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  1. Gems

    Friday weighers

    Hi Can i join you friday weighers pls? Im an oldie here but have not been a poster for a long time and need to get my but in gear !! i am 4 stone down with another 4 to go:eek: Anways i feel hugely relieved today because after hitting a brick wall for weeks i managed to break the duck and lost...
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    Well been away on holiday this past week and still on hols for a further week, i have strayed off the plan slightly as to what i am allowing myself but the difference is i have actually planned things in. So weighing myself today i have put on 1 lb which i feel happy that i will move before my...
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    Hi Slinky :) i agree it is a great support network. I admit i havent got on here as much as i would have liked, but it has been so busy at my boys school i havent been able to but hopefully soon ytings will settle down. I lost another 1.5 lb this week taking me to 2 stone, 3 lb lost in 14...
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    Hi Hun, I think it always feels like it is going to be worse than it is...our heads are so used to screwing with us...lol must be hard not being able to just check though, i tend to 'hop' on the scales the morning im due to weigh at sw so i am for warned...lol i try not to do it between times...
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    just checking my tracker :)
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    Hi Hun, Hope you are having a fab time? I am so jealouse...lol lost 4.5 but thats over 2 weeks as we were away at Robs parents for easter up in Yorkshire, so really pleased. Speak to you when you get back. Want to see some of you lovely hollibob piccies. Hugs Gemsxx
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    wow thats fantastic with all that going on as well... wtg you hun Am off to karate in a bit did well this week lost 6lb so am very pleased just need a settling week this week would be good to get a steady 2-3 lbs off each week...lol instead i seem to do half for a bit and on the 4th week a...
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    where are ya Claralou... lol hope all is ok hun Hugs Gemsxx
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    oooooooooo sounds exciting amd gonna check here now every 10 minutes...lol *Gems not good at waiting hehe!! :)*
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    Can't think of a catchy title...

    Hows it going hun? hope all is well with you? have been awol from the forum for a few weeks but still doing good with SW. Will catch up on your posts in a bit. Have a great weekend. hugs Gemsxx
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    Hi Claralou sory its been a while just been a busy bee... Had a few good weeks a few great weeks and a couple of not so good but on the whole has been really good. My problem has been that i havent varied my meals enough, this week i did -9.5 :o) and i got slimmer of the month woohoo i am so...
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    wow thats fantastic, i might get my left hoof in a size 10 hehe but maybe one day... Good luck for the weigh in, let me know how you get on. Hope you had a wonderful day out on the boat? Got a very hectic couple of weeks coming up with stuff with the kids school etc so should be interesting...
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    Hi Clara, lol @ graze and a green day made me chuckle thought of myself as a pony eating grass for some reason...!! does slimming world make me blonder as well as slimmer??? hehe Whens your weigh in Clara? Have a good week. Hugs Gemsxx
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    Well had my weigh in today and only lost 0.5 lb this week but thats ok, i have struggled a bit to eat this week, havent felt hungry at all and have missed at least 4 breakfasts and not had any of my sins apart from about 2 or 3 on 3 of the days, so not really bothered i know just keep swimming...
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    aww sweetie, i know what you mean, but the fact that we are still there trying means that as you say we are not putting on and what we are putting in our bodies is all healthy stuff. Keep at it hun... keep us posted on how you go this week. Here if you need a rant and a celebration :) Hugs...
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    woohoo...fantastic Clara Lou :) i bet you are pleased.... SW rocks...lol Hugs Gemsxx
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    Thanks Clara Lou..i was really pleased, though i didnt think i did anything different this week to last...my bodies lost the plot..lol Hope you have a good week hun. Hugs Gemsxx
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    Lin...wtg you go girl thats fantastic stuff ****** You should be happy hun thats amazing. Thanks for the good Luck wishes Clara Lou. Well i am pleased as punch coz i lost 5 lb this week woo hoo... lol so it was wk1=.5 lb:( wk2=3.5 lb wk3=3.5 lb wk4=5 lb Thanks for the encouragement, i cant...
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    Hi Clara lou, thanks for that, just needed to get that off my chest was almost a cleansing rant...in this short time i am a different person to what i was then...amazing. Thanks for reading. Hope you all have a fab week. Hugs Gemsxx
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    Hi Spankx, thanks for chatting...lol i agree this really honestly seems to suit me...i dont crave anything and i know that what i am eating is healthy and wholesome and i have stopped stressing about getting this weight off of me in the quickest time possible..now it is ok ..slowly slowly...
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    thanks for the ind words of support. It has been a hectic week but a fine one as far as SW is concernerded. I had a meal out today..i admit i was a bit scared about it, but i think it went ok. I had a salad to start and they had no fat vinigrette which was a bonus. then i had a chargrilled...
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    Greenfae's diet journey

