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@Pierce Is the embedding done from the YouTube URL end of is it to do with the post writing box this end? Can add a link to my post but having difficulty embedding.

My latest episode is now available over on YouTube. I will be adding a vlog post every Monday and Thursday. Monday's will be a weekend review and weekly weigh in. Thursday episodes will be a midweek update. 1 Year 100 lbs: The 6 P's

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1234 Im not following a specific plan as such. I'm using what I remember from Slimming World and adding lots of walking to it at the moment.

Thanks. I did some further reading after I posted, bad me, and saw that the question had been asked and answered.

Hi all. I've brought myself back here after previous attempts to lose weight with commercial eating plans failed to yield the results I need. Im here because I need to lose 300lbs at least and I MITT!!!!!! I started January 1 and rather than concentrate on the 300 I've split that so for now...

Am I ok to post links to my Youtube account where I am delivering a regular vlog about me losing weight? Happy to provide link by PM if you would like to verify it first.

Seriously? I had taken it as read that they were all syn free! Oh bugger!!!! Why is nothing ever easy!

Thanks for the comments about how to cope with unplanned work. Unfortunately I am a bus driver, so have nowhere to keep food while I am at work. I have found out today that I am working all day tomorrow and Friday, so Im thankful for a bit of notice this time. Im able to plan now for both of...

Not a good week for me with a 4 1/2lb gain. Im pretty sure I know what caused it (too much bread and a very off plan BBQ on Sunday) so hopefully I can get it back on track this week. Not taking this gain to heart like I have in the past. Its simply a little bump in a very very long road. I know...

Times like yesterday are causing me real problems. I got in to work expecting to do 2 hours in the morning. I left 9 hours later. Theres a possibility that I will be doing the same today but wont know until I get in there. This means that any planning goes clean out the window. I normally have...

Forgot to tell you.....had a wonderful feeling last night when my wife gave me a hug and she was able to get her hands around me and interlock her fingers at the back. First time thats happened in about a decade. Still dont see too many differences, but they are obviously there.

Well done ColJack. Very impressed indeed. Its an inspiration to be as I have about the same amount to lose overall, though Im a long way behind you right now. Have you had periods of up and down or has it been a pretty constant loss all the way along?

Very happy bunny here. Got the 1 1/2 I needed to get my 3 1/2st award and also got Slimmer of the Month award for the second straight month!

Yeah, sure. Maybe they could add it to the mobile app......

There should be a drop down menu at class. This week I want to lose weight from my............knees!

The weight losses so far this week are absolutely fantastic. You are all setting the bar quite high for the rest of us this week. I will be happy with 1 1/2 this week to get my 3 1/2st sticker. Im starting to notice body changes now, only very slight, but they are noticable to me. Previously...

Time for an update. Started the new job yesterday. Here was the plan... 6am get up and have a coffee 6.45am walk to work 15 minutes Body Magic 9am leave work and walk home 15 minutes Body Magic 9.30am breakfast 12pm Lunch 2.30pm walk back to work 15 minutes Body Magic 4.30pm Walk...

Thanks for the comments guys. I set my goal weight a good few weeks ago now. Its still a long way off, over 16 1/2st away but I prefer to have a target to aim to. Different things work for different people. Speaking of work I got some great news today. I was offered a job, not far from where...

Well I managed to steer clear of the chocolate, though I think its only because I knew I had WI last night. Had I not had that to go to I would have gone postal of the chocolate. It turns out WI was the only thing that went right yesterday for me. 2 1/2lb off. Very happy with that. It gave me...

Ready to sit down and binge eat the night away after going to 2 job interviews for jobs that dont even exist. So angry. And still havent been paid for agency work I did over a fortnight ago that I should have got last Friday. Only for the fact I have WI tonight I would be destroying bars of...

I had a similar experience with 4 hours walking and 12 miles cycling in 2 days just before a weigh in and only lost 2lb. The following week, without the exercise I lost 5lb. Dont know whether the body recognizes the increased activity and stockpiles food intake hence the low loss that week...

