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Wow! Just been having a look through your journey and you have done fantastically well! I hope I can squeeze into such a fab looking graduation dress next year :)

Hello! Good luck, you can definitely do it if you have done it before! :)

Another late joiner. Hopefully I will stick to it this time! Good luck everyone! (have also added cf70 to the list). Elm - pledged - 10lbs - lost 0.6lbs Lisa 123 - pledged - 6lbs - lost 1lbs *rach** - pledged - 8lbs - lost 5lbs LucyNewmum - pledged - 15lbs - lost 0lbs *joanne* - pledged -...

Hello :) Good luck with it! I'm starting again too.

I'm making lots of little goals. My next one is to lose 6lb by Christmas to get down to a (very) round number :)

If they are plain they are free, if they are bought flavoured they might have a syn value. I just made a packet of flavoured cous cous for my packed lunch tomorrow. It used to be 1.5 syns but I checked it and it's now 5 syns! So it's best to check before you buy or flavour them yourself :)

-4lb for me this week :)

I'm in! I will aim for 7 :) Good luck everyone! Lindseydodd408 - pledged 4lbs - lost 0lbs Sparkle83 - pledged 7lbs - lost 0lbs MrsP - pledged 7lbs - lost 0lbs Lisa123 - pledged 3lbs - lost 0lbs Iwant2beasize12 - pledged 14lbs - lost 0lbs Trying_healthy - pledged 7lbs - lost 0lbs elianas_mum -...

2 Quorn Sausages (the fridge ones which are delish)- 5 syns Cheese and broccoli pasta n sauce -free, with 2 HEA cheddar Mediterranean roasted veg - 1 syn

Fruit platter (Apple, apricot, melon, orange, kiwi) and a Yogurt.... and 2 alpen lights :)

Welcome to the new kids :D

Hi Jenovah! I can't find the exact sauce you mean unless it's this one Lighter Tomato & Herb Pasta Sauce, jar, 500g jar 6½ But if you go on the 'my weightloss tools' tab on the SW site you can find a syn calculator where you can add the nutritional info and it tells you the syns. The...

2lb off :)

I do calorie counting with My fitness pal but go to SW to weigh in. It works pretty well for me :)

That all sounds like really good stuff to eat to fill you up. I had such a tasty dinner tonight and feel totally stuffed! Branston - Baked Beans 205 g Half Can, 205 g 201 33 1 10 Sainsbury's Love Veg - Cheese and Spring Onion Crispbakes, 1 bake 232 27 10 7 Aunt Bessie's - Homestyle...

I'm sure you will see a good loss over a month! See if you can hold off from weighing yourself until then because it might make all the difference seeing it go in a large block like that. I joined SW but I know I prefer calorie counting so am just going along to have the weigh in and stickers:D...

It's amazing how good a little bit of chocolate tastes when you aren't over doing it! Sometimes I shovel a load in and hardly taste it :( Freezing curly wurlies makes them even better and they last longer. Hopefully at the end of the month you will have a BIG surprise when you weigh in. I have...

Hi Lexi :) I'm pretty much in the same boat as you. I lost two stone last year and put it nearly all back on again. I guess the only advice I have is to take one day at a time and don't let a bad day put you off track for good. I hope we both stick around!

Welcome aboard! Hopefully by doing this we will realise that we don't 'need' some things as much as we thought... or maybe it will go the other way:giggle:

...not eat chocolate. I thought I'd make this thread for people to add short weekly goals to prove to themselves they can be in control. If you want to join with your own weekly goal then just add your weekly promise to the thread and then update as follows. For one week I will...not eat...

Thanks Cas3. Wow! You are an inspiration with how much you have lost. I'm off to look at your diary :D

Well done for your loss so far! I tend to have one day where I eat way over my calories and my weight loss is still good so I think it really works to mix up your calorie intake :D

Well done Sazbirl! :party0011:

You can use lentils for almost anything! I prefer red lentils which you boil until they are a mush. I use them as the 'meat' for bolognaise, curry, Shepherd's pies etc. Here is the best vegetarian recipe site I've found... Recipes | VegWeb.com, The World's Largest Collection of Vegetarian Recipes

Hi, I'm going to be a late joiner for this one so just going to pledge 3lbs. I updated yours Gabbie :) Elm - 2.8lbs lost, 7.2lbs to go! Lisa123 - 0lbs lost, 5lbs to go Blueway - 4lbs lost, 1lb to go Choc_Bananas - 2.75lbs lost, 1.25lbs to go! gabbiearcher - 5lb lost, 5lb to go! happyhippo -...

