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I'm not sure as haven't heard the recipe but depends on the options sachet as to the syn value... They tend to be either 1.5 or 2 syns per sachet :) Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Once again terrible at replying!!!! Sorry! 2 level tablespoons cornflour 1/2 pint skimmed milk, 5oz low fat/fat free from age frais 1tsp Dijon mustard Salt and pepper Whisk a splash of milk into the cornflour and stir until smooth, heat remaining milk until boiling then mix in the cornflour...

Hi :D Thank you so much!! Didnt realise anyone was reading this!! That's so kind :) xxxx Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Hi all :) I've not been off the wagon, I've been very much on plan just I've had a big flare up of IBS and so I've only been eating little things... Gonna make a super speed soup to have for tea tonight but can't stomach much else at the mo :(. Xxxxx Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

I agree! Sounds as though you have such a fabulous group and Stevie, the effort you are putting in to help your friend out answers it all really about how amazing you would be as a consultant :) Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Hey sorry I've only just read this!!! Erm I fried onions and garlic, peppers, carrots sweet corn and peas in fry light until soft, added the mince and fried until cooked, then I added chopped tomatoes, a good glug of lea and perrins, mixed herbs and s&p. let it simmer for a while. Then I...

Food for yesterday :) Breakfast - muller Greek style (0.5 syn) and a banana. Was still hungry so had porridge (hexb) with options powder (2 syns) Lunch - pasta with grilled pepper Philadelphia (2 syns) with an apple and tomato. Dinner - chicken and superfree veg mash topped pie with cheese...

Slimming world lasagne (3 syns) with salad and a few wedges! Was stuffed after it!!! Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Food :) Breakfast - banana l, alpen light (1/2 hexb) and muller Greek style coconut (0.5 syns) Lunch - meatloaf with ketchup (2 syns) with a fruit salad and a spoon of jelly. Snack - alpen light (1/2 syn) Dinner - sw lasagne (3 syns for white sauce and hexa of cheese, with a few wedges...

Homemade salmon pâté Diet coke chicken with spaghetti and balsamic ribbon veg salad! Yummy Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Food again :) Breakfast - Danone activia 0% yoghurt and a banana Lunch - homemade syn free salmon pâté with 6 Melba toasts (3 syns) and ribbon cucumber Snack - another yoghurt and an ice pole (1.5 syns) and a cup of tea (0.5 syns for milk) Dinner - diet coke chicken with pasta and a...

And me this week! Started for me yesterday! Haha xxxxxxx Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Foodie update :) Breakfast -danio passion fruit (1.5 syns) and a cup of tea (0.5 syns) Lunch - bachelors cheese and brocolli pasta and sauce with added carrots peas and cauliflower, cooked salmon and my hexa of cheese baked for 30 minutes. Tea - meatloaf with garlic and herb new potatoes and...

Haha thanks Hun!!! I was in the salon in harrods with all these super posh people picking out very demure baby pinks and nude shades and there's me rooting through all the glitters! Was torn between this and a gorgeous purple glitter but fancied disco ball nails! Xxxxxxx Sent from Katie's...

Pictures :) Showing my sunburn (ouch!!!) from being out in the sun. My nails from harrods A yummy roast which was the only proper meal we had A couple from the zoo of the big cats (my favourite animals) Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Hi all :) Had a fab weekend .... Got my nails done and stuck to plan all weekend which is amazing.... Just lots of healthy picking though hence the no meal plan :) I shall recommence my diary tomorrow :) Done so much body magic since Friday.... Saturday we covered about 8/9 miles walking...

Did it cost you a lot to get the battery replaced? Mines not there yet however it is starting to drop it's charge very quickly!!!! Darn these iPhone 5's... So beautiful yet so inefficient! Xxxxxx Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Feeling v grumpy at the mo. been on the road since 1 and Still have at least an hour to go!!!!! And to top it off we stopped at McDonald's for tea. I didn't have anything but think I've gone over my syns in mikado and weight watchers wafer, so although a lot healthier than. McDonalds I'm still...

Yay thanks Hun! I'm so chuffed and feeling on a roll!! Got a busy weekend planned! My OH grandma lives in Essex so we are going to stay with her. Tomorrow we are going to London for the day... Doing the zoo in the morning and then earlier on in the year I won a manicure at harrods so I'm going...

Morning all :) Just had my first weigh in nd v pleased to report I've lost 4lbs so feeling very motivated now as would love that to continue. Travelling down to Essex today (6 hour trip!) so coming home from work early to prepare a nice sw friendly pack up for the way. I'm thinking 2x Allen...

Food :) Breakfast - weetabix minis (hexb) with a banana and a vanilla fat free activia yoghurt. Snacks. - apple, peach, strawberries, raspberries and grapes. Lunch - king prawns in thousand island dressing (5syns) with a big salad of lettuce tomato and cucumber. Tea - gammon with pineapple...

Ah I'm so happy for you! Fully deserved! I bet you're so chuffed! Xxxxx ps that vase and flowers are gorgeous!! Xxx Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Eek I'm excited for you tonight! Hope it all goes well :) xxxxxxx Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Eek I'm excited for you tonight! Hope it all goes well :) xxxxxxx Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Just added it but can't figure out how to multi quote on my phone! Xx Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

You brown off some onions and extra lean minced beef in a pan, chop up some iceberg lettuce and pop it in a bowl, add the beef mix, some chopped gherkins, cut up three light burger singles for your hexa and then drizzle over a tbsp of thousand Island dressing. So tasty too! Xx Sent from Katie's...

Big Mac in a bowl. Yum! Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Lian I adore the scotch eggs too and have also aimed for a similar weight loss to yours stated in your signature.... And my birthday is the 21st dec! Spooky! Hehe Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

I agree I would say before cooking too :) x Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

I just popped my hexa of milk and 50g pudding rice, couple tsps Splenda and a drop of vanilla extract in a pan, simmered gently until the rice was cooked, then stirred through 5g of options hot chocolate powder (1syn) doesn't sound much but it's loads! Can also substitute the milk for water...

