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! :)

Hi umzaynab ;) It does suck that sw don't have an official forum. I use the online tools at the sw site to look up syns. :wave:

Am in a dilemma that there is no food in this house, I'm going on a training course am hoping lunch isn't supplied, but what am I supposed to eat............ Bet lunch is supplied. I'll just need to be strong.

Am not hungry this morning, ate too much over the weekend, but will have something before I leave this morning, there are shreddies. Think they are the healthly B on both type of days. Will need to check my book.

Lunch I will deal with closer to the time

i think im going to be three pound up by the time thursday comes im hoping thats all it probably wont be so ill have to get my "im on a diet" head back on again and get on track
kirsty

We are going to do this Kirsty. I have slipped this evening too, after being perfect all day. Am so stressed about the exam on Wednsday.

But we are going to do, we are, we are, we are

Hello!

Im new to the board and joined after reading all these posts about slimming world. I thought it would be great to come on here to discuss what i think and how im doing etc instead of droaning on to my bf all the time! lol.

Everyone seems to be getting on really well! well done! :) I only started it yesturday but have spent hours reading about it and making up menus! I am going to have all green days cuz i dont really eat enough meat to get enough out of red! There is so much i can eat! I havent tried many of my meals yet but will post on here what i think is particually nice!

I have got one recipe which some people may find useful, crisps!I havvent tried it yet but do plan to! ;)

like the chips really only you just peel the potatos and then slice them very thinly!(to do this you can use the slicing edge on a cheese grater, thats about the thickness) then you just spray tray with fry light, top the crisps with any herbs of anything you fancy and put in a hot oven on top shelf! be careful though cuz they cook real quick and you need to make sure they dont burn! The best bit?....they are free on a green day! :D

Anyway, need to get ready for work! Speak to you soon x

Hi Mickey welcome to the forum :) I'll try the crisps they sound good.

Hiya Mickey :wave: :goodluck: with Slimming World :D

Hi all

Well I am back after a short break in the UK and weighed in yesterday, I din't go mad but did take some time out from the diet and had a little of whatever I fancied including fish and chips,
Neither Phil or myself have lost anything but we haven't put it on either which is great news. From 2morrow I shall be back on track as I wantto loose the only 2 and half stone before we go to Florida in Oct.

Hope you are all doing ok with the weight loss.

Val

Am back, so prepared to be amazed (or bored)

You won't bore anyone ;)

Evening all. Or morning depending on the time zone! Just found this site and what a relief! Am doing SW at home (2 v. young boys to look after means it's hard to get to classes) and finding it good but hard to stay motivated without the support of a class. Love the red days - can you just do red all the time?

Hiya Mum-to-2 :wave: you sure can do all Red Days :D :goodluck: the kiddies look adorable :)

Yes Mum to 2 - as Cat90 says you can do red all the time, or you can have alternate days - just don't mix and match on the same day!

Thanks for info. Have lost 1 stone so far but have been alternating red and green but much prefer red! Am getting dh to sponsor me each week if I lose weight (monday morning WI) - good incentive since I was pregnant for almost 2 yrs non stop since boys are only 14months apart so haven't had any new clothes except maternity for at least that long! Can't wait for new wardrobe of outfits!!!!!!!!
Only 2.5 more stones to go!

mum to 2 i only ever do red days as im not a very good veggie eater sorry should say not a very good vegetable eater i sounded like a cannibal there for a minute and ive lost nearly three stone since march and even though i dont go to meetings anymore i am still following the diet good luck
kirsty

Hi all,

I've recently been told by a friend that foods such as Macaroni cheese, and vege spaghetti bolognese (both canned) are now quite heavily sinned. Being as I don't go to class anymore, I wondered if anyone could explain why this is so??

