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Great advice by Gettingthinner by the day. If you go along to a class, the C will explain the plans to you plus you will get the books. You can then decide whether to keep attending or not :)

Big well done. SW is great! :D

Don't apologise, you have every right to be proud of yourself. Well done:)

I have always stayed to I.T. as I find it motivates me. At my class, quite a lot of people just weigh and go though. Each to their own. I enjoy the class but as you say, it is very important to have a good C that you can relate to.

I used to have this WW thick sliced bread, I thought it was very nice. Now tend to have the Nimble White which I saw recomended on this board, it's even nicer. Both 2 slices for a HeB. I enjoy being able to have a Heb sandwich. Feels like "normal" eating and not diet-like. I love SW. :)

Well done. Excellent results.

I am doing SW EE as I am sick, sick, sick of the binge/starve diet cycle I have been on for decades. I want a healthy eating plan I can follow and enjoy for life!

I had similar, I thought at the time was all the toxins from the junk food I had been eating coming out. Also sugar withdrawal. Headaches, aching joints and generally feeling light-headed and weird. Soon passes through. Well worth riding it out.:)

Melon. Yum!

Hi Rosie, sorry to read about your gain, must be so frustrating to be so near target. Hopefully the time off plan will have shaken things up and a good loss will follow. :)

We had a cooked lunch today so for tea we had Heb of 2 pieces of white nimble, laughing cow light as spread (1 1/2 syn), stuffed full of chopped chicken breast and salad. Plus apple, grapes and banana. Tbs low cal salad cream mixed with chicken (1 syn). Was lovely and "normal" looking, if...

Sorry, Louisedan! :)

Excellent advice from Allie, also maybe more fluids, greater variety of foods. My understanding for portion size is to eat until you are comfortably full. Not stuffed and need a lie down!:)

Me too, my nails are growing much faster and are far stronger. I used to just have stubs! Am sure is due to HeA.

I remember when it was free, used to eat loads of the stuff. Still lost weight. Corned beef quiche was a staple for everyone, as meals or snacks.

I also like Alpens Lights best. Most days I have one with coffee morning and afternoon. I love that you get two for your HeB. Am greedy and it feels 'naughty'. :)

I guess everyone is different!

Hi Serafyn, thanks for posting about this. I too am on anti-d's. Has made a massive difference to my emotional eating problem. I had Citalopram at first, but they gave me a very dry mouth. Changed to Fluoxetine (20mg) a day. Totally fab. Doc recommends I take them for life. My body...

Excellent, thought provoking thread. I don't count calories at all but do apply common sense.

Hi Ian, I relate exactly to what you are saying. My fear is that I will put the weight back on again, as I always have in the past. To avoid this, I plan to keep going to class for life. That way any little gains will be kept under control and lost again, instead of building up and gradually...

I keep packs of ready cooked chicken breast from Iceland in the fridge to snack on. Only £1 a pack and yummy. On Red or EE, of course.

Fibre Plus bars and Alpen Lights give me mega wind too! But they are yummy so well worth it, although my husband may not agree with that!

Sorry to read of your troubles.

Brilliant. A great birthday present.

Our friend came to lunch. I did yummy SW main meal, followed by 'pud' of fruit, cheese and biscuits. For 'pud' I had the fruit only but the part I am proud of is that husband and our friend had a large brandy each with coffee. It smelt totally delish! Now I know I could have measured and...

Hi Debs, good for you for drawing the line and getting back to SW 100%. We are all human and are bound to have the odd little slip. Main thing is to get back on track.

Hi Rosie, sorry to read of your struggle.

Congratulations, a brilliant weight loss.

Fantastic, I am so pleased for you. Slow and steady is great. More likely to maintain the loss longterm.

Well done, Meli. Brilliant. You must be so proud of yourself.

I love EE as it is just like "normal" eating, except the weight drops off! :) Easy to fit in with feeding hubby/family, also if you eat out too.

Hi Wish, I joined SW on my own too and was nervous at first. It was fine though, people were very friendly. Good luck with your weight loss. SW is brilliant!

