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Don't give up!! Colleague of mine only lost 1lb her first week, was disgusted, stuck with it and lost 3.5 lbs the second week AND got slimmer of the week!!

Also - if you get sick of Muller lights, activia FF yoghurts are free(except the peach, that's 1/2 syn) also some of the Aldi and Lidl ones are free too. Also, Aldi have their own version of mugshots and two of them are free

Mugshots are available in Eurospar's - also, the tomato and herb, chicken, roast chicken and spicy sweet and sour are free! Haven't been able to get then in Tesco for a long time. If you live in Dublin, the Meat Factory in Ballymount works with Slimming World and anything with a green dot is...

I weighed in yesterday afternoon - up 4lbs and I know where every single ounce of it came from...and I know how to get rid of it too!!!!! Back on plan!

Hey all, Mugshots are hard to come by at the moment - its a supply issue - they can't keep up with the demand here. Also, if you have seen the Campbell's tomato and herb pasta - that's free(have seen it in Dunnes and Superquinn). Also - roast butternut squash soup is great for lunch etc. Alot...

I hate the recipe on the website - it doesn't taste 'right' to me. I use alot of garlic, chopped onions and whatever extra veg in it(I sometimes put carrot in it) tin of tomatoes, carton of passata, lots of herbs(oregano, mixed herbs), stock and mince....I leave it simmer for a good 1.5 hours...

Muppsy - one of the guys in my group is high up in tesco - he's asked us to put together a list of food that we want them to stock in all their Irish stores to make Slimming World easier for us. I know it's a fair bit out but there's a meat factory outlet place in Ballymount and he's been...

Blue Ross - if you stick to the plan 100% then you will have no need for xenical...Slimming World works, you just need to plan ahead and make sure you have your 1/3 superfree at every meal(and every snack!) I lasted 3 days with xenical - it's horrible, if you go over 3% fat in your meals, the...

Go for the steak, ask for it not to be cooked in oil or butter - don't get the onions or mushrooms(probably loaded with butter or oil too) and ask for a side salad with dressing on the side(have done this with many a set menu, they have been very accommodating!) - I would syn the steak at 6 as...

According to the new mag, those filipo berio olive oil sprays, at 2 calories per spray, is 1/2 a syn per 7 sprays...if that's any help...

Muppsy - what part of Dublin do you live in? I can get the tesco light choices Normandy fromage frais in my local one(Clondalkin). Dunnes stock quark(if your local one doesn't they can get it in)

And that's only certain flavours, they can hit 14syns(chicken is the worst)

So that's where the blue cheese dell square went(I liked them and then they disappear!!) I would syn it like the deli square and I think 2 was a HXA...but it's been so long since I was able to get them I can't remember..

The sweet and sour one is free - use syns online as opposed to the calculator. It has it synned for the new packaging(looked it up at the end of class for a fellow member who was bringing a stash away with her on hols and we needed to make sure!)

Dunnes or the bigger Tesco stores. I've also seen it in Superquinm

Got sick of mullers along time ago - prefer my activia's especially the raspberry one(makes a great filling for a 1/2 syn roulade!!)

The first thing you have to do is FORGET Everything WW has ever told you about food and what you can and cannot eat. Always have your 1/3 superfree fruit or veg with meals and if you snack, try to have superfree with that as well. The only measuring you will do is for your healthy extra a's and...

If I were you, I'd stop CD now - join SW and get the last 20lbs or so through healthy eating...yes you may gain a small bit initially but at least you know you're not going to have to go through a re-feed at target. And rather than EE - follow the Original/red plan...that would suit if you're...

Not so much to eat, but drink... Tesco light choices orange juice drink - 2 syns for the entire carton(my consultant and q few others checked with HQ on this before telling class) - had a glass of that..

Not sure if there's a Rep of Ireland supplier on this list but McArdles Butchers in Charlesland in Finglas has Slimming world approved Burgers, sausages and other items. They're called Slimmers Choice. Think they're based in Dundalk as well.

