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  1. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, I've just finished reading your posts since I was last here and am genuinely touched by how lovely you all are :thankyou: To bring you up to speed without sending you to sleep ... I was off work over 4 months in total during which time I spent more time off plan than on plan...
  2. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, sorry for another long break between posts! I'm still struggling with my back/leg problems, but I do finally have a diagnosis!! Got my MRI results back a couple of days ago, it shows I have a large tear in one of my discs, and the one below it is prolapsed. I've been off work for over...
  3. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all I've been off work for a month now with my back and leg problems. I've had several physio sessions and several appointments with doctors and they all seem to have a different idea of what is wrong. The good news is I have an MRI booked for the 22nd, and hopefully that will point to what...
  4. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Thanks for the tip Teresa I will look into it, though I have already been using a hot water bottle (much to the wife's disgust as if I have it she can't lol). No change here for me better or worse. I have my physio booked for Thursday morning and I'm hoping that makes a big difference...
  5. Laddiesboy

    Wii Fit Scales?

    I found that my scales and my Wii fit scales never matched, but the difference between them was accurate to within half a pound (assuming both were always positioned in the same place and on the same surface each time you weighed). That is to say that your Wii fir scales may be wrong by 2lb...
  6. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Oh Teresa I'm so sorry to hear you are in the same boat I totally sympathise. I have had a sports physio recommended to me and intend to see if they can help on payday. Sadly payday is the Friday at the end of my holiday! I might see if I can borrow the money and get in before the holiday...
  7. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Thanks funcurls, actually I did have a gain Tuesday night! I had chinese Monday night which despite being on plan always bloats me out and affects me on the scales - albeit temporarily. Then Tuesday because I was working nights (19:18-04:45) I had to have my dinner about half hour prior to...
  8. Laddiesboy

    Putting yourself at Target

    I think buying a 12 week CD is a great idea while you can afford it, as it gives you 12 more weeks of class without having to worry. Maybe when you pay for the 12 wk CD you could slip in a couple of 1 week holidays which would mean missing a couple of intermittent weeks of class but would...
  9. Laddiesboy

    Can someone please tell me if this is ok?

    I've been chatting to my SW today, as she has found out what I asked her about. It seems the EE plan was updated in the New Year, and nobody thought to tell the SWCs in our area (no area manager apparently so they slipped through the cracks). She has told me that you should have 1/3 of each...
  10. Laddiesboy

    'It's not going to work unless you're hungry' - anyone else heard similar?!

    I've found that I eat MORE on the plan than I ever did before I joined SW lol. And have you ever noticed that people questioning it's effectiveness are usually overweight and eating a pasty or sausage roll when they're trying to put the boot in? I'm 9st lighter now than I was, and most the...
  11. Laddiesboy

    alpen light alternatives???

    The Weetabix Oaty white choc bars are lovely, but you only get one for a HEb, seems a bit of a poor use of a HEb considering they are only 3½ syns each anyway. Much better off having 2 Alpen lights (choc and fudge, zapped in microwave for 20-30 secs nom nom) as your HEb and synning the oaty bar lol
  12. Laddiesboy

    Wetherspoons?

    On the SW website syns section the jackets at Spoons have LOADS of syns, hence the stories about what Spoons do to their jackets - Spoons tell you they are literally dug up for the ground and baked. I have avoided Spoons jackets as I'm not sure who to trust and don't wanna risk going over my...
  13. Laddiesboy

    Microwave Rice? Flavoured Noodles?

    I believe ALL microwave rices have syns due to the oil they put in it to keep it separate.
  14. Laddiesboy

    Weetabix

    They don't need to be 'genuine' Weetabix either, shop-bought equivalents are also ok and they are cheaper and taste the same imo :)
  15. Laddiesboy

    Help!

    What's a sizzler? Which plan are you on today? EE/Green/Original How many syns have you already used today/got left?
  16. Laddiesboy

    avoided weigh in!

    LMAO I had read the title of this and just rolled up my sleeves ready to come on and reply to tell you off for not weighing in cos you knew you'd gain, but in fact I feel three cheers are needed :happy096: But I am gonna take one of those cheers back cos the previous posters are right, you need...
  17. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, thanks for the continued support it really is appreciated :grouphugg: I give myself 8/10 for my efforts over that weekend ... The Friday at Pizza Hut went VERY well! Unfortunately the Pizza Hut listings in my syn book didn't match the menu that their website had, so I had to use the...
  18. Laddiesboy

    Can someone please tell me if this is ok?

    In the meanwhile, I've fished out my own books and had a read. There is a mention of 'encouraging ... balanced meals' but that is it. In fact I would say the book does actually make clear you can have what you like, so long as you have the 1/3 superfree. In fact, to me the book actually says...
  19. Laddiesboy

    Can someone please tell me if this is ok?

    Hi all I went to group Tuesday evening and asked my SWC to confirm the rules for EE. She said the same thing as we were told before, 1/3 green, 1/3 red, 1/3 superfree (fruit or veg). I raised the point that there are many who believe the important aspect is the 1/3 SF and the other 2/3 could...
  20. Laddiesboy

    Loose skin

    Just wanna reiterate the previous points made ... with a steady loss and exercise (and a little luck perhaps) you should be fine. I've lost about 9 stone now and so far so good!
  21. Laddiesboy

    Alternative???

    I've been told that if you want to have one of the HEb options that include an '+1 scan bran' caveat it is ok to just not have the scan bran if you don't want it. Not sure if that is correct but it is what my SWC told me, just passing it on :)
  22. Laddiesboy

    Couple of the Year

    All the SWCs send in their nominations for Couple of the Year to Head Office ... from that a number of couples are then invited up to Head Office in Derby first weekend in March. Travel up on the Saturday, dinner and bed paid for, the Sunday you weigh in , check heights, etc. Then they sit in...
  23. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Ah, very good point lol. I'll work out how to unsecret them :) Today so far has gone exactly to plan - had my usual Weetabix brekky, and usual chicken tikka/pasta lunch at work. After work I went out for a 6 mile run, had a banana as a treat. Total syns for the day - 2. I'm off to Pizza Hut...
  24. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Oh, and I forgot to mention : I've added a few 'before' photos into my albums. There are several more but I can't upload them for some reason Grrrrr. They are all on my FB page and you're welcome to take a look if you're interested: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/Laddiesboy ttfn...
  25. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Thanks to you both, I love logging into Minimins and seeing replies on my diary they really help keep me motivated :D I've got some exciting news ... my scales this morning started with a 15! OK, so at one point very briefly before Christmas they started with a 14, but what's done is done there...
  26. Laddiesboy

    Campbell's/Batchelor's low fat soups

    Hiya, I reckon your HEb/soup question has been answered already, but I am concerned you are planning to use no more syns for the week. If you have had a blip or two (something I can relate to, although I tend to have BLIPS lol) then they can't be undone. But by having NO syns for the rest of...
  27. Laddiesboy

    Can someone please tell me if this is ok?

    Me again, tail slightly between my legs lol Sorry to add to the confusion, I was just passing on what my SWC has told me and my group MANY times, and to cover my back I did put in 'IMO' lol I have always done what my SWC has told me, and have had losses on the scales ever week that I have...
  28. Laddiesboy

    Green Days addicted to rice

    I have rice and pasta every day, I live on the stuff and tbh would be lost without it! Every week that I have managed to follow the plan 100% I have lost weight since I started SW September 2009. Unless you are eating buckets of the stuff I'm not certain it's causing you a problem. Do you...
  29. Laddiesboy

    Can someone please tell me if this is ok?