Thanks for explaining it, Jaylou, I didn't know about getting the free week. I am (hopefully) heading towards my Club 10. Come to think of it, I did see a lady filling in a form the other day when she hit her Club 10. I did wonder why.

Fantastic, what a lovely motivation to you. Enjoy wearing it. I love SW too. :D

I am like EvilPenguin, I start with great intensions of counting my syns with booze but after the first few, I always l think 'sod it' and go way, way over! Then hit the fridge/buffet table for nibbles! Whoops!

Brilliant, good for you.

What a beautiful thread. Physically I have noticed loads of benefits but to me, the ones I am enjoying most are the mental benefits. My self-esteem and confidence have returned. I feel "normal" again, not fighting with the old binge/starve routine. Enjoying food without fear. The extra...

Well said, DD. It's not a race! I am thrilled to bits with a pound a week, others at class get quite stroppy if they lose a pound. They seem to think I am almost weird to be happy with a pound. The slower I lose it and retrain my eating habits, the less likely I am to pile it back on!

Wow, you look stunning.

I have trained my husband to pick up some nice fruit for me each week I am at class, as a reward. Usually something like a big pineapple, or anything new and exotic. Before SW, he used to often buy me a box of chocs or bottle of wine as surprise pressies. Hmmm, wonder why I put on weight!

Well done, Michelle, you did fab. Doesn't it feel great to be in control!

Sarah-Jayne, I feel just that way too. How did I used to manage to shovel all that junk into my body! SW all the way now.

I like the choc fudge the best.

I don't want to know how it works, I just know it does. When I calorie counted my head was constantly spinning with calorie amounts and calculations. I don't want to suffer that any more so I LOVE the freedom of SW EE. My food intake has dropped massvely over the weeks without me even...

Welcome and all good wishes for your weight loss journey.

I highly recommend SW too, also having been a yo-yo dieter since forever. SW really is a lovely lifestyle rather than a diet especially Extra Easy plan. It is manageable for life to keep the weight off. I enjoy Class, is great for motivation.

Certs on the fridge door for me too!

I have learned to accept them gracefully. Afterall if I pay someone a compliment and they say 'oh don't be so daft' or the like, it annoys me and I wonder why I bothered!

Thanks for interesting review.

Hi Simmy, you have done the right thing, acknowledged what has happened, drawn the line and moved on. Your recipe sounds gorge. I find foods cooked with fat are far too greasey now. Amazing how your tastes change.

Hi Debbie and welcome. SW is fab. Good luck with with your weight loss and i hope you enjoy the journey.

BR, I am so pleased for you. Well done with sticking with the plan. You will be shouting "target" before you know it.

Well done and I agree that SW is brilliant!

Eating fruit on its own always makes me hungry very shortly afterwards. Also carbs on their own don't keep me full for long but are fine with protein added. White carbs on their own would trigger a binge for me. As mentioned earlier, is due to rising, then crashing blood sugar.

I do EE everyday. I love it. Feels like I am eating 'normally' for the first time in decades! But each to their own. Several people at my class love red/green and don't fancy EE. Whatever works best for each individual. I love that there are several plans to chose between.

We were laughing about Mullers in Class the other day. Most of us have eaten so many that just the thought of them makes us feel sick now!

Best of luck with your weight loss journey.

Good luck. Hope this is the ONE! I totally relate to joining and rejoining. Weight going up and down.

Hi Goldentouch, Kikikisses & Wacky Jacky, Thank you all for your kind replies. I feel so much better for just putting how I feel into writing. I have renewed my determination. :) Right, let's get on with it! Have a good SW Sunday all.

Hi Silvermane, thanks for that. Is always nice to know other people do the same. I will be giving myself a slap round the head! :)

Thanks, Mrs V.

I have one or two pieces of sugar free gum a day, I never syn it.

Thanks, Debs. I can always ask my C at the next class. I think a mate of mine who does WW told me you can pop into any WW meeting for willpower top up but could only weigh at one (the one you pay at). Was just a thought anyway.

We usually go for a carvery so of course I can help myself to the SW friendly parts. I end up with a mountain of s.f. veg, boiled spuds, lean meats and then syn the gravy. Yum.

