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Made your hasselback potatoes tonight - YUM!

I would LOVE to be on this show, except for a slight fear of people poking around my bedroom, and I'm constantly thinking about what I'd make if I was on it! Mine would be: Starter: roast squash and sage risotto topped with rocket and watercress (3 syns per portion) Main: roast leg of lamb...

I noticed this yesterday when I was checking a new brand of tinned mackerel in tomato sauce and nearly had a heart attack when it said it was 10 syns!

I have never been a snacker (too worried about my teeth!) but I know that plenty of people like to save syns and healthy extras for supper or snacks in the evenings. If you want to cut out snacking altogether there are a few things you can do - what time do you eat dinner and is it filling...

The consultant depends on your weekly attendance so s/he needs to know roughly how many people to expect to be able to estimate his/her income. If you don't go to group, and aren't penalised for it by having to pay a fee, then where will that leave the consultant's finances if 10or 15 other...

Are you using flavoured couscous and synning it? Why not try using plain stuff and added herbs, citrus zest or spices like ras el hanout or sumac when you are rehydrating it? Then you'll be able to have more with your salad without fretting about the syn value. What other sorts of things do...

Make sure to drink loads more water than you think you need if you're hungover. Otherwise, just draw a line and get back on plan.

It doesn't really matter as long as you do the same every week. I am weighing in tonight and am just tucking into a tub of natural yoghurt, bloobs and muesli. Lunch will be a massive lunchbox of rocket, baby spinach, watercress, mixed roast veg and a tin of cannellini beans for protein. I...

I've always used that rule of thumb - freeze once raw, freeze once cooked. So you can buy mince on offer and freeze it, then make a chilli, then freeze the leftovers, then reheat and be fine. Obvious caveats about making sure it's piping hot all the way through! This sounds like a brilliant...

I'm not quite that extreme, gettingfit - I love cheese too much!

I find Slimming World pretty cheap! I don't eat processed foods like Mugshots, Muller Lights, savoury rice, Pasta & Sauce which people on here seem to talk about a lot because they are so artificial tasting so I suppose that cuts down a lot on spending. I don't eat in between meals because...

Yeah - I agree with who_la_hoop. I had this and the spray is like a water pistol! Really tricky to get an even thin mist like with Frylight. I use dripping or lard for roasties - 2 level tsp is 4 syns and they come out brilliantly - much better than Frylight - and only 2 syns a portion. I...

I'd invest in a cool pack for the summer if I were you. Then the possibilities are endless! SW quiche, couscous salad, quinoa, hummus and veg sticks, loads!

Have you measured your waist/hips/bust? You might see a loss there! And you've lost nearly half a stone - not bad going! The way I see it: 1) you feel great 2) people are telling you that you look great 3) you are the only person who knows what number is on the scales Enjoy it!

If you are scared of carbs, you don't eat meat and you're cutting out quorn - what do you eat apart from fruit and veg?! I am wondering if you're eating enough. Do you eat plenty of pulses? Eggs? What do you use your syns on?

Well, I'm trying to think in terms of actual health and nutrition rather than just calorie intake. Personally I like to eat fruit as a pudding to make sure that I get some vitamins and fibre if I've not had a superfree packed main course which pasta might not be. I don't think many people...

I know the reason - and in general we're not all eating three course meals (are we!?) but on occasions I think it's fine to even it out, if it's unavoidable.

I loooove Indian food but always struggle with getting 1/3 superfree so I've stopped having meat curries. What do you all do for the superfree element if you have takeaway on an EE day?

That's fine! The rule is per meal, not per plate, so if you had tomato salad & HEXA mozzarella salad for a starter, pasta for main and fruit salad for dessert then you'd be fine even if there wasn't enough superfree in the pasta because it evens up over the whole meal.

We used to go to Sizzling pubs quite often - I always had steak with salad. Or gammon and a jacket potato. Not a lot to choose from if you're on a Green day, and the side salads aren't really 1/3 so maybe go red and HEXB the jacket?

So someone who has SPD during pregnancy shouldn't get any disability aids or medical help because it was their choice to have unprotected sex? Someone who becomes paraplegic after an accident shouldn't have a wheelchair provided because it was their choice to go bungee jumping? Someone who...

