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Smashing - well done - join the happy club!

:D Well just about half way, and started to feel it would never happen, but it did, and it months since I have felt confident enough to post on here, so thought I would share my good news. So happy.

I have days like these. My favourite snack to keep it under control is cous cous with roasted veg, feels like another meal but it is free and gorgeous.

I am a sucker for the Kelloggs Fibre dark chocolate and nut bars. Not the cheapest and you can have one as a HEX B , but SO worth it for a treat and indulgent feel. :)

Yep - not looking like a 20 something these days, but I figure anyone who gets close enough to see shouldn't be thinking about those bits and should concentrate on your smile.....

Did he realise it was food he stole? I thought it was more like loft insulation.... ;)

Whats done is done - this is a great time to get motivated and on track. Those few pounds will fall away with a few simple changes and no more temptations of Christmas! Good luck.

Mmm - agree with foils parcels, throw in oven with lemon and herbs - just scrum...especially with SW chips...

Good luck - always great to be excited about the new you - enjoy the journey!!

Lots of soup on standby helps me deal with the days of endless temptation.....

Roast chicken dinner with sneaky stuffing - no one's watching!

Safe, boring and predictable, but damn tasty chilli con carne and rice... :)

scallops, puree garden peas and mash - come on!

Mince pie binned - hooray! - and thanks for saving me 4.5 syns!

I am looking at a mince pie. Its looking back at me. Since no one else in my family like them its either eat it or bin it. Right - off to bin it and go and make an early tea to take off the craving...scallops, pea puree and mash...mmm....

Hi - and well done on your loss. I had hypnotherapy years ago for weight loss. At the time had a lot of emotional baggage. It really helped me sort out a few things. I broke a few connections I had with food and emotion, and still benefit. My weight gain only went wrong when I had kids - and...

Oo - I am one of those newbies who is in awe! Just a pipe dream, so wonderful to see someone make it. Well done on your consistent efforts. A sticker to be proud of..... :))

Where is the weight hiding for the week?!

Super congratulations!! I'm sitting here smiling - and I don't even know you !!

I am really surprised at this thread. Anything said directly to me at a meeting would have put me off joining. There are over 100 in our group, so no chance of individual questions, but I would have thought the only goal should be 0-2lbs, or it verges on unsustainable or even unhealthy. Grrr...

WELL DONE! And I think that little dance you did just made sure next week will be good too! Keep boogying :))

I agree with Judi, just logging on here and reading some posts can fire you up. Just when I feel weak, I make a point of reading success stories and looking at before and after pictures to remind me of my dream...

Not hit enough posts to be able to thank you all, but thank you - I'm on cloud 9 tonight, and I love coming home to log on to minimins and share the highs and lows. Great support..... (still smiling!)

The beginning of a hugely rewarding journey - enjoy the ride!

I can't think when I was last proud of me - for anything - so this I want to share.... I have just lost my first stone, and slimmer of the week for icing on the cake (syn free of course). For years I have battled, then a fabulous friend dragged me to my group, and I have been loving every minute...

I used to have my own business selling lingerie, and have yet to find a woman happy with the complete package, so regardless of my own fears, have to keep reminding myself to love myself just the way I am, as there never seems to be the happy ending we all dream of. Great underwear works...

Yep - feels like confession time - I go at least once in morning and at bedtime. And that motivates me to keep on track. Couldn't imagine having no idea and turning up to group for an unknown surprise. Luckily my scales seem to agree with SW, so no major shocks, and I'm not changing the...

Sue - I am in awe of your will power. Sadly wine remains my one great vice. I have cut back dramatically, but now just make sure when I drink I savour it, and think about it (and I try and treat myself to a bit more of an expensive bottle rather than anything 'on special', so i treat it with...

I had headaches for two weeks, and felt pretty rough. Definitely felt like withdrawal symptoms. I kept eating a lot, and to date would say the days I eat more, I do better. After a couple of weeks, it all balanced out - and now I am very happy with how I feel. It almost scared me how much...

