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Good luck both of you! You can do it! Don't think of the past, that's gone, you can't change it. Don't compare yourself to how you were, but look at where you will be. Be nice to yourselves - don't beat yourself up about regaining weight. Congratulate yourselves on wanting to get back on track...

I've been a member for three weeks, and the two weeks I did extra easy I lost weight, the week I didn't I gained! To be honest, I don't think the red and green days made me gain, but I def. lose better on EE. Maybe its because I tend to eat better meals, and snack less, whereas on red or green...

I had popcorn at the cinema, and a bigmac and fries yesterday evening - what a disaster! And its made me want to eat all day today. So I totally know where you are coming from. In the end I decided the only way to get round it was just to eat until I was stuffed, so this evening I had the...

Oh my, what a disaster! What are you going to do???? I always knew cleaning was a bad idea (I broke one of my toes once by dropping our very large kitchen bin on it whilst cleaning)! At least you kept to the plan eating wise. I would have gone the other way and eaten for England!

I've done WW in the past, but I exercise a lot now, and am worried about bonus points and being hungry. I know you're only supposed to eat 12 extra points. Does anyone know what happens if you exercise a lot? For example, I run regularly and taking this week for example, I would have earned...

WW do a "big" change every two years, to keep everything fresh and to use in a marketing campaign, increase sales and bring back previous members who may have lapsed. When I say "big", its hugely unlikely they'll get rid of the points system. But they do things like introduce core (and take it...

So, quick update: Yesterday, 4 miles and Shred L1 Today, 4 miles (hilly) and Shred L2 I had a big mac and fries yesterday, and popcorn at the cinema - not good. And because of it I've had a really hard time staying on track today.

its jillian michaels DVD (personal trainer from the US Biggest Loser tv programme). It's FAB. Three levels, each 20 mins long (25 mins including warm up and cool down), and each 20 mins has 3 mins strength, 2 minutes cardio and 1 min abs, repeated 3 times with different exercises. All you need...

Well done on your running, keep it up. It's not fun at first but I kept it up and then got really addicted!!

Yesterday went well until the evening. Ran 4 miles, did L1 of the Shred. Kinda buggered it up a bit last night by having popcorn at the cinema followed by a bigmac and fries :( Part of it was because I didn't eat enough yeasterday, and partly because of weigh in. I know that that's not a good...

WI this morning....lost 3lbs! YAY!

Well done everyone! Some great losses this week. I'm down 3lbs so v. pleased :)

I'm a complete Haribo addict (and most other jelly sweets too!). Haven't had any since starting SW three weeks ago...

I really admire the fact that you have a bit off track (your cheeseburger) and don't let it ruin the rest of your day. All too often that would set me off into troughing mode and I'd eat the house out. Well done you! And well done on your STS :)

An extra easy day today. Went okay, with a definite boost when 2 people commented on my weight loss! Yay!!! Exercise: 8 mile run (1hr 25mins), felt goooood. :) It was drizzling, my fave running weather. And I'm sure I was boosted by the treacle tart I had last night for pud :) L3 of the Shred...

Yup - L3 shred and 8 mile run today. Am v. pleased. And two people commented on my weight loss today, yay!

Have you ever watched biggest loser? They always say the losses are worst in the second week because your body is adapting to the new regime. Never believed it myself until I gained 1.5lbs in my second week for no good reason (well, other than I was bloated). Even though I haven't weighed in...

Good luck with your exam and hold on. The exams will be over (hopefully soon!). And well done for holding it together until now. x

Extra Easy for me - am loving it! B: Bran flakes with skimmed milk (HeB and a little bit of HeA), 1/2 grapefruit S: FF Activia with raspberries L: 2 chicken drumsticks, fruit salad, small bag of pretzels (4 syns) D: Large baked potato with homemade chilli and small amount of half fat cheese...

Bye bye groovy - hope you have a good result on Thursday :)

Ooh sounds good. Let us know if you rate it, could do with a new DVD. Today's four mile run turned out to be an 8 mile run in the rain, it was great. Felt so much better than yesterday (probably because I had breakfast before running, or maybe the "off-diet" treacle tart I had for pudding last...

Muscle weighs the same as fat (1lb of fat weighs exactly the same as 1lb of muscle), but for every 1lb of muscle, 3lbs of other stuff are added (water, glycogen etc.), which isn't the case with fat.

I lurvvee prison break. What a good idea. I think I might set that up in front of the treadmill tomorrow :)

Oh, the other thing I found, when I do more running (I do 20-30 miles a week), I need more carbs for weight loss. Last week I did a week of mainly red, didn't get as much in the way of carbs and gained. I lose weight and exercise much better on Extra Easy as I can have rice, pasta etc. but I...

Hello! First things first, no way you will have gained muscle in that space of time. BUT, if you did more exercise than you're used to, you could well have retained water. Make sure you're drinking lots, but even that might not help, but don't worry, its a short term thing. I started...

Oh, and please could you share the secret to perfect SW chips? I haven't made them yet..., quite fancy them with chilli and cheese post WI on Wednesday.

Good day exercise wise, but not so good food wise. Went out for dinner. I made wise choices (salad nicoise, no dressing), only had 2 glasses wine, but did have treacle tart and icecream for pudding and it was yummy! I had to stop myself doing more exercise afterwards (was going to go for a brisk...

