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Well done, hon, for keeping up the exercise no matter how you were feeling. I really believe in it as a way to literally get back into your body and feel the effects of what your eating is doing to your body, bad or good. It's easy to be in denial if you're melting into a couch, watching tv and...

Hmm, I was up 2lbs as well this week. Obviously 'simply filling' myself a bit too much! :(

You go, Maggie! Didn't see the ad, I don't even like m+ms, I think there must have been an ad on for them when I was registering or something! Though people trying to lose weight probably don't want to be looking at pics of chocolate, must change it

And also the thread 'Is it possible to diet after an eating disorder'. Very relevant

Hi hon, I've just been reading another thread a few lines down, called 'what's your story? Share here'. There's a few mentions of binges there, so you might find some common ground. Have a good look around, it's a great site with help for everyone and no judgement. Good luck in your journey!

But that's exactly how to do it the right way, planning in advance and making an informed and healthier choice. Hark at me, should take my own advice!

CURRIED SHEPHERDS PIE WITH BEANS Using the usual shepherds/cottage pie ingredients of onions mince stock Bisto (optional) cooked mashed potato Extra: Curry powder Medium tin baked beans grated LF cheddar Cook 1 lrg or 2 small chopped onions in your healthy oil or spray for a few mins, add...

Oh no! I've got week 3 cardio on Weds :cry:

Well done, Sue! Amazing weightloss, and great timing, that 'glow' will carry you through Christmas with your head held high (much too high to see any chocolates etc!). I love checking in here, I always get a motivational boost when I see all the swinging that's been going on. I find it hard to...

Congrats! It feels like you have gotten another chance to do that week properly all over again, doesn't it?!

Semolina works well too, it's a little finer

I can't remember the Switch plan, but if you just compare the foods from the recipes with the HF list, you can see what's free

Haha, they do nothing for me, I think there was an ad on tv for them when I was registering or something!

The tiger loaf must have been prowling around outside and smelt the stew :>)

I started doing it 2 days ago as well, and I must say I've found myself much less likely to snack well, I feel kinda full all the time, which is kind of the point, I suppose! It's definitely better suited to people who cook more, which I like to do. You need to be organised, I think, to make...

Ok, now you're addicted! :>))

welcome, hon

when u click on slimming clubs, weight watchers, then all the ww options are listed, including Simply Filling, which is the older name of Healthy & Filling

Oh yeah, those muscles will be well warmed-up after that lot, sounds lovely! You will sleep like a baby tonight :)

You're welcome! You can even make the batter the night before and keep covered in the fridge overnight, just give it a mix-up with the ladle before you use it

Yes, Susie, you can keep the sliced, frozen bananas in the freezer for weeks, I usually just break off a chunk to blitz and make enough for a couple of scoops, any less and there won't be enough in the blender to move around properly. So there's one for the wafer cone and one to be scarfed...

OAT PANCAKES - These freeze well, reheat in microwave for a quick breakfast 60g porridge oats (or 90g oats and 2 eggs) 1 egg vanilla extract skimmed milk 1/2 tsp baking soda dash lemon juice sweetener to taste Blitz the oats in a blender to a rough flour texture, mix the egg with the skimmed...

This might be nice, but I haven't tried it myself so hope it's ok! FRENCH TOAST - MAKES 3 SERVINGS Ingredients: 6 slices Weight watchers bread 2 eggs 2/3 cup milk 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional) 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional) salt to taste...

Susie, if you make the ice cream with really ripe bananas, it won't be tart as the natural sugars will have built up in them. If anyone else wants to know more about making it, I started a thread back in the summer which you can find a link to under my name.Susie, you have inspirem me to make...

Try some frozen strawberries in with the banana, it's lovely!

There's a whole F & G thread, lots of tips and help there!

Quinoa and black beans, have a lovely recipe, let me know if anyone wants it, save me any unnecessary typing!

Thank you, Kron, for the welcome. I hope you all enjoyed the pics of the somewhat punier Ryan on the link, before he kettlebelled himself to perfection :)

A slice of Yule log is not messing up, it's just 4 or 5 points to be counted in a day which turned into an SF day instead of a PP day, so, nothing to be upset about, hon!

I'm "smelling" homemade oven chips in your future! :D TG for Spray light!

