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so disappointed :( only half a pound off. I've been on plan all week (As far as I was aware) so gutted:( i'm sitting in my room in the dark with some candles burning listening to clannad to make myself feel better

STS this week, but then it is my * week so I'm not unhappy!

Hi Kay! I had to miss group yesterday due to illness. Will hopefully have some results for you soon xxx

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I'm in! I hope to lose 2 stone by the end of the challenge, my weigh in day is Wednesday. If we are doing really well can we change our goalpost?

Rosemary and Red Onion vegetarian sausages (x3), carrot, swede and parsnip mash, courgettes and peas with onion gravy :) - not sure how many calories as I haven't counted them yet

Uuuhhh....a bagel, 2 quorn bacon slices, 2 eggs, a banana and 2 blood oranges :ashamed0005: - but it was yummy!

looking to lose 8lb in join, please can you add me?

Hello! Well, I'm writing this at the end of my very first successful day following SW at home. I don't have the funds to be able to attend class just yet, but I have books from when I joined earlier in the year so I'm doing SW at home, until I can afford to go to classes. So, without further ado...

Yeah it was really amazing! Its such a big group - the consultant does another one on Saturdays (I think it started in January) but my group only started last week, and this was the second week. I think my consultant was a bit nervous because he was being watched by his team developer, but there...

Hi all! I've recently decided to join SW and tonight is my first meeting! I used to be a SW online member, but found that I couldn't stick to it. Maybe the group will be better for me? Idk, but when I rung the consultant he didn't sound very happy/nice? Maybe i'm just a bit too nervous =S How...

I would to lose 2 stone by christmas

Lunch Today! Mauritian Red Lentils (273) over Tilda Wholegrain Basmati (211) with a said of Chili Tomato Salad (32)

its true in that its virtually calorie free, like tea, and so is an option while dieting. However, no matter whether it has milk, sugar, honey or a leprechaun in it, it still has HUGE amounts of caffeine which can really affect your body. Especially if you choose to go a couple of days without...

Where did you get those from? they sound delish - I've never seen them before!

I think the one thing I learnt when I actually used a gym (though I hate them, it has nothing to do with what I'm about to say) is that you may think everyone is watching you, but the only people doing the watching are the people who are worried about being watched themselves. Most are too...

Great idea! I'm going to try to lose 8lbs TTFan: 0lbs lost, 6lbs to go leighleigh: 0lbs lost, 8lbs to go

I know, but I find them really filling so I'm willing to use some of my cals on them. especially with eggs, cause then I have this bagely-eggy food baby growing in my stomach cause i'm so stuffed. like a christmas turkey.

Tesco Carameslied Onion and Poppyseed Bagel (220) 1 slice Quorn Smoky Bacon Slices (39) 1 Large Free Range Egg (103) Ketchup (16) Total = 378

Yeah I use the boots one too and I go between 4-6 times a week depending on how stressed I am that week/events I'm training for. I also make my own hair mask twice a week by mashing together 1/2 ripe banana, 1/2 ripe avocado, 1/2-1 cup of olive oil and some vitamin e oil. Splash it on my hair...

Hmm I don't know... if you were going to go for the Salmon i'd ask for it without the pesto which in a lot of restaurants is little more than oil. but wherever you go its high cal and high in fat (damn parmigianno!). Ask tend to be very liberal with their pesto/olive oil as well. In that...

Haha, yummy, non?

Dinner: Del'ugo Tricolor Baby Gnocchi = 152kcal Sainsbury's Siciliana Pasta Sauce = 76 Steve's Leaves Pea Shoots and Baby Leaves = 7 Beetroot = 46 Total= 281kcal Yummy! I also had an Activia Intensely Creamy Peaches and Cream yoghurt, a cup of green tea and my multi-vitamins and minerals =)

They're from the fridge section. I think they're new though, which might be why you've never seen them before. Sainsburys have a special on fridge Quorn stuff atm 2 for £4

So I noticed on the SW forum that one of the most popular threads was the pictures of meal ideas threads. I also noticed that over here, there seem to be a fair amount of people asking for inspiration for meals etc. etc. and I think its important while calorie counting to constantly come up with...