    Hiya :D I'm gonna have to disagree and say that imo you haven't followed the plan correctly. It wasn't until you got to the bottom and pointed out you were on EE day that I knew it! My SWC has always said (and the books seem to back this up) that to have an EE day then at least TWO of your...
  30. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Thanks for your messages of support ... they helped me weigh in at 16st 4lb this week ... meaning a loss of 7½lb and also means we are eligible to be considered for couple of the year 2011 competition. Alison and I went to another group this morning, over Herne Bay way, to do the paperwork for...
  31. Laddiesboy

    Pasta n Sauce - not free anymore?

    OMG I'm gonna pretend I didn't see this I literally LIVE on Batchelor's savoury rice :sigh:
  32. Laddiesboy

    weight on SW

    I weigh myself every single day. But then I'm just a very naughty boy :D
  33. Laddiesboy

    Minimins site search not working?

    doesn't work for me either :(
  34. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Whoops, my bad! Sorry :D I'm very pleased to say it is 12:00 and already I have finished work for the day! Even had time to pop into town to buy a new CD - Muse's new one - tooooons for my iPod for the gym this afternoon :whacky068:
  35. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Thanks ladies, it's good to be back :) Was a little tight for time today so after work I went up the gym and did just over 20 mins on the rowing machine (was gonna do 20 mins but found myself close to the 5000m mark so decided to stay on to reach it lol) then did 20 mins on the cross trainer...
  36. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, Happy New Year!! Sorry for my prolonged absence, I've planned several times to come back to my diary and update it with a view to posting more regularly but something always seemed to come up. And of course, the longer I left it the longer I knew a proper update would take. Vicious...
  37. Laddiesboy

    I've lost TEN STONE!!

    I've been close to it on and off for ages but keep messing about coming off plan, but glad to say that as of this morning I have finally gotten through the ten stone mark :) Just thought I would post a shameless brag haha:D:D
  38. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi Karen, I'm impressed you made it through my diary start to finish it does go on a bit! Thanks for the message :) Why. Do. I. Do. It? Yet again I had a good weigh in Tuesday evening 15st 5.5lb (was 15st 3.5lb on my scales that morning), and ever since then I have done nothing but pig on...
  39. Laddiesboy

    Sorry to mention Christmas again ....

    I wished for a bike ;) Oh, and that I get my 9.5 stone award by Crimble. Bring it on :)
  40. Laddiesboy

    The dreaded word...EXERCISE!!

    When I joined SW September last year I was 24 stone, so most exercise would have killed me! I began by cycling (bought a VERY sturdy mountain bike), building up the mileage week by week. Then as the weight came off and my fitness went up I added the Wii fit, then swimming, then finally the gym...
  41. Laddiesboy

    Satsumas....

    Satsumas are great, and you can't eat too many of them so fill your boots :) Where are the small ones though? I love them, but then the small ones disappear and bigger ones appear which aren't so good :(
  42. Laddiesboy

    93 Syns..NICE ONE Siobhan!

    OK so 93 syns isn't great, but it IS better than 94, 95, 96 or even more. And the fact you have actually counted them rather than writing it off it is BIG positive. We all have moments like you had, don't beat yourself up. Yes it probably means you won't get a good result on the scales but...
  43. Laddiesboy

    Extra Easy My consultant things Beans are superfree !!!

    Just to confuse matters further, eggs are free on green and free on red, but aren't considered as superfree for accounting toward 1/3 superfree on extra easy meals :)
  44. Laddiesboy

    Wetherspoons jacket potatoes ...

    Sorry to break up the jokes ladies lol, but are we now saying that because Spoons say their jackets are just baked we are gonna have them syn free, regardless of what the SW syns section says? I really have no idea why the jackets in Spoons as so high according to SW, but I trust SW so why...
  45. Laddiesboy

    "Earning" syns

    Treat yourself to a scrummy banana after a workout and plenty of fluids while you are doing it, that's what I do and I burn up to 1000cals per day in the gym :)
  46. Laddiesboy

    Not using syns...

    You should have a minimum of FIVE syns per day, maximum of fifteen. I always aim for 10-12 per day unless I know I have something coming up like a meal or night out in which case I tend to have just 5 or 6 and save the others. I'm not sure why the minimum is set at five when we could easily go...
  47. Laddiesboy

    help and only on day 2 :-(

    I love the fact they were happy to do a SW recipe for you in the first place! Shows they are happy to support you along the way. Maybe you could just explain nicely and politely why they should stick to the recipes, or at least warn you in advance if they are going to tinker with them so you can...
  48. Laddiesboy

    One line TOP TIPS

    This isn't my suggestion it's just a catchy way to remember a couple of previous suggestions : "Before you bite it, write it!" Now it's my go hehe ... "Don't put too much pressure on yourself" - We all have off moments/meals/hours/days. If you fall off plan don't beat yourself up, don't...
  49. Laddiesboy

    Mince Pie Hi Fi Bars

    Mince Pie HiFi bars ... Oh. My. God. Be warned ... they are so delicious you will not be able to eat just one. Put aside two HEbs and 6 syns before you get a pack cos you're gonna eat them all in one go. Like I did tonight :D:D:D
  50. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi Teresa, Jayne and bettylollypop :) Thank you all for the good luck wishes, they paid off .. I lost 8lb at weigh in tonight, so have regained my 8.5 stone award and am creeping up on my 9 stone award now - 5.5lb to go. Should take a few weeks I think. Fingers crossed :) ttfn x
  51. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi diary, I'm back :) Again! Sorry for the absence, I seem so busy all the time. So much has happened in the last few weeks, so here goes the condensed version ... I did get my 8.5 stone award, and kept it for all of one week - last week I gained 6.5lb!! All very deserved of course, had...
  52. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    OMG Teresa that is a nightmare, glad it wasn't any worse and hopefully your triathlon will be ok. Have you done it yet or is it today? I recommend several pairs of padded shorts for the ride lol I got the better of a possible slip-up evening last night ... went to a joint retirement do in a...
  53. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi Teresa, how's things? By my reckoning I have been SOTW now 11 times. Not bad especially considering I often have to miss intermediate weeks of WI due to my shifts, and so aren't always eligible! Will keep it brief, just wanted to get my diary back onto page one lol, off to bed now ready for...
  54. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Thanks for the good luck wish Kira, it paid off! I am just back from weigh in and I lost 4lb, so I am back to my previous lowest weight of 15st 8lb at class. Picked up SOTW again too :) I am only 24lb away from my goal weight now, which I'm still not sure I want to get to. In looks I'm not far...
  55. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Following my weigh in Tuesday night, I had a cookie treat night. Then I was back on plan Wednesday, until the evening when for some reason I saw fit to have some more cookies! So Thursday I got back on plan again, until the evening came and again I indulged in cookies!! I think it's fair to...
  56. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Grrr I hate being right all the time lol Had a reasonable weigh in tonight, especially considering I lost 5lb last night - I lost 3lb and got SOTW too :) As I explained earlier had it not have been for a very late 'lunch' it would have been more than double that. But on a positive note, I...
  57. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Cheers Eve :) Weigh in day is upon me again today, and I was hoping for another biggie on the back of the 5lb I dropped last week. On my scales this morning I was 15st 7¾lb, this time last week on my scales I was 15st 13¼lb so I was guessing about a loss of 5½lb. BUT ... I have been out...
  58. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, sorry I've not been posting much. Hope things are all going well :) All is well with me, bit of a mixture of being very busy and also not having much to say (even though that's never stopped me before haha). Not much to update you with really, other than I've finally joined a gym for...
  59. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi Teresa, I'm not planning on switching to a maintenance programme until I am happy with my size/weight, which isn't yet. I will be mainly sticking to plan, but having time off it whenever I fancy. Perhaps ironically, I may still be the same weight end of the summer as I was at the start, same...
  60. Laddiesboy

    is swimming gonna help???

