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If you eat things regularly then you can make up a "recipe" for your salad.... for example weigh out 6 slices of cucumber and a normal-sized tomato that you eat, along with anything else you have as a standard salad (I like a few olives on my lettuce and raw mushrooms too) and then create your...

On the days I'm not fasting, I have porridge for breakfast.... it's the only thing that keeps me going until lunch - believe me, I've tried EVERYTHING! :p But I use unsweetened almond milk rather than dairy as that saves me some calories and carbs. For lunch I usually either have a salad with...

I did SW for fifteen years but it taught me nothing about portion control. One person's huge is another's tiny and I used to stuff myself senseless with pasta and rice, doing constant green days. One day, a comment on here made me question SW's principles and how they may be affecting me. I...

I LOVE it and still run 3 or 4 times a week. I laughed when they said I'd be aiming for 10km but they were right and my further distance to date is 14km! I NEVER thought I'd be a runner - I was one of those who used to point and laugh but now I find myself out in all weathers (except icy...

I think it's good to chop and change occasionally. I started off last May doing SW's green days. I LOVE carbs and I did lose a little weight. Then a chance remark on here made me question my eating habits. In a thread about green days someone had written "I don't eat carbs because they make...

I took up running last May, a month before my 50th birthday - to help lose weight. I lost just over 3 stone and hit my target at the beginning of October so it worked for me!!

It's not just you. I maintained from October until Christmas and then gained half stone "festive layer" which I have found really REALLY hard to find the motivation to start to re-lose! Have you tried intermittent fasting? I do this alongside CC and it helps the weight come off quicker. I'm...

Ran another 2km at lunchtime and this morning I am back to the same weight I was last Thursday again - so only 4lbs over my target at the moment. I bought a lovely pair of size 10 Gap jeans in a charity shop this morning and was moaning at lunchtime to my husband because they're too big...

Oops, we went for a curry yesterday and whilst I had chicken tikka (breast meat, no sauce) and salad and about half my portion of rice, I did relent and have a rather yummy plain naan bread (they are just SOOOO lovely!) Then came home and spoiled it even more by having my Sunday evening glass...

I officially climbed back onto the wagon on Monday. Resumed my 5:2 and the low-cal, mod-carb and CC regime that got the weight off me in the latter half of last year. Lost 4.5lbs since Monday which I know is just retained water from eating too many carbs. Means that I only have 3.5lbs to lose...

Hiya, I swapped from SW to CC back in July and lost over three stone. Best decision I made.....

Let's just say, I'm not at my maintenance weight any more! :p BUT.... I now know that I have the willpower, grit and determination to get back on the wagon and re-lose so I'm just enjoying a little of what I fancy for a few days (and no, I haven't updated my stats as it is only a temporary...

AND I'M STILL THE SAME WEIGHT!!!!! :D:D:D:D Having spent the last 15 years yo-yo dieting, I am MORE proud of myself for maintaining for seven weeks than for losing weight in the first place :p I am still weighing daily and logging everything into MFP - I will need to carry on doing this for...

Welcome! I swapped from mostly-green-day SW to CC and haven't looked back! I also gave up SW because I didn't think it taught me anything about portion control. One person's "small" is another person's "large". Bit like saying "stop eating when you feel full" because some people never do...

I reached my target through running, 5:2 fasting and low-carb, low-fat calorie counting. A week after I hit target, the weather changed and I was STARVING... craving carbs far worse than the general hunger pangs of losing the weight. I've actually changed my way of eating for the winter and...

Wow! You look fantastic! Huge congratulations on a MASSIVE weight loss. You must feel sensational! (?) And you are sooooo close to target now (you have the same target as me! lol) How are you feeling about going onto maintenance? I was terrified but it's been nearly 6 weeks now and I'm...

Nikki, just remember that it takes 3,500 ADDITIONAL calories to gain a pound of weight so if you have a bad day and go over 600 over, as long as you get back on track the next day, it doesn't mean that you will gain a huge amount... sorry for your loss, too and hope you can stick with it now x

Well, since I shrank from a size 16 to an 8-10, I've had to replace my ENTIRE wardrobe.... except me socks! :p All my riding wear, jeans, coats and jackets, bras and pants, nightwear. We have a town full of charity shops so I've visited them at least once weekly and been an eagle-eyed spotter...

Fab! And well done! You're off on your journey now then..... keep us posted :)

Brilliant!!! Very well done. That's the first one over with.... bring on tomorrow!! :)

So how did it go? I'm dying to hear.....

Well done on your achievement so far!!! And good luck for tonight. I always think I'll take myself off to bed early on a fast day but because I haven't eaten much my body betrays me and keeps me awake so I have trouble nodding off!!! They think it is an evolution thing - something to do with...

Three weeks of maintenance and I'm steadily fluctuating between 9:11 and 9:13 so far....... this is a first for me as previously, by now it would have started to creep back on..... :)

Good luck for tomorrow. I just wanted to add that when assessing your hunger, you'll need to bear in mind that by eating a breakfast, you'll be kicking your metabolism into action which may well make you more hungrier than if you don't eat anything. I, personally, am better eating nothing as...

The longer you can go without eating, the better the "fast" is, to be honest.... otherwise you are just having a low-calorie day. If you don't feel you can go all the way around until teatime, a 16:8 fast day may suit you better to start with - not eating anything at all until lunchtime and...

The thing with fasting is not to make too big a deal of it. I'm a big-breakfast gal so I didn't think I'd manage it at ALL. The first day I fasted, I figured that I'd skip breakfast and then split my 500 calories into a brunch and then tea. Then I sailed past mid-morning and decided I'd have a...

Hi Angela, I swapped from SW to 5:2 and calorie counting and hit my target a couple of weeks ago... I had FAR more success with 5:2/CC than I did with SW. This thread has a couple of comments from me on how I did it... http://www.minimins.com/calorie-counting/327615-three-stone-gone.html...

