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It's free... Tastes lovely on chips!

We get a multipack from Costco and the main difference I notice is that the cheaper supermarket own brand have much more juice in them, the Costco ones are so thick and tomatoey in comparison

All sounds about right. I'm not sure if you could use the cheese as hexa and I've no idea how you would work out the amount of chicken to subtract that as free food so I would just stick to that syn value. Enjoy, I think we need a break every now and then and I love that bud is fairly low...

Unfortunately it's synned, you'll find the syn value at the back of your book. Apparently some people eat it raw dipped in sugar or sweetner :-/

Don't know where you've heard that but it's not true. You should choose superfree first but even if you're snacking on free foods it doesn't have to be synned. The food Optimising book even lists things like potato wedges and chicken drumsticks as good things to snack on and neither are superfree.

As long as you synned the cereal then yes you still have your b to use.

It was very interesting to seethe statement released by slimming world... I know they try to differentiate from WW by saying its a lifestyle change rather than a diet but I'd be willing to bet that slimming worlds long term success figures would be very similar to WW... It's people that fail not...

I meant I'd seen photos of regular plates with loads of extra salad not the portion control ones. I agree people need to find what works for them as long as it isn't to the poor of obsession. :)

The chewy delight ones are 4.5 syns each.

It would be 17 syns I think... No free food so a straight 1 syn for 20 calories. I think you can deduct 6 syns for your hexa of milk but don't quote me on that.

I went through a phase of never having my A choice (not a conscious decision just never fancied it) bit still lost and having noticed any changes in y losses since I started having them Again. You don't have to have them but they are there to keep your diet balanced and make sure you get the...

You can have 1 of the chewy delight bars as a healthy extra but the others aren't listed I'm afraid, probably not enough fibre in them.

Makes sense... I think some people way obsess over the third superfree rule. On my groups FB page there's countless photos of people's meals with extra salad piled on, kind of defeats the purpose if you're eating the usual portion PLUS the salad IMHO.

My consultant would say as long as you're only eating the one banana and no more then dont syn it. I personally like banana done in foil on a barbecued which would technically be synned but since i only eat one I don't syn it. It's about finding what works for you... A woman in our group as a...

It doesn't change the nutritional value but makes it easier to overeat. Lets say you make a smoothie with 2 bananas and a handful of strawberries... You can drink it fairly quickly and it isn't very filling... Eat the same amount as food and it takes you longer to eat and is usually more filling.

Can I ask why sw don't like them? I would have thought if they encourage the third superfree it would be welcomed.... I don't use one just curious.

I weigh in on an evening and have chocolate as my treat... At the moment I don't count the syns which I know is bad but it works for me. It's a psychological thing for me. Even after doing SW for over a year I still fight the urge to binge on chocolate on an almost daily basis. I've tried...

Wow read all 129 pages. Brilliant to see all the positive stories but more importantly for me the negative. I would love to become a consultant and was considering going to an opp event once I finished my nursing preceptorship. Reading this thread has clued me into the reality of the job and...

Eat plenty of fruit for snacks, remember its okay to be a bit confused at times, it's lifestyle change not quick fix! Agree massively about using syns... The amount of people in our group that start new and are afraid to use their syns, they are there to be used and are an integral part of the...

Of course it makes a difference... Even if its only a few syns worth, the point is you made a conscious decision that despite eating lots of synful food (exactly I would order btw) you were still thinking of the plan.

You can have 60g of any wholemeal bread regardless of brand as long as it is wholemeal a not whole grain. Just either cut off the 30g excess or syn it.

I started SW with at least 6 stone to lose... The first 3 stone flew off at around 2-3lb a week then my losses slowed, I've been chasing my 4 stone award since march and my losses have been smaller. Have I let it put me off??? Not at all, I try different plans change it up a bit ad accept that...

I love this recipe. I never bother simmering the sauce though, the way I see it its quite thick anyway because of the passata and its going in the oven for 5 hours, if it ain't nice by then it never will be. Deffo going to try it with smoked paprika.

As far as my consultant said its just the chicken and the tomato ones. Thankfully I went off them a few weeks ago So have been palming all mine (from the Cheapo shops) off on slimmer of the week basket!

This one is free This one is not. It's 1 syn!

I know a lot of people on here like their mugshots but we found out in group this week that not all the free mugshots are actually free. The cheaper ones that are available in home bargains or pound shops are not all free. The tomato ones and the chicken ones are 1 syn each because they have to...

Don't think the seeded batch is a healthy extra anymore, if it used to be listed and isn't anymore I think the it's not an exhaustive list argument goes out of the window. As for the nimble bread... According to my c tere is no bread that you can have 4 slices of, I love bread so like to...

As other have said no you can't..... I wish I had extra to carry over, I always have my heb without fail..... Wish I could have more!

2 or 4 standard ryvita (if you have 2 I think it's a speed food but 4 it isn't) 3 sweet onion 2 fruit crunch They are the only ones I know as they're the only ones I have!

Haha we have Made the decision as a family today that we are going in September 2014 for deffo.... Only 2 years to go!

