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  1. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    When a face recognition system at your client site thinks you a) male b) 36 They will not be getting a discount from me!
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    When you laptop has a Benny and looses the presentation you have spent ALL FRIGGIN DAY ON I HATE HATE HATE PowerPoint
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    Exercise - yay or nay?

    It might affect your weight loss in the short term but this is merely water retention and doesn't last very long. You'll become slimmer even if you're not losing as much on the scales and as your muscle to fat ratio improves you'll burn more calories because muscles use more than fat, and hence...
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    Extra Easy: Any advice on ready meals or things i can eat without cooking that are low in syns?

    Hmm, I'm in farnborough. Bit of a drive to borrow a camping stove that cost a tenner :)
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    Extra Easy: Any advice on ready meals or things i can eat without cooking that are low in syns?

    I almost don't wanna give you advice here. Its feels like I'm enabling your dad in this TOTALLY & COMPLETELY UNFAIR scenario. madness All the batchlours savory rices re free. There are also plain rice noodles which just have to be soaked in boiling water. You can also buy frozen veg in little...
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    I'd much rather the school or police sorted it. It's either that or tell my niece to fight back next time.
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    14 Emsie. I really can't believe the school think that 2 days is a reasonable punishment. They've sent her Facebook messages saying 'why don't you cut your wrists & die' I think my sisters going to take those to the police to see if anything can be done.
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    Apparently not because it was on school grounds in school hours.
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    Thanks all. Thankfully most of the physical damage is superficial. Bruised ribs, mild concussion & lots of scratches on her face.
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    Dyjhiw your niece gets beaten up at school by 2 feral little children & their 'punishment' is 2 days each in seclusion. Absolute joke.
  11. kingleds

    Mexico Anyone?

    I think you'll find most of them are 24 hrs Hun! They all have cocktails & some (the Riu in particular) have mini bars with spirits in the rooms for free. Dangerous!
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    Elaborate ! :)
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    Mexico Anyone?

    I'd probably look at Playacar if you want to be in the middle. It's about an hour to Cancun & Tulum in each direction. There is a big complex of Riu hotels in Playacar - you can use all the facilities in each I think. Also, being All inclusive is less of a requirement if you're in Playacar as...
  14. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    Yeah, sounds like a prize idiot to me!
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    How many "A Day" do you eat?

    I often look at my food diary & think I'm gonna turn into a carrot soon. I try not to worry about the equivalent of 5 a day, but I do stick to 1/3rd superfree all the time & I also make sure I have a wide variety. At least the following every day. Banana Carrots Peppers Tomatoes Onions Apple...
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    In the Skip Drivers defence- he might have been on a Taco break - they are not allowed to move the lorries when they are. We have it all the time where I live due ot the shop. I love messing with them by knowing about taco breaks :) HOWEVER - no reason to be rude to you, or to park it in the...
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    Mexico Anyone?

    Hey. I stayed at the Grand Palladium in Akumal in December 2012x Weather was stunning the whole time. Hotel was brilliant - but it's massive! Easily 40 mins to walk from 1 end to the other. Lots of food options. Entertainment was a bit Butlins-eque but I actually thought it was fun! The ruins...
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    Feeling a bit worried- did anyone else have a gain in week 2 and went on to lose?

    Natasha - you need to stop worrying so much my lovely.. I lost 1 measly pound on my 1st week on SW & went on to lose 3 & 1/2stovsr the next 18 Months (slow looser :( ) I then lost 3lbs in week 2 & gained 1/lb in week 3 having been on plan . It DOES work. We have unrealistic expectations about...
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    Ready Steady Cook - Minimins Style

    Better late than never but here's an idea. Chop up all the veg into equal size pieces, put in a roasting tin. Lay the chicken on top. Add some garlic, balsamic vinegar & smoked paprika. Frylight the lot. Cook in the oven for 45 mins ish. Then serve with the cous cous. The juices from the veg...
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    38 syns. Seriously.

    OP - there is a sticky on Flexi- synning which is might worth reading so toucan get an accurate idea if what it is. Good luck for weigh in xx
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    Is it just me or is SW expensive?

    I think you need need to weigh up the cost of following a healthy food plan with the long term of loss of being overweight. Of course its sometimes a pure economic consideration, and there are lots of ways to reduce the cost as have been suggested above. Yes there typically involve a...
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    Magic Porridge

    it would make sense as it is MUCH cheaper. A big bag of tesco own brand porridge oats is less a than a £1 and lasts me about 6 weeks if I were to eat it daily.
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    SoldieronNatasha needs to make a change!

    Hi Hun. I'd say a couple of things, Food wise, you probably aren't eating enough superfree - and it really really does help your losses if you try and stick to 1/3rd in each meal. I have learnt a few things doing SW for such a long time. One thing I have learnt is that the only thing I can be...
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    Magic Porridge

    The Porridge Sachets aren't a HEB - you need 35g for HEB. But I doubt that it would be the reason for a weight gain alone.
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    ooo this REALLY annoys me,. My husband is forever leaving the bathroom light on. I don't know why he can't just turn the sodding thing off
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    and now DYJHIW your arm is sore as a MoFo as result of said GP's antics yesterday.. Thanks everyone for well wishes x
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    Has anyone tried them Graze boxes?

    I used to get them. You can choose to not have certain things to ensure you don't get stuff that's too high in syns but there are no syn free boxes I'm afraid. Nuts & seeds & dried fruits are synned on SW . Most of the little punnets are in the region of 5-10 syns each.
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    Lunch Ideas

    I'd recommend the Thermos food Flash for your Boyfriend. It has a little fold up spoon in the lid & is Kingleds husband proof - he's had his for 3 years now & hasn't managed to break it yet. Worth the £20!
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    Dyjhiw the GP can't find your implant to remove it so you spend 1/2 an hour of your lunch hour with him trying to fish it out!! Funnily enough, not that hungry after that !
  30. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    Exactly. - it ain't a cheap holiday by any stretch!
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    That is mental Emsie. My hubs was delivering a sofa to someone in Kensington the other week. He heard 2 two women with pushchairs in tow saying 'I don't understand how poor people complain about the cost of taking their children out - look at all the parks and playgrounds around here they can...
  32. kingleds

    Just joined Slimming World

    It's actually a massive step! There is no need to cut out alcohol completely on SW. One can (not even a pint!) or Stella is 9 syns. A large vodka (50ml) is 5 syns so you are already saving yourself a load of calories.
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    Tempted to weigh in at home from now on

    This is exactly why I go. I need the structure. Totally envious of people who can successfully go it alone.
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    Eating too much free food

    That's a fab loss! I too have eaten LOADS this week - I lost 3.5lbs - & I was a slow loser last time!
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    Tempted to weigh in at home from now on

