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Some people are still on 29 or above though, not everyone has gone down to 26 :)

I joined agin last week and I'm on 28 daily pp ( im 14st) and 49 weekly pp, when I joined just yr I was on 29 so think its been tweaked a bit ( my friend is now on 26 (11stone) and her friend is now in 32 ( about 16st?) hope that helps but I think you really need to go to class at least for ur...

Hi Tina sorry I didn't realise anyone had replied, today was my first day on Scottish slimmers, I had to wait till my head was in the zone! Are u going to a class? I'm attempting to do it alone for now, I'm on xenical from the doctor too so hopefully the 2 together will give me my much needed...

Hi, I'm restarting Scottish slimmers in the morning and would love to have a buddy to help me along the way! I'm also taking xenical so really hoping I can stick at it and shift this weight!!! Anyway... If there is anyone about id love to hear from you :)

Oh dear we'll I'm back but I didn't do very well during the holiday period at all!!! But after watching the biggest loser tonight it's spurred my onto starting in the morning so I'm back on the tablets and will be drinking loads of water I need to shift this weight pluses the extra I put...

im going to join in too and i am going to go for 14lb by easter (only just started last week so not sure what im likely to lose in an average week yet) hopefully 14lb is do-able :)

as my title says! im struggling a bit tonight and a voice keeps tempting me into the kitchen for something to eat (not even hungry btw!) ive decided im going to my bed at 10pm to prevent doing something ill regret but need to be distracted till then! help me pleeeeeeeese!!!!!!!!!before i...

thank you both! forgot to say that most nights i do add lots of veg in with my dinner, and i probably drink about a litre a day so will try to double that for this coming week...esp as its christmas and im coming off the tablets tomorrow so i can have my night out on the 23rd then my dinner n...

id be up for the easter challenge! what do you need to know?

ive been taking zenical since last thursday without any side effects at all! had a sneaky weigh in this morning and ive not lost a single ounce:( reall hoped that id have lost at least a pd (or more). does it take time to become effective? or am i doing something wrong? this is a normal days...

not really that keen on pretzels! i was looking at extra light laughing cow but didnt buy it because i thought it was outside the rules..is it not? i have been using a smidgen of extra light philly on my wraps for lunch even now i thought it was outside the rules too...but thought a lot better...

thats good to know then! hopefully just a random act of mouth soreness ;) i haaaaaaate mouth alcers too! so bloomin sore :(

aw thanks 'butter on toast' i kind of thought that but was hoping it was just per portion for the snack, ill just stick to my fat free yoghurts and tesco jumbo snack a jack thingies x

when we're having a snack do we still have to look at the per 100g section and for it to be under 5g? or is it ok for snacks to be under 5g per portion? i had for my snack tonight: tesco reduced fat biscuit and raisin bar and it was 2.8g in each bar but 12g per 100g!! and yesterday i had...

i started taking zenical yesterday and woke up this morning with 4 mouth ulcers!! just wondering if its a side effect of the tablets at all? this happened to me before on different tablets and it got so bad they had to be changed by the gp!

thanks everyone, ive had a good day today but ive got a thousand questions already lol...ill post them on a new thread though! ill need to buy myself a measuring tape so i can keep check on it all, thanks very much everyone and im sure we'll be chatting again soon x

oh im over the moon! went to the gp this morning to ask for them and to tell them that ive been taking Alli and lost 5lb in under the 2 weeks, i was fully expecting her to either say 'no' outright or to tell me to lose some weight and come back but she just gave them to me!! Sooooo.....here...

thanks everyone for your replys :) i had a fair idea from reading other posts that they might want to see that i can lose weight on my own first so think ill find the money to buy more Alli and take them until the appt, see what the doc says and if ive to go back ill keep taking the Alli to help...

hi everyone ive an appt with the gp in 2 weeks (crazy waiting times lol ) in the hope that he will prescribe me xenical, im a binge eater and will start a diet lose a few pounds then binge out and put it all back on and more :( im 5ft2 and last sunday i weighed 13st13lb with a bmi of 35 so...

I bought a bag of mini creme eggs for the kids last week and im sure each egg was only 1pp each...but im now doubting myself lol, might see if i can find out and post again. typical values Per Egg Energy 50kcal Protein 0.5g Carbohydrate 7.8g Fat 1.9g Fibre Trace so...

thanks for all your support ladies well i wish i could say that my fresh start start is going well but i cant....let me explain why. on sunday i thought that id better eat some of the lovely things that id bought myself from tesco before i get back on plan as id only crave them otherwise and...

thanks natasha thats exactly what i need to do im going to start all over again in the morning and just treat this like a major blow out never (hopefully)) to be repeated to that extent! im going to go to my bed shortly but will plan out my week in the morning but before i go to bed ill put a...

i haven't logged on here for just over a week because during that time ive been really bad and eating terribly like buttery (real butter) toast, crisps, chocolate and takeaways i haven't followed the plan at all but half way though a huge bar of chocolate tonight i suddenly realised that i wasnt...

im back but ive been really really bad :( i dont know where to start or even what to say but i haven't even followed sw for the past week or so but have been eating what i want when i want, things like buttery toast, chocolate crisps and takeaways:( i weighed myself this morning for the first...

hey gobolino sorry ive not been around lately but ive logged on tonight to urge me to start being good and stop burying my head in the sand, its been shameful:( speak soon im away to find and update my thread xx

hey Teresa sorry i havnt been around lately, ive fallen off the wagon but ive logged on tonight in the hope that i can inspire myself to get back on it! it sounds like things have been really hectic for you recently but apart from the 'heroes incident' you have done incredibly well, anyway im...

right this is me giving myself a good shake and an even better talking to!!! i think for some reason i struggled to accept my 5lb loss because of the consultants computer not recognising it even though the scales did??? so is kind of threw me off the wagon and i didnt even attempt to get back...

hiya, it looks like your back on track :) pah to the dreaded totm! at least as you say you know why your hunger levels were increased but your menus for this week look great and reading your post has given me back a bit of motivation to get back on track too as ive fallen off the wagon big time...

oh Gobolino sorry to hear that you gained yesterday:( i find too that the harder i try the more i seem to fail but we just need to draw that line under last week and start a fresh this week, we can do it ((hugs)) definitely fill up with free carbs this week how about a nice minestrone soup with...