Oh pixie don't do this to me..... Icees while walking around the parks is my favourite thing in the whole world. The once from the monsters place in universal are gorgeous..... Sooooooo jealous!

Be sparing with the garlic.... I put in 3 cloves and it seemed ok but when the yoghurt started becoming chews like the flavour just intensifies and was way too overpowering for me and I loooove garlic.

Curry, shepherds pie, meatballs, meatloaf. I hear the cowboy pie from the new mag is delicious!

Eat all 15 if you like they are there to be used and are an integral part of the diet to stop you feeling deprived and then going on a blowout. I regularly eat all of mine and have lost 2.5 stone since end of April.

Regular Fries 11 syns Hot Wings 4.5 syns

Chicken surprise and sweet potato wedges... Surprise being I can't quite remember what went into it other than chicken, onions, cherry tomatoes and peppers.

Unfortunately this wouldn't be free. Banana is 5 syns for 100g when it's puréed !

I think it's 1/2 Syn. I never buy lemsip tho and never have done. Soluble paracetamol and lemon cordial made up with hot water.... Does the trick!

Correct me if I'm wrong but it's very similar to parmesan isn't it? I imagine the official sw line would be no however I would probably have it as hea... 30g just like the other hard cheeses. Having just looked at this months magazine the 7day planner says 30g full fat hard cheese or 45g...

I do this and add caramelised onions..... Tastes utterly amaaaaaaazing!

Also shopping..... Brilliant shopping. Hope you've got a lot of spends

Best holiday ever.... Be warned you will probably catch the Florida bug.... We booked to go again the week after we can back last time. Brilliant weather, brilliant atmosphere, friendly people, gorgeous food, amazing! So jealous, we can't go back till I qualify in 2014 can't afford the time...

Mmmm also if your eating out then Americans don't know the meaning of light... I occasionally got kids meals that were still quite big!

Aaah I will try that. Completely agree too about thighs an drumsticks tasting better than breast. I think breast dries too easily if not cooked in a sauce of some sort.

Mmmmm they do a gorgeous banana pudding.... If you get the voucher books from outside walmart you can usually get it for cheaper too.

I found it in sainsburys!!! Just had chips with it on. How much do you put on cos I gotta be honest i couldn't really taste it and I gave them All a good squirt. They didn't go as crispy as normal either. Going to give its go on chicken.

Luckily for you the customer is king in the states so most places will be very accommodating with requests. Obv avoid anything deep fried. Ask for butter/sauces on the side. Ask for meats cooked with little or no oil. Jacket potato as a side... Lots of places have salad bars to help yourself...

Really... When did they announce it? Will it be a light one or a standard? I'm excited now

The peas and sweet corn might not be superfree but the carrots and cauliflower would be.

In the beginning I was very obsessed I think but now it's sort of settled down and whilst i still plan and organise everything as before it's become such a way of life that i do it without thinking.

Got to admit it is taking some time getting used to the genuine compliments rather than the comments I used to get.... Mainly praising me for having so much 'body confidence' which I think is skinny peoples way of saying how can you still be so bubbly when your that fat! I actually had zero...

Tell me about it... When my bmi is in the overweight category I'm going to do a happy dance!

I used to feel like this and my only conclusion was that I wa feeling a bit offended because if people noticed I had lost weight sort of means that they're acknowledging that I needed to lose weight iyswim. I didn't really li to admit that my weight was as bad as it was but now I just lap up the...

Just to add I tend to have a big loss the week after (5lb a couple of times) so there is hope.

I tend to gain or STS around that time. I've tried to drinking more water, eating more superfree, more syns, less syns and everything else in between. Unfortunately my body has decided that it's going to do what it pleases at that time. I just accept it now and realise that I haven't done bad on...

Where can I buy this fabled BBQ flavour? They don't have it in my local morrisons or asda.

It's free...

Well just done a version of the hairy dieters pie.... I made one big pie at 22 syns so 5.5 each. I used the beef and mushroom filling from the sw website. It was delish!

Most of my clothes have come from asda.... I live in leggings but recently had to buy a load of new trousers for work since my size 20s were huuuuge on me. I'm now a 16/18 but won't be buying any casual clothes for a while. Just make do with what I've got. As a side note all my nicer things...

Just look through the ingredients list and anything that should be synned either replace it (for example of a recipe calls for cream will fat free natural yoghurt or fromage frais be sufficient) or Syn it up. Most recipes can be made slimming world friendly quite easily.

Of course... I think sw encourage it too or at least my c does when someone knows they won't make it

They're basically the rebranded eat smart ones.... About £2 a pack I think

Couple of reasons, your weight fluctuates throughout the week so can be up and down, if you only weigh once a week you can build up and average weightless over a couple of weeks. I also personally think it makes people obsessive, you said the thought of not weighing petrifies you and that is...

I know, I love lamb but it's just so expensive especially for lean cuts :(

None of the supermarkets sell extra lean lamb mince so you have to go to a butcher and ask them to do you some. Most will be happy to oblige but be warned it is VERY expensive because they obviously have to use the leanest cuts to make it.

