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Ok here i go again! not been to a group or being following the plan since March last year and really blew it over Christmas and January and have gained about 7-8lb back again so want to nip this in the bud before it gets any worse. Is anyone follwing the plan at home and what days do you weigh in?

Buy some trousers in the next size down

aghh so close! still 10.2 it keeps going up and down which is no surprise as i keep skipping meals but i think the heat is putting me off food a bit. Started 30 day shred this morning before the kids got up as i don't think running in 90 degree heat is a good idea so will see if that helps up my...

well so much for back on it!! was doing pretty well until the weekend :-( i think i ate a full pizza to myself opps! and not even thinking about the beer. ok 1lb on for me

Your hard work is relly starting to pay off well done, keep up thhe good work!!!

wow what a fantastic update picture! well done.

Wow you can really see the difference!!! well done

Well it's time to get back on it there is still a bit to go!! We moved out to the US in April and things have started to go down hill again so i need to re focus just been on the scales and they are saying 10st 2 so i don't think the damage has been too bad i think it's been the lack of...

I agree with Denise having tore the ligament in my knee years ago (not a good advert for skiing is it!) it is always a bit weak when i have not done anything for a while (well seferal years really) i found that mine started to hurt arround week 3 and rested it until it didn't hurt anymore and...

well am still off the wagon... why can't i get back into this!! i just seem to have got back from my hols and really can't get back into it. plus having seen the pics the mummy tummy and thighs still need some serious work! Think i might start off with a meal plan for next week, and get my but...

well done :) at least it's 1/2 off imagine how you would have felt if it was 1/2 on:p

Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) describes a phenomenon of muscle pain, muscle soreness or muscle stiffness that occurs in the day or two after exercise. This muscle soreness is most frequently felt when you begin a new exercise program, change your exercise routine, or dramatically increase...

phew on /2lb on not bad for three weeks away and Xmas, so pleased treated myself to fish and chips :eek: I will get back on it in the morning!

well back off my hols but now need to get back on it, attempted a few runs while away but the heat was a killer. Thinking of dropping it back down to week 7 and building back up again or maybe even week 6? not sure what do you ladies think not really been for a good run for about 5 weeks.

ok back on it for the new year! had a disasterous 5 weeks but it was a holiday of a life time and Christmas :) dreading the WI tonight, i think it will be about 7lb on the way i was eating and drinking :break_diet:

Well the jeans that i put in the loft 4 years ago because they didn't fit now fit! and that was before i had kids! well that has saved a few bob on some designer jeans that i never really thought i would ever get back into.

Still not been, might just have to go for an extra swim tomorrow, and as the other 1/2 says knowing me will slip and break somthing just before we go away! anyway will be digging out some shorts to run in whilst i am away... think i will have to get up at about 6 before it gets too hot...

i know just how you feel, am hoping by the time we get in the sun next week that will lighten my mood, plus nothing like wearing a pair of shorts to get you back into loosing weight :eek:

lol:whistle:

Still not been out for a run as am spending most of the time coughing my guts up!! don't want to leave it too long as i need to keep this weight coming off

woo hoo another 1 1/2 off for me, i think thats about 19lb in 11 weeks :D if i can keep this going it will be more than 3 stone off in a year was 13st 3 after having my DD and am now 10.6 1/2 so a bit to go till i get to the nines but am so pleased when i look how far i have come.

try stepping on the wii fit after having a baby, i think it thought it had gone nuts and i was the one with a telling off!

hmm that sounds good... but knowing me if it was in the house i would just eat the whole bar!

yay well done Denise, i hope you are still verry pleased with yourself. Thought i would also share with you ladies that i hit the healthy BMI at weigh in last night!! but i don't feel healthy as full of cold bu am still going out for a run tonight unless i get worse.

ohh forgot to mention i got my club 10 as well :angeldevil:

Well anothe 2lb off this week as well as slimmer of the month after the past 3 weeks i was really amazed it must be the running that is helping though how does that rhyme go again... when she was good she was very very good but when she was bad she was wicked!

