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I could not survive without my fry-light but a proper food that I simply love is passionfruit, expensive but I treat myself because I am not spending on chocolate, chips and takeaways.

The cheapest fruit and veg I have ever found was from a local pick-your-own farm. Have a look around your area to see if you have any of those. Sadly they are only open during the summer around here but still excellent value for money (and a fun day out too!) Otherwise our local market does...

I lost 3st 1lb and reached target in 10 months. I put on at Christmas and while on holiday and really slowed down in the last few months. I was so happy with my weight even before I reached target that I started to eat as though I was already at target - but in the healthy SW way. Eg I would...

The ways I use syns in my meals include: A low fat cheese on a pizza (using a chicken breast as the pizza base) or syns on the pizza dough itself (the fakeaways recipe book has a great one) Olive oil in a salad dressing (olive oil can be a HEB too) Olives in a salad Sprinkle of nuts over a...

The same ones we had before. We can use the 70 calorie bars as HEB, but the manufacturers decided a few months ago to change the recipe, pushing up the calorie count, which meant they not longer counted as HEB. A lot of consumer pressure from us slimming worlders has forced them to scrap that...

I lost 1.5 lb which is fine considering I was not very strict this week, working with a 'loose' interpretation of flexisynning and an inaccurate unofficial HEB list :rolleyes:. Fantastic losses this week, Rebekah, Minniemouse, BrokenMirrors, snowbryneich, Orla , Tanyalina , nettybungles - big...

Aaah congratulations Orla :0clapper:both on the 13's and the wedding anniversary. It is lovely to hear that you are still in love :candledinner:. :bestwishes:Me too with my DH (although we have some catching up to do ;))

For me it was having to wear work clothes to my mum's 70th birthday party rather than a pretty dress, because I had slowly increased the size of my work clothes through necessity - needing them every day, but the pretty dresses stayed at the back of the cupboard waiting for special occasions...

chopped up banana and pear with a muller lite yoghurt

Thanks Orla. It is now Sunday and I have been 100% on plan since Tuesday WI, so I am interested to see if it starts to show this coming Tuesday or if the effects of the weekend will last a little longer. At least then I will know for future weekends. I hope all our other lovely Tuesday...

I hope you have a wonderful time. Hubby and I went away last weekend and stayed with a friend who insisted on doing all the catering for the weekend and refused and help or contributions - he wanted to treat us. We had a wonderful weekend. but there was not a single vegetable in sight, the...

That weekend really came back and bit me on the bum.... or I wish it had because then maybe a chunk taken out of my bum would have helped me weigh less. I put on 4 lb!! The funny thing is that I am not upset because I had a wonderful weekend, I am almost at target (or at least I was before...

Like others above I weigh my pasta and rice, simply to help me prevent waste. I don't weigh any other food on SW and fill up on superfree and free foods. If rice, pasta and potatoes really are your downfall then why not just stick with weighing those and concentrate on learning a nice variety...

Urgh! Is it Tuesday? Can I hide? We went away for the weekend to stay with friends who wanted to host us and they did all the catering for the weekend - not a vegetable in sight and the only fruit was liquidised and sweetened or the name of a flavour in an alcoholic beverage! Fresh bread...

Hi Snoopichick. I have been on SW for 8 months and lost 3 stone. I am very close to my target too and a few weeks ago I too lost all momentum and motivation and started eating a lot of junk, out of control snacking and simply not caring about syn count. I would simply ignore syn value in...

Recipe review: Sri Lankan Yellow Beef Curry (Taste of Asia recipe book - page 55) - Difficulty: easy - Syns: 1 syn on EE and original, 13 syns on Green - Timing: about 15 minutes chopping and prep, and 1 hour cooking - Extras / side dishes: basmati rice - Did I change anything? I used...

My diary worked to get me back on track - I lost 2 lb this week :D

You really don't need flour to hold them together, and the egg is only necessary if you add breadcrumbs, but again, you don't need the breadcrumbs either (I think this is a hangover from people trying to bulk up a meal). Make your burgers in advance of you cooking them and throw them in the...

Here's hoping tonight is good. I have been keeping a diary again for the past few days. I got out of the habit once I got used to the plan and the weight started to drop off, but recently I have been out of control with the treats and syns. By writing a food diary I have been able to see...

Recipe review: Pakistani Masala Macchi Kebabs (Taste of Asia recipe book - page 36) - Difficulty: very easy - Syns: free on EE and original, 18 syns on Green - Timing: very quick to mix the marinade, needs at least 30 minutes marinading time (although I made them in the morning and left...

I have just made the Pakistani Masala Macchi Kebabs from the Taste of Asia Cookbook and they were absolutely delicious. I almost didn't make them because the next page in the book has a delicious looking teriyaki salmon, and it was a tough decision which recipe would be used for the piece of...

Pakistani Masala Macchi salmon Kebabs from the taste of asia cookbook. I love trying out new recipes, especially when I have time like today.

a kind of ploughmans lunch with boiled eggs, slices of ham, mini babybel cheeses, pickled onions and gherkins, cherry tomatoes and ryvita (includes HEA & HEB) cooked chicken drumsticks mini quiches couscous salads Does he have a kettle? - Mugshots for those colder days Yoghurts and fruit or...

Thanks for the reply. I'll keep looking. I am a slimmer because there are very few foods or flavours I wont eat, but in the whole culinary world I hate three things - celery, Turkish delight and coffee flavour anything. I doubt they will come out with a celery yoghurt but in the meantime the...

Where did you get the coconut and lime one? I have been looking for it for ages and none of my local supermarkets have ever had any in stock. Am I right in thinking it is only sold in the single tubs? I have seen the cappuccino one but I would love to try the coconut one.

