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How much have you lost in 4 weeks? The recommended rate of loss for it to remain healthy is an average of 1-2lb. Usually people lose a little quicker at the start, or people who have a lot to lose can lose quicker. But if you do not have too much to lose then averaging 1-2lb a week is totally...

Good Luck!!

If I am unsure I will just allocate that days syns to it. I'll have SP-EE meals for the rest of the day (just speed and protein foods) and call it 15 syns. I find if I start trying to save syns or pull them back and have less on days afterwards I end up really struggling. So I just make the...

Gosh I haven't updated for a while! lol. I've had 4 weigh ins and have lost 7.5lb to date. (4lb, 1.5lb, 2lb and a maintain last week).

I think with exercise you need to find a balance. As above poster said, it could be water retention from sore muscles but that would eventually pass. Some people find that exercise can make them very hungry, so they eat more than they burn off, which (in terms of losing weight) makes the...

The quiche sounds a fab idea, thank you! :)

A work colleague is having a Tropics party (bit like Avon but all natural ingredients used in cosmetics). She said she'll provide "nibbles" and wine. I'm thinking I would be better to take something along with me that I can share around but is SW friendly. The party isn't until 7:30 so I will...

Thanks for the comment Kikaroo! Yeah I suppose group really isn't my hubby's thing.....but I think once he starts losing weight he'll enjoy getting his awards. As a bloke he's probably quite likely to have some good weight losses and win slimmer of the week a few times too! He's quite...

Well done! :)

Well done! :)

Hi everyone! Anyone still getting weighed on a Tuesday? I just joined last week. Already looking forward to my first weigh in next week lol :)

I just joined up last night so I guess this is where I currently am!! Weighed in at 16st 7.5lbs.

So, joined up last night! I don't think my hubby Dave knew what to expect. There was a couple of other guys weighing in but he was the only man who stayed to class. I don't think he minds though. We've both really had enough of being overweigh and unfit so he's happy to do whatever it takes...

Sounds like a great day! Welcome back.

Me and the hubby have both always struggled with our weight....losing some....gaining some.... We've both decided to join slimming world tonight. I have the full week menu planned out for us and the online shop arrives tomorrow! I love online forums for help and support and friendship. My...

Hmmm, these from Sainsburys say do not freeze. Maybe someone else has tried it though...

You definitely need more than that hun. Do you use your healthy extras and syns?

Hi there! What a great loss, well done x

Wow! You look fantastic!

Oooh brilliant thanks!

I think it generally looks fine but remember to make sure you have all your healthy A and B choices. Plus syns are there to be used :)

Well I have decided to go back to slimming world....I'm sick of losing and gaining the same 5lb time and time again!! The good news is my husband is joining with me!!! I think it will be much more motivating to have him along with me. I just wondered if anyone knew of any special offers for...

Sorry I've been missing ladies. It was my work Christmas party on Friday, obviously alcohol free for me but had a very late night and it wiped me out for the whole weekend!!! My first weigh in back at Slimming World last night and I had lost 1lb. Very happy with that, would have been happy to...

I'm just going to allow myself extra syns for treats / sauces and stay on plan for the rest. On Christmas eve, Christmas day, boxing day and new years day (family visiting and don't go out new years eve - also pregnant so no alcohol) I am going to have up to 35 syns each day. I'm not going to...

Oh and about the cough.....run vicks vapur rub on the soles of your feet and put warm socks on. It really works, or it did for me!! I was up at 2am one time coughing, it was one of those really horrible tickly annoying coughs and I was searching the internet for remedies and came across that...

Here's three of my tattoo's. I have a few more but no photos of them. It was the owl that meant I couldn't see if there was a bruise lol. I need to get the owl finished, I had it part done just as I conceived so will wait until after baby for it finishing. Where are you in West Yorkshire...

Awww thank you hunnie xxx Well here is yesterdays diary. I could have done better, I tried to go without the crisps in the afternoon but had eaten my apple and felt a bit sick so they were the best thing in the vending machine! My midwife has said that as I am pregnant and looking at...

