2014 weight loss challenge

[KentCat]

Just had to share with everyone cause I'm do proud of myself, I just ran my first 10K in over 2 years. This is such a huge none weight loss marker for me I'm actually really emotional. Whatever happens WI wise this week I know I'm on the right path

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[Autumn500]

That is amazing, well done you!! Non scale victorys are so underrated, it's fab to accomplish something like that!

 

[upndown]

Just had to share with everyone cause I'm do proud of myself, I just ran my first 10K in over 2 years. This is such a huge none weight loss marker for me I'm actually really emotional. Whatever happens WI wise this week I know I'm on the right path

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Well done that's brilliant!!

 

[CatA]

Hello all, sheepishly returning after a 4 day choc fest and 3.4lb gain lol

So time for a fresh start, I expected at least half a stone gain with all the planned food so I got off lightly really.

Today I am all planned out for a 1250 cals day (slimfast and cal counting as before) before exercise and currently feeling a little sick of chocolate so hopefully get a good first week loss.

11 weigh-in's until we go away at the end of June and I have set myself a target of 14lb by then. Hoping I can smash it and lose more but 14lb definitely doable!

Please keep kicking my butt - I NEED IT!

I will try and get back on pilates wagon as well this week....of course I planned to do it today and will give it a go but cleverly wrenched my neck flinging head forward to put hair in towel after a shower this morning...DOH!

 

[loulou129]

Hey Cat


We all have weak moments and good god is easter the best time to have one. A 3lb gain is nothing i went away with family last year for a fortnight and put on 2st 2lb haha.

Im doing slimfast and ww so ill be with you every step of the way!!

 

[CatA]

Thanks lou

Just realised I forgot to update myself so will do it now.

Updated 22/04/14
Autumn 500 - pledged 42lbs - lost 12.5lbs
Rosielea - pledged 21lbs - lost 1lbs
chezz - pledged 70lbs - lost 9lbs
loulou83 - pledged 35lbs - lost 5lbs
Joanne - pledged 70lbs - lost 14.2lbs
Ellaye - pledged 125lbs - lost 13lbs
Missa - pledged 42lbs - lost 0.5lbs
emma30 - pledged 51lbs - lost 9lb
Chelleb79 - pledged 100lbs - lost 13lbs
littlemissnaughty - pledged 45lbs - lost 28lbs
Polyanna - pledged 28lbs - lost 6lbs
HEmam - pledged 89lbs - lost 15lbs
Saruk88 - pledged 75lbs - lost 2.5lbs
besneys - pledged 27lbs - lost 2lbs
Lauralozzle - pledged 24lbs - lost 3.8lbs
Upndown - pledged 40lbs - lost 28lbs
Back2me2014 - pledged 42lbs - lost 8lbs
Jo_kate - pledged 84lbs - lost 8lbs
newme763 - pledged 19lbs - lost 4lbs
MadMax - pledged 28lbs - lost 1.5lbs
Newniki2013 - pledged 91lbs - lost 14.75lb
cf70 - pledged 42lbs - lost 6lbs
Ria. - pledged 26lbs - lost 5lbs
Alderica - pledged 80lbs - lost 6lbs
bubble77 - pledged 40lbs - lost 7.5lbs
CatA - pledged 50.4lbs - lost 0lbs
scouzer - pledged 35lbs - lost 3lbs
K8JoeAlf - pledged 42lb - lost 5lb
Nadine Bowen - pledged 56lb - lost 14lbs
Spiny Norman - pledged 50lb - lost 9lbs
fat2go - pledged 101lb - lost 33.5lbs
eviescott - pledged 25lb - lost 4.5lbs
MrsQuadkon - pledged 50lb - lost 2lbs
WeeNurse - pledged - 60lb - lost 3lbs
TheMoog - pledged 60lb - lost 11lb
Sophsmum - pledged 101lb - lost 19 lb
Witzender - pledged 41lb - lost 9lb
KentCat - pledged 30lb - lost 11lbs
latinainglesa - pledged 70lb - lost 16lbs
tweetypie1233 - pledged 84lbs - lost 15.5bs
miss14 - pledged 23lbs - lost 2.5lb
FeatherWeight - pledged 72lbs - lost 23.5lbs
Skye15 - pledged 30lbs - lost 0lb
Littlered81 - pledged 55lbs - lost 0lbs
Sammyanth - pledged 28lbs - lost 10.5lbs
Katsmad64 - pledged 42lbs - lost 14lbs
Zeke - pledged 53 lbs - lost 15.6 lbs
Fabulous FrouFrou - pledged 50kg - lost 0kg
KMD - pledged 35lb's - lost 2lbs
leanne641 - pledged 24lbs lost 0lbs
2mnn - pledged 14lbs lost 0lbs
Fallen8905 - pledged 28lbs lost 0lbs
Escapade - pledged 73lbs - lost 19lbs
loulou129 - pledged 50lbs - lost 5.5lbs
Dolly Rocker - pledged 78lbs - lost 5lbs
Safia - pledged 60lbs - lost 4lbs
cans1983 - pledged 60lbs - lost 9lbs
zigmaster - pledged 42lbs - lost 3 lbs

