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Hi Shell, I always start my breakfast with a slice of melon or a satsuma (tis the season etc), before i have my "breakfast" - for instance, as i type (and the keyboard is getting a bit dirty!!) - A satsuma, followed by 4 ryvita (HEb) with FF Cottage cheese and cucumber. This means i...

Hi Terri - First of all - :happy036: Massive congrats on your pregnancy and your weight loss to date - fantastic!! Try not to worry too much about the "heavy" night on Wednesday - if it is any consolation i had rather a spectacular fall off the wagon on Sunday (both food and wine), but climbed...

Good luck with your niece - mine wraps me round her little finger - i am such a soft touch! x

Friday 28th October Been a bit rubbish at diary keeping this week. Had a fab day out on Sunday, posh lunch and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much wine, but ultra 100% on track since then and happy to report a 1lb loss last night - hurrah! I have5 more WI's until Mexico and if that is a...

Hiya MrsDF, Wooo hooo on your 1/2 stone - fantastic news :worthy: I weight in tonight, and am keeping everything crossed for a loss tonight, been good, but i had a great loss last week and that usually does it for me for the following week. Is it this weekend you have the hen night? If...

Saturday 22nd Oct So far today i have had: bacon and tomato sandwich (HEb) Chicken and veg kebabs (chicken, courgette, musrooms, onion and pepper) marinated in honey, soy and lemon (1) It was bloody lush!!

Friday 21st Oct breakfast - blackberries, quiche lunch: salmon and tuna stirfy (toms, spring onion, mushrooms, sweetcorn, soy and chilli). Muller and rasps Went out on a girly night - had 2 x glasses of wine, then went on to vodka and slimline.......then someone suggested jagerbombs -...

We are flying with Thomas Cook - it all sounds fab - thanks so much for the advice - would love to swim with dolphins, but am a bit scared at the prospect! Have an awesome weekend x

Wow what a small world! Part of the reason of going is because i heard the food was so wonderful :drool: Would love to know if you have any recommendations for trips, or restaurants. Good luck going back to work - i am sure the thought of it will be harder than actually doing it. I was in...

Forgot to report about HE;s - i had 2 x baby bell and 1 alpen light - not enough room for the other bar.....

Thursday 20th Oct Banana and bootcamp breakfast - sw quiche (1) and blackberries lunch: A CHANGE FROM SOUP!! Salmon salad (grated carrot, spring onions, peppers, toms and cucumber) with a big dollop of cottage cheese. Followed by rasps and muller Dinner: Kheema Curry with saffron...

Hi Mrs D! Just been reading your diary - very well done so far - a terrific start! We are going to Riviera Maya All Inclusive - Excellence Riviera Cancun - Excellence Group Resorts And i cannot bloody wait!! It has been nearly three years since our last holiday and i need a rest...

Hiya Truffles, Just been reading your diary and your mini cruise sounded like you all had a great time - i don't blame you for enjoying the grub. If i can make a tiny suggestion - go to WI tonight, you know you will have gained - i did the same last week, my friend persuaded me to go and it...

Weds 19th October banana and gym breakfast - quiche (1) and melon lunch - leek and pot soup (AGAIN), crackerbread (HEb), cucumber and LCL (0.5 HEa) - Muller and raspberries dinner - Roast Duck (fat removed), roast new pots, served on spinach and mushrooms with steamed broc, leek and...

Glad your chin is up and you are determined not to let the maintenance get you down - just look at your signature - It says 5.5lbs lighter - this is a brilliant achievement and you should be proud of yourself. x

Tuesday 18th October - EE Another 100% day - yippee! No gym - simply could not drag my sorry @ss out of bed - so had a half hour lie in and cuddle in the warmth - Note to self - set timer for central heating!! breakfast - SW pasta/veg quiche (fancied a minor change) and melon (1 syn for...

Thanks Princess Stevie - been checking out your diary and you make some pretty delicious stuff yourself! x

Hi There! Just wanted to say well done on your losses so far :) It takes some getting your head around all the different available plans, but good to see that people here are so helpful in pointing us in the right direction. Well done again and keep up the awesome efforts x

Good SW Day - hurrah! Monday 17th Oct banana and gym b. 2 x boiled eggs and a slice of melon l. leek and potato soup, ww crackerbread (HEb) and 3 LCL (0.5HEa) and cucumber. FF Activia and raspberries s. couple of slices of ham d. SW shepherds pie (lean lamb, carrot, onion...

