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hello diary, well its thursday night and im still on track. got weighed at zumba last night and that 1lb has gone :) no work tomorrow so im going a long walk up to hipperholme to buy some of my favorite wine! i promised myself some Jack Rabbit as long as i walked there and back to buy it...

1.5lb is not too bad ;) just another good week under your belt and it will be like it never happened!! Cathie xXx

hey stevie! ive put one on today. but weve just got to know its not the end of the world and get straight back on it! at least we have the tools to lose. there are a lot of people out there who are desperateto lose weight and have no idea where to start! ive just ordered a salsasize dvd to do...

one on for me but didnt get weighed last week. feel like i can get it back off nxt wk :) Cathie XxX

just filled the slow cooker with a chilli for when i get home from work :) Cathie xXx

hello diary' well ive put 1 back on this week. but ive slipped up on sunday night so i cant blame anyonebut me. and i still feel in the zone. im still cc but its ok and i still feel more or less in control. on sat i bought 8 bottles of wine and theyare all still under the stairs untouched:)...

well done everyone! i didnt go to wi this week cos i got weighed at my zumba class monday night so knew i put 1lb on gonna get that off plus some more this week :) Cathie xXx

hello diary well i was nearly falling offthe slimming wagon there! losing my mojo! BUT today i got it back.i did have a good day yesterday just worked all day and didnt have time to log on. and ive been to zumba twice again :D didnt go to weigh in on tues but i got weighed at zumba on monday...

Yes thanx, Had a loverly week-end! Unfortunatly it started friday evening when i got home from work and oh had been at the jamie oliver routine in the kitchen and had even bought a bottle of wine from tescos.wot is a girl to do! then sat lunch time we set off to birmingham we ate at harvester...

morning diary went to zumba again last night,twice in a week. v.good for me. ive had a little set back though cos when i got home OH went to work and i drank 3 glasses of wine :confused: not supposed to be having any til saturday! but im not going to stress about it......just going to carry...

well done stevie. i knew you could do it :) Cathie xXx

fruit and a muller for breakfast jacket pot with cheese and beans with salad for dinner chicken breast/steak, chips and salad or veg for my tea milk for cups of tea/coffee some of the cheese scones to snack on and a few pieces of fruit. god! not very exciting! but its more than i,ve been...

Yes some evenings, i wont lie, but i just hung on and didn't give in! when i start doing green days i will have to watch my portion sizes? do you agree? Cathie xXx

Good morning diary, and wot a good morning it is!:D 3lb off and slimmer of the week!!:D really chuffed and spurred on to keep it going this week. luckily there was a lot going on at group this week so my c didnt ask me anything too probing about my week.:p im going to stick to cc til at least...

3lb off! and slimmer of the week!! am chuffed to bits!! :D Cathie xXx

3lb off and slimmer of the week!!! am absolutely over the moon :D :D will keep it going thie week Cathie xXx

Hi All WI for me in the morning!! i have been reasonably good, which is down to wise words from pommette and reading many posts and realising i am one of many Thank you Cathie xXx

Hey Sharon, I do slimming world but have not been doing well til last week when i started calorie counting my portions and then could see where i was going wrong. that and too much alcohol!! so i think im starting to change it around now i know what you mean about hating being fat i have had...

Good luck one and all got weighed at my zumba group 2night and 3lb has gone!! but it has been known to reappear over night:mad:!! so we will see Cathie xXx

good luck for tomorrow:) its my wi too. 10 2moro morn ;) feeling quietly confident :rolleyes: for us both Cathie xXx

cheers ali x and your not wrong cos just got weighed at zumba and 3lb has gone, its not my official weigh in til 2moro but ill take it!! ;) dont know wot im gonna tell my c 2moro when she asks wot ive done different feel abit guilty but i had to do something cos it just wasnt moving. and im...

i will take any loss! think i may of messed up last night! Cathie xXx

Hello Diary Sunday dinner did not go very well:rolleyes: 2 bottles of red wine was consumed by me and my sons girlfriend :( but i have drawn a line under it and will start again today hope i havent done too much damage for wi tomorrow:confused: Cathie xXx

Well done! Fantastic results you are having :) pity the mighty leeds arnt, 6-1 Watford, who knows wots happenin there!!:( good luck with the rest im sure you will do well, you seem very determined. sad leeds fan cathie xx

Good Evening Diary 10.45 and am going to bed soon. had 28g of hf cheddar on 2 slices of 400g hovis for my tea/supper and have drunk diet cloudy lemonade all the way through xfactor. oh dreamy james arthur xx sunday dinner tomorrow so hope i can cope with that. night Cathie xXx

Hello Diary Sorry i didnt post yesterday but i worked 9-6 then curled up on the couch in dressing gown and a loverly bottle of Campo Roja £4.14p at sainsburys. and so with my discountit was less than £4 so i just had to have it as it was a bargain!;) and i did calorie count it, but according...

Hi Bx Your c wont mention it in group, it was only given to me by my c in confidence when i was struggling and close to giving up sw in 2008 or 09. and she made me give her the booklet back after a week. and i lost 4lband it did turn me around alot and i got back ontrack. but i didnt tell her...