WI day is tomorrow. Havent got a clue what to expect this week after expecting to gain last week and losing big instead. So it could go anywhere tomorrow. To be honest I would be happy with 1lb tomorrow as that will give me Club10 and everything up to 5lb is a mini checkpoint tomorrow...

I have wondered and considered, then reconsidered taking pictures. Despite dropping 3 stone so far Im still wearing the same trousers, albeit with a belt now, but I dont feel a whole lot different in size especially around my waist which is where I would most like to see a bit of improvement...

Doing ok so far this week. WI is Tuesday so got a ways to go yet. I tend to find I spend more time in 'that' room when I am eating a lot of fruit. Basically I feel like I am s&%ting myself thin!!!!!

You are more than welcome, pull up a chair. Theres lots of great advice and some friendly people on here.

Ive been trying to think what I have done differently as my consultant asked me last night and I was at a loss. But today thinking about it we have changed our milk brand, and I ate a hell of a lot more fruit this week compared to last week. Whether they are enough to make 5lb difference I dont...

Well, I went in expecting to maintain, or maybe a small gain after having a 'weekend off'. Went and paid, spoke to my consultant, told her I wasnt expecting anything good, but it was ok because I was prepared for it and now back no track. Stepped on the scales..................5lb. 5lb...

Hi all. Congratulations to the slimmers, and welcome to the noobs. Well its the start of a new week. WI is tomorrow. Not expecting anything but a gain this week. I had a naughty weekend, far too many Mikados to lose, and there was bread as well. Over the weekend I had a look at my situation...

Lost 2lb yesterday. Puts me 2lb closer to a huge target in my plan. Was hoping for a little more, but Im happy with 2lb. 2 1/2lb next week would put me under 30st for the first time in about 3 years. Roll on next week :D EDIT: Just realised I am now 1/7th of the way towards my target. Its the...

Its factory, production line. Ive been told there are 2 short breaks either side of a meal break, so Im all prepped for them. Got some sugar free marshmallows, homemade bacon & leek soup for meal, and going to make some crisps aswell. And got the fizzy flavoured water to drink, should keep me...

Good morning all, hope everyone is ok. Starting a new job tonight, night shifts, dont know what sort of impact its going to have on my weight loss, hopefully very little, but its the not knowing. Been out of work for a few years so this is going to be interesting for that reason aswell. WI is...

Sainsburys. They are the sugar free ones in a pink packet.

Hi all, Ive been on SW since January and joined the forum concentrating mainly on the SW section. Didnt know this section existed until a couple of days ago. Wondering if I can join the thread? I have 280lbs to lose in total, but have lost 38lb of that so far. Had some dark weeks in there...

Hi all, and thanks for the welcome backs. Took the kids to the Cheshire Ice Cream Farm today to get an ice cream. I went there full well knowing there would be temptation, but I had prepared myself. I knew I wasnt going to get an ice cream simply because I didnt need one. What I was going to do...

I ended up lying down on the bed for an hour with the fan on and a cold towel on my head to try and bring my core temp down. I have since been able to get back up and have some food so think all is good now.

Dont feel well. Just completed 11 1/2 mile bike ride and Im suffering for it now. Everwhere aches, absolutely everywhere. And I feel quite ill. The heat out there probably hasnt helped matters either to be honest though.

Hi there Julie. I had a bad time where I was yo-yo-ing and it was really getting me down. Sorry it has taken me so long to reply to you. I didnt stop SW and have now lost 38lb which I am happy with. I have rejoined the lots to lose thread and am hoping it will be happy sailing from now on.

Hi all, wondering if anyone would mind if I rejoined the thread again. Not been active on here since March. I was getting depressed about SW because my weight was yo-yo-ing for about 12 weeks and nothing I did seemed to stop it. Thankfully I got over that and Im up to 38lb off so far now...

So tempted today to say screw it and comfort eat my 1 1/2 stone back on plus some more for good measure. Had some bad news yesterday that is going to set us back about 2 years financially, and we are at risk of losing our apartment. Absolutely devastated. I have been our kids primary carer...

Thanks for the kind words RRH With having so much to lose I really have been expecting constant losses around the 4-5lb mark for the first 6 or 7 weeks. And to be getting a 2 doesnt fit with that. Im losing comparable weights to others at my class but they have a hell of a lot less to lose...

