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  1. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    I can't possible catch up with all that I have missed over the past few weeks, but I'm sure I will get the gist of what's been going on with everyone soon enough. I'm afraid I have fell off the wagon big-stylee. Unfortunately, being depressed about falling off the wagon and gaining weight...
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    Syn use, too much bread?

    The syns are there to be used and as long as you are within syns/Hex allowances, then it should be ok. However, some people think that bread causes them to not lose as well (same as some people say eating a lot of pasta does, and that's free). I would eat what you fancy, but review your...
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    Have you received the new magazine in the post yet?

    I think that just tells me when my membership needs to be renewed. It doesn't mention the magazine... Has anyone got theirs in the post?
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Damn - I'm always doing that - it opens up on a previous page and I think that's it, post a reply and there's another page of comments I've missed! Well done KWise and super result Silly Sausage! I lost 2 despite eating a huge chocolate brownie and ice cream last Sunday. I took my syns as a...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Well done Honey - super weight loss!!
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    Have you received the new magazine in the post yet?

    I originally joined Body Optimise back in August with a magazine subscription attached. I have a feeling it was for an odd amount of time like 7 months even though the BO membership was 3. I haven't had a new mag through the post but the add on the site looks like a new one is out? I've...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Welcome to the Sunday Weighers Dizzy Dawnie - the more the merrier... I guess if you are weighing in Sunday mornings you are going it alone at home rather than a class? Have you done SW before? Good luck with your first week!
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Woodland Girl - don't be disheartened - the scales are only part of the story. I've had weeks where I have sts or even gained, and yet my clothes feel looser and people have commented that they can see I've lost more weight. Sometimes it just doesn't show in the scales, especially if you...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Ooooh - I am getting tantilisingly close to getting under 200lb, and to my BMI making me merely overweight! Come on mojo - don't fail me now!
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Cross posting there Why-d - wasn't ignoring you. One pound off is still one pound in the right direction, and if you are feeling bloated you might find more will catch up with you later - well done.
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Well done Ozzie - that's a great loss. Pleased to say that my mojo is back and another 2 pounds off for me this week! I've bought a new lightweight coat this week, and managed to get in a size 16 everywhere (except Tescos where I always seem to have to go up a size). Very pleased!! Good...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    I can't remember everyone by name, but I think that most have lost this week, so well done to you all. Even if you didn't, you're still here, so that says something. After me disasterous end of last week, which continued into Sunday, I am pleased to say that I got back in the saddle Monday...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Dandelion tea is a good diuretic too, and is reasonably palatable as herbal teas go. I am glad to say I have been on plan since Monday, despite all this talk of Cadburys Cream Eggs *drool*. I decided that things were getting on top of me a bit, constant headache (and I hardly ever get them at...
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    syn free or low syn ready meals???

    I can't find a Healthy Living one, but the Light Choices 400g pack chilled (the one that's on special offer this week I think) is 8.5 syns on green and EE or 10.5 on original. The sausage & tomato pasta (the other one on offer) is only 3.5 syns on green & EE - I have one for lunch today!
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Sometimes these gains happen for no reason, just try and stay on plan and it will come right. If weigh in was close after your meal out it could just be that additional food in your system, or perhaps the meal was high in salt which can lead to water retention. I feel like a different person...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Much as expected I have gained just over 3lbs this week. I am finding it a real struggle for the last few days, and know from past experience that this is one of those make or break times... I will either get back on the wagon, or start the slippery slope to weight gain! At the cinema last...
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    Sw quiche!

    I make mine in a loose bottomed cake tin then just unclip it and pop the bottom on a plate.
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Thanks for all the wise words! I tend to have a very all or nothing attitude to everything, so I am either great at losing weight, or I'm wondering why I bother because I am obviously a piggie at heart at that will never change! As it had been a bad week (I also did a chinese on Sunday, but...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    I've had an extra Fibre Plus bar to what I should have had today... I think I'm going to bed before I do something really silly!
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    I'm having a bad week! Started on Wednesday when I arrived at a 9am meeting to have cake thrust at me. It was one of those situations where it was hard to refuse without seeming churlish, so I had a piece... then went to another meeting to find my colleague had also bought a M&S Billionaire...
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    do not understand this plan anymore! could cry..

    Not this week but last I went up 2lb, and yet everyone kept saying I looked like I'd lost more weight and my clothes definately felt looser. I had been on plan 100%, no idea why what should have been a loss showed as a gain. This week I "lost" 6.5 which is impossible, so it came right in the...
  22. Sparky67

    Healthy meal out....... or so I thought

    If it was a one off meal, to be honest, it probably won't make too much of a difference. It can be very high in syns, but if you look at what you actually ate, it wasn't like you had a major binge. Take it as a flexi syn and just draw a line under it. What puts weight on is what happens in...
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    Why can't I go to the toilet the day before & morning of WI, anyone else?

    What you lose by "going" one week you don't lose the next and vice versa. In 6 months the amount of weight you lose hasn't changed, so try not to worry about each individual weigh in. Those weeks when you do go will just be a bonus!
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    First weigh in

    I don't know the answer, but have you tried the Kelloggs Fibre Plus - name makes them sound awful I think, but they are really nice and are the same syns as the HiFi. They don't taste quite as sweet as the Alpen, and are quite substantial, plus you get a real coating of chocolate on them. They...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    I have just realised I've earned my next sticky too (checked in here before I weighed in with SW!) I am getting nearer to getting under the 200 milestone, and the 30 BMI (looking forward to "just" being overweight!), and weight to lose is now in the 30-somethings! I am celebrating by going...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    OMG! After last week's mystery 2 pound gain, followed by a major "feeling sorry for myself" blowout on Sunday evening.... I have.... Lost... 6.5 pounds!!!!! :eek: I have no idea how that happened, although at least 2 was attributable to last week, possibly more seeings as I deserved to...
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    Food on the go...

    I save the containers you get chinese takeaways in, then when travelling you can take a tuna salad or similar but then bin the container so you don't end up carting it round with you.
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    I know I don't tend to join in the chat much during the week - I just don't seem to have the time. Then once you get behind there's just so much to comment on... so don't think me rude for not! Just glad to see that despite some weight gains this week we are all still here, plugging away...
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    Starvation mode -Experiences and thoughts

    Eating too little for you will slow your losses. However, what is too little for one person isn't necessarily the same for another. There is a scientific formula for working out your calorie needs which varies according to current weight, age and body composition. Remember your BMR is what...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Uuuurgh.... wedding anniversary today so we went out. Had a "well if I stick to SW and gain 2lb I guess I might as well..." sort of moment. So I had Chicago chicken (naughty), with chips (unheard of!) and a massive chocolate brownie for dessert. Then went to the cinema and had a big bag of...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Oh, I also forgot to mention - we had an office lucnh this week and there was hardly anything SW friendly. There was loads of sandwiches and mini cakes and I had NOTHING. Stuck to a dish of prawns and some grapes, then ate my rice and chick pea salad I'd bought with me. Makes you wonder why...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    You get longer signatures when you have made more posts - I think you might get more at 50?
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    FRustrating weigh in for me this week - despite being on plan 100% this week, no extra syns, no flexi days etc etc I have managed to somehow "gain" 2lbs. I say "gain" because there is no way on Gods earth I have eaten 7000 extra calories to what I need. If anything I have eaten under (years...
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    You do your research and get it wrong - grrrrrrrr

    I make a batch of soup every week - thinner soups you can serve in a mug and they can then be totally free.
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    Common SW misconceptions put right.

