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Great to hear all the good things about this issue, I've missed it! Roll on payday tomorrow so I can get it!

Forget about the calories hun, SW doesnt work like that. They have invested hundreds of thousands of pounds in this plan, they arent going to waste all that money on something that doesnt work!

Will give it a whirl, saw a few people on FB groups saying its much better too. And jealous of the £1.95 price tag, its €3.97 here!

Whats the verdict on the latest magazine? Is it worth buying? Usually really look forward to it and rush out the day its in the shops, but have been so disappointed with the last few!

I do red days when I fancy things like cheese on toast. So handy. Or as mentioned above I use almond milk for my coffee (its different, but really nice) and split my HexA, but its really expensive so i dont do it very often!

I plan every meal for the week on a sunday night. It took a bit of getting used to but now I feel a bit lost if I havent got my plan! I save a fortune too. I do keep some low syn emergency supplies around, just in case i'm late in or dont fancy what i've planned. But on the whole, I just stick...

I'm an online member too, and its ok. It has all the information, and for the first few months I found the articles they gave me after the weigh in fantastic, but i've read them all before now (i'm about 4 months in) and i dont find them as helpful and motivating as I did initially. If you cant...

I can gain up to 5lbs on a "star week" but the loss the following week makes up for it! You have been on plan so you know in your heart its not a true weigh, you just have to be patient! Totally agree with the advice above on what to eat for weigh day. Do what you want as its your first, and...

Mine is not planning. If I dont have every day planned out I know I will take the lazy option and stuff myself with cheese toasties on white bread with coleslaw or a big white roll, cakes, cookies etc. I know the key to my success is sitting with a pen and paper every sunday night and planning 3...

That all sounds fine, but as a suggestion, try and have the fruit before the mugshot, you may find that you dont want the mugshot or you might not want all of it. Try and fill up on superfree as much as you can, but its fine to do it your way too! Just mentioning it as you might find your loss...

Never force yourself to eat anything you dont want to. The third superfree is generally with meals as it limits the amount of more calorific free food on your plate, but if you have your meal without and are satisfied, there is no need to eat anything else! You would be eating food that your...

Loads of great points above! I have been very disappointed with the past 2 mags. I used to get it even when I was on ww or calorie counting cos the recipes were fab. But the past 2 issues I found nothing interesting or suitable for family cooking. The bbq ideas are nice-ish, but I live in...

The sw online site has a good feature of a pro and con list to losing weight. I find it really good when I am struggling to get in the mindset. The pro list is so long, more energy, nice clothes, better health. And the cons. I cant eat as much chocolate as I like... thats about it! Try it, I...

No stupid questions here hun! Most stir fry packs are mostly superfree. Some have sweetcorn in them and thats free on green and extra easy, but the rest counts as superfree! Mushrooms, cabbage, beansprouts, onions, peppers etc are all superfree!

I hit my stone last week (put on some after my birthday so waiting until its officially gone before changing stats!) and I rewarded myself with new make up. I didnt have the confidence to wear it before, I didnt know what suited my skin or how to put it on properly, so I made an appointment in...

I have 30 weigh ins before xmas too, and I would love to be 30lbs lighter! I'm a slow loser and thats an achievable goal for me. That would hopefully be 2 dress sizes down.

I'm an online member because there are no groups within an hours drive for me. Its good, lots of recipes and interesting, supportive and motivating articles, but there is no real person you can talk to and ask questions. They are good at replying back and the articles are good or advice and...

Just wanted to add in to all the great advice, that planning is the key. I find the days I dont have a plan are the days I'm staring into the fridge wondering what to eat, not seeing anything and then eating junk or not eating at all! Plan your syns too, that way you never get caught out. Theres...

Ooooohhh, so looking forward to getting my hands on the new issue!

I think its the 30th may. I think the last one was out on the 4th april, they arent monthly, afaik theres 7 issues a year. Hope that someone can give you a date for definite!

delighted for you hun, told ya it was prob water!! :D Fab loss even without the water tho, well done!!

tbh, if you really hate fruit and veg and if its unlikely to get any better, this prob isnt the plan for you. You would be extremely limited in your food, which will possibly leave you hungry, or you will get so bored you'll give up anyway. Its worth giving the hidden veg recipes a go, alot of...

Great minds think alike, thats exactly what I was trying to say! lol! I have about 7 stone to go too! Good luck!!

Honey 1syn Mayo 1/2 syn 8 olives 1syn Salad dressing 1/2 syn Danio 1 syn Kinder 12.5g 3.5 syns Snack a jacks 4.5 syns Flump 1.5 syns Total: 13.5

I take it day by day and see what way my meals are looking. I do try and use between 12 and 15 because I have a lot to lose and dont want my body to get used to too few as its the easiest thing to reduce if my weight stalls, but sometimes I dont feel like more than 6 or 7. My advice is use...

no, if you mashed it in a bowl and put it on then you would have to syn it. But slicing and kinda squashing it to keep it on is ok!

Some SW members tweak, which is using a free food in a way that isnt intended, like smash as a coating for chicken or as a pizza base, or there is a recipe for a 1 syn roulade (not sure how they make that) or couscous as flour in a cake, and a few other bits and pieces that when used in a way it...

Hi caroline! I'm in Ireland too and an Online member! You are gonna love SW, its unlike any of the other diets. It took me a good 2 weeks to forget the old habits of being careful with "bad food" like rice, pasta and potatoes. Now I eat until i am full (not uncomfortable!) and I cannot believe...

Yes you can have pasta on red. The weights are in the book! Why dont you try Extra Easy? Its a combination of both!

