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  1. TrixieB

    TrixieB trying again!

    Did a home weigh in this morning - 6 days on programme and I lost 5 1/2 pounds - going to slimming world meeting tonight so I will follow the leaders scales after today!! Breakfast 2 Weetabix HEB and milk HEA Snack Flake 32g bar!! Treat for weigh day - I don't eat late at night so I won't...
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    TrixieB trying again!

    Catch up!! Saturday I had great 5km walk (in the wind and the rain)! Sunday - no walk but food was as follows.... Breakfast - 1 egg, beans, mushrooms, bacon medallions Lunch - roast chicken dinner - roast potatoes parsnips and carrots (all dry roasted) broccoli, boiled carrots, chicken, mash...
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    TrixieB trying again!

    Looking out the window at the terrible rainy day - and pushing myself to get out and walk! Made lovely chili for lunch and I just had a small bowl of skinny cut roasted potato and butternut squash sticks with salt and vinegar - my crisp replacement for today!!! Feeling too full after big lunch...
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    TrixieB trying again!

    Winning the Saturday morning battle!!! My family - 3 young teens 1 husband and one husky all still sleeping - I love my peaceful tv catchup lone-time but too often I end up drinking too many coffees and eating toast and biscuits in large quantities!!! I woke at 7 and made SW breakfast of egg...
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    TrixieB trying again!

    Yesterday was a hectic day - no time to update here - but this is what I ate.... Breakfast - fat free yogurt with berries and green tea powder Snack (coffee morning with friend) Brown Bread (HEB) with 1 tsp jam (.5syn) and 1 tsp lowlow spread (.5syn) Lunch - Salmon, 1 tbsp mayo (5 syns...
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    TrixieB trying again!

    Thank you beslim2014!
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    TrixieB trying again!

    Ah, one day down - feel happy with myself!! Here is today's planned menu Breakfast - 1 egg 2small grilled lean bacon medallions2 tomato, beans, mushroom Snack - Slimming World hommous carrot sticks Lunch (main meal) - Roasted broccoli, butternut squash, red onion, potatoes, mushrooms...
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    TrixieB trying again!

    Started Slimming World this morning! I have followed programme in the past - and it worked - so I am giving it another go! I must find a meeting - closest is 1hr 20 minutes away - but I think going will help me understand the programme better and the support of a group will keep me motivated...
  9. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Trixie has gone on vacation...back in Mid January Well, I won't have time to come on regularly, I will pop in now and then and see how everyone is getting on. Have a great Holiday Season...I know I will....and I promise to keep up with my running and healthy eating....I will, of course, have a...
  10. TrixieB

    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Hi all, Scotdeb, great job with the 3 pound loss. We are still frozen here...had water for a few hours on monday...it was like a miracle seeing water come out of the tap...but it only lasted a few hours, I managed to get a bit of laundry done and a load through the dishwasher. Kids have a...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good morning, Kids have a day off school today (December 8 is a holy day here and schools are closed). We are busy getting ready for our trip next week. I have 20kgs of biscuits and sweets in a suitcase....presents for everyone...not the most diet friendly gift, but it is christmas and...
  12. TrixieB

    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    I stayed the same this week. Not too bothered, I feel good and my clothes are fitting really well. On the water front... dear husband bypassed the frozen water line yesterday with an over ground pipe...so we had water for the afternoon, I ran the dishwasher...man it was not smelling very...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening all, I stayed the same this week. Not too bothered, I feel good and my clothes are fitting really well. On the water front... dear husband bypassed the frozen water line yesterday with an over ground pipe...so we had water for the afternoon, I ran the dishwasher...man it was...
  14. TrixieB

    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Good evening, Wow Claire, 3 1/2 pounds is great considering you are a good few weeks in on the Slimming World Plan. Good for you. I totally get what you are saying about the jeans, the size I bought didn't go down, just a better fit, it was a bit upsetting that the size was the same as what I...
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    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Hello all, Claire good on you for avoiding the takeaways, and what a good boyfriend to make such an effort!! Scotdeb, congrats on the one stone shiny. It is still very very cold here. We have not had water since Sunday. We do have a water supply at the farm yard so dear husband brings up...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Thanks emily, It is still very very cold here. We have not had water since Sunday. We do have a water supply at the farm yard so dear husband brings up big drums of water and lifts them into the attic to fill the reservoir tanks, so we have running hot and cold water in the bathrooms and hot...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening all, Not much time to come on here last few days. Keeping up with extra easy food plan and my run walk programme. Have a cold which has turned into what seems like a chest infectiony thing!! Kids off school today, roads really bad near us. School opened but our route to...
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    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Hi claire, Cinema was great, once we got there. The roads really bad here after the snow Saturday night. We did a bit of slipping and sliding! I brought my own snacks and drink for the cinema, usually the girls pick up stuff in a shop before we get to the cinema, but as the drive took so...
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    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Hello everyone, I did not try the smash pizza. I can't find the instant mash! Might look for it when I am on holidays over christmas and try it there. Down 2.5 this week. Brilliant really considering I was away on the weekend. I have a really bad cold and have been busy as usual. I would...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Hello all, I am still here!!! Just battling a really bad cold as well as doing all the usual mom duties!!! Down 2.5 pounds this week. Really pleased with that. Toronto on 2 weeks and 2 days!! Best of luck to all!!! Have a great sunday!
  21. TrixieB

    Running

    Good luck busy britches...it is really worth it, I feel so much fitter, and even though i haven't lost a load of weigh I have been getting compliments that I look more 'streamline'!!! Always a good thing!! Must go and do my run now. Take care, TB
  22. TrixieB

