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Hi CraigA, Hope you're well. How do you know your exercises are right for you? I've joined a no frills gym & if you want a plan then you need to pay the personal trainers. So I've not bothered & I put together my own plan although sometimes I don't know if I should do more reps or lift heavier...

Congratulations emzybop! Hope I get there within the next two weeks!

I've joined 3 different groups twice each & I've changed my current group from a Tuesday to a Wednesday and back several times. My consultant now doesn't know when i'll appear but she knows I'll appear some time in the week & stick to the plan. At the end it's my journey and I need to be happy...

Welcome taskey! Whereabouts in Germany do you live. I used to live in Düsseldorf...Good luck

A quick shout out to CraigA, whose training blog has inspired me to dust off my trainers & go to the gym again before work(even if it's 6.30am :b) Not only that, he's helped my boyfriend lose a stone since he gave him some advice, exercising using a mini bike. I'll be forever grateful and he...

Hi all, as it's getting closer to Christmas work is getting busier, so I had to weigh in on Wednesday for this week, but I lost 2 pound...yay! I'm back in the game! Congrats on all your losses :D

I normally weigh in Tuesday nights but can't as I'm at the doctors,so have to go to a different group tomorrow. On my scales I'm 114.9, showing a loss of 1.2kg or roughly 2 pounds...let's hope it stays like that until Wednesday!

OMG I totally forgot to do my diary this weekend. Well for all you people, it went ok-ish. I did have a cooking & baking frenzy, but I stuck to eating the cooked goods... As I was at work yesterday and was well busy I ate the following: Breakfast: An apple - I had to eat that as I was in and...

Today I was out for a work outing involving lots of alcohol...but not for me, as I stuck to Diet Coke :D Anyway I had more or less a good day yesterday... Breakfast: Mullerlight Banana & Custard Yogurt, 100g Melon Morning Snack: Apple Tea with Semi Skimmed Milk and Sweetener (Hex A) Lunch...

So after I weighed in on Tuesday and stayed the same I thought I was going to start afresh and do well. But as the Christmas period is far approaching people tend to ask me out for lunch. So by trying to stay as close to plan as possible I have to start writing my food down or else I'll lose...

Mine's at 7.30pm on a Tuesday too, but as I normally only get home for 8 from work anyway, I eat my dinner earlier on a weigh in day as I take my salad with me :)

I'm guessing you peel the Bns & the sweet potato right?

Haha sorry STS for me but after the drama I'm happy-ish with it & will focus my all to the cause of losing as much as I can before Christmas!

Well done AnwenG, I've been ultra slow & hopefully will see you in 2 weeks. I'm still 18st.4 lb...

STS for me but I'm ok with that, now I can attack the next 7 weeks worry free...yay!

Update...got weighed and my boyfriend brought the quiche :) we had loads of tasters...lovely. and people do get surprisingly inventive when using certain ingredients.

This is my first official taster & I'm currently rushing from Manchester to close to stansted airport where my group is to weigh in...I'm already 19mins late & my quiche is still at home...weigh in or go home & get quiche...*cry*

I'm thinking to change my weigh in day to Saturday, cos it keeps me on the straight & narrow as I only eat junk once after weigh in as a treat. When I weigh in on Tuesday it all goes pear shaped on a Saturday evening & don't stop until Sunday evening. Plus I don't exercise on weekends as my gym...

Haha so funny I was wondering what was meant with BBC too :)

I've put on 2lb but I'm not sad at all as I had a bread-fest & my Xmas celebrations early with all the trimmings as my mum came to visit until next year. So now it's full steam ahead into 2013.

AWWW that's great news you must be jumping for joy!

Hi MinkyDinky, Yeah same here but my commute from work takes 1.5hrs so I'm normally rushing to get there just on time... I'm feeling a gain coming on though as last weeks "royal visit" from mum, might be catching up with me this week. Congrats to all others...some great losses...BE PROUD!

What's a figure 4 crunch?

I love weekends but not from a food perspective. Let's hope I don't fall off the wagon. Step 1 looks good - I haven't bought a big bar of chocolate for tonight :D

Fantastic Mandy! See you sooner than you think ;)

0.5 pounds off after bad week, 2 pounds to go until next bracket...come on ! Congrats AnwenG & all!

After my drama on Monday, I have actually lost 0.5 pounds rather than gained. I know it's not much but after an indulgent 5 days, my uber-good days sort of helped me out. Hope it's not coming back to haunt me next week. Congrats to you all!

I'm going to be awful tomorrow. I was soo happy to see my mum after a year of always missing her (either me or my mum travelling etc), we did everything in a week...went to the seaside, went Christmas shopping, always ate out. I mean my mum is ultra skinny, but I'm not :) Anyway I have written...

