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Haha i think my brain is trying to sabotage me as well ;) So annoying cause i only need to loose 2 lbs till im in the 11stone bracket grrrrr! Really want to do it these next 2 weeks before i go on holiday and put it all and extra back on heehee x

Yayy thats fab! Ive had a nightmare month and basically gone a whole month staying the same grrrrr! Might have to look at possibly mixing it up and trying red days rather than ee, what plan u doing hun?

Salmon with quinoa, salad and home madr jalepeno and corriander hummous. So yummy :)

Awww so glad its working for you as well hun, the first few months i was having a good loss but these last 2 months its slowed right down... Keep losing a lb then gaining half the next week so on and so on but in my eyes any loss is a massive acheivements and all them half pounds add up :)

Just need to come on here again and bang on about how fab this diet is. Ok i've had a very slow loss this past month but i have just got some blood test results, last time i had my bloods done i was borderline high cholestrol and sugars and was warned i might need to go on medication to...

I used canned spinach from asda, about 75p a big can. Make it!!! Its gorgeous! XD

Have just made the saag aloo... OMG one of the yummiest things I've cooked!! Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuu :)

Dont br too down hun, u done so well and also helping inspire people like me with ur yummy recipes x

I mix garlic salt, minced garlic and onion granules to low fat fromage frais, creates a gorgeous garlic sauce

gonna have to try this... thanks a lot hun, i love ur recipes! x

ooh have you got the recipe for the saag aloo?

First time making a beef madras curry. Sooooo yummy and syn free :)

Do a search for syn free cheese scones & smash coated chicken. Both yummy!

Yes i am finding i am constantly in the supermarket picking up things and because everything is fresh fruit or veg i am definately spending a lot more on our food but on the plus side, losing weight and it is working out cheaper than take outs and dining out. ps. the kebab recipe is lush! I made...

well done on the fab weight loss hun :) I only managed 1/2 Lb this week but better than a gain i suppose...yay to us soon to be skinny minnies haha x

Im doing ok, after 2 weeks back on plan, i lost the 4 and half pounds gained during the bank hol wkend.. so easy to gain and so hard to shift haha. Next goal is to lose a pound and a half and i will be in the 11st's area... yay. I do tend to have one day of the week when i am good for brekkie...

OMG blender... DOH! why did i not think of this instead of smashing it with the masher!! haha

Oh my just tried the notdogs for brekkie... YUMMY!!! Lot more delicate to cook than i expected and never knew butter beans were so hard to mash haha. Thanks for sharing hun x

Well done hun, fab loss. X

13/06/12 Breakfast: crunchy bran with a banana (hexa &b) Lunch: rice salad with chicken and dressing (4syns for dressing) Skinny latte (rest of hexa) Tea: 3 x morrisons eat smart sausages (1.5syns) with mash and mushrooms/onions & sw pepper sauce strawberries with sweetened quark mixed with a...

12/06/12 breakfast: magic porridge with blueberries lunch: super speed soup--- not sure how many more days i can stomach this soup :sigh2: tea: thinking a noodle soup based thing with some frozen wontons that i have (guessing at 1.5 syns x 5 wontons=7.5) strawberries with sweetened quark for afters

I have seen a lot of people carrying syns over and saving them for say a big treat or takeaway at weekend. Comes in handy cause then if i have a bit of a blip later in week, I dont feel so guilty ie when i'm sat there with a spoon and jar of nutella haha Your baby looks soooo cute! x

today I havent because everything has kept me so full. I generally start off the week really good and then start having chocolate cravings towards the end of the week. Want a good weight loss this week so determined to stay on track. x

well done hun x

11/06 Breakfast: crunchy bran with banana Dinner: super speed soup Tea: smash chicken, sw chips & mushy peas

Hmmm that sounds good, yeah its a task remembering to photographing nom nom nom haha hence the pic of almost finished soup ;) X

I do it from my phone, theres a little + symbol at top of screen with option to add photo. Hope this helps :) Remains of my bowl of super speed soup, must have gone wrong somewhere with recipe because i made enough to feed the whole street haha... Anyone want some speed soup??? :)