Use good quality potatoes like Maria piper or roosters. Add salt and pepper when mashing and use some milk from hexa when mashing.... Goes lovely and creamy. Or use laughing cow or Kerry low low spread. Mmmm want some mash now

Yes you are. The queue at the toilets where I weigh is always huge ;D

I would just go on the Bbc food website all the recipes from the hairy dieters series are on there so just copy and paste them into a word document. That way it's free. From what I've seen most of the recipes can be tweaked to make them slimming world friendly. They made a chicken korma last...

Great idea for a thread! 1. I'm proud of the fact this is the longest time I have ever stuck to any kind of diet (18weeks now) 2. I'm proud that even though I've had a few slips that resulted in a couple of 1lb gains I haven't let them turn into week long binges, I've been back on plan either...

Cheese isn't free food so it would be pasta.

I do this all the time.... Use a choc orange Muller and mix in an options for 2 syns delish!

Why not use them in your cooking.... A spoon of olive oil or some sauces or something

8.5 it's just a straight 1 Syn for every 20 calories since there's no free food in them.

I usually wear leggings and a light dress but for the next couple of weeks I'll be going straight from work so will be whatever I've worn at work.

Me too.... Something's are worth the syns so I'm going I experiment with some different things.

I bought the last 2 in my morrisons..... Usually loads in. Can't wait to try it.

Haha can't stand the bloody things.... Thankfully the change in diet alone has meant I've stopped the wretched fybogels..... They used to go all thick and gloopy in the bottom of the glass eugh!

Hmm suppose so but wouldn't consider lemsip and strepsils as essential medication. When I started slimming world I was on 2 sachets of fybogel a day which would be half a Syn but my c said it wasn't synned. Who knows but I would never Syn something that was required everyday. Ps soluble...

As far as I'm aware sw don't Syn any medication even if it does contain calories.... Basically because medication is a necessity it's pointless synning something you have no control over whereas you have control over your syns. Hope this makes sense.

Did not think of the muller coconut yogs.... Genius. Was it like a nice creamy korma?

Me neither..... I would end up having no bloody calories left by tea time. Too much palava for me

reckon you could get rid of the oil and flour replace the sugar with sweetner. And the cream (10.5 syns) with fromage frais or quark.

Aaah.... I looked at the tescos one which I think worked out at 6 syns. Still even 8 syns is worth it if it's like real pie.

I know it's sometimes easier said than done but it's a case of just drawing a line underneath it and getting back on plan.... Everyone has slips every now and then but I you want this to be a plan for life then it's important I think to except that sometimes in life we eat things that aren't...

They're an abomination.... I swear it's just bits of plywood. I tried them on their own which took me about 15 minutes to eat just one.... Also tried a chocolate cake but it just tasted like eating wood shavings mixed with cocoa powder...l.never again.

Eugh the stuff is just awful.

I've tried the sausage rolls and tbh smash just ain't pastry.... The smash pizza doesn't float my boat either....

Looking at the recipe you can make these for 6 syns I think if you take out all the synned ingredients in the filling (flour ketchup etc).... It's then just a case of sunning the pizza dough.... Deffo going to give that a bash.

When he started making the sweet and sour I automatically thought fanta chicken.....they need to get on SW

Ok guys someone must be watching hairy dieters and seen the pie recipe..... Question is what would the syns be considering you can make the filling completely syn free. Pie is one thing I miss so much so would love to find a Low-ish syn recipe for every now and then.

I've never actually understood why they get into trouble for weighing early. The amount of time there's been a huge queue at like 6.50 bit they will not start weighing until bang on 7:00.... Is there a reason why they aren't allowed to weigh early??? Oh and regards the groups changing, mine is...

I think I won because like you I go to class even after bad weeks, get involved offering loads of advice and recipes (many courtesy of here). I think my attitude is much more positive than any other time I've been on slimming world so I try to pass it on to other people.

At my group the nominees were asked to tell their story and then the group voted for the winner. You'd be surprised how people vote.... I won this year after only been going for 16 weeks and going up against 2 target members who are on the social team.....

Sashimi is Raw fish.... Often confused with sushi which is the rice aspect of it....... It's delish!

Piccalilly.....food that might glow in the dark is just wrong Smoked salmon Watery thin gravy....why bother Olives.....I've tried to like them but it's just not happening

I second what everyone has said it...... Tweaking your own recipes, tweaking recipes online and this site which has amaaaaaazing recipes. Every single recipe I have ever made from a slimming world book (and I've tried a lot) has needed some serious changing, they have all been very very bland.

Absolutely gorgeous.... I put in loads of chilli and loads of salt and pepper.... My family complained how spicy it was ur I thought it was amazing..... And it's lovely cold the day after.

Sw is great and by all means continue to log your food on MFP...... However if your the sort of person that is likely to become obsessed I would advise against MFP and counting the calories..... There have been multiple threads on here recently with people who have become obsessive over wether...

I made them for my woman of the year meeting.... I twisted the Oreos to make 2 bases and added a sachet of options....made 12 at 2 syns each.... They were so yummy And everyone loved them!

