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Well it has been going really well. Well it had until last night. After a crappy day in work OH decided to be helpful and get me a kfc so I didnt have to cook. Oh dear!! Good news is I didnt gorge myself and only ate enough to be satisfied. Breakfast this morning was back on plan, although lunch...

Elisheba, youve done so well to lose the weight. Im sure you will be able to keep it off just fine! Its really refreshing to see though you talking so frankly about your feelings about it. You see soooooo many things were people talk about being thin making them happier and changing their lives...

Thanks Sara! Ive noticed a few people on here mention similar so I wasnt too worried about it. I did a little peak at the scales this morning and was down to 10st 12 so I was obviously just a bit bloated! Ive treated myself today to a new perfume as a reward for 7 pounds gone! Feeling good x

Thanks for the advice sididd, youre right there isnt any need to go hungry on Dukan! I was really annoyed cos I found prawns in the freezer today I couldve had post workout. Nevermind!

Well yesterday turned out to be much busier than I anticipated so I wasnt bored out my mind on my own at work. Thank god. Im shattered this morning though so think I deserve a lazy morning in bed with the kindle:-)) I managed to do a 5k run/walk for a little bit at the gym yesterday which I...

Personally I wouldnt weigh myself everyday as body weight can flucuate from day to day, and the changes dont always mean losing/gaining fat. I havent lost any weight since Monday despite sticking to the plan. Ive currently got my TOTM though and my legs are achey from the gym so I have some...

Thanks for all the lovely comments everyone! Its nice to know everyone on here is spurring me on! So yesterdays food was follows Brekkie - oat bran with skimmed milk, boiled egg, turkey breast Lunch - turkey salad Tea - steak and chicken salad With lots of water, can of diet coke and a couple...

I wont lie that I havent been as regular as I have been, but I am only in my first week so Im hoping it settles down once Im eating more veg on cruise. Im not too sure about a colonic as the way forwards. Sometimes they can create more problems than they solve. Maybe perhaps try a fibre...

Id say 5lbs sounds about right depending on what you eat/drink/wear and how soon after eating/drinking you weigh as well. I know in the book it says to weigh everyday but Ive already found it does my head in and will be opting for weekly weigh ins now!

Ps - my offical weigh in day will be fridays, so Im hoping I can get it to 7lbs off by then!!

I decided it would be helpful for me to do a diary. Im terrible for starting them and never going back to them, which is a bit like my dieting history. I'd recently all but given up on myself and losing weight, after trying loads of diets for a week and then giving up, I resigned myself to being...

I actually quite like the oat bran as porridge! Could you try making some of the other things like muffins etc with it?

Well done on the 10lbs!! Amazing!! Ive found on attack that I can sometimes go a little light headed but its only when I forget to eat! Never thought Id ever be able to forget to eat?! But all the protien has killed my appetite, so if Im busy and not keeping an eye on the time I lose track of...

Dynamona, that's exactly how Ive felt doing Dukan, I thought Id be starving all the time and feeling like I would die! But Ive already totally lost my appetite and am no longer a slave to my hunger!! Ha ha! Ive begun to realise so many of my binges/previous diet failures have been little to do...

Hope you get on OK Blondie, Ive not found it as hard as I thought I would. It does mean being organised but Ive not felt as hungry as I feared I would. It really makes me realise how much of what I eat is pyschological!!

My mate who is tall and has exceptionally long legs always complains as much as I do. As she says at least with being short things can be taken up. My sister is also a size 6/8 and she complains she cannot find clothes small enough so it seems that no matter what shape/size we are we're not happy!!

Lol! I was already feeling a bit like that about eggs this morning. Think I will be having my oat bran as porridge tomorrow!

