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Hi Husband has had his surgery. We have both lost weight and become quite happy with the 800 calorie diet. I still have more to lose so will continue on it for a good while. Shows just how many extra calories we all eat, and why the unlimited carbs on SW never worked for me!

Doing surprisingly well, DH has lost 7lbs in a week, and no pain ! I lost 5, so that helps me too. I have been using the new 5:2 800 calorie book, which has some very tasty and inventive recipes in. I spiralise courgettes as a bas for the dinner...lots of bulk, but calorie cheap. Thanks for your...

Hi to all. My husband is waiting for surgery and has been told that he must follow an 800 cal/day diet. I am doing it with him for support, but I als have weight to lose. We are at the end of Day 1, not too hungry, hoping I'll sleep to breakfast time. Any hints or tips will be gratefully...

A friend gave me a recipe for beetroot chutney, easy to make and delicious, we have it with salads, cold meats, on sandwiches etc One pack cooked beetroot One packet sugar free jelly granules 250 mls malt vinegar Chop beetroot up into very small pieces, make up jelly with 250 mls boiling water...

Out to lunch with friends today, will make healthy choices and report in later

Laid low with a painful knee...so my movement at the moment is even more limited than ever. What a bummer. There can surely be no weight loss, but maybe I could STS. B porridge with berries, yogurt and banana L cooked pasta mixed with tuna, red peppers, red onion and vinaigrette....1 syn D roast...

B omelette, yogurt and fruit L leftover cowboy casserole D lean ham, chips and salad. extras ff yogurt, fruit, HEB toast and 15g cheese somewhere in the day. This cannot be working....I always feel full, never hungry!! we will see on Tuesday! have a good weekend everyone

Plodding on. Up several times in the night to pee, sounds daft, but its always the same when I get "in the zone". B sweet omelette, ff greek yogurt, banana and berries L butternut squash soup. HEB bread with scrape and scrape...2 syns D spanish chicken....3 syns for chorizo...well worth it! S ff...

These were on special offer at Aldi today...thought I would be adventurous and buy them.....does anyone know how to eat them, or what I should use them for, please. thanks

Awake early...hungry. Had a cuppa and a pear and back in bed! B HEB porridge with ff vanilla yogurt, banana and berries L quorn sausage quiche! D cowboy casserole, seems to be a lean gammon joint , onion, baked beans and potato cooked all day in the slow cooker...a new one for me! ff yogurts...

Had a good day, mostly syn free meals on this weeks eating plan in SW magazine. B HEB bread, scrape, dry fried egg then a bowl of fruit salad with natural yogurt...1 syn L jacket spud with salad, cottage cheese and lean ham. Dressing 1 syn D fishcake with chips and salad. snacks, ff ww yogurts...

Joined a group this morning...weigh in was a shock, more than my scales said. Still, it will be next week that counts. very friendly, inspiring leader, DH has come home full of enthusiasm, and ready to take charge of his own weight loss, hooray Second day of the recipes in this months magazine B...

Back from a lovely weekend with our son and his family. last night we both got rid of all the non SW friendly nibbles that have accumulated, we both restart today and are joining a group tomorrow morning. I have always done SW alone, except for a few weeks more than 20 years ago, so maybe it...

Just hovering and reading for a while, I think....need some inspiration. get up and go has got up and gone! all the best to all......

Thanks again, makes perfect sense now. I did a Green day and enjoyed it. lovely sunny day here, so a bit of leaf collecting for body magic I think. B HEB toast, scrape and scrape and a banana...2 syns...make that 3 syns, DH has just brought me breakfast in bed and , bless him, he is heavy on the...

Thanks Patty for the hint, I will make today a Green day...forgive my ignorance, but do you still have syns on a Green day, or just the 2 HEA and 2HEB.? your help is always appreciated

100% day yesterday. B HEB cereal with half HEA milk, banana L pasta & sauce, mushrooms and frozen peas ww yogurt D sweet omelette, berries, banana and 0% greek yogurt. DH having steak, free day so far, will have 2 crispbread, low fat philly and 3 syns of cheese this evening....9 syns, then a...

Sadly, have done badly for the last couple of days. will weigh in tomorrow am and kick my bum into gear again. No excuses, just sheer piggery. today B HEB toast, scrape and marmalade and banana...3 syns L mushroom omelette with salad, 1 syn for vinaigrette and a ff ww yogurt D slow cooked SW...

Can I opt out of the challenge, please, doing badly at the moment and would rather keep my shame rivate. good luck and well done to everyone.

Good day yesterday, a battle with the evening nibbles, but I stopped at 15 syns... sunny day, time to tackle all the leaves in the garden! friends back in France tell me its 30 degrees, they are spending a lot of time in the pool....DH says...."remind me why we moved back".... B HEB bread roll...

Great, Patty, you are doing so well, you seem to have a whole load of willpower. my meal out was OK, a turkey roast dinner, but pud was a brandy snap basket filled with cream and fruit! anyway, that was then, this is now B HEB toast, scrape and scrape, banana and orange L going to the cash and...

B weetabix, HEA milk, berries and banana L bacon, egg, mushroons and tomato D out at posh dinner, fixed menu, will do my best!

STS but know why, children and chocolate! B porridge with ff yogurt, banana and berries L jacketspud with beans. Fruit D new slow cooker so big beef stew with all the veg under the sun in. I used some wine...but most of the calories burn away, say 2 per serving. lots of fruit, Freddo bar...4.5...

Week 4, STS but had a weekend away visiting grandchildren, so happy with that.thank you

Lovely, if calorie-laden weekend, back now and ready to catch the wagon. B HEB toast, S&s, dry fried egg and banana L cauliflower and cheese soup..recipe thanks to soup thread. Yogurt and fruit. D pork chop and roasted vegetables. Ff greek yogurt, cherries and ff vanilla yogurt...sounds odd, but...

Lost a bit of weight...hooray. going to my daughters tomorrow till next Wednesday, will try to be SW friendly but hope to stay the same at next weigh in.

