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I've had slower losses with having 3 weeks of -.5's then this week I hit my 3.5 stone award by losing 1.75lbs.

Quiet thread, been struggling a little the last few weeks so need to get my mojo back and get off the next 3 stone..

I'd like to throw my two-pence in! I've done this for the last few weeks and my body hasn't thanked me. I've had lower energy, been moody and have had cravings for sugar. For me, I was really happy on SW for a since 3rd Jan, but when I started a new job at the start of May, I found myself...

Well done!!!! I'm 1.5lbs off my own personal "next target" - I didn't really do anything for my first one, so am going to get my hair done for this one. I should really plan it out a little better.. my target goal is getting a pair of Freddy Jeans! :)

Jumping into this thread today (by .25lb!) Lost 2.25lb this week for a new stone bracket.

Hey all, time to leave this thread!! (finally) Hope to see you all in the 14's soon!

Hit my 3 stone award today so happy happy! :)

Congrats! As for your husband, I'm sure he'll get it off next week! I've been a lot better this week, prepping my lunches and planning my meals throughout the day so i'm not going long periods without food, and hopefully it will pay off when I weigh in! :)

I've lost another 1.25 this week. I recently started a new job and have to fit SW into my day a bit better as I have been missing meals, not eating all my syns and drinking not enough water, but too much coffee. It just takes planning is all, but the stress of taking on a brand new role has...

Congrats Red Biddy.. it's an ever nicer pound after a holiday! :)

Thanks archers33 and congrats to you too!!

Celebrating 40lbs off!! 1.5lb off today so feeling great.. I was worried because I started a new job this week after being off for a while and it was the first week since i've started SW that I had to split focus.. but it was a mini celebration to see that I had remained on plan.. Hope...

BabsSW - The 1/3 should be seen as being part of the portion you eat as apposed to being extra on top of the food you are eating. So, for example, where you might normally comfortably eat 2 potatoes and a chicken fillet for dinner, you would replace one of those potatoes with speed veg. The...

So true.. Good luck in your weigh in today! :)

1.5 off this week, which is great because I had a drink fuelled weekend! :) so am happy with results.. Just 1.5lbs of 40lb off.. I'm sure it could be faster but i've never felt restricted or like I can't go to an event once during the process... 3.5lbs off my 3 stone award!

Still hanging on... hope everyone is having a good week!

An expected STS this week, Easter Sunday I went nuts - it was planned, but I ate too much and it was too much so close to a weigh in to be able to see a loss.. :( It's my first STS since I started and It really wasn't worth it.. Even knowing it was coming up I felt I wasn't as strict as I...

Best of luck!!

So true though! I generally feel great after a loss, but then I'll read a comment on FB from someone who's lost 4 stone 13bs in 13 weeks (as an example from a post this morning) and you can't help but think "what am I doing wrong?" - but for me, I need to keep remembering that yeah, of course I...

Another 1.5 off for me today, i'm happy with it.. as long as the numbers are going down.. Also, got my 2.5 stone award today. I was getting myself into a bit of a negative space when I was seeing 1.25 losses the last 2 weeks, and then reducing syns too much and I think it actually was going...

Well done on your losses!! :) xxx

Ah, i'm from "down the country" :) i'm on Ireland's bum :)

Unfortunately, i'm my own worst critic.. I feel 100% accountable to myself, because, at the end of the day, it would be me that will benefit or feel like a failure if I don't do it. It's taken me a long time to admit how big i'd become and to recognise the patterns and behaviours that got me...

I've been doing it for 13 weeks and have lost 2 stone 6.5lbs. The last 2 weeks have been -1.25lbs both weeks.. so seems to have slowed down .. at the moment i'm in the final stages of job negotiations and it's been a slow, painful process.. causing a little stress and that's likely having an...

We'll need to get a few of us into 14's to 13's to give it an injection of life! :) It would have been a boost to at least get my 2.5 stone reward today, but i'm .5lb off it! It's a long journey but a well worth while one.. :)

Wow! great result!!! didn't work so good for me.. not sure where I went wrong.. I'm down 1.25lbs... going to have a little research and see why all of a sudden my numbers are dropping..

