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silly q, whats a mim?

well thats good news coz ive been doing a LOT of breathing this week! lol

i keep an online one here so i can keep track as if not i tend to forget what ive had (convenient huh? lol) i am hoping to learn to rmemeber better and do away with it, because i think if u can master what ur having in ur head it will make it more a natural way of life. and as someone consultant...

thanks everyone, i ket the faith and the scales are showing -2lb yesterday (i know but i cant resist dong my wii body test!) so im sticking with it and upping the exercise! xx

hahah @chin muffin! (me too!)

FRIDAY BFAST- grapefruit, 50g cereal (heb + 5 syns) milk (1/2 hea) LUNCH- 2 egg omelette with mushrooms, 21g cheese (1/2 HEA) blueberries DINNER

THURS GREEN BFAST- 28g cereal (HEB1) milk (1/2 HEA) hot choc (2syns) LUNCH- tinned spaghetti with 2 fried eggs on top (1 syn) pitta (HEB2) grapefruit SNACK blueberries DINNER- vegetable paella & baked sweet potato & cheese (1/2 HEA) EVENING- 125ml wine (4.5syns) creme caramel...

im getting married in july and what to feel amazing. I have photos of me in my dress and its totally amazing, i look great, BUT i hate the big fat arms! so i want to banish those chunky arms! also, we're hoping to start a family soon after, and i know all the potential complications of pregnancy...

just to add, when i have jacket ot i always miss the butter, but with sweet pot they are already moister and buttery!

i am so into baked sweet potatoes at the mo, so much tastier than a normal spud. the skin is really sweet and a bit sticky yum yum and thye are quicker to cook. i grate my hea cheese into it and its awesome. im going to do one now...nom nom

hi and congrats :D i am getting married in july, ordered my dress ages ago, but am hoping to be able to get it taken in a bit after sw'ing the next few months. dresses can usually be taken in a couple of sizes quite easily, but not out very much, so if in doubt get a size bigger. most dresses as...

i have to dodge sprouts in order to remain engaged! some days are particularly bad on sw but hey ho, all worth it in the end.

28lbs is a healthy pregnancy gain so i would think that sounds sensible to allow u to gain this (and maybe a touch more to be flexible) before u have to pay.

very cute!

we are all different :( i often hear people say their size and think noooo way hose! but we all have different insidey bits too, your insidey bits must be a bit lighter? it is just a number, but its significant to women as thats how we put our weight into reality. but also remember that people...

at 5ft 2 im a juicy pear! 16 on the bottom, 14 on the top, although fat arms are making some 14's a bit tight :( weight 11st 10 i lost weight once before and was a size 10 on top and 12 on bottom, weighing 9st 4. "i want to go to there!"

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thanks, all noted. the beginning of the week was a bit samey and mugshoty as we hadnt been shopping and that was all we had- am fully stocked now. Hellie- good to know its not just me, sometimes reading posts on here can be so demoralising when people lose so much so quickly, and even lose when...

is sweet potato still a superfree food?

hi there. have been silly a weighed after 4 day and lost nothing as yet. im always a slow loser, but this has wobbled me a bit :( could someone have a look at my food diary so far and tell me if it looks worthy of losing? thanks so much xx RESTART 2010 Saturday 02/01/10 Bfast tinned...

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im finding it a bit tricky to get th 1/3rd in for some meals too, but can see the reasoning behind it, although if u do green and have a mahoosive pasta feast every night surely that would have as many cals as a part meat part carb meal..but who knows? Maybe, just maybe theyve done it so all...

i think little things like that keep us focused...and that is my excuse for shopping!

i tried to find the success story of the girl wearing it but couldnt find it on the website..hmm

devon that dress is lovely!

haha i also have a weddig dress to get into but that fits!

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:D I recently saw the most gorgeous dress in SW magazine, on one of the success story girls. i went to their website but dress was £135 (ouch!) so couldnt justify getting it! today was on coast looking at bridesmaid stuff and said dress was in the sale for £39!!!! the only catch being that it...

Wednesday LATE BFAST- hot choc (2 syns) tin spaghetti, 2 poached eggs, pitta bread (HEB) grapefruit, sweetener LUNCH- fromage frais with options (2syns) 8 olives (1 syn) DINNER- grapefruit, whole baked rainbow trout, salad leaves, baked sweet potato chopped apple, mandarin and banana with...

