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Aaaaaaaaaand a STS for me (luckily!)

Erm :whistle: I'm still here. 5 lbs til I'm out so hopefully in the next two weeks. If I stop behaving like a complete and total twat.

Ugh. Gonna have to go back to writing my food diary on here otherwise I don't keep on plan. Just 2lbs to go before my 2 stone shiny and I WANT that next week. Mind you, just realised that this morning I have officially lost 10% - so that's nice. Shame there's no shiny for that! Day 112 - Monday...

-2lbs this morning.

Sorry for being confusing LOL I lost 1lb on the 1st Aug and lost another 1lb on 8th Aug I can't work out where were are on the grid. (I blame school holidays)

I'm getting all confused about which week we are on! minus 1 last week and minus 1 this week, thanks Sarah. (I weigh on mondays)

Hi Sarah. July was terrible so will aim for 8lb loss in August please. Weigh on mondays, no holiday planned. Thanks

Hi, -1 this morning. Completely failed July!

OMG sorry. Fell off the wagon a bit (a lot) STS last week and -1lb this week. Gawd knows how! Back on it now.

Thank you so much @Deeday, I tried your method and it was 1000x better!

Hi, I've been AWOL too but hopefully back on track now. I'm looking to be in the 13 stone bracket by Christmas and if I'm nowhere near that I'm going to be absolutely furious with myself! New motivation for July. Arrrrgh!

Day 70 - Monday 4th July 2016 I've been AWOL and gained 2lbs. How it's not 2 stone I'll never know! :eek: Anyhoo, before it does get to be 2 stone I'm back on track. Had a really **** June food wise, well, had a lovely June food wise, just not very slimming world friendly. I'm going to try...

Thanks for this. Today I have bought in a food flask and some pasta n sauce and will definitely give this a try. I really hope this is an improvement on the last attempt. It also means I can leave my flask at work which is a bonus. Appreciate it.

First weigh day and I've gained 2lbs. I am actually very shocked it's not more, truth be told! Anyhoo, here's my line ___________________________. I've now drawn under it and am back on track!

I was another STS last monday (27th June)

Although June hasn't finished I think it's safe to say it was a big fail. :p So, moving forward. July, going to go for 8lbs please. Weigh on Mondays - Thanks Sarah!

(oops. Still very much here LOL)

Oopsie. Been a bit all over the place since my birthday! Meals have been fine and on plan but I've not stopped snacking! I'm going to give myself a few days off and come back on 1st July ready for the July challenge. Forgot to weigh this morning, probably looking at a gain in all honesty. But...

OMG I knew I had forgotten something this morning! Totally forgot to weigh myself, probably because I've been a bit off track since my birthday. LOL I will post the dreaded number tomorrow morning instead.

OMG

hello? ;)

STS for me. Which means I need to lose 4lbs next week! Doable? Yes. Likely? Not so much. :p

STS for me. Actually gained 2lbs on my birthday but lost that again so it's not all bad! Day 56 - Monday 20th June Breakfast 2 slices BB (heb) 4 light triangles (hea) Lunch Naked noodles hoisin duck 1 syn Skinny popcorn 4 syns Dinner tbc I desperately need to go out and buy some froot!

Day 53 Friday 17th June Breakfast 2 slices BB Pastrami 4 laughing cow light triangles Dinner Salmon Rice Veg Lemon muller 1 syn Snacks Salt n shake 6 syns Total syns = 7 Day 54 Saturday 18th June Brunch 2 slices BB 2 fried eggs Dinner Turkey Mixed veg Jacket potato Skinny popcorn 4...

Day 52 - Thursday 16th June Breakfast 2 slices BB 4 laughing cow light triangles 4 pastrami tomato Planned Lunch Naked noodle Planned dinner spagbol

Day 51 - Wednesday 15th June :bday::candle1::banana_dancer: Breakfast 2 slices BB 4 laughing cow light triangles 4 pastrami tomato snack. 4 shots chocolate cream baileys type drink. :D Lunch cba Dinner pizza profiteroles Port and lemondade I know I'm supposed to know the amount of flexi...

Day 50 - Tuesday 14th June Breakfast Heck sausages 1 syn nearly Fried egg Beans Tomato Lunch Carrot soup Muller lemon yog 0.5 syn Dinner Bol with small amount of spag! Snacks throughout day 2 alpen light bars heb Iced gems 6 syns Freddo 5 syns Rice crispie bar 5 syns Total syns = 17.5 oops...

Day 49 - Monday 13th June Breakfast 2 slices BB heb 4 dairylee triangles hea ½ tin baked beans Lunch Naked Noodle Singapore curry Apple Dinner Bol (no spag) Broccoli, baby Sweetcorn, sugar snap peas and carrots Muller lemon yog 0.5 syn Can't remember syns yesterday but was definitely within...

Hurrah! after a 1lb loss over the last fortnight, lost 3lbs today giving me my 1½ stone award! yay! It's my birthday on Wednesday so I hope I don't blow it. I'm not giving my shiny back! :D Hopefully I'll be okay now I've got past the 17 stone mark - that weight always stalls me. Ugh.

