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Well everyone, I had a thread here last summer but can't find it now (being a bit derpy!) so a new one it is :) I went from 13st to 10st in 2011 and have maintained since then :party0019: (with a little hicup in April when I started eating crap and went back up five or six pounds... stopped...

I have been ill and busy, so I've been a bit half-hearted with my exercise and dieting this week ! Still, I've taken a sneaky peek at the scales and I've stayed about the same- no damage done :D I've gone back to level 1 of the shred as I bloody hated level 2. Perhaps I should stick at level...

As of today I am 143.75 lbs! Despite my weight bouncing about I made my target. Well done all. Kirsty_Baird_26 - 5lbs total : 0lbs down, 5lbs to go! TTfan - 4lbs total: 6lbs down, 0lbs to go iwillsoonbeslim (1st July 13s 11lb) - 9lbs total : -1lb, still 9lbs to go! Peagirl989 - 6lbs total ...

After a gain, I'm back to losing - lost about two pounds this week. Now down to 10st 4.75! Kirsty_Baird_26 - 5lbs total : 0lbs down, 5lbs to go! TTfan - 4lbs total: 2.6lbs down, 1.4lbs to go iwillsoonbeslim (1st July 13s 11lb) - 9lbs total : -1lb, still 9lbs to go! Peagirl989 - 6lbs total ...

The roasted seeds are delicious... sort of soyish, savoury taste. Yum! I didn't like the plain ones at all, but the roasted sort are extremely tasty. Omnomom!

Take in your own tea mug, give it a good clean before using it each time and politely turn down any offers from other people to make you hot drinks - I swear bugs get passed from hands to mugs to mouths easily. Since I stopped doing communal tea-making and only had tea I'd made myself I seem to...

My sister (always a charmer) told me that I've got a saggy-looking bum because my jeans are too big and baggy! Well, it might be backhanded but I'll take the compliment! :p

I'm back to my losing ways, lost 2.25 lb this week, after three weeks of my weight yo-yoing about - hope it keeps going down! Am now 144.75 or 10st 4.75 (have to round that up to 148 for MiniMins data) nearly at 10! Hooray!

I'm still here! Poor day food-wise yesterday, I've been feeling very bored and disillusioned with my job at the moment, and I think that misery makes me feel like eating more and more. I wasn't over my maintenance calories, but I didn't stick to my 1290 :o Still I did my third day at level 2...

I can't eat some nuts either, nut oils in chocolates like toblerones are especially bad!

Oral allergy syndrome is like that, do you also have hayfever? It can develop when you're an adult, it did for me! The Wiki page is good http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_allergy_syndrome If you go to the doc, they should refer you to a specialist who will do patch tests to confirm it. You...

I did Level 2 of the 30-Day Shred and it is HARD WORK! :character00115: If I have to do another bloomin' plank I'll whack Big Jill with one! I am totally uncoordinated and the oblique twists and skaters make me stumble around like a dizzy toddler trying to do the Macarena. I never thought...

I did Level 2 of the 30-Day Shred and it is HORRIBLE! If I have to do another bloomin' plank I'll whack Big Jill with one! I am totally uncoordinated and the oblique twists and skaters make me stumble around like a dizzy toddler trying to do the Macarena. I never thought I'd long for jumping...

Lots of the MFP stuff is added by users, could be an error. I'd go to the Harvester website here http://nutrition.harvester.co.uk/nutrition/

Yes, other people on meal replacement diets getting big numbers is a bit discouraging! I know I need to take it slowly. It's difficult when you feel like you're doing all the right things and the weight still wants to stick around more than it should.

Today I made my own big salad for lunch (mmm) and did the shred again - only one more day of level one before I move up :eek: In 1620, out 303, 1317 net - very slightly over

Thanks for all the congrats! I'm not sure why I'm feeling a bit down at the moment with CCing, I feel slightly impatient and bored. I lost so much at first and I've been slower/gain over the past two weeks. It might be my sore muscles from exercising - since June I've lost 1.75 inches from my...