Tuesday BFAST- mugshot LUNCH- pitta (HEB) cream cheese (1/2 hea) sushi (3 syns) 8 olives (1 syn) DINNER whole rainbow trout, baked. ratatoui (?sp) mixed canneloni, aduki and something else beans, sweet potato chips. SNACKS hot choc (2 syns) fromage frais with options (2 syns) and...

tesco finest are 2.5 syns??? wow that is excelent, and the pesto thing too..yu yum

im also doing the pre wedding slim down, we're tying the knot in july, so excited!! have ordered my dress in a size 14 which fitted (but ive put on about 6 pounds since then!) , but hope to be abe to size it down to a 12 (or maybe even a ten!) fingers crossed

Monday BFAST-snap pot baked beans, pitta bread (HEB) LUNCH- baked sweet potato, grated cheese (1/2 HEA) apple DINNER- paella (rice, peas, onion, pepper, prawns) three wafer thin slizes of chirozo (?3 syns) supper- tin heinz ravioli (1.5 syns) pitta bread (6 syns) milk in tea (1/2 HEA)

i was struggling to decide on something for dinner tonight, then spotted a little bag of paella rice i got in sainsburys a few weeks ago. on the bag it had a recipe for quick paella. quick fry diced onions and pepper, add pinch turmeric, add 50g rice and fry for 2 mins, add whatever u want in it...

im having 5-10 (nearer 10) when i had 15 i didnt lose :( when i calorie counted i had to go quite low to lose, and this is reflected in the syn amounts i think. everyone is different, so for some they have more syns and then eat less other stuff (because theyre noshing their syn stuff) so the...

wow, well done you!

Sunday 03/01/2010 Bfast grapefruit, sweetener Lunch tinned spaghetti, pitta bread (HEB) Snack- mugshot, apple, pear Dinner spag bol as yesterday cheese (HEA) snack leftover pasta & cheese (3 syns) 8 olives (1 syn) 1 roses (2 syns) creme caramel (4 1/2 syns)

i also have a sweet tooth and long for a dessert after dinner. very low fat fromage frais with some splenda and a choc orange options is surprisingly good, but asda smart price creme caramels are only 87cals= 4 1/2 syns and really yummy as well as very cheap!

the last week i was on sw pre xmas was the only week ive stayed the same despite sticking toplan, the nly diff i can think of is no exercise! so, am making sure i keep moving. i do free step on the wii, which means ust stepping up and down whilst watching tv. couldnt be easier

hi sarah, im also near norwich, have added u as a friend x

coke zero is THE best yum yum yum tatses like proper coke from a glass bottle. diet coke is yuck.

welcome back :D

rocket salad, topped with chick peas, tomato salsa and sea bass- yum!

im weighing at home on the wii fit. i have discovered that if i do it on the kitchen floor it weighs same as sw class scales. (when u do it on carpet u become a slinky goddess ha) the downside of this is that u cant do the whole naked weighing thing, people have to eat in there ;) haha xx

i love ee, so easy! i never felt like i was having a complete meal on red or green...couldnt stand having to have either a teeny bit of brown pasta, or nasty quorn mince to have spag bol! lol. i have found tho that i do have to be a bit careful as i didnt lose anything the last week i was on...

this sounds great!

pesto would be quite high in syns wouldnt it? i love pesto pasta :D id add mugshots which are like little pasta/noodle snack that u make in a mug, but are so handy for a quick munch x

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are the EE syn values still just the lowest of red and green or have they worked them out properly based on what is free on ee? ie noodles and veg dish would be free on ee, but by using the lowest of either red or green ur still synning something which is free on ee...i hope theyve changed this x

we have goose every year, this year included, and love it! and the fat makes the most incredible roasties. if it was tough and dry sounds overcooked? u can get cheaper ones from lidl or aldi (cant remember which) for anyone who wants one a bit cheaper :D

i have found u sit about listening to each person say their week has been ok, they were expecting to lose/gain, and they have no problems for next week. plus a bit of a clap at these wildly unadventurous responses. lol. sorry, i find it a bit of a snooze fest tbh

I jumped willingly off the wagon for xmas and new year, had a great time and now am going to face the consequences tomorrow am on the scales! im sure i'll have gained a little (although am weighing in morning instead of evening so will be happily deluded by the numbers hahaha) but not overly...

went to the car, snowing like mad, decided to retreat back home as going to work at 7 tonight and cant face going out twice. so weighed myself on the wii fit and it says that i have stayed the same! cant beleive it, have been so angelic this week :( was dead cert i would have a good loss this...

ive had a good week and stuck to plan, having a food diary has really helped. i weigh in at 6, dreaeding it but only coz its snowing so dont really want to turn out but guess i have to...brrrrr good luck everyone xx

after, its less fiddly. but it does make my bottom lip pop out to cut off th crispy bacon fat and bin it...*sigh*

i feel for you too, im also in the slow losing gang, however i think ur doing pretty well! 2.5lb loss twice in a row is pretty darn great. i think we get into the mindset of losing large amounts fast because we're always hearing about crash extreme diets in the media and people losing loads at...

well done !!! im sooo hoping for my pink sticker this week! sticker envy hahah

good idea! xx

extra easy DOES seem too good to be true, but it is true! i agreeu feelmore satisfied because u can have the complete meal. IN the "old days"i hated having to have either spag bol made with scabby quorn mince, or beef mince but with a handful of wholemeal bleurgh pasta... now i can have REAL...

