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Excellent news! Good luck xxx

Hi Lou, thanks for the message. Not great, diet wise! Not feeling too well recently, low blood pressure, really tired, dizzy/fainting and headaches. I need to get my butt to docs as probably anaemic but haven't got round to it yet! Check bp at work so I know I'm ok ish! But can't go running so...

Sorry girls, went awol lol! Am back now :-D I don't miss carbs, it's great :-)

Arrr that's lovely to hear, thank you xx Had a couple of naughty days as it was my wedding anniversary but will be back on it soon! Need to plan some yummy meals :-)

Wow, go for it :-) xxx

Red days can get some getting used to. If you're used to carbs then you can find red days tricky but after a while you'll wonder why you need carbs! I snack on ham roll ups ff soft cheese spread on ham rolled up, carrot sticks, lean meats, bananas, bns wedges, cherry tomatoes. You could make up...

Thanks!!! Am focused finally :-) Another lb gone today, red days are the way! Altho I had such a stressful day at work yesterday, no time to eat so that may be it lol Thursday Breakfast - 2 weetabix (hexa&b), blueberries Lunch - scrambled egg and ham wm roll (hexb and 1 syn spread) and...

Thanks hun xx feeling motivated again :-)

How was hols hun?? Oliver really wobbled yesterday, it was horrid but happier today so will be ok! Started back on it last week and lost 5lbs, phew. Now just 7lbs to my target again and aiming for another stone for christmas. I love the season of casseroles and soups :-)

5lb down - woohoo! :-D

Lost 5lbs this week, yay! Oh and my son was wobbly yesterday on his first day but ran out smiling with a massive hug and today was happy :-D

Hello!!!! :-D

Tuesday Breakfast - nothing, feeling too emotional about Oliver starting school today! Lunch - ham salad (lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, beetroot, mushrooms, peppers) Dinner - meatballs ( lf mince, onion, mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers) griddled courgette, roasted carrots Syns - well over as had...

Morning all. Emotional day for me as my little boy has his first day at school! He is raring to go tho lol xx I get 2.75hrs to myself this morning!!

Monday Breakfast - muller light, 1 alpen light bar (1/2 hexb) Lunch - ham wm roll (hexb), banana, apple, orange, 1 alpen light bar (1/2 hexb), 2 biscuits (5 syns) Dinner - chicken salad (lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, beetroot, mushrooms) with hard boiled eggs Syns - 5 so far Exercise - 50...

Life does get in the way. Actually thinking about I got to target of 11 stone in February so to be 11s 7lb now isn't a huge disaster. It will come off eventually! 4.5lbs for a holiday gain isn't too bad at all hun!

Arrr, thanks honey, very sweet of you. Not done too bad considering it's a weekend, 4 days pretty much on track! I did eat one roast potato with dinner but said no to an ice cream when out today so could be a whole lot worse! How you doing hun? xx

Am sure carrot chips will be much like bns chips so cut into chunky chip and spray with fry light, I sprinkle paprika and chilli on mine, oven 30mins ish xx

Sounds lush!

Sunday Breakfast - 2 weetabix (hexa&b), blueberries, raspberries Lunch - wm ham roll (hexb), small slice pork pie (5 syns), apple, orange Dinner - roast chicken, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, 1 roast potato (? Syns), raspberries, strawberries, low fat spray cream Syns - 15

Horrid hun. Keep drinking lots!! Take care xx

Wow, fantastic work! The next stone bracket is such a great feeling, hope to join you soon xx

Well done, fab xx

2lbs down so far, red days are working! Breakfast - black coffee Lunch - sausage casserole (carrots, swede, onions, celery, tomatoes), mashed potato with fry light, asparagus Dinner - ham wm roll (hexb), banana, satsuma, apple, muller light, blueberries, dark chocolate (15 syns) Syns - 15

Friday Breakfast - black coffee Lunch - miso soup (1 syn), ham wm roll (hexb), 2 alpen light bars (hexb) Dinner - chicken stir fry (mushrooms, onion, carrots, peppers, tomatoes, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts) with courgette ribbons Syns - 5 from a couple of sweets I think

Hey Grannie and Ruth!! I keep putting on/loosing up to 9lbs so 2 isn't bad lol :-) Went for a run this morning, only 3 miles but better than nothing I suppose. Good job cos got a cracking headache now so wouldn't have gone out tonight. Spag bog for tea I think :-)

Very good idea!! xxx

Thanks honey. I finally did it and got on the scales :-( yesterday showed 11st 12lbs, did a fast day and today I'm 11st 9lbs. Have just written meal plan for next week, forgotten about burgers and pulled pork tho lol on the list!! Thank you hun. New target is 1.5 stone by christmas and booked a...