Wednesday 23 Feb Extra Easy day 1000 Breakfast 2 Weetabix HEXB 1% Milk HEXA Coffee 1245 Lunch Sharwoods Sweet & Sour Noodles (5 1/2 syns) Tuna in brine Banana Apple 2 easy peeler satsumas 1 glass Water 1330 Snack 1 glass water 1430 Exercise 30 mins Biggest Loser Lower Body workout 1 1/2...

I decided after a couple of weeks of disappointing losses to set up an online diary for food, drink and exercise in the hope that someone might be able to point out where I am going wrong.

Well there it is, thats the month over for me now. Weigh In was last night and it was a 2lb loss to finish off the month. This meant two things I got my long awaited 1 1/2 stone award I completed the February challenge I was a bit disappointed with the 2lb last night as I have been very...

Hmmmmm...... 2lb off. Ok so its going in the right direction but I dont think it fairly rewards near 7 hours moderate to intense exercise, and at my weight I would have thought it would be falling off with what I have done this week. Still, its the right direction and it means I have made...

Hi all, rather nervous today. Weigh In tonight after about 7 hours exercise this past week. Really hope it has all paid off. Want to see a big number tonight to justify all the exercise. I have filled in one of the F.I.T. logs as week 1 towards the Bronze award. Do I hand it to my consultant...

Awards Copy the following into your signature [I.M.G.]http://group.slimmingworld.com/images/features/my-awards/awards/S7.jpg[/I.M.G.] S7 is the number of pounds so just change it to S14 if you want the 1 stone shiny You also need to remove the . so it reads IMG at each end instead of...

Lots of people take their dogs along caching, especially for the park based ones. Some are unsuitable for pets but you would get the idea as you go along. Dont want to hijack the thread with caching info so if you would to know more feel free to PM or contact me through Facebook.

Good morning all. Had a great but exhausting day yesterday. Headed up to Leyland for a geocaching meet with likeminded individuals in a pub called the Ley Inn. Great bunch of guys and I was able to restrict myself to just a flavoured water. This was partly because the only diet soda they had was...

Hi everyone. Well done, Chelle, on the 2lb. Its a good loss. Had a good day myself. Spent the afternoon geocaching with my son and a good friend. We had some great fun and there is a real good video we took that I will see if I can sort out a link to. My friend said something to me today...

Syn stuff I have is 2 finger KitKats, all flavours. These are 5 1/2 syns for the 2 fingers. And I have a 200g bar of Cadburys Bournville chocolate. Its about 2 weeks old now and lives in the fridge. I will normally have 2 blocks at a time. Each block is 2 syns. Though I wont have Bournville on...

Good afternoon all. Hope everyone is doing ok. Had a good day here so far, did my exercise on the Wii, though I id manage to slip off the back of the Wii Fit board and thought I had broken it at first. Seems its stronger than me though haha. Slow cooker recipes My favourite is/was a simple...

Hi all. Bit of a sad day today. Had to bury a good friend a former co-presenter from my old radio show. Still, no excuse to go off plan. Food wise Ive been good all day, and the exercise is getting a bit easier in the mornings. Amanda, hope you are on the mend soon. Feeling ill can really get...

Hi all. Sorry I have not been on over the last week. The backlight on the laptop died and internet access on my phone isnt the easiest thing in the world for some sites, including this one. I have ended up setting up the media pc with a browser that I had uninstalled so that I can at least log...

Hi all. Still down about the gain but thank you for all the words of support and encouragement. It means a lot. Also thanks for the advice and the possible explanations for the gain this week. Ive managed to stay on plan, more because I simply couldnt be bothered searching out crap than...

POST MORTEM Im utterly devastated:( WI last night and it was a 2.5lb gain :eek: I cant believe it! I had a run through last week in my mind while everyone else was at class and I still cant understand where it went so wrong. Yes it was my daughters birthday this week, but I made sure not...

Oh trust me they did. The rest of it resides safely in the fridge and I have no interest in any more of it. Feels great. Just had some bacon, potato and leek soup for lunch. Threw in some herbs, a bit of curry powder and some black pepper. Cooked it in a huge slow cooker yesterday and left it...

