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Thanks Newmonday! In struggling today. I'm really tired and I'm really craving stodgy and sugary food as a result. I've not caved yet, but god I'm finding it hard!!

Oh I've also been able to get out for a few family days out, and have been able to do some walking so I'm getting some exercise in too!

Well I'm pleased to report I've been sticking to 2000 calories since Thursday morning it's going really well. My stomach is definitely going down and today I even wore a non maternal top! Small victories!

Day one done! I've stuck to 2000 calories. I know this seems a lot, but it's a hell of a lot less than what I was eating when I was pregnant!

So I weighed myself again this morning and I'm 13st 1, so obviously weigh a bit less in the mornings. So I'll use this as my official start weight. I'm at the stage where I'm still losing a bit of water weight so I hope the first little bit goes easier. My husbands birthday is in July so I'm...

I'm Caroline and have just given birth to my second baby just under two weeks ago. I'm absolutely no stranger to dieting or this forum after battling my weight for what feels like forever! Since having my kids though I'm a lot kinder towards much body as well as more realistic about I want to...

Thanks! I have my scan next week and feeling nervous!

Hiya everyone, Can I join in here? I'm not new to SW or minimins at all! I'm 11 weeks pregnant with my second and I'm feeling fat, tired and lethargic! I'm desperate to get back to healthy eating! I'm struggling much more with this pregnancy and I'm convinced my weight and lifestyle is not...

Stackhead, I haven't eaten over 2000 cals yet just for my own weirdness really! I want to make sure I keep some kind of deficit and I am quite distrusting of my exercise calories being too generous. For me to eat over 2000 cals does mean a lot of exercise for me anyway so it wouldn't happen too...

Are you eating just 1500 calories or are you eating back your exercise calories as well (so having 1500 net)? Be careful with your exercise calories as you could be allowing for more than you've actually burned. Even when eating back my exercise calories, I will not eat more than 2000 cals a...

Hiya, I'm just starting back on calorie counting. I have between 1500-1800 cals a day depending on how much exercise I've been doing. It generally works out as 1500 cals net after deducting my exercise cals. I set this as my limit because it means I can still eat the foods I enjoy in...

There is nothing to stop you going to a new class, getting a new card and signing up as a new member. This is regardless of the referral voucher scheme. I don't know what the rules are if you wanted to use your existing membership and card etc. The referral scheme is just a voucher isn't it...

Willbeslimjen is right, what you lose in your first week is irrelevant. What you've lost after a month, six months or a year is what you want to concern yourself with!

There's no free food in them so use the 1 syn per 20 cals rule. About 3 per serving

Do you have a food diary we could have a look at to offer specific advice? What are your stats (sorry on my phone!), do you have much to lose? Are you having 1/3 superfree with every meal? Are you eating only when hungry, stopping when full etc? I've found to get the results I want with SW I...

This is spot on. The idea of having superfree is to use it to replace other food on your plate and reduce portion sizes. So by adding lots of veggies to your bolognese you would bulk it out so you eat less mince and pasta. It's not that you eat the same amount as you would usually and then...

If you find it helpful you can still weigh your portions of certain foods. I know there are some people following SW who will weigh out portions of pasta, rice and potatoes etc, although without counting the calories. I know what you mean about needing the support. This is one of the reasons I...

Glad you're feeling more positive. You could keep a food diary and as well as what you eat keep track of what's going on and how you're feeling that day. That way you can see what's triggering you to go off plan. It sounds like planning is something that helps you, I'm the same! When I'm working...

Yeah, they'll probably be more!

I have zumba on the xbox which is good. If you want ideas of something to try at home, you tube has loads of workout videos on there! There's some of the jillian michaels ones on there. The thing I'm finding with exercise is I have to make the time to do it otherwise I won't. So trying to...

I have eaten so much veg for my tea and now it's gurgling away in my stomach! Urgh! Not in for a good night's sleep tonight at this rate!

My OH is not a fan of bits either! He likes the weight watchers vanilla and toffee yogurts. The only other yogurts I know he will eat are kids ones that aren't fat free! I know that dairy is recommended for calcium, but there are some cultures that don't consume the same amounts of dairy we do...

Ps food diary looks fine. Are petit filous only 3 syns for two?! I keep pinching my LO's! Especially like the chocolate little deserts they do! Bad mummy!

If they were coming up as red or green then don't panic! Those foods are free on extra easy too!

Hi Kel, my boy is 14 months and I'm like you gutted I'm still carrying 'baby' weight. I actually lost all I'd put on when I was pregnant by the time LO was about 6 months but then I've put it all back on since going back to work! I've lost 4lbs in my first week this week so SW does work if you...

Totally agree with the above. The idea behind the one third superfree is that you put less of the other stuff on your plate because of it. It's not that you eat the same amount as you would before and then eat the third superfree on top of that. Most of my meals are half veggies. I tend to snack...

Good luck! Last night in work wasn't so bad. I did come home early though because it was so quiet and I was so tired! It was horrid dropping LO off at the childminder's this morning cos he got all upset when I left. I'm off today but wanted to have some time to myself to chill and now I feel...

That's a really good way of looking at it! Thanks for that!

Yup as patchwork puss says, absolutely nothing wrong with snacking if you're hungry! Choose superfree fruit and veggies to snack on. You could also save your syns for some snacky things. Pombear crips are only 4-5 syns a pack and fredos are 5 syns each.

Thanks! Hope it's a good week for you too!!

You're not an idiot. You did it and beating yourself up about it now won't make any difference. Try to think about what set you off on the binge, without being critical of yourself. Were you hungry, bored, fed up, tired, stressed, happy, sad, feeling complacent? There is a reason for it and at...

I disagree. You get a book in your starter pack which fully details the red and green plans. The pages in the extra easy book are coloured red and green for each plan's free food. The website and books also give syn values for all free plans. In response to OP, extra easy will initally go...

