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  1. springergirl

    yogurt syn list

    Can I ask if Muller light Raspberry and Cranberry yoghurts still free??? Please say yes!
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    yogurt syn list

    Thanks, will have a look today. I hate having to by the multi ones though as I really can't stand the Strawberry ones! lol
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    yogurt syn list

    Hi, silly question but does anyone know of any Raspberry yogurts that are free? Are the Muller Rasp and Cranberry ones still free? Back on the bandwagon of SW again and never realised all the syns had changed! Doh! I only really like raspberry yogurts (weird I know) and they are so hard to...
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    Optifit (Aldi) Yoghurt

    So so annoyed that they aren't free...... with only 1% fat too! Raspberry one is gorgeous and so much better than Muller ones
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    pre packed food or meals from scratch?

    Hi just a silly question but does everyone use recipes for their meals on weight watchers or do some eat pre made food like ww meals etc? I ask this as I feel I would find it hard to adapt my food towards my hubby and daughter. My hubby is so so fussy, he eats no cheese, sauces, vegetables...
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    New(ish) to Weight Watchers

    Well I am about to start yet again! Had a bad start, firstly we went away for a few days so it was camping food aka bacon and beer but then we got back and my mum got rushed to hospital and is still there a week later, hence me not dieting. I have got a wedding reception to go to at the end of...
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    New(ish) to Weight Watchers

    Just found another app that will store the amount of points used etc its called WWPP calculator (free again on Android market)
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    New(ish) to Weight Watchers

    Hi there, I just searched the android market for a free WW app, the one I have got is called WWDiary by canofsleep but there are lots of others around.
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    New(ish) to Weight Watchers

    Thanks for that Nikki. I will just find a way to convert my weight and height into kg and cm and will give it a go. Found a good app on android phone for working out pro points but nothing to work out what you should eat for the day! doh! Good luck with the weight loss......we can do it!!
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    How many PP should i be on?

    whoops another request for people. I am moving from Slimming world to WW...need a change. I am 38, 187lb and 5.5ft....how many points can I have? Thanks in advance
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    New(ish) to Weight Watchers

    Hi there I have moved from Slimming World diet as to be honest I think I was getting to used to what I could eat etc and cheating and not counting. I tried WW yrs ago but never carried it on as I never lost weight as I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. So now is the time to start...
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    Strawberry Mousse

    oooh I really want to go out for some jelly now! Getting a tad bored of my cranberry/rasp yoghurts
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    Unsure of which diet?

    Yes i think that what I am going to do. I am going to be good this week but come Monday I am going to be really really good!....hopefully
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    'Britain's fattest teenager' regains weight after losing 14st

    NHS, family, herself....who is to blame.....all three? As a younger child her family should have not let her get into this state and educated her on healthy eating, but could this be the NHS/government fault for not educating the parents in the first place? Goverment should have given her...
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    Unsure of which diet?

    Hi and thanks everyone. I really need to get back to it but children are on half term hols so I really can't get back into it at the moment and I know this is an excuse as what will I do during the dummer holidays! I love green days more and eat more on these but never lose as much so I have...
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    Unsure of which diet?

    Well I am back after 2 weeks off plan and have put on the weight I lost :( Just been invited to a wedding reception at a posh hall at the end of May so this is now my incentive. I just don't know whether to carry on with Slimming World as I want a quick fix (yes I know there aren't really...
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    100% SWers - 1 day at a time :)

    great thread, I always start out to be 100% everyday but by tea time is suddenly goes downhill so I will start today to be 100% At my old consultant once told me, "there are 21 meals in a week so if you go off plan on 1 then don't feel like you have to go off plan for the rest of the day or week"
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    Well here goes!

    you can use one of your HEA for your milk in your coffee/tea. Also you could use both your HEA on a really cheesey pasta dish. I use alot of philli cheese so I use both mine in a sauce for pasta and count my milk for coffee or just have black coffee. I follow to the old red/green days but...
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    Batchelors low fat condensed chicken soup

    Oh sugar! I think I had better get the low fat one next time. I have a chicken soup on the go at the moment made from yesterdays chicken but I bought the full fat one from Morrisons as they were on offer. This soup will last me all today and part of tomorrow so hopefully I won't eat anymore...
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    super noodles and mug shots

    mmm I am eating a Roast Chicken mug shot now and so glad that they are free, so its going to be a green day today I think!
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    Green Day Easy Creamy Pasta