Hi Miss Williams, thanks for your post. I think the hardest part of slimming is the battle that goes on inside your head. Luckily my C never asks how much you want to lose the in the coming week. She says she is meant to but without a crystal ball, how on earth do you know.

Hi Debs, I was interested to read this. I go to Class on tuesday but there is one also held near me on fridays (different C), would I be allowed to go to the friday group to top up my willpower if I felt I needed to? Obviously not weigh in, just sit in for Image Therapy. I could show my Card...

Wow, spot on, CP. Thanks for posting this. This is me exactly too.

Excellent post, Philly. Thank you.

Hello Miss Williams, good for you in getting back on the SW wagon. Draw a line and move on, put the rought 4 weeks behind you. Congratulate yourself that it was 4 weeks and not 4 months! My C always advises 'fill your face with free foods' is the way to succeed!

Hi all, I wanted to write down my feelings about self-sabotage. I have been going to SW for 12 weeks. Love the class, love EE BUT I notice I am sabotaging myself in that for the last month I have been losing and gaining the same pound. I swing between having lost 12lb and 13lbs. I believe I am...

Well said, Abigail. Me too. It was the booze then the picking that comes with it that has put my weight back on. Was wine with me. ie 26 syns a bottle. :eek: Not worth the syns!

I had to try several meetings before I found the right one for me. My C is fab. Makes all the difference. You are allowed to attend the first meeting without paying to see what you think, if you like it, you join up at the end. In fact there was a lady doing just that at my group this week.

Lovely idea to divide the choccie up into bags and freeze. Thanks.

Hello and welcome. This is a fab place for advice and support. Good luck with your journey.

Tried them today. Delish. Not like a diet bar at all. Husband got me four boxes in Tescos. As mentioned earlier, only £1 a box at the mo. I thought them even nicer than Alpen Lights, and def nicer than SW hi fi bars.

fresh pineapple - ice cold from the fridge salad potatoes - hot or cold grapes chicken pasta & sauce, savoury rice Fave heb - alpen lights. choc and fudge flavour. Dying to try the new Fibre Plus bar I have read about on here. Sending hubby off to tescos to get some for me today while I...

Hi Hels, it happens, the main thing is not to let it stretch into a week long binge which you haven't. You got back on that wagon and drew the line. Well done on that. The weight gain the scales are showing is probably mostly retained water from the sugar and white carbs (the buns)...

Well done. Excellent results. You must be thrilled to bits. Thanks for posting your stats, it very motivating to read.

I find an easy way to have my s.f. 1/3 is to use pickles. I have onions, gherks, beetroot, red cabbage, cauli, whatever I can find really! Bit windy, mind!

I agree, draw the line and move on. One meal in a week isn't going to cause too much damge but that one meal turning into a 'sod it, I've blown it now' binge would do a lot of damage! Got to love parents. When visiting my Dad, he asked what I would like him to do for lunch as he knew I was...

That's brilliant! Am pleased for you. This is a great "diet".

Hi Nikki and welcome. Well done on your fab loss.

I am 5'5" and my goal weight is 10 stone. This will make me about a size 10 but more importantly, I am sure I will feel healthy and strong at that weight. Got 20lbs to lose. I have been down to 7st 12lbs and looked terrible and felt so weak. I want to be slim and healthy! I love Primark...

I follow the s.f. rule as much as possible but not always. I think if you want the prawns, have them. If you don't it may build up into a big binge. They are free afterall. Eat and enjoy. As suggested, could you maybe add a bit of fruit or salad?

As we were chatting about on another post, I love the Tescos Lighter Choice cumberland sausages. 1 syn each which I feel is well worth it. (On red & EE). They are spicy and to me, taste like a "normal" sausage. I always bakes low fat bangers as I find they just don't cook right throught...

Hi to both Lani & Mystic. Best of luck with your weight loss journeys. I love SW, especially EE. It is a fab lifestyle way of eating.

Great post. I agree with Funcurls - I think the key to keeping the weight off is to keep going to Group each week. I think it is like AA, the weekly meeting keeps you on track. When I have reached target in the past, I have stopped going. Wrong. The weight creeps back on. I have promised...