I don't have a soup maker.. I have a stick blender that works just fine.. but I know people swear by them so i'm assuming it's a case of me not knowing what i'm missing! :) The one thing I'm glad I invested in is a slow cooker.. I use a slow cooker for my metabolism boosting tomato soup -...

I'm winging it too! :) I found this http://www.slimmingworldsurvival.com/blog/slimming-world-challenges when searching for more info on 777 if that helps. https://kellsslimmingworldadventure.wordpress.com/2015/11/09/the-777-challenge/ I don't think it HAS to be done along side SP but I did a...

Best of luck, Wcmom, i'm on Day 3 today of it..

I came across it on one of the groups i'm on. From what I can gather every day you have: 7 speed foods 7 glasses of water 7 syns Everything else stays the same, i'll report next week whether it was worth it! :)

1.25lbs off this week.. going to try 777 for the week and see if I can up the number a little, but i'm happy as long as it's going down.. you never know the value of losing a lb until you don't lose it! :)

Weigh in Results: -2lbs Have a great week everyone.. xx

Hey everyone, I'm here since this morning's weigh in, at 15.12.75 (so in by a hair's breath!) hopefully will be moving on soon! :)

Well guys, off I go... i've moved to the 15's this morning.. wishing you all the best of luck and hope to see you soon!

Only just found this board and will use it as I weigh in at home every Tuesday.. :)

Weigh in today, and i'm 16.0.75... next week I should be saying good bye to this thread and moving to the 15st - 14's! Finally hit the 2 stone mark too, after being .5lb off it last week.. Hope everyone has a good week..

I come from a serial dieting background too :) I've tried Atkins, Dukan, WW, Low carb (but not Atkins), Pills, Soup diets, and countless others that I can't even rem the names of... The way I look at it though, is that every plan has come with learnings.. I've learned loads about my body, what...

Lost 1.25lbs this week.. it's a loss but was hoping to at least hit the -2 stone mark this week..

Weigh in day! -2.5lbs - gives me my club 10 and i'm 1.75lbs off 2 stone.. i'm reading 16.4.5 on the scales so hopefully will be busting out of the 16's soon!

It really depends on what you enjoy and what suits you. For me, Bread is NOT my friend! :) so, I hardly ever have it, instead I use my HEB to make something with oats, usually Flapjacks, and my HEA is always cheese - which gives me a ton of flexibility, on salads, or in Tuna burgers.. or using...

Congrats! Great loss!.. hopefully, i'll be joining you soon! :)

One thing that helped me at the start is to take each week and do a retrospective of sorts, and then see what I could change or tweak to suit me better. For me, I have chosen to cut bread and pasta completely from my plan. I thought of the first few weeks as a bit of trial and error to see what...

Half way through the 16's as of today! :) hopefully won't be here for too much longer!

Weighed in today and i'm 1/2lb off my 1.5 stone off mark!! :) so close! :) Still, I lost 2.25lbs so i'm not upset!

So happy to have joined the 16's today! having started in the 18's..

I've been exercising every day - which is a bit of a shock for my poor lazy-ass! :) For me, i'm trying to build new habits, and I was worried I was being far too sedentary.. In relation to snacking and feeling peckish, I think it does no harm to be as prepped as possible, bringing snacks with...

Hi all, Great to have a place to come to as another SW at home person. I wouldn't feel comfortable at all at a group. The whole idea of it doesn't sit well with me. I'm already embarrassed over my weight, I don't particularly want to have anyone else look at the scales with me.. SW seems to...

I tried Dukan for 4 days last year and I was soooo miserable, it just wasn't funny! I lost 9 lbs in 4 days but it was impossible to stick to. I then recently found a vlcd that wasn't as torturous as lipotrim and used that to kick start myself by killing carb/sugar cravings, stuck to it for 12...

I'm trying this as i type!

