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Hiya Dave, just dropping you a quick line to say keep up the good work as I know you've been working hard this week on the plan. You should try and get on here more often if you can because there are so many people wanting to know how you're doing - even if it's just a very quick mail with your...

Hi Ozzie, just checked in to see how things are going with you and was very sad to hear the news about your MIL. I can see your point with feeling some determination to have a good crack at sw if she can struggle on and still be optimistic with all that she's going through. I don't think you...

Hey Ozzie - just thought I'd drop in on you and say hi. I haven't been on here for weeks and just had a catch up with your diary. Well done on your 3lb loss, let's hope it isn't just a flukey dip and that it stays off plus you lose your other half pound. I'd say 2st in 9 months is still great...

Hello Ozzie - good to see you back posting as you were quiet for a time :) I agree with everyone else that your diary makes me chuckle and I miss it when you don't post. Good luck with your plan this week x

Just had a quick read of your diary. I found a lot of comparisons with the way you think and feel about food, ie whenever I wasn't dieting I wouldn't exercise or eat much fruit and veg because I associated them with diet foods...silly eh? And of course I always had to clear the cupboards and...

Hi Capricorn, you sound so organised and I think that will be a big help to you on slimming world. As for me I'm so disorganised it's unreal and it's a wonder I've managed to lose any weight at all..! :D I think I was very much like you in the beginning, not wanting to use my syns or just...

Goodness, you do drink a lot of squash! I think I should probably drink more than I do but I do ok. Like you, I enjoy tea but not green tea, I tend to go for the flavoured varieties such as lemon and ginger which are quite refreshing :) Good luck with your attempts at losing weight again, at...

Quaker Paw Ridge Original sachet is indeed a healthy b option taken with a scan bran as well :)

Hi Ozzie, I absolutely did NOT have a titter to myself over the doggy poo incident (hahaha) and the fact you were barefoot too lol. Not funny...really :D Reading one of your earlier posts I noticed you get stomach cramps too - though it may have been the curry or the invisible sprouts - but I...

Hi Dawn, good for you giving sw another try. I also got caught out by those Belvita biscuits and since they come in packs of four I was just grateful I only had two! And you're right...so annoying to use up six syns in one go which is why it's important to check the syns of anything we're not...

Well done Dave on everything you've achieved. I have no doubt that if you're selected for the London Marathon to represent Slimming World you'd manage to do it because whatever goals you set yourself you always manage to see them through. Maybe losing weight has been your hardest challenge...

Hi Ozzie Just had a catch up with what's been happening with you. Would have posted earlier today but had to dash off to pick my son up from school :) There's always so much going on in your life but you always have a sense of humour about it all :D Well done on your losses and getting that...

Hiya Ozzie, a quick dash into your diary as well as CyberRuby's :D Wondering how your weigh in went yesterday and how you've been?

I've been nagging him too Derbynanny...I know he's been very busy and not had much time to post.

Hi Ozzie :) Sorry to hear about all the upset earlier. I've witnessed a friend have an epileptic fit and it's really scary, must be awful to have to live with epilepsy - does medication control it or not completely (as would seem to be the case since your OH had a fit today). I like your...

Hi Little Ninja, and welcome :) Personally I think a first week loss of 2lb is wonderful. I'm sure there probably are those in your weight range that might lose 6lb but think it generally tends to be the more hefty among us that start off losing that much. My own losses have slowed down to...

Hiya Dave - just dropped by to see how it's going with Extra Easy this week. I know some of what you've had but want to know all about the lasagne :D I still can't believe how much weight you've lost in such a short space of time! I tried keeping up with you but gave up! Then I decided that...

aaarggghh - don't you just hate it when you write a long post and find you've been signed out! Gotta start again now *stamps foot in temper* :D First of all, thought it was time I posted again as I haven't visited for a while. Have to agree with CyberRuby (herein known as the Voice of Wisdom...

Hiya Dave, good luck for tonight matey. I'm glad you enjoyed your day over here on Saturday, it was great having you all round, well done for taking the plunge and trying EE as I know you were anxious about it. Maybe next time I'm over at your place you could do the cooking...preferably...

Hi, and welcome! Well done for taking the plunge and posting, that in itself can be hard enough :D I'm also in my 40s and have decided that this is my last ditch effort to finally start enjoying life and being overweight stops me doing that. Well done on your weight loss so far and good luck!

