FabSwingers.com forum: Fabs Diet 2012 part 2

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

The other one was getting rather long well done ladies and gents keep up with the fab work

Here is a recipe for Fanta sweet and sour chicken or pork. Tastes scrummy.

Sweet & Sour Fanta pork (You can do this with Chicken too)

Cook off the pork strips

Add large chunks of onion till they start to soften

Add a can (330ml) diet fanta (or any other syn free diet fizzy orange drink)

3tbs passata

a veggie oxo cube

a tsp vinegar

a shake of dried chilli flakes. How much chilli depends how zingy you like your food.

Add some peppers cut chunky

Let it bubble away for around 20-30 minutes until it starts to thicken up

At the last minute add some fresh pineapple chunks (free), or tinned and count syns.

*** Don’t keep cooking it tho or you will have to syn your fresh pineapple ***

Serve with rice or cooked dried egg noodles

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

sounds good shaz ive seen the recipe but not tried it i will give it a go this week

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

There's another one for diet chicken too but not tried it yet. Get loads of recipes on our sw facebook page and we have got taster session this week at sw. So just deciding what to make.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

2lb of today, got my 1 stone award yay me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"2lb of today, got my 1 stone award yay me."

Congratulations, thats a big acievement xx

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By *ane and JonnyCouple
over a year ago

Clwyd

oh try the diet chicken it is amazing ... there is a mushy pea curry too but I would give that a wide berth unless you are livinng on an island on your own

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"oh try the diet chicken it is amazing ... there is a mushy pea curry too but I would give that a wide berth unless you are livinng on an island on your own

Loads of great new recipes in the new slimming world mag loads of curries too.

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By *ane and JonnyCouple
over a year ago

Clwyd

i've lost over 4 stone on SW (but some back on but it will come off again!) and my brother has lost 5 1/2 stone. so much better cooking curries from passata and spices as free rather than using the tins/packets.

keep up the good work xx

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"i've lost over 4 stone on SW (but some back on but it will come off again!) and my brother has lost 5 1/2 stone. so much better cooking curries from passata and spices as free rather than using the tins/packets.

keep up the good work xx

So true its all about the super free.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Well done shaz and well done everyone, ive just had my photo done this morning thats to be sent off to head office with my before photos

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

oh lost another 2lb this week which im thrilled about.

Being totally honest i've not 100% committed to it as much as i could have. Left super free's out and not done half as much exercise but i'm not in denial over this and honest with my eating habits. Writing down the rubbish i eat helps too.

Just done the weekly shop and only bought veg, fruit and billions of salad stuff.

11 1/2 lb lost in 4 weeks in happy with that :D

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Been so good tonight I made a sneeky cheat stuffed peppers cut peppers in half and deseed them bake for 30mins add a bag of rice fusion and a sprinkle of mozzerella and served with mixed veg was gorgeous followed by chopped apple and pineapple I am getting creative.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Right, well i stayed the same this week. Im quite happy as my stomach started bloating up again last night. Im doing super express this week. Im really positive as at the end of the month its groups biggest loser, i know ive won but i want to get the 3lb off to make it 8stone by then. Plus its my birthday the week after so it will be nice for that as well. Im not beating myself up anymore cause ive done lots of research on weight and the menapause this week and im not using it as an excuse but it is very hard for women to loose weight going through the menapause, i also found out the diabetic tablet i was on helps control weight and as im not taking that anymore that could be another reason its slowed down. So ive gone back to basic thinking that as long as i keep chip chipping away at it im happy. Plus ive still set my target to be the fittest ive ever been at 50(still three years to go) plus i got my wii fit working again(would have helped if id changed the batteries in the control lol)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Good for you, Diamonds, keep at it.

Lost another 2 lb this week

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Another 2 and a half off thats 17 and a half in 5 weeks yay me.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Another 2 and a half off thats 17 and a half in 5 weeks yay me."

well done shaz you must be almost down a dress size now, i know everyones bodies are different for me 1.7stone equals a dress size

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I am now in a size 20 comfortable when I started I was just going into a 24 so back down lol and no need to lay on my bed to do the zip up. Next week target 1 and half stone. Have a target for 2 stone off by easter.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I am so happy, did the strict success express this week and lost 31/2lb and finally got my 8 stone award which makes 8stone and 1/2lb im walking on air

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By *lirty and dirtyCouple
over a year ago

ashford

wow you have done amazing..well done xxx

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By *ebzStarWoman
over a year ago

Notting

"2lb of today, got my 1 stone award yay me."

Good for you!!!

I got my 7lb goal today - but even better than that was bumping into someone who went OMG you have lost weight

Ohhhhhhhhhh yeah

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By *ebzStarWoman
over a year ago

Notting

"I am so happy, did the strict success express this week and lost 31/2lb and finally got my 8 stone award which makes 8stone and 1/2lb im walking on air"

diamonds- you were gorgeous before - but i have tosay you lool fuckin amazing now!!!

