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Good for you! You can get flavoured passatas which make great sauce bases too. Aldi and Tesco both do them, like garlic & herb or chili. I prefer passata to tinned tomatoes to be honest but that's just because I prefer the texture and I can use it in soups too.

Well done Mini! Only a half pound til you get your stone :D

Yes it's actually called Italian seasoning! Tesco do it for sure but I know I've bought other brands of it in the past as well :) Onion salt is really versatile so it's definitely worth having, great to add to a soup or a sauce. If I were you I would pick up some chives as well? I wouldn't...

Well done for getting back on the wagon! :0clapper:Best of luck for the week ahead.

Throw some garlic powder in if that's what you have! I do a lot with passata. For Italian, usually add onions (which you can skip), garlic, italian seasoning, mushrooms etc. It is the texture of onions you don't like? Would you consider adding some onion salt? You can make a nice Mexican...

You're closer than I am @Jean88. Fingers crossed for next week for you! I was 16st 4.5lb as of Saturday, so hoping to be out of here on 10 February but we will see. Well done on your loss so far @Terri1985. I bet now that your head is properly in it, the weight will fly off.

Your food pics have made me hungry but I would still love to see more :D

Congratulations and good luck for this week!

Hi Gin! I'm sure you'll do great on the plan :D

I was given 20 my first time (as per the link above) but the second time I joined I was told 15 despite being over 16 stone. I think it depends on the consultant tbh.

They go by weight rather than BMI. Hope it's ok to link this here as it's a public page: http://slimmingworld.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2256966-can-heavier-members-have-more-syns-?b_id=1100

Hello, just dropping in to say hi and wish you luck :) I do it from home as well, keep up to speed with things on here and keep an eye on Pinch of Nom on Facebook as they are good at posting about any updates to the plan.

Just popping in to say hi! I've been missing for a few months but congrats on the birth of your beautiful baby boy and very well done on your loss to date! You're an inspiration :)

.....Sliding back in like I haven't been missing for months. I'm currently keeping a food diary in a purpose bought slimming diary. I think it might be too onerous for me to type it all up here too so I might just use this as a weekly update (and maybe even take pictures of my paper diary with...

16st12 again as of last week. FURIOUS with myself but here we are! Only weighing in every second week at the moment so hoping for a big drop next week.

I saw someone answered this question for you yesterday, but yes you can eat rice every day on plan and still lose weight. Personally I enjoy variety and do better when I mix things up a bit but if you're enjoying it, stick with it. It won't stop you losing weight.

How is it going Suseka? I'm looking for some inspiration to get me back on track!

I would love to join please! Put me down for a highly ambitious 25 lbs :) I weigh on Fridays x

I am very sorry for my absences. I have not been weighing in as I was a bad slimmer following my holiday! I'm up 3lbs in total.... It's only fair if I admit it!

Well done! I put on 3 pounds on holiday but will be back in the running this week and hopefully joining you in the next fortnight :)

@Suseka it happens to us all but my biggest issue come from burying my head and then just going completely off plan and then coming back to it a year later with even more weight to lose. Just stick with it. Accept you will mess up at time, but a bad weekend or week or even month are not going...

I think the rule of thumb is that all Mugshots that are less than 1% fat are free.

Good luck to you @twinkle_toes! I'll be here for another week anyway but hoping this is the last one ever....

-0.5lb for me this week. Not off to a flying start but after the week I've had I'm just grateful I had a loss!

Hi Sarah, -8 for me please Weigh on Fridays On holiday from 15th September (but will still weigh in this week) to 25th September. It is a bit ambitious with a 10 day holiday thrown in but oh well, shoot for the moon :) Thanks x

Thanks gents! Quins I see you got your wish :D Aside from some alcohol, I have been on plan all weekend and have walked the legs off myself so hoping this will be another successful week... I'm feeling good!

Well done @Quins!

I forgot to update here! -3.5 for me yesterday :)

It's been 2 weigh ins since I last posted here! Down 1.5 pounds for the FOURTH time in a row last week but got a nice bump this week with a 3.5 pound weight loss. 2 pounds and I will be out of this zone again and that makes me really happy. I'm going to do everything in my power to get into...

Ah sometimes it's worth putting syns aside and having a drink on a stressful day. After all, stress apparently inhibits weight loss so having a drink and unwinding may have in fact been beneficial... :D

Congrats on your loss! :) You have me seriously craving french fancies haha.

Don't beat yourself up about a takeaway! We're all human, sometime life can get in the way. You got straight back on it so well done :)

@Sazmajig Enjoy your holiday Sarah :)

Friday (Weigh Day) -3.5 pounds! Did not expect this as it's been slow going so far. Absolutely delighted! Breakfast: Bacon medallions, egg, onion, mushroom and tomato, with brown bread (HexB), ketchup (.5 syn) and light spread (1 syn) Snacks: Fibre One Salted Caramel Square (4 syns), apple...

