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Lost 1lb! So 6.5 total for me now. Just hoping to get that half stone next week as I'm off on holiday after that! How ru?

I'm proud of you too texty!! Great news! Well done :)

Aww bless him. :)

we had done really well and paid off a third of our overdraft but since we got engaged we have had several celebrations etc and now we are back to square one! We have managed to get the credit card spending under control and now only use that for emergencies. We have paid off our big one and are...

Well it over froze in the end I think. Tastes more like coconut sorbet but actually it isn't too bad. I'll eat it but prob won't make it very often again lol. More hassle than it is worth. Think I would rather freeze some fruit and blitz it into sorbet :) Trying out a carbonara recipe from the...

Well done emsie. My month has been destroyed with unnecessary overspending but I am about to put about 50 things on eBay to try and get some money back in the bank!

DYJLIW you get this in an email from a girl at work...

Pretty looking plate hun :) You mix flavoured yoghurt with fat free natural yoghurt and then add sweetener and vanilla essence. Then put it in the freezer and mix it up every half an hour or so (tedious!!!!). I used coconut Greek muller light (0.5 each) and added desiccated coconut as well...

Strop didn't last long as I went out with my friends. I had allowed 20 syns on drink but only had 7.5 before we went out. Then had one vodka diet coke (2.5) in the pub and a cocktail (prob a fair few!!) so was happy with that in all honesty. But then we got macdonalds on the way home so blew it...

Ooh that looks tasty. I made a SW fry up for dinner but was still hungry so had a mug shot afterwards which seems to have done the trick! I'm in a strop at the moment as I was happily dozing on the sofa and now bf has come home with his mate and kicked me off the sofa so they can watch the...

Things are all good with me. Had a flexi night last night and stuck to what I had planned food wise - and even had less syns drink wise than I had allowed for so happy with that. My sister is not coming to group Monday as she goes on holiday but she got weighed today and lost 3lb!!! So she now...

I've been planning less but actually using up what I have bought rather than ramming my fridge/freezer and cupboards full of stuff all the time. I def want to get a couple of vouchers for morrisons meat so please shout anyone if it is true :) I missed it last time doh!!

Hello hun. Pad Thai is a noodle dish with stir fried vegetables. It has lots of soy sauce and thick, flat noodles. The veg is usually spring onion, bean sprouts, carrots and that kind of thing. It also usually has an egg in (like egg fried rice) and some places have ground nuts to sprinkle on...

I had pad Thai for lunch in the end and it did make a nice change. Today I had leftover meatballs from last night and it was really nice. I'm not sure really about referendum tbh. Like you, all I hear is petty name calling everytime the politicians talk about it - not enough information about...

An old favourite tonight...philly topped salmon and veg!

Bout time I started posting in here again :) Homemade meatballs tonight. Yum!

I've got the mince out for my meatballs tonight. I'm going to try using courgette instead of pasta and see if that fills me up enough - feeling a bit bloated the last couple of days so don't really want pasta with it. Hopefully there will be enough for lunch tomorrow too. I haven't made a...

We need to look at our budget for this month as we haven't had time yet. Mortgage payment is higher To cover extra interest during our changeover period so not going to be a fun month. I've put the cash bf gave me towards bills aside for our holiday and I'll only dip into it if absolutely...

I'm having steak at home tonight as I have one to use up and I'm off round a friends after dinner. I've got fresh green beans to use and I'll prob roast some BNS instead of potato/chips. My sister stayed the same annoyingly for her. We are both really going for it this week though so hopefully...

I lost half a pound. Happy with that as I reckon I prob deserved worse so going to really try for 2 this week. That will give me half a pound to go for my half stone. I have a less busy week and only one meal needs to be off plan so I'm just going to really try. I've bought peaches and...

hello! :) Well done you on the McDonalds - really good idea to take Nandos in lol. I wouldn't have even thought of that! Had a lovely weekend although yesterday was very off plan! Took my parents for morning coffee somewhere posh and spoke to them about weddingy stuff (like telling them it...

OOOPS!! completely forgot a pic but it waas yummy lol. I added some chopped up mushrooms to the total 0% as well and it was a yummy 'sauce' in the end. Served with roast spuds and some green veggies!

how was the dentist? I hate going - its so expensive these days! Yep he is working at the moment - has been pretty busy thankfully so we are slowly putting some money aside for holidays. I know what will happen though - we will leave it too late and then have to just spend our wages lol. Lucky...

I saw some beautiful things but it was all designer stuff so pretty expensive. It did give me a lot of food for thought though so I am starting to get an idea for what I want to look for. Want to go to some more though - it was really good fun! Still got plenty of time as well as I wont need to...

I'm trying this one tonight but using total greek 0% instead of quark as I couldn't find it in Tesco when I went. Will try and upload a pic later if I don't scoff it too quickly :)

she just struggles to plan as she has 2 kids and a husband who goes to the gym, plays football and is generally lazy at home. So she is constantly trying to keep everything going and doesn't make time for herself really. Plus her job often has her travelling up to Birmingham at short notice so...

Ooh exciting!!

Wow that is amazing!! Is that permanent??? You must have over paid a fair old whack to get that!?!

It sounds awesome. I've heard lovely things about it so will def make it there some day :)

She lost 2lb as well so she is only half a lb off her stone award. She really struggles recently to stick to it so I'm really pleased for her. :) Yeah the treatments did help relax me and it was lovely and sunny so we chilled out on sun loungers most of the day lol. Won't be doin another one...

Spa was lovely but the fire alarm went off at 4am so that wasn't great lol. Well done on your loss - anything is a bonus and it's great that you are getting back into it. Are you off for summer holidays now?! You tend to cook less when you are don't you!? My group is Monday evening at 7:30! I...

Think I have died and gone to heaven with that last one Kathy *drool*

Count me in!!! Wedding pot is calling for some money lol

I went to the holi festival of colour. It's really cool. You get coloured paint powder and once and hour everyone throws the paint up and you all get covered lol. Music is house/dance which isn't really my thing usually but it was fun! Amsterdam is on my bucket list! Did you go to Anne...

