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Hi. I'm a long way from you - in Brittany. I'm trying calorie control and portion sizes. I lost 13kgs about 7 years ago and the kgs have gradually starting to creep back. I need to lose about 8 kgs. Just started this week and am feeling quite virtuous with my efforts so far LOL.

Didn't mean to offend you, Ellen but we're all here because in the past we've been a bit piggly wiggly or we wouldn't be overweight. I sympathise. I'm 58 this month and it's harder as you get older. One thing that's really helped me is finding some exercise that I really like doing. What do you...

Just think realistically. You know you won't lose weightif you eat too much - it doesn't matter if it's fruit or anything else. Ask yourself : am I hungry? or do i just fancy something to eat? Am I thirsty? Often you feel pekish if you're thirsty, bored,..... If you're eating proper balanced...

I lie in brittany and would love to hear from anyone over in France. I'm re-starting tomorrow - need to lose 10Kg. :(

I'm starting again tomorrow. Want to be smaller by next summer to enjoy the beach more than I did this one. I feel like a lumpy potato with legs!

Chamcat, you should be able to get tuna in your local supermarket - I get Connetable thon peche a la ligne. The only thing I have to bring from GB is Frylight. I have found everything else. Best of luck and ask if you're looking for something specific.

I would do the exercise and then eat lots of lean protein with my meals - chicken breasts, home-made burgers made with 5% fat beef, etc. Hard-boiled eggs are great if you're hungry as are oranges and apples. You can eat - just watch out that you're not filling up with rubbish.

I buy quite a lot of turkey breast and cook'it and freeze it in portions. Then, i make a big pasta salad and add the turkey. It's filling and easy picnic food.

have a look at the slimming world recipes - there are lots of really cheap tasty meals there. The latest one for me is cowboy hotpot. It looks strange but it tastes great and is really cheap. Fry an onion, add mince, brown. Add thinly sliced carrots and potatoes, stock, herbs and simmr til...

I add some garlic too and have it with rice.

you'll be fine. It's all the fruit and veg, I suspect.

You have to feel sorry for these people really. You are doing somthing to improve your health but they will always be stupid.

Where are you going and what sort of holiday will it be?

you'll get lots of good advice hear but if it's any help, I do SW. I follow it because it's not a diet but a super-healthy way if eating. My husband is more than happy to eat the food. Why not get hold of a copy ofthe magazine and you can see fo yourself what it's all about. There are tons of...

I was told to weigh myself only once a week as your weight can bob up and down and you won't get a very accurate reading if you do it every day. I am a SW fan as I am never hungry - the portions are huge.

I'm sorry to butt in, but what has taking exams got to do with putting on weight? I always lost weight due to stress! It doesn't have to be an excuse to eat all the wrong foods and imagine how much happier you would be starting your summer without all those extra pounds. Think beach!

Hello. I'm in Brittany. Where are you? Apart from Frylight that I get in England, I have no trouble getting pretty much everything I want. How are you getting on?

Well, my local Super U had some very cheap ones just before xmas......but try here. Mijoteuse Electrique - achat/vente Mijoteuse Electrique - Rue du Commerce

Go up to your room. Takes your clothes and have a good look at yourself. Is this wht you want to be like this coming summer? You can stuff your face or you can have some self control and some self respect. It's up to you.

I used to suffer terribly. Now I have a coil that transformed my life. It's called a Mirena and lasts 5 years. Periods that used to go on for 10 days almost stopped and were so much easier to manage. Do go and see a gynecologist. You need specialist help. You don't ned to put up with it and it's...

You can make a dressing mixing 0% fat fromage blanc or creme fraiche with some lemon juice, salt ad pepper, herbs and a little chilli powder if you like it a little spicy.

Why not get the sw xmas book? It's very interesting. Otherwise, for low cal, look at something spectacular like a fresh seafood platter - oysters, crabs, prawns, langoustines....... depends on your budget.

Here's one. Veg and cashew nut biryani 1 small aubergine, sliced 3 onions 2 garlic cloves 2.5 cms root ginger 3 parsnips diced 1 tsp cumin and coriander 1/2 tsp chilli 750 mls stock A1 red pepper sliced 275 g basmati rice 2 hard boiled eggs Cashew nuts (7 syns per 25g) Raisins (3.5 syns / 25g)...

No-one else has come up with a solution. Could it be WHAT you're eating? Calories alone aren't a magic number. Why not join a group and get your diet looked at?

You need sticky chicken! Put some rice on to cook. Dice a chicken breast. In a small pan, put a teaspoon balsamic vinegar, a tsp honey and a tsp soy sauce. If you like, add a crushed clove garlic. Add chicken and cook until chick is cooked and sauce sticky - five mins? Delish.

For two people i usse a small tub - about 120g

I really think you should get some advice from your doctor to be safe.

There's the SW carbonara. Boil spaghetti In a bowl put your quark of fromage frais, 2 eggs, a crushed clove of garlic, chopped cooked bacon, seasoning and parsley. Beat together. Drain pasta and stir in sauce.

Well, firstly well done for losing 3 stone. Are you at target weight? I do slimming world but worry that all the free foods could mess with your head. WW is stricter which might be more helpful to you.

