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Flat_Eric wrote: »

Our last consultant said of the extra easy plan and recipes that we should always try to add the one third superfree to our plate because it wasn't always included in the recipe particularly if its a red/green recipe. If soup, bit difficult to have salad.... so I would try to include as much SF as possible in the actual soup.

Thanks, Flat Eric.

gettingthere54 wrote: »

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Does anyone think I have cheated?!:rotfl:

Who could you have cheated, GettingThere? Not yourself - you've lost every bit of weight you could, and done really well for yourself.

snoopy58 wrote: »

Well, I've managed to get through today but am not sure how. Last evening we received the most dreadful news that a friend of three decades had passed away. We're in shock. I went to work this morning but had to come home again - couldn't put a brave face on long enough to be with the students. Will be back in tomorrow.

Had WI this evening and lost 2lb. Would like to be hugely pleased but it seems inconsequential compared to what has happened.

My sympathies, Snoopy. I don't know you (or anyone on the thread) but I do know what it's like to teach following a bereavement. Take good care of yourself for as long as you need.

I have another question - does anyone have a link to SuperFree foods?

evilsquid1603

gettingthere54 wrote: »

Good evening all,
I have some good news but somehow I don't know if I have done the right thing.;)
Firstly I stayed the same. A dead 12 stone. I really wanted to get into the 11's but alas it was not to be :mad:
When I got weighed it was mentioned that I really did look skinny in my leggings.
I was asked again about setting my target, maybe now or quite soon.
I had a think about it and decided that I would set it tonight.
So now I feel quite guilty that somehow I have cheated! :eek:
I got my lovely target certificate and my last ( ? ) shiny certificate.
I should feel elated and over the moon, but I don't.
Have I done the right thing?
Does anyone think I have cheated?!
I set my heart on the 6 stone but have only lost 5 stone 8.5 lbs.
I am now wracked with guilt thinking oh! heck, what have I done. The only good thing is that I don't need to pay anymore so long as I stay within my target range.

My thoughts also went to Piglet, she has done so marvellously well, :j changed her target a whole stone and is now struggling.
I feel like I have copped out!
I could not face being a failure, please forgive me! :rotfl::rotfl:

Well done to all the losers, sts, strugglers and cheats! :rotfl: ( that's me ) :rotfl:

don't feel guilty! your target is entirely your choice. if you feel happy at it then thats all that matters! people at my group just did what you have done, just loose and when they feet right about how they looked and felt declared target. you don't know how a weight will feel until you get there!

for now, enjoy being at target! if you do have a re-think, a change of 7 pounds would take you just over your 6 stone so its always an option if you want it in the future, its not like you are "stuck" at this target forever.

invisibleyousee

Hi all,

Just had a read through the previous couple pages - WOW lots of losses and well done GettingThere, you've done really well :-)

Feel like I'm "back on track" after a tough couple days, so back on the SW way properly now :-)

B: new potatoes fryed in fry light, along with an egg and lots of cherry tomatoes.
S: Apple and 1 ryvita original (4 allowed as a HE so I've got them with me today!)
L: Mug Shot pasta, apple
S: Ryvita as a late afternoon snack!
don't know yet

I've booked myself in for Spinning later, eek!

Becks81

cyclingyorkie wrote: »

If you are aiming for Extra Easy your tea looks a bit light on superfrees - PEAS are NOT superfree - they are free like your mash!

Just remember that 'in theory' 1/3rd of every plateful should be superfree...

Peas aren't super free???? I've been going along the whole time in belief that they are! I know sweetcorn isn't as that is the only other veg that I will eat. But peas too!

lalamb

Good afternoon

WI tonight for me, don't know if I'm looking forward to it but I'm not dreading it either.

