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  1. lynseylou73

    Step 1 Sole Source Coke Zero

    I heard that I can have Coke Zero on SS?? Is this true? Missing my caffeine fix and black coffee is rancid!! Xx :confused:
  2. lynseylou73

    LOSS 10lb in first 3 weeks! SO EASY!

    I've tried every diet going: Cambridge, Low Carb (South Beach), Weight Watchers, Atkins..... And for some reason I loose vast amounts of weight, but cannot sustain it. I joined Slimming World 3 weeks ago, and have lost 10lb quite simply by eating! I thought my diet was already faultless, but...
  3. lynseylou73

    ALCOHOL!

    Ok folks, started SW today (been there, done that with every other diet, but confident this is the one for me!) Tried looking through all the blurb I was given, and cannot find any reference to alcohol and the number of SYNS it is! In short, not that I am a heavy drinker lol, I get the food...
  4. lynseylou73

    Xmas nibbling

    Oh yeah, Pammie - apart from the obvious carbs, are you going for the full Xmas lunch kaboodle? I think I've been lucky (or rather unlucky) to have had this awful gut bug this week so haven't gained weight as a result!! Can't rely on that forever tho eh??? xxx
  5. lynseylou73

    Xmas nibbling

    Oh LOL that was funny Random!!! Actually - I made the mince pies myself so they are Grrrreeeat!!! (I would say that huh!) Yeah, you are probably right - what's a mince pie compared to half a stone being re-gained?? I was kinda just planning on having a nice Xmas brekkie, followed by lunch...
  6. lynseylou73

    Xmas nibbling

    Hi ladies and gents, I have just completed my first 4 weeks on CD. I am proud to have lost 17lb in that time and am pleased I decided to start pre-xmas as it has been a great boost. Trouble is, I am aware I will be 'off the wagon' for a day or two this week (already planned to) but with that...
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    Tattoo's - how do they look when we shrink!??

    Yeah I think that's a great idea as a 'pat yourself on the back' gift! xx
  8. lynseylou73

    Tattoos - how do they look when we shrink???!!

    Oh Chris - good for you!! What a lovely story, which will make your tattoo even more special and part of you! I am a writer and have written a few articles on the things women do when they reach a 'certain age', you are certainly living proof of exactly what I tend to write! Glad you had a...
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    Tattoo's - how do they look when we shrink!??

    God I hope we're all as lucky then minilady! I think you are right tho Gaynor, wait till you're the size you wanna be then it'll be a nice treat!! xx
  10. lynseylou73

    need help..

    I was contemplating the same and as a result have today collected 7 tetra's to have at work (swapped from shakes)! I bought a hand blender for home, but starting a new job next week I don't want my boss to think I am some kind of weirdo blending my drinks!!! I am on day six and as far as O...
  11. lynseylou73

    Tattoos - how do they look when we shrink???!!

    Hi, Weird question but can anyone tell me how their tattoos have looked having lost weight? I have four, but the ones I am most wondering about are the one on my tummy and the one at the base of my spine (near my muffin top!!). Do they look kind of skewed after or do they shrink with us...
  12. lynseylou73

    5 weeks to xmas - day one restart

    Hiya, Just thought I would share my good news after my 1st weigh in to day - 6.5lb lost (I thought it was a week but my counsellor reminded me it's only 6 days!). I am really chuffed although maybe hoped for a bit more seeing as I have stuck to it like glue all week! Werdly enough I have...
  13. lynseylou73

    Veggie amount allowed??

    Jesus, me too! Having said that for a pasta and rice buff I am not really missing it?? My cravings are crusty bread and cheese... GOD I hate doing the kids lunches!!
  14. lynseylou73

    Veggie amount allowed??

    Which amount were you eating, the left or the right???!!!!! ("please say right, please say right, please say right"!!)
  15. lynseylou73

    Estimated weight loss on SS+ (without doing SS)

    Thanks Abz - wow you are deoing really well!! If it carries on this easy then I can handle this for the next 3-4 months! xx
  16. lynseylou73

    Tattoo's - how do they look when we shrink!??

    He he... it's funny, when I did my 'before' photo's I chuckled to myself that I'd got a bargain with the tattoo on my back as it has quadrupled in size!!!! Keep me posted then!! xx
  17. lynseylou73

    Tattoo's - how do they look when we shrink!??

