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Good luck HorrorFan! You can do this :-) First few days are the hardest, then it does get much easier as you get into the swing of things!

14 stone 10 as of Thursday :) Now working on changing that 14 to a 13 within the next month!

Bumping up this thread as it seems to have been a while! Started Exante today at 15 stone 10, hoping my first week will be a good one and hopefully get me closer to the 14s :)

So I didn't end up going completely safe for the staff meal. Ordered the seafood platter for a main which was mostly just fish with some fresh steamed veg, with a couple of roast potatoes in there too so overall pretty good. I did however munch on lots of bruchetta and bread to start and had a...

I had your exact lunch for breakfast today! And nice one with the approval from the OH, that makes things so much easier - maybe he can learn the ropes and cook for you soon too ;)

@Wolf exactly my thought! Staff Christmas meal tonight too but not really in a drinking mood and haven't had any syns so far today - should be safe if I go for reasonable options!

@kikaroo definitely seems easier! Back in the UK I was just bothered about convenience, my working hours were so long I'd come in and really not be bothered about cooking. I think the fact I don't have a TV here is also a big factor as I don't just come in from work and watch TV, then wait til...

4.5 lbs down! Very pleased as I've had a couple of syn splurges this week. Managed to keep my meals completely on plan though so that's something. Going to work very hard this week as I want to have lost 10lbs before Xmas!

So yesterday I had a bit of a syns splurge as it was cocktail night! Gonna cut back today and tomorrow and hopefully it will all balance out. My meals were 100% on plan yesterday though! Lunch (I missed breakfast) Rice, tuna with Walden Farms calorie free mayo, sweetcorn and mixed peppers...

So the last couple of days have been pretty good, I've managed to stay mostly on track but did have a blip yesterday as a SW recipe I found online for Teriyaki beef said to use 1 tbs of oil rather than 1tsp and I counted it as 2 syns instead of 6! So because I'd already gone over my syns...

Well done on your amazing progress :) You've inspired me to do the same thing over Christmas RE flexisyns 24th-26th - I guess we've got to think long term and although December is where a lot of people tend to eat too much, that just won't work when trying to lose weight! I suppose we've got to...

Hi JKB! I'm doing slimming world too, have done it a few times but have never quite been into it, until now where I feel like I have to mean it this time! Food prep can be difficult when you're with family, if you maybe talk to them and perhaps offer to cook a family SW meal few nights a...

Hi and welcome Glitter Bug! I'm in a similar situation to you with similar current weight and target - tried SW before but could never get my head in the game. Determined to do it this time as I'm the heaviest I've ever been! Don't worry too much about small losses, big losses usually aren't...

My newest discovery is Halo Top ice cream! Not sure if you can get it in the UK yet but over here it's amazing - 240 calories (12 syns) for the ENTIRE TUB and it tastes just like real ice cream!! :O :D

My newest discovery is Halo Top ice cream! Not sure if you can get it in the UK yet but over here it's amazing - 240 calories (12 syns) for the ENTIRE TUB and it tastes just like real ice cream!! :O :D

I'm currently in this bracket, need to stop myself being a serial weigher but I'm 14 stone 10 as of this morning. Started last Saturday - got 10lbs to get into the next bracket! Hopefully the rest of my fabulous first week will get me some of the way there :)

Thank you! :)

Hi admin, I've started a new SW weight loss diary and wondered if I could please have the old one deleted? Not bothered about a soft delete, so a full one would be just fine :) Link is here https://www.minimins.com/threads/get-me-to-the-caribbean.354750/ Thanks! Emily

Hi, following this thread as I'm a serial re-joiner too! But mindset feels so much in the right place. Kikaroo you've done amazingly so far, well done :) I'm currently at the weight you started at - determined to lose at least half a stone before Christmas but if I can get under 200lbs I'll be...

Hi everyone, I've been a member of this forum for a couple of years now (about as long as I have been on/off Slimming World and other weight-loss programs) but I've been really struggling with my weight this year again - I'm currently the biggest I've ever been at just over 200lbs :( I...

