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hi x I did 1 month on SW - including an EESP week - in total, I gained 12 lbs . I was simply eating so much food - am a bit disappointed with SW if i'm honest. Nowhere does it say watch your portions/calories etc - it largely promotes itself as no need to count or weigh n measure. Penny started...

you made that sound so easy :) Thanks Mary - so if 50g dry pasta = 178 cals it will be the same cals when you have boiled it? so rice is the better bargain for calorie counting? Could I be a pest again - would you be able please to confirm 50g dry pasta = 178 cals, before I go blowing my days...

Am driving myself bonkers with this and in quite a bad mood now :( Dry weight white parboiled long grain - how many cals, as do the cals stay the same when plain boiled? Same question for brown basmati rice and dry pasta please? I know the scale weight will be heavier once cooked but it s the...

I m 54 and do find various things restrict me - some age related, some just general health stuff. I guess middle age is no longer a distant rumour that applies to some one else .... getting older eh? what a drag:( xx and if I m honest my biggest barrier is that I am bone idel. Age has given me...

cheers :) I had a look there even thought he very word 'fit ness' brings me out in a cold sweat :)

Best not to post a link - not sure it s to do so - just the name of the site would be great xx thanks inn advance :0 xx

it s very true :):) xx

what a success story xxx well done You and looking fantastic :) xx

hi Crystal I used Xenical on prescription from GP about 15 years ag0. it did take a few days to kick in as I recall but once it does..... be careful with your fat intake. I wasn't seeing much happening so decided to test it and see if it actually would work. An egg for breakfast and a while...

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thanks Quins - but this morning back up to 10st 12lb - my back has een very painful for a week now - above my waist - am wondering if this pain is my kidneys? All good in the wee dept - but usual wee colour some days, just clear water (but I wouldn't want to drink it) on other days. Have deffo...

and this morning I am now 10st 9 lbs - this is bonkers :(

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Such a helpful thread and a mammoth undertaking to write it xx Thank you so very much. I had planned to do Dukan but I feel it is way too restricted for me and with only a few pounds to lose, I take your advice that it is maybe not the most appropriate for me. Good luck to all who do it though -...

awww thanks for that mini xx a guy I know lost 2 stone in 3 months on this - he d been over indulging in London while working away and now looks fab!! :) xx cheers M xx

I found the portion control advice so very helpful. I have gained a lot of weight in just 3 weeks on SW - I now realise even tho I do have a good 1/3 on the plate of free veg, that I am still consuming way more calories in free foods than I was previously. I have a gastric band and had it...

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could you please point me to it? I tried to have a google around the web but its pay pay pay all the way :/ xx

Apart from stated foods, so much is free/unlimited. But if that is the case, take SW chips recipe for example - it says 900g potatoes to serve 4 people - for one person, that's a much smaller potato and chips serving than I would have opted for ... I reckon my usual jacket spud would be 9oog on...

Are these your nibbles of choice because they are in the house? If so, try and banish them? Cereals are full of all sorts of rubbish to other family members would do better on fruit and yoghurt and decent bread toasted. Crisps - the devil's children, unless you want to syn them in.... Beware...

Thanks so much for that xx It could make a fair bit of difference here :) x

:greenapple:has anyone ever frozen cream (Elmlea single lightest ideally)..... I can' t be let loose with a pot giving me the glad eye whenever I go into the fridge - but the pot says do not freeze? 1 syns worth could make boring food into a symphony

:nananana:ok - try saying that after a few drinks!!! Do you have any things you do on a Sunday to try and help you stay on track the following week? I make sure I divide my bread into 1 HEB and freeze these portions also my 1 HEA 40 g reduced cheddar - weighed and wrapped in cling film ... if I...

Totally hear you hon xx even just a hands up by them to say they didn't have much specialist knowledge but were happy to take your questions away n get back to you would help xx Life sand meat is not one long mung bean - many friends of mine have raved over vegetarian dinners here never...

what a grounded attitude - not there to please them, there for your own journey - am going to apply that to my own situation :) Thank you xx am gonna skip W I today as I have massive work commitments but will give it one more go next week and if no more comfortable I will seek another meeting...

hello xx just saying hi :) am personally loving the SW bit on this site :0 more info than I could ever get from SW online :) plus you can talk about your poo and trapped wind :) I do often :0 good luck chick - manageable chunks is the way to go and don't restrict yourself to managing your weight...

