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Hi, I'm thinking about doing Slim Fast for the first time, it's probably about the only diet I've never tried! Need to go buy some Lacto Free skimmed milk as I can't have normal milk so I can have the shakes. I've got a lot of weight I want to lose, which I find really daunting. I find it...

I also want to get to a weight where I still have some fat on my face as I'm 46 now, and I see friends who lose weight and age 10 years because they get too skinny and at our age it does show in your face. But I think my target will still make me look curvy, the last time I was that weight I...

I think some loose skin is inevitable however, taking weight loss slowly is the key. I have a couple of friends who have done 'fast weight loss' regimes including one with a gastric bypass, and the loose skin is bad. Another friend did a very expensive low cal regime called Alizonne where they...

Congratulations!!! Enjoy xx

Good luck with your new eating plan! I've got a similar amount to lose, I'm trying to think of it as one pound at a time as the whole picture is just too scary!

Good luck, hope all goes well!!

Hi Lottiebird, just wanted to say I think you're doing brilliantly. We're a similar weight and by reading your diary, a similar dieting history. I'm starting again as of yesterday, using my fitness pal to count calories as portion control is my main issue, along with a sugar addiction so I'm...

I hope your nan's last few days are peaceful and comfortable, it's hard to focus on healthy eating when you're suffering acute stress so don't beat yourself up. That said, I've just read your diary and you're doing brilliantly, so you'll get back on track soon xx

Good luck with the baby, do you know if you're having a boy or girl? And when I was nursing I heard that ... um.... (I know we don't know each other but I'm going to say it anyway)... nipple twiddling :eek: can help stimulate the womb to contract (think what breast feeding does). Worth a...

I've just read through your diary and wanted to say well done, I think the weight you've lost since January is fab, keep up the good work!

It's not just getting the weight off which is the target, it's maintaining it once we're there and if your friends are eating a low point value then they'll have less chance of maintaining. Most people will not be able to eat 22 points (for example) per day... forever.... !! I have been...

Subscribing to this thread, weighing in today at 18st (252lb) and will continue to weigh in on Mondays :)

Hi everyone, I'd like to join in please? I'm starting my diet tomorrow, following WW propoints at home, and aim to lose 2 stone (28lb) by Christmas.

I think this is the place to me, I'm an expert in 'meaning it this time' only this time I really do (honestly!!) Rachael - I bought a sports bra which holds my H cups in from Bravissimo, try there if you haven't found one.

Hi everyone, I'm switching to doing the propoint plan at home alone. I've been going to classes, but if I'm honest I find the classes really boring and I don't enjoy going. The leader is lovely but it's more like a coffee morning than a weight class. I haven't been for a couple of weeks, so...

Hi I'd like to join the Thursday weigh in if that's ok :) I've been attending Weight Watchers meeting for a few months now but have decided to save my money and do it at home. I'm following the Propoint plan and found it surprisingly easy to lose weight (if I stick to it!!), having lost 12lb...

I'm aiming to fit comfortably into a size 18, after that we'll see :)

Thanks both of you for your support. Barb - this time I do mean it as I know I have to do it for my health and life expectancy. I've had a good day today. Am intending to stick to 3 meals a day plus a snack (which was a creme egg today, bit early for Easter I know but ...!!) and fruit...

I've called my thread 'My Fight Back To Heath' as that is going to be my focus. Not worrying about how I look or how others see me, or what size clothes I fit into. I want to reverse the decline in health I've suffered over the past few years. In brief, I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia...

Here I go with my "weight reduction programme" (not a diet ;) ). I figure I can emerge from Winter like a svelte butterfly to gasps of astonishment (well I can dream :4635: ) Meals today: Breakfast: Cereal, Toast & Coffee Lunch: Chicken Salad Dinner: Veg Chilli and Rice Snacks: Yoghurt & Fruit

Sarah83 - I was totally the opposite than you. Before I knew I was pregnant my husband was very surprised to see his vegetarian wife standing at the raw meat counting saying "mmmm I fancy a steak" :8855: I've struggled with anaemia ever since due to fibroids so I'm a firm believer in giving...

