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Thanks ladies x Slightly hungover today, trying to resist eating the entire contents of the fridge.

Well I've been AWOL for ages...hadn't realised it's been 3 months since I posted on here. So much for my good intentions of recording my ups/downs/losses/gains etc religiously. No excuses, I've just been occupied with other things. I've managed to stay on track with SW though, apart from a...

That's very sad news PSP, take care of yourself x

I'm cold all the time these days as well, must be because I'm eating so much less than I used to. I bought myself a fleecy hot water bottle last week :-)

Thank you PSP x

Ha ha, good point, I'd probably do myself a mischief if I attempted a cartwheel. I couldn't do then when I was a kid let alone now.

:thankyou: I'll be overjoyed if I can get to the 7.5 stone mark like you have, I shall do cartwheels down the road.

A big milestone for me yesterday....I've lost 5 stone now :bliss: Still very much overweight and a long way to go but I'm the lightest I've been for fifteen years and over the moon about it. I celebrated with a pizza last night. Scoffed the whole thing. The first pizza I've had in four...

Let us know how you're getting on Caz x

Sounds like migraine to me as well PSP.

Well done on the 5lb loss Jules, that's a great start. I hope you're feeling a bit better today. I'm glad you mentioned the mixed grill above. I'd never have thought of ordering a mixed grill, but you're right, if I swap the chips for a jacket spud etc it would be relatively low syn. I'm...

Thanks rani...you can do it...good luck for your first weigh in x

Congrats on hitting your 50lb target Claire, fantastic progress. Enjoy Northumberland x

-3lbs for me this week, very happy with that, takes me to 68lbs lost so far (2570 x iPhone 5s). I've got a day off work today but loads to do round the house, long muddy walk with the dog first (if I can drag myself of the sofa, it looks cold out there today).

Hi Rani, welcome to the forum. Keep the faith...you can do it. My target loss is 8 stone 1lb and I'm more than half way there. I've been fat all my life as well but it can be done if you believe in yourself.

Fond of the odd salami are you? Ok stop it now!

I did think about selling some of my clobber on ebay, especially since some of it has hardly been worn, but honestly ebay is such a chore these days. I seem to get nothing but timewasters and people with no scruples and/or no common sense. I once sold a blouse on ebay and the seller demanded a...

I'm fine doing it on my own. I don't like a lot of fuss so the thought of going to a class fills me with dread. I did ponder keeping my online membership going, but really I'd only use it to check syn values occasionally so it really wasn't worth the expense once I'd got the hang of it. I can...

I don't often go to Asda as our local one is always packed and I can't stand busy shops, but I think I could cope with it long enough to look at the clothes so I'll give it a try. I'll have to...my pyjama bottoms fell down tonight :ashamed0005:

Thanks Becka. I'm doing Slimming World online, I couldn't bear the thought of going to a class either. Well actually I'm not even doing it online anymore, I joined for 3 months to get the hang of it but I'm going it alone now. Apart from the support of the lovely minimins of course.

Thank you, I'm really pleased with my progress so far. I've picked up so many tips from this forum, both the WeMITTS section and the Slimming World bit. It's really helped me. I feel less alone. Glad to hear WW is working well for you. I think two thirds of the battle is finding the eating...

Hi Becka, welcome to the forum. Sounds like you're doing pretty well so far. What plan are you following?

Thanks Tracy, ebay's not a bad idea, I don't mind buying second hand stuff. I'll have a look later.

Only 1lb off this week which isn't surprising given what I consumed on Saturday. Still, a loss is a loss. I've had a bit of a wardrobe clear out, got rid of stuff that doesn't fit me anymore. I'm starting to run out of clothes now. I only had stuff stashed in the loft down to the size I...

Not a good day today diet wise. Been to a charity event tonight in Blackpool (Peter Kay live Q&A...v funny). We went to Harry Ramsdens first and their menu is the least SW friendly menu in the world ever so I didn't even try. Wine as well. Probably about 387 syns or something :O Will have to...

