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  1. TazS

    TazS Diary (FODMAP based)

    Thanks for the messages :) 04th January 2015 Breakfastt: Porridge Oats - 30g Rice Milk - 150ml Blueberries - Roughly 20 Morning Tea Break: 1 Banana Cup of Green Tea with 1 sweetner Lunch Vegetable Grills (2) - Yeah i didnt prepare a lunch ahead of work today :( Instant Mash Orange 2...
  2. TazS

    TazS Diary (FODMAP based)

    Hi all, I first joined slimming world in 2010 and lost around 4 stone and managed to keep the changes for a while... ...fast forward to end of 2015 and through my bad choices I have ended up back at square one. I used this forum all through my original weight loss and the support I received...
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    TazS's Food Diary - Much Need for Support and Advice!

    sounds like a cracking idea actually, thanks :)
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    TazS's Food Diary - Much Need for Support and Advice!

    Thanks, unfortunately i've only got bread in the house at the moment, put in the freezer as backup hexbs, i will have to change over to rolls as they seem a better idea!
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    TazS's Food Diary - Much Need for Support and Advice!

    Saturday 2nd Feb 2013 Breakfast 2 Eggs - Cooked with Frylight 2 WW Bacon Medallions Baked Beans 1 Glass of Asda Orange Juice (4 Syns) 15 Minute Walk into Town Snack 1 Starbuck Skinny Latte (HexA + 0.5 syns) 1 Apple 15 Minute Walk back from Town Lunch 2 Chicken Breasts wrapped in 2...
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    TazS's Food Diary - Much Need for Support and Advice!

    Hi people, its been a year since i've gone to SW group and unfortunately some of the weight i had lost has found its place back again. Currently 6 months into a new job and the will and determination to keep off the pounds hasnt worked :( I'll post up what i'm eating in accordance to what i...
  7. TazS

    How much did YOU gain this chrimbo?

    Just weighed in at home and the scales say 14 stone :(, looks like ive put on just under a stone over the whole of december. Better get those trainers out for some body magic in Jan!
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    Anyone starting 1 July 2012!!

    i have rejoined with my mum and her friend yesterday. It's the only way i can keep my mum motivated. I just want to lose another stone and then maintain. good luck :)
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    My Food Diary (2012)

    Hi People, going to be posting a daily food diary, any advice,help and suggestions will be appreciated! Breakfast: Egg and Red Onion Omelette (Cooked in Frylight) 1 Can of Baked Beans 1 Cup of Coffee (HEXA - Skimmed Milk) 1 Bananna and 1 Apple Lunch: Subway Salad (Turkey Breast with BBQ...
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    Worried about Uni!!!

    same situation come september, i lost alot of weight in the first year (Due to not having big family meals), 2nd year i kept my weight constant. Been with slimming world during the placement year and dreading going back. Things i think are important when at university: - Cupboard "Staples" -...
  11. TazS

    Uses of Vegemite

    Hi Guys, i tried vegemite on toast and i literally puked due to the taste. Rather than throw it away, is there any other uses i can get out of it without a resulting bitter taste? Thanks
  12. TazS

    Sainsburys Chicken Slices

    that's cool, guess between 5-6 syns for a whole pack. Would there no free food allowance as the chicken breast is the first ingredient in that list?
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    Shop Cooked Chickens??

    great to hear about this, just gone back to eating meat and wasnt sure whether i could have cooked chicken from sainsburys counters. My mum works there, so can pick one up for dinner :)
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    Sainsburys Chicken Slices

    so i've gone back to eating meat and starting the EE days. I picked these up and just need to make sure they are free on EE http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/groceries/index.jsp?bmUID=1304491867796 113 calories for the whole pack 1.6g of fat Ingredients Chicken Breast, Rice Flour, Potato Starch...
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    Minimizing damage from binges.

