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  1. sweets154

    Why Is It So Difficult? :(

    I gain a pound when it's totm but that is when I weigh in the couple of days just before totm, otherwise I don't get the distortion. I think it varies for each individual.
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    Need a kick up the backside

    I am very much in the same place right now. If I have a good week I 'reward' myself with crap, if I have a bad week I console myself with crap! Just end up doing one forward.and two back. I think if you go back to writing stuff down, at least the syns as you go along, then it's harder to...
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    need to loose 16 stone in 3 years for wedding

    Are you keeping a food diary? My weight loss if pretty slow but that is suiting me as I'm not really pushing myself so I find it's all fitting into my lifestyle quite well meaning I'm keeping going rather than throwing in the towel. I think keeping a diary can really help you identify where...
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    success express recipe ideas

    Have just logged on to research the same thing! Soup is the obvious choice but I'm looking to add some casseroles or stews too. So far, I have a mushroom pate (will put on ryvita for HEB); vegetable curry; quorn casserole; barbeque beans quorn casserole; spinach and chickpea curry. Hope to do...
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    What have you just eaten??

    Barbequed chicken drumsticks (husband literally outside in the frost!) with roasted vegetable couscous
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    Grany Equilibre

    I'm in France and can't get Alpen Light, now I know you shouldn't substitute HEs but have found these cereal bars which are 67 calm proteins 1.0g, sugars 13g, fats 1.3g and fibres 1.4g. How does this stack up against Alpen Light? and if it looks like a terrible substitute can someone tell me...
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    Unsure of which diet?

    Springergirl, even though it's half term you could probably still start somewhere. Maybe just decide to have an SW breakfast; or just count Syns without actively trying to curb them; or replace your snacks with AlpenLight bars etc etc. I think if you wait for the 'right' time to make an...
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    Seriously bad tempered!!!

    Always worth having a baking potato kicking around! Jacket potato and beans could have worked. Was it regular bread or Nimble/Weightwatchers? Could you count the bread as your HexB?
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    Sales rep lunches

    Thermos food flask! Make your Pasta n Sauce/Batchelors Savoury Rice/Ainsley Harriot Couscous before you set off!! Alternatively, rice salad and cous cous salad cold. Buying food on the run is a nightmare - haven't found any good grab and run options.
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    Newbie - help please with branded food!

    Wow! Lists by store would be really helpful. Becca, where did you find that?
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    How come?

    I think of it in terms of how much you could gorge on!! as the general principles are guided by appetite satisfaction. I could probably eat super amounts of puree'd apple or other fruit but couldn't possibly eat so much of any puree'd veg or even veg soup (and I love soup!). So it's a rule to...
  12. sweets154

    Graze.com

    On Green I think you could HexB the dried fruit and nuts if you weight it out. Don't think you can HexB nuts on EE can you?
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    What do you think of to keep yourself on track?

    I'm going to be a bridesmaid in May and am freaking out about how I will look! That image in my head keeps me going!
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    Unsure of which diet?

    Still seems feasible to me that you can lose a stone by end of May on SW. At 2lbs a week you'd surely have lost a stone in time? For me I just knew I'd have to follow a 'healthy eating plan' style diet like SW as it could re-shape my eating habits for life. For me, a replacement drinks thing...
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    Tea towards your daily water intake.

    All that old stuff about "8 glasses of water.." etc etc has been completely debunked now. It all started from a misunderstanding/misquote in the first place. Considerable amounts of our fluid intake actually comes from food. Google "8 glasses of water a day" and you'll find all the stuff...
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    Class

    I have 'whinged' before and still stand by the fact that - so far - my "therapy" is not at all therapeutic. It is a register of weights read out, with several 'oh no she has gone' moments. Sometimes one particular bloke gets a mention - very few people ever see him but he has been slimmer of...
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    Flexi Syns

    Hi Prickles - I think that is ok. I use my Syns weekly rather than daily (although don't have any cold turkey days!) but using syns weekly isn't the same as the Flexi syn concept.
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    Help! Anyone else gained while sticking to plan but doing mainly Extra easy days?