I've had a bad few weeks and snacking has got a bit out of control, so I am starting a diary again today. Hopefully this will pay off come Tuesday WI

My savoury snacks:.... chicken drumsticks mini quiches yoghurt boiled eggs snack-a-jacks (5 syns per pkt) slices of deli ham or turkey peppers HEA babybel cheese Sweet snacks are harder if you are tired of fruit. I do snack on a lot of fruit, but also save my HEB for snacking on hi-fi bars or...

Minted lamb steaks (from the butcher which is not listed so I have used the syn value from the Sainsburys minted lamb steaks - 4.5 syns) with couscous flavoured with chicken stock and Moroccan spices, with mixed veggies - tomatoes, onion, peppers, carrots, beans, cauliflower and peas - stirred...

YAY! I hope they don't think I don't want to buy them anymore but I have stockpiled a few boxes (..... about 20!!!) when they originally announced the change. I'll be a regular customer again soon ;)

Congratulations. You look lovely.

Wow, lucky kids. I loved smoothies. They were like milkshakes and, as a child, WAAAAAY better that munching a healthy apple or bowl of grapes! Good for you, I think it is great that you are encouraging your children to have healthy snacks and treats ands prepared to spend time and effort...

You are aware that smoothies need to be synned? Easy with chicken for tea = SW chips! And a quick salad for your superfree

Oh dear Lentil, you are like me - once I get started I simply don't stop. But if I don't start at all or, in the morning, carefully measure out treats for late in the evening and tell myself that is the limit, then I manage to keep it under control. The crinkly packet idea has worked by the way!

I'm giving the fakeaways book kebab a go - with lamb mince, not beef. It is smelling delicious as it cooks and even super skinny non-SW hubby has declared he is going to try it because of the smells. Hope it lives up to the aromas wafting out the kitchen!

A rather weird omelette made with leftovers. Hmm, not yummy but filling enough.

Oh LairecseLady, it is as if you wrote my post for me. I lost control big time this week too. I am not an emotional eater .... or don't consider myself to be one, but a HUGE disappointment led to me simply not caring. Psychologically all the work and effort I had put in to a different aspect...

Me too!

I've dropped the SW ball completely this week. With two job interviews, one of which is my dream, and my GCSE students writing their chemistry exam tomorrow, the stress and workload has not left me much brain power or time to think about or cook healthy yummy meals! So tonight is Chinese...

I am going to try the chicken based pizza tonight. Looking forward to it.

BBQ chicken drumsticks from the fakeaways book, make extra and keep them in the fridge. Mini SW quiches (or a large one sliced into wedges). Ham or other cold meats from the deli.

Thank you for this.

Yay!:clap::happy036::happy036::happy036::happy036:Love chocolate Honey monster stix. Thanks for the update

tandoori chicken thigh, sweet potato chips, griddled mixed peppers and green salad. Yummy and all free!

Lol, I know that is the best tactic, and I really don't buy snacks for myself. I don't have a big family to cater snacks for either, just my husband who has a taste for shortbread and chips, so apart from these two things I simply don't buy snacks at all ........ except from the South African...

0.5 lb off for me. I'm pleased with that because I went over my syns for a few days this past week. This week I am going all out to lose the 2 lb I need to reach target.

Me too, you can make up a batch of pudding rice in the evening when you have time, and it lasts for a few days. It tastes really yum with some fruit and yoghurt. I llike to vary the cooking of the rice with flavours like cinnamon or cardamom and eat it with raspberries or frozen cherries and...

Doh! I am thick sometimes. That makes sense, thanks for that. The dish sounds and looks amazing.

Since starting SW two things have dropped off my shopping list and I would NEVER buy them again if it weren't for having them around for friends and family - these two things are sugar and fats such as cooking oils and butter. When I started SW back in September last year I bought I small tub...

What do you mean by 4 HEA? Is that one of the other plans? The dish sounds really yummy but I am confused by its allowance.

I have been doing extra easy since I started because I was simply too lazy to learn the red and green days plan. I figured if EE slows down or stops working for me I will put in the effort to find out about the other plans. I have not needed to bother because I have lost consistently.

Both the website and the magazine have sample weekly menu plans which you could use to help you get started. Of course these don't take into account what you already have in your fridge or freezer, but even if you don't use the whole weeks worth they might help with ideas. My planning for tea...

I love fruit salad too, made with whatever fruit I happen to have, but for me it comes alive with the addition of passion fruit. I make a big one to keep in the fridge and scoff huge bowls every day till it's gone. I also love those long red peppers. And for their versatility - carrots and...

Tonight is BBQ drumsticks, green salad, baked corn on the cob and SW chips. Yummy! I have done extra drumsticks too for work lunches (or midnight snacks ;))

Yes, that is correct. There are still some available in various stores.

I don't think SW has a "big eating" ethos at all. I have been doing SW for 8 months and never in that time have I felt encouraged or forced to eat a lot. I think the main ethos or focus that comes through loud and clear (to me anyway) is healthy eating and making meals using fresh ingredients...

Urgh they are mean. Is there not somewhere you can hide your lunch till you are ready to eat it? Or label your lunch box with your name in big lettering? Or have a good natured grumble about how hungry you are since all YOUR lunch was eaten by somebody else - hint, hint. In my office we all...

Who exactly do you want to recognise your 100lb weight loss apart from yourself? I don't think SW HQ have a clue who I am so they really don't care if I have lost 10 or 100 lb. My consultant is wonderful and supportive but she uses her tablet thingie to know exactly how much I have lost (she...

Even better is bacon and banana (yes, people think I am weird too!) :rolleyes:

Spaghetti with tomato sauce. Plain, simple, quick, delicious and hubby will eat it too :)

I just wanted to share some wonderful news I got today that has nothing what so ever to do with SW or slimming.... I am going to meet my step children! My husband has two teenage children who live abroad. Due to long complicated reasons, mainly a bitter ex wife who did everything she could to...

