2011 Weight Loss Club: Spring Slinkies successfully sizing down

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Brand new thread for the chatterboxes successful dieters supporting each other :)

Old thread is here

Wonder if this one will last until my 50th birthday? (beginning of April)

yes please, I'm interested, have 2 small BNS in the fridge to soupify! :o

ooooooooooh is it freezable? Am loving the new soups, and that sounds yummy

Am hungry and fancy my soup, but trying to put it off until later just before I go out so I pick less. Had a low fat yogurt to ward it off.

anyone else got any exiciting soup recipes? trying to decide what to make first.......

'sit on bench of total shame'

i was so bad yesterday - started off well,went to the gym and then met friends for lunch at tgi's

been trying to work out the pp i had and have def eaten all my weekies and prob next weeks one as well so gave up in the end

3 cocktails later,then food, shared starters and had chicken strips (14) and mozzarella dippers (34 for 6) between 4 of us so maybe starter was 12 for mozz as had 2 and 3 for chicken so 15

had spicy diablo pasta, basically pasta in tom sauce and chilli with brocolli and red pepper and green beans

didnt have pudding

then went to bar and had wine spriztler

off to a cocktail bar and had 3 more cocktails

then off to another pub and 2 wine spritzlers

and train home

i think i had better write off yesterday and i wont moan if i sts or gain on friday as deserve it

dh has just informed me (and i do rem now) that when i got home i made myself 2 fried eggs on toast and had a choccy bar as well as 2 stale jaffa cakes so thats another 16pp i ate

'puts on hare coat and sits on bench of shame'

i dont have a hangover :) but my balls do ache on my feet :(, were numbed by last night and now ache

Blondes!! What were you doing to the balls of your feet?

Soup/ryvitas/normal stuff for the rest of the week, you may be surprised and still lose weight.

We went for eat as much as you like Indian today, I was restrained(ish). Saw the local MP there with all his crew, all in their suits and ties. Bet it's on expenses!

I have just seen a picture of myself taken at Christmas, I need to focus . First target is to get back to my pre-christmas weight, it's only 2lb, next target is the next 8lb put on since the beginning of school summer holidays until xmas, next 9lb is to goal.

Blondes - it sounds as though you had a brilliant night out! I love cocktails. Well done on hitting the 2st off mark, that's such an achievement.

Gettin - yes, please do post the recipe. I've also got a BNS in the fridge. I made Blondes' parsnip and apple soup yesterday. I loved the contrast of the creamy parsnip and the sharp apple (I used Bramleys).

Bebe - how annoying about your hip. Lots of sympathy

Smokin - how are you feeling? I'm impressed at how disciplined you are when you're out.

Piste - are you feeling any more motivated.

I'd better have a loss tomorrow after having a good week but I ate a lot today and had wine last night and at lunchtime so may not. I did have 2 roasties at lunch time but had a massive mound of free veg. Bar 2 pringles, managed to avoid the crisps and dips and stuck to crudites. I didn't do Bebe's terrine in the end as I decided I need to practice that before trying it on other people so did meringue topped fruit pos (stew some fruit and put it in a ramekin and then put a dollop of meringue mixture on the top and blast it in the oven for 5 mins. You can put amaretti or other biscuits in the bottom for a bit of crunch but that adds calories without adding much taste or texture IMO)

I can't find my Anna Richardson diet book atm, she has some lovely soup recipes in it, but when I do will post butternut and coconut soup.

Hi Murtette - feeling snotty, but not as bad as I was. Confess to giving into a few handfuls of crisps last night of the chipsticks variety, but nothing too sinister and stuck to diet coke.

Had 3 weetabix, soup, and a seafood salad today, along with a yogurt and couple of satsumas. Thinking probably sts tomorrow, maybe 1lb down but will see in the morning.

But, I can now get in a size 12 jeans! They would only work with a long top at the moment, but my aim is to be in them comfortably in a fortnight. Am so super chuffed, havent been in a size 12 since 2005 so all the exercise is definately paying off.

Blondes, am super jealous of your fabby night out!!!

Finally, a lb off. I still feel as though I deserve more as my waist and boobs have definitely shrunk in the last couple of weeks but it is soooo good to see the scales move.

