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There is one group very close to me, and it is on tonight... But it is the uninspiring one. There are other options, but they are further away - a fifteen minute rather than a five minute drive. I've been to one of them, but although the consultant was nice, it was so busy it seemed to take...

So apparently today is the most popular day of the year to start I diet. Makes my own good intentions about turning over a new leaf, getting back on track and generally starting over today seem like a bit if a cliche!!! But it does also seems like a good moment to reach out to others who might...

Hi Pootle, I've got about 6 stone to lose too and am also worried about excess skin. I always assumed it would be ok, but I noticed that with the last stone or two that I put on that my body has changed a lot (overhanging tummy, flabby arms etc) and I'm worried I have passed some invisible line...

How many syns are there in a bullet anyway? :p So after nearly two months off track, I rejoined a meeting last night and am back on plan as of today. I crept back in like the returning prodigal at the end of the class, got my weight history reset, bought a 12 week count down and weighed in...

...or something slightly stronger! I've haven't been here for about a month, and when I finally braved the scales again I'd put on 6lbs. April has been a crazy month. Between two work trips and a family holiday I have only been at home 6 days out of 30, and I'm afraid I have really let things...

Thanks, everyone, for your thoughts - its really interesting to read other people's take on this. I wasn't really trying to suggest that the 'narrative' was inaccurate. I'm sure that in many, many cases losing weight, whether that is 1 stone or 10 stone, boosts confidence and have a positive...

Ok, first thing I should say is that I buy the SW magazine every month and very much enjoy it - I like the recipes and I'm blown away by what some of the people featured in the success stories have achieved. It is cheering and inspiring to see the 'after' photos of them looking healthy and happy...

Hi there, I put on 9lbs in ten days over Christmas BUT within 2 or 3 days of being good I had lost 6lbs of it, and the rest within a week or so. Big gains are mostly water, and quickly dealt with IF you get back on track - just don't let it 'settle'!!

I cannot believe it, but I lost 2lbs at WI today!!!! I have no idea HOW that happened - I was actually in shock there on the scales!!! I was positive I would have gained, and deserved it. I have been really, really good for the last two and a half weeks, before this weekend, though, so I guess...

Oh Dear, I didn't so much fall the wagon this weekend, as gather up my skirts and jump, feet first, into the ditch :break_diet:. Back on plan today. I don't suppose I can undo the damage before tomorrow's WI, so will just have to draw a line under any gain and carry on.

Yep, still going. Have had two meals out since I started that I'm not sure of the syns for, but as I'm sticking to about 7 or 8 syns every other day I think they are pretty much covered. I'm still off the alcohol - had a night last week when I really wanted a glass of wine, but resisted.

Some people swear by groups, others can't stand them. I'm kinda on the fence on that one at the moment (am going to group right now but thinking about going it alone soon). I'd say give group a go and see how you get on - you'll get the new member talk, the books and a really good idea of how it...

I really relate to the OP - especially wanting to go to a different group to avoid going back to the one where I felt I'd 'failed'. I'm also very prone to restarting if I feel that things haven't gone completely perfectly - which means a lot of restarts because life is not like that. A clean...

This thread has really got me thinking!! so here are some musings, as a tangent to the original post... The diet industry in general makes most of its money out of people (like me) falling into the yo-yo diet trap. If everybody joined a plan, got to goal and left thin forever, it would not be...

As with another thread about SW groups, there seems to be quite a few people who are not overly impressed with the format of SW groups I'm not sure if you are referring to my recent thread about whether or not to keep going to group, but just in case I think I should clarify that when I say...

I might be wrong about this, but I think the majority of people on here who follow SW at home have paid to go to group in the past and have the information, but have decided not to go back to a class this time, for whatever reason. I'm paying to go to group at the moment, and have done so many...

Good luck today, all my fellow Tuesday weighers!! I'm just back and can report 2lbs loss!! so that is 13lbs in 11 weeks - so nicely on track, despite taking February 'off'!! April is going to be a challenging month as I am going away twice - once for work and once on holiday, so I'm hoping to...

Still going and 2lbs off at weigh in today - that is 5lbs since the start of Lent!

Well done, that is great that you had a loss despite an indulgent weekend!! I stuck to it 100% for the full week and can report a 2lb loss at WI today. I know 2lbs is great, so I'm not complaining, but I was kinda hoping for more - 3lbs would have got me to 1 stone lost, and I have been SOOOOO...

