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Fish time just flies when you are not eating!! I have stuck to my version of the plan (which includes small amount of peanut butter!) and am now 21lbs down in 5 weeks. Got 5 weeks left before I go on holiday. I reckon I can get 3lbs off per week so another 15lbs. Any more and I will be...

Maybe it's time to work up the steps? Might be easier in the long run? Ox

Sorry to hear about your Dad but well done for resisting the urge to eat. If hunger is not the problem then eating is not the solution! (Say it with me!!) now go and treat yourself to something non food related! Hugs xo

Lovely. The Negativity always passes and things are rarely as bad as they seem!! Xo

Gosh so close. Well done! I am plodding on...counting the days! Going to have a facial tomorrow after yoga as a treat. Xo

Epic work! Especially getting straight back on it after a weekend off? How far to goal? Xo

They will. Stick with it!! Xo

Stick with it! It does get easier I promise. There are lots of reasons you could be feeling hungry - I find my cycle really affects my hunger levels. If you get really depserate have some chicken and veg - that way you have not ruined the diet. Whatever you do avoid the carbs. Remember this is...

Hiya how was today? Back on it or not yet? Hope you aren't suffering!

Let me know how you get on with step 2. I tend to skip between SS+ and 810. Have had great losses so far. If you are doing walking an running you will be burning too many calories to do SS I reckon.

Thanks! I just do a private yoga class once or twice a week. I love it. It's a mixture of a few styles. Had a lovely weekend, went to the pub with the fam for a lunch on Saturday, didn't drink and had steak and salad. I didn't even eat the birthday cake my mum had made. How good am I? Today...

Great! Isn't it amazing how good chicken and salad tastes after SS! It's a flavour sensation!

Hiya - yep carbs are a no no for me too, in four weeks of not eating them I have not felt fuzzy headed or had the roller coaster sugar highs and lows and generally feel a million times better. I know once I get to goal I will have to avoid them as a rule and especially when there is an...

Hiya! How long did it take you to shift the weight the first time? And massive congrats for keeping it off for so long. That is the main battle I think. How did you find maintaining? I am 4 weeks in, doing SS+ / 810 and have made good progress. The first 10 days are the worst! Keep going...

Hello, Glad you had a lovely weekend. The thing we all have to remember is your weight will go up and down - by as much as 5lbs a day, depending on what you have eaten and how much of it. That is totally normal and to be expected. As long as you are sensible today and don't carry on eating...

That's a great loss in 25 days - that really is the way you have to look at it. Weight loss can only be measured over a four week period as then you get a proper cycle. It's not linear and will vary from week to week. As long as the general trend is downwards, then you are winning. Enjoy your...

Yoga is hands down my favourite kind of exercise and once you get into it you can do the faster flow stuff which is excellent for cardio calorie burning. I defy anyone do 10 sets of sun salutations and tell me yoga is not cardio exercise!

That's good work on the fat Loss! I have those sort of scales too. They are great for decoding the scales!! I have been cheating with nuts and peanut butter but no carbs. That is stopping and I am having a week completely on the Ss+ plan. I know I wouldn't be able to do SS so no point setting...

Hey Soph, how are you getting on?

Good work with sticking to it. Time of the month will play havoc with your weight so i definitely wouldn't pay any attention to the scales until it's over. I am starving today. Off to have my first shake of the day.

Thanks! I really need to kuckle down and stop the cheat snack. Nuts are not allowed even if they are protein!! It is my birthday on Saturday so I will be having steak and salad at a nice pub with my family. Apart from that I am having a week where I only eat off the allowed 810 list. Have...

Weigh in tonight, 3 lbs off. Happy with that. CDC is in holiday now so next weigh in not until 20th want 7lbs off by then. Got to stop the nibbling. Have finished the peanut butter and am not buying more. Need to be more focused. Have got 7 weeks until my holiday and want to be within spitting...

Gah! Ate nuts today, just 2 small handfuls but still. It needs to stop. Weigh in is tomorrow. Really want that stone. Almond eating will not have helped. Have been drinking at least my 4 litres of water though. It's my birthday on Saturday and am meeting the Fam for lunch. Going to have steak...

Just checking in - have been on plan except the odd nut and sticks of celery and peanut butter over the weekend, have stayed in ketosis and had to eat something nice other than cottage cheese or chicken! Have managed to go all day today on plan and have been drinking loads of water. Weighed...

Hi brien, how are you getting on with things?

Well done on the loss, must have been a relief to get going again after your slight stall. I envy you as the end is in sight! Have you started thinking about plans for maintenance yet?

Hello, Just a quick morning post to stay I have stuck with it the past couple of days, feeling much better. Am back in ketosis as have got weird breath again. husband said it smells faintly of nail varnish!! Had a SS+ meal last night of egg fried 'rice' (made with grated cauliflower as the...