Teresa youve gone quiet, hope everything is going well for you xx

well i didnt go to class this morning:( i didnt want to be demotivated by a gain but im totally on track today and will try my very best to be OP every day:) Karen buttery toast is my big downfall so i normally only buy LF marg for the kids but dont like it on toast as it makes it go all soggy...

ive just run this through the calculator and it came up with 5 Syns per package/portion on Green based on quorn being a free food and thats for half a packet. im eating it as i type and not sure yet if its worth the 5 syns because not enough sauce for my liking so ive got a bit of a dry dinner...

your menus look great and it looks like your trying hard to stay on track which is more than im doing so well done and hopefully youll get a nice loss tomorrow x

that cake recipe looks great Teresa ill definitely be making it soon, hope your doing ok x

im the same with my syns i cant remember the last time i had syns left over at the end of the week lol, well my eating marathon is continued into today...i cant stop myself from eating buttery toast!! so it will be a miracle to even sts on thursday i think im certainly in for a gain but im...

well ive not had a good couple of days at all i couldnt seem to be able to stop myself eating yesterday, i was like a whirlwind eating everything in sight lol but totm came this morning so that goes a long way to explain it! and today ive been trying to keep myself busy to keep the chocolate...

aw thats a shame about your gain but your fighting talk is great and hopefully youll get it and maybe more off next week! hope you have a great OP day tomorrow x

well done on your 1lb loss just remember that every 1lb gets you closer to your goal:) hope you have a good OP day tomorrow x

well done for successfully maintaining for 5 weeks, its something that ive never really thought about before but i can see that its a hard balance to achieve so well done :):) oh and i love mugshots too but havnt had one in ages so will need to have a look in the cupboard to check ive got some in.

thanks its finally sinking in for me lol im certain that all the scan bran helped even though some days i was only having 2 a day (with 1 weetabix for a 'b' choice) the other thing that i think might have helped is having the contraceptive implant taking out, i was sure that it was effecting my...

thanks for all your birthday wishes :) i didnt get a chance to log on yesterday at all sophie my youngest is now loaded with the cold and was taking all my attention plus for some reason...perhaps a moment of madness or something but we decided to gather up all her dummies and leave them out for...

good luck with your weigh in tomorrow fingers and toes are crossed for you to get a nice surprise xx

glad your feeling all better now, im hoping that by the morning ill be back to normal too, good luck with your WI tomorrow morning and for your class tomorrow night x

thanks ladies im feeling a bit better today....teresa i think it might have been the same thing we had:( i havnt been sticking to plan at all so im really worried about Thursday wi! its going to be a nightmare if i gain on what is my really my 'first week'....oh the shame! plus its my birthday...

aw im sorry to hear about that gobolino ((hugs)) hopefully things will sort themselves out soon and you can start planning for your family. i love that cheese....in fact i love all cheeses so you have reminded me to buy some different varieties to use as my 2nd 'A' choice when im on green days...

hope your feeling better today ive got a head cold thats giving me a really sore head so maybe youve got the same thing?

Eugh!!!! i feel rotten:( i havent felt right since yesterday late afternoon and woke up this morning with a head cold and a sore stomach that gets worse if i eat anything???? so as a result havent ate very much today but got some soup in the slow cooker so hoping to be able to have some of that...

Thanks Teresa im determined to go to class with a loss especially as its my 'first' official week at sw. planning an ee day tomorrow B - raspberries and fromage frais with 1 crushed up scan bran added (1) L - leftover lentil dhal or hm soup with 2 scanbran (2) D - roast beef dinner (birds...

will defo be making that and if i leave out the choc options and just use sweetner and raspberries then only the alpen bars would be synable, im thinking a could mix some raspberries through with the quark and then a couple more for decoration yum yum its making me hungry now but will make it...

i think going to class works out slightly more expensive than body otpimise so on that basis alone then id tend to go for online but in my current situation i find it easier to find £5 every week than it is to find £45 in the one go if that makes sense? its funny because ive got the same...

oh im liking the sound of your cheesecake, i was tempted to make the one from the magazine but your idea would make it much lower in syns and even better if you use the bars as a 'b' choice, youve given me food for thought for tomorrows meals:) hope your colds not getting you down too much xx

ok just worked out that i have 21.5 syns left to use between sunday and wednesday so that means 5 per day and I WILL NOT go over this.....I PROMISE MYSELF THAT!!

had a bit of a blip last night:( and ate a jam doughnut that id bought for the kids but the went to their dads and i tried to resist all night but ended up eating it:o so need to adjust yesterdays syn count by 12 and although i didnt have a meringue i did eat a chocolate lolly at 7 syns:( so 19...

im trying to use the online syns calculator for the first time tonight but its got me stumped:confused: i was putting the free food in for this particular meal but it has more than one vegetable free and the system as far as i can work out only has the option to list 1 item....is that correct...

its been 8 yrs since i went to a class for any length of time lost 1.5 stone before giving up, then went back about 4yrs ago to a different class but found out i was pregnant with katie shortly afterwards so used that as an excuse to leave lol, then finally went back to tat same class last year...

aw thats nice isnt it? ive just joined my class today after going solo for a while so really need to go have a look round the site to see what its all about x

hope youve had a good day today!, between you and Teresa your giving me too much food choices for tomorrow, teresa had mentioned bns soup today and it made me think about making it tomorrow and now ive came over here and see that youve had bns curry lol ........oh what to make? lol

im glad your class was busier last night, just goes to show all your hard work promoting it is paying off. its strange you saying your full of cold because im sitting here tonight thinking im going to wake up in the morning loaded with the cold:( i can feel it coming on as i type this. your...

phew!! well i just about managed to get to my first class this morning:) i got there at 10.40 and everyone was still being weighed so i just slipped in lol and when it was my turn to weigh my consultant took one look at me and said 'oh i remember you from years ago when you used to come here'...

i saw those gingerbread men in the magazine and my oldest saw it and asked to make them so might give them a go but adapt them slightly with your suggestion. sounds like youve got the hang of maintaining so you just need to love that little bit extra and then have a couple off plan days per...

