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Honk for day 6- only one more day til weigh in!

Honk for yesterday and today. Day 4, i think!

Honk for day 2 :-)

Honk for Day 1 yesterday!

Thank you for your replies and particularly for your words of wisdom Jasper! I wish you all the best with Exante. It will be great to not be fed up being fed up lol!

Morning all! Been awake half the night with nerves! But given me plenty of time to read threads here and more convinced than ever that S&S is the way for me to go. Just never been able to get back into the swing of WW and have simply steadily gained weight. Atm i hate this body i am in- but...

Hello again to all! It has been several years since i was last on here with any real sense of purpose. But i HAVE to start again properly and get my weight under control. My health is suffering and as for my self esteem- well it is virtually at an all time low. So here goes, again! So glad this...

Just wanted to say " Hi " to everyone here! Been reading your posts and the advice has been fantastic for preparing for my first day. Am really hoping for a positive 14 day outcome! WW has just been dragging on for ages!:D

To be honest they sound identical really! Though I'm not sure about the Floppy collagen looking about 12 thing? People do tell me I don't look any different than I did aged 12.... I just sorta presumed I always looked old. :p What do you mean Taz?

To be honest Taz, I think that the only difference is that HMS affects only the joints, EDS does joints as well as skin, muscl healing weakness etc. The bendyness of my joints gave me HMS diagnosis. The hernias, funny looking scars, high palate, too long "wing span", etc shifted it to EDS...

Hi Taz, I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (basically put the body doesn't make collagen properly). You? I've been so bad this week I've just undone last week's good work! :sigh:

At least some of them are honest enough to admit they're doing it all for fame... I can't stand them that court the media etc then complain about the intrusion! They chose to do it that way! The Beckhams are a prime example! At least good old Katie is blatantly a media w***e!

Mmmm chips! Takeaways are the hardest to resist!

I always figure as long as you recognise you were "bad" and don't put back on all you've lost (which in some of our cases would be impossible with just one blow out....... but fun trying lol!!) then you actually weren't all that naughty. I knew one friend who would fall off the wagon by only a...

I just think the reality stuff has been done to death, and sometimes feel really uncomfortable with what people will do to be on TV.......... that sounds really odd! :s

Thanks all! How do I get one of these great Tickers??! Oh and a silver 7? (fingers crossed I might need a couple!)

The weather is going to be FANTASTIC! I can feel it in my bones! Take it from someone who's been battling the Health System for years.... jump up and down and keep bugging them and they will see you faster! Always tell them how it is on a bad day, and never make light of things... it's a...

With 3 days to go I expect you're getting really excited!? How've you been doing?

Hi Elle, I get married the day before you, and have read your diary with interest. I hope you're having a good week. How's the back? I have a stupid medical condition that makes my joints very sore and it's a pain in more ways than one when you're trying to shift weight! Do you know why your...

Hello! Getting married in April 2011. Second time lucky! Last time I went down the aisle squeezed into a size 24.............. this time.... it's a pink, slinky size 12! 249 days to lose 41 and 1/2 lbs Anyone else share the same date?:D

I wish they'd get rid of the audience in the first audition stage. I miss the acapella auditions with just the judges. I just love cringeing at people who so obviously can't sing! (I'm evil and nasty!) Oh and I hate BB and I'm a celeb etc.

That's brilliant! I'm doing it on my own too, haven't been to a meeting since I lost the first 24 odd lbs. If you do HAVE to eat something (I'm a binge eater) here's a couple of things I do, one is rather gross (sorry!). I either eat anything I can with zero points. Mainly carrots, tomatoes...

What a fantastic first week! :D

Hello again all! I've not been on here since last July, my bad! And it shows... my weight has climbed again! Now it's 249 days till I get married and I need to lose 44 and a quarter pounds. I had a good start this week with 2 and 3/4 off, and 4 trips to the gym (I'm disabled so it's tough). But...

If you cut the cheesecake don't the points simply leak out?

To anyone who hasn't posted pics yet, please do! The lovely comments from all these lovely ladies on here give you a real positive boost! And we've all worked hard to lose the weight......... if we haven't got it......... flaunt it....... so to speak!