That is still an awesome loss over that time - would take double that on most other diets! Eye on the prize and you can get there!!

Weighed in a day early - lost 3lbs so am officially 10lbs down. Had a good chat with my CDC who really helped get my head on straight. Am going to have a week of SS+ official rules and no rule bending. Aiming for 4lbs off this week. Going to stock up on allowed protein and veg tomorrow. Feel...

Ergh. Really struggling today. Feel Starving. MY STOMACH IS TRYING TO EAT ITSELF. Been climbing the walls with carb cravings. I think the veg I had yesterday have tipped me out of ketosis this time as snaffled 5 cherries too. Got to be more careful in future. But god it is SO hard.... Have not...

Wow! What a transformation! I am on day 12 and really struggling today for the first time. Really hungry for some reason. I have been doing SS+ and Step 2. Keeping everything really low carb and low calorie. I have lost 11lbs so can see it is working but today is the first day I want to...

Well you are a stronger woman than I. This weekend I have been a lot more "picky" than I was when I was working during the week. I need to keep an eye on that. Back in the office tomorrow so will be easier as won't have a fridge full of good to confuse the issue. I know what you mean about...

Great list! I had to empty out my wardrobe today as we were moving furniture about to day in the flat and it made me realise again how many clothes I have that are lovely and can't wear - most of them are size 12/14 which is the size I want to be, so hopefully it won't be more than another month...

Amazing well done!

Hi Julie, how has your weekend been? Hope you had a nice time at the barbecue?

Morning all, Just had a lovely breakfast of scrambled eggs and some veggies fried up with some herbs in Fry-light. Having an 810 day today. Going to have my first shake in a bit or I will struggle to get them all in. One good thing about this diet is I feel totally stuffed after what was a...

Wow that must have been tough not drinking - I would not have been able to cope with that. I have to drink a minimum of 2 litres on a normal day on this diet I have been having 4 plus lots of peppermint tea. Good luck for tomorrow and your weigh in, I hope you get a good loss, but remember you...

How are you feeling? Good I hope. I had a snack attack last night but fended it off with some low carb stuff. Feeling strong still. Going to have a think today about how long I can realistically eat so little real food!! I reckon I can do 8 weeks. We shall see though!!

Hello ladies, hope you are all enjoying the sunshine. I have just been to my yoga class and managed fine on a shake - need to drink some water and have my second shake as feel a tiny bit headachey but that is definitely dehydration. Husband has just left for work so had a snack with him of some...

Hello ladies! Nice to have some company. Good work on the weight losses so far Brien. How are you feeling about things today? I did my first SS day yesterday as I didn't have the cottage cheese in the end as I wasn't hungry and didn't need it. I really want to learn to stop eating just for...

thanks! Am still in the zone. Have had 3 shakes and may have a pot of cottage cheese whilst I watch Orange is the new Black tonight. Husband is at work tonight and this is my danger time - normally when he is on lates I would order a take away or just have cheese on toast followed by all sorts...

So got weighed and have lost 7lbs. Happy with that as was only expecting 4. Had a lovely salad with a finest burger to celebrate. So have had an 810 day. Lovely. Planning on doing one of those a week to make things bearable. Hope everyone else is getting on ok. Am feeling really positive...

Quick word to report a win. Had friends to stay last night and they all had curry whilst I had my shake. The whole "not being hungry" thing about ketosis is really helping with the will power. Long may it continue. 1st weigh-in tonight, bit pissed off as also TOM so loss will not be as big as...

Hello world I am back after falling off the slimming word wagon ages ago and never managing to get back on it. I have had some success with VLCDs before and lost about a stone - I gave up after three weeks though. This time I am sticking with it to goal. Speaking of which.... Goody's Goal...

Crisps at the tea station in my office today....and a bag of boiled sweets. I am doing ok as long as I don't have even a single one - it's all or nothing with me!

Ergh. How horrible. I bet it isn't proper weight though. How about using that as your motivation though? To get that gain off? I am back on track for the first time in 10 days and so feel you on the whole WORK IS SHHHHHIIIIIT!!! front. Let's do this together. I believe. Do you?! x

How did WI go - I have been off the wagon for 10 days - had a 1.5 gain last week. Have had a rubbish time at work so have been bored and sad which just means I eat and eat!! Went to BMF last night though and the exercise endorphins must have helped as I fell positive today. Back on it! x

Good job! Well done! X

Yes am still here! Had a really rubbish food day - ate a load of biscuits and two cream cakes! Thumbs down!! Tomorrow we try again! Xx

I know exactly how you feel have had the weekend off plan too. Back on it today. Motivation is an elusive thing isn't it. One minute I am riding high in full control and feeling almost smug, the next I am stuffing snickers bars in my face like it's the second coming of ***** and he's only...

Struggling at the moment! Trying to get down hearted, it's peaks and troughs isn't it. Have been mostly on plan but not perfect. Going to up my exercise this week and hope it makes a difference. How are you? X

Don't have the wine then! Have the steak though and look at it as the happy medium!

