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Im not brave enough to get a dry suit! Going to wait till Im skinnier.... Stoney was 6 degrees on the Stanegarth and about 12 at surface. Braved it in a 5mm. You think a dry suit is worth the expense?

Nice one moon :-) I did rescue at Stoney in July and it was cooooold!

ha ha I'll bet theres a place like that that does do Nike ones :)

The place I used is called Runners World - the lady at body combat recommended them as my feet would kill me by the end of class, I ended up paying £85 for my trainers but so worth it! I went here:Mens & Womens Running Shoes, Adidas Trainers, Saucony Running Shoes but I think most specialist...

Margy I went to one of those shops last week - couldnt believe how bad my previous trainers were, now Ive actually got comfy trainers for my flat feet and I dont waddle like a duck lol

They were brilliant - I learned so much from them about all the wrong trainers I had been buying and how to work out which ones are best for me, I was in there about an hour chatting away!! Mens & Womens Running Shoes, Adidas Trainers, Saucony Running Shoes

Brill thanks - funny enough while searching for them online I found a shop that does trainers for you after they watch you walking on a treadmill so they can give you the best ones for your feet. Im now £85 lighter but have some shiny new balance purple trainers :-) The shop is called Runners...

Thanks Gina - wasnt expecting any replies, I'll have a look at them :)

Hi everyone This may sound a bit daft but I have slowed down the gym and added in exercise classes (like bodycombat). The problem is I have totally flat feet and pronate (rolling on the outside). Does anyone know which cross trainers are best for this as I have done a few classes in standard...

Thanks everyone, I know I shouldnt compare but when theres a difference like that it's like a slap in the face! I almost went out and did big cream cake sabotage but instead went home and did melon and yoghurt. I'm just trying to keep going with MY plan - the one thing I know Im not doing...

Hiya everyone My other half is also doing SW and it has helped quite a bit as we have had the same food...however this week I put ON 3 and they LOST 5!!! Im so confused now, the only differences we have are that I am doing exercise classes and weigh in Tuesdays, they weigh in Thursdays. Has...

I have gone from couch potato to doing 2 body combat classes a week, now that Im getting the hang of that I have decided to mix it up a bit and have added in an x-biking class - have no idea what it entails but I am going in half an hour! Actually starting to enjoy the exercise - can highly...

Ill be back to the am weigh in next week so hereby promise not to peek before Tues am!

Egypt is wonderful, am going back next month - as Mrs V says, I came back last time having lost weight purely through the heat and the sheer volume of water you have to drink to stay hydrated :-) (I wasnt even doing SW then but it spurred me on to join!)

Well I had a little peek this morning but there is a weird logic to it! Tuesday morning is my weigh in, but as a shift worker today it falls that I have to go to the evening class. The first few times I had to switch to the evenings I was so upset as I always had gains / sts, then the lovely...

Havent looked yet ;) 4 days till weigh in!!

If it hurts you it hurts and it is out of order - but remember, only YOU have the power to let these words hurt or not, dont give them the power to hurt you xx

Hun I use up my syns on the dreaded drink, and I've actually found the syns cover it well enough! Get your head round eating as much as you want on the green/red/ee and use your syns for the treats and you will be fine :-) Im a carby kind of girl and find green works best for me, I even found...

sounds like a challenge ;)

Having been a restaurant manager I can tell you its a lot of hard work but get it right & its very rewarding, the food hygiene isnt really an issue you can get your certificate in a day and in terms of setting up the environmental health people are invaluable - if you go for it and have any...

Failed miserably & then STS at weigh in - This week I WILL NOT look!

Im in, sabotaged myself too many times by having a sneaky peek!

I went into it never having done any type of class before - dont worry Grevo, you pick it up really quickly :D There are 2 classes a week at my local gym, looks like Ive signed up for both and hoping it'll make a huge difference to my SW too :) Esther - thats great as I was wondering if Id be...

Wow, second class very hard work but I feel on top of the world now :D

First of all dont worry and dont beat yourself up. I did exactly the same and let it carry on so that I gained most of what I put back on - self destruct or what!! So I decided just to start again and not try to get back on plan. I did it like I was spanking new in the class, used the book...

