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    What do you do if u cant make class but can make another?

    You can just go and weigh in at another class that week. (Weeks run Monday - Sunday, but I don't think there's any Sunday classes). As long as you go to a class each week, you don't need to use holiday. You could even go a different day each week of the month, if you needed to. I always use...
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    Slimmer of the Week

    I just need to have a little rant where it's "safe"... WHY do people just put scabby fruit that's better off in the bin into the SOTW basket? I was SOTW (again) this week and more than half of the stuff went straight into the recycling. There was one apple there that was so icky it was...
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    *does a little dance*

    Well I got the shiney :D I lost 2 lb and am now just 1.5 lbs away from my next mini target. I totally LOVE this plan...
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    Sooo not impressed with Consultant

    That's absolutely atrocious. I'm hoping to be a Consultant once I'm nearer target and although I know I joke now with my mates (and those I sit with in group) that my losses (36 lb in 22 weeks) are cos I eat only dust - or my speciality, tumble drier lint sandwiches with cobwebs, I'd never do...
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    *does a little dance*

    For once I'm not concerned about weighing in tomorrow. I've been REALLY good this week and have eaten some lovely meals and a greengrocer's worth of fruit. I've also done a little more "exercise" as I've been given a walking stick by my ME physio & OT team so I can manage to get around easier...
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    Stickers

    For Club Ten (and it's sparkly pinkness), just put "Club10" instead of SOW or whatever...worked for me :)
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    What have you done with the Xmas goodies?

    :eatdrink023: I've eaten them :17729:. And given myself a *ahem* runny bottom in the process. Actually, I've not quite eaten them all yet. I've got a bag of chocolate coins left, which I'll have today. And some nuts, which will be polished off this evening with a G&T I weigh in on...
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    Christmas weigh in

    I'm weighing in on the Weds between Christmas and New Year. Am not expecting a loss, but am hoping for half a pound, cos that'll get me to my 2.5 stone shiney. I'm eating meals normally, and having fruit as my "first port of call" snack, but there's going to be lots of gin (and slimline...
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    SW Mid Xmas/New Year class & SW parties

    Can I come to your group please??????
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    SW Mid Xmas/New Year class & SW parties

    We had our meal out (local pub) last Friday lunchtime. Was lovely, but I was shocked that I was the only one with "special requests" for the kitchen (ie lots of veg please and sauce on the side) - I do this everywhere I go, and most places are fine about doing it. We're having a tasting...
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    Ideas needed for SW 'buffet' type Christmas Food!

    Lazy Emmylou's Skinny Tzatziki 1 large tub total 0% greek yoghurt 1/2 cucumber 4 celery sticks 1 onion 1 tsp very lazy garlic (obviously, you can use real, but I'm lazy!) 2 tsp sugar-free mint sauce (you can add more/less if you want - do to taste) Salt (to taste - I don't add any but I don't...
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    Clothing size

    It was my mum who started me on "itchy labels". She was 5 ft 2.5 ins (and don't forget the half) and never (even when terminally ill and full of steroids etc) got above a size 10*. Her thing was that it doesn't matter what size the label says, wear something that fits properly and it'll look...
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    Extra Easy do you find it hard to eat all your syns?

    At first, I did. I've now been doing this for four months (ish) and so I'm starting to do more eating out, more cake at work if it's someone's birthday, just tweaking the plan so I can eat like this forever. I still count the syns though - even if I'm having a flexi-syn day. When I don't...
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    Clothing size

    Asda, M&S, H&M (which shocked me), Tesco, Dorothy Perkins - all very much a size 14. 16 in tops in Top Shop (due to boobage), 14 in bottoms. Going down to a 12 in some "stretchy" options in Dotty P's. However, my fave jeans (which I've had for years and only just get in) are an M&S 20...
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    Feel like I am eating to much to lose weight?!?!?!

    Got to agree with the others - you ain't eating enough. I tend to have a huge salad/real meal PLUS a fruit salad, and a yoghurt (or similar) for my non-brekkie meals. Main meals are proper home cooked food, cottage pies, spag bol, curry, meatballs etc. If I'm struggling for my 1/3 superfree...
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    Clothing size

    Isn't this why scissors were invented? Sorry, it's really because this label is REALLY itchy. So I need to cut it out not because it says size 22 but because it is irritating. It's very rarely the size 14 ones that itch me :D I'm probably one of those people that annoy you. I'm 14 st 9...
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    stands at wagon bus stop,

    Welcome back to the waqon - we've been keeping your seat warm. I hope you're recovering from your difficult few weeks.
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    How reliable is Wii Fit? / were the scales wrong?!

