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Hi all, I'd like to join you all as well, I am officially starting on the 1st, as it seems a good date, but am already trying to eat a bit healthier. I struggle with exercise as I literally have no time in the day, if I do, I have my children and therefore struggle to get out even just for a...

Jen - I have tried those Tesco ones as well, tasted awful! I find it really hard to find ones that I like, as I am a bit fussy with cereal bars.

sorry to hear about your losses :( I take apple cider vinegar tablets a couple of days before mine start and for the first couple of days, it seems to keep the bloating under control most of the time. You can get them in most pharmacies or supermarkets and they are quite cheap. Some people...

If you really stick to it properly for at least a month or so, you will find that you actually become quite addicted to going, so make sure that you plan well and don't make any excuse not to go!! like me.... I used to be brilliant at going, but now that the OH is on shift work I have found...

I do a lot of green days, and although I find it a bit slower than red days, I still go in the right direction. Having worked in a restaurant that served alot of vegan food, there is so much that you can eat, from corn based products to beans and pulses. You might have to look at the recipes...

I really like the chocolate oat bars by nutrigrain, only 3 1/2 syns, they are really filling, and sometimes I just split it so that I have 'two' a day. Delicious!! stops my chocolate cravings...

you said that he couldn't stop to heat something up, but you can buy those travel kettles and get an adapter to use it through the car lighter, so that might be an option, Comet and places like that should have something. You can also get cooler bags, and I think heat bags that you can also plug...

I can only get it from Tesco's, and it is a bit hidden, probably because all the containers in that section seem to be white!! I like to use if for cheesy sauces, in spinach and things like that, I really like it!

that will be fantastic!! I was really nervous when I signed up for India, couldn't imagine training for it, let alone raise the money, but did get there in the end and it was one of the best things in my life. Just got the DVD that they produced of the India one, and have watched it twice...

Thanks guys, Katie, it is amazing how you can raise the money, and they send you loads of ideas. I did some bag packing, with about 10 friends, and we raised about £500 in one afternoon, a few of those and you are away. You can also do a quiz night or something like that at the local pub, I...

Hope you are feeling better soon. In relation to your sticky keys, have you googled it?? there is everything there from sticking it in the dishwasher, which one of my friends did!! to just pulling off the keys and cleaning under it, which I have done, you just need to make sure that you get...

thinking of you....

I did try it, but I found it difficult with children, as I didn't want to have to make different foods for them. I sent them a message about it, and they were going to try and amend it to be more child friendly, not sure if they have done it though. This was about a year ago.

I did the biggest challenge of my life in February, I cycled almost 400km through India for charity. :thinking2: I signed up for it as motivation for me losing weight while supporting a charity that is close to my heart as well as many of my friends. Although I didn't lose as much weight as...

You do sound quite down on yourself, and I have been feeling a lot like that lately too, my OH has got a bit tired about it. I always wish for a big loss each week, but figure if it is going down it is going in the right direction, I have only lost 1/2 lb since I started, but haven't been...

As with past posters, I think it is important to have at least some of your HE's. Do you like cheese? You can have 3 babybel lite's as one HE A, you can spread those out across the day as well. good luck

Hi Janey, I joined again a couple of weeks ago as well, and this site is great. good luck

that smell of toast could be your HE B!! Since you are looking for some. good luck

hiya, yep I do the Coke zero thing, as I love my fizzy drinks. I don't do packed lunches, but things like pasta and couscous would be good items, together with loads of fruit. You can also do small containers of items to put on a big sandwich, which, depending on what you put on it, would go...

I have joined online, as I found the classes difficult to arrange around my kids and husband and the group I was going to wasn't very supportive. The online one is pretty good, loads of info on it, so definitely worth a look into if you aren't sure of classes and timetables etc. Good luck with...

Good luck and hope it all goes well for you, been in that situation many times and not at all comfortable.

I really wanted to try it, but don't drink tea, of any kind, I prefer my cold drinks. I have instead bought the green tea tablets, which I hope will have the same healthy effects as the actual tea. Got them yesterday, so no idea if they are having any benefit, I heard that they are supposed to...

Good luck to you, I hope that you find the way of eating that works for you. I think SW is great, as I am never hungry, can't imagine doing shakes and things, totally don't have the motivation for that!

:wow:Wow, that is fantastic, it is great to hear how well you have done in your first week.

