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I really like the Kallo ones, bit pricier than others but they don't seem to taste as salty and artificial as others and I use less.

I'm still quite full from lunch but you are right, most likely I will be chomping at the bit come tea time which is likely to be around 730pm. I need some form of carbs with lunch I think. I have grazed my way through an entire punnet of strawbs today though, 227g minus a couple of manky ones...

Well 1 day down, just trying to get through one day at a time for now, I realise this makes me sound like an addict! I have a night out planned on Sat (planned for weeks), I did think about waiting uintil after the bank hol to start SW again but that's where I have been going wrong. Thinking I...

Last nights food Tandoori lamb and chicken (no idea where the pink hue on the bottom of the pic came from) - Wedges to share - sweet and normal pots And I'm sure everyone has seen sald before but -

Well as the title suggests I have been here before. I have lots of excuses as to why I have never stuck with it in the past but none of them good enough. I NEED to do this. So here goes..... B - Nana, strawbs and Activia 0% Snackpot - strawb flavour (need to check syns) Plum L - Scrambled...

How are you getting on? Did you make dinner on Wed eve or did you continue with your 'cooking strike'? x

Thankyou for that, I don't have a micro but will have a go in the oven and see how they turn out :)

Fri 03.08 - Green Day B - 1tsp sugar (1) 2 splashes milk (1) L - 2 x weetabix (HEB) with Activia 0 blueberry, strawbs, cherries and 2 x satsumas D - Spinach Canneloni with griddled mushrooms topped with parmesan and mozzarella (HEA x 2) Vino (syns to update) Snacks - Apple, Alpen Lights x 2...

Thu 02.08 - EE B - Milk for brews (HEA) Sugar (1) L - Tom Yum pot (4) Strawbs, satsumas D- Fish in 'smash breadcrumbs' with wedges and salad Snacks - Apple, Alpen Lights (HEB) 20g rainbow drops (2.5 syns I think) Total - 7.5 Weekly 13.5/105

It was like one of those Innocent pots but Sainsburys own brand with rice noodles, carrot, peppers and spinach with a few king prawns. Just handy to pick up as I hadn't made any lunch

Hi, can I ask how you make your hasselback potatoes please? They look lovely :)

I completely agree, Rick will have a go at tea if nagged but he spends hours chopping precisely and uses every pan and chopping board too (that MUST be a man thing) and he asks me at every single step what to do, I shouldn't complain but it would be nice if he could just have a go rather than...

Hey Hun, Your dinner last night looked lovely, proper comfort food mmmmm! Your last post about Mick could have been written about my OH, how nice it would be to have a healthy meal cooked for you and not because you have nagged and had a paddy beforehand. But I am particular about things and...

Well after faffing around for the last few weeks I have decided to start a new diary in the hope it will give me a boost. New month, new diary, new start - well that's the plan Wed 01.08 - Green Day B - 1 tsp sugar (1) 2 splashes milk (1) L -Tom Yum Prawn Noodle pot (4 syns on green) Strawbs...

How are you getting on hun? It sounds like you had a wonderful time in dam and I read that Mick is now following SW with you, that must be so much easier and nice to have the support. Hope you have a lovely weekend xx

Been AWOL for a while but still following SW of sorts, life has just got a bit hectic recently with work and some family issues both for me and OH so food has been on my mind less than usual. Anyway as of this morning I am 1lb up since last WI which isn't too bad considering a lot of things...

It's the 'happy' cakes I was thinking of! I've heard they are syn free anyway. Enjoy :D

Ooh we are having the same lunch today, great minds Just wanted to wish you :birthday: for Thursday, I probably won't be on here before then but hope you have a fantastic time in dam. Stay away from the cakes ;) xx

Tuesday 10.07.12 B - No food, 1 tsp sugar and 2 splashes milk (2) L - JP with tuna mayo (0.5), cel, carrot, radish, toms and peppers. Cherries and satsumas T - Evening off + wine Syns ??! New start on Wed

8 years today we have been together, not married, still an achievement though that we have put up with each other for that long! ;) We are going to a greek place for the meze, which is always amazing as they make everything from scratch including the deserts so will probably have one of those...

Monday 09.07.2012 B - 2 tangerines, apple. 2 splashes milk and 1 tsp sugar (2) L - Leftover stew, no rice (3.5) Cherries T - JP cheese (HEA) with 2 x sausages (1), beans and griddled mushrooms and peppers Snacks - Alpen lights (HEB) Syns 6.5 Fully expecting a big fat gain this week, it's...

Sunday 08.07.2012 B/L leftover kebab meat and salad, no dressing. 1 tsp sugar and HEA milk (1) Crisps?! T - Chicken, chickpea and chorizo casserole served with rice. SF = Tinned toms, aubergine, onions, peppers, garlic, chilli, green beans 3.5 syns for oil and chorizo 4 raspberry ruffle...

Saturday 07.07.2012 Supposed to be Red As usual here is where it all went wrong, no excuses really other than it's totm and as it was my first one in about 3 years I decided to eat crap and feel sorry for myself B/L - Small piece of white baguette with ham and salad, tbsp full fat mayo...

