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    Chicken skin - syns

    No problem! x
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    Chicken skin - syns

    Chicken skin is 6.5 syns for 25g when roasted, I hope this helps :) x
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    19 stone to 18?

    Congratulations!
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    When I'm thinner, I'm going to...

    I too get the train on a Monday and Tuesday to uni and I have this very problem. I don't feel that I'm a massive person and even when I was a size 18 I had problems with airplane seats and train seats. I just feel like a bit of an inconvenience sometimes and I don't want it any more. I hope...
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    Breakfast.....

    I'm all about the green days still, I just make sure I know there's no meat in what I'm going to have and take the syn value as is. I have both B's and A's :D
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    When I'm thinner, I'm going to...

    I want to go to the cinema and not feel the arms of the seat against my hips and that feeling that I'm sitting higher up than everyone else. Only to check my seat and realise it's me. To be able to sit in any seat at work and not fear that the arms of the chair are narrow and going to be so...
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    Whats your new SW food discovery??

    Sweet potato fries, oh they're sooo good! Asda chosen by you 3.5 syns per 100g Mccains crispy sweet potato fries 2.5 syns per 100g
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    Where the bargains are at and anything else thats useful.

    Frylight £1.50 all types at Asda and morrisons
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    Where the bargains are at and anything else thats useful.

    Asda - All Alpen Light boxes are £1 !
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    19 stone to 18?

    Hi! I'm just on the verge of dropping into the 18's. I've been going between Slimming World and Weight Watchers for far too long, Slimming World worked for me about 10 years ago and I lost 3 stone. I moved to Ireland (where there's no SW!) and started on Weight Watchers and the weight creeped...
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    Say's Food Diary - EE & Green

    Friday - 1st May Breakfast: 0% Greek Yoghurt, grapes, apple, 2 tsp honey (2) Lunch: Chicken & Bacon Salad with chopped plum tomatoes & sliced cucumber, 1.5 tbsp lighter than light mayo (1) Dinner: 2 x wholemeal bread (B) baked Beans, bacon, egg in frylight, mushrooms, 30g cheddar (A) Snacks...
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    Sweet and sour rice times now 8.5 syns!

    seeeeeerrriously.I just bought two of these. Lucky I didn't head back and pick up more. I'm going to treat these two as free, I'm eating only fruit either side today and tomorrow!
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    Food Diary [EE, Red & Green]

    Breakfast 2x Chocolate Weetabix = 2 syns Muller Light New York Cheesecake 0.5 syns Costa decaf, skim, sugar-free caramel latte = 3.5 syns (I think, double check!) Total = 6 Lunch 2x Clementine Grapes Pasta Bake - Courgette, onion, mushrooms, passata, pasta, spices and herbs. Muller Light New...
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    Food Diary [EE, Red & Green]

    Breakfast: Porridge (note: work out how many syns 9g of oats is!) Milk 1tsp Honey = 1 syn Snack Apple Medium Skimmed Milk Costa Hot Chocolate = 6.5 syns Lunch Tesco Healthy Living Baked Potato = 2.5 syns Cottage Cheese Muller Light Lemon Cheesecake = 1 syn Syn total so far = 11 syns...
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    Food Diary [EE, Red & Green]

    Breakfast Handful of grapes Muller Lemon Cheesecake = 1 syn I wasn't very hungry this morning, I'm trying to alter my sleeping/waking pattern to match my new shifts and my lord am I tired. Lunch Pasta bake from yesterday evening, I have a bit left over for a snack after I go shopping. Snacks...
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    Whats your new SW food discovery??

    No problem, here's to preparation and McCain's being on our side! *fingers crossed*
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    Fibre plus bars

    2.92 Euro a box over here! :cry:
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    Whats your new SW food discovery??

    Just had a look at these and I'm [retty sure that there has to be syns involved! It mentions on the website that they're drizzled in sunflower oil prior to baking... off to investigate :3 edit: I put in the Nutritional Values in the syn calculator for green days > free food potatoes (fresh)...
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    Food Diary [EE, Red & Green]

    Breakfast (I split this in two and had it either side of going swimming) 4x Original Ryvita Cottage Cheese 2x Cup of tea Lunch Mushroom Omelette with cheese, chives and baked beans 1tbsp Heinz Ketchup = 1 syn Costa Medium Skimmed Milk Hot Chocolate = 6 syns Total = 7 Dinner Pasta Bake! om...
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    Original Starting Slimming World, From Home! Need Help

    One way to help cut down on the syns to spare them elsewhere is to drop the butter if you're having light mayonnaise! It's one thing I've always done, but then again if you have syns to spare you may as well use them! I'm a big fan of green days :D
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    Original Starting Slimming World, From Home! Need Help

    Have you tried adding some veg into your pasta. Easiest way I do it is fry off (with frylite) mushrooms, peppers, courgettes - these are great as I found they take on the flavour of anything you put them with and any other superfree/free veg I want. Sauce, can of chopped tomatoes/~400g carton...
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    new books~?

    Certainly seems it, you don't get the starter pack had you joined a group, if you're doing it all online. I can certainly understand why but I just double checked and it's £20.00 for the starter set (23.85Euro for me!)
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    new books~?

    Shame the online people didn't get a new book - need to fork out £20 to get a new one!
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    Original Starting Slimming World, From Home! Need Help

    Ease up a little on the bananas too, plenty of people find that they 'bind' a little too well and can stall weight loss. If you're one of the lucky ones that can eat them without a worry then nom away :3 But try limiting to one banana and swapping for a nectarine, a peach, a couple of...
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    Saving sins

    You should always have a minimum of 5 syns a day. Anything less and you soon going to feel that you're depriving yourself of the little things and can lead you to going off the rails.
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    Food Diary [EE, Red & Green]

    In dire need of a new start, there's no time like the present and I need to make myself accountable otherwise I'm one of those "if no-one see's it then it didn't happen!" Breakfast Mushroom Omelette & Baked Beans 1x Kerry Lowlow triangle = 1.5 syns 1tbsp Heinz Ketchup = 1 syn Total = 2.5 syns...
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    Does it feel wrong......

    I have eaten ... mainly work food this year. Curses to working Christmas Day (not one customer said Merry Christmas too :( ) I'm going to finish off the marshmallows myself and anything else in the cupboard and Friday I'll be back on the wagon. :D My halo will be polished ready for Friday...
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    Hello (again) as I sneak back...........

    It can be quite nerving admitting defeat, but sod that. I want this weight off ;) Exactly as you say, you've done it once, you can do it again (got any pointers? :P) Woo thank you!
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    SW changes

    Don't think the free pack would include the online only members? Holding out updating my books/packs until the new year then!
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    Santa's Presents - where does he leave them?

    This is exactly how our Christmas' were with my parents. You had to be up, bathed/showered/clean/dressed in smarts and had breakfast. Once *everyone* had done this and then Grandad had his breakfast then we could open Christmas presents and they were always given out by mum reading the labels...
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    Hello (again) as I sneak back...........

    Welcome back Cupcake! I'm doing the same thing and sneaking back in ;) I weighed myself on Thursday morning, resubscribed and I've been 110% since then. I found having breakfast, mid-morning snack and then lunch stops me snacking in the evening (I have a 5 1/2 hour gap between lunch and...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    OK, first week back and I've lost 3lb which is brilliant and I'm over the moon! I'm really bad at keeping this thread up to date so my food diaries are kept over here: Full Pan It's somewhere I can easily alter them and even update from my phone. :)
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    *sneaks back in* Brunch: baked beans, mushrooms, sauteed potatoes, 2 x toast [B] scrambled eggs Dinner: M&S Potato & Leek soup (4.5) Bread Roll [B] Hot Chocolate [2 + A] Chocolate beans ... too many. I'm resetting my counters and starting a fresh as of tomorrow morning, today was just to...
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    Looking for breakfast and lunch ideas

    Check my chicken chasseur recipe, I've just posted it here and I'm in Ireland too. It doesn't take long (not like some of the chasseur recipes that are like an hour+! This took me about 20-30 minutes max. It's great and makes 4 portions, feel free to freeze/refridgerate and nom on the next...
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    Chicken Chasseur - 5 PP

    I found this recipe on the BBC Good Food website and altered it slightly! Makes 4 servings - 5pp a serving 4 chicken breasts (620g) - 15pp 2 cans chopped tomato with basil - 0pp Garlic - 0pp Knorr Chicken Stock Cube - 1pp 6 rashers back bacon (I used smoked bacon) - fat removed - 5pp 200g...
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    Squeeze and Stir....gutted!