This week is going to be the real test for me. I'm back at work so back to my usual schedule of rushing around. I'm also going to be back to sitting around most of the day, with less opportunity to exercise and more temptation to snack and binge due to the stress of work and feeling guilty about...

Thanks denise! How are you getting on?

Superfree, superfree and more superfree!

Good luck with your wedding and weight loss! It is possible if you put your mind to it. Lots of superfree is the key!!

4lbs off for me this morning, 6lbs left to lose on this challenge!

4lbs off for me this morning on my first weigh in! Really chuffed! I'm aiming to shft 3lbs next week to get my half stone and be out of here next week!!!

4 pounds off this morning! Am absolutely made up!!!!!! Am now determined to get my half stone next week!

My OH doesn't know what size clothes he is in most places! Men's clothes are no different to womens, he can be a medium in one and an xl in another! This however is absolutely no excuse for my OH not to buy his own clothes! You do have a point though, if a bloke did this with a woman the world...

God yes! My stomach is flat when I wake up and by bed time I look six months gone! I reckon it's all the fruit and veg fermenting in my stomach!!

Jeanne has pretty much hit the nail on the head. We've all been guilty of saying diets don't work when really it's just they're not working as quickly as we would like! What I will say in addition to what's been said already is that I have found personally that there is actually little...

I very much doubt he simply he prefers you thinner. You say he's ok with his weight, are you sure? He could be feeling nervous and insecure now you're losing weight you might run off and find someone else, so is doing his best to reassure you. It could also be your own increased confidence as...

Ooohhh feeling nervous about weigh in now! Not sure how to judge how it's going to be. But regardless of what the scales say tomorrow I am sticking with this for the long run!!

I honestly believe it goes hand in hand with being overweight. I know in my case I have put my OH's needs ahead of my own. I should say it's not due to any pressure from him. It's down to the fact I'm insecure and feel that if I don't he won't love me. When in reality he doesn't give two hoots...

Don't cook two meals. My OH is a fussy eater and if he doesn't want what I'm making for LO and I he makes his own. I work shifts and wouldn't for a minute expect my OH to wait to eat with me. We just do what suits one another each day. As for calling you boring, tell your OH you can have a...

Thanks! Don't feel too positive today. Had a rubbish night last night, blazing row with the OH mainly cos we were both so tired! It carried on this morning with a screaming match. We've made things up now but I still just feel a bit 'meh' about everything.

Can I join please?! I'd like to lose 10lbs this month. I weigh in on Monday so technically have 5 WI's this month! Thanks!!

I feel like I've well and truely clicked with sw. I always worry I'm eating too much so today I tried a sucess express day. I've not eaten nearly enough super free for a SE day but all my meals have been about half super free. I've not been hungry and generally am feeling positive! I dunno how...

This is from my horoscope today and eerily describes how I feel! I feel like I'm making massive improvements with a healthier lifestyle yet when I look in the mirror I see nothing for it! Keep going is the message!! There is a change you have been longing for. In your mind, Taurus, it has...

Can I join in here please? I'm currently 12st 6, rejoined SW on Monday. I'm hoping not to be here too long, but I'm realistic and am happy for any loss TBH!

So full after my slow cooked chicken curry, rice and veggies! Was gutted with the curry though, smelt delicious just tasted a bit flat. I think to be honest it needed something fatty to cut through the flavour, like oil or coconut milk, but that's not really SW friendly is it?! I've got left...

That's fab! And so quick for the books! Good luck!

Thanks for your help!

I was on it for about 6 months after I had my son last year and I didn't really have any issues with it in that time. If anything I'm thinking of going back on it because I can't be doing with all the hormones! This is the longest I've not taken any contraception in a long time. We were TTC but...

I was thinking about just sticking with one lot of hex just to be on the safe side!

I'm thinking of giving Success express a go tomorrow, this is what I'm planning on having, does it sound OK? Breakfast 2 weetabix and 250ml semi skimmed milk HEA and B Bowl of Raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and grapes Lunch Salmon fillet with brocolli, carrots and green beans FF...

Thanks for popping in BeeBeeSee, you are right! It's about being happy now as I am, and I am making in roads with that too, making more time for myself etc. I'm glad you posted this today. I've been feeling a bit 'meh'. I'm annoyed with myself for letting myself get this weight again and I'm...

I've got a chicken curry in the slow cooker today and it smells sooo good! It's making me sooooo hungry! I'm taking LO out this afternoon thank god! Cannot sit in all day feeling like this!!!!

The best thing to do is go completely back to the start. It's easy when you get close to target to get complacent and start slipping back into old habits. I've also been guilty of having a bit of a freak out when I got to my goal weight with WW. I felt like for all I was thinner, nothing else...

Do you normally go to class and have weighed yourself at home? Cos this is probably the most likely reason for the difference. I weigh in 6lbs heavier at group than I do on my scales at home.

Have you tried red days at all? They're less carbs. Maybe also try less fruit? I've had problems in the past with eating a lot of fruit.

I feel like today has been challenging. I feel like I've been eating and picking all day. It's all been free food or within my syns but I still feel guilty. Old habits die hard I guess. I'm doing extra easy tomorrow and I'm nervous about it! Every time in the past I've done EE I've not seen the...

Personally if you have an existing pack I wouldn't spend the extra online to get a new pack. It's just not worth the difference for how different things will be. The basics of the plan haven't changed, the main things that will have are syn values and healthy extras and you can get access to up...

I'm the same with things like this! Was terrified of going back to class this week cos I was worried what everyone would say about me crawling back a stone heavier. It turns out no one I knew from before was there anyway! I'm so glad I went it was fine!

