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    Where the bargains are at and anything else thats useful.

    Mayflower Chinese curry powder is £1.09 at B&M :) 28g makes around 100-150ml of curry sauce for 4syns. Best fakeaway EVER.
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    breakfast or no breakfast?

    I'm exactly the same but I try and eat something about 10am as recently I've been that rushed I'm not even getting a chance to have lunch!!
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    I had to go into one of my schools and eat a school roast with the staff so I'm just having a Jacket potato with chopped onion lemon and flaked tuna and a big Greek salad......... with no Greek :( not sure how many syns my lunch was so I'm being careful.
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    Ooooos bit of a wagon fall offage!! I'm back on now tho. She says. Sort of!!! Anyhoo I'm back up to 14,st 10.5. Gutted. Determined to get it off again as all this yoyo'ing about from 15 diwn to 14 constantly is really messing with my head. It's horribly depressing and I'm really down right now...
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    Body Magic Buddy - New Puppy

    I love the grin on that pooches chops!!!
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    Unsupportive boyfriend

    Hagahaaaaa twatbadger.....love it.
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    Car insurance scams??

    Thanks everyone :)
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    Body Magic Buddy - New Puppy

    Yeah miles and miles!!! I use an extending lead if we go off somewhere open. He likes jumping in our local boating lake....only to his knees mind you!!! But he learnt to swim in the paddling pool last week :) He was VERY nervous at leaving the house at first and still hates traffic. He's still...
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    SYN FREE BBQ SAUCE

    If its not BBQy enough then maybe try using less vinegar and a little dash of maggie liquid or bovril or even just half a beef cube to tone down the tang a bit?? I found it too tangy to use as a cooking sauce but alright to dip SW chicken nuggets in.
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    Syn Free Jelly sweets

    You can buy food grade citric acid on amazon too lol. Dust your sweets in them to get that sour sweets tang!!
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    Lentils

    ^^^^thats a fab recipe. I used to do that one pre SW lol
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    Can you split healthy extras?

    I often split my milk as I never use 250ml unless I have cereal or it's in a recipe. I'm lucky if I use 50 ml on drinks TBH. I have a tiny dash of the stuff in my builders tea at brekky and very occasionally another in the PM. I don't really like milk. My C said it was fine as it was better to...
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    6 week Summer Survival!

    My husband never goes to the dentist. Last time he went it was 1996 and he got it for free as he was still at college. He recently dragged himself in for a checkup because his best mates had to have five removed and a plate lol which has horrified my husband. His face when the receptionist...
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    Just for fun

    Hiccups
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    Car insurance scams??

    No :( I fell head first into the toffee popcorn :( I'm ok now. Just got a banging headache. I'm going to ring my insurer tomorrow and explain everything. Then send them the pics I got. Only managed two before he drive off swearing but I got a close up of the scuff and a full pic of his rear end...
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    It's so ANNOYING!!!!
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    Body Magic Buddy - New Puppy

    I walk my pup for body magic :) if your little one is nervous try taking her in the car to somewhere quiet and walking there first. We found our little one would just whine to come home if he could smell the way there!!! But if he had no hope of finding his way back he seemed to accept that he...
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    DYJHIW you have a tension headache stuck behind one eye. I'm wandering round squinting like a pirate but it just won't GO!!!!
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    Car insurance scams??

    Think I'm being had. Actually. I know I am. Parked my car today. Came back ten minutes later and there's a chap loitering by my car...... claiming I've gone into his back end. Which was funny as there wasn't a car there when I parked!!! A) I don't think they expected me back so quick and had...
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    6 week Summer Survival!

    Well I'm JUST under my syns but I did have a bowl of homemade toffee popcorn with the kids!!! It was so good!!! Stress levels are SKYHIGH. My car repair was £468....:( :( :( ..so i went and paid that which physically PAINED me and then took my gran to the bank because she's forgotten how to...
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    Plan for Friday?? Fruit yoghurt cuppa Tuna nicoise salad (tuna egg potato) Taco trays (5syns) beef HM pink coleslaw wedges 1/2hex of cheese. HM salsa. Corn cob.
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    Rice bake :) YUM!!! Just done a huge pan of homemade toffee popcorn with the kids. That's my syns done for today!!! And maybe Tomorow too lol
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    My Mexican chicken an rice bake :) twas delicious. With salad and corncob.
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    Super speed foods

    I've lost my yellow book coz I'm a plum so not sure if these are 100% sieedy lol but I love to snack on Lychee Cherries Melon Strawberries Raspberries Bananas (not sure but I doubt these are SS) Sugar snap peas (raw and crunchy!!!) Broccolli Raw cabbage and carrot Anything salady.
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    Has anyone tried Heinz 5 beans????

    I have a can in for the husband. He loves beans on toast!!!
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    Lunch!

    You could buy some frozen veg, blast in the micro then stir into your mugshot? or throw a handful of stir fry veg in a pan to sizzle then pour the mugshot over and have a veggie noodle stir fry thingy? If you like mugshots then keep having them but get that veg in somewhere!!
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    Gonna do a spicy fajita chicken an vegetable rice bake thingy. I saw on on slimming eats that looked yum so I'm stealing and adapting!!!
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    First weigh in...

    Lol I get like that too done weeks when it's a big loss but I sneaked a donut midweek!!!
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    THURSDAY Breakfast Yoghurt and fruit Lunch Salad and salmon in butter (2) Dinner Mexican spicy chicken and vegetable rice bake. Salad and corn cob. Snacks Cantaloupe cherries lychees mugshot HexA cheese HexB Syns 14 Butter and milk in tea. Toffee popcorn (10) Popcorn was...
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    Whats for breakfast?

    Had me a big old fry up. Sausage bacon eggs mushrooms an tomatoes. Yuuuuum!!! I even scoffed a big wedge of cantaloupe while it was all cooking.
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    First weigh in...

    3lb is a blooming good loss. I'd say that's probably an average 1st week loss ......especially if you didn't stick to plan 100%.
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    My first week on the Spark.

    Aaaahhh I had an account over at spark ppl but I never managed to get to grips with it!! It's a fab site tho.
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    Just for fun

    Orangutang (Think Terry Pratchett lol)
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    6 week Summer Survival!

    My halo needs a rub tooooo!! I made a yummy sausage casserole for tea and avoided the bag of chips that the kids begged for!!!
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    50 shades of grey books

    I don't think any of the comments are too harsh BTW. Everyone likes different things and just because I think 50 shades is utter mass produced drivel shouldn't make anyone feel bad. Im sure Ive loved books that others think are awful. I wouldnt let it get to ya!!! The thread is here for people's...
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    50 shades of grey books

    Hahahaaaaaa
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    My best friend (and matron of honour!!) forgot to send her RSVP so I ordered for her and gave her a fruit salad instead of cheesecake for pudding. She was gutted!!! It's my tenth anniversary next year and she still a swine for not remembering things like that.
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    Things that make you go hmm!

