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Oh heck, this is not going well. Finding it really really hard. Must get my head in the right space as at the moment I am just snacking on rubbish and not getting very far with the diet at all. I wonder if it would make a difference if I said out loud that it is MY wedding that I am going to...

Finding it quite hard at the moment. Havent managed a full week on the diet yet. Will start again tomorrow. Things just keep cropping up. Must try harder! EDK Sent from my GT-I8190N using MiniMins.com mobile app

It is going ok so far I think. I am not quite totally doing Slimming World as I am still in the process of training my partner into what is healthy and what is less so - so there have been a few slightly off-plan dinners which he cooked. But he cooked, so I am not going to complain! EDK

Day 1 completed and I did ok. Feels good to have committed here to the diet again. I even resisted a cookie with coffee at a friends house, and garlic bread with dinner tonight. I rock. EDK

That answers my question too, thanks - time for breakfast now then,... EDK xx

OK...Day 1 Weighed in this morning at 12stone 7lbs. Which means that I actually have 2 and a half stone to lose not the 2 stone that I thought! Oh well...taking it slow - little by little, pound by pound. Starting as i mean to go on with a mixed fruit salad for breakfast. I havent ever really...

Hi Kazrace, I am a reception teacher, and I am also dreading going back to work tomorrow. It is the staff room that is the hardest - I think I will have to avoid it really as there are always biscuits, cakes and sweets. Good luck to you! EDK

So, I am going to a wedding in May of next year and it is really really important to me that I don't look like the beached whale I do at the moment. The last wedding I went to was my brother's and I lost over 4 stone that time to get down to 9 stone 11. That was 3 years ago and since then I...

Hi all...so this is my food diary. I have basically got 3 months till my graduation and I need to lose 2 stone by then...or at least as much as I can. I will be mainly doing green days. Monday 28th July B. 40g All Bran, 5 cherries, skimmed milk, cup of tea, glass slimline tonic. Any help or...

Hi everyone, can I join you all on Wednesday to weigh in? I keep on trying but failing to stick to it...but I really want to do it this time. I have 2 stone to lose and I would like to do that by November if I can as its my graduation then and I would like to be skinny in my graduation photos...

Hello peeps Does anyone know whether you can count a Traidcraft Geobar as a Healthy Extra B selection on a Green day? The website says they are 6.5 syns each - but it would be good if they did count as a HEB! Thanks muchly ED Katy xx

Hi there...can i join in with you guys again? 1st weigh in this Saturday for me... I am a returner...got 2 stone to lose...hopefully by August. Fingers crossed. Katy X

Nah...turned out i can't do both CWP and a PGCE so have gone back to swimming world. The other slight issue was the fact that as i don't have an income at the moment other than a student loan its all a bit too expensive. Oh well. Katy Xxx

Although i really really want to lose this weight it is so difficult to stay on track and also do this course. I may by a woman but i actually find it really difficult to multi-task, and doing a PGCE whilst committing to CWP is really hard. I know this sounds pathetic, but that's the cold hard...

Yeah...i feel really determined to lose this next stone. Would like to do it be end Feb...but that might be optimistic. Should be going for a run today but am not feeling great so sticking with SS+ today and will give up to step 2 tomorrow. KT X

Lost 2lbs...actually probably more as i could well have put weight on over Xmas! So close to that next stone marker... Moving up to step 2 as cycling 20 miles a day on sole source was a bit much!!! Just trying to decide what my food will be this week! KT X

Counting down to weigh in...nervous!

School girl error #1...went shopping when very very hungry...walked past bread isle...spotted fruit bread reduced to 19p...before i knew what i had done it was bought and eaten. In my rather lame defence, i am about to run 3 miles and for the next 2 days will be cycling 20 miles per day to...

Today was much much easier than it has been. No money means unable to buy anything in uni cafe therefore no temptation to resist. Classes from 9am - 4pm meant mind fully occupied during day. Chores after uni took me to dinner and a run this evening stopped me wanting to snack. Then a...

Weigh in for me is Saturday. I had a wobble over Xmas so this is week 2.

Just realised its going to be easier from tomorrow as i am back in uni and therefore busy all day. Also, marathon training starts tomorrow which can only help! Looking forward to it being a bit easier...

Yeah ok...it will be easier for me from tomorrow as i am back in uni so busy all day. Plus my marathon training starts tomorrow...which can only help. Good luck for the rest of your week. .when is your weigh in? KT Xxx

How's it going Sarah? Hope you are ok.

You can do it Yvonne! I have got really bad PMT today...so its going to be tough!! Such a foul mood! Had porridge at home and am now having a black coffee and a fizzy water in Pret...breathing in the smell of freshly baked croissants and convincing myself i wouldn't really love one!! KT Xxx

The new lemon bars are so scrummy! Determined to stay on it this time...have GOT to lose the weight...

Feeling pretty good...

It seems to be going ok at the moment...