Thanks for the replies everyone, interesting to see how people deal with this. Well I made cottage pie with sweet potato mash and he wouldn't eat it. I made him try two spoonfuls, one spoon of the mash and one of the mince / veg and he did try them but gagged and spat them back on his plate...

When I got it I asked if it can make you feel ropey but like you mentioned, the nurse said it's not a live vaccine so it wouldn't and I felt fine. My arm was a little bit sore, a little lump and just felt like a bruise. I couldn't say if there was actually a bruise as I have lots of tattoo's...

That's definitely what she said but I did say I was more interested in maintaining than losing so maybe that is it?

For those of you who have fussy kids out there, do you say this? And more importantly....do you stick to it?I'm currently doing slimming world and 11 weeks pregnant. My husband helps out loads but when it comes to meals....I just don't have the energy (or desire!) to be cooking separately for...

I've decided to make myself a food diary to hold myself accountable for every bit of food and drink that goes in my mouth!! I'll update each morning with the previous days diary. I just re-joined slimming world last night so today has been my first day. A little about me, I'm a 33yr old mum...

My mum has them every year as she is diabetic but I've never been offered one before or for my kids. I got the shot a couple of weeks ago and was absolutely fine with it, but I have heard that it only protects against one strain of flu and there are many strains and because they can evolve /...

Daisy I think your menu sounds good :) Sorry to hear you aren't feeling great, there are loads of people at work full of cold at the moment so I am desperately trying to avoid it. I've only ever once had proper flu but at my midwife appointment my midwife told me to get booked straight in for...

think some people are just FEEDERS and like to push food on to folk lol. How is everyone feeling today? I had a rough night sleep, woke for a pee around half one and took forever to get back to sleep. Then when I did I had awful dreams about being kidnapped and kept as a slave and then a man...

Personal trainers are not nutritionists so definitely don't worry too much about introducing carbs back in to your diet. Unless you have a specific medical condition that requres reducing carbs they can be healthy and definitely yummy so go for it! Going from no carbs to including carbs can make...

Missy that food sounds very yummy today! Tamkat I mentioned to my midwife at my booking in appointment that I'd previously done slimming world and was considering joining again and she was all up for it. She said I definitely shouldn't aim to lose any weight but she did say that by following...

Morning ladies!! Well I have decided I need the responsilility of a weekly weight in to keep me in line so I am going back to re-join my local class tonight. Sickness and tiredness is starting to ease a little now (almost 11 weeks) so I feel like I can actually follow the plan and not just...

Oh Jen, what a beautiful scan photo! Just perfect :) And yes, well done on only gaining 1lb, that is brilliant!

Oh yeah I wouldn't worry too much about fundal height and all that. Even growth scans are known to be pretty off, obviously some people get gestational diabetes which can cause a baby to grow very large but if you have had two lovely smaller babies I also don't think you would suddenly produce...

It has been quite difficult as both me and my sister are very close to my mum. We all went to a knitting and stitching show a couple of weeks back and I was feeling terrible! My sister was all concerned for me and trying to slip me rich tea biscuits and my mum was like "lets make the most of...

Hi Daisy, how far along are you? I made an appointment with my GP when I was pregnant with my first and they practically said "why are you seeing a doctor you need to see a midwife" (like duh! it was my first, how was I supposed to know!). Once you get your booking in appointment with your...

Hi Tamkat, thank you! Yes they will be coming along. Well my sister will be with me for all my midwife appointments (only had the booking in one at the moment) and they will both be there for the scans. We've got our first scan on Christmas eve!!! Just hoping that everything is ok. It's...

Hiya ladies, am I ok to join in with you? I'm 10 weeks pregnant on Thursday. I've actually completed my family (one step son and two sons) but I am a surrogate for my sister and brother in law who are unable to have children themselves. Due date is 2nd July however as I ended up with...

