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    I mainly stick to Extra Easy

    I've got to admit, whilst I personally lose fastest on Red days, they really don't do me much good. I tend to find that I end up craving things. Clearly, I am a carb woman at heart! I'm much better on green days and extra easy as I feel fuller longer, and don't end up snacking so much...
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    Extra Easy Days bugger

    Well done you for getting back on plan! We've all had our days when we've self-sabotaged, but the important thing is that it stays as a day and doesn't continue! When I've done things like this, I've made sure I've stayed at the lower end of my syns. I'd still have some so I didn't end up...
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    Raspberry vodka

    Check the calories for a serving - if it's the same as normal vodka, then it'll be 2.5 syns. If not, I'd probably suggest using the 1 syn = 20 calories rule :)
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    How to speed up weight loss ......advice please

    I had this throughout my weight loss - are you drinking enough? I know that was my problem some weeks. Also, maybe try and have more superfree foods - have you tried making speed soup? That was always a good one for a good weight loss one week!
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    Original Stuck in a rut

    As others have said, try changing a few things. Maybe try making a speed soup up and having that for lunch or something?
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    Freddo?

    Both the caramel and the normal one are 5 syns. My favourite low syn choccy fix!
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    can someone please work these syns out?

    For the yoghurts if they're the 110g ones I looked up: 6 1/2 syns on all plans. For the quarter pounders for the whole 454g pack, it would be 36 syns, meaning they're about 9 syns each. And for the chicken, it's about 44 syns for the whole pack on EE and original :/ That's taking into...
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    Colleagues bringing in naughty treats!

    Maybe chop up something like an Alpen light - if you only get three chunks it makes them 1 syn each :) As everyone else has said, just keep in mind you have that weigh in, and what it is you'd want to see on the scales!
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    Sainsbury's Be Good to Yourself Beetroot Salad

    Have you got the nutritional info? If you post it on here, we can run it through the syns calculator :)
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    Diet drinks.

    The entire time I was losing, I drank a ridiculous amount of diet fizzy drinks - I never noticed a difference, to be honest!
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    Babybel burgers?

    I've done these before. I used extra lean beef mince, all mixed up with salt, pepper, one beaten egg and a finely chopped onion to make the burgers, and literally just pressed a babybel into the middle, before molding the meat around it. I've found they cook best in the oven on high for...
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    Baked beans obsession!

    I wouldn't worry - baked beans are free, superspeed and high fibre! As long as it's not effecting your weight loss, and you're getting your 1/3rd superfree (and enjoying your food, of course!) I wouldn't see it as a problem at all :)
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    Chinese king prawn foo yung

    doubt it would be very much - the king prawns would be free, as would any beansprouts/peas/onions and the egg itself. You'd just have to allow some syns for any oil used, I'd think.
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    Low syn plain biscuits

    If you like mikado, they're only 0.5 syns each, and still yummy dipped in tea/coffee - though some people argue they're not 'biscuit-y' enough, I find they kill the craving!
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    Friday Night Treat

    I usually have a small side salad (obviously takes around 1/3 plate), or I make my own salsa sauce which is mainly tomatoes/onions etc, and is therefore superfree. If you're struggling to get that 1/3 with chips, why not try green days, where the superfree is only advised, not 'compulsary'...
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    Muller light

    I'm so getting some of these - I've been buying the multipacks of 6 mullerlight's from ASDA - £1.50 at the moment, so not too bad. Hopefully these will be on offer there too!
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    Do you enjoy meetings?

    I was a lot more committed to staying to group when I was still losing, but now I'm at target, if I need to go, for example, when I have a lot of uni work on, it's not such a big deal. I agree with some of the above comments, my group's ended up huge, and it's often a lot of the same...
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    yeo valley change in recipe

    I bought this, had half a tub for breakfast this morning, and the 450g tubs are 4 1/2 syns according to SW online, so not too bad, but not as good as when they were free!
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    Curry Oxo's??

    I like putting them in my cous cous, makes it mildly spicy and yummy.
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    Blue Dragon Sweet Chilli Chicken Noodle Wok

    I've put in noodles as the free food allowance, guessing they're the top ingredient and: 10½ Syns per package/portion on Extra Easy 10½ Syns per package/portion on Green 15 Syns per package/portion on Original This seems rather a lot though... then again, I guess some supernoodles are...
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    Syns for Morrisons ready to eat Quinoa , cereals sand kidney beans ?

    If it's a 100g portion: Free per package/portion on Extra Easy Free per package/portion on Green 9 Syns per package/portion on Original
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    Garlic and herb Philly

    No, but the light version (I believe) can be used as a HeXB on original/green. If you want a soft cheese as an A, Primula light is good (you get 75g, that's half a tube) or laughing cow light triangles
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    Ben & Jerrys naughtiness !!!

    Probably, but like I said, you're probably best off drawing a line under it, unless it's weekly syns you're doing, then you're just fine :) Well done you for trying to count the syns anyway though!
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    Ben & Jerrys naughtiness !!!

    Cookie dough is 13 1/2 syns per 100g on every plan, and so is the chocolate macadamia. And the little tiny pots they usually sell in supermarkets for about £2 each are 100g. That doesn't really seem too terrible, given how easy it is to munch a whole bag of haribo in the cinema! I'd just...
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    saucy fish co sweet chilli salmon

    3½ Syns per package/portion on Extra Easy 8½ Syns per package/portion on Green 3½ Syns per package/portion on Original
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    is this a green day?