    To be honest, 4pp isn't very many in the grand scheme of things. To be safe, point them at 4pp and be done with it :P Also, I'm guessing the typical nutritional values at 100g are what they would be when made up. So with the added water I'm guessing it's approx half a pint of soup there...
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    Campbell's Pasta and Sauce

    It would certainly make sense, I had a scrutanized the package for the serving size and it didn't mention it anywhere. If it comes to it, I'll just weight it out when cooked and point it from the serving size points. 10 points isn't bad for packet pasta! Bulk it up with veg and 2 points of...
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    Campbell's Pasta and Sauce

    No ideas then? :(
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    Campbell's Pasta and Sauce

    I was wandering around tesco earlier and decided to point up the Campbell's Pasta in sauce and for some reason it came out at 5 propoints on my calculator. The packet is 120g dried. I worked it out from the per serving nutritional values on the packet - (the packet doesn't say if it's 1serving...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Breakfast: 28g bran flakes & 1 ryvita (heb) 100ml semi-skimmed milk (2.5) chopped banana and strawberries, teaspoon of splenda Mid morning: Medium skinny Coffee - costa - HeA for milk, apple Lunch: Jacket Potato, baked beans, 42g low low cheddar, lemon cheesecake muller (1) Afternoon...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Breakfast: 2 x Alpen light bars (B) Cup of tea (0.5 for milk) Mid Morning: Medium Skinny Decaf Mocha from Costa (HeA for milk) checking syns 1 tsp of nutella (4 syns?) Ohhh so goooood. Oh haha I found it's 4 syns for a TABLESPOON of nutella ... I had a teaspoon... pfft! I'll have another...
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    Is any one on antipsychotics...

    I was on the depo injection whilst doing slimming world the first time around and that's well known for making people gain weight. I lost 3stone on that - with losses of 4.5lbs in a week. Weight gain is a side effect, don't believe that it is bound to happen to you as long as you're eating...
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    Determined Bunnies Food Diary

    Also, I think you're having too many bananas. Bananas naturally ... bung people up, why not try having only one banana and varying the fruit that you're having. So with breakfast have weetabix, banana and your yoghurt or swap the banana for mixed frozen berries and save the banana for a snack...
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    Who before slimming world was on a low calorie diet

    Do you weigh in at a group? If you do then you **have** to ignore what your scales are saying at home. If you are weighing in at home, you need to make sure that you are weighing in *once* a week, at the same time that day (e.g 10am every Thursday, naked on the scales in the bathroom). Do not...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    I weighed myself yesterday morning and it was a STS but I'm not downhearted with it - I came off my depo injection a good 12 months ago and my hormones/shark week is still all over the place. So I'm not going to complain - this week is all about the water! Breakfast: 2x cup of tea (1 syn for...
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    Odd discrepancy regarding latte syns

    Oh awesomesauce! I look forward to them making their way over to ireland then :D
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    Odd discrepancy regarding latte syns

    Hmm, not heard of Costa doing sugar free syrup. I only know that Starbucks do
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    Bloated

    It'll be all the fibre going into your system, I tend to try and drink more water to counter the bloating on green days. I love carbs so it tends to work!
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    Odd discrepancy regarding latte syns

    Haha yes! It's ok - I knew what you meant :D It's still pretty much the same - you can't really change how you make coffee too much! Only tend to deviate towards the decaf mocha's especially when I found out a large decaf skinny mocha is 7 syns :drool: Keeps me going during my silly long hours...
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    Oh. My. God.

    Oh no, I'll cry! I saw the tesco near me selling 0% total and was buying it every week, it's since disappeared never to be seen again. :(
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    A very bad and upsetting experience.

    Ooh, I'd love to be a size 18. Some people just lack in the social area of life and are also lacking in friends as a result. You have a lovely man and lovely friends and even lovely internet friends because you're a lovely person. Whilst we all know that horrid words do stay and no matter what...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Breakfast: 2 x Alpen light bar (B) Midmorning: Large decaf Costa Mocha, skimmed milk (7 syns = A+1syn) Dinner: jacket potato, baked beans and cheese (A) Snack: Melon, grapes, new york style cheesecake Muller (1) Dinner: Campbell's Pasta & Sauce - Cheese and broccoli (3 syns)** Drinks...
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    Odd discrepancy regarding latte syns

    Depends to be honest, over here in ROI I know they put double shot into the massimo (Grande is Starbucks) decaf mocha It varies between bars and between countries. We have a starbucks in work and they're pants from personal experience ;) I'll be sticking with Costa as they actually use skim milk!
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    Frequently asked syn values! Pasta 'n' Sauce? - find it here!

    Not quite true, these are the ones for Campbell's (they've taken over Bachelor's from what I've read) Here's the list from Slimmingworld website: Cheese & Broccoli EE-5, Red-25 Green-5 Cheese, Leek & Ham EE-5, Red-26.5, Green-5 Chicken & Mushroom EE-3.5...
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    Campbells Pasta & sauce

    http://www.minimins.com/syn-values/227203-campbells-pasta-sauce-rice-packs-2.html Here's the list from Slimmingworld website: Pasta: this is made as directed Cheese & Broccoli EE-5, Red-25 Green-5 Cheese, Leek & Ham EE-5, Red-26.5, Green-5 Chicken & Mushroom...
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    Campbells pasta and sauce/rice packs

    Campbell's made up as directed will include the milk but the butter/marg is optional. Campbell's Pasta & Sauce - Broccoli and Cheese - 5syns on EE and Green. However, skim milk is approx 63ml for 1 syn. I'm deducting 2 syns from the 5 as I'll make it up with water. So 3 syns over all for the...
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    Help with lunches

    Problem is, this is a man we're talking about. My otherhalf was all happy about doing roast potatoes for our 'Sunday Roast' (we have it on a saturday as in work on a Sunday) and he was away in the kitchen and made some beautiful roasties. Asked him how he did it 'just parboiled em and used the...
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    100% SWers - 1 day at a time :)

    Honk!
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    PMT kicking in!!!

    And there was me thinking this was all about Shark week! (Disclaimer: Shark week has nothing to do with Sharks!)
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    Anyoone on fb thats concerned about privacy etc.....

    Exactly as fedupmum has posted above, the original post is just *another* one of those going around the rumour mill. Because of my job I'm seen as an 'embassador' for the company that I work for, even on my facebook page so that is locked up so tight (like a duck's bum!). But that's because...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Extra Easy Day! Breakfast - Hifi bar (b) and a banana (woke up rather late!) Mid Morning- Medium Skinny Mocha (Hea + 2 syns?) Lunch: Jacket Potato and left over bolognaise (passata, onion, bacon, minced beef, mushrooms, chopped toms) Mid-evening: Mullerlight - new york cheesecake (1) and an...
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    Odd discrepancy regarding latte syns

    I can also vouch for the fact of steaming milk, you only fill the jug half full with milk. Steaming will actually increase the milk to fill the jug. This is why the syns are lower! Also costa tend to use two shots, I do believe starbucks maybe only use one in their lattes. I worked at Costa and...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Extra easy day! Breakfast: 57g wholemeal bread, scrambled eggs, Ketchup (1) I forgot the superfree this morning! Midmorning: Medium Skinny Mocha minus 6 syns for milk - HeA , 2 x Alpen Light bars (6) Lunch: lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrot, tuna, 1/2 Tesco mediterrean couscous (1) Mid...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    I keep getting so angry with myself for not keeping this up to date. I shouldn't be too angry but I need to keep an eye and make time for myself in the evenings to sit down and actually do this. Today, I've been on my feet all day hence the rather small amount of food. Oddly enough, I haven't...
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    Innocent smoothie??