Hi thanks for your reply Col. I didn't see a tablet in use - she asked for my book - I stood on the scale and the reading showed on a black thing standing on the desk, facing me, not a tablet. It flashed 10 st then briefly 10 1 1/2 and settled on 10st 1lb. Not bothered about the 1/2 lb, it...

aww bless you hon xx You shouldn't apologise for outpouring - it is so cathartic to share the full story x hope you re feeling better for sharing. Check out my own intro post - it sure helped me to get it all down on paper, so to speak. This site is a great source of support and info and even if...

Well - after going on about for a few days now, I have to announce - a solution!!! have laid off all fruit and veg n salad today apart from fresh parsley on my seafood. And - though I ve done sooo much am not actually sure what has helped - fibrogel, glycerin suppository, haemorrhoid...

Weirdly, I don't get on at all with peppermint - can you believe it??? Even a bit of toothpaste swallowed feels like I drank liquid cement - gurgling, unhappy tum. Back on my own planet, we never touch the stuff - leave it for you earthlings ;0 xx I did wonder if I might ask for a holiday but...

ah - as opposed to the 50/50 no crust 400g loaf - which I now realise will have some white bread aspects to it :( Thanks Tigger - the birdies are going to do well today :0 xx

Thanks so much Rosie :) No change today so am going to take your advice and cut everything right down. I just had 1 HEB 2 slices of toast with a small serving of baked beans. I ve never had troubles with any beans so fingers crossed. I'll have my other 1 HEB at bedtime with marmalade - my inner...

Evangelistic newbie, I have gone from very little veg and no fruit to loads of the stuff, especially now on EE SP week. result? Still no major poo activity considering how much I m eating but what a tummy!!!! Think Demi Moores pregnancy Vanity Fayre pic and you get the idea!!! My tummy is solid...

Having been vegetarian (now lapsed temporarily for reasons I won't bore you with) I do think, particularly if vegan, you need to accept it will never be as discussed anywhere near as much as mainstream meat eating is. It has occurred to me, I have more meals leaning back to my veggie diet now on...

gemsta - how kind are you to take the time to research and post up all that info? A helpful soul is a helpful soul, regardless of weight or subject matter. Lovely gesture :) xx

I am determined not to over spend my syns but the wine scores seem to differ .... in the book - (doesn't differenciate volume except 5.5% and under). red wine - 125ml - 4.5 175ml - 6.0 250ml - 8.5 (75 cl bottle would be 25.5) online - red wine - Mighty Murray Classic Red Wine (125ml) 4½...

Great main or as part of 'greek plate' - For a typical greek mezze, add : tzatziki - 0% greek yoghurt, fresh garlic, lemon juice and cucumber tiny diced. remove all the seedy innerds from the cucumber or your tzatziki will turn to watery uugghh. The innerds make a nice nibble while you...

I added 8 syns of red wine but other than that is all S and P. made a massive panful so will divide the 8 syns by portions it provides. bargain!!! reduced steak n kidney - £ 1. 20 pence. massive tray - n no fat on it. carrots, shallots (leftover from god knows what!!) or onion - I d go red...

I just have my adorable pussycats and my tiny doggie but I can totally understand how, for your sanity, it is just plain easier sometimes to give in and give sweets instead of a banana to your kids. I have nt posted this to be judgemental - not at all - but how do you balance your own efforts to...

Is there a section for this on here or do you just create a thread n it gets placed where it fits best? I had two things I bought from Argos - a mincer - can't seem to find 5% lamb mince so figured - lamb is P free, so if I buy it diced/lamb steak etc I could mince it myself n it stays free...

Only joined a week ago - first weigh in was Weds and I had an appointment so couldn't stay. Consultant is great. I chose the Weds 4pm group as last week 'I had to join this minute!!!' - so joined one a bit away from my village for the time of 4pm. The time will work for me as I work from home...

Hey Natalie !!! My partner in poo :):) Glad to report that department is improved massively. Fybrogel - I needed something - of some bulk, I guess is the way to put it? - to push out - and taa daa!!! it s getting better :) Thanks for your poo advice :) So, you're a non-starter on the booze...

Cheers for that - I m learning so much from you guys on here :) xx

So... can someone confirm please - a 75 cl bottle of red is 25.5 syns? My book says 8.5 syns for a 250 ml glass? Also, if I wanted to use it in my casserole, do you count syns for that or not as the alcohol will burn off ... <desperate, or what???. :) xx

O OMG Grace!!! Thanks for telling me that - I have definitely been going wrong in that way. I have twice or maybe 3 times, in week 1, eaten the full 2 person basmati rice pouch. Not counted as syns so I dread to think what I have racked up there :( I have some savoury rice in the cupboard but...