Thanks, will give them a go as I'm getting a bit bored of the sainsburys ones now!

Friday 06.07.2012 B - Activia 0% vanilla, strawbs, plums. 1 tsp sugar & 2 splashes milk (2) L - Leftover chilli and rice (loads of SF in there) Strawbs T - Chicken stuffed with 30g cheddar (HEA) wrapped in parma ham (1 syn) with parmentier style pots, carrots, green beans, babycorn, kale and...

Yay for the 2lb loss, that's really good hun. Slow and steady wins the race and all that! Ooh fried chicken, mmmmm, do they know you are doing SW? Could you take a healthier option with you or ask them to cook your chicken without deep frying?

Well done on all the losses everyone :woohoo:and good luck for those WI today

Wine is always my downfall too, I have started to realise this after using weekly syns and all mine seem to get used on vino! How much did you have? I work out a full bootle of red to be 25.5 so I count half a bottle as 13 which isn't too bad (I just need to work harder on sticking to only half...

Thankyou. I didn't buy them just incase they were high. Have you tried them? do you think they are worth the extra 0.5syn compared to their old ones? x

Thursday 05.07.2012 B - Strawbs and tangerine with 0 activia. 1tsp sugar and 2 splashes milk (2) L - Large salad (exactly same veggies as Tues tea + carrot sticks) with tinned sardines in tom sauce. Strawbs T - Chilli con carne made with strips of rump steak, kidney beans & chorizo (2syns)...

You could still easily get a good loss, my 3lb off was without any exercise at all and you have still been active and doing upper body etc. Nothing on this weekend, of course that could all change but i'm planning on locking myself away with a book and a bottle on Sat evening and no bugger is...

I wish they did so 8 packs they are so nice, my OH has taken a liking to them too even though he normally won't touch 'diet food' and could eat full fat yogs whenever he chooses, grrr!

3lb off for me today - hope I've done this right! - Alycyn1980 - 4lbs to lose - 1lb lost - 3lbs to go Angelicbex - 10lbs to lose - 0lbs lost - 10lb to go Bignomore13 - 12lb to lose - 3.5lb lost - 8.5lb to go Corblimey - 9lbs to lose - 3lbs lost - 6lb to go Emmamb - 13lb to lose - 0lb lost -...

WI today and 3lb off yippeee (technically 3.25 off but I rounded down as SW won't let me enter a 0.25 loss lol) Wednesday 04.07.2012 B - Cherries. 1 tsp sugar and 2 splashes milk (2) L - JP with same toppings and salad as last night (1 syn for mayo & HEA cheese) Tangerines & Strawbs T -...

I did but i'm obsessed with the vanilla ones at the mo which only seem to come in 4 packs, thankyou for mentioning it though x

Note to self: Don't take leftover roast dinner to work again as you will spend the rest of the afternoon dropping off to sleep at you desk

Oh no, shame about your poorly ankle but well done for sticking with it and doing upper body exercises I would be making excuses to have a rest for a while especially in anticipation of your trip to Amsterdam. Your dinner sounds lovely, bacon cheeseburger and chips is one of my fave SW meals :drool:

Oh if only, I wish I wish I wish that saying no to things you really want resulted in 1lb off, I would have been at target last week! xx

Can I joint too? I haven't done a challenge before so hope it might give me a kick in the right direction. 9lb for me

What a shame I don't have a micro as that sounds like my kind of egg, I don't eat runny yolks in any form Your food looks fab by the way :)

Ooh whats a poufy egg?!

Another thing I would really recommend from Sains is Vivaldi potatoes, you can get them in a bag or a pack of baking potatoes. They are amazing and taste really buttery without the butter, apparently they contain 1/3 less calories than normal spuds too which is a bonus

Argh I just paid £3.50 for two packs at Sainsburys yesterday - I knew I should have checked here first! Oh well another excuse to do more shopping! :rolleyes:

Another here for the BGTY sausages they are really nice for a low fat sausage and they are the lowest syn meat sausages I have found. Also make good stuffing balls to go with a roast If you like smoked salmon they do some smoked salmon trimmings for about £1, they go well in pate and I make a...

Well out of curiosity I weighed my usual guesstimated amount of bulgur last night and it was 110g which is probably why I needed more sausage and got more balls, when you said your mix made 9 I was starting to think your balls were bigger than mine ;)

Thanks for the replies :) I hadn't realised that SW were just using the lowest values to calculate values duh!- I know they do this with other items but you are right it's lazy of them not to work out the value on EE when red and green foods are combined I don't even eat ready meals so I don't...

Tuesday 03.07.2012 B - 2 tangerines and Activia 0% vanilla. 2 splashes milk and 1 tsp sugar (2) L - Leftover roast chicken and veggies from last night (3.5 syns for balls and gravy) Cherries T - JP with chicken, bacon, sweetcorn and mayo mix (1 for 2xtbsp mayo) Large salad - lett, rocket...

