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Did the cheese board and a 4 syn day yesterday. Today has gone out the window though - oh dear

Hooray! 13 syns and a red day yesterday. Some of those syns were a few malteasters sadly but counted at least. EE weekend now. Out to dinner tonight. Trying to talk myself into the cheeseboard tonight instead of pudding. Also will keep syns down to 5 before I go. No big plans for Sunday...

Today is going better. A decent lunch and still on 5 syns after my tea time snack. Supper lined up. Go me!

Argggg - melt down this afternoon after a busy day with too little lunch. Probably about 30 - 35 syns mostly on McDonald's. new day tomorrow :-)

Weird slimming world red day breakfast - I am put of eggs!

Spag Bol for supper. Not really enough speed but free and a smallish portion. 15 syns today. I am considering 2 red days from tomorrow as well as two next week :-)

Yes Woop indeed - I am busy focusing on the 2 1/2 which seems unobtainable but isn't really :) have had a lovely stir fry - always feel motivated after wed morning group - need to recreate this feeling on my new Wednesday's and stop collecting takeaways after Thurs evening weigh in :o

2lb off which is not fantastic from morning to evening but is good for me as it is 2 weeks of losses in a row and I had to fight temptation this week. Back under the 2 stone loss again too :) . 9 days till my next weigh in and working tues and Wed next week so weight should be ok for a...

A pretty good red day, was feeling positive. Dh cooked with wine,flour and bacon fat. Small portion counted as 5 syns. Scales are looking ok this evening for tomorrow's weigh in. :-)

Around 27 syns yesterday including a pitta bread. Didn't keep counting so a bit of a guess this morning but I did have an SP supper. Red day today, weigh in tomorrow morning......

Bad case of the munches this afternoon. Synning on cheese and crackers..,..

Hi - nice to see you on here xx

12 syns so far today and have done some great resisting of temptation but feeling very tempted. About to cook a yummy and free sw curry.

15 or so syns today. Free Bbq supper with salad and potato. Syns spent of cheese, crackers, wine and the odd hula hoop.

Picnic food :-)

Sorry to hear about your Dad, I can imagine a situation like that putting weight loss down the list of priorities. Re getting past the can't be bothered attitude. I gained back my weight plus more after I got to target. Kept promising myself I would go back if I got to a certain weight and...

A good start to the day - SW fried egg, tomatoes and mushroom on toast with coriander. Yum!

Finished the day on around 25 syns. Not perfect but not a disaster. Ee day today.

Red day today. Rattling through the syns a bit but should finish the day under 15 if I plan supper now.

I put it back in the fruit bowl for the next day or the children eat it. An open banana lasts for a day or two.

3lb off - woohoo! Celebratory Indian takeaway with plain rice :o wed morning weigh in next week so back on the case tomorrow with my sights set on slimmer of the week.

Egg fried rice with shellfish and stir fry veg for lunch - feeling nicely full now I feel I need more of a Thusday /weigh day routine......

Berries are best - raspberries and strawberries. They used to be marked as speed as well as super free. nanny Doreen - yes they are part of the free section of the plate where I usually put meat, eggs, rice, potatoes or pasta. Not sure grapes would be quite the same! Maybe as part of a fruit...

I eat about a third of a banana on toast and am not tempted to have more but demolish a bunch of grapes in no time so don't buy them. I suspect that two or three bananas a day would be too many. Neither are filling enough on their own for me to use them as part of my 2/3 free food on a regular...

Thank you, I will probably post after group tomorrow :scale:

Two good days. EE yesterday and red today. A good week all round. Hoping for a good result tomorrow evening :) had ad a good stir fry for lunch, red onion and Rosemary sausages with sw chips and frozen mixed veg for supper. Bbq last night - spicy chicken, prawns and pepper and onion kebabs...

Butter nut squash is free on red.

A good red day today :-). Pork stew with synned cooking apples for supper with new potatoes and broccoli - yum

Hello, I do a couple of red days a week. I eat Small amounts of potato and Hovis nimble along with cold meat and salad or stir fry, stew etc. fruit and yoghurt for puddings. Do you have any of your old books for HexB listings?

The weekend has been pretty good. 13 syns today, syns in gravy and wine only yesterday. The scales are reflecting my effort I am glad to say :-)

Oh dear - another week off plan. Some days worse than others and a 1.5lb gain despite going to morning group. on the bright side I have had a good day today with just 7.5 syns. Hoping I have turned a corner :)

I would feel unsafe - she hasn't come back since the comments started.

The op has said she is shy and feels she might be asking silly questions. We should be supporting her to feel safe in this forum, not attacking her.

Hello again, well done for stickng with it this week. I have had a bit of a wobble over the last couple of weeks and have not been here much but am now back on the case. Slimming world for me but I do try to go for two "red" days each week which are much more restrictive (but I am sure way...

A 5 lb gain last week at the new group. I have then had an ok week - not really on plan and a couple of sugar related incidents but still came in 2.5 lb lighter. I am finding switching groups hard. I miss the people and have also been moved Facebook groups so feel cut off from the old support...

4 days of afternoon sugar binges :-(. Dread to think what I will weigh tomorrow. I think I have to go for thurs night weigh in so definitely a gain. (But a ready made excuse!)