Sounds like a good day, and you'll soon shake the 2lbs, if they are realised. Good luck with WI tomorrow :)

Well done! That's fantastic!

This is really hard (and I'm still working on it), but if you know its a problem for you, don't buy it. Or buy in a size that doesn't matter if you eat all of it. I cannot buy multipacks of chocolate. I have to buy a single bar, and then go out next day and buy another etc. because otherwise I...

Big hug over redundancy. Not surprised you struggled with that on your shoulders. But now you need to be brave and strong - face the scales and your class even when you know you've not done well. They'll support you and your hard work, don't let it slide and lose that fab 1 & 1/2 stone loss...

I nearly took a photo of the scales saying 10st 3 lbs (am currently 11st 13lbs)! Oh if only...

Oh, it also works best for me to have a short DVD! If I know I have to do a whole hour, I won't, but if I only have 20-30 mins, I can normally push myself to do it.

I prefer doing it early evening (I'm not working at the mo coz of school hols), but when I go back to work itll have to be early morning because when I come home knackered I don't do it! Hard to do it in the morning but gets it over with. Bribe yourself - that's what I do...something like, if I...

... or at least thats what my scales said this morning - imagine my shock :D Sadly, they've gone doolally and I haven't actually dropped that much weight. Gives me a good opportunity to bin them as I rely on them too much anyway...

Well done!

I've run for years. Tailed off when I had the kids, but has picked up again since Sept last year. Good on distance, not so good on speed :) With running, the trick is not to push yourself to go at a pace you don't feel comfortable with - too many people set out too fast, do a few mins and then...

Good luck on your journey!

Wow! You did brilliantly whilst you were away. I remember eating all sorts of cr*p in disneyland!!! Well done you. You even took the batter off your fish. I think we should lose weight based on what we resisted, not what we gave in on, in which case you would lose at least 5lbs this week...

Sunday: 4 mile run L1 of the Shred DVD (25 mins) B: FF Yoghurt, banana, raspberries L: 2 ryvita, 1 laughing cow light, tinned mackerel, sweetcorn, a little left over frittata (1 egg, veg), and mixed side salad (1.5 syns for laughing cow light, 1/2 HeB) S: Soya latte (HeA) D: Chicken curry...

Right, I appear to have missed a couple of days (been on here but not on the diary stuff, so time for a catch up. Girls are now with their dad, so I've got lots more time to exercise (although obviously I should be working - but I'll start that on Monday :) ) Yesterday, saturday, went like...

Oh sorry debtdummy. We do love you xxx

Oh if you're getting a DVD consider 30 day Shred (jillien michaels), its fab. 3 25 min workouts that get progressively harder, a really good combination of resistance and cardio and all you need are dumbells. I cannot rave about it enough :) I run (outside when I get the chance, but otherwise...

Just popping in to check on you! Good luck and keep up the hard work. Am very tempted by either insanity or p90x - which do you recommend?

Well done Ilovelife - do you ache today? Quick update: yesterday I did a 6 mile run (felt tough after the run the day before) and level 3 of the shred. Today I've done a 4 mile run and level 1 of the shred. I have to stress that I don't normally run this much! Its just because I've got a...

Back to the original topic, I just wanted to add that I was going to do my syns weekly but when I mentioned this to my counsellor she really advised me against it. She gave me three reasons why not: 1.It tends to perpetuate that "diet" mentality, of starve then binge (but in a less extreme...

I run quite a bit (20-30 miles a week) and I'm overweight - its true that you can't lose weight by exercise alone, you just tend to eat more to compensate. However, it has been fantastic for shaping my figure, making me feel great, and for losing weight quickly when I eat healthily (isn't...

Hea wouldn't cover it because of sugar etc. in hot choc, but not sure what the syns are sorry! I guess it would be on the SW website...could you could deduct the milk for HeA?

I did SW about 8 years ago too, and didn't get on with all the processed food allowed. I much prefer the plan as it stands now (although I lost weight a lot more quickly on it last time, even though I had a desk job and now I run around after 2 little kids...)

Another good day today :) Two non scale victories - I managed full press ups (well mostly, didn't go all the way down on some) doing the Shred DVD, whereas previously I've been modifying, and I had a FAB 7 mile run. First run outside for a week (done lots on the treadmill but no-one to look...

In theory (and this never works in practice...) syns are about 15 calories each, and you're planning an extra 20 on top of what you normally have, which is about 300 calories. As a lb of fat is approx 3500 calories, you shouldn't gain, or even STS (depending on what your usual weekly loss is)...

Well done you. I'm like you, find it very hard to say no, so I completely understand. Well done! So went out for my run but didn't do 4 miles...I did 7 instead, and felt great!!! All that exercise at home has really paid off already! Def. going to keep it up as long as possible and its great...

Well, nothing to do with clothes or anything - but as part of my SW journey, which started 2 weeks ago, I've been exercising 6 days a week. For the first time today I could do full press ups instead of the modified version and I also ran 7 miles too and felt great! Gives me the incentive to...

I don't think of yummies, but I haven't been able to sleep til 1 or 2 oclock on this diet. I'm not hungry or thirsty so I don't know whats causing it.

Excellent! You had a go yet to make up for any birthday treats? So rest day yesterday, back on exercise track today - Shred DVD L2 (25 mins) and I managed full press ups for the first time (well nearly full - I didn't go all the way down on all of them, but I wasn't in the modifed position on...

