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I had been doing really well but having the kids at home has killed my diet - I have lost a measly 1lb since the kids broke up from school. Roll on Tuesday so I can get back on track!!!!!

There are no free foods that feel or taste like bread! i used to eat a lot of bread but since starting sw haven't missed it in the way I thought I would.

I was asked my target weight when I joined but I didn't want to commit to a weight, will set one when I am closer to where I want to be!

Also I know it will keep my cravings at bay, like others if I eat pasta or bread I just need more and more food!

I have been doing EE but have decided to try Red this week. A couple of years ago I was on a diet very similar to having red days and lost a lot of weight. I want to get another 2 st off before Christmas and I hope this works!

2.5lbs off this week - 35.5lbs to go......

Well done, I would be feeling very proud and gloating too!

You are correct with my losses I was the one who missed one out! I did however put on 3 lbs at the weigh-in before last so my total is 12 lbs - 38 to go.

Rosielea, I have lost 8.5 lbs so far and have another 41.5 lbs to go - wish I had lost 15 lbs!

There are so many food choices at festivals - you will find a sw friendly food stall!

Use a 7 day menu from the website or write a food diary and make sure you include everything that passes your lips!

4 lbs gone tonight!

Your head does have to be in the right place. It's very difficult to do if you don't feel like you need to, willpower is the most important thing when you are losing weight - if you feel you don't need to lose weight then you are unlikely to have the willpower.

Had a holiday and gained 3 lbs! Will lose it and more next week!

I had a week off the week before last, pretty much just thought I needed a break. Although I didn't stick 100% to plan I still had the sw mentalitiy and still lost 1.5lbs, I'm really pleased that sw stuck with me as it helped me make good choices that will stay with me when I leave. Got back...

another 3.5lbs gone!

I have lost just over two but still feel massive, feel very disapointed when I look in the mirror. I think I was in denial over how fat I looked and imagined myself to look better than I did.

I feel really motivated this week, am determined to lose 2.5lbs at least so I get my 2 1/2 stone award. The stickers do really motivate me!!

I think you could too.

You don't have to spend hours cooking! Stir frys take minutes as do omlletes. Frozen veg is fab and will keep the costs down. Baked beans on toast, baked potatoes are both easty to make. If you can buy a cheap slow cooker, then you can prepare food when you have time and put it on to cook in...

Good luck Nadia! I have no idea how fasting affects weight-loss. Will you have big meal when you break your fast or can you have smaller meals over a number of hours?

Cycling is good exercise, you can build up how far you go very quickly. My aim is to go from about the 6 miles I can comfortably manage now to 20 miles by the end of the school holiday - that's with my kids!

1.5lbs off for me this week x

I am really pleased with my consultant. She's is really friendly and doesn't make anyone feel crappy if they have gained weight. Another one covered her one week for a holiday, she was so dull! Another week we had the area manager and I found her quite boring. Though she has lost weight...

Wow!

You can only use cash or cheque at mine, caught me out first week but luckily a friend came too and lent me the money!

Well done for all of the fab losses! I was really worried about tonights weigh-in but lost 3lbs. Though I felt like I ate loads of cake I clawed it back with all the super free I had. Back on track properly this week!

3lbs off this week!

3lbs off this week. 47 more to go!

I think I'm going to steal the money box idea - I owe myself quite a bit already! Will then use the money for clothes when I reach target.

1) lose 3lbs so I get my 2 stone/10% award to do this I will 2) stick to plan 100% 3) try some different foods

The rocky road ones kill my teeth! Far to much sugar!

Today if I stick to it ..... Breakfast - total 0%, fruit ryvita HEXb , 2 tsp honey 2 syns Lunch - spiced chickpeas and salad Dinner - lemon sole, Ainsley Harriott World Kitchen Thai Couscous 1 syn Snack - clementines, milk HEXa, peanut butter cookie 5 syns, kahlua 3 1/2 Total syns 11 1/2

You are supposed to choose your superfree first so for example you would choose a fruit, then either cereal or yoghurt and then if you can manage you have your third item (cereal or yoghurt). I must admit I don't tend to have superfree with breakfast!

Breakfast - 1 whole egg, 1 egg white Lunch - spiced chickpeas and salad Dinner - Turkey Keema, salad and rice, chocolate philly 4 1/2 syns, strawberries, total 0% Snack - Fruit ryvita HEXb, milk HEXa, AllBran breakfast biscuit 9 syns Total syns - 13 1/2

My weigh-in was Tuesday evening. Suppose it won't count until next Tuesdays weigh-in.

