New Slimming World Support Thread

consultant31

sophster1 wrote: »

I still can't quite get my head around the concept of restricting dairy and bread and then eat as much as you like of everything else (free foods) - it doesn't make sense in my head that you do that, could stuff yourself silly and essentially end up with a weight loss??? Seems like there should be a catch! Maybe once I have seen some results on SW, I will get it?

That's not what SW is all about........yes, you're encouraged to eat lots of free foods but not 'stuff yourself silly'. There isn't a diet on the planet that would work if it encouraged that!

sophster1

Consultant - I know you're not actually meant to stuff yourself silly - I mean it seems that you can eat a lot more and actually eat until you are satisfied on SW which is a lot more than on WW where you eat until the plate is empty.

I hope I am making sense? I am just new to the idea that you can eat until you are sufficiently full at each meal and then still lose weight... seems like such a better idea than what I have been doing (unsuccessfully)!

kindofagilr

I always get Malibu and Diet Coke but ask for it in a pint glass so it lasts longer, and thats 3.5 syns

kindofagilr

sophster1 wrote: »

Consultant - I know you're not actually meant to stuff yourself silly - I mean it seems that you can eat a lot more and actually eat until you are satisfied on SW which is a lot more than on WW where you eat until the plate is empty.

I hope I am making sense? I am just new to the idea that you can eat until you are sufficiently full at each meal and then still lose weight... seems like such a better idea than what I have been doing (unsuccessfully)!

I have someone at the class I go to that had trouble with that too, she was a ex WW and it took her a couple of weeks to get to grips with the SW plan as you dont have to count stuff on SW that you do on WW (like fruit etc)

But just last week she got her Club 10 award and is now only 3 pounds away from declaring target

kelly_333_333

Good morning everyone!

I decided to start following the slimming world plan yesterday and am doing it myself at home. It would be nice if I could join you guys and share my journey with you! I have a lot of weight to lose so will be doing this for a long time but based on yesterdays success i think I will do ok!

Here is yesterdays and today's menu plans, please take a look and let me know what you think

Hope you all have a great day!

Monday

Breakfast

28g Porridge Oats (Made with water and sweetener) HEXB
Banana

Lunch

Jacket Potato with 1/2 tin beans 1 Laughing cow light HEXA
Strawberries and cherries.

Dinner

2 Quorn sausages with mash (made with a splash of milk and 1 laughing cow light from HEXA) green beans and brocolli, fried onions (in frylight) and gravy 2.5 syns 1/4 pint.
Muller light yougurt
Curly Wurly 6 syns

Coffee in the day using rest of HEXA 125ml semi skimmed
More fruit if hungry

8.5 Syns total

Tuesday

Breakfast
2 eggs fried in frylight with beans and 2 quorn sausages.

Lunch
4 Sesame seed ryvitas HEXB with half pot of cottage cheese and pineapple and homemade coleslaw ( 2 Laughing cows HEXA,
extra light mayo 4 tbs 3 syns) and salad

Dinner
Stir fried veg with egg noodles and soy sauce
Pudding rice cooked in water mixed with yog and fruit.

Fruit if i'm nibbly
Coffee in the day using HEXA 125ml semi skimmed
Mini milk 1.5 syns
Pink n White 2.5 syns

7 syns total

shelley_crow

Just checking in, I have been on sw since 12/05/09 and I have lost a stone so far. I've been sticking to it as best I can and for the last couple of weeks have lost 3lbs.

I've had an emotional week because my dad died. I have reverted to type and reached for the chocolate but not as bad as I have in the past, instead of eating a massive bar of dairy milk I had a club and a penguin. I'm hoping if I'm really good between now and thursday no-one will ever know :A

consultant31

shelley_crow wrote: »

Just checking in, I have been on sw since 12/05/09 and havI haven't been so far lost a stone I've been sticking to it as best I can and for the last couple of weeks have lost 3lbs.

I've had an emotional week because my dad died. I have reverted to type and reached for the chocolate but not as bad as I have in the past. I'm hoping if I'm really good between now and thursday no-one will ever know :A

I'm so sorry to hear your sad news. I lost my lovely Dad 2 years ago next week. I miss him every day and like you, I took to the biscuit tin. The one thing that stopped me was remembering how proud my Dad was when I lost my weight in the first place.

consultant31

Kelly, your menus look good, but you're not having enough HEAs. It looks as if you're following the Green plan at the moment and mixing your one HEA to incorporate some cheese and some milk.

You're allowed 5 LC light triangles and 350mls skimmed milk. I would advise that you have your full allowance of both to maximise your calcium intake.

If as you say, you're in this for the long haul, eat your full allowance of syns (15 a day) so that you can cut down a bit later on when the going might get a little tougher.

consultant31

sophster1 wrote: »

Consultant - I know you're not actually meant to stuff yourself silly - I mean it seems that you can eat a lot more and actually eat until you are satisfied on SW which is a lot more than on WW where you eat until the plate is empty.

I hope I am making sense? I am just new to the idea that you can eat until you are sufficiently full at each meal and then still lose weight... seems like such a better idea than what I have been doing (unsuccessfully)!

I know it can be hard when you come from WW to SW. The best advise I can give is to forget everything you ever learned from WW. Throw yourself whole-heartedly into Food Optimising, trust it completely and you will see great results.

kelly_333_333

consultant31 wrote: »

Kelly, your menus look good, but you're not having enough HEAs. It looks as if you're following the Green plan at the moment and mixing your one HEA to incorporate some cheese and some milk.

You're allowed 5 LC light triangles and 350mls skimmed milk. I would advise that you have your full allowance of both to maximise your calcium intake.

If as you say, you're in this for the long haul, eat your full allowance of syns (15 a day) so that you can cut down a bit later on when the going might get a little tougher.

Not having the HEA has been an accident. When I started I planned to follow the EE plan, I just happened to not have any meat on these days which has made it a green day by accident lol Looks like I'll have to have a milky coffee today then?! 15 syns as well, not sure I actually want anything else!

Thank you for taking a look though

@ Shelley, very sorry to hear your sad news x