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Hi everyone, A quick introduction to me - I'm Karen, I'm 27 and I've flitted between WW, SW and calorie counting for the last 2-3 years and have lost over 2st in the process but I am currently in an awful cycle of lose a few pounds, gain a few pounds. So I sat and had a think about which diet...

After a crazy busy few weeks in my new job I've found my feet and I'm back on plan. A gain of 0.5lb after 3 weeks without pointing so not too bad but now I need to see the scales going down! The next few weeks are going to be really tough - I work for a DIY store as a kitchen and bathroom...

Day 5 done

Days 1-3 done. Rest day today :) did 90 minutes of aerobics plus the squats yesterday and definitely feel like I need a rest today lol.

I've had a busy few days leaving my old job and starting my new one but have managed to stay on track. I went out to the harvester on Thursday and used most of my weeklies then. Yesterday's food: Breakfast: Melon (0) Grapes (0) Sugar free red bull (0) Lunch: Plain toast (2) Raspberries (0)...

Exactly :)

I really like the tesco light meals. I love that they have the propoints on the pack but also cos they're a bit bigger portions than the WW meals and cheaper too :)

+1.5 ------------------------------------------------------ Line drawn and I'm back in the game!

Is that the tesco sausage and mash ready meal? I love that one :)

The ankle is much better now thanks :) I already have tendonitis in my right foot but then went over on the left one so thought it best to have a bit of a rest lol. Day 1 re-done this morning woop woop :)

That's amazing! What's your secret?! :)

Ok so this week has been a write off. I can't get to WI tomorrow as I have family coming down to visit but will weigh myself at home and see what damage I have done. I found my old Rosemary Conley workout DVD and did that twice a day until I hurt my ankle and had to stop then the mid-week weigh...

Not updated on here for a few days because I got to day 5 and went over on my ankle while I was out running so have had to rest it for a few days. It's starting to feel better so I'm going to start up again tomorrow but going back to day 1 and starting all over again lol.

I developed gallstones after losing 2st on Weight Watchers and although my consultant didn't say explicitly that it was the diet that caused it he said that rapid weight loss is a well known cause. And whilst I can 100% say that my gallstone attacks were the most painful thing I have ever...

They sound tasty, I think I'll give them a try :)

Hmm korma :) I love Indian but by the time I've had curry, rice, Bombay potato, onion bhaji and naan bread I've used up all my dailies and weeklies plus more lol. Totally worth it though! X

This site is so great for support, there is always someone to pick you back up when your having a down day or feel like giving up! And you're right, you can do it :)

Hi Serena, well done on the 2lb loss, that's awesome! And the food is looking lovely as always :) x

You can have 1 laughing cow extra light for 0pp :)

Me too! Went a little bit overboard on the chocolate yesterday haha. X

You're crazy lol, KFC is one of my favourite naughty foods! X

Breakfast: Grapes (0) Sugar free red bull (0) Options mint (1) Lunch: Quavers (2) WW lemon cake (2) Dairy milk (14) Dinner: Chilli (6) and wedges (4) Apple crumble and custard (5) Terrys chocolate orange (6) Malteaser teasers bar (5) Daily 32/32 Weekly 18/49 Activity points earned - wii dance...

I'm very jealous of the KFC!!

My old manager came to visit me today and said how well I looked and he could see I've lost weight! That has spurred me on for the week now :) it's so nice when people notice the results of how hard we all work to shift the weight. I'm also super-happy today as I managed to get tickets to the...

Breakfast: Grapes (0) Sugar free red bull (0) 25g best of both toast (1) 1/2 LCL (0) Marmite (0) Lunch: Salad (0) McCain smiles jacket potato (3) Low fat cheese (3) 2 slices garlic sausage (1) Yorkie biscuit bar (3) Breakaway biscuit bar (3) Dinner: Lemon chicken (6) Rice (6) Carrot (0)...

I think I'll give that a try next week - it sounds like it will work! I've already planned my points for this week now lol. I'm giving myself 6 weeklies a day from today to Monday then just my dailies on Tuesday before WI on Wednesday so will be having 36 rather than 49 weeklies. Fingers crossed...

Is anyone else feeling really achy? I had my rest day yesterday but I seem to ache more after the break lol

So far I've tried eating all my weeklies and none of my weeklies. This week I'm going to try and spread the weeklies evenly over the week as that got me a good result last time I did that and if that doesn't work then next week I'll play about with how many weeklies I use. I won't be giving up...

Was just going to wish you good luck for your weigh in.. Well done 1.5lb is a great result! :-D x

Good job everyone! I've been out all of today so haven't had the time to fit mine in. I'm swapping day 3 and 4 round so today was a rest day (my legs were a tad achy so probably a good thing!) and tomorrow I will do day 3's squats.

