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count me in i'm hoping to lose 3 stone before xmas :fingerscrossed: then to maintain over christmas just hope i'll be able to stay away from the chocolate :17729:

sounds good to me lol

Hi all i've restarted today also, i gained 6lb over the summer so not to bad for 8 weeks off ;). i'll be doing my best to lose my last 3 stone and get to the size i want to be and hopefully be maintaining before i start my nursing degree in March :)

good luck starting s&s tomorrow im hoping to start tomorrow as well as long as my packs turn up ;)

thanks all for your welcome :thankyou: was hoping that my delivery would have come today so i could start but it did'nt :sigh: so it looks like it will be a tuesday starts for me now (dam bank holidays lol) cant wait to start shifting the pounds now :D

Hi all :sign0144:well to slim and save anyway, For years i've been trying to loose this weight however every diet i start i feel the results are to slow and revert back to old ways too quick! :o i've done vlcd before but found the cost to much and variety too little lol. But now i realy have...

Thanks all, my mam is fab fair play and as she's paying i feel that I'm more likely to stick to it lol I'm 32 with a family of my own! Is nice that we are able to support each other, knowing us it will end up being a competition ;-)

hi all i'm Nicola and i've been on so many diets over the last few years that i have decided that 2012 is the year i will stick to a healthy eating plan (sw) and lose the weight for good whilst cooking healthy meals for the whole family. i've got the support of my mother whos also doing the plan...

definitely leannemarie28 thanks girls :D i need to start prioritizing myself for a change, you know what its like should i shouldn't i, i could be using the money for Christmas but when i spend at least £20 a week on a Chinese & £? on rubbish its not really costing me that much as my lot would...

thanks girls:D i have not got around to starting yet :( (even though i had planned to start on saturday) however i'm going to start on Monday got a full day working with kids so it should keep my mind off food (i hope)

I'm back again! with motivation this time. I'm sick if feeling horrible all the time about my weight:cry:. my confidence has completely gone even though I've just graduated and got a job, i don't feel i have achieved anything even though i know i have (if that makes any sense) and my emotions...

Hi spangles thereis information on their website Cambridge Weight Plan: Consumer FAQs then click on 'ingredients and nutritional information' and it will provide a PDF of all the information :) hope it helps xx

Hi nuttynats good luck on your journey like you i also have about 4 stone to lose but i am re-starting today :o but very determined this time lol. theres loads of support and advice off fellow cambridge dieters on here so keep poping in for support xx

Thanks Mandymc think i'll just go with ss xx

Hi all i'm after some advice i want to return to CD and get rid of this weight but with the kids off school and only my hubby working money is a bit tight i was thinking of doing the 1000 plan as i would only need two shakes but i'm worried that the weight loss would be slow has anyone done only...

thanks all for your support i've decided to cut down this weekend and go for it on monday :D just hope i can stick to it this time

Well as the title of this post says this is my last ditch attempt of CD (4th attempt :cry:) my last failed attempt made me very emotional due to the stress of finishing uni and lack of food i was so bad that i spent two days crying, so i gave up :(. But tomorrow is going to be a new start...

I'm off on a basic camping trip on the weekend (I've never been camping) and i haven't got a clue how I'm going to stick to plan whilst I'm away :sigh:I'mm going to take loads of fruit with me soI'lllproperlyy end up living off that I'veve only been on sw for a week sdon'tnreallyly want to come...

i suppose you could but everytime i have tryed i alway cheat :doh: i feel that i need the group to help keep me on plan plus i enjoy gaining tips from other within the group :)

just logged into sw online no probs hope you get it sorted soon

not sure if this is much help but 10g of utterly butterly is 2.5 syns (if i have worked it out right :))

Day 2: had a fab day sticking to plan today :D Breakfast: coffee & necturine Lunch:fake away kebab with wholemeal pitta bread (HE B) rainbow salad & salad cream 2 syns Dinner: home made beef burgers with baby bells 4 syns in the middle, wedges & beans/sketti Snacks:necturine, 2x bananas...