Food for today. Breakfast - quickie of banana, peach and a 0% lemon and lime activia yogurt. Snack - apple and muller light with 35g oats (hexb) cup of tea with dash of milk (0.5 syns) Lunch - rice with roasted beef and tomatoes, nectarine Snack - weight watchers caramel wafer (2.5 syns)...

Chocolate banana rice pudding! Hexa and just 1 syn and felt so naughty! X Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Wow how do you find that? Is it difficult? Xx Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Thanks Hun. I love bright foods! I don't think it's food related, just feeling very sluggish and sicky but hoping it will pass! :) xxxxxx Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

So today has been a bit of a bleh day as I've been feeling sick allllll day since we had brunch so not had much for dinner and afters. Brunch - 3 x bacon, fat removed, 2 x quorn sausages (2 syns) 1 x hash brown (1.5 syns) 2 eggs, tomatoes and mushrooms Apple and banana mid afternoon Dinner...

I found that the implant made mind erratic too! On for 6/7 weeks, nothing for 3 weeks back on for a few, it was a nightmare! Just shows how different bodies react differently to things!!! I'm on microgynon now and it's the best pill I've ever tried. Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Agree with everyone else. You look absolutely amazing! Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Some of my recent food Quorn sausage stir fry (2 syns) Sw colourful carbonara Orzo with tuna. Tomato and cucumber with 30% less fat salad cream (2 syns ) Sw fry up (1.5 syns for hash brown, 2 syns for sausage) Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Ooh yummy you can't beat the flavour of a home grown chilli!! Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Food looks awesome. It's good to see you so motivated Hun! How is it for you with it being the weekend? Xxxx Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Food for today Breakfast - overnight oats (hexb for oats) (1 syn for splash of milk) and 2.5 syns for syrup. 0.5 syns for milk in tea. Lunch - orzo with tuna, tomatoes, cucumber, and 1 tbsp of 30% less fat salad cream. 1 syn for milk in tea at Samaritans. Dinner is going to be chicken...

Ooh what's 5:2? I've heard of it but don't know what it entails... Sounds like its working well for you though Hun!! Xxxx Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Mmm I love watermelon but can't seem to get any round here!!!! The only ones I've seen wrte £3 and about the size of a grapefruit!!! Food is looking great, your lunch sounds delicious! Xxx Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

You just pop some raw cauliflower on a roasting tray, spray with fry light, sprinkle with spices of your choice (chicken stock, 5 spice etc) and roast for half an hour or until its all crispy and cooked. Yummy :)

It's lovely! Very different way to eat them and its great as you can vary the spice based on what meal you're having, 5 spice is great with a stir fry! Xx

Dessert changed slightly..... Banana with yoghurt and a level dessert spoon of syrup (2.5 syns) Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

It's just raw cauliflower put on a baking tray, sprayed with fry light and sprinkled with chicken Stock/seasoning of choice and roasted for half an hour at 200 or until crispy. It's just a nice savoury side dish :) x Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Food for today :) Breakfast - apple, banana and Danone activia 0% with a cup of tea. 0.5 syns for a splash of milk. Lunch - quorn sausage (2 syns) stir fry with noodles, carrot, pepper, baby corn and mangetout. Snack -apple Dinner - sw colourful carbonara with popcorn cauliflower and...

Sw colourful carbonara with popcorn cauliflower and brocolli Sent from Katie's iPhone using MiniMins

Hi jo :) I can't really offer much advice about red/green days as I'm an EE gal! However you've come to the right place as there are lots of people that do a combination of the plans and know them inside out! I just wanted to say hi and welcome and hope you have a great time here. There are...

Glad you felt comfortable at group and are on the way to starting your journey! Sorry to hear about the loss of your grandad :( but it's great that you are wanting to make this change! You should start a food diary so people can subscribe, they're great for getting to know people and sharing...

Hey :) I think it depends what you feel you can do at the moment. Maybe try out the DVD but instead of worrying about doing it for a definitive time period just do it until you feel tired or like you've had a good workout? Maybe try doing some walking too on top of it, that way you are still...

Eek green days sound like they could be dangerous for me as I could eat pasta for about 8 people! Haha. I might try and mix some red days in though! Can almost guarantee you'll get loads of annoying questions :p! I'm umming and ahhing over a new diary at the mo :) posting in my older one for...

Hey Hun thank you :D it's good to be back, I've missed it and all the lovely people I met through it! I have indeed finished studying, have a shiny degree in forensic science and anthropology under my belt although I'm still planning to go to medical school in a couple years, earning some...

Hi everyone, It has been 9 months since I posted on this diary which seems crazy but I, going to try my hardest to update a little more frequently and hopefully some familiar faces will still be around! I'm starting off at 18st12 which annoys me so much as I had just made it into the 16s at...

Yay you're doing so well, I think that mixing things up can be so helpful at times as you really start to get in a rut with what you eat if you allow yourself to! I would love to try red and green days as an extra choice so I could have milk and cheese would be fab! But can't get my head around...

Hey Hun :D it's me! Slinking back with my tail between my legs and some unwanted gained weight so I'm going to try again rather than giving up! Glad you still remembered me! You've always been such an inspiration to me and you're looking fab as ever :) hope you're okay and life is treating you...

Woop double post!!

I had honey and mustard chicken (3.5 syns) with mash and veg :)

I've added you on IG too! Love some of the pics you've uploaded! Xxx hope you're ok stevie xxx

Of course, glad to pass them on :D Mojito -makes 6@ 0.5 syns each 6 limes, mint, 3tbsp Splenda, 2tbsp rum, 300ml soda water Grate zest of 2 limes, squeeze juice of 5 into a jug, thinly slice the remaining lime and set aside. Add the mint leaves, Splenda and rum into the jug, mix well, add...

Hiya, just looked through my recipes from the old sw mags and have recipes for the following if you would like any: Minted mojito ice pops - 0.5 syns each Chocolate and vanilla pops - 0.5 syns each Pomegranate and grapefruit lollies - 1.5 syns each Lemonade ice lollies - free Orange and...