Glad to hear your bloods were all ok Caz, hopefully the water tablets will sort you out. I think you're right to relax things a bit. You've done so well so far, there's no point making yourself feel grotty all the time otherwise you'll give up altogether.

Welcome and good luck with your journey x

Sorry to hear you're having such a rough time Caz. I hope the tests shed some light on it. Forget about watching the calories for now, do whatever you need to to get thru the next few days till you're feeling better x

5lbs! Wow! Well done xx I've not worn heels for years, they became so uncomfortable when I was at my heaviest. I have some heeled boots in the wardrobe somewhere, maybe I'll give them a try.

Ha ha! Yes, prodding, pinching, measuring hip to waist ratio etc. It can make you a little crazy this weight loss stuff I think. Another thing I've noticed, my wrists are getting skinnier. I'm fastening my watch on the fourth notch now rather than the second. I was expecting to stay the same...

Then we shall call you Cazipedia :)

Thanks Caz, I might work mine out when I get round to taking my measurements. On second thoughts...it'll probably depress me how far away from being the perfect shape I am :doh: It's interesting to know all that stuff though, thanks for explaining x

I wish I'd taken some measurements as well. I've no idea what my waist measurement was when I started, don't even know what it is now. I think I'll do that this weekend, write some measurements down. What's the waist/hip ratio thing all about Caz? I've never heard of that. Does it represent a...

Still feeling crummy, not managed to shake off this cough yet but I did get a reasonable night's sleep last night so at least I'm not as tired as I have been for the last week or so. I wanted to record a couple of milestones today. Nothing major, just stuff that I'd like to record as part of...

Another rubbish night's sleep last night, woke up at 4am and couldn't stop coughing so I just got up. I had a half hour doze on the sofa about 6 o'clock but I'm bone tired now. I'm not good when I'm sleep deprived. I get grumpy and whiny. I lost 3lbs this week, so that's a positive. Just...

Yes I have thanks, slightly later than planned but this time yesterday I'd only just had my breakfast so I'm doing much better today. Kindle + cup of tea time now :coffee:

Checklist for today: Lie in - tick (8.15) Breakfast - tick Lunch - tick Tea - tick HEXA - tick (milk) HEXB - tick (bran flakes) At least 5 syns - tick (wine) Kindle + cup of tea - tick

As happy as I am with my weight loss I've decided I need a kick up the arse today. I've been so busy the last few weeks that I'm not eating the stuff I'm supposed to eat on SW. I'm regularly not having both my HEXs and I know I'm not eating enough syns. I keep promising that tomorrow I'll...

Thanks ladies. Doggy is blissfully unaware, no idea what all the fuss is about. He's having extra cuddles today though. I'm honestly amazed that I've managed to drop 4 stone already. I've obviously just found the diet that's right for me, after many years of failure.

The lump was benign :wee::doggy:

Another stupidly busy week left me with little time to read/update here. I'm a bit annoyed with myself, I wanted this to be a diary, something I could read through when I hit an obstacle on my journey. I guess it's partly because I don't have much to say, nothing much changes from one day to...

Thanks chezz. He had a lump removed, just waiting for biopsy results now but the vet thinks it will be benign. Nothing's cheap when it comes to vet bills though.

I saw some bargain boots on the Evans website the other day as well. They were £55 down to £10, with free delivery as well. I resisted though, don't really need any more boots and the bloody dog has skinted me again this month.

I'm surprised by how little I miss chocolate. I've not craved it at all, not even come close to having any. I think you must both be right about how easily our eating habits can change. Who'd have thought I'd ever look forward to bran flakes? I'm enjoying my food so much now that I'm not...

A slightly strange thing occurred today. We'd been to visit my father in law at his new house in Wales, I'd had nothing to eat since breakfast so when we stopped at a petrol station I bought a Nakd bar. I've never tried one before but I know other SWers rave about them and it was about the...

You're doing fabulously well Claire. Almost 3st gone already. Well done x

Hi Kally. I'm fine thanks. Sorry I've been really busy over the last couple of weeks so I've not really had time to keep up with reading/updating here. I've got a couple of hours to myself this afternoon so I'll make a brew and catch up with everyone's diaries. I stayed the same at my weigh...