Thursday Breakfast: 40g low sugar Cheerios (HexB), Milk (from HexA allowance) and a banana. Lunch: Baked potato, low fat cheese (from HexA allowance), carrot batons, cherry tomatoes and a muller light. Snacks: Melon, apple, an alpen light bar (3 syns) and a plum. Dinner: Pinch of Nom Recipe...

Wednesday Continued Couldn't do the dinner I had planned as I was in no mood for peeling and chopping. While throwing a few dirty looks at the serrated knife looking all innocent in the knife block, I decided it was ok to have an easy tea evening. Slim Bagel (6 syns), Bacon Medallions, Cherry...

Glad you found it entertaining :p it's not as bad now anyway :) Ugh, so much catching up to do on posting my food :eek:

I don't know if you can say the odds were stacked in your favour Suseka, some people have big losses the whole way! You earned that joint SOTW :) Glad you had a better loss this week and good luck for the week ahead.

Down 3.5 this week for me.....Yayyyyy! @pratainua Keep your chin up! Setbacks are a part of life and you've faced the gain and made a plan of action to mitigate the damage. No harm in falling once you get back up :) I bet nearly everyone in this thread have had one of those months at some...

I think green is a loss and red is a gain, with yellow being a STS.

Thanks @Quins! Small changes will get me there eventually :) Ended up having some low syn crisps with lunch yesterday as I really fancied something crunchy (4 syns) Dinner last night was chicken, brown rice and carrots, with a tablespoon on Nando's peri peri sauce (.5 syn) Had a jazzed up hot...

That's a really good deal. I'll debate driving up after work, depending on traffic! Hi-Fi Light bars are the thing I miss most about group, that flavour looks incredible.

Sounds really nice! I might make some this evening.

Yeah I like oyster sauce but I cook with it sometimes when making a fakeaway so I fancied something different! In my old book chicken with cashew nuts was once of the best choices at 8.5 syns for the full tray, but they sadly changed that in 2015 after a review of average portion sizes and it...

Sounds like it might be worth the trip then.... Thanks for the review :) also I hear Iceland has some new cheesecake muller lights!

Suseka have you considered weekly syns? So you just use 5 a day maybe during the week and use your spares for a few drinks or something at the weekend? It works better that way for some people and you don't seem to be using many day to day anyway. Life is for living and if you feel you can't...

Tuesday Breakfast - I had an omelette made with 3 eggs, ham, shallots, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, topped with cheese (.5 Hex A). Lunch - 2 x Wholemeal Irish Pride Slimster Bread with tuna, extra light mayonnaise, sweetcorn, lettuce and tomato. Followed by a Banana and Custard Muller...

Yesterday I was peckish when I came in from work so had 3 Carr's melts crackers with a slice of cheese (.5 HexA) For dinner I had Gnocchi (3 syns) with chicken, chorizo (2 syns), mushrooms, onions and a sauce I made using passata, garlic and oregano, topped with cheese (.5 HexA) While watching...

Yum! What did you roast your chickpeas in?

It's not a bad idea! I lost 1.5 last week which I was pleased with after being off plan. I took my own advice to you and started logging what I eat on here, it's over on the food diary section if you want to keep me company! I'm hoping for a good loss now this week, and I'll be hoping for...

How was weigh day this week? Hope you're happier with your results! x

I know you don't log in often anymore but I remember you from the Tuesday Weighers thread back in 2014. In case you DO log back in at some point, I just wanted to say congratulations! You have done so amazingly well and I can't imagine how proud you feel xxx

Your meals look amazing! Can you come cook for me for a week?

Just here to wish you luck on your journey :)

That soup looks lovely, I keep meaning to make a trip to Iceland but there's none near me so I've been putting it off!

Ah but as you said in the other thread, that's the baby's growth at the moment. Must be such an exciting time! Congrats @twinkle_toes :) Well done @DinoDana, fair play for getting straight back on plan!

Monday I'm feeling good about today. My head hurts from all that salt yesterday but it will pass I'm sure. Breakfast - Porridge (HexB) with berries. Snacks for Work - 2 satsumas, pineapple, pear, alpen light bar (3 syns) Lunch - Salad made with chicken, lettuce, tomato, gherkins, beetroot...

Sunday: Breakfast - Pinch of Nom baked oats (HexB) served with berries, pear and a small squirt of light cream (.5 syn), alongside a latte (HexA) I didn't have much for lunch as I was redecorating again and was fairly full from breakfast - just grabbed a Muller Light. Dinner was a DISASTER...

Saturday: For breakfast tried an oat pancake recipe from Pinch of Nom (.5 Hex B), served with berries, a muller light and some sweet freedom syrup (1 syn). Lunch was a rushed affair, picked at some pre-cooked bacon medallions, and had an apple and some syn-free skyr. I fancied something salty...