Sunday: 1489 in, 399 exercise, 1090 net , but I think I forgot to add some food... Weigh in showed a loss of 1.25 lbs. Hope the scales keep moving down. Last week I deliberately ate fewer calories, I'm not sure it's doing all that much. I keep careful track of my daily deficit and how much I...

I have just done day 8 of level 1, having a couple of days' break has refreshed me a bit but I prefer doing it every day! LittleSis, good luck with scaring the ramblers :D

Welldone Legomom! :D This week I have lost about 1.25lb, taking me to exactly 147lb.

My costume was a big hit at the party! I can't really guess my calories... Also, I saw a few people I haven't seen for a couple of months and they were extremely complimentary about my weight loss :D However, before the party I had to take some super-strength pain killers because I...

Busy day yesterday, didn't get to do shred as was baby sitting in the evening. Although said toddler did repeatedly mash her electronic piano toy and demand me to "Dance!" in the manner of a king to his dancing girls. When I stopped, she said "MORE! Dance!" (!) so I did get a bit of a workout...

Thanks Legomom and Squeezy. It's just a bit of the old way of thinking. I have largely banished that kind of "I am a fat lump" thought, but it does pop up occasionally! I just need to remember that I look best when I'm happy and confident. So I did my 30-day shred, as I unexpectedly had some...

I am having a backwards moment - I am going to an 80s party on Sat and decided to go as Adam Ant (gold braid, makeup, etc) but I keep thinking "there will be much prettier/skinnier girls at the party dressed in glam rock clothes and I will look like a fat lump compared to them. I won't bother."...

Day 6, more than halfway through level 1. It's still hard work, I ache afterwards but I hope it's doing me good. I think it's making a small difference to my arms, this could be wishful thinking (should that be wishful shrinking?) Eaten: 1431; exercise 306; 1124 net Very tired, off to wash...

Hope it arrives soon! I did day 5 today, halfway through level 1. I think I did thirteen half-pressups today! That is up from about two the first day, and zero before that. Bit of a way to go before I'm doing them one handed, but it's a start...

Sometimes a stiff talking to does reduce me to bits if it's about something impossible ... it's easy if the person's on a DVD and you can yell back all you like, especially when part of the workout involves throwing punches at the screen! I did day 5 of the Shred, it gets easier but now I've...

I find her quite harsh as well, but TBH I need that kind of kick in the bum and I don't mind a bit of inspirational "NO STOPPING! NONE OF THAT! PAIN IS FEAR LEAVING THE BODY!" stuff. If you watch The Biggest Loser, you see that she's incredibly hard on the people she trains, but she's also very...

Thanks! I'm actually enjoying it. Day 5 later today!

I have a body type known as 'short arse' :D I am a smidgen jealous of people who can eat more cals because of their height, and regrettably, any extra pounds are more apparent - they haven't got as much body to spread themselves out over!

Weigh in day and I've gained about 1.25lb - pah! 148.25 pounds. Poo poo poo! Still, I'm not terribly bothered. I'm convinced it's just my poor muscles swollen from the 30-day Shred ;) I've kept close to the calorie limits and never gone over my maintenance level, so it should (should!!) even...

Day 4, definitely improved endurance, I no longer fear jumping jacks, ha ha! I'm even getting a bit less bad at (half)pushups :eek: However - I cannot get the hang of bicycle crunches... I wobble and do a vague oblique crunch thing like a poor landed turtle stuck on its back! I'm learning...

Soup! Incredibly filling, often only £1 for nice fresh ones and usually quite low-cal. Can add bread or other carb if you fond it's a bit lacking in calories and you're very active. Couscous salad is really easy to assemble - just need hot water and some sliced veg, eg, peppers, tomatoes...

Gained 1.25 pounds this week - not sure why! I've just started the 30- Day Shred so maybe my muscles are swollen and retaining water?! :p still, not going to stress on it, keep on keeping on.