    Sorry for the late reply - they're generally 2 pp for 100ml and 4 for 250ml that I can see on the online tracker. :)
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    I have achieved the unachievable.

    Oh dear, mine have always been lump free. I make mine with a dash of milk in them (all counted for) Put the milk in your cup first, then the options hot chocolate powder, mix to a paste. Let it settle for a moment and then add your hot water - stiring whilst you add it. Voila! Lump free...
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    How do you stay on track?

    Thank you ladies! I'm armed with some awesome ideas to help keep me on plan! :D
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    How do you stay on track?

    What are the best methods that you have found as a Slimming World Member (Be it official or doing it from home) to stay on track and keep your days as near to 100% as possible! I'm all ears ladies and gents! I personally need to write everything down. If something doesn't get written down...
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    Man needs help!!!!

    If you make it yourself then the world is your oyster ;)
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    Chicken bovril in Southern Ireland

    Ohhh, I've seen it in Dunnes with all the soups (but that's down in Cork) and I think I've seen it in Tesco near all then stock cubes/oil. Good luck finding some!
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    ketosis?

    Which sweetener have you been using - if it's aspartame based then its probably that. Try switching to a sucrulose based one like splenda - it's far nicer!
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    Ireland- bia- a bit of craic!

    Hahah, no panic! I hopes jumped a mile up in the air (I may have sent a message to Slimming World last night about the lack of Cork groups) I've just come back from a rather failed attempt at Weight Watchers, I just wanted to go to a group. I'm considering to keep going to group just to be...
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    Ireland- bia- a bit of craic!

    There's classes in Cork!? Where!?!
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Sunday: B: Bacon sandwich (B for bread) Brown Sauce (1) L: Pasta bake from last night (1.5) (chopped toms, cajun spices, garlic, basil, mushrooms, bacon, chicken, pasta served with lettuce, cucumber, tomato) tbsp salad cream (1) D: Had a packet of savoury rice/veg with diced bacon and...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Breakfast: Oops, got up too late - it's the last day of my weekend as well :D Lunch: Left over pasta bake (1/4 portion - was 3 syns for half so 1.5) from last night with salad vegetables. 1tbsp of 70% reduced fat salad cream (1) afternoon: medium skinny latte (A) nectarine Dinner: Pasta...
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    Extra Easy Disappointed

    Congratulations on being 2.5lb lighter than you were two weeks ago! Your diary looks awesome, but there is one thing that I would suggest doing, upping your water intake. Two glasses of water with NAS squash would be a good place to start :D The weeks where I've been on plan and not...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Ok, I'm going to try and simply go for 100% week this week. I found I always fail around a Tuesday with my WI being on a Thursday. I could do this maintaining lark... :'( Breakfast: Bacon lettuce sandwich (b for 2 slices of bread) brown sauce (1) Snack: 2 squares of green & blacks (1) 3...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    No problem! Enjoy :) Trying a Red day today! :o Breakfast: Bacon Sandwich - 2 slices of wholemeal - B, 1 tbsp on Brownsauce (1) Midmorning: Large Vanilla skinny latte (A+2 syns) Lunch: one rather loaded ham salad sandwich with lettuce, cucumber, tomato and lighter than light mayo (1 tbsp -...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    B:French toast (eggs, 2 slices of wholemeal bread -400g loaf - B, cinnamon, splenda) strawberries, dollop of strawberry muller light Midmorning: Large skinny latte vanilla (A +2syns) apple and 5 grapes, nectarine Lunch: Tesco light choices Baked potato with cheese & chives (3) baked beans...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Indeed it is, found in my 'free branded' book :)
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    How many syns is too many?

    By all means have up to 15 with 5 being the very least. Don't deprive yourself if you have the syns and you're hungry. But if you find that you weightloss stops, then is the the time to cut back on your syns as you don't want to be cutting down on free foods :)
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    really smelly farts after eating scan bran...lol

    Get plenty of fluid down you, that will be the fibre at work :p
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    So upset- was shouted a nasty name from a passing car

    Forget them, I know it's easier said than done. But look what you're doing, you've already lost 2.5 stone, you're going out for exercise. He probably doesn't even exercise tootling around in his car. Probably doesn't have many friends if that's his attitude. Don't ever ever let these people get...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Proposed menu for tomorrow: Breakfast: depends on when I get up, I can pick from one of 4 on my menu planner. Mid morning: Medium skinny vanilla latte (A+2) Apple, banana/nectarine Lunch: Tesco Jacket potato with cheese and chives (3) Baked Beans Evening: Apple, clementines Dinner: will...
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    Irish Slimmer

    Tesco are now selling Quark - it's near the cheeses/special cheeses - It's in a small clear tub with a pink label! I found it in the Paul Street Tesco in Cork centre today! Also there's lots of uses for Quark, you can mix an options hot chocolate with it and it makes it so yummy! Also, you...
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    15 stone to 14 stone support

    Went and had brunch in town with the other half, he's been complaining that he's put on a few pounds (if I lose another 4 1/2 lbs then I'll actually be lower than him) Pushed him to see if wanted to follow what I eat this week, I've drawn up a food plan with him and we're going to have an EE...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Brunch: Baked beans, mushrooms, sauted potatoes, scrambled egg, 1 1/2 slices of wholemeal toast (almost a B) Cup of tea (0.5 for dash of milk) HP Sauce (1) Marmalade (0.5) Afternoon: Nectarine Dinner: Homemade beef burgers (EL Minced beef, herbs, onion) Cheese ontop (A) I had roast parsnips...
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    15 stone to 14 stone support

    iieeieieieieie! So naughty, I had a sneaky peek this morning and dropped from 15st 7.6 to 15st 4.6. Must keep this up! Wantwantwant! Epic week quite possibly could be epic!
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    frylight - what am i doing wrong?

    I tend to cook mine a notch lower than I would do had I been using oil. If you have it too high then it will go black in the pan. I *had* a lovely tefal frying pan, until the boyfriend destroyed it scraping about with a knife :cry: He has since been banned from my kitchen and my pans!
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    Genuine people

    Trolls will always be trolls unfortunately, also another unfortunate fact. I work with some of the best trolls out there. Half the time you're left wondering if they're trolling or just plain stupid. I've found everyone on here to be genuine and I do treat it was such. It's a shame if this...
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    15 stone to 14 stone support

    Welcome to the club Jacqui, I've been the same waivering about. Had the most beautiful chicken roast dinner tonight. It's making my mouth water just thinking about it. Plus, it was all totally on plan! :D
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Much better day, was ready to eat my face when it came to dinner - didn't help the entire apartment was smelling of roast chicken! :drool: Breakfast: Bacon Sandwich - B for bread, bacon is free, 1 for extra light mayo Lunch: Medium skinny vanilla latte: A + 2 syns, Muller light - really wasn't...
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    15 stone to 14 stone support

    How strange, it's taken me a year to lose 2 stone as well. Food diary updated for today - not enough fruit/veg but it's the first day of the weekend for me and we don't tend to do a big shop for the week until Saturday as we'll be back in work on Sunday morning. Just watched my fill of 2...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    I seem to be really rather good at starting these food diaries and not continuing when I have a manic week at work :rolleyes: Still waiting on blood results from the doctors, they had to get me to come back in and give more as there was an issue with the first lot. Found out that at least I'm...
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    15 stone to 14 stone support

    Totally need a kick up the bum! I keep starting diaries and then don't fill them out and then half heartedly doing them. I'll have my dinner soon and go fill it out! I need to be super good! I got down to 15st 5 last week and then this week I just ate rubbish, my own doing and back up to 15st 7...
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    Irish Slimmer

    Hey! I'm down in Cork too! :3 Head to Dunnes in the city centre on Patrick Street - they have it in there near the cheese/milk section. It's in white tubs with a foil lid and blue print. - Also it's in Dunnes up in blackpool. Don't get it from the English Market though as the cheese/pasta...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Breakfast: Left over pasta from last night Midmorning: Medium Skinny Latte [Milk from Hea] Strawberries Lunch: Mushroom omelette with cheese [Hea] Mid afternoon, 2 x Alpen Light bars [Heb] I slipped up and had a wispa [10.5 gawd wish I hadn't bothered now!], just had enough of the...
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Breakfast: 2 x Weetabix [heb] 1 x WW raspberry tart yoghurt, strawberries Midmorning: 1 x Alpen Light bar [1/2 heb] Medium Skinny Vanilla Latte [Hea+2 syns] Lunch: Jacket Potato, Baked Beans, 42g Kerry LowLow Cheese [Hea] Dinner: Knorr Pastaria - Tomato & Mozarella [1] Quark stirred in...
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    Ireland- bia- a bit of craic!