    Hi GreenFae, I am new to SW but an oldie to diets, if i have learnt anything its that all those times i have given up are wasted times, i look and see people who started on different diets at the same time as me and they were at their goals months even years ago. If i had not given up and just...
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    New to SW:) - Oldie to all other diets :(

    Hi , This is about my 3rd different weightloss diary thread on minimins :o( I have tried LL CD and now SW all over the period of 2005 to now and apart from loosing a few pounds in between i am now 3 stone more than i was when i first joined LL. Ok so i want to loose 11 stone but i am at a stage...
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    another cd reject...

    hey yoyo, im in the uk and the biggest loser is on weekdays at mid day on satelite sky2, im addicted to the programme and alot less calories in it...lol Thank you ladies for the welcome, well i had my first weigh in on monday and i have lost 5 lbs so i am very pleased my goal for this week is...
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    another cd reject...

    lol though i am also a LL,WW,SW,RC reject aswell.....well i am a success in trying these diets at least...i lost 6 st with ww in my late teens early 20's and again 7 st with rc in my late 20's and maintained that untill i had my kids...now im 40 and i have got more weight than ever to loose have...
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    Newbie but an oldie!!

    aw wow thank you everyone and good luck to the other newbies be they oldies as newbies or new newbies...hehe. I have set myself a start date of Monday and i am gradually weaning myself off the carbs and increasing my water intake as i go in preparation...not sure if this is a good idea or not...
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    Newbie but an oldie!!

    Hi Barmaid and Jim, thankyou for the welcome, im even going to be brave and take pictures of my journey this time..lol Barmaid good luck to you aswell hun, Jim fantastic pictures truelly inspirational. Hugs Gemsxx
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    Newbie but an oldie!!

    Hi Ladies i have dcided to join in with this forum as after ALOT of failed attempts at ss with lighter life and caimbridge i feel that i just have to try to live normally and deal with my weight issue that way and accept that it will take as long as it takes. I do have a colossal amount of...
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    Gems is back in the building!!..this time to stay :o))

    right well i am off on my hols so i hope to catch up with some of you when i return and wish you loads of success to you all Hugs Gemsxx
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    wk 5 wi.....

    Hi Linda, thanks for popping by and well done on the 3 lb off. It makes such a difference to see someone has posted a hello and i really appreciate it. Are you a restarted Linda? if so how long since? if you dont mind me asking? I am off tonight on my hollibobs so look forward to catching up...
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    Day 4 Re-Start CD

    Hi Tracie thought i would pop in to see you on your thread..lol It seems that once we eat it takes along time to be in the right place and frame of mind to start again, but wtg you for doing it in 4 months, i fell off the wagon in march 2006 and has taken me till now to give myself the biggest...
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    Gems is back in the building!!..this time to stay :o))

    Hi Tracie, Many thanks for the well wishes, i am right there with you , but at least we are on the journey hun, thats what counts. Hope you have a fab day and that your doing ok. Many Hugs Gemsxx:hug99:
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    Gems is back in the building!!..this time to stay :o))

    Hi Cheryl, Linda many thanks for the good wishes. I know its early yet to start posting as im not on the actual diet but i just wanted to say hi . Hope you pop back when i am back, and i will try to find you on other threads. Hugs Gemsxx
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    Gems is back in the building!!..this time to stay :o))

    Having lurked around these halls like a reject from the new Harry Potter movie!! i have decided to post again.:) i see so many names i recognise, just not the faces, blimey your all gorgeous:) I have followed Isobels diary and always cheer her on and of course Sharon (summerskye )who i...
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    Before & After Photo Thread of Inspiration!!! Post Your photos here!

    WOW!! well i lurk and always come here on this thread and i see so many faces and names that i recognise i just think you are all totally amazing and to thank you all for sharing these as its these fotos that have finally got me in the frame of mind to contact my cdc for the 3rd time and do what...
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    Becky's journey to gorgeous confidance - Back to Day 1

    hun (((((((HUGS)))))))) loves ya
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    Becky's journey to gorgeous confidance - Back to Day 1

    you battled and won hun wtg you, just off to schhol for assembly..lol will catch up later, phone me if ya need me hun Hugs XXXXX
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    Becky's journey to gorgeous confidance - Back to Day 1

    Hi Hun sorry not got back on here as its been the twins birthday and i have had a couple of their mates here so they have been just a tad hyper!! but i have been thinking of you and have sent you a few txts hope you got them? keep at it hun and phone me if ya need me hun. keep strong hun:)...
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    Becky's journey to gorgeous confidance - Back to Day 1

    well you got me here hun, and i know you can do it, jeez, we have been through it and we are both still standing, lets feel the fear and lets do it anyway? loves ya sweetie and call me if ya need me. im so proud of you ((((Hugs))))) Gemsxx
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