Bit of a disastrous weekend that started with good intentions. My daughters birthday party with party food yesterday morning. Did fine during the party but the left overs have jumped out of the cupboard and into my mouth. Also had chinese takeaway last night and the left overs for lunch today...

my tip for non hungry grazing is celery and tomatoes. not filling but very low calorie. No need to eat filling high calorie foods when you are not hungry.

completed my red day with 9 syns. fajitas for supper with new potatoes instead of wraps - very nice too. I have put the scales away for this week so not sure how I am doing but feeling positive.

Hi there. Well done on your first few days and counting your meal out properly. 2200 is not that bad including the meal and it would have been more if you hadn't looked up the calories. How did you feel during your fast days?

steak, salad and jacket potato for lunch and supper yesterday. Plus a sausage roll at tea time. Not great but no binging. Today I am on track for a good red day including butter beans in my stir fry at lunch for part of my HExB allowance. Exercise not getting going as yet. I have been doing...

Not a bad day calorie wise but not really on plan either. I did have supper before going out but it ended up being just under half a pizza that my Son found too spicy as I was running out of time. around 400 cal and therefore 20 syns. I was already synned out to the max as I had had a weigh...

A good Red day yesterday and a 4 lb loss today :D. This takes me back to 10st 6 lb and my 2 stone loss so my first target can be ticked off the list :bliss: Really pleased with that although I am still wanting to get all my holiday weight off asap. I suspect it will take me 2 or three more...

A reasonable EE day ( maybe a few too many crackers - perhaps a ban on those for tomorrow is in order) Came across this blog on here this evening http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/blog/ Interesting and funny - worth a bit if a surf. Did that instead of my exercise today.... Red day tomorrow :-)

Couldn't resist a weigh yesterday after supper. Big mistake as it looked like a gain even taking things into account. I then had an extra cracker and cheese in a fed up way. This morning's scales look much better. Learning again not to go for the daily weigh in.......it has not been dropping...

Feeling good today. Sneaking in an extra red day. No ice cream at the interval at the theatre this morning, the sun has been shining :-)

Out for the day at my Mum and Dad's so not very much control over the food but Mum is on SW too so 90% on plan with a small amount of unmeasured gravy, stuffing, sausage and chicken skin which would probably not add up to 15 syns. Managed a 10 minute arms workout this evening too. Better than...

About 20 syns today but at least no sugar was involved. Not too bad.

http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-weight-loss-diary/351630-nettees-slim-summer-13-weeks-focus.html link to my new diary as promised

Woohoo - I have done the chart and I have done a 10 minute thigh and a 10 minute HITT workout. :character00115:

A good red day today with just 3 syns so far. Off to do my exercise chart :-) (then possibly some actual exercise???)

Hmmm - the sugar addiction still had me in its grip yesterday . New day today. I should really re read my sugar book! Also had a panic sprinkler mission for the new lawn so no aerobic exercise done yet. Think I need to make myself a chart.

Hello I have been with Slimming world on and off for over 4 years now. This time I have been going to group since September and lost 2 st 3 lb before my recent holiday and 1/2 stone gain in two weeks :o. Back on the case now and going for a good 13 weeks to the beginning of the School Summer...

Oops a 7 lb gain. Better than 9 i suppose and still 4 lb down from after Christmas. Off to start my shiny new thread....

Back from holiday and have got my scales working. The damage limitation did not go well :o. Will have an official gain tomorrow but I expect it to be around 9 pounds. Oh well quickly on and quickly off and all that...... Going for a red day Tuesday today to see what I can do in 24 hours and...

2lb off this week - really pleased This is the end of my 11 weeks for this thread. I have finished at 10st 3lb which is 1.5 lb more than I aimed for but still 11.5 lb in 11 weeks which is good. Looking at my first post on the thread I haven't done everything I said. The exercise has gone...

10 1/2 syns today including half a cookie :-(. But still under 15 and a red day so mostly good. Scales look ok for tomorrow - nothing spectacular but down is good.

Oh yes. Enjoy that. I should get around to making it again, it was good. So tempted to weigh a day early but going to stay strong!

boring but on plan supper of salmon, broccoli and new potatoes. Feeling full and still only 6 syns today. Just one more day till weigh in. Red day Tuesday - bring it on!

Thank you - today is going well so far. Just 6 syns on cheese and I resisted hot cross buns and cake at work. long day though and I now I am very tired and need to think up some good on plan supper

Lunch out today unexpectedly. I had grilled fish, new potatoes and salad which was great but they were swimming in butter and oil and then I had some of the kids' chips and a few mini Easter eggs. Guessing 25 syns or so. On the bright side I had a delicious and free paella for supper that...

Good luck today - well done for getting back onto it.

14 syns today - had the munches all afternoon but mainly kept to tomatoes and celery. Supper was welcome though - jacket potatoes, salad and left overs. Sunday tomorrow. No roast planned at the moment which will help my week along.

Pork stew with 1 syn's worth of cooking apple. 13.5 syns and a red day. Feeling good :-)

prawn stir fry with beans and black bean sauce for lunch. Yummy and only one syn. Usual Friday evening temptations this evening but I am doing ok and have only had 11 1/2 so far. Need to think up some free supper to stay under 15....

Just 5 syns today. Flying through the week so far.

Thanks Cat. I think it helps to have some sort of plan for holidays rather than nothing. That way I would be less likely to just randomly add in a chocolate bar or have extra helpings - all the old bad habits that would creep back if I told myself it was a 'week off'. An exercise in damage...

