'New rule' regarding syns

[JemmaBe]

Last week, my consultant said to us that she had been told by head office that the new rule was that anyone under 11 stone should have a maximum of 10 syns a day, not 15.
I was slightly shocked by this, and I cannot find anything written about this new rule...

What do you think? Has anyone else been told about this?

I don't know what to do :cry:

 

[JoC]

Never heard of this, as far as i was aware regardless of weight you could have up to 15 syns

 

[Circes]

Well I think if anybody else had been told we would have heard about it on this forum and there hasn't been a peep. If you have been losing weight on 15 syns a day and are happy with your losses then I see no reason to change.

Maybe just your consultant being a tad overzealous and trying to get people to cut back on their syns

 

[mojomcl]

As far as I know our group has only been told to have 5-15 syns a day, and the C has never assigned differing amounts to differing weights/targets. So far.

 

[Kia-Ora]

It was mentioned on one or two threads over the last 2 weeks or so but mostly questions/ rumours, no definitive answers contrary to the 15 per day. Tho I wouldn't be surprised if they introduce it tbh!

 

[BritMumInCanada]

Unless you see it printed on official SW documentation or on the website, then I would always take everything you hear with a pinch of salt (even from consultants).

If SW are changing the rules, they certainly haven't as yet, and I am quite sure if the rules do get changed, the website will be the first place to be updated.

 

[Clareel]

If i'm not mistaken 5 syns only equates to 100cals per day, or 700 per week. This is hardly anything so I don't really think it would make much difference to your weight loss. It's a bit worrying that a consultant may be giving out advice that others are not, if that is the case.

 

[Caroline82]

Me & my mum were talking about syns earlier and she said that when she did sw years ago the total daily allowance was 10. I haven't heard anything about the rules changing back to that though x

 

[Mini_Mog]

When I did sw the very first time (around 2005) it was 10.

I tend to stick to 10 and then the other 5 are my 'safety net' should they be needed.

 

[rhubarbie]

The less you have to lose the slower it seems to come off so I try to stay under 10 anyway!

 

[Debridger]

my C also sayes that men get 15 and women 10 - having said that, the books do not. Sometimes I think the consultants just tell you what worked for them

 

[Circes]

my C also sayes that men get 15 and women 10 - having said that, the books do not. Sometimes I think the consultants just tell you what worked for them

That's old style SW - it was like that when I joined in 2000

 

[miss_emmajane]

I always have 10 or under as my consultant says "you can have 10-15 but try and stay at ten for the best weight loss" - for once I had 16 yest and felt a bit naughty!

 

[juicygooseface]

how random, but like britmum says if anything was definate then it would be on the sw website. thanks 4 letting us know what could be coming tho! lets get our thinking hats on to see how we would reduce our syns if we need to!! poopies! xxx

 

[jaylou]

Most of us are advised to have 10 syns a day in our group.

 

[Caroline82]

If Im honest I find it really hard to eat my syns. I normally use them for sauces, but have never been a big chocolate eater etc. I am naughty some weeks and have a few drinks on a Saturday night but its still within my allowance x

 

[lurverick]

our c says if you try to stick around 10, the other 5 are a safety net for hidden/forgotten syns. but it is 5-15.

 

[Lilyb]

I always aim for 10 a day/70 a week anyway, so doesn't really bother me! That's what my consultant suggested when I joined.

 

[soccermom]

I always aim for 10 a day/70 a week anyway, so doesn't really bother me! That's what my consultant suggested when I joined.

as above ^^^^^ I've always wanted to do that. Sad I know

 

[leighxx]

I always aim for 10 a day/70 a week anyway, so doesn't really bother me! That's what my consultant suggested when I joined.

as above ^^ me too but sometimes when I'm having a drink on the weekend I go over 10