    If you drank more than normal I guess it would be plausible that it could have an influence but I'm not sure how much. Someone on here said they tend to have a low carbs day on weigh in day as carbs tend to absorb more fluid we drink. I thought this was interesting and did think I would try to...
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    Flexi Syns

    LOL! Ditto! was searching for the thread at the same time!
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    Flexi Syns

    MadameLaMinx started a helpful thread about this and various people's interpretation of the concept. Here is the link http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world/186910-flexisynning.html but you might have to cut and paste that as not very sure how to make them link - hopefully someone else will know!
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    Eating out on Saturday night - help!

    Don't eat Naan bread - it's a nightmare! I think I'd go for boiled rice and have something chickpea based or spinach based. Usually the mains come with a bit of a description so if you keep in mind your free foods then that will help. Generally the portions are quite big so I think I'd eat...
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    Off to a slow start, what am I doing wrong?

    For me I HAVE to be strict about one third Superfree, as I have a big appetite. I thought I was 100% on plan in the sense that I was counting all my Syns and doing all the necessary measuring but I wasn't doing well enough at Superfree. Some people seem to say that Superfree is even more...
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    Help! Anyone else gained while sticking to plan but doing mainly Extra easy days?

    I had this last week but had taken my eye off the ball with the 1/3 superfree. I also drank more fluid than usual just before weigh-in. My weight can vary 3lbs over a day so I think what you choose to eat on weigh in day can have an impact if it isn't usual for you. Have you got a food diary...
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    What dress size will I be?

    Thanks Dea. Having to buy a dress in advance. Don't want to push my luck but would like to avoid alterations too - dilemma!
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    Tuesday Weighers

    Well done CrazyC - hope that got you slimmer of the week! 2lbs off for me, so first half stone gone. : )
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    What dress size will I be?

    If I continue to lose a couple of pounds a week then SW estimates that I'll weigh 11 stone 5lbs in time for my friends wedding. I know things don't always go to plan, but assuming they do can someone tell me what dress size that is likely to be? I'm 5' 9'' and currently wear a 14-16. I'm more...
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    Splitting/mixing HEX's

    Oh yay! I'm always using less milk than I want to as it's only for tea. Very excited at the prospect of a teeny amount of cheese! Also the prospect of eating just one Alpen Light bar and having half of something else on the list is great too!
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    Syns please needed, can't plan dinner

    I think you need the Protein, Carbs and portion weight too. Or a least that's what it looks like from the Syns Calculator online!
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    Calling all brides!

    Have a look at the SW Teams sub-section. They have a lot of Operation Bridal Gown girls there! good luck!
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    not lost any weight after 6 weeks!

    Think about your proportions - this has been my downfall this week. When having pasta or rice with veg is the veg 1/3 of the meal? Keep thinking about thirds!
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    Best plan to follow...

    LMAO! :D
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    Using the Snackulator

    Thanks! I put in the Sainsburys yogurt in the snackulator before I found it on the free list later - so was surprised it had come out at 2.5syns. Mumoftwo - I read the tips and am embarrassed to say I still didn't get it!!! Will have another look, thankfully most things are in Syns Online!!
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    Tuesday Weighers

    Thanks Fayhamy - you're doing soooo well, it would be great if you could have a look. I've added it to Food Diaries sub section under Foods I Feasted on... :D I'm going to try to eat more Superpeed this week, atlhough I didn't think I was doing that badly last week.
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    Using the Snackulator

    Have just put Sainsbury's 0.1% Light probiotic yogurt into the Snackulator and it comes up as 2.5 Syns - but actually it's listed on the Free list. Can someone help me understand this, is it something I'm doing? Also, the Syns calculator - I'm finding the calculating free allowance bit a bit...
  35. sweets154

    SYN FREE YOGHURTS

    Thanks Circes - dunno why it's coming up as 'new' on sainsburys online!
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    Foods I feasted on...

