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Yes, well done beavis - fab loss :). Good to see a few more of us on the challenge - here's to a good week for us all. I was on holiday over weigh day so will weigh in next week - hopefully will have worked off all the French pastries, bread and cheese I've enjoyed and might even have a loss :p

Meant to say when I did SW I subscribed to the mag and they had really good recipes on there and appropriate to the season , so probably be lots of nice soups and autumn warming meals in this months edition - might be worth having a flick through at the supermarket.

Hope you had something tasty! I had cottage pie with half mince and half puy lentils with sweet & normal potato mash on top. Lush & had loads of veg in it and the lentils meant bit of fibre & not so heavy. All gone now though :p

Hope you've had a fab anniversary meal Dolly ... and not too hungover! I'm back from hols so on the straight and narrow with you!

Hey! Glad yr all sorted - hope you've christened the place with a glass or two ;) & the place is starting to feel like home x I'll be AWOL until Sunday eve as am off to Lyon in France tomorrow, lots of food & vino .... & cheese so be joining you on the straight & narrow when I'm back!

Never mind Beavis, you've done really well the previous weeks, just a little blip. Onwards and downwards eh for next weigh-in. Hope you have a good week.

Thank you!

Good luck with your move today Dolly - hope it's all going smoothly .... and you didn't pack the kettle at the bottom of a box! :D

Welcome LittleHistorian :wavey: Pleased to say I have lost 3lb - yay! Christmas Target Loss: 15lb Wk1: -3lb (12lb to go)

I Am a wee fat day! :D Hope you had a good time - you back on it with a good brekkie? I got weigh day tomorrow so saving my fat days for later!

Brilliant! Go you!! :thumbup::thumbup:

Thank you Beavis - you too.

I think I have about 18 wks from Monday weigh-in day until Christmas, so I would like to lose 15lb. More realistic for me as I always tend to jump up and stick a bit during weight loss. Will post my change after weigh-in Monday.

Wot no pickled eggs or Wispas'? :p. Being extra good before weigh-in eh! Hope you have a really good loss - you've done really well this week and hopefully see it on the scales :thumbup:

Sounds good to me - I'd definitely be in for what sounds a realistic challenge! What do we need to do - just post our weekly losses and our overall aim? Also - congratulations on your brilliant loss thus far - a real difference in how you look and no doubt feel :)

No that's tonight's dinner! That's what I mean - I'm excited 24 hrs in advance :p. My other half cooks it usually a once a week it's really good and worth the calories. When's yr next SW class - are you nearly done with yr first wk?

Glad I'm not the only one who gets ridiculously excited about her next meal! I'm having chicken & chorizo pasta for dinner - can't wait! Enjoy yr brekkie :)

Supermarket fruit & veg is really pricey - we mostly get ours from Lidl but its still mounts up. I never chuck veg away though even if we have to eat green beans 3 nights on the trot! We had 14p reduced green beans yesterday and I sauteed/steamed them with some thyme & spring onions & today...

You didn't eat the skin did you? :p ... knowing your eclectic food tastes it wouldn't surprise me! Saying that - leave it to ripen too much and it smells like nail varnish remover. I put all fruit & toms on the windowsill to warm up for a few days before eating it - they pick everything unripe...

Sushi is never enough food for me - always leaves me hungry & it just looks tiny on a plate! I love a nice soup - I think it's from my childhood when we used to have tins of Big Soup for tea (where all the lumps taste the same!) with folded up Mother's Pride bread. Think they still do them now...

I know the news is so disheartening. I saw the news report of this little yadizi boy that had just been left on top of the mountain just staring into the sun and his corneas had all but burnt out. He was with is mum initially but she must have dropped or lost him but I just don't know if even...

I'll forgive you the pickled eggs as I was drooling over your Wispa. Never a happier day than when they resurrected the bar! I've just had delivery of some Skechers Flex Appeal - my first pair of trainers (yes you can see how much exercise I do!). So comfy - got memory foam insoles so like...

Sounds like you'll be much happier and feel more settled once you move. You're doing really well to lose before then - can be so stressful - easy for food to get outta control then, so good on you. My fiance's family all live within a 2 mile radius so it's nice as they're all lovely - but...

Sounds like a lovely way to spend a morning - besides you can't eat much with soapy hands ... yes I have tried! When're you moving Dolly? Bet you start packing right at the last minute! Hope that goes well - exciting times :). Back still hurts near permanently but got some better painkillers...

