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Things aren't doing too well on the food front but I'm obviously not going mad and hoovering up everything in sight because I lost 1.5lbs since I last weighed. I've finished work now, and the girls are off until the new year, so I'll be wrapping presents and getting the house ready for the...

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Hey TT, totally get where you're coming from. Give yourself a break. Stuff happens and we need to forgive ourselves, I'm taking a break til the new year, but you stick with it. Better to be good in the week and have the odd moment at the weekend than be bad all the time. I've had a terrible few...

Ha ha lol! Guess where I've been? Falling off the wagon and being trampled by the horses then run over again. Thinking of giving myself Christmas off. :-/ I will keep checking in coz i wanba keep in touch, but I'll not be doing a food diary until the new year probably. X

Breakfast: egg, ham, beans potato. Lunch: massive veg stir fry with a tin of salmon. Tea: jacket potato, cottage cheese, more ham, tomatoes & peppers. 2 matchmakers and about 4 quality streets. A glass of wine. Think I'm over on syns today

Yeah, bit of a trek, but not all the games are in London, there are posts in Manchester and Dorset that I know of.

Where have you been this week TT? Hope everything is OK x

Today I had cherries and yoghurt for breakfast, cous cous, mackerel and carrots for lunch. Haven't decided about tea yet, but I've just had a yoghurt to keep me going. I had quite a late lunch today as I went into London for my Gamesmaker interview for the 2012 Olympics this morning. I'm hoping...

Soup yesterday was lovely, as was the roast dinner. I did succumb to a couple of quality streets, and of course my customary g&t, but overall a good day.

This morning I had cherries and yoghurt for breakfast, then I went to a yoga class which I've just joined. Never done anything like it before and it's more relaxation than exercise, but I enjoyed it and it makes me feel healthier. It was so relaxing in fact that I drifted off to sleep a couple...

Yesterday wasn't too bad - I had my usual breakfast of cherries and yoghurt then a sw roast dinner with Chicken, potatoes, swede, broccoli and parsnips. It was LOVELY! Gonna have the leftovers tonight with some rice n peas for tea. Can't wait :) Then I had crackers and cheese triangles for tea...

You know what Cai, that's really put things into perspective for me, and instead of thinking oh well i might as well not bother at all, I'm thinking - ok, I'll have a few days off but so what, I'll be good the rest of the time. Thanks so much for that x

On my way home from my first Christmas party a little bit worse for wear :-/. Today was fine for food until I got to the party - salmon and prawn starter (ok) roast turkey and all the trimmings (not too good) and Xmas pudding (bad!). Plus more than a few G&Ts. If I don't get my act together...

Thanks TT that makes me feel a bit better. And Cai - I opened the Matchmakers too :(

I feel a sabotage coming on :( Started putting up the tree (I know it's early but I couldn't hold the children off any longer!) and I'm feeling all Christmassy so I've opened the quality streets :-/

Ha ha lol, not popular just never say no to anything!

Food today: Cherries and yoghurt Lunch - herb omelette, no fat. Pear, satsuma. Also went to a kind of Chinese yoga class this morning for the first time. Signed up for a month to see how I get on.

So far so good today hun, and all that exercise you're getting has got to be good. Well done! X

Bummer TT, good attitude though, accepting it and moving on. That's what I'm trying to do since I got the new scales. Never heard the expression Shabba used like that, only ever heard it preceded by the words 'Mr Loverman' :) Week is going ok but too many parties! I might have to start turning...

Just remembered I had a satsuma, yoghurt and a banana as snacks throughout the day.

Another party tonight, food I was good with, drink I wasn't. Breakfast: cherries and yoghurt Lunch: cous cous, courgettes and mackerel. Tea: bns curry with lentils and brown rice. (yum) One bite of a mince pie, and a few glasses of vino at the party.

You'll look fab Cai, get in the shops and try some on!

Wi today and I'm +4lbs on the new scales since last wi on my old scales. :( Ok, this is a new starting point, although I must admit the closer Xmas gets the less likely I am to lose any more. If I can lose that 4 before Xmas I'll be happy. On a plus note I bought a pair of size 14 jeans...

It's that stew calling you home! I'll be enjoying a day off tomorrow too :)

I haven't been stuffing TT, but at the weekend I had two parties to go to, one of them at a Persian restaurant and the food was lush! Suffice to say, I didn't have the salad. Been good since though.

Totally hate my new scales. I'll be weighing in properly tomorrow but tried them the night I got them and I'm MUCH heavier than I thought. Gonna take a deep breath and weigh in tomorrow, and start from there :(

When my new scales come I'm going to treat that as a starting point again.

