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I have been so off track recently! This is what comes of not going to group - I can't trust myself lol. I have however been very good today - I made falafel and houmous and for dinner I had double baked potato with cottage cheese and chive filling, beans and salad. Part of my downfall has been...

That's a great result!! I've not been on track so I am expecting to gain on Tuesday but hopefully I'll do as well as you in the next few weeks. Have you been poorly? Everyone around me seems to be sniffling and I have no idea how I've managed to avoid it so far. I hope you'll like the...

I'm not a fan of SP either - It doesn't sit well with me as something you could be on all the time - just doesn't seem totally slimming world, if that makes sense? Success Express seems more doable and more balanced. Hope you're not suffering too much with all your shifts! All nighters would...

So I've been well and truly off plan for some of this week! Got a lift down to my parents' house Monday evening and the stop in tesco to pick up dinner did not help to keep on plan lol. Had my botox appointment on Tuesday and met up with a friend afterwards. We went to pizza hut as it was...

Might be worth it - I'm hoping all the ideas in it will stop me getting bored and binging, and it seems to be working so far :)

Oooh countdown, exciting!! That should give you some serious motivation! I'm not a big drinker so dry January wouldn't do much for me but I have friends doing it to drop a few pounds alone, hopefully it works for you :) Work is good but yes, definitely busy! Been out of the office this week...

Ooh, did you enjoy your last supper and get back on plan? I still feel sick from the food on Tuesday so I feel your pain lol. It can cost a fortune but I decided to try a whole shop in Aldi this time and it was sooo cheap! It's still going strong too, not gone off like I was warned, but I think...

Thanks :D They are pretty easy actually. 4 eggs into a pan of cold water and bring to the boil for 5-6 minutes. Once boiled plunge into cold water and wait for another 5 minutes then peel them. Blend 400g lean pork steak and 125g of bacon with curry powder, dried herbs (I used parsley, salt...

Thank you Rosie - how have you been? How are things going for you?

Been on plan all week (flexi synned yesterday) so it's going well. Today I did a huge shop at aldi for only £30 - I was astounded, might have to go there more often. It was full of free and superfree and some synned bits that I'd looked up in the directory but will last me quite a while. Then I...

Pleased to hear it :) Did you have a good Christmas? How is everything going? I would definitely recommend the directory. I went out to do a shop today - made a list having gone through the directory last night to see what branded things are low in syns. I was quite surprised actually, some...

Ah see I either do an online shop so I know what I'm getting in advance (stops impulse purchases that could trigger binges) or like today I went out for a fresh veg shop with a list of things I've already looked up in the book, so that made it easier. No regrets Timmi - look how amazingly...

Had a good week so far - been on plan and flexi synned today as had takeaway. I bought the food directory for this year and am planning a shop with it - makes things so much easier, I definitely recommend getting it if you haven't already! Going to buy the snacks 5 syns and under next time I'm...

Hiya, not at all, thank you and welcome! I've had a snoop through your posts and you're doing really well! Slimming World to me is the best thing for teaching us how we're meant to eat and even though I've been off plan for some time before now, my eating hasn't been nearly as bad as it was...

Thank you Timmi :D We can do it!!!

Went to group last night and rejoined - chose to wipe all my history clean and start over. Really glad I decided to go, I forgot how much group inspires me to get on with the plan sometimes. I was initially worried about going but sooo many people turned up doing the same thing. There was no...

Hiya RR! Good to see you're back on it with me :) How have you been?

Ahh so glad it went well for you :) Christmas was good thanks but being back at work is a killer! Going to group in a while, hoping to just wipe the history clean and start over now.

Hi Timmi, thanks! Sooo, how was your wedding?! :D

Happy New Year all! I'm back to group on Tuesday. Hearing lots about this new plan so curious to see what it's all about. I've piled weight on, I can feel it, but drawing a line now. I won't be able to the week after so definitely need to on Tuesday, otherwise I'll never get back on track.

This work business is taking all my time, I keep forgetting to update here! I'm having a couple of weeks off sw because I have too much on - parties etc, so I'm just coming away completely for a while. Also having some health and pain issues so I wasn't concentrating on the plan at all. I'm...

It's tapioca starch I think, quite dry compared to normal bread but I do like it. What are you seeing at the cinema? I'd take 3 snacks, it's not the cinema without them! Shame about your hip still playing up but fingers crossed for a smooth ride with the op and then on to the wedding. My day...

So many people seem to have had poor weeks, half of our class facebook group has posted about going off the rails! Back on next week for us eh?! For lunch I actually do really enjoy taking sandwiches because it's the only time I eat bread, albeit gluten free 'fake' stuff, but it's been making...

Woohooo go you! :clap: Gotta love that initial huge loss - and thanks! I'm hoping when I finally get back into it and have a clear week I might get there too!

Hi Timmi, as might be expected (now that it's becoming a bit of a pattern with me :/) I've been awful at updating and equally awful and staying on plan. Trying to pull myself back together now though! How is it going on your end?

Hi Rae Rae, good to see you back! So happy for you that you're getting back on the wagon - doesn't matter how you do it as long as you're happy and making progress! Is it going ok?

Oh dear, I've been embarrassingly bad at updating! I didn't WI last week as I couldn't make it and this week has gone well and truly off the rails as a result! Going to try to claw things back now. I got lax with my lunches and stopped making them so what I was munching during the day was...

Why thank you timmi :D How are you? How's work and pip and wedding prep and everything else going for you?? I see your BMI is plummeting, check you!!!

First evening weigh in today, 2.5 pounds off, pleased with it but I know if it had been earlier it would've been 3 and I'd have got in the 3 pound tub! :p No I am pleased, that's a proper loss after lots of messing about' struggled with not gulping water down all day and concentration was bad...

First full week at work done, it's all going well. Done really well with food too, taking lunches and having slow cooker meals ready when I get in. Last night I deviated a bit and ate mini sliders and profiteroles, but quite enjoyed it so that's ok - sucks when you go off plan and you don't...

Nights do sound like they mess you up slightly lol. How's it going? How is Pip? Eating yet? Sweetpea is fine, I trimmed her claws earlier and she made so much noise and fuss that I was half expecting someone to call the rspca on me lol.

