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  1. JestersTear

    * Shuffles back in, sheepishly* Hope you'll have me back? (again!!)

    HI all, Well, here I am yet again! Hoping that there might be some people who remember me, but if not, hello everyone! I have not logged in to Minimins since 2011 and my post then was talking about how I'd gained back all of my previously lost 4 stones and was bigger than I'd ever been. Well...
  2. JestersTear

    Why do SW Online members lie?

    I once lost 13lbs in a week, but that was after a hospital stay where I barely ate all week. I;ve recently had a 9.5lb loss but again, that was after a hefty gain after a holiday and an SP week 100% on plan. I;d love to lose 64.5lbs in a week but imagine the nightmare of saggy skin losing it...
  3. JestersTear

    Needing help with motivation please?

    Hello all, I rejoined SW last year (March 2017) but haven't been back to Minimins in a long time. I'm currently feeling a bit lost with my SW journey too as I've lost a lot (5 stones) but recently my motivation is slipping so I need you lovely lot to help me please? Although we plan our...
  4. JestersTear

    please help me :(

    I left SW last October as I'd stopped following the plan but was still going to class so it felt that I was paying each week just to feel a failure. In the year that I've been 'off' SW, I've gained the 4 stones I'd lost, pus some extra so I'm worse off than I was before. However, I now have...
  5. JestersTear

    ARGH!!!!!

    Think positive chick x
  6. JestersTear

    ARGH!!!!!

    I have always rung the consultant before joining a group and had a chat with her before hand. Makes it easier to know whether I'm going to get the support I need, for a start. I'm with you though, I hate walking into a new group, especially if it's a group where no-one comes to talk to you. I...
  7. JestersTear

    Wow! Check this out for inspiration.

    Have just seen this as well - Down 115 pounds. - YouTube
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    Changes to SW Plan

    Perhaps the consultants who say £3 are able to take the hit and pay for the difference themselves?
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    Wow! Check this out for inspiration.

    Almost makes me want to go running. Almost...
  10. JestersTear

    * Shuffles back in, sheepishly* Hope you'll have be back?

    Thanks both. I feel very much a failure having lost so much and then to gain it all back, plus some extra. We've been 'keeping an eye' on our weight over the last few weeks and I've lost a few lbs in that time and have just managed to get under the next stone level which psychologically was a...
  11. JestersTear

    * Shuffles back in, sheepishly* Hope you'll have be back?

    Hi all, I've not logged in since the 24th Nov 2010 - almost a year ago since I stopped going to Slimming World (i hope there some people here who remember me) I had lost 4 stones during my time at SW but stopped going because I just wasn't motivated to stay on the plan any more and...
  12. JestersTear

    Help needed - how do I bake a sweet potato in it's skin?

    Thanks. Sounds like it might be a bit of trial and error then lol
  13. JestersTear

    Help needed - how do I bake a sweet potato in it's skin?

    I want to do sweet baked potatoes for tea tonight, in the oven, but have no idea how to go about it. can anyone help?
  14. JestersTear

    Extra Easy fed up & no help

    I think we're all guilty of wanting the easy way and for others to do it for us (I know I do!) but at the end of the day it's the person who wants to lose weight who will chose whether or not to stick on plan or not. If no-one replies to a post, it can be disheartening, sure, but to make that...
  15. JestersTear

    Back again with my tail between my legs :-(

    One thing, can I just mention - I *can't* drink the sugar free drinks because of the artificial sweeteners. It's not that I won't, it's that I can't. One of the reasons I went back to coke is because I got so bored of drinking water. I wish I could drink the sugar-free stuff, but it's not an...
  16. JestersTear

    Back again with my tail between my legs :-(

    So...here I am, back again..... I've now put on so much weight that instead of my previous, glorious 4st weight loss, I'm now on a 1st 2lbs weight loss. I have been going to SW class each and every week, but not doing the plan and have gained and gained. I feel such a failure, useless and...
  17. JestersTear

    What was the final straw that made you start your journey

    It was such a good point, you made it twice x
  18. JestersTear

    I have a marrow and no idea what to do with it - help?

    Do I tak the rind off or do I just cop it all up? Sorry, treat me as someone who has never cooked in their lives before. How long (in a gas oven) would I leave to roast or whatever please?
  19. JestersTear

    I have a marrow and no idea what to do with it - help?

    My concern is that I might not LIKE marrow, so I didn't want to make it the main focus of the meal....?
  20. JestersTear

    I have a marrow and no idea what to do with it - help?

    Hi guys, I've not been here for a while as I'm putting weight ON each week instead of taking it off... anyway... I have a marrow and I have no idea what to do with it. I'd like to use it in tonight's tea but I'm not even sure if I *like* marrow....so can anyone give me suggestions of what to...
  21. JestersTear

    Is your class electronic yet?

    Our C has all the bits and pieces for going electronic, but haven't yet. I'm looking forward to it actually..
  22. JestersTear

    Green Days taken a fall...........................................

    don't forget you can actually have up to 15 syns a day and still be on plan, so don't worry - and I'd still have that take-away if I were you!
  23. JestersTear

    Consultant Support

    Yes, me too. I can ring her any time and we'll chat for ages, and she is also a friend on facebook.
  24. JestersTear

    At what point will this time be different?

    I have lost weight before, and gained it again.... Even my family have a 'well let's see if you can stick to it THIS TIME' attitude, although my fella is VERY supportive. I lost 4 stones last year but then seemed to totally fall off the wagon, and now I've gained some back so that my actual loss...
  25. JestersTear

    Extra Easy Sausages!

    We used to have the Morrisons ones until I discovered the M&S low fat ones. They're two syns each but SO worth it! They are gorgeous and taste just like REAL sausages! Marks & Spencer Butchers Classic, Reduced Fat, Pork Sausages, 8 pack, chilled 57g each...
  26. JestersTear

    M&S Reduced Fat Butchers Sausages

    No, the low fat ones, are 2 syns per sausage. Marks & Spencer Butchers Classic, Reduced Fat, Pork Sausages, 8 pack, chilled 57g each 2 Syns on Extra...
  27. JestersTear

    Image Therapy - what do you expect from it?

    I sit with various people, it depends upon who's there on the day. Our IT is great - we discuss with the C what we might do with this week's password, so say the password this week was 'bread' (its not) we'd sit around for a while discussing the pros and cons of bread, what we do with our...
  28. JestersTear

    chickpea cake question about syns

    I got a recipe yesterday from my C for chick pea cake and it says it's only 2.5 syns for the whole cake on green
  29. JestersTear

    Did anyone noticed I'd gone?

