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  1. sunnies

    Shopping list for Simple Start

    Good morning all I'm starting WW tonight and can't wait. However my meeting is ay 6.30 and I really wanted to get the food shop done before that but as I haven't picked up my new pack, I'm not sure what I will need for the first week. Can anyone help at all.please? I presume there is a menu...
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    My Challenge: Two carb free meals a day, will it work?

    Morning all I was hoping for some advice from you low carb professionals! I've been a serial yoyo dieter for about 10 years now, points, syns, RC been there lost a bit, gave up! This year though, enough is enough. I got down to 10.13 before june when I did a sprint triathlon and since then...
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    What you going to do differently this week?

    I'm going back to basics - hardcore measuring and weighin my healthy extras, synning EVERYTHING and being generous on the syns I'm not sure about. Fed up of doing exercise and not seeing any results!
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    Slimming world not working for everyone?

    Even though I always say I have measured by HE when asked at meetings that I haven't lost; this week I have really gone back to basics. It turned out that I was having at east 5.5syns on cheese/milk in addition to my HEA which before I was classing as my HEA if that makes sense! Well 38.5 syns...
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    Chocolate

    Are they the same bars/snacks every day? If it's something you can't reisst (and I'm the kind of person who knows theres choc under the stairs which talks to me!! hehe) then how about writing a list of the syn values for each ones then make sure you look at it BEFORE you eat it? Just thinking it...
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    Fed up - please help! Exercise but hit a wall

    Hi all Thank you all so much for your help and support, it really does mean a lot! :) I've decided to pretend this is my first week this week and go back to basics. I'm taking pics of my meals too!lol. One shocker this morning is that I always have milk has my HEA but, for the first time in...
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    Fed up - please help! Exercise but hit a wall

    Thank you both so much for your kind words. Laura, you feel my pain!!lol. I feel a lot better in myself and up until now I've been happy plodding with the little losses and really focused on my exercise (halfway through my training now and feel so much fitter). It's so hard though when you're...
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    Fed up - please help! Exercise but hit a wall

    Hi all Just got back from my meeting and I'm so fed up. I tried so hard this week after putting on a pound (undeserved!) last week only to have lost half a pound. Now I know a loss is a loss but I'm a so demoralised its untrue. I'm waiting for my consultant to get back to me with some help but...
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    hi again - sw on a budget

    Hi Well done for coming back; I'm a serial rebounder but this time is different as like you, I've got a fitness focus (doing a sprint triathlon in June) and the weight is going alongside it. I don't have a family to feed but I am trying to keep to a budget. I plan out 7 meals a week (depending...
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    Please can someone help...........

    Sorry to hear about your meeting. I kind of know how you feel in regards to going from a small group to a big one, in a small one you can't hide can you? I would say give another meeting a go. Maybe start as a new number, I've been there and know how demoralising it is to see your book when...
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    What are you using your Healthy Extra's for today..?

    I tend to split my B Choices as I never like a big breakfast. HEX A - Milk (teas and coffees) HEX B - 17.5g porridge and 1 Ryvita fruit Also had blueberries with my porridge and 1 syn of choc philly on my Ryvita. Nom!
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    Steak and Ale Pie syns please?

    Hi all I'm off for dinner tonight with the OH and when we went to this gastro pub before I had the most amazing steak and ale pie - it was basically a stew with a small puff pastry top. It also came with very chunky chips!! (nom nom) Any ideas how many syns I should allow for the pie (maybe...
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    Couch to Triathlon! Anyone with me?!!!!

    Hiya I'm in HR2 too! near Allensmore. Do you to go group? I suprised myself in the pool today, I haven't swam for a few months but was quite pleased with myself!!!
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    Couch to Triathlon! Anyone with me?!!!!

    Hi all To celebrate my 11th year of attempting a diet, I have decided that 2013 is MY year!! After watching a programme during Christmas about obese to fit in a year I have been inspired to attempt a triathlon! I must be mad! I'm not fit in the least, I think that with training I could do all...
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    Sprint Triathlon - where to start please?!!! VERY UNFIT!!

