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Can't find it on the app! And I really want one Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I've gone from SW to WW. I never lose on SW, I'm veggie and end up eating loads of carbs and I just think they pile the weight on with me. I also don't like the 1/3rd superfree rule, sometimes I don't want a pile of salad/veg on my plate and damn it sometimes I want white toast for breakfast...

I can't find the syn value of this, I think its a new style, I'm thinking the strawberry will make it synned. Nutritional Information per 100g/ml Energy (kJ): 323.0 Energy (kcal): 76.0 Protein (g): 6.5 Carbohydrate (g): 11.8, of which sugars 11.3 Fat (g): 0 Sodium: 0.2

WW Filling and Healthy is just like SW so why not try that. I'm defecting from SW and going to do F&H to see how I go Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I'm switching from SW to WW as the class is more convenient. I am a vegan and I want to do clean eating/cooking from fresh. Fruit and veggies are my friends. I like that you can eat anything on WW you just have to count it or you can do filling and healthy which I'm seriously leaning towards as...

I've rejoined and this is the last time I do it. I figure if I can't stick to it now then I never will and I'll just have to accept being fat even if that's not what I want. It's hard being fat but it's easier than losing the weight but I want to look at SW not as a diet but as a way of life a...

Thanks, it's just down to the healthy extras, I will struggle having just one as I drink lots of milk in my tea, so I was wondering whether to do green days, has the SW website still got green info in it?

I'm 11st6lbs hoping for a good first week loss starting tomorrow after I've had some birthday cake (but having a SW ready meal for dinner)

Losing weight is hard isn't it, food is so nice! I'm re-starting for the 100th time too

I've just recently re-joined and previously did green as being a veggie it suited me. Now my consultant did not mention green to me, just promoted extra easy. Why is this the case? What advantage does a vegetarian have doing extra easy over green? What things would a vegetarian eat on an extra...

I'm joining a new group this week and will be weighing in on Thursdays from now on. I haven't lost anything this week, I have gained but I'm taking it on the chin and starting from now

I'll say it now, I tried intuitive eating last week- result is I've gained 2lbs in one week. I managed to get down to 10st but the weight then crept on, I am now 11st 6lbs. I've joined SW but have yet to follow the plan, it's now my 3rd week and I need to stick to it to make it work. I'm so very...

lost 1.5lbs, so chuffed as I haven't followed the plan, so I am back on it now and following it to the letter, weight loss here I come!

Tikka marinated tofu with basmati rice, and veg- carrots, broccoli, cauliflower

I would buy the SW Little Book of Soups if they still sell it and make up loads of soups. I would also do smoothies for breakfast with greek yogurt in to make it filling and syn the fruit- think 1 banana works out at 4 syns. Keep up, you can do this! good luck xxxxxxxx

I'm new to all of this! put me down for 7lbs please

I joined 2 weeks ago but not really started till tomorrow when I go to get weighed. But I'm gonna do this, I have meal planned for the whole week so I know what I am going to eat. So joining in with you Monday weighers, I start at 11st5.5lbs

I use the app, don't know how accurate it is but it seems great. But I did like the ww online app too. Good luck Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Yes, how would a vegetarian do extra easy ? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Which book is the best one to get to introduce me to Atkins and start me on my journey? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Check out Rose Elliott's Low Carb Vegetarian book and cookbook for ideas Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Yes I ate so little on WW, it's great to not be hungry. Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thanks for the support and all the ideas. I'm going to keep going even if this week I haven't lost, I'll get the hang of it over time, finding out what works for my body. You guys are great xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Well it's not been going great so far, I've lost nothing in 5 days. Part of me wonders whether it's my meds as I know weight gain is a side effect so going to ask the Dr tomorrow . I have managed to lose 24lbs albeit slowly so I know it can be done. Although I'm doing Green I am still trying to...

Can people tell me how you don't gain weight on SW eating carbs. I'm vegetarian and my diet is naturally carb heavy BUT it just makes me gain like 2lbs in 3 days gaining. I really want a diet to work but I can't afford to gain weight on it for my health. How can unlimited carbs keep you slim? I...