    Hi all just popping in to add my 2p worth :) I spent the best part of 4 months swimming almost every day without fail, 30-40 lengths per day, and though I started off mainly breastroke I ended up doing back to back front crawl. I would say that it didn't really help my weight loss efforts...
  61. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, hope you all had fabulous weekends ... Mine was great, went on a railtour train all the way down to Bournemouth, spent the day there with the wife and kids in the most gorgeous weather you could imagine, ate like a piggy loads of rubbish. But thoroughly enjoyed it nonetheless...
  62. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi Rosie, whether it's a few lb or 10+ stone you want to shed you can only do it lb by lb and day by day, my advice is to set loads of little achievable mini-targets for your journey that way you'll never seem too far from the next one, and also you'll have the pleasure of hitting them as the...
  63. Laddiesboy

    Thursday's slimming world daily trivia quiz

    Bump for Friday 6th August
  64. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Dawn, great to hear the success of your other half, you should get him posting on here there aren't enough guys!! And talking of success ... (you see what I did there? hehe) I'm fresh back from WI, and I lost 3lb and picked up SOTW :) Particularly good as my last WI was only 5 days ago at...
  65. Laddiesboy

    Thursday's slimming world daily trivia quiz

    Bump for Tuesday 3rd August
  66. Laddiesboy

    Wetherspoons jacket potatoes ...

    We all know that a jacket is a pretty safe bet on SW when eating out, but I have heard time and time again that Spoons' jackets aren't good as they do this that and the other to them. Anyone know with any authority if there is any truth in the stories or is a jacket spud from there as good as...
  67. Laddiesboy

    Thursday's slimming world daily trivia quiz

    Bump for Monday 2nd August
  68. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi Hathor, WOW fair play to your boyfriend has he been on Slimming World? Does he visit Minimins at all? I'm sure he would be a massive inspiration for others on here with similar journeys to make. This is the end of Day 2 of being home alone ... had the same food more or less as yesterday. If...
  69. Laddiesboy

    Thursday's slimming world daily trivia quiz

    Bump for Sunday 1st August
  70. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi Guys! Glad you didn't wait so long to post as I had lol I'm home now. Wife and kids still away, until Tuesday night to start with - more about that later though. I went shopping, picked up the essentials, salad stuff and fruit, didn't go anywhere near the cookies lol. Of course, I wouldn't...
  71. Laddiesboy

    Thursday's slimming world daily trivia quiz

    BUMP for Saturday 31st July and GET WELL SOON Donnie x
  72. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, sorry I haven't been in for so long! As you may remember near the end of June I got down below 16st on my home scales, then shortly after broke the 9st total loss mark. I was planning on waiting til I had my SW 8st award before celebrating, but then a few nights out all came along at...
  73. Laddiesboy

    advice for entering my son in a competition.

    I saw the first one, and thought "that is bound to be the best one", but then scrolled down and thought the second was even better, but then when I saw the third one it was better still!! We have a winner :)
  74. Laddiesboy

    Are Packard Bell computers ok?

    computers are only 'meant' to be good for 5 years. So if it's four years old ... My computer is older than that though and is fine, but then I do a lot of maintenance on it and keep it ticking over sweet as a nut. You will notice that even charities asking for PCs to be donated request they...
  75. Laddiesboy

    Wedding first dance songs - what was or will be yours?

    We had the song "From the Heart" by Another Level, which is from the Soundtrack to Notting Hill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_aMPHYBUs4 It is a beautiful song, with beautiful lyrics, for a beautiful day, when I married a beautiful woman :)
  76. Laddiesboy

    Biggest Loser...

    YAY my wife recorded it last night and put it on the Sky+ planner so kudos to her cos we normally only catch them halfway through. This will be the first one we have watched from the start :) Nice one wifey, love ya x x x
  77. Laddiesboy

    Forgive me for I have synned ans synned and synned

    Do you keep a food diary on here?
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    Back from holiaday & I weighed this morning!!!!! DOH!!!

    I would be well pleased to put that amount on over a holiday abroad. I have put on 15lb in just three weeks WITHOUT a holiday lol. THAT is a whoops! Just hop right back on plan and no doubt it will fall off very quickly, 'temporary' weight always seems to come off a lot easier than weight you...
  79. Laddiesboy

    I'm a failure :(

    OK, first thing's first - YOU ARE NOT A FAILURE!! The person who IS a failure is the one who comes off plan by accident, but doesn't really appreciate they have come off plan, and stays off it for a long period of time, undoing all the good work they have done up to then. You managed what I...
  80. Laddiesboy

    Ice cream dilemma!

    Both. Flexi-syn :)
  81. Laddiesboy

    i'm sure he thought he was doing the right thing

    That's the problem with you ladies, a man goes the extra mile for the lady he loves and is lambasted for it. That's why we don't bother ;)
  82. Laddiesboy

    Dr Who?

    Bring on the Christmas Special :)
  83. Laddiesboy

    Alpen Light Bars

    I know you probably already know ... but in case you don't ... TWO Alpen light bars are a HEb :)
  84. Laddiesboy

    Alpen Light Bars

    There are always rumours floating around like this, and Minimins is just the place to find out if there is any truth in them. At one point it looked as though the syn free Muller lights were going to become 1 syn each ... for a second I thought I would have to cut down to only 15 of them a day!! ;)
  85. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Thanks all ... this week just gets better ... as of this morning I smashed through my 9stone total weightloss milestone ... now standing at 9stone 1½lb, en-route to 10 stone :)
  86. Laddiesboy

    12lbs!! [shameless brag alert]

    OMG this is the longest brag in history .. even I am starting to feel embarassed about it now lol ... but here goes ... as of this morning I have smashed through my 9 stone total weightloss mark, now standing at 9st 1½lb :) Carlsberg don't do weeks of milestones on weight loss journeys, but...
  87. Laddiesboy

    Soooo pleased with myself.

    There is no 'only' about it ... you DID it. Which is more than 99% of the country did, and more than you have done, so be proud of your achievement :)
  88. Laddiesboy

    12lbs!! [shameless brag alert]

    I sense this is gonna be a good week ... this morning my weight started with a 15 for the first time since I was at school!!
  89. Laddiesboy

    SUPERNATURAL

    I'm a big Supernatural fan too, but I haven't seen the final double episode yet so I have that to look forward to, just sitting on my Sky+ begging me to get home from work lol My favourite character this season has actually been Cass!
  90. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Quick flying visit ... I weighed in this morning (don't tell my Consultant lol), and my weight started with a 15!! First time it's done that since I was at school!! I'm now only ½lb at home from reaching the total weight loss milestone of 9 stones, and 1½lbs at my official Tuesday weigh ins...
  91. Laddiesboy

    12lbs!! [shameless brag alert]

    Hi all, the reasons for the big loss are certainly no secret (unless I am just the world's worst secret keeper haha) as I have put it all in my online Minimins diary - linky below in my signature if you have nothing to do! I guess it was actually an accumulation of certain factors, like a...
  92. Laddiesboy

    12lbs!! [shameless brag alert]

    I went along to my Slimming World weigh in last night ... and lost 12lb!! Not bad for someone who is now only ½lb from his 8 stone award :D:D Shameless brag over lol
  93. Laddiesboy

    Alli & Slimming World! ??

    Slimming World 1 - 0 Alli :)
  94. Laddiesboy

    Dr Who?

