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Hi everyone! I've been doing Slimming world for a while but I'm looking for cheaper recipes for dinner as money is tight at the moment. I really appreciate any ideas/recipes you all have. Thanks!

I'm about £60 a week for shopping for myself and fly partner, he just eats what I eat. I buy mostly Tesco brand products. We choose 7 meals for the week and we only buy what we need for those meals plus breakfasts and lunches. Doing this has saved us a lot of money!

Try using some firming moisturizer

Breakfast: toast - 2 slices small wholemeal (HEX B) with light butter (1.5) and some grapes. Lunch: low fat super noodles with mushrooms and some sliced Mattessons low fat smoked sausage (3.5) Dinner: smoked haddock potato salad - boiled potatoes and boiled smoked haddock. Sauce made from half...

Hi Niki. I've lost 6lbs in 7 weeks on SW. Most weeks I lose 1-2lbs but during the easter time one week I didn't lose and the second week I gained 1lbs. This was entirely my own fault through eating so many thing I really shouldn't have. Based on losing 1 or 2lbs a week, you could lose 10 to...

Good morning everyone! So this is my second attempt at a food diary. I got fed up the last time and just stopped recording what I was eating, but that hadn't actually affected my weight loss. Anyway, today is the day I start this food diary. I will record EVERYTHING I eat and will post some...

Well done you! Xx

Spaghetti and meatballs!

Hi! I'm not sure about slim fast but can you tell me what you mean about the quorn instead of meat? I've been doing SW for 5 weeks now and I've been eating loads of meat!

I try to buy jeans with a slightly stretchy material or jeggings. I find they fit better.

Yesterdays Diary: Breakfast 2 small slices wholemeal bread (HEX B) with light butter (1.5 syns) and an orange. Lunch Pasta with smoked sausage (3.5 syns), sweetcorn, red onion, pepper, mushrooms and sauce made from dairy Lee triangles light x4(HEXA) Snacks Muller Light Banana 4 Jaffa Cakes...

Good Morning everyone! Here is Wednesdays diary : Breakfast 2 small slices wholemeal bread (HEX B) with light butter (1.5 syns) and an orange. Lunch Muller Light and a banana Dinner Spaghetti Bolognese Snacks Cadbury Flake (7 syns) Total Syns: 8.5

Hi Charlie :) There are lots of things you can make with two rings. Spaghetti Bolognese, noodles, curry, any pastas, salads... You should definitely check out the food diary section here on minimins and you can get ideas from what other people are eating.

She's definitely confusing SW with something else. I also think she should 100% know what she is talking about before handing out advice. I would absolutely bring it up and ask if she knows what SW actually consists of. Everything is low fat/fat free and the only sugars are natural which can be...

Hello everyone. I had a lovely time at my Mum's (Glasgow) at the weekend. I am now back home (Buckingham). Safe to say I did not stay on plan over the weekend and I did gain 1lbs :( I suppose it could have been worse! I am now back on plan again! Here is my diary for today: Breakfast 2 small...

Hi Gleggers! I incorporate HEXs and syns into my meals but I also keep some syns for snacks. If you look at the food diary threads you can see what other people are eating every day and steal their ideas!

Sorry I did mean to continue to lose weight. I understand that is important to you and I definitely would encourage you to join SW as it is very easy and stress free with minimal counting. What I meant was, I wouldn't let it put you off. Even though SW won't recognise your weight loss before...

That's so horrible! My colleagues are quite supportive of my eating habbits and they even say they are jealous of my lunches and wish they could be bothered to make such nice lunches. Or maybe they are hinting that they want some! Well tough! My lunch is my lunch!

Why do you need SW to recognise your weight loss before you joined? Surely you are joining to lose more weight, so it makes sense that they would start from what you weigh now and not from what you weighed before. I don't mean to sound rude but you have the certificates and you know you have...

Yesterday was much better, my appetite is back! Breakfast 2 small slices wholemeal bread (HEX B) with light butter (1.5 syns) and an orange. Lunch Sweet chilli vegetable noodles. (Sweet chilli sauce 5 syns) Dinner Baked potato with beans and cheese Snacks Muller Light Banana 2 Jaffa Cakes (5...

Hello. My name is Natalie and I'm a chocoholic! I definitely find SW much easier to stick to than CC. SW gives me a structure to work with. 15 syns a day is actually quite a lot. A chocolate bar is usually between 6 to 10 syns so you still have some left over for other things.

I feel exactly the same! Ever since Easter when I went way off plan. I am trying but I feel like I do struggle to stay on plan. I think it's much easier to stick to the plan if I plan ahead and it also wastes less food. I keep Jaffa Cakes in my cupboard as they're only 2.5 syns each so if I need...