I love my coffee and have one from Costa most days over the holidays as a treat. Soya lattes are my favourite and over the last couple of weeks I've been counting them as my HeA and estimating the quantity of milk used. I reckoned a small one would be 250ml, so would have a small soya or a...

I can't find brown rice as a healthy extra on red days. Is that correct? It seems weird that you're allowed wholegrain pasta but not rice...

I've got a new one courtesy of bugaboo (thanks!)..."A dripping tap still fills a bucket".

Oooh that's going to be my new catchphrase! Thanks :)

Its very unlikely you're building muscle - 1lb of muscle is seriously hard to put on and is weightlifter territory. It's much more likely that your body is retaining water which it sometimes does if you do more exercise. Very easy to retain 1lb of water!!! Worth drinking more (the less you drink...

You could eat the eggs as your treat though! And free too... wish we had room for chickens :)

And today (EE) Exercise: None (apart from walking around with the kids, over 10,000 steps) B: 1/2 grapefruit, Readybrek (28g, HeB), 150ml skimmed milk (1/2 HeA) S: Big piece of chocolate cake (25 syns - oops!) L: 1/2 mugshot with 1/2 chicken breast, 3 mushrooms and a raw carrot S...

So here's my food diary for yesterday: Exercise: 2 miles hill prog on treadmill 20 mins Shred DVD L1 25 mins Water: 3L Food: B: FF Activia, banana, apple L: (out and about) Spicy bean wrap and and soya latte from costa (HeA and 16 syns) D: Salmon fillet, baked potato, asparagus, carrots...

WI was a big shock (gained 1.5lbs!!!) but looking back on my diary I guess I predicted some of it... I was bloated and stuffed. I do think I graze much more on red and green, I just don't feel as satisfied as I do on EE somehow, even though I'm not eating more on EE. Obviously two days off...

I feel like I'm always grazing, but my consultant said that's fine, as long as its within plan. BUT, if I do extra easy I find i graze less. I don't think my meals are particularly bigger, I just seem to feel more satisfied. I think I cook proper meals on EE, which helps.

I wasn't going to have a weigh in treat (because that's the old dieting rules and I'm doing this as a healthy eating plan and to move away from binge eating, which I used to be very good at...), but a large slice of chocolate cake made its way into my mouth! I don't see it as a post weigh in...

Are they your weigh in treat?

Well done for keeping going!

I think I'm having a rest day too - first rest day since last Thurs. But I'll see what I feel like this evening. Ex-hubby takes the kids away tomorrow for a week so I'll be able to run outside again, yay! Our dog will be pleased too - he's had so little exercise since the hols started! Any...

Well done on the fab 5.5lb loss! How many syns is a four finger kitkat?

Thank you all for putting it in perspective. Looks like I'm gonna have to behave myself this week! I hope you all have a good week.

I planned to have a post WI cake today at a cafe (still counting syn values - I checked before I left!) but ended up missing lunch so had to get a sandwich instead and spend the syns on that :( . But I do aim to have a treat every WI day, but within my syns. You can actually get quite a lot for...

Oh and I do have scales that measure water but I put them away when I joined slimming world because I'm dreadful at weighing at home and it does affect what I eat. So I don't have a baseline reading to compare to. Might get them out tomorrow though.

Ahh dog having pups - cute (and presumably messy?)! What type of dog? Do you have any takers for the pups yet or are you keeping them? (!) Thank you - good to know about the muscle retaining water. I get stressed when people tell me, oh you must have put on muscle, because that's simply not...

You have done so well on SW so far BTW! Congrats!

I have a 4 and a 6 year old. I survive difficult days on SW by making sure I have the fridge stocked with things I can just pick up and eat when I have a mo, or can cram into a bag for a picnic without cooking...hard boiled eggs, FF yoghurts, chicken drumsticks, baby tomatoes, baby sweetcorn...

Amazing! Well done!

Fantastic news, well done x

Ahh well done. And if your stats are right you took about a year? That makes me feel so much better because it looks like I'm going to be the tortoise rather than the hare! Well done you and enjoy your hols.

Congrats and well done!

I only get hungry in the mornings if I haven't eaten much the night before - so not often on SW!!! I do eat most food in the evening, so am not worried if I'm not hungry in the morning, but I do know from previous diets that I can be ravenous the minute I wake up, so its not just a morning...

Am removing myself from the August challenge. I was shocked to gain this week and I do think it has something to do with me treating it like a diet rather than a life plan. So I want to try and relax a little and not fuss over what to eat when, whether its too much etc etc, and just try and...

I hope it works, otherwise its going in the bin!!! Never stuck to a DVD long enough to actually see whether it got me results! This morning: 2 miles hill program on the treadmill (20 mins), Shred DVD Level 1 (25 mins) Followed by WI which was a gain of 1.5lbs :( Not sure why so much, I was...

Second WI today. I had two days off track on Wed & Thurs last week (total of 134 syns over the two days) but for the last 5 have been angelic - exercise every day, 3L water daily, less than 6 syns a day... I can understand a STS or even a 0.5lbs gain, but I gained 1.5lbs! What have I done...

Well done! Not sure how to do the stickers, haven't needed them yet :(

How did you do?

Congratulations all of you who have lost :) Sadly I gained 1.5lbs and I don't really get why. I wasn't expecting much, because I had two days last week where I ate over my syns (134 syns to be exact!) but I have spent the last 5 days firmly on track, exercising every day and having less than 6...