1lb gain for me :(. I'm a bit miffed because I was so good and stayed on plan the whole week and did not use easter as an excuse to pig out. But it is TOTM and I have been on holiday for two weeks so pretty much sitting around reading, watching telly, sleeping late rather than constant walking...

Pasticcio again - I made two the other day, baked one for my dinner and then served myself the cold, unbaked one :D. Scooped the cold, unbaked one back into the dish and served the hot baked one, so tonight it is the higgledy piggledy mixed up mess I made, served hot this time!

I was really good the whole week, and not an easter egg or hot cross bun in sight, but on the other hand I am feeling fat, bloated and slightly nauseous, so perhaps it is better to just get this over with tonight and start fresh tomorrow.

Pasticcio

Hi bunny, The taste of Asia cookbook has some yummy sounding Chinese chicken and lettuce wraps made with minced chicken but looking at the recipe I think the flavours would work great with beef also. Basically the mince is mixed with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, chopped chillies, chopped...

BBQ chicken drumsticks from the fakeaways book, potato wedges and huge mixed salad, followed by strawberries with passion fruit

Hi mission, sorry to hear you are feeling so low. Please don't eat yourself up about it. We are all here because we struggle with our weight and temptation, we all have days when we lose motivation or simply give up. But look how far you have come - you have lost ONE AND A HALF STONE...

Sainsburys are also doing 2 for £3, and my local one at least still has the old recipe ones. I stocked up this morning.

Surely it has to be on the official SW site to be true - I am not a member of facebook and I never will be. My consultant mentioned the alpen light tragedy last night but not the honey monster stix. If the news is not made official by SW then it can't be true (please.... not after taking away...

oooh, decisions! Go for 5 syns a day - you will enjoy it for longer and feel so proud of your willpower too.:17729:

Yes, I agree, this is not a decision they have recently made and it has been a long time coming. Did they do any market research at all about what their customers want? As they make regular bars at a higher calorie content and still managed to develop a market for their light bars surely this...

This is awful. I struggle to find HEB's that I like, and Alpen Light bars are one of the very few HEB's that I can enjoy. I have written to them as suggested :gen147:, but I feel hopeless to stop this tragedy :rant2::rant2::rant2:

Thai green chicken curry and pilau rice. Delicious! (PS: Am I uploading photos correctly? Mine look different to everyone else's)

Lost 0.5 lb which is better than gain or sts. I have been pretty good food wise, but really rubbish activity wise this week. My job involved being on my feet and walking (strolling / ambling) around most of the day, so I guess being on holiday and being a couch potato has been significant.

Lol, lickthelid. What I meant was that, as SW are aware of our site, I think they might occasionally have someone browse the forums to make sure we are not making false claims about their plan, or giving people incorrect advice that might be attributed to them. As a free site they know that...

I have not seen salted caramel hifi bars. Are they new?

Wow Kay that is a super loss. Well done. Congratulations CLR on reaching target, fantastic! Mary, at least you know what went wrong, and well done you for stocking up on the things that will try to help. Sometimes those cravings just have to be fed. Good luck for the next coming week.

I have been following this discussion with interest, mainly because I feel indignant on your behalf and I was wondering if you had faced up to the cow yet? Then I saw that your post started 4 days ago on your WI day, so I guess you have another few days to go before your next WI. How do you...

I confess I wobbled a bit in the middle of lent, having a binge session on chocolate and biscuits. I realised that I was sabotaging my weight loss. Psychologically giving up made me MORE conscious of the treats I was not allowing myself, I started to think about them constantly, I felt very...

Thanks Cheeky for the idea

Fresh fruit salad and muller light

Wow, there are some quite original ideas here, not just the usual "new clothes". Colour analysis sounds really interesting. I am not sure about the glossy box, simply because (from the way I understand it) you don't get to choose the cosmetics you would like but it has given me the idea of a...

YES!! Lol, is a second baby a reward? (Only teasing, of course I think this is a wonderful goal). I just love this way you have made it a choice between baby OR other things.

Turkey burger (without the roll) served with wedges and salad.

I could have written this, because for me it is exactly the same. Reading this thread helps me realise that we are not alone in this, which makes me feel better about myself, because it tells me I am not being weak or pathetic when I give in to the cravings, I am just being normal.

Hi Orla, thanks for the encouragement. I know you are right but sometimes it feels so hard when you try and the scales don't show it. Perhaps I am being too negative too soon, because WI is still a day and half away anyway. How are you doing after your surgery? I hope you are feeling better.

Who made your random curry - is it homemade or a ready meal? Either way, I don't think the syns value will push you over your daily limit, and you are planning to add the rice and salad anyway, so I doubt one single meal is going to damage your weight loss. I would probably do the same because...

Mmm, I like the choccy ones too. Had to buy the vanilla ones just to try them out, but will be sticking to the chocolate in future (when and if I can find them)

Lol, I absolutely get what you are saying cheeky. I am really looking forward to summer feeling confident and comfortable. My DH has decided to that what we really need (please read the sarcasm in my tone here) is a weekend away, camping with some complete strangers that he has met through a...

I had a cheese, ham and mushroom omelette with some asparagus on the side. I wasn't particularly hungry because I had a lovely roast dinner for lunch, but I know if I don't eat what I consider to be a real meal at tea then I will be picking and snacking later tonight with the thought in the...

Nearing the end of the weekend. How is everyone feeling? I am not sure about WI this coming week. I have been really good. School holidays gives me a chance to try new recipes, weigh everything, go out walking and I have been very controlled about syns and treats, but my scales at home don't...

