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Hi :) im afraid that attempt at champix failed :( i went on holiday and just found everything made me want a cig and it went downhill and never came back..... but! I started champix again and had my last cigarette on 25th June 2012 following the loss of my mum, I was determined that my mums...

These come In two varieties, haven't brought any as they look as if they may have a coating of some kind on top- don't suppose anyone has seen anything about these being a healthy extra? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Oh bless you, I hope you are feeling better now? Was it a bug? Just wanted to share that (as its hot as hellfire today) im wearing a strapless dress, its actually one I brought for my mates wedding in april but was too tight! Anyway so hubby kept saying I look really good and you can really...

Hi all, hope you all had a great week. 18.11lbs now :) two off this week, but had a bad day yest and today so hope its not gonna catch me up! Halo being glue gunned to my head in the morning! Xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I thought about the torch but went and read reviews and they put me off :( So ive got the iphone 3gs as I liked the shape better than the iphone 4 ( these tgings matter lol) to be honest I miss my nokia n8 and really dont get on well witg the iphone :( look at all the mistakea in that text lol...

Ack sts for me this week, which is good consdiering the amount of bad foods/drinks I consumed over the weekend... I always have a bit of a naughty friday but last week the naughtiness went on and on ans wasnt helped by the cupcakes with homemade american frosting! Hope u all have a great...

Welcome jholder, good luck for your first weigh in :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Lol we have stayed at that park many times! Its called summerfields now, they have another park in hesmby aswell :) I have to say I think fooling the body works, since holiday ive had 3 good losses whereas before I was good as gold and lost 1/2lbs ! I am back on the cigs though :( boo hisss! I...

Norfolk is lovely, we love hunstanton and hemsby.., my grandads family all originated from kings lynn then moved to heacham. Im right at tge edge of suffolk, nr to newmarket and cambridge. Have u been doing success express Lily? Im still on the green and then do reds at the weekend, tried to do...

Wow Lily! Congrats on becoming a teen :)) what an amazing journey you have already completed! Im sure with the commitment you give that you will make 14stone easily for your daughters wedding :) your kids must be beeming an so proud of their mum... Im proud abd never even met you! Im always...

I couldnt get paste so got a little bottle from tescos... Finding the bits was a pain in the bum! Asda had nothing whatsoever ( had to look myself coz the man I asked didnt know what sushi was lmao) one tesco had sushi rice and wasabi, the other had nori and rice vinegar... Nowhere had pickled...

Sushi for lunch :)) got the idea from lilys thread :D Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Morning all, wi this morning I was 19.1 so another 4.5 lbs gone from the holiday gain! Hopefully back in the 18's next week! But will stay here coz When I hit 18.11 I went to 19-18 and they said I should be in 18-17? All a bit confuddling as I was/ will be again heading for 18 stone not 17 until...

Hi all, hope everyone is good on this totally miserable rainy day! Wi for me tomorrow, have been a good girl all week ( apart from last friday after wi when I went way ott with the vodka!) hoping to knock a bit more of the holiday weight off this week! Had a happy moment on sat, we popped to...

Meant to say well done...3 miles omg! Yeah I think my bum would be aching after that! Sounds like a nice drink to numb the pain might be a good idea! ;p Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I spotted my nice shiny bike in the shed earlier! I did actually use it quite a lot before I got pregnant and it really boosted my weightloss... Im gonna get me one of the child seats and start biking with my daughter on the back when I get a bit of spare time come september! ( im a childminder...

Yeah I was so happy this morning, was having some small losses and its put my faith back in sw! Hubby put on the same as me and lost a mahoosive ten pounds since monday bless him! :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Lol... Secret was eating like an absolute pig all last week .... Oooppsss! I gained 17 lbs while on holiday so I guess it was a lot of water and fat that wanted to come back off, just hope the other 8.5 lbs comes off quick so I can get back to pre hol weight ;) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Well weighed today and since Monday have lost 8.5 lbs :) well pleased as thats half of the holiday gain gone :) So todays weight 19.5.5 lb , heading back to them 18's :). X Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Think we worked out 80 syns in a 70cl bottle!! Ouch but so tasty with redbull! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Vodka and sugar free redbull! Tis yummy! Trouble is lately I can nearly polish off a bottle on a friday night! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Am hoping I may hate them :p :D but will have to try to find out lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I know its crazy weight gain, but the good intentions all went to pot and damage limitation was temporarily removed from the anna dictionary! Trouble is we got a sun holiday booked in cornwall for october! Ivd never had a cornish cream tea so know I will want one or two! Gave all my bigger...

Hi all, sneeking in very red faced!! Back from hols on sat, had a fantastic time with hubby and kids. Well needed holiday and proper let myself go...... Yes I ate and ate and ate enough to feed te whole of skegness! Grrr at me, but have to say I enjoyed a bit of naughtiness ( its the rebel in me...

Hi all, been a while! Was doing fab until day 40 ish, then the cravings started getting out of control. We went away last week and im guttes to say that I gave in :(( Cannot believe I let it get the better of me at this stage, so I smoked for four days ( a few a day, tasted yuck didnt do...

Lol im starting to feel a shorty now! Everyone always tells me how tall I am for a woman... At 5'8 im defo a short arse compared to all you tall'ys! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Day 36... Just a quick check in, all fine, had a bit if a scare yesterday, my baby fell and bumped her head and it made me panic and want a cig.. I went on and on about cigs for hours but still didnt give in!! It's funny that the morning time cig was probably my most needed one of the day abd...

