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Very true - I ate the Rocky after I'd eaten the banana.....

Ate the Rocky biscuit! Yum yum 4.5 syns and worth every one!

No my stats are correct. I have started competitive bike riding and needed to get rid of some weight but it is converting to muscle so I am actually very healthy but thanks for the advice on BMI.

Thanks for all your feedback and encouragement. This week I'm going to have a really good go at getting over this sticking point. I'll cut the empty calories and stick to alternating Red/Green days. I generally use my Syns on extras not on the HE list but have had mad biscuit cravings and a need...

Thanks, makes sense - even if it wasn't the answer I had hoped for! I will cut the calories and keep to the free foods. Just can't shift the last few pounds...

I have to decide between eating a banana or eating a Rocky biscuit. The banana is free food, the biscuit is 5 syns even though they have the same number of calories. Sometimes I don't follow the syns v free food reasoning. Can someone explain it a little then I can put myself out of my...

Have you tried Tesco value salad cream - 19cal per tbs. I thought it was really ok.

I started with the sachets but now buy the jar of Options and use a proper 1/2tbs measure. I weighed that out to be sure it was 5.5g. The White chocolate version has a few more calories than the Belgian Chocolate version which I have. You can get a variety of flavours in jars if you want to...

Phew - I find myself eating the stuff raw while the kettle boils!

I think it is very similar to fromage frais. It can be quite thick so often best thinned down with some milk.

This might seem like a simple mathematical question but if an Option drink made with 11g (1tbs) of powder is 2 syns, is 5g (1/2 tbs) 1 syn. I find I am desperate for chocolate flavours but I'm ok with half a cup of Options. I thought if I had half quantity I could spread the benefit...