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Brilliant news, you couldn't have timed that better for me!

I'm going back to F&H after giving up on it last year. The only reason I gave up on it was because I couldn't afford the classes any more, but having undone all my good work on the plan in the last month I'm up for giving it another go. Good luck!

Congratulations Kats! I've had a really rubbish week of eating junk, so thought I'd come here for some inspiration to get back on track. This thread and looking at some of the before and after pics has got me into a better mindset! x

I just realised that I posted my wi yesterday in the wrong thread - it's in the 13 down to 12 one! Anyway, 1.5 off for me yesterday, so 12 9.5. I really want to get down to 12.8 as soon as possible. Last year I went to an event that I'd had booked for months. I'd been working really hard and...

This morning I had this 'breakfast in a jar' that I saw on another site. Layer Heb porridge oats, frozen fruits and syn free yoghurt in a jar (I'm sure it would work equally well in a tub) and leave overnight. In the morning just stir it all together in a bowl. I used some fruit Asda value...

Thank you!! :)

SW friendly shopping I've not eaten anything wildly exciting over the last couple of days. Friday was another full on day at the archives: banana for breakfast, skipped lunch and threw together a salmon omelette for a quick dinner. The salmon was from a little packet of trimmings, only £1.35...

Brilliant weight loss Princess, well done! Had a sneak peak earlier in the week and was horrified to see I'd put 2.5 on! Had another look today and back to what I was last Sunday, so not going to be an outstanding loss, if any, this week. I think my eating is probably a bit erratic, plus I've...

No pictures for yesterday because it wasn't a wildly exciting day. Very busy, and today looks to be the same. Breakfast: 3 cups of coffee, banana Lunch: nope Dinner 3 tortilla wraps with leftover dhal; banana and custard muller HexA: milk for coffee HexB: no snacks: a squished satsuma that I...

Breakfast: today, for a change, I had a breakfast and used my HexB all in one go! 35g porridge cooked with water and a teaspoon of sugar. Chopped apple. Lunch: nope, had a satsuma at the bus stop when I was heading home Dinner: I got dinner on the go before heading out this morning. It's the...

Day 8 - another busy day Another busy day. Up and out early to walk the dog, then shopping for paint for my daughter's bedroom. This afternoon was a meeting with my academic supervisor at uni. Also - it's pay day!!! Despite this, i resisted temptation to indulge in anything naughtier than a can...

Day 7 After a triumphant wi on Sunday morning the day went pretty much down hill eating wise and was almost totally off plan. Yesterday I had a very full day in the archives and it wasn't until 4pm that I suddenly realised I'd not eaten all day. So I headed home on the bus with a very rumbly...

A surprising 3lbs off for me this morning. Sort of wasn't expecting it, because of switching from a very low carb, high fat diet to jacket potatoes, chips and beans! The only problem is that I can really feel my appetite coming back. On the LCHF diet I often didn't feel hungry sometimes all day...

Been yo-yoing between 12.8 and 13.8 for a little over a year and switching diets constantly each time the weight crept on. Came back to SW last weekend, weighing in at 13 stone on Sunday morning. Stuck to plan pretty well, but wasn't expecting much as I was coming from a low-carb, high-fat diet...

Day 5 Today I was back in the archives. This means that I was shut in a room with no food or drink for the best part of 5 hours, so no lunch. Breakfast: bucket of coffee and a banana Lunch: no lunch, but ate a mini bag of grapes and a satsuma while waiting for the bus home Dinner: stuffed...

Day 4 - holiday food Been a bit of a meh day today. Maybe it's the weather, but feeling not great. Had a lovely, comforting old fashioned dinner again - well, old fashioned for me. Like the savoury rice, instant mash reminds me of holiday dinners when I was young. Every year my family would...

Day 3 Been another lazy day, though very relieved that issues with accessing some of the archive documents I needed have been resolved. Still trying to eke out the last licks of the monthly income. Roll on pay day! Still, it's making me a bit more creative. Breakfast: two cups of coffee...

Been a bit of a 'meh' day today, mostly spent typing up my notes from the archives and avoiding any sort of housework! So not much exercise other than the usual 20 minute walk with the dog and a trip to the shops for supplies Breakfast: 2 cups of coffee, a banana around 10 O'clock Lunch: a...

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Day 2 Day 2 Pay day is still more than week away, and I'm already almost broke. I was tempted to wait until I get a big shop done, but decided that there are probably enough bits in the freezer and cupboard that I can make use of. Could go on forever keep putting it off! Breakfast - 2 cups of...

