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Magazine wise I really enjoy reading Zest and Top Sante - full of really interesting articles :)

I haven't had any sugar for 2.5 weeks now and I have just about stop craving it. Has been really hard as I had a really bad chocolate addiction and eating disorder. I think I will always struggle but have told my partner and daughter about it so that has helped. Had the problem since I was 23...

Thank you so much for the reply - it's now crossed off my shopping list!!

It's yummy - is it free? Tried searching but it all seems to have changed on here! Glad I am back :)

Good luck and well done for quitting smoking - a bit of weight won't harm you long term but smoking will.

This so made me laugh - miserable old bat - and FAB retort!! Well done x

Sorry - but he sounds like a male chauvanist and appears to be stuck in the olden days - I would give him a dose of his own medicine!

Go for it brave lady!! You have had an awful time so dont be so hard on yourself. Good luck!! xx

I thought it was one HEXA and HEXB on a red day and 2 on green?

Aaah ty do much both of you. You really have made me smile and feel better. You're right the thought is still there and what's 2 days diffence in the scheme of things!! TY :) xx

Thank you - still upset - she had saved up and the tickets were a thank you for all the support we had given her. On a plus note, bf managed to get some for tomorrow night (not such good seats, but amazing thought) so we are trying again. Has cost me £140 tho!

when .... your lovely daughter bought you v expensive Coldplay tickets for you and your other daughter for Sat 2nd June. Turn up at the emirates stadium so excited and the security man sees in tiny lettering that the tickets were for Friday 1st June. Came home both of us in tears - awful evening

Think some people dont eat enough and then get aggy - makes me laugh the things people get cross about lol

I am thinking of trying Kettlebells - which dvd are you using?

Thank you so much Sue - that's really helpful - will be giving it a go SOON!! x

Hi Sue - could you tell me the best exercises (or dvd to buy) - I really want to give this a go!! x

I try and keep the rules in my head and am sensible - felt so much better being slim on holiday last year (was 9st oops!) didnt seem worth messing it up!! x

Hi Christine, I have done SW twice in the past and had great losses. I follow the green plan as I am a veggie - so any questions ask away. A stone crept on since Christmas so I am back here to get it off!! Good luck - you will love SW - Sal x

I am back on it too as of tomorrow - fed up with eating chocolate! PS my surname is Pickles and its my dogs name too!! x

Thats the worst thing!! I hate it when that happens BUT how lovely to eventually slide into a fresh bed mmmmmmmmmmmmm

DYJHI when you realise you are entering the menopause - feel like absolute crap and am tearful and short with everyone. Can I curl up and cry now??

DYJHIW - a stone has sneaked back on!! OK back on it today - diary and being good. SOOOOOO cross with myself

God - those windy roads - glad I wasnt driving lol

Well - he will be having great weather - what does he do out there?

Hiya - went to Tignes in France and it was so beautiful!

Just back from ski-ing and have lost 1lb!! I have had a great week and eaten cake every day and a few other naughties and still lost a pound. Back on it today 100% though. The above comment really made me think tho - I ski-ied for on average 6 hours a day - thats a lot of exercise and makes...

Henlow Champneys is lovely too x

Yes - have to have my Alpen bars in the morning with a coffee!

Wow thats interesting - no more diet drinks for me!

Lose the weight and then lose the insensitive man ;)

PatchworkPuss - noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo lol. Yes you're right but it's still good. Just knowing I could have a 4 finger Kit Kat makes me not so worried about actually having it lol.

Yes - that's a 2 finger bar - still think that's really good. You could have a 4 finger bar for only 6 and that feels like a massive treat!!

Kit Kat from the fridge does it for me - 4 syns and yummy. I have it with a coffee and nibble the top off lol. Also an Options hot chocolate helps!

Thank you all for your replies - will def try for more leafy veg and will buy some Vitamin B later when out - think I may go back to eating some fish too - really feel lacking in something! PS - like your new pic Shirlees!

