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Skint_Catt

Thanks Rob - are the tomato & sweet n sour ones still free? Those were the only two I ate I think.
C xx

robpw2

SwipernoSwiping wrote: »

What she said


)My other downfall at the mo is alcohol. There's none of that in now either so next week should be a little better than a sts.


M.

as is a lot of people i hear many of the other members young and old who say that they go out and its the alcohol that the problem but they still manage to lose bit by bit so in moderation i think its fine ,

i dont drink i am practically teetotal so its not an issue for me ..but there was a time when i would drink to fit in or to hide from the world and thats why i chose to stop .

my advise is to change what it is your drinking go for spiirts rather then beers and the big thing is to pace yourself having said that there is a lady at group who drinks approx 9 pints of cider a week .... and she still loses albeit little amounts ... 1 glalss would make me heave so each to their own

robpw2

Skint_Catt wrote: »

Thanks Rob - are the tomato & sweet n sour ones still free? Those were the only two I ate I think.
C xx

yes too both and yes i love those two

beanielou

rainbowfairydust wrote: »

Thanks beanie. I cant beleive its a nearly a year ago as well. Sad times



Thanks MM..dont give up even though you had a blow out. The hardest thing when loosing weight is learning how to stop bingeing. I thought i had it under (some sort of loose) control but obviously not because i have had several months of just scoffing. and it has landed me at being the heaviest i have ever been.

I often wonder to myself about how i managed to quit smoking with relative ease (smoker for 10 years + on 20 a day) and yet i still cant recognise what triggers the eating (or i can but i am so consumed i cant control it) ,BUT smoking is really not the same as eating because you HAVE TO eat to live. You can manage without cigarettes.

I wish i could do something to make things easier for you (and everyone else who has/is having the same problems). I dont know why i find comfort in food.. I had a good upbringing and my parents would do anything for their kids, and i was a normal weight until my early 20's and then i ballooned. Its been up & down since.

I find myself looking for some psychological trigger that may have been the cause of the comfort eating but there is nothing that shouts at me.

sorry if thats a bit deep ^^^:o

I too could have written that & well if we knew the answers we would be very rich.
I was given a nice box of chocs the other day & cant open them as I cant just have one or two.Tis dire.

Newyorkdreams

Blodwen wrote: »

Well done on resisting the shortbread NYD! Sorry to be picky but did you check the syns of the garlic bread? I thought it was higher and a quick search suggests a slice is 4.5 - 5, with the low fat ones being 3.5-4. I would make sure you weigh or measure your spread as well if you haven't already - our consultant was telling us last week of a lady in her class who used to have a scraping of jam on her toast and count it as 0.5, but it turned out with all those scrapings she was eating a jar a week to herself and only counting a fraction of the syns! Also, you could do with more superfree in your menu, especially veg. Sorry, it looks like I'm being really critical but all these things are worth keeping an eye on so you don't undo your hard work 70lb in a year is definitely doable - that's about what I have done, and I've been bouncing up and down a bit this year so I'm sure you'll do it!

Hi Blodwen - thanks so much for your advice, I don't think you are being picky at all! I really appreciate any advice that I can get. To be honest, I struggle with the EE plan. I know it's easier for most but I end up overeating on the carbs (pasta and potatoes mainly) and I'm not really supposed to eat carbs (for my PCOS) so I normally stick to red days when I am focused which limits my carb intake. I think you are totally right re the syns for the garlic bread as I checked again and I defo could do with upping the superfree.

Well done on your weight loss this week! I didn't do very well at all

NYD x

Newyorkdreams

Mediterranean_Mum wrote: »

Not been a good day for me today and I think that's mainly down to the fact that I didn't sleep last night.

I've been craving chocolate all day - not eaten it but eaten lots of other c**p instead (wish I'd had the chocolate!).

I have a totally unrelated question - does anyone know where I might be able to buy culottes (split skirt/trousers) in the UK?