Hi Kelly, welcome! It sounds like you've been going through some tough times but it's great that you want to do something positive to make yourself feel better. Well done on the weight loss so far. Good luck for WI tonight.

That's great news, well done Leanne x

How did you get on Leanne?

Hi, well done on your loss so far, you're heading in the right direction. It will be interesting to hear from someone on a VLCD. I don't think there's anyone else on this particular board doing that. How low is low by the way, if you don't mind me asking?

Hi, welcome to the forum. I'm doing SW as well. Best of luck x

Well I'm astonished by this week's weigh in. So much so that I weighed myself four times to check I wasn't reading it wrong. According to the scales I've lost 11lbs since last week. After staying the same the week before, I've suddenly dropped 11lbs. I can only attribute this to the regular...

I woke up early today with cramp in my leg. So annoying, I was hoping to have a lie in. I've not had cramp for ages but it probably means I'm dehydrated so I'm on a mission today to drink lots of fluids. Huge cup of tea to start off with then I'll be on water/cordial for the rest of the day.

Hi Leanne, welcome. Please don't feel you're a disgrace. You're aware of your issues and are seeking help. That's the most important thing. You're in good company here. Everyone's been really friendly and supportive since I joined a few weeks ago. I'm doing SW and I weigh on Mondays as...

Well done Claire! I've noticed a difference with my knees as well. I can kneel on them now without them hurting.

Hi Helena, Is it possible you don't find the salad filling because you don't have enough of it? I have salad almost every evening, usually with a chicken breast or a piece of salmon, and I feel completely full when I've eaten it. I never think of eating again afterwards. I completely fill my...

Yes it feels horrible when you're not regular. My other half had to take movicol for a while and he hated it as well.

In that case I'm pleased to share with you all that the fairy has visited regularly this week :-)

5lbs! Fantastic, well done Claire x

She's been! :happy036: (Yes...this is what my life has become...discussing my bowel movements with strangers on the internet.)

Well done Tracy, that's fantastic!

I've had loads of spinach over the last few weeks but not the apricots, perhaps I'll give them a try. I'd be willing to try pretty much anything at the moment. Dulcolax certainly isn't working. Someone else suggested prune juice but I don't know whether that contains loads of sugar. I'll...

What an odd combination...do you eat those together?

Well I weighed in this morning and I've stayed the same as last week. I'm a little disappointed but it's not entirely unexpected. I've not been terribly organised with my food over the last few days. And I'm suffering with constipation (apologies for TMI!) so that's not helping. Mushy pea...

I'm quite fond of zilch weekends :)

Painting done for the day, still loads of glossing to do but I think my knees will give way if I carry on tonight. There goes the weekend folks!

Ok so far, two cups of tea have fixed the hangover :-)

I've been on plan all week but yesterday wasn't so good. I was working in the morning then decorating the kitchen in the afternoon/evening. I was so busy I didn't bother eating, then by the time I'd finished painting I was so hungry I had an enormous evening meal. Calorie wise the whole day...

Unlike :-(

My OH told me I need to stop wearing "baggy ass jeans" today. I guess I should take that as a compliment.

Did you manage to drink more fluids?

Well done Lou...back on track!

Brilliant idea for a thread! I'll probably sound vain but one of my motivations is that I want to feel attractive again. I want to be able to wear clothes I actually like instead of having to settle for whatever fits. I want to be able to look forward to going places without worrying...

Ha ha! It's funny what trying to lose weight does to us isn't it? I was drooling over a granary loaf in Sainsbury's the other night. Not a chocolate cake. Not chenin blanc. Not nail polish. Granary bread. :confused:

I weigh in on Mondays. I'm doing SW online. Have you joined a class? Thanks for the congrats, I am really pleased with my loss so far, wish I'd tried SW years ago!