I like to make a batch of potatoes, cut up, with loads of veg, including mushrooms, courgette, peppers and then roast them in the oven with rosemary (fresh or dried) sprinkled over them. completely free on green! my dinner last night actually...

Hi Emma, I know the feeling of getting addicted, I feel like I am checking onto the site quite often during the day! It is definitely a good thing to focus on, makes you think about everything that you put into your mouth!! Hmmmm, should have had it on last night after dinner....:sigh:

Elz, was definitely just a fluke, was a low loss week, as sotw I lost 2 1/2 lb, wish it had been more!! that was quite some time ago, and I have gained everything back, plus more, so hence I am starting again! fingers crossed this time.

I definitely wouldn't rely on the wii fit, as the last post said, almost anything could affect them. You can do it!! that magic 9 will appear again soon.

hmmm, that sounds really tasty, I love rice pudding!!

Hey Emma, just added you as a contact. I find SW pretty good, as you don't really get hungry on it, I looked at quite a lot of different 'diets' and didn't fancy starving myself, or worrying about weighing everything that I ate. :chores016:

:grouphugg: glad to hear that your hubby is home now, I hope that all is going well, and you are able to get yourself back on track, you were doing fantastic, so I am sure that as soon as the stress starts to ease that you will jump back on the bandwagon. Hugs to you!!

How about making yourself some low-cal jelly? I use that when I need a sweet fix.

Hi Emma, good luck to you!! I have been back on SW for almost two weeks now, so I feel pretty new to it as well.# You will do great!!

be good to know, my OH always wants to go to Subway....

You guys are all doing fab!!

Hmmm, that does sound frustrating, have you been doing a food diary? Maybe you can look back on them and see what you have done differently. 2 & 1/2 stone in 3 weeks does sound like an awful lot though, so maybe your body is just settling into it, I wouldn't worry too much, it will keep going down.

Well done you!! I am jealous, I bought a choccie bar, and my other half (the great support that he is), said lets melt it and dip strawberries in it, was absolutely lovely, but boy did I feel guilty afterwards!

You are seriously motivating!! Reading your posts has made me think of doing my own blog or such, although I am always embarrassed to put down how bad I have done. I have to agree with everyone else, there is no way that you pic makes you look like you are 40! You look fab.

When I went to group they never really spoke about Body Magic, which I thought was pretty important. So I never recorded it, but I get out and about quite a lot so I wasn't too bothered. When you mentioned all those people losing half a stone, I know what you mean, I got slimmer of the week...

Hi, when I used to go to group they told me that if you had a special occasion that the syns could be carried over, but realistically that it should be the odd occasion rather than the norm. I don't think that the HE can be carried over though.

Congrats with getting back on your bike again, I love cycling, such a feeling of freedom. Hope you are doing better now after your op - I would have slapped my better half after a comment like that!! He probably would have known as well....

I prefer SW to other diets, as I don't want to deprive myself of foods, and with kids and going out and about quite a bit, I would find it impossible to do anything else. When you stick to it properly (which I REALLY need to do), you can lose about 1-4lbs a week, depending on how much you have...

Thank you all, here's hoping that I can finally do it this time.

Hey Jack, I know what you mean about the coke, I love the stuff as well, but I have changed to Coke Zero, doesn't taste all that bad really! I do Slimming World, and this is a free food, so I often have 2-3 a day at most. I try to have a glass of water or cordial in between to try and make sure...

Wish, I wouldn't worry too much about the weight not going down quickly, it is about dress size and measurements. When I was younger I went to the gym for three months, and lost only 4kgs (about 9lbs), but I went down 2-3 dress sizes and felt great! Exercise turns fat to muscle, and muscle...

Jay Jay, I really feel for you, and feel that the responses above are full of great advice. I am glad that you have spoken to your OH, he has obviously protected you from these nasty comments and talking it through has probably relieved some of the tension that he has had as well. Hopefully this...

Congrats to everyone for doing so well, I can't wait until I can show some pics on here. I have a picture of me from 10 years ago, and that is also my inspiration, to get back to where I was. After many years of going up and down so much, it is great to see so many other people either achieving...

Don't stress, I am going through the same as you, and I know that I am not sticking to my red and green days properly, as some of the others have said, go shopping for those free foods and work on it again.

Hi all, I have been on and off diets for years, and have now started Slimming World online due to work commitments, but really need that personal boost to go with it, so I am hoping that all of you fellow slimmers will be able to help me out. :wave_cry: I sadly have little motivation, I work...