    Evening all I'm back for the 11th year running starting a diet in Jan and THIS is going to be the year that I actually get to target! During the hols, I was watching a programme about having a year to save your life and it was about obese people turning their life around. Long story short, one...
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    Day 1

    hey Liz I'm doing the class method and on day 5 so far. First few days I was so hungry at bedtime, but seems to be a bit better now. Scales yesterday said I'd lost 2.5 but today it said I've put on 1/2 so who knows what Thursday weigh in will be! are the solo slim foods worth it? I was wondering...
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    New Diet?

    I started last night, the gist is two weeks on 1200cals, there is also a dessert option for the evenings too So you basically miss the carbs and have a pud instead!
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    Portion Pots Information

    thanks for posting this, I'm on my first day of RC and so far so good. Very helpful thanks :-)
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    First Timer

    morning I haven't started RC yet but in a similar situation to you. I've been following SW for the last couple of year and lost 1.8st on it but spent too Mich time faffing with it for a while. So new year, new start. I emailed the local leader and she said it was £22 for one class a week for a...
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    Breakfast ideas

    Breakfast on the go ideas please! Morning all I'm back at SW this week after a summer off and trying to get some inspiration! I have quite a commute to work each day so I tend to have breakfast in the car on the way. Previous to SW I was having a bagel but they are too high on SW so I'm in need...
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    Does anyone else combine diets?!

    Just wanted to say a big thank you for all your help and advice. Meal replacements arent the way forward realistically; and are expensive! I'm going to keep with red/green and the odd EE days but thought what I'd do on the EE days is weigh my carbs as if I was synning them eg tonight I'm doing...
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    Does anyone else combine diets?!

    Thanks for all your advice! I know realistically SlimFast is not the answer but its just kickstarting things. I already eat loads of fruit and veg in a day, measure my HE and tried mixing days. I was always an EE girl but in the last couple of weeks I have had red and green days; I've found...
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    Does anyone else combine diets?!

    Morning Despite the fact I love SW, I am really sturggling to get the pounds moving at the moment. I've been doing it for 16 months and lost 2st7lbs but for the last 8 weeks I have lost and regained the same 2 lbs! Its really frustrating as I've tried mixing up G/R/EE days, upping the exercise...
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    Green Days New to Green Days - ideas please!

    Ooh that sounds nice! Did you litterally cook it all and then whack it togther with the Philly?
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    Green Days New to Green Days - ideas please!

    Hi all After a STS last night I decided to mix up my beloved Extra Easy days with some green and maybe red but I'm stuck for ideas! So far I have had: B HEB - Shredded wheat HEA - Skimmed milk L Superfree bean soup HEB - Bread roll 1 triange of Dairylea (not sure syns?) S Couscous cake was...
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    Help need to clarify something :-)

    Hi Jane My friend did ll and changed to sw after a few months, she got quite I'll from ll but sw seems to work for her. Realistically you might pit on a bit as your going back to normal food but it will easily come off it again. Gosh, of you've got the will power for ll then you'll be a whizz...
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    Curry recipe from booklet - does anyone have it?

    That's the one, sorry I didn't say thanks earlier :-) it's a life saver that one. My C gAve me a syn free bhaji recipe too do must try that too!
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    Extra Easy Exercise before wi?

    Morning all, just wondering if any of you go to the gym or exercise before your wi night? I remember doing it a while back and STs so my C said it might be to do with water retention from my work out. Decision of the day though: Zumba class or gym/weights ( been given a great programme which...
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    Puddings Cooking apples recipes please!

    Morning! I have a load of cooking apples in the fridge left over from chutney making on the weekend and was wondering if anyone had some ideas about what to do with them? I have had both my hea and b today so anything else would be synned. Thankies all! X
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    Curry recipe from booklet - does anyone have it?