Right back on it today! Enough of this messing about, been weeks of eating crap now. Finally stood on the scales and 9lb gain :-( I am NOT going into the 12s again. Worked blimin hard last year to loose 4 stone, I can do this! New target is 1.5 stone by christmas, am 11s 9lb today. Hi all! Am...

Hi Lou, sorry for delay! Don't get on here very much, not quite the same here anymore, probably my problem! I just can't seem to resist all manner of naughty foods whereas I always used to, so no idea what's up. Have stopped weighing myself as know it'll be bad. Need a good kick up the arse tho!!

Ok, you're on! xxx

Have a fab hols Charl! xxxxx

Intrigued by the chickpea cake, gonna try it!! Was getting really low about recent weight gain, even resorted to my 'big' clothes in the cupboard but luckily they were too big, phew! Maybe it's not as bad as I thought lol Might do pulled pork today, always good to do a favourite sw meal to...

Hello all, am back and put on weight. Sooo gutted, don't know what's wrong with me, no motivation at all :-( Hopefully my good ol friends on here will help me xxx

Maybe I need to start doing my food diary again to get me back on track. Put on weight and getting very down :-( Breakfast - 2 weetabix (hexb) Snack - banana Lunch - scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, strawberry muller light, small bit of flapjack Dinner - bns risotto, onion, mushrooms...

Hey Charl, good to see you around. I have been totally off plan and putting on weight. Don't know what's wrong with me :-( just can't get any motivation at all. Not been running for months, really hard with new job finding the time. Skin getting saggy, I'm getting down :-( hopefully get back to...

I would be inclined to just syn the bread cos chicken and salad are free. Obv depends if butter, mayo or anything else used. Is very tricky when out and about! Not a terrible choice xx

It's annoying how hard it is to loose but so blimin easy to go back on! You'll have it off in no time xx

Well done girls! Trying sw teriyaki salmon with noodles tonight, hmmm!

How's trix hun? xxx

Good luck hun, nice to hear from you, post away!

Have you done sw before? I do love red days and lost a lot of weight on them but finding it very hard to maintain now! Just bounce around my target. But a week of red does sort it out straight away! xx

Afternoon girls and welcome to anyone I haven't said hello to before! On day 5 of being 100% on plan which is a huge achievement for me right now lol I also just went to parsons bakery and bought chocolate gingerbread men and chocolate shortbread for the boys and nothing for me! They are...

Welcome billie, there's lots of us on here so you'll get plenty of support and encouragement! Good luck, we can all do it!! x

Oh bless him! You're doing really well hun, well done! Just got sw mag for some inspiration, some nice recipes. Feeling bad for consuming so much crap today but line drawn, onwards and downwards lol

Tilz, you'll be fine with all that decorating, good exercise! xxx

Well done Lou xx

Snap! Totally on track all day then got the munchies so had 5 chocolate bourbon biscuits :-(

There's a really useful sw 5:2 thread if you wanted to take a look. Some people eat low calorie 3 meals and some fast all day and have one 500 calorie meal. Have done 5:2 before, easier than you think! xx

Hey all, am here! Not posted much as pretty much off track but think I'm back now. Lost 2lbs this week which is good as put on half a stone over the last month :-( Feeling positive tho so will hopefully have that off very soon. Would love to be back in the 10st! Hope everyone is doing ok, I...

That's really exciting news on the baby making!!! Good luck lol ;-) Total sw day for me so far, woohoo xx

Thursday - lost 2lbs this week :-) Breakfast - scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes Snack - apple Lunch - wm ham roll (hexb and 1.5 syns butter) cucumber, celery, lettuce, tomatoes, alpen light bar (1/2 hexb) Dinner - 3 ww sausages, corn on cob, spicy bns wedges, green beans, alpen light bar...

Well kinda maintaining but not really! Got to 11st and keep yoyoing. Put on 5, loose 3, put on 6 etc so teetering around 11st 5-9lbs at the mo. Lost 2lbs this week so I can do it but just can't be bothered! Not running has done it. Am just so super busy that too shattered to run. Hopefully...

Gonna try and be back on it today. Not much food in, got a low calorie ready meal so might go for that and do a 500 calorie day. Might help with wi tomorrow but due on soon so probably will be bad anyway. Gonna do some serious planning for next week. I need to get back to it, am putting it all...

Hellllloooooooo stranger! I've been totally off plan for weeks now :-( just no motivation or mojo!

Well done hun, 2lbs is great! What does the detox diet involve? xxx

Hey Toni, your pics looked fab, very jealous! Did you put much weight on? I always balloon on holidays lol I really need to get back on track, slowly but surely creeping up. It's soooo blimin hot tho, running is the last thing on my mind. Good luck on 5:2 Tilly, it does work. I suffered pretty...

