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Last weigh in for me tomorrow keeping everything crossed for a good final week :) Sent from my GT-N8010 using MiniMins.com mobile app

Well all I can say is I'm in your camp this weekend :( the bf and I got rather drunk on Friday getting through a whole bottle of jack daniels and at least a bottle of full fat coke :( although we did sort of make up for it with plenty of body magic! Lmao! But yeah ive gone well over syns this...

Lmao! Well she's in bed now so I'm guessing she's blowing the covers off! Lol Sent from my HTC Desire using MiniMins

WTG hun - least its something to look forward too next week :D just need half a lb which is a piece of cake (probably literally in my case! haha) Well I've just had a bowl of my chunky veggie soup and I must say its already had some sort of effect - although not on me but my daughter! But...

Well I'm a gooner so I don't mind talking football - although I'm not gonna mention last night :flamingmad:

And yay finally managed to get a pic on my avatar doodad! That's my other half and my daughter :D

Haha - I think most men would be with you on point one!!! As for football - it depends entirely who you support! Gearing myself up to make some yummy chunky soup after work, even converted my 7 yr old daughter to it (not that she needs to slim down, if anything she's underweight for her age -...

Ohhhhh please! I'm parched! Working on the phones gives you a really dry mouth :/ As its a virtual coffee, can you make mine with skimmed milk, topped up with a dash of Baileys, whipped cream on top with a flake stuffed in it??? :D

Nooooo, don't be silly - I don't do work whilst at work!! When else am I going to get time to play on facebook and talk to you lovely ladies!! Ohhh and man! hehe

Ooohhhh you're brave!! :D lol AAaaaarrgggghhhhh I can't get facebook to work!!! What am I going to do at work now?? Please tell me I don't have to actually do work???? :O

Haha I love your thinking! I'm another voddy gal and my bf has just said to me why don't we go to the pub on Saturday after he's been paid! We had an amazing time a few weeks ago and tbh I can't wait to go again, but I probably had 4 or 5 doubles (could well have been more! I lost count!) So I...

Good luck hun, I'm desperate for a 3lbs loss on Monday next week just so I can say goodbye to the 24's finally! Sent from my HTC Desire using MiniMins

Hi guys, wondered if there was a spare chair for me in here? I started at 25st 4lbs in mid Jan and now weigh 24st 2lbs as of this morning. Hoping I can break into the 23's next week. So I'd love to hang out here for a while if that's ok? :) Sent from my HTC Desire using MiniMins

Lmfao - trust you corky! Think you were the only who spotted that and commented on it! Lol but yeah it was a nice if slightly stupid mistake to make! Haha Sent from my HTC Desire using MiniMins

I'm dense and can't count obviously!! I have in fact lost 1lbs this week so even better than I thought! :D

I'm dense and can't count obviously!! I have in fact lost 1lbs this week so even better than I thought! :D

Ok I'm dense and crap at Maths!!! I weighed in this morning but hadn't updated my online tracker doodad so thought I weighed in at the same as I was last week - just updated it and realised I have in fact lost a lb!! Woohoo!

Morning girls :) Sts for me this week but I'm very happy with that as I've been a bit naughty and not been even close to 100% aiming to rectify that this week and would love to lose enough to get me into the 23's Sent from my HTC Desire using MiniMins

Stayed the same this week, but happy with that. Sent from my HTC Desire using MiniMins

Stayed the same this week but happy with that Sent from my HTC Desire using MiniMins

On the biggest loser in the US, I think they have either 1200 or 1400 cals a day, but they have a 'treat' day once a week which is the day after wi day where they have an extra 500cals, it means they supposedly kick start their metabolism as well as have a treat plus they have all week to work...

I struggle with the 1/3 sf at times, but as Roziee says if you have loads of mushrooms or onions or tomatoes in something then you're good to go! Had a gorgeous shepherds pie on Friday courtesy of my fella and god the amount of veg he chopped up was obscene but once mixed in with the meat and...

Morning girlies :d Corkey don't have an outfit in mind as yet, unfortunately being a size 28 (for the moment at least!) I don't have a great deal of choice. I live in tracksuit bottoms and tshirts so anything will be a change! The bf wants me in a dress or skirt or something like that...

I had issues when I went for my last smear, it had to be repeated several times, first time they lost the sample, 2nd time they didn't take enough cells and the third and final time (within about 2 mths of each other) I had a very nasty case of thrush so that's seriously put me off but I will be...

Bet its been a while since anyone was on the 23's sofa, but hoping whoever was on it last left it all nice and tidy as I plan to be there soon! Probably a good bit of dusting to do but then that'll be good exercise! Lol! Been invited to a friends wedding on sat 19th may and is love to be...

In a bit of shock this morning - think my * week (or nearly month!) has finally finished!! woohoo!! Only thing is now I can't go rollerblading with my dog or any of those other things they say you can do in the advert! lol

Haha, not yet but ya never know! At least there's no one else here to witness it! At least there is one desirable consequence of over eating beansprouts - although I'm hungry and really fancy a chinese, cos my stomach is jumping all over the place I won't be having one!

Haha - I too have a soon to be ex husband and a bf who seems to spend more and more time here - although he's also my own personal 'dietchef' (no paying £60 a week to some weirdo off the telly for me thank you very much!) but I'm at a loss tonight, no bf and my daughter has gone to her dad's, I...

Pinch punch first of the month and no returns! :P

Holy Moly! According to that I need to eat over 3500cals a day just to maintain my weight! wowser! whats even scarier is that if i've been gaining weight i've been eating more than that regularly, considering 1lb=3500cals!!! :doh:

I've been on it for 8mth now and most of the time I love it and tbh even though I've been on * week for 3 weeks I don't get pains or mood swings or anything but just a really light bleed that goes on for blooming ages! Thankfully it doesn't even affect my body magic with the bf Lmao! (sorry...