Sharing our goals is a great idea. My priority at the moment is to lose 3lbs so I get both my two stone and club 10 awards! Would love to do it my my weigh-in on Tuesday. After that I want to lose another 2lbs to get to the next stone bracket...

I lost 2.5lbs on my last weigh-in. Great table on page one!

Today my menu is - Breakfast - 1 whole egg, 1 egg white, half a green pepper Lunch - spiced chickpeas, beetroot Dinner - Teriyaki chicken 4 syns, stir fry veg, total 0% Snack - Fruit ryvita HEXb, milk HEXa, AllBran breakfast biscuit9 syns Total syns - 13

The book you have ordered and google are the most importnat things you need. I tend to google my syns (usually directs me to this site) as it's easier than the sw website! Coose a weigh-in day and time and stick to it. If you can go to somewhere like Boots to weigh once a week, many people...

I lost 2.5lbs last night - need 3 this week to reach my 2 stone and 10% so going to go for it 100%!

Have decided to keep a diary to keep my on the straight and narrow. I started off really well but strayed the last couple of weekends. I want to get back on track at least 90% of the time, aiming for 100%! Breakfast - 1 whole egg, 1 egg white Snack - Fruitus Moist Organic Apricot & Oat Bars...

I have a few stone to lose. It is daunting! I have resinged myself to the fact I'm going to do this for months and months - maybe even a couple of years. I have a target weight but haven't set it at group yet as it seems so far off.

I am going to join, I wouid like to lose 50lbs by Christmas!

I am also not weighing in mid week after last week. Scaels at home said 4lbs loss, SW scales said 2 lbs loss. Would have been happy with 2lbs if I hadn't expected more!

2lbs off for me this week. I want to lose 5.5lbs in the next two to reach by 10%, will concentrate better this weekend!

Well done!!!!

It has slowed down this week. 2lbs loss, am very pleased with how well it's going!

Just cooked the 1/2 syn roulade using stevia - never again!!!

Have something you really fancy and syn it, that's why they are there. If you are like me just buy a portion of what you want so you aren't tempted to over indulge!

I read something similar about artifical sweetners a while ago. In my first week I had quite a few muller lights and still drank diet coke. Have only had about three 500ml bottles since then and no other atrifical sweetners mainly due to the headaches I'm sure the sweetners in the yoghurt gave...

Good luck! It's quite hard to get out of the habit of point counting everyhing but very refreshing. I think you can have 450mls of skimmed milk as your healthy extra a so that will be plenty for many cups of coffee.

I find frozen mediternian veggies really useful to have in the freezer. Also frozen prawns as they can be chucked into a stirfry and are ready quickly.

You can have it however you like (meat+v)eg on EE and it's free.

Well yesterday didn't quite go to plan! My bike which was fine last week didn't work yesterday, needs a new freewheel so had to take it to be repaired. Decided instead to take the kids roller skatng, did about 90 mins which according to myfitness pal burnt about 1200 cals! Foodwise I didn't...

Hi, I am planning to go on a bike ride today, I will burn approx 900 calories(!). Can I eat more today as I will be burning so much or is that not how sw works?

I am doing sw for the first time and like you am enjoying it! Long may it carry on for us all!

Breakfast is the only meal i don't always have my superfree with. I tend to have an omlette or porridge and quite like them both plain, if I added anything it would just be a case of adding calories. I do however have it with lunch and dinner, it's a habit I have had to get used too and now enjoy.

Thanks for all of the reply - I guess only time will tel! Pickle you have done really well so far, hope my losses stay roughly the same too!

Hi, I joined SW a few weeks ago. I am really proud of how well I have done so far, tbh I am suprised too! At the moment I am losing 3 or 4 lbs a week anyone done tthis and after how many weeks did it slow. Or has your weightoss been pretty consistant all the way through?

go to www.topcashback.co.uk and it's on the homepage. It's a very good deal!!!!!

I'm fine with eggs, often have two for breakfast with no side effects.

I weigh at home Joined ww via Topcash back for £30 for 3 months online with £30 cash back! Was worth it as it's free!

Alex so pleased to see you and 'the man' are still together!

