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Wow thank you so much for your lovely replies! I didn't realise anyone had replied as I didn't get an email notification, so it has been a wonderful surprise when I logged on just now! I am going to make a cup of tea and read your posts. And I think I will start coming on here more often...I...

Hi everyone, Firstly...my apologies if I sound defeated before I've even started, but I do feel like that at the moment, and am really hoping someone can offer me some words of encouragement :wave_cry: I have reached complete rock bottom with my enthusiasm to lose weight. I have been...

Hi everyone! I was just wondering if anyone knows the Syn value for a banana that has been put into a smoothie? I asked my consultant, but she didn't know..she said they definitely have Syns when they are put in a smoothie, but she wasn't sure how many.. Thank you! xxx

Thanks hun! Normally I'd just make them at the time, but we'll be in quite late tomorrow night so I want to try and prepare as much as I can in advance! I'm gonna try and make burgers and chips for tomorrow night's tea...yummy! x

Hi everyone! This might sound like a really daft question (I am no Jamie Oliver lol!)... Is it ok to make SW chips 24 hours before you cook them? I'll be using baking potatoes, and I want to have them for tomorrow night's tea but would like to cut them in advance. Would this be ok? Thank...

Thank you everyone for your lovely replies! I have to say I'm still shell shocked - can't quite believe it. I was wondering whether I would be ok to stay with SW, but I was going to try to anyway because surely it has to be good for the baby? I just really hope it will all be ok...don't know...

...just found out last night I am 5 weeks pregnant! I absolutely can't believe it. I have PCOS, and the reason I joined Slimming World a week ago was to lose some weight so my husband and I MIGHT have a chance at conceiving (doctors told us we only have a very slim chance). When I went to...

Hunni - first of all, big hugs for the difficult time you are going through. Secondly - please please please don't beat yourself up, or be angry at yourself for going off plan for a while. You have a difficult week ahead of you, and Food Optimising 100% may not be possible. My advice to you...

Hi everyone! As you can probably tell from my recent posts, I am no Jamie Oliver lol! I made my Spicy Cumin & Pumpkin soup tonight - it is soooo yummy! I made four portions, and now I'm thinking I may freeze it. So......a) does this kind of soup freeze well, or does it come out really...

I will report back after tea tonight! We are having the herb & garlic ones tonight - they do look nice, and convenient too!

That's great thank you hunni! x

Hi all! I have tried searching the site for the Syns of these, but couldn't find them :( I looked in my directory and they are not in there - I'm guessing they are very new? It's the Chicken in Herb & Garlic and the Chicken in Tomato & Basil ones I'd like please x

Hi there Sue! Firstly welcome back to Slimming World - I just rejoined this week so hopefully we will both be posting our successes on here in no time! I used to prefer Green Days, however I absolutely love the Extra Easy plan. I didn't notice a difference in the rate/amount of weight loss...

Hiya hunni! Of course...you enjoy your time away with DH! xxx

Very true Eye! Does anyone have any advice on how to prepare the pumpkin? Never used one before! x

Wow what an inspirational story Heather! You are so right in a lot of what you said - you really have to see this as a change for life, and not just for Christmas! (holidays etc lol) I have gotten into some dreadful habits over the years - like you starting when I was in my teens, and I'm 26...

Lol yes it is infectious!!! I'm hoping that my change of attitude will mean week 1 will go really well, and I'll lose some weight on my WI, and then that will spur me on. Like I say I'm one of the worst for yo-yoing and joining and giving up after the first day - this time I evaluated what it...

Ok ok...I have to admit, motivation is not something that usually comes easily to me. So imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning on day 1 and was full of enthusiasm for embracing the SW plan! Previous times I have done SW I have not planned, not taken it that seriously, not worked...

Thank you! Mmmmmmm...now to dissect the pumpkin....<<starts stroking chin...>>

Hi all! I am going to make some Spicy Cumin & Pumpkin soup to take with me on an overnight paranormal investigation I am hosting for charity on Saturday night - it is in a cold Victorian gaol so I think it would be quite nice to have a flask of warming soup to keep me going! If I made it...

