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Forgot to post last week so catching up Lost 0.5lb last Tuesday and 0.5lb yesterday so still 0.5lb over target and still 1lb to lose to get to my pre Christmas weight of 17th December But I maintaining which does involve some effort but not as much as actually following the plan 100% I think...

So so true Pomme you can only lose weight for yourself and if you arent in the right mind set then it just wont happen. I reckon Ihave lost and gained and lost again maybe 18stone since I was 13 and I will be 40 this year and if I am not 100% committed to losing weight then I just know I wont...

This is so so true I hope you are ok Linda x

A STS tonight at weigh in not thrilled with that but it is to be expected as it is star week. I was hoping for 0.5lb off as no real reason not to lose weight as once again no alcohol no meal out plenty of fruit and veg pasta once etc etc

What a fab start to 2014 pomme x

Do you eat loads of prawns as they can raise cholesterol You do need to ask if it is the good fats outweighing the bad ones as mine was 5.1 the last time but my good fats were so high it pushed the reading over 5 which meant it looked like there was a problem till the dr analysed the results...

I lost 1.5lbs last night so I am out of the danger zone as back in the 10s at 10 12.5 which makes me feel better Would like to lose 2.5lb more but I realise that might take a bit longer especially as next week will be star week and I am trying to get back to the gym which always has an impact...

Weigh in for me later so I will report back in properly Well done to this weeks losers so far x Welcome back Lou

Well done katie x I am still following the plan but it has been difficult getting back into it

I re started properly again today and for the first time in months I wrote everything down. I went over my syns but not by much and I have a few days to really cut down. I was hungry though

I have just had my weigh in and I gained 3.5lbs in three weeks oooops but I am 11st which is the highest I can be to stay in target range I haven't seen 11 since July last year Oh well I did enjoy bread and cheese and port so really shouldn't complain but I don't think it was a deserved 3.5lbs...

Oh I have to go to group I run the computer and social team and I have already confirmed I will be there Tuesday but I just won't get weighed. As a target member I only need to get weighed every 4 weeks and I only haven't been weighed for two so far Christmas eve and NYE I know I have gained...

I think I am looking at a 4 or 5lb stupid gain which seems a bit unbelievable. I am considering skipping official weigh in on Tuesday I feel that bad and I don't want to be out of target when I don't think I should be

Are you alright annya ? We are having tapas type things tonight that my husband spent yesterday and today making and we are eating at the dining room table that he finally took out of the garage after being in there 3 years so I am very excited

Well done on the STS pomme that is brilliant I still use a little paper notebook when I am recording stuff as I get mixed up with the hexs and sometimes end up eating more then I should

Sorry for being AWOL I needed a break and some time out. Welcome to all newcomers x Oh well done bcp x According to my scales I have put on 2.5lbs but I am still in the 10s which I am so happy about. Official SW weigh in won't be till a week on Tuesday due to the way the holidays fall so I...

Pomme you are always so kind to others you need to be kind to yourself too x Weigh in last night and I lost 1lb which wasn't surprising as after being given good news at Crohns clinic Friday I was naughty Saturday which kicked off my stomach for a couple of days Dinner Saturday night was a...

You are not going solo this time you have us x I feel better since I have been off and caught up on sleep plus done very little and I am still off tomorrow so a nice long weekend. Still got bleeding and pain but hopefully it is easing. It will be 2 weeks on Wednesday since my procedure...

Pomme glad to see you are feeling better Bcp can you not get another 12 wk referral ? Congratulations on the loss Annya as always you are to be applauded and admired I think that is it ? I lost 1lb on Tuesday which put me 0.5lb over target. I was amazed at the loss as my stomach has been so...

Compliance over and done with and it went really well. She was very impressed with the way I run things. Weigh tomorrow but my stomach is still very sore very bloated and very painful so I am not hopeful at all.

Thanks all. I do feel like crap but no idea if that is the kidney infection the anti .bs or the procedure. Everything below hurts my stomach my pelvis my hips and more If it continues I will see my Dr next week but I have to get compliance over and done with in work on Monday then training...

Thanks annya pomme and patty your thoughts are appreciated. No annya a loop diathermy is to remove pre cancerous cells from the cervix. It is nothing to do with the PCOS or endometriosis. I had an abnormal smear then abnormal biopsy and my cells had gone up a stage from cin 1 to cin 2 so...

Work is really getting me down at the moment and is causing me a lot of stress. I work for a sole trader and have done for 15 years so there is just me my boss and his wife helps me with the admin etc plus fills in when I am away. It all went to pot last year when I went down to 4 days a week...

Reporting in with a 0.5lb gain which isn't bad after the good food show and puts me 1.5lb over target so in target range But I had a phone call from my dr on Tuesday to say I had another kidney infection and back on the anti bs Plus I had my women's procedure yesterday a full loop excision /...

Oh ok then !!!! I am still not sure if I am weighing in tomorrow Princess I doubt she even remembers you are on referral if she doesn't do the pay computer as I run the computer and social team and my consultant can never really remember who is on countdown referral etc as she doesn't see it...

I am also thinking of bowing out acc as it just seems silly to post 1 up 1 down etc when maintaining. Although I reckon tomorrow weigh in will be a shock as I was at the Good Food Show at the weekend so lots of free samples of bread crisps and cheese amongst other things. I am debating...

