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I had a gain at sw tonight - in 6 weeks ive only lost 1lb despite having amazing food weeks every week except this one. This week was norovirus - think I'm the only person that can not eat for 5 days and gain 2lbs!! Ive made an appt with my doc for three weeks time to discuss going back on...

Where do you get your inositol from? I wanted to try it but I'm too scared to buy it online!!

I tried a low-gi diet when I was first diagnosed and it made no difference - I lost two stone on SW but I was on metformin at the time. Im currently doing SW again, and its not working - I'm currently willing to try anything!!

Resurrecting this thread in case anyone is still around.... I have PCOS and I lost 2 stone in 2o13 at Slimming World (needed to lose 4 but I fell pregnant, yay, so the weight went back on, boooo!) I was on metformin at the time which definitely aided a quicker weightloss IMO. I rejoined SW...

I have one chicken breast left and it needs to feed two people tomorrow! Does anyone have any recipe suggestions that will make it go further. I'm thinking of chucking a load of vegetables in a curry and just dicing the chicken breast up really small to go in it, but if anyone has any better...

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I usually tend to stick to the Extra Easy option but there are a few days when I often eat meat and veg, with no carbs such as rice or pasta. I am only having one HexA and one HexB, as normal on EE. Would it be possible to count these days as Original days and sneak in another HexA and B...

Ha ha I see what you mean. I'd say 99% of the time I'm having the same amount of free food whether I have super free or not, but I guess there may be times when I'm more inclined to add an extra egg or slice of meat!! I'm going to attempt more super free if I can but I'm not going to worry...

I know I'm probably going to get my knuckles wrapped for this ;) but I'm not finding the need to eat 1/3 superfree with each meal - but im wondering how this will effect my weightloss? Don't get me wrong - I DO eat it, often for lunch I'll have free food such as turkey or ham, along with a...

Ah thanks for this - I'll make sure I weigh my banana next time!! :)

Can anyone help? I know smoothies aren't ideal but I can't live without my scan bran smoothie everyday!! I'm happy to syn it, as tbh I dont use that many syns elsewhere but I'm not exactly sure how many syns I should be using for it!! This is what I've been doing: Banana (usually free, but...

I have insulin resistance as part of my PCOS which is why I always struggle to lose weight. I have cut down on carbs a lot but I do still have them in moderation. I am losing weight slowly and surely - If I need a bit of a boost I will cut carbs completely but while i am still losing weight...

I'm just doing cardio at the moment - about 10 mins on the cross trainer, and 25 mins each on bike and treadmill. There are weights too but I've not done anything with these yet - although I'd like to introduce them at some point.

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I've got quite a lot of weight to lose and I've done okay so far without doing any exercise but really want to get fit at the same time. I've just joined a gym - its the local college gym which is very cheap but has limited opening times. With my work hours I can only fit in 3 x 1 hr sessions...

I tried this recipe tonight for the first time but they just turned out like mini omelettes?? Is that how they are supposed to be? I love omelettes but they just didnt appeal as pancakes. Gutted as I love pancakes and hoped they'd be my saviour!! Havent tried the oat ones yet - may have to...

It is frustrating but I guess you just have to get into the mindset that a loss is a loss, and that the slower it comes off, the more likely it is to stay off. I get frustrated with it being so slow, although my losses havent been too bad so far (I'm on SW) but they are starting to slow down. I...

I know people who've had a child but still have PCOS and have had difficulties conceiving for the second time. I dont think giving birth is a miracle cure - although I'd be happy to give it a try if I could just get pg in the first place!!!! I think PCOS is different for all people - I gain...

Good luck... I am waiting for IVF treatment but on the NHS so have to get to a BMI of 30 before I'll be considered. Hope it all goes well for you - good luck with the weight loss x

That's amazing - I really hope the Met and the Weightloss works that well for me!! x

What is magic porridge and magic pancakes - i'm intrigued?

I've lost 10lbs in 4 weeks at SW - a feat i'm proud of but I'm worried that this week and next week it will all go pear shaped. I had a belated wedding treat yesterday - someone had bought us a voucher for a champagne afternoon tea at a luxury hotel - when I spoke to my leader about it last...

I know what you mean - it is difficult to cut down on carbs - there are carbs in loads of things but if you can cut some out you'll find it easier to lose weight, and you may see an improvement in the PCOS (if you have it). I have PCOS and try to not eat any for most meals, just stick to...

Chelle, keep going! The same thing happened to me when I started taking them but you'll get through it! How many mg are your tablets as you should probably only start off on 1 a day. I take 500mg and I started off on 1 a day for the first week, then 2 a day the second week, then 3 a day from...

When I first started taking the Metformin last year, I was under the impression that if I took them I'd lose weight - almost like some kind of miracle pill! Ha ha I wish! I did have cravings for sugar and certain foods and I ate them thinking 'it's fine, the pills will get rid of all those...

Bigburd, are you taking Metformin for your insulin resistance? I have the same and have been put on this to try and help matters - and to try and regulate my periods as apparenly I dont ovulate very often. I have tried numerous diets in the past but have always hit that plateau where I don't...