    I did this last night but used some chopped up bacon in fry light too with some onion. I used the sweet chilli philli so I didn't really have to add any other flavours. Going to have it again today!
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    Thursday Weighers

    1lb on this week but I know where it has come from as I haven't been to plan or writing things down so back to it now!
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    Springergirls Diary

    whoops been off plan for a while now and not writing/typing what I have eaten! This always happens when I have lost a few pounds but then it always come back. So here goes, starting again today! Breakfast 2 x coffee (HEA for milk) 1 Tesco low fat yoghurt - free
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    Lidl Rivita

    Thanks. I am not sure if I should keep using them as although they are yummy my mum worked them out with her WW pro points and they work out more than normal ryvita so they will most probably be more on SW too!
  25. springergirl

    Frying Eggs on Frylight?

    I use the saucepan lid over the egg method as call me weird but I can't have a cracked yolk and this happens 80% of the time when I attempt to turn it over!
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    Thursday Weighers

    Another 2lb loss this week, not sure what I am doing as I was off plan over the weekend. I will have to stick religiously to it now!
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    Springergirls Diary

    breakfast Coffee black Lunch back bacon frylight quorn sausage 2-400 wholemeal bread - B tinned tomatoes egg Tea
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    Baby Bicheon Frise

    My mum has got a Bichon and he is the most gentle and loving dog ever. He has never growled or shown his teeth, he is great with my great nephew who is crawling (which is good as my mums dog has never been with young children before). The only problem with him is that he is his own boss and...
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    My beautiful cavaliers...

    lol maybe it might be something to do with being Spaniels! We have two English Springer Spaniels, brother and sister who are 2 in March. People thought we were mad for having one and completely off our rocker for having two but I wouldn't be without them. They can be calm (when asleep) but...
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    Cruel ??

    Our kitten Amber loves the laser pen but we do limit it to a few minutes at a time. Our Springer Spaniel on the other hand is completely nuts about the laser pen or anything else shiney for that matter and he knows where the pen is kept and will stare at the floor waiting for the red dot...
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    my babies

    What a gorgeous staffie, I love the grey ones!
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    Springergirls Diary

    Breakfast - whoops forgot Lunch - Heinz spaggetti hoops 200g - free 1 quorn sausage - free 2x400g ww wholemeal bread - B Muller Light rasp and cranberry yoghurt Drinks 1 can diet energy drink 2 coffees (made with s/s milk from A) Tea pasta quorn mince 2/5 of Dolmino light sauce - 2 syns...
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    Anyone want a slimming buddy?

    Lost 2lb! yay
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    Thursday Weighers

    First weigh in and -2lb this week! whoop whoop! Just need to figure out how to alter my ticker thing now!
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    Hints and tips

    Hi there Catherine and welcome. I have not been one here long but have found it very interesting and helpful. I too want to lose 7lb but by Feb 6th (my birthday)! Do you still have your books that you had from last May? They really haven't changed that much. The best advice I can give...
  36. springergirl

    The alphabet game..

    Pharmacist
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    Anyone want a slimming buddy?

    Hi thanks for that. I will definately try the chicken breast with cheese and bacon. Going to do green day tomorrow as I seem to find more things to eat. Although it is shopping day tomorrow so I will have a look in my directory before I go and see what red days I can do. Failing that i...
  38. springergirl

    Red Day Chicken snack or meal

    Thanks Michelle, I usually like green days more so thats why I experimented a bit as sick and tired of bacon or steak! lol
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    Red Day Chicken snack or meal

    Hi, Not much of a receipe but I had this tonight (just tried a few things) and thought it was really nice. I thinnly sliced a chicken breast, sprayed it with frylight, sprinkled paprika and garlic granuales on it then placed it in the oven. After 20 minutes or so of turning them over I...
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    Lidl Rivita

    Hi there Just wondered if anyone knew the value for Lidl's Rivercote Sesame Ryvita type things. They are really nice but alot smaller than ryvitia so hopefully they are less syns! I only had 4 today anyway untilI know exactly what they are. Any ideas????
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    Can I have some minced beef ideas please? :)

    I have made a cottage pie before but added something to spice it up a bit like a bit of curry powder and it makes a change too!
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    Carrot soup? Anyonr?