LMAO...this really made me laugh! ....and this is what is really getting my goat this morning ... actually it will have to be my imaginary goat as I don't really have a goat ... I quite like the idea though of an imaginary goat friend and I'm going to call him Reginald... anyway, what is...

Hi Kikikisses, glad to see you're still doing well. I find green days very filling too and always seem to put too much pasta in the saucepan because it doesn't look much in it's dried form :D But I do stop eating if I'm full, that's definitely one thing I've picked up. I'll look out for your...

ello you. Just dropped by to wish you luck with your weigh in tomorrow. Go knock 'em dead :D I'm sure you've got badminton or some other sport lined up for tomorrow to help shed a bit more :) Speak to you soon x

My post crossed with yours...Happy Birthday to the Birthday Girl, hope you and she have a great day x

Hi Ozzie, poor you, you're really in the wars! I hope you managed to get your bed back. I think it's kinda funny when men get 'man flu' it's ok for them to sniffle over you because women couldn't possibly get 'man flu'! Yet when we're not well we get a sympathetic pat on the back to make us...

Congratulations on your 5 and a half stone award! Hope you got a massive round of applause at your meeting! Good luck with getting to your target :)

Hi KikiKisses, thought I'd pay you a visit. Well done on losing 9lb and deciding to walk the 4 miles will definitely pay off. I also find that you don't want to mess up your diet plan so much when you've put the effort into walking :) I know it can be hard seeing others eating pastries and...

Hi Bayside, just dropped in to say well done indeed on getting the Greatest Loser award. Well deserved and hope it keeps you motivated x

Hiya Dave I'm a bit concerned that you're not doing enough exercise ;-) honestly where you get the energy from I've no idea! Your chicken and baguette day sounds just like the days we used to have...it was all about food and more food, no wonder we all put weight on! I think you're strong...

Hiya Ozzie, good to catch up with what you've been doing. I can fully understand your frustration at putting on weight when you've been doing well, so annoying isn't it?!! I do red and green days. I've been doing mostly green this week but there are quite a few options with chicken and fish...

Good luck for tomorrow Bayside - I tried looking at your photos but had problems doing so. Probably my inability to do it rather than anything else! Congrats on sticking to plan for a year. Funny when you imagine being on a diet for a year it just seems such a mountain to climb but I'm...

Agree that when you get a craving for something it just won't go away until you give in to it! There's certain foods I just can't buy even if I pretend it's for the rest of the family I know that I'm buying it so I can have some! My particular fancy was a home made fruit scone from the garden...

You dropped into my diary for a cup of tea so I'm jetting over to Oz to join you for one now, only fair after all, though you can keep the rain we've got enough here thanks! First of all well done on losing 17.5lb! You're nearly at the halfway mark, and Club 10 too how exciting! The story...

Those half pounds all add up so well done to you :)

Thanks Derbynanny - I think this is the longest I've ever managed to stick to healthy eating but a big part of that is down to having others to exchange views with so you don't feel that you're doing it on your own :) Dave, good on you for avoiding the buffet goodies - and an excellent way of...

Hi Dave, First of all, fantastic loss this week, I'm well proud of you for getting your 5st award :) It was interesting reading your latest update. I imagine you're angry and upset at yourself for upsetting the balance of your diet because I know you set yourself high standards and haven't...

Hello Bayside, well done on that super 3lb loss :D :D As you've been on the plan for almost a year I like to follow your progress because I do worry that I'm going to reach a stage where I feel fed up so I tend to look to you for inspiration that if you can keep going at it then so can I :)...

Hi Ozziemoz, I do enjoy reading your diary, you always try to stay upbeat even though it does sound as though you've got a load of issues going on. As to the doc, who hasn't burst into tears?! I think it's a case of bottling it all up and saving it till you get into their room then releasing it...

Hi Ozziemoz :) Good to see you back on plan and raring to go again! I seem to recall you said your husband liked to do the cooking, and so sorry to hear about his torn ligaments. But I was just thinking that perhaps this is a good time for you to bring in a few new ideas to the kitchen, he...