Dear Dairy Day 2 of ff going well.downloaded the cc app onto my phone and it seems that 20 units on ff is 1200 calories! so anyone wanting a boost to their weight loss could just do 5/7 days of 1200 calories to get back on track. spent so much time working that out havn't had time to think...

hello diary altered my sig 2day after some good advice i've had :):) i have to keep in a positive frame of mind, if i let it slip, the first thing i will reach for is naughty things.:party0036: hopefully my ticker will move soon and i can put some dates in :) Cathie xXx

Yea decorate the kitchen with them babes!! I might dig mine out too xxxxxxx Cathie xXx

loving you pics stevie, Yeah I had good pics of me stuck on the fridge door for ages, it helped me,you could try that ;) it all helps Cathie xXx

OH DIARY! oh diary! Well yesterday my oh made Roast Belly Pork with mash and roasted veg,stuffing and gravy! he does not cook as you know so this was very nice. I swapped the mash for new pots and made my own gravy with granules. But there was pudding and i had some :D But apart from my ff...

Dear Bx Thanx for reading my diary. unfortunatley i can not give you the ins and outs of ff as it is a slimming world tool only to be given out by your consultant at group. she will assess you on your weight and wot you need to loose and explain to you how to use ff. as it is different for each...

Hi All, Thank you for your replies to my angst :confused: But I feel I should be totally honest with you. Cards on the table. I dont think i have a problem with my portion sizes, I think I do the plan pretty well, I dont have a hankering for fatty foods and I dont have a sweet tooth. I have a...

hello all :) just reading your posts! 11 months at sw and ive lost 3lbs! so you could say im taking the scenic route or that im just cr** at self control!! 7 weeks to make a difference Cathie xXx Just wanna move my ticker:cry:

Stevie! As my c would say 'just carry on girl' if you shouldn't have lost wot u did last week then its showing this week so just keep going and you will see it next week. After 10 years at sw i know wot im talking about!!! Just wish i had willpower to do it 24/7!! Cathie xXx

hello diary Did not put on!! sts !! must be a miracle :D well i will take this as a sign. hope is not all lost! still going to do ff for as many days as i can to give myself a boost. then will try green i think cos im looking forward to making the smash garlic bread and the pea curry mmm am...

sts quite a relief really :( but today is a new day and hopefully i can get back to it ! cathie xXx

came home from zumba and trolled through loads of posts and am feeling ok. i know that 2moro i will put on but also 2moro i am starting FF and gonna do it for as many days as i can. then am gonna do red or green and measure everything that i havent been for the last few months!! and im gonna...

well done on the size 12's. just got back into 14's myslf so know how good it feels (wish it was 12's too like but hey ho!) and i'm going to pinch your magic porridge idea cos i am a cheese freak and keep eating it when i've already had my milk! cathie xXx

I have just been having a good read all over the site on all the diets and i have discovered LOADS OF RE-STARTERS!!! this makes me feel a whole lot better cos most of them are actually doing really well! So I must keep thinking positive thoughts to keep me going :) Maybe in a week or two my...

i wi on a tues morn and am not doing well at all:(. my problem is the weekends, i just cant behave myself and its too near to tues morn!!! set myself a challenge to behave for 14 days straight:eek: cathie xx

we are having steak,sw chips and salad cathie xx

dreading tomorrow. prob sts for 2nd week running (if i'm lucky) all went pear shaped over the weekend (or should i say wine bottle shaped ) :( need to cope with the weekends better!! good luck to all Cathie xXx

had full sw english yesterday morn but im back to porridge 2day :) Cathie xXx

good mornin diary, not a very good mornin actually. its all gone tits up over the weekend....again!!! :confused: i'm so rubbish on a weekend. yet i can do so well in the week.well ill find out tomorrow wot damage i've done...and then feel down for days. its a pattern i need to break. we are...

well its 9.30, oh and we are watching leeds through our fingers, and still no vino open in this house!!! Go me!! :) cathie xXx

slimming world pie and peas (pek gold baked in the oven) mint sauce and a pickled onion!! well lush cathie xXx

i've syned the condensed milk to 54 syns, the oats are 45 syns and the dried fruit is 7, so altogeather thats 106!! i would have to cut it into 50 pieces!!!! defo not makin it :o cathie

hello diary, just done a 9 - 6 at work and my little feet are hurting:(. just cooking sw pie and peas for my tea (pek gold baked in the oven,:rolleyes: but real mushy peas :)) trying to talk myself into saving my wine till 2moro night to watch xfactor with. but to be honest cos i was slightly...

i,ve been having porridge every morn for the last two weeks.35g of oats with 100ml milk and 100ml water with a pinch of salt! i am addicted! and ai dont feel hungry til lunch :) cathie xXx

Hi there, M & S have just brought out "6 mini wholemeal submarine rolls" and you can have 2, yes i said 2!! as a healthy extra on all plans!! just read it this months sw magazine. now just need to go to M&S :)

Hello Diary, just taken me 1hr and forty mins to insert a new ticker!!! so as you can see my computer talents still leave alot to be desired!!!! i am not very gadget aware and have just got a new phone :confused: a samsung galaxy and have had a lot of trouble using it:( but i wont give in like...

hi hope someone can help!!! just been told of a slimmingworld recipe for flap jack 250g oats 1 can of condensed milk light 5og of dried fruit and its supposed to be 1.5 / 2 syns per portion depending on the size of portions but it doesnt sound right to me so i would like a second opinion...

stayed the same but not unhappy about it abit relieved!! well done to all who have lost :) and the rest of us all togeather now!!WE CAN AND WILL DO THIS!!!;)

stayed the same at wi!!! wot happened there i dont know but i did get weighed in my uniform not my usual wi outfit! ;) but this morning my scales say i weigh 11.11 so that has cheered me up and i feel like ive got a bit of motivation for the week ahead. just need to get past the weekend...