    Evening I'm visiting parents this week and gone to do the SW curry from the booklet that came with our green packs but forgotton it! I have marinated the chicken with spice and ff fromage friase but cant remember the sauce bit. Can anyone help me out with it please? Thanks
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    SW Italian Cookbook

    I had it for a birthday present and wasn't that impressed with some of the recipes tbh. I think the main problem is that they dont have pictures for the recipes (litterally just a couple!). I made a proscuittio pasta dish the other night which sounded ncie but turned out yuck y -we added pesto...
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    STS ?

    Sorry to hear you're disappointed. Congrats on week ones loss though! I lost 5.5 lbs last week following Xmas and looked on my scales this week and I've put on at least a pound! No reason for it at all bit think I was just really flukey last week. Our bodies work in mysterious ways!
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    Low syn cereal bars help

    Morning all! I'm after so help really, I'm loving cereal bars as a mid morning pick me up and I am after some low syn suggestions. I know alpen lights are 3.5 but they are sooo expensive! I'm after one for under 5 syns ideally! Thanks
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    I'm having chicken, roasted pots and veggies! Cooked a chicken pn Friday so just using it up. Probably have hot couscous cake and yog for pud. Just made some mocha cupcakes for work and they look gooooooood!
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    What was your inspiration to start losing weight?

    Dancing queen! Its not wrong at all. I was the same 6-7 years ago I had a boring bf but ad I was so over weight I didn't think anyone would want me. I lost 2.5st and had the boys flocking so dull bf went and I relived my freshers year all over again ;-) Now I have a lovely gorgeous bf who I want...
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    What was your inspiration to start losing weight?

    Can't remember what mine was originally but this year it's starting with a 60 day competition with the bf who can loose the most, there's a pamper day in it for me when i win. But more importantly I'm a bridesmaid on 3rd June, had to order my dress in a size20 ( although I'm normally a size 14...
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    Weight Sabotage

    How about saying 'oh thankyou! I'll save them for after my weigh in night, or I'd better find out the syns but they do look lovely?' not sure if that would suit but just an idea:-)
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    do you stay or do you go???

    I usually stay as it's my night out and a chance to get to know more people in the area. The odd occasion I don't know it's usually if I'm tired, hungry and put on and don't Wang to listen to people who have done well, I know that sounds selfish and mean! It's those nights that I should stay but...
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    Starbucks disoveries caramel latte

    Hiya It's says 75%of 2% milk which Is semi skimmed isn't it? Coffee20% sugar 5% and then a few stabilisers. To be honest its a yummy 6.5 syns but even better if j can use it as a hea!
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    Starbucks disoveries caramel latte

    Heya I'm a big Starbucks fan and asda do cartons of Starbucks at the moment for £1. I can find the syn values online for these but worked them out to be 6.5, my question is is that can I use my hea towards these do you think? Thankies
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    cheerios as a healthy extra?

    BUMP! I'm sure I had these as a HEB a few months ago and bought a box yesterday but can't now see them on the list!
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    Extra Easy Days Romantic indoor picnic ideas please!

    Evening all I need to pick your brains please? I want to have a romantic indoor picnic with the bf tomorrow night but I'm stumped for ideas. Ideally they need to be sw friendly but I don't mind a few bits non sw if Anyone has some good ideas? Thanks
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    My consultant didn't turn up!

    Just after some advice really. Turned up to my meeting last week and there were no chairs out etc, thought it was a bit strange and it turns out the consultant had gone on holiday without telling any of the members. She'd left the scales with someone else and the shop so they could do that, but...
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    Extra Easy Costa/Starbucks as HEXA

    Brilliant!!! Thank you :) I have yet to find sugar free caramel though :( Boo! I am slightly addicted to Costa/Starbuck. Peachy, can you experiment for me today - can you try caramel cappuccino for me pretty please? :) Thanks all!
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    Extra Easy Costa/Starbucks as HEXA

    Morning all I just have a quick query; if I use my milk as a HEXA can I have a Costa/Starbucks with this? I usually have a small skinny caramel latte, and I know I have to syn for my syrup, but can I use my HEAX as my milk? I have been doing this for a while and loosing, but dont want to...
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    Oh Smash is a great idea - thanks!
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    Are we all having Christmas taster sessions at group this week?