    Awww, thanks everyone, you're all great. I never should have left the forum really - but I went off with my tail between my legs.... Back now though and feeling a bit more positive about everything. I'll be changing my siggy soon though - thought I;d leave the stickers on, would that be a good...
  30. JestersTear

    Guilty Pleasures that are innocent(ish)!

    I like fruit pastille ice lollies - 3 syns each :-)
  31. JestersTear

    Did anyone noticed I'd gone?

    Thanks Lou x Got a bit out of control due to one thing and another. Now have 1.5 stones to lose just to get back to where I was.
  32. JestersTear

    Did anyone noticed I'd gone?

    Thanks Kelly. Took a lot for me to come back and post. I feel very ashamed.
  33. JestersTear

    Did anyone noticed I'd gone?

    I'm back. Had a few bad months, off plan, and now I have a lot of work to do to get back to where I was. Siggy not up to date atm - have actually lost 2.5 stones atm. Feeling useless and ashamed that I've put so much back on - I had lost 4 stones :-(
  34. JestersTear

    question about "slimmer of the week"

    We've never had a slimmer of the month...
  35. JestersTear

    question about "slimmer of the week"

    yeah, in our group, you can't have gained the previous week, it can't be your first week and you have to stay to class. We get a sticker, a certificate, a fridge magnet and the basket.
  36. JestersTear

    help.....tea time idea,out of salad and veg

    I'd have baked beans and cheese on my potato, if I were you
  37. JestersTear

    I feel like Giving up already :(

    Yes, you WERE in the right mindset when you lost 4 stone - but NOW it's different, it seems. Perhaps, as others have said, your body wants to be the weight it is now - but your head wants it to be three pounds lighter. If that's the case, then why not try something else to give you that last...
  38. JestersTear

    Has anyone else been through this???

    Don;t forget we are given syns so that no food is banned. Count it into your weekly syns and you can have anything you want. As to 'if you're not hungry for free food then you're not hungry' then I'm not convinced - sometimes your body craves comfort food and for most people, comfort food is...
  39. JestersTear

    I feel like Giving up already :(

    Usually when I have a big loss one week, I'll STS the next. i think it's my body's way to readjusting to the loss or something.. Try not to be disheartened though. Do your food diary each week for your consultant, and yourself, so that you can see exactly what you're eating. That way, you can...
  40. JestersTear

    Scared to go along to a local meeting

    I'm still the biggest in my group as far as I know, I certainly feel I am, but no-one's bothered by that at all, and to be honest, neither am I lol
  41. JestersTear

    OK, how many syns in a Lemsip?

    So far, yes. I just find it easier to avoid all the NAS stuff and either have water, or have the full sugar stuff and either syn it or just have it and deal with the gain later
  42. JestersTear

    OK, how many syns in a Lemsip?

    I can't have NAS stuff, I get a reaction to the artificial sweeteners..
  43. JestersTear

    OK, how many syns in a Lemsip?

    I wonder why I couldn't find it on the syns online? Ah well...yep, just got over a chest infection, now I'm full of cold :-( Thanks girls! xx
  44. JestersTear

    can i give you an update

    Wow, excellent stuff! I wanted to go to RC before, but there's not one near me. I liked the idea of a diet *and* exercise class!
  45. JestersTear

    OK, how many syns in a Lemsip?

    Went to the site, and they have 'Lemsip'. I put in cold and flu - nothing. I put in blackcurrant - nothing.. Help!
  46. JestersTear

    OMG.......I'm in shock!!

    Wow, brilliant!!!! Please share your food diary ;-)
  47. JestersTear

    I have a confession to make - please help me?

    They might have to be 'free' then ;-)
  48. JestersTear

    I have a confession to make - please help me?

    How many syns in a blackcurrant limsip? :confused:
  49. JestersTear

    I have a confession to make - please help me?

    Thanks both! I only had 8 syns yesterday, and that was an extra slice of bread and 2tsbl of extra low fat marg for the two slices I had. I have to go to a funeral this afternoon, and am hoping that there's no food laid on, but I'll have had my lunch before going out and if I have anything I'll...
  50. JestersTear

    I have a confession to make - please help me?

    Thanks Ellie! Well, I've bitten the bullet and changed my sig :-(
  51. JestersTear

    Chocolate

    Why can't you stop it coming? Surely if you ask the people who are buying you it if they wouldn't mind buying you a little gift instead, they'd be ok with that?
  52. JestersTear

    Chocolate

    There is another option - ask whoever buys it to get you something else instead. OR buy it and then give it away to a homeless shelter or other charitable place, but to buy it in and then just waste it, isn't good, I don't think (not least cos it's a waste of money) What would I do? I'd scoff it!
  53. JestersTear

    I have a confession to make - please help me?

    Well, so far have been on plan 100% today *yay* Was very frustrated last night at class though, as they had the 'biggest loser' award and the person that won has only lost 4lbs more than me. If I hadn't have been struggling since Christmas, that might have been mine! :-(
  54. JestersTear

    Ribena - a question, I'm confused

    Yeah it does, 1 part cordial to 4 parts water, but I didn't really understand how that worked for a measurement...so 50ml cordial = 5.5syns and you make it up to the 250ml? I wish I could drink the diet versions of these things :-(
  55. JestersTear

    Ribena - a question, I'm confused

    On the SW website, it says this..... Ribena Cordial, Blackcurrant, diluted as directed 250ml 5½ Syns on Extra Easy...
  56. JestersTear

    I have a confession to make - please help me?

    Well, I got weighed tonight, and feel a bit better as the gain wasn't as bad as I'd feared..
  57. JestersTear

    Extra Easy Days Devastated

    If you're not having enough milk, then perhaps look at a different HE a choice - like cheese, for example. It's important to have enough as you need your As and Bs - HE B doesn;t have to be bread either. Maybe buy some Hi FI bars at class, one of those is a HE B for instance. As for syns...
  58. JestersTear

    Extra Easy Days Devastated

    Oooh, well done Claire, I didn't pick up on the lack of HEs!
  59. JestersTear

    Extra Easy Days Devastated

    Did you do a food diary last week? Maybe you can share it with us on here? The thing with EE is that you have to have a lot of super free foods to make it work, maybe you weren't having enough super free foods? Perhaps it's a time of the month, or sometimes one can gain for no good reason but...
  60. JestersTear

    Hi All :) I'm new & your opinions would be appreciated

    One note Spangle - the C NEVER tells anyone your weight or how much you've gained (if there's a gain)
  61. JestersTear

    I have a confession to make - please help me?

