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Put on half a pound this morning so 10st 12.5 but happy with that as I had a very bad week. Determined to lose a couple of pounds this week to make up for it! Fingers crossed xx

Half a pound on for me which is by no means surprising after only being on plan for half the week! All the bad food and drink has now been consumed though and I'm back motivated for the week ahead :) xx

Not been on here for a few days and they've been completely off plan! Put 1/2lb on but to be honest I'm quite pleased with that! Going to have a good week this week (apart from lunch with my STep Brother and his wife on Saturday and get it back off again! Hope you're OK and feeling better? How...

Ah you ladies make me laugh! Yesterday started with all the best intentions then OH met his quarterly sale target at work (yes, only halfway through the quarter!) so we ended up having a mini celebration last night with lots of Chinese food and a bottle of wine. Line drawn, today is a new day...

Paying the full balance off tonight, can't wait! Aww that's lovely, congratulations! xx

I hope so! We're going to Morocco, just outside Marrakech. It wil be our first wedding anniversary and also our belated honeymoon. Can't wait! It will be our first holiday in 2 years! xx

Well isn't she tiny and beautiful? Congratulations again, she looks perfect! xx

Did it in the slow cooker last weekend and got a bit left int he freezer. Really really tasty! xx

Still not got much food in and was running late this morning so pathetic food diary again! RED DAY: Breakfast: 1 Alpen Light (1/2 HEB), satsuma. Lunch: Going to get some lean meat and maybe some salad and fruit. Depends what the shop has! Dinner: Beef brisket with onion, mushrooms and jacket...

I thought that might be the case. Eek! Really want to get down to 10st before my holiday in May - anything before is a bonus as I can try to lose a bit more. Getting a bit nervous now! Last year I just managed to get to 10st 7 and that was a struggle. Good luck to you, I'm sure you will do it! xx

Thank you! I get the feeling they're going to be difficult because it's so close to my target xx

Ah that would be nice :) Get some more rest and hopefully you will feel better soon. Keep warm! xx

Thank you, that's really kind :) Just looked at your stats - you're doing amazingly! xx

Thank you :) xx

:D Just don't want this being very bad at the weekends to become a habit! xx

Haha thank you! Feeling quite pleased with myself xx

It's a fine art that has taken 5 years to perfect. It's only recently I've been able to. It was that or me and OH were going to fall out and I didn't want that! xx

-1.5lbs this week. Very pleased and much more securely in the 10s! Fingers crossed for a good week for everyone xx

1.5lbs off this week :D Very pleased! xx

Thank you! Will do better this week! xx

When we went out to eat on Saturday night and we decided what to have (within syns) they asked if we were dieting that weekend or having one off. Then Sunday morning I got a ssnarky "did you ahve enough syns for all that wine?". Yes, yes I did. And did a lovely roast and had a small slice of...

Lost 1.5lbs this morning so very pleased :D Fell off the wagon last night so hopefully a good week will stop that catching up with me! GREEN DAY: Breakfast: 1 Alpen Light Double Choc (1/2 HEB), satsuma. Lunch: Not really sure as we haven't got much salad or anything in as there was no point...

I'm really good thank you, you? Been a crazy weekend with the ILs. All we talked about was dieting (I know, I know, that's what we do on here but you would thinkt hey might have something more interesting to talk about as we hadn't seen them since Christmas!) xx

Sorry, been a crazy weekend so just catching up with everything! How are you feeling now? A bit better I hope. I'm self employed but putting on these nights for our friends who have a local record label. Hoping to get tickets and posters in the next few days! xx

-1.5lbs for me this week! Very pleased as I fell off the wagon last night which I'm annoyed at myself about. I don't think that's caught up with me yet so will have an extra good week to make sure it doesn't creep on! Well done to everyone. Some great losses and STS - all better than gaining! xx

Oh no! I hope you feel better soon and make it to Reading tomorrow! Don't worry about having a bad day, sometimes you just have to have what you fancy xx

I hope so! Exciting and stressful! And they are every 2 weeks so once this one is organised it's straight on to the next one! Ooo which day is your birthday? xx

Our friends run a local record label and put on gig nights with touring bands. My OH runs their music publishing company and they've asked us to put on their local unsigned band nights so it's the first one of those on 5th March! xx

I know! So much still to do! xx

Thank you! less than 4 weeks to go now - getting excited! xx

I'm very late with my update today. In good news though - we got the band we wanted to headline our first gig night! So pleased and relieved! Just still got to deal with the small matter of tickets, posters, promotion, gear ... Food today (EE day): Breakfast: 1 Alpen Light Double Chocolate...

