UK Fat Chicks - Anyone tried Slimming World?

I have been on a training event today and one of the girls there is on the Slimming World diet. It sounds just what I am looking for. It sounds like there are a lot of free foods.

I was just wondering if anybody here is following this or has in the past?

Would love to hear from you.

Hey Super, my daughter lost 2sts on SW. I tried to do it here but could'nt follow it to the letter because of the branded foods that i can't get here. The only thing that i could complain about was lack of bread..i eat too much of that :lol: you really can stuff your face on this plan as long as you can live with the red and green days and weigh out a few things.

I may be joining SW but I don't know if I'll be able to cope with the plan being a fussy vegetarian. I know people who are going for the first time next week help. Should I go? :?: :dizzy:

Bread! I love bread...I don't know if I could deal with less of it.

I hardly eat any bread at the moment. Veggie, the girl I was talking to was telling me about all the pasta, rice, jacket potatoes etc that she eats. In fact everything she mentioned was vegetarian. She also said that she eats bread but can't remember how much she said or on what days.

I heard that the Bachelors pasta and sauce packets are free from sins on a green day too (apart from the macaroni cheese one), I love the cheese and broccoli one - yummee.

I'm thinking about biting the bullet and starting on Monday. Am going to go on my own but hubby will have to pick me up afterwards.

I've never tried Bachelors pasta and sauce packets told you I'm fussy :o I have a thing against broccoli but I may get one to try.

You can hardly taste the broccoli in them. They are really tasty. I love them but they are something like 14 points on WW which is why I haven't had them in ages - lol.

In the magazine they list all the free foods that you can eat on the 'green' and the 'red' days i.e. Princes Beef and Red Wine or Icelands Good Choice chicken breasts in white wine and mushroom sauce (sound good?) are all free foods on and Original/Red Day...Marks and Sparks Vegetable Medley and Heinz Rigatoni pasta are free on Green Days..don't know how they do it when you can eat a can of spaghetti which contains about 300cals and it be free :lol: but it does work..i lost 4lbs the first week don't know why i did'nt keep it up :shrug: i either got fed up with the eggs for brekky or it was the no more than 2 slices of bread that i could'nt do without and i did'nt want to use my sins on bread :rofl: i was saving them for beer or chocolate :lol:
I'm going to start either this or W.W. again ;)

Veggie, if you're a vegetarian i don't really know what you'd get out of it unless you were going to follow green days every day :shrug: you might learn a few new recipes but thats about all..it would'nt hurt to go to just one meeting anyway, right?

Super, are you going to live on Batchelors Pasta and Sauce packets then? :lol: i know that Batchelors Potatoes and sauce (the cheddar cheese ones excluding milk and butter) are free on green so i substituted Idahoan Spuds over here..don't know if they are equivalent or not but i love them :T

can I make up those potatoes with just water then? this diet sounds better all the time - lol. I really could live on those pastas - lol. Seriously though, I will probably just take them to work for lunch.

Am going to ask my mum to drop me at the meeting o the way home from work on Monday and get my husband to pick me up.

Hi!

just thought I'd chip in as I've done both SW and WW.

I am a vegetarian and stuck to 'green days' everyday. i consistently lost 1 - 2lb a week. On green days you can eat unlimited pasta, rice and potatoes. SW does limit your bread - the most you can have is 4 slices per day, and after that it is very high in 'syns' (I know it's a stupid word!)

You can eat ALOT on SW - there a loads of processed foods that are free, including pasta and sauce (if not using butter).

One thing I have found is that treats are quite high in points on SW - you only get 10 syns a day, and a pack of Walkers crisps are about 8 points - so it makes it really hard to work them into your diet. On WW, Walkers crisps are 4 points and I get 26 points a day so I can fit treats in easily, and still lose weight! This makes it easier for me to stick to in the long term - sometimes you just want chocolate!

I am now doing WW - I think I just wanted a change really. I think that SW teaches you very little about healthy eating and portion control - I used to eat HUGE plates of pasta and loads of ready meals. You certainly won't go hungry on the SW diet! One bad thing I've heard is that ALOT of people end up putting the weight back on with SW -I did, maybe because they haven't really learnt about healthy eating and portion control?

I'm certainly not against SW - You will definately lose weight on it!

Hope this helps!

Amanda xxx

Thanks for all the info :cool: I'm only going as other people are (if I do go that is) :dizzy: I'd be happier if they were going to WW I did the online plan for a bit and it was great. I don't think it really matters what plan I'm on. I just need to cut down. ;)

I lost a few stone with WW before I got married but have put it all back on (nothing to do with WW - I just have no will power - lol). I have tried to get back on plan with WW but can't find the motivation. I only get 20 points a day (in fact they cut me down to 18 at one point). My main problem is that the portion sizes are too small for me on WW. I can go without chocolate as long as I can have huge bowls of pasta etc - lol.

I don't really know much about SW except for the girl that I was talking to said that the syns are higher than WW point but there are far more "free" things on SW which suits me fine. She said that she was on 15 syns a day but she wasn't particularly large, wierd).

Hi Superwitch.

I was on Slimming World for quite a time and am planning to return - Well I am still eating the things I would have done on SW but not attending classes. Our leader left so I will join my friend in her new class. I will probably join up again around Easter Time. Incidentally I did go to WW ages ago but was always hungry and headachey which never happend on this SW one. I used to get al the slimming mags and was impressed at the veggie reciipes in Slimming World. Too often the other mags would eithr ignore that a thing as vegetarianism existed or would tell you to just leave the ham or avoid the recipe qall together and have beans on toast instead! Veggie why not buy the mag before you join and see what you think.


Veggie - Have no fears I have been Vegetarian for around 22 years and the Green Plan suits me just fine! If you are okay to eat Quorn - a lot of the ready meals (though not all) are point free. YOu can have Macaroni cheese (check Syn value -but the tinned stuff was free - ok not haute cuisine but alright with a jacket spud).

Yes Superwitch you can eat rice, pasta and spuds! Hoorah! Look out the Marks & SPencer count on us mash - these are (or were) 'free'. I had just that for a lunch (they do mash with cabbage or an oniony or is it leek one. Very filling. I think as well as a swede one if you are into that (yuck!). Don't go the full fat one with mature cheddar though. Yes it is lovely but oh so naughty! These can be nuked in the microwave.

Yes the Batchelors Pasta n'Sauce are very good (if a little too flavoured) The mushroom one is my fave. I try not to eat too many packets of food and try to get those packets of ready to nuke vegs. Due to unfortunate circs (having to share a kitchen with people who (practically live in it and I am not fond of waiting hours for the electric oven to heat up) unable to spend lot of time preparing and cooking llke I used to so have to rely on microwave a lot of the time.

The green diet while not totally veggie (if you want you can add small amounts of meat and fish as long as it counts as a healthy option or you add up the syn values), but the Red diet is meaty and fishy and you would have to add syns or healthy options for the pasta, rice and so on.

Yes everyone misses bread - you can eat it but you have to be aware of how much it "costs" syn wise. A simple sandwich is using up syns and even then you are not necessarily full after wards. The weightwatchers and nimble breads are lowest in "syns"

I am not that bothered about ordinary sliced bread but it is the speciality breads I miss. Ah well...

I have made some great recipes and I am thrilled that you can cook no/low syn version of things such as (a personal fave) falafels. These are baked rather than fried.

The green recipe book has a number of recipes in it including a number of Indian ones so have no fear this is not a bland "diet".

Reading what Amanda said about putting on weight afterwards - I think that is true of any "diet" if you don't keep up the good intentions. However I find I am able to get back in the saddle with SW far quicker than with WW. What everyone has to remember is to check on the Syn value before hand. Even an item labelled low fat , low calorie can come up high. I bought a tin of WW rice pud. Let me tell you it was disgusting and to add insult to injury it was high in Syns!