Thanks a lot for that. Will have a good read.

Well done to you. Do you have the details on the different categories?

Good morning all. Hope we are all looking forward to a good day. Decided to set myself a bit of a temptation challenge yesterday. While I was looking at syns online I found that Cadbury Bournville chocolate was 2 syns per block for the 200g bar. Im guessing its specific as the block sizes are...

Hi all, having an OK day today. Kinda went nuts on Tesco sausages but they are only 1 syn each so Im ok. Went goecaching for a few hours with a friend to try and work off some of yesterdays buffet nightmare before Tuesdays WI. Hope everyone is having a good day. Seems really quiet on here last...

EPIC FAIL Well with 3 birthdays in 1 calendar week it was bound to happen at some point. Took our daughter to the World Buffet in Liverpool. Started out healthy with plates of salad stuff and keeping it as sensible as I could. Walking back to the table everything was coated in some kind of...

Asda had a similar boxed garlic bread available with nutritional information so took the 100g figures for that and worked them onto the garlic bread I bought and went with that. Worked out at 16 syns for the portion I had. Whoops!!

Ive asked this over on the Syn Values forum but does anyone know the syn value of the ASDA 14" thin & crispy garlic bread with cheese, the ones that are made at the pizza counter? There is no nutritional info on either the label or on the Asda website.

Cant even find any nutritional information on this one, either on the packet or on the Asda website, which is really annoying.

Its the ones that are made for you at the counter on the big round pizza base. The one I need a syn value on is the larger thin crust base garlic bread with cheese on. As long as I can get a syn value for the entire thing I can work out the syns per slice myself as it was cut into...

The reason we know each other is that we actually know what each other is going through, obviously some more than others because they will be further along in the process. So people on here will know what to do with most given situations and will help each other along. Its a great forum with...

Dont apologise, thats what the group is here for. They were all helping me last week. Any time you feel like you need a bit of help the forum is here for you to support you.

Lare dont be disappointed. 2lb per week is a great loss, and more importantly its a steady loss. At that pace you would be at target weight in just 34 weeks. If you need to have a binge go ahead, but do it on stuff you know is free and superfree. I guess sometimes there are going to be...

Thanks, yes it was 6.5lbs this week. The first week I have been happy with my weigh in. 3 birthdays in kinda stressing, though it does mean I never have to worry about forgetting the wifes birthday :D, and our daughter was actually due on our birthday, think she was just a little too...

MadMazy, go anyway. It may not be as bad as you think, you will know what you are dealing with if you know what your weight is this week, and you are going to be paying for it anyway as a missed week. Better to know what you are up against this coming week than have no idea. You can cater your...

Good luck with the weigh ins today. Had a good day yesterday to make up for Tuesday nights little excursion into food hell. It was poker night last night, and as Ive said before poker night is my temptation night, but I went with a plan and did well. I took a box with chopped chicken breast...

Hi all, my first attempt at this post disappeared saying something about a token expiring, what ever that is all about. Been off forum for a couple of days sorting some stuff out, but want to say congratulations to all who have lost, and good luck to all those still to weigh in (you just cant...

Yes thats right, one of each A & B. PLenty of free and superfree foods and dont forget the syned foods. Its important to still have some of them as It helps the whole weight loss process It stops you feeling like you are missing out For example my syns today are 2 extra pieces of...

Whatever you do dont leave yourself feeling hungry. Thats not the point of SW. Ask lots of questions, there is plenty of help on here.

ITS MY BIRTHDAY and Im doing nothing special :) More interested in losing the weight that blowing a week in 1 day so situation normal as far as food goes today. Its also my wifes birthday!! We are going over to Liverpool for a ride on the big wheel over there. Hope everyone has a great day.

Is that the syns calculator by any chance? My consultant advised us never to use it as it throws up some really strange results.

Also consider Tesco Light Choice Cumberland sausage - 1 syn each Why are you syning meatballs? I thought they would be free on EE

Just been looking at treat type stuff and the Cadbury Bourville 220g bar is only 2 syns per block. Sounds pretty reasonable but would anyone have the willpower not to destroy the bar completely.

