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Wraps don't count as a Healthy Extra I'm afraid so you'd have to syn them. Off the top of my head, I think the Weight Watchers ones are 5.5 syns each but most other brands are between 9 and 12 syns per wrap.

A rare EE day today: A: 350ml skimmed milk B: 60g wholemeal bread

Red: A: 350ml skimmed milk B: 60g wholemeal bread B: 2 Aldi Harvest Moon 70 cal bars

Sounds yummy! Might try that! :)

15 peanuts, shelled and whole are a HEB on EE and Green.

Just try it! You've got nothing to lose except weight. In week 1 of the C25K, you begin by walking for 5 minutes then alternate 60 seconds of running with 90 seconds of walking for 20 minutes. Very doable even if you're quite unfit. If you're worried about being seen out and about exercising...

You're welcome :)

Red day today so I had a sandwich (HEB) with lots of ham and some cherry tomatoes. I finished off with some melon, mango and pinapple fingers. Nom nom.

I have as many as I need! Sometimes that's the full 15, sometimes it's 5. Personally, I've never found that eating more syns has affected my losses (I've lost over 2.5 stone since January). I generally lose between 1 and 3 lbs a week. SW says you can have between 5 and 15 syns a day and so I do...

According to my book (p.40 of the Red/Green book), On a Red day you can have 230g of baking potato (including skin) as a HEB. The 230g referrs to the RAW weight. Or you can have 200g of new potatoes (again with skin) as a HEB. Again, you would need to weigh out the potatoes before you cooked...

I made a quorn and bean chilli and had that with some couscous. Fruit salad for pud.

I started running at Easter and now go running at least 5x a week. I was fairly fit when I started so I didn't do the Couch to 5K programme (though I've heard good things about it). I just ran until I was tired and then gradually built up my times/distance. My first target was to run 5k without...

Good luck! I joined SW in January hoping to shift the weight I'd put on while breastfeeding (like you I didn't gain much during pregnancy but breastfeeding meant I was starving all.the.time). Anyway, I've lost 2.5 stone so far and I'm feeling much better about myself. Good luck to you! I love SW :)

Not sure if this has been mentioned before Just popped into Lidl and noticed they have a new range of fat free yogurts. They're called Milbona Fat Free yogurts and they come in several different flavours. I bought Cherry, Strawberry and Vanilla with Choc Sprinkles but there are others too. I've...

Princess_Stevie is exactly right. You can choose to have either 1 or 2 Alpen Lights as a HEB. If you have one then you may find your weight loss is speedier (hence the S symbol). However, you can have 2 if you want. I always have 2 if I'm using Alpen Lights as a HEB!

Good luck!

2 weetabix (HEB) plus a banana and a LARGE cup of coffee (my baby was up between 12.00 and 3.00 last night)

I'm wearing my size 12 jeans (and I can sit down and breath and everything! LOL) AND I ran 5k in 29 minutes today which is my best ever time!

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Smoked salmon sandwich (bread as a HEB) with cherry tomatoes and 2 nectarines.

FAB! Well done you :D

Could they not be counted as a Healthy Extra as a Weetabix substitute? SW is a bit vauge on this but in my book (p.26) it clearly states that you can replace any branded cereal with a supermarket own brand of the same cereal. Also, on the student/budget meal plan section of the website, it...

Asda definately sell it - or at least, my local branch does. I haven't been able to find any in Morrisons recently though. Tesco almost always have some in but that's a bit of a trek for me!

Mushroom and cheese HEA) omlette this morning nom nom

Totally agree.

I saw some in Morrisons the other day :)

Green! A) 40g reduced fat chedder A) 40g of reduced fat chedder (love lots of cheese on a Green day LOL) B) 2 weetabix B) 60g wholemeal bread

I can't see any gluten free bread listed as a HEB. But you can have dried fruit (e.g., 50g dried apple), canned fruit and cooked fruit as a HEB on EE as well as some soups, nuts and seeds and 1tsp of olive oil.

Here's the Red Day thread: http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world/315826-red-day-thread.html

My fav free breakfast is 2 Linda mcartney rosemary and red onion sausages with poached eggs and grilled mushrooms and tomatoes.

Homemade vegetable soup with cheese on toast (HEA&B)

Well done on your losses so far! I'd avoid anything likely to be deep fried like samosas or spring rolls. I'd also avoid anything with pastry like sausage rolls or mini pasties and anything covered in mayo like potato salad. Go for salad without dressing, lean meats if you can and things like...