Work out your BMR and then your daily calorific needs (same website) BMR Calculator Then set yourself up a MyFitnessPal account and start logging EVERYTHING you eat and drink. You'll soon find your balance :)

I just popped in here to give everyone a bit of hope. I'm 50 and started C25K in May. In July I ran a Race for Life and finally felt like I "graduated" the programme at the beginning of August. Yesterday I ran my first TEN km!!! I NEVER thought I'd be able to finish the programme, let alone...

Glass of V8, poured over ice with a dash of Worcester Sauce.... rock n roll!!! :p

I've yo-yo'd for 15 years doing green days on SW as I am a former carbo-holic. However this year I turned 50 and that was something of a slap in the face and I decided I needed to do something once and for all. I gave up white carbs and switched to 5:2 fasting and calorie counting on my eating...

icloud.... you can set your own calories on MFP by going to your home page and clicking on "goals" and then "change goals" at the bottom of that page. If you then click on "custom", you can put your own targets in :)

Back down to nine, thirteen and five-eighths this morning. :)

Ten, zero and seven eighths this morning... up again.... and THIS is why.... I am a very bad girl because I baked it for my husband and flavoured it with lemon - and sandwiched it with home-made lemon curd and oodles of buttercream. And then I ate a modest slice last evening. So as well as...

I've been lucky with my running shoes. I bought them from Aldi back in May and I've thankfully not had any problems. But I must be proving my worth because my husband told me that it is time to buy some "proper" ones now. So I'm going to go to a running shop and have gait analysis so they can...

I think you have to have common sense and work out your own personal plan. What might work for someone else, won't necessarily work for you. I have probably broken no end of "rules" with the personalised plan that finally shifted my weight but I certainly don't feel I have starved or...

Still 9:13 and one quarter today... so a whole eighth on since yesterday! But that's fine because Monday was my fast day so I'm always lower the day after (yesterday) and then it usually goes up a good half a pound after I go back on my normal eating days. So the fact that I'm only an eighth...

Back down to nine, thirteen and one eighth this morning.... phew!

Ooh, gina_b.... I MUST tell you - I joined our local gym a couple of weeks ago. With a view to using the treadmill over the winter when it is cold, wet and windy (at 50, I don't care if I AM a fairweather runner!!! :p) Anyway, I have to admit that I've learned that long-distance treadmill...

Oops, I was a bit too relaxed at the weekend and am up to 10:0 again today. Never mind.... I'm exactly (to the eighth of a pound) the same weight as I was last Monday so I guess this maintenance lark is working for me! :p (But I am SO not baking flapjacks again for a while...... :o )

Just remember that BMR and TDEE are AVERAGES so you may lose quicker or slower. The only way to know if it will work is to try it and see how you get on. And I would give it at least a month before assessing as the initial weight loss will just be your glycogen stores and will give you a false...

Hmmm.... maintenance is not going very well so far.... I'VE LOST ANOTHER POUND!!!!! :p

Thank you but I actually thought I'd relaxed a bit this week and eaten MORE so my flabber is ghasted that I've continued to lose, to say the least!!!

Down to nine stone TWELVE this morning!!! That is officially the lightest I have been in over thirty years!!!!!!

Nine stone, thirteen and a quarter so half off since Tuesday. After struggling for a fortnight to lose the last pound which took me under ten stone, I truly didn't think I'd lose any more. I also thought I'd slightly upped my calories this week. Maybe I'll get down to 9:10 so that I can...

Just wanted to share a few observations that I've learned on my journey to target this year.... - Firstly, you need to commit in your head. If you aren't "in the zone", or don't have a "mojo", it will be an uphill battle. If you mind is ready to commit and you are motivated and determined...

I've been 5:2'ing (intermittent fasting) alongside CC since 1st July and I allow myself 1200 calories per day but spread over the week. 1200 x 7 = 8400. Take off the 2 x 500 calories allowed on the fast days = 7400 and divide by the remaining 5 normal eating days and you get 1480. I log...

I can't believe it! This morning I hit target :D:D:D It has taken me just under five months to lose 45lbs.... the last pound has taken me a fortnight so I think my body is telling me that this is where it wants to be so I'm going to switch to maintenance.... which judging by the last couple...

NINE STONE THIRTEEN!!!! :D:D:D That's it! My journey is over. In just under 5 months I have hit my target. 45lbs gone FOREVER! Size 16 down to a loose 10 - and that's how I'm gonna stay. (Switching to maintenance is the most terrifying thing I've ever had to do!!!!)

My target eludes me for yet ANOTHER day! Ten stone zero exactly. But I'm fasting today so I'm BOUND to be nine stone something tomorrow... mwahahahaha..... :p

STS!!! :mad: Just 1/4 of a pound between me and my target weight.... for ANOTHER day!!! Still I've been to the gym, ran, rowed and exercise-biked.... AND ridden my pony.... so if THAT lot doesn't burn off a quarter of a pound tonight I'm throwing in the towel and re-setting my target as ten...

Oh absolutely! If you gain, you have to take the money out.... and GIVE IT TO YOUR OTHER HALF.... (if you have one!) Punishment! :p

Ten stone zero and one quarter so half a pound off since yesterday. But STILL not in the nines!!!! :cry:

Just thought I'd do another update. I have now lost just over three stone and am currently just one pound away from my first target. Desperately want to be nine stone something but I've had a busy couple of weeks which meant that my running had to go on the back burner and I think because I'm...

Oooooh, Anna, those teas sound LOVELY. Where do you get them please?

Ten stone, zero and three-quarters! So close to my 9:13 target but just not there yet! But I've just joined my local gym so am planning on upping my exercise from outside running twice a week so I'm confident that in the next week or so it will have come off. Now that I've lost so much...