:happy096: Congratulations on your news, I'm really happy for you :)

Right there it is in my title, my target is 12 stone. Not the smallest target in the world I know but I feel it's one I could attain and maintain - around 6 stone to lose :eek: blimey that sounds a lot. Inspired by Rainbow Rose and Capricorn, whose diaries I've followed for some time, I know...

Well the Escitalopram is tiny, you'll be able to swallow that ;) I feel strongly that nobody should suffer from depression unnecessarily, so do consider treatment if you continue to suffer. I tried Xenical but didn't like the diarrhoea side effects, I suffer from IBS anyway and it was just...

Hi I just skimmed through your diary, and can relate to a lot of what you say. Regarding depression, I believe I was depressed for most of my childhood/teens but I wasn't diagnosed until I suffered post natal depression. I was prescribed Escitalopram and I still take one 10mg a night, it saves...

Well the dietician was pleased with me, I've lost half a stone since I last saw her. She reinforced the need to make permanent lifestyle changes and not "diet". My next appointment is November and I said my goal is to lose a stone my Christmas. There I said it. A STONE BY CHRISTMAS... can...

:wave_cry: Well I've been up and down the past couple of weeks, not been very well but managed to lose another 0.5lb this week. Total loss only 4lb but at least it's moving in the right direction! Am going to try to update this daily to help with my motivation levels. I've not had chocolate...

I'm still here, have been on holiday for a few days, back tonight, so I temporarily suspended the dieting although both me and hubby have had a tummy bug and we've done a fair bit of walking so I'm hopeful I've stayed the same. We've been to Saltburn on Sea - lovely place - and are going to...

Hello again, things are going well, I'm sticking to three meals a day plus one nice snack and fruit. And increasing exercise, I'm aching like mad but a good ache. My friend gave me a yummy salad dressing for dinner tomorrow and showed me how to make it, so I'm off to the market tomorrow for...

Thanks Rose :) I feel my weight is disabling me now, I can't believe how I let myself get like this but I guess here is where I am and I need to face it. I've been like a reverse anorexic, in my head I'm still a size 16 and when I get a glimpse of myself in a mirror or shop window I'm...

:wavey: Hiya from a very rainy Lancashire. I've been a member of Minimins for a few months now but got seriously off track, seriously depressed and seriously overeating :o So I'm starting a new diary to mark the new me. I went to see a friend on Weds, who I met at WW a few years ago. We...

All this Wagamama talk is making me hungry and it's only 9am :D Well done on your weight loss x

Not toooo bad thanks :) Didn't really stick to it yesterday but feeling much more positive today. Got on the scales and have lost 1.5lb so it's a start. How's your week going? I've not got much of a meal plan this week which is making the diet harder to stick to. So later I'm going to...

:wave_cry: I'm back, thanks for all the advice, it's really helpful. Sazbirl - I am just the same as you, on the occasions I have gone to a WW or SW club, I stick to the diet, then if I haven't lost weight, I binge. What's really weird though is that if I have lost weight, I binge :confused...

:cry: Oh dear yesterday didn't go so well, I did my usual 'good for a few days then sabatage' :cry: I got hungry, and it was more emotional I know, so instead of drinking water/coke or eating an apple, I ate anything and then once I knew I'd blown the cals gave up :break_diet: Today is another...

Morning :) I've decided to lower my calorie limit to 1600 as I don't feel I've been hungry enough to lose weight :D And it'll hopefully spur me on if I lose quicker. Happy Friday everyone, the weekend is nearly here :)

Well let's face it, we didn't get to the weight we are by eating salad all the time :D :eatdrink023::eating:

I'm not sure I should be encouraging people to crave carveries, sorry :o Today's been ok, had the yummy bacon toastie for brekkie, which kept me going through lunchtime, and have just had bolognaise sauce with tagliatelle. I did snack a bit too much today though and the calorie count's coming...

