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consultant31

boredjellybean wrote: »

sorry to bump my own post but i re-read this & worried it seemed a little rude - I didn't really introduce myself or anything so here i go again

i am starting SW on thursday & am very excited, i did it before about 5years ago but gave up & have let all the weight pile back on & some more

i have 3 children - the youngest being 7wks old & i am desperate to loose weight for my health & so that i can enjoy running around after my children

I have bought the latest sw mag today & am already planning my meals for next week & can not wait to get back into things - going to give EE a go (does anyone doe this all the time or do most of you chop & change?)

anyway I look forward to getting to know you all over the coming months
bjb
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Hi and welcome to the forum.

The following info is direct from SW Head Office with regards to breast-feeding Mums. Hope it helps

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Slimming World recommends breast-feeding mums consume a varied, healthy diet to supply all the extra nutrients needed and advise that they make healthy food choices rather than increasing their intake of fatty foods to supply the additional energy. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]We recommend that members following the Food Optimising system whilst breast-feeding increase their daily number of Healthy Extras and in particular increase their Healthy Extra milk and cheese choices to ensure an adequate calcium intake. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You can enjoy additional Healthy Extras on top of the usual 2a and 2b choices. [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]We recommend that one or preferably two of these additional choices are [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]made from the milk and cheese section when following Green or Original. If you are following Extra Easy we recommend two or preferably three of these additional choices from the milk [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]and cheese section. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Baby's age:[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Up to 2 months - [/FONT]3 additional HE
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2 to 3 months - [/FONT]4 additional HE
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]4 to 6 months if starting to wean - [/FONT]3 additional HE
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]4 to 6 months if breast milk is the only source of nutrient for your baby - [/FONT]4 additional HE
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Over 6 months when weaning - [/FONT]1 additional HE

We also recommend you enjoy the full 15 Syns a day.

Calcium [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The recommended daily intake of calcium increases from 700mg to 1,250mg per day which is why we advise breast-feeding mums make at least one and preferably two of their additional selections from the Healthy Extra milk and cheese options, which are rich in calcium. [/FONT]

gratefulforhelp_2

consultant31 wrote: »

Hi and welcome to the forum.

The following info is direct from SW Head Office with regards to breast-feeding Mums. Hope it helps

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Slimming World recommends breast-feeding mums consume a varied, healthy diet to supply all the extra nutrients needed and advise that they make healthy food choices rather than increasing their intake of fatty foods to supply the additional energy. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]We recommend that members following the Food Optimising system whilst breast-feeding increase their daily number of Healthy Extras and in particular increase their Healthy Extra milk and cheese choices to ensure an adequate calcium intake. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You can enjoy additional Healthy Extras on top of the usual 2a and 2b choices. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]We recommend that one or preferably two of these additional choices are [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]made from the milk and cheese section when following Green or Original. If you are following Extra Easy we recommend two or preferably three of these additional choices from the milk [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]and cheese section. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Baby's age:[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Up to 2 months - [/FONT]3 additional HE
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2 to 3 months - [/FONT]4 additional HE
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]4 to 6 months if starting to wean - [/FONT]3 additional HE
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]4 to 6 months if breast milk is the only source of nutrient for your baby - [/FONT]4 additional HE
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Over 6 months when weaning - [/FONT]1 additional HE

We also recommend you enjoy the full 15 Syns a day.

Calcium [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The recommended daily intake of calcium increases from 700mg to 1,250mg per day which is why we advise breast-feeding mums make at least one and preferably two of their additional selections from the Healthy Extra milk and cheese options, which are rich in calcium. [/FONT]

And a breastfeeding counsellor who knows about breastfeeding will say if you have any problems at all with your milk supply, you shouldn't be dieting at all.

consultant31

tiamaria wrote: »

Chicken curry is free? Is there a recipe for that somewhere? really fancy something different:D

This is a lovely curry sauce recipe so with the addition of some chicken you can enjoy an authentic chicken curry

Syn Free Curry Sauce


1 Onion
2 cloves Garlic
1 tsp finely grated ginger
1tbsp hot or med curry powder
400g tin chopped tomatoes
57ml/2fl oz veg stock
2 tbspn sweetener
57g/ 2oz very low fat natural yoghurt, quark or fromage frais
1tbspn chopped mint (optional)
1 tbspn chopped coriander (optional)

Chop onions and crush garlic.

Spray frying pan with fry light and place on heat - add onion, garlic, and ginger and fry for 1-2 mins before adding curry powder.