    PMSL it was sh*t with egg on when I was a kiddy.
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    Nice sausage casserole (WW sausages peppers onion celery carrot garlic big pinch of mixed herbs tin of toms and a pint of stock.... Reduce till sauce thickens) with rosemary roast potatoes an broccolli. Yuuuummm!!!!
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    The dreaded plateau...

    I think it often IS complacency but I do know people who have followed a plan for weeks and just not lost any weight. I calorie counted 5 stones off at one point and no matter how low I shaved my calories, upped my exercise and cut my carbs etc the last stone would NOT GO. And scientifically I...
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    Unsupportive boyfriend

    No.....I think he's being a git. Sit him down. Explain very calmly in small easily understood words that THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. With his help or without it. You are going to make these changes for YOU. He can either put up or shut up. Forcing pizza on you till you cry?? I'm sorry if it's a...
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    Hope i'm ok to post this here?

    That IS good news :) bellow away!!!
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    DYJHIW your cars been in the garage nearly a week with a mystery problem (IE....it won't bloody GO) and they finally ring you to say they've sorted it......but it's going to be £468 plus VAT please Mrs A........ AARRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHH.
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    WEDNESDAY Breakfast Sausage (1) bacon eggs mushrooms tomatoes melon Lunch Smoked haddock in butter (2) salad Dinner Sausage casserole (1.5) roast new pots broccolli (peas carrots onions peppers mushrooms) Snacks Melon cherries lychees muller banana HexA milk HexB Syns 6 Sausage...
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    Been shopping!!!! I have lots of fruit an veg now lol. Thinking I will do a SW fry up with the reduced WW sausages I bought as they need eating!! Eggs bacon sausages tomatoes mushrooms. Mmmmmmm. Then for lunch it's a bit of smoked haddock and salad. And dinner needs to involve more WW sausages...
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    Oh bloody hell......there's no frylight either!!! :(
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    I fished an old tupperware of meatloaf out of the freezer for lunch so if I switch to a green day can I use the lean mince as a hexB? There was about 125g in there (i sharpie the amounts on the lids lol im a geek) but as I don't actually have another HEXb option in the house that should be ok I...
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    50 shades of grey books

    Yaaaaay another Anita fan :) 50 shades is tripe lol
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    50 shades of grey books

    Read Laurell K Hamilton.......it will send you blind lol
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    Did you Know that .. Random facts and other useless knowledge.

    If its my best friends they'll be squabbling about who bright idea X was before deciding it was mine!!!!
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    New phone recommendations please!

    Yeah it's easy. There's about a million YouTube vids showing you how to do it ;)
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    New phone recommendations please!

    Not the HTC. They are horrible. There isn't enough internal memory to swing a cat. My husband detests his. The new IPhone is tipped to come out in sept BTW.....
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    DYJHIW you manage to get one leg back on the wagon and are clinging there by your fingernails but the car is still in the garage and your still feeling rubbish from a 48hr bug.....there is no fresh fruit or veg left.....no frozen SF (why can't bloody peas count damnit!!!) no yoghurts or eggs or...
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    Squeezing in those superfrees...

    TBH it's more important to a eat a varied diet you ENJOY. I firmly believe your body reacts better to natural sugars and a bowl of fruit is ALWAYS going to be better than a bowl of icecream!!! So I'd say go ahead and enjoy your fruit!! But it always AMAZES me that SW allow bananas as a superfree...
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    6 week Summer Survival!

    Right I'm finally back on the wagon again :( two days off and I feel vile, my skins flared up again and I have red sore bumps all round my hairline And behind my ears. :( and a fair few on my shoulders. I hate having acne!!! It's bloody sore. Haven't weighed as I don't even want to know the...
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    TUESDAY Have been ill and my cars in the garage still so haven't shopped. Will do the best I can today but I'm very short of anything fresh!! Breakfast Rice pudding frozen grapes agave (2) Lunch Meatloaf in tomato chickpea sauce (freezer raided) can of petis pois (only veg I can find!!) ...
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    Epic wagon fall.....less said the better!!! Back on it today and staying well clear of the scales till I'm brave enough to look!!!
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    6 week Summer Survival!

    Oh bugger. Lost it a bit with a party lunch of cake and Pringles...... Dammit!!!
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    Swede onions chopped green beans celery peppers? You could put a layer of sliced leeks on the top of the mash too. They go soft underneath but crispy on top!!!
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    Why are friends so cruel at time ;o(

    I would have a quiet word. Just point out that she's making you feel very unhappy and that while your pleased she's losing well you can't really compare notes as your situations are so different. If it helps.....I've dieted successfully many times (its not the losing thats the hard part!!!)...
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    Extra Easy Days Night out help

    I'd have cut my syns back a little all week. I don't save them all up as it doesn't work for me but I do rein them in a bit for a few days either side of a night out. If you like wine try having wine spritzers made with Soda water? It makes your drink twice as big so you don't get through so...
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    whats for lunch

    Salad, salmon and a lemony herby coleslaw :)
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    Cottage pie and veg. Been freezer raiding :)
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    SATURDAY Breakfast Eggs and bacon and mushrooms Lunch Salad and flaked salmon with lemony dill coleslaw Dinner SW Cottage pie peas corn green beans gravy (2) Snacks Muller and a banana Cherries HexA milk HexB Hifi Syns 2 Gravy
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    Olympics

    We watched half but the little ones couldn't stay awake for all the teams!! So we went up to bed during the M's and recorded the rest :) loved the Mary poppins coming down to fight off the giant voldemort lol
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    Anyone know of any sugar free and low syn sweets?

    I buy sula or the aldi ones. Also I buy tic tacs :) they are ridiculously low in syns as they are so tiny but there's loads of flavours now and they are handy to keep in your bag!! I have a wicked bad boiled sweet addiction since I quit smoking!!
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    6 week Summer Survival!

    Ive had three gains so far that I utterly deserved lol. This is my first random one. I WI on Monday but I sneaked a home peek. I think it's a mixture of water retention and TMI but ..... Constipation :( i feel very wobbly and chubby this week but I've been on plan. Not the BEST week I've ever...
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    Things that make you go hmm!

    Me an DD bought a tub of nuts and fruit from M&S yesterday that actually said that. It even said that the dried cranberry contains....*gasp* cranberries!!!!!!. She thought it was hilarious.
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    A random stranger at the bank told me all about her granddaughters abortion once. I was heavily pregnant and utterly horrified!! It's just such an incredibly private bit of info to have blabbed to a total stranger. What if I'd actually known her?? It's a small town so chances are I do!!! Some...
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    Was I rude?

