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Hi everyone, I am doing filling and healthy and would like to just check if apple cooked with water, sweetener and cinnamon would be free good as I can't find it on the app? Thanks in advance. Claire xx

Next recipe, one of my favourites...turkish style moussaka and rice... Packet of extra lean mince 4/5 aubergines 2 onions 2 green peppers 3/4 cloves garlic salt pepper teaspoon tomato puree beef oxo cube Peel the aubergine skin in strips lengthwise, so that it looks stripy. Cut the aubergine...

Have a great time Rochelle, sure you will have a blast! :)

Yesterday changed quite a lot as I was busy all day... BREAKFAST : Grilled cheese HEA LUNCH: Chicken sandwich (HEB) with pickles and mayo (2) DINNER: Whole meal pasta (HEB) with chicken and veges with BBQ sauce (1) and cheese spread for sauce (HEA) Today is so far (extra Easy I think)...

Hi Slimming Lizard, Good to see another person living in Turkey, where in Turkey are you? I have put some turkish recipes that are SW adapted onto the recipes part of the forum, just in case you are interested :) Claire x

Morning all, well had a day of feeling utterly crap yesterday....I ate some chocolate biscuits, some dry fried cheese, two tomatoes and some chicken and rice...not bad calories wise but not exactly healthy!! So back on plan today after 9 hours sleep feeling much better. RED DAY BREAKFAST...

I managed to have 14 syns yesterday, it was those chocolate puddings but they definately helped my desire for 20 mars bars!!!! Today I did brunch rather than breakfast so here is my plan so far: BRUNCH: 2 toast with 2 frylight eggs and 1/2 tin chopped tomatoes (2syns) DINNER: Chicken and veg...

Oh maybe try a fish week too....there is a thread about it and people report great losses....I think Fish boosts metabolism too :)

Hi Trash, I agree that you may be eating too little, think of the bodys metabolism like a fire you have to keep adding coals/wood to keep it burning otherwise it dies out or just has some simmering embers left there, it you are doing more exercise then thats like there being a wind for...

Yeah it will definately work...chilli is all about how much flavour you like anyway....I often make it with no potatoes and sweeter green peppers instead :)

Hi Hun, How was your weekend? Are you getting excitied now? xxxx

Well had a pretty disasterous weekend food wise...chocolate cravings took the better of me and I probably went over by about 40syns on chocolate...hmmm didnt even enjoy it all that much!! It is the TOTM and I always crave chocolate and what I ate would normally be daily however I am back on plan...

Haha HollysNan!!! There will be loads of yummy food for you to eat, but lots of food especially all the nice mezes, salads, grilled meats and fish do fit into slimming world....its the bread and desserts that are the devils in disguise!! ;)

Well its holiday times here and full of delish baklava, sweets and cakes - they even call it the sweet festival!! So after a weekend where I ate too much chocolate I am staying in the house and working, we didn't have a market to buy loads of fresh stuff so will have to go tomorrow, I will then...

Creamy Yogurt Dip (Haydari) 1 cup creamy yogurt (You can use the 0% greek yoghurt I guess its free - otherwise strain through cheese cloth so you just have the thickness and not all the water in it - overnight I guess) 2 garlic cloves, smashed with salt 1/2 tsp mint 2 tbsp dill, chopped Pinch of...

Hi Rochelle, I am sure you will love it :) If you need any tips just let me know and if you see me hanging around be sure to say hi :)

Well food plan changed.....didn't do breakfast, had a grilled cheese salad for lunch when I was out, that's me so far...will see what else comes of today but I think a jacket potato and salad for dinner....so much for a red day!!! :)

Hi Chloebelle, We have nearly the same amount of weight to loose, but cos of difference in heights my start and goal are higher than yours, this is the first time I have actually felt positive about it too....had a 7.5lb loss so far in 2 weeks of feeling good...this week the scales (naughty...

Good morning, well I ended up going out last night, my boss called into see me at 9pm and neither of us had eaten, he fancied chinese, so I chose sensibly and had chicken and sweetcorn soup -7.5syns and chicken and mushroom 5,5syns with vegetable rice....I thought that was pretty good going, esp...