You're right, thanks. Lesson learnt - must use my weeklies! X

Official WI = +0.5lb :( Giving myself a night off from stressing about points - off to Prezzo for dinner and I am going to enjoy the 26pp calzone then back on plan again tomorrow.

What sort of sauces do you like? I make loads of free sauces, mainly tomato based with loads of herbs and spices. And for thicker sauces without the points I boil up an onion in a small amount of water and then whizz it up in the blender and stir it into the sauce...this works particularly well...

Well done :-D

That's not a bad idea. I did swim 5 times a week but I have had tendonitis in my shoulder for the last few months and my physio has said to try and avoid it for a while so I've not been this week to give it a bit of a rest. I also have tendonitis in my foot (I'm quite injury prone at the moment...

Day 2 done. Starting to feel a bit of pain in my hip/outer thigh...that's gotta mean it's doing something! :)

Very frustrating! You're right, and I know I won't give up but oh boy is it annoying me....I just don't know what my body wants me to do lol. Thanks for your support. x

Very frustrating! You're right, and I know I won't give up but oh boy is it annoying me....I just don't know what my body wants me to do lol. Thanks for your support. x

Haha that does sound like hard work! I found it surprisingly ok and no pain yet today, although I reckon tomorrow is going to be a killer and any movements I make will be made slowly lol. Will be doing day 2 when I get home from work later followed my a nice hot bath :)

Well done :-D

Sneaky pre WI step on the scales is showing 0.5lb gain this week. If this doesn't change by tomorrow I'm going to be very close to giving up. And if one more person says it must be because I'm at the weight my body wants to be I may well punch someone in the face haha. I'm sorry but my body...

Hello, I'm sorry to hear about the rough time you've had recently :( But well done for getting in the right head space to lose weight, I think that's the hardest part! Good luck and I look forward to reading your diary. x

I always go for a chicken shashlik. It's chicken in spices with tomato peppers and onions but no sauce so you lose most of the points. Plus it comes with a salad to help fill you up. The eating out guide says it's 9pp but that's for a starter portion. I'm not sure what the size difference is...

I do love a good challenge so I will do it! Starting tonight with day 1 :)

I'd like to join in with you, however I'm a bit scared of day 30!

Breakfast: Grapes (0) Sugar free red bull (0) Lunch: Homemade vegetable soup (0) 4 ryvita crackerbreads (2) Marmite (0) Dairy milk (6) Dinner: Homemade chicken jalfrezi (2) - not much chicken, lots of veg and massively filling! WW naan bread (3) Poppadom (1) Berry sponge pudding (5) Custard...

Haha. Well worth the pp I reckon then ;-) x

Oh dear, it didn't go too well at the father in laws I take it. Was the wine to help you get through the day? Lol. Half your weeklies isn't too bad and there is time before your WI so I reckon it shouldn't impact on your loss this week.x

I do like little Nicholas but the other 2 boys are rubbish in my opinion.x

Breakfast: Raspberries (0) 25g slice best of both (1) Chopped pepper and onion (0) Baked beans (1) Lunch: Homemade vegetable soup (0) Leftover chicken and rice (4) WW crinkle crisps (2) Raspberries (0) Terrys chocolate orange (6) Dinner: Roast pork (3) New potatoes (2) Gravy (1) Peas (1)...

Damn my decision to have only 26pp with no weeklies. I am feeling really hungry and fruit doesn't appear to be helping...roll on Wednesday's WI please!!

X factor is awesome..Rough copy to win :-D x

Day 2 of 26pp and no weeklies: Breakfast: Grapes (0) Sugar free red bull (0) Lunch: Sweet chilli chicken (2) Sweet chilli rice (3) Salad (0) Raspberries (0) 25g custard (0) Dinner: Chicken breast (4) Frylight 'roast' potatoes (3) Peas (1) Carrots (0) Brocolli (0) Runner beans (0) 1tbsp apple...

The new propoints system seems loads better - I love that fruit is free! Cooked pasta is 4pp for 150g or 7pp for 225g. I normally do myself 185g for 5pp and that's plenty.x

That's so mean, why can't people just be supportive :( x

I hate having no control over my meals and I think your rant is very justified. I went to visit my brother a couple of weeks ago and he cooks his roasts in goose fat so I cooked a couple of new potatoes at home and took them with me to bring the points down slightly. Do you think he would be...

You look lovely in that outfit :) have a great time! x

Subscribing :) I've just been reading through your diary and I can totally relate to your urge to binge today. Like many on here I spend most days fighting the exact same urge! Hope you enjoy the meal with your dad tomorrow. x

That's good to hear :) x

How are you feeling today? Less grumpy I hope :) your food diary is looking good.x

I agree :) x

Hi Serena, how are you today? I was very relieved I could have a relatively healthy dinner :) That's good to hear, hopefully my leader won't be too annoyed with me at my next meeting after a week of doing my own thing lol. What's Value Diary? I've never heard of that. I'm sure 26pp won't be a...