Few more crab sticks, pasta and tomato sauce (very small portion). Plus 2x G&Ts - 8 syns 2x chocolates. Not sure how many syns. Theres too much Christmas stuff in the house already, and the chocolates have been looking at me for ages!

Forgot to mention that I had another one of my daughter's cakes yesterday :( must get cooking healthy things with them instead of treats. My oldest (12) said she wants to learn how to cook proper food so that she will manage ok when she leaves home. Talk about forward planning! I'll enjoy...

Ha ha, I used to do the same, no way could I do that now! I know I won't feel like going out on Saturday night after a night out on Friday, but it's my cousins birthday so I can't let her down.

Good planning for today's food TT, and well done on the wi. I'm feeling fat today, hope my scales don't turn up! :)

Do you know what, I just read your last post and thought it said 'careless' then I read your diary and thought 'no you're not, you've done really well AND had loads of exercise too'! Duh! Looks like it'll do you the world of good to have no car, maybe I should abandon mine too! Good luck for wi x

Food today: Banana and coffee Tin of salmon stir fried with loads of veg and some cous cous Yoghurt Beef steak and veg mash (swede, carrot and potato) Snacks: seafood sticks G&t (of course!) Might have some crackers and cheese triangles for my hexa/b later

Ha ha, lol. He'll LOVE your body x

Hi TT. 3-5 days the website said. I will weigh in as soon as I get them. :) Trying to be good in the meantime but I have a Bollywood party on Friday and a birthday party in town on Saturday night. In fact I've got a few too many social events coming up - not just to keep losing weight, but I...

Went shopping today and got a few Xmas pressies, and had a look at bathroom scales. Saw some but looked them up on amazon and they were cheaper by £6. When I got home they'd increased in price by £3. Bizarre. So I did a search and found them even cheaper on asda direct. So ordered them - no wi...

Hi Cai, yes TOTALLY excited, booked flights and paid for already, can't wait! Pictures of st lucia as a screen saver on the pc to give us all a reminder of what we've got coming. Staying near Castries which is probably where you got of the ship, I love it there. Been twice before, once on...

Ok, definitely time to get some new scales. Picked mine up this morning and something was rattling about inside. Stepped on them and I've lost a whopping 1.5 stones this week!!! Shame it's not the truth. Oh god, I hope I don't get some new ones and find out that I'm really a lot heavier than I...

You're doing great TT. There's a lot to be said for having a treat at the weekend, keeps you going through the week. X

So last few days I have been working ridiculously hard, all weekend with a stinking cold and a cough that's kept me awake half the night. Foods been good but boring, taking cous cous, a tin of mackerel and a pepper to work with me. Very stressful time, and very late nights and long days :(...

Thanks Tara, that's really nice of you to say that. I'll check out the threads that you mentioned. Always save my syns for a G&T or two :). I'll track down your thread too to keep an eye on you!

Hey TT, just catching up on your diary, what a great loss you had! And totally understand the emotional eating thing, and how rubbish you feel the next day. Been there... What did you have from the Chinese? I remember from my weight watchers days that some chinese is far less sinful than...

Food diary so far today: banana and coffee Home from the school run - bacon, egg, potatoes, beans, quorn sausage. Hopefully that will keep me going til later this afternoon.

Thanks hun, that means a lot x

Oh dear, it's all gone to pot and all because of a 1 week holiday. Have even been avoiding logging on here which is a mistake because I need the help. OK, so I'm back on it now, I've got my head around it and I'm determined again. Holiday was horrendous for food - I have absolutely no...

Thanks blossums, I'm off to Devon for a week. Stopped overnight at my mum's in Dorset, weighed myself on her scales this morning (double checked because I couldn't believe it) and I'm -3. That's just 2 away from my 10%. Hurray. Hopefully that will give me an incentive to stay strong in the...

Hi blossums, hope everything's still going to plan x

I haven't lost nearly as much as you otw, but I definitely have fat days and thin days. Just drag out an old photo, stick it to the mirror, and if you're feeling fat, compare the before and after. You've done brilliantly, you should be proud of yourself x

Lol!! That would put me off too!

Working away for the last two days - yesterday I grabbed a banana and a coffee for breakfast, lunch was sushi and a fruit salad, and for tea I had pasta with tomato sauce at the pub. This morning was a banana again, then I was home in time for lunch so I had home made bns soup, tin of...