Hi - thank you for the replies. Looking at my diaries, I think maybe protein may be a bit low. Some days I have fruit and yoghurt for b'fast, then ryvita and philli for lunch then a pasta & veg meal for dinner. Lack of protein on a day like that maybe.

Morning All, I have been folllowing the green plan 100% since last May - however I feel so tired so much of the time - does anyone else on green feel like this? Am tempted to go back to eating fish as I feel I am lacking in something. Thank you - Sally x

You have to call the uni accommodation office and end up crying. There is a boy in my daughters flat who smokes in the flat and is abusive and my daughter has post traumatic stress disorder and is getting really upset. She is miles away from home and I feel useless.

I had this today - hung up!!

GOOD LUCK!!

I know 4 sesame ryvitas is a HEB

I make a dip with fat free nat yog mixed with teeny diced cucumber, a spoonful of mint sauce, black pepper and salt. Serve with lots of crudite. Yummy. Or how about potato wedgies - sprinkle them with cajun spices and serve with a homemade tomato salsa?

My daughter dated a boy with bi polar so I witnessed it first hand and I know how devastatingly hard it is just to function on a daily basis. I had post natal depression - not as bad I know but still very hard to deal with. Keep on with life and try to smile and be proud of what you have...

I would have (and have had) the pasta swirls. They are not greasy and I had a huge bowl of salad (no dressing!) and counted it as free on a green day.

Know how you feel Flibsey - my bf has been away 2 nights and I cant wait to see him in 2 hours and 15 mins :)

If only they were veggie friendly :(

Me too - my ex is married to a "friend" of mine - was years ago now and I am sooo glad he cheated. My bf now is GORGEOUS to me inside and out - so happy!!

How funny - I bought the very same set from Sainsburys today!! Just done the 1st CD and feel good!! x

This is a great post - I ahve def got lazy since before Christmas. Right back on track as from tomorrow - diary, weigh and measure things. TY for the kick xx

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I put on 3 stone with my 1st daughter (9 stone to 12 stone) and went from 9st to 11st 10 with my 2nd. That was 19 years ago!! I ate sensibly and swam a lot but that was my gain anyway!! Stop letting them bully you - eat healthily and walk/swim when you can and enjoy your pregnancy!! xx

Rissoto usually has a lot of butter and cream in so I wouldnt choose that. Try looking on here for Prezzo eating out and I am sure you will find a few threads with syn values x

Hi - I am a veggie and do green days but eat at Prezzo a lot! I tend to have Penne Arrabiata (bit spicy!) and a side salad with balsamic vinegar and no dressing. I usually think its about 3 syns for the olive oil in the pasta sauce. Never gained eating that x

Hiya I only do green days cos I am a veggie but think I would anyway. I like the fact that I can have so much pasta etc and not feel hungry! EE seems to be pushed atm but you can still do red and green too. Good luck!!

No drinking for me either - picking my daughter up after midnight!!

Congratulations!! x

Nasty vile rude ignorant jealous bitter woman!! Ignore her - you're doing great x

Wolf whistle lol!

Thank you everyone - I am happy with 1 syn per sausage! x

Gosh lol - no wonder I am confused!! Maybe I will syn them as 1 per sausage whatever the calories?

Quorn Sausages Hi All, I bought some Quorn sausages as usual yesterday. Always buy Cumberland (86 cals per sausage) which I believe are 1 syn? Then there was a pack of Qoarn plain sausages (which I haven's seen before). They are only 70 calories? Are these new and how many syns are they...

I am 100% green and lost my weight and eat loads and LOVE the plan!!

The men looked great - a lot wore leg warmers and tutu's with their bras lol

Yes it does get chilly - especially the section along the Thames. I took a fleece and wore it sometimes. The plastic poncho is great if you knot it so its tight round your bottom. I did most of the walk in my bra and the poncho last year with my fleece tied round my waist x

Breathe and forgive yourself - we all have blips so dont beat yourself up. You cant change the past but you CAN change the future!! And I really do understand - I have had an eating disorder for years and its awlays lurking. You can do it - move on and forget it - love Miss Pickles x

I didnt wear the t shirt at all and customised my own bra not the one they send you which is so frumpy lol. I had a bum bag with an i pod shuffle (good if you get in a state that you cant go on lol), tissues, cereal bar, banana and phone. Thats about all you need. Dont have a bag on your...