Question for the greater minds. If 100g is free is 1KG free. The offending item is Tesco Lighter Choices Vegetarian Fat Free Natural Bio Yogurt. Its not to eat all at once but to go in a Bacon and Leek soup to thicken it up just a bit, so would be eaten across maybe 10 servings.

Im kinda doing both. I will put todays food down tomorrow in an online diary at the site, but through the day its in my head.

Can I join in the Feb challenge? (even if I secretly hope for an 8lb loss on Feb 1)

Yes, thank you. Any one of those would sort the craving out. And the fruit bags with it will work quite nicely. Thanks everyone.

Hi all, I was reading a thread earlier about the homemade crisps, but there was confusion as to whether they were actually free or not. Some were saying that they were classed as food abuse and should therefore be synned. Any ideas?

Thanks for the info on that thread. Had a good read of it and would love the idea of the crisps with BBQ seasoning on them. There is some confusion though as to whether they are syned or not. Ive sent a message to my group advisor to see what she says. I dont mind if they are syned as I can work...

Trouble is I kinda feel like Im losing out, which I know is not supposed to be the case with SW, so I was wondering along the lines of low syn crisps, those types of snacks, so that at least once per week I can eat something, not to the extent that I used to, where I dont feel like Im missing...

Welcome to the group debbywebby1970. Im only 3 weeks into the group myself and everyone is very supportive.

Well done Bugsy and congratulations on your first stone.

Morning all. Last night was tough to get through at poker with all the temptations around, but I had a couple of those 47p fruit bags from Tesco which helped. But I need some advice from you good people. I need savoury ideas that I can take along with me. It doesnt need to be syn free as I can...

Well done on the 2st already gone, and welcome to the asylum :D

We get fruit. Each member is supposed to take in a piece of fruit for a fruit bowl for the SOW. I got 2 apples.

Hi all. Not long got back from class. Still a little bummed at the loss, missing the 1st mark by 1/2lb was tough, but I know I will hit it next week. Got SOW which brightened the evening a little. Congrats to all on your losses.

Just got weighed in class and Im a little bit disappointed to be honest. I did bucket loads more exercise this week and only lost 4.5lbs, thats half of last weeks loss and leaves me a 1/2lb off one stone lost. :(

Afternoon everyone. WI today so not really looking forward to that (WI day nerves, thats all). Done a fair bit of multi terrain walking this week so Im hoping for a good loss. Should know in a few hours time. Syn free day so far which is good, and no syns planned in dinner which I wont have...

For that might I suggest the Hall of Mirrors. Works for me though Im not keen on the longer neck :D:D

A problem with this was highlighted in my situation at the end of last week. My daughter made cakes in school and we had the recipe. Needed to work out the syns. Calorie method (add all the calories for the ingredients up and divide by 20) said they were 6.5 syns per cake. Syn method (adding...

Great stuff. Did you find the first weigh in as daunting as I did? I was petrified going onto the scales.

Had a search through the forum and Im getting anything between 2 and 5 syns per pack. Best asking your advisor or calling them I think

By the calculator Per 100g; Calories: 269, Total Fat: 1.1g, Carbs: 90.9g, Protein: 2.3g So its 13½ Syns per 100gs

Good morning all. Went for a hours walk this morning around a local hill (geocaching related) and enjoyed it immensly, though kinda wish I had breakfast before I went as I was flagging a little by the end. Looking forward to a good day SW wise, everything is planned out ready. Homemade burgers...

Ive just been looking at the calendar and 9/10 July will be 6 months since I started SW. Wondering if I can get low enough by that point to attempt it. 11 stone in 6 months?

OH MY GOD I have just agreed/arranged to do it. Leeds to Liverpool on a bike in 1 day in the summer. What have I done!!!!!

Just been looking at the Pennine Waterways Website all about it. Its funny how they make the Liverpool end look so much nicer than it actually is. There are plenty of places in the short stretch I have walked along where serious damage would be done to the hull of a longboat from the crap that...

Hehe, could be there in 12 hours at a leisurely pace. Seriously though, I had no idea it was THAT long. Is it all walkable/cycleable?

