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ee bfast - 1 fried egg on w/meal toast, few beans (2 syns) midmorning - 2 nectarines lunch - cold meats and boiled egg salad with 1 tbsp coleslaw (2 syns?) midafternoon - small banana dinner - mushrooms (frylight) on 1 wmeals toast & muller light yog (1 syn) extras - milk from allowance 3...

red day: bfast: 2 weetabix, skim milk from allowance lunch: 2 fried egg on 1 med w.meal (3 syns) + small banana dinner: chicken stir fry with fry/light , small banana and muller light yog extras: curly wurly (6 syns) + skim milk in tea

woops !! sorry meant to write uncle - was he the one you brought home in ambulance few weeks back .. i remember reading about it in your diary that is a lot of daves isnt it, lol

had to post the story, its so beautiful but im sure youve heard of it Waterbugs and Dragonflies by Doris Stickney

hope you're ok, im sorry to hear about your brother :(

aww thanks jackieN .. you're welcome :) sorry only just seen your 'welcome back' message .. our posts must have crossed i think some quotes can be so comforting .. im also really into symbolism .. when we lost our baby in 08 the lady who took the funeral service gave fleur a little book...

thanks tilly max are you doing it from home? is there a weigh in part on this site ? x

you're doing so well !!! such an inspiration well im back after 3 week blip .. laptop went on the blink, and so did i lol .. but back on the waggon and 2lbs lighter (well by my scales anyway) think lost through excercise though to be honest not dieting:sigh: having to do from home now though as...

right im back !!! missed you all ;) yes hands up had bit of a blip .. actually laptop had to go in for repair so diet went to pot a little as didnt have to keep recording what i was eating, made half hearted attempt on paper then sw meeting changed venue - twice and basically can no longer...

im going to set myself a mini 'personal goal a week, and add to it every monday - so this weeks goal is to actually complete my food diary on here every day - have looked back through some old posts and keep forgetting to complete (very convenient, lol) so here goes : bfast: lunch: dinner...

thanks guys for your kind words of wisdom, perhaps i was being a little too harsh on my husband - he does work hard, i just think perhaps i've taken on too much with the beauty side of things whilst harry is so young, the point of me trying to make a go of it is to reduce or give up my...

hope you are well, you were the first person to write in my diary as i remember, im only just finding my way around and trying to post in others diaries lovely pics by the way :) now have uploaded my 'before' pics keep nosing at everyone elses, lol i was mortified when i saw how i looked on...

just had a nosey at your photos .. wow, what a transformation - really inspiring and all in just over a year! ive been brave and uploaded my 'before' pics to my diary .. first time i let anyone take any of me since just after my wedding 6 yrs ago! would be a dream come true if i was in a...

wii boxing, now that takes me back .. my husband and daughter never laughed so much as when they watched me try out wii boxing, lol - take it easy, its cruelty!! x

sorry couldnt put question marks in my last post, was typing one handed with baby in my other arm lol x

hi tillymax, havent been on for a while so just having a catch up with everyones diaries .. im thinking trying weekly syns was told between 5 and 15 so do you thnk i should play it safe with 70 chicken bovril roasties sound lush do you have th recipe and is it syn free on green

red day bfast: 1 fried egg on nimble toast (2 syns spread & oil) midmorning: 1 nectarine lunch: salad with ham and chicken + 1 slice nimble (1 syn for spread) 1 nectarine dinner: extras:

brilliant, so pleased for you - you're an inspiration :) also got excited when saw your food diary .. 2 tescos cumberland sausages for 2 syns ????? tell me more !!!!! which make? just getting my coat on now, lol

havent posted for a few days .. been quite a stressy week one way and another, havent yet established a routine with going back to work, looking after baby, housework, and running pt time beauty business .. its chaos!!! my husband is not as supportive as i thought he might be and i didnt...

thanks tillymax .. i have to be grateful i have a job i guess in the current climate! control now there's a word .. its when i feel out of control with all the things going on around me that my eating goes to pot .. need to be kind to myself and realise rome wasnt built in a day so here goes...

thanks jackieN .. sorry about your dad :( im blessed to still have both`` my parents, although they live in france and i dont get to see them much .. really must make more effort! I dont know where I first saw that quote but its so me .. putting everything on hold until i meet my various...