Smokin - excellent news on the size 12! What a result. Glad you're beginning to feel better

I'm off to find the list and then I'll update it

Disenchanted3:start wt: 13 st 7,target wt 10st 5lbs,current wt 12st 4lbs - wt loss 1stone 3 lbs.
Blondeshavemorefun;Start wt 13st 5 lb,target wt 11st,Current Wt 11 st 5 lb - Wt loss 2 stone
Bebejones: Start Wt 15st 1lb, Target Wt 10st, Current Wt 10st 9lb, Wt loss 4st 6lbs
Murtette: Start Wt 13st 6, Target Wt 10 st 6, Current Wt 12st 3 lbs, Wt loss 17 lb
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current weight 11.8 target wt 11st wt loss 2 stone 8lb
Trimmer:Start wt 12st 12.5 current weight 12 stone 1 target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 11.5lb
Jodie - Start wt 11st7 Target wt 10st,current weight 10st 12lbs Wt loss 9lbs
Poohbearsmom: Start Wt: 15st 4lb, Target Wt: 10st, Wt Loss 1st 9lb
Laughalot: start wt 13st 4lbs; Traget wt 10st 2lbs ; current weight Wt loss 13lbs
Prettybird: start wt 13st 6 lbs; Target wt 9st 13 lbs; current wt 11st 11lbs ; wt lost 1 stone 9lb
Hecate - start weight 36 stone . current weight 22st 2 lb weight loss this week: 3 lbs.
Smalline - start weight 13st 1.5lbs. Current weight 12st 4.5lbs total wt loss 11lbs
LollipopViolet - start weight 13st 1lb. Current weight 12st 4lbs total weight loss: 11 lbs
smokinaces -start weight 13st 9, current weight 11st 12, weight loss 25 lb

Well done Murtette

Well done Smokin on the 12s

Well done Murtette on loss!

I have had to cancel going to the dentist as this cold has got me coughing now & that's never good when you are at the dentist! They said just to ring up and re-book when I feel better! :) Thank God it doesn't hurt all the time! Hopefully I can get in at the end of the week. It doesn't hurt, is just mega sensitive & that's making me really conscious of it IYKWIM?

worked out how many pp i ate /drunk sat - im rather and at 110+ points - then dh very kindly mentioned last night that i also chewed on his sausage sat night not his own personal sausage mind you, but his very nice cheese/leek/apple one so bung on another 3/4points on my days total, so rising 115pp now

'blondes faints'

trimmer yummy indian, well done for bring restrained, im out fo one wed and dont think im gonna be good

smokin well done on size 12 jeans, im also in 2 pairs of size 12's yet got a 14 that cant do up, and still not in my suede trosuers (goal)

*murtette well done on lb loss

bebe sorry had to cancel, hope feel better soon

piste where are you?

smokin it was a really good feeling when I got into size 12 3/4 length white jeans, well done!

bebe hope you are feeling better soon. How's the cake making going?

blondes alright now??!

piste How's it going, not seen you for a couple of days.

pretty Haven't seen you for a while, hope all's well

smalline How are you doing?

laughalot Hope you're OK.

Hi to everybody else!!

Cross posted Blondes. Good job dh didn't have a meaty one

The funny thing is, I must have had about too many points to contemplate last week but still lost weight. No time to exercise today, lady from the PTA coming round this afternoon to discuss attracting new members (I do get myself stitched up .....).

Right, Bns and coconut soup:

Mild ooking oil spray
1 medium onion, peeled and roughly chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
1tsp ground cumin
1tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp hot chilli powder
1 medium-large butternut squash (about 900g)
1 litre cold water
1 veggie or chicken stock cube (I use marigold granules)
400ml can reduced fat coconut milk

1. mist a large saucepan witht he cooking oil and place over a low heat. Add the onion, garlic and spices. Cook gently for 8-10 minutes

2.peel the bns and chop into 2cm chunts. pour the water into the pan with the onion and add the stock cube and bns.

1. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat slightly and simmer for a further 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the squash is soft. Remove th pan from the heat and add the coconut milk. Blitz with a stick blender until smooth. (Purree the soup in a blender or food processor if you don't have a stick blender.)

1. Return to the hob and warm through gently without boiling, stirring and adding a little more water if the soup seems too thick. Serve hot, garnished with chopped fresh coriander if you have some handy.

trimmer soup sounds yummy but i begrudge losing pp on coconut milk so shall stick to my 0 pp bns soup

made a huge vat this am and will drink it all day wednesday with fruit so will have all 29pp to eat during the evening

The BL tonight - in my neck of the woods, they have a challenge to get up the steps of the Spinnaker Tower, I'd prefer the eiffel..

yah for BL :)

Well done murtette and smokinaces

Blondes lol at sausage I did totally read that the wrong way ha ha.

Trimmer hows things with you ?