Hi all :) after spending almost a year in the last stone bracket I finally lost 1.5lbs to get down to 16.12.5 last night!! Hurrah!! Looking forward to meeting everyone in here :) Katie zxx

I know that ermintrude posted a mango salsa recipe on her diary ageees ago.... Not exactly a chutney but might be useful if you can't find abything better? Xx

Morning all :) It was weigh in last night and I'm happy to report that I had a loss of 1.5lbs which considering I'm starting * week and I'm still not doing as much exercise as I can.. I'm very happy! Food fr today Breakfast: magic porridge and an apple Lunch : tomato and sweetcorn pasta...

Everyone has done so well this week :D well done to all and I also lost 1.5lbs this week taking me to 4 stone lost altogether and Ny lowest ever weight! Yay!

Ahh stevie it looks absolutely gorgeous and really suits you!! Love the shade of blonde that your hair is too! Xxxxx

I've attached a picture of one! It's the biggest citrus fruit there is, and you peel all the thick skin off then eat the flesh out if the thin skin. Really nice, texture is quite dry and grapefruit like but it's sweet like an orange :) xxx

Well done on your fantastic loss last night and runner up for miss slinky, you truly do deserve if and are such an inspiration!! Have fun at the hairdressers, have you got any style in mind? You will have to pop a photo on for us!! Katie xxx

Very quiet round here *tumbleweed* Food for today: Breakfast : magic porridge (35g porridge oats (HExB) mixed in a vanilla muller light. Lunch : leftover lasagne (3 syns) French fries (4 syns) 2 x laughing cow blue cheese (2/5 HExA) an apple and a satsuma. Dinner : spiced mince beef and...

Hello everyone :) food for today: Breakfast: porridge (HExB) with 30g chocolate philadelphia (4syns) and a banana Lunch : tomato soup with Melba toasts (3syns) a muller light, apple and satsuma Dinner : lasagne with wedges and a piece of garlic bread (no idea on syns so not having anymore...

Dinner this evening was a sw fry up :) Bacon, sausage, eggs, spaghetti, tomatoes, mushrooms and hash brown. Super yummy!! Also had half a pomelo and a curly wurly (6 syns) Katie xxxxxx

Just popping food on for yesterday Brunch: tomato pasta bake, chicken, onion, pepper, chopped tomatoes and cheese (HExA) Dinner: roast beef with Yorkshire pudding (4syns), roast potatoes and parsnips, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet corn and butternut squash. Snacks: apple, pineapple...

I'm pleased to say I lost 2 of the 2.5lbs I gained the week before, considering I've got glandular fever and exercise is pretty much a nono I'm not complaining :) x

Hey stevie hope that you enjoyed your night out last night and well done for planning ahead. Hope that you managed to stick to it okay but if you didn't hope it was a fab night and you aren't feeling too bad today!! Katie xxx

Hi everyone :) hope you're having a good saturday! Mine has been a nice lazy one as I've had a v busy week with it being my first full week back at work and Samaritans and care home volunteering since I became ill! Hoping to finish making my Christmas cards and maybe wrap some presents tomorrow...

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You have to try it hun! It's so tasty! Xxx

It's really really yummy! Gives a nice chocolatey hit and is especially gorgeous if you have it with a sliced banana as well!! :) Xx

Thanks hun :) will be popping by later to see your diary :) xxxx

Morning all :) yay for it being Friday! Just got a 7 hour shift at work and a couple hours at the care home and I'm free for the weekend! :) Weigh in was last night and I'm pleased to say I lost 2 of the 2.5lbs which I gained last week so hopefully ill be at my lowest weight (16.13) next week...

Hey hun :) thanks for the kind words, it's a nightmare as I'm constantly tired which is making body magic a problem!!! Work is all sorted now which is a relief :) hope you're okay xxxxx

I wa just wishful thinking I think hun :p just scoured online and it isn't.... Luckily I only had 4 syns worth!!! Xxxx

Morning all :) been another poorly weekend but am back into sw and am back at work today so just going to pop up my food; Breakfast: porridge (HExB) with choc Philadelphia (HExA) and a banana. Lunch: salad (lettuce cucumber tomato and carrot) with roasted chicken, 2 baby satsumas, an apple and...

Thanks hun, feeling rotten but looking forward to heading back to work :) It was so so tasty! I really enjoyed it .. Can see it becoming a regular thing! The hummus fritters were okay... A bit bland so they would need a nice dip to go with them definitely!! Xxxxx

Mmm food for today especially the dinner sounds delicious!!!! Tried toffee apple magic porridge this morning for breakfast and oh wow it was delicious so thank you for the idea Hun!!! Xxxxxxx

Morning all :) Depressingly reporting a 2.5lb gain last night, according to the doctors I have glandular fever so I'm thinking my body has been retaining everything! Food for today is as follows Breakfast: stevies toffee apple magic porridge (HExB of porridge oats, apple and muller light...

I've been diagnosed with glandular fever; it's really hard as work are getting snarky I think because I'm having time off :( boo Food was really lovely, none of it stayed down though!! Definitely think I need some new clothes as a lot of mine are getting too big now! Hope you're okay hun xxxxx

My lunch of ham and sweetcorn soup , yum yum

I couldn't agree more with mrs s! Stevie you are one of the biggest inspirations to me and even though I didn't pat I would alys come and look at your diary when I wanted some inspiration to get back into gear! Well done on losing a pound this week and coming to terms with being sad about the...

Thanks Hun :) The photo album is a fab idea! I love the thought of having something to look at and be able to see the difference 4 stone can really make! I think when I get paid I might go t boots and get some pictures developed! I've also done some baking this morning to try and inspire...

Morning everyone, hope you are all doing okay! I've just mentally scolded myself for taking so long between posting at the moment and realise that no matter how busy I am I should always make time for mins and the friends I've made here as it really keeps me going in terms of motivation! It's...