Auntumn, hope it's going a bit better. The problem with xenical is that's it's easy to eat low fat but eat the wrong foods. Carbs are low fat so seem a good option but they turn to fat if the body doesn't burn them up (if we eat too much of it!), by then the xenical doesn't get rid of it. I...

I sts this week so don't think I will make my goal!!!!

11 lbs to get to 13 something!!!!!

Still here but lurking as I have only just today go back to my pre-christmas weight!!!!!!! Am back on track and hope to have lost the rest of the weight by June!

Wow Bunny, well done!!! How much is that so far??? Hope you are all better now!

Kes, you will see 11 stone on those scales in no time!!!

Well done for maintaining over christmas - I failed badly on that front and am still a couple of pounds heavier than I was before. Will get back to my pre-christmas weight next week!!!

The guidelines are to lose 5% by 3 months and 10% by six months.

Vicklee - I put on about the same over the last two weeks! It went on fast so will come off fast (I hope!) I didn't go to the gym for 9 days over christmas so am making up for it now. Did my first spinning class on Sunday and lasted the full hour class, did 60 mins of cardio (treadmill...

I love Mac and cheese but the diet chef one is so processed it's yuk. It is filling but tastes like the Heinz one from a can I had as a child!

That's a fantastic loss!!! WELL DONE

I don't go to be weighed at WW but am following the PP plan with a calculator I bought from eBay and a list I pritnted out from Daily Mail article. I use my wii to weigh myself and once a week, every tuesday, record my weight. I also spoke to my gp who prescribed me Xenciala nd she weighs me...

Today is the last day I take my tablets before christmas. Will restart on Monday for two days and then stop for New year and restart the Sunday after that. Hope not to gain any weight! What is everyone doing?

I did the same this week. Just pushed it too far! Have learnt my lesson now!

WW went relly well for a week and then I went to husbands work party! Had far too uc to drink, felt really ill the next day and when I could finally eat just wanted comfort food! Then got a virus which the kids had and also just wanted to eat to console myself. WIll get back on track properly...

Both! A couple of weeks ago I decided to start WW again but still have to make sure everything I eat is within the xenical rules. It's a good idea to follow some sort of plan to stay on track.

I really haverd noticed the difference and do feel so much better - have also joined the gym which has really energised me! My carb intake is a lot lower. Breakfast is still porridge but lunch and dinner are usually now chicken/fish/prawn stir fry or casserole both with plenty of veg. No...

autumn - if you have managed to still lose weight and have not had any side effects that I wouldn't worry about it.

Good luck with the weigh in and car fixing too. I had my weigh in yesterday after a very heavy night out -lots of bubbly! I have lost 32lbs in total by dr's calculations so she was very pleased. She has given me a repeat prescription and I now don't need to see her until the end of March!

I love freebies too! They have sent a few emails but that's it. Was send the macaroni cheese - YUK!!!!!

Fab news, well done!

Thanks! Read somewhere that can't use my exercise points for exercise I started before WW.

I am also starting WW. I gained last week and need the control of counting! I bought a calculator online and started on thursday, tommorow I will find out if it made any differnce and then go and spoil it all with a very alcohlic christmas party in the evening!

Is it a propoints calcualtr or an older style calculator?

I am going out tommorow and am not taking any tablets from today. Will also stop 23rd and start again 27th!

With xenical (or any diet really) you need to stick to lean meats, non creamy sauces like tomato based ones, plenty of fruit salad and veg. Pasta, potaoes, rice are low fat but limit portion sizes as they are high in calories. You will soon learn a new way of eating!! For inspitation buy...

Katy how did it go? Stupid, it's worth a try!

Good luck Katy!!!! Today I had 1 fried egg, frylight, and some ham pasta and sauce (pasta is so many points!) will have chicken salad and yoghurt later. ALso had a bit of milk. I worked it out as 33 points which is my allownence. Also going to the gym tonight which I do approx...

Well done on your loss so far, really good!!! Eating over my allowence has not caused any accidents but has made me gain!

Hi, I have just statred and would like to know how I work out extra points for exercise as I go to the gym 3 x a week. Many thanks

I just started today! I have spent so much money on WW over the years and joined and rejoined so many times that I have deicded to dfollow the programme but do it alone. I bought a calculator from ebay for £10 which arived today and have got the basic food points from a daily Mail article I...

I blame it on the kids - if I dodn't have them I wouldn't have food like that in the house! Am really going for it this week so hope to see the 2 lbs gone and next week and would like an extra one gone too!