Thankfully they had the jacket potato as everything else on the menu looked pp infested! They put the beans and cheese in separate little pots and butter portions on the side so I could make it plan friendly (left half the cheese). I planned to up my exercise I worked a bit too hard on the 30DS...

Those cakes look so good. I'm sure she will have a fabulous party :) x

I've kinda accepted now that big losses don't really happen for me anymore but last month I walked out of WI with tears in my eyes one week cos I was so upset with a STS but the way I see it now is if I wasn't following WW (or Slimming World at the time) then I would have definitely put weight...

I'm not upset with the loss as it's still going in the right direction and where I take my measurements every week I know I've lost in inches but it's very frustrating when the scales are being stubborn! I'm a bit tired this morning, was catching up with an old friend last night which ended up...

Ooh noodles is a good idea, might make a nice change from rice :)

Don't give up! It will work, you may just need to find how the plan works best for you and play around with it a bit which is what I am having to do (I have also only lost 0.5lb in 2 weeks). When I did WW before I didn't really lose weight unless I used all my weeklies but now I'm going to try a...

I've done the same thing and got the sweet and sour sauce for my Saturday night TV dinner! What are you going to have with yours? I normally have rice and peas but I'm fancying a change.

Been to weigh in tonight and only lost 0.5lb so it seems despite all the exercise I am still well and truly in the same plateaux as I have been for the last couple of months. Dread to think what my weight would be doing if I haven't been exercising! :-/ After a bit of a chat with my leader we...

Not a lot of cheese actually! I bought a 30g mini block from tesco which I cut into 4 (to last all my lunches this week) so it only worked out at 1pp but just enough to give a little bit of extra flavour to the potato. Those potatoes are so good for work and 3pp feels like such a bargain as they...

Breakfast: 3x asda crumpets (5) Marmite (0) Lunch: Salad (0) McCain smiles jacket potato (3) Red Leicester cheese (1) Banana (0) with chocolate mousse (2) Orange kit kat (3) Dinner: Chilli (4) and wedges (3) Dairy milk (6) Daily 27/32 Weekly 49/49 Activity 0/27 Activity earned: 15mins wii...

That's great, well done :) it's never as bad as we think it might be! X

I don't often have time to work out the pp so generally buy the WW stuff that's already pointed or the light tesco stuff that has the points already on. But thought I'd make the most of my spare time and I'm glad I did! I'm a bathroom showroom manager at the moment but I don't really enjoy...

I never go shopping at the right times to find any bargains :( I'm changing jobs in 2 weeks and don't have much work to do now until I leave here so today I'm going through the nutritional values on the Asda website and working out pp values so I know what to order on my next shop. Half an own...

Happy birthday :) x

Today's food: Breakfast: Red bull x2 (6) Lunch: Leftover spag bol (6) WW double chocolate muffin (yummy!!) (5) Dinner: Chicken (4) Jacket potato (6) Salad (0) Raspberries (0) Custard (2) Wonka bar (6) Daily 32/32 Weekly 49/49 Activity 0/26 Activity points earned: 20 min swimming +2 18 min...

I know - bargain money wise and bargain on pp! It seems that their basics stuff is actually not bad on pp at all. And so cheap yet tasty. I visited a friend for dinner this evening so felt somewhat out of control..she is super skinny but cooks everything in loads of oil (it's just not fair!)...

I've never managed to get mine quite right either, they always seemed a bit raw in the middle. I always transfer it to an ovenproof dish now and finish it in the oven for the last hour. x

I'm going to give it a go at the weekend so will let you know. I'm thinking orange flavoured fizzy jelly :)

I think you need to enjoy your birthday! Why not think about how many points you would use to enjoy your birthday to the max and set that as a limit? That way you are still in control and won't go completely wild and off the rails but you can fully enjoy yourself. And even if the scales show a...

Couldn't agree more! Here to subscribe and see what ideas I can borrow from you :) think I'll give the jelly a go.

Every point counts! I can't taste any difference with water instead of milk either.x

I got their smart price rice pudding which was about 20p and only 4pp for 1/2 can. Add 1pp for some jam and that's a yummy 5pp pudding :)

I have just realised that I have a physio appointment this morning and there is an Asda just round the corner so will be stopping there for some smart price crumpets and custard :)

I'm not sure I can stretch to that extra penny ;-) haha. Thanks for finding that out for me! :-D x

That's a massive portion for 5pp! :)

The sponge was lovely. One of my favourites but they rarely have it in my sainsburys. No I didn't know that but I am very glad you've told me as I'm a big custard fan lol. Shame I don't have an asda close to me :( il have to order some on my next food shop from asda :) x

I reckon I'm due a Dominos treat soon! Today's food: Breakfast: Raspberries (0) 1/3 WW yoghurt (0) Lunch: 1.5 BGTY sausages (3) 25g slice bread (1) Baked beans (1) Bacon (1) Chopped peppers and onion (0) WW chocolate pud (5) Terrys chocolate orange (6) Dinner: Spag Bol (extra lean mince 4...