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Thanks everyone, 33 days today!! I have started weening off the champix now as they were starting to make me feel reallu rough in the mornings. For the past 3 days ive taken just one at night and been feeling lots better for it. Cravings are no worse than normal. Plan is to reduce to one every...

Oh forgot to add, scales are putting my bmi at under 40 :) chuffed with that! And... Will stick around till after hols as can bet I will nolonger be in 18's when I return lol im such a pessimist, but a realistic one :p Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Morning everyone, well managed to lose what id put on plus another pound so am happy with that! Am sneaking into the 18's now (18.13lbs!) need to get to 18.10.5 to reach my three stone off. Have got the wii all set up for the kiddies I look after so have found my fitness coach game and will have...

Cool, id much rather have a beef one ( although guessing not much meat in them lol) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thanks :) wow they are high in syns! Yet in my book (2010 mind) tescos beef ravioli is free on a green... I always thought it was the same stuff with a different label lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Lol those bmi charts make me laugh! i got one on my phone the other day and to be 'normal' ( love that im abnormal lol) I should be between 10.10 and 11.6... When I lost weight before I got to 14.7 and was a comfy size 14 and people thought I was a size 12, I guess because im 5'8 I can get away...

Hi all, im doing an asda online shop, have been having sainsburys ravioli (the meat free one) and saw yesterday that tesco's normal ravioli is free on a green day..can someone check this asda one for me...fingers crossed it will be low or free!! Thanks so much Ingredients Pasta (47%)...

Surely these cant be bad at only 132 cals? I know would be 6 1/2 if you do the 20 cals per syn but surely pork is a free food? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Im guessing I should wean off them, I know lots of people dont manage the full 12 weeks because of the sicky feeling. Had a bad moment last night, was very stressed and decided at 12 am I needed a cig! Everyone was asleep so I decided to walk a mile to the garage ( what an Idiot I am!!) anyway...

Well starting my 5 th week today :) still continue to have small cravings but they are small and gone fairly quickly. Some days I sit down in the eve and think oh ive not had a craving all day or thought about cigs, other days I can have lots throughout the day. Champix still making me ever so...

Cool well I'll stay put then :) taking my two plus 3 swimming today... Crazy, much, yep!! Not to bad as my son and two of the others are 11, still gonna be fun keeping them all in check though lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Im confuddled... Haha makes a change! Is this group 20 stone to 19 stone? If so then im in the correct group..I thought I stayed her till I went under 19 stone and joined here when I hit 20 stone exactly. :?: Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hi all, still here.. Although im actually in the wrong one lol Had the gain that I knew was coming after an awful food weekend which extended into the week! Gained 3lbs so back to 19.3.5... Grrrr was so close to getting under 19 but nevermind, halo is intact and shall remain so for this week...

This is yummy! I picked some up on the off chance that it might be low syns and it was :D Hubby now wants to take some to work instead of uncle bens express rice as the cous cous is less syns and seems like theres so much more of it Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Excellent, thank you :) im using the new improved but it doesnt say anything about full cream milk in the ingredients. Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Ive done a search and not really found any concrete answers to whether or not the orinal smash is still free? Ive seen conversations online saying that it isnt, then I saw a post where someone had run the new improved smash through the syn calc and it was free.... Can anyone help? Love smash...

Day 25 today, almost completed 4 weeks!!!! Im so pleased with myself :) Feeling, little cravings only since my bad few days. Im convinced that was the nicotine monsters last ditched attmept to make me light up! My sil came round yesterday and went out for a cig, I opened the door while ahe was...

Hi all, havent updated for a few days, but still a non smoket :D I am on day 23 of my quit now, I have to admit fri sat and sun were absolute hell for me, I really have no idea why? We got out and about, had hubby off work, got to go clothes shopping for kids and myself! So really dont know...

Isnt it crazy burning money?! Ive been putting my money in a jar and intend to spoil the kiddies rotten with it when we go yo skeggy in a couple if weeks :D Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thanks Lily, its so nice to hear that you never want to go back. I read a great passage on the net referring to the nicotine as a dragon... And that we can put the dragon to sleep within 50 days of not smoking but one puff will start to wake it up again. And it will only ever sleep, a deeper...

Just noticed your post Donna. Losing weight can be a struggle, I am struggling with it atm.. And have done in the past. If you are down anyway then the slightest thing will add to that, and the age old problem of eating to feel better comes into play ( I dont knownif stress affects you like...

Hi all, yes reallu enjoyed fish and chips Jane :) Ive had a poop few days diet wise:( so much so im showing 5 lbs gain!!! Really struggling with the no smoking for the last 3 days and my sts on friday really peeved me off! Had to sit and have a good old think yestetday and was getting so upset...

Think I may have the same prob Jane, hope for a better result next week :) Wow you have known each other since you were kids, thats so romantic :) I was 19 he was 20 when we met :D we only got married in 2008 so had a very long engagement! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hi all, bit gutted as sts this week! Im convinced its a mixture of a slow metabolism ( apparently this is a part of giving up smoking but dunno if its true or not?!) and mu body disliking green days... So the plan is to try out ee this coming week and see how I fair, if not will try red for a...

Therea a thread somewhere on here regarding pasta and sauce... Im not sure of the syns but I know for sure the milk must come from HE allowance. Im sure some make it with water? Ive never tried this though Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Day 17: all good! Took my children swimming today then we met up with sil and kiddies for a picnic :) sil smoked a coupke of roll ups hut cant say it bothered me, smelt nice but not nice enough to have one! I keep having to pinch myself, I cannot believe ive done this, I used to get upset coz I...

