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Sounds like you had a lovely festive weekend Susie. x

Hey Buffy - good to hear from you too. How is your foot doing now? Any better? I am going to try and see what i can do, but I feel the added pressure to lose a bit before the holiday. Its a weird feeling, but I don't generally notice when the weight creeps on, then I will get a realisation...

Hey Susie. There is something so wrong but so magical about putting a diet plan in place that’s a little in the future, but until the it’s ‘all bets are off’!!! It’s such a great buzz knowing you can eat what you fancy for a while. I remember you really getting on well with the low carb thing in...

Friday - my pay day - yay!!! So I have spent the week licking my wounds and wondering what to do about myself. I have decided to do CC for a while, just over Christmas. My cruise is on the 12 jan, so 5 weeks today. I am going to try exercising with it - that massively helps my frame of mind and...

Thanks Susie, it’s so hard isn’t it? It’s that wild animal inside me that takes over - I have no guilt after, just anger that none of my clothes fit and life is that teensy bit harder every time you gain a bit.... I am giving CC a go - just so I can try and eat the nice stuff, goodies etc (by...

Monday 4th Hi all Well i have had a lovely weekend, lots of christmassy things going on. Our home is decorated and we saw most of Mick's family on Saturday night, which was lovely. Food wise, I haven't been very good, today I was going to start a fresh - but I haven't been very good...

Just checked YOU are the closest one to me!! I will have to try and get to your Fare Share next year when the pro bono allowances come back into play!

Oh great idea, thanks I will find one closer to me. Double win for today Susie, well done on the massive loss - I reckon it was all done last night chilling your Charlies off schlepping to work braless! Even better, you get to go home in the warm and watch a Christmas film with a hot...

9 cals is teeny - I dread to think what the Lindt one tonight will be.. Do you have a big shopping centre near you? We have an INTU close by and there is always a "barrow" that sells personalised baubles, two members of our family bought them, they are so cute - I will take a little pic of it...

Oh man your evening last night sounded like a right old farce....and in this freezing weather too! Today sounds just as yucky - but like you said at least you will be home and warm in the evening. I live in Essex, so SE London isn't that far as the crow flies, but trying to drive there in...

We have had our calendars for weeks! Both of us are Christmas Loonies.... Go out and get one for you and your hubby....have you got your "Mr and Mrs 1st Christmas" bauble?!? We have two!

Friday 1 December ⛄️⛄️ Morning all! It’s officially CHRISTMAS! I can now sing Christmas songs around the office, they all love me, as you can imagine! I have weighed in and I am exactly 280lbs on the dot, so 20 stone. I never thought i would ever see that number again. I was that weight and a...

So today has gone beautifully with regard to food. I was given a teeny mince pie - literally a mouthful - worth 4 Syns!!!!! So I have saved it for after dinner Here are my pics: Omelette with ham and mushroom 0 Syns Dinner - HEA + 0 Syns Homemade Garlic bread (HEB +2 Syns of butter...

Oh Susie, that sounds awful, did you end up on the floor too?

Was it wrong of me to spend half my lunch hour today trying to justify buying a tub of salted caramel haagen daaz, figure out the syns of the whole thing, eat the whole thing and then lower my syns for the rest of the week?! It can be done by the way!

Ah, don't be sorry Tipps - I can laugh about it now, but at the time its dreadful and the worse thing that can happen!

I am in Liverpool st, i would have said about meeting up for lunch but Deptford is far! Oh hang on, did you say you work for Fare Share? Our company allows us to have a pro bono day once a year and we use Benefacto - I am sure there was an option for a food charity in Deptford - I almost went...

Thursday 30th November Ohhhh one more day and i can officially start singing Christmas songs around the office! Mick and I love love love Christmas, the build up to it - we have been watching at least one Christmas film a night for most of this month and if we don’t have weekend plans we watch...

Thanks love, how are you getting on? X

Oh I wish Tipps! I would love to live on a cruise, not work on a cruise because they work them like dogs, but to permanently cruise.....I would be the size of a house after a year mind! Yeah I think sarongs are the way to go. I tend to be quite sensitive at the tops of my thighs, I remember one...

Thanks Susie, i know we both flirt with all different eating plans when things aren’t going well - just to stick to one thing and not cheat is literally ALL I need to do. It was really nice, next time I will try it with chicken thighs though as I find breasts too dry unless they are cooked in...

Oh my goodness- why did I ever stray from SW

Where in London?? I work in London!

Tuesday 28th November So foodwise today: B - 2 Egg Omelette with ham and mushroom L - Salmon Sushi from Itsu. Now, I tried looking this up but SW app is sh!t for eating out. I calculated it, but you can only put one item of free food so it was coming up quite high because of the rice and...

:bolt:Sneaks back in - was it really July since I last posted. Firstly, sorry all for deserting you. I guess I have had a looooong summer break. During that time, not much has changed really. I did start spending a lot of my time on You Tube, it is quite addictive, I kind of got into the "I...

Thanks Susie. Your woman sounds like a right a-hole. I hope she does complain. I love sandwiches, I think bread (buttered and white) with filling is the best thing in the world, and MUST be accompanied by crisps. Anyone wonder why I am big? Nope, me either! I thought your work was based in...

Hi Tipps, I am sneaking back in and catching up, just reading up on your diary, firstly sorry to hear you are going through all these struggles, as Susie says, its good to dump and its even better to dump on people who are pretty anonymous and faceless and not involved in your situation. Its...

Sneaks back in..... Hi Susie! Just catching up on everyone's diary's and I wanted to firstly say, Welcome Home! I am so glad you came home, you seem lots happier. I am coming back to Minis and as the forum title goes "I mean it this time"!!! So I will re-ignite the old diary and start...

Hi Jules - I have been on and off this site for years and years, I have seen you around and just wanted to say HI. Your diary sounds like mine, I start each day with a vengeance ....and then I put something in my mouth and that's it i'm gone. Its like an animal takes over me and I don't...

Monday 17th July Hi all, I have not been around much. Lots going on, I am not doing so great on the food/weight front, 2lb away from my original weight :mad::mad:. I am a total yo-yo er. Today I attempted a 5:2 day, around SW (yes I am back on SW as of today as well :rolleyes::rolleyes:). I...

Why be terrified by it?? You are going on holiday, looking at your stats you have already done well in losing a stone, you aren't obese by any stretch of the imagination. I can eat for England, especially on holiday when all bets are off as far as I am concerned...and I AM obese, even I never...

ps. there is usually plenty of room for suitcases under the bed!

