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Yes you're right... I've been watching too much "Biggest Loser" :eek: As for you, don't be disheartened... it's never too late to get back on track and we have all the time in the world :rolleyes: Here's to us both getting a good loss next week! xxx

Aww bless, thanks - that cheered me up! :o

Only 0.5 lb off this week... but I went off plan for two days and it's that time of the month anyway :(

Only lost half a pound this week :( Still it's better than STS or even a gain. I have to admit that I had two days off plan as well - work stress had me reaching for a pizza rather than making a proper meal. Hey ho.

Body Magic as of today! Replaced my battered old running shoes and started the Couch to 5k program again - well, I didn't actually start it, I jumped in at week 3 day 1 and breezed through it easily. I'm so glad I still have some degree of fitness despite the lengthy (months and months) break -...

1 lb off this week - I'm happy with that, considering the time of the month it is... I know I haven't been recording my meals, but it gets boring after a while because it's so repetitive. Still, I have been on track except for occasional pre-scheduled "cheat" days. This week has been totally...

Another pound off (6 in all) - happy about that, considering what time of the month it is...

Back on plan today: Breakfast: Honey Loops (4.5 syns) and semi-skimmed lactose-free milk (my G*d that stuff is sweet...) Lunch: spag bol (3 syns) Afternoon snack: fat-free fruit fromage frais (I love typing all those fs!) (1.5 syns) Supper: chicken breast sandwich with tomato, carrot and...

The Shred! Have you tried it before? I'm considering it, but it looks like murder.. :hide:

2.5 lbs off this week! :bliss: Feel like I'm back in the zone now. Admittedly I let myself go a little and had a doner kebab for lunch today - not as bad as it sounds, our Edi makes them with lots of salad and lean meat, I always ask him to leave out the sauce, so the syns are really only in...

Lost another 2.5 lbs this week, that's 5 lbs in all! :D

Weigh-in tomorrow, and I am cautiously optimistic. I just read an article in the Daily Mail saying that being cold helps you lose weight quicker because it activates the metabolism in an attempt to keep you warm. If this is true, I ought to have lost a LOT over the last few days... Breakfast...

Dieting is so hard when the weather's awful and you're freezing to death... especially as losing weight makes you freeze even more...:gen125: Breakfast: Honey Loops (4.5 syns) and skimmed milk (hex a) Lunch: noodles with turkey, spring onions and mushrooms in chop suey sauce (2.5 syns)...

I so agree :bighug:

Back to the straight and narrow today... and by crikey it was hard! Still, I managed OK: Breakfast: Honey Loops (4.5 syns) and skimmed milk (hex a) Lunch: rice and Mediterranean fish thingy (2.5 syns) Afternoon snack: Optiwell yoghurt (0 syns) Supper: chicken sandwich (Hex b) with carrots...

Lemon cheesecake!! OMG I'm dribbling on the keyboard now..... :p I never drink alcohol though because I have a dodgy liver, so at least that's one temptation I don't have to resist.

Yes, am doing it online... and yes, Minimins is a fab support group! :D I'm not going to say what I ate today, because today was designated an official diet-free pig-out day.... all I will say is that it added up to around 70 syns :eek: Actually though, I found myself eating the same low-syn...

You're right... what I found difficult, right from the time I came here over 18 years ago, is that they have hardly any concept of fat-free and low fat :( Quite apart from some of the stuff they eat... I remember watching my then-boyfriend tucking into a RAW minced meat sandwich and struggling...

Sooo dog tired today. I'm not sure if it's the weather, the diet, or what. :4635: Breakfast: Honey Loops (4.5 syns) and skimmed milk (hex a) Lunch: Hungarian-style stew with pasta (3.5 syns) Afternoon snack: Optiwell yoghurt (0 syns) Supper: bacon sandwich with 2 small slices wholemeal bread...

OMG that would have been a terrible waste, sorry about that! :D Now this is something else I don't understand... I live in the land of Müller, but we can't frickin get Mullerlight.... :banghead:

Overwhelmed by hunger pangs in the supermarket today... am rather pleased with myself that I didn't break! Breakfast: Honey Loops (4.5 syns) and skimmed milk (hex a) Lunch: baked beans, bacon and SW chips Afternoon: fat-freefruit fromage frais Supper: chicken sandwich (hex b), carrot and a...