Now that sounds fun! Looks like I may have found something I can stick at :)

I just use a notebook now :-) As long as you write it down you wont go far wrong - good luck :)

Hi everyone :) I decided I needed some exercise motivation and know that I get very bored very quickly in the gym and kind of wander aimlessly between the machines before thinking I'll treat myself to a sauna! So I got a bit brave and signed up for a body combat class at my local gym (have...

Thanks everyone - yep the thought that I've still lost overall has helped! My fridge is stocked up again with veggies and I deliberately didnt buy any wine this week - It'll be a Jack and Ginger if I fancy one :-) I go to group, its been a bit weird lately as our usual lady has been away for a...

Total 0% is yummy!!!! (and if I believe syn free too)

Hi everyone Well Im back :) Had an awful week a few months ago when I gave up smoking and put back on a stone leaving me down only 7lbs - of course this really upset me and I went on a bit if a why am I bothering time.:break_diet: So now Ive decided I CAN do this again and am starting from...

Minus three and a half this week, very relieved after a serious wobble and gain over the last few weeks :D

oooh never thought of baking mine, always roasted it but looking forward to trying now!!

Oooh Mark my OH goes to your drop in! I go to Cathys Tues group in Harold Hill, Essex :D

laughing cow xtra light & marmite on ryvita - yummmmmmy

Now this one is blowing my mind....I went to WI on Tuesday fully expecting to have put on, reason being I had bad news and fell off plan for the majority of the week. I ate on the fly (none one day and a burger king the next inbetween darting to and fro) and drank quite a bit, ok a lot, of wine...

Hi everyone for some reason marmite sent me one through the post - maybe I am too much of a marmite fiend!!! Am gutted that I didnt actually like it, way too chewy which is a shame as I dont ever need an excuse for marmite!! I did pick up a pot of XO this week though so will let you know about...

he he Im hoping I might need a smaller wetsuit by the time I go back to Dahab :D

happier this week, minus two (nearly makes up for the +3 last week!)

I agree, very smiliar to sweet potato (especially when you've rubbed some chilli flakes on before roasting lol)

Im just about a stone into the 6 I need to loose, what I have noticed though is that this forum does so much more for my motivation than I ever would have imagined. Class is great but I find I can get more recipes and ideas here and what a lovely bunch you all are :-) Good luck, stick with it...

And they are really yummy when you make wedges with them and sweet potatoes, I just plop them in a baking tray with a touch of fry lite and let the oven do the work :)

Hiya summerrose, I thought exactly the same when I started 5 weeks ago, I am eating so much more than before but am eating more healthy foods, fruit and veg :-) (and not filling up on junk I was before) it works I think because you re-learn how to eat properly. My sweet tooth has even started...

Oh my life! I had no idea shifts would mess me up so badly. I was on the early shift this week and went for the PM weigh in, well not only had I been really good but I showed +3lb! I was that gutted I didnt even stay to class :( I think I'll skip the PM ones and if Im working, Im working - and...

Really really upset tonight, changed from am WI to evening because of shifts and was hoping to loose 1/2 to get my stone sticker....I even tried extra easy this week....net result +3lb. I was so disappointed that I didnt even stay to class, and I have been sooooo good! :(

I asked something similar last week but about drinking, the thing that really really worked for me was to drink spirits with diet mixers (and slip a diet drink in between each alcoholic drink) that way you dont feel left out ;-) Remember you still have to enjoy yourself, coming off plan a bit...

Okey dokey, the calculator machine tells me that for the Whey you are having 5.5 syns on any day (if using milk as your HEa) - thats not bad! If you mix it with juice you'll need to add those syns in too. But the total yoghurt is free - I cant remember about bananas though (I think they are but...

No probs Taz - going for my 1st Dan imminently (fingers crossed!) Got that bit of advice from my Sensei and they seem to work quite well :-)

Again it was a photo, I was in total denial about my size and chose SW as I wanted to relearn how to eat properly rather than do a diet and go back to my old ways!