Hiya I have been on a few cruises, not Thomson but they are all similar....the healthy stuff is there - there are always fruit options and cereals for breakfast and salads and veg and plan portions of meat.....BUT all the naughty stuff is there too.....you are on holiday, what's a girl supposed...

Yikes! I don't need any more toilet dramas, I am a slave to my bowels as it is. I might just try the salt bathing first. My calf muscles are on fire today - it's too painful to stretch them out even.

Wednesday 5th July Hi all, I hope you are all well and fit. I have had an ok couple of days food wise. I am hoping for a pound loss on Friday as I haven't been mega good. I did promise myself that I would start doing a few yoga / pilates sessions from you tube of a morning before work, but i...

I know right, these extenders are bright orange! And I asked really quietly for one, I almost mouthed it and the stewardess winked and went off to ask a second stewardess - I was hoping to keep it quiet because my sister and her partner were in the seats in front and I was mega embarrassed, and...

Oh Susie, I am so sorry you feel so unsettled over there - its so surprising, there's me thinking you have the ideal life, but its not always the case is it? I remember living in Turkey for a while and it was really tough at times, the language barrier, although it does make you knuckle down and...

Congrats on getting on the panel Tipps, great news. Ooh red jeans? Very bright and bold. Its a scorcher here today, I wished I were in shorts!

Hi Susie Can you please give me your recipe for Coconut Veg Curry? It sounds so lovely. What is your rough cals you are giving yourself a day? Or are you just Med dieting with cals? Also, do you think that Epsom Salt would work on tight calf muscles? If I walk a lot the day before I wake...

Wow, your bra shopping sounds horrendous - its strange how so many different sizes were up for grabs ... so to speak, the fact that you left the shop with a bigger bra, despite losing weight and your others being loose... Thank goodness you found something in the end. I HATE bra shopping. I...

Monday 5 July - I can't believe its July already!!!! I hope everyone is having a Happy Monday! I really struggled getting up this morning, I went to bed really early and slept really well, but it still didn't seem to be enough, so I snoozed on the train, which is most unlike me. WE BOOKED...

Sunday ☀️ 2nd July Morning all! I hope you are having a lovely weekend. Today is glorious here in Essex. Yesterday was ok, but we spent most of it decorating the 3rd bedroom, or what will soon be called 'Micks Man Cave'! We woke up and have spent the morning tidying up the garden, we are...

Friday 30th June and :scale: so..... I lost the 6lbs I gained last week! I do not know how or why that happened, but I am totally owning it right now, I can't believe it. I don't deserve it... it has spurred me to be a better person to my body this week, we are out tonight but it will be a...

He is a wise old owl listening to you ladies....that and the fact he is desperate to go! Our food cupboard are pack...mainly my stuff, i will buy pulses and things and never use them - I need to eat my way through the cupboards like the hungry hungry caterpillar! I nibbled :1461: ....but...

Glad to hear the Epsom Oil is working - I wonder if it my help tight muscles too? Or is it just for cramps primarily? You said you mix the salts with water, did you mean oil? I meant to congratulate you on the massive 9lb loss too - well done! It seems that the Med Diet is the one for you...

Hey Lady Just catching up - glad to hear your pussy has recovered :rolleyes: . I am mega jealous of that F&V haul! I would love to be able to get produce like that, for that price! I also cottoned on to the Coconut Milk Powder, is it any good? How do you cook with it? I am going to toddle...

Oh and I only just saw your photo - you are gorgeous! I love your outfit too... we have similar mad curls too - I love my curls, but they control me, I don't control them!

Good luck at the interview Tipps! Shopping alone with no one but your flexible friend sounds amazing! It must be great to be almost where you want to be weight-wise and going "slim clothes" shopping....a feeling I haven't experienced in years, but I do remember the euphoria....just!!! Ignore...

Thursday 29th June Hi all So I read your comments about the holidays to Mick last night and he said "if your mini mates think its a good idea, then we need to do this!" So we are going to go - yeeeee haaaa!!!! We will have to budget a little. We are visiting 9 different islands I think - we...

Thanks ladies, we love love love the Caribbean and I would heartily encourage you to go one day, Barbados especially, its such a lovely friendly island...and totally safe too. I have never done the Greek islands, that is something I would like to do too one day. We do try to deviate from...

:D - Thanks Buffy - we love our holidays too, we always thought it was because we were stuck in a flat and that when we moved to a bigger place, we wouldn't feel the need any longer...but we do! I am hoping that if we agree to this (I still haven't said yes yet!) that it will kickstart me...

Wednesday 28th June Hey all How is everyone today? I am feeling slightly better today. I think in part because I jumped on the scales, expecting another few lbs on and actually I have lost some since last Friday, which is a miracle, but I am in taking and running (or should i say hobbling)...

I find that I fall when emotions hit....be it celebratory, stress, sadness, anger..... This week has been a feeling of mainly anger. I had a set-to with a woman at work, she is really rude and took a tone with me which I didn't appreciate. It made me so angry - as in who does she think she...

Ahh thanks all, everyone is so supportive and understanding on here! I am still not on course today, I am having a bit on an internal crisis, so food is usually my answer, i do need to stop this nonsense though and get cracking on losing some timber! I really like the Graze boxes - they do a...

That's weird - I just sent you a post about swimming!

1kg to go!!!! Thats so amazing. If you struggle with your back, I think swimming, preferably front crawl is good for your stomach. Have you got any kettlebells? They too are good. I have a great dvd which is 5 or 6 lots of 10 minute sessions, you can do one or two or as many as you like...

Monday 26th June - back on it! Hi all, so I have been bad, but today I dust myself off and start again, I must realise that I only need to be bad a meal at a time, not for days on end. I need to update my signature as well to show the gain. I am annoyed because this was always the pattern I...

Thanks love, sadly I have gained all my losses :(:oops: - very shameful. The linguine was so delicious, I didn't have a recipe, I just muddled it together, I like getting creative in the kitchen, especially with pasta dishes, I just used tinned crab and a handful of prawns (they are so low on...

Thanks Tipps (she says on her second glass of wine - :rolleyes:, well I am on a day off, the sun is shining and I am sitting in my garden....wine o'clock Cheers xx

Aw Tipps, sorry you feel so mixed about your job, but if it's making you stressed and unhappy, there is your answer. The thing is you do seem to like it, the job, it's just the erratic hours and no proper rules and regs. You have to take care of you. What about sticking it out until your...