It's my totm and I went biscuit crazy and put on 2 lbs eek!!!! No side effects though :rolleyes:

THANKS!!!!!!!

Hi, CAn someone please work out how many points I will need 14st 13lbs, 5'7", 32 years, female Thanks in advance!

I use a cross trainer at the gym and really like it. Think it burns more calories than an exercise bike. I have a bike but in this weather don't use it much!

I'm taking Orlistat which is prescription strength - double Alli- and it has really helped to keep me on track. If you eat low fat then you shouldn't get any side effects. You do still have to eat a low cal diet as if you eat too much, even low fat foods, you wont see the benefit.

WHne you got o Harvester have something like a grilled chicken breast with a baked potato (request no butter) and you should be fine! I'm going to ASK this week and there don't seem to be any low fat options as they slather everything with olive oil! I stopped taking my tablets three days...

Would it be worth trying it it with something like WW. I think they have a 2 week free trial at the moment (saw that on the ww board on this site).

Sorry to hear that. Did you have another weigh in with the dr's?

How did the weigh in go? You sound like yo uhad a busy week!

Fantastic Madchef!!!! Well done!!!!

A lot of people have notcied, especially last week. My body still looks lumpy and fat to me but fitting in to smaller clothes makes me realise I have. My body is changing shape, my belly looks bigger than ever as the fat is going from other places first - hopefully it will catch up and I will...

Bunny_hops = 10lbs.target met and 4lb over celtgirl = 8lb chala1972 = 8lb-6lbs Aaliyah = 7lbs - 3lb lost 4lb to go kes= 14lbs.... +1lb.... 15lbs to go.. (woops!) yumymumywanabe = 9lbs - Target met and 1lb over Mrs R = 12lbs -3lbs lost Downsizeme =14lbs - 7lbs, 4lbs, 2lbs , 3lbs Target met and...

The forum will be busy today with all your posts!!!!

This is interesting! Non processed home cooked food certainly seems the way to go!

My gp is part of a large practice and though she prescribes it some of her collegues in the same practice don't as they don't think it's effective in the long term ie weigh is regained once the tablets are stopped. It seems then your options are to change DR's (not all dr's will prescribe...

Your weight loss seems to be an average of 1 lb per week. Did you take it every day for a full year? My dr has targets which have to be met in order to continue prescribing it for me. I had to lose 5% of my body weight in 3 months and 10% in 6 months. If I didn't meet the targets I wouldn't...

Thanks!!!!!

Hit my 10% body weight loss this morning! Think the gym is really paying off too as size 16 is starting to fit now!

Only weigh yourself once a week, same time of day, same clothes. I always weigh in before breakfast, after wee, no clothes Tuesday morning. Record that weight and take a note of it as your offical weigh in. The hairloss is probably down to the fact you had a baby not long ago ...

That looks lovely!!!! Wish I had some light philli arriving with my shopping today!

I was just on their website and did a profile of myself. It then offered me a free meal which will be sent in first class post - thought some of you may be interested!

Well done!!!!! AT what weight did you stop taking Xenical?

Within a month I went down a clothes size and could feel the difference. In the last three days I have had five comments regarding my weightloss which is a great boost - still have a lot more to lose though!!

Bunnyhops is veggie, hopefully she will pop along at some point and advise you on diet. I eat quite a lot if meat! Good luck on your journey!

I've lost every week I've been on it - stopped for two weeks and gained!!!! You can see my loss in my signiture. I just joined the gym a couple of weeks ago, at the moment I love it!

Well done on the loss this week and for being able to get the trousers on! My friend gave ame a pair of trousers ages ago and I couldn't even get them beyond mid thigh, now I can do them up!!!

Shows how different we all are!!!! Pre-kids my belly was okay even when I was fat but after so many pregnanices it's lost the will to be flat! Am going for a big push this week, lots of gym and low carb again in an aim to get into my new dress - think I have put myself under a bit too much...

Well done!!!

Seems like most of us have nearly lost our targets!!!!! Bunny_hops = 10lbs.target met and 4lb over celtgirl = 8lb chala1972 = 8lb-6lbs Aaliyah = 7lbs - 3lb lost 4lb to go kes= 14lbs.... +1lb.... 15lbs to go.. (woops!) yumymumywanabe = 9lbs - 7lbs lost Mrs R = 12lbs -3lbs lost Downsizeme =14lbs...

i'm sure your Dad will make a gorgeous feast for you and your guests!!!!

