Hi,
My partner has decided to start SW ( never done it before) and I promised him some help with planning his meals etc.
He wants to try and do it without going to meetings as he says he is too embarrassed to go - I tried to convinced him to go but no luck so far.
He is 16.3 stone and is trying to start with having 20 syns a day.
I am new to SW as well and although I am not necessarily trying to lose a lot of weight I want to eat relatively healthy so I usually make SW meals for both of us. If I make something that can last 2 days I usually make double portion and we have it for our meal in the evening and the leftovers are for lunch the day after.
Just trying to get my head around syns and your healthy a and healthy b, superfoods etc - it is all so confusing if you are trying to find all the info online instead of attending a club.
We are only on our third day and I think he slightly went over the 20 syns on his first day but then again I am not sure if I am calculating the syns right... it probably takes a while anyway until you get into the swing of it and start making better choices.
It is difficult as my partner snacks as soon as he feels hungry which is not a good habit.
My understanding is that you can have one choice of hex a and one choice of hex b.
If I am making a meal and it is a SW recipe I make sure I weight all the ingredients.
I would really appreciate if someone could have a look at the below and give me some info on how accurate my calculations are:
DAY 1:
Breakfast: Baked Oats - SW recipe but used blueberries instead of raspberries
Breakfast: Muller Light Skinny Cappuccino plus 2 Alpen Light Double Chocolate bars
Thanks
My partner has decided to start SW ( never done it before) and I promised him some help with planning his meals etc.
He wants to try and do it without going to meetings as he says he is too embarrassed to go - I tried to convinced him to go but no luck so far.
He is 16.3 stone and is trying to start with having 20 syns a day.
I am new to SW as well and although I am not necessarily trying to lose a lot of weight I want to eat relatively healthy so I usually make SW meals for both of us. If I make something that can last 2 days I usually make double portion and we have it for our meal in the evening and the leftovers are for lunch the day after.
Just trying to get my head around syns and your healthy a and healthy b, superfoods etc - it is all so confusing if you are trying to find all the info online instead of attending a club.
We are only on our third day and I think he slightly went over the 20 syns on his first day but then again I am not sure if I am calculating the syns right... it probably takes a while anyway until you get into the swing of it and start making better choices.
It is difficult as my partner snacks as soon as he feels hungry which is not a good habit.
My understanding is that you can have one choice of hex a and one choice of hex b.
If I am making a meal and it is a SW recipe I make sure I weight all the ingredients.
I would really appreciate if someone could have a look at the below and give me some info on how accurate my calculations are:
DAY 1:
Breakfast: Baked Oats - SW recipe but used blueberries instead of raspberries
- 40g oats used as hex B
- used about 50g blueberries in one portion, found out that cooked fruit are synned and 50g would be 1 syn - not sure how accurate this info is
- crispbread 1.5 syn
- mayo - used 3 level tsp - 1.5 syns
- reduced fat cheddar used as hex A
- broccoli and corn are free ( i hope)
- avocado - surprisingly I just found out that avocado is quite high in syns - probably had about 50g- 5 syns according to what I found online
- 4 light baby bells - 8 syns
- 2 mandarins free
- 4 brews with milk and 0.5 tsp sugar in each - milk 100ml all together 2.5 syns and sugar all together 2 syns
Breakfast: Muller Light Skinny Cappuccino plus 2 Alpen Light Double Chocolate bars
- Alpen bars used as hex B
- reduced fat cheddar used as hex A
- tin of baked beans - free ( not 100% sure on that as someone said they are free on EE and green but not on red - no idea what that means)
- it is 3 syns per serving ( the whole bake makes 4 servings) but I could only find creme fraiche in the shop, the reduced fat one is 1.5 syn per level spoon, I must have used about 2 syns worth in a portion
- Bbq Beef Mug Shot - 1 syn
- 2 mandarins
- 4 brews with milk and 0.5 tsp sugar in each - milk 100ml all together 2.5 syns and sugar all together 2 syns
Thanks