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Hi all! Hope you're all doing well, losses looking good so far! I lost 3 lbs this week after a pretty rocky weekend so I'm really happy, Have a good week everyone xxx xxtannyxx - 28lbs To Go Ghostie - 28lbs To Go Tazzy21 - 28lbs - 3lb - 25lb To Go Cheese Thief - 28lbs To Go...

ooops just replied in the other forum but I'll respond here too, would love to join in. I weigh in on a Tuesday evening xx

I would definately be interested, might be the kick up the backside I need! :) xx

Hiya, Hope the operation all goes ok :) Good luck with the gym, I joined the gym a while ago but haven't been in ages. Most people 'zone in' when they exercise, when I went to the gym I used to 'zone out', watch tv/listen to music as much as possible. I read lots of success stories about...

Thanks Tanny that seems to make sense to me. I do agree that having the occasional treat meal/evening does help weight loss. Obviously as time goes on and get slimmer, I think the odd treat night may not work. Can I ask if you do any body magic at all? xxx

Hello, I agree its so lovely to know we are all in the same boat together, it does seem a bit daunting to think of the total weight to lose but as PatchworkPuss says it is better to focus on a stone or half a stone at a time. I tend to fluctuate in my motivation to succeed, although I...

Hiya, My name is also Tanya, and I have about 12 stone to lose. Been away from the forum for a while but I'm doing Slimming world also. Been at it for about 13 weeks (got married and had honeymoon etc in those weeks) but lost 13lb in that time. Good luck on your journey! My advice would be to...

sorry... I meant to post this in 'off Topic'. Dont know how to move it :confused: Tazzy x

My GP asked me if I wanted to see a health trainer, its a free service through the NHS. I had my first appointment yesterday. She took a waist measurement and my weight and asked me to fill in a food diary for two weeks. Then she will see me every two weeks and set a goal for me each time. I'm...

Today has been ok, went slightly over in the syns. I went for a good 20 minute walk though, which was nice and cheered me up a bit! bf: shredded wheat with 2 tsp sugar (2 syns) and HEA and HEB lunch: big salad and left over cottage pie from last night (2 syns) with ketchup (1 syn) bit of cake...

ok so for the first time ever... I'm going to share with you my 'bad days' hoping it will get me back in the mindset and reflect on how much I have actually eating (and move on)...so here goes :sigh: Thursday: bf: 2 x egg on toast (HEB and 2 syns) lunch: roast dinner (5 syns so bits and...

Can I please join too? I was 23 stone 1 at the start of the year. After starting SW I am now 22 stone 6 :( I would like to get down to 11 stone so 11 stone 6lbs to lose! Tazzy xx

I forgot to put on yesterdays food diary so here it was: bf: woke up late and had to be round my future mother in law's, so missed it :( lunch: bread (4 syns) with marge (2 syn) mug shot, tangerine and fruit cake (8 syns guestimate?) dinner: mushy pea vegetable curry and rice with mango...

water aerobics was ok, didn't feel like much of a work-out but better than nothing I guess! I was really hungry afterwards, but had already prepared dinner for when I got back (and refused mums offer of a takeaway!). Bf: 2 x eggs with brown bread x2 (HEB) tea with no sugar lunch: 1 x white...

Not great! but thanks for asking :) The doctor diagnosed me with sciatica the other day, but it seems to be getting better. I've been completely stuck in a rut with the diet, but today is a new day, and I feel in control again. I have quit sugar as it seems to have been my downfall recently, i...

Thank you for your words, very motivational! You're right about going off the wagon and thinking 'I'll start it again next week'. I need to start doing flexisyns instead of thinking I'm going out for a few drinks I'll just have a 'day off'. I think if I have a 'bad day' I'm scared to write it...

Well after a few days of pain/annoyance at puttin on weight, I went off plan. What a surprise! I do it everytime, I just hope I can get back on track so I can lose a few pounds before christmas. Food today: bf: Shedded wheat with sugar (3 syns HEB and HEA) lunch: mushroom pasta ready meal...

