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  1. Pootle

    Hello new to SW

    I've got 7 stone to lose too. Good luck!
  2. Pootle

    Starting out

    Yes I do lose when I stick to plan but it's sticking to plan that's the problem!
  3. Pootle

    Considering leaving group and going it alone.

    Oh my goodness! 6 stone in ten months! I wish I had your willpower.
  4. Pootle

    Starting out

    We all want big losses. Just don't do what I do and get disillusioned when you don't lose big amounts each week. I've given up so many times because I was disappointed with small losses. (Lack of willpower doesn't help either!)
  5. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Ha ha. The fitness games are fun but they are a bit 'five minute wonder'.
  6. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    We have one, haven't used it for years. Did the boxing game once and ended up with loads of pulled muscles! Ha ha.
  7. Pootle

    Help with syns

    I would imagine that they are free food then, if you've removed all the fat. However, you don't know if they were basted with fat while cooking. Don't beat yourself up over a few bits of chicken though!
  8. Pootle

    Help with syns

    If they're just chicken with no skin then they shouldn't have syns. Are they marinated in something? That might contain oil so would be syns.
  9. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    I have a treadmill but it has been in storage since we moved from our last house. (Nearly 4 years!) If my hubby would clear out the garage of all his c**p, then I could have it in there.
  10. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    I've come to the conclusion that there 's no truth in the muscle/fat weight thing. I stuck at the same weight for a fortnight. It's to much of a coincidence that any muscle I may have been gaining weighed exactly the same as any fat I may have lost through the exercise.
  11. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Hi Kazz, I am fitting some clothes a little more comfortably but I'm not losing inches like I should be-it should be dropping off me with the amount of running I'm doing. Really need to sort myself out with food diaries I think. I love swimming too, but hate the length of time it takes to get...
  12. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    I've eaten so much junk today, really cross with myself but I'll be alright in a couple of day.
  13. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    It's time of the month coming up I think, that always makes me eat anything I can get my hands on. Hope the Cornetto was good! Sorry to hear your day was hectic. Back on it tomorrow I guess...
  14. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Dreadful sugar craving today. Urghhh! Destroyed all my good work.
  15. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    No, it's just one you wear on your wrist. I've had it a few years but it's the entry level Garmin. It's only got basic functions but it does all I need it to. Plus it's pink! Ha ha. The new version might well have more gadgets and gizmos on it though. Mine's the Forerunner 10.
  16. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Wish I'd been able to do that video thing but nowhere near me does it. Good luck with your equipment hunt.
  17. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    I normally take a size 7 but had to go to an 8 in trainers as I always find them tight and then your feet go numb as you run! Yes, my knees hurt a bit as I run. I find if I shorten my stride, it creates less impact, longer strides means more shock to my knees. Don't know if it's particularly...
  18. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Well done, that's fab! Keep at it. I went out to do my 5k tonight but could only manage half of it, really tired and lacking energy, also, my Achilles' tendon is really hurting. Half an hour is better than nothing though I suppose.
  19. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    I started by running for a minute and walking for a minute. Did that for 25 minutes and that was all I could manage. Went out every other day and each time, either added thirty Seconda onto run time or decrease walk time by thirty seconds. Also increased length of time I stayed out for and...
  20. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    It took 50 minutes last time. I run for 4 minutes and walk for 30 seconds as I'm not quite up to running constantly. I'm getting quicker every time though, I shaved 6 minutes off on Friday from Wednesday's time. I treated myself to a pair of 'On Cloud' trainers. They were very expensive but are...
  21. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Hello Di, All I eat as an extra is a small slic of whole meal toast with honey on it about half an hour before I go out for a run, everything else is on plan and within allowances. People have said I look like I've lost weight and I think my face does look a bit slimmer but the scales are...
  22. Pootle

    Loving the food

    If you cook from scratch (which you have to really on SW) there is no limit to the yummy meals you can make. Enjoy and good luck!
  23. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Feeling rough today. Full of cold and exhausted because cleaning the house and cooking ready for family coming over tomorrow for son's birthday party. Not stuck to plan today but don't have much of an appetite anyway. Hope I'm feeling well enough for tomorrow's 5k.
  24. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Another 5k run smashed! Three new records; fastest miles, fastest 5k and longest run. Not bad considering I thought I was going to die after running for thirty seconds three weeks ago. Hopefully I'll see a decent weight loss next week.
  25. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Gosh, it's quiet on here! Guess I'll just carry on talking to myself!
  26. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    5.4k run tonight. Feeling spurred on by finally losing some weight after being stuck for a fortnight.
  27. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Finally! 2 and a half pounds off! About time.
  28. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Will tomorrow weighing show a loss? Who knows!
  29. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Pleeeeeease make the scales show a loss tomorrow! Over a week of staying the same even though I'm doing more exercise than I've done in my entire life! Getting really disheartened.
  30. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Aarrgghhhh! Still no weight loss this morning! I'm getting really sick of this. Why is it not dropping off me? I'm running 5k three times a week and sticking to plan!
  31. Pootle

    Any positive affect of drinking water with sliced lemon

    With little time to go to the loo!
  32. Pootle

    Any positive affect of drinking water with sliced lemon

    I have made a concerted effort to drink water these last few days. My classroom assistant and I have had a mini challenge-who can drink the most glasses throughout the day. I manage two large glasses plus my can of diet Coke at lunch time.
  33. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Another 5k done tonight. Hoping for a loss this weekend, after over a week of staying the same. Really annoying as I'm running three times a week and sticking to the plan.
  34. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Thanks, I hope so! I have history of giving up when I don't see losses.
  35. Pootle

    What foods or drinks make you feel bloated?