Thanks Rae Rae. I feel like I have to talk myself up and keep being positive to keep myself motivated. Setting the goals helps me cos I feel so crappy about how I look right now! Nothing fits! Where as I can say to myself if I keep going I can wear my nice clothes for our holiday and my...

He's 14 months so just a bit too young for play dates. He's used to other kids though, he's usually at the childminders with older kids and likes seeing his older cousins too. I just worry he's used to more amusement than I can give him on my own. I never thought I'd say this but I miss the days...

Well done!

I've just been thinking about goals. It's five weeks until my OH's birthday, so realistically I can lose up to 10lbs by then. We're having a little holiday at the begining of August which is 10 weeks away, so between 15 and 20lbs off is realistic by then. Our wedding anniversary is 13 weeks...

It's interesting you've said about coffee Denise cos I've often thought about cutting down on caffine. I drink loads of tea and diet coke. I'm sure it's not doing me much good, but I also don't know how I would function without it looking after the LO and working shifts!!!

Oh my god I am exhausted after running around after my boy today! Not sure how I'm going to manage another three days of this on my own! I don't think it helped I've had more carbs today - had alpen porridge syned for brekkie and used by heb's on sandwiches for lunch. I think my body runs better...

Why not have spag bol with a big salad or some veggies on the side The whole point of success express is to limit the amount you eat by having more superfree

Hiya I've recently re joined. I'm 12st6lbs and also aiming for 10st. Good luck!

Thank you so much everyone for the good luck wishes! Here's wishing you all good luck on your journey's too! I'm so glad I joined class today. I'm feeling super motivated. I've had a great day, eaten lots of tasty free food and not gone hungry at all. I've been so full from my meals I've not...

This is so true what patchwork puss has said, there is loads of choice on green! Eggs, quorn, startchy veg like peas and sweetcorn and you can also have things like nuts, seeds and extra cheese as your HEX choices. It doesn't mean just living off nothing but pasta.

At the end of the day it might effect your weigh in, but you can be prepared for that and know it might happen. And in the grand scheme of things what difference does one weigh in make? There's 52 weigh ins a year, one is a drop in the ocean! Put what's gone on behind you. You have control of...

Personally I think it's better to look at how easy it is to stick to in the long run rather than how quickly you can lose weight on it. I've given up on SW loads of times before because I've not lost quickly enough on it. But if I had just kept on plodding along at the 'slow' rate I wouldn't be...

It's fine. SW works on the basis of free foods rather than set portions. You can pick and choose between the free foods, so you don't have to eat things exactly as they are on the suggested menus. You can eat more or less of the free foods depending on your own preferences. They do suggest that...

Thanks Denise! Good luck to you too!!

I've just joined this morning! I've done SW lots of times though so am pretty familiar with the plan.

Hi Lisa, I'm starting out again and am planning on doing mainly red days. I don't really have an issue with pasta or carbs but I do personally find it easier to over eat on EE. I think lots of super free fruit and veggies not matter what plan you do seems to be the way forwards.

So I went back to group this morning. I weighed in at 12st 6lbs!!!!!!! I could have cried in all honesty! I'm the same weight I was about this time last year after I had just had my son and went to WW. I'm also a stone heavier than I was last time I went to SW. For all I'm gutted I'm glad I...

Thanks, you didn't make me feel uncomfortable. I find it difficult to talk about it all without sometimes feeling like I'm slagging my OH off. I also want to talk a lot more about how I'm feeling etc. But then at the same time I find it a bit strange letting others see that and comment on it.

Thanks Rae Rae! You're more than welcome to follow me on my crazy journey!

You've given me a lot of things to think about. I am still a bit incomfortable talking about my relationship when it comes to all this. I'm sure from the outside it seems like my relationship is crap when it's not. I love my hubby so much and I know deep down he loves me. I've always seem myself...

Thanks so much for sharing Micci, it really sounds like you've had a hard time of things. I'm glad you've written what you have done though cos sometimes I feel like I think about it all too much, I worry I'm making it more complicated than it needs to be. I've done some reading about emotions...

Got off to a brilliant start. Last night I made a yummy tea with lots of roast veg. I made extra to make up a super free soup for lunch today. I'm doing a red day today, always seem to like them better. I made a big cooked breakfast this morning and despite being in work since 7am I'm not...

I know this thread is a couple of weeks old but my sister got her wedding dress and bridesmaids dresses from there and they were all fab! The only issues we had were they send the dresses out in tiny boxes so they will need ironed or professionally pressed for your wedding. Also my sister...

If you go on the website under tools I think it is, there is a list of updated and new HEX.

Well done!

Tebbski, I'm starting back again this week too. My LO is 14m and I'm gutted cos I lost all the weight I put on while pregnant quite quickly only to put it back on just as quick! I blame being back at work. When I was on mat leave I was walking at least 3 miles a day with my boy in the pram to...

Hi Danielle, I'm starting out fresh on SW today. Not really a newbie as I've been on it loads of times before and also been on this forum for a while. As others have said, being organised is really the key to success.

Hiya, I think most of us have been there at some point! I'm starting back again today after losing and then gaining back all my post pregnancy weight:cry:

So well done if you read all of that! As of 12noon today I weigh 12st. Spooky! I want to lose at least 2st, 3st would be brilliant, but I'm realistic. I was going to join a SW group near me, but it's not until Wednesday and I just want to get started now! In the past I've said to myself wait...

I've had about 100 diaries on here, but as I'm starting fresh on day one today, I'm starting a new diary. The below is something I posted a couple of days ago on my old diary and sums up how I'm feeling right now. I am the classic yo-yo dieter. I've always been overweight from the age of...

I'm another one who recommends getting a video monitor! We got the tommee tippee one, makes life so much easier being able to see LO and saves needlessly getting out of bed at 3am! White noise apps are brilliant and I also use it if I'm having bother nodding off too!

