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Nice one nixy - glad the dress looked good. If only people knew the construction going on underneath a pretty dress! I once wore a pair of control pants so tight I had to take them off half way through dinner as they were making me feel sick! Fab loss BTW. I don't think I've lost this week so...

Aaaaaaaaaah, holidaaaaaaaay! Finally. Went out and drank 4 glasses of wine :( but ate salad :) could have been a lot worse ;)

That dress sounds lovely nixy. Good luck at WI :)

Clairea well done for avoiding the ben & jerry's. Easier said than done! Good idea on the PGCE. it is tough and leads to a job that really is a labour of love, but worth it! You need to be ready to take it on. Try to get a teaching assistant/ voluntary helper job in a school to open your...

Nixy hope the dress looks foxy! Clairea - how lush, birthday party must've been gorgeous Lisa- well done for the loss. You must be so chuffed. Yes much less stressed after OFSTED. just been sprint training though so I'm zonked out totally now! :)

Hello! Managed to stick to plan yesterday. Hopefully today will be another successful one! How is everyone getting on? Lisa? Irishtweet? Claire a? Anyone out there? ;)

Morning! Hope you all had a brilliant weekend. I had s belated housewarming BBQ on Saturday. I did run 4 miles in the morning and 4 the evening before. But I ate EVERYTHING - walkers sensations, peanuts, malteasers, dips, chocolate cake, prosecco. I reckon the syns must have topped 80. I lived...

Morning girls! How is everyone doing? Not many posts lately but we're all busy people. I managed a good day yesterday. Only 8 syns and a 4 mile run. Running again in a minute so hopefully that'll cancel out a few BBQ syns later! Have a lovely weekend. What is everyone up to? :)

Yes I am deputy head of a primary school. I have really earned my money this week! Still it's over and we survived! (unlike my diet!) Back to it today! :) PGCE will be full-on, but teaching is the best job ever. You just don't get much of a life outside school but I wouldn't have it any other way!

Sorry haven't messaged for a few days. OFSTED. I'll say no more. Back tomorrow. I'm knackered! :)

Hello ladies! Lisa sounds like you had a busy day! Did you chill? Bet you had fun though! Clairea - sorry you're feeling sore still. If WI isn't a big loss at least you know why. Be patient with yourself. I've had all sorts on this week so my syns have been up and down. I've also had a dodgy...

My eats BF - all bran, banana, ff activia L - ham & cheese (hxa) salad, fruit, pear T - quorn sausages (3 syns) & cheese(hxa) Syns- lolly, alpen light, Ginger biscuit, custard cream=14 syns

Lisa that looks lush! I'd love to make that! If only there was a 25th hour in the day...

Oh clairea you poor thing! I can't believe you're still going 100% with all that going on. You deserve a medal! I hope you're settled into your new routine soon.

Nice work Lisa! I remember the feeling when the loss starts to show - there's nothing quite like it to keep you motivated. Especially in the summer when you're forced to show more flesh! Hi Irishtweet. Shift work must be so knackering! Nice to hear from you though. Hope you're getting on ok...

Good luck for tomorrow Lisa! :)

Yey! Go clairea! Great news!

Great willpower nixy- well done! Loads of dancing will have burned off those syns. I got chased by two chihuahuas on my run today. You try and be healthy and look what happens...

Clairea - lush picture. Go for it- you'll be back there before you know it!!!! Had mums birthday BBQ today. Red day. BF - all bran, banana, ff activia L - steak, salad, pineapple T - no tea, massive late lunch! Syns - 2 1/2 glasses bubbly, ice cream, 1 scoop, 4 chocolates = under 20 syns...

Lisa that wedding pic is stunning! What a great idea to have an incentive pic like that! Have you still got the dress? You could try it on when you're back to that size! :)

Hi jillywags, welcome! We've got about the same amount to lose. Good luck and keep posting! Never mind the Mcdonalds guys, it's only one meal in amongst lots of healthy stuff. You're still going to lose steady weight ;)

Y'day's eats: BF- all bran (hxb), banana, ff activia L - jacket potato with beans & cheese (hexa) T - porridge & 1 scan bran (hxb) ff activia 6 mile speed training run Syns- Ginger nut 3 dark choc 3 options 3 Just weighed myself and I've lost another lb! Woohoo! That's half a stone now since the...

Wow nixy that's fab! Please pass your 8lbs vibe to me- that would be great. I could do with that kind of loss! Green, red or EE? Was that in 1 week? Tell all!

Go to mapmyrun.com and set up a free account. Click on map a run and you can use a map of your area and click on it to find out the distance of a road run in your home area. It's really easy to use I promise! Xxxx

Soup sounds lovely Clairea! Running is easy if you start slowly but horrid if you expect to run straight away. Be realistic and start with 1 mile run/walk. Do it alternating between running and walking to suit you. Next stick to the mile, but run a bit more, then more, then more. Do this 3x per...