    Work it out with some exercise? i tend to do a 20 min treadmill workout if i've had a binge.
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    whats for lunch

    Veggie Stirfry with New Potatoes and Crab meat
  17. TazS

    Sundried Tomato Topped Quorn Fillets

    6.75 syns per fillet (135/20)
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    New Innocent Orange

    Cheers for that. 150ml is way more than enough i reckon, find it gets quite sickly if you drink more than a glass's worth.
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    New Innocent Orange

    Innocent Orange Juice Smooth (900ml) in Sainsbury's | mySupermarket Hi People, we have this in the house as it was 99p at sainsburys. Looked at the ingredients and all is says is 11 squeezed oranges. I know its techincally not free as its not in its pure form but there is no nutrional...
  20. TazS

    Pizza hut

    Arrabiata Pasta is roughly 5-6 syns if that helps. On the forum threads, they're mentions that the salad/pasta salad isnt free in certain cases, if you give pizza hut syns a search, you should find something :D
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    Indian Take away

    indian takeaways tend to differ in cooking techniques. I would suggest flexi-synning the takeaway. Boiled/White rice is free on a green day not sure about red or EE. Enjoy the Curry and make up for it during the week!
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    Veggie Nando's

    Halloumi Cheese (5ysns) Spicy Rice (Free) Portabella Mushroom (Free) Corn on the cob (Free) being veggie, this is the best solution i have found. Used to have it in pitta, but the syns are way high, so having them separately makes it easier to syn and free food. Hope this helps
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    Tuesday Weighers

    2.5lbs this week, hit the half stone and now 2 lbs less for the stone target. just the 5.5lbs till next target :D
  24. TazS

    Living the Student Lifestyle....It's not just Cold beans out of a can!

    Yeah more than likely, my family visited and it was part of the supplies they thought i needed :D
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    Living the Student Lifestyle....It's not just Cold beans out of a can!

    Thursday 24th March 2011 Breakfast: Quaker Oats Orignal Porridge Sachet (HexB) 250ml Milk (HexA) Morning Break Heavy Portion of Fruit Salad (Kiwi Fruit, Strawberries, Melon, Satsumas and Orange) Lunch 2 Glasses of Water Home-made Vegetable Soup Afternoon Break 2 Finger Kit Kat (5.5 syns)...
  26. TazS

    The 'what i resisted today' Thread.

    colleague has bought a pack of krispy kreme doughnuts and placed them next to my desk, luckily im not craving one and carrying on with my punnet of strawberries!
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    Breakfast ideas

    do you have to syn the fruit if they are smoothies? i know with oranges, if you squeeze them into juice, they could be synned?
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    Chill bean cakes

    this is on the menu for work today: Chill bean cakes on couscous and roast vegetables. Grilled Tuna on couscous and roast vegetables. Jacket Potato with Baked Beans any idea what the syns would be on the fist two options? Green day
  29. TazS

    Whats for breakfast?

    Quakers Oats - Plain Flavour Sachet Milk Whole Punnet of Strawberries....
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    whats for lunch

    pasta shells no sauce broccoli florets baked beans
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    The 'what i resisted today' Thread.

    That's not bad, i tend to go through so much fruit during the day. I'm just guessing its the hunger before the meal lol. Once you've had that dish, you'll be glad it was a green day :D
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    The 'what i resisted today' Thread.

    Hi Ellebear, what have you eaten so far on a green day. Maybe you need a quorn fix?
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    The 'what i resisted today' Thread.

    its the last 45mins at work, and im gettin abit peckish, i finally caved in and decided to get a kitkat from the vending machine. Walking there, i was thinking to myself, that chocolate is wrth 12 syns and i wont feel any better after, esp with my weigh in tonight! So i walked past the machine...
  34. TazS

    whats for lunch

    Quorn Sausages with mixed bean in chilli sauce. Portion of vegetables. Maybe a poached egg aswell......
  35. TazS

    Helping a Family Member through SW

    Thanks for the comments and advice. I'm going to have a talk with her and see if theres a reaction. Fingers crossed she finds that motivational spark. Thanks again.
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    Helping a Family Member through SW

    cheers, i'll have a talk with her later today and see whats up. She's lost 3 stone on the plan before, so i know she can do it. I just feel bad when i know she's off the wagon.
  37. TazS

    Helping a Family Member through SW

    I started back in october '10 with my mum and her work colleague. We both had a great start, but then i found it difficult and went full cycle. (kickstarted last 3 weeks with good losses). However, im feeling bad about my mum. She's now back to where she started and i feel helpless in her...
  38. TazS

    whats for lunch

    Jacket Potato Baked Beans Monday at work = pure rubbish at canteen.
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    Mushy Pea Curry

    yeah on a green day, its all good :D
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    whats for lunch

    the basic jacket potato with 28g of cheese and baked beans. Good helping of Lea Perrins to bring out some flavour :)
  41. TazS

    Chips from a pub restaurant- I can't weigh them

    As stated i stand corrected. I don't know alot more on it so will take your word for it. Prefer the 5 bean chilli to be honest :p Thought i had good advice but guess its not correct. Will make sure its more informed next time.
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    no such as greedy on a SW plan ;)
  43. TazS

    Whats for tea tonight?