Yay! Huge congratulations! Sounds perfect xx

I know I shouldn't, it's just so tempting! Going to make a big effort not to next week though. Right, food today (GREEN day): Breakfast: 1 Alpen Light Double chocolate (1/2 HEB), satsuma. Lunch: Was in a bit of a rush this morning and didn't have much in so it's an Ainsley Harriott Moroccan...

8.5lb so far, only started on 6th January so very pleased with that so far! X

Brilliant! Well done! x

That's amazing! Well done x

Looks delicious! x

Of course you can! You're so motivated, I know you will do it xx

Hi! Nice to meet you. I'm sure you will get there soon. Your loss is amazing! xx

That's the plan from next Monday then! xx

Hi Kaz, glad you've come down to join me! It's been very quiet here since I arrived on Monday! x

I do exactly the same. I usually find it take 3-4 days before there's a difference. I think next week I'm going to really try not to weigh between WIs! xx

Good morning everyone! Hope you're all OK? I'm glad it's halfway through the week but also crazy busy because I have to announce our first gig night tonight and still don't have a headliner!! Going to be a crazy one! Syns yesterday: Went down to hear the band I manage practising and ended up...

Hi Animagus, nice to see you here! Thank you, 10 stone is my initial target and I'll reassess when I get there. Think I might want to go a bit further xx

I'm exactly the same! At least we both know where to come for a rant now :D xx

Lol neither did I! They are funny at times, nice to be able to get it all out here though! xx

I must say that is really weird. At least mine is consistent - no cheese. Ever x

I feel the same, sometimes I think he should stick up for me and him a bit more but I know he just agrees sometimes for an easy life rather than say how he actually feels and if push came to shove I know he would be on my side xx

Haha this made me laugh - sound just like my OH. He won't even look at the stuff! xx

Definitely Jessie. His Dad has caused more than a few disagreements in our house so now I'm doing my best to bite my tongue and let it go. Failing that you lovely ladies will have to hear about it! xx

I know, I wouldn't dream of eating like that! I don't really care how many calories I eat as long as the plan keeps working for me! I reckon it must be around 1200-1600 per day depending what I have though. That would make sense for the weight loss too xx

I did calorie counting for a while and it was horrible. Like you say, I'd sometimes not have something because of the calories, not a good frame of mind really! I think the ILs did some calorie counting on what they were eating for a while and it was around 800 calories per day max! xx

Of course, it would be bad parenting not to test them :P I'm glad they turned out well. 3.5 syns isn't too bad really either! x

I'm glad I don't have those kinds of temptations! I made cookies once. They neither looked much like or tasted like cookies. Horrible! So well done, you've done much better than I did! Just got the temptation to deal with now! xx

I hope you feel better sugarfairy! Just have a bit of what you fancy when you feel up to it. I'm sure you'll do really well again this week! Haha I'm glad it amused you Jessy & jenniecakes! It drives me mad but I feel bad saying it to Simon because they're his parents so I felt like I needed to...

Aww thank you! How are you getting on so far this week? (The whole day and a half since WI!) xx

So far so good! I really hope it's a loss next week after seeing them to prove a point! xx

I've done it with pork loin instead of shoulder because it was on offer so will be interesting to see how different it is, can't wait! I struggled to start with on the Jaffa Cake front but now I just get 2 out and leave the rest in the cupboard, but to be honest at 2 syns each for the Tesco ones...

Syns yesterday: 1 Shape 0% Vanilla Yoghurt - 0.5, 1/2 teaspoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 1, 2 Tesco Jaffa Cakes - 4. Total: 5.5 - well on ym way to saving some for a couple of drinks with the in laws at the weekend :) They've been dieting for about a year now and pretty much starving themselves...

So sorry to hear about your Grandad. In March it will be 3 years since mine dies too and it still hurts as much as it did then. It will be nice to have a new little one today though. I like to think it as a one in one out system (without meaning to sound completely insensitive! It does kind of...

