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I'm going to have to start tomorrow... I've already eaten a mars bar and a bag of doritos... oops 
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Smacked hands, Hannah. We've just been out for lunch and I've had some chips - smacked hands here too!
Love Jeanxxxx
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Glad all you losers are all back on board
Melly - you are dead right on healthy eating. I am actually doing Weight Watchers and attending each week with Debbie - another NRAS member who lives near m - so we can encourage and support each other. Both of us have said we would have given up by now if we didn't have each other to encourage. Our leader is just wonderful and holds Debbie and I up as examples, pointing outto the class that we can't exercise and we have both lost nearly 3 stones each ! 
I can honestly say that I have never been hungry on this diet and, as long as I am not greedy, I can have a small packet of Maltesers, or a Kit Kat or some other treat. We weigh and count points and my GP said that it was the best plan I could be on. I feel so much better and, of course, there is much less strain on my joints.
BTW, I'm not on commission for WW 
I do fall off the wagon occasionally, but just give myself a severe talking too, tell my WW leader (and Debbie) and between us, I get back on track again 
Good luck everyone.
Ann"I cannot do everything. I accept that. Not being able to do everything is no excuse for doing nothing." ~ Helen Keller
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Hi good for you monty #thats lovely you go with another member from nras same issues,re RA wow uses you both as examples how proud u must feel and spurs you on more im sure. monday 7th june 2010 weight in stayed same and thats casue i had ice cream,choccie,biscuits. so boo to me own fault. had flare for last week gave into comfort food grrrrrrrr. welcome back jean..... you mean your fridge locked.............lol melly cuddly cats make my world seem so much more fun
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Can I join in? I'm doing WW too - started properly again last week weighing in on Saturdays.
Results so far:
Sat 29th May - lost 4lbs
Sat 5th June - lost 2lbs
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I j ioned WW last year .I haven't gone back but i am going to try at home. I have the book so i know the diet. The meetings are a bit out of the way for me. Hopefully i will get plenty of encouragement from all you dieters. I will start in the morning, i need at least to loose 10 pounds. I am pear shaped with a big bum and fat thighs. however much weight i loose i will still have the same shape but not so big. Please encourage me. Kathleen Mc.
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you can do tina,kathleen,hannah. did 20 min walk today and some standing up push ups. yesterday did hoovering till worked up good sweat. this dieting or rather losing weight getting healthy i tough. we ened support yes i agree. cartn afford do weight watchers wish could really need to got lose over 6 stone. quite overwheling. melly cuddly cats make my world seem so much more fun
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Another 2lbs gone 7 June, Total 4lbs in two weeks. Just another 13lbs to go Lyn x
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Hi
Just found you guys. Have just finished week1 of diet. Dieting at home trying to combine Low GL, Superfoods and calorie counting. Have lost 4 llbs which is not bad considering my age etc. First week is always the best.(Oh and worst..rumble..rumble)
Anyway I am in for a long haul probably until September. Am aiming for healthy BMI and then Iwill see. Am being referred for a possible partial knee replacemeent and I know I won't be considered until am at a healthy BMI.
Like a few of you I get to a healthier weight and then have been sabotaged by pesky RA flares,which I treat with chocolate and with no exercise soon am waddling again and not just from the RA.
Will post again next week.
