Success Express Questions

[Lonestitcher]

After struggling with gaining and losing the same couple of pounds, over the last month or two, I'm giving success express a go....

I have a slightly older pack (it has the EE booklet, but also the SE and M2M). I understand that what is considered Superfree has changed from what is in my booklet....

I know that eggs are now just free but what about quorn and cottage cheese/yoghurts??

If I'm having a roast dinner (chicken and lots of veg), I understand that any potato would be part of the 1/3rd. If I have the potato as a hexB, where does it fit in? Can I use it as part of my 2/3rds? Do I need to have 2/3rds of veg, 1/3rd of chicken and then have the potato as an extra???

I'm so confused!!!!

P.S. Normally I would just text my consultant but she is on holiday this week.

 

[Shrimpy]

Superfree is fruit and veggies only.
All common veggies except potatoes, starch veg like peas, sweetcorn, parsnip and beans. And I think all fruits....

 

[ally7997]

I've just been reading up on it as gonna give it ago myself this week, with your roast dinner you could have meat and your potatoes so long as there is 2/3 super free (fruit and veg) basically you can mix your red and green days so long as 2/3 are super free!and you can have any HEX from red or green as well.
Hope this helps! X

 

[Lonestitcher]

Thanks Ally, but I was wondering, if I take my potato as a HEXB, (thus giving me more room for chicken - I love chicken!!), do I still need 2/3rds of just superfree, or can I put the HEXB potato as part of the 2/3rds (because I am using it as a HEXB and not just a veg).

 

[ally7997]

Well I'm guessing no as the point of having 2/3 super is to limit calorie intake at that meal and you can have as much pot as you want to anyway, but I know where you coming from. You want more potato and I guess your overall daily intake is the same as it's HEX but I'm guessing it defeats the idea of this particular plan-I don't know you've got me thinking now! X

 

[Lonestitcher]

It's not wanting more potato, but more chicken!!!

If 1/3 is chicken, and 2/3 is superfree - is the potato (as a hexb) separate, or can it be counted as part of the 2/3?

eg. 1/3 chicken, 1/3 broccoli, 1/3 carrot PLUS potato (as a hexb)
or 1/3 chicken, 1/3 broccoli, 1/3 HEXB potato (ok, it probably won't be a 1/3 size for a hexb, but you get the idea)

 

[Circes]

No you can't count the potato as part of the 2/3 because as said potato is not a superfree food. Superfood are just those fruit and veg that are syn free on BOTH red and green and obviously potato isn't free on red.

HTH

 

[ally7997]

Oh I understand now! No!
Ha ha I guess it can 1/3 chicken 2/3broc/carrots and pot HEX but not as part of super free as it's not super free cos it's not free on red and green! Got there in the end! Xx