I'm here but I wish these boards were more active Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Tried SW for 3 days and I gained weight, I came back to WW where I have lost 23 1/2lbs so far. On filling and healthy you can eat pasta and potatoes. I am vegetarian and my diet tends to be carb heavy BUT I think unlimited carbs make me gain weight, is this possible? I'm thinking of going back...

Well I've rejoined SW last night, so going to keep a diary to keep me on track. I've managed to lose 23 1/2 lbs so far using my own methods and a bit of WW thrown in. I just prefer SW and its plan and our leader is blonde and very glamourous lol and something to aspire to. So here I am again...

Pulses and grains are all on the f+h list so it's very vegan friendly. Tofu is on there as is unsweetened soya milk. So it's v doable on a vegan diet Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I am going to a curry house on Thursday for my nieces birthday. I am veggie so will be having a veggie based curry. I will have plain rice and 1 poppadum, but will leave the naan. What type of curry should I choose to be the lowest in fat?

I'm in the same boat, Ive lost a bit loosely following SW but when I follow WW i actually lose more weight, if I go back to the SW way of eating the weight just creeps back on, I find it so frustrating watching the scales go up each time, I feel so fed up yo yoing. It just seems the unlimited...

Activia snack pots are mostly free so you can have those. Buy the SW Green Cookbook it has LOADS of veggie recipes in and is great. I made a 'chicken' curry (from the curry book) using quorn pieces. Go for it, you won't regret it. Plus if you lean more towards vegan soya milk is HExA, pluses...

B- 35g Oats HeB with milk HeA and banana L- spaghetti on toast HeB with carrots spinach and sprouts. Snack 1/2 pack munchies 7 syns hifi light 3 syns Dinner- egg, baked potato and spinach Dahl (from curry book- was delicious!!) Supper- apple, mugshot, toast 3 syns, laughing cow light 1.5...

Well here we go, back on plan- maintained last week but I wasn't doing any diet. B- 35g oats HexB with milk HexA and banana Snack- curly wurly 6 syns L- pasta n sauce cheese and broccoli. Large salad with tbsp light mayo 2 syns Snack- egg and toast HexB D- quorn peppered steak 0.5 syns...

I'm on 150mcg Thyroxine and am losing weight slowly but it's coming off- so you can do it, give it a try Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thanks everyone. I didn't go to SW last week, felt too disheartened but since saturday I have really stuck with it and the scales seem to be moving in my favour. I'm going to go to the 5.30pm class with my son who can play on his DS whilst I stay to group, I will buy him a hifi bar :) Time to...

You can have soya milk as your HEA, soya yogurt is synned, there are no free yogurts. Not sure if vegan cheese can count as a healthy extra. Tofu is free, pulses beans and lentils are free, so recipes can be made with them Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

So I'm back to stay, I'm going to really try to input a food diary to help me be committed and do this thing right. I've changed classes now, I go to the 5.30pm class instead of the morning one this means initially I weighed heavier as I do naturally later in the day but now it will work out. I...

You could try googling for points values of your favourite foods. People have always asked before what the points are. It is only hard initially whilst you get used to it, we tend to eat the same sorts of foods so it gets easier Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I want a diet where I'm not obsessed with food all the time. I don't mind calorie counting on the fast days as its only 2 a week. I want to just eat normally for the other days, but it seems most people calorie count every day (if so why not cal count only instead of fast?) do you just eat...

Well done Lucy!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Well I fell off the wagon last week ate birthday cake, takeaway, and lunch out. Shamefully weighed and gained 4lbs!! Anyway really committed to SW and gave it my all this week. Went today, I lost 5lbs. All without going hungry and eating healthily. This eating plan rocks!!! So pleased Sent from...

Well done Gazter, a real inspiration!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Back on the SW train! Decided SW is the way to go as it is better for family meals and being veggie I tend to cool from scratch anyway, so now to carry on with my diary. Thanks for the support guys x Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I'm starting this tomorrow, giving up SW / diets for good. Have high hopes I can do this. Good luck everyone Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I am debating to do WW from home (online or with an app) or do SW from home. But leaning to WW as you can eat ANYTHING but with limits, I most love that tinned fruit is free minus the juice, it varies my fruit consumption over winter. My monthly pass has not expired yet so I will be going to...

