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evening ladies and gents :) well, i'm afraid i'm checking in with a GAIN this week !! 3lbs to be exact :eek: ... and no excuses ! i went right off plan for a few days while i was having the period from hell and i ate anything i could get my hands on ! chocolates, cheese, crisps, pasties...

reporting in with a WHOPPING ! (drum roll) ....2oz weight loss this week !! :8855: :8855: hardly worth mentioning really, so i won't bother adjusting my tracker this week and i'll just consider it a STS :rolleyes: i'm not sure where i went wrong food-wise (except for the choccie and crisps...

thanks hun but it took me 25 years to realize where I was going wrong LOL , so i've got a lot of catching up to do ...i'll get there in the end though :D my thoughts exactly hun ! :D it DOES take some getting used to because we've become so accustomed to depriving ourselves of food all the...

well done on the losses ladies :) meow - chin up sweetie ! it's a bummer when you've stuck to plan but still manage to gain (been there, done that etc etc lol) but those scales WILL go down eventually ;) i had a totally crappy night yesterday*sigh* spent far too much time in front of the...

Thanks hun..i'll check that out :) xx

I'm coming over at Christmas (hopefully)so I can pick some up while I'm there :D Do they sell it in supermarkets too ? xx

i thought about using coconut essence but i can't get hold of it over here :( xx

ok....this is a little tip that i got from one of my many books (lol) on the subject of emotional eating...i can totally lose control when confronted with foods that i love, especially when i'm feeling down and this really helps me to limit the damage, so it might help you too :) plate up your...

you're welcome hun..hope you enjoy it...it's one of my favourites :) xx

sure hun :) the recipe will make enough for 2 portions @3 syns per portion on EE MsMuppet's Chicken Tikka Masala (adapted from Jamie Olivers Chicken Tikka Masala) First, you need to make a kind of semi-dry curry paste with the following (i use a pestle and mortar but i suppose you could...

just been reading thru the posts and :wow: well done ladies !!! some great losses there :talk017: i had a bit of a crappy day yesterday....got bored and ended up eating stuff that i shouldn't be eating, so this evening i'm keeping myself busy by making my first lot of Christmas decorations :D...

scrambled egg, toast (HEXB), 'fried' toms with basil and 2 very sour kiwis...ewwwww xx

ooh i LOVE grapefruit but only when it's sprinkled with a mountain of sugar :whistle: xx p.s. good morning ladies AND gentlemen (also guilty lol)

take care with that injury hun ! you want those knees to be fighting fit for when you get those Louboutins ;) feel better soon :bighug: xx

gorgeous grub Pete ! :D xx

oooooh well done hun !! that's amazing! :D CONGRATULATIONS !!! :553: xx

SW friendly chicken tikka masala (3 syns)...i played around with a Jamie Oliver recipe (took all the fat out and left out the coconut milk) and it still turns out luuuuuurvly :D

My lunchtime sarnie :) 2 slices wholemeal bread (HEXB) ,1 tsp mustard (0.5 syns), 1 tbsp salad cream (2.5 syns), thin slices of roast beef and as much salad as i could squash in LOL. Had a persimmon and a gold kiwi for afters. xx

LOL ! he'll probably think he's going to Tellytubby land, bless 'im ! :D

OH's out for dinner tonight so i'll be pulling something out of the freezer for little old me ...either a chicken tikka masala or a chilli...fancy something spicy tonight :) xx

the EE sounds good to me too :) and yes you CAN lose weight eating all that food :D like Leila says, just make sure you get enough superfree foods in each meal.....i lost 3lbs last week (1st week restart) and i ate like a horse all week, much more that i would usually eat ! good luck hun :) xx

make him bike ride to work....wearing clogs ??? :D and tell him not to look in any 'shop' windows along the way ;) :8855: xx

*licks lips in anticipation* :D

Good luck hun ! We're all in this together :talk017: xx

this thread explains how to set up your ticker :) http://www.minimins.com/tutorials/19172-how-setup-weight-loss-ticker-tickerfactory-com.html xx

shoeaholic- ..sounds like a messy job...you deserve a bath after that :D geordiegirl- i'm glad my hubby's not gonna be around till later as i'd probably scare him off with the green face mask :8855: xx

pork chow mein sounds good shoeahollic :) so, what's everyone up to tonight ? i'm just letting my dinner go down then i'm off to soak in a 'Lush' Fizz Bomb bath whilst covered in a smelly green face mask :D that's about as exciting as my Monday nights get i'm afraid :8855: xx

