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There's no rubbish in my cupboards. I don't buy any crap when I do weekly shopping, it's all veg, quorn, homemade soup ingredients etc. My weakness is then most evenings, because there's nothing "nice" in, I'll drive out to a garage/supermarket and buy crap or buy a takeaway because I can't be...

I began dieting at beginning of January 2011. I lost 97lbs (just under 7 stone) within the year, the first 5 stone came off quite easily within about 7 months, the last 2 stone I really struggled with plateau's and eventually give up. I need to lose about 12 stone, so I was over half way there...

Another newbie to Exante here. Starting tomorrow. Lost a lot of weight last year but have been yoyoing with the same stone for the last 5 months or so. Hoping Exante will help me take back control again as I've been feeling like it's kinda taking over again. Hoping the headaches and such won't...

just google myfitnesspal and then click join :)

I started my weight loss last year, January 2nd 2011 and lost 6 and a half stone in 8 months by doing Slimming World and then calorie counting. I kinda stopped counting anything back at the end of September, not sure why really, just couldn't be bothered. Not actually posted here since July...

No probs, glad you liked it! One of my faves :D

Just wanted to offer my support too. You're doing amazingly well and it gets much easier the longer it goes on...just becomes a way of life. I think it's important to get to the bottom of why you use food as a comfort and if you can work through that it might stop you turning to food should you...

I'm struggling with this at the moment. Recently out of a relationship that was bad for me but am struggling being by myself and thoughts keep turning to food. Whether that's me looking for comfort or a boredom relief I'm not sure. I'm not acting on those feelings but not really sure what to do...

You look amazing! What a fantastic journey you've been on. I wouldn't worry too much about the appearance for now, it will take a long time for everything to settle down after the surgery.

Nay matter

I'm a dermalogica girl for the face and Tigi for the head.

Thank you! It does seem to be rather hit and miss at the moment. 3lbs off this week but have now gone up 2lb again, it's not weight weight, must be water but the yoyoing thing is so annoying!

So had a pretty crap June. Only lost 4lbs in 4 weeks...same as April actually. Finally seen some movement on the scales today and am minus another 5lbs this morning. Am hoping July will be a good month, could do with a nice boost. I mentioned the little plateaus to the doc last week and she...

That's fab Surzy! Have you broken the bad habits now or still tempted a lot? I found after I'd lost 50lbs or so that it just became easier, it wasn't so much like giving stuff up, just a way of life now. My little June plateau finally broke and I'm minus 5lbs this morning! My next main target...

Am 2-3 sizes down now. Was a 32-34 and now a 28 on bottom and 28 on top in certain brands and 30 in others. Just sold all my 32's on Ebay and am stocking up on 26's now, can't wait to get into them, will be smallest I've been in 8 years then! My simply be catalogue is taking a small...

Tanny, another one here. We're currently about the same weight! I started at 29st 8lbs and am now 24st 8lbs, so 5 stone off here too. I want to get to about 14 and a half stone, I figure I'll be set at a size 14-18 but if I want to go smaller I will, not thinking that far ahead yet. Just looking...

A lot of people do tweak slightly. It's not Slimming Worlds recommendation to tweak but I hardly think a milkshake used in place of milk would make you gain and spoil the plan completely. I feel whenever you can you should stick to the plan but people do tweak and still have good losses. It's...

Sometimes a high calorie meal can jolt the metabolism into action. I wouldn't worry about it to be honest with you and it probably wasn't as bad as you think either. Eggs are free, bacon is too if the fat was removed, so it's really just the oil and bread or butter if you used it. If it was...

Haven't been as vigilant as I normally am because it was my birthday, my 2 yr old nephews birthday and my daughter's 14th birthday this week, so lots of events, a little alcohol, a bit of cake and a chinese meal in a restaurant. I don't think I will gain this week but certainly not expecting a...

I wouldn't worry about a gain if I were you, it's probably just a normal fluctuation, I doubt having a few sachets of lemsip would cause a weight gain like that. To gain 1lb of fat you have to eat an additional 3500 calories ON TOP of what you normally eat. So it won't be a "gain" gain, more...

I've always "wanted" to lose weight but never "needed" to up until it began to effect my life in such an awful way that it made my reeeeally unhappy. Denial is great when you're in it, you can pretend things aren't that bad but for me it just got to a stage not only where I was becoming...

I had a similar experience with regards to finding emails and IM logs. All I can say is that after that things were never the same because the trust was gone and I was constantly checking the computer for signs he was doing things again. I caught him over and over again too but never left due to...

I'm having issues with water retention myself. Am up and down like a yoyo daily. It's worse when its totm I can go up 10lbs overnight then but when it's not totm it's anywhere between a 1lb and 3-4lbs but it comes and goes daily, driving me nuts. Am not particularly stressed so no idea what's...

Thanks! Yeah am probably counting calories rather than syns now but still follow slimming world in my head if that makes sense...still doing the recipes and following the plan but count calories to make sure I eat enough and not too much. Plus the myfitnesspal app is free and easy to use. Not...

This is so right! Once you get a taster you want more, and I don't mean food! Am getting reallllly impatient now, I just want it off so I can get on with the rest of my life happily but know deep down it doesn't matter how much I want it unless I put the effort in and be patient. We'll...

Thank you! x

Thank you!! Am very happy today, it's a nice feeling to know it's coming off and I'm reaching goals I set when I started in January. Easy...most of the time. I think I've had a couple of wobbles where I've really fancied a good binge but I just find something else to do and I forget about it...

I do have pics but won't be sharing until I get nearer target unfortunately, hate cameras so just taking pics at the mo for prosperity. But when I'm done I'll do a timeline, lol.

Thanks all! x

Oooer, not much help then! Why don't you just pay to use the online stuff and come here for your support then? Or is there another class near by? She must be raking it in if she can afford to be turning members away.

I'm expecting it to take a bit longer for the next 5 but you never know!

Mine is just turning 14 and I have a similar issue with her blackberry as it has messenger and facebook on it and she's glued to it. Sometimes I catch her pretending to be asleep and then the phone makes a noise and it turned out she was hiding it under her pillow and chatting till midnight...

That's awful...I would be complaining to head office about it, especially if others are leaving so it's not a class wide rule. Does she mean in general you have to stay to every meeting or was she just wanting you to stay for the class as she thought it was your first time or was she your old...

I hit the 5 stone mark today! 70lbs gone in 5 months and 7 days! I still have a long way to go and am now on my second goal for the next 5 stone but how fab is that! The longest I've EVER stuck to a healthy eating plan in my whole life AND the most weight I've ever lost consecutively...