    I guess it depends in whether you 're going to invest £1000 in a set of scales as accurate as the ones at SW or stick with normal at home ones. I put my scales at 4 different places in my flat & weighed myself - 4 very different result! I chucked them away & went back to group
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    Advice please re all inclusive holiday and food

    Lol! The 1st time we stayed in one we were having a rum & coke before going for breakfast! It seemed rude not to :)
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    Advice please re all inclusive holiday and food

    Riu's are fab for having fresh foods and salads. Just be careful of the minibar in the room - there are optics with spirits on the wall and it's included at no extra charge. Dangerous!
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    After a few days of unsuccessfully following SW I have some Qs.

    if you are out and about then buy a food flask and make up different soups from free foods- there are loads you can make. Then you just heat a portion up in the microwave in the morning, chuck it in the food flask and eat it when you get a moment. I travel for my job, and so I never rely on...
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    Advice please re all inclusive holiday and food

    I'm off in just under a month to an All Inclusive resort in Dom Rep. Its the 2nd holiday I've been on whilst on SW. I gained 2Lbs when I went just over a year ago to Mexico, which I think it pretty damn good for 2 weeks away! Things to avoid Fruit based drinks - they tend to be made with...
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    SoldieronNatasha needs to make a change!

    There are loads of ways to eat veg other than just boiling them as well Hun. I hate boiled veg - if that was my only option I'd never stick to any plan! If you've never been a big veg eater then the fact you are eating some is a great start. I wouldn't stress about it too much. 1/3rd superfree...
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    SoldieronNatasha needs to make a change!

    hey hun. So, looking at your dairy I can't see anything wrong - you are following the plan spot on. A couple of things. The Onken Fat free yogurt - is it the natural one or flavoured? The Flavoured ones have syns!! Whilst Nandos is a good choice, you could have a 2.5 syn dinner in there...
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    Eating too much free food

    I am just starting my 2nd go at SW. I fell massively off the wagon about 7 months ago, and the reason was because I started stressing about this type of thing and it all got too much hassle on top of regular life. I stopped trusting the plan, which I had lost 3.5st following Extra Easy...
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    Extra Easy: Question regarding steak

    P.S. There is no way one steak would sabotage your weight loss so you're defo being paranoid despite my previous!!
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    Extra Easy: Question regarding steak

    With ribeye there is usually a circle of fat right in the middle which melts into the meat as it cooks? Of all the steak cuts its the fattiest, so I tend to avoid it on SW. Its easier with Sirloin or rump to remove the fat.
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    Any freelancers/home workers here?

    LOL. Funnily enough its only tough when my willpower is at a low anyway. When I'm in the right frame of mind I can walk past every bit of temptation with ease! PS Jaffa Cakes are the work of the devil - cake and chocolate and biscuit in one, and addictive!! They were definitely designed by a...
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    Any freelancers/home workers here?

    I work from home a few days a week. Sometimes it's easier to stick to plan, but I live above a convenience shop, and a dominos pizza so equally I have loads of temptation in my way if I let it!
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    Advice Please!!!

    I think you'll probably find you can'[t eat like you used it. We went away last year to an all inclusive hotel, and were so excited about having a few weeks off after 18 months of almost constantly being on plan. First meal we had we were both full after 1/2 a plate! I gained 2lbs in the time...
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    Don't you just love it when...

    Now you've jinxed it :) DYJLIW when you have managed 2 exercise sessions in the last 2 days and have not collapsed!
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    Joining the gym? Scared of not seeing the lbs drops?

    That's hilarious Nettie. I never knew SW was special like that!
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    Green Days Crazy weight loss [not fat] over 5 days

    Apologies if I offend, but the weight building etc makes me think you're a bloke? In which case you will loose quickly, especially at first. I dunno why, but it's the way it is. I have considered sabotaging the OH on occasion as the weight just friggin falls of him, and I'm the one forking out...
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    Joining the gym? Scared of not seeing the lbs drops?

    The reason people tend to struggle is twofold. 1)not drinking enough water - make sure you drink loads to avoid water retention 2) you are usually starving after a gym session so over eat. Best way to combat this is to eat something small, with a decent amount of protein in it an hour before...
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    breakfast confusion

    To put your mind at res even more, the book had a pic of weetabix, milk and a banana for one of the breakfast ideas so it must be alright :)
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    New start 3/1/14

    Me too! Just been back to group today for the 1st time in 8 months and am most annoyed with myself. I will never be this big again!
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    Vegetable juice - SOS

    The theory behind it being synned is that you could quote easily juice 1/2 a bag of carrots, a whole cucumber etc and drink it, whereas if you had the same amount of veg and tried to eat it, you would get very full. You probably shouldn't have been screeched at about it though! A simple...
  55. kingleds

    Healthy extras and pregnancy

    I know my consultant says that you should have more Healthy Extras when breast feeding but not when pregnant. Congrats btw!
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    Any recommendations please??

    Sorry my lovely - should have made it clearer. Green Day - Free Foods: Pasta, Rice, Potatoes, Sweetcorn,. Parsnips, Peas, Beans and Pulses. Meat and Fish are not free on Green Days Red Day - All meat and fish with viable fat trimmed is free, but Pasta, Rice, Potatoes,Sweetcorn,. Parsnips...
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    Any recommendations please??

    If you're on a green day then Quorn is definitely an option to consider. Chicken is not free on green days and the HEB allowance is 57g so it's a tiny amount!
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    New Year Commitments

    Without my glasses I look about 10 years older. I'm less worried about how much the laser eye surgery cost than I am about how much eye cream and dark circles hiders I'd need. Has anyone had it done? I am put off by having to be awake for the whole thing more than anything else.
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    New Year Commitments

    Loads of fab ideas here! Mine are Don't get stuck eating the same 7 meals trying to stick to plan - try new stuff, preferably stuff which does not involve a tomato based sauce. Learn Spanish properly - have 5 weeks til my holiday in Dominican Republic and at the moment I know enough to be...
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    Christmas present thread

    Sorted! Emsie - have already suggested Gig tickets but her vetoed it!
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    Feeling hungry!!!

    I had to read your list if good twice to be sure but I don't think what you've eaten is anywhere near enough anyway so eat some more!
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    Christmas present thread

    You lot are putting me to shame ! I've got all mine still to do except my mum & sister (doing a long weekend in York as a joint pressie for them) 4 nieces are the ones I haven't got a scooby about. Especially the 16 year old. What do you get a 16 year old Emo kid?
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    Is it worth going to group?

    I'd never thought about that Michelle. Great idea.
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    Is it worth going to group?