Hi girls, Eats: BF - all bran banana ff activia L - homemade soup & muller light T - jacket & beans @ cheese Snacks - pear, apple, plum Syns - alpen light, 1 square darc choc, 1 quorn scotch egg = 7 syns 2.3 mile run Hope you've all had good days! Night night! :)

Clairea Youre not greedy! On a normal evening at home I'd have loads more than that to eat I assure you! And I'd have had more syns too. I bet I eat loads today to make up for it! Granny is fine thanks! Had a knee op but she's home and happy. I bought her a bar of dairy milk seeing as I can't...

Today: BF - usual all bran banana ff activia L - homemade soup & muller light T - as BF Snack - melon pineapple grapes pear strawberries Rest day so no exercise, went to visit my granny! :)

Clairea I've never tried Lebanese food- is it good? No places round here serve it. Sounds interesting. I love rice but always ruin it when I cook it unless it's uncle bens!!!!

Nixy lush day of food there- loads of fruit and variety. I could do with that today!

Lisa, well done on the rumba. Definitely more than a tea cake's worth!!!!

Mmmmmmm that sounds yummy!

Hi nixy, Welcome to our humble thread. You've chosen a blinder- we've just been really honest- that's what makes it work. That and adding posts instead of raiding the cupboards! Were all in the same boat- been there, lost the weight then took our eyes off the ball but we can and will do it again...

I meant clairea good diary! Loads of freebies! I can never get enough hxbs! I love my cereal too much!!!! Fab start though! A tropical wedding.....mmmmmmm.......

Lisa, well done on your shred and the walking too great to feel the difference - fab to actually feel like you're on track! Yep I'm doing a runners world 12 week half marathon plan. Good because I know exactly when I'm running and when I'm resting. Tonight I am resting! :)

Lisa good diary! Loads of freebies! I can never get enough bs! I love my cereal too much!!!! Fab start though!

Hi Claire, sounds like a good plan! It's actually really positive getting restarted as you get a bit of control back. I have found it really empowering. Good wknd here as I didn't do much! I struggle if I have to go out for drinks/ dinner. I'm doing about 50/50 red & green days to fit in with my...

Hi Claire! Congrats on the decision to go back to SW. we have the advantage on this thread that we all know it 100% works and that includes you. Get on the scales and that's the nasty bit done. Then it's the fun bit of rediscovering old recipes and healthy snacks you enjoyed last time. Just...

Morning! What a week! I've woken up with a headache :( Off to the gym in a bit for weights session. I think it's going to hurt... Y'day's eats: BF - usual all bran etc L - jacket beans & cheese T - pasta & pork Snacks - banana, yoghurt Syns - sweets - 10 syns pork 6 syns (oops!) How are you...

Well done Irishtweet - steady weight loss is best. I might have a sneaky weigh tomorrow morning! Lisa, thriller live will be fab. I hope you have a good time (if there's pop corn, at least it's half air!!!!) Thursday eats: BF - the all bran, banana, blueberries, ff activia L - jacket, beans &...

Today's eats BF - All bran, banana, blueberries & activia ff (I know I always have this but I love it!) L - ss soup (runny nose again from chilli) T - wholewheat spaghetti & meatballs 4 pints water 5 mile run (it hurt) Snacks - apple, 2 quorn scotch eggs Syns - options hot choc 2 1/2? 3? A good...

Irishtweet youre really on the case with food diary. My weakness is the syns too - some days they just happen so easily!

Lisa well done on the shred! Are you aching? Fab body magic!

Lisa that sounds fab - I have days when I just can't face going out into the world to exercise. I'm going to give it a go! Thanks for that.

Icklekimmy quark is good for cheesecakes and cake toppings but unlike some I find it too sharp on it's own. Great name though, quaaaaaark. Food today: BF -all bran banana ff activia L - ss soup (too much chilli this batch, runny nose) muller light toffee T - 3 quorn sausages, beans & 42g lf...

Lisa- what's the 30 day shred? Tell all - sounds painful, is it like a wedgie? Does it involve sharp objects?!?!

Irishtweet we all know how you feel. Nothing lower than losing your momentum but you will do this. The end of your message holds the key -treat every day as a fresh start and don't look back. Keep thinking about today and planning for tomorrow. We're all on the roller coaster with you that's for...

Soooooooooo true!

Yikes, sounds like a frantic day Icklekimmy - you deserve a medal! I always find BK and Mcdonalds a bit like that - bit of a disappointment. I bet you did burn it all off though! I've gone over my syns again today but hey ho, back to it tomorrow. Darn those crumpets!!!!

Morning all! Wedding yesterday was lovely and hog roast fitted with red day. 4 drinks = not far over my syns - phew! Helped having my preggers sister there staying sober! Y'days food diary: BF - all bran 42g banana & ff activia 31/2 mile run, 1 hour weights Pear L - 2 eggs, 20g manchego cheese...

Sorry grrrr iPhone, that was wellies and a posh dress!

Well done, Lisa. Sounds like you're really going for it. Hope the birthday celebrations are good fun. I have another wedding to go to this afternoon. In the rain! Wells and a posh dress, hee hee! It's a hog roast, so I'll try not to go too mad and take a leaf out of your book- fill up on fruit...