    Yep, am just coming to the end of a course of antibiotics for the chest infection - I'm hoping that the swollen feet is related to that, but if it's a weight gain then I'm hoping that they'll sort themselves out over the next few days - if not, then I'll go back and mention them. Finished the...
  62. JestersTear

    I have a confession to make - please help me?

    Thanks everyone xxx I am just coming to the end of a 3 month count down, and even though we really can't afford, my OH has said that he'd be happy for me to get another, as it shows commitment. I have a bike in the shed, and a Wii Fit, but lack the motivation to use them (and atm, cos of chest...
  63. JestersTear

    I have a confession to make - please help me?

    Thanks everyone for being so lovely. I was dead nervous about posting about it, so thanks for being so understanding. What I'm going to try to do, as had been suggested above, is do a meal at a time for the next couple of days (weigh in is on Wed) so try and have a SW on plan meal every meal...
  64. JestersTear

    I have a confession to make - please help me?

    I just feel so out of control at the moment...not sure how to get back on track really.
  65. JestersTear

    I have a confession to make - please help me?

    Well, I have a confession to make. because of various reasons, I have been messing about with my diet and now I haven't lost 4 stones I have lost more like 3. I haven't taken the signature off as I *had* lost 4 stones and hopefully will do again - but I feel like I've lost my way. I'm paying...
  66. JestersTear

    Anyone on here been in the SW mag?

    I have the issue of being a different size on my bottom and my top - so, often, I'm a size 20 (Evans) on top, and a size 26/28 on the bottom - makes buying stuff a nightmare! (I'm currently 19 stone again after a Christmas weight gain *sigh*)
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    Anyone on here been in the SW mag?

    Well ok then, maybe they need to do a feature on it otherwise there are going to be some people who get to goal and are disappointed
  68. JestersTear

    Anyone on here been in the SW mag?

    Something else I've noticed as well, is that some people (like me for example) need to lose LOADS of weight and when they appear in the mag, there's no mention of saggy skin or tummy tucks....I want to know those sorts of details, will I need one, will I have saggy skin, etc etc
  69. JestersTear

    Anyone on here been in the SW mag?

    Maybe someone needs to write in and mention that it's been noticed....
  70. JestersTear

    i have run out of food - need dinner!

    Do you have cheese? You could make a big pile of cheesy mash?
  71. JestersTear

    It's my birthday and I'll eat if I want to....

    Well, it looks as though we won;t be going out for our meal on Saturday after all, as Ray has swine flu! He's in bed now, I went out and got the Tamiflu this morning and he's a really poorly bunny :-( He'll have to be off work for the rest of the week and is in quarantine until Monday!
  72. JestersTear

    It's my birthday and I'll eat if I want to....

    Thanks so much everyone - you're all lovely xxx
  73. JestersTear

    It's my birthday and I'll eat if I want to....

    Well girls, I'm 40 today *eeeeep* and will be having a birthday tea full of naughtiness later on, followed by lots of wine. At the weekend I'm getting taken out for a Chinese! So...for my 40th birthday, my gift to myself will mostly likely be a weight gain - but I'll onoly be 40 once and I plan...
  74. JestersTear

    Turning 40 - having a trauma about it - HELP - :-(

    Had a very emotional night due to one reason and another and so I'll post properly another time, as I feel very emotionally fragile atm x
  75. JestersTear

    Turning 40 - having a trauma about it - HELP - :-(

    In the case of having children, no because you need to meet a man who you would want as a father for your children. Until now, I hadn't. On and off, yes. This isn;t the first time I've felt like this. I think finding someone I love and settling down had made me want the kids.... I'm...
  76. JestersTear

    Turning 40 - having a trauma about it - HELP - :-(

    Can I just say thanks you to everyone who has posted on this thread so far...just the fact that I now know that I'm not the only one who feels a bit like this, helps a little.
  77. JestersTear

    Turning 40 - having a trauma about it - HELP - :-(

    I think out lack of cash isn't helping as we can't have a big party or anything like that to mark the occasion. My other half already has a son and I knew before moving in three years ago that he didn't want any more kids, and at the time I was fine with that, but now I think my body clock is...
  78. JestersTear

    Turning 40 - having a trauma about it - HELP - :-(

    I'm not currently working, which doesn't help.... I NEED to change something, but I don;t know what ;-(
  79. JestersTear

    Please help!

    Come on guys, there have been 15 views of my thread but no-one has posted :-( Please help... http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-off-topic/133668-turning-40-having-trauma-about-help.html
  80. JestersTear

    Am i missing something?? Calorie counting vs SW

    Trust the plan - if you're doing it right, then it works.
  81. JestersTear

    Turning 40 - having a trauma about it - HELP - :-(

    Hi all, Well, at the beginning of Feb, I turn 40 and I'm having a real problem with it. It's not just the age thing, I don;t think, I think it's that I don;t feel old enough to be 40...haven't been able or got round to doing all those things which I'd expected to have done by now and just...
  82. JestersTear

    My big fat diet show - on now

    I'd say that was a fair assessment lol
  83. JestersTear

    budget

    wow, how do you lot shop with such a low amount? There are two of us, and two cats, and we usually spend about £80 a week - and we don't buy treats, so I'll really have to look into that. We've just had some news which means we literally have NO MONEY to spend on anything atm so I'm having a bit...
  84. JestersTear

    weight coming off to fast???

    This week we were told 'between 5-15 but try and settle at 10' - well, I've always had 15 so I ain't changing lol
  85. JestersTear

    Enough Fannying Around

    It's having weeks off that's been the problem lol I've given myself a starting time/date now (it was Monday 4th but that didn't happen) so now it's the morning after my weigh in..
  86. JestersTear

    My big fat diet show - on now

    One egg is 100 cals???? I eat loads in a week!!!
  87. JestersTear

    Original whats the most people have put on over xmas

    I was sure I'd posted in this thread, but can't find my post, so maybe I didn't. I gained 7.5lbs between the 23rd and 30th Dec. I have another WI tomorrow, first of the year and I haven't been on plan all week so I know I'll gain again. I don't feel at all in control atm, so I'm hoping that I'll...
  88. JestersTear

    Enough Fannying Around

    I gained 7lbs between 23rd and 30th Dec, and I suspect I've gained more in the week that followed. I have my WI again tomorrow and, as I've failed to stick to plan at all, so far, this week, I'm hoping that the C will give us a good talking to tomorrow and that I'll be back on plan on Thursday...
  89. JestersTear

    Newbie...Realistically, how much sensible weight loss is possible in a year?