If you really want to stay on plan any of the fish dishes would better but I would have what I wanted to eat, only have the one glass of wine (or none at all) and not worry too much. x

Have totally copied your food diary! Much better to have it all in one place. I can look back over it that way. x

Yay! Good job! X

1/2 on. Not too bad. Just need to stay on track now.

Thanks. I am going to put the scales away and just go on the SW ones as that totally sabotaged me last night.

How are you doing lady? Had a good week?

Where did you get that food diary? It is so fancy.

Dreading weigh in tonight - I had a binge last night after 3 strling weeks on plan. I only need a pound for my first stone but don't think it will be this week. Going to take a long hard look at my food diaries and work out a plan of attack.

Eeek! Don't be too hard on yourself, just make them up where you can. Enjoy your gig! I have got one in May - am really looking forward to it as haven't been to one in AGES. x

Thanks girls. It was because I stupidly weighed myself and was showing only a 1lb loss, got disheartened and then thought sod it! You have all been there I am sure! So weigh in is tonight. I am on for a sts or a small gain. SO annoying as I only need a pound to get my first stone. Ah...

DISASTER ALERT. Gah just had a binge...it came out of nowhere. Had been on plan for almost 3 weeks...bummer. I just ate a caramac, a curly wurly, 2 mini bags of popcorn, bag of weight watchers crisps and 2 small bowls of granola. Crapola.

Dinner! NOM.

That is similar to a spanish breakfast dish I have always enjoyed on holiday - except they add a bit of garlic and some herbs. It is yummy!

Food today is: Yoghurt and fruit and hex b granola Banana Super free soup and Hex A cheese on toast - (5 syns) Maltesers (5 syns) Hummus and carrots (1 Syn) Laksa (prawn and coconut and lemongrass soup) (2 syns) Total - 13 syns Am also going to go to Yoga tonight - not been in ages...

British Military Fitness - outdoor Boot Camp basically. Hard core exercise but really good fun! I am aching today though!

Food today is looking like: Yoghurt and fruit and hex b granola Banana Super free soup and Hex A cheese on toast - (5 syns) Maltesers (5 syns) Mango Sw burgers and SW chips with veg Total - 10 syns

Yeah I know tomorrow will be when it hurts but am going to go to Yoga and stretch. I do believe I have my exercise mojo back girls! X

Surprisingly ok. Biked into work today and everything! X

Just did my first BMF session in 4 months and lived to tell the tale! Going to go weekly now the weather is better and it is light out.

Yay for the loss. Slow and steady wins the race! X

Last time I ate some cream cakes that was part of a team lnch in the office and it resulted in me bingeing for a week so I am not taking that chance now! No donuts for me. At. All.

I am actually ok as long as I don't have any. It's the having "some" I can't do! I am such a greedy pig it is a bit like feeding time at the zoo if I start on the sweet stuff.

Hey how was your weekend? I managed to stay on plan (if you don't count the Yorkshire pudding stuffed with roast beef I ate at the pub....the best idea for a bar snack EVER!) and am definitely going to British Military fitness tonight. NO EXCUSES! X

Not bad at all. x

Two birthdays in the office today and this is what I am up against today. Proud to say I am not having any of it as I know if I start I will eat ALL of it. Just off to polish my halo.

Must be really encouraging to see such a visible difference. You have done amazingly well! You should feel proud.

Ha! I have a slightly 'Carry On' sense of humour....

Monday 2 weetabix hex b and milk (2 syns) Plum Beans and Hex A cheese on toast (5syns) with steamed carrots and mange tout. Apple and Mango Banana (for after BMF) Spag Bol - 2 syns for wine in sauce and 2 syns for Parmesan Treatsize bag of Maltesers - 5 16 syns

Nice one I will try that then. The sweet and sour chicken and Indonesian baked chicken were winners as well. X

What was the curry like? Have been meaning to try that one. X

Sunday food is going to be: Hex B of toast with Jam - 1.5 syns, with coffee and milk - 0.5 syns Leftover veggie pasta - 2 syns Pork adobo stew Total - 4 syns

Glad he was still worth seeing. Food looks good. I really need to get some sausage action going...so to speak. X

Also good for crisp cravings are Velvet Crunch - 4 syns or WW crisps 4.5 syns.

Good to have you back! X

Breakfast...new discovery of peanut butter and banana combo. Sounds dodgy I know, but it really works!

Food tomorrow will be 2 toast (hex b) and peanut butter with sliced banana on top (4.5 syns for PB) coffee with milk (0.5 syns) Plum Herby cous cous and salmon with mange tout and carrots Mango Fajitas - beans and peppers fried with onions and herbs, served with lettuce, salsa (1 syn) and...

Thanks honey. Yours will come off soon enough. Stick with it. X

Yay! Well done for you !