You could join online if you find the website useful, think it works out at around £5-£6 pound a week so not much more than the group.

You don't say what your starting weight is SmellyBelly (love the name!) but if you're close to target then it will take longer to come off than if you have a lot to lose. All I can say to you is not to give up. If you give up then you'll be back where you started or even heavier in no time at...

Friday 13 syns 1645 kcals 39g fat Saturday 10 syns 1794 kcals 32g fat Sunday 13 syns 1175 kcals 35g fat Monday 13 syns 1751 kcals 45g fat Tuesday 11 syns 1523 kcals 22g fat Weds 17 syns 1552 kcals 55g fat Thursday 25 syns 1923 kcals 55g fat Friday 12 syns 1704 kcals 40g fat Saturday 14...

Two slices wholemeal toast and two soft poached eggs. Approx 250-350 kcals (depending on bread size) and really filling, good mix of protein and carbs.

That's fab, well done! x

I'm STS this week which is a relief considering I was +10lbs on Friday!!! 10lbs of water retention, have you heard anything like it!! Urgh...I hate totm!

Thanks guys! I had a 4lb loss this week :) Friday 11 syns 1276 kcals 31g fat Saturday 16 syns 1616 kcals 45g fat Sunday 13 syns 1471 kcals 37g fat Monday ~ -4lbs 10 syns 1179 kcals 31g fat Tuesday 6 syns 1151 kcals 29g fat Weds 17 syns 1583 kcals 59g fat Thurs 12 syns 1381 kcals 28g fat

Mines about 2950 to maintain, nuts eh! See what I mean though? The bigger you are, the more cals you need. I was going nuts when I lost 4lbs in a month and one of the guys on the sunday weighers thread told me the same thing I told you...eat more. I'm way to big to be sticking to 1000...

I know it sounds weird but have you actually tried eating a bit more? If you're working out you're using up a lot of calories AND having a low calorie diet any way, it could be you're putting your body into starvation mode. If you're 6 stone overweight AND you're active every day you will need...

Late checking in again...but 4lb off for me this week :) xx

Am now three dress sizes smaller than I was when I started :D My "big" jeans actually just fall straight back down when I put them on, am keeping them for prosperity, always wanted to do one of those pics where you're half the size of the trousers and could fit two of you in them! Have just...

Have you tried frying the bottom with frylight and grilling the top...so it'd be more like an omelette? You could ensure it was properly cooked then by poking the tops when grilling. If it's "wet" it sounds like it's not being cooked inside properly.

Tues 19 syns 1972 kcals 60g fat Weds 16 syns 1735 kcals 63g fat Thurs 10 syns 1493 kcals 32g fat Just had a sneaky peak of the scales and am down a pound and a half, taking me over the 4½ stone mark! Won't document till weigh in day though :)

It's not unachievable you know. It will take some hard work and resisting temptation on your part but you can do it. I'm coming up to 4 and a half stone gone in 19 weeks. I've still got another 10 stone to lose but I know I can lose it because I'm not looking at the bigger picture, I'm...

Some fab losses to be celebrated here eh! I'm on my 4 stone award, 1lb off my 4.5 stone which I hope to get next week :D Am on target for my first mini goal of 5 stone off by my birthday in mid June. 8lbs to go, woohooo!

Am minus 3lbs this week, yay! :) B: porridge (HExB) Milk (HExA) coffee D: SW chips home made fried rice with egg and olive oil (HExB) curry sauce from chippy (3 syns half carton) 2 slices wholemeal bread (10 syns) 10g flora light (2.5 syns) can diet coke S: Lentil casserole leftovers 1 slice...

Still floating around but very busy at the mo so not had a chance to catch up with posts or check in much. I'm minus 3lbs this week, so a pound off my 4 and a half stone mark :) Hope everyone is well! xx

Thank you! Don't you guys have mushy peas in the US? Don't know what you're missing :p Haven't been filling in my diary these past few days as I'm using MyFitnessPal to count calories and I keep a track of my syns in my head and as I've been busy I've not had a chance to update here. Due to...

I do the same but use a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil as a HExB and then finish with frylight. Really gives them that bit of crispiness needed.

Thursday 12th May B: Poached eggs on toast ketchup (1 syn) 2 weightwatchers mini sponges (10 syns) D: baked potatoes cheese spread (HExA) 2 wholemeal bread (HEXB) quorn pieces old el pasa bbq peppers onions diet coke

Weds 2 wholemeal toast (HExB) 2 flora light (2) home made pate (0.5) alpen light (3) quorn burger wholemeal roll (6 syns) ketchup (1 syn) cheese slices (1/2 HExA) Dinner: Roast potatoes (EVOO - HExB) cabbage gravy (2) carrots swede 14.5 syns 1949 kcals 40g fat

Loads of veggie recipes in the link in my siggy. My fave at the mo would probably be my lentil shepherds pie, it's soo yum!

Porridge (HExB) Milk (HExA) Coffee banana can diet coke Dinner: Fatija's with quorn, el paso seasoning, peppers & onions (12 syns) baby potatoes tbsp natural yog chives Supper: 2 slices wholemeal (HExB) 2 flora light (2 syns) home made pate (0.5 syns) 14.5 syns 1398 kcals 19g fat

Am loving Quorn with the Old El Paso spice mix at the mo...the Smokey BBQ one is only summat like 3 syns for the whole pack so I use half and fry up some quorn in frylight with onions and peppers. Gorgeous in a wrap or with potatoes...I imagine it would be nice in a jacket spud too.

Thanks! Another half a stone off and I shall be the lightest I've been in over 5 years! Am feeling so much happier, it's weird isn't it! Still a huge amount to lose but am feeling so positive...like I know this time I will do it.

Brunch: weetabix x 2 (HExB) milk (HExA) coffee Snack: Mugshot can diet coke Dinner: 2 wraps (10 syns) peppers onions quorn pieces Old El Paso BBQ seasoning (2 syns) new potatoes spoonful of fat free natural yoghurt with chives salad 750ml NAS squash 10 syns 1084 kcals 14g fat

Sunday 8th May 2011 Brunch: 1/2 tin spaghetti 2 bread (HExB) 2 flora light (2 syns) coffee Dinner: Sausage and lentil casserole (3 syns) 9 wholegrain crackerbread (HExB + 3 syns) 3 flora light (3 syns) Snack: Cup a pasta 11 syns 1463 kcals 38g fat

Sorry I didn't check in yesterday guys, I had a busy day and my batteries on the scales ran out so couldn't replace them until today, happy to report I lost 3lbs. :)

Good luck for weigh in tomorrow guys!