Thank you,

Jo

Thanks for info all.
Well done Linus - 3 stone since March is amazing! I had my second son in March and am trying desperately to return to my 'before kids' size or perhaps below (like most people I always wanted to lose that extra 1/2 stone!)
Finding avoiding alcohol hard though - after such a long time of abstenance during pregnancy I really crave it now! Any tips on low sin drinks anyone?

they changed there policy and syns so that you have to make your own meals from scratch so that you get used to fresh food and such

Seems a bit of a barmy policy to me :dunno: i mean if it worked before and people lost weight why change it? :shrug:

Mum-to-2, God i'm having trouble with your name :dizzy: think i'll just call you Mum from now on :lol: i typed Mum-2-two then Mum-two-2 :spin: had to go back 3 times to get the bugger right :rofl: think you'll be out of luck with the low syns drinks :( you're not supposed to enjoy yourself on a diet (did'nt you know that :^: ) so i say bugger it :lol3: and drink them anyway ;) Spirits are 2.5syns on both days so not so bad with diet coke or something. Stay away from them Bacardi Breezers tho' they pack a whopping 11 syns :yikes: looks like the only things that are low are the low alcohol and NO ALCOHOL :( drinks.

I've just started on the Slimming World kind of diet but unfortunately can't afford to join the classes or anything. All I have done is read their site and one of their food optimising books. Anyone know where or can give me more info or recipes?

Lauren x

Well I'm doing the old style plan and am still losing weight so I'm sticking to that. Dont really eat many ready meals though.

Try buying a book from ebay. I'm not going to the club. Someone gave me a book and I bought another from ebay and thats getting me along fine.

Well that is a first class B**mer if SW have now decided that canned macaroni is high in sins. OK it is not haute cuisine and I try to avoid package stuff - but when you share (and can never get in ) a kitchen at "home" and only have a micro at work it does narrow down what one can eat. However unless the recipe has changed then I don't see why they have done that. OK so from time to time manufacturers change recipes -for new improved - read more fatty ingredients to stuff up the dieter. Ah well... I will have to live on raw food(eek!)

Hi all. Sorry to have been AWOL for so long. Things have been a bit hectic. For those of you that need to cook with a microwave and are craving macaroni cheese. Batchelors Cheese and Broccoli pasta and sauce are free on a green day and are far yummier than tinned varieties.

Forgot to get the Password this week as it was my daughter's birthday and I weighed and left without staying to the meeting. Does anybody know the password?

I just love watching the FOOTBALL me ;) :lol: is that subtle enough? :lol:

Anyway I am back today writing everything down and counting syns haven't done that for about a month :dizzy: my Morrisons mushroom stroganoff I'm having for tea is 13 syns :p :T

Hi everyone,

I'm so glad I found this site. I'm trying to lose weight, but not attending a club. My friends have taught me everything I know about Slimming World. I lost 1.5 lbs last week and am taking it slowly and surely this time around. Last time I fell off the wagon because I sprained me ankle and couldn't exercise...

Anyone know how many syns in a green and black's individual chocolate piece? I like having one a day as the chocolate hit is high for what it is - tiny! :)

Welcome Ella :wave: I looked up G&B there were lots of options :dizzy:

Green & Black's Organic Chocolates Collection, Dark, Milk & White each 2½ Syns

Green & Black's Organic Chocolate Bar, Dark 20g mini 6 Syns

Green & Black's Organic Chocolate Bar, Milk 20g mini 5½ Syns

A syn is basically 20 cals = 1 syn unless it has any free food in it.

Thanks Superwitch for the comments for microwave users. Tell me, did this new info (re some stuff becoming high in syns now) come out just recently as I have the syns book (the bluey green one). OK I am being lazy and haven't checked for myself but then I don't attend class now.

I am not sure when the changes came in. All I know is that tinned macaroni has been synned ever since I joined a few months back.

I unfortunately can't join Slimmer's World (most of the branded foods aren't available here, anyway) but I wonder if someone would be willing to share the recipe for the chips done in the oven?

Congratulations to all of you, you're doing so well!