Thanks Pierce it works now :)

Hi, I'm trying to update my signature on here but keep receiving an error message that my signature is 6 lines too long - it's only 10 lines to begin with! I remember when you had under 50 posts you had the sig limit but I'm on 75 so surely this should have changed? Please help :)

Thanks Darcy and Twinmum, I'll keep trying to power through for now!! Drinking water like it's going out of fashion. Have to say, having a soup for lunch today instead of a shake was a big help as it was hot rather than cold, much more satisfying.

I'm starting to really lose motivation now. Day 6 and I'm still starving literally all the time, even straight after eating one of the packs. I'm miserable and thinking of packing it in - the only thing that's kept me going is the thought of being on that beach in 5 months time in my bikini with...

I'm stopping by briefly - having been on Exante for 5 days with a starting weight of 13.7 hopefully I'll be down to the next bracket on Tuesday's weigh in day! Let's smash it everyone - this forum is helping me keep my cravings at bay...

Day 5, and I'm still getting these huge hunger pangs. I wish my body would hurry up and get into ketosis already! Breakfast - Raspberry and white chocolate cereal bar - I don't think Exante have quite gotten the hang of berry flavours, as everything with raspberries or similar in tastes very...

When does the feeling of hunger all the time start to disappear? I'm on day 4 now and having just eaten my evening meal(s) (I had a 4th pack for a pudding! :o ) I'm still really hungry! So today's meals - another early start with a 6.15am spin class followed by first pack of the day -...

Yeah Body Pump was pretty grueling yesterday so think I needed the extra calories, hopefully it won't have done any harm. The move is exciting, I can't wait but so much to do in the meantime - weight loss being just one of those things :o

I was like that yesterday - better the extra 200 cals than the extra 1200! Well done Darcy :)

Thanks Womble and MrsN! Pretty sure my packs were in date, I guess I just thought they would taste different. I really liked the shake I had today though so winner! I've had a very long day today starting with a 45 minute Body Pump class at the gym at 6.15am(!) so decided to have 4 packs...

Wednesday: Woke up late today so no time for gym, just got straight in the kitchen to sort out breakfast. Breakfast - Breakfast eggs (plain) - Ick. I made this up as described on the packet like scrambled eggs. Texture wise it was similar, only again the portion was really small and...

So after being a serial dieter (5:2, Slimming World, calorie counting, Paleo, low-carb, no-carb, and many more!) I'm giving Exante a bash. I've actually had a month bumper pack sitting in a box at the back of my cupboards for nearly a year now so I thought now would be as good a time as any to...

I haven't this week but have renewed my gym membership so I'll be dragging my arse down there as much as possible! Hehe

I've been doing SP all this week and I weighed myself this morning - 12st 7! Down from 12st 10.5! Halfway through the stone zone, would love to get my club 10 award before Christmas (12st 2) then in January would be great to get down to the next stone bracket :)

I would like to lose 8.5lbs before Christmas - I'm on SP plan this week, so am hoping to lose at least 3.5 this week, then if I really focus it's not beyond the realms of possibility to lose 2.5 a week for the 2 remaining weigh ins before the 25th!

Hi everyone, I've been a bit off track lately with my weight, had a couple of months where I was really off plan and put about half a stone back on (I know it could have been much worse but I'm still gutted as I'd only lost 1.5 stone to start with...) so I've resolved to try SW again. This...

A new wardrobe and a holiday :D

I had this, and sorry if it's TMI but found it very difficult to 'go' for almost a week! Ended up taking a dulcolax to help get things moving. Not the ideal solution but worth thinking about if like me you've tried everything else and are still bloated!

Earful - feared

1lb off, would have liked more but it's better than the other way! 2lbs more to go til Club 10, 3lbs more til 1.5 stone award :)

I think for me I basically just reached breaking point after repeatedly catching sight of myself in the mirror and in photos on Facebook and hating what I saw. I was the heaviest I'd ever been and knew I had to sort myself out before I ended up so engrained in my habits it would be too hard to...

I spent less than £15 on mine this week :D Felt smug just for the price. Lots of Tesco's own and bought all my veg separately and not multipacked. Had most of my meat frozen though from before Christmas so that saved me a bit.

I put on 4 over Christmas and New Year, not bad at all considering! I lost 3.5 last week too so nearly all undone, just want to lose another 10lbs this month ideally!