    It's the same rule at the supermarket checkout Lol. Choose your lane and wait your turn. No hovering and biding your time allowed!!!
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    6 week Summer Survival!

    I'm glad I'm not the only one randomly gaining !! I hate gaining as my C isn't very sympathetic lol
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    Pimms

    I think you just fill a large jug with mint leaves cucumber strawberries and lemon wedges, couple of handfuls of ice, two tablespoons of balsamic vinegar then top up with sugar free lemonade.... Maybe put one tablespoon of vinegar in first and add more tho in case I'm wrong!!
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    I'm doing a Jamie Oliver pot roast meatloaf (tweaked for SW) it comes in a tomato chickpea paprikary sauce and gonna do wedges an salad with it methinks.
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    whats for lunch

    Leftover coleslaw and salad with chilli and lime chicken. And some cherries.
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    6 week Summer Survival!

    Not liking this holidays so far!!! All the lovely weather has been wasted as all three kids have nasty colds and the sun seems to make them even MORE miserable!! So we've been staying in a lot :( can't even walk the dog as he's hurt his leg so he's on orders from the vet to rest (expensive...
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    FRIDAY Breakfast Muller and banana Lunch Salad coleslaw chicken Dinner Meatloaf SW wedges and salad Aero mousse Banana Hifi (1.5) (2 for oil) Snacks Cherries carrots HexA milk HexB Hifi Syns 3.5
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    Whats for breakfast?

    It's tracking the delicious little blighters down that I struggle with!!! It's all rhubarb and cranberry in my local tesco :(
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    Things that make you go hmm!

    Mines a visual..... I mean REALLY??
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    DYJHIW your trusty reliable never lets you down MPV breaks down outside bloody tesco. The RAC said three hours so I've walked The kids home and gone back to sit with my poorly car. But I'm parked in a parent and child space so now I'm getting evils from all the yummy mummy's!!!!
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    THURSDAY Off out to a zoo so had a huuuuuuuge breakfast lol Breakfast Rice pudding (hexA) and agave (2) bacon eggs mushrooms toms. Brown sauce (just a dab) (1) Lunch Grated Cheese chicken and apple salad (hexA) Dinner Jambalaya (2) salad and fruit salad and leftover rice pudding HexA...
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    yo to bear things?

    If its the fruit roll thingys then there's no free food allowance so 1syn per 20 cals?
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    Constipation from scan bran

    I do a scan bran week every now an again and it's never bothered me? I think it's better if you halve the hex tho!! Coz five of the blighted is a LOT of bran to chomp down. I do 2.5 in a cake fir breakfast and a Hifi in the evening usually.
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    Don't you just hate it when....

    DYJHIW you've semi forgotton what your husband looks like..........then the night before his first day off in 9 days he announces that ACTUALLY he's going in to work for an unspecified length of time at an unspecified time to do something long and protracted with some cabling. I shall count to...
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    Sunday Trading - What's With The Longer Hours

    I like extended Sunday hours!! My hubby only gets one day off and during the six weeks often finishes after 8pm (theme park.....bleurgh!!!) his day iff this year is sunday:( Not a problem in term time as i go while the kids are at scho but I can't shop with my AS son during the holidays. It...
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    3 Positives for today...

    1) I haven't killed my husband 2) I haven't packed my suitcases and run off with a pool boy. 3) I haven't sold the children to a circus. It's not been the best day!! But it's nearly finished and no bones broken lol
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    SW with a disability?

    Give it a go! I don't work out much and i lose well (when I follow the plan....lol) so there's no reason why you shouldn't lose a good amount before any slow down? If you need to further in may e you could ask your GP or check out any support forums for your condition and see what other people...
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    Chilli con 'corn'y (no beans left in the cupboard lao used sweetcorn lol) rice and salad. Was yum.
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    Ive lost my yellow book :(

    I'm surprisingly sad to have lost my stickers too :( Darn thing must've grown legs and eloped with your book!! Lol It wasn't at group when I went to WI (3 off which was a nice compensation for the book thing!!) so I'll ask the C next week for another and see what she says lol.
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    WEDNESDAY Breakfast Muller and fruit Lunch Salad and M&S sweet chilli chicken coleslaw (2) pasta in sauce (1/2 pack) Dinner Beef chilli rice and salad. Smidge of cheese (hexA) Rice pudding. Snacks Grapes carrot sticks mini calippo (3.5) grapefruit (I'm huuuuuungry!!!) HexA milk and...
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    TUESDAY Breakfast Scrambled eggs bacon spaghetti tomatoes Lunch Chicken dopiaza and rice Dinner Chicken breast homemade burger hexB roll hexA cheese slice ketchup and salad dressing (4) salad corn new pots coleslaw Snacks Cuppa tea (2) muller + banana HexA cheese and milk HexB...
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    WI last night.....3lb off an I now weigh 14st exactly. Fingers crossed for seeing the 13's next week!!!! Yaaaaay!!!
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    From 14 stone to 13 stone

    Just WI.....14st exactly so hopefully I'll be cruising out of here next week!!! Yaaaaay!!!
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    Monday weigh in

    3lb off which wipes last weeks gain and means I've lost 1lb in two weeks do not a total disaster!! I just NEED a good week this week as I'm 14st exactly and I waaaaannnaaaaaa be in the 13's!!!!!!
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    6 week Summer Survival!

    Another summer survivor reporting for duty!!! Day one and so far so good! I went to WI expecting a STS as I had a rough few days at the start of the week but I've lost 3lbs so have cleared my gain from last week. Yay. Spent the day gardening with my puppy and the kids have vegetated lol. Big son...
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    My version of Petes peanut curry ;) overdid the chilli and singed my chops!!! But it was delicious!!
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    Attending Class

    You should DEFINETELY shop around though. There's some great groups and some hideously bad ones too!! Can make all the difference if you have a good group.
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    Delicious but feisty!!! Less chilli next time I think!!!
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    Help Needed

    They have six fresh fruits and veg on offer for 39p :) they change the six every two weeks and usually they are seasonal. Lots of melon strawberries and raspberries at the mo (i think....not shopped for a while!!!) along with salad bits. But sometimes it's bags of baking potatoes or carrots or...
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    Ive lost my yellow book :(

    £10? Crikey. That's a bit harsh seeing as you can't DO the diet without it!! I'll have to hope it turns up as on all honesty my group is rubbish and I already feel ripped off :( I'm not forking out another £10 just yet lol. I hate not being able to find something I KNOW shouldn't be lost...
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    Help Needed