Ok so since I started my job I have been doing well with food! I only started last week and the first few days when I didn't know how things worked I didn't do so well - first day I didn't eat at all until I got home, but I was doing short days so it wasn't a huge deal. Realised from the...

Haha yes, I'm in front of a screen all day so the idea of getting back in front of one at home to write isn't super appealing atm, but I'm still checking in here to stay on course! You're right, the slow cooker is the way forward! Last night I chopped up a sweet potato and onions and put them in...

Hey guys Been absent this week, I know. I started my new job in the week and been battling really severe migraines so I've been pretty wiped. They wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't concentrating so hard in front of screens all day at work, it's just that extra effort you have to put in when you...

Grrr, I went to an early WI and I've gained 1/2 a pound. It shouldn't have been a gain this week but friggin totm made an unexpected appearance today and I am so bloated. Never mind, I absolutely knew I'd gained before I stepped on the scales just from how awful I felt but I felt pretty good a...

Well I wouldn't say I look good lol, I'm still 2 sizes bigger than I'd start to be happy with, but it's definitely nice to know that it's going in the right direction and find that things actually fit when you get home to try them on! Ah I had friends at Ed Sheeran tonight! I'm not a particular...

Hiya :) Yes all went fine thanks, he's doing well now. I'm good too, been shopping today for even more clothes. Braved Primark and came out with a pair of fox pattern tights, raccoon pattern tights, a coca cola jumper, a bunny jumper and a grey cardi - the only thing I actually needed, but...

Ooh well have a look quickly because it ends tonight! I got a lot of new stuff in it, including a coat. It's a really good sale, 25% off everything, so I took full advantage! I'm not 100% sure on what I'll be doing exactly because it's a big operation, the company is all over the country in all...

My first week I lost 7 then the second week I lost 1, but overall my mindset has changed and my relationship with food has improved. That's what you're aiming for - try not to worry about the results too much because it's just one tiny little act of stepping on scales over a much much longer...

Thanks Rosie and Timmi :) Dragon fruit was underwhelming but looked pretty at least. I just munched a whole mango down, I'm sticking to the things I know taste good now! Had beans on toast, tomatoes and quorn sausages as brunch today, it was pretty good. Need to go shopping though, my fridge...

Last night I realised that they'd been writing my actual weight in my book for a while now rather than just the change and while it's obviously not where I want to be, I'm pretty ok with it! I can see myself losing 10 pounds to get into the next stone bracket, and being in that bracket (even...

Thanks guys :D Really pleased and I'm super happy that I'm this pleased because it's such a turn around from my thinking pre sw. I would have considered myself an absolute failure before this!

Thanks, I'm pleased with the results tonight! You're so sweet though, you're doing pretty amazingly yourself ya know! Yeah it's bizarre! I've only had retail jobs before, what with uni and stuff, so today's was scary - 2 people interviewing me, written tasks etc, all in the biggest room I've...

Hurrahhhh I lost a pound :D Nice class tonight too, slightly smaller than usual because of the grim weather I guess. I posted on our group's fb page about nearly deciding to not go tonight because I'd had a bad week but deciding it was far better for my overall journey to make sure I got in to...

Well it isn't the big loss I would have got if I'd stuck to plan properly after a full month off, but tonight I lost a pound and I'm super happy about it! I have struggled a lot this week because even though I love the plan and really got into it before I had to take time off, my mindset had...

Oh no you didn't miss anything, I just needed formal stuff because I had none! Definitely blame totm, if there isn't an obvious reason for a poor loss it's pretty safe to put it down to that! Hope things are a bit less stressful, wedding drama doesn't sound too good! Well this week- I...

Haha, well it was manor house fruit cake, family favourite so there is absolutely nothing left now lol. Also 2 jam doughnuts :o, so well done you on your soup lol. Ohh it really was a good sleep. I held out until gone 10pm because regardless of how tired I am there is no way I sleep through the...

Thanks guys :) Had to write it down to make myself more rational lol. Just as well I was good last night because today has been FULL of cake. I'm sure I'm going to have gained this week. Never mind. I had a really good sleep last night at least so I feel pretty good today. I bought a new fleecey...

I'm really not doing very well this week! I was starving when I woke up and nothing but stodge was going to satisfy it. I made a veg omelette and then grilled some sausages and added baked beans and it was lovely - only I don't even want to think about the number of syns in the sausages, even...

I say we agree to blame the changing seasons, sounds perfectly reasonable to me! The waking up starving thing is (I think) to do with blood sugar spikes and drops - annoying because almost certainly I didn't need to eat the moment I woke up, or as much as I ate. Never mind. I'm not napping, I'm...

Hmm I'm not sure timmi - I'm picking at the wrong things and I can feel my mindset has changed a bit. I want to eat junk again :S I know it makes me feel bad but my head is all about the takeaways and chocolate, I'm not eating proper meals and snacking instead. I mean, I haven't gone and bought...

You too Rosie? Ugh, what's going on?! I'm inclined to say it has to be the weather or something given how many people seem to be struggling atm, but I'm not sure I can really believe that for me! Picking yourself up and trying again today?

Today is not going well food wise. I'm definitely over my syns and there's a possibility of going out to dinner, which is not something I need when the urge to shove everything in sight into my mouth is particularly strong. ughhh

Hiya Kat Well done for joining. I have so far had a lot of success dealing with binge eating on sw, it's really helped and I feel like it's making changes in my head that will work over the long term. You can feel great about yourself in 10 weeks, just trust the plan and you'll be successful...

Thank you :D I've just looked up where it is and it's awkward to get to so I'm going to have to scout it out tomorrow I think. I have a black dress that I'll probably wear with black or grey leggings which is smart enough but I need a jacket. I've seen a few waterfall style blazers that are...

I am annoyed with myself right now. I've lost my debit card so had to order a new one. Not too much of an issue because I had just about enough cash to get me through '4 working days' except I've now got an interview and need to buy new shoes for it! Argh! Had to schedule it on Tuesday, the...

Absolutely! I am surprising myself even with how laid back I am about it. Even if it takes longer at least it's going! How goes your day timmi? I don't mind squash, only I tend not to drink it because I drink masses of plain water every day with no problem. It's something about carbonated...

Masses of veg and fruit today and chicken fajita stir fry for dinner - around 5 syns I think it was. Reaaally fancy chocolate but I don't have any, which is a good thing frankly because I absolutely know I'd binge today. I've not had any pepsi max today either, which is unusual. I usually drink...