Thank you :) x

Thank you! It really does, it's given me a huge boost and kick started my motivation again :) xx

Hi Sugarfairy! Nice to see you here :) xx

Thank you xx

Thank you! xx

It really does. Especially if you're alone because no one would know! But then I think about how bad I will feel if I let myself down and don't lose any and have a glass of squash instead! xx

Hi everyone, I'd like to join this thread. WI this morning and I lost 2lb taking me to 10st 13.5 so JUST in the 10s. Determined that I'll have a good week and make it more definite by next Monday! xx

I did it! WI this morning and lost 2lb taking me down to 10st 13.5! Only just but I'm there and determined to be good this week and make it definite. The support here has been fantastic, thank you. Good luck to everyone and hopefully see you in the 10s soon! xx

I work from home most days and boredom is sometimes an absolute killer. If I'm having a bad day all I can think about is going from my office to the fridge and seeing what there is to eat. Takes all my willpower to not let myself because I'm not even hungry! xx

WI this morning and 2lb off which I'm really pleased about as I've got my half stone and under 11 stone! Motivated for the week ahead now xx

Keep going, it will catch up with you in the end. Have you thought about maybe trying Success Express one week? Never donw it myself but I've heard good things when people have hit a bit of a plateau xx

Ooo they look good! Can't wait to make these for the OH on Valentines Day next week! xx

:( chin up, it could be many things - totm, your body doing strange things against the diet or for some people using syns weekly rather than daily doesn't work for them. Keep at it and I'm sure your hard work will catch up with you xx

That's brilliant and good luck with the job! Will keep everything crossed for you xx

It could just be your body reacting to the diet and exercise and trying not to let go. Hopefully next week you'll see a great loss when it all catches up. You also might have had a loss i measurements rather than weight. Either way, chin up, it's not much on and I'm sure you'll have a really...

I can imagine that would be disheartening but you still got a loss which is fantastic and I'm sure you and James will figure out where it's not working for him and turn it around for him xx

Thank you! I really am, can't believe it after this weekend but wonder whether it's a bit of good from the week before catching up. Whatever it is it's re-motivated me :) xx

Good morning, it's very quiet on here today! Usually had a few WIs by the time I get on here! I lost 2lbs this week. Over the moon as it all went a bit wrong at the weekend and this also means I get my half stone and I'm under 11 stone :) Good luck to everyone this morning xx

Well done on your loss this week! Food today sounds lovely as usual xx

So despite falling off the wagon at the weekend I lost 2lb!! So happy! This means I've achieved my half stone and also puts me under 11 stone which was my mini target for the end of January :D Well and truly back on the wagon and motivated now and the only thing this week is a meal out on...

Well all my good intentions went out the window this week and I think I'm going to be about 40 syns over for the week. To be honest though, had a great night on Friday although the hangover yesterday wasn't worthwhile!! And yesterday I needed the KFC to recover so I can't say I regret it. Just...

It's horrible and we're going out tonight - feels so wrong getting ready and trying to look nice when you know you're going to walk out into that and ruin it all! xx

Just had lunch. I was going to go to the shop but the weather and group of youths outside kid of put me off! Managed to put together a ham salad with lettuce, cucumber and balsamic vinegar and melon and grapes and a yoghurt (1/2 syn) xx

About an hour to get to sleep last night - things are looking up and I feel much more refreshed today! Going out and having a few drinks tonight so hopefully the alcohol will help knock me out! Food today (RED day): Breakfast: Satsuma, Shape 0& Vanilla yoghurt (0.5 syns) and 1 Alpen Light...

Our bodies are strange things, it's probably just a bit of water retention or something like that. Keep motivated this week and you'll probably see that loss you were expecting and a little bit more next week xx

Thank you, I'm hoping tonight will be better again and the Nytol will just help me get back into a normal sleeping pattern. It doesn't matter how tired I am, as soon as we turn the light out I'm wide awake. It's horrible, I feel so sorry that your Dad had to go through it for so long, it would...

Forgot to say in my previous post that I'll also be having my normal tea with semi-skimmed milk (HEA)! My lunch salad was amazing. Also had sweetcorn and cheddar cheese (HEA) and it was delicious. Got my melon and grapes but too full to eat them at the moment! Going to save them for an hour or...

Took the Nytol last night and it took me 1 and a half hours to fall asleep so compared with the 3 hours the night before I think that's a pretty good start! Hopefully it will only be 45 mins tonight :) I was also able to have a slightly later start than normal today so feeling much more alive...