Whoop Whoop day one complete. 10 syns and an EE day. SW curry with rice and 6.5 syns on a mini naan. 6 days to go :D

1/2 a pound down - amazing what can be done in two days! Now I have one more week left for this spell between Christmas and Easter. 9.5 lb lost so far in 10 weeks, would be good to get down another 1.5lb next week to make a 1 lb per week average. I am not going to make my original target of...

supermarket sushi is low syn but not free and you would need some salad with it for the speed food. I usually do a potato in the microwave with salad and cold meat. If you are feeling organised you can make roasted vegetable cous cous or pasta salad in advance to take in. Left over...

Hello again, 5 days off plan in total but yesterday was good and I am on track for a good red day today. I had a sneaky weigh this morning and I think I should get away with a tiny loss for tomorrow or a maintain so not too much damage done. Then one more week to see what I can do before the...

Thank you. I did succumb to afternoon munches again yesterday. Probably 30 syns. And then I had a small but off plan supper. Fed up with myself. Off to the supermarket today though which will make it easier to eat the right things as the fridge will be stocked.

Half a deep crust pizza gone :( why am I so silly sometimes. I was feeling so pleased and in the zone and then suddenly that disappears. Oh well no carbs later on this evening. I will cook the bolognaise I was planning and just have a little bit of the sauce with lots of speed food in it...

No group as my daughter is tucked up in bed so I have recreated weigh in at home and am very pleased to be down 1.5lb following a good loss last week and to have awarded myself my 2 stone award! Very important now to keep up the motivation so I can pick it up officially next week. I am...

Tuesday night preview weigh in is giving good early indications for tomorrow's result! My daughter was a bit under the weather at bed time though so I may not make it to group tomorrow.

Thanks - blondcat - lots of good saucy ideas. I love gravy too and yes it is syns but not many! A spot on red day today for just 8 syns. Hope that my ups outweigh my downs on the scales tomorrow. I am working my way through a tin of haricot beans and have decided I like them even less than...

Hmmm - last night supper was a small macaroni cheese (not much but not on plan) Today was going beautifully till I got home and found unexpected cake. Haven't had that much of it and have now stopped. Steak and sw chips tonight I think with French beans. Red day tomorrow. Hoping for some...

Salmon pasta - and we have a winner! The fish stock in this one made it tasty without being spicy. I don't think it was 1/3 speed food - wish they put mushrooms or carrots or something in instead of the peas. Also it was a huge plate of pasta. Best for sharing maybe with some extra veg and...

Yesterday nearly went to plan but not quite, especially when it came to supper. 500 cal pizza, salad, a few chips and a crust of another pizza plus tea. 2 cola bottles in ghe afternoon then for supper: an Indian takeaway consisting of plain rice (free) chicken shaslick (hopefully not too bad)...

Roasted veg pasta - a bit like the meat balls and pasta. Ok but not very exciting. Filling though.

I took the sausages to the taster at group so haven't tried them "properly" with a plate full of veg and gravy but I thought they were ok. A bit peppery for me but better than I expected. Lots of people at my group had already tried them and not liked them at all. Not sure I will buy them...

A good red day today with just 10 syns. I had 1 syns worth of black bean sauce with my lunch time stir fry. Not much - but enough to add the flavour. Have been shopping today and stocked up on some good SW food. tomorrow is the pizza hut lunch day for my son's birthday. I intend to have the...

Yes - temptation everywhere with the children... Not a free supper I am afraid but moving on now. Red day today.

Sweet potato curry - too spicy for me.

That sounds like a good reason to stay in control! I have just succumbed to post work and school run munchies. Probably about 30 Syns or just under. Now to think up some free supper !

The good news is that we didn't have a takeaway despite discussing if in detail. Also sw chips, chicken and Brussels sprouts were consumed. Not do good is the wine both in a glass and in the chicken stew. Don't know how many syns for that. Guessing 12 + 8 earlier = 20 or so. Not bad. :-)

They had a taster session at group today - probably ate a bit much for a mid morning snack but I avoided the sugar (of which there was a shocking amount for a slimming group!) and probably had around 5 syns. It was good for some ideas. Yummy chilli and stir fry syn free lunch.

2.5 lb down in the end. Very pleased with that. Still feeling motivated maybe because I was naughty here and there last week and don't feel like I have been holding my breath. Just Pizza hut for lunch on Saturday to get in my way this week. I intend to have a low cal pizza with loads of...

WOW - well done on your loss and your size 14s. Brilliant news!

Hello all. Not too bad a week on the whole. I did have a mini meltdown on Sunday evening but then had a good red day on Monday and a passable EE day yesterday. Usually work on a Tuesday and have my red day then but went out for lunch instead! Made good choices though and had a delicious SW...

beef in gravy with veg crush - quite good, maybe too much pepper. Had this on a red day and meant to have a potato with it but ran out of microwave time. I didn't feel hungry afterwards.

Not a bad day. Got to 12 syns before supper and then cooked a pork stew with cooking apples in. Not free but I didn't have a big portion. Rice and green beans on the side. Made some cheats soup from Sainsbury's too. Got loads in the fridge. :-)

Grapes, blueberries, banana, peas and sweet corn are free but not speed. I agree - more speed food needed to truly be on plan. However I wouldn't expect a 6lb gain from that diary unless it was totm and/or you have just come off a very restrictive diet. Good luck for next week xxx

A free supper with 100g sw chips for 1/2 a HexB. Back on track....