Thanks for the pep talk - hopefully I will be ok. Group is at 7:30! *crosses fingers*

are you surviving ladies? I am scraping by....just!

DYJHIW you are super scard for your first WI at class tonight - I have had to have 2 flexi days this week for pre-arranged plans and now I am terrified I will gain in my first week and be humiliated! :(

I wrote you a really long message last week and just noticed it didnt post!!! (Haven't been ignoring you i promise!) The town i live in has a market at the weekends and generally the quality is very good. If you go towards the end of the day you can sometimes pick up a big bag of stuff for £1...

Honestly the clapping etc is a bit cringeworthy but it was just on the right side of bearable for me. I'm hoping that I can bear it at least til I go on holiday. I have about 6 weeks left til we go So hoping to get a few lbs off. Yeah loads of people were buying stuff. I bought 2 packs of...

The class was ok - they have a fruit and veg man who brings stuff to sell which was good and it was great to hear how they all interacted and gave suggestions to help people avoid things that will hamper them. I'm not feeling all that confident though as I'm spa-ing again tomorrow and Thursday...

Thanks happy! Don't forget to buy the paper yourself this time lol. This month has hit us hard with engagement celebrations but in good news, my remortgage is all completed now and my payments are going down by £80 per month! I'm putting this away for rainy day money so any treats don't come...

Wow!! That's amazing!! Well done :)

I've done SW before but never by going to groups. I've always done it on my own but it's just not working.......so I'm just back from my first class!! Really hoping that I have a good first week. Good luck - diary keeping and being organised is key for me! I'm planning my week out reading the...

How was your new group Stevie? I have just been to my first proper class. Doing it by myself is not working anymore so I have bit the bullet!!

Yep still working the butchers every now and then. I'm working this Saturday actually My weekend was awful (in a good way). I had an engagement party with my mates and got so drunk I was home by 8:30 being very sick!!! Learned my lesson and will be showing more restraint in future lol :) how...

How can they muck your wages up so often!! Baffles me!!

I've just saved £80 on car insurance by shopping around :):)

Well done hun!!! 4.5 is amazing. You should be really proud. Don't be disappointed it isn't more at all - it's a really good start and I'm sure you will build on that this week!! BBQs are prefect for SW. Have a red day and pile up your plate with salad. Take some WM rolls with you and use your...

Ooh I like your £1 per lb idea. Did he agree? Might try that one and put the money in the wedding pot :) I'm going to book an appointment with the wedding planners for the next few weeks or so to talk through some questions I have and see if we def want to do it. So exiting! I've started...

Nope. No takeaway for me! Feels good to resist actually lol. I have the book so let me know if you want me to copy and email any recipes to you hun :) I've never actually stayed to more than my first class but going with my sister will be good I hope. I think I'll set my target for a stone...

When you have decided this week is the start of your exercise regime and it's SO HOT!!!!! I managed some exercises before work but absolutely cannot run in this heat! *sets early alarm for tomorrow - sigh*

They do these little sachets of spice mix that you add to veggies for a curry that are really nice - that's what I meant by sauces. Sorry for getting you over excited lol. Bet you can't wait to get weighed!! Especially after being so good. Have you looked at the fakeaway recipe book? That...

For deciding to join a class!! Done it on my own before no probs but this time it just isn't working!!

Lol. Hifi bars, cooking sauces and the magazine before it is out in shops lol :) just need to do something now so I get moving in the right direction again! Planning to go for a run tomorrow morning before work and see how I get on. It will mean getting up pretty early but if I do it then I...

Well done girlies! This year I have now crossed off a few from my original list; 3. Have a spa weekend 8. Try quorn burgers 9. Buy an SLR camera 10. Take a photography course 18. Do the 30 day shred with no breaks 22. Go to a music festival that I haven't been to before 24. Go to a restaurant...

I'm taking your lead and joining a class in Monday! Doing it on my own isn't working any more and I need help!! So once I had decided that I have done two days with exercise and feel a bit more determined. I did squats on Monday and went for a half hour run last night!! How was your first week...

well done on getting back on plan - you should be proud of yourself!! how was your first meeting? Do you feel energised about it? What are the people like? I like the idea of a new diary as well - you do need to start fresh and just see how things go without putting too much pressure on...

Went to a day time festival in Hyde park so there was booze and yesterday I had a BBQ so wasn't that bad. I did have a few crisps and dips but stuck to pimms and didn't eat all that much :( Anyway just gotta keep going! Well done you on getting back on it. Hopefully we can spur eachother on a...

Well I legged it straight to the shop and picked up 2!! It expired yesterday and lucky for me u got one as I had a BBQ yesterday and all the salady bits ended up free!! Thanks for the tip and sorry you missed out!

DYJLIW you start sending emails about possible Wedding venues from your new wedding email account!! Eeek #simplethings :)

:( I gained half a pound. Obv the weekend was more off plan than I thought!! Grrrr. How was your weekend hun? Did you get up to much? X

Voucher in the sun today for £5 free fruit and veg at morrisons. No minimum spend and valid til Sunday x

awesome!! Is there an expiry date at all? might be worth getting a few copies if so!

I made this last night with a few tweaks and it was gorgeous! I used some courgette ribbons in the prawn and tomato mixture and skipped the lemon as I am not too keen. Was so quick and easy to make - and really nice to have a pasta dish that is light and non greasy (aka full of oily sauce). Def...

hello! tbh I am not yet feeling the benefit of being back on plan in a body sense just yet - I am probably waiting til WI on Monday to see if I have lost anything before I get too excited. I still feel pretty bloated but today is now day 4 and so far so good. This is the longest I have been on...