Aww thank you Rataholic, that's so kind of you :)

Yeah it isn't the most appealing looking but it is very tasty! Fortunately I'm not too fussy about what food looks like as long as I've made it, so I can get away with some fairly nasty looking concoctions. A lot of people have an issue with the texture of cottage cheese too but I love it! Glad...

It is, but at least if I ever decide I need to move to Hawaii (great weather for migraines) it's a valid excuse :D Sounds a good approach to take with shifts, I guess you just have to deal with it if it's your life! I'd probably find it difficult to be disciplined enough to resist chocolate and...

Aww you're so nice timmi, thanks :D 6 was the figure I had in my head that I really really didn't want to have gone over, so 5.5 is good by me :) I honestly think the reason I'm ok with it is that I'm not seeing the overall weight - the stone brackets do things to my head lol. So yeah I'll just...

Well I went to WI, didn't stay to group because my head is hurting but I did face the music - 5 1/2 pounds on! That's really not so bad and it will come off now I'm back on track, could have been a whole lot worse frankly! Onwards and downwards!

Hiya Skulldilocks! Well done for rejoining, first step is always the hardest and all that. I haven't gone the therapy route since sw seems to be helping on its own just now, but I hear it can be really helpful in combination with sw. Best of luck :)

I faced the music today after over a month off and I've gain 5 1/2 pounds! :p oooops. But since things weren't really in my control over that time I'm not disappointed, I had a mental figure of 6 which I didn't want to go over and 7 gained I would have been incredibly unhappy about but it's only...

Thanks timmi, I feel absolutely fine now so who knows what that was all about lol. Have slept a whole lot so maybe I just needed a rest. Going to WI today! Time to get the weight shifting again :D Just noticed - YOU'RE BELOW 30!!!! Wooooop! :party0023:

I know, it's hysterical! The first time she did it to me we were eating takeaway off the coffee table and she stood up on her back legs to have a sniff, so I shooed her away with my hand and the crazy whacking came out - I nearly fell off the sofa laughing :D Omg that cravendale advert is SO...

Weird :S Usually if they start doing that it's to say something is wrong, so it might be worth a trip to the vet, orrr perhaps she had some pain trying to go in there at some point - if they're constipated they associate the pain with the box and often go outside it, it happened with Sweetpea...

Ohhhh Pippington is actually adorable, how diddy and fluffy :D That's strange that she's just started to go out of the box, have you moved it or anything? Sweetpea's is a big covered one which fortunately she still is ok with after nearly a year, because I reeeeally don't want an uncovered one...

I'm glad you enjoyed it, great attitude to have :D Cauliflower pizza base?! How do you make that? Let me know how it tastes! Although I have to reapply because there wasn't a deferral option once I was accepted, I'm going to UEA for the PGCE because I really like Norwich and I have family who...

Not me, Rae Rae is moving house, although I am spending an unreasonable amount of time on rightmove atm, I will be staying put until I move for my PGCE :) I went to bed at 6am this morning so I have done absolutely nothing today despite my plans to go to the market and stock up on really cheap...

Yeah it didn't appeal to me either - I'm sure you'll come up with some better ideas to survive without a fridge :p I probably will take a multi vit in the end, I just try to avoid taking more pills even if they are just vitamins - I take around 20 a day as it is and I'm rattling lol.

Ooh well hopefully everything will go smoothly and they can deliver it quickly, trying to stay on plan without a fridge doesn't sound easy :/ I know in group a while back someone was staying somewhere with only a kettle for a while and people came up with a huge list of options but then again...

So today I have eaten a ham and cucumber sandwich (9), cherry tomatoes, jacket potato (1) with a vegetable bake concoction made from the soup, and sugar free orange jelly which is less than 1 syn for a serving. Definitely had loads of superfree today so that's pretty good. I really love the...

So far today I've only had a ham and cucumber sandwich (9) with some cherry tomatoes. Lots of pain all over for some reason so it took ages to fall asleep then I was woken up at EIGHT AM by people at my door wanting to talk about the bible. That is not a good time to knock on anyone's door, let...

Thanks RR :) I shall look that one up, although I am somewhat sceptical over the pickled onion :p A soup maker - sounds like a good way to get yourself to eat more of it, though I didn't know they actually existed! Hope you're doing ok my lovely and not too stressed out!

Hiya, just popping in to subscribe and say good luck! I have yoyoed all my life so I know where you're coming from! Keeping a diary is really helpful, definitely why I've managed to stick to a plan this time round!

I've been off plan for several weeks now, things beyond my control, but I'm back on plan today! I will be going to WI next Tuesday and I'm certain it will still show a gain on whatever I weighed before I went off plan but I am definitely back! I don't know the actual numbers or my starting...

Hmm no idea about Nepalese food but look at the long term - one meal isn't going to blow it and you'll still be well into the 20s by the time your wedding gets here, that 1.1 (love the accuracy btw lol) kg will be history! I'd assume boiled rice will be available as a free side, then find...

Just had a look at it on the website actually, think I might pick one up next week. I've added tinned tomatoes and baked beans to slow cooker to make it look and taste more appealing so I have to agree it's very versatile! Nearly knocked the whole thing off the counter trying to add seasonings-...

Back on track! I had been compiling a birthday parcel for a school friend living in the US, mostly of sweets and chocolate she misses (including all the strawberry ones in a box of quality streets lol) until yesterday when I posted it so had lots of junk around! Fortunately I threw all of the...

Thanks Kay! Just popped in and put my name down! 21 pounds...that's doable, right?! Be good to get back on track either way!

Oooh hi Kay, I'll definitely join! Only I didn't make WI tonight so I'll have to start from next Tuesday. Think I'd like to lose 21 pounds!

Righto, well I missed WI today because once I got in I fell asleep on the sofa. Oops. However I am going to get back on plan from tomorrow. Going to make a plan for food this week and try to stick to it! Need to get a lot of frozen veg in tomorrow if I can and I've just found out that the...

Hiya Rae Rae! How are you feeling now? A little less stressed? Super well done on getting back on plan - I know the yo yo business is brain frazzling but I'm glad you're back on the wagon because I'm going to use you as my inspiration to force myself back and force my gain soon! Terrified I've...

