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    Slimming World haven't thought this through!

    WW cheesy nachos are only 4 syns for an 18g packet :)
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    Flexible syns day!!!

    Okay it depends what you are asking about as there are two options. First you can use your syns weekly, counting down from 105 syns or however many you have been given, so you can compensate for going over one day but cutting back the next. Some people do this regularly and others find it...
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    Green Days Does Green plan still exist?

    Yes green still exists and when you join you'll be able to find the information about the plan on the website. Be aware that you will get loads of pressure from your consultant to do EE though so stand your ground
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    Green day healthy extra

    Yes, if you look under my weight loss tools and then latest healthy extras you can find the green ones too :)
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    help!!!

    Definitely still look at your speed foods though because the only ones there are the oranges x
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    Extra Easy SP Help please

    If you go on to the Sw website you can download a pdf version of the diary, in the useful features section x
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    Extra Easy Nacho-Style Feast (SW Magazine)

    Its the fajita seasoning as they are not all free
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    Syn Values

    Hi and welcome. You can use the online tools on the SW website to look up syns, or work them out from the nutritional information if they're not listed. Theres also a list of healthy extra options. You'll find them under the My Weight Loss Tools section :)
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    Syns calculation

    You might find it helpful to look in the syn values sub-forum, it can be searched for existing posts or you can post your own questions there :)
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    Puddings Ice-cream Machine and Ice-cream Update

    Bumping, must remember to put mine in the freezer :)
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    Ryvita wholegrain crackerbread

    You can have three of them with a weetabix, that counts as a HEB but not on their own unfortunately. Worth the syns though :)
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    Have no bloody idea sw changed

    Have you joined and got the new books? If not then that would be the place to start although you can just carry on with red and green as they don't stop working just because there's a new plan :)
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    Green Days Is it worth restarting group as a veggie with new plan?

    I agree completely, it'll be a cold day in hell before this vegetarian ever does EE or SP lol. EE offers less flexibility and choice of foods and meals than green. :)
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    Ground rice

    This is a really really old thread :)
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    food diary day 1

    I've looked at your meal plans and have to say I would be chewing my arm off with hunger lol. Can I ask how you find eating so little, are you not hungry? Is it a struggle to stick to? You don't have to starve yourself to lose weight and its not sustainable long term. As others have said you're...
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    I'm new - Hi ... also please can you help me with breakfasts?

    Have a look at the breakfast ideas sticky in the recipe sub-forum :)
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    syns

    No theres no need to reduce your syns at any point if you are working to 15 syns a day. Some people are given more than 15 syns when they start if they have a lot to lose and they would eventually move down to the normal 5-15 syns as they lose weight
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    mugshots

    The tomato mugshot is 1 syns UNfortunately that picture isn't up to date. Not all the mugshots on sale in the bargain stores are synned, actually the only one that differs from the supermarket version is the tomato one :)
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    Quick Question on Healthy Extras

    Isn't that what I just did lol :)
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    Cambells chicken low fat soup

    Sounds about right sorry, 1 syn per 20 calories, shop bought soups are usually pretty high and trust me they can be a lot higher that this :)
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    Quick Question on Healthy Extras

    Its says you can in the FAQs on the SW website :)
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    Newbie

    It will vary from product to product so you'll need to look them up on the sw website :-)
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    SW - fruit&veg?

    Its not mandatory, its recommended only for improved losses. And yes it still counts as dessert. Lots of people can and do lose weight very successfully without having the third at every meal but that said I think it is important to look on it as a lifestyle change as much as a weight loss...
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    Extra Easy why change what works

    Can you give some examples? I'm not sure what it is that you feel you can't have any more x
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    Brand new dummy !

    Have 60g kingsmill great white, with your fried eggs and throw in some bacon, low syn syn sausages, mushrooms and tomatoes :)
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    changes to plans

    Do you have your old books? The red and green plans aren't promoted any more but sw say you can do them if you prefer. I'm vegetarian and it'll be a cold day in hell before I ever do ee or sp. It's a shame you're not a member as the information you're after is all online. What about online...
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    Extra Easy Bloating help

    Water definitely and peppermint tea is great for the digestion :-)
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    Quick Question on Healthy Extras

    There's a helpdesk section on the SW website that includes this very question. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Need a Little Help link :)
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    Sesame snaps!!

    You can use 1 syn per 20 calories x
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    Pay and weigh...no meeting

    Unfortunately it's not up to her, its sw policy . The venue costs need to be covered just the same as if it were a proper group. And the fact that there are no other consultants available to cover for her will make it difficult :-(
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    Getting Syn Confused

    Do you have access to the one tools on the members site? You can look up syns there. These yoghurts are 1syn each x
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    Chicken fajita wrap from Costa

    Things like this are easy to work out, there's no free food allowance on sandwiches and wraps so it would be a straight 1 syn per 20 calories x
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    Pay and weigh...no meeting

    I can understand how it must be frustrating but on the other hand I imagine it will be difficult for SW to find a replacement consultant to take over her class. The same would happen here but for perhaps a shorter period of time as there would be more consultants available. If you feel really...
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    Do you ?

    No because the potential calorie saving would be minimal anyway :)
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    Extra Easy Can you switch plans daily?

    Go along to a group event if only for one week, you'll get access to the online resources for a few weeks. SW makes allowances for shift workers though, you wouldn't be charged for missing classes if its because of your work just as long as you let the consultant know in advance. Even if you...
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    Extra Easy Days Quorn cocktail sausages

    I'm pretty sure they're listed or you can try the syn values subgroup, but online will more accurate x
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    The Plans!