The morrisons eat smart ones were1/2 syn but they have now been replaced with nume which are 1 syn each

I'm sure I'm not the only one who spent years convincing myself I was happy the way I was, but like you when I was putting on clothes that were a size 20 or 22 I knew I was lying to myself.... don't worry about having a moan, we're all entitled to every now and then. And I hate shopping...

16 weeks ago I was exactly the same.... Only things that would fit were leggings or some huge lounge trousers. I felt like crap. The lowest moment was when my younger sister said she was going to slimming world to lose her baby weight and she only weighs 12 stone.... I was 18st 1lb. :o But I...

This is me through and through.... I like 2 slices of doorstop thick toast with real butter on and the tiny whole meal toast with flora light in just doesn't cut it so I stay away!

You need to try and let go of the calorie counting and accept that the slimming world plan works, syns and all! So many diets fail because they teach you how to lose the weight but not what to do once you get to that ideal weight.... Inevitably the bad habits creep in along with the weight...

I have a list taped behind my clothes in my wardrobe of all the things I hate about being overweight..... I look at that when I feel a slump coming on, it usually brings me out of it. It also halos that my mum, 2 sisters and a couple of my friends all follow slimming world so we help each other!

My aim is 12 stone.... I'm 5ft10. Feels like it'll be a million years till target but I'm bloody determined this time!

My grey hairs would disagree! Lol.....

Good Job I don't have anything planned this week.... Can't be going in after getting woman of the year with a gain!

I'm 27..... Puberty was not my friend ;-p Thanks tho....

Rally sorry but I had to come on here to have a little lost because I have had the most amazing meeting where I got: 2 stone award Slimmer of the week Woman of the year I'm also into the 15 stone bracket which is the first time in about 15 years So I'm very very happy!

Mushy peas aren't superfree.... They're super speed tho.

Good ideas especially the mushrooms yum. Alternatively you could just enjoy your egg chips and beans and realise that on meal without superfree isn't going to make much difference.

Oops wrong post...... Good luck with your weigh loss

I would just enjoy your egg chips and beans and don't worry about the superfree. One meal isn't going to make a difference.

I don't think your post came across as hostile at all. I think you hear it a lot on here and in group that if you don't eat enough you wont lose but how I see it the most important thing is to eat until you are satisfied. From what you put it looks like the sort of day I would have if I were...

There's been a few threads about this recently and my suggestion is to either calorie count or do slimming world.... Don't attempt to do both at the same time since calorie counting at the same time raises questions like this one..... Trust that the sw plan works as it is or do calorie counting.

Good god the amount of stress this 1/3 superfree rule causes..... Personally the vast majority of meals I eat contain at least a third sometimes more superfree. When I first started I insisted on having a side salad with every meal that didn't have superfree until I realised that I was eating...

Hey just found out I've been nominated (no idea how).... Anyway my c said I need to write my story :s to anyone who has been nominated before do I have to actually write it down? What happens next? Im so nervous!!

I was going to suggest looking on the scan bran thread l.... Although In my experience all the cakes I've made have an underlying taste of scan bran. Disgusting things!

Absolutely everything I eat goes in my food diary..... I used to be a secret food type to the point of snesking my bedroom rubbish bin out at night so no one in the house saw all the empty packets and agree that it was my downfall too..... It just adds to the stigma of food IMO!

I actually think joining SW is the best thing that's happened to my cooking in a long time. I confess to being a bit of a food snob a times and thought my cooking prior to slimming world was lovely..... However being on SW has created a challenge and my whole families diet is so varied now, I...

One of my main aims in joining slimming world is to change my relationship with food. I went from a huge bag of maltesers everyday (along with other crap like crisps, biscuits etc) to having a bag of sharing maltesers only after weigh in... That's now been reduced to a marsbar after weigh in. I...

I weigh on an evening and usually have some sort of chocolatey treat after.... I know at lot of people frown in it but it's my way of stayin in control.... If I didn't have that treat I know I would lose it during the week and it would be a million times worse.

I would go for the prawn and salmon with sauce on the side and of main prob the chicken with the gravy on the side...,,

As far as I'm aware laughing cow only comes in the bigger sizes. It's 6 extra lights, 5 lights....

This question is posed on the slimming world FAQ. They don't flat out say no but do say it may be counterproductive in the long run due to feelings of deprivation. They are pushing flexi synning. If you can make it work for you and still lose I don't see why not.

That's so good.... I only have to smell something bad to have a gain....

We get a walk round the table and a bite off each leg!

I didn't think sushi was Syn free.... It usually has a bit of sugar in the rice. That being said I have put sushi through the Syn calculator and it comes up as free yet when I've looked it up on syns online it's syns...... *confused*

I think my main problem is all the hype. I've has more than one person tell me how amazing it is and " it's bigger than Harry potter you know". Good for el James for turning this into such a hit but I'm sick of it being rammed down my throat that I must read it. I personally think everyone...

I love that I can learn all this on minimins.... I'm studying nursing at Bradford which as most people know as a huge islamic population. Think I've learnt more about the ins and outs of Ramadan on here than I ever have at Uni. It surprises me that we don't learn more about Islam in general...