Scales are evil. I was convinced I had a gain and was dreading tonight but it was a rather pleasant STS which I am more then ok with as only 1lb over target and still in comfort zone. Going to the good food show in Birmingham this wwekend where there is lots of food and drink samples plus we...

I agree weight targets change with age and aa long as the drs specialists etc are happy then we should be too. I need to accept I won't get that extra 10lbs off to get to my wedding weight of 5.5 years ago. I am worried about weigh in on Tuesday as my eating has been out of control since we...

My 'best' gain was 10lbs when we went to Florida. I think I gained 4 but had nearly a week before I got weighed and two of those days I barely ate due to stomach stuff. I am really pleased with 2lbs but it did involve no bread every other day and also being fairly strict every other day but...

Well done for the maintain. It is always better then a gain. Pomme you have so much going on at the moment try not to worry about the scales. Official post holiday weigh in was 2lb on which I am content with. It puts me 1lb over target which is still in target range so that suits me just...

BCP that is fantastic news long may it continue And annya as ever I bow down to your strength and determination x

Just caught up bev you poor thing x

Just popping in to say hi. Weather not been brilliant been quite windy and cloudy with bits of sunshine but not as nice as I thought it would be Hotel is wonderful and food isn't causing me too much hassle although my poor husband hasn't left the bedroom all day after being up all night with...

I meant chippy dinner stupid predictive text !!!

I hope they sort things out for you in 11 weeks time x I had a STS tonight which I am happy with considering the yo sushi crappy dinner and anti biotics. It means I am 1lb under target and 1 stone lighter then when I went away in April this year.

0.5lb is nothing too worry about but I know it is frustrating. I would ask the consultant if she has ordered New scales

No I work on Wavertree Technology Park so old swan walk in is the nearest to work which means my notes are held there. I quite regularly walk down to the swan for a lunchtime wander I live in Allerton during the week so not far at all

Well done acc but I don't envy you running around the step ! I spent most of yesterday afternoon in old swan walk in centre as I have a suspected water infection. Just what I need before going on holiday to Fuerteventura on Wednesday but I caught it in time and I have started the anti biotics

Right I have had a further look as I weigh in kgs at home and stones at SW so I have done some more conversions I started off At home 12st 4lbs At SW 12st 10lbs so a difference of 6lbs I have ended up At home 10st 8lbs At SW 10st 10lbs so a difference of 2lbs which I would expect with morning...

The play was very good last night and I didn't cry ! BCP I have the same problem with scales. Mine weighed me exactly the same for 6 weeks with SW scales going up and down. And in 2 years since starting SW in July 2011 according to them I have lost 28lbs or two stone and according to my scales...

Yeah I may as well stay on the step as long as I stay within my target zone !! I don't really drink maybe a glass of wine a month or so which means I am a cheap date ! No weigh in tonight as seeing Blood Brothers at the Liverpool Empire. I have never seen it so no spoilers but I do have...

Looks like you had a great time

I hope the meet went well Congratulations on the loss x

Thanks peeps. I am not weighing in next week as I am at the theatre so next official SW weigh in will be the day before we go away

A STS is certainly better then a gain x I lost 1lb last night but once again I seem to only get weight loss if I miss out a meal or two unintentionally due to illness So 1lb under target which I am pleased about as I want to try and keep as low as possible as I am away in two weeks time for an...

Thank you Pomme nearly hometime it is 14.45 and I finish 5 ish so I survived. Weigh in will be interesting tomorrow as I haven't eaten much else but my appetite is returning

Congratulations patty. I also won't be seeing the naughty step as I have had a crappy cold this weekend which coupled with my medication knocks me for 6 as I am on auto immune suppressants so bread and chocolate featured heavily !!

And back to normal with 2lbs on not a huge surprise after Sunday but so many people would have got away with it and I only had one other main meal the whole weekend as my friend barely eats So exactly at target Thai food is a lot different to all other cuisines

Not nosy at all I just meant I have eaten there several times and not been ill so I know when things are marked with a V they really are veggie no cross contamination. Meat is a severe Crohns trigger for me so much so I haven't eaten it since I was 16 and I am now 39. I only got diagnosed last...

I am just catching up as I have been away for the weekend. Sorry to those whose scales haven't been kind this week and well done to bcp for getting under the magic figure ! I barely ate over the weekend as we were busy and I was extra careful not to eat anything that might upset my Crohns so...

I am away tomorrow till Sunday so will catch up when I can. I hope everyone is doing well

You can do it bcp I know you can x

Guilty as charged I checked back through my book after I posted last night. I know 4lbs in 4 weeks for some people is nothing but for me it could mean a Crohns flare as I might not be absorbing food properly since as everyone knows I am lucky to lose 1lb a month. I honestly don't know what is...

I am a rule breaker as I think I have lost 3lbs in 3 weeks with 1lb off a week but I need to check my book. Weigh in tonight was a genuine surprise as I lost another 1lb which was unexpected and for me a bit worrying so will monitor it next week as I am now 2lb under target. But I am away this...

Another north west girl ? I live in Manchester but work in Liverpool and I am a scouser through and through Congratulations on the loss bcp - every little helps !! Acc I am sorry about the gain was it expected ? Another multiple weigher here as well on 3 sets of scales SW on a Tuesday Lpool...

That is great Pomme well done When are other slow losers weigh ins it is difficult to keep track I know Annya is a Friday I am a Tuesday I assume Pomme is a Monday?