 

[Sammyanth]

Hi CatA, that's really not a bad gain after a choc fest is it? That will soon come off I bet! At least you had a good time and are now motivated to get straight back on.

Kentcat, well done on your fab achievement! You must be very pleased with yourself and rightly so!

Hope everyone had a fab easter and enjoyed a few treats. Here's to a good week for all.

I am still off plan until Monday but like to pop in so I don't miss anything

 

[loulou129]

So im setting myself a mini challenge to lose 5lb by the end of the month which will give me 2st loss overall.

Im posting it on here to hold myself responsible haha!

 

[Autumn500]

Lolololol ! Aye, a wee bit TOO good, autumn ! My dining room is literally crammed with chocolate thanks to the three girls ! I mean it's not mine to eat, but it's hard not to nick a bit when it's just sat there !! Did you ?

sorry, i missed this before. I had a nice Easter thank you, didn't really do much but the weather was lovely. I put my name down to do overtime today (I think England get Good Friday and Easter Monday?we get Monday and Tuesday in Northern Ireland) so I woke up today kicking myself for volunteering, but then the weather ended up being crap anyway so I was glad I went in!

Know exactly where ur coming from - but not sure what to suggest - if u can eat away from OH that could get u off the starting block eh? Then u might be able to come up with a longer term plan?

I think we've said b4 that it's hard to get back on plan but so easy to come off - yet when 'I'm in the groove' I'm fine - probably need to see a shrink!!

I'm beginning to lose it too - over the weekend we've been walking and cycling and sorting out the garden so we've been busy & eaten out a fair bit - & planned the rest of the meals THEN - late on Sat night I started picking and picking ...............and have struggled since.

So decided I'm going back to class - that wasn't part of the plan - but don't want to start gaining and in theory I cd get to target in a couple of months now - but in all my years of dieting the only time I got to target was years ago when I went to my first slimming club!!!!

hiya-have you decided to go ahead and join a class? I think I probably should too but I don't have the money and I hate classes lol, but I do find it harder to get complacent when someone else weighs you! Today is my first day back on plan and eating separately from oh, and I've been 100percent which is good considering I grabbed what looked like a healthy lunch but which ended up being 10.5 syns!i weigh next Wednesday but to be honest I'm just doing damage limitation this week to try and undo as much of my gain as possible, which is a bit depressing! I should be 10st 7 this week but will be closer to 11 stone, talk about taking the scenic route lol

Hey my lovelies,

Not been on in a few days & you are all doin amazing.

I lost 1lb this week so total loss 6lbs yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

Although as it is Easter I have eaten my body weight in chocolate & all the rest of the junk.

Actually cant wait to get back on plan tomorrow

For all those who STS or gained, don't worry it will come off before you know it.

Dxxx

yay well done you! It's funny how after eating so much crap it feels great getting back on board!

Hello all, sheepishly returning after a 4 day choc fest and 3.4lb gain lol

So time for a fresh start, I expected at least half a stone gain with all the planned food so I got off lightly really.

Today I am all planned out for a 1250 cals day (slimfast and cal counting as before) before exercise and currently feeling a little sick of chocolate so hopefully get a good first week loss.

11 weigh-in's until we go away at the end of June and I have set myself a target of 14lb by then. Hoping I can smash it and lose more but 14lb definitely doable!

Please keep kicking my butt - I NEED IT!