Chicken in tomato sauce: cooked this one in the oven and shared with dh with the addition of chips, broccoli and some more chicken! Quite good, maybe too strongly flavoured. Sauce not watery this time. Probably 1/3 speed with the sauce so could do this work with a small jacket potato.

Yes fruit is good. Hope it doesn't set you off. I have always had fruit and don't think it affects me ( but just now I am not the best giver of advice)

Argggg - my son didn't like his pistachio magnum and now I am 29 syns down for today and I have eaten sugar. So annoyed with myself. Oh well back on the case.

Big sugar craving this afternoon - really wanted hot cross buns from the supermarket but I resisted and it has passed.

An extra HexA of mozzarella with tomatoes thanks to being on a red day :-) . 1 syn so far today and a fridge full of speed food.

A good day. Sw chips with supper - not had them for a while.

Egg mushroom and tomato on toast for a good start to the day

8 syns today for a good EE day. Some nice low syn prawn cakes for supper. :) Things are looking up.

Meatballs and pasta - ok but a bit boring. Felt like something I would make with some pasta and a tin of tomatoes on a bad day. prawn and noodles - ok - bit too spicy for me. Chicken tikka - quite good but could do with some rice in the packet! generally - very generous portions - would...

oh - on the bright side I now qualify for my free club 10 week which is an achievement in itself :D

The plan: a. Quit sugar (again) b. Stick to plan (usually works!) C. red day Friday and Tuesday d. post on social media e. 4 weeks till my last Easter weigh in - should loose 4 - 10 lb by then - could be 10 st 5.5 with my 2 st award or 9st 13.5lb and very pleased with myself. Either way or...

Hello again - well done on your loss and great idea for the chart. Might have to think about that myself....

Hello Hello - back from the abyss. 3 lb up over two weeks - could have been worse I suppose. Back on here, back to group and back on SW facebook. I can do this!!!!!! Made a good start with a yummy prawn stir fry. Now off to check out all your diaries and see how you are all doing.

Thanks - nothing really the matter just not following the plan. So far today I have had a cup of tea and a chocolate. Not a good start.

:break_diet: So fed up with myself need to get my mojo back

Thanks guys - yes it is great but I am going for the traditional celebration by sabotaging myself and have had a silly afternoon eating things I shouldn't. It is so annoying. Need to get back on it for tomorrow. I am still between a 12 and a 14 in the jeans front. the 14s are sliding...

Very pleased to see a more than 15% weight loss and a BMI of 25.something (even if it is .9) which means there is less than 1 BMI score to move down to get to Healthy. Also broken the 10 1/2 stone barrier. 8 lb down in 5 weeks since I started this diary. 6 weeks to go go so nearly half way to...

I have made some soup which I am planning to have for supper - hope it will seem like a proper meal? mainly speed vegetables but also sweet potato, sweet corn and chicken. I have also had a mini melt down involving some cake, wine and breaded fish from the children's tea. Nothing major though...

2 1/2 off - 1/2lb away from my 2 st award. I am very pleased and now going for another week on plan to lose at least 1 lb. Sushi for lunch at 3.5 syns with salad. Now to think up some interesting supper.

Had a sneeky weigh this evening and I think it could be 1.5 - 2.5 lb off. Would be very happy with that especially after Saturday. This morning I was only 1/2 lb down so I am pleased with the red day effect.

Yes I can't wait - I am going to put them in the work freezer as a change from baked potato and salad. We are apparently getting vouchers in group tomorrow. I did read in the magazine though that you are supposed to add vegetables for speed food. That would be fine and easy at home but more...

looks like a great day

5 1/2 syns today and a red day at that. All good. 6 on plan days this week and one afternoon of madness. Hope the scales are kind tomorrow.

I do some red days and I eek out my 2 HexBs so that I have four half portions through the day. 100g of new, jacket or wedged potatoes, 60g of kidney beans instead of rice with chilli, 1 slice of hovis nimble, 17g whole meal pasta etc. then lots of protein and veg.

Well done for breaking well into the 14's

Thanks - today was quite good but a bit harder, probably down to sugar cravings. 11.5 syns plus fat in my steak and the odd nibble of cake and cheese ( tiny nibble honest!) Red day tomorrow before scales day.

Good luck with your fast days. I have stuck to plan today 11 or so syns with lunch ánd no others. Had some rivita for a HexB - not keen. Two môre days till weigh in.....

Lovely afternoon out but around 60 syns consumed mostly in the form of cake and biscuits.:cry: Never mind. I am feeling fairly full now so will have an SP prawn and veg stir fry later and start again tomorrow.......

Just off for lunch put number one. It will be ok if I don't let what I eat over the next few hours put me off my stride. No seconds and sp supper with no more than 5 additional syns today perhaps. Tomorrow's lunch should be ok as it is at my mums and she is on sw too :) Problem em is I am...

An EE day with only 6 syns - I am flying along just now and it all feels easy! However I have lunch out tomorrow and Sunday so it could all go out of the window. Just need to keep my syns down for the other 4 meals of the weekend and not give in to catastrophic thinking.....