Hello everyone I thought I would introduce myself to you all! I started Dukan on Friday and have so far lost five pounds on attack. According to the website I have another day to go. No doubt I will be asking you all for tips and advice! Hope to speak to you all soon x

Hi Kimberley! Ive just started Dukan this weekend. I am another small person. Always thought I was 5'2" when in fact I am 5'1". Gutted! Youve done really well to lose half a stone in two weeks well done! I do feel like the extra weight really shows on me being short but I do also think that...

Sorry to hear your not doing so well, I know you say you like to weigh yourself daily, but I think it might be good for you not to. How would you have felt if you hadnt weighed yourself? Probably pretty darn good cos you knew you were sticking to your cals and exercising lots. Sometimes seeing...

As said above, have a read through the sections on here about all the plans and then you have the information to make a decision. Also have a think about what will fit best into your life. Do you like doing a lot of coking efrom scratch? Are you happy to weigh and measure things or would you...

Had it before while my tea was cooking ;-)

Thanks for posting on my diary! Im glad to see other people have similar issues as I do x

Day one done and Im having mixed feelings about it. I've stuck to 1850 cals today (I round everything up to the nearest five). Ive not done any exercise and honestly doubt I will cos I'm exhausted after work. Ive just started on shifts and my body has no idea whats going on!! There was a point...

I know youre right, I think what Im afraid of is that I might start ditching veg in favour of eating more rubbish.

Thanks for the feedback people. I think I will start counting my veg then.

Im not sure if many people will follow my diary, but I hope anyone reading this enjoys my musings as I work my way through this. Heres looking forwards to being a healthy happy ted x

So I wanted to post this diary in here cos I dont actually feel like I belong to any 'diet' as such. I have dieted for ten years on and off and have never maintained a healthy weight. After a lot of soul searching in recent weeks I feel like Ive come to see the reasons why. My weight isnt the...

Just curious really. Having come from a sw and ww background where veg etc is never counted, I dont even think about veg or stuff like diet drinks or tea and coffee (would count milk/sugar etc). Am just wondering if people count everything, or just allow a certain amount of cals a day for stuff...

Im doing OK have had no alcohol and not been tempted at all. Its been odd this bank holiday tho usually we wouldve gone for a few drinks a couple of afternoons but cos neither of us is drinking, weve been like what do we do now?! Also managed to resist the £12 bottles of baileys in tescos on...

Ive got loooooaaaaddddsss of exercise dvds! I like davina super body workout, Im doing it at the moment. I also have the new jillian michaels boxset ripped in 30 and killer buns (or something similar!). Her 30 day shred is good too. Ive also got Zumba for the xbox kinect which is good fun.

I thought the minimum was 16? And if you wanted to save points the lowest you couls go down to was 14. Was a while ago I did it tho!!

Hun try and not be so hard on yourself! Most of us have been in a similar position, I feel like Ive wasted years trying to get happy with my weight! I feel like it has clicked for me this time because I am being a lot more sensible. I am not expecting to lose a certain amount of weight in a...

Ive had a pants weekend too! Im just starting fresh as of now. Way I see it one weekend off plan isnt that much in the grand scheme of things.

Urgh!! It has been a pretty rubbish wknd diet wise! The days have been OK its then been at night Ive been craving chocolate and having it. Tonight Ive eaten a whole load of ben and jerrys and now I feel ill. Urgh!! To be honest I think it all went wrong after I got a food tracker app. Lame...

I have a bedroom full of clothes I have bought and never quite managed to diet into! I am now firmly decided on wear whatever size regardless of the label!! I would order the bigger of the two sizes and then it can always be taken in. How about trying on clothes in this shop to work out if...

Yah to the jeans and youre weight loss! Its great when you can see and feel that the weight has gone. How about seeing where you are in 12 lbs time? It might make more of a difference than you think especially with exercising. Just be cautious of chasing a dress size, cos we all know the...

Ive been doing this too. My problem is I cannot stop at one of something once I have the taste, but if I dont have any, I dont want any (if that makes sense!) It also stops me buying mutlipacks of sweets/crisps for my daily treat. If its not there I dont have it. I use my syns on sauces, sugar...