Mueller light yoghurts are a fave of SW's but please not these are no good for conscientious veggies as most light yogs have gelatine in and these certainly do.

hi all
what happens if like me you do not eat salad or much veg or not that much fruit are all the programs based on lots of salad veg and fruit
Who said ignorance is bliss?
thanks linus

I am not completely sure about SW diet as have not been before but rfom what I can see, this might be one diet that you might get away with that although you should try to eat some fruit and veg whether dieting or not. It doesn't have to fresh fruit and veg, it could be juice, soup, frozen, tinned, dried. I am lucky because I like fruit and veg but I know that there are plenty of people who don't. Why not add a new thread asking for new ways to eat fruit and veg?

hi sw ican eat lots raw i just dont like them cooked and as ive never actually been on a diet before i thuoght they were all salad and stuff .I eat lots of rice pasta and stuff i just don,t like salad i refuse to eat anything my hamster does but i will look at sw thanks again

linus

The only thing to be very careful with is not to do fruit smoothies. These are ladled with calories (after all there are 80 in a glass of orange juice alone!). As my ex SW leader explained when having a smoothie you can gulp down loads without realising it whereas you would not be able to eat the same amount of fruit raw!

Certaily you can have as much cooked veg as you like. Just don't deep fry it! Steamed would be good because it keeps in the vits and the veg tastes more of the veg itself. Don't go putting butter on it all though (I still have to wean myself off doing this from time to time!).

SW- I hope you enjoy going to Slimming World. Don't worry if at first it sounds barmy or you think it is just you that cannot get to grips with it. We are here to help! It took me a while. One good product they will tell you about is the spray oil which has minimal calories/syns. The sunflower one is better as some people don't like the taste of the Olive oil one.

All you have to remember is, if you start the day on a red day you have to stick with it. If however you are going out and have no idea what you will be eating later- plan ahead by having cereal for brekkie then perhaps an egg sarnie and then you can either go green or red for dinner!

By the way, I am sure "Hammy" or whaever your hamster is called is quite put out by you dissing his food. Remember sunflower seeds give him that glossy coat!

Sorry the end bit was for Linus in regard to her rubbishing her hamster's diet. I did not make it clear. SW will be wondering why I mention her hamster!

Hmmm, had a good look at SW's 'diet' last night and i remember now why i could'nt keep it up :lol: i got sick of the oven baked fries and the idea of a poached egg with syn free chips and mushy peas was :p i could have had one fried in fry light but even so the diet seemed very bland after a while :( i'm sure all you UK'ers who can get your hands on the pre-packaged "free" foods will do really well..i know when i used to get the mag and see all the yummy grub that was free (and i can't get) it used to make my mouth water :lol: GOOD LUCK :lucky: to all of you who are going to start this :) think it will have to be calorie counting for me.

Bland? WIth all the spicy stuff you can cook? Loads of Asian stuff. Recipes as well as packaged food.

:lol: I don't like spicy or asian food :)

;) hi peacock my hamster or jerry as he is calle d im afraid prefers wotsits and chips thanks mainly to the efforts of my sons but my dogs do love sunflower seeds! :o it,s the goldfish who eat the lettuce :p .see its not just me that has a weird taste in food and why i cook 4 different meals a night ,also for those who are having bother with virus,s have you tried a spy sweeper it check s emails as well .Hubbby builds comps and we have 3 constantly hooked to broadband and we very rarely have any bother all you do is run the program every now and then, and if theres anything dodgy including spam or cookies it takes them off


thanks linus

Lettuce eating goldfish?! That I cannot believe!

We used to give our mouse cheesey footballs. Are you old enough to remember them? The round things. The heighth of sophistication at dinner parties ..not. I think Will Self mentioned them on room 101 once. Well Kipsy our mouse loved them. We also had a mouse called Jerry. 3 hamsters too. I miss having the litte fellas around. They are so comical. My dad used to let one out when I had gone to sleep. For some reason he fed it raw spaghetti bits and you could see the thing sticking out. The same one got under the floor boards where the forgotten apples were . You know the ones you store away and forget about. They were well cidery when the hamster found them and was quite drunk (probably with a little hangover too) when my dad found her. She probalby started a fight with him as well!

Just a quick note before bed. I joined SW today and am quite looking forward to this way of eating. Will fill you all in on the details tomorrow.

Forgot to say, my hubby builds computers and fixes them currently have 4 of other people's in my bedroom waiting to be fixed - grr - lol).

Do you not get mad with all the bits in the house like I do? - lol

super don,t i know that feeling unfortunatly hes really good with the software side as well so you get frantic phonecalls from people who,s system is going beep beep beep ;) weve been really busy having to reinstall a lot of virus plauged comps at the moment i think anti virus should be compulsary and i wouldn,t have a sore ear listening to people trying to explain probs to me cause hubby is on a clan match and yes goldfish really do eat lettuce it stops them from eating the plants in their tank i give it to our tropical fish as well
bye all
ps ihave suvived 18 hours of no coca cola and i normally drink 2ltrs plus a day

The same one got under the floor boards where the forgotten apples were . You know the ones you store away and forget about.

Let me get this right.......You store apples under your floorboards??

weird :chin:

I meant in the basement. We used to. The hamster somehow got under the floor boards into the basement.

OK now?! :)

I joined SW on Monday (I could have sworn that I already posted that here somewhere). I went on my own. I am on my second day and I have to say that so far the diet is suiting me (two days isn't much to go but I always find the first couple of days dieting hard).

I have been eating plenty. I am having quorn sausages, Iceland Good Choice mashed potato and baked beans for tea - all of which are free from syns.

YUm Yum Superwitch!

Keep up the good work! A long way from rabbit food eh?

SW, you did say it - about 5 posts back!! Looks like it's making you light headed!
Hope it is going ok for you - tea sounded lovely and all free of syns!

Tracy

well done sw .you,ll have to keep me posted on how you go

sorry about that meant to go advanced and posted instead :o as i was saying i,m not joining anywhere until iget this caffene addiction knocked on the head {no coca cola for three days or choc or crisps} will be interested to hear how you go :)

Linus. I gave up caffeine years ago when I was pregnant. I started off by switching to Decaff coffee, then moved on to decaff diet coke. It was wierd at first but now I can't tell the difference. Only ever drink caffeine if there is no alternative. Have recently started drinking tea (never liked it before but have developed a taste for it - lol) I have been buying the Tetley decaff and it is ok. Stick with it you will get there.

:) hi super i think if i could just get rid of the thumping headaches that i get trying to stop drinking cola and the constant tiredness id be half way there but thanks to all on this forum im determined this time ,hubby said hes noticed a difference in my attitude already :cry: i think its because i know i just need to come here and theres someone to listen to my moaning my freinds and sisters {all 4 of them}are all very thin they try to listen but just dont under stand how frustrated ,berated and undervalued you feel when you carry all this extra weight anyway enough of my moaning good luck on the new diet and thanks to all my cheerleaders just thanks for being here :bravo:

Linus, if you're suffering from headaches with your withdrawal from caffiene, make sure you drink loads of water luv. I never, NEVER used to drink water unless it had some flavour and now I don't ever drink less than six HUGE glasses a day and that's not counting my cuppa's.
I set myself times to drink as I found it hard, but it's just part of my life now. I drink my cuppa first thing, six a.m. Then a glass of water, then breakfast with another glass before work. At lunch time I drink water and a cuppa, when I get home I drink a glass, one with dinner and then one during the evening, and sometimes I drink more because I'm just plain thirsty.
I do tend to stay away from soda but do have a treat of the diet vaariety every now and then, and I'm not a big acoholic drinker so I find it easy to deal with that. So drink, drink, drink luv, and be merry. On water of course :)

I must admit i don't think i would no the difference between caffeinated and caffeine free stuff :shrug: i've got some caffeine free diet coke in the fridge and i certainly can't taste any difference (have'nt done a taste test tho' :devil: ) what was weird about it Super? i don't like coke anyway :p unless there is a dark rum in it ;) no wonder coke is so popular over here :rolleyes: there is no competition! there is a much better choice of pop in the UK :D dandelion and burdock and vimto being 2 of my faves :T

I am a particulary happy bunny this morning because I looked in the SW syns book and I noticed that Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Farmhouse yogurt - Gooseberry one is only 2 sins! It takes so creamy it should be arrested! They have other flavours such as strawberry but they are all different syn values.