Well done on losing your 2 lb. It is so hard to stay on it after a good week though. As you say - what you have had is not a disaster if your diet wasn't slimming world. Good luck for tomorrow

will work on some more pictures when i cook something exciting! a good red day with 10 syns today. pleased to be back on track

8 syns yesterday and an good EE day. Back to red today :-)

Hello - not a bad Monday and Tuesday but not perfect either. Have come in with a 1/2lb gain which I am sure I deserve but I am a bit fed up with it! I think I probably would have got away with my week towards the beginning but perhaps I am kidding myself. I picked up a magazine which has some...

Crazy Sunday / no counting, proper macaroni cheese for supper. Argh. Back on it today..... SP Monday!

They are left in limbo - you don't count them as syns, you can have them 'occasionally', but it is better not to. Personally I try not to but don't panic when, for example, testing if the children's pasta is cooked and I have put a small spoonful of yogurt on my fruit once or twice.

I have had some/lots of kid's left overs this evening. Free and everything but still planning our supper. Might go for a small portion with no carbs to compensate???

Sounds good to me :-). What is your detox program?

What are you going to have for HexBs Middy? It is mainly processed apart from the nuts and sugar laden apart from the bread, nuts and wheetabix!

Yes it is addictive and combining that with being a constant craver it makes things very hard! I have made soup for almost the first time ever and had it with lunch. So pleased with how full I feel ( although I still feel the need to munch on celery!). I got a pre prepared mix of butternut...

Hi Middy - Lovely to see you here and glad someone else is doing the same sort of thing as me! Well done on your losses so far - that is brilliant. I think fruit is ok (based on the lawyer's book!) as it 'comes with the antidote' which is fibre and also has loads of good things in it as well...

Thanks guys - an EE day today. I have some left over bolognaise for lunch with jacket potato and pork chops for supper I think. Will need to save some syns for them though as they are not that lean! Only half a HexB used at breakfast so toast for an afternoon snack. The children are in...

Oh dear I foolishly just stood on the scales and seem to have gained. I know it is not standardised - I have drunk lots of tea, I have not just been at work for two days (as I usually have on a Wednesday), I went out for supper on Wednesday night and had a dodgy day on Thursday. It is not real...

Sp is ok - I think I preferred red days. I think the beans and extra bread I find myself eating might be a bit bloating. Would like there to still be a potato option for HexB. And miss the yogurt. Still - I have had good losses on two SP days a week when I have been in the zone!

How many syns in you usual Chinese? - sounds good. I discovered persimmons just before the go down graded from super free to free. Really liked them as well!

Hello there - we'll done on slimmer of the month for January. Subscribing as you sound a bit like me - very good or a spell of the opposite! Hope you have a good week.

The curry went down well if a bit too spicy. Came in at 11 syns today as I didn't have much sauce. Enjoyed using a left over half HexB on pistachio nuts. Good to have a spot on sp day under my belt for the week.

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Hanging on in there at 10 syns - Thai green curry for supper tonight - need a few syns for the coconut milk. I have seen somewhere today that research has shown that weight loss social media helps with weight loss. So stick with minimins :-)

Good meals yesterday but went overboard on syns in the afternoon. And I have already had 8 today for no good reason..... On the bright side I am on an SP day and came up with an interesting lunch of salmon on a bed of stir fried leeks, brussel sprouts and mixed beans stir fried with paprika...

Thank you - yes I do look different - thank goodness. Still got some tummy but don't look pregnant anymore. And my rings fit! Recipe: Grate some cauliflower - microwave for 2 mins with a splash of water. Cook peas, chop onion, spring onion and defrost prawns. Fry onions, prawns and peas in...

A good week last week with 3 lb off. Now I will see if I can do two in a row! I am out for dinner tonight so am trying to keep off the syns and intact have SP meals before we go. Problem is I am now quite hungry after my yummy but carb free lunch! I might try some egg and banana pancakes...

Egg fried cauliflower rice with prawns - yum! 3lb off today :D

Am going to do the egg fried rice tomorrow..... today at I cooked with low fat coconut milk and made an ok curry. 13.5 syns and a good EE day. Up early for my c2k run! Scales day tomorrow....

Yes the s and p symbols are different now. Some fruits are not s and although you can mostly guess ps there are a few surprises. Also the hexb list has changed a bit. You could approximate it using the old book but perhaps a free joining voucher (or an e bay purchase) would be useful if you...

First attempt at cauliflower rice this evening. It was ok but think I Will try Chinese style egg fried cauliflower rice tomorrow as it needed a bit more flavour. An SP day today - only 1/2 a syn over the 15 so I am counting it as a success :-) EE tomorrow although I am planning small...

An ok day today but not perfect. Too much temptation at a children's party - even had a mini profiterole. About 24 syns in all and some good healthy meals too. Two more good days ahead for any sort of loss for Wednesday ....

10 syns, no HexB ( not a good thing but I am not hungry and had plenty of beans today). A roast supper with frylight potatoes. All good :-)

Last time round I chose the middle of the healthy range - loved being that weight but also was thrilled to be just above the target range so it didn't work psycologically. This time my plan is to see where I naturally settle when I am sticking to plan as much as is usual! Or to see when I...

About 30 syns today. Not great but at least I kept counting and no sugar!

Go for it Cat - I have resisted all sorts of stuff since my last post but perhaps should not be feeding it to my children!