I found you just have to be super prepared when you get a run of long shifts.... I find a lot of pasta dishes will keep good in the fridge for a couple of days and are ok in the microwave. Or I'd make a pot of stew the day before and have it with some of those microwave steamed veg things...

Ooh I might try the quark thing with Parmesan....

Pop some Kerry low low spread in the microwave and pour over cooked cauliflower. Half a tub is a hexa. If your having a green day you could do the same but top it with some cheddar or parmasen and stick it in the oven for a bit. I also imagine you could do something with quark but I'm useless...

I've been making my own houmous using a recipe similar to this and it's lovely.... I'm very heavy handed with the garlic sometimes though and alienate my family... Oops! Better than shop bought in my opinion and I sometimes make it with loads of roasted red pepper so get my 1/3 superfree!

Hi all I'm really hankering for some decent sausages, I've tried all the various low fat ones ( ww, skinny Lizzy etc) and they just aren't as nice. I was thinking of getting some chipolata style ones I used to get in Costco that have about 85% pork in... Since they are a "premium" sausage they...

On red and green you can have 2 a and 2 b. it's just one of each on ee.

They have to be alpen light bars... You can have 2 for hexb. Could you not have a slice of toast with your breakfast? Or on green there's nuts and seeds you could have or extra cheese or some houmous. As you may be able to tell I love my healthy extras, wish I could have more sometimes!

I read this back when it was masters of the universe and ana and mr grey were bella and Edward.... Thought it was very very poorly written but with some potential. It was then released as 50 shades and I considered giving it another go in the hopes that in the transition from twilight fan...

Hifi bars or alpen lights are a great way to use them up and get a sweet fix. Extra virgin olive oil can be used as a hexb in your cooking. What do you plan on having for breakfast because lots of the hexb are breakfasty sort of foods.

Not quite what they mean by whole.... My c said you can halve anything that's basically one thing but if it comes an additional item, like some things have some cereal plus one ryvita, those cannot be split. But they would have no problem you having say 125mls of milk and 25g of feta. I...

I agree with everything said here but wanted to add that her comment about you having a sitting job compared to her is a load of rubbish.... Your body adjusts to whatever daily activity you do, I worked for three years a care assistant where I rarely got to sit down an was up and down stairs all...

Get em in meetings or at holland and barrats. Have em with any sort of topping you would have with ryvita. Or there are loads if recipes in the recipe sub forum using them. Make sure you drink loads if water and if your having them like ryvita then be prepared for them to taste like plywood.

It's just a mullet light blended with your hexa of milk.

Completely agree. I rarely eat bananas, I'm more of a berry girl, I just felt the need to defend their honour.

God I could have written this myself.... I'm in the same boat , mum and sister getting 2 lb a week and I'm 1lb on last night. My c suggested getting back to basics. Read my books again, measure all healthy extras and syns, make sure I do 1/3 super free. I'm doing a food diary for her to have a...

So right.... I always stay to group but our regular consultant is leaving and we've had a few relief consultants, some have been good but the one we had last night was shocking. I ended up having a bit of a barney in the middle of group over whether bananas and grapes are super free... She kret...

Healthy extras have to have a certain amount of fibre to count... It's not just the Syn count. Cheerios obviously don't have enough fibre to count.

If you do a search for half Syn roulade you'll find it.... It is only 1/2 a Syn as it contains baking powder which I have omitted in the past to make it syn free and it's been just as nice. However bear in mind that just because it's only 1/2 Syn doesn't mean you should eat the whole cake it...

Also It's really soft so easy to overheat... You could easily eat a tin of pears in one sitting but could you eat the same amount of pears if they were fresh?

I follow ee and have lost 22lbs in 11 weeks.... It works. By all means if red and green suit you then go for it but many people find that ee fits into normal life better. It certainly does for my family everybody eats the same thing and it's not much different from how we used to eat just more...

The chicken kebab would be perfect... They're quite low Syn. I'm also going to steal your alternating drink idea, I would struggle to drink a lot of alcohol if I filled up on diet coke... Sounds like you have everything under control, have a good birthday

I would do the following: 1. Follow the plan 100% all week trying to have at least 1/2 plate of super free each meal. 2. When you have your takeaway choose a low Syn option if possible and have salad ready to go with it so you don't eat as much. 3. Decide on what your drinking alcohol wise...

Good for you for starting slimming world... Those pretty slim girls you talk about won't stay slim for long... I speak from experience first time away from home and constant partying means pretty much every one gains about a stone in the first year. Stick with slimming with sw and they'll soon...

Are they called deli light by any chance? It says 5 laughing cow deli light square portions.... Any variety. I think I remember when they came out my c at the time said they were hexa

But you don't make up the smash as directed for the pizza... You add water until it goes like dough which is around 150ml whereas to make smash up as directed us around 500ml.... Which makes enough potato for 3 people to have a good amount yet when it's made as pizza generally it's for one...

Me neither... Whole point of synning tweaks is that you can easily overeat the lasagne crisps or chickpea nuts etc.... Using a small amount of smash or couscous to cost chicken is hardly overeating.... How they can say this is a tweak yet publicly endorse the smash pizza is beyond me, a lot of...