I reckon we will invite about 40 people max! I don't want anything too big anyway so that's the perfect number. And then we will have a big old party when we get back that everyone can come to :) Urgh....restricted clothing is the worst feeling in the world! I absolutely hate that feeling when...

it is so hard to jump back on the band wagon properly. I have been faffing the last few weeks trying to get back on track and then thinking 'ah sod it' but yesterday went well so I am feeling positive I can do it again today. I have mediterranean vegetable lasgane for lunch out of the freezer...

Bf and I sat down and talked about finances for the month last night. We have written down all our bills so we know how much money we have to spend and I think that helps us. I have saved my extra wages from my temporary promotion which is £400 including the bit they backdated as they can...

I am off to a day festival on Saturday with my friend which should be fun! Then Sunday we will be getting the BBQ out (actually I mean getting a new one as our got pinched from outside the back door grrrr) and watching the Wimbledon final. I love it! I'm def gonna go next year for the day...

Ooh yeah your holiday!!!! Tell me all about it! Are you rested and happy!? My food has been on plan today with 4.5 syns on quavers and a few on sweet chilli dip with my stir fry for dinner. Things been ok with me - busy both with work and socially so really need to knuckle down now. Starting...

I don't mind the football but mine is being a miserable git anyway so save some space for him once I'm finished with the griddle!!

http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-off-topic/342985-july-money-challenge.html#post7393424 July thread for those interested!

Help please!! I have had an awful two months money wise so need lots of inspiration and tips!!

Ooooh this sounds lovely! I am on the lookout for new things to try this week as I am back on plan after an extended leave of absence lol. Will be trying this at some point this week.

DYJLIW you are having a fresh start after too long celebrating my engagement (whoops!!). Now it is time to get into holiday diet mode so that I can wear a bikini with a bit of confidence (or less self loathing at the very least lol).

Second that Stevie!

Seems I keep saying sheepish hello's to you recently! ? Today is day one again for me and it's a red day. I've had cereal for breakfast and have fish pie for lunch (with BNS and swede mash instead of potatoes). Dinner will be stir fried veg with turkey! I'm going to check if I can have noodles...

Amazing!! Have a fab time x

That's brilliant happy :) what a good idea! My mortgage stuff is all approved now I just need to wait for the money to transfer over and the extra money to come into my account. I actually got a better deal than I thought and I'll be saving £80 per month which is fantastic! The first month...

Argh how annoying emsie. Cars are so much hassle! Take it back!! Lol

It's been a bit cloudy here today with sunny spells but not as hot as it has been. We must have passed our weather up to you lol. I'm going to an exercise class tomorrow to hopefully kick start me into being better. Bf has noticed I'm talking about my weight a lot recently so knows I'm not...

You seemed to so better when you were weighing at class even though you didn't stay strangely. Maybe it's having that little bit more accountability that makes you more determined!? My weekend was really busy but fun. I'm looking forward to this weekend coming as I'm having a spa break...

I will have to transfer some balance to a 0% card but the majority will be paid off once the remortgage comes through. It's a better interest rate than I am on now plus my monthly payments will go down slightly so all round a better deal for me which is good :) The promotion should last til...

I've struggled this month as we have been very busy socialising with all our friends to celebrate our engagement. But with 2 weeks left of the month to go I am going to try and curb it to start fresh next month. We will also need to start saving for our wedding so will need all the help we can...

Ahh I haven't had a roast for a while! I've got a chicken out to defrost so I can cook that tomorrow :) tonight I am attempting a Mediterranean lasagne with lots of veg in it. Will let you know how it goes!! Yeah we did eventually book up 11 nights in Crete in September. Cannot wait to be...

Ooh canaries sounds lovely hun. Nice and warm with a gorgeous relaxing beach! I'm So jealous!! My holiday seems worlds away lol. Still it's been lovely and warm the last week or so down here. :)

I've been drinking a lot of wine and prosecco and eating takeaways!! I have got a thing for Lebanese at the moment lol. Today I have been really good. I've had weetabix, lasagne, cherry tomatoes and some fresh cherries. Plus nearly 2l of water :) Where you off to again? X

Not til 2016 but we don't have savings for it yet so I need to get my butt in gear. Will be ebaying some things this weekend I think!!

I am so in!! I have been awful with lots of social events etc. now I'm engaged I need to curb it and save save save!!!

This sounds lush!!

Hello you!! Sorry I have been such a stranger! How are you? I've finished celebrating and eating rubbish for now and am desperate to get back onto some good food! My body needs vitamins!!!! :)

Aww thanks guys :) Lots of celebrations planned so will have to do what I can SW wise until everyone has seen us lol

Lol. It wouldn't be him if it was something grand and elaborate haha. It's absolutely beautiful!! I love it! So exciting!! Now I'll have to be on SW properly eh!? How's thing with you?

Thanks everyone :) can't quite believe it!!! Aaaahhhhh!!!!!!!

The last couple of days has been a whirlwind!! I had no clue he was going to do it. We went out for a nice meal to celebrate my promotion and the restaurant was really busy so he waited til We got home and did it then! Was so funny. I literally just said to him 'do you fancy taking the bins out'...

Hello honey. (Hides face in shame after an awful week!!) I'm really pleased you are doing well and not letting the number crunching get you down. Keep your chin up hun :) I've had some awesome news.....I've been given a temporary promotion at work ? bit more responsibility and bit more money...

DYJLIW you go out for a gorgeous meal with your bf to celebrate getting a temporary promotion (wahooooo)......and this happens!! Eeeekk eeekkkk eeeeeeeekkkkkkkk!!!

Burger in a bowl is one I really need to try! Must remember that when I'm next shopping!! Let me know how it is!!

Aww I'm sorry you are feeling rubbish hun. It's really hard to keep things in perspective when you work hard with no result isn't it!? I was talking to someone the other day about this sort if thing and she said 'well I was a few stone heavier for years and the scales didn't bother me so I'm...

Hello hun! My weekend was good but not on plan therefore nothing moving on the scales today. I don't have plans this weekend so I'm going to really try hard this week. Will hopefully be back to exercising as well as I haven't been able to find time the last week or so. I've got a busy day...