Hope its made yu FEEL better too xxxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

lost 3 lb this week,, got my stone award wooop

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Will be happy to maintain this week crazy week school hols loads of activities with the kids not had as much fruit as usual plus saved money for Friday. Weigh in, in the morning.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Put 2 on this week

Still, keeping motivated, as long as its a net loss by the end of the month I am fine with it.

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I am just a tad stressed with work and stuff going on with that.. I am trying and have cut out so much crap.. I am just pre occupied at the moment with stuff going on... I have been living off sushi as the love the stuff.. I need to start making it myself though as its a tad expensive..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I am just a tad stressed with work and stuff going on with that.. I am trying and have cut out so much crap.. I am just pre occupied at the moment with stuff going on... I have been living off sushi as the love the stuff.. I need to start making it myself though as its a tad expensive.. "

Its really high in salt too, according to the programme that was on BBC1 earlier x

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

Its really high in salt too, according to the programme that was on BBC1 earlier x"

Yeah I was reading the nutrion stuff on the packet today and was shocked at how much salt was in it... You just can't win.. haha

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Been for my weigh in tonight instead of this morning (school hols) and have lost another 3lbs 1stone 6lbs in total and have took my eldest too free for teenagers accompanying a paying adult.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

dont get me wrong im loving loosing weight, but i ordered an outfit for my birthday night out and the damm thing is hanging off me.. urghh!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yay lost the 2 lb that I "found" last week!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I stayed the same this week which i was really pleased about as although i stayed in my syn limit i did have a vast quantity of wine on friday night.

Got to get all titivated up next week as i get "groups biggest looser" award next week

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Another 3lb off this week nice and steady even weight loss 22lbs in 7 weeks plus slimmer of the month again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Another 3lb off this week nice and steady even weight loss 22lbs in 7 weeks plus slimmer of the month again."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Another 3lb off this week nice and steady even weight loss 22lbs in 7 weeks plus slimmer of the month again."

Well done you xx

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

gaine 3lb, this week its really upset me, cant deal with gaining for no reason this week and ive just come home and bawled my eyes out. I just feel that every bloody week, i do everything right and my bloody body decideds to work against me. This week i feel like its a loosing battle as it means im just under the 8stone mark. I find it hard to go backwards. I did only have 4 cereal bars (2b's) when i came home so know damage. I won biggest looser this week but i feel a fake, its only about the third time in 16 months that i feel disheartened. Im so positive 99.9% of the time but this week i just dont feel like that now.

Sorry to be so negative but ive just come home from class and havent talked to anyone yet as i will just burst into tears. Sometimes its a heavy burden being peoples inspiration.

Think i will just have a good cry and get it out my system

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"gaine 3lb, this week its really upset me, cant deal with gaining for no reason this week and ive just come home and bawled my eyes out. I just feel that every bloody week, i do everything right and my bloody body decideds to work against me. This week i feel like its a loosing battle as it means im just under the 8stone mark. I find it hard to go backwards. I did only have 4 cereal bars (2b's) when i came home so know damage. I won biggest looser this week but i feel a fake, its only about the third time in 16 months that i feel disheartened. Im so positive 99.9% of the time but this week i just dont feel like that now.

Sorry to be so negative but ive just come home from class and havent talked to anyone yet as i will just burst into tears. Sometimes its a heavy burden being peoples inspiration.

Think i will just have a good cry and get it out my system"
Do not be hard on yourself ... next week you could take more off you could just be holding on to water in the body ... we do as woman at times of the month and not always when ladys things... Think positive and things will pick up you see ,, you have done so so well. xxx ((( HUGS)))) jo x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sorry to be so negative but ive just come home from class and havent talked to anyone yet as i will just burst into tears. Sometimes its a heavy burden being peoples inspiration.

Think i will just have a good cry and get it out my system"

STOP! don't cry ..... I need help!

I don't have scales so weighed myself at my daughters flat on Sunday, now I knew I'd put on weight as all my dresses I tried on on Friday for the Saturday social were too small. I just couldn't do them up.

I was shocked to see my weight has crept up by a stone and a half, usually I never put on weight.

So dear Diamond, help me lose some and get back into my clothes ...... do me a diet sheet..... staple my lips together ..... put me in a gimp mask at meal times ...... help!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Apologizes for my little outburst. You will be pleased to know that normal service has been resumed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hope you are feeling better Diamonds?

I know its hard to be positive all the time, so don't beat yourself up about it, if you wanna cry, you go ahead.. better out than in.

I only lost one this week, but having a difficult time emotionally, so putting it down to that.

Good luck for next week Diamonds xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just spotted this thread, I am a huge SW fan, doing it now with gym too. Never done it with gym and diet and its coming off slow but I am loving the gym

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Glad you're feeling better. We love you whatever shape you are!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Glad you're feeling better. We love you whatever shape you are!