    I lost my 4 stone in a year. I also know another member who has lost 6 in the same time.
  90. JestersTear

    For all those who gain an ickle bit over Christmas....

    I've eaten like a pig all week and will probably be doing the same next week as well. Going to class tonight but won;t be back on plan 100% until Jan 4th.
  91. JestersTear

    Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas

    Merry Christmas everyone!!
  92. JestersTear

    Giving up going to group

    That's excellent news...you could both to Boots once a week to get weighed, and then go to class as the social team!
  93. JestersTear

    Emailing queries to SW

    oooh, what's wrong with pasta quiche?
  94. JestersTear

    OMG - REALLY worried...

    Thanks girls... x
  95. JestersTear

    OMG - REALLY worried...

    Thanks everyone...well, I went, and I got weighed by the C and 'only' gained 4lbs *phew* I'm happy with that, as it turns out, as it's the same few lbs I've been playing with recently... It's been a while since I've been dreading SW that much!
  96. JestersTear

    OMG - REALLY worried...

    I said I;d go to WI even though I know I've gained - had a week where I was off and on, plan wise...now it's almost time to leave and I'm really scared, don't want to go! My scales at home are telling me that I've gained about 9lbs since last week, and they're usually not too far out....most...
  97. JestersTear

    Biggest gain ever on SW :(

    Well done for going to class, and well done for planning to get straight back on again. If ONLY my biggest gain had ever been 2lbs lol I'm expecting a gain for at least 5lbs tonight...
  98. JestersTear

    Confidence Wiggle!

    Why? Don't game play...if you liked him, ring him...
  99. JestersTear

    Do You Still Go To Class if You Know You've Gained??

    I know I've gained this week - I seem to be yo yoing recently...but I'll go to class tomorrow, get weighed, can't stop cos we're going to a concert but at least I'm keeping an eye on things, even if those things are going in the wrong direction! Do I want to go to WI? No. Will I? Yes.
  100. JestersTear

    Struggling - who else has gone off the plan til after Christmas?

    I think I get confused about what on and off plan actually is....so thanks for the post CP (I can't rep you either!). I think of on plan as free foods and HEs and off plan as a takeaway or whatever, but if the takeaway is within the weekly syns then it's still on plan...right?
  101. JestersTear

    How did everyones

    BK on friday night, then a trip to York on Sat. had a lasagne and chips for lunch but a SW tea. Sunday had a carvery for lunch and a picnic type tea...oh dear...
  102. JestersTear

    Do You Still Go To Class if You Know You've Gained??

    Exactly! Let us know how you get on x
  103. JestersTear

    Do You Still Go To Class if You Know You've Gained??

    I;d still go, just to find out how much (if at all) you've gained... Why not ring your friend and say that'll meet her a bit later, go to class and get weighed and then go out with your friend?
  104. JestersTear

    Struggling - who else has gone off the plan til after Christmas?

    I'm exactly the same...I've told myself that I'll out weight on over Christmas and so that seems to have allowed me to relax now...I'm expecting a gain this week, if I even go to class, and then there's only one more wi before Christmas. very annoying but I just don;t seem to have the will power atm
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    My SWC isn't what you'd call 'slim' - do you think this matters?

    I used to have a SW C who was bigish and she'd tell us that she was on the plan and that she was 'losing with us'...except she was no inspiration at all, and, when I said I was planning to leave, gave me a 20 emotional blackmail lecture on how I'd never be happy if I was overweight...silly mare...
  106. JestersTear

    Why do I still do it?

    I keep having Bk meals - it's like I can't not do it. Works out about once every two weeks and those are the weeks I gain or sts, it's not rocket science and yet I still do it! Did it on Friday...and we didn't have a very 'on plan' weekend either and so I'll have gained this week *sigh* Why do...
  107. JestersTear

    *WARNING * pics of me in September 2008 ( pre SW)

    You look great! Well done for posting the pics and an even bigger 'well done' for losing the weight! I think you were a good looking dude in your 'before' pictures...but now?? DING DONG!!!!
  108. JestersTear

    I don't lke mince pies so...

    Isn't that weird, I'm the same! If someone says, do you like mince pies, I always say no and crunch up my nose, and yet when they come out at Christmas, I'll scoff 'em down!
  109. JestersTear

    Help please

    I;d be happy to make you something, if you wanted me to
  110. JestersTear

    So ashamed of myself

    I agree with everyone else, the best way to deal with this is get back onto the wagon as of now. EVERYONE falls of the wagon at some stage (me more than most!) but we all get back on again, sooner or later and sooner is better, believe me!
  111. JestersTear

    Just wondering why people...

    I always stay to class...although there have been about three times when I haven't but on those occasions it's usually been that I haven't made it to my usual class and have had to pop somewhere else to get weighed. Saying that, I might not be able to stay long to class next week cos I;d...
  112. JestersTear

    Help please

    Thanks hon, I made it myself in paint shop pro...I make online siggies and stuff, you see. It's actually fibbing atm though, cos my total loss if actually 3 stones and 13.5lbs now...cos I've out some ON again since I made it!
  113. JestersTear

    Help please

  114. JestersTear

    What shops do you miss being overweight?

    Yep, I've always been big too, so haven't had a chance to miss shopping anywhere.
  115. JestersTear

    Seem to be losing the plot....

    Well, I lost 2.5lbs this week, so I must be doing something right - unfortunately I put on 3lbs last week, so current total loss is 3 stines, 13.5lbs...seem to be playing with the same few lbs atm...
  116. JestersTear

    Seem to be losing the plot....

    No, I don;t want approval to do it - I know that's not the way, but it's how I'm feeling atm. As I say, I've been struggling the last few weeks with this and I'm trying to think of reasons why I'm not 100% on plan, why I'm losing my motivation...and the only reasons I can think of are 1) I'm now...
  117. JestersTear

    Seem to be losing the plot....