    Okay, that's basically a green day, but watch your healthy extra's! For breakfast you're planning one slice bread - that's half of a healthy extra, so you'd need to have the other half for it to count. Snack seems like a fantastic choice! Lunch seems okay, but what kind of ryvita are you...
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    Syn Help please Morrisons Pasta Sauce

    Just ran it through the syn calculator, the whole jar would be 8 syns, so not too bad, especially if you're not planning to eat the whole lot in one sitting!
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    Slimming World for students

    I'm currently a student and at target - lost all my weight whilst attending University - so know exactly what you're going through with regards to budgeting and such. Everyone is right - green days generally tend to be cheaper, maybe try doing a mix of EE and green? That way you can bulk...
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    Changes to Syn Values / HE Allowance

    Wow, I'm glad I was browsing and found this before doing my asda shop this morning - was going to pick up a couple for the days I'm in uni all day - maybe not now, eh!
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    need to make meals in advance

    Curries which are tomato based seem to survive being frozen and reheated pretty well, as does diet coke chicken if you're a fan of that :) You could also just oven cook the chicken legs and serve with salad - if you bought the ready bagged salad it wouldn't take any prep?
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    Morrisons chinese pork steak syns

    I usually just count a couple of syns for the oil in the marinade when I have it to be honest!
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    Naked Noodle

    I've just run the thai chicken style one through the syns calculator counting noodles (dried) as free food allowance as they're the top ingredient. 4 Syns per package/portion on Extra Easy 4 Syns per package/portion on Green 17 Syns per package/portion on Original
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    Weight watchers sausages syn value

    I'm pretty sure they're 0.5 syns each x
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    Bacon

    Any bacon is free so long as all visible fat is trimmed off. So if it's the weight watchers one I'm thinking of where it's just the medallions of the bacon, then yes, it would be.
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    How do you maintain with slimming world?

    Yeah, slimming world advise that you have an B choice, so if you're on red/green you'd have 3 a day, if you're on EE you have 2. I'm going to admit, though, I've been at target since September, and I've never done this - my body seems to naturally maintain where it is. Though, I think that's...
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    Extra Easy Exercise

    I'm going to be honest - especially when I first started slimming world, I did very little to no exercise. I didn't want to, and to be honest, I really couldn't, and I still managed losses so long as I followed the plan. Once I got a bit more active naturally as the weight fell off, my losses...
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    Cheap ideas

    Another way to do it is that if you have a farmer's or produce market near you, they tend to have their fruit and veg cheaper, quite often, or it's the same price as the supermarket's, but you get so much more. I make a point of walking down to my local market once a week and stocking up on a...
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    Cheap ideas

    Batch cooking and freezing the extra portions is also a good idea if you're trying to save money!
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    Chinese Takeaway..! Is this possible!?

    The sweet and sour sauce is 1 syn per tablespoon. Obviously this means that the whole pot you'd get is probably a lot more, again, dependent on size etc, but still!
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    Snack ideas?

    Another thought - 3 light babybels are a hexA, and are surprisingly good at getting rid of any imminent snack attacks - and they feel like a luxury, because on most 'diets' you can't just eat a pile of cheese! Plus, the big multipacks are often on offer in Asda/Tesco. I also make "rice...
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    red days

    Typical red day lunches for me are things like stuffed mushrooms, omelets, various kinds of salad, home made soups - I admit though, I find I get stuck with red days - I think I'm a bit of a carb-o-holic!
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    Snack ideas?

    Maybe chop up some veggies like carrots, peppers and celery and have them on hand for when the munchies strike? I definitely also agree with mug shots - these save me all the time when at uni! Maybe an extra portion of fresh fruit to tide you over?
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    Just started

    The best advice I can give here is to trust the plan. It's worked for loads of people on here, and plenty more besides. As you've followed the plan, having your 1/3 superfree, you should be absolutely fine! Good luck in your weigh in!
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    Lunch Ideas

    Asda's chickpea Dahl is still free! :) Have you got access to a microwave? If so, heating up leftovers is definitely an option! If not, maybe make a pasta/extra light mayonnaise type thing? or possibly a cous cous or rice dish. Also, mug shots are free and warming in this weather...
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    I Miss Biscuits :(

    ALPEN LIGHT COOKIE for all you cookie lovers 1/2 alpin light bars (i used the chocolate fudge ones) 2 egg white 1/4 cup of sweetener 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon or any flavouring ......syn free if you use the bars as your healthy extra b grind the alpin light bars in a food processor...
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    I Miss Biscuits :(

    Alpen Light cookies! I think I found the recipe on here if you search it up? Either way, it made a fairly large batch, and they were free if you used the Alpen Lights as HeXB's.
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    Marshmallow Fluff

    I have the strawberry one (mmmmm!) and on the back it says it's 40 calories per serving, which it states is 12g or 2 tablespoons. So wouldn't this make it 1 syn per tablespoon? I even put it on scan bran yesterday in an attempt at making those things taste any better, and the effects were...
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    Go Ahead!

    Be careful with these, as on the syns online thing, is says crispy breaks/yoghurt breaks (per packet) but then states that the syn value is for an 18g portion - each packet is 36g, meaning the values given are per slice! I only say this because I got caught out not paying enough attention...
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    Should I call target?

    As everyone else has said, the point at which you should call target is very personal. I got to a similar point to you, and ended up obsessing and pushing for that last bit because I'm really stubborn and had that number in my head for so long. You look fab, and if you're truly happy, and...
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    Second week dilemma

    Honestly, I'd be inclined not to worry, take a bit of fruit for snacking etc, but just enjoy it and work it out when you're back. I had a situation like this when I was still losing, and it can be difficult to navigate!
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    Hartley's Sugar Free Raspberry

    I think last time I looked them up they were 1.5 syns per sachet?
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    Freezing mullerlight yoghurts!

