I find on EE I dont often need to use my syns. I can eat everything I need as free or HEXs. I could easily eat a bar of chocolate every night from my syn allowance. Surely that would hinder my weight loss wouldnt it?
To be honest I really dont feel like I am on a diet at all on EE. I keep thinking that its going to stop working for me any of these days.
There's a short answer to your question - If you want to!! You can have chocolate every day, in fact, I used to do so!
Syns will not hinder your weight loss, they are part of the plan, just like the free foods and Healthy Extras.
3 parts - Free food, HEX's, syns. We don't miss free food or HEX's out so why would we miss out the syns?
I don't know how people's losses are reduced a lot by cutting out syns. I say this A LOT but it's true......
15 syns = 300 cals
300 x 7 days = 2100 cals
You need to reduce by 3500 cals to lose a pound (on top of your normal maintenance cals) so by not having any syns at all you will not even lose an extra pound!
Also, squiddie is quite right, what will you cut back on when the going gets tough and you hit those plateaus we all get?
Anyway, I digress. Eat the choc if you want it!