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Thanks everyone, it's nice to be back :) Plymouth is COLD right now! But no snow... yet. I'm doing the diet from home, and trying to get back into exercising at home too. I've been playing on the wii fit, but I will try getting my old Rosemary Conley dvds out too!

Hi everyone, I used to post here ages ago (5 years according to when I last updated my weight ticker :eek:). I was following Slimming World / Rosemary Conley back then. Now, 1 baby boy later, I have a bit more weight to lose than last time! I'm following the British Heart Foundation healthy...

Hey Sarah, I don't blame you for being mad! I hope you get your pay issues resolved, I don't know much about these things, but maybe the Citizens Advice bureau could help? Rights to pay

Just wanted to say sorry to hear of your loss too, SarahG. I hope it went OK yesterday and your house move goes smoothly :hug99:

Well, it's better to stay the same than put it on I suppose :) I'm sure you'll shift the last bit though!

Wow, that's a fantastic weight loss! Good luck with the last half a stone :)

Thank you :)

Another two and a half off this week, so I didn't mess it all up after the weekend after all :) And my ratty is on the mend, it seems it was an infection so she's on antibiotics. It cost a small fortune in vets bills, but she's worth every penny. :D

Thanks, it all went really well, went at a brisk walk, and there was a great atmosphere there too. Did quite well at the BBQ too, had one bottle of stella (~ 500 ml I think), 1 beef burger, 1 kebab and salad. And then just had more salad for tea - no idea what the calories all added up to, but...

Good luck with the challenge FAR, having a mini-goal should help :) Not been very good myself this weekend, had steak for tea last night, and garlic bread was eaten (garlic bread is my downfall), doing the race for life today (walking, not running!) but having a family BBQ afterward so may all...

WOW - that's fantastic :happy096: Well done, and long may our losses continue :)

Off to a good start - 2.5 pounds :) No-one else doing the challenge???

Hi Skinny, I remember you from the SW forum :) I decided to give RC a go as I needed a bit more discipline! I'm doing it from home though, just using the books and exercise DVD's. Hope you're enjoying it :)

End of July sounds good :) I'm going for about two pounds a week, so I'll say 1 stone to lose by the end of July.

Keep at it - 6lbs is a really good weight loss! It may be slower than other diets, but it's better for you to lose weight more slowly and KEEP it off, plus being encouraged to have a healthier lifestyle. I feel the same sometimes, and think I still look as large as ever, and that I must have...

3lb lost this week - so just half a pound off my target :) Are we having another challenge for end of June or July?

Hi Jen09, I'm new to RC as well, so not got much experience of the menus (and can't stomach fish either), but the mushroom and pasta bake from the official RC website is lovely (its listed on the recipe page).

Well done everyone :) I found a great way to lose about 20 lbs instantly - I miscalculated how many pounds are in a stone when setting up my ticker (I thought the amount I had to lose looked a bit daunting) :p

Yay! I lost 3.5 lbs, really pleased :D Good luck to everyone else with their challenges :)

Me too! WI is tomorrow, would like to lost half a stone by the end of May (so about 2lb a week?)

I tried some yesterday - it looks and feels really weird which was a bit off putting - all slimy to hold as I was grating it... I had it on the mushroom and pasta bake, I thought it was ok, (nowhere near as nice as the real thing of course). It didn't taste so nice when reheated as leftovers...

Thanks for the welcome, I know this board is fantastic for the support (I used to post on here when I did SW so I knew where to come back to!) And someone else at work has just started weighing in with us, so that's two people to keep an eye on me :p

Hi Everyone, I have been doing SW for the past year, lost a bit of weight but don't seem to have been able to shift much recently - so I thought a change might give me a bit of a boost! I've got the RC 5 day fat burner DVD, and have the Complete Hip and Thigh book on order from Play, and am...

Yay, well done :party0011:

Hi everyone, not posted for a couple of days as I messed up my PC; all fixed now though. Really pleased, had my WI yesterday and I'd lost two and a half pounds - made up for last week and some! :party0049: Got my half stone award and feeling positive :) 16/04/08 Breakfast - 4 ryvita (HEX B)...

Thanks Ruthy, it does help to post my diaries on here, knowing that everyone will be seeing what I'm eating so I'd better stay good! 12/04/08 Breakfast - beans on 2 slices toast (HEX B) Lunch - pasta salad (pasta, fromage frais, spinach and celery) Tea - cheat risotto using laughing cow light...

Hi Elaine, sounds like you're doing really well, its good to plan, it does help :) The alpen bars are the alpen lights, you can have two of any variety as one healthy extra. I bought some of the choc and orange ones, they're lovely :D I try to drink as much water as I can, normally end up...

Hope you enjoy the risotto if you do try it - I find the rice needs longer to cook than what it says on the packet when there's other things boiling with it. 11/04/08 - yay, its Friday :) Breakfast - instant mash (don't ask :p) Lunch - couscous salad Tea - 110 g roast beef (2 X HEX B), spuds...

Thanks Ruthy :) 10/04/08 Breakfast - 4 ryvitas (HEX B) with v. low fat cottage cheese Lunch - couscous salad Tea - my 'cheat' risotto - veggies boiled up with brown rice and laughing cow light (HEX A) stirred in at the end to make it creamy, and broccoli Snacks - 2 apples, 2 Alpen lights (HEX...

Yay, well done Ruthy :) :) :) I walked to work, and walked up to the 13th floor during my lunch break - it was knackering!

Thanks Lou, couscous is great for lunches, takes five minutes to cook and its nice and light - sometimes I find pasta at dinnertime makes me feel a bit bloated. The football was great, and so was the beer :)

Walked to work today, and taking the stairs to the top of the building tomorrow during my lunch break - 13 floors :eek: But the view is fantastic when you get there! Also planning to try and go on my trampette in the evenings too, but will see how that goes...