Been so rubbish with food diary and after last weeks Jubilee weekend blow out, bit ashamed to post to be honest! 4lbs damage last weekend, managed to claw 2lbs back this WI. Having a super speed food morning Breakfast: a cantelope melon Lunch: super speed soup Tea: soy glazed chicked (from...

hey Charleybarley, just tried your recipe for the 1 syn creme brulee... OMG nom nom nom, so yummy, almost forgot its low fat haha Thanks hun for the fab idea x

I been using Pepperplate these last few days and think its brill, its so clever how the iphone syns all the added recipes. (i add from laptop cause can't bear the cutting and pasting etc on the phone!) Makes following recipes so much easier to just have app open on phone rather than running back...

Yeah thats exactly how i feel, i am actually looking forward to getting back on plan tomorrow (after last meal out tonight ;) ) missing all the superfree foods! Who would have ever thought haha x

Yes i decided to enjoy my blow out and not punish myself for it. The great thing about sw is i know once i get back on plan it will all come off and main thing is to enjoy the blowout and get it out of my system :)

Long weekend away and totally gone off plan for last 3 days, bread overload and dessert every night and I HAVE ENJOYED EVERY SECOND OF IT!! :) Know i will have gained but ah well back on the plan tomorrow. Love SW :)

Hey everyone, go to Aldi and buy the everyday diet lemonade...its 18p for a 2 litre bottle!!! I expected it to taste rank but its actually nice, even better with lemon juice in (3 for 55p from aldi!) :)

OMG just had this for tea... Gorgeous!!! I added dried herbs, garlic and onion powder to the smash. Nom nom nom... U people are soooooo clever :)

on average how many lemons is everyone having a day?

i tired freezing a muller light and it turned out really icy, might try again and try stirring.

First drink of the day, lemon in hot water...Lets do this lol :party0036:

with this gorgeous weather, i had a craving for some chilled cantelope melon and blueberries :)

i love SW simply because it feels so easy and half of the time doesnt even feel like dieting, just a few tweaks here and there and never going hungry :)

Monday (EE) Brekkie- magic porridge with blueberries lunch- mixed salad, cottage cheese, couscous, wafer thin turkey slices tea- fake baked crispy chowmein noodles with stir fry veg & chicken

good luck hun :)

Hmmmm chicken,pepper, red onion kebabs with halloumi. Ended up using lots of my syns on low fat halloumi which needed to be used. Served with savory rice and salad

sunday (EE) brekkie- mush/pepper/onion omelette with beans lunch- leftover sw doner/pitta/salad, ran out of fromage frais so going to attempt to make some kind of dressing out of quark/garlic/white wine vinegar tea- tandoori chicken kebabs with savoury rice & salad Determind its gonna be a...

Yummmmmm!!! How is this a diet??! Hahaha

I have had Pcos for well over 10 years and fibroids and like many others have spent years struggling to lose weight. Docs in the past have given me metformin and a tablet like alli but both made me feel ill, Also done ww, atkins, dukan etc with little or no luck. I have been doing sw for 13...

Thanks so much hun, you have been a massive help this week and given me a refreshed outlook on the plan. Gonna try and mix it up a bit this week and try some new recipes and bulk up on the old superfrees Thank hun x

yayyyyy 2lbs 1/4 off this week.... so happy after couple weeks staying the same. Given me a boost again and fridge stocked up with lots of good things. Sat: Breakfast- mush/pepper/tomato omelette & punnet of blueberries lunch- pork patties with salad/couscous dinner- 1 x pitta (hexb), gonna...

Ooooh good thinking Batman ;)

Friday- Breakfast: 1 x alpen light (pre 5am start and only had one alpen bar left... OH must have been scoffing them on the sly!!) Mid morn: skinny latte Lunch: quorn chilli, 1 x sw cheese scone Dinner- not sure yet, will report back later

Thanks Purplebint for taking time to look and advise, very interesting about the bananas, might try having diff fruit, thats laziness on my side cause i know if i buy bananas they will last longer than say melon/ strawberries! I am the worst at drinking as well, trying to get better at it but...

