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Brilliant!! Well done :)

Congrats on all the losses, I have lost another 2 lbs this week too :D Done! And done! Cas - Target 20lbs (8 loss, 12 to go) Skelly1 - Target 14lbs (0 loss, 14 to go) Morgenmuffel - Target 12lbs (7 loss, 5 to go) donnat1907-Target-14lbs(0 loss, 14 to go) sarahmun - Target 28lbs (0 loss, 28...

2 lbs off for me this week! Although we went out today for my boyfriend's birthday and a quick estimate tells me I have eaten about a majillion calories :D Lindseydodd408 - pledged 4lbs - 2lbs lost Morgenmuffel - pledged 6lbs -2lbs lost Lisa123 - pledged 5lbs - 2lbs lost Tessa2000 - pledged...

Well done!

Done, and also re-added mine because it was also missing my last update... Lindseydodd408 - pledged 4lbs - lost 3lbs Iwant2beasize12 - pledged 6lbs - lost 3lbs Twinkletoes5 - pledged 5lbs - lost 0lbs TracyGWill - pledged 7lbs - lost 4.5lbs Wellylass89 - pledged 7lbs - lost 0lbs Nannacath -...

Going a bit lower this month to 6lbs because I am away for a week and a bit. Good luck everyone!! Lindseydodd408 - pledged 4lbs - 0lbs lost Morgenmuffel - pledged 6lbs -0lbs lost Total - pledged 10lbs - 0lbs lost

Well done everyone! I lost 2.5 lbs this week and just noticed that my previous loss from 2 weeks ago has disappeared from the chart, but it takes me to 5lbs in total :D Cas - Target 20lbs (5 loss, 15 to go) Skelly1 - Target 14lbs (0 loss, 14 to go) Morgenmuffel - Target 12lbs (5 loss, 7 to go)...

I am definitely up for the October Challenge, I lost 2.5 lbs this week which means I have lost 9lbs, more than I pledged this month yay :bliss: Lindseydodd408 - pledged 4lbs - lost 3lbs Iwant2beasize12 - pledged 6lbs - lost 3lbs Twinkletoes5 - pledged 5lbs - lost 0lbs TracyGWill - pledged 7lbs...

Some very nice food, especially when the Christmas Markets open, om nom nom! :D

I live just outside Stuttgart. I love Germany, although your language is very frustrating at times :D Will you ever move back?

An sts for me this week, but after three amazing weeks i expected it, this is how my body works and that is why I set a lowish target lol. Well done to everyone else :)

Well done everyone, I had a sts this week, which I am fine with had a weird week this week and also it was my second anniversary of moving to Germany so had a couple of days celebrating that lol. I still think I will make my target this month :D

In the beginning with SW I did lose weight, just because I was under eating compared to what I had been eating to gain the weight. I think it didn't help when i had cheat days on SW because I didn't really appreciate how bad some foods were in terms of calories, whereas now when I choose things...

When I started calorie counting it was when I was still doing SW, mostly because I am really rubbish at portion control and I was astonished by how many calories i was actually eating just through the free foods. Now I only do CC because I prefer the freedom it gives me on a daily basis, but SW...

Well done ladies, some great losses this week :)

Well done :)

Brilliant well done! 2.5 lbs for me this week, which takes me to 5 stone lost, wahoo :party0011: Lindseydodd408 - pledged 4lbs - lost 1lbs Iwant2beasize12 - pledged 6lbs - lost 0lbs Twinkletoes5 - pledged 5lbs - lost 0lbs TracyGWill - pledged 7lbs - lost 4lbs Wellylass89 - pledged 7lbs - lost...

Well done!! 2.5 lbs for me, yay! Cas - Target 20lbs (4 loss, 16 to go) Skelly1 - Target 14lbs (0 loss, 14 to go) Morgenmuffel - Target 12lbs (2.5 loss, 9.5 to go) donnat1907-Target-14lbs(0 loss, 14 to go) sarahmun - Target 28lbs (0 loss, 28 to go) Maisiebud-Target 14lbs (5 loss, 9 to go)...

Fab, well done!

Well done :D

Thank you and well done for getting back on the wagon, that is the most important thing! 6 lbs over the summer is not bad at all and it should come off quite quickly, I once put on 7lbs in a week :eek: lol. We can deffo do this :D Done :) Cas3 - Target 20lbs (0 loss, 20lbs to go) Skelly1 -...

Thank you :D Well done to you too! Done! And good job :) Lindseydodd408 - pledged 4lbs - lost 0lbs Iwant2beasize12 - pledged 6lbs - lost 0lbs Twinkletoes5 - pledged 5lbs - lost 0lbs TracyGWill - pledged 7lbs - lost 4lbs Wellylass89 - pledged 7lbs - lost 0lbs Nannacath - pledged 7lbs - lost...

I am setting a really conservative goal and I will change it if i get there, just my body has a habit of losing small amounts when I put it under pressure. Also this puts me just under my lowest weight I managed to get down to on my last wl effort and I really want to be there by the end of the...

I can't quite believe it I wanted to get into the 18s this week so 2lbs would have made me 18 st 13.5, but I've only gone and lost 4 lbs!!! I am 18 st 11.5 and halfway to my target already :eek: I am quite hyper about it lol. :bliss: Well done to the other losers and good luck to those still to...

I also count everything, but you for most veggies and a lot of fruit you do get a lot for your calories :)

Wel done :D

Done! Lindseydodd408 - pledged 4lbs - lost 0lbs Iwant2beasize12 - pledged 14lbs - lost 0lbs Twinkletoes5 - pledged 5lbs - lost 0lbs TracyGWill - pledged 4lbs - lost 0lbs Wellylass89 - pledged 7lbs - lost 0lbs Nannacath - pledged 7lbs - lost 0lbs DropAndGimme80 - pledged 10lbs - lost 0lbs...

Good luck :) I had a super sweet tooth too, but take it one step at a time, weight loss will only happen if you are doing a plan you are enjoying and can incorporate into your life.

lmao, OHs are always there to give us honest insights :D

Hey, I have just come back to minimins and plan on being much more active again. I quit sugar in June and it was the best thing I ever did. I didn't realise there was a book on the subject, I might have to give that a read.