That's fantastic! Well done!

Well done on 2lbs off. That's fab! Have a fantastic time at Disneyland. The kids'll love it and if they're like mine, be constantly pestering to go back!

Thank you. I'm putting that on my list for next week, it sounds delish!

LVLLT (Does this stand for something, if you don't mind me asking?) you're doing well today! I'll have a day or two off from running a week (usually Thursday as one of them as WI is on a Wed), and I don't normally do any resistance work which is why I wanted to do this challenge, so I'm going...

Is your bum aching tonight after all those squats?! I couldn't sit down on the loo without considerable pain after doing Davina the first time!

Hope you're having a good one!

oh my that sounds delicious! Can you give me the recipe for the double cheesy pasta bake, pretty please...!

I know!!! And in theory I could have 3 of them every day, and still be within syns... :)

That's the real downside of having kids - there's always something you're not doing right (usually multiple things!). And if you're on your own, then its even worse. There's so many decisions to be made on your own, even the small ones become stressful. Today wasn't bad but I didn't eat...

That's fab! Well done!

Sitting here eating a minature bar of green & blacks almond chocolate (15g, 4.5 syns - don't trust myself to have the big bars in!) with a lovely cuppa. It feels so wrong! I love slimming world!!!

I was told it was per meal and has to be per meal so that you use superfree foods to fill you up and that's what controls your intake of the other stuff. So fine having them as a starter or a pudding as long as eaten at same time as the rest of your meal, not an hour later.

I like chicken soup. If I'm in a hurry, bouillon, any veg I can find, chopped chicken, boil for 20 mins. Yum!

So, day 3, hard to get motivated as my bum & legs ache! But have done 20 mins on treadmill (2 miles) and shred level 3 (25 mins)

Ooo lounge lizard, that sounds lush! I now have a pad beside my computer for writing down all the delicious ideas I come across whilst browsing this site Thank you for taking the time to post the recipe. I have some bacon in the fridge that I need to use up, so sounds perfect :)

Oooh it sounds good today - you're still on plan too, well done. Disneyland Paris - I took the girls there a couple of years ago and it was BRILL. It was our first holiday just me and the little uns, and we loved it. I've promised I'll take them back there next year or the year after (whenever...

I've been dieting on and off for as long as I can remember, and although I am loving SW, I still have a little bit of the diet mentality. For example, I've been putting off having SW chips because WI day is coming up and it feels too treaty. Same with sweetcorn fritters - it just sounds bad. I'm...

Haven't made my food plan for the week yet, but have jotted down some ideas from here. I have to say, I am still in diet mode - I'm thinking things like "well, sw chips sound lovely but naughty, so I'll have them on WI day" which is silly, because the benefit of SW is to eat nice food every day...

Good luck with your journey x

My consultant said that I can visit any group, but to let her know if I want to permanently swap - not a problem but just so she can share some info or something. She said by email fine if I don't want to face her anymore (I think she was joking...!)

If you feel very embarrassed about returning, ring the consultant first and explain. That way she'll be extra sensitive and you won't be facing her "cold" as it were with a weight gain. But whatever you do, do go back. Otherwise its a slippery slope. I would also have a serious think about...

I'd like the recipe for the arrabiata (sp?) thanks loungelizard!

Good luck. I also weigh wed am so will keep an eye out for you :)

Oh good luck Stephie77, when do you weigh in? Do you know why you STS last week? Did you have a bad week or was it because you were coming from Slimfast (I know it takes time for the body to adjust to SW because you can eat so much more than on SF.

Oooh longratia you're so near goal! Did you do it all on the Dukan diet? Was it hard? DVD wise I like anything that's split into little segments like 1-2 mins because I find it goes quicker. The Shred one is a combo of cardio and strength. There's 3 levels, each take 25 mins and consist of 3...

I'm also trying to pull it back - I had 134 syns over 2 days. Not great!!! Have been drinking 3L water a day, exercising every day and not having more than 6 syns a day. Fingers crossed it works but I'll be happy to STS. Actually, that's not true, I'll be happy with any loss but will accept a...

Welcome! I'm a Davina fan too. I also like Scary Spice's (Mel B? Or is she C?) DVD as that's a section one too, and starts with a menu where you choose which ones you want to do that day and it runs in that order for you. I love shred though because its tough but short! But I get bored easily...

I am trying not to weigh but did yesterday and today. Its not doing me any good so I'm getting rid of them too :) Loft for mine.

Yeah I so know what you mean. The longer I spend alone, doing things exactly the way I like them, the harder I think it will be to accomodate anyone else! Do miss a bit of rough and tumble, though ;) After 8s are 2 syns a mint. Not too bad, but 40-50 for the whole box!!! You can get them in a...

You writing me a song then? :) Thank you for your lovely positive comments. I'll post my plan on here when I get round to doing it. Just been watching a program about fat kids and have vowed to get more active with mine. They're not overweight or anything, but it would do us all good. Them...

That is cr*ppy of him. Mines an ar*e too. It annoys me more than I can say that he has a girlfriend, yet he's an ar*e, yet I haven't got a boyfriend. Poo. Mine took the girls to see Toy Story, so I'm doing Shrek. He's taking them for a week on Friday. I've got to stay home because I've got...