:confused: thus the skinny shops should only hire skinnies? bit of reverse discrimination going on there! be nice to the skinnies, we'll be them soon :D on that note i alwasy remember being at work after recently dropping to a size ten and a larger lady moaning about being chunky and me...

this is why we need extra easy syn diectpry coz just going for lowest out of reg and green is really not giving us all lour free stuff for free.

haha i want to be in denial too. if u go by the syn values in the book u could have chinese every single ay and be on plan..hmmm

hi there :D I work days and nights, so although i weigh in at about 6pm on thursday, sometimes i have just woken up after a sleep day (following night shift) so its sort of like weighing in in the morning, but with the usual night shift icky bloated feeling. i worry this will play havoc with the...

malted fruit loaf, dried fruit, seeds. Some fruits ie tangerines, bananas keep well in warmth. Savoury muffins? made with seeds/carrot.

i put on 1/2 lb last week and although i had had a bit of naughty food, i also wonder if star week could have added to it as i just "felt" heavy, then once id come on was going to the loo loads and felt much better. i guess the truth will be in this weeks weigh in. never noticed it before but...

go for it girl :D your milkshake is bringing the boys to the yard!

mm i love pickled things :D especially pickled eggs- gorgeous!

wow, just found this article online and totally shocked by the calorie contents- no wonder i gained last week after having a massive chinese fest after wi- i was up against those extra zillion calories before my week had even started! wont be making that mistake again! ******"We all know...

bavarian blue (brie with blueness) cheese chunky thick in a hot white bagel. drool!

hhahahaha love it!

wow, excellent, well done you!

how is the gravy only 1 syn? i need to cut down my gravy syns :(

its when people say "but its only parsnips- its veg!" hmm yes roasted in maple syrup/ butter/ lardy lardiness.

alos u will lose slowly because you've not got very much to lose as ur pretty much in the healthy bmi range anyway, its always much harder to shift the last few pounds x

men have more muscle and thus just burn more calories all day every day. my oh eats on stop and is thin, its a great injustice. also some people just lose easier than others. my mum will in a week on a diet, eat terrible for three days then panic and eat good for the four days before weigh in...

avoid cauliflower, broccoli, sprouts, baked beans etc and u should find it a bit better. u can take charcoal tablets (holland and barrett) which are supposed to help, but i find if i eat the above foods im very lonely in my house as oh runs off to hide!

does sw do a book with more full syn values for takeaways? the little book is a bit rubbish! i have from my chinese special chop suey, which is all the meats in a lightish sauce packed full of veg. this comes up as "with noodles" in the sw online syn thingy, so as would syn higher as counting...

i must admit, as un pc as it is, i would prefer my swc to be healthy size or on plan to get there. i think its a little hypocritical to tell us all what to do when u arent on plan, and i think to be a true ambassador of sw one would be taking on the plan as a way of life, for life. maybe...

i round up so i dont feel like a diet fraudster haha x

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RESTART 2010 Saturday 02/01/10 Bfast tinned spaghetti, poached egg, blueberries, grapefruit, sweetener Lunch Mugshot, Sweet potato wedges with cajun seasoning grapefruit, sweetener Dinner Spag bol made with small amount normal mince (whoops- only just realised this!) onion, green...

Tasty Tuesday Breakfast wm pitta bread (HEB) snap pot of baked beans banana & mullerlight Snack apple 2 finger kit kat (5 1/2 SYNS) Lunch Wanchai Ferry pork dish (comes up as syn free on the calculator) lean pork, red pepper, pineapple, celery, onion, mushroom, sauce. 1/2 tbsp oil (3 SYNS)...

Mouth watering Monday Breakfast Alpen light bar (1/2 HEB) coffee sugar lump (?2 Syns) mint chocolate (2 Syns) Snack chicken drumstick, skin off (3 1/2 syns) Lunch Snack milk in hot drinks (2 syns) animal choc bar (5) Dinner pasta, 1/2 half cheddar 42g (hea1) and mozzerella 65g reduced...

but syned food is allowed food. u have to be careful not to get in the midset of not being allowed higher cal foods- we are all allowed these in moderation hence 5-15 syns a day. if u deprive urself of stuff completely u run the risk of getting fed up and falling off the wagon big style, but...

can i have her syns pleeeaaase? mine go on mayo, gravy, choc, pasta sauces, sausage, hot choc, creme fraiche, etc. i could use mine and yours easy peasy...oops!

maybe its because ur in the underweight bmi group and ur body wants a little more fuel?