Ok, time to update! To finish off on Thursday I had an options hot chocolate (2 syns), topped with some mini marshmallows (1 syn) and 10 mikado sticks (for 5 syns). Thursday's total was 14 syns. Friday: Breakfast was a slim bagel (HexB), an egg, 3 bacon medallions, some cherry tomatoes and a...

It was lovely! I lost 1.5 pounds.... which made the fourth week running to lose that exact amount! Thanks for asking :) Now I'm going to have to spend some time updating my diary after the weekend!

Down 1.5 again this week but hey, I had a day off plan so I'm really grateful for the loss this week.

Another 1.5 pounds down for me. That's been my loss 4 weeks running! Glad to have lost anything after slipping off plan last weekend :)

6 months isn't so bad! Well done for getting back on plan :)

Congratulations Cordy! You look amazing :) Such a big difference, well done.

Your meals look amazing! Good luck with weigh in :)

Dinner this evening! I'm only on 6 syns so far so I'm thinking an options hot choc with some mini marshmallows and some mikado sticks. A little of what you fancy and all that... weigh day tomorrow.... I'm nervous since this is the first week I fell off plan properly but I'm keeping everything...

I've always thought these food diaries were a great idea but I've never started one. I figure maybe I should follow my own advice so here I am! I'll add some photos of my cooking adventures later this evening. Some basic info about me (in case anyone is interested in that sort of thing) - I'm...

That's some great advice there from Jem. So sorry you've had a gain and I can't really understand why either so it must be very frustrating for you :( One thing I did forget to ask, what are you using to weigh yourself? I ask as home scales can be out of calibration sometimes, particularly...

Some amazing losses in here this week ladies and gents! Well done to you all :)

3.5 pounds is a manageable gain! You'll get that back off in no time :D Well done in getting back on track.

Sorry, I was trying to be helpful but I didn't realise you're new to the plan! http://pinchofnom.com/ Pinch of Nom is a Slimming World recipe website - the link is above. It also has handy shopping lists and meal planners :) Was invaluable for me when I decided to get back on track as I'm not...

Try some of the Pinch of Nom baked oats recipes. They are yum! There's a few different ones. If you use just 1 egg (instead of 2), they come out quite cakey. I've made them and frozen some before so that could be an idea? Do you got to SW group? If so, bring some in for the Slimmer of the...

Congratulations! Well done you :) I think I've sabotaged a bit this past weekend to be honest but I'm back on track now which is the best I can do really! You hang on to those 15's, you bloody earned that loss. Hopefully I'll be in there soon.

How did weigh day go? Hope you were happy! You seem much more in the swing of things :) I'm not going to lie, I am a bit run down at the moment and fell off the wagon Friday night and all of Saturday. Still, picked myself back up and here I am. Plus being "bad" now is nothing like being...

Nothing I can think of.... Maybe it comes down to the fact I'm just a bit older now. I know I just have to get over the fact that my losses are slower, any loss is a loss and if it was easy, we would all be slim :) Thanks so much for the support hun. It's so helpful to be able to be able to...

I've just spotted this now. Honestly I really think you should go to a class, just even for a week. It'll cost a tenner (or less if you have a voucher) and you'll get all the books and a 40 minute-ish introductory talk from a consultant. It'll get it straight in your head and then you'll have...

Oh I know and thanks! It's just a bit frustrating as I'm used to bigger losses. I'm going to carry on though and someday I'll get to where I'm going :) I really would have liked to meet my holiday mini goal (15st7lb) but it's 5 weeks away and it is looking extremely unlikely.

Do! Hope they turn out better for you.

It can do. I wouldn't boil a floury potato for too long. My tip is: Cut them into chunky chips. Rinse twice to remove starch. Add a small bit of salt to the water. Bring to the boil and boil for 2 minutes only. Drain the potatoes. Pat the potatoes down with a piece of kitchen towel to dry...

No whoosh - another 1.5, taking me to 16st 6.5. At least I'm on the lower side of the 16's, but I still don't want to be here.

What way are you doing them and what type of potato are you using?

Another 1.5 down for me. That goal I set may have been a bit too ambitious!

Another 1.5 off for me. This is the SLOWEST my weight loss has ever been. I just wish I knew why my body isn't playing ball.

Hey @Tafflass1976 , how are you getting on this week?

Well congrats! It's a great loss. I'm good with water. Hopefully I'll get a nice whoosh this week anyway!

Well done Jenny! :D I've not had any big numbers for a couple of weeks, any tips?

I love Pinch of Nom! They have some great recipes :) hope the pasties turned out nice for you! Try the baked oats (with 1 egg, not 2), they're lovely if you fancy something cakey. Can't wait for CBB this evening! I just love the drama haha. Best of luck to the week ahead to you too :)

Best of luck!