Not dumb - heart rate monitor Mine is a chest strap/watch combo, but I've lost the important bit from the strap! It's this one. (the Garmin HRMs are a bit iffy, actually, mine would lose the connection rather often, but it would be great to check my heart rate during the 30-day shred)...

There are lots of obsessives on there - ask me about my dad's model train obsession sometime... My mum had to ban him from spending any more on eBay- the postman knew us all by name and ParcelForce had us on speed dial! Sadly there are no HRM obsessives - the cheapest I can find for a...

They also sell beef jerky which is not as nice, IMO. Did 30 day shred yesterday, OWWW. My arms! Must be doing me good :D Ate: 1713, exercise 583, 1130 net. I wish I could find my HRM strap... I have the fabric but lost the actual transmitter pod somewhere :( a new Garmin one is about £40! Ate:

Come back! I would not have bothered with the Shred if I hadn't seen this post. I am really achey from day 2 but am pressing ahead with day 3. EDIT: Day 3 was less painful than Day 2 although it felt like longer!

It depends on the brand but it's pretty low. A packet of Cruga brand was 120 calories, it's sold in some Tesco branches. The best is the stuff from specialty South African shops, amazing flavours. I thought it was quite niche, didn't expect so many fellow biltong lovers!

I've got rid of most of my tummy fat (the weight is mostly on my bum and thighs now!) and I still can't lean forward to the centre, haha! I just sort of slumped :p

Bought it - I found a fiver in a rucksack I hadn't looked in for about 8 months, so I spent it on a fancy lunch. I love dumpling-type food! (I like the flour and suet sort, but they're super-fatty - more of a treat). Today I did the first day of the 30-day shred, my arms are a bit wibbly but...

Right, done first one. I am seriously impressed with Jillian and the workout, great trainer and amazing attitude. Some of it was easier than I expected - I wasn't constantly battling to keep going, except with the *$!@ing jumping jacks! Really intense though, I was sweating by the end and it...

I got the DVD yesterday and got some cheap 2.5lb weights today, doing the first session later :eek: I usually struggle with proper form so it should be useful to see the exercises! Wish me luck!

Today I had to see the dentist. I'm not phobic, but it is not my favourite activity. I get nervous beforehand, and this time I noticed that as soon as I feel frightened I feel fake hungry (when I think I'm hungry, but not really hungry). I always feel nerves in my stomach, but never really...

Heh, I like water + porridge oats + salt. I make it in my extra-lazy way (boil kettle, add hot water to porridge in bowl, stir a bit, leave while I make tea, eat). :D less washing up.

Oops! Forgot to fill this in yesterday. Ate: 1439, exercise 200, net 1239. Perfect! I have had bad luck his week, I think the mushroom soup I made has too much salt and is making me feel I'll when I eat it argh! I hope I can manage not to poison myself today as well... Someone brought in...

Rather bad day because I accidentally ate something I'm allergic to ... twice. There is something in the new houmous I bought that is triggering an allergy :rolleyes: Thankfully my allergies aren't deadly, but I get horrible itchy skin and stomach cramps. After I got over my sick feeling I...

If the sundried tomatoes don't come in oil they're often really salty (the salt preserves them, I think). I like to soak the salty ones in hot water for a few minutes to get rid of some of the salt, otherwise I'm thirsty for hours after eating a handful or two.

WI today, 2.25 more pounds off, hooray! Breakfast: porridge, yogurt Snack: pitta bread Lunch: lentil salad with feta cheese Snack: houmous with pitta bread Dinner: fish and chips, biscuit In:1410, exercise 199, net 1211 :) I am now 10 st 6.75 ish! Only one and a half stone to go! I...

2lb off at weigh in today. V pleased as had more cals than I would have liked on a couple of days. Kirsty_baird_26 - 5lbs total : 0lbs down, 5lbs to go! TTfan - 0lbs down, 4lbs to go iwillsoonbeslim (1st July 13s 11lb) - 9lbs total : 0lbs down, 9lbs to go! Peagirl989 - 6lbs total : 0lbs down...