Oh wow Susie your menus are sounding phenom!!!!! Just like me to hone in on the naughty but...liquorice ice cream??! Be still my beating heart! That sound amazing. Med diet sounds amazing and is clearly right up your street. Keep it up lovely xx

Friday 23rd June :scale: - no smileys and titty shakes today, more :1461: - in 3 weeks I have lost 6lbs and in one week of being off pain I gained the whole fecking lot! What did I do to get back on track? Are the best part of a big packet of crisps of course! Tomorrow is a right off, I will...

I think you are right Tipps, I am naughtier more in the summer than the winter....although I am naughty then too . I do already wear orthotics in my trainers, they have worked wonders for my ankle, it's just this sharp pain in the sole of my foot - it's horrible. I have been doing my exercises...

Well done Susie, forget about the WI, you are starting a clean slate and your meals sound lovely, especially dinner :p - and using your own produce, how exciting! I harvested 4 strawberries from my plants last night, I was so proud, had them for pud - OH MY GOD - they were so sour!!! I had to...

Tuesday 20th June Hi all, I haven't posted for a good few days, partly due to a hectic weekend of being run off my feet, but also because I haven't really followed the plan, I tend to hide when I haven't kept an eye on what i stuff in my mouth, be it food or drink! I haven't been ridiculously...

Hey Tipps Your employees really don't have a good rota going do they? Its like they are expecting everyone to be chief cook and bottle wash (is that the phrase?!). Why is there no consistency in what you all do, with no proper breaks and time to eat a proper meal? I remember working in a hair...

Hi Susie just catching up, it sounds like slightly promising news about your friend, good news indeed, esp. if they deem her ready for a rehab hospital. So the Med Diet - I love the idea of a med diet and you will have all the necessary seasonal veggies and fruit to hand out there for it. Good...

Friday 16th June - weigh day :scale: - 3lbs off :banana_dancer: I am so chuffed, and a little surprised especially after Chocolate-gate the last couple of days. I don't care though, I am taking the loss and running (well slowly waddling) with it! So news...I don't know if I mentioned, but I...

I am glad to know I am not alone, its almost as if I have a right to eat chocolate and things, because I don't usually - that may not make sense, but I am a stodgy, savoury person, so I try and steer clear, thats my achilles. But when I fancy sweet things, I tend to go to town "because I don't...

Thursday 15th June Hi all Well I never stuck to plan last night, the fishcakes weren't at all nice, I thought there was cheese melted in the middle, but it was all mashed up with the fish and potato and it was really mushy in consistency and so I had a couple of wraps with southern fried...

Oh you lucky thing having an actual creamery near you! Although I think if I had anything like that, it would prove fatal....like heart attack fatal!!!!

Soooooo, how did you get on on your first week? Did you have class last night? xx

Hi Lola I feel your pain and can relate to what you have said, well done for coming back. What diet (ok ok lifestyle plan!) are you going for? xx

Wednesday 14th June Hi all - I am Little Miss Naughty - :angeldevil: yes my halo slipped last night - so confession time. We had a Nandos! We went shopping at Costco and Nandos is a spit away, I had half chicken and large spicy rice, then I had 13sp worth of chocolate and then an ice lolly...

Ooh I will have a look, we are always on the look out for more cruises! I went shopping last night and stopped by the butter - I thought of you as I saw the Kerry Gold! What butter do you use?

I totally get you on that point. I have tried things in the past, mainly through SW but I don't like the fake taste. The only thing I have got on board with is light mayo.... I love me some real proper butter, i bet Irish butter is the best isn't it? None of this lightly salted lark either - on...

I really did pat myself on the back - Mick doesn't eat that sort of food so he couldn't appreciate the deliciousness that i had produced!!! I am so happy that prawn and crab are so low in points, you get loads of each for 1sp. We love cruising Susie, we are always on the lookout for our next...

Oh i love your new bike Tipps! Its so ...pretty and vibrant and feminine - I had a sneaky look at Gudruns Joden website too. I love the style of clothing, its gorgeous. I always dream of being able to wear that sort of style, I would love to own a tea dress, but I have tried these things on...

Tuesday 13th June Morning all, I hope everyone is ok. I forgot to post my food shots from yesterday, I think I only took one of dinner, which was massive and I left a bit, but it was just protein and greens. I have also subscribed to Graze and my first box came last night, I got so excited when...

Oooh sausage pasta, you have made me think of n'duja - do you cook with it? I adore it, whenever I see it on the menu in an Italian restaurant I have to have it! Your day sounds beautiful again, what lovely food....but 32 sounds hot hot hot!!!

This was crab and prawn linguine and it was so so nice. I am not one to boast usually but this was delicious, I was on my own and I said out loud 'oh my god I am amazing, this is restaurant material' . I will be making this again. Oh and I meant to say before, the sicky headaches were...

Hey Susie, glad to hear you are feeling better now. The pizza and walnut bread seems to be helping your recovery . Finish it up and draw a line under it and start again. We are not called WeMITTs for nothing. It sounds like you had a lovely weekend. X

Monday 12th June Morning all, I hope you all had lovely weekends. The weather dahn Saaaff was glorious. It made for a sweaty time for me though as I was painting the double door frame in the conservatory which gets the sun all day long . Still had a busy weekend doing lots of diy, the...

Thanks Tipps x Thanks M'lady! Great idea on the baby spinach idea, I did just that. I usually always rip the original bag anyways. My husband only likes things that are chicken based and covered in batter or breadcrumbs! He will eat proper food but it's usually what I put in front of him...

Friday 9th June - pay day :bunnydance: and weigh day:scale: - 1lb off :stickdance: Hi all As you can see I am 1 whole pound lighter. I am fine with that, given that in 7 days I have done two very different diets and also had a day or two with naughty food! My poor body! After work...

I am beginning to wonder if its work! I felt fine...until I got in to work, I must be allergic! Seriously though, I have been unwell with sinusitis and although I am much better now, the headachey feeling feels sinus-y. Someone else mentioned the weather, it was very dull but muggy here in...

Thursday 8th June Hi all So today has been ok, foodwise its going amazingly, but physically I feel a bit rubbish, I have a sicky/dizzy/headachey feeling - its the kind I sometimes used to get with my periods, but I am not on the constant mini pill and I don't really have them much anymore...

