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I lost 4.5lbs this week and got Slimmer of the Week!! :D :D

Lost 1lb! I have no idea how I managed that after the weekend I had! :D

It's essay season at uni right now and I have had takeaways over the weekend, but I've made much healthier choices and haven't been having curries! I was stressed about an essay so I ate what was convenient rather than spending my usual hour a night cooking. It was star week last week so who...

Yeah there are vending machines in the uni library and homemade baking etc in the café! I am trying to make better choices though. Once I have submitted these assignments I will have plenty of time to focus on my weight loss.

I'm unexpectedly going to go slightly over my daily allowance for today, but it's by no means a 'binge'. I think I'll have no syns tomorrow to make up for it, but I don't really mind. I hope I still have a loss on Tuesday :\ EDIT: Oh, you can use syns weekly? That's ok then :)

I never have my A choice as I'm lactose intolerant. I can have dairy in very small quantities (low fat spread, chocolate etc) but not in yoghurt or with cereal. :( I developed this intolerance just over a year ago out of nowhere - I used to have porridge for breakfast but I don't anymore, and I...

Seeing everyone's progress is really spurring me on! :) I hope I'll be out of this group in the next couple of weeks ... Once my coursework is done I'll start living in the gym instead of the library!

Turns out I only lost half a pound this week due to it being star week. I feel less discouraged now.

Wow :O Well done!

Thank you. I suppose 4lbs in two weeks IS 2lbs each week, but seeing 0.5lb off does suck lol. Better than weight on though! xx

I stuck to the plan 100% bar a Chinese on Friday night (I had half of a curry, rice and chips with my mum and it was a pretty small portion). I only lost 0.5lb and it's week 2. :( I have had cramps all day so maybe it's star week. My Consultant could tell how disappointed I was. It's very...

Weigh-in tonight. Hoping for 2lbs off.

OK thanks :)

Do people drink water before they weigh-in? I'm wary of eating and drinking too much during the day in case there's a detrimental effect on what the scales say. I had a feeling my loss would have been more if I hadn't drank water, but is the opposite true? (I still lost 3.5lb though so it...

Thank you!!

First week weigh-in! Lost 3.5lb. Not bad. I should have eaten more superfree foods! Hoping to lose at least 2lb by next week. Slow and steady wins the race. ;) Also, if I lose 2lb a week until June I will hit my short-term target for my study abroad in Italy.

Snap! Can't wait to be back in the 13s :)

Thank you!!

I joined Slimming World last night and weighed in at 14st 8.5lbs. Kind of annoyed about that random half a pound but hoping to be in the 13s in a couple of weeks. :) I've been between 13st 7lbs and 14st 9lbs for the past few years so I can't wait to break that barrier, then getting out of the...

In time I'll get back in the saddle but right now it's not really my mane concern! ;)

Anyone know if horse counts as a B choice??

Hi. I've tried Slimming World a couple of times before but have put it all back on. University starts again on Monday and I want to make a fresh start. Currently 14st 8lbs but that's probably water weight as my weight usually settles at 14st. Really want to get to 13st in the next few weeks. My...

Thanks a lot. It was the Tesco one.

Thanks a lot. I have still stuck to it. And now this means I can weigh-in in the morning when it's more accurate than at 7pm.

Could someone tell me how many syns are in pesto, please? Cheers.

Thanks for the replies. I don't want to become a consultant - I just want to do this for myself.

So after yet another hiatus from Slimming World, I returned to my class tonight since mid-November, only to find that the group has been cancelled. They couldn't find a permanent consultant. The group was in the building next door to where I live, so it couldn't have been handier :cry: I've...

Thanks everyone :D

5 1/2 pounds!! YAAAAASSS!!! :D

HAHAHAHAH I went back tonight and I've lost 5 1/2 lbs this week!! :D :D I'm the lightest I've ever been at SW!! I thought "Suck on that ;)" Ahhh I'm so happy ... :D Thanks for all your encouraging comments :cool:

Thanks for all your responses. I didn't want to stay because I didn't want to discuss my gain with other people, especially not my consultant after how she spoke to me. I may just go to get weighed and leave as it takes ages for the class to get going and some people really ramble on. The class...