Just had bns and sweet potato soup for lunch - yum! You comment about the date/break made me laugh. I finished with my boyfriend a couple of months ago, unfortunately I think he thinks we're just on a break as he keeps phoning. Think he'll get the message soon, but he keeps asking if I've met...

Thanks for the encouragement Hun, I needed that. Weighed this morning and I'm -1 this week. I have been good this week, and I will try to make the right choices while I'm away. Looking forward to some quality time with the children away from work. Enjoy your half term x

No more than I deserved. Not doing well this week either, and going away next week full board. Don't fancy my chances. :)

Sts for me too. Better than a gain :)

Wi this morning. STS. Not surprised. I'm fine with that. Off to my little girls assembly this morning.

Yay, they fixed the app do I can post from my phone again :)

I just made a lush soup last night with sweet potatoes and butternut squash - yummy!

Today (Tuesday) I had fruit and yoghurt for breakfast. Went food shopping and ate most of a packet of crabsticks while I was walking round. Came home, lunch was beef stew from last night, sugar snap peas and couscous. FF yoghurt for pudding, 3 plums for a snack. So far for tea I've had finn...

Ages since I last posted and it's wi tomorrow :( I went away for the weekend to a friends - she's starting a diet this week, but cooked a massive roast dinner on Sunday with all the full fat trimmings and an apple crumble for pudding. I was good for the whole of the rest of the weekend but I...

Good luck for tomorrow TT, sounds like you had a good day today. What soup did you make? X

Wasn't hungry for tea tonight, had a couple of plums and some strawberries then my evening hex a/b treat of cheese triangles and Finn crisp. And my customary G&T of course. Early night tonight, in bed with a good book now.

Thanks Blossums. Are u ok? Hope things are going well, 1 more lb to the magic 10% for you, stay positive hun. X

Yum, tea sounds lovely :)

Exactly the sort of thing my mum would do lol. A permanent loan :)

OMG, I'm so full up. Should have stopped before I finished but lunch was lovely so I ate the lot. Having a black coffee to try and ease the belly ache! B: Cherries and natural yoghurt L: Couscous, sweetcorn, courgette, broccoli, tomatoes, tin of salmon (which I hope is free) and some leftover...

Ha ha Sylver - I had a similar dilemma with my scales this morning, weighed 10 times which showed losses of between 1lb and 6lbs. Have settled on 3lb loss and the idea that I need some new scales. It means I'm now in the 13's, I've lost over a stone and I'm chuffed to bits!

Serious wi dilemma this morning! Last week I was 14st 1lb This morning I hopped on the scales and thought great I'm 14.0, -1lb. Then I thought, I'll double check - wow, 13.11! Something wrong with my scales, I'll check again. And again. And again. Well I ended up weighing 10 times...

Last night I had 3 turkey patties and the veggie curry with brown rice, 2 plums, and a shape delight. 2x G&T while I was on the phone to a friend for 2 hours. Did some marching on the trampette for 20 mins in front of the tv too. Wi this morning, haven't done it yet.

Starving today for some reason so had very early lunch/brunch: 2 x bacon (no fat), egg, quorn sausage, beans. Shape Delight yoghurt Now I'm really stuffed. Working this afternoon, won't eat anything else befor I leave, then I have leftover veggie curry from the weekend or turkey burgers for tea...

B: Cherries and Yoghurt Snack: Turkey burger

Good day for you TT, enjoy college tomorrow, hope you manage to find something healthy to take with you x

Thanks TT, and you're right. If the weekend didn't go as planned, just carry on on Monday. So my cherries and yoghurt turned out to be lunch - just as well because the breakfast was a bit big. For tea I made these lush turkey patties from a magazine article I read and just adapted it to...

Went for a 1.5 hour walk this morning with a friend, so that's a good start to the week too.

Not a great weekend for food but it could have been worse. Friday night out I had far too many syns to drink lol. Saturday I stuck to plan, Sunday I probably had a few sins too many, but I probably had some save up from the week. Anyway, new week, back to plan. B: bacon, eggs, mushrooms...

Have a great weekend TT, stick with it, don't let the biscuits defeat you! x

Funny day today - went into my daughter's school to interview year 11's and what a lovely experience it was. Some amazingly talented, driven and focussed kids, but the best ones were those that weren't predicted all A*s and weren't super sportskids. I had a lovely lad who thought his predicted...

Today's food: B - cherries and yoghurt L - Waitrose Vietnamese spring roll things. What can I say, they were really low cal and reduced :) plus some crayfish. T: ackee and salt fish. Ackee is a veg, but when I looked it up it's loads of syns so that was a bit of a boo boo. Also had a glass of...