Hi, great post. My 2 stone 5lb gain took about 3 years to put on - it's not gonna come off in 5 mins! I am happy with a 1lb a week loss. Gentle and steady. I am 46 and aware, as was mentioned in an earlier post, if you lose it too quickly, you can end up with a caved in face! Not attractive...

I eat these Lighter Choice quarterpounders quite often. They are yummy. Well worth 1.5 syns. The Lighter Choice Tescos cumberland sausages are very nice too. Only 1 syn each. (On red and EE)

Hi. For me No breakfast = big binge at 2pm! :)

Hi and welcome. Good luck with your weight loss journey.

Maybe Alpen Lights affect different people different ways!

My hair and nails are way better. Due to HeA, I expect. Skin is less dry and smoother. Feel great and much more confident. I feel happy and back in control of my eating, and therefore life! Only slight prob I have is wind! Alpen Lights are killers!

Well done. I am pleased for you.

Well done. You must be thrilled.

I would say is best to go to class and stay. If you don't go this week, you may never go back at all. If you have gained, during Image Therapy you should be offered support and empathy, certainly no criticism. Go to class, draw a line and get back on the SW wagon! Good luck.

Very best of luck with WI and your docs appointment.

Frightening experience. Lucky your husband was there to help.

Great result. Yes it does work.

Well done, Stacey. Fantastic result.

Can't wait to hear how you get on. Very best of luck.

Well done, that's fabulous. Thanks for posting, it's very motivating.

It is my dear hope that I will follow SW for life to first lose, then maintain my weight. I use EE. I understand you are encouraged to increased Healthy Extras rather than syns to maintain, as others have mentioned. At class today by coincidence we were talking about maintenance, everyone...

I agree with whats already been advised. In your position I would allocate some flexi-syns to myself for the day to get through a difficult period but stay in control. Then eat, enjoy, don't feel guilty, maintain control and get straight back on the usual syn allowance tomorrow. Maybe give...

I too think about food all the time, but now enjoy putting that focus on SW food and meals to create. Turn a negative into a positive.

I would go to the C who is most motivating even if it is further to go. My C is fab. Really motivating and connects with her class so well. She is not the nearest to my home, is well worth the drive to get to her class. I tried another group near home but the C was about as motivating as a...

Hi Jack, good for you for drawing the line. A dodgy weekend so easily can turn into a dodgy week! All the best for a 100% week.

Some people at my group love them but personally I don't find them filling. I would eat one then be looking for something else an hour later!

My fave heB is 2 Alpen Lights. I love the chocolate and fudge flavour. I especially like that you get two. One to go with a coffee midmorning and one to go with a coffee mid afternoon. Diet? What diet?

Big well done on sticking to SW and not smoking. Families huh? Pain in the backside! I had years of what you describe, completely did my head in, in the end I walked away. Drastic but OMG bliss!

Hi HoneyBlossom. Fantastic start, brilliant loss. I would recommend you join a class. It made all the difference to me. I really enjoy the meeting, it motivates me for the coming week, plus I get lots of ideas. I think is well worth a fiver a week, afterall I used to think nothing of...

Hiya, I so relate to what you say about forgetting. When I started SW I bought a dinky little diary for a quid which I keep with me at all time. I note down my syns, HE's etc before I eat them, as I would totally forget and end up having way too much. I do EE everyday so at least I don't...

My C always advises between 5 to 15 syns a day, regardless of whether male or female and starting weight. I always enjoy having my full 15 a day. My weight is coming off at a nice rate.

Well done on brilliant first week WI. Sets your weight loss journey off to a fab start.

Hi Hobbithead, I am thrilled to bits for you. You must feel on top of the world. I love to hear of people doing so great.

I go to quite a small group, I like it so much better than the large one I went to in the past. Individual attention and the C gets to know you well. Good idea for you to return to your previous smaller group. Good luck with your weight loss journey.

Well done. As suggested, maybe donate them to a charity shop. I have had great pleasure in packing a load of too big stuff off to the shop!