Thanks, yes, I did lose it all on WW, dropping an average of 24 lbs a go, then getting bored being totally good all the time, and just learning to maintain it. I still have the binge sessions if I'm really down, but am now totally aware of exactly what I'm putting in and knowing the points...

You're a better woman than me to resist the cheesecake! I'd be justifying it by saying it was medicinal for the poor knees!

That Paella sounds lush, can you get the recipes online if they haven't got the cards in store?

Just read your diary. What a fantastic loss! Well done! Like you I reach for food as a comfort and it's one of the hardest habits to break! Brilliant!

Thank you all for your lovely comments! Trust me if I can, anyone can! Cos I'm the first to blow 75 points on crispy duck pancakes with a helping of profiteroles for afters!

Have you checked out the composition of your weight? There's a fair chance that you now may weigh the same but it'll be more lean muscle and less fat. ..... also have you taken your inches? All that running is bound to be making a difference!

The first two aren't me at my largest, nearly 20 stone (thankfully none of them exist!), they were actually me at just below 18 and I thought I looked good! They were in July 2005. The others are now...... forgive the expression on my face the OH caught me by suprise so I look as bored as...

It's been a while since I was on here, as ended up in hospital last October with holes in my stomach lining thanks to a some medication I've taken for years. The silver lining, I lost my final stone in that week.... not recommended! But have been battling ever since as anything that's any good...

Hello All! Hope you're all doing well!? For the last few weeks I have been up and down by no more than a few lbs, you know how it is, you get stuck in a rut and really can't be bothered. And I think a few of you knew I was really struggling with the body image thing. But, I've kicked myself...

Guesstimate and then add on a point for luck! Can't go far wrong there. You're doing great btw! The first week is always the hardest, you can't think of anything BUT food! Just remember to stack up on the zero point stuff... I love picking on carrot batons and cherry toms when I simply MUST...

I haven't actually been to a meeting since I lost my first 35lbs. But I'm sure I would have lost faster if I had had someone cracking the whip. So I would recommend finding a meeting near you. They do them mornings, afternoons and evenings too. Healthy weight loss is between 1 and 2 lbs a...

At least you realise you've messed up! Draw a line and move onwards and err... downwards! Have a great weekend!

Hi there Joanne, Just reading this post... you're doing really well, and you got your silver 7 in practically no time! I just wanted to say that I don't think you should be so harsh on yourself... going 7 points over (had to have a giggle, sometimes I've gone 50 over in a day!) ... think...

Wishing you every success!!!!

Poor you! I'm painting... and chasing the kids...swimming lesson for the eldest at 9am, me and the youngest in the water too..... so I'm kicking off the weekend in style with fish and chips (shhhhhhh!!!) don't tell anyone!! It is in my points!! As was the icecream in the park! Oh and my mates...

Stunning!

If it's zero points ....... buy it!! Lots of veggies, stack the plate up! Chicken breasts or those white frozen fish fillets, jazz them up with mustard/pesto/harissa paste/honey basically anything. And some tiny mini treat chocolate bars or curly whurlys (also keep them in the freezer)...

Did she shrink away to nothing with all that exercise!?

Well I think you should wear massive Bridget Jones support pants round him for the next month!! Or even better those Miss Mary of Sweden ones!!! (I seem to be pant obsessed at the moment! :o)

A couple of pounds is nothing to what you've achieved in your loss so far... use it to spur yourself on to have a fantastic loss this week.

Good Luck on your journey.......... everyone here is really really helpful and supportive! Are you going to count points or do the Core thing?

That's fabulous!!!! Stick at it!

Hey Emma....... guys LOVE tall girls... get those heels on! Love the dress btw!

Did mine at Boots today.... it's 29% which is better than average apparently! :confused: And apparently I'm not as tall as I thought either lol.... lost an inch in height as well as the inches off the rest of me!:confused: But it does show me that the weight loss I have is realistic...

You know.......... when I get nasty comments I tend to think, "Well... I can lose the weight, but whatever you do you'll still be an a***!" I know, sort of a variation on the "sober in the morning" quote of old.

Thank you. Even if you have the most awful day... like my 70 points in a day binge last week, I kid you not!! There is always a new day on your tracker! However bad it gets write it down. No point conning yourself! Wear your smallest knickers to the weigh in ;) I'm sure some of mine weigh...