Seems like you're getting back in the swing of it again Bayside, and good idea to measure and see how many inches you'd lost. Very impressive! I wish I'd taken my measurements at the start but you feel bad enough as it is without piling on the misery by measuring yourself. I have a rough idea...

Hopefully I'll be staying around for a bit this time. Thanks for the comments - it really is nice when people notice you've lost weight :) How are your arms now after the swimming? Good luck with your weigh in tomorrow - are you able to go? Or working?

Hello Bayside, thought I'd catch up with you and what you're doing. Seems that you're struggling a little and maybe some of those comments about 'you don't need to lose any more weight' are getting through? At the end of the day though if you agree with them then just try to maintain but I...

Hi Ozziemoz, just thought I'd pay your diary a visit and see how you're doing. How wonderful to see you've lost 14lb! Well done. I do hope you find the motivation to get back on plan. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you x

Hiya Dave, thought I'd drop in and say hi as I haven't been on here for ages. You could turn your diary into a novel now it's so huge lol. You have such a huge commitment to this plan and it's been a motivation for me to have you and Alison to do it with. I'm glad we don't go to the same...

Hi Ozziemoz, thought I'd pay your diary a visit as you had so kindly done to mine :) You're so down to earth and funny, poking fun at yourself too lol. Your diary was a bit of an eye opener. Full credit to you for attempting sw when you don't have quorn and mullerlights! An essential part of...

Hi Dave - was good to see you today, not much chance for sw chat but I'm sure I managed to bore the pants off Al instead lol. Thought I'd post because you mentioned mince pies. Why don't you have a go at making those on the sw site (it's their featured recipe). 3.5 syns per pie though I...

That's brilliant news!! Wow 5st what an achievement!

Haha, as if he'd let me :D We were talking on the phone earlier and drooling over the menu for tomorrow night. We're still undecided about what we want...I think the general consensus is to have everything on the menu - twice. But back to the real world...lol

Hi Bayside, so glad you managed to lose 2lb this week and 1lb to go to your 5st award. How exciting!! I shall have my fingers crossed for your weigh-in this week. Good luck! xx

Lonestitcher, you do make me laugh with all your emoticons :D Tfmd - I'm delighted for you that you've overcome that plateau you were stuck in and lost 3.5lb. Well done for sticking with it, it is easy to get discouraged isn't it? I know that feeling. Dave - what can I say? I've obviously...

Hi Bayside I do feel for you as I felt the same when I lost half a pound after being good all week. I think the problem here is that you're looking at it over the two week period. Last week you kind of expected to stay the same and you didn't put on despite a heavy weekend so that's a...

So glad you're feeling a bit brighter - you definitely sound a lot more positive :) At least you're aware of the days when you're going to encounter some problems and trying to work it into the plan. I really hope you get a good result this week. I guess I'm lucky in a way because I don't...

Hi slim sharrie Hope your first day went well :)

Hello Phoenix, you're not too far from me :) Good luck with your weigh in tomorrow. I guess different consultants give out different advice. Hopefully when you go back tomorrow she will be able to answer any questions you have on the plan. I think even if you have a good loss maybe it would...

Dave, after reading your earlier post about going out tomorrow and having to come off plan because of other people not accepting it, I texted you about it as I really felt that knowing you as I do, you would not be influenced by others. As it turned out, the reality was that you had decided to...

Slim Sharrie...I was delighted to see you've started your diary, it took a bit of persuading for me to start one too but I'm glad I have. I hope your head is in the right place and that you're feeling positive. Have you done slimming world before? I think you said you had, so good luck with...

Hi Weemo, just dropping by to say hello. Glad your party seemed to be a success :) Good luck with getting back on track x

A very Happy Birthday to you for tomorrow :D And good luck with your weigh-in on Wednesday, I shall be looking out for it :)

Slim Sharrie - how I wish I could transport you to where I am now because I know exactly how you feel. I would say that one of the best things I have done is to actually join a club and to stay for the meeting too. I found it very hard to walk in on my own but now I look forward to it...

Hi Dave, glad you had a good time yesterday - and definitely a good thing getting the mother in law involved with slimming world too haha since I imagine it was her that cooked up some of the food or did you make it yourselves as I just remembered you were going to take some ingredients with...

