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  1. Anneski

    Green Day Cheese scones. Free on green.

    Thank you so much :) Off to bake now, nomnom! x
  2. Anneski

    Green Day Cheese scones. Free on green.

    I HAVE to make these, but to clarify, cos I need it all spelled out in black and white cos I'm a numpty at cooking :cry:- what oven temp do I cook these scones on? And if I want to use them as a cobbler top for stews, do I make & bake them first then top the stew towards the end? Or chuck...
  3. Anneski

    syn free rice pudding - YUM

    Actually my nan, mum and myself always used flaked, it works perfectly well. But as it's not syn free there's no point for the purpose of these recipes :)
  4. Anneski

    Batch Cooking

    Ooh I have those but didn't realise they are re-usable! I've wasted a shedload of dosh by dumping mine then :cry:
  5. Anneski

    When you go to a coffee shop, Costa, Starbucks etc..

    A skinny latte once in a while is fine, surely? If I go more than once every couple of weeks (and I do tend to go at least 3 times most weeks) I have an Americano with skimmed milk, nothing wrong with that, I can either syn the milk or have it as part of my hex a. I don't ever have syrups etc...
  6. Anneski

    Breakfast always throws me off track

    I used to start work at 5am and I'm diabetic, so not having a breakfast of some kind just wasn't an option for me. Why not think about a continental style breakfast? They can be made the night before easily, hard boiled eggs, ham, maybe wrapped around some sliced cheese if you can spare a...
  7. Anneski

    18's into 17's

    Oh cool, well done you, I'm 18.4 this week too, yay!:D
  8. Anneski

    Online SW query

    Oh that's good, thanks :) Hubby has said that come the end of the month he'll pay the first 3 month's subscription for me :) I was hoping that if I did that I could get the cookery books, free food books etc, yay!
  9. Anneski

    Online SW query

    Hi there, if I join SW online, can I buy the books then, like the recipe books etc? Or are they only available actually in class? Ta muchly :)
  10. Anneski

    Anyone tried and failed at other diets?

    I think I've tried every diet going over the years, pretty much! I've come back to SW now, because it's now I need the support, and the mindset that comes with knowing that I can NEVER run out of things to eat during the day. With free food, if I get to 8pm and need to eat, I can. I won't...
  11. Anneski

    Dear Diary...

    I decided I'd give blogging a go. My weight loss - and gain - journey has been a tumultuous one. I've always been a big girl, and for most of my younger life was a size 16/18. However I was fit with it, and so it wasn't an issue for anyone - except my hubby. He twice left me for the classic...
  12. Anneski

    rogan josh out of mag

    I find that instruction a lot in the recipes, but I just transfer the whole lot from pan into oven dish and slap it in the oven, so then I can walk away and leave it to cook and do other stuff. :) I did this one the other night too, it was gorgeous!! I had mine with chopped Granny Smith apple...
  13. Anneski

    Friday weighers

    Well this is my Friday weigh-in. I've changed from a Monday evening due to badminton starting then, and I've actually not weighed for 17 days, and this is my first SW weigh in. So, I'm ecstatic to report a 9lb loss, woohoo! Gone from 18 stone 13 lbs to 18 stone 4 lbs! :D Just what I needed...
  14. Anneski

    Joes sausages

    Yum, thank you! I think I shall be making Scotch eggs very soon! :D
  15. Anneski

    Menu help (Table Table)

    If there IS an issue with the dressing, ask them why they are pre-dressing salads, as they shouldn't be! ;)
  16. Anneski

    Joes sausages

    Ooooh, thank you! In the oven, or the frying pan? I know I keep asking questions, but I don't want egg rocks :o
  17. Anneski

    Sainsbury's express porridge?

    Yup, that's the exact name - maybe it's something new? I've only just found it, but then rarely go to Sainsburys anyway, lol! Thanks ladies, I'll do that. :)
  18. Anneski

    Sainsbury's express porridge?

    Can't find this in my syns directory anywhere, so can anyone help, please? I have the apple and cinnamon, butterscotch, and raspberry flavours here. :confused:
  19. Anneski

    Simple words...