It's beef so it should be free - just cut any fat and grisle off it...

This really explained it to me - joined last night and started today and I'm glad to say, I made it through!!!! It's relatively new to Ireland so I'll be coming here a bit for tips etc!

Hi there.... I'm on this diet...will be on it two weeks tomorrow so essentially into phase two but I don't want to... So far, if my weigh in is right tomorrow and I think it will be, I will be 11lbs down...lost 7 in my first week and 4 in the second will be great, hence why I don't want to...

I started this last wednesday...really like it - there is an element of SLimfast about it alright - but slimfast you use skim milk to make up the shakes, this one is water. the one meal and three small snacks as well as the two shakes are cool. As someone said - it started in Oz, called...

Char - start trying now...fertilityfriend.com is a great site with loads of tips.... On my son - I was 14 stone the day I found out...my weight went to 16 and a half stone the day he was born and then I got down to 12 and a half and stayed like that for a while then put on 2 stone and lost it...

Believe it or not, I have heard of CD...my mother did it donkey's years ago and lost alot of weight but she didn't go back to food slowly and put it all back on... Only hearing of Lighter Life over here now...

You know those shaker things for mixing protein shakes...can they be used for CD shakes? Argos are selling the maximuscle ones quite reasonably and seeing as I'm off on hols in 2 weeks(SOOO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!!) and would like to kind of keep up with taking some shakes.... So is it worth my...

Defo compliment!! Love that song!

Hi y'all, Could you say a prayer for my CDC. She gave birth to her little daughter 9.5 weeks early on Sunday. The munchkin is a little fighter and is only on C-Pap for breathing and is really active. She's up the walls with worry while trying to recover from an emergency section and...

Choc mint tetra!!!

WOuld love a strawberry tetra...or chicken noodle soup....or plain chicken soup...

Happy anniversary!!! Enjoy your day!

I'm on 790 as well....moved to it as SS was taking its toll on my health(tired all the time, no energy) and I feel better for it now. I stick to chicken or Turkey mostly...

Oh. My. God..... You look like a completely different person! Amazing...you have given me new confidence now...I know I can do this... brilliant - well done!

I got me a lovely maxi dress today...in Principles.... Size 14! So happy...i have never bought stuff there before because I thought their sizes were a bit off...but I fit in it...OVER MY CLOTHES!! So happy days! and I do have an occasion to wear it...my little girl(well nearly 11 months) is...

Hmmmm..... Clive Owen Daniel Craig would not kick either of them out of bed for farting.... Orlando bloom - but only in that long blond wig...

Sim.... So sorry to hear about your father's death...I found out today that a good friend of mine lost her brother yesterday after he lapsed into a diabetic coma on Saturday... My sympathies to you and your family...

Woo hoo....you go girl!

I think that's where my downfall came was with my first AAM...couldn't stop cheating from then on... Just finished my second AAM...and have a new resolve now. I need some serious serious weight loss before my holliers....and I want that quickly...I have 7 weeks and 4 days until I head off...

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Sorry - before I go on with this story - I work as a news reporter for one of the radio stations here in Dublin. I was at a photocall for the National Lottery here as our Lotto draw is worth over 12.5 million Euro...the 11th rollover.... Anyway....was at this photocall and they were giving the...

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What a difference!!! Amazing!

Did you use ice cold water making the mousse? The secret is totally icy cold water, the shake pack, the mix and then whizz for 1 minute...scrape off the powder on the mixer and then whizz again for another 15 seconds..... Having said that, I use 175mls of water as I find most of mine go quite...

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I am fitting into....NO I'M WEARING...a pair of size 14 New Look jeans...my size 14's that I wore before I got pregnant...OK no need for a belt or anything like that to keep them up but I didn't have to suck the tummy in to close them or anything like that.... I AM SOOOOO HAPPY!!!!!!