"nothing tastes as good as thin feels!"

very true xx

sounds vile! my oh cooks the most gorgeous roast, just scoffed it! however i didnt think about how he's made the gravy until after the event, and yes he made it with the meat juices so must be about 7 syns worth- gutted! ho hum! i think id just suggest she cooks something else? or go out for a...

Fun day Sunday Breakfast bacon, sausage (1 syn) spag hoops, wm pitta bread (HEB) Snack tangerine, apple, options hot choc (2 syns) Sunday Lunch Roast lamb, dry roast potatoes and sweet potatoes, leek and cabbage, cauli. Gravy (7 syns) Snack Milk in tea HEA fruit handful baked chickpeas...

Templates Day Breakfast Snack Lunch Snack Dinner Snack Total Syns Night shifts Thursday (WI Day) (On nights so diary is midnight to midnight) Meal at work (around 02:00) Snacks at work (midnight to 08:00) Breakfast after work (09:00) ***sleeping (on nights!)***...

Scrumptious Saturday (EE) Bf 2 fried eggs (fried in oil 1 syn) spaghetti hoops bacon (fat off) Snack Fromage Frais FF Raspberries meringue (3 syns) coffee/squash Lunch mugshot tangerine x2 alpen light (3) Dinner sw chips, double egg (fried in oil 1syn) & beans Snacks Candy floss...

extra easy :D Food-luvin Friday Brunch- two slices wm bread (400g loaf) (HEB)made into eggy bread with one egg and dash of milk. fried in frylight. served with beans. grapefruit sprinkled with splenda snack- 8 olives (1 syn) animal choc (5 syns) fromage frais with choc orange options...

*Cherry On Top*'s food diary - to keep me organised, honest and on track! Any feedback would be great, always nice to have inspiration Extra Easy Green Red

i think u'll prob survive ;) i have some stir fry with edamame beans in the fridage, says USE BY 10th dec. do i eat it for lunch...? do the beans KNOW 12 hours have lapsed?? hmm but its a use by not a bb- any thoughts?

it seems there is no justice to this weight loss thing :( however i do believ that it takes two weeks to really see whats happeneing so hopefully a 100% week this week will bring it all back off again. xx

amazing, u look 10 years younger!

i put on 1/2lb and am sulking. however i am sulking with sw chips not something lardy so next week IT IS ON!

thanks :D im annoyed with myself more than anything because i know that the result is down to me. But i guess ive had a stressful week (my nan is sick and doing a lot of racing around/staying out all night) and at least know what i ca do to move forward. Onwards and upwards. Interestingly this...

oh no :( put on 1/2lb, bums. am really gutted, thought i would def lose this week. althought am even more gutted that in retrospect i prob dont deserve to lose as i had a chinese on wi night as a treat, then had a sunday dinner where i had christmas pudding and brandy sauce. i feel a bit hard...

well done team thursday! im off to wi in a bit, ive been pretty good, so im hoping for a lb *fingers crossed*

on come dine with me the other day, they did a starter which was pears halved and cored, then crumble stilton and mix with cottage cheese, stick cheesy mix into pears... voila! easy, sw friendly,and a bit gorgeous!

yeah, they suck. u do get some shops where u just look at the wndow and think "hmm size 8 city..." and not even contemplate going in. i must say i feel lucky to have never been more than a size 16 because i find it hard at a 16 to find stuff i feel happy in and thats with the full rnage of...

i weigh in at half 5 tonight, and ive just been to tesco, so im currently scoffing two packets of sushi (yes, im greedy and i like it!) few olives, wholemeal pitta (well they did say it would be a HEB next year- soim checking it out ha!) and a couple of those blue cheese laughing cow things...

hahaha @clap for teddy! the clapping makes me die..too random!

thanks :D will experiment xx

i never can guess how ive gotten on..nailbiting until im on the scales!

thats nice and easy too if itsbhalf a ball. im naff at measuring things..but i can chop in half really well ;)

mim are u a group member? if not i would join a group, even if only for one week, because they will give u all the books, and once u have all that we can help out with the other info u might need :D

re the clapping...omg its cringey but me and my distance slimming world buddies love to laugh about it! i love that even if u eat 15 doughnuts a day and put on 5 lbs u still get a clap..for staying to class hahaha gotta love the happy clapping

hahaha dont be gullible folks. 3/8 of a syn hahaha inspired :D

even when i lost 3 stone and was a size 10-12 in every other shop, jane norman size 14 jeans were still too small!! bah hiss at jane norman!!!

this is genious!!!!

hi :D i bought some worcestershire sauce after seeing the adverts, now cant for the life of me remember what the adverts said to do with it?? lol any ideas?

i did the math, its 67g x

i had pasta and sauce for something quick and filling. it was my first attempt at making my own sauce and i was quite pleased with it :D used passata and added herbs and garlic, red onion, mushroom, celery, red pepper all diced finely. was yummy! could have had some meat in coz am extra easy but...

been wondering this myself! its usually 6 syns worth as a hex, so we should be able to just work out the maths....should i say haha so 56g would be the 5 syn equiv, so prob fair to say about 65g would be about right id have thought? its not actually on the official list tho, but president light...