Quite! Fortunately my neuro is happy to continue under the rules of common sense until someone from the trust turns up to berate him lol. Ooh A&E - always seems like there is something going on there, you must see some interesting stuff. I could never do those types of shifts though, aside from...

It went really well thanks, sat around in the day unit for about 6 hours before having it but the actual process was really quick. It's unlikely there will be an effect before a few weeks and even then it's rare. NICE say you need a 30% improvement after 2 sessions to qualify for further...

I am back home but thankfully the dissertation is done with now and stress levels have reduced. Sitting in hospital atm for my Botox, starving! I haven't been on plan at all, my parents are always eating take away and while I've turned a few down in favour of healthier fare my snacking is awful...

Nights have to be so difficult to get through on plan. Doesn't sound like it's anything too major though so even if it is a gain unlikely to be too much? Plus you know you'll get it back off :) I know what you mean, you get to a point where you feel you've made progress and then boom, something...

Hullo :) it's pretty much gone now thanks, I can get on with my day normally again. It definitely is a way of thinking you get into. I've not eaten as well as I hoped or would at home due to my mother's insistence on using oil and the unhealthy stuff she cooks and I eat to keep the peace - she's...

Missed wi yesterday as I had a bad migraine. Back to London today and really going to try to stay on plan- I'm bloated and tired and my skin is dry and itchy like I was pre sw. It's horrible! I want to get back on plan and feeling better now, definitely don't miss this feeling! Lots of frozen...

Hello all First off you're all so kind, thank you! I'm back home right now, not been in very long. Yesterday after spending a very long time with my mum and essentially writing the 2nd unit of her dissertation, she couldn't find the right material to answer part of a question and erupted. There...

Hi all. Sorry, my phone is not cooperating with logging on here. So I haven't binged or restricted, I'm not at all on plan but hey it's better than eating copious amounts of junk or starving myself. You're all right, I've come pretty far already, I can't mess that up. I'm still really angry...

Thanks all :). I need to whinge a bit tonight, please bear with me. Feel so low here. Went out and bought ingredients for curry and that went down really well but I also bought grapes so I'd have something to munch tomorrow instead of crap. My mum has basically helped herself to all of them in...

Hello all Sorry I'm not checking in, still at my parents' place and didn't bring my laptop so it's a bit difficult. Appreciate all your lovely posts though, they cheered me up :) I'm starting afresh tomorrow, had my week of eating junk but I feel rough for it. Cooking sw curry tonight and...

I am trying to follow it as much as I can but my mum is cooking and not the sw way, even though I've explained to her about not using oil, lean meat etc. plus the food they eat is just heavier, there's a lot more meat. My relationship with my mother is iffy as it is, I'm kind of just having to...

Soooo I had to go to my parents' house for a while and I'm totally off plan :/ going to be here for a while. Mum is being a bit weird, buys takeaway one night then tells me I shouldn't eat pickle because I'm slimming and it's fattening. Never mind. Feel pretty bloated already so god knows how...

Today I put a bookcase together allll by myself :D I had to buy an electric drill too which I feel makes this a day of 2 significant life mile stones lol -My first ever flat pack assembly furniture AND my first electric tool! Check me, no sooner have I finished uni than I'm practically a fully...

I know, pretty good going! I have now had 2 nights in a row of restaurants and take away though soooo we'll see how it goes now lol. Maybe I should do success express. Well done for getting through it, it feels awful at the time when you just know how badly it's going - but it's over! I hope you...

Merci! I feel pretty bloated and nasty after last night's curry - I ordered the wrong thing, didn't take enough lactose tablets and am suffering for it, but it was good at the time! Just had a massive parcel of sweets (and shiny animal stickers, she really understands me lol) delivered from my...

Welcome :) I'll have a nose at your diary in a bit :D

Thank you! I did eat my way through a significant number of freddos and crunchies this week, along with the rest of it lol, so I'm super pleased. I really thought I would have gained at least a pound. I'm 1.5 pounds away from my 1 1/2 stone award, so I'm going to plan food this week. The rest of...

Well scrap that last post, I lost a pound! That's 19.5 in 7 weeks AND I lost weight during my final exams. I am pleased with myself :D

I lost another pound! Woohoo! That's 19.5 off in 7 weeks AND I lost weight during final exams! I am pretty pleased with myself :)

45 minutes to go - think I've gained this week but I've had hours of exams every day and neglected superfree so at least it won't be a surprise! Plus frankly I NEEDED those skittles to get me through the 7 hours of exam hell yesterday - I have no regrets! Hope everyone does well!

Thank you lovelies :D I was on the brink but I rammed my migraine abortive into my thigh so bloody hard I think the pain of the injection pushed the start of the migraine out of my system lol. Watched True Blood, considered opening my mass of parcels but then decided that required dexterity I do...

Why thank you *takes a bow* ;) I feel like butternut squash is a brain food, just sounds like it, you know? So actually that was very productive, how clever of you :p Best of luck with it anyway!

Very long day, just got in! But tomorrow onwards I'm with you hitting sw full force!! We can do it, and you're already getting rid of that water weight so that'll be a good boost! I feel ok thanks :) I managed to get through what turned out to be 7 hours of exams today and my head, while it...

Thanks, I need lots of fingers crossed lol. Whatever the situation there always seems to be a tangle of absolute madness and stress to squeeze through at the end so really I should be used to it by now with the number of exams I've had moved because of my head over the years. I'll get through it...

Well I got a nasty migraine and neuralgia flare which put me out of action for both Thursday's and Friday's exams. I had another exam this morning which is now counting as 2 exams to try to make up for one of the absences (so the mark will be lower, annoyingly) and my last 2 should be Monday...

Utterly exhausted, woke up at 4 and stayed awake -_- then got up to get my headphones and charger sorted at 9. Was back by 10 but and have been attempting to work but if I don't have at least a nap I'm going to drop. Slightly worried that there is a migraine brewing, I'm stumbling all over and...

Thanks :) No I haven't been taking any, I do not like cameras! There is a before though, the picture that shocked me into joining sw lol. Arghh people can be a nightmare when you're trying to slim but you did what you had to do and now I guess just get back on it! It's one tiny little thing so...