    THIS!!!!!! I have been to 3 different groups and there is ALWAYS at least one. But worried you found group humiliating though - it should never be like that!
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    Mixing SW and slimfast

    So if the Shake is within your syns for the day, and its how you want to use them, its absolutely fine - YOU choose how you use your syns, and fit the plan around your life. In fact, I would argue that a shake which has a load of vitamins and minerals in it is probably a better use of your syns...
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    Free foods on EE

    That's not strictly true, but as a rule of thumb not a bad way to do EE. If it's a free food, it's a free food no matter when you eat it, however on EE you should try & have 1/3rd superfree with every meal & try to snack on superfree rather than free foods. Some mugshots are free, some aren't...
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    Amsterdam

    You'd be surprised Emsie! I'm taking my sister and mum to York for a 3 night break in April and to rent an apartment was 1/2 the price of staying in a hotel! The compromise is often location (just check how close to everything you are) plus the obvious, no room service or breakfast included-...
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    Amsterdam

    Hi Emsie. In terms of accommodation try Air bnb https://www.airbnb.co.uk/ - you can find some really nice apartments in Amsterdam at reasonable prices.
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    Oh heck I'm back - for the last time, I promise.

    I'm back too Liz (but not to group - I still can't find the time) , and I'm afraid I'm probably beating you on the worst slimming worlder ever!!! Had to buy clothes in a bigger size this weekend. Unimpressed with myself! Good luck with your 1st weigh in
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    Am I doing this wrong? Eating too much? Newbie - help!

    Well Jel of you - even though i've been where you are going! You will have a FAB time!
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    Am I doing this wrong? Eating too much? Newbie - help!

    Mine says the same as this. The way she explained it (i was massively sceptical) was that if you don't have the full amount you aren't getting the full health benefit of the healthy extra (fibre & calcium) & so it won't help your weight loss in the way a healthy extra should. So, you should syn...
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    Suits

    I find next fits me well but m&s definitely don't do maybe try them? I find their stuff is always too big around my hips so it might fit you better? They have some really lovely ones in at the moment - I am always really gutted about the fact they don't fit me. The other one, funds dependent is...
  73. kingleds

    Bananas! Thoughts please...

    Your consultant needs to get retrained I think. Bananas are superfree. End of. Superspeed foods will speed up your weight loss, but not eating them should not be a reason for no weight loss!
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    Consultant deleted me from facebook - i'm still a member?

    I know my consultant does remove people from our Facebook group if they swap to another consultants group: I guess the theory is that you should be getting support via your registered group. Did you ask to transfer on the system? Your old consultant would have got a note today this request had...
  75. kingleds

    Whats the most hurtful thing anyone has said regarding your weight?

    Some of these posts make me want to move to a desert island so I don't have to encounter these pricks EVER. People are HORRIBLE
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    True!
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    Facebook is the work of the devil :) I will never understand why people pour their hearts out on it like this!
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    Mama's Meals

    They do indeed - she might be little but my god she has a mouth on her! No Erm :( AWOL for a while.
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    Anyone else suffering under the regime of a money-driven Slimming World Consultant?

    I don't think OP actually said she had no intention of slimming or even that she wasn't following SW. There's plenty of reasons why people go to group but don't loose anymore weight for a while. I maintained for 6 months but still went to group. The inference was I still paid!
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    Job Hunting

    You can't be disciplined for having a linked in profile. You can only be disciplined for accessing social networking on your work computer - PROVIDING you have signed a disclaimer when you were first employed in which it stated that use of work resources for personal use was not allowed. No...
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    Mama's Meals

    He he Thanks:) ! You ain't been gone that long my lovely :) She's my niece, but she's a dwarf so even though she's nearly 6 she looks like bubba. Looking forward to seeing some new recipes. Mine have been getting a bit boring without you & Ermintrude for inspiration!
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    Anyone else suffering under the regime of a money-driven Slimming World Consultant?

    Hi MadamG Firstly, well done for losing 3 stone in the first place. I think the situation is very difficult for all concerned. Her job is to support you in getting to your target, and it seems like you had set this prior to your holiday, so she has a reasonable expectation that this is your...
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    Mama's Meals

    Why head bowed? You are allowed to be human & fall off the wagon! You won't be the first & certainly NOT the last hun! Good to see you back xxx
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    Not bad - just really frustrating. A client I sold to months ago keeps asking me questions I've already answered twice at least!
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    And then your clients ask really Silu questions that make you wonder why you bother telling them stuff in the 1st place!!!!
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    Help before I loose the plot?!??

    On the milk front, I would measure out 250mls of water in a bottle, draw a line on the bottle & fill up to that line with my milk for the day. Take it with you to work & then you don't need to worry about going over. I can't imagine trying to stay up for 24 hours personally do fair play to you!
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    When you work for people who are so removed from what you do that they ask questions that make you wonder if they are terminally stupid, or are they just too lazy to listen?!
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    Help before I loose the plot?!??

    Hiya. Had a quick look at your diary and the one thing that jumped out was the amount of times you were estimating syns for stuff, like 5-10 fries in Mc'Ds - 2 syns, or the scraping of flora, or the dip into your hubs bag of chocolate buttons. Its possible you are under synning stuff. Also...
  89. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    You should get to the GP ASAP Lisa - I suffered for 6 months with my implant playing silly ******* & then the GP put me on a the minipill for 3 months & it was all sorted x
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    Am I doing this wrong? Eating too much? Newbie - help!

    LOL Don't worry, I've said some right out weird stuff on here due to predictive text. Its not a problem if a couple of meals a week haven't got the superfree in, just if you routinuely don't have them x
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    Am I doing this wrong? Eating too much? Newbie - help!

    Couple of things spring to mind. You look like you are doing Extra Easy, and you should try to have 1/3rd superfree with your meals. The point is to replace higher calorie free foods with lower calorie superfree ones, whilst still filling you up. So, whilst what you ate for breakfast & lunch...
  92. kingleds

    Chiropractor

    Ditto. You may also find that whilst your neck is hurting the problem is elsewhere in your back. I thought my neck was the problem when in was actually the middle of my back that had seized due to my lower back being injured, and so everything was overcompensating! A few sessions of osteopathy...
  93. kingleds

    Whats the most hurtful thing anyone has said regarding your weight?

    You need to practise a couple of things hun. 1) sing back 'you're such a priiiiiccccckkk to anyone who sings that whale thing at you again 2) whenever a group of lads start being nasty, look them all up & down with a look on your face that makes them fully aware that they are lower than...
  94. kingleds

    Whats the most hurtful thing anyone has said regarding your weight?