    I'm at the NRG gym in Cork City, I pay 53 euro a month but that's with discount with the company I work for. That has classes, gym + machines, swimming pool, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and tennis courts
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    Costa Coffee - Syrup flavouring

    Thanks ladies, that's why I used the syn calculator/snackulator. I put down the drink as a Healthy extra, just need to check if I popped the syns down too. I think I'm going to stick with 2.5 syns to be safe for the syrup as Costa isn't sugar-free.
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    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Brunch (teehee up late): 2 x bread [heb] baked beans and worcestershire sauce 2 x laughing cow light triangles [part hea] Snack: 1 x Alpen light bar [1/2 heb] Skinny Latte [milk from hea] Dinner: SW chips, rice and salad vegetables 1 x Alpen Light bar [1/2 Heb] and a muller light Syns: 4...
  102. Say

    Kindle or Sony ereader?

    If you're getting a kindle then check out the skins here for them, they're pretty funky and there's some awesome ones for laptops/netbooks/phones too! Gelaskins: Kindle DX Gelaskins: Kindle 2 Gelaskins: Kindle 3
  103. Say

    Costa Coffee - Syrup flavouring

    I realised this evening that I have not had my Healthy Extra A, but earlier today I had a medium skim vanilla latte from costa. I was wondering if I could have the milk as my Healthy Extra A - also I popped the nutrional values of the vanilla syrup flavouring from here into the syn calculator...
  104. Say

    Ireland- bia- a bit of craic!

    There's Dunnes off Patrick Street - it's normally near the milk section - small white and blue tubs. Also Dunnes up at Blackpool Retail Park sell them there too
  105. Say

    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Whee, thanks very much! Fingers crossed as should be getting the results on Tuesday-ish! Breakfast:2 x Weetabix [heb] Strawberries, WW Strawberry Tart Yoghurt Snack: 2 x Pocky [1] Muller light and alpen light bar [1/2 Heb] Don't think I have time for lunch as helping someone move home! :o...
  106. Say

    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    Thanks for popping in Liz and your kind words :) It's been coming off and I've been having a hard time with it the last 12 months. After talking to my mum who has hypothyroidism and is on medication, my symptoms/how I've been over the last 12 months echo herself. :eek:
  107. Say

    Ireland- bia- a bit of craic!

    Oh yay! More ladies from Cork! <3 Hey, I'm in Cork City and Dunnes actually stock Quark now! :D
  108. Say

    Say back again and here to stay. - Mainly Green & EE

    I'm trying to remember how far I've come, I started at 17st 5lb and I'm down to 15st 7lb (1/2 a lb on this week - totm :() Breakfast: 2 x Weetabix [heb] 125ml semi-skimmed milk [Hea] , strawberries Snack: 1 x Muller light & 1 x Alpen Light fudge bar [1/2 heb] Lunch: Tesco Tomato & Onion Pasta...
  109. Say

    15 stone to 14 stone support

    I've just about had enough of seeing 15st 6lb on the scales :'( I've gone from 17st 5lb down to here, I'm not far from 2 stone lost. I've reset all my trackers and trying to make a clean start!
  110. Say

    Extra Easy quick fix!

    Stirfry and noodles? - easy way for your superfree and takes minutes to cook. I don't bother with sauces any more instead I pop abit of boiled water in the bottom of a wok with abit of a chicken oxo cube and add some garlic. Comes out yummy! Also you could add quorn pieces/sliced chicken :D
  111. Say

    Named and Shamed !!!!!

    I've been the same, hopping back and forth between Slimming World and Weight Watchers. I've dropped down a stone since I was last on Slimming World, someone at work has been trying to get me to do the Cambridge Diet with them. I've been in two minds about it and this afternoon I decided, for me...
  112. Say

    Coming back to Points

    Ooh you star! I've gone and borrowed a friend's starter kit from when she started Discovery. I'm just trying to get my mitts on my own as I don't want to give hers back (but I will :P) Going well today! I hope you're doing good too! Work is testing my strength though as early hours of the...
  113. Say

    Discover Nicola's 2012 'Get me to goal' diary !

    I turn 28 this year :wave_cry:
  114. Say

    Discover Say finding her home.

    Cornflakes (2) & splenda Naughty and used the left over measured milk from yesterday) 200ml skim milk (0.5) popcorn (1) M&S Salad, with chicken, potato, little bit of bacon (5.5) Skittles (3.5) Large skinny hot chocolate (3) Chicken Masala snack pot (4.5) Total 20.5/24
  115. Say

    Discover Say finding her home.

    Chicken, Bacon & Salad sandwich (4) Turkey, Ham, Coleslaw sandwich (4.5) Tomato basil pasta (5.5) 50g Cornflakes (2.5) (142ml skimmed milk - 0.5) 14g raisins (0.5) Skittles (3.5) Total so far 21/24
  116. Say

    Discover Say finding her home.

    Shepherd Pie (6) 1/2 Pint skimmed milk (2) 15g popcorn (1) Fibre plus bar (2) Chicken Miso Ramen Noodle Soup (4) Special K mini breaks (1.5) Skittles (3.5) Total: 20/24 I see alot of snacks at the moment, but this is generally how I cope on nightshift. Just small amounts every couple of...
  117. Say

    Discover Say finding her home.

    Not had much as I'm on nightshift at the moment and it's booo! 1 pint of skimmed milk (4) M&S Chicken Miso Ramen Noodle Soup (4) Skinny Cow Triple Chocolate Brownie Icecream (1.5) WW Oat & Vanilla Biscuit (1.5) M&S Count on Us Tomato & Basil Chicken with Pasta (5.5) Boots Mint Nougat bar (1.5)...
  118. Say

    Coming back to Points

    Ooh thank you very much! I've already done the ebay thing and bought one of the older starter packs, just got not patience and want to start on it now! :p I'll have to have a nose for it, if you find it can you link it in here for me?
  119. Say

    Coming back to Points

    Hey Ladies and Gents, I was wondering if anyone has an online resource anywhere that tells you the discovery point values of ... say items such as eggs, milk, veg (non-ZERO point), fruits. General items that you would have received via joining a group. I'm trying to get hold of this because I...
  120. Say

    Does anyone have HTC Wildfire mobile?

    If you want an android phone then I'd suggest going for the HTC Desire HD or even just the HTC Desire. The HTC Wildfire is designed as the budget buy of the android market, the memory space is smaller, the processor not as fast, the screen isn't as good quality as the HTC Desire and generally...
  121. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Tuesday: 15 March - Green Breakfast: Muller light, 1 x Alpen Light bar (1/2 HexB) Mid-morning: Medium skinny hot chocolate (6.5) Lunch: Jacket potato, baked beans, 42g RF Cheddar (HexA) 1 x Alpen light bar (1/2 HexB) Snack: Tayto Velvet Crunch (4) Dinner: Pasta in sauce (1) Options Hot...
  122. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Monday: 14th March - Extra Easy? Breakfast: Mullerlight, 1 x Alpen Light bar (3), apple Lunch: Tuna (small 70g can), pasta, ELF Mayonnaise, lettuce, cucumber, tomato 1 x Tayto Velvet Crunch (4) Snack: Muller light yoghurt, banana, clementine, 1 x Fibre plus bar (5.5) Dinner: Diced Beef, M&S...
  123. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Sunday 13th March - Red Breakfast: Mullerlight & 1 x Alpen Light bar (3) Snack: Apple, medium skinny hot chocolate from costa (6.5) Lunch: Tikka Chicken Sandwich (2 x Wholemeal bread - HexB) lettuce, cucumber, ELF Mayonnaise (1) Snack: Dinner: Bolognese Sauce (mushroom, onion, carrot, EL...
  124. Say

    Ireland- bia- a bit of craic!