My class are taking part in the 12 week challenge. All losses counted, but not gains. I thought the same as others have mentioned, a lot of it depends on how big the class is as to how much the total loss will be. Maybe it's going to be averaged out based on the number of members or...

Hiya, I only do EE now. Have done red and green in past but fail on them as find they are not 'real life' enough to stick to long-term. EE is just like normal eating, except the weight drops off! I am confident I will stick with this for life and plan to keep going to Class as support. I...

Well done. Thanks for posting, very motivating.

Hi Simmy, I totally relate to the problems you are having. My family were the same, trying to ply me with alcohol and all the food seemed to be deep fried or covered in butter. However, they are all dead now so I don't have the problem.

Iceland do beef slices in gravy and chicken breast in gravy. Both very nice and free on red and ee. Only £1 too.

I remember those days. Yum!!!!

On EE, I often have the co-op ravoili. Is only 1 1/2 syns for the whole tin. I like to have half a tin over scrambled eggs, lean bacon or ham with my 1/3 s.f of tomatoes. It's a lovely breakfast and easily keeps you full till lunchtime. If I want mac cheese I would go for the Pasta and...

EE Day B.f - eggs scrambled in microwave, half tin co-op ravioli (1 syn), chopped fresh toms ( 1/3 s.f), 30g Hellmans X-light mayo (1 syn), lean ham Lunch - Tescos stewed steak in gravy, sw roastie pots, cabbage (1/3 s.f), 2 tsp dry gravy granules (2.0) Tea - Iceland chicken breasts in...

I know Crapstone very well. Nice place, unfortunate name. On beautiful Dartmoor. About 20 mins from where I live. Lovely walking area (body Magic!).

My thing was Devon cream teas - scones dripping with strawberry jam and clotted cream! About 100 syns each! I don't think it would be possible to make a low syn version.

If I eat fruit on its own, it makes me starving very soon after. I am ok if I have it within a meal. As a snack I always add lean protein, usually a small piece of ham or chicken breast. As suggested by SW, I reach for fruit as my first choice for a snack but then I reach for protein to add to...

Thanks Magic, love that. I don't have extras after WI as it's too close to binge eating which I suffered with for so long. I want to put that behind me and eat normally. My C has a sign by her scales saying something along the lines of - your new week starts after you step off the scales...

Hey, looking good MsBlonde. I see you are in Okehampton. I live in Plymouth. My hub and myself often go up to North Devon for the week, normally stop off in Okehampton to use their Waitrose and Lidl to stock up on food and booze for the weeks stay. Been lovely and sunny here too today.

I would say you should def have them. It's important for the plan to work plus your mental well-being. It's my syns that stop me diving into a binge!

Brilliant. Big well done you. Thanks for posting. Very motivating.

Thanks for posting that. So funny! There's a very nice lady at my meeting who keeps saying she doesn't get EE. The C and members have kindly explained it over and over. She asked me about it and I said maybe she should re-read her book to remind herself. She looked at me in amazement...

Exactly right, Annie. It's about empowering you to stay in control in a circumstance that would often make you 'blow it'. Weddings, meals out, hen nights, that type of thing. Have the event, thoroughly enjoy it, then straight back on the SW wagon!

I flexi-syn the day or meal (depending what the special event is) then go straight back to my usual syn allowance the next day ie 10-15 a day. I don't reduce it for the rest of the week as that is more likely to make me binge. The whole point of flexi-syns is to give you an extra bit of...

Reading back through this thread, I notice that there are different messages being passed to members by the C's. My own C has kept it very simple and just says 1/3 s.f with meals for EE. I think if a member wasn't losing she would make further more detailed suggestions but as long as the weigh...

I would contact SW hq, this C obviously has a training need. She is letting you the members down as well as SW. I think her saying oh well she is dippy is plain rubbish. Members need proper, correct info to support their weight loss plans.

Good for you, go for it!

I love SW because it isn't like a diet, its a lifestyle. Having been on miserable restictive diets all my adult life, I am loving the freedom and sense of control SW gives me. Every meal is delish. I love that I don't run out of calories and have to spend the evening starving! I enjoy my class...