Good Morning Diary Have had a bad weekend. didnt go to the party. stayed home and watched x factor instead, but still had a few drinks which then led to eating things!! on sunday made sunday dinner and a few more drinkypoos sneaked in!! but i had such a good week leading up to it so im hoping...

Hi Ali!!!:D Great to be back on tinternet!! And your still here and doin well by the looks of it:) Im on a restart :confused: but its got to be done and hopefully i could lose a stone for xmas if i can manage it!! that would be gr8!! we are going to a 50th tonight so just gonna have my tea...

just logged on to minimins after about a years gap! got a new laptop two weeks ago after months of no internet! BIG HELLO:D to Ali and any one else who remembers me... well still weigh about the same, have been in a dark place for a while now but feel that am coming through the other side. ready...

HELLO DIARY!! i am soo happy this week as i lost 3 and a half pound!!! and i feel still in the zone to have a good week this week too!! i just felt so fed up last week it gave me such a kick in the guts when my c said my overall weight loss at image therapy, just 3 and a half pound from my...

gonna make Cochifrito( lamb with lemon and garlic) out of the free recipe book that came with this month sw mag. am a bit excited!! cathie xx

need to know the protein value to wrk this one out cathie xx

need to know the pack size to work out syn value. cathie x

hello diary, yes the failure is back! 1 and a 1/2 on today, cant believe i am lettin this happen!! i just feel like an onlooker watching someone else! this cant be me! i dont know who she is but she is totally disregarding everything and doing wot the heck she wants!! but it has to stop...

is 3 slices of Weight watchers malted danish a healthy extra cos 3 slices of brown danish is and they are the same syn value per slice??? does anyone know ?? cos im sat here looking at a loaf and i want some for my dinner :8855::8855: !!!???!!! cathie xx

salmon, cous cous and salad cathie xx

hi diary, back from my hols. had a gr8 time!! put on 5 and a half pound acording to my scales on sunday morn!! but dont go to class till 2moro so see what happens there!! hopefully i can try and get stuck in cos ive got no social events planned. ;) cathie xx

congrats to pete!!! not a tin of chopped toms in sight!! will try these recipes for defo!! cathie xx

hello diary, wi day and i have LOST 1/2 a pound!! well the zumba must be doing something cos i've had a bad week!! put half on after dales wedding last week and lost it again after frannys wedding this week!! god knows how thats happened, cos its my star week too! anyway i go on holiday this...

hello diary my old friend, its good to be with you again...well not exactly...seeing as i am still stuck at the same weight!!! due to the fact i have been having a whale of a time when i am supposed to be reining it in! I havent lost a pound for 4 weeks! still doing the zumba twice a week but...

slimming world chilli in my slow cooker since 8.30 this morn mmmm cathie c

i've stayed the same:) could and should of been alot worse! cathie c

hello diary! god knows how long it is since ive been on here but i know its tooo long! i am soo panickkking:eek::eek::eek: hen do on sat and nothing to wear!!! left it and left it thinking i would lose loaddds of weight but no! am still about the same:confused: so i have to sort it out...

mornin diary well at wi 2day i lost 3lb! and got sotw! so the zumba is paying off and also i have gone back to red and green days cos extra easy is not so easy for me!!:doh: i know where ive been going wrong! ee is something free on green with some thing free on red and plenty of super free...

at wi 2day i lost 3lb's :faint2::faint2::faint2: very much due to alot of :banana dancer::banana dancer::banana dancer:Zumbaring! and sticking to red and green days!! got sotw too!!

hello diary feelin alot better about myself 2day!! got on th scales yesterday and ive lost 1 and a half since tues so hopefully im in for a loss at wi!! me and oh are going for a weekend away ON OUR OWN!!! july 23rd i can not wait :):):) we're only going up to carlisle but i don't...

chicken and lamb curry in my slow cooker (hope theres some left for me when i get home from work) cathie x

lost 1/2 today at wi, just happy its not a gain cathie x

hey diary well i have finally faced reality and moved my ticker!!:cry: at wi today i lost 1/2 a pound, which brings my grand total to:sad0071: 5.5lb's and that half i lost can only be down to the 3 zumba classes ive been to this week! i havent been able to post cos ive felt very low. but i...

ready to eat prawns with salad :)

hello diary had some wine last night so cant stick to that one!! thought i'd get that out in the open:break_diet: but going to zumba again tonight, have decided to go to 2 classes a week, try to cut down on the vino collapso:rolleyes: and see if i can lose some weight! wouldn't that be...

put one on in group this morn! but should of been more and started zumba last night so could do better nxt week :) cathie xx

hello diary long time no write!! ;) have been abit busy with poorly animals and poorly son, but have to admit i have also not felt like posting as i have nothing possitive to put :( have also put a pound on at group this morn but up until sunday morn i was expecting alot more so am not...

the hotel we stay at is ultra all inc with 24 hr bar, sherwood breezes. and im sure the others are too.

we've been to lara beach for the last 2 years, all inc, and its amazing!! we used to do self catering in side and alanya but it the prices started going up so it was cheaper to do all inc. we brought back 3/4 of our spending money this year and last so could afford a week on the norfolk broads...

does any one have the recipe for chicken nuggets made with smash?? cathie x

hello diary i have been back nearly a week but have not had time to post!! came home to a poorly dog :( thankyou ali for your post but sadly i had already weighed myself..... 10 mins after entering the house :(:( and had put 9lbs on but at weigh in today it was only 4lbs :rolleyes: so back...