Haha it is a rare occurrence at the mo :( I'm really going to try harder to post As I really miss chatting with all the lovely people I've met on here! I loooove the dresses... The picture of the second one doesn't do it justice, it's covered in a black fleur de lis velvet pattern which...

Hello everyone :) sorry I've been missing again for so long! Busy really doesn't cover it at the mo!! The job is going really well... That takes up Monday to Friday at the mo. I've also started volunteering at a care home for my medical school applications and I help out there Mondays and...

It was so tasty and simple, parboil some broccoli and cauliflower for 5 mins or so till its just soft and put in a big baking dish, then boil some pasta and while its boiling fry off some chicken and ham. In another bowl whisk up 3 chopped garlic cloves, a handful of fresh chopped thyme, 2 eggs...

Dinner of cauliflower and chicken pasta bake followed by bananas and orange topped with homemade passion fruit and mango frozen yoghurt! All for 1 syn!

Peter peanut curry which OH loved but I found revolting so whipped up a quick dinner of pasta with peppers mushrooms and cherry tomatoes in a broccoli and blue cheese (HExA) sauce.

Sweet jacket potato with tuna served with salad of lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, celery and beer root dressed with s+p, white wine vinegar and Italian herbs

Beef and super free vegetable stew

I had them for breakfast this morning but with chocolate spread and they were delicious!! Thanks for the recipe xxx

Did you make these by soaking the oats overnight in yoghurt then adding eggs? How many syns is maple syrup? Looks delicious!

Dinner for tonight; was seafood risotto - prawns mussels and squid with some chicken, green pepper, mushrooms and carrot. Was yummy!

Oooh I am always looking for quick lunch ideas that I can make and these sound fab! How much are they do you know? Sounds like another fab week stevie, enjoy yourself this weekend! Xxxxxx

Thanks Emmy I feel back into this now and really feel like I can do it! How are you ? Cxxxx

Thank you stevie Hun it's a massive relief and I'm so much happier to be back on plan! Hope that you are doing okay! Will be by your diary soon cxxxxx

Hi Hun thank you I'm over te moon :D The new job is so fab! Everyone is lovely and I'm enjoying the work which is a plus! How are you doing? Xxx

4.5lbs off for me tonight at my first group weigh in... Took the plunge and joined after doing it at home for 18 months :) well done everyone. Xxx

Hi all :) Had my first official weigh in tonight and lost an awesome 4.5lbs, so hoping to get my half stone award next week as that would be fab! Hope you're all okay xxxx

Morning everyone :) Just to report I have joined a slimming world class now :) the anchorsholme group in Blackpool and its fab, I'm feeling so motivated already. I've made some sensible choices, I have has my first week at work this week and started off drinking loads of tea which is okay if...

Hello everyone :) I officially started work today.... Yay it was fab :) People are lovely and I can't wait to get started properly as today was just training. I also got a new phone yesterday, not quite the 5 but got the iPhone 4S on 3 and I adore it, the best phone I've ever had!!!! Just...

Its so fab to see you back on plan :) food looks lovely, how was the granola that you had for lunch out of interest as I love the stuff? xxxx

Hello everyone :) I have good news that yay I shall actually be starting work on Monday! Hurrah! As well as that I have also confirmed my interview to be a Samaritans telephone volunteer and also had training and done a course in fire safety and moving and handling as well as my CRB check so...

Hello all :) hope you are all doing well! Had a bit of a nightmare with the job and still not started, keeping my fingers crossed for next ek though! /sigh Food for today Breakfast: 2x weetabix (hexb) with milk (hexa) grapes, banana and strawberries Lunch:leftover Sunday dinner bubble and...

Mixed seafood spaghetti with a fresh tomato and dill sauce. Delish!!

Everyone sorry I've not been around loads I'm in the middle of getting everything together for my new job and filling out forms and stuff, just going to pop my food diary on here for today Breakfast; fruit salad with mint mullet liht lunch; mug shot with sugar snap peas dinner ; pork loin...

Hi all, Just a quickie.... i've just got back from the doctors and can report a 2lb loss this week so i'm fairly chuffed :) was hoping for a little more but have had a few off days so I really can't complain! Katie xxx

Thanks Hun xxx

Morning everyone :) I did my 5 mile walk last night, except at the last moment decided to push myself and walk the 10 mile one instead! I am so tired this morning but with absolutely no training for it I managed to walk 10 miles in the wind and rain and sea spray in 3 hours and 10 minutes...

Food plan for todqy Breakfast - massive fruit salad (strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, pineapple, blackberry and watermelon) Lunch- slimming world cauliflower cheese with chicken breast Dinner - illumathon tonight so having a pasta dish at the sw consultants house before the Walking...

Ah fab! Where in Africa were you before you came to the UK! I do love it here, it was the illumination switch on last night and it's so magical! Will have a lo for your diary now :) xxx

Hey Hun! Thanks for the message, not into med school yet but im starting my application at the moment! Woo at fellow blackpoolers, whereabouts were you? I am living on queens promenade but up toward bispham way. I'm a southerner myself but I love the north, feels much more homely! i definitely...

Of course I don't mind I love meeting new people to share this journey with! :D do you have a diary on here? Would like to have a read if you do :) The bike rides are a little bit of a cheat as they are on completely flat roads but it's still a good hour long trip! Hope to hear from you soon...

Hey hun :) thank you for the reply, how long have you been on slimming world now? Will subscribe to your diary and comment and have a read from the link in your signature :) Katie xxx

I bet it's hard! It's so fab that you are still sticking to plan so close to goin away Hun! Wow 3 days is such little time left! Doesn't seem like long ago that ou booked it! Xxx

I'm a Thursday weighed though I'm not joining class until the middle of September so won't know until then! I am getting a little addicted to exercise! Xxx

hey :) Just wanted to say for those weeks where you feel slimmer but don't actually lose anything, do you both take measurements with a tape measure? If not you should try it, it can be so disheartening when you don't lose but a lot of people find that they will lose cm's/inches on...

