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Friday 29th November Can't believe I've not written a diary on here since I logged Monday. It's been an ok week I tried to drink more water when I could, so I'm not as dehydrated, I've not been strictly to SW plan but I've been WELL under my calories. I had a shift Monday, and two 12.5 hour...

Monday 25th November Today was madness! I missed breakfast and headed straight out. I had a dyslexia appointment at uni at 2:30 so I said I'd go during my lunch break. They said if I was back later than planned not to worry. I started shift, and had a coffee on a quick break at mid morning...

Yay! Good for you! That's awesome. It's in a lot of stuff that it isn't necessary to be in. When I went vegan at first the hardest to find without it was a cheap peanut butter! But I found a couple in the end :p now I can't have it! Well done on your good shop! :)

Thank you! New week! 3 shifts and then a few days off so I can plan for the weeks ahead and be more on track. Also, study loads to catch up. It's hard on shifts as I dehydrate and eat at silly times, so I'm going to try and drink a lot more before and after shifts to up it a bit. Hopefully this...

He'll be seeing if you can just lose weight with an eating plan rather than put you straight on Orlistat. I'd recommend giving SW a good go because with Orlistat you tend to think you can eat things you shouldn't because it'll get rid of the fat (which can have some unpleasant side effects) and...

Day 26: Vegan Does Slimming World Friday 22nd November I fell asleep last night with a warm snuggle butt, furbaby, in my bed. Then she got called by my dad for her medication and bed time. I always hope they'd forget to put her to bed and leave her where she is, but her medications really...

Day 25: Vegan Does Slimming World Thursday 21st November Finished my first shift! Tired is not even the word to describe it! I had an awful night sleep, from nerves. Then my alarms went off at 5am. I made lunch, packed fruit and filled my water bottle. I walked to station whilst eating my...

(Mass update posts) Tuesday 19th November Today was a much more positive day. I emailed the work placement team, and my tutor last night, expressing my panic over not being cleared yet, and my worries. I received an email this morning saying that I have now been cleared. I wonder if this...

Day 22: Vegan Does Slimming World Monday 18th November I left with the other half this morning, when he went to work, but I couldn’t get the train till past 9 because of the type of ticket I had. I went to the bar where we always go and got a coffee. Feeling utterly miserable. I made...

Day 21: Vegan Does Slimming World Sunday 17th November Had a really bad night sleep last night. I was so dehydrated I kept waking up needing water. The pizza seemed to be saltier than previous ones I’ve had. We’ve decided were going to nock pizza on the head for a bit. It was a...

Saturday 16th November I saved myself today, as I knew we'd be having pizza in the evening, as is always done when Atlantis is on. I don't recommend skipping breakfast or any meals. It's not healthy, I've been naughty and you shouldn't follow my example. The other half was feeling a bit...

Friday 15th November Didn't eat much at all today. I woke up late and spent in the day primping and prepping, ready to see the other half. I waited until the faculty office closed incase they emailed about my DBS, but they didn't so I rode like the wind! (On a train). We watched the England...

Welcome! And thank you! Your foods look delicious! Really enjoyed your thread

Haha good for you for looking into it! Most people aren't interested in the reasons when I say I can't have certain things I usually get "why it doesn't come from animals" and a lot of vegan foods have it which confuses people more

Welcome! I do it on the cheap as I'm a student myself. It can be a bit repetitive, but always filling! I would go for the LM RRO ones but they have Palm oil in, if they didn't I would as the original are quite salty as well :( but they are nice, and be as nosey as you want! :D

Vegan here! Hello! :)

Hey! Vegan here! I have a food diary on here in my signature there's a link, I post some pictures too, it might help with ideas :) I'm loving it at the moment!

Wanted to lose 14lbs by Christmas, lost 2.5lbs, 11.5lbs to go! Club 10 by New Years which is also the lowest weight Ive been in years!

Oh wow! I'm jealous, NYC Christmas! Hope you make target! So close that's amazing

That's exactly how it should be done! Good job! I go in with the same mindset but either have no willpower or I'm not firm enough with myself and it doesn't last long. Your story is an inspiration!

