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Argh! :eek: that's the one I had! Thanks for the info, I'll go easy on it in future - might as well have had a glass of wine!! ;)

Hi Cleashy and welcome :D Well done on your weight loss so far.

Does anyone know how many syns in a bottle of J2O please? :confused:

I'm 100% vegetarian too. Karen, what's success express? :confused:

Porridge - love it! :D

1lb on this week but I had a great weekend at the wedding so don't think that's too bad. ;) Back on track now for another week and hopefully I'll reach my target.

Kim, I've done the same thing this week. ;) By some miracle I've only put on 1lb and I had a fantastic time so reckon it was worth it - life's too short, just get back on track, we can't put our lives completely on hold. Good luck for your next weigh in. :nono:

Good luck everyone. :nono: I lost 2lb this week :D but I'm away this weekend for a wedding and I know it's going to be a big celebration so even though I'm only 1lb off my target, I'm not expecting to get there next week!! :party0036: I'm not too worried though, have to get our priorities right...

Two things that I really miss - crisps and alcohol, you have my sympathy! :sigh: Not very helpful but at least you know you're not alone lol. :party0051: Come on England!! :cross: :party0011:

Well done Sara :talk017:

:confused: Not Safe For MadameLaMinx??! :confused:

I buy mine from Tesco, it should be with the soft cheeses :confused: Sorry, can't help with the pancakes but I'm sure someone else will know.

Quorn burger, SW chips, baked beans and mushrooms for me this evening - easy and yummy! ;) Had the best SW curry last night cooked by OH - potato, parsnip and carrot, we've had it before but for some reason it tasted even better this time! :D

1lb off for me this week, getting there slowly :)

OK thanks Allie, will try to stick to fresh ones then! :)

I love strawberries and pineapple - is tinned pineapple OK if you can't get a fresh one? :confused: Must be nearly time for Wimbledon so strawberries and low fat yogurt for us! ;)

-2lb for me so I'm back on track! ;) Having said that, I've just been out to a restaurant but I was fairly good :p

Hi Miss Daisy and welcome :D Well done on your weight loss so far.

Sounds a fantastic couple of hours :D bet the dress looks great on you. :wow:

Welcome aboard Vikki! Good luck for Wednesday. :cross:

Well done Andy on your weight loss and well done on turning your life around, you've achieved a great deal and should be proud of yourself. :D

Well done! :D

It's a balance game, I think you need to unlock it so you need to keep going! It's not that far in so it shouldn't take long to get it unlocked, it's silly and fun! :8855: I haven't got Wii Fit+ but I imagine it will be on there as well.

OK thanks, will stick with my porridge then as I have a problem with wheat.

Help needed please! :) I love my porridge in the morning but the scan bran gives me belly ache :( can I swap it for a Ryvita or would I have to syn it?

I love the penguins catching the fish :8855:

I had a similar experience! :eek: Weigh yourself again in the morning and use both sets of scales to see if they're weighing the same. I ended up taking the new ones back! ;) Like you, I do SW online and come here for support.

Thanks Terri and Minx, sure I'll be ready to start again tomorrow! ;) Minx, we could do with a big loss next week to give us a boost! :cross:

Snuggle, I think you look great as you are. How about staying around that weight for a few weeks and see how you feel a bit further down the line?

1lb on for me and I've been really good :cry:

Snuggle, there is definitely help out there if you want to explore the psychological issues. You should be able to get a referral from your GP for counselling/therapy which would help you look at things from a different angle. Some GP's have a counsellor attached to their surgery. It's worth...

Allie, I'm being really good! ;) My liver appreciates it too!! xx

OK thanks, I will from now on - problem is there's a great temptation to use them on alcohol and I'm guessing that's not going to do the job?! I'll check out syn value for olive oil. :)

Just to make you feel better, I was good and I put on 1lb! ;) I'm sure someone will help with your diaries - I'm still working it myself so not a lot of help I'm afraid.

Thanks Allie. I love mayo and olive oil so that won't be a problem! I'm not keen on butter but now I have some ideas and know why I need them, that's a great help.

Mine look like that too Possum :confused: We must be going wrong somewhere!

I'm stuck too :sigh: I sts 3 weeks ago, then lost 2lb and this week put on 1lb so over the last 3 weeks I've only lost 1lb. :cry: I can't exercise much because I have a long-term illness and I do take lots of meds but I have lost 7lb since I started so I know it can be done. :confused: I don't...