I will try and get back on pilates wagon as well this week....of course I planned to do it today and will give it a go but cleverly wrenched my neck flinging head forward to put hair in towel after a shower this morning...DOH!

hiya, you sound so motivated, love it! Your goal sounds very realistic, I could be doing with butt kicking myself! Trying to do Pilates most nights but to be honest I've been lucky to get 15-20 minutes done, but I suppose it's better than nothing! Hope your neck is ok, I swear I'm going to whack my head off the bath/wall/door the way I fling it to put a towel round my hair lol

Hi CatA, that's really not a bad gain after a choc fest is it? That will soon come off I bet! At least you had a good time and are now motivated to get straight back on.

Kentcat, well done on your fab achievement! You must be very pleased with yourself and rightly so!

Hope everyone had a fab easter and enjoyed a few treats. Here's to a good week for all.

I am still off plan until Monday but like to pop in so I don't miss anything

hiya sammy! Are you still enjoying being off plan or are you excited to get back on it?

So im setting myself a mini challenge to lose 5lb by the end of the month which will give me 2st loss overall.

Im posting it on here to hold myself responsible haha!

good luck with your goal! Don't be too disheartened if you don't reach it-there are only 8 days left in April (seriously, where is time going?! )

 

[loulou129]

Haha autumn i only just realised theres only 8 days left maybe i was a little too over ambitious!!! Just seems like aprils come and gone in a flash =/

 

[KentCat]

Morning everyone

It's a 1lb loss for me this week which cancels out last week's gain. Will update the list later when in the office

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[KentCat]

Here we go, updated list

Updated 23/04/14
Autumn 500 - pledged 42lbs - lost 12.5lbs
Rosielea - pledged 21lbs - lost 1lbs
chezz - pledged 70lbs - lost 9lbs
loulou83 - pledged 35lbs - lost 5lbs
Joanne - pledged 70lbs - lost 14.2lbs
Ellaye - pledged 125lbs - lost 13lbs
Missa - pledged 42lbs - lost 0.5lbs
emma30 - pledged 51lbs - lost 9lb
Chelleb79 - pledged 100lbs - lost 13lbs
littlemissnaughty - pledged 45lbs - lost 28lbs
Polyanna - pledged 28lbs - lost 6lbs
HEmam - pledged 89lbs - lost 15lbs
Saruk88 - pledged 75lbs - lost 2.5lbs
besneys - pledged 27lbs - lost 2lbs
Lauralozzle - pledged 24lbs - lost 3.8lbs
Upndown - pledged 40lbs - lost 28lbs
Back2me2014 - pledged 42lbs - lost 8lbs
Jo_kate - pledged 84lbs - lost 8lbs
newme763 - pledged 19lbs - lost 4lbs
MadMax - pledged 28lbs - lost 1.5lbs
Newniki2013 - pledged 91lbs - lost 14.75lb
cf70 - pledged 42lbs - lost 6lbs
Ria. - pledged 26lbs - lost 5lbs
Alderica - pledged 80lbs - lost 6lbs
bubble77 - pledged 40lbs - lost 7.5lbs
CatA - pledged 50.4lbs - lost 0lbs
scouzer - pledged 35lbs - lost 3lbs
K8JoeAlf - pledged 42lb - lost 5lb
Nadine Bowen - pledged 56lb - lost 14lbs
Spiny Norman - pledged 50lb - lost 9lbs
fat2go - pledged 101lb - lost 33.5lbs
eviescott - pledged 25lb - lost 4.5lbs
MrsQuadkon - pledged 50lb - lost 2lbs
WeeNurse - pledged - 60lb - lost 3lbs
TheMoog - pledged 60lb - lost 11lb
Sophsmum - pledged 101lb - lost 19 lb
Witzender - pledged 41lb - lost 9lb
KentCat - pledged 30lb - lost 12lbs
latinainglesa - pledged 70lb - lost 16lbs
tweetypie1233 - pledged 84lbs - lost 15.5bs
miss14 - pledged 23lbs - lost 2.5lb
FeatherWeight - pledged 72lbs - lost 23.5lbs
Skye15 - pledged 30lbs - lost 0lb
Littlered81 - pledged 55lbs - lost 0lbs
Sammyanth - pledged 28lbs - lost 10.5lbs
Katsmad64 - pledged 42lbs - lost 14lbs
Zeke - pledged 53 lbs - lost 15.6 lbs
Fabulous FrouFrou - pledged 50kg - lost 0kg
KMD - pledged 35lb's - lost 2lbs
leanne641 - pledged 24lbs lost 0lbs
2mnn - pledged 14lbs lost 0lbs
Fallen8905 - pledged 28lbs lost 0lbs
Escapade - pledged 73lbs - lost 19lbs
loulou129 - pledged 50lbs - lost 5.5lbs
Dolly Rocker - pledged 78lbs - lost 5lbs
Safia - pledged 60lbs - lost 4lbs
cans1983 - pledged 60lbs - lost 9lbs
zigmaster - pledged 42lbs - lost 3 lbs

 

[Autumn500]

Haha autumn i only just realised theres only 8 days left maybe i was a little too over ambitious!!! Just seems like aprils come and gone in a flash =/

I know, April has come and gone so fast!!! Have you a different date you want to lose the five pounds by now?