    When I first saw pictures/footage of Matt Smith I was hopeful he would become a classic Doctor, and I believe he has done just that. He is perfectly weird and quirky just as a doctor should be! DT was fantastic as a Doctor in his own right but also in that he brought Doctor Who to a much wider...
  95. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, I'm up quite early today considering it is a day off, going out to play 18 holes of golf. Although 'play' is a stretch of the definition as I am pretty rubbish lol. Then back home for a delicious spaghetti carbonara, in plenty of time to watch England qualify for the knockout stages of...
  96. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, first the ride ... It was meant to be 100km, which is 62½ miles, but I ended up doing 73 miles!! I managed to get lost not once but TWICE lol, and also the police had blocked part of the route off due to their being a murder in the road so we had to find our way round. Also, I had a...
  97. Laddiesboy

    Can you recommend a mobile phone for me?

    I recently had my upgrade, albeit with 3 but they often do the same offers, got a cracking tarriff and a free phone - sony ericsson t715 - and it is absolutely awesome, best phone I have ever had. Here is a linky for you to check out if you're interested : Sony Ericsson T715 mobile phone | Small...
  98. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi Teresa :wavey: Even in hindsight I am so pleased I had what I guess amounts to a fortnight holiday off plan - I have felt so refreshed and focused again since coming back I reckon it was well worth it. And seeing as you are (were!) at target there is nothing totally wrong with you coming off...
  99. Laddiesboy

    Diet Coke - a word of warning!

    addicted to Diet Coke? You're all sick sick puppies and need your heads looking at ... nothing tastes quite as fine as a cold Pepsi Max :party0027: But also am not convinced it is the caffeine ... I did a lot of research on aspartame a while ago and frankly the results were scary. So I stopped...
  100. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, Sorry I haven't been about for a while. I haven't been very focused on plan, in fact most of the time I haven't really been on anything you could readily recognise as the plan in any way shape or form. I came off plan almost entirely while the wife was away, despite my plans to stay...
  101. Laddiesboy

    5 bean chilli DO YOU THINK...

    It does have Quorn in it, but it doesn't have the texture or taste of meat as part of the meal :)
  102. Laddiesboy

    5 bean chilli DO YOU THINK...

    Treat yourself to one in Wetherspoons ... only 4½ syns (when had with the yellow rice, not the chippies of course) ... and if you don't have the tortilla chips it is SYN FREE!! And so so so delicious :)
  103. Laddiesboy

    Cripes

    I'm with Jayjou no harm done, even if you went over your syns for the day you can flexi-syn and there should be no harm done. Instead of looking at how 'naughty' you were when you weren't, you should focus on how fantastic you were for having only the ONE slice, and also then working out the...
  104. Laddiesboy

    Performance enhancing drinks/bars and Slimming World?

    Thanks for all your replies, I have already learned so much!! JemmaBe, you refer to after the run but what about before and during? Anything? Is water, or a no added sugar (syn free) squash ok for the jog itself just to keep me topped up? When you are running do you eat anything on the run or...
  105. Laddiesboy

    Performance enhancing drinks/bars and Slimming World?

    Hi all I have been slowly building up my exercise routines over the months, and am now cycling over 30 miles and jogging over 8 miles at a time. Not on the same day though :) I stopped off in the middle of a long jog last night and picked up a Mars bar and a lucozade as I was feeling really...
  106. Laddiesboy

    Driving Lessons

    actually they weren't even minors, to my surprise. I picked up one minor which was an observation thing. The curb perhaps I didn't wallop it I was making it sound more exciting but it definitely nudged it. So I stopped, and adjusted myself forward to compensate. Apparently that is fine so long...
  107. Laddiesboy

    Driving Lessons

    I drove for 10 years before a little misunderstanding with the local police force, then I sent my licence on holiday to Swansea for a couple of years, **cough** So I have recently had to retake my test, and the extended version at that!! Because of my history I only took a few lessons to get...
  108. Laddiesboy

    Biggest Loser Australia

    Ooooooh we love the BL in this house, which channel is it on now? We have seen several different versions/seasons (never from the start, always miss the beginnings Grrrr) so hoping it's not one we've already seen. I prefer USA version mainly due to AJ being an awful hostess, but Bob seems to...
  109. Laddiesboy

    Afternoon of films

    The Goonies is on C5 right now. One of my all-time favs :)
  110. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, Flying visit tonight as the season finale of Flash Forward is about to begin and I want to watch it before all my friends on Facebook wreck it lol Went out for a ride this morning as part of my training for the two big events I have coming up in a fortnight (gulp). Took a spare inner...
  111. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Back again! Actually it's only because I forgot to mention something ... something that is actually very very exciting and I can't believe I forgot it!! The wife and I have been in the paper!!! Sally, my Consultant, tipped the paper off about my man of the year thing, so they phoned up and we...
  112. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, you can tell I'm back from Swansea I've gone from posting several times a day to once a week again lol Loopeylou, I am guessing due to his job that he basically eats crap all day? Seems to be common no matter what part of the railway. As I'm sure you are very well aware yourself, you...
  113. Laddiesboy

    OMG we're in the local paper!!

    Thanks for all your lovely comments, when we started out on this journey it was never with the goal of achieving recognition and finding our 15 minutes of fame, it was solely so that we could be healthier and fitter, better parents to our kids, and enjoy life more ourselves too. In what seems...
  114. Laddiesboy

    OMG we're in the local paper!!

    This has all happened so fast haha. I won my group's man of the year award, and my Consultant tipped off the local rag. Well one thing led to another and today's paper came out and there we are on page 6!! And it also now looks like we may be doing a magazine article or two as well!! Gonna...
  115. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Thanks Jayne I reckon I should get a loss tomorrow, assuming I can get to the meeting, but I don't know how much. Fingers most definitely crossed! I had everything planned, had all my Tuesday evenings free, due to being on a Trade Union course one Tuesday a week for ten weeks, which took me off...
  116. Laddiesboy

    Maybe tmi but sweaty inside thigh/chaffing question

    I would recommend vaseline, I use it for jogging and cycling.
  117. Laddiesboy

    Biggest weight loss with SW?

    How much has he lost?
  118. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Well, my journey home didn't go quite to plan ... all was well from Swansea until about 3 miles from Paddington station, when the train failed. It had quite a serious fault, known as an air burst, and we ended up sitting right there on the train for over 2 hours. Of course, because of the time...
  119. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Dear Diary ... I have had the most incredible amazing interesting fun informative challenging rewarding week. But I am looking forward to getting home, to the wife and boys, to normality, to a food menu I get to choose, and perhaps importantly with only a few weeks to go now before my two 60+...
  120. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi Diary, Sadly it has taken me until Thursday, the penultimate day of my conference, to realise that the evening dinner menu is actually posted on the outside of the brasserie from the morning, showing us what will be available!Better late than never I guess hehe. I had a look at it during...
  121. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Jackets are back!! Just back from lunch, and my smile was ear to ear when I walked into the dining area and saw piles of jacket potato stacked up waiting for me. At last, a straightforward meal!! I had the jacket with beans like the other day, but decided to mix things up a little and had a...
  122. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all My choices for dinner last night were red snapper somethingorother, tagine of lamb, or vegetable tagine. I decided that being in a posh restaurant isn't the best time to try something new, especially if it is seafood and generally speaking you don't like the majority of seafood, so red...
  123. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi stivesliz and welcome to my diary and Minimins too. I agree about this site I have found it a revelation. Great for recipes and ideas, correcting you about errors you could be making on plan (smoothies, anyone? haha) and of course be a superb source of support on our journeys. I love it and...
  124. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    End of Day three, and a quick update before I go to bed and catch up on some much needed sleep :) Well, we had the indian ... and OMG it was every bite as tasty as I hoped it had been! Interestingly it didn't actually taste much like any madras I had ever had before, but delish it was. But I...
  125. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Thanks ladies your comments are much appreciated. Last night after posting on here I went down to the restaurant (sorry, the Brasserie!) to see what my options were for dinner. It was ever so posh in there lol. The only one I liked the sound of was a chicken dish. It was chicken and chorizo...
  126. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Flying visit ... I am quite disappointed with the weigh in result tbh, I put on half a pound. In fact, I can only assume that gravity is stronger up here in Wales haha. I have been good this week. In fact I have been amazing!! Despite this weigh in I am certain I will get the weigh in I...
  127. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Day two ... Brekky was quite straightforward as was hoped. I stuck to my 2 Weetabix with semi skimmed milk (checked it was semi skimmed). There is sweetener in small packs for using in tea/coffee but nothing on a grander scale so decided to go without any as it would have taken a dozen packs...
  128. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all Well, I am in Swansea. Technically that is ABROAD!! Since Tuesday I have been 100% on plan, and remained on plan properly until I arrived today. I had brekky before leaving the house and brought my lunch and some fruit for the journey. Sadly that is where my 100% will have to end...
  129. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Thanks ladies for you comments, and thanks for the good luck wishes ... they must have paid off! I weighed in tonight at 16 stone 9lb, a loss of 6lb for the week!! To say I am happy is an understatement I am over the moon :) I picked up my 7 stone award, and am only 2lb away from reaching my...
  130. Laddiesboy