    My wii fit consistently weighs about 1/2 a stone light. I still set myself targets on there but don't kick myself if I don't meet them. The only scales I believe are the ones at class. And if I wasn't going to class, I'd go to Boots and weigh on their fancy ones. I think it's about 50p...
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    November Challenge

    Well I didn't quite make it...2 maintains mean that I was 2.5 lbs short. Oh well. I'm still on target for my Christmas Star wish, of being under 200 lbs (5.5lbs to go) and hopefully, with renewed vigour, I'll get there with a bit to spare. Sweet Pink - Aiming for 14lb loss (6.5lbs off)...
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    Where's the wagon?

    Thank you all. I went to group (well, it's paid for - I knew I bought countdowns for a reason). But before, I nipped to the shop and bought myself a nice little notebook and a pretty purple pen so I can start writing things down again, and recording my syns properly. And I was so nervous on...
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    Extra Easy Slimming World From Home Help

    You say that the "five" classes are all evening...have you tried selecting morning or evening from the dropdown? Or a specific day that you're free. For me, there's only two days a week that I could go to class, and I wanted a daytime rather than evening class. So I selected "XDay" and...
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    Where's the wagon?

    I have not had a good week. I have ME and depression, and this week have been all hormonal and it's a full moon as well :break_diet: I am SO SCARED of going to class tomorrow. I've eaten like a big fat chocolate monster this week - I've had more in the past few days than I've had over the...
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    Weight recorded my Member not Consultant!!

    I did the weighing at group today, and can honestly say that the only person's weight I remember is my own! I can remember who was SOTW, because it was a friend of mine, who is hoping to be at target by Christmas, and she lost 3.5 lbs after having been "stuck" for a while. But other than...
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    Weekly weight loss target

    My C asks whether we want to set a target. Usually I say "no target, as long as it's downwards". I honestly don't care what I lose each week - as long as it's going in the right direction. Because I've been away this weekend, staying in a hotel and having a drink for the first time since...
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    eBay?

    I occasionally feel like a Hi-fi bar dealer. Last payday, I bought ten packets...and yes, I do eat other things. BUT...best mate (who I live with) likes them so I needed to get enough for her too, and my boyf, who is off at uni training to be a teacher, thinks they're fabulous for munching on...
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    November Challenge

    Maintained here too...oh well - at least it wasn't upwards. :break_diet: sueschoices - aiming for 8lbs off Sweet Pink - Aiming for 14lb loss (3.5lbs off) Clairex - 5lb off, 6 to go rh00by - aiming for 9lb loss Sarahandmolly - Aiming for 7lb loss Mummyem - aiming for 7lbs (4.5 Lost!) Boo1968 -...
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    Can someone explain how Slimmer of the week works please.

    I helped with weighing a couple of weeks ago, and the PDA already works out percentage of weight lost, so it wouldn't be too difficult to change to a "biggest loser" style.
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    Finally under 200lb! :D

    :woohoo: Congratulations...hopefully I'll be blowing that same trumpet by Christmas... :fingerscrossed:
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    Extra Easy Hand on heart who has

    I love veg too - think it has something to do with my dad being a greengrocer! I always have my 1/3 superfree...basically, when I've done the food shopping, I'll sit and do a lot of prep and chopping, and into a tupperware box and into the fridge goes: cucumber celery radish onion (spring...
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    Valentines Day Challenge & Motivation!

    It's my birthday on Valentine's Day and I'd like to be in the 13s by then. And so I shall be joining your challenge. I'll have to remember to access this thread at work cos (a) I don't have a printer at home that works and (b) I'm tight and don't like paying for paper etc!
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    Wii fit - worth it?

    Like others have said, it's great IF you use it... I find it's really good for me. I have ME and so can't really do much (without knackering myself for days) but the fact that I can do three minutes of step every other day, in my living room is great. I can't do any more than that, and...
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    Is it important to eat syns?