Tilly, am thrilled for you hun, soooooo exciting! 5:2 is doable, keep with it :-D good luck on Friday, you moving in at the weekend or decorating first? xx

What recipe is it chloe? If it's sw, they usually do syns per serving I think. A pizza for 2 syns sounds amazing! I do well for a few days then blow it on one day which then goes on for a few days, one nasty vicious circle. Am off to centre parcs this weekend with my mum and sister's so another...

I also have no motivation, what has happened to all of us?! xxx

Alpen light bars are £1 a box in asda! Bought 4 boxes :-D

You have loads on your mind hun, you have enough to stress about! I bet you loose weight on the run up to the day, bit of stress is good lol how exciting! You all ready?

It's shockingly nice weather!

Sunday Breakfast - muller light yoghurt, strawberries Lunch - wm ham roll (hexb), apple, banana, orange Dinner - chicken, garlic bread (5 syns), salad (lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, beetroot, spring onion) Syns 5 so far

Saturday Had a lovely day on a big gromit hunt with the boys. Really hot and a bit pink now! Breakfast - bacon sandwich Lunch - 2 wm rolls with ham, apple Dinner pizza express, the low calorie option which is a ring of pizza and salad in the middle! Crunchie ice cream Bit of chocolate...

One bit of cake will be ok hun!

Looks good! Try not to have too many baked beans in the same day but as long as you have the superfree, you'll be fine. Sw is great isn't it, you can eat so much food! xx

Crikes!

Great attitude, you go girl! x

Thank you hun xx

Thanks, will add extra seasoning! You have that 4lbs off in no time, a kitchen full of sw goodies is key! Am off shopping too! xx

Anyone tried weight watchers pizza? Any good or just better off syning a normal one? My best friend is coming over tonight, she's very pregnant and wants pizza so pizza it is lol

Happy girl this morning as lost 3lbs this week :-D Breakfast - muller light yoghurt, banana Lunch - chicken stir fry (chicken breast, red/green/yellow pepper, mushrooms, baby corn, carrots, soy sauce, chilli, garlic, s&p) Dinner - pizza as my friend is coming over for tea (might do a wm wrap...

3lbs loss this week, happy with that. Back in my target "range"! Onto the 10s soon hopefully. Gonna be a scorcher this weekend, yay! Off on a gromit hunt this weekend. Bristol has 80 gromits around the city, all decorated differently, they're lush and kids love em!! Then maybe beach sunday :-D

I do exactly the same when I have a wobble!!

Everyone needs to let go hun. It's what you do about it after that counts. Get some fabby sw recipes out. You'll be ok, it'll come off! xxx

Is that just the sw bbq sauce recipe over pork steaks? Sounds good hun! Proud of myself, actually been out for a run tonight. Only 3 miles but better than nothing lol

Yay, scales showing 2lb loss so far this week! Just 4lbs to get back to target then onwards and downwards! Bit miserable out today, typical cos have a day with the boys! Picnic anyway, be it outside or the lounge floor lol xx

Phew, scales showing 2lb loss so far this week. Happy with that! Breakfast - scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes Lunch - lunch out - salad (lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, celery), baguette, cold meats, few crisps, bit of brie (hexa), strawberries Dinner - jacket potato, tuna, lettuce...

Well done girls. I think I'll only ever dream of the 9 stones!

Tell me about it! Had a bit of a meltdown last night, just super tired and putting on weight is getting me down. Am 11st 6lb at the mo, I hate it. But really battling with energy levels as work is pretty stressful and keeps putting more on me :-( just don't seem to have any willpower. Maybe I...

Definitely Dani, the more superfree and superspeed the better! Altho, careful with too much fruit as full of sugar, even tho it's natural sugar, can slow down people's losses. You will find out what foods your body copes with. Good luck, ask anything you like xxx

Good work grannie :-D you into the 9s now?! xx

Welcome newbies, you'll find this site and especially this thread invaluable! Sw is totally doable from home, we are the best pretty much 24hr support group going lol Am on it today, enough messing about. I can feel my uniform getting tighter so my butt is severely kicked! Who's with me?!! ;-)...

I can feel my uniform getting tighter - butt severely kicked! No more nibbles of biscuits and cakes, only me can turn this around! Breakfast - 2 weetabix (hexa & b), strawberries Lunch - chicken sandwich, banana, apple, orange Dinner - spaghetti bolognaise (chopped tomatoes, onion...

