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Heel spur spurring me on! I agree, I used to use these products when I went swimming too and I have fine wavy hair which goes very fizzy with other shampoos. Boots often have a 3 for 2 offer on which means you can try one type of product for free. I'll be returning to swimming when the new...

Me too minus class I was here and in class two years ago. Lost 2 stone, went it alone and was fine until last Sept. Since then have put on a stone mainly through insufficient exercise and too many sweet treats - not sticking to the plan!!! Have been doing the EE plan for almost 2 weeks & have...

Soup? Have you tried having soup for lunch? There are lots of soup recipes which fit EE as you can include potato or sweet potato or pasta to get a carb. fix instead of bread. Or you could count your bread or crispbread as syns. I love rye Finn Crisp as they are only 1 syn each and lovely...

Have you tried making your own soup and taking it into work in a flask - no queuing at the microwave and flexibility when to eat it eg as a snack instead of for lunch? Lots of good recipes in the SW mags.

Thanks for your suggestions. I have tried all of them. Unfortunately, too many meringues with yoghurt and berries and too many mini twisters, mini milks etc mean they no longer feel like a treat. My kids love the refresher lollies but I don't. Anyway, I popped into Thorntons with the kids and am...

I want to start SW again as I have put on 10lbs since quitting group last year after losing 2 stone. I only really started to put the weight on after Christmas. My main prob. has been that ALL my previous treats I had last year either aren't available or no longer appeal. First, Cadbury's...

Hi, I haven't been on here for a while but I noticed that you've done Slimming World. I lost 2 stones at class last year in 5.5 months then got bored with going to meetings so went it alone. I was fine until after Christmas and in the last 4 months I've put on 7lbs due to not sticking to the...

Just wondering if anyone out there knows of any cappucino chocolates available apart from the white Thornton ones or their varieties in their big boxes. The reason I ask is because last Jan - March Nestle had a limited edition of Kitkats in cappucino and at only 5.5 syns for a two finger bar...

Thanks for your comments I've nearly finished reading Emma but I gave up with Jenny Agutter reading it for the audiobook as I just found her voice too bland and she often lacked expression where it was needed. I'm glad I only borrowed it from the library and didn't buy it. Having almost...

Thanks Thanks for your comments re. "9". My younger son wants to see this on his birthday with a few friends, I shall show him your comments and see if he still wants to go. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any other suitable films for 12 & 13 year olds though on at our cinema.

Due to the recent BBC adaptation of Emma I am going to start reading and listening to (audiobooks) Jane Austen's novels. I wondered if anyone had read Emma and then watched the BBC adaptation and if so, what do you think of it. I did read the proposal scene online from the book to compare. I...

Chat room Hi, I've never looked at the chat room until today but no one was there! I'll look in again next time I'm on just in case.

Just wondering if anyone enjoyed the BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma which finished Sunday before last? Also, are there any Jane Austen fans out there? I really enjoyed the BBC Emma production and thought that Jonny Lee Miller made a terrific Mr Knightley. I watched the Gywneth...

Just wondered how many mums and dads out there are looking forward to their kids being off school for the summer hols.? Well, this year more than ever, I am because the new lighter me has more energy to do lots more with them! I was sitting here realising what a difference SW has made to my...

Stretching Hi, I suffer from back pain, sciatica and runner's knee (!) and the best advice I ever got was from a physiotherapist who told me to stretch out my hamstrings at least 3 times a day particularly after ANY exercise (even just a bit of walking). Honestly, this has revolutionised my...

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I have tried Chicken bovril out of the jar and didn't like it but I haven't tried Oxo cubes so I'll give those ago as there are three to choose from. Don't you have to make up a pint though, Gracie Mae? Just been out with my eldest son and treated myself...

Can you add milk to it?

I am now down to my last couple of teaspoons of my fav. hot drink - Symingtons Dandelion Coffee. Their new recipe, lactose free and very very sweet, is horrible. So until they relaunch the old version (which they say they will or one nearly like it) I need to find a low syn tasty hot drink to...

The answer is yes Yes you can mix protein & carbs. on EE and potatoes are free. Have you got the Extra Easy diet book from the SW meetings as it's all in there. The important thing in my experience is to eat plenty of superfree foods (free on both red/original and green) when having your...