Feel so much better for the extra rest today!! Was able to do my dvd again today no problems and am really pleased Ive smashed the goal I set myself of exercising three times a week already!! Might still sneak in a couple of walks over the bank holiday. Ive also been a bit more sensible about...

Think it is the carbs, had porridge and ceral bar for my lunch, random I know!! Felt a million times better afterwards. Yesterday I used all my hex on farty crackerbreads and only had them with ham and fruit after my exercise for lunch! Am thinking I need something more substantial after a work...

I am sick to death of my stupid phone randomly posting things half way through me typing them!! Im absolutely gutted today cos Ive had to take a rest day from exercise. Never thought Id see myself saying that!! Ive done the last two days back to back of my davina super body workout and my legs...

If I recall Asdas reduced fat sausages are low syns. Ive done a lot of red days since starting. I have porridge and fruit, boiled eggs or bacon egg and quorn sausages for brekkie. Lunch I tend to have cooked meat with a salad or wholemeal cracker bread. Then tea I will have meat or fish with...

As the above, you can also have eggs, certain quorn products and FF yoghurts.

If you are used to EE then you might have to think about what you eat a bit more than usual, but after a while it does become easier. I find the main change is not having spuds with my evening meal, but I get round that with having veg like swede or butternut squash. I dont weigh or measure...

Hi Kyla! Well done on joining sw and your loss so far. Maybe if youre struggling to make time to prepare meals etc, try a different tactic rather than just focusing on weight loss. Im only a week in but already I feel a million times fitter and healthier for eating better and exercising. Maybe...

Got to agree with the above, EE might be best for having rice and meat. I generally dont have any carbs with my evening meal on a red day - I use my hex on stuff like crackers, porridge and ceral bars during the day.

If Im in work I will have a home made salad with some kind of cooked meat. I like doing a big joint in the slow cooker and can get a few meals out of it. At home Ive been having stuff like wholemeal crackerbread, dairlylea light and cooked meats.

I think you may have a point here. Its knock on things too like you say, sleeping with make up on after a night out or not sleeping as well (Im always restless after drinking even one or two). The thing that worries me when I see myself the next morning post grog-fest all red eyed etc, is that...

Im a fan of red days, again I learnt SW back in the old days of red/green. I started doing it cos it suited my tastes better. I have found in the last week that doing red has resulted in me having less cravings for things like sweeta etc. Ive read before that carbs can make you crave things...

Well done on the inch loss!! Its good youve measured yourself. All your work at the gym is obviously paying off. Ive been thinking lots today about not weighing myself I think I may have to copy you and take measurements too ;-) keep up the good work!!

I have to admit the weekend before I started I was pretty naughty as a last supper kind of thing. Its probably a lot of bloat and water more than anything. Im not too concerned with what my actual weight is tbh. I saw a good post on here earlier from someone saying going to class had made them...

Wow!! Thats an amazing loss for both of you! Well done!! Its good you have your OH half doing it as well, it must make it so easier. For all my fella is meant to be looking after himself he is replacing alcohol and pop with sweeties!!

Just wondering who made you feel bad about being under target? If you are two pounds under then you are still within target range. The whole point of it is to allow for fluctuations. Its unlikely you will ever be exactly at your exact target weight for the rest of your life and the reason you...

I started at 11st 5 on my other scales so it would be nine pound which doesnt seem right at all! Would be lovely if it was tho, but doubt it very much!! Next week will be a truer weigh in I reckon!! Youre right about the change of routine thing, I feel like doing shifts means I wont be able to...

I had thought about it, but Im a bit scared of it to be honest! Ive only ever done old school red/green even when I went to group after ee came out. I guess I like the extra hex.

Can anyone please offer me some inspiration for things I can make in a red day that I could make in bulk freeze and then re-heat in the microwave? Im not very inspired at the moment- have come up with bolognese/chilli made with extra lean mince, cottage pie with swede topping (but) not sure how...

