Newbie Diary - Please be Kind :)

[Littleali21]

Hiya, I only started SW yesterday.
It is a little confusing at times, and I am worried I am getting things wrong.
I will post what I THINK my syns etc are and will be greatful of any feedback!!

Also, because I have enrolled at 2/3 gym classes a week @ 4.20 a go, I can't actually afford to go the classes, and am using an oldish book that my mum gave me. So could use both encouragment (that I will miss out on by not going classes) and updates on new/changed SYN values. I hope that is ok and not too cheeky for me to ask on my first post

Thanks guys!!

So....

Monday 25th Jan - Green

1 x tin of baked beans - FREE
2 x warbies wholemeal (400g loaf) - HEALTHY EXTRA B 1
1 x muller light (small pot from multipack) - FREE?

1 x can diet cola - FREE?
2 x tea - USED MILK FROM HEALTHY EXTRA A AND SWEETNERS - FREE?

Sprouts, Carrots, Cabbage - FREE
Chicken Breast - HEALTHY EXTRA B 2
1 rasher of Lean bacon - 2 SYNS?

Total syns - 2?


Tuesday 26th January - Red

2 x warbies wholemeal (400g loaf) - HEALTHY EXTRA B 1
2 x laughing cow light triangles - HEALTHY EXTRA A 1
1 x muller light (small pot from multipack) - FREE?

2 x tea - USED MILK FROM HEALTHY EXTRA A AND SWEETNERS - FREE?
1 X diet irn bru - FREE?

1 x halls soother - 1 SYN?

Chicken, brocolli, carrots - FREE
Chicken Casserole mix - 2.5 SYNS?

Pork chops (no fat!!) - FREE
Tinned tomatoes - FREE
Onion - FREE
Mushroom - FREE
Small baked potato - HEALTHY EXTRA B2?

Total Syns - 3.5?

Thanks girlies.
Also, tomorrow, me and my fella are taking his nephew to maccies for his birthday. So as not to be tempted, I am having tea before I set off. Thing is, having the fab fella that I have, he has made me pasta, with mushrooms, onions...but also added jar of tomato sauce rather than using fresh. I feel awful to tell him I can't eat it. So bearing in mind I wont be eating the FULL jar, how many syns am I looking at for that? I am having a green day, so pasta will be free. Thanks in advance for reading my 1st post!! xx

 

[cheekychinchilla]

I can't really offer much advice because I'm following SW by just using the book/starter pack and this forum. But I just wanted to say hello, welcome, and good luck
Hopefully someone a bit more helpful will post for you.
Kelly.x

 

[Circes]

Added a few comments below. In general I think you have the gist of it but you should try and have more syns. There wasn't a lot of fruit and veg action on day one and you could have had some carbs with your evening meal as well.

As for your jar of pasta sauce it would depend on the brand? Some can be quite high as they have olive oil in them.

Monday 25th Jan - Green

1 x tin of baked beans - FREE
2 x warbies wholemeal (400g loaf) - HEALTHY EXTRA B 1
1 x muller light (small pot from multipack) - FREE? FREE

1 x can diet cola - FREE? FREE
2 x tea - USED MILK FROM HEALTHY EXTRA A AND SWEETNERS - FREE? FREE

Sprouts, Carrots, Cabbage - FREE
Chicken Breast - HEALTHY EXTRA B 2
1 rasher of Lean bacon - 2 SYNS? YES

Total syns - 2?

Tuesday 26th January - Red

2 x warbies wholemeal (400g loaf) - HEALTHY EXTRA B 1
2 x laughing cow light triangles - HEALTHY EXTRA A 1 (you can 5 for a HE)
1 x muller light (small pot from multipack) - FREE?

2 x tea - USED MILK FROM HEALTHY EXTRA A AND SWEETNERS - FREE?
1 X diet irn bru - FREE? FREE

1 x halls soother - 1 SYN? (1.5 syns for 2)

Chicken, brocolli, carrots - FREE
Chicken Casserole mix - 2.5 SYNS? (depends on brand, Colman's is 6 syns for sachet)

Pork chops (no fat!!) - FREE
Tinned tomatoes - FREE
Onion - FREE
Mushroom - FREE
Small baked potato - HEALTHY EXTRA B2? (you need to eat the skin for this to be a HEB otherwise you need to syn it. Did you weigh it? 227g for a HEB)

Total Syns - 3.5?

 

[Littleali21]

Thanks for the replies!!! Made up.

Circles, RE the laughing cows. There is no way I could eat 5 haha. Could I maybe have had a little extra milk had I neeeded it, or does it not work like that?

The pasta sauce tonight is Morrisons own tomato & garlic. Either way, I am sure it will be better than a maccies so I wont beat myself up too much!! hehe.

I realise I am not having many Syns, I guess with me just starting, I feel guilty for having treats, I know that sounds daft

As for the spud, yes I ate the skin, its the best bit, yum xx

 

[Circes]

You're not supposed to split your HEs unfortunately. Instead of laughing cow why not have some proper cheese? You can have 28g of full-fat cheese and 42g of reduced-fat. Or have even more and use some of your syns!