Thanks Steph, yeah I suppose I am being silly, I just had in my head that the speed plan would shift a load of weight really quickly. However any loss is a good one, you're right I should be pleased :)

I'm officially back in this bracket :D Hi y'all!! Aiming to get down to the 11 bracket before the end of the month?! Got our works Christmas night out (in January as we were all too busy in December haha) and want to look hawt.

3.5lbs according to the SW scales - I must have shifted an extra half lb today by eating speed soup ;) I'm still a bit disappointed but actually think it's my star week next week and I usually gain then anyway - maybe that's something to do with it!!

6lbs, I was thrilled!

Bowtie - Wobble

I don't quite suffer from acne but I do get spots in a little cluster on my chin and it really knocks my confidence so I know how you feel :( May try that Benzoyl Peroxide stuff Mamacandoit :)

Andy Murray

Don't you just love it when you go into school and one of your pupils tells you you look really pretty today :) (Primary school so it's still legit sweet rather than creepy!)

I'd like to start the challenge too! I'm starting at 13 stone 0.5 lbs but would like to lose 10lbs this month! So January target of 12 stone 4.5lbs :)

Hopefully will be back in here tomorrow! A few years ago I was in the 11 stone bracket and had a lovely figure (this is me looking back, at the time I still wanted to lose about a stone!), would love to see some 11s on the left of the scales again! :D

So many reasons...I want to be healthy, being overweight leads to so many health complications and if I can prevent that I will! Also I want to be able to run fast for the army - carrying around 3 stone more than I should is obviously going to make things more difficult. The last reason, and...

You can do it! Just remember you've got a whole community of people on here to support you, and no doubt lots of friends and family who love you and will help you to stay on track. You know that it works if you keep coming back to SW, the tricky bit is keeping the weight off but you just need to...

I usually just have fish and SW chips with mushy peas haha. But I'm trying a recipe this week with a salmon steak and prawn "salad". Cook whatever veg you have lying around in a steamer - meanwhile coat the salmon and prawns in spices of your choice (I used a jerk spice mix) then cook with...

Today it was beans on toast with beetroot and tomatoes on the side and cheese on top, nice and simple :) Prepping speed soup for tomorrow's lunch now though :D

Try the quiche, it's lovely cold! 0% fat cottage cheese, 3 eggs, 40g grated cheese (HexA) mix together (save back a bit of the cheese to sprinkle) and add to a filling of your choice (my favourite is bacon and leek). Put into a quiche dish and top with remaining cheese and some sliced tomatoes...

Sorry it's probably a bit late now but when I have to pop out to the shops I usually buy some ham, a salad bowl, a mullerlight and some babybel lights and have a sort of pick n mix salad. For future reference I hope this helps :)

Yes, if it's cooked then cooled before you freeze it.

Club 10 followed shortly by my 1.5 stone award!

Got my weigh in tomorrow - I know I've lost but seeing as I've been doing SP I was hoping for a big loss. Unless my scales are really out I've only lost 3, my mini target was 5 :(

I'm getting worse and weighing myself every time I go to the loo!!! Someone stop this obsession!!!

Toffee Penny yoghurt - 8 syns (sunday treat!) Mini yorkshire pudding - 2 syns Gravy - 1 syn Fun-size milky way - 3.5 syns Total: 14.5syns :)

I suppose it is but I was expecting more from this plan. 3lbs is still great but I was hoping for at least 5 to shift what I put on at Christmas :( Ah well, on we go...

I've been doing Slimming World for 2 and a half months now, and so far have loved the results! Now over Christmas I did put on a few pounds but was really motivated once January hit because of the new plan. All this week I've been doing the SP plan and was hoping for some impressive results...

So far I've had no syns today - there's 2-3 in my dinner which I've not eaten yet (put low fat spread in my cottage pie mash as a treat) but that's it. Want some chocolate but can't be bothered going to get any! First world problems haha.

Fiddle girl, I decided on 10 stone for my target for several reasons; it would put me firmly in the "healthy" BMI bracket; it would be the lightest I've been in my adult life; it's a nice round number! If you're 5 ft 3 and managed to get to 10 stone you'd be clinically "healthy" too but it...