That's good to know. I don't mind if that's the case as at least I will be fitter and more toned. I have noticed a bit of a differnce already - my bum and hips have shrunk a bit which in turn makes my belly looks massive as it hasn't changed!!!

Kes, when you starting going to the gym did your weight loss increase oor did it stay around the same each week - did so much in the gym was hoping for a bit more!

The slower you lose weight the more likely you are to keep it off - you are doing really well!!!!!!

Lost 2lbs this week, hopefully next week I will lose at least a lb so I can hit 10% and my November target of losing 14lbs this month.

Well done on the weightloss and for resisting the kebab. Alcohol has a really dehydrating effect and can make you look like you have lost more than you have. On saturday night I had 1 1/2 bottles of wine and when I weighed myself on sunday morning I had lost 3lbs - beedless to say it was all...

SOounds like it's cost cutting then, will probably be down to a lottery of where you live whether your health trust will prescribe it or not.

Where did you hear the Vicklee - googled and couldn't find anything about it. Usually when drugs are removed from market it's imediate rather than to be removed at a later date. Unless it's NHS cost cutting and it will be removed from prescription.

5% is a general low fat diet rule ,Rosemary Connely etc. I think it's important to change habits while taking Xenical for life and eating a bit of low fat cheese in a low fat meal is fine. It's about learning to moderate food intake. (all this is comming form the woman who ate a pack of...

Feel fine now bunny - was very hungover yesterday so just wanted comfort food! Am back on track today, did 50 mins of cardio at the gym and some weights too. Have scale hopped a couple of times this week and can see I won't lose much tommorow, hopefully all my hard work at the gym will pay...

How are you doing it bunny!!! Well done and very envious too!!!!!

Breakfast - bagel choc spread Lunch - bagel, tuna, sweetcorn, betroot, crisps Dinner - wild slamon and veg stir fry Snack - biscuits and yoghurt with blueberries Needless to say I had stomach aches and oil when I went to the loo. Won't do eat crisps and biscuits again!!!!

I have one but only use it for recording my weight/weighing myself - the kids play on it tohugh!

I always remove the fat from any type of ham I have and have been fine

You can update your weight (but you can't view your profile yet). In the top left hand corner there is a USER CP button, click that and you will be able to edit your details - I had to ask when I first joined too!

Breakfast - omlette Lunch - chicken tikka and salad Dinner - goats cheese ravioli with tomato and chilli sauce Snack - mini cheese burger

They are very tsaty, couldn't resist when the kids offered me some!

Breakfast - musli with natural yoghurt Lunch - ham and cheese omlette and beetroot Snack - biscuit, Percy pigs Dinner - M&S thai chicken curry Gym - 40 mins Cardio, 4 x strength

Thanks re the dress comments. It arrived today (size 16) and I tried it on. Nearly fits with the help of some under boob to thigh knickers, need to lose an inch or so on my bust to be able to do the side zip right up!!!!

You have to do what is right for you. At the start of a diet you generally lose it fast and then it slows down so it may have happened anyway. I hope your weightloss journey contiues well!

-6lbs is good!!! Better than not losing any or staying the same!

eBay.ie: MONSOON TAVTOLA BLACK SILK LAYER DRESS BNWT 8 £100 L@@K (item 260692625390 end time 14-Dec-10 09:52:13 GMT) It's this lovely dress, not seen it in real life yet but hopefully will be delivered soon! Unfortuatley not in size 8 like this listing!

Great when you find something you love!!!! DH has a christmas work party in just under four weeks - I bought a dress from ebay in a size too small so really have the motivation to go for it as I love the dress and don't want to have to buy something else!

Breakfast - omlette (one whole egg and some extra egg white) Lunch - Green soup and chicken Snack - 4 biscottis Dinner - Jacket potato, cottage cheese and beetroot. Exercise Gym - 20 mins cardio

I felt so good after! Went again this morning but just a quick one as my son had a 30 min settling in session at the creche. Have booked him in for two hours tommorow so will spend 1 hour in the gym and 1 hour in the spa!

Breakfast - porridge Lunch - green veg soup Snack - biscotti and banana Dinner - Chicken casserole (chicken, onion, carrot, celery) Exercise - level 1 30 Day shred Gym - 40 mons Cardio, 4 x strength

Well done!!!!!

