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  1. lyricallie

    Where the bargains are at and anything else thats useful.

    Very helpful I just got the caramel one for coffee :)
  2. lyricallie

    What are you using your syns on today?

    3 on a little pancake, 2.5 on some chicken bites & 5 on some popchips :D (And probably about 5 on some chips I picked off my friends plate) so no more syns tonight!
  3. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    You're welcome :D I'm quite pleased I put up photos so I can go back and see what I used to eat. I love my instagram for that :p
  4. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    So today was fairly good. B: Pancake (3) L: Carbonara syn free :D D: Lime coriander rice with tesco chicken (.5) green beans and asparagus. Then a little bit of light may (2 syns) S: Chicken bites (2.5) a drumstick (1.5) and some haribos (4) Syns: 13.5
  5. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    SO I had mayflower curry sauce with rice and tons of veggies :D
  6. lyricallie

    Extra Easy SP SP Days

    Essentially but if you have things that are not SP food, such as the yoghurt then you're not having a SP day anymore. You can't syn it as it's not synned you're just having a normal EE day then. Also you get an extra B choice on SP days.
  7. lyricallie

    Re Starting from home want results this time

    I'm in a similar boat. I was just going up and down and spending £20 for the pleasure. So I'm starting again from home. I think my issue is I eat out a lot being a young 20 something in London haha. I just hate paying for something in a restaurant when it's not really the thing I want. So I need...
  8. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    Need to get myself in gear. B-Fridge Raiders 2.5 syns L- Pasta aribiatta with spinach, mushroom and chicken D - TBD
  9. lyricallie

    Myfitnesspal

    I'm using it too, I log everything, been more strict recently and the wait is slowly decreasing :) lyricallie125
  10. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    So just saw that mini's is back. I guess I should get back into this. I'm a keen instagramer with all my SW food. Super good community there. Today I've had HEB sandwich thin with Richmond sausages, which I know are high syns but I'll keep my syns down elsewhere. 7 syns I think for them :)...
  11. lyricallie

    SW Easy Choices

    Having a jar of options hot chocolate in my drawer helps with the chocolate cravings. Stops me going for bars of chocolate. I had one last night as I was relaxing and definitely stopped me craving sweet stuff. I usually just have left overs for lunch, what ever I have for dinner I cook an extra...
  12. lyricallie

    Whats for tea tonight?

    Probably had one of my favourite dinners I've had in a while. Mushroom and bacon stroganoff with SW chips and some mayo. 3.5syns including the mayo and stroganoff sauce and using 100ml almond milk as part HEA.
  13. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    Really really tasty dinner tonight! Pretty decent day all round! B- 1 hifi bar rocky road S- The other rocky road and a few bites of my stirfry lunch (for tomorrow in the fridge) S- Celery and mini cadbury bar at the cinema (5.5syns) L- 2 chicken onigiris from wasabi at 2syn each (4syns) D-...
  14. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    So I was a bit naughty this morning and had 2 slices of white bread with some nutella. So this will be a minimum of 15 syns. I've then had a singular cracker which was 2syns. However had a fantastic free food which was chicken and veggie risotto! Only thing used was some HEA. Also made stirfry...
  15. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    So sp days are hard! I really missed it pasta. Especially as I'm not fussed about bread so having 2 HEB wasn't a big deal to me.
  16. lyricallie

    Day of slimming world and I am really struggling today :(

    Hey! You've definitely not failed, you've just began and also the fact you went in the first place shows you're not a failure. Have you tried keeping a food diary? What type of foods are your favourite? Maybe we can help you find SW versions. My favourite food is mac and cheese I have a huge...
  17. lyricallie

    Tesco BBQ pork shoulder is now 12 syns per pack.

    Apparently on the Tesco FB page it's because people had asked for them to change it for the taste. Now there is a load of SW people on saying change it back :rolleyes:
  18. lyricallie

    Extra Easy special k single serving box

    Hiya, this is what I could find: Kelloggs Special K Cereal, individual pack ( 35g box ) 6½syns
  19. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    Oops naughty on my snacks! Had a cookie and a galaxy which was 14syns for just those 2! Tasty though ;P
  20. lyricallie

    Linda McCartney mushroom and spinach burgers

    Just bought these from Tesco :D I think they're on offer :)
  21. lyricallie

    What are you using your syns on today?