 

[Autumn500]

Morning everyone It's a 1lb loss for me this week which cancels out last week's gain. Will update the list later when in the office Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Well done, you are nearly halfway there!

My total is definitely not 12.5 pounds lost anymore, but it will wait til next we'd to see what the damage is lol

 

[loulou129]

I know, April has come and gone so fast!!! Have you a different date you want to lose the five pounds by now?

I will set a new goal for may 14th as im off to london with my mom for 2 days then and it will be nice to know im 2 stones lighter than i was last time i went down x

 

[upndown]

Well done to everyone who's lost - don't stress to those who aren't happy with the scales - it was a long Bank Hol and even longer if u have children off school! Just get back on the wagon and go for it next week! I lost 2 this week - I had some Easter treats but cut down on the other days - I've updated my progress.

Updated 23/04/14
Autumn 500 - pledged 42lbs - lost 12.5lbs
Rosielea - pledged 21lbs - lost 1lbs
chezz - pledged 70lbs - lost 9lbs
loulou83 - pledged 35lbs - lost 5lbs
Joanne - pledged 70lbs - lost 14.2lbs
Ellaye - pledged 125lbs - lost 13lbs
Missa - pledged 42lbs - lost 0.5lbs
emma30 - pledged 51lbs - lost 9lb
Chelleb79 - pledged 100lbs - lost 13lbs
littlemissnaughty - pledged 45lbs - lost 28lbs
Polyanna - pledged 28lbs - lost 6lbs
HEmam - pledged 89lbs - lost 15lbs
Saruk88 - pledged 75lbs - lost 2.5lbs
besneys - pledged 27lbs - lost 2lbs
Lauralozzle - pledged 24lbs - lost 3.8lbs
Upndown - pledged 40lbs - lost 31lbs
Back2me2014 - pledged 42lbs - lost 8lbs
Jo_kate - pledged 84lbs - lost 8lbs
newme763 - pledged 19lbs - lost 4lbs
MadMax - pledged 28lbs - lost 1.5lbs
Newniki2013 - pledged 91lbs - lost 14.75lb
cf70 - pledged 42lbs - lost 6lbs
Ria. - pledged 26lbs - lost 5lbs
Alderica - pledged 80lbs - lost 6lbs
bubble77 - pledged 40lbs - lost 7.5lbs
CatA - pledged 50.4lbs - lost 0lbs
scouzer - pledged 35lbs - lost 3lbs
K8JoeAlf - pledged 42lb - lost 5lb
Nadine Bowen - pledged 56lb - lost 14lbs
Spiny Norman - pledged 50lb - lost 9lbs
fat2go - pledged 101lb - lost 33.5lbs
eviescott - pledged 25lb - lost 4.5lbs
MrsQuadkon - pledged 50lb - lost 2lbs
WeeNurse - pledged - 60lb - lost 3lbs
TheMoog - pledged 60lb - lost 11lb
Sophsmum - pledged 101lb - lost 19 lb
Witzender - pledged 41lb - lost 9lb
KentCat - pledged 30lb - lost 12lbs
latinainglesa - pledged 70lb - lost 16lbs
tweetypie1233 - pledged 84lbs - lost 15.5bs
miss14 - pledged 23lbs - lost 2.5lb
FeatherWeight - pledged 72lbs - lost 23.5lbs
Skye15 - pledged 30lbs - lost 0lb
Littlered81 - pledged 55lbs - lost 0lbs
Sammyanth - pledged 28lbs - lost 10.5lbs
Katsmad64 - pledged 42lbs - lost 14lbs
Zeke - pledged 53 lbs - lost 15.6 lbs
Fabulous FrouFrou - pledged 50kg - lost 0kg
KMD - pledged 35lb's - lost 2lbs
leanne641 - pledged 24lbs lost 0lbs
2mnn - pledged 14lbs lost 0lbs
Fallen8905 - pledged 28lbs lost 0lbs
Escapade - pledged 73lbs - lost 19lbs
loulou129 - pledged 50lbs - lost 5.5lbs
Dolly Rocker - pledged 78lbs - lost 5lbs
Safia - pledged 60lbs - lost 4lbs
cans1983 - pledged 60lbs - lost 9lbs
zigmaster - pledged 42lbs - lost 3 lbs[/QUOTE]