Wow Stevie you really do look amazing hun! Hope that you have the most awesome holiday because you really deserve it! xxx

hey hun! Its fab to hear from you :D The salmon fishcakes were SO tasty! I normally don't like them as they go stodgy but these were so fresh tasting, the only thing that could've made them better would be a squeeze of lemon juice but we didn't have any in!! How are you doing hun? xxx

Hi hells :) I have indeed been out recently though had a bit of a fiasco as someone in the apartment complex that we live in changed the combination on the main lock to get into the bike shed so we ccouldn't get to them! Though Phil and I are looking at doing an 11 mile ride tomorrow so...

hey hun! Its not going too badly thank you! had a few boring days food wise so not really popped them on but still feeling super motivated ! How are you getting on? its so close to your holiday you must be SO excited! xxx

Hi Natalie! Sorry I hadn't replied sooner i've only just seen your message! Always happy to talk to fellow SW'ers about their journies and well done it sounds like your are doing brilliantly! How is the hair salon going for you now? I tend to take a recipe and tweak things like herbs and veg...

Just returned from my cycle ride, biked 5.5ish miles in around 28 minutes, feeling fab and healthy! :)

Food plan for today :) Breakfast - 2 Sausages (2 syns), big bowl of (apple, strawberry, raspberry and grape) with total 0% mixed with splenda. Lunch - Not 100% but probably cooked chicken breast with salad, though not got much in the way of salad in so going to have to come up with some...

Hehe it was super yummy thanks !!! And im in (actually quite) sunny Blackpool! Woo haha :P xx

Food for today :) Monday -extra easy Breakfast - 2 x (hexb) soaked in water with banana, grapes and strawberries Lunch - jacket potato with 42g reduced fat cheese (hexa) ham and salad of cucumber tomatoes radish pepper and green beans Dinner - sw fry up - bacon, 2 x sausages (2 syns)...

It's just a joke.... And I know what gross means... Nt so sure about grosse though...

They re in the little booklet that came in this months bag, they were basically just cooked crushed potatoes mixed with flaked cooked salmon and herbs and then baked in the oven for 20/25 mins. Im not a massive fish cake fan but these were really light and flavoursome and yummy! Xx

Hi all, just popping on food for today. Exercise wise was a long walk around Freeport Outlet centre and then a 3(ish) mile cycle along the seafront... the return journey felt a lot longer though as was biking into gales! Breakfast - Weetabix (HexB) with milk (HexA) and banana, grapes...

Good morning everyone :) I've woken up with what feels like the start of a cold this morning (boo) however I am still feeling super motivated and confident. I had a bit of a victory in myself last night in that with the healthy curry we had there was an option to have a naan bread too... Can't...

Awesome I shall go and look for it now and subscribe :) xx

Sounds like going to see your doc is a good thing, I don't have the laughing thing, but I'm exhausted, no energy or motivation to do anything

Because I have had a massive slimming friendly curry tonight and turned down a 21 syn naan bread which I would have normally eaten without a thought!

Haha I'm a nightmare for it, taking pictures of really boring lunches :p it's good to go back and look over thou!!

Honk for the last 4 days :D

Hi :) I would also commend the Zumba workouts that you get. They are great fun and you get a whole body workout! Xx

H Ryan, well done firstly for taking the leap and deciding to try slimming world, minimums is such a fabulous place full of kind inspirational people willing to help anyone on their journey! I completely agree about the enjoying a drink, I love a glass of wine and followed the plan wilst in my...

Yeah I use the app for my iPad and find it super easy to navigate :) it definitely is beneficial as you help others out with inspiration :) xxx

Aww thank you :) I'm looking forward to including photos too!

Hi Lisa :D Thats fab to hear a fellow medical person! I'm not yet at medical school but i'm applying soon! Thanks for popping in to say hi though! xxx

Hi Lisa :) Welcome to Mins! You will love it here, there are so many fab people who offer loads of support and there are so many different recipes to try. Would be happy to keep in touch and see how you are getting on with your journey so I have subscribed, if you're interested I have a diary...

Thanks Em its fabby to be back i've missed this place!!

Awesome thanks hun! You'd think i'd know these things by now having used mins for so long!!

The biggest reason i'm losing weight is so that if/when I get into medical school I don't feel like a hypocrite and i'll find it easier to be on my feet for a longer period of time I also want to be able to walk into a clothes shop and buy what I like, and feel confident in it, I would also...

Lots and lots of reasons! -I'm big boned -I've been concentrating on my degree, not my diet -I'm happy as I am -I can't afford healthy food -I enjoy healthy food Sure theres many more reasons than just those but they're the ones off the top of my head!

Hi Hells :) Thanks for dropping in! Do you use a diary on here? If so I would like to subscribe so that I can keep track on how you are getting on! Good luck though! x

Definitely ! Its a busy time of year with everyone off on holidays etc! I'm going to be around on here a bit more now though so i'm sure as I talk to more people it will get busier! xxxx

Quickie with food for today; Friday 24/08 - Extra Easy Breakfast - Spaghetti on 2x small wholemeal toast (HexB) - No Superfree I know :whoopass: Lunch - Jacket potato with 42g reduced fat cheese (HexA) with chopped ham and salad (cucumber, tomato, pepper, radish, beansprout, baby corn and...

Yay thanks hun! Don't really seem to get anyone coming into my diary anymore but going to up my posts and vary my forums a bit moer and hopefully it'll go up¬! Still its good for me to have somewhere to keep track of everything :) xx

Hi em! Sorry its been so long i've been a bit AWOL! Sounds like a bit of a difficult situation you're going through at the moment, with regards to the Aunt situation, it is only something that you can decide, I think that if she isn't yet willing to make contact via the phone then she is...

Hey Stevie, Been reading your diary and it really is giving me so much inspiration, you are a fab fab lady who fully deserved the WOTY ! Glad that the peek at the scales has motivated you! you may get closer to your target before you jet off! I'm so jealous! Feels like ages since i've been...