Resisting the end of my daughter's brownie in costa - oh it is hard........

once I have got through my many tins of beans I think I might go back to red days twice a week. Or maybe one SP and one Red. So many people are not getting great results with SP. But then some people are. I think it just depends on what suits each person and also on which S and P foods and...

bolognaise on beans for supper - lots of mushrooms, onion and tomato in the sauce although may have been over half P to be honest. Anyway a pretty good SP day with 12.5 syns. I still have half a HexB spare but don't feel I need it so might just leave it today. out to my parent's for lunch...

Yes - back on it with an SP stir fry for lunch with flageolet beans and chilli salmon. :-)

Half up. Not too bad considering. Am refocusing and doing a food diary this week. SP tomorrow and Monday....

Oh dear a shockingly bad week. Couldn't get back into it and weigh in tomorrow. Will need to pick my self up and keep going.

I also did the questionnaire and came out as a constant craver with a bit of emotional eater in there. They suggest the 5:2 diet for constant cravers or group support for emotional eaters. I am not sure I could do under 800 cal - tried 500 once and it was awful. But perhaps my SP days mimic...

Oh dear - pretty much lost the plot yesterday and I think it is a roast for lunch today - at least I can be on plan for that. I saw the horizon diet program where the demonstrated 'catastrophic' thinking. They gave both groups of people the same cake but told them it was different numbers...

yesterday was sort of ok but I was running out of speed food in the fridge. I was also in graze mode and for some reason had lots of crackers and cheese and a bit of the children's pasta supper. Scales have been forgiving this morning! A good start to today so far, but I will need to go to...

Thanks - was doing ok today but had uncounted wine this evening. Oh well there is always tomorrow!

back from a busy group - lots of people had tried SP with varying results. I don't think it is a magic wand for everyone. My consultant emphasised that it was quite hard to do as it is so restrictive and said that was why you are not supposed to do it all the time. She also said it made her...

Officially a 5 lb loss but I am counting 3.5 lb as back to morning group this week. Very pleased. Blasted through My 1.5 stone award target for the week. I am now 10 st 11lb so next week I think I will aim for single figures in the 10s - at least 1.5 lb loss. No major plans for the weekend...

15 syns and an EE day today with an SP supper. Scales are looking promising for tomorrow. :-)

Well done Nettie. That's amazing!

A good SP prawn stir fry for supper. Not sure that it will negate my synful afternoon but better than deciding to write off the whole day and having a takeaway. :-)

Oh dear, bingy 5 minutes. I am already on 14.5 syns and I have had 3 chocolates (6 syns) and a load of crackers and cheese (?28 syns). Time to draw a line........

Hope you have a better week - let us know your week two results.

No goal but would like to be at most somewhere in the 9s and see what happens. Current stats show 11st 0.5 lb.

A good, on plan EE day. 8 syns plus a bit of chicken skin. Exercise is going by the wayside a bit but I am sure I will commit to something soon. Work tomorrow - considering trying SP again - maybe repeating the lunch time sandwich with both HexBs. Have left over roast chicken to put in it.....

yes - it is hard to resist. I had a roast this evening, all within plan but I bet I have a gain in the morning just due to the volume of food eaten.

As long as 1/2 your plate was mushrooms its fine.

Well done for thinking about turning it around. it is so easy to relax when you get to target and before you know it the weight can creep on up. You have done so well, be proud, but of course it is a life long commitment to stay motivated and interested. Think back to how you felt when you...

Thanks for your reply. EE day yesterday and a bit over my syns but the scales were kind this morning. Could be delayed effect of SP day now showing. Daily weighing is enough to drive anyone crazy with mad theories.....

Probably over my syn allowance a bit but the scales have finally shifted in the right direction! I do think in the very short term that EE is better than SP for me. Still think SP must be better in the long term. Perhaps I should have SP Mondays rather than Tuesdays with Wed weigh in.

Well done arraghh - a little bit of bad childcare news and I am busy eating chips and drinking wine. SP dinner to make up for it perhaps.....

Good EE day so far today with potatoes in my morning omelette and couscous with spicy seafood stir fry. still got my HexB up my sleeve for afternoon snacking!

I bet when people changed from red to EE that loads of them stayed the same or even gained in the first week due to fluid retention with the extra carbs. Those that stuck with it probably then lost the next week and ongoing (perhaps more slowly than on red?). I wonder if going from red to SP...

I have been trying some SP days and have upped my consumption of beans (mostly borlotti so far) to fill me up. Meals would be 1/4 meat, 1/4 beans and 1/2 speed food. To add to to mix I have been using most of my HexBs on whole meal bread. With daily weighing (naughty I know) I have been a bit...

Found a tin of new potatoes for an EE breakfast omelette with no HexB. I have made the mistake of daily weighing again and am a bit frustrated with slow losses this week but I know it is a mistake and I just need to stick to the plan and check the results on Wednesday. Need to think up a new...

Sounds delicious. Well done.

Well done, that's brilliant. Hope you feel better soon.

Yes, salt and sugar in processed food is a nightmare! The lemon cake was rather good (proud mummy) - I have raised a child who share my love of baking and eating! Proper sugar addict he is. I have done an SP day today as planned: egg, baked beans, tomato and mushroom for breakfast...

aarggh there is sugar in curry powder - why?????? Will have to go back to basics and put the spices in individually. Had chicken curry with loads of veg and spicy broccoli and spinach on the side. A tiny bit of rice too. A reasonable end to a dodgy day. Way over my syn allowance and sugar...