Yeah I'm good thanks guys :) without going into too much info (in case you've just eaten! Lol) because of the type of Pill I'm on I'm not actually meant to have a * week but as it effects people differently I get a * week every 3 months or so but it usually lasts longer, and so far ice been on a...

If you love retro sweets have a look at aquarterof dot com (not sure if I can post links!) I know I shouldnt be talking about all those but by god they all look good!

Sorry I've not been around much but been mega busy and tbh I've not really been in the mood for dieting as had a bit of a cruddy week. Despite all this I've managed to lose the 2lbs I gained last week so back up to 15lbs lost in total

Lost the 2lbs I gained last week so back up to 15lbs lost in total.

Lost the 2lbs I gained last week so I'm happy with that, back up to 15lbs lost in total.

Unfortunately gained 2lbs today but its a new week and I refuse to dwell on stuff like that.

Also gained 2lbs today but as I was away, didn't track, didn't drink nearly enough fluids hopefully I can turn that into a nice loss next week :) Congrats to the losers today :)

Unfortunately gained 2lbs this week but didn't track anything as I've been away. Definitely know what I need to do this week!

Been extra good today, only had 4 syns all day and had loads of sf, despite this I'm having a 'fat' day, I actually feel really fat today, not bloated or anything just fat! Still this is the end of the week for me and I WILL be drawing a line under it and starting afresh tomorrow. One thing I...

Trying to stay positive today but went on the scales this morning and I've gained 2lbs. Hoping it doesn't translate to a gain tomorrow but if it does I'm gonna draw a line under the week and reassess. I know this week I've not tracked 100% and I've not drunk 2l of water everyday either so I'll...

Yay!! Well done Corky and well done Vicki :D Nice losses there

Morning all :) had a great night last night, a lot of the stuff I had for dinner had been altered to be sw friendly, like cheesecake using philly and 0% fat Greek yogurt although there was so much veg with dinner we never got to eat the pud! Did a quick sneaky peek this morning as I've not been...

Good evening all :) Finally back home! So glad to be back away from all the snidy comments from my folks, they've even started on my daughters height whilst I was there this time! Shes a proper lanky beanpole, one of the tallest in the year and really slender (lucky mare) and my father...

Darn it I missed all the photos! Well I'm back home tomorrow evening and boy will I be glad! No more listening to 'you can't have that ur on a diet' and I can finally get some body magic in ;) hehe

Lmao! That literally made my lol! And I'm sat on train back from Charing cross with people looking at me like I'm weird (nobody say a word!)

Happy Valentines day to everyone although I'm not celebrating it today as I'm not with my significant other till the weekend which is when we shall celebrate. Tonight I'm having liver and Bacon (one of my all time faves and something I've not had in a very long time!) with loads of veg and new...

Lol no I didn't have to, but I've done all that hiding food before so I've decided to be 100% honest when it comes to food this time round and to hell with the consequences! Lol!

Just come back from dinner with my friend, had grilled chicken with Pilau rice, loads of sf veg and a 'sundae best' ice cream. I know I probably shouldn't have had the ice cream and god yes have my parents given me an earful about that already, but I haven't seen this friend in over 5 years, and...

Haha, think I may have to! God they're driving me insane seriously, not sure I'm gonna make it to Friday! Only thing I have to look forward to is plenty of body magic over the weekend ;) lol (won't have seen him in almost 2 weeks!)

Afternoon ladies - managed to sneak on my parents pc whilst they're napping downstairs and my daughter is engrossed in her ds!! As expected I've had my dad on at me all weekend so far and I'm tearing my hair out!! Siobhan has a pack of buttons yesterday and offered me one, I accepted only to be...

Morning all I'm recording a Sts this week as I'm not at home, hoping for a massive loss next week though good luck everyone xxx

I'm recording a Sts this week as I'm away for the week. Good luck all xxx

Congrats on the losses guys :) As you may remember I'm at my parents all week and thought I didn't have scales that would weigh me. However mum has new scales which do go up high enough but as I don't know how they compare to mine exactly I'm recording a Sts this week (even though according to...

Was a bit peckish after work this morning so just had a mug shot, one of the syn free ones and Omg is was delish! It was the spicy sweet and sour one, yummmm!

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Roziee - mines on the 18th :) You've gotta love phones and predictive texting, I sometimes look at this great site called damnyouautocorrect dot com - oh god that thing has had me in stitches before!! My bf sent me a text earlier - obviously been auto corrected and neither he nor i know what...

Awww thanks - but no thanks, I'll have a raincheck till the middle of April when its my birthday :D (probably won't end up doing anything but I might buy myself one of those diddy little Me to You birthday cakes :D )

Oh god I was in the council office the other day and it was so embarrassing as the seats had arms and not a lot of space between them. I couldn't fit in the chair so had to perch on the edge :( I'm always having to check seats to see if they have arms as I probably won't fit in them :(

Think I may be overdoing the sf for my tea! Lol. Having loads of veg in a stirfry with a salmon fillet followed by chopped fruit salad with a muller light. Yummmmm

I do the Rosemary Connelly one - well when I can be bothered! I'll be honest I'm holding off on exercise this time, different tactic, I'm waiting till I start to plateau at around 2.5 stone and then hopefully kick start it with some exercise. I'm thinking that way I'll stay motivated - plus it...