I get the munchies if i haven't eaten enough during the day but what i like to do is save my hex a + b till late and have 2 choc Alpen light and options choc made with all my milk so that it's really creamy and that helps my sweet tooth.

don't do it!!! they will only go straight onto your bum at this time of night, have a sneaky one after weigh in if you must and hopefully you may not even want it then.:)

Well done the difference just shows how much hard work you have put in. How long after you started running did you really see a difference in your tone?

was 10.10 last week so its still coming off, but not really been "on plan" for 3 weeks, i keep falling of the waggon in spectacular fashion! but i try and go for a run to compensate which seems to be working for now but i think i need to give myself a slap and get back to it. But on a positive...

I think i did about another 60ish lengths last night, decided not to count but just go fo it and let my mind wander, it's amazing what you think about when you get some time to yourself with little people not trying to climb all over you. Denise your number of lengths per session haved picked...

Come on ladies i am missing your motivational words, all aboard the 10 stone express!!!!!!!!

you will be fine deezer, you can do it. Well i did about 3.5 miles on Sunday night, i have been going off the programme slightly, i have found it slightly easier if i aim for a location rather than thinking about the time. Twice while i was out i decided to take a longer route home than what i...

well done ladies for the losses this week hopefully i will be joining you, weigh in tonight am a bit nervous as not really been on plan for about 3 weeks!

We all fall off the wagon every now and again do not beat yorself up about it. What i try and do if the munchies hit is try and go for a jog or a nice long walk the day after (1 hour walk burns the same amount of calories as a 30 min jog) it heps me level it back off in my head.

Stupid scales i think i need to throw them out of the window 3.5lb off in 2 weeks was really good considering that i must have had my body weight in red wine!

Dreading the WI tonight especially after the sneaky peek on the scales, i don't think i have lost anything in 2 weeks oops.

hahahaha this made me laugh out loud!

Chin up Denise we will all have off days, its what you do after that counts and you never know give it a few months and you could well be running that whole route! look how far you have come.

ok decided to go for a run instead, will have to see if i can get a swim in on another day.

nearly time to see what the damage is tommorow after a reaaaaaaally bad week or two!

wooohooo just ran for 6.4k and only slowed down to a walk twice to try and get rid of a stitch. Will feel it in the morning though, how i let myself get talked into doing that i will not know but feel so good now.

ohh i don't know how you do it! tried it and only lasted a few days lol... i'm finding Slimming World great as we can still all eat together just a few tweeks and it SW friendly and i still get to stuff my face!

ohh i really can't wait to get back into a size 10! congratulations and you look fantastic in the picture

Sorry just seen your post, i've been posting and running! wes i think i do find the middle one the hardest and by the time you get to the third its a case of 'i know i can do this so don't stop now!' not looked at week5 involves as i think if i know it might put me off going haha... intended of...

Asda lamb steaks are in the 3 £10 offer, great for those curry nights!

i love it when it's nice and quiet as well, thats why my friend and i go on a monday at 8:40 after the swimming lessons, but i hgave a feeling that it may get a bit busy on the build up to christmas. Didn't go last week due to OH being out of the country but can't wait to have some me time and...

Wk4 d3 complete... roll on week 5!!!

i hope my scales are right as they are showing about another 2lb loss but will have to wait till i can next get to group which will be next week as the OH is out of the country and i don't fancy taking a baby and a two year old along with me!

it really does work wonders for a hangover just make sure you hidrate well otherwise it will make your head worse!

wk4 D3 roll on wk 5!!

We grow a lot of our own veg and salad in the summer but need to get the hang of winter veg and also need to improve successional planting, we get lots of apples, pears, rhubarb and strawberries... in reality we need a bigger garden! i try and eat as seasonally as possible with the fruit and veg...

This sounds a lot better than the one that my consultant mentioned, and to say i will usually eat anything it went in the bin after two mouthfulls, it was the one where you mix in a mullerlight and sweetner after boiling the rice in water... yuk i would NOT recomend! Hopfully this will help...