So, the offical weigh in this morning has me at 10st 10?!!!! Deffo the scales are a bit dodgy! I saw a post on another category on here about weighing in monthly and Im thinking this is a good idea with my scales being the way they are!! Ive been thinking today about the week ahead cos I go...

Omg!! My friend gets married that weekend!!! Spooky!! Dont let your dreams panic you, all brides to be have the same panic over things going wrong, but on the day everything will be just fine and youll be so happy that you wont care or notice anyway x Im the wrong person to give advice on...

Do some resistence exetcise like squats sit up and lunges. If you like dvds Davinas are good for this type of thing or Jillian Micheals has some good ones too.

Well done for getting back on it. I started back on SW last week after stuffing my face non-stop for two months. Like you said, I enjoyed it at the time, but now I just feel rotten about being bigger than I want to be. You can do this!! When are you getting married? Are you ded excited?!

I love taebo!! Its good exercise and the bloke who does it is really motivating, even if he is a bit cringey sometimes!!

Could it be anything to do with the price of petrol getting bumped up by some garages? One by us was charging £1.50 per litre eek!! I refused to panic buy any. The worst thing that would happen to me personally was that I wouldnt be able to get to work. Shame.

I do it on my own, have been to all the diet clubs over the years and there is nothing more depressing than sitting there paying a fiver for a leader who doesnt motivate you. If you find you do need the motivation of a class there is nothing stopping you moving to a different group. I am sure...

Hi, Ive snuck in from SW, but I just wanted to say that weighing once a month actually sounds like such a good idea. Youre friend is talking a lot of sense, if youre eating healthier and getting fitter, what the scales say isnt the be all and end all. When you lose weight you can still lose lean...

How much do you have to lose? Sorry to ask but I cant see stats on my phone! Also what are your losses usually like? If you usually lose about half a pound, then losing 1.5 is triple the weight loss. From what youve written about what youve eaten it seems to be ok. Do you have all the hex? Maybe...

Well done on getting back to it. Its always good when you can see and feel a difference. Yeh I might have had a fleeting moment of madness when I agreed to no booze for a month!! But it helps Im working two wknds this month x

Serves me right for trying to weigh in a day early!! My electronic scales are bust. Thought it was the battery but its still being funny after I changed the battery!!! So I have dug out my old mechanical ones and wait for this.............they had me at 10st 12!!!!!!! 8-O There is no flamming...

Ha ha ha! That is mean trying to tempt you when they know youre on a diet!! Keep up the good work resisting it all!! Like I said above I think she is a bit unhappy with me about something else and was just being funny about that too :(

Youre right SW is all about eating healthier so I dont understand people who have a problem with that, especially if they dont know the plan. Like you said I just think some people worry about if the bigger one is worrying about what they eat that they need to worry to. TBH my mate has been a...

Lol! I had to hide it in my handbag but once it was out of sight it was out of mind! Glad to hear youre getting on ok. Im doing ok sw wise. Im surprised at how easy Ive got back in to the swing of it, and I can already see a difference in my stomach today. Its not as big or bloated! Yah! My...

I wasnt trying to ridicule you, I was trying to explain something in a light hearted way. Im sorry for any confusion. I dont respond to many posts and I only ever do so to offer what I consider to be helpful advice.

Im sorry but having wine and chocolate on a Friday night sounds normal to me! Its about how you deal with it. If you feel guilty and depressed and are strict with yourself to punish yourself, its not a good way forwards. Just say i had that but it didnt make me feel too good and now I wanna be...

I wanna know where this chocolate bar is that has the same amount of calories as a banana? Cos its one seriously low calorie chocolate bar!! Yes there is calories is everything you eat, but all the foods that are free are all on the list cos they are pretty low in cals compared to how full they...