I like a mini bag of malteasers or bag of quavers - love being able to treat myself and not feel guilty at all! :D

No idea what the new plan is going to be but can't wait for the ready meals - in busy weeks they'll be a life saver!

It depends on how you carry it, hun. Everybody's bodies are different but 9 stone would make your BMI 22.3, slap bang in the middle of the healthy range x

That's amazing Orla, 100lbs and look at all your awards! :D You've done so well, keep it up! Don't get disheartened if you put on a few lbs over Christmas, it happens to us all. Just get back on plan afterwards :)

Thanks KBQueen - yeah you found it on the Weight Loss diary page :) It's not so much a diary as a weekly update, I try to keep it light and funny haha.

Yes, it's so addictive! I weigh myself after every meal just to see what affect it has on my body. I'm still losing each Monday weigh-in though so it doesn't make a difference what the scales say in between!

Weighed in yesterday and lost 3lbs!!! No idea how I did it haha but hopefully the same next week as if so I'll reach Club 10!

So far not very often at all - but I think once a month for a takeaway is fine for me, and I always have my little daily treats like low-syn chocolate bars so I don't feel deprived :D

I don't get why dried pasta is free and unlimited - a lady I know tried slimming world and just ate pasta with veg because it was free and ended up gaining!

My next goal is my Club 10 which is only 3lbs away, if I work hard this week hopefully I'll get there before Christmas!! :D Then it's only 1lb to get my 1.5 stone award, I'm loving this Slimming world lark!

Is the garlic one really garlicky? I just ask because I don't see the point if I can just add a clove of garlic into what I'm cooking haha.

I'd definitely recommend the groups - the IMAGE therapy is the best thing as you don't tend to binge in the week if you're worried about gaining in front of everyone at group!

It's going to be a struggle I think - I'm going to stay with my aunt and uncle and granny in their hotel over Christmas and they aren't known for their diet friendly dinners! Plus they have a bar so trying not to drink too much will be tricky. But I am going to try my hardest to stay on plan and...

I'm hoping to actually have a summer holiday this summer for the first time in about 7 years so can't wait to be beach ready! Great idea for a thread :)

Not exactly a diary but it's my blog to document my weight loss - 'snip'

I love hi-fi bars for breakfast with some fruit and a mullerlight. Or if I have time a SW fry up - lean bacon, beans, potatoes in frylight, tomatoes and eggs. Plus sausages if I have them in and fancy spending some syns. Yummy!

I always think this, people at my group come in and say "oh well I had a McDonalds for tea because I was in a rush so I'll just call it a flexiday and eat normally tomorrow." Then they get upset when they maintain or gain in group.

I was in a rush at lunch today and bought some Covent Garden Soup Carrot and Butternut Squash, thinking it'd be low syns as the only "bad" ingredients are a little butter and honey. However looking it up it's a whopping 9 syns per carton!! My question is how can it be synned this highly when...

Quark is on offer in Tesco, 83p instead of £1.25 :)

Thanks all, some great ideas! I like the cocktail idea instead of wine - will save a few syns if I have a few GnSlimTs, even if my friend wants to stick to wine! I guess as far as plates go we're pretty flexible, but it's just me and her so I'm not going to put on an all out buffet. The sort...

I want to lose 4 stone in total but 3 stone by April would be great - then gives me til Summer to shift that last stone ;) I'm with you!

Ooh some great ideas, thanks! I guess we're flexible as far as plates go, it's just me and her though so I'm not going to put on a full-on buffet or anything. Good suggestion about the cocktails, if she wants wine she can have it but I may just stick to G&slimT :) The quark with chocolate...

I'm going to my aunt and uncle's for Christmas - they run a hotel so I'm not exactly sure what we're doing for Christmas dinner, although I can pretty much guarantee that it won't be syn free! I think I'm going to try my hardest to stick to plan as much as possible, but I won't beat myself up...

My friend is coming over next week for a girl's night in, and in her words just wants to "slob, watch films, drink wine and eat rubbish". Obviously this is a SW nightmare food-wise so I want to know if any of you have any tasty, syn-free or low-syn snack recipes other than SW chips? Thanks in...