    You'll need to make some adjustments and sacrifices whichever plan you choose :( I'd say if you've invested in joining SW it would be daft not to give it a month to see how you get on. The fruit and veg doesn't have to be expensive. Frozen veg is really cheap and convenient. £5 will buy enough...
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    Ive lost my yellow book :(

    Surely the C would have text me? Or not.....she is a bit crap!!!
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    Ive lost my yellow book :(

    I've searched everywhere and I just can't find it!! What do I do? Will my C let me have another? I'm stuffed if not as it's got all the hex weights and store cupboard syns in :( I'm also gutted as all my stickers are on it and my WI's so far and I'd got a few fave recipes tucked in it. I just...
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    Stuffing for Roast Chicken

    I always make a bulgur wheat stuffing? Think there's a recipe on the slimming eats site but it's basically a low syn sausage deskinned, cooked bulgur, onions sage and grated apple. If your stuffing the actual chicken carcass I'd maybe add a good helping of lemon zest and some garlic too?
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    Favourite recipes for freezing

    You can freeze almost all the curries chillis and Bolognese recipes (I freeze the sauce bit and then cook rice etc while it's microwaving as rice/pasta don't always freeze very well) I also make up a basic pasta bake sauce (bacon onions mushrooms peppers chopped tons passata garlic herbs...
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    Jars/packets/workin out syns

    Im sure i read that the Dry packet spice mixes are free if there's no sugar or oil in the ingredients list? I don't use them anymore but when I was using up the old stuff in my dry cupboard that's the rule I used?
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    Why are there calories in Costa/Starbucks coffees???

    Just ask for a flat black coffee then add your usual sized dash of milk? They stare at me like a loony when I insist on cold milk for a coffee but I don't like the froth when they use hot milk!! Baristas can be so judgemental heehee.
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    Going to finally try Petes peanut curry!!! with rice and an onion salad and maybe a couple of poppadoms if I have the syns ;)
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    whats for lunch

    Chicken salad with a grated cheese and apple. I love grated apple in a salad lol the best bit is that it's all leftovers from yesterday so I have to do is grate my apple into the bowl!
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    MONDAY Breakfast Muller banana Lunch Salad chicken breast cheese grated apple Dinner Peanut curry (3) rice onion salad Snacks 2xminimilk (3) mugshot HexA cheese HexB Hifi bars Syns 8.5 Peanut butter and milk in tea and Mini milks
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    Extra Easy Oats

    Almost everything you buy will have instructions on the packet lol :)
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    SUNDAY Breakfast Bulgur wheat porridge banana agave (2) Lunch Muller banana chicken breast carrot sticks apple slices grapes BBQ sauce (2) Dinner New pots salad chicken breast dressing (2) Rice pudding and agave (1) HexA milk HexB Syns 7 Agave sauce dressing
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    Having the spag Bol off the slimming eats site. It has red wiiiiiiine in it so 1.5 syns a portion :)
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    Extra Easy I am obsessed!!

    Bananas. I actually had a minor hysterical attack when I got up and realised there weren't any left!!!
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    SATURDAY Breakfast HexB magic pancakes raspberries agave syrup (1.5) Lunch Kippers (1.5) salad new pots Dinner Spaghetti Bolognese salad Parmesan (hexA) (1.5) Snacks Yoghurt banana Syns 6.5 Kippers agave milk red wine HexA Parmesan HexB porridge oats
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    Whats for breakfast?

    Magic pancakes raspberries and 1.5 syns of agave nectar.
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    100% SWers - 1 day at a time :)

    Honk :)
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    FRIDAY Breakfast HexB roll bacon egg (2 syns as fried in a bit of oil) Muller and fruit salad Lunch Leftover chicken rice Muller and fruit salad Dinner Jacket potato chicken skewers salad hexA cheese salmon butter (2) HexA cheese HexB roll Snacks Banana grapes Syns 7 Oil and...
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    Is SW really the answer?

    That's good news. Coz if I'm honest........Your strict diet looked terrifying!! I'd be chewing my own arm off on that plan :drool:
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    confession

    I swear it's alcoholic dehydration or something!! There were three ladies at my group this week who had just pickled themselves in vodka all weekend and still lost loads!!!
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    Does anyone else calorie count

    A banana is packed full of NATURAL unprocessed sugars and nutrients vs a kitkats heavily refined sugars and fats. Go for the banana!!! I COULD eat six..... I'd regret it.....but I could get those beauties down me!!! I eat two most days :) one with brekky and one in a yoghurt later on...
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    I did a salad and chorizo pasta bake. It was nice but disappointingly unchorizo'y. What a waste of syns!!!! Gonna jump on the bandwagon and do Petes peanut thingy for a Friday night feast I think!!!
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    Diary of a legomom.....

    THURSDAY Breakfast None...busy lol Lunch Egg fried chicken an bacon rice with assorted veg Dinner Chorizo pasta bake and salad (2) Yoghurt and fruit Snacks Frozen grapes HexA Parmesan HexB none Syns 2 Chorizo
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    ready to quit

    Double the recipe when you DO manage to cook (doesnt take much extra time....just a bit if extra chopping) and freeze a few portions for using on busy night? I only cook about half the week and raid the freezer for 'leftovers' the rest of the time. Find half a dozen meals you like and keep the...
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    100% SWers - 1 day at a time :)

    Me toooooo!!! Onwards and upwards (or hopefully downwards ;))
  125. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    WEDNESDAY Breakfast Bulgur porridge and agave (.5) Lunch Cottage pie and salad and a banana Dinner Chicken chorizo jambalaya and salad (2) Snacks Aero mousse banana strawberries and alpens (1.5) Syns 8 Agave and chorizo Aero mousse HexA milk HexB alpens
  126. L

    whats for lunch

    I've just copy pasted that onto my meal list lol. I've got chorizo to use up first but peanut curry will be on the planner next week I reckon!!!
  127. L

    whats for lunch

    Lol same here!! I'm having leftover cottage pie and a bit of leftover salad.
  128. L

    Whats for tea tonight?

    Just about to make it now looool chicken and chorizo jambalaya as the hubbs has a nasty cold so he can't taste anything unless it's got some punch to it!!! ;) think it'll be 2 syns a serving with a nice green side salad.
  129. L

    Whats for breakfast?

    Bulgur wheat porridge sliced banana vanilla and a teaspoon of agave nectar. The agave is £1 at asda at the mo and it's SO sweet and really tasty!!! 13.7 cals per teaspoon but I don't know if that 1/2 a syn or a whole syn lol. Worth it either way as it's fab!!
  130. L

    Unthoughtful people!