    I like them put into icy lolly moulds then frozen - sometimes with added fruit if I'm feeling fancy - mmmm!
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    fed up. slimming world not working

    Which of the three plans are you doing? If it's EE are you definitely having that 1/3 superfree with every meal? And have you considered trying red/green days for a change? If you really want to try WW though, as the person above said, why not go look at the forum on here and see how things...
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    Food to eat in hotel room

    If you were treating it as a main meal, or being super strict, yes. I've also just thought - you could grab a bag of premix salad and get some cold meat and eat it that way for a meal that's free on EE or red. Also, Uncle Ben's rice time and some of the innocent veg pots are fairly low -...
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    Food to eat in hotel room

    Mug shots - they're all 2 syns or under (a couple are even free) would be possible. Also, flavoured cous cous is generally about 1/2 syn a packet, so again would be possible, and nice mixed with chopped peppers/salad for your 1/3 superfree.
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    I neeeeed a sweet fix

    If you get low fat sachets of jelly, they're about 1.5 syns per jelly (check by manufacturer!) and you can always put in berries or whatever other fruit you fancy to get your 1/3 superfree.
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    Rice

    Most of the batchelors ones are free or very low syn on EE and green. The exact values for batchelors and other brand can be found on a sticky in the syns sub forum.
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    Mini Babybel

    The normal ones melt better too, if that's any help! I have a habit of making cheeseburgers by wrapping extra lean beef mince around a mini babybel, it melts inside, and seems really fancy, but is actually really easy! mmm!
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    How many yogurts do you have...

    I have a good two yoghurts a day, one with lunch and one with dinner. My inner dessert lover's still there somewhere and needs to be satisfied! That said, sometimes my breakfast will include yoghurt as well, so sometimes a lot more, I'm guessing, as for breakfast it's from one of the bigger...
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    Struggling with evening snacking and tempting takeaways

    I'm a university student too, and I used to have this exact problem. I was lucky, because within a few weeks, my friends started to see how much it meant to me, and were a lot more considerate. Have you considered saving a few syns a day, then picking something low syn up at the takeaway so...
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    Syns in lamb...

    As long as you've removed all visible fat and cooked in it a fat free way (e.g. grilling it, put it in the george foreman, frylight) then it's free to enjoy on red and EE :)
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    Chicken tikka???

    Fry diced chicken and finely chopped onion in a frying pan or wok using frylight. Add curry powder/tikka powder to taste once it's nearly cooked. Add passata (usually 2-3 tbsp works) to the mixture, as well as around 50ml chicken stock. Keep on the heat, and allow to simmer/reduce down...
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    Extra Easy eat more lose more

    I do find that the weeks I think I've eaten like a horse I tend to lose more, though I'm not entirely sure why. It may be because I tend to be low in my syns generally (old habits die hard) and eating more means my body gets the right amount of calories and therefore doesn't feel the need to...
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    Red Days sweetcorn ?

    Yes, it will have a syn value on a red day - it's only free on green and extra easy. It's not high though, according to my book it's 3 syns for 100g canned.
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    Extra Easy Extra easy - dont like salad!

    If you're really worried eat the fruit before your main meal (thus lowering your apetite), or work veggies etc into pasta sauces.
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    Steaks

    Honestly, I wouldn't count any syns in that. If it makes you feel better, I used to cook the OH's bacon (with fat) in the same pan as mine and it never affected my weight loss, and then I'd do fried eggs and mushrooms in the pan if we were having a cooked breakkie.
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    Extra Easy Slimming World for Students!!

    I'm a student, and I struggled at first! Especially seeing as the uni canteen is full of tempting rubbish, and salad's with a ton of dressing. But tuna pasta salad and things like that all boxed up have helped me out, as well as making sure there's always some fruit in my bag so I'm never...
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    Whats your food obsession since starting SW

    Hahaha, oh, I've had so many food obsessions since starting SW! To start with, it was apples. I ate apples near constantly. Then I went through a babybel light stage (hexA) then a freddo stage (5 syns). At the moment I can't get enough of pineapple. I've got my OH constantly going out...
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    Extra Easy Extrta Easy not working for anyone?

    If red and green worked for you before, there's no reason they shouldn't again, even if the consultants tend to push extra easy these days. Well done you for sticking to it so long - it doesn't sound like your food's wrong, but I have heard cases of EE not working for some people. Try...
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    Please look at todays food

    Maybe try bulk cooking? If you make spaghetti bolognaise, for example, make enough so you'll have some left, and put it in some tuppaware ready to be heated when you are hungry - I do this all the time! As others have said, I'm not pregnant and I think I eat more than you - don't worry about...
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    struggling with breakfast ideas

    Have you thought about non-traditional breakfasts? For example, make a BLT or some other sandwich using a wholemeal roll or the wholemeal bread as your heXB, and then grabbing it on the way out of the door? That, or a cereal allowance using either your milk, or putting fat free yoghurt on the...
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    In need of Green day dinner ideas for whole family x

    If you have an asda local, they sell meat free meatballs, which are 3 syns for the whole bag and very tasty! I serve mine with spaghetti and home made pizza-flavour sauce, which I make using a fried, chopped onion, passata and a beef and an italian oxo cube. Usually I also top it with my HeXA...
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    Extra Easy Portion control

    I'm going to admit, I'm now at target and 3 1/2st lighter, and I still eat like a baby elephant. If you're eating, feeling satisfied and still losing, that's fantastic and you should just keep going! If you start starving yourself, you'll stop enjoying SW, and that's the danger zone when we're...
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    How many is too many?

    I try and limit myself to 2 of each a day - but if it's those or a bar of chocolate... well, I know which I'd rather choose!
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    Extra Easy Men losing faster than women !

    Also, forgot to mention - was he heavier than you to start with? Obviously, that could make a difference, as could fat/muscle ratio.
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    Extra Easy Men losing faster than women !

    I feel like this sometimes in group - my OH never did slimming world properly, so it wasn't someone I lived with! Maybe have extra speed foods to boost your loss as much as possible? Also, I find that if I have less syns (i.e. less than 5 a day) I don't tend to lose as much - about 7 seems to...
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    Extra Easy Free quick Food Stuff

    Batchelor's savoury rice is free or very low syn, and takes around 20 mins. And the Pasta 'n' Sauces are usually free or very low syn if made up with water instead of milk. Aside that, there's the very low fat supernoodles, which are also free. I tend to add peppers or veggies into these...
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    Green Day Baked Beans... any ideas?