Down 3lbs to 16st 9lbs

That's better, 3 pounds down this morning :)

Day 48 - Sunday 12th June Brunch 2 slices BB heb 4 dairylee triangles 4 slices pastrami Tomato Dinner Spagbol (5% mince, tinned toms, butterbeans, kidney beans, passata, onions, peppers) Butternut squash spaghetti (rank) Müllerlight Evening Iced gems 6 syns Total syns = 6

Day 47 - Saturday 11 June Brunch ;) 2 slices BB heb 4 dairylee light hea Dinner 6 heck sausages 3 syns Veg and rice Mullerlight Snax Frazzles 4½ syns Squares 4 syns Total syns = 11½

@HondaGirl what did you think of it? :D

Day 46 - Friday 10th June Breakfast 2 slices BB heb 2 fried eggs Apple Lunch McDonald's grilled chicken salad Apple and grapes Water (How good was I??) Dinner SW beef and carrot 'n' swede crush Bag microwave veges Mullerlight Snacks Frazzles 4½ syns Squares 4 syns Total syns = 8½

oooooh may I join please!? I need to lose whatever my ticker says LOL, lots anyway. Just checked, 71lbs. I will aim for half a stone per month too which hopefully will put me at 13 stone 5. Which is exactly the weight I was 4 years ago!! Why do I want to do this? Well, the usual, want to...

Day 45 - Thursday 9th June Breakfast 2 slices BB (HEB) 4 laughing cow light triangles (HEA) 4 pastrami 1 tomato Snack banana Lunch Naked noodles sweet chilli 1 syn Apple Dinner Chicken curry (made with SW chicken tikka masala sauce, chicken, onion and peppers) Brown rice, not a lot Sugar...

Day 44 - Wednesday 8th June Breakfast skipped, no time Lunch naked noodle hoisin duck 1 syns apple 1 slice bb with 2 light triangles pastrami Small piece of chocolate cake, dunno gonna put 10 syns Dinner 2 x fried egg (fri light) 4 x heck sausages 1 syn 1 slice BB NO superfree! (had no time...

Hi @tangerine12! So good to see you back. Never mind about SW, if it didn't work it didn't work. Good to see you are still eating healthily and cutting out most of the crap, you'll probably find you fare better without the pressure of weighing every week. If you're feeling better then you're...

Yeeahh half term is over, back to posting on here. As I've said I've had to use fitday the past week as I just haven't had time to log on here. (and I can't be arsed to go back and repost the last 5 days) Day 43 - Tuesday 7th June Breakfast Müller light Lunch Naked noodles curry Apple...

STS for me :confused:

Hi @HondaGirl! I'm still plodding along. It's still half term so I've not had much time to log on... I've been using the food diary on fitday as it's much quicker. Had a STS today, not deserved so a bit gutted. Although I have been swimming a few times this week and I know my weight hates...

Day 38 - Thursday 2nd June Breakfast 2 BB Heb 4 x pastrami 4 x laughing cow blue cheese triangles Tomato ( I can't see myself ever getting tired of this!) Lunch Whole earth elderflower drink (6 bloody syns :eek:) Naked noodle sweet chilli 1½ syns Apple

Day 37 - Wednesday 1st June Missed breakfast :( Brunch Naked noodles Singapore curry 2 cadburys heroes chocs 6 syns Afternoon snack 2 bb heb 4 blue cheese triangles 4 slices pastrami Tomato Dinner (late) Bolognese as previous 2 days Jacket potato Apple Iced gems 6 syns Total syns = 12

Yes please. Managed to lose 16lbs during my first challenge in May. June is 4 weeks and my birthday is right in the middle of it, so I am going to aim for 7 this time. So. Mondays, 7lbs. Thanks!

Day 36 - Tuesday 31st May Breakfast Banana Lunch Naked noodles hoisin duck (1½ syn) apple Planned lunch same spag bol as yesterday Wholewheat spaghetti 10g lighter cheddar cheese Hea (rest is milk in coffee) Half cup carrot soup Mullerlight bliss (6 syns) (These are loads but were reduced...

Day 35 - Monday 30th May Brunch 2 slices BB HEB 4 laughing cow triangles HEA pastrami Apple Dinner HM spaghetti bolognese (5% mince, tomatoes, passata, sweetcorn, kidney beans and butterbeans) Wholemeal spaghetti Carrots (not many) sugar snap peas broccoli baby sweetcorn Müller bliss lemon...

Hurrah I can join you now. 16st 12 this morning with my new 4lb loss.

-4lbs this morning, now 16st 12 so I'm outta here. Hope to see you all in the 16-15's soon! :)

4lbs off for me please Sarah. :D

-4lbs and new stone bracket. :D

Day 34 - Sunday 29th May Brunch 2 slices BB HEB 4 laughing cow triangles HEA pastrami Apple Snack Quavers 4 syns Dinner HM Carrot soup Inspirations fish Mixed veg Iced gems 5 syns Rice crispie squares 6 syns Total syns = 15

Hey hey @HondaGirl, how's it going?

