Thread: new to slimming world

Hi

It appears that you have had 3 healthy extra b choices but no a choices. You will have to syn one b choice, not sure which has the lowest syn value. Try to make sure you are getting your calcium from milk or cheese in a choices or in free yogurts.

Maybe try not to eat the same thing as you could get bored quickly.

Hope that helps

Tania

Hi Lushx, i joined Slimming World on Wednesday, i'm also finding it hard to get my head round to be honest as I last went to WW and that was a whole lot simpler, but going to take the weekend and try a few recipies. just need a bit of support really, hope the forums will be a help

just replying to the last few posts.? some one mentioned i had 3 bs..?
well i thought 2 slices of bread was counted as one b.
and the beans was also counted as another b.? so where did the other b come from.? lol

well today im on a greenday
did have breakfast has i got up late
but i had so far bowl of pasta with 2 chicken slices taken as a healthy extra and 2 coffees
ive had lowfat chesse in with pasta but counted this as 3 syns.
hope i doin ok.. really kinda confusing still
i spoke to my mate last night and she said that i should only have unlimted amounts of the food stated at meal times only. ! lol
now im worried cuz before i went to bed last night
i had a boiled egg and a slice of bacon. cuz i was on a red day.
she said i shouldnt eat after 9pm. thought u could eat food if free when ever u feel hungry
please someone let me know. thanks again lushx

Originally Posted by lushx

just replying to the last few posts.? some one mentioned i had 3 bs..?
well i thought 2 slices of bread was counted as one b.
and the beans was also counted as another b.? so where did the other b come from.? lol

well today im on a greenday
did have breakfast has i got up late
but i had so far bowl of pasta with 2 chicken slices taken as a healthy extra and 2 coffees
ive had lowfat chesse in with pasta but counted this as 3 syns.
hope i doin ok.. really kinda confusing still
i spoke to my mate last night and she said that i should only have unlimted amounts of the food stated at meal times only. ! lol
now im worried cuz before i went to bed last night
i had a boiled egg and a slice of bacon. cuz i was on a red day.
she said i shouldnt eat after 9pm. thought u could eat food if free when ever u feel hungry
please someone let me know. thanks again lushx

OK - dont listen to what your friend said - the way that free food works is that it is free anytime of the day - whether it is midnight or mid-day! And it is free as in that you eat to satisfaction untill you are full - not stuffed and lying on the floor in agony!! You are free to snack on free food inbetween meals aswell - I munch on mugshots (cup a soup type pasta/noodles), cold ham, hard boiled eggs or cottage cheese if I need something to keep me going. It works - honestly it does - have a look at the food diaries in the sub-forum above to see just how much you can eat.

For your HexB - you can have 2 slices of bread so long as they are from a 400g loaf (i.e. Nimble, WW). You can't have white bread though (unless you manage to find an elusive White Nimble!)

As for getting confused with the red/green days - did your consultant explain the Extra Easy plan to you? It makes it much easier to follow and all you give up for the flexibility is only having 1 HexA and 1 HexB.

It does take a bit of getting used to - especially if you have been to WW before and you are used to having to count everything that passes your lips - there really is no need at all to go to bed hungry on this diet!! If you are your not doing it properly But its an absolutely fabulous plan - stick with it hun!

x

i would just say are you frying your bacon in fry lite,if not you need to either syn the oil or grill it,its free then

In reply to your query re your HexB's:

Originally Posted by lushx

breakfast

2 boiled eggs. 2 fried bacon with 124gms beans taken as a healthy extra

lunch..

2 boiled eggs.. 2 fried bacon.. 2 low fat bread taken as a healthy extra
fat free yougurt. slimming world bar taken as a healthy extra

tonight im going to have for dinner

breast of chicken with philideila chesse 2.0 syns
mixed veg 3.0 syns
and maybe a lowfat yougurt again.