Awww any ideas what might have caused the blip? Maybe look at that so you're more prepared in future. Drink lots of water, and eat lots of super free foods, but don't deprive yourself, so have some Syns aswell. Don't give up and don't worry, you can still make your goal :)

Day 18: Vegan Does Slimming World Thursday 14th November An uneventful day today. My parents have gone to Weymouth for the weekend with the furbaby again, who was getting very excited as she now understands the words 'Seaside' and 'Weymouth'. I personally think it's more because she...

awww no! Well done for not cheating though! Being ill, and it being cold, is the worst combination when you're trying to lose weight, because it's so easy to grab something comforting. proud of you! well done x Kayla x

That's the spirit! :D

Day 17: Vegan Does Slimming World Wednesday 13th November My chronic fatigue has hit me big time the last couple of days, as I've had nothing to do. DBS still hasn't cleared, which is worrying because I have to do 450 hours before February and we have two weeks off at Christmas. I hope...

Amazing! Congratulations that's great

Chinese was my favourite as a meat eater, my word the feasts I would have! mmm Forget about it now! Tomorrow is a new day, you can totally get back on track, think of your goals! Set little rewards for when you reach certain goals, mines to get my hair done, get a new dress etc Gives you the...

Day 16: Vegan Does Slimming World Tuesday 12th November Yesterday I weighed in, but it only came up as 0.4lbs, and I refused to allow that to be my weigh in. I had a massive dinner on Sunday, and figured it was that, so I gave myself an extra day for an official weight. I weighed again...

Thank you! I try to make them look neat and not just mush, I just find it more enjoyable to eat, no idea why. Awww you feeling better now? self inflicted or not it's still awful being ill. I have a lot of hollow days when I just don't feel full. 11lbs is awesome!! keep it up! :) x Kayla x

Monday 11th November I was suppose to be at work placement today but as my DBS hasn’t cleared yet I took the day to plan meals and make a weight loss pyramid. Each coloured block is a lb loss. Except the red blocks which are stone marks. The starred blocks are stones reached. Are...

Day 14: Vegan Does Slimming World Sunday 10th November I slept a lot today. I woke up early, had something to eat, did some washing, put Despicable Me on and fell back to sleep! I felt really rough when I woke up, like I was hungover but still drunk, even though I've not had a drink. I...

It must be a big city thing! If people were nicer to each other then everyone would be happier, instead of looking like the zombie apocalypse. I don't care how much you pay me, I don't want to be miserable, and be part of that unhappy crowd everyday. People say you have to work in the big city...

Day 13: Vegan Does Slimming World Saturday 9th November It was so nice not having to get up and ridiculous o’clock in the morning, I slept in till 9! Then I fell back to sleep, and didn’t wake up till 12! I did feel a bit rough having so much sleep, but at the same time it was nice. I...

Day 12: Vegan Does Slimming World (Catch Up Post!) Friday 8th November At last! at last! Friday has arrived. It was busy and stressful right to the end. I stayed behind after lessons and printed things off at the library, for the weekend. I also found out that my DBS (CRB) hasn’t come...

Day 11: Vegan Does Slimming World (Catch Up Posts!) Thursday 7th November I’m so tired! I want to curl and hibernate till Christmas. It’s been a very long week, but only a day to go! This weekend my parents are taking the furbaby to Weymouth so my brother and I, have the house to...

I know it's got very crisp, I do prefer the cold though I have to say. So many years of being big and uncomfortable in the summer, having to cover up. At least when I'm cold I can do something about it! x Kayla x

Day 10: Wednesday 6th November Today wasn't as good. I haven't got a lot of food in so hit the emergency freezer supply and again pinched some bread off my parents. Which I syned. I am finding I'm not as hungry and don't get too strong an urge to buy Doritos or other snacks. I've been busy...

Really? This makes me very happy! :D thank you

Old post but I didn't want to start a new one to tread old ground. Are two of these still counted as a HEB? x Kayla x

Sorry it's taken so long to reply! How are you getting on? It's the right direction that's the main thing!

Day 9: Tuesday 5th November I did ok today. Was at university all day with short breaks, I've not gone gone over syns, but I've gone over my goal of 10, because I haven't had a chance to do a shop yet and had to pinch some white bread off my parents for dinner. But feeling a lot better...

Yay! That's an awesome loss congratulations!

Hey welcome! :) try planning meals before hand, I find that helps a lot with being busy and sticking to it. how have your bad days been? Too many syns or just completely of the wagon? I've only been doing it for a week and already had two days of chaos! I try not to buy bad stuff until I'm in...

Woohoo! Good job! That's great!

Day 7 - Sunday 3rd November I didn't eat much all day. I was trying to repair the damage of Friday and Saturday. I was bloated and (TMI) a bit bunged up if I'm honest. I knew my efforts were fruitless, and no matter how little I ate it wouldn't effect Monday's weigh in. I wasn't...

