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Good luck and all the best! :)

Well done, everybody! :happy096: After STS last week :confused: I lost 2 lbs this week and have my first stone :D

I thought I'd up my exercise but as I don't even have a car and walk everywhere anyway... Oh my, can't believe my life is this boring that I'm actually struggling to find something to give up ;) Thanks, Tweetyuk, give up fizzy drinks is a good idea. Since starting SW I drank more and more diet...

Awww, he's gorgeous! Thanks for the photos.

The Southern Style Strips as well £1, stocked up on them ;)

Sorry, don't have an Asda here so I could not tell the price difference. Although Aldi/Lidl do not have the same variety as the big supermarkets I usually use them for my basics and get only bits and pieces elsewhere.

Have to say I love Aldi and Lidl, great for fruit and veg, eat mountains of them :rolleyes:. Got pack with 2 chicken quarters for 99p at Aldi's last week. Made 4 pieces, ate 2 for dinner and took the other 2 to bits and with laughing cow and salad on role for lunch next 2 days. Aldi has also...

Hi Colleen and welcome! Wishing you good luck and all the best on your SW journey! :)

Aww, minimins, I'm so sorry that you have to work with these ... ladies. I think it's a lot easier to work with men or "mixed". They are more open und less back-stabbing when you have an office full of them. Sorry, no offence, just my experience. I used to have a colleagues like this in a...

100% SW? Sounds like a great idea - but really difficult. I know I'm still new to SW and have to double-check everything anyway and it's not yet automatic. Hmm, have a few days to decide yet. Thanks for the tips! Am glad not to be on my own :D Although I can really understand the sentiment of...

Well done, everybody! It really is inspirational and helps keeping me on the straight and narrow (oh well, at the moment not quite so narrow to fit through) path.

... OR maybe doing something? Have to say I'm really struggling this year. I usually quit coffee (which was very hard for me) but I stopped end last year cold turkey as I drank way too much and not enough water. I don't drink a lot alcohol (last drink was at xmas). Now that I'm on SW I don't...

More of a "get your f*t bum in gear"-song than a "pick me up"-song for me: It's My Life (Bon Jovi)

Wow, you go! Well one! :)

Oven roast chicken with green bean salad, hmm.

As a German living in the UK I have had more than my share of funny "mishaps" I can assure you. ;) However, on the other hand I cannot stop laughing (and shaking my head in disbelief) when people ask me where/when I learned German and if I speak German with my parents. Hmm, let me...

I had a "neutral" breaky as I went out with a friend. Settled for a Mixed Grill (red day) with mushrooms and asked the waitress to leave the fries off (so not to tempt me). Was really lovely!

Well done to all of you! :D Hm, am a bit sceptical about my NSV yesterday. Only started SW a few weeks ago, hope to hit my first stone Monday or next week, most likely next week as we had tapas yesterday when I went out with some girls from the office yesterday. Anyway, as it was my day off I...

Ohhh, well done you! :D

Watching "Lewis" - never watched it before I have to confess - with this blonde guy (James Bradley) as a boxer, nice abs! ;)

Think this is a fantastic link: http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world/100149-slimming-world-advice-new-comers-including-extra-easy.html I did SW a few years ago and now returned to it, doing it alone at home with my old books (red and green days only) - so I cannot guarantee anything, might...

I have my recipes on index cards (C6 I think), ingredients on one side, instructions on the other, syns in the corner. So I can sort them by red days, green days, free, branded etc. Seems to be working for me. ;)

Will be really p*** off if I'm dead in 2013 and spent my last 2 years dieting! :eek:

Congrats! Am sure you'll do very well and have a good time! :D

Welcome and wishing you all the best too! Good luck! :)

Green Day, so I cooked Pasta, then put them in a frying pan for a few minutes (just love pasta when it's a bit crunchy) with mushrooms and peas and cheese on top (he) ;)

I quite like mince&veg, easy to re-head in the microwave for lunch the next day too: Fry mince, then add tomatoe (tin or passata), let simmer. Add whichever veg you have/like. I made it the other day with garlic, onion, sweat snaps, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, mushrooms. Little drop of...