The creamy stuff in the container is the leftover primula light which I dipped my crisps - ooh it were handsome!!! Another good day done - I even came home and painted a radiator! Xx

Hey Tipps - sorry to hear you are going through some cr!p at the moment, but way to go at looking forward to something lovely, a 4 week holiday in SW france sounds amazing and the weather should be glorious. I have always fancied staying in a house in rural France or Italy. The thought of...

Hey Well done for going to class, a big step. Is it a nice class? Did you feel welcomed and supported? I love your mini goals too! Pedicurist, highlights and tattoo!!! I told my husband that when I lose a stone I want to go to this restaurant called Bird where they sell fried chicken in...

Wednesday 7th June Hi all Wow, didn't it rain last night? I thought our conservatory was going to collapse under the strain of the rain, still the garden got a good soaking! I have so far had a nice filling food day (although it is only 3pm!) I feel like I have been naughty, but all within...

Thanks Tipps, it was a lovely food day, of course I had the "first day of diet" excitements, you know planning what I can NOW have - I am hoping I can keep this up for as long as possible. Hi Buffy, I do hope I keep up with my veg and fruit intake, I am very good at eating my 5+ a day, I...

So dinner tonight: And lunch: And ended the day on just over 10k steps. Xx

PS - I have totally added a sourdough marmite and cheese toastie to my meal plan this week - I am loving WW right now!!!!! x

Tuesday 6th June - day 1 of WW Well I have had a successful day, I will post pics later on this evening. B - Skinny Sausage, Boiled Egg and Tomato - 3 L - Tuna Sandwich with big salad and avocado and a yogurt - 14 S - Houmous and Pitta - 9 D - 2 x Thai Salmon and Prawn Fishcakes, salad and...

You can do this - we are all behind you - and if you can't, then don't despair, you may feel stronger in a day or two. Have you considered trying it online, or do you want the in-person support? You remind me so much of my best friend and I want to hug and squeeze you just like I do her, you...

Ooh Susie - I envy your life, although I can see the struggle of enjoying life on the food and booze front - I can't wait for retirement and only hope its as fulfilling as your life is. Isn't that awful for me to wish my years away?! Just hoping for that lottery win one day! xx

Good luck for weigh in. What's Apple Cider Vinegar like? Do you find it helps?

Oh I love that you are so like me! I signed up to WW last night!!!!! Hee hee! Good luck on cc ing!!! I too like my vino and booze and you can allow that in WW and CC. I was considering doing one week SW and one week WW or switch every couple of weeks or month. But what I really need to do is...

Ooh sourdough- I have never made it but EAT do a sourdour marmite and cheese toast or, which I could eat everyday!!! It's not as straightforward as making regular bread is it? I am doing it online - I don't like going to classes if I can help it. X

Hey I found your diary love, how well did you do before you fell pregnant?! You can do it again, these things take time to get into, especially when another human comes into your life and changes it 100% - it's a complete change of gear, having a baby, she is now the centre of your world, as she...

OMG! I just subscribed to 3 months of weight watchers

Hi BB! I am all caught up! Well done for coming back and like the other wise owls (Tipps and Susie ;)) have said - take it easy on yourself. Your well-being and baby bear's well-being is the most important. Maybe leave the CC-ing out for a while and just do as you said, just by cutting down on...

Monday 5th June Morning all - I hope everyone is safe and well. Such awful news over the weekend with the attacks in Borough Market. I work in London and although I have worked here years and gone through 7/7 attacks and Westminster etc, today I felt a little anxious coming in today. They are...

Thanks Tipps - I saw your list on your signature and copied the idea! x Thanks Lady - I tried a few of the meals and i would say the nicest one is the chicken tikka. But i do like making my own and often prefer my own to shop bought - I haven't tried the soups yet but my sister rates them. x...

Bodies are strange Susie, maybe you should only weigh once a week that way you won't feel confused and frustrated- what's now happened is you are going to deny yourself syns and you know that syns are important to SW and weight loss - do you have your heb and heas most days? They are also key to...

Friday 2nd June - :scale: WI day: 2lbs off. :banana_dancer: I confess I wanted more (don't we all!?!) but I vow to celebrate each loss. I was in the shower this morning thinking about it and really although I was good these last 7 days, I wasn't perfect and I had a good week, so if I can still...

Thanks Susie, ok last night's one wasn't as good as my usual due to different soft cheese and also the frying pan has started to stick and it burned a little - my usual way (please don't tell your Italian friends, they would balk in disgust!): Bacon Meds and Chorizo (if you have the syns...

Morning! 2lbs on? After your 9lbs loss yesterday? Your meal plan yesterday seemed so on point - I know you weren't great the night before weigh in but that seems harsh. Bodies are funny things aren't they?!

I do love a fry up. I was reading one of the WeMITT girls recipe thread sticky and she showed how to prep and freeze fry ups in little containers! I am so going to do this!!! Have a good day Tipps x

So today's eats: Not in order but all down the hatch!!! A lovely food day. And if I have room later I will have a mango x

So - I have been thinking about making a list of reasons why I want to lose some weight (thanks to Buffy and her advising someone else on here today), I have them in my head but writing them down on here may make them real. I don't have a huge desire to lose a lot of weight, I don't need to be a...

Hi S&T Welcome back and well done on posting, I know how hard it is - I used to be on here all the time, but my constant failures led me to stop as I didn't think I was helping anyone by never really losing weight - I certainly wasn't helping myself - so I stalked off and gained more instead...

OH MY WORD! 9lbs is amazing!!!!!! Well done Susie. :0clapper: Maybe the prossy, vino and bread helped - now thats my kinda diet!

Thanks, I did feel very saintly. . I am hoping that the saintly-ness alone will give me a couple of pounds off this week....doesn't work that way does it!? He is a chocolattey God from M&S. I am not the biggest sweet tooth but his chocolate taste gets me everytime. Its almost crunchy with sugar!

Thursday 1st June Morning all So, as mentioned above, last night was a roaring success. I had the kebab and it took me so long, I was the last person still eating. My nephew doesn't eat pizza (crazy boy) so he joined me in a kebab, so I didn't feel too much like the odd one out. What with no...

Hey Susie, as you can see I was a good good girl! The pizzas were smelling fine and I briefly felt sad jealous and angry - but once I had a bit or two of kebab, it all went away!!!! xx

I love love love kebabs and hot chilli sauce, it makes me feel like I am being naughty but actually its not too bad - unless its doner kebab. I do sometimes make my own pizzas, I like your thinking, planning it in to my life, you can't always put your life on hold, this is something that I say...