Just going to pop on my food diary for yesterday; Thursday 23/08 - Extra Easy Breakfast - 2 x Weetabix (HexB) with Milk (HexA) Banana, Raspberries and Blueberries. Lunch - Tomato and herb mugshot with a salad of lettuce, cucumber, tomato, carrot, radish and beansprouts. Dinner - Spicy mince...

Hi all! A lot of you will already know me! But after falling off the wagon whilst coming to the end of my degree I figured a fresh start and a new diary would help me get back on track! For anyone new... i'm Katie, i'm 21, I recently graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with a...

Ooh I live in Blackpool too! Where abouts are you staying? Are you staying? I LOVE it here, only been moved in 2 weeks but I love the place!

Hi everyone :) Sorry i've been out of action for ages! I have not been on plan and moving to our new flat in blackpool so been super busy and had no internet at the new place. I've decided that I shall be getting rid of this diary and starting a new one, with all my dreaded stats updated to...

Mix up some sugar free jelly and chuck the fruit in... Use slightly less water as the fruit will defrost in the mix... Then stir in a syn freee yoghurt and mix it up and leave it to set.. Really yummy

I got back from Greece on Sunday and the food is very indulgent! Can't see there would be too much that is syn free. I had a lovely dish called beef giuvetsi though which is big chunks of slow cooed beef with orzo pasta and baked in the oven in a tomato sauce. Souvlaki would be syn free as its...

Hi all :D Thanks for the messages! I am officially back in England now :( Boo, its grey and didn't drop under 35 degrees in Greece! I want to be back! The holiday itself was fabulous and I weighed myself this morning and have actually lost half a pound so all the swimming and stuff must have...

Stevie you look amazing! Hope you had an amazing birthday xxx

Hey everyone, just a quick non diet related message..... Got my uni results last night and looks like I'll be graduating with a 2.1 :) hurrah!!

Been AWOL recently due to extreme dieting failure. It's my own fault, need to get my head back into it I guess. Hopefully start losing again soon as really don't want to start putting back on everything that I lost, but seems I've forgotten the basic principles of SW. :( need to get re motivated...

Hi everyone, hope you are all doing well!!! I'm settled in at my new home for the summer! Getting lots of body magic in and making the most of the weather though its taken a turn for the worse today!!! Weight wise i'm still hovering around the 240lb mark but i'm hoping that lots of exercise...

Have a lovely holiday hun, you truly deserve it! Xxxx

Hey Hun hope you are doing ell. Glad you had an amazing time, I too have a dislike for mr Martin but I can fully appreciate the scale of the shows that they put on an think for fans of the band they must be incredible live! Sorry you've had a dodgy week, I'm still trying to get back into the...

Wow I don't have a clue! They definitely shouldn't be pumpkins!! Will have to change that when I get on the computer next! Thanks for pointing that one out xxx

Wow that haircut is fab and really really suits you hun! You must be so pleased with it :D xxxxx

Ah thank you so much hun :D xx

Hi all, its been a long while since I remembered to check this! Just adding a new picture of me at 16 stone 13. Katie xxx

Hi everyone! Thank you all for the kind kind words, I had the best time at my graduation ball, heard some good news regarding my dissertation and said goodbye to my favourite lecturers! Hurrah! I ate and drank terribly, but appear to have lost 2.5lbs according to my scales.... I don't...

Just a quickie with a photo from last night :).. I'm second in from the right in the black and silver dress xxx

Good afternoon all :D Hope you are all doing well, I enjoyed my first lay in in a long time this morning as I can officially say that I am no longer a student and my degree is complete!!! Never thought in a million years I would get this far!!! My medicine exam went really well, questions on...

Thank you for the lovely words!! :) Good luck on your weight loss journey! With slimming world it is a fun one full of gorgeous recipes that make you feel like you aren't on a diet!! Where are you off on holiday? :) That is my biggest fear, having to wear leggings once i'm there, however i've...

Hi Charlie :) Thanks for dropping in and your kind words, they are so appreciated! Well done on joining slimming world, it is SUCH a fabulous lifestyle change and I hope you get the loss you deserve. You have to enjoy yourself with alcohol and a bit of food once in a while but thats what flexi...

Hi Steve :) (See I remembered!!!) It was Greek to me at the start of the year too :P but hope i've done enough to pull it back and get myself a good degree! Hope you're doing well!

Hey hun :) Thank you for the reply! Last exam went really well too, think i've definitely passed so i'm super happy! Hope you're okay! xxxx

Afternoon all :) Just a boring exam update..... I was up at 6ish this morning to do some last minute revision for my genetics exam which was at 9:15. I found the exam awesome, the questions were just what i'd planned and practised before the exam... examples and impact of contamination in...

Good luck for WI tonight hun though with your week you shouldn't need it! xxxx

You are doing so so fabulously and i'm sure you're on track for your 8th loss in a row! Wish I had your motivation, need a swif kick up the bottom! :P xxxx

Well done on your loss hun! You are doing brilliantly, hope you're having a good Monday and getting even more excited about holiday!! xxxxx

Aww Kev ! Okay That was slightly sexist of me as you pop by all the time, as does arctic (though not sure on his first name) So I miss the chats with the girlies and my fave minimins fellas!!!!!!!! (am I forgiven? Or should I go out and get a shovel to dog myself out? ;)) Thank you :D I'm so...

Awwh you are such a sweetie! :D I'm doing well, on the home straight now! I have a 3.5 hour genetics exam tomorrow, and a 3 hour medicine exam on Wednesday then I AM OFFICIALLY FREE!!!!!! Not been doing too bad food wise, i've found myself automatically making sw friendly meals but been...

Hey everyone, hope you're all doing well! Been quiet again recently due to being ridiculously busy!. I can report that i've had a teeny gain recently, but for how off plan i've been I really shouldn't complain, I have another two weeks of exam hell (3 3 hour exams, 3 2000 word essays) and i'm...