Hi 1.5lb off for me please...nearly back to where I started! thank you for keeping the thread going. With such a large response, it is obviously important to lots of us :)

B HEB toast, egg, spread and marmalade, banana...2 syns L jacketspud, salad, cottage cheese, salmon and salad. Vinaigrette..1 syn D chilli and rice...1 syn trying not to use too many syns today

Stayed on track yesterday, having a good run.NSF Patty has suggested a red day today, so.... B HEB porridge with ff vanilla yogurt and berries L bacon, egg, tomatoes and mushrooms, HEB BREAD 2 fore scrape and scrape D sweet omelette, berries, banana and 0% greek yogurt 8 syns so far, so a cereal...

The cauli soup sounds lovely, bought a cauli from Aldi yesterday for 59p! will make this soup tomorrow. Can I just ask, what amount of cheese did you use ( in weight) please.

Didn't post yesterday, but had a good day. today is going well.. B sweet omelette, banana, ff greek yogurt and berries L HEB toast with spaghetti in tomato sauce, 1 tbsp brown sauce. Ff yogurt, orange and grapes...1 syn D SW chilli and rice E 2x crispbread, 30g low fat philli, half HEA...

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For a free breakfast I make a sweet omelette by adding sweetener to the mix, when it's cooked I fill it with berries, chopped banana and 0% greek yogurt. May sound odd, but Love it and I like having my HEB later in the day

Back on course, sunny day, all positive today B grilled bacon, mushrooms, grilled tomato and egg. HEB bread, scrape and scrape..2 syns L jacketspud and salad, vinaigrette...1 syn. Tuna in vinegar. Ff fruit yogurt D SW thai chicken curry with a half pack 2 minute rice...1 syn. have no chocolate...

Hi patty I think my morale needs a day off...so we will eat the steak and gravy pie that has been taking up space in my freezer. Its only a tabletop freezer! Will have it with peas and Chips. Then tomorrow, start of a week with no eating out, so we'll see. thank you Patty for the support.

A pound on!! Hangs her head in shame

Gained a pound.. getting fed up with this now....I know I will lose slowly as I can't walk far....steel rods the length of my back and a paralysed leg :( but I have been told lots of times that SW still works. OK, whingeing won't get me anywhere, time for a rethink. what choices do I have. 1...

Decided to join the winter challenge as a short term goal is always a good thing. today, weather permitting, finish off putting the garden to bed for winter then go to Tamworth, a 10 minute drive away, where I worked for 20 years but have never explored. B berries and yogurt. Banana L to be...

Hi Kay sorry, didn't think to convert to stones...came back last week after living in France for 9 years!! can you put me down for a 10lb loss please? There are so many more SW friendly things to eat in the UK, seem to have forgotten to pack my willpower but this challenge will get me on track...

I'm game, I lose very slowly so, I am 83.4k now, will aim to get below 80k by the end of the year. this challenge will really motivate me! thank you

Stayed on track yesterday, having a harder time than usual at the moment, so one day at a time. B banana, egg on toast, s&s....2 syns L jacketspud with tuna and ff cottage cheese and salad. Vinaigrette..1 syn D beef madras done in the slow cooker with 2 minute rice, 2 tsp mango chutney...5 syns...

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Wet and windy, have 2 loads of wet washing to get dry... no matter, all will get done B HEB porridge, vanilla ff yogurt and a banana L jacketspud with salad and cottage cheese, citrus vinaigrette 1 tbsp....1 syn D quorn sausages with roasted vegetables and a couple of new potatoes trying for...

B toast with s&s again! I should vary it, but DH brings it with a cup of tea so I have breakfast in bed...lovely L out for lunch. Will go for meat and veg and no pudding. D probably a sweet omelette and banana had a blip last night and ate all my Freddo in one go....:( so no syns today.

Pouring with rain this morning, lazy day I think, DH will be watching sport...with headphones. B HEB toast, s&s, egg and banana....2 syns L jacketspud with salad, ff cottage cheese and citrus dressing...1 syn. Yogurt D pork chop, roasted vegetables and new potatoes Snacks...HEA cheese 15 g...

Enjoyed my beef and rice last night, others were passing round sweet and sour, duck..all sorts of goodies. today B HEB toast, scrape and scrape....2 syns L pasta & sauce with peas and mushrooms...3.5 syns D DH has gone out, so a no meat evening, hooray! Sweet omelette with banana and 0% greek...

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Liquorice tea for me always. Leave the bag in while you drink it and it really hits the spot! X

I reckon it will show in the scales next week,it sometimes works that way for alot of the ladies in my group.Beef & mushrooms with boiled rice is always my low syn favourite.have a lovely evening :) thank you for that, the blue bible...if I can say that, puts beef and mushroons at 4.5 syns. May...

STS on weigh in, despite a 100% week, slow and steady obviously my path. I am out for meals twice next week so will have syn free days. swimming this morning, 20 lengths B bacon, egg and grilled tomato, HEB toast with scrape and scrape. Grapes....2 syns L jacketspud with free cottage cheese and...

B CerealHEB, ff vanilla yogurt, berries and banana L jacketspud, ff cottage cheese and salad, free dressing D tagliatelli with strips of lean pork, boursin, low fat philly and ff greek yogurt....7 syns snacks...freddo...4.5

Missed out a day yesterday, not really sure why, but it was an on track day. today B 2 slices of toast..HEB + 3 syn, scrape and scrape with a dry fried egg and a banana...5 syn, but had been swimming and was hungry. L free salad with jacketspud tuna and cottage cheese. Free yogurt. D chilli and...

Hi Patty its good to be back in control of my eating. There will still be the odd blip, meals out with friends cos at my age I think the scenic route is the way for me. B HEB porridge with ff vanilla yogurt, berries and banana. L omelette and salad with ff dressing. Yogurt D pasta with SW...

I use Bilash pilau rice from Aldi at 1 syn per pack, but I think most brands are about the same.

Hmm, spent £80, but got things we didn't even know we needed! another good day yesterday, here is the plan for today. B half HEB bread, egg, scrape and scrape..2 syns HEA half on cuppas, half on 15g blue brie...yum L mixed salad bowl with tinned fish, ff dressing, ff yogurt D as DH wants to...

