Today is the first day of my ww journey , anyone like to join me ?

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I have 3 stone to lose and went to my first meeting last night.

I would love to have (and give) some encouragement and the odd kick up the backside to keep on track.

All hints and tips from people who are managing well on ww would be really appreciated too.

Mrs well done!

Stayed the same. Really frustrated as I tracked and even went to bed hungry a couple of times. Well looks like I’ll need to hit the gym too. Period arrived a week early so I’m blaming that as I’m still bloated.

Lidlfix the loss will probably catch up with you next week. That's happened to me before and then it's been a bumper loss!

Hello everyone, can I join you?

I have lost almost four stone using a combination of VLCD milkshake diets (bleugh!) and Slimming World. I'm doing SW at the moment and I am losing weight but I HATE the classes and I dislike the lack of structure in the diet. I constantly worry about overeating. I also hate the focus on low fat, high sugar stuff and the fact that I feel like a failure if I eat anything that's not on The List! Even though I know that logically 200kcal of "free" food is the same 200kcal as a shop bought sandwich, I drive myself mad trying to stick to the free list. I've also given up some of my favourite fruits because they're not "speed" fruits.

I'm sorely tempted to give Smart Points another go. I tried before and was unimpressed by how quickly you can blow through your points with anything sweet (I'm a ProPoints veteran!) but I see how well people are losing on the plan so there has to be something to it. Maybe a bit more forward planning on my part to best use my points allowance.

I have 3st 7 still to lose and I'd love to be as close as possible for my birthday in May.

That was long. Sorry

me please - I have been going 6 weeks and so far am 11.5lbs down, my weigh in is a Thursday. I am struggling due to the menopause and my age but it is a slow & steady decline. I point every day - no count doesn't work for me - I end up binge eating carbs (crumpets mainly). I do most of my shopping online and eat mainly ready meals and bulk up with veggies.

Old El Paso stand & stuff wholewheat Tacos are only 2 points each btw so we are having those with a chilli for tea on Friday night - can't wait.

The thing I find is that I feel like I eat like a normal person but lose weight - I did SW previously and always felt like I struggled when out with friends or days out.

Hi everyone

I just read through this thread and signed up online. I'll go for my first weigh in on Monday and start properly then. I am too a PP veteran and did very well for years. However two international moves have caused chaos in my eating habits. It's time to get back on it.
Now I am over 40 (by almost 8 years 😝) I find it very hard to shift the pounds. I hope to have lost at least half a stone by Christmas.

I'll check in with you all on Monday. Have a good week. 💐 (zero points in flowers 😉😁)

Weigh in tonight and I’ve lost three & a half pounds. Really pleased-just the other two and a half stone (ish) to go 😁🙈

Lidlfix keep going the scales will catch up.
I have stayed same for three weeks now.
I'm disappointed but weigh is tomorrow night so fingers crossed.

My boss is evangelical about following SW and she asked today how I was getting on. I mentioned that I was moving away from the plan because I've tracked my calories for a few days and I'm consistently eating too much.

She just about burst a blood vessel in her eye trying to explain that there's "no such thing" as eating too much on SW because it's about the types of food eaten.

A calorie is a calorie! There was absolutely no convincing her though so I smiled and said I'd think about it...

Hi I'm going WW tomorrow I used the old point system years ago and loved it and lost weight. I tried the new system back in the summer and failed miserably didn't lose any weight even though I stuck to my points. I'm very gratfull got any advise or tips etc please:-)

Stick to your points.
Try to eat lean protein with most meals.
Snack on low sugar fruit like blueberries.
Drink lots of water.
Allow yourself a treat a day.
Shop, prepare your vegetables in advance.
Always have healthy low point options available.
Keep a piece of fruit or WW bar in your bag as emergency snack.
Good luck.
Take your time, relax and enjoy the journey.

Thank you for your advise. I'm going to give the points system another go I'm in the right frame of mind this time which I defiently think will help.