Lots of training is great and like you say fab exercise!! And I can 100% guarantee that the atmosphere will keep you going. My main advice is to carry as little as possible cos after a while, even a phone feels like it weighs a ton. The first year we took lots of food and didnt need it at...

Hey - I have done it twice (lasy year and the year before). Its a fab experience - I did the full route of 26.2 miles - 1st year was 8 hours and 2nd year 7 hours and 40 mins. A proud moment!! Oh and am planning to do it next year too!! Any questions, just ask me!! x

Hmmmmm - my punishment for any rudenes - scan bran lol. I have had a eating disorder for years and know how dam hard it is to get going - but you can and you WILL xx

I thought the replies and advice were spot on and not offensive in the least. I think the advice on here is so helpful and more importantly honest!

When your ex husband looks you up and down, says you're too thin and that "you've got on arse" and I reply "Yes I have, I'm looking at it" lol lol. PS He did laugh PPS He IS an arse

That looks so yummy!! :)

Me too - green all the way and I eat such a varied and yummy diet. Make lentil shepherds pie, butternut squash curry, lots of different pasta, SW quiche - so much choice and so easy!!

I gave mine to my mum and its the best thing I have done!! I go round maybe once a week and use them. What a sense of freedom!!

I love SW and I have tried every other diet under the sun!! The reason I love it is because to me it isnt a DIET! I eat well very day and feel so much better for it. Its a great plan and I will eat like this forever.

I def prefer Activia the Vanilla ones are lush!!

Hiya - I have done the Moonwalk in London (26 miles at night in a bra!!) twice and it was FAB!! If you want a chat about it I will look out for you!!

I think Dawn French looks gorgeous - still such a lovely smile and such silky hair. I just find Fern annoying thin or fat for some reason. Pauline looks happy but her face has aged to such - which is a shame and I know the feeling!! Nigella - hmmmm - she used to just eat so much cream and...

I have to agree lol. Tell you what, no one ever forgets me with a name like that lol.

LOL - good old Uncle Bob!! x

I love SW and do feel brand new too - what a great feeling to shun all the rubbish I used to eat!! PS your user name is my surname lol

Fatima - yuk and what a stupid trouble maker - really gets on my nerves! Now breatheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

My dislike of tight clothes and a roll of flab hanging over my jeans always gives me a kick start. I love the face that now I can wear all my clothes and they look nice. Thats what keeps me in check lol. Good luck and remember what a glam mummy you will be!!

I agree - every meal I make I make huge amounts and then freeze portions including rice. So easy then to just steam some veggies and Bobs your uncle!! Simples

And the shame of it is that we do that as well as compare other qualities. Lets all be happy to be us and alive. I run an old peoples lunch club and one of my lovely ladies died on Saturday. Thats a wake up call

Well done - always good to have the last laugh!!

Yes - like this morning - wide awake!! Could be cos (and here is my rant) - I ordered pasta with mushrooms last night and it was awash with cream - yuk. Out with family so had to eat it and feel vile this morning :(

Poor you - dont be too hard on yourself - just be positive and know that you can do it and will feel great in the future x

Hi newbies - I have done SW since May this year and its a way of life now. Love it and if you get stuck, just ask - everyone on here is so friendly!!

Wrapping my head in clingfilm (not over my mouth obviously lol) to deep condition my hair and then the GORGEOUS delivery man calls as opposed to the ugly one grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Hi Does anyone have their veggies delivered. If so, are they good value for money and which company would you recommend?? Many thanks - Sally x

How weird - i was just googling organic veg in my area!!

Me too - sounds nommy lol

Mmmmm yes the carrot cake was yummy. My bf was great - he got a selection of cakes and I tried a teeny corner of each. But like you said it was the best. Princess Stevie - it seemed to be the easiest place to be good and in control. I did realise that I had no Alpen Bars and French Fries...