    I've been struggling to see losses recently, I wonder if it's the enormous bananas I've been eating this week?
  36. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Frustrated today. I weighed this morning, and despite all the running I've been doing every other day and sticking completely to plan, I've put on two pounds. What's going on?!
  37. Pootle

    In need of a SW buddy!

    Hmm, good plan, but tea was a little burned when I got back. I managed to rescue it, just.
  38. Pootle

    Slimming World week one - no weight loss.....PLEASE HELP

    Yes, as craftermary said, post up your daily food and drink, then we'll be able to see where you need help.
  39. Pootle

    Any positive affect of drinking water with sliced lemon

    My classroom assistant starts every day with a mug of hot water with a slice of lemon in it. She swears by it.
  40. Pootle

    Anyone use my fitness pal?

    Lots of people on here combine SW with calorie counting as they don't want to over eat. That app could be useful to help with that.
  41. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    First day back at school today. Went out for a 5 k run as soon as I got home! Yay! I can do this!
  42. Pootle

    In need of a SW buddy!

    First day back at school today (training day, so no children yet) took ham salad and fruit with me then, as soon as I got home, I put tea in the oven on low and went out for a run. 5k! After a day at work! Very pleased with myself.
  43. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Off the wagon a little today. Took my son and nephew out for a final treat before going back to school (me tomorrow, them Tuesday) we went to Chimichanga where I had the shrimp enchiladas ( not even going to bother working out syns!) and then cinema where I had a small popcorn (normally I'd have...
  44. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Feeling virtuous; went for a half hour run then food shop. Husband and son had fish and chips for tea, I made myself stir fried broccoli and baby corn with rice. It was out of a little cookbook I bought today: Ken Hom's 100 stir fry dishes. It was absolutely delicious and so quick and simple to...
  45. Pootle

    whats for lunch

    Ham salad
  46. Pootle

    In need of a SW buddy!

    I've had a good week. Lots of fruit and veg. Exercise is going well too.
  47. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Had a good week. Been doing lots of exercise too. Think I may have found my willpower!
  48. Pootle

    Try, Try, Try again!

    Hi , welcome back! I too have a lot to lose... 7 st ish. Good luck.
  49. Pootle

    In need of a SW buddy!

    Started jogging last week. Decided that I'd be waiting for ever for my Achilles tendinitis to heal. It'll get better if I lose weight and I'll lose weight quicker if I exercise. 1st time out jogged for a minute/walked for a minute. Managed 26 minutes, such hard work! Next time out, same...
  50. Pootle

    In need of a SW buddy!

    That's a great loss, well done!
  51. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Same here. Thousands, I'm sure!
  52. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Oh, I know quiche is bad, the pastry must have been loads of syns but the actual quiche was weird because there was no egg, cream and cheese filling, it was just a pastry case filled with roasted veg. Unusual but really nice! I will try your Chinese takeaway suggestion, sounds yummy.
  53. Pootle

    Not enjoying groups

    The consultant sometimes said 1lb wasn't enough and would push me to go higher.
  54. Pootle

    Slimming World Chips using an air fryer?

    I don't soak in oil, put in a tsp of oil or spray with fry light.
  55. Pootle

    Muller Light Recipes?

    Can you freeze them? They'd be like frozen yoghurt ice cream.
  56. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Met a friend for lunch today. Had salad and a slice of quiche. No idea of syns but was better than the other options available. Problem is, I had a portion of special fried rice from the takeaway for tea. On the plus side, I figured this was better than the fish and chips my husband and son had...
  57. Pootle

    In need of a SW buddy!

    Having a good week so far; managing to prepare, eat and stick to fruit salads, veg salad, homemade coleslaw, chicken, spat bol etc. All on plan and feeling virtuous!
  58. Pootle

    Extra Easy New member, on week 3.

    Wow! You are doing so well! Amazing! Such a reward for all your hard work! Hope I can post such good results eventually.
  59. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Wow, has it really been six months since I was last on plan?!!! Had a good week so far, enjoying making salads, coleslaws and fruit salads as well as SW friendly meals. Am on school hols at the moment so I have oodles of time to prepare and cook. Hope I can keep this up when I'm back at school.
  60. Pootle

    Lo dough

    Thanks, I'll have a look there.
  61. Pootle

    Not enjoying groups

    I hated going to group, it used to make me cringe with all the patronising claps and comments. I also used to hate the 'and how much do you want to aim to lose this week?' question. How on earth do I know? I don't have a crystal ball! I'll lose what my body can so long as I stick to plan. Stupid...
  62. Pootle

    Not enjoying groups

    Keep at it! You chose to join up because you were unhappy with your weight. Don't worry what anyone else says or thinks (they're only jealous and wishing they were as 'slim' as you. Remember, they too are feeling bad about their body image) turn it round and offer them ideas that you've tried...
  63. Pootle

    Lo dough

    Has anyone bought this? I'm intrigued to know if it is worth the expense. I also want to know if it keeps for a decent amount of time or if it can be frozen. Their website doesn't tell you any of this. It's expensive so if I ordered a box, I'd like to make it last.
  64. Pootle

    In need of a SW buddy!

    Hi, been on holiday but back now. Hope I can keep to plan! Good luck everyone.
  65. Pootle

    In need of a SW buddy!

    Hello. I'm going back to SW, although I do it from home. I have 7 stone to lose. Good luck!
  66. Pootle

    Is it true?

