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Friday 16th April Red day: Breakfast: Fat free greek yogurt with frozen fruit and 2 tsp honey (2 syns) Snack: Nectarine, Kelloggs ectra fibre bar (HEB) Lunch: Tuna with lots of salad - lettuce, beetroot, radish, tomato and some pineapple Snack: Four mini eggs (3 syns)... I had some...

Thursday 15th April Red day: Breakfast: FF greek yogurt with frozen fruit and 2 tsp honey (2 syns) Lunch: 5 crackerbreads (HEB) with light Dairylea triangles (HEA), nectarine, pineapple Snack: Apple Dinner: Tuna, salad with lettuce, cucumber, tomato, beetroot, radish, pepper, mushrooms...

So right about the toilet paper - was fashionable when I was at school too - what's all that about!?!? I'm just about fending off temptations at the moment, but good to know if I give in, my indulgence will be syn free :D

Ha ha... I'm feeling very picky - just had lunch and am stuck in a room with no escape until 5.00. I've got a few grapes that I'm trying to placate myself with, some diet coke, an apple that I'm hoping to save for the journey home from London. So, when the grapes run out, looks like the fork...

Wednesday 14th April Green day: Breakfast: FF greek yogurt with frozen fruit and 2 tsp honey (2 syns) Snack: Alpen light bar (half my HEB unless I need it later, then I will syn this!) and a nectarine Lunch: Half a pack of Ainsley Harriott's couscous (1/4 syn!) with tomato, cucumber and...

Tuesday 13th April Red day: Breakfast: Fat free greek yogurt with frozen fruit and 2tsp honey (2 syns) Snacks: nectarine Lunch: 5 wholemeal crackerbreads (HEB), 28g cheese (HEA) and cucumber and some pineapple Snack: grapes, apple and a couple of bits of Sainsbury's GFY tikka...

Monday 12th April Green day: Breakfast: Fat free greek yogurt with grapes, frozen fruit and 2tsp honey (2 syns) Snack: nectarine, kelloggs chocolate extra fibre cereal bar (HEB) Lunch: Resisted the provided sandwiches for my half a pack of Ainsley Harriott moroccan medley couscous (1/4...

Thanks- I added some potatoes with my dinner, but didn't manage the six crackerbreads as my OH ate hald of them!!

Thanks for all your encouragement, this place is so supportive! Lewby, you're so right - I have a holiday mid June and feel exactly the same as you. I see yours is just a month later, and you're right, we CAN both do it and will have better holidays. Thanks all.

Hey all, I've been really off plan for a while and it really hit home how uncomfortable I am at this weight yesterday when the weather was nice and sunny. We went to Brighton and all the other girls were in little floaty dresses whilst I was in jeans and a t-shirt. Also, I seem to have...

Hello all, I have been seriously off plan for way too long, and yesterday with the sun shining and everyone else wearing nice little dresses whilst i was in jeans and a top really hit home that it is time to get sorted. So, one day at a time starting today.... Sunday 11th April Red day...

Hello all, 1lb off for me this week, but I'm still only half back on the wagon - only wrote my food diary for two days this week which is a really bad sign that I didn't have a great week! Thinking of buying a little book I can take everywhere with me so I can't 'forget' to write the bad...

Me please. I'm also away in about 11 weeks, so 11 weigh ins, and I would very much like to be around 10 stone rather than nearer 11. Would be great if I could manage it a bit earlier too, so I can fit some shopping trips in!! Lol Devon_Dumpling to lose 35 pounds; 0lbs lost so far tafflass...

Yeah - we normally go shopping on a Sunday so are scrabbling around with the leftovers on a Saturday which could be part of it. Also, often go to town or a shopping centre, and because we know there's nothing appealing at home we normally eat out. I know there's good choices out there but I...

Hello all, Any tips for lasting the whole week? I am almost angelic Mon - Thurs but then fall off the wagon all weekend every weekend. As a result I'm pretty much STS, and have only lost a few pounds. I'd love to be down to 10 stone by my holiday in June so really need to get my head...

Hello all, I just thought I'd share the nice dinner we've just had. I saw something similar on a TV programme the other night. We had duck (no skin) with rocket, orange and grapefruit segments and juice salad. We had a few new potatoes in their skins for my HEB, but would be just as nice...

Hello all, Does anyone have one of the old red/green day diary sheets? I am an online member and can't find one for love nor money online. I have completely fallen off the wagon, so need one to try to sort myself out!! Thanks.