    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Thanks, scotdeb...we are pretty busy with our non minimins lives, but like to keep in touch here when we can!! I have had a very lazy day, didn't do my running...which I didn't do yesterday either, which I haven't actually done since thursday as I was away on the weekend. Looking forward to...
  23. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    good evening, today was a very lazy day, ate large portions of all assigned food!!! Here is tomorrow's menu November 23 - Extra Easy Day Breakfast Activia Peach Yogurt and mixed berries Lunch 2 slice thin white bread 8 syns, cheddar cheese HEB, ham, tomato and onions and 1/2 bag...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening, All is back to normal after our weekend break. Didn't have time to do my running today, will catch up tomorrow. Here is my Extra Easy menu for November 23 Breakfast Couscous, fruit and yogurt Lunch Mccambridge HEB and 28g cheddar HEA with beetroot and Activia 2.5 syns...
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    Running

    Hi Nigel, where are you, haven't seen update from you in ages? How is your injured leg? I am started will 9 of my programme. Take care, Trixie
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    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Hi Claire, Back from London, tucked up in bed watching I'm A Celebrity. The weekend was great. A bit of shopping, lots of visiting and nearly too much laughing!!! My cousin had the biggest bananas you could imagine, so I had one of those for my brekkie both days. We had Indian last night...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Hi, Just a quick check in, weekend going really well, had a lovely curry (!!!) last night, but kept on track for the earlier part of the day! Had a large banana and coffee for my breakfast today. We are going for chinese for lunch so will concentrate on the veggies when I am there!! We are...
  28. TrixieB

    Emily's Diary - All I want for Xmas is my half stone shiney :D

    Emily, Good luck with getting back on track, we are all here behind you!! And we all understand completely how you are feeling. One day at a time eh? Of course reading your diary of the last few days has really shaken me up!! I am heading to London for the weekend and staying with a...
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    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Good morning ladies, Claire I decided to weigh-in this morning and I was down a pound. Hopefully that will keep me motivated over the weekend. The fact that I am going home in just over three weeks is also a strong motivational factor!!! I have packed a few of my fav cereals bars which I...
  30. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good morning, I know today is friday and i normally weigh in on Sunday but I will be in London on the weekend and have no plans to bring my scales...., so I did my weigh in this morning. I lost 1 pound. I worked really hard this week on my exercising and eating right and staying 100 percent...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening, Today was a really good day, met my friend for coffee and toasted this morning, spent the afternoon getting house and food ready for birthday party. Entertained 14 kids and 5 adults, all kids left by 7 to go to either guides, badminton or their own homes, and I had the place to...
  32. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening, Another day down and another day 100 percent. It is very very cold here today and it is really windy and stormy here this evening. I spent the day preparing food for tomorrow's birthday party. My eldest will be 12 tomorrow and she is having 6 friends over after school. I...
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    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Hi Claire and Aimz, Flexisyns a good idea for weekend, Friday will be no problem as flight is at 7pm so won't be eating after flight, Saturday will be easy to manage, probably coffee out in the morning and then pasta dinner at cousin's house that night. She is great for letting me eat what I...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening, I updated my tickers....looking good...going in the right direction anyway!! I did week 8 day one of my Run/Walk programme, wow was I tired afterwards, and I got really cold, must be the sweat I worked up. I managed the 3 minutes at a time (x7 with 2 minute walk in between)...
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    Running

    Safia, I have kids too and I do have to work around them too. When I started I would get up early, before they were awake, and go out (my husband is home...they were not abandoned). At that time the run/walk programme was only 16 minutes. Once the amount of time started increasing I found I...
  36. TrixieB

    Running

    I am super happy with my progress. Good on you for the straight running without walking intervals. I am starting week 8 tomorrow, three minutes running with two minutes walking in between. Total time 35 minutes. Feeling really strong and feel I could run longer, but I am afraid I will push too...
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    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    I am here.... so sorry!!!! Down 1.5 this week. Once again so busy, and now I am on my project Christmas. Spent all day today bidding on ebay items!!! How did you get on at your weigh in? I am heading to london friday for two days, looking forward to it, wonder if I should change my...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Can't believe I haven't been on here for three days!!! Down 1.5 this week. Must update my tickers. Will do that tomorrow, watching I'm a celebrity. Spent the day on ebay watching a few items the girls want for christmas. Got a brilliant bargain 4 seconds before the bidding ended. A netbook for...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening, Super super stormy here today. We had to cancel our Ladybird meeting as the winds are very strong, trees falling down etc. The strong winds could take one of the little ones away!! This afternoon one of our trees split in half, and now part of it is lying beside the oil...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening, Today was a great day, bright and sunny and crispy cool weather. Met my usual Wednesday morning friend and had the usual toasted sandwich with ham and cheese. i did go over my syns today, had icecream this evening and crisps!! I have been under my points everyday this week, so...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Just finished my Run/Walk. Can't believe I can actually run a total of 16 minutes...not in a week, not in a day, but in a 32 minutes period!! Weather was terrible yesterday, and today I had to wait for the oil delivery man, so I decided to run inside. Now I know it probably isn't as...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening, Well I didn't get my Run/Walk in today. I was so tired this morning, up late watching a movie last night, and it was pouring rain this morning. Will get the Run/Walk in tomorrow. Here is tomorrow's menu. November 9 - Extra Easy Breakfast Brown bread HEB and banana...
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    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Stayed the same, such a busy week, no time to even get on here last few days, things should get back to normal tomorrow. Have a great week.
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Well I have had a super busy last few days!! Should be back to normal now. Stayed the same this week, haven't even had time to think about how I feel....well, I guess I am disappointed but at the same point and am not gaining and maybe next week I will have a good loss!! Here is...
  45. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening, all is well, just very little time to go online last two days. Will be back to normal tomorrow!!! Have a great evening. TB
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Well I used all extra syns on kids halloween chocolate...off to ladybird group now and then Secondary School open night...back later to set tomorrow's menu and update today's!
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening everyone! Today was a really good day, busy again, but two kids had no homework and eldest had her friend over so they went into her room and did the homework, so mom was not needed!! Perhaps you think I am obsessing about the homework, but September and October were brutal....2...
  48. TrixieB

    Baby Charlie has arrived so lets get on with shedding the rest of this wobble!!!