I'm a SW online member so I weigh at home. Always in the nude, and after the loo!

to be honest, it doesnt look like you are eating a huge amount during the day. I know you are at work and cant be scoffing all day long, but a bigger breakfast would make all the difference. I know if I dont eat the majority of my food during the day I will binge at night. Another thing that...

delighted for you! Onwards and downwards!!!

Most of the off plan gains are water. It takes an excess of 3,500 calories to gain one lb of fat. And thats on top of what your body needs to maintain your current weight. So while you might have a big gain on weigh day, most of it is more than likely going to come off quickly. Dont sweat it...

I have been trying to lose 10 stone for nearly 6 years now. My motivation kept running out, and I would be back to square one. I had my second child in december 2011, and I realised that motivation is always going to come and go. i cannot depend on it. I have too far to go, and I cannot expect...

DaisyPetals, we have about the same amount of weight to lose! Best of luck with your sw journey!!

No unfortunately, they dont :( but as I said, with minimins its not that big of a deal!

Your meals look great, but you dont need to weigh the pasta. 40g is a really tiny portion (i'm hoping you mean raw, cos cooked is just miniscule altogether!) there is no need and pasta is free on ee. I think it would be well worth going even for a few weeks just to get your head around the...

Oh you poor thing, it must be driving you insane. Has your consultant got any ideas? Have you got a food diary on here?

I do SW online as there are no groups within an hour of me. I have to say I do like it. The few weeks I have stayed the same or gained they give you loads of great info and I always feel very motivated after it! And when I lose there is lovely tips and a big congratulations. It has a graph to...

Goodness theres no way I would be able to stand that. I changed ww group because of the same kind of attitudes. They would always discuss ready meals, convenience foods and alcohol! And while that is good to know, there didnt seem to be any room for cooking real food. I think a meeting should be...

Hi! Huge welcome and congrats on starting SW! I have about 8 stone to lose, so know what its like to have more than average to lose! SW is the best thing I have ever done. Its hard to get your head around the plan, that you can eat as much as you need to fill you and not have to feel guilty...

I know how bloody frustrating that is!!! But treat yourself. This is a plan for life, and there is most definitely room for treats! What kind of things would you have eaten before you joined SW? Is chocolate your thing? We can help you with some low syn alternatives. The magazine is fab! Loads...

it looks really good! but tbh, it doesnt sound like a whole lot of food, and are you using all your syns? Loads of people here, myself included, can testify that not eating enough and not using your syns can stall or lower weight loss. I'm a woman, but I currently weigh 17st 3lbs, here is what...

frylight do a balsamic salad dressing, its free and really nice.

I got the white chocolate ones and they are not worth the 5 syns, I gave them to the kids. They have no taste. Would have prefered a vanilla activia!

I cant see the aldi one, but the sainsburys diced chorizo is 14 syns for 150g pack.

Hiya! I'm a SAHM and on online member too. Could you put down a sample food diary and we can have a look? maybe what you had yesterday? My biggest downfall is picking at the kids food. I dont even know I'm doing it. Got my 5 year old to tell me now when i'm picking off his plate, and I...

I was the same with the rennies, was having about 2 packs a week, cant remember the last time I had one now! But the biggest change is the energy. I'm ashamed to say, my house was like a pit. I would do the bare minimum so the kids werent living in squallor, but it was far from a nice and tidy...

If you are using a healthy extra in a meal, you dont have to have 1/3 superfree, as the healthy extra is already portion controlled. But in general, superfree is not a law, but it helps your weight loss. The reason why they want you to have it at the same time, is that it limits space on your...

Having Pineapple Jalfrezi with chicken from the little book of sauces.

You arent having a whole lot of superfree. I know its not a requirement on green, but it will help fill you up. Sweetcorn is free, but its not superfree. maybe have some salad or some roasted veggies, or try making a big pot of soup with superfree veg and have a cup of that when you feel hungry?

maybe give us a sample of your food diary so we can have a look?

Salad cream - 1 2 muller greek - 1 Chicken in oyster sauce - 4.5 Mars ice cream - 7 Total: 13.5

I had some roasted asparagus dipped into eggs fried in frylight. Felt very posh!

I think i saw in the sw mag that the beef brisket is free!

Love watching secret eaters! Thought the woman last week was in complete denial. She admitted it in the end, but she still kept blaming her husband! I would have been like that a few years ago, it was all my husbands fault, I was cooking what he liked and put all the weight on, blah blah! But he...

If you go into the plan thinking it wont work, then it prob wont. But there are hundreds of people on here who can testify that it does. I am a very slow loser, it took me 12 months to lose just under 2 stone with ww and calorie counting. I have been on SW for 9 weeks and I have lost 9.5lbs. I...

Muller coconut greek - 0.5 syn BBQ sauce - 1 syn SW trifle - 3 syns Caramel Bunny - 5 syns Total = 9.5 May have more than that, I havent decided whats for lunch and might use some more for extra light mayo or something!

totally agree with whats been said above. If you dont want to use them on treats, then maybe use them to vary what you eat during the day. For example, a muller light greek style yogurt is 0.5syn, and a delicious change from the regular free yogurts, they feel more like a treat imo. Or you...

The lasagne last night was disgusting, (the one from the sw site) the recipe calls for 500g yogurt mixed with 2 eggs as the white sauce. It set like a quiche. Not nice at all. The meat part was delish tho, will make that as bolognaise in future! Tonight we are having hunters chicken (chicken...

With slimming world, most people follow the extra easy plan. On that plan, you have to fill 1/3 of your plate with fruit or veg. (you get a list of ones that count, they are called superfree. but pretty much all fruit and most veg), that naturally portion controls your pasta, potatoes, meat etc...

2 for some ranch dressing from subway, honey 1 syn, chomp 5 syns, squirty cream 1.5 syns. Total = 9.5 syns

Have a look in the syns forum at the thread "what are you using your syns on today" I love it, its given me so much help and ideas about things to spice up the plan!