Day 6: Saturday 2nd November Let's not talk about it shall we! :p I think I've just resigned to the fact, it was a bad weekend and to let it go. Having the first weekend of Slimming World as a weekend I'm away seeing the other half was a bad idea. I didn't have much to eat during the...

Hi KerryAnne! Welcome to minimins! This sites very helpful and everyone's supportive and friendly! Well done for joining the gym and starting your journey! Good luck and I look forward to seeing your progress :) x Kayla x

Hi! Welcome! :) I'm an emotional eater too, and it can be done! Good luck on your journey! x Kayla x

They do indeed! On a very large scale! Mmm peanut butter and jam, love it! I think rogan josh is the healthiest option at an Indian! Enjoy! x Kayla x

Day 5 - 1st November 2013 - Too many Syns, in so little time. After a rubbish nights sleep checking on the pooch, I was running late for Uni. I had my weekend bag with me, and being silly I wore heeled boots for the first time in ages, which I had trouble walking in, and my feet burned. I had...

I hope he's just saying that so you prove him wrong! Of course you will!! Ergh, you show him girl stick it to him!

Happy World Vegan Day everybody!!

Hi! I've been on xenical whilst doing slimming world in the past (when I was a meat eater) I found green days better, purely because it reduced the side effects, as I was consuming less fat, so it had less to deal with. Entirely up to you, give EE a go and then see what works best for you :)...

Hey! I started SW Monday! Doing it from home, I have a diary in the the weightloss diary subsection. I've got a long way to go as you can see from my stats. Already driving the OH mad with syns etc he has no clue! Good luck on your journey!

Thank you! Aww shame about allergies, don't know what I'd do if I was allergic :( she's our baby. It's worst for us than her, once she comes out of it she doesn't remember, then looks at us funny when we look upset lol

It's awful :( we arranged cushions and a blanket on the sofa and she snuggled down just like I used to do when I was ill when I was little. They has such personalities I don't know how people just see them as a dog. She's been fine today thankfully! Fingers crossed

That's scary! I started SW Monday and hoping to lose 14/15lbs for Christmas first week weigh in Monday eek! Good luck on your Christmas goals all!

Hey! Welcome! SW is awesome I tried calorie counting before, I was always over and hungry, now I'm always full and I log my diary on MFP and a lot of the time I'm under calories! I only usually go over because of fruit which I can live with. I also do it from home along with a friend, between us...

Day 4 31/10/13 Tears and Chocolate. Yesterday started off well, I had a good breakfast and lunch. We have a staffie at home and she wasn't well at all, she was sick twice and bit of trouble going to the loo, so me and mum spent the day nursing her and giving her belly massages. Then at 7 I...

The above post is what I do, measure it out and take it with me especially as it's soya and a surprisingly number of places don't have it. But it works better for me as I know how much I'm having :)

Received. Thank you so much! Very grateful xx

Welcome Leigh! Good luck on your journey, you'll find this website really helpful, I did :) x Kayla x

yay welcome! and good luck! I look forward to seeing your progress! I love SW :) x Kayla x

It was amazing! really enjoyed it. Tofu tastes like what ever you want it to taste like, that's the beauty of it. I mixed piri piri seasoning with oil and marinated tofu in it once (not todays dinner) and left it over night. Fried it in a pan the next day till it was crispy on the outside and it...

Day 3: 30/10/13 Today was a bit harder, as I was trying to keep syns low after going over yesterday. But I made it to the end of the day, unscathed. I really wanted to weigh this morning. I think I just wanted to see if all this was actually having an effect even though I'm only on day 3. I...

Yes please! That would be amazing! [email protected] sounds like an awesome way of tracking it and seeing progress :)

Excellent!! Well done you that's amazing! Silly question time! How have you set out your pyramid is it in 1lb per block and then a row at the bottom reaching the top of the last lb? I can't picture it! Sorry lol I want to do one but not sure how to set it out. Well done again! Stay positive!

Yay!! Well done you! I know I feel better for not having it and it takes 21 days to break a bad habit so hopefully I'll not think about it soon! I want to weigh already and I'm only on day 3 but can already feel I've lost a little eek need some self control! :) congrats on your loss! x Kayla x

Thank you! I know what you mean if I've not eaten all day I gorge when I get home! Doritos chilli heatwave and BBQ were favourites. Have to say, missing them already. It's been two days. x Kayla x

I was more prepared for uni than ever before today. I don't mean academically, I haven't pre read for classes since the second week of term... I mean food wise. They don't have much choice for Vegans as it is, let alone Slimming World options. So instead of not eating all day, I prepared lunch...