Its normally him leading me astray with my diet so its quite nice to not have him tempting me! Yah, we will deffo have to keep posting on here to support one another! Do you have much planned for April? Im not sure I could cope with a night out and not drinking anything! I have two long wknds...

How about fruit?! I was eating it in the car this morning when I was running late

Its good you can see a difference in your figure, it does help to keep you motivated when you can see those changes. It doesnt sound like youve got alcohol issues to me, I find when I go out its difficult to set myself a limit especially with people buying me drinks etc!! Ive just pledged to...

Like kingleds has said theres other ways of having syns other than using them on "crap". Ive been using mine on things like sauces, flavoured porridge and sugar in my tea cos I dont wanna eat things like sweets and chocolate

If you dont mind me asking how much so you weight? I cant see your stats. If you dont have much to lose it will go slow and if you have been in the habit of eating healthier for a while it will slow down too. What do you do in terms of exercise? Could you change anything with that instead of...

Ill join you in sober April! Im cutting it out anyway to help with my weight, but I'm also trying to support my fella who is having to cut it out with having a stomach ulcer

Well done on the exercise! Again, Im glad to hear it does get easier! Hope youre getting on ok! Im glad to report the caramel bunny made it home and safely into the belly of my fella x

Thanks hun glad to hear Im not the only one who has issues with others diet phobia!! How are you getting on hun? Its good youre doing well with your exercise. Its annoyed me cos I have been really fit in the past even when Ive not been my slimmest I have always exercised and its only recently...

I have a caramel bunny sitting on my desk :( have hidden it in my handbag for oh to have later!! I have a long wknd off now so now is the time I would usually be tempted. Im doing ok so far, had a biccie I wasnt planning on but stopped at one. The one thing helping me is knowing my fella doesnt...

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Have a well stocked kitchen with plenty of choice of sw friendly foods. That way theres always something healthy to eat and youre not tempted by rubbish if you dont have it in! I also have a stash of quick things like mug shots in my drawer at work again incase In hungry or held up in work etc.

Deffo agree with getting at least the proper books from a meeting. This is what Ive done and I do it on my own. Ive been to enough slimming classes over the years, and its not always a guarantee I'll actually stick to it and lose weight!! If you get the proper books its easier to understand and...

Lol! I may just have to have a box of them handy!! Today has been another good day. Im feeling less bloated already after only three days in. I did an exercise dvd yesterday and it was sooooo hard!! Ive got so unfit lately, havent done strenuous exercise for ages! I honestly couldve cried half...

Sorry but this made me laugh so much!! No wonder people are struggling with sw if they are living off dogdy 1980's footballers hair-do's!! Seriously, on the issue of ww bashing, I don't necesaarily believe ww promotes unhealthy eating etc. What I think it does do is cash in on the fact that its...

Thanks itsGCbaby!! Appreciate the moral support. Im feeling really motivated and finding it easy to do just now but I did feel pants for two weeks solid after eating lots of rubbish. Im worried after a month of eating healthy Ill be craving rubbish again. Im trying not to have stuff like...

Wow!! Thanks for popping into my diary you guys!! Not really got any tips on toning down partying yet. I can be good all week and when the weekend comes I want takeaways beer etc :( I also work wknds so when Im off I feel like I deserve a treat even more! Red days are easy, but when I learnt...

Well done on the sts. I had to laugh at your post about the girl from work!! I used to have one of them! But its good you have something to work towards and its obviously helping already!

Hi hun it sounds like youre doing everything right youre losing weight in a way that fits in around your life. I think you answered your own question really, you realise you could swap plans around but have said this would make it harder to fit in around your lifestyle. Only you can decide if...

Fruit?! Veg?! Fat free yoghurts?!! It might be a good idea to read through your food optimising book again for free food ideas

Its more than likely because you ate a meal before weigh in. Its a good idea to give yourself a couple of hours to digest the food before you get weighed, so if you go at 7, maybe have something light to eat at 4 or 5 instead of just before weigh in. Also * week can cause a gain due to water...