It sounds to me that you would benefit from Slimming World, their plan is a good step in the direction of clean eating because most of the "free food" is as nature made it and they do not count the syns (calories/points) unless you eat something processed. One thing I would recommend is giving...

Just done my final August weigh in so i have made my new challenge ticker. So excited because if I make it I will be half way through the 18s! Good luck everyone :D

I would love to join this too and I would like to lose 8 lbs this month :) Lindseydodd408 - pledged 4lbs - lost 0lbs Iwant2beasize12 - pledged 14lbs - lost 0lbs Twinkletoes5 - pledged 5lbs - lost 0lbs TracyGWill - pledged 4lbs - lost 0lbs Wellylass89 - pledged 7lbs - lost 0lbs Nannacath -...

Aww bless you :( Get well soon, and don't worry about what you're eating just concentrate on getting better. Yes it is a setback but any weight you may potentially put back on will be gone quickly and might add a couple of weeks onto your journey, but in the grand scheme of things that will be...

I think people who have weight loss surgery don't necessarily eat that low calories, they just eat a lot lot less than they did before and that causes the weight loss. The bigger you are the more calories you burn just to maintain the weight you're at, so that also means you can eat more...

Another 3 off for me, which is very pleasing :) That is a stone off since starting the challenge! ~Laura~ - 28lbs (0lbs lost, 28lbs to go) Ashna - 35lbs (4lbs lost, 31lbs to go) Babana - 19lbs (16lbs lost, 3lbs to go) Babybelle- 10lbs (0lbs lost, 10lbs to go) Baby_Cakes - 42lbs (0lbs lost...

Of course you can, I will add you to the list, good luck :) Well that is just over 2lbs a week which is doable, maybe see where you are in a couple of weeks and then you can change it again if you want :) I'll add you to the list.

Of course you're welcome to join us :) There are 14 weeks left until Christmas (eeek) how much would you like to lose by then, better to go for a slightly lower target and smash it then aim too high and be disappointed :)

Another 2lbs off for me :) ~Laura~ - 28lbs (0lbs lost, 28lbs to go) Ashna - 35lbs (4lbs lost, 31lbs to go) Babana - 19lbs (16lbs lost, 3lbs to go) Babybelle- 10lbs (0lbs lost, 10lbs to go) Baby_Cakes - 42lbs (0lbs lost, 42lbs to go) Betterforever - 23lbs (2lbs lost, 21lbs to go) Carrie1980. -...

I bet you are! That is a great loss so far :)

~Laura~ - 28lbs (0lbs lost, 28lbs to go) Ashna - 35lbs (4lbs lost, 31lbs to go) Babana - 19lbs (16lbs lost, 3lbs to go) Babybelle- 10lbs (0lbs lost, 10lbs to go) Baby_Cakes - 42lbs (0lbs lost, 42lbs to go) Betterforever - 23lbs (2lbs lost, 21lbs to go) Carrie1980. - 31lbs (2lbs lost, 29lbs to...

Be proud of the pound! If I'd lost only a pound every week since I started losing weight in May 2009 I'd be 4lbs away from reaching my goal weight instead of 107lbs away lol.

Good idea, better to overshoot a smaller target than to undershoot a big one, even if you lost the exact same amount of weight you'd feel better mentally. As I've had a dodgy start am going to change my target too :) Well done, have updated you :) Great Loss! I think you'll have reached...

Some great losses, well done. Finally my weight has started moving again and an extra 3lbs off for me this week :) ~Laura~ - 28lbs (0lbs lost, 28lbs to go) Ashna - 35lbs (4lbs lost, 31lbs to go) Babana - 19lbs (16lbs lost, 3lbs to go) Baby_Cakes - 42lbs (0lbs lost, 42lbs to go) Betterforever -...

Well done, some great losses, have plateaued myself but hoping for things to get going again soon :)

Done, and congrats :) ~Laura~ - 28lbs (0lbs lost, 28lbs to go) Babana - 19lbs (10lbs lost, 9lbs to go) Baby_Cakes - 42lbs (0lbs lost, 42lbs to go) Betterforever - 23lbs (2lbs lost, 21lbs to go) Carrie1980. - 31lbs (2lbs lost, 29lbs to go) Carrieblue - 56lbs ( 4.4lbs lost, 51.6lbs to go) Cas3 -...

Added you and well done :) ~Laura~ - 28lbs (0lbs lost, 28lbs to go) Babana - 19lbs (10lbs lost, 9lbs to go) Baby_Cakes - 42lbs (0lbs lost, 42lbs to go) Betterforever - 23lbs (2lbs lost, 21lbs to go) Carrie1980. - 31lbs (2lbs lost, 29lbs to go) Carrieblue - 56lbs ( 4.4lbs lost, 51.6lbs to go)...

Hi ladies, really quick post to tell you I'm alive, internet in hotel is absolute poo, pooer than poo in fact! Good luck this week and I'll be back at the weekend xxx

Aww thanks, yeah I am dead chuffed :D Your boyf sounds really supportive, lucky girl! Mine is also supportive but I have quite unsupportive ones in the past and really doesn't work, bleh! You'll be where I am before you know it I'm sure :D xx

I'm 34 but feel 20, does that count? :P I started at 23 stones 9 lbs and have lost nearly 5 stones. Actually admitting your weight to people (you trust) is quite liberating and it means you're admitting it to yourself too. It will be a long and no doubt bumpy journey to the final goal, but...

WooHooooooooooooo ​Well done you! Cambridge has really worked for you, so pleased! You can deffo get that next stone bracket for your hols, I believe in you!!! xx

Oh the processed food thing might be it, too much salt can make you retain water, sounds like you have a good plan, good luck for next week xx

Okay first of all, you're you! Your body is unique and works differently to other peoples. I too lose more slowly, sometimes down to me not sticking to plan, sometimes down to hormonal things. In the past, especially when I was part of a slimming club that gave out awards I would see it as a...

