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Hi Guys, I was on here originally back in 2010. I managed to lose 4 stone in 6 months with no exercise but with the help of you lovely lot. Due to many reasons, but no excuses, I have put it all back on and more so here I am again, asking for help to keep me motivated. Anyone want a slimming...

The Shape Zero ones are lush, so thick and creamy that's it's hard to believe they are free. I eat 2 for brekkie every day.

I live on white grapes at work, going through at least 1 punnet a day, lol. Never done me any harm, and kept me mighty regular!

It's great seeing all these pictures of yummy things you've made but how about a few recipes to go with them, lol

That's exactly how i do mine too, i find the sachet that comes with them isn't tasty enough. Shame i can't have bread (IBS) as i bet they're really nice as a sandwich too, lol

Sorry, should read syn free, not fat free, lol. Was getting syn free and low fat mixed up, doh!

The reason the regular instant noodles are synned is because they are deep fried before forming and cooling, this is why they cook so quick. If you compare the texture to fat free supernoodles you will find the fat free variety are very gloopy and gelatonous where as the regular ones are drier...

How long do you think these would keep for in the fridge (if I can leave them alone that it, lol). If they do a Choc orange sachet that would be really nice I bet.

I do mostly the same - cut potatoes (but smaller as I love them really crispy), parboil for about 6-8 mins, drain and spray fry lite all over them in the pan, shake them really hard to fluff up (this also allows the fry lite to get into the pots a bit more) then (here comes the difference) i put...

Most of the wraps are around 7 syns so pretty high but I have had a look around for my lunches and found the Weight Watchers wraps are only 5 syns each so not so bad. Hope that helps.

I'm just thankful that I don't follow the red days - 21 syns OMG. 3 syns isn't bad, I tend to have it for lunch so saves on sandwich syns, lol. Beegee, I won't tell if you slip away and ignore the syns, lol

I personally don't worry about synning meds as you only take them briefly and it evens itself out anyway. I have been on cold meds since sunday (weigh in on Thursdays), including cough syrup, lemsip, cough sweets and just resigned myself to a gain tonigh but I actually lost 2.5 lbs. I think that...

I believe the dippers are indeed 3 syns and the triple choc and caramel shorcake 'ice cream lollies' are both 4.5 syns.

So many people I know have problems with bananas, myself included. I am sure my consultant mentioned something about not having more than 3 a week and this was backed up by SW.

I bought this thinking 1.5 syns isn't bad but did check the syns online (on SW website) and it says: Tesco Light Choices, Creamy Mushroom Pasta, chilled 350g pack 3 Syns on Extra Easy Original 21 Syns Green 3 Syns They must have updated it, so would suggest updating your...

They're a bit of a con really. They've removed the biscuit and replaced it with wafer so not so nice. Once I had worked out the syns I gave it straight to hubby to eat, wasn't going to waste my syns on a fraudulant Twix, lol.

Just thought I'd let you know the syn value of the new Twix Fino (supposedly lighter and less cals than the original Twix bar). Well, it has 2 fingers and each finger is 4.5 syns, so 9 syns for the whole thing. Saves 5 syns but still think it's pretty high for a 'light' choccy bar.

Wow, that's not bad. Might have to get some of those. Thank you.

I think as long as you only have the one then I wouldn't syn it. Syning pureed/mashed/cooked fruit is only because you tend to eat more of it once it's been messed with and hence consume more calories than you otherwise would. As long as you stick to the one banana then I wouldn't syn it...

I use turkey in place of chicken, especially in curries, it keeps its shape and flavour really well.

I was wondering about this too as I have loads left and don't really want to make hundreds of onion bahjis (as nice as they are, lol)

Well done on the weight loss and the time travel, lol. x

I would've told him where to stick his wrap, lol. He ordered it, he should eat it. Don't know the syn value i'm afraid but if it was me, I would just write it off as a bad choice and start again, maybe denying myself syns for the day.

Another good treat is to blitz a tin of the dahl with a hand blender and then use it as a spicy hummus dip with raw veg, lovely, hmmm

Sorry, these appear to have changed syn value and are now 1 syns per sausage, still good though.

Why not buy fresh low syned ones and then freeze? I always but Tesco lighter choices cumberlands at 0.5 syns each and freeze them in 2's so I get 4 portions out of the pack.

The most authentic tasting SW curry from the recipe book I have tried is the Chicken Jalfrezi and it is completely free. Hubby makes one from the book too for us which is really yummy but as he won't tell me which one it is I don't know how authentic it is, lol

Which makes them 3 syns each by default then if you compare to HiFi bars as 1 per HExB (6 syns each)

You could always use the Salt and Shake crisps and not put the salt in?

They do a Slush Puppy lite now so maybe you'll get lucky?

Sounds yum, think I'll be trying this in the next week.

Sounds nice, thank you. I've not used my slow cooker since joining SW so this will give me the chance.