Okay, thank you both so much for the review. That sounds reasonable - as long as you don't kid yourself you are eating rice and noodles, but a filling substitute then they sound edible. :D

Ooh, that reminds me that years ago I promised myself a belly button piercing when I got slim enough. Lol, at the time I was young and naïve and didn't imagine it would take me so long to get slim enough that by the time I finally was a) it would no longer be fashionable and b) I would no...

I'm interested in your opinion because I looked them up and most of the reviews say they are horrible, slimy weird texture and fishy smell and taste. The reviews make them seem not worth it for the price.

Are you talking about the £5 meeting fee that you no longer have to pay? That is a good idea - for so long I have been paying this so it is a habitual part of the budget now. I LOVE this idea LOL, yes I love this idea too, but I have also bought new clothes out of necessity. Of course I...

I am proud to nearing my target at last and I was wondering if other target members rewarded themselves, and if so, how did you do it? At the start of my SW journey I thought I would get some lovely new clothes, but necessity has forced me to do that already (necessity of not appearing naked in...

Having a range of spices and sauces such as chilli sauce, fish sauce, minced lemongrass, minced ginger, soy sauce, tomato puree or passata, different vinegars etc means that with very little planning ahead I can usually come home from work and throw something tasty together very quickly with...

Going to try kedgeree tonight. I know it should be a breakfast dish but I don't have time to experiment with new recipes at that time of day!

I agree with all the replies here - your C was very rude, you should check with HQ about their late policy, and a letter to the C explaining how you feel could clear the air. Child care issues should take priority and you did the best you could, and after all you still turned up didn't you...

Flavour like ham, strong pork or almost-but-not-quite unsmoked bacon, texture super soft, pull apart and juicy. With the slow cooking I thought any fat would cook out and rise to the top so I could scoop it off, but there was no fat at all.

My downfall for snacking and losing will power to resist treats happens for me late at night. I go to bed quite late but my hubby goes much earlier because he starts so early in the morning. I am really very good about self control and will power during the day but while I am sitting on my own...

My pork cheeks - absolutely delicious! Meltingly tender, could cut them with a spoon, and so, so tasty. I used a number of different recipe ideas from the internet and SW style of cooking (ie, fry light instead of tons of butter). Turned out to be 8 syns for the whole recipe, but only served...

Fat free vinaigrette and fat free Italian dressing are both syn free. Reduced fat honey and mustard and low fat French are both 1/2 syn per level tablespoon. Reduced calorie thousand islands and reduced fat garlic and herb are both 1 syn per level tablespoon.

Thank you for taking the time to reply and help. :)

Sorry to create an extra post about this. I have done a search for the instructions to add a photo to my posts but the search produced hundreds of results with no particularly helpful titles. Please can someone either point me in the direction of the instructions or provide me with...

Tonight I am going to attempt a new ingredient that I have never tried before - pork cheeks. I have been told they are delicious but need very slow cooking, but recipes for this very unusual cut are hard to find. I've settled on a combination of a number of recipes I found online (they are all...

Perhaps you could rethink your lunch? I'm assuming you have a little more time on hand at lunch to prepare something without bread, leaving your HEB available for porridge or cereal at breakfast.

Very frustrated - ordered it the week before with one of the consultants helpers because our consultant was doing the new member talk in another room. Helper looked at order list, saw my name already there and did not write it down. Turns out my name was one the list already because it was...

That's great. Well done you.

It's a beautiful sunny day (well I guess that depends on where you are) but if it is nice near you why don't you take out the frustration with a good long walk in the sunshine instead.

I don't know if this seems to be the biggest ever target I've faced or the easiest.... 4.5 lb to target! To be so close after so long is tantalising, inspirational, frustrating, scary. I can hardly believe I have come this far and those 4.5lb seem like the impossible right now, just because...

Roast chicken, baked sweet potato and loads of veggies.

Aw Snowy, sorry you are disappointed, but considering you had an 8lb loss last week perhaps this week's gain is just your body saying "whoopsie, slow down a little". Good luck with the extra easy this week. I lost 2.5 lb which surprised and delighted me.

It's holiday time and the house was cleaned on the first day so rest of holiday will be enjoyed in calm tranquil clean surroundings After last night's WI I am only 4.5 lb off my target The sun is shining and my new veggie seedlings are actually thriving after being blown to shreds by the howling...

Fresh fruit salad (made last night to save time this morning) and a strawberry muller light

:cry::cry: my Morrisons have no idea what I am talking about. The young man who was trying so hard to be helpful directed me to the apples and the desert aisle for the custard! As we were standing next to a very large display of apples at the time he was looking at me as if thinking "does...

2 scrambled eggs and a small bowl of fruit salad.

Lots of good effort from everyone this week, except me. I have really fallen off the wagon and gone WAAAY over my syns every day. Oh, well, I'll toddle along tomorrow and assess the damage and pick myself up and start again. I have to - I am between clothing sizes right now and have splashed...

wholewheat toast without butter, 2 poached eggs and 3 rashers of lean bacon - not cooked at home, but took OH out for breakfast. He had the full fry up, I felt very good and enjoyed mine as much as he enjoyed his.:)

I don't do any official exercise that can be labelled as such, but I do think my job helps. As a teacher I spend minimum 4 hours a day in lessons walking around a classroom. I have between 4 and 5 lessons to teach per day of 1 hour each, never sit down during a lesson and because of the layout...

Griddled aubergine and courgette couscous salad.

Aww, I crumbled. Last night I had two chocolate covered marshmallow easter eggs :break_diet:(I did syn them, but the point was to give up chocolate)

Tescos - 2 packs of meringue nests for £2 (or £1.49 each)

Thanks for the tip - will look out for it.

