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Do you want me to judge the boobage contest? ;) I'm not really back on here just thought I'd pop in. Sarah knows where to find me! Good luck Dawn!

I come on here very very occasionally Just happened to pop in tonight. I now "live" on the other forum. Still living here in Spain though

I have the ones you sent me back in 2012. They've nearly all got Gail on though - so I'd need to modify them first! But here's one of you Lou with Jess & Sarah. And one of me to show how cold it was. I had 4 layers on the top and 3 on the bottom. I even had my ski thermals and ski jacket on and...

I'm so so sorry to hear about Steve.

Hiya Dawn - someone mentioned that you were back on Minis so I just thought I'd pop in and say hello. I don't post on here now at all (although just answered tameanseo) - I'm on t'other forum!. Good to see you posting again and back on track once more. Good luck chica. PS I met up with Gail a...

Just answered you on the thread you created for this. IT IS FREE!

I know @skinnydawn answered you on her thread, they aren't listed in the Syns Online database yet. But I've just slammed them through the Syns Calculator. Salmon put in as free food, and for the carbs just enter a 0 (zero) or 0.1 and it will calculate for you. They come out at FREE! Bonus ...

I've now cooked this recipe loads of times and have modified it slightly. I don't bother cooking the chicken / pork in the oven. I brown it and then just make the sauce around the chicken WITHOUT adding the flour and the apples and then just simmer the chicken for 30 minutes on a ring until it...

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Nah - nowhere near enough :8855: It all seems to be back up and running now.

Not for me it isn't - I can still only get at the threads I know the url's for. Good that your D is at least on the way to finding the casue of her problems.

Mousse looks lovely. Minis is not working very well - most people can't get in as the database is down again. The only way to do it is to use thread url's - so you might not see too many folk tonight!

Ditto - there's been a lot of activity deleting freds and people, so I'm presuming that is what is causing the problem. *** UPDATED *** Now seem to be able to get at some stuff again! But not all. I can get a PMs but not my profile. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I currently can only get a freds that I know the url's off - I know yours so here I am. Getting database errors all the time when I try to get at my dashboard, settings or messages. Think the database index is mucked up.

Well done on the eating front Emm - keep it up chica. How is the actual weight doing though at the mo? I'm stuck - not shifting up or down whether I stick to plan or not. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr

I'm here as well with the pom-poms and cheering loudly. Can you here me ???? As the rest have said - you can do this chica.

Hope you're ok Emm and that your head is better - enjoy your C&W music later today.

Welcome back Rex, and welcome to SW to you and to Mini as well. The plan works - you just need to stick with it.

You're a star! :D

Boots - you should be able to get something in there, even if only Slimfast

Thanks Pete Only problem is I view pages as 100 comments per page so giving page numbers doesn't tie up for me. :cry: Would it be possible to give post number as well please?

Morning Emm - are you listenening to your C&W music today? Glad the weather is nice in the UK - it's been scorchio here as you know.

Morning Emm - are you listenening to your C&W music today? Glad the weather is nice in the UK - it's been scorchio here as you know.

Nah - wasn't just you. It was off from late afternoon until early this morning. And when it went off again this afternoon I thought "Here we go again" - but it was only off a short while today. ((( Hugs ))) at feel cr@p even though you're in ketosis. You can do this.

Well done Opal_Lily on both the marathon and your weight loss. You look amazing!

Nah - not you Emm, I've not been able to get in since late afternoon yesterday. Was coming up with a database error for me too. How are you today?

Told you that you wouldn't gain! Well done chica. DIR said "The main thing with losing weight is 80% Diet and 20% exercise = loss." I would say it's more like 90% Diet and 10% exercise = loss. In fact I didn't exercise at all (I can't - too arthritic now). Exercise tones your body and makes you...

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY:talk017::talk017::talk017: Pesky pounds going v. slowly. Just 0.2 kg today(less than ½ lb)

Hiya Lily - good to see you back and posting. Good luck in getting rid of your blubber (well you do say that in the title :8855:) Stick with it - it took me 4 years to lose 30% of body weight to get me to a normal BMI, but I did it the slow scenic route on SW as you know. I've put a stone back...

Jess - you shouldn't see much of a gain because of exercise. Maybe just a bit of water retention if you drink lots of water after the exercise - but it shouln't be that big really. You've already been doing a fair bit of exercise so unless you are doing serious weight training to put on lots of...

Mercadona Pan Integral - 2 slices are exactly 60gm You can also get 0% fromage frais in Mercadona - Queso Fresco Batido - you can get it in a large pot or a set of 4 small ones. I use that now all the time I don't have a very sweet a tooth - so tend not to want cholate options. I actually like...

Hi EmmaLu - and welcome to SW and Minis. I think something maybe went wrong with your input into the syns calculator - as I've just done the same calcs as you and it doesn't come out as 11.5 syns. When you use the syns tools, you can tell it to calculate per 100g or per pack size. So maybe the...

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy A whoosh at last. Daft question though, why do you say that clean eating is expensive and not SW friendly? We eat very few processed foods - just bread really - plus the odd biscuit when I get a mad craving. And I supposed it depends if you class FF yoghurt as...

Hope you're all packed and ready to go. Have a safe journey and a fantastic time at the Mini's meet tomorrow!

How about buying sugar-free biscuits? That should keep the carb content down a bit. I occasionally buy sugar-free digestives and they taste almost the same as normal ones - but are a but crunchier.

Morning Emm - you're just going to have to stop buying biscuits Mrs :8855: I don't buy crisps and nuts any more because if they're there I eat them. If they're not it doesn't bother me.

