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I have pulsatile tinnitus and have suffered for about a year. Mine is worse when I am emotional or stressed. I try and fall asleep with the tv on or headphones in. It really does drive me to distraction though. I totally feel your pain xx

I just googled her. That looks excellent. I've been looking for cardio that isn't too strenuous (I can't run/jump/bend/stretch). I've been out of action for so long due to illness and I get very bad headaches that I can't manage a lot of exercise but wanted to start doing something that I can...

I know this is an old thread, but I too am on topiramate, along with a lot of other meds and so struggle with exercise. I want to try to increase my walking (from zero!) and build up to a mile a day, 5 times a week. Trying to do it whilst battling extreme lethargy and headaches is just so hard...

I have my assessment for binge eating disorder next week. I've struggled with emotional eating since I was a teenager but it's taken this long for anyone to take me seriously :( I must be honest I've spent all night crying tonight but didn't have anything to eat because I was already in my...

I'm not daft, I understand the plan. He made himself perfectly clear. Even pointing out the picture in the plan book of spaghetti hoops on toast and exclaiming 'look, see! No vegetables!' In his defence, the book doesn't out and out state the one third rule.

ive been thinking about that all weekend. So I looked up sw's explanation just now. Slimming World | Why are some fruits Free when raw, but h... according to their rules, grilled pineapple is still free. As is the banana I stir into my curry before serving. Heated fruit is fine, I guess you...

When I aw younger I NEVER synned my alcohol and lost weight no bother. Now I'm nearing 30 and don't drink, can't exercise because of ill health and have the dieted on and off for 15 years I know I'll have to be super careful. enjoy your drink while you can! ;)

Nope, he made a massive point of how he doesn't eat fruit or veg and we don't have to either!

I'm struggling a bit with the super free. Getting there though. Trying to think outside the box and adding fruit to my curry and having gammon and pineapple etc. my consultant said on Tuesday when I joined that you don't need to eat fruit and veg as part of extra easy. I was thinking that can't...

Hexe - that's what kept running through my mind. The £4.95 I had spent! I'm a student nurse so I'm not earning at the moment and so £4.95 a week is a big commitment. Rm247, unfortunately I've joined with two friends who already go to this group. I'll stay long enough to be polite next week but...

Just started sw on Tuesday and managed to put on 8lbs since I last weighed myself :( puts me firmly back in the 17's!

I went to my first meeting last night and tbh, I never want to go back. Two kids running round causing havoc is apparently completely the norm. And as someone that suffers from chronic headaches I just couldn't take it. I was sat it that room for two hours and I don't think I've ever been so...

What is the scan bran challenge? Those things are vile and I would never do it, but I'm interested to know what it is

I'm joining sw on Tuesday with some friends who already go and I haven't been for years. Until this thread, I'd actually forgotten how awful the meetings could be! I've just finished a cbt group based around weight and it would be amazing if sw could focus much more on the emotions around weight...

I must admit I round up and guess a bit but I do log fruit and veg. If I'm eating raw carrots, fair enough, I know I've eaten say two carrots and a third of a tub of hummus. But if I cook a Big batch of bolognese that has carrots in, I'll just stick down half a cup to cover myself :)

Thanks chezz xxx

You can sign up for the free newsletter at www.shrinkyourself.com as I don't think the other parts will be posted (this thread is a few years old now). But I would advise against signing up for the online course. Waste of money

No. I do that myself anyway. Not trying to be negative, just honest!

I always make extra of whatever I'm having for dinner so that I can take it for lunch the next day. i cook everyday and tend to adjust recipes. I stick with things like stews and curries as you can pack them with herbs and spices and they're essentially very healthy meals anyway :)

Oh my gosh what an inspiration! Well done Hun! X

Cas - Target 20lbs (17 loss, 3 to go) Skelly1 - Target 14lbs (0 loss, 14 to go) Morgenmuffel - Target 12lbs (7 loss, 5 to go) donnat1907-Target-14lbs(0 loss, 14 to go) sarahmun - Target 28lbs (0 loss, 28 to go) Maisiebud-Target 14lbs (5 loss, 9 to go) Kay_kayleigh - Target 11.5lbs (6.5 loss...