I don't have a prob with the 1/3 superfree on EE. I always put it on the plate first, then the free food plus syns (if having any). Use the 1/3 superfree as the base, then add to it. Can't really go wrong. With a cooked brekkie I often have tinned toms or mushrooms as my 1/3 s.f. For hot...

When I shop and buy something new, I look the syns on the SW site and write it on the packet/tin too! I don't see it as being nuts, I like to see it as being well-organised!

I use Iceland a lot. I love their bags of veg. Most of them are only £1, you get loads and there is no waste. Also their Batchelors rice and Pasta n Sauce are all on BOGOFF. They do very large bags of baking spuds for £2, or salad pots for £1. Their sugar-free pop is dirt cheap. 6 litres for £1...

Hi and welcome. This is a lovely site. Good luck with your slimming.

I would always def go cause if I miss one week to hide from a gain, chances are I would never go back! Anyway it shouldn't be a question of 'facing the music', you should be offered support and ideas by both the C and your fellow members. We have all been there!

The Tescos Lighter Choice Cumberland sausages are very nice. Just like 'normal' sausages. 1 syn on red and EE. They do pork ones in the same range but I found them a bit bland.

I always trim fat off before cooking the meat, no temptation to eat it then!

I prefer a smaller group. I tried a large one but found it way too impersonal. In my current group about 15 stay after WI, which I find is about right. People get to know each other and there is plenty of healthy discussion and support to each other. At the large group I went to , it felt like...

Booze! Too many syns in it plus makes me likely to head for the fridge when I have had a few!

No one at my class has ever mentioned this site. I find it a great extra support system and encouragement throughout the week.

Hi. The way I look at it is that it is my class for me to benefit from in any I like. Whether that be just weighing in and going or staying. My C would say the same. Take what you want and leave the rest. We had a taster yesterday morning at my class. It was lovely. Very relaxed and fun. I...

I wouldn't stick to the plan if I didn't go to class. Having lost and gained so many times before, I now realise the only way for me to keep it off is to keep going to class - for life!

I use the Directory all the time. Handy to sit and do a shopping list from. The Free Branded little book is good too, keep that in my handbag.

My C mentioned they were going to be repackaged in twos. So they are still 1/2 each but two will be linked together making it 1 syn for the whole thing.

Hi all, am loving this thread. Moderation is the key. When I tried SW in the past, I used to think 'free' foods meant eat until I nearly burst! Obviously I didn't lose any weight then. I tend to reach for fruit as my first option if I want a snack.

Hi all Just back from joining SW. Was fab and so motivating. Have bought a 12 week countdown to encourage me to keep going each week. The Consultant is great. We even had a Christmas sing song, everyone was friendly. I was given the new pack, which I think is laid out in a much easier way...

I can eat a little but makes my mouth sore if I have too much. Remember yonks ago, there was some hideous Pineapple Diet? I think all it did was put you on the toilet for hours!! An uptight overly skinny lady in a leotard promoted it?

Hello Vikstar, Minn & Fern Thanks for your supportive words. I am feeling really upbeat and positive. Got to do big shopping run later to get plenty of SW friendly food into the house. As it's just my husband and myself to feed, I don't need to buy non-SW stuff. Husband is joining me on SW...

Hiya Devon Dumpling I live near Plymouth. How about you?

Hiya Loopeylou Thanks. I eventually realised unless I gave up booze, I just wouldn't get to the weight I want to be. It's not just the syns in the booze itself, it's the pigging out I do after a drink or several!

Hi ILoveLife, Eternity, Chicky Noops, Roseyroo & Devon Dumpling Thanks for your lovely welcome. Am all fired up and ready to get this weight off. Have emailed my local SW class with a few questions - although really I have done this to commit to myself that I am going there on Tues. No...

Morning all Well after so many starts and re-starts, here I am again. Still got about 3 stone to lose so, hey, at least I have STS for the last few months. Used Cal Counting before which is a lovely diet plan but I fancied a change to motivate myself! Sooooo on the SW plan for me...