Sound slovely! And you're not too far over so I'm sure you'll be fine. Like you say, will be interesting to see the result at WI xx

Thank you. Got some Nytol to try to help me drift off. I was really tired last night and it still took 3 hours for me to get to sleep! I'm definitely resisting, like you say it won't make it any better and then I won't be able to have treat night on Saturday which we've been looking forward to...

Insomnia is killing me. Been struggling for about 3 weeks now and it's really starting to get me down. I just want to indulge in loads of fatty comfort food but resisting and thinking of how good Saturday night's treat will be if I'm good until then.

Food today (RED day): Breakfast: Apple, satsuma, fat free natural yoghurt. Lunch: Sausgae sandwich - 3 Morrison's NuMe Cumberland sausages (3 syns) with 2 slices wholemeal bread (HEB). Dinner: Pulled pork stir fry - mushrooms, peppers, sugarsnap peas, peppers - with jacket potato (HEB) and...

Food today (GREEN day): Breakfast: 1 Alpen Light (1/2 HEB), apple. Lunch: Salad (lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, lemon juice), satsuma. Dinner: Chicken (HEB) and Ainsley Harriott Moroccan couscous (0.75 syns - round up to 1!) with mushrooms, peppers, mangetout and sugarsnap peas and a...

I thought it would be good to have a bit more healthy fat rather than just chocolate. It was lovely, well worth the syns! x

Slight change to dinner snacks. Used extra virgin olive oil to fry the fish (2 syns) and also floured it before frying (1.5 syns). With the Coleman's parsley sauce (1.5 syns) that makes 5 syns. Going to resist the Jaffa Cakes tonight and save the syns for drinks on Friday night x

Sometimes I wish we didn't have one but I do think it keeps me focused. Ignore the funny looks - you need to make sure it looks good both on and off!! x

Thank you :) Fingers crossed for next week!! xx

WI today and I lost 1lb. OH lost 2lb. I'm disappointed after 3 weeks completely 100% on plan that I haven't at least got to half a stone. I think the 30 Day Ab Challenge could be contributing to low losses but I'm seeing good results so going to stick with it. Savings syns for Friday (drinks at...

I lost 1lb again this week. Bit disappointed as I have been 100% and I really wanted another half pound to get my half stone. Let us know how you get on with Success Express, I might try that in a few weeks if still struggling! x

1lb off this week again. Better off than on! Well done to everyone and good luck for the coming week x

Bikini is the same as my motivation! We're going away in May. I hate doing it but I try to keep looking at myself in the mirror in my underwear (pretty much the same as bikini!) and trying to think how I would feel if I were by the pool at this point and imagine how I'll feel when I lose a bit...

Well done on the STS and glad you enjoyed your weekend. Simon got a 2lb loss today too. Damn boys losing easier! Good luck for this evening xx

Finished the week on 89/105 syns. Fingers crossed for WI tomorrow morning!

Good luck to everyone for tomorrow morning. Really hoping for a pound and a half to get my half stone award but not sure I will make it x

Oh no, that's terrible. I don't know what to say that could make you feel better except we're here for support and thinking of you and your son :( xx

Stuck to the Diet Coke last night again! Not a drop of alcohol in sight! It's amazing how much you can smell beer when you're not drinking it though. We've only really been drinking tea and coffee (no sugar), sparkling flavoured water and no added sugar squash for the past week or 2 and we both...

Food today (GREEN day): Breakfast: 1 Alpen Light (1/2 HEB) & WW fat free yoghurt. Lunch: Mushrooms on 1 slice wholemeal toast (400g loaf - 1/2 HEB). Satsuma. Dinner: Chicken (71g cooked - HEB) with Ainsley Harriott Chilli Couscous (1/2 pack - 1.5 syns) with mushrooms, peppers, mangetout and...

Not saying it's been a busy day but it took me an hour to eat a bit of salad for my lunch! Phone and emails just haven't stopped! Food (RED day): Breakfast: 1 Alpen Light bar (1/2 HEB). I was in a rush this morning so ate on the go. Was meant to have some fruit too but forgot to pick it up...

I'm voting Chinese, I think SImon will want Indian though so might have to fight it out! xx

How exciting! Well done! You''l be leaving us next week then! xx

Oh no, I hope you are OK and it is less painful soon!