2lbs for me - now 10st7 :) good luck everyone this week!

I wasn't too worried, it's all under what I would need to maintain anyway. :) Today's been fun, I spent two hours working out a complete week's food - usually I only think two or three days ahead. Then I had to shop for all of it, pah. My arms, oooooh. I had: Breakfast: porridge, grapes...

Oh - weird incident yesterday - was trying on a skirt (fitted - hooray) and looked in the mirror. thought OMG there are weird diagonal lines of ... fat rolls??? down my side. Huh? Then I realised ... those are my ribs! they're not poking out, but if I lift my arms up a bit you can kind of see...

Saturday was complicated, but good. It's the first time I've gone completely off my planned meals and over my calories, but it wasn't in a bad way. Breakfast: porridge, grapes Snack: toast Lunch: soup, cheese sandwich Snack: small sandwich Dinner: half bag of crisps, vodka tonic, roast chicken...

I must be going soft in the head, I actually feel sad at losing my guinea pigs! They are such dear little animals... Then again, I think of what I've actually lost (mypetfat sells models of 1lb of fat, not gross but very motivational) and I feel rather better.

I used to hang on to size 18 stuff (I'm a 12-14 at the mo). Eventually I just charity shopped the lot! Even at weekends I shouldn't be seen swimming in big baggy things - so unflattering. One thing I find quite hard is find out what suits me and being fashionable - I never used to think about...

Lovely Jenna! Get a load of your bling :D I've been reading more psychological diet books since I got closer to my goal, as I'm worried about my bad habits and that I'll start eating for comfort, out of boredom, etc once I'm no longer so strict. Marissa Peer's 'You can be thin' has been lying...

I feel tired just reading that! Amazing! I bet the kettlebell plan helps you build muscle too. I think even at my fittest ten years ago I would have struggled to fit all that exercise into two weeks! And it is a bit of a pain that your BMR goes down as your weight drops ... ! At least...

Hope ya liked it! I have been feeling a bit ill today :jelous: I've had a slightly upset stomach for a couple of days and today after lunch I just felt nasty in my stomach - no appetite, ew. Which is very rare as I can eat for England and almost never lose my appetite!* *Well I used to be...

It's a bit awkward, but I've learned to say 'Thanks! They look delicious but cookies/cake/icecream doesn't agree with me', which is true, cos those foods can make me crazy. Most people are fine and are more concerned with nabbing some goodies for themselves, me not having any means all the...

I went a bit over today! I went out to have a lunchtime walk, and when I came back workmen were all over my bit of the office doing emergency electrical repairs :eek: not allowed back to my desk where my snacks were and damn peckish, so I had a sneaky bag of popcorn. (Got back in the end!)...

This should be fun - good way to keep myself motivated! Kirsty_baird_26 - 5lbs total : 0lbs down, 5lbs to go! TTfan - 0lbs down, 4lbs to go iwillsoonbeslim - 9lbs total : 0lbs down, 9lbs to go! Peagirl989 - 6lbs total : 0lbs down, 6 to go! LittleSis - 8lbs total : 0lbs down, 8 to go...

Considering I love love love cooking, the soup is an easy way for me to get slim/cook more. And soup is easy! It was actually EASIER to ignore the pastries than it was to eat them. Because if I eat it, I will (1) feel bad about having an unplanned treat, my teeth will feel sugary and yucky...

Pleasant day, nicely warm. Breakfast: porridge, yogurt, strawberries Snack: small sandwich, strawberries Lunch: Bloody Mary soup Snack: Lentil salad Dinner: Sushi tray from M&S (the one near work does deep discounts :D) Snack: home-made mushroom soup I have hated mushroom soup since I...

Thanks for the very thoughtful post. I was about 19 when I lost my weight for the first time (it crept back on). But you've approached it so much better than I did, and I wish I'd had a tenth of your good sense! I hope this is not too personal, but were your parents supportive? Did they ever...