That's the best thing to do - at least you're back eating properly and you haven't gained. Good luck for the week ahead!

I think the only person who can really advise you on that is your GP unfortunately. You will need to speak to them, they may have alternative suggestions for you if Cambridge doesn't suit.

Really hoping I have one of those whooshes next week - another 1.5 off for me this week.

Down another 1.5 this week. Not a massive loss but it is going in the right direction! 13lbs in 4 weeks so far! Ah it happens to everyone, just dust yourself down and get back on plan :D

That's really good! So that was 2 pounds this week was it? If you lose that every week, you'll have 8 stone off this time next year. That's a really amazing first month loss, particularly given that you're not exercising due to your restricted mobility. I was 1.5 down this week, which isn't...

-1.5 for me this week.

Down 1.5 this week, taking me to 13 pounds in the last 4 weeks. So damn close to that first stone!

Exactly! We all have to start somewhere. Even if you aren't losing as quickly as you would like, it's still coming off. When I'm not on Slimming World my weight just goes up and up and up. so I would rather be losing slowly than continuing to get bigger. How have you found this week?

This is my third time doing Slimming World. I've only restarted about 3 and a half weeks ago. I've lost 11.5 pounds in my first 3 weeks this time around. I've previously lost over 5 stone on it though, so I know how well it works! I'm gutted I gave up last time but doing my best now is all...

Which recipes? That's very worrying! :eek:

I reckon you'd be alright for a while if you still have a hob functioning? Chilli, omlettes, stew, soups, chicken on the pan, stir frys etc.

Sorry Laura, that's a real shame. Hopefully you'll have a great loss next week.

Don't we all? Then we would all be at our ideal weights and none of us would be here :D

It's no problem at all. There should be a few posts around here that further explain the basics. Also have a look at the meal planners on the Slimming World site and on Pinch of Nom for inspiration. These will be based on the extra easy plan rather than green, but once you understand the...

Ok, sorry to hear you're housebound. It must be very difficult. Let me see if I can help you with some of the basics. Inside your book, there will be a list of Superfree foods. Every meal you have should be made up of at least 1/3 of these. For example, take your existing lunch and add...

With a stone and a half to lose, dropping 4 in your first week is huge! I'm sure you'll lose the rest in no time.

I know all too well! I've done them both in the past and have quit both in the past. I think you just have to follow the plan as designed and only start to question that if your consistently disappointed with your losses after a few week. You'll get there though xx You've made me want a diary...

I agree, I deffo do better when I track as well.

I weigh on Fridays too so we can encourage eachother :D I'm feeling very positive this week, starting to notice a change in myself which is nice. Sounds like you're much happier which is important!

@Tafflass1976 Where are your speed foods there? Where are your syns? These are vital parts of the plan and you should be using them in order to see a good loss. Are you going to group or going it alone?

I was able to swap my rings back on to their proper fingers yesterday - I had moved them about in December because my fingers were too pudgy :oops:

Zoe it sounds like you need to stop being so strict on yourself, honestly. No wonder you are getting fed up following slimming clubs when you're taking yourself off to bed starving. That's really not a good mindset to get into. Trust in the plan, follow it and it will work. I'm not saying...

No probs and good luck! I'm 2.5lbs off my first stone too. Hope you keep us updated on your progress!

How are you getting on @MaisieMoo21?

There are loads of them! I'm in work so don't have the link I use to hand, but just google printable slimming world food diary and you should get plenty of options.

You can have quark, boiled eggs, chicken drumsticks, mikado sticks (half a syn each), mini meringue nests (half a syn or 1 syn each, depending on brand). I hated SP but hope you get on well with it.

Best of luck with weigh day :)

Oh @Soooze don't be discouraged! That's a great loss. Men always lose more, there is no point in comparing yourself to your husband or to anyone else for that matter! This is your journey :) Also, you shouldn't be feeling hungry - are you eating enough in general? Getting enough superfree...

I'm going to do a wrap pizza later too! Looks good :D

I don't think you would ever get banned over something like that :D Hello and welcome! Most will advise just sticking to the plan as many people get confused when starting out on SW and the last thing you need to do is add to that confusion by calorie counting. However, I'll be honest and say...

This time next year I would like to be within a stone of my target weight.

It could be the whoosh effect Sammie? It used to happen to me upon occasion, I would get a couple of weeks with small losses when I knew I had been good and then BAM - 4 pounds in a week. You may see your hard work pay off next week. Hope you enjoyed your treat in TGI (their food is just too...

6 stone in total eventually (so another 5), but if I lose another 3 from this point I will be comfortable for a while. I fully intend to do that before christmas! I got to within a stone of my ideal target last time.... and then struggled and threw in the towel completely. I was under a massive...