    Well done! Good that you are still in the zone. I've fallen off the wagon badly. Had a wedding last weekend and not got back on track since. Dreadful!
  67. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Finding it difficult to get back on track. Intended on starting afresh with a few days of attack but son made green Thai curry in cookery at school so going to eat that tonight with rice then start tomorrow.
  68. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Oh dear, damage done by wedding weekend...only 1.5 lbs off where I started. Annoying but expected. Back to it with a few days of attack from tomorrow. (No Dukan food in house, not been shopping yet).
  69. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Had the left over yuk sung for tea tonight but was also a bit naughty and had three digestive biscuits and a packet of monster munch.
  70. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    PV again today but was s bit disorganised to will actually only have veg with my evening meal now. Oh well, can't be helped. Had another full-on day and only managed to eat two yoghurts and a mug of miso soup. Not enough I know. Hope it doesn't affect my weight loss.
  71. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    2nd day of Cruise today so pp only. Busy day at work but managed to find time to eat the last of my homemade chicken soup. Yummy steak and 'fried' egg for tea. Wonder if I'll have dropped another pound tomorrow? Hope so!
  72. Pootle

    Is it true?

    Hi! Glad to have someone new posting on here, there's only me and another lady posting at the moment, there used to be loads! You won't fit all those Cruise days in before your holiday, but you will have shifted a decent amount. Good luck!
  73. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    7lbs off in total! Yuk sung was yummy! Bought a salad bowl of lettuce, grated carrot and cherry tomatoes to go with my pack of sliced beef for lunch. Need to have my oatbran later as I felt a bit queasy this morning so didn't have it. Have a family wedding to go to this weekend so I am a bit...
  74. Pootle

    Does anyone still do Dukan?

    Hi Nina, I weighed this morning after my 7th day of attack and I have lost half a stone! Not as much as my first Dukan attack a few years ago but still pleased as it is a good start. Enjoyed vegetables today, had a salad with some slices of beef and yuk sung (Chinese mince dish) wrapped in...
  75. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    7th day of attack done today. Hoping for another pound off in the morning. If not, then the five pounds off already will do, it's a start to build on anyway. Planning a yuk sung in lettuce leaves for tomorrow's tea. Not sure about lunch yet.
  76. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Forgot to have my oatbran today as had a mammoth lie-in. Just eaten it now, hope it doesn't affect my weight in the morning. Hoping for another pound off.
  77. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Enjoyed my chicken soup. However, the asparagus and bacon carbonara spaghetti I cooked for husband and son would have been even nicer I'm sure! They both enjoyed it, not a scrap left! Still, eating massive portions of pasta and sweet stuff is the reason I'm obese so I have to leave them behind.
  78. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Bought a whole cooked chicken at the supermarket today. Made a soup with the leftovers; onion, stock cube, herbs and a tsp of miso paste. That'll do for tea tonight.
  79. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Well, apparently no damage done from the sauces/oils that would no doubt have been present in last night's Chinese food. I have stayed the same as yesterday. Perhaps I may have lost some more? I'm going to do two more days of attack anyway (I have 7 stone to lose) so maybe that'll shake off a...
  80. Pootle

    Does anyone still do Dukan?

    Hi Nina, good to have some company on here! Sounds like you've made a good start. I'm on my sixth day of attack today (I have a lot to lose) but, like you, am not feeling hungry and am managing well. Good luck!
  81. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Hmmm, went to the cinema tonight, husband and son had nachos, normally I would plough my way through a bucket of popcorn but I resisted. We then went to a Chinese buffet. Normally I'd eat a tonne of rice and noodles but filled my plate with the prawn, mussel and squid in ginger and spring onion...
  82. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Another 1.5lbs off this morning, making 5 in total since Tuesday.
  83. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Feeling rough tonight. Not eaten much today. Had oatbran porridge, a rump steak for lunch and some clear chicken stock based soup with a few prawn balls. Feel bloated, slept for hours this afternoon. Hope I feel better tomorrow. Should be the last day of attack for me tomorrow but as my weight...
  84. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Hello, you still around?
  85. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Attack phase weight loss stalled by time of the month. So annoying.
  86. Pootle

    Thai prawn balls in miso broth

    Made these tonight and they were delicious. 500g raw king prawns tsp lemongrass paste tsp red chilli paste tsp crushed garlic Sprinkling finely chopped spring onions Sprinkling chopped coriander Put everything in a bowl and blitz with a blender into a paste. Use two spoons to make ball...
  87. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Hmmm, weighed this morning, expected to have lost a bit more as last time I did this 5 years ago (properly) I lost a couple of pounds every day in attack. Nothing this morning. Oh well, hopefully some will be off tomorrow. Day 3 of attack today, seem less bloated. Going to make some steamed...
  88. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Day 2 of attack. Am sticking to plan but feel a little lightheaded today. Struggling to eat enough as just not interested in eggs, yoghurt or meat. Had an omelette for breakfast, a small tub of fat free cottage cheese, king prawns and sugar free jelly for lunch. Don't really fancy anything for...
  89. Pootle

    Does anyone still do Dukan?

    Woo hoo! 2lbs down after one day of attack! I can do this!
  90. Pootle

    Does anyone still do Dukan?

    Day one of attack nearly over. Made some muffins to use my oatbran for breakfast, cooked some chicken for lunch and am planning a prawn omelette later. Will go out to the shops again tomorrow as weekend food shop didn't contain enough Dukan friendly stuff. Need some more yoghurt, crab sticks...
  91. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Gosh, it's lonely on here. Started attack today. Last seen doing Dukan in 2014. First attempt in 2012 saw me lose 3 & 1/2 stone. Dabbled with 5:2 and SW but have returned here as It has been the only diet that really shifted the weight and I am truly at an unhealthy weight and need to do...
  92. Pootle

    Oatbran

    What is the opinion on oatbran? Is it best to eat it as porridge in one go in the morning or eat it as muffins, spread out throughout the morning? I have to leave early for work and am usually ravenous when I get there after having had my oatbran porridge. Am thinking I could space out the...
  93. Pootle

    Does anyone still do Dukan?