Day 33- Saturday 28th May Breakfast/Brunch 2 slices BB (HEB) 4 laughing cow light triangles (HEA) 4 pastrami Tomato Mini milk 1.5 syns Dinner HM beefburgers with mustard and sriracha (1 syn) Salad Salad dressing Tiny tiny jacket potato Danone cherry yogurt (hoping tis free!) Snacks...

Hi @SarahMP, they're not like pot noodles at all. The naked noodles are very fine, and very strong tasting! Such low syns though or free so worth it!

Have a lovely time!

Hi @SarahMP. Just to say that I do check on you everyday, quick look to see if everything is okay. Not posting so much now as I'm just plodding along and carrying on! I agree with Vixter, probably your body in a bit of a shock. And, as we all know, stressing out never helps to bring on a late...

Day 32- Friday 27th May Breakfast 2 slices BB (HEB) 4 laughing cow light triangles (HEA) 4 pastrami Lunch Homemade carrot soup Dinner HM beefburgers with mustard and sriracha (1 syn) Salad Salad dressing (1 syn) Tiny tiny jacket potato Danone cherry yogurt (hoping tis free!) Snacks...

Okay, so my daughter is doing this with me, ish. She's 12 and having what she wants at school but following plan at home (no choice really!). I do find that we both tend to get really hungry around 9pm and start snacking (she tends to want dinner as soon as she gets home from school around...

Day 30 - Wednesday 25th May Breakfast 2 slices BB (heb) 4 blue cheese triangles (hea) Pastrami Lunch Naked Noodle Sweet Chilli (1½ syn) Snack HM carrot soup Dinner Baked to perfection fish (½ syn) mixed veg ½ pack couscous (1 syns) Müllerlight yogurt Rice crispie squares (4 syns) Iced gems...

Day 29 - Tuesday 24th May Breakfast Banana Lunch Naked Noodle curry style Iced gems (5 syns) Dinner Brown rice with egg, peas and smoked mackerel mixed in. Mixed vegetables Müllerlight yogurt with light icecream (1.5 syns) Evening Rice crispie squares (4 syns) Total syns = 10.5

New shiny!! I was on my way to more but then TOM appeared. Grr. Still, yay! Day 28 - Monday 23rd May Breakfast Damn! I'm at work and forgot to have breakfast this morning!! So I'll have an apple. :( lunch Naked Noodle Thai Sweet Chilli (1 syn) Dinner Baked to perfection fish Vegetables ½...

It does indeed @HondaGirl! And it's already there in all its lovely blue wonderfulness!

Down another 3lbs to 17st 2lbs. Gonna try and be outta here next week!

Down 3lbs this morning. :)

Day 27 - Sunday 22nd May Breakfast 3 x oat scan bran (part HEB) 3 x laughing cow extra lights (part HEA) Wafer thin ham tomato 2 glasses water!! lunch Smoked salmon Salad Salad dressing (1 syn) Dinner 3 syn free SW pork sausages mixed vegetables gravy (3 syns) 2 x oat scan bran (rest of heb)...

Day 26- Saturday 26th May Breakfast 2 slices BB (heb) smoked salmon scrambled egg Lunch Naked noodles, cantonese style hoisin duck (1½ syns) Dinner 3 Linda McCartney red onion and rosemary sausages spinach sweetcorn greenbeans small jacket potato gravy (2 syns) Müllerlight yogurt Hea in...

Hi @SarahMP, I get pastrami from Morrisons, it's two quid a packet or two packets for 3 quid. I wouldn't pay £4.50 either!

Hi @tangerine12, I can see you've been logging in but not posting, hope everything is alright. x

Day 25- Friday 20th May Breakfast 2 slices BB (HEB) 4 laughing cow light triangles (HEA) 4 pastrami 2 tomatoes Lunch Homemade vegetable soup (wasn't very nice but I thought I'd try frozen veg mix - nope) Müllerlight yogurt Dinner Baked to perfection fish stuff Broccoli Corn on the cob Green...

Day 24 = Thursday 19th May Breakfast Banana Apple Coffee mate -2 syns Lunch Homemade vegetable soup Dinner HM beefburger with sriracha and mustard (1 syn) 57g wholemeal bread roll (heb) 40g reduced fat cheese (hea) Slimming world chips Salad Salad dressing (1 syn) Snackage rice crispie...

That's AMAZING!! :D:D

That's the hard bit isn't it? Getting past a certain point... It's hard to feel motivated when this weightloss doesn't feel like it counts for very much! We'll get there though, at least we're doing something about it now, this extra weight isn't going to magically shift itself just because we...

I had the soggy bottom smash pizza once. Foul!! Is the cauliflower not worth it then, do you think? I tend to syn a wrap and use that as a base. Liking the steak bakes though, not sure if I can only have one on extra easy!

