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consultant31 wrote: »

Countdowns are paid for in cash (don't know of any groups with a card-reading machine) and will cost so many times the group fee. If you're going for a 6 week one, there's one week free so you pay 5 times the weekly fee. With the 12 week one there are 2 free weeks so you pay 10 times the group fee.

I do think they are very good for your commitment - once you've paid your money, the chances are you will make sure you don't miss group. They are not suitable for a shift worker though as there's no provision for missed weeks (if you miss, you lose that week).

I do agree about the countdowns, I used them from the beginning of this year until I almost reached target, then paid for a few weeks just to galvanise myself! You do have to pay cash, and if you have a holiday planned you need to tell them when you make the payment.

Well done all the Big Losers and positive thoughts to those having doubts.

I'm having an experiment at the mo. I made potful of chilli con quorne yesterday and tbh it's a bit dull. I've stirred in some extra chilli and a couple of other spices but don't think I can face four more days of it. But the shop had a last-minute 75p marrow so I bought it, rifled through my old old cookery books and found a recipe for stuffed marrow. Made a rich thick tomato sauce for around the marrow, stuffed with the chilli, and in the halogen oven. It's pinged now so I may try a bit so I can report back. (at least half will have to go to my vegetarian neighbours, it's a BIG marrow :rotfl:)

blackberry-rum

I'm back. It just needs cooking a bit longer. The recipe said 45 mins in a moderate oven. Means nowt to Miss Microwave Blackberry. Obviously should've been a big higher. anyway, it tasted ok just that the marrow was still a bit crunchy and I remember my mum's stuffed marrow was always melting.

Owl

ok, update for today

28g cheese, 3 pogen (as a snack!!) and a hot choc (2). full quota of a and b and only 3.5 syns :T

lynzpower

Owl wrote: »

ok, update for today

28g cheese, 3 pogen (as a snack!!) and a hot choc (2). full quota of a and b and only 3.5 syns :T

You should really have no less than 5 per day,are you saving some up? If not maybe another hot choc is in order

Owl

Ta Lynz power - had a bit of a (34 syn) splurge on sat!!!! So, a few less today will not go amiss.... however I do have a stinking cold, so maybe another hot choc (and my bed!!)

whoopidoo

Both HExA's - Milk for tea/coffee and cereal throughout the day

Breakfast -
2 warm weetabix (HExB)
Chopped banana
Cuppa tea

Lunch -
Half pkt Savoury Rice. Added celery/onions/Quorn/curry powder
Lots of lettuce
Cuppa coffee

Dinner -
1.5 Quorn cracked black pepper fillets
New potatoes
Roasted mushrooms in oil (3 syns)
28g cheese - sprinkled over mushrooms/potatoes (HExB2)
Steamed Broccolli, Leeks
Glass G & Slimline T (4Syns)

Snacks throughout day -
2 apples
1 banana

Total - 7 syns.

Why are my lists so huge and yours are all 3 lines long? I feel like a right pig now. A stuffed and happy pig but a pig none the less. First day back on plan proper and it's days like this make you wonder why I've struggled - meals certainly don't taste 'diet' do they and haven't fell asleep once!

Think if I can go one day at a time like this I should be back OK - does my list look OK?

Crisp_£_note

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Here you go nessie

consultant31s recipe...

1 can mixed bean salad (Tesco's but I expect other stores do similar)
2 cans chopped tomatoes
1 can baked beans
1 can green lentils (couldn't find these so used a big handful of dried)
1 big handful red lentils
2 large leeks
1 large onion
4 carrots
2 parsnips
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
1 green pepper
2 Vegetable stock cubes (not necessary IMO)
Salt & Pepper
Teaspoon mixed herbs
Water to cover ingredients

Chop all veg. Put everything into a huge pan (needs to hold aound 6 pints). Cover with water, bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer for 30 mins or until veg are soft.
Once cooked you can blend smooth or leave chunky.
Freezes well. Tastes good and is excellent if you're a bit constipated

If I wanted to turn this into a stew what meat do I chuck in?