Well done on your mini goal Tipp! That's great, but I find the best goal is getting into a size lower in your clothes, what a feeling of accomplishment eh? All that exercising and healthy eating really does pay off. I need to get my activity levels up like you - I used to be so good at that...

Oh how interesting. It's amazing how different our bodies are isn't it?

How's your day been M'Lady?

Hey Tipperary - I am all caught up - you have had some couple of months there my friend! Poor you being in hospital for so long and all your furbaby problems too! And the Duke of Kent! How very ladidah! Just out of curiosity, did you Acupuncturist tell you why you shouldn't eat raw veg? Is that...

So my lunch and breakfast combo and some snacks throughout the day.... Oh and I know this probably isn't a revolutionary discovery but baby sweet peppers are amazing!!! I have never been a fan of raw peppers but these bad boys are delish!!!!!

Wednesday 31st May Good day all, I hope everyone is fit and well. I had a really enjoyable food day yesterday, its so nice when a day becomes 100% foodwise. It makes you feel so positive. Today has so far been the same, although this evening is going to take a sinister turn....down Pizza...

Hi Cynical, thanks for stopping by! Thank you I love Nando sauces, I much prefer them on the real deal, but we make our own spatchcock chicken and douse it in the bottled stuff.

Emding The day with an ice lolly (3) - good food day ☺️

So tonight's offering - I decided not to bother with the pasta and went for a huge salad and a roll filled with primula light and the hot chicken and coleslaw. Here are some pictures, I had it without the skin but it's so droolsome looking with skin in tact, I also only had the breast quarter...

Found you! I will read later on the train - I have been on Minis since 12:15 and its now 2:45! Not exactly employee of the year :oops:

My half eaten delish lunch

Hi Tipperary Thanks for that post, it makes a lot of sense. I used to use this site all the time, but I think when it went away, albeit only for a few months, I just got out of the swing of it and all of a sudden, my old mini mates were gone and replaced by new people who had built...

Tuesday 30th Well, I have had a good weekend, could have been better but it could have been a lot lot worse too. I am going to start documenting my food a what I eat a bit more on here and take photos so I can keep myself (and maybe others) inspired. So today's menu: B - A very sour...

Thanks Susie, I just caught up on yours and posted, so I am off to a good start. I think its all part of my being ashamed of myself for not sticking to anything, I have been in drift mode for a long time - I need to take evasive action, not just for my diet, but for my life really. There's no...

Hey Susie, I have just been catching up - its a little like reading my life! I change diets like the weather! I to and fro between WW and SW, when I am on SW I miss the tut food like lazy meals and naughtiness, but when I am on WW I miss the portion sizes of SW! I will never be content with my...

Hi Susie Thanks for your post - I have been a secret admirer of yours, and also read some of your blogs in Italy too - its funny I am always lurking on her, but when I am not on plan i don't feel like I can post anything, like I don't belong you know? I feel I must be a silent lurker until I am...

Hi Buffy - congratulations on your massive weight loss - you are doing so amazingly.

Hi - I could probably do with losing 8 stone, but I am content with losing 5 - 6 stone - its such a huge massive number isn't it? Over 100lbs. We can do it, if we put our mind to it....

23rd May :whistle::whistle::whistle:...sneaks back in! Ok, so I said I would officially start on 6th May.... clearly I am doing what I usually do and not making myself accountable for my actions. I just can't seem to say no! I do wonder if I don't care enough, which is an awful thing to...

Hi all - this is probably my 10th attempt at a diary over the last 8 years and my 1000000th attempt at trying to lose weight. I won't go over old ground, but in a nutshell I am happily married, have just moved to our first grown up home and realised how unfit and lethargic I have really become...

I have no idea how to get pics on here. I loved adding phoits before, I just can't figure it out on my phone!

Saturday 24th Sept Morning So the curry from Iceland was actually really nice. I can probably make a nicer homemade version which I can make a big old batch of sauce and freeze it. So today's eats: B - Smoked Salmon, Scrambled Eggs, Tomatoes and Cucumbers (1) Brown sauce L - Chicken...

Hiya Torn, thanks for stopping by, I hope you are well. Have a great day xx

Hello :) Admission time, I have been on this site for years - I have a zillion diaries floating around, I have tried all sorts of diets, but I always come back to my old friend SW. I have been back on it since Monday and I feel happy and satisfied, which is more than can be said from when I was...

Wow - what a week you have had! I am glad to hear you are feeling better, but sorry you have been so stuffed up. Water is a great healer for that, if you can stomach fresh lemon and ginger, that should get things moving. Well done on another fabbo loss! Its amazing how well you are doing. You...

Hi Michelle Thanks, I felt like I was doing well, until I got on the scales this morning! Thankfully my sleep has been a lot better, I am trying not to read on my phone before bed, its always a killer, that. Thank you - I will aim to take more photos, it doesn't always work on my phone...

Friday 4th March Weigh in: gained 2lbs I am so sad and surprised at this, actually I am hugely disappointed. I feel better I have eaten 100% for most of the week, ok I wasn't totally on plan last weekend, but I didn't overeat by any means, in fact I felt like I wasn't that bad at all. All week...

Double post

Friday 4th March Weigh in: 2lbs on! I am so gutted about this. I know I had a "not on plan" weekend, but I wasn't too bad, and I have been 100% all week. I was actually expecting a 1lb or 2lb loss, so this has come as a huge disappointment. I felt lighter too.... ho hum. Todays foods: B -...

I checked the sp's generally for Iceland pizzas and they are pretty good - coming in at around 10-14sp for half which I think it pretty good. Charley needs to go to Iceland!

Thanks! Yes, you are focusing on the right things for you at the moment. I really loved my single years and I wouldn't change anything, I made my own way in life. When you are ready you will meet the right person, you may not want to but I really advocate Online Dating, if you use it the right...

3rd March Today's eats: B - Strawberries and apple L - Leftover pizza and salad (16) D - Spag Bol and Cheese (13) S - Thin and PB2 (4) and Crisps (4) Total 37 So pics of my food yesterday - lunch, which was tastier than it looks! And dinner which was as delicious as it looked!