We have a lovely group but there is a group of three women who seem to be best friends and colleagues and live in each other's pockets. From their talk they seem they share everything from office lunches to evening meals, family weekends and girls nights out. Whenever one is the target of...

Oh, I love custard apple, but I haven't seen them since I was a child. Thank you so much for telling us where to get them. Off to Morrisons tomorrow for a blast from the past.

I had to make very few changes to my regular habits and lifestyle, and these changes, once I got used to them, were very easy. (I no longer cook with fat, oil or butter, completely cut out my few glasses of coke every night habit and increased my intake of fresh fruit). Apart from that I...

I'm on a salad challenge (inspired by Kay's salad challenge in another thread). I have challenged myself to try a NEW salad for a main meal every day for a week. Tonight was griddled mango chicken with coleslaw from the Little Book of Lunches. I was really doubting my choice as I made the...

0.5 lb loss for me. Not the loss I was hoping for, but still in the right direction.

Had a mini quiche with bacon, mushrooms, onion, asparagus and corn, and some slices of melon for breakfast.

Well done LisaIris and MaryMary, great losses.

Oh Orla, so sorry hun. But perhaps there are reasons such as different set of scales (I know they are all supposed to be calibrated but still....) and stress or worries over your hospital visit. You have lost SOOOOOO much weight you know you that you know how to do it. Weight loss is going to...

Lol, quick ones! Get home quite late from work, so usually throw things together. Usually one pot dishes like stir fries, stews, bolognaise, pasta dishes. Sometimes on a weekend I will cook a bigger meal and divide it up into freezer portions for the week. These are usually slow cooked...

I'm subscribing to this thread for inspiration. My breakfasts are rubbish, rushed and inconsistent. Today was ..... a banana, some melon and a pear, all eaten in between lessons and meetings. :(

Okay, I confess too. I had a handful of haribo the other night. Still resisting the chocolate though, and it was only a small handful....:p

Tick tock, time is drawing near. Good luck all the lovely Tuesday ladies. Don't be nervous, it is what it is. We all try our best.

Salmon and wild rice salad. A new recipe for me but it looks really yummy so looking forward to it.

LOL, Jen, why swallow something fattening if it doesn't taste nice? The only reason I resort to chocolate snacks is because of the nice taste in my mouth, not the after effect once swallowed. Once it is in my tummy I am no longer enjoying the delicious yumminess of it, but it is nevertheless...

What kind of food do you like littlestar? I am pretty good in the kitchen and tweak a lot of my food. As I already said earlier any curry that does not contain coconut milk or cream can be tweaked because most curry ingredients are free or superfree, it's just that they are usually started off...

I love you for expressing this wonderful sentiment. All the best for your weight loss and improved health. Congratulations on taking the first steps.

Littleslimmingbee, I think I explained that 1) the post that riled me was an off topic reply in somebody else's original post and I felt the writer had hijacked the original thread and I did not want to continue the hijack 2) I reacted in anger based on personal experience of a drinker's...

Hey! It's not bad. It's not a quiche, but it's tasty and filling. Will make it again but definitely agree to change the name :D

Please, what is cream soda rice pud? Always looking for SW friendly sweet treats for pudding.

Lol, you have certainly taken the wind out of my sails. You make such a good point about everyone having their own struggles, and I need to remember that (after all I am on this website because of my very own struggle with food). I read that post early this morning and had a reflex gut...

very good point Blueway. I expected to take stick for my rant (.... no I didn't, I expected the post to be deleted). But what made me angry was a post along the lines of "poor me, I went out, got completely hammered and ate a kebab, then had a fry up for breakfast to cope with the hangover...

I spend most of my work day on my feet. I notice that I don't come home with aching feet any more. I thought the aching feet was because the job was relatively new for me, but sheesh, did it hurt at the end of the day. No more! Also, my wedding ring falls off and the gold bangles I have worn...

I immigrated to the UK 8 years ago. One of the first things I noticed on settling here is that overall people were bigger than what I was used to. It did seem to me that being overweight was considered 'normal' and being a healthy weight was more unusual, whereas I was used to the opposite...

If you have some cooking experience it is probably better to SW'ise your normal recipes. For example, take your favourite non slimming curry recipe and make it without the oil, substituting fry-lite for the initial sautéing of onions, spices and meat. Take your favourite cake recipe and play...

To those who say it is hard to say no to alcohol and then come and whinge about the big kebab they had because they lost control I say stop whining. Don't ask for help if you are not going to take the advice. You already know the advice you will get because the advice is always the same... -...

What a great idea, but I have only found this thread now. I am too late to join you now, and couldn't even start today because it will be a couple of days before I am able to go shopping for some of those ingredients. But you have all inspired me to give a salad week a try and will be doing it...

Lol, you are not alone. Success comes and goes with the SW recipes. There are some recipes I will NEVER make again because I ended up snacking on yoghurt and fruit while my yucky attempt went in the bin. There was a time a short while back when I nearly gave up in frustration after trying a...

Leftover beef and ale stew from a SW recipe book. Even better the next day! Served with mash and veggies.

How big is your group? What are the rest of your group deciding to do about the closure? Why don't you chat to them and make arrangements to continue to meet together without a consultant, perhaps at somebody's home so you are not paying rent for a hall or meeting place, and do a weigh in...

Oh that is so disappointing. I thought about what I would do in your situation and realised I would have to find another group to keep me on the wagon. Then I came up with lots of advice for you, read it through before posting and realised I was being selfish and dictatorial (basically it went...

As others have said above, just because you have reached target doesn't mean that you no longer need the advice and guidance to help maintain. If she believes that the very week you reach target is the week you quit then she will be one of those people who reach goal (if ever) and immediately...