Welcome! Good luck and congrats on your loss so far. :)

Good luck on your SW way! Am sure you'll be fine. :D Am doing SW at home but get loads of info from this forum (thanks you all!) via the search engine, from an old "branded foods" book (hm, might have to invest into an up-to-date one) as well as the magazines there always "what's new" is listed.

Well done! One goal "off your list" and you can be so proud of yourself. And you spur us on - thanks! :)

Well done everybody for all your losses! Have put on 1lb - which I am happy about. Sounds strange but considering the week I had I thought I had put on more. One all-day-meeting with buffet for lunch. Met up with a friend I hadn't seen in 2 years over weekend which resulted in Pizza one night...

Hello Alyce and welcome back! Well done to your loss so far. Had the same problem: did SW 3-4 years ago, stopped, put most back on and start SW again (from home this time) in January 2011. Wishing you all the best - and a great holiday! :)

I usually do Red Days on weekends as I find it easier to have Green during the week (heat up rice or pasta in microwave). But when I am on Red during the week: - wholemeal role (he) with smoked salmon and laughing cow (he) - wholemeal role (he) with boiled egg and salad/cucumber - mince with veg...

Most likely the leftovers from lunch. Am on a Red Day, baked chicken pieces with onion in the oven and will have it on a wholemeal role with salad tonight.

Red Day: Baked chicken peaces with onion in the oven and had cauliflower-cheese (laughing cow as h.e.) with it.

Red day: role (he) with laughing cow (he) and smoked salmon, carrot sticks, mueller light yoghurt

Red Day so had e.l.mince with onion, leek, tomatoe, mushrooms and brussel sprouts. Really nice and enough for lunch at the office tomorrow.

Well done everybody! loAimee - 7lbs (6lbs to lose, 1lb lost) AmyS 7lbs (5.5lbs to lose, 1.5lbs lost) AnnaR (7lb to lose, 1.5lb lost) Anna_Vixen 7lbs (4lbs to lose, 3lbs lost) BeckyT - 6lb (6lb to lose, 0lb lost) Blue*Smartie: lose 5lb (2.5lb to lose, 2.5lb lost) Buzz 10lbs (0lbs lost, 10lbs to...

I had this problem last week - after 8 green days in a row. Switched to red with lots of meat/fish and... the rest is history :p

Thanks, Janet. I'll hop on the bus then next weekend and try Morrisons (unfortunately, not in walking distance when I go shopping).

Contrats and well done everybody! :D I'm doing SW at home so am quite dependent on my scales. As they did not want to play last week (fluctuated between 4lbs), I have a 5 1/2lbs loss over 2 weeks now. Really happy. Red days seem to be working for me (although I prefer green ;)).

Nope, unfortuntately, they just don't have it. I asked just to be sure.

Thanks! Might be just "my" tesco then. They had 4 different kinds but they were all the full-fat and not light.

Hello! Was just wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction please? I cannot find the Primula Light anywhere. Had a look in Tesco, M&S, Iceland, Farmfoods, Aldi and Lidl. No luck. :confused:

Red Day so had a wholemeal role (he) with laughing cow (he) and smoked salmon, boiled egg, raw carrots to nibble along.

If you ask me in our days we take pc way too far. There has to be something wrong if you cannot make an honest compliment without feeling bad and having to think about possible consequences. I agree with MommyNOriana, I'd tell her mom. I'm sure both of them will be very pleased.

Am not an expert (just started SW a month ago) but am sure you'll be fine when you do excercise, have all your syns left and ate mostly free food. I understand that you want to do the best you can with SW but one "hungry" day will not ruin everything. Good luck and enjoy your excercise! (Wish I...

Katoof, I blame the weather (it cannot defend itself :p). It's cold, rainy, miserable... I think we all have these days, and you made good choices, sticking to the plan - even if it's not particularly portion controlled. Do you maybe have syns left for a special treat? I always try to trick...

Went to Aldi the other day and got a pack with 2 chicken leg quarters for 99p. Took the skin off first (so I'm not tempted to eat it later when it's lovely crispy) and oven-baked them (yes, I was greedy, I had both!). Had green bean salad with onions with it. Was really nice. Need to go back to...