thanks girls for all your support:) ive only gone and double booked myself for tomorrow lol ive got a appt at 10am that id completly forgotten about but the class is at 10.30am so i really need to hope that i can get to class in time? Teresa think your the best person to ask about this lol so if...

thanks Teresa i know your right i too need the 'fear factor' of some1 else weighing me lol, i was all motivated at the begining and was confident in doing it solo but as the weeks have went on my motivation has decreased as has my rate of physical activity....after i damaged my knee when running...

yeahh glad your back with us, although i think we were all missing in action a bit anyway lol so not to worry. hope you get a good result today at weigh in, ill check back later on to see how you did x

wow! well done on your weight loss youve done fantastically well to get into the 11's. normally would be saying im keeping my fingers crossed you get the job but since you dont actually want it? i wont lol hope you have a great day today, ive had a major blip and have decided that i need to...

hey glad to see you back! im not sure whats going on with me but im struggling big time with the plan:( i know its got a lot to do with all the sweets and chocolates in the house from halloween, i have not self control around chocolate so dont have loads of it normally but obviously just now the...

hope your ok xx

no unfortunatley i didnt manage to turn my day around:( just like you said on your thread i couldnt work out when i was supposed to be eating and ended up picking all day then i ended up eating a cheeseburger and med fries from mcdonalds for my dinner on the way to pick the girls up from their...

ha ha at least your putting some thought into the sweets that go into your mouth, i dont like jelly beans but if i did id just be shoving them in and getting random sometimes not nice flavours. well done on your end of month weigh in! ive not done that ever lol so do you weigh and record that...

arghhhhh guess who forgot to put her clocks back last night!, it wasnt till 12.30 today that i realised it was actually only 11.30! so im totally out of synch with myself and cant wait to get back to bed tonight. plus im sooo hungry but cant be bothered making myself anything substantial to eat...

well done for staying on plan today! and i love the sound of your BNS curry, i love BNS so will definitely be giving that a go through the week i'll just need to buy the squash as ive already got everything else so thanks for the recipe x

i have just had the most delicious dinner tonight i dont normally eat this late but wanted to wait till the girls were in bed so they didnt steal any of it Mhawhahaha, i made the steak and chips with a mushroom sauce (think it was from last months mag) im sitting here looking at my empty plate...

no problem and yeah you def made the right descision lol its scary how something so small can be so many syns lol

hiya i found your diary:) i too would take your gain as an unofficial 2lb loss so well done and hopefully by next weigh in you'll have lost your total gain and be back on the road so to speak, and i think your target of 4lb loss for christmas is great and realistic theres no point setting a high...

the cake was ok i think i cooked it too long as it was a bit solid but given a choice to eat scan bran on its own or as the cake i would def choose the cake, i made chickpea cake once and threw it away after one bite coz it was disgusting so i suppose compared to that it was nice lol i was...

thursdays menu sounds great with loads of speed foods, i think i need to look at the amount of speed foods im eating too. hope you have a great weekend x

glad your class went well and as gobolino said it will grow by word of mouth etc, i couldnt have a treat tin my will power is so low around chocolate and even the treats for Halloween are at threat and i intentionally bought treats that i dont really like but it hasnt stopped me thinking about...

sorry gobolino i missed your post lol, yeah well so far having wednesday as my treat day seems to be working so fingers crossed i manage to continue being focused for the rest of the week. thats great that your going to do the scan bran challenge too, im away to look up some different ways to...

ouch about your mouth, i was supposed to get root canal treatment last month but cancelled because im a scaredy cat, its not hurting me....yet so i really need to grin and bear it and re book :( the scan bran challenge continues and today i aim to eat 5 so a full 'B' choice i found yesterdays...

woop woop its working lol, im going download it tonight when i get a minute, how much did it cost?

is this it? if so then its 47 cal per piece so using the 20 cal = 1 syn rule it works out to be 2.5 syns each i went onto sainsburys online to get the nutritional info by the way i often have to do the same with tesco, if you find what your looking for online it HAS to list the info even if...

editted to add - just re read that youve already ate oops

with things like choc etc you can use the 20 cal = 1 syn rule so just divide the cals for the whole bar by 20 to give you how many syns in the whole bar but if its a normal sized bar i think its quite high at 11 or 12 (i think) but i suppose you could only eat half of it if you could trust...

ive bought a fillet steak to eat at the weekend and i plan to use fry light to sear it in the pan then put it in the oven to finish it off:)

i think it depends how you look at it! they look the same size as the normal rocky biscuits and when you think the next lowest syned choc bar is a kit kat and i dont think their much longer than this bar, anyway i think they are worth it lol x

i just made the cauliflower cheese i added some brocolli to it along with the cauliflower and it was really nice, its the first time ive ever made a cheese sauce using quark, eggs and cheese infact havnt made one since ive started for fear of the high syn count but i was impressed with how it...

Fox have brought out a new bickie..well ive never seen it before so think its new lol anyway its lovely and only 4 syns :D

I second everything Teresa's just said! this is our week all 3 of us to turn it all around and end the month on a high. hopefully you havnt been tempted by anything too naughty maybe you could make some more soup in your slowcooker? why dont you try doing a mini challange this week to keep you...

hope your first class went really well and that youve had a great day today, ill pop back later on to see if youve posted xx

I didnt have a change to get on last night as katie wasnt well again so i was tending to her most of the night. I STS on the scales yesterday, which is good i suppose considering the several scones that i consumed during the week and the chocolate on Tuesday night, but this is a new week and a...

i thought we could all do with one of these as we've all had a bit of a rough day/night food wise :grouphugg:

i thought we could all do with one of these as we've all had a bit of a rough day/night food wise :grouphugg:

right not quite sure what has just happened but here is my confession......i opened one of my kitchen cupboards and a bag of chocolate coins fell out! now a sensible person would have put it back into the cupboard but then im NOT sensible so i thought well ill just have 1...wrong decision!! i...

aw i wouldnt worry about it Teresa youve been great all week and i doubt the naughty food will have had a chance to 'latch on' before tomorrows WI .....she says hoping and praying its true after what shes just eaten lol, the last time i bought a variety pack of treatsize choc bars it ended in...

