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Just picked up a packet of this and noticed the calories and fat content seem quite high. The whole pack has 588 calories and 19.6g of fat. I know quite a few of the pasta and sauces are free but can someone check this one for me. It's the cheese and broccoli flavour and it's called 'pasta in...

Are you sure you've calculated enough syns. I'm sure I read that some of the large dominos pizza's are up to 25 syns per slice. I'm guessing meteor would have been one of the top syn ones due to all of the fried meat on it. I love Domino's and have one very occasionally and just completely...

I've got to go for the Cherry one out of the chocolate sprinkles multipacks. It's syned but worth it. Layer of Cherry and Chocolate sprinkles... amazing!! Shame they don't sell them individually.

I'm pretty sure the plain one is free. I always avoid the flavoured one and go for the plain basmati as I'm sure I've read on here before that it's free.

Since I've been doing slimming world I've decided to start collecting coke zone points, I thought that as I was drinking loads of coke I may as well collect the points as well. Anyway, in a very short time I've managed to collect 200 points which is enough for 2 tickets to the local vue...

I've had a rough week, probably the worst week I've ever had. I've suffered migraine for the last 15 years but for the last week I've had 2 a day, every day. I just feel completely drained. I ended up in hospital last week and they have now put me on topamax, has anyone used it before? I've...

Walls Twister ice creams, think they're either 2 or 2 1/2 syns. Olives aren't too bad either.

Hmmm. I'll have to try to add them again. I uploaded them to flickr and thought I'd done it right. All sorted now. I need to get some recent pics as I'm a few years older now lol. I shall dig out a before and during since I started Slimming World this time around.

ha ha, yeah it was definitely Ginger. Wouldn't have been free on a green if I'd used finger I guess.

Been a while since I updated this. Had a couple of mixed weekends where I've been out for friends Birthdays or meals with the other half. I have continued to lose though and have now lost 16 lbs in total. I'm about halfway to where I want to be which is nice. I started cycling this week as I...

Hi Dave, not been on here for a couple of days so just had a quick catch up on your posts. I made the quorn Chow Mein this week, went down a storm with the other half. I marinated the Quorn pieces in soy sauce, 5 spice, fresh finger, and chilli before cooking it. Seemed to make all the...

I thought I'd add a couple of pics. I did slimming world for the first time about 4-5 years ago and lost 4 stone, my before and after pics are below. I put some of it back on over time but now just over a stone off where I want to be so getting somewhere near. Before: After:

Well done on a great Loss Dave. You've convinced me to get out on my bike when I finish work today. Not going to go too far as my lights haven't arrived yet. I can finish at 3.30 today on flexi so I should be able to get out for 1/2 an hour or so. I've never done the chow mein dish but might...

My shopping essentials are: Potatoes Pasta n' Sauce Chopped Tomatoes Ainsley Harriet Cous Cous Quorn (sausages, meatballs, and mince) Muller Lights Mini Twister ice creams Alpen light cereal bars.

Just thought I'd do a quick post to say thanks to everyone on the forum, I'm not the most vocal poster as I tend to just lurk in the background and read. I do try to get a few meal pics and recipe ideas posted when i get a chance though. I have now lost 1 stone since starting slimming world a...

Think I'm going to have to get some puffed wheat. I've been eating Bran Flakes recently as I love them but I've not been weighing them and I'm convinced I'm having too many. It sounds like I can have a decent sized bowl of puffed wheat which should be better

Hi Been housesitting for the outlaws this week so not been online much at all. It's been a really difficult week as I've not really been able to stick to plan. It's so difficult using someone elses kitchen when they dont have all the things you need to make healthy slimming world meals. I've...

Maris pipers are definitely the best spuds for SW chips. I still parboil them as I like to shake them up and get rough edges. I'm interested in the mesh basket thing though. Always seem to end up with unevenly cooked chips. Might pop to poundstretcher over the weekend and see what I can find.

Hi, Not had a bad week at all, how about you? Yet again I had a bad Sunday, they really do seem to be my downfall at the moment. I've managed to have another Alcohol free week which probably helps as I'm not using any syns on that. Got on the scales this morning and lost another 1lb, a...