    This is so true. The point I realised I should lose weight was when a total stranger started screaming at me on a packed commuter train that I should be forced I pay for 1st class as my arse was too big for the seat. The fact that all I did was try not to cry instead of knocking the rude fecker...
  95. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    It took me about 10 lessons to go above 20mph when I learnt to drive & I was constantly sore from clinging on for dear life! You'll get used to it ( hopefully quicker than I did :) )
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    Blimey love - I can't imagine what I did to offend you quite as much I have. You obviously don't know me at all if you think I'm talking about stuff I know nothing about but you also don't really seem to want to listen either so I won't be wasting any more breath on trying to explain. If I...
  97. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    I suggest you learn the meaning of words before you start throwing around assertions about people you've never met. Aside from anything else, in order to be a hypocrite in this situation I would needed to have actually used a payday loan company myself! That's kinda the definition of a hypocrite...
  98. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    Ummm I did not tar anyone with a brush.aside from anything else it's not a payday loan advert. It's a short term (12 month loan advert) with a horrifyingly high interest rate, designed to prey on people. I am not a hypocrite in this instance ( though I am sure I am in others, what with no one...
  99. kingleds

    Extra Easy Horrified with myself

    Hi Lindsay I do think your consultant needs to stop asking you why so little, it's probably not helping your self esteem & also perpetuating your feeling that you are a slow looser. 1.5lbs is a perfectly normal loss on SW, as is a stone in 6 weeks. This time of year you find there are big...
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    Okay - somewhat random one & not SW related but That pounds to pocket advert with the girl that says 'I was turned down by all the mainstream lenders' Dyjhiw you turn into the person screaming 'YES - COS YOU'RE A MASSIVE CREDIT RISK YOU MORON STOP BORROWING MONEY YOU CAN'T AFFORD!" At the TV...
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    white sauce recipe!!!!

    You could try using milk as your healthy a & using cornflour to thicken it to a sauce consistency - it's 1 syn a tspn I think. Then season with salt, pepper & mustard powder
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    Lisaberry's Extra Easy Adventure

    Hmm, I have a cast iron stomach so I just leave it in there & heat it up again later on, but if it's your daughter you might want to put it in the fridge. I also sometimes completely forget & leave it on all day. Never seems to do it any harm
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    Lisaberry's Extra Easy Adventure

    Don't be so hard on yourself! Here's a plan for you Cook something that you & your daughter will eat for dinner (like spag Bol, or chilli, curry etc). Take a portion to work the next day in a food flask. No stinkyness from heating it up at work. I would say that your best bet would be to buy...
  104. kingleds

    cooked tomatoes?

    It's classed as a vegetable for SW purposes, eat away!
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    Lisaberry's Extra Easy Adventure

    Depends on the type you buy. The buttery one is synned, so is the cheese one.
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    Lisaberry's Extra Easy Adventure

    You really need to eat some more protein hun. You've eaten barely anything for breakfast & lunch calories wise, and not a great deal more for dinner. I'd be surprised if you are eating more than 1100 calories in a day based on this. It far too little. Your body will be hanging on to every...
  107. kingleds

    Snog marry or avoid

    I take it that' throw off a cliff ' isn't an option? In which case - avoid Cheryl Cole - annoyingly fake twiglet with eyes! Jamie Rednapp or Louise Rednapp
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    So I just walked in the office...

    I'd be tempted to count out (loudly) the calories in their lunch. For example Ham& cheese sandwich - well that'll be about 500 calories, plus you bag of crisps,,about 100 calories, and that chocolate bar, 200 calories, oh- & don't forget that healthy fruit, 100 calories,many your can of coke...
  109. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    Loads of stuff! People 'liking' stuff on FB which is just really rude mainly!
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    Dyjhiw people don't use their brains (or basic maths) & just blindly follow stuff on the internet.
  111. kingleds

    can i eat a creme egg every day?

    Well you can't have 'anything' it's not magic :) but you can genuinely eat a lot of different foods - the key is in how it's prepared & the proportions you eat! So 1 creme egg is fine, but 3, deep fried, would be a no no :D
  112. kingleds

    can i eat a creme egg every day?

    I think if you're coming off a VLCD it probably makes sense to try & stick, as much as possible to the 1/3rd superfree recommendation. Mainly cos it will reduce the carbs you eat. Whilst there is nothing wrong with carbs, if you come off a VLCD you might find your body holds on to them a bit...
  113. kingleds

    Extra Easy Weight Watchers / Slimming World and calories?

    It's partly to do with the proportion of superfree & the fact it has so much fibre in it, so it moves through your system quicker, your metabolism is therefore faster, and so you lose weight a bit quicker. BUT - you would never be expected to point superfree on WW so I'm really confused as to...
  114. kingleds

    Two gains in a row - really demotivated and gutted

    Were you actually 100% on plan last week or a bit on plan last week? I'm not totally clear based on the above hun. If you weren't 100% on plan you can't really expect to loose weight. The plan works - trust it 100% by following it 100%!
  115. kingleds

    Please give me some faith in this - starting slimming world today

    One thing I would say is don't be afraid of eating if you are hungry. The food you list above is fine in terms of being on plan, but I think I'd be starving if it was me. Maybe grab some cooked chicken to have with that mugshot in the evening, and maybe a packet salad for some more superfree...
  116. kingleds

    Feeling sick?

    Definitely need to eat more. No wonder you're feeling faint.
  117. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    They are absolutely taking the piss with this one Emsie. I'd in the store screaming at the top of my voice for a refund if it were me!
  118. kingleds

    How much cheese?

    That's 30g as a healthy a x
  119. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    When some dozy bird drives into your car at a roundabout. Thankfully not a huge amount of damage done & I was on my way to the Osteopath anyway so if she has tweaked my neck again it'll be sorted fairly quickly.
  120. kingleds

    Don't you just love it when...

    Its the weekend already & you have no work til Wednesday afternoon!
  121. kingleds

    New starters, they want you to do EE for four weeks, why is this?

    You don't HAVE to have 1/3rd superfree with every meal. You should try to have it as much as possible, and you should make it your 1st choice for snacking, but you aren't forced to have it. If you want Egg chips, no veg, then have it. As long as its not every meal it will be fine. Its worth...
  122. kingleds

    Films and actors!!

    Sky captain & the world of tomorrow x
  123. kingleds

    Do you use sweetener or drink diet drinks regularly? READ THIS

    Yeah I try to avoid it as much as I can as well. I would prefer to sweeten with fruit or honey or just go without. But it's all down to choice I guess. I'd rather not have any spread on toast than have the low fat stuff, but equally I wouldn't dream of using syns on actual oil & will use fry...
  124. kingleds

    Films and actors!!

    Kate Winslet!
  125. kingleds

    Do you use sweetener or drink diet drinks regularly? READ THIS

    This does assume that someone is only having aspartame in moderation, which bluntly, a lot of people aren't who follow SW. There are people who put canderel in their tea or coffee, have no added sugar squash, or diet coke all day. Plus a few mullerlights to keep them going. Then an options in...
  126. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    How is that even legal? Surely you & your union have to agree to that?
  127. kingleds

    HELP ME PLEASE! NOTHING is happening, feeling desperately upset and disappointed

    What she said! Well done on the loss hun x
  128. kingleds

    Slow cooker safety?