A small difference! It makes it feel like more of a special treat, and there is a very slight warming feeling/taste from the vodka. It's very low calorie (I doubled up the recipe, and added three shots of vodka, and it's still only 140 calories or so a bowl).

Well, today I cooked Bloody Mary soup using this recipe: Bloody Mary Soup - Soups - Recipes - from Delia Online It was pretty nice, but I needed more tabasco for a hot taste and tripled the amount. Now I feel like I'm slowly heating up from the inside out! (I added the vodka for authenticity)...

Nice plan! Bevsy 10lb 0lb lost 10lb to go. Bostik 8lb - 0lb lost, 8lb to go. Viking82 5lb - 0lb lost, 5lb to go.

I feel like it's too hot to eat any more, and the heat has made my body double in size! I like a good hot day, but only from the comfort of a shady tree with a nice glass of something cold and boozy. Food: 1447, exercise 337, net 1110 PS: weight down by 1.75lbs! Whoo!

Seconded, I've lost 34lb CCing. I can have a biscuit (not too many!) and alcohol. It's good because you learn what foods are surprisingly calorie-dense (salad dressing, cream cheese, etc) so you're teaching yourself how to make better choices and keep eating healthily. And the science behind...

Another 1.75 lb loss for me, taking me to 149.25. I'm finally under 150lbs for the first time in ages! Not much more than 20lb to go now.

You're really close to your goal! I'm sure you'll get there and they'll fit ... We have similar goal weights, although you're a bit further along than me - keep going, you've done really well losing nearly a stone. I love TK Maxx because the clothes are from all over, meaning that very few...

I tried on a few old clothes that I kept on the promise I'd slim into them someday - that 'someday' is NOW! Vintage Jager size 8 waistcoat - fits! Hope I didn't throw away the matching pencil skirt in a fit of self-loathing fat-rage when I got too big to wear it... Size 10 Laura Ashley...

I've been doing this for years, there's a bit of a trick to it! If you don't like the big ice crystals that form in the yogurt, give the pot a good shake before it goes in and shake it every couple of hours afterwards (if possible!) it's like making ice-cream, which also needs stirring :)...

Thanks! Today I had a great NSV. I went out to the adventure playground with my bouncy two-year-old niece. When she started running through child-sized holes in the hedge maze, I could squeeze through after her! (on hands and knees and nearly getting stuck... still!). And I didn't worry once...

I'm on the way home and Instead of rolling in with a chocolate bar in one hand and something fried and indescribable in the other, I left before clubbing commenced, stuck to 3 shots and only ate half my post-pub snack! And I really enjoyed myself! I felt so confident and chatty. Who is this...

It's Covent Garden brand soup, I usually buy it in Sainsbury's or Morrisons, but Tesco and the other supermarkets have them. It's with the fresh soups in the chiller cabinets. I nearly had a jump-up-and-down "yay" moment when I spotted it. I told my husband I was going to try recreating it...

Funny kind of day! Managed to set off the fire alarm at home cooking chicken. :rolleyes: Why does chicken burn before it's cooked all the way through? I'm a bit incompetent at cooking meat sometimes! I sometimes get a bit naffed off with CCing and thinking about food all the time. But if I...

Hey Squeezy! I always have about 3 -4 kinds of cheese in the fridge at minimum. (Currently, cheddar, parmesan, soft cheese and feta cheese :D ) I have been eating the M&S Reduced Fat Medium Cheddar. It's about 30% less fat and tastes quite passable. Similarly, Low Low, Cathedral City, etc...

I love this! I have lost about 31 guinea pigs, or the average cheese intake of an American! ... Nearly a CINDERBLOCK. wow.

My pink skirt that used to be comfortably snug is now loose at the waist! Also I've kept my coffee intake to 2 cups/day for over a week - I used to drink 5 or 8 cups with milk. I feel much less jittery - victory!

Thanks! The Weight Watchers cookbooks are pretty good for low-fat versions of things, and the Cook Yourself Thin book is turning out to be great. One of the reasons I gain weight is that I got too fed up and tired to cook, but I still didn't want to eat ready meals, so I ended up eating odd...