Our bodies don't work in weekly cycles so sometimes you'll have a smaller loss than you might deserve but other times you'll get a brilliant loss when you've not been 100%, those in my opinion are the worst weeks because if you're not careful your mind fools you into thinking you can eat badly...

It completely depends on the cut for me lol, perhaps I am an odd shape. Anyway I thought you might be interested in a site I found a few weeks ago that shows women at different weights and heights, there are pictures and it tells you the dress sizes. It is really a nice tool to use :) Welcome...

I am not going to post an overall goal just yet because I still have a very very long way to go and I need smaller things to keep me going. So I just want to be able to buy clothes in shops that are not designed especially for fat people. In fact in April when I was back in the UK for a visit I...

Absolutely hear you with this one, even after almost 5 stones lost I still get disappointed with pictures until I put them side by side and remember how far I've come. x

Well done :)

Yeah sometimes it is really hard to know what is wrong, and it is just our bodies, my Step Dad always tells me that our bodies don't have 7 day weeks like we do :) Are you weighing everything out still or are you judging by eye? Are you varying what you eat or sticking to foods you feel safe...

Good luck M&M, have added you below :) Laura~ - 28lbs (0lbs lost, 28lbs to go) Babana - 19lbs (10lbs lost, 9lbs to go) Baby_Cakes - 42lbs (0lbs lost, 42lbs to go) Betterforever - 23lbs (2lbs lost, 21lbs to go) Carrie1980. - 31lbs (2lbs lost, 29lbs to go) Carrieblue - 56lbs ( 4.4lbs lost...

I have about 300 for breakfast, 450 for lunch and 5-600 for dinner and then a few low cal snacks along the way. I also have an eating curfew, nothing after 7pm.

well done newgirl, great loss :) Oasis at least it is half a pound off so that is good, any idea why the loss is lower than you wanted? Anyways chin up, often I find a small loss is followed by a much bigger one the next week. xx

Aww thanks Kay, Dad's still in quite a lot of discomfort, we probably won't know until his x-ray on the 6th if it is healing properly but he is certainly managing a lot more now then he was when I got there, which is good :) Unfortunately I am only home for 2 days and then I am off to my Open...

Have added you in properly safc, good luck :) Also alphabetalised it again. Laura~ - 28lbs (0lbs lost, 28lbs to go) Babana - 19lbs (10lbs lost, 9lbs to go) Baby_Cakes - 42lbs (0lbs lost, 42lbs to go) Betterforever - 23lbs (2lbs lost, 21lbs to go) Carrie1980. - 31lbs (2lbs lost, 29lbs to go)...

Well I first dipped into the 19s in March 2011, and then promptly went back into the 20s lol, then got back in properly in November 2011... so "only" 8 months I am optimistic that the 17s will be quicker, and I only need 2.5 lbs and I will have lost 5 stone since May 2009!! Slow and steady :D

thanks, and good luck am sure it won't take you as long as me to get into the 18s :D

Hiya ladies! Sorry not been on, but finally back home and not running around after Dad, mind you all that up and down stairs must've been good for me, sometimes I was up and down 3 times in a minute because he'd be wanting something different by the time I got back up lol... I am sure that was...

I weighed in this morning and I am 18 st 11.5 lbs, so I am finally in the 18s!!! Yay :D

Wow some really great losses since I've been away, especially Babana, you're almost half way to the target you set already! That's brilliant :D Absolutely welcome to join, how much are you wanting to lose before Christmas? You can add yourself to the list or I am sure someone else would be...

So back home now after 2 weeks of an unexpected trip back to the UK to help care for my Dad and his broken leg, had little control over what I was fed but managed to lose 3.5 lbs, sooo happy about that :D Laura~ - 28lbs (0lbs lost, 28lbs to go) Babana - 19lbs (10lbs lost, 9lbs to go) Baby_Cakes...

Hiya, Sorry to hear this, it is the worst feeling to put on weight when you're trying so hard but perhaps there are a few little things slipping in unnoticed. But first, there is no chance you might be pregnant is there? I only asked because this is exactly what happened when my Mum found out...

Of course you can, welcome aboard and good luck :) Morgenmuffel - 56lbs (3lbs lost, 53lbs to go) Conlou. - 23lbs (4lbs lost, 19lbs to go) Carrie1980. - 31lbs (2lbs lost, 29lbs to go) Betterforever - 23lbs (2lbs lost, 21lbs to go) Chestergal - 56lbs (0lbs lost, 56lbs to go) Toni007 - 52lbs (4lbs...

Yay well done people! I won't be able to weigh in tomorrow or next Monday as I am not at home, but hopefully I have managed to stay in control of the food around me as much as possible and still have a loss by the time I get home on 19th July. Always happens, as soon as I get my dieting mojo...

Eeew, but perhaps you'd get saved by a handsome jogger lol. Did you have a good time in London? Sounds like the Slimfast is pretty good for you atm, don't worry that your start weight is a little higher then you hoped, in the past I used to give up on a diet because I'd put on 2 stone more...

Hello, sorry to hear you're not doing quite as well as you hoped. I am afraid I don't know much about LCHF it might be better to post on the Low Carb forum Low Carb Diets rather than the calorie counting the folks there might be able to give you more of an idea. Good luck :)

I will !! xxx

lmao, and thanks at least I can count on you guys for support :D How is the slimfast going? xxx Been there, I was always more nervous going to weigh in when I had stuck to plan then when I hadn't, I think it is because we don't want to be disappointed. Good luck and sure you'll have done...

Well, I'm back in England and very tired after was up at about 4am this morning, which with the time difference would be 3am UK time! So considering I am over here to help look after my Dad with his broken femur you can imagine my delight when one of the first things he says to me is "You'll...

Wowzers, well done, truly thinspirational! xx

Oooh good luck Rosie, even if you only lose half a pound a week you'll be there by the beginning of August xx

Well done on all the losses, some brilliant ones :) Don't worry about the totals Conlou, I have had to update it a lot because people forget to change it, nice idea but probably easier not to have it. Unless people really want it there, maybe I shall just make a posting once a week to say how...

