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But the original plan sw started with is the now called the red plan so have sw come full circle

My favourite plan was mix to max. Anyone else remember it ?

Have heard that the red & green plans aren't featured in the new pack

Yes that's how it was when I first joined 20+ years ago.

SW plan has changed a lot since I first joined. I remember when fruit wasn't free it was a B choice. Looking forward to new plan, never did go along with unlimited carbs on extra easy.

Have heard that even existing members will be getting new books. Exciting days. I never did get on with extra easy, red all the way for me.

50g are 1/2 syn each. I make lovely scotch eggs with them. Really filling

Thinking of rejoining ww. Can anyone tell me how many points I will be on. Female Age 58 Height 5' 7'' Weight 13st 11 lbs. Thanks

They do have the calories of each meal on the menu so I'd just go for the lowest calorie meal.

Also available from holland & barretts

With what you've eaten you could be on an extra easy day, that way you could have boiled rice and beef and black bean sauce and still be on plan

I wouldn't write off cottage cheese, tastes completely different when cooked in a quiche. Give it a go you'll be suprised

No it's changed to 375 as in the new books

Google Menopause Matters.co.uk an excellant forum

I've lost count of the number of times, have been doing SW on and off for nearly 20 years and have seen the eating plan change a lot. i've lost 5st twice with SW. Anyone remember the first magazine, the lady on the cover was someone from my class who had lost 6st and kept it off.

Vaseline works every time for me

I'm thinking of having this done. How are you getting on, how many sessions did you have?

How are you getting on Taz ? I'm thinking of having it and I also live in Bristol so would be grateful if you could reccommend a hypno-band therepist

I really love bread but it does slow down my weight loss. Where can i buy sprouted grain bread from. I'd never heard of it before your post.

Just be aware prunes are about 5 points for 210g (1/2 a tin)

I always buy a short dumpy one then boil it for a few minutes let it cool and it peels really easily.

How many points from my weekly 49 allowance can I spend on chocolate and still loose weight? There must be a limit.

Can't seem to find it in Asda anywhere

I work 2 night shifts a week, I find it a struggle to stick to plan. I eat just free food on the day of my 1st night shift. Then start from midnight to midnight, I find it easier to do green as if you get hungry you can have things like mugshots to fill you up and I need both healthy B's. At...

I would look on amazon and see which ones have the best review

Do you bung it in cold or bring it to the boil first?

I made a buuternut squash and sweet potato curry for a tasting session at SW last night. It was very popular, I used blended mushy peas as the sauce.

Best way to peel it is to put the whole squash in a pan of boiling water for 5 minutes, turn it to make sure it all gets covered. Take it out leave it to cool and it's then really easy to peel.

I often use the schwartz flavourful sachets,they have an easy recipe on the back and are about 3 1/2-4 syns per scachet, which between 2 or more of you is not a lot.

I keep my own food diary, it helps me stay on track. I'm suprised your consultant isn't more supportive.

When i first joined 1994 i think, it was all about the red plan, green was seldom mentioned and you had to buy the book seperately. I used to have Granny Ann's as a healthy B. They were like an oversized digestive biscuit you bought in holland and barretts. I had my best weight loss ever...

Yes, I have to say easter totally screwed up my eating. Fell off plan and feel lousy. Going food shopping tomorrow and starting afresh.

Yes that's correct. There is a box to tick on the form you fill in, I just write in the holiday diary when I'm working.

I'm so sorry to hear this. My daughter's boyfriend was seriously injured in afgahnistan last month, he had to have a leg amputated but he considers himself lucky to be alive.

I can't eat fruit after my meal otherwise i'm windy all night. Have to eat it on an empty stomach, apparently it can ferment in your stomach and produce gas if you'e just eaten a meal.

I would try a week of red, also I know my weight loss slows down if i have too much bread,,maybe your the same.

Thanks for your help

I've noticed TVP is free on both plans. Does anyone use this? What is it? Anyone got any recipies for it and where do you buy it?

