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I had 20 syns today and I'm feeling really guilty!! Considering I had a meal out with family and an evening in with my mum I've been 10 times better than I usually am but I still feel so bad >.< I've got my first weigh in Thursday... hopefully it won't do too much damage..

I have since found out the salad is free but the vinigarette balsamic dressing (which you get in a little pot on the side) is 11 1/2 syns! :eek: good job I avoided it because it looked suspiciously oily...

I mean superfood! Damn autocorrect!!

Out at wetherspoons and Im waiting for my "superior salad"... Butter squash, spinach, edamame beans, broccoli green beans pomegranete seeds red chard (whatever that is!) with balsamic vinegar... And a steak! All free, i hope...

Hi everyone had my first SW meeting this evening, everyone was really nice and love the new orange/yellow packs! New group new beginnings :)

Ooooh I looove Reiss, is it for a special occasion? My mum nearly got the head of HR job there, would have meant free clothes for me but sadly it was not meant to be :cry:

Hi everyone haven't been in this thread since I left Slimming World for uni in September, but I'm joining again down here in Portsmouth after 6 months and 15 pounds :d'oh: decided even though I thought I could do it alone I definitely still need the support of SW and the threat of a weekly weigh...

A boiled egg :) I was peckish lol

big fat slice of vanilla cheesecake my flatmate put in my fridge for safekeeping... and she wants me to share it with her!! :cry:

This seems like a pretty lame NSV but here goes... My victory is re-starting Slimming World after 5 months at University in catered (read: school canteen. Stodge and too many desserts!) halls and putting a stone back on :d'oh: ... and now deciding to go to a brand new group in this town full of...

I don't suppose any of you have tried babycorn as a snack- raw, sometimes with a little salt- it sounds weird but it's SO crunchy and mild I feel like I'm eating crisps!

That's good! I can live with that. Thank youuu :)

YESSS pepper and pesto is my absolute favourite I'm over the moon that it's free! :bliss: I'm hoping the sweet chilli one is free too... mainly cos I've got one in my fridge already... but if anything it won't be too damaging so I don't mind. Also, today I put 1 tablespoon of medium Nando's...

Hi all I was wondering if anyone could clear up the confusion I have around certain flavours of low fat cottage cheese... some are free and some have 1/2 or 1 syn? I keep getting different answers from different people. The flavours in question are (and all 150g pots) Pineapple and Passion...

Yes, I've missed quite a lot... I stopped in September! I think a fresh start will be the best idea :)

So I have to pay for 3 weeks if I want to keep my history? :confused: I think I might just start afresh anyway, new beginnings and all that. Cheers :)

If you start over in a new group/new city, (and unfortunately have put on weight) do you have to pay the £5 registration fee again? get a new book and start over from scratch? i.e. do I lose all my stickers? I think I might just start over anyway because my 1 1/2 stone and 2 stone...

I do enjoy the idea of having an extra a&b as those are the things I always feel I don't have enough of :rolleyes: And if it's a case of separating my meats & carbs (essentially) then I'm sure that isn't so hard to adjust to... One thing I will miss is not having the freedom to have SW chips...

I've always done EE because it's straightforward and I've lost weight. This last stone is harder to shift so I'm thinking of trying Red/Green days? Which shift weight the fastest, in your expert opinions? And how does it differ to EE in terms of HEX's :confused: it seems quite complicated to me...x

Well there are SO many syn-free foods that have far more calories!? Fat free yoghurt probably contain all the same sweeteners and more. So you can eat as many mugshots as you like but the gum you chew and spit out again is synned? The logic blows my mind. :doh:

Well there are SO many syn-free foods that have far more calories!? Fat free yoghurt probably contain all the same sweeteners and more. So you can eat as many mugshots as you like but the gum you chew and spit out again is synned? The logic blows my mind.

that's ridiculous... oh well.

oops forgot to mention I've lost 2 stone on Slimming world since Feb, the rest I lost on my own LCD from around Octobertime... but yeah the only thing I'm worried about is the alcohol but I want to enjoy fresher's week for what it is so I won't let a minor gain or two get in the way. Not sure...

Jacket potato with beans and possibly some diced ham/bacon! Bit boring but I can't wait :rolleyes:

I am in total disbelief... Put on my size 12 jeans to go to IKEA with mum and best friend the other day... complaining to mum that I needed a belt cos they fall down a bit. She says why don't you go try on some of my size 10's and see if they'll fit. Rooting through her jeans she picks up a...