    Wondering if there are still people doing Dukan? There used to be so many people posting regularly a few years ago but now there are barely any new postings. Hoping to find some Dukan buddies.
  94. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Hello? I'm back. Anyone out there?
  95. Pootle

    Fridge Raiders

    I think they have too much sugar/carbs in them.
  96. Pootle

    Tikka paste

    I would have thought the paste contained oil. That's probably what makes it wet rather than a dry powder.
  97. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Veg roasted for cous cous. Veg soup made. No excuses for being naughty at lunch times. That old saying ' if you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail' is so true for me. Just need to make sure I make up my breakfasts too.
  98. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Thank you. Must try harder.
  99. Pootle

    Tesco Pic Box

    Sounds lovely! Thanks for the info.
  100. Pootle

    Tesco Pic Box

    Where do you find these? Are they in the chilled bit with sandwiches?
  101. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Well, fallen off the wagon big time this week! Why oh why am I so weak willed?
  102. Pootle

    Can I still lose after flexi syn day?

    No yes or no straight answe I think. Sometimes I have binged on syns and still lost, other times I have gained. Limit the damage by sticking to plan and eating as much speed food as you can. Dropping syns might cause weight loss to slow down? Your body might hold on thinking it is in a fast? No...
  103. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Finally got to Iceland today and bought some meatballs, tikka masala sauce pot and chicken saag. Useful for when hubby and son are eating something I shouldn't.
  104. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    It is hard though when husband and teenage son want crisps and biscuits.
  105. Pootle

    DOING SW FROM HOME???

    Which aisle are they in please?
  106. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Well, bad last two days but have picked myself back up this morning. Most focus and not allow myself to cave. Food shop day today so will make sure I only buy SW friendly foods.
  107. Pootle

    Help, I've hit an emotional wall!

    You must have more freezer space than me!!! Do you make just for you or do you cook the same meal for the family?
  108. Pootle

    Help, I've hit an emotional wall!

    Hi, I haven't been back on it for so long but I know how you feel. For me, if I'm not planning it, buying it or preparing it, I'm eating it. That's just the nature of the plan. I hope one day that I'll be able to plan a day of food without having to jot it down or read up on it. Keep at it...
  109. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Another bad day. Too many syns again. Oh dear.
  110. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Oh dear. Dreadful end to the day. Have eaten sweets, chocolate, crisps, half a donut, what a pig! Can tell I'm due on. Hope I can salvage it tomorrow.
  111. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    This is interesting Wolf. I find I lose more quickly when I cut/limit carbs. I do crave them though. I'm trying to serve smaller portions of carbs and replace with veg.
  112. Pootle

    HELP PLEASE !!!!!!

    I've had a bad day too. Was so busy at work I didn't have time to heat up my soup and eat it do I bought a sushi pack and ate that (had to dash out to shop to buy science experiment things) then I shared half a donut with a colleague. Still, probably only my whole syn allowance so, so long as...
  113. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Was just feeling a bit peckish and beginnings to think of chocolate so went and did boiled eggs with a slice of toast. Tried out my new device for removing the top of the egg. It's like a little metal hat with a stick and a ball at the end. You pull up the ball and let it go. It clacks down on...
  114. Pootle

    HELP PLEASE !!!!!!

    Crab sticks, veg crudités, yoghurt, mugshots, so many options.
  115. Pootle

    Disappointing first week

    Don't be downhearted, it's better than putting on or staying the same. Could be retaining water if TOM?
  116. Pootle

    Newbee Hi Everyone

    Yes, totally obsessed! I find, if I'm not planning it, preparing it or cooking it, I'm eating it! Scour this forum, you'll find all the hints, tips and advice you'll ever need! Welcome and keep us updated.
  117. Pootle

    Extra easy express book owner help!

    Not slimming world, but I use a recipe from an authentic Italian pasta book... Dry fry bacon in a big wok, add sliced mushrooms if you like, tip in cooked spaghetti, stir through your hex a allowance of Parmesan (or syn value if you are synning it) at the last minute, take pan off heat and stir...
  118. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Tried 'Pete's' salmon fish cakes tonight. Changed the recipe slightly...used lime, coriander and finely chopped spring onion. Served it with stir fried veg. Was really tasty. Even husband, who is a meat fiend, enjoyed them!
  119. Pootle

    Returning to SW

    Welcome! You're in the right place, there are so many friendly people on here willing to offer support.
  120. Pootle

    Slimming World Pizza Dough

    Hope this is correct as it would be amazing to have 'proper' pizza!
  121. Pootle

    Extra Easy If

    Ooh, never thought of that. I don't actually really like the batter do that wouldn't bother me. Thanks!
  122. Pootle

    Day 1 :)

    Welcome! I find the support on here is what keeps me going on plan. Good luck.
  123. Pootle

    Yeo Valley fat free nat yogurt - help please :)

    Yes, sugar is our enemy!
  124. Pootle

    Newbie

    Hi, good luck and stick with it, it works! Just completed my first week and have lost 3.5lbs.
  125. Pootle

    Old school SW or Current plan at home?

    I find it easy enough doing it at home. I have books from 2014 which are probably out of date now anyway. I'm doing it from memory at the moment anyway because I can't remember where I put my books! I get a lot of info from this site. If you study people's food diaries, you can see how many hex...
  126. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Another good day today. Managed to be pleased with my 3.5 lb loss. Soup for lunch was tasty and filling although I was ravenous in the management meeting tonight. Had a cup of tea but didn't have a biscuit unlike everyone else. Tea was pork stroganoff type thing loaded with red pepper, onion...
  127. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Well 3.5 lbs off this week. Not as much as I'd hoped for for the first week but better off than on it maintaining I suppose.
  128. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Finding it hard to eat my hex b and a.
  129. Pootle

    DOING SW FROM HOME???