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Horrid wet morning, so decided to go to ikea for a new standard lamp and a mooch round...DH muttering that we will buy more! B HEBtoast, agg, scrape and scrape...2 syn L mixed salad with tinned fish, ff dressing, apple. Ff yogurt. D cauli cheese...need to find a SW friendly recipe, say 4 syns...

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Day 1 B HEB porridge with berries and 0% vanilla yogurt. Banana L mixed salad with 15g cheese, half HEA, other half in cuppas. Ham, fat free dressing and balsamic vinegar. D free chicken curry. Sachet of 2 minute rice...1 syn Snacks. Lots of fruit, liquorice tea, curly wurly...5 syns have reset...

Well, here I am, safely tucked up in my flat in the UK. just done a shop, all good healthy stuff, so will weigh in tomorrow am and start again. feel motivated, so fingers crossed. feels good to be back on the forum, you are my conscience!

Thank you, its good to know there are people out there who are interested. i look forward to the vast choice of SW friendly foods there are in the UK see you soon

Finding SW difficult at present, I'm no overeating but keeping to syns is hard. Going to take a sabbatical, will be back living in the UK on 24 th of this month with the new enthusiasm I seem to have lost at present. i'll re-start my diary then.

Sunny day, good sleep, feeling good... B HEB bread, scrape and a banana.....2 syns L mixed salad, tinned tuna. Vlf mayo....1 syn D SW chicken madras with rice. 2 heaped tsp mango chutney....4 syns options hot choc......2 syns fell a bit yesterday evening, say 20 syns for the day. 76/105

Weighed in today ans STS unbelievably. Thats fired me up to do well before DD comes. B 1 shredded wheat with 15 g all bran. Milk from HEA L ate at supermarket so difficult to syn, but did my best...half a starter of cold meat. Lamb stew with almonds and spicy sauce, small portion...maybe 4...

Back to France today for the last 2 weeks, visit from DD and new man, then putting the pool to bed for the winter and de-cluttering to make the house into a family holiday home. todays eating, weird but hopefully ok B HEB cereal with half HEA milk and banana L pasta and sauce...taking it with me...

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Hi Patty lost my way a bit, but have woken up this morning with renewed enthusiasm. Moving house across countries is SO difficult, red tape in English is bad enough, French beaurocracy is a nightmare...and everyone goes on holiday in August....whole departments shut down! We have to cancel...

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Hi Bilsat it really is a life-long thing, isn't it, losing weight and keeping it off. I do think it gets harder as you get older, though. I heard a theory once, that it all goes back to when we lived in caves...as you got older you probably had no-one to hunt for food for you, so your body...

Caved at the last minute, yesterday, ate a bag of crisps! B HEB bread from new loaf, scrape and scrape, grapes....2 syns L mixed free salad with tuna. 1 tbsp vlf mayo. Ff yogurt.....1 syn D beef madras with boiled rice 3 syns so far....

Have read some really amazing posts on here, people losing lots of weight a week....congrats to them all. my question is...I struggle to lose a pound a week, with staying on programme...is it because 1 I am an older woman 2 because I have been trying to diet for most of the last 30 years. 3...

Sunny day, jobs to do, so time to get up and get going....nearly B 1 shredded wheat with 15 g all bran, half HEA milk and mixed berries L veg soup, ff yogurt D omelette, sw wedges and baked beans. Brown sauce....2 syns S cereal bar 5 syns. Lots of plums.

Grandkids left yesterday....phew! Lovely but tiring. weight up by 0.8k, 2lbs, but thats not too bad. 3 weeks before DD and boyfriend arrive! B HEB toast, scrape and scrape, egg and an apple....2 syns L use up soup, all vegetables ff fruit yogurt....2 syns D salmon steak with mash and peas. 2 tsp...

Won't have much time to write my diary this coming week, but will do my best to stay on track! today.. B 1 shredded wheat and 15 g all bran with milk and banana L lots of salad, ham, sliver of crusty baguette with a ripe Brie....no butter. 0% fruit yogurt D pasta bake with free tomato sauce, 1...

Hey, you know so much more than me! i thought red days were restrictive, but with 2 x HE's its not really that different to EE. THE DAY WENT WELL, DINNER WAS LOVELY. TODAY WE ARE GETTING READY FOR THE INVASION OF THE OTHER SET OF GRANDKIDS, DON't know if its us or the small outside pool that...

Thanks, all very clear. I must relearn my red and green days, but I think I will take your advice and have a red day today. a good red day, what good advice... HEA x milk HEA x 15g St Agur blue cheese, 125 mls milk HEB 35 g cereal HEB not decided yet Syns...mackerel in mustard....1 syn...

Must do better today. Have a loft to clear out, that should burn some calories! B HEB cereal with half HEA milk and banana L mixed salad with ham. Ff yogurt D chicken breast stuffed with 15 g blue cheese...3 syns, wrapped in bacon. Mixed roasted vegetables. snacks...going plum picking, so mainly...

Proper fed up today...don't know why, just one of those days! B special K HEB with mixed berries. L jacket spud, a bit of tinned chilli....3 syns, amd salad D paprika pork with rice..2 minute rice...1 syn, had half with dinner, the other half with ff vanilla fromage frais and berries. syns to...

Awake very early this morning, having a cuppa in bed, so thought I would get my diary done. B while the bread is fresh, egg on toast with scrape and scrape...2 syns. Fresh apricots. L jacket spud with tuna and mayo(vlf) 1 syn and salad D salmon steak with mash and peas. 2 heaped tsp tartare...

Lurching up and down like an erratic lift describes my life, I think, not just my weight loss!! the farmer next door has just started harvesting his plums, acres of them, en route for making into prunes...we are encouraged to pick as many as we want, so no more fruit buying for me for a couple...

B HEB toast, scrape and scrape, 3 fresh apricots...2 syns L mixed salad, ham, tinned mackerel in mustard sauce, balsamic vinegar, apple....1 syn D omelette, 15g grated cheddar, SW chips, baked beans and tomatoes cooked in balsamic vinegar S lots of fruit, ff fruit yogurts syns tba

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What a lovely, positive way to think about it..thank you

STS a bit disappointing, but heyho, in for the long haul. B shredded wheat, banana and half HEA milk. 2 apricots L mixed salad with ham and tinned salad, vlf mayo...1 syn. Ff fruit yogurt D lean pork chop, new potatoes, broccoli and cabbage. Gravy granules...? 2 syns S cereal bar 6 syns. Making...