Tamkat, my boy is a year old and I've really struggled with my baby weight. I say baby weight cos I was actually lost it all by the time he was 6 months old, but then I put a stone back on after going back to work full time! It is tough after having a baby. In some ways it made me much more...

Ha ha ha! That would be brilliant! In reality we live ina free country and if someone other than a police officer is asking you what you're doing somewhere (and even then you don't legally have to tell the police officer!), tell them to bog off and mind their own business!

Numnum, take the positives from this. At least you know now before it escalted into full blown diabetes needing insulin injections and can do something to change the situation. I'm with you on the whole being healthier thing. My MIL had a stroke last week. She's been morbidly obsese for as...

I think there are a lot of interesting points raised in this thread. It is true, the mags are pretty much an advert for SW or any other diet class for that matter. Someone saying I lost loads of weight really quickly and now my life is amazing as a result is always going to be a better advert...

There should be a booklet for red green and success express in your folder. In the main book most of the stuff is colour coded, anything in red or on red pages refers to a red day, green for green days and anything in orange refers to ee/all plans.

You do not pay your money every week for a service to be told off. If she didn't want to weigh you, then she should have declined to weigh you and declined your money for the class also. Personally I wouldn't go back and would either text or ring her to explain why. I think you'll find she...

I used to feel like this about my weight. Some times it would bother me, other times it wouldn't. When it did bother me I would become obsessed, focused on the end target and would like my life was on hold until I lost weight. Then I would feel resentful and despise dieting and then just go...

I've just signed up to online as I wanted to go back to SW but couldn't face the meetings. The way my shifts are means a morning meeting would be better for me, but I tend to find with the morning ones round my way that they're full of old dears and young mums using it as a bit of a coffee...

I think maybe the person in question was trying to be complimentary. Everything is subjective and personal to yourself. I have friends who are bigger than I am who would be happy with the size I am, although I'm not happy at this size. I also know people skinnier than I am whose figures I envy...

I should also say, I bought the dukan book and the 5:2 one as well. I'm single handedly keeping the diet industry going!

I opened this thread and read half of it before giving up! Sorry if it's all been said already! At the end of the day, this is a free website offering lots of advice on other diets as well as SW. There will be people in the dukan bit who bought the book and those who just got it all off the...

My OH is doing SW with me. As said above, I don't think there's much difference between men and women doing SW. The only thing I've found is my OH is too lazy to look through the stuff and is constantly asking how many points something is!!

I always used to be 'pro-fruit' ha ha! Used to eat the stuff willy nilly until I realised that!

Deffo log your fruit! I recently weighed out my fruit and was shocked to discover an apple, pear, banana and orange came in at over 300 cals!

Someone once described bread as having the same ingredients as wall paper paste! Turned my stomach!

It's basically 'tweaking' the plan to change it to suit you better. There's loads that people do, like having things that aren't really free as free, having cereals and bread that aren't a healthy extra as a healthy extra and so on. It's probably best if you worry less about tweaking the plan...

You can eat as many or as little meals as you like. Home made crisps are synned even when made from free fry light and potatoes because by having potatoes made that way you are likely to eat more than you would if you had them baked, boiled or mashed. Chances are, if you had a 200g baked...

How about leggings? I find they can last a size or two more than usual trousers.

When I helped out at WW many moons ago the leader said the scales legally had to be calibrated every so often because they're taking money off customers to be weighed. I would imagine SW are the same. If you're paying £5 a week to go to class, I would avoid jumping on the scales at home or if...

Mine's morphy richards one, generally the stuff is 'cooked' within 4 hours on medium and then it's just a matter of stuff staying warm and softening up. Like yesterday I did a gammon in it which was cooked by lunch time but I left it in until tea time so it was nice and tender.

I think that's the case. I have family members who currently have very serious health problems which are all directly liked to them being obese. I don't like to use that word, but it is the truth. Yet they still do nothing to change the situation and it is absolutely heart breaking to be honest...

Exercise is probably the best thing rather than dieting and losing weight alone. Even then you can't spot reduce to make a certain area smaller. If you do weight training (and I'm not taking about girly barbie weights here!) you can see a big difference in your shape. To be honest, even with...

This is what leggings were invented for! A dieters best friend! You've got such a positive outlook on it all. I know in the past I've expected far too much of myself and diets. One thing I'm finding with eating this way this time around is I don't need as much as I used to have previously on...

No offense taken! I've always been a pear-ish shape and always had a smaller waist compared to my hips thighs and bum. That was until I had my son and after carting around a 9lb whopper and having a c-section I feel like my stomach has well and truely given up!! I could cope with a fat bum a...

When I did it last time I just did that workout five days a week and saw brilliant results. I think it's meant to be that you progress through the three workouts on the dvd over 30 days, so do level 1 for 10 days, 2 for the next 10 days and then 3 for the last 10 days. But like I said I just...

I've just taken a load of piccies of myself in jeans that are too tight right now as motivation and a way of measuring my progress. They're on my diary, but this one is particularly hideous! I still look pregnant! I'm going to take more in a month and I WILL look better!!

You've hit it on the head there!

Was just about to suggest the same! I've just started back doing it this week! If you want the whole thing (3 x 20 min workouts) it's only £5 online, or level 1 (which is enough in itself to see you through the 30 days) is on you-tube. It is tough, but only 20mins and like Ellebear says if you...

Anna, this is what annoys me about SW and WW do it as well - fake versions of junk foods. I know everyone is different, but I'd much rather cut out the junk and have the proper thing occassionaly in a smaller portion, than have a rip off version that doesn't taste as nice everyday! I'm very...

Don't forget about exercise if you're aiming for a certain dress size. It makes a huge different even if the scales don't register a significant loss.