sounds like you really love your job! and i admire your willpower around all that lovely food that you and the kids love to cook, i doubt id be able to make it then not eat any of it lol hope you had a great day today x

Right disaster!!!!!!! i forgot to get my scan bran today:( but ill make sure i get some tomorrow as katie should hopefully be going back to school her voice is coming back but by bit so i think she'll be alright in the morning, she said the funniest/cutest thing today....."ill need to go into...

aw sounds like your having a rotten time just now chick ((hugs)) ive jad TOTM 3 times this month so far so i can feel your pain literally lol, food wise today hasnt been that bad at all! your sausages are free and apart from your yoghurt and coleslaw everything else has been a healthy extra, i...

lol yeah ive tried it before just wasnt rushing to the shops to buy more once id finished it lol, i found it very palatable by crushing it and mixing with nutella to make ferrero rocher thingies yummm but very moreish if fact try a whole jar of nutella more over a weekend!!! and ive a cheek to...

hope youve had a good day x

yes its me the scone scoffing queen lol and as i was keen to live up to my name i had one today aswell lol but only half and with jam no butter so im going to esstimate 5 syns rather than normally 12 for a full one with jam and butter so hopefully ive got it right! my oldest daughter woke up...

well done for not turning your day into a dieting disaster, i feel your sympathy over half term but it will be over soon enough lol so are you a childmnider then? your veggie bolgnaise/pasta bake sounds lovely how did you make it?

i love cheese and biscuits so might have to buy some more scanbran and have it one night next week, you definitely do need something with them though the first time i tried them it was a bit of a shock at how dry and hard they were lol. ive read lots of folks on here talking about doing scan...

jeez 35 syns for your half!! just makes you think about the amount of syns you would previously eat without even thinking about before sw, im sure you enjoyed every last spoonful though you deserved it with all your hard work, off to my bed now hope you have a great day tomorrow x

thanks girlies im soooooooooo happy with our wee support group that we've got going here :D todays been ok! a bit busy but ok, i left the house at 9.30 this morning and didnt get home till 5.45pm so not good for trying to stay on plan:( seriously think i need to ban myself from going anywhere...

thanks Teresa im sure ill get used to its taken me back to the days when i was younger and i used to be even more adventurous with my cut and colours lol ...... just reading that back it makes me sound ancient lol im only 33 soon to be 34 ;) your right about me fighting with red days whats the...

enjoy your desert tomorrow it sounds to die for:drool::drool:

well apart from getting my haircut today i went to a garden cente with my mum to look at christmas decorations :D:D i loooooooove christmas and cant wait to get my tree and other stuff up. had another green day....so much for my full week or red i hear you both say lol.. i just dont think im cut...

my new hair cut, its quite a bit shorter than before (it was all one length that sat around the length of my chin) and a lot blonder than the last time but i think i like it lol

katie its mildly spicy if you imagine a lentil curry would taste its like that. miss marshmallow you could eat it with rice or a baked potato im having left over today for my lunch with sw chips, just think what you would have a curry with.

hpoe you have a great op day today xx

hada lovely lie in this morning as the kids stayed at their dads overnight - bliss oh and had a reallllllly nice dream last night about a man who as far as i know doesnt even exist lol as ive never seen him in real life yet..... oh maybe it was premonition lol anyhoo off to get my hair cut this...

woo hoo well done on all your op days:) im envious already about your pudding tomorrow and you haven't even had it yet lol. hope you have a great day today x

WOW 11lb in 2 weeks what did you differently to achieve your loss? i bet you looked fantastic in your dress! you should post a pic so we can see how good you looked x

well i had it tonight with a quorn chicken fillet and some boiled rice coz im on green but theirs are nice sounding recipe on the packet using chargrilled chicken so might try that on a EE day or you could have it with a baked potato i reckon that would be lovely too. its around £1.30 a packet...

oh they look nice especially the mexican one now that its only 4.5syns:) now that ive seen the photos i think ive seen them in tesco so will give them a try me thinks lol

oh i fancy seeing that too, might see if my sis wants to go on tues night when the girls are at their dads. im the same tonight, desperatly trying not to eat anything else as already had 14 syns, dont even want to got into the kitchen for a drink of squash incase i end up opening the fridge for...

hey karen sorry to hear you had a bad day at work yesterday! it must be hard in your job when upsetting things happen that you then 'take home' which you but at least you didnt comfort eat which is something i would probably do:( I cant stand beards so can understand your resentment towards it...

yeah thank goodness its friday indeed:) looks like youve had a great day today, the innocent mexican thing! was it worth the syns? where did you get it from?

hiya karen great to see you around again hows uni? ill pop over to your diary in a mo so see how your doing. I went to buy a new winter coat today the one i had from last year was too big:D and had 2 buttons missing so get this ..... my new coat is a size 16:D so although im still wearing...

i dont really like the taste of smash so not sure if id like the pasty but it does sound interesting! what did you see at the pictures?

temptation is a nightmare lol but i think you did really well to stop at 30 syns as ive seen myself eating a lot more than that and finding it hard to be able to pull it back but its very acheivable for you to still have a loss this week 39 syns is just 2 days syns out of a whole week, youve had...

bought 3 packets in morrisons tonight would have bought more but thought it was a bit weird buying more for some reason lol especially as i wasnt buying anything else. yeah its definitely free - Ainsley Harriott Dahl Lentil, excluding yogurt, dried 100g cooked 0 Syn on Extra Easy Original...

i buy quark from my tesco extra store, its a soft cheese and in my tesco its next to the plain yoghurts, fromage frais and cream:)

mmmmmm that soup sounds lovely might have to give it a try for lunch soon:) its made me crave cauliflower cheese though! i might have to search for a sw friendly recipe x

Ive just thrown 2 bags of frozen raspberries in the bin coz i didnt like them at all, it might just have been that brand but they were all broken into tiny pieces and when i let them defrost they turned mushy and drew my jaws together lol. apart from bananas its the only fruit that i really...

sounds like youve had a great day today! hopefully you have passed the yo-yo stage and it'll be losses every week from now till you get to target:) hope you have a great day tomorrow x

oops forgot to update my diary for today! was going to be red but had to change to EE at dinner time. Breakfast - weetabix with milk (A+B) lunch - 2 slice 400g wholemeal toast with wf chicken, tomatoes, lettuce and mayo (0.5) the bread should have been my other B choice but had to syn it at...

aw sorry your having a bad day today (((hugs))) im glad to read that you haven't given in and maybe and an early night is exactly what you need it'll allow you to recharge your batteries ready for a fresh start in the morning. you did great not you have had any more syns too i hope you have a...

