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    easy cook/fast meals

    Hello, I am going to give SW a go again but this time I have convinced my husband to do it with me (on the agreement that he doesn't have to think about it and I tell him what he has to eat etc.) I work full time, have a little boy and a husband who works late. We need really easy to make...
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    Need some ideas

    thank you... and emma-louise - I like cheese sauces, peppercorn sauces, pasta, chicken etc. I am not really picky, just the few things I don't like seem to be the main ingredient in a lot of SW recipes!! Jo
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    Need some ideas

    Hello all, I have been looking through the recipes here but need some help! My biggest problem is that I don't like tomatoes, cottage cheese and sauces that have fromage frais or yoghurt in them!!! I also don't like dry things!! Does anyone have any meal ideas for me? Jo
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    JoCal's food diary

    friday - went for a green day today....is that ok to do when all the other days have been ee? Breakfast - banana Lunch - nimble bread as hxB with extra light cheese triangles as hxa and salad with miller light and fruit and a multi pack bag of french fries so 4 syns Snacks - alpen lights as...
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    JoCal's food diary

    thursday Breakfast and snack - 2 alpen light bars, hxB plus cups of tea in the day, hxa Lunch- fruit and miller light Dinner - steak and chips with peppercorn sauce...sauce and peas and mushrooms.I need to check properly but I seem to remember it was 5 syns for the sauce and I am...
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    JoCal's food diary

    It all went pants again! I am continuing to put weight on as I can't exercise and am in so much pain at the moment! However, over the last 2 days I have been following SW extra easy! Monday - breakfast - alpen light (part of HxB) Lunch - cucumber, celery and carrots with red lentil pate...
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    colmans spag bog packet mix

    Hello all, Can anyone tell me how many syns are in the colman's packet mixes - specifically the spag bog one, shepherds pie and the chilli con carne one? Everything you add to it is free I think - veg, extra lean mince, tin of tomatoes and water? Thank you
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    I lost 1 lb in my first week, in 6 days I lost 3lbs.....i know I shouldn't have weighed myself on saturday but got muddled with days.but when I weighed myself yesterday I had put on 2lbs since saturday so a total of 1lbs lost if that makes sense!!!I am sort of happy as doctors said I wouldn't be...
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    JoCal's food diary

    whoops whoops and double whoops.......i had another large krispie cake!!!!!I did say that yesterday and today where non sw days but still......in fact I had always said that last week was an experiment to see if I could loose any thing as doctors have said I won't be able to at the moment.but I...
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    JoCal's food diary

    Well today has gone better than I expected (although last night I ate almost a whole easter egg) Breakfast - none as I was asleep Lunch - bread roll (HxB) with ham and tiny bit of mayo (0.5 syns) Dinner - will be roast chicken with homemade wedges and mayo (say 3 syns to be safe) I also had a...
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    JoCal's food diary

    I know, I was naughty..... I am actually surprised I have lost anything really due to the medication I am on, so I guess 1lb is good! Thank you for reading allie
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    JoCal's food diary

    Erm... Today.well breakfast was weetabix hxB and milk hxa. snack - krispie cake Lunch - too many syns - as it was a roast chicken with all the trimmings!!!Including florida and mustard coating on the pots and bread sauce!!!!! Also hubbie gave me an easter egg - part of me thinks I should just...
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    JoCal's food diary

    humf.....i weighed myself this morning and have put on 2lbs since yesterday!!!!!sorry that works out that I have only lost 1lbs since last sunday!!!!!in reckon bread and chocolate are the things that do it!!!
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    JoCal's food diary

    whoops just ate a crispie cake!!!
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    JoCal's food diary

    saturday Breakfast - banana and yogurt Lunch - none as breakfast is late Dinner - syns free homemade burgers with 1 bread roll (hxB) and homemade free wedges and beans. Will have mayo so 1 syns for that The problem as that we made krispie cakes with little boy which went wrong so I ate...
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    JoCal's food diary

    friday Breakfast - yogurt lunch - chicken and bread roll - hxB with mayo 0.5 syns Dinner - steak and chips.....hubbie forgot and did oven chips!!!!!with peppercorn sauce...sauce was 4 syns so I am hoping the chips will be under 11th syns!!!!!
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    JoCal's food diary

    thursday Breakfast - alpen bar Lunch - baked pot with beans and salad Snack - alpen bar Dinner - asda pizza?!!!!! hEY HO
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    JoCal's food diary