Hiya everyone! I'll add to this, just starting back on it today and not weighed myself yet so no idea what I'm working towards weight wise yet. But I know I am aiming for - My work trousers to fit again (probably about 5-7lbs should do it) My Next trousers to fit again (few pounds more cos...

I've seen them in B&M's as well as Home and Bargains recently. Massive box for a quid! You can buy plan oat bran pretty cheap and it tastes really similar to the mornflake porridge.

Nope! Just a big con! I got the special K porridge on offer the other week and was really disappointed with it, too crunchy for my liking! It also says it's so much less fat than other porridges, which probably has more to do with the fact the sachets are about half the size of things like oats...

They sell them in Poundworld if you have one of those nearby folks! Also convinced I've seen them in Home and bargain and B&M's recently My OH is addicted to them!

I'm a bit anti-valentines to be quite honest. I just think it's an excuse for people to be lazy in their relationships the rest of the year - But darling I got you roses which I put no thought into at all for valentines! We won't be doing much other than spending the evening together relaxing...

I'm with MrsSOS on this one! Find yourself ways of relaxing, enjoying yourself and treating yourself on a Friday night without a drink or takeaway. Do something for YOURSELF that YOU enjoy and that makes YOU feel good! I know since having my son I've been putting myself last and I was binging as...

Karen I'm the same, starting back on my own. I've been to so many different classes and I'm tired of giving my money away. I know every diet plan going inside out and my head is now in the right place to eat healthy and lose weight. We can do this! You'll be back in those old clothes in no time!!

Thanks Karen! Good luck too!!

Hiya! I don't have an end target weight as such, I would like to reach 9st but I'm focusing more on how I look and feel than the numbers on the scales. My mini goals are all clothing based right now - trousers and jeans I want to get back into and then I'll take it from there!

I think having seen princess stevies before and after photos on here and how much she has lost then perhaps it is probably her advice that is best to take.

Just wanted to say hello to everyone! I've been yo-yoing between SW, CC and Ww since having my son last year with limited success due to me not sticking with anything long enough! I'm not going to bore everyone with the 'it's different this time' story, other than to say it is different this...

It depends on the person I think. I've always been a bit of a fruit bat until recently. I know SW isn't about calories, but when I actually looked at the calories in fruit I've been eating between breakfast and lunch, it was about 350 cals! Which is the same as a meal which could be more...

Browsie, I could have written a lot of what you have myself! I had my son almost a year ago and did really well after he was born in losing the weight. But since going back to work in October, it has been creeping up and up. I put a cardigan on today and it's tighter on me now than when I was 6...

To be honest, I've not read all the responses to this so I apologise if I duplicate anything said already. It is working, you're losing weight. It's just not giving you the results that you want. You have to decide what's more important to you, that you can eat food without having to worry...

Hiya Fiona, I'm also having issues with PND, are you getting other help like talking therapy or CBT as well as your medication? I've found this so much more helpful than the meds alone - I'm actually getting to the bottom of a lot of my problems now.

Just wanted to post in here because emotional over eating is something I am currently dealing with. You have to deal with the emotional reasons for why you over eat, as others have said already. I think what Cherry Blossom said is brilliant, it's having the confidence and self esteem to be able...

Hiya, I'm not doing SW, but having done so many diets before now and sabotaging myself like you describe, I'm now looking at the emotional and mental side of my eating habits. I'd thoroughly recommend this to anyone regardless of what plan they're on! Have a think about what's going on when...

Not 100% sure how much I want to lose just yet, it all depends on how I look in the mirror. At least a stone I think right now. I'm the same, I need to sort all the other stuff going on to solve the weight problems.

Oh yeah, I've seen things before about bulking agents in some processed foods being the same as what they put in wall paper paste. My dad worked for a butchers as a delivery driver when he was young and he always told me stories of how the stuff would fall out the back of the van and roll down...

Hiya Lucy, here to subscribe. I'm doing the same as you, ditching the diets and eating healthy, what I want in moderation and exercising more. I'm also working on all my emotional and self esteem issues. I didn't see that program, but I'm thinking more and more about ditching low fat processed...

Hiya Claire, I'm starting again for 2014 as well. As you said, you're doing well to be that two stone lighter! I'm doing a lot of work on the emotional/self esteem side of things as well as getting rid of the excess weight. We will do this!

You do know how much plastic surgery the women has had right?!

Yeh, I've had a better day SW wise, but have been so full after the pizza I had last night I didn't want to eat until lunchtime, which is not like me at all! Poor wee fella still hasn't been great today so has had lots of cuddles off OH and I. Really not happy about going back to work tomorrow...

I know missy! You're right! At least I am making steps towards eating better. I want to get back into the zone I was when I first started. I wasn't bothered about losing and was more concerned with eating healthy in a way I could do forever and let the weight fall off at it's own pace. This...

We were planning on going Liverpool today but LO has a bad cough so didn't want to drag him out in the cold today! Really couldn't be doing with going up there on a weekend so soon to Christmas! We have become everything I ever hated - we have put our tree up in November! Decided if we were...

Mine has reduced slightly, but it will always be there. It's mainly loose skin I'm afraid so losing weight won't make a huge difference. Mine tucks nicely into my knickers so I'm not too bothered by it!

This weekend has well and truely been a disaster! Not going into details other than kfc, roses and dominos! WI today has seen me over my SW start weight! This is not good! It's either I do this and do it 100% properly, or I don't bother at all. I keep telling myself I don't need to lose weight...

Aw Maverick, don't blame you for being off plan while BF is here, make the most of it and get back to it when you can! Although I know how hard it is when you want to be on plan and it all goes tits up! I'd be annoyed with my OH if he asked me to go out while he had the boys round! I wouldn't...

Adding to todays food Coconut muller light greek yog half syn Three jaffa cakes 7.5 syns Banana Pear 2 clementines Apple Think I'm feeling guilty because I've had a full days syns despite having a crappy week. Am doing my best to fight the temptation to binge until WI on Monday!