Good restraint !

I tried the syn free hummus but found it really grainy - I think it is worth adding a table spoon of tahini for 4.5 syns - works out to one syn per portion of hummus. Still mush lower than shop bought. x

Oh I wouldn't even feel bad about the hi fi bar! It is practically health food! Hehe. The walking would have cancelled it out for sure. Did you find last time you did slimming world that if you didn't eat your syns you lost more or less weight? I was at group last night and a lady who had eaten...

Thanks! I have been doing it. Not just trying, actually doing it ;) It makes all the difference you are so right!

Food for today quickly: HEX B Granola with strawbs and FF greek yoghurt - 1 syn for tsp of honey Lunch is herby couscous, salmon with mange tout and carrots Dinner is pasta with roasted pepper pesto (1 syn) and loads of veggies (peppers, sliced red cabbage, onions, cherry tomatoes and...

I will make them up over the weekend. I was only 7 over so not an emergency!

I am in here but by the skin of my teeth! Hello ladies!

Bye bye! Lost 3lbs so into the 14's at last! See you all there soon xxxxx

3 off.. I am on a roll. I know it will slow down this week but motivation is raring - am firmly on track.

Lost 3 lbs this week!

Another 3 off for me please! On a roll!

Oopsie. I had a bag of Velvet crunch and a mini pack of Maltesers - 9 syns. Might make it up by not having cheesy nachos but I probably won't. And I'm ok with that. :-)

Sounds like a rubbish night! Hope he's ok now. Lunch sounds lovely.

Yay for the T word! :D

Hello! Yes stayed totally on plan. I had the delicious Dol Bibim Bab which is just steamed rice with all types of vegetables and beef in a hot pot, Miso soup, Korean pickles, fruit. It was super healthy and bloody delicious. Had a handful of blueberries when I got home. I allowed ample syns for...

Hmm love butternut squash. I have got on sitting on my kitchen table that needs eating so I may join you in making soup tonight. Have a good day. You are definitely right to mix it up, so easy to get into a food rut.

Just made some smoked mackerel pâté going to have it for lunch tomorrow. 3 syns for the whole pot. Breakfast will be mango, strawberries and FF Greek yoghurt with 1 tsp honey (1 syn) (I am in love with the Total Greek yogurt! Expensive but almost orgasmic!!) Lunch will be mackerel pâté and...

Don't buy the rubbish in the first place. I had this a few weeks ago and really the only thing to do is not eat any trigger food at all until you are well into the swing of things. I am a major boredom eater but if I start on the biscuits I can't just have one. The way I got back on the wagon...

The Alpro one is nice with fruit. x

YAY! on the loss. I know what you mean about pushing the free food! I have started to portion up dinner in smaller portions with the knowledge that I can go back for seconds if I am still hungry. Most of the time I don't but if I had put the food on plate in a "Wahay it's free!" kind of way I...

You have nothing to prove to anyone! Have a break if you think it will help. We will all still be here when you are ready to get back on it. x

Ok so I forgot that I had an offsite half day meeting. So food today looks like: Breakfast - 1 pack of Mango Lunch - Lunch - SW Chicken Tikka Masala and rice - steamed carrots and mange tout HEX B - Brazil nuts HEX A - Cheddar I am also going out for dinner with a friend but we are going...

It is pretty good - I have liberated it from the freezer and got some 'Tesco light choices' tortilla chips to have with it. Think I will get some jalapeño peppers to scatter over it to jazz it up even more. Yum! I love you slimming world!

Do you not like soy yoghurt? It is actually not too bad once you get used to it. We use it a lot at that charity I do the cooking for. X

Boo! That is some pretty good rebellion though ;) I know exactly how you are feeling but you CAN lose weight and you WILL lose the weight you just have to get your head in the game and keep it there! Write a list of reasons you want to lose the weight. Then put a picture of you looking at...

Yes I just write it all down on here then it is planned and I know what I am doing. I like the planning part luckily! I am pretty organised by nature so it appeals to my need for order!

Thinking about food for tomorrow: Weetabix and Milk - Hex B and 2 syns Strawberries and Yoghurt Lunch - SW Chicken Tikka Masala and rice - steamed carrots and left over beetroot (random but need to eat them!) Pack of chopped Mango Dinner - SW Cowboy Mince with Cheesy Tortillas (HEX A and...

How's the food looking for today then?

I am just waiting for the weather to improve so I can start my lunchtime running regime again. I always talk myself out of it when it is cold which is rubbish i know. I have been cycling to work though which is 12 miles round trip so that is something. My colleague is going to come with me to...

Well done! Hope to see you there soon!

I really feel for you - poor honey. However, a baby costs as much as you have to spend on it. My parents never had much either but we managed and you will be surprised at what you can cope with if you try. You can get everything second-hand saving money and the planet whilst you are at it...