    The healthy extra list for the green plan is available on the website :-)
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    Extra Easy which to buy favour Essence or extract SYN FREE?

    I'm pretty sure the one shown in your link is syn free. The amount of sugar you get per serving would be negligible. Extracts are syn free.
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    Extra Easy Target Weight change

    Yes it's correct. You can change your target at any point up until you reach it, but one you're there it and changes have to be by a minimum of 7lb. I've heard some consultants are willing to bypass this but thats the official position I'm afraid
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    Green Days Green Days

    I do green all the time, never extra easy. There is a green food diary btw, the food planner is EE only but the old food diary system is still there too x
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    bachelor pasta tomato herb onion, no longer FREE!

    Recipes change, it hasn't been free for a good while now I'm afraid :-(
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    New Alpen Lights flavours

    Haven't heard anything about new flavours and there's nothing on their website about them
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    SW Frozen Meals - Roasted Vegetable Pasta

    I must just be a gannet because I didn't think it was enough to fill me up and I added a good amount of veggies lol
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    Q about SP and HEB.........

    Where do they advocate only having one heb choice? I don't think I've seen that said anywhere
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    SW Frozen Meals - Roasted Vegetable Pasta

    I thought it was truly awful lol. Watery, hardly any veg and what there was, was mushy, a totally tasteless tomato sauce. And it took longer to microwave than it would have taken to rustle up some pasta and a decent sauce. Very poor value for money too considering how much meat you get in the...
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    Q about SP and HEB.........

    Sorry but this isn't right, you can still have four for a healthy extra even if on SP. You may choose to only have two but its not a requirement that you only have S choices x
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    Weight watchers yoghurt

    I think if you look at the packaging you'll find its a fromage frais rather than than a yoghurt Greek Style Fromage Frais Coconut, 0% Fat , 100g pot ½
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    Q about SP and HEB.........

    You don't have to limit yourself to speed choices, you can have any of the healthy extras you might have on EE x
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    Extra Easy Blueberries not FREE, shock!

    There's no mention of superspeed in the the 2015 book at all because it doesn't exist any more. Slimming world doesn't do superspeed foods any more so I think you'll just end up confusing yourself if you try to keep thinking of foods in that way. Why not just focus on speed foods as intended in...
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    Extra Easy Blueberries not FREE, shock!

    There's no superspeed at all now, not on Extra Easy or any of the plans. It doesn't exist as a sw term any more
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    The Plans!

    You'd have to post your food diary so we can see if you're perhaps missing something :)
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    Home made crisps

    Previoulsy you would have synned them at the red day rate but now that red and green are been phased out (shame on SW) they've backed themselves into a corner. They now say that you should syn it at the same rate as the food you are replacing lol so n this case a low fat bag of crisps
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    Syns.... is it 10 or 15 per day?

    I see that you're in the US. the plan you follow is different to that in the UK, we work to 15 syns a day while in the US it's 10 syns as you say. The number of healthy extras differs as well just xx
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    The Plans!

    I'm vegetarian and only ever do Green. I know they push EE very hard in groups but my view is that you lose out doing EE if you're vegetarian. Yes you would have your two HEBs but I think its best to try and get some variety. There are so many healthy extras so don't limit yourself to bread...
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    Soup maker

    I'm with your husband sorry. I have one its pretty much been a waste of money. It's enormous so takes up loads of space but the actual amount of soup you get is pretty small. There's no time saving and it actually ends up making for more washing up as you have to transfer to a pot anyway to...
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    The slimming world app

    Use the mobile site through your browser, it has both these functions. You can just bookmark it for ease of use
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    The Plans!

    Meat and fish are not free foods on the green plan. You get a wider range of HEBs on green than on EE
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    Aaaargh!

    The point can be seen in my signature. By the time I reached target I averaged 1lb a week, some weeks it was more, some less but it doesn't matter as long as it gets you where you want to be. And sorry but I disagree with people who call one pound a small loss, it's not, it's pretty much...
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    Lancastershire farm natural live set yogurt syns

    It works out as syn free on the calculator. Just seen how old this original post is lol
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    Lancastershire farm natural live set yogurt syns

    You can't use 1 syn per 20 calories on yoghurts because they get a free food allowance
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    Four cheese and vegetable pasta at Happy Hour PIZZA HUT Syn

    Something with four cheeses in it is never going to be free sorry, and that's before you factor in oils and cream. Cheese dishes are best avoided as they're usually high syn
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    BFREE pizza, baking potato CHIPs, with baked bean and a bowl of strawberries fresh

    You really need to get up to date books as sw doesn't use the terms superfree or superspeed any more. You'll also be able to look up syn values for things like your biscuits, hot chocolate or muffins (very high syn btw) And I'm not sure why you feel you have to force feed yourself, the sw...
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    confuse, Iceland slimming world potato curry with rice

    Slimming world doesn't do superfree or superspeed foods any more. You meal is fine though x
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    Tweaking...again

    Chips and potatoes free because they're filling. crisps are not because cut-through wafer thin and dehydrating them takes away all the filling power. For that reason crisps don't get a free food allowance, so even if made from what is normally a free food the end product is synned Scan...
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    Extra Easy Tweaks

    That would be because there's built in portion control, either from your healthy extra or syns, there's no portion control on cous cous
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    Question - Fry Light Spray

    Never had any problems with it personally xx
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    Extra Easy Tweaks

    Have a look at the myths and misconceptions article on the SW website, that explains it all
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    Question - Fry Light Spray

    Yes all varieties of frylight are free :)
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    Ready Meals and Sunflower Oil