Just discovered your diary today...OMG your recipes look amazing, feel so inspired after a few crappy weeks where my weight has stayed the same... just posted my diary so will hopefully find out where i been going wrong Keep up the great work :)

I been suffering as well since going on SW and only this week have found that eating lentils has helped!

Thursday Breakfast-30g crunchy bran and a banana. 1x coffee and milk Lunch- left over lentil stew with chorizo (3syns) and 25g couscous Tea- mushroom/ pea risotto with broccoli and 100g smoked mackerel (3syns ) Does my plan look ok anyone? Any tips/advice? Thanks

I have decided to share my food diary after a few bad weeks where I have STS, I have lost a stone so far in 11 weeks and wondering why my weight loss has stopped all of a sudden when I don't think I have changed my food. Any help/advice would be great Tues: (EE) Breakfast- magic porridge with...

Thanks carlacas83, i think i might post my diary in the right section to get some feedback. I am a bit of a buggar with drinking water... i always make myself a pint of weak cordial but find that time goes soooooo quickly at work, its home time before i know it and gone a whole day with barely...

Thanks judimac, yes i would say apart from fat when im cooking (use spray stuff) i weigh everything religiously. I have been eating the same things most weeks, might try mixing it up a bit and using more of my syns. Thanks hun

Thanks girlies, no i still have plenty to lose, my own target is to lose another 2 and a half stone. Gonna still stick with it cause if anything else i feel so much better on the diet, must just keep in mind the stone i lost already x

I was so chuffed to lose my first stone in 11 weeks of doing SW (EE) but have found the last 3 weeks, i have stayed the same weight despite sticking to the plan, if anything I have cut down on my syns in comparison to the first few months. I do suffer from PCOS and just hoping that my body is...

i par boil them, sprinkle with lots of chopped garlic, sea salt and spray with frylight, then bung in oven... very yummy

chicken wrapped in bacon, new potatoes, broccoli, syn free peppercorn sauce

http://www.minimins.com/syn-values/139102-uncle-bens-express-rice-syns-help.html Have a look at this link, they not free but its quite low syns for the amount of rice and together with the dahl... a big portion and if in doubt add some veggies/salad to get you superfree. If that doesnt fill you...

Another life saver for me are the uncle bens rice pouches, 2 mins in microwave and done, can have with tin of asdas chick pea dahl(syn free)

when im tired and CBA, i find the quickest thing to make is a stir fry with noodles, even easier when you buy the pre packed stir fry veggies, they already cut so no mess, quickly boil some egg noodles, toss it all in some soya sauce and oyster sauce, hey presto-15 mins max. Filling and super...

Hi Conlou1, I also have PCOS and only this last week noticed that looking back at my food diary, there have been at least 1 day where I go over my syns and then lost weight at the end of the week but last week and this week i have been well under and STS!!! I just don't get it :(

Concentrate more on the weight you have lost already, if you have been good, the weight will come off and just think last week,you lost 2 and a half of these!!! ...

hahaha love how us girlies have been polite and used wording like "running to the toilet" and "having an intolerance" and then a guy comes on and says it like it is..."the squits"... sorry just made me giggle :)

SW chicken lasagne with broccoli & green beans

hahaha thats so funny.... this is where online grocery shopping/delivery is verrrrrrryyyyy handy :bunnydance: Ur weight loss is amazing! Well done

Takeaway style crispy noodles with stir fry veg in oyster sauce

crispy noodles with stir fry veg in oyster sauce

I totally agree with the craving fruit thing... for my lunch today all i wanted was some cantelope melon and then a yoghurt...my OH thinks ive gone crazy haha :)

OMG.... weigh in today and I have reached the 1 stone mark!! Never have i found losing weight so enjoyable and easy In shock and so chuffed. :D THANK YOU EVERYONE ON MINIMINS :grouphugg:

I find that its almost as if your body becomes intolerant to naughty food, i had a kebab a few weeks ago and omg the pain for the next 24hrs... will teach me to cheat again haha

steak with roasted garlicky potatoes, broccoli and syn free peppercorn sauce... Yummy!