For you pasta sauce it might be one of these

Morrisons Original Pasta Sauce, jar 515g jar

16 Syns on Extra Easy

Original 16 Syns

Green 16 Syns
​

Morrisons Onion & Garlic Pasta Sauce, jar 515g jar

16 Syns on Extra Easy

Original 16 Syns

Green 16 Syns
​

Morrisons Eat Smart Reduced, Tomato Pasta Sauce, jar 500g jar

10½ Syns on Extra Easy

Original 10½ Syns

Green 10½ Syns
​

Hope you enjoyed the birthday tea!

 

[Littleali21]

Thanks Circles!!!

I have laughing cow as I tend to have it for brekkie @ work. I don't really have the apparatus at work to melt proper cheese on my toast so have them for convenience really!!! But I will deffo use proper cheese @ weekends!!

On a plus note....having the lovely supportive bloke I do...he re-made my pasta lastnight for me with tinned toms rather than a jar of sauce.

So yesterday looked a little like this...

Wednesday 27th January - Green

2 X Warbies Brown (HEB1)
1 x Laughing Cow (HEA1)
1 x Muller Light (FREE)

2x Tea (Milk HEA2, 1 Sweetener, 3 sugars) (3SYNS)
1 x Diet Pepsi Can (FREE)
1x 1 Finger Kit Kat (2.7 SYNS?)

2 x Baked potatoes (FREE)
Broccoli (FREE)
1 x Laughing cow (HEA1)
1 x Muller Light (FREE)

Pasta (FREE)
Tinned Toms (FREE)
Mushrooms (FREE)
Onions (FREE)

Total syns - 5.7?

 

[Littleali21]

Thursday 28th Jan - Green

2 X Warbies Brown (HEB1)
1 x Laughing Cow (HEA1)

2 x Tea (Milk HEA2, 4 sugar, 4 SYNS)
1 x Diet Pepsi (FREE)

Pasta
Tinned Toms
Mushroom
Onions (ALL FREE)

2 x Baked potato (FREE)
Broccoli
2 x Laughing Cows (HEA1)
1 x mini milky way 21.9g (in the book it has 26g at 6 SYNS, so I am guessing my would be about 5ish?)

Total Syns - 9?

 

[Littleali21]

Update from weekend...

Friday 29th January

2 x Warbies Brown (HexB)
2 x Laughing xow (HexA1)

2 x Tea (Milk from HexA2 and sweetners) (FREE)

Salmon, Broccoli, Carrots, Peas (FREE)

This was my point...we were in a rush so had a chippy tea. I got confused at what day I was on, so decided to use my sins n have fried rice n half a pot of curry. Only AFTER he bought it did I realise I was on a RED day not a GREEN

Ah well, been shouted at for not using enough syns, so it helped me along a bit...

150g Fried rice (11 SYNS)
1/2 Carton curry (3 SYNS)

Total Syns - 14


Saturday 30th January

28g Shredded Wheat Fruitful (HexB)(Milk HexA)

2 x Muller light (FREE)
Tea (Milk HexA, sweetner) (FREE)

Slimming world Chips (FREE)
Slimming world Curry (FREE) - Made the one from this site, mushy peas n beans one!!

50ml Brandy (5 SYNS)
Diet Dandilion & Burdock (FREE)
Banana & Malteaser cake (3.5 SYNS) - Made from recipe on here!!

Total Syns - 8.5


Sunday 31st January

Muller Light (FREE)
Tea (HexA)

Bacon (FREE)
2 x Sausage (Tesco - 1 SYN each? 2 SYNS?)
Tinned Toms (FREE)
Mushrooms (FREE)
2 x Warbies Brown (HexB1)
Brown Sauce (2 SYNS)

Banana & Malteaser cake (3.5 SYNS)

270g Baked Potato with skin (HexB2)
2 x Sausage (Tesco - 2 SYNS)
Lean Steak (FREE)
Gammon (FREE)
Mushrooms (FREE)

Total Syns - 9.5

 

[Littleali21]

Monday 1st February

28g Shredded Wheat Fruitful (HexB, Milk HexA1)
1 x Muller light (FREE)
Tea (Milk HexA1, Sweetner - FREE)

Pasta
Tinned Toms
Peppers
Onions
Mushrooms
Quorn Mince (ALL FREE)

2 x Baked Pots with Skin (HEB2)
Broccoli (FREE)
Cabbage (FREE)

2 Finger Kit Kat (5.5 SYNS)
28g Haribo (5 SYNS)

Total Syns - 10.5

Weigh in today....1st week....lost 6lbs!!! Hope I can keep it up. Thanks for feedback and more would be fab!!!

 

[niknaks]

What a fabulous beginning to your journey! Keep up the hard work. XX

 

[princesss01]

That's great, well done you!