Sugar deffo affects me the same way. Also to much red meat makes my arthritis play up, so I keep to chicken and pork as much as I can. Only problem is I love beef and lamb.

I call Mr Pom "himself" - but no Irish here. It's quite a Mancunian/Northern thing too.

Ah but this one is only a size 3 :8855: Sorry about your foot. Have you been wearing different shoes from normal? Different height heel? That can do weird things to your feet.

As my grandad use to say, you'd forget your own head if it wasn't screwed on ! :8855: Mind you, I have to put all my appointments on the kitchen calendar now (as well as in my electronic diary). Mr Pom checks it every morning and reminds me what I am supposed to be doing.

Apologies - I've interpreted it slight wrong I think as I've just checked my book and the website. According to the book you should add some standard EE days BOOK SAYS Although website says you should either build in some standard EE days or add some extra calcium. WEBSITE SAYS

Hope you feel better tomorrow Emm. Get proper advice from an electrician about installing a heater on the bathroom wall. Water & electricity don't mix too well.

Look in some japanese or chinese cook books

:8855: What are you like !

Only problem is you've deleted the one you wanted to keep as well! Minis is sent to try us :D

Minis does this all the time to me too Emm - drives me nuts. Must be a "glitch" in the forum software. cavegirl's method is the only way to be 100% sure that it gets deleted.

Note though: SP Plan should not be done long term. It should only be done for 1 week as a boost to weight losses. After that you should revert to EE with only the odd day as SP and add extra items to get more calcium.

Green plan has not changed since Jan 2013 books. Do you have this book? I can't PM you as you don't yet have enough posts - I think you need 50. Go and post on some of the games threads so I can PM you.

Morning Emm - eating at lunch time is supposed to much better for your digestive system. Glad that the pain is better - having got rid of my tooth ache I am now having serious problems with my shoulder. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr to getting older.

Errr confused of Spain here. Are you allergic to wheat? I though weetabix was just whole wheat? Or was that supposed to say NOT wheat?

Oh dear - that's a big list of things to eliminate, but at least you now know what the problem is.

Interesting article about heart disease. I've never been one for using anything but olive oil for cooking as most of the other oils taste foul to me. Especially the ones like FryLight that many of the diets recommend. I use olive oil spread as well but have been thinking for ages that when you...

Evening Emm - best to stay wrapped up where you are feeling cold. Are you coming down with a cold or virus? That's when I feel me coldest. I've been cold all day as well - weather here has turned cold again and it's been raining steadily all day. What I call English rain - as opposed to the...

Sorry about the pain Emm - it's not nice being in constant pain (as I can vouch for over the last 3 weeks). You need to get that cholesterol and BP down Mrs. And if you're diabetic then you really ought not to be having sugary chocolate and biscuits. But you already know that, don't you? Do you...

Emm - have you looked at having lower carb fruit than a Banana? A small apple, or 100g grapes, or 100g fresh kiwi is about half the carbs of a banana. And 100g of strawberries are just 8 carbs instead of the 30 for a banana. Just an idea.

No - natural sugars are fine. All I would caution is don't overdose on them, which you don't seem to do anyway. One lady I used to speak with on here was having 3 or 4 bananas a day as snacks (as well as other fruit) and was struggling to lose. How about trying to cut out puds if you can - as...

((( Hugs ))) Jess. As Sarah said, really try upping your speed foods. The new plan still says that you need to fill at least one third of your plate with Speed foods. I know you don't want to cut out carbs - I feel the same. The bloat only reapperas as soon as you re-introduce them. But have...

Not only do I have loads on my PC but 2 almost full external hard drives as well! I hate getting rid of stuff, so I just archive it every year - so my archives continue to grow. I really must get rid of some of it . . . it dates back to 2003 when I ran my own business :eek: I closed the company...

As PatchworkPuss said - Superspeed is old terninolgy and is now DEAD! Get this old terminolgy out of your head. Strawberries and raspberries are SPEED foods now, Look in your new book on the FREE FOOD pages. All food is now classified into one of 3 main categories (see image below):- S (Speed)...

What you have to convince him is that it isn't a diet he's on. I know the phrase sounds a bit trite - but SW is just a healthy eating plan. If he can move to this mindset then the battle will be won. Something I said on my fred a long time ago was . . .

Goodness - that's more than my hubs would eat in a whole day - and he doesn't do breakfast either. And Mr Pom is about a stone overweight and says he needs to cut back!

Hi Jess - having never been a mum I hadn't realised swaddling was coming back into fashion - so I've just done a Google. It's interesting to see things like this go round in circles as I know when I was a baby it was definitely out of fashion. I found all th info quite fascinating actually -...

Both our mums reckon it would be too much blumin hassle to have a man in their life now. They both enjoy their peace and quiet. Glad it's not cystitis as that can be absolutely dreadful to clear up. I have a friend who gets severe recurrent episodes and it absolutely flattens her. UTIs can be...

Afraid so - I love it too but avoid it like the plague because of the syns - roughly 10 for a very small sausage or slice

Evening Emm - burning sensation can often be a sign of cystitis too - which in itself can be caused by a bladder infection. Are you also getting an urgent need to go for a wee but when you get there it's hard to go ? And Zafira's right, drink as much plain water as you can to flush things...

Grab the loss in both hands and run !!!! It could be a huge mixture of things as you well know so just keep on track and fingers crossed for a great week this week. It will probably help now that Mr Pesty is "playing" as well.