Hi Lily, just finished reading your diary ( inbetween kids house and hubby lol you wouldnt believe im not atually working this week coz life is hectic as ever!) youve done so well and have really helped spur me on with the exercise :) Am thinking after seeing your menus that EE may be worth a...

Sorry just remembered circles answered a question very much like tgis for me on another thread *red face!* :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hope someone can help me on this one? If Joes, sausage shop sausages contain only meat and herbs/spices..does that mean that they can be used as a he on a green day? This really confuddles me :S Surely if its lean meat you can weigh it out to be a he then add any extra as syns? thanks in...

This is fab :) thank you x Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Off for a read now :) thank you :D Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Oh think ive found the thread :) having a read now Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Ooh ive always wondered how people still lose on ee, I dont go to group and am not am online member, just have books that my friend gave me and i got a syn directory from ebay. I dont suppose you could point me in tge direction of tge ee post. I do use he atm on milk, cereal and bread but coukd...

Sorry forgot to ask, what do you ladues typically eat on a red day, I get a bit stuck! I love meat though :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Do u have red days then? Im wondering if my body just isnt liking the rice/ pasta/ pots all the time. Hubby is losing excellent amounys bleas him he' s got 2 lbs togo for 4 stone! If he makes iy this weekniy will be 4 stone in 12 weeks :) so proud of him, he never settled into ww and only ever...

Today good so far, had a twinge earlier, cant say a cravinh becauase it was more of a habit twinge, I reached for my bag when little one was napping, then remembered I dont smoke so no use looking for a cig! I had a giggle at myself and had a piece of gum lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Dont think it worked? Diet momma (sw) is her name, worth adding as she does have aome good stuff on there, just eats big big meals lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Tbh when I was dojng ww I used to get away with drinking ( not pointing) and used ti have my wi day as a day off.... Still lost consistant amounts of 3-5 lbs a week! At the moment I suppose fridays after wi I do have a chinese chicken chow mein at night and a fair bitnof vodka that must exceed a...

Yep me to Jane, No fair lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thanks :) attempted kinect adventures yesterday, but Amelia was having none of it and kept marding! By the time she was in bed I had a bath then was knackered! Have any of you got diet momma on facebook? Im starting to wonder if I dont eat enough seeing what she has on her plate! For quite a...

Hiya, none worse than usual lol! I did notice my temper was a lot shorter than usual during the week I started the champix, but that was before I reached My quit date. Its weird but I think maybe the cigs were actually stressing me out as I feel a lot less stressed now. With a baby and my job...

Hi all, did just over 10 mins on the zumba trial last night, might be taking the kids swimming with sil today, depends how shes feeling today as was rough yesterday ! If I do go sil can watch Amelia while I do a few lengths :) if not I will take kids to local pool on thursday but won't get a...

Thats amazing, well done :) how long after being smoke free did you start sw? X Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

The nurse once said to do one at a time, when I weny down for my 15 day review she said that scientists are now saying that the human body accepts multiple changes better than one at a time?! Not sure if its true or not, but seems to be going on so far :) Now on day 15, no slip ups and feeling...

Still smoke free :) less and less cravings now. My friend came over today and I told her shes still welcome to smoke near me, I could tell she was itching to get out there and have one! I stood in the garden with her and smelt the smoke. Tbh It didnt affect me eithet way, I kjow I dont want to...

Ladies I used the treadmill this morning!! Hubby went to get showered etc and me and lil lady sat on the bed chilling abd I thought hang on, this would be the perfect time to use it. So I surrounded lil lady with toys in the middle of out bed and used the treadmill in out room for ten mins, had...

Still going, day 12 today :) still having the odd niggle but am thinking about cigs less and less each day. My chest is still throwing out yuckness abdni wish it would stop! Have noticed this week that I can now walk briskly without feeljng out of breath :) Smellnis coming back, not sure thats a...

Hi all :) hubby downloaded a trial of zumba for the xbox last night! I managed to do about ten mins of unco-ordinated mayhem while hubs and ds watched in fits of laughter! Knackeres me out though! And taught me that I have zero rhythm ( all these years I thought I could dance, were obviously...

Oh Lol ive been in 20's to 19's since I hit 29 stone something! Haha I never was good with numbers! Well hello all :)) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Ack... Only just read this, ended up having a , not very nice, chicken sandwich from greggs! It was covered in mayo so I guess it was bad bad bad! Funnu thing was it was the most sensible avaliable choice! Tell a lie they did have some of the mankest looking jacket pots I have ever seen! The...

Hi all, hope to be joining you next week- weighed in at 19.05 this morning, talk about teasing the 18's! Dont know how accurate it is but measured my body fat on the scales lasy week and this and its gone down by 3% so was chuffed with that :) Hope you all next week :) Sent from my iPhone using...

Wow thats some distance to run! I struggle to run to the loo!! Well done welshtigger and well done for the exercising crumble xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

3lbs off for me this week, good luck all x Alley1985 30lbs (6 lost ~ 24lbs to go) Amy2249 28lbs* (1lbs lost ~ 27lbs to go) Anna Vixen 45lbs* (2.5lbs lost - 42.5lbs to go) Baby-belle (1lbs lost ~ 9lbs to go) Blue Bunny 31lbs* (2.5lbs lost ~ 28.5lbs to go) Bobsledwheels 32lbs* (0lbs lost ~ 32lbs...

Morning all :) hope you all had a great week and see good losses today. I lost 3lbs this week, was pleased with that aftwr just a pound last week :) Week 11: 3lbs off Total: 38lbs off. :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Morning all, Lily you have done amazing, you have inspired me to get with it ob the exercise front :) gonna have a look what wii/xbox games we have and sort myself out a bit of a routine. Ive got a huge treadmill and need to work around work/ daughters bedtime ( shes in ours room still as only...

