Search results

I have a flat in London and it's nearly friday! I love today! Woohoooooo. I didn't go to SW as I thought I was going out for work drinks - they got cancelled but I didn't take my book and card etc with me. I might go Saturday morning though if I wake up in time. Eeeeep, today has been awesome...

Oh noooooo Sally! Horrible. Really hope it isn't causing too much pain etc. how did you manage that?

Hey, Just popping in to say hello! You seem really focused and like you're makijg really good choices - a good attitude towards weightloss too! Looking forward to reading how you get on :)

After all that excitement about having stuffed pasta I only went and left it on the train! Very upsetting. Yesterday was quite a good day, hoping for a better one today followed by Body Balance tonight. I've got after work drinks on Thursday so I won't make slimming world this week. Hoping...

Urgh, i have had SUCH a bad weekend! Full of really naughty food and al it's done is make me feel so unwell. Had lots of social occasions and it was just lots of snacking on beige food and chocolate. Feel grimmmm. However, meal plan for the week has been made and it's full of yummy things. I...

I never doubted for ONE MOMENT that you hadn't done the 12000 miles, that's definitely plausible, I was just sharing my impressed-ness. Especially as I'm presuming most of it was done during your lunch break. Does your work mind that you walk to somewhere in a different timezone so that when you...

Definitely going to try this! Thank you :)

1.5lbs on - a shame but not entirely unexpected. And I kind of deserve it after the shocker that I've had today - a full sized almond croissant, a miniature pain au chocolate, 2x biscuits, 2x double stuffed Oreos (although these should really count as free food - I mean, come on, resisting them...

I'm not surprised you love the Fitbit when you clicked up 12,000 miles. Wowza!!!

Oh really? I always got it in my head that sauce from a jar was baaaaddddd. Wel, we'll soon know at weigh in! Yeah exactly Zafira - I think the fact that I keep putting more in when I was going to have a taste was what made me think I had screwed up. Went out for dinner last night and...

Oooh, I'm so glad it went well. This might sound weird but it kind of sounds like your posts are all full of spark since your fast day - not that you're not continuously sparkly but hopefully you know what I mean. I really am considering doing a couple myself as well. Might read up on it a...

Oooooh, excited to hear about the fast day! Which fitbit have you gone for? I'm thinking of getting the HR Charge. Let me know how you find it!

Hey Zafira :) welcome to my ramblings! Good saying - I like that! Thank you very much :) Tuesday Nearly hump day! Today I felt I was really rather good - until I got home. Breakfast - slice of toast with peanut butter and banana, snack size dried pineapple and mango Lunch - leftover pasta...

Definitely give it a go lovely, what have you got to lose? Except WEIGHT. If it's something you've been considering for a while then just try it. if you get halfway through the day and just think 'nah', then no harm done. I wish I could wave a magic wand and give you the losses you deserve -...

Monday - my least favourite of days but it's been a good one! Really struggled getting up for work this morning but once I got going it was nice to actually be out and about being productive rather than horizontal watching endless Gossip Girl and kids' movies (although don't get me wrong...

Soooo, I decided against the party! I instead stayed in, cooked my mum an early mother's day meal (spinach and cottage cheese SW cannelloni - it's bloody amazing, even if I do say so myself. Might try it with Quorn mince soon, too) and had a little wine. Then sat down with the whole fam and...

Argh, my brother is down for the weekend so all his (and, coincidently, my) favourite foods are in - thick, fresh loaves of bouncy white bread, croissants, shortbread, puddings. Urggghhhh. Time to test my willpower! Trying to decide whether to go to a friend's party or not - I'd have to drive...

Noooo, I haven't seen any of it! I might watch some today. Was it good? Any particular bits worth watching? 10lbs you'll never see again though! Congrats!

Oooooh, something new to try! I love sweet potato chips so these sound ruddy good too. Like your idea of paprika-ing them up, too. Haha, shush yourself - every loss should be screamed from the rooftops. Ummm, I've been in bed by 9 every day this week and I've loved it! :giggle:

Good day again today, but I am still off work. I've been busting my gut making sure I go in even when I've felt rough and it's done me absolutely no favours - so this time around it's all about getting myself better. That being said, I am going stir crazy so I'm going to have a chilled evening...

Hiya love! Thanks so much - it still hasn't sunk in. The problem with me is, when I get a loss like this I get it into my head that I'll do that every week and be at target in just a few weeks. Er ... no, Sarah you moron. ;) hope you're doing well with your journey! Thanks so much, Sally. Yep...

What are BNS chips? Amazing work on the half pound Sally - didn't you say you were aiming for half a pound every week til holiday? Pot is lovely! 'My cute pot brings all the birds to the yard and they're like "it's better than yours... damn right, it's better than yours"'. Birds will love it...

Ohmigod your pear thing just looks sensational. I absolutely love pear in desserts (but get so unashamedly angry when tinned pears are used - why? just why?) and I kind of need yours in my life right now. Uh, totally drooling. Also jealous of your actifry - would you recommend it? Do you use...

Also noticed that i've dropped nearly ten whole points on the BMI scale! Would love to see the kind of health benefits that could bring. Feel so happy right now :)

Woohoooooo, boy did I have a successful weigh in today - grinning like the Cheshire Cat. I got...... 7.5lbs off! :eek::eek::happy036::bliss: Can't believe it - even my first week I only got 5.5lbs. Feel soooo bloomin' chuffed it's unreal. Definitely made up for this rocky week AND I sent an...

Thank you Sally you lovely lady. So my life has been thrown a little upside down these past few days but I'm happy to report I'm still on track. My scales are reporting quite a nice loss but I'm not going to count my chickens until I've stood on the SW scales (probably tonight). Sadly I've...

Well done on your loss Sally! Not sure if I posted that. You really deserved it from the week before so it's all good. Sounds like you could have been coming down with something - last year I got something called labyrinthitis which is some inner ear infection type thing that ruins your balance...

Today did go quite well thanks Sal! Hiya Red - and welcome! Thanks for popping in. So, today was pretty good. Not perfect, but good. I had a slice of WM toast with peanut butter and banana for brekkie, as well as a fat free activia little drink shot thing. Lunch was tuna pasta with sweetcorn...

Thanks Sally you lovely lady. This is exactly what I've done. I have had an amazing weekend which consisted of two nights out (exhausted now and curled up in bed already), hair cut and glorious blow dry at my favourite salon, afternoon tea at this beautiful little teashop in a nearby village...