aww thank you eternily optimistic .. are you free to hitch a lift on my shoulder and whisper those very kind words to me in my ear on an hourly basis, lol my husband is always telling me he thinks im pretty and is not worried about my weight - he obviously sees something i dont. im goin to...

breakfast: 2 weetabix (1b) skim milk a nectarine midmorning: shape yogurt lunch: pasta and syn free sauce, few chunks melon dinner:1 fried egg , toast (8 syns)

thanks tillymax and dawn, think i'll try and plan roughly what im going to eat and swap if dont fancy it. also think deffo need more sins fri-sun (and i have gone over slightly) and try and have 5-10 syns mon-thurs. dont feel so great today .. dont know if its because its the eve of my...

have just read through your diary, im so sorry about your uncle - and so close to losing your dad as well - life really is cruel sometimes :( im now quite ashamed about the moany, self indulgent ramblings in my own diary .. i have only known you 'virtually' for cpl weeks but its quite clear...

EE b/fast: 1 fried egg on brown toast (2 syns oil + spread) midmorning: few chunks melon lunch:small banana. 2 necatarines & muller light midafternoon:slither of bday cake (to be polite!) 5 syns? dinner:chicken salad, few blueberries extras: pimms and lemonade ? skim milk for tea total -...

tooty frooty read your diary last night, its awful when you're hungry bed time, hope you coped ok in the end .. im a bit of a late night snacker, my husband says as soon as he goes to bed he hears the kettle going on, fridge door opening, and loads of rustling lol .. well no more, need to give...

are ferrero roche really only 1 syn!:D

can i join the 15st club .. although only just qualifying at 15st13.5 .. re-joiined today 1 year after my lo was born after seing photos of myself on his birthday .. eeep - my goal for next week is -3lbs

aww thank you both for your compliments about my lil family and your encouraging words .. low self esteem is just so awful, struggle every day - my excess weight has a lot to answer to :( sorry you put on skinnydawn, strange that there was no explanation - i think thats when its the most...

thanks tooty frooty, tbh .. was hard uploading those pics to a public forum, but quite liberating also .. this is me, warts and all .. i am shocked at how i look, there's no more hiding now and kidding myself i just look a little plump, im clearly very overweight .. going to print a couple off...

thanks skinny dawn, its nice to know you have faith in me .. i too have a feeling im going to do it this time, although only by taking the scenic route and not putting too much pressure on myself -5lbs a month will make me more than happy :) re: the photos, i was initially shocked and upset at...

thank you tillymax :) it was such a lovely day we ended up having a picnic at audley end house and took harry for a ride around the woods to spot the teddy bears .. never have i felt so big and fat as i did today going around the woods cramped into a miniature steam train carriage, lol ...

whats 3.5lbs on in the grand scheme of things? you've had a real stressful time of it and you're only human, at least you're trying to turn it around, well done for not going with the kfc - dont know if i would have the will power, lol just look at it as a tiny blip on your journey to...

good luck with your weigh in today, try not to stress if youve put on - just start afresh from today ;) mine's tomorrow, havent a clue what i weigh well over 15stones i think - possibly closer to 16 so here's to shedding the weight and to 2 yummy mummys waiting to emerge ;)

harrys 1st bday today, hubby is at work but will finish @ 1 oc - so im not sure if we will be going out and what we will do foodwise. i will play it by ear, so here goes: bfast: 2 ww brown toast (1b) spread (2 syns) baked beans and a fried egg (1 syn) 2 cups tea skim milk oh bugger, i blew it...

3rd august .. my little superstars 1st birthday XXX its my little superstars 1st birthday today - i feel quite emotional, keep doing the 'this time last year thing' as the events leading up to his birth were quite eventful - Harry was born 2 months premature, it was a shock to us all and we...

glad you had a lovely time, welcome back :)

hope today went well for you, was thinking of you :)

brilliant .. really inspiring words for someone just starting their 6 stones weight loss journey :)

aww i know exactly what you're going through .. i cant believe how similar out situations are! i wish i could say something to make things better .. my personal experience was that i was worrying for nothing, i think we work ourselves up so much that we imagine all sorts of ridiculous...