    You need to add much more seasoning to anything you put in a slow cooker stew wise, and don't add as much liquid. The veg always makes it watery if you add too much stock and all the flavours disappear somehow!
  129. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    Were you at my group? I had to leave through sheer frustration. 1 girl complained she was bored of eating the same veg, wouldn't consider buying cheaper veg from Aldo, even though she was on a right budget & kept on going on about hiring a wall. She talked for 15 minutes about how hard it was to...
  130. kingleds

    HELP ME PLEASE! NOTHING is happening, feeling desperately upset and disappointed

    Oh fab! Thanks! I have some cod in the freezer & usually I just wrap it in parma ham & bake it so this will be a nice change. Just need to dig out the blender!
  131. kingleds

    wholemeal versus brown bread

    It definitely is - but sometimes better for you doesn't necessarily mean lower syns or calories. For example, nuts are better for you than chocolate, but are still quite high in syns x
  132. kingleds

    Right Direction enquiry

    I'm afraid no one will be able to post links either way as it breaches copyright to do so. If you have a specific pasta n sauce that you want to know the syns for then as Anna says, probably best to reply to your other thread & someone can answer for you. Line Anna I don't eat them so wouldn't...
  133. kingleds

    wholemeal versus brown bread

    Hi. They are different - its to do with how processed the flour is. Brown bread is not wholemeal, it's more processed. That's why brown bread isn't a healthy extra. Not sure on why there is a syn difference by I'm guessing it's due to there being slightly more calories in wholemeal bread.
  134. kingleds

    HELP ME PLEASE! NOTHING is happening, feeling desperately upset and disappointed

    On a totally separate note. Your, your cod in the Asian style marinade with Noodles sounds amazing. Are you able to post the recipe please? And as said above - sneaky peaks - work of the devil. Home scales are lying evil little balls of pain designed to torment us on a daily basis. Bin 'em! x
  135. kingleds

    HE 800G WHOLEMEAL BREAD??

    Believe it or not Jaylou, I weighed 2 slices from A 800g loaf the other day and it was 80g - so I use both & add 2 syns to cover the extra 20g x
  136. kingleds

    Aldi Extra Lean Turkey Mince

    It's a weird one isn't it? Seems the Sainsburys extra lean is free, but the Asda one isn't. I
  137. kingleds

    HELP ME PLEASE! NOTHING is happening, feeling desperately upset and disappointed

    I'm confused. Over 3 weeks you lost 3lbs, and you haven't weighed in this week so you don't know your loss or otherwise this week. It hardly constitutes no progress at all. It might be slower than you would like, but it is not zero. SW say you should expect to lose between 1&2lbs a week, so you...
  138. kingleds

    Calorie counting & slimming world...

    I get ya. I don't eat anything that isn't free or superfree without checking the calories first. Its just automatic now. The problem is when you start counting calories in free & superfree foods as on SW you should eat these freely. One thought for you - I hope you don't mind me saying this...
  139. kingleds

    Help req for things to take to work for luch

    Get a food flask and take leftovers in it. that way you aren't spending loads extra and you get nice warm tasty on plan food at lunch. Simples!
  140. kingleds

    Calorie counting & slimming world...

    I don't think there is anything wrong with being aware of the calories in what you eat, but actually counting them religiously whilst on SW is kinda counter intuitive. I keep a rough track of mine on Myfitnesspal but only rough as I don't want oget in the situation whrere I'm looking at my...
  141. kingleds

    extra easy......does it REALLY work?

    Like you Gatzer I have started eating veg I wouldn't even have considered before. Some has been a disaster (the Roasted Globe Artichoke last night being one) but mainly I've found that the veg I try has been amazing! OP - The superfree thing is important but also try to get some variety of...
  142. kingleds

    Don't you just love it when...

    Yup! I talk to mine all the time. My husband wets himself laughing at me doing it. Mind you, I did find him holding the cat yesterday and pointing out to her the new vinyl floor that she is absolutely not allowed to scratch. He then proceeded to tell her that if she did, she would actually be...
  143. kingleds

    Office Workers

    Oh yes! We also have breakfast bought once a month which consists of bread, croissants, yum Yuma, bagels, hot cross buns, scones, full fat yogurt, full fat cheese, ham, and a token bunch of bananas for anyone who doesn't want all that stuff.
  144. kingleds

    is it worth it, keeping motivated

    Think how bored you will get of not being able to leave your house because you are so big you can't get out of your bed. Or how bored you will be when the weight begins to affect your ability to stand up on one of those social events so you stop going to them Or, how embarrassed you'll feel...
  145. kingleds

    hols from group

    I get ya. If its your own consultant it will be her laptop & so she should be able to book your hols then. If she can't she can take a note & do it after group for you x
  146. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    :) in my humble opinion you are better off without us - we are all a bit mental :)
  147. kingleds

    couscous pancakes help????????

    Hmm, the pasta chips have been considered a tweak as long as I've been a member so not at all sure of her reasoning there!
  148. kingleds

    couscous pancakes help????????

    I know someone was told that SW rice pudding in general is considered food abuse. I think if you made sweetened cous cous for breakfast it would be fine. It's the adding eggs & making it into pancakes that's an issue
  149. kingleds

    couscous pancakes help????????

    Fraid so. SW consider using a free food in a way you would not normally use it, or as a replacement for a synned food (eg cous cous replacing flour in pancakes) to be food abuse & you are supposed to syn the cous cous as you would if you ate it on a red day.
  150. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    Debatable at the moment ! :)
  151. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    If I killed my husband would you all be character witnesses for me please? He is driving me mad banging nails into our bathroom floor. THERE IS NO WAY IT NEEDS THIS MANY TO KEEP A BIT IF WOOD DOWN AAAAGGGGGHHHHGGH And he left an empty loo roll on the holder even though the bin is UNDER the...
  152. kingleds

    Free/Low syn ready prepared meals

    Sounds like she doesn't really want to do it tbh! I'm out of the house for at least 13 hours a day during the week & still manage to cook, and go to the gym. I haven't eaten a ready meal in years! She could make all the following in the time it takes to heat up a ready meal. Spaghetti...
  153. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    Dyjhiw you cooker decides to blow up leaving you with 1 cooker ring on the one night this week you planned a meal which needed 2 cooker rings. New one being delivered on Sunday but has cost us £340! Most annoying.
  154. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    Shirleen - saw you FB post this morning & wanted to say am thinking you & your family at this sad time. Take care of yourself my lovely xxx
  155. kingleds