Also if I wanted to make it a bit thicker for a casserole what do I add to thicken it up and again what meat would I add?

dizzyk wrote: »

Hi Crisp.....Sorry you're feeling down about seeing a 2nd weeks gain on the scales...Did you ever get round to joining a group or consider doing it online? it might help you to understand the plan a little more?

Also I think it might help if you posted in detail exactly what you're eating each day.... so people can point out if there is anything wrong with your menu.

The thing with SW is you have to follow the plan properly for it to work.each day on top of your lean meats,fish,pulses, veggies and fruit you have a HEA & HEB....Missing these out can affect your losses.

You're also allowed 10-15 syns a day, this maybe items used in cooking such as flour, or butter on your toast, or a drizzle of honey in your yog or cheese with your salad or extra bread.....anything thats not in the FREE list. If you're going over on these syns then its going to affect your losses too.

If you follow the Plan to the letter IT WORKS you just maybe havent got to grips with it and are missing something out. The 1st page
of the original thread had all the info on SW and what to do.

I looked on page 1 of this thread but cant see any reference or links to the plans.



Since starting 4 weeks ago the only thing I have changed since last week is the addition of carbs (bread / bagels, pasta, potato, rice), which I reduced prior to consulting the dr originaly and cut out when I started SW 4 weeks ago.

Maybe the carbs are the problem?

Also what is a good breakfast cereal (other than porridge) to have for breakfast or as a snack if hungry?


Today I have had a Tesco Strawberry cholesterol lowering drink and a tin of grapefruit in own juice (Tesco) for breakfast, Salad and a thin slice of Spam light with a tablespoon of saladcream (Light Choices) for lunch, 2 Linda McCartney veggie sausages, half a white (organic) cabbage (boiled, no added salt), some mixed veg (Birdseye Country mix) (boiled, no added salt) a tablespoon of Tesco cheddar mash and some veg gravy for dinner. A cup of tea with Skimmed Milk (no sugar), a big glass of water and a big glass of sugar free squash (Tesco berries and cherries).

Thanks for the support.

MRSMCAWBER

Goooood evening ladies

Takeiteazy -sorry "lumpadings" are nothing exciting they are just what we call dumplings :rotfl:

Guns -glad your little one is on the mend :T

£note -I just leave the veggies in the soup in big chunks, and I didn't need to add any water... the only liquid in mine was 1 tin tomatoes and 1 box of passata

Whoopidoo- my food list usually looks like a shopping list too

Bexstars - I should have thought -I reduce the amount of liquid in all SW recipes they seem to make everything very runny

Well we went shopping so Im now all topped up with veggies etc -and to hubbies dismay I got the stuff for my next batch of "dynorod" soup :rotfl:.... I have to say though that it doesn'thave THAT effect on me ...just makes me rather gusty
ohhh and IM gutted... it seems I have gon off lumpadings :mad: -has anyone else found that they have gone off of things they have always loved???
so far in 23 weeks I have had NO:-

• bread
• chocolate -*apart from the fibre plus bars*
• crisps -well I opened a bag of french fries but couldn't eat them :eek:
• pastries
• sweetc
• cakes
• biscuits
• take aways

strange thing is I can't say that I have missed any of them.... BUT I have also now gone off bacon and lumpadings.... :eek: I have found that if I have bacon for brekkie I feel bloaty and heavy and just really wish I had, had porridge instead.... I could live on the stuff

right I had better get off... have a good evening all

lynzpower

How may syns ahve you calculated that as crisp £ note.

I wonder whether you might be underestimating there?

gunsandbanjos

Think i'm going to try for an EE day tomorrow. Will see how i do!

Breakfast will be 21g All Bran (3), FF Activia (0.5), banana
Snacks Apple, tangerines, grapes
Lunch WM roll (B), 14g cheese (1/2 A), ham, pickle (1), HM lentil soup
Snacks carrot sticks, grapes, FF Activia
Dinner HM chilli (made pre SW so 2 syns for oil), wholegrain rice, corn on cob, chopped peppers and cucumber on the side.

Will have the other half HeA for milk in coffee.

Does that look ok? Not done an EE day before.