I love how your plates always look so neat :) x

Think I'll nick this idea off you too ;-)

Nope I definitely did not have them! Cannot justify that on them when they aren't even filling. Although they are tasty haha. And I would most definitely rather have pizza for those points lol.x

Ooh what pizza did you have? X

Age 12! That's mad lol. Must make buying clothes so much cheaper :-D xx

I replace the buckwheat flour with gluten free flour as my sister can't have gluten and it works just as well. I know, it really is shocking. The other day i checked out the pp on pop tarts and was shocked..I used to have 4 which is 22pp and that's just breakfast lol. x

You definitely do not look like you're nearly 30! You're so lucky lol x

I think Serena is right, you need to post 50 times before you can do anything on your profile. I've been doing WW on and off for about 2 years, a year of that was pretty much off plan as I was waiting for an op to remove my gallbladder and ate plain chicken and rice for lunch and dinner every...

Subway sounds tasty, just what I would choose :)

I saved the yoghurt and I've got another 1/3 with my raspberries today. I find too much yoghurt smothers the flavour of the fruit. The onion bhajis is a recipe I found online and have been using for years, I just omitted the oil and used frylight instead...

Well done on your previous weight loss. You lost so much in such a short space of time I'm sure you'll do great again this time around :)

Good luck with your restart..I'm here to subscribe to your food diary (I always like to have new food ideas!)

I only have milk about once a week and hate not having it in the fridge when I want cereal but hate wasting it so it looks like Cravendale is the answer!

Today's food: Breakfast: Raspberries (0) 1/3 of a WW yogurt (0) Lunch: 3x BGTY sausages (5) Small slice bread (1) Bacon medallion (1) 1tbsp ketchup (0) Chopped peppers and onion (0) 1 1/2 tbsp baked beans (1) WW sticky toffee pud (4) Dairy milk (6) Dinner: WW chicken tikka masala (7) Rice (6)...

Yeah I'm the same, cannot be trusted with a block of cheese so the slices are perfect. Pricy at full price so I only get them when they're on offer too! The muffin was one of the shop bought bread muffins, wouldn't know where to start making one of those! Was a really nice treat though as I...

Thank you :) still a long journey ahead though! Yesterday's food: Breakfast: Breakfast muffin (4) 1/2tsp ICBINB light (0) Marmite (0) Red bull 355ml (4) Lunch: WW pitta bread (3) Cathedral City Lighter slice (2) Salad (0) Salad cream (1) WW carrot cake (2) Terrys chocolate orange (6)...

I'm sure you'll never go back there :)

Thanks Serena. It's amazing what a boost it's given me just doing something simple like that! I can't imagine how great you must feel being at target and looking at your before and afters! X

That's very true! At least on here everyone can appreciate how everyone else feels :) I've been busy this evening and rather than snacking (I don't feel like my usual chocolate treat as although I'm not angry I'm still a little upset with his "you didn't even lose any weight this week"...

Exactly, we all work really hard and struggle to lose our weight and others have it handed to them on a plate! I'm not bitter lol x

Hi, just came across your diary and amazed by how much weight you've lost in such a short space of time, you've done brilliantly :)

Thanks for the support guys. It's so hard to diet when people around you are feeders but when they have a bad attitude with it I find it so much harder. I took myself for a power walk after work and that seemed to get some of the anger out :) Wendy, I do feel proud of myself as it's been such...

Hmmm kebab shop chips :-D enjoy!

Sorry but I'm going to have a bit of a rant now...some people make me so angry! My boss weighs about 30st and is having a gastric bypass next year yet constantly judges my food choices. Yesterday it was "oh your having a chocolate bar, is that on WW?" And today he ordered chicken and chips from...

Well done :) x

Well done :) x

Looks yummy! What did you put in it? X

I know, naughty really lol. That's probably why SW didnt work for me, because it didn't allow me to munch on that much chocolate within my daily allowance lol. I'm addicted :-D x

Don't you just hate it when your points go down as you lose weight! Lol. I'm sorry to hear about your job situation, that's really rubbish :(

Today's food...have been feeling very hungry today! Breakfast: Jordan's crisp strawberry (5) WW strawberry cheesecake yogurt (1) Snack: WW double chocolate cereal bar (2) Lunch: WW wrap pizza (6) Salad - mixed leaves, carrot, pepper (0) Dairy milk bar and a half (12) Dinner: Turkey breast...