Happy Sunday to everybody! Hope you are having a good weekend. Woke up this morning and was hungry, could have eaten everything and anything :eek: Never a good start into the day for me so I decided to have a "pamper Me" day. Spent hours in the bathroom, hair, nails, feet, scrupping, moiturising...

Welcome and good luck! You are really doing well! Started SW at home mid January, this forum helps a lot to stay motivated.

I am looking forward to... ... go shopping in a "normal" cloths shop ... order a special treat in a restaurant or buy something sweet in a supermarket once in a while as my "reward" without feeling everybody is staring at me thinking "no wonder she's fat" ... walking past a shop window and...

Great tips, thanks! Need to get a proper marker and labels. I moved all the non-SW-food into a separate cupboard, food left from Xmas (like gingerbread, chocolate). I don't really want to throw it away, hate to waste food, therefore I take it into the office for everybody to enjoy. Have loads of...

Happy Weekend! Time to read through some threads that I could not catch up with during the week - and especially this one: Love it! You are all doing so well and it shows that not only the numbers on the scales are important. Have only started mid January myself and considering the amount I need...

Welcome and good luck on your SW journey! :)

I'll be hiding too on the weekend. Wish I had taken Monday off now that I think about it. In the past colleagues kept wandering around the department anouncing to everybody what either their partner had given them or that they have a secret admirer. After I had to listen to this c*p and...

On a red day, meatballs area already in the oven. Will have onions, leek, mushrooms, sweet snaps in natural youghurt sauce with it. Hmm, can't wait ;)

Wow, thanks for all the great tips! I have a index card per meal with the ingredients at the front, cooking instructions on the back, also a note if green/red day and number of syns. Before my weekly shopping I pull out what I might fancy ("might" as I'm more often than not do not stick to the...

Congrats, Kirsty! A loss is a loss and def a step into the right direction! I was with SW a few years ago, went to class every week but then stopped - was too lazy I guess and didn't want to be on a diet forever and also a big question of money - and put lots of weight back on. Now I've...

Had a potatoe gratin and when it was almost done I put a tin of mixed beans and hea cheese on top. Was really nice and can take rest into the office tomorrow for lunch.

Good luck with your applications and interviews! I'll keep my fingers crossed for both of you. (And when they are crossed I cannot use them to open the fridge ;))

Cyberjelly, Can understand that you are a bit disappointed - but it's still a loss! Def a step into the right direction and I'm sure you'll do fine next week. Thanks for the tip re my scales. Problem is, I'm doing SW at home and have to use my own scales. Maybe I should invest in a new one ;)...

Am doing SW from home and so get lots of ideas/inspiration from the magazines. Shame they are only out every two months tho. Can't wait to get my new one but as someone said before, I'd prefer more ideas for red/green. But hey, I get so many ideas and help here that that is not really a problem :D

Well done, everybody! Another week done ;) Frankly, I don't know what/if I lost something. :( My scales are and always have been a bit unreliable but usually when I weigh myself multiple times, I can agree on the weight it shows the most (there is always once or twice where it varies around...

I did SW years ago before they introduced EE and as I'm now doing it at home I just went back to red/green what I'm used to. Have usually greens as I just love pasta and rice, however, in the past I had greater loss on red so I try to slip 2 days in per week.

Good evening everybody! Well done to all your losses. Am so glad it's Friday, had a busy and full week, can't wait for some quiet time and lots of sleep. Had my 4th and last course of Springboard today. Does maybe anybody do (or did) this too? It's a Women's Development Forum which my Employer...

Just chopped a fresh pineapple which I'll take into the office tomorrow for breaky/morning snack, hmmm

Hi everybody! Huge congratulations to all of you! Even if there is the odd glitch, you are all doing great! Keep it up :D Trying for flexi syns this week as I went to a birthday party last night and don't want to put back on what I left in my first 2 weeks on SW. So I'll try to be really...

Scotland has sooo much to see and do! I'm actually from Germany but just fell in love with the country while on holiday and moved over here a few years ago :D The others have mentioned so many beautiful things to visit. I don't think you'll have trouble filling your 10 days holiday. If you...