I don't think you can judge a diet while you're on it - long term weight loss is something like 5 years or more officially speaking as the OP says. I think the good thing about SW is that it teaches you what you have to monitor your intake of, and in turn one of the good things about WW is that...

I cannot believe how ignorant you are MissSlinky. I have never encountered such a total inability to hold a reasoned debate as I have read here. Have you ever tried to consider that maybe there are factors you haven't taken into account which contribute to other people's weight? Have you ever...

Mine split! Tons of liquid from the quark. :(

This look really good! Am going to do it with broccoli, cauliflower, macaroni, leeks and leftover cubed gammon for tea tomorrow! Thanks for posting - which mag is it from?

Doing an EE day tomorrow and have been invited to Harvester after work. Really want to go because I want to get to know my colleagues a bit (only started the job on Monday!) and don't want to have to be picky and faff with asking for sauce on the side etc - is there anything that's straight up...

Honk! 6 syns used and they were on milk which is way better than using them on chocolate/crisps IMO.

If it's one of the ones with sprinkles does that mean it'll probably have syns? Boo hiss.

Honk! 5 syns used and WAAAAY more than 1/3 superfree at each meal even though I was doing a green day. *polishes halo*

I don't have a proper TOTM because of the contraception I use, but still have a STS every four weeks! I think the hormones are still doing their thing in some respects!

That does not suck! Half a stone in a month is great - if you can keep the pace that's 6 stone in a year which is not to be sniffed at!

I did a brilliant SW picnic for our trip to Royal Ascot on Saturday. *Wholemeal rolls from the pick'n'mix roll bit of Morrison's with mini cheese portions (HEXA & HEXB) *Potato salad with spring onions and bacon (FREE, but I like it with a couple of tbsp synned mayo and a dollop of synned...

I know lots of people here don't go in for it, but I'm a big believer in Treat Night after weigh in. Not bingeing, but being able to have a bit of what I fancy without worrying about syns. So, I weigh on a Wednesday evening then don't count any syns until Thursday morning. At a rough...

I think you are my twin! I am glad to have small losses and small gains rather than extremes in either direction - someone in my group gained 16lbs on a 14 day holiday!!! I make healthier choices instinctively now, and my body tells me what it needs. When I have had an unhealthy Saturday...

I feel very strange in my body now. I've been dieting for just over a year and have lost 5.5 stone - 4 on my own with WW online and 1.5 with Slimming World. I've always been overweight so now I'm finding things very strange - I have clothes in a size 12! My feet have gone down a size! My...

I've never lost more than 4.5lbs in a week and that's only happened a couple of times, but my sister regularly gets 7-10lb losses. I'm not too upset about it, the upside for me is that I don't gain quickly either - when I've had a real blowout week and been off plan 4 or 5 days I have only...

Homemade hummus and veg sticks? Maybe a wholemeal pitta if you have a HEXB? I drain a tin chickpeas and then blend with garlic, lemon juice, harissa and 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp tahini - this makes three huge portions for only 3.5 syns each and it's gorgeous with superfree veg dipped in.

I've never been slim either. I was a chubby child, had lots of puppy fat as a teenager which then turned into proper fat as an adult. I now weigh the same as I did when I was 16 and I can't get used to it. All my clothes are too big for me, I have no money to buy new ones while my shape is...

I lost 4.5 stone with WW online last year (before ProPoints) and have lost 1.5 stone with SW classes this year. I think WW taught me the portion control I needed to be able to do Slimming World without becoming one of those women you hear about eating 8 jacket potatoes or a whole roast chicken...

I lose loads more if I drink herbal tea (I like chamomile) during the day and have my HEXA as cheese than I do if I'm using the milk a little at a time in coffee. Weeks where I've had 7 EE days also seem to result in smaller losses than ones where I switch it up a bit.

I'm with the OP - I'm not a natural snacker and it would never occur to me to have chocolate, bread or crisps every day. I use my syns for things like crème fraiche, pastry, mayonnaise, gravy, more healthy extras because I follow Extra Easy, smoothies, Yorkshire puddings, chicken with skin as...