Y'day's food diary: BF - 42g all bran, sliced banana, blueberries, activia ff L - ham salad & muller light & an apple T - quorn sausages & scrambled egg 4 1/2 mile run (wooooooo!) 1 square dark chocolate

Wooooooo! Go icklekimmy! Well done you!

Oops and cayenne pepper & ground black pepper & a pint of chicken stock made with stock cube & boiling water!

Irishtweet super speed soup was onion & garlic chopped and sweated in a covered pan, then I added loads of chopped celery, cabbage & leeks, then added a can of tomatoes & brought to boil, then I chucked in some spinach and basil& parsley, brought to a boil then blended. Officially it's supposed...

My diary for y'day: BF - 42g all bran with active ff and a chopped banana L - big bowl of super speed tomato soup & toffee muller Snacks - 2 apples 1 alpen light 3 syns Tea - same as BF as I was late home

Ooh! Everyones climbing up hills and I've done nowt. Worked till 10pm mon, 8:30 pm last night and 9pm tonight so no exercise and I have another wedding Saturday. Yikes! Will try to run when I get home tonight if it's not too dark! No mountains though. That's impressive! Mmmmmmgooseberryjammmmmm...

Irishtweet, welcome! Such a similar story! I should be 2 weeks into my half marathon programme but I've been ill and I haven't been running. Need to get ACTIVE FAST! let's try to do a bit more each week to get back on track! You sound like you want the baggy clothes too. Let's do it! Ro

Well done Lisa! What a loss! Any foods you think have helped? You are an inspiration. Icklekimmy you've been good-I'm sure it'll show on the scales.

Hi Lisa, weighing on Friday am. Hopefully I'll be back on track then. I did spend ages on the dance floor at the wedding, hopefully that helped! Sounds like we both had a blip! Still, back to it now. Hi Icklekimmy, so easily done, isn't it? Still, you're doing SW again now, so your journey has...

Ooh blimey! Best friend's wedding- not a good time for SW! haven't weighed myself since, but I'm going to have to be very good and do some runs this week for damage limitation. Lisa & MVC how are you getting on?

Well done MVC! motivation is motivation, wherever it comes from. Hope your girl is ok. Although a clip round the ear to the nasty lady could be seen as body magic, best not or you'll get in trouble!!!!! Never done zumba but everyone who has says it's brilliant, is it difficult Lisa? I wouldn't...

MCV- how are you getting on?

Hi Lisa, I love the plan! What a fab idea. Great motivation to have an anti-beer kindle fund. Genius! Plus you get another free evening. I reckon if we are strong- willed and honest on food diaries we can do it this way. I haven't cheated for a week now so I'm weighing on Saturday morning...

I could never get into extra easy for that reason. Too set in my ways I think! Lisa, how did you get on?

So true MCV. I thought 2 years of losing had cured my overeating. I suppose in comparison to decades of overeating it'll take much longer than that! True, though, it does make you positive when you're on plan. It takes a huge weight off my mind. Are you red, green or EE? I'm normally green but...

Good luck tonight Lisa. Let me know how you get on. Hope the consultant and group make you very welcome. I bet you come back really motivated. Karen - hello! Days where you lose the plot are so disheartening but they are only one day out of a whole year so make today a new day and feel proud of...

Me too. I'm going to go it alone first and see if I can make it work as it's hard to fit group around my job. If not I'll go back to my fab consultant and make time! Either way I'm going to make it work! Have you ever been to a group? It was fun but meant a late night for me.

Soy sauce is freeeeeeee! X

Aaaaaaah, iPhone meltdown! Sorry for random repost. Was trying to remove question mark. What a pickle...

Thanks Lisa. Yes I'm really determined now. The switch is flipped and the best bit is I know as you do that SW really works, just hope it's a bit less than 2 years this time but I am a snail. How's your journey going any loss yet or is it still early days? Ro ?

All bran, banana, alpro & blueberries. Yum!

Hello chatterboxes! I've rejoined online after losing 2 1/2 stone over 2 years, then piling it back on in 7 months. It went on sooooo easily. Before I knew it the wine was flowing, followed by chocolate, followed by all the worst food choices and here I am, back to nearly where I started! Anyone...

All bran, banana, alpro yoghurt and blueberries. Mmmmmmmmmm...

4 1/2 mile run in the sunshine then 1 hour of weights. A good workout.

Quorn sausages (oven cooked - taste much yummier), baked beans, Worcester sauce and a tiny grate of cheese followed by alpro plain soya yoghurt. Simple Friday food. Yum!

Sue, how did you do?

Kate, I just moved and lack of pots and pans and energy to eat properly added another 6 lbs to my woes. Happy unpacking...

Hello Hannah, try to run 2x a week & gym 3x but with a big appetite I'm not getting Ang smaller. Hi Sue, I'm weighing myself on a Sunday at the mo as I can't spare an early finish from work on Tuesday but I'm still good friends with my consultant and will go back to group soon. Hi Kate sounds...

Hello can I join you please? Joined SW 2 years ago and lost nearly 3 stone:) then had a double bunion op and put on 1 stone:( can now run again and want to lose 1 stone by Easter. Would love to join you as I can't make weekly club but I know sw inside out. Ro?