I did go and weigh in this evening - 2.5lb up :(. Lots of reasons why though, evening group, no red/sp day yesterday, my son got baking a lemon cake this afternoon and I couldn't resist it :o Still I think it does equate to my 1 lb gain that I was expecting and will give me an even bigger...

A simple EE supper of cold chicken, jacket potato and salad. Really enjoyed treating myself to the potato! 16 syns today. Not a bad start to my new diary :) I am wondering how to have an SP day packed lunch. Probably some wholemeal bread with cold meat and salad. Could go as far as making...

whoop whoop - level 1 of the 30 day shred done. Bit of a change of routine but good.

Well done, sounds like a great day yesterday. How are you getting on today?

First goal for week one is to get my 1 1/2 stone award - 1.5lb to lose. My plan is to stick to the plan! EE most days and SP on Thursday and Tuesday. No major issues this week except we may be cooking a roast for guests on Sunday - ought to be able to manage that as I will be in the kitchen...

New diary here: http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-weight-loss-diary/348761-nettees-journey-healthy-bmi-1-stone-lighter-easter.html#post7676063

Hello there, I have been with Slimming World since September this time around and have nearly lost 1 1/2 stone so far. I have nearly maintained over Christmas and am now ready to refocus and go on down into the new year. I intend to go to group and stay as much as I can. To attempt 2 SP...

Couldn't make it to group today as I have two sick children but I did an unofficial weigh at home and have come in at 11st and 1/2 a pound - so a pound up over the christmas period which is not too bad. Time to start a new thread which I will link here but before I do I am going to copy my...

Well done Slimming Kitchen - 4lb in a week is amazing - there must be something in this SP lark after all! Enjoy your EE day with all those carbs

SP lunch - fish with parsley sauce (1.5 syns), peas and lots of broccoli - yum. Haven't eaten Peas as part of a SW plan for while. And I have taken them at the word and had a small spoonful of fat free yogurt on top of my raspberries without worrying about it. Definitely far less than I would...

I suppose the problem with curly fries, a bit like low syn yoghurt, is that some of the food - the potato - is free food and only the fat is counted as syns. So yes you are syncing the fat your are eating but you are also eating some free potato. It is allowed but probably best not to do it...

Thank you. One is improving, one has only just got it and the third is ok so far. Nasty bug. Did my circuits and have had a good EE SP day. Feeling pleased. And full!

I have been having some strange breakfasts, left over bolognaise last week and prawns, peppers, onions and courgette on toast this morning. Probably over keen but I think trying to get the Ps in is a good idea anyway to keep hunger at bay for the morning. I have always tried to have an egg...

I think it is closer to red but it is in fact quite different to both of them. I quite like it but don't know if it is better. I found Red quite straight forward (if strict) and found success express too extreme. SP is forcing me to eat pulses which is probably good for me. I would like a...

SP day going well. Except for absentmindedly munching on a whole chili in my stir fry at lunch time - eeeeekkkk. I am feeling quite full on the low carb lunch which is surprising me.

I think you are right Jaylou - if you are doing SP properly then the low syn yogurt has some free food in so you shouldn't have it at all. But a mini mars bar would be fine if you counted it. This is why they are saying you can have the odd bit of other free here and there but how much is too...

"other free foods" are left in limbo land really aren't they? in some ways it would be simpler if we could syn them on an SP day and they you would know where you were.

Hello RawrGirl - great to see you again. Good luck for 2015.....

It is so much harder to lose the last bit and to maintain. The answer is to go back to group and hold your head high. At image therapy they always mention your total loss if you need the justification but really come up with an honest answer to enquiries. We have a lot of inspiring target...

Monday morning - have been up in the night with sick children and feeling tired. Back to work and school on Wed so I need to get organised over today and tomorrow. Also need to do my two SP days and see if I can burn off the 4 lb I seem to have put back on. Back to circuits this evening so...

Well done with your perfect month - really hard to stay on track at a social occasion.

No - the rest if January should be ok now I think. DH has two days off mid month but we don't have any specific plans. Nice lunch out today and don't really need supper so putting Christmas behind me now. I need to lose nearly another stone to be healthy. Then I want to keep going with my sw...

Thanks guys - it is brilliant but I still do have a long way to go. Feeling a bit fed up as I am in-between two big meals - we had people round last night and we are off for another Christmas dinner today. Kind of want to crack on and lose some more weight and get a bit closer to being healthy...

Woo hoo - found my size 12 jeans at the bottom of the cupboard and have got into them !

They answer this on the website. Basically having said 50:50 they then say use common sense for things like beans on toast and maybe snack on some fruit later. I have seen elsewhere that if you are using a Hex (the toast) then that takes care of the portion control so the proportions are not...

Yes - my ideas about fruit are defiantly in conflict with Slimming World. My point being that I don't have to eat loads of it as we have choices and I choose to have more vegetables for my speed foods. I agree it is healthy to have some but I think I slowed down my losses in 2012 when I used to...

It is listed in the new book at 2 syns per 100g for fish sushi and 1.5 for vegetable sushi :-)

If you are a vegetarian then the green plan is just like EE except you get an extra HExA and B and the B list includes cheeses. If the cheese fills you up more so you eat less free food then it might help with weight loss compared to Ee but it is essentially more calories each day than on Ee...

