same with me Kelz89.. this was my first weekend on SW and i tried soo bladdy hard but it just went wrong. Satruday wasnt too bad but sunday was. Also, fruit veg and meat costs quite a bit these days compared to 'fatty' items.... im skint this week so its just made things alot harder but im going to try so hard this week and up my exercise. Ive been doing it from home myself because i have had the money for registration and the 1st class so i get paid on friday and will find a group... If i know someones weighin me in i will try harder so im not embarassed!
So glad im not alone, the routine durign the week is great for me.. blasted weekends lol...
Do any of you save up your syns during the week for weekends? I dodnt have all my syns all week so maybe just maybe, ill be ok!
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There's definitely ways to cut the cost of healthy food. My biggest money saver has been switching to frozen veg. We had so much wastage from fresh veg and it was soooo expensive. Most frozen veg in supermarkets is around £1 a bag and the great thing is it lasts forever and you don't have to rush to eat it before it all goes off.
Pasta and rice and potatoes are free foods on Extra Easy and Green, all these things can be bought in bulk for much less. Also don't be swayed by branding. I can't see how a piece of rice can be that drastically different from the value version to the branded version. We have value/smart price pasta, rice and potatoes and have never had a complaint in this household with the quality.
Other items that we have switched to the value version
Baked beans
Tinned spaghetti
Chopped tomatoes
Cottage cheese (surprisingly most of the value cottage cheeses are free so you don;t have to buy the expensive lighter choices ones)
Think about preparing any fresh food that you do have in a way that can then be frozen, this will prevent wastage and also helps when you are in a rush and need something quick and easy. One of the things I do as soon as we've done a shop is peel and chip a ton of potatoes, par boil them for a few minutes then bag them up to go into the freezer et voila SW frozen chips!
With regard to staying on track at weekends I usually try and find a new indulgent SW recipe that I haven't tried and will use this as my treat for the weekend. Favourites so far have been cheese scones (free and delish) onion bhajis (wow!), philadelphia macaroni cheese. The good thing with the free scones and bhajis is you can make a big batch and snack on them throughout the weekend without feeling guilty. Check out the recipe section on here and see if you can find any inspiration.
I very rarely drink so I'm not great on advice for that but mixing something with more diet drinks to make a nice long drink might help the syns go a bit further, I like the Rose with diet lemonade idea.