    Make up a delicious side veg dish that's SW friendly and take it as a 'contribution' to the meal? Then fill your plate with that and just have a couple of roast bits :)
  131. L

    Unthoughtful people!

    I hope its his Wang that flops in the shredder personally....... Vile little toad that he is.
  132. L

    Don't you just love it when...

    DYJLIW when you accidently catch the really annoying **** stirring woman at the school gates out in a biiiiiiiig fat LIE!!! Ooooops outed you!!!
  133. L

    Don't you just hate it when....

    DYJHIW you take a recipe to group as the C requested and then someone gets REALLY rude about it!!! (she didn't like the slimmingeats lasagne recipe....which is delicious BTW....stupid woman) and everyone's staring at you wondering if you'll say anything (she used the words vile, rubbish and...
  134. L

    Whats for tea tonight?

    Slimming eats cottage pie and veg :) the husband really enjoyed it!! (I did too but he's not a great fan of cottage pie lol)
  135. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    TUESDAY Going ok so far!! Breakfast pineapple mango cantaloupe muller banana Lunch Banana WW yog chicken skewers Dinner SW cottage Pie broccoli gravy peas green beans Snacks Chicken breast hotdog ketchup HexA milk and cheese (20g) HexB alpenx2 Syns 8 Mikado hot dog gravy
  136. L

    Whats for tea tonight?

    Freezer raided chilli ;) smoked paprika jacket wedges and corn cob. Can't face the thought of salad today lol but there's plenty of super free in my chilli :) its virtually vegetarian lol
  137. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    MONDAY Another new start..........lol!!! Breakfast No time do just a banana Lunch Salad coleslaw (2) chicken ham and chopped eggs Dinner Chilli wedges corn cobs Snacks Rice pudding HexA milk 20g cheese HexB 2xAlpen
  138. L

    Dunking

    I use a WW petit pain as my hexB then syn some butter (mix with freeze dried parsley and garlic granules to make garlic butter) then I just slash my roll and stuff the butter in then roll it in foil and bake as usual. Depends how what butter you use etc as to how high it comes up as but it's...
  139. L

    SW chicken nuggets

    Hmm I think its only really a problem if your making cakes or snacks like crisps that are easy to overheat on. If your making the nuggets as part of a meal it's no different to having chicken and mash is it? Just eat till your full but don't OVEREAT and you'll be fine. I've avoided the smash...
  140. L

    whats for lunch

    I've made a huge pot of coleslaw today :) used creme Fraiche lemon zest pepper and WW thick cream? It's 6 syns for the lot but I share with hubby so 3 each and it's soooooo rich and creamy!!!
  141. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    SATURDAY New start :) bring it on. gonna drink lots of water today to flush through my binge yesterday :( Breakfast WW yog raspberries strawberries Lunch Omelette (ham) and salad Dinner Roast Gammon SW chips and a coleslaw/ranch salad (WW cream and shredded cabbage carrot onion...
  142. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    Less said about Friday the better...... Had done more bad news regarding DS's next school placement. Got his Playscheme allowance for the holidays too.....4 whole hours in six weeks. Useful. Naaaaaaart!! TOTM got me and I was just PEEEEED off. So it was bad. Really bad lol. I'm back on it today...
  143. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    Good old CC :) its cheap and it's easy lol. Rather like meeeeeeee hehe. Hope it works better for you!!
  144. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    THURSDAY Breakfast Banaba strawbs yog Lunch Salad chicken Pasta in tomato sauce Dinner Wholemeal roll cheese grapes celery sticks couple of crisps (Buffett that I didn't know about in advance!!! Aaarrrfgghhh!!!) Snacks Peas inna pod, yog rasberrys strawbs banana HexA cheese...
  145. L

    flapjack ideas

    I reckon you could do flapjack with bulgur wheat. (possibly food abuse.....I'm not sure!!!) if not you can used your HEXB fand I'm sure I've read a recipe somewhere that used egg white and Splenda instead of golden syrup? Agave nectar is low and has a caramel flavour so maybe use that?
  146. L

    Extra Easy Days bugger

    I'd drink plenty of water to help flush all the rubbish through which will also help with any bloating or water retention and then just mentally write the whole deal off as a wobble :) you can reduce your syns a bit for the rest of the week if you want but don't do that if you think depriving...
  147. L

    100% SWers - 1 day at a time :)

    Honk :) that's 10 days for meeeeee. Gotta fall soon lol this is a world record.....
  148. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    Tried to make a carrot cake out of bulgur wheat and whipped egg whites (stirred the yolk through the carrot bit then folded it all into the white) and it LOOKED really cake like but it was soooooo crumbly and I underestimated how much flavouring the bulgur would need so next time I'm doubling up...
  149. L

    Whats for tea tonight?

    Boring but yummy.....chicken stir fry :) with nooooodles
  150. L

    Lightest Cereal

    Not sure if it would stand up to being heated just as a porridge but........You can beat two eggs into that magic porridge 'mix' and fry it as pancakes. Or maybe make bulgur wheat porridge? Bulgur wheat is free but i don't use it everyday as I'm worried it's verging on food 'abuse' to have it...
  151. L

    Extra Easy newbie just wanted to say hi :)

    I came from calorie counting too. :) try not to drive yourself too mad mentally CC all the free pasta etc!! Dunno how but this SW free foods malarkey DOES work if you follow the rules ;)
  152. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    Went to aquafit this morning so really sleepy now and staaaaaving. Chowder was crud :(
  153. L

    Whats your next goal(s)?

    I got my stone award last Monday and was 14,1 so my next goal is just to see those 13,s on the scales!! Should be next week but the evil *week is ruining things!!! I just can't stop nibbling. So far it's all been free foods (but not enough super free :( ) so hoping it won't be too evil!!!
  154. L

    trying again

    It does happen sometimes. Obviously its only week one so maybe it could be that you've misUnderstood part of the plan? Or that green just isn't the right plan for you? Maybe try it for another week and see. Also if your drinking lots of water that can affect things but it's just SO good for...
  155. L

    Extra Easy newbie just wanted to say hi :)

    Hi :) good luck with the plan. It's really easy after the first week or so lol.
  156. L

    whats for lunch

    Bacon and sweetcorn chowder :) was ok. Wouldn't bother making it again though. I'm short my super free but I was so hungry after aquafit it's tough!! Was either reheat the soup or eat my own arm. Which isn't super free either!
  157. L

    100% SWers - 1 day at a time :)

    I honk for Tuesday but only just!! Must try harder today :)
  158. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    WEDNESDAY Right. Going to be a good day today!! Ate far too much yesterday.... Breakfast Muller raspberries banana Lunch Bacon and sweetcorn chowder WW petit pain (hexB) butter (2) Dinner Chicken stir fry (stir fry veg bag, chestnuts, corn chicken garlic ginger soy five spice red...
  159. L

    Whats for tea tonight?