Poached cod with a creamy dill,onion and butter (granules) flavoured sauce (1.75 syns) with boiled tatties and romanesco. xx

poached cod served with a creamy sauce (onion,dill, reduced fat creme fraiche and butter flavouring)....serving it with boiled potatoes and romanesco....can't wait !

kitkat - good luck for your WI tomorrow hun ! :) i can't remember the last time i weighed 11st something ! think it was around 1836 or summit like that ! lol shoeaholic- totally jealous now ;) i'd give my right arm for a pair of louboutains LOL you lucky girl you ! oh, and well done on the...

I'm happy to announce that my shoozies won't have to be sent back as I've actually lost weight for the first time in months !! :eek: 3lbs to be exact...I'm soooo happpy I could pee my pants right now :D I know I won't lose this much every week but that's ok ...I'd be happy weighing 1oz less than...

Good luck hun ! :)

Thanks hun :D Good luck for tomorrow ladies ! :)

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Tonight's tea :) Omelette (that thin it was more like a flippin pancake LOL ) with chopped ham and cheese (HEXA) , a big salad and 1 tbsp salad cream (2.5 syns).

so glad i'm not the only one peeing all the time :D i've always drank my 2 litres of water but i've been getting thru tons of salads, fruit and veg (which contain mostly water) so i guess that's where it's coming from ...and without wanting to go into too much detail here :whistle: i could...

i would say that's a normal reaction hun ;) teenies can drive you nuts at the best of times ! lol if you're worried about your thyroid why not get it checked out at the docs? it's a simple enough test and most doctors are happy to do one :) according to my doc something like 2 out of 4...

i do lots of batch cooking as it saves time and energy :) my favourites are shepards pies, curries, bolognese sauce, roast dinners, chicken in various sauces, chilli con carne, basic tomato & basil sauce (for pasta dishes) and single portions of cooked rice and pasta...i vacuum pack everything...

ok ladies....i've just ordered a pair of new shoes to celebrate my weight loss tomorrow ! :8855: dark red patent leather ankle boots with a flowery thing on the side :gimi: p.s. if i don't lose tomorrow they're going back :wave_cry: , so wish me luck...i neeeeeeeed those shoozies :D xx

i know what you mean Kron ;) i wasn't sure whether my symptoms were due to the peri-menopause or if i was just reacting to everyday stress but after seeing my gynocologist (and a urologist) about the various symptoms, they both confirmed that's it's a hormonal thing and something i'll just have...

had a VERY late breakfast (at 1pm! lol ) consisting of grilled bacon, scrambled eggs, baked beans and 2 wholemeal toasts followed by a banana and a couple of clementines an hour later xx

morning Geordiegirl :) i have the same problem..i'm always getting lost on the forum ...so many things to look at and threads to follow ! :D funcurls - i'm definately a scale hopper and it's a habit i'm trying to break :rolleyes: i've even given hubby the scales so he can take them to work...

Evening folks How was everyone's day ? :) Mine was going fine until we decided to change plans and not have a barbie as it was just too cold and we ended up having a kind of antipasti style platter instead. The plan was that I'd have some sliced ham, smoked mackerel, a dollop of tzatziki...

Inspired by 'Debridger's' Summer veg pasta .Thanks hun :) I didn't have any broad beans or asparagus so I used broccoli, peas and basil instead. Topped it with plenty of black pepper and a HEXA worth of cheese. Lovely jubbly ! xx

I'm almost 45 and am peri-menopausal. I don't get night sweats but I used to get a lot of hot flushes during the day and had terrible mood swings. And I used to cry all day sometimes for no apparent reason plus my periods were all over the place. I was also losing a lot of my hair (due to a...