I joined SW a few months back but due to childcare, can no longer get to classes. So I have 3 options. use a WW App for free, use MFP or do SW from home. I have the pack already and the Green cookbook (I am veggie) I like the idea of SW as the whole family can eat this way, and really would like...

I weigh in on Thursdays, had to miss this week due to snow, but will be going next week so count me in, on my second week now Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I can soon no longer attend meetings due to childcare. So I think I will sign up for WW online. What are peoples experiences doing WW from home? But when I reach target I'll want to stop paying (cant subscribe forever) so I thought I'd then use Ultimate Value Diary. What do you think ? Sent...

I can soon no longer attend classes for weight loss. So I have some options- do WW online, do SW on my own and guess syns, or do MFP and calorie count. Which option do you think would be preferable and easy to do from home for weight loss? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Monday Breakfast- 35g Oats (HeB) with banana and strawberries. Toast (HeB) with marmite. Lunch- WW wrap (5.5) 40g light feta (4) lettuce, tomato and cucumbersalad cream light (1) Ryvita Minis (5) FF Activia yogurt Dinner- Quorn pieces, chopp tomatoes, onion, herbs and garlic, mash potato...

Oh it is so hard to lose the weight, I was so tempted by WW as I see my mum losing weight every week on it, but then I go on here on the sw forum and loads are shifting the pounds so it does give me confidence that I can do the same. I have a little black book and I have been writing down...

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Decided to wipe the slate clean and start again renewed for the new year

I need to lose weight, I've not been committed to SW wholeheartedly but know I can take each day at a time and I can do this even if it's a pound a week!!

It was GREAT, a nice quiet class compared to the 60 big SW one. It was easy to see where to go to fill in the form, I have my new pack and am excited to get going. I weighed 1/2 pound more on the WW scales but it's all downhill from here lol

So I joined WW 2 days ago, and was going to start this diary to keep me accountable but really finding it hard to keep within my points, but maybe thats why I am fat in the first place, things need to change

That's why I considered leaving, I got a little bored listening to 60 people's loss or gain, . But even though I like WW am thinking maybe the way they do IT is good and like people say your group is what you put into it, so I think I will persevere with the 60 strong group. Decided this today.

wow well done on your weight loss! Today is day 2 for me and it is going really well, I can have bagels!!! Ordered some ww stuff from tesco so looking forward to my delivery tomorrow

Well today has gone really well, I have a little notebook and I use this to jot down what I am eating, I don't mind and it means I can keep a tab of things. Breakfast: 35g oats (HeB) with skimmed milk (HeA) with frozen fruit. Snack- Hifi bar (HeB) Lunch- Butternut squash soup, mini Babybel...

i'm back!! I toyed with WW but really can't be doing with counting EVERYTHING1 I'm going to make a real effort to fill in my food diary to keep me accountable and help me stay on track, plus do my Beck book, ready to put positive post-its round the house!

I have done SW for 11weeks and lost 2lbs :-( am joining a WW class this morning, I've bought a monthly pass, I keep watching my mum lose weight on WW so confident I can do this, we can do this !! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I am joining WW tomorrow (come from SW) I have paid for a monthly pass online and printed it off to take with me what else do I do? is there a place where new members go to fill in my details, forms etc, how will I know where to go, or do I just queue with the others? Am very scared and it...

Can I say how much I love the new pack! I follow green and it's all there in its own booklet for me, plus I can drink more soya milk! I've had a bit of a stalled start so am pleased to use the new book for weigh-ins as I hope to keep it a downward trend! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

You can still have olive oil, just syn it. As for sauces, buy the SW Little Book of Sauces, it has loads of yummy ideas in there.

Well done, you must be so pleased, keep it up x

Well I have been away, gained 1/2lb at Christmas then went to stay at my sisters for a week, tried to stay on plan but had some sneaky panetone. Anyway I weighed this wednesday and had lost the 1/2lb, so now am on track and have been good this week so far, i just want to lose more than 1/2lb so...

Hi I'm new to WW coming from SW . Using an app on my phone until I can join a class in the new year. Weighed myself today sob and I am 13st 9lbs the heaviest I have ever been. Still a smile on my face and hope that WW will be the one that gets me where I need to be so HELLO Sent from my iPhone...