I don't find that exercises slows my losses - the opposite in fact. I exercise 5 times a week and have done since I started SW in January. I started off doing exercise DVDs in my living room but now run regularly and go to the gym. I do find that if I'm doing lots of exercise I need to be...

I had a banana before my run. Then after running 6k, I came back home and made myself a cooked brekkie: 2 veggies sausages (2 syns each) with scrambled eggs and grilled tomatoes.

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Red day today: A: 350ml skimmed milk A: 40g reduced fat chedder B: 2 Weetabix B: 60g wholemeal bread

I do sometimes! If I'm having a Green day, I'll often have cheese on toast with vegetable soup for my lunch. 80g of reduced fat chedder cheese on my toast is much for satisfying than 40g. Feels like a 'non diet' portion! Nom nom.

Totally agree with everything here. I have a baby plus a toddler and I work so I am very busy! But SW slots into my life and I enjoy making healthy SW meals from scratch that the whole family can enjoy. I don't spend hours in the kitchen either - many SW recipes are very quick and simple as well...

Smoked salmon sandwich (HEB) with cherry tomatoes and carrot sticks.

2 weetabix with milk (HEA&B), plus 2 nectarines covered in a muller light.

Yes it is :)

Yes :) So, if I search for Dolmio original pasta sauce in the database, it tells me that there are 8 syns is a 320g jar. So if I was sharing that with hubs, it would be 4 syns for my portion. But personally, I make my own pasta sauce now. Loads of lovely and tasty recipes on the SW website that...

You can find out the syns of things by using the online SW database. Or, if you don't have acess to that, look in the 'syn values' sub forum on here. The syn values for many common items are listed there. Looking online, fajita seasoning seems to be around 4 syns a packet. But of course, you...

Right? Are you going to a group? If so, get out your Food Optimising book. Starting on p 9 you will find a list of free and superfree foods. These are foods that can be enjoyed without weighing or measuring. Free foods include lean meat (cut visible fat off) and fish as well as carbs like...

Magic porridge with mixed berries

I had a turkey stir fry with mixed berries and yogurt for pud.

I had a smoked salmon sandwich (HEB) with a bowl of homemade vegetable soup and an apple.

That's amazing, hon. Well done you! :D

Ainsley Harriott's Moroccan Medley Couscous (1.5 syns) with cherry tomatoes.

Yes, could you offer to cook? That way you can ensure that you're on plan. Alternatively, what about buying a SW cookbook and then you could both choose meals out of that to cook? Have you explained the SW plan to her? Does she know what is free on the plan and what isn't? have you made it clear...

2 weetabix with skimmed milk plus fruit salad with fat free yogurt.

That's absolutely fine, hon. I see absolutely no reason why that would cause a weight gain. The only thing I would suggest is that you try to have some superfree with your breakfast as well. Personally, I'm always hungry first thing so I make a hearty breakfast a priority. If I was having beans...

It DOES work - the members on Minimins are proof of that. Do you really think SW would spend £££ designing and marketing a weight loss programme that was ineffective? And as others have said, 'free' does not mean completely unlimited. You eat until you are satisfied and then stop. If you stuff...

That's fab, hon! Well done :D

Quick dinner tonight: beef and vegetable stir fry

Tuna sandwich (HEB + 1 syn for extra light mayo) with a salad and an apple.

SW is a great plan, and one of the best things about it IMO is that you don't have to buy 'special' food unless you want to. Normal household staples will do. I always have these in: Carbs * Wholemeal bread * Baking potatoes * Rice * Pasta * Couscous * Sometimes Quinoa Fruit/Veg * Bagged stir...

Looks OK to me - though I'd try to get some superfree in at breakfast. Are you having snacks? if so, try to make superfree your first choice for snacks too. Are you losing weight? That's the key thing. If you are, then you're obviously doing fine so keep at it! If you're not, they you might need...

2 weetabix with skimmed milk followed by fruit salad.

First of all, I'm sorry you're C has been so unhelpful. That's not really on. Is there another local group you can attend? A good C can make all the difference! Are you starting on Extra Easy? The main thing with EE is to try and fill your plate with 1/3 superfree (basically fruit and/or veg)...