Thankyou lainexxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chin up Diamond, I'm sending you a big cyber snog and a cyber cuddle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

awww diamond chin up treacle ya done so amazingly just think of it percentage wise as to what you have lost so far it would be so miniscule its not even worth thinking about so upwards ond onwards you know ya can do it

i've fallen so far off the wagon and its now almost right out of sight so i'm trying to find a reason to run and catch it back up and clamber back on it so i'm back off to SW tomorrow night to see just how much damage i've managed to do, my problem is i'm perfectly happy where i have got to now so i'm struggling to make myself carry on but i'm in danger of popping it back on if i don't get it back under control, whoops

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Must be something in the water 1lb on this week first week I have had a gain I know where I went wrong and it just proves that I cant cheat. Heres to a fresh new week.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I lost 5lb this week, I nearly fell off the scales!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i gained a massive 8 1/2 pound these past 2 weeks... i knew it was coming though

i went out drinking for a fab social and ended up guzzling about 10 wkd blue and 4 shots... didnt realise each wkd blue were 11.5 syns EACH..

plus had maccy d's before we went out drinking.

no excercise either since i buggered up my knee... just not been my 2 weeks. Oh and there was pancake day and that bag of mini eggs..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i put 1lb on which is a bloody miricle should of been 10 really i'm sure

trying very hard to catch back up with the wagon this week

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i gained a massive 8 1/2 pound these past 2 weeks... i knew it was coming though

i went out drinking for a fab social and ended up guzzling about 10 wkd blue and 4 shots... didnt realise each wkd blue were 11.5 syns EACH..

plus had maccy d's before we went out drinking.

no excercise either since i buggered up my knee... just not been my 2 weeks. Oh and there was pancake day and that bag of mini eggs..

Everyone has a bad few weeks, I truly think you cannot be 100% on a diet all the time, its too hard!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Im really happy now, cause although im not loosing weight the inches are still coming off, my new underwear arrived today and ive been 42d for quite awhile only actually loosing 2in of my bra back as i was 44" when i started. I ordered 42 and 40 and the 40ds fit and on the last hooks so finally my fat back syndrome is disappearing, i so long to be 38" back cause thats the size all the normal bra and knicker ranges go up to without having plus sizes

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By *plpxp2Couple
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

Just 2 lb of my 3.5 stone award, but it gets expensive having to keep buying new clothes. Not that I'm complaining

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Just 2 lb of my 3.5 stone award, but it gets expensive having to keep buying new clothes. Not that I'm complaining

Well done you, dont know how near your target you are but since i started dieting everything ive bought(except underwear and a coat) is from the charity shops, had some bloody lovely stuff. Im saving my big spend for when i hit target and then am i going to bloody go to town lol

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By *plpxp2Couple
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

"Just 2 lb of my 3.5 stone award, but it gets expensive having to keep buying new clothes. Not that I'm complaining

Thanks and that really is a good idea that I should have though of as I've sent loads to the charity shops!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

well done you ladies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well its that time again!

How is everyone doing?

I lost 4lb this week, after a difficult few weeks, so am glad to be back on track

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i don't go till tomorrow but i'm so not back on track yet i'm still really struggling i just can't get my head back into the right place to get on with this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

hey you all seem like you doing so welll, dont worry about your bad weeks its getting back on things again and being good after being bad that gives you the results, everyones going to have a bad week or two every so often, but if you really want it and get back to what you were doing the good weeks come again just as easily

i know u can all do it x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bouncy, you did really well, even though you thought you haddn't the other week. Sweetie, you can do it, just remember, baby steps.... when you stop stressing about it, it will get easier... how about a 20 min walk in the sunshine, clear your mind xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bouncy, you did really well, even though you thought you haddn't the other week. Sweetie, you can do it, just remember, baby steps.... when you stop stressing about it, it will get easier... how about a 20 min walk in the sunshine, clear your mind xx

only problem is i'll end up going via the shop and buying chocolate

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

they must be something else you really like to eat thats not going to be bad for you,

i get like that loads and have fruit or other things instead which i like just as much, but the fact ive gone and done a little trip to go get them makes me feel like im being bad and getting something quick and easy that i shouldnt

plus after you eaten it about 5 mins later any benifit you had from enjoying chocolates gone and you just giving yourself more work to get where you want!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ive been munching on tuna and carrot sticks.. oh and pickled beetroot nom nom

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I only lost half a pound but guess its better than nothing. I really got to start uping my exercise now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't know wether this will interest anyone in this thread... but I came across a good website the other day, it gives nutrition and training advice (specifically for women) .. I think its rather good. .. Its also offers a free ebook giving advice on diet.