I know it would be better if it was 0 synvalues but most very low fat ones are not vegetarian and I do love creamy yoghurts!

I meant in the basement. We used to. The hamster somehow got under the floor boards into the basement.

OK now?! :)

PHEW!!! :dizzy:

hi all chris i will try that thanks for the tip ,but as my hubby pointed out i have drunk 2-4 litres of real coke for about 6 years :?: and cant expect the side affects to go away so soon :p Cat my sons once tested me and id be coca colas best advert as i can tell difference between coke ,diet coke caffene free, with lemon,with vannila and between pepsi ,virgin and generic :o but lets be honest ive had lots of practice ;)

:lol: I can tell the diff between reg and diet but i don't think i'd be able to tell the diff with the caffiene free stuff :dunno: i've had the vanilla one cos someone said it tastes like cream soda, but it does'nt to me :p not tried the lemon one tho' :shrug: and i won't be rushing out to buy any :lol: you'll be surprised at how soon you're not bothered about it Kirsty ;) i used to drink quite a bit of fizzy pop but i'm not bothered anymore.

hi cat i didnt think it tasted like cream soda either,my son insists it tastes like an icecream drink .I really wanted a coke today because im just so blinking tired all the time but i didn,t and iwill get there {hopefully}
speak soon

I joned SW. Didn't really like the class bit of it but only first week.

hi veggie i got the slimming world magazine today recipies and tips look really good ill give it another few weeks to get all the caffene out of my system and then ill join a group after lots of research im either slimming world or weight watchers so keep me posted as to how your going
thanks

I've attempted a few sw mag recipes they good and I'm really bad at cooking.

Well, I think it tastes a bit like cream soda! A bit creamy anyway. I now prefer it to the lemon one . It seems more of a 'treat 'somehow.

Well done for going to class veggie - did sis go with you?

I went with three others we're like our own little group. I made sinfree chips last night will probably have them every night for rest of life.

I have a question. The 'A' healthy extra choice is confusing me. Can I have 2 cheese choices from it or is it milk and/or cheese?

veggie theres a bit on this in the mag from what i can tell its one or two from the whole list ie milk and cheese but id check it first superwitch might know

Have they changed it then? on my list you can only have ONE choice from the A list and TWO from the B list i.e. if you want milk on your cereal then the milk would be your healthy extra from the A list, if you wanted some cheese too then you would have to count that as sins :dunno: the cereal would be a choice from your B list and that would leave you with one more choice to make from your B list..all the rest is from the free food list.

Yes it's two from A and two from B but I dunno if you can pick two of the same.

I wouldn't have thought it mattered really as long as you can take two things. Therefore if you don't want milk at all you still get your calcium by haing 2 cheese choices instead. If you want to use milk AS WELL, then you would have to coint the third choice as a syn. (MInd you I never used to consult the "yellow" book myself so who am I to say :)

Vegie good for you. Keep it up! I love the sin free chips. I love the way you get that really potatoey taste.

It does'nt matter Veggie you can pick 2 of the same if you want to ;)

I've just looked at the website and what i find weird now is that they say to choose once or twice from the milk section but it does'nt even mention cheese :?: i guess they've tweaked the plan like W.W. does from time to time.

The lady that explained it to us (me and another newbie) last week said that it can be 2 milk, 2 cheese or one of each. Apparently they had to change it as some council or other on healthy eating said that they had to add more calcium to the diet. The second one is optional but they say it won't slow your weight loss.

I have to say that I am finding this diet far easire than any other I have tried - so much so that I am worried that when I get on the scales tomorrow I won't have lost anything - lol. I have stuck to the diet religiously.

I have had maninly green days. I did have one red day but woke up in the night hungry (used to happen to me a lot of WW) but haven't had that at all on the green days.

I haven't made the Syn free chips yet but they sound good. Another tip that somebody gave me was to brush them with Marmite before cooking (I would think that it would be a marmite/water solution).

My fave thing on this diet has got to be that Batchelor Pasta and Sauce are free (most flavours) on a green day. I love them.

I even went to the cinema the other night. I took a 30g bag of Butterkist (5.5 Syns for 28g so I counter 6) and had a latte (took the milk out of my Healthy Extras).

I even had a bacon and fried egg sandwich for breakfast yesterday. 3 Iceland Good Choice bacon medallions (healthy extra - 75g - book says you can have 85g) Egg fried in a good non-stick pan with Fry-light and 2 slices of wholemeal bread (healthy extra - small slices).

Ihave been eating maninly free meals and saving my Syns for a treat. Today I had a 2 finger KitKat (5.5 Syns).

I like the fact that I can have as much free fruit as I want as well.

I would recomend the Food Directory. It has been a life saver for me this week. I am yet to look up something that isn't in it.

Wish me luck tomorrow.

I'd only had 2 syns by 9 tonight so I had some alcohol with my chips :D :cool: What a diet!

lol - will try the Syn free chips this week. I have been well below my Syns most days too.

Well done veggie and super- weigh to go (lol!). I agree those Batchelor pasta packets are good. I especially love the mushroom one. How are you enjoying the classes? In our old class we could not be bothered with games as such, we just used to chat about our week and how we got on, what food we have discovered and such like. We all preferred to do that and our old leader was happy with this but apparently they were supposed to do games and stuff.

My friend is not sure if she will bother going to the class anymore. She said we could still meet up though. I may then go back to the old class with the new leader but won't stay afterwards if they do the games. If my friend does continue at another class I can go with her. I don't 'need' to have someone to go with though.

Anyway, again, well done you two!

I didn't like the class but then I was just scared someone might expect me to say something :p If there are games that's me just going for weigh-in :lol:

LMAO - does anyone else keep getting the win your weight in Kronenburg pop up - lol. Do they not know that this is a site for people who want/need to lose weight - lol. Could end up costing them a fortune and I am sure that it wouldn't do much for our diets - lol.

Just been to Slimming World and have lost 4lb. Am really please as I was worried that I wouldn't have lost anything as it didn't feel like a struggle.

:cheer: Did you get the slimmer of the week fruit? :dizzy:

Well Done SW :cp:

hey super thats brill i found a slimming world close spoke to leader and i told her id be joining in a fotnight once i make sure coke is out of my system keep going and again brill :cloud9:

Well done SW. That's great that you didn't struggle with the eating side :)

Yes, Super I get the pop up! SOmething should be done about that! How Cruel! Imagine the state of our livers! Well done on your loss (keep off the Kronenberg!).

What did they present you with? We used to have a mixed basket whcih always contained some Batcher's pasta n' sauce packets, fruit and sometimes tinned tuna, beans etc. I only got it once (sob!).

Didn't get Slimmer of the Week. There were a few of us this week that lost 4lb. It is a basket of fruit at the class that I go to. What I won was the motivation to carry on - lol.

Just wanted to share some of my fave free meals with you:

Iceland Good Choice Mashed Potato
Quorn Sausages
Baked Beans

Jacket Potato and Baked Beans

Batchelors Pasta and Sauce (broccoli and Cheese)
New Potatoes
Peas

All of the above are quick to prepare and free on a Green Day

Bolgnaise and salad

Free on a red day as long as you have no pasta and the bolognaise is made from lean mince and free ingredients for the sauce.