That's a really good plan! I was down 1.5 :D pretty happy with that as that takes me to 11.5 pounds in the past 3 weeks.

Thanks Soooze!

Good woman! Let me know how you get on this week xx

I don't keep a diary but love reading other peoples! Do you find they keep you motivated?

I'd like to join please. Friday -10 pounds No holidays

If you're not having the croutes and swap the lardons/streaky bacon for chopped bacon medallions, it would be free. For any recipes, you need to check the ingredients 1 by 1. Sometimes you'll be able to swap something out, like above, other times you may have to just syn something vital. I...

Of course that's doable! You've used the plan, you know it works. Get a heap of superfree into you and you will be flying :)

Just popping in to say hi and good luck! I'm sure you'll find it much easier once you get your big shop done today :) I'm 3 weeks back on it today and it's great when you're in the right frame of mind.

Just try and get loads of body magic in :) A maintain isn't bad at all if you know you've been a little bit off plan. I'm out for dinner tomorrow night - I'll have to flexisyn and hope for the best.

Down 1.5 this week. Happy to be moving in the right direction!

-1.5 for me this week. Pretty happy with that! 10 pounds til I'm back in those 15s! Would love to do it in the next 4 weeks but we shall have to see.

How are you getting on @Hippopotamum ?

Down another 1.5 pounds this week :D

I will keep you posted! I've been doing it on and off for 4 years, but been off it for a long time until recently and sadly regained a lot of weight. You're losing a half stone a month at that rate which is pretty good going! I was a bit of a know-it-all at the height of it so my top tips...

You CAN do it and you will :) I'm prob a terrible example as I've been yoyo-ing since my own teens, but at my heaviest I was 17st12lb and at my lightest I was just over 12 stone. For me, I started to feel a difference after the first stone, sleeping better, legs felt a little bit leaner (I was...

Welcome back Quins and best of luck to you :D It's great that you have jumped back in. @Soooze I have had problems with sleeping for the past while before starting back so I'm not the best person to ask! I get to sleep easily but I've become a very light sleeper and am awake at least once every...

I don't weigh until tomorrow! I've had big losses the past 2 weeks though so am not expecting one this week. Congrats on your loss :) Have you been doing SW long?

I'm hoping the same myself! Fingers crossed :D

Onwards and downwards ;)

Welcome and best of luck! What day are you weighing in?

Wow! Congrats on seeing that number on the scale. I can only imagine! Sounds like you have your head in the game anyway, hope you enjoy your holiday :)

I found in the past it doesn't really work for me! If it's not suiting you, don't feel like you have to stick with it.

Well done you :D

How are you getting on Laura?

I'm off to check out your diary to see how you're getting on! We started at a similar time with a similar weight so would be good to egg eachother on :D

I've had 2 really good losses since getting back on it (6.5lb my first week and 3.5lb last week). I'm hoping for another 2lbs this week but I have a feeling it's not going to happen (especially since I went wayyyyyy over my syns on Sunday). How are you other Friday people doing this week?

Well done Emma!

Good luck to all you other ladies this week as well! x

Sorry for the delay! Had a very busy few days. Thanks for the congrats! I was down another 3.5 on Friday so I am feeling really happy at the moment :D 3 pounds is a great loss, especially with no exercise! You must be over the moon. My holiday mini goal is 2 stone, so I'm 10 pounds into that...

Hello all! I am joining you in here, I was 16 st 11 as of last Friday. I don't intend to stick around for long though :P I gained a lot of weight over the last couple of months so I'm determined to lose it just as quickly. Hope you're all doing well this week. My syns went a bit sideways...

Sorry been having a hectic few days! I lost 3.5 last week so I am officially out of this thread. I'll be waiting for you in the next one down! You have lost an incredible amount of weight, it's only natural that your losses will be slow and steady for the next phase. Keep posting your losses...

Hopefully not! See what the scales say :)

I don't think you can. Using the 20 cals per syn rule, the waffle would be a lot higher than 2.5 syns if it wasn't for the free food allowance (i.e. the potato, which then isn't free/allowed on an SP day). I'm sure you're still doing well but I don't think it would count as an SP meal.

Down 6.5 this week, yay! How are you guys all getting on?

Down 6.5 this week! That's a good start. Hoping to be out of here next week :)

Oh my god yes please! Could definitely do with a buddy :D Do you have a mini-goal set for your holiday? I think it's only natural to be disappointed/annoyed at ourselves (all that hard work, argh!) but all we can do is move forward. At least this time we will know the plan inside out and what...

First week back on it and I have been 100% the whole way. I'm really hoping for a great loss on Friday morning.