3.5lb on. So mad at myself and pretty upset. I so don't want to go back to where I was but I'm doing nothing to help myself at the moment. WHY can't I get back on it? Argh.

Absobloodylutely! Incredibly intrigued by your Big Mac in a bowl - details please! I hope it was glorious

My planned day went quite well - only one hiccup: Breakfast - 1 slice wholemeal toast (4 syns), tsp flora (1 syn), marmite, 2x poached egg, beans + 1.5 tbsp ketchup (1.5) Lunch - 35g shreddies (hex b) with banana, raspberries, strawberries, grapes and muller light Pre-dinner, really hungry...

Hope you've had an amazing weekend Sal! Love your pottery and massive well done on securing a 1lb gain rather than 400 (like me). Fabulous work!

Hi Charley - welcome back (delayed welcome there, I know). I'm really struggling at the moment too but I wanted to say whether you're struggling or not, you're really inspiring. I love reading your diary and although I don't often post, there was a big smile on my face to see that you were back...

What a horrible week - Grandad taken into hospital again, been having terrible nightmares and yet another cold. Rubbish. Eaten so much, didn't go to slimming world and I've put on quite a lot :( so annoyed. I feel quite like I've had enough now though and I've totally planned what I'm going to...

Yeah I like scandal! The third series maybe got a little crazy but I do really enjoy. It's by the same woman who did greys anatomy - not sure if you've seen that but it's freaking amazing. Probably my absolute favourite boxset. Suits and white collar are also good for easy watching, light humour...

Massive harrumph. Put on 1.5lb. Really felt I deserved a loss this week :(

Today has been a good day! I have decided to give up any snacking in between meals except for fruit/veg. That should keep me away from the treats at work but will still allow me to incorporate the odd treat so long as I have it at meal time. The thing is I fill up so much at meal times that a...

Size of her face**... Not the size of her. Gulp!

Have you ever seen the TV show Scandal, Sally? One of the great things about it are the frigging amazing wine glasses the lead woman drinks from - it's the size of her but yet still so elegant! I bought a couple for my friend for her birthday and they're just fabulous! Such a shame about your...

Exercise today = pretty good (about 1/1.5 hours fast walking, squats done and an hour body balance destroyed. Food today = RABBISH. 1x pancake, 2x individual chocolates and 1x M&S lighter choc fudge bar thing means I'm crap at life. Still, I tend to give something up around lent just to test my...

Heeey chicken! Yeah I've been good love, hovering somewhere near the wagon but not quite on it or off it. Slowly trying to clamber back on though! Haha don't worry - I can totally feel your pain. I've just started a body balance class 2x a week which is a combo of yoga, pilates and tai chi -...

Argh, pancake day! I love pancakes. At work there's pretty much a full blown restaurant and they're doing made-to-order pancakes all day. I've succumbed to one but will leave it at that. And for lent I'm going to give up eating the treats at the end of our bank of desks! Hopefully that'll be one...

Sally! Hello love, hope you're well. Your dinners look simply superb as ever. Sorry to hear about your injury - how long have you had that? Really hope it improves soon. Your evening with some cheeky red wine sounds splendid. Pretty jealous! You seem really focused and on track at the moment...

Hey happy slimmers, Welcome to my third and FINAL diary. Enough time has been lost recently to 'my head's just not in it' excuses and cop-outs - I need to lose this blasted weight once and for all. I joined Slimming World in October/November 2013 (having already lost about 6lb on my own before...

Thinking of you, Sally. You'll be back on plan in your own time :) x

So sorry to read of everything that's gone on recently Sally. Hope you're starting to feel better now and that you had an amazing weekend. Looking forward to reading about how you're getting on!

Xxxxxxxxx big love Sally, good luck for WI tomorrow. Will post properly soon x

I really wish I could hire you as a chef. Really really. I would be forever happy and smiling and slim and satisfied and excited for the next meal. I've decided if I win the lottery I'm going to buy you. I hope this is okay.

Mate you are sooo hardcore! You are totally putting me to shame, my exercise has been none existent recently except for the hour or so walking I do each day. You're incredible! Do you still weigh in officially on Fridays or do you just kind of do it sporadically? Sounds like you're doing...

Well done on your loss - 6lbs in 3 weeks, just incredible. Shame you didn't get down to blustery Brighton (my neck of the woods) but sounds like you had a bloody good weekend anyway so who the hell cares! ;-)

Ahhh Bev! I've just started reading your diary from the very beginning, so I feel like I know you :) currently on page 35... Long way to go but loving it so far. 8 stone down though, bloody incredible. You're currently about 2 stone 10 down where I am at the moment! Can't wait to read all about...

<3 so nice to see you here! I've seen all your amazing updates on Facebook regarding exercise, it looks as though you've got such an amazing group to keep you motivated! Well done mate. Amazing news on the flat, I know how long you've wanted to get that sorted. And with your other Maldives trip...

Thanks so much for the recipe! Looks lush. Hope the hangover from hell is all but a distant memory now!

Erm, amazing! Sally that's sooooo good, well done! Would you mind posting your recipe for tomato and fennel soup? Or, if you already have, tell me to b*gger off and look for it already. So pleased for you with your loss this week, you really nailed it! Woohooooooo. Have a brilliant time today...

Haha @ everyone googling laska! So glad I didn't do that on my work phone. sally, were you ever a chef in a previous life?

2lbs you LEGEND! It sounds so deserved as well. Couldn't be happier for you. Ah Sally! So many accidental and worthless syns - is there anything worse? I feel your pain, but your head seems in the right place even if sausages and deep fried-ness were against you yesterday. I think you can call...

Wow Sally, your food makes me salivate! Not an attractive look before 8.30 in the morning! I need to get a little more adventurous with my food I think - you're inspiring me to step into the unknown! Haha. It's thursssdaaaaay! I seem to remember you don't like Thursdays, but it just means...

Ahh, I'm sorry to hear about the bad day yesterday. I can understand why going to the fish and chip shop bothered you - this whole dieting malarkey isn't easy and people have no idea how much harder it is when you're surrounded by the food you really want. You had obviously been quite excited...

Ahhhhh I can't wait to read all this and catch up! So happy to see you and Lee are back on track :D :D

Alex, you're doing so well! In everything it seems :) massive well done to you.