Home-made humous and carrot sticks... I think I overdid it on the garlic cos my breath REEEEEEKS oh my god! :eek: Sugarfree gum is syn free right!?

Well here I am 4 stone lighter but a stone away from target. I must admit I'd hoped I'd have reached it by now. It's not the end of the world that I haven't because already I am much happier and confident in myself but I go to uni in 2 weeks and I'd told myself I'd do it by then. Anyway its...

I don't believe in being "genetically overweight" I believe in unintentional overfeeding- if your mum and dad's portion sizes are big and they are big they are more likely to feed you more and then you put on weight. My mum is skinny as a bean pole but she sent me to a very overweight minder all...

Carrot sticks and home-made slimming world friendly humous :p

Hi guys... so last night wasn't great but it coulda gone a lot worse... I STS so given the bank holiday at least I didn't gain :sigh: reeeally need to lose next week!

I know. She's been so supportive :) She's the one who pushed me to go to group and pays for my slimming world sessions. I love her :o

Hi guys... feeling really nervous about tonight... I haven't exactly been 100% good this week and I told my group leader I would lose 2lb this week and if I don't she needs to tell me off... If anything I think I've gained :cry::cry::cry: I hate weighing in the evening... sigh... :( I'm...

I know, sometimes gym can suppress my appetite and at other times it sends it into a rage! Also my weigh in is on the Thursday evening and I haven't been 100% good this week so I want to give myself the best shot of losing 2lb!!

Small handful of almonds and sultanas- I should be synning them but it's all I've got for lunch and they're fairly nutritious! Still can't understand why nuts are so highly synned... sure, they're high in fat but they're so nutritious. I find it laughable that a packet of low fat supernoodles...

I know its naughty but, I'm going to try and not have tea tonight, got gym session till lateish and weigh in tomorrow so want to get the best loss I can! I'll drink lots of tea instead.

Went out with some friends last night and borrowed my best friend's size 10 jacket. It's a tailored jacket and I wore it 3 months ago, it looks lovely but the button didn't do up. Last night I put it on again and the button does up :p bit tight but it looks fab! People were commenting on how...

And also if you're an emotional eater like me try going for walks, listening to music, talking to a close friend about how you feel, write a diary, just try to keep your mind off food. It's only a short term comfort to the current situation and it's not going to fix things in the long run. x

I think the main thing here is that family come before weight loss. You're obviously going through a difficult time with your dad so you shouldn't beat yourself up about not having willpower- it's hard to find it at the best of times! Seriously, the fact you've been committed to SW for 11...

Thank you for all your kind responses :) rowanx2 I've been thinking along the genes line too. My mother has always had a flabby pooch to her belly even before she got pregnant. She thinks I may be more suseptible to it due to genes but equally, she reasoned, I do far more exercise than she's...

I love cannelloni, is this one free? x

It was, yet so tiny! I tried to make it last as long as possible but barely got past 5 minutes :p and I licked the pot clean lol

A M&S chocolate indulgence mini-dessert "smooth mascarpone cheesecake on a crumbly chocolate digestive base"... 9 syns and worth every bite!! :D

Lots of juicy redcurrants, tescos are doing huge boxes of them for just £1 as a "special purchase" :D they bring back memories of picking redcurrants in my nans garden as a child :)

Hello all weighed in last night at 11st 3, that's half a pound off and 4 pounds away from being in the 10s, so close and yet so far... reckon I could do it in 2 weeks? :confused:

Just had magic oats mixed with fat free vanilla Onken Biopot yoghurt, blueberries and a banana :) sooooooo lovely and filling!

Hi Thursdays :) Well, I did it, I lost half a pound!! It's not a lot and I could have done better but it doesn't matter because I've reached my 2 stone milestone :D and four losses in a row is a new record for me. And then for tea I had my fish, chips and battered savaloy I was waffling...

intentionally!? :p

They say don't knock it till you've tried it... I may just have to try it:D

Don't fret, sometimes after a large loss I gain or STS the following week, its normal and remember you still have lost 2lb :)

chocolate WITH twiglets?? :confused: never woulda put those together omg

Mmm chocolate... :p Sounds fab but I'm more of a savoury person... OH AND DON'T FORGET THE MAYONNAISE! Light, to limit the damage... don't think it'll make much difference though :D

Thanksss 7.30 needs to hurry up already :( I know but last week I thought I was going to get it and I was so close so if I've somehow missed it yet another week I will be sooo annoyed, either way I am eating fish and chips and possibly a battered sausage as my cheat tonight I don't even care...