Brunch: 2 slices wholemeal bread (HExB + 3 syns) 2 poached eggs ketchup (1 syn) 2 slices quorn bacon coffee Snack: 2 rice cakes (3 syns) 30g cheese spread (part HExA) alpen light bar (3 syns) coffee Dinner: boiled spuds carrots broccoli gravy (2 syns) 1/2 tesco curry bake (1.5 syns) hot choc...

6th May 2011 Lunch: Bowl of home made lentil soup 8 wholegrain crackerbread (HExB + 2 syns) cup of tea Dinner Singapore vermicelli slimming world chips Snacks 3 slices toast (HExB + 3 syns) 1/2 tin baked beans 2 flora light (2 syns) 2 rice cakes (3 syns) 30g philadelphia 1.5...

Lunch: bowl of home made lentil soup wholemeal roll (HExB) flora light x2 (2 syns) 750ml NAS squash Dinner: Rustic chips (4 syns) mushy peas tesco meatfree burger gravy (3 syns) Supper: alpen light (1/2 HExB) cup of tea hot chocolate (2 syns) 9 syns 1336 kcals 28g fat

2 quorn bacon wholemeal roll (HExB) 2 poached eggs ketchup (1 syn) 2 grilled tomatoes coffee Dinner: weightwatchers wrap (5 syns) quorn pieces onion mixed peppers 1/4 pack old el paso bbq seasoning (1.5 syns) new potatoes half teaspoon extra virgin olive oil (1 syn) oregano Supper: 1/2 can...

Weird though, they're only a few cals higher than the curry bakes which are 2.5 syns :s

3rd May 2011 2 quorn bacon wholemeal roll (HExB) 2 poached eggs ketchup (1 syn) 2 grilled tomatoes coffee 6 wholemeal crackerbread (HExB) home made pate (0.5 syns) Dinner: mash broccoli cauliflower tesco cheese and onion bake (3 syns) cheese sauce (7 syns) Supper: hot choc (2 syns) banana...

We didn't break up, nearly did.

Thanks Surreygal, am just relieved to be losing again after a hard April! Lunch: Veg soup wholemeal roll (HExB) light butter (1.5 syns) activia yog wholemeal pitta homemade pate (0.5 syns) 750ml NAS squash Dinner: Roasties (1 teaspoon of oil - 2 syns) carrots swede cauliflower broccoli...

By BF said the same thing to me. He was away at the time visiting his parents and told me via email he was no longer attracted to me because I had put on so much weight. I did prompt it by asking but never expected the answer really. Although I completely understood it I was very hurt and I...

SS, not sure really, I think prolly upping my syns/calorie intake helped, strangely. The pate is really lovely, just make sure you blend the chickpeas and it'll be ace! 6lbs off this week, lovely jubbly! Lunch: wholemeal roll (HExB) 2 slices quorn bacon 2 poached eggs 2 grilled tomatoes...

Thank you Gail, definitely learned a few lessons in April! xx

OzzieMoz, fab news that you haven't put on, well done! Rayven, great news, well done on the loss and thank you for all your support and advice last week. Honey, 5½ stone is fabulous! Congrats!! WoodlandGirl, well done, excellent result! Good luck getting into the 10's! Kwise...

Brunch: 2 wholemeal small bread (HExB) 2 flora light (2 syns) 1/2 can baked beans coffee Snack: 8 wholemeal crackerbread (HExB + 2 syns) home made pate (1 syn) (chickpeas, tomato puree, garlic, basil, rosemary etc) Dinner: Slimming World chips (1 teaspoon EV olive oil - 2 syns) tesco cheese...

Does anyone know the syn value for these please? Thank you. x 127g per bake Ovenbaked 1 Bake (127g) contains Energ (265kcal) Protein 10.1g Carbohydrate 26.4g Sugar 2.7g Fat 13.0g Saturates 5.2g Mono Unsaturates 3.4g Polyunsaturates 3.6g Fibre 2.8g Sodium 0.4g Onion,Potato ,Batter , Spring...

Hey Sparky! Those jeans can be your new first goal...get them loose again! I have jeans in 4 different sizes and I use them to measure my losses by. You may have fell off the wagon but at least you're attempting to get back on it and not just jumping off and legging it down the road in the...

Wholemeal roll (HExB) 5 slices quorn bacon 2 poached eggs 2 tomatoes, grilled ketchup (1 syn) 750ml water alpen light (3 syns) Dinner: Mashed potato carrots broccoli cauliflower quorn burger (0.5 syns) gravy (3 syns) Supper: Left over dinner mashed up 6 ryvita (HExB + 3 syns) 4 light cheese...

Quorn burger on a wholemeal roll with beans or salad. Yum!

28g porridge (HExB) milk (HExA) banana coffee alpen light bar (3 syns) 3 slices quorn ham 2 rice cakes (3 syns) Dinner: roasties (HExB EV olive oil) cabbage carrots broccoli cauliflower sprouts tesco meatfree curry bake (2.5 syns) veg gravy (3 syns) Supper: dinner leftovers mashed up on...

Lunch: Banana 6 ryvita (HExB + 3 syns) 4 cheese triangles light (HExA) bowl of home made leek and potato soup alpen light (3 syns) 500ml NAS squash Dinner: Quorn spag bol (quorn mince, garlic, onion, chopped tomatoes, basil, spag bol oxos) Pasta 40g low fat cheese Supper: Birdseye waffles x2...

Brunch: 28g porridge (HExB) milk (HExA) Coffee Snack: 4 rice cakes (6 syns) 4 cheese light triangles (HExA) 2 slices quorn ham 500ml NAS squash Dinner: Leek & potato soup (home made) 3 slices ww bread (HExB + 2 syns) 3 flora light (3 syns) 500ml NAS squash Supper: Wholemeal roll (6 syns) 2...

Yeah I think that's what is keeping me going now, how much better I feel minus the 50lbs I've already lost. Determined not to go back, it doesn't even occur to me actually, which is great! Another thing is I jumped on the scales this morning and was minus 3lbs. Dunno if it's just fluctuation...

Mon 25th April B - None, lie in L: courgette fritatta - 1 courgette, 1 small potato, mixed peppers, 2 eggs, 45g low fat cheese, frylight coffee Dinner: real mash potato broccoli cauliflower quorn fillet (3 syns) HExA low fat cheese ketchup (1 syn) wholemeal pitta (HExB) hot choc - 2 syns...

Sunday 24th April Wholemeal roll (HExB) 2 slices quorn bacon 2 poached eggs ketchup (1 syn) 2 large tomatoes coffee 6 wholemeal crackerbread (HExB) Bowl of leftover lentil casserole Dinner: Takeaway Portion of chips half a carton of curry large portion of egg fried rice...