    Well, you are in the right place! Welcome.
  130. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Cooked breakfast again this morning-just love weekends. Lunch will be roast chicken and veg etc. Tea will be homemade chicken and veg soup. Going to make enough to last me Monday and Tuesday lunch as well.
  131. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Boys made massive pizzas at Asda for tea tonight so I am going to have prawn and veg stir fry with egg noodles.
  132. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Subway turkey and ham salad today, usually have sweet onion dressing on it but wasn't sure how many syns that would be so had it plain. Looked it up...would only have been 2. Never mind, much more virtuous than a meatball marinara with cheese which is what I usually have.
  133. Pootle

    2nd Weigh In Flop :(

    It is disappointing but there's usually a reason. For me, it's either that I've cheated (so deserve it) or I'm due on (which I can do nothing about). You just have to keep your spirits up ready for a loss the following week.
  134. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Yummy cooked breakfast this morning: bacon scrambled egg, grilled tomatoes, scrambled egg, skinny sausage and black pudding (4.5 syns I know but I have enough, so why not?!)
  135. Pootle

    slimming world pack lunches

    I make my own roasted veg cous cous which is free and much nicer than the packets. Finely chop onion, carrot, courgette and pepper, (whatever you want) tip into a roasting pan, spray with fry light, sprinkle some dried herbs over and cook in oven until soft. Pour cous cous into a Pyrex bowl...
  136. Pootle

    Slimming world plateau

    A friend of mine tried a week of SP when she hit a plateau. Kicked her into action again and she began losing every week again.
  137. Pootle

    2nd Weigh In Flop :(

    Oh, don't be downhearted, it is going to take time for your body to adjust. It's had a shock the first week of a different eating plan and just settled down the second week, getting used to it. Keep it up and it'll kick into action again next week. (Time of the month makes a difference sometimes.)
  138. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Steak and salad tonight, yum! Good day today, was on a course this morning and there were pastries with coffee. I had neither, just water. Got back to work and ate my lunch so no naughties eaten.
  139. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Looking forward to dinner tonight...sweet and sour chicken with pepper, baby corn sugar snap peas, broccoli, onion and jasmine rice. It is 6.5 syns for half a jar, I'm halving it again so I have lunch tomorrow so I'm counting 4 syns per portion to be on the safe side. Another good day...
  140. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Resisted the cupcakes! Got home and cooked pork chops, steamed cabbage and broccoli and a jacket potato done in the oven, delicious! Good day completely on plan today.
  141. Pootle

    Leigh's SW journey at home :-)

    Oh, I see, yes of course.
  142. Pootle

    Leigh's SW journey at home :-)

    What, makes a difference to your weight losses?
  143. Pootle

    Leigh's SW journey at home :-)

    Mmm, love beetroot! Might just have to buy some this weekend.
  144. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Just noticed my post said 'honk' instead of 'think'! Silly phone, why did it predict that?!
  145. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Thanks, I know I shouldnt weigh in between but at least it gave me a kick up the backside to keep a true food diary.
  146. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Weighed myself this morning and have put on half a pound! Have made myself write down everything in a diary as I have think I may have been 'underestimating' the syns I was eating each day. But Ahhhhhh! There are cupcakes in the staff room today. Must resist!
  147. Pootle

    Slimming world - no scale loss in 4 weeks :S

    It didn't say water retention specifically for my tablets but my mum was on some tablets that caused water retention. The trouble is, if you need them to get better, you'll have to keep going and hopefully your body will recognise that it should be losing fat stores eventually. I'm sure you must...
  148. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Fruit and yoghurt for breakfast, veg cous cous again for lunch and spaghetti with meatballs and tomato sauce for tea.
  149. Pootle

    Slimming world - no scale loss in 4 weeks :S

    Have you read the side effects for the anti-biotics? They may cause weight gain/water retention. I stopped taking some pain killers I had been prescribed for nerve pain as one of the major side effects was weight gain and another was pneumonia (something I have had four times in the last eight...
  150. Pootle

    2nd time round

    Well, keep at it as you will be eating healthily and the exercise will be doing you good too.
  151. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    A good day today; fruit and yoghurt for breakfast, veg cous cous, an apple and a banana for lunch and SW fish and chips with peas and sweet corn for tea.
  152. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Just shared a really yummy snack with husband and teenage son. Sliced up two apples and two pears and son and I dipped into a peach and passion fruit yoghurt. Husband had two massive chunks of cheese with his apple (when will he learn?!) Healthy and delicious! Also made my son eat fruit. He's...
  153. Pootle

    Red, Green or Extra Easy?

    Well done, that's good going!
  154. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    I've always thought, when doing SW in the past, that you could eat as much free food as you want. How does this teach overweight people, who clearly have a problem with eating too much (I know my portions are too big!) to eat sensibly and healthily? Is the idea that initially, because carbs like...
  155. Pootle

    Slimming World Pizza Dough

    Never tried it but I'd be interested to hear what it is like when you've made it.
  156. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Bought some lamb pieces yesterday. Rather than make a casserole or curry I thought I'd make lamb kebabs. Meat marinating and will alternate with onion and peppers. I'll have it with corn on the cob and maybe some cous cous.
  157. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Watched a really interesting program on TV last night; how to diet well or something like that. It seems that fat is our friend (good fats) and sugar, through carbs (our bodies turn the starch into glucose) is our enemy. Now, I know that cutting out carbs works because when I did the Dylan...
  158. Pootle

    What have you ended up putting with your slimming world meals out of need to find a third speed?

    I must admit, it does take a while and gives you arm ache. I didn't want to get one of those electric spiral users though, don't do it often enough and didnt want another kitchen gadget to take up work top space, do the little one is perfect for occasional use.
  159. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Oh dear, Miller and Carter chicken schnitzel and chips for lunch. Don't eat many of the chips, but still not a good choice. Will have to make up for it tomorrow.
  160. Pootle

    Leigh's SW journey at home :-)

    I love fruit and yoghurt like this!
  161. Pootle

    What have you ended up putting with your slimming world meals out of need to find a third speed?