    What do we all do for a living?

    I am a High Speed train driver, we travel at speeds up to 225km/h and I reckon is the second best job for a boy after an apache helicopter pilot and I LOVE it :)
  131. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Dear Diary I felt compelled to write as I had been bumped down to page two and I can't have that lol. Things are going great, I've been 100% and looks like I should (touch wood) pick up my 7 stone award on Tuesday :) I went for another jog yesterday, same 5.7 mile route, and although I...
  132. Laddiesboy

    Extra Easy can you please explain EE

    The best way to learn about Extra Easy is to get along to your local class, let the consultant explain it to you, and chat to the other members about it too. I know it's a pain for some people to get to a class but you don't need to go all the time, just a few times til you get the hang of it...
  133. Laddiesboy

    just made a big fruit salad how do i keep it fresh?

    You could tip a couple of full jars of Nutella into a saucepan and heat it a little to make it runny, then tip that all over the fruit. I'm not helping am I? ;)
  134. Laddiesboy

    Man of the Year!

    Thanks all, I'm far more excited about it than I realised lol. I still don't know much about it for definite, but I have a feeling that to progress past the District Finals stage you have to have lost over 5 stone (over 8 stone and counting!) AND be at target (which I'm not yet) so I think my...
  135. Laddiesboy

    Man of the Year!

    I've been chosen/nominated as my group's man on the year, which I think means I now go through to the District finals or something like that :) Anyone else on here going? Anyone know anything about it? lol
  136. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, Phoned Slimming World earlier, spoke to the very hepful Kathryn Briggs who has basically put me into the lottery/draw for the Slimming World team so now I have a double chance of a place in the London Marathon :) Speaking of which, I just did the noobs version, 5.7 mile jog around the...
  137. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all Had a lovely couple of days away ... foodwise I had brekky and lunch as planned, but things didn't go quite so well at dinner! I actually asked them for something NOT on the menu as I couldn't find much of a healthy option on the menu - I went for a ham omelette with salad. It was...
  138. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Teresa, I'm fairly certain having endured something that most people couldn't even WATCH from start to finish and is one of the toughest test of fitness and endurance in existance, you are allowed to cut yourself a little slack hehe. I suspect with a body as fit as yours it won't be long before...
  139. Laddiesboy

    Derbynanny's weight loss

    C'Mon Teresa, no excuses, you can't nag me to update my diary then leave your own lololol. We wanna hear about the marathon!!
  140. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Bayside, I guessed you were taking a sabbatical as you hadn't updated your diary for a while (even longer than me hehe). I am VERY impressed that you have had a ½lb loss considering you haven't been following the plan for so long, I am certain that I would have put on loads in the same...
  141. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, Very sorry I haven't been updating my diary much, I just seem to be so busy all the time, and unlike all the other things I do online (and even here on Minimins) updating my diary needs longer! I will attempt to make amends now ... I have worked out that my last proper post was way...
  142. Laddiesboy

    Driving tests - how many attempts?

    When I first did my driving test there was no theory test, and I passed the practical bit first time. Ten years later I learned how to ride a motorcycle, did the theory test (passed first time) and passed the practical on my second attempt. Within a year, I had had a head-on collision with a...
  143. Laddiesboy

    Derbynanny's weight loss

    Hiya Teresa, just wanted to pop in and wish you all the best for the marathon today, after all your hard work training and weight loss too hopefully you'll get round in one piece. I'm actually very jealous, and am thinking very seriously about giving it a bash next year lol. Look forward to...
  144. Laddiesboy

    over 62 miles!!

    I'm through the £400 mark now, thanks for your generosity everyone who has sponsored me :) And anyone who hasn't, and has a pound or two lying about, please do!! I am collecting for the Kent Air Ambulance Trust who rely entirely on charity to continue operating. A great cause, and hopefully one...
  145. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all :D:D Sorry I haven't stopped by for an update for AGES I've been sooooooooo busy just haven't had the time!! Don't panic, all is well, and I will be back hopefully tomorrow or the next day to bore you to death again hehe Dave ♥
  146. Laddiesboy

    over 62 miles!!

    Just broke through the £200 mark :D:D
  147. Laddiesboy

    over 62 miles!!

    You're not helping much lol
  148. Laddiesboy

    over 62 miles!!

    Thanks for the good luck wishes, I will be needing them if today was anything to go by!! And sadly I ALREADY have a padded seat AND I was wearing padded shorts lol
  149. Laddiesboy

    over 62 miles!!

    Hi all, I have perhaps very foolishly agreed to take part in the 'Nightrider' on 19th June. It is a bike ride which starts and finishes at Crystal Palace, and goes all around London on a 100km course. Which is over 62 miles in English!! January last year I was a whopping 24st 13lb, and mainly...
  150. Laddiesboy

    Meetings question

    I would rather have the class with no weigh in than the weigh in with no class. I wouldn't have paid and got weighed, just gone. Hope her mum is ok though :)
  151. Laddiesboy

    Vertical Stripes

    The science behind it is sound enough, so scientifically speaking it is true. But in real life ... ? I have always preferred horizonatal stripes to vertical, but did one make me look fatter than the other? I would say, and I am quoting an advert I saw once, it was my fat that made me look fat...
  152. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Nice one Shaun, that's a great start. Keep up the same amount of planning and focus and you should continue getting good results. Following on from my practice Extra Easy day on Saturday, I have started on Extra Easy for real from today. I will give it at least a fortnight 100%, see how I feel...
  153. Laddiesboy

    Tesco Burgers WOW

    I tried to get the Light Choices ones but my Tesco don't do them either :(
  154. Laddiesboy

    Charcoal Diet

    charcoal or Muller lights? Tricky one ;)
  155. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Shaun, welcome to SW, minimins and of course my diary :) I am actually very envious of you, I would relish the opportunity to go back and start this all again, I have had such a good time, eaten soooooooo much, learned a lot about myself, and generally had such a brilliant positive journey. Of...
  156. Laddiesboy

    Help going over syns with wine

    Seems you have several options available... If the drink HAS to be wine as opposed to something lower synned then you can either have low/free syn meals/snacks during the day and keep all your daily syns for wine - but ensure you stick to your maximum 15 syns; OR you could have it as a...
  157. Laddiesboy

    hello

    Hi shaun welcome to SW and Minimins, between your class and these boards I'm sure you'll get the answers to all the questions you have. Being a rep is going to present different problems for you that most people have, but they are all easily overcome with some planning and focus, and I'm sure...
  158. Laddiesboy

    I need lot's of help please

    Awww bless you **HUGS** I lost my mum when I was just 21 and she only 46, the hardest time of my life for sure. Everything else went on the back burner while I came to terms with it and dealt with all the things that needed dealing with. I wasn't following SW at the time, so it is slightly...
  159. Laddiesboy

    what makes a forum friendly?