Dave, that is great signing up for the 100km ride and what better motivation for you to stick to the sw plan :D Wii fit plus looks good, although I didn't have a go at that, the rhythm boxing was great fun with all that ducking and diving lol and I definitely felt it on my calves. Good to...

Hi pinktiger, it's hard for us all to take that first step isn't it? Keeping a diary and receiving support on here makes you feel that you're not on your own. Even when you're having bad days people can still give you encouragement to keep going. You had a good weigh in last night? And I...

oh and forgot to add...well done slinkydreams on your 6lb this week. 2.5st in 9 weeks is fab and just reinforces my belief that the sw plan is the one for me :)

Incredible loss for you this week, and it must have been even sweeter because you didn't think you were going to lose much. I can't believe you've lost a whole 2st in 6 weeks. I was probably just as excited as you when you texted me how much you'd lost. Have you put your new wallpaper up on...

Well done - you didn't gain despite having a bad weekend and I'm loving your optimism for the forthcoming week :) Considering what you've already lost so far you should feel so proud of yourself, I just hope I can manage it too :D

I made a vegetable quiche last week which was totally free although it was so nice I shall be trying different varieties with ham and bacon on a red day. I should think you could add whatever veg you prefer but I used cottage cheese, eggs, chopped peppers, chives, mushrooms and laid sliced...

Hi Forsaken and welcome to the forums. I've only been on here for about 4 weeks or so myself and what you posted did make me think (that should make me lose a calorie or too just doing that lol). Dieting does affect everyone in a household especially if the person that normally does the...

Good luck for tonight - I'll be looking out for your result :)

Jane, I'm sure you'll come back fighting next week. Sometimes we all have to do what we feel is right and if a few days off is what you need then go for it :) I hope you have a great weekend and life becomes a little less hectic for you :)

Good luck for tonight's weigh in, Dave and Bayside :) They don't seem to do a Slimmer of the Month at my club either - I only noticed it because I saw it on the Slimming World website. We were given a leaflet outlining what will be coming up in the build up to Christmas. We have a party on...

Dave - I thought I'd manage to post before you did since you were supposed to be working lol... Next time you come over for lunch I'll supply you with some beetroot even though I said I'd never have it in the house :) I lost 7lb - and got my 1 and a half stone sticker. If you see anyone with...

Glad you had a good day yesterday (although you also had a good day Saturday because you came and saw me!) and well done on getting those vouchers :) Now go buy me a present with them ;-) :D There's a pizza recipe in my SW book which Al was looking at on Saturday. It's a meat feast pizza and...

oh dear! unexpected visitors are something I haven't had to face yet. Your breakfast sounds yummy - especially as lunch time is getting close and I'm feeling peckish :D I had pineapple, weetabix and an apple. Just made myself one of those Nescafe cappuccino sachets as I used to have them every...

Hi Bayside, congratulations are in order I think! What a fantastic achievement, I bet you were over the moon last week at weigh in :) Just make sure you can cheat at that raffle somehow...or we'll never hear the last of it if Dave wins :D

Hi Jane Hope you're well. My sw leader said that stock cubes are free. I think they had to change things around because vekon is so difficult to find in the south east certainly. I managed to burn my sw chips the first time I did them too...it wasn't going to stop me eating them though :D...

Hi Dave - it's been a while since I've posted. Good to see you keeping up the exercise but most of all enjoying it. Your weight losses have been great and you looked really good when I saw you yesterday despite your aching limbs lol. Thanks for sharing the pasta sauce recipe to go with my...

Hi Dave - top o' the morning to ya! Thanks for your comments, nice to know my friends are proud of me :) Kel, you've done really well. How are you finding it? I see you started in May. Have you struggled along the way or are you determined to reach your goal? Well done Oh Amy for your 3lb...

Hi Ricky, the meatballs sound a quick and easy option, will definitely look out for them. Good to see you managed a 2lb loss despite falling by the wayside on Sunday. We are only human after all :D I avoid fruit juices altogether. I think the syns are added as a way of protecting ourselves...

tmfd - well done on the weight loss :) Sorry to hear you're not feeling great - mouth ulcers make eating just a nightmare don't they? I hope you get well soon. Good luck for this forthcoming week and staying positive :D Bubble and squeak cakes sound yum. Just throw the previous day's veg...