My intention was only to weigh in with the dr, this turned to weekly and more recently daily!!!! Have not lost anything for 5 days in a row - motivated me to get my 30 day shred on AND join the gym this morning!!!! Will do my first gym workout for over a year this evening!

Breakfast - natural yoghurt Lunch - veg curry Snack - biscotti and cashew nuts and toast with a tiny bit of chocolate spread Dinner - steak and veg stir fry

Potatoes have a very low fat content so really wouldn't worry about it all, would have to eat a big sack to have any side effect from the tablets!

Coke zero and diet coke don't have any calories so from that perspective they are fine, no fat in any coke.

I'm also going to stop the tablets a couple of days before christmas as we are going to my inlaws and I don't want to stress over fat content - don't think it will be a huge issue as they cook quite low fat and let every serve themselves. Also am going out for two christmas meals - one with...

I felt really awful the first few days of taking xenical and also had some stomach pains. Did settle down within about 10 days or so. Found that not eating fruit after meals (except berries) made a difference too, before meals is fine though. Have you tired tuna light lunches, they are a...

4 lbs lost this week, another 3 to go......... Bunny_hops = 10lbs - 5lbs = 5lb to go celtgirl = 8lb chala1972 = 8lb Aaliyah = 7lbs - 1lb lost kes= 14lbs.... +1lb.... 15lbs to go.. (woops!) yumymumywanabe = 9lbs - 5lbs lost Mrs R = 12lbs -3lbs lost Downsizeme =14lbs - 7lbs lost 4lbs lost (total...

I have lost 25% of my goal so far, really pleased with myself! I really shouldn't have been but I have been scale hoping and notice that I lost 1 lb per day for the first four days of this week and sts for the last three, hope I start losing again!

Fingers crossed it all goes well!!!

Yesterday Breakfast - one dry fried egg and two bits of hl bacon Lunch - veg curry Snack - banana and ham Dinner - chicken stir fry berries with natural yoghurt Lost 4lbs this week!!!!

I assume it's when your body starts digesting the food. SOme food, like protein need more energy to be digested so will use up more calories in the process. I have also read that carbs are turned into fats to be used as energy by your body - it's all so complicated!

Yesterday Breakfast - porridge with water and a banana Lunch - veg curry Snack - few cashew nuts Dinner - prawn stir fry with pepper sauce berries with natural yoghurt

Yesterday Breakfast - cheese omlete Lunch - tuna salad Snack - ham and a few cashew nuts Dinner - h/m veg curry and sea bass

There's 11 grams of fat in a Kit Kat so if you didn't have a lot of fat in the rest of your food for the day you may not feel an effect. I've had chocolate beofre and been fine (only small amounts).

Breakfast - natural yoghurt and blueberries/strawberries Lunch - h/m pork casserole Dinner - stir fry chicken and veg

Time to start using my diary again and writing what I eat Breakfast - Oatsosimple scahet made with water Snack - banana Lunch - L/f cottage cheese with chives and betroot Dinner - h/m pork casserole made with carrot, onion and celery blueberries and strawberries with natural yoghurt

I would suggest not taking your tablets as they seem to favour using butter a lot so you might find it on things you don't expect too.

The 5 grams rule is per 100 grams. Also long as the total weight of the dinner doesn't make the meal over 15 grams per your portion it's fine. The lasagne is well within the rules.

Total fats - xenical can't tell the difference between the two.

Farmed tilapia is high in fat so best to avoid. Plenty of other fisy such as any white fish and tinned tuna.

I do sometimes add a tiny bit of cheese to lowfat meals. I go by the principle the whole meal needs to be under 5% so adding a small amount of something with a higher fat content to a large amount of something with a low fat value should be fine.

I bought a book by Zoe Harcombe, has been quite helpful

I rhink one cup of rice is quite a lot but it isn't too much for pasta or potatoes. Rice is suprising high in calories, I have some diet scales and when i was calorie counting was really supried how little rice I could have with my meal.

I try not to have any tempting snacks that I can eat in the house otherwise I will! I snack on yoghurt or cucmber.

Your mum would have to eat a lot of food under 3% to eat 67 grams per day - would have to graze all day! Also very restictive.

Chala, I have cut out yeast and sugar because of problems with thrush. Has helped, only been a week so far. It is a low carb diet but I'm not restricting any veg as I can't live off meat, fish and eggs alone! I did have porridge for breakfast today.

