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I want to hug you right now. I have been going through the exact same thing. I've got stuck in exactly the same old eating habits and I just can't get back into the right frame of mind. But I did brave it back to weigh in tonight after two weeks off of eating absolute s**t (and a gain when I...

Research has shown that eating like this will send your body into starvation mode and you will see a loss, but when your eating returns to normal it will grab hold of the fat in any food with added enthusiasm because it's got used to being deprived. It's also unlikely that you will be able to...

I have about 10 stone to lose and after years and years of dieting I have finally realised that as I am always at my most motivated when losing the first 7lbs, that I should break my weight loss into 7lb targets rather than being daunted by the 10 stone. I think focusing on the small targets...

Well done to all those brave souls joining the chocolate AA! I'm a bit of a chocoholic and I find what keeps me sane is a fun size bag of maltesers for 5.5 syns. I let the chocolate melt off the malteser in my mouth (I'm making myself v hungry!) and by the time I have the last few out of the...

I'm going to be really irritating and just say - continue following the plan once you've got those parties out of the way. If you're following it 100% you'll continue to lose :) I am planning to have Christmas day off and I have a meal on New Years Eve but otherwise I am going to try and stick...

These ideas all sound yummy yummy! Christmas day I will be having what I fancy, but I have asked hubby not to buy me big chocolate presents because I don't want the temptation to be there after Christmas day. I haven't really thought about nibbles otherwise but actually I think planning a few...

I was in a similar situation when I first suffered with depression in my teens. The first Dr I saw told me I was 'just sad' (despite telling him I was having suicidal thoughts!) and it took a hell of a lot of courage to then see another Dr who was brilliant and got me fast tracked to counselling...

I've told a few people that I need to lose about 10 stone to get to a healthy weight and they have all had similar reactions to your friend. It has spurred me on that it's so shocking to them, but at the same time I allow myself to take it as a compliment that I must carry all this extra weight...

My hubby is very upset that I keep saying this but I cannot wait for my boobs to get smaller. I'm a DD at the moment but would love to be about a B cup when I get to goal - they're not worth the backache, the ill fitting tops, the effects of gravity and people having conversations with them...

After my weigh in on Wednesday evenings I allow myself the one 'naughty' thing I've been craving all week without syning it - though only if I've lost that week. Does anyone else do anything similar? My husband doesn't understand why I do it but I personally find that it helps with damage...

I think the other guys have given great tips - I love the idea of 21 chances to get it right Jaq. Don't forget you could also use flexible syns. In my first week I had a day out with my family and was very naughty but I still recorded the syns I had used, even though they were through the...

Linda, I think it's great that you're honest about how you feel. This is exactly what this forum is for, for support. Some people just don't understand how serious depression can be and think it can be cured with a bar of chocolate - someone once suggested that I come off the antidepressants I...

Just wanted to add that although yes, only you can make a change, having been clinically depressed (as many people may have been at some point in their lives) I know what a dark place it is. It's not exactly a lifestyle choice and it can feel impossible to stop feeling pessimistic and like you...

Thanks guys. Glad I shared it as I was planning to have one daily - that could have been disasterous! :)

South Park on the tv, the people in the flat upstairs hoovering/banging around (thanks guys) and building works down the road.

I thought smoothies were ok as long as you're making them yourself so you know exactly what's in there? Also looked on the list of syns/healthy extras for tinned peaches and they weren't on there.

I think people are right saying you have to be in the right frame of mind. A couple of years ago I lost 1 1/2 stone on Rosemary Conley and found it easy because I was in the zone. A few months later I was signed off work with depression and it took me over a year to come out of that funk, and...

Try keeping a food diary for about a week to help you identify where you might struggle and any bad habits. From there you can start making small changes - for example if you have a sugary snack about 3pm every day, plan a more filling lunch or have a healthier alternative available. Hope that...

I have tried many: Weight Watchers, Rosemary Conley, Slimming World, Paul McKenna's I Can Make You Thin, The Lunchbox Diet. Some of them more than once! I lost the most weight with Rosemary Conley, but I have settled on Slimming World again as not only is it so flexible but my consultant...

I get stuck in my own head a lot and sometimes I just have to tell myself off and remind myself that only I can do this. Sometimes it feels impossible but, although I've always been overweight, I haven't been this size and weight all my life so at some point I've had control and I just need to...

Thought I'd share this great breakfast smoothie recipe I discovered this morning. It uses 2.5 syns (on extra easy) but it is well worth it! To make a large glass put into a blender: - 1/2 banana - small glass frozen strawberries - small glass tinned peaches (in juice not syrup) - small glass...

I think it's always helpful to take photos (full body front, side and back) once a month to track progress. When you and your loved ones are used to seeing yourself every day it can be hard to notice a difference. In the past I've lost weight without intending to (once in sixth form just by...

I read this and I am inspired! At nearly 20 stone, I am finding it very daunting to think about needing to lose about 10 stone and I've already slipped after the first 7lbs. If you hadn't slipped at some point while losing 6 stone I would think you were some kind of dieting machine sent from...

We'll get there in the end. I'm 23 and I've always been overweight. Sometimes I see people who seem to lose weight almost as soon as they've thought about doing it and I feel like I'm the only person in the world who can't do it. I find coming on here reminds me that for many it's a continued...

Aww thanks :) It was the final straw and I made my hubby have words and all I got was an insincere half- ar*ed apology so I've barely said a word to her since. Luckily my own family are very loving and supportive!

Posted this elsewhere this evening but no harm in venting further ;): Dear mother in law, Your son loves and married a fatty and no amount of comments you make either to me or others will change that. If you love him, you should learn to accept that and keep your bigoted nose out of it...

Have you tried keeping a food diary? I kept a notebook alongside the sheets I filled in for the first 4 weeks, and continued to do this for a couple of weeks. As soon as I let it slide I noticed I was less strict with my eating. I find I can also look back at good weeks and bad weeks and...

I think you look lovely in your before pic but your after is fantastic and your confidence is shining through, well done! :D

Wow, I love this idea! I have far too many letters to write but I'll save you all the earache and just do the one ;) Dear mother in law, Your son loves and married a fatty and no amount of comments you make either to me or others will change that. If you love him, you should learn to accept...

I personally find exercise a lot more enjoyable and easier to control than my eating, so it's a key tool for me in my weight loss. Plenty of people though don't hit the gym and still successfully lose weight and not necessarily any slower. You don't have to slog it out in the gym either if you...

You wouldn't think it to look at all 19 odd stone of me but I really enjoy going to the gym and the buzz after a good workout. A couple of years ago when I lived nearer to my gym I would work out for 2 hours at a time 4-5 days a week. It was never a chore to get in there - but I should also...

Hi and good luck! I struggle at weekends too but try to do a bit of damage control by having stuff in the freezer like homemade SW chicken tikka masala instead of a takeaway and saving a few syns during the week in case of chocolate cravings.

Hi everyone, I've been a member of my local Slimming World group since September and after a flying start and losing 7lbs in my first 3 weeks, things have since been more up and down and I've pretty much gone back to my old eating habits. Once again I'm self sabotaging but I couldn't tell you...