    I thought I'd do a quiche, but cook it in fairy cake cases to be individual ones. Must remeber to do them though!
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    I've got a beef caserole in the slow cooker - any ideas how many syns some cornflour would be to thicken it up pls?
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    Becoming a Consultant; anyone been to the meeting?

    Morning all I have just had a call about attending a meeting to become a SW Consultant and was wondering if anyone had been to one of these meetings and could give me any ideas of set up costs etc? I am really tempted as I love the plan and think it would be a superb way of getting to know...
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    Ham in a slow cooker advice please!

    Evening all I have just purchased a new red slow cooker and I have a piece of gammon from Iceland to cook. Any ideas about how to do it and for how long please? Its probably meant to serve 3-4 ppl if that helps?!
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    Extra Easy Iceland ideas please! (shop not country!)

    Afternoon all I'm off to Iceland tonight or tomo and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of syn free or low syn foodie bits from there please to try? Any suggestions would be much appreciated!! Many thanks :o
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    Extra Easy Lunch Idea's

    Hiya I'm the same with struggling with lunch as I always have my HE B for brekkie. At the moment, I'm just taking it left overs from the night before or a Mug Shot; just something quick and easy. My partner always has a filled wrap but I just cant justify the syns on it! Not a massive soup fan...
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    Extra Easy Dinner party with no table ideas please!!!

    Afternoon all I'm after some inspiration before I head to Sainsburys. My parents are visiting this weekend and I want to have them over for a meal but we don't have a table so it has to be something easy enough to eat on our laps. I was thinking of fajitas but think they're reasonably high in...
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    New to group in Newbury suggestions please!

    Afternoon all I have just moved to the Newbury/Thatcham area in Berkshire and I am after a new meeting. I have looked online and found some meetings but was wondering if anyone has been to any of these meetings and coudl give me some suggestions please? It would have to be an evening on due to...
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    Cupcake recipes needed pretty please?

    Evening Got the bug for baking again and the other half loves my cupcakes but they are so high in fat. I was wondering if anyone had a cupcake recipe that was more SW friendly please? Thanks!
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    Since starting SW......

    I managed to run who whole 5k Race for Life last Sunday in 36mins! Not bad for a girl who couldn't run for the ice cream van before Christmas!
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    AFTERNOON ALL

    Hey, first of all don't beat yourself up over it! I've had many nights like that and the trick is to say to yourself 'Right, I've enjoyed it but I need to get back on track in the morning'. As long as you can do it then go for it! My weight loss has been slow (approx 1lb per week) but I'm still...
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    First attempt at a SW quiche

    Ooh thats a good idea. I just chuck it all in usually, but I might try some ham at the bottom next time :D
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    First attempt at a SW quiche

    I love the SW quiche, I usually have it with baked beans as a real comfort meal! Just chuck in peppers, onions and ham or bacon. What are your fav. combinations?
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    Couch to 5K with SW!

    Wednesday 4.5k in 32 mins! Running and walking in the rain!!!
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    Guilty Pleasures that are innocent(ish)!

    Mikado sticks 1/2syn per stick and the new Options Indulge (3 syns each), there are four yummy flavours but I've got a mug of Chocolate Brownie infront of me! Yum Yum Yum! Then for a savoury treat I like Marmite rice cakes for 1 1/2 syns each. The evenings are always worse for me so I make...
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    Extra Easy Eating to night

    I made the Chicken Jamabalaya (sp?) from the magazine and then have strawberry Angel Delight (no added sugar) with strawberries for pudding (5syns!). Trying to not eat as many syns this week as I've got a weekend away :)
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    What moment made you join Slimming World?

    As a WW to SW convertee I knew I had to loose weight but it was my housemate started SW that made me go. She has a lot more to loose and the thought of doing it together with someone was much more of a spur on. A few other factors included having high BP (at 26....), being a bridesmaid at my...
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    switchn from ww to sw..