Made this for first time, baked base and was really crispy until i put all the topping on! Couldnt taste the tomato puree, may have to put more on next time. Still quite tasty and really filling :)

Smash pizza with sw chips but pizza filled me up too much so couldnt eat the chips :)

cottage pie with carrots and mange tout

posted in recipes section http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-recipes/271482-ma-po-tofu-pork-mince-tofu-chilli-bean-sauce.html#post5000314 :)

This is a recipe I make quite a lot which is yummy, low in syns and so filling-for anyone who doesnt like tofu, try it in this, its lovely :) 100g Pork mince 1/2 syn for less than 6% fat (will also work with turkey mince which would be even lower in syns) onion Silken Tofu (i use the firm one)...

Ma Po Tofu: translates as pork mince with tofu in a chilli bean sauce, served with rice and greens An old faithful Chinese recipe which I have adapted for SW, so yummy and filling and a good way to like tofu . I will post recipe if anyone want it

I made this and it was really nice but then wrapped it in foil and have found it went really soggy and the "sponge" felt wet... what have i done wrong?

I put it in for about 20min (until they golden brown) at 170-180

http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-recipes/241753-cheese-scones-free-green.html First time making them tonight....so easy and so nice :)

1 x morrisons eat smart sausage, a SW cheese scone and some pasta salad :)

Just coming to end of week 9 on SW and still can't believe how much I am loving this diet...normally by now i am bored, hungry and frustrated at the lack of weight loss. I have been losing between half a pound to a pound a week which with my PCOS is an amazing achievement :) Even had a mini...

Just made this for 1st time, added white choc options & blueberries to quark filling. Didn't expect to like it but its yummy :)

OMG just made these for first time....nom nom nom :D Can't believe how easy they were to make... you people are soooooooo clever ! :bighug:

asda low fat sausages, pasta quiche and broccoli :happy036:

chicken wrapped in parma ham with quark carbonara :eat:

Finally found some kale..in the oven...yay :party0049:

I had a bit of a disaster trying to make a creamy pasta sauce from quark...was trying to remember from memory the recipe and totally went wrong. Was attempting to just melt some quark with seasoning (forgot all about the egg bit!) Whole thing split and ended up tasting like pasta with sour...

i mix some cooked chicken, sweetcorn, red onion, chopped iceberg, peppers, pasta and low fat mayo....yummy and dead filling :)

dying to try the crispy kale but been to our local asda, morrisons and sainburys and noone stocks it....boooooo! :cry:

homemade pork burgers wrapped in iceburg lettuce with sweet potato chips. Dessert-mixed berries with spoon of choccy philly

Went to harvester for lunch and had the simply chicken with jacket potato and salad, was dreading it whilst everyone else had burgers, spitroast chicken etc but it was actually really yummy and was totally stuffed, couldn't even finish it :)

I have been doing myself at home now for 5 weeks and doing well, only really minimins and find all the support/advice i need here and even when on the go, i have the app on my phone :)

grilled chicken breast with some pasta and veg in a tomato sauce. Followed by some berries, banana and choccy philly (looked disgusting but so was yummy!!)

just had this with some berries and banana, just slightly zapped in microwave for like 30 secs...OMG so yummy....tastes so naughty but only 4 syns :)

Im on my 5th doing SW, only having ever dabbled with it previously. I too looked at doing it online as cant get to classes but the price really put me off. I ended up buying the starter kit from ebay and then doing hours of research online and of course here and found it fairly straight forward...

mushy pea curry with some chicken in it and boiled rice...yummy

Its BOGOF at moment at Tesco (for the tubs) :)

meat loaf with new potatoes and some form of veg...ie whatever is left in fridge :)

Just goes to show docs dont have a clue about PCOS, my docs took me off the pill because i was overweight! Fingers crossed we on the right track now hun :) @ littlelegs170411 Yayyyyyy x :grouphugg:

Hi Ally89, PCOS sucks doesn't it, to me even half a pound loss is a massive achievement and a step the right way...anything better than putting weight on! I didn't actually expect this diet to work because many pcos advisers tell us to avoid carbs but i have been eating carbs everyday! Just...