 

[katsmad64]

Hi everyone I'm after some advice. I been going to Slimming World since January and stuck to the plan but found the weight loss a bit slow so decided to try Calorie Counting instead and to be honest have lost weight quicker . But I'm now thinking of giving the SW plan a try again my only problem is after doing CC I'll probably be having more in terms of calories with all the " free " food . Need to sort myself out I like SW but the portion control is a bit of a problem and find myself eating for the sake of it and end up becoming more hungry as a result ! Has anyone swapped and managed a loss ? I was thinking it may take a couple of weeks for any loss to show . Hope this post makes sense ! I weigh in tomorrow and will be a miracle if I loose anything this week hope I can sort myself out and get on with it . Thanks lovelies x

 

[FeatherWeight]

Hey all!

Down another 1lb this week! Guess I am going slow and steady just now . I am really chuffed though because I have now lost over 50lbs in total .

Congrats on the loss upndown, and the ability to control the Easter treats!!

I have updated my progress below.

Updated 23/04/14
Autumn 500 - pledged 42lbs - lost 12.5lbs
Rosielea - pledged 21lbs - lost 1lbs
chezz - pledged 70lbs - lost 9lbs
loulou83 - pledged 35lbs - lost 5lbs
Joanne - pledged 70lbs - lost 14.2lbs
Ellaye - pledged 125lbs - lost 13lbs
Missa - pledged 42lbs - lost 0.5lbs
emma30 - pledged 51lbs - lost 9lb
Chelleb79 - pledged 100lbs - lost 13lbs
littlemissnaughty - pledged 45lbs - lost 28lbs
Polyanna - pledged 28lbs - lost 6lbs
HEmam - pledged 89lbs - lost 15lbs
Saruk88 - pledged 75lbs - lost 2.5lbs
besneys - pledged 27lbs - lost 2lbs
Lauralozzle - pledged 24lbs - lost 3.8lbs
Upndown - pledged 40lbs - lost 31lbs
Back2me2014 - pledged 42lbs - lost 8lbs
Jo_kate - pledged 84lbs - lost 8lbs
newme763 - pledged 19lbs - lost 4lbs
MadMax - pledged 28lbs - lost 1.5lbs
Newniki2013 - pledged 91lbs - lost 14.75lb
cf70 - pledged 42lbs - lost 6lbs
Ria. - pledged 26lbs - lost 5lbs
Alderica - pledged 80lbs - lost 6lbs
bubble77 - pledged 40lbs - lost 7.5lbs
CatA - pledged 50.4lbs - lost 0lbs
scouzer - pledged 35lbs - lost 3lbs
K8JoeAlf - pledged 42lb - lost 5lb
Nadine Bowen - pledged 56lb - lost 14lbs
Spiny Norman - pledged 50lb - lost 9lbs
fat2go - pledged 101lb - lost 33.5lbs
eviescott - pledged 25lb - lost 4.5lbs
MrsQuadkon - pledged 50lb - lost 2lbs
WeeNurse - pledged - 60lb - lost 3lbs
TheMoog - pledged 60lb - lost 11lb
Sophsmum - pledged 101lb - lost 19 lb
Witzender - pledged 41lb - lost 9lb
KentCat - pledged 30lb - lost 12lbs
latinainglesa - pledged 70lb - lost 16lbs
tweetypie1233 - pledged 84lbs - lost 15.5bs
miss14 - pledged 23lbs - lost 2.5lb
FeatherWeight - pledged 72lbs - lost 24.5lbs
Skye15 - pledged 30lbs - lost 0lb
Littlered81 - pledged 55lbs - lost 0lbs
Sammyanth - pledged 28lbs - lost 10.5lbs
Katsmad64 - pledged 42lbs - lost 14lbs
Zeke - pledged 53 lbs - lost 15.6 lbs
Fabulous FrouFrou - pledged 50kg - lost 0kg
KMD - pledged 35lb's - lost 2lbs
leanne641 - pledged 24lbs lost 0lbs
2mnn - pledged 14lbs lost 0lbs
Fallen8905 - pledged 28lbs lost 0lbs
Escapade - pledged 73lbs - lost 19lbs
loulou129 - pledged 50lbs - lost 5.5lbs
Dolly Rocker - pledged 78lbs - lost 5lbs
Safia - pledged 60lbs - lost 4lbs
cans1983 - pledged 60lbs - lost 9lbs
zigmaster - pledged 42lbs - lost 3 lbs