I must drink more water....I must drink more water.... Have been slacking on the water stakes lately...but boosted it up on Monday and boy I feel 100% better.... So join me please - must drink more water....must drink more water....

Looks like things are starting to get back to normal now... Onwards from here!

You poor thing....Hope you're feeling better now...water, water and more water....did I mention water??

So sorry to hear of your loss hun... Don't think about CD just yet, you're mind isn't in the right frame to do it. Just recover from your ordeal and grieve for your little boy....

YOU LOOK AMAZING(sorry for shouting...) Huge congrats to you and your hubby....

Ruthlet - can I be cheeky and ask where you got the dress...its beautiful! And you will only look sensational....

As an Irish lady - head out West, Dublin is good for a day or two but its wildly expensive....Cork, Kerry, Clare, Galway, Sligo, Mayo Donegal...take your pick there....and there's northern Ireland...and there's some stonking places to head to there(and no exchanging cash for you if you head...

Sending plenty of positive thoughts and prayers your way....

The chocolate bar is my fav....milky way's hello!

a spectacular fall off the wagon... Only posting now as I've been up to my tonsils in work... But last weekend started on Friday and didn't finish and as a result - I put on 2 pounds...I am not making excuses as it was all self inflicted.... But I am on the straight and narrow again and...

Hee Hee Hee...go on you good thing....you need to have one of those nights once in a while.... So what games did ya play on the XBox(my 4 year old is quite the Crackdown player....)

I do a half hour of cardio in the gym and sometimes swim as well...plus some toning weight training... If I have a dose of the munchies, I will have a bar or an extra shake...

Honey - you must be in such shock but believe me, its not the end of the world to find out you have a child with Downs. I know there is still a stigma out there with regards to Down Syndrome but its not as bad at 10-20 years ago... I know it's not the same situation but....a good friend of...

Go on you good thing!!!! You look fab!

good god almighty...you have been through the ups and downs...hope they fix up the lump problem ASAP....

The trousers are size 18 from New Look and are swimming on me...I'm not buying new ones as there's no point - even if I have to keep pulling them up!!! On a lighter note - I bought a Size 14 top(was going out on Friday night...that's another story) in OASIS...I am proud of me!

Ok - the photo I took of myself before I started CD was wiped as my memory card had a fatal error and had to be formatted... But this is me now.... Just to give an idea....this was me 1 week before my daughter was born... And this was me...at 12stone 11 on hols in Sept 05 with my hubby...

Nessa - here's a scenario for you...go to a supermarket and pick up 2 pounds of butter...thats how much you've lost....It might not sound like alot but it is!! Well done you!!!

and I'm knackered!!!! Went to where my sister goes to the gym - we swam and then found those weights they used in Aqua Aerobics ....so did some water jogging with the "weights" for resistance.... Oh boy I am sooooooo tired!!!! But I feel darn good... So, its swimming last night, gym...

I think its the most vile drink in the world...tried it at the weekend and gave it to my hubby...vile vile vile vile...

Baby Gaga: Free Pregnancy Tickers that count-down your Pregnancy Due-Date! These are cool tickers and a tip, where it says weekly text, instead of development, chose humor...really fun pg tickers are made... I had one on my daughter...

Ah many congrats girl and I totally know where you are coming from - losing weight gave me my soon to be 4 year old and my soon to be 10 month old... Mumsnet is a good site too.... Have a happy and healthy 31 weeks,....

Mike - rest rest and more rest today....keep taking the arnica as that will have an effect on the haemotoma...hopefully you won't have a Sigourney Weaver moment...:)

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Gen - Ryanair fly direct to John Lennon International in Liverpool...great bus service from the airport too...

Good luck at the hospital and hopefully you'll be lighter when you come home....after some serious drainage!

Ceri - I know when I hit near my goal, I'm still going to see the fat girl...I don't think we'll ever be happy with what we see. I'm 5 foot 3 and have 2 kids who both wrecked my tummy so I think I'll always be in the bigger size just so I'll "tuck" in my folds!!!

