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beanielou

No.1cashcow wrote: »

Hi all, am trying to follow SW plan and have lost 12lbs so far, but have 2 week self-catering hol. in France at end of month and am wondering if anyone has any tips for staying on plan when all the usual products most probably not available. The baguette will be a tough thing to turn down....

I always find in Provence that there is not lots of chocolate freely availiable I am ok.
Usually have lots of pastries and rose and dont put on too much.
I drink lots of water while I'm there.

Positive vibes for your son TIE.

Great loss Blodwen.

Keep plodding Prudent xx

DundeeDoll

Back from holibags. 1/2 pound back on which takes total loss to 5 pounds. Quite pleased with that as certainly had a very good time. Did extra easy as much as i could but didnt count the syns. Breakfasts were easy as always scrambled egg, toast, toms and fresh fruit on offer. Lunch was pasta in a light sauce - no idea and didnt worry. Dinner was antipasta (filled up my plate with free salad), primero (went for pasta or risotto), secondo (went for fish) and dessert (a spoonful of what i fancied and fresh fruit).

Sandypan

recovering_spendaholic wrote: »

Hi - I am joining SW (again:o) tomorrow and I currently have a load of Activia fat free yoghurts in the fridge - does anyone know if they are free like the mullerlight ones are?

Activia FF yogurts are free but beware some others that are FF are synned, if unsure check.

WI today and lost another pound and a half so really pleased, also got my half a stone award.

Well done everybody on their losses and my number 1 tip has to be write everything down - I have been using the online diary and it works it all out for you. Simples!

gettingthere54

Hi all,
Back online again, first time in ages.
Seeing some of the old regulars still here.. great stuff ladies!
I maintained my target until around November 2012 and since then have been yo yoing, up 2, down 1, up 1 then stay the same.
I have stuck to plan, religiously but to no avail.
It's very frustrating knowing that I have been good, doing 20-30 mins a day on the wii fit. The scales are not being very kind to me :mad:.

I think from reading some of the posts that I maybe have been having too much fruit.:p
I also now realise that I probably should cut down on the foods that apparently are **FREE**
The amounts I consumed when I first started at 17 stone 8.5 pounds was all well and good, but as I am now nearly 5 stone down then I should cut out the food accordingly? I would appreciate any constructive criticism and help and guidance that any of you could offer me
How to proceed and get my mojo back? Lord knows, HELP :rotfl::rotfl:

doinkthemonkee

robpw2 wrote: »

what about the rest of the food ... this would do me for one meal lol

there was a women in group who never ate breakfast and lost 1lb a week on avergae we convinced her to try breakfast and this weeks she recorded a 3lb loss ... so eating more does help and breakfast is a way to kick start your motabilism ... though she said she ate cold beans ... Yeuck

I only don't often eat breakfast because my shifts finish around midnight - I'm only just home from work now :eek: so I tend to sleep thru what people would call breakfast time & have supper instead

frogga

...sneaking in slowly as I'm in a state

Have been bingeing like a mad frog possessed. Well, as you may remember I weighed myself on Sunday morning and was a stone heavier than I thought. And that was it. Have been stuffing food in my mouth quicker than a whippet after a hare

I just knew getting on the scales would be a bad idea, but I couldn't understand why my trousers were tight so I wanted a sneaky peek, but it's really really upset the apple cart.

Yes Blodwen I was reducing the fruit all of last week :beer:I felt much thinner, which was why I couldn't understand the tight trousers. Hence the desire for a quick look at my actual weight. I thought I was going to be about 13st, but I was 14st :eek: I thought I was normal again, now the harsh reality is I'm seriously obese, still. I should be 10st. I'm 4 st overweight.

It made me panic, I thought I've got to get this weight off, and be quick about it. I started planning a veg only diet. No pots, no fruit, no beans or bread. Then suprise suprise I felt upset with the deprivation. SO I stuffed and stuffed and stuffed. I've been bingeing since Sunday night and I feel dreadful. I feel mentally rough and physically absolutely dreadful.

It's wednesday, I'm already thinking about starting again on Saturday. Whoever starts again on a wednesday? Come Saturday I'll be thinking I'll start again on Monday, then I'll say I'll start again in half term, then I'll start again once term has started. Before you know it, it will be christmas and I'll be 7 st heavier! :eek:

Got to get to grips with myself TODAY. Got to pull myself together. One day at a time. Stay away from the scales. Don't ever hop on them again maybe? Because if I hadn't have looked on Sunday morning, none of this would have happened. :mad:

I'm so angry with myself. I'm an absolute fruitcake

lantanna

gettingthere54 wrote: »

Hi all,
Back online again, first time in ages.
Seeing some of the old regulars still here.. great stuff ladies!
I maintained my target until around November 2012 and since then have been yo yoing, up 2, down 1, up 1 then stay the same.
I have stuck to plan, religiously but to no avail.
It's very frustrating knowing that I have been good, doing 20-30 mins a day on the wii fit. The scales are not being very kind to me :mad:.