    I don't have anything particular I say, other than that if I REALLY want x, y or z then I can have it - in half an hour. First off I have to do something to earn it, even if that 'earning' is waiting the 30 minutes! The other thing that works is imagining the scenario where I have to tell my...
  20. Anneski

    Joes sausages

    Scotch eggs? Ok, so I lurve Joe's stuff, big time! But am wondering how you cook the Scotch eggs? I can do the egg boiling and then wrapping in sausage meat bit... but then what? Do you coat them in anything? How do you cook them? Are they absolutely scrummylicious? :p
  21. Anneski

    Utility bill help please :(

    We pay £116 a month for electric only, as there's no gas in our village. We've got a small 2 bed bungalow, but my elderly mum lives with us, so the storage heaters are on a lot. Also we cook twice most days (except weekends) and have the tumble dryer on if we can't dry washing outside, and we do...
  22. Anneski

    SW Roasties

    Did you get it online, or in a shop? I've been so disappointed with baking tins I've bought lately :mad:
  23. Anneski

    Vending Machine Coffee

    Whiteners are awful, so high in glucose - but they do taste good! I've switched to having black coffee, and taking some of my HEX skim milk allowance in with me to use, but you can also take skim milk powder and use, though it's often better made liquid before adding to hot drinks. Don't know...
  24. Anneski

    SW Roasties

    Well, I did the method where I added stock to the roasting pan, and I sprayed the top of the spuds, and I have to say they were FANTASTIC! I sprinkled with sea salt and pepper as well, and they did indeed soak up all the stock and remain fluffy inside and go crispy outside, all with no nasty...
  25. Anneski

    Red Day Rich beef stew and celeriac mash

    Aha, I see! Cor, well, I have bns and celeriac here currently, so I'm feeling a bacon, egg and superfree chip dinner coming on tomorrow night, yum! Thanks, I'm liking the idea of chips on a red day :D
  26. Anneski

    Thinking about going-it-alone

    I'm just starting it alone, as I too am strapped for every penny right now and can't afford class. I would rather spend the fiver on my badminton club, as I figure the exercise is more beneficial to me currently. I've got a friend who's doing it with me though and also found this site, which is...
  27. Anneski

    Red Day Rich beef stew and celeriac mash

    Rich beef stew recipe (super simple) serves 4 Beef stew freezeable, not mash (although I've frozen the mashed celeriac without the flavourings, so will see if that works or not!) Ready in about 1 hour 30 mins. Fry Light 1lb 12oz/794g lean stewing beef, cut into chunks (I used skirt beef) 2...
  28. Anneski

    Red Day Rich beef stew and celeriac mash

    Thanks ever so much, just one query - bns? I don't know that that is? :o
  29. Anneski

    Red Day Rich beef stew and celeriac mash

    Hi Jilly, it was in the recipe booklet that came with this month's SW magazine - if you don't have one I'll post it for you later on :)
  30. Anneski

    Red Day Rich beef stew and celeriac mash

    Ooh celeriac chips!! Umm... is there a recipe, perchance? :D I'm thinking it might be similar to the usual potato syn free chips? I shall search and see meanwhile, yum and thanks!
  31. Anneski

    Red Day Rich beef stew and celeriac mash

    ah yes, I could do with knowing for sure about this... thanks :)
  32. Anneski

    18's into 17's

    Yay, good for you! I hope I do too, but as I have a stinking cold right now I'm finding it hard to not want comfort food! Still, doing a sw curry today, so that should help. Good luck with your weight loss, sounds like you're doing brilliantly, and you've got a great incentive! :) And of...
  33. Anneski

    Dairylea Dunkers jumbo tubes and ritz crackers

    Found breadsticks etc on a search, but not my fave jumbo tubes - and I have a cold and need damage limitation comfort food, thank you kindly :o
  34. Anneski

    Red Day Rich beef stew and celeriac mash

    Ooh, even on red days? Awesome, thank you! :)
  35. Anneski

    Red Day Rich beef stew and celeriac mash

    Made this earlier, the recipe from the 'month of easy family meals' booklet that came with this month's SW magazine, and all I can say is 'wow'!!! :D I have never had celeriac mash before, and even before I added the flavourings I was hooked! Nutty, light, comforting, warm - omg, is it possible...
  36. Anneski

    Red Days Snacks on a red day

    As far as I know they are... lurve crab sticks!! :D
  37. Anneski

    5 stone down, around 7 still to go!

    Well, going ok so far but I have a stinking cold now, so lots of feeling sorry for myself and ribena going on :sigh: Also can't do my exercise, still, resting and drinking so I can get better quickly.
  38. Anneski

    18's into 17's

    18.13 so made it here! When I first started my weight loss journey I was over 24 stone, so although I hate being this heavy, I'm still quite chuffed to fit into this band :8855: Hi all :)
  39. Anneski

    Tinned mackerel, ever a healthy extra?