Yup, if you're hungry eat plenty free and super free to fill you up. Also you've not had any hex or syns yet by the looks of things, so you can get some of them down you!

I'm doing really well today but in the back of my mind I'm thinking what's the point cos I've had such a rubbish week and even if I do 3 100% days on plan, I'll be lucky to get any kind of loss! Urgh! I hate this!

Aw bless! I can't believe how quick time has gone! Was just talking earlier about how its gone so quick since last christmas when I was pregnant! I had a horrid time to begin with, had an emergency c-section, LO had awful relux and I ended up with PND. But we are all in a much better place...

Thanks Maverick! There is nothing worse is there than knowing you want to do this but eating rubbish! I just feel like I'm so half hearted at the moment, I'm not sure what I want to do and I just keep going round in a circle of telling myself I'm ok as I am, I don't need to lose weight, to...

This week hasn't been the best! Don't want to go into things too much, but basically very stressed and emotionally all over the place! Grrr! Which has shown it's self in my bad eating habits! Double grrrr! Food today - Green 2 boiled eggs 1 slice wholemeal bread heb Spread 2 syns Some grapes...

Theres a pregnancy section. As said already it's perfectly healthy to follow while pregnant. Just don't put too much pressure on yourself to lose or be too strict while preggers cos it is hard. Especially when craving pizza, cadburys caramel and cherry tango like I was!!

Scrap that! Found them in syn values! Was thinking shopping rather than syns!

Could you point me in the direction of where they might be? I did have a look around and also looked on the bargains thread

Sorry if this is in the wrong section. I'm thinking of having a nosey in both this week. Can anyone recommend any good SW friendly finds in there?

They sell the weetabix oaty bars for a pound in home and bargain and the poundshops.

Lol! I've thought the same before now!!

Stood at the bus stop in freezing cold wind and rain on my way to get the car! Had planned on walking from town to the garage, not so sure now!!

My food for today - red day Breakfast - porridge made with muller light greek cherry heb and half syn Snacked on banana orange grapes apple and pear through morning Lunch - 4 ryvita and 2 mini tubs philli light with sliced ham hea and heb Home made roast veg soup (BNS, onion, pepper, tomatoes...

If your ryvitas were original ones you can have 4 as a heb. Other than that it all looks fine. As poster above has said, it's not really a 'red' day as such cos there's no meat, its more of a either red or green day! To give you an idea I'm doing red today and this is what my day looks like...

It's been a stressful couple of days thanks to having the car in at the garage! Stupid garage have messed it up and not been able to fix it in three days! Will not be taking it there again! It's tough getting around with no car when you live in a village and 8 miles away from work! I've had to...

To be fair 4syns per portion isn't too bad, although I'd be gutted to use 16 syns in one sitting!

Its probably going to work out as 4 like you calculated as theres no free food in them.

Deffo speak to your leader. They're probably willing to make allowances as you've been a member for some time and been at target for a while. I think the 7lbs between targets is to stop people taking the mickey and basically never paying by continuously lowering their target.

Thanks willbeslimjen! Neonic, well done! Hopefully I'll be joining you next week!

Well done on the losses every one! Bloodcoveredprincess, don't be disapointed with half a pound. A loss is still a loss and over time all those 'only' little half pounds all add up. My leader says at this time of year anyone whose sticking with it and at least trying is doing so well! So many...

VM, I remember you from the pregnancy thread! You were having your LO around the time I had just found out I was preggers last summer. Hope things are well with your LO!

God it does as well!! Fantastic loss and well done!!

2.5lbs off for me this morning, so am now 11st dead on! I'm hoping for a good loss next week to see me in the tens!! Ooooohhhh exciting!

Well done! Good luck everyone else for the later weigh ins! 2 and a half pounds off for me today which I'm made up with!

Ah! The meatballs! I thought I'd dreamed that one!! And stagg chilli I could never work out cos it was free on red but had kidney beans in it??!!

2 and a half pounds off this week! It's been tough sticking to it but I'm so glad I did! Hoping for another good loss next week!

Ha ha ha!

Lol!

I used to work in Northwich until we got relocated last year. Small world! I'm the same with my son, I don't want to pass my issues onto him, and I don't ever want him to see me weighing my food or having a binge either. It's one of those things that it feels like doing one thing goes against...

Yeh, they've had that xmas tree for years, dunno why it's suddenly got all the interest this year?! Although you can go inside it this year which you've never been able to do before. It wasn't too busy thank god! But we left LO with SIL for the afternoon so we didn't have to worry about the...

I think it's worth it to get access to the website with all the syns etc. I find going to group helps me stay on the straight and narrow more than I would on my own. It's you and only you who knows if it will help you out or not.

I do the whole changing through the day thing all the time! I tend to have things I could have on either day for breakfast like eggs or weetabix. Then if I've had something with 1/3 superfree for lunch and only used 1 lot of HEX I might decide to do EE for tea. Or quite a lot I get to tea time...

I went to the pub today and had a salad. Oh my god! It was actually quite nice - roast pepper with low fat philli and sweet chilli sauce. Yummy yummy. We went round Cheshire oaks today and I'm feeling all festive now. Problem is I'm also in danger of a binge tomorrow cos I'm feeling the whole...

Personally it sounds like her body has reached it's own natural set point. My BMI says I should be under 10st, but I honestly cannot get under that point without starving myself which I'm not prepared to do anymore. Despite what a text book says what your mum should weigh, she's probably at a...

I've been doing red days mainly this week and have found I'm more backed up than usual, inspite of having my usual amounts of fruit and veg, and having weetabix and wholemeal bread as my B choices each day.

