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  1. dm0191

    Sawyer - To Pregnancy and Beyond!

    Enjoy your holidays and well done on the loss even though you think you have been a little bit naughty - just goes to show that life can still happen and weightloss too. Can't wait to hear about Iceland :-)
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    Battling being Big in Belgium

    So... I have been off the radar and off the diet - not brilliant - and the next two weeks are going to be tough as I have lots of events but Life happens and I need to figure out a way to get healthy and still do life. So even though I've started off bad this morning I'm stopping right now and...
  3. dm0191

    Sawyer - To Pregnancy and Beyond!

    Huge well done to you!!! I'm dreading weigh in tomorrow, have a stinker of a cold and went to the British super market today... Mistake as I just Buy all the stuff I miss from home which funny enough is never fruit or veg! Ha! I'm going to try to make it last a while though. Hope you have...
  4. dm0191

    Sawyer - To Pregnancy and Beyond!

    I keep hearing about these popadoms, how do you make them? And syn fee pancakes also sound lush! Dinner looks lovely and so nice to see a happy positive post! Good luck for weigh in! Xx
  5. dm0191

    Sawyer - To Pregnancy and Beyond!

    Also hopefully means you will enjoy your meal :-)
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    Sawyer - To Pregnancy and Beyond!

    I read somewhere, I think in a magazine, that if you boughy a shop sandwich that as long as you bought wholewheat bread it could count as a heb, but you still have to syn butter Mayo etc so you dedict 6syns from the total I guess if its a baguette or something you might still have aa few syns...
  7. dm0191

    Sarah's Weight Loss Diary

    when I have days like that I like to think that I'm piddling out the fat :-)
  8. dm0191

    Sawyer - To Pregnancy and Beyond!

    I think you have a good plan about the dinner, sometimes you need to just prepare in advance and be prepared to live a little, there is nothing worse than sitting looking enviously at all your friends food! That being said looking at the menu the steak sandwich is on brown bread so if you went...
  9. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    I love that you are doing this too! Slimming world battle of the bathrooms rather than battle of the sexes! You'll catch him next week I'm sure Sawyer :-) Have a great weekend when it comes
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    Battling being Big in Belgium

    :woohoo::banana_dancer::woohoo: I beat him!! While I'm using Monday as my official weigh day here curly (oh) wanted to stick to Friday for bathroom competition purposes. This week he lost 0.7kg and from my weigh in last Friday I lost 1.5kg! So even if I went with my Monday weight that...
  11. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Hooray!!! I managed to not weigh myself last night or this morning :-) mainly because I had a bad day yesterday but still, normally then I want to know the damage. trying to get back on plan today but have a horrible cold and it's so hard to stick to it then! D
  12. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Good idea on the oranges/clementines, I normally take those with me for an afternoon snack but they've basically travelled with me for the last 3 days so maybe I could switch it to breakfast!
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    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Ok 5 syns it is! It was the stuff in the work canteen, not exactly known for being healthy, the chicken normally comes in a creamy mushroom sauce so cobbled together what I could! And yeah I know, but I hate the sacherine taste of 0%far yogurts and they don't do 0% flavoured fromage frais here...
  14. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    I loved it too, but woken up with absolutely no voice this morning (terrible for me Mrs chatalot) and she didn't mention anything about colds or anything coming, probably not connected but who knows?!
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    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Today's diary: Breakfast: fromage frais - 6 syns Lunch: grilled chicken (heb) rice, sweetcorm, green beans, onion, carrots and a tablespoon of mayonaise ( very weird lunch I know) -3? Dinner: roasted red pepper soup, slice of cheddar cheese 28g (hea) Skinny latte (hea) May have toast late or...
  16. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Yeah the first time I went my class was great and I lost 2 stone and always stayed at group. I left and came back a few years later by then the consultant was promoted to regional manager and one of the ladies that joined after me had become the consultant. You would think that would be great...
  17. dm0191

    Sawyer - To Pregnancy and Beyond!

    I also get them online so I should have it - love the magazines! Thanks!
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    Sawyer - To Pregnancy and Beyond!

    :woohoo: Well done on your loss! That's a great start! And for keeping your treat within your allowance... Very :angel:like behaviour! What month of the magazine are the noodles in? I quite fancy trying them Well done!
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    Sarah's Weight Loss Diary

    Hi, saw you on another thread and after noticing your success thought it would be a diary that I could definitely learn from! I'm so impressed by your commitment! Good luck at weigh in today, it probably is hormonal and even if you do get a gain today then I bet you will lose double next week...
  20. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Hi Marybobs, thanks for stopping by! Good luck with doing it online - I liked the classes but difficult over here, bit of a long commute ;-) online has loads of great resources so I'm sure you will still be fine :-)
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    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Stopping by to add on a wee bit cheese after class, needed a wee something to pick me up. 2 classes in a day is a bit much I think, hoping my nagging shoulder is just tired and not injured :confused: Took measurements tonight, just incase I see a bigger difference there than on scales
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    Battling being Big in Belgium

    So... Not really been hungry today, a sentence I almost never write! Breakfast: banana (I hate them so it took all morning Lunch: small amount of wholewheat spaghetti, cherry tomatoes, garlic and a couple of olives (left overs from last night) 1syn Snack: 10 cherry tomatos Dinner: nest of...
  23. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Ah rosiepops I'm glad I'm not the only one! If I lose then I completely lose focus! All of ever heard was people being spurred on by weight loss but I seem to take the foot off the pedal, same thing if people start noticing...anyway I'm going to stay off until Friday now so I can see the...
  24. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    I weighed today (which is actually a week since the first official weigh) and had lost 0.7kg which according to my convertor is 1.5lbs. At last nights weigh (also a week since the first official night time weigh in) I had lost 1.4kg - which is 3lbs. I will now try to stay off the scales...
  25. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    There aren't enough flexi syns in the world for the amount of cava I consumed last night.... Trying hard to resist junk food today, helps that there is none in the house and I'm in no fit state to leave the house... May be the first time ever I eat an apple on a hangover
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    Battling being Big in Belgium

    So I was thinking that yesterday was a bit naughty until I remembered how to do green days! Maybe I should go back to that, it was easier! Breakfast: vanilla yogurt (5 syns) - really need to find some free ones Lunch: brown baguette with mozzarella, rocket, parma ham, rocket and tomatoes (hea...
  27. dm0191

    Friday weighers

    I have about the same to los I think - when is your holiday planned? I'm hoping to have mine gone by the summer but I'm not sure if that's realistic - looking for similar people to compare myself too - target length wise :-)
  28. dm0191

