Slimming World - a Christmas countdown!

Wootball

Lost 1.5lb this week - staggered!

blackberry-rum

Dizzzzzzyyyyyyy!!!!!! lovely to hear from you and I'm glad ur enjoying yourself but LAY OFF THE GUACAMOLE - even straight avocado is syns (sadly sadly sadly - an avocado from the fridge is my version of ice cream ) or go ahead and nosh it, you're on holiday after all!!!!

See you soon! x

Oh, and Skintslimmer - well done (on the chap and the weight loss) - grab him quick while you need lots of help

turbo5019

Well done Wootball

Well I found a class and start tomorrow.
Just a quick question now off to do some shopping is tinned fruit free?

teecee46

'fraid not Turbo - as far as I can see 340g apricots, 283g pears, or 142g prunes canned in juice would count as Healthy B according to book but you would have to syn anything else.

turbo5019

teecee46 wrote: »

'fraid not Turbo - as far as I can see 340g apricots, 283g pears, or 142g prunes canned in juice would count as Healthy B according to book but you would have to syn anything else.

Thanks for that couldn't remember cause they are free on WW

flutterbyuk25

teecee46 wrote: »

'fraid not Turbo - as far as I can see 340g apricots, 283g pears, or 142g prunes canned in juice would count as Healthy B according to book but you would have to syn anything else.

In my (slightly old) book, you can also have the following as a HEB on a Green day:

- 198g of pineapple canned in juice and 340g rhubarb stewed
- 397g fruit cocktail in juice

HTH

x

teecee46

flutterbyuk25 wrote: »

In my (slightly old) book, you can also have the following as a HEB on a Green day:

- 198g of pineapple canned in juice and 340g rhubarb stewed
- 397g fruit cocktail in juice

HTH

x

Flutterby is correct!
Pineapple and rhubarb still listed as Healthy B
but Fruit cocktail now off the menu! :rotfl:

papoosue

Thank you so much I really think I will do it - like you I couldn't be bothered with the counting and recording all the points etc - it just felt like too much bother. I really need to get this weight off and everyone on here has given me really lovely advice too, which is a great help.

There are two classes near me, so I'll try one of them in the new year.

Thanks!

Lil_Me wrote: »

Welcome! It's honestly very very easy to follow! I did WW a while back, but got fed up of having to count points and weigh everything. I can honestly say that I have never weighed any food on SW as there is so much that is "free" to eat as much as you like. I've also never been left hungry.

It's more of a healthy eating lifestyle change than a diet. So I highly recommend signing up

papoosue

teecee46 wrote: »

I have struggled with a weight problem for over 20 years, though not in the usual way. When my second son was born I had severe postnatal depression and developed an eating disorder. At one point I was in hospital where they discovered that I weighed under 5½ stone (not much more than I'd like to lose now!) :eek:
To cut the long story short, as I recovered, so eventually did my weight (it was a long, hard struggle to learn to eat properly again!) but instead of remaining at a healthy weight it just kept piling on! I tried every diet that I could think of and although I would have lost a few pounds, the weight loss always halted and I grew despondent. I think my body thought "OMG, she's starving herself again" and went into survival mode! :think: Maybe this is what happened to me too, it was really demoralising whatever it was!
I have been a past WW member (twice!) but found the measuring and points etc. so restrictive and tedious. Absolutely I always went to bed hungry! I'm not a snacker, chocolate & sweets are not one of my vices, I knew the theory of healthy eating and thought for the most part I was following it pretty well but I needed help!
I joined SW 13 weeks ago and have lost 2 stone so far! WOW! That is amazing, well done! I think that the reason that it has worked for me is the fact that I have never felt hungry at any stage (so my body doesnt even know that I'm on a "diet" :rotfl:), there are no forbidden foods (a great psychological trick!) you fill up on what SW call free foods (good healthy stuff :A) and you use alternative methods to cooking with oils and fats and using creamy sauces & dressings - definitely what helped me! It's not a diet, it's how we probably all should be eating anyway!
I use Extra Easy as that was what was explained to me when I joined though our consultant is happy to discuss any of the plans. I read Mrs M's diaries (to name just one person on this forum) all the time and she doesn't do Extra Easy and you only have to look at her weight loss to see that SW works :T.
Sorry to have been so long winded but I'm so pleased that I have finally found something that works. I've a bit to go to my target (to be in a healthy weight range for my "lack of" height!) but I am confident that I will do it! I'm sure you will
Go for it papoosue - it's easy to follow and you'll get plenty of support and ideas here on the forum! Good luck!

Thanks. It does sound really good and I'm going to read back through as much of this forum as I can, although what I've read so far has been so positive and encouraging that I'm beginning to think that maybe I can do it after all! xxx

papoosue

Dontknowanymore wrote: »

Join join join!!!!!!! :j
I do it online as it's a bit tricky for me to get to group and stay as my 20 month old is as mad as a box of frogs! so wouldn't really be able to stay t group and concentrate.
I find I get enough support from here, the facebook group and minimins.com weightloss forum.
I have done pretty well on it, but over xmas I haven't stuck to plan, al in all I lost 12.5lb in 4 or 5 weeks, not bad coming from me who has never stck at anything for longer than a few hours! :rotfl:

Well done! That is brilliant Yes, I think I will join - everyone on here is so supportive and I will look at the FB group and the other site you mentioned too.

Thank you