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Hi everyone! So after 5 years of not posting here I'm back! I've had a relatively good few years weight-loss wise but have recently slipped off the wagon so I'm back on Slimming World (doing it myself, I haven't re-joined) and I'm looking to finally get to my target weight. I did manage to go...

Another 2lbs off this week, yippee!!! The forthcoming week will be a tricky one since my husband's bringing McDonalds home tonight and then I'm away at a friends for just over 3 days for a long weekend, which will involve a lot of drinking and eating in restaurants so I'm not expecting a loss...

Managed to lose 2lbs last week so well happy about that and I've once again passed the 3 stone mark! Yippee! Had a bit of a heavy drinking night on Friday so will have to wait and see what that does to my losses but hopefully it won't have too much of an impact. Food's been ok over the...

I think yesterday was a success and avoided snacking too, yay! Today is weigh-in day, which I'll be doing tonight so fingers crossed Saturday didn't mess me up too much! Breakfast: 2 x satsumas Lunch: SW chilli (loads of speed foods, 2 syns for spice mix) Dinner: Snacks:

Was away on Saturday in London so wasn't on plan...too much wine and food to even count! However, got straight back on it Sunday so to recap:- Sunday Breakfast: Black coffee (was travelling home all morning so didn't eat until lunch time) Lunch: Egg and mushrooms fried in frylight Dinner...

Welcome back to SW! The above advice is excellent and my tips for sticking to it would be:- - If it's not free, weigh/measure it! - Variety is key, mix things up so you don't get fed up eating the same things every day. - Batch cook (seems to be a popular theme here :) ) I spend about 1...

I always try to have speed with my breakfast. Sometimes I just have a whole grapefruit and that sees me through to lunch (though I can't stomach eating too early in the morning so it's usually about 10.30am by the time I have breakfast). Sometimes (usually on weekends when I have time) I'll...

Haven't updated in a couple of days but to recap... Wednesday Breakfast: Black coffee Lunch: Nothing Dinner: SW meatballs, home-made tomato-based sauce (loads of speed foods), broccoli Snacks: 2/HiFi bars (HEB), 2 x Babybel (HEA), mini pepperami (1 syn), gin (10 syns), slimline tonic...

Thank you! :)

Haven't posted for a week due to being poorly and then away at the weekend but I managed to lose a pound this week so I'm happy with that! I'm away on Saturday this week too so I'll be eating in a restaurant (and drinking a fair bit) but I'm throwing in plenty of SP days this week to try to...

Well I haven't posted all week as I was a little poorly at the start and then I was away for the weekend (and didn't make all good choices!). However, I did still manage to lose a pound this week, which is a pound in the right direction! Onwards!

Well, last week's efforts paid off and I got a 5lb loss! Really pleased with that, though I still have 7lbs to go to get back to my lightest weight this time around. This week I'll continue doing what I was doing last week, although I'm going away on Friday for the day and night to a concert...

Thanks Mini! :classic_smile:

Well, I weighed myself today and all the hard work paid off! I lost 5lbs this week and am back in the lower stone bracket!!! So happy with that! I didn't take photos today as my day got a bit messed up with timings so breakfast became lunch, lunch became dinner etc. but I've had:- Breakfast...

On plan again today, only just though! Breakfast: Grapefruit Lunch: Home-made vegetable chilli, banana Dinner: Baked potato, baked beans, onions, sausages (2.5 syns), cheese (HEA plus 6 syns), margarine (6 syns) Snack: Pistachios (HEB) Total: 14.5 syns :)

I struggle to think of things for my HEXA since I'm not a big fan of milk. There are some brands of chocolate milk that are a HEXA though. I think the one I get is Alpro long-life and it comes in 3 small cartons with straws. 1 carton is a HEXA plus 1.5 syns (as it's 250ml rather than 200ml)...

Thank you both for your kind words :)

It's been a while since I posted in here and I think I'll probably stick to updating my food diary for the most part but I think that I'm finally back in the right mindset for losing weight. Christmas was a struggle and I did eat everything in sight. I only gained 4lbs over Christmas, which...

Fully on plan today, very pleased with that since I've been in the house all day surrounded by food. Breakfast: Banana Lunch: Porridge (oats (HEB), almond milk (half HEA)), apple, raspberries, mixed spice Dinner: Omelette (eggs, onions, bacon, cheese (half HEA)), baked beans, ham, salad...

Kind of on plan today. Did have some vodka and Jager that I didn't measure though but only had 1 of each so I'll just say it was my full syn allowance. I did use sugar-free mixers though so at least they were free :) Breakfast: Banana and satsuma Lunch: Home-made chilli (0.5 syns for spice...

Another day on plan! Breakfast: Grapefruit Lunch: Overnight oats (oats (HEB), Total 0% fat yogurt), apple, satsumas x 2, mixed spice Dinner: Steak, herbed potatoes, mushrooms, salad, coleslaw (added after the photo was taken) (2 syns) Snacks: Water, black coffee, almond milk (half HEA)...

Thanks both :)

Second day done, totally on plan! Breakfast: Total 0% fat yogurt, raspberries, satsuma Lunch: Rice, peppers, onions, peas, chillies Dinner: Home-made chilli (loads of speed food, 2 syns for spice mix), Total 0% fat yogurt, cheese (HEA), jalapenos, mini tortilla cut into nachos and grilled...

All done with food for today so here's my first picture :) Breakfast: Grapefruit Lunch: Boiled eggs x 2, salad (lettuce, cucumber, radish, spring onion, carrot, celery), satsuma (I didn't eat the apple in the end) Dinner: Home-made beef stew (free, though yes, I did pick the beef out because...

Thanks Mini! Hopefully this time I'll actually stick around and you won't have to welcome me back any more :classic_roll_eyes:

Right! After being away for far too long, I'm finally back! Had a little slip over Christmas and up to now so regained a little of what I lost but it's not the end of the world. I'm back on it now (though I'm doing SW from home until I'm back to my pre-Christmas weight) and this week I've...

Oh my goodness, I haven't posted since July! That's really terrible and so are my losses. Last time I was here I weighed 13 stone 13.5 lbs and since then I've only dropped 3 lbs! Still, it 3 lbs in the right direction but I really need to get back on this (though it got me my 3 stone award!)...

Wooo finally had a whole day totally on plan! Long may it continue! Breakfast: Watermelon (S), galia melon (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Pasta n sauce, courgette (S), sweetcorn, carrot (S), peppers (S), mushrooms (S) Total: 0 syns Dinner: Total: Snacks / drinks: Black coffee, banana, satsuma...

My go-to SP day meals are:- - Crustless vegetable quiche (loads of S vegetables mixed with fat free cottage cheese (P food), eggs (P food) and baked in the oven. I usually have it with some baked beans (P food) and S food salad. I don't usually add cheese to it but you could do if you wanted...

Snacked again last night. Ugh. Must do better. Breakfast: Watermelon (S), galia melon (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Chilli (2 syns for spice mix), salad (lettuce (S), cucumber (S), onion (S), pepper (S), celery (S), carrots (S), sweetcorn) Total: 2 syns Dinner: Potatoes, baked beans, margarine...