Hey Kev, hope you're okay :) I either do as Emmy said and have it in sandwich form or on ryvita. Failing that I just cut a banana in half widthways, then half again lengthways so I have 4 quarters, put some philly on each quarter and then stick the halves back together so its a banana sandwich...

Food for today Breakfast - N/A as was at doctors Lunch - Cheese, leek and ham pasta and sauce (1 syn) with cucumber, tomato and sweetcorn Dinner - Chinese, but having sweet and sour chicken and boiled rice at 8.5 syns :) Snack - Banana with choco philadelphia (4 syns) Katie xxx

Wow Stevie you are on such a roll and doing amazingly! You must be so happy!!!! xxx

Just a quick one with food for today... Breakfast - Banana with 1 syn of chocolate philadephia. Lunch - Jacket sweet potato with Ham and cottage cheese + seafood stick salad. Dinner - Diet coke chicken, cheese (HEXA), roast potatoes and veg Snacks - Dairylea light triangle (1.5 syns)...

Thankyou hun :D I've missed not taking pictures for here!!! Nervous about tomorrow but at least I might get some answers!!! xx

Hey hun, thats fine, i've been awful at visiting diaries recently too! Hope that the blood test has gone okay for you, I feel really nervous about it! xxx

Haha thanks hun, the stir fry was really really good!. Weekend was not too bad thank you :) Hope yours was ok too! xxxx

Oh my god! That is crazy, the OH just had a go at doing that and got about 20cm down and couldn't go any further! I refuse to try haha. I think we should all be able to do it by next year ;) I'm thinking of investing in a spinning bike so will have even stronger thighs by next year! Glad the...

Oh and food pics from yesterday... Jacket potato and salad. Chicken Stir fry + veggies

Hi everyone, hope you're having a lovely weekend :) Forgot to mention a few days ago, went to the doctor as i've been feeling exhausted these past few weeks. Like sleep for 8 hours but falling asleep during the day etc. Also been drinking upwards of 5-6 litres of water a day. She asked if I...

Tuna and sweetcorn on jacket sweet potato with cheese and ham salad. Chinese chicken stir fry with onion, pepper, sweetcorn, baby corn, sugar snap peas and brocolli.

I have just tried chocolate philadelphia for the first time... Think i'm in heaven! xxx

Hi all, just putting on food for today :) Breakfast - porridge (HEXB) with milk (2 syns) options mint (1 syn as only used half a pack) and cherries, blackberries, grapes, raspberries and blackcurrants. Lunch - Jacket sweet potato with tuna and sweetcorn (1 syn for mayo) plus salad with ham...

Yay congratulations you :D What a fab loss you must be chuffed!!! I'm much the same in that I love the feeling a workout gives no matter how sore it makes me! Happy Weekend to you :D Hope its a goodun! xxx

Thanks hun I was so pleased!! Its lovely to be back, i've missed mins a lot! xx

I should say the fruit you had after rbeakfast would mean it could be an EE day yeah :) Thats what I do when I don't have fruit with breakfast :) Hope you enjoy your concert, I love them, off to see radiohead (my fave band; been waiting for 5 years and the tickets cost £100 :| ) in October and...

ARGH having such a mare today! Got so much work to be doing and just can't settle on a particular topic. I have a 3000 word research proposal due in 3 weeks and still not sure what topic I want to do it on. Bleh. As well as revision for 4 exams, and 3 2000 word essays left to do. All of has to...

Thanks Kev :) Not entirely sure how it happened but i'm definitely not complaining! Congrats on the resignation! I shall be over to comment properly in a while :) xx

Food for today; Breakfast - POrridge (HEXB) with raspberries, cherries, blackberries and blackcurrants. Snack - 1/2 grapefruit Lunch - Cod with morroccan spiced couscous. Dinner - Spag bol with broccoli and cauliflower. (HEXA for cheese) Syns - 0 1 x HEXA 1 x HEXB Not sure what i'll have...

Thank you hun :D I'm chuffed! ANother 100% week which I am FULLY prepared for and hopefully i'll be back to previous weight! xxxxx

Morning all, after the extremely painful 9lb gain over the last 3 weeks (holiday... i'm sorry)!!! I can report I have lost 7lbs as of this morning, so only 2lbs to go before I reach pre holiday weight! Yay! Well done to everyone who has weighed and good luck to those still waiting! Katie xxx

So this morning..... after putting on 9... yes 9lbs in the last 3 weeks *hides face* I can report a few 100% days means I have lost 7 of them :D Hurrah! So I am feeling much better and good about being 100%. *grins* Katie xxx

Food changed somewhat for the day Breakfast - half grapefruit Lunch tuna jacket potato and salad. (1 Syn for mayo) Snacks - seafood sticks and ryvita and cheese triangle (HEXB + 1 Syn) Dinner - Cheese stuffed burgers (HEXA + 1/2 Syn) With SW chips, fried egg and veg. So much food today! 2.5 syns.

Exactly, its also keeping me distracted from writing this essay. getting in a bit of a tizz working out the differences in techniques and finding cases to support it! BAH. Mmmm I LOVE carbonara. Could I be cheeky and possibly request the recipe? xx

Haha this is keeping me so entertained! Sat here chuckling away to myself!! x

I like it 'lcn pcr is a fantastic, innovative but sometimes inaccurate technique which takes really really tiny, teeny, miniscule amounts of amazing, life building DNA and amplifies it with more cycles than a typical boring, normal DNA amplification. I like it ;) x

Mmmm i'll be heading to the shops at the next chance then ;) YUM xx thanks hun

Haha i'm impressed! That is too true :P. Now..... how to stretch that into 2000 words and we're all good!!! x

Ahh i'm sure it would be fab Kev! I mean comon, how different can they REAAAALLLY be? ;) x

Mixed veg (peas, sugarsnaps, peppers, onion, sweetcorn) risotto with jacket sweet potato and cheese crumbed chicken breast (HexA) This was tea tonight. DELISH.