Here we are;

Pizza on my menu tonight! I've made the sauce but going to do half the recipe for pizza and half for dough balls and freeze half the sauce for next time! I'll upload pics later!

Is that posh speak for blowing your nose?? ;) Hope ur ok x

God this sounds heavenly!!

I ended up making a pasta bake with chorizo and bacon. Turned out nice actually and as usual plenty of leftovers for lunches. I quite like chorizo recently. You get quite a lot for your money syns wise if you chop it up smallish. Going to use the rest of it for a paella tomorrow night. Haven't...

When you have horrendous hayfever! (Think sneezing fits, streaming eyes and a face so swollen people keep asking me if I have been crying!) Want to scratch my eyes out :(

Well I had all sorts of meals out and an all night rave to go to so there was no way I could plan properly. I had lunch and dinner out on the same day twice!! But it's over now and I managed to stick to plan yesterday. EE today again as I didn't get my bum in gear to plan properly. Bf has...

Hi stranger!! AWOL again *rolleyes* but back on it today. Hope you had a lovely bank holiday weekend!? I was soooooo busy that I didn't even think about SW!! Today is EE for me. I've had leftover chilli con carne for lunch and already used loads of syns on a boost chocolate bar that bf bought...

No not yet but I'm popping into torn Saturday and there is a shop there which fixes them for about £40 so I should be able to get it done then. Could go without spending the money though to be honest. Bf's has been broken ages so he might tell me to wait but my contract isn't due for renewal...

My weekend was good thanks - quite busy but I did manage to relax a bit as well. This weekend coming up is a busy one too so after that I will need to calm down for a while lol. How did you get on with the car yesterday? Not too bad I hope? Im going to have a red day today - chicken and BNS...

Morning!! My day has not started well - I've just dropped my phone and smashed the screen grrrr!! That's something I could do without!! How was your weekend? X

It's literally low syn sausages in hexb buns with cooker onions and SW chips. You only have to syn whichever sausages you use.

Aww bless him :)

It's just the morrisons packet cheese sauce - the own brand one. Although I haven't double checked the syns recently so you may want to before you use it just in case!

I did hotdogs last night - doesn't really need a recipe for it but anyway they were delish!!!

That's why I haven't made it tbh. I'm happy with 5.5 syns for a whole lasagne using the packet sauce so have never needed to make it like this recipe. Does look yummy though - well done!! :)

Ahh I have seen that recipe actually ages ago but haven't tried it. You will have to let me know how it goes. I'm looking forward to hot dogs and chips today - will feel like a nice bit of junk food after a week on plan. It's been a struggle this week at times tbh after a couple of really bad...

Haha yeah I will def be in bed early tonight!! I've got them both overnight tonight and then most of tomorrow day time - then my parents are having them for a night and they go back home on Sunday. We are supposed to be having a picnic Sunday but it's miserable and wet today so who knows if that...

Hello. Sorry for being a bit AWOL but you will be pleased to know that I'm still on plan!! AND I went for a run again last night :) Actually I haven't had the skewers but can see how they are a good option. They have just brought in a new super food pasta as well which I think would be ok...

Incredible news!! Yay!!

All of those things are lovely. Bless your OH!! :)

My day has been ok. I met a friend for a wonder round town this afternoon and been out for steak night so I'm pretty full now lol. My bum and thighs are starting to feel sore now though so I'll have to have another stretch when I get in. Luckily I have already done lunches etc for tomorrow so...

Get yourself an iPod or get a friend to go with you?! Is that an option? I have been going with my friend and it def helps motivate me to go. We went for a jog again this morning so I won't be able to walk for a few days now lol. I'm planning to go again on Thursday evening straight from work -...

No problem! I've been having a sort out today and have tons of books to get rid of - anyone remember the link to the place that buys them?

I've gained two weeks running now and seem to be back at the beginning again. Combination of overindulging (knowingly) the last 2 weeks and star week due next week. Oh well, I shall soldier on and have a great week this week. I've planned a few dinners and going to try something out of my...

:( looks like it is 6 hun but I reckon that must be the dressing?! Can't think how it can have gone up so much otherwise but I think you will be ok anyway as you are low syn most days anyway so don't count the extra 4! ;)

Can you take a picture of the pack? I'll check on syns online for you and let you know. Will be horrid if they are 6 now!! Especially since you really like them. :( I'm going for a run today - lovely and sunny as well so I might get my friend to drop me at a garden centre and buy a few plants...

Oh god!! I am so hungover!! Went a tad overboard last night helping my friend celebrate being able to drink wine again now lent is over lol. And I had 3 bags of crisps yesterday :( eeeekk!! I am back on plan today though despite the hangover and just about to cook a SW fry up to soak some...

Lol typical about your breakfast. I'm at the train station at the mo on my way to my friends house for wine and Lebanese food. Never had it before but I hear it is nice so will report back on what I had later on. Run was good - hopefully I won't ache too much tomorrow as I'm going again...

Apparently the new salted caramel hifi bars are only one for a hex. Seems to be the way they are going these days - not many that you can have two any more and I always prefer to get two if I can so I can split them Throughout the day. It's a shame anyway - not that I eat them a lot but they are...

0% insertion fees on eBay this weekend folks!!

Hey you!! I have been a bit AWOL the last few days (on minimins and on SW!!) been having a lovely few days though Went to butterfly world locally with my sister, some friends and their bunch of kiddies yesterday in the glorious sunshine. Was a lovely day. Today we are out for the day again...

My two penneth on the MIL wedding situation....tell her you can't afford it/don't want it. If she says we had it at so and so's wedding make a point of saying "yes they are quite common aren't they - we would prefer something a little different to the norm". That might shut her up ;) How...

When today is your Friday and you have a week off!! :)

Ooh I've been wondering what to cook for dinner tonight since I'm in on my own and this is just the thing!! :)

I've had the slim noodles before and they were not slimy in the slightest. To be fair I had them in a ramen so it may not be as nice if you have them on their own but it's great to chuck in a stir fry or something to bulk it out. You have to wash them thoroughly (wouldn't advise smelling them...