((( Hugs ))) from me too. Hope tomorrow is better

Much of the info is still very relevant - it just needs the terminolgy changing to 2015 language.

Please don't archive this thread. Squiddie has also said she will update over the coming weeks. This thread still has a lot of useful info for forum members actually doing SW - and a lot of the advice and hints are still very relevant.

I know the feeling - every time I go out on my real bike I end up with a sore bum. What is it about bike seats? I've still got plenty of padding on my rear end . . . but they still hurt.

Wowwee - well done you! Hope you had some good music on playing loadly whislt you were cycling!

Lots of terminology is being used on this thread from both the OLD and NEW plans so is causing some confusion. Some clarity is required here. So I'll have a go - and hope that I don't end up confusing the issue even more. The old Extra Easy (EE) Plan used the term SUPERFREE - which applied to...

Blumin' 'eck to still having carbon paper. Psssst - I have to admit to having some too :8855:

Well done on resisting! I'm not sure I would have been able to.

Jess chica I take you are classsing today as EE? I don't like to say this, and I know you're not at home, but that isn't enough and it isn't very balanced. Where's the superfree and where's your HexA and full HexB? Have you had enough water/liquid today as well? You need to be logging how much...

Jess ((( Hugs ))) chica. As I said on the sirens fred, that sucks. I'll add to a couple of things that have already been said. LittleOne83 said it - no 2 sets of scales ever weigh identically, even SW calibrated ones. So they could be different from your regular class. And yes, your jeans will...

You are so right on this. Friends of ours love the Richmond sausages available from Iceland and loads of other shops. They did them for brunch one time when they'd invited us and I had one mouthful and literally spat it out. Texture was foul and tasted disgusting to me. Mr Poms managed to eat...

Thanks Anna for reporting back. Lots of people have said the sausages aren't good, although some love them. I suppose we're all different. You're the first to report in on the bagged meatballs though. Might give them a go but by the sounds of it they aren't brilliant.

Someone posted a link to a video on the other fred - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeEkjXyWLlQ It's under 3 minutes and an interesting watch. Margaret Miles-Bramwell (SW Supremo) & Nigel Broadhurst (the Joint MD of Iceland) both state that they have searched for quality ingredients...

Oh how I wish I could !!!! All they have in my Spanish Iceland is Quorn mince and sausages and I find them both yukky. But thanks for the thought

Has anyone managed to buy the meatballs in a bag yet? Please let me know what these are like when you do. I'm in Spain - but we have Iceland and they have said they will try to get some in - and I love my meatballs Italian style in pizzaola sauce :) So it will be good to have some syn free...

Has anyone managed to buy the meatballs in a bag yet? Please let me know what these are like when you do. I'm in Spain - but we have Iceland and they have said they will try to get some in - and I love my meatballs Italian style in pizzaola sauce :)

For those of you with access to the members area of the SW website there is page about the Iceland foods with some Qs&As http://group.slimmingworld.com/useful-features/iceland.aspx The fisrt Q is about gulten/allergens etc which is very useful/ If you don't have access then this is a table of...

Glad you've caught up on the sleep Emm - there's nothing worse than being constantly tired.

Tut tut - naughty girl (says she - who occasional forgets to eat at all until 4pm). And naughty girl too for eating the chicken skin. Yes - I love it too but rip it off and chuck it in the bin (or give to the cat/dog if you have one). Mr Pom uses the phrase "useless, wasted calories" to me all...

How did the visit to the plastic surgeon go?

How does it today Emm? It's blumin' cold here with a freezing cold wind again. And it looked so promising this morning as there were bright blue skies - but now very cloudy and looking like rain.

Well done on finishing the patchwork Emm - it's not an easy art. Mum took it up in her early 70's when she didn;t knwo how to sew by hand or on maching and she made some lovely things. 6 beatiful cushions that she had in her lounge and she made me a big padded mat to use on the dining table for...

Afternoon Emm - I know what you mean about the cold. It's been freezing here this year and I've really suffered. Fingers crossed that Spring is on the way in the UK. It certainly is here - in fact I was way too hot in bed last night under my fat duvet and padded throw! Now that's unusual for me...

Just had another thought. Has your mestrual cycle kicked back in yet? Are you hormones doing weird things? In the last 4 weeks you've had 1 STS and 3 losses - 2 of which were pretty good. It could just be that this weeks gain is related to hormones as I know many people gain on *week.

If they're a carb-free version of dinner then they shouldn't be a problem. I know you are coping with a new baby too, so lunch needs to be easy stuff. Nothing too time consuming to prepare. My friend Christine loves her eggs, so she often has omelette and salad for lunch plus she makes a SW...

Morning Sarah - no you're not sticking your neck out. That's what great about Mini's - we're here to discuss . . . "friendly like". And I do basically agree with you - that's why I do SW as it means I don't have to be hungry all the time as you are with other diets. But I think Jess was asking...

Good grief - that is really cheap. Most of the time you can't even get grotty mince in the supermarkets or butchers for that price. I paid more than double that in a supermarket a few weeks when I was last in the UK and it wasn't even very nice. I'm sure people wouold appreciate you sharing your...

((( Hugs ))) Jess. I hadn't spotted it, but maybe there's something in what LittleOne83 has said about lunches. It does look as though you are having 2 full meals a day - and I know if I did this I wouldn't lose. I tend to have much lighter lunches - usually homemade soup plus fruit & yoghurt...