And if you blitz it with a blender straight from the tin you get a lovely curried humous to dip veg in, lovely.

The Win Yip version is 1 syn per tbsp, every syn counts, lol

I used to eat Muller Lights and switched to the Shape Zero coz they're thick and creamy. However, I found they mucked up my weight loss as it was the only thing I changed in my diet and I then appeared to plateau. Have stopped eating them and i'm losing again.

Thanks Circes, as usual a mine of info. It would figure that something so nice would be high, lol. Mind you, I'm loving the chickpea dahl which is cheaper anyway.

I picked up 3 tins just in case I liked it, well I should've picked up a whole case. It's delish with a jacket potato. I also bought the veg balti only to find that it's 9 syns a can, oops, won't be partaking of that!

On the advice of other members I have picked up 3 tins of Asda's chickpea dahl for lunches at work (as I can get rice from the canteen) and whilst there got the vegetable balti too. I checked sysn when I got home to find, yes the dahl is indeed syn free but the balti is 9 syns for the tin. Why...

I stick to having chinese once a week, just after weigh in so I don't have to count all the syns (I'm a one for sweet and sour chicken balls, lol). then I have all week to sort myself out. have never had a bad gain. started jan and have only had 3 gains so far totalling 2 lbs.

I tend not to syn my meds as they are essential to your health at the time and don't last forever so just think, if I gain then so be it. When you stop the meds again, you'll lose. Don't stress about it too much. I have been on all sorts of sweets and syrups since starting sw and have only had 3...

Don't forget you can have 2 Alpen Light bars as a HExB too.

Chicken and bacon hotpot, we've had it with mash, rice and pasta. A firm fave in our house and so easy.

Mummy ferris, how on earth have you managed to lose so much so quickly? I started about the same weight as you and have only lost 2.5 stone after 20 weeks! My target is also 11 stone or size 12. Some weeks I have really good losses but I can't maintain them, what's your secret if you don't mind...

Cheers Britmum, choc and fundge cookies, here i come, lol.

Thanks Circes, am off to look now and hopefully will have a very scrummy yet SW friendly cookie by the weekend to share on here.

Hi Guys, I am currently in experimental stage (or should that be mental?). I am adapting a recipe for choc and fudge cookies but it has 75g soft brown sugar, obviously I want to replace this with sweetener but have no idea how to work out how much I need :confused:. If I pull this off the...

Well, I did 2 recipes in one night yesterday, both from the Curry Lovers book - Chicken Jalfrezi and Onion Bajhi's. They were both fab, very chuffed with myself as I am not one for following recipes, lol. Even my 5 year old son ate them!

Hey Sparkle, help is at hand, I think you'll find this yummy. Garlic and mushroom sauce (serves 4, 1/2 syn per serving) 10 Garlic cloves, unpeeled Frylight 340g button mushrooms, chopped 113ml stock made with Chicken Bovril 4 tbsp buttermilk 4 tbsp freshly chopped parsley 1. Preheat oven...

As my consultant would say, if it works for you go with it, when it starts to cause problems - stop. Enjoy. x

Or you could do that, lol. ;-)

OR Tikka Masala Free on Green/Original/Extra Easy Fry light 3 garlic cloves, crushed 1/2 tsp cardomom seeds, crushed 1/2 tsp ground turmeric 1 tbsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cumin 1-2 tsp chilli powder 1 level tbsp tom puree 1 onion, grated 100g very low fat natural...

Tikka Marinade: Free on Gree/Original/Extra Easy 1 large onion, roughly chopped 2 tsp minced garlic 2 tsp minced ginger 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp ground cumin small handful of freshly chopped coriander 150g pot Total 0% Fat Free Greek yoghurt salt and pepper 1. Place onion...

My leader would say you're not eating enough and to definately use your syns. I had the same problem with bananas, had a couple every day and my weight loss slowed right down, have cut them out completely and back on track again, go figure.

Cool, thanks for that. Think I may have to weigh out a few 35g bags, lol.

Well, I went and bought some but the only bag I could find was huge, lol (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it, although they do have cals etc for a 35g bag). For 100g: 529 cals, 6.8g protein, 59.4g carbs, 58.8g sugars, 29.1g fat, 17g saturates, 1.4g fibre, 0.11g sodium, 0.28g salt That's...

Hi guys, anyone know the syn value of the new Galaxy Counters. They look yummy (just like Minstrels but without the crunchy shell) but have yet to buy them in case I eat them and they are awful on syns, so no nutritional values I'm afraid. Just hoping someone has worked them out already, lol.

If you are doing EE and you've allowed for your pitta then as long as you've not had any sauces, the salad is free and the chicken will be mostly free, I would just allow for a little oil (maybe a tbsp). It is the best choice by far if you're gonna be naughty in a kebab shop, lol.

Well, I've become a bit addicted to the Batchelors savoury rices since finding out they were free but have started to get a bit bored with just rice so today I had the Mild Mexican one and chopped up 2 large salad tomatoes and half a cucumber into small chunks and mixed it in with the hot rice...