    I never have a weight in mind, no targets, they don;t work for me. One problem I'm having is that at 18'5 stones, I'm not at a weight I was in my 20s (yes, I know) and I'm 40 next year. It's a comfortable and familar weight for me so I'm having trouble motivating myself...
  118. JestersTear

    Contraceptive implant & uncontrollable weight gain

    I've heard that the implant makes you gain weight, regardless of munchies - your body thinks you're pregnant, or something, and so holds onto the weight to feed the baby that it thinks it's got.
  119. JestersTear

    Seem to be losing the plot....

    Yeah, true... I guess I want to pig out, even though I know I shouldn't. Last WI before Christmas is on the 23rd...
  120. JestersTear

    Seem to be losing the plot....

    Maybe it's because Christmas is close but I seem to be losing the plot, weight loss wise. I'm not being strict enough, I'm not measuring syns and just having the odd 'this and that' now and again. The stupid thing is that I'm not off plan, but equally I'm not ON plan either (if that makes...
  121. JestersTear

    I admit defeat!!!

    I keep saying I'll go back to red days....but then i forget and it turns into EE
  122. JestersTear

    Slimming world Prices

    I think it's about £45
  123. JestersTear

    Help I'm eating same things at the moment

    I always have an omelette with bacon and savoury rice for my lunch during the week (apart from WI day) - I like it and can't seem to break out of the cycle lol
  124. JestersTear

    Where do you put your certificates?

    I keep meaning to do something with my certificates, but I'm not sure what. At the moment they're just kept in my SW wallet, which isn't really inspiring, cos I can't see 'em! I don't want to out them up on kitchen cupboards or on a door, but what else can I do with them? Has anyone got any...
  125. JestersTear

    Chrsitmas Week - will you weigh yourself?

    Yep, we're the same. I rather like that actually, as it means you can keep an eye on any damage!
  126. JestersTear

    old v new

    I can remember syns when they were 'sins', and that the meatballs and corned beef was free (back when i was doing SE yonks ago) and the green plan was only for vegetarians and came in a separate book. We had a temp C recently and she said (cos I asked about corned beef hash) and she said she'd...
  127. JestersTear

    WHAT IS IT WITH SCAN BRAN??

    What's the recipe for that hon?
  128. JestersTear

    Is this allowed/fair?

    Like I say, based on my previous experience I'd concluded that it was only within the one group you attended. So, on the one hand, good for the two ladies recently, but on the other hand, bad for me in the past!
  129. JestersTear

    Starting pic

    Wow, I love that outfit!!!!! *want*
  130. JestersTear

    Is this allowed/fair?

    I didn't realise that it was across groups like that. I have attended a different group to my normal one before, lost lots that week, but wasn't given SotW so I'd concluded that it wasn't something that would cross groups
  131. JestersTear

    Saturday is my start day

    Good luck - if I can lose weight on SW then anyone can!!!
  132. JestersTear

    Is this allowed/fair?

    Twice, recently, our C has given the slimmer of the week to people who weren't at *our* class the week before. In one case it was a member of the social team who had been to a different group the previous week and this week it was a lady who attends a later class on the same day with the same C...
  133. JestersTear

    Pics of me

    Sorry, I can't work it out...is that about 2.5 stones? That's a brilliant loss and you're looking fantastic!
  134. JestersTear

    Was feeling a bit fed up until...

    brilliant hon... I can't see any change in myself, but I've lost 4 stones so there must be one! I haven't measured myself for a while - I really must do that again and soon. I do have a photo of me as a witch last halloween and again this year and my OH tells me he can see a difference in my...
  135. JestersTear

    What are you wearing?!

    I wear a tee shirt and a pair of leggings - it's even the *same* tee shirt...
  136. JestersTear

    Half the man I used to be

    WE NEED PICS!!!! lol
  137. JestersTear

    The sale didn't fall through!!!

    brilliant news hon, well done xxx
  138. JestersTear

    email from SW! :o

    No problems, I shall pop on there and hunt it down lol
  139. JestersTear

    Ooops! Too much food methinks!

    There's never any food left at our tasters lol take it all lol
  140. JestersTear

    Water

    I should try lemon or lime juice in water, although I do like plain water it does get boring sometimes
  141. JestersTear

    email from SW! :o

    Which email address did you use hon? I've been meaning to ask a product question for ages but have never been sure where to write to?
  142. JestersTear

    Xmas card from ex consultant, how do I take this?

    When I changed groups, I got a few emails from the evil C telling me that 'one of her stars was missing'.... It was a standard SW thing, but was annoyed as she paid me more attention for a few weeks after I;d left then she'd done when I was there.
  143. JestersTear

    Dithering about Re-joining Class

    Why not give the C a ring and let her know what you're thinking of doing?
  144. JestersTear

    Saving up syns - help

    Yeah, you're *supposed* to have your syns - it's not 'if you need them'! I started my SW journey at 22stones and 7lbs and at no point have ever been told to have 20 syns a week! I tend to have a few a day but mostly they get used up on a weekend on wine and maybe a little treat.
  145. JestersTear

    Wii

    I made a stupid comment earlier lol If out broadband doesn't have enough bandwidth to watch iPlayer on the pc, then we still won't be any better off watching it on the Wii as it's the same internet connection! *duh* never mind...
  146. JestersTear

    OMG I am devastated - updated

    It's amazing how different the news pictures and reports feel when you know someone involved. I'm so sorry about all this hon, and really hope that you and yours can stay safe. Do what you feel to be right - go to Manchester if you can, or maybe stay and help out for now and go to Manchester in...
  147. JestersTear

    Why didn't I know this forum existed?!

    Oh, phew, that's ok then lol
  148. JestersTear

    OMG I am devastated - updated

    I remember when Hull flooded a couple of years back - very scary time for many reasons x We were lucky, the garden was flooded but it didn't come closer to the house and 4 feet - close enough to be scary though!
  149. JestersTear

    Off topic but i wanna get to know you all!

    Where are you from? Born in Market Marborough - lived in Hartlepool for ages, now living in Hull What football/rugby team? England....Arsenal (Dad's team)...Hartlepool United Favourite colour? Purple! Famous person you would most like to ****? The love of my life is my OH -...
  150. JestersTear

    Why didn't I know this forum existed?!