thanks Saddle bags :) Day 1:- Breakfast: oat so simple and skimmed milk Lunch: new potato's, BBQ chicken pieces (home made) with low fat mayo Tea: rainbow salad (peppers-red,yellow,green. lettuce, cucumber, tomato's & red onion) fake away kebab, wholemeal pitta bread, coleslaw (shop bought)...

was told in group today that chickpeas dahl is no longer free it is now 3 1/2 syns confused now it says 'free' on sw website grrr

I have been trying to lose weight for many years, but i have found it really difficult as i just like food too much! :rolleyes: and after 4 years of studying i think i now need to take control of my weigh before i embark on the final stage of my education into hopefully midwifery (if they'll...

just had sw fake away kebab it was lovely and a hit for the whole family for a change as i can never fine a meal that we all enjoy

hi Nikinakinoonoo, just been reading your posts lol what we like, i think i'm going to give cd a go (again) i just feel so fat and horrible at the moment and need to see fast results, we can do it xx:fingerscrossed:

i've done cd twice before and i know that the results are great even though my second attempt only lasted 1.5 days as i was an emotional wreck (trying to cope with uni, kids, the house and the husband lol) but with uni over i now need to lose the weight i have put on over the last four years...

hi MiniMimi2091, I'd love to join you in your journey :D, my weight has been getting me down a lot lately but i need the extra boost to help me on my way. I've done cd twice before with the last time i only lasted a day and a half as i was an emotional wreck lol trying to do uni work, run a...

thank you all for your support. i've had a bit if a blip today but getting back on track tomorrow :break_diet: had to pop out 1/2 an hour ago and when i came back in i felt full of energy :bliss:so the poor dog is not going to know what has hit him for the next few months lol in addition to this...

i'm realy thinking of giving up on this diet mainly because i'm so tired :( and i have so many assignment to do this month for uni, and no energy to do them. but i realy want to lose this weight, i've considered moving up to step three but i'm scared that the weight losses would be so slow...

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hi i've started today aswell, even though i have done it for a 3 weeks before (last year) ;) i'm sure we'll do fine just make sure you drink enough water :D and stay close to the loo :giggle: good luck with your cd journey xx

met my consultant this morning and shes realy nice and supportive i know its early days however i feel that this time around i will be able to lose my weight :D so i'm starting tomorrow :talk017:

Thanks all for your replys it means alot just cant wait to start now :D

:party0011: well heres to a new me :party0011: i have actually bit the bullet and arranged an appointment to see my consultant on sunday so i can start a new me on Monday :woohoo:i'm so looking forward to starting now. the last time i did cambridge i struggled as it was a 45 min drive to see...

thanks everyone xx

thanks, yes it was my first test so i was very surprised to pass :D

I was planning on getting back on track January the 2nd however that didn't go to plan as i was so stressed out about my driving test i just picked :character00182:BUT I PASSED so was going to start again on Friday but i was even more nervous about going out in the car on my own :( so carried on...

well not everything i have got all the kids Christmas presents :D but as for the diet its gone completely wrong when the snow started falling i had very little food in apart from the children's bits so been eating rubbish ever since, the car has been snowed in for a week and i still cant get it...

hi all just to update you i got the new mag in class this morning xx

Not me, well at least for christmas day as the whole family will be getting together at my sisters i'm just going to try and be a bit stricter before hand ;)

what a fab idea xx

my seven year old daughter made my day yesterday she wrapped her arm's around me to give me a cuddle then looked up and said 'mam you've lost weight cos my arms reach right around you, look my fingers can touch' it brought a tear to my eye :)

my mother and I were debating this when we started slimming world in the end we got the weighing scales out lol ;)

yes wasnt that bad is so happy :bliss:just weighed in and i've lost 1.5lb so happy. so much for my bad week and i nearly did'nt go as i was convinced that i had put on weight :thankyou: all for your support it means alot nico xx

thank you all for your support it means a lot :thankyou: got my weigh in in the morning so i'm hoping for the best (fingers crossed)

like the title says i've slipped back into my old ways and i'm dreading weighing in the morning :cry:when i get stressed i eat all the wrong things and i've had so much uni work to do so i've just picked and picked :17729:i need to get out of this cycle, as due to this i have put on five stone...

