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A pound and a half gone which is better than nothing but I really want to get things moving again. I think I have no choice but to give up wine for a while- that will strengthen my resolve - I hope.

Hi. Thanks for the encouraging words. Sadly I had my first blip and put on 2 lbs this week....won't be there for long though. It was too much wine at a party last Saturday and the cheese ! Back to fizzy water for me for a while.

1.5lbs gone tonight. Love losing any amount but will sharpen my sw rules and aim for a 3lb next week. Wanna be the slimmer of the week again. Good luck everyone and I hope the scales reward your efforts.

I once came across an ice cream sundae with bacon and maple syrup in America. No- I wasn't tempted in the slightest. In fact it oput me off the ice cream for the rest fo the holiday.

I lost 2lbs this Monday and that brought my total loss since August 2011 to 4 stone and 1 pound. I am happy with any loss and a 1 1/2 to 2lbs loss a week( as long as it's regular) will mean about half a stone a month. When you have a long way to go, that's fantastic. I've never been as...

Thanks- hope you get a decent loss. I'm happy with a pound and a half. That will get me over the 4 stone hurdle. I seem to be slow but sure recently . That's ok though.

I think these sausages are the business. O prefer them to even posh, top notch ones. Hard to believe they are only 1/2 a syn each.

Read a great slogan today - I'm not losing weight, I'm getting rid of it. I have no intention of finding it again!

I do sometimes have moments of incredulity with this extraordinary diet BUT it works. I am now getting rid of my fifth stone of fat. I follow the rules most of the time, am never hungry and feel like my body is melting fat. I don't care how just bless the day my friend dragged me along to SW.

Well what a Happy Christmas this has been. I have just come back from a post-Christmas weigh in and have lost 2 lbs. Best pressie I had. I did keep my food healthy and broadly within SW rules but did indulge in a few Belgian chocolates and more wine than I'd normally have. I hope it doesn't...

Just arrived after a 4lb loss last night. I wonder if Christmas will slow me down. I do hope not

I seem to do really well every other week and lost 4lbs last night. I won the SOW basket too. I feel so happy and can really start to imagine myself as a slim person now.I don't even feel tempted by Christmas nosh - this feeling is much, much better than the taste of a mince pie.

I lost 4 this week and won the SOW basket. I'm so happy and have now lost over 50lb.This will really help my motivation over the holiday.

over Christmas.

I hope you made it...My scales go up and down by 5lbs so I have given up checking on them.

Still 18st 1lb..but not for long...iron will this weekend and 17 something I shall be next Monday. Drinks after work tomorrow but mine will be a soda......I want a sexy bum not a stuffed tum.

Sainsburys Be Good to Yourself(or whatever it is) Cumberland sausages are just half a syn - they are my favourite now. I wouldn't eat a regular fatty sausage now- yummers!

I really hope you surprise yourself- I'm 18 st 2 and a half this week and am just determined to get to 17 something before Christmas. I find a bit of hard work makes it easier for me to be good. I swam 20 lengths today and the virtous feeling really boosts the willpower.

Well done on losing a half stone.

A whopping great 5lbs off at the scales for me this evening. Everyone did really well at our club this evening so I feel really positive. I hope to break through another stone barrier , get my 3.5 stone award and reach 50lbs off in total by next week..3lbs off would be great.

The scales this evening said I lost another 5lbs of fat - feeling great! 1.5lbs to go to my 3.5 stone award.

7 and a half pounds will make a 50lb weight loss so far and also push me into the 17 stones zone (and hopefully into a smaller pair of jeans waiting in my wardrobe). Aiming for New Year...what do you think my chances are?

I'm currently here in the middle at 18st 7 and a half. I whizzed through the 19s but this is a bit slower. I just realised I have 7 and a half lbs to lose to get to a 50 pound weight loss. I am hoping to do it by New Year- that will really help me keep focussed over Christmas - into the 17s and...