Congratulations bcp that is amazing well done x I gained in my first week which probably won't surprise a lot of slow losers as I think that can be quite typical as the body adjusts

Not been around as it was my birthday weekend and birthday food doesn't count but if I am honest I didn't eat loads or go over board Well I finally got there as I lost 1lb tonight which gave me my two stone award I started my journey July 2011 and it has been such hard work So it was only two...

That's brilliant annya - drinks are on you !

That sounds really really positive bcp well done for going Don't forget if you have any questions just holler on here as I bet on of us will know There are always syn swaps you can do as well for most foods Good luck

Thank you all for being so supportive x It really really helps me I think we are still waiting on bcp for her class update ?

Yes you are by yourself sorry I failed :( My weigh in tonight I lost 1lb which means I am back at my target weight exactly which I hit in July and since then I have been 1 or 2lbs over But I failed to get my two stone by my birthday which is Sunday. I am still 1lb away so I am feeling quite...

Let us know how you get on tomorrow night. I hope you like the class and you can stay for IMAGE therapy after x

Well I personally think that is amazing x well done annya Welcome jessy

You will get there pomme I know how determined you are x Weigh in Tuesday I lost 1lb but still 1lb over target and still 2lbs away from 2 stone and next Tuesday is my last weigh in before my birthday so no chance I think I only lost the weight as due to circumstances last week I...

Could you reset your target. Maybe your body is happy with that weight but are you? It could need a real one month blast being super good to shock your body but personally I prefer socialisng !!

Sorry to all those who have unfairly gained this week x I wish I had the magic formula but all you can do is keep trying and don't give up

Sounds good to me x

I weigh in around 6.30pm as I am a member of the social team - class starts at 7 I mainly follow green as I don't eat meat and I eat very little fish. I do ee if I want tuna on a baked potato or tuna pasta salad or fish and chips so maybe once or twice a week.

And slow loser reporting in 0.5lb off which considering I put on 1.5lb last week for no reason is crap as I am still 3lbs away from my elusive two stone weight loss and the end of September is getting closer So once again 10st 13 and 2lbs over target but in target range

Thanks but I doubt it 28th is my birthday weekend and we are already going out and not sure about the week after

Just catching up well done acc that is brilliant

I hope so I really don't want to start paying when I am trying so so hard I still am following the full SW plan and not the maintenance plan

I failed I put on 1.5lb I am so berluddy fed up as I am now 10st 13.5lb which means 1lb more and I am out of target range as my highest weight in range is 11 st

Oooh I hope so as I might get my two stone tomorrow but I would need to lose 2lbs Congratulations pomme as you are fond of saying take it and run x

My body fat figure does change % 33.0 31.9 32.1 32.1 31.7 32.6 32.1 All with a 68.6kg weight And I do get different figures at night so the scales do move !!!

Within an hour of waking up and nekkid !!!! Class is 7pm on Tuesday but as part of the social team I weigh in around 6.30 and yes of course I eat different thing on a Monday and Tuesday each week but I would have thought Saturday weigh ins would still fluctuate depending on what I eat Friday...

Annya sometimes a change in what we are eating or a change in calorie intake can kick start things I am so pleased for you x My Saturday weigh in at home has been 68.6 every Saturday since 20th July and today voila exactly the same and I just can't explain it as SW weigh in goes up and down...

Well done that is great x Weigh in last night lost 1lb so back to 10st 12 and 1lb over target still got 2lbs to lose and get to the elusive 2 stone loss but I need to realise Pomme is right as usual !! And I am maintaining and keeping below 11 st Target weigh is 10st 11 which I hit once then...

Yep Brittania was also a favourite sadly I am at home in Manchester rather than at my mums 10 minutes away :(

I love otterspool one of our treat days out was to go to the tip with my dad then he would take me and my sister for a Mr Whippy at otterspool. We used to go there to fly our kites as well Such fond memories. My mum still goes now with her friend for a Mr Whippy and for a little stroll. Have...

I don't understand why you are on laxatives and movicol and lactulose if your problem is diarrhoea and not constipation. Surely they have to be adding to the discomfort and to go every 15 minutes for two hours shows you don't need stuff to go but quite the opposite. You shouldn't go on liquids...

Pomme has me scared now !!!

I stick with it because I hate being heavier and I hate how I feel both physically and mentally. I feel so much healthier and happier when I am in the 10s and I despised myself when I reached 13st plus so much so I only joined SW when I had lost my first half stone. Determination keeps me...

I would be fuming no one should be left like that's You are entitled to a second opinion on the nhs I would see someone else and insist. It is your right

I am blushing thank you x

I was on steroids for 16 weeks last year when I was first diagnosed with Crohns Yes I put on 9lbs but my pain and stomach problems did ease off Currently I am on methotrexate and folic acid to control things. I will say it again I really think you should ask to be referred to a gastro...

Thank you folks x You won't believe it but I only went and got voted woman of the year 2013 for our group tonight. I am still in shock I got a sticker a certficate and a sash !!!!! It is not who has lost the most weight but who has inspired the group etc I was completely overwhelmed

Another bloody stay the same I just can't win. Still 2lbs over target but within range but free thank goodness 4 gym sessions No alcohol 7 syns for 4 days saturday and Sunday 30 each day but still within 105 for the week Lots of water Lots of speed and super free What else can I do

Thanks girls x

I am pescetarian ie I eat a little fish but I have Crohns disease and a lot if the time I am meant to eat lacto or dairy free. This is a dip I adapted yesterday It is vegan Sun free And I bet it can be used as a dressing for pasta or salad or on a baked potato as it can be runny Tin of...