    Sawyer - To Pregnancy and Beyond!

    yeah, I've done them the last few months, and there is usually a point where you get a positive test, but they say that still doesn't guarantee you actually ovulate, this month we are going to skip the tests and relax focus on weight loss for a few months so that when we go to the docs we can...
  29. dm0191

    Friday weighers

    I'm a new at home Friday weigher - and I stayed the same this week, haven't been 100% with food but have done lots of exercise so I'm a bit disappointed. Hopefully it will catch me up next week.
  30. dm0191

    Secret Slimming in Paris

    Well done staying on plan! Good job, especially with the roast cauliflower and cabbage! Hope your son is feeling better by now. I'm based just outside of Leuven (or Louvain in French) and work in Brussels. I would love if there was a group - and there are so many expats here that maybe it...
  31. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Food Diary Thursday 7th January - The day the diet went to hell in a hand basket. Breakfast: Fromage frais- 4 syns Mid-Morning snack: Banana Lunch: Red Pepper soup (1 syn) Afternoon snacks: Cherry tomatoes, Maltesers - 9 syns, 3 x Babybell (HEA + 3 syns) Where it all went wrong (even...
  32. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    So today was weigh in day... stayed the same, but I have learned some valuable lessons.... 1. Weighing myself every day does not work for me, will be a very difficult habit to break but I'm going to try. I weighed myself on Wednesday to discover I had lost nearly 3lbs, that very same day was...
  33. dm0191

    EE Newbie!

    exactly my first thought this morning! and the second was how soon can I go back to bed :-) have a good day
  34. dm0191

    Goodbye jiggly bits!

    sounds yummy
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    Sawyer - To Pregnancy and Beyond!

    Your dinner sounds delicious! I might steal it as an idea for myself! And the chocolate is an added bonus! When is your weigh in day? Mine was today - stayed the same which is bleugh but better than a gain... Hope you are feeling better, given the title of the thread I feel I should suggest...
  36. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Oh my goodness!! You are back!!! Just what I needed this morning, feeling thoroughly miserable at staying the same this week (Curly sabotaged last night with a restaurant) but hearing from. You has picked me straight up again! Tell me what's happening in your life?! I've missed you too :-D
  37. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Ok so feel like I need to be more structured in how I post the diary so that I can easily look back in the weeks to come and see what I done on good weeks and bad weeks. From now on I will post the plan for the day and the actual diary of the day before in the morning (or after I've finished...
  38. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    It was actually really good, it was the same instructor as Monday but in a different place, and it was all with a ball so it was quite soft on my back, but still tough. Can't do all the stomach exercises yet and I'm about as flexible as a steel rod but I'll get there. Pleased I dragged myself...
  39. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    So I had maltesers, not.the end of.the world at 9syns, but they only do giant bags here so I guessed a normal bag size and gave the left overs to a strict colleague with instructions that they need to last a week. Also had a few grapes and a banana before Pilates (2 classes one week is...
  40. dm0191

    Goodbye jiggly bits!

    I think you are probably right about the syns and so completely fine for the day. Don't be so hard on yourself! I had to have a bit of a word with myself today about actually using syns not saving them up hoping for better weight loss. I forget that they are an important part of the diet and...
  41. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    arghhhhhh chocolate cravings!!!!!! and apparently the 6th of jan is a big deal here and everyone is offering me cake, had the tiniest slice of cake this morning and 1/2 a glass of cava and it's just thrown me completely off course, all I can think is chocolate!
  42. dm0191

    Sawyer - To Pregnancy and Beyond!

    Hey Sawyer, I saw the title of this diary and couldn't resist looking in! My OH and I are in almost the exact same position, been trying for about 17 months, and my cycle too is all over the place! I live in Belgium and even though it's private healthcare they wont even consider sending us for...
  43. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    So after the fish in creamy sauce and knowing the day I have ahead today I couldn't resist weighing in this morning and to my surprise it looks like we may have some success - I think 1.5 lbs are off so far, although difficult for me to judge as our scales are in kilos and every conversion site...
  44. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Ah well done you on achieving your goal! We don't have a date or plan or anything yet, I just want to be happy with my body by the time I get to wedding dress shopping! As expected dinner didnt go to plan today... Ended up at a friends house, i resisted wine, cava and gin but the food was...
  45. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    We are the exact same! I guess that's why we are in the situation of both needing to diet! We have a huge eating out problem (which is why we have no savings for a wedding) so we have already agreed to stop the eating out/takeaways until we reach certain points so I suppose we will do food ones...
  46. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    and now the fromage frais - since I mentioned it I couldn't stop thinking about it ... so i'll probably get through the list - clearly no need to worry about eating too little! Doesn't help that I'm a bit thumb twiddling at work today
  47. dm0191

    EE Newbie!

    Hi Shez, Popped by to subscribe - the chilli sounds yummy, even with the 7 syns if that's what it is that's across the whole of the recipie so probably still only 2 a serving. I miss the low fat options for meat in the UK, everything is just as it comes here and quorn doesn't exist so I tend...
  48. dm0191

    Goodbye jiggly bits!

    Here to subscribe - your food looks yummy!
  49. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Food Diary: Tuesday 5th January Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs & small bit of butter (1 syn) Lunch: Prawn Salad with sesame seeds (6 syns - at a restaurant and wasn't a very big portion so just guessing) Snack: 10 cherry tomatoes Planned dinner: Carrot and Parsnip soup (bit boring for dinner but...
  50. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Hi RosiePops, The more cheerleaders the better so welcome! I share your concern about the way men lose weight, but have to say i'm not that concerned for this week, he is going through rice cakes like there is no tomorrow :) if he does always win I might switch it to the ironing which I...
  51. dm0191

    2016: Project Me

    Hi, Just popping by to subscribe, love your goal of being happier and healthier - nice attitude :-) Hope you shake off the cold soon D
  52. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Thanks guys! I think the bathroom challenge will keep me focused in itself! There is talk of another forefeit for if you put on weight, possibly washing the floors (our whole downstairs is tiled). I'm resisting for the moment! Just had dinner and this is where the difficulty comes in... No...
  53. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Thank you Mini - I will join that thread - I think the more support the better. Hopefully it won't be too long before I look like that avatar again :-) Dxx
  54. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Monday 4 January 2016 (so far) 2 x Mini Fromage Frais for breakfast - need to look harder for fat free versions large handful of red grapes Carrot and Parsnip soup with turmeric for lunch 2 x clementine's. Planning to go to a pilates class tonight after work, but worried about dinner my...
  55. dm0191

