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Good luck everyone!

Agghh that's annoying @Wilma55 I'm due to go to class on weds to weigh but this morning I was 1.2lb more than last week!
I did a 10K run yesterday and tried not to use that as an excuse to eat lots of rubbish but then my mum had done a lovely roast & my niece had made a cake so I had to taste test that
Been really sensible today & will be tomorrow so 🤞🤞🤞as I have been pretty much on plan all week other than yesterday

Haven't been to class tonight as I'm full of cold and feel rather rough. We have had a really nice tea though, Chilli pasta bake from the SW website. Free if you use the cheese as a HEA. Will definitely make it again.

Let us know how you get on @hby9628 and get well soon @Testarossa44 The chilli bake sounds good. I made a fish pie using a swartz sauce which was delicious but about 7 syns for 1/3 of the pouch. OK as the rest was syn free - excluding the wine!

2.5 off. Happy with that given that I joined in January and have faffed around so much I've only lost 4lb in total 🤣 couldn't get my head in the game but I feel quite motivated now. Weird isn't it.

I weighed in last night and had lost 2.5lbs - woohoo! That’s a lot for me, I’ve been limping along at 1/2 a pound a week for ages! I’m now 11st and 0.5lbs, so a 1lb loss this week will take me into the 10’s again, or a 2.5lb would see me finally back to my pre-December weight loss! To be honest, I have had a good week and did deserve a loss, but when I do have a good week it makes me realise just how strict I have to be to actually lose. This week I’ve had almost no snacks, I’ve kept to 105syns, I’ve run 3 times and worked out 2x and walked 5-6kms most days with the dog. I’ve increased my protein by using 4.5syns each day on my protein powder, which I don’t like using but it is helping curb my snacking. So I can try that again, but I also need to max out the speed veg as I haven’t had that much this week, certainly not 1:3 plate at each meal, so that’s my goal this week- do the same but plus 1/3 veg.

I maintained, given I missed it last week that is two weeks of no progress. I have been pretty lazy about it all for a while though, so no huge surprise - must have had a gazillion syns when I threw caution to the wind for Valentine's Day. I think this is the point on a diet were I would give up so it's good I went yesterday and feel somewhat ready to re-engage.

@thenewaveragebear1983 well done. Great loss and well done on the exercise. I did a 10K last Sunday but haven't done anything since. I need to up my game

@FourTeaFallOut well done on going back. It's so much easier when your head is in the game. Good luck this week.

omg so many of you are doing so well on weigh in and exercise well done!

I’m back after my brief hello the other week. I lost 2kg my first week, then gained 1kg and now I’m on an all inclusive holiday and genuinely have eaten myself full. I feel quite unwell 🤣

However, that’s good. We are back tomorrow and I’m feeling fairly motivated. I’ve just finished my book so am scrolling through SW Instagram accounts to get my head in the game. Have always done it ‘myself’ as the one time I downloaded the app I didn’t follow at all. However am thinking of signing up for the £65 including cook books online deal - do you think it’s worth it?

@IllHaveAPinotGrigioPlease I’m not sure if I’d manage the online only, to be honest I pay the fees for the groups because I like the public weigh in and the accountability. Have you done online before?

I had a good day today, I have had a few extra syns the last few days but I can cut right back from tomorrow. I’m doing a lot of batch cooking tomorrow, some lentil/veggie soup and some hard boiled eggs for protein snacks, plus I like to make my overnight oats in advance for a few days worth and I’m also going to make a big rice salad to have for lunches.

I ran 13kms today and walked the dog twice- currently on 28k steps! Will have a more restful day tomorrow I think. For the week ahead, my pt has modified my workout so it’s more core/arms and less cardio, so I’m going to do that x 2 days and will do a 5km on Wednesday and another run (not sure which day). I’m feeling pretty optimistic for the week ahead, although I do need to watch my syns as I’ve already had quite a lot. I’m aiming for max 7 per day now til weigh in.

I'm not due a weigh in until tomorrow. Hoping for at least a maintain. We went out for a walk yesterday and ended up at a cafe for lunch. I picked a Meze, was quite nice, salad, veg sticks, hummous, coleslaw, a handful of tortilla chips and a flat bread. I'm hoping it wasn't massively full of syns. Do find it hard eating out and looking for do something that's vaguely SW friendly!

Blooming hbeck @thenewaveragebear1983 well done! Hope yesterday was more chilled for you! What day do you weigh in? I can't go to group because I'm really not a people in real life person, so I've signed up for a month on the app and will make an effort to join the community tab. Signed up on Saturday, but I have a friend who also signed up while I was away and her weigh day is in group on a Tuesday so I'm going to weigh the same day as her!

@Testarossa44 eating out is hard isn't it? I think your lunch sounds good, and very restrained! Good luck on weigh in today.

What's everyone's week looking like?