    Oops went really far over as I was craving chocolate and onto 19.5 syns. I had: a cookie 3syns 1tbsp of sweet chilli sauce 1.5 1 teaspoon of sesame oil 2.5 100ml of almond milk 0.5syns And the big baddie (but so yummy) bar of galaxy cookie crumble at 11syns. So yea... however I still think...
  22. lyricallie

    Kind of a newbie needing some motivation and help really

    What I've started doing in regards to breakfast is cook up some scrambled eggs the night before and then when I get to work just heat them up in the microwave. Is there things you can cook up then heat up? Also I know you say your family are picky eaters but when I was younger my mum just gave...
  23. lyricallie

    Extra Easy Hello

    Good luck :D
  24. lyricallie

    Anyone in the 11 stone bracket want support to get down to the 10s?

    Cheers! I wish I could do it in 6 weeks, but don't know how realistic that is as I have a few birthdays and holidays coming up. However I'm trying to up my body magic as well and see if that helps. Aiming for a -3lb loss this week which is aiming really really high so I'd be happy with 2lb!
  25. lyricallie

    Whats for tea tonight?

    Think I'm going to have SW babybel burger with bacon and an egg and some veggies :D
  26. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    So, today I'm still trying to be good after my tiring gym sesh last night! B- Omelette with bacon using 100ml of almond milk 1/2syn L- Stir fry with veggies, chicken and bacon. With some sweet chilli sauce and sesame seed oil 4syns S- 2 rocky road bars (and I want something tasty as a snack at...
  27. lyricallie

    Creamy Curry :) (Super speedy!)

    Made this tonight fairly tasty but I think I made it too salty, got a good kick to it though! Good SP dinner :D
  28. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    So I was a bit naughty yesterday in that I didn't eat enough and I had like 0 speed food. What I did eat was all free but I was just feeling lazy. So today I'm having a SP day! B- Scrambled Eggs with 30g of cheese(HEA) L- Stir fry with Chicken, bacon, beansprouts, broccoli, asparagus...
  29. lyricallie

    Chocolate milk h ex a

    Looks like the tesco free from coconut chocolate milk is 250ml :D HEA
  30. lyricallie

    Do you have to use all your healthy a's & b's everyday?

    I'm the same but with healthy extra B, I don't really like bread or cereal so I normally never eat it. I've started trying to eat cereal bars and I'm thinking about buying porridge.
  31. lyricallie

    At a loss! Need help with 'a' please

    I use almond milk in a lot of stuff, just because I prefer it to normal milk. I use mine if I'm making an omelette instead of milk. Sometimes use if I'm making pasta sauce and want it a bit thinner rather than yoghurt. So you could make macaroni cheese sauce with almond milk? Also I use it as a...
  32. lyricallie

    Feta Cheese

    I sometimes put it in risotto really tasty!
  33. lyricallie

    Extra Easy SP Extra Easy SP Plan

    I think I'm going to try and do this tomorrow and friday at work just to see if I can. Then try a whole week of it next week. Going to have to find some recipes. I'm thinking stir fry will be a good one to start with :D
  34. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    Cheers :D Today I've been bad in not preparing, I had 2 rocky roads, one for breakfast and one for a snack and mr ben's risotto rice which is only 4 syns for my lunch. I'll need to make a bulk load of food for the rest of the week and I'm going to the gym tonight and tomorrow night! On call...
  35. lyricallie

    First day of the rest of my life

    That's really good! So much fruit! I can't stand fruit :( so I try and stick to veggies!
  36. lyricallie

    Anyone in the 11 stone bracket want support to get down to the 10s?

    Got my half stone, just need another 8 to get into the 10stone bracket, I've got a loooong way to go!
  37. lyricallie

    Slimming World cookbooks that include Extra Easy?