Thank you guys! I don't feel I really deserve it because I didn't honestly stick to plan this week after last week's 1 pound gain, but I was still careful and last week's result was definitely skewed given how bloated I felt - I'm pretty happy whatever though! So I think that is now -18.5...

6 pounds off! Playing catch up from the last random gain I think! Super happy and I have my stone award :D

6 pounds off!!! Think my body is playing catch up from last week's random 1 pound gain. Finally got my stone award!

So close, yet so far lol, the bulk of my exams are this week, finishing the last one on Monday and they are all horrendous :p Ughh it's such an awful feeling knowing you're actually paying for them and don't stand a chance! Wouldn't worry about straying though, I definitely have to some degree -...

Thanks :) only 4 to go!

Just had another exam. Came back and ate a box of mango pieces and a free-from bakewell tart (no idea on the syns but it's all I'm eating that is synned today). WI is tomorrow and I won't be surprised if I've gained again but it's still not much of a priority for me. So long as I actually go to...

Aww thank you so much ZenDogNine :) Honestly it was a bit emotional to write but I was more concerned that people might think I was whining and making excuses - fortunately it seems to resonate with some people and I really hope my writing it all down can help someone. I agree about posting here...

Woop someone else knows!! I love it so much. I am thinking about learning a bit of Swedish because some cool stuff comes out of that country! I know exactly what you mean about not missing your past diet and not wanting to go off plan BUT the important thing is that you are going back to wi. You...

Hey :) Things are ok, just waiting for the time to pass :p I've ordered 4 box sets of True Blood that I didn't have yet, Catching Fire, Generation Kill, the MIB box set, A swedish movie called Let the right one in (better than the US remake 'let me in'), What maisie knew, Little miss sunshine...

Just made veg curry with enough for leftovers, going to make a few other freezer friendly bits for the next week too - It got to 5pm and I hadn't eaten today and alarmingly I considered just not bothering. I don't have snack food in right now and the thought of actually cooking was kind of...

Is that Kervan in Wood Green??

Thank you all lovely people ;) Have to be honest and say I've capitalised on the gain and gone off plan. Nothing overly bad but for example after my exam today I went to subway and got a turkey salad with sauce and quavers - still very sensible but I'm not synning anything. Bigger things to...

I have somehow put a pound on, instead of losing the 1/2 I needed for my 1 stone! No idea how. Fortunately I'm not very bothered because I have exams and stuff on atm plus my head is pounding, so it's taking very low priority! When exams are finished I'll be more bothered about it, my stone...

Well this sucks, I put a pound ON. I don't really know how it happened but I do feel bloated, all nasty and generally run down so I did half expect it. So now I'm 1.5 away from my stone which I should have got this week :grumble: Can't say I'm very bothered, I feel horrible today, head is...

Hi mamto3, welcome :D

I shall make a convert of you yet!! ;)

Just doesn't sound right does it?! You're going to New Yooooork tomorrowwww ;)

haha thanks :p

Is it a good kind of bbqy taste or just weird? Sounds interesting, worth a try

Marmite and apple scan bran, found a solitary apple rolling around at the back of the cupboard and the last of the scan bran plus just enough marmite to scrape over it :P It is definitely very good at filling you up! I'll let you know, I might try it on Thursday because I don't have exams until...

Note to self. Keep chicken in the fridge for 4am study breaks. Bloody starving and nothing to eat!

Just ordered an online shop. Got some freddos and mini marshmallows, been told melting the freddo over them is good, plus strawberries and mullerlights. Might make up some concoction for a dessert with them all using scan bran. It's not arriving until Tuesday evening after WI though fortunately...

It was different :p I'll have to wait until I have it again to form a solid opinion on it, I'll update you then lol

It really isn't long - which is both terrifying and wonderful! hehe Personally I love it, it goes great on jackets but I use it with everything! I went through several phases of it being all I ate - literally, I'd buy a tub a day and that would be it - adding some steam veg in if I was feeling...

I'm not feeling too positive about it, even though everyone tells me I'll be fine etc I know how much I've missed this year and there is a major possibility I won't be able to pull it back. Just got to do what I can though, it'll be over soon enough - I'm looking forward to having some emotional...

It's great to not have the constant thoughts about needing to restrict otherwise I'll fail for the rest of my life at the least lol. Long way to go but yes isn't it great to feel like there's some recovery going on?!

I'm redefining comfort food - had a huuuuge plate full of microwaveable rice with veg and chicken, just threw it all in a pan with a bit of tomato and mushroom sauce, around 5 syns for the whole thing and it was delicious. Totally satisfied. I am going to up my carbs a bit through these exams, I...

Thanks :D Yep looks to be about 30 there atm - you might even come back with a tan!

Buying the 12 week countdown is absolutely the best move I made! Otherwise I would have fallen off the 2nd week when I only lost a pound, forget about surviving revision :p You're getting married I see, exciting! That HAS to be serious motivation!

Mindless revision eating - I have got through 2 punnets of grapes and a tray of chicken pieces :eek: and I'm still kind of hungry! Had a dig through the fruit stash from my sotw prize but I need something substantial. When I'm too exhausted to work any more I'll do an online shop because I'm...

The last minute panic for holiday clothes? I seem to have so many clothes until the day I pack to go away, the last dash to find stuff to wear (especially since I've been bigger) is always a nightmare! I went to Texas a few years running to see friends and in the end just bought clothes there -...

Blergh, lol. Had the postman at the door at 7 and when I'm woken up too early I end up sleeping way longer than intended so I had to rush to the library to pick up books before it closes for the bank holiday. Praying these books helps cos it's going badly without them! Trying to tell myself it...

Fortunately I'm not a drinker so I don't miss alcohol on sw. Hope the pizza was good, not something I've tried yet

Hello timmi, thank you and welcome :) I'm still surprised anybody manages to make it through that wall of text in the first post but glad it might be of some help :) So far I have found SW brilliant and it hasn't played into my ED much at all, so I hope you find it just as good!

Nope, news to me lol. I have an aldi quite near me but never tried a lidl. I'll have to search one out, I'm all about the Asian foods! Yeah coursework is much much better. Unfortunately the Russian exams are more or less 100% exam, so I'm worried. Nothing I can really do about it, if I have to...