Hi there :character00238: Just read all of your diary - i think you are doing fabulously well. I wanted to wish you lots of luck for WI for tonight. x

So its Monday Morning again - boo! and to top it off woke up with period - double boo! so feeling fat, heavy and tired - what a start!! The rest of the weekend was OK food wise - On saturday, my friend came over and we went walking over the the fields for 6 miles - when we got back i had a...

Saturday 15th Oct Up having breakfast and watching the rugby - a SW grill up = mushrooms, tomatoes, scrambled egg, bacon and HEb toast - YUM! Going to a party tonight so am planning to eat something before going and will try to stick to vodka and diet pop. Happy Saturday everyone. x

so minor changes - starving when i got home, so had 2 x WM crackerbread, quark and cucumber (1/2 HEB - i think!) Dinner was a one pot cook of sliced new pots, pak choy, asparagus, leeks, chorizo, salmon, herbs and a splash of sherry - i would say in total no more than 4 syns per serving (and...

Friday 14th October Breakfast - SW quiche (ham, eggs, mushrooms, toms, spring onion) and a slice of melon. s. apple l. prawn noodle soup (prawns, noodles, ginger, onion, garlic, chilli, sweetcorn, mushrooms, asparagus and pepper). I also have a muller and some raspberries for pud...

Dear All, I started a diary here a few weeks ago - it certainly helped, but after a 2lb gain yesterday i am wiping the slate clean and starting again! I have seven weeks until i am off to Mexico - ideally i want to shift a stone, but will happily accept half a stone which is do-able. I will...

Hi Kristina, Welcome to the wonderful world of diaries :) - Everyone here is v friendly and welcoming and will be sure to let you know when you put a foot wrong. Like you, i have had a bad week foodwise, i am going to man up to it and get to WI, take the gain on the chin and get back on it...

Hi Shrinki - welcome back, i hope you had a terrific break away - i will be sure to check out your diary for the details. I have had a rubbish week but will start as if it was my first week again tomorrow - food wise, not too bad, but have had too many HEb's and far too much wine - no-one to...

Tuesday 11th Oct No banana - had run out - then gym breakfast: SW quiche and a melon s. mugshot and apple - i work on an army base and was persuaded to go to a spinning class at lunchtime, so thought i needed the energy OMG - it was a spinning/circuits class. 2 miles of cycling...

Thanks Shrinki :wave_cry:

Monday 10th Oct V Sad day - more later.. Banana then gym b. sw quiche and melon l. Supernoodles, pate, cucumber and ryvita (HEb) apple and melon d. chicken "shepards pie" with left over gravy (splash of wine) - 5 syns - served with broc and green beans. HEA - Baby bell All was...

I bought it already shredded from Waitrose - could not find it anywhere else - it cost about three quid, but was split into two packs and it is very flavoursome and goes a very long way. Would def recommend it for soups and stews. Or you could buy and boil the joint yourself.......

So the weekend turned out to be a bit of a SW nightmare - some very sensible choices made at the restaurant on Sat night (Crayfish salad, followed by baked cod and veg) with some horrendous choices - lasagne, chips and salad (well at least there was some salad eh! :jelous:) So today back on...

thanks ladies - i ended up getting a tilda rice (2 syns) and loads of cherry toms chopped up - filling and still got my third SF. x

Fry off onion, celery, carrot and leek until soft - add a tin of toms and some stock and bring to boil - add a couple of handfuls of lentils and some ham hock (thanks Honeyoc - saw that you bought some from Waitrose and i nicked your idea!) - simmer for half and hour and whizz up. I also added...

Great for lunch with ryvita and salad, or spread on a celery stick for a free snack. Smoked trout, quark, juice of a lemon and a few drops of tabasco - mixed together to the consistency you like - voila a free lunch, starter or snack.

I am a savoury girl, and not a fan of cereal, so most mornings, i have a slice of SW quiche and a slice of melon to keep me going - Eggs, cottage cheese or ff Fromage frais, mushrooms, tomatoes, spring onion, maybe a bit of bacon or ham if i am feeling flush!! Great hot or cold and all free too!

Friday 7th Oct Breakfast - (no bootcamp - hurrah!) - Strawberries and slice of veg quiche L. Uncle Bens Chicken Rice (2.5) with lots of baby toms and a slice a melon for pud. Snack - on a hungry day today - 2 x ryvita and 2 x lcl and some raspberries (Half HEa and Half HEb). x

Dear All, I have come into work with no lunch - BOO! I was going to nip to Asda a lunchtime to get a few provisions - anyone got any ideas of a low syn or syn free lunch? Ideally i want to save my HE's and the the thought of just a lowly green salad is not very appetising in this breezy...