    Quorn Escalope with Veg or Salad, still deciding.....
  44. TazS

    Chips from a pub restaurant- I can't weigh them

    was something in the local paper, but i stand corrected on the whole chain. Apologies.
  45. TazS

    Chips from a pub restaurant- I can't weigh them

    Ah the one local to me was found to be frying their potatoes. Maybe it's just a special case.
  46. TazS

    Pub Meal

    cheers :)
  47. TazS

    1% fat milk

    i've been told by my consultant, that it's the same as the semi skimmed portion. Hope that helps!
  48. TazS

    Starting again and for the final time !!!

    Good Luck and just remember to keep going whatever happens!
  49. TazS

    Chips from a pub restaurant- I can't weigh them

    yeah, its the only chain i know that fries their potatoes. i tend to get the 5 bean chilli with rice (4.5 on a green day) if i have to eat there. Usually pubs offer roasting vegetables and potatoes, maybe a swap like tinned tomatoes suggested and add a side salad. Its better to assume that the...
  50. TazS

    Chips from a pub restaurant- I can't weigh them

    if its a weatherspoons, they are more than likely to fry the jacket potatoes. Just a hint :)
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    whats for lunch

    Cheers, will have a go with this :)
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    whats for lunch

    probably a jacket potatoes and baked beans. However, im thinking of adding some cheese from the salad carton to make it taste less bland. Is there any visual way i can measure out 28g as there are no scales around to make sure?
  53. TazS

    Pub Meal

    Battered Fish without the batter - HexB Side Salad without dressing - free Mushy Peas - Free on a green day Battered Mushrooms without the batter = No Syns? Did i make the right choice last night at a leaving do. Btw, im doing a green day.
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    To exercise or not

    i've started a routine of 15mins on a treadmill every other day. And the days in between i take a 15min brisk walk outside. Helps the oxygen intake on the outside days and pure sweat on the treadmill days. ill keep you informed whether its helped this week.
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    Snack ideas?

    Cheers people, keep posting anymore tips that you come across. I will beat the cravings :D
  56. TazS

    Tuesday Weighers

    put weight back on so im back to starting weight. Never had the willpower before but after a restart im determined to hit a decent weight before i go back to uni in sept!
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    yayyyyyyyy

    Well Done, im hoping for the same this week!
  58. TazS

    Thank god for mini mins!!!!

    Well Done and Good Luck to getting to target :)
  59. TazS

    I was just very bad

    yeah, one bad day can be sorted over a week.
  60. TazS

    What do you do to treat yourself? (not food!)

    going to watch my local team play at the weekend. The money i save from not spending at vending machines pays for the ticket and a drink during the game. Makes the weekend alot more enjoyable :)
  61. TazS

    How much water do you drink a day? and do you think it help's?

    i take a 1.5 l bottle of water into work each day now, seems to help. I tend to drink Pepsi Max and Black coffees aswell but i think 1.5l of water a day is sufficient enough
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    Mushy Pea Curry

    made this the other day without the curry powder, it was lush. Going to try it with the powder for a group taster night coming up!
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    Snack ideas?

    Cheers for the suggestions people :) Managed to get one of the fibre pus bars, couldn't see the alpen light bars However, will take some more free foods for work tomorrow. Vending machine days are over :D
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    Snack ideas?

    managed to avoid the vending machines but full of water, so will be visiting the boys room a bit more often now lol. Are the WW yogurts like muller? i seem to get bloated if i have more than 1. great shout on the alpen lights, are they for any flavour? i'd assume a choccy one would stop the...
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    TazS's Food Diary

    Restarting the diary after a failed first attempt. Hoping for feedback :D Wednesday 23rd Breakfast Omlette (1 egg and Onions) Baked Beans Snacks Bananna Water Apple Satsuma Lunch Jacket Potato Baked Beans Side Salad(Green Beans, Cucumber, Mixed Beans) Water
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    Snack ideas?