    Whee! How long have you been over here for? Middleton ... ooh Jameson :heartpump:! Back to work tomorrow for the last week as will be on nightshift for the few weeks after :cry:
  125. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Thursday 10th March, I had a good day but just been feeling like rubbish this weekend. Friday, I totally overslept and woke up *after* weigh in ... oops! So I weighed myself on the Wii and there was no change, so this weekend I thought 'b*gger it' had a clean up, planned a food menu for the week...
  126. Say

    Ireland- bia- a bit of craic!

    Hey Stefanie, I'm down in Cork too! (I'm originally from England) you can get Quark in Dunnes Stores (In the city and up in Blackpool) it's with all the soft cheese, near the Philidelphia. Mind if I join in ladies? I've been living in Ireland (down in Cork City) since November 09! Also, I've...
  127. Say

    SW Panic Button

    I'm in! Going back to basics this week, at heart I'm a Green Day girl ... time to move out of the comfort zone and try Red Days!
  128. Say

    Hey im new

    Hey! I do SW from home as there's no groups this far south in the country... I actually use a local weight watchers group to get weighed everyweek and (quietly) sit there with a smug face on knowing I'm having my pasta and enjoying it ;) Welcome and good luck! :D
  129. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Wednesday 9th March - Green Day Breakfast: Muller light Snack: 1 x Alpen Light bar (1/2 HexB) 1 M&S Cinnamon & Apple cereal Bar (4) Lunch: Erin Savoury Rice (1) Lettuce, Cucumber, Tomato (half the plate) FF viniagrette, 3 x Pagen Krisproll (HexB) 20g Kerry Lowlow Spreadable Cheddar (2)...
  130. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Tuesday 8th March - Green! Breakfast: Mullerlight Yoghurt, Cup of Tea Lunch: Erin Savoury Rice (1) Lettuce, Cucumber, Tomato, FF Viniagrette, 3x Pagen Krisproll (HexB), 35g Philidelphia (2.5) Snack: Tayto Velvet Crunch (4) Strawberries, Grapes Dinner: SW Chips, Baked Beans, 42g Reduced Fat...
  131. Say

    Peggy Pigs Food Diary

    Hey lady, I thought I'd return the favour! Your menu's are looking awesome, don't be afraid to snack inbetween meals (it helps to get those extra superfree in if you're hungry) Good luck! :D
  132. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Monday 7th March - Extra Easy Got up 7am and went to the gym before work! Breakfast: Banana, Toffee Mullerlight Lunch: Pasta, Tuna, Extra Light Mayonnaise (1) Sweetcorn, lettuce, cucumber, tomato (approx half of plate), FF Viniagrette, Tayto Velvet Crunch (4) Dinner: Left over pasta that was...
  133. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Sunday 6th March - Extra Easy Breakfast: Grapes, melon & strawberry Midmorning:Skinny hot chocolate (6.5) Lunch: Canned Lean Steak Chunks from M&S, cabbage, broccoli 1 x Alpen Light bar (1/2 heXb) Mid evening: Options hot choc (2) Grapes, Strawberry Dinner: handful of pasta, left over...
  134. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Hey Peggy, thanks for the comments! I put things in different colours as it just makes it easier for me to see if I've been adding the right amounts to my meals to make it that 1/3 superfree (at least 1/3!) Thank you! <3
  135. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Shoot me now, I had a slice!
  136. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Having abit of a weird weekend :mad: Saturday - Extra Easy Breakfast: Woke up late Lunch (lets call this ... brunch!): Toffee Mullerlight, 28g Grape Nuts (HexB) Dinner: Jacket Potato, left over bolognese from yesterday (Passata, courgette, onion, lots of mushrooms, EL minced beef, bacon) 21g...
  137. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    3rd March - Green Day Breakfast: Muller Light, 28g Grape nuts (HexB) Clementine, grapes Snack: French Fries (4) Lunch: Knorr Pastaria Tomato & Mozzarella (0.5) Snack: Options Mint Madness (2) Squirty Cream (0.5) 1 x Alpen Light bar (3) Dinner: 2 x Wholemeal bread (HexB) 42g Kerry Low Low...
  138. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    March 2nd - Green Day Breakfast: Toffee Mullerlight, 1 HexB grape nuts (28g) Snack: Alpen Light bar (1/2 HexB) Lunch: Baked Beans, Jacket Potato, HexA of RF Cheddar (42g) 1/2 Hexb Alpen Light bar Evening: 15g Bag of popcorn (4) HexA = 350ml Skimmed Milk during the day Syns: 4/26 Remaining...
  139. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    I'm trying this Extra Easy after friends mentioned to me how flexible and good it is! Go go gadget-willpower! 1st March - Extra Easy! Breakfast: Toffee Mullerlight, 1x HexB Grape Nuts (28g) <-- I love this breakfast! Clementine/Apple Manager gave me an icecream which was 194 cals so I'm...
  140. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    28th Feb - Extra Easy! Breakfast: Toffee Mullerlight, Hexb Grape Nuts (28g) Melon Lunch: Pasta, Tuna, ELF Mayonnaise (1) Sweetcorn, FF Vinaigrette Salad: Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Pickled Onion Dinner: Chicken Casserole (Chicken, potato, leeks, onion, carrot, swede) M&S Red Wine Casserole...
  141. Say

    Do you have to exercise portion control to be successful?

    I think you're confusing superfree with superspeed - whilst Banana's and Grapes aren't superSPEED they're still superFREE! HTH! :D
  142. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    27th February - Extra Easy! Breakfast: Muller Light, 1/2 HexB Grape Nuts, Grapes, Melon Lunch: Left over Bolognese Pasta, EL Minced Beef, Passata, Onion, Mushroom, Courgette, Stock cube Small side salad: Lettuce, Cucumber, Tomato Snack: Melon, Options Hot Chocolate (2) Cadbury Roses (Dairy...
  143. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Extra Easy! Breakfast: Toffee Muller Light and 1/2 HexB Grape Nuts (nomnomnom) Melon Lunch: Tuna, Pasta, ELF Mayonnaise (1) Tomato, Cucumber, FF Vinaigrette Cup of tea - dash of milk (0.5) Dinner: Spaghetti Bolognase (Passata, beef stock cube, extra-lean mince beef, courgette, bacon...
  144. Say

    wholegrain v multigrain ryvita

    Congratulations on the 1lb off! I was totally the opposite and 1lb on - but I was naughty :p
  145. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    ok WI was +1lb which wasn't surprising! :o I'm having a meal out with the team from work tonight and I have a feeling that it's going to be naughty so I'll be flex-syning tonight! Super speed will be in lovely teal this week! Breakfast: Muller light, Melon Scrap today! Ok, back on track...
  146. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Wednesday was all hunky dory, until I got into work and started pulling tickets. Then realised I had a meeting at 10:30! I was half asleep, not quite in-line with the world so ran to costa and got a drink and was in meetings up until my lunch at 15:00! :mad: Not to worry though, lunch was...
  147. Say

    Sick Unsure why?!

    Could of been the seafood sticks, trying having a banana, it has the same effect as imodium but in a more ... natural manner. I hope you're feeling better soon :)
  148. Say

    wholegrain v multigrain ryvita

    If you really can't find them then I can only suggest using what you have as a temporary replacement. :)
  149. Say

    What do we all do for a living?

