i'm doing it two weeks per stage too mainly because I walk every day a long way too and don't want to kill myself. Take it easy as long as you are running and keeping it up you'll get there even if it is slower.

Does anyone know where I can get vegetarian mousses with a low calorie count from I'm sick of yogurts but I cant find any that don't have huge calories without pork gelatine in them.

I hate gelatine its in everything I'm on steroid tablets for my asthma again at the moment and they have sodding gelatine in them too I've just had to go sod it and take them but I hate it as it undermines me being a vegetarian. :(

Have you tried Soy yoghurts? Or perhaps find a different substitute for your dairy portion? Do you have to have yoghurt? Can you eat something like a fruit smoothie?

I don't know about mouses, but I love the Rachel's Organic Luscious Low Fat yoghurts. The ingredients are: yoghurt and whatever fruit is in it, plus they are bio too. No sign of horrid colours or preservatives.

I know, doesn't answer your question - sorry :dizzy:

I really don't like soya yogurts don't know why cos I love soya milk but I find them really sickly.


I am normally addicted to yeo valley yogurt but I've gone off all yogs at the moment for some reason and they are my main snack. I currently have rachels dairy organic kids yogurts but I'm not really enjoying them either for some reason. I used to be addicted to rachels too cos its made down the road from where I used to live whats happening. I just am really craving sharp lemon mousse at the moment and I cant find any that dont' have 50 gazillion cals in them that i can eat.

My aunt sometimes get the Rachel Coconut one which is gorgeous!!

For gelatine free choc mousses that taste really chocolatey and are 125 cals - try Rosemary Conley's Chocolate Mousses. I can only get them in Co-op for some reason and don't go there a lot as it's 9 miles away! But when we go past I always stock up! They're the nicest mousses I ever had and low fat and vegetarian too! They have lovely pink lids with a pic of Rosemary on and so I successfully convinced my toddlers (both boys) they can't eat them because they'll 'turn into a lady' like the lady in the picture! Evil, but it means my stash is SAFE!

Oh I just tried Rachel's coconut last week - it's great! I have one of them yogurt makers though and generally make it either from kits or from scratch - either way it's cheaper than bought. There's this NZ company (Easy-Yo) make them in sachets - you can get organic ones, and they're live cultures. It's easier than making it from scratch as you just add water. But obviously it costs almost nothing to make 1 litre of yogurt if you do do it from scratch and you can use whatever milk you like but you have to scald it first.

I also had a massive Yeo Valley phase - their Greek style are great! (Fattier but not too bad on the additives front).

When I make my own, I sweeten it with honey - don't care about the calories, as I don't want to eat chemicals - but you can use Splenda or something like. You can buy it sweetened or unsweetened. I also put a teaspoon of cinammon on top of every yog I eat, as that levels out yer blood sugars.

You can get yogurt makers in Julian Graves or some supermarkets. Basically, it's just a wide necked Thermos flask, with a container inside. The homemade has no additives and keeps a fortnight in the fridge - mine only last 1-2 days, though! I just got a smoothie maker so I'm going to try adding some smoothie to it, for fruit flavours!

Umm remember ages ago my hands were bad (rash and stuff)? :o I've just been the docs (after weeeeeeeeeeeeeeks of suffering) :o I have bad hands, bad arms and one bad leg now (I am an idiot I know) I also have two lots of tablets and two creams. :o I have steroids!

Oh Veggie - PAINFUL! I had a steroid cream for my rash but it disappeared after a week. Good luck on getting rid of yours - did the doctor say what it was?

PhatPhoenix - I make my own yoghurt as well. I just use an old wide neck thermos. I don't know if they make them any more, mine's about 25 years old. My favourite is just plain yoghurt drizzled with a teaspoon of honey and a few flaked almonds or over fruit. Yum! DH and I also eat loads of it as dip or salad dressing mixed with any combination cucumber, mint, garlic, coriander or green chillies. I make a pint of homemade each day and I really don't like the sweet, cloying taste of shop bought any more.

If I really, REALLY have to buy yoghurt I'll get the Sainsbury own label low fat Greek style yoghurt because it is the nearest to my own home made that I've yet found.

Sarah - Almonds is a good idea. Hadn't thought of that!

Also wondering what Veggie's rash is. I've just discovered Neem oil soap and it's keeping my excema at bay - seems great for the skin. Wondering if it might help.

Been raining in my part of Yorkshire - haven't got out for a run for the past 2 days. Or even a good walk. Well done all the runners, and another belated happy birthday to Sarah!

I did 30 minutes on the treadmill this morning. My quads have been quite sore, not from the race (unless it was delayed onset soreness) but from my weights session yesterday, bizarrely they were fine while I was running and then started hurting again. It's very strange, I seem to have all sorts of injuries that feel better when I run :dizzy: It was a good run this morning, I did 800m intervals and ran for a bit longer than I'd been intending. I love my new trainers :)

It's been raining on and off here too, I'm meant to be running outside tomorrow but I'll see what the weather's like and whether I want to do it on the treadmill. I'll probably go outside anyway, it can't be any worse than Sunday!

I'm quite excited about work, we're getting a load of CVs through for people to join my team and hopefully we'll be doing some interviews soon. I've been put in charge of the interview question from **** which they'll all love me for. I'm quite enjoying being trusted with more involvement in the management side of it and actually being party to the proper decisions.

My left leg is a mystery apparently :p (my hands are victims of 5 weeks ago putting on 3 min Aussie miracle hair stuff!) I'm not allowed to put steroid cream on leg but start steroid tablets tomorrow. I'm itchy and scratchy! :doh: :mad:

No rain here yet... :(

Oooh steroids!!! Can I have some?! :lol: I'd be Super-Frus the Hulk! :rofl:

DF is turning into a diet ninny, or trying to turn me into one at least! :lol: He went shopping yesterday and bought me (reduced) reduced fat chocolate cakes. Bless his little heart! :love: I looked at the ingredients... First ingredient - sugar, second, vegetable oil (not stated whether hydrogenated or not!!!) :chin: So I ate one to show willing and I shall conveniently "forget" about them, because they are in the cupboard! They didn't taste that nice either! :lol:

I made it to the gym yesterday lunch, then I got totally wrecked at kickboxing, we were sparring for half an hour and those T-shirts we have to wear are FAR TOO :hot: So I will be making a protest next week and wearing my dri-fit top. Either that or I'm on strike!

It rained yesterday lots - while I was riding home :mad: At least I had my Aqua Boots on! YAY!

Its drizzling here :( and we are going to the seaside (Cleethorpes) to meet up with an ex work colleague of DH plus snooty wife who have never taken their dog to swim in the sea before. Should be fun (not!) We were hoping the weather would be in the mid 20s but its about 15 here right now :( :(

I'm going for an induction for that job I got offered tomorrow - I think its also a kind of interview so it should be interesting. I just rang up to say that I have only got casual clothes or a ballgown in this size (explained about the weight loss) - I haven't got any 'office' type clothes because I don't normally do that kind of activity - they told me that the ballgown will be fine. :)

LOL! Well sashay in in your ballgown then!!

Yes, I was going to say - wear the ballgown! :rofl:

:crossed: that it all goes well tomorrow! :D Does snooty wife have a BIG 4x4 that's not seen mud???