    I know!! I was talking about 'turn of the century' stuff the other day and had a sharp shock when someone pointed out that I was 100 years out of date with that now :8855: Thanks for the mackerel info, I'll just scoff the tinned on my red days. I've been having brine, could I have tomato...
  40. Anneski

    Tinned mackerel, ever a healthy extra?

    Hi all, I've done a search for canned mackerel and can only find anything relevant to healthy extras in 2009, when it wasn't one. So just wondering if anything's changed since then? I love canned mackerel and would like it as a healthy extra on a green day, but it if isn't I'll stick with it...
  41. Anneski

    SW Roasties

    I am trying this today, as I am doing roast chicken and was just surfing the recipes, and this sounds - well it sounds bizarre to tell the truth, but as two people say it works fabulously that's good enough for me, will report back in later!
  42. Anneski

    Joes sausages

    I had my first order delivered last night, and as I had a stew in the oven I cooked a pack of the pork chipolatas in there too - just sprayed them with the oil spray first. They were FAB! Very meaty, quite solid, and nicely seasoned. For a 'plain' sausage they were easily the nicest I've eaten...
  43. Anneski

    October mag and recipe book query

    It does indeed help, many thanks for that :) I'd sort of presumed it was because it wasn't suitable for other days, but figured I'd just double check, cos I do like to be sure! Thanks again.
  44. Anneski

    October mag and recipe book query

    Morning all :) I've been reading the October magazine, and loving the recipe booklet, but I'm a tad confused - the booklet doesn't have sin values by the recipes for all 3 plans? Some have just the green syns, other the red, some the extra easy... erm, why? Is it that for the days NOT listed...
  45. Anneski

    Red Days Snacks on a red day

    Crab sticks, yum!
  46. Anneski

    How to calculate syns with this 'free food allowance'?

    Hiya, yes, I did mean calories - it's been a long week, lol! :rolleyes: Thanks for all the answers, I have been to class in the past and do understand the plan, but cannot afford to currently - but it was on here that I suddenly started reading about the '20 calories a syn' guide, and the free...
  47. Anneski

    How to calculate syns with this 'free food allowance'?

    Hi all, firstly I am following the SW plan, but not joined up to a class or online currently, so don't have access to any online calculator, or have a food directory. I've seen that you can work out syn values by using the 20 points per syn rule. But, I've also read about working the 'free...
  48. Anneski

    5 stone down, around 7 still to go!

    Thanks guys, you too :)
  49. Anneski

    Starting SW in sw UK, with a LOAD to lose!

    Thanks Irene, I certainly intend to give it my all! :)
  50. Anneski

    5 stone down, around 7 still to go!

    Hi all :) I just came across this subsection and thought I'd join up. I did an intro last night in the main section, but basically I've been large all my life, hideously large for the past 12 I reckon... and have managed, after years of rollercoastering, to lose 5 stone over the past couple of...
  51. Anneski

    Starting SW in sw UK, with a LOAD to lose!

    Will do, thanks Ken! Gotta have my cheese, my world would end without it :eek: A diary sounds like a good idea though.
  52. Anneski

    Starting SW in sw UK, with a LOAD to lose!

    Aww thank you, I really appreciate that! :)
  53. Anneski

    Starting SW in sw UK, with a LOAD to lose!

    Thank you so much :)
  54. Anneski

    Starting SW in sw UK, with a LOAD to lose!

    Hiya Ken, wow, 8 stone is amazing! :) So that's why you're sticking on their same plan, even though it's a few years old? Oh thanks for the vote of confidence, but good luck wishes are ALWAYS needed - I have a bit of a secret fling going with cheese y'see... actually, it's pretty public :o I...
  55. Anneski

    Starting SW in sw UK, with a LOAD to lose!

    Hi there, thanks for your post - that's really inspirational, reading how well you're doing! :) I'm planning on surfing the SW forum after work tomorrow, and getting inspired :D
  56. Anneski

    Starting SW in sw UK, with a LOAD to lose!

    Hi everyone :) My name's Anne, and I just found this site tonight. I'm in my 40's, and I've managed to lose just over 5 stone in the past 3 years, 1 of them in the past 3 months. I lost the first 4 relatively easy, after a lifetime of struggling, but then my brother was taken ill and died...
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