Sorry you're feeling rough TT, but fantastic news on the 3lbs!! Looks like your start again approach was a brilliant idea. Good to get the oh involved too. :)

Brilliant stuff blossums, as soon as those 2lbs have gone everyone will notice and say have you suddenly lost loads of weight? It's weird, but true. X

Evening snack - 28g Edam (HEA I hope) Glass of wine - 7 syns Early night tonight.

Lunch: yummy salad with a bit of cous cous and a tin of mackerel. Ff yoghurt. Snack: apple Tea: went shopping and got something for the girls but forgot to get something for my tea. But what I had out of the cupboards was lovely - bacon, egg, mushrooms, peppers, mushy peas and SW chips. Lush...

Good luck for wi TT hope you get the results you're expecting hun, but don't let it get you down if not, just expect more next week. And make sure you've been to the loo lol :D Thanks blossums, wish I was doing as well as you at the moment. Have you got a food diary? x

How have you been getting on TT? x

lost 2lbs this week - one that I gained last week plus 1 more so I'm happy. Well done all you other Wednesday losers :)

Come on Blossums, what's your secret? Have you been cutting off body parts or something? :) You go girl! Well done. x

Weigh-in today... As I put on 1lb last week, and I've been a bit lax this week I was expecting an STS, but when I weighed first thing I had lost 1lb. OK, so I was back to my pre-France weight. Then (this is one for Cai lol) I went to the loo :o, weighed myself again and I was -2 in total. :)...

So much for keeping my food diary updated every day. Yesterday: B: Cherries and ff natural yoghurt L: lentil curry and brown rice, ff yoghurt Snack: Apple T: ham omelette, salad, sw chips. FF yoghurt. Went to the theatre last night and had 3x G&Ts (12 syns) and the leftover sw chips when I...

Wow blossums that's incredible, well done you! X

Thanks blossums - great food and too much wine with the girls in France! Lunch: pork chop, cous cous, salad, fat free dressing. Fat free yoghurt. Tea: veggie curry with lentils, tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach, onion and peppers. Brown rice. Snack - Finn crisp and laughing cow lights and...

On the plus side, I've booked my holiday to St. Lucia next year, so something to look forward to, even if it is nearly a year away!

Sticking with it, but not very closely. Not feeling optimistic about wi, felt hungry a lot and although I'm avoiding the 'bad' stuff, I'm not writing things down so not 100% certain what I've had is OK. So starting again with the food diary today to help keep me on track. Breakfast: cherries...

Good Luck TT - you've been dieting for a long time, it's hard to stick with it. Good idea to change your ticker etc, and start from scratch, otherwise you just look back at past 'failures'. I'm not doing too well either after my weekend away, need to re-motivate myself. Expecting a STS this...

Well done blossums! X

Haven't posted for a couple of days as work has been so busy. I've been good on the diet this week, but this morning's wi reflected the weekend in France and I'm +1. Never mind, I'll stick with it and hopefully that 1lb will be gone next week.

Well done for working out what was going wrong. A great tip that someone gave me was that if you like a drink, switch to something with fewer calories. I drink gin and slimline tonic instead of wine, but any short with a diet mixer is a better choice. Cider is really high in cals. My friend...

Hey TT, hope u had a good weekend. I've had a fab one fun-wise, but terrible for food! Still, today's a new day, back to it x

Oh dear, back from France, the land of wine, cheese and cream. Not overly optimistic for Wednesday's wi, but I'm definitely not going to take a sneak peek as that will demoralise me. Onwards!

Has anyone seen this today? Looks like we're in for a long slog... BBC News - Diets fail because advice is wrong, say researchers

Thursday Breakfast: bacon, egg, beans Snack: Plum Lunch: veggie curry and sweet potato chips, yoghurt Snack: Apple Dinner - undecided, off to the shops now. Very excited as I'm off to the South of France for the weekend tomorrow, but I'm guessing that the diet will be well and truly BLOWN...

Weds: b: fruit and yoghurt l: pumpkin soup, yoghurt snacks: turkey ham, apple t: jacket potato, quorn sausage and cottage cheese, yoghurt

I lost 3lb this week which I'm really pleased with. Think it was switching from cooked breakfast to fruit and yoghurt that's helped me. :)

Had a fruit salad in the afternoon to keep me going. Mum arrived yesterday and I'd had a veggie curry slow cooking all afternoon. We went out to the cinema last night and had the curry when we came home. It tasted good - Pumpkin, cauliflower, onion, passata, a curry oxo and some curry powder...