Hmmm 2 glasses of wine, slice of cake and a coffee...20 syns...although I am still 13 syns below my total for the week so far so thats ok :) So now for today: BREAKFAST: 2 slices brown toast HEB, 2 eggs, 1 tomato LUNCH: Aubergine/potato with salad and cheese HEA DINNER: Not sure at the...

Well dinner was a yummy yummy yummy hash brown and half a tin of beans, now I am off to my friends house, she has wine (2 glasses cos I am driving) and has made cake... well my syns for the week are 12 over 3 days so I can use some for wine and cake...

Hmmm iskender probably impossible on SW...doughy bread, lamb doner and butter sauce!! :) although its my fave too I just adore it!!! The only way you could do it is on a base of rice, ff yoghurt, synned doner meat and a sauce of tomatoes (syn free)....now thats an idea! I will get some recipes...

I have 40kg to loose .... I equate it to two FULL suitcases that you can take on your summer hols!!! Jeeezzzz no wonder I am always shattered!!

Thats really great well done...its all in the right direction, now just have to be super good before Cyprus, just one more weighin before you fly right? xx

Me too....I went cold Turkey on snacks and sweets, I only have chocolate/biscuits/crisps on a sunday (and then I dont count it!!) but to be honest what I bought on sunday would normally get munched on in a morning and it made me feel sick. The only thing I have is ice lollys made from sugar...

Yeah feel more motivated to keep going and my hangy down belly feels a bit smaller today!!! Breakfast: 2 b.bread (toasted) HEB Plus marg and Jam 3syns Lunch: Salad and Aubergine/potato in tom sauce with cheese HEA Dinner: Vege stir fry with honey (1.5syns) and boiled rice Thats me :)

Good luck...let me know how you get on :) Brill day yesterday BTW xx

Just making my jacket potato for dinner and have done 33mins and 215calories on my wii :)

Clare, I haven't had any kids but have been on and off diets for the last 10 years, finally this time feels different, I feel like I am doing this for myself and because I want to...not for anything or anyone but for me....finally....and I too will reach target!! and then I am definately...

Well done you :) Keep at it you will get there! xx

Good morning! Well I am feeling very positive, the weight was still gone this morning when I got weighed (thought it may have been a trick or something!!) So here is my plan for the day: BREAKFAST - 2 Brown Toast (HEB) with 2 eggs and 2 tomatoes grilled (sauce and marg sinned) LUNCH -...

I just want to say thankyou to everyone who commented on this recipe...It reminded me that I havent made any for years.....must get the ingredients and get some done this week :)

Well here is my cooking creation for today... Its called Saksuka in Turkish but this is my adaptation for SW and its completely free :) 1kg aubergine 2 large potatoes tin chopped tomatoes 2 small onions 3/4 cloves garlic teaspoon sweetener salt and pepper pinch of chilli flakes teaspoon of...

I tend to make a plan of what I am going to cook (generally at the weekend) and then therefore what I will eat (and shop for) I use a weekly meal planner document that I found online I also then follow up my filling in my food diary, I have downloaded the slimming world one and then I just...

OH NO!!!! You just need to keep to super speed for tomorrow and tuesday, loads of fruit, veg and salads...you will be fine for weighin :) You probably didnt do as much damage as you though...but I have to say BRAVE WOMAN wine and vodka in the same night kill me...I always always end up ill if...

Ah thanks Linda, I am glad you like it :) I am making an aubergine and potato dish and a potato salad this afternoon so will post them as soon as they are done and I can take some pics :)

I just got weighed and I have lost another 2kg :) so I got 7.5lbs woohoo half a stone goneeeeeee :)))) I added my syns up...cos I was very low earlier in the week I am still on target phew....better choices for future lunches out!!!

Well yesterday my Internet went at home and I had to go to town and work from there, I succumbed to a panini for lunch and 4 vodkas last night so have to work out my syns when I am up and about had a lazy lazy morning Yesterdays food was Breakfast tomatoes grilled on heb brown toast Lunch...

well change of plan for dinner I couldnt be bothered so has potato croquettes, fried eggs and two slices brown bread :)

Well yesterday the food plan was correct as above, I managed to do ten minutes jogging on the wii free runner which it calculated at 2.2km and 100 calories. This morning I got up and did a bit of yoga, 2 hula hoop sessions and 3 step plus classes on the wii, 25mins and 174calories. Todays food...