How long did you cook it for in the pan? When I make it, it takes a good 20-25 minutes on a medium heat as you have to wait for all the water to cook out of it. When I first made it, I thought it wouldn't go sticky but the longer you cook it, the stickier it gets.

Well I've messed up again! So many blank food diaries! I can stay on plan during the day no problem but then evening comes, I have a glass of wine and it all goes out the window! Seriously, I've messed up so much over the past 2 weeks and I've still got another week to go before I can get...

Forgot to update the other day and over the weekend. Ugh. Ok... Breakfast: Strawberries (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Chicken breast, sweetcorn, light mayo (2 syns), lettuce (S), cucumber (S), radishes (S), spring onions (S), red pepper (S) Total: 2 syns Dinner: Total: Snacks / drinks: Black...

It's been way too long since I posted on here! So I'm back now and planning to keep this up to date to help get me back on track. Breakfast: Nectarine (S), black coffee Total: 0 syns Lunch: Strawberries (S), Muller Light, oats (HEB) Total: 0 syns Dinner: Total: Snacks / drinks: Total...

That's brilliant, well done you!! :) I gained 1.5 lbs this week, not surprising really. I keep floating around this weight, it's getting silly now. I really need to get back on it properly as I've been too naughty too often. I'm having to miss the next 3 weigh-ins because of stupid meetings...

1.5 lbs down this week, I was pleasantly surprised! Once again, half a pound away from my 3 stone! I'll get it next week! :)

Hi BexT89, welcome to the thread :) That's a really great weight loss in your first week, you must have been really pleased! Is this your first time on Slimming World? I'm sure you'll see some great losses in the coming weeks :) Best of luck and I hope you get your half stone award soon!

Down one pound this week, which I'm really pleased about considering the weekend I had! Still 2 pounds to go to my 3 stone award but I'm not updating my stats as I'm pretty confident that I can lose that this week :)

Hiya I know there aren't that many wraps that can be used as healthy extras and the only gluten free ones I know of are the Bfree multigrain wraps and the Bfree Quinoa & Chia Seed wraps. I'm gluten free too and use the Bfree multigrain ones for the pizzas. If you use other wraps, you'd have...

Nice going Jodstar! I gained 2.5lbs last week but kind of expected to...some of that was water weight etc. I'm not sure what will happen this week as I've been away all weekend and have been eating and drinking off-plan mostly. We'll see what happens tonight, a maintain would be a good result...

1.5 pounds is still a great result, well done! As long as I keep on plan this week I should be able to easily get my 3 stone award next week. Unfortunately I was the same weight a couple of weeks ago but then gained a pound so now I'm back to where I was. Still, I'm not doing anything this...

Lost a pound this week, back to being half a pound away from my 3 stone award! I must be able to do it this week!

Haven't posted in a while as I was away all weekend and now have a cold so haven't been online. However, lost a pound last week and feel motivated to give it my best shot this week! Breakfast: Strawberries (S), blueberries, Muller Light Total: 0 syns Lunch: Leftover chilli (1 syn for spice...

Well, this week I managed to lose the pound that I gained the week before so I'm back to where I was. At least my signature is correct again :D I'm pretty pleased with my loss as I thought I might have gained as we were away all weekend and I ate a few more marshmallows than I had planned to...

Hi there! I understand your confusion. With EE, the suggestion is that if you want to snack, the best thing to do is reach for speed foods first. However, it's absolutely fine to snack on free foods, such as Muller Light, chicken or whatever else you fancy if that's what you want. You don't...

What kind of soup was it? Unfortunately soup is one of those things that seems like it should be ok but usually carries loads of hidden syns. A quick look at Syns Online shows some French onion soups coming in at 19 syns per bowl but it varies a lot. Vegetable soups seem to be between 5 syns...

Yesterday was good, no healthy extras as I was going to have them with dinner but there was a last-minute change in dinner plans so couldn't fit them in. Was too full to eat them after dinner so thought it's better to just leave them than force myself to eat them :) Today... Breakfast...

Well, didn't limit much damage since I gained a pound this week but it could have been a lot worse! Managed to do week 1 of silver body magic (only just though - had to go for a 15 minute walk at lunch time yesterday to get the last 15 minutes done!). Will be trying much harder this week...

Off to a good start today. Breakfast: Grapefruit (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Peppers (S), onions (S), mushrooms (S), sweetcorn, fajita spice mix (2.5 syns), Muller Light Total: 2.5 syns Dinner: SW chips, sausages (5 syns), baked beans, tomatoes (S), eggs, ketchup & brown sauce (6 syns) Total...

It's great that you're still feeling determined and well done on the loss! :) I find that those little milestones are great for motivating me (not so apparent from last week's gain but they really are!) I'm only 1.5lbs away from my 3 stone award and 2.5lbs away from being officially...

Well, after a terrible week of stress eating and drinking, I gained a pound. Never mind though, back on it now, will have a good loss next week! Today... Breakfast: Apple (S), satsumas (S), Muller Light Total: 0 syns Lunch: Last nights leftovers (it was SW vegetable Balti...with chicken lol)...

Gained a pound this week, totally deserved it though. Feeling motivated now though so set a target of 3 off this week!

200ml of it is 6 syns or a Healthy Extra though so you could count a carton as a healthy extra plus 1.5 syns for the remaining 50ml. That's what I do :)

The syn value will depend on the brand you buy. Dried noodles are free - both rice noodles and egg noodles. The Amoy straight to wok rice noodles are free but the Waitrose chilled rice noodles are 7 syns per pack. Fresh egg noodles seem to be 1 syn per 100g. Fresh udon noodles seem to range...

Hiya! The Weetabix Additions are a healthy B and you can have 2 of them to count as your healthy B choice. Our consultant gave away a box of the coconut ones and a box of the apple ones last week as part of the raffle and other members in our group who had tried them said they were lovely :)

Hi skinny-mummy and welcome to Slimming World! With regard to free, speed and super-speed, I don't think 'super-speed' is a thing any more. In the old red/green days some foods were classed as 'super-speed' (SS) as they were supposed to boost your weightloss more than the free and speed (S)...

Thanks Jean88 :) I seem to be back on track today, got loads and free and speed foods for lunch and dinner should be ok today too. Hopefully if I can keep my syns low today and tomorrow, by tomorrow night I might have been able to limit some of the damage before weigh-in.

Well, I've fallen right off the wagon this week! It's just been such a stressful week that I've eaten a lot of things I shouldn't have and I've had wine pretty much every night! Still stressed but not as much as last week. I'm away this weekend too so that'll mean I won't be able to drink or...

Looks good to me! You've got plenty S foods in there and I wish my lunch was as nice as yours! I could really go for a Kit Kat right now :D They do suggest having S foods with each meal, though many people don't apply that to breakfast. I always have S foods for breakfast (usually fruit and...

Had a terrible day at work yesterday so in the evening I ate and drank my stress away. Bad move. Still, back on it now and doing the first SP day of the week. So.,. Breakfast: Grapefruit (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Salad (lots of S foods), apple (S), satsumas (S) Total: 0 syns Dinner...

Thanks Mini! :)

Went slightly over my syns yesterday but never mind :) Normal EE day today... Breakfast: Apple (S), strawberries (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Salad (lots of S foods), sweetcorn, beetroot (S), watermelon (S) Total: 0 syns Dinner: Total: Snacks / drinks: Black coffee, edamame beans, extra...

