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    Cookie's diary to be joyously slim

    Boo to the gain Cookie, but great to see that you're not letting it get you down. Fingers crossed that all the good work from this week will justifiably show up as a loss on the scales next time. H xx
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    Kay's journey to health and happiness

    Don't feel guilty about taking the week off hun - it's what you need right now, so 'let it be'. :) Hmmmmn, about those food pics. It will be a challenge because 1. I need to charge up my phone 2. I need to find out how to take photos with it 3. I need to work out how to download the pics to...
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    Hazel's diary

    That's wonderful Hazel! :bliss: What a difference a day makes...... ;). H xx
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Thanks Sheila, Another lovely summer-like day here for us -it's a beauty. Making the most of it though because the weather forecasters are talking about the tail-end of a tropical cyclone hitting us over the weekend so it will be rain and gale force winds for us :eek:. I've stuffed myself...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Hi Kay, Great to have you back on here - missed you heaps :hug99:. I've given up trying to find kale here, but we do have plenty of spinach and silverbeet (chard) although neither of those are exactly favourites of mine! I can eat them only when they are heavily disguised with other flavours...
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    Hazel's diary

    Hazel, so sorry to hear you're feeling low after a disappointing weigh in. It always seems so unfair when you've been good all week, yet it doesn't show a good result on the scales. However, despite that you've still managed to stay on plan with today's eating, whereas for many of us it would...
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    Kay's journey to health and happiness

    Well, OK then, but don't be long now, will you? ;) Maybe we should see about getting you the equivalent of a security tag around your ankle so that we can keep tabs on you.....:D. Seriously, though, it's wonderful to have you back on here, and you're doing absolutely the right thing to give...
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    Texty's Back - Plain and Simple

    Hi Sheila, I hope you weren't too disappointed about your STS - you've got so little left to lose it's bound to be harder to shift, but we know you'll get there soon! ;) You must be so chuffed to have been asked to take on the new role at your SW class, especially with your lack of expertise...
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    Cookie's diary to be joyously slim

    Hi Cookie, I've been using the vegetable tagine recipe from the 'Around The World in 30 Dishes' booklet - is that the same one you've been using? It's super-delicious and I'm sort of addicted to it at the moment! I had to leave out the smoked paprika and turmeric because I'd run out, and I...
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    Extra Easy: Danielle's SW Journey

    Totally agree with Kay - you do look lovely, and Alfie is just too cute for his own good! You're doing really well with your menus this week and I'm sure you'll have undone any damage caused by your deliciously decadent weekend!! ;) I've managed to be good this week too ...... which is...
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    Cookie's diary to be joyously slim

    All this talk of exercise has left me exhausted and in need of a lie down :zz:. Way to go Cookie - you're going to smash it at the next WI at this rate! H xx
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    Extra Easy: Danielle's SW Journey

    Hi Danielle, Great to hear you had a fabulous weekend - and well done for managing to be restrained when the temptations must have been huge! Sorry to hear that the food and alcohol are taking their revenge on you though :o. I always feel like that after too much of a good thing, and it's...
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    Kay's journey to health and happiness

    Hi Kay, :wave_cry: We're all here for you - here's some words that speak to me, and I hope they will to you too: "The scale fails to weigh anything of worth at all – all things worth measuring are measured in smiles, accomplishments, love, friends, health and happiness." Come back and talk to...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Thank you Kay, I went to the veggie shop this morning and stocked up on some lovely fresh fruit and veggies. Pumpkin and butternut squash are in season at the moment which are two of my favourites - I like to make roasted pumpkin soup, and I'm going to use the butternut squash in a vegetable...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Thank you Cookie, I've stocked up on plenty of super free fruits and veggies this morning and am definitely going to go all out to have a loss at the end of this week. H xx
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Today is turning out to be a very productive day. I have started finding recipes that the whole family will enjoy, as well as allowing me to stick to the plan. I also went shopping with my hubby this morning and came home with a brand new bicycle and cycle helmet, so I'm on a mission to get...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Sheila I saw the pics of the Korma and scan bran cakes on your diary and they look totally delish! I went through a phase over Christmas/New Year of really going off cooking. It was partly because of the heat here during the peak of the summer, but also because I was so bored with cooking the...
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    Kay's journey to health and happiness