I don't eat meat or fish, and love to cook. Some of my favouite things to make would be lasagne/moussaka using L Mc Cartney mince or store alternative, you could definitely make these zero pp if you make it yourself. Not sure if there is wholemeal lasagne sheets but you could use penne or...

Hi all, I've been doing WW for a while and was curious about trying SF as a break from all the 'writing' *sigh*. From this thread sounds like people are finding it works well for them! I'm wondering why everyone is not going for the potatoes, as in baked, especially, and also the sweet potatoes...

Born this way? :rolleyes: Hi all, I've been inspired by all your wonderful posts to 'take up the kettlebell', having used one for a few moves in other workouts, I'm now on week 2 of Kettleworx. Hard going, but nothing worthwhile is ever easy (well, in my life at least!). At least that's what I...

First of all, that's only 2 days out of the rest of your week, you had 5 other days where you prob stayed well within your points, so think of it more as you just used your 49, and then some, and move on from it. Don't let it ruin your day, nevermind your week. Chin up and soldier on, girl! :>)

They would be free, hon, or 'pointless' even! :>) Once you don't go insane with the spray

yes, it's great to find something so simple thats not full of chemicals and artificial flavours! Don't worry too much about your blades, I think I was being extra cautious when I posted that, made it many times now on higher speed with no probs. Glad you enjoyed! :>)

Hi Jane, if this makes any sense to you, we do this kind of thing as it's learned behaviour. It's an established reward neural network in the brain, and the reason you/we do it is just because we have done so previously and often for a very long time. At the very moment of desire for the chosen...

Hi Maria, Im over 50 too, and actually got to goal at 50, it took me 14 mths to drop 3 st 8lbs, and I had to fight every step of the way, but it can be done and was worth it. I maintained it for a year but through lack of exercise through injury, and not keeping an eye on what I ate so much, Im...

Glad I'm not a rat :) Ciao!

I'm off to Rome, sounds like you might be heading to EP?? Hope they have the wraps in your Dunnes, enjoy the w. end and I be back dishing out more unwanted advice in a week or so :>)

Only ripe will really work as the riper ones have produced more natural sugar. I must say, I love it! Hope yours turns out well, I'm away for a week now so don't think I'm ignoring any questions, just won't be online!

Well, semolina is ground wheat, and polenta is ground maize, but they both work well in this situation, just the semolina is a lot finer,and mixes well with the spices

Polenta, you could get in any health shop, also Tesco. It is yellow, with a coarse texture. Not sure if Dunnes do it, but semolina works fine, and you can get that in the baking section of any supermarket. You only need a tsp or so for the chips so I don't bother counting it

Xylitol is one of the better sweeteners, its made from an alcohol sugar. Or stevia, which is made from a plant, but you can only get that online I get mine from Germany. Personally, I avoid all other sweeteners as much as possible, though they are used in so many products, it's not easy. I don't...

If you want to use real oil, you can get them all quite well-covered by putting your tsp oil or whatever, into a plastic food bag, adding the raw chips, and squishing them all up in the closed bag, then add your spices when theyre in the tin, also a sprinkle of semolina or polenta with the...

Has been a while since I bought them in Dunnes, as I got a couple of frozen packs in Ikea (think they were cheap there too) but in Dunnes, they were fresh, near the other wraps, there were rectangular and called 'swedish bread'. Hope they still have them, I've just come back from Dunnes before I...

Unfortunately :) I'm off on hols later so won't be weighing in for a couple of weeks, fingers crossed for all!

Just slice across into small circles, like you would if you were having it on cereal for example. If you cut them up into small cubes they go very brown in the freezer

Added a tsp cocoa powder and a few crushed, toasted flaked almonds, ah, the sheer decadence of it all! Gotta count a point for the extras, I guess, sniff

Thanks! Funnily enough was just polishing off one a few mins ago :)

A tbsp is usually about 15g but can vary so just measure out your tbsp and weigh it to be sure, then write it on your jar for next time!

I don't eat meat or fish, and have not had any problems eating gigantic dinners on this plan :) A few ideas; falafel, rf houmous, both low and from m & s, haloumi cheese, L Mc C burgers, only 1 pp and really nice, also her mince is lovely and very low. Cauldron sausages, 2pp each or 3 for 5...