Lost one pound this week - that's 2.5 lbs off in two weeks. I know they say 1 - 2 lbs a week is a healthy weight loss, but I still don't really understand why it's going so slowly this time round - last time, I lost half a stone in the first week! :confused: A lot of stress and rushing around...

Another pound off this week :)

The trouble with Oreos is that they wrap them in packs of 4 and it takes a lot of self-control to leave half of them in the pack! :sigh:

Weigh-in tomorrow... I'm cautiously optimistic, as I've stuck to the rules like glue for two weeks and have to keep hitching my trousers up! Breakfast: Honey Loops (4.5 syns) and skimmed milk (hex a). Lunch: pasta and fish marinated in sweet chilli sauce (0 syns, although I think I overdid...

Didn't really feel like bothering with food today, but made an effort to stop my metabolism grinding to a halt. Then went into the kitchen and found that the locusts in this abode of sin had scoffed all my stash of bananas! :sigh: Breakfast: Honey Loops (4.5 syns) and skimmed milk. Gives me...

Feeling better today, but have had awful hunger pangs... :17729: Still kept on track though! Breakfast: Honey Loops (4.5 syns) and normal skimmed milk (I normally drink semi-skimmed lactose-free). Trying to figure out what it is about milk (even lactose-free) which does horrible things to my...

Dried fruits a b*** for syns :(

Still feeling as rough as a bear's arse today, but still sticking to plan: Breakfast: Honey Loops with milk (hex a) Lunch: chicken wrapped in bacon and baked in the oven, boiled potatoes, Brussels sprouts and gravy (1 syn) Afternoon snack: fat-free muesli yoghurt (3 syns) Supper: bacon...

Mm I love risotto... and prefer it with normal rice, I can't get the hang of Arborio rice somehow...

Yes, a small 14 g pack has 2 syns. Congrats on your weigh-in btw! ;)

Hi from another re-starter! Your blood pressure is indeed dangerously high, but it's good you found out before anything serious happened. Mine was 200/110 and the doctor immediately gave me a pill and wouldn't let me leave the surgery until it dropped to about 150/90 (still high but no longer...

My son and I both had galloping gut rot today, which probably means my net intake of food is probably less than the amount I actually shovelled into my mouth... one way to lose weight, but not recommended! :o Breakfast: Honey Loops and semi-skimmed lactose-free milk (4.5 syns) Lunch: home-made...

Wow - 8 stone off the first time round?! I am seriously impressed and motivated just by reading that! And I really like your SW quiche idea - will definitely have to give it a go. Good luck on the next part of your journey!

Incidentally, the latest series of Germany's version of "The Biggest Loser" started last night. My (12-year-old beanpole) son sat watching it and announced, "Ooh look Mum, you should be on this!" Thanks son..... :8855: Seriously though, there is something I just don't get. In Germany, weights...

Weighed in today and lost 1.5 lbs :) Not very spectacular, but I have been on SW before and didn't actually have to change my eating habits much except for substituting Fry Light for oil, cutting down on sweet size and watching my portion size. Exercise program to start next week once us lot...

So the worry was for nothing... weighed in today, and lost quite a respectable 1.5 lbs :D Wasn't expecting anything spectacular in the first week because I have only had to make a few changes (substituting Fry Light for oil, cutting down on sweet stuff and reducing portion sizes) - just goes to...

Think I may have found the problem - too much salt! I crave salt like other people crave chocolate. I cut it out yesterday and spent today peeing for England, so with a bit of luck I might clock up a small minus at tomorrow's weigh-in after all :D Todays menu: Breakfast: Honey Loops and milk...

5 lbs! I now have this mental vision of splashing whenever I take a step... :D Wise words though, thank you. I shall banish the scales to the dust bunnies under the bed.

Chocolate!!!! she says, dribbling all over the keyboard.... Think I'd better go to bed to stop myself thinking about it :D

You too?? I don't get it :confused: Perhaps it takes longer to kick-start second time round? I do notice my tummy's flatter and I look less bloated, so something must be happening...

Slightly brassed off today. I sneakily weighed myself this evening (although my official weigh-in day is Thursday) and found I have actually put ON a pound and a half since starting SW five days ago. Wtf - how is this possible? :confused: I lost half a stone in my first week last time round...

Yes, I found the same, I lost more in the weeks I used all my syns than in the weeks I didn't. Trouble is, it gets harder to lose weight the closer you get to target, and if you're not using your syns now, you won't have anything to cut back on later.