Thursday 6th October banana then gym breakfast: activia, rasps and veg quiche lunch: Roast veg and prawns, melon dinner: SW friendly shepherds pie, served with cabbage and green beans. Now the pie was about 3 syns in total (served three), but the OH stir fried the cabbage with bacon...

Weigh In Day and i lost...... 1.5lbs! Very happy with that - lets hope i can keep it going in the right direction. Diary to follow

Wed 5th October banana then gym breakfast - activa, raspberries and a small slice of veg quiche snack - 2 x ryvita with laughing cow light (Half HEA and Half HEb) l. TINY prawn and veg stir fry - (Prawns, courgette, onion, celery, pepper, chilli and corn) - i made it for one day...

Amen to that Erm - I am sure they will have disappeared by tomorrow - bloomin lbs - don't they know it when it is Weigh In Day - crafty beggars! x

Tuesday 4th October Banana then gym - Aching like mad this week. b. ACtivia and Raspberries and a hard boiled egg s. tomato mug shot l. Smoked mackerel pate (1), ryvita (HEb) and a big salad. Melon d. lamb, tomato and veg curry - (1 syn for curry paste) when i had cut all the fat off...

As predicted, i had an activia and raspberries as an evening snack - so far so good this week - fingers crossed for Thursday WI...Happy Tuesday (is that it????) everyone x

More Food Pics Seafood Broth and noodles Mango Chicken

Photos Seems i am now allowed to upload pics - here goes....gulp - this is a big deal to an IT dunce! Full "Grill up" - free (HEb for bread) SW Roast - about 3 syns in total for gravy Steak au poivre from this months mag - free

Monday 3rd Oct Banana before gym Breakfast: slice of melon and two boiled eggs s. activa l. smoked mackerel pate (1), ryvita HEB and salad s. chicken slices d. Chicken, veg and chorizo risotto (5 syns for a glug of wine in the risotto and for the chorizo), served with asparagus...

YEAR - i meant WEEK!!! :rolleyes:

Sunday 2nd Oct Had a great night out on Saturday - did not count syns, but was relatively well restrained! Brunch - Strawbs, then got hungry and made smoked mackerel pate (SW Style) on 2 x ryvita with cucumber Lunch (at about 16.00hrs) - Roast chicken, new pots, broc, green beans, runner...

Friday 30th Sept So after a mini gain, i have dusted myself off and tried to keep my chin up. b. strawbs and quiche (2) l. Prawn salad with a dollop of low fat cottage cheese (1) Muller and melon s. 2 x ryvitas and 2 LCL with cucumber (half HEa and half HEB) d. stir fry duck with...

Thursday 29th Sept banana - then bootcamp. breakfast - strawberrries and veg quiche s, banana before spinning l. Stirfry - cabbage, beansprouts, mushrooms, onions, chilli, carrot, sweetcorn with turkey and soy WI - :cry: - 0.5lb on Dinner was a takeaway - but good choices...

GUTTED - WI was put on 0.5lb - have been good all week and abstained from wine and choc and other goodies - the consultant thinks it may be to do with a large loss last week and my body catching up - still am a bit fed up, but will dust myself down and get myself sorted. Had a takeaway after WI...

Wednesday 28th September I have forgotten my diary so will have to try and dust off the cobwebs on my brain to try and remember what i had yesterday.... banana before bootcamp (which was dead sweaty - nice!) breakfast - melon and sw quiche (again!) s. Apple Lunch - Bag of stir...

Thanks Shrinki - it is the fear factor of Weigh In that is doing it for me!! x

Tuesday 27th Sept - Dinner Dinner was nice - we had a couple of friends round for a v casual tea, as we were both working, we grabbed a chilli out of the freezer and found some left over roast beef that had been frozen which we thought would do well for bulking out the chilli - only upon...

Thanks Shrinki - i will be sure to look you up - very well done on your losses too - i might have to join you in the Xmas challenge - we are off on holiday in December and need to be able to get in some clothes i bought a couple of years back before the pesky weight came back.....

Hi Erm, I am a diary lurker, and have just started my own thread and i have to say, it was your diary wot dun it for me! Posting all your pics is so inspiring - i have started to take pics but i have post a number of times before i am allowed to upload any images - boo! Keep up the FAB...

Tuesday 27th September. Banana before bootcamp. b. melon and veg quiche rest to follow. I have been reading alot of your diaries and they are very inspirational, i am new to Minimins and therefore am a bit scared of posting on other peoples diaries, but will get there in the end -...