at the end of the day I see this forum as somewhere to go for advice, a laugh, encouragement, ideas etc etc. Being fairly new to this forum, i understand how daunting it is to post something and if others a like me, after going though pages and pages of posts, my eyes start to glaze over (and...

grilled chicken breast with sweet potato mash and broccoli :p

Thanks Tracy, what amazes me is i have not really had to change much of what i used to eat just a few tweaks here and there and i am losing weight...really baffles my brain at how this diet is working :D:D:D The big ugly tum tum is shrinking haha

another half a pound off which brings me to a total of 9 LBS in a month :) Didnt think i would get any loss this week as have been out for a few meals and had a few sneaky red wines but tried to compensate on other days so i am soooooooooooo chuffed. I have NEVER found losing weight so easy...I...

pasta with syn free tomato sauce and 2 x asda low fat sausages and a nice glass of red vino :) ...stuffed now

Hi Ermintrude, Thanks for looking, think i will put it down as 6.5 syns :D, i would say it was mainly rice/peas in the pot Thanks again

that is for the portion size 350g "what the top 2 ingredients on the list are for the free food allowance"...sorry to sound a bit thick, I dont understand this bit, the ingredients list on carton are sauce: 40% tomatoes, 6.8% beans,onions,red peppers, 6.8% tomato puree, coriander, garlic, red...

Hi, can anyone help me with syn in the asda spicy jerk chicken rice pot, just been running late and grabbed this for lunch 341Kcals 24.3 protein 46.6 carbs of which 8.5 is sugars 3.7 fat of which 0.7 is saturates 0.7 fibre 0.54 sodium Thanks

grilled pork loin with baked tomato rice (with lots of hidden veggies inside) :D

Thanks Pete, your recipe for magic porridge has changed brekkie for me forever :D x

So true PatchworkPuss, and that literally is the case for me because I have not let on to any of my friends/collegues that I am doing "yet another" diet, I find the expectations of others too much and very deflating when they go on about "ONLY one pound loss" so doing it by my self with...

whoops...in my excitement, typo error...I of course meant MINIMINS!!! :ashamed0005:

After chatting to various people on the SW diet, i finally decided to give it a go (doing by myself from home just with will power and minimums). I have PCOS and tried WW, low carb,dukan diet etc etc with either very slow or no weight loss which is one of the common side effects, and combine...

Can I just say...how the hell can something that sounds and look so wrong be so tasty???? Nom Nom Nom :)

Thanks floweryrosie, what plan do you do. I am looking at the EE days as this seems to be best one for my lifestyle

Thx Minimunchkins, off to read that now

Oooh yes thats the pack i am currently bidding on, thank you so much :)

Thanks girlies, Do you think i will be ok just getting the starter pack off ebay as opposed to the online subscription, massive price difference... I love minimins!

Thanks Roziee, on the SW website looking at the online membership and also looking at various starter packs on ebay (will struggle getting to classes near me so have to do it this way). Thanks for the advice :)

Thank everyone for taking time to answer, i have been struggling with PCOS and fibroids for years, after years of no periods, i now suffer from prolonged periods (sometimes lasting 4 months!) and kind of been very lazy on the diet front after getting bored of WW. Really want to find an easy plan...

Thanks Mrs Fordy, some great reassurance there. Previously did WW but find as i get older, I just havent got the patience or time to be weighing foods and constantly planning. Thanks again

Hi everyone, was after some advice, I have PCOS and was wondering if anyone has any success with SW plan, really looking into this but dont want to sign up online without some feedback. Is it a time consuming diet because this is where i lose interest Thanks in advance

I'm not sure what im doing wrong...I am making my mims in a little tuppaware box and following recipe you have all kindly posted but my mims are coming out weird (or maybe this is just the way they should be??) They seem to have that soggy wet bread feeling on one side even after toasting (I...

has anyone tried making mim's without the egg? Bit worried about eating so many eggs Thanks

Hi pudnpie, Thanks i found the quidco link through another forum link,great minds huh. Managed to get £15 cashback so even more of an incentive to do it ;)

Thanks hun, thats a great help. I actually just decided late last night to sign up online and get the iphone app set up. Didnt want to give myself any excuses to back out. Think im gonna give myself this week to get familiar with it and then start it properly after Easter :) Wish me luck, time...

ok thanks, will look at it all when i get the starter pack. on a whole is the new pp plan quite easy to get head around?