0.5 off for me last week, fingers crossed for tomorrow :D

so thursday people, how has ur week been?

ooh 4.95? thats good. i saw this one on ebay but much more ££ SLIMMING WORLD EXTRA EASY COOK BOOK RECIPES BRAND NEW on eBay (end time 18-Dec-09 17:23:13 GMT)

did u ask ur cons why he thought 10? ask him at class next week and see what his thinking is x

thats last pic is really beautiful!

omg blue cheese yum yum yum. this week i bought a block of stilton and have scoffed it every day as a B...

haha i had mine taken out and its no big deal honest, a two minute job :D

blimey circes- lost 41% THAT is AMAZING! photos? we love photos :D

i think it says if u go more than 3lb below ur trget they will ask u to either come back up to target or reset it to 7lbs less than previous target. that is because u would already be only 3lbs away from the new target. i think its worded confusingly

no idea about hiring dresses? maybe call around the shops and find out how it works. besxt to have a time scale so u have time to find something x

sw is not one of the diets where u lose loads at great speed, because its normal food, eating plenty and living a normal life. Took me a while to get my head around losing only a lb a week and being content with that but now i have i seem to lose 1-2b a week and eat loads. much ebtter for me...

im working 12 hr shifts xmas eve and nye so those two will be ok, im going to have what i like on xmas day, boxing day and new years day, but as my main meals will be roast meats pots and veg or cold meats pots and salad it'll be extra easy with extras lol im also going to have that...

extra easy day so u can meat and veg, syn for oil/dessert. it shouldnt be too bad :D

i think they say like lots of the hormonal methods that it can increase your appetite, but if u satisfy it with free stuff it shouldnt be a prob, however like anything it sometimes take a little time foryour body to adjust. u sound to be doing all the right things re superfree etc, id say see...

well done u on joining, ditto what everyone else has said- no time like the present (ooh almost a christmas pun type thing there lol) look forward to hearing how weigh in goes! shout if u get stuck on anything xx

Mine is to have my wedding dress taken in a size, or two, and not to have fat arms...my dress is amazing but theres nothing worse than flabby arms hanging out of gorgeous strapless dress!

plan! plan what ur going to eat so u never get to the point of grabbing anything just coz u have nothing sw friendly to hand. this is in fact my biggest downfall haha!

wowser vikstar thats tons! well done :D good ol' sw x

def coz ur running to such a tight deadline, because most dresses take 3 months to order unless u can just get one off the rack in a sale or something, and even then u need time for alterations! i ordered mine in april and still hasnt arrived!

i made some sw crisps tonight! i made them before and they were rubbish, but this time they were amazing! looked exactly like normal crisps and tasty sprinkled with salt! i also just tried fro frais with a choc orange optons and tsp splenda in it, and it was really nice! so surprised as im soo...

its all so tempting isnt it....

i just want freshly baked soft white bread with real butter, and chocolate, loads of, and cheesy chips, and nachos with houmous and cheese and salsa, and and and ermm...cake! oh yes dont forget cake. and a bit more chocolate maybe, oooh and some sesame prawn toast , nom nom nom... i could go on...

All this is actually wrong, if this was ee i would be dodging it, but actually its much more straight forward. +You dont have to have 1/3 superfree at meals- thats a suggestion if u wanted to boost weightloss above the normal. +You dont have to snack superfree. +The syns u count the lowest...

how about start now? u have a couple of weeks to lose a few pounds before xmas, so then if u gain a couple at xmas u dont have even more to lose. I'm also doing the pre wedding diet- good luck to us! xx

i had a crack at blasting my soup with hand blender today and it did a really good job, much to my surprise, except when i whizzed it before it was submerged! i ended up with boiling hot soup all over my glasses- thank god for my crap eyesight haha!

my "everything in the fridge" soup i made tonight. Carrot, cauli, butternut squash, onion, couple of veg stock cubes, celery, leek & potato. A before and after shot here. Was delish, free on EE and green, and perfect to take to work in a flask or to have something warm to munch throughout the...