Oh Sally :( I'm so sorry. Been going through exactly the same and it is just crazy how things can be so different in a matter of days. The grief will take as long as it takes and then one day you'll be ready to take on the world and all it's sh1tty diet plans once again. Thinking of you xx

Oh sweetie, those migraines sounds awful. Definitely go to your doctor about it, see if there's anything at all they can do to help. How are you feeling now? I know sometimes people get them and they last for ages. Sounds like you had a great Saturday though, but do you know if any kind of food...

Hey mate! Sounds like you're doing well! did you avoid getting a migraine? Hope you did. Keep going with your presentation - you'll be so much happier knowing you out a lot of work into it! Will catch up properly soon!

Gulp! Been ages since I've looked here - I've lost 21lb so far! Don't think I'm going to make my 2014 target somehow!

Oh Charley! I just caught up on your thread - congratulations!!!!! That is such amazing news - and you are so organised already! So pleased for you! And 4lbs off - carry on like this and that size 8 figure might not be too far away :)

Sally! Glad you're back - and back on track too! I always have very little sympathy for people - I've had too many people fake problems so that they can be centre of attention and now I'm a cynical, empathy-less witch I think! Hope you're having a lovely weekend so far (I do know how you...

oh mate! What a nightmare of a day. Hope things are better for you now - I'm hoping that due to your lack of posting (not that I'm one to talk) is because your dream spa break became a reality and you're getting massaged as I type :) enjoy the rest of your bank hol weekend!

I do! I love her, she's so great. I was considering moving to the copthorne one actually. I moved house recently and it's just a little closer to home but I'm not sure it'd work still. Plus I quite like my group and not sure I want to leave!

Hey snowflakes - welcome back! Amazing well done on passing your exam! It is so hard to study and lose weight I feel - nice food always, always helped me get through long day revising etc. Hope your pains are much better now. Oh the woes of being female! And basically staying the same across...

Haha! You can take motherchubber as your own if I can take Sakura as mine! I feel like I'm a character from a Disney film! Haha. Or a slightly less dignified shakira .... "SAKURA SAKURAAA...I never really knew that she could wobble like thissss, she makes me wanna eat much lessssss" lalalala...

So sorry to hear of your difficulties with Lee's son etc deary, hope it all gets resolved soon! And woohoo for bringing you closer together - nothing wrong with a bit of that ay? ;> And minky is right - 2lb? That's NOTHING! That'll be off before you can say 'see you on the flip side mother...

How're you doing lovely?

Ha! That made me lol!

Hey Sally, how are you feeling? You really should take your antibiotics, you don't want this getting worse! Hope you are feeling back on form though, xx. That's story about your cousins and her boy is heart wrenching. It must have been so touching for him to react that way with you, although I...

Sounds like a lovely day today! I loveeeeee smashbox, could spend my entire wage with them I reckon! Hope you're having a lovely evening with your duck curry and potentially a little more vino?! Great news on the loss! Your minor mid-week meltdown obviously did not set you back too far - good...

Sally it actually sounds like you and I have had similar weeks! We can get back on it, of course we can - we just need to make sure we don't see this as failure and give the whole bloody thing up! And I agree with Charley - something happens in your day to day schedule and your good intentions...

Amazing food! What a little chef. How did your weekend go? Hope you had a lovely time!

EEEK! You might be in the 12s! Soooo exciting. Are you excited? I hope you are! It sounds like you've come on amazingly. That's great about the fitness, it's such a boost when you realise you can do it, having that confidence makes such a difference. How's your ankle?

Amaaaaazing work! You're so close to the 12s now - can't wait til I'm there! bloody amazing work mate. Where are you off to on your next hols again?

Hiya, just checking into to see how the 'not dying from air pollution' came along today? Hope it was successful. and BRAVO you for having such a bloody good day yesterday. Is that the outline of a halo that I spy above your head?

Sounds like you're on a roll! To lose weigh on your birthday week is nothing short of angelic - good job! :angel09: :wow: How are the running trainers suiting you? That must be such a great feeling, I have 100% faith in you that you'll do it!

And did you check yourself before you wreck yourself...? Too cool a phrase by the way. Simply epic. Man alive, fruit pastilles ... what a sweet.

Did you find yourself a dress? If so, what's it like? I hear ya on the crisps front lady. Seriously try those walkers pops - only 4 syns and full of crunchy, crispy goodness :) Where have you gone for din dins? Hope your OH had/has a lovely birf!

Hey Charley, Hope you're good! Just caught up on the last week or so of your posts - I think SW is the right choice for you. It's so flexible and if you've already mastered portion control then you're totally on to a winner. I reckon it'll bring great things for you! Just a thought about your...

I'm so jealous! That night sounds like so much fun. Hope you had just as good an eve last night :)

Ooooh, how much did you lose at weigh in? eeeep, happy birthday for yesterday! Did you have a lovely day? What did you get? :birthday::candle1::bday: Wow! How long is the race? Is it running?

Wowww! Fabulous weightloss - well done, especially with a weekend away! Hope you enjoy your meals out - at least last weekend shows you you can have a nice time and not have scuppers your chances of losing. Hope the voddie went down a treat!

Hey sweetie. How're you getting on this week? Whats spartan training? Are you looking to become like Gerard Butler from 300? Haha. i know what you mean about being pleased you put on, I got like that after I kept losing weight even when I was being naughty. It made me feel like I could eat...

Hi :-) sorry to to hear you weren't well during your mini break but hopefully you're all better now. It can only be a good thing that your body can't tolerate the naughties sooo I think some kind of weird congratulations are in order! Even more so as you're 80+ days as a non-smoker - amazing...

Oh and good luck with weigh in!

Yes, i think you're right although I do love seeing big numbers on the scales! I am so worried about saggy skin - I'm only 25 so I don't want to be dealing with that yet! I really need to start doing sit ups actually, thanks for the reminder! Oh, bless you - it sounds horrible. But yes! for a...

Ah, well I'm sure it doesn't matter what you say really, she'll just be happy to hear from you. I hate that feeling when you know work is going to get so stressful - but just keep thinking of that hol! Wow, sounds like you're most definitely back on track - well done! Good luck at weigh in, let...

Haha, still - even for routine maintenance I do all that myself! More than I should actually seeing as I'm not qualified. Not very glamorous... Ah, I'm so-so, but I'm getting there which is all that matters! Thank you for asking :) Awww, thanks! It's coming off slowly but surely. It's still...