I started with EE but once I'd got my head around that, I swapped to mainly Red/Green days. Now I do a mixture of all 3 plans depending on my food plans for the day. I prefer Red and Green days though (love the extra HEA and B LOL). I probably do about 1 or 2 EE days a week and the rest are Red...

Thanks, hon. Managing to stay on track still. Had a bad craving last night and I'd run out of syns so I was reduced to doing the 30DS again (twice in one day!) to distract myself LOL. No bad cravings today so hopefully I'll be OK. But will get some meringues in for tonight and plan a mullerlight...

Green day today: A) 40g reduced fat chedder B) 60g wholemeal bread B) 2 Aldi HArvest Moon 70 cal cereal bars

Jacket potato with beans and salad

2 boiled eggs with toast soldiers (HEB) and steamed mushrooms.

Everyone, I need some help. For the past several days I have been dealing with horrible cravings for chocolate. I'm pretty sure it's hormone related though I've never had such an enduring craving before. I wish to state that I have been completely on plan over the last few days and haven't...

I absolutely believe that for some people, food can be an addiction. Not for everyone obviously but for some people. This is becoming more recognised by the medical community as well with 'binge eating disorder' now recognised as an eating disorder. And did you know there is an' Overeaters...

The Lidl Linessa fat free natural yogurt is free. Lidl also do a selection of fat free fruit yogurts but they are 2 syns per 125g pot. Saying that, Lidl also sell Mullerlights so if you prefer those then you can just buy them! Aldi Brooklea fat free natural yogurt is also free. But their fat...

Toast (HEB), baked beans, loads of mushrooms and 2 vegetarian sausages. Nom nom.

Chicken and brocolli stir fry

Smoked salmon sandwich and a bowl of homemade vegetable soup

Personally, I'd LOVE a Body Magic themed raffle e.g., a exerise DVD, a pedometer, a water bottle, small gym towel etc. sadly, my C doesn't really push Body Magic so I doubt it will ever happen in my group but it would be fab if it did!

Porridge with a banana

That's amazing! Well done! :D

Depends on when I work out! If it's not long until my next meal, I'll just wait and have that. But if I've been working really hard (and I do - I've just joined a gym and some of the classes are intense) I'll often have a banana to see me through as sometimes I can feel a bit shaky aftererwards...

Fantastic! Well done :D

Cheese on toast (HEA&B) with a banana.

Personally, I think that fighting binging behaviour is more than simply a question of willpower. I have willpower, drive and determination in spades (eg., I financed myself through three degrees including a PhD completed while also working full time - you don't do that if you're not disciplined...

I'm a binge eater too, unfortunately. Since starting SW I've been much better. I've only had one binge which wasn't too bad by my standards, and by cutting back on syns for the rest of the week, I even managed to lose that week too. I think SW is helping me because on other diets, I've had an...

I had a mushroom and cheese (1/2 HEA) omlette this morning.

What kind of cheese are they? You can have 30g of several cheeses (e.g., chedder, red leisceter) as a HEA. I can't imagine that being pre sliced would 'disqualify' them!

I did a strength training class yesterday. Today I'm going swimming with the kids and will try to squeeze a run in later.

Magic porridge with a banana

I had cheese on toast (HEA&B) and a bowl of homemade vegetable soup.

I started off on but now do a mixture of red adn green days with an EE day thrown in once in a while. I find lose weight more quickly doing A combination of green and red days, plus I love being able to have 2 HEAs and 2HEBs.

What a lovely, positive post! Well done on doing well yesterday and doing all that planning - that's really the key for many of us. I'm sure you'll have another sucessful day today!

I always make sure I have a selection of my fav fruit and veggies in (mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, bagged salad, apples, bananas, frozen raspberries). I also like to buy bags of pre chopped frozen 'casserole vegetables' as I find they make very nice soups. Carbs/grains:\ Pasta, couscous...

Thanks for replying. Some serious emotional stress has been affecting my appitite. I'm finding it very difficult to eat anything at all. But hopefully it will all be resolved soon and I'll be back on track. xx

Never mind.