I am trying to lose 38 year old baby fat....I am 67! It all drops by gravity I find as you get older, scraggy neck, but hips like a hippo....lol good luck on your journeys.

Penne and mozzarella bake was delicious, will make it again. B HEB toast, egg, scrape and scrape, banana...2 syns L batchelors pasta and sauce with added peas and mushrooms....free D turkey madras and rice....free. snacks....2 tsp mango chutney....4 syns cereal bar 5 syns weigh in tomorrow!

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OK here we go. i used an extra 9 syns last night, had my one, allowed small cereal bar, then ate two more...how stupid is that. b porridge with half HEA milk, 1 tsp honey and a banana...1 syn L JP and salad, yuna and vlf mayo and a ff fruit yogurt...1 syn D penne, pepper and mozzarella bake with...

Hi i prefer EE really, much more flexible, and like you I would overdo the carbs on green how are things in the UK, still grey and stormy here, it takes great courage, or foolishness to get in the pool with no sunshine....brrrr

B. Egg on toast HEB with scrape of vlf spread and 1 tsp marmalade....2 syns. Banana and apricots L jacket potato with beans and 15 g cheddar. Other half of HEA on milk. Vinaigrette...1 syn D grilled lean ham with tinned tomatoes and SW chips S lots of fruit. Ff yogurts, and cereal bar...5 syns...

Hi hunnibee, good to see you... still stormy here, you have had it bad in the UK as well, I think. yesterdays menu went well, seems a real treat to have 2 x HEA and B on red and green days. Doing EE today as a busy day....went to the garage to arrange the sale of our cars here, so that we can...

Wild and windy day here in France, such a shame for the holidaymakers. It is a day for doing indoor jobs, much to the dismay of DH. we are following a week of SW recipes from an old magazine, red and green days... today...red B bacon, mushrooms egg and tomato L HEB bread with vlf mayo and...

Good first day back yesterday, hoping for another today B HEB toast with scrape and scrape...2 syns, apricots and grapes L mixed free salad with roast chicken and 2 tbsp vlf mayo...1 syn. D 2 x halal very lean spicy chipolatas...can't syn them but will say 2 each. SW chips and baked beans. S...

right, here I am again, have just waved a sad, but relieved goodbye to DD and 3 babes....2 weeks to go before DDIL and 2 babes arrive....gulp. I intend to get back on track for those 2 weeks. Weigh in today shows I have put on 0.4 kilos, so not too bad. B egg on HEB toast with scrape and scrape...

I think that is true, my grandchildren are growing like weeds, soon I won't be the favoured one...I'm not a grandma who can race around with them sadly, but I have a lovely big...sadly...comfy lap and can make up stories in my head on any subject...

Am not doing my diary till Friday, due to lack of time, don't expect to have lost at Fridays weigh in, but am doing the best I can during this week.

Hi Patty it is thundering here like the end of the world, the house is shaking, such a shame for the people over here on holiday. thanks for your replies, it makes diary writing so much more interesting, if you know someone else is at the other end of it!

Whew, a busy day with the children.... B HEB bread, scrape and scrape...2 syns. Nectarine and banana L out at reataurant...duck, boiled rice, stuffed tomatoes, green beans. Fresh fruit...maybe 2 syns D baguette...4 syns, low fat philly, 15 g brie, 2 slices lean ham. Small piece gateau basque...

sTS at weigh in this morning, quite pleased with that. Will hope to be the same after the childrens visit, have to resist the temptations of baguette, crepes with nutella etc. BUT, I am in this for the long haul, will never have these long sessions with the children again, and I must make the...

good morning a busy day here, preparing for 3 grandkids, 7, 5 and 18 months...out come the toys, the cot, the high chair...I need to buy full fat milk, full fat yogurts etc etc...all a bit tempting, but this time I will stand firm, am buying myself some lovely Activia ff yogurts. B HEB bread...

thanks Patty just the two of us today..., easier to plan B cereal 35 g, banana and half HEA milk L out for lunch with girlfriends...can they be called girl friends when we are all nearly 70?..anyhow, a serve yourself salad, nothing with a creamy sauce, and a big bowl of fresh fruit salad....free...

Right, SIL goes home this morning, DD and grandchildren arrive Friday, so 3 VERY good days till then. B egg, HEB toast etc....2 syns L mixed salad with tuna. Vlf mayo ....1 syn D leek and smoked salmon risotto with carrots and broccoli S ff yogurts, fruit, 2 x fun time chocolate bars....8 syns...

Right, will try harder today, card playing and chocolate offered by SIL led to a small blowout. B cereal and banana L salad with free meats. D chicken madras cooked in slow cooker with rice. problem starts then, neighbours have asked us round for aperos....drinks and nibbles, mostly dried fruit...

another unusual day, always the same when we have visitors...and we have family staying pretty well from now till September.. Today we went to an open air concert in the village square, a good live band, a breton dancing group strutting their stuff, and loads of stalls selling food, ...chinese...

That sounds like the lovely lamb shanks you can get in Aldi, rosemary gravy, falls apart, frozen and ready cooked so 10 minutes in the microwave....and only 3.5 syns each, according to the blue book. Enjoy

yesterday was not a bad day at all, so here we go again. thank youPatty forthe advice re. Chinese meals, SIL is visiting and wants to take us for a meal, DH opts for chinese before I could stop him, so there we are. It is one where you take your raw food and the man cooks it on a wok, so I can...

thanks, Patty i am in this for the long haul, so, like you, I am prepared to see what works for me. I must say, though, it seems counter- intuitive to have free meals all day then have my syns in chocolate. having read other threads, I see that I am not having much superfree, lots of salad- type...

Leek gratin from SW book, hope its good!