On 24th October our group leader (?) was in a car crash so we weren't charged for that week and were sent home without weighing in. I weighed myself at home instead and it said I'd lost 3lbs, so that was 10lbs in total. I weighed in tonight and it said I'd gained 6lbs since the 24th, but 3lbs...

The fact that I DON'T have my Syns raises eyebrows at my group. They say if I don't, then I will end up bingeing. Sadly they've been proven right, but I don't trust myself around Jaffa cakes :o

Over the summer I was at home and didn't have access to a gym or Slimming World or anything. My mum was very ill and I put it out of my head. When I got back to uni I realised if I let this opportunity go, with my SW class next door to my flat and the uni gym a short walk away, I may never...

Thanks. It's just I had set myself a target of 2lbs a week, which I didn't think sounded too difficult, so I'm annoyed that I've even messed that up. But maybe I shouldn't set a target and just focus on actually sticking to it, lol. Great idea! I will do that xx

5 foot 6 Size 16 top and bottom Around 14 stone

Thanks for all the nice replies. OK, I will go. Maybe it's the horrible dark weather making me feel even worse! :o How much will I be charged this week? I think I have missed the last two weeks. Does that mean I'll have to pay £15 tonight? xx

I never thought of it like that before. Thank you. Yes, that's what I'm afraid of. I think that if I let this defeat me, then it will just get harder and harder. My student loan still isn't in, which should have arrived at the start of September, so going to the uni gym on a pay-as-you-go...

In the past couple of weeks I have had two important essays to write for my university course, and have not been on the plan at all. I have just let myself have whatever's been convenient, and haven't cooked at all to save time. I just studied constantly. Well I handed the essays in last week...

I'm very impatient too. I'm amazed I've stuck with this for five weeks!! I always get disheartened if I don't see overnight results ... That's why I'm aiming for a 2lb weight loss every week :) I'm managing it so far! Famous last words ...

lol I practically live off carbs. That's why I do Extra Easy. I live off pasta and rice and chicken :eek:

Last week I was really good, went to the gym and stuff, and only lost half a pound. This week I ate two takeaways (one of them being a chicken kebab that was 8 syns, so I did factor those in), and lost 3.5lbs. Who knows how it works! You'll probably have a good loss this week :) I felt so...

lol I ate a lot of crap this week, yet I feel lighter!? I think it's because I've started drinking more liquid. And I walked for miles :o

Our consultant's mum has had a heart attack and so we all turned up tonight and there was no one there. I weighed myself when I got back in and it says I've lost 3 1/2 lb this week. Do I add that in on SW online? Or do I wait until next week? EDIT: Ah screw it I've just added it, I like seeing...

I weighed myself on Wednesday (bad, I know) and it said I had put ON three pounds since Monday :eek: All I'd had off-plan was a brown roll from the uni café. Just weighed myself again and it says I have put on 1 pound since Monday, so it's dropped a bit, but I want it to KEEP DROPPING...

Thanks a lot! I don't think we are tbh! I think 2lb a week is realistic - allowing for some unexpected gains and low losses. Thanks, don't think I got it but it's not paid or anything.

Well I got my half stone award, but still only lost 0.5lb. The lady tried to tell me that it wasn't water that was the problem, but I HAVE been drinking water and I DO feel heavier than I have been in previous weeks. Really want to kick ass this week to make up for it. I want to lose 2lbs a...