Hardly drink, don't smoke, don't really spend money on clothes - so the few pounds I have usually go towards cinema tickets or dvds ;) Kings Speech: loved it, Colin Firth is brilliant 127 Hours: did not think you could have a movie about a guy stuck in a hole but it was really gripping with a...

I'd like to join the challenge too, please. Had only two WI so not sure how my weight journey'll be going. So I'll opt for 6lbs. AmyS 7lbs (7lbs to lose, 0lbs lost) Anna_Vixen 7lbs (7lbs to lose, 0lbs lost) BeckyT - 6lb (6lb to lose, 0lb lost) Blue*Smartie lose 7lb (7lb to lose, 0lb lost) Buzz...

Leftover pasta with sweet snaps and philadelphia light (as he).

Had a "lazy" lunch that I could just heat in the microwave at the office: small tin baked beans with rice, sweetcorn and peas (all from frozen). The baked beans made it nice tomatoey and not too dry.

Green Day: Was really lazy so made a Batchelors Pasta n Sauce (milk as hea) and added some fresh mushrooms and peas.

Hi! I prefer green days and eat loads and loads of pasta. Yesteday e.g. I fried onions, mushrooms, super snaps and once done I added fat free natural youghurt. Was really nice. If I have cooked too much pasta one day, I just chuck it into the frying pan the next until a bit crispy and add either...

Second WI and lost 2lbs :D Obviously the little devil on my shoulder was hoping for 2 stone :p but am really happy with my result. Well done to everybody. If loss, gain or sts, you are still here and persevere - so you win!

Thanks for the tip, ColJack, will get one of those things for next time. As there will be a next time. ;)

I really like the stuff from Aldi, don't see a difference between their creme and the more expensive ones. I also use pure Vitamin E oil as a "night creme". Have some skin issues, used to have acne and somebody recommended this. Get a small bottlem from any health shop for £5 or £6, you only...

Pasta with onion-mushroom-sugar snaps-natural yoghurt sauce. Very nice. ;)

Good luck, Hannah. You'll be gorgeous and have a good holiday with your family no matter how much you lose - having said that I'm sure you'll make your target this time ;) Know how you feel, am a "all or nothing" kind of girl as well. Find it a lot easier not to touch certain things at all...

Hey, Rachelsilver1985, congrats to your weightloss. Well done! :)

Am sure we'll make it this time. :) And this forum helps so much. I love my friends but they are all a LOT slimmer than I am and just don't understand what it's like. Just reading through the posts here, get tips and ideas, just being "among" people who have the same way to go... It's just...

:eek: Well done and congrats! What an amazing weight loss. Keep going. :D

As everybody in the office seems to have a cold I try to avoid this with lots of vitamins: had a huge bowl of fresh oranges, pineapple and apple. Hmmm

I know how you feel - tomorrow is only my second WI and I'm really really nervous. Fingers xed but I'm sure you'll have done fine. Did SW in the past and it works if you stick to the plan. OK, I agree, that's the crunching point..:p But even if you STS or put on, keep you head up and just go...

Yup, really enjoyed the oven baked chips. Was a bit of a pain to clean the baking tray afterwards as they stuck to it despite Fry Light. But can recommend, yummy and not much fuss (yes, am a lazy cook) ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hope the two of you have a fab day!

Am on a green day and thought I'd give Quorn another go. Is always a bit of a problem as I don't like the Quorn sausages, the steak, the mince... Had the Quorn Southern Fried Strips for the first time - and really enjoyed it! ;) Was yummy with rice and peas and (I think) only 1 1/2 syns each.

Welcome and good luck Picklepud and Dawnd29! Am sure you'll find a lot of help and inspiration here. Am fairly new as well and am struggling to queeze any syns into my day as I'm really filling up with all the free foods. Don't feel deprived at all - well, the food I'm missing would be...

Green Day: Tried the SW Chips recipe I found here (not boiled before, just swirled in egg and then in oven) with mixed vegg. Hmm

:) Hello and welcome! Know how you feel, just started SW 10 days ago (used to do it a few years ago but stopped... silly me) and joined this forum. Am still trying to find my way around here as well but everybody is so helpful, I'm sure you'll be fine. Good luck! And don't worry too much...