Aw bless her, My username is because one of my dogs is called Poppy and my cat's nickname is Bibby :) x

I think they sell them in tesco. I normally get them from sainsburys or asda. I worked the AP out at 20mins high intensity and I get 6AP. I feel like 2 for you is a little unfair :( but then I'm considerably heavier than you are lol x

I can't believe I forgot to put my activity points on for the 30DS yesterday! Any idea how many points i'll have earned? The toffee pud is lovely. It's one of the fresh ones that comes in a 2 pack. Really nice for 4pp x

It was gorgeous, I made an extra one which I've brought to work with me for lunch, roll on lunchtime! And it was so quick and easy to make too :) x

Yesterday's food: Breakfast: 2 weetabix (3) Milk (1) Lunch: Salad (0) WW tomato soup (2) 2x Jaffa cakes (3) Dairy milk (7) Dinner: WW wrap pizza (WW wrap (3), passata blended with onions to thicken, light mozzarella (2), chicken (1), pepper, onion) WW sticky toffee pud (4) Terry chocolate...

Thanks, wouldn't normally be happy with a STS but knowing I was on track points wise means I'm sure the loss next week will be good :) The 30DS is evil. I've never made it past day 4, although I do keep trying. I have tendonitis in my left foot and in my right shoulder so according to my...

Your food looks yummy. Hope today is a better day for you :) x

Everyone's different and I know my friend doesn't lose if she uses all her weeklies and I don't lose if I don't use them all. Strange but maybe you should use all your weeklies. Also my leader is always saying that our bodies don't lose weight on a 7 day cycle, it's more like 10 days so you may...

You must have good willpower :) Sadly I need to pay someone to weigh me once a week to stay on track lol. x

Sorry to hear you're feeling a bit down about this week but looking at your before and after pics you've done fantastically well and even if this week does end up as a bit of a blip that takes nothing away from how great you've done. Plus you've got all your fellow minis to support you :) xx

Good luck for WI tomorrow! Do you go to a group or WI at home?x

Just been to WI and stayed the same this week. Feeling positive though and going to restart the 30DS when I get home..wish me luck haha.

The chips were so nice, such a treat and not too bad on pp either. Although I was within my pp having the chips, I find stodgy carb-infested meals always make me weigh more the next day and this morning I was 1lb up from last WI with WI tonight I'm hoping for a STS rather than a gain! My...

Hi Wendy, thanks for subscribing :)

14pp it is :) x

I have no idea how much to point this at...any ideas?

I can't wait for my chippy tonight..mmm salt and vinegar :)

Wow that's amazing! Well done :)

Today's food... Breakfast: OSS apple and blueberry (4) Skimmed milk (1) Red bull (3) Lunch: Salad (mixed lettuce, peppers, spring onion, carrot, celery, cucumber) WW tomato soup (2) WW carrot cake (2) Dairy milk (7) Dinner: 3x WW sausages (4) Swede and carrot mash (0) Fry light roast...

Subscribing :)

I'll have to come join you :) x

I'm definitely going to give this a go soon!

My mum made it. My sister has coeliacs disease so whenever we go to visit we always get some gluten free delight got pudding. The gluten free flour has a slightly strange tang to it but with a bit of custard it's nice. do you have a food diary on here Serena? Would be nice to see what you eat :) x

How is that only 6pp?? Looks amazing! :-D

That looks like a very filling lunch for 7pp!

Yesterday's food (including accidental chocolate binge): Breakfast: Strawberries (0) Sweetener (0) Lunch: WW tomato soup (2) Salad (0) Wafer thin ham (2) Raspberries (0) WW yoghurt (1) 100g wonka bar (15) 2 Terry's chocolate orange (12) Dairy milk (6) Dinner: Roast beef (3) New potatoes (2)...

Your dogs sound lovely :) I like crosses, I think they have so much character. I have a Bassett/lab cross and 2 springers. Mad house sums it up nicely lol.x

I've seen at least 3 different types. But after loving the shortbread one so much I'm scared to try the others haha. Wow 56pp for peanut butter, that is colossal. But saying that I'd easily use 40pp on a pack of bakery cookies in one sitting. Could never do that now..too much guilt afterwards lol.x

Haha, I made sure I did that too. Although if have 3 dogs that are poo machines so I'll probably have to go out and clear it up again before bed! X

Annoyingly they substituted my Special K porridge as they were out of stock so will have to stick with my apple and blueberry OSS. I like to grate in some apple to bulk it out a bit and that's a tasty and filling breakfast at work. 5pp is a lot for breakfast but those pots are quite big so...

Aaah maybe you're right. I woke up at 8am and felt starving which is unusual for that early but of course it was actually 9am. Plus I only had fruit for brekkie and then salad and soup for lunch to save my points for roast dinner..backfired a bit lol. Luckily I don't like peanut butter so the...

Had a bit of a binge today so feeling a bit sorry for myself. The food shopping arrived and I forgot I had treated myself to 100g wonka bar (my new fave chocolate) and despite budgeting my propoints for the day I ate it regardless. It was 15pp and I had 3 weeklies left after today's food so I've...

Hi, thanks for subscribing. Do you have a food diary on here? It would be good to see how you spend you points too!