Cheese triangles are great. When I did slimming world a few years ago, I used them in place of butter throughout the day. Now I tend to have them all in one hit... They are more cheese like when they're warm, iykwim, like on a burger or something. I'm finding it okay to stick to, despite...

The iceland meals are pricy aren't they! I got about 16 quids worth when I went there a few weeks ago (I don't have an iceland near me, unfortunately..) Anyhoo, my daughter and I had half each with a load of veggies and it was plenty!

Day 23 - Wednesday 18th May Breakfast 2 slices BB (HEB) 4 laughing cow x- light triangles (part HEA) 4 pastrami 2 tomatoes Lunch Homemade Butternut and sweet potato soup Banana Planned Dinner spag bol again 2 extra light triangles (rest of hea) salad salad dressing (1 syn) Rice crispie...

Day 22 - Tuesday 17th May Breakfast one slice BB (part heb) half tin of baked beans 2 light triangles (part hea) Apple Snack Banana Lunch 1% mugshots Snack corn on the cob (with no butter! ew) Dinner HM bolognese spaghetti müllerlight yogurt iced gems 6 syns Not going to manage the other...

Hazzah!!! (I must have missed that last week) I'm also looking forward to my 1 stone shiny - only 3lbs away. Desperately want to get it next week, I think more soup is in order...

Congratulations on the first shiny! :D

Down 3lbs to 17st 5lbs.

Down 3lbs this morning. :D

Down 3lbs this morning :D Day 21 - Monday 16th May Breakfast Apple Banana (had dentist apt first thing this morning so had fruit between that and work!) Planned lunch 2% mugshots (2 syns) Dinner Salad salad dressing (1 syn) HM bolognese spaghetti Light cheese (3 syns) Müllerlight yogurt...

Day 19 Saturday 14th May Flexi syns day = 50 I don't know if I had that many LOL. I had a lovely day on the river and steam train with my daughter. Had gorgeous white bread, cheese and ham picnic and an ice cream. Then we had more scoffage watching Eurovision. Day 20 Sunday 15th May Brunch...

Hi vegemite. I started at just over 18 stone too, also the heaviest I've ever been! I don't go to classes but being here is great support. If you can keep your own diary where you document your losses, you will get to know people and they will offer encouragement when needed. Noone judges here.

Day 18 - Friday 13th May Breakfast 2 slices BB (HEB) 4 laughing cow blue cheese light triangles (HEA) 4 pastrami 2 tomatoes Still not getting bored of this breakfast! Lunch Homemade vegetable soup Iced gems (6 syns) Dinner Salmon fillets Broccoli Cauliflower Spinach Müllerlight yogurt...

Day 17 - Thursday 12th May Breakfast 2 slices BB (HEB) 4 laughing cow blue cheese light triangles (HEA) 4 pastrami 2 tomatoes Snack Arrrgh! My lovely colleague came to work with a latte for me, I can't really ask him what milk they used. :eek: no idea of the syns but I'm gonna have to put 8 I...

Hey. Yeah I'm here plodding along! I'm having to start work earlier than usual and in a different part with no access to a PC! I will never get sick of chicken! LOL

Day 16 - Wednesday 11th May Breakfast 2 slices BB (HEB) 4 laughing cow x light triangles (HEA) 4 pastrami Apple Lunch one rolo (1 syn) Dinner chicken broccoli cauliflower spinach gravy (3 syns) coffee with milk - rest of HEA Really bad scoffage Rice crispie squares (6 syns) Iced gems (5...

Hurrah! :D

Yes absolutely. I splashed out on a proper thermos flask that supposedly keeps food warm for 12 hours. I think that would be pushing it, but 4 hours was fine!

Day 15 - Tuesday 10th May Breakfast One slice BB (part HEB) 2 laughing cow light triangles (part HEA) ½ tin baked beans Apple Nescafe caramel cappucinno (3½ syns) Planned lunch HM carrot soup Post work snackage one slice BB (rest of HEB) 2 laughing cow light triangles (rest of HEA) 2 x...

It is lush. And so easy to make now. LOL That's the thing about having it for snacks isn't it. I had half a batch last night which is basically 2 carrots, half an onion and half a small potato. Nothing really, and I was full. Thank goodness my soup maker has a 2 year guarantee!

And my thyroid packed in 12 years ago. It does get easier, I promise! Good luck with the weigh in, if it's not the best news, you know why and it's totally out of your control x

It feels a bit big brothery. LOL but it's good for when I want to see my progress at a glance. Fankoo!

Lovely weather? It's been pissing down all day here in Devon! :mad: Glad to see you're okay and still on track! :D

Down 1lb to 17st8.

A solitary 1lb loss for me please, thanks Sarah.

-1lb this morning, a little bit disappointed but I guess it's going in the right direction. Day 14 - Monday 9th May Breakfast One slice BB (part HEB) 2 laughing cow light triangles (part HEA) ½ tin baked beans Apple Planned lunch HM Mushroom soup in my new thermos! (1 syn) Banana (half...