    Secret Slimming in Paris

    Hey, Hope you don't mind me stopping by, I just decided to come back to minimins today and as I live in Belgium your food diary immediately appealed to me as someone who may get why it's tricky to stick to the diet when you don't live in the UK. Good luck with the journey, I'm sure you'll do...
  56. dm0191

    Battling being Big in Belgium

    Hi I'm Deborah This is about the 100th time I've started a diet and never got to goal other than once doing slimming world. Difference is that this time I'm trying to do it in Belgium, the land of waffles, pastry, excessive cava consumption and frites with mayo! Living over here there is no...
  57. dm0191

    Between You and Me

    not doing too well this week, wednesdays seem to just ruin me! and was terrible all day yesterday due to a cold but i'm back on track today and planning to be 100% over the weekend! fingers crossed it's not too late!
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    Between You and Me

    Lost 1lb my first week - was a little disappointed but I wasn't 100% over the weekend and I'm feeling a little better now I've told myself that it's 1lb I've lost forever never to put on again. Been good yesterday and plan to be good today even though it's the tricky day. Yesterdays diary...
  59. dm0191

    Between You and Me

    Wednesday food diary: Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs with 1 teaspoon butter - 1.5 syns Lunch: pasta with quorn mince chilli (again!) - free Dinner: paella from a street vendor - trying to claim this as my B box and the rest free but think it may be a stretch Supper: 35g cheddar cheese (a) box and...
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    Between You and Me

    I am super proud to say i did resist the donuts.... however that was the beginning of the end! I then has paella from a street vendor at the start of the edinburgh fringe but i'm figuring that can't be that bad right? Rice is free, chicken is free, peas and peppers free - but all that oil...
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    Anyone else in Belgium?

    Hi Minimym, How odd i was just looking for anyone in Belgium - where about are you? I'm moving to Leuven in Belgium in September and planning to keep going with trying to lose a bit while i'm over. Joined class for a short while before I move to get my head in the zone! Debs xx
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    Between You and Me

    MUST RESIST LEFT OVER JAM DOUGHNUTS!!!!!! talk about a challenge!
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    Between You and Me

    yesterdays food diary - pub lunch proved to be a challenge!! Raisin Wheats (B) and Semi-skimmed Milk (a) Beef lasagne and garlic bread at a local pub - counting 22 syns - trying to flexi syn for it but should have had a salad! 2 portions of pasta and quorn chilli - with grated cheese - 6 syns...
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    Between You and Me

    Yesterdays complete food diary: Raisin Wheats (B) and Semi-Skimmed Milk (A) + 3 syns as a bit of a big helping Chicken Salad - Free Quorn Chilli Con Carne & Rice - free Rocky Road HiFi Bar - new and binkin DELICIOUS!!! - 3 syns Also joined class last night, was great to get the refresher of...
  65. dm0191

    Snoops last chance saloon!

    2lbs in your first week is good! especially if you are doing it from memory! I'm joining up tonight, spent the whole weekend being the condemned man eating a very hearty breakfast, and lunch and dinner and any snacks I could also squeeze in! Good luck this week Dxx
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    Between You and Me

    ok so my good intentions were totally ruined!!! I went massively off the rails and decided I have to stop playing at diets! I'm going to join a class tonight - i have five weeks before I leave for Belgium and if I focused I could lose half a stone and get my head back in the zone! I'm...
  67. dm0191

    Between You and Me

    Ok my positive start ruined by an unplanned lunch and an office birthday! oops Salad with Prawn Mayo - 6 syns Strawberry tart - god knows a bajillion probably Shape delight yoghurt 5.5 popcorn - 3 OOOOOPS!!
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    Between You and Me

    This is about the gazillionth time I've started slimming world but I'm doing it at home this time (to save pennies). Unfortunately I gave my books away (stupid girl) so I'm just trying to remember and use this wonderful place to keep me right.... I'm better if i'm accountable so i'm figuring a...
  69. dm0191

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Hi everyone, mind if i join in? Just started again this morning, but a little bit more accepting of the longish journey ahead so hoping to stick at it this time! Figure i have about 2 stones to lose but feeling positive Well done everyone on their losses this week! Debs Xx
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    the why wait til xmas diet

    Ok I've moved back to my parents, hit 12 stone and accepted that im a big lazy lump so I've seized the day and started the diet again!! Im going to try and do it without classes but ill see how it goes maybe ill join. In an attempt to give myself the best start im gonna try and keep a diary on...
  71. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    sent you a long and rambling private message love - need to get back into the habit of keeping in touch with you but think i've fallen out of love with minimins - i'm trying to make dieting/healthy eating just part of my every day life and not so much of a chore and to do that I think i need to...
  72. dm0191

    Tuesday Weighers

    yay!! lost 2.5 really happy with that because I skipped class last week and hadnt really been on any kind of plan (even had a BK) until Saturday. Aiming for 1.5 next week but will be tough as in belgium for the weekend well done everyone else - you are all fabulous!!!
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    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    yay!! i lost 2.5 tonight!! not sure that im technically following slimming world at the moment, but its in the back of my head I guess, im just massively cutting back. wedding is in 6 weeks¬!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and the dress is still too tight so a 6...
  74. dm0191

    Tuesday Weighers

    Good luck chelemad, difficult to face going back after a hard time, so you should be proud off yourself for going! The 6 lbs will fall off!
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    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Thanks cai! So excited for the change! Yesterday I had hollow legs so not the best day. Will try to remember it all and be honest breakfast: 2 weetabix, milk, sugar and melon (1 syn plus 3 for.150 mls of milk) Lunch: basque chicken stew with pasta Snacks (throughout day): grapes, 2 babybell...
  76. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Ok so think I had a good day yesterday. Suppose once I write it down I'll find out! Breakfast: 2 weetabix, milk and sugar (hea, heb +1 syn), grapes (sf) Lunch: salad with teeny bit coleslaw (sf + 6syns) Snack: vegetable soup home made (free and sf) Snack: tesco bbq chicken (2 syns) Dinner...
  77. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Ok so put on 1lb this week, but given the weekend of wine, bread, cheese and yummy stuff in Belgium that is more than well deserved! Infact I really expected it to be more, and it still means I've lost 1.5lbs so not totally ruined it. Normally when i've had a bad weekend I wish my class was...
  78. dm0191

    Tuesday Weighers

    well i put on 1lb yesterday - more than deserved - infact it should really have been 2.5 or even 3 given the week I've had. However, back on track this morning and hoping for 2lbs off next week :-) Well done everyone on your losses and good luck for next week
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    30 day shred!