I completely fail at planning ahead so I've found a good way to get round that is to make sure certain things are in the house. For example, I'm a veggie so I tend to keep lots of frozen veggie items in the house like burgers, falafels and whatnot. I also keep a lot of canned soups on hand, in...

See I don't really have this problem as with uni I only have 4 lectures over 4 days, so I'm only uni for a couple of hours a day unless I go to the library but that rarely happens because I'm a poor student. Have you ever heard of Japanese Bento? They're Japanese lunch boxes basically (its so...

I looooooooooooooooooooove green tea though I've never noticed a difference when it comes to weight thingummies - but then again I'm pig skinned when it comes to things like that. I never notice. It has a host of other benefits though like a srs amount of cancer fighting antioxident properties...

I agree with all of the above, but here are my suggestions for foodage places in London. First of all my number one choice for healthy, organic, environmentally friendly food (with full nutritional info) is Pod. They're all over the place, though not as common as pret or starbucks or eat...

Hi all. I love miso soup, but, I have a feeling if I use the prepackaged and dried stuff it'd be quite high in syn so I am going to make my own. For the dashi stock, the konbu (seaweed) is free but I was wondering about the dried bonito. All it is is dried fish flakes and they're discarded after...

...what cereals and grains are free/synned on Green/EE? I'm looking to rejoin slimming world but I've lost my old books and so I don't know anymore =s. Thanks for your help!

I have three brothers, but I do have a female cousin who is 10 weeks older than me (and I'm very close to) and her older sister is only 4 years older than us. I feel really strongly competitive to weigh less than the both of them because unfortunately our mother's (sisters) are competitive and...

I think they're only free if you make them with water, which really doesn't make any difference to the taste. In fact, I prefer them that way.

The gingerbread bars are 157 per bar but they're super filling, I find. The cashew cookie ones are slightly less at 147. Here are the ingredients: Ginger Bread: Raw Dates (48%) Raw Almonds (32%) Raw Pecans (18%) Ginger, Cloves and Cinnamon Cashew Cookie: Raw Cashews (51%) Raw Dates...

Steamed chicken breast and vegetables =)

I like that saying =) In terms of strength training, to really build any muscle and get the most from your resistance workout, you need to up your protein intake and ideally about 45 minutes before/after (I can never remember which! Though, I always have a protein shake about 40 minutes after...

Apparantly Palmers Skin Therapy oil is good for reducing the appearance of stretchmarks - I've only started using it today so I can't comment on it myself. They recommend you use it 3 times a day - though I've found stories on the internet of people using it less than that and reporting a...

I love Nakd bars! Pure, healthy ingredients (no additives and rarely more than 4 ingredients per bar) for about 150cals. Lotts of different flavours including chocolate ones!

Morrisons have Nakd bars (delicious healthy raw snack bars) for 55p (get the gingerbread and cashew cookie ones!) and/or the trek oat bars (high protein and carbohydrate for those looking to refuel after working out) for 40p! These things normally cost £1.49...well, in Winchester they do anyway...

Congratulations lovey! I hope it all goes well for you, but I'm sure you'll do fine. I'm sure you'll make a wonderful teacher =)

Better than small sweet popcorn! What cinema are you going to? I think they vary from cinema, to cinema... Blockbuster cinemas (do they still exist?!): Small Salted: 397cal/100g, 99cal/25g serving Vue: Large Salted (I couldn't find any for small) 459cal/220g serving And I couldn't find any for...

Tonight is beef stew (healthified obviously) despite the hot weather! Not the same without dumplings though =( can't wait until I'm maintaining.

So I thought it might be an idea to start a thread where we just add cheap, yet healthy food and where we can get it. If there's already a thread on this forum like it, please delete! So to get the ball rolling... I couldn't believe it! In Asda, they have a crate of 10 Oranges for £2.50...

I use M&S ultra high impact bras - they're amazing. They're £18 and come in underwired or non-wired. You can get slightly more expensive ones, but they do the same job as the cheaper ones. They also have different ones for different levels of impact. I think I'm going to have to check shock...