The only place I usually go to in Gravesend is my physio at Gravesend Community Hospital at the start of the one way system so trying to find my sister who was waiting to be picked up from the station was quite challenging lol. Are you prepared for the storm that's on it's way? I've spent the...

I agree, no point cheating yourself..it's only going to make my road to target take longer!

Oh that's a shame I don't get my pp back. But at least I've been doing it right, thanks for clarifying! x

That first one is a very good way of thinking about it. I'll have to quote that next time someone tells me to indulge "just this once" or "take a day off, it won't hurt!"

I was really disappointed with the white chocolate options too..it really did taste vile and I love white chocolate!

Gunna get me some of those :-)

Hello :) I'm just popping by for some food inspiration! Is the Special K porridge nice? I've ordered some on my online shop being delivered tomorrow as a change from the OSS I usually have. Hope it's yummy.

Which crumpets do you get where you can have 3 for 5pp? I loooove crumpets with lots of marmite but I'm sure the ones I used to get were 2 for 5pp..feels like I've been mugged out of an extra crumpet lol.

I wasn't too sure about the ketchup to be honest as I had about a tablespoon with lunch which my tracker said was 0pp but then another tablespoon with dinner which also said 0 but for 2 tablespoons it says 1pp. so I rounded it up to 1 to be on the safe side...is that right? if I have 1...

Hi neighbour :) I actually just managed to get myself lost on the Gravesend one way system this evening lol. After having a browse around Asda I decided I wanted chicken nuggets, chips and baked beans. But I couldn't justify the points :( so I adapted it slightly as below... Breakfast...

Hi Serena, Thanks for subscribing and congrats on getting to goal - you must be so pleased! And you're right, it's all about getting the most food for your pp ;-) I'm trying to decide on what to have for dinner tonight. I've saved 20 points for dinner and something sweet while Saturday night tv...

It's so easy to fall off the wagon isn't it! But not this time, I'm in it for the long haul :) Yesterday's food (bit of a chocolate fest!) Breakfast: 35g Jordan's Country Crisp Strawberry (4) 60ml skimmed milk (1) Handful of fresh raspberries (0) Lunch: Small portion of leftover homemade...

Hi all, Well after following WW, losing motivation and becoming complacent, then switching to SW and becoming probably the slowest loser in my group I have now reverted back to what I know - WW! I am in the right head space and just need to maintain motivation so thought what better way than to...

I followed weight watchers for 6 days (weighing in on a Wednesday now instead of a Thursday at SW) and I lost 2.5lb. I'm so happy with that! :)

I've been getting frustrated with losses of 0.5 and 1lb a week whereas when I was on WW I was consistently losing 2-3lb a week. And although I thought SW offered me more flexibility I think WW fits my lifestyle better. Yesterday I had 2 large slices of Pizza Hut meat feast with 2 chicken strips...

1lb down for me this week but I'm dropping out of the challenge. I'm ditching SW and going back to my WW roots. Good luck everyone :)

I lost 2st2 on WW then went off the rails a bit for 6 months and put nearly a stone back on. I've been following SW for 12 weeks and have lost 12.5lb. I was very pro SW initially but actually looking back I don't think it's working very well for me. I had much better losses on WW and the...

100% on plan all week and lost 1 measly Pound. Really disappointed. I just can't seem to make it to that stone award :(

I can't believe all that is only 18 syns! :-D

I have a massive bowl of fruit for breakfast and with lunch then often after dinner too most days and it's not harmed my losses. Yesterday I had 2 apples, a pear, half a melon, handful of strawberries, 2 satsumas, a pot of fresh pineapple and a punnet of raspberries. WI tonight so we shall see ;-)

Honk day 6, woop woop

Awesome! Thanks for sharing :)

I'm with you on that one!

I've done WW and now SW and I'd definitely say SW is a better long term weight loss and weight management plan, however, I know I wouldn't be able to follow it without going to group every week. If you are disciplined enough to not go off track without going to a group then I'd suggest SW but if...

At least you tried :) Why not try some superspeed foods to try and see if that helps to shift things along a bit and keep your fluid intake up as well?

Honk for yesterday!

That's such an amazing loss, congratulations :)

I used to give myself a treat evening after weigh in but I've stopped that now as I think it affected my losses and it didn't help with my binge eating habits that got me to be overweight in the first place. I'd say get back on the wagon tomorrow and be 100% on plan and hopefully it won't ruin...

I tend to eat mostly the same things too, especially with fruit..always apples, pears and bananas. So this week I tried to get in more different fruits, especially superspeed so have been enjoying melon, strawberries, raspberries and satsumas. I'm sure you'll be able to find some inspiration for...

I've read my books cover to cover about 3 times this week! 100% on plan so hoping for a good loss at WI on Thursday. Eeek.

Technically not tea but for pudding I had a 4 syn pancake with banana and yoghurt. Definitely worth the syns!