    I had NO idea there was an O/T forum!! Blimey, I've been blind....
  151. JestersTear

    Wii

    Free?? Ooooh, might have to have a go at that as out internet connection doesn't have enough bandwidth to watch anything on iPlayer!
  152. JestersTear

    OMG I am devastated - updated

    Oh honey it's horrible when nature takes over like this *hug* I hope everyone is safe xx
  153. JestersTear

    Fussy Eater

    I remember years ago, when I was doing SW (back when green days were just for vegetarians lol)...my C back then used to say that you can do SW, never eat veg and still lose weight - it's probably true but it might just take longer x (Plus, if he'll have soups, that'll be a way to get veg into him!!)
  154. JestersTear

    festive holidays

    My last class before Christmas is on the 23rd..not sure if there's one in between Christmas and New Year but I suspect so..and I'll be going to it, even if it's just to get weighed. That said, I don;t plan to go mental, but equally I probably won;t be on plan for a few days, we'll have to see lol
  155. JestersTear

    weigh in.... I think the scales were broken

    Well done for making that leap into a slimmer world! (did I just say that? lol - anyway, you know what I mean!) I was 22 stones and 7lbs when I started and I'm in the middle 18s now...I'm taking the scenic route, which is right for me, but everyone finds their own way babes and you're going to...
  156. JestersTear

    Does anyone else panic about seats/chairs etc?

    This is the very reason I gave for joining SW - so that I didn't have to worry *all the time* about seats with arms and stuff. There are times (and there is a thread I started about one such occasion) that I have to arrange with the venue to visit the day before, or whatever, to 'test' the seats...
  157. JestersTear

    NEW

    I agree, well done for joining SW again, and ignore that horrible little man (he's probably got a tiny willy!) I used to live in Hartlepool, so not a million miles away (I live in Hull now, mind). I, too, have had abusive comments - one was on the metro actually, and as I walked onto the train...
  158. JestersTear

    Gok

    avisk - you need to watch the whole program lol I love Gok and have also only watched this for this series....I'm waiting, though, for him to take a really over weight woman and make her feel great with clothes from Evans and other 'out size' shops (I hate that term!)
  159. JestersTear

    The perfect diet as sent to me in email!

    Breakfast 1 grapefruit 1 slice whole wheat toast 1 cup skim milk Lunch 1 small portion lean, steamed chicken 1 cup spinach 1 cup herbal tea 1 Hershey ' s kiss Afternoon Tea 1 The rest of the Hershey Kisses in the bag 1 tub of Hagen-Daaz ice cream with...
  160. JestersTear

    Nervous

    Thanks girls x
  161. JestersTear

    Nervous

    Thanks everyone! I lost 2.5lbs - which is half of the gain gone :-)
  162. JestersTear

    Pufed Wheat - I should probably know this already, but....

    I asked my C at class last night about substituting something else for the scan bread and she said that wasn't really allowed.. However, she said that they're so low in syns for 28g that I might be better of syning them and keeping my B for something else.
  163. JestersTear

    Pufed Wheat - I should probably know this already, but....

    I'm not sure I'd be able to stop at one piece - I think that's what's worrying me lol Can I have it anyway hon - but if there's a 'cheaper' one, syn wise, I;d be interested in that x
  164. JestersTear

    Nervous

    Thanks Helli I have to say I hate being scared of the scales lol
  165. JestersTear

    Today I will Be Mostly Eating .........

    Today is weigh in, therefore, so far, I haven't eaten. For lunch I will be having left over roast chicken from last night's tea and strawberries to follow...
  166. JestersTear

    Nervous

    I have WI tonight. Last week I gained 5lbs because of the wedding we went to and other things over the course of the week (I fell off the wagon). Anyway, this week I've been a good girl and on plan - but I'm scared that I haven't lost this week cos of a star week. I know I'm probably being silly...
  167. JestersTear

    Pufed Wheat - I should probably know this already, but....

    I like the idea of the scan bran cake - got a 'proper' full cake recipe? (Preferably low/no syn) The only ones I can find have honey and all sorts and turn out to be a billion syns
  168. JestersTear

    Pufed Wheat - I should probably know this already, but....

    Well no, me neither! lol I might get some when we do out shop on Friday...(puffed wheat, not scan bran!)
  169. JestersTear

    Pufed Wheat - I should probably know this already, but....

    Exactly... wouldn't really be a true HE if I just have the puffed wheat, would it?
  170. JestersTear

    how many......?

    I also have a set of measuring spoons - they're VERY useful.
  171. JestersTear

    Pufed Wheat - I should probably know this already, but....

    Ah yes, it's in there as a HE - but they want you to have scan bran as well :cry:
  172. JestersTear

    Pufed Wheat - I should probably know this already, but....

    I couldn't find it in my book, you see. I'll have have another look...
  173. JestersTear

    Pufed Wheat - I should probably know this already, but....

    ...can you have puffed wheat as a HE? Or would it be syns? People keep mentioning it and I'm starting to really fancy some....
  174. JestersTear

    Sweeteners YUCK YUCK

    I get after taste with all the sweeteners, even splenda. If I want sugar on my weetabix, I syn it. 1 syn for a teaspoon, ain't so bad
  175. JestersTear

    Has anyone lost 7 stone or more on Slimming World?

    Wow, that's a wonderful achievement! Your before and after pictures must be amazing x
  176. JestersTear

    Has anyone lost 7 stone or more on Slimming World?

    I've lost 4 stone (well, just under but that's cos I had a big gain last week) so far but still have about 7-8 still to go!! I try not to think of how much I have to go and try instead to just do it week by week. I never thought I'd have lost 4 stones, but I am doing it slowly as it's taken me...
  177. JestersTear

    The nicest hot chocolate outside of Starbucks!!!

    See, i find all the low cals ones a bit watery lol maybe it's me...
  178. JestersTear

    The nicest hot chocolate outside of Starbucks!!!

    Has anyone tried the Skinny cow hot choc, and does anyone know the syns for it? I haven't tried it myself but was just wondering...
  179. JestersTear

    Any suggestions for cold drinks without sweetener?

    Does it have sweetener in it?
  180. JestersTear

    Cannot get my head around Original/Green!