I have never been a big bread eater, but even more so now - I don't want to waste a HEXB on it! I've always found that white bread (including pizza bases) plays havoc with my digestive system and makes me feel so bloated. Even before I was dieting I was never a sandwich/crisps/chocolate person...

Oooh, two recent ones from me.. Grandma: "I am SO glad you don't have a wobbly bottom!" Me (on phone): "Hi Mum, how are you?" Mother (on phone): "Oh darling! You sound like you've lost weight!" The women in my family are crackers.

Agree! Mushrooms just go weird with Frylight in my opnion, olive oil all the way! Try a sprinkle of thyme with the garlic salt - YUM.

I have this in the summer when it's too warm for porridge, but looking online today I see it's changed from 42g to 28g! Why's this? When did this happen? Is there any process for SW to let people know about these changes or do we have to just magically find out somehow???

It only works for me if I am REALLY strict about have 1/3 superfree (at least!). I find it hardest at breakfast time, but you have to remember that even if you just have Alpen Lights for breakfast you still need to have 1/3 superfree because it counts as a meal. If I've had a few weeks STS or...

I tend to think that Fry Light is so gross and fake tasting anyway that I almost always use some oil and just count it or have it as a healthy extra. A HEXB of 1 tbsp can be divided into 3 x 1 tsp which is usually the max number of things I cook with oil in a day anyway.

Other thing to remember about SW chips, is that according to my consultant Fry Light is only free up to 10 sprays... I usually just syn 1 tsp of oil and my chips/wedges turn out lovely.

Chips - I'm sure it must be. You're not grinding it or using it as flour, or even having a particularly large amt of it. I like adding some lemon zest and black pepper to the coucous to make a more flavoursome crust.

You can use whatever superspeed foods you like though - and add whatever spices you want. I like cumin and chilli to make it spicier or oregano and basil.

Mmm - great soup recipes! Not sure I agree with BritMum - the 1/3 superfree applies to the whole meal so a superfree fruit salad afterwards or superfree soup or salad as a starter definitely counts as being part of that meal. My favourite soup is Red and Orange Soup. Sauté finely chopped...

Make sure you syn for any of the oil or butter they might have used for the omelette - I once thought I'd be ok with omelette and it came absolutely dripping in fat from cooking.

Amazing - thanks!

I know this is a reaaaaally old thread, but does anyone have that carrot cake with pineapple frosting recipe? I would love it!

Definitely trying those stuffed peppers this week. Might add a little bit of cooked rice to the filling, and some chilli and garlic. Yum! Would go nicely with grilled pork chops I think.

Does anyone have any recipes that even remotely approach proper proper cupcakes? I've never baked with sweetener before, and cream cheese icing doesn't work with low fat cream cheese! I made these last night (carrot and walnut with vanilla whip butter frosting), then worked out the value - 24...

OMG this was so tasty. Bought two whole chickens and jointed them (that way you get free carcasses for stock!), added cayenne pepper and served with corn on the cob, homemade BBQ beans and chunky wedges. So tasty.

I texted my consultant and she said it doesn't count as a HEXA. Oh well, it's not too high in syns so I can use the HEXA for a cocoa before bed.

If WI has been good, I definitely have a treat, but don't go overboard - maybe a takeaway but no wine, or SW friendly food but with a few extra glasses of wine. If WI has been bad, I eat super healthily afterwards because I get so desperate not to have 2 bad weeks in a row!

Hi all, Just wondering if Extra Low Fat Soft Cheese can be used as HEXA on EE? In particular, it's the Morrison's Reduced Fat Soft Cheese which works out as 1 1/2 syns per 28g. It's lower in kcals and sat. fat than Philly Extra Light! Thanks in advance! Feggy

Oooh I'm definitely going to try this during the week, thanks for the recipe, will let you know how it goes!

I mash them with low fat fromage frais, fresh herbs and chillies to make a spicy dip for breadsticks.

Gorgeous! I joined up specifically to find a SW friendly peppercorn sauce recipe and this one really hit the spot. I used 50g quark instead of the fromage frais and it was delish.