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Some great advice here thanks everyone!

This was great! Mad eit for the first time tonight. Think i either put too much passata or left the base a bit too thick as it did go a bit potatoey ( i know the base is potato!!!!) Will definately have this again and going to bring it to tastings this wed- everyone should know about it! Thanks x

Thanks, have done the soup yesterday and today, will give the fish a go this week too then!! Well done on your weight loss! Thanks ladies xx

Hi everyone, was just wondering what really boosts your weight losses?? Any tips for me? Thanks x

Will do! Trouble is i need to go to the loo all the time then! Thanks, going to give it a go!

Yes they are free! The vanilla with chocolate sprinkles are also free. The vanilla with cherry have syns. not sure if its 1/2 or 1 1/2 syns though! The choc orange are my favourite! Enjoy x

Thanks ladies! Is so nice to know that there are others who feel the same as i do. I really do want to do this and i know i can- we all can! I think you're right when you say i need week 1 motivation and i have got the books out and am planning meals that i have not had before- just so that i...

Hi All, Bought a 12 week countdown after Christmas and did extra easy for the whole 12 weeks. I either lost 1/2 pound, Put on 1/2 pound or STS. At the end of the countdown I was back to square 1. Bought another 1 week coundown and went back to green and original days. Lost 2 the first wek, lost...

Hi all, Been doing EE for 4 weeks now, was sooooo disappointed after first weigh in to have stayed the same! You all said to stick at it- i did and it's working!!! It's really working! So I am very happy, 3lbs gone in 3 weeks- good enough for me!

Has anyone got any syn free pancake recipes please? Is there such a thing?!

Thanks Jacqui- hopefully next week will be much better. It's just so disheartening when you try sooo hard! The hard work must pay off next week! Good luck with your journey too! x

Do you know- reading your replies is really spurring me on! Thank you. Yes I used my HEx A and B, usually on milk and weetabix or readybrek- measured/ weighed, or milk and wholemeal bread- toast. I used my syns on things like sugar free jelly, a ferrerro rocher( my favourite!) or a chocolate...

Those weight losses are brilliant, and as long as you are happy with how you are doing and not starving yourself, to heck what anyone else says! They're only jealous! Good luck x

Oh yeah- I did do a food diary and consultant couldn't seem to find anything wrong with it, so maybe it is just me taking a bit of time to get used to it. Red or green days and keeping a diary ALWAYS results in a loss, but EE is so much more "normal" eating! x

Thanks everyone. I really have stuck to it and especially the 1/3 super free. All i have snacked on is fruit and carrot sticks! I am thinking that maybe it's Christmas week "catching up" with me? I am a firm believer that it will come and bite you on the bum! I will stick at it, especially as...

Ok, first week back on plan since beginning of December, have really stuck to the EE plan this week- to the letter. Fought through the snow and ice to get to WI last night, only to find that i had STS! So gutted. Going to give it another try this week but not feeling at all motivated now :-(...

I tried the goulash from the magazine and it really was lovely. Also tried the chicken and leek pie from the new ee recipe book- very good!

Brilliant- thought i would never be able to have pate again!! Thanks for this, chicken livers on shopping list!

Can you eat this freely on extra easy days?

I really am sticking to it this week, and i know i shoudnt get on the scales at home- but it's not showing any loss! I am a wednesday weigher!!!

I go to pilates every week. It's great. I enjoy it because its gentle exercise but man do you feel it the next day!!!

Well i am sticking to it like glue this week whilst enjoying a few syns too! If it works, i will be well pleased as it doesnt seem as if i am dieting!! Thanks everyone :-)

I have always been a red or green girl and when i have tried EE i have always gained! Have rejoined SW last week and am doing EE to the letter- hope it works. I love how everyone is so positive about it, hopefully i will be too come WI on Wed!

OK, Thanks everyone! x

I rejoined on Wednesday and had a new pack- a bit different from my 3yr old one! They now recommend that all new members do extra easy. I am giving this a go- although gained when i have tried it before! Others swear by it so i must have been doing something wrong! I dont think there are any...

Will this work with ready brek???? I want to try it in the morning but only got ready brek here!!

Would just like to know how it works in other groups. One of the main reasons I left class last year (rejoined on Wed!) was because i got sooooo bored! Thanks x

Thanks everyone x

Ok thanks. 6 1/2 stone- that's AMAZING! You've certainly been doing something right :-)

so i cant count the eggs or quorn as superfree?

A few EE questions! Back in control! My thread from earlier! Totally confused now! help! :-(

hang on- will find name of the thread now...

Arrrgghhhhhh! I thought I had finally got to grips with this plan! Help!! Just read that eggs are not a super free food on EE. Does that go for quorn also? Where do muller lights stand in this plan?

Peas are free on a green day, so as i understand it, you can have them on EE but they're not super free!

Oh what?! So eggs are not superfree? This extra easy should be called not so extra easy!!

That's brilliant thanks so much! Keep up the fab weight losses- you're nearly there- wow!! :-)

Well done on the brilliant attitude! I rejoined last night and i's going to work this time as I am going to try hard and stick to it! Good luck everyone- We can do it!!

Rejoined SW last night and was back to square 1- exactly where i was 1 year ago! It's all fine as i am back in control. Have decided to do EE. Its never worked before but i know red and green inside out, so think i may have to try harder with something new- i will focus more! Ok, I get the 1a...

That's too bad- all groups should have them monthly. Our group has them last weigh in of the month. You can pick up some really fab ideas. I would certainly say something to your consultant!