I just made broccoli soup and it was so nice, I really enjoyed it. BUT, I only got 1 and a bit cups of soup from a whole broccoli I made it using 2 chicken stock cubes and all the florets from 1 broccoli. Surely this isn't right? After boiling the broccoli for 10 mins I put it into the blender, with some of the liquid, I was concerned that the liquid would've made it too thin. I then transferred the liquidised broccoli into another pan and then added a little liquid from the original pan. It really was divine so not complaining, just found it odd that I've just eaten a whole broccoli :eek:

piglet74

:j

gettingthere54 wrote: »

Good evening all,
I have some good news but somehow I don't know if I have done the right thing.;)
Firstly I stayed the same. A dead 12 stone. I really wanted to get into the 11's but alas it was not to be :mad:
When I got weighed it was mentioned that I really did look skinny in my leggings.
I was asked again about setting my target, maybe now or quite soon.
I had a think about it and decided that I would set it tonight.
So now I feel quite guilty that somehow I have cheated! :eek:
I got my lovely target certificate and my last ( ? ) shiny certificate.
I should feel elated and over the moon, but I don't.
Have I done the right thing?
Does anyone think I have cheated?!
I set my heart on the 6 stone but have only lost 5 stone 8.5 lbs.
I am now wracked with guilt thinking oh! heck, what have I done. The only good thing is that I don't need to pay anymore so long as I stay within my target range.

My thoughts also went to Piglet, she has done so marvellously well, :j changed her target a whole stone and is now struggling.
I feel like I have copped out!
I could not face being a failure, please forgive me! :rotfl::rotfl:

Well done to all the losers, sts, strugglers and cheats! :rotfl: ( that's me ) :rotfl:

OMG!!! :j:beer:

GREAT MINDS!!!!!

I have been paining over this for 2 days now!!!!:D

i just havent had the ba!!$ to do anything about it yet, and im not back to class until tuesday:o

i thought, initial target was 5stone 3lbs (12.12) when i got there, i said i coudl go another stone, the only reason im saying 5 stone 3 and 6 stone 3 is because i was thinking, if i gained 3lbs, i wud still have a FULL number of stones off

i just thought about it last nite and i keep saying it, if i didnt know what weight i was, i am more than happy with that size i am!!!!

but if i change my target will everyone....all you guys, my consultant, all my fellow supoer slimmers....will every one think i have copped out,...or i am a failure...

i was thinking i should have set my target for 5 stone 7 off, (i have 5 stone 8 off now)

i could think of nothing else last nite

like you, a lot of people are saying, its time to stop, and u dont want to go too far, and you have lost enough etc.

but i dont want to let myself down either.:o

what is really annoying me is that i have worked so hard this month, and it has not shown on the scales, i can understand that happens some weeks, but a whole month :eek:

i just dont want to think that i am going to have to work as hard as that to maintain:eek:

but all that aside!!!!

WELL DONE YOU!!!! YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

invisibleyousee

Don't worry about what other people think about the target you set yourself - if you're happy with the size you're at, don't worry about losing some more "numbers" on the scales.

Think back to the beginning, and the initial motivation - was it "I want my weight to be really light" or was it "I want to be a size that I'm happy, healthy and confident at".

In a way it's easier to maintain a size (i.e. you can tell how your clothes fit!) than a weight - after all our weight varies by what we've consumed/drunk, how much muscle our bodies have etc.

redmel1621

Well done Gettingthere, for reaching target, it is certainly not a cop out to set it now, you have lost a vast amount of weight and that is a fantastic acheivement xx

Hugs to Snoopy

Becks81, I think that is terrible, they should give everyone a free week!!! Good idea putting the £5pw towards holiday, if I had a spare fiver that would be what i should do lol x

Green day for me today

B - Weetabix, milk, banana (heA, heB)
L - mushroom fried rice (2 syns olive oil, rest free)
D - Spicy root veg and lentil casserole (all free)

Extras
caramel snack a jack, alpen lights (2 syns, heB)

Milk for tea (heA)

Still quite a few syns to use up so will find a treat later x

cyclingyorkie

Becks81 wrote: »

Peas aren't super free???? I've been going along the whole time in belief that they are! I know sweetcorn isn't as that is the only other veg that I will eat. But peas too!

