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I think there is some information in the link below. It's quite an interesting read. How to Implement Fasting | Mark's Daily Apple

Yes it does work. I have followed it since Sept and have lost 21lbs but have also gained and lost 6lbs on holiday and the same again over Xmas. It is so easy to do and at the beginning down days can be a challenge but they get much easier. There is an added bonus that your body changes shape way...

I found for the first few weeks I was really tired in the evenings now I would say my energy levels are much the same on either day although I usually go to bed just a little bit earlier on a down day. Well done on the weightloss.

Hi Jazzy1 well done on all that weight loss. Don,t worry about little gains as it could be anything. I only weigh after a down day and have seen me put on 3lbs and thought why? but it all works out over the week. I have been following Judd since September and have lost 21lbs and my bodyshape has...

I never buy groceries I also think it's a wee bit of a waste. Have used mine on Hilton 5* hotels restaurant vouchers days out to Legoland and Alton towers. Going to Dundee and got vouchers for Discovery point and science museum. Also buy magazine subscriptions for my mum and I every year. Have...

Will she still feel the same when her legs will no longer physically be able to hold her weight and no mobility scooter will be big enough for her. I feel sorry for her children who are going to have to do her "cares" for her when she is confined to bed and can no longer move. Not a nice burden...

I love Tesco vouchers. So far have had 2 flights to Paris,2 stays at Hilton hotels for family been to Legoland and Alton towers and various days out. Also get subscription to Prima magazine every year for me and mum. Have £210 at moment hoping to change into airmiles for trip to Paris.

Joiner & plumber came round this afternoon- not good - drain not connected to shower and do not know how long for. Lots if water and it stinks. We live in a bungalow and therefore the water has travelled along the back of house. Have contacted insurance so will hear tomorrow. FIL thinks house...

NHBC yes we do but have found to our cost not to be worth the paper it's written on

Just an update. Was having a shower this morning while dh was outside putting the lid back on the drain when he realised that he could hear the shower water underneath the house and no water was coming through to the drain so we now think that the pipe is not connected to the shower drain. It...

Do not read on if you have a delicate constitution lol. We have an eggy/sulphur smell eminating round our house. It started in the integral garage and has worked its way thru the utility room kitchen bathroom ensuite. Had gas checked and boiler and negative. There is no blocked drains...

I have two ds 17 and 12 and always have problems with them regarding x box and how long. Our problem is we live quite far from DSs school and therefore they don't see friends in the evenings and this way they have some sort of contact. DS 2 gets until 9pm then its time to shower and unwind bed...

Thanks for the replies. Spoke to dh when he came home from work and told me to stop worrying that he would sort it. He tried to phone several times last night but just got told lines were busy and the phone hung up, guesssing a lot of people may just have received the same letters. Phoned...

Just a rant at the child tax credit people. Just had a tax credit demand for both my husband and myself to the total of £1000. :cry:How are we going to pay that in one go? They overpaid us when they started and despite having the correct info stated on the form they kept giving us money. We kept...

I got my kindle in tesco for £111 for normal one but I think that may be the same price as amazon. I think the 3G was £152.

Travelodge are in barcelona. Stayed there a few years ago. It was alittle way out but used underground and it was really easy to use. In fact I think there is a train station right at the bottom of the road.

Thanks Ali* will do. I think I need a holiday to just try and plan this one :thankyou:

Going to Florida in October. Looking forward to it but there is so much to plan and I will definitely need another holiday by the time we come back. Unfortunately this one costs so much I may never afford another holiday in my life. lol.

Sometimes its better to get a repair done as when my machine which was almost new needed repairing I discovered in the small print of the insurance documents that if a machine was replaced instead of repaired then the "new" machine would no longer be insured. I had to get a brand new drum in my...

Hi Bluebella welcome to the site. There is a sticky called advice for newcomers to SW and this is a great place to find out how to follow the plan. I follow extra easy because it is just that although a lot of people follow just red or just green because you can get more Hex's. Extra Easy is...

I believe in cyclists using the cycle paths as its safer but why do they think that sneaking up on you when you are walking is a safe thing to do. I wish they would use a bell before they are upon you. I have narrowly missed walking into bikes because they cycle right in the middle of the...

Gosh I thought I was being hard done by with my fully comp insurance going up from £146 to £176 this year. I have a focus 2ltr ghia and found LV cheapest. You can sometimes get a good deal if you are with a union (I'm with unison). I would never be able to afford to drive at some of the...