Fingers crossed for you for weigh in. x

It'll come off next week. I agree it is annoying though! But hey at least you didn't gain!

Am happy to be an inspiration! Yes I work in an office as well. So I really struggle with boresom making me raid the biscuit barrel too. Feeling good today as my colleague has brought in home made cookies and I have resisted. One will be too many and a thousand won't be enough so I know it...

Yay! Well done!

Food today is looking the same as yesterday's except syns will be: Velvet crunch - 4 syns EL Mayo - 1 syn Treat size maltesers - 5 syns Ryvita - 3 syns Dinner - 2 syns 15 Syns

Totally hits that choc craving. Amazing indeed! X

Food today: Breakfast - Granola (Hex B) Strawberries and yoghurt Milk (Hex A) Lunch - jacket potato, tuna, sweetcorn with 1 syn of EL, beetroot and cucumber. Celery and raita, snack bag of hob nobs - 6 syns Dinner - Indonesian chicken, rice, broccoli - 2 syns 25g Dark choc and a red...

You are so right about dark choc! I just had 7 syns of Lindt hazelnut and am totally satisfied. I don't actually want any more. Amazing.

Well done on the loss!

Bahkaaaaah! Or whatever noises chickens make. I totally bottled Bmf tonight. Got all the way there then just cycled past!! What is wrong with me! It is because I know it is going to hurt like a mo fo after so long away from proper exercise. Luckily my friend has agreed to come next week so I...

So sorry you didn't get a loss but try not to lose heart. Maybe your body is just catching up with itself. Give it a while, in the grand scheme of things two weeks is but a heartbeat! In your shoes I probably would have ended up face first in a bag of maltesers so well done for not doing that...

Found it - here it is again: 150g pasta 1 small onion diced 2 cloves garlic crushed 1 pepper sliced 1/4 green cabbage thinly sliced 1 teaspoon oregano (or other dried herbs and chilli if you like a bit of spice) 2 eggs 1/2 pot quark 1. Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling water 2...

I put it on your diary love x

It is brutal. I know this from experience. But the hour goes really quickly and it is more fun than the gym. I hate the gym - SO boring.

Very true. Keep them coming ! Denise gets on my knockers but she does look good in a bikini I will give you that. I am heading for a more voluptuous version of that though it has to be said! Think Beyonce when she was still in Destiny's child. Better get on it then really!

Preparation is key. I love the fact I can pretty much still stuff my face and lose weight. Mind you I am on a will power high at the moment...hoping this continues.

Lunch was a winner and cheap like the budgie too. x

Don't you mean WILL be? ;) x

Morning all, Cycled into work today, straight into a headwind most of the way. Certainly blew the cobwebs away! Breakfast was, you guessed it, a hex b of granola with strawbs and yog with (2 syns for milk). Lunch will be a baked potato, tuna and sweetcorn - 1 syn for EL mayo. I will be...

Not quite I am having a viscount with a cup of tea for 4 syns. Brings me to 9 for the day so still allowed! I have just got into bed as well. Should be safe here!

It was pretty good - I would cook it for longer next time as the chicken whilst cooked, wasn't tender. The sauce was tasty though - (2 syns for dinner taking me to 5 in total) craving choc now. Going to have a shower and see if it passes!

Your little one has a great name (slightly biased as it is my husbands name!) Syns sound about right for your mash - annoying to have to syn though. I use quark and mustard powder in mine instead so it is free but you are fine as you have syns left over anyway.

Dinner! Now to scoff!

So food today: hex b granola and 1/2 hex a milk strawberries and yoghurt with 1 tsp honey (1 syn) lunch was pasta with olives and loads of veg - 2 syns for roasted red pepper pesto and other half of hex a of LF soft cheese. Dinner is going to be baked indonesian chicken with rice and...

I had these Tunisian spring rolls (stuffed with mince and potatoes) to start - naughty then grilled swordfish, rice and salad - not naughty, then a pancake with ice cream for pudding and a glass of wine. It was bloody lovely. I don't feel guilty as it wasn't a binge and I am back on plan today...

Ooh good shout. Going to look out for these.

Good times! I bought some dark chocolate yesterday just in case I get a choc attack. Glad you are doing well! X

Awesome work so far! That next bracket is within your reach. Keep it up.

So time to fess up! Ended up going out for a lovely three course dinner last night so had about 60 syns. Ouch. It was delicious though - our local Tunisian restaurant, I had grilled sword fish with rice and salad for a main course which was almost on plan but I did have some home made bread and...

Brilliant! Well done you! X I ended up going out for dinner last night - flexi synned it at 60. Bit rubbish but these things happen! Hubby was in a funk all day (he has a job interview on Monday so I think he was nervous) and wanted to go out to cheer himself up so off we went to our local...

Food today is looking like: hex b granola and 1/2 hex a of milk strawberries and yog - 2.5 syns honey super speed soup and 4 Finn crisp (4 syns) dinner is going to be nigella's praised chicken, served with ride and runner beans. Yum.