    From the FAQs on the website Q: Why are there ingredients listed on the packaging that aren’t Syn-free, eg sugar or starch? A: Because of packaging legislation, when we use a Free flavouring ingredient such as soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce, we have to list all the ingredients within the...
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    The Smash Pizza Debate 2015

    Why would you not syn it though? I pay SW for their expertise (or used to) so for best results I follow the advice they give, not an adapted version of the plan just because I either don't understand or agree with the reasoning. The issue is not about not using it in its original form, its about...
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    SP chips

    Carrots, swede or squash x
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    Healthy A's and B's

    The book only gives a sample, look online for a wider range and even more in the free branded foods book x
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    Extra Easy SP New Plan

    There's always been a booster plan, it was called success express before, but it shouldn't be for new members. They should be focusing on Extra Easy and not even be considering sp
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    New magazine recipes

    Its because they've sold out all their members who do red and green plans. Vote with your money and don't buy it or any other SW products xx
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    Green days?

    Very well hidden! If you go to the features section and search for green the article with the links should come up. Healthy extras are still shown on the website too x
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    Green days?

    It hasn't gone yet sally, I think it will be some time before it happens
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    Green days?

    Then I guess that's when I stop being a slimming world member :-(
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    They're Back....Skinny Cappuccino Muller Lights

    Muller really need to get their act together and make their yoghurts vegetarian friendly :-(
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    Feeling cross

    Can you feedback to the caterers that they need to provide healthy food options. Your local NHS trust may have programme where they provide info or support workplaces to become healthy eating environments
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    Fish From The Fish Shop

    The batter acts as a barrier and the fish steams inside, so no direct contact with the oil during cooking
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    Alpen Light and Special K bars - Healthy Extra B's?

    Just the 70 calorie alpen light bars, the higher calorie bars sold by a lot of bargain stores don't count as a heb. And the only special k bars that count are the chewy delight ones
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    Back again and Question about SW online

    Yes you can, if you go into the features section you'll find information that you can download about the red and green plan. They've hidden it really well (shame on SW) but its there, and syns are available through the desktop and mobile sites but not the app
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    Extra Easy Logging SW recipes in Food Diary

    I would breakdown the ingredients into their respective sections, that way your consultant has a chance to see the proportion of speed food you're having. Logging say spag bol tells her nothing about the content of the meal. Then I also record meal names so I can see what I had when looking back
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    white bread no longer healthy b?

    It clearly depends who you speak to because the response I got was that it's fine to have 60g. I think they're just covering themselves because they know some people won't weigh it out or add the extra 2 syns ;-)
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    Feel like giving up...

    Don't listen to your friend. You could weigh yourself on ten sets of scales and get ten different results. The only ones that matter are the ones that you've been weighing on every week because they accurately reflect how much you have lost.
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    white bread no longer healthy b?

    Your consultant is mistaken on this, it's comparable with wholemeal in terms of fibre content and counts under the 60g wholemeal heading :-)
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    Slimming World new magazine

    There's always an advert in the magazine saying when the next one is out :-)
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    white bread no longer healthy b?

    White bread in general has never been a healthy extra but there are selected high fibre ones you can have like the Kingsmill great white (60g)
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    Being treated differently because of geing a big guy

    Of course the perfect was to bypass the whole things is just to say a ridiculously high amount that no-one would ever expect you to lose ;)
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    Join the pedometer 2015 Challenge

    Sounds good, I'm up for it :-)
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    Being treated differently because of geing a big guy

    Actually I have seen this in pretty much all groups where consultant try and persuade people to aim for more. I don't agree with it either but it's certainly not limited to bigger men at all. Really it doesn't matter at all at the end of the day, nobody holds you to it or even likely...
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    Mugshots Roast Chicken - confused

    Roast chicken is free whether 1 or 2% fat
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    Confused

    Yes smoothies are synned because the fruit is less filling in that form. Even if you don't eat more at the time it fills you up for less time and you eat again sooner, either way you take in more calories. Blended vegetables aren't synned but juiced would be xx
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    Slush puppies in Cineworld (regular size)

    Cineworld has nutritional information on their website, just use 1 syn per 20 calories
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    Balsamic Vineger

    Balsamic vinegar is free but balsamic glaze would be synned sorry. By the way just for future reference questions about syns are better posted in the syn values sub forum. Makes it easier to find things and saves admin having to move threads xx
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    changes to plans

    I don't' think we should settle for fine though - paying the same fiver a week as other members but getting no support and being told you can't discuss your weight loss plan in class. I think that's appalling and a sad indictment against an organisation which sells itself as the friendly...
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    New to slimmingworld new plans

    You realise that sp is completely optional and most people won't need or want to do it. It's only supposed to be a booster plan like success express. The main plan is extra easy but if you want to continue with red and green then you can x
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    changes to plans

    Difficult when consultants aren't trained in the green plan and tell their members not to talk about it in class :-(
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    Slimming world syns on alpen light

    Just beware the bargain store ones if they are not the 70 calorie bars then they're not a healthy extra and also higher in syns x
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    maggis noodle packs

    They are over 20% fat so were never going to be a low syn option sadly :(
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    Anyone else have weigh in day blowouts?

    Nah, never say the point, who want to have the spend the rest of the week catching up . I don't use food as a treat any more, thats part of the reason I got into trouble in the first place lol. If I want something I have it but syn it, it doesn't have to be a particular day and it gets me away...
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    I didn't lose any weight on my first week, even though i was good as gold?

    There could be lots of reasons, bloating, being bunged up from the increased fibre, fluid retention, time of the month, sudden increase in exercise, coming to SW from a more restrictive eating plan, medications and so on. POst your food diary if you;re concerned though and are you drinking...
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    Extra Easy Low low cheese??