Day 13 - Sunday 8th May Breakfast Banana coffee with milk from HEA Lunch HM mushroom soup (1 syn) 2 slices BB (HEB) Dinner Chicken Mixed veg Gravy (3 syns) Müller light Coffee with milk from HEA Evening snack Carrot and coriander soup Iced Gems (5 syns) Total syns = 9

Aaarrrrggg! Went to a city centre today with my daughter. She wanted KFC so I did some research and saw the BBQ pulled chicken ricebox for 4.5 syns. Sorted. Ordered hers then asked for mine only to be told "we don't do it" :mad::mad::mad::mad: Had to have the original rice box at 10.5 syns...

Day 11 Friday 6th May Breakfast Banana coffee apple Lunch Bacon and leek soup!! Erm, okay it's not the best tasting, bit bland as I really needed that other stock cube. Will have to experiment with it a few times I think, BUT IT WORKS!! It's definitely cooked, and it's so smmoooooth...

Right, had a bit of a tantrum as I couldn't get the damn machine to turn on! Eventually did it, gawd knows how, I'd been pressing the on button with varying degrees of pressure... Before I went to the shop I checked my cupboard for oxo and saw a packet. Should have checked the contents though...

Hurrah! My soup maker has arrived!! I'm having my hair cut in an hour so will pop to the local fruit 'n' veg shop to get some leeks, then I shall be attempting Leek and Bacon soup. OMG I hope this works...

Hey @tangerine12, you've not been on for a couple of days, how is it all going? I know you're so busy with work and your little'un, but just wondered if everything was okay?

Oooh we're exactly the same weight! :D Game on LOL (although I can't be arsed to exercise so you have the advantage there...)

Options and a kit kat, mmmm chocfest! (10.5 syns btw) ;) Is the mexican rice from a packet? It sounds delish!

Hi @cymrubaby.. how's it going? I joined a few weeks ago and am also doing it from home. I agree about the black too! :D

@Smoffs hi, how's it going?

uuugh fish pie! I don't even have a bloody fridge at work, never mind a microwave! Just a kettle for me, hence the copius amounts of mugshots and coffee mate!

It wasn't fantastic @kazbang :( Very disappointing. Day 10 Thursday 5th May Breakfast One alpen light bar (HEB) Snack Banana Apple Grapes Coffee mate (1½ syns) Lunch Salad Salad dressing (1 syn) Ainsley Harriot tomato and chilli Couscous (2½ syns) Froot (dunno what yet, will get some on way...

@moogirl.. I keep telling myself to weigh only once a week, but the pull of those damn scales is too great isn't it! As long as you're not scoffing a kilo of pasta or 5 jacket potatoes a day (or pregnant!) your weight can't NOT go down, so relax! Your almost 2 stone loss proves that you can...

Eggs. And fri-light to fry them in!

On day 9 and still 100%

LOL it could still work. I'll try it again someday with a decent food flask - and put more liquid in next time!

Gah. The pasta n sauce didn't work. :( It was more 'rehydrated' then cooked, the sauce all but disappeared and it was... tepid. I think my cheap food flask will be better for keeping cold food cold, so I'll try a salad/couscous mix in it next time.

@moogirl I find that too, as soon as I'm near some biggie goal my weight stalls. I think our brains sabotage it but goodness knows why!! I have spent years between 16 and 17 stone, no matter what I tried I couldn't get the scales to read 15 something. (I did in the end so I know it's possible...

Yep @theonlybonster86 .. The great thing about keeping a food diary on here is that others can read it and comment. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't believe the SW website will say "where's your HEB today?" or "that has 8 syns not 4!!" type of thing... ya know? The challenges are good things...

@SarahMP I adore the pasta n sauces! Used to eat them quite a bit pre diet too. Actually I'm going to experiment today and have one of those in a food flask that I will pour boiling water on this morning, hopefully it will be edible by lunchtime. As a back up though, I'm going to take...

@kazbang, it's gorgeous! Especially on top of the cheese triangles! As I mentioned earlier, I thought it might be a bit odd, (me not being the continental sort) but I figured people have bacon in the mornings, so... ;)

Ah, okay, if I remember correctly. A half-life is the amount of time it takes for a medication to to be reduced to half, in your body. If you took 100mcg of thyroxine, a week later you'd have 50mcg in your body, a week after that, 25mcg and so on until it's all gone. To work out how long it...

Thanks Honda! Okay, Day 8 Tuesday 3rd May Breakfast 2 x BB toast HEB 4 x laughing cow triangles (part hea) 2 x pastrami cherry tomatoes Mid morning coffee mate (1½ syns) Lunch (very late - 3pm) Pasta 'n' sauce made with water (½ syn) Huge plate of mixed veg WW yogurt (½ syn) Dinner (late)...

