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Yes I know I didn't want to count whole thing as an heb, I just thought that with it being cod I could use the 6 syns (120) calories and syn the remaining (135 calories as they say 255 per cod)?

Hi all, I do green days and it says in my book (I ordered from eBay as can't make the groups) that 150g cod can be used as heb, birds eye fish fusions are 160g can I not use it as heb and syn the coating and 10g of fish? I'm sorry if that seems silly and also I have no idea how I would work out...

Hi all thanks for your replies! When I lost all weight before it was with slimming world then calorie counting but it's so hard to stick to! I loved sw as I could eat heaps of carbs but really craved other foods! But calorie counting was good as I could eat whatever but downside is I couldn't...

Hi I'm Clare 29 from leicester, I have tried various diets sw then cc when my loss stalled after being on sw for so long! I got down to 8st 11my ultimate target was 8st 8 so only 3lbs off... However that was my wedding day got married on 1st august... Since then iv been on all inclusive...

Thank you so much both I'll post a picture when iv recovered from my hangover lol!! Have a good weekend xx

I'm here but get married Friday so bit all over they place wi this morning and down to 8st11 so only 3lb off target! Xx

Hi all, hope everyone doing well and on their way to reaching goal! Iv wi this morning and finally for the first time since god knows when iv hit 8st 13lb! 5lbs to go, I won't do it before my wedding next week but to get to the 8st's feels great! Xx

Hi both thanks for your messages big day getting very close now!! Been calorie counting a week tomorrow so see what wi says tomorrow! I don't get chance to do exercise with 6 kids and working full time! Iv downloaded something called pacer to track my steps so see what that days tomorrow! I...

Doesn't anyone have any advice??

Hi all! Wonder if anyone can help? I was doing sw and lost inches rather than weight which I know is good but my mentality tells me I need to too loss on scales! Anyway I switched to calorie counting on 17th and although the scales now show a loss my clothes are tighter?? I started calorie...

Well Done nikki! I'm a stone lighter than you and got size 10 primark jeans and they snug! X

Sorry it was supposed to be a ! Not a ? After my thank you for the message lol! I should always proof read haha! I'm planning around 1000 calories a day I'm on day two and it's pretty tough! Where abouts are you from? Xx

Hi thanks for your message? What would you recommend as daily calorie allowance? If love to do the 7lb so I'm gonna try! Xx

Hi all I was doing sw and have lost a few inches rather than weight and still have wobbly bits, I get married two weeks today and need a last minute boost and also I'm craving foods I could never have with sw so thought I could calorie count for a bit I can eat foods I want but not eat as much...

Hi elvisfan that's a good idea I had thought about it, think I may go for it :)

Hi grannieannie, thanks for your reply, I'm more of a lurker than a poster but you all seem so lovely and just had to vent! I'm 5ft 5 and at my slimmest I weighed 8lb 4 and was too thin and I lived off fags and redbull! I was going through a divorce and relocated halfway up the country so was my...

Hi girls I have a dilemma, my scales don't show a loss in weight but I know I'm smaller by my clothes that didn't fit but do now! But iv hit a slump and I'm bored I got final dress fitting Thursday and my wedding is in 17 days I need to be so good as although iv managed to fit into my dress it's...

Hiya, can I add a diary please? Today goes like this: 2 alpen lights 2 clementines 1apple Half punnet grapes Tin of spaghetti, Big plate spelt pasta with broccoli peas and sweetcorn Sw cheesecake made with 2 alpen (6syns) tub quark sweetener and aldi mint hot choc sachet (2.5) syns...

How long does this take to set please? X

Hiya a know a full portion if chips is 17 but I ate probably a 3rd of a full portion if a full portion is the whole bag and only 3/4 of the fish cake so I thought I was just in syn wise? Xx

Hi all I think iv done somet bad, hubby to be got home and I flipped out at him cos he didn't go work till lunch and left all the jobs and last nights washing up for me to do when I got home from work! Anyway I was stressing and hungry and didn't wanna be In the house so stormed out and said I...