Well, in the spirit of giving it a chance I went back to group and it was slightly better than last week (couldn't have been worse). That was mainly because hardly anyone had stayed though, so things went a bit quicker, and there were only two quiet instead of five noisy toddlers. I still found...

Hi all, Still going here - no booze and 100% on plan for 12 days now - must be a record!! I've done more than 12 days without booze, and more then 12 day on plan, but never both at the same time. I'm actually finding it surprisingly easy - it is amazing how once you get into a groove it...

Days 9-12 Ooopps - haven't posted for a few days. I have been going strong through - still of the booze and on track. My only slight wobble was a fish pie at the pub on Thursday night. I have no idea how many syns that was, but I expect a lot as it was very creamy. I had all 15 for the day to...

Hi there!! I'm still doing my fish week - have just forgotten to post for a few days!! Wednesday - salmon, with cauliflower cheese for lunch, Paella for tea Thursday - smoked salmon pasta for lunch, fish pie at the pub for tea - pretty sure the fish pie blew out all my 15 syns as it was very...

When it was the red and green plans, I think most people automatically replaced potatoes/rice/pasta etc (on red) and meat/fish (on green) with veggie substitutes in order to make complete meals, so what is now classed as 'superfree' was sort of built in because of the limiting of other foods...

Hi - I've never tried it, but my instinct is that they wouldn't be very nice when reheated.

Yep - been there and come out the other side :). Mine was Arts, rather than Sciences though, so a slightly different process.

Cider and Wine as superfree, never-ending wine glasses... Love it!! It is interesting to see that different people have different places where they bend the plan a little. I guess as long as we are aware of what we are doing, and still losing weight it is all good. I remember a lady at my old...

Day 8 - still going strong. No booze, not missing it - actually feeling much better without it. Lunch - cauliflower cheese, using philadelphia light (HEX A) and 30g cheddar (6 syns), salmon fillet and prawns Dinner - Paella - rice, squid, king prawns, onion, peppers, tomatoes, peas, chorizo (4...

Hi there - I'm still going too - also not missing the booze (or more precisely not missing the hangovers!!) Still 100% on plan as well :)

Hi everyone, I've just restarted SW a week or so ago, but having followed it successfully in the past (I lost nearly three stone on it a few years ago, after my eldest son was born) I've got an idea of what works for me - and I have to confess it includes a couple of 'little cheats'!! The main...

To make ready meals commercially viable (shelf life etc) they would have to put a load of extra 'nasties' in them. Even if they stayed syn free, they wouldn't be as healthy as cooking from scratch with fresh ingredients. To be honest, I'm not keen on them promoting Muller Lights etc as syn free...

Ahoy-hoy!! Hope the interview went well - let us know how you got on. Applying for PhDs is very stressful - completing and submitting them is even worse!! But it is a great thing to do!! Good luck, with everything!!

Wow, well done - that is fab!! My next goal is 3lbs off to make it 1st since I started trying to lose weight in January (I'm counting from then rather than from when started back at SW, but in strictly SW group terms, it would be my 1/2 st award).

When you start exercising your muscles retain fluid to help them recover from the work out (or something like that). So it is quite normal to have a week or so of no loss when you first start exercising. You are doing yourself and your long term weight loss good though, so keep hydrated and keep...

Hello and good luck - it is a great plan and a really healthy way of eating - I'm sure you'll love it and see the lbs drop off.

Day 7 - still on track and feeling really good about this challenge right now, but then a 3lbs loss does tend to have that effect!! I'm made up - I have tried really hard this week, and am so pleased it has shown on the scales. Decided to try and keep the momentum up by doing the fish week...

I think I'll give the group another couple of weeks and see if it improves - maybe it was just a bad week. I have two more classes that I can get to before I go away, so I'll keep going until I leave and then see how I feel when I get back. Really hoping I can stay on track while I'm away. I'm...

Well done on you loss so far. This site is great for motivation - I'm finding posting on here really helps keep me focused. Good luck!!

First day of fish (and chicken) week done - smoked haddock kedgeree for lunch and roast chicken for tea. Tomorrow will be salmon fillet with a light cauliflower cheese for lunch, and paella for tea, with left over chicken for the boys, and seafood for me. Haven't planned the rest of the week...

Wow, well done folks!!

