Hello!! Just found this group - yay

I am Emma I turned 30 last week. I am a mummy to two girls, Alexandra is 4 but has disabilities and special needs and Bethany is 2.

I started sw to lose weight for my wedding back in 2004, I lost about 3stone and got into my wedding dress, I never got to target though and I stopped, which was my biggest regret!!!

We went on our hooneymoon cruise and the weight crept on and on and on, before I knew it I had put on the 3 stone and an extra stone. In 2007 we decided to move house and wanted to try for children, I was at my heaviest ever of just under 18 stone. I lost a stone by following sw at home, and then fell pregnant.

Some miracle for me happened, during pregnancy I lost 3 stone, so by the time I gave birth I was down to 13st 10lbs, and breastfeeding allowed me to lose more weight . This was in 2008.
10 months later I fell pregnant again, stayed the same weight throughout pregnancy but lost a stone after she was born, I decided it was not going on again, I was 12st 10lbs, the lowest I had been in a while, this was end of 2009.

I put about a stone back on so in 2010 I decided to exercise more and try and follow sw at home again (which never works for me).
I was going to zumba twice a week, netball 2 hours a week and bootcamp 3 mornings a week, I got down to 12st 4lbs, and was in a size 14 dress from monsoon I was so happy. I told myself I wasn't going to put the weight on and I never until Christmas 2010. I put on 10lbs over the Christmas period, which I needed to lose as we had a cruise to go to in April with formal nights, i.e the dress I brought had to fit me!! I got half of it off and still felt fab

April 2011 was our cruise, I ate and drank what I want, but still exercised, but I put a stone on, then 6 weeks later I put on 1/2 stone in Spain!!!!

In November 2011 I decided to join slimming world again weighing in at 14st 10lbs. I have lost 1.5 stone, and still have approx 2 stone to go, haven't set my target yet, I loved being 12st 4lb, but still felt I had a bit to go.

I have used mfp on and off, but have finally got to grips with synchronising sw and mfp together.

Hi, I'm Ellie, I'm 29 and I live in Scotland. I'm not currently following SW but I'm intending to start next week. I've been to a group before, but I didn't get on well with the woman who was running it (she wasn't following the plan herself and was very big so wasn't very motivating, and she kept telling people the wrong syn values for things and arguing with me about what it said quite clearly in the books!); tried another group but people only came for the weigh in, then left, and I want the group session for support; so I've finally found another group and I'm going to join soon! Would be great to have some friends on here who are following the same plan :-)

Group support is so vital, I hope your new group is a success!!

Hi,

I'm Rebecca, I started Slimming world on Thursday 24th May but started dieting a few days before. So far enjoying the diet, will see what I really think after my 1st weigh on Thurs :-D

Hi

I'm Wend, i'm 32 and live in Runcorn. I joined SW in Jan (12).

Although I love the group I attend and I find the concept of the 'diet' easy I have struggled to maintain a continual weight loss. Im hoping using this site as a tool along with SW I can get in the zone!

I have ALOT of weight to lose and i'm quite happy to take my time to lose it safely and even though there are interim goals to aim for I do feel very overwelmed by the amount. Any tips on how to just focus on my 1st interim target rather than my entire weight loss?

Hi I'm Alex, 24 years old from West Yorkshire.
I have never done sw before but I have been convinced to try it seeing so many people have succeeded.
I have lost 14lbs this year by counting calories but find it very restricted.
I am going on holiday in 10 weeks and want to lose as much weight as I can in this time.
I have 40lbs to lose so I know I won't lose all of this but I am goin to have a good go at it. Fingers crossed. Add me if your also following slimming world.
Good luck every one