    1 Feb Breakfast - Dorset Simply fruity cereal with milk (measured both) Lunch - Bacon, Eggs, low fat cottage cheese Supper - Haddock risotto Snacks - kiwi fruit, choc chip cookie (3), M&S raspberry iced bun (7.5) 2 Feb Breakfast - Quorn sausage, tomatoes, baked beans Lunch -...
  37. sweets154

    Tuesday Weighers

    Put on 1lb. I seem to be crap at this. Will be posting a food diary shortly so would be grateful for any help.
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    I'm struggling!!!!!

    Find something new to pick at - have little pots of grapes/berries/melon in the fridge so you can have them instead. Have some Options flavours around - get a choc hit and I generally find a whole cup is quite filling. I've stopped buying some things that I know I will just be too tempted to...
  39. sweets154

    Im new, What to shop for?

    and fat free yoghurt and any other virtually fat free dairy stuff e.g. v low fat cottage cheese. And Quark (in with dairy). And baking potatoes! And Batchlors Pasta n Sauce and Ainsley Harriot cous cous (that's lunch for me anyway!).
  40. sweets154

    the cravings have started... help!!

    And a quality street size choccy is 2.5. If you get a hard centred one and stick it in the freezer it will takes ages to melt in your mouth! Pizza is a nightmare. Me and DH are going to have a go at doing Jamie Oliver quick pizzas (cos the dough is super thin) but I need to do the maths first...
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    Best plan to follow...

    I honestly think that on EE you could be ok. Do you eat fish? As long as you try and dodge sauces (bound to be loads of butter or cream!) then you'll probably be alright. Just try and count Syns while you are there so you can keep an eye on how it's going. Maybe try and have a low Syn couple...
  42. sweets154

    Lesson learned - never assume!

    Nightmare! I think that's only 1/2 more than a Lion Bar!!!
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    Best plan to follow...

    Hmm, you might have to judge it when you get there. For a continental breakfast you should be ok on EE - cold meats for example, HE of cheese? I tend to flit from EE or Green depending on whether I'm having a meat free day, but I don't think Green would be very easy in Paris!
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    Common SW misconceptions put right.

    Thanks for your reply. It still seems from what I've read that staying rehydrated is obviously good for your health (including the reasons you've stated) but that drinking 'extra' water, or other liquid, beyond your own thirst has no scientific basis (except for appetite suppression). Although...
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    Extra Easy Misleading literature?

    Do some classes actually do something for Body Magic??? We just have a poster and then you can 'self-certify' to say you've done 15 mins a day, or something along those lines!!! I'm afraid I've been someone who finds Image Therapy most untherapeutic. Not getting any better so far - last week...
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    Struggling to lose weight while breastfeeding

    I found that I lost weight quicker after stopping bf with both my two - probably coupled with the fact that they were more mobile at that point too! Long term bf'ing is supposed to help with weight loss (WHO). Maybe post a food diary so people can make some suggestions about what might help...
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    Gillian McKeith

    Had never bought sweetener pre-SW - now I'm eating it everyday! I'm trying not to think about it and will reign it in by eating more natural yoghurt. But I do like to bake cakes etc so Splendais becoming a regular feature. Trying not to think about the health implications too much - that BBC...
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    Common SW misconceptions put right.

    Really good summary - it should be printed in the books. I haven't been doing SW for very long but have heard my consultant tell the group several times that "you can eat as much of the free foods as you like" and I know several of my group are vegetable dodgers so they must struggle with the...
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    SYN FREE YOGHURTS

    Thanks - thicker works better for me! Have ordered so much yoghurt for this weeks shopping I don't know where I'm going to put it! Notice that Sainsburys have 'New' 0.1% fat yoghurts - ingredients look safe enough but haven't put them in the Snackulator yet and they're not in Syns Online...
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    Help analysing tonight's meal please

    Thanks for the info about going onto the restaurant site Britmum - will be helpful to do that for planned restaurant visits. Sounds like Philly Steak Bake was a terrible option!! but I seem to have got away with it as I still managed to lose this week : ) Thanks for all your help.
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    Tuesday Weighers

    Lost 4lbs this week - so think * week (liking the abbreviation!) definitely made me appear to STS last week. Completely muffing up this week though - didn't realise fresh pasta wasn't free and have eaten a Naan bread not realising how bad it was compared to regular bread. Will try to be good...
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    Snack ideas?