Still going strong, and 3lbs off at WI today, so it is definitely working!!

Thanks for the advice folks, I don't think I'd feel comfortable raising it with the consultant yet, as I am very new and don't know anyone - maybe if I keep going and it doesn't improve I will. Also, I think she is aware of it, but is just struggling to know how to deal with it. I might look...

Weighed in this morning and 14st 13lbs!! So I'm officially in the 14st bracket and joining you all in the journey to the 13s!!!

I honestly don't mind people taking their young children to group - I know it is often the only option, and I sometimes took my little ones with me when I went to group years ago. It is just that there were four of five toddlers there today, all running about unsupervised and getting louder and...

I started trying to lose weight on my own after New Year by eating sensibly and cutting out alcohol, and lost 10lbs in January. I then 'fell off the wagon' a in February - partly due to a couple of trips away for work, partly because I just let things slide - and put 2lbs back on. In an attempt...

Just back from WI - 3lbs off!! Whoop whoop!! I have tried really hard this week, so it is nice to see the results on the scales!!

Ha ha - I thought I was the only one to do this!! My husband thinks I'm mad!!

Glad I'm not the only one to do this!!

Day 6 - still on track. Lunch - bacon leek and mushroom pasta, with philly light sauce and Parmesan (Hex A) Dinner - soy and ginger lamb, with mushrooms, onion and red pepper, and egg rice. Didn't eat much of my dinner as was feeling quite ropey. I felt really bloated and uncomfortable, with...

Boo!!! Thanks for the answer though!!!

PS I'm planning to use chorizo in the paella, but of course that is synned so should be ok.

I'm starting tomorrow - fish and chicken allowed for me, so as to fit in better with the family. Going to have smoked haddock kedgeree for lunch and roast chicken for tea. Going to use the leftover chicken to make paella for tea on Wednesday, but give the boys most of the chicken, and add prawns...

I'd be really interested to read that. I've had a look on the site but can't find it (they don't have a site search function!!) - could you point me in the right direction please?

I think while the SW plan is great, the website is pretty poor overall - especially compared to WW and some others (e.g. Nutracheck, which has a very user friendly diary app). they are also quite behind the times in not having an official forum. This place is great, of course, but I'm surprised...

I definitely have better losses when I keep some sort of diary. I don't like the SW ones though - the spaces are too small and I like to record what I have for each meal, rather than just a list of foods, so I have a pretty notebook that I use. I've even stuck a chart in the front to track my...

Hi! Thanks for the welcome!! I weigh in on a Tuesday morning as well. Really hoping for a good result tomorrow as I have been angelic this week. Fingers crossed!

I've just gone back to SW meetings after a long break and I agree that the hand helds seem to have made the whole process more tedious and also more formulaic. When I used to go ages ago, they still went round the whole group, but if felt more natural and also seemed to move faster. The helpers...

Can we get T-Shirts made? :)

Thanks! Sneaky Peak showed 14st 13lbs this morning - so keeping everything crossed it is still the same tomorrow for my official weigh in!!

Hi Lucky, Yes, I'm feeling much better for being off the booze. I did Dry January and that was a great experience as well, so I'm also thinking about extending it. My problem is that I don't do moderation - I'll never be the sort of person who will have just one small glass of wine (more like...

Thanks! Yes, it is costly - up to £10 per week assuming 7 days on track and a 3lb loss as a best case scenario. I can do it because I've given up wine for the duration - I used to spend at least £15 a week on wine (sometimes more), so I'm only actually putting aside part of the money I'm saving...

I'm putting £1 in a jar for every day on track, and another for every 1lb lost. By the time I get to goal (hopefully by the end of this year) I should have £400 ish to spend, guilt free, on new clothes and a fab haircut etc etc. It is quite a lot to put aside each week (especially if I stay on...

I like to make roast dinners SW style, pasta dishes (I use passata for a tomato sauce, or Philadelphia light as a Hex A to make a creamy sauce), paella, risottos, stir fries, SW curry etc. Most things can be adapted to be SW friendly.

Hello lovely ladies, I know I'm a bit late, but can I join you please? I'm ideally hoping to get to goal by my birthday a few days before Christmas, which would be a total loss of 70lbs, but anything between 50lbs and 70lbs in 2014 would be fantastic. Although I sometimes do lose more in a...

Honk, honk, honk, honk and honk - that's five days in a row on track for me!