....and mine have definately been working overtime ! LOL

you're welcome :D xx

i made the base using grated potato (obviously lol) and grated onion...3 med. potatoes and 1 med. onion...squeezed all the water out of the mixture, dried it off with some paper kitchen towels then seasoned it with salt and some pepper...then placed the mixture on a sheet of baking parchment and...

thanks hun :) i never think of cooking with quark ..should do really cos i'm flippin surrounded by the stuff over here ...duh ! lol xx

thanks ever so much for the info hun ! :) i'm hoping i can get round to making them this weekend :D xx

that looks lovely Mumma K..how do you make the gumbo saucy soupy thing ? lol :D x

It's not daft; it's brilliant ! Well done sweetie :D I'd be just as excited as you, trust me LOL xx

Eggy bread and bacon sarnie for brunch. Dipped 2 slices of wholemeal bread (HEXB) in seasoned, beaten egg....fried in Fry Light then stuffed it with bacon slices which i did in the same pan...luuuurvly !! Had it with a tomato & onion salad and 2 satsumas :D

i'm totally jealous charleybabes ;) i can't find a single sausage over here (in Germany) which is suitable for SW :( ...they're all far too high in fat and they only seem to have one bl**dy flavour anyway ! LOL i'm seriously considering taking a freezer box over to England next time we...

Morning ladies :) Does anyone happen to have a recipe for a wholemeal pitta bread which can be used as a HEXB ? I can only find white pittas over here :( and I want to make the pasty style recipe that I've seen on the boards. TIA :D xxx

Sun's shining here too (in Germany) so we're having a barbie this afternoon. :) Mind you, it is only around 8C at the mo so I'll be sitting outside in my long johns,boots and a duffle coat :8855:

mmmm that's right up my street ! looks lovely :) xx

Thanks Mumma K & Honeyoc :) It was lovely BUT next time I think I'm gonna use a mature cheddar instead. I couldn't even taste the flippin mozzarella it was that mild ! oh and a bit chewy LOL

Tonight's tea :) Rösti pizza topped with a couple of tbsps of tomato and basil sauce (homemade) , sliced toms, mushrooms, roasted red pepper, fresh basil and LF mozzarella (HEXA) . Served with a big mixed salad with 2 tbsps salad cream (5 syns). Feel like I'm gonna pop any minute now ! LOL xx

oooooh that looks lush Honeyoc....must give that one a go :D

thanks midwife :) and good luck on your journey hun x

not sure what i fancy yet :rolleyes: either a rosti pizza topped with LF mozzarella (HEXA) , roast peppers, tomato, mushrooms and basil OR a cheesy mashed potato pie (HEXA) topped with bacon and tomatoes....i'll defo be having a salad to go with whatever i choose :) xx

yeah, they weren't a pretty sight and I was hungry, but not THAT hungry LOL :p

love it !! :8855: :8855:

I'm in :D I re-started this week (at home) and I'm doing the 'Advent Calendar Girls 10 Week Challenge' in the hope that I'll be able to lose 15lbs by Christmas and wear a half decent outfit to the party :rolleyes: xx p.s. midwife1311 - Sorry to hear about your troubles :( I hope everything...

Thanks MummaK :) Unfortunately there were only five of them coz the rest had stuck themselves to the freezer wall and I didn't fancy eating those LOL xx

Today's late lunch .... stir fried noodles with green beans, prawns, bit of chopped lean ham, mushrooms, onions, soy sauce and curry powder..totally yummy :D xx

Thanks ladies :) xx

Morning ladies :) I've just bought some Molly McButter flavour sprinkles and I'm not sure whether I have to syn them or not :confused: They're 5 calories per tsp and don't contain any fat,sugar or fibre. Ideas anyone ? TIA :D xx

truly inspirational and you look AMAZING ! :) xx

Don't be so harsh on yourself hun. We all have days like that :) I've decided not to beat myself up anymore when I have a 'bad' day as I can't change it anyway. I can only change how I deal with things tomorrow ;) xx

Yep ! :D My downfall is always eating something i shouldn't be eating because i can't be ar**d to cook myself an SW friendly meal after i've finished cooking for the lads lol xx

Good luck hun ! :) I'm doing a 10 week challenge and hoping to lose 15lbs by Xmas. We can do it !! :D x