    I have Fox's Rich Tea creams - 3 syns. And most malted milk biscuits are 2/3 syns depending on brand.
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    Snack ideas?

    Fab! they will be ace as a snack at work!
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    Puddings Cakes/treats recipes etc..

    On of the ladies brought this mousse to our tasting session on Tuesday and it was lush! Lemon Mousse (Syn Free)* Ingredients; Grated rind and juice of 2 lemons 8 level tbsp canderel 3 eggs separated 2 tbsp hot water 1 sachet gelatine 6oz very low fat fromage frais 1 egg white pinch of...
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    Help analysing tonight's meal please

    I think it was Philadelphia cheese but now doubting that! Eating out in chain restaurants does seem quite a challenge.
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    Chocolate Mousse Receipe.......me no like!

    I've not made a specific SW recipes - I've made more adaptations to the ingredients I use in my usual recipes instead. I bought the Sainsburys Be Good to Yourself chocolate mousses. It's quite dark chocolate which I like and has an alcoholic taste which I can't explain at all - but not...
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    extra with scan bran

    My instinct said spoonful of Total 0% greek yoghurt or maybe defrost some frozen berries for a bit of a fruit coulis. I'd be interested to know how it tastes.
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    Puddings SYN FREE ICE CREAM!!!!!!

    Sound scrummy. I made something similar the other day but blitzed up all the fruit too so felt obliged to count it as puree. Hadn't thought to just leave the fruit whole.
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    Syn Free non-fruity veggie snacks please

    A boiled egg, couple of boiled salad potatoes - maybe dunked in something free e.g. harissa, pickled onion, gerkin, fat free yogurts and fromage frais, quorn sausage. TBH, I'm using my Syns most often for snacks.
  60. sweets154

    Help me understand why??

    I STS this week and am also really peeved. Clutching at straws, can I just ask if time of the month makes a difference?
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    Tuesday Weighers

    STS. Very very peeved.
  62. sweets154

    alternatives to scan bran for "freeing me up"?

    Anything with sorbitol. Sorbitol is a laxative in sufficient quantity. Apple juice is a natural source of sorbitol. Drinking is important but often exaggerated - generally excess water will get diverted to your small intestine so you'll just pee like a race horse all day! Agree that proper...
  63. sweets154

    SW Newbie who doesn't eat fruit!!!

    I don't think blueberries would be too hard - no seeds or fibrous textures (agree with you about pears and don't even get me started about 'fuzzy' fruit like peaches!). You could also think about chopping up fruit and putting it in yoghurt in the first instance. You could skip fruit entirely...
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    if u use milk as your Hex n you have some left do u have 2drink it otherwise syn it?

    Thanks for clarifying. That makes sense as a healthy eating philosophy - glad to know it's not exactly related to weight loss. I have been able to eat all my HEs for a week but guess I am deviating somewhat by using up my leftovers.
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    Snack ideas?

    loving it. Roasted chick peas...tell me more....do you roast them yourself or can your get them roasted? I just buy them in tins.
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    Hummus

    On 'the list' houmous is coming out as 2.5 syns for a level tbsp and 4.5 for 28g. Reduced fat is 1.5 and 3 for respective measures. Does this help? OMG never eat it in a restaurant - average portion is 23 syns!!! lol
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    Where the bargains are at and anything else thats useful.

    Holland and Barrett doing BOGO half price. I bought Israeli cous cous as I can only get regular cous cous in the supermarket but noticed they also had Scan Bread on BOGO half price too.
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    Help analysing tonight's meal please

    Unexpectedly had supper out this evening in Frankie and Bennys (I was with my kids). Not a great restaurant for healthy eating. I had Philly Steak Bake which is pasta with a philadephia sauce and little steak bits. I'm doing a green day so have added pasta as a free, milk as a healthy extra...
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    butter buds

    Where are butter buds in a supermarket? I'd never heard of them before SW.
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    if u use milk as your Hex n you have some left do u have 2drink it otherwise syn it?

    i don't understand that though. If you can use Syns weekly, why can't you use the HEs weekly too? I can't see the sense in 'making' myself drink milk I don't want today rather than using it tomorrow. What difference will it make?
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    Chocolate spread

    Blend a choc Options (or similar) sachet with some Quark to make your own choc spread?
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    if u use milk as your Hex n you have some left do u have 2drink it otherwise syn it?