    I bought one of those little handheld spiralisers. (Little green and clear plastic thing, Oxo good grips I think) Great for doing one or two courgettes. I make spaghetti bolognese and do half courgette, half spaghetti for lower carbs. Even my teenage son likes it like this and he thinks veg was...
  162. Pootle

    Extra Easy asda slimzone meals

    Are they in the fresh or frozen section?
  163. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    I wish you luck and willpower Gagirl. I must admit, I get So angry with myself when I have junk of all the years I've wasted trying various diets and not seeing them through. You read posts on here from countless people and we're all saying the same thing...back again, heavier than ever, piled...
  164. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Well, breakfasts and lunches have been on plan but evening meals, well, been s bit lazy. Had some panettone and chocolate too. Weighed myself this morning though and I've lost 2lbs. Just think what I could have lost if I'd been doing it properly? Official weigh in on Monday.
  165. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Didn't have lunch as came home from work poorly. Slept right through afternoon. Just had cod wrapped in pancetta with courgette spaghetti and two desert spoons of cous cous.
  166. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Running late this morning so breakfast was two rice cakes with sliced banana on top. Lunch will be last night's left over pork mince and veg in lettuce leaf wraps and dinner will be cod with courgette spaghetti.
  167. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Spent the morning sanding and painting some kitchen shelves then went out for lunch. Had steak and salad minus dressing but did have a little sachet of light mayo with my steak. Yum!
  168. Pootle

    Extra Easy Days Weight gain before period

    I usually gain up to 4lbs or if I'm lucky, I just stay the same. Really battle with craving food though; sweet/savoury, anything I can shove in my mouth!
  169. Pootle

    Extra Easy Giving it my best shot!

    Hi all, I'm returning to SW after my compulsive eating has made me gain any weight I've lost over the years on various diets. I am now only two pounds off my heaviest ever weight. My knees hurt, I have heel pain and suffer from acid reflux. I also have a wardrobe full of clothes I can't fit...
  170. Pootle

    coca cola zero-how stupid am I!!!

    They've re-named and re-packaged. Coke Zero is the same thing as Coca Cola Zero. I think they changed it because consumers didn't realise that it was sugar free. I thought the Zero bit was quite a big clue but apparently, they don't think us consumers can work it out for ourselves.
  171. Pootle

    New Alpen Lights flavours

    Cherry bake well are my favourite.
  172. Pootle

    Attack Anyone out there?

    Is anyone following Dukan at the moment? Can see any recent posts. Would be good to hear from anyone who has started back on Dukan for a second time. I'm only on day two of attack but am thinking I'll do five days and then switch to the Dukan 2 diet which seems more flexible in the way that it...
  173. Pootle

    Sara's daily diary

    How many syns in the go ahead cherry slices please?
  174. Pootle

    Has slimming world changed much?

    That's the one I am using so I hope not! And anyway, surely if it worked last time, it'll still work now? Does it matter if they've changed bits and bobs?
  175. Pootle

    Desperate, but too busy?

    Could you add some chopped carrots and mushrooms?
  176. Pootle

    Desperate, but too busy?

    Hi redmel, I am a full time deputy head teacher so lots of long days at school what with meetings etc. I have a son in his first year at high school so lots of support needed each night for homework, scouts, sports etc. so I know only too much how busy you are and how difficult it is to find...
  177. Pootle

    My extra easy food recipes

    Was that the one in the SW mag?
  178. Pootle

    Boobs be gone...

    Sweet! What breed are they?
  179. Pootle

    From 17's to 16's

    Hi Emma, Spin was amazing! really good workout, got very sweaty (nice!) and legs felt wobbly tired afterwards but felt really energised. Thigh muscles are a bit sore today though but that is to be expected as I haven't done any exercise for years? I will definitely go again, would like to make...
  180. Pootle

    Boobs be gone...

    What's fry light butter? is it in a spray still?
  181. Pootle

    From 17's to 16's

    Ok Jimmy, I'm stumped then. Just keep on plodding on and keep up the good work. :)
  182. Pootle

    From 17's to 16's

    Hi Jimmy, Don't really know what to suggest as I've not even stayed strong enough to lose half a stone yet, let alone the amazing loss you've achieved already! Could you boost with exercise? Are you eating the same food all the time? Some people say variety kicks your body into touch to start...
  183. Pootle

    From 17's to 16's

    Hi Emma, I haven't drawn a line under it all week I'm afraid, chocolate, cake, crisps, Indian takeaway, more chocolate, baguette. Eaten tonnes of naughty stuff. off to spin tonight for my first ever session, hope it's ok? Well done everyone else though for keeping on track!
  184. Pootle

    From 17's to 16's

    Hi, please do! Welcome. I'm a slow loser too but mostly because I can't stop myself eating the odd sweetie here and there!
  185. Pootle

    SAFRONSA PAELLA SEASONING - SYNS ??