Am with you hun :-(

I was thinking the same, looks loads more than 2 stone! Go you. I know we all care what the scales show but you really do look fantastic now! xx

AMAZING!!! Well done, how much weight have you lost? I love photo comparisons!! xx

Hi Rosie, I did so well last year, not sure what's wrong with me. I am not putting that weight back on but finding it hard to say no to the naughty foods! How's you? Have you got another job now? xx

Hey all! Been super busy so not much time on here or on plan :-( sw seems to be slipping out of my control and I hate it. On * week so that doesn't help the motivational levels! Charl is fine! Off plan a bit I think but as we speak she'll be covered in mud in a tent at Glastonbury!!! :-D

Wednesday Breakfast - 2 weetabix (hexa&b), strawberries, blueberries Lunch - wm ham roll (hexb), cucumber, cherry tomatoes, yellow pepper, banana Dinner - out tonight so something quick, maybe bacon and mushroom omelette and salad Snacks - 2 rich tea biscuits (3 syns) Syns - 3 so far

Ooooooh, good to know, love strawberries :-D

1.5lbs is pretty good lol I can put on 5lbs with a weekend away!! Will soon be off xx

Tuesday Breakfast - muller light yoghurt, blueberries, strawberries Lunch - GP's buy our lunch so not good! Salad, bit of pork pie, few crisps, be good for you range chicken wrap, strawberries, lemon yoghurt, small bit of choc brownie! Dinner - lm mozzarella burger, mushrooms, courgette...

Am good thanks. In a weird place, I do really well and have a good loss then stupidly have a blow out and put it back on again! Only my fault, soooo annoying!

Looks nice xx

Monday Breakfast - nothing Lunch - ham sandwich with white bread, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, celery, alpen light bar (hexb), apple Dinner - beef salad (celery, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, beetroot, red pepper, mushrooms), corn on the cob, muller light Syns - all syns on the bread probably, my...

Ha, all good intentions lol xxx

Saturday Breakfast - muller light yoghurt, blueberries, raspberries, blackcurrants, 2 alpen light bars sprinkled over the top (hexb) Lunch - gammon, mushrooms, corn on the cob, peas Dinner - not sure as at a music concert tonight. Might take smoked salmon and rolls/salad?

Is that from this month's sw mag?

Anyone tried any sort of lipstick lock? Found one that works?

Let me know if you like!!

Have done so well all week saying no to hotel chocolate choccies but get the chocolate orange out and game over lol Am off to see Paloma Faith tomorrow, might get some bright red lipstick lol xxx

Ah of course, I always use my hex's on cereal and bread so rule out anything else! Hubby opened terry's chocolate orange, had a few segments :-( but it's Friday lol

Oh dear, hubby opened terry's chocolate orange! Had a fair few segments!

Careful hun, kidney beans aren't free on red! But yep, 2 hex's, love it! Maggi sachets are really good on syns, normally 2/3 syns half a pack :-)

Have a fab weekend tilz xxx

Ha, am exactly the same! Had a great loss this week but probably totally blown it cos of today!

I really struggle with ee cos only 1 hex! I love red days, nearly done them for a year now!! :-D

Ooooh, I really LOVE scallops! Total bargain, well done. Cooking kids tea now and gonna do a work out dvd whilst they eat. That way I can entertain them and not have them running around my feet lol xxx

The more the merrier! :-D

Friday's are always bad for me! A good wi followed by a blow out, altho I defy anyone that can make chocolate crispy cakes and not lick the bowl and consume some lol

No problem, glad to have helped :-D

Right, food for today, fancy cous cous so ee today - it is friday after all :-D Breakfast - 2 weetabix (hexa&b), raspberries, blueberries, blackberries Lunch - miso soup (1 syn), big ham salad (lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, beetroot, spring onion), chocolate flapjack (10 syns) Dinner -...

Welcome! I love burgers and chips, sooo yummy. Pop a babybel light in the middle of burgers, really good! I use butternut squash for veg chips on red days, chop into wedges and cover with frylight, salt, pepper, paprika and cayenne if you like them spicy. About 30mins in oven, the best. Feels...

Well done hun xxx

Most definitely cos of star week hun, I can put on up to 5lbs in that week! Drink lots of water today and don't give up! xxx

Woohoo, 6lb down this week! Nearly back at target lol Planning meals next week, gonna try some different recipes I think. Off to see Paloma Faith tomorrow so will try not to grab a burger! :-)

Yay, wi shows 6lbs loss! Sooo happy as have been 100% all week. Well I did eat a small amount of chocolate last night but a couple days of minimal syns so was ok. So 5.5lbs to go to get back to original target of 11stone then onto the 10s ;-)

No reason why not! Tip on scales and take out half. I love them and great on syns x

£100 on clothes sounds fab! Did you get lots of lovely stuff? xx

Haven't made it, just wondering what it would be like. Don't think anything can make up for a proper cheese sauce! Might try it, food shopping tomorrow xx

Found you! xxx

My bung it on chicken casserole is cooking, smelling good! :-D

What's it called? Can't see it xx

Will have a look xx

Oooh blimey it was ages ago that I made that, will try and find recipe for you. But I reckon I could make up a version! Cook your veg (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, onion, courgette, bns) and put in casserole dish. I think I mixed fat free fromage frais (or yoghurt) with mustard, an egg...