If you look to the side of that post you just made there should be some blue writing that say "update your statistics" if you click on it, it should take you to the place to update your info. Huge congratulations on your weight loss thats fantastic! Once you get more familiar with the plan it...

Most questions have already been answered. I've been on here for nearly 2 months now and I have yet to post a new topic, anything I have questions about are easily searched for and very well explained. Also, this isnt an instant messaging service, it takes time for a reply, especially at the...

Making the beef lasagne from the SW website. First time making lasagne without the usual white sauce, so a bit nervous it wont be nice!

Let it simmer for a bit longer, it will thicken up. My favorite way to make it is to use Tesco kidney beans in chili sauce (free!) and use a little passata to make it the consistancy you want. I add a little more chili and cumin, but its gorgeous as it is! And great cos you dont have to wait...

So thrilled to hear you are going to join SW. You can do this, and you will feel a million bucks really soon. We are all here with you, we are all struggling with the exact same demons! Best of luck, post a link to your diary when you have it started, I would love to follow your journey.

Delighted you got at your money and fruit, but such a pity about your bag!! Meal planning does take a while to get used to, but it makes it so much easier. Have a good day!

Keep doing what you are doing hun, you are doing brilliantly! 2lbs a week is absolutely amazing, and the most SW expect you to lose.

Hi, I just wanted to share my story with you. I have been where you are. I battled with infertility, but it was because of my weight. I weighed 20 stone and was trying for a baby for over a year. I had the same kind of thoughts as you, I love food, i have a big appetite, no willpower etc. But...

If you get a chicken salad from subway with no cheese or olives, and have honey and mustard dressing, its only 1.5 syns!

Hi hun, welcome to sw! Can i ask what kind of fruit you ate? I dont mean to be rude, and I hope I dont come across as such, but 660 calories of fruit is an awful lot. With SW, free food is free, but you still need to practice portion control. Overeating on anything will result in weight gain...

Delighted for you!!! well done! I hope your determination shows off on weigh in day! Keep up the great work!!!

I find the same. The week before last I really wanted to get a good loss and I reduced the amount I ate. Ended up staying the same. Hope you have a good week this week!!!

I found the same about the past 2 mags, not as good as usual, the recipes arent really things that i would cook? a bit boring maybe?

Definitely eat. That sounds like a small amount of food. Alot of people find that by restricting their eating that they do more harm than good. I am definitely one of them, if I dont eat enough I find I stay the same on wi!

Yep, its always the lowest syn value :)

Omg, I love the magazine! Even when i wasnt on SW I used to buy it for the food ideas. Theres some lovely fashion and fitness features too, which is nice! Great value for money IMO, even here in Ireland where it varies between €3.90 and €4.40!

Thats my understanding of it too. Think it makes sense to replace high calorie foods like pasta and rice with veg. Still the same satiety, but without the calories!

Ginger and garlic prawns and noodles, stir fry veg.

Draw a line hun. If you keep feeling guilty or feeling like you have blown it then you will keep on being off plan. Its only been a few days, its star week and sometimes its just too hard to say no!!! Just think of that club ten, you are so close!! Do a food plan, just for today, and stick to...

I do a mix of extra easy and green. I naturally dont eat alot of meat, so some days I dont bother with the meat and have the 2 extra Hex! You dont get much museli for your HexB, but when its mixed in with some fruit it gives it a lovely crunch and I find its really filling. I have quite a...

Best of luck with SW!!! Congrats on starting! Breakfast sounds good to me! Tbh i tend to eat the same breakfasts cos they are easy! HexB of museli with a pear and free yogurt, shreddies as HexB with some HexA milk and a banana, fruit salad and yogurt and an alpen light bar (half HexB). I find...

Its not essential, you will still lose weight if you dont have superfree, but you wont lose it very fast. The 1/3 superfree makes you full but restricts calories. I think this post really explains it well The importance of 1/3 Superfree Hope that helps a bit!

Huge welcome! Best of luck with your weight loss!

Hello, huge welcome! I want to wish you the best of luck with slimming world! I just want to mention that it is extremely hard to do SW without all the information. Alot of people do it from home, but they have been to group for a while and understand the plan inside out, have the books and...

NO point getting upset or worrying about it now, you might be really surprised come weigh in! What day do you weigh?

I'm dying to get my hands on it, love it!

I didnt do too bad today! Had a pretty good dinner at mil house, loads of turkey and mushy peas, and just a little mashed potato. Shared a mini egg cake (didnt eat the mini egg on top, and ate about half the cake) with my ds2 and had a biscuit with coffee. Apart from that I havent had anything...

We are having our main meal at lunch time, so will just do some lean rashers and scrambled egg for tea. Will have mushrooms and tomatoes as my superfree.

S, SS are for speed and superspeed. These foods are extra low in calories and extra filling, so will make you lose weight a bit faster. Bananas are quite high in calories, but they are nutritious and filling in relation to the calories they contain, so they are a free food. Blackberries are...

You can most definitely be food snobby on SW!!! They wont notice if you dont tell them. Curries with a tomato base, spag bol, chili, stir fries, theres loads you can make. And tbh, if they are rude enough to comment on your cooking I would politely tell them to F off. Have a word with your...

Well done!!! We will be rewarded come weigh in!!! Have a lovely day!

1.5 syns for each mini caramel thorntons egg :)

Can feel myself wobbling a bit! Had another sneaky look on the scales this morning (I know I shouldnt do it so often!) and its showing a 2.5lb loss. I dont want to ruin it now!! Not on one day! Have planned to go to subway tomorrow, i can get a salad for very few syns, and then to the zoo so...