    You could always do the 1 syn per 20 calories.
  186. Pootle

    The battle of the Bubble

    It's tempting to give it a go. trouble for me is that I love pasta and rice and could eat that easily without the meat but, cooking for husband and son also means cooking with meat as my husband doesn't consider it a meal unless it's got meat in it! I also wonder whether eating too many carbs...
  187. Pootle

    The battle of the Bubble

    Hi Bubble, do you think green/red days are more effective? I'm on EE and it is so slow! I used to do SW years ago and did red/green and I think I lost more lbs in a week than I am now but it is so many years ago, I can't quite remember.
  188. Pootle

    Extra Easy Pootle's food diary

    Ok, so I think perhaps I'm eating too much fructose in one go with all these fruit salads so am going to try overnight oats for breakfast. This is annoying because it uses my hex b and I like to keep that in case I need an Alpen light as a snack later but hey ho! That means I can't have tinned...
  189. Pootle

    From 17's to 16's

    I doubt I'll be moving anywhere this week, I've been so naughty. Chocolates and biscuits in the staff room table. Fed up that I have such pitiful Will power! Seriously considered starting Lighterlife today as I really want the weight to shift more quickly.
  190. Pootle

    Extra Easy Pootle's food diary

    Gutted this morning, am 1.5 lbs heavier than I was on weigh day. I know why, I've been adding a little here and a little there, the odd chocolates, the odd biscuit and now it's caught up with me! So, today is... Breakfast: fruit salad and yoghurt Lunch: mugshot and the rest of the fruit salad...
  191. Pootle

    Breakfast.....

    Usually a fruit salad or yoghurt in a pot to take to work and eat there. Mornings are a bit busy in my house and I find it easier and less stressful to eat once I get to work. Before SW, I would never eat breakfast and would go until 2:00pm ish without feeling hungry now, when I have breakfast...
  192. Pootle

    Syns in oyster sauce?

    Oh, that's good, I've been counting it as 1 syn per tablespoon!
  193. Pootle

    Extra Easy Newbie.. Healthy A/B?

    Ooh, hadn't thought about making breadcrumbs and covering chicken pieces with them, thanks!
  194. Pootle

    Extra Easy Pootle's food diary

    I can munch a whole large container of the sweet stuff at the cinema, no wonder I'm so overweight!
  195. Pootle

    DOING SW FROM HOME???

    A And by the time I get home from work, make tea, help son with homework, it's pitch black outside and too late.
  196. Pootle

    Extra Easy Pootle's food diary

    Yes, the sweet and salty. Before SW though, I would chomp my way through the big bag in one go. Now I have the little bag from the multipack.
  197. Pootle

    Extra Easy Pootle's food diary

    Monday Breakfast: fruit salad. Lunch: tinned spaghetti on toast hex b, muller light yoghurt. Dinner: gammon steak and salad. No time to make this so had leftover bolognese sauce mixed into pasta twirls with cheese and philly 6 syns. (Husband made it, if I'd made it it, it would have been syn...
  198. Pootle

    DOING SW FROM HOME???

    Easy maybe for someone like you who is 2 and 1/2 stone lighter than me! I must admit, I am using the excuse of needing to lose a bit more weight before I start.
  199. Pootle

    DOING SW FROM HOME???

    I've downloaded to app but that's as far a s I've got with the couch to 5k.
  200. Pootle

    When I'm thinner, I'm going to...

    Ha ha, good for you! I'm 40 so I've got no chance!!
  201. Pootle

    Extra Easy Pootle's food diary

    :woohoo:HOORAH! Finally found my SW books! I've been looking for them for two weeks. They were down the back of the sofa of all places.
  202. Pootle

    Advice needed please.

    Hi Kev, welcome and good luck. Looking forward to seeing your posts.
  203. Pootle

    When I'm thinner, I'm going to...

    I don't think I'd find the conversation of 18 year olds particularly stimulating any more anyway. Sorry, do I sound old? I doubt they'd want to sit by boring old me anyway!
  204. Pootle

    Extra Easy Pootle's food diary

    Ha ha, yes, I figured it out eventually!;)
  205. Pootle

    Extra Easy Pootle's food diary

    Breakfast: bacon, sausages 4 syns, tinned spaghetti, 3 satsumas. lunch 4 ryvita dark rye with cottage cheese. Going to have to squeeze some super free in here somehow. Didn't! Oh well... Dinner: cod fillet, SW chips and stir fried broccoli. Oil and plum sauce 4 syns. Muller light yoghurt Orange
  206. Pootle

    When I'm thinner, I'm going to...

    Your last one is the one that hurts me the most too.
  207. Pootle

    how long to loose 3 stone

    I've been 17 stone ish for about 12 years now, yuk, sick of it! my heaviest was 18.2. that's why I'm doing this now, my weight had maintained at around 16.7 for ages but then I allowed it to start creeping up. At one point before Christmas I was up to 17.10 and that scared me, thinking in would...
  208. Pootle

    Slimming world attempt number....... ?

    Hi, good luck this time! I would make sure I had these on my list: (presuming you're not veggie) Bag stir fry veg Mixed peppers,onions, carrots, cabbage Swede Salad Potatoes Parsnips Etc Loads of different fruits but especially apples, melons, pears, oranges, berries because they are speed...
  209. Pootle

    how long to loose 3 stone

    Ha, it isn't to me I can assure you!
  210. Pootle

    Going it alone...so my diary and you I hope become my group! :)

    Can't wait 'till it's me with a smile on my face that wide!
  211. Pootle

    Going it alone...so my diary and you I hope become my group! :)

    Looking good! You look so much happier!
  212. Pootle

    Diary of a Former Cookie Monster.

    Looks tasty. I like your table mats!
  213. Pootle

    Diary of a Former Cookie Monster.

    Ooh, that's right up my street, thanks! :eating:
  214. Pootle

    Extra Easy Slimming world newbie - advice and inspiration welcome!