Weigh in for me tonight. I have tried to go lacto dairy free again for a few weeks and I am going to reduce my quorn intake and hopefully my stomach will settle down again

I am also having a bad time so I have gone lacto free again as I had been increasing my cheese intake and I have been eating it daily again instead of having it as a weekend treat. I am the opposite at the moment and I am so bloated as I am just not 'going' properly so I know I am not...

Replied on your fred annya x

Tuesday at dovedale

Yes still going to the same Liverpool group although we are on our third consultant in 2 years and now at a new venue.

Are the official scales SW ones ? I have 3 weigh ins and they are all pretty similar Tuesday at SW Tuesday night on at my Liverpool scales they usually read same as SW then Wednesday and Thursday on Liverpool scales - this morning I am 2lb up from Tuesday Saturday morning my scales in Manchester

No matter what you are told we are here to support you x

Here is what a proper slow loser looks like to make you all feel a bit better Well weigh in last night was 0.5lb back on again which is what I supposedly lost last week. Still in target range as 10st 13lb so 2 lbs over target. I am still not following maintenance and I am still eating as if I...

My target weight gives me a bmi of 25.9 and as long as I am below 30 my dr is happy

Another original slow loser here signing in to show support for the newbies. It has taken me 2 years to lose just under two stone and get to target and I still find every day a struggle. I only reached target the other week. I am not skinny my bmi is just under 26 and technically I should...

Maybe you should ask to be referred again ? I have lost 6.5lbs in two weeks due to stress and it took me 2 years to lose 21lbs !!!! I am hoping my stomach settles down this week back to nomal

This is what I posted last time when you asked not sure if you remembered I have Crohns as well I was only diagnosed last November at the age of 38. Do you know what your triggers are? I have been following SW for near 2 years but not lost a lot as I am such a slow loser and my body doesn't...

I am the same I am classed as pre diabetic or insulin resistant due to the pcos and I have been metformin for over 10 years.

I have looked online and there is an article about diabetes you need to search in the features section. I know they give out a booklet in class and I am not sure if this is the same but you can always phone the help line and ask as they might send it to...

Thanks I only view on my phone so I have to remember to check every so often for diaries etc Will take a look but with pcos I was told keep syns to 12 and under if possible

Do you have a food diary we can look at to see if there is anything obvious ?

Thank you x I am back at clinic next Friday so I should hopefully know more. I am glad you got sorted out x

The fact that I already have pcos I was diagnosed in 2000 and endometriosis diagnosed 2009 meant they genuinely thought it was gynae problems. We will ignore the previous 20 years when I stopped seeing the Dr about my stomach issues. We think that is my mum and me it has gone on since I was 8...

Do not get me started on stomach and ibs misdiagnosis. For years and years and years my stomach problems have been dismissed as normal for me. The pain was that bad I ended up on morphine patches. They blamed the endometriosis again I had another laparoscopy and nope not endometriosis again. It...

PCOS is one of my conditions and I am on metformin I am classed as pre diabetic. I also have endometriosis and they are still investigating me for Crohns disease they were convinced I had it hence the 16 wks of steroids plus I now take auto immune suppressents but now they aren't sure so I am...

Posting very quickly as I am meant to be getting ready for work to say it has taken me 2 years to lose 1.5 stone and I am still classed as over weight if you look at my bmi but SW lets you call target when you want regardless of official numbers. I also have various medical conditions and have...

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I forgot to say my specialist thinks I an lactose intolerant as well so no yogurts I eat Soya yoghurt most are 2 syns each. Lactofree or dairy free milk as my hex a. There are loads of Soya or almond milks you can choose in your hex a list. Boiled white rice is also meant to be a stomach settler

Slimming world this is the SW forum

I have Crohns as well I was only diagnosed last November at the age of 38 and even now they are only 95% sure. Do you know what your triggers are? I have been following SW for near 2 years but not lost a lot as I am such a slow loser and my body doesn't seem to process food properly. It never...

I am still around I just don't really hang out on this thread anymore as I didn't have a lot to say

I am close I live in Allerton during the week and I work in Wavertree

You live or work there?

That sounds idyllic I hope it is exactly like you imagined. I am a scouser Liverpool born and bred and I still work in Liverpool. But I split my outside work time between my mum's in Liverpool and my house with my husband near Trafford centre. I can't commute every day due to my health so I...

Yes I mainly follow green days as I only eat a little fish so if I knew it served 6 then I could use 6 portions of hex a cheese and syn the soya milk but I would probably use semi skimmed Lactofree milk and syn that. I am trying the SW spring rolls later made with lasagna sheets

That looks lovely will try to adapt it for SW by using healthy extras etc. Welcome back. I have been a bit mia as I was in Fueterventura last week with my mother and it was perfect. But I have come down with a terrible head cold. Thank goodness I am off today as needed to catch up on sleep...

