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Oh my! Thanks - that was an expensive mistake for me then. I’ll need to recalculate my Syns for the rest of the week and avoid like the plague in future.

Thanks so much x

Hi all, I’m sorry if this has been posted before but I can’t find it. I’m wondering if anyone has the syn values for the M&S plant based range, or could perhaps link me to where I can find this? in particular I’m looking for the value in the no chicken Kiev’s and the plant based chorizo...

Hi! I just wanted to say hello. As you’ll see on my signature I’ve been a member for years, but not active for a long time. Since last being active on this forum, I’ve lost and gained and then plateaued with my weight. I found myself, like many others, overeating during lockdown. As we’ve not...

yes, i need a welcome back. i've struggled with my weight for the largest part of this year. got my prescription filled today, 2 weeks after my GP gave me it. sadly though i've already made plans for the weekend so i'm starting the tablets again on monday and i'm a whopping 15st 9lbs.

hypno1, are you north or south? i'm in north lan, 3 pharmacies i checked dont have them. typical, seeing as i hadn't taken them for so long, got a new prescription from my doc on monday, and after she gave me it she warned me nobody had them :(

Hi folks, sorry if this has been discussed before. My laptop isn't working at the moment and I'm finding it difficult to navigate around this forum from my iPod. I joined ww almost 2 weeks ago and have downloaded the app to my phone, however I'm unable to find a bread section on the food list...

Thanks. I lost 1.5lbs. Quite disappointed as I was really hoping for more, never mind, plenty of time to get to my target xx

all the very best of luck to you. i started last monday and weigh 15st 6lbs. 1st weigh in tomorrow, and i'm hoping to have lost ANYTHING! good luck. there seems to be plenty of support on here, so i'm sure we're not alone! x

hi folks, i'm not new to this forum, however i'm very new to weight watchers. joined my first class last night, and i'm hopeful of some positive changes. i have a pro-point calculator, which my friend has given me, however i'm unsure if you can work out points value when the packaging shows...

i'm staying on them. they have little effect on me. i think i could eat a pound of lard and not even go near a toilet.

stick to your guns, go to nandos with your child, and let her enjoy her pizza. if you go, you'll only resent her and end up pissed off anyway!! xx

ok, thats me!

ok, wil add one pic of my big fat face, hopefully it'll not be so fat this time next year! xx

thanks for that lexie, i'm hoping maybe it'll come off next week. fingers crossed! xx

second weigh in and i lost nothing either :( stayed the same. havent been well this past week and havent had much of an appetite at all so thought i'd have lost, but no, not an ounce. going to the docs next friday, and so far all i've lost is 6lbs... hoping i'll get kept on the pills though not...

congratulations, your transformation is amazing! x

my target weight is 13 stones. i'm currently 15st 1lbs (give or take 1lb or 2). my goals are: 14 1/2 stone by my birthday (31st Jan) and after that, i'm happy just to be dropping lbs, dont want to set myself any targets that will add pressure to me! going to berlin in march and would like to be...

i'm ok with eggs. i have them now and again and have never had any problems.

i stand on the scales with my eyes closed! cant help myself, only open my eyes when the wee print out arrives! x

hi folks, after the success of my 6lb loss on my first week, i was feeling a bit nervy about 2nd weigh in, thinking i'd maybe gained 1 or sts, however plans were aborted on monday morning when i arrived promptly at boots, 9am, sign in the window "closed until further notice", turns out the snowy...

well, i'm going to try and be extra careful every day that i can. i've went a good bit over my 45g of fat today, though went for a swim this morning before embarking on my christmas shopping trip, then 4 hours walking around glasgow has (according to mfp) given me an extra 1300 calories, so i'm...

i'm not much of a drinker tbh, would rather save the calories for food!! probably a few gin and slim-lines will do for me. i'm just dreading the amount of calories i'm going to be consuming. went online to have a look at the menus for both the bar food places i'm going to on friday, might have...

yes, christmas is wonderful, however over the next 3 weeks or so, i've got so many nights out arranged that i'm actually dreading the dieting side of things. friday lunch and friday night, saturday night, then next tuesday, next thursday then the 17th, the 23rd, 24th and 27th to name but a...

thanks guys, in typical weigh in day fashion, i had spag bol then rhubarb pie and custard for dinner tonight, still no problems with the tummy. well it was extra lean steak mince and 30% less fat custard, but still...

first weigh in and 6lbs down, cant believe it!! woop woop!

good for you! i'm really hoping to have 7 - 10lbs off by christmas. if i have half a stone off i'll be delighted. good luck xx

thanks folks. did do sw too at some point, have done every diet going i think. for most of the time i was on here i was just eating sensibly and excercising. i'm still active, trying to be at the gym monday - friday though at the moment my back complaint is playing up so i'm going alternate...

hi folks, hope you are all well, i'm back on the xenical, back on the diet and back on the forum for some support, hope you are all well. started back on the pills on monday, have had an up and down first week, eating mostly sensibly with a few wee emotional outbursts and the obligatory bar of...

hi there, joined scottish slimmers today, anyone else joined recently? i'm looking for a diet buddy!

just to resurrect this old thread! i've had my pelvic scan, and the dr who scanned me said it looks normal. cant tell you how relieved i was. i seriously thought i had bladder cancer, as my aunt did, and she passed last year. anyway, more positive, less worried now, no more comfort eating...

its just a nightmare though, isn't it? they are there to motivate, i know that. its just when i look at myself all i see is horrible. i really truly have to mend my ways. so easy to become demotivated at times. congratulations pink, you must be completely over the moon at how much you've...