Taz I do a martial art called ShinKen-Do, its a self defence style. The protein shakes help with muscle repair after training so you dont get that awful stiffness the next day after doing 3 hrs :) Some people use them for helping to bulk up muscle but I use them just after training for the muscles.

EEK!!! Promax diet is 11 syns on red & green if made using 60g (2 scoops) Promax is 6 syns on both using 30g (1 scoop) Promax bars (diet choc orange) are 10 syns All calculated using the instructions for making on the tub and using milk as the HEa (or water if you can cope with it!)....odd...

Ah well I'll have a go at that then - thanks :) (Saves me lugging a tub down to class!)

I use it for martial arts training so dont tend to use much but love that yoghurt idea!! There are some pretty clever people on here that somehow manage to work out the syns so Im sure if you put the info up on the labels they will work it out for you. I'll find out about the promax too, Im sure...

This is how I gave up smoking 6 years ago - have had a slight lapse the last month where somehow before I knew it I have started again (after a tipsy night out) so I'm digging out the book, and I have no doubt that it will work again....kill those little belly monsters that are cravings!!!

Our consultant made a yummy lemon cake with it, I couldnt actually eat one - way too dry, but as ingredients for nice cakey things they seem to work really well :) (sorry I have no idea if they help with loss though!)

hiya :) Im a diver too - am going to blow some bubbles in Malta next month and Egypt again in October. I have found its the only thing that really really relaxes me!! Currently PADI AOW (with boat & nitrox) and learning more and more! :)

oooh good point pesty - yep there is always a whip so I'll remember to opt out of that and then I wont feel like I have to get my moneys worth! Liking the hidden soft drink too lol, Im starting to feel like I wont sabotage myself now, really appreciate all the advice & ideas :D

Are you using Maximuscle? I know they have to be sinned but am finding out from my group hopefully on Tues if thats not too late - you could probably use your HEA for the milk for it, I dont know about you but I think that they are yucky made with water!

Thanks :) They all know Im doing SW but yes drinking is a normal part of my life & though its not all the time I have been using up sins on wine at the weekends lol. Will try the upping excercise on the days around it too, thanks for that idea! Most of my work mates know Im doing SW as I...

Hi everyone Im coming up to a week or two of a few socials at work (people leaving or meet ups of old teams) and these traditionally revolve around the pub and a lot of drink - its one of those jobs! My big worry is that Im going to end up sabotaging myself, I have already worked out if I drink...

Brilliant! Thanks everyone for those posts, I've only been doing SW for 4 weeks now and was just starting to beat myself up about some of these things like not measuring milk and accidentally having a bit too much cheese! Now I dont feel so bad about my wobbles off plan - you are all fabulous!!

3.5 this week and slimmer of week - so chuffed I had to share!!

I've only been doing SW for 4 weeks and shifts havent really messed me up yet, I was worried about going for WI after nights but I still lost. Its a pain in the backside staying up for it though!! Luckily the group I go to has a morning and evening group so I can choose which of those I go to...

I put some chilli flakes on and grill them :)

Sorry everyone this might be a daft question, if you do EE do you have to do it for the week or can you mix it up with red & green days...Im not a big meat eater but like some so have been using mostly greens. Ive been told different things so would appreciate your thoughts, thanks.

Yep I see what you mean, there are some that have lost loads doing EE and a couple that have gained. I just want to get my head into thinking about food first (probably didn't word it too well) because without doing that I know that I would end up sabotaging myself :) Another week of green / red...

I started 3 weeks ago, and looked at the EE but I think I would be dangerous on it, after all eating what I want is what got me going to class in the first place! Im rubbish at portion control so decided to go red/green to start with and once i get my head round that then I'll look at EE again :)

frozen toffee ones, make me think Im being really naughty and taste like ice cream (sort of) :D

Hi everyone, new to this forum and to Slimming World....did my 2nd weigh in today and overall have somehow managed 7.5lb in two weeks...hoping coming here will keep me motivated so hellloooooooooo :-)