Well, I'm down 1.5lbs this week and got my bronze body magic award, yippee! Only half a pound to go and I'll get my 3 stone award! Exciting times! :)

I'm down 1.5lbs this week, really happy with that considering the amount I ate on Saturday :) Only half a pound to go to get my 3 stone award too! :D

That's still excellent, it's a pound in the right direction :) Well done!

Hadn't planned on having so much popcorn last night but hey ho, at least it was still within my syns. Weigh day today. Breakfast: Satsuma (S), apple (S), strawberries (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Leftover cottage pie (as yesterday), swede and carrot mash (S), brussel sprouts (S), potatoes...

Good luck to you too! I had a bad day on Saturday too, only in the evening though so hopefully it won't be too bad. Got my fingers crossed for at least a maintain.

Well, I managed to stay on plan every day except Saturday, which is quite a result. With 3 SP days this week, hopefully the damage won't be too much, Today is my 3rd SP day of the week... Breakfast: Coffee Total: 0 syns Lunch: Baked beans (P), mushrooms (S), eggs (P), brown sauce (1 syn)...

I used to cheat on WI evenings a little but have tried to stop doing that now. Instead I try to just tweak the meals that might have been cheats into something SW friendly. We have the Old El Paso fajitas quite a lot but we have rice instead of tortillas (or a HEB tortilla), fat free Greek...

I could only find the Aldi one, which is 1 syn per level tbsp. It looks like almost all red pepper relishes are this amount though so I'd say that'd be a safe assumption to make. For info, this is the one I found:- Aldi Irish Kitchen Country Relish, Chargrilled Pepper (1 level tbsp) - 1 syn

The normal one is 2 syns per 275 ml bottle. The lemon one is 3 syns per 275ml bottle :)

Good SP day yesterday and managed to keep my syns low :) Another SP day today... Breakfast: Grapefruit (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Itsu vegetable noodle pot (without the noodles - 1 syn), spring onions (S), peas (P), strawberries (S), apple (S) Total: 1 syn Dinner: Home made vegetable soup...

Haha! Sounds like we work in the same place, we get those emails all the time! The worst is in the summer with the 'It's hot out so we've bought Magnum's and Cornetto's for everyone - get them before they melt!' emails. Eugh :(

Ooh nice, thanks! I'll check my book, maybe I saw them but got too excited about all the pistachios that the brazils got overlooked :rolleyes:

Nice going Chris! Definitely worthy of a pat on the back there. We have this problem at work almost every day...it's the sausage rolls that get me :)

Aw it doesn't sound like you've failed to me :) What kind of doughnut was it? Looking on the SW website a jam doughnut is only 9.5 syns so I'm sure you can work that into your daily allowance as it seems you've been syn-free all day other than that, that's what syns are for. Just count it...

I've not really considered using a cross-trainer for C25K but I can't imagine there'd be any problems with it. For the walking parts, I set it to 3.5k. Haven't done it for a long time though and doubt I'll pick it up again any time soon. Just not feeling in the zone hehe.

Any flavour works, it's just whatever you prefer. I like overnight oats with the strawberry one, that's nice with mixed berries on top. I find that the vanilla one goes well with most fruits and the toffee ones are nice if you want something sweeter. They work well with sliced apple. I tried...

Me too, it's lovely in the summer when the strawberries are sweet :) In the autumn / winter I mix in a little mixed spice, raisins and top with chopped apple and tangerine, nice comfort food :)

Hi Mini! Just poking my nose in on your food diary :) I love that you post photos of everything, it looks so good! I had no idea that brazil nuts could be a HEB, I'm soooo getting in on some of that action :D

Disappointed face! :( I bought melon for breakfast and it tastes like vinegar, vom! Still have strawberries and apple but I was looking forward to the melon. Serves me right for buying it from the reduced section haha that's 15p I'll never see again (well, maybe 10p...I did power through...

I've never made them with water before, I'm not sure what that recipe is. I just mix 40g oats (a healthy extra B choice) with a Muller Light and leave it in the fridge overnight. Then top with fruit in the morning for breakfast. Sometimes I add some raisins (syns) for a bit of flavour and...

That one is really nice! The vanilla one with chocolate sprinkles also makes really nice overnight oats if that's something you enjoy :)

Aw thanks :) Oh it's so much better having someone go with you. He's much better than me too haha he keeps me on the straight and narrow! That's brilliant about the Club 10, I think my husband's about 4 pounds away from his so he could get that next week too :)

OK! Had a brilliant week this week, was on plan every day (except 1 day when I accidently went over by half a syn as I forgot I'd had my HEB earlier in the day) and managed to lose a huge 4lbs! Only 2lbs more to go to get to my 3 stone award and only 4lbs to go to get me to the half way point...

Ate some really random stuff after group last night so won't bother filling in my diary for yesterday! Another SP day today... Breakfast: Melon (S), strawberries (S), apple (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Cucumber (S), celery (S), carrot (S), almonds (HEB), leftover fruit from breakfast (S - I made...

That's amazing! Congratulations! :winner: My husband does SW with me and last night he lost 4lbs too, for his 1.5 stone award, won slimmer of the week and slimmer of the month! Very proud of him :) Don't you just love the shiny slimmer of the month stickers? :D I've never won it...maybe...

Wooo! I lost 4lbs this week and am finally in the next stone bracket! 2 more pounds to get my 3 stone award! :D

You've done really well so far Jodstar21, 11lbs is an excellent result! I hope tonight goes well for you, I'm sure you'll have done fine :) I'm not feeling too worried about tonight and I've managed to get almost 10,000 steps in today and the SW potato salad I had for lunch was so gross I...

Weigh-day today! Fingers crossed I've had a loss this week. Breakfast: Poached egg, baked beans, tinned tomatoes (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Quiche (fat-free cottage cheese (P), eggs (P), tomatoes (S), onion (S), spring onions (S), courgette (S), pepper (S)), SW potato salad Total: 0 syns...

Youngs Salmon Fillet Dinner in Watercress Sauce, frozen (380g pack) - 3 syns

Hi Jodstar21! I weigh at 7.30pm on Tuesdays too, hoping for a good loss this week after my 2.5lb gain last week, whoops! Not counting last week's 2.5lb gain (which I'm pretty sure I've lost this week), I've managed to lose 2 stone 10.5 lbs since I started SW in August. From my heaviest weight...

Never heard of them but a quick online search shows they're 422 calories for 100g so that would be about 21 syns per 100g, using the 20 calories to 1 syn methodology. You'd need to find out how much one weighs and work it out from that.

I think all flavours of the Muller Lights (normal and Greek style) are free. Not sure about other brands though. There's a thread on here about free yogurts so it might be best to check the more recent posts there as they'll probably be more accurate. Link below...

Another good day yesterday, though slightly higher in Syns than the other days this week. Third SP day this week today. Breakfast: Apple (S), strawberries (S), satsuma (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Quiche (fat-free cottage cheese (P), eggs (P), tomatoes (S), onion (S), spring onions (S), courgette...