Corkscrew you're on! I'll help u get to 4st 1lb (and more) if you help me get to 3st! I just had a pasta n sauce for lunch - one of the syn free ones - with a side of sf veggies plus a cpl of mini babybel lights for my calcium. Not got much sf left for tomorrow but I've promised my daughter a...

You guys are awesome xxx I'm just watching a show from,last night I think called confessions of a nurse and there's an overweight woman with loads of bed sores and ulcers, its really upsetting to think that could be me in 20 years time or so if I don't lose the weight. Tbh although I've...

Thanks sweetie, really appreciate it :) I don't have a lot of SF in at the moment as I didn't buy much cos of going away on sat. I do have a stir fry in the freezer though so might do that tonight after my daughters gone to bed (shes not hugely keen on stirfrys, mainly cos i put loads of chilli...

Having a really bad week food wise just wanna eat everything in sight, doesn't matter what it is I just wanna scoff it!! Tried to be really good yesterday but got stuck in town at lunch time and had to buy something for lunch, ended up with a sarnie from Boots which was about 300 cals so not too...

Ohhhh I'd love to be 10lbs lighter by the end of Feb - but I'm going to aim for 6lbs which will mean I've lost a stone and a half this year :) Also puts me ahead of target for the 6stone for the year! woohoo!

ditto peacedove - might be why i only lost a lb this week :/

Haha, not limited to the weekends ;) although after tomorrow I'm not seeing him for 10 days so will have to find some other body magic for a while!

Noooo you can't have him, I'm chaining him to the stove cos that was blooming gorgeous!

Mmmmm bf is cooking me egg fried rice again and its smelling blooming lovely! Making me really hungry!

I could take them with me but don't really want the extra weight. My parents will definitely make sure I stick to plan, if anything annoyingly so! My dad, who has no concept of dieting is always saying things like are u sure that's allowed, u shouldn't have that much pasta, eating chocolate...

I'm an online weigher so don't go to the meetings, but I didn't know that u could go anywhere to weigh in so I'll pass that on to my mum when she visits me.

Got a question for you all. I'm away next week at my parents and their scales don't go up high enough so can't weigh in there do you think I should weigh in early on Saturday before I go, or just record a Sts next week and weigh myself as normal the following week but acknowledge its 2 weeks...

Thanks guys, already feeling loads better and finished the course of steroids, just hope the cold weather doesn't flare it up again! Just sat here now waiting on my Tesco shop so I can start to prepare stuff for the week. Got a question for you all. I'm away next week at my parents and their...

Lost a lb this morning :) happy with that as I wasn't expecting a loss :)

Lost a lb this morning - happy with this as I've been ill and on steroids this week which I thought would affect my weight loss :)

Morning all - lost 1lb this morning, very happy with this as I thought I'd gain due to the steroids and the fact I've eaten like a horse!

I love my commute, depending on where I am in the house, I'm never more than about 20 feet from work lol (ofc its a depressing thought too)

Hoping I post a loss tomorrow but I'll be honest I'm not hopeful. It was my daughters bday this week and I took her out for a curry and had a bit of her cake (only a small piece but still) also I've been ill this week and on steroids (asthmatic) so I'm not hopeful but you never know :)

We've got maybe 2 inches? It stopped a fair while ago and hoping it vanishes before I have to go home. My daughters at her dads for the weekend, but I know her cousin was also stopping for the weekend so I'm sure they've had fun. I'm just sat here messing about on my phone waiting for the bf to...

Starting to get a bit concerned myself about how I'm supposed to get home from the bfs tomorrow with all the snow. Still trying to persuade him that a snowball fight would be awesome exercise particularly as I can't stop eating tonight - damn you steroids!

Haha, what you trying to say Roziee :p and snow is a good excuse for a warming cuddle ;)

Ahhh ok, yeah I used to live that way just outside dudley town centre. Yeah still coming down here, although im over cannock way atm at the bfs. All I can say is thank god I convinced him to go shopping last night rather than wait til today! Hope it doesn't affect the schools on Monday.

Ohhh where in the west mids are you? I'm in wolverhampton and yeah we've got snow too! Not enough for a snowman yet but getting there!

Lmao! It's great exercise ;) good clean fun! :p

So we're now at the bfs house and I was good! Currently cooking some chicken up and having a sort of healthy own version of a mcchicken sandwich! Put loads of spices on the chicken and got some brown rolls to have it in. Just have to forgo the traditional mayo on it. Loads going on here...

Haha - yeah another of my mums sayings, Be good, if you can't be good, be careful and if you can't be careful buy a pram!!! Mmmmmm stew and dumplings... drool!

Haha - yeah as my mum would say, don't eat that it'll get in your insides!! I'm still in work atm and don't finish till 8, then we're meant to be going to his house for the weekend so havent really got time to make anything - however we do need to stop at Tesco's on the way so I may make him buy...

Ohhhh the bf is talking about getting fish and chips!! Noooo must.... have ...... salad......

Yeah travelling by train and hoping so yeah, but the fittings booked in for 2pm and its not essential for Siobhan (my daughter) to be there as obviously kids dresses aren't as fitted as the adult dresses so whilst it'll be good for her to be there, not 100% essential - but fingers crossed all...

She is excited about being a bridesmaid but I haven't told her about the dress fitting etc yet - its booked in for 2pm on the first sat of half term and we won't even get to my parents till 1pm after travelling from the West Midlands down to Kent so its gonna be tight anyways and I'd hate to...

Just had a text from my future sis in law (brothers fiancee) she asked my daughter to be a bridesmaid a few months ago but because we live so far away we were wondering how we'd do all the fittings etc. Well apparently she's managed to sort something out for half term week when we're down near...