I would be very interested in how the saag aloo comes out. Love it but not yet tried a SW version!

Ooooohhh crisps!!! I can't wait ;) lol I went to bed without doing anything and made a sandwich this morning hahaha :) I've got a cereal Bar and some fruit to eat before my meeting at half 9 and some baby plum tomatoes and carrot batons to eat with lunch plus my protein pot for a snack. Took...

Ooh not had lilt for years lol. Nice little spot there for a syn free treat :) My protein pot is all made up for tomorrow. Was planning on doing red but not sure I can be bothered to make sandwiches when I have pasta I can just take out of the freezer lol :) feeling lazy!! What's your treats...

I think I might escape the MIL stories as my bf's mum isn't bothered about us getting married at all (not engaged yet anyway) but really wants us to get started on some grandkids lol :) Stick to your guns definitely. Especially if you are just starting to plan - if you start giving in now...

Oh god!! Please elaborate...I love MIL wedding stories :)

Someone was selling it on my local fb selling page so I just kind of saw it and liked it. Plus I'm away with a friend next month and she wants to get all dolled up and this would be perfect. Here it is; Now I just need some shoes that I can walk in hahaha. My high heels are terrible - way too...

Ooh it sounds nice actually. How many mls milk and water is it?! Might give it a try over the weekend and see of it's nice. Had a good day today with 6 syns for a biscuit and a few syns planned for cheese in my dinner. Going to pick up a dress I am buying straight from worn and since it's...

ooh sounds great! I can think of a few fakeaway ideas but after the usual chow mein, egg fried rice and various sticky chickeny type things for 'chinese' I run out of ideas! Might try and get hold of this!!

i love the magasine - i share lots of the views already expressed about the stories coming across a bit 'samey' sometimes but I love all the recipes and it really helps to keep my mind focused and for me to try out new things. Some recipes from the mags have now become firm favourites in my house :)

I have reduced my virgin media package today. Bf and I have one of those android tv boxes now so no need for all the channels we had on the M+ package. I now have the very basic package and to keep me as a customer they threw in a better deal if I signed up for another year. So it has now gone...

argh i wrote a really long message to you this morning and it doesnt seem to have saved. Grr lol. I did feel loads better for having a long old sleep- still feeling the benefits today although my teeth are giving me hassle at the moment. Feels like they are being a bit squashed by my wisdom...

Yeah STS for me so could have been worse. Gonna try and get a few red days in again this week. I had a lovely early night last night - was in bed by 8:45 and asleep by about 9! I did wake up twice but went straight back to sleep so feeling a bit more rested than yesterday. Your day sounds...

I did manage to come home with some sausages and a joint of gammon ;) and he have them to me for free so that is excellent! I went swimming Sunday morning in the end so got in all the exercise I had planned. Think Wednesday is my next day for a run this week. I didn't get a loss this week...

Your day sounds like a huge success yesterday food wise :) well done hun! I managed to drag myself out for some exercise after the bubbly last night! My friend came over and we jogged, stretched did step ups on a bench and did sit ups for 1 hour 20 mins!! Not a bad first effort I think!! Don't...

Ooh that's not a bad deal!! 0% insertion fees on eBay this weekend as well everyone wanting to declutter!!

It's been odd here weather wise because of all the smog and Sahara dust. Have you seen it in the news?! My asthma has been playing up because of it but I'm sill going running tonight!! My boss bought us all prosecco this afternoon - def a good boss to have lol. Things looking really good for my...

DYJLIW your new boss treats your team to prosecco on a Friday afternoon as we have all been working hard and achieving all out objectives :) could get used to this!

Chicken noodle soup, chicken curry, chicken stir fry, chicken pasta bake!?! Or send it to me ;) lol

Morning hun. Last night was really good. Menu plan went out the window but on balance I think I didn't do too badly in the end. We had to change our minds because the place we went didn't do what I wanted lol. Ahh well. Best laid plans eh!? I'll work it all out later and see how much damage I...

Hi nanny Doreen! I saw you spotted the recipe on page three. I'll try and add the page number when I post again to help you out a bit :)

Which BNS salad is it that is free? They had one with falafel and one with feta and I was a bit unsure so I didn't get one

I made up some pasta last night with a tomatoey sauce and tuna so that's my lunch. I might stop off and look in tesco to see if I can find a BNS salad to have tomorrow since I'm on the early train. Breakfast is weetabix and I've got some fruit and yoghurt for snacks. So not bad at all! I got to...

Dijon is quite a bit milder and has a more tangy less sharp flavour and whole grain can be minder or stronger depending on which one you get. I like both of those every now and then but wouldn't eat normal English mustard so maybe give it a try if you get the chance to. And with the mayo as well...

It's whole grain mustard and Dijon mustard with light mayo salt and pepper mixed together. It's quite mild - I'm not a huge mustard fan and I can handle it. In fact I put quite a bit on my portion. You only cook the chicken in some of it and the rest you add once cooked so you can have as much...

I've just made the chicken with mustard cream and had it with BNS and charred red onion, mushy peas and carrots. It was so tasty and really easy - great recipe Kathy!!

Aww hope you managed to hold out hun. The mustard chicken thing was lovey tonight. Will def make that again in the future. Tomorrow night I'm having either rogan josh or dhansak which are both 6.5. I'll have a little bit of poppadum and chutney (6) and plain boiled rice. I've only had 6 syns...

Yep things are good today. I'm feeling less bloated than last week so hopefully being back on track is doing the trick. I've started planning for tomorrow night as I am treating my dad to an Indian. I'll save a few syns today to cover any extra I have but think I can stick to 15 if I am...

I love their Nivea soft moisturiser - the one in the white pot

Do you need a griddle!? ;)

Right! Fresh start today for you missy....no beating yourself up! Back on it with renewed determination not to let yesterday's biscuits stop you!! You have had a great couple of weeks so don't worry about it. Just have a really good day today with lots of SuperFree and maybe try and have a bit...