The last time I posted in one of these threads I think it was in the 12s to 11s group... ouch D: Note to self (and maybe some of you as well), don't let yourself get complacent and stop following the plan!! I have been 100% on plan this week so hoping I will only be around for a week or 2! My...

I'm back on plan after about 2 years since last Friday. I feel completely depressed about how much weight I've gained and re-reading some of my previous posts on Minimins sucks because at once point I was almost 5 stone lighter than I am now. I've found myself reading over the last few days...

Down 3 for me, very happy! This week will be a challenge though...

Really hoping for a good loss this week, but am dubious. I had a good loss last week and that usually hinders me from losing the following week. Fingers crossed I am wrong though! I've done loads of body magic.

From what I've been told, the belly is the last to go! We can live in hope :P

Welcome Crunchy! I recently changed from Tuesdays so Thursdays, so far it's going well so fingers crossed it's the same for you!

Ahhhh Orla am delighted for you! You really deserved it. Save a space for me down in that 12 group, fighting my way back :)

Good luck lads and ladies! Hope you all get the losses you want, dying to see how you all get on :)

It'd be enough to take you to the 12's Orla! Wish I could say I'll be joining you this week, but I think it will be another 2 weeks at least. Funny how we were both there in December and not since :P

Have my fingers crossed for you all for tomorrow! The wait until Thursday is gonna kill me :P Not sure how I've done this week, I was good, but not as good as last week and I went over my syns by a few on Friday (pulling back now to make up for it).

Congratulations Mrs_Taken! You look over the moon in the photos, really happy for you :) Hows everyone doing in here this week?

It might take another couple of years knowing me, but I absolutely will get there! I'm going to have my contraceptive implant removed soon as well, it's not agreeing with me and I honestly feel it might be easier to stick to plan without my hormones being messed with so much. Now all I have to...

Down 5.5 last night! Really happy, but still have some of that pesky gain to get rid of, so have to keep pushing on this week...

I had a good loss last night, but still heavier than I was three weeks ago, and still a half stone heavier than I was before Christmas! Sure all we can do is keep going, gains are a part of the process and not giving up when it's hard and not going our way is what makes us strong.

My weigh in is tonight but * week today so hoping it doesn't mess me up....

I really hope the good luck in here rubs off on me! Feeling nervous about the scales later...

I was really bold last night and even though I had my own pancake toppings, I lost the run of myself and ate 9 syns worth of Ben & Jerry's....on top of my 15. Really hoping it won't ruin what could have been a 100% week :(

That's definitely doable! Good luck!

Any of the really accurate ones are very expensive! Maybe try amazon and see what ones have the best reviews? That's often what I do with stuff like this.

Ooooh best of luck soon-to-be Mrs Taken :D Hope you have a wonderful wedding day that marks the start of a very happy life together :D

Hi Little! There's nothing wrong with being a slow loser so let's get that out of the way first of all! :) I get big losses sometimes, but if I cheat at all I get large gains, very quickly, so slow and steady really is a better way to be. A couple of things from what you've posted: I wouldn't...

I tried doing it without class before but found I just couldn't stick to it without the nagging reminder of a weigh in at the back of my mind! You have to be very disciplined so best of luck Tracy! I know a couple of friends of mine who do SW from home and they go to the chemist together to use...

I'm being very good.... Was in Edinburgh at the start of the month and then a wedding the following weekend so I have been a train wreck and gained half a stone! Haha. Trying desperately to get it back off ASAP :) Fingers crossed! Weekends are deffo the toughest time for me too but I think...

I was happy enough with the dress I wore! You know how stressy it can be leading up to an event and then when it arrives you don't care what you're wearing! It was a really lovely weekend though. I agree, my new consultant is fab, got some great recipes ideas in group so I've been cooking like...

Hello all! I've recently changed group to Thursday night, so I'll be joining you all if that's ok! I've had a coupel of bad weeks but have been back 100% since Thurday so fingers crossed for this week :)

Well done! It's awesome to see a new number at the start of your weight! :)

Hello Tuesdayers! Just checking in with you all :) I have had a couple of bad weeks food wise (edinburgh one weekend, a wedding the next) but I have to say, changing groups to Thursday was definitely the right choice for me. My new consultant is PHENOMENAL, really loves the plan herself and is...

I lost 3lb last night, thank god for that! So far it's been all good news in here this week, so well done everyone! Really happy for you all :) Unfortunately, last night was my last night for a while as a Tuesday weigher. I've been considering changing groups for a while, as my current group...

I don't have a good feeling about today. I totally sabotaged myself today by eating poorly at lunchtime. I've been so good all week.... why why WHY do I feel like this today? I'll admit I am pretty stressed with work, which isn't helping.

At my biggest I was a size 22 and I remember thinking if I just got to a size 16 and didn't have to shop in Evans, then I would be happy. Now I am a size 14 (except in Penney's/Primark trousers, they're still too tight for the most part) and it feels unreal to me. I've never wanted to be...