If you google 'stumtuous' the first result is the site.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I only lost half a pound but guess its better than nothing. I really got to start uping my exercise now"

well anything in the right direction is good

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

oh i just realised i've been struggling for the last 4 weeks and its been 4 weeks since i gave up smoking

well now i know what it is maybe now i can beat it and no i'm not going back on the fags its ok

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lost 3lb this week.. still not into it 100 percent

just decorated my fridge and cupboard doors with reasons why i want to do this.. and ive got my fat pics on my wardrobe doors.. constant reminders will hopefully help

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

well not too bad just 1lb on again but got to get sorted otherwise i'm going o put it all back on eventually

so now i have found the connection to he stopping smoking maybe i can turn it around

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"well not too bad just 1lb on again but got to get sorted otherwise i'm going o put it all back on eventually

so now i have found the connection to he stopping smoking maybe i can turn it around

Heel Bouncy you don't do things by halves! Giving up smoking, I put 4 stone on, dieting as well- good luck, sure you will get there though xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not heel, hell lol

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

well done everyone that lost this weekxx

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over a year ago

"well not too bad just 1lb on again but got to get sorted otherwise i'm going o put it all back on eventually

so now i have found the connection to he stopping smoking maybe i can turn it around

Heel Bouncy you don't do things by halves! Giving up smoking, I put 4 stone on, dieting as well- good luck, sure you will get there though xx"

well i've put 12bs on so far but that still leaves me at 6 stone lost and there no way i'm going to let myself put another lb on i'm going to get my head down and arse up and get on with it

a dress arrived today from ebay thats gorgeous but too tight so i've give myself a goal to get into it by june i think a stone n half should do it so fingers crossed i can e determined enough

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"well not too bad just 1lb on again but got to get sorted otherwise i'm going o put it all back on eventually

so now i have found the connection to he stopping smoking maybe i can turn it around

Heel Bouncy you don't do things by halves! Giving up smoking, I put 4 stone on, dieting as well- good luck, sure you will get there though xx

well i've put 12bs on so far but that still leaves me at 6 stone lost and there no way i'm going to let myself put another lb on i'm going to get my head down and arse up and get on with it

a dress arrived today from ebay thats gorgeous but too tight so i've give myself a goal to get into it by june i think a stone n half should do it so fingers crossed i can e determined enough "

Good thinking, ive got enough size 16 clothes to see me through so now im looking round for 14s. Might not be until the summer they fit but they will fit one day lol

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over a year ago

"well not too bad just 1lb on again but got to get sorted otherwise i'm going o put it all back on eventually

so now i have found the connection to he stopping smoking maybe i can turn it around

Heel Bouncy you don't do things by halves! Giving up smoking, I put 4 stone on, dieting as well- good luck, sure you will get there though xx

well i've put 12bs on so far but that still leaves me at 6 stone lost and there no way i'm going to let myself put another lb on i'm going to get my head down and arse up and get on with it

a dress arrived today from ebay thats gorgeous but too tight so i've give myself a goal to get into it by june i think a stone n half should do it so fingers crossed i can e determined enough

Good thinking, ive got enough size 16 clothes to see me through so now im looking round for 14s. Might not be until the summer they fit but they will fit one day lol"

i had all sorts of clothes that i couldnt fit into that i had bought or had bought for me over the years, feels good when they fit, felt even better when i surpassed them and added them to the bags of old big clothes to throw away x

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Did noone get weighed this week or have we all abandoned the diet. I lost 1 1/2lb on tuesday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

oh dear, tried to put on my white pencil skirt this week. No way is that zipping up.

Methinks I had better join.

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over a year ago

"well not too bad just 1lb on again but got to get sorted otherwise i'm going o put it all back on eventually

so now i have found the connection to he stopping smoking maybe i can turn it around

Heel Bouncy you don't do things by halves! Giving up smoking, I put 4 stone on, dieting as well- good luck, sure you will get there though xx

well i've put 12bs on so far but that still leaves me at 6 stone lost and there no way i'm going to let myself put another lb on i'm going to get my head down and arse up and get on with it

a dress arrived today from ebay thats gorgeous but too tight so i've give myself a goal to get into it by june i think a stone n half should do it so fingers crossed i can e determined enough

Good thinking, ive got enough size 16 clothes to see me through so now im looking round for 14s. Might not be until the summer they fit but they will fit one day lol"

Hey, well done you. I like being a size 14, nicely curvy, but I am leaning towards the 16 at the moment. Better sort mesel out!!!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"well not too bad just 1lb on again but got to get sorted otherwise i'm going o put it all back on eventually

so now i have found the connection to he stopping smoking maybe i can turn it around

Heel Bouncy you don't do things by halves! Giving up smoking, I put 4 stone on, dieting as well- good luck, sure you will get there though xx

well i've put 12bs on so far but that still leaves me at 6 stone lost and there no way i'm going to let myself put another lb on i'm going to get my head down and arse up and get on with it

a dress arrived today from ebay thats gorgeous but too tight so i've give myself a goal to get into it by june i think a stone n half should do it so fingers crossed i can e determined enough

Good thinking, ive got enough size 16 clothes to see me through so now im looking round for 14s. Might not be until the summer they fit but they will fit one day lol

Hey, well done you. I like being a size 14, nicely curvy, but I am leaning towards the 16 at the moment. Better sort mesel out!!!