I go to gill's class in bradley stoke

Yes I remember the good old days when tinned macaroni was free, just a distant memory now

in my local asda it's not near the cottage cheese (thats with the colslaw) its at the end of the cheese aisle near the stilton

Thats odd I bought the EE cookbook as my consultant said that each recipe has 1/3rd veg incorporated in it. I f you look at the book they have a curry with veg in it, beef chilli with veg in etc.

I always liked M2M, my consultant says carry on with it if I want to, although I can't say I've done it much this year.

I prefer 'It's me or the dog' excellant programme

I know you have to have 1/3rd super free food with each meal on EE. Do you also have to have 1/3rd superfree on green and red as well. I thought i heard my consultant say this but wasn't quite sure. If thats the case I can't have egg, chips and beans any more? Does anyone know for definate

There's several threads on this if you do a search. I use it with sweetner and have it on fresh fruit salad or mix it with a couple of eggs and use it like a white/cheese sauce, add 42 g of low fat grated cheese on top.

I've only ever seen them in tesco,s. I don't like the blue cheese ones(though i do like stilton) The onion ones are really nice though. 5 for a healthy A or 1 1/2 syns each

No mine arn't accurate but then i do use it on a carpet

When I first joined fruit wasn't free. You had to have it as a Healthy B which in those days was called 2forU. But I do remember a hi-fibre biscuit called Granny Anns which was also a 2forU

I lost 2lb this week. Thats 9lbs gone since january 4th

A lady at my group lost 4 stone in 6 months and she eats loads and loads of fruit.

they've an advert in todays news of the world advertising aldi super 6 as 6 apples 99p 3 peppers 59p 6 oranges 69p 450g vine tomatoes 59p cabbage 29p swede 29p

Thanks for all your help. I've just bought some from asda -smart price red pesto which works out at 1syn per 15ml

Does anyone use pesto with their pasta? Can anyone reccommend a low syn one or an alternative. Thanks

I use it instead of yogurt with a fresh fruit salad and a little sweetner. It's very filling.

Has anyone a recipe for sausage casserole please:)

I'm a night nurse ana I always struggle on nights, I'm going to try the mug shots so thanks for the tip.

I'm a monday weigher, I lost 3 1/2lbs this week

Scwartz do a nice one in their sizzle and grill range. I use the Chargrilled Chicken one. Highly recommended

Just make sure their both the same sex or you'll get lots of babies

Our monday evening class switches to the afternoon on a bank holiday as the leisure centre closes at 6pm on bank holidays. Our consultant never charges us if we don't go as she says it's not our fault the times have changed. Not that many people go. I won't be going as I'll be at a football...

A minute on the lips A lifetime on the hips

It's not that bad, I think this is scaremongering and irisponsible of suepat to post such rubbish. I've had 2 mammograms and it's been ok both times. Please don't let this put you off going for one.

Have you read any by Susan Sallis or Emma Blair ?

TBR World without end-Ken Follett, East of the Sun-Julia Gregson

Pillars of the earth by Ken Follett An absolutely amazing book my favourite read ever.

I weigh in at 7pm. Always have a good breakfast then a salad usually chicken or tinned fish and a yogurt for lunch, always have a red day. Once I had a big bowl of lentil soup for lunch and weighed in heavy that week so always have salad weighday. Nothing to drink for 2 hours before I weigh.

I would recommend the mix to max plan, you can then decide at each meal if you are going to be red or green. It works very well for me.

Just bought some in asda

I enjoy mix to max, The problem with the EE plan is that you can only have 1 healthy A a day and I do like my milk and cheese every day.

I would say they are both healthy foods,providing they arn't cooked in fat. But sweet potatoes are lower g.i. food than normal potatoes and so would be more filling.

I have found that when i don't eat bread my weight losses are greater. I love bread but don't eat it for that reason.

Yes i work 2 nights a week, I really struggle to stick to plan when i'm on nights. Don't seem to have any will power at 3am. I plan my day from midnight to midnight, usually take a pasta/chicken salad, hi-fi bar, shape yogurt and quavers. Trouble is when i get home at 8am, i crave toast and...