I have a three-minute meal! A frozen fillet of salmon on a plate with lemon and herbs and some cling film into the microwave for around 3 minutes. Meanwhile, julienne a courgette to make "spaghetti", blot on kitchen paper and then dry-fry (Frylite) in a non-stick pan at a high temperature for...

Ten stone zero for me..... hovering so close to the 9:13 target that I set myself.... oh well, maybe next week if I'm really really good.....

My final tally was 7 off of the 8lb pledged for September. I think I would have hit target too had I not had my dad and stepmum come to stay for the weekend just gone. They live in Spain so I haven't seen them for three years and I did a lot of baking for them which was sooooo tempting and...

Well this morning the scales tell me I am ten stone, zero pounds and one-eighth!!! They KNOW I want to be nine stone something, I tell you... and they're just teasing me! Sooooooo close!!! (I have my dad over this weekend, from Spain. First time I've seen him in three years and I've been...

The calories in home-made muesli soon add up. I paid over £10 for a selection of base mix, nuts and dried fruits to make my own and when I calculated the calories per meagre serving, it was stoopid, so I went back to good ole porridge!

Another pound off for me! :)

And that's a NET amount too.... after any exercise....

Ten stone 1.5lbs today.... just over one and a half pounds to go to hit target!!!

I'm a relative newbie to running, I only started in May and at 50 I'm never going to be the fastest on the planet. But I've surprised myself by falling in love with something that I really only started as a tool to assist my weight loss and it's now an established part of my weekly life. I'd...

Yep, I'm another who switched from SW to CC because of the portion control! I was bloated and sluggish from living on green day unlimited carbs and whilst I *did* lost a stone over two months, I'm not sure it was the correct way for my body to do it. I started losing a lot more regularly when...

10st 1lb now..... lost another 2lbs this week. So close now, it's scary!!!!

Another 2lbs off for me.... I might just do this, y'know..... :D

I started off doing the Couch to 5K programme, katsmad.... The Couch-to-5K ® Running Plan | C25K Mobile App You can download a podcast for each week and the individual days of weeks 5 and 6, so that you can have a "personal trainer" in your ear telling you when to walk and run. I didn't know...

I started on 11th May on SW and started running at the same time. Had lost my first stone by beginning of July but then decided to start 5:2'ing. I'd been a dedicated fan of SW for many years yo-yo'ing and I now realise that it doesn't suit me, nor teach me about portion control. So I spent...

Special milestone for me today, three stones have officially gone and I'm just 3lbs away from my target. Hope to get there by the end of September, if I'm lucky :)

-2.5lbs .... just 4lbs left to go!!! :D

Down to 10:4 now and getting SO excited about nearing my target and being NINE stone something.....

4lbs gone, 4 to go!!!! :D

I have to say that I've had these for lunch a couple more times since I originally posted and I still find them yummy and really filling. I actually eat LESS than if I'd made a plate of salad, but because it looks like a normal wrap and I eat TWO of them for my lunch, my brain is fooled into...

Greys Anatomy Revenge Strictly :o

Thank you. Actually I have to confess, I only did the mile-a-day thing for a week. I got cold feet (proverbially!) and started worrying that I'd lose the ability to run longer so I've gone back to running further distances just three times a week. BUT my speed has improved immensely - and I...

8th September 2012... Started losing weight and running 11th May. Lost a stone with SW. Started 5:2 fasting and CC on my normal eating days 1st July. Lost 40lbs so far... (6lbs to first target!) (sorry for the daft pose... was trying on silly (but gorgeous) shoes I can't possibly...

Heya, late to the party but I'd like to hit target by the end of the month. So I'm opting for a (possibly ambitious, now I'm nearing target!) EIGHT POUNDS!!!! :p *gulp*

I LOVE breakfast... it is my favourite meal of the day so I treat myself to Sainsburys Taste the Difference jumbo oats. 50g made with skimmed milk, a little Splenda and lashings of cinnamon is around 300 calories and will keep you going until lunch. Because the oats are jumbo-sized, you get a...

A sachet of Belgian Choc Options mixed into a small tub of quark makes a low-cal chocolate pudding. Aldi ice pops are only 18 calories per pop and are good for a sugar fix.

I've fallen off the wagon a few times on my journey too. What I've learned is that I hate myself so much the following day, it now puts me off of falling.... so I tend to stay on the straight and narrow.

Just to say that I used a big iceberg lettuce leaf as a replacement "tortilla wrap" to enclose my ham salad stuff for lunch the other day. I actually used less food making them up than if I'd made myself a plate of salad but ended up with TWO wraps which I enclosed in cling film in the fridge...

Brilliant! I tend to lose in "steps".... so one week I'll STS or lose a pound and then the next I'll maybe lose 3lbs. I'm 50 now so my hormones are all over the shop so I don't have a monthly "that" week but I'm still losing in steps. So if I have a week when I don't lose, or only lose a...

Fab news..... see? It does work!!! :)

With CC you count EVERYTHING that you consume - eaten or drunk! Most of it comes up on MFP anyway and if you eat things regularly you can make up your own recipes which makes things a lot quicker. I often have a salad and always have the same things in the same quantities so it is a lot easier...

Yup, I've been 5:2'ing alongside CC since 1st July and I allow myself 1200 calories per day but spread over the week, just like you've got in your mind. 1200 x 7 = 8400. Take off the 2 x 500 for the fast days = 7400 and divide by the remaining 5 normal eating days and you get 1480. I log...

Just a pound off for me this week. I'm happy with that, I've not got a lot left to go so I'm guessing it will slow down a bit now anyway. :)

A portions of Cadburys Options powder mixed into a 100g tub of quark makes a nice chocolate "cheesecake" and is only a little over 100 calories.