Just had a leftovers lunch: Chicken breast, cabbage, carrots, sweet potato chips, stir fried with some thai spice and an egg (I know, a bit random the egg, and wasn't really worth putting in). Tasted alright, filled a hole, made some room in the fridge. Muller light for pud, and a coffee to keep...

Why will you have to syn the ryvita minis? Can't you have them as your HEB? (You can have one A and one B on EE can't you?) Sounds like your weekend went a bit wobbly, so hard when you're out with friends. Well done for drawing a line under it and not letting it ruin the rest of the week. Stick...

Can't believe it's Tuesday already. Mondays food: Strawberries, blueberries and raspberries with ff yoghurt. Apple mid-morning. Working all day and lost track of time. By the time I stopped for food it wasn't long until the girls would be home from school so I had a fruit salad for 'lunch' to...

Sunday - had the usual breakfast then held out of a late roast dinner - lovely! Chicken, fry light roast potatoes and roast parsnips, cabbage, carrots, a bit of gravy (so a few syns) and a glass of red wine. Fruit and a yoghurt for pudding. Packet of ryvita minis later, and the leftover parsnips...

In a way, people thinking you are pregnant is a positive thing - you have obviously lost so much everywhere else you no longer look 'fat', but you must be carrying it around your middle. And that will go with your positive attitude and hard work. That's just reminded me - I remember lying...

Thanks Blossums, the saboteur inside my head was really trying to justify a 'proper' pigout. I don't even want to think about what I could have eaten! :) x

Stop at 3?? I'd have eaten the whole pizza! The 2 ladies next to me had salad (with a lot of Mayo) some very cheesy garlic bread and a massive pizza each. I'll bet that that would constitute more than a days calories in one meal. When you're on a diet you tend to really notice these things don't...

Thanks ladies :) great to get support. When I got up and saw the debris this morning I remembered I'd also had 3 cheese triangles and 6 water biscuits - oops. oh well, in the old days I'd have properly stuffed my face! And today's a new day. I have to say if we're facing an obesity crisis in...

Saturday: Bacon egg and beans Took the children on a day trip to London. Had lunch on the train - ryvita minis and an apple (not very well planned), then the girls wanted to go to pizza hut for tea and I was really hungry. As much as I would have loved a pizza I just know how incredibly...

Hey TT, hope your meeting went well and you managed to steer clear of the cakes (I find it really hard when they're under my nose). As for the curry - keep spreading the love :D

Usual breakfast: bacon, egg and beans. I'm actually enjoying my breakfast now. Lunch was a tin of salmon, couscous, pepper, tomato and sugar snaps. Yum. Kids had MacDonalds tonight - I stole 2 chips, smelled lovely - but I haven't had anything myself. Two G&Ts (well, it is Friday) and I'll...

Tea was as predicted + snack of ryvita minis and cottage cheese later. Bit of a sabotage night again though as friend persuaded me to stay for a glass of wine. Ended up having 2 large ones. So I've gone over my syns today. Oh well, tomorrow's another one. Night :)

I'm practically living on the stuff lol! Bought the SW mag today and there are a few new recipes I'll be trying. I'll let u know if I find a goodun. X

Well done on the loss Hun :) x

Breakfast/lunch: egg, bacon, beans, mushrooms Cherries Tea: haven't decided yet. Probably pork leftovers from last night with couscous. Beautiful day here today, been working from home sitting in the garden :D

Late night snack - starving! - crunchy bran and milk.

Late night snack (starving!) HEA/B weetabix crunchy bran and skimmed milk.

Welcome back - I've missed you too! I tried the sweet chilli, prefer the cheese and onion. I like to have them with cottage cheese as a dip. What are you doing at college? Seems to be a high proportion of men to women! Don't worry about being the biggest - I'll bet everyone's thinking what a...

Lol! Thanks Tilly x

Breakfast/brunch: bacon, eggs, beans, potato, muller light yoghurt Tea: pork with tomatoes, onions, spices and brown rice. Orange

Phew! -2 for me today, which means I've hit my first 2 mini targets. Very pleased. I'm now simply 'overweight' (just!) and I've lost my 1st half stone. yay! Internet connection keeps failing today, so I'll update my diary later. :)

-2 for me today, hurray!

Home late, but wanted to update before I go to bed. Tried to be careful today, because i was going out tonight, but think I went a bit ott. Breakfast - fruit and ff yoghurt. Lunch - last of the mushy pea curry and cous cous. Tea - SW sweet potato 'chips' So in total, not enough really. And I...