Kes: 40 hours- 2.5 hours done, 37.5 to go. Claire:40 hours - 2 done, 38 to go Violet : 40 hours -3 done - 37 to go. Mizkirsty : 40 hours - 4 done - 36 to go. Jacqui : 20 hours - 1 done - 19 to go Gemma : 20 hours - 7 done - 13 to go Zafi : 30 hours - 0 done - 30 to go Zoso : 50 hours - 15.25...

well i'll put my name to this. weighing in tomorrow, and will know then what i am. want a stone off by end of sept. xx

today i'm havng a bit of slow roasted duck (minus the fat, clearly) with lemon thyme roasted potatoes, spinach and green beans. i've had a very over indulgent weekend foodwise, including linguine carbonara, chow mein from the chinese and was out for breakfast yesterday and had eggs benedict...

hi ken, i'm good thanks, how are you? leg is still a pain in the arse. have a pelvic scan on 28th july to check for anything sinister, so i'm hoping that goes ok. still taking water tablets though, which is a pain! havent been to the gym since wednesday, though am starting back this week...

ps, didn't weigh in on saturday past due to the leg/kidney problem you will also be aware of if you've read my previous posts. leg keeps swelling up to almost double the size, felt there was no point in weighing in as sometimes it adds upto 8lbs x

i know where i go wrong, i know when i eat too much, when i eat the wrong things and dont burn off the calories. many of you already know i'm a baker in my spare time, which makes things v difficult. whats worse than all of that though is seeing yourself in a mirror looking like a bloody water...

guys, i've joined a new gym, and i've really been working hard, HOWEVER, the classes are taken in a room which has 2 fully mirrored walls. I caught sight of myself, and I'm mortified. i'm a fat beast. cant tell you how horrible i feel. :eek: really got me down. i'm going to really need to...

Kes: 40 hours- 2.5 hours done, 37.5 to go. Claire:40 hours - 2 done, 38 to go Violet : 40 hours -3 done - 37 to go. Mizkirsty : 40 hours - 4 done - 36 to go. Jacqui : 20 hours - 1 done - 19 to go Gemma : 20 hours - 7 done - 13 to go Zafi : 30 hours - 0 done - 30 to go Zoso : 50 hours - 13.75...

hi, i love avocado, but its really too fatty for xenical. dont think pawns or trout would be too bad though, vey strange.

Kes: 40 hours- 2.5 hours done, 37.5 to go. Claire:40 hours - 2 done, 38 to go Violet : 40 hours -2 done - 38 to go. Mizkirsty : 40 hours - 1 done - 39 to go. Jacqui : 20 hours - 1 done - 19 to go Gemma : 20 hours -4 done - 16 to go Zafi : 30 hours - 0 done - 30 to go Zoso : 50 hours - 11.25 done...

Kes: 40 hours- 2.5 hours done, 37.5 to go. Claire:40 hours - 2 done, 38 to go Violet : 40 hours -2 done - 38 to go. Mizkirsty : 40 hours - 1 done - 39 to go. Jacqui : 20 hours - 1 done - 19 to go Gemma : 20 hours -4 done - 16 to go Zafi : 30 hours - 0 done - 30 to go Zoso : 50 hours - 9.5 done -...

Hi Zafi, hope you're ok. try not to get yourself too upset. you've made the hardest move which is getting yourself into the frame of mind to start dieting. you should commend yourself for this. as for not eating, in the long run, it really wont do you any good at all, you need to eat to lose...

Kes: 40 hours- 2.5 hours done, 37.5 to go. Claire:40 hours - 2 done, 38 to go Violet : 40 hours -2 done - 38 to go. Mizkirsty : 40 hours - 1 done - 39 to go. Jacqui : 20 hours - 1 done - 19 to go Gemma : 20 hours -4 done - 16 to go Zafi : 30 hours - 0 done - 30 to go Zoso : 50 hours - 7 done -...

once a week for me, mentally couldn't cope with weighing myself anymore than that xx

is it? woo, cant wait to have a try. the pool looks really lovely. i think i'm going to do the aqua class on saturday morning and i have mon & tues off work, so might nip in for a class or two then. hows your dieting been going this week dolly? xx

cous cous (either plain which you can add herbs to, or the ainsley harriott one) are great for lunches. pad it out with cherry tomatoes, red pepper, red onion, cucumber, olives and maybe a wee bit of feta cheese, which isn't too bad fat wise, its really lovely xxx

Kes: 40 hours- 2.5 hours done, 37.5 to go. Claire:40 hours - 1 done, 39 to go Violet : 40 hours -2 done - 38 to go. Mizkirsty : 40 hours - 1 done - 39 to go. Jacqui : 20 hours - 1 done - 19 to go Gemma : 20 hours -3 done - 17 to go Zafi : 30 hours - 0 done - 30 to go Zoso : 50 hours - 5.5...

thanks so much. I'm back on it good and proper now. (unless its just been a weightloss due to having all my waxing done on friday!!). 3 to go until 2 stone!

3 off! yaay!

well after a 4 week sabbatical (almost) from the gym, i've joined a new gym and started back today. i've been good since yesterday(!!!) and hoping this is me back on the straight and narrow. god, i'll be surprised if the doc keeps me on the tablets! fingers crossed. i've got around 6 weeks...