Koko Coconut Drink with Calcium, Chocolate, long life (225ml) Alpro Soya Drink, Chocolate, long life (200ml) Alpro Almond Drink, Chocolate Flavour, long life (250ml) Oatly Chocolate Oat Drink (200ml) Alpro Coconut Drink, Original, long life OR chilled (600ml) Alpro Coconut Drink, Chocolate...

Another successful day yesterday :) Today... Breakfast: Watermelon (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Pasta n Sauce (1 syn), mushrooms (S), spring onions (S) Total: 1 syn Dinner: Mashed potatoes (1.5 syns), sausages (1.5 syns), Brussel sprouts (S), bacon, mushrooms (S), onion (S), gravy (1.5 syns)...

We'd need to know more details, such as brand, flavour etc. as some fat and sugar free yogurts are free and some aren't. Can you give any more details?

Yes, unfortunately it's now only 1 HEA and 1 HEB per day on Extra Easy. However, if you do SP days you can have 2 HEBs. The SP days are similar to the old Red days but you can have beans, peas and various other protein foods that you couldn't previously have on red days. No pasta, rice...

Having a good week so far, on my second SP day of the week and it's going well! Had this for dinner (doesn't look like half SP but there are loads of onions in the omelette and there are tomatoes buried inside it - just had to flip it over to fit the beans on the plate :) )

Second SP day of the week today! Breakfast: Satsumas (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Mushrooms (S), egg cooked in Frylight (S), watermelon (S) Total: 0 syns Dinner: Omelette (eggs (P), onions (S), tomatoes (S), cheese (HEA)), baked beans (P), bacon (P), mushrooms (S), gherkins (S) Total: 0 syns...

Also, you could take a look at some of the food diaries in the Slimming World Food Diaries thread. Lots of people, including me, post our daily meals on there so it might give you an idea of just how much you can eat and still lose weight (it's surprising how much you can eat! :) )

Hiya! That sounds good, I have pesto pasta a lot and always eat it with loads of courgette, it's lovely! I put spring onions in it too :) Good idea having tomatoes with breakfast too, my husband has that with most meals as he's not a big fan of veg and he's almost 1.5 stone down now. I...

Hiya! What you're eating looks ok (is there any way to get some speed food in with breakfast? I like to throw some mushrooms into baked beans and cook them together to get some speed in). Looks like you went over your syns a bit though as you're only supposed to have up to 15 a day. I see 2...

Had a good SP day yesterday :) Seem to be constantly hungry today though! Breakfast: Satsuma (S), strawberries (S), apple (S), Muller Light Total: 0 syns Lunch: Leftover cottage pie (beef, peas, carrots (S), onions (S), stock, herbs), cornflour (0.5 syns) Total: 0.5 syns Dinner: Fajitas...

First SP day of the week today! Breakfast: Satsuma (S), strawberries (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Salad (lettuce (S), spring onions (S), peppers (S), celery (S), cucumber (S), tomatoes (S), bacon (P), dressing (2 syns) Total: 2 syns Dinner: Cottage pie (beef (P), peas (P), carrots (S), onions...

Well, it happened. I gained 2.5lbs. Hey ho, back to it properly today! 3 SP days this week - Thursday, Saturday and Monday. Today... Breakfast: Oats (HEB), Muller Light, apple (S), strawberries (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: SW leek and potato soup, edamame beans Total: 0 syns Dinner: Pasta...

As expected, I gained 2.5lbs this week! Whoops! Still, no more bank holidays to worry about so should be able to get right back on track this week. I set a goal at group of losing what I gained and including 3 SP days this week so that'll be Thursday, Saturday and Monday. Minor setback, will...

I ate everything this weekend! 5 days off and HUNDREDS of syns eaten / drunk. Definitely will see a gain later but I'm back on it today with an SP day (did one yesterday too). Breakfast: Apple (S), strawberries (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Chilli (lots of S and P foods plus 1.5 syns), salad (all...

TOTALLY messed up this week! Stupid 5 days off work, sitting around the house for most of it, ate EVERYTHING! I've definitely gained this week, at least 3lbs but did SP days yesterday and today to try to limit the damage a bit. Weigh-in tonight...dreading it!!! :(

That's excellent! Well done Mini! :0clapper:

Hope it goes well for you! :)

Down 1.5lbs this week, yay! Next week's gonna be a struggle though :)

Well, I lost another 1.5lbs this week so I'm pleased with that! It felt like I'd eaten so much I couldn't have lost any weight so it was a nice surprise. Might struggle this week, for some reason I ate everything in sight when I got home from group last night so that's not a good start! Also...

Managed to stay low on the syns yesterday but I did eat way too much at dinner time so I think that could affect my loss this week. Weighing in tonight so... Breakfast: Grapefruit (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Quiche (quark, eggs, broccoli (S), onions (S), spring onions (S), tomatoes (S), green...

Is this the one? Alpro Soya Yogurt Simply Plain with Coconut (500g pot) - 2 syns for the whole pot

I made another one yesterday but I used quark instead of cottage cheese as I found a tub of quark in Asda that had herbs and garlic in it. It came out ok, the herbs tasted a bit odd and I think I prefer cottage cheese but it's more than edible :)

Have you thought about having popcorn instead? The Metcalfe's Skinny Popcorn is really good. I got a multipack yesterday and the bags of salted popcorn and cinema sweet popcorn (11g each) are only 2.5 syns per bag! The sweet and salt ones (17g) are only 3.5 syns per bag too and they're all...

As always, didn't get round to posting over the weekend. Stayed on plan the whole time though so that's a bonus! Today... Breakfast: Grapefruit (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Quiche (quark, eggs, broccoli (S), onions (S), spring onions (S), tomatoes (S), green peppers (S)) Total: 0 syns Dinner...

Well, messed up a lot yesterday! In the evening I just wanted to eat every piece of junk I could get my hands on and that's pretty much what I did! I did manage to leave a bag of rice crackers unopened though. Must try harder today! Breakfast: Grapefruit (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: SW leftover...

Messed up a bit yesterday as thought the milk I has was a HEA but it wasn't! Whoops! Still, managed to stay within my syns anyway. Today... Breakfast: Oats (HEB), Muller Light, apple (S), satsuma (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: SW leftover chicken jambalaya (various S foods in this) Total: 0 syns...

Here's a photo of tonight's chicken jambalaya. It was SO nice! The photo doesn't do it justice, the flavours were just amazing and it was a hit with everyone, even my husband! :)

Aww I'm sure you won't :) How was the wedding?

Hi Pinkemi, thanks for checking in! I've just popped onto your thread too :) You're doing so well with your weight loss too, you've overtaken me! :D How good does it feel to be in the 100's though?! I was so psyched when I realised I was finally in it again...it's been 12 years since I was...

Hi Pinkemi! It sounds like you've done so well with the personal trainer, that's an excellent result and you should be proud of yourself! :) Sorry to hear you're not where you want to be yet though but try not to be too disheartened. I was in a tight 18 when I started losing weight in August...

Thank you :) I haven't had proper chocolate for ages but I did discover the chocolate digestive thins recently, which was a big mistake! Too moreish! I find with chocolate that I can avoid it for ages but once I start on it that's it, I eat it until it's gone :rolleyes: I've been on the SW...

I lost a pound this week :) Not brilliant but it's a pound in the right direction!