    I'm not sure what you mean by 4 squares sorry but you might be better asking in the syn values subforum. if you can give the product name then that will help too :)
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    Nakd bars

    Ah I see thanks lol. Depending what flavour your get they are either £1.50 or £2 for a box of 4 in tesco just now. I picked up some apple pie ones yesterday and looking forward to trying them now :)
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    Need advice please

    You really need to have the starter pack at the very least. That includes all the basic information about the plan and it'll be pretty impossible without it I'm afraid. There are a variety of options - take advantage of one of the free membership voucher to go along to group, even if only for...
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    Instant Noodles

    Here's the ingredients for full fat supernoodles Ingredients: Noodles (Water, Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Palm Oil, Antioxidants (Butylated Hydroxyanisole, Citric Acid, Propyl Gallate)), Yeast Extract, Sugar, Flavour Enhancers (Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium...
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    Instant Noodles

    Afraid not, the syns are in the noodles if they're not the low fat supernoodles. They are made with oil xx
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    Nakd bars

    I take it you included a link in your message but it's been removed because you're new to the forum. Would be interested in where else they're on offer xx
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    Nakd bars

    The cocoa crunch ones are really good and well worth 5 syns. On offer in tesco too :-)
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    WW 50/50 Pitta is a Healthy Extra

    Yes it has been for a while and is much nicer than the wholemeal version xx
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    do you eat normal size bread as healthy b

    You can have 60g wholemeal irrespective of slice size xx
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    eating before weigh in

    That makes be sad, is it really something you want to do once a week for the rest of your life when there's no need :(
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    Extra Easy Ready-made Soups and Syns?

    Shop bought soups are pretty high syn unless you can count them as a healthy extra. There's no free food allowance so 1 syn per 20 calories will work, or you can look up the syns on syns online For instance the Butterbean and chorizo is 18 syns sorry. Best you make your own really :-(
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    Newbie to SW

    Just to clarify but the green plan is not unlimited carbs and limited proteins. It's limited meat and fish rather than protein. There are many high protein free foods on green and you'll also find them on the SP plan. You can also do SP for longer than a week with a few minor modifications eg...
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    changes to plans

    Why would they ever have or want to be? I can see how it's beneficial to find your way around ee before doing sp and quite frankly I'm horrified that some consultants are pushing all new members including vegetarians to do a week of sp when they join. Great way to put people off sw for life!
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    eating before weigh in

    As long as you do the same every week it won't make any difference
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    Philedelphia HEA?

    Only plain as a HEA. Flavoured can be a HEB but only on the green plan
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    changes to plans

    This is also what it says on the Sw website and in the book
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    Mirror Recipes Syn Values?

    The syn values are available to members on the sw website xx
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    changes to plans

    But why bother when sw say you don't have to ;-)
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    changes to plans

    Sw advise having a free yoghurt instead of the synned one and recording it as such in the diary
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    Can you still buy the 2014 SW directory at SW or online shop?

    Only the 2015 books are available online so I'd be surprised if you can still get them through class. If you're vegetarian just get the 2015 book because it will be up to date and the ee syn values will be valid for green too xx
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    Countdown Question from New Member

    You lose online access after four missed weeks xx
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    Branded foods books

    The free branded foods book is always a good buy because it gives you all the branded healthy extras, far more than appear on the SW website :)
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    Becoming a Slimming World consultant

    Have you read the sticky in the weight loss diary subforum "Diary of a Slimming World Consultant"? It gives a warts and all view of whats involved
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    New to SW. Should I attend a meeting or just get books on Ebay since only doing green

    Hi and welcome to sw! Yes they'll push all new members to do extra easy I'm afraid. The green plan isn't included in the new literature and is not promoted by consultants any more although syn information is still available on the website. Some members have reported that their consultant...
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    changes to plans

    Exactly Dan, I'm frankly amazed that sw has had the nerve to take our money when they are not even training consultants to support members doing the green plan. It does however explain why I had become the go to person in group for any members with questions doing the green plan :-(
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    changes to plans

    It's not just fewer healthy extras but you also get a wider choice of healthy extra b options on green including foods that would have to be synned on any other plan
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    changes to plans

    Well red is pretty much covered by eesp but if you want to green they're not interested and what a ridiculous attempt to pacify the vegetarian members the article on the website was too. I left a comment but doubt it will be published as they only want positive feedback seen. If this is a...
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    SW Online App??

    No its not right, use the mobile sw website and there's a full food diary section :-)
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    changes to plans

    Both are lesser plans the green so offer less flexibility and choice for vegetarians I'm afraid
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    changes to plans

    What a terrible thing for her to say! I'd be tempted to make a point of talking about it at every opportunity personally ;-)
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    changes to plans

    Shocking, thank you for reinforcing my view that were treated like second class members and my decision that I'll no longer support the organisation
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    Extra Easy Soup seems to halt weight loss

    It's the fake heinz tomato soup recipe ;-)
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    changes to plans

    Thank you but I know the green plan inside out, my concern is more for new members who will not be given the option of doing it, or any support in group. The updated app only shows EE syn values not red or green, and its disappointing because not everyone will have access to the website to be...
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    Extra Easy Soup seems to halt weight loss

    Do you mean the superspeed soup? There are lots of lentils and pulses in it which could be causing bloating - just a thought xx
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    changes to plans

    Where will people get information about the green plan if there is nothing in the book and no syn values on the updated app? And I assume everyone, vegetarians included, will be made to do EE when they join? Well if I didn't feel like a second class member before then I certainly will now :(
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    how many syns??