Hey bonnie, how are you getting on? How did the meal out go?

No to worry about going to the chippy - I bet it was amazing and so worth it! You had been craving chippy chips after all. Back on it today which is the main thing. X

Morning all, sun is shining at last! Just had granola hex b and hex a for breakfast, going to have some fruit and yoghurt in a minute too. lunch is super speed soup again. Not sure what dinner will be yet. Hope you are all getting on ok.

Thanks!

Love that! So true about being "out in the wilderness" ha! I hope you have done ok and not been left starving!

That is not too bad as you haven't been 100%. If you have a 100% week this week then why don't you buy yourself a new nail varnish or something small and non food related as we all need rewards!! Xx

Food is looking good. Hope it stays sunny for you. X

Food today: toast and jam - hex b and 2 syns. a pear superfree soup and 4 Finn crisp spread with a hex a of LF garlic and herb Philly. (4 syns) a pear Sweet and sour chicken out of the Asia cookbook. 2 syns

Thanks girls, I do lose well when I stick to it! Hoping for 2.5 off this week to really get me back on track. Going to have a low syn day today. X

5.5lbs off for me please. First full week back on it for a few weeks. Boom!

I lost 5.5 lbs! Yay! I had a lovely meal - went for mussels and chips but the starter size portions, i did have a sticky toffee pudding with custard but no booze. Not too bad considering. Am off work tomorrow so will be straight back on track.

I am going to do my damnedest!

Check out their website for stockists. Joe's - making low fat food taste great! or you can order on line but the minimum order is like 8 packs!

They do syn free sausages and burgers. Not fussed about the burgers as I can make them myself but sausages....:drool:

Yes - I just checked by adding all the nutrional info from the Joe's website into the syns calculator and it came up as free on red or extra easy. x

I know what you mean when you get a craving for something specific! I am craving sausages at the moment. Going to order some from Joe's.

Given the choice I would just have two puddings I reckon, instead of a main then pudding!

I am so a pudding person but that is out as I cannot be trusted at the moment! I wouldn't have a starter as I can't eat that much in one go - I am more of a 'grazer'. I also roasted and ate a small sheep over Easter so have had enough red meat for a while. I think I will go for mussels and...

Have slimming world chips! x

Nope I can resist chips or resist pastry but not both! x

Ha! Luckily they are awesome! In fact it is just like having friend's to staay to be honest. I am really lucky! In fact I think my MIL is the universe's way of making up for my own mother! Haha!

Oh amazing - I am going to order some Joe's sausages then. Yep still feeling really motivated. I am supposed to weigh in tonight but am on 'holiday' as MIL and FIL are coming to stay the night. I am going to weigh in on my home scales though as they match the SW world ones luckily. So we shall...

On another note. SNOW! AGAIN. I am SO over it. SPRING YOU ARE TO COME OUT RIGHT NOW AND STOP BEING LAZY! FFS!

It is tonight so still deciding. here is the menu: http://www.thequeenadelaidew12.co.uk/wp-content/files_mf/1362408166Dinner28.02.13.pdf The food in there is amazing and we only eat there every once in a while as it is quite expensive, so I want to have something that still feels like a treat...

SO food for today looks like: HEX B - Granola - 100ml Skimmed milk - 2.5 Syns Mango Lunch - Sushi and Edamame Beans - 2.5 syns Dinner - going out with my parents in law for a pub dinner at our local pub - the food there is sensational so I will have a look at the menu and see what is the...

Hello - no my Granola is either a healthy extra B or 5 syns for 25g. You asked for the carbonara recipe this serves 2 with leftovers for your lunch the next day: 150g pasta 1 small onion diced 2 cloves garlic crushed 1 pepper sliced 1/4 green cabbage thinly sliced 1 teaspoon oregano (or other...

I syn it the same as Dorset cereals - so 5 syns for 25g. x

Argh - managed to get my sentence in the middle of your quote! I said....No it's hot smoked salmon not normal smoked salmon. Like how smoked mackerel is smoked. Have a look when you are next in the super market. Definitely worth a try. :) Instead of mixed dried fruit you can use dried apricots...

150g jumbo oats 75g mixed nuts and seeds (bashed up in a food bag with a rolling pin or whizzed in a food processor) 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon (if you like it, is fine without too!) 3 tablespoons of runny honey 50g mixed dried fruit 1. Mix the bashed nuts and seeds in a bowl with the oats...

Tescos. Yeah - annoyingly they don't seem to sell it everywhere. It's the concentrated Fresh Garden mint one. Comes in the same type of jar as the other one. I think I also read that there is an M and S one that is free too. But you would need to check that!

Hello! Tough love is exactly what I need. I really need to do this. x

So if today hasn't filled you with joy at your eating then let's have a think about what would excite you tomorrow and still be on plan. Foodgasms I have recently had include - my home made granola. It is OFF the HOOK. I kid you not. And I also had some hot smoked salmon fillets with a herby...