Alcohol is what makes and keeps me fat too! Not bothered about cakes/choc/biscuits/crisps type junk, it's the booze I miss on a diet. I drink voddy and diet coke too. Of course, once you start drinking, relaxing and having a good time, then the picking at crappy foods starts. Then there's...

I'm 5'5" and 12 stone. I am 16 or 18 depending which shop it is. Casting my mind back to when I was last at target of 9st 7lbs, I was a 10. I read somewhere that each size is meant to be a stone so if you gain/lose 3 stone, you are supposed to go up/down 3 sizes. That worked out about...

Great thread. I love a bargain! I love to drown my meals in Bisto Best roast beef gravy (31 cals per 10g dried weight). It turns a potentially boring dish of lean meat with veg into a tasty non-diet tasting treat. Hits the spot for me everytime. Also love my sugar free diet pops...

Wow, what a difference. You must feel fabulous. Thanks for posting, it was just what I needed to see to motivate myself. Sally x

Hi Miss Cookie Totally hear you about the boots prob. That was one of the final things that kicked my backside into dieting gear - went to get my usual 4 or 5 pairs of winter boots only to find I couldn't do them up! In the first couple shops, I told myself it was the shops being mean and...

Hi sa89 Thanks for asking. Is going well thanks, apart from a close encounter with rather a lot of beer! The one little bottle I promised myself yesterday lunchtime turned into a bucketful! Weighed myself this morning though and luckily no damage done! I know what you mean about cal...

Thanks for all your responses. At the risk of TMI again, in my first few days of cal counting, inbetween sleeping and abusing my husband, I did spend ages in the loo! Lost gallons of water! Poor bog nearly overheated with all the flushing! Feeling even better today as the day went on...

Gazza Nothing like a bit of healthy competition to get things moving! Go for it! Am sure we will both be total Slimming Stars! Although I tend to think my slimming goal of wearing dinky little skirts with knee length, high heeled boots might not quite be the same as yours! Cheers Sally

Well, after working very hard at coming up with loads of excuses not to stick to my cal counting, at last I have got my backside in gear and started actually following it rather than just thinking about it. Strangely, when you just THINK about dieting, the weight doesn't come off! Anyway...

You have come to the right place for support. I too was finding it hard to stick to a sensible, long term diet. What helped me was to read loads of the inspiring, amazing and motivating stories of weight loss on this site. That is what kick started me! I thought, well if other people can do...

Hi Linzi Welcome and all the best with your weight loss. Sally x

Hi Gazza Welcome. I have about 3 stone to lose and am using cal counting too. I hope to get to target in about 6 months. All the best in your weight loss journey

I measure 200ml of semi-skim milk (100 cals) each morning, leave it in the fridge in a jug and use it when I want tea or coffee, rather than calculate amount used for each drink. I find that all cereals even the very hi-fibre ones only fill me up for an hour or so. Protein keeps me happy and...

I always have protein of some sort - chicken/ham/fish/eggs - with baked beans or tinnned toms. Then a little fruit. Plus coffee and sugar-free squash. Keeps me going to lunch time. 300 cals worth. If I don't have the protein, I am starving and grumpy within an hour or so.

Thanks for posting. It's just the motivation I need to get my backside in gear!

Hi Nonny Welcome to the board. Hope you find it motivating. Best of luck with your weight loss.

Hello and welcome. I never let myself get hungry as that would freak me out into a binge! I have 3 small meals with 3 small snacks in between, that way you eat little and often so keeps energy up and blood sugar stable. Plenty of fluids help too. Sugar free squash, tea, coffee etc. I...

I want to buy clothes cause they look fab - not cause I am trying to disguise the lumpy bits!

Hi Kimber Just checked my A-Z of Calories book that I treated myself to today, it says - porridge oats, dry weight 105 per 28g/1oz 2.2g of fat Hope that helps.

Hi and welcome Fab first post. Sounds like you have got it all well planned out. Best of luck with your new start on monday.

Hi James Welcome. I echo what has already been said that it is great that you have decided to tackle your weight issue while you are young. Good for you. Very best of luck to you with your journey.

Hi Wayne Welcome to the forum. Good luck with your weight loss. Sounds like you have got it well sussed.