    I often use syns for healthier stuff - bread is one thing that I miss, and often I'll have a Hex type cereal bar for syns. On green days you can have things like nuts too.
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    gravy! Im confused

    Does Oxo thicken as it reduces? I would have thought it would have just evaporated but stayed the same consistancy? I might try that if it does.
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    Aldi Northern Catch Thai Style Salmon Fish Cakes syn help please?

    It must be the syns as served, surely. I went to Aldi for these last week but couldn't find them. They had some frozen fishcakes but nothing in the chilled aisle. I was really looking forward to them as well!
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    Now feels like I'm eating too much- what do other people think?

    At a rough guess I think you are not eating enough. Also, most of what you are eating is concentrated towards the end of the day. My losses slow when I do either of these things. I started at quite a high weight and wasn't too strict about the 1/3 superfree rule, because I just didn't eat...
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    Weight not shifting - Can someone take a look?

    Sorry about my earlier post - keyboard gave up the ghost and I was having to click the on screen one which isn't very easy. I know we don't count cals on SW, but I know that I tend to eat around 1600 - 1800 cals a day, and I eat a lot more than you. It's easy to slip into "diet" frame of mind...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    That's better - the keyboard batteries ran out so I was having to click the letters on the on screen keyboard with a mouse! Some steady losses this week - Emma - I wonder if the bad week shows that you are not enough on your "normal" weeks? I've had a really good week (apart from a chinese...
  41. Sparky67

    Weight not shifting - Can someone take a look?

    I don't think you're eating enough . cal wise its very low. soz, keyboard knackered! Will try again later.
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    short post as keyboard not working 1 pound off post later when batteries replaced!
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    Frustrated!!

    Blimey - that would keep me going until about lunchtime!! I think you are not eating enough. I know we dont count calories, but at a guess you are probably only having around 700 a day which is nowhere near enough. It seems counterintuative to eat more, because when you don't lose you...
  44. Sparky67

    Lamb Shanks - skin/fat removal question

    I would take the skin off something like chicken thighs if adding to a recipe, because a lot of fat does come out of them, but if was just roasting it I would leave the skin on and removed it before eating. Most of the fat drains off anyway, it's not like you are cooking it into a sauce or...
  45. Sparky67

    Al'fez Falafel Mix

    Possibly - if that is the syns for made up as directed, and directed is fry in oil, some would probably be down to the oil. Difficult to say how much though.
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    KIT KAT CHUNKY AND ROLOS

    13 for the kit kat and 12.5 for the Rolos
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    Al'fez Falafel Mix

    Alfez Falafel Mix, made up as directed, dried, 100g made up - 12 syns on EE
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    Green Days Is all fruit free?

    I can't think of any fruit that isn't free - some veggies aren't because they are starchy. Perhaps someone that does more green days can comment?
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    Extra Easy Can you eat too much??

    I'm assuming you are following EE - if so, what springs to mind is that you are not having 1/3 of your plate as superfree foods (mainly fruit and veg, not peas or sweetcorn). It is essential on EE to stop you filling up on the more calorie dense free foods.
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    Covent Garden soups

    Ready made soup seems such a waste of syns because of the no free food allowance. I'm sure that the majority of what's in it is free food, but it's so hard to tell, that the lot just gets syned, therefore you are having to syn all the veggies too, which is possibly why your calculations don't...
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    Syns and Calories

    20 cals a syn, but as said before don't get obsessed about calorie burning at the gym. Firstly, SW don't let you earn syns with exercise, and secondly, you could just have easily eaten that extra 100 calories by eating free food, and then you wouldn't be worrying about to extra at the gym to...
  52. Sparky67

    kitchen cupboards

    Label up what's left with the syn values then you know how many syns it is when you need to grab something
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Hello fellow fine Sunday Weighers! 0.8kgs for me, which is about 1.8 pounds, so I guess that would be 2, but because I round it only shows 1 in my stats. Got a new shiny though - isn't it sad that we turn into 8 year olds again at the thought of getting a new sticker!! Also snuck into the...
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    a list of SW Approved Butchers

    Went yesterday to collect my order - the sausages are huge! Haven't tried one yet - they are hidden in the freezer so no-one else nicks them! Also got some burgers, which is easier than making them.
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    Confusion.

    I think our own personal psychology comes into this too. If you are ok using a lot of your allowance in one day and cutting back the rest of the week it could work. But that's also why SW have flexi syns, because for some that can lead to panic or feelings of deprivation. Therefore you have your...
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    Oh no! I've done nothing but eat today!

    I tend to go for reasonably good quality bacon but rifle through till I find a nice lean one. If the bit at the end is a bit fatty I just cut it all off and use the medallion bit.
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    pasta n sauce quiche

    Use the lower of the syn values. Pasta n sauce is high on red because you don't get to eat pasta as a free food.
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    day 2 and no diet coke

    I used to be a diet coke addict but cut it out a few years back (swapped to caffeine free first to get over the caffeine habit, then worked on the habit of drinking) and now I can't drink the stuff. I can't believe that I used to live on the stuff!
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    Confused about my gain.....

    At 7 pounds away from target I think that 5 lb in 5 weeks sounds just about right. Without a food diary it's difficult to say - but I do know that cutting back too drastically can stall weight loss.
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    Oh no! I've done nothing but eat today!

    Absolutely nothing - you are within plan and calorie wise you are very low. Try something more substantial for breakfast maybe?
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    Slimming World Food Range!

    I agree with those that have said a grab-n-go option would be good for picking up something for lunch when caught out. Ready made sandwiches are difficult because most don't use the wholemeal bread so they use too many syns. Ready meals are OK once in a while, but there already plenty of...
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    Do I follow the red syn or the green one?

    Go with the lower - in this case pasta n sauces contain pasta, free on green and EE, so you are only syning what is extra. On red, pasta isn't free so you are having to syn all of it. This is why you take the lower value if there are different values for red and green.
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Woo hoo! Well done Blue Smartie!
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Errr, like my husband, you mean!
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    Lesson learned - never assume!

    Premade soups are often high because you don't get the benefit of the free food allowance, so you are syning all of the calories, hence for 270 calories you could have had a chocolate bar (although it probably wouldn't have filled you up as much!) I try and keep homemade soup in the fridge or...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    I've spent all evening labelling up my tins and packets with the syn values so I know exactly what everything is at a glance. I am off to bed now a happy bunny.
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    Tesco low fat cumberland sausages yum

    Reduced fat?
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    Loose skin

    I did have a lot of loose skin after losing my weight (I have since put some back on which I am losing again), but I would still rather be thinner with the loose skin than that big.
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    Extra Easy Gaining weight on extra easy?!