Hi everyone! I just wondered if anyone has any good soup recipes that are easy to make? I've not made soup before, and I'm looking for some nice soup recipes to warm me up in this cold weather! I really like things like potato & butternut squash soups - something thick and chunky! Preferably...

Hi there! I would say GO FOR IT! I love SW...it took me a little while the first time round to get my head around the plan, but after a few days of Food Optimising it is so easy to do. It's even easier now with the Extra Easy plan. You basically have Free foods - foods you can eat freely...

Hi! Sure you can lol! It's something I made up to help me with my chocolate cravings when I last did SW... Basically, I take 5 Syns a day off my daily total, and multiply it by 7 days...so 35 Syns. This leaves me with 10 Syns per day still to play with. I then buy 35 Syns worth of...

Ooh that was fast! Thank you so much for your help :)

Hiya! Definitely DON'T cut out your Syns lol! All that will happen is you will start to feel deprived of the things you enjoy, and you will start to resent your new lifestyle change as you won't get any pleasure from it. Luckily I don't drink, but chocolate is quite a downfall for me. I use...

Hi all! I am rejoining SW tonight, and will be buying a directory, but I'm just trying to make up my 'Syn Tin' as my Tesco shop has just arrived. Please could someone help me out with the Syns for the following? Funsize Mars Bar (18g) Funsize M&Ms Choco Bag (20g) Funsize Maltesers Bag...

Thanks Divvy!

Should have said this before - one of the reasons I've done this is because last time, I found it quite difficult to plan ahead, whilst filtering in variety, and quite often I'd think of a menu for the day but then realise I'd used too many Healthy Extras, or I had gone over with the Syns - I...

That didn't seem to work - until I find out a way to post in the thread, here is the link to my blog with a pic on...apologies for the bad pic, but you get the idea! http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MoSRYDPObXQ/TMcWor65wUI/AAAAAAAAAAU/sea7hPRIlDA/s1600/Menu+Planning+Photo.jpg

Here goes nothing!!!

If I take a pic, how would I post it in this thread? x

Ooooh I'd love to - however far too technologically advanced for me lol! How do I do it? x

Yay! Someone else that thinks it's a good idea lol!

Hi there Just wanted to say hi, and good luck on your journey! I'm new to this forum too, but I'm not new to SW - I hope you do really well! xxx

Hi there! I am new to this forum, however I am not new to SW! I have done it several times before, and something has always gone 'wrong' along the line. I am rejoining tomorrow night, and am feeling the most positive I have ever felt about joining, for many reasons... I was trying to do some...

Hi there! Firstly good luck with your op...hope it all goes well for you! I have been 'planning' to rejoin SW for a few weeks now, and am joining tomorrow night. I have done SW a few times before, and each time I do well for a week or so, and then fail miserably. So...I am determined that...

Hiya Harriet! That would be great! Feel free to email me - [email protected] xxx

Hey Jo! Sure that would be great!!! I've tried PMing you but it won't let me - maybe you could PM me with your email address? xxx

Oooh there's some good'uns in there! Tbh I hadn't thought of buying treat sized bags of things!

Hi all! I'm rejoining SW tomorrow night, and I have been spending the last few days planning my menus. I want to create a 'Syn Tin'. Basically, take 5 Syns a day (leaving me with 10 Syns a day to play with), multiply by 7 days = 35 Syns. So..I'm going to buy 35 Syns worth of...

Thank you BrightonRosie! Ok first question...how do you get all of your info under your Avatar? C x

Hi there I just wanted to say I felt exactly the same as you when I got married in 2007. I was so worried about going dress shopping, and if I found one I liked, how it would look on the day. I was a size 16 when I got engaged. I tried dieting all the way up to the wedding. I didn't enjoy...

Hi everyone! I am rejoining Slimming World on Wednesday, and would love to find a buddy for some daily support! I have done SW a couple of times before, however I was working full time, and unaware that I was suffering from ME and PCOS. So I was coming home from work every day too exhausted...