I think the problem with oxtail is that the recipes are not really sw-friendly but you limit thedamage. Dredge the pieces in seasoned flour and brown in a pan. You'll have to syn the flour and oil. Brown a load of onionsand garlic and add to the meat in a casserole. Add some tomato paste and...

Can you get 3 or 4% fat creme fraiche? It's great for sauces.

Go swimming.

Gradually increase your intake by eating more lean protein andmore veggies. Don't eat more calories in the form of fats or too much fruit. Allow yourself a treat once or twice a week. Take it slowly. Your body will tell you what it wants. Of course, if you're hearing a call for doughnuts, you'll...

Well, they both have their fans. I've done both and in my opinion, sw is better. I think the recipes are more interesting. I was always hungry on ww and hub and i got very bored after three months. I've been doing sw since June. I got to goal and now I use sw recipes for most meals simply...

A tiny drizzle of maple syrup on carrots. 1 syn per teaspoon. Make sauces - I love one made with a small tub creme fraiche or 0% fromage frais, teaspoon tomato paste, chilli, garlic.

Well done for your loss! Also, one thing I've noticed is how much people's faces change. It sounds silly but when you lose a lot of weight, you really do look different and I think that worries people without them realising why. You go for your healthy goal and ignore them. My friends tel mme to...

I don't have the one you want, but a really good, easy soup is tomato. Empty a couple of tins of tomatoes into a pan. add a roughly chopped onion or two. Add a chopped clove of garlic and a litre of chicken stock. Let it simmer for twenty minutes, tthen whazz up. Very low calorie and delicious.

I do the Kathy Smith walking workouts. They only take half an hour and I'm really fit after a few months of those. I do the pump up the pace and lean walk. Great stuff! Workout and Fitness MP3s from Fitness Expert Kathy Smith

Stir fry with lots of veggies, soy sauce and serve with rice. Flash fry in frylight, add sliced onion, garlic and paprika, then spoon over some 0% yogurt. Serve with rice or noodles. Roll in some garam masala or cajun spices and frylight. Serve with a curry sauce and rice.

Feel better, look better, hubby likes it better.......

Well, I've done both. In my humble opinion, go for SW. The range of food is fantastic. Personally, I'm never hungry. Always was on WW. You should be cooking. You've got a child to bring up and nourish properly, for goodness sake! I used to smoke. I don't think they suppress your appetite - it's...

I agree with Tracy. But, I think that exercise is REALLY important. It doesn't matter how much weight we lose - we can all look flabby if we spend too much times on our bums! Especially as you're young, bouncy and elastic!

Search for the smash pizza thread. I make my own - you have to syn it - all depends on how much flour etc, but eating one every Saturday night hasn't stopped me from losing weight. Be careful what you put on top.

Do the smash chicken, but cut the chicken into "fingers", stick a flaked almond onto the end with a little egg, then use ketchup for blood at the "cut" end!

There's a very good chance that you will put on more weight before the new year. Even more to lose. You'll be even more fed up! You'll have to learn to go to family events and eat sensibly, so you might as well start now. I do SW and their xmas book is fabulous. No reason to have a miserable...

You're a healthy weight. Can you try and concentrate on being as fit as you can, now, rather than on your weight?

Try making some spooky fingers - slice chicken breasts into strips, coat in egg and smash, then try to stick a slivered almond or something to make the finger nail..... lots of ketchup blood!

I'd just stuff the chicken with lots of garlic and parsley, then coat it in beaten egg and smash. In fact, that's what I'm going to make for dinner. I think I might spray the inside of the chicken with some butter frylight to see of that adds any flavour.

Ooo-er, I've ordered one too. We'll have to start a recipe thread.

Fish cakes. Boil and mash some potatoes. Cook your salmon. To the taties, add some lighter than light mayo, chopped gherkins, chopped capers, seasoning, the flaked fish. Mix up, shape into cakes and brown in frylight.

1/2 syn gravy from the xmas book. Giblets 1 onion, sliced 1 carrot, sliced 1 bay leaf few sprigs parsley 1 level tbsp gravy powder salt and pepper 1 tsp cranberry jelly Soak giblets in water for 45 mins. Rinse, then simmer in 1 pint water, the onion, carrot and herbs for about 1 and 1/2 hours...

Can you get hold of a copy of the Christmas book? There's a lovely winter salad, and mushroom filo crackers. Perhaps you could change the mushrooms for something else like spinach. There's a lovely-looking veggie and filo tart or a veggie nut roast with tomato sauce that looks tasty..... loads...

Hi! I'm not in Germany - no it's not the different food. It's normal to lose about 1kg per week. You have just as much lovely healthy food in Germany as we do in France! Step away from the sausages hahaha! Show us a typical day's food and maybe someone can help you. Good luck!

Your new-found self confidence will make you more attractive! Stand up straight and have some faith in yourself. You sound like a lovely person.

Good luck with your journey.

Join a group - WW or SW for 3 months (or on-line) to get you on the right track, then you can do it alone and here. I personally love SW but each to his / her own!

A lovely dipping sauce for anything is Pot of yogurt. Teaspoon tomato puree salt and pepper chilli powder to taste small clove of garlic, crushed. Lovely with sausages and sw chips!