Day 1 Breakfast: 2 cups of coffee Lunch: Large jacket with beans and chop-chop salad: Dinner: Turkey burgers with lean turkey mince (no idea if this will be synned) Chop-chop salad Ainsley lemon, mint and parsley cous-cous (I think 3 syns) upside down pictures -...

Egg, SW chips and beans - nothing more comforting on a rainy day than dipping a big fat chip in a runny egg. And I think no recipe required :)

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I'm back AGAIN after finishing with Slimming World last November, gave up after just a couple of months because of slow weight loss. Since then I've done WW (lost 4lbs over 2 weeks, then hit Xmas and gained 5, lost 2 of those and gave up again because sick of counting points). Then switched to a...

another pound off for me this week - slow and steady :)

one little pound off for me again this week please Jess - love the new photo x

Also, re: the fruit - I did the Harcombe diet a couple of years back (10lbs off in 10 days!) and that involved cutting out sugar, including fruit, for 5 days. The author of the diet suggested that the white sugar we use is from a plant, and no different from sugar in fruit. She reckoned the 5 a...

This probably won't help. But there was a documentary on the BBC a few months ago called something like 'The Men Who Made Us Fat'. On one of the episodes a scientist said that the body produces a hormone (I think from the kidneys) which tells the brain when our stomachs are full. However, sugar...

Today has been a totally 'lost' day - I've achieved absolutely nothing. To my left there is a pile of academic books which I'd planned to assess today, a mass of papers and empty coffee cups. I did make an instant smash cake, and eat the whole lot (around 5 syns) in one sitting. I dug out all my...

Hiya Mandyboo - sorry, been really hopeless with the diary too! Love your picture too, relaxed, smiling and with a glass of vino - it's fairly representative of the life I was expecting to be living when I gave up work to become a full time student. It's not like that...:confused:

another pound off for me. Quite pleased to see the numbers going down, and trying not to be impatient this time round. In the past slow losses have led me to switch from diet to diet to diet. Think it's time to start throwing some exercise at it now though. Feeling very sluggish and cba to moved...

Another pound off for me please missus. Well done everyone, whatever your results this week the important thing is you're here and having a go. Keep at it!

Congratulations Jess, wonderful news xx

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Good luck with the weigh in -your dinner out sounds amazing, and there's nothing wrong with a blow out every now and then :)

just made the spaghetti carbanara from p.3, using quorn 'bacon' strips - it was really good! This is going to be another regular thanks Pete

how's it going? Still sticking with SW?

Oh gosh - I thought it was just me! This year started with Weightwatchers, moved to Harcombe, then to Atkins, then to Calorie Counting, then to Rosemary Conley and now I'm back on SW. I've followed each of these diets every year for the last 5 years. The result has been that my weight has gone...

Thanks Pete, this sounds great - there's only me that eats it, so maybe I can halve the amounts. Does it keep well?

Made this for Sunday lunch, really hit the spot

I spent yesterday with my family, visiting my elder daughter and grandson. It was yet another fab day out - it's been such a good week - and although I'd intended to stay on plan, it didn't pan out like that. We went to the Hand Made Burger place, where I could use my student discount (reduced...

I love the look of the pork schnitzel - can I ask how you cooked the red cabbage please, mine always goes a bit pale and grotty looking when I steam it, that looks really appetizing

One pound off for me this week please lovely Jess - this challenge has actually kept me going this week. Had a really good week socially, but was completely off plan the first half of the week (might have had a small gain mid week), but the thought of seeing those pounds whittle off on your list...

Another pound off this week, despite it being erratic. Could have been so much worse if I'd not pulled it back from Wednesday!

keep going flower and bet you'll still be at that target for Christmas x

I made this today for the first time, though without the onion or stock. It was still really good - just poured a tin of chopped toms, tin of mushy peas and good tablespoon of curry powder, needed to add salt and sweetener though - I found the tinned toms were a bit bitter. Whizzed it with my...

Had a good day food wise - green day again. Starting to enjoy these, and they're really cheap too! Breakfast was two slices of toast from a small wholemeal loaf, with mushrooms and egg dry fried. Lunch was smash pizza; really enjoyed this, though found it a bit of a faff to start with, and it...

here it is - just had a slice and it's not bad at all. As I suspected the allspice was a wrong choice, but def going to make again, minus the clove flavour! And this one will still get eaten. Great recipe, thank youx

Just took one of these out of the microwave, looks good, will try and post a pic once I've put the 'icing' on the top. Only thing I'm not sure about is the mixed spice - I didn't have any so made my own concoction with allspice, ginger and cinnamon. Think the cloves in the allspice smell really...