Well done Terri and cupotea! :D Minx, good luck, hope you do better than me! :eek: I've put on 1lb this week - how? I have no idea, I've stuck to plan and not been naughty at all :sigh: That means I've only lost 1lb over the last 3 weeks, I feel like giving up. :cry: I know I'm on a lot of...

Let us know how you get on, it sounds fantastic - I'm useless at choosing clothes, would love to have someone help me. :D

Some things just have to be done! :p

I was about to ask the same thing! Going out for team building at work soon and cream tea is part of it! There's only 3 of us in the team so I can't hide and I don't want to be the difficult one! Guess we'll have to save our syns and force it down lol ;) Have a great holiday. :D

Have a great time! :D

Sounds like a good night!! :party0011::sign0007:

I'd be very miffed and I wouldn't be wanting to go back. :( If you're professional, you don't bring your problems to work or let them show and there's always a way to say things so that she could include the person who had left in her announcement but still make you feel good. Personally, I...

Well done! :D:D

Wow Becca sounds like you had a great time! :D 2lb gain isn't bad for all that! Life's too short to not enjoy those times so as long as you get back on track now, I'm sure you'll be fine. ;)

Hi Annie and welcome :D I'm another go-it-aloner, found it very confusing at first and was really pleased when I found this site, it's a great help. Good luck, plenty of time to lose some weight before your trip home, it'll be brilliant to give your family and friends a surprise. ;)

Thanks for the info and sorry, should have asked, are there any syns in a quorn scotch egg? :confused:

Good find! ;) I don't need the pepper either lol

I'm a psychology secretary (NHS), 3 days a week. :character00148:

I was only thinking that today, what I'd give for a jug of Pimms! :cry:

Thanks for asking that question - guess what's going on my shopping list?! :D I love humous but for some reason hadn't thought about it being on sw diet. I'm still struggling to remember everything! :sigh:

Where do you buy quorn scotch eggs please? They sound good for lunches :D

Good luck Juliet. I weigh in on Wednesday, gives me chance to get over the weekend! ;)

Thanks Lucky, I'll try that tomorrow. :)

I rarely use my syns because I don't feel I need anymore - I do all green days and it fills me up and I also have trouble fitting in my HEXb's - I love the Alpen bars but find 2 are too much. I do use them on a Thursday because I often have an Indian takeaway because that's the last day of my...

sw quiche is really easy and yummy! :D

Lucky, what do you do with the scan bran? Do you eat it on it's own or does it dissolve in the porridge? Tried one today for the first time and it was revolting lol :eek: I reckon a few of those would sort out your problem Gem! ;) Hope you get it sorted because it can be really painful :wave_cry:

I had this for lunch today, I was searching to see if I could find out how may syns for the salad dressing :confused: I only had half of the little jug so maybe only a couple? I managed to resist the little gingerbread man and passed it over to OH as I saw that on here somewhere and think he...

Good luck Petal, I do green days and I never feel hungry. ;)

I reckon a voddy or two is needed after getting the kids to bed - I remember those days lol :family2: Peonies, glad I'm not the only one! :party0036:

Thanks, that's not bad at all. :D

Hope you have a better day today :)

I love it and you look fantastic! :party0038:

It'll be interesting to see what it's like, I think it's a great idea.

Angie, I don't have a sweet tooth at all, the only time I eat chocs is when I'm given them as a present and I do enjoy them but don't miss them other times. I find it hard to use my syns but if I start using them on alcohol I could be in trouble lol :rolleyes: I don't really need to join AA :8855:

difficult one :confused: how many syns in honey?

aww you haven't let us down, it'll come off again next week. ;)

Someone could make a fortune opening up a restaurant. I'm watching the soap awards - nothing tasty on there apart from Scott Maslen ;):8855:

haha I must be thick too because I can't remember how I got mine! I'm sure someone will tell you before I've worked it out! ;)

Ohhhhhh I feel your pain! :cry: I know exactly where my weight came from! :eek: It's doing my liver a favour but I'm not sure how long it'll last before I start saving up my sins to fill my large wine glass - and one glass is never enough after a stressful day! :party0036:

I agree, it's those times when you're late home or have had a nice day out and don't want to finish the day cooking, it's just great to ring the takeaway! ;) SW restaurant would be fantastic if their recipes are anything to go by. :D

I definitely like that idea! The thing I miss most (apart from my alcohol!) is having a takeaway when I feel like it. :sigh:

Thanks Terri :D Well done Teresa - not bad at all after a weekend away! :happy096:

