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Was told to try coating chicken in cous cous for a change and boy oh boy it is divine, I am addicted to it..... I get either strips of chicken breast (only because it cooks quick) or whole chicken breasts, coat it a whisked up egg, then roll in round in cous cous (i use ainsley harriot dried...

panic not... i still cant help weighing myself, but my so called digital scales weigh me 2lb heavier than slimming world ones, after i have been weighed at slimming world i came straight home and jumped on my scales and yep it was 2lb difference !!!! so i will stick to what slimming world tell...

Was reading an article the other day on a tea that had a good rating,,, it is called Pu-Erh Tea (fermented black tea), It is supposed to be excellent for your digestion and also 'aids weight loss' Now I am not really a tea drinker, but wondered if anyone out there had tried it, or know where to...

managed my 2 pound this week and received my 1stone shiny, boy its a great feeling, here's to the next 7 pound off :D......

Well our Thursday ladies, fingers crossed for today, it comes around so fast !! I can almost smell my 1stone shiny sticker :D :D,, i missed out on it last week by staying the same but am hopefull this week,, good luck ladies, will let you know how i do xxx:D

i made that mistake once but luckily my scales weigh 2lb heavier than slimming world ones so i lost 2lb, fingers crossed for you, x

wow what a fab weight loss, share your seacret weapon, i needed 2lb this week to get my nice shiny stone sticker but i sts :( xx

dont be too upset that happened to me on my first weigh in, 1/2 pound and I was gutted, but the next week i lost 4 pound,, it takes your body time to get used to it.... you will be fine stick with it, next week will be here befor you know it <3

so hungry Got to wait right until 6.30 for my weigh in and soooooo desperately want another 2 pound loss so i can get my shiny stone sticker..... :D,,, i need to update my weight on here, desperately need a ticker factory thing but have tried so many times and i just can't do it, well here's...

I get weighed on a Thursday evening... I find it a bind especially as i try and starve all day and also dont get home till late, and have to start cooking, I am therefor thinking of changing to another class on a Tuesday Morning, good thing is i can weigh up to 2lb lighter in a morning, but...

Hi just been reading your desert idea, is it possible to make merangue with sweetner ?? I have read so many times that it doesnt work, so I have never tried them and they are my favourite sweet with fresh fruit and if they are made with sweetner surely they are free :D :D :D

i notice my signature says ticker etc but no pic :(

I have tried real hard to get one of those ticker things you have, but when it comes to copy and paste it i dont know which URL or the other option to copy or paste on the ticker site once it is made, then i try to copy and paste it on here and it doesnt work, any ideas, i would like to watch...

Hi all, i want one of those ticker things that you all have got, so i can see the progress on my slimming world travels. I managed to find the site and made one but once it was copied i didnt know where abouts i paste it to on this site :( I am not very good with computers and desperately want...

Pretend pancakes, they are yummy Serves 1 Ingredients: For the pancake mix: 2 eggs, separated into 2 whites and 2 yolks 1 tbsp of low calorie sweetener or agave syrup 1 tbsp oat bran 2 tsps vanilla extract 1 spray of light spray oil Serve with: 4 strawberries 4 tbsps of...

not been weighed last week as was away for a few days, amazed myself how good i was though its like i am scared to eat something that's not good for you, !!! still had a few wines though, so tonight is the night, hoping for a loss or sts..... I need to get back on track a bit as my cooking is...