Good luck! :)

I bought a dress today. I couldn't try it on as I had my children with me. It was a size 12 so I thought I had about a 50/50 chance of it fitting. But it does fit - perfectly! :)

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Red a) 175ml whole milk b) 60g wholemeal bread b) 35g wholewheat pasta

The Nu Me bars are not on the SW approved list of Healthy Extras I'm afraid. They probably don't have enough fibre to count as a HEB. If you're after a cheaper alternative to Alpen Lights, try Ald 70 cal Harvest Moon Benefit cereal bars. They come in yummy flavours (Choc Orange, Summer Fruits...

Smoked salmon, wholemeal bread (HEB) with cherry tomatoes and carrot sticks.

Scrambled eggs, mushrooms and tomatoes

I had a chicken and veggie stir fry

I had a bowl of homemade vegetable soup and a wholemeal bread sandwich (HEB) made with Bernard Matthews tikka turkey chunks.

Magic porridge and a banana

Congratulations hon! Well done :D

That's fab! Well done :D

Red! a: 2 babybel original b: 35g porridge oats b: 60g wholemeal bread

Smoked salmaon on wholemeal bread with cherry tomatoes. Followed by a banana.

Good luck! :)

I eat and drink as normal on weigh in day. I WI at 7.30 but my group is just around the corner so I have time to have a quick dinner (usually a stir fry or something) between putting the kids to bed and weighing in. I know some people restrict what they eat on on WI day but I couldn't do that...

Magic porridge with raspberries

I had a mugshot with a bowl of salad sprinked with LowLow cheese

Well done! :D I'm already reasonably fit (have been exercising though not running for a few months now). I started the C25K last week on Week 5. Done! Bring on week 6!

Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with hanging on to it if you think it will be good inspiration for you. If you can't fit into it when you're at target, you could always flog it on ebay. FCUK things generally sell well so there's a good chance you'd make a good chunk of your...

Well done for losing so much weight! That's quite an achievement! You say that you will stick to SW for weeks and then binge and 'ruin' it all. I'm sorry, but there's no way you can 'put back on all the weight you've lost' in one binge. Even if it's a HELL on a binge, 3,500 calories = 1lb...

Syn free yummy cooked breakfast consisting of beans, scrambled eggs, mushrooms and grilled tomatoes. Nom nom

I'm sorry you're dealing with this, hon. A close family member of mine suffers from panic attacks and severe anxiety as well so I know how debilitating and frightening it can be. He's really been helped by CBT though. Would that be a possibility for you at all? I hope you enjoy your concert. xx

Yay - that's so good - it's lovely to be able to start buying things in smaller sizes isn't it? I'm sure you look fab in your new dress! :) And well done on making a great choice for lunch as well. :D

Chicken and veg stir fry. Takes only a few minutest to cook and is very yummy. Perfect weekend dinner!

Well done - that's great!

Thanks everyone. The thing is, it's not hurting my motivation at the moment. I do get frustrated with most of the other members, but at the end of the day, I'm doing this for me so I'm not all that bothered by what they do (though do admit to feeling a bit grumpy about it in my OP). It's funny...

Red! a 60g Kerry Low Low Mature Cheddar Spread...

Baked salmon with mange tout and a jacket potato.

I'm sorry, for this rant, it probably isn't going to show me in a very good light but I'm so frustrated! It seems like for the last several weeks, people at my group have fallen into 2 categories: 1) Those who have had a gain and couldn't understand why - then admitted they'd had an alcohol...

Black leggings, a knee lenth denim skirt and a black jumper with knee boots.

1) Lose 2 stone 2) Get to my interim target of 10.7 3) Be able to run 5K 4) Get a healthy BMI 5) Get to 9st something and call Target

Baked salmon with butternut squash, carrot and swede mash

No you don't sound spoilt at all! There's nothing wrong with wanting a bit of public recognition for your efforts. At my meeting, all awards are awarded publicly by the C at the start of the meeting - no matter if the member has been there for 7 days or 7 years! The exception is if the member in...

Red! A: 2 mini Babybel B: 2 Aldi 70 cal cereal bars B: 60g wholemeal bread

I had a tuna sandwich (HEB) with a mixed leaf salad and cherry tomatoes followed by strawberries and a yogurt.

Spag bol with loads of veg

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Great attitude. :) Well done.

Kerryathome, actually, I have signed up for a Race for Life. My Mum and SIL are doing the 10k one in June which I think is probably a stretch too far for me at the mo (next year maybe... LOL) but there is a 5k one on the same day that I have just entered. Eeek! I have 2 months to train for it...