    Hi, Weird question but can anyone tell me how their tattoos have looked having lost weight? I have four, but the ones I am most wondering about are the one on my tummy and the one at the base of my spine (near my muffin top!!). Do they look kind of skewed after or do they shrink with us???
  18. lynseylou73

    Estimated weight loss on SS+ (without doing SS)

    WOAH, all of you have done SO well - Julie, Badger, Frances, true inspirations!! My GP saw me today and said I looked slimmer and I am only on day 5!!!! Even tho on SS+ some days I am not having the 4th packet meal, just 2 sachets and a main meal at tea time - I assume that's ok? Am drinking...
  19. lynseylou73

    5 weeks to xmas - day one restart

    Hi, How's today treating you? I had a confidence boost today when I went to see my doctor who immediately notisec I looked slimmer!! WOW! Can it really be that noticeable that soon?? I have decided that I am loving lots of the soups but really only liking the banana shake (warm). Still...
  20. lynseylou73

    5 weeks to xmas - day one restart

    Yeah - not easy when I have just had to load a trolley full of 'normal' food in Asda!! I must say if I can do something like that then the resat has to be easy!! Bought myself some salmon steaks so going to enjoy one tonight with oriental chilli soup and spring greens....it's strange how much...
  21. lynseylou73

    Estimated weight loss on SS+ (without doing SS)

    Yeah, finding it easier than I imagined so can only be a good thing? Not sure if I'll be saying that at Xmas or in 3 months time tho.... How about you? Any good bad points?
  22. lynseylou73

    Four kidneys - will it make any difference re. water intake?

    You're probably right - thanks
  23. lynseylou73

    Stock cubes - Buillon?

    Oh crikey - thank God I asked! Oh well they only cost 99p will pass them onto someone else! Thank you.....
  24. lynseylou73

    Stock cubes - Buillon?

    Oh bugger I need clarity on this now - someone else put me on to the cubes!!
  25. lynseylou73

    Estimated weight loss on SS+ (without doing SS)

    Nope I agree - my tummy feels lovely and ful after my tea!
  26. lynseylou73

    Four kidneys - will it make any difference re. water intake?

    Hi, I have 4 kidneys and find that as a result I have to drink more fluids to avoid getting kidney pain due to dehydration. Daft question but will the filtration effect be hampered by the irritating extra 2 kidneys...
  27. lynseylou73

    5 weeks to xmas - day one restart

    Have a great evening - Yes X-factor will be my only treat unlike Saturday's gone by where it would be accompanied by a large bar of Galaxy!! Enjoy x
  28. lynseylou73

    Estimated weight loss on SS+ (without doing SS)

    AllyKat thank you too - that's useful to know! I won't feel too much like I am cheating when I have my morsel of food each day then. 5 litres a day is a LOT! I don't know how people find enough hours in the day to drink that much. Is it really true that the more water you drink the more you...
  29. lynseylou73

    Estimated weight loss on SS+ (without doing SS)

    Porgeous thank you - I must say I have kept coming back to your profile as my start weight is pretty similar to yours with a similar anticipated loss. I was showing my little boy your photo's earlier saying "that would be mummy soon"!! (I hope). Thank you so much - you look fab.
  30. lynseylou73

    Estimated weight loss on SS+ (without doing SS)

    Hi, I have gone straight in to SS+ without doing SS first - my counsellor (and best friend) said I should do as well that way and best not to torture myself unless necessary! I am seeing that people on average are losing about 7lb the first week - what would you guys say an average would be...
  31. lynseylou73

    Veggie amount allowed??

    Pasta??? Blimey I am on day 3 of SS+ gonna be a long time til I get to that point!! Had my broccoli ( 3 trees) with a chicken breast in a bowl of chicken and mushroom soup - Yummy! Think it is gonna take time to get my head round this - harder than I thought. I haven't even had my first...
  32. lynseylou73

    LK Today LL woman from daily mail

    .... and lets face it Lorraine Kelly is a bit of a wet fart so she would have an attitude like that!
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    LK Today LL woman from daily mail

    Yeah - can't normally stand that creepy Dr.Hilary but I have a new found respect for him after he supported these type of diets - fantastic! Yeah, she did seem a bit bitter and twisted, and obviously playing up to the camera!!
  34. lynseylou73

    put it all back on and more

    It is hard - I know what you mean, I have a 9 year old and an 18 month old with kidney failure, but my main motivation to lose my weight is for them, to be healthy and around to watch them grow, so look at it that way, healthy mum, happy tot!! Good luck xx
  35. lynseylou73

    Veggie amount allowed??

    Yeah but the booklet doesn't stipulate weight (as it does with the meat) - if it did I'd be laughing!!
  36. lynseylou73

    Stock cubes - Buillon?

    I bought some of these Bouillon (or however you spell it!) cubes today. Someone kindly advised me to get the vegetable 'light green' pack, but in the supermarket they only had one green and it was kind of dark???? Is there 2 types of vegetable cube? If not can I use a whole one each time? Ta x
  37. lynseylou73

    Veggie amount allowed??

    Indeed! small tablespoon, large tablespoon! How much say of broccoli would you use in floret terms?
  38. lynseylou73

    Veggie amount allowed??

    Hi, According to the booklet on SS+ I can have 2 tablespoons of the nominated veg with my protein. Is this really all that is allowed - I mean that is 2 sprigs of broccoli for instance! Can anyone tell me what volume IS acceptable as it hardly seems worth it!! Thanks xx
  39. lynseylou73

    5 weeks to xmas - day one restart

    Hi, I seem to be having a less easy day today - apart from ease of getting to the loo quick I think being inactive at home is making me hungrier as I am nearer the food that I cannot and will not have! Started with porridge which I begrudgingly threw away as it was vile - I am finding all...
  40. lynseylou73

    5 weeks to xmas - day one restart

    Aww... well done you! Yeah living alone would be a HUGE bonus with three males in the house!! I have great willpower and with medical as well as vanity reasons this MUST work for me and only I can make it. Keep in touch.... xxx
  41. lynseylou73

    Too much water!!