Sounds complicated your jet setting lifestyle! ! Thorntons did some Veggie jelly hearts got valentines day and my mother bought me a few packets. Jelly belly are the other jelly beans

For some reason I thought you were going back to Spain not back to the UK. At least the weather is picking up a bit. You can sometimes get Veggie haribo in Tesco but only a big store. I do like a jelly sweet every now and then but chocolate will be my true love.

Sorry I didn't mean to assume you didn't check x Marks have been doing them for ages I think the butterflies are nicer then the pigs My husband got me some Veggie jelly sweets from Tesco the other day but I haven't tried them yet. Holland and Barrett sell some as well. And you can get Veggie...

I haven't eaten meat since 1990. I do eat some fish but not shellfish and not a lot so I am pescetarian. I also don't eat anything with meat derived gelatin. A lot of the Asian sweets that are halal actually have halal beef gelatin so be careful. If there is no v symbol or suitable for veggies...

I am so glad this has reappeared as I was thinking about it the other day to kick start me when I get back from holiday. Off to have a proper read. I still get confused between super free and speed foods unfortunately

If you have planned curry and rice make it a Veggie curry so you can have 2 x milk and Weetabix

I really wish we had the same choice over here. I love soya and tofu but we only seem to get the standard stuff. The Chinese supermarkets in Manchester have some soya products like the Veggie crispy duck and Veggie satay sticks. We need to stock up actually. But they have nothing like that

The 0% shape delights are all free I have just checked. The yoghurt in the 4 pack ie strawberry raspberry peach passion fruit etc It is the 0% delight crumble ones which are 0.5 syns each the apple and rhubarb

My consultant told me on Tuesday she thought the peach had syns but I must admit I didn't check as I can only eat soya yoghurt now due to my Crohns disease

No problems forgot to say I am pesce ie I eat a bit of fish but no shellfish and no gelatin so only eat Veggie yoghurts - well vegan ones now but they are syns so if I can help just ask.

I have only ever got the tins from Asda or Tesco. They are where the normal sweetcorn is. I think you need big shops not the express or metro type shops

Activia 0% fat free yoghurts are all Veggie except for the strawberry and they are all free except for the peach Shape delight 0% yoghurt all free again strawberry not Veggie Quorn chicken slices free I need to check on other Quorn stuff as a lot is syns Hope this helps

A loss is a loss is a loss and you don't weigh more than you did when you first started xxx Think hay fever is starting already as a few people are complaining of sniffles and sneezing. Will be interesting to see if I get any this year. Bright sunshine here but it is cold

That isn't the point. I don't think it has been clarified properly. Yes I also think for a large organisation they are atrocious for answering emails unless it is something easy as I am still waiting two weeks on for an answer about Lactofree soft cheese which isn't listed and I wanted to know...

Have you heard back from them yet please?

Hear hear hip hip hooray. I maybe still 3 lbs away pre steroid weight BUT I am 13lbs down in total.

I might be brave and re start my old one I promise I will think about it.

I am so jealous of the spa bet you aren't looking forward to coming home. I assume you can't stay travelling forever but it does sound tempting. If we ever win big I want somewhere in the sun so I can do 6 months here and 6 months with wall to wall sunshine!

Welcome new people and hello to regulars. I am sorry so many of us are having a bad time at the moment I had yet another stay the same and this was probably one of my best weeks with weighing measuring no eating out under syns etc. I have two meals planned this week and only 3.5 weeks till...

Oh poor you I assume you have to come back to the UK? Snow here as well really big flakes. I hate it

Annya we are following each other on the up down trail I have still not lose my steroid weight gain and I go away with my mum in 4 weeks time all inc to Fueterventura

Weather sounds amazing. I am a real heat girl and much prefer heat to cold

Don't worry it is so difficult typing to convey an emotion as I use my phone I don't have the option of smiles etc. I knew when I typed it that it wasn't what I meant but I couldn't think how to re phrase Sorry x

Sorry I thought that was quite reasonable for something so yummy looking. I shall wait for you to ask as I don't want to upset you and sometimes I also would rather not know! !!

How much cheese sauce do you need as a tub of low low cheese spread melted is lovely and half a tub is a hex a.

They sound lush. I checked and rice flour pancakes are 1 syn each for 7g as they will be really light before the filling goes in.

Those spring rolls look lovely are they free or syns?

Just realised I have not been posting my weigh in but not very interesting as in 4 weeks still exactly the same Week 1 lost 1.5lbs Week 2 gained 1.5lbs Week 3 lost 1.5lbs Last night stayed the same! !!! Sound familiar?

I cannot tell you how low I was last year and just how much pain I was in. I was honestly going to insist on a hysterectomy as I thought it was the endometriosis till another laparoscopy ruled that out. I thought it was all in my head and I was on morphine patches for unexplained chronic pain...

Oh that is a shame the marmite of the tofu world! !! Acquired taste

That tofu looks wonderful.

Just holler and I can look up stuff for you

Will post the syns later when I can

A lot of the taifun tofu has syns which is a shame as the different fillets are lovely.

Sea cakes and burgers seem to be free! !!! Will check properly when I am on my computer. I can always look up syns as I am a paid up member. I think the deli in Liverpool sells them and if they are free I will have to send my mum in with strict instructions. I am sure the big health food...

That is why they weren't in Asda today. Good job I usually walk to Tesco on a Monday for a bit of a shop

They aren't as far as I know just the Alpen lights. If they are I haven't seen anything and my consultant hasn't mentioned anything

Is it silken tofu? I hope you don't mind me subscribing. I got diagnosed with Crohns disease last year. I am 38 and all of a sudden the last 30 years made sense. Including why I haven't been able to eat meat poultry etc since I was 16 - 1990 as it just makes me so severely ill. Seriously it...