Yeah just the sauce on its own, suppose it does sound a little odd but I usually leave the meat and veg quite chunky so it was more like a stew. I had a cup a pasta thingy with me incase I was still hungry but I was stuffed so didn't need it - hmmm reading this again it doesn't sound like me...

Can anyone shed any light on some strange syn values online? I have been looking for the syn value of the Morrison's NUME sausages (they don't seem to be on yet) and while searching I came across some products which don't seem to make sense - NuMe Chicken in Tomato & Basil Sauce with Roast...

Certainly a challenge, don't think I have ever eaten brazillian food before so off to find some recipes

Ooh you liked them then? I'm making some tonight still not bored of them yet. Jogging on a Sunday - I am so impressed xx

Well weekend didn't go particuarly well as I was feeling a bit poorly, at least it kept me away from the weekend vino. Feeling back to normal today with an appetite to match Monday 02.07.2012 B - Banana, 2 x tangerines and activia 0. Milk = HEA and 1.5 tsp sugar (1.5) L - Bolognaise sauce -...

Thankyou I shall add it to my list of meal to try, sounds like my kind of meal :)

Sunday 01.07.2012 - Green B - HEA milk for brews and cereal. 1 sugar (1) L - Crunchy bran HEB with milk from HEA T - Scrambled eggs on WM toast HEB, (6 syns for extra slice of bread) Missed HEA2 Syns - 7 Weekly Total - 79 Left 26

Saturday 30.06.2012 B/L - BLT wholemeal pitta (HEB) Tbsp XL Mayo 0.5 2 x splashes milk & 1 tsp sugar (2) T - Small bowl pasta with hm pesto using HEA parmesan (12 syns for pine nuts and EVOO) No superfree, except basil and garlic :o, which isn't like me but was feeling a bit off over the...

Strike/Going to attempt to write my food diary for the weekend and will edit as necessary/Strike** ** Well there was no point doing that, ended up completely different! Now updated Friday 29.06.2012 B - Activia 0 vanilla with strawbs, blueberries and cherries. 1 tsp sugar and 2 splashes milk...

Hi Sarah, Well done getting back on plan, it's always so difficult after a little holiday. Can I ask how you made your pasta bake? Im always looking for other ways to use up chicken leftovers, I usually try and eek it out for at least 3 meals but getting a bit bored of chicken rice, salad etc x

Hi Gray, Well done on your loss so far, you have done brilliantly in such a short space of time! A 1.5 loss is still in the right direction hey?? Don't worry about the little binge, just draw a line and start a fresh. Can you keep the naughty treats out of the house so you are not tempted...

Also I always struggled with egg fried rice going claggy until I discovered you need to make it with cold rice either from the fridge or chilled under cold running water before heating in a pan otherwise it ends up stodgy and claggy, perfect rice every time now :) Sorry to butt in! xx

Good luck for WI Charley! I know exactly what you mean about the ff mayo, there is no comparison mmmm home made potato salad is the best. But I have got used to the LTL one, for half a syn per tbsp it's not bad. Ooh I spy Hersheys Kisses, well done for just having two I don't think I would...

Thanks :), feeling more positive today was just disappointed with myself yesterday but it IS only a tiny lb, sure that will be gone by next WI - it better have anyway!

Fish and chips was lovely last night, thanks to whoever first came up with the smash idea definitely the best way to use it as I can't stand the stuff normally, I will try again perhaps with chicken next time. Thursday 28.06.2012 B - Strawbs, blueberries and cherries with 0% activia vanilla...

WI this morning and 1lb on, ah well it was expected but still diasappointing. Really need a 100% week to spur me back on, no celebrations planned for a while so no excuses B - Vanilla 0 activia with strawbs. 1 tsp sugar and 2 splashes milk (2) L - Leftover spinach cannelloni with rocket...

Sounds like you have had a fab weekend lovely but step away from the full fat mayo!! :p How did the BBQ go?

I actually quite liked them, how weird am I?! Not exactly the best SW food discovery I have made but palatable

Tuesday 26.06.2012 - Green B - 1 x weetabix(half of HEB1) with 0% vanilla activia and strawbs. 1 tsp sugar and 2 splashes milk (2) L - Bulgur wheat salad with cuc, loads of toms, radish, peppers, sp onions and red onion. Feta (HEA1) 8 olives (1). 2 scan bran (half of HEB1) with cottage...

Monday 25.06.2012 B - No food. 1 tsp sugar (1) 2 splashes milk(1) L - Tuna salad with small 80g tin tuna, lett, cuc, cel, toms, radish, peppers, onion, gerkins. 3 x apricots T - Pork steaks with pot wedges and huge salad as above. Tbsp kethchup & Tbsp XL mayo (1.5) Snacks - scan bran with...

Saturday 23.06.2012 B/L - Bacon and mushroom on toast(1 slice from 800g loaf HEB) Milk = HEA. 2 sugars (2) T - Lots of alcohol, some buffet food but tried to make healthier choices, I avoided the white food Syns - ???????????? Sunday 24.06.2012 B / L - Bacon and mushroom on toast(1 slice...