I think what they mean is that with a juice, you could use a huge amount of fruit to produce it, and therefore consume a lot more than if you were have a smoothie, as if you put more than a few fruits in it, it would be so thick as to be undrinkable, so you are automatically limiting your intake...

Once you've sprayed them, you can sprinkle over some spices like cajun or chilli for extra flavour!

Good luck with it! There's plenty of tips and success stories on here to inspire you

Miami, you have such a caring and positive attitude, I have no doubt you will continue to inspire others as you just have me! :>)

That net doctor, I sent them a question and they never answered it, but kept sending me tons of emails that were unrelated, until I insubscribed. As for exercise, you should be able to do floor work ok, once you're lying down, and your arms can be just as effective as using your legs to raise...

Also don't forget a DVD can be useful. My favourite is Davina McCalls Super Body workout, as they use free weights and there are high and low impact options. And one of the trainers is a big burly fireman, so real men do dvds too!

Definitely, the almonds eaten with fruit are brill, an apple and a small handful of almonds can keep me going for hours!

Sorry, the word 'pathetic' above should read 'pathway'. Damn you, predictive text!

Good advice above. Also, with a 7mth old baby, I dare say it can be a bit stressful, no matter how much of a little darling they may be! In times of stress, we tend to revert to whatever coping mechanisms we have previously used, be it smoking, drinking, or overeating. It's just learned...

I would definitely try a different meeting, if you don't 'gel' with the leader, she's not going to inspire you. And well done for taking the plunge, don't let this put you off, the classes can be very motivating if you get a good leader, good luck with it!

Oh, and smaller meals would definitely help

She was probably just trying to look 'knowledgeable'! I would def say she was related to the leader in some way, as I doubt they would be paying someone that age to do it so she was prob helping out her mum/aunt. But I'm with you on the 'not appropriate' aspect, I mean, you don't want to hear a...

Don't suffer from it myself but do know that it helps if you don't drink anything, including water, with meals. If you leave a gap of at least an hour either side of eating, it's supposed to help. Well, at least it's free! Alcohol, smoking and food with high fat content can trigger it too, hope...

My main change would be having lots more fruit as it's now free in points, shame it's not free in the shop!

Looking at a bottle I have here, it works out at 1pp per 15ml. So it's a bit better than sugar, and is in a more natural state than refined sugar for sure.

But now you know and next time you will be luckier, I hope. I know how you feel, I felt robbed of 10 points with a dessert once, it wasn't nice at all despite appearances, so I only had a quarter of it instead.

Thanks for that, now you can just look like you're texting someone in the supermarket :>)

Why not try using all your weeklies one week, hon, and see how that goes for you? I tend not to use that many of them myself but have heard good things from people who do!

That's what the weekly pp are there for, occasions like that! :>)

Hi there, as you are only 19, I think you have a much better chance of your skin toning up than someone in their 30s or 40s. If you can maintain your weightloss, and get used to doing some daily abdominal exercises, I really think it will improve. You will have much better elastin in your skin...

There's something to be said for both, you get access to great resources online, but you can get a lot from the weekly meetings in terms of real contact with people in the same boat, lots of tips, and the leaders really go to a lot of effort with the recipe demos and emails. I would do online...

I think it's about building in a little of what you fancy so you don't develop an 'all or nothing' mentality. If you like the odd bit of junk, and who doesn't, there's no reason why you can't have it within your points.

I still use some of my old ww cookbooks, as far as I know there's no direct way to convert points to pp, but it's easy and quick enough to work out the points line by line and write them up in pencil on the recipe. You could sit down and write up all your faves in an hour or so, max !

Hi Guys, I've seen you all mention the above wraps, and even though we don't have warburton's in Ireland, I thought I would look them up just to see what I was missing! So for any other Irish members out there, they look almost identical to the Swedish thin rectangular bread available here in...

Not food related, but a great way to get more exercise if you're watching TV, is to promise yourself that you will dance/ star jump your way through the ads. You could easily get 15-20 mins activity over the course of the evening

I can vouch for the raspberries already :>) I'm also thinking frozen fruit of the forest, sandwiched between 2 ww choc chip cookies! !

