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Isn't it an awful feeling when something like that happens. I was walking down the street minding my own business last year and all of a sudden some teenage boy drove past with his mates and yelled out the window to me 'get on a diet you fat c**t' I just wanted to lock myself away and curl up...

Hey guys....I have a question for you! I have never really thought about this before because up until now i have never come anywhere near actually reaching me weight loss target.....but now that i am actually coming closer ...my question is this..... what do you intend to do when you reach...

thank you guys so much for your words of wisdom and encouragement...it has really helped! it all turned out ok in the end...i had my weigh day today and i have lost another ten pounds this month despite the three days of stuffing my face with all that junk food! happy with that, and i will...

Hi guys.... just decided to have a little moan.... to cut a long story short i had a couple of days this week where i ate everything i shouldnt....it was hubbys birthday and we both decided to have a few treats as we have both been dieting together for 4 months now without having any 'days...

i used to weigh every day but it just made me so frustrated and the variation in my weight from day to day was so rediculous that i knew i had to change my routine... now i weigh once a month and i think its great because any little blips that you have are balanced out throughout the month...

Thank you so much, that means a lot to me, it's great to have support on here and at home xxx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I am sooooooooo happy today!!!! I went for my monthly weigh in and I have lost another 11 pounds this month and I have now lost a grand total of 5 stone and 4 pounds!!! Never thought I would do it !!! I still have lots of work to do, but this gives me the motivation to keep going!!! Hope you...

thank you so much! i am now preparing myself for weigh day !!! aaarrrggghhhh !!!

hey there! well done for getting yourself on track and getting your head in gear for this! feel free to add me as a friend, i am always up for a bit of a chit chat...i think it keeps us all motivated. good luck and keep us updated with how you get on!

i roast my veggies in the actifry and they come out great without any kind of oil or spray.... if you dont have an actifry i would advise you to use a good non stick tray or a glass roasting dish to avoid everything gluing itself down during cooking! another handy tip is to par-boil the...

i wish you the very best of luck! i think that the hardest part is getting your head in gear for it ..... the rest is just a bit of will power and common sense.....but if you head aint in it, thats when it gets very hard! it sounds like you have made up your mind to do this, so keep us...

how about two weight watchers wholemeal pitta breads with wafter thin ham and fresh sliced tomatoes on them....with a bit of half fat mozarella on top and grilled for a few minutes...one of my favourites! lovely!!! or maybe a nice thick wholemeal sandwich filled with loads of salad and some...

I have lost 4 foot 5 inches apparently !!! hi guys! i had some gob smacking news today! i called in to see my old personal trainer at her gym .... and she still had my body measurements from when i used to train with her.... she whipped out her tape and measured my arms, legs, bust...

first of all...congratulations on your marriage! i hope you enjoyed your honeymoon...me and the hubby have been to vegas loads of times and we absolutely love it there...i am so jealous of you for going there!...we havent been for a couple of years now... so much nice but unhealthy food and...

Wow ! we could be long lost twins! ha ha! i use lots of pretty notebooks and nice pens to write down my favourite healthy recipes....i have a thing for stationary! i also calculate my calories in the kitchen...and i find it easier to use my little white board and marker pen on the back on my...

I get really confused about things like that too! i tend to try and buy the brands that state things like 'per 100g roasted' or 'per 100g cooked as directed' etc...it makes it so much easier. i buy the pasta brands that tell you how much dry pasta to cook to get to a certain weight...for...

Lunch for me today was 2 pollock and sweetvorn fish cakes (the jamie olver ones)...and a plate full of courgette/peppers/red onion/button mushrooms all cooked together in the actifry with some herbs sprinkled over them...all for 300 cazlories! tonight i am doing skinless chicken breast in...

hi guys! :) i have found everything a bit of s struggle today... i woke up feeling really drained and i just didnt want to get out of bed....and i have felt so bloody cold all day too....i hope i am not coming down with anything nasty..... if i do, then i am blaming hubby because he has been...

hi there! i am glad you like my sparkly witch! ha ha!!! thank you for your support with the weigh-in...the days are ticking away and although a part of me is dreading it, i just want to see where i am at !!! good luck with your continued weight loss! xxx

well i am a real girly girl....so my little treats are always things like a new lip gloss or a nice quality shampoo.... my more luxurious treats are having my nails done or going to the salon to have my hair done.....or new clothes... and if i am feeling really happy with myself i splash out...

hello everyone! hope youve sll had a good day! i havent stopped! did an hour in the gym this morning, then into the swimming pool for an hour...then lots of walking round the shops etc, so i feel as if i have burned plenty of calories. i have eaten really healthy too.... weigh day is...