I love the Quorn sausages but can never get into the shared kitchen to cook anything! I have to rely on a microwave at work.

I nuke the Pasta n' sauce though.

I nuke the pasta and sauce too. Have to confess that I was so hungry when I got home from work the other night that I nuked the quorn sausages too and they weren't too bad. I actually put the frozen mash in a casserole dish. Put the lid of the casserold dish on upside down and put the sausages on that. I nuked it all at once - lol - lazy or what - lol.

I guess I could do that. I usually nuke mash anyway but I cannot store frozen food as it is chock a block with their meat and stuff. Unfortunately 4 people does not go into 3 shelves!

What a pain about the freezer Peacock. I couldn't live without my freezer.

Has anyone used the on-line Syns calculator for SW? You need a password from your group leader (each group has a different one) and you need to register but it is good. There are various on-line tools on the site. I have used the calculator a few times today.

I am currently eating M&S Smokey Ham Flavour Bagel Bakes (Count on Us) 4.5 Syns.

I hope I lose tomorrow (oh it's tonight now) I keep touching my stomach to see if it's got any smaller :p Haven't tried the pasta and sauce packets yet I have two in for emergencys though. Are they ok without adding butter or marg? I've used syns online but most of mine have been alcohol :o but I look stuff up for fun anyway.

Hi SUper.

Yes I tried the online syns before you needed a password. It was ok but not always had the things you wanted and had to remember how they spelt the shops like Marks & SPencer - could never remember if they liked it Marks and SPencer or Marks & Spencer. Very frustrating.

Also, my friend said her class had a different password every week. Crikey.

I had my fave Quorn sausages last night in the hopsital canteen! Along with mash and cabbage together (their version of colcannon I guess for St Patrick's Day). Yummy with onion gravy. COr! No I haven't thought of the syns involved!

lol @ Veggie's stomach touching. I was so worried last week. I didn't think that I would have lost any weight as I didn't feel like I had punished myself enough - lol. The Pasta and Sauce packets are yummee (even made with skimmed milk and no btter - lol). The mushroom and wine was my fave but I can't find it in the shops. My second fave is Cheese and broccoli.

Hi Peacock,

I think all the groups passwords change every week. They have an on-line calculator now so all you need to do is put in any free ingredients and then it asks for cal, carb etc (usually found on food packs anyway) and it then calculates the Syns for you. You don't even havt to name the product.

:) Hello.

I've tried Slimming world, I joined last year with a friend. I lost about a stone, (14lbs). I managed to keep it off, but as everything eating habits creep up.

I haven't gained any weight, but i'd like to loose more so i Have Started again today.

If you havn't already tried it, you must. I know the diet inside out. If you need any help just ask.

:D :D

Hi Becu :wave: I'm on my 4th week of sw it's a good plan.

well girls i spoke to the leader at weight watchers today just for some info as i was planning to go on thurday and everything was great how welcomed id be right up until i was asked what weight id was and her attitude changed and i got the distinct impression that i was not welcome so im going to contact the local slimming world and give that a try ill let you know how i get on

That's outrageous! :eek: I'm sure it is not typical of WW. How did her attitude change?

she told me that there wasnt anyone new in the group and she didnt think that there was anybody as heavy as i am i dont know if she was just being overly concerned but that was not the impression that i got so im now joining slimming world on thursday so any tips will be greatly appreciated

They must be a skinny lot! She sounds rubbish. I'm back at sw on Thursday need to lose half a pound for a stone lost since I started going. :D

Tips -

eat lots of free food (on green plan - syn free chips mmm :D )

borrow books and mags (you can at the group I go to)

use the syn online calculator etc when you get the password for the sw members bit of site (given out at group)

post here lots :lol: ;) phone your consultant/email them if you need to

does anyone know the password for slimming world for this week??

Hi Lorraine I don't think Slimming World would like the password being given out to non members. I don't care about them but I'm thinking of 3fc don't want to get them into trouble so putting the password on the forum might be a bad idea. ;) Maybe a kind person would send it to you though ;)

Hi Everyone,
I just joined SW last night and I'm off to Ireland for Easter - anyone know how many syns are in Guinness?

:lol: TOO MANY :dizzy: 9 in a pint :faint:

Oh dear, probably should have started diet next week! :dizzy:

30 in a bottle of wine :angel: :T :goodscale oops :p

I joined SW last week. I seem to be eating masses and can not believe I can eat like this and still loose weight. Will find out next Thursday!!!! Wish me luck everyone. Would love to buddy up with other SW dieters for mutual support, tip swapping etc. Anyone interested? :)

I'm interested :D You will lose don't worry just keep on eating ;)

my diet went down the drain this weekend as with being ill and the fact that i hadnt prepared anything ive eaten terribly and do not want to go on those scales on thursday hopefully if i eat very well all week and dont use my sins then i might lose a pound

You'll be fine have your syns. No starving :nono: I had loads of alcohol on Friday (I FELL OVER :o ) you just have to forget about it and move on.

OK Veggie and Kirsty you have got me very interested there is a class within walking distance on Wednesday night at 7. Am very nervous about the thought of going, I know it will be fine once I get there, walking through that door the first time is the worst thing. Am also nervous as this is totally different to anything I have done before have never food optimised, maybe this will be the thing that works, have read all the recipes on the website and they make it sound so easy.

Do they encourage you to exercise, even gently, didn't see much of that on the website ?

Will be a nervous wreck all day Wednesday

carol believe you me if i can do it anyone can ive never ever been on a diet and this works for me ive read and read the stuff they give you and i cant find anything to trip me up { so ive no exscuse}

have read and read and read all the stuff on the web, it does look surprisingly straight forward. Wednesday will tell

Tis easy ish. Even for fussy me. I still miss pizza though ;) M&S count on us chips are the best though whole box for 1.5 syns :T :T :T :T

I can't believe how much I ate yesterday and this is a diet ?

I had a 2 egg ommelette with mushrooms and peppers for breakfast
a large salad with chilli sauce (0.5 syn) and a baked potato followed by some grapes for lunch
Some home made veg soup and a oriental chicken stir fry (chicken was healthy option)
then a pear and a muller light yogurt
And for supper 2 slices of toast (healthy option) with banana mashed on them

I can see from Veggie and Linus weight losses it works, but never have I ate so much whilst trying to slim.........

Was great fun am having a red day today

ive had all red days so far but then i am a total carnivore just you keep eating and the weight just keeps coming off i mean look at what ive had since last thursday all that booze and birthday cake and the choc cake on wednesday night and i still lost three pound just dont want to think about how much i should have lost

Am definatley a carborhydrates girl. Although for half a syn on a red day I can eat the whole packet 100gs of bernard matthews sage and onion chicken breast. So because I could I did. :) :) :) :dizzy:

HI Carol

I'm anothr carbs girl. Could not even think of doing the Atkins (very veggie unfriendly anyway!). Hope you enjoyed the "bootiful" chicken breast! I have been depressed looking in the new Syns book - even more Quorn has syns attached (yeah right, like I even give a monkey's as to the syn value!!!

It's great eating loads on a diet isn't it? Baked potatoes with cheese at night are the best! :D Especially when they are syn free with cheese a healthy extra. I do like 2 tablespoons of light coleslaw on them as well (1 syn) :T :cloud9: Ok enough about my potato love ;)

:cry: i'm jealous :mad: i'm gonna be watching you Carol and if you lose 4lbs a week like Veggie and Kirsty i'm gonna try and do it too :yes: :lol: keep me posted on the grub ;)

You can travel weekly to my class if you want :p

Awwww thanks Veggie ;) i'll ask hubby if he can come up with $1200 a week airfare :rolleyes: :lol:

I lost a pound in my first week and only did the diet for 3 days cos I went away for the weekend - I was amazed and very pleased. Looking forward to getting weighed next week already. :)

Well done MistyMel.