AAAHHH I'm such an idiot, I had an interview at 5.30pm so I was drinking water before it, now it says on the scale that I've stayed the same this week when it said I'd lost 3lbs on Friday night!!! I KNOW it's all just water, but I'll feel like crap when I WI at 7pm :(

Thank you!!! Now begins the "don't eat anything before the weigh-in at 7pm" fast :(

Really want my half a stone award tonight :bliss:

Thanks a lot Steve! Well done on your weight loss. This thread is funny! It seems like a lot of us have bread as our weakness ... I would certainly take a Subway over chocolate any day, and have been doing my best to abstain! I do sometimes want a BLT though ... :o

I think I've realised the reason why I've been putting on weight: bread. I love brown bread. I hate white bread and never eat it, but in the past few months I've become slightly addicted to store-bought sandwiches, Subway etc. Since starting SW, I've barely eaten any bread. I'm worried that I...

2lb off. Only needed another half a pound for my 1/2 stone award. Oh well, there's always next week ... I would love a crazy loss of like 5lb this week as it seems to be going rather slowly so far ..

loool you're at my target weight! good luck xx

Good luck y'all. Sucks having to wait 'til 7pm.

Thanks :) Hope to lose another 2lb tomorrow ...

Oh nooooo :( I hope it doesn't affect me too much.

Does being on your period make it look like you've gained weight? I'll be so annoyed if I get on the scales on Monday and it says I've put ON. I really want to lose 2lb this week :(

Well all this really sucks! :( I think I'll have to stick to the gym :p Running could never make you gain weight, I don't think!

3lb off this week and Slimmer of the Week! :D Want to lose 2 stone by Christmas and at least another 2lb this week.

Weigh-in at 7pm. I'm SO HUNGRY. But I don't want to eat/drink anything as it will show up on the scales. :(

Had a MASSIVE stir fry tonight. I've been kind of OK this week. Except those poppadoms I had. But the curry was completely free and homemade. And I did no exercise. I have a good feeling about this week! And I will not eat before the weigh-in like last week :eek:

Thanks for asking. Just 1.5lbs, sadly. I think it's because I had bread as well though. I want to be good this week, I'm going to go swimming :o How did you do?

Haha yeah I thought that! Maybe she was just making excuses :p I doubt I'll be getting that kind of action this week, sadly! ;)

A measly 1.5lbs for my first week. :cry: I know why though. Aiming to get at least three pounds off next week :cool: Although the lady told us exercise didn't really help weight loss and only "added one or two pounds to your weight loss each month." Eh? :confused:

Well done! lol thanks, I did choose veggies and rice beforehand though when everyone else was having pizza so I hope it paid off :D (Even though the veggies looked nicer than the pizza anyway).

Snap! :D Oooh cool, well done :D I'll find out at 7pm (my class is in the building next door!).

First weigh-in tonight. I had cheesecake at a birthday party on Saturday LOL I'm so screwed.

Yaaaay Glasgow :D

Aww thanks a lot, you're doing really well too xxx

WOW your signature has inspired me so much!! Your progress has been amazing!!! :eek: You've definitely inspired me to stick with it 100%, because it clearly gives you rewards!! Keep going you're doing SO WELL :D xxx

Jesus I'm so screwed. Tomorrow is my first weigh-in but I know it'll be bad. I bought some food this week that I THOUGHT was healthy but it transpired they were Syns rather than Healthy Extras, and I couldn't afford to throw it out so I had to eat it. I wouldn't be surprised if I've GAINED...

(This is my second attempt at SW but I've lost weight before.) I think you should reward yourself with every little goal you achieve. A smaller dress, a pair of shoes, a little necklace or something - so every time you see/wear it, you remember how good you felt when you achieved it, so you...

Indian takeaway - chicken madras, pilau rice, poppadoms, vegetable pakora, spicy onions and garlic naan with Diet Coke. DIVINE. Oh crap, my mouth is watering now. That's what got me into this state :o

Oooh our starting weights are really similar, hope I'm as successful as you :) Which recipe was that?

This is my first week back at my second attempt at SW, but I know it won't be a great result. The weather was appalling this week so I only went to the gym once (I have to walk), and even though I've changed my eating habits, I went out for dinner with friends on Saturday and had cheesecake as...