like you i'm also feeling the pinch with money being tight so i'll be keeping an eye on this thread and i love iceland :D

and my fav :) Wrigley's Extra Ice Mints, Sugar Free 29.5g tube 4 syns or 4 mints for 1 syn i love my mints would not cope without them lol

sugar free polos are 4syns (28g tube)

well done xx

hi chris s, i feel the same all other the time, especialy when the rest of the family want junk food. and all the work i have to do for uni how about pasta'n'sauce with added frozen veg (just had this) it was lovely and no hassle to make xx

thanks tara40 for this they are going to b a life saver :D everytime i take the kids to the shop i always by 50p worth of jelly sweets (syn value i dread to think:cry:) i've just mad some and they are lovely but i have one problem where can i hide them from the kids lol

Hi all does anyone have any idea how many syns are in the new pot noodle gti had a look on the website but not sure i did it right and dont want to consume too many syns, but i think they would be good when i'm in a hurry as they any take two mins in the micro :) i bought the bolognese and the...

thanks both xx but i wish it was just uni but being a mature student come with additional obstacles such as teenagers, house work, and worst of all the husband lol (only jokeing love) i'll get there may end up taking the scenic route though.

ahhhhhhh what have i been doing to myself i've been feeling low lately due to the amount of uni work and placement and i have, and have not stuck to sw at all and now i'm feeling low because i want to lose this weight :cry: think i need to give my self a kick up the bum and get back on track :(...

Hi Weemeabhie, good luck on your weight loss journey :D I dont think slimming world give a password any more as everyone who attends class is given a one off passcode to register for the online benifits, this is linked to the card used for weighing in class, so it can only be used once hope...

i'm a third year uni student and i know exactly where your coming from the majority of the other students on my course are slim and i'm determined to join them before graduation lol

;) thanks all I've just been out and bought a load of fruit and placed the fruit bowl by the fridge so hopefully I'll reach for that first and not the choc and crisps lol. since returning to study 3 years ago i have piled on 5 stone after managing to lose a stone of that so far i dont want to go...

I'm really struggling at the moment between it being the totm, i have so much uni work to do :(. (i eat under preasure) I'm not weighing next week as i am on placement and i'm realy woried that i will put on weight rather than lose it:mad:. any adivice how to cope would be great xx thanks in...

oh that sounds nice and uses alot more free foods than mine might give that a try on the weekend i only used 1 x onion 1x tin of mushy peas 1 x tin of chopped tomatos and curry powder (amount to your own taste) i had mine with chicken and it was gorgeous

Hi geordie girl i thought the same as you about the mushy pea curry but i made it yesterday and it was fab so much so that i've had the left overs for tea tonight. :D enjoy

good luck on your new start you'll find loads of support and ideas on here xx

for all you canderel lovers, tesco are selling canderel 75g for £1.10 saving 92p online it says the offer ends on 2/11/2010 :)

just had a chicken korma (from sw 100 saucy secrets book) with rice and sw chips and it was absolutely gorgeous

Hi Miss Marshmallow, welcome, this forum is fantastic for advice and support good luck on your journey xx

I tend to eat a lot of fruit and it makes me feel great. i've even moved the fruit bowl next to the fridge so instead or raiding the fridge for choc biscuits i hit the fruit bowl

since starting slimming world i have found the support of my family fantastic especialy my mum as she is also doing slimming world. but this forum is especailly good as there is normally someone on here when you need it the most and its to late to call someone, with out this forum i dont think i...