Hello all, Just wondering if anyone has tried the barbecue sauce from the recipe section with Passata? Is it nice and does it actually taste like BBQ sauce? Thinking of making it tonight.

Hello all, I posted a while back about not being able to find anything that fills me up for breakfast. Well...I have recently been adding a bit of fruit to my sultana bran or porridge and it makes such a difference - it tastes so much nicer and fills me up for so much longer! I've been...

I STS - completely understand why as I've been barely 80% on plan this week - lots of sneaky treats. Not had a good weekend but back on it tomorrow!

Ooh - I'm excited to try it - I'll definitely try the soup if I like it. I've baked the butternut squash in the oven until soft and then I will fluff it out and mix it with a mixture I have made of onions, bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms, thyme, parsley and paprika, then cover with cheese and put...

Will I like it?? For some reason I've never tried it - I love sweet potato, but hate the smell of pumpkin - what are the chances that I'll like it? I'm going to do this Sainsbury's online groceries - Slimming world adapted obviously - ie. no oil, less cheese and proper bacon with the fat cut...

Ooh - Are they really a HEXB - I've seen them advertised loads and they look lovely, but I imagined they would be pretty highly synned too! I'll take myself out to get some this week.

Another 1lb loss for me. Coming off slowly but surely - much happier being under 11 stone, and looking forward to be nearer the 10 stone end of it!!

Ah thankyou so much - honeyc - great tips that I will definitely be following. Thank you all.

Hello all, I'm a Saturday weigher, but off away for the weekend tomorrow morning so won't be able to weigh. I've lost a pound this week and not been very good - didn't eat a lot at the start of the week and haven't been great with fruit and veg. Back on track this week. Definitely...

Hello all, I have been really bad this week - had a bit of a stressful week, and stress makes me NOT eat! I'm a daily weigher, and earlier on in the week was looking great, but as my appetite came back, I have only eaten on plan, but weighing much more than earlier on in the week...

Hello all, I am off to Germany this weekend, and wondering how I am going to survive food wise? I have packed a box of Alpen lights (!) but only taking hand baggage and can't fit anthing else in! Any tips?

Why does the weight go on so quickly but off so slowly!! I'm pretty sure I could put on 4lbs in one week, but am so far only managing 1lb per week off. It means I can't really risk any big treats, as if I go out for dinner, even if I choose sensibly, I tend to put on about 4lbs, which would...

One and a half pound for me - only slightly annoyed, as I'm an everyday weigher (!) and on Friday it would've been 2.5 lb but I somehow managed to weigh a whole pound more today :(

I seem to be having some trouble posting st the moment - don't fear - I have been keeping a written food diary at home - can't trust myself not to! So shall be updating soon.

Thanks for all the advice. It was a success - hoorah. OH is so fussy he would not have liked it if it had split. Only problem is, it was a bit too cool for our liking, what with removing it from the heat then adding the cool yogurt - any tips for how to prevent this?

Hello all, I have never been a member of a group (always a BodyOptimise member) so have never had a book which explains all about SW. Is the main book the green covered Food Optimising book? I have seen it on the Online bookshop. What info does it have? Does it cover red and green days...

Yum yum - delicious. I have just made this for my dinner, and normally when I make things from scratch, they don't taste as nice as the Schwartz powder mixes!! One question - I removed from the heat, mixed some in with my yogurt then added the yogurt, but it ended up a bit too cool for our...

Hello all, I currently have sultana bran or porridge for my breakfast, neither of which I particularly enjoy and was wondering what cereal you enjoy for your HEB? Anyone eat things like Alpen etc. and are they HEB?

Hello all I am currently attmpting beef stroganoff off of here, and don't want to be pessimistic(!) but if my yogurt curdles it isn't a problem is it? Just doesn't look as nice, right?

Sunday 24th Red day: Breakfast: 28g porridge (HEB) made with ss milk (HEA) with honey (2 syns) and frozen red fruit Lunch: Very bad 1 Alpen light (3 syns) and an orange Dinner: Shepherds pie with Schwartz mix (2 syns), carrots, swede and onions in skins sliced on top (HEB) Snack: Malt...

Cambscrafts - thanks. It seems the consensus it that I am not eating enough, so I will definitely be trying better this week. Thanks for sharing your friend's experience - I think when there is less to lose it will obviously come off a bit slower. 52lbs in a year sounds good!!