Hi MM - hope you are feeling better today? This thread is superfast so forgive me if you have already posted! Thanks for letting me know about the technica (sorry for spelling!) - it sounds nice. And you live in Israel? I have always wanted to visit Israel.

NYD x

Newyorkdreams

rainbowfairydust wrote: »

morning all

I am a bit meh this morning..probably because its overcast. I am also hungry as well so currently snacking on fruit fill the hole..

I started off ok this morning, but then started thinking about next week (brothers first anniversary of his death) which set me on a downer and i wondered how i am going to cope. I am off home for a few days next week to be with my family.

They are all under strict instructions that they must eat SW food while i am there :rotfl:. I am going to take over a few recipes which wont cause too much grumbling from everyone. I am fortunate that my family are all pretty good about just eating what they are given rather than complaining they dont like such, and such. Although in all honesty i wouldnt use an ingredient that someone didnt like if i could help it. I guess i am lucky that i know what mum, dad & sis are not keen on.

Sorry for waffling ..i am on EE today

B - mushrooms, ham on hex b toast with splodge of ketchup (1)
L - Sweet potato topped pizza with hex a cheese , and a side salad of spinach, shredded carrot, sweetcorn and peppers.
D - melon, then Bacon & Mushroom penne pasta.

snacks - pineapple, an apple, muller light cherry, flump (1.5) and blueberries, skimmed milk (2)

Hi Rainbowfairydust - sorry to hear about your difficult time ahead. Well done for sticking to the plan and being focused. I know me and I would end up using it as a reason to eat what I wanted. Totally stupid so I'm impressed. I hope you enjoy the time with your family. Your plan today sounds yummy.
NYDx

Newyorkdreams

rainbowfairydust wrote: »

The hardest thing when loosing weight is learning how to stop bingeing. I thought i had it under (some sort of loose) control but obviously not because i have had several months of just scoffing. and it has landed me at being the heaviest i have ever been.

I often wonder to myself about how i managed to quit smoking with relative ease (smoker for 10 years + on 20 a day) and yet i still cant recognise what triggers the eating (or i can but i am so consumed i cant control it) ,BUT smoking is really not the same as eating because you HAVE TO eat to live. You can manage without cigarettes.

I wish i could do something to make things easier for you (and everyone else who has/is having the same problems). I dont know why i find comfort in food.. I had a good upbringing and my parents would do anything for their kids, and i was a normal weight until my early 20's and then i ballooned. Its been up & down since.

I find myself looking for some psychological trigger that may have been the cause of the comfort eating but there is nothing that shouts at me.

sorry if thats a bit deep ^^^:o

This is the bit I hate about myself the most! I have been locked in a binge/diet cycle since I was about 8 (isn't that so very sad that I was so young?) I can remember buying a swiss roll on the way home from school and eating it all before I got home, or buying my mum a box of chocs and eating them all in my room then having to buy them again. How awful. I was bullied for my weight and my mum and dad didn't deal with my weight issues very well (for example my brother was allowed biscuits and I wasn't) although I do believe they were trying to do their best, they just didn't do it very well and actually made it worse.
I absolutely and utterly seek solace from food. I smoked too for 20 years and that helped because I just used to smoke rather than eat but I gave up 18 months ago :T:T:T

I just wish I could have a normal relationship with food!

NYD x

Newyorkdreams

Ok.....so at WI I put on 4lbs. I thought this was a bit undeserved as I've tried to pull it back. Last week I put on 3lbs. My total weight loss is....wait for it.......

1lb!!!! :T:T:T:T

Oh dear....so I've got 69lbs to lose in 1 year.

Tomorrow is a new day and I have a new start. I feel pretty low right now but the only way is up, eh?

NYD x

joedenise

Tesco's Light Choices Cumberland sausages are 0.5 syn each. I find 2 sausages is enough for me and DH, so we get 2 meals out of a pack.

Denise