Good luck Wee Doll. Well done Terri from Terry! :party0049: I lost 2lb this week after sts last week. :woohoo:

Welcome and good luck, you'll get plenty of help on here. :D

Mediterranean vegetable bake was lovely, will definitely make it again. :D

Mediterranean vegetable bake from the green book - first time for this one as well! :fingerscrossed:

Don't forget a couple of Alpen bars if you can get them. The wedding sounds fantastic, hope you're saving your syns - a chocolate buffet is too good to miss out on! :talk017:

Lazy day for me - chickpea dahl, can't beat it! ;)

Happy Birthday Donnie! :party0019:

Veg goulash and rice - first effort!

I do online sw as well. Not sure if I'm missing something but don't find it very helpful apart from getting all the lists and recipes. Tesco online has a support network but I don't think sw does. I was thinking that I wouldn't bother renewing my membership when it runs out but come on here...

I have a banana everyday - sts this week and was really fed up so think I'll cut them out for a while and see what happens. Thanks for the tip. :)

I fry the onions and peppers first because I don't like them too crunchy. :)

I'm having the quiche tonight Sam, it's lovely. Good luck!! :D

That's why I do it online Stella! I'm not good in groups and I certainly don't want a reminder of school at my age lol. If you go to another group can you carry your membership over? Are you brave enough to talk to her about it, maybe she doesn't realise how you feel? I think some of the...

sw quiche and sweet potato chips tonight. Didn't much like the quorn spag bol yesterday and it didn't like me either :( so decided on a safe option today!

Louise 4.5lb over 2 weeks isn't bad considering hols and birthday! I'm sure it will soon come off again. STS for me this week :sigh: My friend came round and bought a cheesecake, didn't want to hurt her feelings but only had a little piece and went out once with my son and his girlfriend...

OK will do, thanks Allie :drunk:

Does anyone know how many mls in a normal vodka that you get in a pub please? :confused:

Hi Daisy and welcome. Sorry to hear about your hubby, must have been a terrible shock. I've been on sw diet for 4 weeks now, I'm eating more than I used to and thought I had a good diet before but I've lost 6lbs already and I don't lose weight easily. Good luck, I'm sure you'll love it. :D

Zofia, it must be really hard working in a kitchen. :eek: No temptation for me today :bliss:

greeneyes you're an inspiration! You look fantastic. :D Quorn spag bol for me tonight and weigh in tomorrow but not holding out much hope this week.

Good luck Carla. I'm not holding out much hope this week but hey there's always next week! ;) It's such a pain being female! :(

I'm going for lunch on Sunday with a group of friends. I know there are some of you on here from Brighton - just wondered if anyone had been to Donatello's and has ideas of what has the least syns on the menu please? :confused: I guess pasta is better than pizza, they also have aubergine...

Oh Gene Genie that was really mean of them :cry: Well done for resisting.

The rest of my parsnip, carrot and potato curry, some chickpea dahl and rice :)

Sitting here with my recipe books and a pen and paper but planning just isn't happening! :( I think I'm missing the planning gene!

Homemade cheese scone and capachino - walked past scones and cakes and just had my filter coffee :sigh:

It was wider than a sliver Carla but not the full depth! I'll see what happens when I weigh in on Wednesday! Terry xx :)

You should lose weight now you're off the steroids - I'm on them all the time and I'm still losing. We made the potato, parsnip and carrot curry last night, it was lovely. In fact, all the recipes we've made have been good, I'm sure you'll be OK once you get used to it. ;)

No problem Carla, hope you've been enjoying yourself. Have to say it was very yummy :sigh: couldn't bring myself to tell my friend that I was on a diet so only took a small piece and I did manage to slice the bottom biscuity bit in half. It's frightening to think how many syns I used to have...

Hi and welcome :D I'm in my 4th week of SW and it was pure chance that I found this site - I'm doing Bodyoptimise online and couldn't have managed it without help from here, it's been fantastic. I do all green days as I'm veggie. Definitely check out the recipes on here and the thread with...

Going out with my son and his girlfriend today - probably Harvester so will have to try to be good! :sigh:

I'm absolutely useless at planning! We usually find 2 or 3 recipes and buy the ingredients and a few extra veggies (we've got quorn etc in the freezer) but 9 times out of 10 we haven't got everything we need! :sigh: It's just never going to happen for us - it means extra trips to the local...