I so agree I agree with everything said in this thread and my hubbie has changed his eating habits esp. re. packed lunches. He now takes the time to make himself a healthy SWish pasta or rice dish to take with him rather than sandwiches, choc bar and crisps. There is SO much to choose from...

I was wondering if anyone else doing SW suffers from sciatica? My complaint has come back in the last couple of days and I was wondering if anyone has any tips for exercises to relieve the symptoms. A therapist I saw last year said I had the tightest hamstrings she had ever seen so I know I have...

Not just cheap chickens I had to take a fresh chicken back to Waitrose recently as it was GREEN on the inside although the use by date was 5 days away! The duty manager didn't bat an eyelid but did give me both another chicken and 2 tubs of my favourite Ben & Jerry's ice cream for free. Also...

Have a real treat for your syns! When I was in hospital once, my hubbie gave me a miniature shampoo bottle and said to check it out later as it wasn't shampoo. Turned out to be my favourite liquer! Sure helped my recovery! Anyway, my advice would be to stick to the plan as best you can - Extra...

Me too, head full of catarahh, can't hear out of my left ear. I made myself some carrot & coriander soup yesterday and have enough for three lunches. Cook up some veggies and make some soup is my suggestion as it will fill you up for longer and help the cold. Chicken soup is very good for a cold...

I have a busy weekend ahead so I'm going to plan my food around it. When I know I can't be in control e.g. going round to friends for Sunday lunch this time, then I give myself a flexi-day and do my best to make the best choices. At home I'm in charge of the food shopping and cooking so if I...

Have you tried very low fat natural probiotic yoghurt as the bacteria in your gut may need supplementing to aid digestion? Plenty of water and sometimes a cup of warm water when you feel like you need to go and can't may help. When you increase your fibre intake you must increase your water...

Going it alone Hi, I'd be happy to be your "go it alone" buddy as I have been doing so for the last week and a half after quitting classes due to money, time and boredom. I think you have to be willing to forgive yourself if you overindulgence, remember the rule of flexi-syns if you are going...

Breakfast I didn't used to eat breakfast until I had got back from the school run and, on a supermarket shopping day, even later than that. My consultant advised me to try to eat a small breakfast e.g. a boiled or frylight fried egg, to get my body going and eat plenty according to my hunger in...

The SW Magazine recommended Davina McCall's DVD.:)

Well, some of you may remember that I decided last week not to go back to my group and just do it at home with my supportive family. Today, whilst at the checkout of my local supermarket, my SW consultant saw me and said that she had missed me at group. I told her the truth that I wasn't coming...

Thanks :)

Passwor Yes, I always have plus the current one usually works for a couple of weeks anyway.

Last night I got into my car to go out and it made a horrible noise on turning the key. A few moments panic then walked to my destination and when I returned called out the RAC. Within 20 mins. the very nice man was diagnosing that my power steering rack had failed. A phone call and we were on...

Beware even free foods have calories My consultant warned us about overeating free foods as the Extra Easy plan works if you eat according to your appetite and don't forget the fill your plate two-thirds full of superfree foods to speed your weight loss suggestion in the booklet. Best Wishes:)

I know what you mean Dumpylump, I used to do the same until I proved to myself that by staying in bed for one hour I could lose one pound without going to the loo before weighing myself again. I restrict myself to once a day first thing in the morning as my weight varies depending on what I've...

This revelation isn't going to be popular I've had the same problem as those above with scales. Well, I think that the scales at my SW meeting lie to me and last week I had proof as the lady in front of me wasn't happy that she hadn't lost enough weight that week and (THIS IS THE TRUTH) she...

I have recently started listening to audio books to make myself do something else instead of snacking. I listen whilst doing the mundane tasks around the house such as washing up, ironing, sorting socks etc. and now I'm thinking less about food (because I was bored before whilst doing the...

Freddo is my friend, Cappucino Kit Kat isn't! I agree that chocolate tastes even better now especially when I'm really hungry. I love Cadburys Dairy Milk Freddo which at 14p and only 5.5 syns is a bargain and a satisfying treat too. Some days I just eat half or a quarter of him and it is enough...