Yep, will have £60 by sunday :) prob should be more but I averaged it on fags and tobacco as I USED (:)) to smoke both Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Day 10 today, only one craving and was onlu a small one!! Went round to mums quick today and she smokes indoors, it was yuck, she asked if i mindednif she had a ciggy which I didnt atall and it really didnt bother me :) so wish I could help mum to quit...xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hiya, I quit on day 10 of the champix, you should aim for your quit date to fall within days 8 and 14 of the champix. Day 10 was just a date I picked as it was a monday so fresh start and all that :) Good luck and let me know how you are getting on :) x Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thanks ailly :) I am so determind to do it! Day 8 was a fairly hard one again, only had a couple of cravings but boy they were strong and not going away in a hurry! The firstbwas in the afternoon, no triggers, not a usual fag time, nothing so I started prepping the veggiea for dinner and it...

Wow crumble thats a fab loss!! Congratulations and well done xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I did roasties for the first time in the actifry yesterday... They were yum!! Only used half a spoon of olive oil as well :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Sounds yummy!!! Ive been making the onion chutney and so far a jar is only lastig a week in the fridge before hubby has finished it lol I always put tap hot water in the jar first let it warm up then put some recently boiled water in to get it hotter and sterilise :) but I also let my chutney...

Thanks :) and well done to those who have givennup smoking already :D Its hard, as is dieting!, but will all be worth it in the end.... I wanna be a slim non-smoker! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Yay :) thanks ladies xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Ok im back in lol ive set 40lbs, was going to sag 50 but am on holibobs soon and always gain a house when im away!! Actually hubs and I were just talking and he wants to stay on plan as much as possible so hopefully we will! Just wanted to share ( am so chuffed with myself) that ive now been...

Thank you :D Sorry but quick question... If I want to add a loss. I know I have to find the last list, on the app I cant copy and paste so just quote, add whatnive lost, remove quotations and post? Please tell me thats correct :? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Wooooohoooooo!!! I have been a Non-Smoker for a whole week!!!! So proud of myself because this has always seemed like the impossible for me in the past. Ive always been a determind person until it came to giving up the cigs, now ive done it. There is NO going back, im starting to feel better, I...

Tesco do a version, I love it ( not on its own though lol) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I did join it but disappeared lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

The last list posted had me on it? The last 3 did? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Mines gone :( I posted this morning Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Amy2249 28lbs* (0lbs lost ~ 28lbs to go) Blue Bunny 31lbs* (1lbs lost ~ 30lbs to go) Bobsledwheels 32lbs* (0lbs lost ~ 32lbs to go) BopKatie 50lb* (0lbs lost ~ 50lb to go) caldil 42lbs* (8lbs lost ~ 34lbs to go) Cindersmcphee 42lbs* (0.5lbs lost ~ 41.5lbs to go) Cherry-Blossom 50lb (2.5lb lost ~...

Lol me too! Me and hubby polished off a bottle! With diet redbull though lol Good luck for Tuesday :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Which challenge or shall we make our own? X Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I wi on a Friday, should really take part in some of the challenges :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I tend to lose the plot with vodka most fridays! (ooppss) I draw a line as friday is the end of my week, ive already weighednin and l enjoy a drink after the week! I am still losing, but if I have trouble losing I will defo start saving syns for the friday night blow out lol Sent from my iPhone...

Day 6: had a few niggles today, hubby and son went fishing so once lil lady went for her nap I decided to spruce upstairs and down, trouble is i have a big association with cigs after ive finished the cleaning, spose like a treat?! Managed to have a piece of gum and forget it fairly quickly...

Hi kitty, another in the same boat! In 2004 i lost 7 stone, went a bit crazy on the nights out and put it back on! Then lost 3 stone in 2009, had relationship probs and put a stone back on, then got pregnant!! Started sw at home 10 weeks ago at 21.10.5lbs and am now at 19.3.5lbs so getting...

Well nurse was pleased with my progress, all Is well, off to have a chinese and a few vodkas once lil lady is in bed and lil ( well 11 yr old) boy is chilling on his xbox! Have a great weekend xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Really? I thought it looked more like the power of two profiles?! Btw milkyway magic stars are only 3.5 syns per treat size bag- these are yummy!!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

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Wish we had a sw friendly butchers :( Nothing of the sort here! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Am excited about this :) love chicken like that with a big salad for weekend lunches :) I think I remember you from WW part of this forum Gemma? X Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thats jusy reminded me to keep a check on fat percentage, I did it when I first started and it was horrific! My hubby said I look like ive had a good loss, and I also felt it this week but just 1 lb? Weird Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Pmsl, that tennis is hard work! I had a go on kinect adventures at a bbq the othet week ( vodka WAS involved!) and was half dead after 2 races... And omg the pictures that thing takes are not very flattering!! Especially the one of me attempting to jump!! Lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Lol well I say exercising, more like 10 mins of panting then flopping on the couch lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I never find anything using the search option- I tend to google what I want to know and minimins is usually the one at the top :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Cannot believe Im on day 5 today!!! Had a bit of a moany morning as was gutted that I lost just 1lb this week. Despite being good, but not going to dwell as a loss is a loss and even if I only continue at 1 lb a week while giving up the evil sticks i'll be satisfied :) had a bad craving after...