    Wow, you have a picture of it! Is it like black pudding or something sausagey?
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    Running

    Nigel, you really do need to rest your ankle. Did you go to doctor? Any meds? I have started week 6 of my Run/Walk programme and it feel great to increase the run to 2 minute per interval. When I started the programme I never thought I would be able to run 2 minutes in one go, as I was...
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    Baby Charlie has arrived so lets get on with shedding the rest of this wobble!!!

    old fashioned faggots (or what we call savoury ducks) -but I don't like the frozen Brains type faggot ...anxiously waiting to see what the heck they are!!!
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    November 3 - Extra Easy Day Breakfast Activia Peach Yogurt and mixed berries Lunch 2 slice thin white bread 8 syns, cheddar cheese HEB, ham, tomato and onions and 1/2 bag crisps 4 syns Supper Bacon and Cabbage, boiled ham with cabbage and carrots and Activia Intensely Creamy 2.5 syns...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Trixie B thin!! Good evening, Well I feel great, had a really good day, kid's homework under control finally, so we had lots of fun this evening. Every year their school participates in a charity shoe box collection. Boxes must be wrapped in Christmas paper and there is a list of present...
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    Boo's back to blog - heck I'm back!

    Hi Boo, Hope you get through today okay, I had a wicked migraine headache yesterday and a little voice inside of me kept saying...eat chocolate, eat crisps eat anything other than healthy stuff and you will feel better!! Had to fight that voice off all day! I was in the bath by 630 and into...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good morning all, Today is the second day of absolute terrible weather, cold, rainy, dark, damp.... Another Extra Easy Day today Breakfast Large Banana and McCambridge Bread HEB Lunch Roast chicken thighs, roast veggies including butternut squash, red onion, parsnips and carrots with...
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    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Down two pounds this week!
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Okay, the 3 syns were for the Benefit (healthy eating) bar, found a calorie counting site and there are 131 calories in the regular (not premium) fruit and fibre bar...making the bar 6.5 syns? Will go with that anyway!
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Just found a post for Harvest Morn Apple and Sultana bar and it says 3 syns...would like to find out exactly what the fruit and fibre one is as it did taste good!!
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Thanks emily!! Well my headache is half gone, had a lovely soak in the bath, the kid's homework only took 40 minutes...teachers must have made a policy change, as so many parents commented in homework diaries that homework takes 2 or more hours and it is too much. Husband is working afternoons...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good afternoon! I am completely shattered! Up early this morning, went for my Run/Walk and it was great, challenging, and totalling 14 minutes running in the 28 minutes I was out. That is a nice increase from last week where I ran 9 minutes in 27 minutes total. I also did a mad cleanup around...
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    .Nicki's. Diary - oooo 5.5lbs lost and pink shiney to go with!

    You have done really well this week... hope the scale fairies reward you well!!! Good luck, let us know how you get on!
  61. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Had an extra easy day today...not much time to eat...cleaning all morning and out trick or treating from 430 to 900pm!! Here is what I ate.. October 31 - Extra Easy Breakfast large banana and McCambridge Brown Bread HEB Lunch Roast pork and large portion of roasted red onion, butternut...
  62. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    No chance to get on here yesterday, so busying!!! Well I was down 2 pounds this week. So that is nine altogether. Back later. Have a great day. TB
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    I am up late even though I am absolutely exhausted after hosting a halloween party for 17 kids this afternoon. Will update menu plan in the morning... Good Night.
  64. TrixieB

    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    That is brilliant, 2.5 pounds off during a week where you are out of your regular routine. Yes, I agree, that pizza saved you a lot of bother, if you were stuck on that train and delayed for ages you would have been agitated and starving and would have ended up eating an entire pizza!!! All...
  65. TrixieB

    Lean mince (not extra lean)

    I buy steak mince, as I do most of the family shopping in Aldi and don't see the point in getting something special just for me, or having to shop elsewhere. I have always dry fried and then put mince in colander and poured boiling water over it, I also clean out the frying pan and then cook...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    So tomorrow's extra easy plan is... Breakfast Activia fat free raspberry yogurt, mixed berries and banana Lunch Stirfry veg, king prawns, rice and soy sauce Snack (halloween party food) Melon, Pineapple, carrot sticks and maybe....Lemon Cheesecake...must syn it and might have ten syns...
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    Emily's Diary - All I want for Xmas is my half stone shiney :D

    Well done with your pound loss. I cant understand how men can lose weight while eating and drinking like mad either!! Do you always do extra easy?
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Thanks emily and nicki, I got through the day just fine, the only thing is about 2pm I was starved, like weak with hunger!! And I had already eaten breakfast and lunch. It could have been my Run/Walk or could be the sign of *week. Anyway, I substituted the planned evening Fibre Plus bar...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Hope I get this right!!! Extra Easy - October 28 Breakfast mixed berries, banana, and Activia Intensely Creamy 2.5 syns (out of the free stuff!!) Lunch Jacket Potato, Chicken, mixed salad greens, onion, beetroot, 1 tbsp light mayo 2 syns, Melon Supper Roasted veg made of potato, butternut...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Light bulb moment... While out for my Run/Walk this morning I was reflecting on my food plans for this week....the fact that I was able to switch from Red to Green between lunch and supper meant that I wasn't eating extreme quantities of either type of food... and maybe Extra Easy might work...
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    Slimming World Green & Red FAQ 2009