SW do a book called the little book of soups and there are lots of lovely ideas there.

Crunchy, that's fabulous!!! Mandlegrot (are you a Hobbit?!) don't feel down if you don't lose as much every week. You should expect to lose about 1 to 2 lbs a week.

Well, I don't think it would do you any favours to make you feel better. I'm sorry! You've chosen a really tough diet. Why can't you tell your friends? What kind of "friends" wouldn't support you all the way? i think you need to do a lot of thinking as to why you're doing this diet. Whatever way...

What do you cook in yours? I have one and am disappointed that I use it so little:cry:

Fry a couple of sliced onions in frylight. Add some garlic, the beef strips and some paprika. Smoked would be nice. If you have a red pepper to hand, chuck slices of that in. Season, then add the fromage frais. Serve over noodles. Or make a curry type sauce.

Can you join a slimming club near you? I know that many people carry on with the weekly weigh-in at their club so that they don't put the weight back on. Can your fiancé help you to monitor the calories you eat? Does she have any weight problems? Don't beat yourself up for doing something...

This is the budget recipe thread.

Lou, keep some hard-boiled eggs to hand - very filling. Oranges fill me up too.

Last night we had the SW minced beef hash. Fry 2 diced onions, add 2 crushed cloves of garlic, a teaspoon cumin, and a deseeded and chopped green chilli. Fry for a few minutes then add 450g lean minced beef and brown. Add a couple of diced carrots, diced potatoes, some stock, a tin of toms and...

There's such wonderful inspiration here. Titanium alone is worth this website!!! You have the BEST reason to lose weight. Your baby. Being overweight is so bad for your health so you need to do it for you. And you are a very good reason too. Choose the plan for you, and you'll get help here...

Stuffed cabbage. Fry onions and garlic and add your mince. Add a little mint and some beef stock. Blanche your cabbage leaves, chill in cold water, drain and wrap up the meat mix in the leaves. Put in an oven dish. Make a nice tomato sauce and pour over and bake in the oven.

I would say let it all go on christmas day, but try not to be too bad around it. The SW christmas book is great.

It's worth getting the fromage frais. It's lovely stuff.

As an extra to what I typed above, if it's for a steak, do as above, add some green peppercorns and a splash of brandy.

Depends on what fish you've got. Have you seen the Curry Feast book?

I think you're right. You know that you're doing something about it. You're doing something very positive.

Watch those free foods. You say you've been snacking on fruit. 2 portions of fruit a day is enough. If you're eating correct meals, you shouldn't really need to snack - certainly not as a regular thing. Check the portion sizes. Good luck. This diet does work and I think it's easier and more...

I think it's sometimes used as an excuse to eat. "I'm stressed so I need to comfort myself". Actually, the truth is that there is really no comfort in the food as you feel so bad after. It's the little gremlin in your brain telling you to eat. You have to squash them! It's the same if you're...

If, for example, it's with a chicken breast, just pan fry your chicken in frylight. Deglaze the pan with a little white wine, when it's syrupy, add a tablespoon of 3%fat creme fraiche et voila! Check the seasoning.

Crikey, I really wouldn't worry about it! Lots of people lose a lot of weight and keep it off. Relax!

You have to be careful with food like that on a diet as you could find that one bowl containes a lot more fruit than you should be eating!

Hey, Faery lights, have you seen this? You copy the dance on the screen to get your coke hahaha http://dailygeekshow.com/2012/10/13/coca-cola-fait-danser-les-coreens-pour-leur-offrir-une-boisson/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=e-mail&utm_campaign=Newsletter2012-10-14

Good Lord, Lou. You have to sort this out. Why have you got a fridge full of cheese? Don't buy anything that YOU CAN'T EAT for a week or 3 to get you back. It won't do your husband or children any harm eat nothing but healthy meals. You young ones forget that when the likes of me was young...

I know what you mean about some, but I do like the choccy one. I didn't mean to offend lol

Check out the chocolate roulade on the website.

This is Syn free Ingredients for Syns per Serving | Original, Green and Extra Easy – Syn Free** Servings |2 **add 3½ Syns per serving if not using the milk as part of a Healthy Extra optionIngredients - 2 large eggs - ½pt skimmed milk - 1tbsp Canderel - Grated nutmeg 1. Gently warm the...

Have you tried the SW chocolate roulade? It IS delicious. Tastes like the real thing. Perhaps it's your cooking ;)

I would go with healthy, comfort foods. What about some lovely soups?

Which books have you got? I love mine.

I don't know if this type of recipe has already been posted but here goes. Leg of turkey. Take off the skin and all visible fat from the leg. In the slow cooker, put a couple sliced carrots, a few shallots or sliced onion, a few whole peeled garlic cloves. Top with the leg. in a pan, make up...

Very finely slice it. Grate some carrots. Spray a pan with frylight and cook the leek and onions until soft. It's lovely with some salmon and mashed potatoes or pork steaks..... Otherwise, slice your leek finely, fry in frylight. Add a crushed garlic clove, add a spoon of 0% fromage frais or...

You're doing really well. Try picking up bottles of water weighing 1st 4lbs and imagine that as fat. You've got rid of all that and you're on your way to a healthier and thinner you. Well done!