Lickthelid, I've felt really similar things myself for a long time. I've had emotional issues wrapped up in food, dieting and my appearance for a long time. I've had the feeling of not deserving to be happy cos of my weight for a long time, as well as using food and then dieting as a way of...

If you're just swapping it for a smaller size it'd be tempted to try and take it back! Well done, but understand how gutted you are at the same time!

How old is your mum, what does she weigh and what is her height? What's her BMI? How much has she lost with SW? Can you post what she would normally eat? As someone else has said it could be she's reached a weight her body is happy with. But if I was her I'd be going back to the doctors if...

Thanks Missy, I've been trying a load of clothes on today and I have some black pants that are still tight too. I reckon I could do with losing another 5-7lbs for them to fit. So I'm aiming for that now. It just feels strange to think I've started this journey and it might be over already. I...

So, I joined SW with the aim of losing a bit of weight cos I was in between sizes and wanted to shift a bit so some jeans would fit me again. Well I put them on today and they fit. And while I'm really happy about this I'm also not sure about what it all means now. Do I want to carry on and lose...

Yeh some leaders are a bit happy clappy. Mine's not like that at all - she's a bit like bad teacher, going on about all the things they say she should be doing in class. And all she ever says is I'm not doing that it's boring!

Can't even be bothered writing what I've eaten tonight! But I've been 100% on plan with another red day and I'm feeling positive. As well as doing SW I'm also doing a lot of work (for want of a better word!) on my emotional issues surrounding food and dieting. In the past I have tried to use...

Oh, also meant to say a massive well done on the h&m size 14!! Their sizes are so teeny!

Aw bless you're poor wee daughter getting upset about you 'losing' her!!

Really?! I would have shoved the pig where the sun doesn't shine! I went ten years ago (which is despressing!) and thought it was bad enough there was a woman telling us how to make crisps out of pasta!

I was the same on mat leave, I finished work at 37 weeks and was really struggling to get around by them! I would just spend the days on the sofa watching telly or reading! Once I went to the local shop and it took me half an hour - it usually only takes 5 mins! My back was so sore and I was...

Most have syns depending on what's in them. The best way to be sure is check on the SW website or in one of the syn directory books. If the ready meal is made with a free food (such as pasta or chicken breast) then it might work out as low syns. But always check with any thing processed!

I tried to watch it and just got annoyed with the first woman on who did silly diets like only eating red foods! I just thought no wonder she puts it all back on, she's not made any effort to change her eating habits to something sustainable! Thing is I've been in that position so many times...

Thanks Missy, makes me feel a bit more 'normal' knowing I'm not the only one! How are you finding SW while being pregnant? I did try to stick to it, but it just wasn't happening a lot of the time! It's so hard, especially towards the end I just wanted to eat and eat when I was on mat leave!

I agree, just use it within your syns. My LO wanted to be held a lot at that age too and thankfully it does get easier as they get older! I would set up a little stash of provisions on the sofa next to where I sat with LO, so would have stuff like fruit, cereal bars, crisps and a big bottle of...

Molly I'm the same! If I don't have anything like that in I don't want it, but if I have something I just cannot stop at a little bit! It has to be the whole bag or packet or bar! It's just easier to do without!

I was the same too! Always lose quicker on WW and CC than SW. But I need to learn how to eat properly now! I can't be doing with dieting on and off anymore!!

Yesterdays food 4am binge - big cadbury caramel and 4 multipack twix bars! Urgh, actually feel ashamed about writing that down but the way I see it is I need to put it out there to take away the guilt and hopefully help me with my binging in future. Red day Breakfast - same old weetabix and...

Thanks Safia and Nikki! It is so hard to get into the swing of it with a young baby! I won't lie I did WW to lose the baby weight cos I could just grab things with it and I was living off rice crispies and ready meals at one point! Now LO eats what we eat mostly I wanted to be eating proper...

To be perfectly honest, I think some people can get away with being off plan for the odd meal out etc and some people have to be 100% on plan 100% of the time to see the results they want. Unfortunately it seems you might be one of the latter. As someone else has mentioned already, if you know...

Lol! Glad I wasn't the only one! Not touched a drop since I had LO though!

Hiya ladies, can I join in here please? I had my little boy Anderson in March this year. I've been on SW the last three weeks and really enjoying it. I could do with a bit of moral support from other SW mummies, cos it's hard work sometimes sticking to this when all I want to do is pig out after...

Try not to worry too much. I did SW albiet half heartedly on and off through my pregnancy, but was eating ALOT of unhealthy stuff as well. I had an addiction to cherry tango and my last dinner before I had my son was a dominos stuffed crust! Funnily enough it was also my first meal when we got...

Hi missy! Don't mind if you do pop in at all! Makes me feel a bit less lonely! Today hasn't been the best, didn't get home from work until 10pm last night then had another rough night with wee man and now I'm exhausted! Haven't even got out my jammies yet! Talking about binges I ended up...

I know, most of the ones I have are 6 syns which I'm fine with.

There is no controlling me!! Even when I was pregnant I still had pop, was addicted to cherry tango! I just didn't have much caffine and I thought I would be ded good when baby arrived and would be off the diet coke forever more. Then the reality of sleep deprevation hit me and I probably...

Not had much time to myself to ramble on here today! LO has been poorly and was up a lot in the night last night, so I got back into bed when he went to the childminders. I slept until 11.30 and then had to run around like a mad woman getting ready for work! Hence the pasta pot for tea, didn't...

Urgh! Know what you mean about xmas menu's in November! My OH is off out on his works christmas do next weekend! And the house next door but one have their decortations up too! Madness!

Don't blame you both for giving up on Dukan. I did it for a week and was put of it for life after having one of the worst toilet experiences ever! Kimberley, I have the same fear about WI, but I went this week, put on a pound for the second week running and no-one made a big deal of it at all...