Hmm any injury or pain should be checked out immediately regardless. Strap your ankle up and go to your GP. It may be that you're landing heavily on that particular ankle, the tendons supporting the muscle aren't strong enough etc. etc. There are any number of reasons but to me, after only a...

I wasn't explicitly referring to the BMI range, as I don't actually agree with BMI as a way of recording a person's 'health' - maybe when they standardise the test and there isn't so much fluctuation between sources, things will be different. I'm the same height as you, and my personal opinion...

Hmm I'm not sure it does? 11stone = 154lbs. 27% of 154 = 41.58. 154+41.58 = 195.58lbs which is not in the healthy range. If thats what you were talking about doing, then no, you couldn't do it in that manner.

Mhmm! I love kedgeree! It was actually a popular Victorian breakfast. Oh dear, I'm going to stop here now before my history nerd takes over. I might have Kedgeree tonight actually!

When I go back to uni! I have her 30 day shred and 6 week abs DVDs and I'm planning on starting them in a week. I would do them whilst I'm at home but I live in a town house and the living room is on the secondly floor and I'm worried about going through the floor! Have you started yours yet?

Definitely, I think lunch is the meal which needs to be bulked up a little. You could have a sandwich with that cup of soup for 150 cals (use nimble bread and if you're veggie, the quorn deli meats are actually fairly nice). Although there was a recent discussion on the CC boards about how many...

Well done! All those temptations definitely would have done me in, so well done to you.

Ok I think I'm turning into a broken record here for the sheer amount of times I promote this website but! Go to Free Diet Plans at SparkPeople They are an excellant website which provide you with soooooooooo much information on every aspect of health, fitness, nutrition and weightloss. There...

Hmm... 1) Being able to horseride again 2) Being able to wear the brands that I want (stupid only-go-up-to-size-14 superdry!) 3) Having confidence in myself! 4) Being able to look at pictures of myself! 5) Looking less pregnant in a wetsuit (women always get the pregnancy belly in a wet suit, I...

Sorry I didn't mean to suggest that you were! Sorry. Hmm if you've been left to your own devices with the free weights it may be worthwhile paying for a few personal trainer sessions to see what they recommend for you to reach your achievements? Alternatively, there are a tonne of good...

You should definitely do strength traning one day apart. Its also an idea to do cardio one day apart - in the beginning anyway. This is to give the respective parts of the body time to recover. In the beginning (as I'm assuming you are) there's not really much point going above 3 days for each...

I have 30 day shred, but haven't looked at it yet (bad leigh!) but yes, she definitely uses weights. Though I'm not sure what size I'd assume they'd be 1kg or 1.5. I have 2kg which I'm planning on using...they were quite heavy when I first picked them up, but aren't so bad now. I suppose its a...

Hmm what's endomondo? I've not heard of this one Oops never mind! Found it! Unfortunately I don't have a GPS, so I have to rely on you just counting my laps =(

Also, just to add. It actually takes between 2 and 3 months for the difference nutrients (vitamins, minerals, electrolytes) make to your body, to be noticed. Thats why, vlcd's tend to hit some people a few months down the line =) ok and that's the last I have to say =D

Well done! That's a brilliant loss, I'm really pleased for you =)

Hmm I've never used myfitnesspal because I never quite understood the maths behind what they're saying...my own stupidity there. The site I use (and it is EXCELLANT I can't advocate it enough) is Free Diet Plans at SparkPeople They give you a calorie total, you stick to it, you lose weight...

Unfortunately this is the case for me =(. Damned genetics...

I was just about to say, it might be worthwhile investing in a juicer. They're an easy way to get the nutrients AND calories in, but don't actually require you to eat any more than you already are... I say a juicer rather than juice for two reasons: 1) it works out cheaper in the long run - that...

Yeah, exactly. Its also just down to bad technique as well. Alot of people will try to drag their head up with their hands rather than focusing on using the abdominals to pull the trunk up. They then end up curling in on themselves and tearing the shoulder muscles. It's also alot of pressure on...