Tortillas, made with wheat flour, standard, each 6.0 6.0 6.0 large, each 9.5 9.5 9.5 reduced fat, large, each 8.0 8.0 8.0 eeeek!

I agree with the above posts. It sounds really dangerous and you will put it all back on as there is NO quick fix in the long term. Better to do it properly and aim to be the gorgeous beach babe that you can be for your next holiday.

Parboil the potatoes and put in roasting tray with the parsnips, spray with Frylight and roast. If you don't have any Frylight, measure out 1 tablespoon of olive oil, toss the veggies in that and Syn it.

It's not trivial at all. You obviously see this as a personal and private journey. But, unless you can cope with the 20-mile round trip if you want to go to class, then you'll have to face your fears. I would try to look on it as added motivation. You ARE going to prove to her and to everyone...

Cut the marrow in half and boil until tender. Drain. Frylight some chopped onion and garlic, add some mince; When brown, add passata and cook until thick. Put the marrow in a baking dish, fill with mince mix and bake. you could top with some grated cheese. Or add some ricotta to the mix ( 2 syns...

You have all got to stop making excuses and get on with it. It seems as if any excuse is an excuse to eat. how can you eat if your mouth is sore? Most people who are tired don't have the energy to eat. This thread is creeping into the mindset that you have to have a mindset!!! RUBBISH. You know...

Cut it into cubes. In a large bowl, put the meat, a chopped onion, a few cloves of garlic, sliced carrots, a chopped parsnip or any rooty veggie you have to hand. Add 250mls red wine and leave it overnight to marinate. (8.5 syns for the wine but the dish will feed 6 to 8 people) The next day...

We're all at risk without Rod and what with Faery in Japan and Lou eating too much and Emma and her pizza and dough balls (what on earth are they? They sound more like something people exercise with!) GET A GRIP BASSERS!!!!!!! 3 healthy meals a day is all you need. If you must have a pizza, then...

In don't know where to post this but I wanted to say a huge thank you to you all. You've come up with such fab recipes - smash chicken will become a regular in this house and I'm doing the oxo roasties tonight. I'm going to try the smash quiche bases too. You're all brill!

I'm another convert. Had some for lunch yesterday. So good!

It depends how you're going to cook it but if it's pan fried or grilled then some 0%fat fromage frais with some chilli powder, salt and pepper is really good. In fact it's great with all sorts of things! Another version is add lots of herbs instead of the chilli. Another great sauce for salmon...

Keep going! Me and Mr P got married in Vegas in 1998. It was lovely. We stayed in the Luxor and had a great 3 days looking round all the hotels. Disney for grown-ups! By the way, your little one's a real cutie-pie!

For anyone wanting to try the smash KFC, I've just had a go with Pom'Lisse Nature Purée de pomme de terre en flocons and it was a great fix!

Lentil and bacon soup | Woman's Weekly recipe recipe - Recipes - goodtoknow You could adapt this recipe to SW.

In your quark, add some chilli powder, crushed garlic, salt and pepper. Lovely on all types of meat.

Well done yoooooooooooooooo!!! Have a great time in Japan - what a lucky peep you are.

Sounds lovely. I've been doing SW very gently since June and am constantly amazed at all the wonderful recipes. We had the classic chicken curry from the curry feast book last night and it was a really tasty curry. Must try your rice next time. I love cardamom.

Thank you, Yummy. I'm going to cook that one today!

How much quark is in a tub of quark, please? Big or small tub?

Can't wait to try that! sounds gorgeous!

I like the scales, but you're right that really, it's the clothes aspect that's the most satisfying - getting into the clothes I like and feeling good in them is the best.

Why don't you post what you've eaten over the last few days/nights? That would help us to help you.

Hello! I think you should join a club,( I do slimming world on-line), or weight watchers. You'll get all the help, support and education you need and YOU WILL LOSE THAT WEIGHT! They give you the recipes, menu ideas, inspiration and support. It seems like a long journey now, but read some of the...

Just amazing!

Well done for re-discovering your spine! I do SW and subscribe to the Tough Love thread - the peeps there will keep you going in the right direction! Well done for a fantastic loss. Really amazing!

Well done, Saizou!

Well done for all the losses. Sympathy and hugs for all the struggles. I only lost 300g this week. I didn't do enough exercise. Life just getting in the way. Anyway, 1kg to goal. Then, I'll have to adjust the goal down a bit more.......

I would have taken it from people who I know that love me - it would have been for my own good. Sister, daughter, husband.......though I know that my husband goes blind if I put on weight, but appreciates it if I lose.......such a love!

If you can tell us what you are after we might be able to point you in the right direction. How about lovely, lean meat, fish, veggies.....

I'd suggest, especially as you don't have a huge lot to lose, just join SW on-line for 3 months.

If you follow the plans, you'll lose all that weight with either WW or SW. Having done both, I find SW more flexible. We got very bored with the WW recipes and I was always hungry. I love SW and will probably follow it more or less for the rest of my life as it's just healthy eating. Their...