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The macaroni cheese above really hit the spot! Had to go to a class this afternoon, knew I'd be starving so wanted something I could re-heat quickly and be suitable for my veggie daughter. Very satisfying, had it with a big mixed salad. Although I was full after polishing it off, could easily...

When you cook mushrooms in anything, remove the stalks and keep them in the fridge. They work really well if finely chopped in omelettes and risotto. Spring onions - don't throw the green bits away (unless they're really manky), snip them up and use for flavouring, they're just the same as...

Looks nice and cheap too! Going to give this a try

Look at that waist! Well done you, such an inspiration - I'm going to find my waist too :) thanks for sharing x

twisted logic I've had a couple of brilliant days away from home - well, a day and a bit. On Monday I stayed in a lovely hotel and then yesterday (Tuesday) I went to London for a museum event that I'd been invited to. It was very swish, and really enjoyed it, though I think would have felt more...

thank you, and well done on your losses!

Just made a veggie version of peanut butter curry - worked really well, especially with the spuds, and a good cheap mid week meal. Cheers.

only a pound off this week, need to up the game!

One pound off this week - which started off well and slowly slid downhill. Got to up the game! Well done everyone, hope you all have a great week x

I'm hoping for 21 lbs too - good luck!

Yesterday was officially 'cba' day, so I didn't diet. Though when I think of it I didn't eat much - but what I did eat was syn/calorie loaded junk. I went up to Morrisons and got a cheats Sunday lunch - ready cooked chicken, microwave mash and a huge chocolate fudge cake. The box suggested it...

Today ended up as a green day, but a very nice one. I didn't have breakfast, still felt a bit icky after all the crap I consumed yesterday. I used to work every weekend until quite recently, so really savour my Saturdays, and tend not to do a great deal, just potter about, read the big paper and...

Amazing story, this will motivate me to keep coming back because I want to follow how you get on! Well done chap, you should be really proud of yourself :)

that's brilliant missus, and hope you have a great week too

well done x

So yesterday was totally off plan - from start to finish! It was my PhD induction day at uni, a really good day and I'd sort of decided that I was going to enjoy it. Breakfast was two chocolate biscuits and a mug of coffee; at uni I had another coffee, but avoided the full fat latte; lunch was...

After being good all week, yesterday I had a big social day at university, and was not at all organised about it. In the end I decided that this was the last time that I'd be inducted onto a degree programme, ever, so I might as well celebrate and join in. This means perhaps less of a weight...

Yesterday was a busy day, and today is going to the same, but I don't want to get out of the habit of posting on here. Yesterday started to go a bit down hill in terms of eating, and I'm sure that if I'd logged in here and read a few inspirational posts I'd have been a bit more motivated. Still...

Hi Cee, wow lucky you! Hope you have/are having a fab time in the States. I've been to SW classes, WW classes and RC classes. Of these, the Rosemary Conley were the best, but the diet didn't suit me. The SW classes were definitely the worst, and I tired quickly of just sitting for an hour...

So today I thought I'd have a go at making scan bran cake. I walked up to the shopping centre - usually catch a bus from the top of the road. It's not that far, but I felt really out of puff at some points and never hit anything like a brisk pace! Still, it's the most I've moved for months. Two...

Thank you! I'm doing it at home this time. I cannot justify spending money on any more diet classes. This year alone I've joined WW and RC, investing money in books, magazines and various gizmos that they promote. Have done SW before, and have the starter pack from 2011 I think it was. But...

I just made this and used sammilou87's tip for replacing the dressing, which I didn't have in. Was all absolutely lush, definitely going to be making this again

Thanks for sharing this - I bet it tastes better than Maccy D's, I don't like the buns they serve the burgers in. Will certainly give this a go :)

I made this for breakfast today, and I wondered if anyone knows if it would be ok for an EE day? The ingredients are: Instant mash baked beans mushrooms spring onion mustard (syn) dry fried eggs I'm still not really sure if you have to make sure you have EE at every meal if that's the day...

It sounds really odd when I say 'I'm nearly 50', I still think of the 80s as being about 15 years ago. But there it is. I have loved my 40s, done some amazing things, and I want the next decade to be another stage of the adventure. My weight has been an issue since the early 90s in terms of how...