I must be harsh because in our house everyone eats sw style or they cook their own.... If anyone dared to ask me to cook them something unhealthy or even attempt to sabotage me they know what they can expect.... To steal from breakfast club: you mess with the bull you get the horns!

I wouldn't worry about it.... If your losing weight with what your doing then its obviously working. I had a think about this when I first started and came to the conclusion that once again I was over thinking the diet. Free is free so fill your boots if you want to.

Just add some crushed garlic to Helmans extra light.... Only 1/2 Syn per tbsp.

Don't mean to cause trouble but it quite clearly says on the slimming world website under faqs that it isn't mandatory..... 9 times out of 10 I have either 1/3 to 1/2 super free but don't feel bad if I don't.

Technically no but lets face it some meals just don't lend themselves to a side salad and fish chips and mushy peas is one of them. However according to the faqs on the slimming world website the third super free isnt actually mandatory, it's a recommendation. As long as you eat most of your...

Thanks.... I still don't know how I did it, I normally have to resist biting people's hands off when I see them with chocolate.

Just had a full English brekkie, sausage, bacon, mushrooms, fried eggs, tomatoes and beans..... Brother said hope I enjoy my heart attack on a plate... Ha only 2 syns for the whole plate. Best diet ever!

Last week I saved my syns so I could have a big bar of galaxy after weigh in..... But only ate a quarter of it and gave the rest away.....

Am going to try this at the weekend but my question is has anyone tried it in jacket potatoes? Whats it like when heated?

No it's syn free.... Mental I know.

Kraft light French and Italian dressings are syn free.... All the other kraft light dressings are 1 syn per tbsp. Helmanns light vinegarette and light balsamic dressing are 1/2 syn per tbsp. The salad light spray dressings are free. The Caesar one is gorgeous.

My c can only get 2 cases a week until the end of July. Massive shortage at head office apparently. Sales of hifi bars have gone up in our area by 500% since rocky road was released.... I think it's safe to say they are probably here to stay....

As long as there's no fat then I would say its free.

It's free.... I chug it all the time and was assured by my c that it was free.

I think they taste meatier than the old ones. Worth 1 syn IMO.

Weetabix are 2 for a healthy extra b. I think it's in one of the grab and go boxes on the healthy extra pages. If you go on the slimming world website there is a page with all the latest healthy extras listed. I think other is a thread in the syn value sub forum with syn free yogurts.... I...

So many diets claim that carbs are bad foods but they are a vital component of a healthy balanced diet. Food optimising works because it encourages you to eat a low fat healthy diet without having any banned foods. It's sustainable forever unlike lots of other diets. If you follow the plan...

Morrisons eat smart sausages have now been replaced with NuMe which are 1 syn each.... Still yummy.

Don't know where I stand with all the new stuff in morrisons.... It would be nice to know how much of the eat smart products that are now nume have changed recipe like the sausages. Could be eating syns without knowing.

I share cooking duties with my mum (but I do the most ;-) ) every Friday night we go through the cupboards and freezer and build a menu plan for the week based on what we have left and build a shopping list based on what we need. We never deviate from the shopping list... Ever. In the beginning...

It's an exercise DVD I think... Nothing to do with slimming world as far as I'm aware.

Syn free on red and EE if your using the chicken, diet coke, passata recipe.

My treat will probably be food ... For me slimming world will be the way I eat forever now so unless I'm going to abstain fro pizza, chocolate and goodness knows what else forever then I don't see any problem with having a very rare treat that otherwise would not fit in the plan as long as your...

Our c said lemon is also being discontinued. Apparently those and the cranberry light bars sell hardly any compared to the others.

Unfortunately it won't be free even if you do that.... Using lean mince is my only tweak to the plan as I use it and don't syn count it.... Cannot abide quorn mince and the extra lean stuff is sooooo expensive and the amount you get doesn't provide enough for my family ( we like out meals very...

We were assured they are here to stay.... Past 2 weeks they've sold out within the first 20 minutes of opening.

Smoothies would be synned though....

It's very family friendly.... We eat most of the same meals as before just cooked differently. My motto is you either like what I'm cooking or you fend for yourself... There is no way I would be making different meals for other people, obviously certain meals are unsuitable for little ones (im...

Be warned according to our consultant the cranberry are being discontinued.... I remember getting a taste for the butterscotch ones then they went.... Was gutted.

The fact that it stops me craving sweet things is why I drink diet pop, usually Pepsi max. Without it I would end up splurging on synned sweet things. It hasn't stopped my weight loss at all.

No because they have free food allowance for the pork.... Are they the 50% less fat ones cos if so my c said they are 1 syn each. They are completely replacing the eat smart ones so I'm hoping to stock up on the remnants in store. I hate morrisons for changing the recipe again.... I remember...

Afraid not... Only ones on the official list can be a healthy extra.

I try and have my 1/3 super free but some meals don't lend themselves to a side salad.... I'm looking at you egg chips and beans :-) My c told us to try and have a piece of fruit as a starter if we're struggling to get it into the main meal.

There is a sticky called Petes recipe book which has some lovely currys. I do a super simple one that's just chicken, onions, peppers, a tin of toms, small carton of passatta and a couple of tablespoons of garam masala. Stick t all in a pan and add a tub of fromage frail once it's cookies.