5% in 3 months is what the leaflet says xx

thanks girls. kes, honestly, i have no idea how i lost that lb. i've ate like an absolute beast today so no chance of a loss again next week! i've had an absolute **** month diet wise. plus, wednesday is the boy's graduation, so we're going out eating afterwards with my mum and his parents...

lost 1lb!!!! yaay! never been so chuffed to lose a measly lb!

i'm weighing in tomorrow. usually a saturday morning, but had to work yesterday. not hopeful!

weighing in on saturday girls, huge kebab leg tonight again (damn these strange water retaining legs of mine!), but hoping for a loss all the same. thinking about starting scottish slimmers too. congrats on the losses ladies xxx

hi folks, had a further appointment at the doctors yesterday. seen the same doctor, which is a rare occurence in my practice, as its so busy. so, what i've been told is very little. as i said earlier, no further action for the kidney function test. i asked about a referral to the vascular...

well kes, i've weighed in, i've gained 3lbs. 15st 3lbs. will i ever get to 13 stone? i mean, its surely not too much to ask is it? i'm back on the wagon as of NOW. we can do this together xxx

och worry not. we'll do this together kes, i'm weighing in on friday and i'm dreading it. i was down to 14.12 3 weeks ago maybe, then i gained 1, and then my big kebab legs kicked in, so i'm dreading weighing this week. i'm sure i'll be around half a stone heavier. need to really get back on...

hi guys, laptop has a virus so not been online much, has wiped loads of stuff. called the docs the other day, was told "no further action" and nothing else, need to make an appt to go back and see them for a referral to somewhere else. have been watching what i'm eating, not been great though...

so long as you have an idea in your head, and look out for food roughly 5grms of fat per 100grms, you should be fine. i'd probably suggest making a few things for lunches instead of just a cheese sandwich, and maybe have that for a treat, as the summer weather is coming in, i enjoy salads more...

hi, welcome! good luck with the healthy eating plan! the support network on here is second to none, and i'm sure lots of people will give you advice. what kind of things are you used to eating? i used to have toast for brekkie, changed that to either special k or crumpets, lunch is usually...

aah, no joy kes. bad week? xx

kes, how long has it took you to lose the weight? we were around the same when we started, and i'd be delighted to lose what you have xx

aww, thanks so much guys. results werent back from the docs yet, hopefully tomorrow. ken, someone in work also suggested lying on the couch when i get home (fine chance of that happening!!) with my legs raised on cushions/folded towels etc until my legs are "at a level thats above the heart"...

ps, when i was speaking to my big sister about it (can you still call her a big sister when you're 31 and shes 41?!) and she says she gets some fluid retention, but not much, and also, strangely, she ALWAYS forgets to drink too...

thanks so much guys. leg is still looking like a kebab thingy! not quite as bad as it was though. one of my colleagues thinks my results will be back tomorrow (she goes to the same doc as me). will give an update then. also, kes, i excercise every single day. last week i didn't do as much...

wow, thats great mrs a. someone i work with suggested to me that i should come off them, see if the bloating goes away etc. what made you do that? xx

ladies and gents, i'm in need of some advice and cant seem to find an answer online. i've decided not to weigh in this week, and maybe next. when i went to the docs the other day, i mentioned the water retention in my right leg, and asked for more water tablets, which she didn't give me. i...

Hi Ladies (and Ken!), hope you are all well, today was my second followup visit to the doc, the first was 4 weeks after i started, then the next was a further 8 weeks later. went to the docs today, she's delighted with my progress (even though i'm not!) and has given me a further 8 weeks...

1lb on, 10 to go!

out of interest, what did you eat? x

same here mrs a, though surely i've gained this week. last week should have caught up with me by now! TOTM also! no luck! x

well done ken. thats great for a week! did you try myfitnesspal to keep track of your calories? i entered my height, lifestyle, excercise plan etc and it allocated me an amount. as i lose weight, it decreases. i'm on 1620 per day, though most days i'm over. x

well, its official, he doesn't like the boy! oh dear, this is going to be frosty. boy just phoned me at work "this bloody dog wont let me in the room" oh god!

sending kind thoughts jacqui. lots of love xxx

evening all, how's everyone? for those of you on my facebook, you might have seen, i'm dog-sitting for a friend, and having a ball. the dog is a shar-pei and he's so lovely. he's settled in really well with the boy and i. i have him for just over a week, and i'm going to miss him already when he...

take them into the shop and ask them to compare them to some they have in stock, if you're not convinced, take them to boots and ask them to double check, then if you're unsure, send them back xx

thank you my lovely. it'll creep up on me next week when i can least afford it. docs on the 31st. xxx

i've lost an average sized 2 year old! woops, now, where did i put him! x

2lbs off, maybe miracles CAN happen!

aah, didn't realise it was august they were coming, i assumed it was at the easter break. i'm really chuffed for you, you've done so well. i'm guessing i've had a 2lb gain this week, oh well, not to worry. onwards and upwards! it'll be a long time before i'm lighter than jack, he's about 10...

well i have to say, i get only a very few fair, fine, baby hairs on my neck area, but i'd still be mortified if the boyf caught sight of it. dont like having him touch my neck etc, even now that i'm virtually hair free! x

i had less than an ounce of cheddar cheese one night and it run the guts right out of me too. though i eat goats cheese/feta/parmesan at least once a week with no negative "outcome's"!! stay near the toilet for the rest of the day! xx

oh my goodness, i cant tell you how delighted i am for you, what a dramatic change that is! have your family been shocked and stunned? not quite as exciting as your dramatic change in size, but i did wear a pair of size 16 trousers to work today that i havent worn (havent fitted into) since my...