I dont know, whats Leeds like haha. I think I would be a bit too knackered to get back home in time for tea :D

Hi everyone. Quiet day on here today. Whats that all about? :) Had another day with a few hours geocaching along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal with a good friend. Fair bit of walking even if it is all flat. Its a shame that the canal is in such a poor state as it would be great to cycle all the way...

They tasted delicious. Will definitely be getting them on a weekly shop from now on.

Yeah, Tesco Healthy Living Cumberland Sausage. 1 syn each. OMG :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: I thought you had some secret script to do it or something. Thats one hell of a lot of reading :D:D:D Thank you for doing it

Im intrigued as to how you figure this out. Let me into your secret.........pppplllleeeeaassseeeeee

Just had the most delightful late late breakfast AND ONLY 3 SYNS FOR THE LOT ON EE What a result

Not at all. I have sent you a PM

I think there are something like 15 on or around the Great Orme alone. We were planning on going there a few weekends ago, the same weekend the UK came to a halt with snow lol.

I will geocache wherever I am at the time basically as they are all over the place, but Im home at the moment on the Wirral so just staying local. You would need as a minimum: A free account at Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site A map However its best to replace the map with...

Glad you all like it :D The real name is Paul, much more boring. Not long got up and having breakfast before we head out for an afternoon of Geocaching with friends. Looking forward to it, but must remember that we need to takes drinks along this time. Last weeks 3 mile near vertical trek was...

1/2 per pot according to the website

Woohoo!!!! Ive found the solution!!!!!!!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STOP EATING CAKES!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

OH NO!!!!! Hadnt considered that!! Its 4 syns for each banana!!!!! Adding the banana on takes it to 51 syns or 5.1 per cake. Then theres the egg to consider aswell, is it still free? What have I done!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh bugger, theres a difference of 2 syns depending on whether its calculated by calories or by syns for the ingredients. Now im confused :wave_cry:

Hadnt realised the individual ingredients would be available like that to syn. Ive had a look and this is how it looks to me By my reckoning its 43 syns / 10 cupcakes = 4.3 syns. Round up to 4.5 syns to be safe. Does that look about right?

HELP!!!!!! My daughter came home with some banana cupcakes she made in school, and I would have felt cruel saying no to eating one as she was so excited about them. Only trouble is I have no idea how to syn them. The recipe was 1 egg 25g Caster sugar 50g Butter 150g SR flour 100ml...

Lots more geocaching to be done this weekend. Going to use the GPS to track me aswell so I will know exactly how far I have walked and not just guess. It will also give me elevations as well. Looking forward to a good couple of days out there. Other than that nothing else planned so far.

Thanks for the advice, it makes a lot of sense when you put it that way.

Welcome to the group Zennon, there is plenty of advice to be had on here. I have been a member for just over a week now and everyone has been really helpful. No question is too stupid, trust me, Ive tried :D so anything you need to know, anything you want advice on simply ask, and someone will...

13lb is incredible. Well done you.

Im confused on something with the syns. If a piece of bread with 94 calories is 5 syns (ish) why is a mullerlight yoghurt with 94 calories syn free?

Congratulations to everyone who lost yesterday, big or small.

Im right on the outskirts of Wallasey, in fact I can see all of Liverpool waterfront from my apartment window.

Dont forget us boys :D

Thanks for the heads up with regard to the stickers.

If they already enjoy the walk Im sure they are going to love geocaching. Its one of those things where before you know it you have walked miles, and enjoyed every step.

Congrats Fayhamy. 1st in 2 weeks is fantastic. I can only hope I am somewhere close after my 2nd week. BTW where do you get the little red 1/2 Slimming World icon in your signature from?

Well done to all on the weight losses and well done to Lessoflue for the 9lb aswell. It proved to me (as I was doubting it a fair bit) that it was all worth it. Even though I had those 3 20syn days yesterday was entirely syn free, and Im guessing all the walking around on Sunday geocaching...

Happy after my first weigh in and a 9lb loss. Thought it would be much less.

Well I went and weighed in. 9lb off. Im happy with that. And so, to it for another week!