I read an article recently that claims swimming can actually make you gain weight as you feel cold so your appetite increases so you eat more than you intend to after a swim. I've also read that it's not that effective for weight loss. Is there any truth in this? I want to start swimming again...

Definitely savoury food. I'm not that wild about chocolate and sweets really - sugary stuff makes me feel sick. But store-bought sandwiches - I absolutely love them. And Indian takeaways are the most delicious things in the universe! I don't think what I was eating was that bad really, it...

If that's you in your pic can I just say you're beautiful? (In a non-creepy way :D).

I re-joined tonight. Determined to do it right this time! My flatmate's cooking dinner for us tomorrow night so might not be the healthiest. I've started Zumba though :D Aiming to lose a stone every six weeks or so.

I've just found out the flat I'm moving to for uni in September is right next door to a Slimming World class! Definitely no excuse for me not to go now!! And the gym is a 15 min walk away!! I'll be joining you for weigh-ins on Mondays at 7pm!! lol, can't wait to move in :D

I attend a Slimming World group in the centre of Glasgow where I go to university and thought I would be living in Glasgow over the summer, but I will in fact have to move back home for the summer holidays to a town 30 mins away. I still want to keep doing SW and going to the gym, but I have...

Does anyone know the name of this piece of music? YouTube - What Song Is This?

Heyyy you're a student from Glasgow too! Where do you study?! :D Well done btw!!

Thank you Ruth!

4lbs off on my first week at Slimming World *squee!* :D Second highest loss in the group!

lol I'm so screwed, this is my first week but I won't have mad losses like everyone else because I've been studying all week. I've tried to stick to it as best I can, I just haven't been measuring properly. I'm going to the gym in the morning before my weigh-in, though. Hopefully I won't have...

Oops. This is my first week on SW and I have been doing Extra Easy, but not doing the 1/3 Superfree food thing. I think I'll just do Green/Original from now on. :o

The site still doesn't work for me :cry:

Woooo I'm so excited for this now :D

Ah ok, I'll try again later. :)

The website doesn't work for me. :(

I am the same. I don't eat enough each day, but when I do it's likely to be unhealthy. I also hate breakfast because I feel nauseous first thing in the morning. However, with SW I hope to eat only fresh and healthy foods.

Thanks everyone, I went back today and I'm so glad I did!! There were so many girls around my age there this time, and some of them were so tall and slim, I wish I knew how much they'd lost lol!! I'm going straight back on it, as of today. I have three exams in the coming weeks but the lady...

Thank you. The last time I went in I felt terrified for some reason! But this time I feel the longer I mess around, the longer it'll take to reach my goals. I just want to get to the stage where people NOTICE I've lost weight, lol. Congratulatons on your weight loss!

I joined Slimming World in September 2010, but only went for one week. I just felt it wasn't right for me and tried just eating healthily instead. That hasn't worked at all - I lose weight through going to the gym, then put it straight back on again through eating carb-heavy meals. I'm sick of...

Thanks everyone! I have joined the gym instead of paying each time I go ... Now I can go every day at certain times, so I'm going there at 6pm. :D Ate some junk food with my friends over the weekend for the first time in ages and felt so sick that I'm throwing myself back into the working...

Ahh, I don't know if I have the mindset for a diet. :( My mum put me on Slimming World which didn't work. Maybe I was just too young at the time. I went last year when I went to uni for one class and knew immediately it wasn't going to work for me and I never went back. :o The only thing that...

Every time I see your avatar of Bob, I smile :D Thanks. I have 3lb weights in my flat. I find I can't lift anything heavier in the gym at the moment LOL! Do you think that's enough for now or should I try to figure out how to use the machines the ripped guys use? Thank you for all your...

Woah, I didn't know about the 72 hours. I'd better do that then. Congratulations, that's such an achievement, I always find myself stopping and starting again. How often do you recommend that I do it a week? Would you advise for or against doing it daily?

Thank you!! Good luck to you too! Yeah I met one of my friends whom I hadn't seen since June last week and she told me I looked like I'd lost weight, it was probably just the flattering dress though! :p

Damn you've lost about 48 lbs, I'd better listen to you lol!! I love Bob Harper!! Thanks for the ideas, I'll try them out at the gym tomorrow.