    I blend the soup in blender which seems to thinken it up. Also for an extra flavour I add tabasco or worcester sauce to either the whole thing or just a bowl of it.
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    SYN FREE YOGHURTS

    wow thanks for that! Not sure if its everywhere in the country but I got 12 muller lights from Morrisons the other day for £3.
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    Hello - had my 1sr wi monday....

    well done, keep it going!
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    Anyone want a slimming buddy?

    I landed up eating a load of raw carrott last night when I was feeling hungry. I did however, have a bottle of Jaques cider so don't know what that was in syns but celebrating getting a p/t job so I have allowed myself to be naughty. Back to it today and going to try a red day but not sure what...
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    Am i getting this right??

    I am not sure if you have to pay at the moment to start at a class but if you don't then its the best thing to get new books. Other than that have you tried ebay for books?
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    Doing it from home ??!!??

    My mum, sis, niece and my mums friends used to weigh in at home. We all followed different diets. We used to pay £2.50 per week and the person who lost the most in the particular week got £10 (or divided if more lost same amount). it was a good way to save for christmas and also with the...
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    Emotional roller coaster - anyone else been on it?

    Don't be disheartened and keep going and you will see a difference in next weeks weigh in! At one of the classes I went to they showed you a rubber equivalent to a 1lb of fat and oh my god, I never said 'only a lb lost' again. Try and find something like sugar or flour in your cupboards that...
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    Does anyone else calorie count

    I have tried calorie counting, Cambridge diet, Atkins, WW etc but find slimming world the one that I can managed for the rest of my life. It seems more like healthy eating and not limiting yourself. Yes, I lost quickly on the calorie counting and atkins but put it back on plus more...
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    5 stone lost, 3 to go :) Updated 10/04/11 :)

    Well done, the photos are fab. With regards to what we look like, is there anyone (women mainly) who is 100% pleased with their body???? Look at skeleton spice (aka victoria Beckham), she was fine before but just look at her now! Love me for who I am otherwise don't let the door smack you on...
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    Springergirls Diary

    Breakfast Got up too late for that - damn alarm Drinks 4 x coffee with s/s milk - A 1 litre very diluted apples & blackcurrant juice Lunch Princes Chopped toms - free bacon bacon - free fry light - free 2 Richmond Sausage - 6 syns Muler light cherry yoghurt - free Tea chicken breast - free...
  52. springergirl

    My soup recipe!!!

    yes it sounds a bit like the one I used to make but I called it my carrott and coriander one. I used to spice up the flavour a bit and add some worcester sauce or tabasco sauce. yum yum
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    chicken soup

    Hi there, I don't have a free receipe but wonder how you would count a soup made from chicken left overs and boiling the bones for the flavour??? Hopefully someone will know what the syn values are for this as once you have a stock you can use it for risotto or chicken soup then soften...
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    extreme couponing...

    I also look on sites for voucher codes. Saved me alot on delivery over christmas, so got the presents and didn't have to pay parking or wait in line!
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    I used dry egg noodles, hate the straight to wok things. I have already used my HEA and HEB's today so was going to use my 7.5 for chicken breast but then did some changing around with the HE's and now I have only used 4 syns all day!
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    extreme couponing...

    yes I do have a hunt in the reduced sections now. My mum hovers over them waiting for the woman at Tesco to reduce the food. We got a pack of stewing steak the other day that should have been £6.52 reduced to 65p!
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    Meals for a very tight budget...

    We have started to cut our chickens in half. this was done so we could have a mid week roast and not waste so much, plus also saving us money. I too have started to buy the large packets of mince and split them, i have also done this on the pasta sauce my OH insists on using (hates my...
  58. springergirl

    Green Day Easy Creamy Pasta

    mmm sounds nice. I wonder if i could use the philly sweet chilli?
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    How should I use my syns?

    I am trying to stop having a drink of wine etc at night so I will be usuing my syns on mainly oil and dressings etc. Somethings just aren't right without them.
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    Advice... Just did a workout and bones clicking

    I suffer from pains in my one knee so I used to (should really get back to it) alternate the days that I did certain things/ For example, walking one day, upper body the next, lower the day after that.
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    Have I blown it for this week?