Thanks for all the support this week peeps. Am feeling a bit better today so will take everyone's advice on board and stick with it. Did have a takeaway last night, which was disgusting and greasy, so reminded me why I'm definitely sticking to things and not going back! Fingers crossed this...

I had thought about that, someone suggested it last week too. My problem is usually once I fall off the wagon, I can't get back on it. So I would be worried if I "pigged out" then I would find it difficult to get back on plan. What a nightmare! On top of that, I'm getting the "looks" from my...

Just this last month, it's all slowed down. Last week I wasn't having enough calories for my size so this week I upped them and nothing's made any difference. Am on week 4 now of very slow losses and I've never experienced this before, it's very disheartening. Nothing I do seems to make any...

Can completely relate as I'm having the toughest month so far. I've no advice really as I'm at a loss as to what to do too just try and not give up on it completely...it's a plateau and they can last a while as I'm finding out :s

I've STS. Very upset this week and totally fed up.

Brunch 28g porridge (HExB) milk (HExA) coffee grapes 6 crackerbread (HexB) homemade pate (1 syn) 500ml NAS squash Dinner: roast potatoes (EV olive oil, 6 syns) cabbage carrot turnip veg bisto (3 syns) 10 syns 1272 kcals 14g fat

Brunch: Wholemeal roll (HExB) 2 slices quorn bacon 2 poached eggs ketchup (1 syn) coffee solero pineapple 55kcals (3 syns) 2 x activia ff alpen light (3 syns) Dinner: lentil casserole (1 syn) wholemeal pitta (HExB) Supper 6 crackerbread wholegrain (6 syns) lurpack butter (6 syns) 20 syns...

That's exactly the reason why group didn't work for me too. Was too embarrassed to go back. Why not start a food diary here...once you've finished eating, log in and write it down. That way you'll have it in black and white and will be able to tot up your syns, see how much you have left etc...

My fella eats so much crap it's untrue. He's just polished off home made sausage rolls made with 6 sausages and a whole sheet of pastry...that's a snack. He rarely eats veg, never eats fruit. It's all convenience food, currys from jars, frozen ready meals and meat. On top of that is his sweet...

Breakfast: 28g porridge (HExB) Milk (HExA) handful of grapes Lunch: wholemeal roll (HExB) 2 slices quorn bacon 2 poached eggs ketchup (1 syn) Dinner: Singapore Vermicelli (home made with olive oil (6 syns) - dried noodles, red/green/yellow peppers, beansprouts, onions, broccoli, curry powder...

You can also use a little bit of olive oil as a HExB on chips instead of frylight and it makes them much crispier, tis nice for a change now and again.

Course you can! It's really easy to become disheartened when you build up the expectation of a loss all week and then have a very small loss or even a gain. I've thought "what's the bloody point" quite a few times now but the point is the long term changes you're making to your diet and your...

I hate that too! For a start a light cheese triangle is what...20kcals?? Ooo better watch out, soooo fattening! :p It's similar to what I've had these last couple of weeks. Have lost a pound this week and a pound the last...which so far for me is quite a slow loss. The boyfriend and parents...

I think it's more the heavier you weigh. I've lost 50lbs and only gone down one dress size so far.

Breakfast/Lunch 28g porridge (HExB) milk (HExA) wholemeal roll (HExB) 2 slices quorn bacon 2 poached eggs 1 large sliced tomato 6 wholegrain crackerbread (6 syns) home made pate (1 syn) alpen light (3 syns) coffee Dinner: SW chips quorn mince veg gravy (3 syns) carrots cabbage 1 slice ww...

Ooo lovely, less than I thought. Thanks BritMum. x

Anyone have the syn values for these please? Meat Free Curry Bakes 130g per bake Peas,Red Pepper ,Potato ,Batter ,Onion ,Dried Potato ,Tomato ,Breadcrumb ,Carrot ,Sunflower Oil , Spices (Coriander, Cumin, Cayenne Pepper, Turmeric, Fenugreek, Ginger, Cardamom, Black Onion Seed, Black...

Thanks for that. I used 25g so works out at 5 syns. :)

New recipe added. 1st post, 3rd recipe down...Tomato & Basil Pate. Tastes just like the Cauldron stuff but less syns! Lush :D

Does anyone have the syn info for this product please? Is there any free food allowance or would it be 1 syn per 20kcals? Ingredients Rehydrated Sun Dried Tomatoes (53%),Sunflower Seed Oil ,Wine Vinegar ,Sea Salt ,Natural Flavourings ,Garlic ,Sugar ,Ground Black Pepper ,Acidity...

Staff could make the prefixes compulsory in the recipes section, that means you wouldn't be able to post a recipe without choosing a prefix first...that might get people using them a bit more. Not all the threads in the recipes section are actual recipes though, some are questions too...so if...

I thought if you used fat/oil to cook with then you had to syn the food but if you use frylight or cook without fat then it's free.

I love Finn Crisp too...as soon as I start liking them then Tesco stops stocking them :|

Brunch: (at my mums, she had no porridge) Wholemeal bap (HExB) 2 slices quorn bacon 2 fried tomatoes 2 poached eggs ketchup (1 syn) coffee Mid Afternoon 1/2 Quorn tikka masala ready meal (2.5 syns) snack a jacks (4.5 syns) Dinner: Tesco Meat free curry bake (2.5) baby new potatoes in skins...

Brunch: 28g porridge (HExB) Milk (HExA) coffee banana 500ml NAS squash Dinner: SW chips with EV olive oil (6 syns) quorn burger wholemeal bap (HExB) 28g cheddar (HExA) beans/spaghetti mixed ketchup (1 syn) small bottle diet coke total - 6 syns 1161 kcals 22g fat Went to bed very early as I...

Oh hun...that sounds awful! How old are you? You know, you don't have to sit around and listen to crap like that. People can only treat you badly if you stick around to let them. Anger is no good but nor is bottling it all up. If I was in your shoes I would say very calmly but firmly...

Well done Dawnie! Have just done my shopping for the week and am going to try having porridge for my brunches and use nuts for snacking to keep my kcals up to a level acceptable for my weight. I may go over my syns this week with the nuts but am tracking calories too, so will see how that goes...

I've found the best meal for keeping me sated throughout the day is a couple of poached eggs on a couple of slices of toast. It must be the protein and carbs mix but it honestly fills me all day, no tummy rumblings until way past tea time, it's become my favourite lunch because of this. If...

Hey... Getting the calorie info from myfitnesspal.com, it's quite good and easy to use. I'd recommend the 30 day shred if you want to feel extreme pain, lol. I can't do it, haven't got the stamina to last the whole session, nearly died!