I don't have to spend ages trying on trousers before finding one I can squeeze into....I have only lost 3 kilos but already feel the difference

Well, a good weigh in again, about 1.5 lbs off, that feels really good! B HEB bread as toast, with egg, vlf spread and scrape of marmalade....2 syns L Dh watching tour, so my choice.....its so very hot, ...since I wrote this we have had a violent thunderstorm, DH and SIL sitting in the village...

very hot day today, 35 last time I looked. The poor cyclists in the tour must be melting. B HEB Porridge, vanilla fromage blanc and a banana L omelette with half hea Cheddar, other half im milk for cuppas, salad with Balsamin vinegar D Veal steak, SW wedges and cherry tomatoes cooked in...

Your hubby sounds like mine used to...though these days he is a real SW convert, makes life so much easier. I go to Toulouse today, a 3 hour drive, to see the back surgeon...one of my rods is broken, I hope I have made enough new bone to cover the break.... so eating today will be topsy turvy...

Second day on the magazine week of menus. Was 100% yesterday, so that was good. old scales packed up so bought new ones...shows me a good mid week weight loss, but it will be the next, comparative reading which will tell the tale B HEB porridge with ff vanilla fromage frais, mixed berries and a...

A stormy day here, just like in Uk. Such a shame for the people here on holiday. DH has been doing SW on his own for the last 3 weeks and is doing well. He likes to plan a weeks menus and stick to them, so I am happy with that, I think at the moment we are on the weeks menu from the aug/sept...

Sitting in the airport, waiting for my flight. Am pleased to report that I bypassed the sausage baps and had HEB porridge with a squeeze of honey, and a skinny latte...reckon 2 syns and half HEA. L salad with tuna and ham, vinaigrette 1 syn D pork vindaloo ( free) with 3 grain rice...half a syn...

Thank you. I will keep the diary going.

hi i need some help please...I have taken on SW totally, but my gut is having a job keeping up! i had a rectal prolapse repaired, and the surgeon said I would be unable to tolerate too much fibre..... SO, I was wondering what other sources of fibre I could have, without the bulk of fruit and...

Todays food will be strange, but as I am away for 6 weeks nothing can be left. B toast HEB with 2 eggs, low fat scrape and marmalade.....2 syns L anything saladlike, lean ham slices, 20 g lf cheddar and a chopped apple. Ff yogurt vinaigrette 2 syns D Aldi ready meal 6 syns, with more frozen...

Yeh, lost 0.7 kilos at weigh in this morning, thats about a pound and a half. Couldn't have done it without you Patty. B fruit and fibre, half HEA milk and a banana L salad to eat up, so piri piri chicken fillet and mixed salad. Vinaigrette...2 syns D WW meal, forget which one but the blue book...

I go back to France for 6 weeks starting from Sunday, so the next few days are real eating up days. B toast HEB with egg, vlf spread and scrape marmalade...2 syns L bacon, baby tomatoes cooked in balsamic vinegar, beans and a few cold new potatoes D cooked up bits of veg...cauli, broccoli. Small...

Was not so much a fall from the wagon, more a gentle slide....allow 20 syns as an estimate. So 3 lean days for me B magic porridge...tried it and hated it...porridge is meant to be hot!! Banana L mixed salad, ham, apple, 20 g lf cheddar, 1 tbsp vinaigrette ..1 syn D bacon, sweet potato oven...

OK, back from lunch out so can do my diary B banana and nectarine L slice lean ham, small square quiche ( didn't eat the pastry).salad and new potatoes.....?8 syns for quiche. Meringue nest....3 syns with raspberries and a heaped tbsp lf creme fraiche....2 syns D that leaves me my HEA..half...

Grey morning here in the Midlands, but spirits high. Pain less this morning, so hopefully I can walk a little...yeh! B banana, HEB toast with dry fried egg, vlf spread and scrape of ginger marmalade....2 syns L invited to a friends house....this, I think is harder than a restaurant, as you have...

B. Porridge HEB with grapes and banana and ff vanilla yogurt. L. Mixed salad with hard boiled egg and ham and chopped apple . Vinaigrette...2 syns d. Salmon with frozen peas and mash. Tartatr sauce 3 syns. lots of fruit and. Cereal bar 6 syns. 45/70

A different day today, i was taken out to lunch by my daughter and her boyfriend...and they paid! i feel pleased with myself as I think I made some good choices. B banana and nectarine L buffalo mozzarella and tomato salad...no oil. Gammon with fresh pineapple and peas, gave chips to daughter...

Thank you, just goes to show you can never presume.

Could someone please look online for Tesco Healthy living 3 citrus dressing. It says on it that it is ww free, so I kind of presumed!! Its not in this years big blue book TIA

Not literally, but figuratively speaking. what are the things that you count on when doing SW? The things that keep your resolve strong, and keep the munchies at bay? mine are Aldi 1 syn spearmint sweets 0% greek yogurt Grapes, specially from the fridge Liquorice tea crunchy apples Tesco free...

Right, here we go again. i was reading that some people do their syns for a week, if you started it the day after weigh in, you may have a lean few days just before next weigh in, not such a bad thing, methinks. I go back to France again in a weeks time, for the visit of dd and 3 grandchildren...

Stayed the same, a bit disheartening but as I am just sitting all day, its better than having put on. B HEB toast, vlf spread and marmalade...2 syns, and a bunch of grapes. HEA will be half in cuppas and half as 20g reduced fat cheddar L mixed salad with salmon, ham and cheddar. Ff vinaigrette D...

Oh my goodness, I re read my diary and sound like a proper whinger, I am so sorry.... just to explain, then I am done with matters of health. During the op they moved a nerve and paralysed my leg, so from time to time it gives me great pain, means I can't drive etc. thats it now, just food diary...

Whew, how life can change...pain++ again today, really sad, as was going to my local knit and natter, now I am staying at home...burning pretty well no calories, so am going to cut portion sizes. B usual egg, toast HEB , vlf spread and a scrape of marmalade. HEA will be half for cuppas, and half...