Hi all, happy friday!! I love Friday's sooo much, well 6 pm when I finish work lol A few vodkas and a nice chicken chow mein in order tonight I think :) anyway, just a little 1lb off for me this week, was a bit disheartened as have had 3 rather slow weeks in a row now! Im going to cut down on my...

Just 1lb for me this week- was totally gutted as have even added in a bit of exercise this week! Am going to cut down on portion size this coming week and hopefully will soon be moving down to the next stone! 19.3.5 today, will be lovely to get under 19 hutnit seems to be taking a while to get...

Its actually 800 gms lol and just looked it up on my phone tesco app and its butter basted doh! I swear one of these days I will get the hang of this :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

How strange, id have assumed 6 syns for 600gms, sw have some strange ways lol thanks again, looks yummy so will use it for a roast sunday :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Day 4: today has probably been the most difficult so far, im guessing thats my fault for deciding to stay home and chill today lol Have had a few pangs, but dealt with them well- im so tired today but thats "fridays onnits way but not here yet syndrome" lol Feeling fine now, around this time I...

Thanks you, think it was 600 grms total, so i guess I will syn iy per 100 gms. Xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Part of the Tesco simply range is the Tesco simply roast chicken breast joint. I can't seem to find anything to help me with synning this..here are the nutritional values.. I'd really like to know if it's free also if it could be used as a HE on a green day...Am I right in thinking that if a...

Half way through day 3, ive not had as many urges today but have had one big one earlier- I prepared lunch for my daughter and put some rice on for me, lil lady was asleep and I stood in the kitchen and went to my handbag, it was an automatic thing and when I got there I just grabbed a piece of...

Thanks Gemma, I really am feeling good atm, sure there will be low days but, as allen carr says "you will still have bad days whether you are a smoker or non smoker" . Ive heard that day 3 is a hard one, but im ready for it! Have had so much more energy today its unbelievable! Am coughing up (...

Thanks for all the great advice and pointers :) and huge congrats to all you non-smokers :) Day 2 done and dusted, feeling positive about me and disgusted at the cigs and how they were such a big part of my life ( or so they thought!!) Have so much energy today aswell! Off to bed now, here's to...

How long did you leave it in slow cooker for please? Im going to do the diet cherry coke verson at the weekend :) yum...with salad and new pots :))

Day two :) its only early still but cannot believe im saying day two :) Things ive noticed already: I spent lot more time than I thought smoking during the day! I was ready earlier today and yesterday, had spare time during the day!! I always moan that I dont even get a minute to think during...

Day one is nearly done, it was surprisingly easier than I had anticipated, but think I had overthought about it iykwim?! Anyway had a few cravings but the champix made them so much easier to get rid of. Must admit ive had the empty nrt inhaler in my mouth most of the evening! Looking forward...

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Lol thank you, ive just double posted as was trying to change good luck on your next journey to gpod luck on your way to target as iy soinds like u may be close? And excuse my spellinh fat fingers and touch keyboards do not mix well lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

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Hiya, its gonna be hard but I figured my body is in the change zone right now so why not change all the things that migjt contribute to an early grave. As im majorly obese I need to sort that out asap, Ive left the smoking till now as im 10 wrrks in and 2.5 stone down. Also im using champix...

Aww chin up, just dont smoke them :p, seriously though reading the allen carr book may help u, he explains that stresses still happen whether u smoke or not and that one cigarette cannot make anything better, just feeds the monster makjng u want more... Haha I sound like a fag botherer!! The...

Thank you and well done to you, I cannot wait to say ive beeb a non smoker for x amount of months/years! I cannot wait to wake up with no chesty cough and to be able to exercise without being out of breath after five mins... Or working out then ruining it all by lighting up ( ive done this so...

Gutted, but thank you for answering so quick x Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

So am I right in thinkkng the frozen best ever cumberlands are syn free still? I know the nutritional info has changed as I compared the two, i so wish they were still free, I love them!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Ive been looking into getting a sausage maker jut have also just discovered 'joes sausages'. I know these will be free on a red day as long as the meat is lean BUT what about on a green day, could I use the meat as a healthy extra? For instance if I were to make my own sausage with a he of meat...

Hi all, im on day one of not smoking today, taking champix. Diet wise im on week 10 and have lost 34lbs so far :) Any tips on beating both at the same time, any gums that are free? Any advisr what so ever is welcomed and it would be lovely to have an non-junk food/non- smoker to team up with...

Hope docs goes ok and u soon feel better xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Well it's day one today!!! To be honest yesterday was a terrible day for me and had decided to wait untill 14 days to quit! ( any excuse!) Anyway, I read another chapter of Allen Carr last night, have got nothing but a bit of baccy left, no tips ( yuck!) so I thought no im going to do it! This...

Well done Mela, thays fantastic x Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thanks Dee :) Am on day 8 now and feeling pretty sicky today, have not smoked as much and fags are making me feel worse, although still not enough not to want them :( hopefully tomorrow they will make me feel even worse and that will make me not want One! My quit day is Monday so fingers crossed...

Thanks Jane, and see you soon welshtigger :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Yeah the pully outty bits are easily washed but the inside harbours grease which is difficult to remove- and I wouldn't fancy immersing it in water. Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Good morning all, Ive lost 2.5lbs this week... Onwards and upwards ( or downward I hope!) Week 9: 2.5lbs off Total: 34lbs ( I thought 33.5 but when I counted from the start it seems ive lost 0.5 lb more than what I thought... Hehe i'll take that :) ) Good luck all for todays wi xx Sent from...