Thanks for the help girlies. I have just ordered the starter pack from ebay so think i will read up on the new PP plan and see if i can get my head around it before i see if I need the online as well. Is the iphone app the iwatcher? Thx

Thanks a lot, i think you just helped me make up my mind. Yes I got an iphone so the app sound ideal. How does the new plan compare to the old one, I kind of got board of the old plan so came of it and predictably putting all the weight back on! :sigh: Think i might get the bank hol out of the...

Hi All, Considering rejoining WW and trying the PP plan online (Cant get to meetings). Has anyone tried this online and is it any good? Is it easy to work out the new PP points out yourself as the old way? Thanks for any help ::)

If there is I havent figured it out!! I generally cut off top and bottom and then in half so its smaller to manage. I then use a sharp knife to cut the skin off. Have seen people do it with a potato peeler on tv but I dont know wht kind of peeler they are using!!! I love BNS but find it too...

Oh my...i bought some of the 3 bean "healthy" soup from Sainburys recently as well...YIKES! Must feed to husband instead heehee :p

Sounds gorge...how had Britmum not been snapped up by some publishing company???

Thanks for that...wow dont think i will be having them again...who wud have thought a tiny pot of jelly would so naughty!!! Yikes! =[

ooh thanks, im sure its long gone now but will be great for next time i have a moment of weakness lol... its 124 cals 0.8g fat where did you get the syns calculator from? Thanks again

Hi Does anyone know how many syns in one of these?? I needed something sweet and just scoffed one and now feel really guilty :eek:

Also sell it cut & prepared in bags at Asda...I would imagine they cheaper than M&S. Got some roasting in my oven now....;P

Thanks :)

Please help, I want to know syn value of s small sweet potato on orignal day...with skin Thank peeps :)

can anyone tell me what syn value of mushy peas would be on a red day?

It is yummy isnt it, sounds strange but works! I tend not to put the whole amount of phili in and bulk up on veg, I even put broccoli in which is yummy! :)

ooh yummy, this sounds delish!!

and the recipe is for 4 people :)

I have tried this recipe off the Philidelphia website and i didnt think it would work without the cococnut milk but its surprisingly tasty and without the millions of syns in the coconut milk. Philadelphia - Recipe Detail :):)

Certainly is...made extra so i can have on jacket spud tomorrow dinner! I love this website, only been doing SW for 1 week and loved every recipe i tried so far. :)

Made the coleslaw tonight...yummy and tastes better than shop bought. Thanx :)

OMG it was gorgeous and so filling! Top marks here :)

I have this in the oven now and its smells gorgeous...tummy rumbling ;P

oooh these sound nice as well :)

Thanks Britmum, think i might try the extra easy days mixed with red days then. just spent the last few hours checking out all the recipes on your blog...Im amazed and its helped loads. Thank :)

Hi Britmum, I am new to this whole thing but have come across many of your fantastic posts so firstly THANKS! :) I to have PCOS and have struggled for many year on and off WW but have decided to giv SW a go, Im trying to stick to red days in orde to limit my carb intake. Is this the plan you...

oooh great ideas :)

pot noodle...reminds me of student food haha

Couscous muffins sound nice, will have to experiment :)

Great thread :)

yummy :P

ooohhhh good idea :)

mmmmmmmm....

Great info, thanx everyone :)

Thanks for the info, new to this site and been trying to work out how to get onto Britmum's blog. :wavey:

Will have to have a go at this, looks yummy :P

mmmm...sounds yummy :P

Am new to this forum and SW, just wanna say love this website and thanks to everyone for all the fab recipes. Fingers crossed this diet works for me :)

Just made the DC chicken...gorgeous!! Thanks for posting :)