I think the problem with these diets is that it's eating what you want that got you here in the first place! Why not just follow a sensible diet? ;)

Ooooo Colmarnock - try this chocolate and cherry roulade. I made it last week as it had been so long since we'd had a sticky. Absolutely delicious and special enough for a birthday! http://online.slimmingworld.com/recipes/chocolate-and-cherry-roulade.aspx only 2 syns per BIG slice yum!

That's just brilliant! You must be buzzing!

I actually wish that someone had told me I'd got fat before I realised for myself. In fact, I realised when I saw photos of me at my 50th birthday celebration. I started dieting at 77 kgs and had had no idea of how big I'd got! It sort of creeps up on us! I'd have had less to lose if someone had...

I got rid of another 800g this week. Yeah! I hope I haven't been the snarky one to offend GF. My humblest apologies if I've offended anyone. Well done all you peeps for your great losses and huge strength of character. You're all such inspiration.

It's for us both. Mainly because I feel better when I'm thinner, I want to be able to choose from ALL the clothes in the shop, not the fat range, and I want to look good in those clothes. And, I know my husband likes it too. He's very supportive, but I can tell........

I worry about some of these diets as I wonder how helpful they are for when you've lost the weight. For me, what appeals about SW is that I have learned to cook and eat differently so that in theory, I won't go back to eating like I did before, which was why I had to diet in the first place...

She's mad! SW on-line, they're always encouraging you to exercise!

Yes, I have! It must be because there's a bit less of me that you didn't spot me hahaha.

Well, I would suggest slimming world because I'm doing it and it's easy to follow. You can prepare your lunch to take with you and get dinner prepared before 10.30 if you get organised. They do great cookery books - get the meals in 30 minutes one and you'll be flying. Have you got a slow...

Rod, 4 lbs for a big chap like you is nothing. You'll shed that overnight hahaha Glad you had a good hols and glad you're back.

Make hoummous by draining a tin of chickpeas, whazz up with a clove of garlic, a small tub of 0%fat yogurt or fromage frais, a squirt of lemon juice, salt and pepper. Not traditional, but it may hit the spot! This website is good. You can always substitute oil for Frylight etc to make it SW...

For the chips, Frylight is your friend! Get hold of a bottle. Chips, roast potatoes..... frying meat, eggs..... Peel your tatoes and cut into wedges or whatever shape you like. Parboil, drain, put on roasting tray. Spray with frylight, roast until crisp. Yum. Free food. I'm doing Extra Easy. To...

Eat lots of fruit! It's probably just your adjustment to a very low fat and fibrous diet. It should settle down!

MissSophophie, I didn't see this before. Where are you? DOH, I've just seen you're in Paris!

I think SW is great. No, you can't stuff your face silly with pasta - a reasonable portion. There's no reason to eat more than you need. You will lose weight with SW, and you'll eat very healthily. Why don't you join on-line for 3 months - just until you're confident? Then you'll get all the...

Catlover, that's AMAZING!!! You're nearly half the size you started out! CRIKEY!!!!! Can't wait to see the pics. Rod will be sorry he missed this one!

Well done! You can continue shrinking in your new job!

I don't see the point - it's 4 X 17 days and some of the ingredients in the recipes look like they'd be hard to find in England. I'm doing SW EE like you and I think it's just really healthy eating so I'll stick with it. I think diets are like dogs - not just for xmas hahaha. If you lose weight...

Finding all the old clothes that I haven't been able to wear for years, or looked like a sausage in a too-tight skin!

Too late for your celebration. Congratulations! For the next time!!! A good dip is get some 0%fat fromage frais. Add salt, pepper and lots of chopped herbs like chives. Lovely to dip raw veggies into and great on a baked tatoe. SW have some great recipes for things like low calorie onion bhajis...

Most sound good but I'm not sure about the pork thing. Pork fillet is very lean and healthy and ham is brill.

That's just brilliant!

Bonnie, I don't count the syns. I have a superfood day until dinner. I drink wine every day too and I don't count that either. I'm trying to eat in a way that is sustainable - by that I mean that I know how to eat to lose weight - we all do. We've done it til it comes out of our ears. What we -...

We are really good in the week, then do the pizza thing at the week-end. It's as I've said before. For us, this way of eating is for life so it's got to be fun, not a short-term deprivation. I understand it's different for people who have had a bad relationship with food or for those who have a...

We have pizza every Saturday night but it's home-made so I can control what goes on. Plain pizza dough rolled out really thinly (flour, salt, yeast, water). Plain tom puree, a little ham, mozz, ( a whole ball per pizza - no measly portions here!) oregano. YUM and can't be as calorific as a Dominos.

If you're not sure about what to eat and how much, then I really think it would help you to join something like Slimming World on-line for 3 months. You'd get a really good education on how to eat really healthy food - it's important to eat enough to slim!

Another pound off I'm pleased. It's taking me a long time, but it's all good.

This has been brewing all day. Give yourself a good kicking and get back on track.

Think about how clogged her arteries are going to be. mwahahaha

ooooo-er cat lover. She really must have wound you up!!!

I'm really glad to hear you're going to eat again! Phew!!!

Lou, it can't be right for you to be feeling this way. And I don't think it can be healthy to do your diet. You're a busy Mum and you need good, decent food. There's no way that 500 cals can be good for you. Please EAT something!!! Well, I've only lost 400g, I still haven't lost all the kilo I...