Go for the SW KFC tonight because curries always taste better once they've been frozen and the chicken gets longer in the spices!

Honk day 4

BBQ pulled pork in 60g wholemeal roll with sweet potato SW chips and salad. Was delicious!

Me too! Day 3 with no scales and I feel far more relaxed :)

I'm glad other people can relate to this thread :) I had a difficult week...binged on chocolate on Monday (took me up to my syns allowance for the week) but to punish myself I pretty much starved myself from Tuesday to after WI Thursday evening and ended up with a 0.5lb gain. I spoke about my...

It's funny you should say that as I was 100% on plan after my pizza blip last Thursday up until yesterday when I weighed myself and found I had gained a pound. Was gutted so ended up having 3 bars of dairy milk to console myself :-/ You never know, your weight could just suddenly drop tomorrow...

You've done massively well so far Bex. It is definitely overwhelming but I actually can't recommend the Beyond Temptation book enough that Tracy recommended to me. I started reading it about 2 days ago and already I am beginning to change the way I think about food. I have got myself a notebook...

I'll give it a go...I'll aim for 12lb. Poppybibby - 12lb (12lb to go)

1lb gain today after 4th 100% day and I even chose to walk into town and back last night rather than drive, grr ?

Reading people's success stories on here does help me a lot..I spend ages browsing through those pages. Right, I've decided on one binge a month with a maximum calorie limit and hopefully that will keep me on the right track and in control without going off the rails! By the way, thank you for...

Wouldn't it be nice if we could get to goal and suddenly eat whatever we wanted without gaining :) *dreaming* lol. My diet is quite flexible and I can have a small amount of naughty food every day (normally chocolate!) but it doesn't stop my urge to binge. I suppose I just need to accept that il...

Been 100% since Friday and still the scales won't budge. Getting annoyed now!

Wow that's an amazing loss over the fortnight, well done you :) it's taken me 8 weeks to lose that much lol.

Wow, 9 stone is a fantastic loss! I have nearly 4 stone left to lose and that seems like a massive mountain to climb so well done you :) That's an interesting way of coping with it and something I had never thought of. When I binge it's like a game for me - how much rubbish food can I eat in...

Well done, 4lb is an amazing loss :)

Oh my had I forgotten the pain Gillian causes! Walked my dogs in the woods earlier and the pain in my thighs going uphill was horrendous. Managed 5 mins of the shred today and had to call it a rest day. Going to have a go at day 2 again tomorrow.

That sounds yummy..I bet it was worth the syns!

Honk day 2 :)

Well done on your loss :)

No I didn't watch it, but that's a really good word to describe it! :)

Day 1 done. Ouch.

They are expensive aren't they :( This mornings scan bran experiment was making scan bran 'flour' in the food processor and adding it to baked beans in my SW fry up. I blitzed one scan bran and stirred it in..can't taste that it's there and I'm one scan bran down for the day without having to...

Have you taken before pictures? I'm going to tomorrow morning so I can hopefully see some progress in 30 days time :)

I'm starting day 1 of the shred tomorrow morning. I did 2 days a couple of months back and then pulled a tendon in my ankle. So now that's recovered I'm back for attempt no.2 and not looking forward to the pain but I do love the buzz after finishing the workout :) you guys look like you've done...

Oh I'm so glad I'm not alone! I definitely do think it's an addiction but unlike things like drugs, cigarettes and alcohol etc you can't go cold turkey with food and it's everywhere you go and everywhere you look - tv, magazines, billboards, shops, even the tills at hobbycraft have chocolate...

I followed WW successfully for about 18 months before switching to SW which I find to be a much more realistic long term weight loss plan. I know I can follow the plan so why is it so goddam hard?! After nearly 2 years I still can't get my head out of the bingeing mindset and find it a constant...

Thank you! I'll give this a try over the weekend, just need to get some mincemeat. Wow subscribing to scan bran lol. I'm not sure I could go that far yet! I did have a bit of a chuckle at work today though when a colleague asked to try a bite of my philly and marmite scan bran after watching me...

Could you give me the recipe, or point me in the right direction of where to find it? I'd like to give that a try if it's that nice :) And you're right, I'm in the right frame of mind again now after the blip last night. I won't let it ruin the week. Hope you do enough to get your award next WI.

Sabotaged myself goddamit - pizza hut for dinner last night :( So scan bran and marmite this morning and going to try a few days of success express. I'm such a fool sometimes lol.

STS for me this week. Quite disappointed but I've been unwell and drinking cough medicine like it was going out of fashion so that probably hasn't helped lol. I've drawn a line and moving on from it now. Scan bran for brekkie tomorrow lol.

I've been relatively good this week but have been unwell and having cough medicine 4 times a day for about 4-5 days and at 1.5 syns per dose I'd say it had affected me this week as I STS :( However, feeling unwell meant I didn't prepare meals as well as I could have done and probably didn't have...