Hiya girls:) ive had a great day today Sophie was at playgroup in the morning for 2 hours so i was able to get loads done around the house and i was that busy that i didnt even feel the need to snack between breakfast and lunch, i put all the ingredients for my beef curry into the slow cooker...

i just made the most gorgeous beef curry in my slow cooker and the only syn was 0.5 for the tomato puree but ill get 2 meals out of it so basically syn free:D i didnt really measure anything as it was more a case of chucking it all in and leaving it so im just estimating the quantities below, i...

aww thanks Teresa im going to try my very best to be extra good this week and not be tempted by anything too naughty as i want to get rid of the next stone a lot faster than the last one...15 wks to lose 14lb...but i cant complain too much because i did cheat quite a lot during the last few...

thanks laura ill take a trip tomorrow and bulk buy if its there lol, it was really nice especially the next day when i reheated it to have with rice mmmmmmmm

i bought this last week from Lidl and it was scrummy and free:D so went back today to get more and they had none left, has anyone seen it anywhere else? i did a search on tesco online but it couldnt be found:( so im really hoping its somewhere else:confused: xx

well done teresa you deserved that loss with all your hard work this week:) i have never managed to set a meal plan for a day never mind a week lol i constantly change my mind on what to eat.

woo hoo check out my new sticker :D:D:D:D:D:D:D

well done! thats a great loss and im sure you'll be able to keep it off if you continue the way you have been x

i lost 1lb:D but only just lol my scales kepts fluctuating between the 11lb and 10lb bit but after i jumped off and back on a couple of times i could finally get it to settle at the 1lb loss......only just thinking that technically that could be cheating? but it did settle eventually so im...

I cant see any reason why you couldnt do that:)

well done you for throwing the cake away im not sure if i could have been so strong but at 3 syns a bite :0 thats sooooo high:( your dip sounds lovely too and well done for going syn free today, im certain you'll have a good weight loss tomorrow x

Hiya I had a fantastic day today thanks:D our school holidays are over so katie my eldest went back today, i took Sophie to playgroup then came back to wait in for my tesco delivery and put my gammon joint into the slow cooker for our dinner :) i decided to have an EE day rather than red as...

i saw these last week and was really tempted to buy them so glad i didnt now.

well your pasta would be free, the sweetcorn would also be free, each level tbsn of extra light mayo is 0.5 syns so 1 syn in total for your mayo, what type of tuna was it? i.e brine/spring water or sunflower oil? if its brine or water then you could use 113g as a 'B' choice or you would have to...

first thing i thought when i read your post was that you must be pregnant! i had it with both my pregnancies, but if your 100% sure your not then i dont know what it could be x

thank you for shouting over the little devil on my shoulder lol ill syn the roll, what you said is bang on the money and it would be too easy to keep doing 'swaps' which would obviously effect my losses:( yeah its the last day of holidays today and ive survived it yeahhh lol dont get me wrong i...

Hmm its a tricky one isnt it! though as much as i hate interviews id be inclined to go for it anyway and treat it like a practice run for the actual job/place that you want, not sure id say anything to the interviewers beforehand about it not being in the right place as then they might retract...

well done for all your hard work yesterday and i think that at least some of your syns will have been walked off during the 7 hrs, how are you feeling today? tired with aching legs i expect ((hugs)) but im sure it will all pay off when you get it all up and running.

what a shame you still dont know about your hubbys job yet, its terrible to keep him hanging on. good luck for weigh in tomorrow night im sure you'll do well x

today has been on plan....just and no more! it was another busy day for me and the girls and i do find it hard to stay on track on busy days :( i did order loads of lovely stuff from Tesco to be delivered tomorrow and plan to be using my slow cooker loads so thanks for reminding me about it...

you lot are all gorgeous I'm well jealous lol i still have 2 stone to go before i get to where id like to be, dont have any photos on the computer at that weight but certainly have a couple lying about and if i can work out how to do it ill scan it and add to the thread:) well done on how for...

looks like me and you both going to be clawing back syns tomorrow and tuesday before WI on wednesday ((hugs)) but try not to be too hard on yourself at least you went over syns on relatively healthy things like the fibre plus bars unlike me with scones at the like lol so hopefully you will be ok...

hope everything went well with your leaflet drop and your feet aren't too tired ((hugs))

I could have made yesterday a red day if it wasn't for me eating half a packet of lentil dhal and boiled rice later on that night! wasn't satisfied at all by my dinner earlier so ate that around 9.30 last night. im ashamed to say that ive had a terrible day eating wise today:( i went shopping...

ha ha as soon as i saw your photo with your purple potatos i thought she must be from scotland! how did you find eating them with them being purple? im put off a wee bit with the colour lol

sounds like its going to be a very busy day then! i hope it stays dry all day for you all, good luck with it xx

welcome back to sw and whatever the result when you hop on the scales on Wednesday the numbers will only go down from that point:) i weigh in on a wednesday too so ill look out for your first fabby loss xx

just popping by to see how your day has been but your not here lol so ill come around again later :) Teresa i havnt had the dhal from asda as i dont shop there but i had the ainsley harriott one thats also free and i loved it:) actually youve just remined me that the other half is still in the...

i dont blame you for caving in at toby carvery but i think you did really well to only have a tiny piece of cake like that, if it was me id have ended up having the full cake to myself. how did the leaflet drop go?

kid free day today as they were both at their dads from last night and didnt get the m back till 5.30 tonight, so i was able to get a few things done around the house then i went shopping to get my youngest a duvet for her new bed and even managed to pick up a couple more christmas presents too...