Hey Charley, sorry to hear you're struggling finding your motivation, but if I'm honest I think it's been there all along. As you said, you're eating healthily and doing some exercise, talking things through with Mick (even if it does fall on deaf ears a little), throwing away the naughties and...

Hi Sally :) I'm just popping in to say hello, I read your diary from start to finish on Saturday and I have to say it really helped me smile on a somber afternoon so I'd like to say thanks for that! I'm glad to see you're feeling better after your weekend shenanigans and even fit in a cheeky...

Oh Jody, what a horrid couple of weeks for you. I hope that it's starting to get better now and I'm sure your staff understood the position you were in. Do you feel good for being back at the gym? Glad your house is starting to feel more like home, it always makes such a difference going home...

Fab work Charley, good luck this week too x

Amazing news! So glad things are straightening out for you finally! The clean eating wagon will come in time - probably around the same time as your PT session and those jogs in the park I reckon :) So good about your weigh in too! You've got your feet firmly under the ONEderland table now...

In other news, I have opened a new diary in the members only forum - I will miss this little one but I do like the idea that not any old Dick, Tom or Harry can see my thread and I feel that January/February were such a washout diet-wise that I need a new one now my head is in the right place...

Hello love! Thank you very much - yes, let's hope the sun sticks around for a while yet! It definitely helps me lose weight! Lovely to hear from you - hope you're doing okay!

Massive well done!

Amazing weightloss! Good luck! I too want to go to New York this year - what better reason to get skinny for though hey?!

Hello lovely, the weather was beautiful! I absolutely adore the sunshine, I wanted to go out and play all weekend but mike just wouldn't do anything! It made me so sad :( I don't want to be one of those couples who never do anything. So I spent most of Sunday on my own doing stuff while he...

Good day so far today! Oats with muller light for brekkie, one homemade tuna fishcake with salad and carrot sticks with a little thousand island dressing and nothing but fruit for snacks. Then tonight I'm going to cook a veggie cottage pie with veggies. And maybe a bit of garlic bread cos I...

Sorry to hear you're having a hard time with everything still Jody. I know that when you're ready you'll be back on it and as strong as ever :) sending you lots of happy thoughts and support xx

Thanks so much mrs ginger! Can't wait for it to properly show. So far this week I've been quite good. The meal didn't happen on Friday night which was good as it was my friend's birthday at work so we had an impromptu lunch at nandos, but I just had half a mushroom and halloumi wrap and a few...

Lost 2lb! Feeling really spurred on cos I got some really good comments about how I look last night and today so think it might actually be starting to show! Up for a really good week - I'm aiming for 4 which would mean I'm basically 2.5 stone down! Woohoo. AND - I'm in ONEderland! Eeeeeeeeeep...

Weigh in is in one hour! Not feeling too confident but bring on the next week!

Sarag?! I feel like a critter from The Lord of the Rings! ;) Yeah, I know exactly what you mean, which is why I haven't let myself enjoy mugshots - cos I would have them as a snack probably! I think homecoming is key for both health and weightloss, and actually it tastes so much better. It's...

Why is it that I'm so good during the day and then I come home and absolutely blow it? I need to start stocking up my fruit bowl so that I can reach for a satsuma or some grapes or something instead of cheese! Or, using tonight as an example, a bag of wotsits. I'm really going to try hard this...

I agree with you about slimming world there. I also hate that they seem to put such little emphasis on exercise cos it makes me think 'who cares if I gym or not'. I'm just kind of thinking at the moment that I'll lose weight now and focus on proper healthy eating once I'm slim. But to be honest...

:banghead: head still isn't in it 100%. It's in it to an extent in that I didn't go out for lunch to Pizza Hut today, I instead had a massive salad and some lentils, I made relatively decent decisions at the weekend when I spent Saturday and Sunday in London but I'm just not fully in it, so when...

Amazing work Alex! Great job. 100lbs down! Oh my goodness :wow::banana dancer::party0023:

Hiiiiii Charley! How's it all going? Been a few days since I last checked in. Sorry to hear you've had a naughty few days - don't fret though we've all been there. I'm so halfhearted now with this which is so annoying. Just weighed myself and I haven't lost anything. Not that I particularly...

Stayed the same tonight which I'm pretty sad about. Really need to get back in the right frame of mind. It means that in the whole of February I've lost half a pound. I can't carry on with that - must do better! Got a busy weekend consisting of two nights out but from Monday I'll be on success...

Sounds like you've had a bloody fab day - well done! I absolutely adore Mexican food - if there's a Chimichangas near you I URGE you to go. Out of this world! Sexy trousers too! ;-) bet you're loving the idea of that...

Hey chick, Ahhh thanks. I feel good for the exercise, I really do love swimming. I went this morning and I've got tomorrow and thurs off to rest before weigh in and I'm a little bit sad! I'll be grateful for the extra hour in bed though I'm sure :) Oh really, how come you don't like it? I...

If the line is drawn now chick then worry no more about it! A naughty weekend includes Sunday after all :)

Urghhhh ... I just made a vegetable curry and as nice as it was my stomach hurts now! Oucccchhhh! So I've been very good on the exercise front again so far this week. Friday morning, Saturday and this morning I went swimming, and I'm going tomorrow morning too. I even got in all my gym gear to...

Next rather! Not new...

Oooooh, I might just have to convince mike to go with me then! I absolutely adore animated films, haha. I'm such a big kid. Your weekend sounds amazing and I really do think that if this is something you want to make a long term thing then you have to allow yourself treats without any guilt...

Well done Charley! Fab work. Your weekend sounds great. Hope you have an amazing time. Let us know what Peabody and Sherman is like - quite want to see it! :busted:

2.5lbs off in 5 days! I was over the moon as I went feeling so deflated (and with a migraine). Still got the ends of it now so I came home from work and been watching greys anatomy all afternoon. Much better than staring at that horrific computer screen. I even managed to go swimming before...

AMAZING PHOTOS! Except for the tarantula. But you found nemo! It all looks amazing, the beaches - oh my god. Sucks about your busy week - life has a way of making you forget about your holiday the moment you return hey? Hope you get it all sorted soon and have managed to have a shower ;-)...

Oh my god, try it! It's incredible. thank you :) I feel good for doing it but it's kind of making me think 'well I've exercised so it doesn't matter if I have that chewit' - I need to snap out of that! That sucks about your hip, have you been to do the docs or anything? Good for you doing...