Stay as you are then i can have all your 14's lol

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over a year ago

got some 12s too but they are folded in the draw.

Two years back got there but too difficult to maintain.

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over a year ago

Lost 1 last wk, 1 this week, but getting back to the gym now, so it should speed up again, hopefully...

Actually amazed I lost this week, must have got used to my new weight as felt podgy after the weekend.. 2 meals out!

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over a year ago

Yay

others have joined SW too

I've FINALLY lost 1/2 stone - 2.5 lbs the week before last, then 4.5 last week, - who knew a shiny little sticker could bring so much joy *blushes* - anyway, getting weighed in tonight so will let you guys know

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over a year ago

I have gone back to ww and including mothers day and my daughters birthday lost 2.5lb this week.

Looking for same next week.. tried a new step class this week and feel like my backside has had a right good going over lol.

loving the filling and healthy days.

My fav breakfast is

2 x crumpets, 2 pieces of lean bacon, half tin toms, 4 mushrooms quartered, one poached egg.

I have a banana as soon as I wake.

Cali

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Weighed in last week and got my two stone award yay me. Am on a roll averaging two to three pounds a week. Plus have started zumba with the girls on a Friday dont know about the excersise never laughed so much in all my life. Going again this week. Plus weather getting better did start walking to itters park has outside gym equiptment its great and free have been biking there this week got to love the body magic.

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By *ap AdgeMan
over a year ago

Wirral

Congratulations xx

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By *ap AdgeMan
over a year ago

Wirral

Well done shaz you must be really pleased

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

lost 1/2lb again this week so that brings me back to 8stone 10stone in total after the 3lb hormone gain the other week, but the scales arnt showing it but im loosing inches, bought some trousers exactly two weeks ago and could already do with a belt on them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bloody ell 71/2lbs off must of been a very heavy gallbladder

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over a year ago

"Bloody ell 71/2lbs off must of been a very heavy gallbladder

That's amazing!!!!

I lost 3lbs this week, so 10lbs in 3 weeks so far

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over a year ago

another 2lb off this week I am in touching distance of my club ten it is so close.

Great weather this week mainly salads and jackets.

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over a year ago

rather chuffed with myself just been to the shop to get stuff for dinner and resisted all the things i hadn't been able to whilst the wagon had gotten away from me

thats a whole week i have managed that, i guess that means i'm officially back on the wagon lets just hope this particular wagon ride will last the summer out

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over a year ago

well done everyone, keep it up xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

making SW jambalaya for tea its looking good so far anyone else tried it?

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over a year ago

"making SW jambalaya for tea its looking good so far anyone else tried it?"

heads up if you try it forget them lemon, its not too bad but the lemon is overpowering

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Another 1lb off this week, slow but steady...

Hows everyone else getting on?

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I gained 6lb this week, i had a major blow out but back on the straight and narrow. Only blowout in 16months so im not bothered. It will come back off

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over a year ago

i maintained this week which was better than a gain i suppose,, still disheartend i didn't lose though.

weigh in for me is tomorrow and ive been pretty good. super free's could have been increased but i've just not felt like eating in this heat. I havent dont any body magic either so actually im not holding out for much hope for tomorrow's weigh in... oh and its been my 'star' week

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over a year ago

Keep it together guys, I try and only look at the total by the months, if its a net loss, still on track, simple xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

just noticed Swinger Shaz has left (think that was her username)

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over a year ago

I've lost 1.5kg in the past week and a half

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over a year ago

"just noticed Swinger Shaz has left (think that was her username) "

oh god so shes has?

where did she go?

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over a year ago

I just realised I forgot to put my weigh in on yesterday.

Well as I had a bad day or two I think 3lb off shows the commitment I put it on the other days..

To be fair I am working really hard on the exercise side. The fact I wasn't starting a diet but just re signing up makes me happy at 5 1/2 lb in two weeks... Want to make it to 7lb in 3 weeks..

Not even hungry ever which is best bit.

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over a year ago

i don't go till tomorrow but i think it may be a small gain had our boy home at the weekend and i did my usual baking to spoil him thing

doesn't help he is trying to gain weight so i get great pleasure out of feeding him nice stuff

guess he is just lucky to have his dads genes and not mine must be lovely to have to try to put weight on for a change

yes yes i know i would feel different if it was me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

its my weigh night tonight

ive just lost the will to live at the moment lol

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over a year ago

woooooo 2 and 1/2 off

Im happy with that, slow and steady progress

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

well as shaz is back thought id bring this back up.

I lost 5.7lb this week and 2.7lb last week which makes up for my massive 6lb gain the week before

So 8stone 2lb now (10stone 2 in total)

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over a year ago

oh did you have to

wagon has got away from me again

i'm really struggling to finish what i started as i'm happy where i'm at now but know i've got to keep going i just don't want to

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over a year ago

little house on the praire

"oh did you have to

wagon has got away from me again

i'm really struggling to finish what i started as i'm happy where i'm at now but know i've got to keep going i just don't want to

If your happy now, do you want to continue or would you be happier maintaining what youve lost. I had a long chat to my mum about this yesterday as most people she knows are telling her i dont need to loose anymore. Im perfectly happy, health issuses are sorted. I said i wanted to be a comfy size 16 which i am. But i want to keep going but cant work out why as ive achieved all i set out to do do. Maybe its now a vanity thing with me which it never started out as, or the fact that getting smaller is becoming addictive.