wi today put 4lbs on, not to bad cos when i got back from my hols last wed i'd put 9 on by my scales:eek: back on it today with some rhubarb my friend brought to group for me wot she grows in her garden :) cathie xx

Well hello diary Here I am again in sunny turkey!! Been to a waterpark today and they only fed us once so I am starvin marvin!!! Cathie xx

Well diary here I am on my hols!! Eaten too much!! Drunk toooo much!! Feel like the size of a whale!! Had to buy some gaviscon!!!! Over doin it for England, should be an Olympic event, I could win gold!!!! Havin a gr8 time;) Cathie xx

had a bad week too! but after wi 2moro im going to the airport and flying away!! so not had much motivation this week been to excited :) cathie xx

hello diary well hols 2moro and we are all sooo excited!!! :family2: packin 2nite !!!;);) i havent been v good, eaten ok but had a few glugs of wine, even though when we went for the curry the place wasnt licenced!!! bought a bottle on the way home god im so rubbish!! just cant feel...

i put one on and going by what ive done since tues i will prob do it again next tues :cry: cathie xx

according to the sw calender the july issue is due out on the 26th of may cathie xx

Hello Diary Hey Ali! the whole family is leeds fans cept saras new hubby mike who is a spurs fan (well someone has to as we all keep tellin him!) it was a good day and we enjoyed the tour :) my sara is back from her "minimoon" they went to lake windermere but are going to take their...

hello diary, i feel knackered!! had my granddaughter all day and she is wearin me out :zz: at the mo she is at the kitchen table glitterin and stickin and colourin a charlie and lola magazine. she keeps tellin me where she needs glue!! 2moro i have to go on a tour round leeds utd football...

i had salmon with new pots and salad mmmmmm my favorite!! i do it in foil in the oven with the schwartz cajun shotz and a splash of lemon juice. cathie xx

i go to food news first and see if there is any thing new for us!! cathie xx

mornin diary, nothin much goin on at the mo :sigh: feelin a bit flat after the wedding, all that stress wore me out!! funny though, when we got up on the mornin of the wedding i did not feel nervous at all!! the big knot in my tummy had gone! we just drove to the hotel and got settled in...

managed to upload some pics if you would like to look :love047:!! cathie xxx

lost half a pound!! miracle!!

hi diary!!! well my sara's wedding was fantastic and we all really enjoyed it :) it was a wonderful day and my sara looked beautiful!! better than the lass on friday in my opinion!! i will attempt to put some pics on at some point so you can see for yourself:) and i got weighed this mornin...

well diary, one day to go!! was waxed to within an inch of me life yesterday, gonna have a spray tan in an hour :eek::eek::eek: never had one of them before!! then cook a nice steak for tea. and then probably spend the rest of the evening dying for a glass of vino!!:party0036: cathie xx

im havin salmon new pots and salad my fav! cathie xx

never mind luv the thing with illness is you can't do anything about it so just jump back on the plan and forget about it :) cathie xx

yeh imagine being kate middletons mum !! :eek::eek::eek: now that really would be funny farm time for me :eek::eek: gonna think that for the rest of the week and think myself lucky!! ;);) the tickets for turkey have just arrived!!! kissing the postman!!! cathie xx

mornin diary, just come back from class and yes i have gained 1 and a 1/2. nearly didnt go at all but i would still have to pay so i thought i may as well. glad i did really cos group is just full of my friends and that is wot you need when things are gettin tough!! we had no image therapy as...

sorry didn't see you question :) i had salmon with green beans and a jacket pot with a bowl of salad then some ice cream. cathie xx

just got back from wi and it was 1 and 1/2 on:sigh: and my c had done us a royal wedding buffet with all low syn treats :love047: the diet lemonade with berries from asda is lush! cathie

make the 1/2 syn roularde and take some to work :) cathie x

my oh took me to a havester last night and every thing on the menu has its calorie content even the sauces on the salad bar. i found it very useful. but after my 2nd glass of wine i had a pudding!!:D cathie xx

i also am dreadin wi 2moro! thanks to :17729: and the 2 bottles of red wine ive had this weekend!! cathie xx

mornin diary, things are not working out like i planned! as if they ever would :sigh: i have been doing very badly since friday:sigh: but i have to say i have had a very nice weekend ;) but its not over yet as they're all coming here for dinner today, im cooking so you would think that i will...

steak, new pots and salad

went out for a carvery last night, din't have a yorkshire, only had 2 glasses of wine, thats my meal out for the week so should have a good week now! cathie xx

curry made with pataks balti paste in my slow cooker. cos im working till 6 tonight and i will be starvin marvin when i get in!!!

mornin diary! thanx ali for your support :) this morn im feelin less :8855:and more:wee: maybe i need abit of :psiholog: i been so up and down this last few weeks, i should go book in with catherine zeta jones!! but thanx to ali and others:thankyou: for tellin me how it is. i think im over the...

i sts this week suppose its luck really cos sunday and yesterday were baaaaadddd :o cathie x

Hey diary and Ali yes i fell off but not till sunday night so i have maintained at wiegh in this morn :o i have this awful feelin all the time, a little vioce is sayin to me "youve all ready failed so wot is the point" but my friends at class this morn were all sayin just stick with it you...

i think i am losing it diary!! have been good since thurs but the feeling that i'm gonna fall off this weekend is loomin large!! i'm on my own again tonight and i dont know how ill do!! i was at work at 7 this morn so hopefully ill be tired enough to just slope off to bed early :rolleyes: 14...

they are havin fish,chips and peas and i am havin salmon, new pots, carrots and green beans.