I'll join in too please. Been off track for few months and need some support. Good luck everyone! Cas3- Target 20lbs, 20lbs to go, ndz-Target 20lbs, 20lbs to go, Lisa123-Target 10lbs, 10lbs to go, Iwant2beasize12-42lbs- 0 lost, 42lbs to go. Plums- Target 20lbs, 0 lost, 20lbs to go,

Can I be a late joiner please? I haven't had time to get on here lately but need to stay on track! SquishyMcFatterson - 5.4lb lost - 4.6lb lost Hotsue67 -10lb (3lb lost- 7lb to go) BerryBerry - 8lb (1lb lost - 7lb to go) MissAmy: Target 17lb (3lb lost- 14lb to go) Huwiesmummy- 18lbs (lost 12 6...

Thanks :D Well done for your loss too.... 4lb is great!

Well done Sammi. It just shows that just because you have a bad day it doesn't mean you have failed!

Hi everyone, I'm going to be cheeky and sneak my stats from the other Christmas challenge thread onto your list. Not many people seem to be taking part in the other one and I am lonely :( Hope that is okay? Well done everyone! There are some great losses here so far :eek: ~Laura~ - 28lbs...

It's a bit lonely in this challenge :( lol Anyway, 2lb off for me this week! Amelie24: Target 25lbs, Lost 0lb, 25lbs left to lose Tricia: Target 26lbs, Lost 2lb, 24lb left to lose Acc: Target 14lbs, Lost 0lb, 14lbs left to lose Berryberry: Target 14lbs, Lost 0lb, 14lbs left to lose MissKitten...

Hi Sookie :) I think the most popular website to use is Myfitnesspal. They have a phone app too that you can use to scan the barcodes of things you eat to count the calories and it works in collaboration with the website. It's all free and you can choose how much you want to lose per week etc...

Well done everyone who is pleased with themselves! Bah :( You can do it! Knowing where you've gone wrong is the main thing! Good luck for keeping on track this week ;) I lost 2lb this week :D Plums: 8lb - 5lb lost, 3lbs to go Davytah: 10lb - 1lb lost, 9lbs to go Oasis6918: 8lb - 0lb lost...

Hi Joeysmum, Good luck with getting in your Christmas dress :D I'm looking forward to your smoothie recipes... I had actually forgotten how much I like them. My favourite is avocado and melon, although avocado isn't very calorie friendly :(

Hope you are back on track! I forgot to log the past two weeks, which were both 1 and a half lb so 3 more off altogether :) Amelie24: Target 25lbs, Lost 0lb, 25lbs left to lose Tricia: Target 26lbs, Lost 2lb, 24lb left to lose Acc: Target 14lbs, Lost 0lb, 14lbs left to lose Berryberry...

Congratulations to Rawrgirl! Perhaps she should set an easy to achieve weight loss goal for the next two weeks?

I lost 1 and a half this week :greenapple: No idea how! Plums: 8lb - 3lb lost, 5lbs to go Davytah: 10lb - 1lb lost, 9lbs to go Oasis6918: 8lb - 0lb lost, 8lbs to go Roziee: 10 lbs- 7.5lb lost, 2.5lbs to go StepUpFairy: 7lb - 1lb lost, 6lb to go Lauralozzle: 4lb - 2.4lb lost, 1.6lb to go...

Aww, at least you know it was deserved :) It's much worse when you think you have done really well and then get a shock. Good luck for next week! Well done! That's great :D Good luck! I wish I set mine at 6lb now because 8lb is looking unrealistic, lol.

I think these are point free on WW? I'm not on WW but just found these and thought they might make some people happy :) http://blogilates.com/recipe-index/100-natural-pancakes-recipe-gluten-free-flourless-low-calorie

Well done! A 30 inch waist is something I can barely remember :eek: Not sure if I have done very well this week. Had lots of invites to places where I have had to guess the calories :confused:

I have a day like this every week after weigh in. I basically eat what I fancy and still log my calories. I eat up to 1000 calories over my allowance and then just carry on as normal the next day. My losses have been good so far so I'm going to keep on doing it :)

1 and a half for me this week. Well done to everyone else! Plums: 8lb - 1.5lb lost, 6.5lbs to go Davytah: 10lb - 1lb lost, 9lbs to go Oasis6918: 8lb - 0lb lost, 8lbs to go Roziee: 10 lbs- 6lb lost, 4lbs to go StepUpFairy: 7lb - 0lb lost, 7lb to go Lauralozzle: 4lb - 2.4lb lost, 1.6lb to go...

