Thread: fear that SW isnt going to work !

Originally Posted by Welshtigger

Just wondered where you got your heA quantities from as skimmed milk is 350ml a day not 100ml, and I'm certain phili is alot more than 35g. Also are you sure you're eating enough x

iam aware iam not using my full HE allowances, struggling to do so if am honest, might have a bit more milk via a few brews not listed but certainly isnt 375ml. i know i can have upto that. do i have to ensure iam having it all?

as for the philli, the small snack pot sized tubs are 35g and i can actually have 2 a day on HE-A, but was only having one.
i feellike all iam doing is eating, constantly because as i previously said, i have strange eating history and often only manage 2 meals a day.

is this all really still not enough?

thanks everyone, opiions welcome

Originally Posted by meerkat_nat

thank you, if you have time can you take a look at my diary. my weight has peaked at 17st this week and i am serious about getting it down.my average is usually about 15st however recent sadness in my life and ive turned to food for comfort.
you are clearly an expert and id value your opinions.

If you are 17st and 100% on plan, the diet will work really well for you. I promise.

Originally Posted by ColJack

I can absolutely confirm that it works, trust it..
My typical day when I started was...

2 or 3 eggs, scrambled for breakfast with a banana, nectarine and my HeB of alpen light bars...
Can of beans or cous cous and tuna for lunch with a couple of plums and / or an apple.
Full roast chicken dinner for tea.. ( roast potatoes, roast carrot, roast parsnip, chicken breast, cabbage, cauliflower, leeks, and sprouts or green beans with 2 syns of gravy )
HeA of milk in tea and coffee ( splash in my eggs )..
And 5-10 syns of whatever I fancied..

I lost 8lbs weeks 1 and 3..
I cut down what I ate week 2 and only lost 1lb.. so don't fall for that trap...

I've lost nearly 17st now to get to my target so it definitely works...

thank you, if you have time can you take a look at my diary. my weight has peaked at 17st this week and i am serious about getting it down.my average is usually about 15st however recent sadness in my life and ive turned to food for comfort.
you are clearly an expert and id value your opinions.

375ml of skimmed milk for an A choice
Kraft, Philadelphia Extra Light, 25g 1 1/2 syns or as an A choice its 2 x 35g tubs of phili light

I dont see a lot of superfree with your meals or if you are having them are you having at least 1/3 of your plate filled with them? You may not be eating enough.

HE-A) 100ML Skimmed milk
HE-B) 2 x weetabix
- Natural 0% yogurt, frozen red berries = 0 SYNS
- Mackrel in tom sauce, cous cous = 0 SYNS
- Pasta in passata, lean mince, onion, topped with cheese.= 8 SYNS
Total = 8 SYNS
Where is your superfree with your main meal? pasta is a free food not a superfree, your mince is free not superfree, where do the 8syns come from with this meal?

I think you need to break down your meals onto a diary and put it in the thread along with other peoples diaries.
ie
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
snacks

It will be easier for people to help you. If your not eating enough this could hinder your losses. Sorry if it sounds like im being harsh but were here to help you

Originally Posted by Texty_F

375ml of skimmed milk for an A choice
Kraft, Philadelphia Extra Light, 25g 1 1/2 syns or as an A choice its 2 x 35g tubs of phili light

I dont see a lot of superfree with your meals or if you are having them are you having at least 1/3 of your plate filled with them? You may not be eating enough.

HE-A) 100ML Skimmed milk
HE-B) 2 x weetabix
- Natural 0% yogurt, frozen red berries = 0 SYNS
- Mackrel in tom sauce, cous cous = 0 SYNS
- Pasta in passata, lean mince, onion, topped with cheese.= 8 SYNS
Total = 8 SYNS
Where is your superfree with your main meal? pasta is a free food not a superfree, your mince is free not superfree, where do the 8syns come from with this meal?

I think you need to break down your meals onto a diary and put it in the thread along with other peoples diaries.
ie
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
snacks

It will be easier for people to help you. If your not eating enough this could hinder your losses. Sorry if it sounds like im being harsh but were here to help you

my super free food was packed into the cous cous that i mae and packed with veg, as for the pasta dish, i went to a SW friends house for tea (whos lost 3 st) and she said she ate this all the time, i asked her what she'd syn the cheese topping as and she used a regular cheese and she said we better be safe than sorry and say 8?!
to be fair the order of the foods where the orders of the meals, due to the shifts i was working on those days.sometimes i eat my main meal at dinner time.
i have upped my superfree food by the latter of the week i thought.

"Pasta in passata, lean mince, onion, topped with cheese.= 8 SYNS"

If you are using lean mince, and not extra lean mince, you need to double those syns to 16 syns.