Just had another look at your food diary for today . What sort of sweetcorn was it? Was it baby corn? As apart from the corn it looks very like a red day to me - and you've had hardly any other carbs, just the oats. So your alpens could be a HexB, and then you haven't had as many syns. If it...

If the last 2 days are the only days you've gone over syns you SHOULD be ok. Otherwise food is looking good. Fingers crossed that WI is ok tomorrow.

I've heard people liken it to Atkins in that you can have lots of meat but have to cut out most carbs. The Paleolithic - or Paleo - or Caveman - diet is a diet based on the food our ancient ancestors might likely have eaten, such as lean meat, nuts and berries. It's quite popular, though often...

I believe CG does paleo - and from what I've read on here is even more expensive than SW with all the special meats etc that you have to buy

CG - why on earth do you like commenting on a SW forum when you don't even do the diet? SW is a great plan and works for many people and does not have to be expensive - and if you'd ever tried the plan then you would know that. The most costly part is fresh fruit - but this can be bought...

Oooh ladies - for those of you that shop in Mercadona, they have some new yoghurts out. 0% Linnea V - desnatado - Con Fruta. I've just had the Fresa one - it has bits of strawberries in but I poured it over some fresh strawbs. T'was delish. And at just 49 kcal a tub it's free - just checked on...

Sorry CG - for some people on a tight budget £3 is A LOT - especiually if you still have to add rice, potatoes etc - which is the point that Samantha was making I think. I know I can't afford £3 for lunch on a very meagre pension.

Hi Emm - looks like you have your paranoid hat on again chica :8855: Life gets in the way sometimes and there are days when all I do is check my own fred and just don't have time to post elsewhere. And even then, I don't get the chance to reply to everyone's post - although I do try most of the...

Deffo sounds like a day from hell. ((( Hugs ))) chica - get a good night's kip if you can.

Evening Jess - glad that Lily is a bit better now, let's hope it's not lactose intolerance as that would be difficult. Love your food diary. Is that something you can but as SW or is it just the new format? Have you had the test result from the hospital regarding your gestational diabetes? If...

Well done chica :woohoo: back at ya

Oh to be able to get light puff pastry here. Often can't even get pufff pastry :cry:

Was this typed onthe computer or tablet? Some crackin' typos - I've just had a really good giggle at your bust day and have a lovely image of your home help hovering about 6 inches in the air!:8855:

Ah-hah it all becomes clear SS = Super-speed not SF = Superfree. The old book says that SS are "Super-healthy, super-filling, super-tasty and free on EE" Superfree foods are super-satisfying for the appetite and very, very low in calories. It is these that you can have as much as you want and...

Awww - I don't do babies, but Lily looks so sweet, and so much happier. I agree with LO - you've made the right choice chica. A happy and well fed baby - means a happy mum - and that's what matters. ((( Hugs ))) But more pep talk - I also agree with LO, get meal planning, get batch cooking and...

Errrrm - if what you mean by SF is Superfree - I don't think petit pois are. All peas except sugar snap peas come into the beans, peas and pulses category. On EE (and green) they are just free food. On red they are a HexB. And as far as I'm aware on the 2015 EE plan they still just remain free.

Hi Mariloo - welcome to the Spanish thread. Great to someone new around trying SW. I'm an "oldie" in 2 senses - I'vebeen doing SW since 2007!! And I'm no spring chicken any more either so old in that sense too. If you give me the following I can get the syn value calculated on the SW site. I...

Sorry about the STS - but as I said on the Sirens fred yuo are obviously suffering a Bev attack of bloat. So good that you know what's been causing a problem for Lily. Lets hope things settle down a bit now.

Sorry I've been awol - but as you can see from my fred, I've been a bit distracted. Well done on the loss, and well done on sorting out the bedroom. It looks much neater. Curtains - have you tried Terry's Fabrics? Terrys Fabrics UK | Fabric, Blinds, Curtains, Beds & More! They do some really...

Jess In the grand scheme of things 3 syns over isn't that bad. Especially as you aren't having all you hex's for a mum. But . . . It doesn't llok to me like you are having enough at main meal times. Brekkie looks okay but lunch and evening meal look a bit light - especially on the 1/3 SF if you...

I don't think it has ever been a HexA Jess on any plan. On the old green plan you could have 40g as a HexB

Hi Sookie - yes Quark is available. I can get in in Aldi and Lidl near me

Jess - Grrrrr I hate it when people do that to you. Don't stress too much - you've not been having all your Hex's all week, so a few extra syns on ONE day shouldn't blow it for you. ((( Hugs )))

I can't manage more than a day at a time - I'm just too hungry without any spuds. Done this for 2 weeks now and it deosn't seem to have made any difference. So I'm just sticking to red days.

Pesty and Maverick If you are having troubles trying to get little 'un to latch, and don't want to use bottle formula, have you thought of expressing milk that you can use overnight in a bottle? I've not had kids, but many of my friends said this worked like a dream for them. PS Maverick -...

Afternoon chica - trust you are well in a freezing cold UK. It's pretty blumin' cold here too, although the sun is out but it's not warming things up. I seem to remember Sarah saying you sgould be having lots of extra Hex's - especially A's. Errrr just looked back at your food diary and unless...

Another bit of advice from this ex banker. Never ignore things if you are going to go overdrawn. Call you bank and get an arranged overdraft. That way they will charge you far less. For unarranged overdrafts, noy only will you be charged interest, which often at a higher rate, but there will be...

As I said on the Sirens fred, Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy I know you wanted 4 but as everone else has said make sure that you are eating enough for Lily and so that you feel well and not get too tired or hungry. That is recipe for disaster. OK - so Mrs Grumpy about to post about breast feeding in...