It is so tricky to get back on track...so much temptation. Reasons why i want to lose weight *to get back into my clothes *so that it is easier to run *so that i can like what i see in the mirror again *to feel like me again *so that if i pluck up the courage to join match.com i won't have to...

Well i have had a good Xmas...plenty to eat. Start again tomorrow...

Well that didn't really work out for some reason i put weight ON this week(1lb)! Oh well...i am still 11lbs down from the start. Going to have a couple of days now to have a Christmas and then get back on it 100%. KT X

I am sorry to hear about your dad...hope he gets better soon. Weigh in is tomorrow. Don't think i am going to lose any this week though...

Hi Brutus, hope you don't mind me posting. I can empathise with what you say about using food to get through the tough times...i am the same. Sounds like you are in a positive frame of mind though...well done. Katy X

This feels like the longest week ever...

I caved in...ate the cookie and the mini mince pie...they were abso-bloody-lutely fantastic. But i feel bad now for doing it. Went for a run this morning to try to make up for it...turns out its quite hard to run when doing sole source...am bloody knackered now...

Chuffed with self...was given a mince pie and a Christmas cookie today and they have gone straight in the freezer for when the diet is over.

Hungry...

Everything ok today so far...just off into town for some Christmas shopping. Wish this cold would go away though...

Can't believe i forgot to eat at lunch time today! Weird...

Four weddings and funeral, Bridget Jones, or any other rom-com....ugh, who needs all that romantic crap!! KT X

Hi Sarah, hope you are doing ok. With the hot drinks remember you can make the shakes with hot water...i particularly like the cappucino and the hot chocolate made that way. KT X

Hi Sarah, buddying sounds a great idea. All became worth it when i weighed in today...12 lbs off!!!!! Won't get anything like that next week...i will be surprised to even get 1 off, but its a great incentive to keep going!! KT

Yep...this hard. Really hard. Feeling totally sh*t and needing food. Quite grumpy too.

One day to go...but am beginning to question the decision to start this before Xmas...have had to miss out on 2 Xmas meals and a Xmas night out with friends already. KT X

Urgh...got a cold and now feeling rubbish. But pleased with self as stuck to cwp despite that. One day left till weigh in. I definitely feel as though i have lost weight!

Feeling quite sad and lonely today...normally this would be a cue to get a tasty snack...not really sure how to cope with the depression without food...and because i can't find comfort in food at the moment i am feeling even sadder. I guess this is what i was talking about when i said i had to...

Doing better today...3 days till weigh in...getting nervous...i will be gutted if i don't lose.

Hurumph...all i can think of at the moment is food...determined not to give in this early though...

Hello everyone! Day 3 is going OK...I am drinking tons and tons of fizzy water and herbal teas and so far haven't been TOO hungry. I keep on thinking about what it will be like to be back at my target weight...I am really looking forward to it. Luckily for me I don't have a family to feed -...

Hi all, Today is day 1 of my return to Cambridge Diet. I did it a couple of years ago and lost just over 4 stone, but 2 of them have gone back on as a result of various things - mainly me eating too much and reducing exercise due to increasing work load. So am really pleased to be back at it...

This isnt working for me...loads of weight on. I am returning to Cambridge Diet. Good luck everyone. Katy

Hi all, Thought I might try weighing in on a different day to see if that helped - and Friday it is. Can I come and hang out here with you guys please? I have about 2 stone to lose, and am combining dieting using SW with calorie counting. This is because if I just do SW I tend to overeat...

Right, I am on track and on count down to xmas. Would really like to be 10.5 stone by then. Not really sure what i weigh now so am not sure whether that is achievable or not - will be weighing in on Friday morning so have a week or thereabouts to kick start it. I have a 10k race tomorrow, and...

Oh my goodness me...what a disaster. Uni is going well and i am sticking to the running schedule but dear oh dear oh dear...the eating has gone all to pot. No idea what i weigh...been putting it off as i have been such a pig. Back to it from Monday though...friend here for weekend so can't...

Hi all, i lost just over 2lbs this week which i am pleased about. Puts me in the next stone down too...homeward straight. KT X

Fingers crossed for everyone this week...I have been on plan all week pretty much and have done a bit of exercise so am really hoping for a loss. KT Xxx

Feeling good at the moment. Stayed the same this weekend, but was happy with that as last weekend was my birthday and my best friend came to stay so we celebrated with lovely food and drink. Am really committed to the running at the moment...did a 5 mile run today and am looking forward to...

Stayed the same ... happy with that.

I am going to be happy with a sts this week as i had a good birthday weekend last weekend!!

Hi Emma, lovely to see you here...how are you getting on? Really chuffed as this week it was 2lb off. Its my birthday tomorrow so i am going to have a relaxed weekend but get right back to it on Monday. KT Xxx

The weekend wasnt really as good as i had hoped for. I decided that as it was my last weekend before becoming a student again i would allow myself a few treats, forgetting for the umpteenth time that 'a few treats' so easily morphs into 'stuff your face'. Oh well, back to it 100% this week -...