I had a fight with a snickers today...and I'm delighted to say - I WON!! Gave the bar to my hubby!

Hey ladies - Not sure if you'll pick this up - I won't be able to meet ye all this evening...I am cream crackered after feck all sleep with my little girl. She's also very clingy today so she might be coming down with something(really hope not, she's still trying to shake off a virus that had...

That belly button looks pretty darn good...watch out, the hair growing back will make you itchy!!!

Thanks y'all - my reason for asking is it's more trying to get the tummy muscles in order after having 2 kids...I am seeing the loss on my tummy, but I'm also seeing that horrid flipping lack of tone on my tummy as well. I don't want to go hell for leather IYKWIM....just some work on the...

Yay for the sleep....onwards from here now... If I hear scream over here I know it's you!

OK, I suppose no diet can go without exercise. Have rejoined the gym and will be heading there tomorrow evening.... BUT What kind of exercise should I do, should I have my shake before I go...will I have enough energy....any ideas or good websites I should go to to design a workout for...

Mike - you're not moody - you're being honest...and its an honest account of what you're going through so DON'T stop being honest!

Mike - see if you can get Arnica in 200c strength - this is homeopath strength stuff and will really help, also Bellis Per will help to - its for internal bruising. Also, Chamomilla - it'll help with any post-op weepiness.... How do I know this....not a homeopath BUT I got a homeopathic labour...

Bloody hell....and that's only day three... Have to say - that auxilliary nurse must have been a bit of a wench....

completely hooked....

Oh yeah - to qualify for affordable housing in certain new developments here, you have to earn over €64k...complete joke...

It's not a British phenomenon... me and my hubby have decent paying jobs by Irish standards... yet after childcare, mortgage, food, nappies, loans, credit card,petrol...I have SFA for the month... Most people who work in dublin don't live in dublin...too expensive...there are people coming...

ya have me hooked already!

I am bloody thrilled....I now weigh 13 stone 13 pounds...another stone and I'll be in a 14 I know that for a fact! I will also be down to my pre-pregnancy weight before my daughter.... Then its another 3 after that... WOO HOOO!!!!!

Me thinks you're in ketosis!!!

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I've had the both experience....IN WORK.... We severely constipated after a holiday away and took some lovely laxatives that i had from america the night before... Pooped that morning...singing praises then went into work as normal.... About an hour after getting in...I felt weird...so...

I would tell her to F off....I mean just cause she pigged out after coming off LL doesn't mean you will...

Welcome home Mike..I hope you make a speedy recovery...you'll do better at home than in the hossy anyway...its always the case...sleep better, feel better...

BIO OIL!!! It's brilliant for sunburnt skin...exfoliate and then put this on...miracle...

I use a Braun hand blender....it makes them lovely and frothy...

:sign0137: I have heard too many bad things about that soup....no thanks...

Well done!!!!

was wondering that meself.... BUT Great pic - you have a good eye...

I have my weigh-in tomorrow...not looking too good at all!!!

Ah weddings I remember mine well... I wore Ivory and my bridesmaids were in seagreen(very light green) the men were in high collar suits with cream ties and matching waistcoats... that was 6 years ago!

I've just had half a small bread roll...I bad...must drink water!!!

Hold on - you were injured by a patient while doing your job and those feckers are punishing YOU for it!!! HR in the morning and if no joy - legal advice....

that I can see a difference in the mirror but not in pictures?? Is it the angle I'm taking pics at?? Just a thought...because I have very unforgiving mirrors in my house and I look well in them but can't see it in photos...

My rings are loose!!! My wedding and engagement rings fitted fine but my eternity ring was a bit tight...not anymore!!!! Woo Hoo... Plus, I'm in my trousers today and a....SIZE 14 DRESS on top...and I'm not bulging as much as I used to!!!!

Mandi - I love that story...she's jealous and you look FAB!

Drains.....yuck...not nice.... Hope he'll be OK soon!