I'm not going off plan either. I sts last weigh in, so determined to be 100% this week. Had a sneaky peek on the scales yesterday and am down 1.5lbs, and weigh in isnt till wednesday, so really dont want to spoil it!!! I feel I havent lost enough either to have a weekend off plan, I am still...

First of all, you have done astoundingly well, congraulations!!! I have about 90lbs to lose so can totally understand how you are feeling. I have to agree with the other ladies, take it a half stone at a time, or down to the next stone number. eg seeing the 14 stone mark, then the 13 etc. If...

I see mine like money too, I always want to get the best value! lol!

Hi! I'm a bit of a slow loser too. i know its very frustrating seeing people drop 4 or 5 pounds at the drop of a hat and seeing 1lb if you are lucky. I was calorie counting and doing ww last year and it took me the whole year to lose 2 stone. Its much faster now on SW, i'm down 6lbs in 6 weeks...

Going to use 2 on some extra light mayo, 3 on a cherry bakewell alpen light bar, 3 on a mini milky way and 4 on a mini crunchie. Splashing out seeing as its friday!

I had to stop eating bread too, the amount in a hexb just wasnt enough and it was annoying me. So now I use my HexB at breakfast time, find shreddies really filling, but I have museli, fruit and yogurt alot of mornings cos its quick and keeps me going till lunch. Agree with the other posters...

I started just using them for treats, but was getting bored. Now I am using them in my meals, like a bit of butter on my jacket potato, a tbsp of curry paste on some chicken, a bit of squirty cream on my fruit instead of yogurt, alpen light for a snack instead of plain fruit etc. Theres a...

hi! Huge welcome! I do slimming world online, and I find it very good. I hadnt been too imnpressed with it initially, it explained the plan really well and all that, but theres no real person to ask questions etc. But this week was the first week I didnt have a loss, and the info that came up...

Is there a reason why you were advised a low GL diet? Is it diabetes related? SW offer support for people with diabetes, I dont know the ins and outs of it, but I'm sure they can give you some advice if you email the HQ?

Maybe try swapping around what you use your syns on? I started just using my syns for treats, but I've started to use them to make my meals more appealing and its really opened up the amount of things I can eat. Or if you usually spend them on your meals, maybe try having all free meals and use...

ooooh thats a good tip, i never thought to look out for the sugar. And i didnt realise saurkraut is superfree, love that!!!

Absolutely delighted for you! This is the first day of a new you! Hope to see alot more (or less as the pounds start dropping!) of you!

I have never been to a SW meeting, I do it online, but I remember feeling the same about going to a WW meeting. I felt like I was so huge, and everyone else seemed to be slim or only have a little bit to lose. I sat next to a woman who was tiny. I was thinking what is she doing here, she is...

Dying to get the new mag, do SW online so have to wait till its in the shops! Having a chicken fried rice that I kinda threw together last week with the dregs of the fridge, but the kids loved it so making it again! It was basically chicken and veg fried in fry light, 2tbsp of green curry...

It says at the top of the superfree list "Nearly all vegetables are Superfree Foods! Enjoy them fresh, frozen, canned or pickled in vinegar." So I'd say yes!!

I'm lucky, my 5 year old son is allergic to chocolate so people are buying him books instead! My younger son is only 15 months old so people will buy him other small things instead of an egg to make it fair on the oldest! :) I havent tried the malteaser bunnies, i'm afraid if i start I wont stop.

Having the slow cooker chicken casserole from slimmingeats.com. Theres loads of superfree in it, so I'm not sure if i will bother adding more to the side. I'll see how it looks when its cooked!

I dont think there is an option on the page, but if you click on the "contact us" at the very bottom of the pages, and send them a message they can change it for you. I know another member mentioned this when I was asking about changing my start weight.

Hi! Welcome back! I'm about the same weight as you, so totally know how you can be drawn to the quick fix! Best of luck with SW this time, any progress is still progress!

The mini lindt bunny (the 10g one) is 3 syns :) Extra light mayo - 1 Gravy - 3 Yorkshire pud - 3 Boots shapers mint nougat - 4 Coconut options - 1.5 Flump - 1.5 Total 14

Boiled eggs mixed with a tbsp extra light mayo with some roasted broccoli, courgette and red onion.

I had a flexi-syn weekend last week! I didnt go too mad, but I had lunch out and chose what I thought was a food optimising choice, but it came out swimming in oil. Then I went and had a slab of butter and cream filled fudge, the following day I went to mc donalds and generally picked all round...

I've done a few, Weight watchers, calorie counting, slim fast, jillian mckeith, had prescription fat binders from the GP, was referred to a dietician by the doctor and got a personal diet. I never lost much weight on them. Was looking through my weight watchers books a few weeks ago and it took...

I have alot to lose (8 stone) so I try to use them if i can. I dont go out of my way to use them up, some days I might have only the bare 5, but most days I have between 12 and 15. My feelings on it are I dont want my body to get used to too few syns, as there may be times when my loss stalls or...

Just came on to ask this! Thanks everyone!

Hi! I havent lost a huge amount of weight, but I started at 20 stone last march. I lost 2 stone last year with weight watchers and calorie counting (took a whole year to lose that much!) and almost half a stone on Slimming World since the end of feb. I find SW the best plan I have ever been...

Had a subway salad with southwest sauce. SW site says 3 syns, but there was a good bit on it so counting 5. 2 syns on some peanut butter in my spicy peanut noodles for dinner, 3.5 on some ww salt and vinegar hoops and might have a boots shapers mint nougat bar for 4 syns. bringing me to 14.5 syns!

If you feel bloated and still hungry, you might actually be thirsty. Try a few glasses of water and see if that helps?

I agree with the above poster, tbh it doesnt sound like you are following SW at all hun, thats a very small amount of food, and not very balanced. Maybe have a look at some of the VLCD (very low calorie diet) forums here and see if one of those diets would suit you better? They might be able to...