Tiredness has obviously set in with having to reach for that remote...:D You missed out the word 'wife' from the sentence about weigh ins :) Good luck Al - I know you read this so hope you get an excellent result x

Afternoon Dave Hope you managed to get out for a cycle ride. What's in store for you today then, what you got for dinner? Can't believe I'm becoming such an anorak over dieting and nosing about to see what other people have lol. My breakfast was rushed because I had my parents over this...

Thanks for directing me to the website, I'll check it out. Cocktails are my downfall, I can't resist them. I could probably choose something from the menu which wouldn't upset my diet too much but the cocktails...yum yum :D;)

Hi Dave Hope your trip out on the train was really fun :D Thanks for lunch today, it was yummy as usual and much appreciated. Good to see you all, and how cute was Charlie in his Ben 10 outfit lol. Look forward to seeing how your meal cooked in the slow cooker will turn out. I haven't used...

Well done on the 1lb off - it soon adds up. Really do feel for you when you've been feeling rough and having to take care of the kids, it really does get to you. I'm just getting over the lurgy myself which I caught from my son. Naturally 'woman flu' is nowhere near as bad as 'man flu' eh...

Hi Dave I'm back again, like a bad penny :D Glad to see you're working hard on your wii fit. For anyone that hasn't got one and is thinking about it, I think it's the best thing ever. I have always had trouble with those exercise dvd's but I love my wii fit. You can do a body test as well...

Good luck Dave!! I'll be sitting by my mobile waiting for a text.

mommyb, thank you so much. tmfd, fab result for you and congrats on getting that stone award, it must feel fantastic. I know it's not a good thing to keep weighing but I actually weighed twice today - it starts to become an obsession, must get out of that habit. Dave, what new recipes are you...

awwww, you really keep me going you know... I have everything crossed for you for tomorrow. Can't wait to hear how you get on xx

Hi Sue Per 100g I calculated it to be 26 syns on green/red/extra easy. Obviously if you used less than that or the madras you're making is split into portions then you can work out how much your portion would be. Hope that helps :)

Cross stitch would certainly get the fingers fully fit, could even develop little biceps on them :D Went along to my meeting tonight and won Slimmer of the Week. Really was amazed and thrilled to have lost 6.5lb this week. Got my half stone sticker which was wonderful and also got to choose...

LMAO, a 'slab' of gammon :D I was the same, when I read about Dave having gammon I had to go out and buy some. I didn't think it would be filling enough but I enjoyed it. I try and get my exercise done in the morning. If I miss the morning slot it just doesn't feel right at any other time of...

Afternoon Dave and everyone else :) Weather's absolutely awful isn't it. That really does mess up your cycling. If you won't do wii fit while everyone else is around what else could you do since with Winter approaching chances are you won't get out as much anyway. I guess it's only on early...

Dave how spicy was that curry? I'm a mild person, as you know - korma being my favourite, and tikka masala about the strongest I like!!

Dave, I can see you're in contemplative mood and maybe worrying that this diet may still end up going the way of other diets. Personally I don't think that is going to happen. You're enjoying the food you are having...LOVING it in fact and you are organised enough to plan ahead. I have total...

I posted a long message last night and it has vanished into thin air lol...oh well. Glad you're feeling better today Dave. With regard to Al having to cook a meal at lunchtime can you not just work around that by having two 'lunches'. It would be easy enough to incorporate and you could still...

Firstly, well done Dave on your 5.5lb loss this week and you won the raffle again! So jammy..you know what ladies he swapped our raffle tickets over when he came with me to my meeting and won there too! At this rate Dave, you won't even have to do a weekly shop because you're winning so many...

Decided I need to post here more often, though I should really start my own diary :) I don't know how to get all those pretty little pictures that you all have - when I get chance tomorrow I'll have a hunt around. Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome and I love reading all your comments...

Haha...it's been fun watching your moods change from highly excitable to mellow :) Everyone seems very supportive and I hope to be in a position soon to be supportive in return and offer advice. I've had a good read of the books, still confused as to whether to start on extra easy or just go...

Hi, my name's Marie and I'm a good friend of Dave's. I'll probably ease myself into posting as I become a bit more comfortable with it :) Thanks Dave for your support. I lost nearly 3 stone when I started ww in September last year. Sadly I have put nearly all of it back on. But positive...