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over a year ago

"oh did you have to

wagon has got away from me again

i'm really struggling to finish what i started as i'm happy where i'm at now but know i've got to keep going i just don't want to

i think it may be that i haven't acheived what i set out to do that is the reason i keep beating myself up over it and even though my back is now better i also know that my long term health would benefit greatly if i was to go that bit further but i am now thinking that maybe i could maintain for a year and then try again to give it another go but then i'm outside my 2 year timescale i set myself

oh dilemas

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over a year ago

little house on the praire

"oh did you have to

wagon has got away from me again

i'm really struggling to finish what i started as i'm happy where i'm at now but know i've got to keep going i just don't want to

oh dilemas

Firstly, dont worry about time scales. Look what you have achieved to date. Secondaly, maintaining for a year sounds a great idea (ive had this suggested to me). As you know its not following the eating plan its being in the mind set. You either need to get in the right mindset, or give yourself a break until your ready to recommit, otherwise you will just be beating yourself up, then comfort eating and it will become a vicious circle. I had my first blip ever three weeks ago, but it gave me the kick up the arse i needed thats for sure

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over a year ago

"woooooo 2 and 1/2 off

Im happy with that, slow and steady progress "

thats not slow tbh thats very good for a week, if you loose more i can guarantee it wont be body fat your loosing all in all

just to put it in perspective in general its about 3500 kcal needed to be burnt off or cut out your diet to loose a pound usually so you done really well

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over a year ago

i been back doing it the last 3 weeks now trying to loose the last of mine, started back at 15 stone 2llbs, now down to 14st 10llbs.

my best is 14st, going to try to get down to 13st, i know i can do it too

anyone can you just got to get back on your diet and/or excercise everytime you mess up and have a bad day(s) and you will always get their in the end

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over a year ago

"oh did you have to

wagon has got away from me again

i'm really struggling to finish what i started as i'm happy where i'm at now but know i've got to keep going i just don't want to

oh dilemas

cheers treacle i think i need to make a decision one way or the other and stop stressing over it

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"i been back doing it the last 3 weeks now trying to loose the last of mine, started back at 15 stone 2llbs, now down to 14st 10llbs.

my best is 14st, going to try to get down to 13st, i know i can do it too

anyone can you just got to get back on your diet and/or excercise everytime you mess up and have a bad day(s) and you will always get their in the end

My new goal is to be overweight, may sound negative to some, but my bmi was 54 when i started and its now 32. Anything between 26-30 is classed as overweight. So i will have gone from morbidly obese, clinically obese, obese to overweight lol. Must be the only person alive that will be happy to be told they are overweight lol

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over a year ago

"oh did you have to

wagon has got away from me again

i'm really struggling to finish what i started as i'm happy where i'm at now but know i've got to keep going i just don't want to

to be fair though while your size 16 its a good attitude to have, you might be in the best shape you been for a long time, but they are alot of health benifits to dropping another size or two, plus if you say ok im happy now then you still have to put the work into maintaining it as if you eat how you used to eat, you will probally start to weigh what you used to weigh.

but if you are set on maintaining do what i do and have a warning weight and weigh at least every week and if you get close to that weight or hit it then go back to trying hard again.

when maintaining i normally have a 1 stone band that i aim to stay in, it was 14-15stone for me and if hit 15 time to do something about it as you never want to waste it and go back if you can help it.

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over a year ago

"woooooo 2 and 1/2 off

Im happy with that, slow and steady progress

thats not slow tbh thats very good for a week, if you loose more i can guarantee it wont be body fat your loosing all in all

just to put it in perspective in general its about 3500 kcal needed to be burnt off or cut out your diet to loose a pound usually so you done really well"

3500 kcal to loose 1 lb

Really?

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over a year ago

if anyone wants to see how far i come to get to where i am just drop us a message and i'll send the pic, maybe it will help some of you see that anyone can do it if they put their mind to it

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over a year ago

of course other things can come into play like your metabolism etc , but just did a quick google to make sure i wasnt just plucking the figures from thin air

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Dear Alice,

How many calories does it take to lose one pound?

—Countin' Cal

Dear Countin' Cal ,

Theoretically, about 3500 calories equals one pound of body weight. This means that you'd have to take in 3500 fewer calories than you usually do, over a period of time, to lose one pound. Keep in mind, this is in theory; what happens in the real world can be very different.