These things happen to the best of us. Dust yourself down and draw a line under it. Get back on track today and you'll soon forget this little blip. Good luck!

Homemade vegetable soup with toast (HEB), 1 Babybel (HEA) and cherry tomatoes. Followed by strawberries covered in raspberry yogurt (1.5 syns).

Thanks kerryathome. I ventured out again today and managed about 20 minutes of running (with brisk walking either side as a warm up/cool down). I think I'm beginning to see what the fuss is about so I'm going to keep at it. No excuse now the evenings are getting lighter! Thanks again :)

Red: a 250ml semi-skimmed milk a 40g Reduced fat Cheddar...

Steak and stir fry veggies

Star week can be demoralising if you tend to hold on to water. The thing is, even though it might show as a gain or a maintain on the scales, it's not the same as gaining fat - and you know that. I tend to lose less weight the week before star week but then have a bigger than normal loss the...

Porridge with raspberries.

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Quorn and vegetable curry with couscous.

Green: a 30g Cheddar b 60g of...

Egg mayo sandwich (HEB) with celery and cucumber sticks.

Oh, I certainly didn't mean to put you off! And I did manage to run 3 times round that recreation ground this morning so it's getting easier :) Maybe we could all do the Couch 25K together? I'd certainly enjoy the support!

I have a so-so fitness level. Since I started SW in January, I've been doing exercise DVDs at least 5 times a week and have been alternating cardio with toning/free weights. We've been at the in-laws since before Easter, and since I knew I wouldn't have a chance to do my DVDs, I just brought...

I stayed on track over Easter (had 1 creme egg within my syns allowance but that was it). AND, I went shopping with DH yesterday and could fit comfortably in a size 14. I was a size 18 pre SW!

2 weetabix and an apple.

It will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. But you can freeze cooked couscous so if you're not going to eat it in the next day or so, then I'd do that.

Honk! :-)

Please be kind to yourself. The vast majority of us have overindulged at some point. I guarantee you will not be the only one to gave had a hiccup over Easter. As others have said, face the scales then draw a line under it and get back on track. One day will not derail your weight loss journey...

Spicy pasta bake (2 syns) with salad followed by blueberries and yogurt.

That's great - welcome to Onederland! :D

I'm not sure how to explain it but I don't know that I am - or ever was - particularly motivated as such. Grimly determined more describes my mood at the start, I think. I really wanted to do something about my weight/eating habits or I knew I'd just keep gaining and gaining and I didn't want to...

2 weetabix with milk (HEA/B) plus 2 mandarins.

EE: a 250ml semi-skimmed milk b 2 Weetabix

Can you tell us a little bit more? Why were you fed up? Why do you think WW would work better for you? Personally, since you've paid in advance, I'd be tempted to give SW your all for the next few weeks. Stick to the plan 100% and then see how satisfied you are with your losses/the programme at...

Green! a 2 Mini Babybel Original Cheeses...

My in laws did a buffet so I chose a jacket potato and lots of salad then popped some baked beans in the microwave and had them too. Yum!

Fruit salad with fat free yogurt poured over the top.

Lean fillet steak with a large salad. Raspberries and yogurt for pud.

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I was hungry this morning so I had a mushroom omlette with cheese (1/2 HEA) followed by a muller light and blueberries.

Baked salmon with lots of superfree veggies.

I've tried all of them and they are YUM! I think the raspberry and blueberry are 'low fat' instead of 0 fat and so are 3 syns each. But they are totally worth it in my opinion!

I'm going to have 300g New Covent Garden Plum Tomato & Basil Soup (HEB on Red) with 2 Ryvita original (3 syns) topped with two mini babybel (HEA) and some fruit.

Red! a 175ml whole milk a 2 Mini Babybel Original Cheeses...

Exactly this! I lost 3.5lbs this week but last week 'only' 1lb. For me, it depends a lot on what time of the month it is, how much exercise I've done etc. I do find, however, that I tend to lose slightly more if I mix up my days a bit. So I've had a few Green and Red days recently as well as EE...

2 weetabix with milk (HEA&B) and a banana.

Chicken salad and then raspberries mixed with yogurt.

Yep, totally worth it! I love working towards Body Magic awards - it's a big motivator for me. 2 weeks to go until I get my Silver!

2 weetabix with milk (HEA/B) with a banana and a pear.