i think it was the alexandrite one that was used on me. the smell of burning hair follicles still haunts me!!

welcome ken! good luck with the healthy eating plan, its a great forum, everyone is really supportive. myfitnesspal is great, really handy. feel free to add me, zosobaby. x

i dont really enjoy sandwiches, so salads are an easy option for me. any other ideas would be appreciated!

i have a tube of vaniqua at home, my doc gave me it, told me it was £60 like it would make any difference to me (in scotland we used to just pay whatever the cost of the prescription was -now free), i'd completely object to paying the private price. do junkies have to pay the private price for...

i had a salad which consisted of the following: 40g watercress (chopped quite roughly) 25g goats cheese (which when crumbled goes really far) 95g fresh beetroot (sliced through the salad leaves) with a big squeeze of fresh lemon juice and lots of black pepper. i had a wee white roll too, as i...

hi, did you go to your doc? i got mine on nhs, live in coatbridge x

hi, welcome to the forum. a lot of people on here, including me, use myfitnesspal (zosobaby if you want to add me!), from when i started using that i've eaten loads less eggs, they really are quite fatty, more fattening than i ever realised! x

we dont get krispy kreme in scotland, which for me is a god send. seriously, i LOVE them! last year when we were at the boys grandparents in birmingham, i ate 3 in a row in selfridges, and could happily have eaten another 3! there isn't anything which has quite shocked me as much as eggs! my...

hiya, couldn't get a look at your outfits when i was in work. really lovely, sharon. love them all, especially the lacy one with the wee bow, really lovely. what are you wearing it with? may i ask what size you're wearing these days? x

thats been happening to me for about 2 weeks. strangely, i opened a new box of tablets the other day and these bad boys are running the guts out of me, even if i havent been eating anything really bad!

you've lost an amazing amount of weght, congratulations! also, i agree with booboocraig, i have treats, but dont always enjoy them the same, and always make sure i know i'm going to burn them off. good luck, theres great support on here from people who have either been where you are, or are...

kes, remember to take it in the morning. you'll pee all night and not get a decent sleep otherwise. also, years ago when i first got a water tablet, it gave me cramp in my leg and someone told me to eat half a pack of ready salted crisps to stop the cramps. it worked, but i cant eat the...

welcome back sharon, how are you? is your weightloss still going ok? and more importantly, what are the new clothes like???

29 away! fingers crossed it wont take too long!

welcome back lea! xxx

welcome and good luck to the newbies! this is probably the longest i've stayed on a diet/healthy eating plan too, by now i'd normally have given up and put on half of what i'd lost, but this time i'm determined. i've lost 1st 9 and gone from 16.10-15.1, would love to get to 13 eventually, but...

Any bakers out there??? i'm a hobby baker, and have baked a coffee and walnut layer cake (nigella), however it has a bitter taste to it, wondering if anyone can explain why my cake would have a bitterness??? thanks, x

i know what you mean. my mum keeps saying "wow, you look great, i can see a difference, your arse is getting smaller"!!!! however i dont see a difference yet. i put a dress on last night that i bought in january, it was £150 and i'm afraid i can see a big difference in the dress, i hope the...

good for you mrs a, thats fab. i've lost 1st9lbs, and n all honesty, cant notice much difference in my clothes yet! maybe its because i'm usually in elasticated gymwear, but i'll know better when i put on a "going out" dress later! x

good on you for not purging for a week, thats great news. i have had bulimia on and off for about 12 years or so, though you wouldn't know it now, given how overweight i am! i have never been the kind of bulimic who purged to lose weight, for me it was a self control thing if i had other...

resurrecting this thread again. hope everyone i well. where is booboocraig? she hasn't logged onto mfp for about 2 weeks, hope she's just away on holiday, and hasn't fell off the wagon! x

goodluck artymum, you can only give it your best. dont lose faith, and come on here as often as you can, its a really helpful friendly place, and really helps to keep me going at times when i just want to give up. also, its not for everyone, but lots of people on here use myfitnesspal to log...

congrats, its such a lovely feeling, isn't it?

i cant stomach flavoured tea it all tastes like a warm puddle to me!

garlic? wow, its virtually fat free, how peculiar. i had a jacket potato with a very small amount of cheddar cheese in, and my god! nightmare! i've had other cheeses (feta/goats cheese/parmesan) on a regular basis, as i rarely have any other form of calcium and never had any side effects.

i'm really not sure. i use my fitness pal as a guide to track everything that i've eaten, also, it tells you how much fat you've consumed. naturally, if you excercise more, you burn more calories, and therefore more fat etc too, i dont often use all of that though, in fact, very rarely, however...

yeah, just checking mfp, consumed 55grs, though with the calories i burned, i should have had 104! not going to the gym today, having a rest day!

i did, went 10g over, though in all, i burned around 1300cals yesterday, so was allowed loads more fat. x

directions on my water tablets (frusemide) say to take in the morning! i'd never say to anyone to take a water tablet at night, god! must be horrible!

yesterday, my breakfast (2 boiled eggs and 2 slices of multiseed bread w flora light) came to 29grms of fat and i had no side effects whatsoever, anyone have any ideas why this would be?