Love that you're feeling positive! It wouldn't be called a weightloss journey if there wasn't a few bumpy patches along the way. It'd be called a weightloss slide or something. So major kudos to you for getting back on it!

Ahh charley and Stacey, your stories from school make me feel sad! I can't remember if we ever had to weigh ourselves. Actually, that's a lie! Yes I do! I was best friends with the skinniest girl alive (although to be honest I wasn't a big kid because I did so much sport) and we had to weigh...

Went swimming again this morning and will go tomorrow morning too. Then I think I'll have a rest until Friday morning so my body can recover before weigh in. I've also eaten semi well today - magic porridge for brekkie with lots of fruit, soup and plain wholemeal toast at lunch and a jacket...

It was really good! Had the soup earlier, so gingery! Mmmm. How are you doing lass?

No problem! it seemed like quite a lot to me but then I rarely use much oil and I rarely cooked 8 portions in one go, haha. Never mind, as you say I don't think it'll be really terrible. They sound good - I've personally never had those but my favourite "burger" (although it isn't really a...

Yeah Mike is a lot like that. He's fab in a way that if I called him at 3am in the morning wanting a lift, he would pick me up/take me anywhere without batting an eyelid. Little things like he is the most generous and un-lazy person around! I did have to drag him out the flat a little for our...

Yes charley - he got it from amazon and it's by a company called polar (actually the make could be polar). Hope that helps.

How was Thailand?! Tell us all!!!

I'm pretty sure he got it from Amazon - I'll fish it out of my gym bag and see if I can find the make etc, and then I'll doubled check with mike where he got it from for you. Yesterday I went to the gym and swam for one hour which I felt good about. I was trying to convince mike to go to the...

Ahhh, chick. I think many of us feel like that at times. I'm always the one suggesting things with us too and it can be sooo hard to motivate him. I have a threshold where if I spend too much time not doing much I get really ansy and restless, whereas he can lay on the sofa all weekend. I like...

Yeah it's this strap that you put around your heart (or in my case, under my boobs) and then I have a little pink watch that goes with it. I've put in my weight, height etc and it measures my heart rate, calories burned and how long I was "in the zone" for. It's really good. They sound good! I...

They are! I can't complain, I did get flowers and a bottle of nice prosecco but I came home and the flowers were just lying on the floor, haha. I think he thought it'd be romantic! So I just put his gift on the floor and waited for him to come home, haha. Well ill I don't think you sound...

Yes! Absolutely feel back on it now :) Ahh that's such a shame that you don't enjoy the gym. I quite do for some reason but yes, I'm the same as you in that I love swimming. I tend to do that a lot. I also sometimes do Zumba and/or body combat. Never liked classes but these 2 I do enjoy. Mike...

2lb on! Ooooops! I feel quite happy though and I feel totally bang on it now. Going to go to the gym, I've thrown away all the left over Chinese from last night so that I don't have it again today, I've ignored the Percy pigs and milk duds that I bought for Mike for V-Day and I'm about to go to...

Ah mate, I'm sorry you felt sad! Boys are so weird and just don't see things the way we do (the right way). You should maybe just say to him how you felt and then he might be able to explain things more from his perspective. I got a text when he finished work saying 'I'm just going to pop down...

I knowwwww! I think it's because these past two weeks I've had so much on that involves naughty food and drink that it's been hard to motivate myself! I couldn't just think I'll let myself off tonight and then I'll be back on it cos something else would be going on the next day! Oh well, after...

Struggling again! Work is rubbish and I have had too many plans this week, which combined has led me to making rubbish decisions. It's stupid though cos I'm getting so worked up about everything, but if I was doing amazingly at my weightloss I'd be so much happier! Blah.

Yeah cineworld is so great. Their individual tickets cost £10.30 though - mental! Haha I love that you'd pick a house location based on the distance to Cineworld :) I havent seen 12 years a slave no, I really want to but ever since I studied black civil rights at school/college I've found it...

It it definitely is! I can't wait to be my BM weight either haha. Half a stone should do it now... I didn't love it, no. I like my films to be either really funny, incredibly touching or really exciting (or animated!) but it just didn't really fit into any of those. I can see why so many people...

Yeah the problem with me and Mike is we're both SO laid back. I'm used to being the laid back one in relationships, so in some ways me and Mike are perfect for each but in others I get confused as to why he just doesn't do more! Haha. Yeah I think we probably are the complicated ones. I doubt...

Stayed the same! Somehow!! Pretty chuffed :)

Hi all! Charley - I love your posts and the way you write. I feel I can really relate to you from what you say! Massive congrats on getting back on the wagon, it's always hard to get the momentum going. My fella is totally unromantic, but I'm so laid back about these things I think he takes...

Wow, a whole week since I've updated! Sorry chaps. Had such a bad week food-wise - I was in London Friday/Saturday and ate dinner and lunch out, although I tried to make good choices (swapped chips for a JP and had a tomato based pasta), then on Sunday the other half bought some gorgeous soft...

Woooo, hello Thailand!! Hope you're having a fab time,looking forward to hearing about it!

Hey! Sorry for being AWOL! Had a busy few days. looks like you had a good day yesterday., well done chick! I know what you mean about chocolate. Ahhhh - I love it! I love baking things (especially brownies) and I really want to try loads of different flavours and give fudge a go etc but I know...

Hey - I am still around! Had a mega busy few days so am off to sleep - will report in properly tomorrow! mmmm chocolate - hope it was yummy but try and get back on the wagon missy!

1.5 off today :) means I've got my stone and a half award at slimming world, my club 10 and 2 stone overall :) woohooo!

Ah what a shame! Could he not meet you in Oslo? Same, Norway is number one on my bucket list. Well, the northern lights are and if I could pick where I see them it'd be Norway :) Yeah, that was what was so good about reading it. Goes to show that if you have a week with a little gain or...

It is indeed at the royal Albert hall! I've never been before - very excited. I love cirque du soleil, I've watched all the DVDs and I know my mouth is just going to be open in awe the entire time! I hate work and their stupid vending machines! As if we need temptation like that ...

Thank you! I got into a huff at the weekend cos nobody was noticing I have lost weight. It feels really bizarre cos I know that I have lost a good amount so far ... Hell, I've nearly lost 2 stone! But because I can't notice it I almost feel as though the scales are lying to me! Meh, I've been...

