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Wow your weight loss is fantastic! Well done! I am starting out at the same weight you did having not long since had my second baby. I can't answer your question but was wondering if you have posted any food diaries to give me an idea of the types of things to be eating for such great weight...

I am taking my daughters out for the day on Saturday and we are packing a picnic lunch. Lacking inspiration on what to take for me so just wondered if anyone can inspire me with their packed lunch ideas?

Hi everyone! I have just had my second baby and having had my postnatal am keen to get started on my weight loss! I have about 4 to 4 & 1/2 stones to lose. I am at a loss whether to do SW or WW. As I am on maternity leave we are on a tight budget and so I need a diet which fits in with feeding...

Hi there! I have just had my second baby and am chomping at the bit to start my weight loss journey. I have tried SW and WW discover plan in the past and always seemed to have greater success with WW. I am now debating which diet to embark on SW or pro points. I feel like I am leaning towards...

Hi there! I am currently 30 weeks pregnant with my second child and have piled on the pounds this pregnancy :( It's my own stupid fault for always turning to the unhealthy option for the last 7 months!!! Anyway I have decided its time to sort myself out and start eating healthier and limit the...

Hi there! I go away on my hols in less than 2 weeks and am hoping to have one last really good weight loss before I go so I just wondered if anybody could share with me what type of things they ate and or did differently on the weeks when they had a weight loss boost??? Am hoping for a 4/5...

Hi there! have just eaten a full packet of Ainsley Harriet's chilli cous cous and wanted to know if anybody knew the syn value for a green day?

Hi there! In the past I have been a successful ww member but have always managed to put my weight back on!!!! Feel like I need a change and am hoping sw is just what I need as I can't get my head around new ww plan and always end up wasting points on rubbish on old plan :( We go away in 6 1/2...

Hi there, I have been on and off plan for some time now but finally have reached the conclusion enough is enough....especially as our hol is looming ever closer in 10 weeks time!!!!!! I have decided to go back to what I know and love and what I know definitely works i.e. discover plan but...

Hi there! After a brief stint at SW I have decided to come back to what I know and love....WW!!!!! Just wondered how you all found the speed of your weight loss on PP compared to discover??? I know everybody is different and both plans suit some but not others but I am trying to decide which...

Hi there! I am exactly the same as you and have decided to take the plunge and have joined a sw group this evening so will keep you posted how I get on. Good luck with whatever you decide :)

Hi! I have been a successful weight watcher in the past following the old points system but like many of us here have fallen into the yo yo dieting trap. I had my first baby 16 months ago and despite being relatively good through the pregnancy seem to have piled on the weight since the birth...

Anyone know the syn values for the following at Nandos.... Chicken breast fillet in pitta bread with hot sauce spicy rice coleslaw peri peri chips side orders of cheese and chilli jam thanks in advance

Hi there! Anybody know the syn values for a cajun chicken ciabatta sandwich at TGI fridays either with or without the chips???

Having had my first baby 4 months ago I have decided that enough is enough and I need to get back on plan. Its a bit tricky getting to meetings because of the little one so am hoping to do the plan at home. Can anyone tell me if the 2010 food directory is out yet and if so how much are they and...

I rejoined class last week but due to a change in shift patterns will now find it difficult to get to the class I joined. Is it possible to transfer to a more convenient class and if so do I just go to the new class and explain the situation or do I have to rejoin another class? Hope this makes...

I know the extra easy booklet was introduced this year but just wondered if the main food optimising book had been updated this year? I have got a copy which has got January 2008 on the spine but my friend is after a more recent copy if there is one. Thanks in advance x

Anyone know the syn value for 40g of nestle cheerios?

anyone know if these are free or what the syn values are?

When did SW last update the books you get in class when you join? My friend wants to start on the plan and is wondering if she needs to rejoin to get the latest books. I couldn't tell her as I am using books which are about 1 year old from when I last joined. Thanks in advance x

Anyone know how many syns there are in mediterranean vegetables from sainsburys?

Just found them in sainsbury's on offer 96pence per box

Anyone know how many syns in an alpen light choc fudge cereal bar if your not having them as a healthy extra B choice?

Anyone know if 2 slices of WW thick sliced wholemeal bread 400g loaf is classed as a healthy extra or do you have to syn it?

Anyone know or could they work out for me the syn value for M & S extremely chocolatey biscuits?? The nutrition values per biscuit are: Cals 135 Fat 7g Sat Fat 4g Am expecting syns to be quite high! Thanks in advance

Hiya! I was a member of slimming world last year and so have got a copy of last years food optimising book. I know that since then Extra Easy has been introduced as an extra booklet but was just wondering if the original/green book has been updated as I am currently doing the diet from home...

Am not a member at the min as I am pregnant and trying to stick to the plan on my own x

Can anyone tell me the syn values for the following at Nandos..... Chicken breast in pitta with hot marinade Spicy Rice Coleslaw Chips with Peri Peri spice Thanks in advance! x

Can anyone tell me the syn value for warburtons potato cakes? I absolutely love them and am craving them like mad at the min but want to know syn values before taking the plunge!