    My OH loves big full breakfast omelettes with a small can of bakes beans in them. Basically, it's an omeletter with a small can of beans, mushrooms, chopped cherry tomatoes and bacon in there - and maybe even a quorn sausage. Yummy!
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    Does anyone still do red and green days?

    I do a bit of a mixture of the three - some days one HeX of each isn't enough! That, and they're a bit more restrictive and therefore somehow easier to stick to!
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    weigh in tomorrow - eekk!!!

    I still dread weigh in now - and I'm at target! But if you've followed the plan, there's no reason you won't have lost. And if by some chance you haven't, hang in there and carry on next week - chances are you'll see a bigger loss the following week that way! Good luck!
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    Extra Easy can I spend syns on anything I want?

    I don't think so - I used to have a Freddo more or less every night, and it didn't seem to matter for me :)
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    Feel like ive failed :(

    Like everyone else said, it was one meal out of the twenty-one you have in a week. It might have been bad, but today's a fresh day - don't beat yourself up or try cutting your syns, you'll end up feeling deprived, guilty, and probably end up binge eating! Remember as well that these things...
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    Oats so simple

    B, but I think they're about 5 syns a sachet, not including the milk you'd make them up with, so you'd have to have milk as your HexA choice, or make it up with water.
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    RANT-its my own fault really

    It's so easy to get caught out that way! I used syns online to look up the go ahead yoghurt bars, as they're on offer in sainsbury's. It says for a twin pack they're 3.5 syns - I thought it was fantastic because they're so yummy! However! It then says 18g portion after that, and the...
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    Feel so sick...

    I've done this! But with me it was deciding to eat haribo at the cinema. Thought it'd be fantastic, but actually I ate about 5, felt sick and ended up staying in my syn allowance! And I've done it with eating all the stuff I used to like at the Chinese - felt bloated and greasy for days...
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    nandos on extra easy

    I wouldn't worry too much for one meal - it's one out of 21 you'll have this week, I'd just make sure that I don't snack on anything that wasn't superfree throughout the day before going to Nando's.
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    Chinese takeaway

    I think it's 2 prawn crackers to 1.5 syns? No idea on the satay though, but I used to work in a Chinese, and there's coconut milk in there as well as what looks like pureed peanuts, so not holding much hope for it being low at all!
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    Chinese take out syns

    It's probably fairly high - the chicken meat would supposedly be free, however it's deep fried, and the batter would be highly synned, not to mention any sweet and sour sauce you have with it!
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    Green Day Quorn sausage recipes?

    Have you got risotto or paella rice? I like chopping up the quorn sausages and some peppers and onion and making a jambalaya/spicy risotto type dish using vegetable stock, chilli powder and a little bit of passata mixed through for colour. Could also work with any other leftover veggies?
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    Feel like thats it - I can't loose anymore

    I found that in my last stone or so, I had a lot of STS's and small gains that I felt were undeserved. I think part of that was my body acclimatising, because I'd lost a good percentage of my previous body weight. Maybe that's the case?
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    Syns & Free foods Question

    I'd advise at least one good recipe book, just to give you some ideas, because trust me, whilst there are loads of options of Slimming World, that can sometimes make things more difficult to choose from, and there's always a good idea you'll miss! I'd go with one of the extra easy meal books...
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    Is it normal to be so nervous?

    If you've followed the plan you should be fine ;) Though, I can sympathize, I felt exactly the same for my first weigh-in, and I still sometimes feel like it now, even if I'm at target! (Especially when I've had less-than-perfect weeks!) Good luck!
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    What ONE thing do you love about SW?

    The fact that it's easy to follow without having to put your life on hold! I can still go out for drinks/meals without feeling guilty so long as I'm fairly sensible - or if not, I can flexi-syn the day! That, and even though I'm not trying to lose weight anymore (target!), it's so easy to...
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    is it possible....

    Definitely - though it does depend obviously on how good you are at sticking to plan!
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    should i try green days?

    I tend to do a mixture of red, green and extra easy days throughout the week. It just means mixing things up, and keeps me on plan, especially as I'm now at target and the naughty things seem to want to creep in more! You can effectively do a different plan every day and it won't make any...
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    Struggle with 1/3superfree at Breakfast.

    I tend to end up eating a banana or something after my cooked breakfast. So for instance, I'll have poached eggs on toast, then eat a banana which I will count as my 1/3 superfree :) I think this still counts?
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    Hello! Back to SW after a 6 year break :/

    You shouldn't be disappointed with a 4lb loss! Any loss is a step closer to target, and really, you'll want to be aiming to lose 1-2lb a week for a healthy weight loss. If you do want to boost your loss, really make sure you're getting that superfree food in there - sometimes it's easy to...
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    Healthy Extra 'B's

    Obviously hifi bars are good if you're going to group, and a certain one by aldi is good.
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    Lunch Ideas

    I often do Omelettes as previously mentioned, or perhaps save your HeXB for sandwiches or stuffed pitta breads? Maybe some home made soup with said roll (or without) with some fruit and a mullerlight or something?
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    Huge weight gain over Christmas- help me get back on track!

    Just keep focussed and think about going back to group. Remember that there's no shame in a gain - on Tuesday's weigh in at my group, there were only 4 people who managed a maintain or a loss, and we're a fairly big group. Have you tried talking to you mum about how slimming world works...
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    This time last year...

    This time last year, I was around my heaviest (I've lost around 50lbs to hit target) and I was really, really miserable. I had a broke wrist which wasn't helping me, and I was in major denial about the clothes size I needed (Size 16-18) whereas now I'm a 10-12! It's been a hard year...
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    How do you plan to limit the damage

    I have something similar planned! I've kind of resigned myself to the fact I'll have a small gain over Christmas/New Year and it won't bother me. In the mean time I'm going as low as possible in target so I have 6lbs to play with. I think the main thing is to decide whether you'd be...
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    Extra Easy, Green or Original?