Really Orla?? God that's so strange. I know that you can get it handy enough from Amazon if you don't mind buying online?

I am so jealous Orla! A size 12 still wouldn't go near me :( Fingers crossed we all get on ok tomorrow!

I did loads of body magic this week and was under my syns every other day so hoping my saturday night hasn't ruined my week for me. I got indian, and since the syns have gone up for my slimming world choice, I decided to share a tikka masala (my old favourite) with my boyfriend (12 syns for...

Ooooh it's all very quiet around here.... How was everyone's weekend? I went a little bit over my syns on Saturday but have otherwise been spot on. Don't feel like it will be a good loss week though! :(

So far this week I have been giving it socks. Once I figure out what I can have from the indian tomorrow (seems to be very, very few low syn options now), I'll be set. I really want a decent loss to see me right this week, and then hopefully I'll be encouraged to behave in Edinburgh. If...

I am also back at my October weight if it helps Snow. There's no point in looking back though, we can only move forward. You know you're not alone in this though :grouphugg:

I gained a pound this week. I was really good except for Saturday, which I had planned for in advance, so I was a little bit disappointed to see the gain. I am so frustrated that I can't get away with having a flexisyn day anymore. I am not willing to sit in and miss out on things and feel...

Really hope it all goes well for you Guru. Orla all you can do is hope, and keep your chin up. Fingers crossed this is your year too xx

Ooooh where in Balbriggan? That's not too far from me!!

I've never found the slender choice ones and I don't really like the Mallons :( I wouldn't even mind using some syns for a nice reduced fat one. Any recommendations?

Oh that's wonderful news Guru, congratulations! Is this your first child? I've heard great things about SW in pregnancy to be honest. My mam has just qualified as a midwife and was saying lots of women are doing it now, which is good because the babies are getting lots of nutrients from a...

Good luck and enjoy your food! And remember, even if you get carried away and go a bit off the rails, it's only one night, get straight back on it tomorrow and you should be ok :)

That's such a cool idea!! I wish I had some suggestions as to where you can find it, unfortunately I don't know, but you could always print off a random colouring book page from online and label certain sections 1 - 10? Just put random things into Google... here's one of Iron Man haha...

They're nice, but not as nice as a curly wurly.... so when I have 6 sysns to spare, I would tend to go for that instead!

Thanks a million for the link! I might be brave and give it a go :)

Has anyone come across the rose syrup in sugar free? I used to make turkish delight mochas but can't find a sugar free version of the syrup :( If you used your HexA for the milk, it would be really easy to do with a sachet of options and coffee, and all for 2 syns!

Oh and if you're going for a starter, I would generally recommend something like chicken tikka, or anything dry and not fired. I wish I could help with syns for these but am not sure of them since the plan changed.

Hi Lola! Most people will probably advise you to go for the lowest syn option but i am going to disagree :) If you don't go out for dinner often, you might as well enjoy yourself! Slimming World isn't about sitting there unhappy with what's on your plate. Flexisyn your night (allow yourself...

If you're not eating carbs, have you been having your HEXB? This is very important and not having it can impact losses really badly, plus the ill effects of insufficient fibre are not pleasant! My suggestion would be to focus on one thing at a time. Eat carbs, follow the programme properly...

Those are my favourites! But I like the Rocky Road too.

I can't understand how Beef with Bamboo Shoots and Water Chestnuts is now 19 syns. Everything in the dish is free bar the oil? :( It used to be 8 syns. How is it so much more than beef with mushrooms? I don't like questioning the plan but some of the changes are making no sense to me!!

It's star week for me too and am all bloated so I feel like maybe one day will help! I just want to see how I get on with it. It's already hard though, would love some grapes :( Am flexisynning on Saturday though so I need to make up for it somewhere, I hope an SP day or 2 will make a...

There was only one type in my group, the chocolate and orange ones for 6 syns.... and they aren't nice enough to be worth 6 syns!

Also, I'm doing an SP day today so wish me luck.... :eek:

There are no syns in coffee at all on any plan AFAIK! Welcome Strawbs! I'll be 28 in July and am aiming to be at target before then! It's awful the amount of yoyoing I've done over the last few years. We can't change the past but it would definitely be nice to not repeat the same mistakes...

I think so Amanda, but it would be worth double checking with your consultant before buying it.

I've just agreed to join a pole fit class this spring with some friends from work...what am I letting myself in for?!

Can anyone recommend something from the chinese that isn't black bean? I used to have some syn values written down but there's no point in referring to them anymore. I hate black bean! Also can't eat noodles. TIA for any suggestions!

That's a good poitn Snow. SOrry to hear of your gain :( But you haven't been well and you know you'll get it off again. * week arrived unexpectedly this morning so I am especially pleased with my loss last night. Hopefully that'll give me a headstart for next week!