Seriously ladies if you want to hurt, (in a good way :b) do the 30 day shred. It does give you results but by god is it hard :)

AnwenG let's catch em up :D

You're 100% right, we probably cannot sustain the 3 pound losses every week but we will all get there in our own time.You're doing well broxi :b

AnwenG, you should be way in the 17's by that time & have a lovely birthday :)

I've got 7 stone to lose I've lost 9.5 pounds in 3 weeks

1.5 pounds tonight, so now I'm 18st 2.5 pounds...let's see if I can crack the 18st next week...exciting!

1.5 pounds for me tonight so edging closer to getting back in the 17st. I want to lose 2.5 pounds next week so I'm bang on 18st...fingers crossed xx

NOOOOOOO we still have a day for damage limitation...today is all about drinking lots & super speed foods!

We should crown you Mrs Body Magic :)

Smeagolminded & chiligal... All I can say is "Way to go" & Bravo! You're both awesome. I lost 3.5lb again & now I'm down to 18st 4 lbs...*moving slowly to exit*

A loss is a loss though so Congrats!

Hi guys, Reluctantly I'm going to Byron burgers today with my work colleagues & I have no idea what to have...Can anyone help me? I think their website is WWW.Byronhamburgers.com Thanks

I totally agree, I had my first stew 2 days ago & it was so yummy & comforting. I'm so looking forward to more :)

Well done everyone! I lost 3.5 pounds at my first weigh in...let's hope it continues like that!

Well done AnwenG, I lost 3.5 pounds last night & am now 18st 7.5...It's slowly coming off!

Good luck LizB!

I'm sure i'll be fine but the scales will be the proof...All I know is i'll stay beyond Christmas now :) Weigh in is at 7.30pm & I'm on EE.

Especially Pete's recipes are amazing & yum :)

Hi guys, I started exactly one year today for 3 mths & lost over 2 stone. Then Christmas came & I put on weight so I was embarrassed to go back. But that was a big mistake & now I not only put on that weight but 2 stone more, so now I have over 7.5 stone to lose :( I rejoined last Tuesday so my...

Hi guys, just rejoined & weighed in at 18st 4 lbs so hopefully I won't stay here for long. Fingers crossed :)

Hi Rosie, Can you please put 50lb down for me please? Thanks

A curly wurly...absolutely my fave...

Yeah shiny better blast yourself with vits like minky said & get some chicken soup & apples down you...apparently they keep docs away ...ok unless you obviously want to attract a doctor that is :)

Oi Vicky, it's nice for you to miss me but i'm in France & Germany for two weeks for work & until now they don't know what SW is...so maybe we'll swap places soon. So good luck to you all but I fear i'll have to catch you up soon...

Hi guys I weighed in this morning and I'm now 16st 12.5 lb. Although i'm ecstatic to be here I want to be out of here soon too. So excited today to see a 16 on the scales...:D

Awww people you've been my family for the last few weeks & sadly but happily am leaving you as I lost 3.5 lb and I'm now 16st 12.5 lb. :D Hope to see you all soon...minky I'm coming to get you!:p

Yay minkydinky well done. I seem to follow you & lost 3.5 lb today & I got into the 16's too. Soo happy!

Thank you for all your opinions. I persuaded my boss for me to come into work a little late, so I went to my normal group this morning & found out I lost 2lb. I've also found that I do need a group because I'm far too undisciplined if I don't have the sense of somebody checking on me. So i've...

Lost 2lbs today so just another 2lbs then I sadly, but also quite happily will have to leave this group.

I've lost 2lb today so just half a pound to my half stone & 2 lb to be under 17 stone. Uh i'll be so good this week :)

Well I work quite far away & I do long hours so although there is a group practically next door I can never make it. The one I'm currently going to is perfect, but cos of business trips & certain dates I won't be able to make it.I've seen some SW drop in sessions in central London which I can go...

Hi all, I started my sw journey roughly 3 weeks ago & I've lost around 6 pounds in that time.last Saturday I couldn't go because of work & I found out yesterday that I won't be able to make my Saturday weigh in for another 6 weeks due to my job which normally doesn't happen. As the class is my...

Congrats 2lb is still 2lb less, so yay to you :)

It's going alright but didn't go to my last weigh in on Saturday cos I had to be in Paris for work for a week. So sw went a bit out of the window, but nothing major. I know my scales are not official but I lost 1lb according to them but we'll see on Saturday. How you doing?

You go girl! shinyshimmy, you're awesome, congrats on the loss, you'll be there in no time!