Thats great positive news and you look so much healthier too!!

Just back from a week in Turkey and DIDNT PUT ANY BACK ON!! Yippee. Can 100% recommend all inclusive - so much fruit and gorgeous salad. I ate huge plates of fantastic food. Sad to be home but glad the jeans still fit!!

I know - I can hear it calling to me. Only had a small bag of buttons (75 cals) so no biggy really. Off to Turkey tomorrow so must think bikini stomach NOT chocolate!! lol

Arghhhh - house has a massive bag of trick or treat chocolate!! Do you think I should give them Alpen Light bars next year lol

oooh my dog is called Pickles too - I find she helps a lot when I want to nibble. I put her on her lead and stride out - benefits us both!!

oooh whats a square wrap pizza????

Will be on the hunt later for them!! Getting a bit bored with mince and sausages lol. This is my 2nd go on SW - my weight varies from 8st 10lb to 11st 10lb. Am determined to stay around 9st 7lb max this time. Havent chucked out my big clothes yet so I relly should. And, despite the short...

YIPPEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Be strong KittenKat - I know you have been through a lot from other posts. Keep busy and back away from naughty food lol x

Good luck!! I have the same dilemma - am back in my size 10's but have kept all my bigger clothes (bad idea!!) On the plus side, am off to Turkey on Tuesday and soooo many clothes from the beginning of the summer are massive!!

Hi - just been browsing your diary and looks good - I am a greenie too so was excited to see fajita strips are free - they sound good but dont think I have ever seem them!! Also, sorry about your cousin and friend. My marriage only lasted less than 2 years and I know how hard it is x

I know!! But to be fair - she hates them and they make her look bigger than she is. She is so limited what she can wear. I can wear anything and run too!!

Ha - well I am struggling with filling a 36A and had to buy my daughter a bra yesterday - a 36G!!

Really glad to have found this thread. I am 47 and am certain the menopause is approaching. Trouble sleeping and I seem to cry about everything. I have heard sage tablets are really good so I may try them. Like I said, so glad to read others dillemas - felt very alone!

Are you being fennelist lol lol

Asda 2 x boxes of Alpen Light for £2

Sorry I am a veggie and only do green days, so looked and am no help at all!!!!

Shirleen for Prime Minister - she can diffuse any situation!!

I know how you feel - I have had shingles on and off for years - grt it maybe twice a year now and have to take the same tablets as you. Make sure you eat a small snack with them and only take with cold drinks. Trust me - that helps xx

How about you take his washing round and 'accidentally' put a pair on pants in there which dont belong to him. The sexier the better!!! Oh do it do it - imagine his face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Punk star - am laughing so much - your message came up on my phone as manure on toast lol. Marmite sounds so much better lol.

Hiya I am at the same place as you - met the man of my dreams and mega happy and love my dog - a Bedlington Terrier and btw you're a nice weight already so dont be so hard on yourself!! x

This thread made me laugh and to all those nasty people making comments one word JEALOUS!!!!!!!!!!! I would smile sweetly and have the last laugh. Revenge is a dish best served cold!! I have 2 daughters (my bf has 2 daughters too). They are 23, 21, 21 and 19 - all gorgeous but all off hand...

Hi Kron and the other swingers lol I really like the sound of using kettlebells - have reached target but need toning up and am bored with the gym. So can you recommend the best dvd and kettlebell (make and weight). I would be superly appreciative for any advice. Sally x

wow - you are an inspiration - well done for doing sooo well!

I must have a bad mind cos I immediately thought 'strip whilst smoking a joint' - bad me lol x

STEP AWAY FROM THE LOAF lol lol. It's a blip so don't worry. Just feed the rest to the birds immediately!!

Wow - what an AMAZING loss - you must look and feel FAB!

Yes, but once the weigh in is over, you can move on and put it in the past!! Keep going :)

I am 5'3" and weigh 9st 3lbs now - any less and I would look old in the face (am 47) so am stopping here. As long as I stay around the 9st 7lb I would be fine. And I have short fat thumbs so am buggered lol.