I've just realised I may get a gain this week :( I've been ill this week with a nasty cough and because I have asthma the Dr gave me steroids to get rid of it. Unfortunately one of the side effects can be weight gain, I'm hoping it won't affect me too badly as its only a short course but we'll...

broadsbean - I'm loving your Feb goals! Although I'd be lucky to complete 4-5 hrs of exercise in the month!! (Unless you include *ahem* bedroom exercise! ;) ) Might inspire me to create some specific goals myself :)

Mmmmm bf has made me tuna pasta - not very exciting but I can smell it from downstairs! I'm still at work and don't finish till 8 :( and I'm staaaaaarving!! Could literally eat a horse atm! Forgot to say I had fruit for brekkie and a ham salad sandwich for lunch which is all free, tea will be...

Wow I've missed a load on here! Had to go back loads to catch up! Had a lovely meal out last night, was a little naughty but tried to keep it to a minimum, did have a masala in the end but it didn't have a lot of sauce with it which is good, had a massive load of boiled rice and no naan breads...

I'd have been peed off too - I mean fair play he's lost weight but all he's doing is a sensible eating regime not a specific diet, so surely he's paying his weekly fees for nothing??? Wonder if he got referred by his gp for free? Can't believe he admitted it as well, tbh I think I would have...

Nice one hun - thank you! And weirdly just as I posted previously about wanting an at home syn free curry recipe, one of the pages I 'like' on facebook (Slimming World Member Support for anyone interested) just posted exactly that! lol

Well thankfully looks like they sorted it! Apparently some kind of issue on my employers end so I was paid about 20 mins ago - thank god!! I know I'm only part time but basically it pays my rent! As for the curry I'd love a recipe for a syn free curry but tomorrow we're going out - it was...

Hope everyone has a great day :) I'm starting on a bad note, was supposed to be paid today but its not appeared in my bank account. Work are trying to say its my bank but I'm not the only one who hasn't been paid and we all bank with different banks! Hoping they can work it out cos I'm seriously...

I have faith hun, good luck to you and all the Tuesday weighers :) Btw nsv's can be anything from dropping a dress size to being wolf whistled at in the street! Lol! So don't forget to share those nsv's girls, they could make your week :d

Ouch! Really doesn't sound good hun hope you feel better soon xxx

Wow this was like I'd written that! My ex husband was the one always asking if I should be eating that, whereas my boyfriend is currently in the kitchen cooking us a stirfry! I'm dreading half term week as I'm taking my daughter to see my parents and my dad is the same - 'u can't eat that on a...

Thanks guys - really appreciate it, feeling quietly confident but apprehensive. On a bit of a positive note, the day I started SW I took all my measurements and thought I'd do them again today, not a massive change on most (tbh probably just the way I was holding the tape measure or something)...

I just looked up my old info from when I did WW in 2010, I lost 38lbs in 8 mths. This sounds kinda good but considering I know I lost a stone of that in the first month (as I have done so far with SW) you can see how it goes downhill from there. I'm seriously hoping that when I get to 2 stone...

Yay well done Sarah too - its the day of the 3lb losses :D

Congrats Bron on your loss and I must just say, loving all your shinies :) and your goal targets! I'm not quite brave enough yet to set myself set date targets but may do once I've lost a little more and settled into the plan more :) Sorry I wasn't around much at the weekend, had a bit of a...

Morning everyone :) Lost 3lbs this morning - that makes 1stone in 3 weeks! Yay! Got my 1 stone sticker too so happy with that. Hope you all have a great day xx

Just weighed in and lost 3lbs :) got my 1stone sticker and only 10lbs to go till I hit my Easter target (although I may amend that as I get closer! lol) Good luck everyone today :)

Lost 3lbs this week, as I only have one more WI till V day I've decided not to alter my final target so I'm done - lost the stone I said I would :) Arctic_blonde_n_g 10lbs (5lbs lost - 9.5lbs to go) Babymama 14lbs (0lb lost - 14lbs to go) BuzzyBee 14 lbs (1.7lbs lost - 12.3lbs to go) Cai - 5...

3lbs off for me too today - got my 1st sticker, and have now beaten the Valentines Day challenge! Moving onto the Easter challenge - 10lbs to go :D

Haha you sure you don't work for them ;) lol I have tried most sweeteners and can't stand them - sorry! I do have the half spoon though by them which is like half sugar half sweetener, thats ok

Hmmm not tried it with banana - have to give that a go next week - thanks for the tip :D Do you have it with milk as well? Or just dry with banana?

You're totally right! Decided I'm gonna have low syn days over the weekend which is always a little hard as I'll be at my bfs and he's rubbish for keeping fresh food in the house! (Well fresh food that you'd wanna eat, ie stuff that doesn't have fur on it!!) I switched my usual weetabix with...

Well I'm sorry I've let the side down tonight, feeling absolutely terrible tonight and just couldn't face cooking so ordered take out - tried to keep it as healthy as i could but I'll be honest, it wasn't too good :( Tbh I've had a few things I've had to take care of tonight but I'm planning on...

OMG!!! Thats like 18 stone or sommat!!!!

Just to add my two cents worth - I cannot believe that the black team voted Laura off!! I know the other 2 had made a pact or whatever but seriously she was the strongest of the lot and they are gonna seriously struggle now! Tbh I think Gerrard should have gone home a long time ago, far more...

Some amazing losses again today :) and so many of us so close to a nice shiny sticker too :D

Hope you guys hit your mini challenge of getting your first stone off this week, personally hoping to join you - just 3lbs more to go till I get there!! Congrats to everyone who's lost weight today some amazing losses!! Long may it continue.... wonder when we'll have lost 6st as a group?