    In the long term you need to get used to eating veg as part of your meals as otherwise you will simply eat too many calories. There are plenty of more substantial veggies, or try incorporating them into sauces and soups?
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    Feeling disapointed and if its worth it (weigh in)

    I have tried various diets, then something has gone wrong (gained, or had a blow out and thought I'd blown it etc) and kept thinking what's the point... and every time I did that I would gain back what I had lost plus extra - after a year I was 4 stone heavier! This time, this is a lifetime...
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    which plan do you prefer?

    I think I'm strange because I tend to have better losses on EE than green. I like my carbs, and sometimes will do a green day but don't go mad and probably eat no more than I would doing EE, but I do tend to use a lot of my Hex on cheese, and I think that stops me having good losses. I'm not...
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    I can't believe it, i went for a jog!

    Well done - I got back to running with the C25K programme - I've gone from nothing to running 5k 3 times a week, so it does work.
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    I think I'm immune...

    I rarely drink pure water - I either add Robinsons no added sugar squash apple & blackcurrant, or I like the flavoured waters you get from Tesco or Sainsburys - they are free and have a slight fizz (not fizzy) and taste much softer than water on its own. I know I should drink water, but I...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Syn City - If you ate a chinese last night that can easily mask any weight loss because they contain a lot of salt and I go up a pound or two after eating one, even if totally within syns. And totally agree with the psychology of a flexisyn day and you are the evidence that it works. I think...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    I agree Homey - the scales only show half the story - we all aim for a number on the scales, but I wouldn't mind what the number was as long as I looked a certain size, if you know what I mean.
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    We are going great guns this week - after 3 weeks of not doing very much, I made an effort to eat more this week and have been rewarded with a 5lb loss! Only need 0.1 of a lg for my next award, but despite taking off my jewellery for weigh in, just couldn't make it!
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    Appetite

    That's a hard one - I would say that I definately eat a lot less now I am on SW than before. I think because I know I can eat, I don't have to. However, if someone put a Big Mac and all the extras in front of me, I would find it very hard to stop. If it's on the plate I have to eat it. I...
  78. Sparky67

    Tips for evening munchies?

    Hmmmm... Define "normal person" - you say you eat like a "normal person" during the day. Depends what that means. I work with a lot of "normal people" (women mostly) that think lunch is a slim-a-soup, breakfast is half a grapefruit etc etc. Now if I ate like a "normal person" I would be...
  79. Sparky67

    MandS Simply Fuller Longer Ham, Mash Green Beans and carrots

    It doesn't appear to be listed, sorry.
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    Syns help please, not sure if i should eat whats in the oven lol

    Dalepak minted lamb grills are 6.5 syns on EE - I've never heard of crispbakes - is that something different?
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    The photoshoot went well, I think. Although I always dislike any photo of me! I got a suit from M&S which is really nice - I bought the 18 jacket and the 20 skirt after trying on lots of different things. Stupidly I forgot to try on the 16 jacket, but I think I assume it wasn't worth it...
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    Binge Binge Binge

    What worked for me was starting off by just telling myself I could have a binge if I needed to, but stick to free foods - I know it's not how you are supposed to do it, but giving myself "permission" lessened the grip food had on me, and I could tell myself that I was on plan, and eventually the...
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    Are you eating extra syns by mistake?

    I have a set of measuring spoons so that I can properly measure the tablespoon or level teaspoon, then I know I have got it right.
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    How can this be????????

    Your cycle can have a big effect on some people (I always gain a couple of pounds due to water retention), eating very salty foods can also make you gain (water again - 2 pounds up after eating chinese meals for me). If you exercise it depends when you last did that - I always weigh low the day...
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    How can I have put on weight!!!

    I think you need to eat more - you are hardly having any carbs at all. I know we are not meant to count cals, but at a guess you are probably eating less than 1000 a day - you are eating mainly fruit and veg for most of your meals. I would hazard a guess that's why you are not losing...
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    a list of SW Approved Butchers

    OMG - I had sooo given up finding anywhere local - just cam for a quick look and found your post! Thanks for the heads up. Oh, and I currently use the Tesco ones and they are 1 syn each (quite tasty though!)
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    Binge Binge Binge

    You are not alone. There are (believe it or not) lots of people out there with the same issues around food. It's just you don't necessarily meet them on the street, and if you did, they probably wouldn't admit it to you. I have binged for years. My weight has fluctuated from a size 10 to a...
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    How can I have put on weight!!!

    1/2 a pound is nothing - that can be due to eating something, retaining water, not going to the loo, exercising at a different time to last weeks weigh in, * week, different clothes etc etc You don't say how heavy you are or how much you need to lose, but cutting out all your syns doesn't...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Goodness - makes the old Blighty seem quite tame in comparison. Hope your house is OK!
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    Supermarket Recommendations

    Does anyone know where you can actually buy the Heinz meat free ravioli? I look in every supermarket and I have never seen it - I think it's an urban myth!!
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    sts

    Try to remember that it's not the weekly weigh in that matters - this is a long term change and some weeks there might not be a loss, but don't undo the hard work by making one bad weigh in into a bad week/month/year! It is hard keeping going when you don't feel you're getting anywhere, but...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Some fantabulous losses this week! I forget everyone's individual names and successes when I get to the writing bit - I'm always afraid I shall miss someone out if I name individuals so well done to you all. Despite staying on plan yet again all last week, and eating superspeed soup for half...
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    ravioli

    If you can find the Heinz vegetarian ravioli, that apparently is free (not the one with cheese and tomato sauce), but I've never found it anywhere.
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    ravioli

    I was going to post this very thing - I was in Sainsburys the other day with my SW 2011 Books... In the Free Branded Foods one it states:- Vegetable Ravioli in tomato and herb sauce, canned - free on EE and green So I bought 3 tins... Then in the Low Syn Snacks book it says: Vegetarian...
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    Day out - meal plan help

    If out for the day I take a tupperware with a pasta or cous cous salad in it - more than I think I need just in case the unexpected happens. Plus an apple and grapes. Maybe a couple of Alpen lights for a Hex. Depends what plan you're on as well, but sushi is a good bet if you are out and...
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Thanks for the offer - I am an 18 in most places I thing, but not sure about next. They have moved it to Thursday lunchtime so I'm off shopping later today. Perhaps I can just "try it on" for half an hour next Thursday, and decide I don't like it... as long as I hide any labels in the photo! ;)
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    Changing plan - ultimate flexibility?

    My days are often green or EE until I get to my evening meal choice. Nothing wrong in that as long as you are still having the 1/3 superfree with your meals just in case.
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    Low fat natural yogurt question......

    I agree - try Total 0% - its very different from normal plain yogurt which I can't eat, but I love Total.
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    Always cold?

    It could be that you aren't eating enough - sometimes when I've not eaten much I just feel cold through to my bones and just can't get warm. Feeling cold can also be a symptom of iron deficiency.
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    Kelloggs fibre plus bar

    I really like them. I like the dark chocolate one best.
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Our firm is having a rebrand and we've been told today we are having a professional photographer in next week for full length shots for the website. Can I lose 3 stone by next Thursday...? I did suggest one of my skinny colleagues acts as my body double, and they can just Photoshop my head...
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    W.W Sausages now FREE!