Good food day today... :eat: Breakfast: Honey Loops (4.5 syns) and milk (Hex A) Lunch: syn-free chicken casserole. For this I browned some skinless chicken breasts and shallots in Fry Light (put lots of paprika on the chicken but you can use any herbs you like) and chucked them in a roasting...

Can I join too please? I want to lose 80 lbs this year. First weigh-in on Thursday :)

Mind you, getting my divorce from the cockwomble I was married to for 13 years was even worse... it's far easier to get into a marriage than to get out of it... :(

Yes, you are supposed to use the Syns to stop your metabolism going into starvation mode and throttling your weight loss. I couldn't manage without my biscuit and cuppa before bedtime and save 5 syns for that :) And oh my lord, I HATE image therapy.... I'm doing this online, and the image...

We're hoping April, but we haven't been able to set a date yet! He's a Russian in Canada and I'm a Brit in Germany, the paperwork involved is just unbelievable... Still, at least when I'm having to concentrate on forms I'm not shovelling chocolate into my cakehole....

In 2011, I lost a spectacular 56 lbs in 6 months with Slimming World, going from 18 stone to 14 stone. During 2012, I fell off the wagon and put half of it back on (still better than putting it all back on), and so I am now restarting my weight loss journey, with the additional motivation...

Despite the Christmas festivities, I lost another 2 lbs this week. The funny thing is, as soon as I started eating a little more, the weight started dropping off again after being on a plateau for several weeks. Just goes to show that you can actually stop your weight loss by not eating enough...

I think I repeated weeks 3 and 4 both a couple of times.... Yesterday I ran a full 5 km non-stop for the first time ever. It took me 43 minutes, but who cares :) According to the running app I use on my smartphone (Endomondo, can thoroughly recommend it), I also burnt off more than 600...

2.5 lbs off this week after a couple of weeks gaining :D Am also burning off calories like mad... today I ran 4.4 km in 38 minutes and burnt off 560 calories! Have finished the C25k program now and can't wait until my first 5k race on 31.12... I originally started running to lose weight, but it...

I repeated a couple of weeks because either they were so hard or because I had to take time out due to work, illness etc. There's no pressure to finish within the 9 weeks specified... I think I took 3 months in all :)

It works - promise... in week 1 I felt like death after just one minute of running, now I'm in week 9 and feeling great after running for 30! :)

Gained a pound this week, damn it - first week I've had to record a gain :mad: Not really surprised though.... wrong time of the months, and I'm feeling horrendously bloated, like a whale that just gorged on baked beans........

Wow - a week off the wagon seems to be one way to get off a plateau.... lost an amazing 3.5 lbs this week and got my 3.5 stone award! :D The not so good news... have to go for a colonoscopy on Dec 17th. Oh well, I guess the purging beforehand will knock a bit off too.... :sigh:

Not the weather to be dieting either, is it..... bitterly cold here and I'm desperately craving carbs!

Totally chucked my diet and exercise plan over board last week as I was on holiday in Vienna.... and had a brilliant time as well! Was rather surprised and relieved to find I hadn't put any weight on.... back on the straight and narrow anyway (and struggling with unaccustomed hunger pangs...).

Did week 6 day 3 and couldn't believe how easy it was... ran 23 minutes straight (added a minute on at the end), did not get out of breath and barely broke into a sweat! No more walking intervals from now on..... *gulp*

In the streets, through the woods... we live in a rural area and I don't have access to a treadmill, so it's the only way really. Some horrific gradients though....

Only lost one pound this week, but that's OK because I fell off the wagon a bit... husband's birthday last Monday, and of course I couldn't let him eat his birthday cake alone! :) The great thing is that it's taken me out of the 15 stone zone down into the 14s.... for the first time in about 8...

Hi everyone, so glad to find some other SW people doing this! I just finished week 4; the first two days I ran on the road and it was easy enough - I extended the last 5 min run into 8 mins - but the third day I ran over the fields... I had absolutely no idea how much tougher this would be, felt...

Another 2.5 lbs off this week, AND the 2.5 stone award!! :-)))

Not been posting much of late, but still persevering... Been doing SW for 3 months now and have lost 34 lbs, very happy with that.Perhaps I can lose another 30 lbs by Christmas!

Yay - 3 lbs off this week and my 2 stone award!! Started the Couch to 5k program this week, which is certainly helping :)

Wow congratulations!!!