I use Aldi's 2 minute long grain rice pack...have half with a curry and the other half I have for supper mixed with ff vanilla yogurt and mixed berries.....only 1.5 syns a pack...and about 49 p

feel ready for a good day today.... am sitting in bed with a cuppa..the first of the day and always the best, and a bowl of mixed chopped fruit to start the day healthily B Porridge HEB, ff vanilla yogurt and mixed berries L Salad with tinned salmon and chopped apple, 20g low fat cheddar HEA...

hi Patty, i don't need large font, just think it looks nice, but thanks for thinking. I do EE, and you are right, no HES. My HEB can be a slice of toast with vlf spread and 1 tsp ginger marmalade, 2.5 syns. Half my HEA is always the milk for 5 cups of tea, I could have 20 g low fat cheddar with...

walk went well, round town, no residual soreness today, so I think I will restart the daily jaunts. had a good day yesterday, think I may have found a way to beat the evening munchies, chopped a big bowl of fruit and nibbled! B yogurt and grapes L bacon, beans and omelette. D lamb shank, peope...

a lovely sunny morning.. thinking I will try going out this morning, see how my back and foot hold up to a bit of a walk. Food for today B Porridge HEB mixed with ff vanilla yogurt, banana and mixed berries L mixed salad, ff vinaigrette and chicken slices and 20g low fat cheddar ...half...

Thanks for the support. What will I do when Wimbledon is over??

missed posting yesterday, but ended up with 11.5 syns, not too bad. today is all planned, B HEB toast with vlf spread, dry fried egg and 1 tsp ginger marmalade, and a banana....2 syns L chopped mixed salad with cooked chicken. Vinaigrette....free with an Aldi free greek yogurt and some grapes D...

hi Patty, thanks for your support. Something is just different this time, I have no desire to cheat, I want, and need to make this work. I am immobile at the moment, so I feel I need to be really precise. I was trying to eat as few syns as possible, but having read some of the posts on here, I...

100% day yesterday. My new resolve to be able to eat just a small amount of chocolate a day is holding....so far. B HEB bread, vlf spread, dry fried egg and 1 tsp marmalade....2.5 syns L as yesterday, as it was delicious D chilli and rice, 1/2syns. 0%. Fruit yogurt with mixed berries E...

Hi Patty my 10 years in France were a real adventure, kids were all married, parents had died, seemed to be time for US at last.we had a great time, but for me the dream ended before my husband, but we have got that sorted now. SO B HEB porridge with 0% vanilla yogurt, mixed berries and a banana...

Well, here I am in the UK. We are in the process of moving home after 9 years of living in France. it is SO much easier to SW from here, much more choice. When we are both finally back, we will join a new SW group nearby, but till the we plod on alone, well, not really alone thanks to this site...

B porridge HEB with 1 tsp agave nectar and milkfrom HEA . Banana....1 syn L jacket spud, cold lean roast lamb and cherry tomatoes cooked in thick balsamic vinegar. 0% activia fruit yogurt D thai duck curry from old SW magazine. DH loves cooking and now he is doing SW with me, we get more exotic...

Busy day today, getting organised to go back to the UK. B egg and toast again...2 syns for marmalade and vlf spread L chicken noodle soup from SW magazine D spag bol with 15g strong cheddar on top. i always use half HEA on milk for my cuppas. loads of fruit, as always.

Missed yesterday, don't quite know how. It was a good day though... B HEB bread, egg, vlf spread and 1 tsp marmalade...2 syns L Half HEA Feta cheese in salad with 2 tbsp vlf mayo ...1 syn D Roast lamb, all fat off, mash and veg. Gravy...2 syns. Mint sauce...2 syns

Thank you all, reassuring news.

Twinings do it in a purple box. Hope you enjoy it, I find it tasty when left to go cold as well all the best

Hi have found this recently. I love all things liquorice, and this tastes just like the liquorice root I used to chew as a child.

Hi to all I am looking for help please. Due to a long, and boring, series of back operations, I am left with a paralysed leg and am forbidden to bend, turn or lift! is there anything I should modify on my SW journey, to take into account the fact that I can't burn up any calories by moving...

Back again...have had family visiting (am in France till Wednesday) then back to the UK. So much more healthy food choices in the UK, I am an Aldi convert...and so much cheaper. anyhow... DH has finally accepted that he needs to lose weight as well, so with two of us doing SW, mealtimes will be...

Missed a couple of days but am back again. B 0% activia cherry yogurt with defrosted berries and a banana L salad bowl with usual veg, low cal vinaigrette 1 syn, 7 olives 1 syn, half a small avocado 6 syns D beef casserole, SW friendly with boiled rice syns 8, may have a small chockice. Sp..5 syns

Late breakfast today, Heb bread, vlf spread 1 syn, dry fried egg and 1 tsp marmalade 2 syns. Orange. no lunch, just a big plate of fruit mid afternoon, with 2 figs and 3 prunes 3 syns Dinner was home made fish pie, 3 syns with broccoli and carrots 9 syns today, and no nibbling this evening as I...

Cloudy day, but lots to before family come on holiday for 3 weeks b 1 shredded wheat with 14g allbran, half Hea milk and a banana l chopped salad bowl, all the usuals, with 7 olives, 1 syn, vlf mayo, half a syn, lean ham and a tin of salmon. I use veloute of balsamic vinegar for a dressing. d...

Woke to a grey morning, but things change quickly, yesterday afternoon was 28 degrees. DH will hoover the pool this morning, so that I can start my daily swims, I do it straight from bed, as otherwise life gets in the way and it doesn't get done. i gave in to a few squares of chocolate last...

Hea half for cereal, half for 5 cups of tea Heb 1 shredded wheat and 14g all bran

Day 3 have done the shopping, SW friendly, so no excuses. Its cherry season, they are everywhere, so fibre rich ss days coming up B 1 shredded wheat with a sprinkle of all bran, hea milk and chopped banana and pear L jacket spud, tuna and vlf mayo...1syn, with salad D bought a turkey leg, will...

Good to see you as well. What part of La Belle France are you visiting? things here are getting much easier for healthy eaters... there are no mullerlites, but activia 0% fruit yogurts are good. Fruit and veg...lots of choice, but dearer than the Uk. No flavoured cottage cheese. Are you driving...

Pork casserole from the Hairy Bikers cookbook

Back in France for a month, family holiday visits coming up. Always a hard diet time, with yummy goodies, baguettes, cakes etc bought for family, but I am determined to do my best. If I wait for a "normal" week, I will wait forever. B banana at 0400, cheese and ham croissant....eeek on the...