Blanco - my wieght can go up and down by as much as 2 kg (i.e. over 4lbs) in a DAY depending on how much sugar (vino), carbs (rice/pasta) etc I've had in a day. Carbs mean you will retain water - and increase in weight. DO NOT weigh every day - unless you truly understand how your body reacts to...

The bank are only saying that the payment left your bank account - not that it reached the intended recipient. You need to get them to do a FULL trace. This way you will get confirmation that it went to the ontended recipient. Doesn't matter that previos payments got ther - this one might not...

Thank you Blanco - I won't pretend it was easy. It wasn't - as I'm a slow loser. Slowness was partly because of age, partly due to medical issues (I can't exercise due to arthritis) and probably because I do have all my syns :D Weight loss was ok at the start but slowed right down at the end...

Get the "redies" to join in as well - there's a lot of us around!

To change the name of your thread, you can also go to post number 1 on your own thread, edit post 1 and then select the "Go Advanced" option. You can change the title there. Don't know whether this will work on an iphone - but it does on a PC

Contact your bank and ask them to do a full trace of where the money has gone. Yes please to the cheque. If they can't get their account right, just grab it back.

Hi - yes I find it hard to get the free stuff, but as I've only ever done SW whilst living in Spain I just ignore them. I try to cook everything from scratch and not rely on instant things. I can get Babybel lights in Carrefour, quorn in Iceland, cous cous in Mercadona. I do most of the...

Absoliutley right Mel - you can certainly do 2 lbs a month Emm.

Yayyyyyy - well done on no biccys

Lynne's diary is in silver section - so you need 500 posts unfortunately and you have 158. Go and play some of the word games etc on here - that will soon get your posts up!

I've always doen Red days and had all 15 every day - as I like to have a glass of vino in the evening. I use 10 syns for wine and 5 syns for the same sort of thing as Lynne - plus flour/cornflour to thicken LF sauces. No choccie or crisps etc. I decided not to save syns on any day - just stick...

I agree with Mel, it isn't a campaign against you - just not very good service. In Spain you can't agree a time at all foe a service - only a day. They phone you 30 minutes beforehand to let you know they're on their way. That's a real pain as it means you have to available for the whole day...

Afternoon chica. I take it from your comment that the diabetes was definitely gestational. Are you back to normal now and off the insulin?

Hiya again, come to hunt out your thread. Where abouts are you in Murcia? I live in Alicante province but we have an apartment in Los Alcázares.

Hiya sv1711 Threads not very active these days - as I think most of the Spanish contingent have disappeared off Minis. I'm still here and monitor the thread so ask if there's any help you need

Evening Emm (of should that be early morning as it almost 4am here!) Hope you are feeling better now and great job on getting all the unpacking done. I'm off to the UK later so won't be around until Monday as I'm not taking laptop with me - so I haven't abandoned you, I'm just not here! It's...

And a ditto from me too. Especially the get better soon. Mr Pom had pneumonia (plus complications) 2 years ago and he was e very poorly bunny indeed. Took several changes of anti bs and 10 days in hospital to get him right. So hope hope are okay soon

Awwww - lovely piccies. And she was a big girl at 9 lb 2

They always used to be free - so I don't see why they wouldn't be free now as the new book still says "Nearly all fresh vegetables are Free Foods! Enjoy them fresh, frozen, canned or pickled in vinegar" Beetroot and Gherkins both listed under S foods! Never heard of peppadews though !!!

Hiya Stef Welcome to SW when abroad. I've successfully followed it in Spain - totally on my own, no online membership (can't afford it) and just do it with help from my friends here on Minis. So it can be done. As Patty said - if you know red/green days stick with them - the new plan is...

Kirsty I'd like to make a couple of comments. I've always done SW on my own so can't really comment about group that much - just what I know from my friends on here. But when I got to my initial target I decided I wanted to lose another 7 lbs. Friends started telling me I didn't need to, I...

Jan 1st = 197 Jan 5th = 194 Errr by my maths that's a loss! And less than 2 lbs heavier than before the cruise.

Emm - it's probably not you or the tablet, I suspect it's the Minis App. It does weird and wonderful things on my Android phone. So much so that I still just log in via the website.

I'm with you Lynne - I don't have to think about what I eat on Red days as the plan is just so ingrained now. :8855: I can see your eyes rolling - as are mine.

Yoghurt not an S or P - so not strictly an SP day. It is still a free food though and you could just note it down.

I don't think they have given the P symbol to any branded products. Apparently SW say

I think that you can only but books online if you pay the online membership fee. If you are a group member you have to buy them there. I too have loads of old recipe books - the "100 Green Recipes" is great. Note - 100 recipes! My version goes back to 2003! Ask your C if a new one is still...

I think all this latest discussion goes to prove is that everyone is even more confused at the mo than they were before. Perhaps once consultants get to grips with it more things will become clearer. Especially when there have been a few classes to discuss things, iron out the issues and get the...

jacket spud is fine - it's unlikely that this is causing the problem Try buying some gluten-free pasta. I'm a lot better with this.

Backyardhens - 2 things could be going on here. 1. It could be that you are carb sensitive (like me) - if I have too much processed cards (like rice, pasta etc) then I do not loose weight at all. I have to stick to natural carbs like spuds and then I'm ok. 2. Because quantities aren't in theory...