There's your 3 x HexB's hun - and as pointed out you need to have at least one HexA. You can substitute your Philli for 6 x 17.5g Laughing Cow Extra Light triangles for your HexA (or have only 125ml of Semi Skimmed milk and 3 x LC triangles if you need it)

Hope that helps

many thanks for replying. thought maybe that slimming world bar as a healthy extra could be classed as a.. A healthy extra and not a b.. are these bars not classed as a A.. or B extra..?
damn.. sorry im acting a bit thick..lol
yea i was om weight watchers before so this is taking time to get used to.. how many healthy extras should i have aday..?
thanks guys .. lushx

can anyone please tell me if diluted squash is ok to read.? ive tryed loggin on to the slimming world website but my log in wont work! awww
maybe there is a book out there with all the syns vaules.?
tonight ive had for tea pork 1 slice as im on a green day so thats an healthy extra with veg free.. and potatoes which are also free.. might have a poached egg later before bed with a fat free yougurt.
this is going to take some getting used to as im not used to eating free foods so im going to stick with food i know are ok for now. then ill try a few new things along the week.. many thanks for ur replys
really is helping me..
anyone got any ideas what i could have for breakfast tomorrow as i need to try something more then eggs and bacon lol.. im going to have a red day tomorrow thanks again lushx

Hi, Why dont you do Extra Easy instead of trying to follow either red or green? for instance you gave up a HEB to have pork but by giving up that HEB you can have much more than 1 slice of pork - you can eat all/any free foods from red or green plan. I think if i was you id ask your consultant to go over the healthy extras again with you and also how an extra easy day works. This is the 4th time ive lost weight with SW (4st then 4.5st then 5st and this time 2st so far) and i have always found that the more i eat the more i lose. The free foods really are what they say just go for it when you feel you need to. Also when you fry i assume you are using frylight?? Well im now off to have 4 slices of cheese on toast yummy!

Yes squash is fine as long as it is sugar free. There is a Syn Directory which you can buy from class but we believe there is a new one coming out in January so maybe best to wait for that.

thanks im just in the middle of watching x factor my daughter has her mates over tonight so mad house here..lol
looking forward to my poached egg in a minute.. havent got a clue why my log in wont work for the slimmingworld site.. awww
as for frying i dont i grill my bacon
so far so good altho like ive been told countless times eat when ur hungry im so scared to ... like nibbling between meals.. lol
thanks again lushx
i miss my skinny cow sandwich icecream because i cant find out the number of syns

what is the name on the packet - i can see if i can find out for you from the SW website. Who makes skinny cow?

not sure who makes them! they are called the skinny cow.. i cant log on to the slimming world website altho i have the right password so now im crawling through the internet in search of a syn directory.
lushx

hey lush!!
Welcome to slimming world!!

Have just been reading through the thread and i think it sounds to me like you are very confused!! I know you said you have done weight wathcers before but slimming world is nothing like it! You have to try and forget everything you have been told about dieting and eating at certain times and just trust the plan!!

If i was you i would sit down when you have a minute and read through your food optimising book again, get it straight in your head and maybe get a pen and paper and jot down a few days worth of meal plans. You could even post them on here to check you understand how the plan works! Why not decide on following certain days untill you feel confident to switch days. When i first started i followed red for a couple of weeks then slowly added in green days.

It will take a little while for you to get your head round it and we all make mistakes in the first few weeks but believe me this plan does work!!

Good luck and remember just ask if you have any questions! x

many thanks for ur reply dont wanna do peoples heads in..lol
so have looked through the books again tonight..
just im eating the same things and im getting bored with them dont want to try new things yet cuz there hard to work out lol.
im on green tomorrow so plently of meat for me. breakfast is eggs ..bacon again!! awwww
i want to try something different but stuck for ideas on green. any ideas.? with out using syns.?
sugar is a pain also cuz i love coffee during the day and its 1.5 syn for a teaspoon
thanks lushx