Friday 22.06.2012 B / L - Scrambled eggs with HEA cheese, spring onion, ham and tinned toms. 1 tsp sugar and 2 splashes milk (2) T -Beef Madras & Mixed Vegetable Mung Dal curry (HEB for tbsp oil) Rice. 1/2 bottle wine 13.5 Syns 15.5

What a brilliant post Charley, perhaps the exercise has played a bit of a part in the (disappointing for you) loss. I have heard a lot of people say they have a small loss or even a sts when they first start exercising. I'm sure I read somewhere that when you are not used to exercise it can make...

Thursday 21.06.2012 B - Strawbs and 0% activia yog. 1 tsp sugar (1) Milk = HEA L - HM Chipotle Hummus with carrot & celery sticks, radish and toms. More strawbs T - Sausage (1 syn for 2 x sainsbo BGTY) and mash with onion gravy (2 syns for flour) babycorn, peas and greeen beans Snacks -...

I'm sure you will be glad to hear to I have 'been', (i'm sure you won't actually lol) still not back to normal so to speak but better than nothing. Thanks Muddypaws, I drink loooooads of water and fruit tea etc so definitely not that, I pee for England!

This was last night carbonara, you were right Charley it's really good will definitely make again. Thanks for the recipe

Thanks hun, sure it will unblock itself shortly. Only had two bananas last week and eggs once for an omelette so don't think it's that, think my body is just being weird, but only been once since Sat (sorry TMI) so might have to hunt out some scanbran if it continues and pinch my nose. Could be...

Hi Minky, Just thought I would drop by and show you my balls :D They are lovely with a roast but I like them cold with salad the next day too and I usually end up with about 3 or 4 a portion at 0.5 syn I have just been drooling over your mushroom and egg petit pan - looks amazing x

Wednesdsay 20.06.2012 B - Apple. 2 x splashes milk (1) & 1tsp sugar (1) L - Prawn salad (same veg as yesterday lunch) cherries and strawbs T - Carbonara with bacon, mushrooms and griddled asparagus (HEA for philly light) 2 xTbsp parmesan (3) Snacks - 2 x Alpen Lights (HEB) Syns 5 /15 Weekly...

Well WI this morning and 1.5 down which gives me my half stone award yipee!! Slightly annoyed that it wasn't more as i have been really good this week but I have also had problems erm 'going' so expected it to be worse as the scales haven't moved all week. No idea how I can have problems in...

Last nights cottage pie with some over cooked broccoli - I under estimated how long it would take to brown the top :( Not too bad but don't think I will bother again, I missed the potato topping

ooh that looks lovely muddypaws, are those broad beans in it too? This is definitley on the menu for tonight now :D

I have to agree with bossiegirl - you should have a massive smile :D I know compared to your amazing losses so far it might be a bit disappointing but you should be so proud of yourself. If you lose 2lb a week for a year that would be nearly 7.5 stone!!!! Dietitians often say that losing slowly...

Sure it's a great Monday night leftover meal and you can chuck anything in it, I have made it with crispy bits of chorizo too in the past and spices as a jambalaya type thingy. Leftover cooked meat from roast / prawns / chorizo Veg of your choice - peppers, mushrooms, onions, babycorn, ssnap...

Oh what I would give for little boobs! Just a small handful would be lovely. It's a nightmare trying to find anything to fit over them and bras cost a fortune. Suppose we all want what we don't have ey?!

I got them from Morrisons but they sell them in Booths* too, they are only smallish (that's a side plate btw) but big enough to get a heaped tsp of filling inside once scraped out. I love spicy food, and they were just right for me, hot enough for a little challenge but not too hot to blow your...

Tuesday 19.06.2012 Red Day B - Apple and Activia 0% mango yog. 1 tsp sugar and 2 x splashes milk (2) L - Mackerel in tom sauce with salad - lett, onion, radish, peppers, celery, cuc and carrot sticks. 3 x Ryvita suflower seeds and oats (HEB1) 2 LC Ex L triangles (2) Cherries T - Cottage pie...

Last nights rice thing with crispy kale

Thanks hun, that sounds lovely, mmmm chorizo. Will put it on the menu for Wed/Thurs this week xx

Well 7 syns for the day is hardly going to make a huge difference, I wouldn't worry about it. Warm lentil salad sounds yummy. You are doing so fantastically with the exercise, I wish I had the motivation. Perhaps when I lose some blubber I will have a go too, at the moment my back and boobies...

Monday 18.06.2012 B - None, I need to get better at this but had a busy morning. 1.5 tsp sugar (1.5) Milk = HEA L - Leftover salad and chicken from last night with 3 stuffing balls (0.5) Cherries T - Chicken and prawn 'fried' rice with peppers, onions, mushrooms, babycorn, ssnap peas, garlic...

The jalapenos were fab, definitely one to go on the 'do again' list, there were another two that aren't in the pics, they jumped down my gob before I could get the camera ready, I could have eaten a full plate of them :D Erm which meal Charley? If you mean the starter the clue's in the title...