So sorry Annya it really isn't fair you must be due for a whoosh soon surely.x I have pcos on top of my other health stuff and yes it is very very difficult to lose weight. You just need to keep plodding away x

Most of them are 1 syn each. Chefs special 2.5 each Which one are you asking about

Quorn sausages have not been free for months since they changed the recipe Sorry

I added dried noodles to the simmer stage and they take 5 minutes saves on using two pots and it was wonderful. A meal in a bowl thanks to the noodles.

I sometimes have 35g of the Lactofree cheese which is a hex a

Thanks for posting the chickpea recipe I still haven't been on the main site. I never know the difference between SW quiche or fritatta or tortilla as they all seem the same to me whisked eggs thrown over veg or meat or potatoes or all three with added cheese then grilled or baked

I had to go on a lactofree diet a few months ago and since being diagnosed with Crohns I tend to stick to lactofree as some cheeses and yoghurts really upset my stomach. I use 35g lactofree cheese as my healthy a sometimes. Unfortunately the flavoured Soya yoghurts from Asda or Tesco are 2...

On my phone so I will link later it is in the recipe section on minimins under chickpea dahl loaf or something like that I haven't made it yet so can't recommend it

In that case could you just cook enough for left overs the next day to re heat or make speed soup or chunky veg soup or a thick lentils soup etc. I like tilda microwave rice pouches when really pushed. They are syns but not that many and I always bulk it out with loads of veg like mushroom...

Thanks for the support it is really appreciated x Re quick portable lunches have any of you tried the chickpea dahl loaf. I have the ingredients but not made it yet. Apparently you can bake it in muffin tins to get individual ones? I never cook my veg for the quiche or egg muffins - I use...

An typical unexplained gain for me tonight. 1.5lbs on. No reason no real change in things still been exercising no alcohol etc. Not a huge surprise as I knew my stupid body couldn't sustain these little losses but I am still bitterly disappointed but I also know there wasn't a lot food wise I...

I am afraid I have to use Soya yoghurt which is all synned as I don't tolerate normal yoghurt that well anymore. I did used to like the shape crumbles at 0.5 syn and they are veggie friendly or the WW fruit on the bottom fromage frais is nice. Both are usually on offer somewhere

I use cottage cheese mixed with eggs and last time I used a pasta and sauce as a base. It made 9 portions and I froze it

Annya be kind to yourself scales don't matter being healthy and happy does Hugs xxx

Thank you all xxx Of course I am buying drinks are on me! ! Lots of food today though as boss bought us both in a goats cheese and caramelized onion bagels plus I had a Chinese tonight Oops

I hope I don't get kicked out but I lost 2.5lbs this week which is shocking really. That is 4.5lbs in 5 weeks and 7lbs since 27th December. 2 more to lose before I get back to pre steroid weight. I think it was a combination of finishing steroids and as a consequence no appetite so only have...

Wow that was quick thanks so much x I don't use the food diary so never thought to check there. Much appreciated as it does make being out and about so much easier X

Are the healthy extras on the mobile site as I couldn't see them so I have to log into the full site

I have dabbled with it but then went on steroids so had to stop. I don't think I tried it long enough to get the benefits. Although I seem to be doing it subconsciously at the moment as once again not eaten anything yet. I will mention no appetite at clinic on Wednesday but quick research...

Tom is horrendous for weight gain. I bet you have a proper loss next week. Drinking loads does help flush things out. It is also that week for me so will be interesting tomorrow at weigh in as I finished my steroids on Friday and my appetite has gone awol. I am only managing some fruit...

Fanbleedingtastic over the moon for you Annya. You will be in the 11s. I took my last steroid today

Sometimes life gets in the way Lou and you sound so busy at the moment. Is it just me who has had weigh in this week or have I missed someone in which case I apologise. Colour me purple I lost 0.5lb and once again I am officially 11st 13.5lbs I have done no gym exercise since last Wednesday...

Yes the coconut one but I don't have cereal and rarely drink tea so it doesn't seem worth it. The chocolate coconut one is lovely but you only get 200ml and I was drinking a lot more At least a yoghurt pot is portion control

Not Soya fruit yoghurts and the other free yoghurts or 0.5 syn ones upset my Crohns so I have to be careful. Soya milk and other non dairy milks are hex a and you get quite a lot but I only like cream with my coffee so it has to be synned. I always fall down on quorn products as well or veggie...

I had unexpected way over syns weekend. It wasn't planned and yesterday I thought I had pulled back the buffet lunch we had on Saturday but the stupid quorn escalope was 8 syns. Plus my Soya yoghurt is 2 syns my Soya cream for my coffee is 1.5 each time and I had two coffees yesterday And I had...

You sound like me I don't eat meat or poultry and I only eat a little fish so I tend to stick to green days. If I fancy fish and chips or tuna with a baked potato then I will do an extra easy day but it is all about planning ahead and knowing what you are going to eat and what plan you want to...

Jessie it is true when you first start doing a lot of exercise you can retain water as your muscles get used to it which can result in weight gain or sts. This settles down after about 4 weeks or so but for some people they never experience this and they instantly lose weight when they first...