Good luck hun - hope you do well :) as to TOTM a lot of people say its due to the fact your body retains water on the run up to and during that week. I always used to find my weight loss drastically slowed during those weeks and could quite easily put on anything up to 4lbs even though I'd eaten...

Well its my daughters birthday next wednesday and we're all going out for a curry - my treat, so thats a little thank you to him. I'm sure I can do some cooking or something for him at the weekend too :)

I just feel a bit bad cos we've only been together 7 mths and he's kinda been thrown in the deep end of being a dad type of thing. I jokingly said he'll have to play dad next week and he looked a bit scared! Hopefully he can help with the food side of things too just need to make sure I order...

Found out last night I've been put forward for another load of training at work which means a little more money per hour :D Only problem is the hours of the training, I have to do 2 days of 8am-2pm, then 5 days of 2pm-8pm :( Real pain in the behind when it comes to school run times etc. Luckily...

Sorry Roziee - didn't get a pic but it tasted great, as I said we ate it with home made special egg fried rice type thing with a load of veg in and I am full to bursting point! Had so much food today and only ate 9 syns and most of that was sugar on my cereal and sugar in my tea!! (I don't drink...

Well done you :) and to Sally too :) Just cooked that chicken up Rozie - looks nothing like yours (lol) but tried a little bit and tastes lovely, albeit a little less spicy than we'd have liked. Bf is gonna do us an egg fried rice to go with it with a load of veg in it (I suppose more of a...

Well as my bf is a chef he kinda had his own idea on how it should taste! haha! he's added in loads of stuff to the mix, some tandoori spices, some garam masala, pepper, chilli flakes you name it! its sitting doing its thang in the fridge atm and we did it last night so should be nice and...

Awww not good hun :( Just so you know Rozie - I've made your tandoori chicken for tea tonight :) its currently marinading in the fridge :D can't wait!!

Hey Rachael I'be got a load to lose too, and started sw 2 weeks ago (lost 7lbs first week and 4lbs today) I need to lose at least 10 stone. I've pulled out of so many events due to my weight including my brothers fiancees hen weekend which is in June of this year. All her friends are skinny...

Yay us! :gen126:

Yay - figured out how to add the sticker :D http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-off-topic/212695-sw-award-stickers-your-signature-3.html its about half way down that page

Lost another 4lbs this week so thats 11lbs in 2 weeks - hope it carries on like this, might look half decent come next Xmas!! lol

Lost 4lbs this morning so I've amended my target to 14lbs by vday (was previously 10lbs) Arctic_blonde_n_g 10lbs (4lbs lost - 10.5lbs to go) Babymama 14lbs (0lb lost - 14lbs to go) BuzzyBee 14 lbs (1.7lbs lost - 12.3lbs to go) Cai - 5 lbs (3lbs lost - 2 lbs to go) Chill11 - 14lb (1lb lost-13lb...

Lost another 4lbs this morning so very happy :D a_new_me (0lbs lost, 20lbs to go) Alsmum (1.5 GAINED, 30 to go) Angiem - 30 lbs (0.05 lbs lost, 29.5 lbs to go) Artic_blonde_n_g - 20lbs (4 lost - 16 to go) benji55 - ? (0 lost - ? to go) BlondeGem 18lbs (0 Lost - 18 to go) brummie 20lbs (-2lb...

Just updated everything - 4lbs off for me this morning :D very happy today Quick question though for those who have the sw 'stickers' on their signatures - how do you get them there??

Good for you hun! Nice to see such a positive outlook :) Good luck on finding yourself a new job and who knows it may be the best thing that ever happened to you xx

Right then girlies (and guys too - but I'm not sure we have any in the group? I may be wrong so don't yell if I am!!) If we're going to be all trying something new everyday, how about we all share our favourite recipe to give others some ideas? Try and get our own little recipe book going? I'd...

Ohh get good idea about the syns, I'll be honest and say u can't remember mine without looking on the pc, but I think about 10 or 11 but not had dinner yet. Kinda dreading my wi tomorrow I've got a really funny feeling I will have gained but hey Ho onwards and upwards (or rather downwards...

Ohhh like the idea of a new recipe. I've got home from my bfs and found a nice surprise on my doormat, this months slimming world mag! Only problem is my bf appears to have nicked it to check out the recipes and which ones he can prepare for me bless....

Sweetie, we've all been there, if you go back a few pages you'll see where I collapsed and gave into temptation. Tbh coming on here let me know I'm not alone and neither are you Xx If you can draw a line under this week and pretend you're starting for the first time on Monday (or whenever your...

I sometimes wonder if my daughter is actually underweight, she's a proper lanky bean pole! I hope she continues to be slim all her life and my constant dieting doesn't affect her detrimentally :(

Ohhh I know the feeling, my daughter was 9lb 10. She'll be 7 on first of Feb and I think I may have concentrated too hard on making sure she gets a balanced diet and not really bothered with mine! Lol!

I don't wish to add fuel to the fire, but I have never ever eaten or drunk that much dairy/fibre a day, even when I was pregnant and I have a very healthy 6 yr old. Personally I would find it very hard for example to have 375ml of skimmed milk a day as other than a cup of tea I rarely have milk...

Wow Congrats and good luck! I'm hoping that next year I might be able to do the race for life, even if I just walk it. I'm not gonna attempt it this year, nowhere near for enough! Lol! Ok I've got what may be a really dumb question. I'm basically doing extra easy every day, but do I HAVE to...

It was just low fat not 0%, bless him my bf is trying so hard.

Is the Greek yogurt free?

