I would get the current syns book jan 2004 if i were you. 99 is a long time ago - and i know the syns have had a great overhaul which started this year - and a great deal has changed syn wise since then chick buts its up to you - other people lost weight using those syn values at the time - its just that the syn values now may help you lose weight faster (which is what we all want!)
Just phones my local consultant and she didn;t have it ~ and won;t for a few weeks. i've ordered it from Slimming world direct as I want to get cracking ASAP!
anyways - why dont you join a group chick? best way me think! i like getting stickers
I tried the class a few years ago and didn't find it very motivating ~ the same lady runs it now so doubt it would have changed that much! Also cost is another factor ~ I'm trying to see how I go without the classes but if the weight loss doesn't seem to be coming off I'll probably end up going to one!
I might buy some stars so my husband can stick them on the fridge when I lose lbs!
I know what you mean - especially when the Hifi Bars are added to the basket yum yum! And then there is the mag which I wait desperately for - that shoud be out more often me thinks!
But - I just think about all the crap food I used to spend well over £3.95 a week on (was more like a day!) and I think it a small price to pay to lose weight. If someone offered me a lifetime one off "slim pill" for £10K i would buy it! Beg borrow or steal!
One day - i bet there will be such a pill! Just like 100 years ago and they probably spoke about "Mobile phones" in such a way!
But for now - us people living in the dark ages must stick together and do it the hard old- fashioned way - like washing clothes with a dolly and a mangle
Slimming World - Sins book
buts its up to you - other people lost weight using those syn values at the time - its just that the syn values now may help you lose weight faster (which is what we all want!) 
But it is expensive especially if it is going to take forever like me.