How do you make your rice pudding - I tried one version and it was gross!

I swear, this time I am getting to goal and staying within 3lbs of that goal! I put the 2 aand a half stone I lost for my wedding straight back on afterwards. It is so depressing! Not this time. This time we can do this! Huh?

Here to subscribe! I am so up for just getting the damned thing done. No more excuses. Reminds me of a Dorothy Parker Quote (she is talking about a boy) "there's never a pang that was worth the tear, so toss in the night I won't. Either you do or you don't my dear. Either you do or you don't."

Looks good. x

Ha! You are weird. But I like you. :D

Yes but I think it only goes to scrambled egg if you keep cooking it after you have stirred in the quark and egg mixture and don't add some of the pasta water to keep it all silky smooth!

I go on a Thursday night too - am having a holiday this week as my in laws are coming to stay. I like Thursdays as I find it keeps me on track over the weekend. Ultimately it doesn't matter when you weigh as long as it is convenient and you will actually go!

I am a PA, working for a small Finance company. :9529: That's all I'm saying about that.

Sure it's in one of the handbooks which is at home - I will type it out for you tonight my lovely. x

Damn that maccy D's. I have totally given them up as they just made me feel slightly soiled after I had eaten them!! It's good you didn't enjoy it that much as like Dizzy says, maybe next time you will remember it wasn't even worth the syns! Baby steps anyway lovey, no point beating...

SO succumbed to cravings last night but but but! It was only some granola (5 syns worth) and ff yoghurt so only over syns by two and still had loads form earlier in the week so am ok with that. Before a snack would have been an entire pack of biscuits so I did ok! Today will look like this...

Honk #5!

Yes me too! Love minty yoghurty goodness. I think it's proper name is Raita and it is amazing over grilled meat as well and I just have it to dip carrot sticks into for snackage.

No it is shop bought - Colman's concentrated one is sugar free, you then have to dilute it with vinegar and swetener and Bob is your Father's brother. x

have eaten my velvet crunch - Yummy not tried them before and only 4 syns. and my Freddo - 5 syns as it turned out. So syns today - 12 including milk from my tea this morning going to have mint sauce instead of gravy tonight as it is free. I am going to use my HEX A on babybels to counteract...

Beautiful pics Ally. You have a good eye.

Looking good - are you back at work today? Do you think that will make a difference to your eating - I am going to have to keep myself really busy to avoid boredom eating!

The recipe in this month's magazine is the best I have tried (better than making the white sauce in the book of sauces ACK :9529:) but if you don't really like mac cheese then I probably wouldn't bother. Food today: Granola, Strawbs, yoghurt - Hex B Lunch - Lentil salad with Roast chicken...

Oh good job! Well done!

honk if you were 100% today! Honk #4

Quick food count: Granola and strawbs and yoghurt hexb Apple and grapes 3 Finn crisps with 1 tbs of lf garlic and herb cream cheese. 5 syns Roast dinner - lamb cooked with olives, anchovies and rosemary a la Nigella, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, parsnips, left over mac cheese (hex a) with...

Dinner. Scoffed. Was Bloody lovely!

Sounds like a plan!

that is definitely a slippery slope that I slid down recently! I was getting away with cheating and still seeing losses but then I went off plan completely and it has taken me 10 days and a 5lb gain to get back on track. So I can only say - don't do it! If you want extra syns at the weekend then...

Homemade granola (hexb) with ff Greek yoghurt and sliced strawberries.

Gosh if I could bottle motivation I would be filthy rich! I struggle as well I find writing a food diary really helps, as does regularly posting on here. To be honest though I did best when slimming for my wedding last year as I had a very important, very fixed, goal in sight. I put pictures of...

Syns to day will be gravy and some nut roast - got to do some sums and work out what that will total!

Foodage looking good. Now get to work! X

Ha! Fair enough. Roast lamb is amazing. I know what you mean about the smell when it is cooking - it is pretty strong. Doesn't put me off though. Can't wait to scoff it all! Still really full from breakfast so will be a while before we eat.

You have done amazingly well so far! Have you tried all the obvious things? More water, more movement? Are you eating your syns? Some people find they need to eat all of their syns to lose. You might need to mix things up - try doing a green day if you normally do red etc. good luck! Let us...

Couldn't sleep last night so had a mega lie in today. Granola for breakfast again. 1/2 syns for milk in coffee. Doing roast lamb, roast potatoes, spiced red cabbage, roast carrots and parsnips and runner beans for lunch. Hopefully will e so full from that dinner won't be needed but will be...

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As over eating goes, that is really not too bad. You can easily make that up with exercise and shaving a few syns off the rest of the week. Try not to let it mess with your head. Xx

Good day then. Well done! X

Mac cheese was dry but delicious. Cowboy stew was ok - 7 out of 10 needed more chilli. Will freeze the rest in batches as will make a good base for cottage pies I can take for lunches.