((hugs)) be kind to yourself, you have a lot going on and its so hard with the little ones too .. so come on tooty frooty we're already into aug - whats your goal for this month, doesnt have to be a drastic amount as long as its goin in the right direction - im taking the scenic route and saying...

loved it holiday girl, although bit chaotic with 15 of us inc kids walking in all directions, wanting to see different things, eat at different times, toilet stops, nappy changes etc lol .. but main thing is we all got to meet up which doesnt happen very often with us all living so far appart -...

Extra Easy breakfast: 2 boiled eggs, few slices ham 2 cups tea skim/milk midmorning: few melon chunks lunch: tuna jacket + 2 tbsp coleslaw ? dinner:

monday thanks ginlin, was really lovely and nice weather helped .. although thought i was going to die at some points pushing the buggy up hill in the heat :eek: foodwise, i was 'ok' and thats all im going to say lol - today is another day and only 3 more sleeps until i can join group .. and...

late entry to food diary for sat bfast: 2 boiled eggs, few slices ham 2 cups tea skim milk midmorning: handful grapes lunch: ham sandwich (1 b/2 syns for spread) pkt crisps (7 syns?) dinner: med portion spaghetti bolognese, fat well drained - 1/4 jar dolmio ? large banana 2 cups tea skim...

jackieN - yes i have ordered that book, which reminds me should have received it by now! .. will have to chase it up! lol thankyou for your kind words, everyone is on here is so nice and full of helpful advise - no i dont plan to hide away anymore, i did that far too often for far too long when...

just checking in .. will reply in detail tomorrow, im so so tired and my husband has been filling me in about his step dads funeral today :( just wanted to say you were all right .. it wasnt half as bad as i thought it would be, yes did get few suprised looks at my weight gain but to be honest...

omg .. you're all virtual 'angels' .. your encouragement and best wishes mean so much, they really do .. :D really wasnt expecting any replies, its just nice to put my thoughts down and if anyone decides to respond thats great, im afraid my diary isnt as interesting or witty as other that ive...

hi, just been reading few posts back .. have you really lost 6.5 stones in 1 year?? i have around 5-6 stones to lose (3 of it post baby weight) but just feels so overwhelming .. back to work today bigger than when i left for maternity, plan to join sw next week .. but 6 stones is just SUCH a...

aww, sending you (( hugs )) .. you're not alone, today is my trial shift before go back on 8th aug .. absolutely dreading it, but i know its all in the mind - they're the same people worked with before having baby and im the same person also, only little more overweight (for the moment!) i dont...

ok so i have woken up on my trial 'back to work' shift after 13 months off .. i feel fat, achy, i have pains in my back and shoulder, im beyond disapointed and i feel really, really unhappy .. in fact my daughter said to me yesterday 'i hate it when you're not happy' .. what more of an...

can i ask do you get notified when someone replies to your message? i have had quick look at the tutorial but some of its lost on me, not very good on computers! also how do you subscribe? are you able to create a 'friends' list like on FB?

thanks thank you both, really kind of you to reply and skinnydawn - i guess i am the same person who left a year ago (bit more down on myself) but i guess after the initial 'hasnt she put on weight' whispering fest (as they tend to do at my place!) i suppose things will settle down. im not...

skinnydawn and ginlin, thank you for your encouragement. glad to hear EE works, it seems perfect for my lifestyle! great tip about running through the plan with my daughter and husband - not just to discourage them from offering me the 'wrong' foods but to disourage the 'are you sure you're...

hi there i agree with funcurls .. make today the start of the 'new you' take the first step and change your name to something nice and positive - you cant expect others to love you when you dont love yourself :( you have done really well to have lost weight before, if youve done it once you...

thanks thanks for noseing at my diary .. not exactly exciting reading but just helps me just to put my thoughts down :) dont know why i put joining sw on saturday its actually thursday .. cant wait, was a bad move counting calories as i kind of know how sw plan works should have got straight on...

hi girls hey, im hoping to join your thurs weigh-ins .. im re-joining class this week to hopefully lose post baby weight gain and what i had to lose before i was pregnant! so about 5-6 stones .. ouch!! im going back to work friday bigger than what i left @ 8 months pregnant :sigh:

lol draw a line under it and start again tomorrow .. you greedy sod, lol my bloody diary is covered in lines, looking forward to joining class thurs .. that should keep me on track :)

ok, started off well on the mini fruit detox .. then hubby came in with two curries and then my daughter made some millionnaires shortcake, so you guessed it .. detox went out the window! so have drawn yet ANOTHER line under my failings and have decided to start slimming world weds (have old...