It's* ... Not mots :rolleyes:

Rev! Bloody good job on your weightloss and I'm really looking forward to seeing how you get on with your detox. Things like that could have major benefits on your overall health. Good plan! I accidentally pressed on page 3 rather than 99 when I came through to your thread, but it was really...

1/2 off, which I feel okay about as I have been naughty this week, spurred on by it being my time of the month and it being a particularly bad one cos I skipped my last one. Happy it's a loss and I'm sure the next week will fly around.

I hope weigh in (if you had a weigh in!) was good yesterday :)

-2.5lbs for me ... Every little helps! Great work so far guys. Cans1983-pledged 60lbs-lost 0 Autumn500-pledged-42lbs - lost 4lbs Rosielea-pledged-21lbs - lost 1lbs kidston87-pledged-21lbs - lost 0lbs chezz-pledged-70lbs - lost 9lbs loulou83-pledged-35lbs - lost 5lbs Joanne-pledged-70lbs...

Date night was loveeeeely thanks! Cocktails were scrummy, food was scrummy and the film was good! Had a really nice time :) Mmmm yes I love those kinder eggs. So good! It's irritating me though that Easter stuff is already out - so unnecessary! Urgh. I've been really good in most days and...

How exciting! I bet you just cannot wait! I am incredibly jealous, I'm not going to lie. Sounds like you have some really great things coming up, I love it when I have loads to look forward to!

Hey! How's it going? Yeah it is annoyingly pricey but it really helps me so the pounds I lose in weight is worth the pounds I spend. That's a good idea actually! I'm seeing the new cirque du soleil show at the end of this month, I am so excited! Really can't wait. Sounds like you're crazy...

Well doneeeeee! That's amazing, I can't wait to be your weight! That'll pound will come off for sure and then ... Hellooooo miss slinky Jody! Great at work on the exercise too ... I've really let that die down. But my exercise buddy has now finished all her exams so I'll have someone to go...

2lb off again this week ... Pretty happy as I'm not sure it was deserved! 2lb away from 2 stone now - definitely want to get that next week! I've got a date night planned with the fella tomorrow - dinner and cocktails. I'm just going to really enjoy it and then be completely on plan the rest of...

I have! I haven't taken this month's measurements actually (really need to get on that!) ... I know I definitely am smaller but I'm just looking forward to that time when I look in the mirror and can really tell. I feel slimmer and my clothes are definitely looser, my hips and collarbones are on...

It basically sounds like you're following the SW diet without even meaning to!Chana. Have you ever done it before? Ooooh, what did you see at the theatre? I love going to the West End.

Ah mate, I can't even tell you how glad I am to read that! Your happy chappy mood is definitely coming through in your posts too, which is always a great sign! Happy people get rid of weight :) I've decided I'm going to try and stop calling it losing weight cos I saw this thing on Facebook...

Hope so! I'd love to be ... Although I still have so much to lose, 2 stone is a pretty significant weightloss and I must be loads healthier. Just can't wait for it to really start showing, I don't think it is yet really which is a shame. I would have thought it was at this point! Still, I'm so...

Absolutely ... Thanks so much :) you look like you're absolutely storming this! Do you feel on top of the world?

Thank you lovely :)

Sounds great! Good luck with deciding, must be hard! Well Jackson is an absolute dreamboat ... He arrives in season 6 so you should meet him soon. Sounds like you're doing really well!

Lost 2.5lb ... More would have been nice but pretty pleased all the same cos it means all my Christmas/new year weight, plus a little extra was removed in just one week :-) Would like a big one this week so that I can hit my SW stone and a half, club 10 and 2 stone overall milestones. Probably...

Yes! Hence why I try to stay away, haha. Verrrryyyyy nice - do you want to be a GP? Ahhh, McDreamy or McSteamy ... I find answering the chicken vs egg question easier!! I'm going to say McSteamy - but this could easily change by tomorrow morning. Unless you throw Jackson into the mix and then...

I hope so lass! This time in 24 hours, I'll know! Haha I'm so dramatic. Yeah I found Zumba at home easy snowflakes but I prefer the class - I do more I find and it's less easy to convince myself that I'm really tired. I think getting the moves in class is easier than the xbox game but, if I'm...

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP to ALL the above! Amazing work! :superwoman: Happy jody now?

So I had a cheeky look at the scales when I got in from work and it's not saying that I've lost anything really :( gonna be distraught if I haven't!

Yes! I absolutely love them ... They do the cheese and onion ones at work which I have to avoid on a regular basis ... Those and Branston pickle mini cheddars ... Mmmmm! I'm really missing crisps I have to say, if I succumb I try to go for skips or something light and airy! Haha. 2 mouthfuls of...

Hi all! Just caught up on this thread ... Really well done on all your losses! Seems like you've all got stuck in which is great ... My motivation and willpower is almost, ALMOST back to 100% after Christmas etc, think I need to take a leaf out of some of your books!

Hi all! I'm 25 and although I apparently look quite young (hell, I got ID'd for sex and the city not too long ago ... The checkout person thought I may have been 14 ... Or younger!) and am pretty immature, I, for some reason, keep freaking out about getting older! I'm having a quarter life...

Hi lass! yes I feel good :) up for a really good 2014. How are you getting on? How was Christmas, NYE etc? Haha yeah, it was tough but I managed to give myself a pep talk and accept the copious amounts of prosecco... ;-)

I love how far down I had to scroll to find my thread! Never seen here so busy before :) I am so full right now! Just had a SW fry up and it was gooooood. I did Zumba at home when I got in on the fella's xbox ... It was pretty good actually! Although the endless laughing didn't help as Mike...

Hi diamond, just popping in to say hello! Sounds like you're doing really well! I love those little calorie trackers, I got one for Christmas and it's such a good feeling when you see a big number on there - makes the pain worth it! Hope the gym session has gone/goes okay and that your muscles...

Hi snowflakes ... Welcome! God you sound exactly like I did when I was a student. They're all such great changes to make though so well done for getting in the mindset! I have to say though, when I read your food that you had today and I saw the salt and vinegar crinklys... My mouth just started...

Hi Erin, just popping in to say great job so far, I'm sure it'll continue! We're about the same age and very similar BMIs and both doing SW ... I really hope it's as good for us as it has been for others! :)

I didn't go in the end! My friend that I go with couldn't go and I didn't fancy it as much on my own, but I've had quite an active day walking to and from town and doing loads of housework and *sob* de-Christmas-ing the flat. Tough times! My legs feel a bit tender though (weirdly) ... I wonder...