    My first five weeks I had very few syns, probably 5 - 7 a day, if that. And still had very good losses (11lbs in 5 weeks). And then I STS - despite being "very good". The next week I'd had a work lunch (so meeting sandwiches) and a meal out with friends (where I hadn't gone mad, but had...
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    November Challenge

    Woo hoo! 2.5 lbs off this morning, and my 2 stone sticky :bliss: sueschoices - aiming for 8lbs off Sweet Pink - Aiming for 14lb loss (1.5lbs off) Clairex - Aiming for 11lb off rh00by - aiming for 9lb loss Sarahandmolly - Aiming for 7lb loss Mummyem - aiming for 7lbs Boo1968 - 10lbs MrsR2004...
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    start and finish with same letter

    statistics
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    The alphabet game..

    fudge
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    Words in no way Associated Thread

    toenail
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    Double word game

    clever clogs
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    Last 2 letters start the new word >>>>

    eager
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    The person below me game

    Just had a hifi bar and a handful of cherry tomatoes...omnomnom TPBM records on their sky plus box just to watch without adverts...
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    November Challenge

    Adding myself to this challenge... sueschoices - aiming for 8lbs off Sweet Pink - Aiming for 14lb loss Clairex - Aiming for 11lb off rh00by - aiming for 9lb loss Sarahandmolly - Aiming for 7lb loss Mummyem - aiming for 7lbs Boo1968 - 10lbs MrsR2004 - aiming for 12lbs loss ferb - 6lbs hatwell...
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    Bought goal dress today

    Oh, and I forgot to say...I'm currently a size 14/16 having been a 22 at the start of the year. I'm only just going down into 14s, but it's such a thrill to be doing so!..so I bought this dress in a size 10. I absolutely cannot wait to fit into it...
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    Bought goal dress today

    I've still got a Long Way to go, but I've been "licking the window" of Dotty Ps at this dress since it was £45 and now it was in the sale for a tenner. So I had to buy it. It would've been silly not to...
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    SW adjectives

    normal (as in you eat normal food at normal times in normal amounts) tasty effective versatile filling fulfilling easy (or should that be Extra Easy?)
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    sw bars

    I got paid last week...and bought 10 packs. Not only am I eating them, best mate has a serious liking, and now boyfriend thinks they're the best thing in the world for in between classes (he's training to be a teacher). It'd be so good if they could be bought in Tesco - think of the clubcard...
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    Question about boobs

    I've lost 1 stone 12 lbs in 10 weeks (got my Club 10 last week), but about 3 stone in total this year. I was a 42DD to start with, and bought new bras on Friday, because mine were way too big round the back, but I didn't feel the actual "boob" had changed much. Having tried a few on (and got...
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    Nervous about tomorrow

    Well I've weighed in. And I lost 3.5 lbs :eek: and got my Club 10 :woohoo: and I was SOTW again :character00100: Best mate summed it up really well this morning - I'm now down to the weight I was when I gave up doing SW three years ago (actually got below it today :D) and so I'm scared of the...
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    Nervous about tomorrow

    Well, it's WI tomorrow, and for the first time I'm hideously nervous. It's not because I've been particularly bad, but the past three weeks have been SO good (2.5, 3.5 and 5 lbs respectively) that I'm sure I'm going to have gained! I've lost 1 stone 8.5 lbs in 9 weeks, which I'm really...
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    For those Starbucks lovers...

    I know the book says 8, but Diane (the manageress of my "local" 'Bucks) and I measured it one day - 5 shots of coffee (ie standard 2 plus 3 extra) plus syrup (sugar free) plus 350ml skimmed milk is right to the top of a venti cup. It's why I changed from 4 shots of coffee to 5! I presume...
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    'cheat night'

    Most weeks on a Wednesday I have something slightly more naughty than I should - ikea meatballs (with potatoes, and a side salad), or meet friends for coffee and cake, but I try not to go TOO silly, or I'll be off track for the whole week. I just think "what would a slim person eat" - try to be...
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    For those Starbucks lovers...

    I have a starbucks every day I work (3 days a week) and always have a venti, 5 shot, sugar free vanilla, skinny, extra hot latte. With the 5 shots (3 extra) and the syrup, it comes in at precisely 350 ml, so my HEXA (skimmed milk). It lasts me all day at work (I like it cold as well as hot)...
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    Weight loss and affect on "cycle"

    Thanks all. You've kinda said what I was thinking. I'm definitely not pregnant, AF arrived today with a vengeance! Last night, as a treat for getting to my stone, I went to Pizza Express. I had the crostini pomodoro (8.5 syns) and most of a leggere verdure pizza (25 ish). And have worked...
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    If I wasn't following the plan 100%....