Dinner was lovely but we have been watching football as well so now I'm sitting here wishing I had just eaten at home so I could get things done lol. Still got to make lunch for tomorrow and think ill do a sarnie again for ease. I'm going to make chicken with mustard cream tomorrow for dinner...

Take them back. I bet they will let you exchange them for the right ones

onion rings in Wetherspoons are 12.5 syns for 6 (sounds a lot but i am really happy that I can haev them and still not be over syns so think this may turn into a weekly treat for me lol). :) Aww bless your little one - hope he is feeling a bit better today. I feel much better even though i...

We prob will be a couple of episodes ahead but it's not much I don't think. Bf didn't end up making the lunches in the end as he forgot lol. I made a sandwich. I've changed to red today so that I can have two hexb so I'll have a 'skinny steak' tonight which comes with just salad. Might look up...

Yeah we are still watching it. We have one of the android tv boxes now so we can stream it from the internet so we don't have to wait and watch one each week lol. We are as far ahead as we can get I think - maybe one episode to go! It's brilliant. Although I don't like Red at all. He is a very...

Actually I have just packed off bf to the shop instead ;) we sat down and worked out budgets etc and we owe his mate £50 for rescuing us when we broke down the other week. He let us use his gold AA membership all the way from London to get home so bf is killing two birds with one stone. As a...

Ooh your dinner looks lush!! We ended up with roast dinner so bf's mum did well lol. Need to drag myself out now to get some shopping but I can't really be bothered lol. If I don't go I'll have nothing for lunch tomorrow though. *sigh* Me and my friend are going to sign up for race for life :)...

Go winkle picking on the rocks in broad stairs :) lol. We used to go away there every year when I was little - we stayed in reculver (near herne bay) and it was brilliant.

Argh I cannot believe the scales weren't working!!! How annoying. Are there other places near you that you could go to!? Or are you going to wait til next week now? So frustrating but hopefully you will see a loss when you do manage to get it done. My weekend was busy so I'm shattered today. I...

Just want to say a really big thank you to Kathy and nanny Doreen. I am restarting in earnest today and I've been through and printed about 20 of the earlier recipes I had forgotten about. Think it will be mustard chicken tonight :) Your hard work in posting and organising all these recipes...

Wow £110 is fab!! I'm still working on getting better at savings but as long as my debts are going down I won't put too much pressure on myself!! Lol

http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-off-topic/338785-april-money-challenge.html#post7190197 Here is a thread for April! It's always good to have extras coming in Emsie :) send some my way lol

Hello all! New month, new thread! You know the rules....if you don't need it - don't buy it! Anyone got any new hints/tips to get us started on a good month?

Hello all! This thread had been a bit quiet this month. It's been a long one eh!? How did everyone get on in the end!? We struggled quite frankly. Bf's wages were really late so we had to use the credit card for a couple of things. It hasn't been used since November so we did well not using it...

Hey hun. How was your weekend!? Friday went as ok as it could - bf was ok and I think they all Just tried to enjoy spending some time together and not thinking about things. The rest of the weekend was nice too - busy though and I'm struggling with having lost the extra hour in bed too! Did...

DYJHIW you spit out tea all over yourself because you just laughed out loud at hendopig (sorry hun lol) :)

Do you know I look for then every shop I go to and I am still yet to find any of them!! I'm obviously shopping in the wrong places lol :) I'll keep on trying....I'm dying to try them lol. I'm off to get sorted for tomorrow now hun. Have a good day and I'll catch up with you at some point.

Oh no - not a great lunch for you!! :( hate it when that happens. Best laid plans eh!? Bf has been ok. He says I'm not allowed to keep asking him if he is alright tomorrow lol. I guess we all deal with things in different ways so whatever he wants is fine by me! He will be getting pretty drunk...

DYJLIW you get a right bargain on a few days away with the girls in October :) Tenerife, 4 nights, Great flights, all inclusive = £250!! Awesome! :D

ahh that sounds so funny lol (sorry :p) Like something from a carry on film. Bet it was a nightmare to clean up though - and a waste of perfectly good food!! I am going to have an EE day today and have taken chicken out of the freezer to make the cinesse stir fry and chicken fried rice that I...

Due in the butchers on 20th April next so will Write a little list of things to buy lol. Thankfully bf gets paid Friday and I get paid Monday. Need to sit and do a budget for the month this week at some point to try and claw things back a bit. Car is all fixed. Thank god for my dad sorting...

Aww hun I'm sorry to hear things are still not good. I don't want to pry but you know you can send me a PM if you need to let off steam. I hope things are a bit better today for you x It needs a new ignition coil and spark plugs so hopefully not too expensive and they should get it fixed today...

Well yesterday turned out to be a disaster!! The car broke down so we didn't get home til 10 o'clock after the AA man got us back from London. Hence we didn't have the Chinese on the end and ended up with a dominoes :( I only had 2 slices but not good diet wise. So frustrating as I was looking...

Yeah I slept straight through!! Last night was half 9 in the end and I woke up at 11:30 and made bf come to bed as he had fallen asleep on the sofa (as usual lol) and then slept straight through again! Early start today though :( Aww it's good that you controlled your choices - especially as...

Awww I'm chuffed to bits for you! :) make sure you enjoy tonight after all your hard work! Let me know how it goes. I meant to tell you I was in bed by 8pm last night!! Wowsers did I need the sleep lol. Hoping for another decent sleep tonight as well so I am well and truly caught up!

MISSK THAT'S AMAZING!! Well done hun - you deserve a good loss! bet you are feeling on top of the world! :D Wow! That is incredible! So proud of you hun! Sorry to hear you are having a bad patch with OH. We all go through it from time to time and I'm sure you will be fine in the end but don't...