I don't have a diary on here, I just log it on MFP. My username's on my profile and my diary's open if you fancy a critique! I'll try to find yours when I'm back on the laptop tomorrow - I've never succeeded in maintaining in a healthy way so may sneak a peek at yours to see what a successful...

Good to see the boiled eggs making an appearance there Dolly! :p Are you having your duvet day today? You still in there! I've been unwell - dicky belly and such bad back pain got up at 3 this morning. So went back to bed and got up now. Going to try a few back exercises and make some soup...

Is that Dolly's all new fruity lip balm syn free diet you're referring to? :D:D:D!

I think I will actually - a good goal to aim for! Plus I think having less weight to lug can only be good for my joints. Hey just noticed you're a shorty like me .... well I am a teeny bit under 5ft but shhh I don't admit to that too often ;). Few more inches on us and we'd already be the...

No seriously I would laugh at my own experience - you'd laugh too if you saw my other half trying to lift me down some rocks shouting "she's gone all wobbly on'er legs! she's wobbly!" - cue all these fit people staring at my thunder thighs :eek:!

Yessssss pebbly trail Lux - that's exactly what I thought. It so was not - it was soddin' BOULDERS! Huge kudos and I bow down to you for attempting that at 6mths pregnant and getting it half done. Amazing - well done to you lady!

Praise be to SW - the holy grail of weight loss! Ha! You must have ninja skills to be able to minimin at work without anyone noticing - I'm well impressed. I work in a school and never get to check my phone so ammaking the most of the school hols. Doesn't help that I'm actually fatter than...

Wow - congratulations systema - just noticed you're at target!! And amazing consistent weekly progress - strict counting has obviously worked for you - brilliant motivation for me and again a huge well done for reaching your goal :winner:

TOM cravings are the worst - well done for keeping on plan during it. I'm still on TOM and usually I go mad for the sweets but I have had ... yogurt! So boring but I usually weigh myself during TOM get all down about the water weight and then go off track, so trying to break that cycle. So...

No need for an aaaaaaaargh missy! - you measured & synned it so all part of the plan. Everything's allowed - you get to choose what and how. & you did just fine :). Not to mention free pasta! That almost makes me want to go back to SW pronto!

Have they got a food database you can check on Dolly? I know when I did SW online you could search for food and it'd tell you syn value. Must be a thread on the SW forum to check syns? - go & ask! I bet it's all good!

I'm a Christmas food and present list maker - occasionally holiday so not quite so entrenched as you two :D So how're you doing on Dolly's 12 Step programme Starski? I'm a new recruit and inching towards Step 1!

I use MFP too and only look at my daily overall calories - you can always manually change your fat, protein, carb ratios in the settings if you find you prefer to eat more protein etc. I really love using the app - I usually put what I plan on eating in advance and see if it all fits in - it's...

Welcome Tracey! I'm on day 6 so still pretty new too. Can you give us an idea of why you're struggling ? Is it calculating amounts or totting the calories up? I use the MyFitnessPal app, which is really easy to keep track off and has a huge food database . Sure you'll find what works for...

Brilliant Dolly - great start! Sounds like you've got her game head on today - so hope you have a great day - those results will be there at the end of it. Do you always work a weekend? I'm still sat here in my dressing gown! :p

Aww really? I'm sure it's not as bad as all that. Fresh start tomorrow tho eh? Start off with a good brekkie ( may I suggest a wee boiled egg :D ) and get yourself on your way. mini steps to Step 1 xx

Step 1 here you come! On TOM now so feeling bit crook from that and my legs a bit swollen so I do actually feel and look much fatter from water retention but know it's not "real" as such. Going to make nice Thai veg coconut curry tonight as could do with some greens. How about you? Will...

Still hobbling & stiff today but made me realise how unfit I am so need to do a bit more exercise just in general - once I can move with groaning! Went to Llandudno before we came home today so nice relaxing day with fish & chips & a 99 with a flake - gotta be done! Back to it tomorrow. Glad...

How was class? Was the consultant good? Hope you've had a good day of it! I'm blooody knackered!!! What kind of idiot decides to walk down from the summit of Mount Snowdon with a crap back and strapped up ankle? .... me that's who! Seriously such a stupid decision. I thought it'd be flat...