I ve just had another search on SW site DD - thanks for clarifying and I was searching crustless not No crust so I have now found it with your guidance :) Thank you - I get it now - 3 slices would be 6 syns if eaten that way but can be a HE with no syn used :) Oh Lord - 6 slices a day if I want...

well I gained 1/2 a lb, which given TOTM being due and not much bathroom activity, I guess is not the end of the world. I m vowed to do EE SP this week and did well yesterday. There is no one to de rail this except me - no family to cook for etc. But could I ask please - a few posts mention...

surpassed myself tonight - weighing my reduced fat feta - could I get it bang on???? bit on, bit off for five minutes!!! but I resisted the temptation to nosh the extra 0.555555 of a gram and put it back in the packet for tomorrow :) xx

Charity shops for me too - at least you can try things on.... plus primarni, supermarkets (regardless of my size)... are you a group member? Maybe a swap party would help a few members? Or weigh y0ur old stuff in at a cash for clothes place - even shoes can get too big - so go nuts, be...

I'd love to do hula hooping :) My hips are very stiff, I have no waist and what currently hangs over my jeans could have saved a few on the Titanic!!! :eek: My thing isn't exercise but after lots of wrangling with my provider, I sent my tv box thing back so since this week have had no TV. The...

hiya - I see in SW site that 1 slice =2 syns but am sure I read on here 3 slices can be yr HE B each day?

Come on here at night and natter to buddies - sat alone while baby is asleep is a finger strummer, I would think? Paint your nails :) I have been a woeful binge eater - I did have a panic when I saw the unlimited free foods aspect of SW - I did worry it was re-enforcing the behaviour I was...

hello :) Thanks for your help - I decided to engage brain :) looked up the syn values for other similar - it gave a syn value of 1 1/2 for a 38g vine leave, so, dedicated newbie or what?????, I fished one of mine out of the pot and weighed it :) Looked quite lost sat on it's own but when I...

Hiyas x I m on SW. At 5 7 tall, I mostly was 11 stone, always wishing to drop to 10 stone. Post divorce, in my mid 30's, dropped to under 9 stone. Looked grim and was emotionally ruined. Picked myself up ( I thought) and emotionally ate myself to 2o stone. Gastric band in Belgium 11 years ago...

First weigh in tomorrow and i'm kinda dreading it :( haven't lost any weight. BUT..... I have had a talk with myself. Carbs have always made me hold water so apart from HE B next week am gonna keep them to a minimum. I had a jacket potato, baked beans and cottage cheese but it was massive...

hello x the recipe says natural yoghurt - has anyone used greek yoghurt instead? I think the greek is sweeter which is lovely with fruit but would it be too sweet for a savoury bake? I m always 0% fat on the yogs :)

Thanks Natalie - well I found out the problem - pre SW the previous week, I would have a small teaspoon of brown sugar in my morning coffee. Not in any other, just the morning one but I stopped this the past week. Today, in a rush, I though sod the Syns, thinking they would be off the scale...

I 'll be discreet - but having eaten so much in the past week, including jacket spuds, loads of veggies and salads, enough fruit to empty the garden of Eden, and drunk enough water to fill lake Windermere, there has been virtually nothing happening in the bathroom - no trains leaving the...

hello :) could I please ask - what size loaf is the kingsmill crustless ? I ve enjoyed 2 slices per day of Hovis wholemeal 400gloaf - but if you re enjoying 3 slices of your loaf, I'd like to try it :) My bread gets toasted and a tin of pilchards in tomato sauce slapped on it. Imagine another...

well its time of the month next week as well so I ll keep my expectations low - you did brilliantly there - n yep - I think my body is going to take a bit of time to adjust - as is my fear factor - all this food.....:) I need my two slices for toast with yummy free of the day - poached egg or...

hello - my first week at SW started Weds night - on track (I hope) but don't think i lost anything yet. Has anyone not lost anything in week1? I d feel I d let the consultant down and members would think i ve been cheating:( I want to be excited about Weds class weigh in but a bit apprehensive...

newbie here - can anyone help please? I ve read various syn values for stuffed vine leaves but I m specifically looking for syns in the Tesco deli (fill your pot ) vines leaves. They re sitting there - I want one :) they re calling to me - it s Sunday and I only have 26 ns left till Weds...