Oh my goodness, no need to apologise. How is your little one doing now? Starting afresh tomorrow is the right attitude and i have no doubt you'll be rid of that excess in no time. xxx

Welcome aboard frccle and Party Girl No.1, good luck :D Morgenmuffel - 56lbs (3lbs lost, 53lbs to go) Conlou. - 23lbs (2lbs lost, 21lbs to go) Carrie1980. - 31lbs (2lbs lost, 29lbs to go) Betterforever - 23lbs (2lbs lost, 21lbs to go) Chestergal - 56lbs (0lbs lost, 56lbs to go) Toni007 - 52lbs...

lol Kay, well I'm 34 next week and I'd probably be sadly happy if someone bought me a sticker book :P Perk of having a son is that you get to be the evil MIL later I suppose :D Great start on the Slim Fast too, kep it up girl! xxx

Wow that is an amazing loss, great start!! I predict and awesome Christmas coming your way! xx Added you and good luck :) Morgenmuffel - 56lbs (3lbs lost, 53lbs to go) Conlou. - 23lbs (2lbs lost, 21lbs to go) Carrie1980. - 31lbs (2lbs lost, 29lbs to go) Betterforever - 23lbs (2lbs lost...

Although I used to love panini sticker books and my Dad used to buy us packs of stickers when we were good or needed cheering up, do they still make them? When we only had a few left to get and weren't being lucky he'd write off and get the ones we needed direct from them. I remember my Disney...

Awww bless him, any idea why he wanted you to go in with him? At least it did cheer him up this time, need to have a think of what non foody things might cheer him up in the future... I have no idea what 8 year old boys are into though lol. And yeah cheeky indeed, that cheddar was bloody...

Of course you can and welcome to the other joiners today :) Good luck! Morgenmuffel - 56lbs (3lbs lost, 53lbs to go) Conlou. - 23lbs (2lbs lost, 21lbs to go) Carrie1980. - 31lbs (2lbs lost, 29lbs to go) Betterforever - 23lbs (2lbs lost, 21lbs to go) Chestergal - 56lbs (0lbs lost, 56lbs to go)...

lmao, oh yes, me too **quickly goes back and edits stuff** Good idea about leaving breakfast until you're hungry. I find I am hungry at 4pm regardless, I might have eaten a grilled hippo for lunch and I am still hungry at 4pm. I have at times eaten my dinner at 4pm and have been full until...

Soooooo... managed to lose 3 lbs this week so I am only 1.5 lbs away from moving into the next stone bracket, finally! Oh and ps, my boyf has joined Minimins too so no more MIL rants lol ;)

I'm good thanks Dolly, what exam did you have to sit? Hope it went well! xx I've never been for tapas what sort of thing did you eat? I have however drunk sangria lol xx Busy too but finally back on the losing train, welcome back :) xx

Min is to finally say goodbye to the 19s, so only 1.5 lbs more to go!

Very happy to see a 3 lbs loss this morning, wheeeee! Good luck to everyone else weighing in this morning :) xx Welcome Pixie :) Added you. Morgenmuffel - 56lbs (3lbs lost, 53lbs to go) Conlou. - 23lbs (2lbs lost, 21lbs to go) Carrie1980. - 31lbs (2lbs lost, 29lbs to go) Betterforever -...

Hi Snozzberry :) Am the same as you with regards to doing both WW and SW, but have found going back to basic old calorie counting has made the most sense, I can't hide in the so called "free foods" and wonder why it isn't working. Good luck! xx

Not at all, welcome aboard :) Added you, good luck ;) Morgenmuffel - 56lb (0lb lost, 56lb to go) Conlou. - 23lb (2lb lost, 21lb to go) Carrie1980. - 31lb (2lb lost, 29lb to go) Betterforever - 23lb (2lb lost, 21lb to go) Chestergal - 56lb (0lb lost, 56lb to go) Toni007 - 52lbs (4lbs lost...

3,96 a tin so that is less than the boots offer, but not as good as Morrison's it seems. Chop chop, deffo no excuses now :D xx

Oh bummer, do you have a Sainsbury's nearby? Quick google search says they have it on offer until 10th July. Think you're right on the MIL front, although i am sure my Mum isn't like that to my Sister in Law... perhaps I'll ask her lol. xxx

lmao, I can see that ending with me being deported :D

lol unfortunately you have over estimated my command of the German language :D We have been watching a lot of biggest loser Australia recently so I did jokingly say to my boyf "who's going to win immunity?" he ate much more than my one olive so he did :P I think what I need to do is just try...

Anyone up for a small MIL rant lol? Last night we went to the OHs parents to watch the football, which in itself was fine although Germany lost. She knows that on our return from our holiday in Italy that we were going to be very strict on diet and one of our rules was that we were abstaining...

Yay brilliant!

Yeah it is a good question, and usually we just end up feeling rotten afterwards. In fact we had a McDonalds on our drive back up from Italy as it was an 8 hour journey and I really did not enjoy it at all, mind you I had been eating some very delicious italian food the week before :D

Oh I can promise you these ladies were not doing massive cardio lol. I have even had a couple of weeks like that myself in the past.

lol, at least they are better than the "I've eaten chinese, fish and chips and curry six times this week and I lost 6 pounds!":tomato:

Yeah true, when I was a helper at SW I remember so many people telling me they weren't going to come because their home scales showed a gain when in fact they had lost. I have to say my home scales back in England were the worst, I remember weighing myself on them and thinking 'oooh what a...

Oh that is reassuring to know it is common, hopefully stitching objects inside people on the other hand is not! If we were in America you could have probably sued lol. Eeek, I weigh every day, but I weigh at home now only so it is the same scales. I also record my weight everyday so I am...

Well done everyone so far, we've almost lost a stone between us! I may have had a sneaky peaky on the scales this morning and if I have a similar number on Monday I'll be a very happy girl :D

Thanks for the kind words girls :) It could be from stress he doesn't really enjoy company so I imagine being in a hospital ward must be quite horrible for him. I am thinking I'll quite like the weather as it can get up to 38-40 degrees here in July, not good for my English body! Lisa, get...