Yes I've lost a shoe size - when you're heavier your feet spread out more to bear the weight of your body :)

Wow thats amazing congratulations I hope my weigh in tonight is half as good as yours... half a pound and I'll get my 2 stone award :sigh: hope I get it so nervous today for some reason...

Annoyingly though last time I did that my friends start abandoning their popcorn & chocolate in favour for MY fruit... hands off! :p

They do a DOUBLE choc flav?? :eek:

When I go to the cinema I usually buy a box of mixed fruit from tescos or something, some grapes are always good to snack on!

what food are you talking about sorry I'm a bit lost!! :confused:

The top I am wearing to work today is an old one that used to be quite tight, I remember pulling it down over myself and reminding myself to suck in, now it's loose in places and could do with being a size smaller :)

Good luck you are like me your GW is very close I bet you can almost taste it! x

Hey Thursdays :) Had a bad weekend but have been really good this week. Scales this morning are calling a 1.5lb loss but I'm an evening weigher so this tends to vary... A LOT :( I'm eating light today and tomorrow with a serious gym session this evening. Hopefully I'll lose at least 0.5lb so I...

http://www.minimins.com/syn-values/231145-tesco-light-choices-cottage-cheese-pots.html :)

Tesco Light Choices single-serving pots of cottage cheese with added flavours, some are low in syns but some are free, absolutely gorgeous over a jacket potato :)

White chocolate, so much white chocolate! The big slab bars >.> about a 4 right now And those pies that come in a tin and you put them in the oven and they rise and spill all their juices over... mmmm :p definitely a 5

one day his metabolism will catch up with him and he'll be coming to you for advice ;)

Oh I bet he's one of those frustrating people who eats loads and never puts on weight?? :mad:

yes definitely not worth it and probably packed with salt! Eating too much salt = more water retention = losses not showing up on weighing day :)

What kind of melon? I think it is anyway

The fatter he gets, the smaller you look next to him! :angeldevil:

They are lovely and tesco was doing a deal on them a while back not sure if they are now x

Ahh thank you so much for this! Yes just what I thought- the fruity ones tend to have syns in them. Anything for the sweet chilli one? That's my favourite :D

Tesco have started doing a wider range of single serving (150g) pots of their 70% less fat cottage cheese with Sweet Chilli Pineapple and Passion Fruit Onion & Chives Red Pepper & Pesto 60g contains 45 calories and 0.8g of fat. Considering plain low fat cottage cheese is free and looking at...

Ooh wow! I'm going to order some stuff now. I really like the look of the blue cheese sauce and calorie free mayo! Ahh how exciting!!

I read somewhere that it is just as wasteful to eat when you are full as it is to throw it in the bin, and it's true. In fact it's more true because the waste that goes in your mouth lingers on your hips- once the binman comes, you don't see that waste ever again :p

Just got to work and about to tuck into an oven-baked potato and chilli cottage cheese I have wrapped in foil in my bag mmm perfect for a rainy day like this!

A strawberry muller light yoghurt... for some reason it seemed thicker and creamier than usual! They've changed the labelling, anyone know if they've changed some ingredients too? :confused:

Just like to say I've been scrolling through this thread for hours and I am so proud of everyone :) can't wait to post my before+afters in about 10-14 pounds time after I've lost the full 5 stone :D Well done everyone!

That sounds fab! Please keep us updated on how you experiment, I'd love to try it out myself. I want to buy all these lovely dips and spreads they look too good to be true!

Oh yeah, I didn't realise how small the packet was so 100g sounded like a lot of syns to me! It's not bad anyway, I'm not too worried.

Really! Oh, that's not SO bad... there's quite a lot of strips in one pack, I'd say I've eaten maybe 2 or 3 syns at a time at the very most. :)

Hi I am v interested in this online shop! As a regular customer what would you say are good purchases to go with Slimming World? I like the look of the 0 carb noodles, although they apparently have no flavour, what's the best way to spice it up? :rolleyes:

Need to lose 1/2lb this week to get my 2 stone... I think I could manage that! :D

Per pack- Calories 267 Sodium 1650 mg Total Fat 16 g Potassium 0 mg Saturated 6 g Total Carbs 0 g Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 0 g Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 0 g Trans 0 g Protein 31...

Bacon with the fat removed is free on EE, and looking at the ingredients they don't seem to have added anything extra.. dry and crunchy, quite salty. Definitely not something I would eat regularly but just curious to see if it has a syn value.