Hi everyone I'm Krystal. I started slimming world on the 17th january 2012 at 19 stone 9lb. I had wanted to lose weight for a long time but simply didn't know how. I was eating salads but smothering them in cheese and salad cream to make it taste nice. Grilling and oven cooking food but not partically healthy food so i wasn't getting anywhere. I was struggiling to breath while climbing stairs and at the park with my kids i would become breathless after playing with them for only 10 mins End of december my nan died and i went shopping to get some funreal clothes. Looking at myself in just my underwear in that full lengh mirror i felt sick and so angry with myself. I confided in a friend and she told me that her sister had been going to slimming world for 4 months and had lost 2 stone so for myself and my children i tryed it. Today i weigh 14 stone 5.5lb. I have lost 5 st 4lb in 21 weeks Still got work to do but i'm getting there xxxx

Hello, I'm Claire, just joined SW last week. I have never been so hungry and finding it very difficult to adjust to to be honest! I don't like Muller light yogurts so I bought some Onken low fat natural yogurt but according to the website that has got Syns in it. I'm not used to eating so much carbohydrates and sugar so I'm wondering if that is what is making me so hungry. If anyone has any advice on free foods, such as brands of yogurts, please let me know! Also, are only certain foods listed on the website? I was looking for Avacado but it kept saying there were no results.
Always happy to make new friends on MFP as well by the way.

Hello, been doing extra easy but I;m not sure it suits me. Going to try the original (red days) plan next week as it seems to be less carbs. I boughtt he magazine and there was an advert for Coconut milk in there so going to check that at the meeting tonight- skimmed milk is too sweet and sugary for me! I bought some weightwatchers dessert style yogurts that someone else recommended. To be honest I'm expecting to have put weight on when I go and get weighed tonight.

Hi guys, I'm Lisa - originally from Yorkshire but now living in Bedfordshire with my lovely hubby & 2 gorgeous girls.
I lost 3 1/2 stone with SW but mistakenly stopped going in the summer & put a stone and a half back on I'm now back in group & absolutely love the plan & ethos of it. Having 2 girls almost 13 & 10 I think it's important they know what a healthy eating plan is.
I've always been 'a big girl' & struggled with my weight. I was hoping to be thin at 40 but seeing as that's in 3 weeks I haven't much hope!! Since going back to SW I've pretty much stayed the same which I think is down to the unlimited free foods & having no control - I think I'm going to look like a grape!! So I decided to look at the calorie content of the food I was actually eating & was shocked!! Finding the MFP app & this great site is brilliant, I can track my food & still have the support of people in the same/similar situation as me. I'm not ready to leave SW, it's been such a huge part of my life & I've made such great friends, but will be able to see how I get on with a little more self control from restricted calories.
I would really like to loose 2 stone during my 40th year !!
Good luck to you all, I look forward to our 'chats'!!
Lisa xx

Hi, I have joined slimming world 3 weeks ago, tonight will be my weigh in scary class cause i think i've put on. I'm following Easy Extra.

Wk 1 Lost 5lbs
WK 2 Lost 1ls (Star week)
Wk3 SCARY!!!

So, i've had a bit of a rollercoaster with weigh loss, lost alot with MFP, then an extra stone with WW and then gain much (luckily not all) back last year. I'm back motivated and joined slimming world, so lucking for friends. I still log my food and exercise on MFP, its just so handy. But it would be really great to swap receipes with other slimming worlders!

Shelley

Hi I'm Karen, I have 3 stone post-baby to lose having dropped 5lb on slim fast (but it took 5 weeks and I can't keep it up!). I'm a bit nervous of sw because I'm eating so many calories on the plan (logged on mfp) but I'm going to try and trust it and ignore the calories. Im also on orlistat fat blocker pills, and I'm going to hypnotherapy next week to see if they can stop me obsessing about food! I'm going to the gym 3 times a week as well so I'm throwing everything at this which has the unfortunate side effect that it takes over my brain...

Crap it I've just gone and written a new post introducing myself. Serves me right for not reading things properly haha.

Anyway I'm Steph, 24 from London. So far lost 56lbs over the past year on a low fat diet using MFP. Still have 20lbs to go but have been gaining and losing the same 2lbs since March. Joining slimming world tomorrow morning and will carry on going to the gym 3 times a week. Hopefully slimming world will be the thing I need x