Ha! I don't mind them, I was just trying to accurately describe it! I keep scan bran for when I've run out of bread :cool:

It took a few hours to update mine too. Frustrating when you want to see it go sliding along to the right, innit! :D

Hi @theonlybonster86 Well done on your fab weightloss so far, you're right, it's much easier with the support of others who are in the same position as yourself. I'll look forward to reading your food diary, if you do one x

Hi! Shame you couldn't make group, but like you say, nursery fees are astronomical aren't they. :( You'll have to promise to log weigh-in's on here though, there's a few of us watching out for you now... I put on weight again because I thought 'oh well, no one will know, I'll make an extra...

Yeah, as soon as you get near stabilised, losing weight is the same as anyone else. Not sure how long it took because I wasn't 'dieting' then. Probably 3 or four weeks for the thyroxine to build up enough. I can't remember what the half-life of thyroxine is so not totally sure... Ha! My...

It's... a little like chewing cardboard. Cardboard that's gone off... But yeah, you can get them from health food shops, I know Holland and Barrett sell them.

Thank you! I'm chuffed, but I know I can't keep up that pace, would be nice though eh!

@kazbang. I put on a ton of weight over a 10 month period before I was diagnosed. It doesn't matter how healthily you eat, the thyroid isn't working and the weight goes on. I think I started on 50 too. (btw, its mcg (micrograms) not mg - pet hate LOL)

Aaaaand I'm back again. Lost 5lbs this morning so now I'm here at 17st 9lbs :) Wonder how long I will be here... Waiting for my ticker to update, anyone know how long it takes??? It's changed on my sig but not my postings.

Well, it was nice to meet everyone here but I'm off down (again) to the next zone. Hope to see you all soon. x

Day 7 Monday 2nd May Brunch 3 X scan bran (part HEB) 3 X blue cheese triangle (part HEA) 4 X pastrami Salad Salad dressing (1 syn) Clementine Planned dinner SW burgers (1 syn) SW chips Corn on cob Runner beans Weight watchers yog (½syn) Snack 2 x scan bran (rest of HEB) 1 x blue triangle...

Thanks! You're doing great as well, let's hope we can keep the momentum!

Hurrah! -5lbs for me please.

BOOM down 5lbs and got my first shiny. :D:D

Never mind. You have 5 weigh ins don't you? Most of us have 4 so forget last week!

I'll have to try cinnamon in yogurt then! I used to love cinnamon toast as I child but I suspect that may be down to all the sugar... I love this site for getting ideas, just seen a lunch idea where they put those free pasta 'n' sauce things in a food flask and add boiling water - by the time...

Was very difficult, Sarah, as I love potato salad! Day 7 Sunday 1st May. I have decided that this week will be my week one. It's actually week three technically, but week one just kind of happened that I suddenly thought this was the right time, week 2 I did food optimising about 20% and...

Your dinners sound lovely! Are these your own recipes? Also, does cinnamon help weight loss (which I've heard) or do you just like it? Last time I did SW I remember drinking lemon juice in water a lot! Also is the porridge 'oats so simple'? Love that but didn't know you could hexb +1 it! I'll...

@HondaGirl, thanks! That's good to know, it looks like loads of couscous and rice but it was only the very top layer. Never had Morrisons salad before but I will again.

Commenting to follow :) You can change the title of your thread quite easily if you wanted. It's in a drop down menu at the top.

Does cauliflower rice stink when you cook it? Yes HM veg soup is free, as long as you don't thicken with cornflour or anything.

Aw, not good. Hope you both feel better soon x

Day 6 Saturday 30th April Breakfast Coffee Banana Planned lunch Taking dog to a beach so will probably pop into Morrisons and get something from the salad bar, avoiding anything that looks even remotely tasty, natch. Okay I got: Iceberg lettuce Cherry tomatoes Beetroot 2 hard boiled eggs...

Nope, had no clue.But I made excellent (boring) choices!

That's what I had assumed really, tbh that's one of the reasons I try to keep my syns around 10, so I have breathing room for things like this.

Day 5 Friday 29th April Breakfast one slice BB (part HEB) ½ tin baked beans 1 blue cheese x-light triangle (part HEA) Lunch. Dunno, going out with my mum today EDIT: Right, I was a good girl... Jacket potato no butter more baked beans salad no dressing Tap water! Dinner Fish again...

Commenting so I can follow your thread. I'm not too keen on a lot of fruit either, I have to force down apples ! Sometimes I make crudités of carrots sticks, cherry tomatoes and celery et cetera, even more occasionally dunked in slimming world home-made hummus..

OH MY GOD Your fridge is full of all my favourite thing! Aero, butternut squash, broccoli and best of all, creme caramel. And your oats look amazing. When i tried them I just stirred some into a pot of Muller light and put the lid back on, small wonder I was underwhelmed...

Looking good! What are the slimming world chicken sausages like? The pork ones are rock hard! I guess it's hard to have a nice squidgy sausage if it's not full of fat (and lips and arseholes)

YES! Thank you, they were much much MUCH nicer this time. I must have used about 40 sprays, should I be synning that? OMG I'm so going to use my HEA one day to make cheesy chips!!