    I did EE all the way down until the last month or two, when the weight just didn't want to shift as much as I'd like, then I added some green and red days into my week, which seemed to be the shake up I needed. I still do them fairly often now, but that's mainly for the extra healthy extras...
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    finally seen the light :)

    I've definitely been there, but for me it was my favourite purple dress not fitting - there were about 3 inches of zipper that wouldn't go up! :( However, it doesn't fit anymore, because it's far too big! Good excuse to go out and replace it though! Like others have said, keep them and...
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    filled jacket potatoes

    I'd definitely add some fried lean bacon, fried onion, some HeX A cheese, and maybe syn a little bit of philly (or Quark, if I want my syns for something else). NOM!
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    anyone struggling

    Well done! It's nice to see posts like this :) I hit target in early September, having lost 3 1/2 stone, and I've been maintaining since, just bobbing around within target range :) I've gotta admit though, not weighing for 6 weeks would make me nervous - longest I've not gone for was 2...
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    weigh in time?

    You'll more or less always be lighter in the mornings than in the afternoon/evenings, but so long as you weigh the same time each week, it'll be an accurate representation of your weight loss/gains within that week :)
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    Cold and flu relief

    I think throat lozenges usually work out between 0.5-1 syn each. Not 100% sure on the lockets ones though, sorry!
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    What a waste of space I am! No willpower whatsoever!

    Trust me when I say we've all had days we've wanted to kick ourselves over - I made some silly decisions on Saturday! Just pick yourself up, and draw a line under it because tomorrow's a new day, and there's every chance you'll manage a STS or even a loss. And even if you don't, at least you...
  110. H

    Varsity Pub

    Hmm, maybe a jacket potato (ask for no butter!) with baked beans? That'd be find on both green and extra easy. Or maybe the texan beef chilli wouldn't be so bad? I'm imagining that it'd maybe be the mince not being lean that would add syns to that one?
  111. H

    Going here for overnight stay "help please "

    Some sort of steak should be fine - if it comes with chips, they tend to be around 6 syns per 100g if they're oven baked, so you could allow yourself some without eating the whole portion, and bulk up wth the side salad? And I'd agree with the soup - but maybe you could allow yourself a flexi...
  112. H

    Some syn queries!

    The basic rule with sushi is that for the fish varieties it's 1.5 syns per 100g, and for the vegetable variety it's 1 syn per 100g (according to the book). So you could take the pack size and work it from there :) As for the cheesecakes - I've no idea I'm afraid!
  113. H

    Syns forgetfulness!

    I have a little trick to get me around this - when I buy things like savoury rice, or tinned things that are synned, I get my magic marker out and write the number of syns on it, so it's all there neat and ready to do :)
  114. H

    Green Days Wedding count down

    This is such fantastic motivation! You can definitely do this!
  115. H

    Indian restaurant help

    I usually count it as being the same syn values - even if I'm having a special (the one with all the different meats) so long as they're all lean meats :)
  116. H

    Terrible week

    We've all had a week where it's felt like the world's against us and the weight loss is the bit that often suffers! You've said it yourself, draw a line under it and start again next week :) Even if you have put on, some of it may be excess water you're carrying to deal with the fats/sugars...
  117. H

    g! It's the weekend...wot to do, wot to do?

    Maybe try drinking a lower syn alternative? for example, if you drank vodka/rum with diet coke, it would only be 2.5 syns per measure, so in s pub single, only 2.5. That way you can have 6 of them for your daily syns. That said, work out how much your bottle of red wine is, and maybe try...
  118. H

    Wetherspoons (Sweet Chilli Noodles)

    If you type in wetherspoons on the slimming world syn checker online, this is actually just 1 syn without the chicken breast - but be careful as it goes to 9 with the chicken - can only assume that means the chicken is deep fried?
  119. H

    Cardinal sin!

    I find that I lose most on red days, when I'm trying to lose. Obviously, no weigh in matters but the one at slimming world, and it's possible that you were holding water or bloating when you weighed at home - trust me, I've had that happen, turned up disheartened and found a loss. And like...
  120. H

    so annoyed!

    Think of it this way - it's one meal out of the 21 you will probably have this week. In all hnesty, one bad meal isn't likely to mess up the rest of your week. If you want to remain in control, have you thought about maybe doing a flexible syns day?
  121. H

    Help!

    I did this with Chinese food the other night - not so good when I'm trying to get back into target! Like other people have said, draw a line under it, and just cut down on your syns a little in the week - so if you use 10 syns a day normally maybe trying having just 5?
  122. H

    Is it normal to feel so tired and rough?

    I found this at first! I found that either using my syns for a sweet fix (generally, for me an options hot chocolate did the trick, and I could have more than one throughout the day at only 2 syns)was a good way around it, or sugary fruits, like banana and pineapple. It's honestly worth...
  123. H

    Newbie

    It should be fine - I did it all the way through my weight loss. I'm one of those people who wasn't satisfied on WW or meal replacement diets because I HAVE to have a massive portion! If all the ingredients are free, the whole dish should be free no matter how much you eat - just be careful...
  124. H

    Dinner disasters.

    The cauliflower cheese was pretty bad when I did it! The sauce separated so it was water then thick sludgy white goo, despite me following the recipe to the word! The pad thai was another disaster - somehow it was just fairly tasteless, though there are some people in my group who like it :S
  125. H

    No fruit - does SW still work

    I've got a housemate steadily losing on SW, and she really dislikes fruit. As the previous post said, veggies are still superfree, so make sure you're loading up on those (carrot sticks, cherry tomatoes, celery sticks etc as snacks as well as stuff in meals) it should be fine :)
  126. H

    Cold & Flu relief sachets, Syns?