    Same as most people, between 5 and 15 a day
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    Help

    A slow cooker would be a really useful addition by the sounds of it, switch on in the morning and its ready when you come in. Or a pressure cooker with a timer as I find that helpful when pushed for time. Also batch cooking when you do have time. And sorry but absolutely no cooking separate...
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    changes to plans

    I really think that a vegetarian joining SW should be told about the green plan as first choice of plan though rather than as an afterthought if they know enough to be able to ask about it. The plan may be easier if you are doing EE or whatever this new variation will be called, but not so easy...
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    Is Slimming World Online a bit of a con?

    They do have online Q and A sessions if you are able to take part in them. There used to be a forum many years ago but it was disbanded because it was unmoderated and wrong info was being given. I don't think we can really compare SW to WW because WW is a far larger organisation with a...
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    3rd day and struggling

    Eat more food! Seriously I would be starving on your menu plan and if you;re hungry then you will struggle. As said, you need a lot more superfree with your meals, and why are you only having two meal? Switch the sugar for sweetener or cut down so you have some syns for other foods that you like...
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    White bread hex? Or syns?

    I don't believe I did, only let the OP know that there are white breads available which she can choose to use is she prefers
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    White bread hex? Or syns?

    There are actually several white breads you can use as a HEB - most people like to use Kingsmill Great White. You can have 60g as a HEB or two slices from a medium loaf would be HEB + 2 syns x
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    changes to plans

    Same as anyone else would, why couldn't they? There are lots of vegetarians who already do it because its all they've been told about by their consultant xx
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    How often do you have a cheat day/day off?

    Never, I don't use food as a treat any more. If I want something I have it but I account for it from my syns, or if its a special night out by having a flexi syn day. Thats's what they are there for after all! It's perfectly possible to live a normal life and still enjoy yourself while staying...
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    All your eggs in one basket?

    Three would be fine. Personally I use two large ones and add some sweet chilli cottage cheese to the mixture. It works out really substantial :)
  148. P

    changes to plans

    Lots of rumours about them doing away with red and green, and they could just advise us vegetarians to do extra easy. But if that is the case I won't continue to support Slimming World I'm afraid :(
  149. P

    Extra Easy Covent Garden Soup question

    Shop bought soups don;t qualify for a free food allowance so all the ingredients including vegetables become synned in full
  150. P

    Im totally new to Slimming World so advice welcomed!!!!!!!!!

    DO you have a copy of the starter pack as the information you are looking for is in there. SW is a great plan, I'm sure you'll love it :)
  151. P

    Boring question about superspeed soup

    Lots, the recipe is in the recipe sub-forum. Does it help boost losses? Well thats debateable, certainly no more than having speed and superspeed foods in your meals would but some people do actually gain because the increased fibre bloats them x
  152. P

    Rejoin or pay for missed weeks?

    To retain your history you have to pay the equivalent of three missed weeks so if the OP rejoins using the offer she would lose her history xx
  153. P

    Extra Easy HELP - First weigh in, vegetables and milk

    I both agree and disagree with some of the comments already made. Yes fruit and veg are an essential part of a healthy balanced diet and you've had lots of helpful advice on how to incorporate them into your meals. As regards whether it will work without them well SW worked for 40 years without...
  154. P

    Syn's Allowed?

    It depends on your weight and whether you are a girl or a bloke too but the basic amount would be 5-15 syns as said xx
  155. P

    Green Day Cheese scones. Free on green.

    100g of dried smash makes 600g of mashed potato - both are the same calories but guess which would be the more filling ;)
  156. P

    Taster session first week back.....

    If you nip over to the recipe section and put the word taster into the search tool you'll find lots of threads full of suggestions but you don't have to take anything. But def go as it will be a good opportunity to get to know everyone and try some new food ideas :)
  157. P

    wanting to lose 7lbs?

    Of course it can work, after all even if you start out with ten stone to lose you eventually get to the point where you only have 7lb to go. iSW is still a calorie controlled diet after all. t may be slow but it will work.
  158. P

    Coconut Essence/extract

    Unfortunately mullerlights aren't vegetarian friendly so I can't use them but I'm going to give the flavouring a go :)
  159. P

    Extra Easy Setting a target weight

    Have a look on the SW website as there is a section on setting your target weight :)
  160. P

    Coconut Essence/extract

    I seen people say that it works well. I'm considering getting the coconut flavouring from Lakeland as they are a good brand just to give it a try. They do a custard flavouring too which is lovely :)
  161. P

    Green Day My Year in Soups

    WEEK 32 Spiced cauliflower soup Serves 4 Syns negligible on green and EE 14 squirts berio olive oil spray (or use frylight) 1 onion, chopped 1 potato, peeled, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon ground...
  162. P

    Can anybody calculate the syn value for me?

    1 syn per 20 calories so 8 for the protein powder. There are almond milks (original and unsweetened) on the HEA list but not this particular one so it would also be synned at 1 syn per 20 calories.
  163. P

    Philly light

    2 syns per 25g :)
  164. P

    Green Day My Year in Soups

    WEEK 31 Slow cooker corn chowder Serves 4 1.5 syns per serving on green and extra easy 3/4 cup dry yellow split peas 1.5L vegetable or chicken stock 340g frozen sweetcorn 2 roast red peppers (in brine or vinegar), diced 1 green chilli, finely diced 1 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp dried oregano...
  165. P

    Chocolate orange heaven

    1 syn per 20 calories for desserts x
  166. P

    Does anyone?

    Slimming world is a calorie controlled diet anyway so I don't really see the point to be honest. If I had wanted to count everything I ate then I wouldn't have started SW in the first place :)
  167. P

    Why do I keep failing?