It's actually pretty quick to make. I'm not one for weighing out ingredients so I just chuck it all in. 2 tins of chopped tomatoes, passata, 1/2 an onion, and dried basil, oregana, italian mixed herbs all in the blender to make a tomato sauce. Fry the other half of the onion and add the sauce...

In that case I shall mostly be eating ravioli for dinner today lol. I know there are some completely syn free ravioli's but not tracked them down yet. 1 1/2 syns is pretty good though. Got footy tonight so I'm sure I'll burn it off.

Hi all. Can someone let me know the syns for the cheap and cheerful smart price ravioli. Had a feeling the cheap one was free as there is hardly any meat in it. Many thanks

Syn free green lasagne for me, pic is on the photo's thread.

So that was breakfast and here's dinner lol. Did a green day lasagne tonight, it's completely syn free.

I did a nice SW breakfast over the weekend and thought it looked so good a'd take a pic of it. Syn free as far as I know on a red day. Morrisons eat smart diet sausages, Bacon Medallions, mushrooms, scrambled egg, tinned tomatoes and a bit of frying steak. It was pretty darn good.

Make sure you pick up the eat smart diet pork sausages as they're the free ones. I had some last week and they were nice. Did a full brekkie with them, had to miss off the black pudding though... gutted!!!

Think I may have to get it hooked up over the weekend then. I'm sure I could find something sturdy to put it on. Might have to put FIFA 10 on the ps3 down for a few days lol.

Danny, I've started to have mini twister ice creams for my quick sweet fix. 2 1/2 syns each but they really do hit the spot.

I like the structure of having either red or green days. Think it makes me a little more disciplined to be honest. I've never done EE, just do green throughout the week and red on a Saturday. I do look forward to my red day saturday including a full english breakfast and Chicken Kebab for tea...

Welcome to the forum Ruby.

Well done on your losses Sarah-Jayne and Donnie. I weighed this morning and lost another 2lbs taking me to 11lbs in total. Slowly but surely heading towards target.

Like the look of some of those meals Dave, I'm always on the lookout for new ideas to keep me interested in sticking to plan. Must admit I'm actually starting to prefer certain quorn stuff to meat now. I would say quorn sausages in a sandwich are far nicer as they're not so greasy. How do...

Hi Amy. The quorn meatballs are found in the freezer section at the supermarket. I then just make up a pasta sauce by chucking some onion, garlick, chopped tomoatoes, passata, basil, garlic, and oregano in the blender for a few minutes. I then fry a little more onion in fry light, add the sauce...

Grabbed the Aplen lights from tescos and also managed to het some Ainsley Cous Cous from Asda, currently doing the packs for £1 for 2 packs. I always have a pack for lunchtime, really tasty and only 1-2 syns.

I always use quark for slimming world pasta quiche. Just add a few eggs and a cooled pasta n sauce and whack it in the oven... job done!!

I'm a total facebook junkie. It's probably the most used app on my iphone. Echo the views expressed earlier about privacy. You can set your privacy settings so that only friends can see your information. I also have the privilage (or not!!!) of having a facebook group set up about me. After...

Hi Madferret (lol, that's a classic username) I've had a really good week, just hope it shows when I weigh on Friday morning. Been sticking to the meals that I know I like so it's been lots of quorn and spuds and all green days this week. I've just downloaded a new app on my iphone to give...

Hi guys. Sorry I've not been about for a while, I went on holiday last week and really blew he healthy eating out of the water, when I got back I was more determined than ever to get back on track. I'm pleased to report a 1lbs loss this week. I didn't weigh last week after the hol so not sure...

Just the 1 1/2 lbs off for me this week. I know exactly where I went wrong though so I know I can put it right. I had fajitas on Friday night without really knowing how many syns were in the bread wraps. I also had a friends birthday on the weekend so had a few bottles of lager, limited myself...

Right, so here's the problem.. I love fajitas lol. Not really a problem in normal life but it is in slimming world. So I've solved a few of the problems, home made salsa is syn free, half fat sour cream isn't too bad at all and the whole packet of fajita mix isn't too many syns at all. Now my...