    Oh wow that is expensive! Do you go to group or have friends who do? They're a lot cheaper there!
  38. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    Got my half stone award :D ❤️❤️
  39. lyricallie

    Anyone in the 11 stone bracket want support to get down to the 10s?

    So nervous for tonight! I want to lose my 1/2lb to get to my half stone award. But I ate out last night and stuff so I have a horrible feeling I'm not going to get it :(
  40. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    Just had 5 spanish equiv of starbursts... 1syn each apparently. Whoops!
  41. lyricallie

    First day of the rest of my life

    Best thing is just to put it behind you. I also try not to keep sweeties and chocolate in the house as I tend to pig out on it. Something I've food which is good if you want a wee chocolate thing is the cadbury light Philadelphia. Which is 3 1/2 syns for 25g which is quite a lot! Also lower...
  42. lyricallie

    Slimming World cookbooks that include Extra Easy?

    The light bites one was only about £3.95 I though... I thought that was pretty cheap lol. What I've also started doing is I've bought a project folder off of amazon for £1.50 and started printing recipes from the website and cutting them out of the magazine. Essentially making my own cookbook :)
  43. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    Aww you're so nice! Sometimes my concoctions don't work out though. They're often very green lol! Well today is weigh in day! Eek! And I went out for dinner last night. I failed utterly to be good. I am not a dessert person normally but they had chocolate mousse and I got it. I didn't even eat...
  44. lyricallie

    I can change.......for you

    Hiya! One thing to be wary of is that they don't recommend you do EESP until you've done EE for about 4 weeks. SP is only for when you need a boost and is definitely not for long term! Maybe try EE first and then if you need a boost do a week of SP? Also noticed you use a bit of milk, what I...
  45. lyricallie

    eating before weigh in

    I can't bring myself to eat before class. I just take some food with me. Either have a hifi bar or take a toastie to eat after weigh in :p
  46. lyricallie

    Slimming World cookbooks that include Extra Easy?

    The fakeaway book and also the little book of light bites. I think the taste of asia as well. These are all the books I have and I only do EE.
  47. lyricallie

    New and 'going it alone' with EE plan

    I munch so much whilst I'm at work. I made SW hummus with celery and also fritattas all cut up. I started making aubergine done on a griddle then mushrooms and creamcheese blitzed and put inside the aubergine then rolled up into little bites :D
  48. lyricallie

    What are you using your syns on today?

    2 on some cream cheese and 3 on some falafel, however going out to dinner tonight but I think it's you sushi which is not to bad :)
  49. lyricallie

    Syn values

    Welcome :D The only thing that would be syned is the jelly which is Jelly crystals sugar free, as sold ( 11.5g sachet ) 2 Syns Hope this helps and any other questions let me know :)
  50. lyricallie

    New to Slimming World

    I'm the same with breakfast I used to very rarely eat it. Now I'm trying to have a hifi bar and a yoghurt. For lunch at work I quite often make pasta bakes and take that in tupperwear boxes. That's not spicey at all and really tasty. I just make sure there are plenty of veggies in it.
  51. lyricallie

    Meetings - The good, The bad and The ugly?

    Yea, that was my plan but everyone seems to come in pairs lol. Just my luck!
  52. lyricallie

    New and 'going it alone' with EE plan

    I'm the same I hardly ever drink water. My friend in work is being the water police and making me drink more. I could easily go a whole day with only half a glass of water. Your diary today looks really good! I couldn't see anything on the website for the WW yoghurts to get syn values. However...
  53. lyricallie

    Anyone in the 11 stone bracket want support to get down to the 10s?