My mum came to visit from South Africa last summer. I hadn't seen her for over two years and for part of her visit we planned a whirlwind sightseeing tour of London. We bought a deal that meant we got free entry to a lot of the sights but we had to visit all our sights within three consecutive...

Just another thought.... you say you are quite young. Am I right in thinking your friends who eat anything they want are similar age to you? If so, remember that many young people are able to eat anything and still stay thin but as they get older it becomes harder and harder to do this. You...

Slow cooked beef and ale stew served with potato and carrot mash (too lazy to cook the carrots separately!) and peas.

Welcome and good luck. This is a wonderful place to hang out whether you have lost or gained.

The minerals in sparkling water (calcium and magnesium) are good for bones, teeth and healthy hearts. Not sure about the carbon dioxide effect on teeth enamel though.

Our consultant didn't have a copy to browse, but we could pre-order it. I have ordered one just based on the review in the magazine.

Can't say at all, sorry. I have always drunk a lot of water, even before starting SW. So I guess it is the eating plan, not the drinking water that really does it, otherwise all the water I drank before SW would have meant I didn't need SW in the first place! I do think however that...

1.5 lb off for me. I am really pleased with that. SW is so amazing because you really can lose weight and still eat yummy treats. I am pretty strict about what type of foods I use my syns on, but this week was a friend's 50th birthday and you cannot refuse 50th birthday cake so I spent syns...

I am pretty strict with my syns - I usually don't go over 10 per day, and these are most often made up of recipe ingredients, dried fruit and nuts rather than chocolate, sweets and crisps. I have steady losses, with monthly (menstrual) fluctuations of between 0 and 3 lb a week. I have never...

May I join in too? It is a little late but I did start at the start of lent, I just have not been on the thread. I have given up all syns from sweets and chocolates and so far I have stuck to that, but some days are more difficult than others. Although I have always been pretty good about...

Lol, I would love to, but tampering with the traditional roast is a cardinal sin in hubby's book. I have done "exotic" roasts because I love cooking and experimenting and I adore herbs and spices, but heaven forbid I try that on a Sunday. I don't dislike the traditional roast, I'm just a...

Hubby is very traditional about his Sunday roast, so today it is roast beef and loads of veg. To be honest I'm pretty bored with roast something every Sunday and would prefer to try some more ambitious recipes as it is the only day in the week that I have the time to be adventurous and creative...

Hang in there Leigh. It is frustrating that our weight fluctuates so much when we are all trying to lose, but I think both the fact that you indulged a little more and that next week is TOM will explain the gain and it will disappear after next week if you stick to the plan. This happens to me...

There are some amazing recipes shared on this site, and I have been silly enough to try some of them but not save them. I can search again for them but when I do a search for a recipe there are always several hundred hits, and not all the thread titles give a hint as to what is in the thread...

Chilli con carne, rice and salad. Looking forward to it.

Just adding my two cents worth.... the reason I pay is not because of guilt about getting advice that somebody else paid for, but for ME personally to benefit. Anybody else, paying or not, who wants to ask a question I will happily talk to or try to help or share my experiences with. That...

I did ww a few years ago. It did work for me but I always felt like I was "on diet", I had to be hungry in order for the diet to work. I did not like the points counting system (admittedly I have not tried their new systems which I don't know at all), and their meeting was preachy, and clicky...

That looks great, but I particularly like the way the potatoes and beans are 'decorating' the plate, arranged around the food rather than simply piled on the side. I am a firm believer in making your food look pretty to make it more special and appetising.

So sorry to hear that Lianne. I agree with Orla, take care of yourself right now.

I used to have a bit of a blow out after my WI when I first started SW, but over the months my appetite and tastes have changed, and I no longer do, not through effort but because I simply don't feel like it. My WI day is as good (or bad ;)) as all the rest of my week.

Hugs to you Orla. Wishing you all the best and congratulations on the weight loss, even if you feel it overshadows your reasons. After all it is part of achieving your other goal.

The new one looks amazing - sorry I forget the title and it is not yet on the site, something like Extra Easy Express. That is going to be my gift to me for reaching target. In the meantime I love my Family feasts on a budget. I don't cook for a family, it's just me eating SW, but the recipes...

Well done to all the losers, this thread really picks me up when I get home on Tuesday nights (I go to SW straight from work). Some days, like today, the week is just busier, more tiring and harder than others, and it is wonderful to come home and see that everyone's efforts are paying off -...

Measure for measure apple sauce and sweet chilli sauce have the same syn value, so I use this recipe as an alternative to apple sauce with my roast pork. It has the additional advantage of substituting for roast potatoes so I don't feel left out when the rest of the family dig in to crunchy...

Happy St Paddy's day! Well done for sticking with it so far, I hope St Paddy doesn't tempt you too much! So far so good, I have still not had sweets or chocolates, even to the point of not allowing myself hi-fi bars with any chocolate flavour, no chocolate digestives, no Mikado sticks, no choc...

Slow roasted pork with baked sweet potato and loads of veggies.

It happened to someone in my group. She had to contact HQ but they fixed it for her. Sorry about the frustration - is there any info you need from the site in the meantime that we can help with?

My next goal is 2.5 st followed shortly after by ..... TARGET!

Tandoori lamb chops, chips sprinkled with chilli, onion salt, paprika, garlic and black pepper and a lovely green salad.

I found them in my local Tesco today.

I might have a seeded roll instead of a wholewheat one - they are so much yummier, still a kind of brown bread, but I don't do it often

That looks yummy, what is in your tomatoey sauce and did you just toss all the cooked veg together with the potatoes or did you do something different with them?