    Sorry hun, that's not allowed. Permission declined. You need to be here so that we can help you through the good and the not-quite-so-good, just as you do for everyone else. :nono: ;) Big hugs, H xx
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    Cookie's diary to be joyously slim

    The pictures have made my mouth water.:drool: I wish someone would invent 'smelly-vision' so that we could enjoy the aroma too! ;) H xx
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    Hazel's diary

    I'll look forward to that Hazel. Maybe you ought to start running your own workshops too!! :) H xx
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Day 8 Well, well, no surprises here. Stepped on the scales for my first week's weigh-in and as expected I gained. I'm 2 lb heavier than I was last week. Ordinarily I'd be tearing my hair out/ranting/raving/crying/you name it, but thanks to all the supportive comments and wise words from my...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Thanks Hazel! I haven't admitted the brain fart episode to the family otherwise I'll never live it down! :D H xx
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Oooh, didn't want to wake up this morning Sheila - we're 13 hours ahead of you so it's Monday morning and the usual mayhem of getting the girls ready for school. Your cooking plans sound totally delish to me - now that the kidlets are at school I'm setting aside some time this morning to plan my...
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    Hazel's diary

    I am SOOO jealous! Not about the food (which sounds scrummy by the way and well worth the treat), but about the crochet workshop. I discovered her website a few months ago and love what she does. Did you pick up some good tips and tricks you can share? ;) H xx
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Day 7 Another day being totally 100% on the plan - this is a 'world record' for me to achieve 7 days in a row. I'm 99.999% sure I'm still going to show a gain tomorrow morning at my 'official' weigh in, but I'm feeling OK about it now because I will put this week down to a test week, and apply...
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    Texty's Back - Plain and Simple

    Oooh, nom, nom, nom to the Maltesers - they're my absolute favourite! Hope you had a good sleep Sheila, and put last night's let-down to the back of your mind and have a great Sunday. :) H xx
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    Texty's Back - Plain and Simple

    LMAO!! After mentioning sharing a changing room too!! :D H xx
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Thank you for those words Hazel, it certainly helps me to hear that I'm not the only one who has experienced this. The last thing I want to do is go into the 'starve before weigh-in' cycle, which traps you into that crazy pattern every week. I'm going to feel pretty p...d off to show a gain at...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Very wise words there hun. I'm thinking of printing off your message and putting it up somewhere prominent as a good reminder! :) I'm feeling a lot calmer today....yesterday I felt stupidly panicked about the weight gain, but thanks to everyone on here I've been able to calm down and think...
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    Texty's Back - Plain and Simple

    Big hugs to you hun. It's their loss. Our gain :) :grouphugg: H xx
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    Texty's Back - Plain and Simple

    Sheila, I don't think you need to worry about your belly - my first impression when I saw your photos was 'what an amazing figure'. Seriously. You look fabulous. H xx
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Hi Sheila, That's exactly what I needed to hear - that you've gone through unexpected gains - and yet there you are almost at target. Until I checked on here I'd been feeling really down and angry with myself and basically felt like having a damn good cry about it. However, thanks to yours...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Kay, you are a real sweetie for saying this - I really needed the support today. It's early afternoon here on Saturday and all I've eaten today is a couple of small peaches because I'm so angry with myself. However now that I've read your message I feel quite a lot better about things and am...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    I love your blog Hazel - you've made some beautiful things. Your willow blanket looks stunning the way you've laid it out. Have you finished it yet? Did you decide to go random with it or finish it in the way that you set it out in the photo? I've made a number of blankets in 'granny...
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    Texty's Back - Plain and Simple

    And if you drink it standing up it definitely doesn't count! :D H xx
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    Kay's journey to health and happiness

    :8855::) Saturday morning and it's blue skies and wall-to-wall sunshine for us, so I count my blessings for that. Wish I could drag myself out of this low energy/low mood slump. Hope you have a fabulous day out on Saturday hun. H xx
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    Kay's journey to health and happiness