Sounds like a good plan! Have fun and go easy on yourself - it's a marathon not a sprint after all ;)

You should get one yes. I didn't though because my C had run out. :( Must remind her tonight!

The sliced lamb in minted gravy is still free on EE but the sliced beef comes in at 2 syns.

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Baked salmon with a large salad and a low fat Caesar dressing (2 syns). Raspberries and yogurt for pud.

Sounds like the right ones! Enjoy! :)

Red: a 175ml whole milk a 40g Reduced fat Cheddar...

Homemade superfree vegetable soup with wholemeal bread (HEB) and a pear

Just make sure they're the Harvest Moon Benefit 70 cal ones. :)

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What about a mugshot on the go? They come in their own little cup and you just add hot water. You could have one with a salad and some fruit.

Green a 175ml whole milk b...

I considered doing SW online but I decided to go to group instead. I've surprised myself but quite enjoying it. I like hearing the tips from other members of the group and the fact that somebody else is going to weigh me every week keeps me on the straight and narrow!

Yep, only 9 syns. Could be worse.:) Hope your day got better!

Leftover veggie chilli with salad. Plus a couple of pears.

2 Weetabix (HEB) and a banana

Very true, Chris! Thanks for the reminder :) I'm currently working towards my Silver Body magic award and, for me, exercise is key. It not only speeds up my weight loss but means that I feel more energised as well as fitter. I couldn't do SW without exercise. It's one of the tools of a healthy...

I think SW does work for most people if you follow the plan correctly. So that means eating 1/3 superfree at every meal, having your Healthy Extras (and weighing/measuring them), stopping eating when you are full and having 5-15 syns daily. Were you honestly doing all of these things while on...

Good luck!

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I've done WW, Rosemary Conley, Slimfast and calorie counting in the past. They didn't really work for me long term (obviously LOL) as I found them rather restrictive which = me feeling deprived which meant I rebelled and ate more... I do think WW and Rosemary Conley are good plans though and I...

Just tried the apple and sultana ones and you're right they're YUM. :)

Green: a 40g Reduced fat Cheddar...

Homemade superfree vegetable soup with cheese on toast (HEA & B).

Hi, You can choose either 1 or 2 Hi-Fi bars as a HEB so having only one today is absolutely fine. Yes, the NuMe toffee yogurts are free on EE, Green and Original. There are lots of yogurts that are Free actually - it's not just Muller Lights. Off the top of my head, all Weight Watchers yogurts...

A large salad with quorn chicken-style pieces and Morrisons NuMe Caesar Dressing (1/2 syn per tablespoon).

Quinoa porridge and an apple

I mix mine too. I can't see why it wouldn't be fine. I usually have Alpen Lights, Aldi 70 cal bars (my favs actually) and Hi-fi bars knocking around so I just mix and match as I fancy.

I had a mixed vegetable frittata.

You can't have Primular original as a HE I'm afraid. Light Primular is on the list but not the full fat/ham versions. However, you can have the ham one for 2.5 syns per 25g.

You can do this, hon. It's so hard to get back on the wagon but you can do it. And others have said, what's the alternative? Your wedding and starting a family are wonderful incentives. Wedding pictures will follow you around forever and, as I'm sure you know, losing weight can help your chances...

Hi hon, There's a recipe section here: Slimming World Recipes If you search for Green or vegetarian ideas, you should get loads of hits. Hope that helps!

I agree with the other posters that if you want to lose 3.5lbs a week, a VLCD (e.g, Cambridge, Exante, Lighter Life) is the way to go. As I'm sure you already know, these are meal replacement plans that will ensure that you get the right balance of nutients, vitamins etc while losing weight at...

Quinoa porridge and 2 mandarins this morning.

You can have 2 Alpen Light cereal bars as a HEB. Why not have one for breakfast with a fruit salad you made the night before? Or you could have Ryvita (4 as a HEB) with with marmite and a banana. Loads of things you could do!

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Couldn't you just swap plans within WW? My understanding is that the WW Simply Filling plan is quite similar to SW Extra Easy in many ways. And you wouldn't have to pay another set of joining fees that way.

'All day breakfast' - veggies sausages (2 syns each), jacket potato, baked beans, lots of mushrooms and tomatoes.

Turkey stir fry with noodles.

I thought it had to be 5% fat or below to count as Free.