I prefer fresh fruit to frozen but always have several bags of frozen veg at home: peas, sweetcorn, mixed veg, cauliflower. As I'm a lazy cook but need something for lunch at the office, I usually put e.g. some left-over pasta, collection of frozen veg and laughing cow into a dish and just heat...

Yep, I'll join you. Fingers xed. Congrats to everybody on their loss so far. And good luck for the next month! Can't believe January is almost over...

Really good thread - thanks for starting this! I never loved or even liked my body, was always overweight, even as a kid, have skin problems, extremely thin hair that's getting thinner by the minute and so on. Am shy, not that I don't enjoy talking to people I just think "why should they be...

Hello Katoof, sorry that you disappointed - but it's still a loss, thats good! Am not much of help as I just started few days ago but still wanted to send you a pad on the shoulder and a hug. Am sure the weight loss will pick up soon, just stick to the plan. Slow and steady is best. I think...

Welcome back and best of luck!

I know SW says not to weigh every day, it can be counterproductive, ... Ok, I confess, I do it. Just started 10 days ago and for me it's at the moment a way to spur myself on. If it stays the same, then I know I'm at least not doing somthing totally wrong. If I put on, back to the book and...

Am on a red day so Chickenbreast stuffed with Laughing Cow Light, Tomato, Mushroom and Onion baked in the oven. Hmmm

Thanks so much for this thread! As much as I enjoy Mueller Light Cherry - am getting really fed up with it ;)

Managed to lose 5 1/2 lbs in my first week and as :D as I am about this I could not help stepping on the scales hoping to be size 10 :rotflmao: As you said before, we didn't put all the weight on over night, why should we lose it over night? But hope dies last... Anyhow, looking forward to my...

Hello everybody and well done! Survived my first week and have a loss of 5 1/2 lbs. Yippie! :D I know it's mostly water at the beginning but still a good boost.

Although I weigh 18+stone I am very lucky and have hardly any health problems as such. Ok, I cannot run the length of me without being out of breath, but I do not have any pains and aches which hinder me in my daily life. I do not own a car and therefore walk everywhere (or take public...

How about stuffed peppers? I usually chuck in whatever I've got home from lean mince, quorn, onions, garlic, tomatoes...

:) You look beautiful and such a lovely dress

Green Day: Pasta (lots! ;)) with Peas and Sweetcorn and Laughing Cow Extra Light

Wow, 19lbs over first 2 weeks. Congrats! That's absolute fantastic. I started SW again as well but at home. Haven't quite wrapped my head around EE yet and therefore stick with Red/Green too. All the best!

Welcome, Aussiemaid. Just joined here as well and although I'm living in the UK I'll try and do SW at home. The tips in the "sticky notes" are a great help as are all the members here. Good luck!

Thank you, Chocolatetrish! :)

Hi Enroutetoskinnyme. I know that problem. Lost with SW 3st years ago and fell back into way of cooking that I grew up with (and created my weight problem in the first place) with lots of cream, self-made sauces, baking etc. Good Luck! Am sure this time we'll manage!

Welcome and congrats to your weight loss! Just joined the forum and started SW last Monday - at home as well as I still have the books from my last attempt 4 years ago. Good Luck to you!

Hello Jessie! Am new here too and started SW on Monday. Good Luck!

Gammon Stake with lots of green salad. I prefer green days but in the past it helped to put in a red day every so often.

Hi! Am new too but I don't think you should force down a breakfast. I'm never good at eating early but try to have some fruit around 9.30am or even a yoghurt. My problem is usually that I get more hungry once I start eating. Without breakfast I can go til lunch withought problem. But once I have...

Just started back on SW last Monday and need to get back into the swing of things. But when I originally joined 4 years ago I just loved the fact that I can eat as much as I want (e.g. pasta on green). I just hate weighing and measuring everything that passes my lips. Life is too short for this...

Just wanted to say "hello". :) I did SW 4 years ago and lost about 3 st. Usual story, I stopped it and put everything plus 2lbs back on. So here I am again on my second try, started last Monday. I have been reading in for a while but without a computer at home it's difficult to come here...