    I made the change from WW to SW. I originally lost 3st a few years back on WW but when I started to do it again last summer (after putting it back on), I lost about 2lbs in 8 weeks sticking to it rigidly. My housemate suggested SW and now I definatly wouldn't go back. I was one of those people...
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    Couch to 5K with SW!

    TUESDAY Decided to jump to Week 3 and did 3.5km in 23mins so getting there slowly. Also did a LOT of walking today; at least another 3.5km so doing well I think :) Made a bit of an error though; I was in London for a course and decided to grab an M&S meal for lunch; chose a sweet chilll...
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    Extra Easy Running to help loose or maintaine weight ??

    If you go onto iTunes then theres one called Couch to 5K by Robert Ullrey and its a 9 week programme, so each week is a new podcast to download. It's really good as it has music to run to too and lets you know when to start and when to stop. I'm going to do a mixture of week 2 and 3 this week...
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    Extra Easy Running to help loose or maintaine weight ??

    I'm doing the Couch to 5K too, although I have been running since Jan but thought I needed to make proper progress so embarked on it. At the end of Week 1 I feel a lot more confident in my running abilities and ready to embark on Week 2. Can't say if it makes a difference but two weeks into...
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    Couch to 5K with SW!

    Wednesday Nice run tonight, did C25K W1R3 tonight with my housemate then we walked the rest so a really nice round route being out for an hour. Had a Green day yesterday and really enjoyed it, followed by EE today. Feeling more fit and confident now so it's all going okay!
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    Couch to 5K with SW!

    Morning all I hope you don't mind me jumping on the bandwagon but I thought I'd start to blog my exercise logs along with my SW thoughts and feelings. SO here goes! I'm doing the Race for Life in Bath on June 6th, and my boyfriend has set me the challenge of running it. I began running in...
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    Your favourite coleslaw recipes!

    Evening all Having my first BBQ of the year tomorrow night with my wonderful bf and I want to make some coleslaw to include as much free foods as poss. I have so far got carrots, red and white cabbage, grapes and red onion in there, but it needs the wow factor! Its currently in the fridge...
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    Race for Life

    I'm doing it in Bath in June. Training is going very slowly so starting the Couch to 5K plan on Friday :) Bring it on!
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    Exercise - couch to 5k

    Hi all Thought I'd jump on the bandwagon :) I started training for R4L (mines in June) after Christmas with my uber fit bf but now he's hurt his knee and I've lost all my mojo! I ran for 1.5miles tonight but it was a major struggle so got home downloaded COuch to 5K programme. How do you find...
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    Damage limitation/staying on plan for weekend away? Please help :)

    I know how hard it is to do that, I did it a few weekends ago. The way I did it was to be good all week, then give myself Saturday completley off; it was over Easter so we had eggs, wine, popcorn, and a decent meal. Then Sunday I was back to it properly (weigh in Monday) and I still lost. I...
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    Extra Easy Foodie inspiration needed please!

    Some good ideas - I love the SW quiche :) In the end I had homemade coleslaw (0.5 syns), salad with boiled egg and tuna pasta. It was very yummy! THought I'd have beans, pots/chips, quorn sausages, eggs and then some onion rings (2.5syns) for tea tonight. I'm also making brownies from the...
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    Extra Easy Foodie inspiration needed please!

    Morning all I'm trying to get back into SW after a two week break (which I stayed the same miraculously!!) but now after some ideas for my lunch and tea tonight please? I had a yog and grapes for my brekkie, and used my a HE as milk. I made the fish pie from the mag yesterday for tea and it...
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    Extra Easy Days Valentines Meal Ideas please!

    Hi all Apologese if this has been done before, but I'm looking for some ideas for a Valentines meal. My bf doesn't like salmon (boo) so that rules that out! I also have WI the next day so ideally nothing too heavy. I'm desperate for ideas!! What meals are you cooking? Thanks in advance :)
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    GI help on SW please? HELLLLPPP

    That might be an idea for a change. What do you have for meals on red days? I'm addicted to pasta at the mo - not good! Thanks for the thought will look it up tonight.
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    GI help on SW please? HELLLLPPP

    Just got back from the docs and been told that I need to loose some weight to lower my blood pressure (only 25 so a bit worried!). She advised me to follow the GI and given me some food lists but I really don't know where or how to start. I'm currently on Slimming World and love it but been told...
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    Been advised to start GI - but where to start?!