good luck keava!! Crikey 2 weddings and im all in a lather about 1 :eek: you've started early enough to get where you want to be, i just wish i had :( i havent buckled down till recently, and i and everyone on this site will help you if you need it :) all i would say is its 12 months off BUT...

hello diary had a few syns too many last night. so ive just written down wot i'm gonna eat right up till sunday, and when i finish work at 6 i'm gonna do my big shop and buy it all!! how focused is that!!;) hope it all goes to plan!! just tried my dress for wedding on again this morn, and...

steak and kidney pie out of last months mag :)

hello diary wi day!! and i put 1 back on but under the circumstances that is just a minor hiccup! so im ok with it and thinking that i should have a good week now . just need to keep myself under control :crazy::8855::silly: and keep off the vino:party0036: !! heres hopin!!:rolleyes: cathie xx

1 on for me but its ok could of been alot worse and i am over my bad feelings last week and am not going out this week so should be ok :rolleyes: cathie xx

:airplane::airplane::airplane::airplane: talking to minimins has cheered me up!! support from ali and knowing others reading this know how i feel really helps :) in 5 weeks i will be on a beach in turkey! so i am gonna pick my sorry arse up and get it into gear! so what if theres only 2 more...

we are havin sunday dinner cos i didn't make it yesterday!

i have had an up and down week so not confident for 2moro cathie xx

hello diary long time no see! l know! havent had a good week :wave_cry: my monthly didnt come and its sent me a bit off the plot, not diet wise, mental wise:crazy: and i know i havent lost any weight so am feeling pretty sh***y. so its either im starting with the change or worry!! so now...

ready meal (sw friendly one) cos im workin this aft cathie xx

well done! :553: congrats!! cathie xx

dear diary i was naughty last night :sigh: oh had to go to work and left me with bottle of wine in the kitchen and no will power! :D but i dont feel to guilty this morning only worried about slipping some poundage back on!! so i am gonna take the dog a long walk shortly and 2moro morning...

supposed to be going to carvery with son and his girlfrind, could be abit sticky!!;) cathie xx

yeh i daren't try on the jeans when out shopping to avoid disappointment but i have got into some that were too small at home ;) cheers for your support ali:) cathie xx

hey hey i feel v. good!! 4 and a half pound off!! got my stone award AND am down into the next stone bracket where i have not been since 2008:eek: so happy days!! BUT i am worried for this week now! wot do i eat? doing ff for the week could be like when you are ill and you dont eat...

well i've lost 4 and 1/2 and am made up. just worried about the week to come now!!

yeh lola we had goody bags and i had a flashing sash (which i couldn't say after the 6th bottle of champers on the train) the other girls baked sara a willy cake and made her carry round a blow up man AND made her wear a bangle holding 6 helium bride to be balloons, poor thing but she did...

good luck everyone for 2moro!!;) cathie xx

salmon in cajun spices new pots and green beans. yummy!!;)

keep it goin lola cathie xx

hello diary day 7 of doing ff so its my last day 2day wahoo!!:) managed really well just fell off once on thurs eve had a bottle of wine but i didnt eat anything naughty with it so am quite happy:) oh got his suit for the wedding 2day and my son got measured for his usher out fit on sat morn...

good morning diary, well i went back to work yesterday so its all back to normal now,no hols left for a while. on tues my consultant gave me the ff plan for this week and also told me to have a go at success express for a week or two after. just to help me back on track and boost my weight...

i think they are 4 and a half syns

oh i wasn't that bladdered on sat night, and an enormous donner kebab with extra garlic and chilli sauce soaked it all up loverly:rolleyes::rolleyes: cathie xx ps well done for 2day xx

you dont cook couscous you put it in a pan of boiling water till it absorbs it all (about 5 mins) cathie x

no ali will not forget it in a hurry!! yes back off the booze after being naughty last night:17729::7834: !! 2 bars of cadbury choc and 1 bottle jacobs creek ;) cathie xx

haddock fillet coated in ainsley harriots lemon and parsley cous cous with sw chips and salad, just use a beaten egg to get the couscous to stick to the fish and bake in the oven :)

well hello diary i am back where do i start? the hen weekend did not exactly go to plan but i did have a brill time. it was just the beginning and the end that was ruined but in the middle we had a whale of a time so will have some good memories. we got on the train at leeds for a 1 hour...

mornin all 1 and 1/2 on for me :( but theres my birthday and a hen weekend in that so :) not bad considerin!! back on it big time today :copon:get myself sorted out big time!!! cathie xx ps good luck everyone else ;)

why? wot is it?

yehhh just been waxed to within an inch of my life!!! put my fake tan on!!!! goin up to newcastle for some newkie brown!! see you all later;););) cathie xx;)xx

mornin diary thanx ali i did 'sod it! its my birthday' unfortunately it went on for 2 days!:party0036: so 2day i have to pull it back, but its the hen night 2moro which will start at lunch time when we catch the train to newcastle. so i will have to get back on it again sunday afternoon when i...

hi sharlet dont worry, try being optomistic. like thinking the end of may is still 8 or 9 weeks away which is plenty of time to lose 10 to 15lb and when you get back to work you can carry on losing those last few pounds that gets you where you want to be! :) i myself have just blown it the...

thanx lola and ali just been shoppin and got steak and salad for tea. tried on 2 pairs of shoes in faith at debenhams, couldn't make my mind up so bought both! hoorah for 50% off days at debenhams:D:D shh dont tell anyone but its my bday 2moro:break_diet:!! wot do i do? cos i am gonna...