I followed the low GI diet last year to the letter when I was first diagnosed with PCOS - after 2 or 3 months I hadnt lost an ounce. I have just joined Slimming World and have lost half a stone in 2 weeks. I really wanted the Low GI diet to work as everyone seems to recommend it for PCOS but I...

Welcome Janey, and well done on the weightloss! Thats really great! I tried a GI diet last year and I didnt lose an ounce - however I have already lost half a stone at Slimming World in 2 weeks so hope I can replicate the good job you have done. I am currently on Metformin which I am hoping...

Mines the complete opposite - Ive been on Met for 2 weeks now, and its really been suppressing my appetite. Not feeling that hungry at all - maybe its just taking your body a while to get used to it. I suffered pretty badly with spots anyway because of my PCOS so nothing to do with the Met i'm...

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I joined last week having last done SW back in 2007! At my intro meeting I was just told about EE and then only discovered that red and green DO still exist in another book!! I just can't really get my head around EE - i definitely love the fact that I can have 2 extra healthy extras on the...

I've done exactly the same Fannyanna, I was on this board last year trying a low GI diet but it just didnt work and I didnt lose a thing! I joined SW last week and am loving the plan so far... I have done it before years ago and it did work so hoping it will this time round too - time will...

I dont know how tall your wife is but size 12 certainly isnt big (and I certainly wouldnt suggest to her that she should lose weight as you might get a slap round the face!) What I would suggest though is a change in diet - diets dont always mean losing weight - it could just be to maintain it...

Thanks for the advice, that's really helpful! I still need to get a hang of the low-gi foods to be honest so I guess I will concentrate on learning this. I will go for the weekly weigh in from now on too just to keep on track!! Probably a good idea at the beginning as If I'm not sure about it...

These are the kind of meals I have been having over the last few weeks: B: Porridge made with soya milk or water with a tsp maple syrup or Omelette & Baked Beans or Muesli with Soya Milk or Homemade Oat Bread with Jam L: Pitta or Rye bread with smoked salmon and low-fat mozzarella or Baked...

I have been doing the GI diet (religiously apart from an odd blip when I was away) for 4 weeks now - I havent been weighing myself on a weekly basis as I always used to hate the disappointment of the scales not moving so I thought I'd have more hope if I left it for a month! I weighed...

I have been doing the GI diet (religiously apart from an odd blip when I was away) for 4 weeks now - I havent been weighing myself on a weekly basis as I always used to hate the disappointment of the scales not moving so I thought I'd have more hope if I left it for a month! I weighed myself...

Seems absolutely fine - I was quite poorly the first few days but then I was okay. Have a bit of a dodgy tum every now and again but I hope thats the worst of it!

I dont know if I've lost any weight yet as havent actually stepped on the scales yet in two weeks - got sick of being addicted to the scales at WW and slimming world so trying to do it more on a monthly basis this time (although doing it like this I'll probably forget about it!) I do feel a lot...

So am using this totally new change of diet to try out lots of new recipes - I'd kind of got a bit stuck in a rut with eating the same food all the time so looking forward to learning some new things! This weekend I made a really tasty Lime & Coconut Chicken recipe which I found on Pinterest -...

I knew that my sugar addiction would be hardest to crack so I have been doing the same as you and grabbing a handful of nuts too - although I have had the odd snack of dark chocolate too which has definitely satisfied the craving. I have been off sugar for 2 weeks now but a few days ago, whilst...

Hey there, welcome to the GI thread - good to see some more people on here! I've only been here a couple of weeks but enjoying it so far!! Which book is it you've ordered? I am not following a book at the moment although I do have some low GI recipe books and have also found a lot of helpful...

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Come and join me over on the Low-GI diet thread - its too quiet over there at the moment!! I have been following the plan for 2 weeks and feeling loads better about myself and feel like I am almost weaned off chocolate (I did say almost, not quite there yet!) I've not weighed myself yet so I...

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Hi Dawnie, welcome to the site and well done on losing your first stone. I am relatively new to this forum but it seems to be a great source of information so I hope it supports you well!! Good luck with the rest of your journey :fingerscrossed:

We've had some lovely breaks in the UK recently -last year we went to Scotland and Somerset, this year we have been to the Cotswolds and Brighton. Looking at your dates you are probably away now so I hope you found somewhere nice!!

There are lots of cheap city breaks around in Europe during April - but I guess you take Pot Luck with the weather - I have been away in April and it was scorching but other times I've really had to wrap up warm. What about somewhere like Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt - I've seen some good...

I went there a few years back and stayed in Qawra too - loved it!! If you get a chance take a boat trip to the Blue Lagoon in Comino - its beautiful and a great place to swim. If you like historic places Valletta and Medina are great - not sure about nightlife as I went on a quiet break with...

We were in New York last month and it was great (we got married there!) What time of year are you going as somethings definitely depend on the season. Central park is great in the sunshine, take a picnic or rent a rowing boat on the lake. If its winter, then go ice skating there instead...