    I know the lemsip ones are about 1/2 syn each, so it's probably near that if that helps?
  127. H

    Savoury rice

    If it's batchelor's or sainsbury's, it's free on Green/EE. Tesco's, Morrisons' and Asda's is 1/2 syn on Green/EE. Campbell's is 2 1/2 syns, which is a shame because it's really nice! Hope this helps?
  128. H

    Anyone tried and failed at other diets?

    I try and view slimming world as more of a healthy eating plan than an actual diet - as someone said before me, it doesn't even feel like a diet, especially when you're over the basics and things start to become a habit. I'm currently at target, and I still mostly follow the plan (but with a...
  129. H

    Anyone else......

    I was just saying about this to my slimming world housemate the other day! I've lost 3 1/2 stone, and I'm definitely noticing it. But trust me, there are lots of cute jumpers out there to buy - think of the bright sides! Haha!
  130. H

    Salmon question....

    I'm really lazy with salmon - I tend to just bang it in the George Foreman and get it out whenever it looks done. Sometimes I put it in a tikka marinade or soak it in 1tbsp teriyaki marinade (2 syns) beforehand for added flavour :)
  131. H

    Target - How did you set yours??

    Mine is smack bang in the middle of what would be a healthy BMI reading for me, though that wasn't the only reason! My target's a number I can look down at on the scales and feel happy with - and know my doctor's not going to have a fit about! I think it's a very individual thing, and to set...
  132. H

    Extra Easy Cold evening meal ideas

    Some things that you'd normally have hot like risotto and biryani are fairly good cold in lunchboxes :) Alternatively, you could make some sort of cous cous salad - especially nice with a chicken breast sliced in it, with veggies like cucumber and peppers and a little bit of lemon juice stirred...
  133. H

    Best time/day to WI at home?

    As long as you do it the same day and time each week, with the scales in the same place, it shouldn't matter :) maybe a Monday to help you avoid temptation at the weekend?
  134. H

    DOOM DAY !!!!!!!!!!

    Urgh, I have this tomorrow morning! Had one bad day this week, but where I only have a pound to go, any small thing totally messes me up. If I'm lucky it'll be a STS!
  135. H

    oh no :(

    Don't panic! By tonorrow that might have changed! Besides, think of what the damage could have been if you hadn't been following the plan - chances are you would have gained rather than maintained! And at least if you do maintain, you know why! Besides, life is for living, not just for slimming :)
  136. H

    Do you tell everyone you are doing SW?

    I'm pretty open about the whole thing - it explains it when I'm picky about what I eat, and what I drink when I'm out :) Most people I've found tend to be fairly supportive, and it means allowances get made - like family members/friends asking what I can eat if I go there for meals :)
  137. H

    Back again

    Good luck guys! We're all here for support if you need it!
  138. H

    Which plan works best for you?

    I find that for me, I lose more if I throw some red days in there - clearly, the lack of carbs is what does it for me. But everyone's different! You might want to try a few red or green days just for variety though?
  139. H

    Eating at night??

    I work shifts at a supermarket, so my eating times can be all over the place - sometimes I even do it that I have four smaller meals across the day to fit around work instead of the normal three at conventional times, and it doesn't seem to have made any difference to my weight loss. Also, I...
  140. H

    I'm struggling guys :(

    Is there anything you could do that could distract you from that want to eat? Maybe going for a walk or something - not only will it help clear your head (and take you well out of temptations way!) but it's great body magic too, which should make you feel really good about yourself :)
  141. H

    time of the month

    I find that one week in the cycle, normally the week before, I tend to STS or even have a small gain, then the following week I lose loads, I'm guessing it's because I do, and always have, hold a lot of water.
  142. H

    Help - broken hob

    You could do things like the fat free supernoodles in the microwave? Maybe stuff like pasta baked - if you add done water, the pasta will cook in the oven whilst everything else cooks. That, or stews and casseroles - plenty of recipes for those in the recipes section? Hope things get sorted...
  143. H

    Scan bran

    Scan Bran is a kind of crisp bread type thing, which is sold in slimming world groups, and is often likened to chip board! Haha! It does work faily well as a kind of scouring pad for your insides though, for lack of a better way of putting it! :P I think some health food shops (e.g...
  144. H

    Syns?

    I'm another one who saves her syns for little treats :) I've gotten so used to preparing vry low syn or syn free meals now that I just don't need them for tht - so if I'm going to use my syns, it tends to be on a small chocolate bar, or the odd biscuit etc. That way I can feel like I'v been a...
  145. H

    Does everyone here have 2 A choices on red/green?

    I generally tend not to have both the HExA's, but part of the appeal of red/green for me is that I can have to HExB's - sometimes it's nice to have a sandwich as a quick lunch in work as well as having my weetabix in the morning - that or alpen lights or hifi bars as treats... mmmm :P
  146. H

    Had a bad weekend

    I had a week a bit like this last week. I'd had a bit of a rough week with the other half, and had gone out with friends as a result, and had a little bit too much vodka. Admittedly, the damage was there for me, and I had a gain. However, it's not so bad, because at least I knew where it came...
  147. H

    The morning after the night before....

    Well done! I have to admit, since I stopped drinking so much (or on occasions at all!) on nights out, I don't miss feeling horrible the next day! Well done on keeping to just three drinks - well within your daily syns I'm assuming - and think of how fab you'll feel on weigh in day when you've...
  148. H

    taste buds need retraining??

    I found that at first, everything seemed to be lacking something, so I can sympathise with this! However, I've been doing this since January now, and I've found that I've since gotten used to it, or adjusted any recipes so that they taste better to me. Sometimes it's even worth synning a...
  149. H

    Can i ask

    I tend to be at the lower end as well - with me, it's very all or nothing. I either have a lot of stuff, or pretty much nothing. In fact, some days I struggle to hit five, because I just don't want it. I don't find this does affect my weight loss, I just find that I use my syns if I'm...
  150. H

    Another Extra Easy question......

    No, peas and sweetcorn aren't counted, they're free on EE or green, but on original they're actually synned.
  151. H

    Help please..