I did not have an appetite at all yesterday. It was a bit strange for me to be honest! I didn't have any breakfast Lunch Jacket potato with tuna & light mayo (2 syns) & sweet corn. Salad on the side. Dinner Chicken with yogurt dip and salad. Snacks Muller light Banana 2 Jaffa cakes (5 syns)...

I'm glad I'm not the only one! We had a big family meal with too many syns to count! Let's draw a line under it and get back to SW!

I totally forgot to do yesterday's diary! Anyway I stuck to SW 100% but I really want to tell you about my dinner!! We had some Greek kebabs. Wholemeal pitta (HEX B) with grilled chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, red onion & sauce. Sauce made from fat free Greek yogurt, garlic, chopped cucumber...

WI was today and I'm sad to say I didn't lose this week. At least I didn't gain, so I suppose that's a good point. I had a day off from SW today (as I'm sure many of you did). We had a BIG family dinner with too many carbs/calories/syns to count. I'm hoping this won't affect my WI for next week...

We only have a Tesco nearby but if you have a clubcard, they send you vouchers for the things you buy the most which is great!

WI is tomorrow and I just have this funny feeling that I haven't lost this week. Has anyone ever felt like this before? I've just woke up and the gym has opened so I'm going to go down there in half an hour once I'm ready. Try to push for a loss. Anyway here is yesterday's diary: Breakfast...

Oh the dreaded gain! I think it has happened to all of us! Don't let it put you off! My WI is on Sunday and I have a feeling I'll have gained or STS. But keep on at it and you will loose. Try mixing your diet up a bit to see if any tweaks will make a difference.

I'm going to start making lunches & dinners and freezing them, it would make my life a lot easier! Is there anything that isn't very nice once it's been frozen? I have a freezer & microwave at work. I know sometimes some things go a bit soggy in the microwave. I just wondered if anyone has any...

This is my third week on SW and I've only been doing EE. I'm a member of SW online so I've downloaded the choice list for red days. The only obvious difference I can see is that potatoes/pasta/rice/noodles aren't free, but are a measured HEX. Are there any other differences that I can't see?

Today's Diary: Breakfast 2 small slices wholemeal bread (HEX B) with light butter (1.5 syns) and an orange. Lunch Sweet chilli chicken noodles with red onion, pepper and mushrooms. Sweet chilli sauce (4 syns) Dinner Vegetable Soup Snacks Muller Light Banana 3 Jaffa Cakes (7.5 syns) Total...

Yesterdays Diary: Breakfast 2 small slices wholemeal bread (HEX B) with light butter (1.5 syns) and an orange. Lunch Meatballs (made from lean mince & mixed herbs with spaghetti. Sauce made with passata, garlic, chilli flakes, salt & pepper. A litttle grated cheese (HEX A) over the top...

I try to pack my lunches and dinner with as much vegetables as possible and only have a small portion of carbs. It fills me up but I'm not over eating on pasta?potatoes/rice. And I always say, don't eat if you're not hungry. I know a lot of people will snack only because they are bored or they...

It's definitely about portion control! Can you give us an idea of how much you are eating?

I lost 2lbs last week! Brilliant! I'm actually surprised that I'm losing weight while eating all this normal food! Breakfast 2 small slices wholemeal bread (HEX B) with light butter (1.5 syns) and an orange. Lunch Pasta with tuna mayo (1 syn) sweet corn and red onion. Side salad. Dinner...

What a nice day it's been! I've had a lovely relaxing Sunday and the sun is shining outside :) I didn't have any breakfast today. I wasn't hungry until lunch time! Lunch 2 small slices wholemeal bread (HEX B) grilled with a little grated cheese (HEX A) topped with tuna, light mayo (2 syns)...

I don't treat myself after WI because I don't like to think that I'm restricting myself from anything. I like to treat myself every day with my syns. If I was to treat myself only once a week I'd probably end up giving up on day 2. Fakeaways are great! However, I wouldn't 'treat' myself to one...

Thanks!

Yay I'm back on the wagon! Yesterday's diary: Breakfast 2 small slices wholemeal bread (HEX B) with light butter (1.5 syns) and a banana. Lunch Muller Light Dinner Burger (6.5 syns) (used cheese as HEX A) & wedges from the SW magazine This dinner was amazing and my friends couldn't believe it...

Are there any syns in vegetable stock cubes?

I buy all Tesco's own brand. Packets of penne pasta are 29p! Instead of buying packets of vegetables I'll buy the loose ones, saving money and then you can buy only the amount you eat so you're not wasting food. Tinned fish is cheap. I'll buy meat in bulk if it's on offer and freeze it. 500g of...