Great loss well done :)

Done :) Morgenmuffel - 56lb (0lb lost, 56lb to go) Conlou. - 23lb (2lb lost, 21lb to go) Carrie1980. - 31lb (0lb lost, 31lb to go) Betterforever - 23lb (0lb lost, 23lb to go) Chestergal - 56lb (0lb lost, 56lb to go) Toni007 - 52lbs (4lbs lost, 48lbs to go) Babana - 19lbs (0lbs lost, 19lbs to...

I know what you mean about some other threads, happens all over the internet unfortunately, like Kay says they are safely behind their computer screens. This thread is full of love and hugs though:grouphugg: How is everyone today? I am kind of mixed emotionally because my Dad had an accident...

I usually weigh on Mondays anyway, but if people weigh in on other days I suppose there will be a steady stream of congratulations (hopefully no commiserations) throughout the week. Talking of congratulating people, well done Conlou!! Good luck tomorrow Carrie :)

List got a little out of shape again hopefully that is everyone on there :) Quite fired up to see how many of us are signed up for this, quite a few 4 stoners too! I think this Christmas is going to be really superb! Morgenmuffel - 56lb (0lb lost, 56lb to go) Conlou. - 23lb (0lb lost, 23lb to...

Oh dear Pinkdaisy that must have been pretty traumatic for you :( Kudos to the positive thoughts now though!

Morgenmuffel - 56lb (0lb lost, 56lb to go) Conlou. - 23lb (0lb lost, 23lb to go) Carrie1980. - 31lb (0lb lost, 31lb to go) Betterforever - 23lb (0lb lost, 23lb to go) Chestergal - 56lb (0lb lost, 56lb to go) Toni007 - 52lbs (0lbs lost, 52lbs to go) Babana - 19lbs (0lbs lost, 19lbs to go)...

Oh I like the idea of a before picture for this challenge so will get my OH to take one when he gets home :) Morgenmuffel - 56lb (0lb lost, 56lb to go) Conlou. - 23lb (0lb lost, 23lb to go) Carrie1980. - 31lb (0lb lost, 31lb to go) Betterforever - 23lb (0lb lost, 23lb to go) Chestergal - 56lb...

No but I bet it would be really good, I am sure a friend of mine did ages ago and said it was good, you have to peel it first - that might be obvious but I could see myself looking a right wally trying to peel an already frozen banana lmao. If only I hadn't eaten the last banana already >.< xx

lol sorry, do you at least have a dog you can blame it on? xx

lol, been trying to talk my boyfriend into getting a cat, will see how this argument works :P I took up knitting an d Sudoku when I first started losing weight and that really helped to keep my hands and brain busy, must dust them off again and see if that helps. I am most prone to boredom...

Just had some very funny images of my old SW group trying to swallow banana's especially as the group was full of older ladies, I'd pay to see that!! It does look very yummy, mmmmmm....

oh that's true, although don't you mash bananas with your teeth when you eat them? Or are you supposed to swallow them whole on SW? lmao

Okay yes I just googles and I did forget an important detail... you freeze them first and then blitz them! lol, two instructions and I got it wrong haha. Linky here How To Make Creamy Ice Cream with Just One Ingredient! | The Kitchn

lol, oh I heard of something new to do with bananas it is called one ingredient icecream, apparently you just blitz bananas in the blender and freeze them! Although probably safer to google that before trying it as there is probably an important detail I didn't see.

Gelato is italian ice cream, but it is lighter than English ice cream and comes in about a trillion different flavours and there seems to be at least one gelato place every street lol. My fave flavours were Banana, Pistachio, Hazelnut, Melon, Cookies, White Chocolate... actually every flavour...

I agree with Lisa, if it gives you the motivation to lose the weight then it has to be worth a go at least! xx

Been calorie counting since I came back from my holiday (gorgeous week in Austria and Italy OMG <3 Gelato!!) when I was dangerously close to seeing 20 stone again! Finding quite good as I think with WW and SW I was consuming a lot of calories hidden in the free foods, I have a page a day diary...

Oh fantastic, quite a few of us already, let's make this happen! And yes I am always surprised by how fast Christmas comes around, eek... I did both SW and WW but I find counting raw calories much better because let#s face it there really isn't such a thing as "free food" is there...

Christmas Day is six months today and I was wondering if anyone else might be motivated by working towards a nice Christmas present to ourselves by being lighter on the day then we are now. :) I have lost 4 stone in 3 years and I really need a good kick in the bum and with just over half a...

**sneaks in** Hello Girls, how're you all doing? I am no longer WW'ing, after a period of yoyoing, I am back down to my best weightloss through good old fashioned calorie counting. Hopefully I'm allowed back here to chat with you all regardless :D MM xx

Fab Ruth, well done :)

Thanks for the support girls, that is a really good idea to follow a good week I had before, hopefully I kept proper logs those weeks lol. Oh Gail :( Sorry to hear you had such a horrid week, but don't let that gain tip you over the edge. I know exactly how you're feeling chick and we just...

Oh dear Ruth, it isn#t nice though. The nurse never manages to find my vein properly and almost always butchers one arm and has to use the other, as I am sat there blubbing like a 3 year old lol. It is done now, which is a plus! Hope the results come back quickly and are all okay. xx

Thanks Gwen, especially about the Wendi plan tip, I was thinking about that this morning, something I remembered from doing WW years ago and couldn't remember what it was. I think I shall give it a go this week and let you guys know how I get on :) How're you doing? xxx

Hey Girls, Hope you're all well. Sorry I haven't been on much, I got a little demotivated because I have been doing everything right and nothing was shifting. But need to not give up! I have come too far to not keep going, we all have a small blip every now and then though right? :) xxx

What the fluff? That is a whole days worth of points for some people lol. No wonder it is so easy to put the weight on in the first place!

Hiya Rosie and welcome :) Lisa - I hope your week has started on a slightly better note, sounds v stressful, but as Carly does be careful what you do in return don't get into trouble over those losers! Carly that is great news that he extended the contract :D As for me, well it may be snowing...

Great losses both Gail and Ruth!! Hope you both feel a lot better in the coming week. xx

Firstly, how brilliant is that, I knew you'd do it this week, yay! That next stone will be with you soon :D I hope it goes well for you this evening, it is awful that both you and your Gran have been subjected to this. I mean who do they think they are to make them steal from her and then...

