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consultant31

hisnhersslimmers wrote: »

Hi all,
My wife & I started the SW diet 3 weeks ago, on the Extra Easy.
We used the SW diet several years ago using red & green days. We have not joined SW club yet.

We've both lost some weight, but for 2 weeks my wife as stayed the same. She is rigid on the plan except 2 things:
1) fluid in take.
2) not eating syns every day or using the full amount each week

My question is:
Are both these things affecting her weight loss?

We have a Extra Easy book, but not a syns book so its difficult to gauge what we eat.

I've not lost weight this week, but I know I've not stuck to the plan as much as she has.
Any help or advice would be gratefully received - joining a club is the obvious answer but we want to try the 'net first!

The Extra Easy plan is not the same as the Red & Green plans at all really. You must make sure you have at least one third of you meal as superfree foods (ie fruit and sf veg).

It's quite important to have as much water as possible (2½ litres a day is recommended).

You have only one HEA and one HEB each day (I'm sure you know that, but thought it worth a reminder) which must be weighed accurately.

Do have your syns, they are built into the plan and are there to make sure you can face a lifetime of eating like this - no-one could live with the thought that they must never have chocolate, wine etc ever again.

Look on the website www.slimming-world.com for a free 7 day menu which will perhaps help you plan your meals.

Feel free to come back for advice as often as you like

Sorry, it seems I'm answering questions which have already been adequately answered - it's what comes of answering before I've finished reading

flutterbyuk25

Liz3yy wrote: »

What can I add to my meals/meal plans to bulk them out without costing the earth? I love fruit but it gets so expensive to top up every day!

How about eggs? I eat 2-3 a day some days (but I am veggie!) I have hard boiled eggs as snacks, fried egg for breakfast on weekends or for dinner with SW chips. Morrisons do 15 free range eggs for £2.50. They are normally in a special offer stand not with the eggs though!

Re fruit, have you got an Aldi or lidl nearby? I buy most of fruit/veg there and tend to only get what they have on offer each week.

HTH

x

blackberry-rum

Lucy_Lastic wrote: »

Thanks Flutter. I will try that, but may have to warm it up slowly, don't fancy chilly porridge!

It's not so much the HE a being used up, as I have skimmed milk, so there is still plenty left for cups of tea, but the HE b meaning that I would have to use Syns for a slice of bread or crispbread at lunch.

I always have porridge because a - I like it and b - nothing else fills me up for as long. I eat breakfast at work at about 9am as I can't spend time sitting around eating first thing or I would be late for work!

Maybe at the weekend I will be trying the eggs and bacon option - yummy!

you don't have to put it into the fridge - just leave it out with a plate over the top (if you have cats!) or pop it into the microwave overnight, it will be room temp at breakfast. I don't make it the night before, I just mix the oats (or whatever cereal I fancy) into the yog and fruit just before I eat it. Depends on your preference really. Or you could make your porridge with water rather than milk, then toss in some fruit and stir a little yoghurt in to moisten it - that way it would be hot and you'd still have your HEA to play with

jill36_2

Help please

Is the banana and custard Muller free ( I have one chilling in the freezer)

and which ones aren't

Thanks

sweetserendipity

dizzyk wrote: »

and the rest of what I need for the Dyno Rod soup

Brilliant, I love that smilie!! :rotfl:

Am re-thinking my syns for today as I've been shopping - found the butterkist light toffee popcorn in Home Bargains so could have some of that :think: Or I could have one of the galaxy bubbles bars I bought in Poundland - bargain at £1 for 4 bars - 8.5 syns each :think: Or maybe a chocolatey fibre plus bar for 5.5 (already had my HEB unfortunately) :think: S&V snack a jacks (now who gave me that idea?! ) Ooooooooh the possibilities are endless!! :rotfl: I really shouldn't go shopping when I'm hungry!!

sweetserendipity

jill36 wrote: »

Is the banana and custard Muller free ( I have one chilling in the freezer)

and which ones aren't

Yes b & c are free. Think it's only the chocolate varieties that are synned??
ETA the cheesecake ones are synned too.

consultant31

dizzyk wrote: »

LMAO :rotfl:

I think I'll need to be fitting a silencer on my exhaust aswell

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

lolly1981

well today has been another bad day!!!! i had mcdonalds when out, my intention had been to go to the potato place for jacket and beans but they were out of potatos!!! so i succumbed to mcds

i really am not doing well, it doesnt help i missed group on tuesday, i really need to give my self a kick up the beee hind!!

consultant31

jill36 wrote: »

Help please

Is the banana and custard Muller free ( I have one chilling in the freezer)

and which ones aren't

Thanks

The only ones with syns are the ones with a fruity layer in the bottom and the ones with cakey bits in (don't know if they still do those actually, they were lemon meringue or something).

Liz3yy

Humph, feeling rubbish now. Had some more weetabix to use my other HEb and the damn fairies stuffed a load of
chocolate chips in it, sigh.....someone give me a slap!

I need some ideas for cheap SW friendly meals, help!