I need help in finding a non tomato based chicken curry i've made a curry for the last three weeks and the whole family hate it :sigh: including me. any ideas would be great thanks in advance Nicola xx

pasta with chicken in a creamy tomato and mushroom sauce

what oat so simples can be had as a heathly extras? i so hope the golden syrup ones r they are gorgeous

just tryed these today kins velvet crunch only 4 syns (i think) available in thai sweet chilli, sea salt and vinegar and cheddar cheese and onion and 6pk in tesco for a £1 :D

just tryed these today kins velvet crunch only 4 syns (i think) available in thai sweet chilli, sea salt and vinegar and cheddar cheese and onion and 6pk in tesco for a £1 :D

sw meatball in tomato sauce with pasta, broccoli and carrots :)

thanks so much for asking this i've been looking through recipies and thinking the exactly the samething xx

SW beef lasague with SW chips (if they turn out ok :cross:, first time cooking them) and mushy peas :eating:

hi sharon :welcome: and good luck on your journey i'm sure you'll do fine xx

what is the best sweetner to buy i want one that has no after taste if possable thanks Nico xx

co op and somerfield are the same now do you have a somerfield near by you could get them from there xx

Hi suprakarma and :welcome: like you i have been doing sw for 2 weeks and i'm absolutley loving it i've done so many diets in the past and this one just seems to fit into my lifestyle and my family so well. its not like a diet :D good luck on your journey nico xx

jacket spud, cottage cheese with onion and chive with a side salad

fab advice about the bananas thanks good luck clairex on your journey xx

hi Ygerna yeh just ask when you go in to pay xx

gutted i wish i knew about the winter cookbook before i bought a six week countdown last week. i wonder if i'd be able to pay for my countdown early as this one does not run out till the 27th

hi Helen :welcome: and well done on your weight loss so far, good luck with slimming world nicola xx

sw chicken curry and egg fried rice for us

home made chicken fried rice with sping onions and it was lovely mmmm

i've been feeling the same not hungry at all just hope this feeling continues ;)

thanks all i will keep practicing the rest of the family could always have beans on toast if it don't work out lol

i'm only on the second week of slimming world and really enjoying it, except that i can't cook. so far i have tryed a casorole in the slow cooker after 8 hours the veg was still hard (note to self cut veg smaller), then there was a chicken curry which ended up with no flavour and watery :sigh...

hi festivalfairy i know how you feel i felt exactly the same last week but lost 3.5lb so keep going nico xx

can't believe that i lost 3.5lb this week so happy yay me :D

Hi and welcome bat girl good luck on your journey nico xx

Hi Kathryn well done on your weight loss so far, i know how you are feeling as ive done cambridge in the past an missed my food (so did the rest of the family) good luck on your slimming world journey nico xx

thanks lexie dog for the heads up on the slow cooker just bought 2 (one for my mum) xx

wow the idea of planning ahead is great i have just joined slimming world and am due to go back to uni in just over a week. i think i'll have to get planning or the family will be looking like jacket potatos and salad lol

thanks all your replies it means a lot xx

I had my first weighin this morning and was shocked at my weight 14 st 13lb and there was me thinking the lables on my jeans were wrong and i was realy a size 10 lol :giggle: ho well at least its a starting point ;) any hints or advive would be fab xx

bye all, after four days or re trying (again and again) i've decieded that even though the quick weight loss would be great its just not working for me as all i have cooked for my family lately is junk food as i can not face cooking so for them and for health on my kids and hubby i've decied...