Well done you ! You've had some amazing losses :) xx

Germany, close to Cologne xx

I invested in a food saver (vacuum packer) a few months ago and it's been a godsend since starting back on SW ! This week I cooked and froze 6 portions each of chicken tikka masala, bolognese sauce, shepards pie, single bags of cooked rice and pasta and a basic tomato and basil sauce. I try and...

grated cheese and egg salad with salad cream ...i posted a pic of it on the 'post your food pics' thread but have no idea how to link it coz i'm a numpty lol :D

A scrummy cheese and egg salad for tea :) 1 HEXA for the cheese and 2.5 syns for a tbsp of salad cream.

yep, i'd class it as a tweak Britmum but i only have it occasionally so i figured i can get away with it lol ;)

you're right hun but i class it as a Hexb anyway as it's more or less the only wholemeal bread that i eat :D calorie/fibre wise, one small slice (approx 28g) works out to about the same value as 2 slices (57g) of wholemeal wheat bread so that's why i class it as a Hexb....i got it from a German...

Exactly ! ;) And no, I'm not a cookie monster but i do have his table manners (sometimes) lol x

Thanks funcurls :) I used to call myself Miss Piggy but that just kept reminding me of how fat I am , so I changed it to Muppet , hehe :D

Thanks for the welcome Pommette ! Looking forward to getting to know you all :D xx

Oooh I'd love to join in the challenge :) I've just re-started this week and i soooo need somebody to kick my a** every now and then so this challenge would be perfect. I'll go for a 15lb loss. Good luck everyone :D xx

Like Shirleen, i think i've been pregnant most of my life ! lol I restarted a few days ago and I'm hoping that this time round it'll be a quick(ish) and pain free labor :D And once i've got through my second trimester, I'm gonna go out and buy lots of new nice clothes for the little one ;)...

Curried yellow lentils and rice with a chopped salad (cucumber,onion, tomato, red peppers, slices chillies and some dried mint with a dash of vinegar) . Free on EE/Green + 1 small microwaved poppadum (guessed 2 syns ?)

Smoked salmon and scrambled eggs (zapped in the microwave) on a small slice of wholegrain rye bread (HEXB) . One of my fave brekkies :D

traditional risotto is usually made with butter and parmesan cheese so it can be quite high in points ....asparagus risotto is about 13 points for a restaurant portion and so i'd say a pea risotto is about the same hth x

hi kelly :) this is how i do mine Fried: heat a good non-stick pan till hot then spray with the fry light...crack the egg into the pan then cover with a tight fitting lid...if you don't take the lid off , there'll be enough heat in the pan to cook the top of the egg too...if you prefer to...

..."Chocolate, champagne, macdonalds, eggs on toast g'n't, fajitas, chocolate eclaire, beer.... " i drooled whilst reading that ! not a good sign eh LOL just forget about it hun and move on....we all have crap days ;)...tomorrow is another day and like you said, at least you did a 4 mile...

brilliant stuff ! well done hun and good luck with the rest of your journey :D xx

thanks jaylou :) neva thought of it like that :D xx

Wow ! Someone's been busy :D I keep meaning to make some freezer meals but i neva seem to get round to it :whistle: x

...is there a recipe builder tool on the SW online programme ? if there is, i can't seem to find it :sigh: .....i want to be able to build and store my own recipes (like you can on the WW online plan ) .....is that possible ?? thanks in advance ;)

Syns per sachet are as follows :) Chicken Curry 4.5 syns Chicken in Red Wine 6 syns Beef & Tomato Casserole 6 syns Sausage & Bean Casserole 5.5 syns hope that helps. x

You're welcome Trudy :) Have you ever tried making your own microwave chips ? They're dead easy to make and syn free on a green/EE day (assuming you don't eat them ALL day EVERY day LOL ) I slice floury potatoes into thin crisps (about 2-3mm thick) spray them with some fry light then zap...