A good day today although more snacking than proper meals. Only 1 syn so that's good. Make up for some of the masses I consumed last week. Red day: 1 syn, 1 heA, 1.5 heB Exercise: 25 min DVD (shred level 1), 2 miles on treadmill (20 mins) B: 2 quorn sausages, 2 eggs 3 tomatoes, handful of...

Hmmm, your fruit and veg seemed to have disappeared. I know if it were me, I might be secretly pleased at not eating very much...sorry if I'm barking up the wrong tree here (might just be my screwed up way of thinking!!!) Another thought - could it be your subconcious' way of trying to make you...

What channel was this Gok one on? will I be able to view it on the internet?

bugaboo - don't know but I ate a whole packet of after eight mints in one sitting (40-50 syns) and still lost 4lbs the first week. I wouldn't recommend it as a slimming technique tho'... This week hasn't gone well either - I ate 134 syns over two days...:eek: behaving myself from now until Wed...

I'm starting as an NQT in September but live near Andover - so too far from you. What do you teach? Primary or Secondary? I wish you lots of luck on your journey and am always around on here if you need a friend. I'm a single mum so sometimes feel quite isolated and lonely too.

This post has made me realise that I want some photos of me and my girls that I'm proud of. My friend's a portrait photographer so I'm going to book her for 6 months time as an incentive to get to goal. Thanks!

I get a lot of "big" comments from my family. Yesterday I went to visit them and three times my stepdad said to my little daughter "why don't you try it, you want to grow big like your mum, except maybe not quite as big" Arrggghhh! And I also got two "help yourself, you usually do..." in front...

Once you're there, it doesn't matter how slow you went, does it? Must mean its more of a lifestyle for you now. I tend to rush these things then go back to my old ways. Not this time :)

Good luck to her! x

Day 1 - 1st August Shred level 1 (25 mins), 20 mins treadmill (2 miles)

Wow! Don't worry about not eating too much - I think I've been eating yours for you!!! Am back on track now though. Your dessert sounds yummy. So if your kids break up in June, when do they go back to school? Keep up the good work.

So, to bring this up to date. WI -4lbs, yay! Complete surprise when I stepped on the scales. I was hoping to be in the 11s, maybe by 1/2lb, but 11.12, RESULT! Wed day went alright. 3 mile run. Wed night had a roast with all the trimmings, plus pudding, plus other nibbles in the evening...

Sorry, been busy so far this week. Thank you for all your good wishes, its lovely that people are actually interested in what I'm up to!!! I love you for it xxxx !!! Hi Jane, I was delighted at the 4lbs loss, although I'm hoping for a STS this week, its not been great so far! But I'm still...

I've done quite a few of the Weight Loss challenges but not an exercise one. I can't join in the WII fit one because I don't own a WII, but I do have a DVD player...so for every day in August I'm going to do an exercise DVD. I'm going to start with the 30 day Shred, but if I get bored (likely...

[looks through diary to check how many WIs in August...] Does the Sept 1st WI count? If not, I'll go for 8lbs... Karen - 10lb (0lb lost, 10lb to go) Sonkie - 10lb (0lb lost, 10lb to go) Zombiecakes - 8lb (0 lost, 8lb to go) Melvis 10lb (0lb lost, 10lb to go) Carthago - 6lbs (0lb lost, 6lb to...

Well that made me laugh :)

Thank you all for your support. I truly love this diet which is why I'm not giving up on it. I think its going to take me a while to eliminate all the bad habits though. Learning that I can over indulge and that it doesn't actually have to turn into a full blown binge is one of those things I...

well done krissy. I haven't weighed since Wed, but probably more because I'm scared of the scales after falling off the wagon big time. But hey, at least there's a plus side :) Thurs - no weighing Fri - no weighing

Right, day 1 100% for me. I've got 5 days till WI and I'm on damage limitation after 134 syns in the last 2 days. Going red today.

Oh dear, so much for good intentions. I ate 134 syns over the last two days...arrggghh. Damage limitation now - I have five days till weigh in. I'm not going to limit what I eat, quantity wise, but I am going to drink lots of water, run every day, have less than 5 syns a day and make as many of...

Made me laugh too!

Say - you need to get to 50 posts before you can do the thanks thing! My night didn't go too well, slimming world wise. Funnily enough I'm not cross at myself for going over the syns, but I am cross at myself for carrying on eating when I wasn't hungry because "i've already blown it so I...

I ate 50 syns last night :( Today I feel guilty, bloated and it was really hard to get back on track this morning. DON'T DO IT - its not worth it...

Thank you for your kind comments and polishing my halo! I am back on track tonight, I intend to have steak and new potatoes (or no potatoes if new aren't forthcoming!), and a few g & slimline t's. As long as I can stick to that should be fine :)

Managed to chomp my way through about 50 syns last night whilst doing my tax return (there's a definite connection there!). So annoyed at myself but going to draw a line underneath it and start afresh today. Not going to try and redeem syns as out tonight, more realistic to start afresh...

Plus you'll get all the up to date books and can always not return if its not working out.

Just do it! You can change groups later on if you find a better one, but going to group will be much more effective than going it alone (although, of course, going it alone will work if you are determined!) My consultant is great, but she is also quite a big lady (certainly has more to lose...