Mmmmmmmmm millionaires shortbread:drool::drool::drool::drool: my mum makes a great one too. i think you deserve a flexi syn lunch next week:) xx

that recipe sounds lovely! i love my slow cooker too but haven't used it in ages but ive been inspired to start using it again:) i like this plan of not focusing on the numbers but instead on the good food and on plan days! its a really great idea and a really positive way to look at our plan...

I had to syn the chicken as id already used both 'B' choices (2 weetabix and 1 wholemeal roll):) the malteaser pudding was fabulous so much so that ive bought another packet today so i can have it again tonight but wont have the meringue because i forgot to buy more :( but it will be fantastic...

what a nightmare about your A-frame:( your hubby is most probably right about it being kids rather than anything else. Good luck with your promotions sounds like a lot of hard work but it should pay off in the end. hope your EE day goes well tomorrow too x

oh ill need to look out for that one next time im shopping:) im trying to stick to under 10 syns each day to see if it helps my weight loss but ill try again tomorrow.

step away from the cakes!! lol i hate it when temptation is staring you in the face it makes it sooooo hard doesnt it? maybe some sugar free mints or chewing gum will stop you from being tempted too much, hope you have a great day tomorrow x

well done for synning the amount for the cake mix, i dread every time my oldest asks to make cakes for exactly that reason! im liking your determination and with positive thinking like that your going to get to your bottom weight range in no time at all x

aw thanks girls i definitely got away with my chocolate attack with the skin of my teeth lol todays been a busy day for me and the girls we went to the local library for a few hours for them to pick some books and then went into town for a little wander around but i managed to stay on plan...

thanks lizzy thats great, would be better if they were free but 1 syn each is good too, just hope they taste nice:)

found your diary:) how frustrating for you to have gained that 1lb when you are clearly doing the plan right, have you tried mixing everything up a bit? i havnt had a chance to read over your diary so sorry if your already doing this but when i get some peace later tonight ill come back for a...

well done on losing your 1lb:) and you will definetly be able to lose the remaining 6lb by christmas (10 weeks till the week before christmas so just over 1/2lb per week by my reckoning) very do-able:)

:scale::scale::scale::scale::scale: well i took the dreaded step onto the scales this morning and id lost 1lb:D all be it the same 1lb that i put on 2 weeks ago but i lost it all the same :D bit bitter sweet though as i cant help but think that if i hadnt binged on the chocolate i might have...

can anyone help with this please? would really like to have with my dinner tonight.

Thanks Teresa i think you might be right ill change it now lol im dreading tomorrow as i think ive gained :( Gobolino ive came to the decision that the only way i know is the scenic route too so im just going to buckle up and enjoy the slow journey and as you said im not going to have a better...

can someone kindly check the syn value for this please, i saw it today in Lidl and decided on a whim to buy it in the hope that its low or free on red and EE. per skewer 24g calorie 48kcal protein 4.8g carbs 2.7g (sugars 1.6g) fat 2.0g ( saturates 0.6g) fibre 0.1g sodium 0.22g...

well done Teresa hopefully today is the end of your 4th OP day :D i had a major meltdown last night but im back on track today....again (feeling a sense of deja vu each time i say this) you did a great job on limiting and measuring the peanut butter....cant say i like that though so not...

i feel your pain chris, i was in lidl or aldi....alway getting confused with them lol but anyhow they had all there christmas chocolate stuff in for a brief minute i was tempted to buy it for the kids you see lol but luckily i decided not to or i might have been sitting here tonight up to my...

i know i am one lucky girl :D really think i had to get that binge out of my system and im glad that its over and done with now as tonight im sitting here and the fridge has still got chocolate in it and im not even tempted in the slightest :D

hey thanks for stopping by:) today went well but then anything would be better than last night eh? i know i said i wouldnt have any syns but i had 5 but it was syns used as past of my meals to not on chocolate at least thats a good thing lol. im feeling motivated and just hope that it continues...

thanks everyone it really means a lot to me to have all your support ((hugs)) i was back on track from first thing this morning and hopefully will be until i reach my target...oh and beyond that too lol. my mum called tonight to tell me that she's booked a holiday for me and my 2 girls her and...

aw girls youve made me cry, thanks for caring so much about me ((hugs)) Fern - how horrible is to be a binger! i hate that part of me and wish that i wasnt so weak around food:( i do totally want this! i want to get this stupid 3 stone off and want it before christmas? absolutely no syns for...

ive been struggling to avoid a chocolate binge for a while now but after a stressful day with the kids (first day of Scottish October break) id stupidly bought a bag of fun size chocolate bars for the girls thinking that i could control my urge to eat them and that i could occasionally have 1...

me too, though i actually find that i struggle from sunday night right through to tuesday night (wi at home on wed morning) ive just had an alpen light choc n fudge to ward off the choc cravings but its not working and i can hear the fridge calling my name:( i wish there was a pill you could...

i live in central Scotland so october break starts today and they go back next Tuesday! just been for a lovely walk in the woods then along to the shops for sweets for the girls and didnt even get anything for me:):) but now that im back im bored although ive got loads i could be doing around...

i feel already that this is going to be a loooooong week! its our october break so my oldest is off school till next tuesday meaning both kids and crappy weather = boredom, fights and tantrums :( though at least today its dry and a bit sunny so now that weve all been fed i think ill suggest a...

great video, i started doing the c25k a while back but hurt my knee and had to stop for 3 weeks......never started running again:( he has inspired me to get active again. plus was it only me or did anyone else think thst he was a total hunk once he'd lost all his weight? bet his 'old...

i do EE most of the time and love it i will be honest and say at first i struggled a bit with my 1/3 but i dont go to a class or anything so didnt have a consultant to help me out but then of course once i asked for help on here i quickly got the hang of it. its especially easy with certain...

another on plan day today so by my reckoning thats 5 in a row:happy036::happy036: im not saying that ive not been tempted loads coz i have but what i have ate has all been accounted for and even last night when i was craving some more chocolate i said to myself that i could have anything else...

wow hoo!!!! well done on 2 on plan days :)

hiya just having a quick nosey through your diary lol, im a wednesday weigher too and am desperetly trying to lose at least 1lb this week so i get my 1 stone award:) i feel like ive been floating around the 13lb mark for ages now! as everyone else has said dont be too down about your STS...