    It's the robes ... isn't it?
  150. Say

    What do we all do for a living?

    I'm one of these
  151. Say

    Has anyone got a Fiat Punto - a few questions?

    My mum had a punto ... for 14 years I think it was ... at least! She had it from brand new and the exhaust dropped off ... twice. But that was 5 years apart! She's a brownie leader/Scout leader and was always running off picking up the kids in it and driving to pack holiday/scout camp. Tents...
  152. Say

    Children and sleep

    I remember being a really bad one for going to sleep when I was your daughters age, mum bought me some of those tapes (ok ... this was 17 years ago!) but she got me some story tapes and they were actually Stephen Fry reading out stories and doing different voices. I actually listened to these...
  153. Say

    Help with letter of complaint

    I'm guessing the getting it fixed was the part that only cost £14 :p It's a gorgeous ring and very much the same as to what kind of style I would go for :) Congratulations!
  154. Say

    Anyone got Ikea trim yourself blinds

    trimming ENJE blinds from Ikea! How to cut an ENJE roller shade. « Door Sixteen Hope this helps :)
  155. Say

    Fellow SW fans - what is your motivation?

    I've been eyeing these dresses up since ... err I started changing the way I was eating. I *really REALLY* want one, they're awesome!
  156. Say

    vixta1's food diary green and red days ADVICE NEEDED PLS

    Congratulations on the amount that you've already lost! Looking at your diaries, I think you're not drinking enough water, you need to be getting 1.5 - 2 litres of water in you a day. Have breakfast, this gets your metabolism going first thing in the morning, you can't stoke a fire and expect...
  157. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Breakfast: Muller light, Clementine Lunch: Pasta, Tuna, ELF Mayonnaise, Sweetcorn Salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, pickled onions) Snack: 4 Pagen Krisprolls, 35g Philidelphia light, Clementine, Apple Dinner: To be decided Syns: Tuna (3) ELF Mayonnaise (1) Philidelphia Light...
  158. Say

    Fellow SW fans - what is your motivation?

    Mainly being healthy, but I have a dress (one of possibly 3) that I want to be wearing for the Christmas party this year and look AWESOME. See the attached photos for the dresses, I think I might die a little if I manage it. Even growing my hair so I can get it styled for the event too! :3
  159. Say

    Chocolate mad!

    Kellogg's Fibre Plus x 1 = 1 Healthy B. So chocolatey and yummy.
  160. Say

    Wispa

    That's totally fine, you're not going to count the syns for something that you didn't eat! Congratulations on only eating half, I don't think I could do that with a whole wispa. I don't share!
  161. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Monday 21st February - Green Day Breakfast Muller Light 1 x Alpen Light Bar Banana Clementine Apple Lunch Jacket Potato Baked Beans 25g RF Cheddar Cheese (Part HexA) Salad: Lettuce, tomato & cucumber FF Vinaigrette Snack 4 x Pagen Krisproll (3 = HexB + 2 syns) 35g Philidelphia (2.5)...
  162. Say

    quiche disaster!

    I tend to brown off whatever I'm adding. I'll whisk 4 eggs then after add 1 tub of 300g cottage cheese, stir it in, add in ingredients (bacon diced up, mushrooms, broccoli and so on. Bit of salt, bit of pepper. Mix with a metal spoon and pop into a quiche dish! Hexa of cheese on top with slices...
  163. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    20th February (Tomorrow) - EE Marked all my superfree in orange to make sure I'm getting enough! Breakfast: Was running totally late 1 x Muller light 1 x bucket of tea :D Lunch Jacket Potato Tuna ELF Mayonnaise (1) Sweetcorn Salad: Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, pickled onions Dinner SW Bacon...
  164. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    19th February - Red Day Breakfast: 28g Porridge (with ryvita wholegrain crackerbread - hexb) 140ml skimmed milk (from hexa) Honey - 1 tsp (1) Clementine Lunch Bacon 2 x slice of wholegrain bread (from 400g loaf - hexb) Lettuce, ELF Mayonnaise (1) 1 x egg Clementine and apple snack pack...
  165. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Oh some of the stores in Cork are awful for produce! Then again I spotted 2 melon's yesterday in Tesco and was going to grab them but we already had a load of things to carry home (no car makes it all the more troublesome!), then today they were gone! Boo! Thank you about my handwriting, it's...
  166. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Managed to lose 2lb at weigh in this week yay! That leaves me 35 weeks in which to lose 34lb. Need to keep this up and at least give myself a few weeks with a buffer! My weigh in was this morning and I fell out of bed in a rush, it was absolutely throwing it down outside and I didn't really...
  167. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    16th February Breakfast Was running late to work :(:( Midmorning After a 3 hour meeting thing with work I had a medium skinny hot chocolate Lunch Tesco Pasta in Tomato Sauce and Onion Salad - Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber FF Viniagrette 42g Kerry Low Low Cheddar Mid Evening Weight watchers...
  168. Say

    Ryvita as Hex b

    4 x Ryvita = Fibre 2 x Ryvita = Speed food So you can choose if you want it to be for the fibre or if you want it as a speed food to help along with the weight loss :)
  169. Say

    Eating just before bed

    I don't finish work until 9pm and I don't get in until gone 9:30pm! By the time I've sorted things out and fed the cats and stuffs I'm looking at eating anywhere between 10pm and 10:30pm. Then normally it's off to bed between midnight-1am. :D
  170. Say

    Can you please check if I am doing SW plan correctly?

    We all slip up at the start! But your food diary is looking really good! Keep it up! :)
  171. Say

    Luigi Malones

    OK, my team from work are heading out for a meal, I tend to do green days but I can be tempted into an extra-easy day! http://www.luigimalones.com/menus/main.pdf What do you reckon would be the ... best off this menu SW wise? I don't tend to drink so that won't be an issue!
  172. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    15th February - Tuesday Breakfast Mullerlight 1 x Alpen light (1/2 heb) My manager bought me a small skinny hot chocolate! (5) Lunch SW Chips Salad - Tomato, Lettuce & Cucumber 1/2 pack of Savoury rice 2 tbsp brown sauce (2) FF Viniagrette Dinner Tesco Tomato & Onion Pasta in sauce 42g...
  173. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    14th February - Monday Breakfast Mullerlight 1 x Alpen light bar (1/2 hea) 1 x Medium Skinny Costa Hot chocolate (6.5) Lunch Jacket Potato, Baked Beans, Cheese 42g (hea) Salad - Tomato, Cucumber and Lettuce Dinner SW Chips covered in paprika 4 x Quorn chicken style dippers (2) 2 x tbsp Brown...
  174. Say

    strange behavour in my cat....

    I'd take him to the vets as that might be a UTI, pretty common in boy kitties and some medication from the vets will clear it right up. Any abnormal behaviour when it comes to litter, I whisk mine to the vets, better to be safe :)
  175. Say

    Whats for tea tonight?

    This was just what I needed after 11 hours in work today! :3 (clicky picture for bigger one)
  176. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Sunday 13th February Missed off the list: 1 x Treatsize packet of Jelly Babies (3.5) 1 x Treatsize fudge (3.5) - I can't fully remember the value as I'm in work now. I didn't have the hot chocolate or squirty cream in the end. Total Syns: 11 Week so far: 25.5/105 Tonight's Dinner:
  177. Say

    Say's New [NewNew] Food Diary - Lots of pics!

    Saturday February 12th click the picture or the link above to see full image!
  178. Say

    Weight Watchers syns

    Stacey I'm guessing there's not going to be any free food allowances for the brownie mix, I would probably use the 1 syn per 20 calories rule for each brownie!
  179. Say

    Weightwatchers Ready Meals

    It's this one! Thank you very much!
  180. Say

    Syn Tin?