I don't know what it is about crossing a stone.,. It takes ages to go from one to another! Yet if your putting it on, it happens while looking at chocolate!

I had a great homely pasta dish.. I was lazy so it was just pasta, chilli, passata, mixed herbs, mushrooms, spinach, s, Creme Fraiche, lf cheese triangle.. Scrum diddly Umptuous.. And filling.. Sometimes carbs are the best thing to make you feel all warm.

I want to lose the 1.5 st that I've put on in the last 9 months,.

Looking forward to feeling confident again.. :( weight gain really depresses me and I find myself going into myself.. :(

I'm new too.. Hope we are all sharing our success stories in no time!

Wow.. Congrats.. That's great!

Great pics.. I am similar to your starting weight, I had lost 1.5 st more than I am now but I put it back on since last oct, feeling quite low so am reading stories like yours to keep me motivated. Great work,!

Great motivation... Wow! I love reading stories like this.

Great story.. Great work..

Can't wait to try those recipes

I'll have to get back into my bns chips again.. I used to put potato wedge seasoning on them, just to dull the sweetness as a bit.

I love noodles with cheese! Although I'm currently weaning myself off it ATM! I find a lw cheese triangle on noodles is a real treat, with a chopped slice of lean deli ham.. I used to have that when I was on Ww in the old days.. Must point it out on the new regime!

I use it in sauces to make myself pretend it is cream :)

Ohh I couldn't have lumpy soup either!! :) a stick blender is a god send!

I have to wait to ripen my bananas to try this.. Great idea!

Hi all, Please help... I have just started back on WW and am only used to the old system. Have to get to a meeting to get an idea of daily pp values. I was going to put it off until I weighed in this morning to find out that a stone and a half has miraculously clung to my body. :( An idea...

Hi all... I used these boards before when i tried Dukan... Dukan while it was great made me miserable, even though i only managed the very first stage.. I lost a bit but i went off it and here i am once again trying to lose weight. I am having to start back at exercise again too.... i was...

Apologies i should have said.. No I use non fat or v/l/f yogurt.. There is no taste of yogurt off it so it's not really needed. If you wanted you could add a couple of drops of vanilla if you wanted the vanilla flavour.

My oh said he'd help too.. Last night I had a little turnip with my steak and he says ohhhhhhhhh who's treating themselves.. He's still breathing.. Somehow.. :) Dr Dukan told me I'd be on this 25th November.. So we are close enough in dates! I'm on day 2 of cruise today. :) Reading the posts...

great loss!! but watch the carrots, you can have the other listed veg until you are comfortably full but carrots and beetroot are limited. good luck on day 1 of Cruise.

i found that really good, and it should be a great place to direct new members, thanks to all who put the time in, im sure it wasnt a quick thing to put together, so that new members like me can benefit.

wow it was great reading your diary.. i myself have been tested this weekend, and i felt very deprived but it is my totm and also ive only just started the cruise phase so its all new. its so hard when there are chips and battered sausages, or pizza, and all that kind of food being bandied...

would like to second red heart's advice. reading the book will yield a much better understanding of the whole programme, papers that cover it, or magazines, give very loose information about the plan. To be fair of course i havent seen the daily mail articles.

I have a Dukan cookie recipe, but i didnt get it here, so it might not be what your looking for, anyway, here goes: 3 scoops oat bran, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 scoop sweetener, 2-3 scoops yogurt, 1 egg. mix together, put into a greased tray (simply run a tissue with some oil on it around the...

im on attack and so far i really enjoyed one meal where i had basa (kinda like cod fillets from aldi) fillets, and prawns, cooked in some chicken stock and yogurt, with a little garlic powder and a little 1% cream cheese, although most of the cooking liquer was drained off, the fish was a lovely...

wow your weight loss has been great! im on day 5 of the attack and am finding it easier and easier, i tried lipotrim a few years ago but had to come off it after a week because i found out i was pregnant, i would def say that this is much easier!

oh thats exactly the flavour i was keen to try!! :) ill check out those sites thanks!

attack shopping lists "cant get 0% fat, can i use low fat" question.. ive seen it asked on every forum, blog, everywhere. list of tolerated foods does using tolerated foods slow down weight loss? consider opening a page for where you can get products, e.g. quark, fat free fromage frais, some...