Brilliant well done you - I can't wait too see pics of ur princess dress :) we all need something to spur us on but you have the ultimate reason :) I just downloaded this app for my iPod so I can use it easier :) Have a great day x x

Oh how lovely, I would love a massage....preferably with a big hunky man doing it!!! I am feeling good thanks, all ok, worked til really late last night but got up and tidied up this morning :)

Had a late breakfast - again!! I really need to eat before I start doing anything in the morning, but today I will make sure I eat some lunch and a smaller portion for dinner as I was stuffed cos I ate too much in the evening cos I was hungry....it was all very healthy but I felt ready to pop...

Ah you need to get your focus back as I am sure you want to look fab in your beach wear and more importantly your wedding dress :) I have been really good again....god knows whats happened to me....only thing I havent managed to do is exercise as I swear to you the minute I started to do...

Well breakfast got delayed til brunch as I was busy with work stuff this morning, so I didnt have lunch...just making dinner now...a bit later than I would have hoped for but duties call!!!!

Thats really brilliant, I am soooo pleased for you! Well todays menu goes something like this... BREAKFAST: mini quiche to make soon HEA LUNCH: salad with green beans and couscous and cheese HEA, plus cacik (cold yoghurt soup) DINNER: Soya savory mince with roasted veges (potato...

Well done you!!! thats fantastic.....see you will defo have that half a stone gone by the wedding :)) :D Have a fab day xxxx

I think they were probably right though...my weight means I struggle more in the heat, obviously my body has to work harder to move around....its like I am carrying 2 full suitcases around with me everyday....thats a really scary though when I cant pick one up myself! Anyway I have been...

Well done yesterday and good luck for tonight - I am keeping everything crossed for you!!

Well I had an awful day yesterday and I am still feeling pretty shaken, was out with clients all day, had fish, mezes and salad for lunch so nothing OTT, on the way back from my last appointment I started to get pains in my left arm, I came home tried to relax but it was just getting worse, I...

Well the start of a new week and I am really positive again...had my treats yesterday but they werent as amazing as I anticipated!! Todays menu is, if all goes to plan I may end up going out with a client: Breakfast - 2 B.Bread (HEB) with extra light marg, 2 grilled tomatoes, ketchup Lunch -...

well done you! Yesterday was my supposed holiday day where I could have a treat...I was so looking forward to it....but I didnt really enjoy it that much, I did enjoy the frozen mars bar so in future that will be my treat. Hope you have a great day today xx I put a couple of turkish food...

Well as I live in Turkey I cook quite a lot of Turkish food so I thought I would start this thread of my recipes adapted to fit Slimming World.. These are the things that I have cooked this morning, both are meze type dishes which make my lunches easy as they will stay fresh in the fridge for 4...

Love the market its my godsend as well we have a really good little supermarket just 200m away and the weekly market, and I live a bus journey from the town centre with no car and cardiac hill....maybe one day I will be able to walk up it without having a coronary!! just done my weekly...

You can do it :) just be really good for the next couple of days....beetroot is really good cos its a diuretic and just make sure you have some super free foods in there, my cousin used to swear on green plums and chicken....whatever works for you just go for it!! :)

Excellent day Karen well done! Which day is your weigh in day? I am sure you will have done great this week :)

The things that are tempting are different, ice creams, iced coffees, sweets, deep fried foods - its all so yummy :( Anyway onwards and downwards (KG wise), today there is a farmers market outside my house, I am on a budget at the moment so I am just making all my menu plans for the next 7 days...

Well I have just had dinner, a little earlier than normal cos its 17:30 here, but I was hungry, todays menu goes like this: Breakfast - 42g All-bran cereal Lunch - 25g walkers crisps (yes I actually weighed them from a big bag!!) 6.5syns Dinner - chicken breast cooked with peppers, onion and...

You will be having some sun and heat soon!! k I think it all depends on how focused you are, to be honest eating out here is not the easiest cos everything has olive oil, so I always try to keep my HEB just for olive oil if I am going out cos salads, mezes and everything always has a a drizzle...

sounds all pretty good and you did the best you could at subway :)

Ah I live in Turkey! Lived out here for 6 years and this month is the hottest, but I did manage to get in the pool and do 50 lengths (its a short pool) in the early evening. For dinner I roasted some of my boiled potatoes up with some rosemary and seasalt, with a chicken breast and then some...