4lbs off! So there you go, weighing at home is officially RUBBISH! It said STS on Monday! So this week I pledge not to weigh at home :)

I'm doing the other Christmas challenge, can I do this as well? xxtannyxx...60lbs to loss...loss so far...4lbs dudette2001uk...28lbs to lose...loss so far: Moomintrolljen...35lbs to lose...loss so far: Hannah2...35lbs to lose...loss so far: 2lbs Lynsey2510....40lbs to lose.....loss so far...

Well done everybody! I lost 4lbs at my first WI so I'm dead chuffed! Emma-louise, no I did the opposite, if anything I was a bit too optimisitc with my target, but anywhere near will make me v. happy! Devon_Dumpling, 27lbs to lose, 7lbs lost MadameLaMinx, started at 39lb to go, have now...

Well done everyone who has lost weight this week (or STS if that's what they were looking for!) and good luck those who weigh in tonight. My first weigh in this morning and despite my scales at home showing a STS on monday (I will not be using home scales again, they just confuse me!), I lost...

I'm glad I went to group too - it was a much warmer welcome than Weight Watchers!!! Only thing is, it might get a tad expensive during the summer hols! The leader said I could bring my kids with me during the holidays, but as they're little I bought them new colouring books to keep them...

The no. of portions of fruit and veg varies considerably between countries too - I can't remember the exact figures but 5 is one of the lowest, there's a very interesting guardian article here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2006/may/25/healthandwellbeing.health Apparently the...

I'm new at this, so don't take my word as gospel by any means! but the reason for HeB is fibre, so I guess it depends on what you're eating on green - ie if you're eating pulses and wholegrains (brown rice and pasta, for example) then I personally wouldn't worry. But if you're mainly eating...

Thank you Jane! Nice to have a visitor to my diary! We did manage the big shop today and had lunch in the Tesco cafe, but I had baked potato and beans - slimming world friendly ;) Other than that, did 30 mins on treadmill (faster than usual so that was pleasing), and have been quite active...

Day 3 100% for me - 7 syns today. Feel full though and am worried for WI tomorrow. Fingers crossed

I didn't weigh this morning, and I'm glad I didn't. WI tomorrow morning will be a surprise for me (hopefully a happy surprise!) Well done everyone who has refrained from weighing betweeen WIs!

Well done on your weight loss! How are the holidays going? I'm snacking a lot more because I'm home, but at least its on free food! You are doing so well, keep up the good work!

Well done you! I tried WW multiple times but it didn't suit me psychologically, I just felt deprived. I feel great (so far) on SW, long may it last :) Good luck on your journey

Sorry, my youngest had a nosebleed all over her freshly cleaned sheets, then woke the other up and there was much excitement and late (for them) night partying. Boo! Still, it stopped me watching telly and eating!

Right there with you, hun, although mine waited until the youngest was nearly one before jumping ship... But I want to be slim, feel sexy and pull a hunk! (and if it wasn't so unfair on the kids, for his new bit to get pregnant with quadruplets, lets see how far he'd run then :) )

Forgot to add my exercise: did 3 miles on the treadmill this morning, including 4x2 mins faster intervals, and 100 crunches. Water also good: 3.5l

Today I discovered that you can have 2 slices wholemeal bread for your HeB. I thought it was just one, so I got more than I bargained for! Extra easy day Exercise: 3 mile run on treadmill, lots of walking round a farm! B: 1/2 grapefruit, fry up: 2 quorn sausages, 1 egg, mushrooms, tomatoes, 1...

Today was knackering, but on track food wise. 1st weekday of the summer holidays and my girls and I were sniping at each other. Got in the car to go to the supermarket but then thought sod it, that's not going to help, turned the car around and went to the farm instead where we had a wicked...

I started on Wed, and ate a whole packet of After Eights on Saturday morning (well, it was after 8 - am that is!). I'm not annoyed at myself, because I did it, drew a line under it and carried on. Previously I would have turned it into a whole day of damage, but I wasn't actually hungry (like...

You are so right Rayven - thanks for sharing that, its a timely reminder of where our priorities should be.

I'm going to be using that pasta bake recipe, thanks, Avisk! On the subject of days out, I'm having to do a lot of these over the hols with the kids. I don't have much experience, but today worked by having a large cooked breakfast and taking a boiled egg, some chicken, a banana and an apple...

stephie, I did exactly the same thing this morning - was expecting to have a good loss as its my first week (WI on Wed), and I couldn't help hop on this morning to find I'm exactly the same weight. In some ways its good I checked because now I'll be more grateful at WI for ANY loss, rather than...

Hathor, the thanks button only appears after you've posted 50 times and appears at the bottom of other peoples posts - you just click it when you want to thank people :)

Have you seen our stats, Angel? They're practically identical! How bizarre! Are you following a particular diet or healthy eating?

Oh thanks for the tip, definitely going to look up the Insanity one. I can do all three of the shred ones, just don't do them regularly enough, and don't have the commitment level required for P90x, so it might be right up my street!

This is day 2 100% for me today. Have taken the kids to a farm to let them wear themselves out. Didn't have much in the fridge but did rustle up a little roast chicken, an apple and a ff yoghurt as a makeshift picnic lunch, so feeling good about still being 100%!

Well done tinkerbellsmum! Another one gone!

Yup I'm in, no syns so far today, am going to try to keep down to 5 a day until the weekend and then have a little splurge....(max. 30) Am also going to try and exercise every day (harder now its the school holidays), did 30 mins on the treadmill and 100 sit ups this morning :)

Oh dear. I couldn't resist the call of the scales this morning, and I haven't lost anything :( I know this is a long term change, but I was hoping for a good loss for my first week. I know my clothes fit better (not looser yet, but definitely not as tight as they were last week, and I thought my...