I've sts this week. Boo! Not been tracking religiously though, bad Kayleigh! Well done everyone, keep up the good work- all well not rack for Christmas goals :D

Cas - Target 20lbs (8 loss, 12 to go) Skelly1 - Target 14lbs (0 loss, 14 to go) Morgenmuffel - Target 12lbs (7 loss, 5 to go) donnat1907-Target-14lbs(0 loss, 14 to go) sarahmun - Target 28lbs (0 loss, 28 to go) Maisiebud-Target 14lbs (5 loss, 9 to go) Kay_kayleigh - Target 23.5lbs (6.5 loss, 17...

I forgot about this challenge! On my happy way to 16 stone by Christmas :) 2.5 off this week Cas - Target 20lbs (8 loss, 12 to go) Skelly1 - Target 14lbs (0 loss, 14 to go) Morgenmuffel - Target 12lbs (5 loss, 7 to go) donnat1907-Target-14lbs(0 loss, 14 to go) sarahmun - Target 28lbs (0 loss...

Thanks lil'em, I think it worked too. 2.5lbs off this week. That's the most I've lost in one go! Keep going maisiebud xxx

Totes failed September, but well done everyone who kept at it :)

I got weighed to night and have stayed the same. Have dodged a bullet there and the fear I had stepping on the scales is the kick up the bum I have needed to sort my food out!

I'm still not back on track. I'm pretty sure I've undone all my hard work over the past six months. I'm so angry at myself. How are you all getting on?

Everything's gone wrong this month :'( off to get weighed tonight but I know it won't be good news. Pretty sure I'll be back where I started six months ago...

I'm still having up and down days. Dealing with boyfriend problems and long term ill health, means I turn to food as a source of comfort. I have to learn not to! This is something I want for me for the rest of my life and I have to remember that when I become tempted or overwhelmed xx

I have had a baaaaad weekend. I'm scared to go near the scales! Well done on losses though everyone!

The thought of being in the 16's at Christmas is so exciting. I'm going to go way out the and from today aim for 23.5lbs putting me at exactly 16 stone. That'd be epic! Lol Cas3 - Target 20lbs (0 loss, 20 to go) Skelly1 - Target 14lbs (0 loss, 14 to go) Morgenmuffel - Target 12lbs (0 loss, 12...

I'm really struggling with this at the minute too. This is the longest I've stuck with a diet in years but the binges are starting to creep back in. My NHS weight loss group starts at the end of the month and I really don't want to mess it up with over eating as I know I'll only get one shot at...

Weighed in today and lost 1.5lbs. Thrilled I'm nearly at my first goal of 5% loss. Keep going everyone and well done on the losses so far! Lindseydodd408 - pledged 4lbs - lost 0lbs Iwant2beasize12 - pledged 14lbs - lost 0lbs Twinkletoes5 - pledged 5lbs - lost 0lbs TracyGWill - pledged 7lbs -...

Done :)

I joined another September challenge, I didn't realise there was two going this month. Never mind, now I'm doubly accountable! Added myself with another 7lbs and updated the total. First weigh in tomorrow morning at the gym :) Lindseydodd408 - pledged 4lbs - lost 0lbs Iwant2beasize12 - pledged...

I missed my August goal by 1lb! I am aiming to lose 7lbs in September. First weigh in tomorrow morning at the gym :)

Well done everyone, off to the September challenge now ;)

Hi Sophie, just been reading your diary, you're doing really well! sainsburys has their new range in and I think it's quite nice to be honest. I tried a load of clothes on last night but because my bottom half is a 22 and top half is 20, nothing fitted quite right! I did spy black trousers for...

I'm a pear with a big bust, but not big enough to be hourglass! I have lost 11cm off my waist but none off anywhere else! So currently absolutely no clothes flatter me as I'm a different size on top and bottom but need things that show off my smaller waist but aren't too tight on the arms and...

I am a real emotional eater too. It's the first thing I turn to when I'm happy, sad, angry, anything! Its so ingrained I don't know how I'm going to break the habit but I'm just going to keep trying. Don't discount what you've been through, everyone has their own problems and everyone deals...

Auburn, I didn't know either so I googled it. It is 80% vegan and raw food with 10% protein from non animal sources and 10% fat :)

I haven't really gone 'cold turkey' as such, I just haven't been able to get back in the right mindset. I was doing ok yesterday until tea time, then instead of the healthy meat and veg tea I had planned, I caved as I drove past McDonald's! i suddenly realised last night I'm due a weigh in at...

I am thirsty all the time but I too have days where drinking makes me feel sick. I will try to have favourite drinks like fruit shoot and fanta zero just to get some liquid inside me. In contrast, on a good day I will drink three litres of tap water and go to bed still thirsty!