Saturday Mexican Night I'm afraid this is just a two course menu, I did plan a 3 course finishing with pineapple with lime and chilli drizzle but we were stuffed by the end of the main and a bit sozzled too which also explains the dodgy pics :S Starter - Stuffed Jalapenos with salad. Stuffing...

Sunday 17.06.2012 B/L - 3 splashes milk (1.5) 1.5 tsp sugar (1.5) Omelette with BGTY Sainsbos sausage (1) peppers, onion, mushroom, cherry toms and chives with baked beans. Pic attached (I didn't eat all of this by the way, I had about 1/3!!) WM Pitta (HEB) Cheese (HEA1) T - Roast chicken with...

Saturday 16.06.2012 - Red Day B - Banana. Milk HEA1 and 1 tsp sugar (1) L - T - Mexican Night Starter - Stuffed Jalapenos with quark, bacon, garlic, onion, cumin & coriander mixture. Topped with cheese (HEA2) and breadcrumbs (1.5 syns) Main - Roasted pork Carnitas style with large salad...

Haha Ricks the same, he will eat whatever I cook at evening except if I am making fish and veggie food too much then he gets a bit disgruntled, it's what he eats when I'm not there that's unhealthy! Morrys is fab, I actually squealed with excitement when I first went into the store! I didn't...

Nah that's the beauty of SW, you don't need to worry about weighing stuff so you don't need to feel greedy, I only weigh pasta and rice etc as I seem to have no concept of volume so end up making soooo much it gets wasted and I hate wasting food. Is your carbonara recipe on your page? I haven't...

Friday 15.06.2012 B - Apple. 2 splashes milk (1) 1 tsp sugar (1) L - Ham salad with cold new pots, lett, cuc, celery, mooli, toms, radish & celery sticks. Cherries T - HM cheese and bacon burger and spicy potato wedges (normal and sweet pot) with large salad of lett, onion and toms. Small WM...

Last nights kipper and crushed potato thing, great comfort food. Would probably have gone better with a green salad but I was a bit sick of lettuce

Oh it's ridiculous what we spend on shopping, but I always have done tbh, I feel like I spend half my life in a supermarket! Yeah just the two of us and a cat but I normally feed friends at least once a week, three times last week! Rick never used to eat fruit, I used to have to force him to...

Ooh I love all peas, not had pea pods for years I used to eat them like sweets when I was little. Might have to pick some up when I go shopping tonight they are in season now aren't they? I normally weigh my pasta and rice etc or I cook way too much and end up wasting it so I would do 200g...

Thursday 14.06.2012 B - Banana, Activia 0% vanilla yog & strawbs. Milk for brews = HEA, 1 tsp sugar (1) L - Ham and egg salad - lett, toms, red onion, peppers and celery, cucumber and carrot sticks. Strawbs and cherries. T - Kipper and crushed new potato herby thing with broccoli and green...

Last nights mahoosive portion of pasta which was delicious but my eyes were definitely bigger than my belly, thankfully OH usually manages to polish off any food I don't eat - Sometimes before I have finished eating grrrr!

Haha wine is never a waste of syns for me, crikey I'm beginning to sound like I have a problem! Good luck with not drinking on Saturday, it's always difficult when friends are there to lead you astray

Wow thats fantastic!!!!!!!! Well done :happy036: The jogging must be working for you xxx

Well you might just have convinced me ;) I think smash is vile stuff but I have a tub in my cupboard after a disastrous attempt to make quick fish cakes so I will put them on my food plan for next week, I will follow your lead and put mix spices in for some extra flavour. I'm not doing too bad...

Hi Kate, Sounds like you are enjoying the plan so far, what did you think of the smash chicken? I have seen recipes doing the rounds on here but a bad experience of smash is putting me off haha! :) I love the alpen lights summer fruits too, they are my saviour when I need a sweet treat x

Wow, get you with all the exercise and jogging at 630am!! That's dedication:clap: Are you enjoying it? xx

No - touch wood my last feck it moment was the Jubilee weekend, since then I have been on track completely if I count syns as weekly not daily. I know it doesn't sound it but it's an achievement for me and every syn has been recorded. I didn't initally choose to drink the beer either, I was...

Was it red or white? A large glass of red is 8.5 (250ml) and you get three in a bottle (750ml) so I usually count 25.5 :) White has a few more syns and it depends if its a medium or dry

Yeah for the moment I will give myself the full 105 for the week, but I have a lot to lose! That way I can reduce if it seems to stop working. Perhaps by having them there I won't use them all, my brain seems to work strange like that. I have had a pack of french fries in my desk at work since...

Well done for the 1lb on, just shows that some of the healthy eating must have become instinctive for you now to only have such a small gain x

WI day this morning and 4.5lb off!!! Yaaaaaay!!!! Really pleased with that although I expect some of the gain last week was due to water retention. I think I am going to carry on with using syns weekly instead of daily, as long as I use a minimum of 5 a day. It seems to have worked well this...