    Have they actually changed the recipe or nutritional value then? If they are the same but repackaged for the ProPoints then they would be the same as they were? If they have changed, SW are using the new ones? A freely available syn free sausage would be fab! I keep toying with the idea of...
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    Kelloggs fibre plus bar

    The dark chocolate and almond is 6 syns and the milk chocolate is 5.5 if you syn them, or you can have either as a HexB
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    lean mince

    I assume it's beef mince you are talking about? Extra lean (ie around 5% fat) is free, but lean (around 10% fat I think) is synned. Having said that it is quite low - 1/2 a syn per 28g if I recall, so you are only looking at a couple of syns a portion, and if you don't use all your syns then...
  105. Sparky67

    Glorious Skinny Soup - Syns Please

    I can't see them on the website as a Hex yet, but then the list is very long and mixed up! Bought soup seems such a waste of syns because you can make it completely free yourself. Make up a batch and leave it in the fridge or freeze it.
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    Enough syns for my weight?

    As you have a lot to lose I would use them all. An "average" SW diet is around 1500 cals a day and that is not a lot for someone who is very overweight (I don't mean that in a nasty way - I'm in the same boat) and I don't lose weight if I don't eat enough.
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    Help me understand why??

    If you have a lot to lose, you might need to eat a little more 9I know it sounds odd), but if you eat too little your body tends to hang onto everything. Make sure you have all your syns, and don't live on fruit and carrot sticks - if you are very overweight you need to eat a reasonable amount...
  108. Sparky67

    Extra Easy Hungry days!? any tips

    On a day like that, sometimes i find I just need to bite the bullet and eat something substantial, rather than trying to make the feeling go away by picking at fruit and stuff. I make something like a free pasta salad with some tuna, or add a little dressing or mayo for syns - basically...
  109. Sparky67

    Extra Easy I am hungry

    How about making a batch of free veggie soup? I have some in the fridge made from loads of veg and a few lentils and pulses thrown in. Its quite thick, so makes a base as a kind of veggie stew, which you can add some chicken, prawns or sausages to for a meal (with lots of superfree!), or you...
  110. Sparky67

    Calories

    Absolutely - one of the mistakes I think a lot of people make, especially the larger ones, is to think diet = veg sticks and fruit, and the less you eat the better. Then they have a * week or some other reason why they retain water and think they need to cut back even more. If you don't eat...
  111. Sparky67

    fell off track

    As long as you draw a line under what you did and get straight back on plan, I doubt it will have made much difference. What does the damage is beating yourself up and thinking you have ruined it all, which leads to you thinking it doesn't matter if you have that cake, chocolate bar, portion of...
  112. Sparky67

    Are any of the Blue Dragon Stir Fry sauces low?

    Some aren't too bad, especially if you are only having half a sachet at a time. Chinese sauces are always quite high, unless you make your own, and some are good for what they are.
  113. Sparky67

    lea and perrins?

    Worcestershire is free, tomato & Worcester table sauce 1 syn per tblsp, and chilli & garlic 1/2 syn for 1 tblsp
  114. Sparky67

    Hungry Horse

    I always ask for swaps whenever I go for a pub meal - usually it's swapping chips for jackets or new potatoes. Always mention if you want potatoes without butter because you can guarantee the one time you don't mention it will be the time that they add it. If you have salad, make a point of...
  115. Sparky67

    Extra Easy So Disappointed!!

    Please don't give up following your gain. I am still convinced you are not eating enough, and any little thing that makes you gain (not going to the loo, eating salty foods, * week etc) will make it look like you've put on weight. If your diary is an honest one, there is no way that you have...
  116. Sparky67

    True or false that you put on weight when you are menstruating?

    I don't gain weight but I do gain water about a day before I'm due, then it will start to go around 3 or 4 days later. I don't eat any differently, I am just prone to retaining water. I can gain 2lbs overnight. I also gain a little around ovulation (might be the same for the lady that...
  117. Sparky67

    :-(

    ^ I agree with the above post - you can feel you are being good all week, but not losing because you are going off track at the weekend, which cancels out what you worked for during the week. Therefore you feel like you've been on a diet for weeks but have got nowwhere. I don't do it, but...
  118. Sparky67

    Scan Bran virgin

    I have one crumbled up and cooked in porridge or Paw Ridge (which you should to make it a Hex). I also don't mind one or two covered in Laughing Cow. Five count as a Hex but I've never eaten that many in a day - on EE I tend to eat a lot of fruit and veg so think I get a lot of fibre that...
  119. Sparky67

    How you look after weight loss!

    It's normal! I lost over 10 stone a few years back and was a skinny size 10, but I can clearly remember standing in the queue for a ride at Alton Towers worrying that I was going to be humiliated when I couldn't fit into the ride seat... The body may have changed, but the brain hadn't caught up.
  120. Sparky67

    Quick HEXB Question

    All Bran is 42g and Bran Flakes are 28g
  121. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    I managed a measly half a pound or thereabouts (0.3kg). Having said that it is my * week AND I had a chinese Friday which always makes me gain (I was good and withing plan, but the extra salt affects me temporarily). Midweek I was on to get to 4 stones as well, but went up again due to the...
  122. Sparky67

    Extra Easy So Disappointed!!

    Certainly check out those Hexs, but what strikes me is that you are probably not eating enough. Nice long lists, but take out the cofffee with skimmed milk, litre of water etc, you are eating:- Breakfast - a banana - 80 cals worth? Lunch - fruit salad Dinner is good, and snacks are good...
  123. Sparky67

    Was it a treat or mistake

    What's done is done, so draw a line under it but stay on plan. Chinese was probably better than McDs, but KungPo is quite high in sugar (at least the jars are). You can have plain rice on green and EE, and something like chicken in black bean sauce is only around 5 syns (on EE) I think.
  124. Sparky67

    I've just eaten my first scan bran... and it was quite nice!

    I've never heard of making pizza with them - I might give that a try!
  125. Sparky67

    I've just eaten my first scan bran... and it was quite nice!

    I've used the scan bran in porridge before, but today I thought I'd just try one to eat - I had a Laughing Cow on it, and it was actually quite tasty! Not sure I'd want to eat too many in one go though - for more than one reason!
  126. Sparky67

    Extra Easy Help with carb portions?

    I think you need to be getting the idea of looking at your plate and judging what you need to feel satisfied, without obsessing over the kicthen scales every time you dish up a meal. As long as you are having 1/3 superfree, and eating until satisfied you should be ok, and if your losses do...
  127. Sparky67

    STS HELP!!!!!

    Gosh - two conversations going on now... Re the weight - just because you're nor hungry it (oddly) still doesn't mean you are eating enough. You can eat 1000 cals a day and feel full if it is all good low cal foods, but it doesn't mean your body has enough to live on. Re the pregnancy -...
  128. Sparky67

    Anyone else use all 3 plans?

