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    From 14 stones, to now just under 12, MORE TO GO!

    Interesting read as your story is very similar to mine. I'm 5'4'' and I weighed in at 14 stone 4 in January I am now lingering around the 12 stone mark and I can see a difference. I get jibes about my weight too, I've even been asked by strangers when my baby is due (obviously I'm not pregnant)...
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    Your typical pre-SW food diary?

    Breakfast - nothing mid morning - bacon sarnie or shop bought pastry. Lunch - McDonalds or KFC or the like Dinner - Dominos, shop bought pizza. chips, proccessed meat, chippy tea, etc If I was skint (which is generally a lot because of what I ate above) breakfast - nothing Lunch - toast, loads...
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    Winter Boots

    Well it's that time of year again where I dread getting my winter clothes sorted. I hate paying a lot of money for a decent coat in a size that I wish I wasn't but hey ho. My problem is boots though, I have wide calves and I was just wondering if there is any other ladies with the same...
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    running advice

    Just to add, if you can run 5k I find that any longer distance is fine as your body is fit enough and will appreciate the challenge. Good Luck :-)
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    running advice

    I used to be into running and it great. Don't pay attention to the scales as exercise is brilliant and your shape will still shrink even though the scales won't show it, if you know what I mean. It's brilliant for defining your arse, waist and legs. I got such a tiny waist and it will increase...
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    A little of what you fancy, right?

    I had a chippy tea after weigh in. I guess I felt sod it after gaining a lb. Rubbish frame of mind I know. I did get bored though and left a lot of the chips. I did devour a large battered sausage though. Ah well. I won't be that again though, not for a good while anyhow. To be honest though...
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    How do you handle stress without food?

    Awww I really feel for you as I've always used food as my best friend in times of stress, I just do a bit of self talking now, I tell myself that rubbish food is two faced and not really my friend, its the type of friend who wants me to enjoy its company but ultimately wants me to feel rubbish...
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    100% SWers - 1 day at a time :)

    Honk even though I've just had a glass of wine and a cup cake! Saved my syns for them. I love SW!
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    I made quorn cottage pie from the SW website. Blimmin lovely. Just having seconds now. Made loads so I'm going to freeze a couple of portions. :)
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    What superfree have you eaten today?

    banana carrots onions mushrooms tomatos
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    Whats for breakfast?

    Yesthey are plus 2 syns :D Well worth the two syns imo :angel09:
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    Whats for breakfast?

    Its my day off today so I've had a lazy day. Just ate chocolate weetabix for the first time. So yummy, I think I've found my new favorite cereal. I also ate a banana :-)
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    What superfree have you eaten today?

    So far I've had: 2 salads Banana Pear clementine I tend to just have fruit and salads as my super frees. I'm not a veg-phobe I just prefer fruit. Do you think that's ok or do you reckon I could speed up my weight loss if I replaced a salad with a portion of veg?
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    NSVs - Non Scale Victories

    You should take it to a Tailor, I'm sure they'll be able to sort it out for you. My NSV is rather different as I'm only in my third week but my depression has lifted. All this healthy food and extra walking seems to have lifted my mood. I'm jumping out of bed rather than hiding under the...
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    Tuesday Weighers

    Booooo I put on 1 lb! Won the raffle though and I've joined a gym so onwards and upwards!
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    Caper ideas?

    I've discovered the yumminess that is capers. Is there anything else I can do with them apart from adding them to salads? I'm loving trying out new foods... Gawd bless SW :D
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    Where the bargains are at and anything else thats useful.

    I've just eaten this poured over some chopped pear. Gorgeous :). So much nicer than Muller's imo.
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    What superfree have you eaten today?

    Apple Pear lettuce carrot peppers onion
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    What have you just eaten??

    Exactly what she had!:D
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    Tuesday Weighers

    Feeling nervous now, I had a bad weekend following a party were I ate cake, drank wine and got stuck into the buffet with the mentality of the 'old me'... eek.
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    Statistics - What size are you at what weight?