Do what you need to do to be healthy as well as lose weight. Really does sound like this isn't agreeing with you so hope the new system works! I always got recommended for IVF to eat lots of protein ( eggs for your eggs!) and dairy - not sure its IVF your having or not but protein are the...

Brilliant! How was weigh in ? SW scales always weigh in at least 2lb heavier than at home - FACT! Snowdonia is absolutely beautiful - the lushest grass and hills. Absolutely chucking it down for most of the day but went for a walk through a forest & for bit lost so my fitbit says I walked...

Good on you for planning on going to class - i think that's where I went wrong with restarting online - need the fear factor of stepping on those scales. Whatever you do - never buy ScanBran - it's the texture of chipboard and tastes like rabbit bedding! I'll check in again at the end of the...

Well done tangerine - 3 & half stones lost amazing! 33/34 is no barrier to pregnancy - I know many women at work overweight and not of that age range who've just recently had their first and I think the average age now for first-time mums is 31. Your chances are really good - I really hope you...

Pickled eggs :eek: bleugggggh! That aint food - that's rotten haha! I've done SW twice. First time before they had the EE option so just red and greens and I actually did really well and got down fro 12st 4 to 10st 2 but I was really militant about it and not fussed about cooking - mostly...

Thanks ever so much x We're going abroad this time - I felt our clinic here just had a one size fits all approach and would be quite happy taking my money without seeing why it hasn't worked for me. I'm self-funded as NHS funding age range stops very early here, so although I don't need to lose...

I was going to say that sounds awful and maybe you should stop, but if Marjo's had the same and come through it - perhaps you just need to push through if you can and then see how you feel. I bet you can't wait to enjoy your mum's cooking at the end of it!

Another scoffer in the house! I did do herbalife too for a bit when I lived on my own (bought cheap on eBay from other failed dieters!) - the tablets and berocca type fizzy tabs rather than shakes - made me feel a bit wired and had luminous wee but definitely worked for a bit. Just came back on...

Well done on getting your first day done and dusted - I often find I'm on a roll once I get going. I'm not too familiar with Lipotrim - is it meal replacements and then adding in food? Will you stay on the shakes until the weight is all gone and then introduce healthy eatiing? I guess as you...

We're chest-buddies! - I'm the same height and 34 FF/G too. I'm 11st 10lb and a size 16 mostly, supermarket and some high-street 14s. I find if I branch out into shops that are a bit more niche or fashionable the proportions are all wrong - more roomy around the stomach but no getting over my...

Pannetone and buttered ploughmans cob bread - consider yourselves dumped!

Are you a scoffer or a grazer? I get into habits, so I have a cuppa and I need something to go with it - I just went to make one and had to resist the open pannetone in the cupboard. I looked at the satsumas in my fruit bowl ... but no-one eats oranges with tea ... unless it's a Jaffa cake...

I love love your 12 Steps idea! I'm the same and have just been half-heartedly dieting and just seem to be getting fatter and going the wrong way. If I get to Step 2 I'll have lost more than I have in the last couple of years - so I might just aim for that now. Lots of luck to you getting...

I think it's Sylvie (Shirley & Tina's mum) as she was talking about how lonely she was in the evening without her to share half a bitter with, and then we see her pouring out 2 halves of bitter so reckon she's hiding out ... Nick's probably gonna pop out of the dryer at the launderette with an...

Best of luck Mrs W! I've been through IVF twice and it can be pretty rough along the wayso getting yourself fighting fit will really help. Likely trying again late Autumn early winter so the same for me to get some weight off and knowing I've done as much as I can to help the process. Wishing...

Ooooh Im late to the party - but I'd love to join in. Have been trying to get into the 10's for the last year and a half and only managed to lose a bit before bouncing up and down with the same few pounds so really determined this time. Really motivating seeing how well you're all doing -...

Well done hippo & everyone! I've only just started so look forward to posting a loss (hopeful!) next week.

So very true - best of luck with your goals - I'm sure you'll be making great strides. ps I'm jealous of how tall you are - I only scrape 5ft if I bouffe my hair up in a There's Something about Mary stylee :D

I'm amazed you lost so much weight so much so fast the last time - wow! I'm also restarting and TTC is my main motivation so feel for you. Best of luck to you!

Hi - well done to you all for starting again. I did SW last year and then low-carbed and then gave up stupidly as was just losing and regaining the same half a stone or so. My problem is consistency and so I'm going to portion control and use MFP to track my calories. I don't want to...