    As a guy I hope I am wrong, but I suspect the answer may be testosterone. Unlike all the other forums I am a member of, the members of this forum are mainly female. It is the only difference I can think of to be honest, shameful as it is lol
  160. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, had a great weigh in tonight I lost 5½lb and picked up SOTW too. I suspected last week that my weigh in was too high for some reason and this doesn support that. I guess my weekly evening weigh in varies a lot dependant on what time I have gotten up that morning, what shift I have done...
  161. Laddiesboy

    I miss it......

    My friend's class was also still on. Seems to depend on your SWC which seems a little unfair to some members.
  162. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Pilot, Sarah and melissa87, welcome to my diary, congratulations on reaching the end I'm not sure I would have the patience to read it start to finish now lol. Thanks for your lovely comments and best wishes ♥ Sarah, you don't need the willpower to lose 4½ stone, only to lose the first pound...
  163. Laddiesboy

    BaysideJ's Diary- one year on plan!!!!(most of the time)

    Hi Bayside how has your week been so far? Did you escape Easter unscathed?
  164. Laddiesboy

    chocoholics help again

    I would say you have a couple of approaches here dependant on which you preferred ... Firstly the avoid your coccy weakness entirely. You could have a bag of grapes in the fridge (or whatever superfree food you like, but ensure it is quick to grab, bitesize pieces). Whenever you are in the...
  165. Laddiesboy

    Wetherspoons

    If you go onto the SW website, you can find all the exact values for Spoons. Just log in, go to 'syns online', 'search all manufacturers', click on the 'J' and at time of writing this at least, "J D Wetherspoon" is top of the list. Click on it, then enter whatever it is you want to know...
  166. Laddiesboy

    Extra Easy Extra Easy Question - superfree?

    cheraus, yes indeed that is right. You can have two HEa's if you like, but only HAVE to have one. Must have two HEb's though. Oh, and don't forget minimum of 5 syns, maximum of 15 every day too :-) Another EE question : If I have a meal like spaghetti bolognese, does the onion, tomato...
  167. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    My final meal of my EE day was Shepherd's Pie, and it was luscious!! extra lean beef mince (free), peas (free), potatoes (free), oxo (free), mushrooms (sf), onion (sf), tomatoes (sf), carrots (sf), 30ml s/skimmed milk (1 syn). Served with broccoli (sf), carrots (sf), cauliflower (sf)...
  168. Laddiesboy

    Extra Easy Can pickled onions count toward your 1/3?

    So far so good ... had a lovely cooked breakfast and delicious lunch. I've listed it all in my diary so people can check for me I have the right end of the stick lol. I feel like such a noob!
  169. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Ooooh I forgot to say ... BIG news ... I went shopping for new jeans and a few other things yesterday ... and I fit into a 38' waist!! 38!! Starts with a 3 lolololol I was in 48/50 last year!! I wonder what I will end up as?
  170. Laddiesboy

    Extra Easy Can pickled onions count toward your 1/3?

    You know the pack you are given when you join (it changed beginning of the year), it has lots of booklets in it; The main book is 'food optimising' and it is in that, page 12: "Nearly all vegetables are superfree foods! Enjoy them fresh, frozen, canned or pickled in vinegar" I actually still...
  171. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Teresa, your dinner plans sound fab can I come over too? haha The Biggest Loser is on both Sky One and Sky Real Lives too, depending which season and version you are watching. We have caught bits of several versions but keep missing the starts Grrr lol Bayside, you are definitely the biggest...
  172. Laddiesboy

    Extra Easy Can pickled onions count toward your 1/3?

    Ooooh, found my own answer - it was written in big letters at the top of the page in the food optimising book I had been staring at for ages :8855: And the answer is YES INDEEDY :D woohoo
  173. Laddiesboy

    Extra Easy Can pickled onions count toward your 1/3?

    I know onions are superfree, and that they would count toward your 1/3 on the plate. I know before the rules changed that vinegar was classed as superfree, and would therefore mean that pickled onions would also count toward your 1/3. BUT now that superfree (for 1/3 purposes) only covers most...
  174. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    On an unrelated note, I have been addicted to The Biggest Loser Australia, just like I have been all previous Biggest Loser's I have watched. It is so inspiring!! Yesterday's episode had all the contestants returning for the first time since they had left, and the losses since we last saw them...
  175. Laddiesboy

    BaysideJ's Diary- one year on plan!!!!(most of the time)

    Congrats on losing another 2lb, you really seem to have gotten your mojo back again :) Have yourself a great Easter, and stick to the green/red/EE days not a brown one lol
  176. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    CyberRuby you are sure right about it making a change having to buy clothes that are smaller rather than larger lol. And for the first time ever at the outlet centre I walked right past the Cotton Traders shop. I've been getting sweatshirts there for years as they have a superb selection for...
  177. Laddiesboy

    Extra Easy Extra Easy Question - superfree?

    Thanks for the replies. Today is the today. Feeling very nervous lol
  178. Laddiesboy

    Extra Easy Extra Easy Question - superfree?

    Hi all I have been following SW since September, and lost over 6 stone in that time!! EVERY DAY though, has been a green day! I would consider myself an expert on green days lol, but know nothing about Original and EE. In fact, despite my time on SW and my fantastic weight loss I feel like a...
  179. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi Diary, I'm having an early lunch today and then going over to Ashford to buy some more clothes :) Makes a change to make a plan and actually follow it through lol. We are at my friend Marie's house tomorrow for lunch and dinner, and I will be doing Extra Easy for the day. My first...
  180. Laddiesboy

    BaysideJ's Diary- one year on plan!!!!(most of the time)

    Sorry to hear about last week's result, sometimes the body just needs time to catch up. And if your weight hasn't come down that doesn't mean your efforts have gone unrewarded; You may be smaller/trimmer/leaner, you are probably a little fitter, etc. I too had a 100% week and lost only ½lb (not...
  181. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, thanks for your replies I really love to read them :) Ellebear, I still can't believe my weight loss comes to 100lb! It seems such a big amount, but i have found the road here very enjoyable, and very easy to follow. Back in September if I had been told I would have lost this much...
  182. Laddiesboy

    Can i follow you on face book??????

    I'm as addicted to Facebook as I am to Minimins lol, welcome to add me : follow the 'f' on the left!
  183. Laddiesboy

    Train Strike

    I think I may be affected quite a lot .... I am a train driver! Good luck to anyone attempting to travel, but if you don't HAVE to go anywhere, I would put it off until it's all over
  184. Laddiesboy

    100 lbs !!

    LMAO looks like my new Facebook profile pic, thanks :D:D:D
  185. Laddiesboy

    100 lbs !!

    Thanks all, I've been incredibly happy with my results all the way through, but to actually get through the 100lb barrier just 'felt' quite important lol. I'm gonna celebrate with a trip to the gym this afternoon :)
  186. Laddiesboy

    100 lbs !!