Hiya! Can anyone tell me if the lates t muller light yogurts e.g. orange, sprinkled with choc, vanilla sprinkled with choc etc...are still free? Also even though it had syns I used to love the lemon cheesecake flavour muller light but can't seem to find it anywhere. Have they stopped making it?

Hiya! I am 15 weeks pregnant and have been threatening to get back on plan for a while now. I suffered quite badly with morning sickness for first trimester so haven't eaten too well through the pregnancy so far! I am keen to start eating more healthily for me and my baby and am desperate to...

Hi Guys, Haven't been on here for a while so here's a little update on me..... After trying to conceive for 2 years (have got PCOS) we have finally done it and I am 8 weeks pregnant!!!! :D:D:D:DFound out ridiculously early so feels like I have been pregnant forever!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!! Anyway...

See you tuesday!!! x

Hey Sarah Lou! I am joining that group on tuesday too!!!! Been on and off the plan a bit during 2008 but am so determined this year. Have you been a member of that group before? I have and the leader is lovely. I can't wait to get back on track x x

Hi everyone! Have fallen off the waggon of late due to an amazing holiday to Thailand and of course the festive season!! Am raring to go with my weight los campaign but feel that I need the structure of attending class this time (and I want to get my hands on the new plan material). Can anyone...

Hi sarah and welcome!!! I have only been back on the plan for a few days and it sounds like we are a similar weight with a similar amount to lose so along with everyone else can help each other along x

count me in too x

Hi Tracie! Don't understand why sw would cause a problem with your periods. Did the dr explain what he/she meant?

Am intrigued....what's beany pie???????

woo hoo I got tickets too...sunday 28th June in Manchester!!! C'mon, c'mon, c'mon take that and party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does it matter how many success express days you have in a week? Also if you have to use your healthy extras, does it have to within the success express meal or could you say for example have 2 weetabix for brekkie and then have your lunch and evening meal using the 2/3 and 1/3 rule? Am...

The hol is at the beginning of December...4 weeks on monday!!!

Thanks Irene x

Have been quite fed up with myself the last couple of days...mainly because I have a gorgeous holiday to thailand looming and I am mad as hell that I'm not the skinny minx I wanted to be for it but last night I gave myself a good talking to. I realised that if I pulled my finger out I could...

Any ideas on syn values for sainsbury's mediterranean vegetables? Had them the other night and they were gorgeous so thought they would come in handy on lazy days...depending on syn values of course! can't see them being too much as the veg will be free its just what they have been cooked in...

I know this question has been asked loads of times but how do you get a ticker on your profile? I have found the website and set up my ticker but can't for the life of me work out how to transfer it onto my profile! Its probably really simple so apologies for my dizziness in advance!

Hi Emerald! Am so pleased you replied, it has given me hope! Regarding my fertility, if I am lucky I have 3 periods a year (which I know is more than some people). I am also lucky in the fact that I don't really tend to suffer from some of the other symptoms of PCOS such as acne and hirtuism...

We must be on the same wave length coz I was just about to start a new post asking what everybody is eating tonight as I am in need of some inspiration! I would go for the bubble and squeak x

Another one from manchester!

Good luck x

My heart goes out to you Debs. Well done you for being so positive and you are right you WILL have your much longed for baby one day soon x x

I pledge to do some exercise x

Just thought it might be helpful for people to share their tips on what they tend to do to help boost their weight loss e.g. is it certain foods that help, more red days than green or vice versa, drinking more water, more exercise????? Feeling in need of some tips!

That is soooo spooky...have just been reading up on metformin on the net! Think I am going to see how I get on sticking to the plan til christmas and if things aren't going the way I hoped with the weight loss the I will go to my GP. Due to see my gynae consultant again soon so I could ask her...

Wow your weight losses are amazing especially as you aren't going to class! You have restored my faith in being able to continue giving it a go on my own for the time being and anyway its far too cold to be venturing out to class...brrr...lol!

Hiya! Have recently gone back on the plan and have been managing on my own but can't help wondering I might be missing out by not going to class. Any thoughts on the best way forward?

Hey everyone! I know a few of us ladies on here are plagued with PCOS and was wondering how you find your weight loss on the plan as it can be hard for us to shift our weight! I was diagnosed last december and sent on my merry way by my gynae consultant to lose weight and get my BMI within a...

Hi kymsey, I have just started back on the plan and seem to have roughly the same amount of weight to lose as you ( even though you are now a stone down...well done you!). Anyway I am hoping to lose a stone in next 5 weeks as we are off to thailand for 2 weeks!! Any tips on how you achieved...

