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  • WinterWarrior
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    That’s brilliant about the weight loss. Just keeping it off without a big effort is really good! 
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  • beanielou
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    Great pad. 
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    Great weight loss. 
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  • doingitanyway
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    Glad you had an opportunity to see your weight over a longer period of time. Your weight loss is brilliant. 
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    Hi jwil
    Just popping by - I am away with work so will catch up better at the weekend.  I am also a nutracheck user.  Agree with WW about the kitchen weighing scales - for me after years of slimming world I had a really distorted view of portion sizes so it has been helpful there.  Having said that, I know people use NC differently and each person gets their own benefit.  I use the building meals function loads - even for things like beans on toast as it saves a lot of time.  One of the main things I like is the data it gives me - I weigh everything at home (which also gives me a visual guide if out) and log everything and then I can review if I’ve gained or repeat a week where I list if I need to.  
    As you say - great value for a year so another tool to use. 
    Fantastic on the weight loss - definitely shows the benefit of small changes.  

    L x 
  • ladyholly
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    Well done on the weight loss. Slow and steady is the healthiest.
  • jwil
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    That’s brilliant about the weight loss. Just keeping it off without a big effort is really good! 
    Yes, I was really pleased that it's clearly stuck!

    beanielou said:
    Great pad. 
    beanielou said:
    Great weight loss. 
    Glad you had an opportunity to see your weight over a longer period of time. Your weight loss is brilliant. 
    Thank you :) I was pleasantly surprised!

    Hi jwil
    Just popping by - I am away with work so will catch up better at the weekend.  I am also a nutracheck user.  Agree with WW about the kitchen weighing scales - for me after years of slimming world I had a really distorted view of portion sizes so it has been helpful there.  Having said that, I know people use NC differently and each person gets their own benefit.  I use the building meals function loads - even for things like beans on toast as it saves a lot of time.  One of the main things I like is the data it gives me - I weigh everything at home (which also gives me a visual guide if out) and log everything and then I can review if I’ve gained or repeat a week where I list if I need to.  
    As you say - great value for a year so another tool to use. 
    Fantastic on the weight loss - definitely shows the benefit of small changes.  

    L x 
    Thank you :)  I've got some non-digital scales so will use them for now.  I'm not prepared to spend out on any more at the moment, but it leaves me options for the future.  I'm a complete data nerd so like looking at that side of it :D   

    ladyholly said:
    Well done on the weight loss. Slow and steady is the healthiest.
    Thank you :)  I'm hoping to make small, permanent changes.  I hadn't appreciated that they were actually working though :D 
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  • jwil
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