I like to think of WW as a way of re educating your eating habits rather than a diet, per se.

What a fantastic start! SO good to have a diet buddy, nothing like a bit of healthy competition.

Hi all.......... thanks for all the replies....... hadn't thought I'd got any, actually, must have my mail settings wrong....... I'll have a dig for some pictures.... I have tried very hard to avoid the cameras, so they are few and far between! Been rather bad recently, but back on track now...

Wow! Well done on your loss........... that's some going for the amount of time you've been doing it! Wish I had some of your willpower!

Some of the tesco's healthy choices stuff have approximate points on too to make life super simple. I prefer roast breast of chicken and lots of free veggies and some bisto best gravy.... only the chicken has points!

:(This is going to sounds really really stupid, having lost 7stones and 3lbs.... but why can't I see a noticable difference? Why don't I feel any different? I'm only 4lbs off a healthy BMI and the top of what could count as GOAL, and I know I have lost 29 inches off my weight, hips and...

The frozen ones that are in the foil, the uncooked ones, are only 0.5 points each!

I make massive, and I do mean massive!, 0 point salads and pep it up with a bit of reduced fat feta or prawns or tuna and balsamic vinegar. Which makes a really filling lunch for 2 points. You'd be amazed at what you can do with all the 0 point veggies given a bit of imagination! I put chillis...

Just remember to write/track everything down! AND no cheating.. no matter how bad you've been! Let's be honest... we're only lying to ourselves! My trackers are full of comments to ... good and bad... really good to look back sometimes, and to keep a running log on how well you've done...

Well done for a great day today!

Carol..... you said in your post yesterday that you don't know how he does it, puts up with the weight going up/down... it's simple..... he loves you for you, not for the size of clothes that you wear! Anyone can lose weight if they really put their mind to it.... and I say that cos if I can...

Hope you're all doing well..... Been having a bad few days.... TOTM and tonsilitis and sinusitis..... sort of a double edged sword.. put on 3lbs fluid retention... and now had 2 days where I can't eat... not even the lovely double fat full of points icecream! Wishing you all a great and very...

I think I just lost another stone just thinking about what you're planning doing! How many bonus points do I get for getting a blister on my palm.. making flat pack furniture.. honest!!!!

Thanks guys! Hope you all have really good days! Off to do some Bums and Tums... ouch!! :(!

Yes unfortunately you're only allowed to eat 12 bonus points a week! "Aim to earn more than you eat" it said. Initial weigh loss on WW whilst doing lots of exercise is also usually less that those who don't exercise, go figure! So don't be disheartened if you don't get a massive first week...

1lb off............. that's 7 stone gone now lololol!!

LEAN CUISINE® New Products Closest thing I could find on Paninis.. looks like 6 or 7 each, but of course there's the cheese! Get hubby to be to do WW with you, men get more points anyway! And it's extra hard when he eats what you can't. My OH has been doing it with me for 6 weeks now, and lost...

Wow! Well done!! Must feel fantastic to be so close! Will you call goal at the top of your range, or keep on trucking for a bit? Mine's between 12'6 and 9'13 (can't even envisage the latter at nearly 5'10 I think I'd look awful!) but I'm aiming for 11'7......... or to be more accurate, I'm...

A WW restaurant would be a fantastic idea! Particularly as someone who doesn't eat out very often, sometimes there is a feeling of being a little bit of a killjoy going for the option that fits within the points rather than what I actually fancy! BUT..... it isn't always going to be this way, is it!

Funnily enough I went to bed with the same thing..... AND 2 black magic chocolates! I love this diet! WI tomorrow....... well today really, as I'm up to my usual middle of the night wandering. Hoping that today the scales read 12stone something for the first time since 1995!

I started on 28 points a day way back at the beginning of my diet.. and couldn't work out how come I could eat more than my friends who had less to lose.. but it takes more calories to run a larger body on a daily basis, hence the less points you get the further towards your goal you get. Not...

I've learnt to get a real buzz out of being able to "still have my cake and eat it" so to speak! For example...I'm now down to 21 points a day, but ate 32 on the Bank Holiday with a gorgeous meal at my Mum's.. safe in the knowledge that I could "atone" for it later. I need to "find" half a...