I add 50g self raising flour (stops it being eggy and having that strange texture) and put a sachet of white chocolate options in the filling.... Puts it at 10 syns for the whole thing but you get a good 5 slices out of it which is worth it for me.

In theory but I don't think the consultants push this enough.... A couple of weeks ago I felt really bad in group cos the weekend before I'd eaten a whole punnet of strawberries followed by half a melon, my c just kept saying that's fine as it was all super free but as far as I'm concerned it...

Not sure portion control is high on the SW priority list.... I've had more than one consultant giving it the eat as much free food as you want and tacking the 'until your no longer hungry ' on as a side thought.

It's not on syns online... You need the calories, protein, fat and carbs per 100g, plus the highest listed free food on the ingredients and the portion size. However if it's a fresh soup it won't qualify for any free food allowance so will be all syns I think.... M sure someone else will...

They also tend to be full of pointless steps.... Chicken curry where you grill the chicken first then do the veg separate to the sauce.... Just bung it all one pan and be done with it.... I also had a nosy through the 30 minute meals book in group.... How many people honestly need a step by step...

I have the old dessert book and have tried quite a few recipes from it.... Every single one has been bloody rank..... When I exclaimed in class that the "chocolate cheesecake" was disgusting someone said oh you get used to it after a while.... Since when do you have to get used to pudding...

In my experience most of the recipes from the books need some major tweaking.... Have eaten lots of very bland dishes. There's a sticky in the recipes forum called Petes recipe book.....amaaaaaaazing recipes so Yummy. Most of my favourites have come from here or concoctions of my own. And I...

Good tips... Especially taking salad dressing in your bag, can't believe I never thought of that. Gotta be honest though it's so rare that I eat out (been over 3 months now :( ) that I usually just order whatever I like without worrying about syns. Will without doubt use the salad dressing tip...

Your best bet is to go to a group and get the starter pack... You don't have to go after the first time although I think it really helps.... And I wouldn't worry about your starting size... I'm on the hefty side and was by no means the biggest in my class. The point is your doing something about...

Houmous is soooo easy to make.... Whizz up a drained tin of chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic and whatever flavour you like (I love red pepper)

Keep a food diary, even if it's just to track your syns..... I'm on my 4th attempt at SW and have lasted much longer this time without slipping because I have carried on my food diary.

We have a few members in our group who claim they don't really follow the plan... Why spend £5 a week then? There's one woman who is a gain a lb lose a lb type who at a taster session brought a quiche.... With pastry and exclaimed very loudly that it was completely syn free. When the consultant...

You can't use them as hexb.... Health extras must fit certain nutritional requirements. There are only 2 pitta breads allowed as hexb I think they are coop and tesco whole meal ones.

I've mashed less than my standard serving and separated it into 8 lolly moulds so I'm not synning it.... Am never gong to eat all 8 in one go so think it'll be ok.

Have a huge watermelon that I will never finish before it goes bad... I was planning on mashing it a bit and making it into ice lollies.... Any idea if this would be synned and if so how much?

I get nervous because I know I stick to the plan 100 % but have had some weeks where this hasn't shown on the scales...l I then spend all evening trying to justify why I haven't lost.

Good god how right you are about working out the syns.... One of the things that stopped me having cheat night was one day working out that in just 2 hours I'd consumed 95 syns..... Shock horror and not in the least bit worth it.

I'm with you on the flexi syns I just decide tonight I'm off plan and enjoy myself.... Very rarely mind. I used to have a cheat night after wi every week, now I tend to cook something takeaway esque for when I get home and every now and the have a chocolate treat. I think if it works for you...

This was me through and through... I've done SW 3 times before this time and each time I just wasn't ready so after last time I took time off, didn't think about it for a few month, then went back for a fresh start.... Hopefully fourth time lucky and doing much better this time. You'll get...

The <40 calls per 100ml is for salad dressings which soy sauce is not.... Just accept its free, you'll drive yourself crackers over thinking the plan... I should know, first time on plan I was constantly questioning how mullers could be free

All chickens long as its lean and without the skin is free on EE or Red. Lots of the recipes in the SW books call for thighs or drumsticks. Be aware of what you read on the net, it can be a fantastic resource but can also give you wrong information.

I use the food diary on the SW website... I like to see how well I'm doing with super free and my syns etc.... Every other time I've done slimming world (this ins my 4th go) I've stopped doing the food diaries after 4 weeks and started slipping then started becoming obsessed... Weird I know but...

They still have Cumberland at my local morrisons.... I accidentally bought them for my scotch eggs last week...

I imagine it's still 1syn for 20 calories still since purée or cooked fruit is synned...sorry

Yes.... It's lovely makes it soooo creamy!

Haha... My first time on slimming world I was told lots of recipes that contained cottage cheese which I can't stand so I kept at it trying to convince myself I'd get used to it.... Cumulating in my trying a recipe for cheesecake which was disgusting. When I told them in group someone said it...

I would always just draw a line under it.... Depriving yourself of syns is a guaranteed route to a binge in my opinion.