I cant believe the amount of food we can eat on this plan - so just be patient and stick with it, it will work for you. If your going to a class the consultant will tell you if you attend for 4 weeks (I think it is) and dont lose they will refund your money. They have not refunded yet lol.

Could you still make a diary and maybe post some pics of your meals. Be careful with your meats as I noticed your mince is not extra lean so more syns

Originally Posted by gazter

"Pasta in passata, lean mince, onion, topped with cheese.= 8 SYNS"

If you are using lean mince, and not extra lean mince, you need to double those syns to 16 syns.

i just asked my friend what she'd syn that meal as.she told me 8. i have just realised i need to syn lean mince!
its tricky when i didnt cook the meal, it was just lean not super lean.

This is always the case when someone else cooks for you unfortunately. You will get the hang of it eventually. Once you join a class you will have all the books and tools to hand to help you. Maybe that will put your mind at ease a little.

Originally Posted by Texty_F

I cant believe the amount of food we can eat on this plan - so just be patient and stick with it, it will work for you. If your going to a class the consultant will tell you if you attend for 4 weeks (I think it is) and dont lose they will refund your money. They have not refunded yet lol.

Could you still make a diary and maybe post some pics of your meals. Be careful with your meats as I noticed your mince is not extra lean so more syns

yeah it gets difficult when someone else cooks, but seen as i hadnt syned all day i thought id be ok that day and as shes an experieced SLIMMER i thought id be ok. i have her books and am dong my best to snack on superfoods.

apart from that day does it look ok.?

Meerkat_Nat
Good for you for having the determination and looking into things at the beginning I have to admit I was 2 stone heavier before I joined although after first week I nearly gave up!!
Like yourself I was in a habit of eating nothing very substantial ! Except a main meal at dinner time ! Therefore when I saw how much you could eat I thought I could never get away with that!
At 1st WI I had sustained ?& others that had started had massive losses but my C said I was not eating enough Since then I have eaten a lot more & lost every week except when ill which resulted in gains!! All because I hadn't been eating enough.
If you're like myself I can not eat a massive meal and quite often have about 5 small snack meals but I always make sure that throughout the day I have 1/3 of what I eat in SF so if 3 meals is not for you adapt the plan to your lifestyle but do not forget the 1/3 SF (look at your day as a whole)
Easy ways to do this is to prepare ahead I always like to have a tub of fresh fruit salad which I can place in a bowl with FF Yog another is Pre prepared salad just to throw on a plate the other is SF soup all these can be done cheaply if you make from scratch
But if they are ready prepared in your fridge you'll op for them just as easily as you would a choc biscuit!
Hope that's a bit of help but believe me you do not loose weight by eating too little !! As strange as it sounds as your body goes into starving mode & holds on to as much of the calories you've eaten as it can
Good luck
Bx

Originally Posted by bc201

Meerkat_Nat
Good for you for having the determination and looking into things at the beginning I have to admit I was 2 stone heavier before I joined although after first week I nearly gave up!!
Like yourself I was in a habit of eating nothing very substantial ! Except a main meal at dinner time ! Therefore when I saw how much you could eat I thought I could never get away with that!
At 1st WI I had sustained ?& others that had started had massive losses but my C said I was not eating enough Since then I have eaten a lot more & lost every week except when ill which resulted in gains!! All because I hadn't been eating enough.
If you're like myself I can not eat a massive meal and quite often have about 5 small snack meals but I always make sure that throughout the day I have 1/3 of what I eat in SF so if 3 meals is not for you adapt the plan to your lifestyle but do not forget the 1/3 SF (look at your day as a whole)
Easy ways to do this is to prepare ahead I always like to have a tub of fresh fruit salad which I can place in a bowl with FF Yog another is Pre prepared salad just to throw on a plate the other is SF soup all these can be done cheaply if you make from scratch
But if they are ready prepared in your fridge you'll op for them just as easily as you would a choc biscuit!
Hope that's a bit of help but believe me you do not loose weight by eating too little !! As strange as it sounds as your body goes into starving mode & holds on to as much of the calories you've eaten as it can
Good luck
Bx

to be fair ive been dong alot of that, i prepare/plan what i will be eating for the next day, fruit salad and yogurt is a good one for me, which ive done a few times and salad etc. ill just see how i go.....

Originally Posted by meerkat_nat

i just asked my friend what she'd syn that meal as.she told me 8. i have just realised i need to syn lean mince!
its tricky when i didnt cook the meal, it was just lean not super lean.

Dont worry i made the same mistake

you have all really helped me today, great advice and support from you all
very much appreciated and you have all filled me with enthusiasm!
i cannot thank you all enough xxxxxxxi will soon b slimmer and happier