So I started SW two weeks ago, then I lost 4.5 pounds in the first week and then I went to Paris for work for a week. Gone were the sticking to plan days, as my French classes never included "no dressing please" and "steamed vegetables". :cry: So I came back yesterday and from today I'm back on...

Sorry that was a long one :S

I don't regret anything either. I've been large all my life & it has taught me lots & has made me the person I am today, though it hasn't defined me. I work in the most notorious industries for weight issues and that is fashion. Fair enough models/people at work look & sometimes comment, but...

Morning Minkydinky, Course you can! Welcome :)

Same as mandyd said eggs bacon some shrooms & a tomato...om nom! Although don't do a "student" and whack them all in the microwave. They will turn into something weird :)

Yeah I felt like that in my first week & I asked the same, so jaylou came to my rescue and advised I needed to drink more. So I did and by my weigh in I had lost 4.5 pounds :)

Fantastic achievement. Good luck and enjoy it!!!

OMG respect is an understatement.

Hi everyone, just to update... I LOST 4.5 POUNDS! Yay!!! Apparently that's expected in the first week, but let's hope there are further losses to come!

Guys I've got my weigh in 10 mins thanks for all your support. Do you treat yourself after a weigh in or just continue following the plan? Have a lovely Saturday all

Morning Saturday weighers, I have no clue why I'm up so early...maybe my brain is just in "omg you're first weigh-in" mode, but I just wanted to say good luck to you all today :)

Alright, I'm still getting the hang of it, as it's my first week but I hope i'll show a loss on Saturday...fingers crossed. I love veg so ee has been nicely incorporated...even my other half isn't complaining and he eats hardly any normally...ah well as long as I get my chocolate fix in form of...

Good luck!

Sarjay84 I'm in my first week & it's quite hard for me to comprehend too. The only thing which is making it quite difficult is feeling bloated for me but I was told I need to drink more by people on here. Good luck.

Great thank you...3 litres though...I used to barely drink a litre. Well I suppose that needs to change too :)

Thanks chun-ky can you tell me how much one should drink on sw? I think that will be my weakness, cos I don't drink that much :S

Hello everyone I just started SW on Saturday morning & i'm already feeling very bloated & I feel like I'm constantly eating. I had a melon boat with fat free natural yogurt & raspberries for breakfast, 1 alpen light bar, 1 apple, a half hearted breakfast omlette for lunch with tomatoes...

Thanks for the advice lentil 2 & lucylu79. That makes me feel a little better.

Lucylu79, Thanks for that, but how am I supposed to know my final target weight. I've never been below 15st12 in my adult life, which is still obese for my height 5'6? This is the first time i'm following any kind of eating plan so I'm not sure what target to set? Is there a rule of thumb ? Can...

Hi all, just wanted to ask something regarding target weight. I went to my first class on saturday & I did my first weigh in. The consultant asked me if I wanted to set a target but I wasn't sure what she meant. My small target for the week or my big target?

Hello everyone, I joined Slimming World today and was weighed in at 17st 8.5 so let's hope it goes well this week. Anything you faced in your first week, which you could advise me, as I'm well scared.

Morning Saturday weighers! I'll be going to SW for the first time today, so I'm a bit apprehensive. I've read loads about it, but it seems a bit confusing at home so I thought I'd go to a meeting. I have been thinking of going for the past year so yes in other words I'm not a very decisive...

Thanks Shrimpy I only moved office there two weeks ago and haven't explored the area food wise, so definitely very handy to know. @kingsled yeah it's a nightmare & my office doesn't have microwaves as they've said we could purchase food from outside, so I've been living on home made salads &...

@kingleds I work at picadilly circus.where are the jacket potato stands?

Hi all, I am planning on joining slimming world classes with my boyfriend in August and I presume they will weigh you on your first visit. My boyfriend is quite heavy and when he went to his doctors surgery the other week, they had to send him away until they had obtained suitable scales. As he...

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Hold on ladies, I would love to join your group too. I live in Edmonton, short walk to the cinema though and I am joining SW in less than 2 weeks, so looking forward to it. Well if you ever fancy a walk or a jog I'd be happy to come. Maybe not in this awful weather though,lol.

Hiya, I live in Enfield and would love to be your buddy? I will be starting my first SW group on Saturday 27th. So I am well excited, but like you said we can always go for a jog or something...

Good luck Nadine Good luck with the weight loss Nadine... If you need a half German to chat to who lives in Enfield then send me a message...We can also go for a jog at weekends or I play football on Thursday to get my bum into gear... PS. Es ist nicht immer leicht aber du wirst es schaffen ;)