also, remember that u have eaten mountains of yummy stuff all week, so if u do that and LOSE thats pretty impressive regardless of the number! good luck x

all porridge has syns though, unless u have it as a B

if u have time, boil and slice some new pots and then fry in frylight- so good with egg/beans. Quick brekkies, i tend to go for toast, if u have weightwatchers wholemeal u get 3 slices for a B, extra light phili is low syn or u get a mountain for a heA, so u could have half the phili and half...

thanks tmfd- going to look at laddiesboys diary now, theres so many is nice to get a heads up n one to read xx

yep, go read what everyone else is munching, also go find that thread with all the meal ideas on with photos of everyones gorgeous dinners- if that doesnt make u join sw i dunno what will xx

Make life easier for yourself. Make sure you have a big hearty dinner planned, spend a bit of time making something a bit fancy if u have time, it makes u feel spoilt and satisfied when u have something a bit out of the ordinary. Then stock your fridge with stuff to munch, so when u get the...

Every diet involves some changes to what u would normally be doing but i think SW fits in really well with normal life, theres always something u can munch and u never have t feel deprived. I say give it a go, what have u got to lose?xx

they are half price at sainsburys this week, but also available in most of the supermarkets. they do all different dishes, not sure of the others syn values. it was really lovely though

have a Bo Luo Pork Recipe Kit from Wanchai Ferry, which is sweet pineapple in a fruity tangy cantonese sauce. u add pork, a pepper, a carrot and an onion to the kit. Couldnt find it on the syns online, so entered the details on the calculator, and it says it is FREE on green and extra easy...

? cant be that different can it? just a different bean?

Hi :D i have a Bo Luo Pork Recipe Kit from Wanchai Ferry, which is sweet pineapple in a fruity tangy cantonese sauce. u add pork, a pepper, a carrot and an onion to the kit. Couldnt find it on the syns online, so entered the details on the calculator, and it says it is FREE on green and...

firstly, congratulations :D Perhaps give yourself just a little more time after baby arrives just to settle into being a mummy before jumping into sw, just coz its a whirlwind time and harder to organise ur meals etc when ur up all hours etc. Also, just breastfeeding will burn off zillions of...

yogurty ones i always find rancid, but made some lemony ones last nght with quark and they were quite nice :D

hi :D Just wondeirng, when the syn values say "per average takeaway serving" do they mean the whole container, or do they mean the serving u should dish urself out if ur not greedy arse like me? I love a special chop suey, and figure this probably isnt too bad an option, if anyone knows the...

mm chick pea dahl loaf sounds good, will have to try it

i tried the basic cous cous muffins with vanilla mullerlight, but found them to be a bit yuck- just tasted like sloppy couscous with vanilla mullerlight on (which i dont particularly like) however i might have a go at the lemony ones, they sound nice!

im aiming for 10, so i have a little wiggle room if i dont count quite right, but if i want the full 15 i'll have them, coz thems the rooles

nestle milkybar advent are 1 syn each too xxx merry xmas nom nom nom

def post a food diary with every single tiny thing that goes in ur mouth, sometimes things u think are free arent etc. i always thougt creme fraiche was free...doh. Other than that, everyne is different and not everything will work for everyone, like said u are only a little over normal bmi so...

nice wintery soup..mmmm

maybe shake it all up a bit, change from usual HEA and HEB coices to something else on the list, try some new recipes, give ur belly something to think about?

i wouldnt say ive "given up" anything as in decided im not eating it anymore, but i dont buy half the things i used to buy, just beause i cant be arsed to work out the million syns for a little nibble- so not worth it. things like white bagels stuffed with brie..why even have it in the cupboard....

haha so all the food i shovel down my neck and barely chew should be sinned ..uh oh!

just a half for me, but i have had my hand in the quality street tin every day at work, so i shouldnt moan!

1/2lb off for me, but i have been nibbling and in denial this week.....bring it on next week!!!!!!!

bah! this week i have been sooo like the old "Ivy Been So Good" and have been scoffing chocolates whilst kidding myself that i havent gone over my syns...well i have been lucky really and lost 1/2lb this week, but am disappointed coz i wanted to lose 1 lb to get my half stone award. Must try...

crackling..mmmm.....

my wedding in july 2010 :D im hoping the seamstress has to do lots of stitching to hoike my dress in my my fittings in may. Im hoping we'll start a family soon after, and seeing all the many problems being overweight causes in pregnancy, labour and after i really want that healthy bmi that helps...

go team thursday, all doing brilliantly! i weigh at half 5, am feeling a bit nervous as i have had a odd week, had two days eating chicken soup (non slimming world) and not a lot else (was poorly!) the had a couple of days where the four tins of chocolates on my desk got the better of me and i...

thanks :D i love the name weighty matey makes me smile everytime i read it ha!

