Help!

[Nickysarah]

Just got back from the meeting, and very annoyed that I only maintained my weight when I was adamant I would have lost at least half a pound and I have been sooooo good this week!

I have 6 and 1/2 pounds to lose to reach my target and I know they say that's the hardest time to get it off, but I need some help please I need to know why I am only maintaining my weight and not losing, so I welcome any comments and help to get me to my goal!

Here is today's menu:

Breakfast: Alpen cereal (HEB) and skimmed milk (HEA) and a banana (F), and cup of tea (used milk from HEA)

Lunch: Heinz Baked Beans and Saucy Bangers 415g tin 8 syns 1/2 grapefruit (F)

Dinner - Asda Giant Cous Cous - Mediterranean flavour 1 syn
Muller light Cherry (F)

Please help xxx

 

[halcyon]

I've only just started on SW, so can't give you much advice, but I just thought I'd bump this for you.

 

[Nickysarah]

Thank you!
I do think that logging everything down does really help and makes you stick to it! So here is mine for today:

Breakfast: 30g Bran Flakes (HEB) and milk (HEA)

Lunch: Asda Smart Price Golden Vegetable Savoury Rice (1/2 syn)

Dinner: "Grape and Chicken Salad"
Chicken breast (F) served with Spinach Leaves (F) and grapes (F) coated in 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar (1/2 syn) and 1/2 tsp clear honey (1/2 syn)

For dessert I am having loads of fresh fruit: banana, grapes, kiwi and grapefruit (all free) all chopped up with a cherry muller light on top (F) plus to use up my syns I have made some homemade "Mini Meringues" which are 3 syns each so having 2 of these.
Here is the recipe if anyone would like them:

Nicky's Mini Meringues! Makes about 12 at 3 syns each
Preheat the oven to 130C.
Mix together 100g caster sugar and 75g icing sugar.
Put 3 egg whites in a clean bowl and whisk until they form stiff peaks.
Add the sugar mixture one spoonful at a time, whisking until stiff again between each spoonful.
Spoon the mixture into a piping bag/or freezer bag and cut the corner to make a hole.
Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper and pipe little meringues to make blobs with peaks at the top.
Bake in the oven for 1 1/2 - 2 hours.

These keep for ages in an airtight container and are perfect to have to get rid of that "sweet" craving
Would love to know any comments from people who try these!! They are yummy x

 

[Nickysarah]

Here is my Extra Easy diary for today:

Breakfast: Fresh Fruit salad (F) - Banana, grapes, grapefruit and kiwi all chopped up and topped with an Activia 0% fat free peach yoghurt (1/2 syn)

Lunch: 2 slices of Nimble Bread (HEB) with marmite (F) and dairylea

Dinner: Halloumi Kebabs: Place pepper (F) and onion (F) chopped up on skewers with chopped Halloumi (75g = 9 syns) and grill for 5-10 minutes, served with lots of free salad, YUMMY!!

Total syns: 9 1/2

 

[kirstiecake]

Hey, have you tried a couple of red days? Or doing a bit extra exercise, or maybe doing a few days with lower syns? Just to get the scales moving. Might be worth a try

 

[Nellylou]

Hey, your food looks good but I guess as you have a smaller amount to loose it will be a bit slow.. I find adding extra veg to meals and drinking LOTS of water give me better losses x

 

[Nickysarah]

Hey, have you tried a couple of red days? Or doing a bit extra exercise, or maybe doing a few days with lower syns? Just to get the scales moving. Might be worth a try

Hello!
I have only done extra easy days because that's all I know and been taught since the beginning so wouldn't know where to start!!
xxx

 

[Nickysarah]

Hey, your food looks good but I guess as you have a smaller amount to loose it will be a bit slow.. I find adding extra veg to meals and drinking LOTS of water give me better losses x

Hey,
Yes I do expect it to be a slow weight loss as I only have a little bit extra to lose, after talking to some colleagues I don't think I am eating enough, but not sure what else to eat that is syn free?!
I think I will start eating more vegetables, and again drinking more water, the only thing with that is being on the toilet all day!!! x

Anyway here is my meal plan for today:

Breakfast: 35g Bran Flakes (HEB) and skimmed milk (HEA) and a banana

Lunch: Batchelors Chicken Cup a Pasta (1 syn) and a Activia 0% Fat Free Raspberry Snack Pot (F)

Dinner: Steak (F) Slimming World Chips (F) Peas (F) served with half a packet of Schwartz Creamy Mild Peppercorn Sauce (3 syns) 2 tbsp tomato ketchup (2 syns)

Dessert: Lots of fresh Kiwi (F) and grapes (F) with 2 of my homemade meringues (3 syns) (I made them smaller so made 24 to take them down to 1 1/2 syns each)

Total syns 9

 

[Nickysarah]

I know I shouldn't, but I weighed myself this morning on my scales and was pleased to see I have lost a pound, so hoping I can keep that off and maybe lose a bit more before class on Tuesday morning. This has given me the determination to stick to it!
Here is my food diary for today:

Breakfast: 30g Nestle Curiously Cinnamon (5 syns) and milk (HEA)

Lunch: 2 slices Hovis Nimble Bread (HEB) egg (F) and 1 tbsp light mayonnaise (2 syns) plus homemade houmous which is 200g canned chickpeas (F) 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice (F) 2 crushed garlic cloves (F) 1 tsp ground cumin (F) 4 tbsp water all blitzed together and served with celery and carrot (F)