Lost another pound. Getting annoying now but am determined to push through this slow patch. Brunch: wholemeal bread (HExB) beans mr mash 3 cheese triangles (HExA) coffee Dinner: SW roasties (extra virgin olive oil HExB) cauliflower broccoli carrot & swede sprouts gravy (3 syns) 2 wholemeal...

Some great losses again this week! The scales took pity on me and gave me a pound off, so I get my half century. :)

Hey that's a great idea SS, nuts! I love nuts, shouldn't be too much of a hardship to slip in some almonds or cashews, yum! Thanks for the advice. I'll be sticking with it, the plateau has me disheartened and a bit fed up but certainly not thinking of going back to eating crap, lol. Good luck...

I'm around the 7-8pm mark too.

Since I saw my doctor yesterday I've upped things a little by snacking, just feels wrong, lol. My food diary is linked to in my signature. Thanks :)

I really should check in here more often! Thanks Why_D. I need 3000kcals per day to maintain according to the calculators. I went to see my doctor yesterday because I had a sneaky peak and yet again I've not budged even half a pound. I'm EXACTLY the same weight as last week. I've been...

Breakfast - none/lie in Late Lunch: 500ml water Coffee Fritatta - 3 eggs, 40g low fat cheese (HEXA), red/green/yellow peppers, 150g sliced potato, 2 small tomatoes, 1 small onion. Asda wholemeal pitta (HEXB) Dinner: Quorn mince with carrots and peas SW chips veg bisto (3 syns) 1 wholemeal...

Your plan looks great to be honest. Butter is 2 syns per level teaspoon though, unless you're using low fat marg etc...

Courgettes have quite a mild taste, as does cauliflower and celery...blended with a load of tomato based stuff you'd hardly notice them...plus they're all white (if you peel the courgette) so it would be red too.

Lol, what a great idea!! I've added my 49lb cod :D

Breakfast: 2 weetabix (HExB) yogurt grapes Brunch: 2 wholemeal bread (HExB) 2 poached eggs 2 flora light (2 syns) coffee Dinner: New potatoes in skins beans 42g low fat cheese (HExA) 1/2 quorn burger chicken style (1.5 syns) 1/2 wholemeal roll (3 syns) 500ml water Supper: 6 wholemeal...

Lunch: Mugshot coffee Dinner: Sw chips mushy peas fried tomatoes (frylight) 2 poached eggs 4 slices quorn bacon 2 wholemeal bread (HExB + 2 syns) 2 flora light (2 syns) ketchup (1 syn) 500ml NAS Squash Supper: Grapes strawberries WW toffee yogurt hot choc (2 syns) total - 7 syns 1383 kcals...

Wish I had of done it when I was a teenager...she can go to meetings for free I think, there's an under 15's thing isn't there? So if you go to class she can go with you for free. Free2Go for teens - Our members - Slimming World

She could also try "hiding" veg in sauces or soups.

Brunch: Coffee Cup a pasta Mid Afternoon: 2 wholemeal bread (HExB + 2 syns) flora light 20g (2 syns) marmite Dinner: Quorn curry and basmati rice 2 x hot choc (4 syns) 8 wholemeal crackerbread (HExB + 2 syns) 4 light triangles (HExA) HP BBQ sauce (1 syn) total - 11 syns 1635 kcals 28g fat

This is a good tool as I am interested in watching my calorie intake as well as following Slimming World so thanks for the tip.

That's what happened to me and I ended up gaining the 2.5stones I'd lost and another two on top of that. At least you've recognised the problem and you're here, try not to let it get too far gone or you'll put on everything you've lost and more. You can stick to it and still have your...

Weetabix are HExB, 2 of them fills me up, especially with a banana or some other fruit on top.

I'm another who does it from home...I find it easier and there's less reason not to carry on. For example if I had a bad week or suspected a gain I wouldn't want to go to class but at home I have Minimins to keep me motivated. There's quite a lot of us who weigh in at home so you won't be alone...

Inspirational!! Love these kind of posts, just make me want it more!! What a fabulous result in a year!! Congrats on your anniversary, enjoy your night out and your meal in a size 16!!

If I get on the floor I'll have to stay there...have a kip, that's how the mat will come in useful :D Just ordered one with a little bag to keep it in too, thanks for the tip!

Not free, but low syn...soggy sprouts with tomato sauce orrrr mushy peas and tomato sauce on toast :)

You're not too overweight so your losses are bound to be slower. Pasta & sauce is ok as part of a main meal with lots of veg but very high in calories to be having as a snack. Upping your vegetable and water intake will help reduce your higher calorie portion sizes.

Brunch: 2 ww bread (HExB) 2 poached eggs mugshot diet coke alpen light (3 syns) Dinner: frozen leftovers - pasta bolognaise with quorn balls (free) SW chips broccoli ketchup (1 syn) 2 ww bread (HExB) Supper: 6 ryvita (6 syns) 4 cheese triangles (HExA) 2 activia yogurts 3 slices quorn ham hot...

Lethal = death, lol!! Not sure I could manage a full 30 mins but will stop for breathers on exercises I can't do and see how I go. Any movement is better than none at all eh.

Ah it's just a workout DVD, there's loads of folks doing it on here...threads in the teams forum too. Looks good, at least there's a beginners section too.

Thanks for that link, some good tips there.

Great thread, have bookmarked it! Will have to try a few if I'm still slow this week. x

I'm prolly a bit boring but I just use a drizzle of extra light salad cream and some Aromat seasoning, tastes lovely.

Oo might try that this week too but use Quorn Ham or bacon instead, looks yummy. Thank you for the idea! x

Thanks for the tips...will drink lots of water on days I do it. How often would you say was beneficial...I may die if I do it every day, lol

Something strange is occuring... Been decorating my living room for the past few days, up and down ladders, painting with a roller...my leg and arm muscles are aching BUT I like it...so much so I've just ordered the 30 Day Shred and some hand weights. :D Will the shred kill me? Am...

That was another reason for the confusion and expectation...all my clothes are much looser this last fortnight! Line drawn anyhoooo...and on with this week! Lunch: Small SW pizza - Mr mash, tom puree (1 syn), onion, 1 slice quorn ham green pepper, 42g low fat cheese (HExA) diet coke coffee...

You should try some slimming world recipes, they're all very low fat and would be suitable for eating whilst taking Xencial.