Grap a large Chicken Kebab with no sauce. Only syns are the Pitta Bread so it's pretty good really.

I tend to have Twister ice creams as my treat as they're less syns than the Skinny cow ones.

The discovery fajita mix is only 4 syns for the whole packet.

Did the pasta n sauce lasagne tonight. My other half loves it although she doesnt like normal lasagne lol.

Hi betty, the cous cous is definitely worth a go, makes a nice and easy lunch. I've made the mushy pea curry sauce which was a big hit in my house, we do like our curry lol.

Second weigh in and another 2lbs lost. Had a pretty good week apart from one day where I had a choccy pig out. I restricted my syns for the rest of the week and it seems to have worked. Did some fab quorn meatballs again, they went down well with the other half as well. I'm also loving the...

Im off on hols next week so a bit worried about how Im going to stick to plan. Just going to do my best but not worry about it too much. Its my first holiday with baby Molly so I just want to enjoy it. We are going self catering so hopefully I can be fairly good.

My first week this time around was 4lbs, last time I did SW I lost 6lbs in the first week. Think I had a bit more to lose the first tiem though.

I had one bad day last week where I had a really sweet tooth and pigged out on chocolate. Was spot on for the rest of the week and I've lost another 2lbs.

Alpen light bars are 2 for £2.50. You can have 2 as a healthy extra B. Wii fit is £49 if you have a wii and want to splash out a bit lol.

I just use a pasta n sauce mix for my cheese sauce. It's 100% free and works really well. Makes the lasagne more filling as well.

I make one using quorn. I then use pasta n sauce for the white sauce mixture. It actually works really well. I think I found the recipe on here so should be easy enough to find.

Hi dylew1. Well I've never made it and never seen a recipe for it but I think I can probably work it out. I'm guessing you use the smash to make a pastry crust, if you've ever made a Smash pizza you'll know the consistency required. Make quite a dry mix and form it around the edge of a baking...

I love my iphone but haven't found any Slimming World Apps. BigOven is a good recipe database that you can download, I've tweaked a few of the recipe's to make them ok for Slimming World.

I did this last night, it was very nice. Did it with sw chips and the veetee basmati microwave rice. All very tasty indeed.

That is a fantastic result, you're a real inspiration to the rest of us.

I've just finished my first week and have lost 4lbs. Not a bad start and I've not really struggled too much. My highs of the week are probably sw pizza, quorn meatballs in pasta sauce, Discovering that choccy twisters are only 2 syns and winning our opening Sunday league match 7-1. Lows of...

A slightly off topic post but it's semi relevent and still a bargain. Morrisons are doing the wii fit for £49.99 until Sunday. That's the cheapest I've seen it anywhere. Jus picked one up now.

For anyone who hasn't got wii fit yet, Morrisons are doing it for 49.99 with the balance board and the software. Pretty sure that's the best price for it at the moment. Just picked one up now.

Hi Andy, good to see there's a couple more blokes on here. I think slimming world is great for men as we get to have a big plate of food and still lose weight. Last time round I lived on Quorn Chilli, Quorn Bolognaise, Jacket Spuds, and pasta n' sauce. Noticed there's some great recipes on here...

Welcome Stacy, looks like there's a few of us Newbies joining up today.

Hi Nicola, welcome from one newbie to another.

Ah, that makes sense Gemma. I'm certainly not in any rush to do it so I'll just keep pottering along on here until the option becomes available.

Ooh, just one quick question while I'm here. I've managed to get a few details on my profile but I cant get a profile picture to appear. I've looked at the FAQ's and not cracked it. Can anyone just give me a few pointers. I've got a fab pic of me and my little Molly which I'd love as my...

Sainsburys are selling quorn mince half price at he moment. It's 89p a bag in my local store.

Thanks for all the comments and good luck to all of you with your weight loss. Off to stock up on all my favourite free and low syn foods tonight. I'll keep everyone up to date if I find any bargains lol.

Just thought I'd start off with a quick hello from me. I'm trying to get back on track with my weight and doing slimming world again. Previously I lost just under 4 stone but over the last 3-4 years I have managed to pile some of it back on. I am looking to lose 2 stone to get myself back to...