Often, as we eat less, our bodies expend calories at a slower rate (that is, our metabolism decreases). Perhaps this occurs to ensure our survival, or just to defend a comfortable body weight. In any event, this slowdown is a real phenomenon, and has been shown in many laboratory studies — it's called diet induced adaptive thermogenesis. If your calorie expenditure falls, it can be increasingly difficult to take in few enough calories to lose weight. This can be quite a frustration and challenge to the person trying to shed some pounds.

So, while it's nice to have an equation that works in the lab, the 3500-calorie figure may not play out so tidily in reality. However, it can serve as a goal if you are trying to lose weight. By cutting 500 calories a day (a total of 3500 per week), and otherwise eating a balanced diet, you may find you lose approximately a pound a week. This rate of weight loss is considered reasonable and healthy.

While simple math might suggest that one could cut thousands of calories per day and shed pounds in the blink of any eye, more realistic and lasting weight change happens gradually. Skipping meals can actually have a negative impact on weight management. To keep your metabolism speeding along, consider having 4 or 5 smaller meals and snacks throughout the day. In addition to providing consistent energy and maintaining your metabolism, you may be more likely to resist those "snack attacks" that happen with extreme hunger. Finally, an important factor in keeping your metabolism moving is participating in regular exercise, which is good for you regardless of whether you're trying to lose weight or just curious about calories.

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over a year ago

This question cant really be answered as easily as saying 3500 Kcals in a pound of fat. It depends on what kind of fat you are talking about. Fat from food is 9 Kcals per gram. So it would be 453.59237x9=4082.33133 now if you are talking about how much energy is required to burn off one lbs of body fat, that would be more around 3500 Kcals per pound but that is also based on the idea that all you are burning is fat. Most people burn muscle, fat, and other tissue during weight lose.

theres another thing i looked up

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over a year ago

your metabolism takes a bigger part in it, its how body builders who eat thousands and thousands / stupid amounts of calories every day can stay ripped because of how regulary they eat to max out their metabolism (thats why they say 6 times a day is best) also excersize always boosts it, as well as any muscle you have boost it too

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over a year ago

sounds technical and geeky

im just glad im shifting the pounds slowly.. 1 lb a week is 52lb a year is still a lot to shift

I'll get there in my own time. want it to have a lasting effect not to loose it all then pile it back on because i drink some alcohol or have a curry

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"your metabolism takes a bigger part in it, its how body builders who eat thousands and thousands / stupid amounts of calories every day can stay ripped because of how regulary they eat to max out their metabolism (thats why they say 6 times a day is best) also excersize always boosts it, as well as any muscle you have boost it too"

my metabolism is very very slow

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Ive long given up how your metobolism works. My weight has slowed down dramatically due to hormones. Now im not on a calorie based diet but i do know i dont go above 1500 calories a day. I do the same thing week in week out yet ican gain 3lb some weeks. Apart from the last couple of weeks ive been lucky to average 1/2lb a week.

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do you ever eat after 6pm before weight days? that will easily add around 4llbs to your body weight, and eating before your weigh in as well will do the same,

i always weight on a morning, naked and after a poop for best results, and if i not eaten after 6pm you got most chance of being your actual weight!

if ya eat 6 times a day then its a good way to keep ya metaolbislm as high as you can without excersixe

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over a year ago

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"do you ever eat after 6pm before weight days? that will easily add around 4llbs to your body weight, and eating before your weigh in as well will do the same,

i always weight on a morning, naked and after a poop for best results, and if i not eaten after 6pm you got most chance of being your actual weight!

if ya eat 6 times a day then its a good way to keep ya metaolbislm as high as you can without excersixe "

Scuse me askin ........ BUT...

Not eating and having a 'poop' might mean you weigh in lighter.

BUT

Aren't you aiming to lose body fat as opposed to shit ?

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"do you ever eat after 6pm before weight days? that will easily add around 4llbs to your body weight, and eating before your weigh in as well will do the same,

i always weight on a morning, naked and after a poop for best results, and if i not eaten after 6pm you got most chance of being your actual weight!

if ya eat 6 times a day then its a good way to keep ya metaolbislm as high as you can without excersixe

Scuse me askin ........ BUT...

Not eating and having a 'poop' might mean you weigh in lighter.

BUT

Aren't you aiming to lose body fat as opposed to shit ?"

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over a year ago

little house on the praire

"do you ever eat after 6pm before weight days? that will easily add around 4llbs to your body weight, and eating before your weigh in as well will do the same,

i always weight on a morning, naked and after a poop for best results, and if i not eaten after 6pm you got most chance of being your actual weight!

if ya eat 6 times a day then its a good way to keep ya metaolbislm as high as you can without excersixe "

I get weighed same time every week on the same scales wearing usually the same clothes. So i take that as what i weigh each week

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over a year ago

I really need to give SW a bash. Not having a job does not make for a shrinking waistline. Wonder if they do concessions for jobless folks ??

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over a year ago

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"I really need to give SW a bash. Not having a job does not make for a shrinking waistline. Wonder if they do concessions for jobless folks ??"