Take soem ibuprofen if you're really bad - don't suffer.... as for the clinic...those so and so's for doing that to you....but at least you don't have to continue to ponder after they've given you a date...

God - have to go through the freezer to see if there's anything I can give the hubby for dinner.... There has to be fish in there(I don't feel bad cooking that, I don't like fish!!!)

Day 1 for me too.... Just had my choccie tetra and am on my 2nd litre of water.... Have my cranberry crunch bar ready for lunch.... Might mix a mousse a Strawberry for dinner.... with more water....

We've booked our holidays!!!! 2 weeks at the end of September in Portugal...same place we went to 2 years ago...but we only had the one little one with us...now there's two... Going to really get stuck into this...I vow to be in a size 12 come this holiday!!!!

I've read articles where people have DIED from drinking too much water but not when they've been on a VCLD iykwim. Too little water isn't good for you and too much isn't good for you either...The person I heard die of it, died because she was in a competition for a Nintendo Wii and she had to...

I'm game....this past week has been a nightmare so this is the kick up the bum I need!!

Girl - you look GOOD!!!!!! Well done!!!

Trust me....AAM is NOT bad. You will rejoice in the small amount of chicken, fish, tofu with green veg that you eat...and you will be satisfied and stuffed. If you stick to the recommended foods on the list, you won't fall out of ketosis...it'll be fine...

Mike - take care you...enjoy the morphine and I hope the bleeding stops and you're out of isolation soon. 4 kilos of skin!!! Holy god!!! Think I better start saving! take care, M

I hope they are giving him wonderful drugs to relieve the pain...loss of dignity, I know that all to well...mine went out the window giving birth to my first...it never came back! Never had one - but I suspect what he's feeling is similar to that of someone who's had a c-section....

OK - not to sound crude....but my undies keep falling down....and my trousers....whatever about my size 18's...my 16's are starting to fall....builder's bum hello!!!

I'm feeling really crap today and just really lethargic(OK, Fluey) but I want to "pep" myself up... Spatone Iron has always helped and was wondering if I could take this...it's liquid iron no funny business and if needs be i will take it down the neck with a big glass of water.... I just...

I use the listerine strips...they're the bizz

I feel sooooo ill today....fluey....not myself.... I've taken 2 nurofen cold and flu to perk me up and am lashing the water into me... But I feel s**te

What do ye do when you get those bloody huge carb cravings that happen just the week previous to AF arriving... I am fighting a HUGE battle here to keep them at bay - I'm drinking so much water but it ain't working...HELP!!! All I want is a dirty big chipper burger with loads of chips OR...

I like the chocolate mocha's too...they're delish!!! I take my chocolate and choccie mints hot...they're just loverly...

Woo Hoo!!!! Hope you make a speedy recovery from here on in...

Thanks for bumping this up....will try to make it on the Saturday anyway....

The even better part - my HUSBAND, who rarely notices things - said I looked really good the other day....That perked me up no end!!!!

when and where?? Live in the Dublin burbs so would love to meet some of ye....

I'm wearing my size 16 Next jeans/trouser things....they're LOOSE!!! THEN caught my reflection in the window in the office.... HOLY GOOD GOD!!!! I really am loosing weight!

I'm in the mood for walking and it is one of those evenings where Ireland is famous for....four seasons in one day! Am not a rain person and have no rain gear but I think come pay day that'll have to change!

good luck with the tt... well done on the show...watched the whole thing as my MIL was watching it too...she's 82 but she really got in to it!!! You really are a true gent...

I'm stuffed(finding it mad to say I'm stuffed with such a small amount of chicken and veg...but I am... Might go out and bring the baby for a walk....

I ran out of tin foil this evening to do my chicken in a bag ala jamie oliver....so rooted through my presses and found a turkey roasting bag from Christmas... SO just did up everything I did for the normal in the foil job and bunged it into the corner of the bag and tied it up tight and cut...

Good luck Mike - hope all goes well...