Mmm dinner sounds lovely! We're going to have a treat night next Saturday and I can't wait!! xx

Ooo that sounds lovely, going to have to try them! x

That's a really good idea xx

I find that's the best time to do them because it distracts me a bit x

I would definitely recommend them. They do get pretty tough but it's a huge sense of achievement when you finish each day and the increases in the exercises are obviously well thought out. It sounds like you would do really well at them! Thank you. Felt like I might collapse toward the end last...

It was brilliant wasn't it? One of those boys only looked about 6 too! If you google 30 Day Challenge the website will come up. There are loads of them but we're doing the Ab Challenge. I can honestly say we're on day 18 of 30 and we can both see a difference xx

Food today (RED day): Breakfast: 1 Alpen Light (1/2 HEB), satsuma, WW fat free yoghurt. Lunch: Ham salad: ham, iceberg lettuce, mushrooms, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, splash of lemon juice. Dinner: Pulled pork stir fry (type thing) with jacket potato (HEB) and side salad - mushrooms, peppers...

Aww that's so sweet, Simon wouldn't have had a clue what to do. Well done James! xx

That's really good, well done! Forgot to post on here when I weighed in on Monday. Lost 1lb taking me to 11st 2.5lb. Having a real concerted effort this week to try to get as close to the 10s as possible!

I only lost a pound last week too, but at least it's one pound lost and not gained! x

Thank you! I certainly hope so otherwise it will have been a waste! I could smell my our friend's red wine at one point, luckily it was in the middle of the second half of the play so I couldn't be tempted! x

So we went to see Oliver at the Crucible last night with some friends. It ends on Saturday but if anyone is nearby, has a spare evening this week ad can get tickets I would thoroughly recommend it. It was great and we stuck to Diet Coke so a successful evening all round! Food today (GREEN day)...

Ooo Dublin sounds lovely! It's somewhere I've never been but really want to so you'll have to let me know what it's like! Lamb bhuna sounds delish too! xx

Food today: RED day: Breakfast: WW fat free yoghurt, satsuma. Lunch: Ham, SW chips (HEB) & mushrooms. Dinner: Leftover pheasant stew (pheasant, carrot, turnip, onion, parsnip (1 syn), very weak gravy as I had no stock the day I made it (1 syn), jacket potato (HEB) Snacks: Apples, satsumas...

That's amazing, well done!

That's amazing, well done!

Another successful week for everyone so far by the sounds of it!

Thank you. That's what I'm thinking, better 1 pound off than on!! xx

That's a really good way of looking at it, thank you :) Feel better about it now x

Amazing loss, well done! Hoping for another great week for you and good luck tonight!! xx

Yeah I was thinking the exercise too but we will see. Half way through that today with another 15 days to go so will stick with it anyway as I am starting to see a difference with it! Will try really hard this week and see what happens. Only had a cheeky little taste of the pork as it's really...

WI today and 1 pound off. I am pleased to have lost some but though it might be more as we had been quite good. I think eating very little on the days I was ill and not being very good with breakfast might be the problem. Not really prepared to be any better today but going to go to the shop and...

I lost 1 pound this week, as did OH. Pleased I lost some but must admit I'm a little disappointed as I thought we had done really well this week. Will be going back over food diaries to see what we can improve. I think breakfast is probably the main thing and when I was ill a few days I don't...

I hope everyone has had a lovely weekend! Food today (RED day): Breakfast: Tea with semi-skimmed milk (HEA). From tomorrow I'm going to try harder with breakfast! Lunch: Ham sandwich (2 slices wholemeal bread - HEB), satsuma, WW fat free yoghurt. Dinner: Chicken curry with half chips (HEB)...

How strange, I've just put some pulled pork in our slow cooker too! Well done on the loss, hope it stays off for WI tomorrow! xx

Ooo that's true! Thank you! xx

Happy weekend everyone! Another week closer to miserable January being over! Food today (RED day): Breakfast: Yoghurt & fruit. I really need to make a bit more of an effort with breakfast. I've never been a great fan of eating when I get up but I think it would do me good to try to make more...

Me too! I really thought we might crack! Simon's a nightmare, I have to literally give him no choice sometimes and then he's fine! It's going to be hard work but could be really good if we get it right :D x

It was OK! One of the other people wasn't drinking either so the temptation wasn't too bad and we stuck to the Diet Coke! First gig of the year a week tomorrow though so will probably have a sneaky one then! Aww thank you! We've only recently started having risotto because Simon didn't think he...