Cremes catalana by any chance. I love that stuff

Ah right I thought you meant you wanted a chippy dinner!

Felicity can you have a mixture of SW chips with potato sweet potato Butternut squash and celeriac?

I clicked on the report button and reported it last night. Lou have you tried a healthy snack big like carrot sticks celery fruit sliced up etc to get through the munchies

And once again you not contributed to the thread or asked about anyone else or even shown a slight interest in anyone else. This is a slow losers thread not a thread to boast a loss and that is it. This isn't the thread to post and run.

This tortoise reporting in to say 0.5lb lost this week so that is 4lbs in 7 weeks which is amazing for me especially considering I am still on steroids. It is hard and I am struggling but I have also been able to up my exercise finally and only a little bit. Half a pound more will put me into...

I need to be strong and cut down on carbs I don't think I eat a lot as I don't eat bread during the week but I do live off potatoes sometimes pasta and rice as well. Congratulations on the loss

Just found you x

Found you and subscribed will take a look over next couple of days X

Try natural yoghurt with fresh fruit instead of processed yoghurts I think if you can go as natural as possible and don't add salt to anything plus drink at least two litres a day to flush things out

Welcome x I got told to eat around 70 - 90 syns a week as I struggle so much. Charl - yes I got that when I ate loads of alpen light as my hex and I ate a lot of processed free food like mug shots. I also had smoked salmon for lunch

Thanks for all the support. Charl have you done a food diary for your consultant or for us to look at as we might spot something. It is so frustrating and horrid when that happens and you know you have been good x

Sorry I am quite upset about it all to be honest

That isn't my loss that is the person who only posts losses. I am still trying to claw back my steroid gain

I am also trying to lose a 9lb gain which I gained through being on steroids and I am still on them but down from 3 a day to 1 a day. I have never reached target but I am hoping this year now I have been diagnosed I can finally get my goal.

If you look at all her other posts on this thread as she only posts weight loss no comments no support nothing then she has lost 11.5 lbs since January! Not a slow loser by any account and I don't understand the :( which is why I got upset as since July 2011 yes over 18 months ago I have not...

I am lucky to lost that a month. You do realise this is a slow losers thread and we are there to give each other help and support not just post with losses each week and expect a pat on the back. So what you only lost 1.5lbs in a week on a good month that is all some of us lose sometimes less...

Congratulation Annya that is Fab

Annya that is true fighting spirit x

Annya we are a right pair! I see my specialist Friday to discuss my blood tests. A few people have said I am lucky I seem to be able to tolerate the methotrexate and 48 hours of feeling sick and nauseous makes up for a huge reduction in the pain. Drum roll please I lost 1lb last night so that...

The new med I am on in a stronger form are also chemotherapy drugs and they are being used to suppress my immune system as well as apparently a suppressed system means less inflammation and can put the Crohns in remission hopefully. I am now on methotrexate once a week with folic acid once a...

Annya sending you big big hugs. Hair loss is my biggest fear as well as that can be a side effect of my new drugs. My hair is very thick naturally curly and is my best feature and when I was on the drugs to put me in to menopause my hair started thinning. I was distraught so I know exactly how...

Do you think you will have a whoosh when your steroids reduce Annya?

Glad things are getting back to normal pomme. I put on 0.5lb on Tuesday but not that upset as I have re started the gym and I have still lost 1.5lb of the 9lb I put on due to steroids. I think the reduced dose is letting me lose weight.

Well I have my last meal out tonight then I really intend to go hell for leather and get my life and diet sorted. I don't finish the steroids till end of February and I start my new medication tomorrow but I also start back at the gym tomorrow.

Would you believe I lost 1lb this week. I think maybe because I barely ate today due to being at the hospital so no breakfast and lunch in my stomach! Plus I have dropped from 3 steroids a day to 2 And wouldn't you know I now have two planned meals out tomorrow with a friend for new year and...

Hope everyone has had a good Christmas. I didn't eat well but then again I never plan to stay on plan. Last week weigh in was another 1.5lb up but I have now dropped down to 2 steroids a day instead of 3 I also got the new books last week and since my specialist has given me the green light to...

Annya you poor thing I sympathise so much. I am seeing 2013 as a new start as I start tapering down next Friday but I am starting even scarier treatment on 2nd January and the side effects of the new drug are frightening. So I might not be around for a while when I start my new regime

I put on another 1.5lb at wi on Tuesday but I saw the consultant yesterday and he was fine with my weight gain as the steroids have had a positive impact on the pain. He wants me to continue with SW as things will get better when I taper off the steroids

Congratulations I bet that feels good x

Looking fab Lou x

Thank you both. I suppose we have different naughty step rules Annya! Felicity I actually don't like salt and don't add it to anything so I am quite lucky in that respect. I mean I add it to cooking but not a lot and I would never use it as a condiment and I wouldn't even put salt on chips...

I lost 1 lb this week which was probably part of my 4 lb gain from holiday last week. I am still 6 lbs up which I am quite gutted with especially if that is 6 lb steroids gain as not dropping down for a few more weeks. I have been calorie counting but only really started properly on Saturday...

We can do this together x My dose of three a day doesn't get reduced to two a day until 28th December. I only lost about 18lbs on slimming world since last July and I am on the steroids for at least 16 weeks so if I carry on putting on 1lb a week nothing will fit especially as I had dropped a...