I Am switching to WW but can't join a class till school is back on the 7th Jan as I am away over Christmas , but decided to at least start now using my iPhone Ultimate Diary App to log my points. I will have Christmas day off but be on plan for the rest of the time. I want to try and get as much...

Great, an hour means I can go!! Brilliant Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I think I will go there next week for fruit n veg and food cupboard things and pop to tesco next door for other things I couldn't get, hopefully will save some pennies!! Eating healthy can be expensive! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Count me in! Can't wait, bring on the new year Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

This week I spent £130 on the weekly shop. I need to cut back and wanted to give our Aldi a go, it is quite a big one. What sort of things is Aldi good for. I am vegetarian. Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I am considering joining ww this week but need to know how long the meeting will last for or thereabouts as I need to know whether my son has to stay at school for lunch. How long are they usually. My sw one is 1 1/2 hours.

Oooh thanks for the great ideas, I will try some of them this week ! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I Love salad but used to love it with thousand island or caesar dressing. I want to eat salads every day but what can I dress them with?? I don't like hellmans light or Kraft fat free dressing. Any ideas what I can use?? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hi can I join too? I'm rejecting SW for Paul McKenna as all I do is obsess over food. I'm combining it with Beck and Beyond Chocolate/Temptation all in line with Paul though. The more I can read the more I can learn. I have stuck around the same weight for the past 2 months and have been...

But with online there is no Gold so free membership, I wanted to do online but what are you going to do when you reach target? Keep paying £12 a month (*just trying to forward plan*) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Have been doing slimming world for 7 weeks, I lost 4 1/2 lbs then gained it back. I follow green being a veggie so lots of carbs! I have eaten lots on plan but the weight is creeping back on. For the past 2 days I have followed nothing but eaten lots of popcorn and flapjack, feel so fed up being...

By Audrey and Sophie Boss. Has anyone read them, following it? I am thinking of ditching SW/diets in favour of this and eating consciously. I've just bought the Beyond Temptation and will start to read it tonight, all about how to stop from over eating. I've joined their forum it was very...

Hi everyone. I have been doing Slimming World for 6 weeks and have lost 4 1/2lbs. I HATE SW classes as I find them boring and I don't want to keep paying plus I keep losing some then yo yo-ing back again. I think I am eating too much. So I am thinking of giving WW a go. I have done it before. I...

I know exactly how you feel as I am in the same boat. Slow and steady or fast but hungry. I have gone with SW this time round and have managed to lose slowly (getting to grips with the plan) but I don't honestly feel like I am on a diet and the big one for me is that I am NEVER hungry. When I...

I'm veggie so having quorn roast for dinner. I am hoping to stick to plan but allow 15 syns for Xmas eve/day and boxing day. I will choose either a mince pie, Christmas cake or pudding, and will fill up on free and super free foods. I've just bought the SW Christmas book which is great and will...

I weigh in on Wednesdays but would love 7 off. We can do this xx Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I'll join you !! I have slow losses but would like to lose half a stone if I could! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Went this week and lost 2lbs without even feeling like I was on a diet. Can I say I LOVE SW it is the best thing I have chosen for myself ( Am also doing The Beck Diet Solution, to help my Motivation) that, going to group and visiting here will help me shift this weight!!! Sent from my iPhone...

Right, back to keeping a diary, I bought a cath kidston notebook to jot down all I eat through the day to keep track. I am also doing The Beck Diet Solution so working through the book, just ordered my index cards and post it's, I got heart ones:-) This week at WI I LOST 2lbs, so well chuffed...

Wow that's brilliant- thanks!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Wow those pictures are amazing! Really inspirational. Going to shred tomorrow, it's a killer but I noticed my endurance increasing in just a week. WE CAN DO THIS bye bye belly Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Breakfast: magic porridge, 35g porridge oats (HExB) activia snackpot, mango. Hifi light bar (1/2HExB) Snack: whole meal toast (1/2HExB) with marmite Lunch: low fat super noodles Snack : chocolate digestive (4.5syns) Dinner: quorn curry with smash and veg Snacks: angel delight (HExA)...

Ooh I'm tempted to get a yogurt maker now Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Am hoping this is free, it comes in a big tub but it does have rhubarb pieces in so think it may be synned Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Wednesday 7th November 2012 Well I went today and gained 1 1/2lbs so have only lost half a pound in a month. I have eaten too much chocolate, too many going over sync, a mouthful here, a mouthful there- one dorito won't hurt...... so i went to Tesco and bought lots of fruit, yogurts and free...