    So impressed with all you people sticking at it! Im gonna try to get back to it tomorrow, back to level 1 day 1 again, also considering doing c25k - put on 1lb this week so thinking being busy with exercising means less time for eating! Fingers crossed!! And again well done, some really...
  80. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    ok not the best diet day today - led astray by a colleague at lunch but confessing makes it better boiled eggs on toast HEb & 3 syns 1 babybell - 2 syns 1 hifi light bar - 3 syns pineapple lunch wrap with chicken tikka and cheese (HEa) and a gazillion syns curly wurly - 6 syns Dinner free...
  81. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    been a bit slack on posting the diaries up here - but have been keeping a written down one! I lost 2.5lbs on my first week - feel like that was a good loss, now just got to maintain that next week. I'm off to Belgium to visit Curly (the bf) and we mainly feast on a diet of bread, cheese and...
  82. dm0191

    Tuesday Weighers

    Well done everyone - some really great results! If I could be bothered I would go through and count them up between the number of people - i'm betting we lost a good couple of stone between us :-)
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    Tuesday Weighers

    lost 2.5 this week on my first weigh in - pretty happy with that - away next weekend - would like to think i could still lose a pound but honestly will be thrilled to sts! chuffed with tonight though feel like its a good start :-)
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    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Well not the greatest weekend, managed to stick to plan (near enough) but was tough! I just didnt want to, and I didn't do the shred. I have discovered late night (if I've been out) is a danger zone - had had my syns on saturday before I went out to an engagement party, even had grapes in...
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    30 day shred!

    well i caved and didnt do it over the weekend and next weekend i'm in belgium so I think I might leave it this week and start again next tuesday when i can commit to a full 30 days straight through! well done to all of you that made it to the 10 day + mark - that is real commitment!! Dxx
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    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Yesterdays dairy: extra easy but not a good day - starting to lose a bit of the motivation already Breakfast: 2 weetabix, milk and sugar (HEb, HEA, +1 syn) watermelon, pineapple pasta with leeks, pea and philly (3 syns) cherry tomatoes silverskin pickled onions spaghetti with quorn meatballs...
  87. dm0191

    30 day shred!

    thanks - you spurred me on to do it - tried it with music but didnt really work great cos i have to do it on a laptop so was competing sounds but still was distracting - glad i done it felt rotten before but i think its cleared the headache - actually considering going to my yoga class now too...
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    30 day shred!

    Hey everyone, thought I would join in as i'm on day 7 of the shred (to do after work) and I'm starting to lose a bit of motivation - i'm not achey the next day but finding it increasingly difficult when I'm doing the moves and I thought it would be easier by now! Hoping reading about everyone...
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    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Oh add in half a sherbet fountain for 4 sins taking my total to 10, really needed the sugar boost though. Also still feeling smug, bridesmaids turned up tonight with doughnuts and cookies and cakes and bumbf and not only did I not have any, I made them take them home again too! :-) Well done...
  90. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Todays diary and associated ramblings: Extra easy Porridge, milk (200mls), 1 teaspoon sugar - HEa, HEb, 1 syn Tuna and sweetcorn pasta - 4 syns mayo cherry tomatoes vegetable soup about to make leek and pea pasta with philly - 2 syns Excercise: Day 6 of shred (oft!) and 1 hour yoga Just...
  91. dm0191

    Tuesday Weighers

    Its a high intensity 30 minute work out (including warm up and cool down). It's based on a 3-2-1 principle and there are 3 circuits, you do 3 minutes of strengh, 2 minutes of cardio and 1 minute of abs - I find that makes it go quite quick. You do level 1 for 10 days, level 2 for 10 days and...
  92. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Todays diary: extra easy Wheatabix, 200mls milk, 1xsugar - heA, heB and 1 syn fat free vanilla yoghurt - 0 syns tuna and sweetcorn pasta with light mayo - 3 syns strawberries - 0 syns velvet crunch - 4 syns 2x baked potatoes with spaghetti hoops - 0 syns 2x tea with rest of milk Total syns =...
  93. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    ok that was just plain mean of the universe!!! just about to start circuit two of the shred and an ice cream van pulled up literally outside my window and played its jingle for the full bloody circuit before it drove to the other side of the street and jingled away there! mean mean mean. we...
  94. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    ok the urge for crisps is back. working from home this afternoon, just had pasta with tuna and sweetcorn mayonnaise for lunch, has 2 tb spoons of lighter mayo - so 6 syns in the full thing, had two servings, think there is two left so claiming 3 for this. Gonna have a packet of velvet crunch to...
  95. dm0191

    Tuesday Weighers

    Thanks silvermaneuk - I dont think theres a water hoarding problem with me, feel like I spend more time widdling than eating at the moment! ha!
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    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    the funny thing is though I'm not feeling deprived, I dont even have the urge to have it - and worried that if I get used to having it just because I have the syns available that I'll get the taste and before you know it i'm back onto a packet of mccoys a day! I'll just save up my syns for...
  97. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    so it is - i was sure i checked my book and it wasn't! oh well - even less syns for me! :-) feel like I must be doing something wrong as i'm not eating my syns but i'm not missing them either
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    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Yesterdays diary: Extra Easy 2 wheat-a-bix, 150ml semi skimmed milk (the rest in tea) and 1 sugar - 1xHEa, 1xHEb + 1 syn Basque chicken stew with pasta - 1 syn (tomatto puree) Cucumbers, tomattoes and rocket - free Lean ham - Free Homemade veg soup - free Steak, new potatoes and...
  99. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    was awful - confirmed my thoughts that i was a bit lump, came out at 11st 11 (2lbs heavier than I thought I was) but I guess I just have to get on with shifting it now. Going to try for a 100% week and stick to the shred until tuesday at least and see how that does for my weight loss - hoping...
  100. dm0191

    Tuesday Weighers

    Hi, I'm on day 5 of the shred today - did a cheeky waist and tummy measure today and looks like i've already lost 1.5 inches from each bit. Going to try to resist measuring all the time though - will do it again in 5 days and then go back to doing it when I change levels. It is really...
  101. dm0191

    Anyone in the 11 stone bracket want support to get down to the 10s?