I work from home most of the time so I find it's very easy to feel a bit bored and lonely and get tempted because no one else would know! I try to think about how I'll feel if I don't lose any this week and it usually helps. Stay strong :) x

A bit late today, it's been a crazy one but in good news we have a very exciting new project for our business! It's going to involve a LOT of hard work but it could be really exciting :D Food (GREEN day): Breakfast: fruit and fat free yoghurt. Lunch: Baked beans on 2 slices wholemeal bread...

Try to think how much worse you will feel if you go off plan and have a gain this week and use that as motivation to carry on. You can do it!

You can't be too far from me either! I'm about 10 mins from Meadowhall! Small world!

It's a new week now so draw a line under it and use it as motivation to lose it and more this week. You can do it :) x

I would definitely recommend it! Can't beat homemade burgers! OK so food today (GREEN day): Breakfast: fruit and fat free yoghurt. Lunch: Ainsley Harriott Spice Sensation cous cous (1.5 syns) and salad. Dinner: Spaghetti bolognese - mince (HEXB), mushrooms, peppers, mangetout, tomatoes...

I wouldn't say boring at all! I find the amount you do at the gym quite inspiring!

Thank you, really enjoyed the burger tonight! Simon even commented how wrong it seemed being able to eat that on a diet! Haha thanks. Literally thoguht I might die at one point but got through it! x

3 stone is an amazing achievement so it sounds like you're already pretty focused! I find that posting my food diary and losses on here help because it keeps me accountable to someone. My husband and I are doing it together and have a chart on the fridge that we put our losses on each week and...

That's amazing, congrats!

Love your pics, you look amazing!!

Welcome and good luck this week! Myy old job was really boring at times and I suffered from false hunger too. I used to make sure I always had a glass of water on my desk and found if I had a pack of grapes then I was happy eating them because they were there and I didn't have to get up to get...

Food today (RED DAY): Breakfast: I've felt rubbish the last few days and actually managed to sleep through my alarm and most of the morning so will start from lunch today! On the up side I'm feeling much much better so I obviously needed it! Lunch: 2 eggs on 2 slices wholemeal bread (HEXB)...

Sound slovely today and well done resisting the temptation last night! xx

Ooo sounds nice! Some good nights' sleep coming your way soon by the sound of it! Haha brilliant! Never mind eh. Simon loves his food hot but I think even he would have struggled with that! Good luck resisting temptation! xx

Hi! Thank you, I'm trying to keep the motivation going so I hope you're right! x

Good luck! I'm sure you'll have done really well.

Thank you. We will have to see if we can keep it up though! Looking forward to dinner now! I was thinking of trying success express in a few weeks as I get the feeling I might hit a bit of a block at some point like last time and I would rather do that than give up like I did before! xx

I find it stops me feeling deprived and I really enjoy mostly syn free meals anyway. I have to take a couple out the pack and leave the rest in the cpboard otherwise they would be gone!

We have a pack of Tesco Jaffa Cakes (2 syns each) in the cupboard for evenings. We also don't tend to use many syns throughout the day so we use these to make our syns up and we don't have to feel guilty about eating them!

Also exercise today! On day 9 of the 30 day abs challenge so 45 sit ups, 30 crunches, 30 leg raises and a 38 second plank. I know it's really not enough exercise but it's better than I was doing and I am starting to see a difference. We've also started going for a 45 minute walk each day at the...

That's brilliant, well done!

Wow your gym routine is very impressive! Even when I used to go to the gym I never did anything remotely as good as you are. I hope you win a PT session! Your food today sounds delicious too. Very jealous! xx

Doing a green day today. We prefer doing red and green days to EE, feels a bit more structured and when I've done EE in the past I haven't found it worked quite as well for me. So today: Breakfast: Water, apple, satsuma and WW fat free yoghurt. Lunch: Ainsley Harriott lemon & coriander couscous...

This is a brilliant idea. I'm subscribing in the hope it will pick up again soon and also that I will drop a dress size in the near future and can offer some bits!

Good luck! I hope you get a good loss.

I agree. Have half. 6 syns isn't too bad in one go! I find I have to put the rest in a cupboard or something out of sight so I don't get tempted to have more!