    Yes, the strawberry one is free, so is the apple and mango, and I think the fat free vanilla is too.
  152. H

    Newbie on line

    Before I started slimming, I had high blood pressure - which they check everytime you go in for anything at my doctor's. It actually started to make me panic about going! Now they don't even tell me off about my weight, because my bmi is healthy :) Anyway, good luck with doing it online...
  153. H

    Extra Easy Confused!

    If I was going to have beans on toast, instead of having a mullerlight afterwards, I'd go for a fruit salad or something instead - we were discussing this in group, and I'm fairly sure it still counts! Or, like Ermintrude suggested, add some mushrooms/onions etc to it to make it EE friendly...
  154. H

    Bbq - what food to take?

    I like to make kebabs with chicken and then bits of peppers and mushrooms and bits of onion (red onion is especially yummy!). They take less time to cook than chicken, and it's easier to see when they're done, making them a bit less risky too! Enjoy yourself!
  155. H

    do you have a meal/treat off plan weekly?

    I often have a little something after weigh in - not a blow out or anything, but as I've mentioned in previous posts, I tend to keep my syns fairly low. So after a good WI, I might have a low syn value takeaway, or maybe a freddo bar (5 syns) or a Curly wurly (6 syns). Obviously, if it's a...
  156. H

    Is anyone else too hard on themselves?

    I always do this! And lately, where I'm so close to target, I beat myself up if I go over a certain number of syns, even though I know my syns are there for a reason. But like others have said, we're all doing well, and getting rid of the extra weight, so we should be proud :D
  157. H

    Went shopping hungry!

    Don't worry - up until Wednesday I was 1lb away from target! I have to admit, a gain after being so close really got to me, but the important thing is that I'm back on track, and mixing things up with a few EE days in the mean time, and trying to vary my meals a little - think I've got stuck in...
  158. H

    Went shopping hungry!

    I had a gain too this week, and I feel exactly the same! I'm currently working in a supermarket, and on the way out of my shift this evening, I passed the bakery, which was clearly cooking something delicious and syn-filled! I was on dangerous cake-nomming territory! Haha. I managed to...
  159. H

    Extra Easy Just Had A Slip Up

    I agree with tallsarah :) chances are you'll find that one blip doesn't matter! In fact, I occasionally get better losses on naughty weeks
  160. H

    Extra Easy Advice please?

    Have you got a food diary that you could show us? And did you fill one in for your consultant and hand it in? If you did, chances are your consultant can spot anything that may be slowing you down. Also, weight loss rate depends on how much you have to lose - at first I lost easily, now the...
  161. H

    Before WI

    Generally, if you keep to the same routine every week, then your weigh in should be accurate :) For me, this means not eating anything past about 1pm, and not drinking anything either. I end up taking snacks to my group and eating them after I weigh instead :)
  162. H

    Yummy!!

    This really does sound like a fab way to mix things up! Thanks! :D
  163. H

    guttedddd

    I know it doesn't feel like it right now, but this might be the kick up the bum you needed to get yourself back on track! As the others above have said, take it all back to basics, maybe look over some food diaries you did when you first started, and try remembering what you did back then to...
  164. H

    I need help with budget meals

    I'm a student, and that means serious budgeting! Like someone above me suggested, batch cooking is definitely the way forward! That, and if you choose veggies that are in season they will be cheaper - so as we're going into autumn, that means root veggies like carrots etc. Also, anything...
  165. H

    Original determined to stick at my red day!!

    I can totally relate to how you're feeling! In order to get rid of this last damn half a stone, I've decided to swap things up a bit and do green/original days instead of just EE all the time! Gotta admit, the extra HeXB is pretty helpful to me (I can have a hifi bar as a treat on top of my...
  166. H

    Exercise: WII

    I've got the wii fit plus and the zumba one, both of which tend to puff me out a bit after a good session!
  167. H

    What do you eat most ?

    Breakfast - Egg and bacon sandwich (with w/meal bread) and a banana Lunch - some sort of salad followed by fruit Dinner - Some sort of S/W curry - I make an awesome syn free tikka :D
  168. H

    books

    When you join, you get a book describing all 3 plans, including a basic list of syn values etc. You also get 4 food diaries they ask you to fill for the first 4 weeks, and a book of ideas to get you through those first few weeks, as well as a book on body magic, so far as I remember. In...
  169. H

    Counting syns daily/weekly

    I try to stick as low as possible throughout, so normally below 5 syns a day, and that way if something comes up (e.g. a meal out or a night out with friends) I feel I can enjoy it fully without having to feel too guilty. Also, that way, if I don't end up having a bad night, I have a fab weight...
  170. H

    Worth joining Online??

    Honestly, before I joined a group, I did it myself, and if you're really motivated, I'd think it'd work :D I choose to go to group because it gives me a good kick up the bum when necessary (especially when the weight just doesn't seem to be shifting!) but I'm fairly sure you'd be able to...
  171. H

    danone delight 0%

    Generally speaking, the yoghurts are around 1/2 a syn each, even the super yummy rhubard and apple crumble flavoured ones :eat: That said, the dessert varieties are best avoided - I think lifeline online says they're 5 syns :S
  172. H

    Extra Easy v Success Express

    Most consultants tend to advise members to do a success express day or two within a week if they want to boost their losses - my consultant has a challenge board, and one of the challenges is to have 3 within the week! Whilst it's similar to EE, it's the different proportions of superfree to...
  173. H

    Alpen Lights

    I've got to admit, I'love alpen light bars, mainly because you can eat two as a HeXB, whereas with hifi bars you only get to have one on most varieties :P
  174. H

    Can i ask

    I've lost 3.5 stone, but I actually find that I tend to maintain or have small gains in the weeks I try and eat less!
  175. H

    Extra Easy Bad belly!!