Hey hon, where have you been hiding? :)

2.5 lbs off this week - which means I've lost 10 % of my body weight in 9 weeks!! *does happy dance*

Stayed the same this week *grumps* but I have been retaining a lot of water due to TOTM and this awful heat (34 °C in the shade!) - haven't been drinking enough, I know. I seem to put on a couple of pounds during the day then pee it all out at night, so probably I've really lost a couple of...

Another 2 pounds off this week, that's 1 stone 8 lbs off in 7 weeks! And this means I now have less than 100 lbs to go until I reach my target weight! The projection says I should reach my target weight by May 2013, which seems an awfully long way off, but if I manage it, it'll mean I'll have...

Yes, it looks fine to me as well. Good luck hon! :)

Wow - somehow I managed to lose 4 1/2 lbs this week! Actually I suspected some of it might be due to dehydration, as I know I haven't been drinking enough water. So I shan't be too surprised if I have an STS next week. Even so, my BMI is now lower than 40 for the first time in years. And...

Lost another 2 lbs this week - that's 16 lbs in 5 weeks, for me that's positively miraculous! :D In case you were wondering, I no longer feel the need to note down everything I eat (or not at the moment), because I feel I am well into the swing of things now. I do need to take more exercise...

Go you!!!! Erm just a question though....what on earth is a "skinny cow"?? *lol*

Very nice lunch today.... wrapped skinless, boneless chicken breasts in bacon and bunged them in the oven at 180° for half an hour - no oil, no syns on EE and absolutely yummy - even my son was enthusiastic, and normally he's the pickiest eater imaginable. Served with boiled spuds and red...

*lol* well that's the funny thing, it doesn't usually taste cheesy at all... if you don't mind yoghurt, I don't think you'd mind cottage cheese either. For me, it tastes no more cheesy than philly does. It was just when it was cooked with this quiche thing (you don't normally cook it)...... I...

As the cupboard was pretty bare, I decided to try my hand at the SW quiche today, using 3 eggs, 200 g of cottage cheese and lots of ham. I loathe and detest cheese (I only eat cottage cheese because it doesn't taste "cheesy"), so I was surprised and disconcerted to find that the cheese taste...

No you won't or I'll stalk you via this website :D (just kidding....)

Well it's more than possible.... here's hoping you have a big loss next week to make up for it ((((hugs))))

Yay go us! :)

Weekly weight loss: 1 lb, taking me to 1 stone off in 4 weeks. I was a bit disappointed it wasn't more, but I seem to have a lot of water retention at the moment - I seem to put on a couple of pounds during the day and lose it after I take my diuretic tablet (for high blood pressure) in the...

Aww bless, thanks honey! It's brilliant that you're giving it another go. The very best of luck to you (((hugs)))

Feeling distinctly more upbeat today, despite having a poorly kid at home :) Breakfast as usual: Lunch: wholemeal pasta and homemade bolognese sauce Supper: potato and spinach tortilla with salad followed by loads of watermelon (current addiction!) Snack: 1 choc digestive

Oooooh chocolate *lol* Good luck to all of us for tomorrow's weigh-ins! :)

Thanks honey! :D

Bless thanks honey ((((hugs)))) Feel much better this morning (despite having to attend to a kid with an upset tum) ...

Thanks honey, encouragement is exactly what I need right now :) Hope you're doing OK out there xxxx

OK, so today I am REALLY p***ed off. More cake at college to resist (yes, I did resist ;) ), and today I bought a ready meal (chicken topped with mozzarella and tomato) which turned out to be disgusting and a total waste of syns. Didn't have supper except for a bowl of plums, it was so hot and I...

Fabulous, thank you! :)

Oh, this morning was torture.... one of my classmates at college had a birthday today and she organised a big spread with birthday cake and things for us during the break. There was me sitting chomping my way through a bowl of fruit salad while the others were scoffing a luscious cake bursting...

Thanks honey, and the same to you!! Erm..... can you point me to the low-syn cheese scones......? :D Obviously I'm missing out on something here!

Today's menu: Breakfast as usual. So what if it sounds tedious? I love it. ;) The (soon to be ex) husband cooked lunch today: pasta with turkey breast cooked in tomato sauce. Under my supervision, it only added up to 2 1/2 syns (spot of oil and a drop of honey). Supper: ham sandwich and a bowl...