    Was having steak but when I got them out they didn't stretch round the five of us so everyone else had steak SW chips corn cob mushrooms and salad but I had to have salt n pepper chicken.....forgot to halve the recipe.....so I had a LOT of salt n pepper chicken...... And ate the lot, greedy...
  160. L

    Whats for tea tonight?

    That actually IS my husband lol. He likes dopiaza or a nice sweet Biryani but somehow always ends up in a chilli war with the rest of the idiots. He ate a whole great big pickled chilli as long as my hand on a dare last time and was still hiccuping at 4am. Plonker!!!
  161. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    I have the TOTM munchies. I'm three days late and I've been eating everything in sight since 5pm so I think it's coooooming. Dammit I'm far too busy for this!!!! Lol
  162. L

    Linda's diary of slimville

    Hi Linda :) good luck on your first week!! Your day looks fine to me. X
  163. L

    Dinner Party Recipies - Please help!

    I agree lol. Just keep schtum. There's plenty of recipes that don't taste remotely 'diet' and you could leave some oil on the table for them to drizzle themselves if they love it so much lol
  164. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    Lol I was tempted but my rotten lot would take the mick!!!
  165. L

    One syn Pouring custard :)

    Found this on a low calorie cooking site but if you take 150ml of SS milk from your hexA it's one syn a serving :) recipe serves two. it's really good over a baked hexB apple or on rice pudding or over banana's!! I love custard lol Custard recipe 300ml skimmed milk 2tsp cornflour 4tbsp...
  166. L

    whats for lunch

    I was devastated. Got to the cupboard and the hubby had snaffled it!! Ended up having a kipper salad. Odd but good!!
  167. L

    NSVs - Non Scale Victories

    Someone I only see once a week told me I'm wasting away lol
  168. L

    Don't you just love it when...

    I know I'll cave eventually lol they are just sooooo damn good!!!! 13 syns I think? So not end of the world awfull.
  169. L

    What are your SW Lifesavers?

    Oooooh frozen mango!! I like zeeeee sound of this!!
  170. L

    Don't you just love it when...

    DYJLIW you follow the plan for a week and you lose 4lb. Then realise that it actually is that simple. And although I had a peanut butter kitkat wobble (didn't eat it....just stroked the pack a bit then have it to hubby) I haven't felt at all deprived!!
  171. L

    Don't you just hate it when....

    DYJHIW it rains....continuously..... Non stop..... For ever...... And you haven't built an ark......
  172. L

    If you could have any career

    It's never too late. And 30 isn't even OLD!! Go look on the local uni sites and see if you can still apply :) I'm already mostly happy with my life. I've never felt I needed a career as such. I've done many things in my time (Ive run my own theatre company, been a residential social worker...
  173. L

    Anyone else taking the scenic route to target?

    I know.....but FOUR!!!!! That's more than two..... I didnt even lose four in my first week. Haha. I'm not being ungrateful tho. I'm very happy to have the little beggars off. I suspect it'll be back in the scenic lane for me this week which is fine :)
  174. L

    Anyone else taking the scenic route to target?

    Think I joined the fast lane for a bit this week ;) 4lb which is UNHEARD of for me. I didn't even lose that in week one lol. And I've eaten three square meals and had some syns each day. So I'm now convinced the scales were wrong at group!!!
  175. L

    Whats for breakfast?

    Boring but delicious yoghurt banana and raspberries. I loooove raspberry season lol
  176. L

    Extra Easy Confused...

    I started doing this as 'm a bit OCD and a bowl of spag bol just doesn't look right if the bol bit is bigger than the spag bit....... Now I have 1/3 spag 1/3 Bol and a nice green salad for 1/3 superfree. I think with the veg in the Bol that's almost a success express meal TBH!! I do the same...
  177. L

    100% SWers - 1 day at a time :)

    Honk for Monday :)
  178. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    TUESDAY Must keep this momentum going!! I know I can't lose 4lb every week but I'd like to see 2 this week. Not sure how I've lost 4lb in a week without ever really being hungry!!!! Breakfast Yog banana raspberries Lunch Salad with ham and chopped egg with another yog banana raspberry lol...
  179. L

    From 14 stone to 13 stone

    Welcome in ;) I lost 4lb this week !!!!!!! Was shocked but in a good way lol. Esp as i am two days LATE for *week as well haha (I'm not pregnant i swear!!!) so had really expected bad news on the scales. So now I'm 14.1 and I'm really determined to get this last pound gone and get out of these...
  180. L

    Monday weigh in

    4lbs off and my stone award :) and now just one measly pound to get out of the dratted 14's!!! (I'd have been slimmer of the week too if I'd not had a gain last week lol not secretly competitive at aaaalllll!!!)
  181. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    Lost 4lb and got my stone award :) yay.
  182. L

    Monday weigh in

    It might a little. But it's so good for you it's probably worth it!!! Maybe.stop drinking now if you have class at 7 lol make sure you've visited the lil girls room before you hop on the scales. ;)
  183. L

    Meat/pan juices?

    It made a really nice gravy lol!!!
  184. L

    Onion Rings

    Did you 'cook' the couscous first or use it dry? I'm assuming dry but wanted to check lol might give this KFC chicken a go!!!
  185. L

    WHat to use instead of breadcrumbs for topping?

    Maybe syn a bag of crisps? That works on pasta bakes......
  186. L

    Whats for tea tonight?

    Making spag Bol with slimming eats recipe :) I loooove the meat sauce in her lasagne and this is a similar ingredients list :) exxxxcited!!!!
  187. L

    Whats for tea tonight?

    Yes that's about it lol. It worked really well last time but was horrible this time. I quit and had bisto in the end lol
  188. L

    whats for lunch

    Leftover chicken salad and I think a few spoons of free chickpea Dahl. Not tried it yet and the tins calling me lol
  189. L

    Whats for breakfast?

    Boring old yoghurt and fruit. I need some new ideas!!! Think I might try magic pancakes again this week,
  190. L

    Extra Easy I cant get weighed any suggestions !!

    Have you asked your local hospital? Or your OT? They have better facilities on offer xxx
  191. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    MONDAY WI tonight......really hope it's a good one!!!! I'm avoiding lettuce today as I really can't face another salad!!! Breakfast WW yog banana pineapple strawberry Lunch Kippers pots and mushy peas (1.5) Dinner Slimming eats spag Bol with WW petit pain garlic bread (3.5 for butter...
  192. L

    100% SWers - 1 day at a time :)

    Hooooonk that's seven days for me :) I
  193. L

    Going crazy....