If the weather isnt too bad tomorrow we are taking the kids to a fair. Hoping to avoid the chip van, but if I cant I will have fish with the batter taken off. Dont think anything else will tempt me! We are going for lunch beforehand and will be able to have some chicken and jacket potato, so...

Totally agree with cutting it out. Its hard tho. I swapped to two spoons of sweetener and am down to slightly less than a level teaspoon, with the aim to drop it altogether.

Would you consider changing to a different brand of yogurt instead? Because of cost I swapped to Danone 0% fat yogurts, they are free too. But they are more than half the calories of a muller light. They have 30g less per pot, but tbh I dont notice when mixed with fruit. Might give you the...

omg, thats shocking! Would you try sweetner? It takes a few days to get used to, but now I cant tell the difference!

Absolutely delighted for you, you are doing brilliantly!!!! Congrats on your half a stone award!

This sounds so amazing and different, def going to try that next!

I am also under the impression that beef has to be under 5% fat for it to count as free too, but I cant remember where I saw it on the SW site so cant post for definite!

Think its up to yourself really! I'd say keep eating as many as you like and if it starts effecting your loss then maybe cut them down. Personally I could only have one in a day, they are too expensive! :p

love this thread. Dont post on it everyday, but absolutely love reading it! I'm having spaghetti and meatballs, sauce is made of tomatoes mushrooms, courgette, peppers, onions and grated carrot. and might have some broccoli on the side if it doesnt look like enough superfree. Have saved my...

McCains Jacket potato 1syn, Piece of tesco fudge 2syns (not worth it, wont be having again!), boots shapers mint nougat bar 4syns, Weight watchers salt and vinegar hoops 3.5syns Total 10.5 syns

Lindt mini gold bunny, 10g, 3syns Cadbury Mini eggs, 1.5 syns for 2 eggs Thorntons mini melts caramel eggs, 1.5 syns each Cadbury Creme Egg minis, 2.5 syns per egg Theres a few other, but they are the main ones!

Great post! I do slimming world online, as there are no classes where I live. So I dont know anyone else doing slimming world. Find this forum invaluable to me, meal ideas, snack ideas, syn ideas, and just generally knowing there are other people in the same boat as me. Would be lost without...

Well done everyone! I'm down half a pound this week. Really thought I would gain, I'm in ireland and it was Paddys day this weekend, long weekend. And we celebrated my husbands birthday with a meal out too. angelajane - 7lbs (5lbs lost 2lbs to go) babytreetrunk89 - 4lbs (1lbs lost 3lbs to go...

I think truvia is disgusting, its so sweet its almost bitter if that makes sense? Its got a funny taste. I use the tesco sweetner in most things, the one in the red jar. Its cheap and i find that it doesnt have that tinny aftertaste. For baking it has to be splenda tho.

Great ideas ladies! I dont see myself being too off plan, getting slippers and a new book from dh, my mom will give me a small bunch of flowers. We will prob go for a long walk with the kids, maybe stop into MILs house. If I do go off plan it will be for a slice of MIL cake or a hot cross bun...

Have you tried cold roasted vegetables in a pasta salad or something? I roast courgette, red onion, brocolli, brussel sprouts and peppers and mix them with pasta and some salad cream or mayo. Or you could do a couscous salad with tomatoes, peppers, spring onions and ham? Or instead of having...

a dash of skimmed is half a syn per mug of coffee! I have recently realised that I dont use all my allowance in my coffee too!

maybe saving your syns like that doesnt suit you? I know there are alot of people here who cant save up like that, and the as far as I am aware (and open to correction) the official line from SW is that you arent supposed to do that. Might be worth trying a week where you use syns daily and see...

Hi! I'm 4 weeks into my SW journey and I am so glad i started! Just wanted to pop on and wish you luck!

I'm a big fan of the cauliflower one I saw posted here http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-recipes/256137-creamy-curry-superfree.html It sounds strange but tasted exactly like chip shop curry!

Sounds like you are doing brilliantly to me! Weight loss is never going to be linear. Our bodies dont know that its been a week since our last weigh in, it just does its thing and we have to hope for the best! But over 3 weeks you have lost 6lbs. Thats really good weight loss! I know it is so...

Pizza chicken, roast butternut squash, SW chips and SW coleslaw... yum!

I think alot of people have the same kind of thinking when they join SW. But I find that its a much healthier way of looking at food. Once I kinda got my head around the fact that I could eat to my hunger, not how many points I had, its just so much easier. i cook a meal for my family, and...

Hi! Huge welcome! I'm pretty new to SW too, this is my 4th week. Love it so far. Totally agree with meal plans, it takes the whole "what will we have for dinner, theres nothing there, lets have junk" scenario out of it! Find it so much easier to stay on plan when I dont have to stare into...

I know the feeling, I came from weight watchers too. But you have to forget all about it. Look through some of the food diaries on here, and see that people who have lost PILES of weight, stones and stones, all lost by eating potatoes and other "forbidden" food. It is so hard to get out of the...

Hi! Do you go to meetings or do you do it online? What is it that you cant get your head around, is it dropping the mentality that you dont have to portion things, that the free foods really are free, or is it something else?

Having spaghetti carbonara. Sauce made from eggs and fat free fromage frais. Having peppers, onions, mushrooms and courgette for superfree.

Down 1.5lbs today! I'm thrilled, had a root through my old weight watchers stuff, it took me 7 weeks to lose 4.5 lbs on ww! I thought I was a slow loser! acc- 4lbs ( 0 lbs lost 4lbs to go) angelajane - 7lbs (5lbs lost 2lbs to go) babytreetrunk89 - 4lbs (0lbs lost 4lbs to go ) Barmel 5lbs (0lbs...

me too cloudyjane.... I'm a serious sucker for a biscuit. could eat them all day! They are the biggest reason I'm 17 stone! :(

Ya the mccain jackets are 1 syn each. I think they are well worth it cos they are so fluffy and quick, but I know some people dont think they are worth it!