Missed this, thank you Kay! Exams, frantic revision and regular meltdowns will be my life for the next few weeks but after that I do hope a regular, more emotionally stable human being will emerge and I can enjoy wonderful losses for much longer! ;)

I need to do a bit of a shop - I've never been to the supermarket so much! All this eating properly business is expensive and I seem to have run out of baked beans, tinned tomatoes, sweetcorn - that kind of thing, as well as super free AGAIN. Not complaining, I feel better for it all round but...

Ooh you never know, fingers crossed for the sts! Where did you go and did you have a nice time? Why thank you! I was very shocked and I'm half expecting my body to have betrayed me and somehow gone back up by a couple of pounds because I didn't think I really deserved quite that, but I'll take...

Found you! Just wandering in to subscribe, off to bed for me now!

Just popping by to subscribe, I weigh on a Tuesday too, we're the cool ones ;) Don't think anybody stays on plan on holiday but you're doing really well. What age do you teach?

Good day food wise, chicken and pickle (1 syn) sandwich with salad for lunch, Rocky Road hifi (3) and stuffed aubergine and veg for dinner. My Baby Oleg toy was finally delivered but I missed the door so I had to go pick it up from the post office and it took so long to get ready that by the...

Great loss, well done! You'll get the hang on the HEs in no time :)

WOW how did you manage that huge loss so close to your 5 stone?! That's amazing, well done!

I think it has done, I did another meal plan last night to get me through :D Annoyingly though next week I'm unlikely to be able to stay to group because I have an exam the next day and I'll need all the help I can get! :p

1/2 pound for my stone, then for my club 10!

Thank you so much everyone! I'm a tiny 1/2 pound off my stone now! So happy! I even got Slimmer of the Week! Seriously did not expect that at all, I had accepted it was likely to be a pound off so this has boosted me right up and funnily enough I don't want the takeaway I did earlier - emotional...

I shouldn't post so early lol, I got slimmer of the week too!!! Thank you broken mirrors!

4.5 pounds off!! Super happy, only half a pound off my stone now :D

AHHHHH!!! I lost 4.5 pounds this week!!! Think I'll stay to group after all :D

Not sure I'm going to stay to group today, I have so much work to do that I haven't started and my exams are in 8 days :/ Thinking of trying some scan bran, I know it's got wheat in but if I limit it I doubt it'll cause me much of a problem. There's also a twister sitting in the freezer which...

Thanks :) Yeah it's not an ideal situation (obviously lol) but it's become the norm for me so if I can reduce things enough to not have daily pain that would be great. Things were fine with her actually, the trick is to catch her at the right time and at the moment she's uncharacteristically...

Back home! Super exhausted, insomnia is such a problem for me sometimes - I got 45 minutes sleep last night. My head is hurting in the special way it hurts from lack of sleep and I feel like I've been on a 12 hour flight, that kind of washed out tired. But I got up and went to my appointment and...

Thank you :D I wasn't too fussed about them actually for once. I generally use them as gravy boats at the carvery because they are giant, but I reasoned I could do without it in favour of gravy, sauces and the oil! Appointment went better than I ever expected, great outcome - I'll update on wi...

Haha, glad I could help lol :p It is really a wonderful way of eating if you can stick to it and it isn't that difficult really. I personally would use the principles of the book and make it work for everyday life with treats etc. It can give huge weight loss, especially if you're needing a kick...

So I'm pleased I've really stayed well under my syn allowance this week because I made up for it today! On plan breakfast but then snacky bites like feta filled mini pastries and sausages and a handful of crisps. I wasn't actually too interested in eating as *week made a late appearance and I...

I know, I don't understand how they can justify it. If I'd been more organised I'd have bought some elsewhere because obviously it's more expensive at the station but still! Thanks though, I'm glad I stuck to it because parents had been to m&s for nibbles and wow. No idea of the syns but...

Got to the station hungry this morning so had to find something on plan. Could've brought fruit with me but I don't like eating in public as it is and I can't hide a whole apple in my bag in between bites (I know it's crazy) so bought some snack pack fruit. Pack of apple and grapes and one of...

I hear it's actually that the air there is fatty, so actually it's not our fault at all, definitely can't be blamed on the food at all! Ahem.

Going to London on the 8.20 train this morning. Wish I could sleep! I have a migraine brewing so I'm stressing over getting up and obviously it makes me stay awake -_- Fortunately I'm going down to see my neurologist so fingers crossed it goes well, I'm fed up of daily pain and everything else...

I'm still not sure how I feel about Reece's - in one bite I like them the next they're weird tasting. The US and their peanut butter obsession puzzles me! I don't mind Hershey's kisses too much, I like the free one you get going into the store and bought a glass bottle of them to bring home...

I hardly ever had chips before but I think I'll be joining you on eating lots now! My chocolate habit was impressive before, I definitely do not want to eat more chocolate than I did then! The only chocolate I've had since starting sw has been a chocolate silhouette postcard thing my friend sent...

Diet fanta chicken sounds interesting, I'll definitely try that one. Just can't bring myself to waste all those syns on actual takeaway, I know it won't even taste as good as expected anyway. Besides, sw chips are pretty amazing! I really had far too much on my plate this evening but it was all...

Sounds like my next buy is fakeaways then! I'm out of pepsi max which I usually keep in because it's free but chocolate requires a trip to the shops because it's not safe to have in! Got sw chips going atm and going to add quorn sausages, beans and veg. Lots of comfort food but all free so...

Hmm. I kind of fancy something that I can't quite put my finger on. It's either pepsi max for the fizz, chocolate or chinese takeaway. There aren't any shops within walking distance open though, perhaps that's a good thing!

Sitting here trying to cram knowledge into my head about horrifically complicated economic type stuff in the USSR and Russia. My modules this year sucked! So I made myself a fat free quorn sausage sandwich with ketchup. It might be 2.30 but that can be my hexb for yesterday lol.

So chicken tikka masala , free on EE and red, 8 on green. Makes 4 Mix up a bowl of yoghurt, lime and 3 tablespoons of curry powder to make it creamy. You can add red colouring if you want, I don't bother because it all ends up the same colour anyway. Mix in 4 chopped chicken breasts and leave...

It's worth a try so long as you don't expect it to actually be anything like rice in taste or texture! Yep it's a sw recipe, I'll write it out if you'd like it? Worked out really well for me :D

It really was! Made enough for another meal but picked away at it because it tasted so good :p All you do is grate cauliflower into a dish and stick it in the microwave with a tight cover. Some people in my group add water but I find there's moisture enough in it anyway. I deshell some peas and...