Its the biggest pile of poo!!

I had a chick pea curry and roasted some butternut squash and it was totally nummy!!

I would have to have number 3 as I am a veggie. I think the gammon would be the best choice though x

Superspeed soup yummy - but OMG my wind has been awful!!

Sweet chilli philli - the best thing - its so yummy!

being at target! I have reached my target plus a little bit extra and feel so much better but funnily enough not slim. I don't want to drop anymore as I am 47 and don't want a baggy face lol. I have size 8's which I don't want to be again, size 10's which I am and then a vast array of 12's...

I either have 2 Alpen light bars of 4 Ryvita - havent had any bread at all and dont miss it now x

Hi - I am 5'3" and now weigh 9st3lbs - this is absolutely the lowest I want to get to but I am 47 and if I get any smaller my face looks like an old wrung out leather lol. When I was young I was around 8st7lb and looked fine. so different when you get a bit more mature lol x

Fab - well done - thats so much. You should find an item that weighs the same and carry it around for 5 mins and then you REALLY think wow. When I had my 1st daughter years ago!, I lost the weight of an upright Dyson hoover!! x

I had the veggie chilli as I do all green days and it was yummy!

Mine was nice but soo boring. After weigh on all she did was read out each person and whether they had lost or gained. What help is that? I would have loved recipe ideas, hints etc. Only stayed 3 weeks and then lost it all at home myself (still followed SW and LOVE it!!)

I only have about 15 a week so dont ever think about it - never seem to need syns!!

WELL DONE - keep moving on a step at a time x

Banana, strawberries, blueberris and activia yog - yum!

Cant you ask her to bunge a jacket in the oven for you. Then I would just have tons of veg and a splash of gravy - sure she would understand and be willing to help or is she the MIL from hell lol x

WELL DONE!! Bet you feel super good x

You poor thing - thats horrible and I know because the same thing happened with me 11 years ago. My husband of 11 years suddenly announced that he didnt want to be married anymore. My girls were 8 and 10. We moved, I went back to work and he married my best friend. Sounds like a story in "Take a...

Alpen bar so wind imminent lol

Hi veggiegirl - am still scale free and feeling so happy :) xx

I brought my 2 up alone from 8 and 10 and they are both at uni now and lovely people. I am so proud of them. Its fab now cos me and the bf have 4 daughters between us. They all get on well and its so much fun! x

You sound like a superMum!! Wow you were so young - they must love having a young mum. My bf is 45 and his girls are 21 and 23 and they laugh at how their mates think his is hot lol x

I think they should eat what you cook on SW. I guess I just think you are doing your family a massive favour for their futures. So many people seem to do a healthy diet and then give their kids high fat processed food like McDonalds and pizza etc. This seems so unfair for the kids. Start early...

My bf is lovely - has taken me 2 husbands and 46 years to find him. He is romantic and gorgeous :)

Thats amazingly good happy news :) x

I'm not sure I would do 'Come Dine with Me' - they are always so rude lol. So I would probably end up chucking them all out!!

lol - I can just imagine you climbing onto the scales Toola - made me laugh! x

Yeah me too - I made a lentil shepherds pie tonight with a mountain of peas with mint sauce on - was nommy!! THIS time on SW I started at 10st 10lbs and I am now 9st 6lbs which is good for my height (only 5'2.5"). Plus I am 47 so dont want to get the saggy baggy face look lol. My biggest...

I remember my mum saying my legs were sturdy lol. I take it from your name that you are just doing green days - I am too and love the food we can have! x

I think with me its not just weight its going to the gym too - def makes a difference to the wobbly bits. I have lived my life on diets and jumping on scales since I was 15. Think it all started cos my mum was always dieting and a freinds mother told me I had a big bottom (and I was not big...

My weight seems to have stayed the same - I pop next door once a week now. How do I feel? Much happier and really relieved that they arent there tempting me!! x

My scales fell away about 2 weeks ago lol x

Maybe we should all meet up and smash scales. Anyway I find clothes give me as good as idea as weight. Think my bf misses the morning weigh in where I would dash through the kitchen, drop my dressing gown and jump on the scales lol x

Hiya - not sure about the syns but I just take a banana and an Alpen bar and stay well away!!