I think you freeze them :)

Just found these pictures and thought they might make someone happy :)

Hi :) I'd say go with what ever Myfitnesspal says you need, in the first instance. It's very popular and I don't think they would let your calorie intake go under what a male should have. Maybe if you are that worried about going under your 1800 then either set your weight loss per week at 1lb...

Thanks for the support Time2go :) If you want to make a pledge then do! We aren't here to judge anyone who doesn't complete... just to motivate and support each other. The August challenge is the first one I have ever completed and I have joined loads in the past!

I guess it's spread all over so doesn't show up on the tape measure that well....but I bet it will after the next challenge :D

Well done SUFairy and Oasis :D We have one day to bask in our awesomeness before the next challenge begins! :character00238: Look what we lost... this and some more! 5 pounds of fat - YouTube

I managed about 2 weeks once, using the bicarb/vinegar combo but I don't think my hair is really suited to it. I have a lot of hair and it goes frizzy easily. I guess if I didn't want to use shampoo it would only work if I wanted dreads too.

Good luck! I'm sure you can lose a stone by mid November. It's good you are keeping a log now when you have only put on a little, than having to start again from the beginning!:)

If you mix porridge oats with natural yogurt, grated apple and some honey and leave it in the fridge over night it is really nice in the morning and really filling.

Good luck with your new start! If it's any consolation, I am a serial diet failure but this time I have taken it one step at a time and made lots of small goals and the weight is falling off, so don't think because you couldn't do it before that you can't do it now :D

That sounds good :) I resisted buying a box of maltesers today. They were only 99p and I love them!

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters is my favourite book ever. I read Room by Emma Donoghue recently and that was pretty good.

Ooo, lots of people already :D Amazing how quickly the month passes and the weight (hopefully) goes! Good luck everyone :party0049:

Relaxed day! That sounds much better than greedy day! :D Ah, good to know that everyone is having a day of happy noms :D

Since I started I have one evening a week where I eat what I like and still log the calories on MFP. I eat between 700 and 1000 cals over my recommended calories (I'm down for 1lb a week) and then the next day I just carry on with the normal amount of calories. Doing this I have had brilliant...

Only 2 days until September so get pledging! I'm going to aim to lose 8lb again. Copy and paste the last list posted and add yourself :) Plums: 8lb - 0lb lost, 8lb to go.

Well done!:happy036:You have done so well and should be feeling very proud of yourself :D Your story sounds a bit like mine except I haven't lost much yet so I'm going to come back and read this anytime I need motivation :D

Amelie24: Target 25lbs, Lost 0lb, 25lbs left to lose Tricia: Target 26lbs, Lost 2lb, 24lb left to lose Acc: Target 14lbs, Lost 0lb, 14lbs left to lose Berryberry: Target 14lbs, Lost 0lb, 14lbs left to lose MissKitten: Target 50lbs, Lost 0lb, 50lbs left to lose Vanilla_cupcake: Target 28lbs, Lost...

Well done! :D

I don't. I just count my calories on MFP and if I'm going over my fat protein or carbs on a regular basis I try and be a little more consious of making sure i'm eating a balanced diet but not to a point where I restrict myself from eating what I fancy. I'd say if you are getting a lot of sugars...

I lost 3lb this week :banana dancer: so August target completed! Wasn't sure I was going to make it! Good luck to everyone else and well done to those who have got to their target :) Newgirl-x - 8lbs - 6lbs lost - 3lbs to go Donzy84 6lbs - 2.5lbs lost - 3.5lbs to go Strawberry Madness 14lbs...

Thanks :D Good luck for Friday. Hopefully that last 2lb will suddenly disappear by then... drink loads of water tomorrow!

Lost 3.5lb this week :) Newgirl-x - 8lbs - 6lbs lost - 3lbs to go Donzy84 6lbs - 2.5lbs lost - 3.5lbs to go Strawberry Madness 14lbs -14lbs lost -0lbs to go :checkmark: Melissajayne - 8lbs - 1lbs lost - 7lbs to go Blueway - 4lb - 0lb lost - 4lb to go soooom - 8lbs - 0lb lost - 8lb to go...