    Sizings have def changed. Shops use vanity sizing these days which basically means the clothes are now roomier to make us feel better. I have a mini skirt from my teenage years (12 years ago) in a size 12 and it is teeny tiny, in fact it fits my size 8 sister perfectly. I've bought clothes from...
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    First week on plan & feeling like I haven't lost

    I felt like that too. The only diets I've followed in the past have all been really restrictive and I associated hunger with being 'good'. I actually feel like I'm eating more now than I did when I wasn't dieting as I usually just lived on a succession of unhealthy snacks rather than plates...
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    Where the bargains are at and anything else thats useful.

    Looks pretty good, this is the one: ASDA Slow Cooker | WOW Great Deals | ASDA direct Seems to have good reviews :)
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    Gammon joint, corn on the cob, SW wedges and a huge salad. Can not wait!! P.S. Does anybody else think that the Dominos ads are a bit inappropriate for this site.
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    Where the bargains are at and anything else thats useful.

    Slow Cookers - Only £9 in Asda at the moment. Been after one for ages so i'm well happy :D
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    Outstanding October Challenge

    Sorry I meant 14lbs...doh
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    Outstanding October Challenge

    Oh my first challenge :) Put myself down to lose 10 lbs as this is what I want to lose to treat myself to a new winter coat (hopefully in a size 14 - I can hope) Bexyboo 6lb (0lb lost - 6lb to go) Broadsbean 14lb (0lb lost - 14lb to go) BuzzyBee 12lbs (0lb lost - 12lbs to go) ClaireS84...
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    Slimming World and quitting smoking

    Anybody else giving up the ciggies whilst on Slimming World? How did you find it? Has it slowed down your weight loss at all? I decided to give up on the same day as my first SW meeting. I think it was to do with all the extra fruit and veggies I'm eating and the fact that having a cig...
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    Tuesday Weighers

    Oh slimming buddy.... we have exactly the same amount of weight to lose and we started on the day :D don't worry too much you might just be ok. I had crispy duck pancakes on Friday and I still lost 4lbs:eek:, Fingers crossed for you
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    Tuesday Weighers

    My first weigh in and I've lost 4lbs. Very pleased with that as at the back of my mind I was thinking 'I bet I'm the only person Slimming World won't work for' ha ha
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    Sausages

    sorry I mean Skinny Lizzies :p
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    Sausages

    Sorry if this has been mentioned before but Thin Lizzie pork sausages are only one syn each and they are like proper butchers sausages. I got some in Morrisons and they are lovely.
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    Whats for breakfast?

    Loving all these brekki ideas. During the week I have a FF yogurt and a piece of fruit. This morning I had 2 slices of WW toast with 2 poached eggs followed by a Banana... yum. didn't miss my usual Sunday breakfast of buttery scrambled eggs on thickly buttered toast either.
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    Tuesday Weighers

    I only started last Tuesday but decided to do a sneaky weigh in this morning.:( The scales have not moved. After reading about all these amazing losses in the first week I'm scared I might be the one it doesn't work for.:cry:
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    Syn Free Sweets?

    As part of this 'new me' plan I'm embarking upon. I'm giving up smoking. Sweets/lollipops do help me but I don't want to waste all my syns on sweets. Are there any sugar free/syn free sweets that anyone can recommend? Also if I chew gum and then spit it out (like you normally do), do I...
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    What have you just eaten??

    mushroom and cherry tomato omelette... simple but yummy !
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    Tuesday Weighers

    I finally signed up tonight. So Hello all fellow Tuesday weighers, hopefully this time next week I'll be reporting a loss :D
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    Dating

    Oh this sounds like I'm well picky but imo I reckon you should take out the 'Anyway not gonna say Im Unique but....' line...... because a) You are bloody unique, we all are including your good self that's what makes us amazing so don't but yourself down and b) There's no room for...
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    Dating

    Make sure you log in regularly as you're profile won't show up otherwise. Be patient and my tip is when you message a lady, make it interesting and mention her interests or what have you (it shows that you were interested enough to read her profile). Try and write at least a paragraph but not...
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    Help - I am going to Bestival next weekend!

    I went to Bestival a couple of years back. I wasn't doing SW though but if you want a syn free snack head to the Sea Food stall. If you like seafood they sell cockles, mussells and prawns with vinegar like they do at the seaside MMMMmmmmmm
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    A weeks worth of Meal ideas needed.....