Thanks Donna, eating enough is something I struggle with getting my head around, because it just doesn't feel right to eat more in order to lose more...I am going to try another week doing what I did last week and if I only get a pound again next Saturday I might start upping the intake! KT xx

Hmmm...only 1 pound off today. Still its better coming off than going on. I wonder whether i am eating enough? I have been trying not to go above 1200 calories...which seems like a decent figure to aim for. Oh well...will try again this week and see how it goes. If i don't lose much again i...

Morning Saturday dudes. After what i thought was a spot on week i have lost 1 measly pound. Still...its better coming off than going on. Its gonna take a helluva long time to lose a stone and a half like this though. Hurumph KT Xxx

I feel like i am having a good week...so far 4 days of not going over calories and doing all the planned exercise. I know its only 4 days but i feel quite confident...

So the week is going ok. I am getting into a routine which is what i really needed and am getting back to the exercise. Only bugger is that i have got quite a lot of lower back pain...not sure what that is about. Might get a massage see if that helps. KT Xxx

11.5 On the right track now. KT Xxx

Hi everyone...i once said i was going to become Saturday weigh in girl and then other things got in the way...but i am back now and ready to lose...can i come back?! Weighed in for the first time in a few weeks...am 11.5, at my lightest i was 9.11! oops. Could have been worse though. My...

Oh my goodness me, I had totally forgotten about posting here - which may be why I haven't really been that good lately. But the good news is that I have now moved house, am beginning to get ready for the start of my new course and have managed nearly a week...well 5 days...of being totally on...

Its amaZing...

Ah yes...its all gone a bit wrong recently. Starting again tomorrow. On the plus side...i have left work and am technically unemployed. No stress there then...!

Err...what's a home bargains? Is that in the UK? I've not seen one i don't think...

Loving the weather...

Thanks guys. I have bought the original variety...will look for the other sort next time i go tesco ! KT Xxx

Have decided to switch my weigh in day to a Saturday morning as i think it will help me stay on track for more days. Had lots of naughty things today but hey only one day...i am planning on a long run tomorrow. KT Xxx

Can anyone tell me if you can use Crackerbread as an HEB and if so...how many? Thanks Xxx

Hi all Saturday weighers...I've been doing Thursday weigh ins for a while now but think that Saturday will fit in better with my week...so if its alright with you guys...here i am! I am aiming for about a stone and a half off by xmas. But i am rubbish at sticking to a plan so i have been saying...

Going to be changing my weigh in day to a Saturday as it fits in better with my week. Good luck Thursday weighers i know you can all get there. KT Xxx

Went out last night with friends to the pub and although i only had one diet coke and a slimline tonic i still got the munchies and needed a couple of crackerbread by the time i got home. don't know what syns they are but can't be much...19 calories each so maybe one syn per cracker? Its...

Feeling quite fed up this evening which is making me want to eat. But i have eaten all of my calories for the day so can't have anything else. so bed instead hopefully i will wake up tomorrow feeling less fed up and more ready for the day.

Bloody hell...somehow i have managed to put on weight... But, i think this is one of those situations where the scales are not reflecting reality. i definitely FEEL like i have lost weight and my clothes are fitting better so i don't think this is just psychological. i think maybe i am just...

Sigh...seem to have put on despite trying really hard. Makes me realise that maybe i am not trying as hard as i thought i was and that maybe i need to be a bit more careful about quantities. Onwards and downwards...today is the start of a new week . KT Xxx

Good luck everyone Xxx

Weigh in tomorrow...I definitely FEEL as if i have lost weight...but not sure if i actually have. Xxx

I *think* this week is going ok...there have been a few days when i have gone over my calorie allowance but hopefully i should still have a weight loss tomorrow. I did the Race 4 Life yesterday. I was rubbish. I don't know whether it was because it was off-road on grass and was therefore uneven...

Ok here we are...week 2 of more resolve less fannying around. This is what today looks like: Breakfast: 3plums, banana 2nd breakfast...after cycling 5 miles to work: porridge made with water Mid morning snack: apple Lunch: tortilla wrap with laughing cow cheese and salad, chunks of cucumber...

As i suspected...today was a toughie. But although i have indulged a little...not as much as i might otherwise have done had i not been conscious of calories and SW principles. So, tomorrow is a new day and i am determined to keep on with it and get rid of this excess weight. KT Xxx

Struggling a bit today...had a very difficult long telephone conversation with my friend this morning and am now waiting on a visit to help him put back together the pieces of his life. But the whole thing is getting me a bit stressed and i turn to food when that happens. Trying hard to be good...

Ate quite a bit yesterday in the end. if i was just doing sw then it would be ok as i just ate fruit...but because i am trying to also keep track of my calories the fruit pushed me over. Still never mind...today is another day. Mind you...friend still in need of my counselling skills so may be...

I'm in a nibbley mood...and have been acting as counsellor to a friend that is breaking up with his girl friend...so feel the need of something to cheer me up... Looks like its more black coffee...