How do you get motivated? I was all fired up a month ago. A new diet to try, at last hope I can lose weight without hunger, but I keep going over my syns and I am consequently maintaining. I just feel like I will be fat forever. I get hungry in the evening so have chocolate or a biscuit. It's...

Today was a very stressed day and started off not eating very well, my thyroid is under active so makes me feel rotten, my meds are gradualy being increased so looking forward to getting the levels right! Breakfast: 1 Hifi Bar (HexB), 1 slice bread (HExB) with 1 tsp marg (1.5 syns) Lunch...

I think I will try measuring my carbs or having more veg/salad on the plate for bulk (or both) My losses have been slow and I eat lots of rice/pasta/potatoes. It might shake things up a bit :-) worth a try Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Sunday 4th November 2012 I stuck to the plan for breakfast and lunch yesterday but had some extra for dinner as I was at a conference and they had cake (like an angel slice) so I had some. The scales have not yet budged, but I have tried to stick to plan on this lazy lie in bed sunday...

Thanks for the inspiration, I am a slow loser due to medication and thyroid problems. I have a foot injury so am limited to what cardio I can do but I am re- starting the 30 day shred, I like it and just stay on level 1. I will tone up, this weight will go!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

You need 2 HExA's and Bs, and serve it with 1/3rd veg/salad on the plate. I try to make sure I have my super free with the meal as it cuts down the amount I eat to feel satisfied Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Well I STS which is much better than I was expecting so really going to try hard this week!! Thursday 1st November 2012 Breakfast Hifi bar (HExB) Snacks 2x hifi light bars (HEx B) Lunch: pumpkin soup- pumpkin, onion, stock Snacks: 2 shortbread biscuits (10 syns) Dinner: Linda McCartney red...

Pumpkin soup (DS tasted some at group yesterday and requested for it today) Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I have only just started SW but have to say it is very family friendly. With WW children couldn't eat the same as you as it is too low in calories. But on SW I can cook us all the same unlimited filling meals and the kids can and do tuck in. I also love how little weighing and measuring there is...

Thanks, will check out the thread x Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I carry most of my weight around my middle. Twice in this past month people have spoken about 'my baby' assuming I am pregnant :-( this upsets me so much. One was in a group situation and was so humiliating. I just feel like telling them I know I am just fat :-( I have just started SW and for...

Can anyone tell me what brands of yogurts are Syn free, currently I eat the Activia snackpots but wanted to widen my choice. Thanks Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Congratulations, that's great x Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Tuesday 30th October 2012 I have my weigh in tomorrow and I know I have not lost a pound but I have not been too much on plan this week, will try better next week. Breakfast: 35g porridge oats(HExB) with soya milk (HExA) banana and raspberries Snack: Milky bar (7 syns) Lunch: Bachelors...

Hurrah I had hoped so, will be getting some more after group tomorrow!

The recipe books are really good, and are about £5 or less. The hifi/light bars come in lots of different flavours and are just under £2 for a pack/box. I think the mag is £1.95. Our image therapy is just going round sac person, saying their loss or gain and them discussing how they did/where...

Monday 29th October 2012 I don't think I have lost anything this week and looking back it doesn't surprise me, I have had too much crap, gone over syns and generally overeaten, so I accept this week as a learning curve. writing a diary has really helped me to see where I am going wrong. It also...

Am considering switching to WW but would also want to use the app on my phone. I need to get a new phone, can anyone tell me what phone you have that the WW app works on? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Sunday 28th October 2012 Today was a busy day, going to church and being tempted by biscuits!!! It's been hard Breakfast: 2 weetabix (HExB) with soya milk (HExA) and banana Lunch: Pasta n sauce- cheese and broccoli. Dinner: Tofu in chilli and lime rub (1/2 tsp oil 1 syn) with SW potatoes...

It's the milk I struggle with, I flit backwards and forwards between skimmed and soya depending on what I have in, think soya is bad for me though as I have a slow thyroid!