FIL came for tea on Wednesday and said he had a pressie for us. He had bought an actifry for himself but thought 40 mins for chips too long so was going to give it to OH brother. He said that he decided to buy us a bigger one as he felt he could not give one without the other. But its huge and...

OH and I were discussing this last night and were thinking do they pay income tax or anything as I would think a lot of cash in hand must go on. They don't have toilets in their caravans as last week one of the brides said that they felt it was very unhygenic. I feel sorry for the girls as...

I love the banana loaf/cake, it tastes fab and works out at 2- 2.5 syns per slice. It tastes better after having been in the fridge for a while.

Sorry never tried it but just seen your stats and wow you're tall! Lol

I would ring them as someone tried to take a small amount of £1 from my credit card the same as Valerie11. Credit card company said the same that whoever it was would try to see if a small amount would go through to check if the account was still active then hit me with a large transaction.

Top of the pops on Xmas day at 2pm the only time we got to watch it on telly. Our house used to have all the decorations hanging from the ceiling ie corner to corner and paper bells in each quarter. That and the orange wallpaper went well lol. I loved tiny tears my favourite doll.

Me. Have had a few nights out and have eaten and drank loads of stuff. With getting organised for Xmas have been out shopping and eating sandwiches kfc muffins etc. Wake up everymorning vowing to be on plan but after breakfast my resolve vanishes. Have not been to class whole of December so...

When I was looking for cheap insurance I went on to Martin Lewis money saving expert and there is a section on how to keep insurance low for young drivers. I sympathise as I will be in the same situation next year when DS1 turns 17.

That,s fantastic news Fern congratulations.:happy036:

sueschoices - aiming for 8lbs off Sweet Pink - Aiming for 14lb loss (3.5lbs off) Clairex - 5lb off, 6 to go rh00by - aiming for 9lb loss Sarahandmolly - Aiming for 7lb loss Mummyem - aiming for 7lbs (5.5 Lost!) Boo1968 - 10lbs MrsR2004 - aiming for 12lbs loss ferb - 6lbs - 1lb off - 5lbs to go...

After DS2 I had abnormal smear test and had to be tested every 6 months. After 3rd abnormal test I was sent to hospital to have them removed as a precaution. It was more embarassing than painful but have had normal results ever since.

Hi Pickle just catching up on the diaries. Your pictures are fab. You can really see the difference, I think you'll easily be size 18 for January sales. I'm sure by planning your meals you will easily lose a stone for Xmas as you have done amazingly well so far.

Been a few days since last wrote diary. Went to weigh in on Thursday and I sts. Was a bit disappointed as I thought I might have lost a little but it was better than thinking I had put on weight. I also think it may have been because I am midcycle (TMI) and this is when I usually weigh heavy. I...

Well done everyone unfortunately I sts hope for better results next week. sueschoices - aiming for 8lbs off Sweet Pink - Aiming for 14lb loss (1.5lbs off) Clairex - Aiming for 11lb off rh00by - aiming for 9lb loss Sarahandmolly - Aiming for 7lb loss Mummyem - aiming for 7lbs (4.5 Lost!)...

Get well soon Britt.

Weighed myself this morning on my scales and it looks like I have put on weight again!:cry: I have been 100% since Monday but it looks like my usual weekend sabotage will be my downfall. Going to class tonight so will try and be good over the weekend but the words no thanks just isn't in my...

Had a 100% SW day yesterday so very pleased with myself. Going to computer course at college tonight so hopefully will get through the rest of the day at 100% as night time is my danger time. Food wise has been the same as yesterday as using up rest of chunky chicken which I cant find syns for...

Well yesterday didn't go too well. Took DS2 to town and had lunch, he joined kfc queue I joined queue for jp and beans only to be told it would be 40 mins so what did I do you guessed it had a kfc with a shed load of guilt for sides. Rest of the day was not too bad but had a packet of crisps...

sueschoices - aiming for 8lbs off Sweet Pink - Aiming for 14lb loss Clairex - Aiming for 11lb off rh00by - aiming for 9lb loss Sarahandmolly - Aiming for 7lb loss Mummyem - aiming for 7lbs Boo1968 - 10lbs MrsR2004 - aiming for 12lbs loss ferb - 6lbs hatwell - 10lbs Farmer Me - 7lbs Crumble...

sueschoices - aiming for 8lbs off Sweet Pink - Aiming for 14lb loss Clairex - Aiming for 11lb off rh00by - aiming for 9lb loss Sarahandmolly - Aiming for 7lb loss Mummyem - aiming for 7lbs Boo1968 - 10lbs MrsR2004 - aiming for 12lbs loss ferb - 6lbs hatwell - 10lbs Farmer Me - 7lbs Crumble...