ha ha ha !!! i love it !!! someone just had to lower the tone again didnt they???...lol :8855:

Nice to meet you too!!! Yes, you are more than welcome to come to me for your calorie free witches brew..... My cauldron is always bubbling !!! Ha ha!!!

another good day for me today! spent the afternoon with my two best friends and we all sat and talked for ages about our weight loss goals...we are all 'big girls'.....so we all understand what its like to struggle with having a big amount of weight to lose... i didnt have time to do much in...

thank you for saying that!...i am getting better with each week that passes....there was a time i wouldnt even take my feet off the bottom of the pool floor!....then for the longest time i wouldnt venture away from the sides of the pool....but now i will actually go in the middle of the...

i used to have one of these, i would imagine it would be worth a go at this price or similar??? Thigh Master - Gym accessories - Fitness equipment - Sport & leisure - Sainsbury’s hope the link works xxx

oh dear me! you girls are so rude!!! my suggestions were completely innocent.... :D but you know what they say dont you.... its not the mouth it comes out of, its the mind it goes into!!! tut tut!......... all this rude talk will make me blush......ha ha !!! xxx

Thanks ken! Thanks Irene! I really hope this new approach will help me to stay in this for the long haul. So far so good!!! xxx

i try to do both! the gym i go to has a lovely pool with hot tubs and a sauna....really relaxing after a workout! so i always do about 45 minutes on the treadmill at a fast pace (not running though, not fit enough for that yet!)...and that burns about 220/250 calories depending on how much...

i am the queen of wobble!!! my under arms are like jelly and my inner thighs...well....i dont even know how to describe them! :8855: i have been advised that the best thing for wobbly upper arms is using a punch bag, and the best thing for inner thighs is to do some kind of excercise that...

ok...my food diary for today.... brekkie - 2 bell vita breakfast biscuits - approx 120 cals lunch - m&s low cal ham salad sandwich - approx 265 cals tea - home made sweet and sour chicken with vegetable rice - approx 600 cals 'watching telly' snacks - a packet of walkers french fries...

well i actually ended up working even harder in the gym than usual, which is great considering i really didnt feel like going! i walked 3 miles on the treadmill in 50 minutes, burning about 230 calories....maybe not a fantastic time, but its good for me considering when i was at my heaviest...

quark is great! its a form of fresh unripened cheese! you wouldnt really want to eat it as it is, but if you mix it with beaten eggs you can make fantastic healthy quiches because it acts as a setting agent for the egg to hold all the contents of teh quiche in place! it is low fat and...

forcing myself to get to the gym today! well well well !!! i have to say that it is a struggle to get myself motivated for the gym today.....but i am just about to drag myself there no matter what! :innocent0002: i am going to do at least half an hour on the tread mill, and i am also going...

Thank you! I have a thing for witches and vampires!! Ha ha!!! xxx

I sprinkle soy sauce on mine just before they go in the oven and that helps them to go brown without adding any distinctive taste! Not sure if it would work the same without frylight xxx

ooooh! thank you sweetie! does that mean that my sparkly witch and my new bat themed ticker are showing up ok?....wasnt sure if i had done it right! lol xxx

first proper day of my diary! well what a fab day i had today..... i managed to visit three very good friends of mine, one of which i hadnt seen for months, and she told me that she could see how much weight i have lost, and that i was looking great!.....that really made my day.......!!! i...

oh, thats great, i am glad you liked them...its always good to be able to add to the list of 'enjoyable yet healthy' foods! xxx

Aww, thank you hun !!! Yes, I do feel so much better! I am going to update my diary every day and hopefully it will be an extra little motivation for me! It's lovely to meet people that understand what I am going through !!! xxx

Oh, that's a good idea, thank you very much indeed !!!

Oooh, that sounds nice!!! Will have to give that a go !!!

hi guys....i am new to this site...i have sorted out my profile picture, and i think it is showing up when people see my posts, right???.....i hope so! i would now like to add an animated avatar to appear in my signature underneath my posts...but i am not sure how to do it! can i link it to...

thank you so much! that means alot! i am so excited about starting this diary...i really think it will help xxx

i think i just found what i was looking for! i have started my diary in the calorie counting diary section....thanks again!!!

i so my chips the same way as you sometimes....have you tried sprinkling them with a bit of soy sauce to help them go browner?.....i learned that from people in a slimming world class that i used to go to.... i love that cadburys choccy mousse too! cadburys is the best!!! ha ha !!! xxx

Greetings !!! I have decided to call this diary 'Wicked Witches weight loss spell' because I have spent years wishing that I could wave a magick wand and suddenly be several stones lighter! But that just isnt going to happen, so I have decided to cast my own spell by counting calories and...