3rd March Still going good, I was heavily tempted yesterday, we had a lunch meeting and our catering team always lay on loads of delicious sandwiches wraps and rolls and bowls of crisps, I sat as far away as possible from them and drooled while everyone else tucked in. I am so glad now that I...

2nd March Today's meals: B – Thin and PB2 (4) L – Pizza Quesadilla (10) - this is 2 WW wraps (6) with puree (1) cheese (3) and bacon (1), dry fried and cut into 6, I will warm up in the microwave D – Pizza and Salad and Salad Cream (16) - this is an Aldi Carlos Thin & Crispy 13sp for half S...

Thanks - I feel like I struck gold really, I was never really lucky in love, I never had a true long relationship beforehand with anyone, I just lived up my 20s in a whirl of partying and stuff and before I knew it I looked around and everyone had settled down, so in my early 30s I thought "I...

2nd March Another good day under my belt yesterday - I am feeling really positive still, I am hoping for a couple of pounds off this week - I know I never really stuck to plan over the weekend, but I wasn't too bad I don't think. We will see. Today's meals: B – Thin and PB2 (4) L – Pizza...

Thanks, we do like to spoil ourselves. We were both single for many years before we met, so enjoying the companionship is a bit part of our lives now. We have decided not to have children, while we love children, we both decided early on in our relationship that it wasn't for us. We love each...

1st March I know I said I would exercise, but I couldn't get up this morning! I really need to kick start and get this big old body moving, I always disliked exercise but it did always make me feel better and lighter and brighter, its breaking the seal isn't it? Doing that first one and then it...

1st March Today's eats: B - Strawberries, Pear L - Chicken wrap with salad and salad cream (7) D - 2 Sausages and Mash, veg and gravy and Dijon mustard (16) S - Crisps (4) Ham Sandwich (7) and Malteser Hot Chocolate (3) Total: 37 out of 37

Hi honey, oh Serena it was such a lovely weekend, I recently got married to a wonderful man and carve out as much quality time together as we possibly can. We decided to go on a dinner date once a month every 28th (the date we got married). That's what this weekend was. I got a bonus at work...

Hi I read your post with interest - what you say does resonate with me somewhat. I am a great self-rewarder and my pat on the back comes in all forms - wine, crisps, takeaways.... I too have quite a stressful job and I find that to stay alert during the day I shouldn't have the heavy lunches I...

Monday 29th Feb So after a naughty weekend, where my plans didn't go to erm, plan. But instead of berating myself and feeling guilty I am just going to say that sometimes I want to feel "normal" in the sense that I see normal people not thinking about how naughty they are being, they are...

Monday 29th Feb So after a naughty-ish weekend, where my plans didn't go to erm, plan - on to today's eats: B - Banana and Pear L - Count on Us New York Pastrami Sandwich (7) and Count on Us Tuna Sandwich (8) D - Chicken Quarter with Chips and Salad (19) S - Malteser Hot Chocolate (3) Total -...

Thanks love, I imagine my WI on Friday will be slow, possibly backwards! Naughty weekend...x

Hey hun Just catching up, firstly well done on the massive loss! Its crazy how this diet works so wonderfully, you ate so well last week and were rewarded with a great loss, especially as you are so close to target now, the losses should be slowing down, not speeding up, its fab. Sorry to hear...

Cinema nibbles:

Friday 26th February Weigh in day: 1lb loss. I am ok with that. Busy weekend ahead with lots of planning involved around food and drink. I hope my plans pan out. Today: B - Fruit L - Chicken (2) Salad (0) Salad Cream (2) and Thin (3) D - Chicken Thighs (10) they are so high on WW! and Rice...

Friday 26th - my happy day, the weekend is almost upon us! WI this morning saw 1lb loss, I am happy with it, I would have secretly liked more, but then who doesn't when they have been good all week and only get a 1lb loss? You can't win them all, I am just pleased I never gained back any of my...

Hmmm that was my mid afternoon 4sp snack from earlier...it barely touched the sides.. I have had another positive, albeit tiring day, food has been great all week and I am keeping fingers crossed for a good loss at tomorrow's weigh in...altho I do have to bear in mind that I lost a lot of...

B1 – This was at 3:30am, so I guess counts as today! I could not get to sleep and was really hungry, I didn’t eat huge amounts yesterday, although the food was nutritious, I was hungry, so I ate a Raspberry and Hazelnut Bar from Boots (3sp) it was amazing, but those shaper bars are pretty...

Thursday 25th Feb I had the worst nights sleep EVER last night. My mind was fully awake and I couldn't stop it from racing. I am feeling really positive about this new way of eating and I feel full of beans, so I lay in bed with my phone finding the WW SmartPoints for lots of new things to try...

Ah I don't think there is the pm function on this site, you could do it on the last site. You could always go to my profile page and post it on that. I have pb2 on a thin for my mid afternoon snack today. 4sp not sure if it would be different on pp.

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Lovely food today, I love Egg and Cress Sandwiches!!! A small din dins tonight Rosa, it looks yum tho! I am glad you are back and posting again

It was a small loaf I picked up from one of the supermarkets - Only bought it to try it & not looked for it again. Was it nice?

I have these last few weeks and I can honestly say i am a convert. We usually shop in tesco (the big one at Lakeside if you know it?) and it just got more and more expensive, it crept up and up slowly. My friend shops in Aldi all the time and urged me to try. I did years ago but I wasn't...

Edit: I worked out the Lightly Dusted YELLOWFIN SOLE that i actually bought instead of the haddock i thought i had bought and they were 4sp per fillet so that makes 8 which means I am going to forego my raspberry and hazelnut bar....nevermind, i have a massive mango to chomp through but in all...

Honestly hun its really good stuff - I have a massive tub, if you want i can send you some in the post to try it, if you like it then you can order it and know that you wont have wasted your money. Its about £8 for a small tub and I have a big tub which is taking me ages to get through. You are...

Great going on todays food by the way, i am desperate for nuggets now! They are so going on my Aldi's shopping list this week!

Thank you thank you thank you!! I was in the right area but i dont have an iphone i have an android and the options i get after I "choose file" only has camera or docs or camcorder or voice recorder!!! So I went into docs section and then selected images - so a couple more steps than you but it...

Phew I am all caught up. You have such perseverance Rosa I love your food diaries. I think what you said in one of your last posts about eating less doesn't always mean losing more is correct. I think our bodies go into panic mode when they are used to a certain diet and a of a sudden they are...