Sit ups, you're actually sitting up. Crunches, you're bring your chin closer to your chest without moving your abdomen or any part of your lower body. two hundred sit-ups Even though its called situps, they're actually advocating crunches. There's alot of evidence that situps can lead to...

Do you do AB excercises? The only way to really get a flat stomach is by toning and working your core muscles... i.e. your abs, your obliques, your glutes etc. etc. Strength training is as imperitive as cardio to any weight loss regime for two reasons: 1) Muscle mass burns 4x as many calories as...

Ok, first of all. Eat the roast dinner. You're going to have to get used to meals like this at some point; nobody can calorie count forever. And there are going to be occasions and events in the future when you're NOT going to be able to count your calories or even get a rough idea in your head...

Well most nutritionists (in fact I haven't come across one who has disagreed with this statement yet) is the basic needs for anybody is 1200 calories. Anything less than that could throw the body into starvation mode which means it will actually store fat. Also some studies suggest that the...

Yeah all popcorn is lo cal until you add the butter/syrup etc. etc. here are some low cal topping recipe ideas for you =) Low Calorie Flavored Popcorn Recipe | Diet Plans - Healthy Diets by Diet Ihub.com 61 Calorie Popcorn Recipe

Yeah absolutely. I know what you mean. But this is a situation which is just going to drag you down until/if your mum learns and recognises what she's doing to you. You can always vent/jubilate here if you must =) By the way, congrats on your weight loss. Absolutely amazing, well done! On a...

Just fill a frying pan with 1/2milk 1/2 water until its about a centimeter from the top, place the fish in once its simmering and keep simmering until the fish is cooked. Don't let it boil though otherwise you'll end up with that horrible burnt milk taste. It should only take about 7 minutes...

If so, would anyone care to add me? LeighL2. I'm looking for someone/peoples who would take part in various challenges with me =). Competition is my biggest motivator - fo' sho'.

I have the same situation...sort of. Whilst my family are supportive of me if I actually start showing results (not just weight loss, but anything) then they support me..its just the first initial period because i'm a very whimsical person and rarely stick to anything. Plus I always feel like...

Hmm I don't think there's an awful lot you can do apart from taking seriously good care of your skin (not suggesting that you don't already): exfoliating 2 or 3 times a week, moisturising twice a day with a vitamin E or toning cream (preferable when still damp from showering), and taking good...

If you were looking for a cheaper option to working out at home, you could always try a green gym. The majority of them are free (as far as I'm aware), include warm up and cool down sessions and you get to do something good for the environment and the community. Look them up, they're actually an...

Some places do the same with pasta - dry weight but cooked calorie count. Others give both. I normally input it into a calorie counter to avoid the nutrition tables at the back. Also, the potato won't be lighter due to the moisture it would've absorbed during boiling. One a side note, if you're...

Good luck with your journey...everybody inevitably stops and starts (I can't count the number of times I've done it) - I think you just need to get to a point when enough is enough, we're human and can only take so much. Good luck though =)

Yeah we make it regularly (cause its super cheap) and yeah you can use any curry powder you like =)

Haha me and my friends love that one line and we apply it to anything and just randomly shout it. Yeah, cause we're not in our twenties or anything =/ =\

I have a few ideas for you: 1) Breakfast Wrap: Make an Omelette (1 egg, 2x serving liquid egg whites) and add some veggies (I normally go with red pepper and spinach). Don't fold it in half though! Once cooked through, place it on a wholegrain wrap and fold, eat with have a grapefruit or orange...

The Other Boleyn Girl and Elizabeth the Golden Age, oh and the Tudors (though its not a film, I'm just venting). As a history student/nerd, it can get very annoying (for me and those around me) when I watch Historical films and notice all of the historical inaccuracies - my one rant is this...

Do you know where the best place to buy Insanity is? I would like to spend the next few months doing P90, then P90X and then Insanity but, this is a problem as they're all £100+ on Amazon (though P90 is cheaper on Tony Horton's actual website - like $52 or something).