Oh hope the news wasn't too serious. *hugs* xx

Lisa, you look absolutely stunning in your wedding dress! Well done on the inchloss too, I wish I'd take mine as I have lost less than a pound over the last 3 weeks but feel like I am smaller. xx Gwen, you're going to look great! You may not be at your ideal weight but just picture what you'd...

Finally a loss for me! 400 grams off, I was hoping for more but at least it wasn't another sts :) Monday WI (9 left) Bugsbunny2000: 14lbs (4.5lbs lost, 9.5lbs to go) [need 1.06lbs a week] Emmaholl: 20lbs (9lbs lost, 11lbs to go) [need 1.23lbs a week] Morgenmuffel: 19.85lbs [9kg] (0lbs...

400 grams off for me. Added mrsmca2b's loss and hopefully converted grams to lbs correctly to update the total... ajr2011 - 7lbs (1lbs lost,6lbs to go) anj - 5lbs (1lbs lost 4lbs to go) Aloofasc - 7lbs (2.5lbs lost, 4.5lbs to go) Azwethinkweiz - 4lbs (0.5lbs lost, 3.5lbs to go)...

Yeah, I have been trying to limit my fruit to 2 portions a day and filling up with veggies. I did lose the 400 grams exactly, but after two weeks of following the plan to the t with no cheating at all I am a little bummed by a sts and 400 grams (less than a pound), but a loss is a loss and I...

Well done on the losses so far! I am a bit nervous for tonight's weigh in because I have been so good this week. Nothing has gone in my mouth before pointing it, I have eaten at least 8 portions of fruit and veg a day and ate all but 3 of my weekly points, but my home scales showed a loss of...

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Sounds like you did well and survived the visit :D I know what you mean about wanting to eat everything in the house! Too late to have a Simply Filling Day? xx

LOL love it, well done on the loss and I'd wish you good luck for next week but you don't need it you've got it in the bag already :D xx

Oh dear, I hate it when people pass off other's ideas as their own. At least your boss took your warning, that made me lol. Sounds like you are coping with your parents visit, which is good. Hope you have a better day tomorrow! xxx

I am thank you honey, hope you are too, and I foresee the xbox will be active by bedtime :D xx

Awesome to hear you're so focussed, especially after the rough patch you had over Christmas! I loved Mark and Lard, even more so when they did the 10 til Midnight slot as they could pretty much do what they felt like lol. So what meals have you planned? Think I could do with some of...

Wow what a positive update! Glad you're loving the gym, really good to move pleasure source from food to exercise, and having the place on the PGCE should be a real incentive to be a new you for your new start in September, really happy for you! As for Gerard he annoys me too, but he is also...

Hope you're feeling more positive today :)

More WHEN less IF!! xx

Tell him you won't cook anything for him until he's set it up for you! xx

Well you can only watch so much of it in a row without feeling bad for not exercising while watching it lolz :D

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STS for me this week, but i am more than happy with that, looking for a good one next week :)

Hey girls! Well done on your loss this week Emms, I had a stay the same which I am happy with as we missed weigh in last week and it is always hard to stay focussed for 2 weeks without a weigh in, well for me it is lol. I hope Hubby's hand has recovered a little this morning lol. Good luck...

1-2 lbs is a healthy weekly weightloss, so don't be so hard on yourself you've done really well :) Well done to all the losers this week.

Yay go you joining the gym, must admit to being jealous, really want to join one too but need to improve my German to pass the induction training thing as it is a ladies only gym so can't take my resident translator with me. Really glad to hear you're back on track and motivated Gail :D xx

lolz Sounds like you had an awesome weekend! Good luck for weigh in tonight and as long as you're back on track I predict great things for you next week! xx

Nomes- 3lbs (0lbs lost, 3lbs to go) Sarah88- 6lbs (0lbs lost, 6lbs to go) bugsbunny2000 - 11lbs (0lbs lost, 8lbs to go) Jewel77 - 6lbs (0lbs lost, 6lbs to go) Gizbok. - 6lbs (0lbs lost, 6lbs to go) Spangle_2 - 8lb (0lbs lost, 8lbs to go) MrsK87 - 7lb (0lbs lost, 7lbs to go) nadiya - 6lbs (0lbs...

well done sushi! I am going to miss my weigh in today but good luck to those who will be facing the scales :)

So I had a little wibble over the weekend, on Friday I had my first binge for probably 6 months and ate all the treats in the house which I have done so well to ration out up until now :( I have not replaced the treats, well actually I have but with frozen berries and fresh fruit. Then it was...

Ugh boys! I had an ex like that he'd just shovel in Pizza and I'd put the weight on. Don't worry though as we have faith in you! xx

Oooh really close Lisa, look forward to hearing you're doing the loser dance next weigh in :D xx

I know how you feel chick, to give myself some motivation i have been watching episodes from Biggest loser USA and Australia on Youtube, even if you just watch the first episode of a season and the finale, it is quite inspiring! You may not have lost as much as you'd like, but just think, if...

Welcome :) I find myself having potatoes quite a lot as they are more economical on points, also i think I have a slight intolerance to pasta as even if I stick to my points I can see a gain after eating it and I bloat up. If you like mashed potatoes then I can recommend cooking carrots...

oooh good luck for the new job and the PGCE interview! Really pleased you're finally going for it :D xx

Well done everyone on some fab losses!

Gwen, the rest are right you'll look beautiful as a bridesmaid, even at a pound a week between now and then you can lose about 2 and a half stone by then which will make a huge difference and we're here for support all the way! Blimey, are our Mothers as bad to our other halves as their Mothers...