 

[Littleali21]

Tuesday 2nd February

Oatso Simple Syrup pouch (6.5 SYNS) (Milk HexA1)


Tea x 2 (Milk HexA1 & Sweeners)

Soup made with carrots, celery, green beans (FREE)
Banana (FREE)
Cherries (FREE)

2 x Diet Pepsi (FREE)

Chicken breast wrapped in Lean Bacon stuffed with a little cheese (FREE, HexA2)
Broccoli (FREE)
Cabbage (FREE)
Carrots (FREE)
2 tbsp Gravy (2 SYNS?)
263g Baked Potato (HexB)

Total SYNS - 8.5?

 

[Forsaken]

Doin good hon keep it up

Just a few points dunno if i am right or not but think so.

The laughing cows 5 = HE but if you dont use all 5 you need to syn it each one = .5 of a syn, you dont need to have them all at once but can spread the 5 throughout the day.
Milk if you are using semi skimmed 250ml skimmed 350ml but again you need to use the full ammount for it to be a HE
Eve makes all of her sauces from scratch and makes them syn free.

There are LOADS of great recipies on the site and pretty much all of them are delish.

I have heard that McD's is doin a chicken salad type dish that is low syn valued..
Maybe someone could clarify this for you so you would be able to join them at McD's..

GL on your journey....

 

[Littleali21]

Thanks Forsaken.
I realised about the HexA's and B's when it was too late!! Eek.

I will chalk it up to experience tho and do it from now on, thanks hunny!! xx

 

[Forsaken]

np hon

Chicken Salad from McD's = 3 Syns

 

[Littleali21]

I hate salad...but thanks for the thought hehe!!!

Hit the gym lastnight, legs bums and tums. Walking like I have pooped my pants today

Update: -

Wednesday 3rd February

Oatso Simple Syrup - (6.5 Syns) (Milk HexA)

Tea (Milk HexA, Sweetners - FREE)
Diet Pepsi (FREE)

Pork medalions, Mushrooms, Tinned Toms and Onions (FREE)

Orange & Banana ( FREE )
Banana & Malteaser Cake (3.5 SYNS)

Baked Pot (HexB) Steak and cabbage (FREE)

Total Syns - 10


Thursday 4th February

Oatso Simple Syrup (6.5 SYNS)(Milk HexA)

Tea (as above, FREE)
Diet Pepsi (FREE)

Chicken Wrapped in Bacon (FREE) stuffed with cheese (HexA2)
Carrots, Peas, Broccoli (FREE)

1 x Muller light (FREE)

Steak and Onions (FREE)

Banana & Malteaser Cake (3.5 SYNS)

Total SYNS - 10

P.s I also ate 4 chippy chips....but as per the sinner topic in the main forum, they dont count

 

[Littleali21]

Friday 5th Feb

Oatso Simple Syrup (6.5 SYNS)

Baked Pot with broccoli and laughing cow triangles (FREE, HexA1)

Tea (Milk HexA2, sweetners FREE)
Diet Pepsi (FREE)

Boiled Rice (FREE)
1/2 Carton chippy curry (3 SYNS)

Banana & Malteaser cake (3.5 SYNS)

Total SYNS - 13

 

[Littleali21]

Saturday 6th Feb

Oatso Simple Syrup (6.5 SYNS) (Milk HexA)

Carmel Latte @ Costa - didnt drink it all, only about 1/3 and it WAS weekend (5 SYNS)

Pasta, Tinned toms, mushroom, pepper, onion (FREE)

Muller light (FREE)

Total SYNS - 11

Sunday 7th Feb

Bacon, tinned toms, mushrooms (FREE)
2 x Bowyers Saugages (2 SYNS)
Brown Sauce (1 SYN)

Grapes (FREE)
Muller light (FREE)
Tea (Milk HexA, Sweenter FREE)
Diet coke (FREE)

SW Wedges (227g potato) (HexB1)
SW KFC Chicken (Breadcrumbs HexB2 FREE)
Salsa (1 SYN)

SW Oreo cheesecake (the mix made more than recipe said, and I didnt use the dark chocolate ontop, so knocked it down to 3.5 SYNS)

Total Syns - 7.5


Today is the beginning of week 3. And I have lost 5lb. So that's 11lb in 2 weeks

I think I could have lost more if I had eaten more on Saturday, I was very busy though and didnt have dinner, or HexBs :cry:

But a loss is a loss and I will learn from my mistake and plan my days and meals better!!

 

[Littleali21]

Monday 8th Feb

Shredded Wheat Fruitful (HexB, Milk HexA)

Pasta, tinned toms, onions, peppers, quorn (FREE)

SW Potato Wedges, Beans and Quorn Sausages (FREE)

Muller Light (FREE)
Haribos (2.5 SYNS)

Total Syns - 2.5



Tuesday 9th Feb

2 x Warbies brown (HexB)
2 x Laughing cow Triangles (HexA1)
Tea (Milk HexA2, Sweetner, FREE)
Diet Irn Bru (FREE)

SW Potato Wedges, Beans and Quorn Sausage (FREE)

Grapes (FREE)

SW Chicken & Egg Fried Rice (Rice, Frylight, Peas, Onions, Soy Sayce, Egg, FREE) Chicken (113g, HexB)

Banana (FREE)
Haribos (2.5)

Total Syns - 2.5