    Hi Everyone, Sure i've written in this forum before but been way way way off the rails for the last few months and went back to class tonight (was doing it at home before) - trying to get as much support around me as possible to keep my motivation up and wondered if you would mind me joining...
  102. dm0191

    Tuesday Weighers

    Room for another shrinking lump?? Was my first class tonight, so first weigh in next week, already dreading it! I'm also doing the 30 day shred, but don't know if that's wise as I've heard people don't lose weight while they are doing it - any of you experts had any experience of this...
  103. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Yeah it's at 7:30 which I think means I'll have to eat dinner before I go! It was utterly soul destroying. Heaviest I have ever been!! But trying to tell myself it's a starting point and only goes down from here Don't know if I should keep going with the shred as a lot of people say that they...
  104. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Hey Cai! Well done you for sticking in all this time - I'm very impressed! I'm sure people will notice at the dress fitting even if they dont say anything and you'll notice which will be the main thing! Ive only got til the 12th of May - hence the hardcore approach all of a sudden. Had a...
  105. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Yup first weigh in tonight, I've been before and the consultant has changed to a lady that I used to help mentor through class when she first joined back the very first time I done slimming world so will be a bit weird now the tables have turned but I'm sure she'll be a good instructor! Plan...
  106. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Todays diary: extra easy 2x wheatabix with milk and 1 sugar (heB & heB) - 1 syn Pruscuitto (spelling) ham - 2 syns (finally found out) Beef canelloni from magazine - 2 syns (wasn't very nice second day not filled with hope for the frozen stuff!) rocket leaves, cucumber and cherry tomatoes...
  107. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    does ironing count as body magic?? just been doing it for an hour!
  108. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    well just done day 3 - endurance definitely getting better - absolutely hate the first circuit! why does she have to start with press ups! I have a big ball forming in my left calf that feels like it might want to cramp but suspect im not stretching properly - def feel like i could do more...
  109. dm0191

    21st 1lb (Before) - 15st 11.5lbs (During) - ?? (After)