    Me too - I love the EE plan as I don't need to worry about weighing anything (well free stuff anyway), but if I have a day where I don't happen to eat meat I'll do green so I can have the extra Hexs.
  129. Sparky67

    STS HELP!!!!!

    I wonder if you're not eating enough? Don't fall into the trap of thinking you need to keep cutting back to lose the weight - you have a reasonable amount to lose, so you might need to be eating a bit more. Have snacks mid morning and mid afternoon to keep your metabolism going. I also note...
  130. Sparky67

    STS HELP!!!!!

    If you are expecting your * and gain say 1-2lb of water around then, but have also lost 1-2lbs in weight, the scales don't know the difference and will tell you you have sts. You may have done nothing wrong. You might get a good loss next week when you lose the water again. I also think that...
  131. Sparky67

    What am I doing wrong?

    Great news!
  132. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    What a fab thread - I have lost a tad under 2.5 pounds this week. Because I weigh in kgs and have to round up or down, it means my stats are showing 2 lost. More than halfway now!! And another sticker!
  133. Sparky67

    helzzz's diary - 59.5lb lost, 15.5 to go!

    I wonder if you're not eating enough? Then when you have totm or some other reason why you might gain a bit of water etc, you think it's gaining weight and try and cut back even more. Try adding in some superfree snacks mid morning and mid afternoon? Otherwise you seem to be doing OK.
  134. Sparky67

    gotta stop buying "bars"..

    My spare room is like a mini corner shop as I stock up on stuff while it's on offer. Hence there are lots (and lots) of Alpen Lights and Fibre Plus bars!
  135. Sparky67

    MEN!!

    I don't think it's a boyfriend thing - I think people are brainwashed into what they think you should be eating to lose weight (salad!), and just don't understand the plan. I don't let on to most that I am following SW - I do EE and find it easy to find something I can eat if we go out, and...
  136. Sparky67

    Food as a treat or reward

    I absolutely agree that eating can be an addiction for some people. When you see the programmes of massively overweight people in hospitals that are still eating themselves to death, while a lot of people can tut and wonder why they don't get a grip, I can sooooo understand how you could get...
  137. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    I've had a flexiday as well today as we had a birthday meal for my mum and I planned to have a pudding. I have been on plan all day, but had the chocolate brownie, so I am still classing that as being on plan, because although I am over my syns for today (although possible still under for the...
  138. Sparky67

    syns......

    Although it sounds a lot, remember the extra 5 syns are only about 100 calories, and if you have a lot to use you might need to use them on denser calorie foods to make sure you are eating enough. The plan makes good use of low cal satisfying foods, but if you are larger, the average calories...
  139. Sparky67

    Too many eggs?

    Unless you have underlying health issues, I think they now don't put a limit on how many eggs you should eat per day or per week. I have loads! Always have 2 for breakfast, in addition to any I might eat during the day.
  140. Sparky67

    Green Days Do you have a full tin of baked beans or 1/2?!

    Usually half, unless I am really hungry.
  141. Sparky67

    Does anyone else calorie count

    Well said Eternity.
  142. Sparky67

    Green or EE days - what's the difference?

    There is a sticky on this. Short answer - on EE you can have unlimited of both red and green foods in a day, but you only get one Hex A and Hex B, plus so you don't eat too much high cal foods 1/3 of your plate should be superfree (that is what is free on both plans - mainly fruit and non...
  143. Sparky67

    What am I doing wrong?

    If you are eating your main meal at night, and say half your calories come from that, you are possibly only eating around 500 cals all day. Think about trying to run a car all day when you are only putting a small amount in the tank when you garage it at night. You need to eat more and...
  144. Sparky67

    Does anyone else calorie count

    I have been on so many diets over the years I can tell you within 100 cals or so exactly how many I have eaten today if I had to. I try not to and just go with the plan. One point I would mention - SW is "usually" around 1500 cals a day, but if you are very overweight that is actually quite...
  145. Sparky67

    Weekly or daily use of syns?

    I think if I started the week knowing I could use 105 I would use them far too quickly, then run out and feel deprived the rest of the week. Using them daily means I am quite disciplined about it all, and as some days are a bit under I don't worry too much if I have the odd day where it might...
  146. Sparky67

    What am I doing wrong?

    I don't know how much you weigh now, but what strikes me is how LITTLE you are eating. The estimated calories for some days is probably well under 1000. My guess is you are not losing because your body thinks you are starving it. The "gain" could be anything from totm or eating salty...
  147. Sparky67

    Giant Jaffa Cake :D

    I got one from Tescos - it's made by Edlers and the syns calculater say its 13 syns for the one I bought (it's slightly bigger than a tea plate - I can't see a weight but it says that ome quarter serving is approx 20g). They did different sizes, but I don't think I could trust myself with a...
  148. Sparky67

    frittata question??

    Yes, a frittata is just a giant omelette, so cooked on the hob and finished under the frill. SW quiche has cottage cheese in it and is definately more...er... quiche like.
  149. Sparky67

    Compulsive weighing!

    I weigh morning and night, and sometimes in between just for the heck of it. For me, after many years and battles, I know that it helps me keep on track. When I am not weighing that usually means I am putting on weight! However, I have come to understand there are many reasons why your...
  150. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Yes, well done!
  151. Sparky67

    Extra Easy Filling Cereal

    2 weetabix for me as well - even pre SW 2 would be a "normal" portion, so I don't feel hard done by. I bought mini shreddies once, but 28g barely covered the bottom of the dish!!
  152. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Susie - that's a great loss, especially considering you don't have an awful lot to lose. Emma - sorry you are feeling so frustrated. I have has a look at your food diary, but you haven't been keeping it up to date. I wonder whether you are not eating enough - your diary that you have entered...
  153. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Yey - looks like we are all getting back in the groove after Christmas. I've lost a tad under 2.5lbs (I weigh in kgs), and that has got me back under the 100kg which I briefly managed before Xmas for one week, and back over the 50lb lost milestone, so I am quite pleased - in fact I have lost...
  154. Sparky67

    thinks the scan bran is doing its job

    I think Waitrose sell it too. I have got it in my Ocado delivery as well.
  155. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Hmmm.... all very quiet on here! Managed to sort my ticker - there was a little bit of code on another line that I wan't copying. I have been 100% this week, with lots of exercise, but (sneaky peaking) I don't think I am losing much. I think I have the same problem as I did in December in...
  156. Sparky67

    Portion sizes and self sabotage

    I would try and eat more during the day - I find if I cut back in the day then I am really hungry in the evening, but if I eat more, then the urge to nibble/binge in the evening isn't there. I have to say there's no way I could eat your breakfast and last till 12.30 for lunch!! Overall I...
  157. Sparky67

    lean or extra lean mince

    I use extra lean if I do the shopping, but the hubby will save a few pennies and by lean. If I use lean I just syn it - it's not that many syns for a portion anyway?
  158. Sparky67

    The new website - is anyone else having problems...