No-one's put temptation in my way yet... ! *lol

Hate Saturdays when I have to work *grumps* Anyway... Breakfast as usual. Lunch: Spaghetti bolognese with the packet sauce my son is so fond of (3 Syns) Afternoon snack: large chunk of watermelon. Oh my, I had no idea that it can be such a diuretic - I must have shed a couple of pounds in water...

Seems reasonable - men are to blame for a lot of things :8855:

Oh dear Kath.... blame it on the wrong time of the month (every time is the wrong time... for something :D ). Good luck for next week xxxxx

Went to the organic fruit and veg market today, and had a lovely time! Small pleasures for small minds, I know :D Breakfast as usual. Lunch: potatoes, sweetcorn and bacon - a mixture I loved when I was a child :) Supper: spinach and potato tortilla with salad followed by a bowl of plums. Snack...

Well done - it all helps :) There's a German saying which translates as "small animals produce just as much crap as big ones given time" :8855:

So.... 2lbs off this week. I'm perfectly happy with that :) Breakfast as usual. Lunch: pasta and white fish topped with tomato and mozzarella. And very nice too. Supper: ham sandwich (1 piece of normal wholemeal bread this time) and plums. Snack: 1 chocolate digestive.

Feeling marginally more human today, thank goodness - not least because I spent most of the day asleep! Breakfast as usual. Lunch: potatoes, baked beans and bacon. Afternoon snack: 3 plums Supper: ham sandwich, spring onions, tomatoes and loads of strawberries Evening snack: 1 choc digestive...

Still feeling vile :sick: And I accidentally went half a Syn over today... still, I was under on all other days, so it balances out. Breakfast as usual (cereal and milk) Lunch: piece of chicken topped with a crust of breadcrumbs, mushrooms and herbs, big helping of carrots, broccoli and...

Feeling rubbish, kind of flu-ish but not as extreme :( Hardly surprising though - we've been having high winds and torrential rain for the last few days, and the temperature has been going up and down faster than a whore's drawers.... Breakfast as usual. Mixed fruit salad as snack at college...

Oooh good luck - you're braver than me!! What's this "Skinny Rules" thing?

Oh I luuurrrve it - especially with lashings of butter! *sigh*

Had such a craving for toast today - after I'd had my Hexb - but managed to resist *polishes halo* Breakfast as usual. Lunch: roast chicken (skin removed) with apple and red cabbage (3 Syns) and boiled spuds. Supper: ham on Vitaminbrot with spring onions and tomatoes, followed by lots of plums...

Yes, I read "The Story of O" a long time ago. People who were uncomfortable with "Shades of Grey" would be horrified by "The Story of O" though...

Oh my... :o Never mind, a girl needs a break now and again! Me, I'm craving toast with lashings of butter.....

Hmmmm.... doesn't sound very appetising to me :o

Yes, we're living on the wrong continent *lol* I found one European supplier of lactose-free skimmed milk... but he's a small private producer in France :rolleyes:

Mmmm.... burgers.... *shakes self to return to reality* :p Seem to be hungry all the time at present. Stuffing more fruit than a binge-eating ape... Breakfast as usual. Lunch: Chinese noodles with mixed veg and chicken strips Supper: ham sandwich followed by heaps of plums Snack: 1 chocolate...

I've just been doing some internet research... apparently, the less fat there is in the milk, the more lactose it contains. I suppose the process is just not commercially viable at this time for skimmed milk, it's already criminal how much more you have to pay for lactose-free than you do for...

For me, beer is an excellent weight loss aid - it has the most violent laxative effect I've ever experienced!!! :8855:

I know, but for me the association was unfortunate. Well, no-one ever claimed it was a work of literary merit :) I enjoyed it all the same...

Hmm.... define exercise. Does that include chasing a hyperactive 11 year old around the landscape? If not, then no *lol* Although I walk and cycle a lot because I don't have a car and the public transport here is rubbish. Good luck with your exercise program xx

I loved it, but I can see why a lot of people wouldn't, and I'm not too sure whether I'll bother with volumes 2 and 3... What bugged me most was the fact that the heroine was called Ana with one n..... was I the only one who associated this with pro-ana (pro-anorexia) websites?? Plus the lady...

It would have to be the road... as we live in a rural area, it would also probably involve a lot of balletic leaps over cowpats :D

I totally sympathise with these feelings of fear - I see my extra weight as a form of "protection" from emotions or situations, and taking the decision to peel off the layers was scary. In fact, if I weren't undergoing a major life change anyway which means I no longer require this form of...

