wannabslim
Gold Member
Hi everyone,
I went to my first Slimming World class yesterday and am so excited about this new part of my weightloss journey! I understand the Original/Green day plan and the Extra Easy plan, although have no idea of what the Syn values are in things and am finding it tricky to get my head around the Healthy Extras... but still, today is my first day so I can't expect to pick it all up instantly.
Today I've done Extra Easy, and it's been ok although I've been hungry! I didn't have breakfast as didn't have anything in that was free or a healthy extra - was out of milk so even the Bran Flakes were out of the question
Lunch was easier - took a potato and a tin of spaghetti hoops into work, and microwaved both so I had a jacket pot and spaghetti, both as free foods.
Just had dinner of stir-fry mushrooms, onions, red pepper and bean sprouts (all superfree yay me), mixed with half a sachet of Tesco Hoi Sin Stirfry Sauce (4.5 syns). Served with wholegrain rice - very filling and totally yummy!
Have drunk coffee with milk during the day as my Healthy Extra A, but haven't had my Healthy Extra B yet - am thinking maybe I'll have some crispbreads with Marmite later on.
Need to go shopping for lunch and breakfasty type things, and also for some fresh fruit and veg to fill up on, and want to buy some things for main meals and some low-syn snacks. Only problem is, I've no idea what snacks are low syn and the book I bought is really complicated! If anyone has any favourites please let me know - in the meantime I'll check out the rest of the forum for some "syn bargains"!
I am really hoping this diet works - fingers crossed eh! All I can do is follow it to the letter (which I am), keep my food diary properly (which I am) and hope for the best (which I am!!!!).
Weighed in yesterday at a scary 12.2, and told the SW leader that I'd ideally like to get back in the 10's as my first goal... then we scarily worked out that my Club 10 goal is 10.13!!! So that works out nicely and actually will take me back to where I was when I got to my lowest on CD a month or so ago... scary to think I've put on just over a stone in so little time
In an ideal world I'd love to be 9st something (on the 10st side of the 9 stones), but will aim for 10.13 first and see how I go. So, for now, 1st 3lbs to go. Wonder how long it will take!
Wish me luck!
I went to my first Slimming World class yesterday and am so excited about this new part of my weightloss journey! I understand the Original/Green day plan and the Extra Easy plan, although have no idea of what the Syn values are in things and am finding it tricky to get my head around the Healthy Extras... but still, today is my first day so I can't expect to pick it all up instantly.
Today I've done Extra Easy, and it's been ok although I've been hungry! I didn't have breakfast as didn't have anything in that was free or a healthy extra - was out of milk so even the Bran Flakes were out of the question
Lunch was easier - took a potato and a tin of spaghetti hoops into work, and microwaved both so I had a jacket pot and spaghetti, both as free foods.
Just had dinner of stir-fry mushrooms, onions, red pepper and bean sprouts (all superfree yay me), mixed with half a sachet of Tesco Hoi Sin Stirfry Sauce (4.5 syns). Served with wholegrain rice - very filling and totally yummy!
Have drunk coffee with milk during the day as my Healthy Extra A, but haven't had my Healthy Extra B yet - am thinking maybe I'll have some crispbreads with Marmite later on.
Need to go shopping for lunch and breakfasty type things, and also for some fresh fruit and veg to fill up on, and want to buy some things for main meals and some low-syn snacks. Only problem is, I've no idea what snacks are low syn and the book I bought is really complicated! If anyone has any favourites please let me know - in the meantime I'll check out the rest of the forum for some "syn bargains"!
I am really hoping this diet works - fingers crossed eh! All I can do is follow it to the letter (which I am), keep my food diary properly (which I am) and hope for the best (which I am!!!!).
Weighed in yesterday at a scary 12.2, and told the SW leader that I'd ideally like to get back in the 10's as my first goal... then we scarily worked out that my Club 10 goal is 10.13!!! So that works out nicely and actually will take me back to where I was when I got to my lowest on CD a month or so ago... scary to think I've put on just over a stone in so little time
In an ideal world I'd love to be 9st something (on the 10st side of the 9 stones), but will aim for 10.13 first and see how I go. So, for now, 1st 3lbs to go. Wonder how long it will take!
Wish me luck!