Just got home after my morning of cafe culture, was so nice to get out of the house, even though I was alone just sat in a cafe working, drinking diet coke and coffee I felt comfortable and better than being at home not seeing people for days on end! My boss and another friend then joined me and...

The most important thing is that you didnt pig out and you made sensible choices, its a big thing in the change of lifestyle....if you didnt eat enough for one day its not going to be damaging to your diet, you just need to be back on track with SW from today...which I am sure you will...

Good on ya Karen, well I was pretty restrained last night and have still...remarkably stayed within my syns for the days which have passed....last night went out for dinner my friend had a started...I refrained and just had a slice of brown bread from the basket HEB, then I had grilled chicken...

I like planning ahead and then do my shopping accordingly, I use this meal planner...

Hi Karen, Thank you :) I am sure you can get half a stone off before you fly out to Cyprus, just keep on lots of superfree foods and try to be as active as possible. Frittata, its a bit like a cold omlette/quiche....I had some boiled potatoes sliced up, onions, courgette, mushroom, pepper...

Tiredness kills me too karen, try drinking loads of water, I also take a vitamin C supplement when I am tired seems to help, I know its common sense our bodies crave the bad stuff when we are tired but actually if we eat well, lots of fruit, high energy carbs and protien our bodies respond...

Ah Congratulations on your wedding, I am sure you will look stunning, how much do you want to loose in total? I want to loose about 7.5 stone if I am honest but the first target is to get 20KG off by the end of November :) I am feeling very positive that I can do it though, which is quite...

Hi Pickle, Everyone is right you are only human and its only natural to fall off the rails every now and then, cos lets be honest how many slim people dont have a day when they pig out on icecream and chocolate, I know all my slim friends do!! But we have that day and we move on from it, i saw...

good for you Glamup, you can do it I am sure, when we look after ourselves a little more, nails done, quick pedicure, bath and then nice smelly moisturiser it also makes us feel better about ourselves and then we do better at our plan....thats my theory anyway :)

Hi there, How are you doing? :)) xxxx

What a nightmare last night was, felt exhausted so turned down an invitation to go out for a few hours with my friend/boss, just got settled in bed when a work call came and I was then up til 4.30am working :( woke up this morning feeling like death warmed up...however I am really proud of...

Hi Karen, Thank you for your message and well done on your weight loss so far, I have constantly struggled with my weight for about ten years but I really am sick of being unhealthy and "the fat one", I have at least 45KG to loose so like 100lb, however short term goal is to get below 100KG by...

I am having a moment, will help if I write it down I am sure....I want chocolate, have none in the house, there are some crisps but they are my indulgence for sunday.....Natural Yoghurt with sweetener and cinamon? think I am gonna try it.....

I know I was the same with the photos from my brothers recent wedding and my birthday, I hate the fat me....I used to be so slim and could easily turn heads...now they turn for the wrong reason :( I am sure that having each other to help each other out will be a great help, I cant go to a class...

Well yesterday went reasonably well, however i ate with my boss when we were out early evening, chicken stirfry and rice so it still fitted in with the plan....to be honest I think my home cooked food would have tasted better it was pretty poor! I then had a mountain of work to do when I got...

Hi Jeans_Makeup, You can do it, I am sure of that...for me I feel so many of the same things that you do, hate getting ready to go out, busting out of my clothes, being the fattest person in the room.....but we can change all of that!!! If you would like a buddy along the way maybe we could...

Dear Princess Stevie, I live in Turkey and you will be able to find loads of stuff that fits into slimming world for self catering...I agree some mugshots would be great to stick in your case, otherwise get some nice feta cheese (Ezine is the best one - or look in the supermarket for beyaz...

Such a busy week and didnt have chance to get online, but got weighed this morning and lost 0.5kg, not bad to say I was out with clients a lot and had to eat in restaurants/on the run. I did my full market shopping yesterday so have a fridge full of grapes, cherrys and peaches, plus the usual...

Well I turned 32 on Sunday and have spent the last 11 years being overweight, enough is enough and I need to change, I have a big appetite and love sweet things, the only plan that has ever worked for me is slimming world but as soon as I hit the chocolate I loose the plot again.... So today is...