Weighed-in last night and lost one pound this week. Then proceeded to eat almost the entire contents of my kitchen. Probably hit about 25 syns yesterday. Oh well, back on it now and I'm going to try to eat more and get some variety in it because I've been eating a lot of the same stuff this...

Well, I lost 1lb this week, which I'm happy about but I would have liked it to be more. I think part of the problem is that I've got stuck in a rut. I've been eating the same things every day this week so I'm going to try mixing it up and having different breakfasts. I also haven't had any...

Ooh that looks yummy! Glad you enjoyed it :)

You can get them on Amazon for reasonable prices. I expect places like Lakeland will also sell them but they'd probably be more expensive.

Debbie & Andrews Clean & Lean High Protein Chicken Sausages, chilled 6 pack (57g each) - 0.5 syns Debbie & Andrews Clean & Lean High Protein Pork Sausages, chilled 6 pack (67g each) - 2 syns Debbie & Andrews Perfect Pork Sausages, chilled 6 pack (67g each) - 3 syns Debbie & Andrews Harrogate 97%...

Hi Tanyalina! Thanks for creating this thread, I was looking for a Tuesday weighers thread but it seems there isn't one other than for those that weigh at home. How have you been getting on? Last Tuesday I managed to lose 2.5lbs and I'm hoping I see a decent loss tonight too :)

A 500ml bottle is 13 syns so a 250ml can of it will be 6.5 syns

I made this on Sunday for the first time and it was such a hit with my family I thought I'd pop it on here :) It could serve 6...but in our house it served 3 ;) Ingredients 1 tub fat free cottage cheese 4 eggs 1 courgette 1 yellow pepper 1 onion 4 spring onions 2 cloves garlic Half a head of...

Hiya! You can make overnight oats however you like. If you're using the oats as a HEB though you should be using 40g, not 30g. I make mine with strawberry Muller Lights all the time, though I only use one yogurt as I like the mixture to be quite thick but 2 would be fine too. I never layer...

Hiya! I suppose it depends on what you're cooking. I use Frylight when I have to but try to cook as much as I can without it. For things like frying vegetables (stir frys etc.) I just put a little water in the pan rather than any kind of oil and it all cooks just as well. For frying eggs, if...

I can't find the brand on the SW website. It does say that general sweet potato fries are 2 syns per 100g. However, when I put the nutritional information for the above product into the syns calculator, it's saying it's 4.5 syns for 100g (or 5.5 syns per 125g serving). I had to select potato...

I agree with Starry_em, the day off plan isn't usually a problem, it's finding the enthusiasm to get back on plan the following day. This happened around Christmas and I regained 3.5lbs in 2 weeks because I just couldn't get back on plan. It then took a good 2 months to get back into it...

Well, yesterday was ok but I ate too much cheese at dinner haha! We were all supposed to have some but it was just my husband and me that ate it and he didn't have much. I can never leave a bowl of cheese unfinished so I scoffed the lot! Whoops! Still, I was still within my syns so I suppose...

Hello and welcome! :) There's a brilliant section on this forum for Slimming World Recipes so I'd recommend having a scan through it to see if there's anything in there that could work for you as loads of people have contributed recipes that are quick and easy to make, along with the syn...

Just wanted to say here how well my husband did at SW last week! Not only did he get his 1 stone award (in 3 weeks!), he also got Slimmer of the Week (second week running) AND Slimmer of the Month (even though he'd only had 3 weigh-ins that month)! So proud of him and he's feeling so good...

It sounds like you're eating all the right things and getting your speed food in (though I didn't see any with breakfast?) I've been on SW since August and I've found that if I let myself get stuck in a routine my losses will slow down a lot. This happened fairly recently - over the past...

Hi Mini! Thanks so much for checking in :) I'm doing well thanks, had a bit of a blip on Friday and had waaaay too much wine (45 syns maybe) but luckily all I snacked on was a bit of popcorn so it could have been a lot worse. Have been on plan since then but struggled to post on here over the...

Had a bit of a binge last night! My sweet tooth came out and I ended up devouring 2 Hifi bars, a (small) carton of chocolate milk, a graze box AND an entire tub of quark with 2 sachets of Options hot chocolate in it! That was ridiculous (luckily the chocolate milk was HEA approved and the Hifi...

I agree with lougalx and Wolf, it looks like you're not eating enough. If you eat too little, your body will think it's starving and hold on to the fat. I don't know the portions you had but even with being generous, the food you ate on the day stated above doesn't seem to exceed 700 calories...

Ok! Going to try to be better today than I was yesterday... Breakfast: Apple (S), satsuma (S), plum (S), Muller Light Total: 0 syns Lunch: SW chilli (various S foods and 0.5 syns for the spice mix), edamame beans Total: 0.5 syns Dinner: SW chilli (various S foods and 1.5 syns for spice mix)...

Aww thank you! :)

Woohoo! I did it! 2.5lbs off this week and I got my 2.5 stone award AND I now weight 199lbs! So happy! Bye bye 200's!!! :woohoo:

Hiya SW do still have Scan Bran, you can buy it in group. According to the SW website, they're 1 syn each or you can have 5 for a healthy extra B choice.

Tesco British Chicken Sausages, chilled 6 pack (67g each) - 2.5 syns each :)

Good day yesterday! Weigh day today so... Breakfast: Apple (S), Satsuma (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: SW homemade leek and potato soup (various S foods), grapefruit (S) Total: 0 syns Dinner: SW chilli (various S foods and 1.5 syns for spice mix), wrap (4.5), fat free Greek yogurt, cheese (HEA...

Hiya! Yes, you do get online access when you attend the meetings. I'd say that overall, the meetings are the best things as you get access to everything - both the support groups and the online content, as well as a very handy SW app! I think the prices are £9.95 to initially join at group...

You do. It's about £10 to join at group and I find that attending group works the best for me. However, you could always go to group once, get the books and then try to go it alone at home if you find that group doesn't work for you. They'll explain everything to you when you go there and...

Mmm that looks delicious! :D

Yum! I hope you enjoy it, it sounds amazing! You've got me thinking now...if I did a SP day I could have 2 HEBs so one wrap for a SW pizza with tonnes of veg and the other for garlic bread, with HEA cheese split across both :eek: Really shouldn't browse this site between lunch and dinner! :p

Hiya You're right, reduced fat cheddar is 6 syns for 40g :) Why have I never thought of using a wrap to make garlic bread before?? It sounds amazing and now I want it! :p

I think it depends, it's difficult to tell with drinks like this. The syrup would be free since there's no sugar in it but you can only use 350ml of semi-skimmed milk as your HEA. Therefore, if the drink has more than this in it, you'd have to syn the excess but it's difficult to know how much...

Hiya I've had a look at syns online and I can't see a light Heavenlies version. The two toffee ones they have on there are:- Aldi Brooklea Heavenlies, Toffee Yogurt with Chocolate Coated Balls (107g pot) - 3 syns Aldi Brooklea Light Fat Free Yogurt, Toffee (175g pot) - Free Is it either of...