Can you believe I am here, starting again.... moved back to the UK....hooray...joined SW locally, great group...didn't lose anything in 6 weeks, so totally caved in. i am now 4 kilos heavier, facing more major back surgery and really in need of help. i know everyone says this, but this will be...

​just found this brilliant thread....have been living in France for the last 9 years....very little choice of SW friendly products. Your info will be a real boost to my UK SW success. Thank you

up again...its all going pear shaped...literally. new year, new start, am moving back to the UK in 2 weeks, so with all the healthy eating products available, I must succeed this time

Back after a short lapse over the holidays. Chinese meal for New Year today then back on the straight and narrow. Weight today up a bit, unsuprisingly. 81.4k. Could be worse

sunny day, have lost a little weight, so feeling positive today. Ticker hasn't changed, but am now 80.6k B as usual, HEB bread, vlf spread and ginger marmalade....2.5 syns pear and 2 mandarin oranges L leek and potato soup, 0 percent yogurt D home made beefburger with SW chips, tomatoes and...

looking at you stats, you have done brilliantly, you must keep the evening nibbles ruthlessly locked away! its sweet things I crave, and once started, thats it...control out of the window. I have a new adventure starting mid January, though, and am DETERMINED to be thinner and fitter to better...

0.6k off....hooray, thats about a pound...that will do nicely!

beef madras and rice, banana and ff yogurt. 1 tbsp mango chutney, 3 syns

in the internet cafe, so this will be short and sweet B HEB toast, vlf spread and 1 tsp marmalade....2.5 syns. Pear and mandarin L h/m leek and potato soup, 2 rashers lean bacon and a dry fried egg D beef madras, free, with rice and banana in ff nat yogurt. 1 tbsp mango chutney...3 syns 5.5 syns...

​thank you for your help, doing SW alone as I live in rural France, my values book is 2006! All help gratefully accepted

lost internet as well as phone line now...French not the quickest at repairs, so am in internet cafe...such dedication! B Heb toast, dry fried egg, vlf marge and tsp ginger jam....1.5 syns L jacket spud wil beans and chopped lean bacon D chicken breast stuffed with half HEA cheddar, wrapped in...

B 35g porridge with milk from HEA, sweetener and 14g dried cranberries...1.5 syns L jacket spud with a tin of salmon and 30g vlf mayo, and a free yogurt...1 syn D veal madras and rice, with 1 tbsp mango chutney...3 syns 5.5 syns so far

​roast beef, loads of veg and new potatoes. 3 syns for gravy

B bacon, egg, tomato and mushrooms L pumpkin soup, 2 crispbread, low fat philly and ham D slow cooked beef with broccoli, carrot and green beans. 3 syns for gravy. wow, sounds like a good day, still in bed in the warm at present, -6 outside....food can wait!

B Heb weetabix, banana, half HEA milk and sweetener L half a ham baguette at the airport, seeing friends off on their return to the UK! 2 mandarin oranges D veal curry, not used veal before but will treat it like chicken, 3 syns for tbsp mango chutney, rice S stewed apples and custard, small...

Down by a measly 0.1k... I suppose, with the chocolate fest, its all I could expect. have given all chocolate to DH to hide! hoping for better results next week

Beef casserole with lentils....1 syn for the wine used

good ideas, thank you, will make a quiche this pm. B boring, but same as yesterday...2.5 syns L peppered smoked mackerel fillet, salad and 1 tbsp vlf mayonnaise....1 syn D beef casserole with lentils....1 syn for the red wine used. Sugar free jelly and sugar free fruit yogurt will try the quiche...

Thanks, food choices are never a problem, been doing SW since you were nought but a lass! its what I eat in the evenings, pure and simple, that sabotages me....I know it, but seem to move to a different, stupid frame of mind after dinner. Perhaps hypnosis would help, but my French would need to...

going for a good day today B HEB bread, dry fried egg, 1tsp vlf spred and 1 tsp ginger marmalade....2.5 syns L pumpkin and pepper soup. 0 percent fruit yogurt fruit during the afternoon D grilled, lean lamb chop, SW chips, mushrooms and tomatoes. 1 tbsp tomato sauce...1 syn

Spaghetti bolognaise with half Hea grated strong cheddar.

trying to recoup the chocolate mountain from the other evening, still in bed, so no breakfast today! L omelette with HEA cheese and side salad. 0percent fruit yogurt D pasta with SW bolognase sauce

​thank you...what a shame, seemed too good to be true!

​Slow cooked beef casserole with loads of veg, a bit of wine and some green lentils

Hi Have been using powdered potato to thicken casseroles, rather than cornflour, am I right in thinking its syn free? Thanks in advance for any replies

B HEB toast with 1 tbsp marmalade.....1,5 syns L homemade soup, 2 crispbread with philly lite and lean ham.....4.5 syns D slow cooked beef stew with loads of veg and green lentils.....1 for the wine Had a choc fest last night...stupid, so am aiming to recoup a bit!

​Chilli and rice

Freezing fog today...brrrr B HEB toast with vlf spread, dry fried egg and ginger marmalade 2 syns L pumpkin and red pepper soup. 0% fruit yogurt D syn free chilli & rice, no sugar jelly and 0% vanilla yogurt

still full of cold, thanks to very affectionate cuddles from 4 year old snotty grandson...not complaining! not doing a lot today, so will cut down a bit on eating B. HEB porridge with some of HEA milk, and 2 tbsp honey....3 syns L. 2 rashers v lean bacon, dry fried egg and 3 small new potatoes...

back from the UK 3 lbs heavier and full of cold...ah well, it was so good to see the grandchildren. probably not the best day to restart my SW, but will do my best B ..HEB toast with vlf spread and ginger jam....3 syns L ...cauli and horseradish soup, 6 syns for bread, and a banana D....kashmiri...