I think you're completely right on that Jody! I think we need to eat a good amount of calories, but just make sure they're good calories ... Like good fats and bad fats, and good sugars and bad sugars. I think it all comes down to the same thing at the end of the day ... Giving yourself what...

Amazing!!!!! Man that Chinese is going to taste so good now! Have you done much exercise this week or is it just from eating really well?

I am still swimming yeah, although I haven't been since Christmas week! Planning on going tomorrow after Zumba though. I'm looking forward to it! I just got back from my day in London ... Was a lot of fun but I got pretty soaked. I had far too much prosecco though (they kept filling our glasses...

Can I join pleaaaaaase?! I'd like to lose 75lb this year! I weigh in on Thursdays ...

2lb on! I'm shocked ... Thought it was going to be far more. Rearing to go now ...

Oh Jody - I'm sure you'll find one somewhere. I swear they're just everywhere at the moment! Body combat was fab but oh my goddddd was my back sore yesterday ... And still today actually! Killer! Feels great though. I had a lovely new year but I still haven't been good on the food front this...

Happy new year Jody - you seem much chirpier now which is great. I'm glad the bungalow looks all set and that you now think postponing the Maldives is actually a good thing. You seem to be in a much better place and I really love your aims regarding not putting too much pressure on yourself...

Haha I love that Alex! You must be pretty chuffed looking at that. Happy New Year to you.

Didn't go to SW this week, I probably should have really so that this week was a fresh start but hey no - let's have my fresh start after NYE! :-) I'm still being relatively good but I'm not feeling too guilty if I have the odd chocolate. Luckily we only got one box of chocolates (Lindt ...

Sad to hear you had a bad week last week - hope you're feeling a little happier now and that you had a fab Christmas :)

Welcome cheese thief! Thanks for subscribing - how has your Christmas been? Just gone on the scales and I'm looking at about a 5lb (maybe more!) gain at the moment! YIKES! Granted I've just had a big dinner, quite a lot of liquid and was fully clothed but it's still a gain ... I'm okay though...

Hope you're doing okay Jody ... Merry Christmas x

Argh! Been soooo naughty since Thursday! Scales are saying I'm up 3lbs already haha! Time to curb it!! 2 days of behaving before Christmas hits ... Begin operation damage control...

*on, not in!

1.5 off for me .... Slowly but surely!! Pretty chuffed given the time of year ... And it's spurred me on to be relatively well behaved this week too! Want to end the year in a high :)

Well done escapade! another 1.5lb off for me this week... Saruk - starting 224lbs - 40lbs - 16lbs lost Sugarloaf - starting 233.5lbs - 40lbs - 4lbs lost CH - starting 270lbs - 40lbs - 3lbs lost Mishie089 - Starting 238.0 - 40lbs - 11lbs lost ilovepugs - Starting 196 - 40lbs - 0lbs lost...

-1.5 again! More than I expected if I'm honest and although I'm only losing small amounts, at least I'm losing consistently. I'm all geared for a big push in the new year and up for being as good as I can be this week until Christmas Day and Boxing Day hit! :D

Thank you mrs ginger! Looks like you've done amazingly well so far! I've had a bit of bad week food wise if I'm honest! Work Christmas party in Friday, dominos on Saturday and only did 10k on our bike at home yesterday and 30 mins swimming this morning. It's so hard at Christmas!! Not or...

Oh mate, I'm sorry. How have you been food wise? Thats so **** about your flat and job - remember though that something good will come out of everything. How come you're trapped in your flat? I'm sorry things aren't great at the moment mate x

1.5 off this week! Fairly happy, at least it's a loss :) on to the next one! Big night tomorrow night though ... Eeeeeep

It sounds like you're in a better place today. Go with whatever will help you most in the long run. If taking the stress out of it is the answer, then go for it. Whatever you do I know you'll be really good at. ahhh, Christmas tree! I love Christmas. Put on home alone tonight, I loved it. I...

Okay, I just looked it up: Honey - 2.5 syns Ketchup - 1 syn Mayo - 7.5 So, with the rocky road as well that's 14 syns. Quick how it all adds up! Definitely need to pay more attention to syns. I was at my friend's for dinner though and she only had full fat mayo - if I was at home that would...

Thank you so much Daisy! :) Today I've eaten: Breakfast - grapes and babybel light, tea with milk - (hex a) Snack - hi life mint choc bar (hex b) Lunch - salad with quorn pieces in a soy sauce, balsamic vinegar and honey (syns for honey), vanilla muller light Snack - hi life rocky road (3...

Oh chicken, that is so ****. Bloody weightloss. It will come off though so let yourself have a good cry and then tomorrow think about what you've achieved so far. You've done amazingly well and just think of how much healthier you are! How many more great years you're adding to your life. And, I...

Hope you've had a nice evening! Sometimes it can make such a difference to the rest of the week if you just give yourself the time to plan ahead and prepare. I really need to have a look at some of these recipes, I only ever make mine up in my head so I think I need to bulk cook and freeze as...

I've just decided to not go tomorrow, I'm not even sure it's definitely happening. I'm going to go swimming instead - I was going to go today but godddd are my muscles sore! So I had an evening doing Christmas shopping and watching elf instead. And I've made a salad with quorn chicken pieces and...

Good luck Alex! It's a hard decision about Christmas isn't it. I think you're in a position where if you want to have a week off then you are definitely entitled and should not feel guilty. But, you will most likely see a gain which could be bigger than you expect and you will just need to be...

Thank you! it was really nice but definitely not SW friendly ...especially with the amount of wine consumed too! This sadly gave me a bit of a hangover so yesterday wasn't as good as it could have been. Not terrible, but not great. well it's already Sunday and I haven't done any yet! I'm going...

1.5lb down for me which means I've hit the 14s ... Hello everyone!! Hope you've all had great weeks :rolleyes:

1.5 down ... So I'm in the 14s! See you all there!

I think it's just me doing this now! :( Saruk - starting 224lbs - 40lbs - 14.5lbs lost Sugarloaf - starting 233.5lbs - 40lbs - 4lbs lost CH - starting 270lbs - 40lbs - 3lbs lost Mishie089 - Starting 238.0 - 40lbs - 11lbs lost ilovepugs - Starting 196 - 40lbs - 0lbs lost Dolly Rocker -...