    Yea! I need to lose 1/2lb on tuesday to get my half stone award but I have a dinner out tomorrow and I'm worried it'll ruin it for me!
  54. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    Well I did a lot of cooking this evening! I made the aubergine wraps in the little book of light bites. I made paprika meatballs. My weird potato dish that I like, hummus and tesco spinach and chickpea falafel! It's all pretty low syns, falafel is 1/2 syn per piece, the aubergine wraps used...
  55. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    So a good breakfast mushroom and cheese omelette using cheese as my hea and almond milk so 1/2syb for 100ml. Wasn't even as much as that. Then I'm at the Asian festival today and had two spring rolls and two gyozas they'll definitely be high in syns as they were covered in oil but could have...
  56. lyricallie

    Scan Bran Recipe Thread

    I wonder if I could make the ferror roche ones with the new cadbury phili. Reduce the syns even more. I'll have to try it and report my findings :p
  57. lyricallie

    Pete's Recipe Book

    Mmm the creamy mushroom one looks good! I'll need to add it to my folder!
  58. lyricallie

    New and 'going it alone' with EE plan

    Hiya! How's it going? I was having a wee nosey at your diary, as I'm very nosey :p And I noticed you were eating 2 slices of bread, is this from a 400g loaf rather than an 800g. As you don't want to be shooting yourself in the foot eating the wrong size! Also I'm not sure what jordan's...
  59. lyricallie

    First day of the rest of my life

    I don't know if this would be any use to you, but I noticed you drink milky tea and have cereal but have you tried almond milk. I was always so against it and actually it tastes pretty much the same. I use it a lot for cooking and cereal, don't know if it would taste funny in milk but you can...
  60. lyricallie

    Where the bargains are at and anything else thats useful.

    Not sure if this has been posted but light phili is half price in tesco right now! Also the lighter cathedral city is £2 from tesco rather than like £4 :)
  61. lyricallie

    New to Slimming World

    What's your favourite kinds of food? I'm sure we can help you come up with a SW version of it :D
  62. lyricallie

    Back Again!!!

    Welcome! EE is pretty easy I feel! But if you get stuck feel free to ask as many questions as you have :D
  63. lyricallie

    What was the last film you saw?

    I was at a wardening event tonight and we watched a bugs life! Haven't watched it in years!
  64. lyricallie

    Pre-weigh in rituals

    When I started sw the first time round I wore the same summer dress every weigh in. Even in winter when it was freezing. Now I restarted I went for leggings and a thin top. I always try and have a SP day on weigh in day and maybe have my lunch a bit earlier. I also always go for a pee before...
  65. lyricallie

    Polite request

    Ah I was guilty of jumping straight into a syn question, I hope I've redeemed myself with posting a lot now though lol. It's a good gateway into the site as I kept seeing it pop up when I was looking for syns then realised there was more to it and got involved!
  66. lyricallie

    Meetings - The good, The bad and The ugly?

    I really struggled to find a group I liked when I moved house. They were all so far and if I had to swap a day I was travelling for ages. Now I've found a really good one but I still miss my old one back home where I had family and friends at it. No one really speaks to me at this one, and I'm...
  67. lyricallie

    What size are your jeans?

    I hate buying jeans. No matter what I size I buy I feel like they are permanently falling down. I normally go for topshop and by 30 by 30. I've started putting them in the tumble dryer to shrink them in a bit!
  68. lyricallie

    How much did you lose your first week?

    The first time I did SW I lost 3lb then most recently when I restarted I lost 5lb! I burst out laughing and I think the person weighing me thought I was having a melt down lol! I was just so surprised!
  69. lyricallie

    Excel Slimming World Record - Version 3.5

    Really like this! Well done and thank you for you're hard work!
  70. lyricallie

    success without groups?

    I'm sure you can do it without going to class, but I enjoy it personally. Seeing how everyone is doing, getting ideas and recipes, being able to ask consultants question and generally just coming out feeling really positive and feeling like I can do it! I think if I gained weight then didn't...
  71. lyricallie

    Anyone in the 11 stone bracket want support to get down to the 10s?

    Hiya! I was on the edge of 12 when I started 3 weeks ago (12st1) now back into the 11s and aiming to get to target which is 10st. I have a feeling though I'll put my target into the 9s once I get there though! My mum keeps telling me not to get disheartened when I see people getting huge loses...
  72. lyricallie

    Whats for tea tonight?