    I'm rolling over leftover milk and using it for my tea the next day if it's just a little and then having a different HE for that day if I don't need more milk.
  73. sweets154

    Freezing natueal yogurt

    Not sure if you could freeze it as yoghurt but if you could find recipes that use yoghurt as an ingredient e.g. in sauces then that would be a good way of using it up, and you could probably freeze whatever it was made into. Alternatively, could you make your own yoghurt?
  74. sweets154

    Can tinned chopped tomatoes count as super free?

    Me too Jaynielondon! I thought they bought in the Superfree as a way to encourage balance on your plate and healthy eating but not sure if it's 'must'. Wonder if 1/3 is by space on your plate or approx weight? Going to email my consultant.
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    Can tinned chopped tomatoes count as super free?

    Oh heck. Think I've missed something here. I'm just recording foods eaten in my paper diary, not meals. What's the difference between free foods and free meals? Passata (seived tomato) is Superfree so I would hope that straight forward tinned tomato with no stuff added would be much the same...
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    Flexi syns vs Saving syns

    I'm only in my second week so don't really know what I'm talking about but I'm using my Syns weekly. That having been said, I'm doing this cautiously and make sure no single day goes too much beyond 25 or I know I won't be able to compensate in the rest of the week without being very...
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    Hello Newbie here!

    Hi - also new - and with 2 kids aged 3 and 1 - and have put on all my weight since first pregnancy when eating was the only thing that stopped me feeling horrendously ill. Several toddler groups and several biscuits later I'm attempting to rein things back in again! Good luck with your SW journey.
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    Badly need ideas for bought snacks/meals

    I have boiled a patch of baby new potatoes/salad potatoes and when I'm peckish I just dunk a couple in some picallili sauce or very low fat mayonnaise. Fills a gap. Some of the cupa soup type things are low in syns too - Pot Noodle in a Mug for example (not the same as regular pot noodle). I...
  79. sweets154

    Budgens oven chips?

    Oven chips seems to vary a lot in Syn value. Anyone know what 100g of Budgens oven chips are?
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    1st WI :'(

    I also had first WI this week and also lost 2.5lbs. I think I'd have been happy with that had the consultant not said the week before that your first week is generally your best week and that her other group had more than one 8lb losers! Still at least a loss is the right side of the fence : )
  81. sweets154

    SYN FREE YOGHURTS

    Thanks for the recommendation. Seems like so many on the list I just wanted to find ones which might suit me better and not more Mullerlight-taste yoghurt! Now have Onken in the fridge so will see how I get on with that, and will use the Mullerlight for recipes.
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    Extra Easy What should "group" do?

    Would be a bit mad to pay a fiver to just get weighed but atm I don't think I'm getting anything extra by staying so either way it's a fiver, in fact staying incurs additional parking costs! But that's a really good point about how busy it may be at the moment - I'll stick with the staying and...
  83. sweets154

    SYN FREE YOGHURTS

    I'm really hating Muller Light - the sweetness makes my tongue fizz and not in a good way! Any other Muller Light haters out there who can suggest an alternative? I like Yeo Valley Fat Free but really wanted something 'Free' and not just low Syn. TIA.
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    Extra Easy What should "group" do?

    Thank you for your replies. I'm surprised how little sharing there is in the group. I haven't really spoken to anybody as there isn't any opportunity. To the gainers she says "is that what you were expecting?" and if they say yes she says "well you can do better next week" and if they say no...
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    Extra Easy What should "group" do?

    Hi, I'm new here and have think I have read the forum rules but sorry if I've got something wrong! I have now been to two SW sessions and am finding the eating plan is going ok for me. The consultant has tried to convince me to stay for the group rather than just "paying to get weighed" and...
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