Hi folks, I'm really hoping to be joining you in this stone bracket soon! I'm 15st 2lbs at the moment, but I have been really good this week and have everything crossed that I'll get into the 14s at my weigh in Tuesday. If I do I'll see you here for my journey to the 13s. Wish me luck!!

If you felt full and satisfied, and confident and relaxed about having something else to eat IF you wanted it, then it's all good. Another day you might have a lot more calories than that, but it will all balance out over a week. As long as you are not depriving yourself or going hungry then I...

Hi, can anybody tell me if Stilton cheese is a HEX A - and if so how much? It is not listed in the book, but I can't understand why it wouldn't be.

I just ordered some clothes on line (bargains in the sale!!!). I ummed and ahhed for ages about what size to order. I'm currently an 18, but am determined not to be for much longer, so I ordered most of them in a 16. So tell me, is this a really bad idea??!

Cool! I'm going to have a read through the whole thread and plan out some ideas tonight. I love almost all fish, so no problem there. I've got prawns, scallops, squid, smoked haddock, salmon, monkfish, tuna and octopus in the freezer!!

Day 5 - so far so good. I've made it through the weekend with no booze and I'm still 100% on plan. We went out to a museum with the kids today and stopped for a bite to eat in the cafe. There was nothing even vaguely SW friendly, so I just had a coffee. I wouldn't normally miss lunch and was...

well done, that is real willpower!! I'm still on track too, but I haven't been out in the evening at all this weekend, so not too much temptation on the alcohol front. We went out to a museum with the kids today and stopped for a bite to eat in the cafe - or rather they did. There was nothing...

Hi miss.mooey! I'm going to be starting a fishy week on Tuesday too!! I have roast lamb left over to use up on Monday, then I weigh in Tuesday morning and full steam ahead with the fish week!! Although actually for me it will be a fish and chicken week. I had a really good think about whether...

Hey, how is everybody getting on?? I've had a really good couple of days - feeling really positive. I don't know what the scales will say on Tuesday, but I'm feeling happy that I'm getting back into the plan. I'd actually forgotton how much I enjoy doing SW - when my head is in the right place...

In the past I've been known to eat nothing at all during the day before weigh in - and to try on several different outfits to find the lightest one!!!! :rolleyes: It is not a good idea, as once you have done it once, you feel you need to do it all the time (cue going hungry every week, and...

I'm sure you wont have done much damage with one meal if you have stuck to the plan overall, and there are much worse things you could have had!! I know how you feel though, it is easy to get hung up on a little slip, especially if you feel like it was forced upon you. Sure you'll feel better...

Congrats on your fab loss and you great attitude!!

Hi there, I'm 5ft 5 as well and have set my target at 10st 10lbs, which is the very top of my healthy BMI range (24.9 or something!!). I'm going to try and get there and then see how I feel. I expect for me this will be enough - it is a weight where I know I felt happy in the past, and fitted...

Ages ago, when I did Slimming world before, I put everything I ate for two weeks into a calorie counter like MFP - it averaged at 1500-1600 cals a day. Some days were higher, some lower but overall there was a substantial calorie deficit between what I was eating and what I needed to stay the...

Day 4 - survived my first Friday and now Saturday night without wine, and still on track food wise. Brunch - Eggs, Bacon and lots of mushrooms Dinner - Roast leg of lamb (4 syns because I didn't take all the fat off), potatoes, carrots, peas, broccoli and Yorkshire Puddings (6 syns for flour)...

Ha ha - yes, my husband will only eat fish it it is covered in batter and deep fried. In fact we once went to a really good, award winning fish and chip shop near my mum's and he complained that it was 'too fishy'!!! What can you do...?

So, survived first Friday night without wine and still 100% on plan - feeling good today. Definitely going to do this!!

Yes, the 'free' bread products on WW are tempting - having to eat only brown rice and pasta, not so much!! I think the main difference though is that with WW you get two treats per day from a specified list to start with, then move onto 49 extra propoints per week for non SF stuff, instead of...

I often take cous cous salad into work - I put finely diced red onion, red/yellow pepper, cougette, mushroom, some lean meat (usually chicken or lamb leftovers), dried cous cous and a crumbled stock cube in a tuppleware container, mix it all together and take it into work like that. I don't add...