    If I wasn't following the plan 100% I would: Have had a McDonalds tonight - big mac meal (large) with chocolate shake and six nuggets Followed by a couple of Krispy Kreme doughnuts Followed by fat coke :17729: Instead: I am having salmon, rice and veggies, with yoghurt and fruit for...
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    Weight loss and affect on "cycle"

    Coil was fitted (this time) last year. Is "Old Fashioned Copper" rather than Mirena as have MH issues that are exacerbated by progesterone (I was Proper Loopy when on the depo injections, but it took me 8 years to work that link out :sigh:). Have managed to book myself in for a coil check on...
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    Weight loss and affect on "cycle"

    How do I put this? Oh, let's go for bluntly :8855: I'm two weeks late. I have a coil fitted. I'm not pregnant (have POAS this evening :hmm:). I've lost 11.5 lbs over the past five weeks (well, four really, STS last week), just under 5% of my bodyweight. I still have a SIGNIFICANT amount of...
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    What do you take to work for lunch?

    Leftovers. I make an extra portion of most things (cottage pie, mac and cheese, spaghetti & meatballs) and reheat that in the microwave. Tuna pasta salad - lots of chopped veggies*, a couple of tins of tuna, a huge amount of pasta all mixed together with a tub of low fat houmous. It works...
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    Difficult weekend

    Well, I weighed in this morning...and I've STS. :scale: I can't believe how happy I felt, not to have gained. I'm going "back to basics" where possible (I have a big meeting tomorrow, and lunch will be provided but that should be my only "off plan" for the week) and hoping that this means...
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    Difficult weekend

    Well I picked myself up and dusted myself off and gave myself a bit of a talking to. And it's WI in 12 hours and, do you know what, I'm not worried. I got back on plan Sunday night, with a beautiful dinner of garlic king prawns, rice and veggies. Carried it through into Monday, lunch was an...
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    You've probably been asked this before .....

    This is part of the reason that, when I rejoined, I didn't go back to my previous class. I used to weigh in on a Monday at 6 pm. I would eat breakfast, and then that would be it. I would only drink coffee and then nothing at all after 2 pm. And so, after WI, I'd be starving and would...
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    Difficult weekend

    Oh dear. Not expecting much this week :sigh::break_diet: Have been "running alongside the wagon holding on for grim death" since Friday (I've not fallen off totally, which I suppose I should see as a positive...) I've wanted to go out and eat EVERYTHING in sight, chinese, curry, chippy...
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    new - anyone doing this with a medical problem?

    I have ME, which means I can't do much exercise (I can usually manage 5 - 10 minutes of wii fit every other day), so am hoping diet alone can do it for me this time.
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    I love slimming world because.................

    I love SW because I'm eating "normal" foods in "normal" ways - it's not a diet - and I can carry on like this forever. I also love SW because of the friends I've made (and will make in the future) doing it - including (hopefully) you guys.
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    Game: Same Both Ways

    I love palindromes too. Rosinakathleen has used the first palindrome ever, up there. One of my faves is: Rats live on no evil star
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    Last 2 letters start the new word >>>>

    iceni (you know, what Boadicea/Boudicca/However you spell her now was...)
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    The alphabet game..

    Sertraline
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    start and finish with same letter

    radiographer
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    The person below me game

    Not sure about "massive" but 2lb, and 10lb in 3 weeks is good enough for me TPBM prefers brown sauce to ketchup
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    Change one letter game

    jelly
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    Words in no way Associated Thread

    kitten
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    Word Association Thread

    donkey
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    Double word game

    loaf tin
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    Last 2 letters start the new word >>>>

    learner
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    Change one letter game

    golly (as in gosh, not as in those things we're not allowed to mention any more that are on some jam pots :rolleyes:)
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    The person below me game

    Gah...no. *shudders* TPBM eats their 5 a day...every day.
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    The alphabet game..

    jolivette
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    start and finish with same letter

    alpha
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    Last 2 letters start the new word >>>>

    usury
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    Word Association Thread

    bishop
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    Words in no way Associated Thread

    tomato
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    Change one letter game

    mates
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    Last 2 letters start the new word >>>>

    allure
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    Double word game

    over done
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    Word Association Thread

    Reverend
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    Words in no way Associated Thread

    Thermometer
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    Change one letter game

    throb
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    Words in no way Associated Thread

    rollercoaster
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    The person below me game

    *oooh me again* I'm going to Alton Towers. And visiting my beautiful neice before she starts school. TPBM loves high heels...
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    start and finish with same letter

    elephantine
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    Word Association Thread

    fruit
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    Weird crushes - Come on, own up!

    Can I join in the shares for Mr Fry? I can be his faghag... My perfect blokes: (for the non-rugby fans amongst you, it's Danny Grewcock). Especially when he's hairy and muddy like this. Or intellectually: (yes, I fancy David Mitchell!) But the one from childhood...I used to have a...
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    The alphabet game..