    Hi, this is my 4th week following slimming world and I have been alternating between red and green days as I was uncertain about extra easy. This week I decided to balance out my red or green foods (depending on which plan I was following) and the HEBs a bit better, rather than having large...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Just figured out what the little green dot on my status bar means....so I have gone back and 'thanked' anyone who has helped me/encouraged me by adding to their reputation...this minimins just keeps getting better!!
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    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Helllllooooo..... are you still shopping in London? How are things? TB
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    EleriFairy is on a mission

    Good work!!
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening, Can't believe I haven't been on here since yesterday. We slept in today and then had visitor after visitor after visitor. Good for kids and kept me out of the fridge!! We have decided we are having a halloween party on Friday so we also designed and printed out and delivered...
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    .Nicki's. Diary - oooo 5.5lbs lost and pink shiney to go with!

    Good on you, don't we all sleep better after a 100% day!!
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    I will give Red another try tomorrow...but will leave the option of changing to green in the evening... October 27 - Red Day Breakfast Yogurt, mixed berries and banana Lunch Wednesday - Chicken thigh, 227g potato made into wedges HEB, roasted onions broccoli and tomato 2tsp gravy granules...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    There definitely isn't as much variety with green days. Jacket potatoes everyday!!
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Hi Nicki, I am so focussed on my trip in December, 7 weeks today, that I was able to stop at one...but I would have been better off bringing some fruit with me, as i shouldn't have let myself get so hungry!!! Green days are great for being able to eat loads and still stay on plan. I was...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Okay so maybe today isn't a red day after all... Breakfast worked out really well, lunch was lovely, but then we went visiting from 230 to 7 pm. I had one small biscuit while out and that was just fine as I had saved syns for something. Then when we were driving home just before 7 I realized...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    October 26 - Red Day Breakfast Yogurt, mixed berries and banana Lunch Ham, 227g jacket potato HEB, cabbage and carrots and Activia 2.5 syns Supper 28g porridge oats, 1 multigrain ryvita HEB with apple, mixed berries and banana Snack Pineapple Drinks coffee with milk HEA water 5...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Hello all, Another cold cold day here, well we have had a super lazy morning, so loving not having to do ANYTHING in the mornings!!! I didn't wake until ten, and could have slept longer if the kids hadn't decided to make a restaurant out of the kitchen and start cooking various types of...
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    .Nicki's. Diary - oooo 5.5lbs lost and pink shiney to go with!

    Good on you for losing 2.5 pounds...keep it up and you will feel brilliant by the time christmas and the concert come around!! :):):):) TB
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Ooooohooo, moving up...finally able to add my second ticker...the final goal one!
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Thanks Emily! Well I am going to do a outline menu for the week. I think I will stick with Red Days this week, last week I did a good few Green Days and I do think I am eating quantities of green food which are slowing down my weight loss. As we are home all week and are sleeping in late...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Back from my run/walk....28 minutes and feeling great after it! Off to a funeral now, must pay my respects (small community so everyone knows everyone), will sort out my week's menus when I get back.
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    EleriFairy is on a mission

    ElkeriFairy, You seem to be making a really good start of it!! I have the same problem with the fruit and veg, I plan it in my menu and then skip it when it comes to eating it!! Must get the new magazine, a few people have mentioned recipes out of it in the last few days!! Take care, TB
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    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Enjoy your day in London, my eldest will be twelve mid november and we are going to London the weekend after her birthday. I go twice a year to visit my fav cousin and bring one of the girls with me for one trip and we all go together for another weekend, they are on a rota 'london with mom...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Thanks Nicki, I really really wanted one of those!!! It is late Sunday night, kids still awake reading or watching tv, they are off school for the week. I will sleep until I wake up (no alarms this week please!!) and go for my run. Strange but true...I am really looking forward to it...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Once again, glad I made lots of little mini goals for myself!! Now I can mark off another one... 1. Weight under 230 (229) 2. Lose 1/2 a stone (228) 3. Weigh under 16 stone (223) 4. Lose 1 stone (221) 5. Weigh under 100kg (219) 6. Lose 1 1/2 stone (214) 7. Weight under 15 stone (209) 8. Lose...
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Down one pound and loving my pink Slimming World award sticker!!!
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    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Hi Claire, Glad you enjoyed your night out. Well we did not get to Tesco yesterday. Went to Aldi with the girls for the main shopping, then headed to Tesco for Activia Intensely Creamy yogurts and would have had a look for smash, but the traffic heading to the shopping centre was insane. We...
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    Baby Charlie has arrived so lets get on with shedding the rest of this wobble!!!

    Congrats again on another great loss!! Thanks for the yorkshire pudding recipe, I had been meaning to ask for it. Can I divide it into oiled/frylight muffin tins as well? My kids love filling their yorkshires with mash, chicken and veg. How long would I cook for and what temp? Thanks TB.
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening, Is everyone watching x factor? Wow it is so great the kids are on a week's holiday. I feel like all the stress and pressure of school, and kid's afterschool and weekend activities as well as doing all the stuff around the house and for myself is gone... We made out a job's...
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    Running

    Hi Nicki, when I started four weeks ago, I set the alarm for 7am so no one would see me!!! Today I went running at 930 and chose a route where few cars or people pass. I posted the Slimming World Magazine, Walk to Run Programme a few days ago here on Nigel's running thread. Have a look at it...
  96. TrixieB

    .Nicki's. Diary - oooo 5.5lbs lost and pink shiney to go with!