I get like that sometimes shiver, feeling down for no apparent reason. I'm doing SW as well and I had a little wobble about a month in, I think it was after the initial buzz wore off. It soon passed though. When's your weigh in day?

Keep plodding Lou, it's a lb in the right direction x

Thanks Ladies. I seem to have settled down to 3lbs a week now, which I'm comfortable with.

Happy with weigh in, 6lbs off in the last fortnight. That's 40lbs gone for good in the last eight weeks :)

I'm back home after my little break at the seaside. Apart from my little lapse during the week I did ok I think, though I couldn't weigh anything so can't be certain. Weigh in tomorrow. It'll be a fortnight since I last weighed so I'm hoping for a loss of some description. I'd be happy with 4lbs.

Well done on the loss Claire, hope your back feels better soon x Sent from my GT-I9300 using MiniMins.com mobile app

Hershey's right Helena, this is just a blip. I think you should concentrate on getting yourself well, try not to stress to much about your weight loss just now, that can wait. Take the steroid tablets if they'll help. Until you're well again, it'll be difficult to motivate yourself. Don't...

That's a good point actually Claire, I don't think I've been drinking as much the last few days, need to try harder tomorrow x Sent from my GT-I9300 using MiniMins.com mobile app

Yes I think that's what stops me straying from the SW path more often, the fear that I'll never get back on it. I think it was inevitable today. I was so hungry yesterday I could have eaten a scabby donkey but I stayed on plan. Today I could resist no more. Oh well, tomorrow's menu is...

We went to a pub for lunch today and I fell off the wagon I'm afraid. There were salads etc on the menu but I really didn't feel like having salad again so I had piri piri chicken with chips and coleslaw. I'm not even going to try to calculate the syn value. Will try to make up for it...

Yay! Well done! Sent from my GT-I9300 using MiniMins.com mobile app

Good luck for tomorrow x Sent from my GT-I9300 using MiniMins.com mobile app

I normally weigh in on Mondays but as I'm away from home I've no scales. So I won't be weighing until next Monday. Have managed to stay on plan so far, at least I hope I have. They are no kitchen scales either so I can't weigh anything, having to guess. Lots of long walks so hopefully...

My aunty has a caravan on Anglesey so we're borrowing that for the week. I love it there, so relaxing.

Its been a quiet week for me so far, nothing much to report, other than I've stayed on plan. I'm going away for week tomorrow, so that'll be a challenge. It would usually be a week of non-stop eating and wine glugging. Eek!

It sounds like you're doing fabulously well yourself, if you've lost 2st 9lbs already, that's a great achievement. Keep chipping away at it petal, you'll get there. You're in good company here if you get emotional about it, I think we all do. And we're not very rational at times either...

6lbs...that's fantastic...well done! Safe journey x

I'm doing it online, the thought of joining a group fills me with dread, I'd never pluck up the courage.

I've never tried SW before but I wish I had, it really seems to suit me. I think it's got just the right balance of rigidity and freedom, for me anyway. I rarely feel hungry and it feels like I could do this long term. Are you doing EE? Have you joined a group or are you doing it online?

I've always thought that the airlines that give a sh*t about their customers should allow them to request a seat belt extender when they check in, so it would be there waiting for them when they got to their seat.

Hi Lou, welcome to the WeMITTS. I've only been here a couple of weeks so I'm a newbie as well. I'm also doing SW and hope to lose about 8 stone in total. Everyone's lovely here, you'll get loads of support.

Yes they're brill, I've been doing this one... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rnB9rDRrCM

3lb loss for me this week, which I'm very happy with. I'm going to try really hard this week to make sure I don't skip breakfast or lunch.

Salmon nicoise salad, fairly SW friendly, only syns was the oil on the olives. Didn't eat the olives themselves as I can't stand them but the oil ended up on the salad leaves. Will only be a couple of syns at most so I can live with that. Just remembered I had salmon planned for tea as...