I made some houmous I whizzed chick peas, lemon juice, crushed garlic, cumin and ground coriander and a bit of water, it was houmous like in consistency and very nice! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I have the book right by me and have planned some dinners for this week! I got some unsweetened soya milk from sainsburys it's really low in fat and cals. I have a food shop due tomorrow and have some lovely meals planned, the kids might not think so and will probably have quorn mash and veg on...

Breakfast: Berry Bakewell Hifi Bar (HExB1) Lunch: scrambled tofu (with onion, peppers, mushrooms,soya sauce) with oil free herby couscous Dinner: Pasta salad (with spring onions, cherry tomatoes) served with broccoli, cauliflower and carrots. Snacks: 60g wholemeal roll (HExB2) with tsp marg...

MY downfall is my snacking :-( I do snack on treat size chocolate that is within my Syn range but I am looking for snacks that are filling to eat at 3.30pm and early evening when I feel hungry, I always crave sweet things. Any ideas of what I can have (I am vegetarian)? Thanks x Sent from my...

I really love them, moist almondy and sweet, glad I got them, will be buying more next week *nom nom* Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I always have my 2 healthy extras, up until today I would drink soya milk and was predominantly vegan but someone told me soya milk makes you fat, I don't know I might go back to being vegan as ethically I find it better. I have some coconut milk in. I drink tea all day and use milk on my cereal...

Breakfast: 2 Hifi bars (2xHExB) Lunch: rice and pea soup (risotto rice, peas sweetcorn, tomatoes, stock) Dinner: shepherds pie (tesco meat free mince (2syns) carrots, celery, chopped tomatoes) topped with mash potato, served with sprouts and broccoli Snacks: highlights sachet (2syns)...

Had a really off plan today as I was ready to jack the whole thing in and just stay fat :( Breakfaast:35g Fruit n Fibre (HExB) with skimmed milk (HExA) Banana Lunch:Beetroot and goats chesse (6syns) salad (with rocket, onion, chick peas, lime juice, f.f. dressing) Dinner: soya strips (?syns?)...

Tuesday 23rd October- day 13 Breakfast: 35g Fruit n Fibre (HExB), soya milk from allowance (HExA) Banana Lunch/; 2 quorn burgers (1 syn) large salad with tahini (HExB) and lime juice. Banana Dinner: Omelette with onion, jalapeño, pepper, celery, SW chips, sprouts, carrot and broccoli,2...

Thanks Missy, I drink LOADS of tea all day as am at home all the time so use my milk from 6.30am till midnight, my mum suggested I try drinking water too, so will try that tomorrow. Will check out your diary, I love being inspired!

Right I am going to write up my diary to help me and see where I am going right or wrong *nom nom* here we go. Breakfast: 2 eggs in frylite, 2 tomatoes, mushrooms, 2 slices wholemeal toast (HExB) Lunch: Lentil broth (red lentils, celery, carrot, onion, stock) Dinner: Butternut squash risotto...

Lentil broth (red lentils, carrot, onion, celery, stock) it was thick and lovely Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thanks guys, I do need to relax and stop stepping on the scales! I think I have not been eating enough free foods, I have eaten loads of SF, but not much free. I will start inputting a diary on here to help. I am tempted to buy a 12 week countdown to make sure I commit to this for 12 weeks and...

It can be an under active thyroid, that makes me feel cold. Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Ok it's been nearly two weeks doing SW and I'm just not losing, I did lose 1.5lb but have gained it back this week. Where am I going wrong? I'm doing green as an a veggie. I have had a lot of syns this week averaging about 11 each day, I've not had much free but lots of super free filling my...

I kept at it and saw a 1.5lb loss by the weeks up, this week I seem to be down a LOT I can't quite believe it is working, it has given me so much hope that I can do this. I have been fat for 12 years and I finally can see a way out :D

Quorn curry with basmati rice and veg Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I'm doing green and my consultant still advised me to have 1/3 SF, I forgot my first week but have upped my SF this week, will see what the scales say on weds Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hi everyone *waves* can I join? I have done SW for a week now,lost 1.5lb. Hope for more next week!! It's great to get ideas and support from this forum. I am veggie so doing green days. Can't wait to follow your progress x Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

We had our taster today, it was my first one I have ever been to. I made tabbouleh from the 50 free green book, I had enough left to have some for my lunch. Being veggie there was nothing else there I could have that was free, couscous had olives and I didn't want to use my syns. There were not...