Hey hun. How was your weekend?! I overindulged massively and as a result gained 3.5lb!!! ? wow!! I think some of it is to do with *week due next week but boy is that a gain and a half!!! Back on plan this week for sure to try and get some of it off. Got cereal today for breakfast, meatballs for...

He is back and we have been fed lol. Hurrah!! It was yummy but I made way too much so there is tons left for lunch tomorrow ;) Out tomorrow night for a boogie and catch up with some friends then round to bf's mum for dinner on Sunday. The rest of the weekend I'm just pottering about at home and...

Well last nights dinner was a bit mediocre unfortunately. The starter was yummy though. I had lemon and pepper squid with garlic mayo and that was brilliant. I had a burger for my main but the bacon has obv been cooked and left out as it was chewy and the burger bun was a little burnt round the...

Hello honey :) had a brill day so far - I got an email at work saying I've been given a bonus :):):) you know how hard that is working for the government so I'm over the moon!! It's £400 as well - I was going to put it towards our holiday but bf says to spend it on myself. Me and my sister are...

DYJLIW you get a very unexpected bonus at work for all your hard graft. £400 wahoo!!! :)

How was your quorn burger hun :) hopefully yummy making you up for another good day tomorrow after your treats tonight :) Bf is going to sort out dinner tonight so I'm running a nice bath now to have a soak. So tired so will be early to bed for me!! Got a breakfast meeting tomorrow and need to...

That def sounds like a NSV to me hun. Well done :) lunch yesterday a was lovely and I topped it off by going for steak but just having it with salad an onion rings. Prob a little over syns but oh well :) Absolutely shattered today as bf woke me up 3 times last night so I've had hardly any sleep...

Well I made him some anyway and he polished it off lol. Just being stubborn I suppose. I had syns for 2 slices of bread and butter (10) and then some ketchup so all in all yesterday was nice. On the train to work now after a bit of a lie in and a good nights sleep. We both fell asleep watching...

He is in a strop with me at the moment because I was later than intended so he is being stubborn and says he doesn't want dinner now lol. Talk about cutting his nose off to spite his face. He reckons he had cheese on toast so isn't hungry. Your food sounds fab. Sounds like you are right back...

Your food is sounding good today hun. Keep it up - I know it's annoying having to make dinner and lunches but grin and bear it to make today a great day on plan!! I've just been for a drink with my old school friend and bf doesn't sound very happy so that prob means he is starving so I'll be...

I bought a box of weetabix so problem solved. Pleased I managed to resist all the pastries that were in the same aisle as the cereals lol. Had my lunch as well and got an orange if i want a snack later on. I like your plan re weighing - if you STS it will be your body getting used to SW again...

I reckon natural yoghurt would be fine as a substitute for your recipe. Try it and see if it works. I've not made a good start to the day by leaving my breakfast at home *sigh*. I have a pasta bake and salad for lunch and some fruit but I normally have porridge so need to find a substitute on...

I always have a browse every now and then to see if there are any new useful threads too. It's so easy to just stick to the ones you know. One of my favourites is 'delicious meals minimum ingredients'. So many good recipes on there :)

I would weigh and take any result you get without worrying too much if you have a gain. I would also go back to weekly weighing as you seemed more settled when you did that rather than waiting and not letting yourself weigh. Go back to the basic SW principles including weekly weigh ins. And I...

I like your thinking hahahaha :) how you feeling about SW again tomorrow?! All ready? What meals you got planned!? This week I'm again trying to eat up what we have in instead of buying a lot to recipes etc. we have some nice bits of cod in the freezer so fish n chips one night I think. We...

Fantastic Scarlett!! Inspiring!! :)

We have laminate floors and he stepped on a teddy that was on the bedroom floor and just went flying apparently. So close to taking his eye out so he was lucky but it must have really hurt. Now he is cleaned up it's not a huge cut but seems to have bled a lot. Bless him. I weighed a day early...

Girls night and last night were both fun. Although bf didn't end up coming as he fell over at home and knocked himself out :( I didn't realise and just assumed he had fell asleep so imagine my shock when I got home at 1am to find him passed out with a massive cut on his head and blood all down...

Oh and it's 0% weekend for listings on eBay in case anyone is interested :)

I think we are managing ok this month. Our plan was £200 off cc and £200 off overdraft but the cc company have mucked us up a bit by reducing the min payment because I overpaid last month and we didn't realise til later in the month - I like to pay ASAP so we don't spend the money. But overdraft...

He is fine. I'm booting him out tonight for a girls night in :) the girls are bringing picky bits but I'm making chicken strips with smash and chilli flakes to coat and some SW wedges with garlic and rosemary so I have all my syns to use up in wine and a sweet treat :) Tomorrow I'm working in...

Phew today did end up busy lol!! Wasn't supposed to be but it was interesting stuff so the day flew past! How was your day hun?

Haha. He is definitely a keeper ;) my bf would hate me to get anything done as well. He doesn't even think I need to do SW or any diet but knows when I'm feeling self conscious about it and encourages me if I'm on a downer to do something to make myself feel better. But we are our own worst...

Don't be silly hun - I'm always here when you need to unload. We all have wobbles and we all understand what you are going through. Sometimes you need to put the feelers out there for some advice and other peoples perspective on things but you need to work through it all yourself. Bit like...

I think what your OH said was actually really sweet. :) I guess it's his way of being supportive by telling you how well you have done and maybe he has a point!? You did so well last year on SW and it only started to get confusing in the run up to Xmas. I think it's only right that you relax...

When your bf calls to tell you his nan passed away last night :(

Oh god how awful :( my mum passed away when I was in primary school too. So sad. Thinking of those poor kids :(

Really hope your WI goes well hun and that you seem to be keeping things under control and not beating yourself up about adjusting your plan to better suit you. Nothing wrong with giving new things a try and if you don't like it, try something else or go back to SW which you know works if you...

Meal out was really nice. I used my syns on a couple of glasses of wine in the end which was a nice change. Today I am on EE. I've got porridge for breakfast and leftover paella for lunch with salad, fruit and yoghurt. Still not had any crisps :) Dinner is pork stir fry with noodles. I...