    It could well be the fruit and veg - that, and on EE, you only get one HeXB in comparison to two on red and green, meaning less fibre in your diet. Maybe take a look through the book and try and eat some of the foods with the 'F' symbol next to them to try and boost your fibre intake?
  176. H

    Shopping

    I try and shop around to get specific deals! In my slimming world group, we have a dry wipe board members use to write up the deals they've spotted in various local stores and supermarkets, so we all know about them! Maybe suggest this to your consultant if you go to group?
  177. H

    Holiday tomorrow :s

    I've got a holiday coming up in September to Cornwall, so I know exactly how you're feeling! I should just about have hit target at that point, so I'm terrified of putting loads on and having to go through the (slow!) process of having to lose this last half stone again! D: That said, my...
  178. H

    Do you have a weigh in day "routine "?

    Lol, I normally weigh on a Tuesday evening, and I refuse to eat or drink anything past 1.30pm, and have dinner as soon as I get back. I also stick to drinking water before that time to try and flush out any bloating or whatever XD
  179. H

    Where to buy Mug Shots

    Morrisons have them on 5 for £2 at the minute :)
  180. H

    Snacks help!!!

    Maybe use hifi bars of Alpen light's as a HeXB choice - that's how I manage to get around my sweet tooth! Also, Freddo bars are only 5 syns - and because you can eat the entire thing, psychologically you've had a chocolate bar. Also, curly wurly's are only 6 syns, and they take ages to eat...
  181. H

    Tried the new hifi bars...

    This sounds interesting - it will be nice to have some new varieties for a change :) I liked the butterscotch ones because you could have two of them - ideal for the 2 breaks I get in work! I also often gofor alpen light's instead for this reason! Thanks for letting us know, I'll look...
  182. H

    is it possible?

    It's definitely possible! I'm trying it myself this week - 5lbs to target, and I was really quite annoyed with a maintain last week, despite being good! I'll be weighing later today, so fingers crossed! Good luck hun!
  183. H

    Bloated

    I find that if I have a couple of green days in a row, the first one bloats me, but the second one doesn't so much. Might just be an adjustment period for the carbs after EE and original days where I tend to mainly stick to meat and veg I think!
  184. H

    Newbie

    Have you been filling in a food diary to give to your consultant? If there's anything there that might stop you (for instance, not having 1/3 plate superfree if you're following EE) he or she will be able to flag it up from a food diary. Also, I know it sounds silly, but are you eating...
  185. H

    diet cola

    I can totally relate to this! At first I was using it to replace any sweet-stuff cravings I had, but now I try to use it as a treat or pick-me-up and only have one, maybe two a day!
  186. H

    Join now or wait til after move

    One of my cobsultantsm's favourite sayings is "there's always a reason not to lose weight" - and for you right now its the move! But think of how fab all the moving stuff would be towards your body magic if you joined? And how motivated you would feel if you lost weight even with all that going...
  187. H

    extra easy problem

    Im going to admit, recently I've been doing red and green as a bit of a change in order to try and boost ky weight loss - but that's because I only have 5lbs to go now! Until then I'd only ever followed extra easy, and whilst some weeks the losses were small, and there were a couple of...
  188. H

    Bathroom Scales - help or hindrance?

    I used to do sneaky weigh ins, but I actually found that usually they either give me false hope (as mine at home weigh lower) or demoralize me (when I stay the same/gain several days consecutively. Obviously, its ultimately up to you and what works for you, but I've found it definitely wasn't...
  189. H

    How to stay on track

    I tend to feel massively guilty after a syn binge, and sometimes the weeks where I feel like I've synned more actually end up being my better weeks! That's enough for me!
  190. H

    STAYED THE SAME FOR 8 WEEKS

    Are you making sure that 1/3 of your plate is superfree? Sometimes I don't lose so much in a week, or even maintain, and it's normally because I've not been having as much superfree as I should, even though the majority of my food is free. Why not make up some speed soup to snack on and see...
  191. H

    Is it normal for the losses to slow down?

    In a nutshell - yes, it's pretty normal fr the losses to go down. I attend a few different groups depending on my work schedule, and all my consultants have said that generally, people tend to end up losing 1-2lbs a week if they food optimise properly. This is perfectly normal, and you should...
  192. H

    sugestions for a weekend away

    Maybe omelettes with side salad? Or possibly all day breakfast, with quorn sausages lean bacon and fried eggs with frylight? Or even something like savory rice, or bachelors pasta n sauce would be easily prepared? Good luck!
  193. H

    What's your secret for good weight losses?

    Definitely agree with the scan bran! That, and weeks where ive really upped the fruit intake
  194. H

    Pls help me get out of this rut!

    We all have weeks like this, you're not alone! I've been known to put on something I want to fit into (normally with me, it's a pair of jeans, but my friends have used things like swimsuits etc. too!) and thinking about how awesome I'll feel once I've gotten into it! Why not make up some...
  195. H

    wow just made a quiche

    I'm considering trying this as something nice for a change in my lunchbox for work - found some good recipes on here, will be having a go on Thursday as it's my day off :)
  196. H

    Psychological Hurdles

    Exactly, I just keep reminding myself of the number I want to see on the scales! It's definitely the best motivation! :)
  197. H

    Psychological Hurdles

    I'm currently fairly near target, and my weight loss is a bit obvious now (lost most of it whilst at uni, am now home for summer, so people haven't seen me since I've been dieting!) and I'm having one now because I've had a lot of comments like "oh, I don't think you'll manage to lose much...
  198. H

    Extra Easy Days Trying to get into EE - Is it OK?

    I find extra easy to be the best for me - means I can feed the OH the same things as I eat - half the time he doesn't even notice they're low fat! I'm fairly sure that the sweet and sour mugshots are free on EE, and the Thai ones are 1 syn or something. The creamy cheese pasta ones are 3...
  199. H

    What can I bake today ?

    If you go on Facebook and search "slimming world cake lady" there's someone there who has adapted loads of recipes, complete with photos and stuff so you can see what things ended up like. Plus she's worked out the syns for everything - most of then don't even taste diet!
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