Glad you had a good time, just remember though even if you do have a quick gain it will more than likely fall off again just as fast. It feels so good when you give yourself a big shake up and listen to the positive you that says you CAN do this.

did a tesco online shop and they had barnston beans pack of 4 buy 1 get 2 free which they then sent heinz as a subsitute at no extra cost... even better!

Another NSV, after not wearing them for years due to pregnancies & fat legs i have managed to zip up my favourite knee high boots :D only problem is 4inch heels and running after children do not mix :family2:

Hi everyone, am really pleased to be here, just scraped through last night at weigh in 10.13 1/2 with a 1lb loss which i was amazed at after a really sweet munchy, well binge week! only being doing SW for 6 weeks and have lost 12 1/2lb, hoping to get another 1 1/2 off this week fo my 1 stone...

after my chocolate binge this week i still managed to loose 1lb! so that takes me into the 10's!!!!, it just shows that if you compensate with a bit more excercise and being good (most of the time) you can have a few treats, although i think i need to get back on it 100% and start making a note...

wk4d1 completed, my fitness must be really improving as i found this easier than wk2!

Well done, it just shows what we can do if we put our mind to it! I'm even starting to enjoy it, even to the point of taking my trainers on holiday with me!

you look really good, i hope the weight loss is still going well and thank you for posting the pictures they really are an inspiration.

All that in 10 weeks!!! i think i need to have a word with myself!

Another 50 lengths tonight, should have done more but just wanted to get home and relax with a nice hot chocolate as the children were playing nap tenis today and didn't get 5 minutes to myself!! well thats my excuse anyway. Hope everyone has had a good week.

blown it again!!!!!!!!!!! 1 mars bar, 1 snicker + 1/2 a twix..... time for a swim i think, really cross with myself for the mindless munching.

Well done :clap: will hopefully be seeing you there next wee that is unless all the chocolate i've been nibbling on doesn't catch me up! :17729:

Well finally got my butt out after two weeks off and completed Wk3 D2 with no problems, was thinking about going onto week 4 but might do another wk3 just to make sure that the knee is back to normal before i push it up a level... really pleased with myself :D

It's really nice if you mix it with a mullerlight the night before and leave in the fridge and then have with some fresh fruit or some defrosted frozen mixed fruit.

yay another 2lb off this week hopefully i will be in the 10's next week!!!! Have aimed for another 2lb off next week so i think i will need to get in a few more sessions on the wii or running. Also got slimmer of the week again, so that was an extra confidence booster, i just hope that i can...

Well done Denise you're doing so well. well this week i have just been doing about an hour on the wii instead and still swimming on a monday, the knee is still not 100% so will just see how i get on.

well didn't go yesterday as it was throwing it down, would have been ok if i was at home, but didn't fancy driving all he way home wet through. Hopefully the OH will take his 1/2 day and will try again this aft.

i was the same with both but luckily it was good things in my first pregnancy like fruit so i think i actually weighed less than when i started! but the second time round it was all sugar cravings for the quick energy fix.

Ali you might find that you have bigger losses over the next few weeks especially if you're bloated. You are only 1lb off your Christmas challenge and remember that can flutuate from day to day anyway.

it's amazing when you look at it! i got on the scales with my daughter (8 month old) and i was a stone lighter with the both of us on there than when i was when i had her.

wow you look amazing, and the gym sessions look as though they have really helped with the toning. I hope i can get down into the 9's next year.

weight loss slowed down a bit this week so i think it's time for another batch of the wonder soup, plus it's great to just grab out of the freezer when i'm having a lazy day.

Well being doing SW now for 4 weeks and have lost 9 1/2lb and am stll bf, am eatting that much that i find that the sweet cravings are nowhere near as bad as they were. my only grump is that i didn't start this earlier as i think combined with exclusive bf the weight would have come off a lot...

Well done ladies for getting into the 10's hopefully i will see you there in the next few weeks, i am determined to loose another 1/2 stone before we go away for Christmas.