Oh Annya I feel for you so much x I am also back in the 12s and I know how horrid it is. Starting tomorrow I am going to try a weekly calorie target of 8400 which is 7 times 1200 as I reckon some days I will go under and Saturday and Sunday I will probably go over. I know you calorie count as...

Thank you all I knew you would understand how I felt. I do lots of squat and lunges as part of my exercise plan but you could easily do them at home during ad breaks!

Well weigh in was much as expected that is 4lbs on which I know as well as holiday gain is steroids gain. That is now 7lbs in 5 weeks I think or could be 6 weeks which is really upsetting and hard to cope with but I keep telling myself that the pain has improved and it won't be forever.

Thank you for the welcome back xxx I live near Manchester and work in Liverpool and yes it is freezing especially after the 18-20 degrees in Tenerife! Annya it is good to get your perspective on things thank you x Yes predisolone is the other steroids suitable for Crohns but he said...

Hola girls may I please creep back in again please. To cut a long story short I have finally been diagnosed with Crohns disease after lots of tests, blood tests and a colonoscopy. Plus I was put on a lacto free diet which essentially meant I was eating vegan supplemented with eggs and some fish...

Thanks both.

Yes the 5:2 diet is the one in the horizon programme if you read the articles about it. Off to google the Johnson diet as not heard of that one. Is there a thread on minimins about it ?

Well done to the losers. I thought you were only meant to fast two days a week which is why it is called the 5:2 diet as anymore and it ceases to be beneficial ? I am doing Monday and Wednesday fasting by having fruit, salad and protein for lunch ie egg, quorn slices, piece of salmon etc and...

I am trying this as well which is why I haven't been around as I am just not following SW at all at the moment and purely using WLR to calorie count. Still going to weigh in and after a sts last week I lost 1lb this week. You can watch the programme on I player as it was on BBC 2 - horizon eat...

I think the heat and humidity is playing havoc with the scales as according to mine the 2lbs loss is back on and another 1lb since Tuesday !

I am glad Lily is ok x

I weigh most days I can't help myself. Weigh in last night finally a loss of 2lbs still got 1.5lbs to go of June holiday gain and I never lost my Florida holiday gain at all. Still over next stone bracket but I am hoping going to the gym twice a week cc and SW combined will mean it continues...

Scales are the devils work

Well done on the loss annya. I am still calorie counting and trying to do SW and my scales are still showing a gain. I am hoping it is due to my body getting used to exercise again as I can't cut any more calories.

Check out the slimming world overseas forum there is Spanish stuff on there. Well 0.5lb back on I didn't drink whilst I was away and calorie counting about 1500 but only two days still averaged about 1300 a day once exercise taken into consideration so meh

This was pretty similar to me. I am about 400 cals over but I didn't drink at all as I just didn't feel that great probably due to all the white carbs which I am not used to. I hope you had a fab birthday weekend acc x Charl I am sorry I can't advise but I am glad you are seeing the Dr x

Thanks I am on a train so was worried I had worked it all out wrong. X

Thanks for that I probably burn around 600 to 800 cals a week in exercise so that would mean average out to about 1350 a day ?

I am 37 at the moment I weigh just under 12st according to my scales and not SW. Weight loss resources says I need to eat 1250 cals a day to lose 500g a week which is about 1lb. I do exercise and eat some of those calories as well. Last week I think I averaged just under 1300 cals a day. I did...

I really like the sound of that Lisa was it cooked in a veg stock ? I am on the train on my way to my friends house for the weekend. I have been trying to stick to 1200 cals a day but I find it so difficult as I feel hungry all the time.

Sorry I missed you Bev hope all goes well x

I am probably over thinking it and I bet everything will be fine. We have been friends since high school so 25/26 years ish my maths is really bad lol ! I will stop worrying and just take it as it comes I have already told her that I only really eat fruit for breakfast and I won't need...

Yes she is providing the food and she has done food shopping already plus we are apparently going to a 40th party on Saturday night which means I don't think we will eat before we go out. She has never had to worry about her weight at all so I don't want to make her feel bad by making demands...

Double and triple yay for you Lisa it is much deserved. X I only lost 0.5lb last night which I am not pleased about as I have been cc strictly for two weeks and since last weeks weigh in I have been to the gym three times. Got a heavy weekend this weekend as I am visiting my school friend...

Yep if you want to use the pill for contraception don't take agnus castus or johns wort

Even if my husband got the snip I would still have to be on the pill and I have been told I will probably end up on HRT as some women just need help with their hormones. I know how frustrated you must be Lisa as I felt the same when I was being re diagnosed in 2000 . As I have said before when...

I really hope you get somewhere Lisa I have been on the pill since I was 13 - now 37 they did try me on the mirena due to the endometriosis as that is meant to be the best hormone control for it but I bled for 18 months the whole time it was in and I ended up back on the pill and the mirena ...

I really can't keep up with you all. Another weekend and another meal out. I need to speak to my consultant so she can perhaps suggest some choices for me. In the winter we quite often just have a bowl of soup for dinner with ryvita or crackerbread depending if I have any hexs left. I use...

Well after all that planning they didn't do the salad as only certain ones do I am so annoyed. I don't eat chicken and the cut out pizza is still 25 syns as it is 500 cals. The only other veggie dish non pizza was the baked aubergine so I had that as really no other choice since it said on SW...