    Do you use sweetener or drink diet drinks regularly? READ THIS

    I am with you on these things usually Anna. The original cynic. Unfortunately I saw the internal Monsanto report on this stuff in 1999 (my uni housemates dad used to work for them) and not only is it true, they knew about it a while before their patent expired. I imagine like a lot of things...
  156. kingleds

    SOTW/SOTM

    Yeah, that would proper do my head in, even though I rarely win SOTW!
  157. kingleds

    SOTW/SOTM

    Really? My groups is always really good. I'd rather put a tin of something free in rather than old fruit!
  158. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    Having a hungry day too. I had a bacon, egg. J mushroom sandwich with fruit for breakfast, and a jacket with ham cheese & salad for lunch. There's no reason why I should be hungry!
  159. kingleds

    SOTW/SOTM

    I do think it would be more sensible to do it as a percentage weight loss personally, but even with that men loose higher percentages nearly all the time! It doesn't seem to make any upset in my group but then it could be because the people who win are nice! I imagine most people would get...
  160. kingleds

    SOTW/SOTM

    This can happen, but equally a woman with 12 stone to loose would lose very quickly compared to someone with 2 stone to loose. It's just the way it is I'm afraid. There has always been someone in my group, man or otherwise who usually wins SOTW because they have lots more to loose than me. It's...
  161. kingleds

    Extra Easy: Wetherspoons Sweet Chilli Noodles syn value

    You need to put in j d wetherspoon Sweet & it comes up as 10 syns. I can't believe how much of a difference adding chicken makes to the syns!
  162. kingleds

    Extra Easy Days Bring on the Bread

    I often end up eating lunch at my desk so I've got a food flask & just take leftovers heated up. No cooking time at all x
  163. kingleds

    Extra Easy: Wetherspoons Sweet Chilli Noodles syn value

    Sure :) I put j d wetherspoons ham in to the search and it came up that way x
  164. kingleds

    Extra Easy Fruit

    Yup - I have them with blueberries mixed into porridge for breakfast sometimes. Yum!
  165. kingleds

    Extra Easy Days Bring on the Bread

    To clarify, SW recommend 1/3rd superfree with every meal - the point being you replace higher calorie foods with lower calorie ones which still fill you up - hence my suggestion to replace 1 of the 3 slices if toast with some. Whilst you don't have to do it with every meal you should try to do...
  166. kingleds

    Extra Easy: Wetherspoons Sweet Chilli Noodles syn value

    Sorry, just put it in to syns online which you are not allowed to post links to on here x
  167. kingleds

    Extra Easy: Wetherspoons Sweet Chilli Noodles syn value

    15 on extra easy!
  168. kingleds

    Extra Easy Days Bring on the Bread

    Well tbh, if you aren't gonna try & do 1/3rd superfree you are unlikely to loose much weight on Slimming World. It's kinda an important part of the plan. Just add some tomatoes & mushrooms to your beans & cook them all together. Replace one of the slices of toast with the superfree & you'll be...
  169. kingleds

    Extra Easy Fruit

    Everything can make you gain weight if you ate truck loads of it. Just don't eat truck loads. Grapes are fine. They are superfree, just not superspeed. Fruits like raspberries & plums are superspeed as well as superfree. BUT - if you like grapes, eat them!
  170. kingleds

    Extra Easy Days Bring on the Bread

    And don't forget your superfree - try for 1/3rd on your plate.
  171. kingleds

    Extra Easy Days Bring on the Bread

    Sorry, it doesn't exist! Bread is the same syns except the weight watcher ones which are flimsy & not worth it! . The warburtons 800g wm loaf is 8 syns for 2 slices, or a healthy b + 2 syns. So you could use your healthy b + 6 syns on it to get 3 slices. Tbh, you would be better off doing red...
  172. kingleds

    The part of my body I love most...

    My legs below my knees - even when I was much bigger they were still slim :(
  173. kingleds

    Extra Easy Hungry or not?

    Hmm, god knows then! You're probably actually hungry in that case!
  174. kingleds

    Extra Easy Hungry or not?

    Everyone :) that's how you get overweight. If you aren't then drink a glass if water rather than eat something. Thirst & hunger are often confused x
  175. kingleds

    Cooking question

    The half fat creme Fraiche is 1.5 syns per tablespoon - unless you got the Morrisons NuMe 3% fat which is 0.5 syns per tablespoon. There are 15 mls in a tablespoon so it's 15 syns in 150mls.
  176. kingleds

    Cooking question

    Which brand of coconut milk did you buy?
  177. kingleds

    What are you snacking on today?? Syns or otherwise??

    I'm the same. Extra easy does say to choose superfree as your 1st choice for snacks, so I do try & follow this. If I am really really hungry I'll have a mugshot but that's pretty rare. I try to save my syns for after dinner.
  178. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    That is a complete joke. How do you get a teaching degree without knowing basic grammar? I thought they were supposed to pass exams in basic English & Maths now?
  179. kingleds

    PUDDING RICE

    It's a bit of a dark art hun. Cous cous cake - definitely food abuse. You should syn it as you would on a red day Smash pizza - bit of a grey area - as long as you eat it with 1/3rd superfree as part of a meal, not as a snack then it's okay. Pudding rice - free - unless you were planning to...
  180. kingleds

    Chips

    I wish I had room for one!
  181. kingleds

    Dispatches: Expose of Weight Watchers

    It's probably because they have a lot more adverts at the moment. Plus they use celeb endorsements.
  182. kingleds

    Amazing!!!

    Another one of those differences with what consultants say :) mine is insistent that unless you have a lot to loose you should stick to 10 a day, and a kit Kat chunky is 13. It'd be gone in less than 10 seconds if I had one as well!
  183. kingleds

    Amazing!!!

    I've actually got a glass with a line at 175mls on it :) the problem is sticking to one :)
  184. kingleds

    Amazing!!!

    Sorry, but unless you save syns (which whilst okay is not necessarily recommended) you can't have them both in a 10 syn day. 1 glass of wine - 8 syns. 1 bar of chocolate - min 4 for a mini treat bar, or.6 for a curly wurly. You can't even have a whole kit Kat chunky within your daily syns!
  185. kingleds

    Dispatches: Expose of Weight Watchers

    Blimey - my consultants getting stiffed! I remember her telling me that she was actually out of pocket when she started her 2bd group cis she didn't get enough to cover the room hire. I think 1 week she worked it out that she earnt £4.70! Don't get me wrong - she does a 3 session group As well...
  186. kingleds

    Dispatches: Expose of Weight Watchers

    This is all very true but most consultants don't break even for 6 months at least! The license to run a group is £2000 on its own. If you get 50 Paying members then you'd get £250 turnover, of which you give at least 55% to SW. Pay for room hire (where I live that's about £80 for 3 hours) plus...
  187. kingleds

    Dispatches: Expose of Weight Watchers

    Exactly. They are the same with giving up smoking etc. I gave up with an inhalator & patches. Other people go completely cold turkey. Surely as long as we all get to where we want to be it doesn't matter how we do it (as long as its legal & doesn't hurt anyone obviously :) )
  188. kingleds

    Dispatches: Expose of Weight Watchers

    I do think that I would still rather weigh & go than buy my own scales though. 1, cos if I had them in the house then I'd be tempted to jump on them every day. 2, cos I need the structure of a weekly weigh in that I am forced to go to. So, for me it's not a waste, but I can see how it would be...
  189. kingleds

    Chips

    You're unlikely to get it down to 10-15 mins unless you but an actifry. Even then I'm not sure. Your best bet is to microwave for 10 mins. Drain & wait for the steam to go away (makes them soggy) You need your oven on at the highest temp, lots of fry light & good sprinkle of salt to make them...
  190. kingleds

    Amazing!!!