I love making soup, especially easy if you have a pressure cooker and stick blender. I usually fry all my veg in a good glug of olive oil before blasting them in the pressure cooker, but yesterday I skipped that stage. Chopped and dropped 1 onion, 1 sweet peeled sweet potato, 3 carrots, 2 cloves...

Great idea, need something motivational as I'm not going to class - could you put me down for 21 pounds please. Thanks x

Thank you smegs, this has made me feel a whole lot better! I was chomping through fruit pastilles as I wrote up my dissertation. I also got through a lot of bottles of wine! Really appreciate your encouragement, and I bet next week you'll see them pounds vanish :)

Starting back with SW again and going to join you all for Saturday weigh-ins. Felt sick when I got on the scales this morning and they read 13st 8lbs, despite moving them several times round the bathroom floor to see if I could get a better result! This is as heavy as I've ever been, and as I'm...

There's a really nice recipe for minestrone in one of Nigella's books. I put it in my blog on here a while back, and there's a picture on there too, but copied and pasted here. Would be nice with some left over shredded chicken instead of the parmesan too a mixture of green veg - I used 1...

Just joined this site after a five day free trial. I'm a sucker for gadgety stuff, so it really appealed to me. Been on most of the major diets, and swing from one to the other too frequently. This is why my weight yo-yos so much. My ultimate aim is to get to 9 stone - I've not been under ten...

Well. It's been a pretty eventful week, and I have to sheepishly apologise for my lack of posting. I've been utterly distracted from SW by a site I found called Nutracheck. Which I've joined, because it was cheap and I'm a sucker for a gadget. So now I'm calorie counting - one of the things I've...

Not had the best day today - been totally distracted by decorating and dissertation writing - diet has gone right out of the window! Sat down this evening and ran through a million excuses of why I didn't stick to plan, then ate some chocolate, then felt sorry for myself and got the ice cream...

There's a big list on the first page of this thread, though it is dated 2009 so there may have been changes. Quark is quite good if you can get hold of it, mix it with sweetener and fresh fruit and it's syn free. Has a thick, creamy texture like cheese spread and not really any taste at all (I...

if you're doing scotch eggs you could use some lean minced chicken or turkey instead of sausage - I've used this before because my son doesn't like sausage meat.Mush the mince up a bit with some seasoning and herbs and it squishes round the egg just the same as sausage meat

if you can find it, quark is useful for creamy dishes - it's a bit thick, but mixed with some sweetener it works really well as a substitute, and it's syn free. I sometimes have it mixed with an options and sliced strawberries on the top, like a mousse

First weigh in this morning - 4lbs off. That'll do. Well done everyone else, every pound counts. As a consultant at a club once used to always say 'just keep chipping away' :) x

Thanks izzy - it's good to find someone with identical target and starting point! It wasn't a bad start - 4lbs off when I weighed in this morning. How are you enjoying running? I did c25k just under two years back, and loved it. I moved house a year back and I've not found anywhere that I feel...

Four pounds off this week - not a bad start. Had a weekend of working and feeling ridiculously tired. All I had to do was stand behind a counter. I was reminded again how unfit I am. When I started this job I used to always take the stairs up to the kitchen for lunch, now it makes me feel like...

Hi Emmaline - what a lovely name - and thank you! Life is pretty full, but I'm lucky to be doing some really exciting things. I can see you've been successful with low -carbing, it must feel great to have lost so much. Good luck with it all, though you've clearly done so well you can't help but...

It's Friday, and while everyone else is looking forward to the weekend, for me the weekend means doing my extra job. I'm a full time research student during the week and work weekends at a museum. It's an all day on my feet sort of job, and I've gained well over a stone since I started there...

Well done to everyone! I weighed in at 12 stone 12lbs on Monday. This isn't the first time for me, and usually I give up after a flying start trickles away to a series of teeny weekly losses and sts. Charting losses using milestones like this seems a really good idea.

Not a bad day so far Had to have a trip to town, but avoided the coffee shops. Spent a pleasant half hour browsing clothes in M&S for inspiration. This morning I cooked a big pan of minestrone, from a Nigella recipe. I can't figure out how to attach photos here, so have started a blog and...

Here we go again - started WW in January and since then have dabbled with Atkins, Harcombe, back to WW and a bit of Rosemary Conley. The overall result has been a gain of 9lbs! Dieting for me has been like facing a full tin of Quality Street, takes ages to choose one and then always wish I'd...