Thanks for your reply. if they are that bad i might as well look for other alternatives, its not worth spending alot of money on something that might just be left at the back of the press! :) thanks again.

great idea. def something to help you keep going.

thats handy, it saves time from having to search online!

great post.. thanks so much!

good luck with day 3, i am on to day 4 tomor, so we are almost in tandem! my exp with the galette wasnt great either, ended up trying a recipe from the recipe board and fell in love with it! good luck tomorrow :)

Good luck.. i think being mentally prepared (that is, armed with all necessary knowledge as well as highly motivated) is a great start. good luck, let us all know how you get on.

my advice only comes from reading others' blogs and getting advice from other dukaners, but make sure you are eating enough protein, the success seems to depend on how much protein you consume. im only on day 3 so i too am only finding my feet with it!, my first galette was a mess :) i tried...

thanks for your reply, i should have said that i am aware of supermarket ones like almond, lemon, vanilla... but if you go onto the dukan website they have chocolate, caramel, fruit flavours etc. i was wondering if anyone used those and if so, where do they get them?

i was about to say a cool bag too, you could freeze the item and leave in the cool bag so that it will defrost and its only once it reaches 5 degrees that it will start to grow bacteria. i second the suggestions above, make your oat bran bits before and keep them in sealed bags, try to keep...

Hi all, i hope this hasnt been asked but a search didnt yield any results. I am currently on the attack phase and am planning the cruise stage in a couple of days time. however, my question was in reference to flavourings. the ones on the dukan website are quite expensive and the...

i would agree.. while i haven't been on dukan very long, i am an avid gym user and find that the more coffee i drink the more tired i am. prior to Dukan i was relying on coffee on days when i was really wrecked but the "medicine" does more damage than being tired naturally. i read somewhere...

is there a facility for moderators to put up a sticky with the guidelines and maybe some FAQ's of the most common questions asked?? that way you could refer the lost lambs to a page, get me? then you could do a poll of the most commonly asked questions and experienced posters can post their...

Atropos, while i agree with the sentiment of your reply, it doesnt really refer to my post. my post is merely in reference to the original post regarding newbies. as regards whether people thank or appreciate help, that is nothing at all to do with being a newbie or being experienced, its...

fair point. i tend to agree, but am steering away from fizzy drinks myself, as i was never a big drinker of them anyway. i think the benefits of staying on the diet and losing the weight is far more beneficial to your weight over all. perhaps if people are worried about their intake, they...

id like to add the perspective of one the newbies that read this thread as it was aimed at me (in general of course!) i joined today but have used the site before when ive put queries into google and this forum would appear. when i read the initial post i felt it was a little...

i would have to agree with the others, i would be lost without my little portion of carb like lovliness in the day, and the recipes that can be used are really imaginative and can easily be given to other non-dukaners as much healthier alternatives to normal baked produce. even my other half was...

thanks for your replies! :) enjoy your daY!!

im on day 3 of the attack phase and i find that if i keep my oat bran allowance for later in the day it gives me something to look forward to. as for breakfast, i tend to have slices of deli meats or scambled egg and smoked salmon. I think eventually it becomes a bit of fun looking for new...

im following Dr Dukan's advice on this. I was quite comfortable at 12 stone, looked really good and felt quite confident, but when i filled out the questionaire i put in 11 stone even, and Dr Dukan reccommended 11stone 8lbs. its all very well saying i want to be lighter than can reasonably be...

hi i came across your post. i've been on attack for 3 days now. getting there! cant wait to eat a salad!! :)

Hi all, ive just come across this forum while looking for recipes and answers to dukan questions. im currently on day 3 of the dukan diet attack phase and look forward to getting to know everyone and offering what little advice i can offer. Thanks for reading!