    I have lost in the past and never known how I had done it and then one week when i had been really really good I hadn't lost at all! The one thing that my old consultant used to say was that there are 21 meals in the week so don't think that you have blown the whole week just because a few...
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    Ahh just worked out that if i don't use my HB on my WW bread that I had for lunch and use it for a piece of chicken later then my tea will be free. I orginally counted a HB for my WW bread but now will use 4 syns. By the way, I am using dry egg noodles not pre cooked ones.
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    Hi, I am following a green day today so the egg noodles will be free. A an average chicken breast is 7.5.
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    Thinking of having blue dragon egg noodles, soya sauce, onions and a chicken breast, fry light......if my calculations are correct then it should only cost me 7.5 syns
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    Before you start a new thread - the purpose of sub forums

    Apologies if i have done a 'whoops'. Still trying to get a hang of this site!
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    How Did You Become Fat?

    I was thin as a teenager but I started having back trouble when I was 15 and then the weight piled on. I later diagnosed with arthritis in my spine so the pain of moving didn't do me any favours and also all the tablets I was on. I am now on injections so no more tablets but I can't exercise...
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    extreme couponing...

    I look for sites to get coupons for all the time, expecially if I am buying online and sometimes you can get free delivery on alot of things if you use a certain code. I also join alot companies for thier offers, for example my daughter has a 6 month old kitten so I joined all the Whiskers...
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    Anyone want a slimming buddy?

    yum that spag bol would go down a treat now and i've only just had my dinner! Yes I need to start exercising. The only thing I do with the Wii and Wii fit board at the moment is dust it. I have 2 English Springer Spaniels so I should really be taking them on long walks but what I usually do...
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    Swine Flu and children - worried Mum

    As longas you are doing everything you can to keep your little one healthy then I wouldn't worry. I know my daughter is 7 and my mum rang up panicking last week that she should have the jab but I said that my daughter has no other health worries so I am not getting her the jab. I am however...
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    Sooo not impressed with Consultant

    I was just thinking the same thing but couldn't remember what it was called from Little Britain! I would definately see if you could change meetings and if the woman asks why then tell her that she is a rude so and so!
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    6 months to sexy

    I would like to join the team too if possible. I need all the support I can get as I tell OH not to let me eat certain foods but he only realises I have eaten something I shouldn't afterwards!
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    Springergirls Diary

    Ok then, I'll give this a try. Will type down everything I eat or drink. If I get the syn values wrong at all please feel free to let me know! Breakfast 2 weetabix, skimmed milk, low cal sweetner - a & b Drinks 2 cans of diet red bull - free 2 mugs of black coffee - free 750ml sugar...
  73. springergirl

    Dried Noodle Syn Value

    Hi there, Not sure about Lidls brand but I use Blue Dragon medium egg noodles and they are free on green and 17 syns on red when using 100g. Are these egg noodles etc.
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    I love SW but.....

    Hi there, yes I listened to the cd and read the book a few yearrs ago. The main thing that stuck in my mind was eating or rather chewing with your eyes closed. i tend not to do it at tea time as my OH and daughter would think I was losing the plot but I am definately going to try it again at...
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    Anyone want a slimming buddy?

    Thanks for that. Muller yoghurt later then! Yes I have been setting myself goals for years now and I wanted to be thin by the time I 30 but now I am 38 this year and fatter than I have been for years! OH got me a spa day to use by 25th June so being that our anniversary is 26th June I want...
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    Anyone want a slimming buddy?

    Silly question really but has the red/green day diets changed much in the last year or so? I have the extra easy book but can't get my head around green and red on the same day but still have my old blue book with green and red days in? Also are Muller Yoghurts still free? If not I'll be...
  77. springergirl

    Anyone want a slimming buddy?

    Thanks very much for your replies, I will have a little wander around the site later x
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    Anyone want a slimming buddy?

    Buddy needed please if possible! Hi there, I am new to the site but not to trying to lose weight :( I have been up and down from 14st to 11st many times in the last 16 years since I have known my husband and enough is enough and I want to get to 10.7st and stay there! I have tried many...
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