Yes ^ If you fill a third of a plate with veggies, that's a third less pasta than one would normally have on their plate. I suppose you could dish up and take a third off, but it's better to fill up with the veg.

Yep. You've said it and now we'll ALL be watching out for you to report, every monday! No cheating possible now. :D Hi, by the way!

Hi and welcome! There's a few of us recently started and all around the same weight. Come join the May challenge. https://www.minimins.com/threads/may-2016-challenge.354607/page-2#post-7906413 Please also meet @tangerine12 @SarahMP and @HondaGirl :D

OMG what a cow she was @Lucylu79 !! She's certainly shot herself in the foot if you ever wanted to go back to class. I don't get why some people feel the need to be so disagreeable, I really don't!

That's the spirit. I have a pair of bastard jeans that have never fitted, even though they're supposedly an 18. Couldn't get them past my thighs last week and now they're almost on me bum... I shall attempt them every week until they fit without a muffin top - watch this space too!

Oh I can't function at all with just cereal in the morning. Especially if weighed out to a proper portion. I showed my daughter what a 'portion' of coco pops looked like the other day and she looked at me like I had gone mad. We both had 3 or 4 times that amount. Beans are lovely and filling...

Cool @HondaGirl, I'll take a look in a min. Also, I tend to plan then check syn values later. For example I've worked out the breakfast toast is 3 syns not 5 as it's from a small loaf. Huzzah! Oh, if I put planned then it's subject to change, once the 'planned' has been deleted, that means...

hi, hopefully in the evening snack. I know I said only if I'm hungry but I usually am! I log on at work and change things around to suit, it's changed since you posted that, sorry! Thanks for noticing though, appreciate it!

It's annoying innit! I've now put the link to my diary in my signature, hopefully @tangerine12 will do the same when she starts on Monday! (hint hint)

Yeah if you click the chain link above in the formatting section, it will pop up a box to copy your link in. I'm looking at SW burgers and wedges, mind you, they are quite indulgent for a diet!

Thank you @lickthelid !

Hi all, can anybody help me with the syn value of popcorn from a popcorn maker, please? I put salt on them nothing else... Thanks!

I'm also following slimming world, The reason being is that I want this to change my eating habits permanently and I do not want to live on shakes or count calories for the rest of my life, iyswim!

Hello! I've just restarted and have many stones to lose, I hope you find motivation and inspiration here too :)

Hi, I don't have any hints or tips but I have heard it's much harder the closer you are to target, I just wanted to say hello and welcome, I'm pretty new here myself :D

Hi! I'm presuming because pitta breads are more dense that it's the same as two slices from my smaller loaf, that's the only reason I can think of... As for maintenance syns, I'll let you know in about eight months time hopefully LOL though I do think it's a case of experimenting and having...

Slow and steady wins the race, or something like that! Please do start a food diary, I get all my ideas from others otherwise I'll just have the same thing day in, day out.

Hi and welcome! It's funny how some people start weight is others target weight! Please excuse my ignorance, what's a CWPer?

Ooh I'd forgotten about dried fruit, I could quite happily munch dried apricots at work! ( I searched for alternative HEB ideas)

Day 4 Thursday April 28th Breakfast Half a tin of baked beans one slice BB (3 syns) cheese triangle (1 syn) Snack Apple Coffee mate (1½ syn) Lunch 1% mugshots Dinner Birds eye fish inspirations thing SW chips Mixed veg Weightwatchers dessert yog (½ syn) Melon supper Options hot choc (3...

It looks like @HondaGirl is the one to ask about lunches, I never thought about couscous et cetera!

It is, isn't it. I'd happily pay 5 pounds a week to be an online member but unfortunately you have to pay three months in advance don't you and I can't afford it in one hit. I used to go to class, but I've put on five stone since then and I'm not going back until I've lost at least four...

Mmmm scan bran. Lol

That's not good that she hasn't replied, I suppose she has a few days though but it will be nice to make your plans wouldn't it... Yeah the 1% mugshots are syn free but the nicer ones have 2% and need to be synned although again, it's not much. They're okay I suppose, I tend to have a bigger...

@tangerine12 LOL it doesn't feel like loads! I've never tried pastrami for breakfast before but thought people happily eat pig in the morning so why not beef? It was LUSH! I know from experience I don't lose if I don't eat enough, hence the evening snack. I've just worked out how many syns I...

Yes most of them are free, even those with sprinkles (the cheesecake type aren't though but they're not much) Same with most of the weightwatchers 0% fat yogurts. If you use facebook there's a page called 'slimming world syns' where you can ask values - people seem to respond pretty quickly...

ha, That did make me LOL. I'm stuffing my face with grapes. Not quite the same is it! Will you be doing a food diary? I can't wait to have a nose!

Hi! I recently (re)joined. There's loads of ideas re meals floating about. I'm using the slimming world method myself but doing it alone. Well, doing it with others on here! Welcome!