Anyone used primula squeezy cheese before? Just read the fish pie recipe in sw mag, wondered if it's any good. All the recipes look lovely but some never turn out that great! Would love a creamy fish pie tho, might stick on the shopping list and give it a try xx

Thursday Breakfast - 2 weetabix (hexa&b), strawberries, banana Lunch - 2 field mushrooms with fried egg and cherry tomatoes, green and yellow pepper Dinner - chicken casserole (onion, carrots, swede, turnip) with cauliflower, carrots and green beans. Strawberries, blackberries Syns - 8...

Welcome Dolly, minimins is fab. I couldn't have reached my target without it, everyone is so lovely and helpful. Do you do a food diary? Really helpful to see where you might be going wrong or improve on. Salmon skewers were lush, just with lemon and orange slices, rocket salad, boiled rice and...

Morning all xx Had a meal out last night and was pretty good. Opted for salmon skewers which came with sweetcorn salsa, salad and boiled rice so I reckon free! I didn't get a pudding just had a couple of mouthfuls of my sister's. Quite proud of myself!!

Red - no carbs, green - no meat - pretty much unless hex's. I do red 90% of the time :-)

How bizarre! Would definitely go with the 2lbs loss ;-) xxx

Wednesday Breakfast - muller light, strawberries Lunch - wm ham roll (hexb), salad (celery, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, yellow pepper) Dinner - out for tea, have checked menu and going for salmon skewers which come with a rocket salad, boiled rice and sweetcorn salsa (sweetcorn, red...

Finally the scales are moving a bit, lost 3lbs since sat. Fingers crossed it might move even lower by wi day on fri! Are actifry's really expensive? Morning all :-)

Hate brown rice if you're hungry! lol

That is the craziest name, a hoppin John!

Day 3 of 100% done lol :-) Welcome all the lovely new peeps. This thread is fantastic and the main reason I stayed motivated to reach my goal! xx Loving the bargain Li!

Tuesday Breakfast - 2 weetabix (hexa&b), raspberries Lunch wm ham roll (hexb), celery, cherry tomatoes, banana, apple Dinner - spaghetti bolognaise (chopped tomatoes, onion, mushrooms, carrots), green beans Snacks - cauliflower florets, carrot sticks Syns - 2 butter

The things I do hey lol xxx

Laura lovely hello!! Missed you xxx I totally understand Toni, been there. Who are you going to Canada with, you staying in one place or travelling a bit? Would so love to go but sooo pricey! :-)

LOL!!!!

Oh honey, you will be absolutely fine. Don't be scared. Hope you have a lovely nurse xxx

Phew!

Seems pretty high for a sausage! I stick with my ww at 0.5syn each. Got 2 study days this week, learning to do smears. The dummies were fun lol! 2 days 100% so far, scales normally move after a couple of days of no carbs but haven't yet :-( think it's true weight gain this time, darn it. Oh...

Monday Breakfast - 2 weetabix and raspberries (hexa&b) Lunch - wm ham roll (hexb and 2 syns), celery, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, banana, orange Dinner - pork salad (cucumber, cherry tomatoes, beetroot, spring onion, mushrooms, red pepper, lettuce, celery, cauliflower) pickle (2 syns), muller...

Is there a chain? Moving house is soooo stressful! :-(

Am sure you'll be fine hun xx any house news? :-)

Oooh, managed a syn free day! Turned down chocolate cake and hotel chocolate choccies!!

Holiday was great thanks but obv weight gain :-( On it today! Breakfast - muller light, banana Lunch - wm roll pizza with tom puree and cheese (hexa&b), celery, cucumber, cherry tomatoes. Orange Dinner - roast pork, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli. Strawberries, raspberries, apple Syns - 5...

Thanks girls, hope so! The July sw mag has some nice recipes, motivated me to get back to it. Also very happy to see some white bread is hexb!!! Just had wm roll pizza's, sw roast pork for tea :-)

How you doing hun? How's the upcycling going? Hope you're ok xxx

Thanks for birthday wishes xxx

Ok, did it, scales show 11st 11lbs :-( - it goes on sooooo blimin quick! Sw starts today, sat with a cuppa and sw mag xx

I know, was shockingly hot in Cornwall on our first week. Spent every day on the beach, 25 degrees!! Couldn't have coped with hotter ;-)

Hello all, am back!! Had a totally amazing holiday, were unbelievably lucky with the weather and even managed a tan, in the UK!!! I reckon I must have put on about a stone tho, too scared to get on the scales. Not doing it today as it's my birthday so don't want to depress myself lol How is...

Thanks hun, we're away for 2 weeks so gonna try really hard to be good!