wow well done on your weight loss this week Jane! you coming off your meds definetly seems to have helped with your loss doesnt it? keep on track and your sure to get your half stone next week:) oh and sorry to hear your both having uncertainty over your jobs, i was made redundant this time...

your potatoes sound yummy and ive got baby boilers in so might give them a try tomorrow, im not a massive meat eater either, though its more having to handle the raw food that puts me off it than anything else oh and the fact that i cant always afford to buy meat aswell. as long as you...

welcome back Teresa ill pop over to your thread soon to see how much you enjoyed yourself......envious lol well my sister opened a bottle of champagne last night so didnt have rose wine.....had the equivalent 2 2 glasses of champers at 5.5 syns each spread over four glasses with diet lemonade...

oh noooooo:( thanks Mummy helen i have been getting that wrong for quite a while now:( but at least i know now (((thanks))) trickytree its bernard matthews that i use but obviously not the 1/2 syn as i thought but my dinner was yummy all the same i made the pasta then added the kievs to the...

i was too busy to update this yesterday but ive been good and kept on plan all day...promise! its amazing how good it feels to have a 100% day after day and have my determination back :) i even refused the offer of a chocolate biscuit today at my sisters house:) only thing is its now effecting...

they all look fine to me, when im working out my 1/3 superfree i sometimes use a handful to work ech 3rd out iyswim? for example with the baked potato whatever size your potato is you would have the same size roughly of your tuna (if you wanted that much) and the same size again of your onion...

literally just added that to my shopping list for this week:) Mmmmmmmm cant wait to try it now :)

doh!!!! the syns for mini kievs on a green day are 2.5 each :( i was thinking of the red EE syns, so i think ill syn my 2 alpen light bars instead so that would be 6 syns plus 2 syns for 4 kievs, not had any syns yet and it will leave just enough for my curly wurly that i was planning on eating.

thanks for your quick replies :) the kievs are 1/2 syn each i think....will need to go double check so ill syn them rather than swapping to EE has my choices were 2 weetabix (7) and 2 alpen light bars (6). thanks again ladies :)

Im having a total dumb moment lol im having a green day today and fancied having some mini chicken kievs and some pasta! can i have the kievs on a green day as im syning it? just to add i cant switch to EE as ive had 2 hexB choices already today.

oh thanks for that ive written it down in my book and will try it soon:)

well Teresa i dont want to be letting you down by being bad whilst your gone so ive got my 100% hat on and i mean business lol i weighed myself this morning and id STS:( but it is * week and my cycles so messed up just now its been my first one in about 3mths so i think it goes part to explain...

excellent avisk thanks very much:) sorry i forgot to put the portion size on... its 250g grams so close enough thanks. i got 2 portions out of the packet and it was so yummy its worth the 2 n a bit syns each portion:) i was getting bored with plain dried pasta so means i can shake things up a...

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well done on your loss:) and enjoy your trip away xx

ooh thanks for that Teresa i really appreciate you looking that up for me:) thats good for the whole packet as ive had about 4 portions out of the packet so around 2 syns per portion:) it was really nice and good for quick meals.

argh!!! totm here too Teresa! hopefully your WI will still show through and if not at least you know why. hope you enjoy yourself in Germany x

the christening was great thanks and i got loads of lovely comments on my dress none of which resembled me looking like a zebra so that was good lol didnt manage to make very good food choices yesterday at the christening because it was a buffet and basically there wasnt any wise choices but i...

doh!!!! carbs are 33.3g per 100g. ill get this right eventually lol

i copied from the front of the packet instead of the back so missed most of it out oops! thanks in advance for checking nutrient per 100g (cooked as instructions) Energy kCal 170 Protein 6.0g Carbohydrate 33.3g of which sugars 1.4g Fat 1.4g saturates...

do you know if its a different consultant at the new class or not? reason im asking is where i stay the same consultant runs all 3 classes in different locations and also a couple in the surrounding area.....which is the main reason why i dont go to a class as i dont like her:(

can anyone check the value of this please, i cant get to a class to be able to check myself

Id put most of it on my first post but forgot about the protein oops lol thanks in advance for checking teresa:) per 100g (cooked as instructions) total packet size 400g Cal 170kCal protein 6.0g Fat 1.4g Sat Fat 0.5g Sugar 1.4g Salt Trace

you go girl!!! your doing fab this week so should def get your 1.5lb....at least, wish i could say the same about my day...buffet, crisps and cake all consumed at the christening but i enjoyed every mouthful hee hee x

thanks everyone for your kind comments i went to bed straight after posting last night and was at the christening today so this is me just getting round to replying. i wore the dress even after being told again in the morning lol. the reason she was thinking zebra was because my dress had...

can anyone tell me the syn value for the following please: "jamie oliver beautiful handmade tomato & mozzarella caramella" its fresh pasta so i know it will be syned but it is also filled with tomato and mozzarella, i decided to buy it on friday from tesco as i needed something really...

Teresa was able to run it through the calculator when i posted it on the syns section and it came up as being free on EE and red:D

oops! forgot to come back to you with the pack size....its 400g thanks very much in advance x

fantastic news that its free, ill def be having it again:) hope you dont think i doubted you hannah its just that SW still surprises me with some of the free foods available lol so good news all round:)

that is how my 4.5yr old daughter just described what i looked like in my new dress:eek: i know she didnt mean to hurt my feelings and shes only a baby and doesnt know what shes saying really but..... it all came about tonight when i was trying on my new dress that i bought to wear to my...

its been a longgggggggg day!!!!!!! its no wonder i dont drink much as i cant be doing with the hangover:( i havnt ate much today but what i did eat has been rubbish! plus my *week finally came....after waiting months :( so ive just felt a bit crap all day. i hoping i feel better tomorrow as its...

oh i like the sound of your mac cheese! do you just make the packet up as instructed then add the cheese and veg into it? i watched an advert yesterday for maltesers and only then realised that they were quite low calories each so im going to buy them tonight for my treat too, is 9.5 syns for...

