Lyn:

Ask your consultant about Fast Forward... you may find that you've got into a routine and your body is used to the same thing all the time! Also, if you obsess on it it doesn't seem to work! Have a chat with your consultant and see what happens...

Sydney:

Blind scouse is scouse without meat can't describe normal scouse, suppose it's sort of like a hotpot but without the pastry

I've found a yummy and filling brekkie with no hassle is Oatibix with hot milk. It goes just like readybrek/porridge type but without the need for stirring and lump removal (or is that just me?). Okay so I have to have some brown sugar on the top but still.....

Hi everyone,
Well the start of a new week and weigh in's etc (mine tomorrow night).
Dramaqueen - regarding your blind scouse if you have an Asda close by they do their own brand of 'vegetarian beef style chunks' wow add them to the vegatables and you have a brillliant tasting scouse just add the red cabbage!!!!!
When I became a vegatarian people said you will miss something and I must admit most Quorn products are great but can make the dishes 'bland looking' so seeing a darker substitute does appeal.
I know what you mean about sweets (ok good for us on SW not to eat them) but I used to love Haribo type sweets and many as we know are not suitable.
Lyn - Welcome and I will check out that breakfast, also SandC another breakfast to try. All ideas welcome.
For a blood test this morning I had to fast from 7pm last night and wasn't able to eat anything until I had been to the GP's boy did I enjoy my shreddies and hot milk when I got home
Have a good start to the week and speak soon.
Irene

Having been a serial dieter since my teens, Lyn, I hit the same sort of 'wall' that you describe and found that the thing that worked for me was to stop worrying about 'calories in' and to concentrate more on 'calories out'. Before the knees started to give out, jogging did the trick but once I had to stop that the pounds crept back on so I took up salsa dancing instead. It's not an instant fix but 3 years down the line I'm now 4 dresses sizer smaller and not only has none of the weight gone back on in that time but more to the point I am still shrinking! Dropping another size was a great excuse for hitting the sales!

So now instead of thinking 'How many calories is this?', I now put all that effort into thinking how I can use up more calories instead of worrying about limiting my intake of them. So I go dancing twice a week (exercise cunningly disguised as a social life!) but it was also surprisingly easy to incorporate extra activity into the day once I put my mind to it, eg using the stairs rather than the lift when ever possible, walking to and from the train station on my way to work rather than jumping the bus for just a couple of stops, cooking the tea whilst listening to latin dance music (can't help but jiggle around to it!) rather than Radio 4 news, walking at a brisk pace rather than just dawdling along etc. So without actually consciously 'exercising' - and I would never have the discipline to go to the gym a couple of times a week - it all adds up to a fair bit of extra physical activity. My GP advised me that it didn't really matter what exercise I did so long as it was something that pushed my heart rate up - anything that makes your heart beat faster is going to push up the energy demand at the same time so I'll leave you to work out the other activity that might do wonders for you

SM

Well weigh in this morning . 5lbs on . .I mean business now and im going to start writing it all down again and no "eat what I want on a saturday ". hopefully quick on , quick off.

I think you definately have something there re the exercise Sm. I have thought for a while that I need to do something about that . Im just not as active as i used to be when the children were younger . As you all know I spend far too much of my day on here these days and I dont think its helping.

lyn

Sorry..I was a page behind reading . Still keeping my diary and hoping for a good result this week.

Hi All.
I have just 7 weeks left 'till my hols, and would like to lose a stone if possible. Do you reckon that's achievable ?
I can't afford to start a slimming club, so will have to do it on my own.
I would be grateful for some support from you guys if that's ok
cheers everyone
Debbi.

Well after an absence of 7 weeks, went back to SW again tonight. I cant believe it I have only put on 0.5lb since my last
weighin

Its time to get down to some serious dieting

Hi Debbie
a stone in 7 weeks is duable if you cant afford to join a club the new Slimming World magazine is out this gives you an idea on how the diet works along with menus's to use. I think this is the best diet as you can really eat lots. Good Luck

Good luck to everyone going back to the scales after the festivities

Lynn

Happy New Year summer dieters!!!!!!

D Day has begun once again!! I go away in 2wks and have not got a thing that fits me

Serves me right for been soooooooo greedy and lazy I suppose!!!!

I'm back and I mean business!!!!

Evening everyone,
Just back from a packed SW class and only 2lb gain.
Bought the new magazine so plenty of new year ideas to sift through - bedtime reading!!!!!
Meant to ask at class but forgot, breakfast would you count as syns if you have cornflakes and Special K with red berries?
Speak later in the week.
Irene

Does that mean you are off the vino then Joolz ?
Irene..I would think that it would be a Healthy Extra but I'm not 100% sure

Back at ww 1 and half on over 2 weeks and it was christmas. 12 weeks before holiday. I will be a stone lighter Will let you know my progress every week.

Thanks Lynn. Funnily enough, I was looking at slimming magazines the other day. I did join Sliming world many years ago, and lost quite a lot of weight, so I think that will be the way to go again.
It's my day off today, and i have been really good so far. ive just made a lovely BIG salad for lunch with a jacket potato and low fat cottage cheese. For diner tonight it's poached salmon and another salad. Do you reckon I could include a glass of white wine, or am I best leaving that out?
Thanks again Lynn,
Debbi x

Depends if you are like me in that a bottle of white wine opened is a bottle of white wine drunk. I think basically if you can avoid the wine, do so, but if it's your one daily treat then keep it in your regime.

Hi Debbie

I'm same as sandyc.

If you can have one glass of wine go for it, everyone deserves a treat occasionally.

Lynn

Back at SW last night - put 4lbs on!!!!! that will teach me to scoff all the chocolate....... Anyway a New Year and a New Start. Going on holiday in about 12 weeks and almost a stone to lose so certainly doable.

Bought new magazine last night, lots of good recipes in it. Lots of new members too!

Good luck to everyone with the New Year diets......

Denny

Hiya all
Just completed my first week back on the wagon and 3lbs off despite a few flounders!Hope to stay firmly on track this week
Nice to see you here LynW
Good luck everyone
Lally

That's great Lallygirl. Well done. My weigh in tomorrow

Hi all xx

I joined ww on tuesday and so far so good... ok so its only been 2 days but i feel really motivated at the mo.
I have put a tarket weight loss of 1 stone 10 pounds... eek!!
Im 40 in june so have something to work towards but really angry with myself as i've put on 2 stone in about 2 years
Hope to have a good loss next week as its my first week but surpisingly i hadn't put on any weight over xmas!

Nicole