Give yourself time to get into SW Congratulations on starting SW. May I recommend that you start with the Extra Easy Plan as it is so easy to follow and I've lost 2 stone very quickly (in four months) whilst changing some of my bad eating habits. SW is great as it is about healthy eating...

When I rent a DVD to see with the kids I usually make my delicious toffee popcorn to eat whilst watching. Thinking ahead now I am uncertain what I should have. When I go to the cinema I treat myself to a Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream little tub and use up all my syns on that...

I agree, I loved Colin Firth in Pride & Prejudice (BBC Production) and the Bridget Jones' Diary films. That reminds me - next time I rent a DVD for the kids & I to see I have to come up with a healthier snack for moi to have. I always make the kids my toffee popcorn which they adore but my...

Thanks guys, I really appreciate that. I'll wait and see what you find out, Natt. Take your time as I've still got half a cannister left until I have to buy the new formulation.

I missed it too. Is he completely well now after that flesh eating bug thing? I think he's the best person to come out of a reality TV show - a real action man and a lovely gentleman.

Thanks again guys, I've got more congrats here than I did at group. You all make me smile :).

Thanks for the suggestion. No, there is no calorie details and no phone no. and not even a postcode in the address which is simply Thomas Symington & Co. Ltd, Sisson Rd., Gloucester. I'll check out the internet phone directories (found an old boyfriend that way!!) and failing that I'll have to...

Message to DebbyWebby I accepted your request for friendship but I don't know what it means in terms of this site as I don't have any means to do much yet until I have done a lot more postings. Can you clarify?

Confidence Thank you Donnie for the congrats and kind words, it makes all the difference. You are right, Natt, everything happens for a reason. Through going to the group I have regained my old confidence with talking with people (even those these didn't want to take it further) and I have...

Thanks for the advice but I've made the decision now and, anyway, I don't think there is anyone I could ask for their phone no. Most people seem to come with a friend with whom they are doing the plan or someone who is already at target or, in one case in one group, their whole family! Maybe...

Anyone out there drink Symingtons Dandelion Coffee? They have recently changed the formulation so it is lactose free but now has glucose syrup among other things in it. I can't get the syn value from the SW website as Symingtons don't give any measurements for sugar, protein, fat contents...

BTW two and a half years ago I went to a WW class and NO ONE in the class spoke to me and the consultant didn't even give me a pep talk to help me get started. Needless to say I never returned and only lasted a week and a half on the WW diet. Even the telephone helpline couldn't help me with my...

Thanks for that, I'm glad it's not just me. In the last few weeks I started to get stressed and I thought "Why am I putting myself through this and paying to do it too?".

Have you tried using Frylight? Just a thought to add variety to your eggs etc., have you tried frying in Frylight? I love eggs or bacon or mushrooms fried in Frylight spray.

I prefer to add my own flavourings or fruit to vlf natural yoghurt because I try to avoid any artifical sweetener as I have read several scientific reports which say that art. sweetener have been approved for public consumption without being rigorously tested for their safety. I don't want to...

Had a long hard think this morning about whether to continue to go to SW group or not. I got my 2 stone award today and my sticker is on my chart on my kitchen cupboard with the rest. I've decided that I will stop going to the group now as I am so motivated with my terrific family support (the...

Thanks everyone. We had a great time at Frankie & Benny's. :)

I am so pleased as went to group today and had lost more than I needed to to get my 2 stone loss sticker. It's official have lost 2 stone 1lb since mid Jan this year. All on Extra Easy too. Taking the kids to Frankie & Benny's for ice-cream to celebrate. Today is a flexi-syn day. Yippee!:grouphugg:

I've lost 1st 13.5lbs on Extra Easy in 4 months (hoping for my 2 st sticker next WI). My advice would be make sure you have plenty of vlf natural yoghurt as the BBC doc. on last week explained to me that that is why I have lost the weight so quickly as dairy produce helps you excrete some of the...

BTW I don't think that they taste like Hob Nobs as I hate Hob Nobs but love these! My 12 year old son loves them too so I have to ration him or I would be frequently running out of them.:rolleyes:

25 of them weigh 28g which is a HeXb. I use 5 at a time which equal roughly 1 syn when I want a snack. Our local Sainsburys stock them in the cereals aisle. They cost about £2.22 a small box and are really worth it. Why don't you check online with all your local supermarkets to see which ones...