Just discovered Waitrose half fat sausages are only 2 syns each - and get great reviews according to this website Tried & Tasted: Sausages - now all I need to do is remortgage the house and find a Waitrose and we are in business...... till then its Quorn sausages for me....

I am sure my Mum offers me rubbish food to make herself feel better about her bad habits. It is like emotion and food have always gone together. If you're sad - eat - if you are celebrating - eat - etc etc. I haven't told anyone in my family I am on Slimmers World, as I can't stand the false...

Well done on your amazing progress to date. How about trying a complete new menu this week of stuff you haven't had for ages just to try and freshen it up? Either way I am in awe of you, and am sure your original target will be achievable with just a last dig in.

I have to eat around 3-4pm, something decent, even if it like a 2nd lunch, just to make sure I don't get nibbles, or eat too much at night. It has really helped take off hunger pangs which lead to quick and regretful decisions standing in the kitchen. My favourite snack is cous cous with...

I use the fat free natural yoghurt to make mash creamy - matter of taste, but one I really like now that milk and butter are a bit decadent. When I get to target, I will look forward to butter dripping on toast, crumpets, ciabatta - mmm - dreaming here - think I have just remembered how I got...

Glad I read this - after the crap group this morning, I left so hacked off that no one listens to the C, and just chatters. I think the morning group is treated like a coffee morning and social. I keep reading about support from group - I don't think there is any. No one in the room has tried...

I drank every night before I started SW 6 weeks ago. Cutting back drink on its own had proved unsuccessful. As I have progressed, I just find I want to drink less as the end goal of getting some shape back into this old body of mine is more important to me. I don't think anything is good or...

Feel emotional just thinking what you're going through - think all these posts sum it up - but totally agree about taking any action, and talking it through in a calm moment. These aren't normal times, and everyone reacts differently. I am sure men go through cycles of their own. I have long...

My consultant was away today, and did arrange cover, but it was such shambles, it has certainly not put me in the right frame of mind to face the week. No notice would have driven me nuts - i would rather they just gave you a free week off in advance if that was the only option.

When I lost weight pre children I started at 13st 2lbs and hated myself. After 5 very challenging years and battling life with two disabled children, my weight gained. I have finally started the journey to deal with it again with SW, I have only lost 9lbs so far, and bigger than I was last...

I have a few little treats up my sleeve if I end up having a syn free day by tea time, then I will have an Options Hot Chocolate at bedtime, or maybe a glass of wine. Either way I think a syn free day is just too dull, and life is too short not to live a little.

chilli and rice - can't go wrong....

That's tomorrow's tea sorted - thanks!

Four weeks in and finding it much easier to go without as much wine. My doctor would be proud of me. Starting to find more pleasure in using syns to have lovely meals. Think a good strategy is to spend more on a decent bottle, and have less of it....

I hardly ate any eggs till SW - so weird you start to lost weight by adding in high cholesterol...ho hum - ours is not to question why?!

prawn and pea risotto - happy days

I almost find the harder days are when I eat less, I need to remind myself to eat, especially breakfast. My husband can't believe how much more I have eaten in the four weeks since I started, and 8lbs have come off with relative ease. I love this - so much easier than WW!

What a great way of seeing fabulous progress. You are doing brilliantly, and its a real motivation to me to see how well you are doing. Keep going!

Thanks everyone for making me feel normal - so I shall enjoy my Saturday night with the girls guilt free :)

Thanks Michelle, and well done on your great progress.....

New to SW but so far seem to be saving syns for wine - is this destined for failure? The one habit I have found hard to break. It has helped me moderate drinking but not sure its what SW would approve of!

I was intimidated by everyone making big losses. My first week done now 2lbs down, but it felt a bit of an anticlimax compared to others at 5 - 8lb loss. Keep chipping a way. Slowly slowly catches the monkey.....