Hey all. My weigh in is jsut 3 hours away. I have had a syn free day so far, and dinner is syn free aswell B: Bran Flakes (HEB), Milk (HEA) L: Sliced ham, sliced chicken, tomatoes, peppers, gherkin, beetroot, pickled onions D: Chilli w/peppers and onion, jacket potato Wish me luck.

Thanks guys. I have my first weigh in tonight and naturally I am petrified. Have no idea what to expect with regards to a loss, if any. We will know in about 10 1/2 hours.

Yes, we will be watching TBL after Star Trek: First Contact finishes on Film 4. Never watched the UK TBL before, just the US and Australian ones.

Decided against the completely sin free day, and went for low sin instead, will do the same tomorrow. Made some burgers for tea with minced garlic, mixed herbs and BBQ seasoning. Had the SW Bacon Double Cheeseburger and SW Wedges with BBQ seasoning again. Lots of pickled gherkin, beetroot...

Unfortunately the stew was cooked a couple of weeks ago and frozen in bowl sized portions. As it was I actually pulled out a turkey soup instead, funny how it all looks the same in freezer bags. The supper is actually snacks, dont do supper. So its stuff to munch on through the day. My...

Good morning all. Going for a syn free day today to make up for the last 3 days of 20 syns. The plan is: B: Bran Flakes (HEB) and milk (HEA) L: Slow cooker stew (all veg and minced beef) D: Home made burgers and SW wedges/chips Sn: Sliced ham, fruit, fish sticks The trouble is the slow cooker...

I need a no syns day tomorrow I think. Ive managed to hit 20 syns on each of the last 3 days. 15 today were consumed in the last hour!!! Hash Browns, potato waffles, jelly and angel delight. Not good. If I have 0 syns tomorrow instead of my recommended 15 will that basically balance out the 5...

Thank you so much for the help. Found it and added the syns.

Thanks for the syn values. I have been filling in my food diary online, I was having a look around and also found those syn values. Problem is when I add them it adds the entire syn value, so take for example the Angel Delight at 14.5 syns. Thats for the entire packet. I only had 1/4 of the...

Partly in an effort to increase that post count but partly for the info aswell can anyone give me a heads up to the EE syn value of; Hash Browns (oven baked) Potato Waffles (oven baked) Baked Beans (micro) Jelly Angel Delight Cheers

The link you are after is Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site Their site is free to register on, there are 2 memberships; free and paid. I started out on free. Plenty of geocaches to find in pretty much every area of the country. Once registered you can add your home location...

Goecaching is treasure hunting with GPS. There are containers of all sizes from your fingernail up to large lunchboxes hidden all over the UK (and the world; 1.2 million at last count). The GPS coordinates of each are logged on a website. You use your GPS to go find them, and log the find on the...

I HATE YOU I HATE YOU I HATE YOU.......I WANT THEM ALL......NNNOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!! :D:D:D:D They look really nice. And you say they are only 1 syn per cake? Gotta keep that recipe.

You have 53 now.......

........Post 33 Had a great day today. Went out with the boy about 1pm to get some geocaching done. We walked for miles, and I mean miles. We had a really great time, we were all over the place, terrain was about as random as it could be. We came home exhausted. Definitely worth the trip out...

Clicked directly on the link and it took me to the page that says you have to have 50 posts for this and 20 posts for that. Better get posting some more then I think. :D And therefore..........

Good morning all by the way. Looking forward to an afternoon geocaching today to get out of the house and go for a good walk. Had my (what I have decided is) my weekend breakfast. 2 slices Wholemeal bread (Am I right that 1 is HEB, and 1 is a syn?) 2 poached eggs Mountain of micro mushrooms...

Cant find it at all. Is it one of the things thats only open to people with 50 posts of more?

A fat Irishman went to his Doctor. 'I want you to eat regularly for 2 days, skip a day & repeat this for 14 days & you should lose at least 5llbs. The Irishman returned and shocked the Dr by losing 60lbs! 'That's amazing!' the Dr said, 'Did you follow my instructions?' The Irishman...

Slice, boil, drain, bake.

Ah ok. It does actually have a 'NEW' logo on the packaging. Put it through the calculator and its come back as 1/2 syn per portion. Thanks for the help.