Lunch - small portion of mushy pea curry Grapes Tea - lamb shank, cous cous, veg stir fry Out tomorrow night at a friend's, will need to be careful with the nibbles again!

Last nights tea was delicious! Frozen tuna steaks, roasted sweet potato and butternut squash. Had the other half of my M&s fruit salad from saturday night for pudding. Yum. Had a terrible nights sleep last night - too many nightmares and the dog kept barking at the foxes. Little one is home...

B: strawberries, raspberries, natural ff yoghurt L: mushy pea curry, brown rice, muller light Snack: 5x seafood sticks Not sure what I'll have for tea yet. I've been shopping but not feeling any particular inspiration at the moment.

Great list blossums, some really good stuff to aim for what a good idea.

Yesterday: Lunch: noodles, baby corn, green beans, pepper Supper: M&s mexican chicken and bean salad, no dressing Half a fresh fruit salad Snacks: nectarine, banana Several G&Ts at the party Ate my salad coming home on the train while everyone around me was eating mcdonalds. :)

Up early and out for a very brief work appointment. Popped into Waitrose to pick up a supply of Ryvita Minis! Breakfast of eggs, bacon, mushrooms, beans, fried potato. Yoghurt and raspberries for pudding (I know, after breakfast!) Will have a late lunch before heading into town for a party...

Went to my friends for coffee yesterday afternoon and DIDN'T have a scone that she'd bought for us. :) It looked so lovely - fresh cream and jam!!! - but I declined and just had my 2 cups of black tea instead. Last night for dinner I had a Tesco lamb shank in mint gravy (which I read on Cai's...

Yay for Friday! I finished early today, so my weekend's already started. Have a good one. :D

Much better - and as for the couscous, just hoovering up leftovers - old habits die hard :) To make a really quick lunch I just mixed mushy peas, beans, tomatoes and curry powder, can't believe how yummy it is. Thanks!

Straight to work this morning, grabbed a quick nectarine with natural yoghurt, really hungry by about 11:00 but with a customer - wish I'd taken an apple with me. Got home, grabbed an apple while I decided what to eat, and having mushy pea curry (this time made with tomatoes) and some leftover...

Tea tonight - not much in so 3 different meals for 3 different people! I had leftover beef stew with new potatoes and courgette. Need to go shopping! Sipping 4 syns of G&T now :)

That's given me an idea for some SW bubble and squeak. Let me know how it tastes...

Lol!! :D

Early night last night, but didn't sleep well, really tired today. Breakfast: egg, bacon, beans (I was starving) Snack: banana, apple, seafood sticks Lunch: Couscous, tin of sardines in tomato sauce, peppers and sugar snap peas. Must get off this site and on with some work! School run in a...

Thanks x More people asking for your recipe you notice? :)

Hi Blossum Mushy pea curry is from TinnedTomatoes diary: http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-weight-loss-diary/231191-tts-sw-diary-confessions-tears-joys-slimming-2.html She adds loads of extras to it, but I made it for a quick lunch with 1 small tin mushy peas, half a tin of baked beans...

Snacks: banana, seafood sticks Tea: spicy beef stew, broccoli, green beans, courgette and brown rice Frozen cherries (defrosted!) with ff yoghurt. Night all x

Thanks Cai, good luck tomorrow :)

Thanks for the encouragement Tilly, I really appreciate it :)

Stay strong Blossum - we all have times when we're down in the dumps on a diet, you've done so well. I don't know if you're like me but it sounds like you are used to rewarding yourself with food (as I am), but we need to think of some new ways of spoiling ourselves that doesn't undo the great...

I've just noticed that 1 more lb and I will have reached my first 2 mini-goals. Something to focus on this week :)

Breakfast today: Crunchy Bran and skimmed milk (HE) So that means no HE snacks after tea tonight. Planning an early one as last night was so late. Off to work for a couple of hours, and I'm going to take fruit with me so that I don't end up eating anything unhealthy. The office I'm going to...

Well last night was a bit of a disaster, but I did my best. There were crisps and dips to start with which I would usually tuck into with gusto - didn't eat one! :innocent0002: Supper was pasta (filled with cheese :() and salad (dressed and with parmesan :() and garlic bread (which I didn't...

-2 today for me, very pleased with that as I have had a few 'treats' that I shouldn't have but overall I've tried to stick with it. Everyone's done really well this week, and Leeanne, you're doing brilliantly. I could never have stuck to a diet when I was pregnant, you have amazing will power!