I have GOT to make this cake!

That's on my list for next week...

Mmmmm....beeeerrrr...

Hi Kate! I am going back to uni to retrain as a primary school teacher, and yeah i so quite a lot of running at the moment...did 2 half marathons this year. That's not to say doing a full marathon will be easy of course... I'll see if i can find you on MFP... Xxx

So...here is where i am at currently: Havent weighed myself in ages. Am going to do so next Thursday morning and get back to weighing in regularly. Seeing my brother over the weekend has really made me realise that I DO want to lost that stone and a half and get back down to target weight...

Ok...here goes....time to lose the weight....

Really looking forward to getting back to eating and exercising better...overdone it this weekend. KT Xxx

Am currently at my brothers house for the weekend. He has lost an amazing 2 1/2 stone and looks fab...what incentive to do the same when i get back....can't have him getting skinnier than me!

Ok, so i am clearly not in the right frame of mind for weight loss at the moment. So here is the plan... I am away this weekend visiting my brother. When i get back i am going to start again...using slimming world principles but basically just trying to eat healthy. I have sorted myself out...

Doing ok, i think. Slimfast seems easy enough. I am going to do it for the rest of this week - then i go away for the weekend and when i get back i am going to go back to Slimming World - its a money thing. Its just cheaper not buying the branded products and living healthily. Did a BMF...

Looks like there has been some good losses this week...well done folks. KT Xxx

Decided to weigh myself after all... 11:1.8 stone so put a pound on...not as bad as i thought and gives me a platform to work from. I feel like i am constantly restarting and then stopping. Must try harder... KT Xxx

Ooh, thanks for reminding me about that...I have joined it but forget to use it. i have just put in my food and am about right! Now just have to work out how to properly use it! Xxx

Day 2 of Slimfast. I have a feeling that my 600calorie dinner is more than that! I had a jacket potato (250?), with some borlotti beans (150?), 3 laughing cow light triangles (75) and some tabbouleh (200?) I don't have a reliable source of calorie values so most things are a bit of a guess...

Hi Kate! How's it going with you? Today: so far so good...food is fine and i have just cycled into town and back which according to mapmyrun is 14km and about 400 calories...seems a bit high that but I'll take it! Going to do a 5km run later...its a bit muggy at the moment so i am hoping it...

Thanks, that's what i thought...happy Katy!

Tesco are selling the snack bars and the pretzels at 27p at the moment.

Hi...does anyone know whether i could have a main course and a dessert? say, 500 calorie meal and 100 calorie dessert. Thanks...

Day 1. *Shake for breakfast. *Apple as snack 1 *Meal bar for lunch *Slimfast pretzels as snack 2 *Jacket potato with laughing cow triangles and a mound of tabbouleh for dinner *Slimfast snack bar as snack 3 Lots of water and black coffee...

Starting a short blast of Slimfast before a weekend away. Will then do it again next week before another weekend away... Xxx

Hi guys thanks for your replies. Starlight...what are the cheaper vlcd options...i only really know of Cambridge and lighter life and they are both too expensive...plus i don't have time to go to a consultant. Mini, thanks for your post and the link. I'll take a better look at the website...

Hi guys, I am going to start doing Slimfast...i have done Cambridge diet before and also Slimming World but the first is too expensive, the 2nd too slow. Have i got it right...as i understand it i have a shake for breakfast and for lunch and a healthy dinner of 500 calories or something...

Right...i need to get my mojo back. To do this i am going to revert to a meal replacement diet for a few weeks to kick start my mojo again. then i will come back to swimming world. I shall be trying slimfast. KT Xxx

Ach, it's all gone wrong AGAIN. Start again tomorrow...

Thanks everyone. Today has been tough...given in to a pretty stupid extent. Am going to BMF in a bit but i don't think that will compensate for the crap i have eaten. Oh well ... tomorrow is another day...

I find this whole weight loss thing so depressing. I weighed myself this morning and it appears i have put on three sodding pounds. i didn't think i had eaten that much this weekend. It feels like i can't just be normal. I mean its not like i don't do any exercise, i do tons, how can it be...

Did a 5km run this morning...27 mins. Sure i can do faster though. From a food point of view i have been pretty good...a couple of syns from some yogurt which turns out is not free and dinner was linguine with prawns. So the prawns and a dash of wine and oil as syns. Now listening to Punk...

Thanks sammi!

Made a choice tonight...went to a party and made the choice to just drink a little (2 glasses of wine) and not to eat tons. It was a BBQ so i had a couple of Quorn sausages and lots of salad. The off plan stuff i kept to a minimum...some bread, a few fork full of some fabulous brisket, and a...

I stayed the same this week...which is ok. I am determined not to give in this week...i find week 2 always the hardest and usually screw up. Which is why i have been struggling to get the stone off that i want. I have a big sign in my bedroom which says "you have a choice". It is there to...