I am completely the same; which is why all my attempts at losing weight have failed in the past. I'm good until that horrible point mod-afternoon when it feels like lunch was four years ago and dinner is in a decade. Here's what I found helped: 1) I do a workout dvd in the afternoon. This is my...

Excercise does help with weight loss, scientific fact, but only as long as your caloric intake and calories burned (BMR+ excercise) results in a defecit. You can lose weight without excercise (as SW advocate) but you can lose it quicker with excercise. Plus, as I've already said on another...

I agree with Healthyeater. Excercise is one of those things which is different for everybody. I went to the gym 5 days a week for six weeks, and hated every minute of the hour and a half I was there for. To me, a gym is really clinical. But I think that's because I'm a water baby: I'm at my...

I definitely think you should go for it! I don't think your weight will be an issue because, with every class I've been to, they've always told you to take it at your own pace and the instructor will understand. Also, you have to start somewhere and while the first few classes are going to be...

I would just say advocate what everybody else has already said, though I do think a bag of crisps a day is excessive no matter what the brand - just because of the sheer amount of salt - 5g is the recommended amount and some bags of crisps contain more than half that amount. On the mayo front...

Yeah, I tend to focus on body fat because not only does BMI not take important factors into account (such as muscle, bone density) the graph and categories vary wildly from practice to practice, internet site to internet site. However, even with body fat its important to remember results can...

Hmm I wouldn't try them, as they're quite pricey. There are cheaper ways of stopping appetite and hunger pangs: 1) Getting protein and complex carbs each meal - studies have shown protein may actually block the signal which the stomach sends to the brain to say its still hungry (I can actually...

You won't gain weight as long as your calorie intake is under your BMR, and if there's a large enough defecit you may even lose some still. I'm a student too, though I'm a first year (mature student - exams in like 6 weeks or so). I always find that at the end of a hardcore revision day...

I haven't tried them, but they look alot like rice vermicelli/glass noodles and so I assume they'd be best in some sort of asian soup. I'm going to order some and try them as they sound a little too good to be true! Then again, I am a huge fan of noodle soup, so they may become a staple of my...

I think excercise is key. Like the previous poster said, you can lose a small amount of weight each week by reducing your calorie intake enough. However, if you wanted to lose 2lbs a week, you'd have to drop it to the very basic minimum - not advisable. Besides, part of being healthy is being...

Kedgeree is perfect! Use brown rice rather than white to save on calories, and cook the haddock in milk (skimmed, save on calories!). Cook the rice with some curry powder, then about 3 minutes before its finished add in a cup of frozen peas and the fish, broken up. Once finished you can go down...

Warburtons have recently bought out 100cal square wraps - as far as I'm aware, they're still a pound in all the major supermarkets. They're super tasty. They also do sandwich thins, which are like a roll, but square and a bit flatter. Wholegrain too. I usually aim to take in about 1400, 1450...

I'm the same as you, with the added problem of boredom eating. I swim to relieve my stress and boredom; I swim ten lengths for each problem, or until I've forgotten about them. I find that in the pool, I can completely disconnect myself from the outside; something I've found I can't do with any...

Yeah I drink protein after strength training, and coconut water after cardio to rehydrate quickly (has way more minerals and electrolytes than sports drinks). You can buy it in holland and barratts but it is SERIOUSLY expensive. I buy it online at aqua amore. They only sell it in bulk but it...

As I swim, I don't really listen to music while I workout (though I am saving up for one of those aquabeats by speedo), but here's the music I dance around my room too =) * 'Firework' by Katy Perry * 'When the night feels my song' by Bedouin Soundclash * 'Buffalo Soldier' by Bob Marley *...

I think it depends on your own personal demons, and what you would like to achieve. I've tried both WW and SW and both worked, however I found they were unsustainable for me because I like to do the least amount of work I have to. They WERE both easy, once I already had points or syns values for...

I think it also depends on body type and also body composition i.e muscle vs. fat. Muscle is way more denser, and so takes up less room on your body as opposed to fat which just wobbles everywhere.