'GrannieAnnie' I hope you get things sorted, OTs are usually quite good (if they don't have a huge waiting list). Thanks for the advice people :) My back is still sore, particularly in the mornings. Definately going to try the foot on a shelf thing for sciatica, its walking that annoys me...

I have a sore back too :( Its horrible isn't it!? I'm using ibuprofen gel and painkillers, l'm also trying to maintain my posture. I had this before and it lasted for months, just hoping it doesnt go the same way again. Hope you're back is feeling better soon Tazzy x

Still in agony with my back so haven't done much excercise today :( bf: shredded wheat and sugar (2 syns HEB and HEA) Lunch: pasta in sauce with cheese (HEA) dinner: quorn sausages x 2 (2 syns) gravy (2 syns) swede, peas, carrots, mash (1 syn marge) 2 x lemon meringues (2 syns) drinks: 2...

bf: shredded wheat (HEB) Lunch: pasta in sauce (0.5 syn)] Dinner: Pasta with ricotta (HEA) mushrooms and spinach Snacks: 2 digestive biscuits (8 syns) and ice lolly (2 syns) Good day, shame I'm in absolute agony with my back :(

Thanks for your replies, I have a heat pad on now, gonna get the hot water bottle out though they are expensive! Last time I had a bad back, it lasted for months and months and it feels the same, one side of my back/bum is all swollen. I could barely walk last time. I'm just about to start a job...

I have really bad back pain again at the moment, probably due to my weight :cry: Does anyone else get bad back pain? What do you do to get rid of it? At the moment I'm just walking as much as possible during the day and trying to sit up straight. I guess there is one positive...It certainly...

congratulations, well done on your loss you look lovely :) Tazzy x

Had a good day today, after lunch I realised that I had 3 HEs by mistake, so had to syn some. bf: shredded wheat (HEB) 2tsp sugar (2 syns) Lunch: Bacon and egg roll (HEB and 6 syns) dinner: mushy pea curry and rice and tbsp of mango chutney (2 syns) drinks and snacks: grapes, 3 x tea with...

Had a tin of mushy peas in the cupboard so thought I'd give it a go... it is lovely!! I used 2 syns for mango chutney on top :)

A successful day back on track... motivated by the return of terrible back pain :cry:Admitedly its not as bad as when I had it last time (yet!). And ironically I did it doing excercise. I probably should have stuck to water aerobics instead of normal aerobics (I'm guessing that 22 stone...

That's lovely. Thank you xx

I picked these up today, they look lovely. Hoping there aren't too many syns in them. Could someone have a look for me please? Calories: 220 Carbohydrate: 13.0g Fat: 9g Sat Fat: 0.7g protein:21.7g Thank you x :)

A much better day :) bf: potato rosti, baked beans, egg, 2 x lean bacon (HEB) ketchup (1 syn). Lunch: jacket potato with baked beans and cheese (HEA), salad and salad cream (1.5 syn). Dinner: Mash (1 syn marge) Leeks, broccolli, Carrot, cottage pie. Dessert: Tinned fruit (HEB) with FF greek...

Hi, I thought that it was about time I started a food diary, to keep myself on track. If someone else is looking at it, I may be more encouraged not to cheat myself. I'm starting my diary today as I have had a rather SW UNfriendly lunch. But I'm determined to maintain a 'draw a line under...

I made these this evening... The syn free ones. I added a teaspoon of sugar to the top of each one for a nice crunch,so not syn free. I think they actually taste quite nice. Thanks for the recipe :) Tazzy x

Hi there, I too have tried and failed several times on several diets over the past few years, and have around 11 stone to lose. For me Slimming World is probably the best diet. I eat comfortably until I am full and have more self control than I had on diets like weight watchers. I just feel...

Thanks for the suggestions :) It is about finding new habits and sticking to them, might take me a while as it took me years to develop the bad ones initially! I think the low syn option when I come home is a good idea, or just a bit more self control to say 'no' to things... another important...