    A number of times I have tried to log on late evening to update my food diary and it is just soooo slow or won't load at all! And this is the time I need to check to see if I have any syns left, and it just won't load... Also, when I do get into the diary, a lot of the time half of it is...
  159. Sparky67

    SW website online syns

    100g is 145 cals, so if you are getting 13.5 syns you can't be taking account the free food value if you are on EE or red. Either will be high on green because you have to syn the chicken itself as well as the added extras, but on red or EE it will be the lower value.
  160. Sparky67

    Day one and I failed

    If you are hungry you are going to grab things you shouldn't in a hungry moment. There's nothing wrong with carbs - if you are following a body building diet then it needs to be high protein, but otherwise it won't do you any harm eating some carbs. Try EE - it is a a lot more like "normal"...
  161. Sparky67

    Extra Easy English breakfast

    Have as much as you need to feel satisfied - I usually have a couple of eggs, 2 bacon rashers, a sausage (for a syn), 1/2 can beans, mushrooms and tinned tomotoes. I never add anything to scrambled eggs - cook them on the hob, keep stirring and stop cooking them while they are slightly...
  162. Sparky67

    Need advice from Pros

    I would take it as a green day - I mostly do EE but if I have a veggie day I sometimes turn green instead.
  163. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    I am on track but seem to have deleted some important coding from my shiny new ticker which means I can't seem to update it! I will have another go later! Update - I have tried again and left the code there (which is annoying) but it's still just a picture - the other ticker I have is a link I...
  164. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Flippin website - was working earlier but now it won't open again! It's only the SW site so I think its them and not me. Last minute arrangement tonight - went to Bella Pasta for a meal. Had the spaghetti with a tomato/chilli sauce and prawns and rocket salad with balsamic vinegar. I did...
  165. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Is anyone having problems with the Slimming World site? It has been very slow, then last night wouldn't load, and won't load for me today at work? Is it just me??
  166. Sparky67

    Back form joining SW and totally confused

    On EE 1/3 of your plate should be superfree (fruit & veg except peas and sweetcorn mainly). Other than that you can eat any of the free foods from red or green as you like, so you can have jacket potato, chicken and veg, or pasta with tuna. But you don't HAVE to eat "red" or "green" foods if...
  167. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Another day on plan... check out my new shiny ticker!
  168. Sparky67

    HEX Soup - Anyone managed to print a full list?

    You can split Hexs as long as they are dividible (sp!) - I often have half milk and half cheese, or you could have one slice of bread and one Alpen light etc etc. The SW own website says you can in their FAQs. Have to agree that half a portion of soup would be a meagre though - you can make...
  169. Sparky67

    HEX Soup - Anyone managed to print a full list?

    That would be very helpful, thank you!
  170. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Hi We are all very nice, and some are a bit madder than others, but you we are a chatty bunch - our thread is invariably near the top no matter what the day of the week! Back to work for me today, so back to the routine. Everyone has bought in their Xmas dregs so the kitchen is full of...
  171. Sparky67

    HEX Soup - Anyone managed to print a full list?

    I would like to have a printed list of all the Hex soups - the site gives you a download but it only has about 6 on it. The current list in the diary section is a dropdown and I don't know how to copy it. They are also all mixed up and I would like to be able to order them into something...
  172. Sparky67

    routine is the key...

    I agree - my days went to pot over Christmas because we were both at home and had no routine. I suppose I should say that I was lucky enough to go back to work today, so back to the routine for me. I found I hardly drank any water while at home, but have loads at work because it's there on...
  173. Sparky67

    confused

    The scales only tell half the story. At the end of the day you want to look slimmer.... Now imagine 1 pound of butter, and then 1 pound of lean steak. They both weigh the same, one is fat and one is muscle. The more you have of the latter and the less of the first one, pound for pound, the...
  174. Sparky67

    Question about online membership

    I am an online member and I don't think you can go to group - really I think the main thing you get is the online food diary and access to the syns information, so I don't mind paying for it for that, but I also think it would be quite easy to do it yourself especially as most people on here are...
  175. Sparky67

    Extra Easy Do you use syns for sweet or savory?

    Mind varies - sometimes I will have extra bits and bobs with meals (a bit of gravy, or mayo, salad dressing, low fat spread, cook in sauce etc) and sometimes I have some chocolate (multipack Twirl at 9 syns is my favourite). I try not to eat chocolate out of habit every day because that's what...
  176. Sparky67

    Help...please

    I had never tried SW before because I never liked the idea of red and green days, but I have to say this is the most un-diet-like diet I have ever done. I do mainly EE and I like it because you don't have to count stuff. As soon as I start doing that I just start to panic that I am going to...
  177. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Although I am coming back down in weight after going up just after weigh in last week (delayed Christmas weight) I have weighed in with 0.4kg gain, which is 0.8 pounds, so not too bad. That's just under 2lb gained in total... and I am back on plan. Considering last year was a 9lb gain over...
  178. Sparky67

    Is it ok to switch between green/EE/Original midway through the day?

    I agree it can be confusing - I sometimes switch if it turns out that I end up eating veggie all day because that means I can have 4 Hex and not just 2 on EE. It is more difficult to switch back to EE part way through the day because of the 1/3 superfree rule, but if you have eaten your...
  179. Sparky67

    Why do Original or Green if you can do EE?

    I tend to do EE mostly because I find it much easier to eat like the rest of the family without having to weigh or measure. However, I do do the occasional green days because I like the extra Hexs, but tend to only do green if I go veggie so I can have extra cheese and extra bread to what I...
  180. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    I was doing OK this week, but went to a posh do last night with a fixed menu... no matter how much I tell myself not to eat the roll with the soup etc when it's just sitting there the temptation is too much... 6 courses including cheese & biscuits... oh dear! Didn't drink though and stuck to...
  181. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Another day on plan for me too - just tomorrow to get through again(again)... I think I have been struggling because of the lack of routine - when we are both off work the time certainly goes differently. I did manage my first run in about 2 weeks (I don't run in slippy conditions but the...
  182. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    To put on 6lbs of genuine weight you would have to overeat by 21,000 calories.... I know we can put it away over Christmas, but even so - that's an awful lot of chocolate! I am pleased to say that I have stuck to plan 100% today so feeling a bit more in control. Just one more day to go...
  183. Sparky67

    HELP - cant stop eating!!!

    If you can't stop eating, just try and make sure you are eating within plan, so choose from free foods but don't worry about how much. Your brain should then start telling you you are in control and you shoudl find that you naturally start to eat less.
  184. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Oh dear, this week has gone all pear shaped! Having been good up to Christmas, I have come over all "why shouldn't I" and have been hoovering up the chocolates like they are going out of fashion. I even had 2 mince pies yesterday, and I don't even like them that much! Totally off plan! I...
  185. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Weighed in today and gained 1lb... Like Why_d I don't think that is a true reflection either and next week will tell the tale. It is my * week, and I have been on plan all week up to yesterday. I think that what I did eat I ate yesterday evening (I had a flexi day), so it's that that's...
  186. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Happy Christmas to all the lovely Sunday weighers!
  187. Sparky67

    Go figure ? How does this work ?