Yay, well done :)

Good luck! xx

Aww, bless you, hope today is better for both of you, well done on the loss! xx

Yay, well done :) Fab loss Ruth, you must be stoked :)

Thanks Gwen, and well done on your loss xx

I have just passed the one third mark of the amount of weight I want to lose. 61 lbs off and another 116 to go. My next milestone will be half way, and that is in 28lbs time :) Only now posting this do I feel like a successful dieter! Here's to the rest of the journey and beyond :)

Aww, anything happened to put you in the mood or just one of those days? I had one of those days at the weekend lol. Hope you degrump soon :)

ooh I am a little late for this but could i join in? I'd like to lose 9 kilos by then, and my weigh in is a Monday. Thankees xx

I used to have a pair of scales that I would weigh on and see a nice number, think ooh wonder what I'd be without my clothes, take them off quickly and get back on and I'd gain 2 lbs... by removing my clothes >.< God I hated those scales lol. Just remember that the scales at meeting are...

That is totes amazeballs, you are today's thinspiration!! It is always good to hear people who have come so far, it motivates me oh so much, Well done! xx

A fab start! I currently weigh about 19st 4lbs, and started my journey almost 4.5 stones heavier at 23st 9lbs, so I look forward to seeing how you do and sharing the journey with you along the way :)

Hey ladies, sorry for going missing I am not sure what I've been doing just trying to get away from too much time on the PC I suppose, started doing some knitting and I have studying that needs to be done too. Since the new year though I have been keeping on plan so that is good :) I put on 3.6...

Quick Happy New Year to all you lovely ladies, I have a lot to catch up with and will post an intro thingy later, love to you all! xx

Brilliant Emms!! Happy Christmas Everyone :D

I agree with Gwen, don't let it get you down, have a fab Christmas and I'm not supposed to tell you but Santa is leaving a big jar of motivation in your Christmas Stocking for you to open after the celebrations! xx

You are a woman on a mission, love it, think we need to print this out to read next time we are short on motivation. :D xx

Yeah I know, but it was only a couple of points here and there. I haven't been to the loo properly for a few days, think i need to have some prunes maybe lol. xx

Bless you, I know exactly how you feel. I stayed the same this week, although to me it looks like a 200 gram gain as my leader wrote the wrong weight on my card last week, I have no idea why because I have been on or under points all week :( Not gonna let it get me too down as I have ended the...

Sorry haven't been on for a day, a Brezel is like a big Prezel made of bread, they are most delicious! I have certainly found my appitite has changed, i was watching Man v Food the other day and was amazed at the portions he was showing of the normal food not even the challenges and thought to...

Sounds lovely, I had a chicken salad with Sweet Onion Sauce in Subway for 4 points, followed by a Brezel for 6 points and tonight I will have some pasta with Franfurters and an indian spiced Philidelphia-type cheese stirred in for about 15 points.

Aww that gave me shivers, she is still looking out for her little girl sending people to love and hug you on a daily basis in her absence xx It is funny how we can look back on the most painful times of our lives and realise that without that happening we wouldn't have made a decision and be...

I bet you still keep yourself more in check then you would have before. I think we all know what it's like when our heads and hearts are not in it, but we'll be here to support you Pro-Points or not! xx

lol I thought that the first time I saw it too Kay :p xx

Thanks Gwen, am hoping to apply the same philosophy to WW if we can lose weight over Christmas then 2012 is gonna be our years!! :D

My positive for the day: I went to Nuremberg to meet a friend I haven't seen since Feb 2005, it was lovely and I didn't go overboard with Christmas Market goodies, but this is not my positive. We worked together in a bookshop and the run up to Christmas was always, as you might imagine in...

Good luck :)

Evening all, hope you guys have had a great day :) 1)How long have you been on the diet this time? Just over 11 weeks 2)How much have you lost in total on this diet? 9.8 Kilos which is roughly 1 Stone 7 and a half pounds! 3)what is the longest you have stuck to a diet Well I was with Slimming...

Fab result tonight, and don't worry we're all be keeping you focussed :D Good idea with the weighing in anyways. Mine is that I realised that 2 more pounds off then I will have lost 59 lbs altogether and that is exactly 1 third of the total weight I want to lose to reach my target!

Bugger :( Well at least people can't complain at you when you ask them to do things for you for a while lol... must be something positive from this!

oh no, honey :( which hand is it? Hope not the one you rely on most!

I have been doing it for two and a half months and as long as you stick to it you will lose, weightloss will slow down the closer we get to target, but (un)fortunately for both of us we still have a lot to lose so we can sustain a good rate for some time yet. I have lost an average of about 1.5...

The perils of having a Monday weigh in lol. As long as you had a fun weekend it's all good :)

Hows the running coming along girlies? **cheers**

Wow that is pretty epic! Well done for again for resisting :)

LOL, my Mum never brought me any over in the end, she missed quite a bit of what I asked for and brought me loads of random things I didn't as Mums do :p I did spot some square wraps in my local supermarket the other day though so will have to investigate the pointage.

Awww, bless you Gail, hope you feel better soon and aren't too badly bruised :(

I'm good thanks Gwen, thinking about having a post weigh in glass of wine, I hear it has no points on weigh days... :p How're you?

Well I very am happy I lost 600 grams tonight after getting back to plan when my Mum went home on Thursday! I said this in another post but Emm is my thinspiration this week, 4 lbs is awesome!! :D

Yay, now that is a positive thing! MILs can't live with them, can't murder them and get away with it!!

Amazing loss!! Really well done, you're this weeks thinspiration!

Ooops forgot to update the list... azwethinkweiz - STS (-1lb, STS) Sparkle1978 - 4lb (-4lb, goal met!) Rosie_Lee - 4lb Top_stuff - 4lb (-1lb, 3lb to go) JackieB68 - 2lbs Nemesis82 - 6lbs (-2lb, -3.5lb, 0.5lb to go) hourglasshannah - 6lb Nomes - 3lb Marysu - 7lb Susie25 - 5lb...

Lost 600 grams tonight, no weigh in last week as my Mum was visiting and we were off sightseeing and testing the Christmas Markets etc, so very pleased with any loss at all, but seeing as next week is the last weigh in for me for December because the one after Christmas is cancelled I am not too...

I lost 600 grams which is just under a pound and a half, which I am very very pleased about considering the damage I could have done at all those Christmas Markets last week, whee. Well done on going to the meeting Rosie, at least you know for sure what you put on, don't let it get you down...