hi, usually around my time of the month i get dreadful water retention. i've spoken to my doctor about it and was tested for diabetes etc, which thankfully it wasn't. i was given a water tablet from the doctor, and sometimes after taking one, can be upto 4lbs lighter. if you think this is a...

i can imagine how disheartened you must feel, but in all honesty, i think your doctor has acted more responsibly than a lot that i've heard of on here. better that than what my doc done, i asked, she gave and sent me on my way, never told me a thing about them. good luck with the weightloss in...

i thought if you lost 5% of your body weight at least in three months you'd get kept on them? i've really not been doing all that geat recently. still excercising and watching what i'm eating to an extent, but i'm not as enthused as i initially was, really need to get myself together as i'm...

you know your husband and we dont. this is by no way directed at you, but as a part time atheist, if my boyf used god as an excuse i'd have to be held back from punching him! i'd still say you guys were noisy love makers!! x

is it a semi detached house? if so, tell him you have an ASBO for your noisy sexlife, and that you wouldn't advise him to move next door as he'll never get a sleep! xx

loved watching the royal wedding, anyone else?

cramp cramp cramp :( so much pain tonight. cant believe the injustice of mother nature! been good this week, apart from a few wee slips which i've made up with excercise, so i'm going to be gutted if i have no loss this week. eating out with friends friday, saturday, sunday and monday!!! oh god...

yeah, i take them too. thanks x

thanks girls, prunes and peppermint tea for lunch tomorrow maybe??? ha! damn this pcos, mother nature has called on me again, hoping it doesn't have a negative effect on me come weigh in on saturday :(

hi ladies, i'm sure i'm not the only pcos sufferer who has irregular periods, though about 2 weeks ago i had my first for around 18 months, and i forgot to take my microgynon pill this morning and i have a period already!!! cramp is killing me :sigh: not sure whether to give the pill a miss for...

my personal opinion is you should wait until you have a few days where you arent doing anything, and let it grow in, then get your beautician to wax it. it'll need waxed more often to start, but the wax pulls the hair out at the root so it'll naturally take longer to come back in. i wax mine...

i think i've reached a turning point in my life!!! the boy just walked in on me practising my press-ups while watching masterchef! he said i'm becoming obsessed! i dont think i am, i'm just comitted to the cause. new week, new me girls! x

ladies, i've noticed a lot of you are shaving your chin area, isn't this making the hair come in really thick? i forced my gp to refer me for laser treatment, and got it. it was successful and has changed my life, however since then (last treatment was around a year ago) since then i've had a...

hi there, when i started i was bloated (and constipated) too. i think it was largely due to the change in my diet, its fine now though. i know a lot of people on here have said the same, so it must be quite common. stick with them though. good luck x

fingers crossed for you love. either way, use it as a springboard into the next week. if its a loss, use it to spur you on, if its a gain, use it to deter you from anything bad next week! x

hi, i've been prescribed metformin for a few years and kind of go on and off it from time to time, however, just over a week ago i started taking them again, they do upset my stomach from time to time, but i dont let it put me off, and i've lost 4lbs this week. my experience is that they assist...

PS, i hate to be picky too, but 10% of your body weight isnt a stone! ;-)

i know its a snow patrol song love, its just he was covering the leona lewis version, and not the original x

"end of the day its a bloody chicken". dont you think chickens deserve to be treated better and have their lives ended in a humane manner? cant imagine theres much more i can say to someone who looks at a video of clear abuse of an innocent bird and still wants to eat it.... strange indeed! x

one confession from me, theres no amount of money in the world that would make me eat a kfc. this is very severe girls, but if you ever need anything to put you off kfc, look up PETA's secret filming of a KFC chicken "farm". thankfully i'm not really into fast food or takeaways and never have...

thanks very much rach i've every faith in you. you'll do well next week. i'm watching last nights britains got talent and my god, theres a guy on it from my town singing nursery rhymes to a leona lewis song!!! he's actually quite good!

ladies, after saying earlier in the week i was abstaining from weighing in this week, i bit the bullet and walked to my local boots. i stood and stared at the scales for a wee minute or two before plucking up the courage. after my 1lb gain last week, i had it in my head i'd maintained or gained...

sin city! sat through it with my boyfriend and if asked again, i'd rather have any form of torture than watch it!

morrissey in june. can not wait!

Morning girls, hope you're all well. As the thread suggests, my question is, does your body become used to the tablets, like in the way that maybe if you take a painkiller for a while, you need to up the dosage to get the same effect. I havent weighed myself today, i'm waiting until next...

well, last week was dreadful for me, put 1b on. have decided not to weigh in on saturday as i'm expecting much of the same and its going to completely demotivate me so i'm waiting until next saturday and hoping to get myself back on it good style!

delete her or block her posts, dont get yourself in a tizzy over it, she's clearly not worth it. i'm on FB too, welcome to add me if you all like xxx

I don't doubt that for a minute. At 31 years old, I've found not one food thing I don't like. Seriously, I've just thought about it and I don't know what I don't like! Greedy cow alert!!!

thanks for posting these, lovely. i'm going to try a few of them this next coming week xx

Smart Dresses| Dresses | Hobbs Womenswear if this link doesn't work, its the green military one NW3 military dress, £149. LOVE!!!

thank you so much for your kind words sharon, it truly means a lot to me. PS, cant believe you have twins at 21 and a daughter too, you look so youthful! i'm sure they'll be so proud of you when they see you xxx

hi sharon, just to say i gave that a try tonight for a while before body pump, didn't have much time, but done 15 minutes, then done mostly toning and stuff afterwards, but you're right, i dont feel completely shattered afterwards, plus i walked home the long way from the gym and got a good...