Hi, have you worked out the syns in this?

I like the Muller yogs but have found myself having to throw them away because I haven't been eating them as much now i'm 12 weeks in and know what i can and can't eat better. I actually threw away 9 today as they expired (bought as part of a deal). I now but the Shape Zero ones as I can eat 2...

Matalan is my shop that I gauge myself by as I know they cut small. Therefore if I can get into a size 18 in Matalan then most other shops will be fine too. I have lost 25 lbs in the past 12 weeks and have gone from a very large size 22 (Asda sized) into a Matalan size 18 (and they are loose...

Are these the low fat super noodles? If so, they are still free.

That's the only place the cheese should be in a cheese and beans jacket. If you put the cheese on top it's horrible, yuk, lol.

Ooh, there's nothing better than a turkey curry. It keeps its form and flavour unlike using chicken.

The only 3 I know off the top of my head are the ones I have in my cupboard at the mo: Chicken Thai sweet chilli Mild curry These are all free on extra easy

I suppose it could be either depending on what other spices you add. I added cumin to mine so more of an Indian one really. I used tesco value tin of mushy peas so small tin, but with the chopped toms it bulked out quite well.

Wow, they're not bad syn wise are they, may have to get some of these for handy lunch stuff.

OMG, I made this tonight and it was amazing. I added cumin powder at the onion frying stage but apart from that was exactly as original method. I can't believe how nice it was. Lucky us, we have enough out of this recipe to portion half off to use instead of a curry sauce in a jar. I've put it...

Ooh, may have to get these, much cheaper and better syns than Skinny Cows.

The Dairy Milk little bar (skinny one) is 5.5 syns The Milky bar 25g bar is 7 syns

The Smart price sponge mix is 31

They are 3.5 syns hun, I have loads in the cupboard for my choccie fix. Bought them when Asda were selling the multi pack funsize bags for £1. Bargain, I bought 5, still have 4 left, lol.

I follow the plan 100% and lose half or 1 lb, if i have a controlled slip up (eat a chocolate here, a cake there, have some chips off sons plate) I lose 3-4 lbs. Not quite sure what's going on there, maybe I'm not eating enough. Thanks for the recipe though, will give it a got once pay day...

That sounds absolutely delish, I tried Quorn pieces for the first time last week and they're not too bad, much nicer than the mince, lol. On another note, how on earth did you lose 8lb in one week??

I'm Vodaphone payg but got one of the older ones that give you 6 months in which to use your credit, they are 30 day now. Had no probs with reception though at all.

My newest favourite use of sysn for treats is: The Skinny Cow Triple Chocolate Ice Cream Lollies, triple pack 110ml each 4½ Syns on Extra Easy Original 4½ Syns Green 4½ Syns So yummy!!

This sounds really nice, how many does it serve?

Try this one, it will be lower in syns but still haven't worked out how many, too late in the evening for me, lol 4 tbsp self raising flour 2 tbsp splenda (or other sugar substitute) 3 tbsp cocoa 3 tbsp skimmed milk 3 tbsp low fat vanilla yoghurt Mix in a large mug and microwave for 3 mins.

Feel better soon. I had the same problem just after i started sw but found that because i felt crap i didn't eat as much anyway so the syns balanced out.

Thanks for that, am a relative newbie (6 weeks) and was wondering about the syns and whether you have to have them, decided to look on here and found the answer. Thank you.

oh well, guess i'll give it to someone else then, can't warrant the syns, would rather spend them on something yummy, lol

Thanks, it's low fat, will that make it syn free?

I want to cook a creamy low/no syn curry tonight but forgot to buy yoghurt or fromage frais. I have creme fraiche in the fridge, can I use this instead? It is low fat version.

Help, my cakes are sticking to the paper cases, what's happened, they never did this before.

I couldn't wait till Wednesday night so got second batch cooking now, they smell so good......may have to eat them all, lol

I have made them many times before when i was on another diet (WW), i think that's where the recipe originally comes from. Gonna make some tonight i think, lol. Just fancying something nice. Problem is that they're so nice that you can't just eat 1, lol.

Sounds yummy, another one for me to try me thinks. Thanks for that. x

You could also try the Mug Shots. The noodle ones are great. The roast chicken noodle one is free and the thai noodle one (orgasmic!) is only a half syn. They are really thick and filling and you just put in a mug and add boiling water, stir and stand for 5 mins and ta da, instant hot food. I...

Thank you Littleali21, I've never felt so welcome somewhere :-) Hope to see you around a bit more now i'm registered. Have only been following SW for 3 weeks and quite pleased with the result so far. It feel so easy and like i'm not on a diet. Am making the cakes for work on Thursday as we have...

I worked out the syns on the Sainsburys low fat sponge mix as I couldn't get Greens either and the recipe works out a whole 10 syns less so much better in my opinion. PS. I'm new on here, hello, lol