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Good uck slimmingstudent. I'd definitley recommend tracking your food, it's certainly helped me. I've had my first weigh in this morning and lost 4lbs. I'm over the moon :D

This sounds amazing. I 3rd the recipie request :D

That's brilliant. Well done. I'll be weighing in on Friday morning. I don't expect to have lost as I'll only have been on plan for 5 days and I know from experience it usually takes 3-4 weeks for me to show a loss. That can get discouraging so I'm gona need all the support I can get if it...

Well lets get this done together. I'm not following any set diet plan either. I'm just keeping track of what I eat on My Fitness Pal. Started yesterday and 2 days nailed. A long way to go, but so far so good

I'm in the same boat as you Liz. Good luck. We've both made the first step :-)

Hi guys, I've come back to MM after gaining 2 stone and hating myself for it. I've been trying halfheartedly for the last 6 months to shift some weight but this weekend was the final straw. I had a night out at the weekend for my birthday and had the worst time. I couldn't find anything to wear...

Afternoon folks, I'm really fancying trying some receipes with creamy sauces instead of tomato based sauce, but I can only ever find LF fromage Frais in huge pots so I end up throwing away more than half of it when I'm only making a meal for me (I believe I can't freeze meals made with LFFF...

I've just had it again tonight and it's one of my favourite meals, feels like a proper treat. I was short on prawns though, so I added some salmon as well. Lip smackin ;-)

That would be Butternut Squash

I think the key with exercise, is not how much you do, or how long you exercise for, but how hard you're working when you're doing it. I'd recommend anyone taking up the gym or any form of serious exercise to get a heart rate monitor and keep a check on your HR to make sure you're working out...

I go to the gym five times a week. Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays are a mix of 30 mins cardio and a weights programme. My weights programme at the moment is as follows, done as circuits:- Box Step-up - 25kg x 20, 15 Chest Press - 70kg x 12, 12 Lat Pulldown - 60kg x 12, 12 Travelling Lunges -...

I just put it all in cold/raw. Like jimoftroy says you could brown the meat first, but I usually set mine off before I start work and the last thing I want to be doing at 7am is cooking meat

hope you enjoy it. I'm wishing I had some for my tea tonight, it's certainly the weather for it here :rolleyes:

Serves 4 Just over 1 SYN per portion 1kg cubed lamb tin chopped tomatoes large chopped onion 4 cloves garlic 2 tspn ginger 4 tspn paprika 4 tspn chilli flakes 2 tspn turmeric 1 tspn ground cinnamon 4 tspn ground cumin 3 tbspn ground corriander 2 tbspn chopped parsley 2 tbspn chopped corriander...

ok folks, as requested, heres my recepie for slow cooker lamb tagine Serves 4 1kg cubed lamb tin chopped tomatoes large chopped onion 4 cloves garlic 2 tspn ginger 4 tspn paprika 4 tspn chilli flakes 2 tspn turmeric 1 tspn ground cinnamon 4 tspn ground cumin 3 tbspn ground corriander 2 tbspn...

no problem at all, it'll be tonight, so be patient with me :D

I kind of made it up. I just googled Lamb Tagine and then combined a few different recipies. I missed out the apricots and cashew nuts though, too many syns :rolleyes: I'm at work at the minute, but if you want the recipie, I'll post it when I get home.

well done for going. See it was worth it after all ;-)

thanks for the replies. I added a sprinkle of instant mash when I got home from work and it did the trick brilliantly. The tagine was one of the best things I've ever tasted in my life!!!!!!

it does have a bit if a kick to it. I love hot and spicy stuff though, so if you don't you might find it too spicy. I certainly wouldn't say it was overpowering though.

the tex mex mix is Asda's own make and with all the herbs and spices. I'd recommend leaving the skins in the sweet potatoes when you make the wedges, gives them a lovely flavour.

Go to your original WI. I was in the same boat as you this week, I WI on Wednesdays and have had a terrible week this week. I've been away for work and had to eat out for lunch and dinner, and the choice of restaurant was never mine. I made the best of it, but I knew I wouldn't have a loss...