yeah, the chips are fab! they are 160 cals for 125g portion....and when i had first had them i thought 'i will probably have about 6 chips for that amount of calories'...but i was pleasantly gob smacked when i weighed them out..ha ha !! good luck with your nimble bread.....i used to have it...

hey! thank you so much for that suggestion...i will get started on that straight away!...is there a particular section of the site i need to go to in order to set my diary up? i am doing calorie counting..... thanks again for the advice! xxx

hey peeps! i guess we all have certain foods that we couldnt live without on our calorie counting missions.... here are the foods that keep me going.... 1. walkers french fries - i have a packet every night while watching telly so that i feel i am having a treat. 2. warburtons square...

its just like you said babe...once the new goal clicks into place in your head, it doesnt matter what you tell yourself, that is the new target! i do this all the time! before every monthly weigh day i tell myself 'i will be happy even if i have just lost another three pounds'.....but if i...

i had a fillet of basa fish in chilli lime butter sauce (220 cals) with a big plate of fine green beans and steamed spring greens......under 300 cals, and totally satisfying and gorgeous!....if you havent tried the basa, its from tesco...not that cheap at £3 for two fillets, but i always justify...

i have problems getting jeans that fit too! my legs arent thin by any stretch of the imagination, but they do seem to be smaller than the rest of me! so by the time i get jeans to fit around my belly, they are way too baggy on the thighs...groan...... i have to agree with the previous...

left over crusts......drool.....dribble.....i love em !!! xxx cant remember the last time i had pizza ....

glad you managed to get it sorted...i am posting like a demon now to get to 50 so that i can do other stuff! lol xxx

thank you so much for this.....it was driving me bonkers!!! xxx

i really wish i had the same passion for fruit and veg and salad as i do for chocolate, bread and crisps! lol..... wouldnt losing weight be sooooo much easier!!! :o

come on!!! you will do this...you know you will....whats done is done, and although you have gained a bit of weight it will soon be back off you with a bit of effort and positive thinking... i still have a big pile of weight to lose, but i am hoping to get to my target and stay there, give or...

how can i put this politely.....!!! the only problem i have ever had with eating lots of eggs is an increase in the less than delightful aroma of sulphur when performing bottom burps!!! ha ha !!! :eek:

good luck to both of you guys! i only started posted yesterday....and i have already picked up some great tips and idea.... together we can do it!!!

i havent tried spanx but i have tried the leggins and vest toops from costco...they hold me in very well, especially on my upper belly area under my boobs! the vests are nice and long too so they kind of suck you in all the way down without stopping you from breathing! lol xxx

i didnt think you had to have a set amount of posts to add a ticker babe...i put mine on straight away i think ! xxx

i think you will reach your goals by christmas.....just keep thinking how sexy you will look in those jeggings and boots!... i am also hoping to lose a fair amount of weight by christmas so that when people ask me what i want to christmas i can ask them to get me some new clothes to replace my...

my classic choice for a movie snack is a pack of worcester sauce flavour french fries and a treat size twirl bar...under 200 calories !

i have been using the warburtons square wraps and i really enjoy them warmed up with various low fat fillings.... but i am deffo gonna try these chilli wraps from aldi.....they sound great! i have been looking for an alternative to naan bread too, so i think these are gonna become a part of...

i think its important to look at it as a 'treat day' rather than a failure.....in the past i have given up on 'diets' because of feeling that i have 'blown it'.....telling myself to start again on monday.... but now i think of it as a new healthy way of life that i will stick to forever, but...

please dont let this put you off! i lost five stone through calorie counting and i didnt do any excercise other than the usual daily stuff like walking round the super market or doing a bit of house work.... its only recently i signed up with the gym because i want to tone up... i have...

well done for deciding to get back on track...that was the hardest thing for me....good luck!!! xxx

i completely agree and i have signed it! this is something that i feel very strongly about... i get so frustrated when i try to order the healthiest possible meals when i eat out, like veggies instead of fries etc....then i am horrified when the veggies arrive on my plate smothered in butter...

i think i knew i had to do something after i got back on the scales after not bothering to eat healthily or excercise for over a year... i was shocked and horrified to see that i had reached 20 stone 10 pounds!!!:eek: i had convinced myself that i was still somewhere around the 18 stone...

hi there...i think that the speed and duration you use n the treadmill etc will vary from person to person..depending on fitness levels and stamina etc.. it might be an idea for you to google what your maximum heart rate should be during a work out, then use the heart rate monitor on the tread...