    Murphtang, don't get demotivated, I'm only losing 2- 2.5 lbs a week too. I too see everyone else losing loads each week and, when I did SW last time, I lost like that too, so it can be disheartening but try to remember, each pound you lose is better for your body, it's coming off, be happy!
  215. Pootle

    how long to loose 3 stone

    Hey Jhsax, perhaps you could tell my body that it's larger? I'm losing slowly darn it!!! :badmood::banghead:
  216. Pootle

    how long to loose 3 stone

    Hi, most people tend to lose around 2 lbs a week. 14 lbs in a stone means 7 weeks for a stone so 21 weeks for three stones. But, some people lose much more each week, some lose much less. I would begin the SW plan and your weight loss journey with more of a focus on how you will be improving you...
  217. Pootle

    Saturday weigh in

    Fab effort!
  218. Pootle

    Saturday weigh in

    Thanks Trixicle.
  219. Pootle

    Saturday weigh in

    Hi Scooter boy, how've you been this week?
  220. Pootle

    Minimins not able to be accessed via iPad anymore

    Ha, and mine, but I couldn't do anything about it.
  221. Pootle

    Minimins not able to be accessed via iPad anymore

    Oh, thank you, it's back, hooray! can't think how I'd cope without Minimins. thank you so much for being so speedy.
  222. Pootle

    Minimins not able to be accessed via iPad anymore

    I was using minimins just now on my iPad, logged onto Facebook, went back to minis and it said site didn't have a valid ssl certificate. I tried again twice, now it says can't access because of too many redirections. Please help!
  223. Pootle

    When I'm thinner, I'm going to...

    Oh, I agree, that would be nice.
  224. Pootle

    Diary of a Former Cookie Monster.

    Now that's what I call ultra organised! Well done, good week ahead. Marybobs, I noticed on y meal planner sheet, you have written sticky pork with rice. Do you have a recipe for the sticky pork please?
  225. Pootle

    Boobs be gone...

    I wonder why pitta bread is so high in syns, there's nothing to them! Perhaps there's a lot of sugar in them?
  226. Pootle

    When I'm thinner, I'm going to...

    Oh, to be able to wear jeans!!!! I haven't looked good in a pair of jeans since I was fourteen!
  227. Pootle

    From 17's to 16's

    Hi Emma, no, I shall be here for another week! 2.5 lbs off this week, needed another 0.5 to take me down into the next stone. Well done everyone on your losses this week, here's to another good week!
  228. Pootle

    Boobs be gone...

    Weird isn't it, the way it fluctuates?
  229. Pootle

    Extra Easy Pootle's food diary

    Brinner? I don't really use many syns in a day so I can get away with lots for breakfast if I fancy a treat.
  230. Pootle

    Boobs be gone...

    I know, it's annoying as, earlier in the week my weight dropped below into the next stone, only by half a pound but it was there, then I went back up again for the rest of the week.
  231. Pootle

    Extra Easy Pootle's food diary

    2.5 lbs off this week so having a treat of a full cooked breakfast. Well it's actually 12:00 pm so I guess it's brunch! Scrambled egg, sausage, bacon, black pudding, baked beans. Syns=10. I have rounded up but better to be safe than sorry! No lunch today as by the time I got up and had...
  232. Pootle

    Boobs be gone...

    Yay, well done! 2.5 lbs off for me. Cooked breakfast for me too this morning, yum! Have a good day everyone!
  233. Pootle

    Saturday weigh in

    Well done everyone! I lost 2.5 lbs this week. Another 0.5 lb would have been nice to take me down into the next stone bracket. But hey, we can't have everything can we?
  234. Pootle

    Extra Easy Help please

    There are lots of packet things like pasta n sauce or mug shots, tinned beans or spaghetti which people eat and lose well on but you are need to try to start getting fresh veg and fruit into your diet as these are the main parts of the plan. have a look on the Slimming World website, you don't...
  235. Pootle

    Wow...Last signed in 2013!

    Depends whether they stir fry beam sprouts in oil or steam them.
  236. Pootle

    Wow...Last signed in 2013!

    Hi Kylaa, takeaway sounds yummy! Wish I had a Turkish restaurant nearby.
  237. Pootle

    Syns in oyster sauce?

    I thought it was 1 syn per tbsp.
  238. Pootle

    Extra Easy Help please

    Of course! It isn't really a diet, it's a sensible, healthy eating way of life. Give it a shot and I'm sure you'll feel better for it.
  239. Pootle

    Extra Easy Help please

    Don't let people's comments put you off. Follow the plan, eat more from super free and free foods than anything else and be sensible with portion sizes.
  240. Pootle

    Need a slimming world buddy

    Tell your other half, next time he wants to bring you some food, make it an exotic fruit, the kind you wouldn't normally out in your trolley because they are so expensive. I bet it would work out cheaper than a rack of ribs and it would be better for you! he'll still be treating you but...
  241. Pootle

    Need a slimming world buddy

    Fab self restraint there by putting it in the freezer and not eating it, well done!
  242. Pootle

    Saturday weigh in

    Hi, A123, well done for joining and good luck!
  243. Pootle

    Extra Easy Help please

    Hmmm, bit of a problem not liking veg. Could you put them in soups and blend them up so you don't notice them? I force myself to eat lots of veg but there are still some I can't stand like courgettes, aubergines, peas. Try roasting carrots, beetroot and butternut squash with a teaspoon of honey...
  244. Pootle

    Extra Easy Help please

    Ha ha, yes, me too!
  245. Pootle

    Extra Easy Help please

    Chocolate and crisps are definitely naughtier on SW than WW. Stops me eating them though!
  246. Pootle

    Extra Easy Help please

    I did it a few years ago but could never stick to my points allowance so always felt disappointed with myself and would give up.
  247. Pootle

    Boobs be gone...

    Thanks, I'm definitely going to try this.
  248. Pootle

    Boobs be gone...

    Sorry, another question...if I halved it and only used two Alpen lights, I could use them as my hex b couldn't I? Then it would only be the options and Nutella I'd have to syn wouldn't it?
  249. Pootle

    Boobs be gone...

    Mmmmm, sounds amazing! I don't have Special K bars, on,y Alpen lights, would they work the same ? Oh, and dare I ask the syns per portion?
  250. Pootle

    Boobs be gone...

    :eat:Ooh, could you post the recipe for that cheesecake please?
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