That's a fab loss!

I do kind of agree with the the nurse. The pills are not the best way to lose weight, they are one of the last resorts for people who have tired and failed time and time again (like me!) and need the motivation that these pills give via the really nasty said effects. One GP in my practise...

Fantastic!!!!!!

Are you eating a lot of pasta/rice/potatoes etc. Although they are very low in fat if you eat too much you won't lose weight.

Well done for putting it all aside and getting back on track - you have done really well so far you can carry on! Will you start taking the pills again after christmas?

Agree that as long as the chicken is skinless it will be fine.

Natural yoghurt, was activia youghurts but since cutting out sugar and sugar subtitutes it been plain natural yourgurt - eat a 500ml a day!

Fingers crossed it was okay. Was the stuffin a sausage stuffing - if so that may cause problems, everything else should be okay.

Well done on the loss!

I take three a day, even if I have a meal with practically no fat. Maens it's always in my system and I'm not going to cheat and eat something high fat!

Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Bunny_hops = 10lbs - 5lbs = 5lb to go celtgirl = 8lb chala1972 = 8lb Aaliyah = 10lbs kes= 14lbs.... +1lb.... 15lbs to go.. (woops!) yumymumywanabe = 9lbs - 4lbs lost Mrs R = 12lbs Downsizeme =14lbs - 7lbs lost i love diamonds = 10lbs - 4.5lbs lost evilpenguin = 7lbs - 5lbs lost Mhairi = 12lbs -...

I wanted to lose my holiday weight this week and I did it and more. I put on 6lbs and have lost 7lbs, so pleased to be back on track!

Chala, you have three months to lose 5% so plenty of time. I did the Zoe Harcombe diet this week to lose my holiday weight and it worked. Perhaps try something like that to kick start te weight loss - low carb, high protein.

Fantastic!!!

I sometimes dip in and out of weight watchers using the materials I have got from classes. I found it easy to work out the points in a recipe if I knew the claories and fat content. It seems to me that it is going to be harder to work out the new point system on recipes as you are going to...

Don't worry about the fat in herbs and spices, there isn't any! Use t hem to stop your food being bland.

Weigh in day tommorow, hope to have made progress towrds my 14lbs target!

Well done bunny!!! You are doing so well. What percentage of your body weight have you lost now?

I was calorie counting before I went on holiday but ate so much sugar while away (and gained 6lbs!) that I got thrush (sorry for tmi!). I looked into diets which are good for thrush and found Zoe Harcombe, thrush seems to be better and will find out on tuesday if I have had a good weighloss.

I don't weigh in until tuesday!

That's great!!!!!!!

I'm going to do it with you starting today! I find day three the hardest as my body is tired and I get the hang of doing things properly! After the set of starjumps and skipping it does get a bit easier!

PM your facebook details and you can see the pics on there - not ready to show my face on here yet!!!

Bunny_hops = 10lbs celtgirl = 8lb chala1972 = 8lb Aaliyah = 10lbs kes= 14lbs.... +1lb.... 15lbs to go.. (woops!) yumymumywanabe = 9lbs - 4lbs lost Mrs R = 12lbs Downsizeme =14lbs I'm going for 14lbs, have 6 lbs of holiday weight to lose and want more on top - a high goal but I really want to...

My holiday/wedding/honeymoon was absolutley fantastic but I have gained 6lbs in the last 2 weeks. have started taking my xenical again today and am hoping I lose it as fast as I gained it:fingerscrossed:

Evil - I'm going to dp's work christmas party mid december. It's in a psh Mayfair hotel so I really want to make the most of it, I have no idea what the menu will be so have decided to stop taking the tablets 3 days before hand and sart taing them as normal the next morning. Will do the same...

I was the same for the first few days. Pooing many times a day and also needing to drink a lot. All calmed down within about 10 days.

I tend to have ww ready meals for lunch too. Most are nice but the ravioli one is really dry - could be because I pop them in the microwave and let them sit for a few minutes beofre I get it out!

I like it plain, don't really use butter/marg even before xenical. Sounds like you have had a rough ride with men but as you say you have two gorgeous children. Hopefully losing weight will give you the confidence to find someone who deserves you!

Haven't decided yet! Have a couple of ideas but would like to look at places before booking.