Oooh thanks for this, 2 syns for 2 tbsp wow - this is defo going on my shopping list for the weekend :D

Definitely, I knew that a diet that made me cry because I couldn't eat cucumber was just wrong, even my Mum was against me doing it so it must have been stupid ;) I'm jumping in here but I will nick your pate recipe too, I had completely ruled out pate on SW so great news that there's a...

They were lovely and nice cold with a salad too, although I do have weird food taste sometimes. I looked online and I swear it said 175ml is approx 1/2 a cup but my pyrex jug only starts at 200ml so I did somewhere around 175ml soaked in bolied water for 20 mins or so. When I looked again 1/2 a...

Tuesday 12.06.2012 B - Activia Vanilla 0% yog with 2 x apricots. 1.5 tsp sugar (1.5) and 3 splashes milk (1.5) L - Salad of lett, celery, sp onion, radish, cherry toms (red, orange and yellow) pepper, chicken and 3 leftover stuffing balls (0.5) Watermelon T - JP with chicken sweetcorn and 2...

Well done Jade that's a fantastic loss x

Yes I did watch a few of her shows she made some amazing looking things, I will watch ANY cooking programme TBH, much to the despair of OH. I remember doing Cambridge Diet and sitting crying watching the hairy bikers as I couldnt eat ANYTHING, I only lasted 1 and 1/2 days, I was even crying...

Yes I had a few more, did plan a pink n white but was stuffed after the roast - and I love Little Shop of Horrors so got the reference ;) I'm not a big breakfast eater so have to force the fruit and yog down and had 3 apricots and one of alpen lights while waiting for dinner to cook. I can't...

Thanks Charley, was quite impressed with myself that I opted for ham salad sandwiches esp as the OH was sat eating a pizza and doritos! I'm not great with measuring for recipes as I do most of it by eye so here are approx amounts for 4 people, but I would adapt to personal taste - Pork...

Wooo took me all morning but think I have worked out how to upload pics, this was last nights roast dinner and stuffing balls -recipe from slimmingeats website. I photographed it without but had some gravy on too

Your Mexican evening looks fab - except the starter, I'm a weirdo and can't stand runny eggs they have to be cooked solid. I've been looking for some Mexican recipes myself ready for the weekend. I've decided not to do the usual chilli, taco shells, fajitas as they have been cooked to death at...

oh no I missed that one, to be honest I have deliberately not watched the other episodes as I knew they would wind me up and I was right! I like a drink (ahem...lol) but I wouldn't be getting up in the morning after drinking so much on a school night

Monday 11.06.2012 B - Apple, Activia 0 Pineapple yog and banana. 1 tsp sugar (1) Milk = HEA L - Tinned mackerel in tom sauce with lett, celery, radish and toms. Watermelon T - Roast chicken dinner with frylight roast spuds, carrots & parsnips with broccoli and babycorn. Gravy (used 25g flour...

What a great idea, can I join too? :D I have no plans next weekend so will plan a mexican themed night and will try and work out how to upload pics too.

I watched that last night and found it really weird too, I don't know how anyone can not know what they are eating to such an extent, even before I joined SW (the first time lol) I knew full well what I was eating and if it was healthy or not. Did you see the big drink and all that sauce the...

Hi Jade, Wow I had to read that a few times, 4st 8lb in 12 weeks is amazing :happy096: well done!! I can definitely relate to what you have said in your first post wanting to do what others your age are doing (I'm 26 BTW) and fitting in a plane seat. Good luck with the rest of your journey Vickie x

Weekend Confession Time :eek: Saturday 09.06.2012 Red Day B - No food but 1 tsp sugar (1) Milk for brews (HEA1) L - None T - Pork Souvlaki skewers & Minted Lamb Skewers (HM mince). Asparagus wrapped in Parma Ham (1 syn) with greek salad (HEA for 50g Feta) and Asda Pitta Bread (HEB1&2) Wine...

Friday 08.06.2012 EE B - Activia Mango 0% with strawbs and tangerine. Milk for brews = HEA and 1 tsp sugar (1) L - Beef stir fry with loads of veg and noodles - leftovers from Wed Eve (2.5 syns for sauce) Cherries T - Gammon & wedges with fresh pineapple, roasted mushrooms, toms and griddled...

Hi Charley, Sounds like you had a fabulous weekend, I'm loving the positivity of your brand new day. Sure that 2lb on will disappear in no time, I put 3lb on this weekend, I'm sure we won't be the only ones. But hey it's not every day the nation celebrates a diamond jubilee :) Good luck for the...

Thanks Charley this really made me feel better this morning, you are right i'm here for the long run and I have managed to get back on plan when the partying finished so yay! And i had a fabulous weekend! xx

One Step Forward Three Steps Back Well.... The weekend was terrible food wise but brilliant fun! Tried to stay on plan with food and make healthier choices however some things definitely weren't on plan I might aswell own up to it, lying about it won't help. The following passed my lips, -...