I've got a Lamb Tagine in my slow cooker. My own concoction and the first time I've tried it, so fingers crossed!!!!!

what about spicy sweet potato wedges? I use a tex mex spice mix from Asda, and coated the sweet potato wedges with a sprinkling of this, then bung them in the oven for 20-25 mins with a spray of fry-lite. They're lush

Hi folks, I read on here that a lot of you guys use instant mash to thicken you sauces when you've used your slow cooker. Perhaps a stupid question, but when do you add the mash? I'm guessing it's at the end of cooking and that I should just add a bit at a time until I get the right...

I agree totally with Starlight. If you're taking xenical and having oily discharge, then you're not eating the correct diet. You should only be having 10g of fat or less per meal and then you'll be fine. I used xenical for about 12 months and lost 4 stone, with virtually no side effects...

phew!!!!! well there was a choice of 2, the 4.5 and the 6.5 ltr and when I was reading the details they said the maximum capacity was 3.5 and 4.5 for each. So I thought I'd be best off getting the bigger one. My intention was always to bullk cook and freeze. But it wasn't until I started...

hhmmm mine wasn't half full with liquid. Mines a 6.5 ltrs as well and I put all my meat (I used 2lb of beef) and veg in first, then added a tin of tomatoes, a carton of passata and 1/2 pint stock and mixed it all together with the herbs and spices. In the end all the meat and veg were just...

aahhh well, I'm only cooking for one, and I have a 6.5 ltr SC. So I hope to god I don't finish it :eek:

thats what I was thinking of doing as well. I've got a big night out planned tomorrow night, so thought I'd bung something in my slow cooker before I go out. Of course, that all depends on how successful my Beef Stroganoff is :eek:. And I think I've made enough to feed about 80 so I might...

Thanks Sarah, I will

Thanks for all the advice folks. I've just thrown in a load of ingredients for Beef Stroganoff, left the SC on low and come to work, so fingers crossed for when I get home.

Sorry if this is in the wrong place, feel free to move if it should be somewhere else. I bought my first slow cooker at the weekend and was hoping you culinary geniuses on here could give me some advice. I've never used one before, but thought it would be handy for chucking some ingredients...

I've only been on SW for 3 weeks, so since then have been WI weekly. However, as a rule, I'm more of an advocate of WI monthly. I think you get a better representation of your losses that way. I've already lost 4 stone (pre SW) and when I did that I consistently lost 5-7lbs a month. But now...

what kind of exercise are you doing Lucky7? Any exercise that increases your HR shouldn't slow down your weight loss.

I'm with Derbynanny. I eat out almost every Sunday and have had no problems finding SW friendly food. I usually order a roast dinner, or steak and substitute the chips with a baked potoato. Theres always a fish option on most menus, and if anything is accompanied with something which woudn't...

Had my third WI last night, and after STS last week, I lost 4.5 lbs this week :D I think 5 days at the gym, and a lot of sweat certainly paid off!!!!!! And I got SOW and won the raffle as well. The gods were smiling on me yesterday ;)

I made my Garlic, chilli and ginger prawn pasta last night and it was delish, I've put the recipe in the recipie thread if anyones interested :-)

no problem. The sauce would be really great with so many other things. I ate on my own last night so stuck half of it in the freezer. You don't know how tempted I was to eat the rest of it though!!!!!! It was delish

I had THE BEST dinner last night, which is only 1.5 syns on EE so I thought I'd share:- Serves 2 Large King Prawns Finely Chopped Onion Tin Chopped Toms 5 Cloves Fresh Garlic 4 cm Fresh Ginger 2 Chopped Red Chillies Grated Parmesan 200g Pasta Sweat off the onion, chilli, ginger and garlic...