This made me laugh!!

Well done Denise, you should be proud of yourself. poping round to my grandmas in a bit so am planning on giving it another go today... fingers crossed the knees are ok.

Picked some up in Asda yesterday they are fantastic!! really creamy and taste as though they should be more than 1/2 a syn, it really helped with my sweet craving last night. Oh and also they were on offer.

had beans and rice at lunch and having pasta and greens for dinner hopefully this will help!! throw in a few grapefruits and might not have to move for a few days, just let the food do the burning for me :D:D

i'm sure it will be fine :)

Actually was really nice, and both kids loved it too, even the eight month old!

got a batch on at the moment... i hope it tastes better than it looks!

well, might have to give the running a bit of a break for a while (well at least not move it up a gear) as my knees are hurting a little. Going to try and build up the muscle a bit but i'm not sure if it's still the relaxin in my body. gutted.

Another 64 lengths last night, i always find it's a good way to de-stress and come out feeling really relaxed, i really must try and get in the pool more than once a week.

Another 1lb off this week which was more than expected as felt really bloated today. Also nearly fell of my chair this evening when i was awarded slimmer of the month :D

went out again today with the ipod to get back on C25K and the bloody thing died!! so will hopefully give wk3 a try at some point, if i find it really difficult will do the full week. Going to Oz mid December we really cant wait for the break.

i agree with fitting it arround your life, i also only do breaststroke as you can't beat it for all over body toning. Wish i could fit it in 4 a week, i think my husband would think i was leaving him!

omg you are leaving me behind!! well done. Made it out on Thursday night, as was running with a friend didn't follow the programme but we did a go 30 mins with more running than walking. so am thinking if i go out in the morning will just go straight in to WK3 and if i find that ok will move...

I got some of these in Tesco about a week ago, but didn't see any this week as i picked two of the six packs that were on offer

Found it on the web'site but didn't see your message till afterwards, will try to change it to the Irish sea challenge. Its a standard 25m pool which i go to so am really pleased with myself, but i think it's more down to technique than fitness!

Hi Denise hope you don't mind me following you on here as well, i have also being going swimming on a Monday night. Is the splashpath only an iphone app? Being going swimming now for the past 4 weeks and was doing about 50 lengths, but this week managed 70 in 45 mins which i was really pleased...

Yey well done Trango!

Hope your run went well, keep up the good work. Am hoping to get out tonight once the kids are in bed, but not too sure about going alone in the dark, so will see if i can get someone to come with me.

ok scrap the two off for next wee!k!! have just eaten my whole body weight in bubble and squeek and now feel a bit sick!

Well done! The three minute runs is the bit that i wasn't looking forward to :o but have just completed W2D2 with not too much problems but not sure i can double it!!

well am pleased to report another 3lb off this week, which after the weekend i was really shocked, i just hope it doesn't come back to bit me on the but next week. so 11st.3.5 at the moment and have aimed for another two off next week, might just have to jump on the wii as well when the girls...

Yay completed wk1 on Saturday and felt ok on sunday so started wk2, babysitter arranged so out again in the morning.

Try sugar free mints, they worked a treat for me

Not looking forward to the weigh in tommorrow! had a bit of a disasterous Saturday night. shoulder of lamb with lemon feta and olive oil pored over the top, veggies with chick peas that would have been ok but was also cooked in gallons of olive oil, home made white bread (well it would be rude...

As every one is saying small steps is easier than a big leap. Also you will finf that even if you introduce small ammounts of extra activity into your weekly routine you find yourself wanting to do more. As for not wanting to go to the gym you should not feel embarrased, remember everyone else...

ok didn't go tonight... decided to treat myself to a glass of wine instead!

Completed run 2 of wk1 yesterday and am planning on going out again in the morning. Haven't fit in all three in one week due to the dark night and not liking to go out on my own (will go on the streets when i am a bit more comfortable with my fitness levels!) Ached for a few days after the first...