My culinary success of the day! Chicken tikka masala, cauliflower rice with peas, mango chutney and chives and cucumber in yoghurt. It's DELICIOUS!!

I've never cooked so much in my life! Curry on Tuesday, stuffed aubergines yesterday, paprika wedges (first time I've ever made my own chips/wedges, shamefully :p) today and chicken tikka marinating in the fridge to cook later! Added unexpected sw bonus, learning to cook!

Hi Sarah! Thank you so much! Ups and downs but on the whole it's going really well :) It's like people think there's something wrong with you when you explain you don't drink hot drinks isn't it?! I was always told when I got older I'd start to drink them but it hasn't happened, tea and coffee...

Only just seen this is my book - great idea for using with certain dishes, I may do that :)

It's tricky only because I don't actually want or like any form of milk. If I drank hot drinks I'd probably want a milk substitute or if I liked the gluten free cereals. I'm just a bit picky really! Also not keen on nuts at all and peanuts alarmingly make my throat itch and constrict if I eat...

Enjoyed my chicken sandwich earlier - I only eat gluten free bread because wheat is a problem so I freeze a loaf and it lasts forever, but I still very rarely eat it as I just got used to not having bread years ago plus gluten free, even Genius, the brand I use which is the closest to 'real'...

Well I checked the syns on the mobile app and it says 2 - it was only the cover consultant last night who said 2.5 sooo I'm going to go with 2 :p Trying to keep them fairly low anyway this week so hopefully shouldn't have much of an impact :)

Generally no but it's more to do with the hours I keep, so lunch is my breakfast. Changes when I'm not a student but suits me right now as I can work into the night. If I'm up and hungry then I eat but breakfast is not my thing I'm afraid! Also totally missed your comment and you're right, I...

I've made a meal plan for the next few days to try to bring down my syns a bit and so I can make more free choices when I'd otherwise grab whatever was quick because of exams, plus I have to go to my parents' Sunday and Monday in London and don't want them to know I'm on sw so being good until...

Pretty good! I'll definitely make it again but experiment with amount of spices - I accidentally poured a huge amount of chopped chillies in so it was very hot but I'm not one for mild anyway. Super quick to make too, definitely give it a try! I have chicken marinating in a yoghurt, lime and...

Well I'm pleased I got a pound off and that I stayed to group. A lot of people didn't today so it was much smaller than usual but it was a good session. Had sweet potato and spinach curry with cauliflower rice for dinner followed by the free gingerbread man Morrisons delivered -O.M.G it was...

Thank you RosiePops! I'm happy :)

Definitely! I was convinced that I'd gained tbh so to have lost is great :)

One pound off. I may have munched through an entire pack of cadbury chocolate fingers this week so I'm pretty pleased!

Another pound off, I didn't gain or sts which is a miracle after the week I've had, so I'm pleased :) 9 pounds in 3 weeks so far.

Had an appointment this morning and while waiting I definitely chose the wrong person to sit next to. He reeked of alcohol and wouldn't stop babbling on about an invisible man who he insisted was right in front of us, being held to the floor by magnets. Then he wanted to know my medical history...

I had an iffy week so I don't expect much tomorrow but everything crossed I haven't gained. Star week is soon and I don't know how it affects my weight because any time I've monitored my weight during it I've been on cambridge and nothing stopped me losing at least 3-4 pounds on that. No idea...

BN biscuits I think, used to be super popular then vanished for years and seem to have made a comeback. Little square face things with fillings like chocolate or strawberry...

Today has been a good day, partly because the kitchen has been off limits for much of it! Sink was taken out then they realised the replacement was wrong and had to go all over the city to try to find another, couldn't find it and came back several hours later to put the old sink back in, fix...

I hadn't thought of adding sweetener, I'll have to try that. Going to try different flavours and see what counteracts the bitterness best - I'm hoping spicy kale chips might be decent and it would be a much better tv snack than popcorn!

Thanks Rosie! Just about to pop over to subscribe to your diary :D I've heard of the kale crisps too, shall look it up! I really enjoy salads but they make such a mess of my kitchen, I hate having to chop everything up! I've never been one for vinaigrette or heavy dressings but I always need...

Tackling the bad days I've had with huuuuge salads. Working on the basis of the 'eat for life diet' which advocates the majority of your food being leafy and green but with success express adding some free in. Even bought some kale, not that I have any idea what to do with it but I feel...

Uh oh. I have eaten waaay too much of the wrong things today. Dread to think what the syn count was :/

I don't like hot chocolate, or any hot drink for that matter, they make me feel kind of sick :/ But definitely chocolate bites and sugar free jelly seem good! I'll have to pick myself some up. That sounds delicious and far more extravagant than it actually is - Adding marshmallows, a freddo...

omg tupperware!! :drool: I would spend soooo much on it if I let myself but I have so many types of lunchboxes now - ones with gel coolers in the lids, ones shaped like bananas, lots of compartments, cool colours - love it! Glad it's not just me!!

It's moving quickly isn't it?! Aw thanks, I'm glad we can call it normal because I've had a few tortillas in addition to my hexb and gone over syns again -_- I desperately need food I can pick at of an evening, fruit isn't quite cutting it. I need to get that full feeling otherwise I raid the...

Just realised that the cover sheet I submitted with my dissertation had a massive bloody mistake in the title. :grumble: Oh well, can't do anything about it now but I'm certain that my supervisor must think I'm a complete and utter idiot lols. Did a big shop online last night to be delivered...

Hi Rae Rae, no worries, how have you been doing with the house and all that business? Did you enjoy your days off plan? I'm a bit meh. Mood is wavering atm, mostly because of uni stuff and I'm a bit below par because of it. Stayed on plan since Tuesday though, which I've reasoned to myself was...

It will be interesting at my wi on Tuesday -I've decided to not restrict the syns and continue up to 15 a day. Today for instance 10 syns came from sausages and I have 3 left if I choose to use them, but I'm going to stay careful about how I take my syns - 'proper' food like meat rather than...

Made chicken jalfrezi - delicious! Twister is awaiting me in the freezer :D

I was thinking though that because I went well over them on Tuesday, reducing them a bit during the week would even it out so I don't go over?