I'm not veggie but do like my green days! They're so much easier for quick and easy meal ideas when I'm out and about. I'm not very imaginative with my green meals - tend to save that for family meals that generally have meat. I just love good old comfort food like jacket potato cheese and...

Todays food - green day Breakfast Weetabix and milk a and b Fruit as yesterday Lunch Eggs Baked beans Quorn sausages 3 syns Slice of wholemeal bread and spread b 2 syns Shape fat free choc sprinklea 1 syn Tea Dolmio pasta vita bolognese pot 6 syns Shape fat free chocolate sprinkles 1 syn Bbq...

Yesterday's food Green day Breakfast Apple Pear Orange 2 weetabix and 350ml skimmed milk A&B Banana Toffee muller light Lunch Jacket potato Baked beans 40g Mozzerrella A Brocolli, carrots and sprouts Vanilla muller light Tea Pasta Tomato Peppers Cumcumber Shape vanilla fat free - half syn...

Mrs MC, I feel your pain! My son is 8 months and I work full time shifts as well. So there's plenty of days I don't have the time or energy to cook from scratch! I've found doing a diary is helping me keep on track more. I didn't do one the last two weeks and put on both weeks! Feeling...

Any 'diet' or 'zero' pop is free. I am a diet coke fiend! Have no idea how I managed off it so long while preggers! I also love cheap supermarkets own diet pop like cherryade or Morrisons do a kola cube one which tastes like diet Red Kola (those north of the border will know what I'm on about!)...

Love that Joe Browns dress!

I'm more than happy to buddy up! Just started 3 weeks ago and struggling already!

Hi Charlotte, I've recently had a son too. It's tough with a little one so don't be too hard on yourself! You'll get there!

Mmm, might have to invest in some for dinners in work!

Hiya can I join you peeps on here? I'm currently 11st 2.5 and am hoping to be in the 10's sooner rather than later!

Hiya, can I join in here please? I joined 3 weeks ago, lost 5 my first week but have put on a pound the last two weeks! Doh!! Need some serious motivation. Well done on the great losses everyone!

Yeh, my sister had her lad in July and she found it tough going. Fingers cross he arrives before!

Hiya Sarah, just subscribing. I noticed you had super noodles the other day, are they free on green?

Hello! I'm subscribing too, love your wit and I too have similar issues with binge eating. Look forwards to reading your journey

Have you tried looking on the website/app for it at all?

Missy I can't believe you're due so close to Christmas! Being six months gone then was hard enough for me last year! Really do not miss waddling around in the snow! Fingers crossed your bundle of joy arrives before! Chances are they will cos they usually only let you go 10 days over before...

I can see where you're coming from, there's no point doing something half-ar8&d. But going by BMI, I could be deemed to be healthy at 9st 7 and unhealthy at 9st 8, when it doesn't matter cos I'll still be healthier at either weight than I am currently at 11st 2.5. If that makes any sense. BMI...

Also, I really need to update my stats and signature, but on my phone right now! This morning I weighed in at 11st 2.5lbs. Doh!!

Hiya there! I'm Caroline and this is my SW diary. I used to hate people who came out with the whole 'it's not a diet, it's a way of life'. I always thought of course it's a diet cos you're doing it to lose weight! Then one day after having my son I 'got' it! If I don't change to this way of...

There's nothing wrong with having the full fat versions of things, as long as you allow the correct number of syns for them. It seems to be in general now they think it's best to go with naturally occurring fats in small quantities rather than low fat processed foods. With HEX, you can have...

In short, no. The only way to be sure is check in the SW books, on the website or ask in the syns section on here. There are loads of things which are fat free or 0% fat (like yogurts) that still have syns. And yes it's best on SW to try and eat as much unprocessed food as possible, but...

I work full time shifts and have a baby, so don't always have the time or chance to whip up meals from scratch. I keep my cupboards filled with low syn things I can grab and cook quick and easy. I always have loads of mug shots and I also like the dolmio pasta pots that are about 6 syns each...

I think if you are someone with a lot to lose then it's a brilliant idea. I have family members who have a lot to lose and the idea of having 8 stone to lose to become a healthy BMI is overwhelming for them. But by being able to say I can lose 4 and then set my target takes some of that pressure...

Do what works best for you. Ideally you want to do what works best with your lifestyle cos you'll stick to it longer. I lost a lot of weight quickly on red days many many years ago. But I personally find them such hard work, I much prefer green and EE days. I might not lose as much weight each...

It's a really good idea cos it means you'll stick to the plan regardless of what the scales say. I know in the past I've found it easy to get demoralised if the scales don't shift fast enough, then give up and pig out.

Just noticed this thread. I used the palmers stuff while pregnant and after my baby. It's rubbish and just makes me sticky and smell sickly sweet! The two lotions I've found that actually firm you up a bit are garnier body tonic and soap and glory firminator. The garnier one is normal body...

I decided on SW because I got to a point where I was sick of counting everything and weighing everything. I always loved WW cos I lost weight quickly and consistently on it, but personally I felt I wasn't doing anything to re-educate myself about eating in a way that would teach me how to...

I think you just need to be sensible and realistic. It's done now so you can't do anything to change it and personally I think trying to be strict with yourself just has the opposite effect. Eating nothing but fruit and veg isn't healthy and sw is meant to be about eating healthy for life, not...

I lost five pounds in my first week eating lots of carbs!! I love green days. You should be using the superfree as a way of reducing your portions of all foods not just carbs. So for instance with your omlette, you could fill up on more veggies either in the omlette or on the side so you don't...

Which day are you doing? If you have porridge for breakfast are you counting the syns for any Alpen light bars you're having? Do you weigh and measure your porridge and milk to the correct hea and heb portions. Which muller lights are you having as some have syns. Sugar free jelly also has...

I can't eat too much fruit cos it goes right through me. Veg doesn't seem to be as bad.