STS this week...well it might be a loss as i didnt weigh last week because i had probably put on... So, still for 1 stone to go...need to try and stay focused this week. Seems at the moment i can only do it for a week at a time so this is make or break week... Good luck everyone...

Hi all, I am going to a party on Saturday, taking food is not a problem as it is a BBQ so i can take Quorn sausages and some pasta or rice salad. The question is...what drink to take. I want to be able to have a couple of alcoholic ones, but i want to stay within syn limits as well if...

Gah ... today it was pannetone in Costa...Grrr, get a grip Katy...

Gave in to the lure of toast yesterday...but hopefully not too bad...everything else was ok. Weigh in tomorrow...come on Katy. KT Xxx

Doing ok at the moment, ate quite a lot of fruit yesterday but managed to stay off the non-free food. Which was an achievement as i was really craving bread! Two days to weigh - in...think its going to be hard though - i am feeling pretty knackered and fed up with the lousy weather and this is...

Really pleased with myself...got out for a run yesterday and felt immediately better and more focused. I don't have any long runs to train for at the moment so am going to train for a fast race for life. I did one last year in 29 mins, and yesterday i did 5km in 27 mins so i would like to get...

Hmmm, not sure that eating 500g grapes in one sitting was a good idea! ok so technically free food...but going a bit over the top i think... Weather is pants here, need to go for a run in a bit but i know it will be hard work cos of the wind...still I'll feel better for it. KT Xx

Ok so yesterday i was 100% on plan. Porridge for breakfast, soup and ryvita for lunch, veg and cous cous for dinner. Snacks were fruit. Syns came from a hot chocolate. Exercise was BMF bootcamp in the evening. I WILL get back on plan. KT XXX XXX

Didn't weigh in today...I just couldn't face a big gain... I am starting again...again! I now have only 3 months until i start university and i would like to be 1 stone lighter by then...10 stone. its a big ask as i lose slowly even when i am focused...and i haven't been focused recently. But...

I was too scared to weigh in today! I am struggling to stay focused for longer than a week at a time, last week was a bad week so i am hoping that this week will be better. I have lots of exercise planned and intend to be 100% on the food. Well done to those that lost, comiserations to those...

How's it going? KT Xxx

Oh dear...i really don't know what's wrong with me. I have one week that's really good and then lose all motivation and the next week is pants. Last week was a good week so this week has been pants. I've eaten so much crap ... Sigh....maybe i'm just not meant to be thin. KT Xxx

A succesful week...bring on the next one. I have got a problem with the minimins mobile app though - anyone got any clues... now when i try to access it i get a message saying: "The remote server sent an unknown response. This could be a result of the forum software plugin being outdated or...

4.2lbs off, so am half way to removing the huge amount i put on over the last 3 weeks. Please with that but need to stay focused to get the rest and more off. I am now exactly a stone away from target... KT xx

This is the first time in a long time that i have accessed this site from a computer not my phone...it is so much easier!! LOL!! Anyway, I am really proud of myself for today. I have come to Norwich with my Mum and Dad, we are doing some site seeing tomorrow but mainly we are going to be...

Good day today... Porridge and pear for breakfast Carrot, celery, cherry toms and apple during morning Veg soup, 4 ryvita and syn free rice pudding for lunch Apple, orange and fat free yogurt for afternoon snacks Quorn Balti and syn free roast new pots, and an apple for dinner Fat free...

Oh i know that feeling so well...where you keep eating even though you know that you shouldn't and even though you don't really want the food! I've been the same over the last couple of weeks. Come on...we can do it...i know we can. We make a choice every time we put something in our mouths...i...

Oh dear oh dear oh dear... 8lbs on in three weeks. Starting again today. No more excuses. KT Xxx

I would love to say it was a good three weeks Kayla, but sadly it was mostly comfort eating! Still, things are looking better for the next few weeks so hopefully i can address the damage... Good luck everyone... KT Xxx

Definitely drawing a line... Was shocked, horrified, and ashamed to find that i have put on about 8lbs!!! Over the last three weeks. Now well back into the 11 stone bracket...sigh... So...this is it. No more fanying around. KT Xxx

Hello...just popping by to see if you are ok...hope everything is alright?

Today i have mostly been eating... 100% on plan woop woop! Breakfast: porridge with skimmed milk. Fat free yogurt Snack during morning: apple, celery, carrot, HEA cheese portion Lunch: vegetable soup, 4 ryvita, apple. Portion of sweet pasta pudding. Snack: grapes, banana, pack of quorn...

I'm going to ask a friend of mine to make them for me as he makes awesome omelettes so hopefully he'll be able to do these too.

Ok...will definitely weigh in this Thursday. It'll be a gain but at least i can move on then. Thanks guys. It'd be so much harder to do this without you all. Xxx

Oven on...pasta soaking... YUMMY ... defo making that again!