hey lola, the sun is out here too! and i won slimmer of the week in class this mornin :eek: the prize is a humungous bag of fruit which i am gonna make a fruit salad with to eat all week before i get on the train on sat for the hen night! damage limitation here i come! hope your feelin a...

another 2lb off for me today and i have moved my ticker which i was very excited about :D havin been waitin to do it soooo long:clap::clap: cathie xx;)xx

hello there all wi today and i have lost 2lb again :) just cant remember how to alter my ticker! off to work it out! cathie x

hi lolapink wondered where you were:sigh: come on girl just jump back on that horse and keep on going:):) no time to lose cathie xx

today i found green tea with vanilla at lidl and its v nice :) cathie x

they are half price at sainsburys til at least tues cathie x

hello diary, long time no see! but i have been workin. yesterday i was dressed up at work for comic relief, for 8 hours :eek: ! and on the hour every hour we did YMCA as the manager played it over the tannoy!!!:D it was quite a fun day but very knackerin:D and i should of danced a pound off...

well done:):) and everyone else too! we are on our way:D

mornin diary and thanx lolapink and ali, your comments do help.:):) so i am going a long walk this morn with my mate salli and the dog then this afternoon i am going back to work :happy036: so i should burn some cals 2day. and i have to sort my outfit for friday as i have to dress up for...

i got some elmwood hot and spicy chicken chunks (free on ee and red) from the co-op and put it in a co-op wholemeal pitta with salad v nice cathie xx

i am cookin shepherds pie with my portion covered with suede and carrot mash and cabbage cos i am havin a red day cathie xx

doesn't sound to good, hope you feel better soon :wave_cry: cathie xx

hey lolapink :) just wanted to say cheers for your support and i have lost 2lb at my wi 2day thanx cathie xx

hello diary well wi day and i have lost 2lb thought it would be more with sticking to plan 100% and no alcohol:( but i am not going to think about that i am gonna concentrate on 2lb off and how i could make it more this week! after all i have been on hol from work for a week, and at work...

mornin tues weighers :) i have lost 2lb this week so my ticker is officially correct now (phew) i did think it would be more because of wot i have gone without this week but im gonna try alternate red and green this week. i have a feeling i cant do the ee very well:( cathie xx

good morning diary, well today its day 7 and i am quite happy with myself. apart from a few hidden syns that may of crept in i've done 100%. i could of been better with my exercise but the weather has been against me and jillians shred dvd is a no go for me. its too high impact i have decided...

blast those mini bottles!! 4 for £5 at morrisons!! yes i have fallen into that trap in the past!! ooohh i'll only drink one (me thinks) and they will last a week. noo they last about 2 hours and 15 mins max!!! BEWARE THE MINI BOTTLES!! (bet you enjoyed them;))

come on all! half way through another week. hope you've all been doin well only 2 full days to go! im not dreadin wi as much as last week, hope i still feel same tues morn. cathie x

2moro we will be mostly havin sw sunday dinner;)

hi lolapink just wanted to thank you for saying that bout your mum and rosemary conley. ;) i have had to give up my 30 day shred cos its to high impact for my bad heel (and ive really hurt my shoulder) so ive dug out my ms conley dvd and can manage it fine (with ibuprofen) ;) cheers cathie x

i am gonna have to admit defeat by jillian:( i went on to stage 2 on fri morn and i have hurt my shoulder doing the walk out into a press up! and i have a problem with my left heel and jillian is aggrevating it ! :( so i am gonna dig out my rosemary conley and do her every day.. its those...

thanx ali so jealous bout your glass of red:( but i can have some soon (so i keep tellin myself) i will be drinkin on the hen night thats in 2 weeks, and then at the weddin thats in 7 weeks, then on the beach in turkey thats in 9 weeks :) and i will so enjoy my holiday. especially if i have...

bacon,scrambled eggs,mushrooms,beans and 2 slices of wholemeal bread. will need help gettin off chair!! :D

we are havin steak, jkt pots and salad hungry now!!

dear diary well its sat afternoon and i am still going strong:) neeeeaaarly fell off last night but managed to stay focused, made the smash pizza for my tea :( but it went in the bin!i didnt do it right and it just stayed as smash so i could't get it off the bakin tray:( very nearly walked...

well diary going to bed shortly and i have managed another day of 100% so thats day 3:D 17 to go did my shred but then not much else exercise wise, hope 2moro weather will be better and i can get out with the dog. and my wii game should come. still feel motivated which i am glad about:D...

i have found a pack of mr mash at the back of my cupboard and just been on the sw web site and it is syn free also. this pack cost me 28p at homebargains a while ago (i have checked the date and its ok;)) so will try it tomoz!! great news about tom puree when i make sw chilli thats the only...

it was for the whole tin sos i should of put that! :D cathie x

syns on line says 4 syns on red and ee and 26 on green cathie x

yes its 1/2 a syn. i looked it up last week cathie x

yeh lolapink, but then again if you dance the night away you'll burn loads of calories ;) ha ha cathie x

pasta n sauce with salad cathie x

i made it with sainsburys bgty onion and chive cott cheese but put my cheese allowance on top then realised i would have to eat the lot and couldn't share it! wot a shame:( cathie xx;)xx

i am making steak and kidney pie out of the magazine, but cooking the filling in my slow cooker. the smell is driving me nuts! cathie xx

hi ali yeh i know wot you mean my daughter said bring a bottle of champagne for the train up to newcastle everyone else is so i will be taking a little one cos i will be asleep before we get there lol:) cathie x

hey lolapink! good on ya girl! :) heres a good one for ya my oh said if i stick to the plan 100%,no alcohol, and do my shred dvd every day for the next 20 days hes gonna give me some cash for the hen weekend :)wahoo!! so i'm gonna get paid to lose weight!! how can i not cock that up...

