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Fruits, yoghurts, carrots and half syn cake. I make one everyday at the moment.

HexA? Semi skimmed milk. HexB? Porridge with chopped banana. Synned item? KitKat 2 fingers. Loving the caramel one at the moment. Free food? Fruits usually, but eggs come a very close second. Superfree food? Strawberries. Sw recipe? 0.5 syn cake. I always have one at home. Sw...

Oh I forgot to say. Well done on losing 4lbs at your first weigh-in. I hope that I'll have a good loss too next week.

Me too, I'm back to SW again after having gained all that I have painstakingly lost. Isn't it depressing that the weight goes back on so much quicker than it is to lose it? Anyway, I am glad to be back and regain some control over my eating. Good luck to you all. We can do it!

Thank you. I really need the encouragement. Good luck to all of you too. I'm off to check the recipes section for some afternoon treats as this is when I am at my most vulnerable and when I crave a sugar boost.

I had a disastrous summer, I managed to put all the weight that I'd lost before back on. I feel so, so ashamed and disappointed in myself as I had put so much effort in SW and let it all go. So, I've now rejoined SW and it feels good to be back in control again. I just hope that my weekly...

How about the very low syn jelly sweets from the Slimming World recipe forum? Link here: http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-recipes/206446-serendipity-very-low-syn-cola-bottle-jelly-sweets.html I haven't tried them myself, but I'll be buying the ingredients this weekend!

I'm doing mostly red days and your food diary looks good. :checkmark green: Dried noodles are free (fresh ones are syns).

Thank you all. Wise words indeed. Since that blip, I've been on track but I've had around 10 syns a day anyway - just like normal. I feel a lot better now and really want to be focussed from now on. Thanks again everyone.

I've put on 1/2 lb this week (weigh-in today) and I've just now eaten 3 slices of pizza and a portion of chicken strips. Oh and a 4-finger bar of KitKat. I was hoping that I would be strong enough to save all my syns for an Easter feast on Sunday, but I am sooo weak! I'm very disappointed in...

Wow. Well done. Such an inspiration and just what I needed today.

I went to Asda last night and I couldn't find them. I might need to pop into Morrisons methink. I lurve coconut. Yum.

I was wondering about this too. I can only drink water with NAS squash these days and I drink at least two litres, so that's quite a lot. However, I only have about a tablespoon per 500ml, so I don't think it's that bad.

Just wanted to update... I lost another 1.5. Lb this week and I'm over the moon. So, I think that mixing red days in my week does work for me. This is what I'll be doing from now on I think. Red days during the week and EE on weekends, inc. Fridays. :)

I have been a slow loser too and I decided to incorporate 3 red days last week and my weight loss went from 0.5 to 1.5 lbs. I was really pleased and I'm trying the same this week in case it was just a coincidence. I shall update on Thursday after weigh-in. I figu it doesn't hurt to mix and...

1.5 lb off for me this week which means my first sticker - half a stone one. I'm so pleased with this loss. Also, I'm no longer obese according to my BMI. I'm still overweight, but what a result. Well done everyone on your weight losses.

Well, after all of my efforts, I lost a whopping 0.5 lb! :mad: I hope that it's just my body being slow to react and that I'll see the results at next week's weigh in. To be fair though, I have started exercising as well this week and, apparently, it *can* slow down your loss initially. Good...

Well done everyone, especially ColJack! Wow! You must be so proud. I lost 0.5 lb this week. I am disappointed as I have been 100% on plan and even had the ghastly speed soup all week. I've also been doing the 777 challenge and I've been eating so many speed food. But ... a loss is a loss...

I've been really good this week and averaged 8 speed foods a day, 2 litres of water and only 3 syns a day! If the scales don't show the results I expect today, I think I'm going to cry.

Well, I contacted Gregg's customer support asking for the nutritional value of the Tottenham Cake and they replied with this: Calories 405 Protein 4.1g Carbohydrates 43.8g Fat 14.2g Saturated Fat 4.8g Fibre 0.8g So, if we go...

Does anyone know the syns value of the Greegs tottenham cake? It is the square sponge/madeira cake with pink icing. Thanks.

Woohoo. :clap:

Wow. Well done. I hope this works for all of us as well.

It's not too bad really as I find that I am eating a lot of the speed food without really thinking or planning them. I normally chop fruits into Mullerlights to have as snack and I think that helps.

Mrs Big B, Wow. You're an inspiration!

Yesterday: Baked beans Kiwi Plum Butternut squash, mushroom, onions, peppers soup (3 bowls = 3 x S) Fish Apple Pear Satsuma 10 x S in total :eek: 2 x litres of water 3 x Syns Today: Baked beans Large tomato Cherries Fish Carrots Canned tuna Tinned tomatoes Mixed veg (carrots, cauliflower...