Tiger prawns with pasta in garlic and chilli tomato sauce

I'm averaging about 5-6 a day at the moment, sometimes a couple more, sometimes a couple less. I feel good on that amount, so for now, I'm happy with that ;-)

of course, and like you said, it's personal opinion. And for me, I felt terrible the week I ate all of my syns, bloated, sluggish, just awful. I'm generally very careful with what I eat anyway, and this was just way too much for me. I'm happier, feel better, and lose better, when I keep my syns...

sometimes I do miss a healthy extra if I don't want bread etc that day, I won't force myself to eat it. The SW website does actually say that this is ok to do on occasion, as they would never force people to eat what they don't want to. And also, in fact, that your portion sizes should reduce...

yes, I do. My first week I only managed to eat about 3 a day, and only lost 1lb. I was told tio increase my syns, so the next week I made sure I had 15 a day, by having an extra dollop of ketchup/mayo or using oil in cooking etc. And I STS!!!!!! So, I'm back down to what I'm comfortable...

hhmmm I like the sound of Malli Chicken, is there a recipie on here?

I'm having SW chips, bacon, egg and beans tonight....proper comfort food

exactly!!!!! You might have been stressed to hell and feeling out of control about other stuff, but the one thing you can control is your eating. oooohhh you gotta love the power :8855:

well done :happy036: I bet you feel amazing for not giving in.

I'd have some salad or veg with dinner and have rice OR potato, not both.

oh no, I hope you're ok :hug99: Like I said, even if everything else is out of your control, the one thing you can control is what you eat. Thats got to be a little bit of positive, when things are looking a bit bleak. Hope things start looking up for you soon. x

ha ha woman after my own heart. Costs me a fortune to come to work ;) :confused:

well done :happy096: Just think about how much better you'll feel at the end of tha day for not giving in vs giving in, feeling guilty plus all the other cr*p you have going on. It's a no brainer really ;)

I'm an emotional eater as well, but I try to think of it this way. I might have a whole load of cr*p going on thats out of my control, making me feel like hitting the chocolate or the take away, BUT the one thing that I can control is wether I do it or not. Not giving in gives me a feeling of...

I've just come across this on the FAQ's on SW website:- Q: I'm using Lactulose - will it affect my weight loss? A: Medical advisors have informed us that because medication such as this is not absorbed by the body it does not provide any energy, and therefore should not affect your weight...

I'll be having grilled chicken, spicy sweet potato wedges and salad. EE day so all free.

sorry, I did meant the activia fat free yogurt :o

well,looks like I was right. No loss at all, after all that hard work :cry::sigh:

I've got WI tonight so just going for something easy......baked potato with chive and spring onion cottage cheese and salad.

;) I hope so, I'm trying to be optomistic. I'll let you know how I get on :eek:

actually, while I'm here I'll post todays food as well:- b/fast - 2 weetabix (HEXB) with muller light and strawberries snack - cherries & Trek protein bar (11 syns) lunch - ham salad with 50g low fat coleslaw (2.5 syns), 28g cheddar (HEXA) and 1tbspn sweet chilli sauce (1.5 syns) actimel fat...

Thanks Mandy, yes, all fat was trimmed before cooking. The only meal which stays the same would be salad for lunch, but I do vary the protien I have with it each day, could be ham, beef, mackerel, tuna. We have a salad bar at work so I'd choose what looked to be the best option that day...

BUMP! can anyone see where I'm going wrong? cheers :D

ok, well heres what I've eaten today (this is based on increased syns as per advice from SW). I'm doing EE:- b/fast - 2 weetabix (HEXB) with muller light and strawberries snack - cherries & Trek protein bar (11 syns) lunch - turkey salad with 50g low fat coleslaw (2.5 syns), 28g cheddar (HEXA)...

Thanks for the replies, I appreciate it. I always make sure I drink at least 2 ltrs of water every day, and I don't drink any caffiene so as to avoid any water retention from that. As for carbs, I do eat minimal carbs. Well starchy carbs like potatoes/bread/rice etc. I only have one portion...

I certainly won't trow in the towel just yet. I plan on giving it a month, it;s just so frustrating, especially when you go to class and people are losing hand over fist :sigh: I haven't weighed myself at home, I can tell from my clothes. I have a particular pair of trousers that have become...

Hi, I've been reading the forums for about a week now and can see you all give great advice. Which I really need :confused: I'll give you a bit of background (sorry if its a bit long). About three years ago I lost 4.5 stones, just by eating healthy and going to the gym. I went from 19.5...