2.5 lb for me this week, taking me to 19.4.5 :) Good luck all xxx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Just went looking and mine is also the mark 2 model, with the grill thing at the back... Thank god because I was stressing that it might spontainiously combust on me! I love my actifry! How do you all clean and de- grease the inside? Ive been using kitchen cleaner and a good bit of elbow grease...

Day 6, so far pretty much the same as yestetday, still seem to be craving and smoking as often... Please tell me this will improve when I begin the higher dpse on day 8?! My quit day is day 10 Anna Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Lemon curd mixed with quark is yummy in the middle, I made this last weekend and my hubby and I loved it! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Day 5 today, still smoking and a but worried as am not feeling like I dont want a cig, should I be by now?? Slept fine last night was so tired I fell asleep on the couch early evening! No nausia today or yesterday, am taking tablets with food. Can say smoking is feeling like an effort iykwim...

We use fry light as advised by a lady on here and they are perfect :) Dry chips off and spray all over, cook for 20 mins then re spray with fry light and cook for another 20 mins. They are soooo yummy!! One thing I will say though is that cheaper potatoes dont taste as good, i usually but the...

Diet coke chicken and sw chips, quorn sausages and mash with corn on the cob ( I get the frozen ones as so much cheaper!) Stir fry with rice, peppers, onions and mushrooms ( we add veggie stock to keep it moist) then five spice and cayenne), spag bol, prawn fishcakes, maggi chicken, kebab with...

And passata of course lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I used a 2 litre bottle of coke zero! Added lea and perrins and five spice, bit of cayenne and some soy ( it was way to sweet for me last time!) this made enough fpr dinner and hubby used the rest on his pasta during the week :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Day 4 of champix today, feels so strange still smoking. I took my tablet after breakfast this morning and have not had the sicky feelings :) Didnt sleep very well again last night but no nightmares, strange dreams though! I woke hubby up in the night saying he needs to remind me to get.... Then...

Oh I cannot wait to say im smokefree! Well done to you both, fantastic achievment :) Im on day 3 today and last night was when I had the dreams but I guess that I might of just had a rough night as we all do sometimes. Ive got the allen carr book and intend to read that in the run up to my quit...

My drwams were weird and horrid last night.. Also was awake at least once every hour :( hoping tonight I will sleep well and maybe have some nice dreams lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

So nice to see so many who have beat the smoking with champix, well done everyone, hopefully I will be saying im clean of the cigs soon x Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hi all, ive been following sw for 8 weeks so far managing to lose 31 pounds ( still another 4 stone ish to go before im happy, if I want my bmi to be 'normal' then a few more than that!) Went to see doc on friday and got champix to hopefully help me to quit the cigs- im so fed up of smoking...

Made this today - Went lumpy so I forced it through the sieve and it worked fine! was yummy mixed with quark instead of ffrais the used to fill my lemon flavour roulade :) Served with squirty cream tonight :)

Didnt realise the asda pitta could be used a heb :( thought it was only co op... Off to asda I go then :)!!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thanks for this, will guve it a go :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thank you Jane :) i also made my 10% this week. Hubby lost 7 lbs bless him! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Oh just realised I have made my 10% this week! Yay :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hi all, well done on losses today :) Ive lost 2.5 this week :) Week 8: 2.5lb off Total: 31 lbs :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

2.5 lbs off for me this week, makong a total of 31 lbs :) Am at 19.7.5 now x Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Good luck for tonight Donna :) x Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thats fab Surzy! All them dress sizes, you must feel fantastic! Im a 22 atm and cannot wait to get out of them! Before my last attempt I was A size 26 and summers were hellish! X Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Ive found some on ebay for 45, so shall be purchasing :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thats next on my gadget list! Could you let me know once you have used it roughy how much meat it takes to make one sausage please? Purely because we tend to go for green days so the meat would have to be a he portion... Am interested to see if a he portion would make more than one sausage (...

Hi all, well done on fab losses :) my loss was 4lb on Friday, that marked the end of my 7 th week so 28.5 lbs in 7 weeks :) Im so pleaaed that ita working and im never hungry!! Hope u all do great this week xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Well im pleased to say im in the 'teens'!! weighed in Friday and was 19.10 so have lost my first two stone aswell :) onto week 8 :) I invested in an actifry and have to say it makes amazing chips! I don't used oil just frylight spray and they taste yummy!! Next on my list is a sausage maker :)...

Bit late but Friday I showed a 4lb loss :) Week 7- 4lb off Total:28.5lbs Good luck everyone xx

The tesxo wholemeal pizza base mix can be used as a HE I believe ive seen that on here somewhere Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Sainsburys do a jar of onion and garlic passata which is free :)) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I know the quark is, but its really thin quark- not good for recipes Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Have made the sauce today, made it with a litre of diet coke ( branded), 10 tblespns passata ( onion and garlic one) lea and perrins then added loads of paprika to give a smokey bbq taste, the sauce is very sweet so ive added some chilli flakes for when it goes in the oven. I flash fried the...

Ok mine are less calories and fat than those ones and are called simply heat, two frozen shanks in the box Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Ok the ones I got are frozen and in a green box, hope I havent made a boo boo!! Sure they say simply on them, thats why i picked themnup lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I just read your journals, they are great and I can relate to many of your feelings in them... Just a few hours ago I was moaning to hubby that last time I dieted I lost more each week than this time! I love the facebook lost property announcement! It's so nice to hear of a man losing weight...