Honk with only 1 syn so far. But I think that I'll have an options hot choc in a minute. So, 3 syns on total.

Ooh, I remember that too. I used to have a whole tin (the big one) of Heinz macaroni cheese on a piece of toast and it was delicious. I think they are 6 syns now though.

That's the main reason I came back to SW.

I'd like to know this as well. I made soup with butternut squash, onions, mushrooms, peppers, carrots and lentils. I've had 3 bowls of it today and I've only counted each bowl as one speed food.

I'm starting the 777 week today. Although I think that I might struggle with the syns as I normally have around 8 syns. So, maybe as a compromise, I'll have an 888 week. We'll see how that goes. So far today I've had (on top of my 'regular' food): Baked beans Plum Kiwi 2 glasses of water 1...

Wow, well done. You must be so pleased.

One more pound off. It seems that I am a slow loser because that's all I've lost despite being 100% on plan. But at least it's a pound OFF and not on. So, I'm pleased.

Me too. I love almonds and cherries and these 2 together would just be heaven.

Plus bread, bagels, etc are usually made with butter/oil or some sort of fat.

Ooh, or like a pretend snickers bar. Yum. I can't wait.

I've become a bit addicted to this cake these days. I always have some of the cake ready at home to have with an afternoon cup of tea. I make it with the oat scan bran as I find them softer to crush and mix and lots and lots of cinnamon. Also, there are 12 oat scan brans in the pack as...

oops, forgot to say that the chicken should be free if it has not been cooked in fat. If you still have the pack, check on the syns forum as you might be able to find out if it has any syns at all.

My weekly essentials are: Mullerlight Potatoes Frozen mixed vegetables Fresh fruits Tinned tomatoes Don't forget Frylight.

Ooh, thanks for that. I think a trip to Morrisons is a must this week.

I'm just wondering if it is ok to use soup as a 1/3 of superfree with my lunch and/or dinner? I made a big saucepan of soup with carrots, swede, tomatoes and lentils and I was wondering if it counts as a 1/3 if I have a bowl of it before my meals. Has anyone tried this and still lost weight on EE?

I normally measure 250ml of semi-skimmed milk in the morning and pour it in a small tub and leave it in the fridge. This way, I know that this is 'my milk' and I need to finish it by the end of the day.

Hmm, I can't say they are my favourite. I don't think the mint one is as creamy as the others (like toffee or banana & custard for example). They're better frozen for a couple of hours IMHO.

Wow! well done. You must be so pleased.

I had a look at my food diary earlier and it seems that I already average 7 speed foods a day and 2 litres of water. In fact, today I had 10 speed foods! But I've been having between 8 and 10 syns a day. I'll try to cut this down and see how successful I am.

Alpen light over here too instead of bread for HEB. I used to eat a lot of toasts before starting SW and I've now practically given up on it. I have to say that I hardly miss it as there is so much that I can eat that leaves me full.

I like the idea of 777 week. I shall see how much weight I lose this week and then try a 777 week next week I think. Well done everyone for sticking with it.

I wonder about this sometimes, especially with 'high sugar' fruits such as bananas and grapes. I've read that it can make a difference, but I've also heard that it makes no difference. I guess it's trial and error, at least for me.

Can I join in with the Thursday weigh-in please? I've just had my third weigh-in and I lost 3 lb this week. I am over the moon as for the last two weeks I only lost 0.5 lb each. Funny thing is that I didn't change anything from the last two weeks. Bodies work in mysterious ways.:D

Well, the cheese, leek and ham pasta & sauce is 1 syn on EE and 1 tsp of Flora light is 1 syn each. So, you'll need to count these. Make sure that your salad makes up at least a third of your meal though.

I wish I could help you as I've lost a total of 1 lb in two weeks! And I've been 100% on both weeks too. So, I know how you feel and you have my sympathy. I did feel like giving up a week ago. However, I won't give up yet because, although the pounds are not falling off me like they do with...

They sound yummy. I will need to try these soon. @Revsi: I don't normally like eggy taste either, so my solution is to add a couple of drops of vanilla essence in beaten eggs before I add them to any recipes. This seems to work for me.

Oh my word! I tried this twice this weekend. Once with beef Bovril as I couldn't find the chicken one and I used 2 bread slices for the breadcrumbs and mixed in smash. I cooked the chicken in the oven, no par-boiling. I made these again for lunch today with chicken Bovril and they were...

Well, I went to pick up my nephew from nursery some time ago and when I asked him if he had eaten all of his lunch, he said no. He then said, why do you want me to eat all my food? Do you want me to have a big belly like yours? He's only 3 1/2 years old! I just laughed though as I thought...

Frozen mixed vegetables. I buy Asda's smartprice one and I use this to bulk up casseroles, or just a quick boil to increase my veg with my meals.