Don't give up, you're doing really well. I'm quite new to this myself but I think you should try to fill up on free food and drink plenty of water. I'm sure some of the others will have ideas for you who've been doing this longer than me. Good luck and keep going. :)

SW carrot, potato and parsnip curry - first time of attempting it so fingers crossed! :eatdrink051:

OH asked if I wanted a bottle of wine when he went to the shop and I said no :cry: Only because I pigged out yesterday and need to have a syn free day :(

Well done Michelle :D

Thanks for the link. We had a Morrisons open up not too far from us but I haven't been there yet.

vino :party0036:

lol he's great but you need a lot of energy and patience to be his mum!! :beam:

Thanks Christine, will definitely give it some thought and count the pennies!

Katie, I don't know how to describe it but if you like Indian food, I'm sure you'll like it - worth a try anyway, nothing to lose :D Hope Asda don't catch on or they'll be putting the price up!

Arghhhhhh I'd better not syn today!! :eek: Thanks ladies for your help, I won't eat it again :sigh: Luckily OH has a very sweet tooth and doesn't need to diet so he finished it off yesterday!! ;)

Donnie, this is the first time I've seen your post. I've got 2 sons and I can imagine how hard it's been for you. You'll be counting the days - don't forget to stock up on tissues because I'm sure there will be plenty of tears too, what a relief it will be to have him home. x

I've just looked it up - do you put a spoonful of oil in or can you use the fry light? :confused:

Leave work :party0011: Buy my kids a house each :sign0168: Buy myself a new bungalow ;) Give some to Lupus UK :thankyou: Travel first class to far flung places :character00255: and Carla, if you want a partner, I reckon that sw restaurant is a great idea!! :eating: If only!! :cross:

Congratulations Michelle. :clap: :D

You have to watch it - it was the funniest one yet. :8855: Those kids are so brilliant, whoever put that cast together knew what they were doing.

No problem Carla, thanks for your help. :) Energy 1305 kj 312 kcal Carbs 32.9g Fat 18.4g Protein 3.8g Fibre 1.2g Overall weight 550 gram, I had about one fifth of it! Have a lovely evening, catch up with you tomorrow, Terry x

Sounds good Kath :D I had the dahl for my dinner this evening for the first time and loved it, will definitely have it again and it's so easy! ;)

It's Sainsbury's Taste the Difference. It's got loads of ingredients, do you need them all or do you need the nutrition information? Sorry, still getting used to this! :confused:

Does anyone have any idea how many syns this has please? My friend came round for lunch and brought one with her, I only had a small piece to be polite (!) but have no idea how many syns were in that small piece :confused:

I've got 2 packets of Smash in my cupboard - was hoping you'd say it was wonderful!!!!

Thanks Andie, I only lose 1lb a week, I'm like a tortoise lol but I'll get there! xx

Posted mine off yesterday :p

At least you didn't put any on ;) Good luck for the coming week. :)

Thanks Snuggle, will definitely look out for it then. :D

It isn't showing on bodyoptimise, hopefully it will be on there :nono: Is it OK for green days? Wonder if you can substitute chicken for quorn etc? :confused:

I don't know anything about it either but well done and good luck in the finals :party0011::party0011:

1lb for me this week, seems to be the same every week no matter how good I've been and I have been very good this week! :p Maybe I'm not drinking enough either, will increase water intake next week and see what happens! ;)

Good luck! :cross:

lol you should have shares in it!!

Hi Victoria, I have a chronic illness and I'm on loads of meds (included the dreaded steroids), can't exercise often either but I'm still losing weight so don't worry! ;) I'm a Jeremy fan too and my OH loves the show and cooks my dinners - lol I'm a lucky lady!! :8855:

Kim, I love chips, in fact I love potatoes in any shape or form!! :p Louise, think I might try that recipe :eat: thanks! Is there a recipe for the tomato sauce?

Hi and welcome! :D I'm a veggie and I'm on green days - I weigh in on Wednesdays too! Good luck tomorrow - pop on to the Wednesday weigh in thread and let us know how it goes. :cross:

Thanks Kim, that looks really good! :D

I've got a tin in the cupboard, haven't tried it yet. OH had to ask the manager where to find it! Do you have it just with rice or with veggies as well :confused:

I'm veggie and doing the green plan. I lost 3lb the first week and 1lb the following 2 weeks. I'm not sure how much is to do with the diet though as I haven't had any alcohol since I started the diet and feel that it's stopping the alcohol that's made me lose weight, rather than the diet...