Sorry to hear you're disappointed with the STS, better than a gain though eh? Like you say TOTM could be playing a big part too, aint it great being a woman?! Your cheesy onion pitta looks yummy. Hope you have a nice evening with your bro. The long weekend is likely to be the same for me...

Thursday 31.05.2012 B - 2 x apricots and 0% vanilla activia. Milk (HEA1), Tsp Sugar (1) L - Exactly the same veg rice salad, turkey and veg sticks as yesterday with carrot sticks. Then... picnic bar (11.5) and packet of chipsticks (5). No idea why I ate them, I didn't need them as I was full...

Well WI this morning and 2lb off :happy036: So plan for today is B - Strawbs and 0 vanilla activia. Milk = HEA, 1 tsp sugar (1) L - HM savoury rice salad made with stock, spices, rice, 2 x types of peppers, red onion, mushrooms, babycorn, petit pois, sweetcorn & spring onion. Slices of...

Morning :wavey: I haven't been able to get on here this week coz of some malware issue, google kept saying there was a security issue with the site and wouldn't let me access. Anywho all seems to be fixed now. Weeekend was fab, I won't list the food I ate as is was mainly the same each day...

Your Broad bean orrecchiette look amazing :drool:

Ooh will have a go, some things that don't seem right in my head have turned out really nice on SW so I need to be more open minded :) Yes I know they are in the freezer lol, I must live in a crappy area for SW friendly things. No Alpen cherry bakewell and no LMC red onion sausages, I could find...

Friday 25.05.2012 - Red B - 3 x Plums. 1/2 tsp sugar and splash milk (1) L - Ham, lett, cuc, radish, toms, sp onion and cherry toms with balsamic vinegar. Watermelon. Activia 0% Rasberry T - BBQ Woo!!! As it's so lovely its a shame not to ;) Going shopping after work but i'm thinking of...

Hi KitKat :wavey: My OH doesn't know my weight either, embarassingly it's a lot more than he weighs and he is a lot taller than me too. He wouldn't judge what I am eating though, actually I'm starting to worry that he is a bit of a feeder (but not in the weird way like the TV programme the...

Oh crikey I would go running for the hills if my mum joined here, although she would have no reason to having never been bigger than a size 10 her whole life, but she still sits there squeezing a tiny inch of fat saying how gross she feels and how she needs to lose weight. I think my whole...

P.s I hadn't realised thai paste was only 1syn per tbsp, will have to track some down and have a go, did you think it worked well with philly instead of cocnut milk? I'm yet to find those blummin red onion LMC sausages, can't find them anywhere, I'm off to Tesco after work which is the last...

How blummin weird and paranoid am I that I had a little panic when I read this thinking if I named and shamed myself people I know could find out how much I weigh and what I have been eating?! Well deep breath .... it's Vickie, suppose that wasn't too hard!! I perhaps need to have a bit more...

Well done with removing the chicken skin that's got to be a breakthrough eh? I think you should be really pleased with yourself, a 1lb gain could have been so much worse if you had carried on with the weekend naughtyness and the fact you got back on the wagon deserves a cheer yay!! xx

Wednesday 23.05.2012 Well WI day today and 3lb off, really pleased with that after naughty wine night B - Banana, blueberries and activia 0 yog. Milk (HEA) 1 tsp sugar (1) L - Leek, celeriac, asparagus and potato soup with pearl barley. Watermelon. M Eat Smart bacon crisp (2) Harvest Morn...

ooh your naughty weekend sounds fun, did you enjoy it? Well done for getting back on track. I empathise about social events hampering weight loss, I haven't told anybody (except OH) so it's really difficult to say no to all the things I normally say yes to, it's either that or not go out but...

Only just seen this :) Oh yes I looooves cheese, I hadn't realised you could use it as a B choice on green but will try and limit usage then I don't get too cheeesy, definitely ate more some days pre-SW - mmm cheesy mash! xx

Tuesday 22.05.2012 - Green Day B - Blueberries. 1tsp sugar (1) Milk (1/2 HEA1) L - Leek, celeriac, asparagus and potato soup with pearl barley (yes soup and it's one of the hottest days of the year so far, i'm blummin roasting!!) Asda WM Pitta (HEB1) with 1 x 35g pot light philly (1/2 HEA1)...

Hi, Just creeping back with the weekend indulgence, just one day over on syns (but reeealllly over) then back on the next day. Better than my usual habits but must do better. Friday 18.05.2012 B/L - Ham, onion, pepper and mushroom omlette with beans (HEa cheese) 2 x splash milk (1) 1 tsp...

Yay well done on the 2lb loss that's fantastic! I am going to have a go at meatballs one day next week, will hunt out some jerk seasoning but might not follow your recipe exactly lol ;) x

Well 1.5 days down and 100% (I know it doesn't sound it but thats an achievement for me!) today is technically my Friday as I am off work until Monday, kind of dreading the weekend food wise as we are having friends round. I'm doing the cooking and planning on making Beef, Tomato and Kale curry...