Sorry hun but it sounds like youve been diddled a bit with your ebay purchase as the food optimising book is essential. Could you spare the money to go to a class for the first week just to get all the packs? Id recommend this. I have the book from when I went to class previously and am just...

Day two is done and its been another good day on plan. Ive done green today. I found it a bit akward to begin with working around having two hebs for my lunch. Its just trying to get used to not having bread for breakfast. Im looking forwards to having a tasty jacket potato and beans for tea...

Well done for going and drawing a line under it. You might also find cos of ur * week you lose a fair bit of that next weigh in.

Try to see it as a change of lifestyle not a diet just for four months. What will happen in four months if youve not lost four stone? I know you wanna look good and feel comfy on your hols. As said already you will still probably feel 100 times better to have lost something between now and your...

Got to agree with the above - any gain at that time isn't usually a real weight gain (unless the chocolate cravings get the better of you!). Its just water retention and will surely go the following week x

Would it not just be the same as the non-sw stuff but in a different packet and twice the price?! As a former ww'er Im not a fan of their food ranges, it tends to be the same calories and fat as other ranges that are cheaper. I feel like its just paying for the name and convience of the points...

Day one has gotten off to a mixed start. I weighed in this morning at 11st 5. Which means Im a lot heavier than I thought :( My fella went to the doctors after having bad stomach pains and has been told he has a stomach ulcer. I thought these only happened to middle aged business men who are...

I have decided to start Slimming world as of tomorrow and thought it would be a good idea to do a diary on here to keep me motivated. I have done many diets over the years, but after a stressful few months I am bigger than I have been in a long time and in need of losing at least 10 pounds. It...

Hey Charlotte just had a read of your diary and you've been doing really well - well done on the running! If you don't mind my asking how tall are you and what dress size are you at nine stone? Id like to get to about that weight but Im not sure what I would look like!!

Hi there! Well done on making a fresh start especially with your health issues, it can be so stressful. Im also starting out again as of tomorrow, we can do this!

Wow! You look amazing well done!!

Just had a read through your diary and am glad to see you're doing well. It's given me hope that as another lover of weekends I can still lose weight!! Well done!

Good luck Karen! Im sure you will do fine! Try not to stress too much about the wedding! I wasnt the weight I wanted to be when I got married but I still had an amazing day and felt like a million dollars!

Hi there! It is easy to feel down and there are plenty of people in the same position as you starting out all over again. I'm one of them. No one here will judge you for this! At least you are taking a positive step to change for the better. As suggested above dont treat it like a diet treat...

Aw hun I feel your pain. Ive recently stopped taking the pill and am having all manner of problems with my monthlies now! Could you try going back to the doctors? As long as youre still exercising and eating healthy for the rest of the month, I doubt a week of rest would cause that much of a...

Ive lost weight whilst on the pill and off the pill. It all depends on the person and which pill they are on. I wouldnt come off it just to lose weight however!

Ive been in the same boat hun! It took me about four years to get in the right frame of mind to get back to losing ways!! I think it helps to remind yourself why you want to do this, so when you are tempted you can resist by telling yourself no cos you want your goal. Ive also found it easier...

Im back on points after mucking about with other diets. I think sometimes i have little spells where i want to eat whatever i want and get lured in by other diets promising this. Thing is ww is the best for letting me eat the foods i enjoy!!

Hello all. This is my journey to lose the last 10 pounds. I had got to goal with ww five years ago but put it all back on. Last year i lost 1.5 stone but have struggled since then to get to where i want to be. Im looking forwards to getting these last ten pounds off asap (or Halloween when we go...

I thought I would to the decent thing and introduce myself!! I lost a lot of weight about five years ago with ww on the old points plan and got to goal. In typical fashion i put it all back on!! Last year I lost a fair chunk but have another 10lbs I would like to lose after getting distracted...