hey Teresa yeah a whisper would be good lol i do have a smidgen of a hangover but have just made myself a bacon sarnie and im feeling better already lol:) thanks for finding out about the beef for me.... WOW cant believe its free its was brill but expensive at £6 though that serves 2 so alright...

i threw the packaging out and didnt fancy rumaging around in the bin in the pouring rain lol so ive got it from tesco website: per half packed Protein 50.2g thanks in advance x

oh thats a tough one and as i hate confrontation id be too wimpish to say anything at all which doesnt help you at all. when is her birhday? or maybe even for christmas you could buy her a copy of the new directory as a gentle hint? if you dont normally buy each other gifts then how about...

slightly off topic but my dad has type 2 diabetes and cant eat grapes or bananas at all because they make his sugar levels go sky high he is fine with all other fruits though. I think that my weight loss is effected because i eat 2 bananas a day (loooove them lol) but i dont like much other...

thanks hannah, bit of mystery then? i dont blame for for not wanting to phone the hotline i dont want to do it either at that price!!!

well im having friends over for a drink tonight so will most probably have to flexi syn it (havnt had to do this since starting the plan ) ill need to add up how many syns will be in my wine but im going to make them into spritzers with diet lemonade so the wine should go further....well thats...

thanks hannah dont know why i wrote green lol i would be realllly surprised if it was free on green lol, i have a look for the package think i might have thrown it in the outside bin but ill have a look and let you know the details if ive got them. it was absolutely delicious but the fact...

are you 100% certain that this is free on green and EE? i bought it today and it says that the sauce is made with double cream:eek: i posted on the syn section to see if anyone could run it through the calculator for me but havnt had a reply yet. i dont have access to the syns calulator so...

well ive now ate it so i really hope it was free......

http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-recipes/167931-roasted-chickpeas.html there is a recipe here x

desperate to know if im able to have this for my dinner tonight...im starving lol can anyone confirm if its free or not?

someone posted in the new discovery thread about this being free on green and EE - Tesco Finest Restaurant Collection, Peppercorn Beef with Armagnac Sauce, chilled ~~, 550g pack i bought it when i was in tesco today and it looks lovely... in fact too lovely as the sauce is made with double...

oh id love to get 2lb off next week:) cant remember the last time i have more than 1lb lol. definitely aiming high this week as 2lb off would get rid of the 1lb excess and get me my shiny 1stone sticker:) are you going for the 2lb aswell?

thats great news Jane hopefully staying on track with SW and making wise choices with syns will see your cholesterol drop right down to the right level.:) dont worry about having a wee moan i do it all the time here, its great just to be able to sound off sometimes. hope you have a good day...

thanks Jane and Teresa it'll be a while before i can trust myself to buy chocolate again!! im very badly behaved when face to face with chocolate lol just ate my yummy evening treat: raspberries with ff fromage frais and 4 mini meringues crushed up then i thought id turn it a bit chocolatly by...

i think it is, thanks very much Honey:) it would be around 6 syns for the half pack then which is do-able as treat especially with sw chips yum yum:)

anyone help please xx

can anybody help me find the syn value for this please? x

food plan for today and im well impressed with myself that i managed to be good lol:D:D:D:D EE breakfast - beans (S) on toast (1 slice 800g wholemeal) B choice snack - banana (S), alpen light bar (3) lunch - sw chips (F) with 42g lf cheese (A choice) dinner - fresh tagliatelle (2), chorizo...

can someone tell me the syn value for this, i love scampi but wont eat it incase its too high. half a packet contains: 260 cal 2.8g sugar 10.6g fat 1.4g sat fat 1.7g salt thanks in advance and hopefully it wont be too high ive just given it to the kids for their dinner and 2 small...

i know that this will have a syn value because its fresh but can someone be kind enough to find the exact syn value for it. per 100g (cooked as instructions) Cal 170kCal Fat 1.4g Sat Fat 0.5g Sugar 1.4g Salt Trace i had this for my dinner last night with quorn chicken...

well i didnt quite manage to get back on track fully yesterday:( id put on 1lb and was feeling rotten about it all day as it was all my own fault and i was doing well until i binged on a big bar of mint areo!!! i had bought it and put it into the freezer to portion it out to 6 syns per section...

awh sorry to hear about your gain:hug99: i put on 1 lb in my 2nd week (seems like ages ago now) and was gutted so i know how you feel:hug99: but hopefully it is due to your medication which if it is will be quickly sorted. keep writing what you eat here too as if you have made any mistakes they...

awh thats a shame that you had a gain but it was tiny so well done on being able to pull it back as much as you did! its a fresh start for both of us from today and we WILL both end October LIGHTER than we are now :):)

sorry ladies feel like ive abandoned you all :oops: i fell off track ever so slightly...not... so if you could all form an orderly queue and proceed to give me my kick up the bum lol. im back on track as from tomorrow morning... i would have been today but the following things fell into my...

glad to see youve had an OP day and a SE one at that too well done, hopefully 2 days on SE with the water will counteract all the other naughties lol and youll get a loss or sts and wi on wed, good luck for another OP day tomorrow x

hi Teresa thanks for stopping by here to check on me:) ive been rubbish too:( pretty much off track for most of this week and im dreading WI tomorrow morning! but ill be back on track first thing regardless of the result:( ive got another 2stone plus what ever damage ive done this week to lose...

Hi Jane and welcome to minimins:) is today a typical day food wise for you? and is it normally EE that you do? from what youve put today it doesnt look like you eat enough like for example your lunch! are you eating till your satisfied or have you got a diet head on all the time? it definetly...

oh pick! me pick me! lol im looking for a buddy to help me out too so maybe the 3 of us could buddy each other, ive lost 13lb and want to lose another 2st for christmas EEK! everything was going really well when i started but ive slowly be surely started to lose my motivation and find it...

im going to join in if thats ok :) ive been slipping for ages and even though im losing 1lb each week i know i would be losing more if i was doing it 100% so starting tomorrow im back on plan 100% and writing everything down rather than forgetting about the odd biscuit here and there or not...

Lol Teresa i manage to lead myself astray without any help from my mum:o she's really supportive and is forever questioinng me when i eat something i shouldnt (quite often then lol) so its entirely my fault:o thank for looking that up for me karen your a star! sounds like your enjoying uni...