Oohhhh nandos yim! I'm apparently having a sausage casserole with new potatoes, followed by low fat Greek yogurt with some frozen fruit (well hopefully not frozen anymore ) lol. Does that sound ok? We're using quorn sausages, and there's a shed load of veg in it like leeks, carrot, swede so...

I am an online member but only since last Monday and tbh not had a huge any of time to look at all th recipes, there's tonnes! Had a look at the snack one as tbh that's probably my downfall, not having something 'naughty' to snack on and ending up eating something proper naughty!

Oh I so need to sit on this forum for a good few hours and go thru all the recipes on here! Some of the stuff you guys are having sounds amazing and the most adventurous thing I have is stir fry or tuna pasta!

Rozie yeah we love curries - I think my 6 yr old would live on curries if she could! Honestly any recipes would be gratefully received especially syn free ones!

Well I'm only on week 2 of sw so not been too adventurous so far, basically pasta in various forms and stirfrys in various forms. Had a jacket potato the other night now I finally own a microwave! I'm not a good cook I will readily admit that, think I'm too lazy which has been half my problem...

Oh hun that's awesome I'm definitely trying that next week! Getting my shopping delivered on Monday so I'll add some ff yogurt and spices to the list. Just saw a recipe for diet fanta chicken sounds lovely but mentioned it to the bf and he was like ewww no ta, don't mix diet pop with anything...

I do like things with a bit of a kick but not too much, think I may make a small test batch to start to get the quantities right. Again another stupid question, do you cook it on the hob or in the oven? I think maybe I need the instructions written down! Lol I'm not a very intuitive chef at all...

Omg that looks lush! Oohhhh you're making me hungry! Any tips on which is a good yogurt to use? Also this may sound really thick but I'm not much of a cook, is tandoori masala just the spices you get from the supermarket ? And you just add what you want to taste?

Ohhh do you cook the tandoori before you freeze it? Or how do you do it? I like the sound of that one.

Sorry but I need to have a venting session. Got to my bfs at about half 6 and we've barely said 2 words to each other cos apparently he's really tired which is fine. About 10 mins ago his mate arrived which is kinda normal. He watches big brother so he's put that on (bfs mate this is) then my bf...

What sort of things do you make and freeze? Id love to make up a load of stuff in advance. Just had another lovely stirfry cooked by my bf, did follow it with a choccie biccie but that's the only syns I've had all day :) Was thinking about doing a food diary but not sure I'd remember to do...

I know that feeling :( doesn't help its absolutely bucketing it down today :(

Never heard of them tbh - sound a bit weird if made with smash though :/ Are they free or ....?

Awww *hugs* doesn't sound good hun! I'm at work but ssshhhh ;) Already making headway on the ole water front for today, onto bottle number 2!

Oh god yeah deffo - would love to be trained by Bob and Jillian! Although I quite like the Oz one, wouldn't mind a bit of Shannan ;) hehe

Holy heckfire!! Wish I could lose 2 stone in a week!! 1 stone would be alright - ohhhh could you imagine a stone a week! How awesome would that be?!!

Well tbh I didn't think I could resist going into Greggs, so I decided instead to make myself a massive plate of rice, veg and ham and I'm going to walk to the shops later when Greggs is shut - therefore no temptation :D Oh and as well as that I decided I'm going to spring clean my...

Going out for a walk now, run out of milk so off to the shops - sounds simple enough except I have to walk past Greggs to get there!!! HELP!! Give me the strength to walk past without buying a gazillion cakes!!! *fingers crossed* Here goes.......

Sounds like a plan chick if you're ok doing it? Feeling a bit low tonight, always do when the bf goes home for a few days. Now feeling really angry with myself as I was really stupid and ate a load of junk, maybe 20 syns or more :( unfortunately this is how it works for me, I eat because I'm...

I just checked in my little doodad on the online thingy (yes I'm very technical I know!) and according to that the only Oat so Simple found in the healthy options section is the original flavour (you're meant to have it with one scan bran) and the rest are in the syns section - ranging from...

10.5lbs???? OMG Thats amazing!!! Congratulations!!! :happy096:

Here's a thought (don't know if this would work but worth a go!) How about someone on the first page edit's their post to include the most up to date list and then once a day or every couple of days they would need to re-update their post to include that days weighers? As I said just a thought...

Ugh - just got back from town, think this must qualify for my exercise for the day, carried a bedside chest home from Argos apparently weighing 13kgs :eek: my arms feel all wibbly and I'm shattered!!! Had my bf with me and made him carry home my new microwave, so yay I now own a microwave!!

Decided in the end to have beef in black bean sauce which is 5 syns and cooked my own noodles so stayed fairly healthy but haven't any superfree tonight as I'm just too full. Decided as well I'm going to try for a low syn day tomorrow and add in as many sf as possible to make up for today. Have...

Which porridge do you use urbanprincess? I love the idea of magic porridge unfortunately at present I don't own a microwave (haven't done since i moved out last January) And I've just remembered if mine and the bfs 7 mth anniversary today so I was thinking of treating him to a chinese - any...

Just wondering what everyone does for breakfast? I'm struggling a bit as previously I used to have Special K with skimmed milk for brekkie (have done for years!) but obviously its classed as a syn so would like to try something either syn free or very low syn. I do like porridge but currently...

Just found this thread so hope you don't mind me adding my details in, I started SW last week and was going to go it alone, but decided to join online yesterday after my first WI. Happy to report that I lost 7lbs yesterday after my first week - long may it continue!!!

Thanks Roziee I really appreciate it :) I also forgot to mention that my bf is an out of work chef so I've roped him in to help me with the diet! You'll hear me say a lot 'my bf is cooking us.....' He did us a chicken stir fry last night but instead of using noodles, he boiled up some plain...