Hello! The multigrain BFree wraps are 4.5 syns each and the quinoa & chia ones are 5 syns each. Either can be used as a healthy extra :)

My husband likes having crisps as part of SW and these are the lowest syn ones we've found so far:- Quavers (16g bag) - 4.5 syns Skips (17g bag) - 4.5 syns French Fries (18g bag) - 4 syns Spicy tomato Snaps (13g bag) - 3 syns Or a slight alternatives to crisps:- Snack-a-Jacks (22g bag) - 4.5...

Hi slothemma and welcome to the forums :) Are you doing SW from home or are you going to group? I think that because Slimming World is so versatile, you should be able to make it work for you, even if you are a fussy eater. They do recommend filling half your plate with S foods, which are...

Today's going well too... Breakfast: Grapefruit (0 syns) Total: 0 syns Lunch: SW homemade leek and potato soup (various S foods), satsumas (S), apple (S) Total: 0 syns Dinner: Mashed potato, margarine (2 syns), brussel sprouts (S), broccoli (S), mushrooms (S), garlic, marmite Total: 2 syns...

Had far too much wine on Friday and went waaaaay over my syns! Back on plan on Saturday though and Sunday was good too. Just for the record, Sunday was... Breakfast: Black coffee (slept too late for food!) Total: 0 syns Lunch: SW homemade leek and potato soup (various S foods and 0.5 syns...

Another good day yesterday! The nice weather certainly helps :) Today... Breakfast: Apple (S), satsuma (S), grapes, Muller Light Total: 0 syns Lunch: Salad (carrot (S), tomatoes (S), lettuce (S), cucumber (S), sweetcorn, Itsu noodle pot (1 syn) Total: 1 syn Dinner: Total: Snacks /...

Just wanted to add to this since I did something a little different with quark the other day. I diced an large onion and mixed it into the quark with a little black pepper and a sprinkling of artificial sweetener. Left it for a while for the flavours to mingle and the had it on a jacket...

Yesterday was a good day! Today... Breakfast: Grapefruit (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Muller Light, satsuma (S), apple (S), Itsu noodle pot (1 syn) Total: 1 syn Dinner: Sausages (2 syns), SW chips, onion (S), baked beans, leftover ratatouille (various S foods), eggs, gravy (2 syns) Total: 4...

Ok, so I went over syns yesterday but I've decided that this week I'm going to go back to eating the way I did when I first started SW so I shouldn't be going over my syns at all. Today... Breakfast: Apple (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Oats (HEB), Muller Light, satsumas (S) Total: 0 syns Dinner...

Right! I managed to lose 1.5lbs this week, which is great but I'm getting fed up with these little losses. I'm still classed as 'obese' (whatever) and I should be able to lose at least 2lbs a week at this weight. I keep snacking or drinking and going over my syns, only once or twice a week...

Hiya! This is also something I struggle with but with white wine. I do find that if I have a bottle of wine my losses are lower than the weeks when I don't. However, my mum drinks wine every night (not to excess, just a glass or two) and we can easily finish off a fair amount of wine between...

Hiya! A lady in our group last night said that she went to Pizza Express the other night and had a salad that sounds a lot like the one you had. Was it the Superfood Salad (or something along those lines)? If it was, she said the whole thing was 11 syns :)

Yesterday was ok but I had more cheese with dinner than I'd planned on! Whoops! Happens all the time though ;) Today is weigh in day so it'll be a late dinner... Breakfast: Apple (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Leftover chilli (various S foods in this) Total: 0 syns Dinner: Leftover chilli...

Haha not a chance! :p I really should make more of an effort though. Now that it's getting lighter in the mornings it is more feasible for me to get up earlier but even then, it'd be a struggle. I'm usually up at 6.30am and only have half an hour to get ready before leaving for work so I'd...

Thanks mdymond1982! I did take a bit of restraint haha! Haven't posted since Thursday so totally forgotten what I ate haha! I know I was within my syns though. Went away this weekend but wasn't as bad as I could have been. Only had 2 glasses of wine too, shocking for me! They were large...

Ended up not having my healthy extras yesterday as I'd planned to have them as a snack in the evening but had a bit of a poorly tummy so didn't bother. Never mind! Today... Breakfast: Apple (S), satsumas (S), grapes, Muller Light Total: 0 syns Lunch: Boiled potato, boiled egg, lettuce (S)...

Haha I'd have linked it but you beat me to it :) I hate exercise at the moment but it's something I would like to get into. I know from experience though that gyms aren't for me but I do have some equipment at home that I should dust off. The other night I was reading in bed and when I held...

Thanks Jean88! He was so pleased with himself and rightly so, I think it's motivating him to keep going :) Ahh thanks mdymond1982 and welcome to my diary :) Best of luck with your journey and don't hesitate to post here, it's nice to know people are reading :D

Hiya! It's 5.5 syns per 100g :)

Welcome to the forums! :) You and I are the same age and have about the same amount of weight to lose in total so it'll be nice to see how you get on :) I definitely agree with the idea of keeping a food diary, I do this too on here and find that it's great for keeping me on track on the days...

Oh! So I am in the wrong place! Sorry! :oops:

Pretty proud of myself for yesterday. It was weigh-day and I usually splurge a bit but I restrained myself. Hubby and I went to Tesco after class and bought sausage patties, English muffins and mac and cheese! I was either going to have a sausage and egg muffin or the mac and cheese for...

I lost half a pound this week, which is fine with me considering the last couple of weeks! I'm going to try really hard this week to see a better loss. I've got a day/night out on Saturday but I'm going to try to keep by syns super low every other day as a little damage limitation. I'm feeling...

It looks like you're basically sticking to the plans, have you found that you've lost weight since you started or have your losses been slow? SW got rid of the red and green day plans quite a long time ago. Now they just have the 'Extra Easy' plan, which allows you to have proteins and carbs...

Hello again! I was on this thread a while ago and then left...but realised I shouldn't have been here in the first place haha! I thought it was for going from the 15's into the 14's, which I did but now I realise it's for going from 15 stone to 14 stone, which I'm currently doing. I get...

Are you able to post some food diaries on here so that we can give you some advice? The old red and green days don't exist with SW any more; however, several members still follow them as they still seem to work. Have you thought about getting hold of some up to date books so that you can have...

Forgot to update for a couple of days. Oh well. Breakfast: Apple (S), satsumas (S), Muller Light Total: 0 syns Lunch: Chicken, sweetcorn, mayonnaise (2 syns), wrap (HEB), cucumber (S), red pepper (S) Total: 2 syns Dinner: Vegetable soup (carrots (S), mushrooms (S), celery (S), chicken stock...

I've done a quick search and found the following:- Asda Stewed Steak in Gravy (392g can) - Free Marks & Spencer Chunky Steak, canned (400g can) - Free Sainsburys Stewed Steak in Gravy (400g can) - 1 syn Morrisons Steak & Kidney (400g can) - 1 syn Aldi Hunters Stewed Steak (392g can) - 2 syns...

It's interesting your consultant said that as we've been told we can split them, although if you see weight loss slowing then maybe go back to having either/or. I had a quick look on the SW website and someone has asked the same question, about using half a HEA for milk in tea and the other...

Quark makes a good fat-free base for creamy pasta sauces so you could use it to make a kind of carbonara or as lasagne sauce (I've never tried this before but I know some people have used it for this). It's also good as a savoury filling for sandwiches (the SW website suggests mixing it with...