I only do EE at the moment but I'm considering doing some red days as I've seen people say they have been more successful on them.

Thanks! Your soup sounds lovely I might try that! I probably wouldn't put any dairy in it anyway.

I'm planning on making a pot of soup so I can take it to work for lunch. I work 3 days on 3 days off. So for example: if I make the pot of soup on Sunday, & I'm working Monday Tuesday Wednesday, will it last for those three days or will I have to freeze it?

I'm thinking about making a big pot of soup and pack as much vegetables in it as I can and freezing it in portions so I can take that for lunch every day.

Totally fell off the wagon yesterday!! I had a Muller Light, spicy sweet potato soup, a brown baguette with pastrami, tomatoes & mayo, then I has two slices of pizza later on. I didn't even enjoy it! Definitely back on the wagon today! I definitely need to find some more recipes for meals...

Totally fell off the wagon yesterday!! I had a Muller Light, spicy sweet potato soup, a brown baguette with pastrami, tomatoes & mayo, then I has two slices of pizza later on. I didn't even enjoy it! Definitely back on the wagon today!

Here is yesterday's diary: Breakfast 2 small slices wholemeal bread (HEX B) with light butter (1.5 syns) and a banana. Lunch Pasta with Mattessons reduced fat smoked sausage (3.5 syns) and cheese sauce made from 6 extra light laughing cow triangles (HEX A) with peppers, mushrooms & sweet...

Here is yesterday's diary: Breakfast 2 small slices wholemeal bread (HEX B) with light butter (1.5 syns) and a banana. Lunch Pasta with Mattessons reduced fat smoked sausage (3.5 syns) and cheese sauce made from 6 extra light laughing cow triangles (HEX A) with peppers, mushrooms & sweet corn...

I think you could pack some more veg into your meals. I find this is the easiest way to do the 1/3 superfree.

Hi Alex! I do have a small amount of carbs in my meals purely because I enjoy eating the meat & veg more. I'm not sure if I have created any recipes, I just throw things together. I suppose you'll find out what I eat every day now that I have this diary! Ok so here's what I had today...

Ok, so this is my second week on SW & I think it's a great idea to post your food diary on here and receive feedback from other SWers. I lost 1lb last week, which I am MEGA proud of! Anyway, here is my food diary for today: Breakfast 2 small slices wholemeal bread (HEX B) with light butter...

I keep a box of Jaffa Cakes in my cupboard and I'll have one or two if I need a chocolate fix! So what is your favourite syn? What keeps you on the wagon?

Good for you! I think everyone has some sort of exercise that they enjoy. I don't like going to classes but I love going to the gym with my iPod! And like you, I love the cross trainer. I find that I burn the most calories than on the other machines. Keep it up!

Well done you! Keep it up!

Yesterday for lunch I had a jacket potato with tuna & sweet corn and a salad. It kept me full for so long! I went to the gym at 7 for an hour & when I got home I still wasn't hungry. I figured I better eat something so I just had a banana and a Muller light. Is this ok? I couldn't possibly have...

I didn't measure myself but I'm going to tonight and hopefully I'll notice something! My diet before SW wasn't bad so you're probably right! I'm going to keep at it and also start going to the gym this week!

Thanks for all your support! I really think this website is great for everyone trying to lose weight and I'm so glad I found it! I'm definitely staying on my SW journey and I hope one day I'll be able to give advice like you all have for me!

Today was my first weigh in day. After one week of SW I've lost 1lb. I DO feel proud of myself for losing something but I just wondered if it should have been more. Any advice is appreciated.

I forgot to say that my boyfriend is super fussy so he feeds himself, the SW is just for me :)

I would definitely question this at your next meeting as it is totally wrong!

Hello all! I'm starting a new shift pattern of 3 days on, 3 days off: 12 hour shifts 8am to 8pm. I need to make lunches & dinners that I can take to work that will be quick and easy to make as I won't have much time to make them at night. Does anyone have ideas & recipes I can use? There is a...

Thank you! I'll be so happy and surprised if I have lost any thing in the first week because it really does not feel like I'm restricted. I've 're-joined the gym so I'll be going three times a week starting next week, which will help a bit hopefully! This is so exciting!

Thanks! I'm going to allow myself 10 syns a day but I've only used 5 a day so far. Can syns be saved up and used at the weekend or is this a bad idea?

Hello all! I started the extra easy plan on Monday & this may sound silly but it just seems too easy. There are so many foods I can eat. Can anyone recommend how many syns to allow myself? I know it says between 5 - 15 per day but how do I know how many is right for me? I want to lose 2 & a...