hey just started level 2 of the dreaded shred today and it was haaaard for me. but if it was easy it wouldn't work jillian is a b**** but goood! cathie xx:character00116:xx

mornin diary:) i feel realllly gooood today! tada :) yesterday after wi i did not buy any alcohol in my shopping! so for the first time in a lonnnng time i had no treat night on weigh in day!! so i can do it, and ive just proved it. on wi day i have about 60-70 syns so for the rest of the...

no defo not red wine is my downfall lager is yuk so wots the point of low alcohol version lol :D cathie xx

dont worry i wont give in :D i am a glutton for punishment! cathie :D xx

hi sharlet i hope you can get yourself back in the mode and stick with it;);) (and the garlic lean mice from jennyc sound delich and a very small treat!) luv cathie xx;)xx

betty crockers shake to bake average each 6 syns on all plans hope this helps its the only one i could find cathie x

just got back from group and i have gained 1lb:(:( but i am not going to harp on about this week cos we had a really good group today and when image therapy got round to me i beared my soul (again) and so i have to lose this week!! but im not going out this week so there is only me to stop...

dear diary hello all and thankyou lolapink for lookin in on me:) sorry ive been quiet for a few days had relatives to stay and the computer is in the livin room and someone would have been reading over my shoulder!! so ive been chompin at the bit with no way of venting!!!! ive been to wi...

hi sharlet on red and green plans you can have 2 a's and 2 b's so can be easier cathie x

evening diary yesterday i went to debenhams and tried some dresses on for wedding:(:(:(:(:tear_drop::tear_drop: god it made me feel baaaaaad:tear_drop::tear_drop::tear_drop: by the time my daughter came to stay at ours (her oh went on his stag do to magaluf) i was well on the way to ane...

oh lolapink, please try not to feel so bad, we are all rubbish at one time or another. i have 8 weeks to lose a stone and every week something is happening to stop me! i am going to have to not drink, unless havin a night out (which ive got 3 this month) and exercise to within an inch of my...

ps did shred dvd :( legs like jelly!!:D

hello diary did well yesterday :) tick another day off now 2day is tricky shopping this morn so lunch will have to be spudulike and ive made bolognese in the slow cooker for this evening but my daughter is sleeping as her oh is starting his stag do at their house tonight so alcohol may be...

good to know cheers cathie xx

just restarted my 30 day shred after being poorly:( feel abit wobberly!!! never mind 29 days to go hay ho:) just found my fitness coach, dance workout for the wii. could do this as well as a bit of light relief from gillian;):D may see if i can buy it today. was hoping to get zumba for the...

mine are getting a curry 2nite cos my daughter is sleeping so ive just filled my slow cooker with bolognese for me, should do me three meals!!;) cathiexx;)xx

sorry for your loss keeping busy is the best thing x cathie x

hello diary managed to have a good day yesterday and just put slow cooker on for tea so just lunch to think about am gonna go for a long walk with evie in a bit i have to push her in the buggy so uses more energy( my granddaughter who i childmind 2 days a week, my other granddaughter nicole...

cant be arsed cathie xx:)xx

well done you:) i did it for 8 days then had to stop due to acute broncitus and i must get back into it cos im going on a hen night to newcastle with 14 20somethings who will all be thin and slinky:( 10 inches would be brill:):) well done cathie xx;)xx

just filled the slow cooker with neck of lamb,carrots,onion and some chopped toms, and added rosemary, 2 tsp of horseradish sauce and salt and pepper. now just have to wait 8 hrs!! just hope its nice cos my success with slow cooker has been minimal:( cathie xx:(xx

oh yes so quick it goes on so slow it comes off!!:(

good mornin diary last night i was v v v bad :(:( and i know i am going out on sun eve so i am really gonna have to pull it back for the nxt 4 days. it is my * week so i might be ok :sigh: back to work this aft and its going to be very hard its the last shift with my friend who is retiring...

jkt pot cheese and beans ;) cathie xx;)xx

when we were in the queue at toby carvery a few weeks ago one of the chefs came out and put half a pack of butter on each of the bowls of veg!! that was a shock for me as we go there because i do slimming world and i think im doing so well not having a yorkshire and a tiny drop of gravy!! its...

p.s i am not movin my ticker down to 9lb because i am determind i will be movin it the other way nxt week!!;);)!! cathie xx;)xx

good morning diary and wot a good day it is :) at wi 2day i lost 1/2 a pound:):) which was a b***** miracle and so has inspired me to try EXTRA hard this week. i must save my treat night for the weekend cos i am going to a retirement curry with girls from work on sun eve. i know i can do...

just got back from wi and ive lost 1/2 a pound!!! well chuffed as i was expecting a gain cathiexx:)xx

i had beef and tomato roll and then made 1/2 syn roularde for afters but forgot to put the baking powder in so does that make it syn free? brill!! cathiexx;)xx

well its wi 2moro all and im nervous AGAIN!!! :eek: cant wait for the week when i log on to here and write "cant wait for wi 2moro!" but im hoping it wont be long now cos its 4 wks to hen do 9 wks to wedding and 12 wks to holiday in turkey. these weeks are going down faster than my...

mornin diary got on the scales this morn and ive lost since sat. wahoo! hope it still shows at wi 2moro:sigh: my boy has gone back to school and me and evie are off to playgroup so its back to old routine. might do me good cos school hols always seem to throw me off. i dont do as much! seem...