I know! I love this site for that too, I was calorie counting before and kept going over all the time, maintaining and losing the will. Then I thought about SW and saw this website mentioned in a vegan forum and here I am! It's been so helpful. It's whatever works for you at the time you need...

Sorry to high jack your post! But I'm confused! this seemed a good place to ask. I read on another site that a Tall Soy Mocha (no whipped cream or added sugar) is 12.5syn, but based on the 20 cals per syn rule it's only 8. I'd love to log 8, but I want to do it properly. Thanks in advance

Yea but it doesn't have to be named as one for it to be one. By definition a poison causes illness, disease or death. It's shakey in the US as to whether it should be allowed to be used. Manufactures put all sorts in food that they shouldn't, potassium bromate for one, that causes liver and...

I'm so glad you're healthier! Aspartame is evil and is a poison, I also don't agree with Dukan, in my opinion it's very unhealthy. I'm pleased you're doing so well! I use real sugar in baking, and switched to herbal teas to avoid the sugar in regular tea. If i have a sweet craving I go for...

hello!! welcome, more the merrier :) chat away. You're doing great, what's herbalife? That's 3lb a week! I'd love to lose that. I'm aiming for my ideal weight by Christmas 2014 at the latest! It's going to be a long journey for me! xxx

Day One (28/10/13) Today went well... I think. I'm still not certain of things, and how much of what I should be eating, but I know I ate better than I was before. I'm a massive felafel and houmous wrap lover, and it took all the willpower in the world to not order one at my local cafe!! That...

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good job on your loss! that's fantastic!

Not at all! Welcome! :) I've always liked green days as it's good on the cheap, pasta, rice etc can be bought and cooked in bulk so there's always something to eat. Extra Easy does look good,but I don't know enough about it. I try to do 1/3 of a meal superfree foods which I think comes from that...

I know exactly how you feel, I would get so anxious about going out that I'd give myself a migraine and have to cancel! And people wouldn't understand and think i was just being difficult. I found a great book by Gillian Riley - Eating Less Say Goodbye to Overeating and she looks at it from the...

Hi, Thank you! You've had a fantastic loss! Well done

:sign0144: Sunday 27th October 2013 I don't know where to begin. Or even if this diary is in the right place, as it'll double as a food diary with pictures as well. I won't bore you with all the in depth stuff of my weight history, so I'll just summarise. I was the fat kid, bullied, but...

Wow! You look amazing, congratulations! You're an inspiration

Great recipe! Definitely going to give it a go, it's different to the one I have

Oh wow! That's a fantastic recipe, so simple and easy

I'm so excited! Something else to motivate my weight loss! I made sure they had a pool. Which of course they have and they also have fitness things going on, so I have no excuses for putting on. :) it's my first holiday without my parents, and the first that hasn't been Disneyland or centre...

Keep at it guys! I've heard such good things about it, no one has not had results doing it.

Congratulations on your loss!

No way! The friend I was talking about with lives there now! I'll have to go for a visit, awesome

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Ooo that's a great idea! as it's always there, for times when you can't skim through a book. I have something in mind already! Thanks for sharing :)

Great idea thanks! I'll give it a try

Would that be syned? Looking for something to add to a fruit salad to make it a bit more interesting

Has anyone got any ideas of what to use instead of fat free fromage frais or fat free yoghurt? In the recipes what do you guys use?

Ignore the lol at the beginning ways suppose to be an "oooo"

lol the block pyramid sounds like a fantastic idea, I light do something like that! Keep plugging away, time will go quick and before you know it you'll be transformed! Good luck! :)

Me and a friend were talking about this, but making it a healthy restaurant with the syns, green days, red day, EE and weight watchers points next to the items on the menu, so it's not overly obvious and makes if welcoming for all. Aah pipe dreams

oh wow you're so close! I've just read through the thread and I'm excited for you!! Good luck at next weigh in :)

Awww sorry to hear you've been unwell glad you're feeling better! Let's do it! I think it's totally achievable. Congrats on the 3lb in, I've got some catching up to do! Have a good weekend x

Hi all! 25 here ! I'm starting SW from home on Monday, as I'm away this weekend seeing my partner and so I'm definitely not starting before :p Aiming for at least a stone before Christmas but would really like a stone and a half. I'll start a diary when I start. Look forward to seeing all...