Dinner: Salmon and Spring Onion Mash (F)
Recipe: Mix together zest and juice of 1 lime and light soy sauce, season and pour over salmon and leave to marinate for 15 minutes.
Boil potatoes and once cooked mash with 1 crushed garlic clove, spring onions and 100ml chicken stock. Keep warm
Griddle salmon and serve with mash and free veg :-D

 

[Nellylou]

Well done on the loss I am not weighing till next week am going to try and stay off the scales but feel slimmer so really want to check!
Your food still looks really good, I have been awful today am back on the straight and narrow now tho. I have been drinking a lot of water ( have been in the loo a lot)

 

[Nickysarah]

Well done on the loss I am not weighing till next week am going to try and stay off the scales but feel slimmer so really want to check!
Your food still looks really good, I have been awful today am back on the straight and narrow now tho. I have been drinking a lot of water ( have been in the loo a lot)

Thank you! I am hoping it stays that way for the meeting tomorrow morning! I have never stayed to a meeting, only ever got weighed and then left, so as tomorrow I have a day off my friend and I have said we will stay to hopefully give us a boost!
I drank so much water yesterday too and again like you was on the toilet constantly but I do feel better for it so today will keep a big 1 litre bottle on my desk and try have at least 1 and half bottles, my colleagues will think I have a problem always popping to the toilet!!
I love writing down my food on here it really does help me keep on track as I don't have things with hidden syns i didn't realise!
So here is todays:

Breakfast: 35g Bran Flakes (HEB) and skimmed milk (HEA) and a banana

Lunch: Jacket Potato (F) with tinned "Stagg Chili Con Carne, Silverado Beef, Less Than 5% Fat, canned, 410g can " (5 1/2 syns)

Dinner: Mushroom and Bacon Pasta (F)
Pasta mixed with wilted baby spinach, bacon, and onion

Dessert: Fresh kiwi's with 2 of my mini meringues (3 syns)

Total syns: 8 1/2

 

[Nickysarah]

Hello everyone!
I'm feeling great, after weeks of staying the same I went to meeting yesterday and finally lost a pound! So 5 and 1/2 pounds to go until target!! I do think that the reason is because of the amount of water I am drinking, that is probably the only difference so I am keep to drinking lots of water even if it does mean spending more time on the toilet!!!!!

Right here is my food diary for today:

Breakfast - 35g Bran Flakes (HEB) and skimmed milk (HEA) with a banana

Lunch - 100g Sainsburys Spinach & Ricotta Tortelloni (4 1/2 syns) and an Activia Snackpot Banoffee Pie yoghurt (1 syn)

Dinner - Roast Chicken with slimming world Roast potatoes and carrots and peas - All free

Dessert - Fresh Fruit salad

 

[Nickysarah]

I need some ideas on what to have for dinner tonight!
I need something that will be yummy and not high in syns!

Today I have had:
Breakfast - Fresh fruit salad (F) with an Activia Snackpot Fat Free Yogurt, Berry & Apple Crumble, Limited Edition , 155g pot (1 syn)
Lunch - 2 pieces hovis Nimble bread (HEB) with lettuce and chicken inside (F) with a packet of walkers prawn cocktail crisps (6 1/2 syns)

Dinner.....?????

Need something yummy as I am craving everything I am not aloud!
Thanks xxx

 

[Nickysarah]

After meeting today I'm feeling really low.....I have put on 1 and 1/2 pounds! I stuck to the plan completely and have even started exercising which I never do! I did a spin class yesterday which I loved - yes it was hard work but I hate my thighs and legs and heard it was best to tone them up, and I also went swimming in the week too. So after exercising I have put on weight! I know muscle is heaver than fat and all that jazz but surely that couldn't of made that much difference!? Grrrrr

 

[Nickysarah]

Hello!
Well I am really into fitness mood now, I have come to realise that my last half a stone won't just fall off by eating to the plan, I need to exercise. So as of this week I have started, like I said yesterday I did a spin class on Monday which was 45 minutes of intense cycling non stop! And I have just got back from doing 20 lengths in the swimming pool, so I am feeling good! Going to have 2 days off and Saturday morning another spin class, so hopefully help tone myself up for my honeymoon in 10 weeks!! And help get the last half a stone off

Here is todays menu:

Breakfast: 35g Bran Flakes (HEB) and skimmed milk (HEA)

Lunch: Tomatoes (F) and Light Mozzarella - 25g (3 syns) a weight watchers Dessert Recipe Yogurt, Lemon Cheesecake (F), banana (F) and satsuma (F)

Dinner: Tesco Garlic Chicken (6 syns) loads of free slimming world chips and baked beans mmmmm!

 

[Nickysarah]

Hello!
Right so here is my food diary for today:

Breakfast: Activia 0% Fat Free Vanilla yoghurt (F) and a Peanut Heaven Deluxe HiFi bar (HEB) And a cup of tea with milk (HEA)

Lunch: Pasta (F) Sweetcorn (F) Red Onion (F) Tuna (F) Light salad cream 1 tbsp (2 syns)

Dinner: Pork loin with 1 tsp Dijon Mustard ontop (1 syn) served with green beans and shallots.

It doesn't look like alot but im actually quite full up! Might have some fruit later on if i get peckish