    I've just realised that as of today, I have lost a total of 100¾lbs since starting on my journey in January 2009 :D:D:D:D Not many milestones look as beautiful as that :)
  187. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    NEWSFLASH ... NEWSFLASH ... NEWSFLASH ... NEWSFLASH ... I've just realised that as of today, I have lost 100¾lbs total since starting on my journey January 2009 :D:D:D:D:D
  188. Laddiesboy

    BaysideJ's Diary- one year on plan!!!!(most of the time)

    Hiya, just popping in to wish you the best of luck for tonight. Hope you've had a good week x
  189. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    kikikisses, vodka & diet coke is a great choice when you're out as the diet coke is syn free. Vodka is 2½ syns for a 25ml shot but make sure you check as some places have bigger shots. Compared to pints of lager though, my previous drink of choice, which is TEN syns per pint, it is a Godsend to...
  190. Laddiesboy

    Self-raising flour vs Tesco crusty wholemeal bread mix (Vixxters HEb)

    As I feared, thanks for your replies :)
  191. Laddiesboy

    Self-raising flour vs Tesco crusty wholemeal bread mix (Vixxters HEb)

    Hi all, I am new to cooking/baking (this is day two in fact lol - expanding my horizons!) I want to make Weetabix cake, which I've found a recipe for, it sounds scrummy - but it is quite high in syns. On the recipe is self-raising flour (113g), and I'm wondering if I can swap it for Tesco...
  192. Laddiesboy

    spag bol - how much spag?

    Leave a mouthful? Are you crazy? lolol Thanks for all the help :)
  193. Laddiesboy

    spag bol - how much spag?

    Hi all, how much spaghetti do ya reckon is the 'right' amount for a guy with an appetite on a green day? I never know how much to put in the saucepan, and end up always eating it all as I have a bad habit of not being able to leave anything on my plate lol. Where should I start (maybe in...
  194. Laddiesboy

    Green Days Is this really going to work?!

    I think having only 5 syns a day will hinder your weight loss, and may stop it entirely. 5 is the minimum I know, but you should really have more unless your SWC has instructed you to go lower for some reason. I always have minimum 10, maximum 15, usually 12/13. Reducing your syn intake is...
  195. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Thanks Teresa and Louise :) I had a SUPERB day yesterday. Most of the guys I met up with were colleagues from my previous depot - which I left in December - and I haven't seen them face to face since. So they were all pretty amazed about the transformation in my size and shape. Great for the...
  196. Laddiesboy

    BaysideJ's Diary- one year on plan!!!!(most of the time)

    Hey Bayside, congrats on another loss, and of course for getting your 5½ stone award, you should be feeling very proud of yourself for managing to stick to your guns when the going was tough, well done :) As for the Greatest Loser wine, luckily I don't drink wine no matter how tasty or not it...
  197. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Flying visit ... This morning I weighed in at 17st 13.75lbs, my first EVER weigh in under 18 stone since I started my first diets all those years ago :D:D:D The best I did in the past was losing weight for my wedding day in July 2003. On the day I managed to get down to 18 stone dead (that is...
  198. Laddiesboy

    LMAO Slimming World weight progress chart...

    You probably burned off 2lb just clicking and scrolling across to see where the line ended up lol
  199. Laddiesboy

    The new Marmite cereal bars!!

    I am Marmite mad, I have it every day and would be lost without it. I won the bars at my WI a few weeks ago, and tried them, and wasn't impressed at all. I certainly would never buy them, and for the syns I reckon there is always something better available. Having said that I didn't like the...
  200. Laddiesboy

    OK, had a bit of a blow out - how do I deal with it?

    Do you have it with coke or diet coke? I reckon a 35ml shot of voddie with diet coke would be only 3½syns, meaning you can have more hehe
  201. Laddiesboy

    OK, had a bit of a blow out - how do I deal with it?

    I guess it is personal preference, but I would accept yesterday for the excellent day that it was, draw a line right under it, and just get back on track from today. If you try to make up for losses you won't be eating enough for the rest of the week, and you may end up feeling hungry and that...
  202. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all it's been a few days since I posted and I thought I had better post before my diary ended up on page two lol. Everything has been going fine, I've been on plan 100%, been to the gym the last couple of days too. Today is the day I am playing around with my riding shoes and pedals and...
  203. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    I distinctly recall writing in my last log that I wasn't going to go mad yesterday ... seems I was miles off the mark! The day started well enough, with my favourite Weetabix breakfast, then we had decided to have some of our favourite cookies after the indian (make the most of an evening off...
  204. Laddiesboy

    Kitchen Knives

    Tip will probably take them in the metal recycling part
  205. Laddiesboy

    heb value

    A HEb isn't a HEb based on how many syns it has it in, it is based on the fibre/protein/etc content. The syn value is only relevant if you are synning it, not using as a HEb. You cannot just have something that is worth 6 syns and call it a HEb. HEb must be from the updated list that you can...
  206. Laddiesboy

    Derbynanny's weight loss

    LMAO after that long paragraph about 10 11 maybe being your natural healthy target weight you go and lose 3lbs!! Go girl, nice one :) How did the 18-miler go? Has your SWC changed your plan now as you're maintaining rather than losing?
  207. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, and thanks for your lovely comments :) I went as Bedgebury as planned Wednesday, and I'm glad to say the weather held out and it stayed dry. It's an amazing place, over 10km long the single track. I started off quite sheepish but got into the swing of it quickly enough and built up my...
  208. Laddiesboy

    BaysideJ's Diary- one year on plan!!!!(most of the time)

    Hi Bayside congrats on losing another half a pound, I know it must seem like a small amount considering you efforts but half a pound off is a whole pound better than half a pound on!! And you are only 1lb away from your next award now, hopefully you can pick it up next week :) Congrats also on...
  209. Laddiesboy

    BaysideJ's Diary- one year on plan!!!!(most of the time)

    Hiya, good luck for tonight :) How has your week been?
  210. Laddiesboy

    Wednesday's slimming world daily trivia quiz

    lol where's the link gone?
  211. Laddiesboy

    weightloss fact/fiction

    I am a great believer that more sleep often helps, although maybe that's due to not being awake and eating :) I think time is relative. I work shifts, one week earlies could be up as early as 03.00, then next lates could finish as late as 0130, and then occassional nights thrown in for good...
  212. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    WI went superbly for me this evening ... I lost 5½lbs, taking me past my 5½ stones award and awarding me SOTW. I also collected the "Greatest Loser 2010" award which is apparently something done each year. I got a little plaque and a bottle of wine too. And to cap it all, I also won on the...
  213. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Thanks Teresa :) I did 40 lengths this morning, again felt like I could have carried on fitness-wise but tbh it was getting quite boring. And my timing was awful, as yet again there were schools in and the lane swimming was reduced to just one lane which is a very tight squeeze going by people...
  214. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Went swimming earlier, as per plan, but the clock in there wasn't working! Seems an odd thing to mention, but I have always timed my stays using the clock, half hour, then I go. So today I decided to count my lengths instead - all front crawl - and I got to 32 (decided before I started, not sure...
  215. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, been quite a busy weekend! Friday I went up to the gym for the spin class, but because I was aching so much while I was riding the few miles from the station to the gym I decided to cancel the spin class, and just do a set in the gym instead. If cycling my bike was hard, spin would have...
  216. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Had a great day out on the golf course, feeling VERY tired I think due to doing so much so I will be off to bed shortly. I am worse at golf than ever haha, but had a great time. I need to reassess my swing as it still wants to go around my belly, which is no longer there!! Maybe time to invest...
  217. Laddiesboy

    BaysideJ's Diary- one year on plan!!!!(most of the time)

    Congrats on losing another ½lb, and of getting back under your pre-Christmas weight too. You've got enough time to lose another few stone by next Christmas if you want to :) I have also had a nosey at your pics, and the second one is roughly how I remember you. You are looking so much slimmer...
  218. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    What an amazing day!! Started off with a two hour driving lesson, my first since losing my licence about 4-5 years ago. Loved being back behind the wheel again. It went ok, though obviously I was quite rusty to say the least. Not too many bad habits (not too bad really considering I was driving...
  219. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    I got a STS at WI tonight, thought I may have managed 1lb loss but the scales didn't agree. It's not that I deserved a loss after Saturday night, but it would have been good. I'm glad I didn't put ON weight :) Tomorrow morning I have my first driving lesson in over 13 years - it's time to get...
  220. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    The induction went very well, although in hindsight spending half hour on the cross trainer beforehand probably wasn't the cleverest thing I've ever done lol. We spent ages chatting about my weight loss, current exercises I am doing, my back problem, then my aims/goals and what I want most from...
  221. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    I'm off to the gym now for my induction. God help me lol
  222. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Had a great evening out last night for the wife's birthday, dinner with friends at the Upchurch River Valley Golf Club. As we were off plan for the meal, we accidentally-on-purpose had some freshly baked cookies from Tesco in the afternoon as we had both had a bit of a craving for them of...
  223. Laddiesboy

    SW for men! ~Is it the same?

