Free foods???

[*angela*]

Just wanted to check something...

With regards to the free foods, is it possible to have too much where it could count as syns - sorry if this is a silly question but sometimes I do doubt myself.

For dinner tonight I made beef chilli+rice - extra lean with spices, onion, garlic, mushrooms, peppers+passata - and basically I had loads coz I was really hungry... So basically can you literally have loads of the free foods and it be ok?

xx

 

[chun-ky]

They say everything in moderation and to eat untill you are full. It wont be synned as its free food. The main thing to remember is the superfree being 1/3 of your plate. That way you fill up on the superfree and eat less of the free stuff xx

 

[foxy_lox]

Yep x fill yer boots

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[BritMumInCanada]

yep so long as you aim to fill a 1/3 of your plate with superfree foods, and make your first choice for snacks superfree foods, you should be fine,

 

[kels1991]

thats fine!! i actually had the same dinner tonight! was yummy !!!
free foods areexactly that - FREE
i know some member says that you need to still be cautious etc of portion control but i find i eat a lot of free food as i tend to want to eat a lot as dont have much else to do with my time during summer holidays and i am still loosing weight each week !

 

[*angela*]

Nice one thanks. With regards to the third of the plate, I filled the pan with mushrooms, peppers+an onion but is passata included in that or is that just a free food? I assumed it was part of the third of the plate as it's just sieved tomato's but again I'm doubting myself+don't have my book handy

Xx

 

[shenzi]

It sounds like that would be fine however for me i always have a 1/3 of a plate with salad on with things such as chilli x

 

[I_dream_slim]

Nice one thanks. With regards to the third of the plate, I filled the pan with mushrooms, peppers+an onion but is passata included in that or is that just a free food? I assumed it was part of the third of the plate as it's just sieved tomato's but again I'm doubting myself+don't have my book handy

Xx

Hey yeah passata is s great way to boost your sf in sauces!! It's always a star at my group!!!! Xxx

 

[*angela*]

Good news, on my first week I didnt realise the importance of the third of the plate with every meal, i still lost 2.5lb though. At that weeks meeting the C focused alot on how it must be used and then when I made sure I did I lost 4lb so I definately feel it makes a difference.

Thanks for your advice x

 

[vickidyers]

I can't cope with the 1/3 super free foods, so I tend to have red or green days, but yes... if foods are free they really are free!

The first week I went to SW I carefully listened to the consultant and couldn't believe what she was saying and I thought it was all gumph!! But I stuck to it (just to prove her wrong really) Filling up on free foods until I was full (that bits is fairly important), I had eaten loads that first week and had the shock of my life when I went back to weigh-in, I lost 8lbs in the first week.... woohoo bring on the free foods and fill yer boots!

 

[kels1991]

when i joined it was never stressed to me the importance of the 1/3 superfree rule, the woman was eager to get the welcome talk over with and didnt really feel that great about it all but ince joining this forum with a bit more knowledge under my belt i feel that i will hopefully be able to loose more this week ! thanks everyone

kelly xx