Well ladies decided to treat myself to some new bras as the sales were on and came out at a 36E so hopefully i will be back in my pre baby bras soon, eventhough i am still feeding i was just fed up of the sight of the frumpy feeding bras and lack of support that they give! at least in the new...

well done with getting moving a bit more, i found the wii a great help with my weight loss last year, the one thing i would say though is do not pay too much attention to your weight on there just see it as a usefull tool to help you get moving. I have also started to do the C25K (only on...

Asda - alpen lights 2 boxes £2

what an inspiration to us all, you look like a different person!

ohh the joys of facebook! well done you look great

fantastic, you must be so proud of yoursef. ps. i love the dress

Welcome and good luck, over the months before my wedding last year and my re-start this year (post baby) this site is fantastic for support, food ideas and also the kick up the bum if you need it :o hopefully you will find it just as helpful as i have

1st small nsv ... being able to pull my jeans down without undoing them:D

wow this is filling... i like the idea of a cheese cake, might give it a try and not fill the bowl up as much this time!

well done ladies for all your losses & good luck for tommorow Ali

:happy036:4.5Lb!!! well that was a bit of a shock, really happy after last nights results, even decided to treat myself to a glass of wine, roll on next week if i can shift another 1.5lb that will be half a stone in three weeks :D

Well it will be my second weigh in tonight after joining SW hopefully it will be a bigger loss this week than last (1lb). Have been fairly good this week and have excercised a bit more, 2x 50 lengths and decided to give the couch to 5k a go and have done one of the week 1 runs so far this week...

Well done sofartogo hope the weigh in goes well and keep up the good work :)

This is what we had on friday :-) dry fry pork in frying pan to seal in an oven dish add tin toms and a little veg stock, onion, garlic and worcester sauce with a dash of wine (don't forget to add syns) cooked on a lowish heat till tender. Hubby and I really enjoyed it

Well that was 1lb off last night which i was rather shocked at as had a bit of a boozy weekend... hopefully it will be a bit more by next Tue.

i think mine have had it!! before pregnancy number 1 I was a 36C within 7 weeks they were 36dd by the end i was 38E, then after the birth a 36F. Within 9 months was back down to a 36dd at which point i got pregnant again!! then they went back up this time to a 38FF and while feeding are now a...

Better not give any to my OH then:)

ohh and forgot to say CONGRATULATIONS:553:

As a new ish mum who is also bf i would say that if i was to get pregnant again i would still follow the plan as i am eatting better now than when was when i was pregnant and even during the early days of breast feeding. if you are un sure the best thing to do would be to talk to your midwife.

Wow that's fantastic well done with your amazing weight loss its an inspiration for us all

well i'm about a size 14 on top (to allow for hourly changing boob size!) and a size 12-14 bottom and i'm 5'5" and weigh 11st 12 and can't weight to fit back into my "before baby clothes" and then start shopping again for smaller ohhh and nice bras with an underwire that fit :o

Hi hope you don’t mind me joining the thread, originally thought I was in the 12’s but after my first official weigh in last Tuesday I was 11st 12 even though my scales were saying 12st 3! I think I prefer the ones at SW! Well a little bit about me, I had my second daughter in Feb (18 months...

ohh that sounds so familiar!! i had to do the same last year and had from January till May to drop 2 dress sizes. Good luck... it will all be worth it in the end

Well ladies after my first 'official' weigh in i will have to love you and leave you as the scales at group said i was 11st.13!! despite mine saying 12st.3 when i got home :confused::confused::confused: but for the sake of making myself feel better i think i will go with the scales there :) and...

as an alternative its really nice with natural youghurt as well, you could use some stewed fruit from your healthy extras. Am new to this and havn't looked yet but if fresh orange is ok soak the oats in that overnight and them add some natural yoghurt over the top with fresh fruit.

Wow thats cheap! who are you with?

Eldest has just turned 2 and the lo is now 7 months, its easier the second time around... but the best bit of advice i had which i did from day one with my second was feed as soon as they wake up, then nappy which makes it easier to figure out what they are crying for! (wind, bored, over...