    well - that just smacks you in the face how big a difference you've made! look at your neck!!! - weird thing to say but such a difference around your jaw and neck!
  110. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Hey Love, I heard that you could sts or gain with the dvd thats why I done the pictures and took measurements - hoping that if I can see a difference it wont matter to me that I don't lose great amounts -after all it's how I look thats important to me right now - how vain does that sound!! Not...
  111. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Hi Shaz, Thanks!! I'm totally deterimined this time - dreading tomorrow night already cos thats when I find out what I really have to do - just now i'm still in the stage of kidding myself on that I only have a stone or so to lose but I think I'll discover it's nearer two tomorrow! It's so...
  112. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Not done my shred yet - so much for doing it in the morning before work - my muscles ache! Today's diary 2x wheatabix with milk and 1 sugar (heB & heB) - 1 syn Pruscuitto (spelling) ham - 2 syns (finally found out) Beef canelloni from magazine - 2 syns (wasn't very nice second day not filled...
  113. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Todays food diary Poached egg on toast (HEb) and baked beans 3 syns prawns with spaghetti etc - 0 syns Pack of tesco Pruscuitto cold meat - I think 0 syns but not sure until i get to class Beef Canelloni from slimming world magazine - 2 syns (think this may be for the parmesan in which case...
  114. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    ok - just done day 2 of the shred - feel better for it - and i think it went quicker today! actually feeling pretty smug with myself had a day cooking - ok with limited success - good ragu made with some frozen for future pasta sauces. Basque chicken stew from magazine made - not sure how...
  115. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Ok so slight slip up last night due to being under prepared and being stuck in a house with no microwave for 8 hours. Ended up having a mugshot - ok, velvet crunch - 4 syns thats still ok, but then 2 slices of toast (already had toast today) and a yoghurt that is so synerific I dont even want...
  116. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Day 1 Well so far so good. Got up d0one day 1 of the 30 day shred - it is proper hardcore! Don't know if I'll have the motivation to do it every day but I'll try -even every 2 days is better than what i'm doing just now. Also going to try to take some measurements - dont have accurate scales...
  117. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    well done my shop all prepared came to about 70 quid!!!! eek!! but that does include some stuff for batch cooking and some tupperware to store batch cooking so hoping it'll last me two weeks fingers crossed! tucking into my last pizza right now and all set for tomorrow. plan is this: Poached...
  118. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    just written my shopping list - looks expensive!!
  119. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Ok so _____________________________________________________________ thats the line drawn. I'm going to class on tuesday, i'm having an entirely unnecessary pre-diet binge on cherry bakewells, malteasers and crisps tonight, ive got a menu plan drawn up starting on saturday, ive got time to go...
  120. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Thursday's food count: Sultana Bran Susage casarole with rice (4 syns)
  121. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Wednesdays food count Sultana bran (40g) Carbonara (100000000000 syns) susage casarole with rice (6 syns in sausages) Toast 1 slice with butter (6 syns) bizarelly i'm happy with that day - also went back to the gym and tried TRX for the first time - amazing!
  122. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    so didn't make the gym - got stuck in the worst traffic jam known to man and had gnochii with a home made tomato and mascarpone sauce - think pretty synerific also had a packet of mccoys crisps and a cake so day written off. Today I've had Sultana bran (HEa and HEb) Gnochhi with tomato...
  123. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    So - a food diary - whats that???? Ready brek for breakfast - HEb and HEa Home made soup for lunch - Free need inspiration for dinner - going back to the gym for the first time tonight so needs to be quick and easy
  124. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Ok left my little notepad i write my food diary in through the day but will try to remember what i had yesterday: Extra Easy 1xAlpen Light bar - 1/2 heB Ainsley Harriott Cous Cous with a dod of philly - 3 syns 1x Alpen light bar - 1/2 heB Mushroom and quorn stroganoff sauce with pasta -...
  125. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    well done jono - and everyone else on their weight loss! inspiring me to get back on track! xxx
  126. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    yesterdays diary - Extra Easy Day 1 x Alpen Light Toffee and Fudge - 1/2 heB Baked potato, cheese and beans, with butter - heA + 5 syns 1x Alpen Light toffee and fudge - 1/2 heB Mughshot - 0 Ainsley Harriot Risotto - Asparugus and leek flavour - 2 syns ( I think) Also went back to the gym...
  127. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    hahahahah I am so gonna use that line the next time someone says something overly sweet to me - 'diabetes in a cup' has to be one of the best put downs ever - in fact i may use it to reign curly's gushing in a bit! I've missed you too - feels like i've finally caught up with an old friend - weird!
  128. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Aww thanks - i'm actually getting quite excited for him coming over, hence sticking to the diet and going back to the gym - although like you said he's very clear (too clear) that he likes me just as i am but for my own confidence sake a few more pounds will do me the world of good. Still feel a...
  129. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    haha curly has helped with the diet massively if only that I can now no longer eat curly wurly's for laughing! have tried to attach a picture to prove he is not of the watt variety of curlies (even though he's still pulling a weird face)! don't know if it's worked or not. Ended up having a...
  130. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Ok I'm back - had about a months holiday but today i start again. I've not done much damage in the hols so we'll see how we go this week. I've got Alpen light bars for breakfast Ainsley harriot risotto for lunch - which I think is 1.5 syns and no plan for dinner yet - suggestions on a postcard...
  131. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    hey everyone, been off radar for a couple of weeks and super busy so tried to stick to the basic principles of the diet when I could and just give myself an easy time - this will probably annoy a lot of people but it seems to have worked ;-) managed to lose a couple of pounds so here's my...
  132. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    ok first day trying to get back on track (weekly occurence it seems!) Strawberries and teeny bit cream - 3 syns tea with honey - 1 syn baked potato cheese and beans - HEA + 3 syns for more cheese (shop bought and asked for a little bit cheese but feels more than 28g) tea with honey - 1 syn...
  133. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    ok so yesterday was my weigh in day - I stayed the same :-( roughly -maybe a pound off sometimes (I weigh several times and take the most used score so to speak) - I had been really bad on friday night and binged out. Was bad yesterday too and had almost 2 bottles of rose wine - food was good...
  134. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    well done everyone - this challenge seems to be really keeping us going!
  135. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    that is awesome news!!! can take some syns off of yesterday then and have some mayo with my microchips! :-D
  136. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Thanks Cai, been really lazy with updating my diary this week - suspect the novelty has worn off. Have been probably about 70% good this week but could be worse - have a plan for the rest of the week and hope to be 100% on it. Today I've had 1x alpen light bar (1/2 heB) Tea with sugar and...
  137. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    well i lost 1.5 :D:D:D with a write off weekend last weekend and two meals out :D:D:D feeling pretty smug with myself. Gonna aim for 2lbs next week as there is nothing I can see planned to stop me being 100% and only 1 night that i know i wont be at the gym for so all good really LD87LD...
  138. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    well the positivity must have worked - lost 1.5 this morning!!! hoorayyy! very happy with that given last weekend and two meals out. next week looks like a relatively straightforward week (famous last words) but only plan to be out one evening to the cinema on monday - should be able to stick...
  139. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Hi!!! i've missed you this week!! I ended up just having what i wanted - mainly because i was with a pregnant lady and I didn't want to be a diet bore and make her feel bad! so I had a plain chicken breast fillet in a pita (not too bad you say?) then add the chips, coleslaw and white chocolate...
  140. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    Hooray!!! Well done cai! I'll be visiting your diary for tips this week for sure! Xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins
  141. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    yesterdays diary - green day: 2x Alpen Light Bars - HeB Leek and potato soup - 0.5 syns 57g brown bread - HeB Tea with 1 sugar - 1 syn Rice, quorn chickne pieces, mushrooms, onion, passata and laughing cow light - HEa (pre gym) Microchips - 3.5 Mayo -2.5 Spaghetti (tin) - 0 Velvet crunch -...
  142. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    oh also i finally noticed today - i think i'm losing the urge to snack through the day - and certainly dont feel like having crisps straight after lunch like i was before i got back on health kick - whoop whoop xx
  143. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Ok so todays diary... 1 alpen light bar - 1/2 heB tea one sugar (teeny milk) - 1 syn quorn spag bol - 0 syns (has mushrooms, peppers, chopped toms, passata and onion so quite a lot of SF) 1 alpen light bar - 1/2 heB mugshot (pre gym) - 0 tesco value tomato and onion pasta n sauce - my fav...
  144. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    hahaha it a whole world of sharing on here! hopefully it transfers onto the weight loss sharing too :D :D
  145. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    awww happy beleated birthday!!! hope you had a fab day! and weren't force fed a piece of each of your 4 birthday cakes - lovely for most people but horrid for those on diets who dont particularly like cake anyway! debs xxx (find it weird no one knows my real name on here - should have thought...
  146. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    ok so the rest of the day i've had alpen light bar - toffee and fudge - 1/2 heB mugshot (pre-gym) - 0 syns Quorn spag bol and cheese - 0 syns and heA Total syns for the day 4.5 - quite pleased with that. In other news.... got a blender for my birthday in prep for making yummy winter soups...
  147. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    yeah jono thats a good plan - i know i need to allow myself treats - yesterday i had real crisps for the first time in weeks - had forgotten how much i loved them! haha! my problem is I know i'm gonna have a treat (well a treat day) and so slightly wander in advance of that - so last week it was...
  148. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Ok today I get back on plan (yet again) and stop making excuses for days off the bandwagon at a time!! Also not buying curly wurlies again as it became an easy option to have chocolate every day and i've never wanted that even pre-diet so that stops now. Going to be a good girl from here on it...
  149. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    I was lucky enough to STS this week - had been pretty off plan and off exercise but hoping to be better this week - have to stop abandoning the plan whenever life gets in the way (birthdays, nights out, cinema trips etc) - thats the new goal for the week! LD87LD: 42lbs (0 lost, 42lbs to go)...
  150. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Aw thank you xxx super busy couple of days, not even had a chance to think about what I'm eating let alone write it down. Back to normal tomorrow though :-) stayed the same this week, not fussed considering I've kind of been playing again since Thursday. Hope your well??? Xxxx Sent from my...
  151. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    I'm not sure i understand the concept of flexi syns - is that just where you use your syns one day and have none the next?? My diary from yesterday: Green day: Muller light vanilla with dark choc things - 0 Tea and 1 sugar - 1 Alpen light toffee and fudge (1/2 Heb) Leek halm and mushroom...
  152. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    haha don't feel you have to - i'm keeping it as low key as possible this year... dont know why 26 is freaking me out but it is - feel like people are supposed to have their lives organised by 27, be the right weight, have a nice house, at least a chance of a husband, career that kind of thing-...
  153. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    not til saturday but we have some part time girls in the office who don't work a thursday or friday and they felt it would be unfair on them if they missed out on cake - seems a bit rude to me making me old before my time (freaking out about it enough - even though I know it's silly) but hey ho...
  154. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Thanks Cai - you're right - i should actually hide the scales from myself - have a tendency to be on every day if not! I'm doing it at home, but my mum has just joined classes this week so I may go with her in the end. The thought behind a saturday morning weigh in is that it will encourage...
  155. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Ok so yesterday's diary: green day Boiled egg on toast (heB) Low fat spread -3 Home made soup -0 Grapes -0 Mugshot -0 Leek, mushroom, and ham pasta with Philly -2 syns two bowls so let's say 4 syns Also did a bums and tums circuit, wanted a curly wurly too but tryin to be really good this...
  156. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    my mum has announced tonight that she is joining a sw group tomorrow (hooorayyyy - ive been gently prodding her for ages) and this is exciting news for me as I currently do the diet at home... now there is every possibility i'll give in and join her at the class (she might offer to pay if i'm...
  157. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    today's diary - mixed bag really - think next week might be * week as super hungry today Toast (HEb) Scrambled Egg (HEa) Low fat spray (3) Home made soup (0) Shorbread (6) Mugshot (0) chicken and sausage hot pot (from EE one pot meals book) 1 syn Curly wurly (6) Velvet crunch (4) Total syns...
  158. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    well done jono (ps in my head i call u mr motivator - your always cheering people along)# and sts is good clairedebear - still no gain! :D and i always find it makes me more determine the next week
  159. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    thanks love - had a good day today - super productive and healthy Diary: Scrambled Eggs (HEa) Toast (HEb) Low fat spread 3 syns home made soup x 2 bowls - 0 syns Chicken and sausage hot pot (WW sausgaes 1/2 syn each) with cheese on top - 4 syns will probably have a packet of velvet crunch -...
  160. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    ok day one of trying - toooooo much dairy but gonna count it anyway Green Day: Kellogs Start: 10 syns Milk: heA Batchelors pasta n sauce - 2.5 syns (Milk) fox - veinese whirl biscuit 7 syns :o :o :o (worked it out as 20cal = 1 syns - 140 in a biscuit = depression) Smash pizza - chicken...
  161. dm0191