Well.... update to my earlier post - I am a TOTAL green tea convert! I haven't touched milky tea since I started on the gorgeous green stuff weeks ago! I'm also now starting to compare brands and for my own personal taste: Twinings is "nice". Marks & Spencer's own green tea is sharp and...

Congratulations!! :D Fantastic feeling isn't it. Now you are as free as a bird to run under your own steam without the constraints of the C25K "rules"..... it's like passing your driving test and being allowed out on your own!!!

Well I see from your stats that you are off to a GREAT start! Well done on your first huge loss :D

Running has DEFINITELY helped with my weight loss... physically AND mentally. Because I need to eat healthily to have the energy to run... and running helps me lose weight - so the two are mutually beneficial...

Well done for starting, Roziee.... You may need to be careful of your knees in the early stages - running on grass is a softer option until your body adjusts. I've found that running was brilliant at helping with my weight loss so do stick with it. If you struggle with the programme, repeat...

3.5lbs off for me again this week, but I did swap my usual Monday fast for yesterday so it works out that I fasted three times last week... and will only fast one day in the coming week so I'm expecting to not lose so much for next Monday's WI.

PLEASE tell me the secret of quitting sugar!!! I have a terrible sweet tooth.... how did you go about it? I really don't know how to start....

*cough*.... years! :o Been a yo-yo dieter with SW for the past 10 or so. BUT... THIS time..... here's my story and why things are finally different: I turned 50 in June and on May 11th I looked in the mirror and didn't like what I saw. Made the decision there and then that I wanted to be...

I'm here! :) Thanks for injecting some life into this section too :D MFP is my life at the moment as everything that goes into my mouth is religiously logged. I started off on SW but found calorie counting works better for me. I'm heading steadily to target and the closer I get the more...

I've surprised myself by becoming a complete convert to running! To the point that I am much more aware of keeping my legs, ankles and feet safe so that I don't injure myself and have to stop!! I am even contemplating joining the local gym so that I will be able to use a treadmill over winter...

Only just found this! I had a great week last week and managed to lose 5lbs! I'm now in the healthy range BMI and only 11 more to go until I hit my target - although when I get there I may decide to lose another half a stone, I'll have to see how I think I look, how my husband thinks I look (I...

I am now down to 10:10 (although I keep forgetting and telling myself I'm actually 11:10). I've lost 36lbs so far and have 11 to go to my initial target weight of 9:13 (that extra pound sounds so much better than ten stone!) When I get there I will see how I look and feel and may go for a bit...

I've just "graduated" the Couch to 5K programme and have achieved three 5K runs "solo" in the past two weeks. However, this morning I have decided to do the "Move a Mile" 30-day challenge and run a mile every day instead of longer distances two or three times a week. I ran my first mile this...

Congratulations on your "gradulation" Zigmaster.... it feels weird to go out running and just pick how far you go, after being governed for so long by C25K. I've done 5k 3 times now in the past week and a half... Sunday I had a bum run and just managed 3.5km, but I know sometimes we have "off"...

Have put this here in general because as well as being low-calorie, it is also "free" on SW..... Chunky slice a medium sized banana. Dip and coat the slices in a Mullerlight Toffee yoghurt and then place the pieces onto a sheet of greaseproof paper on a baking tray and put into the freezer for...

Why not get a jar and for every pound of weight you lose, you pop a pound coin in the jar. The money will start to mount up and when you reach your target you'll have some money saved to put towards your new, smaller-sized clothes :D

I've been a yo-yo dieter on SW for years and recently completely overhauled my eating habits and switched to calorie counting. I've given up eating white carbs generally, so no rice, pasta, potatoes or white bread. Swapped to swede or celeriac "mash", cauliflower "rice" and courgette...

Don't feel disgusted, feel "enlightened". Now you can start to modify your intake until you are happy. Hugs xx

Yup, another MFP die-hard here! Everything is religiously input and I have some of my regular meals input as recipes so when I have my usual salad I don't have to keep inputting "One medium tomato, 6 slices of cucumber" etc. Seeing my intake in black and white (and blue! :p) really keeps me...

I didn't do them on the same day, Freya..... a couple of days apart! They say you shouldn't increase your distance by more than 10% each week and to be honest, because of my age, I'm going to have a couple of weeks of sticking to around 5K before I start to think about increasing. I have a 5K...

Xtracute..... I've been a yo-yo dieter for years but this year I totally reviewed my eating habits, reduced my ginormous portion sizes and finally... FINALLY.... my stomach is getting used to reduced rations. It has also betrayed me by giving me indigestion if I eat anything too sweet and rich...

I had a hip problem crop up as I was on week 7 of Couch to 5K which stopped me running for a fortnight. I went and saw a physio and she gave me some exercises and told me I was very tight in my hips, pelvis and hamstrings. A fortnight later it was the 5K Race for Life that I'd been doing the...

Just to prove that Tuesday wasn't a fluke, I did it again yesterday! I'm really shocked with myself, if I'm honest. In my 50 years and until May this year, I had never, EVER thought about running. In fact I used to think that the people who did it were mad! :o But it was the upcoming...

Calorie counting definitely seems to be working for me! Having been strictly sticking to my 1480 on my eating days, regardless of the amount of exercise I do, I'm delighted to report that I've lost 3.5lbs this week. Which means a total loss of 32lbs so far - AND puts me (a) into the "ten stone...

:D I've had a crackin' week! Lost 3.5lbs which puts me down at 10.12. and 7/8ths! :D So I guess I can join the "Tens to Nines" thread now.....

Oooh *winces* Shin splints HURT! I started developing those quite early on so did a week or two of stretches two or three times a day. Stretched before I ran and again afterwards (leaving heal on floor and stretching toes upwards) and thankfully that did the job and they went away again...