Sorry to hear you are feeling a bit fed up but well done for staying on track, the meatballs look fab :) xx

Thursday 17.05.2012 - Green B - Banana, shape 0 yogurt (0.5syn) Splash milk (0.5syn) and 1/2 tsp sugar (0.5syn) L - Pasta salad with same veggies as yesterday and 50g feta, (HEB1) Olives (1syn) dressed with FF french dressing, garlic pepper and lemon juice. Apple & Pear T - JP with cheese...

Sainsburys do a light probiotic yogurt (not drink) that's free on all plans, its the light 0.1% fat ones, 3 different flavours too

Ooh they sound quite nice, I love stuffing :D wonder if I can substitute one as a stuffing ball on a Sunday roast and pretend? I'm not keen on quorn either, don't like the texture but to be honest I have only tried a couple of things so maybe I need to be more adventurous! Will see if I can hunt...

Homemade cheese and bacon burger with sweet potato and normal potato wedges with huge salad. Using HEA for cheese and HEB for bun. Cant wait :gimi:

Found this, can't find any with shallots - Simply Cook Chicken Breasts in Crumb with Garlic Mushrooms, twin pack, chilled, 198g each 3.5 on red and EE and 13 on green

Hi Charley I have found you! Just read through your diary, it looks like we have VERY similar habits!! I'm back on the wagon again, hope I stay on for a bit longer this time! Ooh what are the LMc sausages like? I'm nipping shopping after work so will try and hunt some out Hope you are having a...

Thanks :) must say I can't wait for tea tonight and i'm still only just eating lunch haha! Hmmm what was that I said about learning to eat to live not live to eat..... x

Wednesday 16.05.2012 - EE B - Shape 0 vanilla yoghurt & apple (0.5syn). 1 tsp sugar (1syn) 2 x splashes milk (1syn) L - Pasta salad with cuc, toms, sp onion, red onion, peppers, ssnap peas, radish & herbs served with celery sticks and lettuce. Small tin of tuna. Dressed with FF light french...

I'm back Argh... well after nearly 2 weeks completely AWOL I'm back, although after only sticking to it for 2 days in the first place it was hardly my best attempt. Yes I did my usual and ate everything I could get my chubby little mitts on and am back with a 1.5lb gain. Boohoo but all my own...

Well one day down and so far so good, I have updated yesterdays plan so I know what i've eaten each day. I'm hoping coming on here will stop me falling off the wagon! Hi Charleybarley, nice to 'meet' you too and thanks for the comments :) Oh i'm a terrible ''Oh f*ck it'' kind of eater, the...

Wednesday 02.05.2012 Green Day B - 1 x weetabix with milk and strawbs HEA for 250ml SS milk (rest will be used for brews)and 1/2 HEB for wheetabix am snack - Apple L - Innocent Mousakka Veg pot 2.5 syns, 2 x plums, Velvet Crunch (4 syns) T - Cauliflower, potato, spinach and chickpea curry with...

Well here goes my umpteenth attempt at slimming world, I have followed in the past with success but never actually got near my goal. I'm very good at making excuses for myself and sabotaging any progress I have made so I have now found myself at my heaviest ever weight which has nearly doubled...

New start new shopping list, any suggestions? Hi everyone I have dragged by fat backside over here again in shame as I am planning to start SW again after a few failed attempts :o I've lost nearly 2 stones in the past on the plan so I know it works if I stick to it - common sense really...

Found last night quite difficult to be honest, we watched a film and I missed eating sweets and other naughties(which is partly the reason I have got so fat). Didn't help that the OH was oblivious and ate his way through loads of them. Anyway managed to resist except for 4 that fell in my mouth...

As far as I know tinned fruit needs to be synned, i think the reasoning behind it is that you can consume a lot more than if it was fresh fruit and some canned fruits have added syrups and sugar etc. I think some can be used as a HEb but i'm not sure which ones as I have never my HEb for this...

Your food diary looks great, loads of superfrees in too :) You have reminded me of a fave childhood meal, mince in gravy with mash, will have to put that on the menu for one day next week. Yum!! I'm doing SW for the third time and determined not to make it a fourth, in fact i think i am going...

According to Mysupermarket.com Sainsburys has Fibre plus bars @ £1 per box for both varieties, i'm going to nip after work and stock up

Thanks for your advice and kind words ladies :D Thats day 1 over and done with, woohoo!! I do struggle to eat breakfast but going to try and have yoghurt with my fruit this morning. I am slowly trying to wean myself off sugar but I can't stand the taste of sweetner, however I haven't tried...

Hi Gemmy, I have just joined minimins and been looking around for some thrifty recipe ideas and saw your post, hope you dont mind me jumping in! I try and be as thrifty as possible when cooking, if I make spag bol or chilli I make extra portions and freeze leftovers for another evening when...

Hello everyone :) Well i have been lurking around minimins for some time now and have finally bitten the bullet and joined. This will be my third attempt at SW so hoping it's third time lucky. I have a lot to loose so need to keep my inspiration and motivation up and thought that posting on...