If you can...teach me! lol

I only just saw this post and... :eek: Well done! Well done Strawbs :D Well done! :D Hope I manage mine. 2 mini holidays in August isn't helpful! Lol, do you want to swap? I still have 6lb to lose for mine :( Weigh in tomorrow though! Hope you shift that last bit okay :D

Well done! The first week always seems the hardest part. Using MFP becomes second nature after a while so hopefully you will do really well now you have got past the first hurdle. I have lost count of the amount of times I have started logging on MFP only to give up in a couple of days but this...

Ooo, I'd like to join too please. Good luck everyone who's taking part! Think of getting in a nice Christmas outfit :) Amelie24: Target 25lbs, Lost 0lb, 25lbs left to lose Tricia: Target 26lbs, Lost 2lb, 24lb left to lose Acc: Target 14lbs, Lost 0lb, 14lbs left to lose Berryberry: Target 14lbs...

I think most people have these phases. Its whether you can get back into the good phase after a bad one that is important:) Everyone is different but I've found that if I am feeling a little unmotivated, buying a bag of mini cookies with the view of only eating 1 or 2 bags can be a BAD idea...

Thanks :D You have done fantastically well!

I put on half a pound this week :( Stood on the scales the next morning and It was gone along with some more so fingers crossed for next weigh in! Well done to everyone so far! Newgirl-x - 8lbs - 6lbs lost - 3lbs to go Donzy84 6lbs - 2.5lbs lost - 3.5lbs to go Strawberry Madness 14lbs -8lbs...

I find calorie counting much easier than SW. When I entered my food diaries from SW into MFP I was always under my calorie limit anyway so I thought I'd rather choose what I want to eat rather than being restricted. I still go to SW to get weighed and do like the way they promote healthy eating...

-2.5lb for me :) Well done to those who have lost :D

Can I join please? I'd like to lose 8lbs too :) Good luck everyone!

I had these for dinner tonight. They are nice :) Taste like baked beans but with a bit more texture.

A whole dinner plate of fruit and a FF activia. Yum.

Don't quit! Think of the new term when you could be a stone or more lighter and everyone will notice!

The Alpro almond milk is a lovely bed time drink when heated in the microwave with some splenda and cinnamon.

Yum! Was sure I wouldn't like these as I'm not a big egg fan but they were really nice. They did taste a bit eggy but the lovely texture made up for it. I had it with kiwi and a light greek yogurt. My Son tried some and decided that's what he wanted for breakfast too!

Hi everyone:) Feel free to comment. I'm not going to class so am not 100% sure I will be getting all the syns correct. Breakfast: Activia 0% Banoffee, 1 syn Grapes. Tea with 1 sugar and milk (HEa), 1 syn Lunch: Tesco chicken sushi, 2.5 syns Thai Mugshot...

Roast chicken, jersey royals and salad. :D

Hi Everyone! I am just starting Slimming World from home. Can I join in your thread please?! I have done SW in the past so know how to do it and can't get to classes. The only thing I've found difficult in the past about not going to class is finding out syns but it Google seems to know most...

They are my favourite at the moment....Think they will have to be my treat :)

Ooo, I'll have to check that out! I am always on and off with being a veggie. I don't really like meat but it's a pain when you have to cook for carnivores so I sometimes just start eating it again! Oooo. I don't know if anyone has already posted this but I found the Aunty's sponge puddings...

Awww, Thanks for your great reply Katie:D I'm feeling more enthusiastic already knowing that you have managed via the scenic route! Ok, I'm going to do as you advised and keep a diary of everything I eat and maybe post it on here to keep me on track. I actually enjoyed finding foods that...

Hi everyone, I got prescribed Xenical a few months ago...took it for a couple of weeks and done great but then had a high fat meal, didn't take my Xenical and went off the rails completely :( When the doc prescribed them he said to come for a weigh in in 1 month an if I had lost some weight...

To those that have had the 'side effects'...how drastic are they? Just something you need to go and wipe for or where you are squelching in your shoes?

Well done! I hope I do so well in 12 weeks!

Can I join in too please:) I'd like to lose 8 lb in June.

I have had them for a week and haven't had any side effects. I agree...stick to the under 5% rule and you'll be fine.

Come on becki! It's tuesday now...stop keeping us in suspense. How did you do?

Thanks everyone! I think I'll give semi skimmed a go. I thought that lattes and things were going to be out of bounds but it seems not! Only as a treat though;)

What milk does everyone use? I've been using skimmed, which I hate, But realised that fullfat is still under the 5%.