I have finished my first SP day and it has gone ok. Curry and broccoli for supper with synned mini naan. Brazil nuts for my other HexB. Feeling a bit hungry but that could be sugar withdrawal. (Or lack of carbs). Missing the potato as a HexB from Red days. As I have tried to embrace the...

Tried the chicken curry with spicy broccoli, it was tasty. Had a mini naan for 6.5 syns with it. Still feeling like I could eat some more though. I suppose I still have my other HexB to have. Might be the sugar withdrawal talking (whole separate issue.....)

Update - no hungrier than usual on EE - I am thinking about supper but then I usually do at this time when I am on plan. Had a Heb of toast with some syned cheese at 4pm. Think I might try the curry from the book for supper.

Fat free yogurt is not an s or a p nor does it have a syn value so you can have it on SP but as an additional free food and not as part of the SP plan. Also if you do SP for a whole week or longer then after the first week you can add a tub of yogurt or an extra HexA each day (according to the...

It was a supermarket stir fry mix and I think it came with chilli, ginger and Thai basil. I also added salt, pepper, cumin seeds and lemon juice at the last minute.

Working on my first SP day today. I had left over bolognaise for breakfast which was a bit daft and unnecessary but it needed eating and I was short of fresh speed food. For lunch I have had prawn and borlotti beans with a supermarket stir fry mix plus some courgette and spinach and cumin...

First SP lunch - prawn and borlotti bean stir fry. Tastes good - see if I feel full later!

The S and SS fruit and veg from the old plan do not correlate completely with S in the new plan - mostly they do but you need the new books to do SP precisely. I am sure it would do as an approximation for this week though :-)

There is a comment on the website that no branded food has a P symbol as they can't be sure of the protein content. No Linda McCarney Red Onion and Rosemary sausages either I think. Free on EE but not part of EE SP.

Yes, looks good - baked beans are P and everything else is S

Hi everyone, just subscribing to this thread for ideas as I am going to try some SP days this week. First one tomorrow. I think I personally prefer red days but also think that SP will be better for weight loss - will have to wait for the results before making any judgements!

that's brilliant Blades - Happy New Year

well done on your loss Blades and Happy New Year to everyone who follows my diary - it is lovely that people are listening! Here's to a slender 2015 - the year of staying at target......

Are SW sure about the oyster sauce? It is 27% sugar! Unless there is a purer version that I haven't found?

Thanks guys, fallen off the wagon again tonight. I realise I have quite a tricky week with events over the weekend as well as the next two days. Might try EE SP days on Friday, Mon and Tues to see what I can salvage.....

1.5 lb back off again (back to morning group so prob a maintain). Happy with that :-)

They have added 1% milk to HexA and changed the quantities of nuts for HexB and olive oil has gone.( found the old books)

The books don't mention the extra HexA after a week.... Wonder if they added that at the last minute?

Ooooo oyster sauce - thanks for pointing that out :-). I see it specifically says plain light soft cheese for the HexA - that's a bit disappointing for my flavoured Philadelphia lights. They have a syn value for the leggera pizzas in pizza express but not the lower cal ones in Pizza Hut...

Just had a quick talk in group and got the new pack. My lovely consultant said she would support red and green if anyone wanted to keep going with it and played down the differences between success express and Ee Sp. as well as the changes for the new plan. Will read and digest later but...

Hi Zafira, thanks for posting here - nice to meet you. I think it is quite similar but interestingly and probably lower in calories - will have to give it a go.

Good luck for weigh in. Another 2 days to get anything you did gain off again. I had a good Ee day today as planned :-). Weigh in tomorrow - will see if I can fit in the morning or evening around work. Might aim for my traditional red day Tuesday tomorrow especially as I am then going off...

Oh and another one on the re worded EE I think it looks interesting and will defiantly try some SP days - although maybe not a whole week at a time. It does say do red and green if you want to (but only if you are losing at least 2lb a week !!!!!)- not sure how much help there will be though?

Just discovered - no yogurt on ee sp

There are two articles on the website now - one on the basics and one by a vegetarian consultant who has tried eesp. The surprises for me - yogurt is not an s or p food - you can have an extra hexa or yogurt after a week on sp - half and half s and p foods on the plate

I used half a HexB for the olive oil and 1.5 syns for the flour. All in a good red day with around 11 syns. Think I will aim for a good EE day tomorrow before weigh in on Tuesday which should also be on some sort of plan. Going to have another two days off over new year. I think though...

Ok - I see that. Seems a bit strange though - may as well just be on Ee???

On Ee but not ee sp as I understand it.

Sounds to me as though EE won't be changing much - so if Green does go then you will lose your extra HexB. EE SP will limit the carbs - it will be a bit like red - you will be able to do it as a vegetarian, just as you can currently do red. your "P" foods will be limited though to pulses...

Hope you are not snowed in I am having a red day today, so far so good. dh is cooking supper but insisting on oil and flour in the stew - will need to save some syns for it.......

What are the proportions of s to p on sp days?

Great - that will help with my new 'SP day Tuesdays' :-)

Thanks for replying - that's a shame - I'm sure they are better for you than whole meal bread. Are kidney beans a P?

And no extra cheese :-( (best thing about red days!)