Hi Steph Welcome to the forums. Best of luck with your weight loss. I know Torquay very well, especially the shopping centres! Used to go there shopping then have a cream tea in Poppies in the Fleetwalk (whoops!). I have got about 3 stone to lose too.

Hi Karen and welcome to the forum. Good luck with your weight loss.

Hi Costaerer I have about 3 stone to lose and I have 1500 cals a day. I thought that would give me a bit of scope to drop the amount if I plateau. I aim for at least a 20 min walk a day. I worked in a restaurant during school hols - all those left over gateaux/delish puds to eat up, new...

Hi I have had IBS for about 20 years. It is least painful when I follow a sensible calorie counted diet. I feel really well and have loads of energy. I do best on little and often with food. 3 small meals and 3 small snacks evenly spaced out over the day. I avoid anything 'scratchy'...

I can't give you figures, but I too would think that if you stop 6000 cals a day, the weight should drop off pretty fast. Speaking as someone with relatives who were heavy drinkers, I wonder if you will have alcohol withdrawal symptoms to deal with. Perhaps seeking medical advice would be...

I agree as well, it's got to be a lifestyle change rather than just a diet you go on because by going on something, it implies at some point you will come off it. Then the weight piles back on in what seems like 10 minutes! Having been through this vicious cycle so often, I am determined to...

As I start (again) to get back to my goal weigh (3 stone to go), I know that when I am overweight I have a readymade excuse to get out of doing anything and everything I am too lazy to do! When I am at goal, I expect more of myself, raise my standards and achieve far more. This is good but...

Thanks KD, interesting post. I have 3 modest sized meals plus 3 little snacks in between plus loads of fluid. I just make sure I don't go over my 1500 calories. I find this makes it less likely that I will binge as I know I can eat every few hours. The thought of going for long periods...

Interesting thread - having been fat and having been slim, when I am slim I am more assertive and will say no to things I don't want to do, whereas when I am overweight I often find myself doing all sorts of boring things for other people that I don't want to do! Maybe this is part of it...

Wow, you look fabulous! Well done on all your hard work. Thanks for posting your piccies. Very motivating. Sally

Hi Bluedizzy I agree with LaLaLou, I have 3 stone to lose and have started on 1500 cals a day because it gives me the room to drop the amount if I plateau. I also find that on 1500 I can eat a satisfying amount of food in a day whereas on 1200 I would be hungry and so more likely to binge...

Great thread. Sugar free gum. Toasted crumpet with 10g cheese melted on it. Sugar free squash. Couldn't drink plain water. Weight watchers ready meals for when I am too lazy to make from scratch. Big bags of pre-prepared veg. Just open the bag and chuck it in the pan. Chopped up fruit to...

Hi Jo Thank you for your welcome. Lovely cat in your profile. We have a Tabby called Purdy. She likes to "help" me when I am online by walking across the keyboard. She adopted us, didn't like her original home so decided we would be the honoured ones she would live with! You know what...

Hi Dietagain I use a little notebook which I keep with me in my handbag so I can update it as I go through the day. If I didn't update it before I eat something, I would probably conveniently forget what I had eaten, then wonder why I wasn't losing weight!

Hi Debzi Thanks for your welcome. Looked at your stats - wow! Amazing weightloss. Big well done. You must be so proud. Good luck on losing the last half stone. Siobhank - Sorry I know nothing about Xenical. Maybe someone else will be able to help you.

Hi SA89, PrincessSmiles, Nic & Alex. Thank you for your warm words of welcome. Much appreciated. I think I am going to enjoy my weightloss journey this time with such lovely support. First day yesterday went very well and today has been no prob too. I like the slow but steady approach...

I make sure I only buy food/drink with cal info on the pack. Which is pretty much everything now. Can then use kitchen scales/measuring jug to measure quantities and work out cals. I splashed out on a pound shop calculator and notebook to keep track. I prefer pen and paper to online but...

Hi all Well it's 1st September and at last I want to get myself into gear to lose the 3 stone I have piled on in the last couple years. I had been at target for several years, using cal counting to lose, then maintain. I enjoy cal counting. Love that I can eat whatever I want as long as...