Ohhh life stories time, ok well I shall bore you with mine: I've always been a big person, right from being a child, my mum used to love to bake - cakes, biscuits, pies you name it she made it! And of course being her only daughter (I have a younger brother too) I would help out which...

Yep was thinking about a revised target but I think I may cheat a little and wait until I hit the 10lbs one before extending it ;)

Welcome to the board Paula and other newbies :) (I say that like I'm an old member! haha!) Anyway, I've just joined SW online and finding it quite useful so far, my only complaint would be that when you put your items in for, say, your lunch it doesn't separate it with breakfast lunch and...

My 7lbs loss got lost in there somewhere :) abigailsmummy 84lb~3lb lost broadsbean 84lbs~ 4 lbs lost Bron 84lbs~ 7.5 lost Cariadfaith 84lbs - 0lbs lost Cheese lover 60lbs- 5lbs lost daisygrubber 84lbs -3lbs lost dory78 84lbs ~ 7lbs lost ecblack 312lbs - lost 9.5lb Elaine 84lbs ~ 0lbs lost...

Happy to report a 7lbs loss in week one of the diet, yay! Have updated below :) a_new_me (0lbs lost, 20lbs to go) Alsmum (1.5 GAINED, 30 to go) Angiem - 30 lbs (0 lbs lost, 30 lbs to go) Artic_blonde_n_g - 20lbs (2 lost - 18 to go) benji55 - ? (0 lost - ? to go) BlondeGem 18lbs (0 Lost - 18 to...

Ecstatically happy to report a 7lb loss on my first week so have updated accordingly :) Arctic_blonde_n_g 10lbs (2lbs lost - 12.5lbs to go) Babymama 14lbs (0lb lost - 14lbs to go) BuzzyBee 14 lbs (1.7lbs lost - 12.3lbs to go) Cai - 5 lbs (1lbs lost - 4 lbs to go) Chill11 - 14lb (1lb lost-13lb...

Hi guys, hope we all had a great weekend, mine was very busy - think I need another weekend to get over this one! Met my bf's brother and friends yesterday, was a little nerve wracking but ultimately a very nice day :) Tried to be as good as I good on the ole buffet, I was there as it was all...

Yay, that's the exact 2 packs I used to make my sorbet, used about a third maybe of each. Well done on your loss purpleroses, hoping I make my own personal Target of 2lbs this week (that means I am on Target to lose 2 stone by my birthday) At the bfs for the next couple of days and we're...

Ahhhh right hadn't thought about that regards to the smoothie - although tbh cos it turned into a sorbet I didn't eat a huge amount - way too cold for that! I've refrozen the rest though in a couple of small containers, maybe thats the way forward if I do it again, make a load and chuck it into...

Yeah id had an idea of making some tuna pasta before I went, so that might be my saving grace lol. Just had lunch and thought is make myself a nice fruit smoothie with some fruit I had in the freezer. I blitzed it all up and added a muller light to give it some creaminess except I didn't let...

Feeling a bit better today, not as stressed out about it all, although feeling a bit bloated which is kinda weird considering the amount of veg i ate yesterday! Thinking I may join SW online on monday just till i get the hang of it, see how i get on. Regarding the syns can I sort of bank them...

Is it ok to have no syns? I've been told that I should try to eat all my syns (admittedly this is by friends on the diet and not by a consultant or anything) so would I be ok not to eat any or all of my syns? Its just I'll admit I'm struggling to use them all

Ooohhhh decisions decisions! I wish they did an introductory thing or something where you could use it free for 24hrs or so to see if it was any good and then buy the packages after that. I didn't hesitate this much when I did WW online but then I did get the first 3 months free and only paid...

ecblack - when you want to add yourself or change ur details you just copy and paste rather than hit quote, then change the bit that needs changing :) If you don't mind me asking what bits of it weren't detailed enough for you? Thing is, like Bron. I can't get to a group - the only ones near...

Bron (and anyone else who does SW online) what sort of features does it have? I'm really hesitant to spend £60 on something when i have no idea what its like. For example the WW one has a thing where you can put in ingredients for a recipe (eg a cake or muffins or something) and it will tell you...

A diary? Well I've got one I write down my food for the day in, but I'm guessing you're not talking about that!! :p Is it one of the many features on here I've still yet to get round to looking at? :o

Thanks hun I appreciate - and you might have been right about needing a wee!! lol! I have to admit having this forum to come on and be able to talk to people who either have the same issues as me or have had them in the past is a life saver, after reading the last posts I went to the fridge for...

Sorry for being in a downer, first week is always hard and without anyone here to really talk to I guess I'm feeling a bit low. Plus I found out my uncles funeral is tomorrow and I can't get to it :( Unfortunately because of work I can't get to any of the meetings so I'm going it alone which...

Having a bad day today :( Stupidly had a little sneaky peek on the scales this morning and was kinda shocked with what I saw, according to the scales i've only lost half a lb. Now I know half a lb is still in the right direction and I'm only half way through the week but previously I've lost 6...

Congrats to those who've lost today :) Hoping to join the ranks of the 'losers' on monday :D

Omg that's amazing well done! Any tips for me I'm still in week one and need all the help I can get!

Hi Clare Just wanted to say I do exactly the same as you - I've done so many diets over the years and I lose maybe 2 stone, feel great but then it seems to grind to a halt. I'll lose 1lb one week then gain 2 the next week, then lose 2lb the next week and so on and so on and never really seem...