Monday 26th Sept continued! L. Chicken salad (carrot, pepper, cucumber, celery, spring onion and sweetcorn) with a dollop of cottage cheese d. risotto, chicken, mixed veg, chorizo (2) wine (in risotto 3), served with asparagus and HE A of cheese Pud - blackberries, yoghurt, 2 x alpen...

Monday 25th Sept s. banana before gym - stonkingly tough boot camp this morning - shuttle runs til i was nearly barfing = i have to say though, i blinking love it (well not at the time obviously), but afterwards i feel so much better - plus it is done before work, so all sweating is done for...

Sunday 24th Sept b. Big grill up in front of the box - bacon, mushroom, tomato, poached egg on a toasted wm roll (HEb) s. melon l. slow roasted shoulder of lamb, sw roasties and runner beans and carrots - gravy (3) s. cheese (HEa) and alpen light (3) Total: 6

Sat 24th Sept b. Melon and FF yoghurt l. prawn and veg stir fry with noodles d. Mango chicken with tatzki, new pots, pak choy and asparagus. S. cheese (HEa), ryvita, cucumber and alpen light (HEb) We did share wine - whoops - i had approx 4 small 125ml glasses (approx 20 syns)

Bit belated and naughty so here goes - separate post for each day - then i can post pics sooner rather than later... Friday 23rd Sept b. SW quiche and melon s. apple l. leek and pot soup and ryvita (HEb), pate and cucumber In the evening we were at friends - it was lovely, but very...

Thursday 22nd Sept Banana - then gym b. sw quiche and a slice of melon s. more melon l. crab noodle salad, muller light and raspberries dinner - was LUSH - Thai fish broth - cod, sea bass, prawn (only a bit of each) in a clear spicy broth with noodles, pak Choy, mushrooms, mange tout...

Weds 21st sept - EE Banana before gym b. sw veg quiche and slice of melon s. apple l. crab noodle and veg salad (sweetcorn, celery, pepper, mushroom, spring onion). Melon and alpen light (0.5 HEb) s. 2 x crabsticks d. Lambchops (with fat cut off), new pots, cabbage, green beans and...

Tuesday 20th September - EE banana before gym b. sw veg quiche and slice of melon Was in a Board Meeting for flipping hours and the biscuits were calling me, but managed to resist and chugged down loads of water and diet coke instead. As soon as the meeting finished i had to sort out...

Monday 19th Sept 06.15 - Banana - i go to the gym (when can drag my sorry ass out of my bed before work) breakfast: breakfast veg frittata and a slice of melon snack: apple l. HM syn free leek and pot soup (leek, celery, onion, potato, veg stock), SW pate, cucumber and ryvita (HEB)...

Hi there - I am new to the board "waves" and have just read your entire food diary - very impressive and a great array of food too. I was pleased to see you often have omelets for breakfast (along with other stuff) as I am not really a cereal girl, and i like to save my HEb for ryvitas or...

Thanks Emma - and well done so far. It is my "re-start" too - daft when we know it works and how easy it is once you have got a few days under your belt. x

Sunday 18th Sept. b. Beans on Toast (HEb) l. Roast Chicken, roasted new pots, sprouts, broc and cauli and gravy (1) d. HM SW Pate with cucumber on ryvita (3) and 2 x baby bell (HEa). Total: 4 - and no wine - hurrah! Back to work tomorrow and gym before work so heres to a good week...

So i already knew yesterday that it would be "wine day", but kept count, and felt in control all day - so here is full diary for St, 17th September: B. Full grill up with toms, mush, bacon, scrambled eggs and HEb toast L. was v late as we went out car hunting, was STARVING but managed to...

Back again - so far had a couple of glasses of wine (it is my designated "wine day") - and had a plate full of veggies and some co-op reduced fat humous (3 syns) - could have been a hell of a lot worse!! So heres to a good saturday night - see you on Sunday, with, hopefully some pics of some...

Well yesterday went to plan - hurrah - so day one and only one syn used - although i forgot to mention yesterday, i will probably save my syns for a few wines one night a week - but only if i feel like it. We have a very active social life, I have been with my OH for 20 years, but never had...

So far today is either EE or Red - undecided: Breakfast: WW sausage frittata (1 syn from SW website), melon Snack: Banana (before gym) Lunch: prawn and green veg stew (loads of SF), followed by melon and yoghurt Dinner: will be chicken cacciatore (from mag) with new pots and green beans...

Hi All, I have been lurking here for a few weeks now and am so impressed with all your efforts and the fab support you give. Here's a little about me - My name is Jo, a few years ago i lost 2 and a half stone on SW and kept if off, however in the last year i have seen one of those pesky...