Please be my SW group!

[MrsWembley]

I have put on a stone since Christmas and need to start to make an effort to get rid of it before we get to warmer weather.

I'm going to post here as if I were at group, so if anyone wants to join in, that would be great I have weighed myself this morning and will post regular hopefully minus figures each week. Feel free to share your figures, or not.

If nobody responds, then I guess I am talking to myself, but still...

Shape - I tried your method today and... a perfect omelette. You are an eggy genius!

I always try to flip mine Shape, you're right, it never works! I shall resist next time.
4 whole days on plan so far this week, which is more than I've managed in ages. School holidays next week though where it all goes to pot!

I've found the first week of our holidays ok. Could probably do with more fruit but these antibiotics need and empty tummy, so can't just graze like I would normally x

Antibiotics on an empty stomach! That's a bit shit, Groovee

I have never tried to flip an omelette! I wouldn't even know where to begin I do, however, just as it starts to set, draw in the sides a little, to allow excess runny stuff to slip down to the edge. But yes, I have discovered that leaving them to get on with cooking produces a much fluffier end product.

Can anyone help with a syn query, please? I have been given a Malteaster as a thank-you and before I go diving in, I would like to know the cost! I'm out for a few synful drinks tonight and so if it's too great I might save it for tomorrow...

Today's menu!

shredded wheat and semi skimmed milk, latte
pasta, chicken, pesto, salad
out for an italian meal for dinner - thinking steak and salad.
a couple of glasses of wine

Malteaster 8syns, 3 syns for a mini one.

Today's food:

B -bran flakes (heb) with milk (hea), bananas, and strawbs
L slices onions and leeks fried in fry light with pasta and cheese (6 syns) - sounds random but was lovely
D jacket pot, salad (2 syns dressing), baby sweetcorn, carrots
0% yog
Glass of low alc wine 5 syns

Total 13 syns

Gah WI this morning - after a week completely on plan I haven't lost a thing.

I'm a bit frustrated! Anyone else had this?

Am visiting family from Monday so will have less control over what I eat at main meals but will do my best.

@HeyToTheHo I was 100% on plan one week an stayed the same. I was raging. My friend told me to calm down. The next couple of weeks I lost 5.5lb so over 3 weeks it wasn't a bad loss.

Thanks, Owlina!

Hey, don't stress. Listen to Groovee, I've had similar happen. Carry on and if you're unsure about it all, the best thing to do is keep a food diary. Then you suddenly notice all the little mouthfuls of this and that. But it probably is just a sort of delayed reaction. It happens to me sometimes.

Thanks groovee and mrsW I have chilled out now

Will stick to plan as best I can this week in spite of MIL's obsession with cream based sauces

I have been keeping a food diary since last Saturday on your advice and have tracked every morsel. It has had an amazing effect on all the unconscious snacking I was doing before hoovering up bits of the kids' dinner, sneaking a mini egg out the fridge when I was putting the milk back etc

So hopefully will be reflected in the scales next week.

But actually what I am really enjoying is feeling less bloated and feeling thinner from all the fruit, veg and salad I am eating. Feeling v virtuous

Really grateful for this group and all your advice

@HeyToTheHo read up on the fat whoosh. It will explain things.

Heytotheho I've had that a few times, find it so hard to stay motivated. I'm having a struggling week this week tbh. I'm sticking with it though.

Just read some stuff about a fat whoosh. Interesting stuff!

It made a lot of sense regardless my 1.5lbs then big losses.

Coming back

Hello everyone. Hey I've STS after being on plan 100% sometimes, so know how annoying it is. I find as a woman I need to focus on MONTHLY losses tbh. If I've lost something over four weeks, I'm happy.

So despite me thinking I'd be semi-good on holiday (I'm on a 10 day all-inclusive hol in canaries) I'm being predictably rubbish! I'll have muesli and fresh fruit for breakfast, but then follow it with some churros and waffles Eating loads of fish...and burgers...and ice-cream...and and and...! Will be back at RL group in a fortnight and know I'll have put a good 7lbs on (I've only lost a total of 13.5lbs so far, which has taken six months !). Ach, you only live once. Will face consequences later story of my life I'm still in the healthy BMI range, just not fitting my clothes nicely any more.

Have a good week everyone

I feel less bloated too! It's a lovely feeling

At MiL's for lunch today, a fantastic roast. I am going to try to avoid the potatoes...

She'd made gooseberry crumble...

Ah well, tomorrow is another day

Just the one @MrsWembley

Oh, yes, just the one...

Ah well, I completely sabotaged my whole plan yesterday, but (dumb luck rather than good judgement ) somehow managed to scrape by with 1/2 lb for the week!

And we're back!

Did an old-fashioned green day yesterday and now I feel fine

Good good MrsW

On track for an SP day (with a mouthful of leftover pasta at lunch which goes in the 'other' box).

Salmon and veg for supper - DP adds potatoes and Hollandaise...