    I have one of these that I did today! They have the following (all treatsize and all under 5 syns) Cadbury's Caramel Dairy Milk Chomp Fudge Curly Wurly Crunchie Also I have a draw that has all my options hot choc sachet's, alpen light bars and fibre plus! Actually, I think I've taken over...
  181. Say

    Weightwatchers Ready Meals

    Thank you for your reply, is anyone else able to help? Thank you in advance :)
  182. Say

    Should i syn grated apple on EE?

    As it's not cooked/stewed/thrown in a smoothie then it's fine not to syn it! I hope you're enjoying the breakfast, I'm actually tempted to make that for breakfast tomorrow!
  183. Say

    Weightwatchers Ready Meals

    I had a look through the stickied thread for Weightwatchers products and I couldn't find these up there! I was wondering if anyone is able to tell me the syn values of the following: Weightwatchers Bolognase Al Forno (Chilled) Weightwatchers Sausages and Mash (chilled) Weightwatchers...
  184. Say

    Weight Watchers syns

    I was wondering if anyone is able to tell me the syn values of the following: Weightwatchers Bolognase Al Forno (Chilled) Weightwatchers Sausages and Mash (chilled) Weightwatchers Spaghetti Bolognase (Frozen) Thank you in advance!!
  185. Say

    Binges whilst on PP

    Don't panic, whatever you do. If you wanted you could point what you had and see how many points you went over by, don't get disheartened but try to exercise and earn some activity points and balance it out that way. For the next few days until your WI make yourself a batch of ZERO point soup...
  186. Say

    Todays gone well...NOT!

    I'd of thrown something at him if it was my OH!
  187. Say

    Hi

    To be honest, I loved Slimming World and I lost 3 stone doing the greendays. Only reason I'm not doing it now is because it simply doesn't match with my lifestyle anymore (I work longer hours and I have less time to stand and cook) However, one golden rule I always had with SW. I'd eat half...
  188. Say

    Cant stop eatin

    Stop now and get your bum back on track! Think of that silver 7 and just how close you are!
  189. Say

    I think ... someone's clicked! (not my back!)

    Woo! Good luck for your WI! I actually believe now that your daily points are there for your main meals - your snacks should be coming from your Weekly allowance, this way you're filling up on the right foods and the weekly points are optional :)
  190. Say

    Slow cookers

    Oh god, this sounds good!
  191. Say

    Pasta question

    I only ever weigh my pasta once, dried. Then I cook it and cook it ... but 6pp of dried pasta that's a really nice amount (looks like stuff all in the pan when it's dried though!)
  192. Say

    I think ... someone's clicked! (not my back!)

    Ooh, you'll have to let me know how you get on. Coupled with the fact that if you eat a meal that's mainly protein you're only actually getting around 75%-80% of the calories that you've consumed as your body uses up the rest just processing it. So my train of thought was, put as many points...
  193. Say

    Help!! I've got the munchies

    Problem is, I could eat a few of those carrot slices!
  194. Say

    Do you have a vision........

    1950s Dresses from Vivien of Holloway Here you go, enjoy! There's so many nice things on there :rolleyes:
  195. Say

    Do you have a vision........

    This dress, I want for the work's Christmas Party at the end of 2011! (in pirate print too!)
  196. Say

    I think ... someone's clicked! (not my back!)

    I've been trying a few different things each week, especially with the erratic weightlosses. Last week I tried eating melon and having fish most evenings and twice a week making sure they were oily fish - that came out with a 1/2 lb loss. This week I had breakfast *every* morning, the only...
  197. Say

    ProPoints Say's Food Diary! [Minimal Snacking Allowed!]

    Really noticing the difference from having breakfast, I'm not so frantically hungry by lunch time! :D Breakfast: 35g porridge oats = 3pp 142ml milk (skimmed) = 1pp 1 tsp honey = 1 pp Large Skinny Costa Hot Chocolate = 5pp Total: 10pp Lunch: Weightwatchers Sweet & Sour Chicken with Rice =...
  198. Say

    ProPoints Say's Food Diary! [Minimal Snacking Allowed!]

    Breakfast: 35g porridge oats = 3pp 142ml milk (skimmed) = 1pp 1 tsp honey = 1 pp Large Skinny Costa Hot Chocolate = 5pp Total: 10pp Lunch: Weightwatchers Ham & Mushroom Tagliatelle = 9pp Lettuce = 0pp Tomato = 0pp Cucumber = 0pp 2tbsp Hellmann's Fat Free Viniagrette =0pp WW yoghurt = 1pp...
  199. Say

    ProPoints Say's Food Diary! [Minimal Snacking Allowed!]

    Time for a fresh start on my food diary, I'm taking a new approach and putting as many of my pro-points into meals. The only real time I want to allow myself to use pro-points inbetween meals is between lunch and dinner. Due to long working hours I start 10am, lunch at 3pm and finish at 9pm -...
  200. Say

    PP weekly allowence!

    I'll certainly be following this with interest! Good luck! :D I only ever seem to manage 20 of my weekly points anything more and I seem to gain. Then again I think spending them on junk is why I'm getting the gain!
  201. Say

    Went to class!

    My word! I go to work for 2 days and come back to poo talk! Haha! As much as people don't talk about it, you so know it's true!
  202. Say

    Surprising or shocking pro-point finds....

    Bird's eye simply chicken in butter and herb sauce (worked out at 5pp with the calculator) M&S Cod fillet in parsley sauce - from the frozen section - 4pp M&S count on us creamy mash with chives - 5pp for 1/2 the tub and it's quite an awesome amount and sooo creamy!
  203. Say

    Extra will power tonight...!

    There's never any harm in saying no :) God help the person that question's me saying no (I think my friend's know this one too ...:D)
  204. Say

    depo jag/TOTM gain (sorry if it's TMI)...

    Urgh, I was on the depo injection for 5 years, I was fat before having the depo and it was only after going on the depo that I originally joined Slimming World, I manage to lose 3 stone and then I maintained after moving to Ireland. Since then I've gotten rid of the depo as the other half...
  205. Say

    Over eating

    Did you eat the curry, that's the question! If you didn't eat it then don't point for it, or point for the bit that you ate!
  206. Say

    Went to class!

    Hahaha, brilliant! I was really surprised - my poor friend would of lost an extra 1lb had she not worn her boots (and reached her first silver 7!) I'm just going to grab some flats next weekend before weigh-in and get myself an awesome first week, oh and some thin material trousers (talk...
  207. Say

    Went to class!

    Ooh, I love swimming. Get yourself down to the pool, no-one cares once you're in there! (better than our gym, there's no cubicles to hide away in) I've been doing Weight-Watchers online for a few months and lost 1stone 9lb so far (I like saying it in lb's as 23 sounds so much better :p) Made...
  208. Say

    Well that was a nice surprise

    Hahah! Surprises like that just breathe a sigh of relief, congrats on being a stone less than you thought :D Good luck with the classes ;)
  209. Say

    Went to class!

    Woo, today I went and joined a class and got the funky little folder and purchased a calculator too! (although, abit baffled by the fact that you're not allowed to take your shoes off when you get on the scales, I had my french walking boots on!) Then headed into the city centre and grabbed a...
  210. Say

    I'm baaccckk!

    Very much so on the propoints, one of the guys at work has just started doing it and joined a group. Think I'll be switching from online only and getting my butt down to a meeting this weekend!
  211. Say

    I'm baaccckk!

    After a good month away from the plan I'm back! December had me in Paris for a week and then I went home to England for a week to spend time with my family for Christmas and the boyfriend's family for a few days (this included 2 x Christmas dinner) and THEN we had swine flu for just over a...
  212. Say

    Oh Please let me have lost weight!!

    I've had a couple of weeks where it's been squiffy even though I've been within my daily and weekly points. I've been sharing them out over the course of the week. This week I've reigned it in and been sticking to my 34 a day and very very few of my weeklies. In fact I weigh in on wednesday...
  213. Say

    Surprising or shocking pro-point finds....