This is what I'm planning to do at the gym. Treadmill: 10 mins Exercise bike: 10 mins Rowing machine: 10 mins Step machine: 10 mins Weights: 10 mins Recumbent Exercise Bike: 10 mins/cool down I'm planning to do this about 4 times a week. Does that sound about right? I tried the...

I have been cooking for the past three nights. I made chicken curry the first two times (chicken, chillies, onion, cardomom pods, coriander, peeled tomatoes and rice) and last night I made walnut rice with wholegrain rice, mushrooms, peppers and sweetcorn and onion. 'Twas good. :D And I feel so...

Oops. I thought it was. Shows what I know. :o

That is excellent. What a photograph.

I have reached 20 posts, can I have avatar privileges now please?! :D

Never heard of it but I like the name of it.

I didn't think Ronnie's acting was much cop, but Alfie's was brilliant. I don't like EastEnders much anyway, they take farrrr too long to get through scenes, drawing scenes out for as long as possible 'til they are boring. Coronation Street is much better, a lot more fast-paced and exciting...

One of my problems is to go all day without eating, 'til about 6pm, then eating high-fat, sugary foods to compensate for the nutrition I've missed out on during the day. I attribute this to oversleeping and lethargy ... It's a cycle of not eating for long periods of time, then eating lots of...

Thank you so much for the advice and the welcome! Haha sorry about that, I added it because the girl in the video is one of my heroes and inspiration to achieve a healthy body in a healthy way. But I suppose there are other ways to remind me. Thanks again!

Tempted to buy a vintage camera from Urban Outfitters but it's £50 ... Maybe not worth stretching my student budget for it ... I love vintage photographs, though.

Scandalous Volumising Shampoo and Conditioner, only in Superdrug. Best shampoo I've ever used.

Epic. Just need a slow cooker now.

Well this will be seriously abused when I'm back at uni. Thank you so much!!

I know I haven't lost any weight because I haven't been trying. Simple as that. Not been working out or eating healthily. But I hope that the shock to my system will be so great that the first stone will drop off! If I still don't lose it when I AM trying, that's when I'll be cheesed off.

I love couch to 5k. I am starting it properly in earnest once I'm back at uni and near a gym! HIIT training is definitely the most effective fat burner .

The Charlie Brooker one is excellent and very effective. Never liked the Davina ones.

I'd love to lose 14lbs every 6 weeks this year. I expect to be very busy over the next few months so I hope this is doable. But 10lbs this month, hell I wouldn't mind that! Hell yeah! Let's do it!

Reading, Facebook, going for a walk :) Listening to music!

Oh wow. I empathise with you so much. So I'm not the only one who buys 'goal' clothing! I bought a dress from Mango in a size 12 this week (which is a Large in there, WTF) but Christ knows when I'll get into it. I'm a borderline 18 just now. I want to wear it when I go to London in July. There's...

I joined Slimming World in September but didn't go back. lol. I don't know, it just seemed fiddly to me, despite my mum losing 4 stone on it. :\

I love going to the gym with my iPod on full blast. The time flies by. Amazing to combat stress. I don't feel like it's been a good session unless I can barely stand! I want to start going in the early morning at 7.30am, when the gym opens. Do you find the morning is best?

I love the show too, incredibly inspirational.

Holy ****. Just, holy ****. I am not worthy!

Thank you fellow Scot! :p I already have a pretty good idea of what makes me gain weight, so the most logical place to start for me is to cut them out, get more fruit and stuff, just all the obvious things I haven't been doing. I'm itching to get to the gym once it re-opens. I'm feeling really...

Hello, I'm from Scotland and just found this forum today. I plan to lose 3 stone by July at the latest by cooking from scratch instead of relying on processed foods and making full use of the gym on my doorstep! I will be moving away from the gym at the end of June, which is why I want to get...