    Awesome....I'll pick you up at the airport!! ;) H xx
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Day 6 Not happy at all. Stepped on the scales and since starting the plan I have gained 3 lbs. I am now at my heaviest non-pregnant weight ever. Feeling really really idiotic/ashamed/embarrassed/p---ed off........ you name it. I have absolutely stuck to the plan 100%, but I have been doing...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Day 5 Well here I am at the end of my 5th day on the plan and I am amazed and proud to be able to say that I have not cheated one single time for the whole 5 days. This is an absolute first for me ..... and I have been 'dieting' on and off since the age of 11. The difference for me has been...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Hi Hun, Yes, it's a beautiful time of year here when the nights are cooler and more comfortable for sleeping, but we still get warm sunny days. The autumn colours are just starting to come through on the trees so it's quite stunning. A perfect time for a NZ vacation....... :D I did some of...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Hi Cookie - a big welcome to you :) ..... dang, I can't get one of those nice welcome signs to come up. :confused: Ideally I'd love to join the family with an evening meal, but I have found over the years that if I eat later in the day I get really uncomfortable bloating/bad indigestion...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Hi Sheila, :welcome2: lovely to see you here! You are more than welcome to 'pester' me any time - I am finding the support on here is simply amazing and reading the diaries is so motivating and inspiring. You must be so thrilled to be only 4.5 lbs away from target - there'll be one hell of a...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    :mad:GRRR - still itchy....but no more sign of the little beasties thank goodness. Currently chillaxing on Friday evening and hubby has just poured me a nice glass of red wine (in my pre-measured syn-counted glass ;)). I've got him well trained, he he. H xx
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Thanks Hazel, another great tip from you! I'll see what happens with Monday's weigh-in, but at this rate I reckon I'll be following your advice on that and cutting back to 70 syns for the week. I think it will be a miracle if I actually lose weight this week. :o H xx
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    Extra Easy: Danielle's SW Journey

    I know exactly what you mean about not being able to lie ...... I too was born with the 'total honesty' gene! I'd never be any good on one of those game shows like 'call my bluff' :D. H xx
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    Hazel's diary

    Yum - that's sounds like something I'd like too. I'll have to check to see if my local veggie shop has got some.....:fingerscrossed: H xx
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    Kay's journey to health and happiness

    Hi Kay, Get your bags packed and your flight booked - I need some of your delicious meals! :D My day has been a bit 'blah' - no particular reason, nothing has gone wrong, have stuck to the plan.....just feeling tired and a little less 'sparkly' than the previous few days. At least it's Friday...
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    Cookie's diary to be joyously slim

    Fantastic Cookie, well done! Awesome achievement to get to the 9s. H xx
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    Licking the Lid of Life....my esoteric diary

    :8855:Sounds a bit like me with my hubby - I used to think my voice was OK until he started making dog howling noises if ever I sang along to anything. Mind you, I think he's tone deaf because now I deliberately sing out of tune just to annoy him, and he sometimes joins in :eek:. H xx
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    Texty's Back - Plain and Simple

    That's totally amazing, well done Sheila!!! :wow: OMG ..... only 4.5 lbs to go......:D H xx
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    Kay's journey to health and happiness

    Thank you Kay. It's been a good day today - a nice warm 20 degrees C - which is much more comfortable than the 35 degrees that we had a couple of weeks ago!! I'm looking forward to a relaxing evening working on my latest crochet project and having some TV time. It will be good to be able to...
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    Cheekychinchilla's food and stuff

    Hi Kelly, Hope you managed to get some sleep and are more refreshed and ready for your two days away. It's amazing how similar our ME/CFS symptoms are - the lightheadedness really is just like being doped up, or having had far too many vinos! I also experience the slow-motion effect and not...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Day 4 Change of food for me today - shock, horror!! Still no breakfast eaten, but at lunch time I had something completely different. My hubby picked a load of tomatoes out of the garden, so I used them to make a fresh tomato sauce which can be used as a base for things like spag bol, chilli...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Hazel, you've got a knack of saying the right things at the right time for me! Despite my resolve not to jump on the scales every day, I have to confess that I did check my weight again this morning - and I'm still 2lbs heavier than when I started on Monday. I started wavering and thinking...
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    Cheekychinchilla's food and stuff