PS There is apparently now a link to the new EE SP diary in pdf format on the SP members page of the website

Sorry Nanny Doreen - but you certainly can have other free foods on an SP day. Go back and read post number 398 that I made on here. My friend sent me this info as I was extremely confused. http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world/347540-changes-plans-4.html#post7660570 The website clearly...

I don't think they've changed the food diary section yet though - as red/green options are still there. Plus all the nuts and seeds on EE are still all the old values.

I can't find it though on the new HexB list for EE now - nearly all the nuts and seeds amounts have changed (some morem some less) and some things are missing!

Is that under the old EE Plan though? I always syn my EVOO - as I save my HexB's for bread and potatos etc (I usually do red days)

Welcome back chica - by my reckoning that's not too big a gain. One of the girls on here has managed 15 lbs over a couple of off-plan weeks. You can get rid of that pretty quickly once you get back on track.

Errr - actually I think you can. I asked this of a friend and got the new stuff via her and from what she's read it actually says that you can have them on an EE SP day - as they are Free Foods so therefore not banned. From the Q&A section on the website she sent me these two . . . What if I...

I live abroad too and just use old books when I can hold of them from a friend! So thanks a million Phoenix_Girl this is really helpful. I also love that Oyster Sauce is now free. Hadn't spotted this. Yayyyyyyyyyyy - I love my chinese food especially Oyster Sauce so I can have more stir frys.

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Not sure when you depart for your cruise - but have a lovely time chica.

Well done on the loss Emm. Just think of being the same as at the start of the year as maintaining! You haven't gained, have you? So it could be a lot worse.

Not only Muller but lots of other foods as well. My husband was in Marketing for many years and he has a very cynical attitude regarding what SW rate as "free" food and class as a HexB. As for things like Mugshots and pasta n Sauce - don't get me going on this subject unless you want a 2 page...

I wouldn't worry too much Emm - Kally's sandals were high heeled flip flops which are positively dangerous for your feet. Yours look fine. Glad that your weight is roughly the same even though you aren't being a 100% on plan. But you're going to get a bit of a pep talk from me. You know that...

Well said willfitskinnyjeans - I enjoy a good discussion among SW members so long as it doesn't get nasty. I didn't realise you were doing SW now Cavegirl. When did you swap?

You and me both Emm. I've battled all year to stay in some sort of range but yesterday was depressing. Stupid things is though that just over half of the bloat had gone this morning. Stupid scales - and stupid me for hopping on every day. But I'm a committed scaley dail hopper. Of should I just...

I too get horrendous plaque build up on my lower front teeth and no amount of brushing and scraping keeps is away. My dentist says some people suffer, other don't - it's just the luck of the draw. Sorry about the gain Emm - you and me both. Mine was almost 3.5 lbs though :cry:

I'll be sticking with SW - but just sticking to cooking from scratch. And like willfitskinnyjeans I too have serious concerns about the quality of many Iceland own label products. Quite often the meat %age is low, the quality of the meat used is poor (often VERY fatty), and a lot of their...

I'm disapointed in SW. OK they are saying "Encouraging our members to cook healthy, filling meals from scratch and cooking tasty, slimming meals for the family is, and always will be, at the heart of Food Optimising. However, lots of our members have told us they'd love to have satisfying...

I had a feeling that this was going to be the case!!! BUT . . . Please don't leave it too late to move whilst you are still compos mentis, and (reasonably) fit and well. You know the sorry saga of getting my mum to move out of her house to the flat - which was sheltered accomodation. She left...

Ooooooh - Canaries for Christmas. Should still be warm there then.

Glad you've had a better day today Emm. Hope the doc can help with a better solution to alleviate the chronic pain.

((( Hugs )))

Sorry you've not had a good day. Lets hope tomorrow is better.

I often boiul rice in a small amount of chicke stock with veg added as well. Finely diced carrot, peas, sweetcorn are great as it also adds colour and texture.

So glad you enjoyed it !!!!

It's a good job we're not all the same, isn't it??? You're defo right the love/hate thing. Bit like Marmite. I lurvvvvvvvvvve Marmite. How about you?

Love Love Love Love Love trout BUT . . . Yuk Yuk Yuk Yuk Yuk to the sprouts! I absolutely loathe them! Why I don't know, as I love cabbage, kale etc etc. Maybe it's their consistency.

Sooooo glad you've sorted this out!

Watch out on the peaches if they are in syrup - really high in carbs - but they're ok if in juice. Get some pork mince and make some meatballs (very finely chopped onions, herbs, spices and some beaten egg to bind them). Shape into 1" balls. Fry some extra onions as well, add the meatballs to...

((( Hugs ))) Emm - hope tomorrow brings some relief and that you feel better.

Love the PJs !!!! Bump is looking a good size for 27 weeks!

Mode ??? I'm assuming you mean mice Mel :8855: The council are Emms landlords I think so they'll get it sorted pretty damn quick. The council are actually pretty good at these sort of things. We had a massive wasps nest in our garden (well 2 actually) and even though it was our own house you can...

Err methinks that gnawing and scraping may be something other than wasps. Sounds more like mice or bats. Get the council in FAST - if it's mice they can cause serious damage to elctrics etc. The council will get rid of them. If it's bats then they can be a lot more tricky to get rid of as they...

Emm - do you have a scooter? I thought you just had a walker? How do you go on lifting it in and out of the boot as they are blumin' heavy!

I've been awol for a few days - down at the apartment. If you are seriously looking at a new car then look at the Ford KA. Mum had one of these and the boot is pretty low, we could get her walker in it relatively easily and the back seats fold flat and then there is actually uggins of space in...