    I'd agree. If you're enjoying EE then why the need to change?
  181. JestersTear

    The nicest hot chocolate outside of Starbucks!!!

    oooh, I didn't know about highlights. I have the options ones here which are lovely but better with a splash of milk!
  182. JestersTear

    Red Days When vegetables become soup

    Home made soup doesn't have syns. However, a pouch or a can doesn't just have veg in in, usually will have sugars and other additions
  183. JestersTear

    Any suggestions for cold drinks without sweetener?

    oooh, and I love hot Ribena....
  184. JestersTear

    Feeling useless

    here's hoping. I knew I had to go to class - in fact, since I started I've never missed a class, even if on some weeks I've had to attend a different one, or just had time to pop in and weigh...so I knew that, although I didn;t want to, I had to go to class and face the music. It's taken me...
  185. JestersTear

    Feeling useless

    Thanks both x
  186. JestersTear

    Alcohol Problem?

    Oh...and I'm not a tee totaler by any means - I'll see of a bottle of wine on a saturday night x Just worried that you 'need' to drink...?
  187. JestersTear

    Alcohol Problem?

    I think fancying a drink now and then is one thing, but not being able to go for 24 hours without a drink is something else. One doesn't have to be drunk all the time, or have to wake up and have a drink to have a problem...sorry to sound harsh but if you need a drink to sleep, or need a drink...
  188. JestersTear

    Slimmer of the Week

    I seem to remember reading that sometimes the C will give the slimmer of the week award to someone that needs encouragement - although I've never known it happen
  189. JestersTear

    When im out and about i feel like a lout!

    Yep, I'd go EE for a meal out - make life so much easier.
  190. JestersTear

    Any suggestions for cold drinks without sweetener?

    Thanks, I shall give them a go - don't get me wrong, I like water but sometimes I just want a change
  191. JestersTear

    Any suggestions for cold drinks without sweetener?

    Hmmm...see, I don't like tea, so....doesn't herbal tea still taste, well, of tea?
  192. JestersTear

    Any suggestions for cold drinks without sweetener?

    I'm so bored of water. I can't drink anything with artificial sweetener in it, so all the diet drinks are out - likewise flavoured water cos they're the same, and so I drink water and have done since June 2008 when I started. Does anyone have any ideas for low or syn free, cold drinks that I...
  193. JestersTear

    What is the new plan?

    We were told about the oprice increase tonight. New plan? Never heard of it. Seems a bit odd that they'll bring out another new plan after EE..?
  194. JestersTear

    Feeling useless

    Awww, thanks everyone... Had a good ol' cry over the phone to the consultant which was good cos it meant I didn't do the same at class. I've put 5lbs on this week *sigh* but I have been given a food diary (you were right) and plan to just take it a day at a time...I'll do red and green for a...
  195. JestersTear

    Feeling useless

    I've just got off the phone from my consultant and we've had a good chat. I had a cry... She's promised to weigh me herself tonight and, if I don;t want to know, she won't even tell me what I've gained. I said that I need to know, so that I can deal with it and move on. I did say to her that I...
  196. JestersTear

    Feeling useless

    I'm wondering if I should ring my consultant before class, but she can sometimes be difficult to get hold of.
  197. JestersTear

    Update on me and my progress....

    You should still get your certificate and sticker, yes hon, if you didn;t get either last week. And, if not, then ask for it x
  198. JestersTear

    How much fat could a big mac have if a big mac didnt have fat!

    ...but a very tasty debil!
  199. JestersTear

    Going to my first meeting tomorrow

    Hope the class goes well - I know it will! Don;t worry about what your starting weight is...I started at 22 stones and 7lbs x
  200. JestersTear

    Feeling useless

    I've made an assumption that people had read my other, recently, thread I think. I have been off plan since last Thursday. Had a take away, then on Friday went to my parents' home who served me up sausages and mash - then my sister and I went to see Eddie Izzard where I had a bag of crisps. The...
  201. JestersTear

    Feeling useless

    OMG - I can't stop eating choccy biscuits atm! Weigh in tonight, I've already mentioned how much weight I know I'll have put on after being off plan for most of the week, but today I can't stop eating cr@p. It's stupid cos I know it's up to me what I put in my mouth, but I feel so out of...
  202. JestersTear

    How much fat could a big mac have if a big mac didnt have fat!

    exactly lol Shame I'm waaaaaaaaay off plan atm - need to get back on track.
  203. JestersTear

    How much fat could a big mac have if a big mac didnt have fat!

    Yep, and that's what I have if I go to BK. If I'm gonna do it - I'm gonna do it RIGHT!
  204. JestersTear

    OK, Here's the plan!

  205. JestersTear

    Break through week

    woohoo - well done hon! xx
  206. JestersTear

    guilt

    Vix - I wanted to rep you as that's such a good idea, but it won't let me x
  207. JestersTear

    How much fat could a big mac have if a big mac didnt have fat!

    Yep, I'm afraid me and the OH will sometimes have a BK meal - and they're yummy! However, that will be the week I STS or gain, so I know what to expect once I've eaten one. Now and again though, a treat does you good - if only in your head as it stops the cravings, but you have to be aware of...
  208. JestersTear

    Update on me and my progress....

    Blimey - well done honey x
  209. JestersTear

    guilt

    Yep, I agree. For one week, do the plan 100% Eat everything you're supposed to, including healthy extras and syns. Drink lots of water and eat lots of free foods (If you can make them speed foods, so much the better). See what happened the following week at weigh in. I'm sure you'll be surprised...
  210. JestersTear

    Where Was The "Support"?

    Yep, this women is jealous for sure! I, too, am currently playing with the same lbs - but I know why that is and it's because I've had treats in the week that were off plan. This week I'm expecting a huge gain as I've had 4 days off (5 if I'm honest) where I've not been on plan at all. I'm...
  211. JestersTear

    Fell off the wagon - big time :-(

    Thanks girls, I hope you're right. People often seem to think that cos I've lost a lot, it becauses easier, or that I know it all, or I'll find it simple to get back on track, but it makes no difference how much or how little you've lost - still feels that same inside. I'll just have to bite...
  212. JestersTear

    Fell off the wagon - big time :-(

    God, why am I beating myself up so much? None dieters do this and they don;t care, just get back to eating normally and then everything's ok again...me on the other hand, I'm scared to go to SW tomorrow as I know I've put loads of weight on this week. As I've said in a different post, had a...
  213. JestersTear

    A fun weekend - but all off plan!

