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I apologise in advance for how long this is! Back in 2008 I lost almost 3 stone with SW, doing mainly Green days with a very few red days as I really struggled with not being able to have what I consider 'ordinary' food such as a proper spag bol, cottage pie etc. Over the next two years I put...

I grated some parmesan today for my lunch and it came to exactly 6 grams, can someone please tell me the syn value as I have used my HEXA already. Thank you.

White bread and fruit juice.

Yes that is exactly what I'm saying, thanks Indieflower. It is a fact that the sweeteners in Mullers etc are banned in many countries because in any quantity isn't good for you, as well as minor complaints it can also cause cancer. Just because our government is too stupid to do the same...

Not actually true. "They" didn't back track over eggs, further research showed that it's ok to eat more than x amount. "They" aren't out to get you, it's just that technology and research develop and the scientists discover new things all the time. Its a fact that Aspartame IS bad for you...

Thanks Jax. I think Success Express would also be worth looking at, that's a great idea, thank you. I will try that as well.

The one type of veg I can't stand is potatoe with its skin on, hence having it as HEB isn't an option for me. I tried that the other week and was nearly sick because I really do hate potatoe skin so much! :D

Thanks Ruthy. I'm going to give it another week I think and maybe experiment with having mash as a syn with say a pork chop or chicken breast. Likewise have a little more mince with my spag bol as a syn on a green day. I'm going to try and alternate red/green days and see what kind of loss I...

I've tried most of the quorn stuff and tbh just don't like it at all. I prefer to eat real food not processed but thank you for taking the time to make a suggestion :)

Thanks everyone, the support means a lot. I guess I'm also thinking to the long term, ie maintaining and I'm pretty sure that SW won't work for me then, because I'll want to eat normal healthy meals and not have to keep carbs and protein separate. I'm going to see what happens at WI this week...

I have a two fingered kitkat every night to try and keep me sane and keep those cravings at bay. Only 5.5 syns which is why I chose it as its the lowest syned choc that I like.

Ewww horrible, vile, processed stuff! Yuck! I tried it once and hated it and then read about how it's made and what goes into it and now I retch when I see it in the supermarket. Sigh, and yet its a free food on SW, the world has gone mad!

I have started to really struggle with SW lately. Mainly its caused by the fact that whilst you're told you can eat what you want, in reality I want to eat mash with my sausages or have more than 28g of mince with my spag bol! I always knew this was going to be hard for me because I *honestly*...

Mine is because I'm a feisty woman and blue is my favourite colour!

Some great ideas there, thanks everyone. I will have a closer look and try a couple.

Can anyone suggest any syn free dips I can either make or buy for dipping my carrot, celery and cucumber sticks in? I would prefer it to be syn free on both type of days and I don't like anything spicy at all, so salsa etc is out. I am mourning the loss of humous, especially since its a...

That's so sad, especially as he probably chips away at her self-esteem, day after day and it will be hard for her to ever leave him :(

I voted for some exercise and entering the supermarket as a brand. I know the exercise thing won't be possible because of public liability insurance, it would mean the classes cost would have to go up to cover insurance and to hire an exercise instructor for each area.

I looked down the list of syns and found the chocolate bar with the least number of syns, which I liked and bought a load in. This means that if I get a "I need chocolate and I need it NOW" craving, I can just eat one and won't go on a mad buying binge in the supermarket. Also, if I get a...

Does that mean you're supposed to tell them at weigh-in when you're having your period??

Ahhha! Thank you.

What are these? I've seen them mentioned on here but have no clue what it means!

I had a packet for the first time this week. I had it with fried off quorn pieces, chopped hard boiled eggs, mushrooms, sauteed courgettes and cheese from HEX.

I know its hard and I'm sure we've all had days like that, but I think you have to try and just pick up and move on to the next day.

Well done on the loss.

You've had some fab advice on this thread. I had a huge blip this week too and its only my 3rd week! My body was definitely rebelling against the plan.

Well done!

Thanks Ruthy, going to try that this week. Hope its nice!

Welcome and good luck with the diet. I like the idea of only getting weighed once a month too!

I do a red day on weigh in day, although my lunches are nearly always neutral every day. I don't eat dinner until afterwards sometimes as well and I drink more water in a vain effort to flush everything out! Oh and I wear the exact same clothes each week and they are light clothes.

Good luck with giving the leader a shove!

Maybe lots of super free foods as snacks. I am convinced that switching to super free fruits instead of grapes and bananas has meant that I managed to stay the same rather than gain this week. I've got loads of water retention and had a bad weekend food wise too!

I do know what you mean! I think by the time I have been to as many meetings as you I will find it boring! Maybe its as much the people that go, my group is really lively and funny, so we laugh along most of the time. I do admit to texting my friends when bored though! My phone is on silent, I...

Congratulations on getting married and your amazing weight loss!

I think I must be really lucky with my consultant. She starts by talking about a subject for 10/15 minutes etc, last week it was to give some ideas for different receipes on red days. She gives little tips, reads out any news, asks the group (and its quite big - about 50 I think) if they have...

Hi Taz, I've just started too and have my second weigh in tomorrow. Good luck!

Hi there, some people have greater losses in the first few weeks and then it settles down to a lower rate, but also from reading around some people have a lower weight loss for the first couple of weeks and then a bigger one which then also slows down into a steady pattern. I think everyone is...

Hi Vickie, I'm also new to this and in my second week of SW with my second weigh in tomorrow. I find the plan really easy to follow and am never hungry either now. The first couple of days I had some sugar cravings/feeling hungry but that was just while my body adapted and now I don't have them...

Hi Christie, I've just joined too. Good luck with your weight loss.

Well done on your loss, that's great.

Thanks everyone. Yes I've been eating lots of free and superfree foods, I've even starting eating Muller Lights and I've always been a yogurt hater! Been eating lots of melon as snacks whenever I'm hungry inbetween meals as I love it and its superfree. I have been wondering if the fact that...

Thanks everyone you are so supportive, its lovely. I think I was also irked because my mum joined at the same time as me and she has really struggled, eaten loads and loads more sins than me because she kept messing up with her green and red days and was only coming to me for help when the food...

Thanks for the replies both of you. I generally won't weigh myself at home, except on weeks where I can't make the weekly meetings which hopefully won't be often. I guess I just wanted to be prepared for what I was going to see. I will give it another couple of weeks because this weight I have...

I'm a new member here and am absolutely loving the forum, you all seem so supportive, it's great. I started SW last week and had my first weigh in on Thursday. I was really upset to see I had only lost 1lb. I stuck to the diet 100% and didn't even have the full 15 syns every day because I...