u look great for 52!!

as if we dont pay enough already...hmpff

does this mean u are also not allowed to chew it? some of these rules seem a bit mad to me. mashing it either 30 secs before it goes in ur gob or when its in there really makes a difference? i cant help think it might be a load of dingly dangly bits lol

ps, photos?? xx

wow, u are amazing!!!!

saisnsburys, with bthe salad dressings. i have the balsamic one and its yum

can i join? im teamless :(

im 26, from norfolk. Live here with my OH of 8years- we are tying the knot in 8 months so this time im kicking my fat ass's ass! i live with a selection of furries, including 3 mad chickens.

ah we're not fat, we're all pregnant! eating for two then.... ;)

intriguing...!

ive always though quark was rank, but ive bought some this week to have a persevere with it and see how i get on. i also love smoked mackeral, dammit

do two weeks of each and see which fits in with ur life best xx

i saw this on come dine with me yesterday, and thought it looked gorgeous and sw friendly. Crumble up some stilton, mix with cottage cheese and then dollop into the centre of some pealed and cored pears, voila! im going to have this at some point this wekk...i LOVE stilton

Hi :D Thought maybe we could starts a thread to big up our fave SW buys, not the must haves like fat free yog, but the little lovely things that are low synish and make it all that much easier to stick to plan. Mine would be Olives mmm (8 for 1 syn) pickled eggs (free!!) and blueberries (we...

yeah i get this too, sometimes i just sort of dont fancy anything much. pre SW this would be the toast gap where i dont fancy a meal, just some toast. theres also often a little more effort in getting a sw meal together than bunging in toast, so smetimes i just lose momentum and cant be...

I just eat plenty of free food regardless of day or night. nom

haha i am yet to get desperate enough to whip my trousers off on the scales. i wear jeans each week so the ups and down are my lardy bum not my fashion choices ;) no denial here...yet!

yeah, mix it up and try a bit of everything, variety is the spice of life after all! Have a good week and heres to 2lb!

ah but i would be excited at the sticker, they can keep the wrinkly old fruit lol seriously some of the group ive been to bring the most grim old manky fruit..ick

well done, what a start! enjoy next week xx

maybe u could do a minimins experiment and spend a week having corned beef loaf and this penne pasta dish and see what happens! but dont blame us if u expand please haha

wow! :D i dream of slinky... ;)

i also am doing only extra easy, and averaging -2lb a week which is really good for me. i alway felt like part of my meal was missing on red or green, but extra easy means i dont have to mess about with putting quorn in my spag bol (so wrong!) i also feel that since ive been doing it my appetite...

they look like cardboard, are they any different to ryvita?

sounds like a good idea! living above pizza shop- u are a hero!

as a shift worker i have to jump group frequently and would be gutted if this meant i never got a chance at sotw, we're all in it together whatever group we go to.

well done, what a change! :D

i had a two week weigh in as couldnt make group last week, and have lost 3 1/2lbs so really pleased :D

please try and see someone for preconception counselling as it so so important, u need to be on an extra high dose of folic acid i believe and get ur bms tightly under control. if u do that u cut the risks associated with diabetes in the growing baby which can be pretty severe. this guideline...

hahaha i have the winking food too.. chocolate actually calls my name!

i cant see the pics :(

hi there :D anyone have any tasty recipes for things to take to work in lunchbox/reheat, im running out of ideas other than salad, salad, pasta salad....

swit swoo i hope u are very proud :D

there is an article on sm website about this and they say not to syn most of these things, its in the features bit. stuff like cough medicine does need to de syn coz most of it is full of sugar (plus they dont actually do anything!)

wow im going to make some of these muffins right now.i am a huge fan of anything cakey or stodgey and miss it most ...but not for long..nom nom

i think if u see a diabetes specialist midwife regularly (which u should) she would be the one best to get to sign it as she will be the one who s going to be looking at your carbs and bm's and the likes. a midwife would only refuse to sign something if she had a good reason for thinking it...

my feedback would be that ur working from the wrong direction, its all syns and very little free food. Try to make your main meals using plenty of free food and variety, then have syns in adition, rather than lots of your meal elements being syned. Also, always check syn value before eating, and...

cucumber soup- that must have like NO calories lol SSS

well done!!!!!

hare and the tortoise? im also a tortoise...but its a marathon not a sprint, the goal will still be there waiting for us...see u there! :D

"Between 10 and 15 Syns is about the recommended amount a day for someone who's two to three stones overweight [you can have more if you have more to lose]." SW advice

i dont think ur food sounds excessive..it sounds healthy and nutritious. read the book and stick to it, people will always say oooh u shouldnt do this or that, but do what the book says and if it works it works!

couldnt make group this week as was working so hoping to do well next thursday, well done to all who lost :D

have a binge, but make it a low syn but interesting binge. go to the shop and buy lots of exciting nibbly things that make u feel like ur having a real treat. Something like, my dream yums, raspberries and meringue, scallops and big juicy prawns, lump of steak, sw chip mountain, all free on...

im going to go off plan, have a bloody good time, but not be excessive- eat so i enjoy it, not til i feel sick.

def post a food diary, and make sure u count evry single thing that passes your lips, a little nibble of this or that adds up very quickly. also posting everything u have might throw up something u thought was free which actually isnt. My mum though creme fraiche was free, and its very not...

haha me too, im obsessed with filling my belly!