Day 3 and feeling confident!! Even turned down my husband's offer of a take away tonight so that I can stick with something more SW friendly!! Lunch - gammon, mushroom and onion risotto. Dinner - lamb steak, jacket potato, cottage cheese, baked flat mushrooms, red peppers and onions, with 30g...

Still on track here too - 100% on plan and no alcohol in sight. The weekend is usually the time I struggle, but I'm feeling so committed and confident today that I don't think it will be a problem. I've even politely declined my husband's offer of a take away tonight!! I'm going to have...

Hi there. I'm 5ft6, just over 15st and a 'flexible' size 18 (i.e. I'm really a 20, but refusing to admit it!!!). I know from past experience that if I get back into the mid to low 14s I'll be a comfortable 18, but won't get into most 16s until I get closer to 13st. The lowest I've been in recent...

Why do you think you have gained? If you have followed it all week I'm sure you'll get a nice surprise at WI, and even if not you'll see it next week if you stick with it. 1-2lbs a week is a good loss, but you might find that some weeks you lose more and others less, but it all evens out in the...

I'm sorry to hear you are struggling Roseberryrose. I'm not sure what to suggest, except perhaps to up the amount of super free and look at portion size of free foods (I know you are supposed to be able to eat freely, but if you are following it to a T and not losing it is the only thing I can...

Oohhh! I like the sound of this! I love fish, but unfortunately my husband doesn't - so I only usually eat it at lunchtime. I'd love to do a whole fishy week, but it would mean cooking separate evening meals... I'll have a think about it - might give it a go soon.

Phew, thanks!! I thought I was probably stressing about nothing, but it is good to see what others think. I'll carry on guesstimating!!!

Hi there, Yesterday was my first day back on plan too. I'm definitely taking a leaf out of your book and trying to think positive. It is so easy to beat ourselves up about past indiscretions and indulgences, but so much nicer to focus on the positives of what we are doing now. Here's to looking...

As I understand it, it is quite normal for losses to slow temporarily after you first start exercising, because your muscles hold onto fluid to help them recover from the work out. If you keep well hydrated and keep going the losses will soon start up again and of course the exercise is helping...

Hi all! Something confuses me about 1/3 superfree - perhaps someone can clarify for me? As far as I understand it, 1/3 of my meal should be superfree, but this does not have to be a separate portion on the plate. So if I'm making a spag bol or cottage pie or something the superfree can be...

Day 2. Feeling much happier today, now the hangover has worn off. I'm quite impressed that I didn't give in to the usual hangover munchies yesterday and actually stuck to plan, even if my syns were on the high side. Plan for today: Lunch: Pork, mushroom, red pepper, broccoli stir fry, with...

Ok, so - Day 1. I decided to celebrate the last evening before Lent and the challenge by eating pizza and drinking too much wine, and as a result today has been a bit of a struggle... Sticking to it though, and the hangover is reminding me why it is a good idea to give up alcohol for Lent...

Hi all, thanks for your replies. Let's keep in touch and compare notes!

2) wasting food. I want to be much more mindful of what I buy and make sure I'm creative with leftovers so I don't end up chucking them out This is a really good one - I may do this one too. I had already decided to try and make March a month when I ran the freezer right down - it is jam...

Hi all, Well, I decided to celebrate the last evening before Lent by eating pizza and drinking too much wine. As a result today has been a struggle - not helped by being caught on the hop for lunch and buying an egg may sarnie without checking the syns - 16 by the way - even deducting 6 for the...

Hey Jessica! I'm going to America during the challenge too!! I'm going for work though, not a holiday (unfortunately!). I'm staying in a little condo with a kitchenette, though, instead of a hotel, so hoping I'll still be able to stay on plan. Going to be tough, but we can do it!!!

Hi everyone!! I've just come back to Slimming World, and having browsed this site in the past without really posting, though this time I should pluck up courage and jump right in!! I've been trying to lose weight on my own since the beginning of January. Actually I've been trying to lose...

I just (re)joined Slimming World this morning - Shrove Tuesday. I go on holiday on Good Friday. It seems like a good time to set myself a Lent challenge!!! Not being a Christian, I don't usually 'do' Lent, but the timing seems too perfect to ignore. Like many others, I buy Christmas presents...

Hi everyone!!! Can I join in too please? I've just come back to Slimming World after a long time away and need something to get me off to a good start!! I'm going to make a commitment to stick totally to plan for the whole of Lent, and also to keep a food diary on here and fill it in...