Thank you everyone for your lovely messages, I weighed in this morning on my wii and it shows total loss since before christmas to be 12lb. I find looking at everything difficult as I live in Turkey and we dont really have so many ready meals or processed foods...in one way thats a good thing...

Good luck with the tablets and your new start at getting slimmer and healthier :) I have just started on the tablets and can honestly say that the are amazing, it does work in putting me off eating the rubbish that I would normally stuff down my throat and having done my wii weigh in this...

Hi Elaine, I am going to join you on this if thats ok, normally I try to do an hour of wii fit 5/6 days a week, but will try to increase my activity level a little more each day to allow me to reach this target :) Heres to a slimmer 2011 :) Claire xx

Hey everyone, I am new to Zenical, have been taking them for a couple of weeks over Christmas and New Year back in the UK and lost 3,5kg, I have already experienced some of the nasty side effects after a bit of a midnight biscuit raid (it was alcohol induced!!) so I know what I have to do to...

I am going to make some lentil, mint and tomato soup and have that with a cheese salad...I am addicted to the soup but gonna ty making my own tonight see if I can be successful.... :)

Hi Everyone, Well I have been off plan (not terribly - but enough that I have gained 4lb in the last 2 weeks) :( so I am devastated.....friends arrived back from the UK and although overweight themselves have decided that junk food and alcohol are the way forward....I was led astray a little...

Oh I am sooooooo pleased that you all like it :) I want to make some kind of picalili as thats my true fave :) Claire xx

Oh breakfast is so important and this last 10 days I have been dog and cat sitting (like a bloody zoo there are 7 house animals and numerous street animals) so I never have had the time to do my breakfast properly and guess what I havent stuck to the diet properly! I am a SW EE girl and...

Thanks girls, I think it probably is Pastrami looking at the descriptions online, I will cut away any visible fat anyway and have some small pieces where I would normally use a salty bacon....like in pastas, potato salad etc....we dont eat pork so cant use bacon! :)

No its like very thin slices of beef which are quite spicy and dried....sounds gross but you only have a tiny bit for loads of flavour :)

Yeah I jut googled it and it is very similar to Pastrami....just more herbs by the looks of it :) Oh good I am going to get some over the weekend :) Thanks again xxx

Hi All, We have a type of air-dried cure beef here called pastirma, would dried meats be free on red and ee? Thanks Claire xx

Well its now 5:15 here and I just started to feel hungry, so therefore I am probably gonna have a couple more spoonfuls before I go home and then I won't snack while I prepare dinner and walk the dogs etc....at least the dogs will like the leftover pasta/tuna :)

Ah its all so exciting Blufizz :) I think its great and especially that he isn't pressuring you too, that means he is willing to do things at your pace and I respect that in a man! With regards to been careful....I had been chatting to my fella for a while when I finally said yes, I called...

Ah thanks girls....I honestly was so shocked that anyone could be so rude that I actually didnt know what to say to him!!! and believe me I am very rarely lost for words!! I just spoke to my friend who I am dog sitting for and described the man and what he said, she said that he has never been...

I have made a lovely pasta salad for lunch, it tastes yum yet I have had about 6/7 forkfulls and had to put it back in the fridge....Does anyone else find that they are having decreasing appetites? I had a good breakfast of eggs, roasted tomatoes and toast plus I drank a lot of water already...

Completely!! It almost feels too good to be true...and it means I limit my intake of cheese!! LOVE IT!!! :)

Morning All, I went for a walk on the beach this morning with the dogs as I am dog sitting, my friends dog wouldn't harm a fly so generally I dont have her on the lead and the only other people around are other dog walkers. This morning there was a man who we crossed one way and then again...

Morning All, I am really ready to go home back to my place, I am cat/dog sitting 2.5hrs from home and am lonely here!! Met my ex for dinner last night as he lives about 45 mins away....I am leaving Friday morning working en route during the day and be home fri night....woohoo!! Anyway I am...