I know how you feel Orla. It's hard to see all the new people and their massive losses when you have to give it your all for a couple of pounds. I still have 5 pounds of christmas gain and 7 pounds in total to get back to my early December weight. It's a hard slog! Just do the best you can...

Commuting from Laois to Dublin sounds like a nightmare, hope he gets home safe.

Down 4! It's a good loss... Still sick looking at myself back in the 13s. I swore never again!

I haven't been swimming in a while but it is the one thing I am ALWAYS starving after! The best thing to do is save some syns and have a banana and a small bag popcorn afterwards, with a bottle of water. I found that having both these really helped me until I got home. Have your dinner...

I even have my dinner made for after weigh in, did it last night! Really looking forward to it, but it'll be about 9pm before I get to eat....

Good choice of cities to visit! ;)

2 syns per serving :) Enjoy! x

It's very hard after a day's work and commuting and then cooking in the evening to find the will to go back out in the biting cold, but I manage it the odd time! I've tried to incorporate walking more into my everyday stuff, like if I want to go to town at the weekends I'll walk to the train...

I've been a saint this week, if I see a gain I'll cry. Work is DRAGGGGGGING this afternoon because I am dying to just know how I've done.

My group was insane last week and I would imagine it'll be much the same this week!

I don't think walking influences your losses negatively. Certainly any high impact exercise would affect you because of fluid building in the muscles and around joints but I lose better when I am up and walking. What I would do is get a walking tracker app on your phone and try to increase...

5 hours to go for me.... Has anyone weighed in yet?

Everyone's scales are different, it's one of the reasons they tell you not to weigh at home. People might see a gain or a STS and get discouraged and don't go to group, but it's usually that their scales weigh a pound or 2 heavier. My first week after I rejoined Slimming World in May, I...

Yeah I've found the new EE ok, it's not really much different! 2 of my favourite types of fruit were SS and are now not speed foods though, which is a tad annoying, but I am still eating them, just more of other fruits and veg too. This week will be the real challenge, going to give SP a go and...

That's why sneaky weighing is a bad idea! Sure you might be down and just not know it yet, don't be too disheartened til you officially weigh in and see what the SW scales say. I'll have my fingers crossed for you.

I nearly ran into the chemist on Sunday to weigh myself on their digital scales! :P But I resisted. The urge never goes away but mid week weighing doesn't do any good I find.

Fingers crossed for us all tomorrow. I feel like I really pigged out today but I am well within my syns, it's weird! I did buy weight watchers chocolate biscuits and ate 3 of them with a cup of coffee for 7.5 syns! Well worth it, was a lovely treat as I miss my biccies sometimes.

Since it's so close to weigh day, it might not show? You could be lucky and work it off before next week's weigh :)

I've definitely cut down since I've started Slimming World.... but I couldn't give it up. We should stop talking about bread, all I want now is cheese bread or batch bread! What's everyone having for lunch today?

Orla are they the big things you stand on? I've used them before, not sure how great they are but my friend said they're amazing for cellulite. I have the worst arms, I can't actually wear anything sleveless or even cap sleeve because they're so awful looking, they make me look bigger than I am...

I couldn't give up bread, I would be miserable! :P Fair play to you for your discipline. I have this awful feeling I'll be disappointed with my loss tomorrow but I hope I am wrong. I haven't done anything to sabotage myself this week so here's hoping. Looking forward to doing some SP days this...

Absolutely!! :) it's my target year for sure. Good luck with SP! I look forward to hearing your result on Tuesday. I've been on plan 100% every day this week. I really hope it shows on the scales on Tuesday...

I just wouldn't be able for that :P Hahaha. I'd like to give kettlebells a go though! Need to work on these bingo wings, they're terrible.

The only thing I love more than potatoes are bread, so I think I'll be alright if I can have 2 portions of bread a day! God I love bread.... Why did I have porridge this morning? I really want bread now!

Fair play to you for exercising at all! I would rather set myself on fire than do a spin class. Spinning is my worst nightmare!

This thread is so inspiring! Well done guys.

Can you pass some of that magic this way please? :D

I'm sure you'll have a great loss by the end of the week :)

I am so delighted for you. Well done! I would love a loss like that! Biggest I've ever had was 6lbs I think.

That doesn't happen to me when I drink it! I must be broken! Haha. I don't know about the cucumber stuff because I hate cucumber so much that I would only drink it if I was guaranteed a 7lb loss or something! :D

I wouldn't worry too much about your sneaky weigh in results... it normally takes 5 days or so to show any sort of a loss for me no matter what I am doing.

Good luck! I had a big gain too so I know how you feel, trying to lose at least 10 pounds over the next 3 weigh ins, but hopefully 12 pounds!