 

[loulou129]

Hi everyone I'm after some advice. I been going to Slimming World since January and stuck to the plan but found the weight loss a bit slow so decided to try Calorie Counting instead and to be honest have lost weight quicker . But I'm now thinking of giving the SW plan a try again my only problem is after doing CC I'll probably be having more in terms of calories with all the " free " food . Need to sort myself out I like SW but the portion control is a bit of a problem and find myself eating for the sake of it and end up becoming more hungry as a result ! Has anyone swapped and managed a loss ? I was thinking it may take a couple of weeks for any loss to show . Hope this post makes sense ! I weigh in tomorrow and will be a miracle if I loose anything this week hope I can sort myself out and get on with it . Thanks lovelies x

Hi kats,

Im a ww member but used to do slimming world. I found the free foods allowed me to overindulge and my portion sizes were always far too big. I tried cc aswell and it worked better but i personally have found that only ww has really helped me lose any weight. On sw i lost 5lb but put 2st back on from over eatting and kidding myself that it was ok to have 3 packs of pasta n sauce because it was free. I dunno if this helps you at all. Probably not as its a totally different plan haha but its what i found worked for me when i was in the same boat x

 

[upndown]

Hi everyone I'm after some advice. I been going to Slimming World since January and stuck to the plan but found the weight loss a bit slow so decided to try Calorie Counting instead and to be honest have lost weight quicker . But I'm now thinking of giving the SW plan a try again my only problem is after doing CC I'll probably be having more in terms of calories with all the " free " food . Need to sort myself out I like SW but the portion control is a bit of a problem and find myself eating for the sake of it and end up becoming more hungry as a result ! Has anyone swapped and managed a loss ? I was thinking it may take a couple of weeks for any loss to show . Hope this post makes sense ! I weigh in tomorrow and will be a miracle if I loose anything this week hope I can sort myself out and get on with it . Thanks lovelies x

Hi - I know what u mean - and yes I've swapped and lost - I've tried and retried loads of diets but always find I turn back to SW. I agree it's easier to eats lots on SW and remain on plan - but (forgive me if I sound like a preacher! Just trying to help!) if u follow the SW rules it does reduce the amount of calories u eat but the counting is done for u.

SW have created the EE, Red, Green and Success Express plans to make losing weight flexible and suitable for as many ppl as poss - but there'll be some ppl only needing to lose say 7lbs whilst others need to lose many stones - so we all have to consider how we can work with the plans - for instance:-

I've heard many ppl say that u can each as much as u like on SW - that's no quite right - the rule is that we eat enough to satisfy our appetites - I used to struggle with that but now I have a hot drink after each meal - I find it fills me up and I wait about 20 mins and if I'm really hungry - I eat more. (Of course I'm no saint and I don't manage to do this all the time - check out my sign in name - just passing on what's worked for me!)

Another rule that we sometimes 'forget' is that whenever we eat - we shd have 1/3 of superfree food on our plates and they suggest that superfree shd be our first choice between meals too - cos that way we'll be filling ourselves up on very low cal food.

Like u I've struggled with portion control- bet many here have too - but when I started following SW's 7 day menu plans from the website (u can access those - even if ur not a member) or buy their mags - I found the food was filling and I started to enjoy it and cos I was really fed up of losing/gaining all the time wanted to get to target this time.

I've learnt a lot from others here and I think the best tip I've had - was to write out the meals for the week - just a list of 7 b'fasts, lunches and teas with a few bits for snacks - then do the weekly shop - it helped me to be more organised and got into the routine of cooking appetising meals for the family - again lots of ideas for things like SW burgers, choc brownies, scotch eggs, soups, curries, pizzas etc.

I find reading ppl's food diaries is good too. If ur struggling with anything, just post a question - I find that the lovely ppl here are happy to help and have often had a similar query/problem in the past - good luck with whichever way to decide to lose the weight - sorry for the L-O-N-G post!!