    The thing is there are so many other variables that can make you weigh more or less at any given time, other than whether you've been on plan or not, the scales can sometimes trick us.
  188. Sparky67

    Lowest synned tesco sausages

    I do the same. They are often on offer if you buy two, so I split them and freeze them so you can take them out one at a time. They're not bad.
  189. Sparky67

    Which Extra Low Fat Mayo is best?

    I think they are all syned, it just depends how many you want to spend. I use the Hellmans lighter than light which is just half a syn per tablespoon. Normal light is 1 I think but best to check first.
  190. Sparky67

    Ideas for finger buffet food

    I have made a syn free hummous style dip with carrot and cucumber sticks, the onion bajhi (sp?) thingys, and some mini quiches. I have also got Christmas Cake, but I won't be eating that.
  191. Sparky67

    SW quiche with cheese & onion cottage cheese?

    I'm hoping this is the right thread! I have made SW quiches before using plain cottage cheese. I really don't want to go to the shops, and am looking at making some mini ones for a buffet tonight - I have cheese and onion falvour cottage cheese - can I do it with that instead?
  192. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Body Optimise not working for me either... I obviously need to eat more cheesecake and chocolate puddings - I've managed to lose 5.5lb! :D :D :D In fairness I think that some of that is last weeks that didn't show on the scales. I had a couple of flexi days but stuck to plan the rest of the...
  193. Sparky67

    New Site - cereal bars not listed as Hex!

    Just to update - cereal bars have reappeared today!
  194. Sparky67

    not the right section - so apologies

    Yes, that's 18kgs! 18 stone lost and I would have my own Channel 5 documentary!
  195. Sparky67

    Ideas for finger buffet food

    Oooh, I could do a dip and some veggie crudities, that's a good idea. And the onion bhajis look a good idea - I could do mini ones on a stick? I am trying for syn free as far as I can so I won't do too much damage if I go onto automatic pilot!
  196. Sparky67

    Ideas for finger buffet food

    Tomorrow night I am going to an annual Christmas Quiz. Each team takes some nibbles and things to eat. My family usually take lots of different crisp type snacks, and although I try to keep away from them, once I start I go onto automatic pilot and can't stop. What can I take that I can...
  197. Sparky67

    Extra Easy Days whats your fav low syn chocolate?

    I like the Fibre Plus bars with the chocolate on too. As a real chocolate treat I go for a multipack size Twirl (we buy them at work) and they are only 9 syns (the full size are about 11 I think). I only have them once a week maybe though, it's not something I want every day.
  198. Sparky67

    not the right section - so apologies

    It's not you - I don't know where you got them from because there are few ways of getting them, but the SW site has been revamped so the previous links no longer work. I had the same issue and had to redo them all.
  199. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Well, second Christmas do now firmly under my belt - literally! Started well with the prawn cocktail and roast beef dinner. The white chocolate and pistachio cheesecake was gorgeous. It was someones birthday so then there was chocolate cake being offered... well, it would have been rude not...
  200. Sparky67

    New Site - cereal bars not listed as Hex!

    Nope - I still haven't got cereal bars... I'm looking at EE today, and Hex B gives me, word for word: Bread, Cereals, Crispbreads, Dried, Canned and Cooked Fruit, Oil and Soups. I wonder if it makes a difference if you are a SW member or a (as was) Body Optimise member? Any BO members having...
  201. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Well, yesterday was the first of my 2 meals out. I had gone for parma ham and melon as a starter, and the turkey dinner for mains, so that wasn't too bad, although the plate was swimming in thick gravy. There was a teeny sausage in bacon which I couldn't resist and a ball of stuffing, and I...
  202. Sparky67

    Paw Ridge - no longer a Hex?

    I can't see it - what day are you looking at (although I wouldn't have thought that would make any difference). Still can't see PawRidge and can't see chocolate ready brek either, only the normal (I am in the diary page).
  203. Sparky67

    New Site - cereal bars not listed as Hex!

    I am looking in the diary section because I used Body Optimise and filled in my diary every day. On the Hex tab, the drop down box just doesn't have the option for cereal bars there at all. Very odd that some have it and some don't.
  204. Sparky67

    lifeline online

    I can't get it to work - if I copy that straight into the signature it just gives the link in the signature rather than the picture, and if I paste it in the bit where you can put a picture it says its too large?
  205. Sparky67

    New Site - cereal bars not listed as Hex!

    Am I being really dim here - I have drop down options for bread, cereals, cheese, crispbreads, fruit, nuts, meat, fish, oil and soups... Are they hidden in one of those somewhere!?
  206. Sparky67

    New Site - cereal bars not listed as Hex!

    I can't see that they would all be removed because even SWs own bars aren't there. I am going to have it anyway - it was good enough yesterday so I can't see it's going to do me any harm today!
  207. Sparky67

    Paw Ridge - no longer a Hex?

    I finally ordered some of this on my online shopping (delivery tomorrow), and now I can't see it on the Hex list. Does anyone know if its been removed - it was definately there yesterday because I checked I was ordering the right thing. I wish they'd put them in some sort of order - it takes...
  208. Sparky67

    New Site - cereal bars not listed as Hex!

    This is terrible - surely this an oversight - they can't have removed all the cereal bar options for Hexs???
  209. Sparky67

    New Site - cereal bars not listed as Hex!

    I am having a green day, and have logged on to enter my food for today. Is it me, but I cannot see cereal bars anywhere in the Healthy Extras? I want my Fibre Plus bar for my supper!
  210. Sparky67

    lifeline online

    Thanks - but I have been weighing in Kgs so they aren't the right numbers - I need up to 18 (so far!)
  211. Sparky67

    lifeline online

    I've lost all the awards in my signature and it wouldn't let me copy them from the new page - how did you do yours? I have emailed them about my Fitlog thingy.
  212. Sparky67

    lifeline online

    It's now working but it's telling me I have failed with the BodyMagic Challenge, which I am miffed about as I was 4 weeks through my Platinum!
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Well, much as expected really - 0.2kgs down, so another STS. As I posted last night I have been 100% on plan, but I just don't think I've been eating enough. Not necessarily deliberately, but I've just been busy etc, so not had time to fit everything in. This week I will try and make an...
  214. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Good luck for tomorrow everyone... I've had a good week sticking to plan, but I don't think I have shifted much - I think I haven't been eating enough even though I have been on plan 100%. It's hard to try eating more when you're not losing because everything tells you to cut back, but I...
  215. Sparky67

    Kim's Diet Coke to Water challenge

    I think part of the addiction is habit, and part is physical. How about replacing some of the habit with the caffeine free stuff, so you are only tackling one addiction at a time. Then, when you have the caffeine habit licked, you can work on the habit of just reaching for a coke without getting...
  216. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    * throws snowballs at everyone* Just realised I have two three course Christmas dinners next week, so weigh in on the 19th will be interesting! And the following week is Boxing Day - eeeek!
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Some great losses again this week - after strangely losing 4 lbs last week, I have just scraped in with a loss this week of.... wait for it... 0.1kg! I think I'll count that as a STS! I couldn't see any reason why I weighed so low last week, and I went up again straight after (being a sneaky...
  218. Sparky67