Any ideas on syn values for M and S Scottish Lochmuir lightly smoked lemon and herb salmon and sainsbury's mediterranean vegetables? Going round to my friends for tea later and that's what we are having so need to know if I have got any syns left for a glass of vino! x

Just googled Yo olde Sausage shop and it looks like that's the shop I have heard of. I am off for a trip there tomorrow....I can't wait!!! Is that as sad as it sounds???? LOL x

Didn't get anything nice for me but have started looking for christmas presents for people. It was soooooooo busy...more like a weekend than a monday!

Been out for lunch today and ended up in an American bar/grill at the trafford centre. Had a chicken caesar salad (main course size) which apparently had low fat caesar dressing on. There was no parmesan cheese but it did have garlic croutons. Any ideas of syn values???? Am hoping I haven't gone...

Thanks Melanie. Do you know the name of his shop or is it the only butchers there? Not going to class at the moment due to work commitments but fancy a trip out to try his products.

I remember hearing about a butcher in the lancashire area who does syn free or low syn products for slimming world members. I think he takes orders from some groups. Has anyone heard of this and if so where is the shop and what is it called? Seem to remember it being accrington way(?????) if...

ooops sorry...didn't realise we were supposed to use the sticky thread. Thanks for the syn values

skinny cow ice lollies Anyone know syn values for the skinny cow ice lollies?

Have just got back on the plan and am hoping to lose a stone in the next 5 weeks! Have got 3 and a half stones to lose in total and am planning on being totally committed to the plan and I am going to exercise a minimum 3 times a week. Am I being realistic or is it totally unachievable???? Any...

Thanks for the syn values! Looks like I won't be buying those again in a hurry...lol!

Hi everyone! I joined this forum a while ago and found it really helpful but my weight loss journey has taken a rather large detour lately and I have found myself back at my starting weight :mad:! Anyway after having a long hard look at myself and with my 30th birthday rapidly approaching in...

Can anyone tell me how to make butternut squash chips and syn free rataouille?

Hiya, I have gone off the rails a bit of late and was interested to read about the fast forward part of the plan. Can anyone give me any more info???

Steph do you make your BNS chips as if you were making slimming world chips?

I'm currently weighing in at 14 stones although its weigh in tonight (fingers crossed as have deviated from plan a bit this week!). Am 5ft 5 so am aiming for 10 stones 7 first and seeing how I feel. Would ideally like to get just under 10. Its hilarious though coz if I ever need to get weighed...

Hi all! Do any of you know how many syn values would be in a donor kebab with a large naan bread and yogurt sauce????? My sister decided to indulge last night and is now having kittens about it but thought I would post on here to see if anyone knows so she can cut back the rest of the week. I am...

That's great news...been counting it as syns when I didn't have to x

Just wondering if Oatso simple (original variety) is syns or if it can be counted as a healthy extra B choice?

cheers guys x

Steph, have noticed on your menus you have roasted bns...what are they?? Just being nosey coz your menu ALWAYS sounds nice

My consultant suggests using laughing cow light instead of marg/spread and you can count this as a healthy extra A choice. I sometimes use St Ivel Gold Extra light which works out quite low in syns.

Am I glad I read this thread!! I had no idea that if you made your own smoothies they weren't free if all you used was free fruit...is this right?? If so can you make your own veggie soup and blend the veggies?

Oooh syn free sausages yummy!!!!!!!!! My slimming world consulatant also recommends Eat smart pork sausages which are syn free from morrissons supermarket. I have worked ALL weekend as I am a paediatric nurse. Was really looking forward to having today off and would you believe it, I am ill with...

Thanks guys! Back at class tonight so can stock up on my hi fi bars and will get new password x

Hi everyone! I had to miss class this week due to work commitments. Is there any way to find out the weekly password other than from class so I can go on lifeline online? Also can you buy the hi fi bars from anywhere else other than class?

The chocolate orange hi fi bars are 2 points each. Hope this helps x

Thanks for the support everyone. Feeling better already. Oh well tomorrow is another day, and one day nearer to the new me x

Hi guys! Just in need of some friendly support! Have joined SW this week and have got about 3 stones to lose but I have joined during my star week and am wanting to eat EVERYTHING in sight!!! I am telling myself that this is ok as it is my first star week in 5 months (yes folks you read...

sounds yummy! Think I will eat this tomorrow x:)

Thanks x

slimming world quiche Can anyone tell me how to make the infamous sw quiche??? Is it any good???

Hiya! Am joining SW on mon but in the meantime am interested in what type of food people are eating on the diet. Am particularly interested in the types of food people have found have maximised their weight loss. Sample menu plans would be greatly appreciated. A not a veggie so red and green...

Hiya Ruthy! Just wanted to say the kebab sounded yummmmmmmy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starting my diet campaign on monday so would be great to do it together...along with anyone else who is ever in need of support! We will be thin We will be thin We will be thin.........LOL!! I know just how you feel re...

Hi there! Have done WW on and off for years and it has worked for me but always seem to put weight back on. Need to lose around 3 stones a) for health reasons as recently diagnosed with polycystic ovaries, b) for my 30th later this year and c) coz I am sick of being overweight!! Thinking of...