Thanks guys...needed that... :-D KT Xxx

Thanks Kate... Did some strong talking to myself last night and think i am back on track. Just eaten brunch and have a plan for the rest of the day. KT Xxx

Hmmm, well i just made these. Did them with banana and custard muller light. Turns out, however, that i am rubbish at making pancakes! I should have guessed as i am also bad at making omelettes! Just eaten a very weird scrambled egg pancake omelette thing! Tasted nice, but a bit of a weird...

Aggh i am one big screw up at the moment...can someone give me a virtual kick up the proverbial...i didn't weigh in last week because i didn't want to see a gain...intended to be 100% this week, but its just not happening...so cross with myself.

I am struggling big time at the moment...i just simply can't stop eating crap. Very frustrated with myself. I am trying to work out why i am not motivated at all. I didn't weigh in last week because i knew i would have put on and couldn't face seeing it on the scales. This week hasn't started...

Thanks for doing that Claire ... found it!

Day 1 of return to sw 100%. I don't think i was really really bad over the weekend, but i definitely over ate, so it will be good to get back to 100% again. Today is looking like this: Breakfast: porridge with blueberries and banana. Snack: carrot, celery, apple Lunch: pea and parsley soup...

Thanks for posting this again...perfect!

Hi all Someone in another thread mentioned that there was such a thing as syn free lemon curd, i can't find the recipe...can anyone post it again please? Thanks KT xx

I'm going to try these on Sunday!

Thanks everyone, i really really enjoyed it! Finished in 2 hours and 6 minutes which was a whole 8 mins faster than my pb, so i am very cuffed. Went out for dinner last night though, and had a lovely meal...not at all slimming world lol! I shall start again tomorrow , at the moment i am...

I haven't really been on plan for the last two days...haven't gone mad with eating, but allowed myself some treats. This is mainly because...today is half marathon day! Just getting up now for a big energy packed breakfast...it starts at 9am...

So far so good today: Breakfast: porridge with skimmed milk, banana. Snacks: 2 pears, 1 apple, reduced fat cheddar allowance. Lunch: green salad, rice and pea salad, grated carrots. These were from the canteen at work, so I am not 100% sure that they didn't have oil or dressing on them, but...

Hmmm, well today has been a blip, tomorrow will be back on the straight and narrow. KT Xx

Well done everyone...onwards and upwards...or should that be downwards?! KT Xx

Lost 1.6lbs. Phew. This week will be a MTH week...must try harder. KT Xx

These are definitely on my list of must try foods! KT x

Sounds good...and you eat sweet rice, so why not sweet pasta? KT x

I so need am ice cream maker...

Thanks Aji, that is so true. Start again tomorrow...

Damn it...not had a good day today. Sigh. Want so much to lose, but its so easy to over eat...

Hmmm, not feeling confident about tomorrow...

Batch in the oven as I type... ...edit: hmm, quite tasty. I added some oregano. I think it would be quite easy to eat a lot of these though, and that might count as food abuse! I'm going to keep them as a special treat rather than a normal food! Thanks for the recipe. KT Xx

Are these free? Sound intriguing...

Thanks, I'm going Tesco today to get ingredients...rice pudding, here I come!

That does sound good...trip to the shops for me I think. One question, what is Thai Jasmine rice?

Oops, a couple of biscuits sort of fell into my mouth! Going for a run in 50 mins, hopefully that will counter the excess syns! KT

Hi, just been reading...hope you don't mind. It sounds like you are working really hard at losing weight, so well done! Remember, you are doing this for you and noone else, so if you notice the difference, that's the most important thing...

Thanks Aji, and good luck for your weight loss! Tonight is tough. I am not hungry, but I am craving food. I have eaten quite a lot...mostly free. I've gone over slightly on syns. Sigh...don't think I'm going to be losing this week. KT Xx

Blimey, I'm knackered! Spent the day cleaning and cooking... Puy Lentil and Spinach Soup...made enough for today lunch and for the next three days...and syn free...I adapted a recipe from Hugh Fearnly Whittingstall's Veg book. Yummy. Then Roasted Veg lasagne, which is about 2 syns per serving...

Lovely walk today in a forest...about 7.5 miles I think. Last night I had 10 syns (phillie choc pot, packet snack a jacks). Today I have had a packet of quavers (5.5), and will probably have a phillie pot whilst watching silent witness tonight, so that will be another day at 10 syns...higher...

Hi! I tried to follow a program when I first started running which was walk and run alternating...like the couch to 5k program. But I didn't get on with it. So I just ran until I couldn't run any more, then tried to increase the time a little more each time till I could run about 20 mins, on a...

Thanks MissMunky! I still find it totally amazing that I have got into running...this time last year I hadn't done a 5k, was planning on the race 4 life and wondered if I could do it...now I am easily running 10k, doing half marathons and planning on a full marathon next...

Woo hoo! Thanks!

Ha ha...I mean toffee apple, not coffee apple!