Ho hum, not expecting a big loss this week. Had waaaaay too much wine this weekend so I'll be lucky if I maintain! Weighed myself at home yesterday morning and weighed the same as I did at my last weigh-in so I expect I'll be looking at a slight gain this week. I think all the junk I ate last...

It might be to do with the weight of them. 40g oats is a healthy extra B choice so if the sachets aren't 40g then they don't contain enough fibre to count. The Oat So Simple sachets are 27g and don't count as a HEB but the 39g Oat So Simple 'Big Bowl' sachets can be used as a HEB.

I think the reason they're not a healthy B choice is that they don't weigh enough to count as one. The original sachets are 27g but a HEB of oats is 40g. I've had a look on the SW website and the Oat So Simple Original 'Big Bowl' ones are 39g and are a HEB. The 35g gluten free ones are too...

Hmm yesterday wasn't brilliant because I had no speed foods with my dinner. It was 9pm when I got home and there were some leftover sausages so just threw them in some pasta, ate it and went to bed. Maybe today will be better. Breakfast: Apple (S), satsuma (S), raspberries (S) Total: 0 syns...

I got my Club 10 free week this week. When I went to pay they put my card in and the system automatically flagged up my free week. However, my consultant did say that there was a glitch on the system last week where the free week was being flagged but not being applied properly and the same...

If I get to the end of the day and haven't had them I just take 16 almonds and 2 Babybel to bed with me and eat them whilst watching TV :)

Had a look and it seems that the little pots are 42g each. 1 tbsp. of marmalade is 2 syns and 1 tbsp. weighs about 20g (according to an online calculator for jam quantities) so I'd say it would be 4.5 syns per pot as we round up. Hope this helps!

The Tesco Healthy Living Cumberland sausages are only 1 syn each and are really nice. If you're close to an Iceland then you can buy the SW sausages, which are free. I'm not overly keen on the plain ones but I've heard that the new pork and leek ones are really nice and can be used to make...

Well, yesterday went ok since I was able to restrict myself to 2 sausages rather than 3 for dinner so managed to stay within my syns for the day. Today should be ok too since I'll be late home so won't have much of a dinner later. Breakfast: Apple (S), satsuma (S), raspberries (S) Total: 0...

I don't use calorie counters any more but out of curiosity I just worked out what I ate yesterday and it was around 1400! :eek: I can't believe it, I was so full after dinner last night that I was sure I'd blown it, I guess having healthy lunches helps to make up for bigger dinners (though...

I'm hoping so, he's been texting me today about what he's been eating, bless him. Makes me laugh, for a snack he had 5 grapes, a mini pepperami and a boiled egg, then a Hifi bar that he wasn't sure whether it was a healthy A or B. I feel like the font of all SW knowledge haha! He'd know all...

Right! After a 2 week falling-off-the-wagon break from SW I'm back on it and no worse for wear since I still managed to lose 1lb, putting me at my lowest weight so far (this time around!). So, here we go! Breakfast: Apple (S), satsuma (S), raspberries (S) Total: 0 syns Lunch: Salad sandwich...

I think what SW recommend is that a third of your plate is speed food so that you're getting more of that than you are normal free food. Therefore, if you added a third speed food alongside the Shepherds Pie, you'd be eating more vegetables and filling up on those more than potatoes and Quorn...

Well, last night I weighed in for the first time in 2 weeks (the first week I had to miss weigh-in as I had a late meeting and last week I had the cold from hell so didn't go to group). Shockingly I lost one pound! Sounds a bit rubbish since it's one pound in about 3 weeks but I'm super...

I've had a quick search on Google and found the following quote from pinchofnom, which seems to have been from August 2016 so is up to date:- "Facebook has been rife with the debate as to whether oats that have been ground down, are synned or still carry their free food status. So in our quest...

I've tried the SW sausages from Iceland. The normal ones and the Italian ones. I wasn't really keen on either of them, I found them quite rubbery, dry and a bit artificial-tasting (probably just because there's no fat in them to enhance the flavour). I've heard they're good for making scotch...

According to My Fitness Pal, 330ml is 198 calories so that would be 10 syns per can.

Hiya! SW have recently introduced a new rule where if you're using sweetener as an ingredient rather than just small amounts you should count it as half a syn per tablespoon. Therefore, the above recipe would be 4 syns. They say that if it's just a teaspoon in a cup of tea or sprinkled over...

The above doesn't look too bad but I couldn't see any healthy extras on there (unless the oats are one of them?). Are you using them every day? What kind of Oat So Simple are you using? There are only a few of them that can be used as a healthy extra (mainly the multigrain and gluten free...

Lost a pound last week, which I was pretty disappointed with considering I'd been on plan all week and hadn't snacked at all in the evenings. Also, my home scales said I'd lost 3.5lbs when I weighed in the morning so not too impressed (they're usually within half a pound of accuracy with the SW...

Fell off the wagon a bit for the past few days. Only lost 1lb last week, which was a little disappointing but I'm back on it now. No weigh-in tomorrow as I'm in a meeting so got just over a week to undo whatever I did this weekend. Breakfast: Apple (S), satsuma (S), 0% fat natural yogurt...

Think I ate more than I usually would yesterday but still stayed within my syns and didn't snack after dinner so hopefully it'll be ok. So today... Breakfast: Apple (S), satsuma (S), mandarin Muller Light Total: 0 syns Lunch: Stagg chilli (2.5 syns), rice, cheese (HEA), gherkins (S), HiFi bar...

The Bolognese and Peri Peri ones are also free

It's 1.5 syns per 163g pack :)

Hello! The sweet chilli ones are 1.5 syns each and the lemon and herb ones are 1 syn each :)

There are some healthy extra choices that include chocolate, which you could have without having to use any syns. Most of the HiFi Light bars you get at group contain chocolate and you can have 2 of these for a healthy extra B choice. The double chocolate, rocky road and chocolate orange ones...

I agree with Wolf, the Heck sausages are really nice. My favourites at the moment are the Porky Lights, which are only half a syn each and the way they taste reminds me of the sausages I used to have when I was a kid that we got from the butchers. Sooo scrummy! They're a little hard to come...

I've worked it out based on the quantities stated but it could vary depending on the brands used etc. Flour = 47.5 syns (4.5 syns per 25g) Baking powder = 1.5 syns (half a syn per teaspoon) Salt = free Water = free Milk = 1.5 syns (2 syns per 100ml) Olive oil = 12 syns (6 syns per...

Had a good day yesterday, managed to stay out of the cupboards for the most part and the snacks I did have were between lunch and dinner and within my syns so happy about that! Today... Breakfast: Apple (S), satsuma (S), raspberry & cranberry Muller Light Total: 0 syns Lunch: Sausages (3...

I've only had the paella, which was ok but I wouldn't make a special trip for it. I'm not really keen on their normal sausages either, they're a little rubbery for my liking but a lot of people have said that they're really nice if you use the sausage meat to make scotch eggs. There are some...

Yesterday wasn't so bad in the end. Saturday today so need to avoid the temptation of the kitchen cupboards! Breakfast: Apple (S), strawberry Muller Light Total: 0 syns Lunch: Rice, Stagg vegetable chilli, gherkins (S) Total: 0 syns Dinner: Pasta, SW burgers, tomato sauce (Fry Light, garlic...