Love
Katharine x
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welcome katherine bemaise to the losers group.............  ps anyone seen the cook yourself thin programme 2.55pm daily monday friday swaps fat ridden meals for low fat alternatives.if not can catch online. Channel 4 so can get it on 4 on demand online its free. oh and weight watchers is offering free sign up to online programme at moment. loads ideas on it. even had lady on who had knees replaced. made me think more about crabs and how much im having. yes your so right ann hunger leads snack attacks. small and often better for us ladies weight watchers always told me. melly cuddly cats make my world seem so much more fun
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Well - pleased to say that I lost another 1.5 lbs this week and so I HAVE NOW LOST 3 stones in 6 months Whoop de doop and hey hey hey Yes, the 'Eat yourself thin' programme was great. I would encourage you to look at it for ideas of how to cut down on the fat content of 'normal' meals. I think it is important to find a 'buddy' to do it with. I don't think I would have been able to carry on without Debbie encouraging me and she has said the same to me. I did try the e-dieting route, but didn't stick at it because I could not stay motivated. Here's to a good weight loss to you all. Warmest wishes, Ann "I cannot do everything. I accept that. Not being able to do everything is no excuse for doing nothing." ~ Helen Keller
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Well done Ann that is an amazing amount . You must feel incredibly different not carrying that extra 'small child' around with you all the time! Hard to imagine isn't it? Good luck to everybody; lets hope a couple of months down the line we are all feeling that bit better for the loss Lyn x
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wow ann your doing fantastic go go go oh yes im watching cook yourself thin every day and im sharing my weight los plan with my mum were both same size overweight. also bought w watchers magzine got good easy recipes to. i seen alot from izzy programme about the cutting swapping fat content of meals for lower cal option and exercise good tips. gee its really an ye opener programme. done me 20 min walk,and bit housework today to help me burn more. started back onto eating quorn for protein in main meals. and no or hardly any potaoes was having far to many once week enough. gonna get some that fry spray oil thingy for wok cooking. melly cuddly cats make my world seem so much more fun
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Yes, Lyn, it is a small child. Some of us in WW class were wondering what 3 stones looked and felt like, and because I have been taking Trudy Scrumptious to classes with me, we weighed her on the scales. She is 1.5 stones - so now I say I have lost the equivalent of 2 Trudys
A good tip I picked up from WW is : to avoid making creamy sauces, use low fat soft cream cheese (Philladelphia or own brands). An ounce put into a pan of cooked mushrooms, together with some pasta and a side salad, makes a VERY low calorie and scrumptious meal. I have started using the garlic and herb cheese and it is even tastier.
I also make a sugar free jelly up and get a tin of fruit in juice. Use the juice to make up the jelly to 1 pint and divide the jelly and fruit between 4 dishes. It's lovely to have as a pudding after a meal and you need something sweet. If that isn't enough, you can top it with fat free yoghurt!
Melly, you really should have some carbohydrates (potato, rice, pasta, cous cous) each day, they are filling foods and keep you full for longer. The trick is not to have too many and not to use butter on them ! The low cal fat spray saves ever such a lot of fat. I have a WW spray and put olive oil in. I use hardly any now!
Please post your tips on here everyone. It's great to hear what other people do to cut down on calories, but fill up on.
Good luck everyone. Keep on losing
Ann"I cannot do everything. I accept that. Not being able to do everything is no excuse for doing nothing." ~ Helen Keller
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yes yes i meant not to many potatoes izzy recomends pasta or small amount rice instead or cous cous. im having brown pasta,rice no sauce dont like it anyway,, no oil. and cous cous i also have. small amounts. depending on my actaivty i range my portion carbs according to that. makes sense if low activty day less carbs. dont do desserts. we have peice fruit if want i sweetness. oh yes weight of a child you lost good way looking at it. i fill up mostly on water. especially with all the medication im on extra water does well.oats are great slow release energy and reducing cholsterol. oh evening meal we have salad or small sandwich before 7.30pm we have main meal lucnhtime so burn it off before evening something duetcian recomended to my hubby.and dotn skimp on your breakfast. melly cuddly cats make my world seem so much more fun
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I lost another pound and a half this week and got my 2 stone award at class - am so pleased.
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 Very sad, despite my hard efforts I haven't lost any more weight this week Ah well just have to keep on trying, only 7 weeks until my hols! Lyn x
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aww well done rheumatoid mumy. we can do it i weighed in this moring not good so gvien myself good ticking off,done weeding,cleaning a bit and quater less cals today than had over weekend put on 1 pound. grr so hope by thursday il have lost at least what ive put on. onwards to enxt weigh in. realised not been measuring my carbs a big downfall so doing that as of tomorrow. melly cuddly cats make my world seem so much more fun
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Me too Mel  been fed up so been eating as its the only thing that makes me feel good ! Will try again tomorrow, Sophie x
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