Hey - guess what??? I "graduated" last night. I set off with the intention of running 3K but I felt really good and in the zone, so I extended my loop and actually ran solidly for just over 5K!!! :) Pretty elated to be honest. I feel like I have achieved something like passing my driving...

So close now.... 11.0 and a damned 3/8ths!!!! :p Just need to get half a pound off... even if it registers 10.13 and 7/8ths! lol

Well have cake.... but then eat less the next day to balance out the extra. Maybe allow yourself cake one day a week, say - a Saturday and ONLY on a Saturday. So you have something to look forward to all week, but it won't cause the weight to pile back on because you still have six days to be...

Wow! You look brilliant (love your arm decoration as well!) I bet you feel fantastic!

Varies by a few STONE??? Yup that does sound faulty... a few pounds maybe but not stones....

Of course! As long as you have burned off more calories than you are replacing! But it is purely a personal choice. I stick to the same amount of daily calories, regardless of how many I have burned off running, riding and poo-picking my horses' field. I just think that the more I have...

All the magazines for the main plans (SW, Conley, WW) feature people who have lost weight. I don't buy them all regularly but occasionally slip one into my shopping trolley for a bit of inspiration. Some people have lost multiple stones, which is to be highly commended and they deserve to be...

I allow myself 1200 calories a day, but over a week. So 1200 x 7 = 8400. I fast two days a week and am allowed 500 calories only on those days so 8400 - 1000 = 7400. 7400 divided by the remaining 5 days in the week = 1480. So I make sure I don't eat more than 1480 calories daily. I log all...

I'm a classic pear so all my excess weight is between my hips and my knees! Sadly I also have a dodgy cartilage in my right knee so can't do squats or lunges so I'm a bit restricted really. I'm glad someone said jogging as took up running back in May so I'll stick with that and hope for the...

I did a lovely quick prawn curry in the week. Dry-fried a chopped red onion, added a tin of tomatoes then some cumin, turmeric and curry powder, then added some mange tout, baby sweetcorn, mushrooms and a packet of prawns and stirred through. I had cauliflower rice but you could have the...

I'm doing 5:2 fasting and calorie counting on the other days. I allow myself 1200 calories per day but work it out over the week.... 7 x 1200 = 8400. Less the 500 I'm allowed on each of my fasting days = 7400 and divide this by 5, the number of days I can eat normally = 1480. I log all my...

Well done everyone who is close to the 11 stone-to-ten barrier. It's so temptingly close, isn't it? I am SO motivated now to get another 2lbs off! Well, 2.5 really to get down below 11.... :p

Oh no! I guarantee you will miss running with a passion, I know I did when I was forced to stop!! But don't be tempted to literally run before you can walk because all you will do is prolong the injury and your recovery time. Remember "RICE" - Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation and I hope...

I've lost the full two stone now. Another two pounds and I'll be into the ten stone somethings AND I'll be into a healthy BMI! I want to get down to ten stone so I'm nearly two thirds there!!

Milestone for me today, down to 11st 2lbs which means I have officially lost two stone now :) AND only two more pounds to go and I'll be into the tens - and the healthy BMI range!!! Can't wait, I'm really motivated again now....

I agree that calorie counting does work, but I think you also have to bite the bullet and accept that what they tell you is true.... the eating healthily really is the secret to feeling great. You'd sure feel different if you ate 1200 calories of pizza daily than the same equivalent in fruit...

Are any of you members of the 5:2 Intermittent Fasting page on FB? Really busy page, supportive and informative....

I couldn't find one in any local town centres (and I wasn't paying a huge premium in Debenhams, so I ordered it off ebay for the princely sum of £2.95, including postage! :p Julienne Peeler - Stainless Steel by TALA - Quality Item | eBay

A julienne peeler (cheaper! :p)

Cauliflower "rice" is florets whizzed in a food processor. Then you put the little grains into a bowl and microwave for 2-3 mins, then serve. Great mixed in with a curry.... Courgette "spaghetti" you need a julienne peeler for. Peel the strips and dry on some kitchen paper, then dry-fry in a...

Hi again, just wanted to let you know that it is all going well. I've swapped from SW to calorie counting so I can use MFP to log what I eat. I've also started fasting two days a week after watching the Horizon show. Aged 50, I am very interested in the health implications from doing this and...

Cauliflower rice is great with a curry and courgette spaghetti is lovely with a quorn bolognaise.

Quorn bolognaise and courgette spaghetti. Everything weighed and logged with MFP... 295 calories per portion...

Thanks for sharing. MFP is a dieter's best friend!!!

Definitely slow down, Joanne.... the whole programme is designed to train you for distance, not speed. Once you have the stamina to run the distance, the speed will automatically start to increase (so I'm reliably informed... I am SO not at THAT stage yet!!! :p)

Quorn bolognaise and courgette spaghetti (again! I know I also had it last night with my salmon, but it is so yummy!) Everything weighed and measured and calculated on MFP to be 295 calories. And fat free, of course. So I treated myself to a Yoomoo Devil frozen yoghurt for dessert :)

I've had a bad couple of weeks... been "penduluming" back and forth between 11.6 and 11.4. So this morning I gave myself a good talking to and have had a good day. I have a party to go to next weekend and if I'm really good, I'm hoping to shift a couple of pounds which will take me to the "Two...

Yes, if you follow the C25K programme, you only run three days a week... See this page and tab down to see the schedule... The Couch-to-5K ® Running Plan | C25K Mobile App If you have headphones and want a "personal trainer" in your ear to let you know when to run and when to walk, you can...

Believe in the programme! It really does prepare you to be able to run the distances listed each week... even in week 5 when you leap from 2 x 8mins with a 5-min break to twenty mins non-stop!! Believe you can do it and go out with a positive mental attitude. Also accept that occasionally you...