Good luck! Let us know how you get on.

That's the plan! Thank you for your support! xx

I'll look out for it. Loving Henderson's already! You can do it! Determination is half the battle! xx

Here to subscribe! Definitely going to have to look out for Parkin if it's a Yorkshire thing, trying to get into local things since we moved up here - already swapped my Worcester Sauce for a bottle of Henderson's! Well done again on getting back into the 10s and looking forward to reading about...

Aww thanks! Yeah I really am determined to not let myself down again this time and to enjoy my holiday! Getting there, being under 11 stone will definitely be a huge motivation to keep going! Congrats on your losses so far! So close to your target now!

That's true. As logn as you can see it's working there's no reason to stop! Thank you :)

Well today was my first WI since restarting the plan and I have lost 4.5lb which I am very happy about! Me and my OH did SW from home this time last year in the run up to our wedding in May. I must admit I didn't stick to it very well most of the time but still managed to lose a stone by wedding...

Thank you! Well done to you! A brilliant loss and hopefully the motivation for the coming week! I feel absolutely terrible today so hopefully that will help start this week for me ;) Feeling very determined at the moment

And so you should be! Well done!

I agree, it's really refreshing to see someone so upbeat about dieting rather than seeing it as a chore :)

I agree with you completely. If you can't enjoy yourself on your Birthday then when can you? Like you say, just plan what you eat and jump back on plan the next day and I'm sure you'll be fine. If you don;t have a great loss then at least you can say you enjoyed your Birthday and sort it out the...

That's brilliant, well done! Hopefully see you there in the next couple of weeks!

Well done to everyone so far. A successful week all round! Just need to keep the motivation going for the coming week now

Thank you :)

Thank you :) xx

I'm very pleased to say I lost 4.5lb last week taking me to 11st 3.5 :D Very pleased and motivated for the coming week!

Week 1 back on plan and lost 4.5lb so really pleased with that :) Well done to everyone else who has had losses this week!

Well done to everyone on their losses so far! Week 1 WI and I've lost 4.5lb so very pleased with that! Good luck to everyone who is still to weigh!

Good luck for tomorrow. I'm sure you'll have done great but if it's not as good as you hoped at least you know why and can look forward to a better one next week. Good luck to everyone and looking forward to the updates!

I've just done the BBQ pulled pork from the SW site and it was gorgeous. We've both had 2 wholemeal rolls and there's enough for another sandwich and a dinner at least. I tweaked the recipe a little. Some people said it was a bit vinegary so I only put 2 tbspns balsamic vinegar in and some said...

I blame you ;) Seriously though, I hope you feel better soon and I'm sure your loss will still be great. I've got my WI tomorrow morning too so fingers crossed!!

It is freezing here today! I hope you've had a good trip and good luck for WI tomorrow!

Welcome! Well done on your weight loss so far and good luck this week! I have my WI tomorrow so hoping that being good all week will have paid off.

Woken up with full on lurgy today :( I think I read it's about 1 syn for 2 teaspoons but to be honest my opinion is if you need medicine to have it. I'm sure the amount you have isn't going to completely scupper your loss!

Sorry to hear you're not feeling well :( I've had a terrible sore throat all day and had to resort to taking some Lockets. Managed to find a thread where someone said they are 8 syns for the entire tube but their consultant said to syn them at 0.5 syns. Hope you feel better soon!

Amazing loss, well done!

That's brilliant, well done! Fingers crossed for your stone next week!

That must be brilliant motivation! I'm doing it with my husband but I know from last time he loses weight so quickly that I'd end up losing more £s than lbs!

Nice to meet you and good luck with your journey. You know from last time you can do it!

That's a brilliant idea! I had thought I would treat myself to a new haircut. This is a great way to save the money for it! Good luck to you all.

That's amazing! Well done!

That's really good, well done on getting back on track so quickly! It's been a good few years since I've been in the 10s, probably the week I started uni was the first time and it's all gone up since then. Good luck for the coming week!

Oh no! Hope you feel better soon. Instead of eating rubbish food (difficult when you feel ill!) try to stick to the healthy stuff and think of all those good vitamins and minerals that will help fight it off! x

This sounds lovely, definitely giving it a go next week! Thank you for the recipe.