SIZE 12 NICE ONE GIRL!!! Next are pretty good for sizes ie they're accurate compared to others...having said that...it'll be a few more pounds and sizes before I see a 12! But I will be aiming for it...

When your size 16 jeans from New Look(who aren't really generous on the auld sizes) are loose AND you're wearing a BELT!!! Aim - get in a 14(was a 14 before becoming preggers with DD) and then aim for the 12....chance in hell of a 10, my body make-up doesn't go that far, plus I have wobbly...

I like broccolli! I'm on AAM this week and for today's dinner, I had half a chicken breast with a floret of broccolli, 3 asparagus spears, loads of chilli and a bit of garlic...in a foil steam bag ala Jamie Oliver...topped it off with a pinch of rocket.... YUMMY!!! Broccolli is nice that way!!!

OMG - you've given me LOADS of ideas....must try the choccie tetra in the coffee....

Can you use chilli flakes as well...am on AAM this week and am covering my little bit of food with chilli....

I thought it was just me!!! my god I could have written that post myself...but I found that a cup of black tea sorted me out!

Darn - don't get ITV - we get UTV instead....must see if it's on my sky box

Onwards and downwards!!!!

Hi all.... I too have PCOS and I have two children....my youngest is 9 months old and there's 3 years, 1 month and 1 day between her and my son. On my son, I found out the day I was due to start Clomid - I lost 2.5 stone before I conceived him...my daughter was a surprise...a welcome one but a...

I lurve the soups...now I know why!!!

Girl - your DH to Be is a luck bloke - you look great - you are going to be a smashing bride!!

Well done - it's a great feeling isn't it...to see that needle go the right way on the scales!

I'm doing a 10km run/jog/walk/crawl on Monday and am SS'ing at the mo...I've had one or two little downfalls over the last 3 weeks or so...but am still on target. Now, I will need to eat on Monday to do this run/jog/walk/crawl but don't want to knock myself out of the diet IYKWIM... My CDC...

clucks.... the diet can wait - you just take care of you and your kids...glad you got away... Big cyber hugs to you,,,

I got the bars as one of my meal replacements this week to see what they were like....NEVER AGAIN... All I want to do is EAT....and that's after 3 litres of water down my throat.... ARGH ARGH ARGH ARGH....I will resist I will resist.... It is soooo annoying, I like them, they are nice(took...

7lbs down!!!! Yippeee!!! Totally happy with it...am so thrilled - upwards and downwards from here!!!

Chicken!!!! I haven't craved anything on this diet all week(am having those carb withdrawal headaches) but all I want is chicken...nothing fancy...just a grilled chicken breast...with a little cracked black pepper... It will pass....gonna drink more H2O for the headache....

Well done spooky!!!!

That is inspirational....gives me hope!

Rock on Girl....you look amazing....gives me alot of hope and inspiration...

Naomi - you poor thing... Pox on them - what goes around comes around...they'll get their comeuppance...

Day 2 in the Cambridge Diet house.... Well so far today I've drunk 2 litres of water...I have a full 2 litre bottle in the car and hope to have that gone too... This morning was a bit more hit and miss....drank my tetra and took sips of water in between which made it last longer and got me...

Day one in the Cambridge Diet house.... Start off the day with 500mls of water....drank this on the way into work.... In work, started sipping my Chocolate Tetra....took me near on 20 minutes to drink it(note to self, a straw helps prolong everything!!) Then another 600mls of water...

Thanks for the welcome everyone!!! I work full time as well(hard with a 3.5 year old and an 8 month old) but my hubby(mr. superfit skinnymalinks!!) is going to come out with me on walks with the kids or I'll even take the little one and he'll look after the other fella. I've also been tracking...

Hi all, I'm new to all of this, am meeting with the CDC tomorrow to start the road to losing weight.... I need to get rid of 1.5 stone of baby weight(baby is 8 months old) and 3 stone of other weight.... Can anyone give me any tips on how to get through the first week...I'm already on the...