Bought the Asda Extra Light Mayo before as much for the family as anything. Checked out the website and it says 1 tbsp = 1 syn. But when looking at the calories its 12 cals and I thought 20 cals was 1 syn, so this would be just over half a syn for 1 tbsp. Ive had 5 tbsp so what should I...

I googled it. Its comes back to this site and mentions scan bran quite a bit. What is it?

OK, cheers. This was simply a case of having nothing else in till we go shopping later on. At least lunch wasnt a syn shocker today. Tuna and onion omlette, simple as it sounds.

Is 4 eggs too many in one day? I had 2 poached eggs for breakfast, and for lunch Im having 2 mini omlettes. BTW its an EE day.

Well I checked the bag for the nutrition information.......... 5 bloody syns per slice!!!!! 94 cals per slice :cry::cry::cry: So that means lunch yesterday was 10 syns!!!!!!! If I had known before hand I wouldnt have bothered. Trouble is is was that tasty I fancied it for breakfast this...

Actually Im looking at it now :D

Where? Its £5.25 with delivery from that Ebay seller.

I get the cooking bacon packs from Tesco, its basically the off cuts but it means you get chunks rather than rashers. Cutting the fat is a time consuming process but well worth it in the end as the soup is really nice, and its so simple with only 3 ingredients aswell. I know people that put hell...

In the past (before SW) I have used our slow cookers a hell of a lot. Soups, stews, meats all sorts gets cooked in there. In fact the slow cooker is on as we speak for tonights tea. The only syn value in there is going to be the gravy granules. But do you ever use it to batch cook and freeze...

Ive made mash with extra light mayo before now (and before SW) and it was real nice. Dont know what the deal is with mayos on SW though.

Technically 5.75 syns, but might aswell put down 6.

Ah I see what you mean. I think the reason they cook so crispy is because there is so many holes for the hot air to flow around. The tray we normally use for 'not so good for you' oven chips is a closed bottom one and the chips on the bottom are always a lot whiter than the chips on the top that...

Something like a pizza tray you mean?

Ive had a couple of slices of the Kingsmill 50/50 for lunch with some micro-mushrooms and poached egg. Looking at the syns it quotes 'crust-away'. As mine is the normal crusts on what kind of difference does it make to the syn value?

Hi there, joined the forum a couple of days ago and have posted a couple of questions here and there. Decided to post in the 'lot to lose' thread for 277 reasons as can be seen below. Dont know whether it will ever be completely achievable, but Im going to give it a damn good go. First session...

How much is this stuff with the crusts on and toasted? Just had 2 for lunch with some micro-mushrooms and poached egg.

Sorry for the delay in responding, was out last night. Not good. Its all in my other thread. The book is the food optimising book, thanks for the heads up about it being an averages book. Will always double check with the website in future.

Thanks for the welcomes guys, its much appreciated. I sometimes wonder if I will ever get to a weight I want to, especially from this size. The lowest I ever remember being is about 18st, and that was 13 years ago. We were invited out for tea last night as a preplanned thing. It was a...

Savoury Rice - Golden Vegetable. Its the one you put in the microwave with some water. Put a tin of tuna in it after cooking and have it over 2 days. The book was saying that all varieties of the savoury rice were 1 syn, but the website said the Tesco Chicken one is 1 syn while the golden veg...

Thank you :D Saves me a syn :D

Cant find a date on them, but I joined on Tuesday, so Im guessing they are the latest publications

I looked up the syns value for my lunch before. In the book it has a syn value of 1, yet the website says its free. Which one do I use?

Thanks. I know I have a hell of a long way to go, losing 280lbs isnt going to happen any time soon, but hopefully it will all come off.

Thank you :D

Hi there, sorry to bother you. Mine doesnt show that as I have a vanity URL http://www.facebook.com/hiekel.essterol When I try to put it in it says its in the wrong format, but it mentions vanity URLs

Hi there everyone. I joined my local class on Tuesday to try and do something about my weight. Even though I knew I was heavy I still had a bit of a shock when the scales said I was 33st. So now its time to do something about it. Hoping to use the forum to gets lots of advice as I go...