An hour walking workout and 40 minutes swimming today. I'm hoping for a loss on Thursday.

Smileyman YOU ARE A STAR!!!!!

One more hour then you can get some sleep. I'm 100% sure that's the problem. We all lose our strong will when we're exhausted and you sure sound it. As Loola said, you're SO NEAR YOUR NEXT TARGET!!!!! You're doing fantastically well. Don't BU**er it up just for the sake of a really nasty shop...

The syn values are : extra easy, then red, then green. What plan are you following today? Indian restaurants/ takeaways Average portion Beef Madras, per serving 11.0 11.0 24.0 Bombay Potatoes, per serving 7.0 16.0 7.0 Chapati, ave rage each 7.5 7.5 7.5 Chicken Bhuna, per serving 11.0 11.0 22.0...

Hello peeps! Back from 2 weeks in Alsace. It's taken me ages to read all the messages - there have been some serious ups and downs - but it looks like you're all coming out of it the right way with losses so congratulations to all you losers! Well, I put on 1kg - thought it would be more as I...

To be able to choose the clothes I want, not to be restricted by the larger size range!

A success. BUT, why did you buy 6? Just get one thing at a time. Be kinder to yourself. Don't set yourself up for a fall.:)

Sometimes it's jealousy too. You're doing so well - a brilliant inspiration to others.

Many good diets include treats such as SW. The problem is that people will read that and think it's the green light to stuff their faces with chocolate! A treat is something SMALL that you earn!

The problem is also that if you don't like good food now, what's going to make you like them when you've lost 5 stone - which is no mean feat in itself? Faery has made a few points that you should really consider. I think you need to look deeply inside yourself because you're coming up with a...

Smileyman, slowly, slowly catchee monkey. All the experts tell us that if we take off the weight at a controlled rate, not too fast, then there's a better chance that it'll stay off. I reckon that you'll notice the benefits more and more as you go along. The bigger percentage of you weight...

Well, I've lost 1kg this week. Hoorah! Well done to all of you who have managed to thrash off some weight - doesn't matter how much. If it's off, it's good, in my book!

That sounds awful. I thought that the best diets were those that don't exclude any foods. I was really sceptical about that until I started SW - it really does work and you can have bread, pasta, chips..... Newmomma, I think that if you've tried every diet and none has worked, you should fess...

Rockford, make sure you're flirting with your husband! And Dietqueen, let your husband be your shining knight too! Ignore other men - they don't count. It's what you and your hubby think that counts.

Your goal on your ticker is huge. Losing weight is like eating an elephant - one bite at a time. I would make yourself a new ticker with a 10% loss - say a loss rounded up to 25lbs. When you reach that goal, make yourself a second ticker with perhaps a 30lb loss. You CAN do this and not make...

I think I must be the oldest peep on this thread - 53.When you're young, it's much easier to shift that fat and get fit. Once you girls hit the menopause and middle aged spread threatens everyone, you'll regret messing it up now. Get fit and slender before you're 40 and your later life will be...

Thank you, Lisajade. They're brilliant!

No. The reward is life and better health.

Sounds good. Bearnaise sauce is very rich. I can't find the syns value, but it must be high.

Hello Travels. I hope I can help you with a few things. Firstly, coming to France, there is NO reason why you should put on any weight. Don't French women have a reputation for being thin? What makes you think you will put on weight? The place you're coming to is beautiful. You'll be walking...

I hate to say it but I think clothes are big in England. Seriously. French clothes are much smaller. I weigh 9.13 and am a size 14 or 16. I can wear much smaller clothes bought back in Blighty.

Interesting. I was talking to a lady at the weekend and she said that her body clings to cold water so she drinks gallons of weak tea and that works for her. Has to be hot drinks. I think it's the liquid that counts - doesn't have to be plain water.

But, you're doing SW so you can have a fry-up!

Go into a shop that you like and ask the assistant for advice. You still don't have to buy anything there if it's too expensive!

If you're stuck, I would stick to 3 proper meals a day - I think there's a danger when grazing of going astray. instead, I would go hard on the exercise. I also think that 3 or 4 point meals would be deeply unsatisfying and lead you to naughty nibbling!

Have done another power walk so my halo is firmly in place:)

I behaved last night too. Driving kept me on the straight and narrow concerning the wine, and I made good food choices. 1 pork chop and naked salad. I had a little cheese so all ok. Was so cold, came home and went to bed with the OH and a hot water bottle ;(

Well, I've just done another power walk. My poor glutes! We have to go to a BBQ tonight but I've decided to take the car rather than walk so I can't drink and if the food is awful, I'll eat when I get home.

Ouch. I did a Kathy Smith "pump it up" power walk yesterday and had trouble getting down the stairs this-morning. Must have done me some good! Must do more....must do more.....

And ultimately, you're worth it. Simples!

Well, I must hang my head with shame. Yesterday WI was a STS. I know why but won't go into all the reasons here. I'll suffice it to say that my fear of getting a tongue-lashing here has me back on the straight and narrow toute de suite as they say here!

How are you doing, chocaslim?