    Afternoon Snack Attack... This is the time of the day where i'm killing time ahead of heading home at 5. I wont get back home to 7 (train commute) and i am starving.....snacked out all the fruit i had bought from home and theres only vending machines around :S How can i stop the cravings and...
  67. TazS

    whats for lunch

    Chicken Tikka Quorn Pieces Batchelors Pasta (Tomato and Herb) Salad
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    Off the Wagon.

    cheers thank you. Just needed to get if off my chest. Now its time to get the fat off :)
  69. TazS

    Off the Wagon.

    Two sundays ago, i celebrated my birthday and that affected the weigh in on the tuesday. However, its been nearly the second week since my birthday and the plan hasnt kicked back in at all. I've just re-emailed my consultant and admitted that i have not followed the plan and will end up...
  70. TazS

    Sainsburys Basic Strawberry Jam

    cheers.
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    Sainsburys Basic Strawberry Jam

    Had it on my toast this morning but not sure on the syn value. Searched the forums but had nothing...Help?
  72. TazS

    Krispy Kreme Doughnuts!

    Good to hear, i was thinking of gettin a choccy bar from the vending machine...going to resist till lunch now :)
  73. TazS

    The Power of Quorn

    maybe i should keep on that quorn stuff then :S
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    The Power of Quorn

    cheers :D
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    Stop Start Stop Start

    great set of tips, the last one gave me a needed laugh. :p
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    The Power of Quorn

    On a totally different note, Im currently on the Green diet plan and i keep gettin told by people (esp the Mother) that im not getttin enough quorn into meals to help speed up the weight loss. Am i totally wrong in thinking that quorn doesnt significantly make a difference like superfree foods...
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    NOT HAPPY!!!!!

    what i've been told is that after an initial weight loss, there will be times where it will steady but if you stick to it, the losses will be greater in the long term. Keep it Going! :D
  78. TazS

    Stop Start Stop Start

    I tend to stick within the plan using the HEXA and HEXB correctly, i keep a food diary but im still trying to work out the afternoon cravings..Theres too much of a gap between lunch(12pm) and dinner(6-7pm), i think the odd snack between this period is costing me :(
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    Stop Start Stop Start

    strictly im not vegetarian, as i tend to eat fish here and there. However, i wont eat meat so the green plan seemed to easiest to follow and understand. Cheers for the hints and tips, when i have idle time on my work breaks i tend to look through the reciepes, so i should spend more time...
  80. TazS

    Stop Start Stop Start

    I joined the forums at the start of jan, and now its coming near to the end of the month, i'm still struggling to make sure those pounds come off and stay off. Anyone found quick and easy tips i can try? (Will update Food Diaries again, had problems uploading before.)
  81. TazS

    Food Diary 2011 - New Start...New Ways

    Monday 10th Jan Breakfat - Mini Weetabix with Muller Yogurt. Small Latte Morning break - Small Latte Lunch: 2 Poached Eggs with Salad Afternoon Snack - Cajun Veg Slim a Soup
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    Food Diary 2011 - New Start...New Ways

    6th Jan Breakfast Bran Flakes (HEXB) Apricots Muller Yogurt Morning Snack: Small Latte(HEXA) with Scan-bran cake Lunch Veggie Burger in Wholemeal Roll (HEXB) Potatoes and Carrots Afternoon Snack: Scan-bran cake and fruit salad Dinner: Home-made Soup
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    extra motivation needed

    Hi Nettie, have you got any of the hi-fi bars? they are usually a HEXB option and are quite filling with a black coffee/tea?
  84. TazS

    Food Diary 2011 - New Start...New Ways

    yeah i think its going well, means im watching what im eating. However, i prefer to write down what ive eaten rather than plan what im eating because it never turns out how it should. Thanks though :)
  85. TazS

    Food Diary 2011 - New Start...New Ways

    Breakfast Bran Flakes (HEXB) Strawberries Muller Light Morning Snack: Muller Light Yogurt Small Latte (Sweetner but had Milk so partial HEXA) Lunch Tuna(No Mayo) and Salad Baguette (HEXB) No Margerine/Butter Portion of Winter Vegetables Coke Zero Afternoon Snack: Slim a Soup (2 and 1/2 syns...
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    Kate's 2011 Food Diary...

    yeah forgot to mention about it being hunger. That's cool, sounds like your enjoying it :D
  87. TazS

    Kate's 2011 Food Diary...