    Tasty stir fry with marinated chicken, baby corn, mangetout, tenderstem broccoli, chestnut mushrooms, shitake mushrooms and rice noodles! So tasty and only 2 1/2syns!
  73. lyricallie

    Bitten the bullet and joined online.

    I know what it's like in regard to uni. I just graduated in June last year and whenever I was studying I would eat so much junk especially when studying late in the library. I think the best thing to do when studying is take plenty of things to nibble on to stop you wanting to go and get a...
  74. lyricallie

    Extra Easy Hiya! Starting slimming world.

    Good luck! I lost about a stone and bit in about 6 months as I lose weight really slowly and my weight jumps about as I can do really well then back when I was studying I would eat out a lot and such. Now I'm working full time with lunch times and more scheduled time it's making it a lot easier...
  75. lyricallie

    Exercising

    Back when I did sw the first time when I lost over 1st I used to do a lot of exercise as it was really convenient for me to get to gym classes as I always prefer classes to just going to the gym. However I moved to london and lost all my gym time and gained a lot of weight which put me off going...
  76. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    Not my best today! I slept in far too late and didn't end up eating until about 6pm except a packet of crisps (5 syns) My dinner was fine only 2 1/2 syns for my very tasty stirfry with loads of veggies! But then... I had a wardening event with the students and we had biscuits and icecream...
  77. lyricallie

    Babybel burgers?

    This looks so good! I saw a video recently that used tiny mozzarella balls and made meatballs with them inside! Would be really tasty!
  78. lyricallie

    I'm making this, syn free?

    I actually use fat free yoghurt rather than quark or cottage cheese, simply because I use it a lot and would be daft for me to buy both it and quark when I'm only cooking for myself. Works pretty much the same :)
  79. lyricallie

    i know i am new

    Definitely if it's a savoury craving you've got then slimming world chips are really good, you could also do sweet potato fries so you have a salty sweet hit if you like that. Also crisps aren't all bad. Walkers baked are only 5 syns, Quavers 17g bag is 4.5syns, 20g bag is 5.5syns. French fries...
  80. lyricallie

    Whats for tea tonight?

    Hmm think I'm going to have a stir fry I have veggies that need used up and chicken marinating in the fridge :D
  81. lyricallie

    Extra Easy SP Extra Easy SP Plan

    See I've considered doing this but I just love pasta so much. Usually on weigh in days I try to cut out carbs and just have essentially SP meals until I go in. So I might try it for a whole week and see what happens :p
  82. lyricallie

    Newbie to SW extra easy

    What types of things are you snacking on? I love to snack on slimming world fritata and keep it in the fridge, the best way not to feel guilty is if you eat it and be proud that you're not eating loads of chocolate and crisps but you're making healthy choices instead!
  83. lyricallie

    Original HELP! FUSSY EATER!!

    I'm quite a fussy eater too. I really don't like fruit (think this is a psychological thing though) and I can't stand fish and I really only eat chicken, bacon and very occasionally beef. However I really like certain veggies. Everything I eat has spinach, broccoli,mushrooms and asparagus...
  84. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    Hmm may have over eaten a little bit for my dinner but I was so hungry after my gym sesh! I had literally the largest portion of risotto is was supposed to be for lunch and dinner but I was so hungry I ate it all and made fritatta for lunch instead! Although there was a lot rice it was fairly...
  85. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    Oh I was a little bit naughty, they had loads of food in work from a function so I had 3 water crackers (1/2 syn each) and some feta. Had no way to measure so I really over estimated at 70g. Definitely think it was lower than this but that would be a hea and 3 1/2 syns!
  86. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    So far today :) B- HEXB Seductive caramel hifi bar (yum) and some frittata. 1/2 a syn for almond milk. L- Stir fry from last night with 1 1/2 syns for sweet chilli sauce! Celery and dip about 3syns for sour cream 1/2syn per tablespoon. Snack- Mullerlight toffee. Dinner: Not sure yet :D
  87. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    Yea I take the photos for my ********* but I'm normally on my phone when I'm in the kitchen and I'm not sure how to upload photos from my mobile. When I get onto my pc I'll upload then :)
  88. lyricallie

    Creamy Curry :) (Super speedy!)