    Efexor (I feel like I'm writing a list from my medicine cabinet :o)
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    Last 2 letters start the new word >>>>

    after
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    Word Association Thread

    rubber
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    The person below me game

    Oh *me me me* Four loads of washing done, three dried on the line. TPBM prefers baths to showers...
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    The alphabet game..

    baclofen
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    Last 2 letters start the new word >>>>

    hysterical
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    Words in no way Associated Thread

    sausage
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    Change one letter game

    chore
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    Off to buy a lottery ticket

    I just can't believe it. I lost 5.5 lbs this week, making 8 in 2 weeks :eek: :scale: I was also slimmer of the week :happy036: But best of all? The car passed its MOT :bliss:
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    sweet treats

    Orange soup...uses leftovers from big sunday roast. Butternut squash Sweet potato Carrot Swede Onion Garlic plus optional: cherry tomatoes mushrooms peppers courgette Or whatever you have... Firstly - roast all above with a couple of spritzes of frylight and eat for lunch. :p Then...
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    stock cubes

    I'm a chicken bovril girl myself, a couple of teaspoons of that in a mug of hot water...warms the insides and lessens the 3pm chocolate craving
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    Lunch Ideas

    I'm a leftoveraholic!!! We tend to make extra portions and freeze them (in chinese take-out tubs) This weekend, I made a huge roast and have made "orange" soup, and frozen it (500 ml drink bottles filled to the top of the label are a great portion). Soup contains: Sweet potato Butternut...
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    average weight loss per week

    1 lb a week = 52 lbs a year Which equals - 3 stone 10 lbs. I'd love to lose that in a year...
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    Do you find it really expensive?

    If I just look at my weekly supermarket bill, then yes, it's more. But if I then deduct the takeaways, and the eating out, and the repeated 50ps for the chocolate vending machine at work, then it definitely works out cheaper. And of course, if I'm running short of money, green days (pasta and...
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    Just back from my weigh in......

    Congratulations!!!
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    One down...

    Many to go! End of first week, and first weigh in. Lost 2.5 lbs :character00100: - and it's a * week too! Am really happy - have been thinking this week about target, and am aiming for a 100 lb loss over two years. Which works out at about a pound a week. I think I can do that! Main...
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    Baby Bicheon Frise

    I love bichons, had one growing up (he was supposed to be "the next big thing" - his sire was reserve BIS at Crufts, and dam was CC-ed to the max, but Daniel was 1/2 inch too short for show standard!). He was lovely! Now got two cats and bumped into the beautifullest bichon in Pets At Home...
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    eating before weigh ins ..

    I used to weigh in on a Monday at 5.30. I'd eat breakfast as normal, and then just drink Very Strong Coffee* all day (and nothing after 3 pm). As soon as I weighed in, I'd have a hi-fi bar, a yoghurt and some fruit. And occasionally some cottage cheese. I've now rejoined and gone for a...
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    *tentatively waves hello*

    I (well, Best Mate who I share a flat with) makes a mean SW-friendly stew and dumplings. She did the plan briefly a couple of years ago, and now "slims by default" - ie she will eat SW at home but if she wants chocolate/cake/whatever then she'll have it. And she'll have my share too. Which is...
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    does anyone else struggle to get their syns in?

    Oh you make me feel normal. I like this forum :) Sometimes I don't want my syns (yes, I use them for things like tomato ketchup, and mayo, and hummus, and a sugar in my tea etc). Sometimes I actually WANT a piece of fruit, over a bit of chocolate (not odd for me, my dad was a greengrocer so...
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    Emmylou1402's food diary and general nom thread!

    Tuesday 24 August HEA: Skimmed milk Breakfast: Shape 0% yoghurt, banana Lunch: Tuna pasta salad, 5 syns (tuna, pasta, houmous, cucumber, onion, radish, celery, mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes) Dinner: Cottage pie (with layer of swede and carrot mash), with broccoli, corn, cabbage. With HEB...
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    *tentatively waves hello*

    Never leaving is good by me. That was the problem *last time*. I thought I could do it on my own...:sigh: Am being *super good* today. Work do a hot meal a couple of times a week, but instead of having beef stew and dumplings (omnomnom, but not made SW way!) I'm having a big box of tuna...
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    *tentatively waves hello*

    Hi :wave_cry: I'm Emmylou and I'm just re-starting SW. Lost 2 stone two years ago, and have since put it on with interest. I'm back again now, and am approaching the end of my first week. Strangely enough, found this forum when I googled "how many oz of houmous in a tbsp". You all seem...
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