That's a fantastic achievement. What a great feeling it must be. I'm on a long term weight loss journey and your post has given me a real boost of encouragement. I have just 7.5 lbs to get to 50lbs- so that's my next goal. Hope to make it by new year. That will keep me going over the holidays.

Over 3 stone now I lost just another pound and that has

Irish soda bread This is definitely something I won't buy again- it's so lovely and even though I resisted for 2 days I just had to have a slice. I reckon that's all my syns for today and it's only 8.30am :sigh:.

slowing down Well I still lost even after a very hard week- just a pound- but that's OK. I'm not losing as quickly as I was when I first joined so I need to accept that and not expect 3 lbs losses every week. I have just a half a pound to go to reach a 3 stone total loss- so it will be very...

Today has been the hardest day for me so far since I began

Well done. How absolutely marvellous.

WoW

Thanks Shirleen. I'll look out for these. I tend to batch cook so one block per big pot might not be too atomic..what do you think?

Taj garlic

I haven't got a log in for online shopping- it's made by Taj Foods and is called crushed garlic or crushed ginger

I found bigs bags of ginger and garlic (great small chunk size and NO added extras)in the Asian frozen food section in my local Sainsburys. They cost less than a pound each, last ages and are ideal for popping in to stir fries, soups, sauces etc when you are preparing food in a hurry

Thanks for the tip. I'm posting a lot more now and find the tips on here so useful. Still not up to speed though. Should I just copy and paste it to a different location?

I found bigs bags of ginger and garlic (great small chunk size and NO added extras)in the Asian frozen food section in my local Sainsburys. They cost less than a pound each, last ages and are ideal for popping in to stir fries, soups, sauces etc when you are preparing food in a hurry.

I thought that Sainsburys BGTY Cumberland sausages were only half a syn each. I checked using the online syn calculator.I think they are the best tasting too.

I know she will grow up and one day I'll look back with a wry smile when my daughter has children of her own. I still must say that I would rather look after a roomful of 2 year olds for a week than be a mum to a teenage daughter for a week. My daughter is 20 now and just starting to be a...

Honk..no syns yet..

Stir fry chicken breast with superfree veg seasoned with Thai spices served with basmati rice. Haven't decided about something sweet yet...maybe a persimmon and banana chopped into a vanilla yogurt.

Thanks Charli I feel much better now thank goodness.I met another slimmingworlder today and she said that fatty food makes her a bit queasy for a day or so. All the more reason to be good and stick to the plan eh? I get weighed tomorrow and this will hopefully mean that 2 meals out won't...

I had a birthday this week and ate out twice; once in an Indian restaurant and once in a bistro. I made the best choices I could but relaxed my own strict rules a bit. I did manage to refuse alcohol (if possible always drive the car wherever you go!) Even with moderate choices,I know that the...

You've had a great start and your organised approach will pay off. Are you following the red plan?

I get weighed tomorrow and only need to lose a pound t

Hi CAroline That's the same recipe for chutney that I used. Enjoy it.

I've just made the scones and they are very tasty. I think I'll add some mustard powder next time. They will be great with syn free onion chutney. Thanks for the great idea.

That's my shopping location decided for today then. I've been yearning for steak this week.

Smoked salmon, scrambled eggs with french green beans.

Turkey and butternut squash curry with rice.

Hi Shiny How do you add all those shiny badges and awards?

Extra Easy - slow cooked beef stew with pearl barley and lovely floury potatoes- followed by a mousse made with lime sugar free jelly- chopped apple and quark- odd but nice.

Honk 100% for this week and a 3.5lbs loss to show for it

I've come back with a pile of awards and a 3.5lbs weight loss this evening...yippee! Slimmer of the week (with basket of goodies), Slimmer of the month and my 2.5 stone award. Not much tastes as good as feeling slimmer feels..

That has helped especially the quick links. Thanks so much. I can see now if anyone has replied etc. I haven't reached 50 posts yet so maybe it will be easier when I have.

I just tried a recipe from an old slimming recipe book and adapted it to make it free for SW extra easy. It is very tasty. finely chop a red onion fry in fry light to soften add 4 or 5 thinly sliced carrots add chopped garlic if you like it season well with salt and black pepper add half a...