thanks love. in all honesty, i miss it every single day, for me its like what an alcoholic would be like when on the wagon! i used it mostly as a tool to help when i had something stressing me, at school and college it was exams, later it was when my marriage broke up etc, but i'm not going back...

well i'm half a stone heavier than you, so roughly the same i'd think?? would you agree? might give that a try tomorrow if i have a spare half hour before or after body pump. thanks xx

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so, what do you suggest is a decent incline/speed? i can do only between 30 minutes and an hour depending on how busy the gym is xx

i dont go swimming here because i'm frightened of feet and stray hairs, however on holiday, i wear a bikini and i frankly dont care! x

I'm 218lbs just now. Would love to be 200lbs by the end of the three month target. Can you add me to your list please? Xx

i couldn't have scales in my house, no way! i'd be completely obsessed. yeas ago i had bulimia and i used to weigh myself every time i ate anything and then again when i had been sick. would be afraid to have them in case i developed the same obsession! once a week, 9.45 or thereabouts on a...

i go to the gym, i'm afraid. if you dont like gyms, what about a trampoline or a wii fit? also, one of the girls in the gym told me she got a kettlebells dvd in tesco which is really working her core, might get it x

sounds interesting sharon. i'll need to look at getting one of them. i put the incline up as it burns off calories quicker. do you do your treadmilling etc in the gym? our gym machines stop at 60mins as some people were spending hours on them. i'd love to be able to do what you do, but i frankly...

you've been doing shed loads of excercise though, havent you? do you think what you were doing wasnt really helping the weight then? i'm trying to do at least 30 minutes on the treadmill before my class. 3.6mph on 15% incline. hoping it helps. keep up the good work xxx

see! thats the spirit! thats great news. i'm hoping for some of the same on saturday when i weigh in. its a never ending struggle, really, isn't it? xxx

thank you my lovely, i'm ever hopeful. i'm sure i'll get there. sometimes its hard when i come on here and everyone else seems to be doing so well :( welcome back xxx

Good weekend, girls? I had a gain of a pound this week. I blame myself andmother nature in equal measures, and I'm going to do everything in my power to get that pound plus another off this coming week. Good luck with the weight loss this week girls, think there's a few of us needing some...

I think she doesn't spend much time on here at the weekends as I'm sure she told me before that she goes out with her partner. She's doing well with her dieting and exercising though, from what I can see on her mfp page. Hope she comes back soon tho, she's lovely x

Don't worry! You've done so well mrs a. If your tummy was going to go nuts it won't wait until tomorrow, believe me! Sorry to say it, but if you feel a bit windy go to the toilet as it can feel like wind but be mr tango! Back on it tomorrow with the rest of us. Here's to a new week ladies! Sorry...

you maybe not eating enough doll? 1000 cals doesn't seem like a lot xx

dont quit, we all (i hope!) have a bad week. you should have your bad day, get it over and then start a fresh from tomorrow. i'm by no means innocent on this diet, but i find i stick to it better if i write a meal plan at the start of the week. I do breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and how...

so sorry for your loss fuss. sending kind thoughts xxx

morning ladies, as predicted in my last post, i gained 1lb this week, i'm back on the wagon properly from tomorrow as i'm taking my niece and nephew out for dinner then having them for a sleepover tonight. havent done as much in the way of excercise this week either, and i've definitley felt...

warburtons seeded batch bread toasted with lashings of smooth peanut butter and an over ripe banana mashed on top!

no, i'm from coatbridge (which is almost as bad!) though i do live in a very nice area! so, green tea then, girls? as i have pcos, my time of the month is irregular had one around 6 weeks ago and before that it was 18 months ago!) but i feel all bloated and feel like eating junk, no cramp but...

What does green tea do? Maybe i can reel it back in before Saturday's weigh in. No gym tonight as I need to go shopping. I'll get back to it tomorrow xx

i've put weight on this week. i can feel it. :(

good luck dolly, i'm sure you'll do great. have fun on your wee break. you should go to cumbernauld, that place is full of derelict buildings xx

my doc said "dont worry, the dont actually make you incontinent" and happily sent me on my way. in all fairness, i should have been more assertive and asked her to give me more info, never mind, i've learned the hard way! One word of caution, stay away from cadburys caramel eggs! had one...

Started on 2nd of march, and have lost 17lbs. I'm delighted with my progress so far, though I think I'll probably slow down now. If I can drop a pound or two a week I'd be delighted x

does anyone watch supersize v superskinny? i'm watching it on +1 just now. while i'm not a judgemental person, i can not comprehend how someone can eat deep fried eggs, bacon, 6 sausages and bread for breakfast. its obscene, is it not?

aye, just a bit. he's just came in with a huge bowl of kettle chips now, swear he's doing it to piss me off! prick! x

well when i first got the tablets, my doc wanted me back 4wks later, then when i went back then, i'd lost a decent amount so she gave me 8 weeks worth. the boy polished off a whole easter egg AND a cadburys caramel. there is truly no justice in the world when he can eat that AFTER a huge plate...

ps, you can add me on mfp if you like, my username is zosobaby, cos some swine already has zoso! x

well, i'm afraid i dont know, i just know that often if your weight isn't coming down it could be an underactive thyroid, my friend has that problem. i think if you have an overactive thyroid you have trouble putting weight on.