Out for lunch today at a pub I've never been to before. Hope the menu has something SW friendly. I used most of my weekly syn allowance on wine last night :) Sent from my GT-I9300 using MiniMins.com mobile app

This is the problem with weighing daily, we inevitably attribute the loss/gain to whatever we ate (or didn't eat) the day before but that's not necessarily correct. The only way you can know what's working is to do it for a week/fortnight/month and weigh at the end of that period.

Well done you! 4lbs is a good loss. Oh the dreaded seat belt extender, I know that feeling. I had to a lot of flying last year and I was dreading it beforehand, I was certain the seat belt wouldn't fit. It did, just, as long as I wasn't wearing anything too bulky. So embarrassing fighting...

I'm not sure whether I've had a good week or a bad week. I've been so busy at work I've found it difficult to fit in time to eat so I've missed breakfast or lunch every day. Don't think I've missed both on any one day though. I know this isn't good, I don't think I've been eating enough this...

I can only think that your calorie consumption is too low. If it's too low, you'll lose weight for a while then your body goes into starvation mode and the loss stops. I can't think of any other explanation for it.

I was thinking about that the other day. One day soon I might be able to start buying clothes at Asda/Tesco/Sainsburys. I usually avoid the clothing section there as there's never anything big enough.

How's things today Helena?

Careful, you'll be ravenous later!

Yep, at the risk of sounding like a broken record...step away from the scales Helena...it'll work...give it time xx

Hi minus117, I'm new here but I'm so thrilled to have seen your before and after pics. Your starting weight & target are similar to mine. If I look half as good as you if when I reach target I'll be over the moon xx

I got a lovely idea from another forum today, from a lady who's doing Slimming World. For every pound she loses she transfers a pound into a savings account and when she reaches target she'll treat herself with the money saved. For us WeMITTS, this could amount to quite a tidy sum! I think...

I don't think it's possible to know how a diet will pan out though, all you can do is try it and see. And if it doesn't work, try something else. If you worry too much about it not working, you'll just add to your stress levels. And lord knows it's all stressful enough as it is.

I think you're over-thinking this Helena, worrying about obstacles that don't exist yet.

I love that feeling as well. For me that's even better that the weigh ins. I think my major milestones will be when I fit into certain clothes that haven't fit me for ages. I've got a black t shirt that I used to wear after I lost weight in 2008. It's nothing special but I used to feel good...

Thanks kally x Sent from my GT-I9300 using MiniMins.com mobile app

Weigh in day -5lbs for me this week, which means I've got my 2 stone award and my club 10. :bliss: Thanks again for all your messages of support x

I've just had a look at the christmas thread, I think I'll join in once I've weighed tomorrow and worked out what I think I can achieve by christmas. That Hairy Bikers recipe looks interesting, with one or two amendments I could make that free on Slimming World :drool:

Had lovely meal with the family at my sisters. My mother was as predictable as ever though... Mum: Why are you not having pie? Me: Because I'm doing Slimming World Mum: *pulls face* (A few mins later) Mum: Are you having a cake? Me: No, thanks. Mum: Why? Me: Because it would be a bit pointless...

I'll second that. Weighing yourself every day is a recipe for misery. I'm weighing once a week.

Slightly awkward moment earlier. My sister rang to invite me for a family tea later on today, for which she's cooking pie/creamy mash/veg. Gulp. Don't even want to think about how many syns that would be. I had to ask her if she'd be offended if I brought my own food. Bless her, she said she...

Thanks for the reassurances everyone, I definitely feel a bit better about things this evening. I read through a few of the other threads earlier, including yours Bigbear, it's so good to hear about people on a similar journey. I'll read some more tomorrow if I get chance. Going to have a...

Thanks for your kind words ladies. I don't know why I'm feeling a bit down about it all at the moment, I should be on cloud nine. If someone had said to me a month ago that I'd have lost almost 2 stone I wouldn't have believed it. But here I am feeling a bit sorry for myself because it's not...

Hi everyone, I joined Slimming World just over a month ago. It's being going well so far but I'm beginning to feel like I could use some moral support. I've been getting tips etc from another forum but most of the ladies on there only have a stone or two to lose so I feel a bit like a fish...