    So far so good I think!! Breakfast - alpen bar - 3 syns Snack - banana Lunch - ham sandwich with tiny spread of mayo - HxB and 0.5 syns, yoghurt and fruit and french fries (4.5 syns) Dinner - spag bog - packet sauce - 4 syns with cheese triangles (extra light) - HxA Then have had a bit of milk...
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    Weight lose

    Thank you.... I will hang on till Sunday to weigh myself then!! I am just so scared I will have put weight on - a side effect of the medication I am on is weight gain, so we will see if I can loose any weight at all!!!!
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    Weight lose

    Well, I have been doing SW since Sunday - should I expect to have lost anything by now? Jo
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    JoCal's food diary

    Well today went well so far too I think Breakfast - banana Snack - alpen bar (part of HxB) lunch - ham, cucumber, celery, extra light cheese triangles (HxA), yoghurt and fruit Snack - banana and alpen bar (other part of HxB) Dinner - baked potato with margarine (4 syns) and packet pasta -...
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    JoCal's food diary

    Today was my first day of re dieting at work! Breakfast - weetabix (HxB) with milk (part of HxA) Lunch - couscous and salad with 2 tbsp light salad cream (2 syns) and fruit and muller light Dinner - baked potato with chicken and salad with margarine (2 syns) and mayo (6 syns) I think I did...
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    syn free peppercorn sauce?

    Does it taste of peppercorn sauce or can you taste the fromage frais? Just I don't like things that are cooked with yoghurt etc., so just wondering what this is actually like!!! Jo
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    JoCal's food diary

    Well yesterday evening went a bit pear shaped but I won't go into that!!!!! I have put on 0.3 lbs in a day!!!!! Today is going good thougH Breakfast - fruit and miller light Lunch - 2 slices 400g loaf brown bread (hxB), scrambled egg made with some milk from today hxa allowance, lean...
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    JoCal's food diary

    saturday Breakfast -weetabix with banana and sweetener.hxb and part of hxa Cup of tea Lunch - egg and salad cream sandwich - 1 syns for salad cream, extra light ansld 6 for bread. Then one mini chocolate cake....just over 4 syns.then had a quarter of a quarter of ham sandwich!!!!! But I...
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    JoCal's food diary

    right dinner.....had potatoes,swede,carrots,parsnips and green beans.then 2 tsp mint jelly....So half a syn and I have worked out the gravy to be about 4 syns.unfortunately hubbie put in 1 tbsp marg into the mash before I had a chance to do anything.so between that and the couscous I reckon I...
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    asda spicy chicken couscous salad bowl

    Does anyone know what the syn value will be for this on extra easy? I know the chicken, salad and couscous will be free but there are flavourings etc in it!! Jo
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    JoCal's food diary

    decided that I am having 4 tablespoons of gravy instead of the cheese triangles.. so 4 tablespoons is 1 syn, but will probably have a few more than that!!! Will update that tomorrow!!! Anyone know how many syns the spicy chicken couscous with salad would be in syns on extra easy? Jo
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    JoCal's food diary

    Well..... I am back. I have had a bit of a disaster time...... I found out I am b12 and iron deficient, have 2 prolapsed discs in my next, on a pile of tablets and waiting for spinal surgery!! The tablets I am on, have a side effect of weight increase (I was already on some that had that side...
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    SW extra easy

    thank you. I will syn the milk each day then, as I only have a bit of milk in about 3 cups of tea over the day!
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    SW extra easy

    Hello, I am thinking about trying the extra easy plan... however I see that you can only have 1 he a and 1 b..... so if I were to want milk and cheese triangles for example could I:- a) have half my milk allowance and half the cheese triangle allowance or b) would it be better to...
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    Red Day LENTIL AND SAUSAGE STEW - A Slow Cooker Recipe

    would it still be free if I use quorn sausages and do you think quorn ones would be ok? Jo
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    JoCal's food diary

