Well done on the loss Ellen as Emmey says it all counts and you're going in the right direction. I'm getting near the 3st mark too so we may all be celebrating together.
It's still a cracking loss an thats all you need to be averaging to hot the Christmas target so be pleased with it
I'm intending to get my 3st in two weeks so hopefully we can congratulate each other
Well done on the loss Ellen as Emmey says it all counts and you're going in the right direction. I'm getting near the 3st mark too so we may all be celebrating together.
Am loving the recipe sharing as well. Giving me lots of new ideas to try, although I have to admit that my cooking from scratch has been a little less recently, but I had plenty of other stuff that I'd frozen so have been 100% this week again. 
Quick visit!
Gained 2,5 - not a disaster and actually pleased - a week totally off plan with food and drink on holiday so think that's a fair gain
Hope it enjoys itself cause it won't be there next week and it'll take some little friends with it too
Good luck to the other Wednesday girls!
I think I could gain that much sniffing the fumes just walking past Greggs! :8855: 3.5lbs for :bliss: delighted
Well done you!! 
I had a little taste last night though and it's flipping lovely That's another good recipie that's made it to my 'will make again' folder I broke the cardinal rule and hopped on the scales this morning as I was so fed up yesterday (see diary if you want as not going to 'go on' again here) because despite my ''not all about the scales'' mantra I was more than sad about the 'gain'. HOWEVER happy to report that the 2lb has now gone and I STS it appears. HURRAH! So the lead legs and peeing for England yesterday was the cause it appears (too much information, apologies
Good Luck to the rest of the Wednesday gang and for the Thursday crew too.
ner ner ner ner ner! :8855: I'll change your stats in a mo You're doing great! xxYeah!! We can all do it
Good evening Tinselers! Sorry I've not been able to post much this week. I have been keeping up with the goings-on but it seems there aren't enough hours in the day at the moment.
Everyone seems to be having a great week, even those that have gained, you've had more than good reason to and I'm v impressed by your attitudes and the immediacy it seems you've been able to get it off
You may have noticed from my signature (it's large enough, I know) that I'm attempting a bike ride challenge in July. I won't waffle on about it here but if you'd like to know any more have a lookie at my diary. I'm spending quite a lot of time out on the bike trying to get fit enough to do it, hence the absence. I've also recently started an OU course and had first tutorial last Sat. I was mega behind so have had to put in the hours this week as I had my 1st assignment due on Tues. Am pleased to report a 100% pass-grade :innocent0002: (although it's only worth 4% of final grade) so the hours have obviously been worth it
Anyway, just felt I should explain the reason for my absence and apologise in advance as it's likely to be like this for a while.
Weigh-in for me tomorrow and am hoping for a loss (obv.) Think I will but not sure how much. I'm done with predicting as it sometimes gets my hopes up! Hopefully my group will be in a bit better fettle tomorrow as they were depressing last week!
Good luck everyone for the week ahead. xx
I would love to do something like that! this week is romping past!
That's good for a weeks holiday
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What course are you doing Andrea??
Good luck for WI xx
I broke the cardinal rule and hopped on the scales this morning as I was so fed up yesterday (see diary if you want as not going to 'go on' again here) because despite my ''not all about the scales'' mantra I was more than sad about the 'gain'. HOWEVER happy to report that the 2lb has now gone and I STS it appears. HURRAH! So the lead legs and peeing for England yesterday was the cause it appears (too much information, apologies
Good Luck to the rest of the Wednesday gang and for the Thursday crew too.
I made your Chicken Jambalya last night. Going to have it for tea tonight
Good luck to all our lovely Thursday weighers
xx
etc. ?Reporting in with a 3lb loss
Got my 1.5 stone award and more importantly, am now more than halfway to my target
Did I say
Am out for dinner with work peeps tonight (3 courses) so am going to have to really be "on it" the rest of the week. I'm making myself drive though so as not to overdo it too much. It's good that it's tonight as I'll have six days to get any gain off
Happy Thursday Everyone xxxx
Enjoy yourself tonight and good idea to drive........don't get talked into leaving the car in the carpark or round a friends...think we have all done that before now...
Shred is going well thanks Lynda, I have done it twice. I am doing it every other day with half an hour on the bike plus walking. The bike notched up to a new tension for one hour on the days I'm not doing it plus walking. So adding in the shred to my exercise mix hopefully will help my weight loss. It's surprising how much I am recovering tbh. I thought I would never walk properly again on Tuesday....lol. When I feel a bit more confident and my stamina has increased I will ease myself into doing it every day but for now this is enough. I would recommend it if anyone feels like a "hardcore sweat your butt off and everywhere else" workout. 
Andrea81 said:Reporting in with a 3lb loss
Got my 1.5 stone award and more importantly, am now more than halfway to my target
Did I say
Am out for dinner with work peeps tonight (3 courses) so am going to have to really be "on it" the rest of the week. I'm making myself drive though so as not to overdo it too much. It's good that it's tonight as I'll have six days to get any gain off
Happy Thursday Everyone xxxx
Reporting in with a 3lb loss
Got my 1.5 stone award and more importantly, am now more than halfway to my target
Did I say
Am out for dinner with work peeps tonight (3 courses) so am going to have to really be "on it" the rest of the week. I'm making myself drive though so as not to overdo it too much. It's good that it's tonight as I'll have six days to get any gain off
Happy Thursday Everyone xxxx
Well done you on a brilliant loss! Congrats on your 1.5 stone award AND getting halfway to target! 