I had a fry-up too this morning, it was lush! First day of the hols for us (my ex had them on Sat), and I did yell a few times (I hate shouting but you know what its like...) Tidied downstairs but upstairs is a mess. Oh well... thanks for visiting me on my diary, have a good day tomorrow :)

Oh interesting, syns on a weekly basis. Think I might prefer that as some days I'm happy to go without. So that'd be between 35-105 a week. I might give that a go.

Sunday 25 July - Extra Easy B: SW fry up, yum! 2 quorn sausages, beans, 2 eggs, tomatoes and mushrooms. 1 slice toast (HeB), 1 grapefruit S: Cherries L: Large baked potato with FF cottage cheese, corn on cob, broccoli, a raw carrot S: Skimmed milk latte (HeA), cherries, corn on cob D: Salmon...

Righty ho, said I'd start a diary so here it is. Its basically day five of Slimming World - joined last Wednesday and have stuck to the plan with the exception of a stray packet (!) of After Eights yesterday - 40 syns worth, but I'm making up for it now, I haven't had any syns today etc. I'm...

I did switch and thoroughly enjoyed my meal, thank you all for your advice

I'd join if this one was starting again...?

I had 40 syns yesterday (basically most of a packet of After Eights) - oops! But drank lots of water, did a quick run on the treadmill and have not had any syns today. Will try and stick to 5 syns tomorrow but I'm not that worried - it is far better than a full on binge which is what I usually...

I'm still getting my head round this so can you tell me whether I've wandered off track today? I started this morning thinking I'd do a green day, so had: 2 eggs, 2 quorn sausages, baked beans, 1 piece toast (HeB), tomatoes and mushrooms. Then cherries for a late morning snack. Then...

Hee hee. I thought I didn't have any, but no. 2 daughter brought home her scrapbook from nursery on Friday as she's leaving to go to school, and they'd caught me on camera at my heaviest (a stone and a half heavier than I am now) last year and stuck it in! I was mortified and have ripped it out...

I have done WW in the past (repeatedly) but gave up my attempts a while back as it always ended up with me binging big time after weigh in, spending the rest of the week cutting back and exercising like crazy, it was awful. Anyway back to the point of your thread (excuse the pun!), I have...

Baked potato, cottage cheese, corn on the cob, broccoli. Kids had the same but a few fishfingers as well. I couldn't be bothered to do a roast...

Interesting. I wonder whether I'll find the amount I eat decreases... it certainly didn't this morning (SW friendly fry up with 2 quorn sausages, 2 eggs, beans, tomatoes, mushrooms and a piece of toast - yum!)

Well done capricorn and surreygal - great losses!

I've had a big fry up (SW friendly, of course) so won't be weighing now...

Supporting each other sounds great - I've just visited your diary, I'm going to start one tomorrow, so visit me there! My babes are off for a week with their dad 2nd week of August. Normally I go away which makes it easier but don't have anything planned this time which might make it tricky...

Hi Jane, visiting your diary. I'm going to start mine tomorrow :) My girls are back from their dads too now, they're 4 and 6, an easier age than your two, I think (although the younger still has some sleep problems and they're always up at 6am - ouch!) Anyway, hello!

Well done ilovelife - 7 days! I'm going to join this thread properly tomorrow as I haven't managed even my first week 100%!!!

I didn't mean to join this, but caught myself on the scales twice (thurs and fri) and I only joined SW on Wed - that is not good! So I've put them in the cupboard. I resisted them this morning, but they still feel like they're calling to me so more drastic action may be required. Sat - no...

I also love this forum! And that's part of the SW experience for me :)

Oh its so true - if its not in the house, you can't eat it! I do love the time without my girls, but I've got into this habit of only really letting myself have chill time if I'm eating when they're not here. So I eat non stop, and usually cr*p. How silly is that! I know I use it to block a...

I am amazed!

Funny isn't it, I actually like exercise but on previous diets, particularly where I could count up how much exercise I'd done and eat more because of it I wasn't really exercising for the right reasons and I tended to over do it. I love that on SW you should exercise but you can't eat any more...

Good luck Chicaloca, I joined last Wed and so far am loving it. I'm eating much more healthily (mostly!) but I'm not weighing myself in between sessions so will find out on Wed what the scales think.

Wow, corned beef? But its so fatty! I wonder why some of these things were free? Do they have a formula at Head office?

Oh I feel all warm and fuzzy - what nice people you are! I do feel good. I did 3 miles on the treadmill and had a baked potato with tuna and sweetcorn and FF creme fraiche for tea, and a peach and cherries for pudding. So back on track. Nattyclare, I hope you find your mojo again very soon...

Shock! Well done for checking - I'm going to learn from that lesson and double check any recommendations! Thank you for sharing

You're doing so well Rayven. I wish I'd known about this when I was pregnant! I put on 4 stone (and I wasn't titchy to begin with). I lost loads on WW when I was breastfeeding - WW when you're breastfeeding is a bit like slimming world, I guess, because you have so many extra points you can eat...

Everyone is so lovely on here. I feel very supported :)

I do it intermittently, but am thinking of trying the whole thing for 30 days (note I say thinking, not definitely doing!). Will be watching your progress Nina - might motivate me!