​back from my trip to the UK, as expected, 1.5 kilos on. New day, new start, I'll shift this extra before xmas. Why is it SO much easier to put on than take weight off

Not weighing in this Sat as flying to UK tomorrow...god bless Ryanair! hope your weather is not too bad. still safely within the criteria for this post, will report in on my return

Flying to UK thursday Hope your weather won't be too bad as I have hired a car to drive from Liverpool to Scotland! early diary for me, as I have a busy day tomorrow. B HEB cereal with HEA milk and banana L use up cauliflower and horseradish soup D bubble and squeak, lean bacon, tinned spaghetti...

Salmon steak cooked in lemon juice, frozen peas and mash. Tartare sauce, well worth the syns

A wet, grey day here in France... going to the UK on Thursday to spend a week with daughter and grandkids...a test of my SW resolve, but I'll do what I can. today B HEB bread with scrape low fat spread and 1 tsp ginger jam...2.5 syns, with 2 clementines. L cauliflower and horseradish soup, cold...

leftover spanish paprika chicken, then sugar free jelly and 0 percent yogurt

weighed again this morning, silly thing to do...has me 1 lb heavier again! B skipped breakfast as had BAD snack of crispbread and peanut butter at midnight! L HEB bread, dry fried egg, scrape low fat spread and tsp jam....2.5 syns. Fruit yogurt and satsuma D Spanish chicken bake from Hairy...

​SW chilli and julienned courgette, not too fond of rice

lost a bit on todays weigh in, so feel encouraged! B HEB toast, scrape low fat spread..1 syn, dry fried egg and 1 tsp jam...11/2 syns.....2.5 in all L small jacket spud beans and half HEA cheese, 15 g, other half on milk for tea. Pear and orange D SW chilli and julienned courgette instead of...

First weigh-in, down 0.8k, about 2 pounds. Delighted. going to the UK. For a week on Thursday, to stay with family. No weigh in but will do my best to stay on track

Congratulations..

I have strong memories of going to a SW class more than 20 years ago.....the person who had lost least/ put on most, had to sit holding a pink stuffed pig all evening, and you took it home for the week as well, as a reminder How times have changed

Today looks like being a quiet day. B cereal HEA with milk HEB and banana L cold meats and salad, pickles and hard boiled egg 2 tbsp vlf mayo...1 syn D home made steakburger, SW chips and the rest of the cauliflower cheese. 5 syns thats 6 syns so far, so a fun size Lion bar at 5 syns should. be...

​home made beefburger, SW chips and cauliflower cheese....5 syns

​chilli and rice, DH cooks a mean syn free chilli....

can anyone tell me please, does the 20 calorie per syn rule still apply? as I live in France, many products are not covered by the food listings book ( mine is 2006 anyway) and if I can apply the 20 cal rule it will help Merci beaucoup

Up early today, bit of a shock to the system, physio appointment at 8 am! B bacon sarnie with HEB bread and 6 syns for 2nd slice...1syn for tbsp brown sauce. Pear. L omelette and salad VLF mayo 1 tbsp 1/2 syn D Chilli and rice, syn free, DH's speciality. Sugar free jelly 1/2 syn, with fat free...

1 butternut squash or big chunk of pumpkin 2 red peppers 2 onions 2 cloves garlic frylite 2 pints chicken stock 1/2 tsp curry powder 1/2 tsp coriander 1/2 tsp turmeric 1/2 tsp powdered sweetener 5-6 shakes Lea & Perrins sauce small pot 0% fromage frais seasoning peel and dice squash cover and...

Today B cereal, HEA milk and banana L pumpkin and red pepper soup, cold meat and salas with pickled onions and vlf mayo 0.5 syn D cauli cheese and jacket spud...6 syns E 1 fun size Lion bar snacks...loads of fresh fruit. exercise...walked 2 kilometers, not much, I know, but since my leg was...

SW cauliflower cheese and jacketspud for me tonight, will have to syn it as I have used my HEA on milk , but well worth it, and has got to be better for me than saving all my syns for evening chocolate.....my downfall!

Day 3 HEA 250 mls SS milk HEB Weetabix B as above, with banana L bacon, egg and beans. Brown sauce 1 syn D salmon, mash and peas, tartare sauce 2 tbsp 2 syns i seem to be eating more than when I'm not dieting...ah well, come Saturday the scales will reveal all walked for 45 minutes yesterday.

Salmon, mash and peas. A great favourite

Hi, i've just joined the forum, my weigh in day of choice is Saturday, so may I join you please, it will really help if I have to "confess" my loss/gain each week. i'm loving this forum, I live in France, so no chance of support from meetings thanks

can I join you, please...i'm 12 st 12lbs and am desperate to have an 11, even if its 11 and a big bit.. i live in France, so no meetings for support, but any help or encouragement would be greatly appreciated. many thanks

Day one done! Today, not too exciting b. 2 weetabix, banana & some of HEA milk L pumpkin soup and a pear D rest of fabulous duck curry with jasmine rice. 4 syns so, just 4 syns so far fun size Lion bar tonight 4 syns have a banana that needs eating , so probably have that with some 0% fromage...

any ideas, please, for low/syn free snacks?I find that mid afternoon and evenings are the most testing. I have a sweet tooth, but apart from sugar-free jelly and fun size chocolate bars, I am stumped! thanks

Thai duck curry with jasmine rice, recipe from an old SW magazine

Right, this is it...I've been messing around for far too long... Keeping a diary will focus me, I'll post failures as well as successes, maybe that will be the turning point If anyone reads this, please feel free to comment...I'm a tough old bird, don't take offence and would welcome your wisdom...

Bonjour Its a stinking wet, rainy day here, DH is making pumpkin and red pepper soup, and we are having Thai duck red curry tonight...this is the part of France that specialises in foie gras, so duck here is as cheap as pork, but SO much tastier. Hope you have a good day

Hello, everyone i've been watching and learning for a while now, so have decided, if you'll have me, to join you. my slimming journey has been long and difficult, but having recently stayed with a male friend who has done tremendously well, i'm back with enthusiasm. i live in France, which makes...

Sausage casserole, to be eaten in a bowl in front of the fire....its -7 here today, not what we are used to in France:sigh:

For me its roasted duck breast (without skin), roasted vegetables and mash, This is my first post, so hello to everyone.

Hi, I'm Lorna, 63 years old, retired nurse living in Aquitaine, South West France