Will def give Simon a look, always on the hunt for new foodie ideas! Huge congrats on your loss, sounds like it was well deserved! Keep up the good work!!!

I mix fat free fromage frais with sweetner and almond essence and have it with fruit. It tastes like a cherry bakewell tart, and the fromage frais is more filling than yogurt. Finds it stops me wanting biscuits and cakes at 3pm. Not an easy feat! :p Loads of other great suggestions above! Good...

Slimming world is available online. I am doing it, and while its not as good as a group and doesnt suit everyone, it is still allowing me to use the plan without disrupting other members with my noisy toddler!

How about some of the mccain frozen jacket potatoes? One of them cooks in 5 mins in the micro, and are yum. Could top it with a small tin of beans and have a fruit salad for after?

Is it part of your meal or just a snack? If it was a snack I prob wouldnt bother with the veg, but for a meal I would def have some veg to bulk it out and make sure you dont get too hungry later on!

I do SW online so not something I have experience with in SW, but it used to drive me bonkers when i was a weight watchers member. I used to bring my older son, he would have been between 2 and 3 at the time, and himself and about 5 other children were able to sit quietly and play or eat some...

oooh, found some new ones! thanks a million ladies!

Well done, thats fantastic!!!

I could go up as much as 5lbs depending on what day of star week is weigh in day! You will prob see a big loss next week if you have been 100% on plan.

ooooh, didnt know she was a member here! I think she is fab!

Hi! Welcome! This one is fantastic! Slimming World Recipes - Slimming Eats Loads of recipes with slimming world values. Have tried a good few of her recipes and they all worked out well!

Hello! Welcome to the SW group! I could have pretty much written your post. I've been on SW for almost 3 weeks and feeling like this is really suiting me and especially my family. I have 2 boys, 5 yrs and 15 months. Best of luck with it hun, hope you have finally found the answer! xx

Huge welcome! You have done fantastically well so far! I think SW is so easy to feed your family on! Was just saying to DH that he has been having SW free meals for nearly 3 weeks and he and the kids havent even noticed. Their current favorite is meatballs and spaghetti. Mix extra lean...

I dont see how that would work tbh. With all due respect, its coming across that you are looking for an excuse to eat off plan, and of course its up to you what you want to do, but if you find ww more flexible then maybe SW is the wrong plan for you? You need to find something that works for...

I'm drinking no added sugar squash because i'm not in the habit of drinking at all during the day. Once i find its a habit i will start phasing it out. As said above, SW tends to have alot of artifical sweetners in it and I want to cut them where I can!

Instead of having a third of your plate as superfree, make half your plate superfree! You will limit calories without feeling like you are doing without.

to put on 2lbs you would have needed to eat 7000 calories more than you need to maintain your weight. (3,500 extra calories = 1lb of fat) So its prob just water and bloat from not being used to eating junk any more. Dont start thinking you have blown it! Drink loads of water, maybe go to half...

If you cant stay away from it then its worth the syns imo. Punishing yourself for eating food seems a bit extreme. If you are too strict on yourself then you wont stick to the plan, I know from experience!

Omg, that looks really great. Def going to try it. Think my sons would love it!

Happy days! ;)

Go back to basics. Read back over your books, have a look at the free and superfree lists and do a meal plan. Go and do a good shop and just start again. Forget about all the weeks you didnt lose or gained, pretend like you are a brand new member. Weigh all healthy extras etc. Dont beat...

Its 8.5 on red and ee, 9.5 on green.

Its superfree!!!

Milk for coffee 2 syns (saving hexa for cheese on my dinner), squirty cream on a bowl of strawberries 1syn, Weight watchers chocolate whip dessert 2.5 syns and seeing as its weigh day i'm gonna splurge on a galaxy ripple 8.5 syns. Total: 14

hi ladies! Was wondering if I could pop in and join the chat here! I joined SW 2 weeks ago, doing it online as I'm in cork and no meetings here. Seems to really suit me so far! I have tried so many diets over the years, so I'm really hoping this is the one that will get me all the way to...

1 lb off for me this morning! Delighted with myself, I always thought I was a slow loser! acc- 4lbs ( 0 lbs lost 4lbs to go) angelajane - 7lbs (0lbs lost 7lbs to go) babytreetrunk89 - 4lbs (0lbs lost 4lbs to go ) Bunnie - 8lbs (0lbs lost 8lbs to go) ceebeee - 5lbs (0lbs lost 5lbs to go )...

Hi! huge welcome! I started slimming world 2 weeks ago. Loving it so far!! I have 2 boys, age 5 and 15 months. Sorry to hear about your health issues, hope you are on the mend! Best of luck with SW! 30lbs is a great loss, do you have much more to go?

I dont think you are going to get an unbiased answer here, but we can tell you our experiences. I did weight watchers just after they switched to the new propoints. I wasnt starving, but I wasnt learning about the right types of food for my body. It was a nightmare cooking for my family...

I'm a total couch potato, but have started walking every morning after I drop my little boy to school. Me and the baby head off for about 25 mins. I'm hoping to build it up as it gets easier.

How would you feel if you gained a pound? Would you still think "oh its only a pound" or would you be really annoyed? ;) You did really well! The weight didnt go on in the space of a few weeks, it wont come off that way either. Keep going hun, keep chipping away at it!

omg well done you!!!! What an achievement!!