Cold soggy sandwiches with limp shredded lettuce, sickly sweet stale cupcakes or a bigger packed lunch :grumble: (yup, I love parents' evenings)

I am having between 5-15 syns a day, most days are around 10 syns. However I have given up all syns made of sweets and chocolates for lent which started after last week's WI. My syns are usually ingredients in recipes, dried fruit and nuts, crackers or a different type of bread for a sandwich...

Coconut and lime for me:gimi::eat:

subscribing so I remember what to look for, thanks for the tip, they look really good

janiemac I would suggest you stick with it and give it a bit longer that just two weeks but that is my personal opinion. I did ww a few years ago and it didn't work for me. What I love about sw is no counting points, no weighing stuff, tons of free ingredients and their absolutely amazing...

No 4 - I think they might be. On the website there is a survey asking what kind of prepacked meals we want. Go along and fill in the survey, it is only one page, but perhaps the sooner they get feed back the sooner the range will be available No 3 - I agree with you I would like a better...

Retrain yourself - there are plenty of things to satisfy the sweet tooth that do not need syns or have low syns -muller light yoghurts -fruit - a bowl of sweet green grapes is like having a bowl of sweeties, or use few syns to melt a little chocolate and make some chocolate dipped strawberries...

Yes I am intrigued. What are they?

I think it has been a good week, but I have thought that before..... just have to wait till tomorrow to find out

Good for you ladybird. It must have been very tiresome. I have no advice for you but I just wanted to say well done for not giving in.

Hi LianneJane, congratulations on the birth of your new little son. I think you are marvellous to make the effort to lose weight so soon after giving birth. Good luck tomorrow.

My niece cooked it for us when we visited. She is a stickler for following a recipe to the letter and I can tell you it was delicious, and absolutely no difference to a stroganoff cooked the non SW way. In fact, she cooked it before I started SW so I wasn't fussing about syns or weight loss at...

Same for me (except WI is Tuesday) - roast beef and loads of veg without the tatties. I substitute roast potatoes for a bit of baked sweet potato. Baked normal potato just seems so sad with my roast dinner and I feel cheated while hubby tucks in to crispy crunchy roast tatties, but I find...

Oh dear Bunny. I hope you are okay! Well at least you survived to get some raspberry roulade.

When I woke up this morning and it was icy cold and overcast I thought I might fancy a fish pie - perfect warming comfort food for miserable weather, so I got some fish fillets out the freezer to defrost. Now the sun has come out and the day has warmed up so I'm wondering...... fish pie or fish...

I wouldn't worry Louanna. If it counts as a HE then it doesn't count as syns unless you have already had your HE for the day, and I quite agree with you - we all need our sweet tooth satisfied. My goal is to give up syns made of sweets and chocolates, but I can still allow myself a biscuit...

Hello friends. We have reached our first weekend. How is everybody doing so far? For me the first couple of nights were quite tempting because I happen to have some treats in the house. They are still uneaten I am pleased to say and the urge to gobble them up is diminishing. They will...

mmmm, me too. I often take this to work. To flossyXO - how about making a fruit salad with lots of different fruits, make sure there is some juice from an orange to stop browning of fruits like apples, pears and bananas. I sometimes make a largish one which I also love to flavour with...

Here you go beachbabetobe..... it might be too late for tonight but perhaps another time.... fry light 1 large red onion cut into thin wedges 2 large garlic cloves, crushed 1 large red chilli, halved, deseeded and thinly sliced 1 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp Chinese 5 spice powder 275 ml hot...

Saucy Chinese pork? From the family feasts on a budget recipe book (it is supposed to use lean pork loin chops but there is not much between them and pork steaks. The pork is flavoured with ginger, garlic, orange, soy sauce, Chinese five spice and chilli and served with stir fried veggies. Do...

I started at a very tight size 14 and comfy size 16 in October (I'm 5ft 4). By Christmas I was in a very comfy size 12 and by mid January I tried on a size 10 and it fit beautifully. Not quite 2 dress sizes in 4 months, or two distinct dress sizes depending on the brand of clothing - shop...

Sorry Lickthelid, I didn't think to check this first. I have since done so and found the thread you were referring to. Never mind, some people have joined in here so we will keep it going. The focus of this thread is more to find the positive thoughts that we can associate with our little...

SW Thai style chicken cakes with a salad and thai dipping sauce.

Wow, what a positive attitude to start with! Welcome and all the best of luck on your new lifestyle, which you find very enjoyable, just like the old lifestyle. Only the enjoyment comes from different sources. You seem like such a positive person so my advice is don't look at what you are...

My tip is to replace the eating with another activity. Just trying to stop leaves a gap where there used to be something you did in that emotional crisis and now there is nothing you can do but think about it. Find a replacement activity - perhaps writing out your frustration and...

Hi Louanna, welcome to our little project. I am so glad you have replied because I am going to need support too. What is your worst time of day for trying to resist temptation? For me it is late at night when my day is over and I am relaxing, despite having just had tea which is my main...

As a child we always gave up sweets and chocolates for lent. As an adult I never really bothered too much with it. But I think this year I am going to revert to my childhood and support my weight loss by giving up syns that are made up of sweets and chocolates. Yes, the weight loss is...

grilled lamb chops, steamed mix veggies and an experimental potato 'gratin' with layers of potato and onions, a sprinkle of chopped up babybel light cheese and a cream sauce made with quark flavoured with brown onion soup powder. I have no idea if it will work but it is smelling yummy in the...

Phew! All I can say is at least I didn't put on any lb though I really deserve to. I maintained which is good enough for me, knowing how badly I have eaten this week. Well the WI is over now so back to basics with a clean slate for this week.

I will be happy if I just maintain, I know I have been so bad this week. I have found it so difficult to resist stupid unnecessary snacks that I shouldn't even have in the house. I had a delivery of snacks from home (South Africa) that are not available here in the UK and because the...

