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I ran out of pudding rice a while a go and made my rice pudding using basmati rice and it tasted just as yummy.Im assuming as basmati rice is syn free then that's ok ?

anyone ever get a sandwich now/I got a roast chicken one today on wholemeal and wondering how to syn it.Is there any free food in a ready made sandwich or do you just go on the 20cal = 1 syn? If so it was nt worth it but I was starving!

Hi girls, goin on short break on sunday for four nights.What do you do, try and eat free during day and keep syns for wine or alcohol if necessary at night? Any tips for meals would be appreciated also?

High woodland girl,what do you do for success express?

Half off for me this week.Not bad becuase i wasnt really strict with myself and went over on syns a few days

Im not surprised! Well done you, that's fab

Oh bum that's too high!Thks mandy

Go monkeychops, well done you!! Hi Zoe, were you having a virtuous day yesterday! Apart from some beans all you had was fruit and veg? I so admire you im such a carb girl, how do you do it, esp in the morning im like carbs, carbs,carbs!

yea thks Mandy tried that also and could nt find anything

Hi had one of those Smirnoff vodka and cranberry juice drink (250ml can) last night, does anyone know syns.Unfortunately it does nt have nut info on side

Thks woodland girl, he's great again thank god.Well done on all the gym work.I hadnt done anything in a few days so i went and did 10k on the threadmill today.It really does make me feel better. Well done ginlin on reaching your club 10!

Hi all,just checkin in aftee being off for a while.Busy with sick kids then kids parties etc etc.Hi Anya, i feel your pain.I lost 3 lbs 2 wks ago then my youngest got sick and ended up in hospital that weekend and when i weighed in on weds lat I was up 1.5lbs.It's quite disheartedning cos your...

Hi guys been off here as had sick kids and missed WI on weds as a result.So dissapointing as i had a 3lbs loss the previous week. how come this always happens after you've had a good week and are on a rollI havent been doing so much planning either so am afraid i might have put on.Anyway, just...

Hi Zoe, been missing for a while as 3 kids sick here so not much time.Belated happy birthday to you.Pity I cant send you a piece of the SW baked chocolate cheesacake I made last night.It's yum and it would take it out of my fridge !Just wondering how you made the syn free frappacino?

cheers ermintrude

Thks so much ermintrude, that's so much lower.No i didnt do the free food

Would anyone have the syns for this please.I bought one today for my lunch in Tescos.They give you 3 of your veg requirements a day so I thought they would be really low in syns.I cant find a value for them but when i put the nut info into the calculator it says 16.5.Please tell me this is not...

Hi guys, can't find the syns for this anywhere.Much obliged if anyone knows

Hope so kKim because i've lost 6 lds so far and dont notice any difference?

It sure is Kim and well done you.yea I agree slow and steady

Yea,a little analagy to remember but you might have heard this before. My con brought in a bunch of 7 carnations last week.She said 'if one died, would you throw away the whole bunch? We all duly answered 'no' so she said 'then why write off the week if you've had one bad day? Just forget about...

Thks Tibhareth, can i ask how I get my sotw avatar to go underneath my message because it has appeared in the side bar.Not used to these awards!!

Ok girls brace yourselves..... I lost 3 lbs AND got SOTW ? Yes me with the itsy bitsy 1lb off, half lb off.Am totally gobsmacked.To think last wk I was gonna pack it in after a sts... yippee

3 lbs off bringing me to 8 13 yippee

3 LBS gone for me.Soo delighted after sts last week.Oh, and got SOTW.Never, ever thought that a possibility with my itty bitty losses.Was gonna give up last week so just goes to show we have to hang in there.Well done to everyone else

Hi Trango, do you actually plan out your meals for the coming week before you shopping? I dont and fing im spending a lot as I keep having to go and get stuff that I dont have!

Great girls thanks a mil

Beans, mushrooms and bacon.Yes hangover food!

Honk!

Thanks Pommette for all the info.Is there anywhere on here that gives examples of red days i've been searching but can't find any?

Hi Zoe,are crazy beans a brand?

Just made a fatal error with yogurts! Had an Activea earlier and thought it was lovely so decided to have some with my sugar free jelly after dinner.Had the jelly in the bowl with some raspberries and poured the yogurt over.Was thinking to myself, this is so creamy it tastes like full fat and...

Sorry jennyc , just realised it was pommette that said EE does nt work for her, doh!

Hi jennyc, thks so much for all the advice.Is at down last night and read almost of of this thread and my head is now back in the right place because it seems to happen to everyone.I've tried getting Pommette's diary but keep getting that privilege message so maybe when i have 50 posts it will...

Thanks Trango, yea doin that with the diary but havent donemeasurements although i notice on scales that my Body fat has gone down by nearly 2% and clothes are feeling looser.I know we shouldnt fixate on the scales number but when your goin to group paying 9 euro and hearing others loose loads...

Hi ilovecake, i had the same experience yesterday.Had a really great week foodwise, synwise and had a sts.I am so disappointed.I've only lost 3 lbs since starting june 1st.How does a person decide that mayb this diet is not for me cos that;s what im feeling and loosing faith in it rapidly.All i...

Hi Annya, im with you.I actually left group yesterday because i could nt bear to sit through all the 3st, 2st,half stone (in one wk) awards.I felt like such a failure!