I had a +2.5lb gain this week 😬 I have not been feeling great but had a big long walk and a good rest last night and am aiming to get back on it this week!

Maintained this week. Considering we had a big roast dinner yesterday I'm happy with that.

I'm WI tomorrow, had holiday week last week. Been fairly on plan apart from an Indian meal and lager. Eating out is a compromise between trying to pick carefully but not wasting money on something you won't enjoy.

I do Thursday weigh in @IllHaveAPinotGrigioPlease - I like Thursday because it gives me a decent few days after the weekend, but the evening weigh in is a pain, I feel like I should eat /drink but it impacts on the scales

@thenewaveragebear1983 I used to weigh in on a Thursday night too but have now changed to a Saturday morning!

It is a pain as I have to get up but on the other hand it limits how off-plan I get. On a Friday DH and I always have the same things, salmon, cherry tomatoes and veg, then on Saturday I have a cup of tea and get weighed (in my thinnest summer dress ). I normally have breakfast in group then might have a slightly treat-y lunch in a cafe (as in, I'll have crisps!). Saturday night tea tends to be steak, then Sunday we always have a SW Sunday dinner with a few syns in the gravy. I might have some more chocolate or a pudding, but then on Monday morning I'm back on it (usually!!).

I found for me that I get a bit 'all bets are off' once I've weighed in - anyone else?!

@TomWambsgansSwans i used to, but our consultant has that big cliched sign at the scales “you’re stepping off the scales into next week’s weight loss” and it really struck a chord with me. To be honest I lose weight so slowly anyway that I can’t really afford to lose a day. I tend to prep a really nice dinner for Thursday for when I get back (usually loads of sw chips and hunters chicken, or a curry with rice) and then I know I can have that as soon as I get in. It’s Friday and Saturday that get me usually, if I go awry on Friday that can last the whole weekend. Prepping is absolutely key for me. I need to have my meals all planned, and my syns, so I know exactly what I’m having.

1 1/2 off today (over 2 weeks) happy with that. Trying chicken satay skewers tonight from the magazine.

i’ve had a couple of good days, I’ve been doing ‘not quite Sp days’ - mostly speed and protein but I have had a few free foods (beans mostly) in addition, so not true sp although I’ve had no rice, potato, pasta etc. I feel really craving now though, I’m not hungry but I’m clearly craving carbs and just ‘want’ . i’ve not done full sp days really, although I used to low carb, but it seems too low fat to be sustainable and it makes me hungry.

Morning all x well done to those who have lost, I’m raising my cup of tea to you!

@TomWambsgansSwans onwards and upwards (or downwards if we’re talking about scales!!) how have the last couple of days been?

Thursday seems like a popular weigh time, and makes sense. I’m going to keep an eye (it’s awful I know but I weigh each morning 🤦🏻‍♀️) and see what happens. I’ve lost 2.5lbs since Saturday but would say the majority is water and not eating all inclusive all day every day! Last night I had a bit of a reminder I need to eat more as I may have been dramatic and lay on the floor stating ‘what’s the point in life???’ Because I was hungry and wanted a glass of wine*🤣 so todays task is to expand on speed and free food.

*I had a camomile tea instead. It was not the same.

With a name like yours @IllHaveAPinotGrigioPlease I'm not surprised!

Thank you @thenewaveragebear1983 that is actually a really helpful mantra!

@IllHaveAPinotGrigioPlease the last couple of days have been mostly good - I'm going through a massive amount of stress at work and with a seriously ill family member and I'm such an emotional eater!

I’m really pissed off to have weighed in and only maintained this week. I have had such a good week, I was feeling really good, and I know I’ve lost weight, I can literally see it and my clothes feel looser. But nope, a maintain. I know I should be happy or at least not be bothered, it’s just been a long week and I feel like I’m making a lot of sacrifices - no alcohol (53 days!), loads of exercise, walking the dog in the freezing rain. I deserved a loss this week!

I could very easily have come home and lost myself to be honest, I felt really pissed off at group and I could have come home via the shop but no, I decided to come home instead and had a chicken leg portion cooked in lemon and garlic stock, and celeriac with cabbage, cooked in stock. Really tasty, hearty food, lots of speed food.

this week coming, well I just need to keep doing what I’m doing. I need to bulk my meals out with more veg, but I have quite enjoyed my ‘almost sp’ week and I am going to keep doing that at least on some days. I wonder if I have a bit of water retention so I am going to guzzle gallons of water this week as well.

I've been hungry this week, think it's hormones. I was doing okay yesterday, but felt so hungry in the evening, I had a bowl of cheerios an 2 skinny whip bars. Felt bad about it afterwards. Hopefully not a massive amount of syns.

I had a three pound loss to make up for two weeks of maintaining this week. On the downside, I bought a pair of jeans that I thought should fit by now but my belly says no. Think it could be another four weeks before I can get this stubborn apple into them.