    Go back and spend some time reading a few really inspiring diaries...like capricorn's (shedding the wobble) !!! and just think...if they can do it so can I. Good luck and there is a lot of support on minimins for you. TB
  97. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good afternoon all, Well today will be another Red Day. I made up for my missed run yesterday, this morning. I feel great after doing it. Red Day Breakfast Vitalinea yogurt and mixed berries Lunch 2 egg omelette with chicken breast, onion and 28g cheddar HEB and Activia Intensely...
  98. TrixieB

    Running

    Hi all, I agree that the proper footwear as well as starting slowing is important. I have had knee and ankle problems in the past and after 4 weeks of following the running programme I have had no problems whatsoever, as well, my back, which often bothers me, had been 100 percent since I...
  99. TrixieB

    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Hi, Only have minute to reply, will get back on later... Good on you for losing 2 pounds!!! Hope I do the same tomorrow at my weigh in!! You guessed it..I am not Irish by birth, my father is Irish, I met my husband here when I was on holidays in 1992, we have been married since 1998, I was...
  100. TrixieB

    Baby Charlie has arrived so lets get on with shedding the rest of this wobble!!!

    Oh my god!! I have a huge chest freezer, and second fridge in the utility room with a big freezer and a big freezer in my kitchen fridge...will i tell you what I have in mine.... chest freezer - one chicken and one bag quorn mince and half bag mixed veg, utility fridge freezer - bottle...
  101. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Well I think I need a red day today. Not hungry at all, my stomach bothering me sick middle of the night. October 22 - Red Day Breakfast 2 egg omelette with yellow pepper and red onion and 28g cheddar HEA Lunch Chicken Breast stuffed with 28g herb cream cheese HEB, roasted butternut squash...
  102. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Well I had a very busy day today. Had my breakfast and only one coffee, took girls to school and went in to do a tour of the Irish Secondary School, went on for ages, it was 1230 by the time they served us coffee, by the time I dropped eldest and her friends back to school, I was starving...
  103. TrixieB

    Running

    Congrats on the brilliant weight loss!! Delighted I posted the running plan...I have no excuse now not to following it....can't use the....oops I lost the sheet torn out of the mag excuse!!!
  104. TrixieB

    Frezzing/Defrosting My Lasagne/shepherds pie

    I am by no means an expert ..... but I would take it out of freezer in the morning and put it in the oven, set the timer to cook/reheat it.... so that it is ready when you want to eat it in the evening...should be defrosted by the time the cooking time starts?? I even do with with roasts and...
  105. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Posted weeks 6 to 10 of the Walk to Run programme in the 'off topic' section titled 'running.
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Tomorrow will be a super busy day so I hope I can get my food planned right so I am not hungry, and everything is easy to prepare!! Thursday - Oct 21 Green Day Breakfast Couscous, mixed berries, Vitalinea yogurt Lunch Pasta with Trattoria Verde Sauce 2 1/2 syns and 28g cream cheese HEB...
  107. TrixieB

    Running

    So here is the second half of the Walk to Run programme.... Week 6 Monday Run 2 mins, walk 2 mins. Repeat 6 more times (28 mins) Tuesday Rest Wednesday Free session - 30 mins brisk walking/cycling/dancing/swimming whatever you like. Thursday Rest Friday Run 2 mins, walk 2 mins. Repeat 6 more...
  108. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening, Well my food did not work out as planned, will amend what I did have and didn't have later. I have posted the first 5 weeks of the Slimming World Magazine Walk to Run Programme in the 'off topic' section titled 'Running'. I have found it a brilliant way to get some intense...
  109. TrixieB

    Running

    It suits me as I have little time and weekday mornings are my best time for exercise. I love tues thurs and saturdays the most!!! Will put up 6 to 10 later this evening. Good luck!!
  110. TrixieB

    Running

    Ten Week Walk to Run Plan Slimming World Mag Aug 2009 Week 1 Monday Run 60 secs, walk 3 mins. Repeat 3 more times (16 mins) Tuesday Rest Wednesday Run 60 secs, walk 3 mins, Repeat 3 more times (16 mins) Thursday Rest Friday Run 60 secs, walk 3 mins. Repeat 3 more times (16 mins) Saturday Rest...
  111. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening all, Well I made it through a very hungry day with one HEA and 8 syns leftover. Good on me...because I was tempted to whip up a few fairy cakes 'for the girls'...knowing full well I would be licking the bowl and tasting the end product with them!!! I chose not to bother, kids...
  112. TrixieB

    Running

    Hello all, I found a Run/Walk programme in an old issue of Slimming World magazine (Aug 2009). I started 4 weeks ago and wow it is such a brilliant programme. Unlike Nigel, I would never have just gone out and started running, but with my mobile phone set on the interval timer I started Week...
  113. TrixieB

    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    One more thing.... Oh, as you are a fellow pizza lover, I am going to try the smash based pizza on the weekend...will let you know how I get on!! TB
  114. TrixieB

    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Hi, C I had one of those blobs of fat weighing one pound in my fridge for ages..my ten year old finally said, 'mom what are you doing with this?', and I thought...'I don't have a clue'... I threw it out in the end as it was a bad time dietwise and I kept looking at it thinking....okay I've...
  115. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good afternoon, Just changed today's menu which is in my last post. I am having such a HUNGRY day today. I had my breakfast at 830 and by 11 I was starved!!! Cooked my pasta lunch and ate it at 1145 and then went back for seconds...hence the double portion of cream cheese HEBs. Just roasting...
  116. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening, :) Watching corrie and thinking about what will be on the menu tomorrow. I think I will have another Green Day, so here is my planned menu... Breakfast Couscous, banana, mixed berries and Vitalinea yogurt Lunch Pasta, Trattoria Verde Herb and Tomato pasta sauce 5 syns, 2 x...
  117. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good afternoon, Well my lie in this morning lasted a bit longer than planned...alarm started going off at 8 and I reset it a few times, did not get much rest over the weekend and needed a bit of extra sleep today!!! Even with the late lie in I was still out running at 915,:chores016: and...
  118. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Oh great, just checked the Run/Walk programme and woohoo I don't have to run two minutes in a row tomorrow....it is still one minute running and two minutes walking, and repeating 8 times...totally 24 minutes. Have funeral to go to at 11am, but kids are staying off school and going to funeral as...
  119. TrixieB

    Baby Charlie has arrived so lets get on with shedding the rest of this wobble!!!