Hi all, Can anyone tell me how many syns in the Weight Watchers yoghurts...the ones that have flavours like Strawberry Tart, Lemon Tart, Coffee Apple etc... They are fat free, so I am really hoping they are free! Thanks KT Xx

Hi there, I found Cambridge diet really easy the first time I did it, which is when I lost loads of weight, but when I put a bit back on and tried again it didn't suit me any more. This is because I do loads more sport than I did, and CWP just didn't give me enough energy, even on the higher...

Quite pleased with today...managed to limit the fruit to a banana with breakfast, an apple mid morning, mid afternoon and after dinner and a pear when I got in from work. 5 pieces of fruit...is that too much? Will try to keep at 5 pieces a day, like this for a week and see if it helps on the...

So far so good with back to basics. Except that I have already eaten my afternoon snack, so this afternoon could be long! Still, going for for walk round the block in a minute, and that will be distracting. I am not actually hungry, I am just bored cos I don't much like my job! KT Xx Edit...

Back to basics this week. And I am also going to pull back on the amount of fruit I eat as I am sure that will have an impact. Tomorrow looks like this: Breakfast: porridge made with skimmed milk, (HEB, HEA) banana Snack: carrot & celery sticks Lunch: homemade (syn free) onion soup, 4 ryvita...

Gollywog...I know what you mean about being disheartening, you just have to keep battling on though cos the alternative is no better! Hope you have a good week this week. KT Xx

Totally gutted...put on 2lbs. Going to go back to basics this week as I didn't think I did that much wrong last week and clearly I did! I had a couple of days where I was over on syns, but I do eat a lot of fruit and I was sure that that couldn't be ok...and it wasn't. So frustrating. I...

Urgh, today was hard work. And I am really cross with myself for not going for a run tonight. I am feeling fat and my belly looks bloated...probably from the teacake, so I am not holding out much hope for a loss tomorrow. I am going to definitely have a 100% week next week regardless of how I...

Thanks muchly! Struggling quite a lot today. Had a toasted teacake earlier...oops. I should really go for a run in a bit, but I am not really in the mood...I know it will make me feel better, its just getting out of the house! Weigh in tomorrow, pretty sure I won't have lost anything...in...

Long run done...not as long as I was going to do, only 9.5 miles not the 12 I was hoping for, but it was getting dark and the battery was running out on my mobile phone, and I use Map my Run App to record my routes, so used that as a (pretty lame) excuse to finish early! KT Xx

I'm not sure I'm going to lose any this week. Had one day of massive wobble, and all the others so far have been heavy on the fruit intake which I know is free, but for me I find I need to limit my consumption of fruit, or I don't lose. Plus, not as much exercise thus week Fingers crossed though...

Wow! Half a stone, that's awesome. Well done. KT Xx

Chickened out of a long run as the weather was so bad...did a weights session instead. Will do one tomorrow instead of boot camp. Food today has been ok...pasta for lunch, jacket potato for dinner, lots of fruit. No syns yet...nothing I fancy! About to go have a Sunday evening pamper...got...

Good luck with your recovery Lea, Xx

Well, ended up just running 6 miles, but that's ok...want to do 12 tomorrow. Just having a post run snack of some fruit and cashew nuts with a nice big mug of tea! KT Xx

Hi Kate, thanks for your reply! So, didn't lose as much this week but that was to be expected. 1.4 lbs. Still in the right direction. I didn't really do very well on Thursday or Friday though, so I am hoping that getting back on it for the rest of the week will counter the damage done! For...

1.4lbs off for me. But then I went and had a massive binge last night, so I think I'll be working all week to STS! Oh well KT Xx

Clothes are a bit looser, but have gone over on sins a few days this week. Weigh in tomorrow, so we'll see...

I am hoping for a loss, and my clothes are a bit looser, but I have had a few days where I have gone over on syns, and my fruit intake has been quite high which I just cannot believe is good. I have done a fair bit of exercise though so we'll see! Fingers crossed! Good luck everyone...

Just started to read "The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work" by Alain de Botton, for the second time. KT Xx

Hmmm, I'm getting nervous about weigh in this week. I don't feel like I have lost anything yet. And today I have eaten a lot of fruit. Also, I was supposed to go to boot camp this evening but was just not in the mood. Have settled down to read a book, but keep drifting off to sleep! So my...

It was a good weekend, I had about 11 sins on Saturday and 7 on Sunday. Ready for the week ahead. Katy Xx

So, today so far so good... Porridge and a banana for breakfast Pear and banana as snack Pasta with lemony lentils for lunch Natural FF yogurt with melon and apple for dessert 20 almonds as snack Pre-run carbs - an energy bar, I only have these when I know I am going to be running 10 or more...

Hmmm, well I ate quite a lot of fruit in the end today. I know its free, but I still think I need to ensure I am not going mad on it... Went out to friend's house for dinner. I almost never go out, so when I do I like to enjoy myself and not spend the evening worrying about weight and stuff...