Whereabouts are you chica? Hope not Mazarron or Murcia which was quite badly hit. We leaked a lot - but that's normal for our old Spanish house. We just stuff buckets and old chopped off 5L water containers out and catch the drips!

Hi Laura - welcome to Spain. Whereabouts are you? And well done on losing 2.5 stone! Go you! You'll struggle to find low syn crisps in Spain - unless you have an Iceland anywhere near you. And even then you'll only find them occasionally. And to be honest, prepared meals in Spain are few and...

Now lookee 'ere Missus, you're currently sorting out all the clutter in your house. So why did you buy something that wasn't really what you wanted? Thereby adding to the clutter. You need to start getting stricter with yourself and start aksing yourself IS IT PERFECT? If the answer isn't a 100%...

So how many are there? And how many do you need? 1 winter (heavy weight) and 1 summer (light weight) is perfectly sufficient. Get them straight back out whilst you still know waht they are and get rid of the rest, Mrs, and stop prevaricating. You shouldn't have put them all back in the first...

Ab-so-blumin-lutely. It was working, and you were losing weight, so just stick with it.

Thought you'd abandoned this diary? Which one are you using now? As I usually only follow one.

Well done you on no dairy - I hardly eat any dairy products at all now - apart from milk in my tea. And I deffo could not survive without my tea every morning. :8855: Having said I hardly eat dairy, I had cheese & onion toastie last night and it was delish! You're making me want that now! Not...

Jane, Whole30 is tough. And if I'm honest I find it a bit "faddy" and I don't like faddy diets. I can see the poit of paleo and primal but not whole 30. I'd just stick with primal and maybe cut down on the dairy. If you actually think about it, cavemen probably wouldn't have had cow's milk, but...

((( Big Hugs ))) chica. Lets hope the new meds aren't so bad - but it sounds as though you've got to wean yourself off the inhaler first.

Dust is certainly the trigger for my hay fever - so this could be an issue for you too.

I read on your FB I think that you'd given in to the meds. I hate taking pills and potions and only do so when I'm desperate. Sounds as though you were though - and so glad it has worked and you are now feeling somewhat better

Hope the chest feels better soon Jane. ((( BIG HUGS ))) coming your way. Good luck with Whole30 - there is absolutely NO way I could do that.

Evening Emm - hope you're ok. Just back from the apartment after some body magic again

Hi Leigh Just responded to your PM. 20 calories = 1 syn. Don't try to work out HexBs on bought tortilla's as you don't know the exact contents and there are often hidden things like sugar in bought omelettes. Just use the rough calorie rule and take it all as syns. Sorry - not probably what you...

Evening Emm Enjoy the Tattoo. I'm busy tomorrow and off back to UK on Saturday with limited internet access so don't expect to hear from me much until next Friday Have a good week.

Snap - I managed about 4 hours . . . but unlike you I've felt like dooze all day. Tell me about it. I've sold the apartemnt in the UK (the one I bought for mum) and I have loads of stuff that I'm trying to get rid of - some for free - and I haven't had a single solitary sniff. Including a...

Blumin' 'eck. All sounds a bit complicated to me. What happens if, unlike you, you don't have a computer?

Morning chica - I take it you are going up to Edinburgh for the festival/tattoo? Daft question. What do you mean when you say "you put a bid in for a flat"?

Emm - I'm here reading your diary, and have done for a long time but . . . Once again I'm going to speak my mind - which has got me into trouble on a few occasions, but what the hell. What's sparked this off again? Your spat with your daughter all happened almost 3 months ago and bringing it...

Evening chica - hope you're okay and not "sickening" for something - feeling so unwell and all that.

Yayyyyyyy - great loss Pinkie. But, as I'm losing the plot, what exactly did you miss by half a pound?

Evening chica - good to hear from you again. The last few weeks have been manic for me too (lots of bedding washing, ironing and tur-rounds on the apartments). With another few manic weeks to come as well :( Good luck for WI - fingers crossed it will be a gud 'un.

As you know my sleep patterns are a law unto themselves. I've just stopped fighting them and go to bed and get up when my body wants to. Friday night I crashed at about 23:30 and slept for almost 13 hours with just a single solitary wee break. Saturday I crashed just after midnight and only...

That might be to do with the fact that 186.6 = 13 st 4.6 lbs not 13 st 6.6 lbs!!! Well done you though for such for a titchy gain.

Right, I'm going to play devils advocate here whether you like it or not. I used to have similar moans about my dad never contacting me. Mr Pom used to say "OK - but when was the last time YOU picked up the phone to him?" Hmmmmmm - used to make me stop dead in my grumble. Contacts between...

Sukie Sue - my recipe is almost identical, but as I'm still doing SW can't have bacon or cheese in it. So what I do after the blending is add some shredded cabbage and small cubed carrot and only cook for 2 or 3 minutes more. It gives you something nice to crunch on! I also do exactly the same...

Afternoon Jess - lovely news about the Princess and lol to the family and all the pink stuff already!

Oh crumbs indeed. I was here, I heard it so now it's official. 13 st by Jan 1 sounds good to me!

Evening Emm hope you're having a good night's sleep. Barbour threads are now part of the Coats group - and Coats Barbour and Coats Terko are still available. I used them many moons ago - they were mainly specialist linen and flax threads, most often used in industry but available for the...

Yayyyy indeedy. Well done you PS you've typed todays WI wrong in your sig!

Afternoon chica - at Roda at the mo and not getting on minis much, so apologies for my absence. Hope you aren't sweltering too much and are eating ok.