Roast pork and all the trimmings.

I think it would depend on how much the cheese is mixed into the dish (mixed through like in a macaroni cheese or scattered in large pieces like the feta in a salad). If the recipe serves 4 people then if it is well mixed, there should be 4 x the HEA in the ingredients and you should get 1...

Beef and Ale stew in the slow cooker, from the all-in-one cookbook. With carrots and beans on the side cos dear hubby doesn't want veggies in his stew. At least I've sneaked a SW meal onto his plate even if he doesn't get the superfree! (Not that he needs it - he is a bean pole).

Aromatic chicken bake from the all-in-one recipe book. It is delicious.

pork chop, sautéed potato and sweet potato, carrots, beans and courgettes

Subscribing to thread. Thank you everyone for all your wonderful advice

this is me - I really don't want to advertise to friends and colleagues that I am trying to lose weight. Another thing is that a lot of my colleagues are also trying to lose weight (through various different plans, not only SW) and not all of them are successful at the moment so although my...

What is the rush? Is there an event coming up that you want to look slimmer for, or a holiday soon that will be needing a swimming costume? Unless there is a reason for the rush you have to see it NOT as "I'm on a diet and when I finally get to target I will allow myself to stop the diet and...

Tuna nicoise salad

Love it. I would love to have this goal too, but I am not wearing mine since it flew off at Christmas without me noticing and was found by a niece under a chair. Perhaps my next goal should be to convince hubby that I should get a new one! ;)

Did anyone else watch the recent TV documentary about sugar vs fat? The scientists (admittedly in only that single study) found that we can eat fat till we are satisfied and then our bodies will tell us to to stop, or eat sugar till we are satisfied and then stop, but the combination of fat and...

Chicken and mushroom pie topped with potato and sweet potato mash. It was yummy.

Good on you for being adventurous with the recipes. I have tried so many new recipes since joining SW and I understand what you mean by praying it turns out okay. Most of the new recipes I have tried have been delicious and become favourites (because, after all, we are not going to try...

Good on you for being adventurous with the recipes. I have tried so many new recipes since joining SW and I understand what you mean by praying it turns out okay. Most of the new recipes I have tried have been delicious and become favourites (because, after all, we are not going to try...

That's a wonderful motivating start Alabama Worley. Well done you! It's only Friday and I am having such a good week I am kinda looking forward to what the scales have to say about that on Tuesday.

Smoked peppered mackerel, potato and beetroot salad. My own recipe that was featured as recipe of the week on SW website a couple of weeks ago. Hubby hates it because of the smell of fish (he is allergic) but I'll just sit far away from him when I eat :p

According to scales at home ..... I AM UNDER 10 st!!!!!! :bliss::woohoo: Got my hair cut today It has been a very relaxing half term and I got loads done so prepared to go back to school next week.

Oh, okay. You know what they say about marmite - love it or hate it. I was wondering if the marmite adds a savoury tang without the marmite flavour, but now you have described them as like marmite crisps I know I wont be trying them. Thank you anyway for satisfying my curiosity without me...

I spend most of my work day on my feet. I used to come home limping, barely able to walk because my feet were aching so badly. I have not changed any of my work shoes but your question made me realise I have not had sore feet for a few months now.

How strong is the marmite flavouring on the potatoes? Just curious and wondering if I should try them

lost 3lb this week. I am thrilled because a) it was that time of the month which is usually the one week I go up AND b) it was both my and hubbys birthdays this week, so have allowed myself extra treats in the form of birthday cake and for hubby's b.day he wanted to get a takeaway. It must...

WI tonight, so coming home to slow cooked pork ribs in syn free BBQ sauce from this site recipe pages. The ribs are cooking now on gas mark 1 - very slow cooked. Have modified it slightly to combine the recipe with the diet coke sauce recipe. Still syn free and on a WI night too when I usually...

Had such a bad week eating everything in sight, each day I sort of gave up and said "oh well, it's a bad week anyway" and continued eating. Then on Sunday I stood on my scales at home and saw a really good loss and realised it wasn't such a bad week after all, so I have been extra good since...

My WI night is also my main weekly meeting afternoon at work, and there are ALWAYS biscuits served at the meetings. I usually resist, holding back especially because I will be weighing in, in about an hour after the meeting. But there are those times of low will power when I simply can't...

Fish surprise. What is the surprise? Well, that's just it. I have the fish but I have no idea yet how I will cook it, so I guess it will be a surprise when I'm done :rolleyes:

leftover roast lamb cooked into a tagine with veggies, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, ginger and saffron, served on couscous sprinkled with parsley

I also crave savoury snacks, I find julienned carrots and cucumber just don't cut it for me. As a South African I love biltong which is syn free, very spicy and also very filling, so tiny quantities satisfy the craving. Many non SA's don't like it but give if you think you could like it give...

I am South African, from Durban, where the most famous and favourite street food is called a "bunny chow" (a curry served in a hollowed out bread). I decided to give my group a taster of my home country by making mini bunny chows in halved wholewheat rolls, which were syn free if you counted...

Pork chop, boiled baby potatoes, salad, asparagus and beetroot

Aah, thanks for that. I should have checked myself

Or you could thicken the sauce by allowing it to boil down a bit. In a curry it wouldn't affect the meat and veg too much.

Chicken noodle soup from the extra easy cookbook. Will add a couple of syns because I used the knorr stockpots insteads of dried chicken stock cubes. And synful bread my hubby thought looked nice so he bought it, and it really does smell too delicious to resist. Will leave the butter off.

Pasta dish with sauce of onions, garlic, peppers, be-good-to-yourself sausages, tomatoes and quark. It was YUK! LOL. Wont be making it again.