    Yes, as an ex cardiac nurse you need to be careful not to overload TOO much on the water. I am talking 10 litres or more, but basically the heart becomes overloaded and cannot pump the water effectively out - that's why people get what we call 'oedema' where the body has a poor function to expel...
  42. lynseylou73

    Smoked salmon??

    Out of interest - we are alowed salt as a condiment similar to using pepper - why is the salt in salmon harmful? Are we only allowed a sprinkling to conform? OMG I am fretting now - I am only on day 3 will I have stuffed it up for myself???????
  43. lynseylou73

    Ketosis - when to check?

    And if am - should I be doing anything differently!?! Thanks
  44. lynseylou73

    Smoked salmon??

    Ooops... too late ..... just eaten it!! How can I bring myself back into line as a compensatory measure tomorrow?
  45. lynseylou73

    Ketosis - when to check?

    Hi I just want to check when the best time to check for initial ketosis is? I'm 48 hours in to CD and wondered if I should just check my wee at X or Y point or would I do it with a prompt in symptoms?? Thanks
  46. lynseylou73

    5 weeks to xmas - day one restart

    Ahhh.... yes I remeber now, can't do avitar until I have completed 30 posts! DOH! Yeah, going good - went to a conference today and the food they laid on was LOVELY looking! I wilfully divided myself from the group and sat in the lecture room sipping my chocolate brick which was amazingly...
  47. lynseylou73

    5 weeks to xmas - day one restart

    P.S how do you get your photo to show?? I can't even tho it's visible on my profile page??? x
  48. lynseylou73

    5 weeks to xmas - day one restart

    Cicerone I will join you there, I started on the same day as you and so far so good! My target is a stone off by crimbo too - we gotta do it girl! I am on SS+ as my best friend who is the counsellor said it makes very little differecne to SS alone if I am having just a miniscule top-up protein...
  49. lynseylou73

    Is it just me?

    Personally I find the shakes far too sweet!! Like Sylvie so far I am finding myself pinching my nose and drinking it like it's poison! I don't really have a sweet tooth and hate anything 'diet' (Diet Coke etc) so that isn't helping, in a way would prefer to lose the sweet taste altogether...
  50. lynseylou73

    Smoked salmon??

    Just a quickie folks - is smoked salmon allowed?? (as in thin layered stuff) Packet says carb free. Picked some up cheap earlier and I am desperate to eat it!! PLEASE say yes!! :cry:
  51. lynseylou73

    Cooking oil

    Thanks girls - great advice as always! About the mushrooms my counsellor (also my best friend) said that mushrooms are a no-no?? Would like clarity on this as I could happily eat mushrooms til the cows come home! Are OXO's out of the question? Are Buillion the only cubes allowed? Thanks
  52. lynseylou73

    Wrong Reg On Parking Ticket Advice Please!!

    Hi, You should be able to get off of paying it as a 'technicality'. My uncle was cuaght speeding and when he received the official letter thru it had the wrong date on it - simply becuase of that it could not be upheld!! Ask at Citizens Advice but I think the idiot that put the ticket on...
  53. lynseylou73

    Cooking oil

    What about a chicken breast - best to cut it up into strips in order to ensure it cooks properly dry? Whlist I have your expert attention - are mange touts allowed? It doesn't mention in my booklet. Thank you
  54. lynseylou73

    Cooking oil

    Quick query from you helpful souls...... I used sesame oil last night when stir-frying my last supper before starting today.... It has just occurred to me that it is carb-free so does that mean I can use this whilst on the diet plan?? Thanks in advance.....
  55. lynseylou73

    Weight loss ticker

    Thanks Dragonfly and I really admire how well you have done, true inspiration!
  56. lynseylou73

    Weight loss ticker

    Ladies..... at the brink of my initial CD weigh-in I have accessed a 'ticker' like many of you have (aren't they fab!!). I see there is a code (font etc) provided, how do I get this onto my MiniMins profile? Also has anyone got one on their Facebook page? Thanks girls (and boys!)
  57. lynseylou73

    Bargain rate for CD - starting tomorrow!

    Thank you ladies - this site is Soooo inspirational!! I have got my bottles of water lined up ready, but it doesn't help that the men in my house are having KFC tonight!!! xx
  58. lynseylou73

    NEWBIES - Do you fancy starting a group?

    Hi, I'm starting tomorrow with 3-4 stone to lose - count me in too!
  59. lynseylou73

    Bargain rate for CD - starting tomorrow!

    I am starting the CD tomorrow and am both excited and nervous. Lucky for me my best friend is a counsellor and has offered to let me do the diet at 'cost' so only £25 per week, which to be honest is one of the reasons I want to do it NOW! I have 3-4 stone to lose and am motivated for both...
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