Yay, that's amazing! Well done :)

I've just taken it out and it actually looks ok. I think the yoghurt and the mashed banana has helped to bind it. So fingers crossed! The last one I made was awful (the toffee one) so hoping this one tastes better lol

Haha, good idea. I on the other hand have just made the banana scan bran cake and while it's cooking in the oven I notice the eggs sitting on the side rather than in the cake..dammit! Don't think I'll be eating that now :(

Welcome to the scan bran challenge ;-)

Possibly too much info but very true lol. I found a rye loaf at tesco today, have it a squeeze and decided to stick to the scan bran. It felt as solid as my sister's gluten free bread which tastes awful lol.

I'll join in! I need lots of mini targets to keep me on track :) I aim to get to 14st by 9th November so an 8.5lb loss. My losses have been annoyingly slow so this is definitely a challenge for me! I weigh in on Thursday evenings so will keep you posted of my progress :)

Haha, no that's not weird..I still can't believe I'm saying this but I am definitely a scan bran convert now. Aw that's really disappointing :( like you say, with it being bread you'd think you can do more with it. How strange. Hopefully us scan branners will win this weeks challenge then...

I like this idea, I might give that a try!

You look great, well done!

I managed to wiggle my thunder thighs into some skinny jeans yesterday (this made me so happy in itself) and then when I visited my mum she commented that she could see how much weight I'd lost which made me even happier! But then she is my mum! Lol. A few colleagues noticed when I had lost...

Good luck, hope you get some good results :)

Have you managed to find any inventive ways to use your rye bread?

That sounds like a challenge ;-) although I have come down with a touch of the man flu this weekend so have no energy to cook (thankfully I have a selection of syn free meals already cooked in my freezer) but with cough medicine being 1.5 syns per dose I can't help but think my weight loss may...

Will definitely be giving these a try!

Well done :)

Maybe me not being able to find any was a blessing in disguise! ;-)

I think I'm out of this challenge :( my food shop arrived this morning and they were out of the rye bread and substituted it for a wholemeal loaf, which I sent back. I still have some scan bran left so think I'll stick to that for the rest of the week.

Hunted round Sainsburys this morning and they didnt have any rye bread :( I'm having an online shop delivered tomorrow so will add it to that and have my "week" as Sunday to Thursday and see how that goes.

Why not, I'll come in on this new challenge too! I have got dark ryvitas for breakfast today but will get some rye bread and start with that as of tomorrow...that's got to be a lot for flexible to cook with etc. If I lose 2lb next week I'll reach my first stone award so hopefully this week will...

I'd say the scan bran helped us all then, woop woop :)

It won't let me copy and paste this on my phone but my final weigh in this month and another 1.5lb loss so nowhere near my target but on the positive side it's all losses. Well done everyone!

1.5lb for me, over the moon with that..one of my better losses :)

* week is such a pain, always makes me feel disheartened even though I know I'll lose the weight the next week. Fingers crossed for you, let us know how you get on.

When do you weigh in? I'm intrigued to see how well you've got on after lickthelid's success!

That's excellent news, well done! I wish I could lose 6lb in 2 weeks lol. I won't know until tonight how the scan bran has worked for me this week but fingers crossed for a loss (hoping my accidental weekend chocolate binge hasn't had an impact).

I had the opposite problem, looked lovely and inviting and tasted horrendously awful. At least yours tasted ok!

It's funny you should mention being good the night before weigh in...My mum just asked me if I'd like to stay round for dinner and my response was "no thank you, I've got weigh in tomorrow". She looked at me as if I was crazy! Salad for me tonight lol. Good luck for tomorrow :)

I didn't manage any scan bran yesterday and unlikely to today - in boring meetings at my work's head office! I did resist the buffet yesterday and just had a wholemeal roll with marmite and grated cheese for my hexa and b and a handful of strawberries they provided. I don't know where I found...

The Morrisons Nume sausages are 1 syn each and really tasty.

One of my fave brekkies is baked beans, onion and peppers on toast. So today I swapped the toast for scan bran 'buttered' with Philly light. The bean juice soaked in to soften the scan bran and it was actually quite yummy and very filling!

I've just downloaded the free lite version of the vgb app to see what it's about then will probably go for the full version. Despite all this talk of binging I had a bit of a chocolate binge earlier. So annoyed with myself. Was 40 syns so only 25 over my daily syns but still totally unnecessary...

I'm stocked up and good to go. Current weight 14st10. Aiming for 14st8 by next weigh in.

I also had a bit of a binge - was disappointed with my loss at today's WI so came home and ate an entire bag of twirl bites. Felt happy when I was eating them but now feel sick and guilty so I'd say your scientific reasoning must be right. If only fruit had the same effect on our hormones ;-)

Lost 1lb at WI today taking me to 14st10. Slowly slowly :-/

Well done :)

1lb down for me, give me strength *sigh*