Sorry about that one - but PEAS are definitely NOT S/F's!

gettingthere54

piglet74 wrote: »

:j

OMG!!! :j:beer:

GREAT MINDS!!!!!

I have been paining over this for 2 days now!!!!:D

i just havent had the ba!!$ to do anything about it yet, and im not back to class until tuesday:o

i thought, initial target was 5stone 3lbs (12.12) when i got there, i said i coudl go another stone, the only reason im saying 5 stone 3 and 6 stone 3 is because i was thinking, if i gained 3lbs, i wud still have a FULL number of stones off

i just thought about it last nite and i keep saying it, if i didnt know what weight i was, i am more than happy with that size i am!!!!

but if i change my target will everyone....all you guys, my consultant, all my fellow supoer slimmers....will every one think i have copped out,...or i am a failure...

i was thinking i should have set my target for 5 stone 7 off, (i have 5 stone 8 off now)

i could think of nothing else last nite

like you, a lot of people are saying, its time to stop, and u dont want to go too far, and you have lost enough etc.

but i dont want to let myself down either.:o

what is really annoying me is that i have worked so hard this month, and it has not shown on the scales, i can understand that happens some weeks, but a whole month :eek:

i just dont want to think that i am going to have to work as hard as that to maintain:eek:

but all that aside!!!!

WELL DONE YOU!!!! YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Firstly, thanks for such a nice post.
When I saw my brother last week he seemed to be really concerned, he said I had gone way too far and I was bordering on the obsessive with what the scales say.
He said that if I did lose anymore then I would be looking gaunt and haggard. He really does not want to see me in that place.
He said I need to accept that I am now in a size that I am comfortable with ( 14 and also just 1 pair of 12 jeans ) and stop being ridiculous about the number on the scales.
Last night at weigh in others were saying the same.
In fact for the last few weeks at weigh in when I only lost 0.5 or 1 or STS it was mentioned then that maybe it was my body telling me that I had gone far enough, and as usual I dismissed it as rubbish. :rotfl:
So then my dilemma began, what should I do? Am I letting myself down, the super people on this thread that have helped and supported me? Would people think I have copped out at the last hurdle? All these thoughts ran through my head, and then I said oh what the hell, go for it and be done.
When my award was given to me I did not feel happy, I hadn't previously thought about how I would feel anyway, but something didn't sit right. A real sense of guilt overcame me and I felt sad, that I was accepting this award under false pretences.
So after a sleepless night came to the conclusion that there are some good things about it, firstly that I don't need to pay as long as I abide by the rules. The pressure is off me now and I can relax knowing that I don't need to lose a certain amount before my holiday.
Also it keeps my family happy too, and I can now count on the support of my wonderful kids and partner to help me in the difficult months ahead as regards my maintaining.

Piglet, now I have done it, do you still think you should do the same?
I really do think you should, but that can only come from yourself and no one else. After all they say you should lose weight for your own reasons and not for someone else, so the same saying goes as regards calling it a day.
I fully intend, as I'm sure you do too, to lose that bit more to round off to the six stone or six stone three and give yourself a buffer. But do it without any stress involved.
I think now that I can lighten up the scales will be kind to me. :rotfl:


For each and everyone that has supported me, put up with my moans and groans, :rotfl: read my posts and took the time to reply with some wonderful words of encouragement, I want to thank you all :T:T
The list of names is endless, but there are quite a few that stand out for me, such as evilsquid, lamarsi, shelliehollie, piglet74, medmum, becks81?, blackberryrum, lalamb, kandfsmam, cyclingyorkie, flateric, blodwen, takeiteazy, KKK41, snoopy58, and saras999,invisibleyousee, sorry for not remembering all your names off by heart, but you all have been my inspiration and you all know who you are !:A:A
And by the way, I am still here, moaning and groaning :rotfl::rotfl: and probably always will.
Thank You x :j x :beer: x x

Got there!