    My sticky chicken was tasty as well, but I had the same problem, it wasn't sticky, lots of sauce in the pan. Maybe 25 mls of stock instead of 250 mls? Your recipes are great Capricorn, looking forward to trying the beef recipe you posted today!! And congrats on another 2 pound loss. You rock!
  120. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Well I knew there was a reason for making such small little mini goals for myself....I get to mark one off today woo hoo!! 1. Weight under 230 (229) 17/10/2010 :):) 2. Lose 1/2 a stone (228) 3. Weigh under 16 stone (223) 4. Lose 1 stone (221) 5. Weigh under 100kg (219) 6. Lose 1 1/2 stone...
  121. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Today's food.... Green Day Breakfast Couscous, Banana and Vitalinea yogurt Lunch Jacket Potatoes with 10g butter 3.5 syns, peas and small pork chop HEB and Activia Intensely Creamy 2.5 syns Snack Vitalinea and baby choc iced bun 8 syns Supper... Exercise 20 minutes walk Drinks coffee...
  122. TrixieB

    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Well I lost one pound this week....happy enough....of course we always want to lose POUNDS but when I think that I lost a pound from EATING, not from starving all week, I am pretty pleased. So that is 6 pounds in 2 weeks. I like the slimming world idea of Flexible Syns, so for your evening out...
  123. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Down one pound! Happy enough, that makes 6 in two weeks. I did a lot more red days this week thinking I would have a better weight loss, will stick with more greens this week, I like the green food better anyway!! Back later...have a great day!!
  124. TrixieB

    Sticking to what i know best!

    Hi, Aldi is brilliant for fruit and veg.. I just go to the end display where they have the super 6, I stock up on those fruits and veg first, and work around them for meals and snacks. Tesco have 3 for 9eu meats (must have something similar in the UK) so get those, each pack should provide one...
  125. TrixieB

    bettys diary :-)

    Hi, I see you want to start jogging, I found a Run/Walk programme in a recent slimming world mag. I have completed 4 weeks of it, and for someone who never ran/jogged before, I must say it is brilliant, a nice slow start but gets the heart going from day one. I don't know what month, but you...
  126. TrixieB

    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    C, Good on you for losing 1.5...nearly a stone off now and only a few weeks have gone by!! Remember how well you have done when planning your food and meals out next week. You probably feel better and your clothes probably fit better as well. I always admire people who can eat out and control...
  127. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Back again.... Well my girls and I were having a relaxing morning watching telly when my middle girl decided to go into her room and play with her wii. Not long after I heard a cry, she had fallen off the stool she was sitting on, scrapping her back on the bed frame and hurt her hand which...
  128. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    So annoyed, had a big long post written at noon today, and accidentally deleted it!! So here is what I ate today: Red Day Breakfast 2 scrambled eggs, 28g black pudding 3 syns, grilled bacon rashers, 1 tsp ketchup 1/2 syn, and melon. Lunch stirfry veg, chicken, 28g (dry weight) brown rice 5...
  129. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Hello everyone! :) Too tired to even think about tomorrow's food. Will probably have a red day as I will be home most of the day and might do nice fry up for breakfast and a roast chicken for dinner. I'll be back in the morning!! Good night all, sweet dreams......:4635:
  130. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Just wanted to chart my mini mini goals...putting them here for the record, they won't fit in my signature... 1. Weight under 230 (229) 2. Lose 1/2 a stone (228) 3. Weigh under 16 stone (223) 4. Lose 1 stone (221) 5. Weigh under 100kg (219) 6. Lose 1 1/2 stone (214) 7. Weight under 15...
  131. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good morning all!!:):):):) Well I had another brilliant night's sleep!!! So much happier waking up without feeling sick from eating the wrong foods the night before. :patback:I am just back from day 5 of Week 4 of my Run/Walk programme, it is getting more manageable, but I dread to think...
  132. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Well another day of 100 percent on plan and feeling fabulous. Planning my food is so important. Did the shopping today and the trolley was filled with fruits and veg and lean meats and potatoes and yogurts! Food the whole family loves, and all of it fine for me to eat. I have had a few very...
  133. TrixieB

    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Good idea!! Who know what the future holds...the meetings are getting closer, so perhaps at the start of next year a meeting will be accessible. Shopping went okay, but i am having serious trouble finding butternut squash, I could eat them everyday...they are gorgeous roasted with other vegs...
  134. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Well I nearly died eating the jacket potato, chicken and veggies, made gravy using my last syn of the day, well it didn't make very much and the potato was so dry it kept getting stuck in my throat!! I know it sounds terrible...but there was no way I was going make more gravy and add more syns...
  135. TrixieB

    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Good luck with your weigh in. I would love to go to a meeting but I live in the south of Ireland and Slimming World meetings are only in the north but are slowing making their way down here, at the moment the closest meeting is 3 1/2 hrs drive from here!! :( Will definitely take up that offer...
  136. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good afternoon all!!! Another gorgeous day here....but we are supposed to have the worst winter in 60 years ahead of us!! Completed day 2 of week 3 of the Run/Walk programme this morning. So proud of myself. And for the first time, I could actually feel the muscles in my legs...
  137. TrixieB