Gahhh yesterday was so off plan! I had an all day conference and literally nothing available food wise was remotely SW friendly. Oh well. Back on it today with leftover SW paella and salad for lunch. Cereal bars and fruit for breakfast and yoghurt for a snack. Only about 1 syn so far for the...

Aww hun it's hard when you are unsure and your confidence is shaken. Maybe you need to go back to group for some discipline?! The way I see it is that whether you decide to calorie count or follow SW, you know what sort of thing you shouldn't be eating if you want to lose weight. The calories...

The starter I had was salmon cooked in a water bath on a purée of goats cheese and yoghurt with dill and elderflower pea things in miso and dill sauce. The main was lobster and mussel risotto and the pudding was chocolate torte with mint, lemon and choc sorbets and some peanut biscuits (which...

Thanks :) And I didn't get out of bed til 10 which is unheard of for me!! :)

Yes the meal was tonight and it was scrummy!! And even better they didn't add all of the drinks we had to the bill so even better :) on my way home now and can't wait to get into bed lol. Here are some piccies; How was your day?!

The latest tick off the bucket list was brilliant. I went to the Caxton grill and had a gorgeous 3 course meal cooked by last years master chef runner up. Here are some pics; Salmon with dill and miso on goats cheese and yoghurt purée Lobster risotto Mint, lemon and choc sobet with choc...

DYJLIW you have a really fun night out with great food (cooked by last years runner up from master chef making that one more thing ticked off your bucket list) AND you don't have to get up for work tomorrow!! Happy sparty! :)

Tee hee. You should email her back 'your royal Highness' hahaha I had one once sent in from something like 'lazydave123@.....' People are really silly about this sometimes I think lol

I didn't avoid the cake at all lol. Ah well. Never mind. Today i didn't get anything ready for work food wise so i brought a mango to cut up as a snack, cereal for breakfast and a yoghurt. Going to try and get one of those salads in tesco I think :) Day three of no crisps today!!

He was being optimistic about a BBQ lol. Stuck to the plan of calamari and stir fry and it all turned out really well! Annoyed that I had to cook it though as bf said he would the day before but when I got home he was asleep and being stubborn about not wanting to cook it yet because he was...

Hello! Feel a bit less bloated today but I have done something to my neck. I must have slept funny as it feels stiff today lol. Falling apart me!! I'm really looking forward to dinner! Although bf has text to say he thinks it is BBQ weather - it's lovely and sunny and not too cold either but...

I'm going to talk to bf about it tonight and see what he thinks. I'm trying to involve him more in finance decisions as it takes the pressure off me and hopefully makes him understand a bit better why I'm stressed out sometimes.

I got martins money saving tips email this morning. It's got some brilliant deals on balance transfers for those of you trying to pay off credit cards. Barclays is 30 months interest free and nationwide is 26 months interest free. The nationwide one has a really low fee of 0.75% to transfer a...

Yay!! Hate upset tummies when you can only eat plain food lol. I've packed my sandwich for lunch tomorrow with ham, cheese and salad. So it will fill me up nicely but means I will have to skip out porridge for breakfast. I'm going to take fruit and yoghurt instead. I'll take more yoghurt and...

Ooh let me know how the biscuits turn out. They sound awesome so if they work I will def be trying them out! I bet it's a nice change for breakfast with a nice cup of tea :) The squid is syn free on its own but bf is going to try and batter it. So it's a mix of egg and flour. So maybe 3 syns...

Yep we went for steak and it was nice actually after a long break away from it lol. I don't think I'll get back into the habit of going every week though as I'm unsure syn wise :) maybe once a month! Tomorrow is goin to be annoying as I have meetings back to back from 11-2 so no lunch break for...

Count me in pixie ;)

Oh that's quite handy actually lol

I get a good discount so for all that it was only £15. Next time I think I'll get some braising steak and for a stew and dumplings. Yum!! Today shouldn't be too busy thankfully. Think this will be my last quiet week though before it starts getting busier again so in going to make the most of...

Morning hun. How did your jacket potato go down?! Hope you are feeling a bit better today. The shift went really well. I'm back in again on 22nd so I'll get some more bits and bobs then. This time I got rack of lamb which we had last night and it was really good. Also got some sausages and...

aww hun. sorry to hear you haven't been well. Are you feeling any better today? I had a really good weekend. Saturday night was def off plan but I really enjoyed myself so it was worth a night off! I also managed to get a loss this week (probably after the 777 counteracted the booze from...

Hope it goes ok emsie :)

They do usually cook us some sausages while we are there so that will be 5 syns. They make all their own using lean pork so I count a little less for one of those. Otherwise I think I'll be ok with that lot!! Bf has been out all evening so I've taken the chance to have a bit of a tidy round...

No it isn't like me to weigh early and I have no idea why I did it knowing full well it wouldn't be an accurate reflection given I was wearing heavy jeans and a chunky knitted jumper pmsl. Ahh the things we do sometimes eh ;) I'm working 9-4 and I am really looking forward to it actually...

....not to mention the excess you may have to pay!!!!

I have my phone listed on mine as I don't have insurance via my phone company. I think if you don't have phones covered it is worth having at least that since these days all smart phones have glass screens which break easily. I always do my travel insurance as I go rather than by the year as...

Yeah she is trying but it's 2 off then 2 on really. She has still got half a stone off in total though and has set herself a target (can't remember what it was now but something like hitting a stone in 3/4 weeks) so she is eating more speed foods at the moment. Fingers crossed Monday will be...

Mine is £110ish for the year! My brother in law works for the company so I may get a bit of discount but that seems a lot to me!? Do some comparisons online and see what prices come up!

He hasn't bought the cakes yet so we will see if he does it today or next week sometime! If he does it next week it will be fine as I'll be back to normal syns then hahahaha. I probably will have some (presuming he gets something I like since I'm so fussy) and then not have any more for the...