Like someone has mentioned, I use it to make the "cheese sauce" part of lasagna. I mix it with a bit of plain natural yoghurt and it tastes fine, not quite like cheese sauce but the mince / tomato etc mixes well in to a nice flavour overall. I've also used it to make crustless quiche with and...

Porridge (HeB) and golden syrup (2.5 syns)

I'm having homemade chicken and veg soup, followed by low fat yoghurt. And some grapes for a mid afternoon snack.

Oooh I thought you had to have them too!

Sounds like they might be out of date or a dodgy batch! Maybe the dried sauce isn't mixing right or something?? Try getting some from a supermarket if possible and see if you have the same problem.

A diabetic on SW diet would need to be careful with the things that contain natural sugars (fruit) and things that contain carbs that are converted in to glucose (pasta, potato's etc). A diabetic would need to be careful with these foods anyway, whichever diet they were following. I can see...

Just keep pushing on hun. It was still a loss and sounds like you had lots of yummy meals so just keep going. I am sure I have heard that lack of sleep can effect weight loss, not sure how but I think it's possible. Good luck for next week x

Left over pasta bolognaise from last nights tea. Will follow up with a muller and some satsumas for afternoon snack :)

I am very sorry to hear of your loss, and I wish you the very best of luck on your weight loss and TTC journey. I've been very fortunate that in spite of being overweight I concieved fairly easily and now our family is complete (two sons and a step son). My older sister discovered that she had...

OMG!! What an amazing achievement, you do not even look like the same person! Well done x

Just wanted to send some hugs (((hugs)))) I think most of us have been in the exact same situation. I'm fairly new so not sure I can send messages yet but happy to chat once I am! I'm at a similar weight to you and although just joined slimming world yesterday I am a re-joiner and hoping to...

That's a good idea thanks! I've got a couple of Atkins bars in the cupboard, do you think they would work ok? Thinking I could keep them in the car or my bag for if I ever get caught out.

Thanks Jeanette, I will try some Boullion. Shopping tomorrow so will pick some up. Day 2 nearly over. Ended up going shopping this afternoon with my mum to get out of the house and away from temptation and ended up spending £200 in Dunelm Mills on things for our new house lol. But it worked...

It's so easy to go wild at Christmas! I wasn't really dieting before Xmas so didn't have any water gain like you can coming off these shakes, but I only put 2lb on over Xmas eve - Boxing Day which I was pretty pleased with. Day 2 just starting. Feel a bit headachey, so just having a glass of...

Wow, 5 stone since May.... that is amazing!! Well done you :) I was going to just do shakes and have 4 shakes a day which is the recommended if doing total food replacement but was feeling so hungry. I ended up with 3 shakes and two hard boiled eggs. I feel quite satisfied on that so will...

Hello, can I jump in and join the chat please??? I've just started Shake that Weight today. I was 17st 10lb at my heaviest and have managed to get down to 15st 9lb. I'm just looking for something a little quicker as I have a hospital procedure early March that I need to lose a couple of stone...

Following the Cambridge diet there is no way you are gaining muscle. I totally disagree with your consultant. It's simple science, to gain muscle you have to be in a calorie surpluss, in a calorie defecit, you cannot gain muscle. What can happen is that sore muscles can retain water when they...

So I have decided to try JUDDD to lose weight and have decided to keep a diary. I’m currently on my second DD (Thursday) my first was Tuesday. I had no problem sticking to the low calories. I skipped breakfast, had a weightwatchers soup for lunch, then had a weight watchers meal with some...

As long as it's in your syns then go for it! One thing I have noticed though, some meals from take aways can have a high sodium content which can cause some people to retain water. So maybe time it so your weigh in isn't the next day, or make sure you drink plenty of water the next day to help...

I bought a box last night, not tried them yet, may have one tonight. They sound yummy :)

You can get their nutritional info here Caffè Nero I don't know if you could use milk as healthy extra? If not I guess you would have to go with the 20 calories per syn route.

