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Hi, Yes I definitely found it had an effect. I lost 2Ib that week. The next week I had vodka and STS. This week, again no alcohol and I lost 2 and a half pounds. Unfortunately (as I do like a drink) it does affect my losses so think I'll be a t-totaller for a while!!

Is JD (Jack Daniels) 4 too, does anyone know?

Vodka is 4 syns I think and diet coke is free x

I wish I could do that but unfortunately my WI is on a Monday, straight after the weekend!! :( Typical lol

Hi, As a wine lover, is anyone else finding that weight loss is slow if you drink alcohol? I am trying a week free from wine :wave_cry: as my weight loss has been quite slow averaging at a pound a week. I wondered whether alcohol was anything to do with it. I normally save about 40 syns a...

Hi Loz, Not sure what other people/members do but my consultant says that's fine to do. I also save a lot of mine and use it on a bottle of wine or takeaway. I normally have 2-5 a day and save the rest. Hope this helps x

Hi, I normally have a chow mein (half of one is about 4 syns) and special fried rice (half of one is about 4.5 syns) Sweet and sour sauce is 1 syn per tablespoon and then sometimes duck in plum sauce (remove skin from duck) yum x

On Extra Easy 1 tablespoon of ex virgin olive oil is a healthy ex B. Comes in quite handy I find x

I have wondered whether to try red days, however I tend to like carbs more than meat but it's worth a try :-)

Hi Everyone, Thanks for replying :-) This is my food diary for this week, I write everything down Here's a quick look at what I had this week Tues B = Strawberries, blackberries and kiwi with a mullerlight L = Jacket pot with 42g of cheese (HeA) and onion with a side salad D = Pork chops...

Hi Everyone, I just wondered if anybody else is struggling to loose the weight? I am following the diet accurately (on EE) but last week only lost 1/2Ib and this week it looks like I've stayted the same :sigh: How come some people loose 4Ib in one week?????? I just do not know what I'm doing...

BTW on 'Green' days, do you still have to have 1/3 superfree foods like you do on EE?? Zo x ;)

Hi Trickytree, Thanks for the info, like you, I too like a lot of the same things so think I will try green. I've been with EE as it has been so easy but think I'm going to change as its going really slow for me at the mo. Also good to know that you use all your syns. So far I've been saving...

Hi, I'm looking for a way to boost my weight loss and wondered if people generally lost more on Green or Reds v's Extra Easy. I've only ever tried EE so would like to know if anyone found they lost more by swapping to red or green. Thanks for any advice

Hi, Does anyone know how many syns Char sui from a chinese takeaway is?? Thanks in advance :)

Thanks x

Hi Everyone, Thanks to everyone who took their time out and replied. I am feeling more positive and have def taken on board a lot of your comments. I need to think more long-term rather than short-term (which I struggle with). As suggested, I'm going to try and think of an event coming up...

Hi Laura, Thanks for replying. I do write a food diary and like you, write everything that I eat (I used to be on ww about 5 yrs ago, so I'm used to having to write everything down). The only thing I can think of after seeing what you wrote, is that I do drink 1 bottle of wine a week and...

Hi, No, on EE and Green the savoury rice is free :-)

Hi, I am new to this forum and have looked through and there seems to be lots of good advice/support. Has anyone else experienced such a slow weight loss? I have followed the diet exactly and have also incorporated 3 different types of exercise a week (swimming x2 and exercise machine x1) but...