    Quite simply hun ... fail to plan, plan to fail ... unless you are prepared and have a strategy in place for how you are going to cope with those difficult times then you will always revert to old habits because they are easy. Give some real thought to what your danger times are and then come...
  168. P

    MULLER RICE SYNS?

    No afraid not. Pudding rice is only free if made up with milk, either from your allowance or your syns. Unsweetened almond milk makes a beautiful rice pudding :)
  169. P

    Green Day My Year in Soups

    WEEK 30 Courgette and tomato Serves 4 Negligible syns on green and EE 14 squirts berio olive oil spray (1 syn) 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, sliced 500g courgettes, sliced 2 tbsp red lentils 500g tomatoes, chopped or used canned tomatoes instead 1 tsp turmeric Pinch chilli...
  170. P

    Weigh-in morning, afternoon or eve...........?

    Why do you feel hungry all day though? Eat normally! I weigh in at 7.30pm and just look on weigh in day as the same as any other. There's no point in depriving yourself once a week xx
  171. P

    Green Day My Year in Soups

    WEEK 29 Carrot and tomato soup Serves 4 Free on green and EE 7 squirts berio olive oil spray (½ syn) 1 onion, chopped 1 celery stick, chopped 1 tbsp tomato puree 1 red chilli, diced 600g carrots, sliced 125g floury potatoes, diced 2 bay leaves (fresh or dried) 250g passata...
  172. P

    Extra Easy What am I doing wrong :( :(

    It depends what you mean hun. If you mean you keep straying off plan and so are not losing then thats one issue, but if you are following plan and not losing thats something different xx
  173. P

    Lemon Couscous Cake

    I read it as saying when ground, (or) used as a flour substitute but to be honest I don't know how much clearer they can be when they pose the question "Is cous cous cake free" and answer "you might be disappointed to hear they're not" and it's a shame if consultants are giving different...
  174. P

    Green Day My Year in Soups

    WEEK 28 Speedy sweet potato and coconut soup Serves 4 2 syns per serving on green and EE 7 squirts berio olive oil spray (½ syn) 1 large onion, diced 1 tbsp red thai curry paste (1 syn) 750g sweet potato, grated 1L vegetable stock 100mls reduced fat coconut milk (syns depending on brand) Salt...
  175. P

    exercise???

    I've done SW twice and lost over 7 stone each time - once with exercise and the once without. It took twice as long to lose it with no exercise. I think a lot of people aren't prepared for the initial effect of fluid retention on the scales but this is just a short term thing and should resolve...
  176. P

    question for anyone doing Slimming world & xenical / Orlistat

    You shouldn;t have to adapt the plan at all as SW is a low fat diet, in fact I shouldn't think the tablets will be of any value other than acting as a deterent to going off plan because of the side effects. If you are going straight from a vlcd to sw without a period of refeeding you should be...
  177. P

    Extra Easy Newbie here!! HELP!!

    Have you registered to use the SW website yet? There is a video of the new member talk in the features section which would be worth watching but other than that its basically just about sitting and reading and re-reading your book as the info is all in there :)
  178. P

    Green Days Green Plan- need help and advice please

    there is no normal - you lost 1½lbs and thats great because any loss is a step in the right direction. I would say though that it would pay to make an effort to overcome your fussiness because boredom will be your enemy the further you get into your weight loss journey. You also need to keep...
  179. P

    Help please

    Why would you want to do that hun? I think the only way would be to give different personal details though
  180. P

    Help

    Why do you want to rejoin? Just along to the new group with your card and carry on using your countdown. You can go to any group in the country :)
  181. P

    Green Day My Year in Soups

    WEEK 27 Leek and potato soup Serves 6-8 Syns negligible on green and EE 14 squirts berio olive oil spray (1 syn) 2 carrots, chopped 2 sticks celery, sliced 2 onions, chopped 400g leeks, sliced 2 cloves, garlic, sliced 400g potatoes, chopped 1.8L vegetable stock Heat the oil in a large...
  182. P

    Green Day My Year in Soups

    You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it :)
  183. P

    Syn allowance based on weight?

    Consultant are able to give people with a lot to lose more syns and always have been. But i agree there is no consistency at all which makes it confusing when people move groups or chat online :(
  184. P

    How do they do it?

    I don't think people are losing hue amounts week in week out. They may have a big loss one week but you don;t know what the circumstances are - it may be first week, or first week following on from a bad week or being off plan. I really do think that most people on here are doing exactly what...
  185. P

    Quorn Ham Style Cheese Pizza Bread Syns????

    You can use 1 syn per 20 calories as there is no free food allowance on pizza xx
  186. P

    Green Day My Year in Soups

    WEEK 26 Carrot and cheddar soup Serves 4 Half a HEA per serving 1 onion, chopped 1 large potato, chopped 500g carrots, chopped 1.2L vegetable stock 80g extra mature, reduced fat cheese, grated 150ml unsweetened almond mik Salt and black pepper Cook the onion, potato and...
  187. P

    Calorie counting/healthy eating onto slimming world

    Slimming World is still a calorie controlled diet even if we don't count calories. The only way to lose weight is to take in fewer calories than we expend, so if we were not doing that then Slimming World wouldn't work. Its just based on satiation, the foods that are free are those which fill us...
  188. P

    The cost of shopping!!!

    You know I don't really think that it is to be honest. From what i've seen it's often people's eating, shopping and cooking habits that make it expensive rather than healthy eating in itself. I save a packet because I don't eat out at lunchtime, don;t have that latte and danish pastry on the...
  189. P

    Reaching Interim Target

    Thats only for your final target. An interim target is just a mini one en route to your final target. Something to aim for so the final target doesn't seem too daunting. So nothing really happens, you reach it and then move past it xx
  190. P

    What are you using your Healthy Extra's for today..?