I found you!!!! I was looking in the general Weight Loss Diary where I am! I didn't think to go in SW Weight Loss Diary, I went in SW food diary and couldn't see you - phew, here you are and I have subbed and I will catch up on you on my train journey home x

Hey there Serena, Can you please help me with a technical query? How do you upload your photos please? I haven't got a home computer, only a tablet (and not a good one!) or my phone, since the app no longer works I can't figure out how to upload pics I have already taken, I can take the pics at...

Wednesday 24th Feb B - Grapes and Yogurt (its 3pm and I never ate the yogurt for breakfast - I picked at the grapes and didn't need it, I will have it in a minute though) (3sp) L - Steak and Salad, with dressing and an Aldi Thin, with flora light (5+1+3+1 =10sp) D - 2x Lightly Dusted Haddock...

Wednesday 24th Feb Day two of only eating when I am hungry! Yesterday was a success, I am going for it again today. B - Grapes and Yogurt (its 3pm and I never ate the yogurt for breakfast - I picked at the grapes and didn't need it, I will have it in a minute though) (3sp) L - Steak and Salad...

Hi Michelle, It is a big wide world out there, and ours for the taking...well if you have ready cash that is! I am a total Aldi fan, I am loving it, I have been there in the past but it was never a weekly shopping venue before - we prefer Tesco but it has gotten so expensive, in a slowly...

Well I need to congratulate you on making a WW wrap look like a proper pizza base! I actually thought it was a proper base! I do something similar, I call it my pizza quesadilla, its pretty much the same as yours but it has another wrap over the top of it and you dry fry it on both sides. Its...

I can't find you! Are you in SW food diaries? Or the weight loss diaries?

Hey Serena I am all caught up now, firstly you look amazing, the change in you and those three photos you took is amazing - well done. You seem to be doing so so well! Your daughter is adorable, also I am close-ish in proximity to you, I am in Thurrock, Essex - so you are just across the water...

Exactly Rosa - I haven't got to the stage where I can have tons of goodies in the house and just take one at a time, I am not that strong - but I have bought multipack crisps which I want to try and eat every now and then rather than all at once. The beauty of WW is that you can have a couple of...

Tuesday - 23rd Feb Well, I had a lovely dinner last night, those count on us meals are really good and I love that they have a 3 for £10 offer all the time! The lasagne was delish. I will get some more of those. Since I was sick last week, and off my food somewhat, I realised that I should...

Tuesday 23rd Feb B - Yogurt and Strawbs (3sp) L - 1x Thin with chicken and flora light (5sp) and Crisps (4sp) PDS* - 1x Thin with marmite (3sp) D - Steak (5sp) Chips (7sp) and Salad with LF dressing (1sp) S - Malteser Hot Chocolate (3sp) POINTS - 31 This is the first day I am only having...

OH I SEE!! That's probably where I have seen the name...forgive my ignorance but what is (Will) Power Puff Girls? I was reading some of your diary last night, well I started at the beginning - loving your dedication, then realised I would never get through 530 odd pages, so I will go to the...

Hiya, thanks for stopping by. I think I Remember you from the SW forum actually - the power puff name rings a bell. I will have a little lookey lou over on your diary for a bit of inspiration xx

Hey, just joined WW from SW too - welcome, it will be good to take baby steps into the dark side with you! I need to relocate my fitbit, I really don't know what happened to it!

Hey all This will be my foody woody diary - I have a weight loss diary already - but I thought I would start posting my foods somewhere too. As the heading states, I have always done SW, but I always struggled with controlling my portions on it, with using low fat versions of food that are...

Monday 22nd Feb I have been AWOL - partly due to the fact I am useless at figuring things out, like how to upload a photo from my phone gallery, partly because I was hit with a particularly nasty bowel infection last week (the grimmest thing I have encountered thus far in my life) and partly...

Michelle! Hi! How are you? Are you doing well? Thank you, we had such a wonderful day, well holiday really - being away with our families was just the best. We are desperate to win some money so we can do it all again! How have you been keeping? I have been having a "which diet should I...

Hi Saz nice to meet you, do you have a diary? Thank you for your kind words. It was a truly wonderful day. I would recommend to anyone to get married abroad,it was so lovely and intimate...and we had a big old party when we got back. Have a good day xx

Saturday Hi all happy Saturday. Mine has been busy so far. Up at 7am, a wee bit hungover and then went to Aldi for a weekly shop then Tesco for the bits we couldn't get in Aldi, then hairdresser to be my colour done, then Lakeside for a few bits and now we are home, shopping unpacked and had...

Hey Hun, The wedding went really well thanks. We had a great day but it was the big holiday with family and close friends that really made it. Three weeks in the sun was a perfect way to spend what we would have spent in 1 wedding day in the UK. Perfect. Life is good, contentment has kicked...

Hey Rosa how are you doing? Did you have a lovely Summer/Christmas?Did you get to visit your lovely chateau? It feels weird being back on here, amongst friends i feel a renewed sense of excitement and desire to crack on!

Sophie - Hello! I have just discovered that minimins is back up and running - so nice to see some of my old chums, I cannot believe your son is 1! Time has sped by! Anyway, just a little hello, my diary is up and running, well I re-started it, but my head has not been in it, come on girl - we...

LUCIE!!!!!! I have only just noticed that minimins is back up and running, after being off air for 9 months, I had no clue that it had come back until last night, I have spent most of my work day on and off reading your delicious diary! So many things to chat about - firstly Happy Birthday for...

Oh lord its back! I have been spending the last couple of weeks getting back into my old SW ways, after spending a little time in the dark side of WW I decided to come back to good old SW, yeah I know what side my bread's buttered - of course when i say that i mean my 60g wholemeal bread's...

OH MY GIDDY AUNT - minis is back and I never fricking knew! How are you old friend?? I am wondering around here in amazement and looking for my old chums, How are you across that huge stretch of water that is the thames estuary?! I am not sure whether to kick start my old diary or start a...

Wednesday. We are off the to Cinema tonight to see Pitch Perfect 2. We are going quite early again so I won't have time to eat before we go, so I am doing my two monster filled rolls again. I can't have my crisps afterwards though as I am on an EE day and I have to use most of my syns on the...

Hi Zapps. Not really a daily target - I don't like being under 10k, I feel totally lazy! On Monday I was at 9k something and so I walked around my little one bed flat until I got passed the 10k mark! Mick thought I was a total moron! I haven't reached the dizzy heights of 20k yet, but I will!