Just had a delish home made sf veggie soup, basically opened my veg drawer and chucked a bit of everything in, added some chili flakes to give it some kick...... yummmmm... definitely had a shedload of sf today, just need to eat some syns now :d

Just to clarify is it the Tesco Light Choices Crumbed Ham? or the wafer thin ham? or would both be ok? I do all my shopping online so need to make sure im getting the right one! lol!

Ok I have a question re:syn values, once again I'm getting conflicting info! How many syns are there in ham? If it makes any difference I've been eating Bernard Matthews wafer thin turkey ham, but to know if the own brand stuff is the same would be great Thanks and have a great day everyone...

Ohhh I didn't know that about the syns, does it increase the heavier you are? Does that mean I'm allowed 40gg or something? ;) :p I get up at 7am every week day morning and lie in as much as I can at weekends! Lol! I think I might make some soup tomorrow and I've got a recipe for some...

I've got plenty of fruit and veg I can snack on but nothing else, any suggestions?

Wow rozie, that sounds amazing already! Down from 84 to 78lbs, sounds so much better than putting it in stones, way more manageable and seems to drop quicker too. Must be a psychological thing. Brushing your teeth sounds like a good idea, not going to bed as yet, need to have my biggest loser...

Struggling with a chocolate craving atm. Not seeing my bf till Saturday so once my daughter is in bed I'm all alone which leaves me wanting to eat junk. I've just had some jelly to try to stave off the cravings which has just tipped me over my syns (im on 16 today now) but kinda struggling with...

Well done on ur loss nettie :) Just had a pasta salad tea, so my sf is lining up as follows: Melon, Beansprouts (x a million - I love these lil guys!) Cucumber Green pepper Satsumas x3 Apple Broccoli Only 1 lil bit of exercise today - blame the bf for that! Lol Still a bit peckish so might...

Thanks for that sugarplum :) I'm thinking maybe I'll try going it alone for a bit cos I think that I'll get the support I need from you guys and so far I've found the syn values I need from this site which is great! Btw the stirfry was delish! Although as my bf was preparing it I kept trying...

I've just had a quick look online and it looks like its £60 for 3 months of the bronze membership or you can pay £65 or £80 for silver or gold (silver and gold gets you 7x SW mag over the year, and gold gets you the books) Does seem a little pricy but I guess I'm used to paying WW prices which...

Roziee if you don't mind me asking how much does it cost a quarter? I'd like to have access to it but don't have a lot of spare cash. I work from home on the phones as a customer services rep for a company called sensee. It doesn't pay a huge amount but it means I can spend more time with my...

A couple of people have mentioned syns online, is that part of the sw online thing that u have to pay for? I'm going it alone but wonder if its worth the money to do it online? And do you have to renew it every few months? Or how does it work?

Finally started my diet today, had a good day so far, just waiting on my bf to cook me a fabby stirfry, if I can keep this up hopefully I'll be posting a loss on Monday :)

Can anyone clarify for me that muller light yoghurts are now free of syns on SW? (except the cheesecake or cherry underlayer ones) I seem to have a bit of conflicting info regarding this and don't want to make a mistake this early on!!

Thanks for all the support so far guys, I can honestly say I'm feeling really positive right now so gonna try to hang onto that feeling for as long as possible. Unfortunately just had a bit of a hurried lunch, my shopping didn't arrive till around half 12 and once it was all put away etc it was...

Morning all Just wanted to start off by saying thank you for all the lovely messages yesterday, I was feeling a bit down in the dumps and really wasn't looking forward to having to explain it to a 6 year old either, but we got there and with only minimal chocolate usage! Feel a lot better...

Not a great way for me to start my diet, had some bad news this morning, sadly my uncle passed away overnight and unfortunately as I have such a bad relationship with food and use it as an emotional crutch all I want to do is eat chocolate! I know technically I can cos I don't officially start...

Lily42uk I keep rereading that link, still so much I need to get my head round. I'm so used to ww and having to count everything I need to check to make sure what I'm eating is in fact free! (or has however many number of syns) I'm sure it'll get easier once I'm used to it :)

Thanks roziee I really appreciate that :)

Well I've never done sw before so its kinda new to me, but also up until Jan last year id always dieted with someone, either my mum when I lived at home or the past 9 years my (soon to be ex) husband. So I'm kinda going it alone for the first time. I can still talk to my mum about it obviously...

Starting the diet on Monday, ordered loads of sf foods and stuff to make lots of yummy soup but tbh I'm a bit nervy about starting it but I really need to get on track and lose loads this year. Fingers crossed it all goes well and hoping to post a nice loss next Monday :)

Hi all I was wondering if I could possibly join you? I have a lot more than 6 stone to lose :O (in fact just over double that :eek: ) but 6 stone would definitely be a great start :) I'm not starting till next week though as I'm going it alone on Slimming World, never done it before so need my...

Just wanted to say thanks for the welcome and hi to everyone :) good luck on your prospective diets and hopefully we'll all be dead skinny come next Xmas :D

Hi all :) I'm Helen (or Dory, depending on how ditsy I'm being! lol) 33, separated with a 6 yr old girl. I lost around 3 st with WW in 2010 but then I had some bad news at work at the end of 2010 combined with my husband telling me he thought we should divorce at xmas 2010 so during the first 6...

Hoping I'm not too late to join this as I really need some motivation. Never done SW before but definitely a veteran of many, many, MANY different diets so decided I'd try SW as a good friend of mine had great results on the Extra Easy plan last year and to be honest has been a huge inspiration...

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Hi all I was wondering if I could join too? I'm not actually starting (or rather re-starting) my diet till next monday as I want to make sure all the temptations are out of the house otherwise I know I'm setting myself up to fail! I've also never done SW before so need to make sure I get my...