Wow - I love this thread!! I gave my mum (who lives next door) my scales. I weighed myself about 6 times a day or more. Before a wee, after a wee, morning, evening, naked, clothed and so on lol. My sense of freedom is brilliant now - feel liberated!! x

See how bad I am? Didn't even spell it right lol

Am a week late, feeling knackered and tearful. I am guessing this is the start of the menopause. Anyone out there been there and done it or startting their menopause? Feel like a chat and any advice. TY - Sally x

I am sure I have read somewhere on here that SW crisps are not free - could be wrong!

You need to make the right decision for you and your children. It must upset them to witness the arguments and bad atmosphere. In the long run, they would be more settled with 2 happy parents apart than 2 rowing and living together. Its a hard decision and I agree that you really need some...

Tell her if you have managed to lose 4 stone maybe she could manage to gain a personailty!!

Yummy lemon cheesecake muller with grapes, strawberries, banana and blueberries plus a pint of water - wheres my halo lol

I have been feeling so tired too - am on just green days so have been trying to have more beans and protein generally. Also I have bought some dieters supplement tablets from Boots - only about £2.50 for a months worth. Feel lacking in ooomph so hope they will help!!

I def agree - go cold turkey. It took me 1 week to be fine with sugarless tea and coffee - you can do it!!

I tried the coconut milk on weetabix with fruit - the milk was YUKKY so scrapped the fruit off and had a good old Muller. May try to use the milk in a curry later!!

Bars and bars and bars of chocolate - I had a bad eating disorder but have been good and much happier for 3 months now. NEVER want to go back.....

I will def be trying this - ty for the idea!! x

All sounds yummy - bring on the food shop tomorrow!!

Wow - I would be mad too. Tell him its about time he got off his arse and helped. How ridiculous that your aunt has to do the ironing - get him to do it!!

Lovehandles - give us his address - whoop we would make him say such a big sorry to you lol x

Am going to try and scale-dettox lol - wish me luck!

What an ignorant twat!! I would have punched his lights out for sure - I HATE that word. Bet he has bad breath, a teeny weeny and has never had sex apart from with his hand - oh and hope this makes you laugh xx

I weigh myself about 6 times a day and reading this realise how stupid that is. Maybe I will chuck the scales or try and just do every monday morning. I def think I am nuts!! lol

She looks disgusting and has chosen to make herself look this way - WHY? And how can any man find her sexy - unbelievable!

Eat melon!! I dont stop weeing lol

Yes - I have been super emotional too - nightmare!

Oooh was fascinating - really funny to kind of look at your before and after weights and see how other people look!

OMG am sitting here laughing my head off!! This has got to be the best thread on here!! And yes I parp all the time - it's awful. I had lentil curry for lunch and chilli pasta for dinner yesterday so have garlic breath and windy bottom!! Trouble is me and my partner of 9 months do not pass wind...

One a day sounds fine - I find Mullers too runny - I have Activia and I think they are was nicer and much thicker.

YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!

Its yummy!!

Gosh dietgirl your target weight is TINY!!

Best thing is to post your diary and let some of the experts on here take a look. There is a thread somewhere from a lady who is stuck on a certain weight. Advice was to change your routine and up the exercise!

So sorry - such sad news x

I love green days cos I so enjoy pasta, beans etc. Works for me and I am never hungry. Am 47 so I know its harder as you get older!

That sounds lovely!! I had 4 ryvitas, sweet chilli philli, an apple and a WHOLE melon oink!!

I have really tried but I think they are REVOLTING!! lol

I think the veggie burger may be over 20 syns!! OH GOD - sooo hope not!

off to lidls 2mrw!!