I saw you in a magazine the other day! I showed my hubby for inspiration, nice to have found you on here so can say a big thank you for your story and huge inspiration for both myself and hubby :) What ab amazing difference :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Im aiming to get into the 19's, wi friday I was 20.3, loved saying goodbye to 21 and really looking forward to saying bye to 20 :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

To reach 2 stone lost... 3 1/2 lbs to go, that will also take me under the next stone which will be fab! My target was 2 stone by august so I have changes that to 3 stone by august now :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I lost 7 stone in 8 months on ww, but got depressed and it all went back on!! Ive beeb on sw for 6 wks and have lost 24.5 lbs, hopefully I might reach my first target of 2 stone this week?! Ive noticed my losses are smaller than when ive done ww in the past... But I had a baby six months ago and...

Steak, mushrooms and salad .... Nom nom nom Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Made this again today but with a belgium choc options in the mix and filled it ( sparingly) with a tablespoon of nutella... We shall be having half each with a syn of squirty cream for a fathers day dessert :) total: 4 and a half (ish, including cream) syns each :) Also as an after thought I...

My fam planning appointment is tuesday and I think im just going back on the mini pill as I xannot handle bleeding like this anymore. As far as weight loss goes ive now lost 24.5 lbs in 6 weeks :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Ok this is defo the next buy on my sw 'gadget list'!! Whar do I ask for at the butchers though? Sausage casing? Also if using he meat these would be do-able on a green day- am right?? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

My banana was not ripe enough so had that 'unripe' taste, but looked great and apart from the banana tasted yummy. Off to get some options today :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Sw kebab, salad, actifry chips and yogurt sauce.... Followed by a mini milk for desset!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Got this recipe from a book but have adapted it: 1 banana mashed 142 ml strong coffee Sachet of gelatine 10oz greek total yogurt 0% fat Sweetener to taste Mash banana, add gelatine to 6 tblspns boiling water and stir till dissolved. Add banana and coffee and sweetener ( i used approx 3...

Oh and i chuck it all in the food proccessor and fold in the flour and baking powder... No pics coz wr ate them all lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Back again... I am in love with these!!! Today i used almond flavouring instead Of vanilla and topped them with 1.5 syns of jam, yummy! Made half the mix so for 12 cakes was 7.5 syns!! I have eaten 6 oooppps!! But they were delish and just under 4 syns for all 6 :))) Sent from my iPhone using...

3lbs for me this week :) Week6- 3lbs off Total: 24.5 lbs Good luck all x Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I buy granules as well if they dont have powder, tesco usually have both though Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I stocked up on the old onea in tesco... What made me laugh is that I found them behind the best ever ones??!! Wonder if a member of staff was hiding them for his/herself lol well I took them all hehe Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I love it as chips, I also discovered it through weaning! Trouble is it seems to be the one veg my daughter doesnt like lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Cool will have a look next time im in there, didnt buy it today just in case Ty Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hi all, I noticed sainsburys do a few different flavoured passatas, wonder if anyone might be able to tell me the syns? Or do you need all the ni? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

That sounds nice, am making a pasta type bolognaise tonight so will bear your recipe in mind :) In the end last night I fried aome onions and peppers ( hubby had used all the mushrooms and didnt tell me.. Grrrr) and mixed them with some rice adding five spice and some veggie stock, was actuallu...

Cool, ty... Might give this a try at the weekend, apparently the 7 up makes the cake nice and moist.. Just a shame flour is so many points! Was even thinking might use the cupcake mixes on here and see what happens if you add some 7 up.... Heston Bloomenthial ( lol sp) here I come :) Sent from...

Ok attempt numbet two turned out fab, infact hubby has just come home and eaten 4!! These are by far the best cakes I have come across so far!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Oh im so silly sometimes.... I just made these but halved the ingredients as i wanted to try first.... They baked lovely and came out all big and nice, I tasted one and it seemed salty... Nevermind I thought, by the time the choc spread is on they will be fine. Melted the choc spread thennit...

http://www.squidoo.com/7_upcake#module96293141 Ok theres recipes on that site but wonder if anyone clever could make it sw friendly??!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Im going to go have a search, im thinking it may have been a ww thing? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Im not sure where ive seen this but has anyone made a low syn cake using 7 up? Or coke for that matter.... Both diet versions of drinks Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Want to try these now!! No nutella though :( wonder if teaco choc spread would taste nice? Does anyone know if its the same syns as nutella? Also do u all use a tablespoon measure? Coz my tblspns have got a lot smaller since I invested in a measure lol Thanks for the recipe :) Sent from my...

No, I thought it might, I just kept adding onion and pepper until any quarky taste had gone :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Not sure if this has been done before, we had a bbq at the weekend and had a jacket pot as he... Wanted something nice on it ao made my own philly! Zero syns on all plans :) Ingredients: Tub of quark 2 cloves garlic crushed Onion powder to taste Handful of fresh chives, chopped Salt and pepper...

Hi all, tonights dinner is chicken ( he) and pasta, will add peppers onions and mushrooms to the pasta but what could I use to make it more flavoursome or saucy? I made some garlic and herb philly with quark ( delish!) would the quark split if I add it to warm pasta? Any other ideas greatly...

I have milky way magic stars and suck them soooo slowly!! A tiny pack is 3.5 syns ( can never get these so I weighed some from a big bag and it works out 14 stars... Yummy Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hi all, weigh in showed 5lbs off for me, only lost 1 last week so that made me feel better :) Week 5- -5lbs Total loss so far - 21.5lbs Good luck everyone x Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Gutted we have two packs of the best ever ones, tbh I dont think I willnpay syns for these! Am I right in thinking that the ww are 1/2 syn each on a red day? Also the 1 syn for quorn sausages is that just a red day or a green day aswell?? Oh mine are the cumberland ones are they the same syns...