I think from reading some of the posts that I maybe have been having too much fruit.:p
I also now realise that I probably should cut down on the foods that apparently are **FREE**
The amounts I consumed when I first started at 17 stone 8.5 pounds was all well and good, but as I am now nearly 5 stone down then I should cut out the food accordingly? I would appreciate any constructive criticism and help and guidance that any of you could offer me
How to proceed and get my mojo back? Lord knows, HELP :rotfl::rotfl:

You are 5 stone done though! How fab! Your weightloss is similar to what I wish to achieve. I started at 16.13 and am 18 lbs down so far. It is hard isn't it. Every night before I go to sleep I think about the reasons why I would like to loose weight and about the clothese I would like to be wearing etc. I think this helps regain my motivation a bit for the next day. The only other tip that I have aside from the fruit is to make sure you are drinking enough water - it is so easy to forget / not bother and slip back into old habits. Finally maybe have a look at the amount of carbs that you are having and maybe reduce them slightly and see if that has an effect. I don't mean stop them but just have less and more super free. I hope this helps, I'm inspried by your weight loss :T

CH27

frogga wrote: »

...sneaking in slowly as I'm in a state

Have been bingeing like a mad frog possessed. Well, as you may remember I weighed myself on Sunday morning and was a stone heavier than I thought. And that was it. Have been stuffing food in my mouth quicker than a whippet after a hare

I just knew getting on the scales would be a bad idea, but I couldn't understand why my trousers were tight so I wanted a sneaky peek, but it's really really upset the apple cart.

Yes Blodwen I was reducing the fruit all of last week :beer:I felt much thinner, which was why I couldn't understand the tight trousers. Hence the desire for a quick look at my actual weight. I thought I was going to be about 13st, but I was 14st :eek: I thought I was normal again, now the harsh reality is I'm seriously obese, still. I should be 10st. I'm 4 st overweight.

It made me panic, I thought I've got to get this weight off, and be quick about it. I started planning a veg only diet. No pots, no fruit, no beans or bread. Then suprise suprise I felt upset with the deprivation. SO I stuffed and stuffed and stuffed. I've been bingeing since Sunday night and I feel dreadful. I feel mentally rough and physically absolutely dreadful.

It's wednesday, I'm already thinking about starting again on Saturday. Whoever starts again on a wednesday? Come Saturday I'll be thinking I'll start again on Monday, then I'll say I'll start again in half term, then I'll start again once term has started. Before you know it, it will be christmas and I'll be 7 st heavier! :eek:

Got to get to grips with myself TODAY. Got to pull myself together. One day at a time. Stay away from the scales. Don't ever hop on them again maybe? Because if I hadn't have looked on Sunday morning, none of this would have happened. :mad:

I'm so angry with myself. I'm an absolute fruitcake

Right missy this is a verbal kick up the bum.

You CAN & WILL start again today.

You DO have he willpower & know how to do it.

Treat it as a day at a time.

Eat a balanced diet & use portion control.

YOU CAN DO IT!

nessie216

frogga wrote: »

...sneaking in slowly as I'm in a state

Have been bingeing like a mad frog possessed. Well, as you may remember I weighed myself on Sunday morning and was a stone heavier than I thought. And that was it. Have been stuffing food in my mouth quicker than a whippet after a hare

I just knew getting on the scales would be a bad idea, but I couldn't understand why my trousers were tight so I wanted a sneaky peek, but it's really really upset the apple cart.

Yes Blodwen I was reducing the fruit all of last week :beer:I felt much thinner, which was why I couldn't understand the tight trousers. Hence the desire for a quick look at my actual weight. I thought I was going to be about 13st, but I was 14st :eek: I thought I was normal again, now the harsh reality is I'm seriously obese, still. I should be 10st. I'm 4 st overweight.

It made me panic, I thought I've got to get this weight off, and be quick about it. I started planning a veg only diet. No pots, no fruit, no beans or bread. Then suprise suprise I felt upset with the deprivation. SO I stuffed and stuffed and stuffed. I've been bingeing since Sunday night and I feel dreadful. I feel mentally rough and physically absolutely dreadful.

It's wednesday, I'm already thinking about starting again on Saturday. Whoever starts again on a wednesday? Come Saturday I'll be thinking I'll start again on Monday, then I'll say I'll start again in half term, then I'll start again once term has started. Before you know it, it will be christmas and I'll be 7 st heavier! :eek:

Got to get to grips with myself TODAY. Got to pull myself together. One day at a time. Stay away from the scales. Don't ever hop on them again maybe? Because if I hadn't have looked on Sunday morning, none of this would have happened. :mad:

I'm so angry with myself. I'm an absolute fruitcake

I read somewhere that if you are going on a diet or starting something new it should never be a Monday - people who started on a Tuesday or Wednesday stuck with it longer

Don't beat yourself up - if you are obese at 4st overweight - i'd hate to think what i am! at 9st overweight (i.e. 50% of me is fat!)

The numbers on the scales are not the be all & end all - it's how you feel in yourself and how comfortable you are at the size you are

Get back on it today & chin up xxx

macpep1

Hi All

Ta-Dah.......2lb loss, :jfinally!! What did I do different, drank more water, carried a wee post-it in my bag with the days written on it, & wrote down my syns as I had them. I have tried to cut back on fruit, but this is only in the last few days. I am delighted as that is a significant loss for me, long may it continue. I am cooking the buffet at the weekend for my niece's communion so I will know exactly what I can eat :rotfl:.

Frogga - You are not a fruitcake, so you went a bit off the rails, jump back on the wagon now. Don't look at how much you "thought" you weighed, look at how much you have lost so far - a superb achievement, c'mon girl you can do it :T. We are all here to support each other through good & bad, I know it is disheartening when you don't lose & makes you think well whats the point I may as well binge! You have came on here & admitted it, thats a start

Blodwen - Fab loss, well done :j:T
Dundeedoll - Glad you had a good holiday & not much of a gain, I still watch when I am on holiday, but not strictly, ie I don't binge just because, I still eat sensibly but have treats as well .
Cashcow - You are on holiday, so I personally wouldn't worry, you can get back on plan when you come home.