Yeah its such a shame really. Been to about four different groups in my area of the past 8 years or so, with a different consultant at each and they were all the same. I went back to one at the start of this year to give it another chance and the only thing that was different was they used an...

I prefered WW classes... I hate the 'happy clapping' of slimming world, going around every person in the room gets a bit boring for me after the 3rd person. The points thing they do in teams annoys me aswell, along with the bown of old fruit that some people bring in for the slimmer of the...

thanks for your replies :) It is the Nov one I'm after, seems like ages since I had the October one! Hopefully not long to wait now for the new one! Tazzy x

for a late night shopping trip and resisting temptation but I wasn't :(. I Binged when I got home despite making much more sensible options than I used to make (I would have gone for a toffee sundae and duck spring rolls). Instead I went for quorn savoury eggs with a salad and light salad...

pre SW food diary: A typical day would look something like this: Breakfast: Brown toast with margarine and jam/chocolate spread Snack: chocolate bar/cookie Lunch: jacket potato/chips/sandwiches dinner: takeaway chinese (chicken balls, chips chow mein) I would eat half then save the rest for...

I was told the same thing when I joined class. Some days last week I had 16/17 syns a day and still lost 5lb. I assume as you lose weight you should decrease the syns though, not sure when as I follow the plan at home now. Tazzy x

Honk! Day 4...feeling great and in control!

I have the same thing! Hi 'Wenchie' A couple of days before my period, I feel really hungry and I just don't feel full. I find it really difficult to control, and usually end up bingeing. The ideas on here sound good though and will definitely be trying them the next time I feel like this...

Thank you, I wasn't sure if such a thread already existed, will have a look for it :) I'm definitely keen on going to zumba!! It sounds like it could be really fun! Aqua aerobics I absolutely love, going to start going again. I don't go to SW classes, so I think I'll be spending my money each...

I went to aerobics! It was a 'hi/low aerobics' session. I was the biggest person in the room (prob weighed more than 2 of the 'regular girls'!), but I tried not to look at my wobbly reflection too much so I wasn't put off. I obviously chose the 'low impact' option but my word...it was...

the moneybox is a good idea! Going to try that one :) xx

Of having 'bad days'. I start the day with good intentions and then my mum will offer me a takeaway or high syn dessert and I'll just give in and then continue to binge eat my way through anything in the cupboard! I also plan 'bad days' for example if I am going out for a meal or something...

Jumbo oats... Hi there, I used normal oats the other day as its all I had in the cupboard, I didn't really see how it made a difference if the measurement is still the same. Very nice recipe by the way, I used summer fruits and apple instead of blackberries and apple Tazzy21 x

Hello! I've been hanging around the site for ages, been on several different forums over the years, with little success, on different diets. I've been on and off doing slimming world at home since January and have managed to keep off 17lb but nothing else. So I'm determined to stick with...

I'm Tanya, currently following a low carb diet plan but I am going to find it difficult to keep up with this as it does not really fit into a 'normal' lifestyle and will be difficult for me to maintain at my future workplace. Although I enjoy the diet, it is costly too. I chose the low carb...

Hi there! I'm new to this forum so hope you don't mind me posting! I'm planning on starting low carb/atkins on Tuesday, just doing some preparation and meal planning before starting. When looking through the books (I have the rose elliot and atkins) the carb values differ, which one should i...

...randomly adds points to things when you type in the food you have had in your diary. For example i type in 2 x teaspoons of polyunsaturated marge (0.5 each) and it adds on another 0.5 point!! Anyone else found this? xx

Hey guys, thought I'd keep updated, lost another 2lb in my second week on WW and I am about to come on my period so I'm pleased :) Is anyone else in their 3rd week of the ww plan? x

Hiya! It was a short week as I couldn't make the tuesday's class so had to go to monday's. I hated it, the leader was really flat and didn't motivate me at all, she wasn't enthusiastic about losses either! Despite all that I lost 3lb this week! I haven't felt restricted at all with this diet...