Forgive me again, but people have been cooking and having babies since the beginning of time! It's only in recent history and the arrival of pre-cooked food in supermarkets that women today seem to think they're doing something extraordinary by cooking. If more women would get off their arrises...

You don't need to wear a tracksuit to go for a little walk! Just change your shoes and off you go!

Forgive me for sounding blunt, but any idiot can cook. Just follow the recipe;)

Well done for going and supporting them. How sad. Life just isn't fair. XXX

I think you're amazing. Nothing else needs saying!

Hugs. I hope the day goes as well as it can. How sad.

Well, it would be a really good idea to get good at cooking before the baby's born - he'll need good food too to grow healthy and strong. He / she'll be 6 months old and on solids before you know it! The sw cook books are really good. There's one called "30 minute meals" so you won't be spending...

Well done. I think I should do the same. I'd be more focused. (sp?!)

Put some money in a jar and buy something lovely to wear after a few weeks. Or give £1 for every pound you lose to your favourite charity. Or just gloat over a pic of a lb of fat. Now that's motivating. YUCK!

The SW pork and cabbage one is really tasty.

Yeeee haw! Just got into size 14 jeans for the first time in YEARS! And, they're not tight. Hoooorah.

You have yet to be kicked by someone here! Let's see how you shape up! ;)

I have to agree. I have never eaten such a well-balanced and healthy diet in my life. You have to like cooking, though as it's all good, fresh stuff. It's not the same as WW. And what's very refreshing is that they DON'T try to sell you anything, unlike WW.

Any cup will do. Use a teacup. Weigh the amount the first time, write it down then you'll know. For example, rice, half a teacup. Potatoes, 1 teacup, cornflakes, 1 teacup..... then it won't cost you anything.

I reckon that exercise at night is a no-no at night. I feel really buzzed after exercise and would never be able to get to sleep. I exercise first thing. If you want to do something in the evenings, perhaps a walk? Thinking warm, summer nights........ well, I was born an optimist. Then, you...

Perhaps it's because the WW meals are rather nasty compared to good home-cooked meals and they're very small, slimfast stuff just isn't food at all and you can't live off hifi bars. Why not cook yourself some good SW meals from scratch so you feel full up and have a really happy tummy and lose...

Hey, why not try the Tough Love thread?

To be fit, healthy and look and feel good in my clothes for me and my husband.

Forgive me. It was Bonnieboobear. It doesn't really matter, though. IMHO the principle stays the same.

Something to consider. Many people seem to see dieting as like a bus trip. The minute they get to target, they're going to jump off going "whoop whoop" and feeling very pleased with themselves. The next thing you know, they'll be back here crying into their double chins that they've put the...

Oh, Chic!

You could look at it 2 ways. One, you go for it. Eat all you want and just deal with it after. If you're not drinking, you'll be much more "food aware" so it may not be as bad as you think. Two, you can nibble on a lettuce leaf and be miserable. Can't you ask your Mum to lay off the heavy sauces...

Thanks for the tips. I love the Carrefour 0%fat and no added sugar yogurts. I'm guessing the fruit ones are 1/2 a syn? I don't eat too many so don't worry too much. Can you put me right?

I imagine you're right about your Gran. How mad to ask a size 10 if she's going to lose weight! I have absolutely no idea what food is like in South Korea.Living in France, I think it's easier to eat healthily as there just isn't all the stuff "ready-to-eat" ......pasties, pies, sausage rolls...

Let's face it. We ARE fat or we wouldn't be here! And, you're real inspiration yourself - you've lost a huge amount and should be very proud of your progress. Those people on the TV are extremes - as has been said, someone had to be feeding those fatties and should be locked up! If it's not...

It's not just calories that count. It's what those calories are made up from. You'd probably find it much easier if you joined WW or SW as you get a really good framework to work with. WW is stricter than SW - have a look at them both. What will your final goal be?

Cool! It's Plougasnou ;) I live about an hour east on the coast - Binic. How long will you be here for?

Where in Brittany will you be I might have to come and find you!

Well, brilliant job for resisting.

Why on earth have you got one? You know you can't have it so why did you buy it? Your life will be so much easier of you only buy what you CAN have ;)

Rod, you're looking good in your pic. Can you update your statistics? I'm sure they'll be an inspiration to us all.

It's too easy to judge people because of their weight - it's visible. We live in a society that praises thinness. People assume too readily that you're overweight because you eat too much - gluttony is one of the 7 deadly sins - ingrained into many people! From reading threads on here, I've...

I lost 13 kgs with WW about 3 years ago but after about 3 months, got very bored with the food options. I'm now doing SW and love it as you really do eat everything you fancy. It's just the way you cook and eat that changes. If you want a big plate of pasta, you have it. If you want a BBQ, you...

Firstly, well done for losing SO much. You've done your health so much good already. You're following SW. Which plan are you following? In truth you're not really following any plan at the moment if you're not eating properly. You have to eat well if you want your body to feel and react well...

Well, it's SO good to have found this thread. I, too, hate all the namby pamby stuff and will surely be in need of my own backside kicking! Also, I'm really please to see so many people doing SW. My biggest downfall is wine. I live in France and I didn't come here to drink tea! hahaha. What...