    A - Skimmed Milk A - Skimmed Milk B - Alpen Lights x 2 B = Ryvita Fruit Crunch
  191. P

    syns in sainsburys be good to yourself chiken tikka flatbread

    1 syn per 20 calories as there is no free food allowance on shop bought sandwiches xx
  192. P

    Red day syns!

    You can use 1 syn per 20 calories as there would be no free food allowance. But rice is usually really high on the red plan xx
  193. P

    Advice for Vegetarian newbie

    Yes absolutely. I'm veggie and green days are perfect as all the foods we should eat as part of a healthy balanced diet can be had freely without any weighing or measuring. Don;t forget to have your superfree veggies and fruit though :)
  194. P

    syns help on Free2Go please

    The information is on the members site, which you won't have access to if you are not attending classes xx
  195. P

    syns help on Free2Go please

    Have you had a look at the info on the sw website or spoken to your consultant. Children don't count syns or healthy extras, its about making good choices and substitutions xx
  196. P

    Aldi Soup and Noodles HELP!!

    Not sure which ones you mean but the aldi instant noodles (like supernoodles) are 5.5 to 6 syns per packet xx
  197. P

    McDs regular white coffee

    1 syn per 20 calories will give you the answer. For future reference there is a syn values sub-forum where you can post questions like this rather than on the main board. Saves admin having to move them too :)
  198. P

    Just joined slimming world, but so confused!

    Are you sure your consultant said to do red? I've never heard of anybody being started on the red plan. Did she give a reason why? Basically you can do whichever plan you want so yes you can do extra easy. The biggest book in your pack, the one where you record your weight, is the extra easy...
  199. P

    Extra Easy Healthy B choices

    Have look over in the healthy extras sub-forum as you'll find all the help you're looking for there :)
  200. P

    Slimming world

    As said you don't need to eat tonnes of carbs, its about everything in moderation. But to be honest its unlikely to be the carbs that are people's downfall but rather their not taking the long term view and realising that it is going to take time and permanent changes to their lifestyle. I've...
  201. P

    Carotino Oil

    All oils are the same - 6 syns per tbsp x
  202. P

    If only I didn't have a sweet tooth I would be a size 6 not 16 !!!!!!

    I'm not surprised to be honest because you are starving yourself all day hun! Then it comes to evening and you are so hungry that you must be desperate. Why are you being so restrictive at breakfast and lunch? Perhaps you need to look at an organised weight loss programme like Slimming World or...
  203. P

    HEB -Cereals

    There are too many to list sorry, perhaps have a look in the Healthy extras subforum for some inspiration
  204. P

    Jelly Syns Please

    I think that jelly is long gone now hun :)
  205. P

    Quakers oats honey and vanilla

    The only flavoured quaker oats on the list are the multigrain sachets xx
  206. P

    Asda thai chicken soup

    There is no free food allowance so you can use 1 syn per 20 calories to work it out. So 3.5 per serving (whatever that is for this soup)
  207. P

    Tortillas and wraps syn values

    I wouldn't rely on it too heavily as its a very old thread. If you want to work out the syns in bread products like this just use 1 syn per 20 calories x
  208. P

    Sadly very excited about my new ceramic pan !

    I bought one of the JML pans and it wasn't cheap! It was fine at first but now sticks every time I use it so a bit of a waste of money really as I never use it now :(
  209. P

    Did anyone get the £5 off £10 spend in morrisons? What did u pickup?

    You had to buy the Sun newspaper yesterday to get a voucher to use in Morrisons - spend £10 on meat or fish and get £5 off
  210. P

    How to work out syns on a ready meal

    The only way to work out the syns would be either looking it up on syns online or putting it through the online syn calculator. Depending on the brand and meal you can find low syn option x
  211. P

    Low carb to slimming world

    If you go from low carb to any normal eating plan you may well see a temporary gain so you should be prepared for that. You could start on the red plan and gradually increase your carb intake before moving to EE :)
  212. P

    Join for free vouchers

    theres a special offer section on the sw website x
  213. P

    Activia on red days

    Yoghurts and fruit are the same on all plans
  214. P

    Hex and thirds?

    yes you are overthinking it hun. Aim for one third of a meal being superfree but its a recommendation rather than mandatory, and your book says not required if you have healthy extras as part of your meal, unless of course you want it xx
  215. P

    Put in my place lol

    If its a classmate can she not just look up the syns online herself? xx
  216. P

    Struggling

    Post your food diary in the sw section and we'll take a look for you. Yes you can still do the red and green plans but to be honest it doesn't sound as if you are following the plan as you are going over syn on a fairly regular basis . So you might want to just focus on a few weeks of being on...
  217. P

    SW Fakeaway days or low syn eating out options

    Slimming World Recipes Slimming World - Eating Out
  218. P

    Oh my! A 100% syn free, guilt free pancake!

    Oh dear, sorry to be the bearer of bad news but your pancakes are not free. Its 5 syns for a cooked banana but still pretty low syn if you like them :)
  219. P

    Green Day My Year in Soups

    WEEK 25 Courgette, pea and pesto soup Serves 4 Syns dependent on pesto used 14 squirts berio olive oil spray (1 syn) 3 courgettes, quartered along length and diced 200g frozen peas 1 tsp easy garlic 1 can white kidney beans 1L vegetable stock 2 tbsp green pesto Saute the courgette and...
  220. P

    I keep gaining or not losing! Send help! :(

    My first thought is that you are not eating enough given your level of activity, you need to eat back some of the calories you are burning off. Also if the exercise is a new thing or recently increased then you could be retaining fluid.
  221. P

    woman of the year 2014

    It depends on your consultant to be honest - a cheap and nasty sash, a cheap and nasty Sw pen, and some cheap flowers in my case. If you meet the criteria you can be put forward to the regional rounds and so on xx
  222. P

    returning to slimming world - what are my upfront costs?!