When I have a protein breakfast, I have to keep reminding myself to have my HEb later in the day as I usually have porridge as my HEb. Today I forgot and ended up having the porridge as a snack before a late dinner which I didn't enjoy because I was too full after my porridge! Another reason I...

This is the link for the article on the SW website which includes the option to count cough medicine as 1.5 syns for 2 tsps. http://www.slimmingworld.com/lifelineonline/features/feature_sw_tlc.asp There is a lot of good advice about food optimising when you are ill. (Thanks to my hubbie for...

My consultant said that you should count syns in medicine due to the sugar content. Anything we put in our mouths has to be accounted for! A while back there was a section in the SW website for group members about what to do when you are suffering from coughs, colds and flu. I'll check and see...

To weigh or not to weigh? From Sat. to yesterday I decided not to weigh myself every day like I normally do as in group the consultant was saying it is not a good idea (and I was the only one who owned up to doing so). Well, I know that I haven't been well so have been indulging in cough...

Exercise Unfortunately, I can't do any twisting movements due to my back problem. Did you know that Rosemary Conley did a workout video (may be on DVD) which includes a chair workout especially for people who are unable to participate in standing exercises? It's called "Rosemary Conley's...

Thanks, actually he is really a rugby and cricket guy but watches the big matches. Shame Man. U lost though. Hubbie has been very impressed by my weight loss so is interested to see what will help him lose his unneeded lbs.

Are you getting enough sleep, Natt? You know that there is a correlation between insufficient sleep and overeating fattening things! I didn't sleep well last night due to a sore throat and I can hear the kit kats calling to me but I will resist (resistance isn't futile!).

How is everyone doing re. support? Recently, I have found that my kids & hubbie's congrats. on losing each week has been far more useful to me than going to group. A round of applause just isn't enough and I think so much time is spent on helping those struggling (which I know is needed & I...

Extra Easy is great for soups too Another thought - what the prog. said about soup (notice it was THICK soup) was useful too. It is SO easy to make up a tasty soup on the Extra Easy plan. Made a delicious Carrot & Coriander one yesterday using rubbery carrots and frozen coriander. There's more...

"Afterburn" One thing I've realised is that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. I'd learnt about the afterburn thing but had recently fallen into the trap of allowing myself to eat extra after exercising kidding myself that I would burn it off and it wouldn't matter. It did...

Great post. The only thing with exercise for me now is coping with a back & a knee injury. Have given up the gym and go swimming once a week with daughter and walk as much as poss. with family. Have got my Silver Body Magic sticker doing this.

We loved the Star Trek movie too. My OH has seen it twice! I always have a Ben & Jerry's Choc. Fudge Brownie tub and try not to syn for the rest of the day. That day we took the whole family out in the evening to Frankie & Benny's so I did syn some more - a very flexible day but so enjoyable and...

My hubbie & I watched the 10 Things You Need to Know about Losing Weight (a sacrifice for him as football on the other side which he recorded). I can see now that on Extra Easy it is the choices you make that can speed your weight loss. I prefer a protein breakfast and have noticed that I don't...

Oestrogen? I agree with all the above but have been wondering if the fact that I have lost nearly two stone and now am having the migraines which I didn't have for a whole year when I was at my heaviest and which my consultant said were hormone related, means that, for me, losing the fat has...

Minimise damage Although not strictly a SW strategy, I tried the following after a couple of OTT syn days (meals out and loads of choc. & ice-cream) and lost 2lbs in 2 days in time for my weigh-in and kept the weight off afterwards by sticking to the Extra Easy plan. Closer to the Original/red...

Scan Bran recipes If you would like some recipes for using Scan Bran to make cakes and puddings, I could get them and post them next time I go to my SW group (after half-term). I don't like eating them as a crispbread but one of our group made a banana cake with them and it was very tasty and...

Apologies Please accept my humble apologies. Looking at all three plans there are so many combinations and permutations in the foods you can have whilst sticking to the plans I can now see that EE may not work in some food combinations as there may still be too much carbohydrate for those who...