    Not been back to update for a few days... Monday Breakfast - toast with jam and marg (2 syns and HxB) Lunch - egg mayo (1 syns) and salad and more bread (HxB) Dinner - mushroom risotto (free) Snacks - fruit and a muller light Tuesday Breakfast - nothing Snack - alpen light bars (HxB) Lunch -...
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    JoCal's food diary

    Last night we ended up with chinese... lots of veg and rice, but still very high in syns I am sure!! Today - Sunday Breakfast - erm none!! Lunch - erm none either - not really sure what happened there!! Dinner - steak (170g raw - used both HxB's on it!!) with SW chips, and pepper corn sauce...
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    JoCal's food diary

    Saturday - well tonight is the curry night - takeaway. I am just going to discount today and ignore it.
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    JoCal's food diary

    lost track of my days!! Think I have missed a day out! Wednesday Breakfast - weetabix and banana (HxB) snack - alpen bars (HxB) Lunch - couscous with salad and extra light mayo (1 syn) and muller light yoghurt Snack - apple Dinner - baked potato, baked beans, salad and 4 light cheese triangles...
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    fig rolls

    Can anyone tell me the syn value for 1 fig roll. Have tried a search on here, but it would appear no one has ever wanted to know if they could have a fig roll before!!!! Thank you Jo
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    JoCal's food diary

    Well I have been super good today Breakfast - cereal Snack - banana and alpen light (part of HxB) Lunch - couscous, salad and extra light mayo (2 syns) and muller light yoghurt and fruit Snack - alpen light (part of HxB) Dinner - couscous (again) with salad and spinach stuffed mushrooms (free)...
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    pizza and indian

    Hello everyone, I was wondering if you could help me.... here is todays entry from my food diary... Erm... whoops, big whoops, very very big whoops for today!!!! Up until 5pm all was going well Breakfast - cereal HxB snack - banana Lunch - couscous with salad and extra light mayo (1 syn) and...
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    JoCal's food diary

    Erm... whoops, big whoops, very very big whoops for today!!!! Up until 5pm all was going well Breakfast - cereal HxB snack - banana Lunch - couscous with salad and extra light mayo (1 syn) and muller light snack - pear and satsuma THEN... discover I have a flat tyre whilst still at work...
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    JoCal's food diary

    Sunday Well I think I am doing ok as I am now down to 172.6 lbs. Breakfat - weetabix and banana snack - some grapes Lunch - couscous and salad with extra light mayo (1 syn) snack - maltesers treat bag - 5 syns snack - alpen light (1 part of my 2nd healthy extra b!!! Will have the other one in...
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    question

    as far as I know, it is "other half" Jo
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    JoCal's food diary

    Friday Breakfast - banana Snack - 3 syn scone!! Lunch - bread (HxB) and bachelors cheese and broccoli pasta in sauce - 1 syn Snack - 0.5 syn slice of the fruit roulade that is on here, but I added cocoa powder, hence more syns Dinner - nothing as I fell asleep with my little boy before I had a...
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    some more syn queries.... sorry

    Hello, Could anyone tell me the syn values for:- malteser treat bags - think that is what they are called... the ones that are 19.5g UNcle Bens stir fry oriental sweet and spicy chilli 150g Schwartz creamy mild peppercorn sauce 25g Also, I made the 3.5 syn yoghurt scones, but they...
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    need a really simple explaination

    thanks for that, I will have a go and post it in my food diary when I get round to doing it!
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    need a really simple explaination

    Hello all, Can anyone give me the idiots guide to Extra Easy please. I get red and I get green days. But other than that I have no idea about the other ways you can do SW!! I thought with EE you had the things that are free on red and green, but then doesn't that defeat the idea of the red...
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    JoCal's food diary

    Wednesday Breakfast - cereal 28g HxB Snack - banana Lunch - couscous, salad and mayo - 6 syns for mayo and muller light Dinner - egg, quorn sausages, 2 wholemeal bread rolls (so one HxB and other 6 syns) and ketchup (not sure on syns but surely it can't be too much!?!?!?!) Thursday Breakfast -...
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    some more syn queries

    thank you
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    JoCal's food diary