Well done, Zigmaster! You are doing brilliantly. I repeated W5R3 earlier, first "block" of running (20 mins) since the hip problem but that seems to be behind me now and I did it this time in a PB time too. Bring on week 6 again now.....

I had a salmon fillet on a bed of courgette "spaghetti" with spinach. The whole thing took around 3 minutes to cook! :D

I prefer magic oaty pancakes, 1 HEXB - I like mine with lemon and Splenda so I allow myself an extra half-syn and use a Muller lemon greek yoghurt. Absolutely yum :)

I bought myself a julienne peeler today as I'd been itching to have a go at courgette spaghetti. I used the peeler on the courgette, then dried it between kitchen paper before dry frying for a couple of minutes in a non-stick pan with a spritz of Fry-lite, salt and pepper. I another pan I...

I have a stock of Aldi Ice Pops in my freezer. They are 18 calories per stick so I assume they're only one syn each and they're good for a quick sugar rush that doesn't "cost" too much :)

Krispy Kremes..... 'nuff said!

I have a very sweet tooth and have to finish lunch and tea with something sweet. Bane of my life!!! :sigh:

I'm still doing it! I had signed up for Race for Life 9 weeks ahead so I had exactly the right amount of time to do C25K. Unfortunately when I got to week 7 I was plagued with a hip injury so I decided to stop running and rest the hip for a fortnight as I'd really set my heart on running the...

Thank you but I actually started going to a zumba class a couple of times a week and shaking my booty like a mad demon! (But it's OK coz everyone else is doing the same thing!!) Knee is holding up better than I gave it credit for....

... that I have developed a taste for PRUNES??? :o I *thought* I hated them, having been forced to eat them as school dinners, mixed with juice and curdling custard (*vom*) but I was in Sainsbury's looking at the dried/semi-dried fruit and picked up a small pack out of curiosity. And I really...

Stones, that is.... One stone, 4lbs to go to hit my target, although I may drop that down a bit when I get there....

I'm SW "old skool" so have never really learned EE. I used to be a carboholic so did mostly green days, then read on here how they cause bloating and sluggishness so I decided to try a run of red days and couldn't believe the difference in how flat my tummy was and how much more energetic I...

If you are contemplating fasting, HH24, I'd strongly recommend you spend an hour watching the Horizon programme that was on last year.... BBC Horizon 2012: Eat, Fast And Live Longer [Video] It will give you all the information you need and also inspire you to give it a go. If you are on FB...

11.4 3/4 this morning :)

I think you just have to accept and embrace the fact that you can't eat what you want, when you want, in the quantities you want anymore. You didn't just wake up overweight one day, it went on slowly, so trying a quick-fix to lose it won't work. You have to find the willpower and what...

I suddenly realised back in May that I was a month away from turning 50 and I'd been on and off SW for years, yo-yo'ing. I took a long hard look at myself and my eating habits and decided that I wanted to be Fifty and Fit, not fifty and fat. I was 5'6", 13st 2lbs (although everyone told me I...

I treated myself to some digital scales for a tenner from Aldi a couple of months ago. They do stones, pounds and eighths of pounds!! Worst thing I could have done... my HUSBAND tells me morning and evening how much HE weighs!!!! :p I weigh myself every morning and write it down so I can see...

I finally got round to watching the Horizon programme about fasting last week and I didn't realise the health implications so I'm definitely in this for the long-haul now :) I lost 4.5lbs my first week, sts the same last week and this morning (Monday is WI day) the scales are telling me I've...

Why the expensive matcha and not just ordinary green? What are the extra benefits from the bog standard stuff? I converted to green tea a couple of months ago. I was a confirmed "builders tea" girl, morning noon and night. Surprised myself actually.... I'd just read about the benefits of...

Me too!

I stopped running a fortnight ago to rest my hip and thankfully it helped because I was able to do my 5K Race for Life on Sunday. I did have to slow down between the 3 and 3.5K markers to a walk/run, walk/run due to a hill (beginner's nightmare!), the heat, the stitch and - I suspect - the two...

I'm 50 with 3 grown up children so I understand how you may be busy and not have a lot of time. I have the Ten Minute Solutions Target Toning for Beginners and do the abs one 3 x weekly - ten mins can usually be slotted in somewhere and I've really seen results. I have also cut carbs right...

Hi guys, I just wanted to say that I completed my first 5K Race for Life yesterday. As you may have seen from above, I got to week 7 and had to stop because of hip pain :cry: Last time I tried running, a fortnight ago, I'd had to pull up after a mere half a km! A visit to a physio revealed...

Exercise for me, specifically running (aka "old lady jog" in my case!! :p) I started the Couch to 5K programme on 11th May, the same day that I re-commenced SW. After 7 weeks, I had to stop the 3 times a week training due to a hip injury and I found my weight loss slowed right down.

I drink Aldi's sparkling water (99p for 8 litres!) To make it more interesting in this heat, to a pint I am adding ice, a sprig of mint, a slice of lemon, a couple of slices of cucumber and a sliced strawberry. I call it my "SW Mocktail" :p

Yes, I'm doing both and like Debridger I don't eat anything at all on my fast days. This is only my second week, so today I am on my 4th ever fast day and I'm coping fine. I guess it is too early to tell whether it is doing me any good. I certainly don't feel any ill-effects, I still have...

I started shopping at Aldi about 4 years ago and my weekly bill came down from £90 at Asda to just £60... and that's with a few "luxuries". I rarely step into Asda, Tescos or Sainsburys now.....

WI day yesterday morning and my body must have gone into shock from the fasting because I lost 4.5lbs!!! Chuffed to bits!!! :D Was also my third fast day and again I didn't eat anything (except two 18-calorie ice pops... well it WAS hot!!)