Hi! Huge welcome! I am on my second week of SW, and definitely at first I was caught up in the mindset that I cant have rice and pasta in the same day, I am eating too many potatoes etc. But the way I see it is, the other weight loss plans didnt work for me. So why should I hang on to their...

You got it! Try not to think of it as a mix of two plans, but as something new. I royally confused myself by trying a few green days last week. Think I need to get the hang of EE first! Welcome back to sw! Best of luck with it, i'm a SW online member too. Found it a bit rubbish when i signed...

Didnt know the different brands had different values! I just did a generic search. That'll teach me! ;)

i'm not big on salad atm cos its so cold. But what I am really enjoying is roasted vegetables. Roast up some red onion, peppers, courgette, brussel sprouts, carrots, whatever you fancy, spritzed with fry light, salt and pepper. mix with just about anything. Today I mixed them with some pasta and...

Maybe its a different brand or something? I checked the SW online database before I posted to double check, and it says that 1 tbsp of extra light mayo is 1 syn.

It looks pretty good to me, but I am very new to SW so hopefully someone with more experience will have some more advice! I just wanted to mention that 2tbsps of extra light mayo is 2 syns :) Also wondering why scrambled egg is your HexA? What is in it?

Happens to us all! New week and there will be a new weigh in at the end. Forget about whats done and just do your best!

haha! Well done, thats a fantastic award to get, you have done so brilliantly! Very well deserved!!!

aw i'm so glad I could help! Best of luck with your SW journey!

Syns are there for a reason! SW have developed the plan so that the syns go hand in hand with everything else. The whole plan is carefully balanced, so that you will burn more calories than you take in, so no need to feel guilty! Just think of all the money SW have spent to make sure you can...

Had this for dinner tonight with SW chips and HEA of cheese. Oh my god, tasted exactly the same as chipper curry. I couldnt believe it. Very tasty and so simple.

I play games on facebook, it keeps my hands busy! I do save some syns for the evening, so if i'm watching tv I can have something nice. If its not hitting the spot I will have a diet cherry coke which is really yum and sweet, or some sugar free werthers, they are 1/2 a syn each and take ages to eat!

Thank you so much for that info! My starting weight was wrong too, I only put in a guesstimate of what my weight was when i signed up, thinking I would have an official starting weigh in, but i was out by 2.5lbs! Will ask them to change that too, thanks so much for the help!

Official loss was 3lbs for my first week, I am over the moon! So thrilled. 7lbs in one week is a great loss, just think, thats half a stone closer to goal! Best of luck tomorrow!

Well done donna, I think naturally slim people fluctuate by a few pounds off and on, it seems to be normal and healthy. You seem to have it under control which is a huge achievement! Woopsadolly, I had my first weigh in on wednesday, lost 3lbs! Was so shocked, I never lost 3lbs in a week on...

I have only started on SW, have 8 stone to lose. Finding it easy to stick to, but I have to be prepared and make sure I have a meal plan, it takes the choice out of eating iykwim. I dont ever stand at the fridge and think what will I have, its already planned. Tbh, I would start this monday...

I agree, you have nothing to lose. You will be no worse off, even if you dont lose any weight. Stick to the plan 100%, dont be thinking about portion sizes, just eat until you are full. You might just surprise yourself! I know I was very surprised with my first weigh in! I ate buckets more than...

All the best with your journey, 33.5lbs is a lb a week, very do-able!

It prob is the fact that your routine is off, alot of people struggle at weekends, when the kids are off school etc because the routine is so different. If you feel you are really struggling or very tempted, you could always have a flexi-syn night? It might help. Just think of how far you...

Delighted for you! Huge congrats!!

Have you tried almond milk or hazlenut milk? I dont know the exact quantities for a healthy extra, but have seen alot of people raving about almond milk on fb groups. Its really lovely, not very milk like, but has a lovely sweet, slightly nutty taste. Definitely worth a go, I often use it and I...

Def have your 1/3 superfree, find it makes the old habits of having small portions easier to manage. Best of luck with your week!

I know! I felt the same. Hopped on the scales for my first weigh in yesterday (doing sw online, so weigh at home) was saying to my husband, theres no way i've had a good loss, been eating all week. And he said ya, you did seem to be eating more than usual. Lost 3lbs! couldnt believe it! Trust...

Hi! Huge welcome! I am a seasoned weight watcher too, and on my second week of slimming world. Its hard to get your head around the fact that you can eat until you are full, not until you run out of points! Congratulations on your baby, best of luck on your slimming world journey!

I do slimming world online. Initially I was very disappointed that there is no real consultant and there is no way to ask questions, but after a few days I got to get a good look through the articles archive and tbh there is a massive amount of info on it. Its very motivating and everything I...

No, a pitta isnt on the list of Healthy extras. Just checked the syns, a tesco wholemeal one, 60g, is 8 syns.

Haha! didnt realise they were so low, thanks for the tip! I'm the same with my syns, hate spending them on food, prefer too keep them for treats!

Happened me yesterday with some chocolate chips. i was lucky i weighed them, but I had eaten them before i checked. 3 syns for 10g, you wouldnt see the little sprinkle i had with some yogurt!

Ugh thats a right pain in the bum!

Chosen by You Garlic Chicken Kievs, 30% Less Fat, twin pack, chilled, 130g each 10 on ee and red, 15 on green.

Oh no!!! Is it too late to switch to extra easy? How many did you have?

Brilliant news, well done! Made all the hard work worth it!!

I'm not sure if this will help much, but I'll share my experience just in case! When I binge, I always feel terrible after it. the joy of eating only lasted a few minutes and then it was gone. It never feels worth the guilt. So when I feel tempted I just say "its only food, it wont last" It...

Absolutely delighted for you! It pays to be patient until official weigh in! Hope you have a great week!