Just wanted to show you what my garden girls gave me for breakfast :D The battery hen welfare trust are constantly looking for homes for these gorgeous girlies who live in terrible conditions for 72 weeks then sent for slaughter without ever seeing sunlight or having a scratch about in the...

hi :D ive seen body magic mentioned lots but cant find any info on the awards and stuff. I have a FIT sheet but dont understand what the units and stuff are. could anyone fill me in? thanks xx

excellent!!! i miss them in my spag bol and such :D

I think this article has been written in the usual controversial way, trying to say that women are being turned away for being fat. Women with raised BMI's (significantly raised obviously) are at increased risk of many problems and thus are not suitable for midwife led care in a stand alone...

oooh thats great, i thought it was jus the ones from the little book so havent been eating them

what about the stock cubes? i thought it was only bovril from a jar thats free?

im in too...

38! thats shocking :( makes you think....

onken fat free strawberry yogurt is free ad its really thick anf fruity, much better than mullerlight, i bet it would make gorgeous ice cream..im going to give it a try!

they have sins but not very many, and i take the special fried rice microwave ones into work for a quick grab and go lunch.

Hi :D im doing extra easy, just wondering if i can have JUST the healthy b's mentioned in the extra easy little booklet or the HEB's mentioned elsewhere? ta x

thats a good idea, becaue extra does make them seem not so important. im often not having my HEB.. but having read this i will make more of an effort to from now on!

what are taster nights? im assuming u all take something in? do all groups do these? sounds like a great way to find inspiration!

very well done, a real achievement :D

Or..weight watchers do a low fat 3% creme fraiche. 2 tbsp for a syn. As a mayo lover, i mix 4 tbsp creme fraiche with 1 tbsp low fat mayo (total 4 1/2 syns) and mix in either prawns of tuna. it tastes like mayo but less sinful, and lovely and creamy in a jacket pot :D

mmm one of my fave things is a jacket potato, loaded with chilli (mince, garlic, onion, tin kidney beans, little stock made with bovril jar, tin toms) some boiled rice, ADD A HEA grating of cheese and some very low fat yogurt dribbled over the top...yum yum yum!!

this week so far: FRIDAY Brunch- gammon, tomatoes, beans, pineapple, new pots Dinner- pasta with prawns & cheese dessert- yogurt (onken free one- yum) snacks- kiwi, blueberries, meringue nestx2 (6), olives (2) 4x dash milk (2). total 10 syns. SATURDAY bf- 2 weetabix (HEB) milk (HEA) banana...

ah ok/. i think some of my days look a bit thin on the ground because ive been wrokign nights so ive only got up at 2pm - thus only one meal in some of the days bits. will post another week with the meals so it makes more sense :D thanks :D

hi :D i'd like to join, can i set target of 4lbs for november please :D

im the same, i never have these huge losses that others do, and it is easy to be disheartened by it. I think thats why ive previously slipped off the wagon. This time ive decided to look at the big picture and think that 1lb a week is lb in the right direction, plus eating plentiful and well at...

Hi there :D my first week went well and lost 2.5lbs. Thought i would post my weeks diary and see if anyone has any feedback for me, just to check im doing things right and if theres any sugestions to improve. Thanks for taking the time to read, im sure its not too thrilling ;) all extra easy...

weigh in number 1 wow, everyone has dome so well! congrats! i lost 2.5lbs for my first week, very pleased even if its not quite as spectacular as some. Ive never been one of those who have great big losses, but have decided to aim for a lb a week. With previous diets ive gotten disheartened...

My first weigh in tonight! Wish me luck! Had a great week so hoping to match it with a great loss....nail biting stuff! :)

wow, cant believe how quickly i have replies, thats great :D Ive taken your advice and emailed 6 local ones, will see what they come back with :D Am looking forward to their replies- i hope to be inspired :D

hi :D Im new, and considering doing cambridge diet as am now really really wanting to lose weight. I have always been overweight, and have messed about with diets, but although have sticked to them have always had minimal weight loss (1lb a week etc) which just makes it seem pointless! In...