Wow that's a long time to be apart! And I thought 3 weeks was bad! (I'm in a LDR). What motivation! You're going to transform! Looks like you've got it all planned out :) good luck! Look forward to watching your progress!

Thank you for all the info! It's been a huge help :)

Kay003, Your links have been incredibly helpful! and saved my laptop being thrown out the window in frustration of not finding what I'm looking for. Thank you!

Thanks for this! I buy it as well. Know where my syns will be going then.

Welcome! I'm new too and everyone's friendly and really helpful :) good luck with your progress!!

hello, welcome! good luck! Awesome progress so far :D

You're a star! thank you, that makes it clearer for me :)

Not sure if this has been covered yet. How many syns would a Veggie pitta (no mayo) with spicy rice, on a Green day, be? I've seen conflicting syn values for the rice, some it says 13.5 some say its 1. I've estimated 20 syns, not bothering to take any off for the 'no mayo' would others...

hey, I was wondering, what if you had a cheese-less, veggie pan pizza? do you just work out the calories and then 1 syn per 20 calories? do you get any credit for the veggies on it?

So glad I found this thread. I love YA fiction, my favourites being The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, and A Song of Ice and Fire series. I find it really hard to move away from books I love and re-read them, but I'd really like to start branching out and try different ones. It seems Divergent and...

Congratulations on your pregnancy! :D and good luck, look forward to checking back to see how you're getting on :)

You're doing fabulous! I know how hard it is with anxiety :( but you've made so much progress, not just with the weight loss, but in other areas that you should be proud of too. I look forward to watching your progress! Good luck :)

Welcome! :) Swimming is great! how about you and your partner go swimming together? Then it's time together and also exercise, and makes it more fun. Also I know what shift works like (doing 12.5 hour ones) and I didn't lose even though I was running about all the time, and it was because of...

You're welcome I might check out "The Diet Book We Lost in the Forest" too! Every little helps :)

I've heard a lot of good things about appetite for reduction as mentioned above, really good reviews. In considering it, there's also loads of blogs like fatfreevegan.com lots of delicious looking things on there :)

You're doing fantastic!! Keep it up, your goal is totally achievable. Well done for making the life change :) that takes a lot

Keep at it you're doing great!! We'll done for quitting smoking too, hat takes some effort! Good luck!

I use VegaOne but I'm still trying to find out how it would fit in to SW as it's all natural. It's only 146 cals a scoop so I might syn it for now, and if I have it with milk use that as my HEA. I'm not giving it up as it has everything I need, I don't see how it can work against SW if it fits...

George is everywhere I go! Can't believe she's on here too lol I double the recommendation for the blog, it's fantastic

Congratulations! That's a great loss :)

I've found you all!! I thought I was alone :D. I'm new to the site. I'm planning on doing SW from home, as I did it before when I was an omni, but wanted to do some research to see if it was achievable. Green Days were always my favourite and we didn't have EE then. luckily I have my green day...

I'm so greatfull for this post! I'm thinking of starting SW from home, as it's the only one that worked in the past but I was omnivore at the time, now I'm vegan, I didn't know if it would work, or even be easy enough to even try! So thanks for the info!

Welcome! You can do it there's lots of support here :) good luck look forward to seeing your progress!

Hey guys I was where you are and I've managed to lose 50lbs. I read Eating Less: Say Goodbye to Overeating by Gillian Riley and it really helped me. It's about finding your triggers and re evaluating how you go about things. I have a lot of triggers and it takes time to change the behaviour but...

I agree with Tetris if you want fast and don't have a lot of time to exercise the 30 day shred is great on average people lose 20lbs combined with a good diet. It's definitely worth looking at :) good luck!

I think deprivation makes it worst, so I say yes I can have it BUT this is the consequences, this is what I want to achieve, can I only have 1? By the time I've done that I've convinced myself it's not worth it and the cravings gone or ok I can have it but substitute things later to help...

Eating Less: Say Goodbye to Overeating by Gillian Riley has helped me a lot, I'm digging it out again. She looks at triggers and psychology rather than just saying don't eat this or that. It's not expensive and available on Amazon :) good luck!

Hi! I'm Kayla, so far I've lost around 50lbs on my own. I've been battling demons along the way. I've been in a plateu for a couple of months and it's really getting me down. I don't want to go back to my old self. So I thought id join here and see what other vegans are up to. I don't really...