    Damn you pot noodle in a mug! *shakes fist* That's the issue, I did sit there in work with the calculator on the website and work it out ... how strange.
  214. Say

    Eating

    Oh god help me! I have WI tomorrow morning and then a day of sorting out the apartment before heading to the Airport on Thursday morning for a flight to Paris. I don't think I'm going to be able to count anything as I don't have the books and so on, it's going to have to be a 'by the seat of my...
  215. Say

    Surprising or shocking pro-point finds....

    Waaaaiit - I worked out the propoints for this from the package and it came out at 1PP for the satchet! Oh lord!
  216. Say

    This week I was proud because...

    Ooh what are you studying?
  217. Say

    This week I was proud because...

    oh wow, congratulations! I have a feeling that it might take a little longer than 3 years but it means that my bonus from work will be going to a more productive outlet with something that will stay with me for the rest of my life. The only issue at the moment is there's no funding for being a...
  218. Say

    This week I was proud because...

    This week I'm proud because I'm aiming at using my points towards better healthier more filling foods. Also, I have been looking into doing a History Degree via the OU!
  219. Say

    Eating

    I've been so good .. ish today! Breakfast: Half a bagel (2) with 1 tsp of marmalade (1) banana (0) Mid morning: Small skinny hot chocolate (3) Lunch: Heinz Chicken Noodle Soup (3) and 1 WW bagel (4) Mid afternoon: WW Turkey, Ham and Coleslaw sandwich (8) packet of velvet crunch (2) and an...
  220. Say

    Heinz Vegetable soup

    Heinz Classic Vegetable Soup is 2 PP for 1/2 the can and 5 PP for the full can. If it's the Heinz Chunky Vegetable Soup then it's 3 PP for 1/2 the can and 6 PP for the full can
  221. Say

    Gains/losses after 1st week on Propoints. How have you done?

    Ooh, I had a sneaky peak today (I know it's only been 2 days since my WI) and the scales show a loss of 2lb! (normally at this time of week I know I'm in for a good week if I have no upward fluctuations and I'm the same as I was at WI ... but to be down!) So that's byebye to the 1lb gained and...
  222. Say

    Gains/losses after 1st week on Propoints. How have you done?

    Yupyup Sainsbury's Be Good To Yourself Smoked Medallions - 1 pp each :)
  223. Say

    Gains/losses after 1st week on Propoints. How have you done?

    Goes for any bacon too!
  224. Say

    Gains/losses after 1st week on Propoints. How have you done?

    yupyup those scales look fine to me too! You should get some bacon, the ww slices/any good lean slice is 1 PP :D
  225. Say

    Gains/losses after 1st week on Propoints. How have you done?

    To be honest, I'd either pop to Tesco's and get their digital scales (I found a nice set for 10 euro) or get some measuring spoons, they're a god send! 60g of rice looks like ... nothing much but it's a decent amount when cooked. How do you not like mushrooms! Oh, I shouldn't really ask that...
  226. Say

    Can we do a poll ?

    Ate all my daily points Ate all my weekly points I gained! :D But that was because I didn't really spend them wisely this week (just on lots of chocolate). Last week I lost a whopping 4lbs!
  227. Say

    Gains/losses after 1st week on Propoints. How have you done?

    I did a nice spicey curry thing tonight! Carrots, courgette, mushrooms all diced up. Sweated an onion using frylight, added some diced chicken. Then a can of chopped tomatoes, filled up the empty can with boiling water, added that and a stock cube with garlic, coriander and some curry powder...
  228. Say

    Watchdog bbc1

    God, I want to know now!
  229. Say

    Watchdog bbc1

    You're going to have to let us know what it was about! I can't even get the bbc iplayer here in ROI :(
  230. Say

    Gains/losses after 1st week on Propoints. How have you done?

    Good luck everyone! :D
  231. Say

    Gains/losses after 1st week on Propoints. How have you done?

    Aww thanks! Come on, how did you do this week or is your WI later on?
  232. Say

    Gains/losses after 1st week on Propoints. How have you done?

    :cry:Put on 1lb but I only have myself to blame. I was within my points the entire week and within my weekly naughty fund. But to be honest, I've just been spending my points on crap so I feel fully aware of what's gone on!
  233. Say

    Gains/losses after 1st week on Propoints. How have you done?

    To be honest, if it's been like this since you've had a new coil put in I would guess that this is down to hormone levels being all over the place and trying to get a balance. Keep at it, the hormones will settle and there'll be no stopping you!
  234. Say

    Oh F it !

    Personally, I don't believe that my migraines were anything to do with the plan as I knew I was eating fine, I was drinking plenty of fluids and I don't drink carbonated drinks either. I do work 11 hours a day 4 days a week infront of VDU's in a rather bright office. Personally, I think it's...
  235. Say

    Oh F it !

    I've actually had crazy migraines all weekend (my weekend is Thursday, Friday and Saturday) and ended up coming home early today just so I could sleep it off! However, I got my wispa bar and it's in the fridge ;)
  236. Say

    Oh F it !

    Night!
  237. Say

    Oh F it !

    Ooh ok! 1 tub = 500ml 100 ml = 1/5th of the tub = 7 PP You could just weigh the tub and then divide by 5 that should get you your 7 propoints worth! Thinking about what ... 50g for the packaging (remove the lid ;))
  238. Say

    Oh F it !

    Now that's an idea I like, if you bought enough you could have 100ml of ben and jerry's cookie dough every day of the week for 7 pp :rolleyes:
  239. Say

    Oh F it !

    They're normally what? 500ml if it's a ben and jerry's tub. It's 7 points per 100ml! That's 37 points per 500ml! :eek:
  240. Say

    Oh F it !

    Consider it done *nomnomnomnomnom* :D
  241. Say

    Oh F it !

    I'll probably just use a few here and there as the WI is on Thursday. Don't think I could have a blow out on a work night! To be fair I was really mean with myself and put my WI on the first day of my weekend, over the weekend I don't use the naughty points and then I get to working again and...
  242. Say

    Oh F it !

    I'm having a tesco mince pie (7 points) and abit of icecream (3 points) I have like 33 of the damn things to use up!
  243. Say

    Deep fried food question?

    Personally I'd get yourself a jacket potato (weigh it and point as new raw potato) and nuke it in the microwave for 5 minutes. When done, chop up with a knife. Don't worry about it falling apart as that all adds to texture. Throw it in a roasting pan/baking tray that's been fry-light'd and...
  244. Say

    Do I bed the books?

    In regards to the calculator I got iwatchr for my iphone it's like 0.79 euro on itunes. Set up the custom calculator and you're away!
  245. Say

    Do I bed the books?

    welcome to the darkside hehehe! I'm doing it online and personally I don't think you need the books. But I do have a job with internet access so I can sit there during the day and work out what I'm going to have for lunch with the tracker.
  246. Say

    Lovelovelove Propoints!

    Fingers crossed for Wednesday night for you then! I don't know what it was with the 16's but it was bloody annoying! Well done on getting past it! :D The second week will tell for me on Thursday morning! Good luck!
  247. Say

    advice please hubby dropped my iphone in the bath!!!

    Switch it off completely and leave it in rice (dried rice) for 24-48 hours. Rice actually pulls the moisture out, I had a friend who did this to their android phone. Was told to switch it off and leave it in rice. in the meantime they contacted the company they got it from and was told it's...
  248. Say

    Wednesday Weighers

    Woohoo! Loss of 4lbs this week taking me to under the 16's and into the 15's! Finally! Total loss of 11.5 inches all over so far! :D
  249. Say

    Lovelovelove Propoints!

    I did weight watchers back in April through to May and got the 'ball rolling' so to speak with weight loss (lost 7lbs ish), but I returned back to Slimming world since then. I'd done Slimming World previously and lost 3stone. I kept seeing my weight yoyo-ing lots (lost another 7lbs but over a...
  250. Say

    Need a hug

    Do not panic! Just have hope :) I had a sneaky peak yesterday and the scales had shown I'd increased a little from last week... then today 4lb off. ((hugs)) Just stick to it and don't panic about using your allowance, it's what it's there for!
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