Thanks Ellebear - my body is telling me I need a bit more fibre in my life, if you know what I mean - lol! I shall try them - don't really eat cakes, so will see if I can stomach them as a crispbread first!

Ah - Charlottegrace - thanks so much. Just the motivational chat I needed! I know what you mean about not having loads and loads to lose. Was feeling a bit down, but back on it 100% - there's no point falling off the wagon, is there? That's not going to help me lose weight!!

Hello all, I am going for a big food shop tomorrow, and was wondering, if you could put one thing on my list that you eat on SW, what would it be? (I do red and green days, and am not a vegetarian.)

Ooh - speeding up losses sounds good! I forgot to ask, if not eaten as part of HEB, what syns does it have?

What is it? Is it just available at groups or in shops too? IF it is just at groups, is there another more mainstream alternative?

Hello all, For HEAs on red and green days is it still one OR two, or does it have to be two? I struggle to have one, let alone two. Any advice? I don't really drink milk, tea or coffee, and will have cheese on top of things, or babybels but babybels are expensive for two every day!!

Hi Soccermom - thanks so much for your time and comments. I do write down everything I eat, so you are right that I don't eat all of my HEBs. I struggle with dairy, so in the morning I have a splash of milk, and most of it is left when I finish my cereal. I thought I was eating quite well...

Hello all, Thanks for the advice. Petunia - I don't go to a group, I do SW online, so don't have a consultant to show my diary to. I do prefer red and green days, as I think they are a bit more restrictive than EE, and I quite like that! I know what you mean about not having lots and lots...

Hello all, I have been back on SW for 3 weeks now, and only lost 3lbs - no big first weigh in, and only 1 or 1.5lb per week. This week I have put on half a pound and am very very disappointed. The last couple of days I haven't eaten so much, but nothing off plan. Just wondering if anyone...

Thursday 21st Green day Breakfast: 28g sultana bran (HEB) with a little ss milk (HEA) Lunch: half a packet of Ainsley Harriott couscous (0.5 syn), kiwi, grapes Dinner: Jacket potato with 28g cheese (HEB) and beans, with lots of lettuce and cucumber Snacks: Alpen light bar (3 syns) and...

Boo hoo - I gained half a pound. Only my third week and haven't had huge losses so far, so I'm really really disappointed.

Wednesday 20th Jan Red day: Breakfast: 28g porridge (HEB) with ss milk (HEA), honey (2 syns) and frozen fruit Lunch: Left over jerk chicken (1 syn) Dinner: Chicken stuffed with philly (2 syns) and spinach, with new potatoes (HEB) and carrots and spinach. Snacks: Satsuma, cherries...

Hello all, My husband is going to make me chicken stuffed with philly and spinach for dinner tonight. I have an HEA left, so can philly be an HEA, or if not, how many syns is it? Thanks.

Monday Red day: Breakfast: 28g Sultana bran (HEB) with a little ss milk (HEA) Lunch: Chicken salad with 1tbs light mayo (2 syns) Dinner: Cod wrapped in bacon with stir fry veg in fry light with blue dragon lemon sauce (4 syns) Snacks: 1xAlpen light (HEB), slice of malt loaf (4 syns)...

Hello all, Does anyone know the syns for Blue dragon lemon sauce, and soreen malt loaf? Strange combination, I know - I'm not eating them together - honest!

Lovely, thanks.

Friday Red day: Breakfast: 28g porridge oats (HEB) with muller light and frozen fruit Lunch: 1 Ryvita (part of HEB) with tomatoes, cucumber and 1 light Dairylea triangle (HEA) Dinner: Schwartz jerk chicken (2 syns) made with fresh pineapple, veg and tomato puree (2 syns) Syns: 4...

Hello all, Can I just check - are SW chips just chip shaped potatoes baked in the oven in fry light??

Please can I join? This is my second weigh in back on SW, and I lost 1 1/2lb. Last time I did SW I lost 4lb in the first week, but this time I lost 2lb last week, then the 1 1/2 this week, so it's coming off slower, but I know that 1 - 2lb per week is reasonable to expct so I'm not too...

I'm on green, and am having a pork chop probably with cajun on (it's huge so will be synning some as well as my HEB), sweet potato, cauliflower, broccoli and carrots. I'm STARVING today, so can't wait for hubby to get home with the sweet potato so I can start cooking!