THAT'S BRILLIANT WELL DONE YOU BIG LOSER!
WELL DONE PURPLE PATSY - DIDN'T NOTICE YOU SLIPPING THAT 1LB LOSS IN HAD TO BACK TRACK!!! ANOTHER BIG LOSER!Well done PP and Mummy (hmmm not my mummy
I follow EE - its is so Extra Easy (excuse the pun) whereever you go you can find something that you can eat - everything is balanced and it fits in well with the family. Years ago when it was just red or green, the green didn't like me
and the red loved me unfortunately I don't do meat so before long I was off the diet!Oh I love Percy Pigs....Lynda the diet coke didn't work for me either! Have you tried the Sweet and Sour Fanta recipe?Hope the move, moves quickly for you, that's a big difference in price. Didn't get on with the Coke chicken bit nothing, maybe I did it wrong
Went to shopping centre for late night shopping got home at 9pm dinner at 10pm settled down to sleep 11pm up at 6:15am :4635:
But feeling really positive and looking forward to my 2lb lose tonight :scales:
My shopping was good last night got a lovely jacket from New Look really trendy and a size 18, can't do the zip up but it looks great.
Defo a size 18 in jeans now tried loads on last night from various shops and they all fitted. Ended up getting jeggings from M&S, size 16, but M&S are generous with their sizing.
Got a lovely outfit for DD(20) too. We are both going out with my work colleagues on Friday, a leaving do, starting at 2pm in the afternoon
Oh I forgot gotta tell you I had a "moment" last night in M&S. I love their sweets and chocs :drool: and would never go there without buying these
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and not just one bag or one bar there would be multiples.
By this time it was 8:45 and DD and her friend and myself were tired and hungry. We picked a snack from the reduced isle, they had sandwiches, sausage rolls, crisps and a drink
I had a tub of strawberries and a sugar free drink, that's it nothing else and it wasn't as if I had to pull myself away from the goodies I didn't even look at them.
This is truly a revelation for me and I am so pleased and inspired by it
I have seen the light :character00100:
Oh Ellen you'll have to share as mine was horrid and dry
I must admit I managed to get 1 packet in Asda weeks ago but haven't seen them since I think I am right in saying that the Linda McCartney Italian Sausages are £1 a 6 pack but 1/2 syn each - might be good as chorizo substitute - anyone tried them?Sammy I've been doing red from the beginning with the ocassional green day thrown in, mainly becauseI was very reluctant to give up my 2 x Hexb & Hexa, plus carbs don't really like me
I thought I'd not seen Eat Smart in Tesco!! :8855::8855: I've looked everywhere for the McCartney red onion sausages but have never been able to find them
Oh I love jambayla!Dear all interested in Red onion bangers
I got them in Asda the big store in Cribbs Causeway which is only 10mins from where I work so pop in there occasional.
Picked up 4 packs on £1 each and still have 1 left in the freezer.
I used them in chicken jambalaya instead of regular LF sausages making the recipe syn free
Chicken Jambalaya
ingredients
1 onion, finely chopped
1lb/454g chicken thigh fillets, cut into bite-size chunks
3 cooked sausages cut up
1 red, 1 green and 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped
2 courgettes, roughly chopped
2 tsp dried thyme
zest and juice of 1 lemon
400g can chopped tomatoes
9oz/255g long grain rice
16fl oz/454ml chicken stock
salt and freshly ground black pepper
a handful of fresh parsley, chopped
method
1. Heat a large pan sprayed with Fry Light. Add the onion and fry for 10 minutes to soften. Stir in the chicken and carry on cooking over a medium heat for 10 minutes.
2. Add the peppers, courgettes, thyme, lemon zest, chopped tomatoes, rice and stock and bring to the boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the lemon juice and season to taste. Leave the jambalaya in the pan for a few minutes to soak up any remaining liquid. Serve sprinkled with some freshly chopped parsley.
Hope you all done mind me filling up this string with my recipes just like to share good ones
Fab attitude Emmey - I will be adopting the same one for my holiday in July - where I shall expect a gain!Quick visit!
Gained 2,5 - not a disaster and actually pleased - a week totally off plan with food and drink on holiday so think that's a fair gain
Hope it enjoys itself cause it won't be there next week and it'll take some little friends with it too
Good luck to the other Wednesday girls!
FLIPPIN BRILLIANT _ ANOTHER BIG LOSER3.5lbs for :bliss: delighted
Tut tut! me too lol! my have STS, I bet its not a real gain and you've lost really xI broke the cardinal rule and hopped on the scales this morning as I was so fed up yesterday (see diary if you want as not going to 'go on' again here) because despite my ''not all about the scales'' mantra I was more than sad about the 'gain'. HOWEVER happy to report that the 2lb has now gone and I STS it appears. HURRAH! So the lead legs and peeing for England yesterday was the cause it appears (too much information, apologies
WELL DONE THAT'S BRILLIANT - that 3st shiney will be yours by end of the month xxx
Hi Dex - canyou send me some shopping please?Hope team tinsel are all going strong - I'm behaving and just spent hours shopping at Tesco's (online!!)
Had smoked haddock, peas and Mash tonight.....was lovely xx
OH I LOVE SHRINKERS!!!