Hi! Thanks for all of your comments, I'll keep you informed on my progress! xx

Hey! I wrote a thread on here saying that I'm thinking about starting. I finally plucked up the courage to go along to a meeting! I was scared of the scales, and really thought I was going to weigh a hell of a lot more than I am. I'm currently at 22 stone 10lb, massive weight but I really hope...

(already posted this, but in the wrong place and I don't know how to delete it!!) Hey, I've been on this forum a few times started off with Cambridge diet, came off that after getting ill and put all of my weight back on and more :mad: Then I tried slimming world for a bit and then completely...

Hey, I've been on this forum a few times started off with Cambridge diet, came off that after getting ill and put all of my weight back on and more :mad: Then I tried slimming world for a bit and then completely give up on diets for the last 6 months. I'm thinking about giving weight...

is so bloody hard! I should be finding it easy but I'm not. Think I might go shopping today and get loads more past in sauces and mug shots. Need to find something that i can have whilst at uni, the canteen is so overpriced and the cheapest thing was a flapjack so i bought one today :S well i...

yeah ive got several bras from primark that i fall out of they do a bigger range now tho! I'm like 44 dd so not tooo bad its the back size that pees me off!! i usually find a great bra that lasts for about 2 months then the wires come out and i need another one :(

back fat is horrible! for me its annoying because bras don't fit properly!!!

has anyone tried these cold? I was thinking of making them up for lunch one day.

i had risotto and made enough for tomorrow aswell. yummy!! x

Thanks a lot, its really tasty stock so gonna make a good risotto! x

it was the finest one, the one that's liquid

syn value for two things... Firstly I've seen it mentioned on here before its the heinz spread and bake bbq sauce for the chicken and secondly a chicken stock from tesco. Per 100ml, which would also be a 100ml serving: 6 calories 1.0g protein 0.6g carbs 0.2g sugars 0g fat Thanks guys xxx

I'm 22 stone 9lb and a size 24. Struggling to get back on track though :(

I'm gonna rant about what I've been up to and some people are a bit sensitive around the subject so sorry if I offend you. I've been off the diet for just over a month now due to various issues, mainly falling pregnant which meant that i had a fridge full of SW food that when i looked at it or...

It wouldn't let me email you... Maybe email me instead its tanyaking83 at msn . com

Its been hectic but I'm in halls now. People are really noisy and drunk. I'm quite boring however. I'm late for my period and today found out that I'm pregnant. I want an abortion because I really want to do my course. I didn't come to uni for nothing!!! I know its a personal issue but has...

I'm moving into my halls tomorrow morning. I'm excited and very very nervous. I might not be around for a few days and I'm going to miss you guys! I haven't really been sticking to the diet the last few days being out and about and busy but hopefully get back on track when I move in. I'm going...

It would be great if you could get one and post it. I could transfer the money from my bank account pretty easily if you wouldn't mind. It would probably be better next week as I'm moving tomorrow. Let me know if you can do it, it would be a great help :)

The 2008 food directory anywhere. I've seen it on ebay but it is well expensive!!! What is the RRP so I have a rough guide of how much I should pay for it. I've stopped class for a little while and forgot to get one when I went :(

sounds quite high tech!! chip and pin scales lol!

Hey, Sorry to hear about your nan I know how hard it is as my dad passed away 3 years ago when I was just 16. Last year I went on the cambridge diet and lost a fair bit of weight but that involved sachets of, rather repulsive liquids and no food. After my birthday last year I couldn't get back...

Vermouth dry is 2.5 sys per 50 ml! Thats 2 shots for the same syns as one vodka, with diet coke that is. Don't think you can get it out though but good to start the night with at home, and its cheap :) I think it might be martini dry but don't know if thats just vermouth or its mixed with something

I'm going out for a couple of leaving meals and drinks with my friends and family in the next couple of weeks. What shall I do syn wise? I was thinking about cuttin down on my syns the other days to perhaps 8, as I usually have 15. What would you guys do?