Well done everyone- my weigh in is at 7!!

I am from Pembrokeshire in Wales!

fab advice everyone- will let you know how i get on!

I think SW have made all stock cubes free now- can check in class on wednesday.

yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! ( how sad am i?!) Thanks again!

Thank you everyone- have just followed tht link so hopefully it should be after this thank you message! Fingers crosed! here goes ...

This sounds fab. Think I will do it with total 0% and sweetener. Strawberry porridge doesnt do it for me!!

This sounds really nice- good for lunch boxes too- something different. I am loving all these new recipes!!!

I think to have a bit of what you fancy after weigh in is a brilliant idea- as long as you dont go over the top- if you want something you're better off having a bit after weigh in than not having it and craving it all week! Everyone is different though and I would think that it prob does slow...

Chilled water, lemon juice, mint and sweetener makes a refreshing change!

I will try an egg poaching pan- where do i get one from- tescos?

I have the exact opposite- i cant seem to stop eating! Think we need to find a bit of a mid way dont we!!

I did thanks. I fail every time to poach an egg. I just end up with the white separated from the yolk in the saucepan!! Any tips- apart fron frying!!!

Thanks!

...one less again!!

Thanks- I made my ticker- but cant do anything with it. Then after reading at the bottom- as suggested by you many say that you need to have 50 posts! So i am going to be post happy this afternoon!!!

Thanks- I'll click on your's!!

How do I add a weight ticker to my posts like everyone else has?!

mushrooms and quark you say! May well try that and add a bit of garlic to it!

I have just had beans on toast for the first time in absolutely ages! It was fab, SW friendly, amazingly quick, easy and cheap to make- why don't i have it more often?! I sprinkle a bit or curry powder in the beans to to jazz it up a bit!!:p

I use the mini cake cases and get loads- they even work out as less than a syn then. Maybe you only got 9 as you added too much water! Have another go - they really are worth it!:D

Have just made them but they are stuck good and proper to the plate! MOre fry light needed? Smell lovely though!!

OMG!!! SW crisps! This could be just what I need to save me from losing the plot- never heard of them before- brilliant, going to make them NOW!!!!! :-) xx

Thanks- I made one earlier with the choc and vanilla mullerlight. Got to say- very nice!

Wow i think i will try this one- it sounds good with a bit of quark and fresh fruit!

are these free on green so you can eat as much as you like?

Afternoon! Is it a new box? If so i would say lots of washing/ soak in very hot water with some lemon juise may do the trick. My bf does this with his water bottles for cycling. Worth a try! Good luck!

That's brill. I was just concerned that as they weren't cardio workouts they wouldnt be that beneficial!(not that i want to do cardio workouts!- oh no!!) I am going to continue with the aqua and have a induction for a 30 weekm pilates course sept 24th! If i am off my backside and moving it's got...

SW Ferrerro Rocher. Crush some ryvita and mix with nutella spread. share them out into mini cake cases and they work out at 1 syn each- so you could have 11!! REally sorry cant remember the amounts or syn values off top of head- will get and find them out!!

That's fantastic- well done!

So the sweetened cous cous is still dry? Not like a nice creamy rice pudding? Could you stir in some total 0% to make it more like a "naughty" pudding?

I have never done pilates before- is it any good? I have started going to aqua aerobics and really dont know if it's going to do any good- apart from the fact i am off my backside moving! It doesnt seem to get my heart racing and i am no where near breaking into a sweat! Please tell me what...

Brill! I will get to it straight away! x

friends! It sure is a friendly place- every question i have asked so far has been answered and i only joined the site yesterday! Good luck!

I am new to all of this! What are the teams all about? Can anyone join a team and are there any teams from wales?! Questions, questions!!!:confused:

Some mugshots are free- tomato and herb, chicken and noodles, sweet and sour. Th creamy cheese one is 2 syns on green. Great for lunches followed by fresh fruit and yoghurt!

BRILLIANT IDEA! Any sort of a loss would be great for me but I will aim to lose 1 stone. GOOD LUCK ALL!

thanks kristin!

What is sweetened cous cous and how do you make cous cous cake???? Thanks

Lol! Mix 2 toffee mullerlights with a tub of total 0% and a tub of quark. Add a sachet of chocolate options( syns) mix well and put into the fridge to set! Delicious!

This is my second time too. I have found that i am gaining all the time with green days, where it was green that helped me so much last time. I spoke to my consultant and she suggested that i really shake up my recipes and not eat the same old things all the time. I am trying red days which i...

What a fantastic explanation! I am doing SW for the second time after losing 3 stone the first! Contentment has got a lot to answer for!! Now back to square one, I joined this site for motivation and extra support. Have read this and wow- I know I can do it- i have done it before and WILL do it...

thanks both. Where do i find the sw forum- i am finding the site a little confusing!!

This is my second time of doing SW. I lost 3stone the first time, met my bf and it's gradually crept back on. I am finding it really difficult this time and just cant get my head in the right place. Found this brill site,and joined in the hope that someone could help?!

1lb loss is brilliant! We all think it's a lot when we put it on so why isn't it alot when we lose it?? ( I wish i could practice what i preach btw!!) You did a lot of exercise this week, if that was new to your routine that may be why- you wait, next week you'll have a fab loss- keep smiling...

Good luck with Extra Easy! People at my group swear by it, I just can't get to grips with it though- I go back to eating EVERYTHING!! Let us know how you get on!