Aaah Florida.... The land of deep fried yumminess.... Gotta be honest last time I went to Florida I ate whatever I liked but found I maintained rather than gained because we basically spent all day everyday walking around parks or shopping malls. Plus the heat puts you off overindulging during...

I bought some choccy Philly In the little tubs yesterday. Hopefully it'll give me a fix and be satisfying. Do you just stick it in the microwave?

My biggest downfall is that I can't have just one of something. I'm a major chocoholic and since starting slimming world have stayed clear of chocolate altogether (except options hot choc) because a curly wurly or fun size marsbar just doesn't satisfy me, it makes me crave it more. Anyone who...

I think this is what my GP was getting at since I started in morbidly obese... To get down to the middle of overweight will make me considerably healthier than before.

I've tried smash on chicken and onion rings.... Don't think it works on onion rings personally, doesn't crisp up as much. I've read on here of people using couscous on their chicken which would be free and suppose might work for onion rings, not tried it myself though.

Dear Claire Get over the cupcake you had on Thursday.... You've had it now and can't undo it. Claire xxx

From what I can see on syns online it's free.

I haven't personally but my friend has recently come over to SW from WW because having to weigh out her pasta, chicken etc was making her obsessed with food and making cooking family meals a pain since hers had to be cooked separately. she actually couldn't believe all the things I was making...

Please bear in mind that the bmi measurement has its flaws. I will likely never be in healthy BMI range for the simple fact that I have quite a big frame and the top end of healthy for me would make me look skeletal. If you get to 12 stone and feel good then that is your target. Ignore the...

I did the same thing today.... Had a huuuuuge chocolate cupcake, god knows how many syns. But like others have said we need to pick ourselves up and get straight back on plan. And mine didn't feel worth it either..... Oh what are we all like....

I chop my onions, dip them in egg then roll in breadcrumbs with added herbs and spices. Stick in the oven until golden. Only have to syn the bread. Very yummy.

Everybody regardless of starting weight can have up to 15 syns a day. SW advise to have between 5-15. Some people save syns for the weekend and it works for them. I can't personally because it makes me feel deprived the rest of the week.

Don't really have much of this during image therapy. However there are a few who chat to the paying lady and the the weighing lady when the queue is huge which really does my head in.

How I understand it the cholesterol in eggs is different from the cholesterol that clogs your arteries. I'm a student nurse and when we do about diet we are told what foods we should be advising patients to cut down on and eggs is not one of them. In fact it's a really good source of protein. I...

I thought that but according to syns online they are 3.

Quark is super low fat soft cheese. It'll be on the cheese aisle. Not sure of calories but it's free on all plans.

My group weighs about 40-50 and around 20 stop to group... We always have a good laugh and there's plenty of time for everyone to have a couple of minutes each to say how we've done. I used to go to a group that was huuuuuge.... Most people barely got to say how their week had gone. I think...

Well done for getting back into class..... Every time I think I can manage without I start to slip after only a couple of days. I need the motivation from everyone in class. Plus I get some of my best recipes in class. Good luck

Agree with above about asking the steak to be cooked without oil.... Or have flexi syns. I always have flexi syns when I eat out as it is so rare I do that I prefer to enjoy the little great and not have to worry about what I'm eating.

Another vote for the salad light Caesar spray.... It's lovely. The Kraft Italian dressing is also free. I have some in the fridge but have yet to sample it.... Smells very garlicky.

I had fanta chicken with rice and stir fried vegetables.... It was nummy nummy

Don't see why not.... I love the little bags of Winnie the pooh biscottis.... I estimate 6 syns a bag.

Thanks... Looks like I need to get myself some more balsamic vinegar, I'm getting through the stuff so fast at the moment.

Does anyone know of a recipe for a sauce/marinade similar to the red sauce you get on Chinese style spare ribs?

I feel your pain.... The amount of times I've had people muttering about me in supermarkets about this.... Would they like to see the scars on my arms from the multiple scratches and bites I've had from my work over the years.

Pretty sure everyone on this forum will have done this more than once.... I certainly have. Just dust yourself off and get back on plan tomorrow. Good luck and don't beat yourself up over it.

Good for you for starting. I started the week before I went on holiday but I just needed to get through the door and know that I was starting (even if I did gain just 2 week in). With regards you festival, I would try to stick to healthier options for breakfast and earlier in the day when your...

That's why I always save my hexb for the evening to have a choc orange hifi bar. Or I have an options hot chocolate... Evenings are the hardest time for me because that when I used to binge on chocolate so it's been a hard habit to break.

I think You can get some in holland and Barrett that are 0.5 syns each....I think they are from sula.

Not sure but I just got some jubblys from morrisons and they are only 1 syn each....very satisfying and worth it.

I'm proud of myself today because they were giving out free, yes that's Free cupcakes and lemon drizzle cake (yumm) at uni and I didn't even want to cheat to have one.

There's quite a few slimmer members in our group (my mum is one of them) and everyone is still very supportive. The only time I have ever questioned why someone has joined is the week I joined a 14 year old girl joined with her mum. Both were very slim, the girl was wearing a cropped tshirt...