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starjumper

JillD wrote: »

couldnt find exactly what you typed, are either of these any good :

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aldi Stores Brooklea, Breakfast Selection, Low Fat Yogurts, Apricot/Peach/Blackberry/Cherry, 4 pack 125g pot[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Aldi Stores Brooklea, Virtually Fat Free Cherry Yogurt, Light 200g pot[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]

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I love you JillD - thank you so much x:beer:

JillD_2

starjumper wrote: »

I love you JillD - thank you so much x:beer:

You are welcome!
I assume it was the half syn one then LOL

JillD_2

JillD wrote: »

I bought some but have no idea what to with it!
Can anyone give me some green (veggie) recipe suggestions ? Thanks!

I adapted a recipe out of my Green book to make it free and here's what I did:

frylighted some chopped cherry toms, courgette and spring onion and garlic until all soft
stirred in a big dollop of quark with loads of black pepper
served with pasta - YUM YUM - am about to eat it now

I think the sweetness of the tomatoes and flavour of the garlic and pepper takes the sharp edge off the quark. Its very like ricotta isnt it , which I have used in a similar recipe.

sophster1

Skint_Catt wrote: »

Sophster - you have the flexible thing right - except you don't have to stay within your weekly target - you could set 70 just for the one evening out and still have 15 a day on the other days. It just means that they know on holiday you're likely to have more syn type things but if you keep cou nting (regardless of how high) then you remain 'in control'. It doesn't say that you can do 50 a day and still lose weight - it's just the 'control' factor of counting and being aware of what you're putting in your mouth! There is also no way you should be feeling hungry on SW - if you are then you're not eating enough! HTH

C xx

So if I did one day with 50 syns, then stuck to 15 the rest of the week, would I still lose weight? What would happen if you did 25-30 syns on 2 days and the rest stayed at 15? Would you lose weight? I'm not sure I understand. Or is it just to stay in control and therefore mitigate any gain you might have instead of actually losing?


Thanks!

JillD_2

Originally Posted by Skint_Catt
Sophster - you have the flexible thing right - except you don't have to stay within your weekly target - you could set 70 just for the one evening out and still have 15 a day on the other days. It just means that they know on holiday you're likely to have more syn type things but if you keep cou nting (regardless of how high) then you remain 'in control'. It doesn't say that you can do 50 a day and still lose weight - it's just the 'control' factor of counting and being aware of what you're putting in your mouth! There is also no way you should be feeling hungry on SW - if you are then you're not eating enough! HTH

C xx

sophster1 wrote: »

So if I did one day with 50 syns, then stuck to 15 the rest of the week, would I still lose weight? What would happen if you did 25-30 syns on 2 days and the rest stayed at 15? Would you lose weight? I'm not sure I understand. Or is it just to stay in control and therefore mitigate any gain you might have instead of actually losing?


Thanks!

I didnt get it from the blurb either. But what Catt says above makes sense.
So if you have a big night out planned have the blow out but do it in a controlled way by allowing yourself more syns for that day only. Then get back to the normal 5-15 the next day.
I guess the idea is that if you allow yourself the "night off" then you wont just lose the plot and continue stuffing yourself for the next 4 days! Instead you will draw a line under it and get back on track the next day.
From what I gather they also dont advocate "saving up" syns in advance of a big night out. I guess this is because they want you to steer away from the big night out binge style sessions in the name of healthy eating anyway.

If you could eat 50 syns on random days and lose weight then we would all be thin - I wish LOL

I agree though , the blurb is really misleading.
Hope that helps and that someone more knowledgeable can back me up/put me straight.
Jillx

Skint_Catt

Thanks Jill - yes that's exactly it. In the 'olden' days of SW (when I started 7 years ago :eek: ) they did let you 'save' your syns, but this meant people weren't eating a balanced diet all week just so they could binge - then it wouldn't stop. If you set yourself 50 and stay within that then you feel good about it and it's easier to get back onto the 10/15 a day for the rest of the week. If you set yourself 15 and have a meal out plus a load to drink and you get to 65 you feel crap and think 'what's the point'.

All psychological

C xx

consultant31

Skint_Catt wrote: »

Whoop go you! :T

Well I'm a lapsed (several times) Sw'er but I'm back as OH proposed to me two weeks ago on our first day in Sorrento. Wedding will be late June 2010 :eek: So lots of weight to shift between now and then!!!!
Will be tricky until I remove some non-SW food in the house, but started on my fave green day (EE doesn't work for me) so egg & baked beans for brekkie, apple for snack, savoury rice for lunch and meat and 2/3 veggies for dinner (eating at Mum & Dads) - just have to side-step the pudding!

Aw, congratulations Skint_Catt

lab-dab

I rejoined a group this wk after a break since march..

I've followed the green plan for the previous yr (and lost 3.5stone) so trust it but feel like a change so have so far gone with the new extra easy..

..but i feel hungry and looking at my food diary i think really im doing a green day but taking away 1 HEA and HEB. For eg, im still having mug shots, omlettes or free green food at lunch time.

Any ideas on how i could eat more meat through the day..for lunches and dinner mainly so that i feel fuller and make EE worthwhile?

consultant31

lab-dab - it's easy to add chicken or prawns to your omelette.

Have a huge 'fry-up' for breakfast....lean bacon, egg, hash brown, tomato, baked beans and mushrooms to start you off (or have it for dinner or tea).

Jacket potato with tuna mayo filling (syn the mayo).

Cottage pie with beef AND potato.......Spag bol with pasta AND beef.


Check out the website for further ideas on Extra Easy menus.

Skint_Catt

lab-dab - how about meat in your omlettes? Chopped sausage, cold chicken, ham, tinned salmon or tuna? Prawn/tuna/chicken salad/sandwich?
Dinner could be meat & two veg? Steak/lamb or pork chops and loads of veg & jacket/new pots?
Weekends (if not weekdays) you could have a cooked breakfast - free sausages, bacon without fat, egg & baked beans?