This is such a nice idea! You could also spend the time planning your meals ahead and preaparing some food for the freezer then on those days you can't really be bothered you can just heat it with minimal effort! x

Hopefully so, and if not there is always great support here!

Welcome! This is my first week on here and I definitely feel the same as you and that posting my WI will keep me motivated to do well. Good luck this week and fingers crossed for a loss come Monday!

First week back on plan, WI on Monday. Did have a sneaky peek this morning and seem to be about a pound down so fingers crossed!

That's brilliant, well done! Such a great start for you and a good motivator for the coming week :)

Well done! Hopefully we will all get into that 10s group soon! Good luck this week.

Amazing - especially over Christmas! Well done!

That's brilliant, well done!

I am totally with you on this! It sometimes gets so sore that it's there for a few days :( This is my aim for my holiday in May.

Hi, I work from home 3 days a week as I'm self employed but go to one of my client's offices 2 days a week to work from there. I find it easier to stay on plan when I'm at home most of the time but I find if I'm having a bad day it's easy to feel tempted because there's no one there to see! Only...

That's great, well done!

Thank you :) I've made a bit of an action plan this afternoon so that will start tomorrow. That and your support have really made me feel better. Sometimes a bit of a rant is just what you need!

3rd day and so far 100% on plan but I think today will be a struggle. Having a really bad couple of days and to be honest I'm feeling pretty down. I started my own business in September and yesterday the client who provides my only real steady income decided to go forward on a commission only...

I've just found this thread for the first time and I love it! What a great idea. Will be sharing any bargains I find from now on.

My mouth is watering. Definitely getting some later!

Ooo that sounds lovely! Might have to give that a go.

At least it's going in the right direction! Fingers crossed for you this week! x

Fingers crossed for you, that would be quite a fortnight! x

That's brilliant, well done! x

If you can't enjoy yourself when you get married when can you ;) I've only restarted today but been 100% on plan so hoping for a good loss this week. How are you doing? x

Aww congratulations! It's so nice to know someone else is in the same position. I've had a great 7 months and don't regret it at all, I'm just ready to get the weight off again (and maybe a bit more) so I can feel comfortable and confident by the pool x

Hi all, I've just restarted SW today after stopping 7 months ago after my wedding. I was down int he 10s but now well and truly back in the 11s and even a pound heavier than when I first started a year ago! Feeling very motivated and ready to lose before our belated honeymoon/first anniversary...

That's amazing! Congrats! x

Thank you! And congratulations! I think that would definitely be worth putting the weight on for and your LO will be very proud of you when you get to target soon :) Thank you, you too! xx

I don't think that's too bad! If you have a good week I'm sure you'll soon be back to where you were. I've just done my initial weigh-in (I'm restarting today after 7 months off since my wedding) and I'm 1 pound heavier than when I started this time last year! 1 stone 8 pounds to go but I think...

That doesn't sound too bad, I'm sure you'll be able to get back to where you were soon! I just weighed in for the first time and I'm starting one pound heavier than when I started this time last year! So gutted but more motivated to do well this week. This means I have 1 stone 8 pounds to lose...

That's amazing Margaret, well done!

Thank you both. The idea of Monday morning weigh in is scary bit I'm hoping it will keep me under control at the weekends. Seemed to work a bit last time so fingers crossed! Dreading the scales this week though, see what the damage really is!

Loving this thread. It's amazing seeing what lovely SW meals everyone is making. Definitely got some inspiration now!

Hi Fionao. I am exactly the same - haven't done SW since early last year and can't wait to get started on Monday! I would have started today but we only got back from visiting family yesterday so there's no food int he house and I find it hard if I don't plan a week ahead. Good luck with it, I'm...

Thank you, you too! I don't really do anything at the moment but thinking of dusting off the old Wii Fit and think the OH wants to do a 30 day ab workout which I might try too. I'd love to go to some classes but recently started my own business so money is a little tight at the moment.

Hi everyone. I'm starting Slimming World from home on Monday with my husband. We did it this time last year before our wedding in May and did reasonably well. I lost a stone and he lost over 2 stone! Have put it all back on now but hoping the support on this site will help me lose the almost 2...

Hi everyone. I'm new to Minimins.com and restarting Slimming World at home on Monday with my husband and would really like to join this Monday morning weigh in group if that's OK? We both did SW last year before our wedding in May, I lost about a stone and my husband lost over 2 stone(!) but...