    Just got back from the docs and been told that I need to loose some weight to lower my blood pressure (only 25 so a bit worried!). She advised me to follow the GI and given me some food lists but I really don't know where or how to start. I'm currently on Slimming World and love it but been told...
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    Extra Easy Romantic Evening Meal Ideas please!

    Evening all Heading up to the bf on the weekend and really trying hard to stick to SW (birthday next week so I know I'll go off course). I wanted to cook a nice meal for us, with as few syns as possible please! Any ideas? Off to Asda soon so all ideas very welcome :)
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    Extra Easy M&S Meal for £10 help please!

    Yum! I like the sound of that but my bf doesn't like salmon :( typical! I love the stuff though!
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    Extra Easy M&S Meal for £10 help please!

    Hi all I'm after some help please! The bf and I are having one of the M&S meals for £10 tomo night but I'm not sure what to choose to be most SW friendly! Dessert wise would be fruit salad but what about the rest of the meals...
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    Low syn snack ideas

    I have a major sweet tooth but its only come back since Christmas :(. Anyways, I went out today and bought some low syn goodies - Cadbury treatsize packs - Fudge/Bubbly are both 3 syns - pretty small but hit the spot. Just got a big tub of naughties that I've made a little syn label so I know...
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    Cupcake recipe ideas please?

    Morning all I know this is tempted on a diet (although I love SW!) but I'm after a 'normal' cupcake recipe for my friends birthday. I think she has a bran intollerance so I don't want to make the bran muffins, but something similar with icing on the top. Does anyone have a fool-proof recipe...
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    Extra Easy Ooooops!!!! 80 syns in one day :(

    I had been reasonably good sticking to it apart from after WI, I'd not syn but its crazy how quickly the syns add up. I suppose its a good thing that I am doing SW as if I went without being on it I'd have gone mad and eaten everything in sight! I do like this diet though, its the best I've ever...
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    Extra Easy Ooooops!!!! 80 syns in one day :(

    I went to Paris yesterday and just added up my syns and I used 80!!!!!:eek: I knew I would go over but thought I was making some sensible meal choices like quiche and steak. But its the little extras that have added it up.... I really wanted to loose 2lb this week but as WI is tomo, I don't...
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    TGI Friday help please

    Me again! We didn't go to TGI's in the end last week but are going today for lunch! Could someone help me out with working out some menu syns please? What would chicken fajitas be please? If I could be restrained and only have one wrap. Or BBQ chicken salad, or the chicken liguinie. Or anyother...
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    TGI Friday help please

    Hey all Just wondered if anyone knows the syn values of TGI Fridays please? My housemate and fellow SWer are going tonight and we would like the values before we go. Thanks :jelous:
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    Profitor rolls?

    It was in a box of about 15, but you could just defrost 5 at a time and do it that way. They were uber yummy too!
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    Some lunch ideas please?

    Thanks for your ideas :) I found a recipe on here for a quiche that I had and it was lovely! Can someone check that it is indeed free for me on extra easy please? 150g low fat cottage cheese (I checked this online) 3 eggs 2 bacon (no fat) tomatoes herbs and a tin of WW baked beans It was so...
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    Some lunch ideas please?

    Hi all I'm all very new to this but loving SW so far! I'm on half term this week and next and getting a bit stuck for lunch ideas (tea is fine and breakfast is okay) but lunch I struggle. I havn't been food shopping so salad wise I only have toms and cuc! We're having steak tonight from last...
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    Profitor rolls?

    My first post!! I actually know the answer to this -bad I know!lol. 5 profiteroles and chocolate sauce was 8syns, I think they were from Iceland. Well worth the syns!!
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