I have done sw and we over and over for the past ten years and this is the first time I have ever tried calorie counting. i finally decided when I looked at what I eat, I eat plenty of fruit, veg, fish, protein, and don't think carbs are the devil. Cutting out crisps, chocolates and alcohol...

Technically, yes it should. Will it? Weightloss is NEVER an exact science. All those people who say 'its not hard, eat less and move more' and then we bop them all on the nose because its much more than a scientific formula. not that it makes me angry or anything...

My fitness pal is totally adjustable to how many calories you want to eat. I change mine gradually to go down about 50kcal every couple of weeks. i wouldn't rely on eating your calories as its never going to be an exact science as to how much you are burning, some days you will put in more...

:( A couple of days before I went on holiday I'd lost ten pounds and I was doing super well. I've been back since Saturday and keep trying to restart every morning but by the evening I've had junk and just over eaten. on holiday we ate out loads and my appetite has been properly over...

I did exactly the same before I started. I did really, really well til about 6pm (I'd had about 2,100kcal) then all of a sudden it shot up to 3,500! It's that sudden 'ahh, so THAT'S where I'm going wrong' moment. Because 90% of the time I was eating the right thing, but then my brain would...

Hello! I've just gotten back from a week in the Lake District and am far too scared to weigh myself. So many pub lunches! Well done on all the losses! Im going to just get back on track and not weigh in til the last day of August ;)

Sorry this isn't up to date, I couldn't keep up with who had lost what. Copy and change your weight as you lose :) DeliciousBoo 15lbs to lose - 0lbs lost - 15 lbs to go Alb1993 8lbs to lose newgirl-x 5lbs to lose glitznglamour 7lbs to lose Kay_kayleigh 6lbs to lose - 5lbs lost - 1lb to go...

Try switching up potatoes with sweet potatoes for a bit of variety. Yum! A simple lovely sauce I always do is a spicy tomato sauce (passata, garlic and chilli powder) with roast potatoes to make potatas bravas and it goes really well with fish. I cook absolutely loads but my mind has gone...

It would be impossible to be 100% perfect 100% of the time. That's not sustainable and that's not changing your lifestyle. That's why I have failed for the past ten years! Dont be hard on yourself. Beating yourself up is the worst thing you can do. Just try and examine why you had the freddos...

I have been seeing a personal trainer at the minute and she always rants about the misconceptions surrounding exercise and weightloss. For example, it is VERY hard for a woman to get herself into such a low body fat percentage range and start looking like Jodie marsh. Lifting 2kg weights once a...

Erm, can't believe its August tomorrow! How did that happen?! DeliciousBoo 15lbs to lose - 0lbs lost - 15 lbs to go Alb1993 8lbs to lose newgirl-x 5lbs to lose glitznglamour 7lbs to lose Kay_kayleigh 6lbs to lose Xvestax. 6lbs to lose sylar1986 14lbs to lose Claire88...

I must admit, when I'm having a bit of a downer on myself I will always call myself disgusting. It is a word the crops up again and again. I am at a point where I truly hate how I look and I know it won't change until I lose some weight. When my mum and sister complain about being fat I could...

Hi Bonster, I am the same as you and have finally decided to just keep track through my fitness pal and focus on eating healthily and getting exercise in. Have you got a special event in April? I am new here too x

Ah, I see. I have heard of it, but its one of the few I haven't tried. Good luck with it! Xxx

I love walking but am having real problems with my Achilles' tendons at the moment unless I have my proper walking boots on so am staying off the treadmill at the gym. The gym I go to has those machines like a bike for your arms. You know the ones they have on biggest loser USA? I would suggest...

Depending on where you live, you might be able to get a gp referral. I have a 12 week membership to a 'healthy living centre' which has a gym which I can use up to 3 times a week completely free. Only drawback is its Monday - Friday between 8 and 4. Some gp's refer to private gyms though

Hello :) What is herbalife, if you don't mind me asking? Good luck with restarting. I am restarting for the millionth time today ;) xx

Well done on that over 2 months. Over the same period of time I have lost 5lbs, but I was weighed in a totally different part of the hospital, on a different set of scales, so they have me down as having lost 11lbs. I did not have the heart to correct my consultant as he was so pleased with my...

Hello :) I'm Kayleigh and I am a serial dieter. I have been coming on minimins on and off for the last couple of months as this is the first time I have tried calorie counting by myself and must say I am missing the support you get from WW/SW, Cambridge, LighterLife etc. I was using the My...

I've written off July already! :/ I am aiming to lose 6lbs in August