    That's absolutely fine hun. Just not the whole thing in 1 day on top of normal meals :)
  191. kingleds

    Amazing!!!

    I'm with you on the Smash pizza hun, but that's mainly because hell will freeze over before I touch it, chips or no chips. Let's face it, you can't eat pizza & chips if you want to loose weight. You can eat pizza OR chips, just like you can have wine OR chocolate - but not both!
  192. kingleds

    Amazing!!!

    See my consultant says that's food abuse as well :) I d love how they are consistent with their messaging! If you eat as part of a meal, with superfree then I can't see a great deal of harm tbh. It's when you snack on it that it becomes a problem. A pack of rice is 400 calories, plus 3 eggs is...
  193. kingleds

    Cooking question

    You can use your healthy a for the Kara coconut milk (450mls) - its fine for cooking with. Personally, I'd think the mullerlight would taste vile! But thats because of the sweeteners in it for me.
  194. kingleds

    Amazing!!!

    I'm glad you liked it, but I would check with your consultant on whether it would be considered free or not. Slimming World consider anything where you use a free food in a way other than it would usually be eaten as food abuse - so for example making a loaf from rice, or a cake from cous cous...
  195. kingleds

    Cooking question

    Why is coconut milk a no no?
  196. kingleds

    Dispatches: Expose of Weight Watchers

    Probably!
  197. kingleds

    Dispatches: Expose of Weight Watchers

    Actually they'd be more likely to get some dentists on to go on about how Slimming encourages you to eat unlimited fruit & it's bad for your teeth :) personally I'd rather have bad teeth & no heart disease thanks. I didn't watch the programme so I won't comment on it specifically, but what I...
  198. kingleds

    Saggy Skin vs Being Overweight! What would you choose?

    Baggy skin all the way for me too. A tummy tuck & a boob job can fix the excess skin if needed :) I'm already saving for the boob job :)
  199. kingleds

    Office Workers

    I microwave them hun - you just need to make sure you don't over cook them when you cook them the 1st time!
  200. kingleds

    Office Workers

    My work day tends to look like this: In work for 7.30am. Breakfast of fruit, cereal & yogurt or baked eggs, or an omelette (make the night before & heat up when I get there. Mid morning: a piece of fruit or some carrot sticks Lunch: something leftover from the night before. I use a food flask...
  201. kingleds

    help me with my sweet tooth!!

    Meringue nests are 2.5 syns each - well worth it. Also, jam is 1/2 a syn of a teaspoon - you could put a teaspoon on a ryvita & have a 2 syn snack
  202. kingleds

    warburton bread soft brown farmhouse loaf

    All read is 6 syns for 60grams hun. You can only have wholemeal bread as a healthy extra, not brown x
  203. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    Oh Shirlenn. Thinking of you my lovely xxx
  204. kingleds

    Tesco bread

    Nope, it's got to be wholemeal I'm afraid :(
  205. kingleds

    Please help-i'm not losing weight!!

    Just out of interest, do you need the deserts in the evening or are you eating them to use your syns? I rarely eat desert as I'm full from dinner. If I'm not full I will give myself 10 mins before I eat anything else. A low syn desert is meringue with fat free yogurt & fruit. Also, try to...
  206. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    I saved some for tonight as we were supposed to be out but I have bailed after 1 drink. Feel pants. Hubs has still gone so at least he's not here to do my head in!
  207. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    I've NO idea - its well annoying
  208. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    He's proper doing my swede in today! His phones been cut of today as he's swapping contracts & because he never bothered to phone & get his phone unlocked he can't use the new SIM card for 3 days - he's known for a month this was happening! Grrr He is so bloody useless at some stuff. We off put...
  209. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    When your husband is being annoying just by the simple act of breathing! Grrrr
  210. kingleds

    Cheat Nights!!! (Weigh in nights) is it worth it?

    Not even a little but worth it! I swapped to Saturday morning weigh ins for a year & I lost 1/2 a stone in that time, having lost 3 stone in the previous year at Tuesday evening weigh ins. The difference was that more often than not after my Saturday weigh in I would go off plan for a meal at...
  211. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    You were NOT ridiculous or pathetic -you were going through some very tough stuff. Give yourself a break. DYJHIW you are in work 90 minutes before you have to be for the 3rd day in a row just to make sure you get in on time cos the traffic has been so bad this week.
  212. kingleds

    Slimming World & Psoriasis

    Thanks Sculls - I'm trying to avoid the steroid creams tbh as long as I can and am hoping I can at least alleviate it by avoid certain foods for a while. The light treatment thing does seem to work but not sure how I would go about that- my GP is next to useless at referring you for anything...
  213. kingleds

    Slimming World & Psoriasis

    Thanks both! I forgot to mention my devoutly carnivore husband so the meals need to meat based as well. I nearly always keep my hea for cheese, I guess I will just have to be inventive with it! I like the blue cheese idea - will defo try that. I suppose I could do pork loin with SW chips &...
  214. kingleds

    Only 1lb!! First week!

    I lost 1lb in my 1st week I've lost over 3 stone now It works, trust it.
  215. kingleds

    Fry Light

    It's still free. It's 1 calorie per spray so it will not make any difference if you spray if 20 times
  216. kingleds

    Slimming World & Psoriasis

    It's a right feckin pain Sue! Tonight was always gonna be a carbonara, and tomorrow I can something with salmon & Philly light maybe. Lunch tomorrow can probably be soup which is itchy food free but breakfast is a complete head mess for me. I need to avoid berries & I usually add them to...
  217. kingleds

    Quick meals! Cant take any more pasta!

    Rice takes just the same amount of time as pasta! Noodles are even quicker! There is no reason to eat pasta!
  218. kingleds

    Slimming World & Psoriasis

    Does anyone else find that sticking to plan means their psoriasis flares up? I finally gave in & got diagnosed by the doc & have been told to avoid eating chilli, spices, tomatoes, berries, Aubergine, amongst other things. This is pretty much 1/2 my SW diet - nearly all my meals are tomato based...
  219. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    It'll calm down again soon Jezzi xxx
  220. kingleds

    Gobsmacked!