Yeah definately! What days are best for you? I weigh in on a Saturday but am happy to do anyday. Claire x

Hi Ladies, Does anyone ever use the chat facility on this site? I am home alone would be nice to chat if anyone else is in the same position! Claire x

Dont worry Blufizz, if he doesnt want to continue your friendship based on one photo then he isnt worth it anyway....however because you have already built up a good friendship it is probably just satistying his curiousity.....have u seen his pic? Claire x

Hi All, Well done girls you have both had great losses....I STS this week although I have had a very unorganised week and am staying at a friends house/cat/dog sitting so I know I havent been 100% on plan. Hoping for better losses over the next 2 weeks :) Claire x

Hi Ukxphiler, It made 3 medium size jars. Claire x

I find it really difficult too, people can be so different online to in person, here we have the added issue that English girls have a pretty bad rep here in Turkey cos girls are out enjoying themselves on holiday and therefore some guys think we want to jump into bed with anything that has a...

HE IS DEFINATELY FLIRTING!!! I agree with Fern, you both seem to like each other a lot and to be honest if you dont tell him its not a secret its just that on a wednesday night you meet up with a group of friends....

Oh Blufizz how exciting :) I now want to know if you responded to his big hint.... I met my fella online, he added me to facebook last summer and I accepted as we live close and thought maybe we knew each other, we started to chat online and then moved to MSN too, he always asked me if I...

Hi Lyn, I think cider vinegar would be the next best thing or white wine vinegar maybe (maybe its actually cider vinegar but they dont call it that cos we are supposedly a muslim country!!) I took jars to my friends and they are raving aout how good it is too :) Enjoy x

Hi Everyone, I love pickles esp branston and picalili :) however I have 2 issues that they are synned and also that I live overseas and I have to pay thru the nose to get them....so I decided to make my own onion chutney, here is my recipe: 1kg onions (ı used red onions) 200ml of balsamic...

Morning all me again :) Well I am either doing red or green today cos I have had two HEB choices.....So here is my day so far: Breakfast: 2 B.bread(HEB) with honey (2syns) Lunch: cupa soup (3syns), 2 B.Bread (HEB) with 42g R.Fat Cheese (HEA) and syn free onion chutney (will add recipe to...

Hi everyone, I had an apple for breakfast (I am dog/cat sitting and not in a routine of waking up early enough to walk the dogs, feed the cats and the dog and make breakfast too!!) - need to try better tomorrow! Lunch was a Tuna and sweetcorn salad with mayo (3syns) which was lovely Dinner...

Hi Martha, I use TVP in the mince style, its basically like quorn but a dry form. I normally crumble in a stock cube and then cover in boiling water, leave it to soak for 5/10 mins and then use as I would quorn mince. I live overseas and we cant get Quorn products here so I use it in...

Hi everyone, Well I am back after a couple of days out in meetings and moving to a different town for work for a couple of weeks!! Hectic few days...my diet has not suffered too much and I have managed to stick reasonably within the EE plan. So for today I am going to try to be very good...

I have made the couscous as intended and then rolled my chicken in it before baking it.....try to have a lot of superfree foods to go with it and maybe a small jacket potato (but limit the other carbs) I think you have to be sensible when doing these things....I have stopped making couscous cake...

Morning all, Well first things first it is weigh in day and I have lost 3lb....not quite sure how most probably emotional stress more than my dedication to the diet! Yesterday had a terrible day and woke up in tears and on a downer, continued through the day and then cried myself to...

Morning all, I have lost 3lb this week, had a reasonable week diet wise although yesterday had 61syns *cries* but had loads of personal problems going on so probably stress has assisted with the weight loss! Really pleased and back on plan today so hopefully another good loss next week :)...

Have u tried roasted carrots and roasted brocolli Annie? They are really good, chop up and spray with frylight sprinkle the chilli onto them too :) and season....the carrots take longer than the brocolli but the brocolli has a really nutty flavour when roasted....Rachel Ray fave :)

Hi Nikki, Wow I just looked at our starting weights and heights and we are very close....I live in Turkey and am doing the SW plan....doing the extra easy now and am finding that although I need to plan its working really well. What meals do you tend to cook? Claire xx

Hi Annie, I find I am not snacking all that much, sometimes have some fruit but I genuinely feel satisfied between meals....very bizarre!! In the evening I have a choc fix - normally a 5syn bar or a couple of marshmallow teacakes that are 1,5/2each. I make my own sweet chilli chicken and I...