    Hi Cheekychinchilla, Thank you so much for taking the time to tell me your story about the lead-up to your CFS/ME diagnosis. You really have had a rotten time of it, and you've had to endure far more tests and medical procedures than I have until they finally diagnosed the ME. Sadly though...
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    Extra Easy: Danielle's SW Journey

    Hi Danielle, Just finished reading through your diary. You've put up some great recipes (definitely going to do the mini quiches), and I love the way that you are being so honest and telling the whole story, warts and all. I can't imagine anyone could ever be 100% on plan all of the time, and...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Hi Danielle and welcome to my place :welcome2: :) It gives me the 'warm fuzzies' when I see new minimins friends on here, and spurs me on all the more to stick to the plan. Good job my other new 'friends' can't be spread over the internet. After treating the whole family yesterday I am...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Yay, Hi Kay, welcome to my place - great to see you here.:D Woke early this morning, but feeling full of the joys of spring.....although it's autumn, he he. Hope you've had a great day too hun. H xx
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    Hazel's diary

    Yay, nice one Hazel - don't you just love it when the scales show round numbers and not the silly extra quarters etc?!! Keep doing what you've been doing....it's definitely working for you. :) H xx
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    Licking the Lid of Life....my esoteric diary

    Fantastic weight loss over the last 2 weeks, and with another pound 'up your sleeve' you're on to a winner!! :D H xx
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    Kay's journey to health and happiness

    No worries, Kay - you are so kind to reply to everyone's messages - it means a lot. The week is going well so far thanks hun, I am feeling incredibly positive and focussed - I can't remember ever feeling this determined before when trying to lose weight! :) Sending you super-strength vibes for...
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    Texty's Back - Plain and Simple

    Good luck for the WI - will be waiting to hear the news......:D H xx
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Day 3 I've eaten the same as I did the first two days - I'm definitely having a carb addiction phase. Woke up with horrible itching on the back of my neck; my 12-year-old daughter (currently home sick) announced that nits are going around the school at the moment, so I spent the next half hour...
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    Cheekychinchilla's food and stuff

    Hugs to you, Cheekychinchilla, I know just how you're feeling after finally being diagnosed with ME/CFS. I was diagnosed with CFS two years ago, after years of feeling totally wiped out by the 'mystery illness'. I bet you've been through blood test after blood test looking for...
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    Steph's food diary...

    Well done Steph for your first week. My first weigh in will be on Monday so I'll be pleased if I have the same result as you!! H xx
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    Kay's journey to health and happiness

    Totally brilliant weight loss Kay - I'm so happy for you. Please don't put pressure on yourself for the coming week though....you WILL get your 3 1/2 stone award, whether it's next week or the week after. I'll be here cheering you on every time! :) H xx
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    A strange day food-wise for me; I've stuck to plan completely, but I have only eaten one meal (lunch). I followed the 5:2 diet briefly and when I was doing that I found that the less often I ate, the less hungry I got. Not sure really how good/healthy that formula is. Consequently I had one...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Thanks Hun - now subscribed to both! :D H xx
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    DOING SW FROM HOME???

    Fantastic loss - well done you! I'll be thrilled if I achieve that amount after my first week. Here's hoping....;) H xx
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    Licking the Lid of Life....my esoteric diary

    Great, now I feel right at home here! :crazy:
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    Hazel's diary

    I like the sound of this - I had never heard of M2M before. Thank you for sharing this Hazel. H xx
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    Hazel's rough food diary

    Popping by to subscribe! :) H xx
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Hazel, Thank you so much for those words - exactly what I needed to hear! Isn't it amazing how some positive words can change your outlook in the blink of an eye :) I will definitely need to start including the HEBs - I have no problem using my HEAs because I like milk in my tea and coffee...
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    Kay's journey to health and happiness