A few as i know they are very few health trust funds that will refer you to slimming world, not sure if you get it for free or at a concession rate. So it might be worth having a word with your doctor just on the off chance that your health trust fund does do it. I personally only know of one in the whole of the midlands. But they are in existance

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I somehow think the NH has enough to pay for without forking out for me to lose weight. I might get the SW mag and see if the recipes are nice. Thanks x

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"do you ever eat after 6pm before weight days? that will easily add around 4llbs to your body weight, and eating before your weigh in as well will do the same,

i always weight on a morning, naked and after a poop for best results, and if i not eaten after 6pm you got most chance of being your actual weight!

if ya eat 6 times a day then its a good way to keep ya metaolbislm as high as you can without excersixe

Scuse me askin ........ BUT...

Not eating and having a 'poop' might mean you weigh in lighter.

BUT

Aren't you aiming to lose body fat as opposed to shit ?"

haha yeah! but if you got food in you waiting to come out then its masking your true weight isnt it!

i just said best way to find out what you really weigh deep down if you want to haha and its obv a bit of a joke too, but i do make sure i poop before i weigh myself every morning its just the way i roll! HAHA

and extra pound or two off the scales weight can be a good boost in all honesty for your confidence for moving forward,

as every time you go on the scales and get a positive result your more likely to keep up the good work!

but yeah you cant just have a poo and go ok ive lost 2 pounds this week and not diet or anything lmao when its all shit haha, but sometimes you have good weeks and wonder why it says you put on a few pounds when half the time that can simply be down to when you last eaten and if you got anything still in you that should really come out!

maybe im a bit daft but only really class my proper weight when i weigh myself daily when ive not eaten past 6 and know everythings out my system. thats the weight i track the most when monitoring my progress. things have done me well ive gone from over 25 stone and into the 14 stones, was bang on 14 stone 1 pound before , but since i got my car had been generally maintaining 14-15 stone, but now im back on my diet trying to get down to something more like 13-14 or 12-13 as my maintenance weight!

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"I somehow think the NH has enough to pay for without forking out for me to lose weight. I might get the SW mag and see if the recipes are nice. Thanks x"

if you look about the net i bet they alot of stuff on their for free where websites pretty much detail the diet and syn out most things for you and give good recomendations.

it just depends if you got the will power to do it yourself, going along to the meetings creates a peer pressure there for you, something you have to look foward to or pressure there that you know your getting weighed with everyone else and if you put it on you know its not good.

where some people cant do it off their own back and might weigh them selves and put weight on a few weeks in a row and give up, where places like that give you the support.

but im quite the same, i could never do a personal trainer or goto these clubs coz deep down i think, why am i paying someone to tell me to do something i could already do myself, im totally the sort of person who would go along for the free introduction and take in as much as possible and not come back and try to do it on my own!

i do the same with my diet and gym training, no ones diet, no ones programme, just do what i thought was good and worked for me.

i think if you want to loose weight you need to know and deal with a few things to make it easier and find what works for you

1) are you happy, if not what can you do to improove this - if your happy its going to come off alot easier , just like it piles on easier when your unhappy. if you can keep your self happy and positive it makes sticking to things alot easier

2) why are you the build you are? learn why you are over weight, what are you weaknesses? if your not a fussy eater you can easily turn all your weaknesses into strengths with alternatives

3) get a plan that works for youself, without knowing your weaknesses you cant work around them and plan something to make it happen.

like myself im not fussy eater, in fact if i have appealing stuff in the house to eat i will normally eat all of it once i get hungry and not stop till its gone.

so i sabotarge myself, only buy the most healthy of food for meals (so if want something bad i have to leave the house to get it! works wonders too)

im not a fussy eater at all, i love 99% of all food and love to eat alot, so replace stodge with veg i can eat as much as i want with regular portions of meat etc. i love fruit too so that replaced my ice cream addiction i had once i had my car and discovered asda selling ben and jerrys for £2 a tub (every day was eating one haha not good!)

i was struggling when i got the car coz i wasnt sticking to my diet, eating late at night and driving down to supermarkets i never had access too without taxi perviousily and caught up with all the lush food they sell like cooked chicken and sweat stuff. so i turned this weakness also into a strength, if i go down i'll only buy stuff like mullor lite yoghurt and fruit, and combine the two and its lush!

works well too as after 3 weeks of doing this down from 15 st 2llbs to 14st 10llbs

now key is working out what works for you, do you need the pressure of other people monitoring you and giving you ideas and support, can you do it yourself and not let yourself down? can you replace stuff you just love to nom away at with stuff thats harmless that you can eat even more of!

that coupled with the gym helps too, but diet is much more important than the gym as good work out with poor diet can still mean weight maintained or put on, or reduces the effectivness of the gym and slows down the results.

the best thing to do is change ya lifestyle and what you eat all the time, then its easier, rather than following someone elses fad diet that worked for them, diets are temporary life style changes can be permanant,

and after a while you might be suprised how your mindset can change and will power isnt a factor no more

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