There may be a local shop where you can get some fresh supplies. I love pasta with a raw sauce - chopped tomatoes, basil, olives, capers, anchovies..... anything you fancy just stirred in when the pasta's drained and hot.

Thanks, Leapfrog. I get the 0%Carré frais and will try the faisselle.

Can one of you ladies tell me what quark is and what would be an equivalent here?

I agree, Leapfrog. I did WW classes about 3 years ago and they were doing brisk business! But, boy is it expensive! After 3 months, got really bored. I think EE with SW is much more realistic for the long term. For peeps coming on holiday, supermarkets like Leclerc have a low fat section near...

Oh, Leapfrog, what a lovely way to start the day! Wine and chocolate:D Welcome, boadicea !!! This week I bit the bullet and ordered fry light from here Fry Light - Britstore postage cost a lot, but I hope it's worth it. I thought it would make life easier vis-a-vis oven chips, roast veggies...

Thank you girls.

Can anyone help me? I've got the food optimising book from amazon. It looks very good; The one thing I don't understand is the following : On a green day you can have some meat, but how much? On an original day you can have potatoes and carbs, but again, how much? or have I got the wrong end of...

Also, I think it helps to get into the mentality that it's not about what you can't have, but what about you CAN have. You're on slimming world so you have a huge range of goodies to choose from. Also, a treat is something you should earn. We don't deserve treats just because we want them:sigh:

A nice addition is to add chopped gherkins and capers too.

Thank you, Seacrest.

Oh wise woman! I've just had a wander around our Leclerc and there wasn't any spray oil :cry: but there were lots of light salad dressings - different makes, so I got a couple to try. The Lesieur sauce crudité moutarde à l'ancienne seems quite tasty and it's 36kcals for 20ml - doesn't seem too...

Hey, that's not so far. We'll have to meet up when I've got a weight loss to celebrate! hahaha My son lives in Rennes. I have a daughter who lives in Cornwall with 2 boys - 4 and 1/2 and 3 - they're coming over in July on holiday - can't wait. Do you have children?

Salut, Leapfrog! I live in a place called Binic, just west of Saint Brieuc. (Côtes d'Armor). Where are you?

Hello! I live in Brittany and have just ordered some slimming world books as have a few kilos to shed! When I get the hang of how it works, I'll let you know if I fine anything interesting in the shops!

Have a look in your library for books about healthy eating, or Amazon.....you have to train yourself to like fruit and veggies - just try one or two new things a week and learn to cook them properly. You must feel very tired on that diet of yours! Not good. Apart from the pasta, what do you put...

Just to help you kick the habit, why not just get rid of all that stuff out the house for a week or so? It won't do the rest of the family any harm to not eat cheese or the rubbish for a while.

I'm wondering if your fridge is too cold and it's nearly freezing the lettuce? That would cause it to go all horrible. If it's any help, my fridge is on 2.5 but I suppose all fridges are different? You can get bags that help conserve fruit and veg longer. I think they have charcoal in the...

I don't think it matters if it's really just once in a while.

I think body proportions play a part. Also, beware! For a long time, I didn't accept how fat I'd got - just didn't see it until I saw a photo. That woke me up! Also, some clothes are made larger than others called the same size. Weight stays weight!

Put your plate / bowl on the scales THEN turn them on and you will see that the weight is 0. You're ready to weigh.

I have a few I love. Tomato. 0 points WW in a large pan, throw in a couple of peeled and quartered onions, a clove of garlic, a kg of halved tomatoes and a litre or so of chicken stock. Simmer for 15 mins, whazz up with a stock blender then pass through a sieve to get rid of skin and seeds...

Dear Fussy, I wanted to add something. Junk food is anything BUT the safe option. It will kill you. Do you cook? If you're buying ready cooked healthy food, then no wonder it tastes awful. Get a simple cook book and experiment. For example, if you cook youjr own pizza from scratch, you'll get...

IT doesn't sound like you need a recipe! Cut a hole in a chicken breast, fill with philly, wrap with parma ham and bake.

It must be hard working odd hours. Keep it up! It's much easier for me as I have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen! LOL

Why do you eat such rubbish? All those biscuits and cakes....... you must be really hungry after the last 2 days terrible food! WHy don't you follow the WW diet and eat properly? There. I'm feeling free to kick your butt!

Look here for some healthy low fat recipes. Special Diets Recipes - Recipes - BBC Good Food I love this website and it gives you the calorie content for each recipe. Lots of things to choose from!

Ditto to all the above and you know that YOU'RE RIGHT! Can your aunt have a word with her to try to get her to understand? Keep at it!

Just cube courgettes, aubergines, tomatoes, onions, garlic, herbs, salt and pepper. Put in an oven dish, cover with foil and bake gently for one or two hours. Take off the foil if the tomatoes are very juicy to allow some of the liquid to evaporate. 0 points! Delicious with grilled fish or meat too.

I've just realised how harsh my last post sounded. I really do apologise, Spugzbunny! Am relieved to read that you are getting your 5 a day! LOL

Try to look at your diet and change it - no necessarily to lose weight, but I think you will anyway, but just to eat a normal heallthy diet. Your diet is almost entirely brown! Where are the 5 a day fruit and veg? Pizza, buttons, endless muffins.......you can't have much energy and I bet you...