So, you binged? So what? Everybody does it, and everybody goes through the same thinking afterwards: "I've ruined it, I might as well give up. All my hard work was for nothing. Now, how about some chocolate fingers?" Well its not true! Don't listen to your inner critic, because there is no way...

The reason why I ask, is I'm currently a student (in catered halls) about to move into a house with some friends in the next couple of months. I'm starting to figure out my budget so I can workout where I am and thought it might be an idea to try to sort out a food pattern and practice it in the...

I'm EXACTLY the same as you, I have loads everywhere. And i'm really worried that when I lose all the weight, I still won't be able to go bare armed or wear a bikini (god forbid) because of my stretchmarks. Pretty much all of them are silvery white, but I'm still afraid to go bare armed etc...

I have dry skin on my elbows and knees, and also, I used to work in a fast food chain and the soap they made us use, dried out my hands to the point of cracking and bleeding. My hands have only just gotten back to the way they used to be (after 3 years!!) after applying vitamin E cream to my...

I currently pay £24 a month just to use the pool at my local gym. This is, however, expensive as I live in Winchester which is expensive anyway. I do feel I kindof miss out on the classes and things they offer, but realistically its not worth me upping my membership to full membership (£35 for...

Argh, I also should have mentioned that if you DO gain muscle, muscle is way more dense than fat and so the scale might not move. Don't however be disheartened because you will have burnt fat, which is the important one to get rid of =)

Hey! Sorry to hear about your plateau, and I hope its all sorted now but here is my advice =) First of all, I would advise doing some strength training as muscle burns way more calories than fat (I think its something like 4kcals for every 1kcal that fat burns). Most women are afraid of turning...

The only thing I can think of, is that when weightwatchers works it out themselves, they might only be looking at certain ingredients (for example, seeing as most vegetables are 0pts they probably wouldn't look at those to calculate the points) but when you put it in yourself, because you put in...

The morrisons eat smart ones are delicious! £2.29 for sixteen if you buy the frozen ones. Yum! Oh dear! I thought baked beans were free (whoops! I should've guessed really) I may now have sabotaged my first week! oh Well. Weigh in later will tell.

Thanks Stephie!

I looked through the forums and couldn't see anybody who had asked for this previously, but I apologise if they have! Could anybody tell me how many syns are in Weightwatchers Strawberry & Raspberry mini pot swirls Nutritional Information: Strawberry with Strawberry swirl Per 100g...

Seeing as I'm starting halfway through the challenge, I'm choosing a target to reflect this! Well done everybody on your losses so far you're all doing brilliantly. Good luck for the next fortnight! Eternalflame - To loose 14lb (-10, 4 to go) Exercise - Walking 8000 steps 3 times a week...

Is it too late to join in with a relatively low target?

I would love to swim the Bupa Great Swim next year, but I can't do more than two lengths consecutively and I have to stop for about 30 seconds after each length. How long did it take for you guys to be able to swim all those lengths at once?

I used to horse ride, and then fell off and damaged my knee which put me out of action for a couple of months. I gained weight because I couldn't physically do any of my sports but also, I was terrified of going back. I used to pay £10 for an hour session, but the stables were awful and I...

I would also focus on building some muscle in your entire torso as the "core" muscles support all the other muscles too and may help to give things a more balanced look. Aside from actual excercise, keeping your skin hydrated will help skin retain its elasticity as you lose weight which means no...

and also, may I add safe. As well as that, there have been some studies that show people who lose weight at a slow and steady rate of 1-2lbs a week are more likely to keep it off.

My chinchilla has a charcoal cob every 2 weeks. It regulates his stomach (Chin's stomachs are quite sensitive) - in all senses of the term! I know there is a big difference between chinchillas and humans, but I'm assuming it does sort of the same thing. You won't catch me sprinkling charcoal on...

mmm this sounds nice! Did you use the normal flavoured sausages or cumberland/lincolnshire?

Hello! My name is Leigh and I've just turned 21 (1st April!). I'm from Essex and I work in London currently, but I'll hopefully be going to university in September (if I can ever kick my butt into gear to write those overdue essays!). I've had a problem with my weight ever since I can...