5 mile walk, in lovely weather. Just had lunch: Carrot and pea pilaff. Celery sticks, 45g reduced fat cheddar. Muller light yogurt. I've also eaten a few pieces of fruit today... I know I need to drink more water, cos I haven't had much and I've done that walk...I'm going to rectify that...

So, last night I had a bit of a treat, but I'm back on it 100% now! I had a bread roll with dinner, then a packet of quavers and a freddo! Over on syns I know, but I don't feel too bad, as I had a good week and I know I can get back on it today. Going to aim for no syns all day today, as I am...

Yay! Thanks very much. Xxx

I have gone through loads but can't find the mikado thread on my phone... Just bought the Daim flavour in Tesco...can anyone tell me the syns please. I am really sorry to ask Katyxx

Thanks!

Hi, Can anyone tell me how many syns in a Freddo chocolate bar? Thanks! Katy Xx

So, weigh in this morning. I have lost 5lbs! Woop Woop! I am normally much slower than this on slimming world, so I guess its this much cos its the first week. Weight now: 10:12.6 Goal weight: 10:00.0 I also have my dream weight: 9:07.0! Thought I would set myself some interim targets...

Let's start it... I've lost 5lbs this week. And am in the next stone zone down! Woop Woop! It is my first week though...I'm usually much slower than this! Katyxx

Today has been good, I had both hexa choices for the first time, and it was nice to have a bit of cheese. This evening I have done boot camp, which I probably about 400 calories worth I reckon. Weigh in tomorrow...I am a bit nervous now. KT Xx

I was feeling confident, but now that its tomorrow I am not so sure!

Feeling fairly confident...should be a couple of pounds off I hope. Good luck all xxx

Oh my goodness...they are REALLY only 3 syns each? That's awesome...pass me the packet...!

9.6 miles ran last night! Today...knackered! Had 5 sins so far, but have also had a lot of fruit. Not sure I truly believe that fruit can be totally free. Spent the evening cooking lunches and dinners for the next 4 days! So that's me sorted till Sunday. Katy Xx

Today has been good, although I have eaten a lot of fruit. I know that technically its free, so it doesn't matter, but I don't want to stuff my face either! So far I have had 1 sin, and I have a choc chip cookie at 7 sins to have in 2 hours when I get back from my run. Just off now, aiming...

Yay, thanks! Yes I am really loving being back in control of eating. Fingers crossed for Thursday... KT Xx

What a bonus! Thanks.

Hi Thursday weighers, can I join you? I'm doing it at home and will have my first weigh in this Thursday...fingers crossed! Katy Xx

Hi all I have read a couple of threads now that seem to imply that you can split your HEx choices. Tell me more! I do green days, and have skimmed milk as one of my A choices, but rarely use the whole allowance...but I do love cheese! Can I take half the skimmed milk allowance and half a...

Today was actually easier than I thought it would be. I've had a few treats, but in total only 14 syns worth, so that ok. This is new for me...fully using the syns allowance, because last time I did sw I stuck to just having 2 syns a day...in my evening hot chocolate. So it will be interesting...

Urgh, got a feeling today is going to be hard. It's a beautiful day out, but I am feeling a tad under the weather. My running plan says 10 miles today, but I think I'll postpone that to tomorrow and go instead of boot camp. So far I have had my skinny porridge, a banana, an apple and some fat...

Well it turned out to be a 7.2 mile run, but that's ok. Today has been Skinny porridge and banana brekkie Grapes, an orange, two apples and a pear throughout the day Pasta with fagioli sauce for lunch 20 almonds and a shape delights yogurt (1/2 sin) Tea is going to be cous cous and roasted...

Ok, so properly day 1. Skinny porridge for brekkie, Throughout the day I have had 3 apples, a pear and an orange as snacks. Lunch and dinner was carrot and pea pilaff. Lunch was also a yogurt, although I just read that its not free...it has half a sin. And for dinner I had a banana with some...

Thanks everyone! Oh, what a good idea...buying the magazine! Going to do that this evening too! Good luck all! Katy

Hello everyone on Minimins! Its good to be here, I am hoping that being here will give me the accountability i so much need! I have started a diary in the Slimming World section, so please feel free to give me a kick up the proverbial whenever i mess up! A bit about myself: I am 36, have...

Ooo, just trying this out from my mobile, hope it works... Day 1 tomorrow... Looking forward to getting back into a plan and a pattern. Today I mostly did it: Bfast: 3tbsp porridge oats, skimmed milk Mid morning snack: pear Midday snack: apple Lunch: rice with carrots, onions and peas, fat...

I am currently at my parents house, and am having a good time, but looking forward to getting back to a normal eating pattern when i get home. I am cooking dinner tomorrow night for us and i am going to do a Slimming World meal, which i dont think they will mind and which will remind me how...

Hello all, I am new to this forum, so hello to everyone out there! I shall be starting on Slimming World diet on Tuesday (weekend with the parentals first), and am aiming to lose a stone to a stone and a half by June. I am not sure if this is possible, but i'm going to give it a go. I am...