    I think they were 267 cals which isn't bad at all for a peanut butter choc bar!!!
  194. L

    bored of salad

    Grated carrot, white cabbage onion and if you peel then grate the fat stalk off your broccoli..... Mix in a tablespoon of from frais, black pepper and lemon juice. Makes a kind of ranch style coleslaw to go with chips etc instead of salad. Onion salads are nice, white onion thinly sliced...
  195. L

    Whats for tea tonight?

    Cheated and bought two ready chickens as I was really pushed lol. Did some SW style roasters and parsnips, broccoli, snap peas and corn. Oh and I ballsed up my smash gravy so we had bisto (synned....booooo!!!)
  196. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    Been a really long day today. Can feel my willpower slipping!! Need to get into bed and sleep it off.
  197. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    SUNDAY Going to try and have another good day today but I've only had 42 syns this week and I sort of feel like I want to eat the extras before they get 'lost' with Monday being a new week!! Haha I'm a weirdo I know but there's a peanut butter kitkat calling to me and I really want it lol...
  198. L

    100% SWers - 1 day at a time :)

    Oh yeeeeah six Honks in a row :)
  199. L

    Going crazy....

    I have a peanut kitkat chunky crying at me too lol. But sadly I really don't have the syns!!!
  200. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    I might buy some of those!!! I just had a small white choc bar for 3.5. Really enjoyed it lol. Think I'll have a graze box later :)
  201. L

    ahh need some help quick....hubby gone shopping!

    My bezzie's are both just as bad as me in their own ways. Ones an eater and one never eats a real meal just occasional rubbish but smokes like a chimney. TBF it's been hard quitting smoking and losing gaining losing five stone in the last 18 months lol. (went from 17 to 12...quit smoking and...
  202. L

    Whats for tea tonight?

    Handily frozen portion of the slimming eats lasagne (utterly amazingly delicious) garlic and herb wedges and a salad. I'm starving so my wedges need to chop chop hurry up!!!
  203. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    Oooooh what can I spend ten or so syns on?????
  204. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    SATURDAY Breakfast HexB roll bacon tomato egg apple Lunch Left over chilli salad mash and sweetcorn fritter Dinner Lasagne (hexA + syns) salad wedges dressing (2) Fruit salad and a coconut yog. Snacks Yog raspberries banana Sugar snap peas HexA milk an cheese HexB wholemeal roll...
  205. L

    Food Optimising. Does it work?

    Apparently it does lol. My chubb is slowly vanishing. And at a similar speed to when i stuck to a 1200 cal diet and exercised daily. But i eat far better now and work out twice a week.....which is weird but true!! Not sure I can explain how!! But it will only work if you put in a bit of time...
  206. L

    Magic Salt

    I like pink himalaya salt from B&M. Cones in a grinder and I open it up and add some garlic granules and chilli flakes.
  207. L

    Extra Easy Planning early

    Potato salad Tuna pasta Spicy roast veg couscous SW scotch eggs SW quiche Smash scones Flask full of speedy soup Cold meat platter Some hexB rolls Crudités and assorted SW hummus's and dips and salsa's There's lots and lots of free stuff :) then you syn yourself something nice for pud!!
  208. L

    whats for lunch

    My fritter went wrong and I burnt it and it wasn't very nice but everything else is good haha!!
  209. L

    Hi - Just joined

    I tend to plan in the morning when I'm slurping my first cuppa. I'll look what's in fridge that needs using first then get out any meat etc from the freezer that I'll need so it can defrost. I only do EE so it's fairly easy to plan!! I'm too much of a carnivore for green and I miss my spuds too...
  210. L

    Extra Easy holiday

    It is a struggle with events etc but slimming world is meant to be a lifestyle not a diet. So you CAN still choose to have a life lol :) but you have to plan for it, be realistic and accept that sometimes choosing to go for a meal will mean a STS that week. But that's fine!! The hardest part is...
  211. L

    I love slimming world sooooooo much

    Only day I have time lol there's no time for breakfast in our house on a school day PMSL I'm feeling lucky if I get to flick round with a flannel!!!
  212. L

    whats for lunch

    Leftover chilli and salad then I want to do SOMETHING with a little bit of leftover mash from last night. I'm thinking add spring onions an egg and fry as a fritter type thing. I am NOT thinking of chocolate squishy potato cake at all....... Honest
  213. L

    Chocolate pudding, I loved it.

    Four tablespoons? It was the tetrapak size so should have been ok but the cocoa flavour was sooooooo strong it was inedible. Maybe I miscounted or something and it was five lol!! I will try again.... Peppermint essence sounds amazing!! I really need to get hold of some coconut essence!
  214. L

    Chocolate pudding, I loved it.

    I was so disappointed with mine :( I think I put too much cocoa in or my cocoa is too bitter or something!!! But the texture is good. I may try again when I recover from the experience. Lol
  215. L

    Monday weigh in

    I'm not surprised your feeling low!! I'd be going off my rocker :( I think you probably need to tell your children. They will want to know and maybe if you tell them now then the joy of the new baby in a week or two will ease the shock a bit for them? I hope all the tests bring some better news xxx
  216. L

    From 14 stone to 13 stone

    Well I gained a 1.5 putting me at 14, 5 last Monday but I've been super well behaved since then and today I just couldn't help myself.......... I got on my scales lol. They say 14,1 but I'm not getting too excited as I know they probably aren't the same as the SW scales!!! But now I'm excited...
  217. L

    Whats for breakfast?

    Breakfast bap. I was so excited for the bacon!!!! And it was so good. But it was scoffed too fast lol I want another!!!
  218. L

    Extra Easy What will the scales say :(

    There's a new lady at our group just come off Cambridge. She had a good loss in her first week and I'm sure she said she had introduced her carbs gradually. She started with a couple of new potatoes and slowly added a little more. Make sure you have your hexA and SOME syns though. Use them on...
  219. L

    Rhubarb

    Meant to say..... How about a rhubarb and honey kinda sylabub baseless cheese cakey thingy? Boil it off in diet lemonade (genius idea!!) add a swirl of honey then chill the rhubarb mix. Stir it through some sweetened quark mixed with natural yog and top with a crumbled alpen if you like ;)...
  220. L

    Rhubarb

    I was an odd child and just used to eat it raw from the garden lol crunch crunch crunch like celery ;)
  221. L

    100% SWers - 1 day at a time :)

    Honk!!! Thats honk number 5 whooooop Just munched my much anticipated curly wurly :) but then realised I've not had my hexB today :eek
  222. L

    I love slimming world sooooooo much

    Going back to the original post..... Gotta love a SW brekky!!! I've been dreaming all week of a hexB brown roll just ridiculously stuffed with bacon fried egg mushrooms and a few slices of 'fried' tomato!!!! I love Saturdays!!
  223. L

    Meat/pan juices?