Aw thanks, am feeling a bit better about it now, onwards and upwards eh. The lentil shepherds pie is gorgeous, real comfort food...the full recipe is in my sig link. x

Aw thanks Lisa, good luck with Green, I find it really easy to follow too! x

I'm not actually up in the mornings. I get up at 6am to do the school thing and then go back to bed as I'm up late at night working. So brunch for me is my first meal of the day, normally eaten within an hour or two of getting up, normally up around 10 and eat between 11 and 12. I am a little...

Thanks Why_d, think I'm just impatient to get it off now having wasted all of my 20's, don't want my 30's to go the same way! Thanks for the support, good to know it may just be a blip :)

Pretty sure it's the same if it has no sauce.

Thank you for the advise. I must say am feeling a little demotivated but am not planning on giving up any time soon so I will need to try and learn to accept the smaller losses along with the big...it's just hard when it's not what you expected. I would be ignoring the mid week peek and...

Really pissed off today...lost a pound. I know it's still a pound and going in the right direction but 3lb in a fortnight am not happy with and I have no idea why it's slowed right down...it'll be * week next week so that will be a crap week too, so April isn't looking very successful for me at...

I've had a great week food wise...not even thought about eating bad stuff, not even been that hungry and haven't given it a second thought really as have been busy, but don't appear to have lost anything this week, unless there's a miracle on the scales tomorrow. Am confused :s

Yeah it'll take you a few weeks of reading your books and checking everything but after a while it becomes second nature and a lot easier to follow. Best thing is to be prepared cos if you're not then you can get stuck on what meals to have and think "oh f it" and go off track. Have a nose in...

The best thing to do if you're pushed for time I've found is to batch cook one day and freeze meal size portions of healthy foods. For example I might make a quorn curry or a veg casserole and then freeze them...if I can't be bothered cooking or don't have time I can just stick one of them in...

A slow cooker!

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4 sprays would only be 8 calories, thought 1 syn = 20 cals? :s

Thanks SS. Yeah, there is quite a lot of ponder over eh. I've always had it in my head...the less calories you consume, the more weight you lose. Now, I was as good as gold last week and lost 2lbs which is good but I did expect more as I lost 6lbs the week before and ate a bit more than I...

Brunch: 3 ww bread (HExB + 2 syns) 3 flora light (3 syns) 3 poached eggs 3 slices quorn bacon handful of grapes 40g low fat cheese (HExA) Dinner: SW roasties (HExB olive oil) carrot & swede broccoli cauliflower sprouts veg bisto (3 syns) Supper: left over frozen lentil shepherds pie 6...

Am even more confused now, lol.

I calculated my BMR and it's currently just under 3000 kcals to maintain. I read if you drop below 50% of your BMR then the body can go into starvation mode and you lose less or none. What I don't understand, if that is the case, is how people on low calorie diets or food replacement diets lose...

A fortnight a go I lost 6lbs...last week I lost 2lbs but nothing changed too drastically, if anything I ate less last week. I've heard people say that the more you eat, the more you lose on SW, but how can people lose weight on low calorie diets for instance... Am happy enough with my...

I love singapore vermicelli minus the meat. It's basically just noodles and veg with a spicy taste, a takeaway portion is roughly 6.5 syns...but you can make it at home for free, there's a recipe in my signature link, 4th one down and it's GORG and tastes exactly like the takeaway version...

I only do Green as I'm a vegetarian but as the others say, try them out one by one and find the plan that works best for you...not just the one that gives you the most weight loss, but the one you find the easiest to stick to.

Breakfast: Grapes diet coke coffee Lunch: homemade soup - carrot, coriander, sweet potato, butternut squash, onion, veg oxo 2 ww bread (HExB) flora light (2 syns) diet coke coffee alpen light (3 syns) Dinner: Frittata - 3 eggs, 1 courgette, 1 potato, 1 onion, 3/4 red pepper, 42g low fat...

It's easy to get complacent in relationships and take what we have for granted. Have you told him you feel neglected or a bit out of sorts?

No added sugar squash is free, so if you could find something like that you'd be fine with diet lemonade.

Breakfast: Bran flakes (HExB) Milk (part HExA) diet coke Dinner: Left over casserole baked beans quorn bacon 8 wholegrain crackerbread (HExB + 2 syns) 3 light cheese triangles (HExA) diet coke hot choc (2 syns) 2 ww bread (6 syns) 2 poached eggs total - 10 syns

Brunch: roast veg cup a pasta coffee diet coke alpen light (3 syns) Dinner: Quorn sausage casserole - quorn sausage, beans, carrots, onions, potatoes, red lentils, veg oxos, tom puree (0.5 syns) 2 ww wholemeal (HExB) 2 flora light (2 syns) Supper: 4 ryvita (HExB) 4 light cheese triangles...

Aw I know how you feel Sausage, my daughter left this afternoon for a weeks holiday with my folks, am not half going to miss her. I've cancelled my break because of the weather, supposed to be piddlin' it down this next week so have changed to mid June and going for my birthday instead, don't...

I've had quite a few "oo haven't you lost weight" comments over the last couple of weeks, so pretty pleased it's finally starting to show. All my tight clothes are now loose too so very happy about that!

I don't see why not...you would probably need to add more water or stock as it would reduce on the hob. Might be able to do it in a casserole dish in the oven too...

Singapore vermicelli was a huge success...have added the recipe to my thread (link in sig) and here's a pic...couldn't tell the difference between it and a proper chinese, was well pleased :D

New recipe added...Singapore Vermicelli, 2nd post after the sweet and sour quorn.

I'm doing "fakeaway" and movie night tonight! Singapore vermicelli noodles (dried, free) with beanspouts, peppers, onions, egg and curry powder/chilli powder...tastes exactly like the chinese takeaway version...having that with SW chips and soy sauce...and best of all, the whole meal is free...

Last weeks loss was great! I think try sticking to what you were doing and see how you do this week. If your losses slow then try mixing things up a bit. Can you eat quorn? It's really low in fat, high in protein and lots of it is free on Green days.

I've stuck to it better using Minimins than I ever did going to class. I think it's because there's support and ideas here 24/7 and then I used to not want to go back to class if I'd had a bad week because I'd be embarrassed in front of the other members. Don't have that here as it's not face to...

Was supposed to be going next week but the weather is gonna be crap so have postponed until June and am going on my birthday instead, no point going if it's gonna be raining, want some sun so I can sit out on the deck by the sea. Gonna finish decorating the living room instead. Kitchen is...

My bf! Nothing winds me up more...