Yay for positivity, and I am positive you'll find good things in the pub tonight!! I think STS is brilliant during the party month of December, well done :)

I got a Wii Fit as an early christmas present last night as I thought I wanted to start with it now rather than waiting until New Year or w/e. So we did the initial Wii age test and I got 35 which is fine that is 2 years older than me and my boyfriend who is only 31 got an age of 41 which made...

lol have brilliant mental image of you doing it, well done though flipping awesome! :D

Really glad your docs turned up, you really made me lol, no matter how much we love our OH is always nice to have a little alone time :p I did have a fab time with the Christmas Markets and feel very festive, I want to get my tree up but OH say we have to wait another week :( xx I really...

Hiya Fattack, I joined WW when I moved to Germany in September and like you my German isn't great. I find I understand quite a lot of what is being said in the meetings now, it easier when you know the context, but I completely freeze when it comes to speaking back to people in German, grrr...

Good luck KT, I'm sure you'll get the hang of it in no time and i hope you get a better leader than before too!

Well done ladies, I've not been around this last week to cheer you on so some extra cheering for you now :) :party0011::party0011::party0011::party0011: :gen125::gen125::gen125::gen125: :party0011::party0011::party0011::party0011:

Hey all well done to those that lost this week, didn't go to weigh in this week because we were doing the touristy thing with my Mum and we ate lots of yummy but bad German foods, I didn't go overboard though so am positive I will at least see a sts next Monday, am even hopeful for a smallish...

Well Mum's gone home feel a little sad, ate all sort of yummy dieter's horrors over the last week and we didn't go to WW on Monday night because the boyfriend feared an enormous gain that he didn't want showing on his weight card, but my scales show a miraculous loss for me at this morning! I am...

Hey all, I have been considering the C25k for January, I'll ponder some more. I won't be around for about a week now, I shall probably pop in to have a read but may not comment so don't think I don't love you guys. Really looking forward to a week with my Mummy though :D Good luck with weigh...

great going Goose!

Oooh thanks will check that out :)

lmao, duct tape it is otherwise I look a lot like this banana :banana dancer:

Wow out there in the rain, that is motivated!! Keep it up ladies!!! :party0011::party0011::party0011::party0011: :party0011::party0011::party0011::party0011: :party0011::party0011:

hehe last time I measured I was a 50 G or something silly, i have lost a little from the back but still not enough for the sports bras, but good to know for when i get down to a more sensible weight :D

Wlcome Lou :)

I would like to try this but think I need to lose a few more pounds first so I can buy a sports bra that fits lol Good luck girls I shall be cheering you on :D

Well done Emma, 2 is the magic number this week :D What a tough first week Rosie, but if you can lose a pound through that then we know you're going to do great through the rest of this tough month! Really well done for not just putting it off to be a New Years Resolution :)

Wow really surprised at my weigh in to lose another kilo, which takes me down to match the low I got to at the beginning of the year! Good luck with your weigh in and I'd be interested in how you get on in the C25k challlenge, like Galaxy I'll cheer from the sides lol. If for no other reason...

Tough month is December so I am going to go for a conservative goal of 2.5 Kilos, which is about 5.5 lbs. azwethinkweiz - 4lb Sparkle1978 - 4lb Rosie_Lee - 4lb Top_stuff - 4lb JackieB68 - 2lbs Nemesis82 - 6lbs hourglasshannah - 6lb Nomes - 3lb Marysu - 7lb Susie25 - 5lb Dubchick -...

Well I lost a kilo tonight and as predicted I am just short of my target but is was quite high and I am very happy with the 4.4 kilos (10 lbs) I lost this month, woohoo :D Nomes - 3lbs Goose - 4lbs (lost 6lbs) Kerry - 5lbs jrabbit81 - 12.5lb azwethinkweiz - 2lb (+2lb, -3lb, +2.5lb...

Well done to Tracey and Bailybu!! I lost another Kilo tonight which is just over 2 lbs, yay :D

God they totally are, you think she'd be supportive especially as I am helping her son lose his belly too. Ah well good thing about not speaking the same language is that she can't interfere too much... at the moment... I am not too sure what SF is, although our changes get unveiled tomorrow...

Oh dear I knew lunch at MILs was going to be highly pointed and as such I did made a huge batch of 0 point Pumpkin and Ginger soup for this evening. The food was over 40 points and that was with me refusing the second plateful of food and the second glass of wine and the multiple times she tried...

lol well done Galaxy-girl, glad to hear you're back with the loser dance this week :D I just popped by here because I am losing motivation for actually cooking stuff so I was looking through my cookbook and found a fruity chicken recipe. There was an ingredient I didn't know so asked the...

Me too, I need to buy some sweetcorn for a treat :D Yummers!

Yeah you're right the forum in general has been very quiet today, wonder why. We need to recruit a technical wizard to our band of misfits to create our sacrificial bear lol.

oh, I don't know I quite fancy yours, i love sweetcorn and haven't had any for aaaages!

I am having something very German for my tea lol. A slice of Leberkäse - which literally translates to Liver Cheese despite not containing either liver or cheese - some boiled potatoes, a poached egg, onions and hollandaise sauce. It is a lot tastier than it sounds I promise, and it is my...

Been a busy bee today. Good luck with weigh in I am sure that it won't be as bad as you think it will be, at least the new changes should be helpful :)

Lots of new mummies, congrats and good luck to you all :)

ooh that is smexy inch losses there, well done chick!

Yes ours do go down too, I am not sure at what weight they reduce, but it was my understanding that it lowers to balance out the extra points people will eat through the Sattmacher portions. At the end of the day calories in and out are still what counts when it comes to weightlosses and gains...

Oh dear Emma, hang on in there! A few suggestions would be: to go through any old magazines you have to find some inspiring success stories to read get out your cookbooks and plan some low point meals for the next few days, including some 0 point soups find something new to do with your...

Well done Frumpy :D

Of course SW does work for many people in the same way some people have success with WW or a VLCD. In my group back in the UK one guy lost over 9 stones in our group in just over a year. Everyone has a different life and different diets will fit into different lifestyles better. I put on...