    Going well so far.How you feeling during the day?
  88. TazS

    Bad Night at WI

    yeah i've used the green day menu for this week but sometimes the options they offer are unrealistic if you can't cook at home. What i've had to is take cereal and a yogurt for breakfast about 9, im commuting from 7, so i take fruit to keep the metabolism going. I tend to get either a jacket...
  89. TazS

    Bad Night at WI

    Cheers :) I'll keep you informed on how it goes!
  90. TazS

    Bad Night at WI

    so knowing i've done bad over the xmas period and joining the forum at the start of the year, i expected a bad night and it was. I've put on 3.5 pounds and now it seems, ive only lost 1.5 lbs since i start back in October. The newer regime began yesterday with the online food diary but i was...
  91. TazS

    TheMissus' Food Diary

    Have you tried the quorn and chillli burger recipe in the 100 green recipe book. Even though they didnt come out exactly how i thought, they were more appetite filling than ordinary quorn burgers!
  92. TazS

    Food Diary 2011 - New Start...New Ways

    Tuesday 4th January Breakfast 2 weetabix HEXB Strawberries Muller Light Yogurt Snacks 2 satsumas Lunch: Jacket Potato Baked Beans Cheese (28g) HEXA Dinner Cauliflower Curry (Homemade 1/2 teaspoon of oil) 2 Chappattis HEXB Desert - 1/4 Scanbran Cake with Muller Light Yogurt...
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    Food Diary 2011 - New Start...New Ways

    Oh yeah, i failed to realise i could possible have two HEXA, that would make the syn value for cheese 3 syns, kinda feel better now :D With the burgers, i had 1 wholemeal roll for one of the burgers after having the first without a bun. Just about kept it together today but i reckon it's due...
  94. TazS

    Food Diary 2011 - New Start...New Ways

    Monday 3rd January 2011 Monday 3rd January 2011 Breakfast: 2 weetabix (HEXB) Strawberries Bananna Milk (HEXA) Snacks: 2 Satsumas Lunch: Jacket Potato Cheese HEXA2 AND SYNS (extra 14g > 3syns) Beans I had eaten out and the cheese serving wasn't my doing! Thanks to Silly Sausage for...
  95. TazS

    TheMissus' Food Diary

    Good Luck from today onwards and will keep checking out your diary. Hope it goes well for you :D
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    Kate's 2011 Food Diary...

    Good Start :D
  97. TazS

    Food Diary 2011 - New Start...New Ways

    Thanks for the support and good luck with your diary aswell :D Potatoes and Beans are underrated :cool:
  98. TazS

    TheMissus' Food Diary

    Hi, TheMissus, i'm beginning my food diary tomorrow and its nice to see how another member on the green plan is doing. Did you use a HEXA at all or does it not matter due to the fact you've taken 2 HEXB instead? On a side note, how do you cope with cravings in between meals. After lunch at work...
  99. TazS

    Food Diary 2011 - New Start...New Ways

    On the recommendation of another member, i will start my first food diary from 3/1/2011. I'll be following the green plan diet and hoping for advice on where i can improve and where im going wrong. Happy New Year People :D Taz
  100. TazS

    Help with SW Diet :S

    Congrats :D The diary will be up tomorrow.
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    Help with SW Diet :S

    thanks for the reply silly sausage, i'm following the green plan diet at the moment but i'm not sure whether the food im eating is correct, so i will follow the link and keep a food diary :) How have you found the diet yourself? Taz x
  102. TazS

    3 Jan 2011 new start... anyone else starting again tomoz? x

    Yeah, i'm starting again tomorrow, Good Luck to Everyone :D
  103. TazS

    Help with SW Diet :S

    Hi Guys and Girls, i'm a newcomer to the forum but have been involved with SW since October. I'm 20 and i weigh 16stone 9 lbs and previously i tried other diets but i could keep the motivation up after a few months In October, i started the SW diet with my mum(she wanted someone to help keep...
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