Princessria Princessria you must have been doing the Extra Easy plan wrong as I have lost 1 stone 10lbs in three months on it. Reread the booklet and check with your consultant on the rules. One thing that helps to speed the weight loss is to have your dinner plate one third full of Superfree...

meal out I sympathise with you. The first time I went out for a meal after starting SW was at Nando's. I checked their website beforehand and used the SW online syn calculator to work out the best things to have. In my case it didn't help as I couldn't relax with my meal whilst the rest of the...

Target I haven't set myself a target yet and I have lost 1st 10lbs. I am waiting until I think I am about 7lbs await from the figure I want. Meantime I've learnt alot from our consultant advising people that if you are finding it harder to lose weight then calling an interim target is a good...

re pregnancy & SW; nandos Did you know that you can join SW and make sure that you eat healthily and don't put on too much extra fat whilst pregnant? Then, after having the baby you are on course to lose any unneeded weight even whilst breastfeeding. Just make sure you tell your consultant you...

Syn values at Nandos If you go to the Nandos website, they give you the protein, fat and carbohydrate values in their dishes. Put these into the Syn calculator on the Slimming World website (you need to be a member to do this) and Bob's your Uncle you have the syn values. I did this before we...

Extra easy is so easy I'd definitely recommend EE on SW. I have lost over 1.5 stone in 13 weeks. I find that you don't always have to do the one third to two thirds thing to loose weight but stick to the rest of the rules in the EE booklet. The best thing is that ALL free foods on Original and...

Ainsley Harriott range of Cous Cous Try the Ainsley Harriott range of cous cous. They are very low in syns e.g 0.5 or 1 per portion (when I joined SW the curried one was free in the Directory but now it's 0.5?!) and very tasty and filling. I had some with chopped vegetables and sliced turkey...

Blending soup There are other soup recipes in the various SW books and mags which say blend the soup and are free on Extra easy. I have now lost over 1.5 stone whilst regularly having my Sweet Potato soup so I don't think it is a problem. I have also tried out a couple of recipes from the books...

Extra easy is so easy I've been following the Extra Easy diet plan since Jan. 15th 2009 when I joined SW and have lost over 1.5 stone now. I have found it to be so flexible especially with feeding the family too. We eat the same evening meals. I found it was easier to cut bread out nearly all...

Super soup recipe Try my husband's Sweet Potato soup recipe. It's cheap and quick to make and lasts for days in the fridge. It travels well in a thermos flask and it's great for dealing with those PMT (or anytime) sweet cravings...

Janny, forgot to say blend the soup! Janny, sorry forgot to say blend the soup. I use my stick blender in the pan which is quick.

Lori forgot to blend the Sweet Potato soup! :)Hi Lori, sorry but I forgot to add that at the end of cooking blend the soup (I have a stick blender which is easier).

Extra easy recipe for soup in a flask Make the following soup in a large quantity in advance, it keeps really well in the fridge for days. Just heat it up in the microwave before you go to work and fill a thermos flask. It's great for stopping sweet cravings too so you could have it instead...

Soup and syns Hi, my advice re. soup is always make your own to control the no. of syns. There are lots of good SW recipes. My husband has a great Sweet Potato soup recipe which fits into the Extra Easy plan. I find it great if I have sweet cravings too. 3 times sweet potato to 1 of potato to...

Re. topics of conversation at SW group meetings I have to agree that a group is only as productive as its consultant unless there are members who are willing to speak up and drive the topics of conversation forward. The going over of each person's gains or losses can be boring for others but...

New group and bread I changed groups by accident really because I couldn't make my Thursday one so went to a Wed. one instead. I found the earlier am better for me and enjoyed the location (further away) and the group members were more open to talk to each other. I would always recommend trying...

Yoghurt and defrosted fruit for breakfast vs. toast I too love Yeo Valley Fat Free Original Yoghurt. On a school day I have it with defrosted blueberries and raspberries (Waitrose are the best) before I set off. It keeps me going until I get back from the school run when I have my Jordans...

Hi, just a quick intro. to say "Hi". I've joined the site tonight as I have been very impressed by all the support you guys are giving each other in the war against the flab. I go to Slimming World and have been amazed that I am ENJOYING losing weight. N.B. wasn't impressed by the April Fool's...