And a good active day to boot

The ledge kedge

Hello all Not been around minis much. I had a good weekend, although it was boozy. A few pics included in this post of stuff over the weekend. Food today: B - porrige and raisins (HEB and A) plus (4) L - chicken and chilli noodle salad (1) for nood (3) for mayo and chilli sauce D -...

So no photos today other than my fitbit stats. I hope you have a lovely weekend all. Thanks again for all your support this week xxx

Ok, so lunchtime was naughtier than I hoped. My friend wanted starters, who am I too say no? She also wanted a bread basket - I lurrrve the bread. I did have the seafood pasta tho!!!! Xxx

Friday - yay!!!! WI was good, 3lbs off since last Wednesday - well chuffed with that. The exercising is starting to pay off. I was at the gym again this morning. Did mainly weights, yesterday I went and did cardio. I plan on going tomorrow too, either tomorrow or Sunday as I have a few things...

Hey Rosa, I hope you are keeping well. Thanks for saying that, over the last couple of days, my mind has gone from being slightly fogged over with indecision and mild anxiety to absolutely totally excited and happy about my choice! Like I said, it was the one thing holding me up - I thought it...

Thanks Zapps. Your story is similar to mine. Peer pressure eh? The fact is I didn't feel right in it, but because i felt I should have a proper dress, then I went for it. I am on my phone and can't send a link (I don't know how!!!!) But if you go onto Evans website and type in crochet in the...

Lunch and work snacks

Thursday's scran: B - Porridge (HEB and A) with raisins (4) L - Egg and Ham Salad with Salad Cream (2) Snacks - 2 plums, 3 satsumas and a liberte (1) D - Salmon and Prawn Stir Fry again (4) Syns - 11

Firstly, thank you both for your support. I really didn't think anyone would read it through without falling asleep! Talk about 1st world problems!! Michelle, I will probably just put the old dress on ebay, i bought it last September so i wont get anything back from it. I dont care what I get...

I would say not to bother then my lovely xxx

So. As avid readers might know (although I have no idea how you keep up with my blurby-type posts – me me me, but then hey, this is my diary and the only one I ever write in (on)!!!)… I have had my wedding dress since about a month after the wedding was booked – I picked the second one I tried...

Hmmm, well I had a trampet for years, it was I used and propped up against my wardrobe, together with my hula hoop, and my deflated ball, I have resistance bands, kettlebells and free weights too! The latter I use sometimes. I chucked my trampet about 3 months ago because I never used it and was...

Ooh pressed send too soon. Here are a couple of pics. I have other news, not big but a bit of a breakthrough - but I am on my phone and it would take ages to type with my sausage fingers. I will type a long post tomorrow at work on my pc. Xxx

Wednesday 13th May Hi all, I have been a busy bee today. Got up and did 20 mins soft jog on my trampette, then a 15 mins hip hop abs DVD. Had this for eats: B - porridge (HEB and A) few raisins, call it (4) L - Ham salad with Mexican rice (3) (1) for balsamic glaze Snacks - 2 plums D -...

Cheers rubes. How are you doing? All good with the wedding plans? The fitbit is good, but to be honest I only really use it like a pedometer, perhaps I should have got myself a good pedometer and saved myself a few quid. It is good having the stats to refer to mind. It's also good if you...

Thanks for the advice on those jawbones I am a clutz and to break or lose most things, so I would be wasting my money....I am clearly a bit like your husband!!! I might investigate a zip fit xxxx

I dont think I will go hungry at the cinema tonight.... Fail to prepare, prepare to fail!!! Hark at me, I am only two days in on my SW re-start!!! Mind you this is my 234,348.87th attempt!!!! Look at the bread inside the rolls I had to ditch to make them 60g

Tuesday 12th May Thought of the day: I eat a lot of chicken!! I am off to the cinema tonight, straight off the train - Mick is going to pick me up from the station and we are going straight to Bluewater for the 7:25 showing of Spooks. This is always a challenge as I love to chow down on...

Thanks Zapps, it was a high level fitness day for me yesterday - I have been getting good results. It really does spur me on (although I forgot to put it on this morning!). Do you have one? I have the Fitbit One, not the wrist watch one because I like my pretty watch! Although I am kind of...

So here's lunch, dinner, fitbit, and my menu for today

Yeah, something like that!!

Monday 11th May Hi All, sorry I am not being very good at keeping up with my diary at the moment, let alone visit other diaries. I am back today, I really need some kind of base and minis is it. I had a good weekend. I am keeping up with the old exercising but still doing the cheating...

Hi Michelle Yeah I am still being mindful of portions, it is amazing how much I used to eat in comparison to how much I eat now. Does it fill me up? Hmmmm yes, but I am really hungry by the next meal, which I guess is a "normal" response to food! How are you? xx

Morning all. I have done my voting thang and had a physio appointment which was good, she is happy with my progress and for the last four sessions she seems to think I will be able to build the strength enough to run- yay!! I have lots of Achilles strengthening exercises to do over the next few...

My fitbit one tracker today, good stats but I take the floors with a pinch of salt, apparently yesterday I climbed 57 floors and earned a mountain climb badge of something!!!!

Dinner: chicken leg, mashed sweet pot, aubergine, fried mush and onion

Lunch: yummy

Wednesday Morning all, happy that it is hump day already. Alarm went off at 6am this morning, I got my ass down to the gym - I found that, after a very intense class on Sunday, I couldn't do my usual cross trainer as my thighs were a-burning! So I walked for 30 mins on a slight incline and...

Dinner last night, chicken skin removed and nando sauce and blob of light mayo added

Peppercorns every bloody where!

Oh yes I love all weight related shows. I do think exercise is so very key to it all. I have now recognise my limits, or am starting to. I would start off guns a-blazing and end the week with an injury that puts me out of action for months. This time I am taking it slower. Although 5 times a...

Hi all!!! I am sorry I haven't been around much. Work has been really busy and evenings too. I am still struggling with the food stuff (reckon I always will) but I am doing really well with the exercising. Not much weight is shifting and not much is noticable inches wise but I think I need to...

Gosh, these stories are making me more mad. It's such a shame people feel the need to judge like that. Its bad enough for you boys Sal, boys have a complex about being slight, they don't need it rammed down their throats. And for someone not to employ someone on the basis that they are...

Waaaaahooooo! Well done lovely. Get those arms out and get them bronzed!!!