Thanks for this recipe. Sounds great. I just wish I had some instant mash in my cupboard right now.

Well done Marie. It's such a good feeling, almost like the fat is melting away. I'm so glad I can go on about it on this forum because non dieters get sooo bored with my excited babbling about SW. I hope to get to 18s in the next couple of weeks..4 to go..so you never know.

My weight topped at 21.08 and am now 19.04 - just 2 and a half months later. I'm expecting to get in to the 18 stone zone on Monday when weighed...I don't even think about the journey a month at a time; I just focus on each week and keep chipping away. I just got to a point where I was so fed up...

This cake is definitely worth a few syns..willleave some bananas to go brown. and try it. Thanks

I have gained only half a pound one week and I felt a bit down...but not for long. I only really use syns for milk in my drinks or an occasional sprinkle of cheese on pasta. The main rule for me is lots and lots and lots of superfree veg and fruit. I eat plenty of meat, fish,pasta and potatoes...

Welcome and well done on your successful start. It really is a great way of eating...I've been doing extra easy for 2 months and have lost 2 stone...hard to believe but I'm really never hungry.

I'm finding it hard to get up and running on this site..any easy to follow guides for willing but nervous technophobes?

Hope you make it Marie. I weigh in Monday after a long day at work...I hope I move through 19 as quickly as you seem to be doing. I'm 19 5 and a half so maybe a week or two for me...but who knows? Sheila

Good luck with your weigh in tomorrow.

I'm going to try this- sounds great. Thanks.

I agree- the risotto recipe in the extra easy cookbook is delicious - butternut squash with bacon. I've used lean ham or had a vegetarian version too. I've just made a big stock pot full of soup and I add lots of root vegetables with the squash.

Thanks for all your supportive comments.Another weigh in for me tomorrow and I hope to get my 2 stone award. I

Well done on your success.... .. I think Will Power likes Slimming World people. It does seem so much easier to stay with the plan than on other weight loss plans I've tried. I had my first wobbly evening yesterday, but found the determination to stay on track. I have gained so much from being...

Thank you very much for this great explanation. It really helps me to stay focussed by rereading the guidelines. Sheila

I'm still going strong and just one more pound will make a 2 stone weight loss so far. I know that this time I will succeed with my plan and I will be healthy and slimmer. I feel soooo happy and every day I notice new differences - things like shoes and socks fitting better. - undies slipping...

Good luck to everyone!

Having been almost saintly in following the SW extra easy, I'm going on a course tomorrow which includes a corporate business style posh lunch. I can't really bring my usual tupperware sald pot out over a posh lunch and will be out all day from 6.30am to 7pm in the evening. I just hope there...

I am so excited so I want to share my news. Yesterday at weigh in - I lost 5lbs...was slimmer of the week, slimmer of the month and hit 1 and a half stone too...I justr love this way of eating.

I have been busy making chutney with my massive crop of tomatoes and apples from the garden. I made egular chutney using sugar so sadly I won't be able to indulge. Does anyone know a recipe to make a slimming world (extra easy) friendly chutney?

The ingredients only list bulghur and quinoa so that one must be free. My SW group leader is going to check the other mixes out and I'll post when I find out. I lost 3 and a half pounds this evening ---wey hey!!!

Hello, I bought some mixed grain packs from Tesco which look delicious and are ready in 10 minutes but I can't find any syn values. One is Bulghur and Quinoa so I guess that's free on EE, but can anyone help me work out the syn value for Basmati, Oats and Lentils variety?

ah ha Thank you so much- I have been squeezing half a tube in my sauces -oh dear. A few uncounted syns there. Will use passata now.

Hi -can anyone tell me what to count for tomato puree?

Hi all, I've been a member for a month (including a week's holiday) at Slimming World and have lost 15 and a half pounds so far. I'm finding it the best diet I've ever tried and hope it will be the end of my weight problem. It's just so easy to eat this way for me. I hope I get to understand...