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Good luck with Slimming World, I've chosen to follow a low GI diet so am hoping that works for me this time. I also have PCOS but was only diagnosed this year so now I realise why it was so difficult for me to lose weight on previous attempts! I am also with the OP on the big thighs - on the...

Thank you! Glad to hear I'm not way off!! I've never done anything like GI before and I'm still not sure I fully understand it but glad to know I'm on the right lines. I've been looking at some of the recipes that are on the sticky here and hoping to incorporate some of them into my meals...

This has been the first week on a low GI/GL diet and I am still getting used to it and trying to figure out the foods I can have and those I cant - I thought if I wrote down some of the things I've had this week some of you on this forum could take a look and tell me if I'm on the right tracks...

Thank you so much - thats a great help! I've been trying to stick to the diet since Sunday and I'm feeling better already. Not sure if its the diet or my meds but I definitely dont feel as hungry as I did before - lets give it a few weeks and see how I feel!!!

Hi everyone, just wanted to introduce myself. I am 32 and have recently been diagnosed with PCOS after 12months + of trying to conceive - I need to lose a good few stone to help me on my journey. I have tried all sorts of diets and have been a regular of ww and sw but always seem to plateau...

Hi everyone, I'm 32 and have been recently been diagnosed with PCOS after 12 months + of trying to conceive. I need to lose a few stone to help me on my journey and am trying to discover a healthy eating plan to suit me and that works! I have tried WW and SW in the past but always reach a...

Thanks for the messages - feeling loads better and definitely realised that i dont need stupid men to make me feel better!!! Got rid of my frustratons at the gym and by keeping busy in work so have avoided the cake completely!!! Not going to give up after one setback!!! :-) :bliss:

Sorry if this message is a bit of a downer but am feeling quite sad tonight and just wanted to write something as otherwise I may go and eat and never stop! My other half dumped me this evening - it wasnt a big shock but am really quite gutted about it. I did have a rather large glass of wine...

I made this for the first time last week and couldnt get rid of the taste of chick peas!! I will try again though with some flavour variations as I'm determined to like it!!!

Do they taste much better this way? Just seems like rather a long time to wait for a potato!!!! (I'm not the most patient of people haha) I can understand using a slow cooker for meat etc but how much better does a slow cooked potato taste than one that's been in the oven for an hour??

Actually it's only 1lb off :( but its going to make me work that little bit harder next week so maybe it will show a bit more at my next weigh in.

well I think I've lost 2lbs but I'm not too impressed with myself on my first weigh in. Plus my gym instructor shouted at me because I went to be weighed after the gym and not before and apparently thats not the thing to do!!! If I get it right next time then hopefully it will show a better...

Hi Fb and Sabina, thanks for the invite to join you. Will be nice to have other people to motivate me!! I am trying to restart my slimming world diet (although not joined a class this time) - I am also attending gymophobics :whacky068:and will be having a weigh in every two weeks rather than...

mmmm, the couscous cake is delicious - I got this recipe a few years ago from my slimming world class and have never looked back - it definitely satisfies those sweet cravings!! I decided to have a change last week and make a chick pea cake from a recipe I got off my friend but it turned...

Hi Hannah, I'm in a much similar situation to yourself and not sure how to move forward. I eat out on occasion but my biggest downfall is going down to the pub or drinking at home. I know if I cut out alcohol completely for a while I would have such a boost to my wait loss but I dont think I...

Hi Lianna You sound exactly the same as me. I have done Slimming World numerous times and keep yo yoing with my weight but this time Im not thinking of it as a diet! Im combining it with exercise too so definitely a change of lifestyle. Ive only been on the forum just over 24 hours and have...

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haha gym bunnies wasnt meant as an insult! But by gym bunnies I think what I really meant was intimidating meathead blokes!!!:character00116: I know most people are just concentrating on working out but ive had a couple of bad experiences that have just put me off I guess. But I think the last...

I have just joined Gymophobics - one of those ladies only, 30 min workout type places. I know its not for everyone but they've got a good deal on at the moment (lunchtimes only for £15 a month) and that fits in well for me. I think as other people have mentioned council run gyms are pretty good...

I have just joined Gymophobics a week ago and I really like it! The concept does seem a bit weird like you say with everyone going round in a circle but everyones concentrating on their own circuit that you dont really seem to notice it! It probably does seem quite expensive for what you get...

Thanks for all the comments - seems like theres a lot of like minded people on here! I cant believe i've not found this site before - I love it already!! Here's to supporting each other - should be just what we need!! :D

I initially thought October was a rubbish time to start as Ive got a big birthday next month and then Christmas but I decided that wasnt the attitude to have and I cant put it off forever!! So im going to work hard for the next month and ive given myself a final target of next October so I...

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Hi Everyone. :flirt2: I turn 30 in 4 weeks and although I am not dreading the milestone I have decided that this is my chance to put a new plan into action. My weight has yo-yoed over the past 10 years or so but since getting divorced recently and comfort eating my way out of it the yo yo...