Thank you both so much - I really appreciate your comments x

Hi All, Have seached for ages to find info about my lunch and just cant find anything!! I had Veggie pitta Corn on the cob Spicy rice Can anyone tell me the damage!!?? Many thanks! Sal x

I lost my amazing Dad to cancer 7 years ago (just after my 40th birthday). He too was my best friend and miss him so much. Shower your Dad with cuddles and love at every opportunity lol!! x

I just use tinned tomatoes and make my own with spices. Syn free and you can make your own flavours - far better I find!

CONGRATULATIONS!!

So glad you still have your Dad - the most important man ever - and good luck back on SW x

Muller Yoghurts Mmmm loving the strawberry and lemon cheescake ones (havent seen the coconut ones yet). Can any clever person on here tell me how many syns they are. I never use syns so not too worried! Thank you.

I have chewed food and spat it out for 25 years. Wasted so much money on packets and packets of chocolate bars. Havent done it for 3 months now and am so hoping I never go back. Wonder if I am alone in this horrendous eating disorder. Feel much better now but its still a struggle. Oh and you...

Butternut squash, red pepper and lentil curry with rice (left over from last night but nicer today!)

me too - horrendous lol

Oh god I agree with you and the upset tummy bloated feeling. We had a party at the w/e and I had a slice of chocolate birthday cake - not massive and some sweets (mini pack). Felt so bad all day Sunday with awful stabbing pains. Just goes to show how good SW food is for us if crap makes us...

I am the opposite - slept 9 hours straight and love my breakfast! Just have a late one or a big brunch.

Lovely rip nectarines with 'cream' (quark, nat yog, lemon essence & splenda) so delicious!!

Ooooh must have been living in a cave - what are the new flavours and how many sins are they?

Glad I am not alone!! Have had lots of fluids and salad and fruit today and feel much better. Really enjoyed it at the time - weird cos I was SUCH a chocoholic before SW.

OK - been on SW for about 2 months now - and its going well. Had a slice of Colin the Caterpillar cake last night (1st choc since the start) and it gave me such bad tummy ache. Has anyone else experienced this?

Hiya - I am a veggie and do green days. Quorn sausages are 1 syn each now. I do green plan cos I like the 2 HEA and B's. With EE every meal has to be 1/3 superfree. Hope that helps!

Mullerlights are free but imagine if you ate say 5 - thats about 500 calories so no way would you lose weight or feel full. You need the 1/3 to fill you up with less calories.

I do SW from home. I did join and went 3 times but find it soo boring and dont like paying £4.95 to just be weighed!! So Monday morning I weigh myself (as well as a million times in the week lol) and report to my bf. Works for me and this site is fab for info.

For lunch you need a smaller potato and beans portion and a massive salad - every meal has to be 1/3 superfree so yes, be full but on superfree too!

Having had a really bad eating disorder for 20 years plus I am loving SW. It encourages me to eat plenty of good healthy food and I havent binged on chocolate for about 2 months now. I feel great - in control and so much better. If I CC I know I would use all the calories up on crap and skip...

You look GREAT and are doing SO well - keep going - you look younger and fitter. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO x

Hi Holly - am quite new too and its fab on here - so much info and support and I think you are doing great!!

Strawberries, blueberries, banana and raspberries. Topped with:- Activia Vanilla yog but whisked in lemon essence, quark, lemon rind and 0% total greek yoghurt. God was yummy like a massive dollop of cream - better than any chocolate. YUMMY!!

WOW well done you look bloody amazing!!

I really love Slimming World because you can actually eat decent portions!! Its a way of life for me, not a diet x

Blimey - I better make some and send it over lol

lol well try my idea. We often have it on fresh fruit and its like yummy cream - oooh am off to make some now lol

I top my cakes with a mixture of Quark, ff nat yog, splenda and some vanilla or lemon essence -its yummy! Only ice when cakes are totally cool tho - Sally

Sounds yummy!

MMmmmm pasta quiche? Tell me more lol x

Loving your diary being a greenie too x

WELL DONE - thank god there are people like you with a brain and balls!!

Are they? The normal ones? Please say no lol

lol naked swimming - must sneakily try it sometime! I wear a bikini cos there are always bigger people. Plus - who cares if some saddo wants to be critical - get a life and leave me to mine!!!!