All varieties (25g bag) are 5 syns on all plans. The 37.5g bags are 7.5 syns per packet. Hope that helps. :)

doesn't look like it's free hun .....a 300g pouch is 4.5 sins on a Green or Extra Easy day and 10.5 sins on an Original day. hope that helps :) x

i just fry some finely chopped onion, garlic, carrot and celery in some Fry Light till soft.....then in goes some chicken stock (about 700ml ) ,a whole chicken breast and some chunks of potato which i simmer gently for about 30 mins...if you use floury potatoes it'll thicken the soup a little...

hiya Lolly i think most of us ( ?? ) have the odd week where we gain because we're human and can't be perfect all of the time ;) ...there could be lots of reasons why you put the 1ib back on ....TOTM, less exercise than usual, too many 'extras' etc. but it's not the end of the world, hun...

that's brill grumbletum ! :D well done hun :happy036:

hiya Sueschoices :) i live in Germany so the variety of potatoes will probably be different to the English ones...i usually use a potato called 'Fontane' but any kind of floury potato will do ...this bit of info might help : Floury potatoes These are usually potatoes with a high dry...

Same here Grumbletumble . My TOTM is just about to start too and i usually put on at least 2-3ibs but i've actually managed to lose 1.5 pounds this week which is a bloomin miracle for me :bliss: xx

thanks ladies :) it's only taken me about 2 years to get 'em right LOL .....i've tried lots of different cooking methods and i find that cooking them in chicken stock works best......and i always use floury potatoes rather than waxy potatoes as they roughen up better and you end up with...

Here are some of this weeks/last weeks meals :) i usually do EE ;) Chicken, Veg and Pastina (little pasta shapes) Soup Döner Kebab made with home made lean minced lamb,onions, garlic and loadsa herbs and spices :D I Syned the pitta as it wasn't wholemeal :rolleyes...

Hi Honey worked it out with the Syn calculator using nutritional info found on the web...it works out to 7 syns per 21g portion. hope that helps :) x

Hi Debbie :wavey: and welcome to the forum :) x

ooh neva thought of that Ellie...thanks for the tip :) x

Hi peeps I'd love to make the SW version of Scotch Eggs but i have a problem with the recipe...I can't find any syn free sausages over here (Germany) so i was thinking of using seasoned mince pork instead. Thing is, i'm not sure how much fat the mince is allowed to contain to be classed as...

Hi Fairie Queen :wavey: and welcome to the forum :) I only joined a few days ago and already love this place. :D There are lots of lovely people on here who will support you on your journey. Good luck hun . MsMuppet xx

i usually put my tree up end of November :eek: if i had my way, i'd put it up straight after the summer holidays LOL i LOVE christmas :D x

Sammy, you look fantastic ! Well done and thanks for the inspiration :) x

thanks for that Teresa ....it sounds divine :) x

i couldn't find it on the syns list either so i typed it into the calculator using the nutritional info found on the Pom Wonderful website...it works out to 7 syns for 236ml (half a 16oz bottle)..hope that helps :) x p.s. i love the Blueberry one :D

sounds good ! thanks for sharing :)

ooh sounds fab :) thanks for the recipe :D x

Thanks Zoe ! :D :wavey: x

thanks again everyone ! :thankyou: @Kirsty I live in Düren which is situated between Cologne and Aachen ....i know what you mean about the wurst and bier, hun...i have the same problem :whistle: :D @MissMango thanks for the encouragement :) ...i still can't get my head round the fact...

HONK ! but it's only my first day on SW so i'm still being good lol

Hi there ! Good luck on your journey louloubelle :)

i make my roast potatoes the same way i make SW chips .... i cut peeled potatoes into chunks (or chips ) then parboil them in chicken stock for a few minutes....then they get a few sprays of fry light and a sprinkling of onion powder, garlic powder and sometimes a bit of paprika (gives 'em a...

wow ! that really is amazing....well done you :D i'd love to take a before pic of myself but i'm worried i might crack the lens lol

thanks everyone :D i'm still trying to find my around the forum...it's bloomin huge lol

Spanish tortilla makes a lovely filling green day breakfast and it's great for using up leftover boiled potatoes...just spray a small non-stick frying pan with some oil, slice up a couple of cold boiled potatoes (cooked the night before) and fry them for just a couple of minutes before adding a...

Thanks for the welcome Honey ! At least if i'm on here all the time i won't be able to raid the fridge ..lol

hi everyone :D just stumbled upon this forum whilst searching for the famous SW weetabix cake recipe and all i can say is WOW ! what a brill place :clap: i've been doing WW for the last couple of months but i'm getting pretty sick and tired of counting all of those damn points all day...