I get weighed on a Thursday at around 6.30pm , but oh how i wish i could get weighed in first thing in the morning when i am at least 2lb or more lighter :(.. am off to a family get together for a few days so not being weighed this week (well not officially anyway) but hope to stay on track for...

cheers everyone, I also too heard you cannot make merangue with sweetner and i am not brave enough to try.. but i do like the yummy,, i also like the mousse you make with sugar free jelly and quark but i have had it that much its not quite the same any more :D,, I have a phobia about touching...

thanks for the tip, will deffo try the mushrooms, not even thought about mash potatoe powder stuff before, do i need to count any of it as a syn :(, hope not, just about to crack open a punet of strawberries, would go down well with some melted choc but thats a no no :D :D, in my dreams xxx

I need inspiration especially for snacks !! fed up of bananas and strawberries although i love them dearly,,,, i need something savoury as well,,,,, dont want to slip off the wagon any idea's ladies :D

weigh in was ok thanks 2.5 lb off :D am sat here really hungry though and at a loss as what to have, i feel the need for something sweet, and am also getting a little tired of the same old same old food, I need to branch out a little and investigate more meals, i would hate to fall off the wagon...

weigh in Thursday's had my 3rd weigh in tonight 2.5 pounds off and 1/2 stone award,, very happy.. I have do the same as i did the week before almost identical infact, but the week befor i lost 4lb, how does it fluctuate so much, !! how come one week its 4 lb and the next its 2.5 lb ??? oh well...

good luck , its such a good feeling when the scales are kind to you and makes me skip all the way home :D

same here i weigh a good 2 pound lighter in the morning, so I am not eating my tea till i have had my weigh in :D

kind words thanks for your kind words, sat here waiting for 6.30 to come then its off i go, will let you know,,, i need another good loss as am away for a few days next week so cannot go and need to stay onn course xxx

how Thursday comes round so fast, feeling positive for tonight, but wish i was weighed in the morning at my lightest ha ha ha.. hoping for 2.5 lb tonight to get my first half a stone sticker,,, fingers crossed, good luck ladies for todays weigh in.... xxxx

I must of done something right ladies as at my weigh last Thrusday i lost 4lb :D :D :D and got slimmer of the week, roll on this Thursday, struggling a bit for recipes at the moment...... I need to surf the web a bit and get some ideas...

Hi how do you get the little graphics on your post ??? :D

does anyone know where i can buy wholemeal pizza base,, have tried most supermarkets :(

Oh happy days I lost 4lb on my second weight in and got slimmer of the week and a large bag of fruit, am sooooooooooooooo happy, long may it continue, xxxxxxxxxxx

cant wait This is only my second weigh in tonight at 6.30.... the first was not good 1/2 pound, but am feeling really positive for tonight and feel great, hopefully the scales will be kind to me and reward my willpower, went to a 30th party on Saturday and managed to keep away from the buffet...

Hi does anyone out there know if you can make a merangue out of splenda instead of sugar???????? If so how many egg whites to sugar :D cheers xxxx;)

Just like to say i have seen your above photo so many times now and it still makes me think WOW,,, well done you you look amazing, and an inspiration to me and everyone else.... keep up the good work, if i can do half as well i will be well chuffed xx

You was right about splenda sweetner, out of them all it is far the best, i got some today and i couldnt tast the difference, thanks for your advice :D :D

Hi I have made slimming world chips a couple of times now, but seem to struggle to stop them from going soggy although they still taste good !! any tips would be appreciated as we have steak and chips on our menu tonight yum yum

Just been looking through all your recipe ideas and pictures your are super woman, and put me to shame, I am not at all adventurous, I tend to stick to the same thing mainly because only been doing it for nearly 2 weeks so not sure on whats good or not good , hopefully i will... my weight loss...

Mush pea curry is an acquired taste ...:rolleyes: I ate it as i was really hungry and whilst it wasnt awful, I will not be making it again ha ha ha.... but highly recommend the mousse :D xx

Thank you for your kind words of encouragement, I must say regarding the comment about feeling slimmer, I can feel a little difference may be my imagination but i dont care after all its all about Me, as thats who i am doing this for :D... You wouldnt have any tips on how to get the slimming...

does anyone know how many syns is a slice of mozzerella cheese (the one thats sliced in a packet ? got some in fridge and wanted to try and use it...

any reason why bananas are not syn free just beause they are baked but they are when they are fresh...;)

i am eating more now than i ever did... I used to eat junk befor crisps, chocolate, etc, i also packed up smoking 2.5yrs ago and piled the weight on. I must keep off the scales, and wait till thursday befor i start complaining :D

oh i dont believe it :mad: just done the daftest thing !!! even though i am not due to weigh in till thursday I was intrigued to see how i was doing.. so on the scales i jumped less than 5 mins ago and guess what,, it looks like i have put 1.5lb on :cry: I know it can even out during the week...