    Yup, a few times x
  221. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    Oh yes!
  222. kingleds

    Gobsmacked!

    I'm fairly average, but my youngest niece is a primordial dwarf
  223. kingleds

    Free Food/Syn Free Food

    That different! They are tweaks. If you just add water to a pasta n sauce it's fine. It's when you start making them into other things that you get in a pickle :)
  224. kingleds

    Gobsmacked!

    I aim to please :)
  225. kingleds

    Gobsmacked!

    Mate, as long as you steal clear of dwarf jokes you'll be okay in my book :)
  226. kingleds

    Help!!! Can anyone tell me if i am doing it right????

    Okay, I've just added some note to your 1st post in italics- should help you out x Breakfast Scott’s porridge made with water and 2 x Satsuma’s - This is your 1 Healthy B for the day Lunch 2 x weight watchers malted bran bread (synned - I think 6 for 2 slices of bread) with 1 x laughing...
  227. kingleds

    Help!!! Can anyone tell me if i am doing it right????

    Looks like its on the expanded list hun so you are fine x
  228. kingleds

    Help!!! Can anyone tell me if i am doing it right????

    I can't see the Scott's oats sachet in my book, though it might be on the expanded list online. Will have a look for you. The book says 35g porridge oats unflavoured.
  229. kingleds

    Help!!! Can anyone tell me if i am doing it right????

    The oats so simple sachets are not a healthy b - are you counting them as one? Defo a good idea to take your OH with you imo
  230. kingleds

    Free Food/Syn Free Food

    I imagine that someone asked a question, was to use the search facility & found that thread!! I agree with you though - if has no syns & I'm hungry I'll eat it but I don't eat mountains of anything ( except carrots :) )
  231. kingleds

    Gobsmacked!

    This, plus he has a very dry sense of humour which may loose something in translation! It takes all sorts I guess. You'll find loads of supportive people on here.
  232. kingleds

    Free Food/Syn Free Food

    Its actually about syn free (pasta n sauce or Mullerlight) vs Free (Plain pasta or Natural Fat Free Yogurt) Its distinction I have never understood. If I look at the syn value of a food on the site is says Free, it doesn't say zero syns. I'm not going to complicate my life anymore than I have...
  233. kingleds

    I need help! Confused

    Was this a red day or extra easy? If it was extra easy then you need to syn the Hifi bar - 6 syns. If it was a red day you could use it as your 2nd heb. But that depends on what veg you had - did you have potatoes? Either way, use your syns! Probably nearer 15 initially x
  234. kingleds

    Extra Easy Time to take off the training wheels? No diary?

    I've been doing this 2 years and it still looks like a load of jumble! I write a diary on here. i did try not writing it all down for a while - it didn't work. I also tried just recording my HEX's & syns , which again wasn't great. I think the sad reality for me is that I use my diary as a...
  235. kingleds

    Business lunches

    For the in house ones, I tend to just say I am wheat & dairy intolerant - usually all you get some crudités & some chicken on sticks, but at least you don't have to worry about using your healthy extras on bread & cheese! I think the best thing you can do is try to make the best choice...
  236. kingleds

    Business lunches

    I struggle with business lunches as well. It can be a nightmare trying to find something that isn't a salad in a lot of restaurants & if you are taking clients out you don't want to look like a weirdo! The worst places are dim sum type restaurants - sharing food that's not even remotely SW...
  237. kingleds

    Don't you just love it when...

    Love him! One Of mine just came in meowing her head off cos the other one had gone somewhere she wasn't allowed! They are always grassing each other up :)
  238. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    But on this thread it is technically anyways a question because the sentence always starts with don't just hate it when....... :D
  239. kingleds

    Don't you just love it when...

    Oh yeah - one of mine inhales those then tries to nick the other ones :D
  240. kingleds

    Has anyone been on a volunteering holiday abroad

    Ooo - thanks all. We are currently saving to go travelling round the world for a year but we could defo build some volunteering in I reckon xxx
  241. kingleds

    Don't you just love it when...

    Mine'll do anything for dreamies! Including opening boxes that I've hidden them in and eating a whole bag in the middle of the night! No wonder the vet suggested they could do with loosing abut of weight :)
  242. kingleds

    Is SW making you wee a lot/

    My colleagues must think I have a bladder infection all the time I'm up & down to the loo so much.
  243. kingleds

    Don't you just love it when...

    They are 10 months old now so it's getting a bit old already :) they are still cute though. I remember when they were really little they used to both sleep only upper arm at night curled up together & then lick my face to wake me up :) They are so different to when we 1st got them now!
  244. kingleds

    Don't you just hate it when....

    Right now Missus. 8lbs in a week is water retention from all the salt & will HO as quickly as it came. Even when you were overweight you were NOT fat or useless. Please don't talk about yourself in that way. You are worth more. Take a deep breath before you go & try & sort out the family...
  245. kingleds

    Extra Easy Question re Weekly Weigh-In/Image Therapy

    I think it's a lot to do with the people in your group. I swapped to a Saturday morning group about 18 months ago, with the same consultant & tbh, it wasn't the best for my weight loss. The group was nicer, but it felt more like people were there for the social side and ween't that serious about...
  246. kingleds

    Luxury Fish Pie- try it, you might like it!!

    There is a whole section called slimming world recipes in the subforums hun which you could search. I tend to make mine by cooking a mixture of fish with 4 healthy as of Philly light, spinach, onions & garlic, and add a couple of boiled eggs.Top with mash (I mix Greek yogurt in to make it...
  247. kingleds

    Carbs

    I had kinda signed up to the carbs are bad for you mantra & started doing Red days quite a bit last year. Got myself in a right old pickle & ended 2012 the same weight as I started it! So at least I know that I can maintain if I need to :) Anyway, I decided that this year I would just follow...
  248. kingleds

    So frustrated about portion size info & now really worried about weigh in

    This! So true. I lost 1lb my 1st week at sW. I'd bought a 12 week countdown so i had to carry on even if I had been disheartened. People around me were losing 8/9lbs & I was a bit gutted rbh. My Consultant still talks about it with every new member! Thing is, I've lost over 3 st now, and even...
  249. kingleds

    Don't you just love it when...

    Dyjliw you kitten wakes you up at 6am by pawing your face (no claws!) & purring in your ear. I love how happy they are living here. A corresponding post on the DYJHIW thread is due about being up at 6am on a Sunday though :)
  250. kingleds

    Cough mixture

    Added bonus is that your feet would get some extra moisturisation :) Honey & lemon juice mixed into hot water might help as well xxx
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