    Tuesday Breakfast - magic porridge (Muller light blueberry and 28g porridge oats - as HxB) Snack - alpen light - 3 syns and a banana lunch - egg, cucumber, celery with mayo - 6 syns and 2 slices of Nimble bread (hxB) Dinner - baked potato with Batchelors cheese and brocolli pasta in sauce (1 syn)
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    some more syn queries

    Can anyone tell me how many syns are in:- potato gnochi Bisto onion gravy granules lemon curd coleslaw custard fig rolls spinach and ricotta stuffed pasta (the fresh stuff you get from shops!!) 1 tbsp light flora margarine 1 tbsp plain flour Many thanks if you can...
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    Shape Greek Style Yoghurts

    Does any one know the syn value for these? I sent hubbie to shop for yoghurt.... thought he would just get Muller lights as that is all i have bought for weeks, but bless him he got me greek style yoghurt for a change!! Jo
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    JoCal's food diary

    Monday Breakfast - no time (whoops, slept in!!) so grabbed 2 strawberries!! Snack - apple Lunch - egg and salad with mayo (6 syns) and 2 slices of Nimble bread (HxB) and muller light yoghurt Dinner - veg risotto (adapted from mushroom risotto in the new SW mag) but added chicken (HxB) Also had...
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    JoCal's food diary

    Today - Sunday Breakfast 28g cereal (HxB) Snack - muller light yoghurt Lunch - baked potato with salad and beans... and coleslaw (4 syns) Dinner - quorn mince with lots of veg and gravy (whoops - 10.5 syns) Snack - muller light yoghurt
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    JoCal's food diary

    wooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooooooooo, 174 lbs. decided that Sunday morning was my weigh in day. I really didn't think I would loose anything as at the mo it is difficult to loose weight. I was 177 lbs at the start
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    JoCal's food diary

    Friday - Breakfast - Cereal 28g - HxB Lunch - bachelors cheese and brocolli in cheese sauce packet pasta - no better - free :-) Dinner - bowl of sugar puffs - 5 syns (looked it up before I had it, and I know that it is around that amount but that was yesterday and I haven't got the paper I...
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    JoCal's food diary

    Wednesday - Breakfast - 2 slices of Nimble bread (HxB) with 1 tsp of lemon curd (not sure on syns, but will er on side of caution and say about 6!!) Lunch - salad and couscous with 1 tbsp mayo (about 2 syns) and a muller light yoghurt Dinner - mushroom risotto (recipe from SW and it is...
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    JoCal's food diary

    Well it is now Tuesday and I am sticking to it still Breakfast - 28g Puffed wheat (health B) Snack - banana, pear and nectarine Lunch - salad with 2 sliced Nimble bread (health B) and mayo light (6 syns) and a muller light yoghurt Snack - apple (yeah.... have resisted work biscuits on 2 days...
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    JoCal's food diary

    Thank you Knitter. Well I feel good today. For breakfast-28g cereal as HxB with milk and fruit Snack -banana and pear lunch - salad with egg and potatoes and 2tbsp light mayo - 6syns (ish) andnd muller light yoghurt. dinner - quorn sausages with SW free chips and baked beans snack another...
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    JoCal's food diary

    Well today was meant to be the start but as my son was at a party we didn't get any lunch till 3pm so it went a bit wrong. I started with my Bran flakes (28g) as a healthy extra, with banana and grapes Then I had Morrissons salad!!!Whoops!! Just pasta and couscous so the only syn there...
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    a few syn questions

    Sorry if this isn't the right place, but I am new to this. Does anyone know the syn value for:- Butterkist sweet microwave popcorn amoy stir in chow mein sauce Muller light blueberry rice Thank you in advance Jo
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    JoCal's food diary

    Hello everyone I am new here and I am planning on attempting to stick to a slimming world plan. At the moment I am 12st 9 and I soooo want to loose at least a stone. I weigh more now than when I was pregnant (and being my son was 9lb 15....) Today I started after we went shopping. I...
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