That's something that puzzles me..... over here in Germany every supermarket stocks a range of lactose-free dairy products. However, they don't appear to do low-fat versions - you can get semi-skimmed lactose-free milk, for example, but not skimmed. And the prices are a bit scary as well. I just...

Wow, that's an amazing price as well! Am thinking of starting the Couch to 5 k thing but am a bit worried that I might set off a series of earthquakes....

My way of thinking exactly! :D

Made sure I ate a bit more today: Breakfast as usual. Lunch: boiled spuds with baked beans and bacon. Supper: mini tortilla with salad, followed by a bowl of plums. Snack: one chocolate digestive. Only 12 syns, but more substantial than the last couple of days :)

Wow, well done honey!!! And yes, it's great when people notice, isnt it lol xxxx

My first week's loss of 6 1/2 lbs was followed by another 4 1/2 lbs this week! Am thrilled to bits! :D

Weigh-in day, and I have lost another 4 1/2 lbs! That brings the total up to 11 lbs in 2 weeks!!! *does happy dance* Must admit though, I don't think I ate enough yesterday, I felt my metabolism going on stand-by... that's when I start to feel rough. If I don't do something about it, I know...

Yay well done!! I just weighed in at 4 1/2 lbs loss, which means I've lost 11 lbs in 2 weeks! *does happy dance*

Weigh-in tomorrow.... but I'm optimistic, I'm noticing my clothes are starting to get bigger! :p Breakfast as usual. Lunch: in a hurry, so indulged in a ready meal - chicken topped with a mushroom, breadcrumb and herb mixture, to which I added a pile of broccoli, cauliflower and carrots. 9 1/2...

It MUST be the hormones, it just doesn't make sense!!! :-(

Wow, what an amazing start! This is a fabulous place for support, motivation and inspiration. The very best of luck to you on your journey :bighug:

Feeling happy and good about myself at the moment! :happy036: Breakfast: usual cereal and milk Snack at college: big tub of mixed melon chunks Lunch: scrambled eggs, bacon, mushrooms and tomatoes Supper: 1 piece of Vitaminbrot with low-fat cottage cheese followed by LOADS of luscious freshly...

Today was rather stressful: it started early in the morning when the train to school for Felix/college for me turned up an impressive 75 minutes late - I have NEVER experienced such delays in Germany before! In the end, I decided to go home and do some work rather than going to college (I would...

I've lost 9 lbs now, and both my husband and my son commented that they could see a loss - this is after less than 2 weeks! But then I had a huge belly, a lot of it must have been from water retention as it's got a lot flatter very quickly.

Very chuffed today - my 11 year old son put his arms around my waist and said in surprise, "Hey Mama, you really have lost weight!" He has now constituted himself my fitness trainer for the summer holidays :p Breakfast: usual cereal with skimmed milk Lunch: chicken pieces, green peppers and...

I clean my teeth immediately afterwards to avoid temptation, because I know I'll only have to do it again if I eat any more, and I'm too lazy for that *lol*

That sounds great! And you're absolutely right about the hormones, you know - I would definitely get that checked out xxx

Good for you for persevering hon - all the very best for your journey! I find the time I am most tempted to snack is in the evening after my son has gone to bed, and have discovered that if I clean my teeth as soon as he goes rather than waiting until before I go to bed, it stops me snacking in...

Saturday, and I am fed up to the back teeth with running round after people who are too lazy to do things for themselves..... :mad: Anyway.... Breakfast: as usual. Monotonous? Maybe, but also delicious :) Lunch: lovely fry-up of bacon, sausages, eggs and baked beans in tomato sauce. Well worth...

Catastrophes used to be when I couldn't get my favourite chocolate - these days they're when I can't find a nice punnet of strawberries! Arrrghhhhhh :mad: Breakfast: as usual Lunch: pasta and fish topped with tomatoes and mozzarella. And very nice too for 5 1/2 syns :) Supper: ham salad. Late...

Ummm.... green tea helps me with weight loss but for all the wrong reasons: it gives me terrible diarrhoea! :sick0019: Too much information, I know *lol*

It's the end of my first week and I lost 6 1/2 lbs! :D

Yes, I can cycle up the hill to my house without feeling like I'm going to die! *lol*

So... my first weigh-in after one week of dieting, and I'm happy and proud to announce that I've lost 6 1/2 lbs!!! :crazy: Thank goodness for some good news after a frustrating day spent dealing with bureaucracy and a stroppy pre-teen........... Breakfast: as per usual :p Lunch: boiled some...