I CANNOT STOP EATING TODAY. DAMN * Luckily, my choices have been an apple and ... seafood sticks. Not sure how many, but I figured they're better than a chocolate bar and syn free. Damn having to sit at a desk all day. I would normally take a walk to take my mind off it. So if anyone wants to...

I get what you mean, in my mind I keep imagining it is like a chocolate cheesecake filling. Am i dreaming? ;) xxx

Firstly well done on not letting the stress make you reach for the bad things! Even if you've had a few too many syns on cereal, you are still within your syns for the day and ts much better than reaching for cake :) Food is looking good for the day. Is choc philadelphia nice?? Keep picking it...

Its always good to have a positive day :D I'm much the same today, organised and getting uni work done :D Yeah the pro points you get quite a few now, definitely don't blame you looking into SS. I've been considering WW now for a little while as I think the portion control would help me as I...

Ahh thank you lovely :) That also brought a smile to my face!. I think im going to just work really hard over the next 4 weeks to get into it, its only a tiny amount of zip that won't do up, going to try and get at least a couple mile walk in everyday from now till graduation and really work on...

Yay well done Stevie you are doing so fab :D Food is looking yummy today! Just had a jacket potato and salad too for my lunch, you can't beat it! Hope you're having a good day hun xxx

Hi Kev :) Glad you are feeling good about the diet, i love days where I wake up feeling like that, and well done for not recording the weight down, who knows, it could be a little more by friday! :D Well done on the loss though! Hope you get the job front sorted soon Wow thats a lot of...

Just uploading food for the evening :) Trying to get back into good habits!!! Lunch ended up being 4 seafood sticks and 2 ryvita. Dinner was a mixed veg (pea, sugarsnaps, pepper, sweetcorn and onion) risotto with a jacket sweet potato + cheese and 1/2 chicken breast with cheese crust (HEXA)...

Its just a disappointment I guess as I originally bought it in a 14 and have already exchanged it, unfortunately i've put around 8lbs on in the last 2 weeks, and its just a tiny bit at the top that won't do up.... so i'm thinking that a couple weeks success express and really focusing on the...

Good luck hun, hope you've got a loss you;re pleased with xxx

Well I feel crap. Just tried on said bigger dress and it still doesn't do up completely. And it is now only 4 weeks till the ball. Excuse me while I go cry please :(.

Hey everyone :D Hope you are all doing well, I had a lovely fortnight away with my parents and the OH's dad, I'm paying for it on the scales though :( Still, hoping to get it off quickly! My graduation dress arrived again today, had to order a bigger size so I know it will fit, not ideal, but...

I agree with Stevie, I tried my first zumba class and by 2 songs I was trying not to be sick in the corner drinking water like it was going out of fashion, tried a spinning class and was mortified as everyone was skinny and I kept having to sit down and stop pedalling, but I kept at it and after...

I used to play the cornet in a brass band, and one of our concert pieces was my heart will go on. I honestly used to struggle not crying when we were plying a concert it was a nightmare!!! Haha. Jack Dawson is amazing, Leo is perfect for the role though, its just such a perfectly awesome...

Haha damn. * mixed with being an emotional wreck today = tearing up just thinking about that bit, and when rose gets in the lifeboat, and jack is looking down at her after the dick of an ex tells him he won't be getting a lifeboat...... Devastating!! Xxxx

Hi Everyone :) Away with the parents and OH for a week at their caravan, luckily it has internet so can get some work done between going to the beach and fishing! Starting to supplement my uni work with chemistry revision, forgot how much i dislike it!! But its so worth it so I can be called...

Hey all, thank you for the well wishes :) Unfortunately today seems to be the start of many of the original symptoms returning, i'm exhausted, muscles are aching, feel super cold and i'm bunged up. Think I could have done with some antibiotics last time rather than just taking co codamol and...

Thanks hun :D Feeling much better! Seemed to take forever to go away though, think I exhausted myself getting up at 7/8am everyday and not going to bed until 3/4am the following morning through doing uni work! All done now for Easter! So having a couple of days to do some leisurely work at my...

Hi everyone, its been a while but today has been my first weigh in in a while and i can report that I have lost 1lb which is a miracle and totally undeserved for what i've been eating recently. Hope everyone is well xxxxx

Hey hun, i'm doing well thank you. Been recovering from illness so not been 100% on plan, so just been lurking rather than posting. Should be around a bit more soon though! Hope you are well xxx

Hey everyone :) Hope you are all doing okay! I've been really poorly these past few days, I stayed up till 4am wednesday night and then got up at 9 30 on thursday morning as I was working on a report. Then didn't actually go to bed thursday night as finished the report about 7am and had a...

Hey hun :D Thank you for the reply, sorry to hear you're stressing with work too, its awful at the mo so i sympathise completely. Especially maths - could never get my head around it. Its annoying me because i'm thinking of a completely new career move after i've finished this degree so just...

Morning everyone :) Hope everyone is doing well. I am currently more stressed than I ever thought possible :P Its 2 weeks until my dissertation, my skeleton excavation report and my glass evidence witness statement is due in, and it feels like its never going to end :P So unfortunately I have...

I think its because I have a history of high blood pressure and diabetes in my family, the health risks outweigh the benefits of me going onto another pill however it was put as 'you need to lose weight' Bleh. I'm feeling a little better thank you hun xxxx

Morning Stevie :) Hope you had a fun night out with your saved syns and your head doesn't hurt too much this morning! xxx

Good morning Em :) Hope that you are having a lovely Sunday :) xxx

you can find them in most supermarkets if you look with the exotic fruit :) They aren't massive though so can be easily missed!! xxxx

this is a dragon fruit Redirect Notice theyre really pretty, just eat the white flesh, like a milder kiwi fruit but mega juicy! xxxxx

Haha you don't at all hun, you sounds like you're being v sensible and its appreciated to have someone to talk to! Being a woman well and truly sucks at times. Having a working day today so going to get a hot water bottle, wrap up in duvet in get cracking!!! Thanks for the kind words hun, got...