400g is about right for a protion of dinner I just think that tomato soup won't be a very filling one which is why I suggested the toast to go with it. I would look in to the GI diet as it shows which foods are filling and more satisfying. If I had a tin of tomato soup for dinner I would be...

You have to look at portion sizes. 400g of soup may not be a very substanial dinner for 11.8g of fat but is within the rules. I would perhaps have half of the soup and a piece of wholemeal toast.

I often have fat free yoghurt as my snack. Did you manage to lose much weight when you last used Xenical?

Hope it passes soon.

I have had an egg sometimes and it has been fine.

Yes, anything under 5 grms per 100 grms is fine.

Vegas to get married!!!!!!

2lbs off this week, no weigh in next week but the week after will be the dreaded post holiday weigh!!!!

Well done on the loss Kelly and good luck with the interview!

Alex, sounds like you had a wonderful evening. He sounds so thoughtful giving you the muffin!

So pleased for you kes - Well done!

Hope the dizzyness subsides. I love maltloaf!

You really are an inspiration!

Fantastic!!!!!!

Kes good luck with your dress fitting, I'm sure you will feel amazing in it!

I saw my dr today for my first weigh in and have lost 17.5lbs in the last 5 weeks!!! She was really suprised I had lost that much as she hadn't seen such a big loss before. Feel really pleased with myself and so motivated to carry on.Will wait for 4 weeks after my holiday to see her again and...

Thans Diamonds and well done on your weightloss this week!

Will be doing lots of walikng too, I think!

Thanks everyone! Am going to stop taking the tablets and just have a really good time. The food will be full of fat I'm sure and even though we do have a self catering appartment I do want to spend too much time food shopping and cooking as it wouldn't be much of a holiday!

How exciting for you Kelly! I grew up in London but me and DP had to move just outside to Herts due to house prices/school catchments. DP still works in London and I go in quite a bit with my kids.

My skin is not really any better - totm soon, can tell by the couple of spots that came up today!

Bunny I go on Friday next week - am SO EXCITED!!!!!!!

Well done for not gaining Alex. SOunds like you have found somefun enjoyable to chat to - like a bit of gossip!

If you stop taking your pills to go on holiday how much weight do you usually put on? Part of me is telling myself to keep taking the tablets while on holiday, another part is saying it's a once in a lifetime trip so enjoy it as much as you can! I'm only going for a week - can't put on that...

Good luck Piink! Have reached my goal for October but whether I will have STS, lost or gained by the end of the month who knows!!!

Have fun sorting out your clothes!

I find it really keeps me motivated. I usually do really well in diets, think sod it after a couple of weeks and end back up at squre one. I won't eat cakes, biscuits etc as I am too afraid of the consequences. I don't think it's the best way to lose weight as some fats are important eg omega...

ARe you going to be able to get the tablets prescribed again as I assume your BMI will be below 28? DO you know at which pint dr's stop prescribing?

Well done!!!!

3 lbs down this week and I've lost 5 % and also have hit the 15 stone mark - a good week all round!

That's fab news newcomer!

Cupcakes sound gorgeous but they always look so much nicer than they actually taste! I haven't asked about PCOS. I have 3 children and don't want any more so it isn't a big concern of mine. I know weight loss can really help so if I manage to ose weight and want more kids in a few years then...

Well done Kes!

Weigh in day tommorow and really hoping to hit the 15 stone mark. Had a really bad tummy ache on staurday as I ate left over roasy chicken and a quater of a peice of toast with peanut butter when I was hungover. A couple of hours after taking my kunch time tabley I had bad stomach cramps, a...

Bunny good on you having the fighting attitude! Maybe go to your higher end of the fat allowence but still within rules - the more fat you eat the more xencial will take away and reduce the calories you absorb.

That's frustrating especially when you know you have been working hard. Fingers crossed for a big loss next week to make up for it!

2lbs off for me last week so half way to target - will all go awry by the end of the month though!

Kelly - I hope your cycles sort themselves out. I always used to be regular but since putting on weight after having my son they have been unregular - at times over a week late. Am hoping losing weight will make a difference. Also get hairs on my chin like you - spend my evenings on the...

I agree with your comment Kes. Nice knickers keep finding their way into my shopping basket recently!

Good luck with slimming world. I feel like I'm doing really well on Xenical and I know I couldn't manage on will power alone but will have to face that one day!

You can often find GI diet books in the charity shop - quite often see them there!