    Hi Kay, Just wanted to give you a big :bighug:and I wish I had a magic wand which would take away your anxiety about WI tomorrow. We are often so hard on ourselves - our self-talk is horrible and negative and worse than anything we'd say to our worst enemies! If you STS tomorrow, or even show...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Day two, and despite feeling fantastic yesterday I feel down in the dumps today. Why? Because I made the stupid stupid mistake of stepping on the scales first thing this morning and finding that I'm two pounds heavier than I was yesterday.:eek: I'm a 'serial weigher' and I'm my own worst...
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    Fat To Fab in 2014

    Hi everyone, This is 'Day 1' of my last ever diet (although I really don't think of the SW plan as being like a diet!). I have tried just about every diet going, and have chopped and changed between WW and SW, but have never followed either of them 100%. I am finally in a very positive frame...
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    A Catalogue of Indian Recipes (Bhuna, Jalfrezi, Balti, Madras, Korma and many more)

    I never knew that! I'll have to store that little gem in my memory ..... could come in useful if I ever get to be on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire!! :D H xx
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    slimming world v weight watchers

    Thank you so much! I think the support from the lovely people on here will make all the difference to me on the plan .....I'm feeling so positive it's amazing! :bliss: H xx
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    Texty's Back - Plain and Simple

    I'll be cheering you on all the way! :clap: H xx
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    Kay's journey to health and happiness

    Thank you Kay, I am so glad that I finally plucked up the courage to start posting on here. I have a good feeling that this is going to be the key to finally reaching my goal weight, being able to share the ups and downs with all the lovely people on here. I wish I'd done it ages ago and not...
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    DOING SW FROM HOME???

    Thank you Gpuk. I'm feeling so positive and finally plucking up the courage to start participating on minimins is giving me a real boost! :) H xx
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    Licking the Lid of Life....my esoteric diary

    :wavey: Is it OK to subscribe? I'm not a troll, honestly! :D H xx
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    Tano's slimming world diary

    OMG Tano, that looks amazing! My mouth is watering just looking at your pic......and it's only just gone 6.30 a.m. here, so I should be thinking breakfast not dinner! H xx
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    Allie's back - back again, think I am a yo-yo!!!

    Hi Allie, Here to subscribe.... hope your soreness soon wears off. H xx
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    DOING SW FROM HOME???

    Well done Clare74 for your first week's weight loss. Today is my first day on SW so I hope I do as well as you this week! :) H xx
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    Texty's Back - Plain and Simple

    Hi Sheila, Just had to stop by and subscribe to your diary - you have done amazingly well ..... and only 6 lbs until target. You go girl!! H xx
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    Cookie's diary to be joyously slim

    Hi Cookie, Just stopping by to subscribe.......I find it so motivating to read about how other SW followers are doing, and you're doing so well. H xx
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    A Catalogue of Indian Recipes (Bhuna, Jalfrezi, Balti, Madras, Korma and many more)

    Popping by to subscribe.... this is a "must-have" sub for me!! H xx
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    slimming world v weight watchers

    Thank you for posting this Beachbabe; I am restarting SW on Monday, but in the back of my mind I'm worried about overeating because I have a huge appetite too. To see that you're succeeding, and managing to get to grips with eating until full and not stuffed, is exactly what I needed to hear. H x
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    DOING SW FROM HOME???

    Reading through the SW threads on minimins has been so inspirational and the support from other members is amazing. I've tried SW online, but really missed having the group support. I'm going to start on the plan on Monday and am looking forward to sharing my journey with everyone on here...
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    Kay's journey to health and happiness

    Hello Kay, Just wanted to say that your diary is so inspirational to me; I spent yesterday evening reading through every page and I now feel ready - finally - to really give Slimming World a go and reach my goal weight. Thank you for being so open and honest in your posts - and for giving us...
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    Paul McKenna Daily Success Journal

    Hi everyone, I'd love to join in with you on this thread. I've tried losing weight with Slimming World but I tend to see all the free foods as a green light to eat as much as I want, then end up feeling bloated and horrible. I'm hoping that by sticking to the simple rules that Paul McKenna...
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