    Need motivation at 12st target 10st

    hey everyone - been off the radar for a bit and well off the diet - well i say well off - it must have been in the back of my mind somewhere as i managed to lose 1/2 lb this week so that has geed me on and now (well probably as of tomorrow) i'm going to be a good girl again. the reason not...
  162. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    ok so miraculously i managed to loose half a pound this week - who knows how as ive basically ate what i want for the last week with the plan vaguely in the back of my mind - but that has acted as the kick up the bum I need. once i finally peel myself off the couch this morning i am going to...
  163. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    lost 0.5 this week - a miracle surely as the plan has only been in the back of my mind while iv been eating whatever i fancied to fight the lurgy off...actually amazed: LD87LD: 42lbs (0 lost, 42lbs to go) catmonkey 33lbs (0lost, 33lbs to go) Chelle82 28lbs (4lbs lost, 24lbs to go) aesir22 43lbs...
  164. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    well done LouQ!!! well on your way to target now!
  165. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    hooorrrrraaaayyyyy may not manage the diet but at least i've managed the linking business :-) - no diary for yesterday as it was far too shameful to even admit!
  166. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    Yay louQ will be a wee battle to see whatever diet is actually better too :-) probably not very scientific but still interesting nonetheless!! Xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins
  167. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    hahaha - i'm the same! the colds just a convenient excuse!! ps how did you get your food diary link to work??
  168. dm0191

    Need motivation at 12st target 10st

    Hi everyone, how are you all getting on? I think we're all being really hard on ourselves and should just give ourselves a break and recognise that even trying to loose is an achievement. I know its hard when you are trying and dont see results but i'm convinced we think ourselves thin to a...
  169. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    ok - third day in a row i've drawn the line but fingers crossed this is the start of me actually walking to the other side of the line this time! stupid cold should go away! eugh
  170. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    No it really isn't. So so frustrating after such a positive first week! Wish I was one of those people who lost their appetite with illness and stress but I'm actually the opposite!! Stupid appetite!! Thanks for your support though, really appreciate it! Must keep coming on here, think it might...
  171. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    and now my freezers broken - honestly i give up!
  172. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    ps - loving the persistance not perfection mantra
  173. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Hi Good idea about bringing food - we weren't expeciting it and I'd had something before I went so made it somewhat easier to resist - but maybe I'll do that for the next one. I think I've taken the whole - you should have syns everyday thing to heart 'lilaloves' ended up having 2 pieces of...
  174. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    I often can't resist a craving - try find a low syn alternative if you can - what about one of the individual chicago town pizzas - they are probably still high syns but not compared a dominos.... or what about a weight watchers one? i know what you mean about cravings - and I sometimes think...
  175. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    ok total syns - 37 that only means 2 days with no syns and i'm even - not the end of the world - but will be having syns tomorrow lunch with a risotto - but feel like its worth it - syn free ones just arent the same and if i was to make a home made one they would be so much more syns!
  176. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    ok so was beating myself about continuing to be bad today - but actually just sat down to write my diary for the day and its not that bad - and done a cheeky weigh in and only put on 0.5 of a pound - and i normally weigh in in the morning - so basically what i'm getting at is if I put on on...
  177. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    :553: well done Jono :553:
  178. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Thanks both of you! you are right, I just need to get right back onto it. Managed to cobble together a reasonable amount of food for today - slightly soggy salad that had been loitering in the fridge with me for lunch, mahoooosive bowl of cereal for breakfast - was gonna be a HEB but had about...
  179. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

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  180. dm0191

    Need motivation at 12st target 10st

    Yay 4lbs off!!! Good first week. Nervous I'll blow it all tonight at the party but have to get right back on it tomorrow I should be able to make up for it! How's everyone else doing?? Xxx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins
  181. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    those positive vibes must have worked!!!! lost 4lbs!!! SOOOOOOOO pleased with myself!! now i just have to not ruin it all at tonights burlary party! although with the day of cleaning i have ahead of me im sure ill be fine!!! haha! yesterdays diary: scambled egg with tomatoes (super yummy!) HEA...
  182. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    hoooorrrayyy!!! succesful 1st week for me 4lbs off! nothing short of amazed! now not to blow it all tonight :D LD87LD: 42lbs (0 lost, 42lbs to go) catmonkey 33lbs (0lost, 33lbs to go) Chelle82 28lbs (0lost, 28lbs to go) aesir22 43lbs (0lbs lost, 42lbs to go) Sofartogo! 25lb (0lb lost, 25lb to...
  183. dm0191

    Toddler help - swearing & bath time..