Will give it a go :D... My weigh in is on Thursday evening... I really need a good loss so i dont get to fed up as I am actually enjoying the diet itself, and am doing more cooking than i ever did my hubby and daughter think its great, Just about to go downstairs and make a batch of the famous...

Thanks for you reply, yeh i need to cut sugar down in hot drinks, My hubby has sweetner as he is diabetic but i really dont like them, and you are right sugar is 1 per teaspoon, I suppose i will have to give sweetner another go. Although i do not really have many other syns. I haven't touched...

Please feel free to tell me if i am making a mistake hence the small loss last week of 0.5 lb. Friday Breakfast- 1 toast Heb and 1 hard boiled egg , scraping of butter (1syn?) Lunch - fry light mushrooms and fat trimmed bacon and baked beans snack, bannana and strawberries dinner - Fry light...

diary ?????? what do i click onto to find where i can do my food diary ? cheers, sat here munching copious amounts of strawberries as am hungry and its a little early for my tea the good old chicken stir fry and then baked apples for afters, am positively slavering at the thought of it...;)

Thanks for that, the more i read all this healthy A and B stuff the more i get confused., albeit the start of my second week,,, am i right in thinking that as i like my morning cup of tea and a odd coffee per day that will always be counted as my hea and therefor anything else from that catagory...

wow thats a great lost on your first wi, i had my first last night and only lost a measly 1/2 pound, was gutted, i have been so good too, whats your secret ? :D

new to this what do you class alpen lights as ? are they syns or can they be part of your healthy B or somthing I have yet to try them, what is the syn value of them ? its so complicated, I have just eaten mushrooms fried in light spray, bacon with fat removed and a big dollop of baked...

Well had my weigh in last night and was gutted only 1/2 llb off :( :( I worked so hard too with it being my first week, dont know what to do different..... but some people in my class that have been going a while said it happened to them and that the following week had a good result. Hope this...

Had my first weigh in Last night,,,,, only lost 1/2 llb, dissapointed was an understatement. I worked so hard with it being my first week, i cooked all the recipes etc, and watched every mouthful of food i ate, so fed up, i really need to loose good next week otherwise i know i will stop...

I only used low creme freche as it was in the slimming world recipe, but is quark just the same, ?? I have used quark befor when I made a lovely strawberry roulade it was only 1/2 syn for the whole thing and it was massive, worth looking on the net for... slimming world roulade :D so excited...

:Dcheers everyone for your support, am so glad i joined you all now.... I am really enjoying following the recipes online and my family enjoy me cooking more than i normally do :D ... I have been using low fat creme fraiche in things for past and curries, but I am finding it difficult to add it...

Thanks for your reply, went to garden centre this afternoon and heard some encouraging news :D a friend of mine who looked wonderful has been going to slimming world for 2yrs and she said that on her 1st week she only lost a pound as she had to get used to all the do's and don'ts but on her...

Hi all i have only been to slimming world for nearly a week (got first wi tomorrow!) I am still finding it rather confusing, I get the idea of free foods which is what i try to live on but not sure about the Option A and B thing !! if i have something from either do i need to count them as syns...

Hi I can sympathise with you I too didnt realise weetabix with fruit is not syn free I have only been doing weight watchers for a week and am so confused, I understand the free section... but the health a and b is confusing, do i count them as syns or not ? also I have my first weigh in tomorrow...