wow what a brilliant weight loss, what an inspiration you are !!! have seen you post about weekly sins few times, im assuming thats adding your daily totals together is that right? x

i always wonder that .. i did some training in a holistic center in st johns wood london, houses were to die for and as i walked back up the road to get my bus i passed a ferrari, aston martin and roller all parked in a row one after the other .. i thought well they dont work in the health care...

fruit detox well after consuming a hefty 3500 cals yesturday, have decided to do a 3 day mini detox - will eat mostly fruit, salad and veg and limited carbs - try and stick to 1100 cals or under. have decided to join sw on thurs as clearly not getting on with the calorie counting. i have kids...

just been reading some of your diary, you're such an inspiration .. well done for losing 4 stones, especially with all the sad events that have been going on in your like- youve spured me on to re-join sw this saturday .. i was putting it off until start aug, but theres no time like the present...

star week aww .. best of luck for today, my first day back is friday - although dont officially start until 8th aug, just doing a random day to break myself in gently, lol star week is a bugger, and it can make a difference to your weigh in so just ignore it, and treat it as a false reading...

thanks tooty frooty .. show was brilliant, i take my daughter every 25th july onwhat would have been my nans birthday (she loved the theatre) - its our girlie time together,we do the whole shopping, meal, show thing .. think my nan was deffinately watching over us yesterday as we were driving...

monday having pre-theatre meal this evening, if had started sw could have done flexi sins, but still counting calories - so goal is not to go over 2500, so that will be 500 over daily recommended amt and will cut back little over next few days breakfast: toast x 3 - 350 cals milk in tea /...

loving the sound of the banana fritters with chocolate buttons :) my daughter is going to guide camp too next week, perhaps thats why she hasnt been surfacing until midday then, lol

monday woke up with the familiar 'was i good yesturday?' feeling .. then remembered the picninc :( long day ahead today - friend coming to lunch, then this evening meal out and theatre .. will take the day as it comes . doesnt look as if will be able to join slimming world for couple weeks...

. just got in from bowling and picnic then birthday cake at my sisters .. ate what i fancied and had some cake without going too mad, kept 'some' control .. not sure if i fell off the wagon or not as stopped counting calories at one point, but will draw line under it and start again tomorrow :)

zumba at 6am ? only in london lol !! keep up the good work, forgot how tasty berries and yogurt could be, will have to add to my shopping list next week and good idea about making own coleslaw, hummus etc .. as you say its easy enough to do - youve motivated me into making my own too ;)

thai i need some advise girls .. im taking my daughter to see legally blonde on monday as a treat for getting a good school report :) its been booked for months (special deal) so i must have been confident she was going to do well! really looking forward to spending some mother/daughter time...

sunday not my choice to be up and about at 6 oclock on a sunday the morning .. the joys of having a baby, lol so tempting to go make some breakfast out of habit as ive just 'got up' but i have a long day a head - and a difficult one too, we're going to cambridge bowling alley to celebrate my...

thank you thank you greenwich girl X wow i take it you're a photographer then .. how glamorous!! this is the career path my daughter would like to take, that or working in textiles .. the only problem is although she's very creative she's not very good at the technical side of things - they do...

size 20 have you got this months slimming world mag .. read the article on last page from founding member (cant remember her name, woops) it really inspired me and made me determined to do it this time .. i have spent every summer for the last 3 years covering myself up and feeling sorry for...

avatar yay! i now have an avatar .. my little man surfing the net lol X

thought about going into nursing, but all the nurses at work put me off lol .. always moaning about paperwork, not enough hours in the day lol yeah im sure the fritters from the chinese must be golden syrup, only used maple as happened to have small bottle someone brought back from canada...

bananas and beauty! banana fritter(ish) pud - i put on medium heat and just keep eye on them until skin has turned black - all depends on the size, but they are yummy - realy comfort food :) im a health care worker for my sins, but re-trained in various beauty treatments (nails and lashes)...