Iv not had a great fortninght I had a breakthrough bleed on my pill and it hasnt stopped since , so I dragged myself to docs today who made me give a sample for pg test laughalot faints as no more babies wanted in the laughalot house.She said it would take 3 days for the result so when I left I went straight to chemist and bought one as I couldnt wait that long and thank the lord it was negative.

She game me some tablets to stop the bleeding and I have to go back in two weeks for a internal yuck but I guess I may get to know a bit more. I just am so tired from it all.

Hope everyone else is ok xx

laughalot sorry to hear you are having extra bleeing :( and lol at not waiting 3 days for results

i did write the bit about dh sausage knowing what perverts you all are and that you would all read it like that

and trimmer, it was meaty, a fine bit of pork!!!!

been very good today, still trying to counter balance saturday

b cheerios and skim 5pp
l 250g jacket 5pp, plus tuna and mayo 3pp plus huge salad and sc lite 1 pp - total 9pp

ate half a melon and grapes and will prob have a chilli chicken noodle meal for tea think 10pp

laughalot, sorry to hear about the bleeding. I have PCOS and random bleeding and it sucks

Blondes. Wow. All I can say

Murtette, well done on the 1lb down!

I lost 2lb last week Cant quite believe it, and have tasked myself to do 3.5lb this week by not eating crap and exercising more. Am really feeling the benefits of coming off the pill, the weight is proving easier so far to lose. Am mega chuffed, just 1lb off 2 stone and 1st 8lb to target.

Disenchanted3:start wt: 13 st 7,target wt 10st 5lbs,current wt 12st 4lbs - wt loss 1stone 3 lbs.
Blondeshavemorefun;Start wt 13st 5 lb,target wt 11st,Current Wt 11 st 5 lb - Wt loss 2 stone
Bebejones: Start Wt 15st 1lb, Target Wt 10st, Current Wt 10st 9lb, Wt loss 4st 6lbs
Murtette: Start Wt 13st 6, Target Wt 10 st 6, Current Wt 12st 3 lbs, Wt loss 17 lb
RatherBeOnThePiste: start wt 14st 2 current weight 11.8 target wt 11st wt loss 2 stone 8lb
Trimmer:Start wt 12st 12.5 current weight 12 stone 1 target wt 10stone 10lb; wt loss 11.5lb
Jodie - Start wt 11st7 Target wt 10st,current weight 10st 12lbs Wt loss 9lbs
Poohbearsmom: Start Wt: 15st 4lb, Target Wt: 10st, Wt Loss 1st 9lb
Laughalot: start wt 13st 4lbs; Traget wt 10st 2lbs ; current weight Wt loss 13lbs
Prettybird: start wt 13st 6 lbs; Target wt 9st 13 lbs; current wt 11st 11lbs ; wt lost 1 stone 9lb
Hecate - start weight 36 stone . current weight 22st 2 lb weight loss this week: 3 lbs.
Smalline - start weight 13st 1.5lbs. Current weight 12st 4.5lbs total wt loss 11lbs
LollipopViolet - start weight 13st 1lb. Current weight 12st 4lbs total weight loss: 11 lbs
smokinaces -start weight 13st 9, current weight 11st 10, weight loss 27 lb

Blondes, my friend wrote this on my FB:

hi girls i stared pro points on thursday but had an evening booked at a chinese buffet last night! saved myself all day for the big dinner and it was great but because im doing it online i dont have an eating out guide and cant find anything on the online tracker... so posting roughly what i ate & drank to see if someone here would be able to point it for me... i had loads of points avaliable but dont want to mess up by not pointing correctly and not using the weekly extra points right..

3 table spoons of rice
2 table spoons of seaweed
1 table spoon of kungpo beef
1 tablespoon of garlic mushrooms
1 table spoon crispy duck meat
1 table spoon of crispy chilli beef
1 table spoon of celery in garlic

4 x whitewine & lemonade spritzers
1 x sml glass of full fat coke (4 am thirst after drinking... made me not fussy what i had! lol)

Can you total it on WW for her do you think? I dont have a foggiest!!

Well will be less than my 115pp lol

Wine 4 plus 2 lemonade so 6 per drink = 24

Another 2 for ff coke so least 28on booz/drinks . If wine was large then will be more

If she honestly only had a spoonful of each then I would count the meat dishes as 3/4pp per tabkespoon

And even though mushrooms/celery is free - sure would have been cooked in oil so prob 2 each

Rice 6 as would have been fried

Same with seaweed

I would say 50ish to cover

brilliant, thanks Blondes