I would be grateful for any recipes or meal ideas :-)

I've lost 2lbs this week using up the last of my SW stuff and officially signed up to WW Online this morning (payday )

I feel so much better already knowing that I'll have more structure and I'm free to eat whatever I want (within my points) rather than being militant about 'free' foods.

This is a curry I've adapted:

1teaspoonsRapeseed Oil

1largeOnion(s)

1teaspoonsRoot Ginger

3tablespoonsBlue Dragon Thai Red Curry Paste

1can(s), largeTinned Tomatoes

50mlBlue Dragon Coconut Cream UHT

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan. Tip in the onion and ginger, then cook for a few mins until softened. Stir in the curry paste, then cook for 1 min more. Pour over the chopped tomatoes and coconut cream. Bring to the boil, then leave to simmer for 5 mins, adding a little boiling water if the mixture gets too thick.

This is enough for 3 portions so at this stage I divide it into 3. Freeze 2 portions. Then return 1 portion to pan. This was meant for king prawns so I then add about 120g raw king prawns and cook for a further 5 mins until prawns are pink. Sprinkle a little fresh coriander on top if you have it. I just serve with plain rice.

I can't believe I have made it myself, its blimmin scrummy!!

1 portion of this including points is 5 points. Including 3 tbsp rice is 10 points. Also works with leftover chicken.

I only found coconut cream in Asda. Not milk or creamed coconut!! It's a 250 carton so I took 50ml out and froze the rest in 12 icecube tray so 3 cubes = 50ml. I now use these from frozen.

Try it :-)

I mean 5 points including prawns!

Tonight I'm making a Heck Italia chicken sausage bolognaise. Will update later! My main concern is will my 14 year old son eat it? I try to do us the same meals as much as possible but it's hard, with the emphasis of my meals being on vegetable and all things healthy and the emphasis of his meals ... isn't

Will keep trying though!

Ooh the Heck Italian Chicken Sausage bolognaise was lovely. Ds wasn't a fan though.

I had a 2lb loss this week, 9lb in total. I am struggling to stick to plan at weekends. I know its not really allowed but i'm going to save a couple of points each day to give me some more flex at weekends. I used up all my weekly points in wine last night :-).

Hope everybody is doing well. xxxx

Do you feel really naughty 😈 breaking the rules mummy? Think that's how ww works. The guilt! I did so well today. But then my ds didn't finish his tea so I just had to pick the sausages out. And finish his garlic bread. I hate waste. Oh and made sure that pack of rocky road I bought today wasn't wasted.

Argh, yesterday was a loooong day with lots of travel and my plans for food fell through, meaning I hadn't eaten in 8 hours. When I finally got home at 8pm I succumbed to Papa John's pizza, plus buffalo wings and a bag of Percy Pigs it's the first time in three months I've done anything like that.

No matter, it's a new day. I'll stick to daily points as best I can and go to the gym as planned. Sigh.

I would like to join too please!

Had babies, lost the weight, put all the weight back on. Sigh. Haven't even had the energy to weigh myself recently to work out how much I need to lose...

I'm thinking of rejoining WW as I like the No Count plan but doing online only - I did like our local group but with small DCs it was always touch and go whether I'd make it. And then if I had to wait in the weighing queue they would always cause havoc

My OH is not very supportive unfortunately, he constantly makes comments about how much cake I eat, how big my bum is, how I should eat less etc etc. He weighs 22 stone!!!
Last time I lost the weight I didn't bother telling him I was going to SW as he would only have told me it was a waste of money, probably won't bother enlightening him this time either.

How are you doing OP?

Lol Bush. Sometimes you've just got to go for it. Bet those Percys tasted damn good! Just because of that you have no reason to get back up onto the wagon ;-) Like you say tomorrow's a new day.Try not to get so hungry you're too weak to resist!! I like to pack myself up asap.

with food

Yesterday was good, stuck to my points and I feel much better. The urge to eat crap has gone and I'm happy to be back in control. I've realised that my lunches are too pointy though and don't leave much wiggle room for anything else, so I'm going to make a big pot of low point soup instead of having my Covent Garden cartons of soup.