    Everyone is 5-15 syns according to everything I've seen in writing, but my SWC has told me I can have 20. Granted, that was when I started and was 24 stone, but I am 100% it was because I was a guy, not due to the amount I have to lose. As I said though, I have only ever seen 15 in writing, and...
  224. Laddiesboy

    Best way to get choc fix?!?!

    I love the flapjack HiFis that SW do, HEb or 6 syns. Also, fun-sized Milky Ways are only 3.5 syns, and scrummy. And I have just picked up some Snack a Jacks (the big ones) which are choccy chip only 3 syns each :)
  225. Laddiesboy

    How do you thank someone?

    I personally prefer chocolates, Ferrero Rocher please :)
  226. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Just back from swimming, and for the first time I managed half hour of solid front crawl. I actually stayed for slightly longer to allow for the few seconds I took at each end, so I know I got half hour's front crawl in. Wouldn't have thought that was even possible just a few weeks ago, so very...
  227. Laddiesboy

    Derbynanny's weight loss

    Congratulations on another 2lb off, and getting back to that important weight :) The way you write it, "the weight my consultant thinks I should stick at" suggests that maybe you're not convinced? I have set a goal weight, for the purposes of my ticker and stats on Minimins but really the...
  228. Laddiesboy

    Pathetic but i can't help it!- what do i do?

    Hit her. Hard. You'll love it. She deserves it. I'm sure she knows it too. And it will be Body Magic :)
  229. Laddiesboy

    BaysideJ's Diary- one year on plan!!!!(most of the time)

    Sorry to be dim, maybe a guy thing perhaps, but what is AF? Same as star week? Do you women write in codes so we don't understand? There really is no need, we don't normally listen anyway lol Having been 100% since your curry I can see a STS not impressing you too much but, and without knowing...
  230. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, I'm off swimming in a minute, then lunch (something salad based probably, or maybe a Batchelor's Pasta n Sauce, or maybe all of the above!), and off to work. I get finished a little after 20.00, and then I have NINE days off WooooooDiddlyHooooooooo :) Already got lots lined up, but...
  231. Laddiesboy

    quick question ?

    We have a gammon round every now and then (on green days, granted) and it costs is a HEb AND 4 syns!! PLUS another 6 syns for another half of one hehe cos they are Sooooo nice :)
  232. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, hope you're well and staying focused while life's distractions (and cookies) pass you by ... I went to the gym yesterday, and OMG that place is amazing!! It was like the bridge of the Enterprise, so many machines of each type, all linked to one another with a computer. You could also...
  233. Laddiesboy

    Whats your average weekly weight loss???

    I started in September, and have lost about 5½ stone, so a stone a month so far :D:D
  234. Laddiesboy

    Cheese as a healthy extra

    HIGHLY recommend Cathedral City lighter ♥
  235. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    I lost another 3½lb tonight :D:D Takes my SW total to 5st 5lb, only 2lb off my next award. I didn't get SOTW tonight, a young lady lost 5lb! To be honest I was glad I didn't as it was getting embarrassing (last three in a row!) but as the same time I was thinking 'Oi those bananas are mine'...
  236. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Weigh in day is upon me again ... Having started the week off so bad (in weight terms, if nothing else), having refound my mojo after a couple of dark days it looks as if I will register a loss tonight. Fingers crossed. I could cope with a STS, but would be disappointed with any gain. Spent 3...
  237. Laddiesboy

    Magazine - Swedish Meatballs - eurgh!

    We buy the ready made "Quorn Swedish Meatballs" frozen from Tesco, syn free, and they are LUSH!! We have them with noodles and some kind of sauce. No need to make your own :)
  238. Laddiesboy

    Derbynanny's weight loss

    Well done on a 100% week, and I wouldn't worry about the SW scales. I have twice had results wildly different from what I was expecting, and both times I suspect it was the SW scales which were wrong as it ended up exactly as I expected the following week. Just stick to the plan and it will...
  239. Laddiesboy

    BaysideJ's Diary- one year on plan!!!!(most of the time)

    Hi Bayside, your size reduction in inches is astounding, and a great idea. Like Marie I sadly didn't think to take my measurements at the start, although I know from the clothes that now fit/don't fit it has been a lot. Also well done for losing another 3lbs, I read somewhere that 1.5lb per...
  240. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi Guys and Gals ... Since my last post I have relocated my Mojo, and things are back to normal again - that is to say I have been 100% on plan, enjoying it, and not feeling like I want to splurge! I'm still not sure if it was the chinese, Pepsi Max, being off work, something else, or a mix of...
  241. Laddiesboy

    completly syn free snacks.

    Green days : savoury rice, mugshots (orangey one for me), boiled eggs, pickled eggs, pickled onions, Mullerlight banana & custard with a banana sliced into it. In the new food directory there is a section for superfree foods branded and non-branded, and also green and red day foods branded and...
  242. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, thanks for all the lovely comments, I still can't believe how much weight I have lost since I joined SW, and how easy and satisfying I have found it to follow the plan too. Which leads me nicely on ... Since WI things have gone a little wrong! I had a chinese after WI Tuesday night...
  243. Laddiesboy

    Confused - HEB's!!!

    Yeah you can have four a day if that's how you want to use your HEbs. If you love them that much you could make it 9 and use you 15 syns too :)
  244. Laddiesboy

    Colon Cleanse...

    sounds like a load of crap to me ;)
  245. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi all, sorry for the delay, but it adds to the dramaticism don't you agree? lol Hark, is that a drum rolling ... ? And the news is ... ... supercalifragilisticexpiallidocious!! I lost 4lb this week, which obviously I am very much over the moon about, I also picked up my 5 stone award...
  246. Laddiesboy

    TOTALLY CHEESED RIGHT OFF....

    I recommend you publish your food diaries online, so we can all cast our beady eyes over it and check it. I have had weeks where I had followed it 100% but in fact when others had checked it over it turned out I hadn't as I had misunderstood a few things. I would also ask if you are eating...
  247. Laddiesboy

    Dave's diary - back on plan, back on Minimins

    Hi Marie, welcome back to Minimins, hope you decide to stay :) The problem with photos is that when I was 24st 13lb I didn't exactly go out of my way to have any taken, so photos of me at my heaviest are rarer than rocking horse poop! I have found the most unflattering one though, and I need to...
  248. Laddiesboy

    Does anyone have a 5 and a half stone sticker?

    I will have one in a few weeks ;)
  249. Laddiesboy

    oh no!

    Put the rest in a Jiffy bag ... and send them to me ;) But seriously what are these guys like buying their partners who are dieting chocolate?!? Numpties lol
  250. Laddiesboy

    Too fat for my Valentines pressie!

    Don't forget that with wellies you have to get one or two sizes bigger than you would in shoes!! Either go for a bigger size or maybe as already suggested have them as a goal to get into. Don't let something like wellies get you down, you are clearly already dealing with your weight that is...
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