    What's a good choice for Chinese takeaway

    Thanks for that - its not easy to find what you're looking for on the mobile site.
  219. Sparky67

    Chinese takeaway suggestions please

    I am really sorry about the multiple postings - I am on the mobile minimins site and it didn't appear to be working but I've just got in and its appeared multiple times and I don't know how to delete a thread. Sorry.
  220. Sparky67

    Chinese takeaway suggestions please

    I didn't get chance to research before coming out. I am in the cinema but we are picking up a Chinese on the way home. What are the best low syn choices. I am happy with boiled rice. I am on EE and have 13 syns to play with. Thanks
  221. Sparky67

    What's a good choice for Chinese takeaway

    I've got caught out so didn't have time to research before I came out and the SW on a mobile is rubbish! We are having a Chinese takeaway tonight. What's the best/lowest syn dish? I'm happy with boiled rice and have 13 syns to play with. I think chicken in black bean is good isn't it? Anything...
  222. Sparky67

    What's a good choice for Chinese takeaway

    I've got caught out so didn't have time to research before I came out and the SW on a mobile is rubbish! We are having a Chinese takeaway tonight. What's the best/lowest syn dish? I'm happy with boiled rice and have 13 syns to play with. I think chicken in black bean is good isn't it? Anything...
  223. Sparky67

    What's a good choice for Chinese takeaway

    I've got caught out so didn't have time to research before I came out and the SW on a mobile is rubbish! We are having a Chinese takeaway tonight. What's the best/lowest syn dish? I'm happy with boiled rice and have 13 syns to play with. I think chicken in black bean is good isn't it? Anything...
  224. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    I can't believe how busy this thread is! Sarah - I can so understand how you feel, it's a hard thing to do but a loss of a pet is a loss of a member of the family. Hugs to you. I think I'm on course for my first gain. No reason why, I have been on plan all week, but last week I had a...
  225. Sparky67

    coronation street tram crash!!!!!!

    I heard that Claire ends up going to France alone as Ashley dies, but I don't know whether it was a reliable source. This is soapland and nothing ever goes simply, but I wish Molly took her secret to the grave. Poor Tyrone.
  226. Sparky67

    Not happy! cant go on minimins at work now

    How about the App on your phone (if you have a smart one)?
  227. Sparky67

    Michael Jackson the experience (wii)

    Hadn't seen this, but have ordered it for my husband's Christmas present. Thanks.
  228. Sparky67

    Help my stir fry sauce is 25 syns!!

    There's a few Sharwoods ones that are quite low if you can't be bothered - I like the Szechuan Tomato stir fry jar which is 6.5 syns for the whole jar. The Thai Oyster and Thai Basil is 6 but I've not tried that. You do need to be very careful as chinese sauces vary so much - my husband likes...
  229. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    So many posts this morning already - what a busy thread this is becoming! I don't know what happened this week, but I've managed to lose 4lb! Considering I have been off work all week too, I am very pleased with that - I have lost almost 45 lbs which seems amazing! I ordered some new size 18...
  230. Sparky67

    Running

    Running clubs are good as they make you keep going when you would have given up if you were on your own. I've finished my C25K plan. In theory I should now be able to run 5k but I think I am still a bit slow to be running that far in the 30 minutes you run on the plan. Snow allowing, I am...
  231. Sparky67

    NSVs - Non Scale Victories

    Today I made two Christmas Cakes, and no matter how tempting it was I didn't lick the bowl once :D :D
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    Happy happy happyyy

    That's fab - do you have to get to 30 BMI for the treatment?
  233. Sparky67

    I've lost TEN STONE!!

    That is just fantastic - well done!!
  234. Sparky67

    Muller Vitality Yoghurts??

    I have to say that they are much much much nicer than the free Mullers though. I love the raspberry one, it tastes lovely and creamy.
  235. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Good advice Honey - explained perfectly! What a great loss, and it's good to make it to the next milestone isn't it. :D We all started around the same time! I've lost 3.3 lbs this week, which brings me to 1 pound short of the 3 stone mark, so hopefully I will join you next week! I have made...
  236. Sparky67

    Is it normal to sts on week 2 ???

    My guess is that you are steadily losing, but gain water at * and ovulation (which is one or the other on average every 14 days), so you don't show a loss because it's masked by water gain, then you lose the water and the scales show a double weight loss the next week.
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    Chocolate help

    My fave is a multipack Twirl for 9 syns. Make sure its the multi pack one though as its slightly smaller than the normal single pack at 11.
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    Is it normal to sts on week 2 ???

    For the ladies, your cycle can make a big difference. Say you lose 1.5 lbs a week, but on your * week you gain 2 lbs of water.weight. The scales will say you've gained, even though you will have done nothing different. I gain water round ovulation too, so again, gaining 1lb of water will mean...
  239. Sparky67

    giving in :( blergh

    Don't beat yourself up too much for not staying on track when you are feeling so ill. Remember this is the long haul, and a few days having a bit of what you fancy won't do you any harm in the long run.
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Thanks. The cake was always a given - we took it with us and it was a lively Thorntons one. I have stayed on track the rest of the day though. Had a syn free rice salad for tea, and will have an Alpen bar for supper. I think you can feel hungry because although you feel like you've eaten a...
  241. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    We went for an afternoon do because she was doing something with her mates in the evening. I mostly had steamed rice, chicken, salad, and just a little chicken in black bean sauce, Bombay potato, and fresh fruit for dessert. Although I did have a decent slice of chocolate cake! Yum.
  242. Sparky67

    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    I have been good all week so far, and need to lose 0.9kgs for my next award...but... Today it's ny daughter's 21st and we are off to an all you can eat buffet, and have a lovely Thorntons chcoclate birthday cake to take with us! I have never used a weekly syn allowance, but this week I have...
  243. Sparky67

    Weekly weight loss target

    I do Body Optimise so don't go to class. It's bad enough for me having to set an end target, let alone a weekly one! For me it would be totally counter productive. I wonder if she's taken the instructions from SW a bit too literally, rather than using her discretion. The idea is not to produce...
  244. Sparky67

    yogurts

    I believe so. There must be extra flavourings or something in it. I've never had one, so don't know. Also, you have to try Total 0%. It's nothing like normal plain yogurt. It's really creamy tasting and doesn't have that "twang" that other plain yogurts have.
  245. Sparky67

    End of wk 1 and no weight loss????

    To throw another thought into the mix - are you sure you are eating enough? You're not eating meat or fish for protein, and quorn is fairly light in calories, plus fruit and veg plus "shed loads" of pasta. Without quantities, it's difficult to judge - what's one person's shed load might be...
  246. Sparky67

    yogurts

    I have Activia - the mango ones are lovely, but watch out for the peach as that is synned.
  247. Sparky67

    Extra Easy The mince mine field

    I think lean is around 10% fat and extra lean is 5%
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    Sunday Weighers... or is it only me?

    Wow - great losses from everyone so far - another 2.5 pounds for me as well. (((((Group hug))))
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