Quick question - hope I am not repeating one!! Is a 6kg kettlebell about right for a beginner?

I agree PMT time and I just want to eat!! After a few weeks the craving has gone - yes REALLY!! And I was a choc addict totally. Good luck with it!! x

The only was I resist is to not have it in the house!! I find an Alpen light bar helps and kills the craving. No chocolate for 4 weeks now!! x

Thats great and made me laugh - hope you turned round and grinned. Me - well I fitted into a pair of size 10 trousers I have had for ages!!

I so wanted to walk the dog and gym yesterday but she and I were too hot for anything. Am thinking of a swim today and a late dog walk - phew!!

Danone, Shape Delights Dessert, all varieties, 110g pot 5½ syns. Shape Fat Free 0% yoghurt all varieties 100g 0 syns on all plans. Hope this helps x

Hey Tulip - I live in Knebworth RIGHT near the festival - maybe I could deliver SW meals to you lol lol

Quourn sausage casserole - full of lovely veg and pots

Jacket with beans and some light cheese. Lots of cherry toms and an apple - num num!

Morning all!! I joined SW 3 weeks ago and have been really doing well and enjoying the plan. I joined a Monday night class which I wont be able to attend anymore for work reasons. If I dont attend the class, will they stop my online access to the SW site? Many thanks Sally

I made it and thought "rolled up omlette" lol. But I do like the filling (quark, greek yog, essence and splenda) as a topping to fruit.

I agree - its yummy. I whisked up some quark, fat free fromage frais, vanilla extract and splenda and made 'double cream'. Its fat free and gorgeous with pineapple!!

Wow - I feel the same today - lost 2.5 last week (1st week) and it felt good and easy. This week I feel that I havent lost anything. And I have stuck to it 100%. Do you think I should have syns cos I dont bother as I feel happy and full. I still cant get my head around the fact that I couls...

Crikey we all have weaknesses and bad days - it's done and guilt is a wasted feeling! Shall I pretend to be religious and rid you of all your sins (or is that syns) lol. Start afresh and forget it - we are all too hard on ourselves. Good luck all x

Hiya - this is my 2nd week - 2nd weigh in tonight. Last week I lost 2.5lb and felt like I was eating 24/7 lol. I too am a veggie and have made sausage casseroles, pasta dishes and tonight I am making a lentil shepherds pie - looks yummy! I, like you, feel that I havent lost any this week but...

Its amazing how many of us have food issues - I have had an eating disorder for 25 years and SW has helped me beat it for the last 3 weeks. Not long I know but a start I am proud of x

In a nutshell You sound lovely and thoughtful and normal. She sounds selfish, childish and a spoilt diva. I know who I would choose as a friend!! x

How many sins does this cake have please? Sounds yummy!!

Yes one B choice is 2 x Alpen Light bars - yummy!!

I love quorn sausages. I fry with onions and then make a casserole with passatta and any veg I have. Lots of black pepper and maybe a small sprinkle of chilli powder. I have it with rice, of mash made with fat free yog or fromage frais. And its yummy and SYN FREE!!

I love SW - tried them all over the years and my weight has gone from 8st 12 to 11st 10 - god I must have lost millions of stone since I was 15!! I follow only green days and find that is great for me. Lots of pasta, rice,pots, quorn really fills me up. I am 10st 7 and want to be 9st 7 so...

Yes a lovely pair of size 10 jeans which were too big for me this time last year. Was under 9 stone then lol

Try having spritzers - less wine and less syns per glass!! I just think that its not worth using syns for wine as its gone in a flash. Also I find alcohol makes me soooo hungry!! Try looking up syns for say vodka and a calories free mixer - maybe its less x

Hey Tulip I am a newbie and found your blog - it amused me and was so much fun - cant you carry it on lol :-) x

Hiya - I did SW for a week at home and then decided to join on Monday so early days. I dont have loads to lose but have had food issues my whole life so really want to lose the stone as well as be kind to my body and look after it. I may bet some Alpen light bars today so I feel I am having a...