I've been like that this week too Jody! Been miserable as sin. It was really hard not to just grab a whole load of chocolate and crisps ... Although I did succumb a tiny bit. I don't care this week though! i reckon tomorrow night you'll feel loads happier. Treat yourself to a snowball and a...

I lost 1.5lb, which I'm neither particularly sad or pleased about. As it's time of the month I tend to put a bit on through bloating and stuff. Still, even half a pound more would have been nice as it would have meant a stone and a half down in total! I got my stone award though :) Got my work...

Yes, I'm getting to that point a little with fruit I think ... But maybe that's cos it's a bit out of season for a lot of it and so it doesn't taste as good? Who knows! Had quite a good couple of days food wise but I've only gymmed it once ... I was going to go tonight but had a cracker of a...

Well doneeeeeeee! I was thinking about you earlier, hoping it went okay. You glad you started slimming world? Pretty effective hey and it's not even particularly hard! Bravo girl, very much deserved.

Well, apart from the card situation it sounds like it was a pretty good day! And the bits you got for yourself sound great - well done for getting into a 16! It's the little wins that make it worthwhile hey? Your exercise regime is just crazy. Do you find it okay or do you have to force...

Yeah, I'm pretty pleased! Hoping for a good week this week to get my past my one SW stone and normal 1.5 stone haha. And then I'll take the run up to Christmas one day at a time! Looking forward to being in the 14s :-) especially as I started in the 16s! Yeah I do. I know that I can do it for...

3lb off for me this week which means I'm just 1.5lb away from being officially in the 14s! Very excited!

Well done everyone! 3lb off for me and mega chuffed ... Just the one pound until my SW 1 stone award now!

Another 3 off for me :-) Saruk - starting 224lbs - 40lbs - 13lbs lost Sugarloaf - starting 233.5lbs - 40lbs - 4lbs lost CH - starting 270lbs - 40lbs - 3lbs lost Mishie089 - Starting 238.0 - 40lbs - 11lbs lost ilovepugs - Starting 196 - 40lbs - 0lbs lost Dolly Rocker - Starting 201 - 40lbs...

I'm so jealous of your day off! Hope you have a lovely day shopping and blogging! How was your rather odd lunch? Haha! Really glad you're starting to look and feel more toned. I know how going to the gym can make the weight losses seem less but it really does make a difference in how you look...

3lb lost :-) chuffed! 1lb until my SW stone award, 2lb until my 1 and a half stone mark since I started. Up for a double whammy next week! Yeah I can tell I'm getting slimming. My tummy and legs in particular. And, although I can't see it, I know my boobs are smaller cos of the gaping in my...

On the upside - I am starting to get lots more comments about how I look ... With one friend saying I'm "looking really trim". I'll take that!

Glad you found the introduction good! Ours always has the long meeting afterwards and sometimes I just don't have the enthusiasm to stay. The consultant is really encouraging though, as are the other slimmers but yeah, I don't get loads from it I just feel I should stay! No, sometimes I don't...

Ah, no problem! Sorted it all out, I hadn't sorted the hosting properly. It's right as rain now :) Yeah I know! I need to start saving money I think so that I can have a couple of big blow outs stress free. Ooooh, I got some of those last week and I think I'll get them again! It's not that I...

Well done on your weightloss! Amazing stuff.

Well doneeeeeeeeeeeee!

Sounds like you did amazingly well given the circumstances mate! And I hope you enjoy your roast tonight ... Jeaaaalooouuuusssss. Glad your dress was safety pinned nicely! Haha. Always a bonus I find! Whats up with your foot? I'm sure you've probably said already but I have the memory of a...

Well I had that curry and one evening I went to pizza express with some friends but I had one of those pizzas for under 500 cals (although I could not stay away from dough balls). Apart from that not really, although I might have had a couple of squares of choc or whatever on most days. So I...

Stayed the same this week ... Was kind of expecting it but of course a little disappointed too. Bring on next week though

Well doneeeee! Are you happy? How was the conference? Did your dress stay up?!

Good luck tomorrow! I reckon it'll be a good 'un.

Can i join?! My magic number is 15 ... 15lbs until I'm in ONEderland!

Sounds good! Are you looking forward to it? That can only mean good things if it's falling down! Did you feel a little bit proud? My boobs are totally shrinking, this makes me happy though! Yeah, in the run up to christmas it's all going to be about damage control. I have such a jam-packed...

I knowwwww! Me and my friend went to Tesco earlier and got just the couple bits we needed and tried to make a swift exit so we didn't go down the chocolate aisle, but instead we found ourselves un the seasonal aisle which is even worse! I distracted myself with Christmas decs though :) I really...

When's your conference thing Jody? Take lots of fruit and a couple of Alpen light bars as Tetris suggested, they're really good. I'm also a major fan of Tupperware boxes - actually run out of places to put them now! But I usually take at least 2 in to work with me :) arggghhhh I love snowballs...

Curry was so good! But I felt extremely fat afterwards, haha. So nice though. Im not sure who Pete is but I'm glad you found his recipe book :) anything good on there? I feel like I've had a bit of a naughty day today, but I guess that's my mentality changing. I've had 2 little daim bar pieces...

Oh and wowwwww! No weighing for 5 weeks! Amazing, I couldn't do it! PS 100th post in here :)

It's so lovely seeing that one stone mark in the left! I was so jealous of other people's at the beginning and now I have my own! Eeeee. haha, I did get to the gym and I think the hardness of the bike actually massaged it a bit, hahaha. Sorry! I did about 16k in 45 minutes and it felt so good...

Ahh, you sound in such a better frame of mind and I'm so pleased! If a man tells you you've lost inches then you definitely have! ;-) yeeeesh if that's your body fat % I'd hate to know mine! Haha. ooooh, coconut muller light sounds lush. Have you tried the toffee one? It's laaaaaverly. Is the...

Whooooop! Ticker is updated. Spa day was soooo lovely. I really enjoyed it. I just want to go again and again! Theres so much chocolate in the house at the moment, my friend was over last night and really wanted some so our boyf's went to the shop and got loaaaads. Trying very hard to ignore...

Amazing! Well done!

I'm so sorry chick, please don't be sad. I reaaaaally urge you to take your measurements. The amount of exercise, especially strength building exercise you're doing will really hinder the pounds you're losing but will be doing wonders for your look. Take them down, even if it's just hips, waist...