Day 3 - Wednesday April 27th Breakfast 2 slices BB HEB 4 laughing cow triangles HEB 2 slices pastrami Grapes Apple coffee mate 1½ syns Lunch 1% mug shot Grapes Dinner SW burgers with mustard (1 syn) Jacket potato Roast veg (onion, tomatoes, peppers and courgettes with fri light) Weight...

I second that ^ :) https://www.minimins.com/threads/may-2016-challenge.354607/

Actually no, I don't have 100lbs to lose, I have 7lbs to lose. Easily achievable. And when I've lost that I have another 7lbs to lose! Etc etc :D

Tell me about it, I've set target weight at the very upper limit of my healthy BMI but could easily have 100lbs to lose also. We'll do it 7 pounds at a time, yes? One shiny sticker by one shiny sticker...

@tangerine12 Oh I know exactly what you mean, I have no photos of my pregnancy and only one photo of my daughter and I together, she is now 12!! That is so shocking isn't it :( I don't much like theme parks, not just because I'm scared of heights but I don't want to have to ask what the...

Guys.... https://www.minimins.com/threads/may-2016-challenge.354607/ MAY CHALLENGE! :D

Yes please, may I join? Aiming for 10lb loss. LOL I weigh on Mondays. Thanks!

Holy cow that's some transformation! Thank you for sharing :)

Excellent! I see you worked out how to follow people. :D Okay @tangerine12, well done and of course you can do this! Do you both have a food diary or something? I'm going to make sure I log in at least every evening at some point. Personally, I found the groups excellent for keeping me on...

Good luck! See you here tomorrow, all raring to go!

Cool @HondaGirl, I'm following you now, I always fare better with a buddy or two! C'mon @tangerine12 , let's do this!

Hi, I have Hypothyrodism and take Levothyroxine daily. It doesn't affect my weight loss (when I stay on plan!)

In the past I've stabbed a new hole in the jeans for the button to go though. That'll keep the fat jeans lasting until I can comfortably fit smaller ones!

Hi @tangerine12 I think the nakd bars vary between 5 and 8 syns each, so they're not that great unfortunately. Are you still around? I could use a buddy and I'm also bang on 18st (again) Hang on in there! I try to plan my meals so that gives me time to google syn values. It's so hard to...

Yeah, your food looks delicious. Mine looks like slop.

And I have remembered to take my 350mls of skimmed milk to work for my coffee, instead of using coffee mate! :D

Day 2 - Tuesday April 26th Breakfast Two slices BB (Heb) Mushrooms Philadelphia lightest (2 syns) Coffee Apple Snack Banana Lunch 1% mugshots Apple dinner Slimming world beef burgers with whole-grain mustard (1 syn) potato wedges Salad Low fat salad dressing (1 syn) Greek style lemon...

Hi Azeluk. We're the same weight. I lost 5st a few years ago and gained it all back... Why not get yourself a ticker and have a healthy competition with me? ;) I need the motivation too...

It doesn't bleeeeeeeend. Or make it in 30 mins. LOL

Thanks @Neveragain! I was there last week but now I'm here :oops: LOL

An actifry and a soup maker are both on my list, I have no room for either really but I will cross that bridge when I come to it! (possibly making the room alongside my dusty slow cooker) :D

Hi Jhsax, cheers. It's not the spice she doesn't like it's the shape of the wedges, which is exactly what makes me prefer them! I suppose I could do both but I really couldn't be arsed today. And wedges seem to take a lot longer. I'm seriously considering saving up for an actifry...

Hi Sexyshell, thanks for popping by! Ordinarily I wouldn't be having so many bananas, but I went to get a mugshots and the shop didn't have any so I got bananas instead! (Gotta be better than a steak and kidney pie) Good point about them not being a speedfood though, so I appreciate the...

Oops, gained 3lb this week so I've popped in here at bang on 18st. Hopefully I'll only be here a week! :)

Okay, week 2 was a disaster - gained 3lb. Booo. It was my partners birthday so it would be rude to not go out and have cake. I really wanted to avoid doing a food diary as I find it such a faff but I do seem to like to cheat myself so I guess this is inevitable... Gonna have to look at others...

Thanks Mini. It's only my second week and not really looking good for Monday. If I stay same or gain then I'll definitely do a food diary. Trying to avoid it though...

Argh! Can't believe I'm here again. Last time I was looking forward to entering the 12's!!! Oh well, gotta start (again) somewhere, right? :rolleyes:

Just wow! :)

Congrats so far! I remember when I first entered ONEderland 3 years ago, it's an incredible feeling! Gotta do it again now, long long way to go...

That's incredible! Thank you for the motivation!

Hi, we're in the same boat but I've gained much much more. That £5 to get weighed seems worth it now! I'm doing it again without going to the clubs so it's good to see others in the same position!

Hi all. After losing 5 stone and gaining it all back, I am back again and adamant. Using a forum before really helped so here goes! I'm using the Slimming World method but doing it alone this time.