    Depends if you want to retain your history from when you were last a member. If you do then it would be £14.95 otherwise £10 which includes the current offer
  223. P

    prodigal daughter!!

    I lost 7 stone the first time I joined and got to target. Then I stopped going and the bad habits crept in again so much so that I ended up putting it all back on again. I rejoined and am now back at target so it can be done. put the past behind you and think of this as a new start. Although...
  224. P

    Muller light smooth toffee

    You forgot to include the free food allowance on the calculator but there's no reason to use that as they are listed on syns online :)
  225. P

    Help what have i done??

    You need to be really careful as its not 17 syns for the bag that comes from the chip shop but for a particular serving weight. A bag could weigh two or more times that amount. But there's no way of know for sure and nothing that can be done about it now so just draw a line and move on xx
  226. P

    Mullar light

    The one with a cherry underlayer is 1.5 syns x
  227. P

    Smoothie

    5 syns for an average sized banana = 15 syns Plus you would officially have to syn the yoghurt as well because you are using it as a drink and yoghurt drinks are not syn free
  228. P

    Alpen 86kcal

    I wouldn't really worry about it too much, it should balance out because you haven't had a HEB. At least you know now though x
  229. P

    New to Slimming World and looking for advice

    Welcome to SW. At the very least you are going to need to get a starter pack either by going along to group, even if only for one week, or buying one on ebay. Did you know that if you work shifts you don't get charged for missed weeks as long as you let your consultant know you won't be able to...
  230. P

    Quorn samosas

    If they are in pastry you can use 1 syn per 20 calories as there would be no free food allowance x
  231. P

    Weetabix

    They are in the grab and go section :)
  232. P

    Weetabix

    Weetabix are on the HEB list in the book and online so don't worry :)
  233. P

    Teso 30% less fat Feta and Haloumi

    There are particular low fat cheeses that can't be used as a HEA and feta is one of them unfortunately. You can only have full fat feta as a HEA but the low fat one can be used as a HEB if you are on a green day. Halloumi is the same - 35g full fat as a HEA, 45g reduced fat but only as a HEB...
  234. P

    comparing products

    The syns for the aldi pasta and sauces are given for the product made up as directed which will include syns for the milk. If just using water then the syn value would be reduced As for the yoghurts, the aldi and lidl ones have added sugar not just sweeteners as far as I know. I don't use them...
  235. P

    comparing products

    Can you give some examples? I really don't think this is the case though xx
  236. P

    Aldi Benefit Bars! HEXB? Or syns

    Yes you can have two of the light benefit bars as a HEB :)
  237. P

    Extra Easy New to extra easy

    Aim for one third superfree (even thats not mandatory) but the other two thirds can be whatever you want - free, healthy extras, syns or even more superfree :)
  238. P

    Bingeing after weigh in day

    In terms of binges that's not a huge one so just work out how many syns you had and cut back a bit over the next few days to compensate. Also plan ahead for what you are going to do next week to top it happening again :)
  239. P

    Extra Easy New to extra easy

    Sounds fine, there's no requirement to have meat in every meal or even at all :)
  240. P

    Meal Shot - free?

    Afraid not :( Meal Shot Chicken Balti with Rice , 300g pack 2½ 7 2½
  241. P

    conflicting advice

    Bannisters' Farm, Ready Baked Potatoes, frozen 4 pack, 200g each 1½ 15 1½ Bannisters' Farm, Littl'uns Small Baked Jacket Potatoes, frozen 6 pack, 105g each ½ 4 ½
  242. P

    Need to start loosing again. What to change?

    Slimming world! Never be hungry, minimal weighing and measuring, normal healthy food. There is a low carb option if you prefer but it may just be that your body needs to acclimatise to carbs again so make sure you are drinking enough water :)
  243. P

    Snacks/super speed/super free/ free...HELP!!!

    Lentils and pulses are not free on all plans, only on green and extra easy ;)
  244. P

    got 38 pounds to lose. in 4 months

    Do some research on the various plans and forums on here and choose one that's going to fit best with your lifestyle. i do Slimming World as I can eat as much pasta, rice, noodles, potatoes, lean meat and fish, lentils, pulses, fat free dairy, fruit and veg as I want without any weighing or...
  245. P

    Syn help please

    1 syn per 20 calories hun x
  246. P

    Extra Easy Not having 1/3 superfree at all times...Is that naughty?

    No its not naughty, its a recommendation only not something thats mandatory particularly in a meal where you are using your healthy extra xx
  247. P

    I CAN'T cut down my portion sizes! will it effect my losses?

    What makes you think you have to cut down on your portion sizes? Are you using all your additional healthy extras if you are breastfeeding? xx
  248. P

    GREEN DAYS ANYONE???

    Yes I do green all the time :)
  249. P

    Country kitchins bakery - sandwich thins

    They are only available in Ireland as far as I'm aware and can't substituted for something else :(
  250. P

    Help Please

    I think its a really bad idea to try and go syn free for the week. All it will do is leave you feeling deprived and even more likely to fall off the wagon again. Cut back to a minimum of 5 syns if you really must because then you can still have a few extras. And don't go overboard on the...
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