Good luck with your weigh in on Wednesday and hope you're feeling better soon. x

Aw thank you :D

Lunch: Left over frittata (HExA) coffee Dinner: Frittata - (shopping due tomorrow so using up stuff that's left) 1 potato, 2 eggs, 20g cheddar (HExA), red & yellow peppers, onions. 2 wholemeal ww (HExB) 2 flora light (2 syns) coffee 500ml NAS squash Supper: Alpen light (1/2 HExB) mugshot coffee

I eat a lot of carbs and have some good losses, I think everyone is different and you may have to try a few things to see what works best for you but you're still having good losses for SW. I know when I want a bigger loss then I cut down on snacking in between meals and up my veg intake.

Wasn't bad...two pounds off. Was expecting more because my clothes are much looser on me this week, pants that were tight a fortnight ago I can now pull down without unzipping but two is good enough considering I had no kitchen. Just need to get through my holiday now... Brunch: coffee cup a...

Maximus needs to take some lessons from ColJack me thinks :p

2 off for me this week, was expecting a little more but am still pleased :)

Course you can do it...you've done amazingly well so far! Have you tried mixing things up a bit? Trying a different plan or changing your HEx's, trying new recipes or a food you've not tried for a long time? Sometimes mixing things up a bit can give you a jolt and help you out of the plateau...

I use about 3 or 4 medium spuds just for me...get about 6-8 chips per spud...one wouldn't touch the sides, hehe

My first time being tested with chip shop chips and I passed :D Went to visit my Nan with my mum, daughter and baby nephew...everyone was hungry so my mum popped around to the chip shop and got a large portion for everyone to share and have chip butties with. I took a cup a pasta with me so I...

Ooo omnomnomnom! Will defo try this next week, looks lovely!

6 days is great. I took the batteries out of my scales after my mini dramaz last week and asked the bf to hide them until tomorrow, lol. Good luck to everyone for tomorrow's weigh in. I always get a little nervous but am hoping for a good result...my trousers are a lot looser on me this week...

B: Coffee L: Cup a pasta 1 800g wholemeal (HExB) 1 flora light (1 syn) diet coke D: Mash & 20g cheddar + 1 light triangle (HExA) beans 3 veg hot dog sausages(4.5 syns) 2 slices quorn bacon Hot choc (2 syns) total - 7.5 syns coffee

*rubs eyes* Nope...the words are still there :p

Ah, the mind is too a bit, but I know what I'm like and still think I'd benefit from it long term if that makes any sense...least I'm in a good frame of mind at the mo, just seems unfair that you can't help yourself and receive help from outside too. It's supposed to be an excellent program.

I've been having therapy for the weight thing via my GP (3 sessions) and was referred to weight management. They agreed that therapy would be the best course of treatment and referred me on to a specialist psychiatrist dealing with eating disorders after they diagnosed me with binge eating...

Bet if you went you would have a right good laugh for a while...he'll still be there to deal with when you get home.

Doesn't it feel weird having fish nibbling at your tootsies?

My kitchen is in! Woohoo! I have chunky beech worktops and shiny gloss white doors with big chrome handles...loving it! Tiling, decor and new floor go in next week so should be finished by Weds. As a result I haven't eaten a thing today as I've been busy putting everything back in my cupboards...

In my seventh week I went out for a chinese meal. I had singapore vermicelli (spicy noodles and veg) and spring rolls with sweet and sour and still lost 5lbs that week, I saved syns for it but still...who said you have to eat lettuce to lose weight eh :D

They're actually really nice, weirdly. I had a bite of one yesterday...the texture isn't really fishy but it kinda tastes like what fish fingers smell like, if that makes sense? My daughter had them for her tea yesterday and said they taste like fish fingers too. I can't remember what fish...

I had a quorn bacon roll and some grapes. I had to grill my bacon in toasty bags in the toaster cos I've no cooker as my kitchen is being done, came out nice too.

Boiled baby potatoes in their skins, chopped with fat free fromage frais, garlic powder, chives, spring onion and peas...FIT potato salad and lovely cold.

To stop feeling ashamed. To regain my social life. (I won't see any of my friends since I put on the last 10 stone.) To regain some confidence. To get a job that requires me to leave the house. To be independent and stop feeling codependent. To be in control of myself instead of trying to...

Yeah not bad. Got the electrics redone yesterday so lots of new counter height plug sockets and today they're plastering. New units go in tomorrow or Monday, then decorating and floor and hopefully finished by the end of next week. Should see my living room piled high with stuff...it's awful!

You don't need to eat 1/3 superfree on Green but there are still superfree foods. You can have free or superfree, whatever you like. Superfree are just lower in calorie content than free foods but still available on all plans. The bacon can be your 2nd HExB so that's fine as long as it's...

I think anything that is free on Green and Red is free on EE. Carbs are measured or synned on Red and meat/fish is measured/synned on Green.

B: Handful black grapes diet coke coffee Lunch: Quorn smoked bacon 3 slices Wholemeal roll (HExB) Ketchup (0.5 syns) Black grapes diet coke Dinner: Quorn curry Basmati rice wholemeal pitta (HExB) diet coke Hot chocolate x2 (4 syns) alpen light bar (3 syns) 2 pears ff activia yog total - 7.5...

Is this with Quorn as a free food? Seems quite high :(

Breakfast: Weetabix (HExB) Milk (HExA) coffee Diet coke Lunch: 4 ryvitas 2 light cheese triangles cup a pasta - roast veg Dinner: SW roasties (HExB EV olive oil) 3 quorn sausages baked beans Lurpak butter (4 syns) 25g chunk low fat cheddar (part HExA) hot chocolate (2 syns) Total - 6 syns

2nd recipe down in my recipes thread (link in my sig) is for a courgette frittata, it's lovely too.

My kitchen is gone! But they have left my cooker hooked up...which is something. Brunch: Coffee Mugshot 4 ryvita (HExB) Marmite 2 light triangles (1/2 HExA) Cup of home made soup (carrot, BNS, Sweet potato) Dinner: Quorn curry Basmati rice can diet coke wholemeal pitta (HExB) 20g low fat...

You must feel fabulous, can't wait to get there, stories like this just make me more determined so thank you for posting and congrats!!

I've been missed off the list, think Elaine and I posted at the same time, just sticking myself back on. aislingb 9 lbs ( lbs to go lbs lost) alwyn 7lbs (lbs to go, lbs lost) Billybolly 8ls (lbs to go-lbs lost) Cakey 8lb (lbs to go - lbs lost) Caroline82 5lbs (lbs to go ~ lbs lost)...

I've done Slimming World twice before this time, both times I went to class but I found if I had a bad week and may have put on then I didn't want to go to class because I would feel embarrassed about gaining and therefore both times I stopped going and started eating badly again. Now I'm...