Targets are blimin emotional places! Have been bouncing around my target for months now, put on 2lbs last week which is annoying. I seem to stick around 11 stone tho so maybe not destined for the 10s! Hols tomorrow, we've not been away for 2 weeks since honeymoon in 2007! Need so much blimin...

Well done chick, excellent work!! What is your target? xxx

Scales showing 2lb gain which I'm not surprised about and deserved after my week totally off plan, for one reason or another. Going on hols tomorrow so trying to use up bits of food in the house! Breakfast - muller light, 2 slices of wm toast with little spread and marmite (hexb, 3 syns)...

What's the courgette thing Li? Pretty much any topping on courgette as a pizza type thing? Do you scoop the flesh out? Sounds good!

I have always had 2 alpen light bars (all flavours) as my hexb! The choc ones are fab :-D

Good luck hun :-D

It's lush!!

Lovely! How much you gonna sell it for? Xx

Yes, lemons can really do the trick. I often mix juice of a whole lemon in soda water and a bit of sweetner, tastes just like real lemonade! Often get good results with a lemon a day. Lots and lots of water too xx

Chloe hun, keep going, don't give up. Do you drink much, try lemons? It is really tough the nearer you are to target. Stick with it my lovely xxx

Oooh, love a bargain. Just popped into town and got 2 pairs of cute ballerina shoes and flip flops for £10! Got a lot of new clothes now :-D altho, I really need to get my butt out running cos wobbly bits definitely returning!

Not posted for a while Thursday Breakfast - 2 weetabix (hexa&b), blueberries, blackberries Lunch - tomato soup (5 syns), 2 slices wm bread (hexb), muller light, 4 choc bourbons (12 syns) Dinner - 3 ww sausages, green beans, carrots, onion and red pepper Syns 18.5 :-( Exercise - 50 crunches

Oh honey, sorry about your fail. Do you have to redo now? Really sucks, blimin tutors. Can you speak to anyone about it or too late now? I had a serious off plan couple of days! Project sounds exciting xxx

Bad weekend = fast day today! :-D

Welcome Lizzy and congrats on your baby boy, 3 weeks sooooo lush! Sleep deprivation will be a killer, make sure you have plenty of sw snacks/fruit in to grab when needed. Maybe even make up some meals ahead and freeze so on bad days, there isn't a lot effort involved! I have 2 young children so...

Couple ok days and a couple of bad days! Serious damage control this week lol Hope everyone had a fab bank hols xx

Pah 2 litres ;-) you are the water queen!

Hey girls. Have had a fab day, went shopping with mum and sister's for new summer clothes. Got 3 dresses, 5 tops, a cardy, 2 pairs of flip flops, leggings and a scarf! Plus a yummy lunch at Yo Sushi, was really surprised with the amount of low calorie dishes there! 1 week til hols!

This cold weather is horrendous, am sat huddled under a blanket! Got a girly shopping trip planned to buy new summer clothes, at this rate I'll be getting jumpers!

Planning tomorrow's food Saturday - EE Breakfast - muller light, blueberries, raspberries, blackcurrants Lunch - Yo Sushi - vegetable tempura, duck sushi, beef teriyaki, miso soup (loads of syns but pretty low in calories so happy with that) Dinner - salmon, new potatoes, asparagus, green...

I doubt 2 samosas will give you a gain hun! Some vigorous sanding will sort it out lol xxx

Dinner really was lush, the best chips I've done, really crispy! Pic is a bit dark but steak was very juicy and rare!

The best chips I've done tonight with our steak. Hubby even asked if they were Gary Rhodes chips (sauté in lots of oil!), nope they are my sw chips, woohoo!

Good ol fast days ;-)

Looks good and a few syns left for this evening xxxx

Still a totally fantastic loss hun, go you xxx

Oh dear, did you manage to sort the sander out? Hope wi makes you smile this morning :-D

It's bank hols weekend which normally means going off plan so I've planned some fab sw meals that doesn't feel like diet food, mainly so hubs doesn't tempt me off plan! Steak, salmon, mixed grill :-)

Li, maybe just try a normal sw week, not se. You don't have that much to loose so is harder, not that you want to hear that! How about the lemon trick? And loads and loads of water xxx

Oh, not for me!

Friday Very excited as got rid of 9lbs of horrid bloat/naughtiness from the weekend! Back at original target of 11st :-) EE Breakfast - 2 weetabix (hexa&b), blueberries, raspberries, blueberries Lunch - fritata (pepper, mushrooms, green beans, baby corn, spring onion), salad (lettuce...

