HEAs and HEBs
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jerricebenton
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Only EE affects the amount of HEs you have - red & green you can have 2 HEb, and 1 or 2 HEa. You choose wether to have 2 HEa or not. 
Sticky
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On Red or Green days you have two HEBs and HEAs. It's important to use both HEBs - and ideally both HEAs (my C says it's not too bad to not use two HEAs every day but says to try to).
Extra Easy means only 1 HEB and 1 HEA every day. You use syns for the second if you still want to have two.
On everyday you have 15syns.
Hope this helps x
Extra Easy means only 1 HEB and 1 HEA every day. You use syns for the second if you still want to have two.
On everyday you have 15syns.
Hope this helps x
cocktailprincess
Still rockin' it
I have got so used to having just one of each on EE that when I accidentally do a red/green day I struggle to have them.
Like with all food, you should never force yourself to eat anything- if you want them, have them, but don't eat for the sake of it (same with syns). Use them as a maximum guide not to go above.
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Like with all food, you should never force yourself to eat anything- if you want them, have them, but don't eat for the sake of it (same with syns). Use them as a maximum guide not to go above.
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Laddiesboy
I ♥ Slimming World :)
I disagree with this. IMO you MUST have BOTH your HEb's. Not optional to have one or none. And you MUST have at least one HEa too.
If you're not hungry then it's because you haven't planned your Healthy Extras into your day.
If you get to the end of the day and haven't had your HEbs and you're not hungry, I still believe you should have them - couple of HiFi bars or something.
Again, this is just my opinion.
Oh, and I ALWAYS have both my HEa's
cocktailprincess
Still rockin' it
That's great if it works for you.I disagree with this. IMO you MUST have BOTH your HEb's. Not optional to have one or none. And you MUST have at least one HEa too.
If you're not hungry then it's because you haven't planned your Healthy Extras into your day.
If you get to the end of the day and haven't had your HEbs and you're not hungry, I still believe you should have them - couple of HiFi bars or something.
Again, this is just my opinion.
Oh, and I ALWAYS have both my HEa's
We all have our own journey to take. I personally am trying to teach myself to eat like a 'normal' person and I know that a normal attitude to food does not include forcebly eating anything. I look at it like the '5 a day' guidelines for healthy eating. This is a recommended guideline and will obviously have health benefits, and I will make efforts in that regard, but I don't believe anyone should force down food they don't want. I feel that words like 'MUST' and 'HAVE' are damaging to a healthy outlook towards eating sensibly.
I suppose I could plan better, but life happens! My priority is unlearning my unhealthy relationship with food, and learning to treat it without massive stigma/comfort factor/regulations, and I believe SW allows me to do that
Find a way that works for you Bubbles- we are all different
Laddiesboy
I ♥ Slimming World :)
I had a feeling my reply wouldn't go down as well as planned.
My point was that to follow SW to the letter, you have to have 2 HEbs and 1 or 2 HEas per day.
If you can find a way outside of the rules of SW to lose weight, then good luck.
All that matters at the end of the day is we lose our weight and keep it off
My point was that to follow SW to the letter, you have to have 2 HEbs and 1 or 2 HEas per day.
If you can find a way outside of the rules of SW to lose weight, then good luck.
All that matters at the end of the day is we lose our weight and keep it off
jerricebenton
Silver Member
I agree, if you want to follow SW 100% then you must have 2 HEb and at least 1 HEa (on red/green). If you tweak, and it works, fantastic! But you arent following SW 100 %, and it coudl also be detrimental for some.
Also, i fyou go to class, your consultant isnt going to be much use to you if you dont follow the plan.
Also, i fyou go to class, your consultant isnt going to be much use to you if you dont follow the plan.
I understand what CocktailPrincess is saying and do agree that you shouldn't force yourself to eat if you're not hungry. But that said I think the solution is to prioritise having your HEBs over some of the free foods and syns, for instance have some cereal or dried apricots rather than a mugshot/pasta and sauce.
cocktailprincess
Still rockin' it
lol
Anyway Bubbles- From the SW website (in case you wanted the definitive answer, rather than all of our opinions/interpretations):
Q: Do I have to eat all my Healthy Extras every day?
A: It won't affect your weight loss if you don't take all your Healthy Extra choices. However, the Healthy Extra section is there to ensure a balanced diet, so from a health point of view we recommend that you enjoy all your Healthy Extras each day.
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