Put the syns value for my G&Ts wrong yesterday - 2x4=8 :o Today so far: breakfast: egg, bacon, beans lunch: mushy pea curry Dinner - not sure what I'll be having as I'm off to a friends for supper tonight. She usually cooks healthily, but I don't like to tell people I'm on a diet so I'm going...

Don't say that Vicki - come on you can do it! :) I'm just tucking into your delicious mushy pea curry for lunch. We all have 'blips' you just have to draw a line under it ad move on. So, back on track for the rest of the day and the rest of the week! Also, how come you weighed yourself on...

Wow! You are amazing otw!!

Breakfast: 3 egg omelette with peppers, onion and tomato Lunch: banana, slice of ham, apple (on the run) Tea: chilli, brown rice, green beans and courgette. I cooked the courgette by cutting it into strips length-ways and griddling it. Lush! 2x g&t = 4 syns Snack - slice of ham. Nite all x

Monday - back to school today, and back to reality. Here's hoping I can stick with it now real life rushing around on the school run and work is back on the agenda. Happy Monday all! :)

Sundays diary. Breakfast: quorn sausage, beans, mushrooms, potato Lunch: half a leftover chop, onion, pepper, brown rice Tea: boiled gammon, rice n peas, broccoli, runner beans, carrots, parsnips, peppers, bit of gravy. (3 syns for gravy and rice n peas) 2x g&t (8syns) Finn crisp & laughing cow...

Thanks Cai. Dieting and weight is such a tricky issue, especially for girls and women. There's a whole debate to be had there, and mums aren't the only ones to blame (the media comes pretty high up the list). We can only do our best as parents. Good for you to try and help your mum, but you are...

Thanks bugs! I'm not sure how many syns I'm allowed? I have 2 nights out next week - Tuesday supper at a friends, she usually cooks healthily but I know we're going to drink too much having a girly catch-up. And on Saturday I'm going to a birthday party in London which again will involve...

Breakfast: egg, bacon, quorn sausage, mushrooms, tinned tomatoes. Snack: apple Lunch: chilli with brown rice, muller light. Tea: apple, a few grapes, half a cornflake cake (made by my lovely girls) Snack: bowl of crunchy bran and skimmed milk (HEA/B) Also mowed the lawn and did a bit of...

Dinner was lush. Strawberries and vanilla muller light for pudding. Evening snack - all bran and skimmed milk (HEB/A) Night all x

Just got back from Ice Skating. What a good day I've had for exercise. It's 6pm now - I've put chips in the oven for the girls, and the pork chops (fully stripped of any visible fat) have been cooking in the slow cooker since this morning with tomatoes, onion, stock, water, herbs and spices and...

Healthy start to the day: Fresh fruit with yoghurt - amazing what a sunny day can do to me :) strawberries, raspberries, grapes, nectarine and fat free natural yoghurt. Yummy. That's after I cooked scrambled eggs on toast for the littluns. Lunch: salad of lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, yellow...

Thanks Rose x

Thanks for the tip, I'll look into it x

The trick is to make it fit in with 'real life', but that is definitely easier said than done. Unhealthy, high fat convenience food is so easy to get hold of, whereas healthy low fat food just isn't readily available. Planning in advance and being really organised is the only way to keep on...

Welcome Martin. Well done on starting again - I've just done the same and I'm into my second week now. This forum is incredibly supportive and motivational, it's really helped me stay on track, I'm sure you'll find the same. Try keeping a food diary and checking others SW diaries for tips...

Hi bugs! I totally agree with you, joining this forum is the best thing I have done. I used to diet with a friend but she's on the dukan diet and it's just not for me, eating like that just seems faddy, but it works for her. When I diet I don't like to make a big deal of it to my girls as I...

Another late night - that's not supposed to be good for weight loss either...

Hi OTW - followed the link to your diary from another thread that I read, and wow, you are tops for exercise motivation! Your diet/exercise routine is incredible, and looking at your weight loss it's really paid off. I'm terrible at getting off my behind and getting moving, and I hate gyms and...

Great news Blossums, go girl!!

I've been working too hard for the last few days, burning the midnight oil after the little ones have gone to bed. So after last night's 'not so great', to today's 'much better': Late Breakfast (wasn't hungry first thing): bacon, egg, beans, mushrooms and tomatoes (making sure 1/3 of the plate...

Hello All Now that I iunderstand this forum malarky better, I'm going to move on to my SW diary here: http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-weight-loss-diary/231668-sw-solo-time-look-after-me.html Be great if you could drop by, and I'll be checking in on your progress. See you soon...