None tues, wed, 7 yesterday. Just ate loads of salad and veg and tonnes of water xx I knew it wasn't true fat to came off easily. I could never normally loose 9lb in 5 days lol

Ok official wi 11st which maybe a 1lb gain but actually as the scales were 11st 9lb mon, I'm ecstatic! Rid of 9lb bloat/water/naughtiness in a week, phew! So back at original target, will try to rid a couple more lbs next week. Have some lovely sw meals planned so fingers crossed! Happy Friday...

Ha, ebay is addictive! Have fun tonight xx

If anyone fancies joining a group to get the books, bella magazine has free voucher in from next week xx

Your loss is amazing hun, keep going. You will definitely start to notice a difference soon. I bet if you measured yourself, there would be inches lost. Write out some meal plans, buy lots of sw snacks. When I have a wobble, I always plan some super sw meals that don't feel like diet food. My...

Charl is goulash queen but basically it's lots of tomatoes, peppers and paprika! I used 2 tins of chopped toms, 2 peppers, onions and some frozen casserole veg, lots of paprika and smoked paprika. In the slow cooker now ;-)

You can do it! x

Painful boobs are very common around totm xx

I have copper coil, never had problems. I do a lot of depo injections at work, lots of people love them. But long term, copper coil are brill as no hormones but do get heavy periods for some xxx

Just meal planning for the weekend Thurs - beef goulash Fri - steak, chips, toms, mushrooms Sat - salmon, new pots, beans/asparagus Sun - blank at the mo as maybe going to bbq Mon - mixed grill (sausage, lamb chops, gammon, mushrooms, tomatoes, peas, onion, chips, poached eggs) All sw friendly...

Anyone got a low syn batter idea? Really fancy toad in the hole, can use ww sausages but normal batter would be high in syns. Any thoughts?

How exciting!! You might be there for glasto :-D that's only 40mins from me!

Thursday Breakfast - muller light and banana Lunch - huge salad (lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, beetroot, spring onion, raddish) Dinner - beef goulash (tomatoes, onion, pepper, celery, carrots, swede, turnip, new potatoes hexb), toffee muller light Snacks - 2 alpen light bars (hexb), apple...

Yay, go Charl! That's fantastic, it's such a great feeling. You're probably way more relaxed and chilled out too, am sure it makes a difference :-) drinks loads of water today and you may even see the 12s tomorrow! Am loosing my excessive gain from the weekend. Was 11st 9lbs mon and today I'm...

Rid 8lbs this week so far, good old fast days! :-D

That's a wee hun! Don't be sad, really is nothing. I put on 9 blinking lbs!!! 4 have gone already tho so fingers crossed for wi fri xx

You may surprise yourself hun, might not take a long time! All sooo exciting xxx

I normally fast the full 24hrs. Might have a snack mid afternoon and then an evening meal. If I eat earlier, I'll be hungry!

Well a bit of both really. Intended on sw day but after a busy day at work, only had salad at lunch and didn't fancy anything big so just had spag bog. So probably didn't eat more than 500 calories and had no syns xx

Wednesday Breakfast - black coffee Lunch - salad (lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, celery) Dinner - shepherds pie

Hi there! Am doing fast day today and did one yesterday. Feeling great so far. I literally ate my body weight in chocolate, cakes, biscuits over the weekend so on serious damage control esp as scales showed a whopping 9lbs on! 4lbs down after one fast day so going ok so far. How many calories...

Well done hun! Not actually sure what that means but am sure it's fab lol xxx

Your new hobby sounds great Charl, hope it's successful :-) After a day totally on plan with no syns, scales dropped 4lbs. I hate being bloated, yuck. Just an afternoon to get through work then 5 days off but then only 1 day at work and half day study day and 2 whole weeks off, yay!! Excited...

Ee is probably best, will you be cooking or boyf? You could plan lots of yummy meals for the weekend xx

On it :-D Tuesday No breakfast Lunch - salad (lettuce, cucumber, carrot, white cabbage, cherry tomatoes), apple, grapes, strawberries Dinner - spaghetti bolognaise (chopped tomatoes, onion, red pepper, mushrooms), egg noodles maybe 30g Syns - 0

Evening all, spag bog cooking and I turned down bhaji, falafels, pretzels, crisps, sandwiches, dips, chocolate and cake at work today! Tues is always staff meeting with food, I just had a plate of salad :-D I will rid this disgusting bloat I have before the weekend!

Don't think so hun, would have to syn it x

I do! xx

OMG scales showing a whopping 9lb gain - WTF! I know I ate totally the wrong things and knew I'd gain but over half a stone is ridiculous! Fab weekend but now feeling **** :-( Red all the way and a bit of flu would help lol Hope you're all good and had lovely weekends xx

Omg, def carb bloat but scales showing a 9lb gain - wtf!!! :-(

Was fab thanks hun, am shattered! Boys loved peppa pig world lol the rides were pretty cool :-) only 12 days til our proper 2 week hols, woo! Went totally off plan tho, probably put on a stone! :-(

Sorry for not replying, been away for the weekend. Am glad you liked it :-D I do have a bbq sauce recipe, will dig it out, written down somewhere!