I lost... 2. 5 lb this week :) Yay! I didn't think I was going to so I'm happy! x

tommorrow!! Still not hopeful about losing weight this week :( I may be pleasantly surprised though. Fingers crossed!

Last night! had 30 syns for the day so just gonna cut down my syns today and tommorrow.Think that will work? It's my first weigh in at group and I really don't feel like I've lost this week :( Keep jumping on the scales...well not jumping lol but my weight seems to be fluctuating around the same...

im gonna see if i can get some co codamol today or some with it in. I'm gonna go for a little walk and try and swim. Does swimming really help it though?

I woke up in the middle of the night with the most tremendous back pain I've ever had, saying that I'm at my biggest ever weight. It still really really hurts, painkillers don't really help. I know it's due to my weight but I wondered if anyone knew the best way to treat it. I thought about...

i make my chilli with passata/chopped tomatoes, red kidney beans, salt and pepper, chilli powder, teaspoon of sweetener as the tomatoes are bitter without it. I use quorn mince too so all in all, a good tasty free meal (on green if you have your rice).

I just use chopped tomatoes...or passata if you don't want the lumps and add a teaspoon of sweetener and salt and pepper. Shop bought sauces tend to have added fat and cream but if you want the syn value for a specific one I'm sure i can help :)

Surely any weight loss is a good weight loss!! It takes a couple of weeks to get into the swing of things. I feel they must think 'another fat person I've lectured, done my bit for the statistics'. I feel that some, not all doctors and nurses just have no empathy for people, we're just patients...

Thanks for all of your responses :) It's cheered me up no end. Don't know what I'd do without this forum! I can talk to my boyfriend but people who haven't struggled with weight don't understand as much. I think I might write a letter of complaint. They do it to me every time I go and the one...

I couldn't work it out to be honest, she said that the pill and all other methods apart from the coil are not as effective as I'm overweight, in terms of getting pregnant there's a higher risk. I was under the impression that fertility rates are lower when you're overweight :S

yeah I take two now. You have to be 11 stone or over to have to take 2, a bit ridiculous as a LOT of women are over 11 stone. I didn't cry in front of her, I just wanted it to be over.

At the family planning clinic. She made me feel so awful :( She said 'here's your moment of truth' when it came to weighing me, and the scales wouldn't read me. Then she got the other pair of scales and weighed me. 'Oh you've put on a lot of weight, that's 3 stone'. What happened? I explained I...

I'm living in halls at UEA in Norwich, not far from home but far enough to miss my family and friends :( I'm excited but still nervous as hell! Thanks for your comments, they've made me feel a bit better. x

ever been to uni?? I just got my move in date, the 29th and realisation has just hit me that I'm moving away! Has anyone been to uni or is at uni cos I'm really bloody scared! Hopefully get fitter before I go too because I'm doing nursing and the occupational health nurse needs me to lose...

hehe... I used to work in the chippy near the local slimming world group a couple of years ago and we used to prepare for the masses after class lol! Loadsa ladies came in demanding extra cripsies and extra batter. I think it's something all of us slimmers do, we shouldn't but if that blow out...

Hey, Started at a group tonight which means I now know the password hehe! It was really nice, don't know what I was so worried about! x

Thanks for your kind messages :) The only thing I really want to go to class for is so I can use the website! It makes things a lot easier. The last time I went to class I found it really boring, with the woman running it still very overweight, which isn't a very good example of how successful...

Hey everyone! It's been a while since I last visited this site, so I thought I'd introduce myself. I Used to be on the cambridge diet but it made me ill so I stopped last summer. Believe it or not I put all of my weight back on AND more :cry: I'm starting nurse training in September and the...

organ donation... is the right thing to do in my opinion! I think the government has the best idea (for once). Our bodies are no longer any good to us or our families and friends when we are dead, its just a shell. To give something from ourselves that could in fact save lives has got to be...