also, and i dont mean this to sound patronising, but do you use my fitness pal (or similar)? since i've been using that i've really noticed what i'm eating, and often put stuff on that before i eat, just so i can see whats in it. maybe you're consuming more than you think xxx

have you had your thyroid checked? x

i usually take mine before with a glass of water or juice. when i'm at work though, i just take it when i get back to my desk as by the time i get back my colleagues are away for lunch, and they dont know i'm taking them x

welcome to the forum! surprised that your doc doesn't want to see you sooner. isn't 3 months a bit negligent? how are you all, ladies? the boy is sitting eating an easter egg, its killing me so i'm going to go and have a long soak in the bath! xxx

would love to hear if this is common in more women on here, i snore like a bull and never connected it with the pcos. have tried lots of different things to no avail. anyone else??

i love body pump. do it 2-3 times per week. really great for toning and shape changing, plus it burns about 600 cals an hour. i've been known to do a bit of zumba but got a bit bored with it recently. go to the gym every second night, and set the treadmill to a target of between 800 - 1000cals...

So true! I've felt like a failure today, this has just pepped me ip. Back on it good style tomorrow. Thanks Lou xx

What's your favourite kind of food for a meal out sharon? X

I've just finished reading primo levi's if this is a man/the truce, which is his own story of surviving the concentration camps. Very sad and at times I considered stopping but I felt the least I could do was read his story if he had to live through it. No comparison, but I'm now reading toast...

My local £ shop sells 2 bottles of robinsons for £1! How good is that? £1.25 in tesco for one bottle I think.

For me, snacking between meals was the biggest source of my weight problem, and mostly during the day at the office on things I'd rarely buy or eat at home. At home I have a dinner and only very occasionally a snack in the evenings so I tend to stay away from snacking nowadays. Works for me...

Yeah I guess I just choose more sensibly than before. The boy wants me to join him and his folks for dinner on both saturday and Sunday. I'm not too keen on the idea as I'm bein really good this week, if i do decide to go then I'll pick much more sensibly on both nights rather than just half...

Used to get laughed at and my colleagues and friends would make wee jokes etc but I dont care and it's been such a long time now that everyones used to it. My colleagues are quick to tell anyone new who comes into our department in work! The boy calls me the mrs, his friends used to rib him too...

Absolutely not! My Bf has a very mature head on a young (very fit) body! If we were unfortunate enough to split up I'd def go for a younger model again! Every other partner I've had has been at least 5 years older than me. When I was 17 my Boyf was 26! We've been together since the boy was just...

Yep, I use robinsons too, either that or plain old water! A litre at the gym and then about 6 at work plus whatever I have at home. Peeing all the time! By the time I'm back at my desk I need to go again! X

haha! he's 22 i'm 31, its only fair! also, happy birthday lovely xxx

Oh poor you Sharon! Bet your pride is hurt more than anything else! We normally eat out at least twice a month, I'm a bit of a foody! Haven't been out for a few weeks as the boy is really busy with stuff for uni and I've either been dieting like crazy, skint, had the cold or not been able to get...

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Hi all, hope all is good with you. Weather is miserable, got soaked on the walk home from the gym which pissed me off. Thought that was all I had to worry me then the boy drops the bombshell that his folks are up here this weekend, which is something I could frankly do without! Anyway the other...

well, i forgot to weigh myself in boots this morning, i was running late for work and harrassed as usual! gonna wait until next monday then weigh in every monday x

Mrs a, where do you live? Also, do you have my fitness pal? Xx

Congratulations Lou, thats really great news. Here's to the next one! X

ps, went for my monthly bikini waxing last night, thought i might have go another lb or 2 off, no such luck though! xx

thanks jenni, i'd love a few wee recipes, i love cooking and baking, but i'm afraid most of the stuff i bake isn't really compatible with xenical!!! as for the boy's shirt, its fine, we're fine, we rub each other up the wrong way from time to time (ooh err!). its all forgotten now! you...

hi all, hope you are all having a lovely saturday. i weighed myself on the scales in boots today, and they show my weight as 99.5kg, or 15st 9lb. i'm going to stick with this one as i'm told they'll be much more reliable than the ones in work and i'm not going back to the doctors for 2 months...

wish i'd weighed myself on the boots ones this morning now. oh well, tomorrow will have to do. i'm curious to see what they say, i'm sure i'll be disappointed, though in all, i'm still happy at the 6.5 i think i've lost! x

have to mention this, even though it makes me seem like a psycho! i spilled a cup of tea this morning, then argued with my boyfriend and its wrong, i know, but i used a white shirt of his (D&G £180) which he was just about to iron, to clean up the mess the tea made on the carpet, now that i'm...

thanks sharon, i've just been on the phone to mum and she said similar! according to her i've to get to boots in the morning and weigh myself there and see how that differs from the docs. the docs scales are on a toled floor, as are the ones in work, though the work ones, i'm told differ...

hi ladies, how are you all? today's a strange one, and i'm looking for you all to impart some wisdom on me! well, 4 weeks has passed and i went back to the doc today for my follow-up appt, the gp i seen the last time is off today (getting married) so i seen someone else. i told her i've been...