Amazed My best friend stayed over last night and I tried on her size 10 jeans... and they fit :eek: Bit of a muffin top but... jesus christ, I've never even thought about trying on size 10s... I never dreamt in a million years they would actually fit!!! And after eating loads of pizza too! :p...

Wholegrain pasta, runner beans, sugarsnap peas, babycorn, baby carrots and jalapeno pepper salad MY MOUTH IS ON FIREEE

Congrats!! That's what I wanted to get last night! :(

I think Slimming World scales can be evil sometimes!!

Do you use white or wholegrain pasta? I find wholegrain to have a much nicer texture and taste even when plain :)

Weighed myself yday morning the scales said I was 10 stone 13.5 :eek: but it doesn't count because when I got weighed in in the evening I was 11 stone 3.5 officially... oh well... 3.5 pounds to go :o

Spicy jalapeno peppers... I could eat them by the jarful. Crunchy and tangy even though they make my mouth go on fire!! :spit:

I love this thread it warms my heart :p Okay so I'm annoyed I missed my 2 stone target by half a pound last night BUT today I am wearing one of my mums smart size 10 dresses (there's no way in hell I could be a size 10!?) and people have commented on how lovely I look. On the other hand got to...

that all sounds like HEAVEN how did you resist!? :eek:

So annoyed!! :mad: Needed 2lb loss last night to get my 2 stone award and in the morning my scales told me I was 10 st 13.5... I thought yeah that's okay that allows for a bit of gain during the day, I need to be 11st 3 to get my 2 stone award :p Then I get weighed and it flickered between 11st...

In the long run you are right, but a morning/end of the week weigh in would be the most accurate as it weighs you before taking into account food/drink/bloat which can take you up quite a few pounds! That sort of short term blip can dishearten people.

yep, sods law! I wish it was the other way round :( but then again I keep reminding myself that I've been overweight since the age of 10 and it's only taken a year and a half of consistent dieting to get me into a healthy bmi, so I guess time goes slower when you're not eating naughty food :p

thanks, it's comforting to know someone else feels the same and I am hoping that the next 10 pounds will see a dramatic improvement in my thighs/stomach- especially as above the waist I am told I look very slim- my arms are slimmer than a lot of my size 10 friends. It's just the bits below my...

yes cos the water isn't "real" weight, it's something that fluctuates. After all, we're 70% water!

Mmm I love batchelors savoury rice can't wait to have my chicken one for dinner, might try that cheese thing I haven't had my HEXA yet!

At a family gathering on Sunday I was saying hello to my little cousin who I haven't seen since Christmas- he is 6. He looked really confused when hugging me and his mum goes - "You remember Alison!" And he goes "Yes... but she doesn't look like Alison!" Amazing. I've lost so much weight the...

Hmm well I've heard that scientifically, the reason why fruit is free and mashed/puréed is not, is that in a whole piece of fruit it takes the body the same or more calories to break down and digest the roughage than it does in liquidised form (obviously) Imagine how much easier it is for your...

Thursday weighers.. I think we have a good thing going! Does anyone else think this? I have a friend who's weigh in is Sunday night. She dreads it and was telling me how lucky I was not to have to worry so much about what I'm eating/drinking at the weekend. And I think she's right! I'm usually...

I wish! :D Apparently any weight loss over 3/4 pounds in a week isn't actually fat... it's water... I've heard it's physically impossible to lose more than that in fat so slow & steady is the most effective way! :grumble:

Hi everyone 11st 5 and 2 pounds to 2 stone award. Weigh in Thursday, I aim to have lost at least 2 pounds, and then next week maybe I could be out of the 11s forever??? It could happen, if I am really good :o good luck to everyone else xx

A crunchy, juicy, pink lady apple! :rolleyes:

FISH AND CHIPS!!! Last night was the second time this month I've avoided FREE fish and chips! At work a few weeks ago I was eating my pasta salad lunch when a colleague offered me the rest of her lunch- it was far too big for her to even finish! The smell was like heaven but I resisted...

Hi everyone I was just wondering if I could share my experience and possibly gain some advice I've lost nearly 4 stone by Slimming World and exercising regularly (and often intensely) to tone muscle and whilst I am quite toned and less than a stone away from my UGW I still have an overhang...

Back on track! Hi guys haven't been in touch for a while... was struggling to make headway for a month or so but Thursday night lost 3 pounds :) that's the second week with a loss and I am into my final stone of weight loss and am a very happy bunny! :D

Tomato, cherry pepper and tuna pasta with a sprinkling of paprika. Just made it up as I went along and brought it into work with me. Love the spicy zing of the chopped cherry pepper :D

is that all? :eek: that's brilliant. Are they those biscuit sticks dipped in choc?

