Just wanted to say I am really chuffed about this weight loss business! Never done a diet before (honestly). I did think when i put on my first stone with ds 'wow, if this is how much worse i feel with an extra stone, how much better would i feel with one less??', but only now am i doing something about it. Must say i can't really feel the difference yet - a friend said i was noticeably thinning on the face but she knew about the diet so I think was just being nice!! But I can really tell in the mirror - surprisingly it doesn't seem to have gone off my tummy, but off my thighs and hips, which i thought were there for good (ie, not pregnancy related). Definitely a more satisfyingly svelte outline! I mean, still pear shaped but in a curvy way not a lumpy way - gosh i'm chuffed with myself! Sorry for the selfcongratulatory tone but can't really say it anywhere else. Thanks for the help and support of this club - its great to be able to report and hear other people doing it too. I definitely find it easier to resist temptation when i feel some sort of duty to report more lbs losses on Thursday. Only difficulty is when ds has biscuits as this evening - I can take them or leave them, but i can't refuse them when he takes two out of tin and says 'one for me and one for oo, mummy!'. Ah well, 3points down the drain.
My hot tip is bacon stir fry - only 3 points (from the 2 slices of bacon), and very tasty and filling (just masses of veg, no rice or noodles).