i am making shepherds pie, with mash topping but a third if the mash being suede and carrot mash for me:) and tinned veg.

hello diary I DIDN'T DO WELL ON FRIDAY!! :break_diet: right thats out of the way and we wont mention it again :o but i have done well 2day and yesterday :) so just 2moro to go before wi so i plan to walk back from playgroup in the morn ( 2 miles) and then make the 1/2 syn roularde. then...

mornin diary everything seeems to be going ok this week, no alcohol since tues, less than 10 syns weds and thurs. im doing ee and havent felt hungry yet.but,....oh has just offered to take me out for a meal 2nite!!:sigh: we have the night to ourselves:sigh: wot if i stick to plan aalll day...

afternoon diary and hello to ali thankyou for your reply:) i have had a look at your diary and it does ring a bell with me (defo the red wine as that is my downfall) after being weighed on a tues i always have red wine in the eve:break_diet: and i always wish i hadn't weds morn :sigh: well...

my c has brought sainsburys no added suger cranberry juice to class today and told us it is free:D its not the chilled type so i can now officially believe it :D wahoo cathie xxx

sharlet, its a loss, dont feel bad just carry on your good work and it will come off nxt wk :hug99: i put on but left group feelin happy cos one of our ladies got 'biggest loser' of our group and she had brought in her old black trousers from when she joined last xmas before losing 5 stone...

mornin diary wi this morn and 1.5ib gain :wave_cry: have to say was not a shock, maybe it could of been worse :ashamed0005: i havent done my shred dvd for 8 days, must start that again this week. just bought the new mag form group so am gonna read that and write a shoppin list. i'm not at...

mornin tues weighers, well i only put 1.5lb on :o:o:o was expectin 2 at least so i am happy ;) start another week and hope i can do better wish eveyone luck xx cathie xx

thankyou sharlet;) but when i first joined sw i lost 2 stone and got to target in 5 months oh happy days:o:o but that means I KNOW I CAN DO IT so why cant i? cathie xx

poor you alfsmummy:wave_cry: well its not lookin good for a few of us 2moro so lets draw a line........ that old chestnut!! ______________________________ there is the line lets start again 2moro ;) love cathie xx

yeh sharlet we definitley do put pressure on ourselves! it was 12 months to my daughters wedding when she told me now its 2!! and i have lost 10lbs of the 24 i need in 10 months:( so ive got 2 months to lose the other 14!! pressure WOT PESSURE :eek::eek::eek::eek: good job i see the funny...

hey sharlet:) wots worse as well is i have been doin ok till last 14 days an some at my group have been sayin "oh your on your way now cathie" and they sort of think im doin well (god knows why!) an i feel like im lettin them down abit now:( cathie xx

to mumlisa well if you fell off abit im sure you'll be ok cos your previous weeks are great and you are allowed a little wobble;) cathie xx

that fantastic:):) a great weight lose will spur you on cathie xx

hello diary:(:( i know what your thinking! where the h*** have you been? weellll i had to go to bed early sunday night and didn't get up till this aft at 2.30!!! i thought i was feeling better but i was very wrong:mad::mad: oh has been makin me food for 2 days (not very good but at least...

we've just had the donner kebab recipe with pitta and salad. we all liked it so i will make it again:D luv cathie xx

anyone nervous about 2moro?:( i didn't go last week and have been poorly, some days i havn't ate much and 2 days oh made my meals:eek::eek: i think ive put 2 on goodluck everyone else luv cathie xx

thank you for you support the other night ali :) i did manage to go to bed early. i feel abit better now and was planning to start today with a long walk with the dog,but got up to snow:chores016: i think ill be getting my wellies on!! pierce has very nicely put my half stone on my sig...

2nd visit of the day feeling abit close to the edge :eek::eek: not had much sleep for last 2 nights and am just thinking a couple glasses of wine might be just wot i need:confused: but i must fight the feeling if i go on the shop for some wine a. i will not stop at 2 glasses b. i will eat...

i still cant get my award on:cry::cry::cry: wot am i doing wrong:cry::cry: ive even asked pierce but ive got nowhere:cry::cry::cry:

am luck cos i get weighed at 9.30 on a tues morn, alot of my group tend to bring their breakfast with them, i do too when i remember, or buy a hf bar

many moons ago sainsburys ready meal 'rumbledethumps' was free on a green day!! ahh those were the days;) so i've made my own for tea. left over cabbage from yesterday with some mashed suede and potato and a dry fried onion. mix it all togeather with your cheese allowance and stick in the oven...

hello all well my chest infectio n took a turn for the worse yesterday and i ended up at the docs i've got acute broncitus so no wonder i couldn't do my exercise and felt like s***!! so im on antibiotics and off work for a week. :cry::cry: on the plus side, i cant drink :sigh: and if im at...

good morning diary, well i have just chickened out of wi and decided to go into work early instead!!:( wot a failure i am this week :( after meal out with oh on sunday i then ended up going out again last night :(:( my son was 12 yesterday and he wanted to go for a curry :sigh: so we did...

morning all, well i have officially chickened out cos i've sent my c a txt and told her i've got to work instead!! which is in part true ;) but i would actually have time to go jump on the scales first. but no i know the result already and i dont need to hear it out loud so i'll just whisper...

thanku :clap:

can anyone help me put my sw 1/2 stone award on my ticker? i've tried to copy and paste it from the sw website through the ticker but it just leaves a little red x in a box:( cheers cathiec xx