Hi all, thought I'd start posting my food diaries so you can all have a butchers and tell me if I'm doing anything wrong! 09/04/08: Breakfast - 2 slices wholemeal toast with laughing cow light (HEX A and HEB) Lunch - couscous salad (couscous made with lemon juice and coriander leaves, celery...

lol, thanks Ruthy and Nanny :) I'll start posting my food diaries, just in case I am going wrong somewhere! Feeling much more positive today, about to go and watch the footie now, so will quickly post today's menu in a new thread :)

Thanks everyone, I needed a pep talk! It's made me more determined now to keep going and get my half stone next week for definite :) I do love this diet, so I'm not giving up on it, I know I just have to be more patient with how quickly (or slowly) the weight comes off... I'm not the world's...

Hey everyone, I need cheering up... just been to weigh in and put half a pound on. Was supposed to be getting my half stone award as I didn't stay last week, but tonight I left as soon as I got weighed anyway. So annoyed as I was so pleased at having finally lost my half stone. Now all I can...

Walked to work today, and have been trying to take the stairs instead of the lift - I work on floor 2 and have to check the basement at least twice a day for deliveries, so that's quite a few steps :) Weigh in tomorrow, finger's crossed...

Hi everyone, sounds like you're all doing really well :) I've been walking into work all week, and lost 1.5 lb at my weigh in on Tuesday, so finally made my first mini target of half a stone :D

I've not been too good since Thursday, my body clock was all out of whack because of my early start that day and I've been feeling severely knackered :raincloud: But I did a good twenty minutes on the trampette yesterday, and walked for about 15 mins. Today I've walked for 30 minutes, and am...

I just do the same as I would on any other day. My reasoning is that it's the overall weight loss that's being measured, so as long as I do the same each week it won't matter in the long run if I eat before or after weigh in. Also, mine is at 7.00 pm and I walk there and back - no way am I doing...

Well, I walked into work yesterday, but I've been up since four this morning. :( I had to go to Portsmouth and back to pick up my boyfriend who's just had an operation, feeling sooo knackered now! His dad drove there and back, but the last two hours he put on the beegees at full blast, not...

Thanks Ruthy, I am really pleased :) Hoping that keeping up with the exercise will give me that boost I've needed. I'm feeling better from doing it already, just knowing I'm getting off my bum - hope everyone else here is feeling the benefits too! :character00115: + :whacky068: +...

Didn't do my trampette yesterday, but did walk for 15 mins, so half a day off? Walked to work today, and also to and from my weigh in, so in total I walked for an hour - I lost 1.5 pounds this week :):):)

Done my 30 mins for today. The timer was playing up on my trampette, it's supposed to time you, count your bounces and calories burnt, but it kept resetting :( No snow down here either, dammit!

Done my 30 mins on the trampette :) Thank you for starting this thread Ruthy, if I hadn't signed up for it I wouldn't have bothered today! :D

I'm in :) I will walk either to or from work instead of getting the bus (30 min walk). If its the weekend or I have a day off, then 30 mins on the trampette (starting from tomorrow, better dig it out!).

Hi Ruthy, I'm OK, I'm sticking to the diet but I don't know how well I'm doing at the minute - missed Tuesday's WI as I had the flu :( So if I've only lost another half a pound next week after missing a WI I'm going to be really gutted! :p Ju

3 and a half off? Well done Ruthy!!!! :party0011: Ju

Hey Roz, don't give up now, you are doing so well, keep going and you will get there. You've already lost so much on this diet, so there's no reason why you won't go on to lose all that you aim to. :vibes: and :patback: Ju

Yay, well done Christie, a loss is always better than a gain, no matter how big or small it is, especially if you've been eating loads :D

Cool, glad so many are now having poppadoms - you can't have a curry without them in my opinion :) The 1/2 syn for a fried egg - is that fried in sunflower oil? Anyone else got any to add??? Ju :)

Hi All, I thought it might be helpful to have a thread where we can post things that we've found out on SW, like food that is unexpectedly free, treats that you thought would be so high in syns they weren't worth bothering with but are actually not too bad, stuff you've tried that you wouldn't...

I love the creamy pasta bake from the SW comfort food recipe book - free on green :) Cut up some veggies and chuck them into a roasting tin - I use onion, mushrooms, courgette and aubergines, crush a few cloves of garlic and sprinkle them over the veg. Spray with Fry Light. Roast for 15-20...

No worries Ruthy, we're all in this together!! :) And thanks for the welcome :D Ju

Hey Ruthy, I don't have any advice 'cos I'm a newbie to all this and don't know what to suggest, BUT, even though you've put on a little, overall you've still lost a lot :) Maybe it will be like those two weeks you stayed the same, and you'll have a big drop next week to make up for it! Keep...

Hi missy, looking at syns online, on a green day they are between half and one syn per 100g cooked - depends on the flavour you buy :) Crosse & Blackwell Rice in 5! Golden Vegetable, made up as directed, dried 100g cooked...

Thanks guys, good to know I'm not the only one who's been in this boat :) I've only managed to do one red day so far, I really struggle with them like you, Ruthie! Still, a loss is better than a gain, and I'm hoping it will be more likely to stay off if I lose more slowly! I've been trying to...

Hi all, I've been doing SW for two weeks now, and have been browsing the forums and you all seem such a supportive bunch of peeps, I could do with a pep talk myself now! The first week I lost a pound - I was a bit disappointed, especially as a lot of the others in my group had lost between 2...