Well done Jenpen, that's brilliant! :happy036: Looks like I need to keep posting then I can search for the elusive button too! ;)

Jenpen I'm new to this too so I was just taking a peek at your thread ;) If you find the 'thanks' button, can you let me know where it is please! :confused::confused: Hope the weigh in went well and good luck with the diet :)

That's really frustrating! :sigh: Don't give up - I'm too new to this to offer help but hopefully someone else will come up with an idea. :confused: Hope you can kick it off and get it moving again. :wave_cry:

Well done! :party0038:

You have so many things going on here :( it's difficult to know where to start. Sounds like you've got an uphill battle as far as convincing your hubby that you want to lose weight is concerned. I think you've got to do it for yourself - maybe freeze the takeaways he buys for you and then he...

Another 1lb gone - slow but sure! :p

Well done, first hurdle over! Good luck with your next weigh-in :)

Well done Lauren, I haven't got that far yet! ;)

I agree, it's great :D I've only been on it for 3 weeks but I'm loving it. One thing I would say though is go to a group rather than join online - I wish I had because without this forum I'd have been stuck. ;)

Good luck Lillian, see you on here Wednesday! :wavey:

Many thanks Laura, will add them to my list. :D

No, I haven't got a green button Laura. :( That would be great if you could copy it for me, thanks. ;)

Thanks Laura. I can't find a new HE section - do you go to a group, not sure if the websites are different for group and online membership?

I'm with Bodyoptimise online - I've got their list of HEB but no gluten free on the list. Gluten free bread in the main list is 3 syns. Wish I'd gone to a group now, think it would have been easier! :sigh:

Does anyone know if I can substitute the bread on the HEB list for gluten free please? I can only eat gluten free bread. :sigh:

Well done Evilpenguin! :party0038:

Well done Brooke! :party0011: I'm doing bodyoptimise too, this is my second week and I'm still confused by it all! :confused: I lost 1lb this week, a bit disappointed because I've been so good and no alcohol has touched my lips for 2 whole weeks either :angel09: Good luck to those at wi...

Hi there! I'm new to this as well, I'm on my second week so probably not much help to you but thought I'd say hello anyway! :D I only lost 1lb this week and I've been really good but at least we lost some! :clap: Good luck for tomorrow and you're right, it's no good worrying about what's done...

Well done! :party0011:

Thank you so much for these lists. I've been trying to find out about quorn products and haven't dared to eat them incase I'm synning! :eek: I'm so glad I found this thread. :D

Thanks, this is all new to me so I'm still learning. :) Just didn't understand but now I do. Thing is I don't like oranges but I do like the juice. ;)

lol thanks everyone, I guess it's going to be my daily syn!! :p

hmm I see what you're saying but I only have the juice of one orange so I would have thought it was the same as eating one orange. Thanks for your reply, I'm finding it all confusing, need time to get used to it!

Just wondered if anyone could tell me why an orange is syn free but the juice of an orange is one syn? :confused: Every morning I have orange juice, would I really be better eating an orange?? :flirt2:

Well done! :D:D

My first week - lost 3lb and enjoying all the recipes now I've worked it out! :p

Hi Kally and thank you :D First week went well, I'm now determined to keep going! ;)

Thanks Irene, I will. Love the photo of your grandson :) Terry xx

Thank you! :D

Hi everyone :) I'm really pleased to find this forum. I joined SW online last Wednesday and was beginning to panic as there doesn't seem to be any online support or forums. I found it all very confusing and was beginning to despair when I came upon this site purely by chance. My weight has...

Thank you, we have a local Asda so will check it out - along with the chickpea dahl that someone recommended! :)

Hi Jessie, sorry to hear of your diagnosis. I have lupus and fibromyalgia amongst other things. I've been taking steroids for nearly 6 years now and I'm 2st heavier than I was before my diagnosis. I did lose 1st on a diet a couple of years ago but my weight has creeped up again so I'm trying...

Glad I found this! Thanks for the info, I was going to syn it! ;) I like to put it in my jacket potato at work. :)

Hi Shazza, I started SW online last Wednesday. Must say I found it very confusing for the first few days but starting to get my head round it now and think I've made the right decision especially now I've found this forum, it's a great help. Good luck with whatever you decide.:)

Hi Georgia, I'm new on here too. I started SW online last Wednesday so will be weighing in on the same day! I'm finding it all a bit overwhelming at the moment but sure I'll get my head round it eventually. Good luck for Wednesday.