    Woooo I'm following this advice as its the tastiest ;)
  224. L

    Bacon & Sweetcorn Chowder

    I was keeping an eye peeled for this recipe too but I've had a google and this looks like a similar thing on the BBC good food site. Leave out the oil and use the milk as a hexA and it would be free I think? 3 rashers streaky bacon , chopped oil 1 small onion , finely chopped 1 large potato ...
  225. L

    Stir fry sauce recipe

    I wish my butcher was that helpful :)
  226. L

    Extra Easy doing soo well this last few weeks ive fallen off the wagon

    Slips happen. Week long blow outs happen. The most important thing is how quickly you rein in it and crack on :) sadly life generally has an annoying habit of inconveniently HAPPENING when you could really do without it!! Besides.....there's lots of research that says an occasional massive...
  227. L

    Meat/pan juices?

    Any idea what it syns as? The pork comes up really really lean as they are loin steaks and it's easy to get all the fat before I cook em :)
  228. L

    Whats for tea tonight?

    Oooooh that looks good. I quite fancy a Keema curry now! Never had one before ;)
  229. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    Lol I think most of the country has the weather blues! It's rained all day here and now it's bedtime....out pops the sun!!
  230. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    Really depressed today :( the rains getting me down lol and I'm realising that I have a HUGE battle on my hands finding a special school place for DS. :( just want to curl up in bed!!!!
  231. L

    Meat/pan juices?

    If I've cut ALL visible fat off my pork steaks beef steaks or chicken breasts then can I use any pan juices from the meat or would that need syning? I've just been eyeing up some lovely clear pork juices from the oven and my pan of smash gravy bubbling on the hob...........
  232. L

    Whats for tea tonight?

    Pork steaks with broccolli corn and sugar snap peas I think I'm doing rosemary garlic roasted new pots but not sure and I want Robert making a syn free simple gravy but need to ponder it a bit longer lol
  233. L

    whats for lunch

    Leftover chicken dopiaza and pilau rice :) with more leftover onion salad lol it was VERY oniony!!!
  234. L

    creamy tomato chicken

    You can make syn free Philly by straining some natural yog and a punch of salt overnight in a cloth over a seive. There's a recipe thread for it somewhere using Greek yog? But when I used from frais instead it came out just like Philly but as its just made from yoghurt it's syn free!!! :)
  235. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    FRIDAY Must avoid the yummies at coffee morning!!!! Breakfast Bulgur wheat porridge yog raspberries Lunch Leftover curry and rice and onion salad. Dinner Pork steak broccolli snap peas mash potato and syn free gravy :) yuuuum!!! Snacks muller yog with raspberries and banana Few raw...
  236. L

    Let me be a warning of what happens when you don't follow the plan

    Nothing lives on my counters if it cant fit in a cupboard. My son like to take anything electrical apart to see how it works. So i often cant find things that I've hidden a bit too well!! If you can't gauge volumes easily then maybe buy a ring of plastic cup measures. Weigh the food out then...
  237. L

    Whats for breakfast?

    I just boiled it up in half water half milk with a splash of vanilla and a touch of sweetener then topped with assorted fruit when I used to make it?
  238. L

    Whats for breakfast?

    I have but quinoa scares me!! It's a bit funny looking hehehe. I may try it again. I think the quinoa does go more gloopy like real porridge tho :)
  239. L

    Whats for tea tonight?

    I made Petes chicken dopiaza with pilau rice. It's yuuuuum and the yoghurt didn't split so now I think I'm a MasterChef heehee. Did a wee onion salad to go with my cheeky 1 syn micro poppadoms :) yuuuuuum!!!
  240. L

    3 meals a day VS little and often

    It shouldn't really matter how you eat your daily amount of food. On a purely food is fuel level 100 calories is 100 calories is 100 calories. Doesn't matter when you eat it. But I find I stick to plan better with LESS snacks and a rigid three meals a day. Snacks are weird...they seem to lead...
  241. L

    What is the etiquette for teacher gifts

    Can't young kids just want to take something in for teacher because they care? Or do we not put any faith in our children these days? It really riles me when we underestimate kids like that. A year spent in class with someone is a LONG time to a young child. Why is it so hard to appreciate that...
  242. L

    What is the etiquette for teacher gifts

    I can see the point everyone makes but frankly I don't want to be TOLD what to do or not do. Nobody forces parents to buy gifts. If you cant deal with the pressure put on you by your child then surely the problem is with your parenting and not your schools policy really?? Without meaning to be...
  243. L

    Let me be a warning of what happens when you don't follow the plan

    Obviously your paying for a certain plan so tweaking it then moaning it doesn't work is stupid. BUT I've done enough diets to know that cutting an odd corner really isn't the end of the world. Provided you use your common blooming sense!!! Let's be honest.....if you can eat unlimited white pasta...
  244. L

    Whats for breakfast?

    Bulgur wheat porridge and a bananananaaaaaaa I love this porridge. It's so nutty and delicious!!!
  245. L

    Diary of a legomom.....

    THURSDAY Taking the mutt for a walk in a minute :) he does love a good long walkies!! Breakfast Bulgur wheat porridge (HexA) and banana Lunch Salad jacket pot tuna sweet corn pickles butter bud (.5) Dinner Chicken dopiaza with pilau rice (thanks to Pete!!) onion salad and two poppadoms...
  246. L

    Don't you just hate it when....

    DYJHIW your at your first puppy training lesson and your lovely pup is a complete nutjob and will not give in for ANYTHING and although he is by far the best trained for commands like sit cone etc he has no concept of the command "please stop trying to eat all the other puppies....." and all the...
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    100% SWers - 1 day at a time :)

    Honk honk for tues an weds :) had a tiny slice of the cake my ten yr old baked but allowed ten syns (there's NO WAY it was ten but better safe than sorry)
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    Whats for tea tonight?

    It's basically a normal tomato based curry with a tin of mushy peas thrown in. Do a search of the threads for various recipes but it's actually really quite nice. In a naaaaaaasty student food kinda way........we have it about one a month but I don't buy baked beans in as I hates em.
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    whats for lunch

    I used to use the big lettuce leaves as the wrap and stuff with ham cucumber and hummus. Not sure what hummus is syn wise as I rarely eat it!!
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    whats for lunch

    Oooooh I shall try this tomoz but I'll have to use LF nat yog as that's all I have in lol Today was ham omelette again. With salad.
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