ok, you can tell havent yet been shopping .. lol bfast : 1 penguin, 2 x baby rusks lol and skim milk - 2 cups tea & sugar - rough guestimate - 350 cals midmorning: large banana -100 cals lunch: 2 turkey slice sandwiches - 500 cals, pkt french fries crisps - 100 cals dinner: salad - cold meats...

thanks thank you holidaygirl for the virtual hug :) thank you greenwhich girl for the link, thats the one .. had noesey round the site lots of reasons to visit greenwich again soon :) love islington, my husband grew up there, i lived there for couple years and we try and go back at any...

lass321, have you reached your goal yet? seem to have done really well by your figures, cant seem to be able to find your diary though .. are you keeping one? XX

saturday - this is going to be a hard one, if we're not going out usually watch a film with popcorn, chocolates .. the whole shabang (sp?) will have to choose wisely! having my eyebrows waxed so at least will feel more human today, im actually planning to train in eyebrow threading in sept but...

the day didnt improve, mother in law has just left and i feel totally deflated .. i know ive gone over my calories allowance (need to work out later) as we had a sort of buffet and birthday cake for harry as she will be away on his birthday, but i deffinately ate less than i might usually have...

thanks thanks, will try and stay positive .. just read your diary and think i'll pinch your idea and have a large plate of sw chips, eggs and beans tonight - real comfort food :D right, really must crack on with some house work - so far spent the morning going from minimins to ebay, then a...

omg .. does your little one do that too? we have our own little andrex puppy dog in the form of a baby, funny at first but not when youve got 2 scraps of loo roll left lol stay positive today, love the idea of sw chips, egg and beans (might pinch it) and guess if you're on EE you could also...

fri breakfast: 2 weetabix, skim milk + 2 cups tea 2 sugars - 250ish lunch: buffet and birthday cake - pointless counting exact cals, wasnt excesive but rough guestimate around 800 cals dinner: salad - 350 cals 2 cups tea & sugar - 100 cals wagon wheel - 200 cals APPROX TOTAL : 1700 cals...

grrrr great start to the day, online banking probs, being informed mum in law visiting - she's being totally weird about fact her ex husband has just died and think she might be coming to remind my husband of all the reasons he 'shouldnt' be going to the funeral, just dont need it! then my...

fri the day has started off all stressy already! first online banking problems i just didnt need, then was informed by husband his mum is gracing us with her presence later today :sigh: she's been totally wierd about the fact her ex husband has just died, although was only my husbands step dad...

woops sorry mods, this was supposed to go in my diary, lol .. accidentlly started off ne thread, have deleted it now anyway :)

thank you x hi tooty frooty ive just re-read through the posts, and somehow missed yours the first time round - sorry! funny we're both counting the days to go back to work and dreading it having put on weight (well, not funny ha ha! funny coincidence!) i officially go back 8th aug but am...

aww thanks everyone and thanks greenwich girl for the virtual cuppa, dont have any virtual wine going spare do you? lol saddlebags, i trained with CND in spa mani and pedi, minx and shellac gel/polish but its a bit slow going, hard to practise round little one at the moment also working...

lol oh no how embarassing, lol when my daughter was about 2 my husband stretched out his legs just as she was passing in front of him and accidentally knocked her flying into the coffee table. She ended up with a bruise on her face and kept telling everyone 'daddy did it' well in effect he...

joined a mother and baby club this morning - its only taken me 11 months lol i felt really nervous when i first went in, but everyone was friendly and more importantly harry was having a great time .. felt a little bit guilty he's missed out so far, but we've joined now and i plan to join...

thanks thanks saddle bags :) i know you're right, and usually wouldnt care what people thought about me, been around the block few times at my age after all .. but i guess its this confidence thing, plays funny tricks on you lol think i read some of your diary when i was in 'lurking' mode...

day 2 bfast: fried egg and mushrooms on toast - 500 cals ? 2 cups tea / sugar - 100 cals midmorning - waggon wheel - 170 oopsie! lunch boots meal deal sandwich - 300 cals large banana 100 midafternoon - slice soreen cup tea - 250 dinner : ready meal roast - 400 & yogurt - 150 cals extras : 2...

wow, what a lovely response thanks everyone!! i will look into those self help books, the feel the fear one has been recommended to me before so will deffinately look into buying it! had a tough day yesturday, my husbands step dad passed away .. he'd been ill for some time but it was still a...