These sound lovely! Will be trying them!! I tried to order Quark from asda on my last shop but they didn't have any. I have a Lidl down the road from where I work, does anyone know if I can get it there?

Left over pasta bolognaise from last nights dinner. Lots of onions, peppers, tomatoe and mushrooms in for my super free then blended up to hide from the kids lol.

Tonight we are having chicken breast stuffed with low fat philli and wrapped in bacon. With sweet potato wedges and broccoli and carrots. Can't wait!!

I used to think how can you be LESS bloated if you are drinking MORE liquids. But apparently, our bodies are pretty smart and if we don't drink a lot of water it hangs on to what we do drink, causing us to feel bloated. And when we start drinking plenty of water on a regular basis our bodies...

A lot of it is out of our control to be honest, it's down to things like age and how elastic our skin is. I think there are a few things you can do to help yourself. Weight lifting is great for shaping muscle and toning up. Don't be put off and be afraid that you will bulk up, unless you are...

Makes sense, thanks hun!

I realise that it's the super free foods that are low in calories and will fill you up and I thought that you HAD to have one third of your plate as super free. But I am just looking through the book that lists the EE foods and it gives a lunch idea of spaghetti hoops on toast, but that...

I also associate feeling guilty to eating things like chips and chocolate... need to move past it. Only just started today but already liking this plan!!

I agree with button popper, although I know it is sooooo annoying! I do the cooking in our house and hubby will eat larger portions of what I have plus some alcohol and more snacks (and a fry up buttie every Friday morning) and he still loses weight quicker than me!! Although I have to say I...

Eldest lad at Football practise tonight so its a quick veggie and cheese omlette and corn on the cob.

At some point this week I am going to make cheese and onion pie, I think my kids (and me!) will love it. Boil up some onions until soft, in another pan boil lots of potatos. Mash up the potatoes with some quark and half of your HEA cheese allowance and mix in the onions. Flatten it all down...

Porridge (HEB) with chopped strawberries. Yummy. My first day on slimming world today and I was surprised by how much porridge 35g turns in to when cooked!! A really good portion, and it exploded in the microwave so I lost some too lol.

Definitely she needs to be back at the doctors getting more tests and pushing for a second opinion. They at the least should refer her to a dietician, they could give her a particular plan to follow which may help them diagnose her problem. A friend of mine sufferes from Hashimoto's desease...

Apparently to gain 1lb of fat you would need to over eat by 3,500 calories (and this would be above you maintenance calories which likely are around 2,000). There is no way that you overate 35,000 calories in one day. Time of day can make up to 5lb difference and also different scales can...

I totally understand what you mean. I have to say though, compared to some other weight loss plans I think slimming world is great for encouraging people to cook from scratch and make healthy choices. Although the pre-packaged foods are there if you need them. Like you say, it's all about...

Maybe you could try doing success express I think it is called? Where you do EE but have two thirds of your plate as superfree instead of one third. Although I have to say sometimes it's best to just write it off and start fresh without trying to pull it back. Just follow the plan from now...

Could you do some walking? Or would that move your elbow around too much?

I am betting that rather than water retention from the painkillers, it's water retention from your injury. Most injuries will swell up and retain water as they heal. I think as soon as you start healing the weight will drop back off, just stick to your green days and I am sure you will do fine x

Yeah if you believed all the scare stories you would hardly eat or drink anything! As these drinks are pretty much zero calories I am sure they won't effect weight loss. Watch for if they do set off sugar cravings which makes you go over your syns, but if it doesn't then enjoy your diet coke...

It's funny I had never even tried sweet potato until about a year ago and now it's one of my favourite foods! I would also instinctively say I didn't like cabbage but I tried some with sunday dinner one day and with some gravy and salt it was fine! I agree with the blending veggies in to...

Hello there! I've just joined up as I am re-starting slimming world on Monday. Tried it before but just wasn't in the right frame of mind.... I am this time!