Oooh love your sense of excitement. I've been very bloated the last couple of days but I've eaten a lot more veg than I'm used to! I've cut out the beans and the pasta until it all settles down...

So far today, on an Extra Easy day: B: frittata made with 2 eggs, left over new potatoes, lots of veg. Brown sauce 1/2 syn S: 1/2 box after eights (OOPS!) approx 38 syns L: 8 baby meatballs, melon Planned: Baked potato and cottage cheese, asparagus and 1/2 grapefruit If hungry later: corn...

I know that's a weird title, especially as I ate half a pack of after eights this morning, but for the last 2 years, I binge every second saturday. Its a weird emotional thing because my kids are with their dad and I'm still struggling to deal with it all and I feel a bit lost. Usually I'm on...

I like the fact, that for the first time in years, "breaking the diet" did not mean a full on binge. I ate 1/2 pack of After Eights this morning. On other diets this would have resulted in me being off track for the rest of the day, eating mad things and feeling cr*p. But because I wasn't...

Thank you Rayven. I guess, after spending the last 2 decades dieting, its kind of weird being given free reign. That said, I abused it this morning by eating 1/2 pack after eights. On the up side though, for the first time in years "breaking my diet" didn't turn into a binge, and I'll reduce my...

So far (and its only half way through my first week) I love that I can still run (most diets I don't have the energy to) and that I don't feel hungry all the time. I also love that its got me cooking again, as I was getting far too dependent on convenience foods.

Thank you for your advice. I drink about 3L water a day and I exercise every day (some days more than others LOL), so I'm hoping that will help. I guess I just need to follow the plan and trust it (and my body) to sort themselves out over the next few weeks...

Am I eating too much? I know this is a common newbie question, but I'd really appreciate it if someone can look over my day's food and tell me whether I'm being a piggie - I can't believe you can eat this and still lose weight... It was a red day Breakfast - 1/2 grapefruit; 4 ryvita (HeB)...

Ahh yum! I've got my notebook out, I'm getting some great ideas, thank you!!!

Ooh and well done for your loss this morning :)

Mmmm sausages and mash! How do you do the mash? With milk from HeA? I'd probably eat loads of it though...

I'm trying my first red day, so am having a massive (or several...) bowls of homemade chicken soup. Yum!

Thank you all for your replies - I laughed my way through them. The trip wasn't too bad (wind there but nowhere near as bad as last night), but I did let one off (silently) at the school gates, and heard two mums near me discussing shortly after how the smell was caused by the drains overflowing...

Wow suplizi! You've lost so much weight, what an inspiration! Thank you - I'm glad I'm not the only one and that this is par for the course!

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First day on SW - following extra easy. I've been on shakes for the last three days, and today have eaten a lot more veg than I normally do (hmmm baked beans might also have been a mistake), Anyway, my digestive system is complaining in a VERY smelly way. I hope this goes by tomorrow as I'm...

Hello, I started today. I'm a 35yo single mum of 2, also trying to head towards 10stone (and slightly beyond, if at all possible). What plan/s are you following?

Oooh well done Christiana - any tips?

Oooh and I made a pasta salad for lunch tomorrow, I impressed myself!

I feel exactly the same way! Especially coming off the back of liquid based diets...Big tummy tonight, but I know I ate lots of veg so can't be too bad.

I joined today so am just saying HI and will weigh in next week on a wednesday!

Thank you for all your reassurance. I've messed around with "quick fix" diets for long enough. I joined this morning :) good luck Stephanie!

I joined this morning, yay! V. motivated (long may it last!)

I'm a late arrival - I'm going to join SW tomorrow morning, but can I join the challenge? I would like to lose 40lbs...

I'm thinking of joining tomorrow. Does it really work? I can't believe you can eat that much and lose weight.

Oooh good luck!

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Just to let you know I'm still going - hope you are too! Day 2 of my restart and going okay. Inspired by Tracy's fab weight loss! Was going to a drop in tonight but have to take the dog to the vets as he's cut his foot and won't stop licking it - not sure if something's in there or not. Not...

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Will LLC go for it? If so, then I think its a fab thing to try.

Really interesting article. This struck a chord with me... "For many over-eaters the experience of excessive criticism or discipline around food ... makes that effort of self-discipline required to stop eating when full so difficult that they would rather abandon all reason and rebel against...

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WOW! Well done you! If that's not motivation, I don't know what is!!! Keep up the good work.

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Weightwatchers change their plans every 2 years to try and attract lapsed clients back...

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must not eat :D

GaynorEm - its your turn to choose the topic (I'm trying to get to 50 posts!)

Hello - Roaredema, can I ask why you left SlimmingWorld if you lost 4 stone? (I'm doing Lighter Life for a few weeks then thinking of joining SlimmingWorld, but have heard mixed things)

reap (is that allowed - can I rearrange the letters?)

I tried cambridge once and hated it - the packs, the fact there was only 3, the lack of support...go back to LL. If you think the time is right for you, then its worth the money.

Don't know what the white stuff is but just wanted to say well done, keep going and you're success is motivating me through this restart!

I'm right there with you on day 1...just glugging my water...

Hi Mel, I also fell off the wagon (well more like a flying leap) but am back on track tomorrow. Good luck to you x

Sorry ladies, I lost the plot big time yest & today, but am back on the horse first thing tomorrow x

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