Hi 28g of oats a healthy extra on g&r or 5.5 syns on both.

hmm sounds good might use standard choc and have a pile of rasberries on top

Thats fantastic news, it's nice to hear good news stories like this with all the doom and gloom stories arround us in the world... it brings life back into perspective. Good luck for the future.

Hi try green chilli its really easy and very tasty 1 pack of mince onion green pepper green chilli dried sage tomatoes water salt and pepper fresh mint ff creme fraiche fry off mince in a frying pan for about 10 mins on a high heat until it goes crspy (the crispier the better) drain off...

ohhh speed soup might have to try some of that.... well will be attending my first group tonight am a bit nervous but just want to get going properly :confused:.

Well done clairebear thats a fantastic loss for a week!

Was stuck as what to do for lunch but this sounds really good so might have to give this a try.

At least you are thinking about names, it took us until th lo was 13 days old until we could agree haha we were just convinced she was a boy. anyway after man weeks of procrastinating i have decided to join sw had some of the old red/green plans that a friend gave me to give it a try before i...

Hi i hope you don't mind be gate crashing the thread but would be really happy to loose about a stone before we go away at christmas. Am currently about 12st 4 (joining SW on Tue) as i think i need the help and support that attending a group can give. After having my daughter in Feb i have...

ok i think that 5lb i lost has come right back on again and no more if i am lucky i don't dare get on the scales! really struggling to get myself motivated, and even finding it a strugle to get out of the house most days which isn't fair on the children never mind myself. ok plan of action...

well that explains it! i thought it was me just being a bit blonde!!

the threat of being induced normally does it for me! hope you dont have to wait too long and good luck

wow just weighed myself and have lost another 5lb! i hope it stays off this time... i have a nasty habit of over rewarding myself :o

I had a Britax Vigour+ with my first and found it fantastic as you could attach the car seat and also have the pushchair rearward facing and it also lies flat, as well as having the carry cot for it. Good look in your search... I know what you mean about buying new one my OH went mad when i...

It's amazing how you forget these things, missing my bump :-( think it's time to stop at two though.

Had her in Febuary, the first stone came off really easily within the first two weeks and then once the other half went back to work it all started to go a bit downhill!! my baby weight last year came off pretty easily as was able to go to a few mother and baby excercise classes but now there is...

Ok have managed to loose 13lb through bf but now need to shift another 2 stone any advice on what diets work well and that are safe to use while bf? any advice welcome

you might find something does happens within a few days, diarrhea is the bodys natural way of clearing out the system to prepare for the birth. Hope all goes well

Ha ha thanks girls might just have to in the end as 2 lb on over Easter. ok come Monday back on to this and with excercise. 5 weeks to go i am sure i can drop a dress size

Another 1lb off 17lb in total not bad but the dress still will not zip up! But I think that is more to do with my boobs! Anyone any ideas on how to get them to shrink?

Ok only 1lb this time but have reached 1/2 way!!:D Pleased but need to be really doing more exercise and sticking to the SF plan!

Anna See your having the same problem as me Weight loss so far down to watching what i eat Monday -Friday and allowing myself to have (some) naughty things on a weekend. Also when little one having naps doing a wii work out or stepping/jogging on the spot while watching TV! Really must get...

Only been on the sf a week but really been cutting out the bad stuff during the week and allowing treats on a weekend since Christmas. Only had my daughter 6 months ago so couldn’t start dieting till recently. Never really been on a diet before so not sure how much weight I should be expecting...

Good luck i am also aiming fo mid May with my weight loss goalwe can do it if we put our minds to it.

Hi All any chance i can join in the weigh in? lost 2lb this week (still cheating on a weekend!)but next two weeks should be interesting as going on holiday :-)

Hi everyone Another newby to the dieting world! Had my daughter 6 months ago and need to shift the weight before my wedding in March (1-1 ½ stone would be nice) as the dress does not fit! Have lost about 11lb so far by doing a bit of exercise and cutting out snacks & drinking mid week but it...