Hi Rosie, welcome and huge congratulations for your loss so far. You may find that you nearer you get to target, the harder it is to lose. Remember that as you become lighter, your BMR will go down so remember to adjust your portions sizes down accordingly. Also, as you get more energy from...

Second fast day today and I've not eaten anything! Weird because if I eat breakfast it starts me craving food all day, yet I can clearly cope perfectly well not eating a morsel! Fancy that!!!

Buy some little food bags, spend a few minutes portioning out all your oats in one go and then put all the bags back in the box. Then just grab a bag each morning. Simplez :)

Hi everyone, I'm another SW'er of old who's just done her first fast day yesterday. Was surprised how easy it was. I skipped breakfast, planned a 250 calorie lunch for when I felt hungry and didn't, so I skipped lunch too and had a nice healthy 500 calorie dinner instead. It has had a...

:( Meh! Since I've been back on SW (11th May), I've been doing the Couch to 5k running programme and I am signed up to a Race for Life on 14th July. I've been determined to run this and my training programme finishes as the race is due. I'm 50 and completely new to running (read "jog" :p)...

I've strayed into here for info because I've recently changed my eating habits. I have been a SW yo-yo dieter for years but as I recently hit the big five-oh (:eek:) I reviewed my diet generally (meaning the foods I eat) and decided that I want to live a lot more healthily. I've swapped to...

My current fave breakfast is a "base layer" of Total 0%, then sliced strawberries, a drizzle of fat-free natural yoghurt and then a handful of Shropshire Granola - which is only sweetened with honey. Absolutely yummy and the granola means you can last til lunch.....

I have a dodgy right knee :( I can walk, run and ride my horses fine, I can use a treadmill at the gym (I hate cycling!) but a cross-trainer/eliptical makes it ache. Lunges and squats are a no-no too. I'm looking for an exercise dvd to tone everything up (I'm 50 and on SW) I'd love to do the...

Good luck!

Mine is boredom... pure and simple. I only work part-time and although I have horses, sometimes the weather is really bad so I can't go to the yard (where there is NO food) so I'm at home at lot of time on my own. This is why you will find me wandering about on here.... if I keep reading...

The reason for syns is so that it means that you can eat ANYTHING! A lot of diets are very restrictive and everyone starts them with all the good intentions in the world, but after a few weeks, or even days, you think "Blimey, this is boring, there are no treats, nothing to look forward to...."...

Count me in! I'm aiming for a stone.....

I did week 7 run 2 yesterday and had to pull up at the 3.3km mark - around 25 mins so I was 5-mins short of my target. My hip started really hurting so I thought I'd walk for a bit, to let it go off and then run again as I was miles from my car. Unfortunately it didn't ease at all and just...

I think I'll be giving this one a go too, thanks for the idea :)

I've only just discovered them too.... LOVE the choc fudge ones! They're totally yummy!!!

Gosh, I have nothing useful to add, but I just wanted to say how awful for you! I, too, never realised the extent of a true latex allergy.... again, just thought it was rubber gloves :o Don't be disheartened, I'm sure you will find loads of lovely recipes that you CAN eat....

All runners have bad days so don't give up! I'm only a little way ahead of you at week 7 and I've had a couple of really dud runs but I know that this can happen so I keep plodding on next time and I've also had a couple of really GOOD runs when I really started to believe that I can do this...

Still holding just under 12 stone.....

Just smile sweetly, keep quiet and prove him wrong..... it'll tie him in knots trying to figure out how it DOES work! :p I also think he's not being very supportive for you :(

2 choc fudge Alpen light bars washed down with a glass of chocolate Koko milk - because I HAD to (1 HEXA and 1 HEXB) Gosh, is it soooo tough being on SW :p

Good time to start. Moving in with the OH is a classic time to put on weight so you're nipping that in the bud. Good luck :)

Here... http://www.minimins.com/sw-sizzling-summer-recipes/251456-cauliflower-rice.html It was a great substitute for rice with my curry..... mixed in it didn't taste "cauliflowery" at all and added a nice bit of bulk without the carbs....

Can I just say that I LOVE this forum! I have learned SO many brilliant ways to incorporate tasty things into my diet. Just tried cauliflower "rice" for the first time tonight and it was lush. Scan-bran cakes, SW quiches, magic porridge and magic oaty pancakes, syn-free rice pudding.... all...

I just made my first cauliflower "rice" to accompany a curry as I've had both my HEXB's already today and it was TOTALLY yummy!

Hiya, after a couple of weeks of "penduluming" above and below the 12st marker, I now appear to be holding steady below so I'm adding my name to the wannabe 10 stoners! :)

http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world/105637-whats-your-fave-red-day-lunch.html http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-recipes/315826-red-day-thread.html http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world/94942-red-packed-lunch-ideas.html

Have a look on ebay... there is a fantastic book called "50 Free Original" recipes. A dear friend bought it for me for my birthday a couple of weeks ago and it is brillliant. I made the "luxury shepherd's pie" last week, using mashed swede and butternut squash instead of potato and even my...

Brilliant! Well done :)

I like it too... especially if I make the low syn cakes. Unfortunately it doesn't like me and I spend a lot of time on the loo a few hours later and for about three days afterwards :o

Sorry.... my mistake! :o I am "old skool" SW so stick to red or green days and mostly do red because carbs bloat me and make me feel tired and sluggish. Because brown rice is not a HEXB, I personally have to syn it. (although my book is very old, so it may well have changed now!)

Chickens do produce a lot of fat in their juices so that would need to be synned.

Rather chuffed with myself today. Week seven of C25K and I had to sustain 25 minutes. I have Endomondo switched on on my phone which announces every kilometre and I could sense I was nearing the 4k mark so I passed 25 mins to get there! Actually ran for 28.5 mins. Can't believe I'd never run...