That's great thank you xx

Thanks Hun do you know how many grams in a teaspoon I know flora buttery is 1.5 syns per teaspoon but dunno how many grams that is x

How many syns in aldi version of lurpak lighter?

Hi I'm here although more of a lurker than poster! Had been really good but kids just left their McDonalds so iv just eaten it :( normal Cheeseburger plain and double cheeseburger plain works out at 27 syns doesn't it? Wish I hadn't now but couldn't chuck uneaton food in the bin :(

Hi all sorry if there are already millions of threads like this I don't quite know my way around yet! Could someone give me so green day diary ideas please? I'm not vegetation except for the fact I don't like meat bar the odd slice of beef or chicken on a roast dinner or if it's in the form of...

Hey Hun thanks for your message I'll have to have a look at some green diaries, I'm not really good at navigating on this site yet but will have a search! I took your advice and took boiled eggs and toast to work instead of my cereal bars really enjoyed them! Weigh in wasn't good said us gained...

Hiya your diet is much better than mine! To be honest iv got 4 kids and 2 step kids and I work full time 7:30-6 so time is not on my side lol! I tend to always take 2 alpen bars and few items if fruit to work to eat whilst I'm there as it's just easier by the time iv made 7 packed lunches I...

Thanks Hun! I'll let you know how it goes! Food diary today was 2 alpen lights as hexb my hexa I use as milk in my coffees throughout the day! 2apples 2oranges and fat free supernoodles Tea is gonna be 2slices whole meal toast 6 syns with 2tsp flora buttery 3syns with egg and beans both free...

It's tomorrow! Also got last but one wedding dress fitting tomorrow too and couldn't do it up two weeks ago!

Oh no! Hopefully iv not done too much damage! :(

Hi all not sure if this is the right place but if just had the biggest dinner a massive plate of pasta was overflowing with frozen peas frozen sweet corn and broccoli with soy sauce salt and cayenne pepper all free right? I also had 4 teaspoons flora buttery 6syns? All other food iv eaten today...

Hi all been back on sw for 2 weeks now first week lost 3lb 2nd week put on 4oz and gutted cos I stuck to plan not time of the month or anything but I'm really desperate to lose this weight as my wedding dress doesn't do up and I need it to fit as get married 1st august dunno what to do a typical...

I'm the same about 8lb to go but I always get down to this weight then really struggle to go lower so end up having a strop giving up and piling loads back on! Determined to stick with the slow losses now need to get in my dress! Xx

That's great Hun well done you! Have you got much to lose? Iv been really good but went to a wedding last night then our for dinner today so need to get back on track hope iv not done too much damage!

The ? Was a picture of a star lol sorry! X

Sam your a ? thank you so much started panicking for a while as tend to only use 7-10 syns a day if I can and thought I was having double that! Just tucking in to 400g pineapple for lunch! I'll keep you updated on dress/wedding target, have you been doing sw long? X

Hi all, I don't have sw membership as simply can't afford it so am going it alone, I google the syn value of products but keep getting contradicting answers mainly on aldi products but specifically the fat free Greek yogurts lemon and the coconut+vanilla some people saying they put in calculator...

Hiya, I had a whole pack the other night and think it works out around 2.5 syns that's what I classed it as anyway x

Ok missed yesterday but today goes like this: Breakfast whole punnet if grapes Snack muller light Lunch boiled rice with chopped peppers Snacks low fat super noodles Dinner roasted potatoes and carrots Dessert muller light :p

Ok diary for today: Breakfast- pineapple and strawberries with sweetener Lunch salad and plain pasta Snack mullerlight Dinner- potato, red green and yellow peppers, carrots and Green beans roasted in fry light. Dessert- pineapple, mullerlight, boiled rice sprinkled with cinnamon

Really? I may just have a look at those thanks hun! X

Hi, they are aldi dried egg noodles... hoping they free? I usesmy hexa as milk in my tea/coffee through the day Well Saturday we had a party for my sons birthday and ate so much rubbish iv got no syns left for the week! :eek:

Hi all... thought it might help if had a food diary and got people's opinions see if they can suggest any tweaks if thats ok? So I'll start from today as don't want to bore people with a mega post lol! Here goes: Breakfast- grapes and pineapple Lunch noodles with broccoli Afternoon snack...

thanks I know your right food is an emotional thing for me always has been need to beat it! Thanks still get odd craving but normally when I'm trying not to eat crap

Not sure if anyone remembers me I tend to lurk rather than post. .anyway I disappeared and im back I got down to 9st then quit smoking and now im 10st :( been back on plan for a few days now but feel really bloated makes me feel rubbish and when I feel rubbish I want to eat rubbish! X

Hiya.. no I don't have a food diary but but im happy to start one... do you have one? Yesterday was 2 clementine's, jacket potato cheese and beans no butter, Half tin spaghetti and 2 slices Warburton wm toast with clover lighter as my hexb and tea was quorn chicken mixed into boiled rice...

Hi can I join? I started at 10st 7 at thw end of jan gor down to 9st 4 but now hovering between 9st 5 and 9st 7.... so frustrating im aiming for 8st 8 I once was 8st 2 but think I was a bit too thin... im 5ft 4 abouts I think... im 28 and from Leicester :o

Hi everyone... im relatively new to mini mins im doing sw from home lost a lot quickly now hardly losing and giving up ans putting on then losibg a little giving up putting on etc! Think I need a buddy/team to keep me motivated... none of the eat sw meals so I end up cooking late at night after...

Still can't get these to turn out nice! :(

Yeah was ok it went too solid to begin with but after I left it to soften it was yummy!

Iv just mixed fat free natural yogurt, coffee, vanilla essence and sweetener and put in freezer in the hope it resembles sort of caffe latte ice cream?

Yes I never did the microwave bit or got alll yhe water out as you can imagine the end result was soggy not quite cooked potato mush!

Thanks for the tip ill try again! :thumbup:

Hi iv tried to make hash browns twice now and they just don't turn out right :( please could someone help?

Haha I know that feeling! Iv still got a stone to go but I always find the last stone the hardest! Iv been good tho divided ny easter egg up and given to tge kids! Xx

How long have you been off the wagon hun...do you have much to lose? Xx

That's meant to say set a not setxa!

Right after being naughty and gorging for the last 2-3 im back on track and setxa weight loss inspirational quote as my phone screen saver so I see it every time I pick up my phone.... I have no idea how much iv gained since losing my motivation but I know I have im going to try not to weigh...

Ho nazira, im now struggling to stick to it... just feel like im stuck I want the weight to shift but when your good and you put on it kills the spirit... why won't it shift :(

Thanks hun... I started sw on 5th jan and lost 1 stone 1lb so far with a few ups and downs along the way but last few weeks the weight seems stuck even put a lb on this week even though I have been good! I'd set a target of 9st by this Saturday got a night at a spa booked with my husband to be...

Just eaten whoke garlic baguette chips and nuggets for tea cream egv chocolate fingers feel so guilty :(

Hi everyone im new today been doing sw since 5th jan lost 1stone 1lb with a few ups and downs... iv hit a plateau despite being good and even put a pound on this week im gutted :( can someone help count ny syns for today? Break fast 2slices brkwn toast with light sunflower spread and 3 eggs. ...

Hi im sure I posted earlier but its not there? I started sw on 5th jan and lost 1 stone 1lb so far.... iv hit a plateau now and feel rubbish even put a pound on this week! :confused:

Hiya! I started on 5th jan iv lost 1 stone 1lb so far with a few ups and downs along the way hit a plateau now and put a lb on even though iv been really good :(

Hi everyone iv been reading lurking for a while but thought I'd sign up and say hello! I'm doing slimming world and would love some support I do it from home as can't afford the clubs! Looking forward to sharing this journey with you all xx