Hi all, hope you dont mind if I join you. Im doing sw from home so weigh in at home on a friday morning. Tommorows weigh in marks the end of week five, so far I have lost 16lbs but still have a long old journey ahead! This is my first real shot at sw, have always been a ww gal! In the past I...

Colour the blotches in with a marker pen, sounds silly but worked on a pair of jeans I ruined the first day I wore them!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Im shocked ar the amount of pill failures due to st johns wort, I only took them for a couple of weeks and figured they are herbal so would be fine lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Yes I keep telling him that, but he said my making snipping noises at him whenever I mention it puts him off lmao I just wish it was as simple for me to get sterilised but due to my weight im a general anasthetic (sp) no no atm! Plus they have told me they wont go near my womb for a year at...

Thanks :) I never knew that about stnjohns wory until the midwife said! It was funny as we already had a 10 year old and had just made a firm decsision that we both were happy with one and were defo not going to have anymore children- only to find out 4 weeks later that I was 6 weeks pregnant...

Hehe abstinance has been present for a few months now anyway, overtired mummy syndrome :D I have informed dh that all this would be solved with a quick snip but he's yet to give in!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

My son is 11 and has a 'lights out by 9:30' rule, with the exception of friday and saturday nights when he is allowed up till 10:30-11:00. He also plays xbox but we limit his time on there and often make him take a break and go play outside! It makes me laugh because im 31 and when I was his age...

So sorry for spelling mistakes, my fat fimgers dont fair well with a touch screen keyboard lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hi all, I just wanted to ask if anyone else who Uses/has used the deprovera contraceptive injection had trouble losing weight while on it? Ive used the depo before and had no bleeding or weight gain. Had my daughter in December and as I got pregnant on the pill and amnover weight my...

Oohh I forgot gravy, I am a gravy addict! Have tried alternatives but love the taste of gravy so just have a couple of syns worth :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I use mine on honey to make greek yog taste divine :), some milkyway magic stars at night and bits like ketchup and mayo that I cannot survive without lol Im only on my 4th week so guess im still learning to be syn-wise :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Had this tonight with bombay pots and rice, was delish! I used the whole carton of passata so had to add more of each apice, I also added medium curry powder. Thanks so much for the recipe :)) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

The quark worked fine, the cheesecake wasnt to my taste... I still need to get over the fact that its not going to taste like tesco finest cheesecake lol ( that being one of the reasons im on slimming world!!!) Hubby loved it and has polished most of it off!! We used blueberrys as he loves them...

In the oven now so will let you know :) lol Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Do you think this would work with quark instead of cottage cheese? Want to make it today :)

I didnt like them :( I think its thw sweetener, I can only stand it in coffee and tea in very small amounts. My hubby loved them! He was very impressed that he can have cakes on sw! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Found some lemon flavouring, And am going to try these later :) Hope they are as yummy as they sound :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Is it a packet mix? If so look for any oils etc that may have been added. If its just different herbs and spices I would say its free. Maybe you could list the ingredients on here? I know the 'shots' mixes are free, but then the bags better, maggi etc are not. Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Where can I get lemon essence from? Had a look on tescos but cant see it :( Is there an alternative? Could i maybe use jif lemon? New to all this cooking from scratch stuff !! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Got the actifry today!! We are having sausage and mash for tea but I had to tryn it out with just one small potato!! I followed your instructions just adjusting the time a bit for one pot...... WOW!! I actually havent had home made proper chips since I was a kid! they tasted amazing :)) I think...

I leave the flour out, today I made mine with extra pepper and it was yummy. My garlic sauce was yummy today as well, i didnt have much natural yog left so used quark and a bit of mayo aswell, it was lush! My hubby loves the chilli sauce recipe on here, he asked me to make it mid week and has...

Having this again tonight, am going to cook for a little less time. Cannot wait for my fakeaway tonight :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Are these syn free then? Peanut butter nom nom!!! It says flavour oils, is that just an american term? What a fabulous find :) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thanks for letting me know, Im afraid I may have done damage if I thought they were good as a snack! Must admit I have been dying for some crisps so made a small portion to have with lunch today ;) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I had a chicken one yesterday and thought it was just 'ok', dont think i'll use my syns on them again though! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I thought that too?? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Ive ordered mine *excited* am really looking forward to chips!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Yes I think im defo going to invest in one, will take the george etc carbooting to put towards the actifry lol!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hi its 1/2 a syn less without skin, thats according to my syn list which I think is fairly old. Maybe someone could confirm?? A question.... Would u say the actifry is a worthwhile imvestment? Have pondered for ages, just wonder if it will end up in the cupboard with the sandwich toaster...

If mcdons use semi skimmed milk can I gaveca cappachino ( sp) using milk from healthy extra?? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Well we had thia last night and it was amazing ! I added extra of some of the spices, because i only had lean mince beef I made holes in the loaf tin for the fat drain lol it worked! The meat with the chilli and garlic sauces from this thread were so yummy, thanks for these :) We had it with...

Do you know what it is on a green/red day? I'm hoping my food directory will turn up soon so I can get to grips with the syns a bit better!

My favourite with caramel as well!!! I made a frap at home last night with my leftover milk coffee and some sweeteners with loads of ice, was delish!

My normal choice for Chinese night is chicken chow mein , a spring roll and some sweet and sour sauce. Just wonder how bad that is going to be?! I'm guessing the spring roll is evil because it's deep fried lol Thanks in advance :)

Excellent, thank you I'm so excited about this lol I'm going to have meat with salad and cajan wedges as our co op doesn't have the he pittas :(