Firstly - WOW! Looking at your stats, you have done REALLY well, congratulations! The only thing I can think is that maybe you have got a little complacent and that your portion sizes have possibly got a little bigger than they were. As 18 stone you would have needed a higher general calorie...

Oh that's interesting MissNix as I can't eat sugar-free mints either. Well I can eat one, but if I have two, well let's just say again that they're not worth the digestive effects :p Shame because I like the way they taste "cold" as well as minty. In all other areas, I've always considered...

I have been like this in the past and resented being on the SW "diet"... was a right crabby cow for months too whilst I stuck to it. I've yo-yo'd over the years (but in my defence it has always taken longer to go back on than to lose on SW, not that it's good :o ) However, I hit fifty last...

Made one of the "cake" recipes last week using ScanBran. It needed 5 of them. I ate about half the cake later in the day (it was yummy) but I had a very strong reaction for about three days - very gassy, bloated and on the loo a lot. I eat lots of fibre and don't usually have any digestive...

Honka-honka!!!

http://www.minimins.com/tutorials/19172-how-setup-weight-loss-ticker-tickerfactory-com.html :)

I started Couch to 5k last month and have just completed week six, run number one. I was looking at my stats on Endomondo and calculated that so far, in training, I have run 26 miles overall.... the equivalent of a marathon! And it's only taken me six weeks!!!! :p

Well done! I've found that some eating habits are linked to behavioural habits... like the Saturday morning visit to Greggs. If you stop going, you won't have the temptation. Think of another treat for the children that doesn't involve eating "bad" food, mebbe??? Changing your eating...

Ooh now THAT'S a good idea..... I think I may pinch that one, thanks :)

Red day roast chicken dinner.... lean chicken, broccoli, cauli, peas (HEXB) and gravy and frozen yorkshire puds as syns. Yumm.....

Been on SW for 6 weeks now and have lost 13lbs so far. Prior to this I had a bit of an epiphany and recognised that I had over-eating tendencies so I've really changed my eating habits too, swapped to green tea, wholewheat pasta and brown rice - a real diet overhaul and lifestyle change...

I've just started week six of Couch to 5k, training three times a week. I'm signed up for Race for Life next month and determined to run it all. I also do Ten-minute solutions Abs three times a week to tone up my muffin top belly!!! I have 4 horses so they keep me quite active, I have to...

I have made these twice now and I absolutely adore them. I add a little baking powder to make them light and they are absolutely delicious! I can't believe how full I feel... they certainly keep me going until lunchtime, sometimes beyond. Thank you for introducing me to them! :)

I was 50 on Tuesday and until May 11th hadn't even run for a bus in my life but I decided to be fifty and fit so I commenced the C25K programme and got myself back on SW. Yesterday I completed W5R3 - the dreaded twenty minuter - I've got to be honest and admit I never thought I would be able to...

Ohhh.... emmmm... geee!!!! Have just made these for breakfast and they are just LUSH! Whoever came up with that recipe, I think I'd like to give you a little hug :p On a less positive note, I made a scan-bran cake yesterday and although I didn't eat it all, I have been suffering the known...

Hi everyone, I'm Jane and I'll be fifty on Tuesday! :eek: (But in my head I'm still only twelve so who cares about the outside!!) Last month I decided that I want to mark this milestone year by doing something that worthwhile. I have never run in my life (even avoided it like the plague at...

I've just bought some Twinings pure green tea and having read how so many people don't like it, I was a little dubious. But as a normal tea drinker, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. I don't think I'll have any problem swapping over from my usual Aldi red tea with milk to this stuff. :)

There's a guy who's made podcasts for the C25K plan. The music isn't too bad and it changes each week. It's a good beat to do your brisk walk to in between the running parts too.... Couch to 5k - C25K Running Program I also have Endomondo on my Blackberry so I switch them both on, put my...

Do you use the C25K podcasts? The music is bearable and it changes each week and it's very handy because he tells you when you need to walk or run. I find it a lot easier than remembering how long I have to walk or run for and watching my watch count down to when I can stop. I went to the...

Pork tenderloin, celeriac mash with wholegrain mustard, spring greens and leeks. Yummmm....

I'm into my third week of C25K and really enjoying it. I'm 50 in a fortnight and have never had any stamina or been able to run... even at school I used to avoid anything too strenuous in PE!!! I decided that I want to be fifty and fit, not fifty and fat. I'm quite an active person anyway as...

W3R2 completed and I found it SO much easier knowing that I CAN keep going for three minutes. Shaved a minute off my lap time from Saturday too. And discovered that I don't dissolve if I run in the rain!!! :p Still loving it. Having done a bit of reading on here, I decided to swap my mostly...

Hi everyone, I've been a SW yoyo dieter for a few years but I will be 50 in a fortnight and have decided that THIS time I will change things and I want to go from fit to fat. I decided to enter a Race for Life in the middle of July and found the C25K training schedule. I did my first run on...

What weight of potato am I allowed to have to make SW chips as a HEXB on a red day please?

No.... I'm not asking how many syns! :p I've just made one for my daughter's birthday tomorrow. And no... I won't be having any..... The whole house currently *stinks of chocolate cake and I haven't even taken the lid off the frosting yet. BIG sigh :sigh: *obviously I don't mean...

Hello everyone, I've just re-commenced SW from home. I have a VERY sweet tooth which I find very hard to control. I managed to lose 19lbs at the end of last year but then I had a big falling out with one of my children (she suffers from mental illness and isn't currently speaking to me) and I...

Hello, I joined the forums yonks ago and have never posted because everything I need to know is here! :D I've searched and found things so many times. So I guess you'd call me a newbie, dipping my toe in the water of posting!! I did a couple of groups a few years back and lost two stone but a...