Hoping I haven't sabotaged my week after Tuesday's minor binge. I am constantly coming in at the maximum syns by the end of the day so maybe I need to lower them to try to even things out for next wi. Feeling pretty crappy atm, couldn't sleep for hours then woke up several times before having to...

Just had a look - great stuff, thanks! Yep, glad I signed up for 12 weeks because I will see results by the end of it :)

Thanks all! You're right, I weigh less and not more, which is the direction I was going before I started sw so that's good. And I hope my body is playing catch up and it will even out better next week but I can't put hopes on it just in case. I could either give up because the loss isn't...

Congratulations Bethany! :)

Ok I have maxed out my syns and gone over. Hello binge. Wasn't actually that bad, just a few 5 syn yoghurts and 2 sausages at dinner took me over and I have only had one proper meal today. Clearly that was the problem - I was so hungry and down after I got home I reached for the bad stuff...

Clearly our bodies are conspiring against us :censored:

I know, I'm hoping next week is a bit more - even 2 pounds would make me happy lol. I'll be much more positive after I have a decent sleep I'm sure :)

Thanks guys, I know I shouldn't complain, it all adds up like you say but 1lb off a week makes target and even mini targets seem so far away! Obviously it tapped into my ed thinking too - I could lose far more than that and the knee jerk reaction is to restrict to compensate for the small loss...

Lost a pound, bit disheartened but that's why I bought the countdown, got to keep going no matter what

Only lost a single, lonely, solitary pound. And I'm betting that's only because I've barely drunk anything today. Not feeling great :/

5.30 WI today. Nervous - I've seen a few big losses first week which have turned into gains the 2nd week. But I signed up for 12 weeks so regardless of the result I'm ploughing on I guess!

Thanks! Unfortunately I now move on to the exams, sooo for another month at least I'll be complaining about the workload, even if I'm just sat there looking at it instead of tackling it lol

haha, that sounds bizarrely fun!!

Congrats! Next aren't the most generous of fits either! I'd LOVE to be able to buy jeans in Next and know they'd fit well - really well done you! On the shoe subject - when I'm at my lightest, I can fit into some size 6 pairs and am usually a 7. Now I'm a 7-8. Always be a wide fit but it...

Thanks! :D A twister after WI tomorrow it is then! Those I know I like!

Made cauliflower rice and veg for dinner. Not overly impressed especially since I nearly grated my finger off in the process - think I'll stick to baked cauli on the future. Weigh in tomorrow at 5.30. Last week I didn't really eat after noon and barely drunk after 2 ish - just sips, enough to...

Its been months and it was finally sent out through royal mail well over a month ago so it's definitely been taken. My Sergei didn't take this long! It takes up to 90 days before they can send it out but once it's sent it is normal royal mail times. Seems like another parcel is missing too, a...

Thank you Jess! Just have to learn to trust the plan! Good luck to you too!

Awful isn't it? Over £3 a loaf for genius bread in the shops -cheaper stuff doesn't even taste like bread or hold together properly. The response from genius is the cost of extra equipment and specific bakeries to avoid cross contamination. They capitalise on health fads but for diagnosed...

I reckon that probably has something to do with it. Lactose intolerance is something a lot of people get as they age though- we're the only species that consumes milk that is not from our own species, which makes no sense really, and as we grow from babies and switch to real food it makes sense...

Wow this is so so familiar. I can't go into it too much because I don't have time but if you read the first entry of my diary you'll probably see the similarities. All I can say is that for me, and I'm very early on in my journey, slimming world seems to be the most promising thing I've done...

Wow, what an amazing transformation - and what an inspiration you are! I'll be checking in here to give myself a kick up the rear when I start to feel sorry for myself or lose motivation!

You're right, there's definitely more awareness - although I feel like a lot of the increased options etc are more to do with people going gluten/lactose/wheat etc free as 'fads' - gluten is the new evil for many people even though it has no particularly bad effects on them! Makes it difficult...

I feel *heavy* I've definitely snacked more and had a lot more free food this week. I know it's allowed but I'm still nervous given that I've thrown out my scales and have no way of knowing until WI! Fingers and toes and everything crossed!

Well I'm a little annoyed as I've just found out that the postman seems to have stolen my Baby Oleg from comparethemarket! They say it was sent ages ago so the only explanation is that it's been taken, as it's pretty obvious what's in those boxes! Hmph. In other news, found out that mini milks...

Wow, good luck - don't think I could EVER do that! haha :party0027: ---------> there's a smiley for everything here!

2 essays and a dissertation written. Thank.God.For.That. Do have a problem with submitting the dissertation though, it's due today and the link on the intranet has vanished so I've emailed someone in the department in the hope that they aren't on annual leave like the official dissertation...

Thanks very much Chipmunk :) You've done really well yourself by the look of it!

Well I only lived in Somerset during term time, but I loved the fact that I'd wake up to sheep bleating in the field next to the house every morning and just the greenery everywhere. We'd often go for walks that ended up several hours long just because it's so easy to wander round a place like...

Thanks for the yoghurt advice, I'll have to time them better lol. Maybe I need to let the grapes thaw a little bit longer, they just tasted awful. Well actually there was practically no taste, it was more just...ice. I just had an orange mullerlight with chocolate shavings in it. YUM. Time to...

hahaha, Yeovil is something else lol. Saying that I lived in London and now in Birmingham so on the scale of things Yeovil is actually pretty decent!

Thank you lougalx :) fingers crossed it will!

Only have 2000 more words to write for my dissertation. I'm going to have to tweak things and move them around but it's totally doable, only I'm really tired! Argh! Also I feel like I have a bottomless stomach today - I'm constantly hungry! Even with my usual 5ish litres of water I just want to...

Yep, I have issues with wheat and lactose so I was the same about my healthy extras - couldn't find quite what I needed in the book so went on the website and found the info there, then stuck it on the wall so I could constantly refer to it! Maybe people just overcomplicate things though. I...

I feel like I might have done something wrong somehow, they were gross! As for the yoghurts, well, if I let the chocolate ones freeze completely at least then I'll have to work for my syns! :p

I've only ever been through there I think - my school was in Bruton, about 30 miles from you. Somerset is much nicer than a lot of places, even the ones people think aren't that great are still nice!