Aaaargh why do I do it? :mad: Had a 100% SW day yesterday until after tea. Wasn't sure if there were going to be guisers so thought I better have the treat bags ready when suddenly 3 funsize mars and 2 chocolate ghosts found their way into my mouth. Why can I not have any willpower where...

Qualitybrittany made a xmas tree challenge and I think it is on the second page of this section.

Sorry Jane forgot to say I do EE as I find it so easy not to have to think about what to have although sometime I think I could probably get away with most days being green and having extra hex a and b.

Hi Jane, I am like you and avoid bread at lunchtime. I do think this makes a difference to me. I have slice in morning and since I have been trying to be 100% this week I have a slice with banana in the evening. I usually have a baked potato with beans made in the microwave as it is really...

Went to class last night and (drum roll) I gained 2lbs :sigh: this may seem bad but it is an unofficial 2lb loss as on Monday I had a gain of 4ibs so I'll live with that. Today I have been quite good so far Breakfast scrambled egg and toast (1/2 hex b) Snack optiva ff snackpot yoghurt (I...

Fantastic news congratulations. I was thinking I haven't seen any posts and recipes. Keep us posted.

Yesterday went well food wise. For dinner it was a bit of a hotchpotch. I had macaroni with 1 oz cheese (hex a) then some rice, cucumber tomatoes ham and a little sweet chilli sauce. Later on had slice toast (other 1/2 hex b) and a banana. I am quite amazed that I am not starving later in the...

You look amazing and fab colour of hair. Well done on the brilliant weight loss.

Hi Jane agree with you about the chocolate thing my weight problem would be solved if chocolate had never been invented and in the past few weeks tesco chocolate buttons lol. Hoping by keeping diary on here to avoid them by not wishing to confess my sins. I used to make the sw ferrero rocher...

Had another good day yesterday but cannot find syns for tea but think I would have stayed within allowance. Started my college computing course and finally found out how to use folders and not hope for the best when I save stuff. I must say I feel quite positive about my eating just now and in...

Well yesterday went really well. I had a 100% SW day. Breakfast as above Lunch baked potato prawns in a sw marie rose sauce 1 syn salad. Muller light raspberries and strawberries Snacks pear and freddo chocolate bar 6syns? tangerine, banana Dinner SW quiche...

Good luck Rachx and well done on the fab weight loss last week.

I have decided to give myself a kick up the backside and get serious with this weightloss. I have been doing SW for over a year and have lost 23.5 lbs. Only problem is I lost that by Xmas last year and have lost and gained the same weight since. The only saving grace is that without SW I would...

We had jiggy when was 34 weeks with ds1 went to the loo 5 mins later and my waters broke. Wouldn,t let oh near me with ds2 pregnancy but he still arrived at 34 weeks lol

Don,t use it myself but I have seen a few teenagers on facebook ranting about the abuse they receive on formspring so I have never looked into it.

I would just like to yell at the government for stopping child benefit. Yes my husband earns a little more than most but he worked damn hard for it. He already pays more tax and national insurance so why should we lose child benefit because we are a single highish earner and people who earn up...

I had gallstones when I was 23 which is quite young and had to have them removed by open surgery before keyhole surgery was common. I was not overweight at the time. Every time I ate out at a restaurant a couple of hours later I was in so much pain I could barely breath. It turns out that if you...

I went to see it a few months ago. It is really hilarious but also has about 2 items that make you really think. Nikki Sanderson handles it really well. I would say it is well worth going to see it.

Gosh that's amazing. They're the same rules I live my life by. Lol

Have just come back from Paris. Was there for my 25th wedding anniversary. It was absolutely fabulous. We stayed at Cosy,s Residence on Rue Cadet. It was fantastic and would recommend it to anyone. It is an actual apartment and not a hotel room. Booked it through Octupus Travel and got...

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I was the same lost at beginning then it tailed off. Found it hard to take ww head off and eat more. Took everyones advice and ate lots more and syns and lost continuously. Don,t know how but it does work. Welcome to sw

lol!

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I think your bmi is a good indicator but now they are saying waist size is quite important ie 32" max for a woman and 36" for a man.

Your meals sound lovely and filling for the week. At the beginning when I felt hungry at the weekends I made sw ferrero rocher and at 1 syn these really did the trick. Maybe you should try something like this so you can nibble on a regular basis throughout the day and still keep to syns.

