Slimming World support thread for 2010

consultant31

missymoo81 wrote: »

Hey can I join too?

I started SW last sunday. My step mum and step sister are going to the classes and I have had a v good look through all their books and have read this thread from start to finish.

I don't have very much weight to lose but really like the idea of SW, and the way you can syn things and be in control of what you eat but never be hungry.

My weigh in with myself is on a Monday morning.

L: hovis seeded bread (2 slices), grilled bacon with tom ketchup and v low fat spread (not sure how many syns are in the bread, but using up one of my Hex's and then adding the syns on top, if anyone can tell me that would be very much appreciated) (1syn tom ketchup and half for spread)

Hi and welcome to the thread. You'll no doubt get lots of help and tips from your family members who're going to group, but just in case it takes a while for them to get their heads round things, I thought I'd let you know that the seeded bread is not on the list and therefore cannot be taken as a HE (only food with the requisite amount of fibre is listed). The only syn value I can find (and it's not actually Hovis) says 4 syns per 28gms for seeded bread.

If you only have a little weight to lose, it may be quite slow to come off, but be patient and be happy with the fact that you're eating more healthily than before. Be sure to measure yourself too as often inches will reduce even though the pounds may not be coming off

consultant31

wendyphant wrote: »

Hi guys
I need hhugs tonight
I have just been for a meeting in work about my returning to work (I have had very bad asthma since xmas) why are people so mean and by people i mean managers She upset me so much. I was running literally on time just so i ran up the stairs and had an asthma attackn. she didn't even let me catch my breath and use my inhalers before she started the HR lady told her off

(((hugs))) for you and various nasty vibes to your manager!!!

PS: Can't find Cornish wafers on syns online - have you got the nutritional panel to hand?

robpw2

the cheese cakes are nice but 3 lemons is alot of juice a little tart with passion fruit aswell

Bluefire

Bit of an odd day today, with 2 breakfasts and excessive syns! If only I could resist toast...

B: Toast with clover light & marmite - 12 syns

L: 2 weetabix, milk & bananas (HEb & HEa)

T: Lemon sole, potatoes, peas & carrots.

Snacks: Banana, Pear, Alpen Light - 3 syns, Freddo - 5 syns.

Activity: None as yet, not sure I can face the Wii tonight!

Skint_Catt

Ooooh! My fiance's just come home with my late birthday present - an iPod Touch! I didn't think he'd get me anything as we can't afford it so I burst out crying.
That's it - if he can do that for me I can bloody well stick to SW! 100% from here on in! (Starting with a quorn curry & rice in a min )

missymoo81

thanks consultant, I didnt think I could count the bread but I thought I would try, so thank you for the advice.

have just been to my sisters for a takeaway, but I had a chicken kebab with salad and left the pitta bread, so sin free as far as I can tell for dinner, wooo hooo

MyopicMoo

Hi, can I join too?

OH and I started going to Slimming world in late October last year, his idea and I was happy to go along with him. We had tried different diets in the past - including WW (very briefly) - but found that counting points/calories/fat etc or restricting large parts of our diet was not going to work for us. We love food, and I love to cook so we felt that this would be a good healthy eating plan rather than a diet.

Since we started, OH has lost 5st 7lbs and I have lost 2st 1lb :j. We have had the odd gain (me mostly) but never more than 1lb, and we have had several weekends where we have been fairly off plan :beer:. The flexible syns meant that we never felt that we had fallen off the wagon.

So far, so good. We have built up a small range of meals that we enjoy and try to eat as much free food as possible, we also try to avoid using syns. I want to develop our range of recipes, trying to keep it all free (+ HEs), home cooked and tasty, avoiding processed foods and ready meals. Ultimately, I want to show that it is possible to eat a varied and interesting diet on SW and keep losing weight (we want to lose another 12st between us). Hopefully my experiments will prove useful for others as well!

robpw2

MyopicMoo wrote: »

Hi, can I join too?

OH and I started going to Slimming world in late October last year, his idea and I was happy to go along with him. We had tried different diets in the past - including WW (very briefly) - but found that counting points/calories/fat etc or restricting large parts of our diet was not going to work for us. We love food, and I love to cook so we felt that this would be a good healthy eating plan rather than a diet.

Since we started, OH has lost 5st 7lbs and I have lost 2st 1lb :j. We have had the odd gain (me mostly) but never more than 1lb, and we have had several weekends where we have been fairly off plan :beer:. The flexible syns meant that we never felt that we had fallen off the wagon.

So far, so good. We have built up a small range of meals that we enjoy and try to eat as much free food as possible, we also try to avoid using syns. I want to develop our range of recipes, trying to keep it all free (+ HEs), home cooked and tasty, avoiding processed foods and ready meals. Ultimately, I want to show that it is possible to eat a varied and interesting diet on SW and keep losing weight (we want to lose another 12st between us). Hopefully my experiments will prove useful for others as well!

well done on such huge losses between the two of you - you say you want to lose another 12st between you thats a huge target but looking how well you have both done in 4 months or so you shyould be able to do it

robpw2

morning all
well another night with hardly any sleep im so tired

holding a curry night tonight for firend -if anyone turns up im making it a slimming world one - i wont tell if you dont ..
b bacon sandwich -with lettuce and egg
l baked pot and beans and chese
t chicken curry

fly_dragon_fly

hey all

i didn't updat yesterday so i shall now

friday - breakfast youghut and grapes
lunch - low fat bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, weightwatchers bread (heb) mayo - 1 syn, youghut, grapes again
dinner - chicken stew , potatoes, carrots, broceli, gravy (1 syn) onions, chicken
snacks - grapes and 2 chocolate fingers (syns - 3)

and today
breakfast - banana and youghut
lunch - same as yesterday blt with mayo (syn - 1)
dinner - satay chicken sticks from the extra easy cook book, slimming world chips, and salad , carrots and celery with a homus dip (slimming world of course )

and been naughty and used my scales today as i weigh myself on mine before slimming world so i know my weigh on that and yesterday night time i weighed under 13 stone! i haven't seen the number 12 in over a year naughty i know but i couldn't help it