Ah hope you will be ok....stick with it :)

Oh no Sarah what a nightmare!! Do you eat any salad or vegetables other than in soup? I have certain things that I dont like (see previous thread that I cant even pick a banana up - not even with the skin on!!) There are so many different ways to cook things and that can make the taste...

No Soccermum - I welcome your comments :) Thanks for your words of encouragement. I hate bananas (can you believe I cant even touch the skin at the market!!), I tried to have pineapple yesterday with breakfast however I seemed to be getting hungry for lunch earlier so I may stick to having...

I had two small slices brown toast (HEB) for breakfast with butter (4syns), topped with 2 baked eggs with 10 roasted cherry tomatoes Lunch was a large salad with tuna, cheese (HEA) and cold new potatoes Dinner (cooked by another SW friend) is a soya mince cottage pie with veges I am doing...

Hi Sarah, I would completely agree with what Annie has said and would add one comment.....i know you have had the vegetable soup but it doesnt seem that there has been 1/3 of your other meals as superfree foods and maybe therefore you are eating too much of the "free" foods and not balancing...

You will be fine Kissme....loads of time to try new recipes and make things from scratch which is generally cheaper anyways....I work 6 days a week here and its hard to fit time in for cooking and stuff but forward planning is the key.....I now have a weekly menu planner (copy attached) with a...

Hi Kissme, I was so sad when I saw your post, I live in Turkey and do the plan at home, I have old books and downloaded some stuff thru bittorrent too. SW can be done completely on a budget and you can plan the diet around your allowance completely, I live in about £20 a week for food, I...

Hi Millie, There are a couple that come to mind: Salsa - lots of toms, onions, chilli, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper etc chopped small or blitzed in a blender Cucumber and mint - F F Yoghurt/Fromage frais mixed with grated cucumber (squeeze all the water out in a kitchen towel) and...

Good morning all, Well I was pretty good last night had a couple of these small marshmallow teacakes (1.5 syns each), however when I woke up this morning I had clearly been freezer picking in the night as I had a frozen cake wrapper by the side of the bed (7syns) grrrrrrrrrr. So yesterday...

Hi Stacey, If you can find them raw then the roast lovely, I use balsamic vinegar and season mine and they are lush....I love beetroot so much I buy at least 8 raw bulbs each week and roast it/make my own beetroot salad/grate it into normal salads raw, boil it as a veg on a Roast...

Hi All, Well I was out of the office all day yesterday and had some personal problems at the start of the week so didnt eat Monday night and ate one meal yesterday which was lunch: Extra Easy - Salad, yoghurt (5syns), olive oil (6syns), lamb, chicken and beef pieces, bulgur with roasted...

My weekend cooking :) Hi Everyone, I try to prepare for the week ahead over the weekend, especially for lunches to take to work.....so here are the things I have make this weekend... Lunch box/fridge snacks - green olives stuffed with lemon rind, fresh pineapple, beetroot salad (boiled...

And for today......after my blow out yesterday I am back on track today and I clearly used a lot of Garlic yesterday as everyone in the office is avoiding me!! hehe :rotflmao: Extra Easy! Breakfast - 28g weetabix minis (HEB) Lunch - Potato salad (0.5syn), beetroot salad, rocket lettuce...

Good morning everyone, Well I have had a very relaxing weekend at home, not done much other than a bit of housework, cooking and shopping but was probably what I needed... I have continued on Extra Easy over the weekend and here is my food diary for yesterday: Brunch - Sundried toms...

Wow thats brilliant well done!! I have lost 1KG this week - seems tiny in comparison!! I am aiming for 5KG over March so gonna get active for next week :) Have a great weekend :) Claire xx

Hi Teresa, One of the best ways to marinade lamb is with yogurt, I found this recipe online, however I just mix all my spices in with the yoghurt, coat the lamb and leave it overnight before cooking:) 1/2 cup plain whole milk yogurt2 cloves garlic, crushed2 teaspoons salt2 tablespoons lemon...

Welcome to the site OB :) I am sure you will need that dress taking in by October and you will look bloody fantastic....SW really does work and definately doesnt feel like a diet, its a long term healthy eating plan :) Good luck....keep us posted Claire x

Hi All, I joined the forum this week and also weigh in on a Saturday, I am doing it alone as I live Overseas and following the SW diet. I lost 5kg over Jan and Feb but had lots of on and off weeks....therefore started with a clean slate last week and have lost 1kg/2lbs this week :) My aim...