Cathy what a skintflint if he won't pay that towards your health and happiness :) :dizzy:

Was amazing the reception at work with what I ate yesterday, she too is waiting to see what Wednesday brings.

:lol: Aye, but the skinflint knows that my health and happiness includes frequent visits to ye olde pub :lol3:

Well Done Misty, this plan sounds better by the minute :)

hi girls got a recipie for you no measuring no calories and no sins tried a green day today and made this for tea.
pasta -as much as you want
tuna tin 113g in brine = healthy extra {or you can use salmon sardines etc}
dairylee light triangles=times 3 a choice
cook pasta and add tuna and triangles {as many as you want to use i just used 2)
and eat i also had enough to freeze two portions for later if you cant get 113 gram tins of tuna {the very wee ones }youll have to weigh the tuna
i loved it and definantly makes up for not being able to eat macaroni cheese ill try and come up with a replacement for my spaghetti bolognase and my lasagna
kirsty
ps also made a brill chicken dish and when i work out the proper herbs and spices ill let you know

Oh god I got a count on us trifle today without knowing the syns. Came home and ate it, then looked online to see how many...8.5 :p Far too many of the C.O.U. desserts aren't veggie bad M&S :nono: they need to make more things for meeeeeeeee. :D

A green day Kirsty thats not like you. :cb: Am having a green day today as well, have just made porridge, (a healthy option) and instead of adding sugar to it I chopped a banana on top because it was syn free. Was very tasty. Am going to have am omelette at lunchtime and pasta and something later on, have no tuna in else I could try kirstys suggestion.

Am really enjoying this I don't feel like I am on a diet at all and to think I used to think slimming world was for 'old' ladies.

Mushroom omlette and potato wedges (was in mag I need instructions for even the most basic things!) is nice and free on green you drizzle natural yoghurt over the wedges yum.

I've been on SW off and on for the last 10 months. I'm now on it again to push those last 4 kilos. I'm not sure of pounds, as my scales are in kilos only - I live in France - but so far have lost 10kg. I had a brief stint of about a month on Atkins - didn't lose weight, but changed my whole body shape. I found Atkins too restrictive and love SW as I'm never hungry.

I see mention has been made of the Batchelors pasta & sauce, but what about their savoury rice (free on green, horrendously high in syns on red)? Our favourite meal is home made curry with a curry savoury rice and a tin of bombay potatoes (check supermarket brands as most, but not all, are free). Tons of fat free yoghurt mixed with a spoon of two of mint sauce. Fab. It does help that we travel frequently between the UK and France to stock up on syn free stuff, as it's difficult to find anything other than basic foods here.

Has anyone got a good recipe for ice cream using Mullerlight? I have an ice cream maker.

Hope to be a regular here.
Leapfrog

Hi please do become a regular more the merrier :coffee: From sw site -

To make Slimming World’s basic Free ice cream you will need:
2 x 200g pots of Mullerlight yogurt
1 x 500g pot very low fat natural fromage frais
Artificial sweetener, to taste

Method:
It’s so simple! Stir the yogurts and fromage frais together, sweeten to taste and pop in a freezer-proof tub. Place in the freezer and lightly whip approximately every 30 minutes to break down any ice crystals that are forming. Because all the ingredients are Free, it doesn’t matter how often you lick the spoon! Your ice cream should be ready in a couple of hours (if there's any left!)

There are no end of flavours you can make using this simple ice cream recipes – here are some of our personal favourites:

tremendous toffee and vanilla flavour - made with 1 Toffee and 1 Vanilla Müllerlight yogurt, swirled together before popping into the freezer
chocolate heaven – use a couple of chocolate flavoured yogurts. If you fancy adding a crunch, what about adding a mini bag of (crushed) Maltesers? The whole dessert is a delicious 5 Syns!
fruity peach melba – using a peach and pineapple or peach and maracuya yogurt and a raspberry and cranberry yogurt. Fresh chopped peach and a handful of fresh or frozen raspberries make this simple ice cream into a fabulous dessert!
hokey pokey – use two vanilla yogurts, add a tablespoon of runny honey and serve with a fun-size crunchie bar crumbled on top! This fabulously indulgent pud is 5½ Syns in total and if you’re feeling generous will serve 2-4 people!

Thankyou for that. I'll give it a whirl tomorrow.

:T :T :T oh Veggie chocolate heaven sounds like the one for me :cloud9:

I can't have mullers they not vegetarian :( They seem to be sponsored by slimming world (allegedly ;) ) first time I went I got a money off coupon for them. Not fair.

Same here Veggie it is a cruel world isn't it?. I tried the Sveltesse ones which are supposed to be v low in fat and calories (they seem very thn and synthetic but there you go and do not containe Gelatine - at least not the ones I tried), but in the book of Syns (sounds like something from the Bible!), they only mentioned a few flavours and they were in the region of 2 or so syns each, whcih I suppose isn't too bad. Sadly though I have noticed that most things like yogurt if it is very low in fat it has gelatine in it. Marks & Sparks desserts nearly all have it in. What's wrong with veggie ok thickening ingrediants then? Carragen, Locust bean gum and pectin - if they can use them in somethings why not others. Grrr!

M&S, morrisons and tesco all have nice virtually no fat strawberry yoghurt I think they are all no syns. I hope so I haven't been counting them ;)

Strawberry yogurts? How could you?! I HATE strawberry yogurts!! I thought only my Dad and other little kids enjoyed them. Now I know why else that is the one flavour that has taken over the shelves. It is all your fault!!!

Everyone (normal ;) ) likes strawberry yoghurt :D

Only the deranged and deluded think that matey! You have joined a very sad club with my Dad as president. The "it's alright as long as it is synthetic and full f E numbers" club. I don't like real strawberries (now raspberries and logonberries are the berries of choice) but the synthetic taste in yogurts, ugh!

Unfortunately the yogs I like are the real creamy ones like the Sainsbury creamy Bramley apple one and the Gooseberry one.

Ok I'll stop having them and take up crisp eating again. :devil:

As long as they are low fat ones (she said piously) oh! and veggie friendly. I tis a bit weird that the non veggie ones are cheese flavoured (cos of the rennet) isn't it? My faves are roast chicken actually and are not low fat!!!

I am on slimming world, on problem I have is that there are no groups in Irelend so I have had to revert to my old books from years ago. Its nice to know it still works for me since Feb 29th I have lost 22 pounds and Phil (hubby) has lost 17 pounds

Well congrats Val!

Are there no groups at all in Ireland?

That might mean there is no magazine either as I was going to suggest that you get that as you can get the books from them.

im sorry im with you peacock i dont like strawberry flavour either!!

Yes! The voice of reason in a world of strawberry coated madness!!!

You people have no taste :nono:

http://www.chichiyasu.com/e/products/yogurts/yogurtimages/strawberry01.jpg

Hi Val :)

I obviously have no taste either as I can't even stand the smell of it! :rolleyes:

I like strwaberry yoghurt but my faves are muller light chocolate or mandarin (ooh, just had a thought - they might be nice mixed together - lol). I also like Sveltesse lemon cheesecake although have not had it since starting SW so don't know the syns.

I just had the Count on Us chips that somebody mentioned, they were yummy. I have been to SW tonight (put on 3lb - lol - but have been away twice and only home a cuople of days in the last 2 weeks and so have eaten loads and not exercised). Will get back on track now though. The chips were great as I just rang hubby and asked him to put them in the oven. Had them with mushy peas and wholemeal bread.

I just bought the little book of syns too and was pleasantly surprised at some of the things in there.