    Oh really excited to try this! I love curry and mine always feels too watery!
  89. lyricallie

    What are you using your syns on today?

    4 syns on a cookie from whole foods, 6 on a tin of mac and cheese as I was starving when I got home from work and 1 1/2 syns on sweet chilli sauce. 11 1/2 total :D
  90. lyricallie

    Supermarket Recommendations

    I got something really good recently, however they're still in my freezer. Chickpea and spinach falafel from Tesco's meat free range. Only £1 for 10 pieces and 1/2 each!
  91. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    Made some really tasty food! Yummy stir fry with a ridiculous amount of veggies and lovely marinated chicken. Frittata for tomorrow and lots of celery and dip for an afternoon snack! Yummy day tomorrow!
  92. lyricallie

    Extra Easy Chocolate mullers

    The vanilla one has chocolate in it :) Tasty! :)
  93. lyricallie

    Quark recipes, esp carbonara/mac cheese

    I would use quark as I would Phili in carbonara. Pasta Bacon Mushrooms 2 tablespoons Fat free yoghurt Phili Light 75g HEA/6syns if you have no hea left then miss this out and add more yoghurt Basil Egg Salt/pepper 1tbsp Parmesan 3.5(syns) (I had chorizo in mine which is 2.5 syns for 20g but...
  94. lyricallie

    Tex Mex Omlette

    I really want to make these! I saw them in the light bites book and one of my favourite foods is enchiladas. I wonder if I can use these instead of wraps for enchiladas in the oven :s
  95. lyricallie

    Slimming World Quiche

    I pretty much live on this as snacks and lunches! I think I do it slightly different though. I use three eggs and fat free yoghurt rather than cottage cheese (which I still haven't used as the lumps concern me :p ) I chop up my veg really finely, sometimes add little cubes of feta and then pour...
  96. lyricallie

    Almost syn free potato salad

    Sounds tasty! I can't wait for BBQ season!
  97. lyricallie

    Any free / low syn snack ideas??

    I really like to make slimming world fritatta then cut it into pieces and keep in the fridge. Really easy! Chop up veggies quite finely and add it to a circular cake tin. Then I sometimes add some feta cheese cut into little squares. Then whisk up 3 eggs and some fat free yoghurt...
  98. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    Ha I know the feeling! I use it more than FB now, I was so upset last night when I was trying find things and the site was down. I kept forgetting and tried to search for it again. I'm excited for tonight though I've got some chicken marinating in the fridge! Normally I forget and only marinate...
  99. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    1.5lb off :D need another .5! I love this site I find it so much easier than the syn calculator to check when I'm out and about! However I know I have to be careful as things can be out of date!
  100. lyricallie

    Common SW misconceptions put right.

    I would probably check this as I was always told you should have a 1/3 superfree where possible. So for example you wouldn't put fruit on top of beans on toast but maybe have a bowl of fruit with it. If you're having say SW chips and eggs then you should have third of veggies to make up your...
  101. lyricallie

    Weight Loss equivalents

    Ha this is cool but kinda gross at the same time! Just lost about a human's skin. I'm basically a snake :p
  102. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    Ha me too! I love it for people's recipes and such! I never made the half stone I lost 1.5lb so .5lb off half a stone! Aiming for that next week! I really need to try and eat more breakfasts and fruit! But I hate fruit so much :(
  103. lyricallie

    Getting into that little pink dress!

    Hi everyone! So I'm back on the wagon again trying to lose a total of 2stones. I lost 5lb on first week and unfortunately missed last week due to trains being delayed. Then I'm getting weighed tonight! Eeek! Aiming for 2lb to get half stone award! However I need somewhere to post what I've...
  104. lyricallie

    Frequently asked syn values! Mugshots? Mullerlight? - find it here

    Hey! I'm sure this has been asked a 100 times but I can't seem to find it with the search function, but kraft cheesey pasta made up without milk or butter? What do we think that would be?
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