Not a great day yesterday and today's not looking great either. Stupid work. Went out for a drink at lunch, was supposed to get lunch on the way back to the office but spent so long queuing in the Post Office to post a parcel I didn't get time to get any lunch. Great. However, our office has...

You may not want to see this... Whole Earth Peanut Butter, Smooth, Original (1 level tbsp) - 5 syns :(

That happened to me too. I didn't get back to it :rolleyes:

Had a successful day yesterday! No evening snacks, yay! Breakfast: Apple (S), satsuma (S), vanilla Muller Light Total: 0 syns Lunch: Sandwich (bread (HEB), cheese (HEA), cucumber (S), tomato (S), lettuce (S), margarine (2 syns)), carrot sticks (S), cucumber sticks (S), salt and vinegar...

Wooo! Day 1 of no evening snacking complete! I did realise that after dinner I had this urge to go and get something from the cupboard, even though I was full. It's definitely just a bad habit so hopefully with a little willpower I can break it. Yesterday was a success and today should be...

Haha it's the smell that gets me! I can have all the will in the world but as soon as I get into McDonalds and smell the food I just want to put my face in all of it! Off to a good start today though, had my HEA and HEB for lunch so no need to snack on them later :)

Thanks both for the idea, it's a good one! I have this thing where I don't like drinking before I go to sleep as I usually end up having to get up in the night to use the bathroom (sorry, TMI) but maybe a small cup could work. I get a bit paranoid about it haha! I do love camomile tea with a...

Right!!! I'm setting myself a challenge now. It may not seem like much but I have a feeling that if I can pull it off, I'll see a decent loss next week. What I'm going to try to do is to NOT snack on ANYTHING after I've finished dinner. Snacking after dinner is always my biggest downfall -...

I did this with McDonalds a couple of days ago - at least 70 syns but it was so worth it at the time! What I'm doing is to trying to stick to the lower side of my daily syns and have 5-10 a day. I'm also planning to do a couple of SP days this week, just to help boost the losses. My weigh in...

Hello! This is from the SW website:- Muller Mullerlight Smooth Caramel Yogurt Sprinkled with Dark Chocolate (165g pot) - FREE So enjoy! :)

Right! One week of no evening snacks! Here we go! Breakfast: Apple (S), satsuma (S), grapes, toffee Muller Light Total: 0 syns Lunch: Sandwich (bread (HEB), cheese (half HEA), cucumber (S), tomato (S), lettuce (S), margarine (1 syn)), carrot sticks (S), cucumber sticks (S), cheese...

Massively messed up this week! Was out all day Saturday with my hubbie and only had an apple and a Satsuma (the place we were at didn't have any food I could eat) so we went and binged on McDonalds that night. I'm not even kidding, it was ridiculous. I had a large fries, 6 chicken nuggets, a...

Hello and welcome! :) The BBQ Pulled Pork Pickbox is half a syn per 65g pack and the Moroccan Couscous one is 3.5 syns per 125g pack. That was the only cous cous one I could see so I'm guessing it's the one you mean :)

Hi shiv247, thanks for the comment! This week has been easier for me as I've had a cold and it made me lose my appetite so after dinner I've just been going to bed and not snacking. Usually I struggle with snacking in the evenings. However, what I'm trying to do is find syn-free alternatives...

So, little slip yesterday but most of those syns were after I weighed in haha! Lost 4lbs last week so another week like that would be nice! Today... Breakfast: Apple (S), satsuma (S), raspberry & cranberry Muller Light Total: 0 syns Lunch: Leftover SW chilli (many S foods) Total: 0 syns...

Woooooo!!! Lost 4lbs this week!!! :bunnydance: So happy about that! I'm now below my pre-Christmas weight and the lightest I've been in ages! Can finally update my stats and ticker again haha! Yay!

I second Ponytales with Slimming World. It's the one weight loss programme that's actually worked for me in the long term as it's so easy to follow and when you first start you usually get pretty quick results. It took me about 3 months to lose 2 stone but I reckon that if you stuck with it...

1. Put a Graze box of chocolate pretzel dippers back in the cupboard and snacked on fresh edamame beans instead. 2. Got to work a bit early because the traffic was good so got to play a game on my phone for 15 minutes :p 3. Weigh-in tonight and I'm feeling positive about it for once!

Wow that's incredible, well done and good luck to you! I'll try to get back into it once I've shaken this cold, might end up starting again though (for the third time haha!)

Haha I last updated my signature about 2 weeks ago and it's still accurate so.... ;) In my defence, I have had a cold all week so haven't felt up to running. However, before I caught the cold I did get kind of bored with it and stopped doing it. The programme itself is very good, it's just...

Feels like ages since I've posted here so thought I'd pop in for an update. This week's gone well, though I've had a horrible cold that's made me lose my appetite a bit so I've been able to stop snacking in the evenings, which has been great! I did have a couple of nibbles last night but I'd...

Oh sorry, there was a gap between the sandwich and the crisps/satsuma so I thought they were snacks rather than part of lunch. They are syn free and S foods. My bad! :D

Have you thought about trying a few SP days a week? These are similar to the old red days in that carbs are restricted but you can still have high protein foods such as beans. I find that they're great at boosting my weight loss if I've had a slow couple of weeks as they're focussed on speed...

Hiya. There's a good thread about SP days and how to ensure you are doing them correctly here https://www.minimins.com/threads/extra-easy-sp-plan.348340/ The key things for SP days are to have half your plate filled with S foods and the other half with P foods. You're right that you get 2...

Yesterday was good and I was super psyched to find that French Fancies are only 5.5 syns! Was a really nice treat :) Weigh-in this evening! So... Breakfast: Apple (S), satsuma (S), strawberry Muller Light Total: 0 syns Lunch: Rice, onions (S), peppers (S), carrots (S), peas, sweetcorn...

Didn't have the other half of my HEB yesterday as I went to bed super early to try to shake this cold. Oh well! Today... Breakfast: Apple (S), Satsuma (S), raspberry & cranberry Muller Light Total: 0 syns Lunch: Home made vegetable soup (carrots (S), celery (S), chicken stock) Total: 0 syns...

Eugh, I've got a horrible cold at the moment but managed to stay within my syns yesterday. Today... Breakfast: Satsuma (S), banana Total: 0 syns Lunch: Mushrooms (S), garlic, 1 slice toast (half HEB), margarine (2 syns), cheese (HEA) Total: 2 syns Dinner: Vegetable stir fry (S), half a...

Yesterday not so good but could have been worse. Breakfast: Apple (S), Satsuma (S), peanut & caramel Muller Light Total: 0 syns Lunch: Banana, peach (S) (didn't have time to stop for lunch today :( ) Total: 0 syns Dinner: SW Cottage pie (mashed potato, beef mince, carrots (S), peas, onions...

Is that a Bahlsen Pick Up? If so, it's 7 syns for a 28g bar or 2.5 syns for a mini one.

You're right, it's only free if you make it without milk and butter, so just water. I think if you used milk you'd have to either syn it or take it from you HEA allowance. For butter, it'd have to be synned.