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Awesome! I started making it that way because when I lived alone, I couldn't be bothered to keep that much milk around for porridge as it would usually go off before I finished it. Then I realised I liked it better with water. I make it occasionally with milk for a really rich breakfast. Today...

All the friendly responses to this thread mean A LOT! THANKS! I've always tried to lose weight alone and not even told people most of the time (embarrassment/shame at admitting I need to reduce my size, I think). Thanks everyone, I really do appreciate it and I feel a lot less shamed and weird...

I also have a pink dress to get back into :D it looks lovely, but I haven't worn it in years - better check the fabric isn't perished... Good luck today! Hope you make ip the calories, and Best to your hubby and hope a new job comes up soon. Well done on the 2 lbs! That's great!

About 265 a serving, quite good but suffered badly from the extra cooking I accidentally gave it! :rolleyes: I HATE RAIN! It has been raining/showering all the bloody time! It's going to keep raining all week! GRRRRR :banghead: :badmood: I want to go out for nice brisk walks at lunchtime and...

Morning! This is my first weigh-in on MiniMins so I'll be quick: :scale: I am 68.5kg, or 151.25lbs. That's a loss of 1.75lbs. I'm delighted, I'm only aiming for a slow weight loss of 1lb per week. Then again, nearly TOTM, so it will be a bit up and down this week. Hope everyone else has...

Thanks Lindsey, your weight loss is amazing already! I was reading your diary for inspiration and I hope you make it - my goal date is December 2011 too :D So, I made mushroom risotto soup last night from Eat Yourself Thin, and left it in the pot to cool before I popped it in the fridge to eat...

Every box comes with a leaflet giving you the nutritional info for each food, including the calories. I love Beach Bum mix and the one with dried strawberries! There's tiny bits of choc in some of the fruit mixes, making them healthy but a tiny bit indulgent.

I love these! :D most of the punnets are really yummy (I loved the black pepper cashews). I also really liked how you can totally exclude certain foods/punnets. Really friendly company and when one box never arrived they sent a free one, no probs.

Thanks Samalama! Good luck with your losses. Today was great, I got up early to get a brisk walk in before the rain set in (which it did in torrents!) Eaten: 1327; exercise 417, net 915 - rather low but I'm not feeling hungry, so I might have some toast or grapes later if I get peckish.

:rotflmao: I have nothing constructive to say, but we should all be as lucky as to be hiding from gorgeous window cleaners!

Hm - good day but had drink out after work and I'm not sure the guy buying me a drink remembered it was a SLIMLINE gin and tonic! Oh well - will pretend it was :D Also, will learn from this and always go to bar to check and/or buy my own drinks! Foodwise: same as yesterday. I quite like eating...

I know what you mean - I went on holiday to rural Yorkshire in February intending to keep running, and I quickly realised I'd be squished by a tractor or 4x4, which made me reconsider my intentions. That, and the snow...

I run with one earbud in so I can listen to something interesting while I'm running, so on the very rare occasion that someone bothers me I can put in the other earbud and pretend not to notice! It has only happened once in a year of on/off running so it's not that common. The biggest problem...

Thanks for all the nice messages above :D I'm trying to make this diet stick like glue by really working at it, and I think more support is a big change! So Thanks! 'orrible weather today, bucketing this morning, :raincloud: drizzle on and off all afternoon. I did manage a quick walk, even in...

So, today I ate: Porridge made with water, fat-free yogurt and grapes for breakfast Lots of herbal tea At work: 1/2 pack roast chicken chunks (tasted soggy, never ever ever buying Tesco ones again!) 2 slices bread w/low fat cheese spread Low-fat popcorn Carrot and coriander soup Dinner...

Hi there! I wish I'd met y'all sooner :flirt2: This is a fun and welcoming place and I really, really look forward to spending more time here. I've lost 2st so far by calorie counting since last December (hooray!) but I'm finding it slow going shifting those last 28lbs... I really need to...