Thanks Pommette i will definitely try the water.How are you managing to loose then if you dont do EE, green or red.My con said maybe try some green days which i am doing to mix it up a bit.I also exercise about 4 times a week

Lunch- at 12, Crazy beans on 1 slice of toast (rest of hexB) beans contained, celery, onion, leeks, pepper, and mushrooms, with a dash of syn free BBQ sauce Hi Zoe, do you cook all those veg first and then mix them in with the beans ?

Hi jenny i do a food diary but would nt drink a lot of actual water.Do you and find that helps? Ill do that this wk.I measure my healthy extras all except skimmed milk as i have that as my healthy a in about 5 decaf coffees. Im seriously thinking of goin back to calorie counting as...

So so disappointed.I sts this week.I totally stayed to plan.Only had 73 syns and a total of 2 alcoholic drinks for the week.Was just at group and left as everyone getting 2 stone awards, 3 stone awards and im there 6 wks and have lost 3 lbs, its a joke.I just dont know what im doin wrong.I...

42g of All Bran, banana and milk.Oh and fresh coffee!

Hi Zoe, have been following your thread and love it.I see you drink the Czech beer, do you get tipsy on it at all? And how many Butternut squash do you buy a week? !! I soo have to get some and make wedges.Your fab for getting the veg into you, i notice ,even with beans whereas i find i cant...

Honk.Although just about to have rice pudding.I know it's free but i cant really accept it and so feel like i've failed when i crave it, which i do, often!!

In the same vane as above question, do you eat the same thing the day before weigh in to maximisae loss ie super speed food for example and if so, what?

oh thks ermintrude, thats not great !

Anyone know the syns for Aldi(make in minutes) pasta & sauce chicken and mushroom flavour please?

Rice pudding and strawberries

Cinnamon french toast with crispy bacon and a drizzle of golden syrub.scrum!!

Got it on the www.slimmingeats site.She has some lovely recipes

do you feel like your drinking alcohol with the low al beer mrsunderbolt, would you get tipsy?

sweet potatoe baked in oven and split with some passata and mixed herbs on top.Stir fry courgette and mushroom and put on top of potatoes and finish with 21g low fat cheese and grill- sweet potato pizza! Served with salad leaves and balsamic vinegar, yum!

I got some of the Sainsburys vodka, soda and lime and it says 76 cal for the can.Im counting that as 4 syns, that ok ?

Wow Claire,a half stone in 3 wks that fab.Well done

A Galaxy Bubbles !!!!!! 8.5 syns .yum yum yum

thks claire ill check that out

thanks ginlin, il look out for those

Thanks guys, i have the chicken ones so must get the beef ones, could do so much more with them probably

Had a 1 lb loss this wk.Disappointed cos i had 3 green days and exercied f or an hr 5 times.Think i'l reduce my syns to 10/day and only 15 at weekend for drinkies.What you think, getting a but disheartened?

I bought those stock pots but i dont really know what to do with them.Do you make gravy with them (if so, how) or put them in dishes?

Want to do this slimming thing but still want to live so wonder what in your opinion are the best low syn beers and wines. If you can, can you tell me how many in a bottle /glass and where to get it thanks

Another 1lb for me this wk.Bit disappointed cos did 5x 1hr exercise sessions.Think il reduce my syns to below 10 a day

Yummy creamy rice pudding.Was desperate for something sweet!

Just wondering with the Smash base, can you pick it up like normal pizza? I just made the base with mash and had to eat with a fork.Not really the same!

Hi Tibhareth,just wondering do you have a sample food diary.I need to compare am i eating way too much for someone with about a stone to loose or anyone else in this group. I had a 1lb gain this week and think im eating too much

Yea i would like to be about 8st 6 or 7.Have never been but really determined on this plan.Im finding it slow only 1 or 0.5 or 1.5 thats the most ive lost/wk.Have any of you tried doing green, my consultant said it might help speed things up?

well done thelasttime.1lb on for me, disgusted.Hopefully is a totm thing.Probably know next wk.

i just made my first one and it rose nicely.Dont know, did you sieve the cocoa powder, i did as it sometimes has lumps in it.Was yummy, kids even loved it!

Yea Cat monkey, i feel like you, totm and feeling like i've put weight on.I was out sat night and did flixi syns but apart from that its been an ok week.Just as a matter of interest can i ask those of you experienced people does your weight go up before your totm or when you actually have...

Well done everyone.Another 1lb off for me.Seems you can eat rice pudding AND loose weight!!

Day before weigh in just wondering do you have any tips for menu a day before weigh in to maximise loss.Also do you do loads of exercise and have no syns?

This is my third week on this diet and I have a question. As I went a bit overe my syns at the weekend, I decided to be 'good' today and tomorrow before WI on Weds.So having only had 4.5 syns by evening, I was wondering would it be better to have say an Alpen for 3 syns or have a big bowl of...

Only on my second week.Have a stone to loose which is the same stone i've been trying to loose all my life!have just turned 39 and said to myself i want to loose it and forget about it and not be 65 and still trying.Anyway, just wondering if SW works for people with not so much to loose.Lost...

Hi guys, if in need of a crisp fix just peel cooled steamed potatoes, slice thinly and bake in the oven sprayed with low cal spray.Yummy, my kids love them too

Hi guys, im new to this and have only about 10lbs to lose but have been trying to lose this for about 1yr and thought id try CS.It's been going great(only started on Monday and lost 2.5 lbs!)but i'm worried as my Tanita scales says that my muscle is reducing with my weight and not my body...