I like Strawberry yogurt but prefer black cherry or raspberry

i agree with yousal black cherry is the only one i eat my mum brought me a tray of eggs back from the farm this morning so ive just had three scrambled and they were lovely so im now stuffed
kirsty

I am going to be really good today. I am determined to at least lose the 3lb that I have put on over the last couple of weeks before next Monday.

Veggie: You are a sick deluded woman!

Carol & Linus: I used to love anythig black cherry but too often the taste is really synthetic - especially in the low fat ones -they are really thin and plasticky tasting!

I agree the oven chips are really good. IMy friend from SW emailed me to say the new leqader is giving up so I don't think I will go back now. Anyway I have the books I need.

Hi all

I can get the magazinesso thats fine, problems is i am doing so well everyone at work keeps nicking them...... I have orderd several slimming world cook books as well my daughter nicked the last lot.

Its nice to know that there are people here I can chatto so I hope you dont mind that I have bardged in on your group. I didn't know this site was here until Sunday its great.....

Oh blimey my spelling leaves a lot to be desired today , sorry folks!!!!!! its because I am rushing before the boss gets back

hi val hope the boss doesnt catch you and you are very welcome here and we love people who barge in pop into hello from uk we all hang about in there too speak to you later and watch out for the boss !!!!
kirsty

Hi Linus

I hope to pop in and out most days while I am at work. I miss the Uk so much sometimes, although we have a great life in Ireland living in the middle of nowhere with trees and fields all around. its nice to be able to talk about SW and have people knowwhat your talking about, there is only WW here or unislim ( I haven't a clue on that one). I was diagnosed with depression in Febuary and getting slim again is the one way that I can feel as if I am taking control of my life back. Phil is really supportive and is helping all he can and at least with this board I don't have to feel alone. I ma looking forward to meeting loads of new friends on here

Val

well ive only been coming here about seven weeks and it feels like ive got new family but one that will tell you the truth and not just what you want to hear ive also got loads of new friends and it really does make a difference i started at 18 stone 8 weeks ago and now im 16.4 and ive only been going to slimming world for a fortnight so this place gets the credit
speak later im off to do the hoovering and check the goulash
kirsty

Veggie: You are a sick deluded woman!

Carol & Linus: I used to love anythig black cherry but too often the taste is really synthetic - especially in the low fat ones -they are really thin and plasticky tasting!

I agree the oven chips are really good. IMy friend from SW emailed me to say the new leqader is giving up so I don't think I will go back now. Anyway I have the books I need.

I know that! ;)

i stick to the ski or weight watchers and i actually found real black cherries in the weight watchers one i just about fell off my chair
kirsty

I'm now in panic mode thinking I have blown it this week (I was like this last week too) But last week I wasn't drinking wine on a Tuesday argh. :( :o

Deep breaths veggie, it won't be as bad as you think. :cb:

You can't be slimmer of the week every week, you have to give someone else a chance every now and then, keeps it a bit more interesting for them. :dizzy: :dizzy:

veggie i hope yuoll be alright im dreading the week i stay the same or worst still put on weight i think ill run for cover and stay there i dont habdle failure very well i will probably come out with oh well why go back ill just put on ,more weight or i didnt want to lose any weight anyway se a total wuss youll be fine what night is your class
kirsty

I'm Thursday. :kickcan: :goodscale Never mind I'll be much slimmer at Christmas at least :yes: No I have gone down a clothes size so yay. :cool:

I put on 3lb last week but was pleased with myself for going. It has given me the boost to try to get it off this week - lol. It was actually not as bad as I thought. I thought I would have put on 5 - lol.

Hi Val,
Sounds as if you're living wher I do. I live in France and there is a lot of open space here as well. I, too, dream of getting back into my leather trousers. Not far to go now and all thanks to SW. Keep it up -it's worth it!
Leapfrog :)

I read the beginning of this thread where I might be going to SW well I have been 7 times now and it is quite good ;)

Morning all

Well its Friday and for once the boss is in a meeting and I can log on here and catch up on the gossip. I am feeling a little sorry for myself today, I was at the dentist yesterday and had 3 roots removed, my mouth is so sore I cant eat or drink much which is not good. No coffee or hot food for me today in fact not a lot of anything.

Phil and I have just booked a trip back to the UK for the end of May, as we are off to a wedding so we decided to see the familys as well so will be there a week. We have also decided to go to Daytona on October for the bikeOctfeast and on to Vegas for our anniversary and Phils b'day (we married in Vegas on Phils birthday in 2001). So I must concentrate on getting the rest of this weight gone so I can shop till I drop in Vegas.

Oh well I just wanted to say Hi and wish everyone a happy weekend

Val

Ended up going for an indian at lunchtime think between the curry sauce, the pakora and the naan bread I have had around 25 syns - not much fun. But hey I had only used 5 for the week, so now I've used 30, still got another 40 to play with. At least I am having a green day and I stuck to vegetable curry with boiled rice :)

So much for my nice healthly salad

Already doing the flexi-syns bit Carol :lol: make sure you are good with the other 40 ;) you did so well this week.

Sorry you are suffering Val :headache: that does'nt sound like fun at all :( but will help with the weightloss tho' ;) I got married in Vegas too :)

I had frozen asda curry 5.5 syns (luckily only like rubbish curry. :lol: ) Don't worry if you go over your syn allowance a bit Carol. Cat is right it is flexi syns. You just count them then carry on with your normal daily amount.

Just added my weight loss on the slimming world website, on current form I could weigh what I want by the 16th August 2004. Nice dream, think once i put in a couple of more weeks, it will become a bit more realistic.

I like the idea of flexible syns, but I am going to try and cut back on the number of syns I have for the rest of the week. Mostly I use them for sauces to put on meat and vegs and there are loads of free ones of those

i worked out my club ten and ill not hit that until i hit 15 stone god thats so far away but only two pound until i get my half stone thats the one draw back with being the biggest at my group itll take me longer to hit those targets or ill just have to work twice as hard the only good thing is that they are all going on holidays and im not so ill sort of catch up with them then well six stone 2 pound to go I WILL GET THERE
kirsty

:nono: i think you'll find that the bigger you are the faster you lose Kirsty ;) those skinnier lizzies have a harder time getting it off.

There is more chance you will lose every week ( even if you mess up) if you are the biggest in the group ( which I certainly am!) so you can be superior :lol: :p In my group of 4 who go to sw the thinnest has got their 10% first but I am only 4.5 to go. :)

now ladies that is what i like to hear there are some people who need a smirk wiped off their faces thanx
kirsty

Just got back from Slimming World. Have lost 2lb this week (still a lb to go before I lose the 3lb I put on - lol). I am pleased with this as I am having what my leader calls a star week (Time of the Month) - lol.