Hi Mhorag and mudbabe like both of you i have only just started exante good luck on your journey nico xx

i'm only on day 2 but all i think about is food, i know its hard when you have to think about the rest of the family, but one thing i have realized is that even though i think about food the majority of the time i don't really want any pity i didn't realize that before i put all this weight...

hi Rachael and welcome i'm sure you'll do well on exante good luck on your journey xx and congrats on the baby xx

well i made it through the first day yay me just the next 104 days to go lol

good luck xx

thanks all for your replys it means alot i've started to day and so far so good, this time im in it for the long hall. i've just been up the attic and found size 14 jeans i havent fitted into them since before i fell pregnant with my daughter and shes 7 1/2 now! about time i fitted back into...

hi simples good luck on you journey xx

i've been trying on and off to get started on exante for nearly a year and still have six weeks of shakes left :banghead:. but when i took my daughter to swimming lessons last night i decied to weigh myself and was shocked at the result 15 stone 1 lb :help2: so this is it, i'm gonig to lose this...

:cry:how many times can one person start this diet only to fail :cry: I'm going back to uni to finish my degree in 6 weeks and need to lose some weight before i go back if only to boost my confidence (and to fit into my clothes lol). plus i don't want to look like a blob at graduation next...

I've been dieting on and off for years but this time i feel very positive about it had my first shake early this morning as i don't want the kids to think this is a healthy way to lose weight but i have tried nearly every diet and they don't work for me. and as its 'good news day' on here...

Ho well blown it again :mad: I think the only way I'll lose this weight is to sew my mouth up and just leaving a gap for a straw lol. :thankyou: thank you all for your support hope tomorrow will be better than today.

Don't know why but I'm really struggling to stick to any diet at all lately I manage exante for 1/2 a day :17729:and cave in :mad:. then i decide to eat healthy and cave in again, but I have to change this patten I'm in. I've managed one shake today but finding it very hard not to pick I've even...

Thanks all for your support, but i haven't been able to stick to it 100% so I'm not that happy but I've cut down allot so at least that's something. its time to stop :blahblah:talking about losing weight and do something about it.

I've not done Exante for a while as i just could not stick to it, but i am feed up of looking at my reflection in the mirror 'the beached whale in the bath is getting bigger':8855:. I've restarted today and so far so good fancying food at the moment but not going to give in as i know it gets...

i've found doing exante very hard, i've done cd before and was ok just cant seem to stay on track. so for 'lent' i've decided to give up food for six weeks. i'm not religious at all but the thought of doing exante for six weeks seems easer than for an unknown amount of time. my blender shaker...

can i join this month please? i need the extra motivation 14lb loss this month (i hope)

Hi everyone after trying on and off for the last two weeks i now also feel i'm in the right state of mind to give it 100%, so i'm going to start on saturday as i have a full day in uni tomorrow so i'll be out for 9 hrs 8 of them lectures. like harriet and wanadrop i have seven weeks left, good...

Hi size102b (like the name). I feel the same the exante shakes do taste floury unlike cd but the money I'm saving is well worth it. suppose I'll get used to the texture before long.

good luck on starting sarah and hi tracy i'm on day 2 also here to a new slimmer us

I've just got in from uni and my shakes are here :bliss:so glad as its snowing we have got about an 1ins at the moment but its still coming down. I think me and the kids will be making :smiley1842:again tomorrow brrr thanks for the encouragement sarah i think i'll need it hope your shakes turn up.

Hi Everyone my delivery is coming today and as i have cd left i've decided today the day. i've even ordered a treadmill as with uni and the kids i don't have time to fit in the gym as well (and husband's been nagging for one :giggle:treadmill that is) how's everyone else getting on?

hi everyone :wavey:i've just ordered 2 months supply of exante and can't wait to start,and the support on here looks great. hope i can do it this time i've done cd in the past but my counciller lived too far away so this should be perfect for me:fingerscrossed: hopefully!

thanks for that will order mine tonight

hi everyone, i'm thinking of ordering exante whilst it on offer but there are not many reviews online has everyone received their orders or has anyone had any problems thank nico

Your doing so well on your weight loss journey a real inspiration well done

Me Please Hi everyone :wavey: I really need to lose this weight this time so i'm going to start in Jan as well. all your help and support would be great as i need the motervation. Nic. xx