    Arrghhhh...lol I've had 4 days off plan - a long weekend which involved going to see Eddie Izzard and attending a wedding...have eaten lots, drunk loads and generally had a lovely weekend. However, I'm now very aware of how much I've been eating and drinking and will have gained a few lbs for...
  214. JestersTear

    DO you have a

    I used to have a treat night but now I don't usually. I tend to have any treats at the weekend.
  215. JestersTear

    ~Tesco or Asda ?

    Yep, we always go to ASDA even though Tesco is closer. We then go to Morrisons for anything we can't get at ASDA
  216. JestersTear

    help!!! newbie

    I was like you when I started last year. I didn't cook and couldn't really work out what to eat...but now I cook stuff (easy stuff) and we eat well. Instead of muesli, why not have 2 weetabix (one HE b) or, have your muesli with some fruit as well. As for pasta with cheese on - that one of my...
  217. JestersTear

    Hi all I am new to this board and am having worries.

    Please, please try and stay to class each week as it'll help. Also, when it comes to your turn in image therapy you can mention that you're feeling a little disheartened. You know that 1lb a week loss is healthy, and I'd kill to be able to lose each week lol - but I can see how it'd be annoying...
  218. JestersTear

    What made you...........

    I joined because I'd finally got sick of being worried about whether I could attend social events because of the arms on chairs (trips to the cinema, theatre, restaurants, you name it). I was getting myself worked up about it and would constantly have to do a 'test run' first to see if I could...
  219. JestersTear

    sizes

    Me too but saying that, even in Evans you can't be sure what size you are across the store.
  220. JestersTear

    Whats for Brekky

    Today, as I'm not well, I'm having a muller light. Often I don't have brekky at all!
  221. JestersTear

    Why is Christmas about food?

    This site is very interesting - just click to move onto the next page after you've finished reading x BBC - History - Ten Ages of Christmas
  222. JestersTear

    Why is Christmas about food?

    Yep, it's because Christmas is a feast day in the Christian calendar and so, for years, we have celebrated it as such. Even before Christians came to Britain, there was mid-winter feasting and celebration, so the idea of food being linked to December is ages old x
  223. JestersTear

    HELP

    How 'off track' are we talking about here? You can make 'good' choices at your meal out, if you wish, and then be 100% on plan with low syns for the rest of your slimming week x
  224. JestersTear

    Cry cry cry

    Get a photo of him and post it up so that we can poke fun ;-)
  225. JestersTear

    I want to cry

    I hope you have a lovely time out with your friends honey x If it were me (and I've been upset like this over a STS too *hug*) I would go out and enjoy myself and then get back on plan and do 100% days until weigh in - BUT - that's a risky stratagy as I often have a little gain. makes me feel...
  226. JestersTear

    Cry cry cry

    2 stones is a huge achievement honey and you know it is!! Please, please, try not to let some ignorant person spoil your success for you xx Not that it matters, but what was the context - were they trying to be mean or was it a throw away comment that they might not have realised would cause...
  227. JestersTear

    Brown days?

    I could really go for a brown day today *craves*
  228. JestersTear

    Constant battle with OH

    I used to go there!! I've had to change to a Wednesday class instead (plus it's closer for me) but still with the same C
  229. JestersTear

    Wii Fit - BMI 24.99

    Brilliant news, well done babe xx
  230. JestersTear

    My Weigh In tonight ~ WOOT!

    Thanks everyone, you're all lovely xx
  231. JestersTear

    Scared to try SW

    Firstly, no plan will work unless you're in the 'zone'. However, if it's lots of food you want, then SW is the diet for you...
  232. JestersTear

    Constant battle with OH

    Why did he want to start the diet with you in the first place, if he's just going to pour scorn on it? Silly man... Where in Hull are you hon, I'm in Hull too x
  233. JestersTear

    My Weigh In tonight ~ WOOT!

    Well, last week I gained 4lbs - at weigh in tonight, I've lost 5lbs!! So, all the weight I gained last week, plus an extra lb for luck!!!
  234. JestersTear

    Pork Mince, green day

    *hug*
  235. JestersTear

    Pork Mince, green day

    We posted at the same time hon, my reply wasn't in response to yours x
  236. JestersTear

    Pork Mince, green day

    I can't see in the book that it says that pork mince is an HE B although beef mince is - you can have 71g over extra lean. I've looked up the syn values for you for the pork.. Basic/Non Branded Foods Pork, Pork, mince, standard 28g raw...
  237. JestersTear

    Want to go to SW Classes but won't be doing SW diet

    I used to do CC and lost a lot of weight in the year I did it, but it was impossible to maintain - SW, on the other hand, is a way of eating for life. Not sure I can see the point of going to a class, paying and then not doing the diet. If you tell the C then she might not let you join...
  238. JestersTear

    FINALLY got back to my Target weight!!!

    Nope wouldn't let me rep you either!! Brilliant news though, well done hon x I've been doing reds, greens and EE days this week trying to get rid of the 4lbs I put on last week. WI tonight, so here's hoping I've done it. Waaaaay off target though, about 8 stones off I think lol
  239. JestersTear

    Quarter of the way there already!

    Well peeing would help you to lose more!!! well done hon xx
  240. JestersTear

    World's heaviest man - 70 stones

    It says that he's addicted to food - that can't be easy to try and control. It also says that he lived alone with his mother, but she has now died and that he has two carers, does that mean the carers are feeding him, or is he ordering in food?
  241. JestersTear

    Please help me...

    Come on honey, you can totally do this! Ignore your stupid consultant - she has no right to tell you off, especially not in front of the group. You don't have to put up with that. There are many people on this site who don't go to a group at all and they do SW at home and use this group as...
  242. JestersTear

    Lost again this week.

  243. JestersTear

    so now the Winter is back!!

    I tend to make casseroles...
  244. JestersTear

    I thought it had gone but

    I have a sore throat and a bit of a cough, but I don't think it's swine flu....well I hope not anyway! How do you tell?? Hope you all get well soon!!!
  245. JestersTear

    World's heaviest man - 70 stones

    That's actually what I thought. I'm not saying that my starting weight wasn't a lot, but in comparison I weigh the same as a feather!
  246. JestersTear

    World's heaviest man - 70 stones

    World's heaviest man to be airlifted to British hospital by RAF helicopter | Mail Online
  247. JestersTear

    Syns - save or spend??

    I tend to spend a minimum during the week as I tend to have more syns over the weekend on a bottle of wine and other little treats. Has never hindered my weight loss lol
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