    A Newbie's Diary

    Hi newbie, I am a newbie plus 11 days!! You could have Wholemeal toast (one slice) and a banana sliced on top of it for a quick breakfast? You would only use one HEB and the banana is free. My favorite breakfast is couscous. chopped fruit (banana, apple, pear, berries...whatever I have) and a...
  138. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Changed my food today, I was really busy and it was really really warm, here is how the day's food turned out: Breakfast Couscous, mixed berries, banana and yogurt 2.5 syns Lunch Pasta and Tomato and Herb pasta sauce (2.5 syns), pineapple and Activia Intensely Creamy 2.5 syns Supper...
  139. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Super busy morning, youngest daughter had physiotherapy session at 9am, Then I had loads of shopping to do....kept my head together, and although I was getting hungry walking around, and kept passing bakery after bakery, I just kept shopping. Bumped into a friend and we had coffee, she...
  140. TrixieB

    Baby Charlie has arrived so lets get on with shedding the rest of this wobble!!!

    Chicken sounds great, and a recipe with ingredients that most (read...I) have in the house! Will give it a try on my next red day. Oh and Capricorn, I am really glad I have a laptop with a wide screen...because your signature is massive... :woohoo: good on you!!! Hope mine is the same one day...
  141. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good evening, Here is my Green Plan for tomorrow: Breakfast Couscous, mixed berries and yogurt 2.5 syns Snack Pineapple Lunch Jacket Potato with beans, shredded carrots, beetroot and 42g low fat cheddar HEA and Activia Intensely Creamy 2.5 syns Snack 57g McCambridge HEB with 42g low fat...
  142. TrixieB

    Partner in crime aka Newbie Slimming Buddy needed

    Hi Claire, good on you for losing 12 pounds already, I started slimming world at home nine days ago and have lost 5 pounds. I weigh in on Sundays. I would like to lose about 4/5 stone before next summer. I have my own weight loss diary on minimins and have found it so motivating, having to...
  143. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    It is a fantastic warm and sunny day here...I even went out for another walk this afternoon (no running this time mind...wouldn't want to frighten the neighbours!! I keep my running to very early hours when all are sleeping or at least blurry eyed!!). So after my run/walk:character00116: this...
  144. TrixieB

    Judy's Jolly Journey (restarts at post 295)

    Good luck at the dentist JJ. Is the chickpea dahl a recipe you make up yourself?
  145. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good morning all!! I am just back from completing day one of week 3 of the Run/Walk challenge I found in the Slimming World Magazine. I would love to have stayed in my bed an extra half hour this morning, but I dragged myself up and out...and now I feel brilliant, yes it was tough, but I have...
  146. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Had a lovely walk earlier, it isn't sunny here but it is very very mild. So here is my Green Plan for tomorrow: Breakfast Couscous with pear and apple and Aldi Optifit Pear yogurt 2.5 syns Snack Fruit of some sort!! Lunch Jacket potato, beans, beetroot, shredded carrots and 42g low fat...
  147. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Evening all.. Must go for a walk before it gets dark..super lazy day here, feel so full from all the food I have eaten.:eatdrink023::eatdrink012:..and still have a yogurt left for later...at this point I doubt I will be able to eat it. Ate an orange which was not on my plan as I realized I...
  148. TrixieB

    Baby Charlie has arrived so lets get on with shedding the rest of this wobble!!!

    Congratulations Capricorn... under 200 is a great achievement, you must be so proud of yourself!!
  149. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Here is my Red day meal plan...most of it eaten already!! Breakfast 2 eggs fried in nonstick pan, 2 lean bacon rashers, mushrooms and 100g no sugar beans 3.5 syns and pineapple Lunch Roast beef, 227g jacket potato HEB, roasted red onion, carrots, butternut squash and broccoli, 1 tsp Bisto...
  150. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Down five pounds...must go fix my stats, eat my breakfast and will be back later with my meal plan for today. Have a great day...I know I will!!!
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Also decided against the Freddo Frog and so I had an extra Activia Intensely Creamy. Must figure out how to put the lines through things I decided not to have, so I can edit on my menu rather than adding more posts with changes. Well I think I will have another Red day tomorrow. Will put up...
  152. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Didn't feel like having the jacket potato for dinner so I had three Ryvita multigrain crackers HEB and 22g low fat cheddar cheese 1/2 HEA and Activia Intensely Creamy 2.5 syns. :)
  153. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Just found out Aldi Optifit yogurts are 2/2.5 syns each:cry::cry:!! I 'accidentally' bought them thinking I was picking up an 8 pack of fat free yogurts. I just checked on minimins to make sure the optifits were free...the pack does say 'virtually fat free'. I have loads of the Activia Intensely...
  154. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Thanks Capricorn,:):) I picked up that Freddo Frog bar yesterday to have while watching Corrie, didn't have it so I thought I better fit it into my plan today before I eat it and forget to syn it. I might slice up the apple and melt the bit of chocolate for a little fondue effect. I must get...
  155. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good morning, well I have decided today will be a Red Day for a change, so here is my Red Food Plan: Breakfast 2 egg omelette with mushrooms, spring onion, ham and 20g low fat cheddar 1/2 HEA and fresh pineapple Lunch Stirfry veggies, chicken breast, 28g wholemeal spaghetti HEB and Activia...
  156. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Thanks Emily for your comments! So today was super hectic and super fun, girls all had friends over, so that means my three turned into seven!! So busy I didn't get to eat all the food I planned. I only had 2 coffees so that brings milk syns down to 1, I didn't have the second Activia...
  157. TrixieB

    Bymbo's Diary ;)

    Congrats and I see you have five bouncing emoticons celebrating on your entry!!
  158. TrixieB

    Boo's back to blog - heck I'm back!