Dinner looks sensaish! Those eggs would be great as a breakfast too.

Popping in to subscribe. Hello :)

It looks like a chilli but with potatoes and carrots in it and baked beans instead of kidney beans. It is puttering away on the stove now so will see how it tastes. I have tweaked the recipe and added some paprika and a spoonful of jerk seasoning as I am a spice lover and find the magazine...

Dinner tonight will be cowboy stew and macaroni cheese from the latest magazine. Have managed to stay on plan at my Parent's so feel proud of myself for that. Exploring feeling hungry and being ok with it. I actually fear hunger if I am honest. It makes me feel pretty anxious. Need to learn...

Ah you'll have to let me know what the sausages are like. Have been tempted but the minimum order means I want to be sure they are ok!

Lunch. Lentil , red onion and tomato salad with roast chicken (4.5 syns for oil and salad cream)

Recipe is further up in my diary. Thanks! Not sure why I have an upside photo of it though! Ooopsie! X

0845 4647 is the number for NHS direct. Give them a call and speak to someone. I suppose if it isn't hurting you or getting bigger by the minute then going to a walk in might be overkill at this stage seeing as it is Easter Sunday. But you definitely need to go to a doctor on Tuesday. Didn't...

Don't pop it! If it goes by itself then that's fair enough but you shouldn't pop a blister as it makes it much more susceptible to infection. Leave it alone and get yourself to a walk in clinic or at least call NHS direct. That looks really nasty and if it gets infested it could leave a nasty...

Looks like a good plan! Hope you have a lovely day. :)

happy Easter! X

You have lost nearly half a stone in 3 weeks! Whilst eating nice food! You have done really well and should not beat yourself up at all. Just keep doing what you are doing! If you really feel like having something "naughty" then syn it, count it, stay in control. Do not think oh eff it, I...

Morning lovely ladies! Having this mahoosive breakfast before I go and spend the day with my parents. Gang to take lentil salad for my lunch so I am not tempted but the junk they always have in. This has been where I go o ff track before as they literally have sweets and chocolate everywhere...

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A piece of fruit counts as super free though remember! So if you are having a lunch just don't go mad with the portion size and have an apple or some berries and yoghurt. The point of the super free is to help fill you up. X

Yes it was pretty good and would be ideal to take for lunch at work - would reheat well. i just had ackee and salt fish (a Jamaican classic) that I made slimming world friendly and had with some rice. Forgot to take a picture before I scoffed it though! x

Lunch - pasta with a tablespoon of tomato pesto (2syns) and one of LF cream cheese with garlic and herbs (other half of Hex a) fried off some sweetcorn, peppers and onions and 2 slices of bacon and sprinkled in some mixed herbs and garlic powder. Was pretty good and very filling. I ate an...

I am in! I am going to Glastonbury at the end of June so would love to have lost 28lbs by then. Off we go! Thanks for doing this. Will really help me focus. X

thanks lovey x

I just don't iron. I'm allergic!

Breakfast today is porridge hex a and b. Today will be spent just pottering about - going to get my eyebrows threaded and collect my dry cleaning. God I love having nothing to do!

Yes it'S good to have non food based rewards planned. I want practically everything on the site! Got to get to target first though!

Honk! First one in weeks!

Snack attack struck mid afternoon so I ate two apples. Just had yummy SW egg fried rice , forgot to take a pic! Was so tasty I had second helpings. Husband has just had a mini twister but I resisted the sugar although it is very low syns. Until I feel a bit more in control I am not going to...

Thanks honey x

Lunch. Zero syns. Yummy. No ketchup as full of sugar. Some sugar from bean juice but only had a tbsp so not too bad. Going for a run later or more accurately a scurry. But exercise nonetheless! Got sw egg fried rice planned for dinner. Go me!

Oh bad bad .... Chocolate eclairs from M and S bad. Stuffing mini eggs (I don't even like mini eggs!) bad. Bingeing on crap until I can' t even remember what hunger is, bad. However I still went to group, got weighed (4 on....boo fricking hoo hoo!) and bought a 12 week countdown so there is no...

Breakfast banana and peanut butter with a hexB. Filling and tasty. Need to check syns on pb but it is a sugar free brand so I think around 5? I have got Splenda which I use on porridge and in cooking and for coffee and doesn't taste too bad. I already struggle with muller light tbh as I find...

Well done! It is stories like this that. Help me get back on track. If you can do it I must be able to! I need to try harder!

Whit woo! Well jell! :D

I am going to get some dark chocolate yes - a lady in my group said that too. Good idea. Thanks for the support! You are a sweetheart. 5 sugar free days is a good idea. I need to be back on track before I have to go back to work and sit at a desk all day as that is where I really struggle with...