Stir and cook for another couple of mins then add tomatoes, sweetener and stock.

Bring to the boil and reduce heat to simmer gently for 12-15 mins.

Blitz sauce in food processor or with hand blender, and return to heat.

Heat gently then add quark/yoghurt/fromage frais and herbs.

boredjellybean

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

And a breastfeeding counsellor who knows about breastfeeding will say if you have any problems at all with your milk supply, you shouldn't be dieting at all.

thanks for both of your replies - my lo is putting on nearly 1lb a week - if that changes dramatically I will of course stop dieting but i am hoping that my switching from junk food to a healthy balanced diet I will in fact be doing him a favour :cheesy:

consultant31 - I think my new mum brain is affecting me:rotfl:can I just confirm as my lo is 7wks old I should be having 3HE both A&B choices?

many thanks
bjb

consultant31

sw_mina wrote: »

Can anyone explain superspeed to me - the one where you have superfree foods on the majority of the plate? I'm looking to give my weight loss a bit of a boost

Do you mean Success Express where you use superspeed food on two thirds of your plate? Here's the official explanation:-

SUCCESS EXPRESS

Step 1
Have Three Success Express Meals a Day. At each meal follow the two to one principle.
Fill two thirds of your plate with Superfreefoods then one third of the plate with foods that are Free on Green or Original.

Step 2:
Add one or two Healthy Extra ‘A’ Choices and two ‘B’ choices each day from either the Green or Original lists.

Step 3:
Snack on Superfree Foods such as fresh or frozen fruit, vegetables, eggs or very low fat dairy products. You can add Healthy Extras to Snacks.

Step 4:
Choose your Syns; enjoy five to 15 Syns per day. You can enjoy your Syns as part of a meal or for treats.

Snacks, desserts or starters that are not Superfree or Healthy Extras are counted as Syns.

SERVING SENSE

To get the maximum benefits from Success Express. It is best to follow the easy guidelines that put a little structure and control into your serving sizes.
If you find yourself building “towers” of food that’s mainly free on Green or Original, it might be better to go for that choice rather than busting the “true” Two to one Principle.

On a Success ExpressDay,
Everything you eat that isn’t a Free Food (following the two to one principle), a Superfree Food or a Healthy Extra has Syns. If a Syn has a higher Syn value on one choice than the other then you must take the higher value.

consultant31

boredjellybean wrote: »

thanks for both of your replies - my lo is putting on nearly 1lb a week - if that changes dramatically I will of course stop dieting but i am hoping that my switching from junk food to a healthy balanced diet I will in fact be doing him a favour :cheesy:

consultant31 - I think my new mum brain is affecting me:rotfl:can I just confirm as my lo is 7wks old I should be having 3HE both A&B choices?

many thanks
bjb

Yes, on top of the normal 3/4 you have anyway, but do try to have at least 2 from the A list...so you'd be having 4 As and 4 Bs over all.

As Food Optimising is a very healthy way to eat and you would be having even more calories, I don't see that even a breast-feeding counsellor would look on this as a 'diet', so don't worry bjb., your baby will do well on this and so will you

boredjellybean

consultant31 wrote: »

Yes, on top of the normal 3/4 you have anyway, but do try to have at least 2 from the A list...so you'd be having 4 As and 4 Bs over all.

As Food Optimising is a very healthy way to eat and you would be having even more calories, I don't see that even a breast-feeding counsellor would look on this as a 'diet', so don't worry bjb., your baby will do well on this and so will you

thank you so much for your replies - can I just check that if I am doing EE days I would have 3 of each HE? (I stupidly left the booklet at class tonight form my consultant so am a bit clueless on the breast feeding side of it) I have emailed my own consultant but she is still at the class :rotfl:

oh and thanks for your encouragement
bjb

Shelley3774

Just got back from weigh in with a no change I am disappointed because i put a lot of effort in this week . It will be interesting to see what happens next week

On a more positive note my chocolate orange mousse went down a treat :T

taxi73

Hi all...just back from weigh in and another 1.5lbs off...total 13lbs in 4 weeks.So am really happy with that.I'm still following the EE plan.

Shelley3774

taxi73 wrote: »

Hi all...just back from weigh in and another 1.5lbs off...total 13lbs in 4 weeks.So am really happy with that.I'm still following the EE plan.

Hi Taxi73 well done on your loss :T:T:T:T
I think I am going to go back on EE for a week and see what happens. You've lost a lot of weight in such a short time - I wish I could