Avisk, I know what you mean - these places are EXPENSIVE! Obviously there are healthier options, but £1 for a banana is way more than the supermarkets charge. And....the rubbish food always shouts louder. Anyway, I am determined to resist, and shall continue to shake my pot of fruit at...

Thursday Green day Breakfast: 28g sultana bran (HEB) and a splash of ss milk (HEA) Lunch: 96g pack of M and S veggie sushi (1/2 syn) Dinner: Sweet potato and veg and pork chop (have weighed pork chop and worked out it's HEB + 5 syns) Snacks: Alpen light bar (3 syns), 2 mini babybel...

Ooh - more than I thought. Thank you.

Just wondering if anyone else suffers as I do...every time I travel into London, Victoria station is trying to tempt me and ruin my healthy eating. Millies cookies scream at me, and the Cornishc Pasty company is dragging me in. So far, I have being very proud of my resistance, and find that...

Hello all, Cupboards are getting a bit bare - so I'm looking at original Ryvitas and dairylea light triangles for lunch tomorrow. Can anyone tell me how many of each I can have for my HEB and HEA respectively please?

Wednesday Green day: Breakfast: 28g sultana bran with a little ss milk (HEA) Lunch: Half a pack on Ainsley Harriott Spice Sensation couscous (1/4 syn!), melon, grapes and kiwi Dinner: Left over from last night - Spag bol with pasta made with 85g extra lean beef mince, lots of veg and...

Tuesday Green day: Breakfast: 28g sultana bran with a little ss milk (HEA) Lunch: Half a pack on Ainsley Harriott Spice Sensation couscous (1/4 syn!) with salad, melon and kiwi Dinner: Spag bol with pasta made with 85g extra lean beef mince, lots of veg and Schwartz mix (3 syns...

Hello, I share your problem! Looks like lots of good ideas. I normally have porridge or sultana bran then a banana mid morning as I still don't seem to be able to last until lunch time!!

Ooh - even better!!

Ahh rubbish - I have already eaten them but better to know than keep on fooling myself! Thanks.

Do two mini babybel lights = 1 HEA? Thanks.

Monday Red day: Breakfast: 28g sultana bran (HEB) with splash of ss milk (HEA) Lunch: Tuna salad, grapes Dinner: Salmon stir fry with 28g cashew nuts (I thought these were HEB, but don't think they can be on a red day, which means 8.5 syns!!:eek:) Snacks: Banana this morning, one mini...

Hello all, I thought cashew nuts could be a HEB on a red day, but just looked through my papers and it looks like they can't be?? Oops - that will mean 8 1/2 syns for my 28g then. Lucky I haven't had many other syns today!!

Hello all, Just wondering if anyone knows the syns in the small drumstick lolly as one just jumped off the table and into my mouth while I was breathing...honest!

Brightonrosie, thanks for replying, I know what you mean. The Syns online also don't show if things could be counted as a HE, for example, I had no idea about Alpen lights, and if I had checked them on the Syns online there would've been no info about them being HEBs. Lots of the menus now...

Hey Cocktailprincess - I know what you mean about it all being first hand info - from what I've seen on here, the groups all give out different info which makes everything more confusing! I wouldn't be able to get to a group, as I travel all over the South East for work, and am rarely home by...

Just wondering if anyone else is an online member and finds the website a bit rubbish? I have been an online member for a while, throughout my fall off the wagon, and had just paid up for another 3 months when I found this website - can't imagine I'll be renewing when that runs out! I find...

Hello all, I know that if I have one, I won't be able to stop, so trying to cut out all chocolate (it's been 8 days so far!) I know that last time I did this, I found chocolate really really sweet when I did try it, so might be a good tactic. I'm trying to have an activia ff yogurt or fruit...

Sunday's food diary Sunday Red day: Breakfast: 28g porridge (HEB) made with milk (HEA) and red berries and 2tsp honey (2 syns) Lunch: Home made syn free tomato and veg soup Dinner: Home made syn free beef goulash and 100g brown pasta (HEB) Snacks: Alpen light bar (3 syns), bite...

Saturday Green: Breakfast: 28g Sultana bran (HEB) and little ss milk (HEA) Lunch: Mug shot Dinner: Jacket Potato and Beans and 28g cheese (HEA) Snacks: One fish finger (2.5 syns), one rich tea biscuit (2 syns), one light Alpen bar (HEB) I am planning to have some melon and kiwi now...