Whats one little STS blip on a set of scales, when you have a lifetime of being gorgeously slim ahead of you - take inspiration from all those 'success' stories in the slimming mags, they didnt lose every week ;) good luck for next week :)

It must be so hard trying to cope with ME, I really feel for you and I can relate to the depression I get this also. I think one of the OP (sorry so far back cant remember the name) suggestion of setting 1/2 stone goals is a really good one .. the lifecoach book I mentioned in my own diary...

day 2 day 2 : AM started off well, with a healthy breakfast - didnt eat it as soon as I got up (as I usually would, lol) I tried to leave it until I was actually hungry! have a nail appt at 3pm, feeling a little nervous - I know the lady, her sister in law runs one of the beauty salons in...

thanks rhibennett I just go in and paint the kids nails, little bit of nail art, glitter tattoo - they all get to take part in a craft or activity whilst waiting their turn and I bring along lots of extras like feather boas, tiaras etc for them to dress up in - easy peasy really but when...

day 1 bfast - 2 weetabix, skim milk, cup tea - 250 cals midmorning - small apple 50 cals lunch - cornish pasty - 560 cals (ouch!) midafternoon - bag crisps - 120 cals dinner - 1 egg on toast - 200 cals 1 small apple 50 cals snack - 2 toast marmite 200 cals Total: 1400 cals (ish) :)

as the title suggests I'm really lacking in confidence at the moment .. I've just spent my maternity leave in PJ's (well perhaps not all of it, lol) getting bigger and bigger and more miserable by the day .. feeling sorry for myself and taking everything out on my loved ones .. not a pretty...

sorry been bit lazy and not yet read minimins tutorial yet, so how do i get to read your diary ? whats it called ? XX

day 1 thank you for your kinds words and encouragement :) day 1 planned to follow slimming world from home before joining a group next week, but I soon realised i didnt have the right food in . I would usually have thrown caution to the wind and ate everything in sight between now and...

day 1 day 1 planned to start slimming world before joining a group next week, but i soon realised i didnt have the right food in .. i would usually have thrown caution to the wind and ate like a pig between now and actually joining slimming club - but today i decided that its not end of the...

thank you thank you rainbowrose and rhibennet, so kind :)

well done X lass 321 well done with your weight loss .. brilliant, which diet are you following and i cant ask how you set your little goals ?

goals mini goals 18th july - 18th sept lose 1.5 stones pass lash case studies brow threading course 3 'dates' with hubby 3 family outings decorate/improve flat smear, dentist & eye test :(

thanks thanks, lol .. tall order i know! tbh this will easily be eachieved once i give up my part time job as health care assistant working 2-9pm to concentrate more on beauty which i can fit round the family .. currently on annual leave which i was forced to add to back of my maternity leave...

This is the first entry to my dream it, plan it, do it diary .. I realise Im lucky to have my health, a gorgeous family (husband, 12 yr old daughter and 1 yr old son) a job and a roof over my head but I feel as if something is still missing. Im 42 and not getting any younger .. I have so...

hi My name is Dominique, I'm 42 yrs young .. I have around 5-6 stones to lose - I have 2 kids 12 yrs and almost 1 and embarrasingly im now heavier than I was when he was born (prematurely) at 33 weeks! I'm about to return to my part time job as a health care worker .. dreading it - not because I...

thanks oh well, that gives me a little time to lose bit of weight and get better picture lol x

avatar problem dont seem to be able to uploa avatar, do i have to have made so many posts before system will allow me (im not chickening out, honest! lol)

thanks x thanks guys, really appreciate the warm welcome .. i think the thing that made me realise i really need to get this weight problem sorted is when my daughter tried to take photos of me and my baby to put on facebook and i freaked out! i felt terrible afterwarsds, and it suddenly dawned...

yes at least 5 stones :( bigger now than when i had my baby nearly a year ago .. need to take bull by the horns and start this thing!

hi my name is dominique, 42 yrs young .. have around 5-6 stones to lose - have 2 kids 12 yrs and almost 1 and embarrasingly im now heavier than i was when he was born (prematurely) at 33 weeks! im about to return to my part time job as a health care worker .. dreading it - not because i hate my...