Hi guys. I'm at work and all I can think about is those bars of milkybar with raisins and biscuits. But they're 9 1/2 syns and I could easily eat three :p Anyone know of any low syn white chocolate treats???

interesting reviews! Don't think I'll be wasting my money then :p I've been craving white chocolate for ages though...

Oh I forgot to say this one- my (very slim anyway) co worker saw how much weight I'd lost, was watching me fill out my food diary- she took the little first week recipe booklet to have a look and ended up photocopying all the pages :p I guess Slimming World is tasty for everyone not just dieters!

also I think it has something to do with the roughage in whole pieces of fruit and veg... it takes the body the same amount of calories to digest it as it does to eat so it cancels the calories out! Pureed stuff doesn't need the extra work put in.

I do temping work and haven't been to this workplace for 3 months or so... when I arrived everyone kept commenting on how much weight I'd lost.. .although I'd plateaued for 3 weeks it made me feel good about myself and I had a sudden surge of inspiration to keep going :) and last night finally...

Hi everyone :) I'm 11st 9 and I'm looking to get to 10st 6. Given that I started at 15st 3 this is the lightest I think I've ever been in my teenage life :D Desperate to get into the 10s now... it would be soo exciting... Lost 3.5lb at group last night, really pushing myself now for the home...

Just resisted a FREE fresh bacon sarnie from my work colleague... :cry: everyone else is eating them now and the smell is overpowering! Here I am munching on an apple... :argh: It'll be worth it in the end!!

When you slip up vs when you get weighed in has a big impact for me- earlier in the week means you have time to rectify it. But nonetheless keep going, it's a marathon not a sprint and we all go out and indulge, it's a part of life!

Same with my group- noone does the body magic certs although my leader said if I hand in some filled-out BM sheets and proof etc she can award me- I think people find them a lot more complicated than just filling in a food diary and getting weighed. They are quite vague I find and my exercise...

Onken Apple & Mango fat free yoghurt- I believe it's free? Gotta be the NICEST syn friendly yoghurt I have ever tasted :)

Check out the thread "Common SW misconceptions put right" if you haven't already x

Thanks for sharing everyone Sio yeah I agree I have a lot more nutritional know-how than most people my age anyway- friends who can't understand how they've gained weight at university are asking me for advice :p and I've been basically cooking my own meals for the past few years now- full time...

With the muscle/fat one- I think the misconception comes from the fact that 1lb muscle is smaller in mass than 1lb fat .. i.e. it looks smaller and more compact. That's why a 120lb toned person looks slimmer than a 120lb "softer" person who does no exercise :)

I have the same problem with spenda, but different brands don't affect me so much- tesco own brand sweetener never gives me headaches :confused:

How about changing your hexa/b? I was stuck in a rut for 3 weeks (gain, gain, maintain :mad:) and then I tried swapping my all bran and milk for a hi-fi and a few laughing cows and I lost 3.5 the next week! :eek: I don't know if that was the reason but it seemed to work. Herbal teas instead of...

Yes, I am so proud of my stickers! I arrange them all neatly on my book like I'm in primary school again :D you should ask for them, it's a good reminder of how far you have come. Sometimes when I'm demotivated they remind me of how hard I've worked. And the next sticker is always a good goal to...

Hi everyone, I was wondering if any fellow Slimming world dieters could share some advice... I've lost around 3 1/2 stone overall and my target is to reach my target goal for when I go away in September. I've already changed a lot as a person and gained so much needed confidence for the big move...

5 syns isn't so bad for a bar of chocolate! I might have to try one and give a verdict... they look pretty tasty and I'm having a stressful day >:(

Hello everyone! Saw these in my local onestop shop and thought they were a good idea for a low calorie snack, but not sure of the syns?? Particularly the 100 calorie choclate bars... can anyone help me out? They also have a website tastylittlenumbers dot com, the products look good if you're...

MrsJH yes I am following extra easy. I (well, sort of) tried Slimming World with my mum and nan when I was about 9 or 10.. I lost a bit of weight but never stuck to it. The whole extra easy thing seemed a bit too good to be true but I have been losing reasonable amounts of weight each week, it...

My name is Ali, I'm not exactly "new" to this site because every time I've googled a syn value it's brought me here and I end up spending ages reading all the threads :p so I thought I may as well sign up! Well what can I say I started Slimming World in February but I started losing weight just...