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Hello all

Thanks for the advice re the fajitas yesterday - I put the details off the pkt into the calculator and they were 9.5syns each - OMG!!!!! So I definitely had one Heaps of filling and then some on the side with extra mushrooms.

Today is hgoing like this: (EE)

B - scrmbled eggs (2), mushrooms, wholemeal roll (HEB)
L - nearly sabotaged by Dh who did me egg fried rice in LOTS of oil. Gve it to DS and made myself a HUGE stirfry of super/free veggies and some chicken with s/free jelly and a syn free yog for after
HEA = skim milk

D -- hmm. we're off out for an Indian Thankfully chicken shaslick (sp?) is my fave anyway, so I shall have that - can't find a syn value though As it's chicken and veg it can't be *too* much - 5 or 6 I'm hoping? Shall pass on poppadoms and have bhajis and salAD to start and water to drink (my usual)

It's Saturday and I'm craving something sweet - may have to have a yog. Saving choc as a treat for tomorrow. I know I can fit it in every day, but that's how I get complacent - I need to try and eat less of the stuff and find other stuff instead...

hmm - need some fruit, too, I guess - don't fancy some, but I'll have an apple....


Louise

flutterbyuk25

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Afternoon all

Well -left to my own devices and I found myself wandering from room to room -well what I mean is from living room to kitchen and back again :eek: ....... I think "bored maud" was visiting but do you know what -I kept sticking my head in the fridge before slamming it shut (not with my head in :rotfl:) and wandering off empty handed .... I actually have realised that I CAN distinguish between HUNGER and boredom etc :j -somehow I have got to 6pm having had my brekkie and lunch as planned and now Im not hungry for my dinner :huh: so I will hold off and have it in a while and I haven't had either of my yogyogs yet or my syns :think:
ooohhhh and Just a few minutes ago I decided to do my measurements... I took them all the day before I joined the GYM and ohh ecky thump in 3 weeks I have lost 28cm/11" from all over -Im chuffed to little mint balls :dance:
Im glad I decided to do my measurements -I mainly did it because I wanted to have something to judge by incase the weight loss slowed down

OMG well done you! :beer: That's an amazing reduction in your measurements!! And well done for not raiding the fridge. I have moments like that when I just gaze into the fridge!

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Flutterby -have you tried making your own wraps? I make mine for 5.5syns each *if I remember correctly* -I have done them even pre-SW and I would never have ready made again:D

I haven't ever tried making them. Are they easy to do?

x

flutterbyuk25

Oh, does anyone know if the Crosse & Blackwell tomato and herb packet pastas are syn free like the Batchelors ones?

On minimims someone has said that C&B have taken over Batchelors but both were in shops today.

The C&B ones are 35p in home Bargains, the B ones are 49p, hence me asking!

x

lynzpower

I am fairly sure I checked these C&Bones as they were on offer in iceland and were free on ee xx

TakeItEazy

lynzpower wrote: »

Hun this is where Ive been too.

You have 3 choices as I see it
1) are you happier to be smaller? Or do you look "too thin" I don't think I'll ever look 'too thin' as have wide hips. I just worry I'm getting too obsessed with losing.
2) are you having your full quotient of HEA &B. ( ie the extra ones for maintainence) I fully intend at the start of the day to have extra a&bs but to be honest I struggle to have the ones I'm supposed to have sometimes.
3) my sister says if you dont want to have HEA and B extra then you should have a further 6 syns per day ie 16 if you usually have 10, or 21 if you usually have 15. this is the unofficial SW line. I really don't want to go down the extra syns route as thats what got me there in the 1st place. Also I don't manage to have my full quota of syns most days so extra wouldn't be used either.

Those are the options as I understand them x

Thanks for the info though, I will 'try' to include more a&bs and see how it goes.

TakeItEazy

WTG MrsM what a fantastic inch loss, we won't recognise you soon [your font will be so thin too :rotfl:]

MRSMCAWBER

Thanks Ladies

I actually had someone I see occasionally ask me yesterday "why have you joined a gym? you are fine as you are" :eek: -now I know I have lost weight -but I still have about 5st to shift -so no way can I be considered "fine as I am" :rotfl:

Flutterbye -I have copied the recipe for the wraps over for you and YES they are very simple and they get easier the more you do them -its getting them as thin as possible that is the knack
CHEWY SOFT FLOUR TORTILLA
makes 9 @ 5.5 syns each
250g PLAIN FLOUR -44.5syns
1 ½ TSP BAKING POWDER
1TSP SALT
2TSP VEG OIL 4syns
180ml MILK -from allowance-

• put the milk in a large jug/bowl and warm in the micro and then throw everything else in and mix -saves faffing about with the proper recipe
• Once mixed -turned out onto a lightly floured worktop and knead for 2 mins
• Cover and leave for 15 mins -it won’t rise but needs to relax
• Cut into 9 balls (approx 50g each)Cover and leave to relax for 10 mins
• Roll each one out into a round -approx 8” -they should be really thin you will need a little flour, but not too much as A)they slide about instead of rolling -we have to "pay" for the flour with our precious syns
• what I do is roll one, place a food bag over it and put the next one on top and layer them up so I can cook them all at once
• Heat a heavy non-stick frying pan (preferably cast iron)
• Drop in one tortilla and turn after about 2 mins -the surface should bubble -press down with a teatowel (watch you don't steam your fingers ) -guess how I learnt that
• Place inside a dry tea towel (just fold a couple of teatowels in 4 to make individual pockets) to keep warm whilst you cook the rest

You can freeze the balls of dough too... when they are defrosted they will be a bit stickier so you will need more flour when rolling out-but they roll out bigger after freezing too
I hope that makes sense (if not -just shout me)- they get easier the more you make them oooohh and as a final thought DON'T be tempted to use self raising flour in place of the plain and baking powder -I thought it seemed a good idea -but they came out as tough as a witches doodaa when I tried it once

flutterbyuk25

Thanks MRSM!!! You are a star. I will try them next time I fancy fajitas cos I've already got some for tonight.


x

sweetserendipity

Wow MRSMC, the measurement reduction is brilliant, well done you!! :T

EE Meal plan for today: (I've been hungry )

1st B - banana & onken yog
2nd B - 3 x bacon, fried egg (2 syns for oil), baked beans
L - pasta/couscous/quark combo & soup
D - HM chilli with mushy peas mixed in & cheesy chive mash (HEA)
Snacks - quite a lot of fruit & maybe more yog later & fibre plus bar (HEB)
Syns - 2 for the oil, caramel snack a jacks - 5

The dinner was immense but only because I added the mushy peas to the chilli (looked a bit weird but tasted fine). I'm a bit bunged up at the mo so I'm hoping the extra fibre helps!! :rotfl:

Have a good fairy-free evening peeps

blackberry-rum

Crisp_£_note wrote: »

Hi

Can someone tell me please if a Sweet potato is a good substitute for a normal potato? Also what about root veg mash (eg, carrot, swede & parsnip), I am looking for alternatives to ordinary spuds to Bake and mash just to make a variety and meals more interesting when I fancy a change.

I'm sure you've had loads of responses by now (not read very far yet) but imo sweet potato is nothing like regular potato, well, it's sweet for a start. It's ok though, although I never eat the skin on sweet potato for some reason - it always looks grubby. I bake it, then scoop out the middle :cool:. I always eat the skin on regular potatoes.

For a change for mashing I like celeriac or butternut squash; they can both be roasted or boiled/steamed as well.