EE: a 175ml whole milk b 2 Ryvita Origina/1 Alpen Light bar

Quinoa porridge and a banana x

Great news on both counts. Well done you. xx

Don't count calories. Whatever your C says, that's not how SW is supposed to work. Choose filling, low fat foods, make sure 1/3 of every meal is superfree and stop eating when you're full. Simples. If your weight loss starts tailing off at any point, you can look more closely at what you're...

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Salmon with a jacket potato and cottage cheese plus green beans.

Personally, I would draw a line under it and start afresh tomorrow. Tuesday is a long way away, more than enough time to get back on track. From reading your post, it really seems like you didn't eat enough during the day. You basically had toast and fruit until dinner, is that right? Did you...

I've not tried the apple ones - might give them a go next time I'm there. They don't always have the chocolate ones at my Aldi either. So I tend to buy up their entire stock of them on the rare ocassions they have any in! :o

I agree - the Aldi bars are YUM! I love the chocolate and orange ones. And at £1.30 (I think?) for a box of 6, they are cheaper than Alpen Lights too. Although they look smaller, each bar is 21g so 2g bigger than Alpen Lights. They also have 6g of fibre per bar (as opposed to 4g per AL) so I do...

EE: a 40g Reduced fat Cheddar b 2 Alpen Light Cereal Bars

Quorn pieces with a mug shot tipped over the top, plus a salad.

Mushroom and red pepper omlette with a banana.

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Do you think maybe now that you've got a target, you've got into the mindset of 'I have to/must do this' rather than 'I choose to do this'? For me, I know, that I am so much more likely to stick to something if I tell myself, 'of course you can have that toffee if you really want it, but I'm...

Lazy tea tonight: Pasta n sauce with a large salad.

mediterranean vegetable and lentil soup with an alpen light.

All day breakfast - veggies sausages, eggs, beans and lots of tomatoes and mushrooms. Nom nom

Mug shot and a salad

That's a great attitude!

Quinoa porridge and an apple.

SW spag bol :)

If you don't mind veggie sausages the Linda Macartney Red Onion and Rosemary sausages are free. I also Like Bird's Eye Bake to Perfection Wild Pink Salmon Fillets. The lemon and sweet chilli ones are both free. Make sure you have lots of frozen veg in your freezer as well. I always have frozen...

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Tuna sandwich (HEB) with salad and fruit.

It doesn't look too bad, hon. The roast beef starter should be fine if you skip the Horseradish cream. If you had the haddock fillet, you could specify no butter on the potatoes. There will likely be oil in the tomato sauce but it shouldn't be more than 6 or 7 syns a serving. If you're really...

Honk! :)

We're having a chicken stir fry with noodles.

I had an egg mayo sandwich (HEB + 2 syns for the extra light mayo) with a salad, some strawberries and a mandarin.

If you're not overweight, do you really need to follow the SW plan? Why not just cut down on junk food/booze etc and up your excercise to tone up?

Totally agree with you.

Good for you! You can do it. :)

Quinoa porridge with raspberries again. But, I annoyingly put the raspberries in with the porridge for too long (I normally add them at the end) so now they're mush and I have to syn them!

Honk!

A very wise woman said to me once that 'it is often easier to act your way into right thinking than to think your way into right acting'. So, you could contine to binge until you get into the right mindset to do SW again. Or, you could just start SW again even though you feel unmotivated and...

It's so hard to pick yourself up after something like this. But what's the alternative? Grit your teeth and weigh yourself even if it's not your usual WI day so you know the 'worst', then, as the PP has suggested go back to basics. Re-read all your new member information and then sit down and...

I'm doing baked salmon with green beans and a jacket potato. I'm having cottage cheese on mine instead of 'proper' cheese. Yummy!

Mediterranean vegetable and lentil soup with a slice of bread.

Quinoa porridge again this morning. With raspberries this time.

We're not 'meant' to do anything! If you want full fat milk, then have it by all means. As the PP has said, you can either have 175ml as a HEA. Or it's 3.5 syns per 100 ml. I have small children, who only drink whole milk. I do sometimes buy skimmed for me but I don't always remember. So I often...

Quinoa porridge and a banana.

Before you leave the group, I would bring it up with your C again. Tell her what you've told us - that you find it really disruptive and are connsidering going elsewhere. Does your C provide books/toys to amuse the children? My C always does for daytime groups. I normally go to a Thu evening...

Honk!