Oh dear, had a bit of a wobble last night. Went to a friends for tea and her husband cooked salmon, pasta, scallops and veg. Trouble is, it was all fried, mostly in butter :( I left the pasta and skipped dessert, but I did have 3 glasses of wine. I was good at lunchtime though. Out with the...

Thanks rose. First step on a long road :)

Thanks stitchy. I'm going shopping for cereal today :)

Thanks! Breakfast: lean bacon, eggs, baked beans, mushrooms

First wi and I lost 4lbs. Yay!

Hi everyone Week one loss 4lbs :) Very happy. And all you holidayers - if it goes on quickly it usually comes off quickly too as long as you get back on the wagon. x

Hi Vicki I didn't know about the 1/3 superfree, I'll re-read the book, thanks. I'll also double check the cereal situation. Well, I've just had my wi this morning, and I know week 1 is always the best for loss, but I'm really chuffed that I lost 4lbs! :D I've been working since I got up this...

Spent so long looking at the before and after pics on here, I've left half my lunch. So that's good :)

Ha ha, the good old nhs :) glad they're not wasting tax payers money on biccies lol

you managed to steer clear of the biscuits in the meeting then? I could never resist when I had meetings :( Haven't tried your curry yet, but it's on the list. Well done on the 1lb loss this week, I'm weighing tomorrow, wish me luck! x

After a quick scour of the cupboards, lunch is Couscous, tin of mackerel, asparagus and a pint of squash. It's yummy!

Breakfast today : bacon, eggs, beans. I was going to have cereal because I really fancied some, but I had a choice of cornflakes for 5 syns (what a waste of syns, I'd rather have a glass of wine tonight!) or 28g of museli which was just a little sprinkle on the bottom of the bowl. I'd have been...

Ha ha Tilly, you can tell I'm a seasoned dieter can't you. In the old days when I couldn't help but take a sneak peek, I was always lighter on a Wednesday than any other day of the week. Go figure :) Still finding my way around this forum - not used one before and I think a few things are...

Day 7 Day 7, but no wi yet. I'm planning to weigh on a Wednesday which has always been my lightest day (don't know why that is, maybe because I was born on a Wednesday? :confused:) Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 lean bacon, beans Snack: 2 plums, a few strawberries Lunch: Slow cooked pork, new potatoes...

Thanks raven. Feeling positive about my first weigh-in, just need to stick to the plan :)

Great list blossum, I can relate to all of them, especially tying shoe laces. Also my mums borderline diabetic because of her weight and I'm rapidly heading in that direction myself if I don't start taking control. I think there's a difference between determination, motivation and enthusiasm...

Well I've stuck to the plan all weekend, despite a strong urge to rebel - I would normally mark the start of the weekend with a take away and a bottle of wine or a night out with the girls. I did have a few glasses of vino on Friday night, but stuck to the Plan on food, and overall for the week...

Think I may have made a mistake with my meal this evening. Made a Paella thinking that all rice was 'free' on SW EE, but I think it may only be wholegrain rice that's free. Made the Paella totally fat free, with ham, chicken and crayfish. It was delicious, and I made a huge pot, loads left over...

Yummy! Sounds great. Might try making half a portion to start with, it does sound like a lot, but freezing portions is a great idea. I'm going to try it this weekend :)

Afternoon all. I've just started SW EE at home, my weigh-in day will be Weds. You are all doing so well, congratulations to you goal-hitters! Can I join your group please? Is there room for a large one? :) x

Sounds like you're doing great Vicki, well done! I've got to ask - what's the recipe for mushy pea curry? I've been craving a curry and I love mushy peas. :)

Started SW EE on Tuesday - this is day 4, discovered this forum on Wednesday when I was trying to find out what my healthy weight would be so that I could set myself a proper target. So here I am heading towards 12 stone (I hope!). I did SW last year for a few months, reached my club 10...

Congratulations! You've done so well, what an inspiration. Keep it up :)

Thanks blossums. Preparation is really key to weight loss I think. I'm following slimming world (I have the books from last time, just doing it myself at home with the help of you guys!) I've found that SW extra easy is the easiest one for me to fit in with family life as everyone can eat the...

Thanks for your support rainbowrose. I've done the pampering session (bubble bath and candles) and had some early nights, managed to finish a book already this week :) will try the other ideas, I'll make a list so that I don't spend time trying to decide which project to do first! Thanks again!

Third day of my diet and I've come across this forum. I'm pretty determined at the moment, but struggling none the less. Following the SW extra easy, starting weight 14' 13", 21lbs needed to reach my 10% goal, haven't decided my final goal weight, probably need to do that otherwise I'll stop at...