I am loving this new way of eating though, it is so liberating ! it doesn't feel like a diet so I will definitely carry on, all the family are eating SW meals it's great, doesn't a week go quickly when you're trying to get losses in! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Does the 1/3rd SF rule apply if you are doing green too? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Well I am still getting to grips with it but I lost 1.5lbs this week and it was my first week. I expected more (when I did WW I lost 5lbs in the first week) will weight loss always be this slow cos 4 stone to go is going to take FOREVER!! I forgot my 1/3rd SF(I'm on green) and I only had 1 HExB...

Thanks guys you have given me some ideas and hope. Part of me thinks I can just eat whatever I want without limits, but that's what got me fat in the first place! Going to tesco after WI tomorrow to pick up a cake or two for the ODD treat within Syn range! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Am only on week 1 of SW but what do you do if you wanted a topped cupcake or a piece of birthday cake? Can you still have cakes on SW? Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

I haven't been eating a lot of just one thing. One day I had pasta salad, one day I had baked potato and salad, one day barley soup etc I think the key is because of my chequered disordered eating I have actually over eaten because suddenly I feel free from dieting (I see SW as a new way to eat)...

Thanks for the advice, today is a new day, I am still sticking with SW need to give it at least a month. Had lots of super free today, getting the hang of this! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Started SW last week, it has nearly been a week but today I weighed and have not lost anything! I have been eating more than I used to in that I have not been skipping meals then bingeing, but am disappointed. I also have forgotten to have my third super free at lunch times and occasionally...

I am deciding whether to switch to WW as I have done SW religiously starting on wednesday following green (carbs) and have gained a pound. I know WW works as I've dabbled with it before. Now I have to decide if it's a SW class or a WW class I want to join this week!! Sent from my iPhone using...

Have been following the green plan on SW as I'm a veggie, I have been following it to the letter and not going over on syns. I started on Wednesday. I have been eating more (I haven't skipped breakfast like usual) I have been eating healthy and snacking on fruit. I know I should only weigh at...

Hi everyone I am excited to be joining SW today at 9.30am. I am so fed up of being fat and I turn 40 in Feb so want to look good. I tried WW but got hungry and tired of counting everything. Plus I want meals my pre-teen daughter and young son can eat with me. I am veggie, and was wondering what...

Am still undecided about SW or WW, I know all about WW as am doing it online. I want to join a class but don't know which diet to do. Is SW something you can stick with for life? Is it really restrictive eg with bread, can I have toast for breakfast then a wrap for lunch? Are the syns so small...

That's great to hear! I love my App but do use the computer too! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Am currently do WW online and use the App on my iPhone but am thinking of getting a monthly pass and going to class. Can someone tell me what do I get from eSource? Will I stop having to use the WW app on my phone as I find it so handy. Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hiya, I'm a vegan doing WW let's shift this weight!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Hiya *waves* I am doing WW online but am gonna join a class this Wednesday as well!! I have 3 stone to lose. We can do this!! Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Am hoping to join a SW class next week to help me and to help my daughter. She snacks on bread and can go through 6 slices a day- what Syn free snacks can I tempt her with that will fill her growing body (she is 11) Muller lites are not veggie it will also help me too though I have been...

Tbh for 50p/£1 a week I suggest you buy your own digital scales and use those Sent from my iPhone using MiniMins

Thanks guys, am gonna sign up Tuesday, I will shift this weight! Excited with hope now

I really want to join SW, I tried WW but got too hungry. I am a vegetarian. How feasible is SW to do for the rest of your life? Do the meals get boring? Is there variety in what you eat? Can I have 2 pieces of bread if I wanted? I need a diet to be something that can become a way of life that I...

Thanks everyone, can't wait to get started!

You can buy Tony Ferguson fibre powder at Boots, don't know if this helps

I am thinking of joining SW on Tuesday, how much money will I need to take, I want to buy the Syns book, anything else that's worth buying? How much do classes cost?