I find them drier than ryvita, so only have them when I make the scan bran ginger carrot cake. But that's just me. Sent from my iPad using MiniMins

Someone asked this question in group today and our consultant says that the HEXs are there for health reasons (calcium, fibre, etc), and even if you were to miss a couple of days, it shouldn't affect your weight loss. Sent from my iPad using MiniMins

Ooh, I'm marking my place here too. Sent from my iPad using MiniMins

It's 10 for £4 at Asda, but 5 for £1.50 at Iceland.

That's interesting about the bananas. I think I heard that grapes can do the same thing to some people. Well, weigh-in is tonight and I sneakily weighed myself this morning and there is no weight loss. :cry: I think that my scales are accurate as I weighed myself as soon as I got back from...

Hi Jez, Do you mean you buy normal mince and then do the above, or do you still use extra lean mince? I'm asking because sometimes I can't find the extra lean mince. Thanks.

Me! I'm really obsessed and constantly thinking of what to eat, to buy, to cook, etc. It's really taken over my life at the minute.

I have it installed on my iphone and it's ok, but not great. I certainly wouldn't buy a phone just to be able to download it. While it's ok for looking up syns on the go, it's not as advanced as the online syns list or calculator. But I guess it is a free app.

This looks fabulous. Indeed, who needs takeaways when you can have such healthy alternatives.

What a useful thread! This should be a must read for all newbies to SW I reckon. Thanks.

Eggs and more eggs and also carrots. Can't get enough of these at the moment, although not together.

For those who've made frozen yoghurt in an ice-cream maker, do you add any other ingredients apart from fat free yoghurts?

I normally freeze the banana and custard Mullerlight for a couple of hours and normally have it as a late night snack (I know, I know...)

Light snow here in SE London.

Wow, that's amazing. Well done!

Yes, it is a superfree fruit. I really like persimmons, so I'm glad they're superfree.

I shall try the lemon in hot water as I am struggling at the moment.

Sugar free Robinson's for me. Otherwise, I'd struggle to even have one glass of water.

So, I shall try to up the amount of superfree food and go from there. I didn't really fancy soup with baked beans tbh. :p Thanks everyone for your thoughts.

Actually, this is worries me too. :D It's bad enough already what with the extra fruits and veg. that I am having.

According to the latest issue of the SW mag, a 30g serving (or 14 minis) is a HEB on all plans.

Hello all, I joined SW last week and after having been on the EE plan for 5 days, I had my weekly weigh-in and only lost 0.5lb. :cry: As far as I can tell, I have been on the plan 100%. However, I am hoping for a reasonable loss this week before I give up altogether. :rolleyes: Anyway...

OMG! 2 of them as 1 HEB? Is that on EE? I only bought a box of these last night and can't wait to have 2 of them guilt-free today.

Ooh, how cool would a scan & syn app be? I use the Iphone app constantly while shopping but, as another poster mentioned, it would be even better if they had the HEs on there too.

I have been having around 2 pots of Muller lights a day. My favourite is the toffee flavoured one, although the cherry and the new coconut one aren't too bad. Can't stomach the strawberry one though. :yuk: I am on the EE easy plan and I wasn't sure whether to always have the yoghurt with...

Are you meant to weigh pasta and rice? If so, I've been doing it wrong. I started SW yesterday and I must say that I am starving. I am doing the e easy plan and I am making sure that I have a third of my plate full of superfree foods.

Hi all, I'm new here and have decided to join SW as I am currently at my heaviest ever and really want to feel better again. I joined on Thursday evening but really started this morning. It is kind of hard as I am feeling peckish and really craving a biscuit or two, but I've been resisting...

Thank you. Now I know. :)

I also had my first shake this morning and, surprisingly, it didn't taste too bad. I had the vanilla one with a little bit of coffee. I've managed to have one litre of water so far. But ... I am really struggling already. I feel light-headed and weak and hungry. I just want to chew...

Just bumping this up as I would like to know too. :)

Thanks for the reply Judy. I went to the pharmacy today and came back with a week's supply of LT.:eek: I am determined to start tomorrow and make this work! I am so nervous though. I shall be online tomorrow for moral support and for inspiration from all the success stories.

Yes! It works! Can't wait for next week when I can update my signature with, hopefully, a big loss.

Testing ... apologies :-)

Hello, I need to lose 2.5 stones and I would be over the moon if I could achieve this by December. I am going to the pharmacy tomorrow and I hope to start LT on Friday. I have done some research on LT and this forum is by far the best source of information. I am both excited and nervous...

Hello all, I am hoping to start Lipotrim this week (going to the pharmacy tomorrow). I would like to lose 2 and a half stones by December and I hope that LT will help me achieve this. I have tried all sorts of diets in the past including cabbage soup, Atkins and SW. I've found that it was...