I'm in too. Going for 14lbs again, gives me something to push for. alwyn 7lbs (lbs to go, lbs lost) Billybolly 8ls (lbs to go-lbs lost) Cakey 8lb (lbs to go - lbs lost) Caroline82 5lbs (lbs to go ~ lbs lost) chunkymonkee 7lbs (lbs to go - lbs lost) Clareel 6lb (lbs to go, lbs lost)...

Grapes...no peeling, no fuss and as there's loads in a bag/punnet you can keep picking at them.

Same here...sweet omelette, I found it vile too, no hint of sponge :(

For this week I would like at least 3-4lbs off. If I get 3 off I get my 3.5stone sticker and if I get 4 off I get a 50lb loss total, so either will be pleasing! My kitchen is being ripped out tomorrow...am spending the day packing boxes and going to make a big pan of soup before the cooker is...

I use this forum too...just start your own thread here in the food diaries section and then post in it every day...have a nose at some of the other diaries to see how people use theirs.

There's a few of my favourite green recipes in the link in my signature. Some of my fave main meals are... Home made soups Lentil shepherds pie Lentil & veg casserole Quorn meatball bolognaise & pasta Frittata Roast potatoes (with HExB extra virgin olive oil) and carrot & swede, broc&cauli...

I'm not a fan of breakfast really either...it's not that I don't like cereal it's just that I don't like eating when I'm first awake. So I have "brunch" and normally have something like poached eggs on toast. Lonestitcher is right though, you can have anything you like for breakfast, syn it or...

There's a recipe in the link in my sig, the very first recipe is for carrot, coriander, butternut squash and sweet potato soup, it's gorgeous!

Thank you, wasn't expecting it :D

Lost 6lbs this week, yay! :D Lunch: 1/5 of courgette frittata (1/2 HExA) cup a pasta coffee Dinner: SW roasties (HExB EV olive oil) carrot swede cauliflower broccoli sprouts bisto veg gravy (3 syns) half punnet black grapes 2 slices ww wholemeal (HExB) 42g low fat cheese (HExA) hot chocolate...

I lost 6lbs this week but gained 1 last week so that gives me a March total of 13.5lbs, so just half a pound off my target. :) 10st10lbs - 6lbs to lose ~ 3lbs lost Susienoz - 5lbs to lose Kirstabubble - Stay at target - 3lbs to lose Belfastbabybear - 7.5lbs to lose ~ 1.5lb lost Nymple - 7lbs to...

Some fabulous losses this week, love the sunday weighers :D After my mid week crisis and subsequent weetabix binge (lol!) the scales have been very nice to me this morning and are showing a 6lb loss :D Got my 3 stone sticker!

I had a courgette frittata, gorgeous it was :D (recipe in my siggy link)

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New recipe & pic added to the first post on Page 1, Courgette Frittata. Just had it for my tea and it's gorgeous!

It's strange isn't it...the way it fluctuates so much. I've never weighed at home before starting this time, was always in group before or blissfully unaware so have never noticed how much it varies between days before.

Tell you what's lovely in a spud... Bake the spud, scoop the potato out of the skin into a bowl. Mix with a squirt of ketchup, 42g low fat cheese (HExA) and some cooked/drained broccoli & cauliflower. Scoop the filling back into the skins, save a bit of the cheese to sprinkle over the top and...

I don't measure them really, just enough to cover the bottom of the pan so you can't see the metal underneath.

Lunch: Wholemeal pitta (HExB) Mr Mash Half tin spaghetti 1 light triangle/30g low fat cheese (HExA) coffee diet coke Dinner: 1/3 courgette frittata (part HExA)(courgettes, potato, red pepper, onion) 200g rustic chips (2 syns) 1/2 tbsp lighter than light mayo (0.5 syns) 6 tomatoes 2 veggie...

I tried again this morning and had lost 9lbs! 4lbs down from last weeks weight plus mid week bloat, so the bloat must have been water...either that or it's another false reading, haha! Gonna stick to Sunday weigh in's from now on, the stress of this week because of those stupid scales! Although...

I've been veggie for about 23 years now and always hated meat, even as a very young child. I could eat the likes of burgers, sausages and bacon but to this day at 33 years of age, have never tasted "proper" beef, lamb or pork. Just the texture of chicken was enough to put me off. I was once...

Mine lot are pretty good at not eating stuff infront of me...they'll ask if I mind and if I do then they won't. I explained to them that it was really hard for me to stick to anything if we were going to have lots of junk in the house and it being ate infront of me...there's no junk now and if...

Thanks Capricorn, that could definitely work for me. I've been doing it a little bit, aiming to lose a dress size and then my club 10, my next is my 3 stone award so will think up some more bits to encourage me. Have just bought some jeans that are 3 sizes too small, I have them in every size...

Brunch: 4 ryvita (HExB) 2 slices quorn ham 2 laughing cow light triangles (part HExA) roast veg cupapasta diet coke Dinner: Quorn meatballs home made bolognaise sauce (passata, chopped tomatoes, onion, red pepper, carrot, garlic, basil, sweetener, 2 tbsp tom puree (1 syn) (serves 4) pasta 42g...

Thanks guys. It's not just what the scales say, I feel it too...feel bloated, skin is tight. So it could be that rather than actual "weight". My scales are my "official" scales though, don't go to class, so we'll see what they say on Sunday before I start over reacting, lol. The moussaka...

I'm feeling the same. Had a very small gain last week even though I'd been on plan and I spent today just wanting to binge. Am struggling myself and so can completely relate. Maybe get rid of the sweets? Ask your daughter to hide them somewhere? Go and browse the recipe section and jot down some...

Just gave away my other two boxes of cereal bars to the BF, lol. Also done a quick online shop and stocked up on fresh fruit and veg, gonna try a week with less potatoes and beans and see how I get on. I'm down but not out! Plus I just got out my "day 1 pictures" and they're not good, not...

Had a crap few days...finding it really hard to stay on track and finding myself thinking about grub all the time. Have resisted temptation all week but just weighed myself and I'm +5lbs since Sunday whilst being 100% on plan...so that's a 6lb gain including my 1+ on my Sunday weigh in. I...

I just made a teeny one as a test and they're pretty nice. Mine was maybe 6 inches diameter and the base turned out pretty nice, didn't taste of smash at all and was a bit crunchy around the edges, will definitely have it again.

I just spent £180 on shopping this week for a fortnight for 2 adults and a teen, it's ridiculous. To be honest, not spending that much more now than we were pre SW, used to spend a fortune on junkfood any way so it's only gone up a wee bit with all the fresh stuff.

Yep, this is exactly what we do too. I didn't mean that you should never give kids anything "bad", just that teaching them about healthy options or giving them healthy snacks is going to be better for their bodies and will stop bad habits forming. With regards to the bad eating habits...