:bravo: I'm already dreading my weigh in. Stupid wine :devil:

im dreading it to veggie cause ive been so good and getting loads of exercise and if ive not lost that three pound i think ill freak and its still only tuesday and ive got two more days to work myself into a panic about it
kirsty

hey super as far as ive been told you tend to put weight on during tom so youve probably already shifted that pound and more well done anyway
kirsty

I'm with you Veggie, lets blame it on the boogie, oops sorry the wine. Perhaps if I had gone booging after drinking it all, I might have lots some weight. Will not be a happy bunny until I have stood on those scales tomorrow night, am not looking forward to it at all :(

You'll be fine :) Next week we will all be better (and thinner ;) ) :cheer:

Here's to next week :dizzy: :cb: :cb: :dizzy:

hey sal is tonight not your weigh in night
kirsty

Yep it is. Stayed the same, need to stick to it like glue next week. According to the SW website it will now take me until the 13th December to reach my goal weight, think summer 2005 is much realistic.

according to my scales {which are none to reliable} ive put on three pound which im blaming my periods for{i hope} and maybe will dissapear for tomorrows weigh in
kirsty

Carol, you did well to maintain :cp: i think you need to change "i will lose it in 2003" though :lol:

:lol: it reminds me of a sticker i have on one of my binders which started off at "make 2000 the year that YOU lose weight for good" i have since changed it to 2004!! :rofl:

:lol: it reminds me of a sticker i have on one of my binders which started off at "make 2000 the year that YOU lose weight for good" i have since changed it to 2004!! :rofl:

:lol:



I had three healthy extra B choices today :doh: :doh: :doh: Grr I hate it when I do that. Had to count one as 7 syns. :dizzy:

I always want more "b" choices Veg but i have a hard time using the "a" ones :rolleyes: unless i have cereal for brekky :(

Cereal is B :?: A is milk and cheese. :T

Cathy I did lose it in 2003, my mind that is not weight

Bless you slimming world and my 2 stone loss :goodvibes :lucky: :cheers: :eating2: I clapped on the scales when I saw I had lost enough :o :lol:

:lol: Veggie i knew i should have added "cos then i use MILK from A" :lol: if i don't have cereal then i don't use "A's" very often thats what i meant to say :crazy:
CONGRATULATIONS on losing 2 stones :cp: :bravo: :balloons:

:p I am cheering myself on 2 stone loss :cheer: ;)

you cheer you deserve it and why dont you want to be on page three? i think we should do a calander girls shot with us all it would cure depression in a moment and just think if they put it up in the jail it would end crime so wed be doing our bit for humanity
kirsty

Because I think page 3 is hideous would be my main reason ;)

well done

yeah veggie but i cant help thinking i wish
kirsty

Conggrats on the weight loss. Seems that SW is working for a few of us at the moment.

Hello All...I did SW last year and lost two stone...Fell off the deep end once I stopped going to meetings...In the last few weeks I have been following the plan, but I am struggling without the meetings...I am rejoining next week!!

I don't think I could do it without going weekly. I tried WW online last year and I could do the plan but I had no motivation.

im falling off the wagon and im still going
kirsty

Come on Linus. I will pull you back up. I have a had a pretty naughty day too but if you will give me a leg up I will pull you up too and then we will both be back on the wagon - lol. Tommorrow is another day or in my case tomorrow is a red day - lol.

hey im having a red day too cause i dont like green id make a terrible vegetarian

I always preferred green days...but lately I have been doing more red days...Hmmm maybe I have an iron deficiancy...LOL I have been lov'in the steak...:)

I drunk all my weeks syns over the weekend :sssh: I'll just carry on having 10 - 15 still till weigh in day can't let a synful weekend interfere with my year long plan (may change to 2 year plan ;) ) :hat:

my gran said "it doesnt matter how long it takes as long as you get there in the end"

Your gran sounds like a wise woman Kirsty.

I have fell off the wagon this week and last. But as from tomorrow morning I amback on it with all seriousness.

Veggie I wish I could get away with eating that many sins in one day - lucky you.

One of my friends from work wants to join the class with me, will give me a bit of friendly competition :cb:

carol you and me both so well shout at each other DONT EAT THAT HAVE A CARROT

Veggie I wish I could get away with eating that many sins in one day - lucky you.

It's not getting away with it that's how many you meant to have on the plan :yes:

I think Carol meant all the syns "you'd got away with in the wine" Veggie ;)

then again maybe she did'nt :lol:

veggie im only allowed 10 a day as is the whole group that im in

Well on the sw site it says 5 - 15 and if you have more than 3 stone you can have more. But they say most people (I'd guess people with 3 or less to lose) should stick to 10. I'm not most people I have more to lose.

ive got six stone to lose so i guess i should be more too i have a hard enough time keeping to 10 as i use them for sugar in my coffee so if i want anything else ive got to do without my coffee
kirsty

Can you not change to sweeteners Kirsty? or give it (sugar) up? :yikes: or should i not ask that question? :lol:

I did mean all the syns in the wine and the gin and still be the loser of the week. :) Just re-read that and it sounds bad but you know what I mean. You are the one who loses the most in the week at your club, just had to keep in it to make you smile :) :)

I too have more than 3 stone to lose, would like to lose at least 5, but like Kirsty everyone in my group is on 10 syns a day. Maybe I should try eating (should read DRINKING) more wine and see if it helps, but then I know the answer to that already.

Veggie you must have a really wonderful metabloism that quickly burns of the booze, mine just lectures me for weeks after it.

Am definately jealous :( :( :(

no i cant give up my sugar sweetners make me retch but i only have about 2-3 coffees a day i thinkmits just that wee bit caffene my system still craves
kirsty

i got some of those bar things they sell at slimming world i got toffee and pecan and i got cherry and almond i also got the wee green book of free branded foods its really good saves trying to stand in tescos and work out whats fat free and whats not and it lists all the yogurts so i know which ones are free and which have syns but its a really good book
kirsty

Copycat. I bought hifi bars for first time tonight I got toffee and pecan :)

veggie for christ sake check the sell by dates mine are out of date 9one oct 03 and the other feb 04
kirsty

Bad. Send them back get some new ones. ;)

Meant to say thanks it's bad :nono: congrats on weight loss though :D

MMMM. I remember the cherry ones from when I used to go to the club.

if i had eaten the cherry ones i really would have remembered them they went out of date october 03
kirsty

THey might have turned to alcohol! Cherry Brandy anyone!!!! (hic!)

Well I dont have that much weight to lose but I am sticking to the diet (without the club).
I am giving myself 10 syns a day but am probably having no more than 5.
How much weight should I expect to lose a week do you think, I'm not too sure whether this diet is going to work for me and I dont want to keep on with it if I'm only going to lose a tiny amount of weight when I could try something else.

The diet (I'm veggie so just doing green days) really doesnt seem that different to what I normally eat except I'm cutting out oil and margarine so any tips to get a decent weightloss quickly?

Seen as you don't have much to lose 1- 2 pounds a week I guess. Mine is quicker but then I have 8 stone to lose sigh :sssh: :eating2: My sister loses 3 quite regularly and she hasn't much to lose.

WoooHooo!!! Joined the SW meetings last night...Whew, thank God I did, its changed alot since last I was a member...Mainly the canned food...Followed to the letter though today...Hopefully, next meeting I will be a big loser!! In a good way of course... :)

hey this is the one place where we all want to be BIG BIG LOSERS and at the moment were winning and hope it stays that way and then well have to be the thin chickies wont we girls
kirsty

You will be a loser ;) Melissa :goodscale :wave:

Fell off the plan big style yesterday. Was at a meeting over lunch time and succumbed to the buffet and didn't even try and work out what was red and what was green - was suppose to be having a green day and then i came home and said 'sod it' already ruined it for today so had cheese sandwiches and 2 packets of discos.

When I fall off it I fall off it with style. Also had a load of wine, which I have no syns for :(

Am going to have a red day today and once i have managed to get some clothes on am going to walk up to the co-op in the rain and get some bacon for breakfast and some ham for lunch and chicken and veggies to stir fry for dinner. Is a two mile round walk so will do me the world of good

I need to find my serious head again today, I am going to lose this week I am I am I am

Thanks!! Fingers crossed...I checked today actually on my home scale which is consistant with the class one and was down two pounds!! I think it was all the evil broccolli I ate...YIKES!!!

My scales weigh 5 less than slimming worlds :( Carol how can you cope with crisps about they'd call to me if I was near them :devil: Forget about the wine I've had loads too. Ick Melissa broccolli how could you ;)

I know!! But, I plead temporary insanity...:)))

I actually quite like broccoli, just shoot me now.