:8855: This made me laugh so much, glad I'm not the only one. My worst sin is eating my son's Easter chocolate and having to rush out and buy replacements before he came home from school :D Even as a teenager I can remember eating my sister's Maltezers one by one from her Easter box and having...

Well you can take the halo away today, couldn't resist bacon and toast at 450 cals :17729: Yesterday I came in at a good 1570 cals and was busy all day. Today I don't think I'll be as healthy but am determined to stick within my 1700 limit. Ouch at the carvery, and I do love the cauliflower...

Cherry Pie - thank you, I have a diet coke right before me and have only half an hour to go until lunch Kathryn x

Sam I don't do any exercise either, but you put that in to the Boots site and you choose if you want to aim to lose 1lb, 1.5lb or 2lb a week (I said 1.5) and it allows for you to exercise 200cals worth a day which can be housework or walking etc. The only problem I see with your calorie...

Thanks for the welcome, it's really nice to see people who are doing well at their weight loss. I weighed myself today and have put on the 1lb I lost :cry: but hopefully a new plan to follow will help to shift some weight. My body is weird in that it seems to hold on to its weight for ages...

Thanks! You've been doing really well with your weight loss :)

Well this is my diary of me going from Morbidly Obese Me to Slimmer Me. I have spent the last eleven years - since the birth of my son - eating my way up to over 18 st and I'm now feeling the negative effects. It's hard carrying this extra weight around. My legs and feet swell in hot weather...

Extra Easy Saturday today HE A 250ml milk HE B 40g cereal Breakfast: Cereal & Milk Lunch: 'Fry Up' - lf sausages, bacon, roasted tomatoes, scrambled eggs, new potatoes (all cooked with oil spray) Dinner: Pork steak, rice Snacks: Apple, Syns: yoghurt 2.5, Total Syns:

Have woken up with a bad tummy for some reason, not sure if it's a bug or too much fruit :cry: Going to do another Red day today as it seems to be working ok for me HE A 250ml milk HE A 250ml milk HE B 40g cereal HE B 3 x Ryvita Breakfast: Cereal & Milk Lunch: Poached salmon, ryvitas...

Thanks Sue :) You don't live too far from me, I'm between Preston and Blackburn x

:) Hi, I'm following SW and I've got a lot of weight to lose, which I am going to have to break down into mini goals to keep me going I think!! But I am determined to do it :D

After a successful first day I'm feeling hopeful I can stick to this. I have mild cravings for chocolate, which I expect will get worse as I detox from it! Another Red day for me I think as I have a chicken to cook for dinner and can't resist nibbling. I also need to pop to the shops to...

I'm starting following the SW diet yesterday, and after gaining a stone a year for the past 8 years am determined to turn back time and lose 6 stone. This is my food diary which I hope will help me, and others, stick to this eating plan :eating: As I'm new to SW if anyone can see anything...

Just stopping by to say what an inspiring thread this is for me. I'm just embarking on my weight loss journey and have a lot of weight to shift which at times seems an impossible task. But I am determined and seeing how others have achieved the weight loss I want to achieve is fantastic, well...

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:eating: Hi everyone, I've just joined SW tonight and weighed in at 18st 2lb, so I definitely belong in this thread for a little while

Thanks for the welcome :) Orchid999 - good luck back to you Sezabell - you are doing really well, keep it up! I registered with SW tonight and have set an initial target of 2st loss. Wasn't too impressed with the group or leader, so not sure if I'll go back or just weigh myself at home. I...

:wave_cry: Hiya, I'm newish to the forum, have been lurking and thought I'd better introduce myself as I get stuck into my diet. I've just had a terrible few days in Wales, in the hot weather, where my feet swelled so much I couldn't get my shoes on and I could barely walk anywhere. I have to...