Oh honey, try not to let it get to you.... it's really just a drop in the ocean compared to how far you've come already! ((((((hugs)))))

Oh honey, I'm sorry :cry:But it's only a few ounces in the overall scheme of things. Perhaps skipping breakfast doesn't help - makes your body think it's going to be starved and puts the brakes on your metabolism as a result??

Ooh good luck!!!

Wow brilliant, congratulations!!! :superwoman: I'm weighing in this evening after supper....

Good luck Gizmo! And your trekking plans sound simply awesome! :)

Actually I think that's an excellent idea.... trouble is though, they'd have to get all their info translated into German AND draw up new food lists. Even so, there is quite a gap here for slimming groups... we have Weight Watchers and that's about it. Considering the number of beer and wurst...

Oh bless I am sorry to hear about your Nanna hon :patback: and I totally agree, this forum is really inspirational. SW doesn't seem to exist in Germany, so I'm all the happier to have found it. Good luck for tomorrow xoxox

Good tip, thanks hon! You never know what they do to these things when they are being delivered to the shop, do you... sometimes I wonder if they jump up and down on the boxes in hobnailed boots to get more in :confused: Good luck with your weigh-in tomorrow! :)

I used to be a professional clarinettist and saxophone player in a theatre orchestra, but had to stop after a bad accident. I don't miss the touring and living out of suitcases - or the hours of rehearsal and practice - but I do miss the camaraderie... And the practical jokes we used to play in...

Just been nosing through your diary, as I'm finding the diaries bit the most helpful and inspirational part of the forum at the mo. The difference between the 2 pics is simply awesome - you look beautiful! :)

Breakfast same as the last few days. The only thing I hate about bran flakes and other cereals is when you get near the bottom of the box and they're all broken up into crumbs... :mad: Snack at college: a tub of melon chunks with grapes, strawberries and kiwi. Favourite fruit salad so far.:)...

Only trouble with kilos is that the number gets lower more slowly.... that's why I switched to pounds, 2 1/2 lbs weight loss seems like more than 1 kilo even though it isn't! *lol* Oh, and I'm doing it at home as well as there is no group near me :-)

Jacket spuds with Philly - now there's a thought......... :D I must admit, I've just been doing Extra Easy so far, can't get my head round the reds and greens yet. Judging by what you said about your weight loss on EE, I think I'll probably stick to it as well. Or do you have to do reds and...

Breakfast: Kellogg's All-Bran with apples and figs, semi-skimmed milk from my allowance (same as yesterday, I'm finding this mixture truly addictive). Snack at college: tub of pineapple. I love pineapple but find mixed fruit salad keeps you fuller for longer. I was starving when the time came to...

I buy it.... but I wonder if I could work out how to bake it.... you could be onto something there! :D

Pasta with bolognese sauce made with extra-lean beef, fresh tomatoes and herbs. I think I overdid the herbs though, and it tasted a bit odd.... still, it filled a gaping hole in my interior :D

Ooh I do sympathize, I LOVE bread! I've had no problem at all cutting out things like chocolate, but from childhood up I was used to sandwiches for tea and it turned into a comfort food. One big advantage about Germany is that they have these delicious heavy wholemeal breads which fill you right...

Thanks Diane... wow, 32 kg in 10 months is simply brilliant! I'll be ecstatic if I can manage that! :p

Today's breakfast: bran flakes with milk (both healthy extras), apples and figs. Snack during break at college: tub of fresh fruit salad (pineapple, apple, melon). Lunch: scrambled eggs, baked beans in tomato sauce and lean bacon. Supper: my Syns for the day... a big piece of "Vitaminbrot", this...

Hi everyone, I joined Slimming World last Thursday, motivated by a friend who lost 38 lbs in 8 weeks and other friends who have also given positive feedback, and so far I'm loving it! :D I am doing the online program, as I live in Germany and there are no SW groups near me. Things are turning...

Sweet and sour prawns with veggies, pineapple and boiled rice... and I actually couldn't manage all the rice! :D

Hi from Munich, just joined today after signing up for Slimming World Online yesterday :-)

Hello there from Germany :) I just joined Slimming World Online yesterday and am planning to go from 114 kg (half a pound under 18 stone) down to 60 kg (about 9 and a half stone). Hoping to find encouragement on here because my family think it's a joke and that I'll never manage it.... not very...