Sorry you've had a dicky tum Hmmmmmm - don't think Thousand Island will help much on the cholesterol front Emm. Check the label - as I suspect it will be quite high in saturated fat

I know there are people who will defend WW products but most of the things I've ever tried of the WW branded stuff taste like cr$p imo. I also find their branded stuff very expensive. But It's obviously a great marketing tool for them.

Well done on the loss Emm. By my standards 1.4 lbs is positively hare pace. And as you say, a loss is a loss!

As Emm said - interesting - I've always though it was pure beef suet. We alwasy keep beef and vegetable suet in as I have a few friends who like dumplings but are veggie. I've just checcked and the veggie version is only 59% oil - so assume rest must be wheat flour. This website says they have...

You said I'd just given you an idea for tomorrow - you have given me one too. Might try this later in the week as I just lurve pizza but hate wasting syns on a base.

Is this a pizza of some sort???? Looks delish

Dare I ask what's wrong with Atora suet on Paleo? I would have though animal fat would be allowed.

Evening Emm - sounds as though things are looking up for you! Mary - what on earth are Paleo dumplings?

Emm - my scales are adjustable and have 3 setting: lbs, st/lbs, kgs There is a little slidey button on mine on the underneath. My friends slidey button is not so obvious and is hidden in the battery compartment. It might be worth having a quick butchers if yours are the same.

He'll certainly be able to get the white sausage in most butchers but he might struggle with the morcón (Murcian sausage). We actually live in Alicante province - which adjoins Murcia and the border is only 20 minutes drive away. We can't get them here - in fact we can't even get them in the...

Evening chica - scales are obviously being kinder to you than they are to me. Mind you - I can't cope with your lbs number - I have to translate it st/lbs. I can "think" in st/lbs or kilos - not straight lbs though. Glad that aches & pains are sort of in control - but :DOH: to getting the...

I've never actually made them - I just buy them in the supermarket! I'm struggling finding a recipe - if you just key in pelotas then it takes you to a city in Brazil! I've found this though - reLIAble eats: Cocido con Pelotas where there is a recipe for cocido but not for the pelotas. They...

It looks a bit like pelotas. That's a dish here in Spain that is one massive round pork meatball/burger, which is served in a saffron & chicken broth. Sometimes they put veg in it as well - it's amazing! Yours looks pretty good as well.

Glad things are a bit better - and that looks like a good loss for this week!

Evening chica. Hope the visit to France isn't too stressful as I take it that you are visiting your friend who sadly lost he daughter? Enjoy yourself if you can.

((( Hugs ))) Emm - you can get through this. Try looking for positives in everything that happens - even teensy weeny little ones - it's a great motivator and a way of warding off the blues.

Hiya chica - sorry I've been awol - been at the apartment without wi-fi and then last night I just crashed as I was so knackered, and didn't go round any diaries but my own. Glad that work has sorted itself out and that you boss is being flexible on actual day at home. The'd be mad not to as it...

Evening chica - hope you're ok. Sorry I haven't been around - I've been at the apartment with no wi-fi and then last night I just crashed out pretty early as I was so whacked. How's your back been for the last few days? Hope that's not the reason yu haven't been on since Tuesday. And tell me...

Pah to the sales rising. Mus be something in the air. Mine have too :cry:

Deffo do the PF exercises. I've not had kids but had a hysterectomy which has the same effect. And yes, I pee my pants when I sneeze - have done since I had the surgery when I was 36 :( Good to hear that you are going to be able to "inherit" things off our sister - having a baby can be...

It's been muggy here too. After the ladies final I did some sewing as well. I'd had the aircon on in the lounge - but not in the dining room where my machine is. Boy did I sweat!

That's a pretty impressive hoard there Emm. My mum was just the same - her smallest bedroom was literally FULL. It was only 8x6 ft plus built in wardrobe - there was just enough space to just open the door and then everything was stacked 6 ft high. You couldn't even see the window! And no bed...

Evening Emm LOL :8855: Mr Pom's mum once knitted him a ribbed jumper. It was sooooooo long his girlfreind of the day in 1970 (before me!) who was only 5ft tall wore it as a a dress! Mi tambien! All work went out of the window and I watched both semi's. Thoroughly enjoyed Djokovic/Dimitrov but...

((( Hugs ))) Pinkie - it's alwasy devastating when we lose a pet. Why do we get so attached to them.

The Nadal game was amazing. Nick Kyrgios is definitely a star of the future! Hope your back is better tomorrow.

Me too - I missed the first set as we were out at bridge, but saw the 2nd and 3rd. I also "lost" time to another 3 sets from Djokovic. They are both looking awesome and a real shame that potentially they'll meet in the semis. If Andy had been seeded 2 or 4 he could have missed him right up to...

Kay - I've just tried to PM you but your mailbox is full.

Morning Emm. Well done on the STS after a tough week. Was it "Dance til Dawn" that you went to see? It's been getting rave reviews and my friend saw it in Manchester and said it was great. Sorry you didn't enjoy it. I saw their last show "Midnight Tango" which was stunning. Same principal...

((( Hugs ))) Annya. I managed a flukey STS this week Not sure how as the scales were way up yesterday. Probably bloat from the bread etc on saturday night. Or all the ironing I did yesterday in 35c of heat.

Great news that you haven't missed your theatre visit tonight - and good to hear that you are feeling so much better.

((( Hugs ))) Emm - here's hoping you are okay tomorrow and go to the theatre and your meal

Yayyyyyyyyyyy - congrats to you and James. Absolutely fab news.