Well done Gemma thats a great weight loss. You sound really motivated. I had a chicken done in the slow cooker and all the trimmings for tea tonight totally delish. First time in slow cooker will cook it this way from now on. Im sure you will reach your next mini target very soon.

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I used the conditioner and comb method. My son was 6 and had really thick curly hair and I was mortified. I put the conditioner on straight to dry hair and combed every inch. i also used the chemical alt of choice as this changes in cycles. I read this morning that mayo is supposed to be good...

Hi Em well done on the weight loss. I made the banana loaf and it is quite nice def add 2 tsp cinnamon. Tastes very bananay

9/10 for me today because I changed my mind about the redwood hmmph

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Congratulations on the weight loss.

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Oh Gemma that made me laugh out loud. Thank you

10/10 for me today. Shocked

Happy birthday Donnie xxx

Good luck

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Hi Em you are sounding much more chirpier these last few days. Well done for getting to a meeting i'm sure it will help. Enjoy your walk with the baby.

I made those chocolate cakes but mine were also a disaster. Looked great in the oven but flattened as soon as they were out and tasted really eggy so I must have done something really wrong.

I didn't marry a toyboy but my husband and I met when we were 15 and will be married 25 years this summer and they say young love never lasts.

Hi Gemma well done on the weight loss and slimmer of the week. I managed to lose 2lbs last week even after my chocolate binge. Not going to class this Thurs as I have a meal out and am finding it quite hard to stick to my syns. Will have to be extra good from Friday. Your meals look fine.I have...

Welcome to the forum. Its a great healthy eating plan and you will get lots of support and help here. Good luck on your journey.

I agree with all the others. I have a son who is coming up for 16 and am now beginning to realise that I have done everything for him and he is getting nowhere near independent and it is starting to drive me up the wall with his untidiness and thinking my purse has a bottomless pit and not...

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Congratulations for today. Big no expense spared weddings don't make a difference to a marriage. It's how you both feel about each other and he obviously loves you as you are.

Well done for getting back on plan. With all your great recipes I'm sure you will eventually find a way of making this treat low syn. I use a lot of your recipes, so thanks for making my slimming world journey a yummy one.

Hi Gemma, sorry to hear about your uncle hope you're ok. Read your diary saturday and noticed you had toast and jam and thought mmmm. Later DS1 asked if I would like anything and I said yeah toast and jam but not my(ww) bread I want real bread. Sounded like a woman posessed lol!

Congratulations well done

hi Emma, A visit to the docs may be agood idea. You may have abit of the baby blues as this can strike at anytime. Don't compare yourself to your friend as we all lose weight at different rates - slowly slowly catchy monkey. Just take one day at a time and if you have a good day say well done to...

Hi Im DM I am 45yrs old and married for 25years in July (got married on live aid day). I have 2 boys 15 and 11. I joine SW in Sept 09 and have lost 24 lbs. Going to Paris for my silver wedding anniversary and would like to lose a stone. I live in Inverness and work in Raigmore hospital.

Well done on your weight loss. I'm sure the 6 stone mark won't be far away.

Well done that's great losses. You must be thrilled?

I crave chocolate big style on * week but unlike most people this is the week I can usually sts or lose. On Tuesday I had 1/4 of chocolate bar with crunchie thru it, 1/4 bar milka and DS2 wanted toblerone but did not like the fruit and nut version so I ate that as well. Oh I started off with a...

Hi, i know how you feel. My son who is now 11 used to scream(not cry) from 4pm-2am every night then fed all night and dayuntil he was 14 weeks and it was mind numbingly tiring. Everybody told us it was colic but it turned out to be non vomiting reflux (very severe heartburn). Good luck with...

Fantastic weight loss. Looking forward to reading your diary.

Hi Gemma, your pictures are not unsightly you look really pretty. Its a good idea to measure yourself as when the weight slows down you can see that the inches are coming off so something is still happening.

I only do EE as it saves me having to think too much and have had slow but steady losses.

Brilliant result. Well done

Hi Inmydreams and welcome. I'm only 5ft as well but have been at slimming world since Sept. I've just joined minimins but have been lurking for months. Ive found the stories very inspiring and found some great recipes and ideas and can't believe how friendly and encouraging everyone is. Good luck

Welcome. Its a great site and fantastic support.

Hi Gemma/Inmydreams, I'm a newbie to the forum too. I'm only 5ft and have 2 kids and a jelly belly as well, so maybe I could join the both of you on your journeys to slimdom and jellybelly freedom. So good luck on your journeys Im sure you will do well.