Lost £305. at the dentist though, not on the scales. :(

no bother, though i'm still working out how to use it so be patient with me if i havent added you right away! x

i guess so, i just feel so sorry for her. she said to me tonight "you're looking great these days"!!! you'd think she'd be reeling back in horror when she sees me! x

PS, off topic a bit (is there a topic?...) do you think gyms should have a moral obligement to refuse entry to people? I ask because theres a clearly anorexic girl who is there ALL THE TIME, and she is deathly looking. She has dreadful wind, which i'm told can be a sign of anorexia. she goes to...

hmm, i never normally bother with something sweet after dinner unless i know i cant have it! tonight i had a relatively low cal day and burned 800 cals at the gym so i had a tunnocks tea cake (AMAZING!) had to stop myself from chucking it all in my mouth at once! dreading the dentist tomorrow...

sorry dolly, i was on my lunch break when i posted today, my username on mfp is zosobaby xxx

i'm over my calories every day as per myfitnesspal, however i'm eating loads of fruit, veg, etc so i'm not bothered.

tonight i'm having homemade lentil dahl (made this morning before work!) with a chicken leg (skin removed) which is marinading in my fridge just now (spices only, no oil). chicken legs in the oven, about 180 for an hour, they stay nice and juicy because of the bone. heres the recipe i use for...

hi ladies, i dont really have any news. though i am going to the dentist tomorrow, getting a crown fitted and hoping that the jag i get makes my mouth too sore to eat!

Hi, i'm not losing as much as i'd like, nowehere near, however, with all due respect, i think a lot of people who've lost so much in a quick space of time have maybe had a lot more to lose. (that doesn't mean i dont have a lot to go, but just not maybe as much). I'm weighing in on thursday and...

the only way i could have just half a bag of crisps is if it was one of those huuuge bags!! i'm going to have to just forget about my love affair with crisps, its over. we've reached the end of the line. i'll always love them, but its just not working out. its not them, its me...

oh no, dont starve yourself! i cant think of anything worse. i've tried it before and it only made me fall off the wagon quicker than i normally would! i've been cooking the same as i normally would, though i havent been using olive oil, i've been removing all the fat from meat and luckily my...

thanks my lovely, i'm bloody knackered now! dying to treat myself to a bag of crisps, but i'm NOT DOING IT! keep looking at your amazing shrinking profile! wish i'd taken measurements :( xx

yeah, i like the laughing cow ones too, but 16 dairylea light triangles for £1 in the Asda next to my office, so cant complain! 753 cals burned tonight, dont feel quite so bad for the complete failure which was my day! rach, just looking at your weightloss, you've done tremendously well...

(just 3 dairylea light triangles though!...)

hi, i'm 5ft 6", i double checked what i'd input to that site in case i'd got myself inat 6ft 4"!! i did say that i do an hour excercise at least5 times per week though. i've had a pigging out day today, discovered ryvita thins with dairylea light, had about 8... had just over 2000 cals today...

tells me to start off with 1710. i've went over a few days even though i've ate relatively healthily. Also, lost 3lbs! yay!

Ladies, if i can bother you again, can I asksomething else? I've counted my calories from Sunday - today from myfitnesspal tracker thing. In that period I've eaten 7094cals and which would be an average of around 1775 per day and on top of that burned 2701 through excercise in that same period...

OK, so maybe i dont feel so bad afterall, girls!!! not really all that into batter anyway! x

Aww, thanks very much. I went again yesterday, though just to body pump, so that was just 500 cals burned. I've got a few days off work and was out in town shopping with my bf yesterday, went for lunch..... (fish supper!!!). I guess I could have been worse. I ate about 2/3's of the chips and...

ooh, i'm just about to go shopping, will get some of them and give them a try. thanks x

yep, i'm trying alright. really have been watching every morsel. really hoping that part of the reason i maintained, rather than dropping any weight is that its my time of the month. (first in 18 months, thanks to the PCOS). Also, in the gym today, I burned 1003 cals. I'm so chuffed with myself...

I got married in Marylebone Registry Office in London. (I live just outside Glasgow, we eloped!). We had 2 witnesses, a pole dancer and a wannabee musician. We divorced 17 months later. (That was 4 years ago). I'm now happily living together with my boyfriend, 9 years my junior, and about 6...

I've never had my insulin levels checked either. A few times I've went to the doc with a problem, i've had my blood taken and checked for diabetes, but other than this, I've never had it done. Should I ask? I'm prescribed Metformin, but rarely take them, as I'm really not sure what good they...

I have PCOS, I'm 31 and I've had it for 10 years (diagnosed), but longer probably. For years I've had a problem with irregular hair growth as a side effect of the PCOS, and when I finally plucked up the courage to go and see my GP, he couldn't have been any more ignorant and horrible if he...

Stephy, thats really great. congratulations on your weight loss. i've had PCOS for over 10 years and during that time, my weight has gone up and up then down then up! Feel like its a contstant battle. I have metformin, but have never felt any benefit from them. have registered on fitness pal, so...

yeah, i'm the same, which is why i'm extra gutted that i stayed the same! x

Thanks for replying. Dont think I'm going into starvation mode. Breakfast is usually toast with boiled egg or beans, lunch cous cous with all the makings of a greek salad mixed through (including an ounce of feta cheese), usually some fruit, a low fat yogurt, maybe a pack of crisps (quavers)...

Hi guys, I'm looking for some advice and support. I've been given Xenical by my GP a week ago today. I'm currently 16st 5lb. I have PCOS, and have struggled with losing weight for years. (last year I went to slimming world and lost 11lb's in 6 months.... So, since last Feb, i've been on a health...