    I so can't wait until tomorrow. It wasn't too bad though. I used the spuds to make 3 lots of SW wedges using Paprika which I had in the cupboard. I made pasta sauces with the tins of tomatoes again using herbs and spices. With the Eggs i mainly did Omlettes using the veg. Well I had the veg...
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    What superfree have you eaten today?

    :hide:It's probably really obvious but what's BNS? Sorry Newbie here :D
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    taste buds need retraining??

    Wow some great tips here. I guess I've just been relying on 'fats' to get taste from my food all these years (I'm also a bugger for salt too). I guess it's about time I got more creative in the kitchen. I'm only in the middle of my first week of SW and I'm already thinking 'no wonder I'm a...
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    Sweetening up!

    oooh my grammar is terrible, it's meant to say 2 sugars in my tea tastes awful now. But I can't seem to wean myself off the sugar completely.
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    Sweetening up!

    yeah think I'll give another week or so and see how I get on. I used to have 2 sugars in my tea before going down to one now that tastes awful now.
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    What motivates you to be slim?

    My reasons.............Mmm are mainly based on my appearance. I'm fed up of the 'fat' jibes when I visit my family. At the moment I love clothes but hate shopping. I read magazines and come up with outfits in my head to wear if I was slim. When I do venture out shopping I come back with belts...
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    A weeks worth of Meal ideas needed.....

    Thanks for all the help. I'm doing ok on all these ideas but I can't tell you how much I'm missing meat :eat: I've only four days left before I get a bit of money (yes I'm counting). It'll be my birthday too so I'm looking forward to a yummy satisfying meaty meal :drool: Thanks again I may...
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    Sweetening up!

    I've tried for a week now to enjoy my brews without sugar but I'm struggling. I always had a dislike to the after taste of sweetners though so I've not tried them for years. Is there any out there that taste as close to sugar as possible?:D
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    2 'fried' eggs, SW wedges with half a tin of toms and a pile of mushrooms. Budget tea :-)
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    taste buds need retraining??

    I've just started Slimming World and i'm loving having control over my diet with out feeling hungry. How ever I used to cook everything in butter and/or oil (Mmmmm buttery scrambled Eggs). I've just cooked myself a meal of 2 fried eggs (cooked in Frylight), SW chips and mushrooms and...
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    Food Addicts Not Anonymous

    It's so refreshing to read this thread. I'm a food addict. I've even tried speaking friends about it but they just say ' No you're not you just like your food!!' It's as if I'm trying to make an excuse for my eating habits. They don't see me ordering family sized meal deals from Dominoes and...
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    Dating

    I'm single and have online profiles set up but I lack so much confidence. I think I come across quite pretty from the neck up, (I only ever post head shots up on the sites) so I fear that they'll have me done under the trades description act when they see my over weight body. Think I'll wait...
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    A weeks worth of Meal ideas needed.....

    Thanks for the ideas. def beats mine.. :D I'm gonna have to skip lunch which is really bad but I'm sooooo skint. I'm on the dole at the mo so I don't need to have set meal times so I'll have to have a late brekkie and an early tea. I have a few apples in too to tide me over. I've only just...
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    A weeks worth of Meal ideas needed.....

    I have zero money until next Friday :-( Anyhow in my cupboard I have... half a pack of dried spaghetti 1 tin of baked beans 2 tins of tomatoes (1 chopped and 1 whole plum toms) 1 mugshot 1 golden rice about 6 small to medium spuds In my freezer i have 1 bag of frozen mushrooms...
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    Bathroom Scales - help or hindrance?

    Hey I'm new to Slimming World but have tried plenty of diets before and I get obsessed with weighing myself. Weighing myself every morning and even weighing myself after a poo :sigh: I have 3 options either keep the scales were they are (in the bathroom), put them away somewhere perhaps...
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    Looking forward to shedding the timber.

    Hey I'm 31 from Manchester and I'll be joining my local Slimming World group in a week (hence the lacks of stats). Decided to have a gander on this forum to get some info before I start. My bathroom scales are rubbish but as a rough guesstimation I need to lose about 3 and half stones...
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    Dance it off!?

    Me too I can't follow choreography for the life of me, just tried Vicky Binn's 'Dance it off' dvd and gave up after the warm up!! Think I'll join you in free styling the pounds off.
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