Woohoo, go Charl! Bloat or not, 6lbs is bloomin marvellous! Just setting off now. Sent hubby out shopping, big mistake. Have enough cakes, chocolate and naughty stuff for a blimin month lol

Bath is lovely! xx

Off on hols today to the New Forest, lovely lodge with hot tub! Going to peppa pig world too lol Will try and be as good as I can!

Thanks hun! Day didn't get much better but was actually just about to head to kitchen for some cake but after reading that, got a banana :-) xxx

Bad day today! No brekkie Had a 45min walk up a hill pushing my 2 boys so 5 stone I reckon! Was sooo hungry and a bit light headed when I got home ended up eating about 6 chocolate digestives :-( Not eaten since, just lots of water and black coffee. Not the best day but I need to write it...

Am with you on the insensitive, selfish bloody men, arrrggghhhhh! Well mine is anyway lol

Darn it, lost 4lbs this week so you'd think I would stay away from the biscuits......4 chocolate biscuits devoured! Still they were very nice ;-)

Get all your favourite sw meals planned Lou, go get a sw mag for some inspiration. I do a big shop and try new things when feeling uninspired. Hope you got your lunch sorted! xx

1/2 hexb and all my syns left, ooooooohhhh what to have?!

How horrid Li, did you hear them? Really scary, been burgled before and felt violated! Totally ok for being off plan!!! Enjoy tonight xx

The end is in sight, keep going! Your flights booked for Spain now? Xx

I think the smaller size flakes are 8 syns too, yum!

Welcome back deb! Good luck hun, you can do it xx

Well done hun xx

I did loads of running and swimming last year but haven't managed to get out this year due to weather and being mega busy. So I decided to come up with my own little exercise regime I could do at home. So basically I do a mixture of star jumps, squats and crunches. Started at 30 and increased by...

Day off plan yesterday. I always find Tuesday's tricky. I work in a GP surgery and Tuesday's is a big staff meeting and they always buy food in. I always opt for salad, fruit etc but sandwiches too so naughty bread and fillings. And last night, was seriously pissed off with hubs so had a pizza...

Morning all, still feeling rubbish but scales made me smile. First week of back on sw properly and showing 4lb loss! Back to my lightest weight of 10st 12lb, my 100 daily exercise must have worked and only took a couple of mins! Would love to shift another 5lbs by 1st June for my hols. Altho...

I actually enjoy fast days as can have things that would normally be high syns but are low calorie!

Sw is definitely doable from home. I have never been to a class and the books I have are from 2006, just to get my head round it but never use them now. This forum is fantastic for info and much needed support. I couldn't have lost 4 stone in 10 months without my minimins family! xx

I never have! xx

Weather sucks here, so blimin annoying. Me and hubs had a huge argument this morning. First time he totally lost it in front of the kids, am fuming. Don't know how I'm feeling right now :-(

I can spend £130 on just one week of not a lot of food in asda. Aldi is fab! xx

Not seen the magazine version but you can tweak around as much as you like. Hairy biker's have a nice spicy one (just minus the sugar!)

It's one of my favourites, love it with sw coleslaw, corn on cob, salad, wm roll, sw bbq sauce. It just falls apart, gorgeous. You need to cut off all visible fat xx

Yes, I make my pulled pork. I use pork shoulder, 1.5kg does loads! I mix passata, tsp mustard powder, 2 tbs worcestershire sauce, 5 tbs balsamic vinegar, garlic cloves or powder, salt and pepper, tbs sweetner. Pour over pork, cover in foil, oven at 150 for 4hrs. Is lush! Kinda tweaked the recipe...

Monday Breakfast - 2 weetabix (hexa&b), raspberries, blueberries Lunch - pulled pork wm roll (hexb), grapes, banana, activia 0% fat yoghurt Dinner - salmon stir fry (water chestnuts, mushrooms, peppers, baby corn, mangetout, onion, carrot), 2 field mushrooms Syns - 0 so far!

We hired a car in Rome once and was horrendous! My only experience of driving abroad (other than Oz but that doesn't count as same side of the road!). Was a real test to our relationship lol £75 is pretty good tho

It's amazing this place! None of us know each other but are sooooo supportive. One big happy family to chat, rant and laugh to. Group hug!!! xxx

Hi hun, fast days surprised me too. Can quite easily go without breakfast and lunch and have a nice 500 calorie dinner. You do need a true 24hrs tho, I think. So 11pm - 11pm the next day. Hope that helps, good luck! Def drink lots to avoid headaches xx

Most definitely will I think. Do you need a hire car when there or stuff in walking distance? xx