Crisps don't bother me at all, just need to hide them from son number 2 as he would eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner

Have fell off the wagon big style :(

I also like turnip and carrot mashed together with healthy A choice laughing cow spreader cheese

I have to confess that I also love vegetables.

As a crisp substitute I now use pasta crisps. You can make them for free on a green day give me a shout if you want the recipe. I eat them with WW BBQ salsa (also free).

Yes please Super, we want the recipe

you know that humans where never meant to eat veggies

Yes super I would also love that recipe!!! Crisps are my downfall...:(

I do like veg actually...I think my problem is to much of a good thing sends me into gastro ****!!!

A recipe for pasta doritos is on the links thread above I think :yes: link (http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/seablue/slimmingworldrecipes.pdf) it's called doritos and dip if it's that one.

new syns book? I have the big syn book (or the bible as I call it - lol). Most quorn is free still or very low in syns. I hope they haven't changed it. Mine is a 2004 version.

My new fave meal is quorn meatballs in tomato and basil sauce on top of a huge mound of pasta. Yummee.

For lunch today I had the quorn in mushroom and white wine sauce on a bed of tagliatelle - yummee.

I have been so good this week but have a feeling that I have stayed the same. Will find out tomorrow.

Hi all

This could be a long one so go grab a coffee, sit back and relax......

Its been a while since I could get on to the site, work has been hectic and my Manager sits just by me so I haven't be able to sneak on.

Anyway everything is going to plan,I have now lost 27 pounds so am well on target for losing 2 stone before I come back to the UK for a week at the end of the month. After that I want to aim for the other 2 and half stone before October when we go to Florida.
Phil has now lost a stone and a half and is doing really well.

Letting you know how I am doing isn't the only reason I logged on today, I really want to help someone who is very special.
My best friend and I have been mates for 22 years, she was my daughters childminder when she was little and has always been there for me no matter what. She has seen me on countless diets (and agrees the only one that seems to work is SW), she has seen me through divorce and bad relationships, she even took my daughter to live with her for 3 months so she could take her exams at the school she had been to since she was 11 when my ex husbnad found out where I was living and I had to pack up and move to the other end of the country to escape from him.
Anyway Eilleen has been told she has to loose weight because of her health, now Eilleen is on disability benefits and can't afford to go to a SW class, the nearest one is quite a distance away but she has seen the results of SW on me and would like to give it a try. (If Iwas living in the UK I would pay for her but I'm not so I can't) I have suggested that she buy the SW magazine and have promised to support her as much as I can, we speak every week so thats not a problem.
Is there anyone here who is doing SW and who lives in the Sydenham/Forest Hill area of South East London, who would be willing to be a mentor for Eilleen on a local level. It would be nice to know she had someone other than me to talk to on a regular basis (calls to Ireland are international so if she was having a bad day she may not be able to call me). She has got access to her grandsons computer but hasn't used it yet, she ig going to get an email address and I have told her about this site so she may join us eventually.
Eilleen has set a start date of July 1st, a long way off I know but she has a few things to sort out first. I guess she will have at least 4 stone to loose if not more.

If any one would be willing to give moral support to Eilleen or can offer suggestions on how I can help, please let me know.

Well folks thats all from me for now I wish you all success this week and Iwill speak to you soon

I'm at the wrong end of the country but she is very lucky to have a friend like you. Maybe once she gets on her grandsons computer she can come and chat here and we can all help out that way

I think most libraries have free net access if you are on benefits I go there when my computer goes funny. I was going to suggest she uses the sw members site but doh obviously you need net for that.

sorry, I am in Devon so am a long way off.

Val A, Terrific Job with your weightloss :cp: you can see where i live so i'll say no more :lol: we'll all love to "meet" Eilleen when she can get online ;)

I'm not going to the meetings I'm doing it through buying a book on ebay. I started with the main book and since then I've bought the free branded foods book and the syn directory and I'm managing ok. Then I have a group of other friends on a diet and we check in with our weightloss every week online so its like having a support group.
If she is on benefits the local library is a good option as previously stated, and most towns have a learn direct centre also where you can do some courses for free if you are on benefits and use the internet that way.

Thanks for the messages

There isn't a public libary near Eilleen, the mobile van comes round one a week but know internet there. Shewill have access to the net once her Grandson lets her that it.

I have ordered some books for her so they should help. The main problem i think she will have is motivation, her daughters just say oh yeah what again and don't offer much in the way off support. In fact shewas going to try SW lastyear based on recipies I have given her shewent out bought bits and bobs to help her, told the daughter and grandson who live with her thatthey should leave this stuff alone as it was for her only. Next morning she got up to faind the duaghter had taken it to work for her packed lunch.......selfish or what.

Anywayas I say I have told her about here and I am sure she will find her way here if Harry lets her get on line;

Have a good week one and all

Val

Motivation and support is the most important thing for me. I have other family members doing it with me so it makes it quite fun. :coach: :cheer: Changing your thought to 'I want to do this' from 'I have to do this' is important too.

I will crack this eating, am still feeling yuck. Am going to phone slimming world lady later on for a motivational chat. I keep putting myself on a guilt trip because I haven't stuck to it this week after gaining last week. But how often do I feel unwell - hardly ever, but my eating has been disasterous, am expecting to have gained back everything I lost :)

But I am big enough to admit where I have gone wrong and start again :dizzy:

Why don't you try eating more HE choices if you feel like eating a lot and fill up with fruit or baked potatoes. My first few weeks I had 2 baked potatoes at teatime a lot to fill me up.

To cheer you up ;) just remember you still a couple of stone lighter than me :o

Thanks Veggie. I just need to find my motivation again and feel a bit better and I'll be cooking with gas again.

The way you are going you will soon be a couple of stones lighter than I am, I have every faith in

Sal neither veggie or myself will overtake you asyour only having a bump due to your weekend away and being ill youll be back on track in no time and eating good and youve probably still lost weight cause your body uses loads of calories to fight infection so youll be fine and if not as with me theres always next week
kirsty

Come on you lot if I can do it anybody can. I lost 2lb this week and got Slimmer of The Week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First (and probably last) time ever - lol.

Have lost 10lb since joining 8 weeks ago. Slowly but surely.

I also bought a new top on Saturday and loads of people at work commented on how slim it made me look - lol. Am ready to face a new week with renewed motivation.

Well Done Tulane :bravo: :cp:

well done you and keep going and youll get it next week
kirsty

Woo slimmer of the week :bravo: Just better mention my slimmer of month award again ;) :lol:

Tried to phone slimming world lady but she had the cheek to be out. Am going to start over again tomorrow. Am going back to work then, regardless of how I feel I can't sit around like this any longer. Am going to put the last couple of weeks down to a blip.

Veggie I've not got a password for the SW website could you give me the syns in a bowl of sugar puffs for a red and green day? thanks

Password is bread

Quaker Cereal, Sugar Puffs 28g

Original 5½ Syns Green 5½ Syns

thank you. Means I haven't completely blown it today........yet.

I bought 12 old (last years) sw mags from ebay v good for inspiration :yes:

Morning all

Weighed in on Sat and have lost another 2 and half pounds taking me to below my first target weight. Phil lost a pound - he is doing so well. :D :cp:

We are off to the Uk next week for a wedding and I didn't have to buy any thing new I sahll be wearing a suit that I have not worn since May 2001.
Iwon't be on line for a couple fo weeks but I hope it all goes well for you while I am away.

Love Val :smug:

Well Done Val :cp: i hope you have a great time :D

Hi all. I am new to SW, but I am doing the plan online through their 'bodyoptimise' link. Its really useful since I'm outside the UK for a short while. Is anyone else using this tool?

Only been a member for 2 weeks and have lost 5lbs which is fab for me! I was disappointed that 'bodyoptimise' does not have a forum to keep me in touch with other SWers, but I found you lot here which is great! :)