How do I add friends on my iPhone WW App? I am mandmum and I want some friends :-)

I am CrunchyMand. Xx

Rose Elliot has written a whole book on low carbbing for veggies, there is also a cookbook she has written. Try amazon xx

Rose Elliot I have her book and cookbook all about lo carbing for vegetarians- the Low Carb Vegetarian Diet, you might want to check that out, I am going to give it a go on Tuesday when I have been shopping- good luck let us know how you get on

That is a great start, well done you!:happy036:

Thanks for the replies, found it very reassuring. You are right when I did WW I hardly ate any fruit whereas now I can quite happily tuck in. I don't go to bed feeling starving yet I am losing weight. This really doesn't feel like a diet and feels something that I can continue on with. So I...

I'm having quorn and bean chilli burgers with mash and greens- yum!

Yummy, thanks OP for this thread and thanks for all these lovely ideas, now all I have to do is pick one!:D

I know SW works, I have followed it for one week and lost 5 pounds all without going hungry. When I did WW in the first week I lost 1 pound! Anyway, I was chatting to a friend about SW and they said they feel SW encourages you to eat loads and your stomach never shrinks down to accommodate...

How viable is SW to do long term? I only want to start something that I can keep up with as a way of life. I am thinking when you get to maintenance don't you always need to keep an update of syn values? Do syns change over time? So if you got to target and went on maintenance alone how do you...

Hi and welcome. I am CC and am also a veggie, finding this CC is really working. Good luck counting those cals!

I have a SW starter pack that I got off ebay, I also have the magazines. I can follow the SW plan with these as I don't think I can get to a club at present. What I want to know is how do you know the value of Syns in food? I know there are some of the generic syns in the Food Optimising book...

Do you have to be a SW member to get the calculator? Do you get it if you do online?

I am going to stick with CC and come here for inspiration and support. I can slowly see the weight coming off- thanks for all the replies!

Well I rang the class leader to ask her what you get in a class and lets just say she didn't really sell it to me- just told me you get image therapy but I had to question exactly what that was and she said for support. I wanted to join for recipes and meal ideas, I don't need the support (I...

If you didn't want to get them from a class you can get them off ebay.

Thanks, will have a browse later x

Just out of interest, how much does it cost to register at a class and do you have to pay even if you don't attend, cos my mum used to on WW.

This forum is amazing for ideas, recipes and support! I might try to do it alone for a while using my magazines and free 7 day profile, plus updating my weight on here each week. I have all the intro books I got off ebay. I may have to wait a few weeks before I join online as it is costly...

I am deciding whether to do SW online or to join a class. I don't need it for the motivation mainly, I was hoping to get meal ideas and other ideas whilst I learn about food optimising. Apart from weigh in and tips, what do you get from the classes? Do they give you any meal ideas?

Thanks everyone. I have subscribed to essentials weight loss. I have a notebook with me to jot down what I have had then I go and log it on essentials looking at how much I have left. I think I need to plan more meals out though as I get so hungry that I want to eat anything in sight! I have...

Do you log daily the calories you are eating or do you just do it mentally? If you do log them, how do you do it? What is the best and easiest way? Online or notebook? Thank you xxx

Okay, I like the simplicity of calorie counting, I think I will give it a go for a month and see how I go. I have been loosely following it for 4 days and have lost 2lb. So tomorrow I officially start CC. I have a pocket calorie book that is great, but where do you go to get calories from...

Why did you choose calorie counting over using a slimming club? I am going backwards and forwards between Calorie Counting and Slimming World, but realise I need to stick to just one to lose weight and incorporate the habits into my life. The reason I thought about a slimming club is that I...

I want to log my daily calories online and am looking for a calorie counter to use. It needs to be easy to input my own recipes as well as other foods and be simple to use. I tried SparkPeople but found it too confusing. Are there any good ones out there? Is there a difference between paid ones...

Good luck, use this forum it is fantastic for support, I am finding it so helpful x

I am debating doing SW vs calorie counting. I bought the manuals from ebay and have a few mags to last me a few months then I will join the online body optimise again. I am veggie, so will be doing green only and feeding my family on it too. What I want to know is can it really work? There...

I am debating over Weight Watchers or calorie counting, thinking CC might be easier as I can look at packaging and count as I go without having to know what point it is. Do you have to CC EVERYTHING like fruit and vegetables (things like this are free on WW) It seems it would take ages if I...