Glad you enjoyed! It's great to experiment with, I think it would work best with any other pre frozen fruit, as it melts quite quickly anyway. Apart from the zero points, what I like is that it's just fruit, without any of the dodgy additives and emulsifiers seen in other ice cream

Its very creamy, due to the natural fat content of bananas. Askeys cones are the ones I used but any thin, as in not waffle, would prob be the same

Who knew eggs were the gift that just keeps on giving so much! ? :>()

Yes, make it your own! :<)

The limes not essential, it just improves the taste. As for how many bananas, I just freeze a few at a time, once they are ripe and frozen hard, it should work fine. It's prob about one banana, depending on size, but it's hard to make just one scoop as you will have to keep stopping to cover the...

And just banana with half a chopped walnut

Ta da! Can now post pics, so here's s pic of my recent cone, RIP

I just made the quorn stroganoff for dinner and it was really lovely, had it with a garlic mash and carrot ribbons. Thanks for posting!

It's definitely worth writing up things like that if you have a few mins to spare, I have an alphabetic notebook I write my favourites in, and also write on the packets in the cupboard

Well, it's certainly handy to bear in mind for baking, as is that 100gr sugar is 11pp and not 20 like I've seen listed on other recipes (not on here! )

And I didn't point the lime, it should be free

Glad to help! I process the bananas alone at first until it looks like clean sand, then add the juice of half a lime and a few frozen raspberries and process again until it turns creamy. You don't need anything except the bananas but I found the lime softens the strong banana taste, so totally...

<adding that 3rd egg in everywhere from now on :>a)

That's a good way to think of it, and as well, remember it took a while to build up on us too, so only reasonable that it won't go too quickly. And scales, pics, etc are really just tools to monitor our progress. I mean, if you had 2 people who both weighed 11st, one could be ecstatic because...

Good stuff! Just make sure that they are really frozen hard, I usually leave them overnight. And the lime juice is lovely in it. Don't worry if it looks weird after a min, it changes totally by the end. Let me know how it turns out! :)

I'm always shocked at how nice it is when I make it again! I don't have enough posts to put up a pic of it though so will do that when I 'qualify' :)

Ah, yes! Forgot about the porridge with the hot weather and all, thanks for the reminder!

Cali, I haven't taken any pics, passing the mirror daily is challenge enough, haha. But I do think that, as human beings, we are so much more than just what we look like. If we judge ourselves purely on appearance,then we will always come up short in our eyes as there will always be someone...

I'm also wondering what you get for 2-3pp! :) I think, with the big brekkie, it depends what you've got on that day. For example, I would have eggs etc if I was going to have a busy morning and a late lunch, if I was just at home I would often stick with my beloved 2 slices of toast with M&S rf...

Thanks all for the warm welcome and encouragement, it's great to find a site like this with so much help and friendliness!

My first post on this thread, so hi to all, down 1.5 this week, that's 10.5 in total as I fight my way back to goal which I reached in March 2010 but lost the run of myself somewhat from Jan this year :<(

Eggs are a great way to get a protein boost indeed, but you don't need lots of time to cook them, my fave scrambled eggs with feta and dill takes less than 2 mins in the microwave while the toast is on! I open freeze fresh dill and crumble it in. Eggs are one of the few foods that actually cook...

Can't = Don't

I make it every few days, so nice. Just make as much as you will use at a time, the bananas will keep fine in the freezer. Pulse with the blender first, you will need to stop several times and scrape down the sides. Slice the bananas instead of chopping and they will keep their colour. I would...

People in your life sometimes don't like to see you change, especially if they have their own weight issues that they are busy ignoring... If someone continues to undermine you, stop confiding your failures and successes in them until they show you they're happy for you! And 'well done' to ALL!

Slice & freeze some ripe bananas overnight, process or blend when solid, this will take about 5 mins, scraping down the sides with a spatula. You can add a dash of fresh lime juice & a few frozen raspberries or strawberries near the end, serve on a zero point Askeys wafer cone!

Thanks so much! Shame they don't tell you that at WW, I would never have known if I hadn't found this great site! Time to retire my tedious cardboard wheel ;>)

Pardon a dumb question, I hadn't seen that way of 'guesstimating' PP before, do you just divide the cals in the portion by 40 to give the points or is it really that simple? !