    Congrats on losing 3 1/2 pounds and SOTW. I will be weighing myself on Sunday and will have to give myself a SOTW reward! The closest slimming world meeting to me is a 3 1/2 hour drive! Good luck for the rest of the week!
  159. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Thank you for spotting that oversight Capricorn, I think that is my menu for today so I have a chance to fix it before I go over my syns. Well two of my girls are going on their end of year football (gaelic) outing tomorrow and need to take a picnic lunch....which means at the moment there are...
  160. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Home in bed and watching Shameless! Just ate my Galaxy Bubbles, so lovely. Had a very busy evening and definitely burned a few calories at Ladybirds! Dinner this evening was gorgeous, lovely fluffy jacket potatoes, beans and 42g low fat cheddar, I added a big pile of sliced pickled beetroot to...
  161. TrixieB

    Judy's Jolly Journey (restarts at post 295)

    The tomato sauce sounds good, will be cooking up a pan of it in the morning! Will try it over my pasta at lunch.
  162. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Just tried the Activia Intensely Cream yogurt - Velvety Vanilla... divine!
  163. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Oh my god, just read my entry from last night...what a novel!! Anyway still happy I did not break down and eat rubbish. Shopped this morning and so here is my green plan for today: Breakfast Couscous Banana Apple Vitalinea Forest Fruits Yogurt Snack 1 Slice Irish Brown Bread HEB Banana Lunch...
  164. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    What an evening. After a lovely day of spending time with a good friend and doing a bit of shopping and a bit of prep work for my Ladybird group (irish girl guides aged 5 to 7):)...... I collected my three lovely girls from school and things when from very good to very bad very quickly. My...
  165. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Up since 430!! Fell asleep at ten pm so I guess I had enough sleep. Would go for my run/walk now but I can't find the flashlight!! :( Waiting until after 7 when the sun come might out! Nothing too hectic on the agenda today so not too bothered that I am awake so early. Have a great day! :)
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    Boo's back to blog - heck I'm back!

    Boo, 5 1/2 pounds was a great loss for your first week, and sticking to plan while sick and stressed is a fantastic achievement. Keep in the good work!
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    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Well I did not eat the dinner I had planned, i was too full after the bread and cheese, so I had an Activia mixed into frozen berries which I warmed up. I will have the dinner, which I had prepared in the morning, tomorrow. Tomorrow morning will be a busy one so I am posting my food plan for...
  168. TrixieB

    Kelly's weightloss journey!

    Hi Jakeysmummy, I started an online diary this week as well, I feel way more motivated having to account for what I eat online!! Good luck with the weigh in tomorrow!
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    Baby Charlie has arrived so lets get on with shedding the rest of this wobble!!!

    You have converted me to the Activia Intensely Creamy Yogurts, bought some yesterday morning and they are so lovely and decadent!! Tesco had them as buy one get one free for eu2.49 so the shelf was empty except for two packets of Zesty Lemon...looking forward to trying the other flavours!
  170. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Good morning, I had a fabulous sleep last night, exercise, eating the right food and drinking loads of water really help me sleep better. When I eat fatty foods, too much bread, or sweet foods I wake all night hot and bothered! Here is my Green food plan for today: Breakfast Couscous 1 pear 1...
  171. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Here is today's food. Already eaten of course! Green Day Breakfast Couscous, Small Pear, Small Apple and Vitalinea Blueberry mixed together Snack Three Ryvita Multigrain (HEB) with a banana sliced on top, Zesty Lemon Activia Intensely Creamy (2.5 syns) Lunch 'Egg Fried Rice' Stir fry...
  172. TrixieB

    TrixieB has gone on vacation...back mid January

    Hi, first let me introduce myself. I live in Ireland and have three primary school aged children and a husband. I lost 4 stone 11 pounds with Weight Watchers 4 years ago. Since then I gained nearly 3 stone back. I have also done every diet under the sun in the last three years, Weight Watchers...
  173. TrixieB

    Are any of the Blue Dragon Stir Fry sauces low?

    Thanks a lot. They do taste really sweet, must break the news to my friend who is devouring packets of those sauces in her veggies everyday!
  174. TrixieB

    Are any of the Blue Dragon Stir Fry sauces low?

    I was under the impression that the blue dragon sauces in the sachet packs (120 g) were very low in syns, but now I am getting concerned that that information is wrong. Can anyone tell me the syns for: Blue Dragon Stir Fry Sauce Sweet Soy and Roasted Red Chilli; Blue Dragon Stir Fry Sauce Chow...
  175. TrixieB

    Wednesday Weighers

    Down another half this week...in the right direction at least.
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    Baby Charlie has arrived so lets get on with shedding the rest of this wobble!!!

    Just a quick note to say how much I love your diary, yesterday was a bit stressful, three kids, mountains of homework etc etc, I was very tempted to have a blow out (read chocolate in large volumes)....instead I logged on and read a few of your entries...kept me out of the cupboard and gave me...
  177. TrixieB

    Baby Charlie has arrived so lets get on with shedding the rest of this wobble!!!

    Hi Capricorn, just wanted to say I love following your progress, you are a great inspiration and have great daily food plans.
  178. TrixieB

    Wednesday Weighers

    Down 0.5 this week, a bit disappointed but it is my own fault, started two days 'red' this past week and could not stick to it and ate the wrong foods....onto a green only week this week and hope to do well!!
  179. TrixieB

    syns in cinema sweet pop corn medium

    I just read a link that said 8 1/2 syns for 28g cinema popcorn .... before the sugar or salt are added!!!:cry:
  180. TrixieB

    Wednesday Weighers

    Down 3.2 pounds. First week. Delighted.
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    Judy's Jolly Journey (restarts at post 295)

    Hi, new to this, what is superspeed soup JJ? Love reading everyone's diaries, great for inspiring me! First SW weigh in tomorrow.
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