i know how you feel.....i used to be the same... but i decided to take control and change it all! as the weight started to come off, i started to feel better about myself and i started getting back to the old me...having my hair done, getting my nails done....buying new make up..... you...

you guys are a real inspiration.... i am no where near fit enough to do the excercise that you do....but i am getting a little better with each month that passes. when i was up at my heaviest weight of 20 stone 9 pounds, i would struggle after just a few minutes of walking on the treadmill...

hey caroline g ... i have to say that i have come across several of your posts and i find them very helpful ! you are obviously extremely clued up and on the ball with all this.....hope you dont mind, i have sent you a friends request xxx

i have always used candarel, both the tablets and granulated...i havent had any problems so far....

i found that my scales were giving really differing results depending on which area of flooring i used them on...so i went and weighed myself at the gym, then came home and kept trying different areas with my scales until they matched the ones at the gym......now i just make sure i weigh in the...

your goal is definitely sensible and achievable....once your head is in the zone you should be fine! wishing you the best of luck! xxx

well done for having such a good start to your calorie counting! i have tried almost every diet out there, but i always come back to calorie counting... i am strict...i weigh most everything and i find that i prefer to be on a diet where i have to keep track of everything, otherwise i always...

thanks for that ! i could use some inspiration! xxx

wow! thats a good calorie count for a curry AND rice etc....i am gonna look up those books and see if i can get them on ebay...thanks for that !!!

you go girl !!! its like they say....'nothing tastes as good as being slim feels' well done xxx

hi there! i have lost several stone....i have come down from 20 stone 9 to 16 stone 1....and i have to say that my belly seems to be escaping the dreaded saggy skin syndrome so far! i am quite surprised at this because i have been yo-yo dieting dreadfully for a few years, and i though that my...

thank you for that !!! i didnt even know you could click on your user name to see them....i have been trawling through the entire forum trying to spot the threads that i have been active in !!! so even if there isnt an easier way....your way is much better than mine....so thank you ! ha ha xxx

i totally agree! the people who design plus size clothes obviously think that we want to walk around in shapeless sacks or trousers that are so baggy on the thigh area that we look like a clown! i have also noticed that some of the plus size shops like evans have started selling more frumpy...

hi guys.....although i have been browsing the forums for a while, i have only been making my own posts for a few days so i am still trying to find my way around how stuff works! is there a way to keep track of the threads that you have been active in...so that you can see if anyone has replied...

What a great thread! Here are my nsv's..... 1. looking through the clothes in Evans and realising that many of them are now too big...makes a change from looking for the size 30/32's! 2. being able to walk at a fast pace on the treadmill for an hour....used to get out of breath after just...

hello !!!! my name is holly and i think its great that you have signed up to this site. i have lost a few stone already but i would still like to lose a few more, so just like you, i am in this for the long haul... i wish you luck and hopefully we will both reach our targets and stay there! xxx

oh dear...this thread has just made me realise how anal i am getting with the calorie counting!...i dont lick the lid because it saves me a few calories...how sad is that!!! lol xxx

you are completely right....maybe i shouldnt have been using dust bin lids as plates....ha ha ha!!! xxx

hey missbeee!...once you have made your ticker you should see some text boxes underneath it with various codes...such as html etc...you need to copy and paste the one that says bb code (i think thats it from memory) and then you go to the screen where you edit your profile....you click on 'edit...

i did slimming world for a few months and i did really well...i omlu stopped because i fell off the diet wagon at christmas and i never got back on it until the following june!....one of the things that i learned the hard way is that although you can eat as much as you like of certain foods, i...

i have never tried weightwatchers, but i did lose 3 stone in just about 4 months with slimming world, and i have to say that i really liked many of the recipes, and of course the fact that you dont have to weigh everything out....even my hubby really liked the sw spag bol and the curries etc, so...

hi there! my husband has type 2 diabetes and we have both lost 2 stone over the last couple of months just by eating healthily and going to the gym at least twice each week. of course i cook all his meals, so i keep him within our calorie allowance!!! ha ha ... but he has done really well and i...

hey john! well done on your weight loss so far...i am sure you will lose the next two stone will a bit of will power and support. keep us updated! xxx

hi there! i have pcos, and when i was doing slimming world, i always did extra easy and i managed to lose three stone in four months.....i think that for me personally, the pcos doesnt seem to affect the various diets that i have tried. i have lost weight on them all, and my only down fall has...

hi guys! my name is holly and although i have been browsing these forums for months, i havent really been taking part, but i am hoping to start now! :D I am changing my approach from 'being on a diet until i lose weight' to 'changing my eating habits for life and being healthy'. I am doing that...