Ok, today was weigh in day and I work a half day and then have a busy afternoon generally on a Saturday (its local market day so I have to go there and do my shopping :)) mens I generally end up missing lunch which is a bit of a nightmare... heres the plan for the day :) Breakfast - 2 B.Bread...

Hi Everyone, Well I was out of the office yesterday and means a tough and long day for me, I met my friend and her mum for dinner so here was how my extra easy day went: Breakfast: 2 Egg Omlette, Roasted Cherry tomatoes and ketchup (1syn) Lunch: 42G R.fat cheese (HEA), Sundried tomatoes...

Hi Becky, Welcome to the forum and wow congratulations on the weight you have lost so far....I have just started SW again and hope that this time I will have the will power and staying power to get the weight off. The forum is great and I am sure the new recipes and different approaches of...

Welcome to the forum Simon.....I was a lurker for a while too but now I am going to be an active member.....and hopefully more active in general! Hope the diet goes well for you.... Claire :)

Welcome to the site Tracey, you can do it I know it and hopefully we can crack in once and for all :) Its a great site and you will find lots of inspiration, hints/tips, recipes etc here... Claire xx

My Auntie gave me a tip years ago when they had to go on a very low fat diet, if you add some milk and whisk your potatoes using a hand blender they come out really really smooth and creamy, add salt and pepper to taste and they are lush :)

Hi Verity, Wow I just watched the slideshow thats amazing and also a real motivator to see that other people can do it and therefore so can I!!! Thats good that you can still use some olive oil and wholemeal pasta etc, I am liking the SW diet....hoping that Iwill loose weight....I need to...

Morning everyone :) I am doing Extra Easy again today and here is my menu plan: Breakfast - 1/2 tin chopped tomatoes on 2 slices brown bread (HEB) with low fat marg (2syns) Lunch - Tuna, Sweetcorn, 42g R.Fat cheddar (HEA), homemade beetroot salad, boiled new potatoes, rocket lettuce...

Hi has2tri, I have also just started SW again and looking at combining green and EE. The only thing I would comment on is that you need to have more superfree food esp on Extra Easy, with the breakfast maybe have some mushrooms and tomatoes with it or fruit salad before and with dinner maybe a...

I made stuffed jacket potato skins a couple of weeks ago and they just tasted like the inside of a gregs cheese and onion pasty.... here goes....bake pots til skin nice and crispy, scoop out the inside and mix with a strong grated cheddar, chopped spring onions and chopped (dry or fresh)...

I am having Sweet Chilli Chicken (homemade sauce of soy, ginger, garlic, chilli flakes and honey - 2syns) with garlic mushroom bulgur and salad.... cant wait to get home and start cooking it!!!

Hi tomsamkev, There are loads of different things you can use as your B choice, choose from the list in your book but make sure you have one :) - they help increase fibre intake!! You can save your syns but previously I was told it is advisable never to save more than 5 per day so have 5-10...

Hi Michelle, sending you a cyber hug.... I am also a comfort eater and when work/family/personal life pressures strike its easy to eat more esp the foods that give us comfort, however in the long run it doesnt make us feel any better and in a way is only punishing ourselves for our...

Hi tomsamkev, Just looking at your diary for today it seems that you haven't had any of your healthy extras (still should have an A & B on EE) or any syns.....maybe thats what the consultant means by not eating enough? You could add some cheese into your baked beans as an A and have some bread...

Dear all, I am new to the forum and decided to post my SW food diary to keep myself motivated and also for ideas and comments from more experienced members :) I have done SW before but mainly stuck to green days however this time I am trying to mix it up with green and extra easy. Today I...

Hi Verity, I agree when the weather is good then its much easier to exercise and be active....I enjoy my morning walks along the beach and where we are we have "free gym equipment" in the community parks too....they have no resistance and many are rusty after a wet winter but still better than...

Hi Everyone, I am Claire starting Slimming World again recently and have been looking at the forum over the last couple of weeks so felt it was time to join :) I have approx 30KG to loose (maybe more when I get there) and I would like to do it this year. I am doing the Slimming World diet...