Used 4 syns on boots shapers mint nougat bar, 3 syns on 10g chocolate chips, 2.5 syns on a tbsp honey, 1 syn on a mccain baked potato. Fancy something now, but dunno what to have...

Dont beat yourself up about it hun, its done and you cant change it. I dont mean to sound nasty, but if you beat yourself up about it you will feel guilty and rubbish about yourself, you will take a knock to your confidence and its a slippery slope! Draw a line, pick yourself back up. Every meal...

I would love to join a challenge! Doing SW online, so nice to have other people to work towards a goal with! I would love to lose 6lbs in march! Hope its ok to just add myself to the list? acc- 4lbs ( 0 lbs lost 4lbd to go) babytreetrunk89 - 4lbs (0lbs lost 0lbs to go ) Danni86 - 6lbs (0lbs...

I'm a big fan of the boots shapers bars. The mint nougat one is 4 syns and tastes like after eights. So yum! Theres also a recipe for fruit trifle in this months SW mag, its 3syns a portion. Me and my 5 year old made it as a friday night treat, we both loved it!

You might get a nice surprise tomorrow at wi, your scales could be different, and at a different time of day you weigh differently! Also, just think, the food you put into your body this week is healthy, good food for your body. Even if you only see 1lb loss at a time, just think of what all...

Delighted you found the info. hope the red or green days suit you better! Best of luck with it!

I'm terrible for snack ideas, I always have fruit and yogurt. Dying to hear what other people have, I'm getting a bit sick of the same things! watching with interest!

Hi, i'm also a SW online member. I'm not sure what you mean about it being set to extra easy? Its not set to anything as far as I am aware, but you do need to click in to a different option to find the info on red or green. If you log on to your slimming world account, from the page where it...

My heart goes out to you, you poor pet. i feel alot like you, especially about the housework and general unhappiness. I am currently 18 stone, so have about 8 stone to lose. As for doing it on a budget, I have always had a tight food budget and am finding its just about changing what I spend...

What kinds of superfree do you like? Maybe we can give you some ideas on how to prepare them differently to keep it a bit more interesting, or some meal ideas that you can slot what you do like into? I'm not a fussy eater at all, but have been roasting alot of veg with some chili powder etc to...

I have an options hot choc in the evening and find it hits the spot. I usually keep some of my milk HEA and have half milk, half water. Loving coconut one atm, its 1.5syns for 11g sachet. Squirty cream is 0.5 syn for a tbsp too, if you are feeling fancy! Another thing i have discovered lately...

Would you consider doing it online? I'm an online member as there isnt a group within an hours drive of my house. Every week after your weigh in they have some really good articles, a section if you are struggling, and tons of articles to deal with a range of topics. It might give you the...

Huge congrats on your first weigh in, thats absolutely fantastic!!! Hope its given you a good boost to keep going with the plan! My first weigh in isnt until wednesday. I signed up on a wednesday, but wasnt ready to start until the following monday. So i will have been on plan for a week...

Dont let it put you off! As you get better and more experienced you will get quicker! Hope you all enjoyed your shepards pie, big favorite in my house!

The thing about weight loss is that your body doesnt know its been a week since your last wi! Anything could have caused you to stay the same, you might have needed the loo, had a little more salt than usual the day before, loads of things. So keep on it hun, next week could surprise you and you...

Congratulations! :)

Hi! I tried to do SW at home on my own, my friend gave me her books. There is no meetings within an hour of me. And tbh, even with the books I just couldnt do it. Like you, i was spending a fortune because I didnt really know what i could and couldnt have and was assuming alot. So i stopped...

Hello!! I'm new to SW too! I have about 8 stone to lose, but finding sw such a massive change to feeling hungry and spacing my food out during the day so I dont use up all my allowance! Its fab, I can eat when i'm hungry! Best of luck with your weigh in tomorrow, dont forget to let us know how...

I had an innocent veg pot today, think it was indian chickpea daahl. Was gorgeous, 6.5 syns. Tasted like it should be much higher! I had it as a lunch on the run, but think it would be a great dinner with some veg on the side, or some extra chickpeas etc. Theres other flavours in the range too...

I do SW online, and have only just started, but I just wanted to wish you the best of luck with it! Its such a healthy way of looking at food, and for me its such a refreshing change. I hope you find the same and reach your goal!! :)

Tried amazon, but the company wont deliver to Ireland. Boo. Will give ebay a try! Thanks!!! :)

Thanks for bumping this! Promised my little boy I would make burgers at the weekend, and this would be gorgeous instead of mayo!!!

Can I ask where you got it? I love coconut and think it would be delish in porridge!

This is my first week on SW so my big goal is to lose a stone by my birthday in May, its 13 weeks away and i'm a slow loser but i feel its achievable.

I'm a newbie to SW too, just wanted to pop on and say best of luck with it! We have about the same weight to lose and I have a baby who is 14 months!

Best of luck restarting your journey! Theres no SW class where I live (not within an hours drive) but got a hold of the books from a friend in another county. I couldnt do it, was all over the place. Signed up online and its made a huge difference. Think you do need the extra info and support.

I'm a newbie too and finding it hard to get my head around the fact that I can eat as much as will fill me! Was so used to feeling constantly hungry on another plan. Def agree with adding in the superfree, it really does fill you up and you can save your syns for a treat instead of food iykwim...

I think a good consultant is half the battle, they really have the power to build you up. I think you should definitely try another group, you are paying them money, you should get the value out of it! Agree with the advice that you should start as a new member, really make it a fresh start and...

ooooh misskelly that sounds lovely! something that the kids will like too! :)

Oh hun, I dont have much advice, but wanted to send you tons of sympathy! You are doing so well not giving in so far, I really hope it will all pay off tomorrow night on the scales! Enjoy the film tonight, be kind to yourself!