    Hi, I agree with the post above don't force the bath issue, most kids go through this phase and come out it pretty quickly if a fuss doesnt get made of them not going in the bath, try a shower if you have one if not a standing up wash in a basin would do. However, it's important that these...
  184. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Thursdays diary Nimble (Heb) Low fat marge - 3 Boiled eggs x 2 Ainsley Harriot Risotto - tomato and mascarpone - 2.5 Mugshot - 0 Quorn spag bol (amazing!!!) - 0 Cheese - HEA Skinny dipper ice lolly (skinny cow) - 3 Total syns for the day 8.5 syns have made a plan for the next few...
  185. dm0191

    Need motivation at 12st target 10st

    Hey von, Dont envy your position of being up all night and half the day, don't think I would be any better... I think the key is gonna be in the planning and taking alternatives to the crisps and snacks. Does your bar have a microwave or some sort of heating up facility? You could make your...
  186. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    oh I know what you mean when something puts you off you kind of get the fear for a while! maybe ease your self in gently with a carrot or potato based soup when you can face it - they rarely go wrong! had a v quick look at your diary - you are really doing great - and i know you had a break in...
  187. dm0191

    Super Speed Soup

    Hey thanks for the recipies - love the sound of leek and potato one - I take it if you add the creme fraiche you have to syn for it? How many have people been counting per bowl? thanks debs
  188. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Thanks, I need to give myself a break I think and remember that its only my first week back and I probably need a while to get back into it. Went back to eggs this morning even though I didnt really fancy them but I was still full until 12 so definitely gonna be the way forward for me I think...
  189. dm0191

    Need motivation at 12st target 10st

    Hey, Yeah I try to use a lot of those kind of pasta 'n' sauce's as lazy night dinners and snacks but the syns just seem to run away with me - usually on things like butter - but I just can't do dry toast eugh! Are the savoury rices free?? Always looking for ideas for lazyness - especially as...
  190. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Wednesday 11th August - EE Nimble toast (HEB) Dairylea triangles x 2 (HEA) Chicken salad - 0 syns Strawberries - 0 syns Fat free yoghurt - 0 syns Leek and potato cup a soup - 6 syns Tomato and herb mugshot - 0 sysns home made chicken fried rice (unpleasant) - 0 syns velvet crunch -...
  191. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    thanks - i'm just a beginner at this forum stuff - you'll just have to bear with me sometimes :D :D
  192. dm0191

    Need motivation at 12st target 10st

    hey everyone, how you all doing? I have officially used up all the food I had in my cupboards and have failed to find time to get to the shops so feeling like i've made it difficult for myself to carry on completely on track! Also I seem to be using most of my syns every day but having...
  193. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    Ooops - clearly I didn't understand the rules! Added myself in now - hope I can join in properly this time :-) my w/i is a saturday so 24/12 will be my last date LD87LD: 42lbs (0 lost, 42lbs to go) catmonkey 33lbs (0lost, 33lbs to go) Chelle82 28lbs (0lost, 28lbs to go) aesir22 43lbs (0lbs...
  194. dm0191

    Christmas Challenge

    Would love to join in - and if I'm good I could get to target by xmas too... so I'm going to aim for 24lb by xmas! my weigh in day is a saturday. This is my very first challenge - super excited! :D - geek that i am!
  195. dm0191

    Utterly confused on philadelphia rules....

    good plan to actually write them in your book so you can remember easily - just copied that idea!
  196. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Tuesday 9th August - Green (ish) day Nimble toast - HEA Boiled Eggs - A Low fat marge - 3 Pasta 'n' Sauce - HEA Chicken 113g - HEB 42g Mozzarella - HEA Mash with Garlic and Herb philly - 2.5 Strawberries, Blackberries - 0 Cranberry and Raspberry jelly sugar free - 0 Velvet crunch crisps...
  197. dm0191

    Need motivation at 12st target 10st

    Hey, Dont be downheartened everybody picks at the family gatherings. I tried to be prepared for a family cinema outing taking low syn snacks (for the record - eating jelly in the dark is a real adventure), but I still ended up munching on someone elses popcorn :mad: I'm not a big fruit fan...
  198. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Food diary from yesterday (Monday 9th August - Day 3 of diet) Nimble bread (HeB) Boiled Eggs (Free) Butter Low Fat ( 4 syns) Leek and Pea pasta with garlic and herb philly (60g in whole pot which done 2 portions (2.5 syns) Fat free yoghurt with strawberries and rasberrries (Free) Mugshot...
  199. dm0191

    Need motivation at 12st target 10st

    Hi everyone, How did the rest of your day go? I think I was ok yesterday - quite a lot of syns by the time I had pesto cod with spring onion mash and vine tomatoes (4 syns in the pesto) but was yummy Also managed to go to the gym so in my head I burned off some of the syns :-) Everyone...
  200. dm0191

    Need motivation at 12st target 10st

    Well I was quite into my wee gym routine before I went on holiday but I've totally lost the will with it now, went back yesterday to Body pump and feeling every muscle today, gonna grit my teeth and bear it though. Here's the plan for the week: Monday: Body pump and 30 mins walk on treadmill...
  201. dm0191

    Need motivation at 12st target 10st

    Oh that's actually a good point about making yourself be good over the weekend - I'm kind of hoping that if I W/I on a saturday and have lost then I'll not be too bad and undo it all on Saturday night (although having a big party next sat so probably not the best time to start with copious...
  202. dm0191

    Need motivation at 12st target 10st

    Well done!!! That's amazing! 4lbs in one week - what's your secret???? :superwoman: I'm weighing in on Saturday mornings - stops me being bad on a Friday night and gives me a whole week to make up for being bad on a Saturday night! Dxx :D
  203. dm0191

    Need motivation at 12st target 10st

    p.s sorry - didnt realise until I posted that I'd actually written a novel - promise not to be so longwinded next time!
  204. dm0191

    Need motivation at 12st target 10st

    Hi everyone, Mind if I join in on the bandwagon? Like Happyem72 I'm trying to do it at home as I dont have the time or pennies to really go to classes so I could benefit from a bit of moral support and egging on really. Plus I'm new here so could do with making some friends! I'm currently...
  205. dm0191

    Utterly confused on philadelphia rules....

    THANKS SO MUCH!!! clears it right up with a lovely straightforward answer! cheers muchos Dxxx
  206. dm0191

    Thrice a Bridesmaid - Thrice the Diet

    Hey everyone, Brand new here, but unfortunatley not brand new to slimming world - been trying it on and off for 4 years. This time is serious though. Not going to classes so that I can spend the money I would spend on classes on a gym membership. Thought I'd write my food diary down on here...
  207. dm0191

    Utterly confused on philadelphia rules....

    Hi everyone, Today is my first day back on slimming world and had all being going well until I looked on here and discovered philly can sometimes be a healthy extra and sometimes isn't.:break_diet: I'm trying to cheat and do it from home without the classes to save pennies and have a book...
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