Slimming World - a Christmas countdown!

MRSMCAWBER

Morning all
Helloooo to all the newbies :wave:, well done to those with losses :Tand chin up to those who have had an itty bitty gain


Well Im going Red today -so my meal plan looks like this:-

• 250ml semi (A)
• 28g oats (B)
• banana
• clementine
• haddock fillet -steamed
• cabbage
• sf jelly with berries (1)
• apple
• clementine
• salmon fillet
• stir -fry :-
• 1/4 tsp oil (0.5)
• onion
• pepper
• sugar snaps
• bean sprouts
• 250ml semi (A)
• sf jelly with berries (1)
• fibre plus bar (B)

So that will be 2A+Bs and 2.5 syns -so I will try and use some more syns as I go -probably on an activia or 2
Well hubby will be home at lunch time -so he is having a bacon omelette .... and I have a big pan of cornedbeef hash on the go -which he fancied for dinner (and it will do a couple of flasks too )...
Cheese addict -I started taking my measurements about 3 months ago and I measure once a month ... I have just had a sneaky peek at my waist measurement and its down 5cm (and I have another week to go ) -ooohh and its * week so hopefuly there is a bit of bloat on there at the moment .
I have just had a look (I keep my measurements on a spread sheet :rotfl:) and I started measuring on the 22August and from then until the last time I measured 10 october I have lost 48cm :j -I don't just do a "strike it lucky" -top-middle-bottom :laugh:....... I do my calves,knees, thighs, under my bust, belly, arms -the squidgy bit between waist n bra band as well as the main 3 -it really spurs you on
Right I will get off for now,,,Have a great day all -and keep at it,,,,

fitorbust

Dizzy - over here in East Yorkshire we are getting reports of an earth tremor in West Yorkshire..... I have rung the BBC and told them that it is only Dizzy having great results with the dynorod soup lol! They now want the recipe for said soup.....

aliscrapper

Vixie_Pixie wrote: »

morning all!!

Urgh.. i am feeling soooooooooo rough today i've been feeling a bit off colour for the last 2 weeks - time for another visit to the doc methinks!!

Today's food!

B - 28g Fruit and fibre (+1 w/g CB - HEB) with vanilla onken, banana, 1 tsp of nutella on CB (1.5syns) Cup of tea (dash milk 0.5syns) followed by a satsuma

L - Cheese (hea) and bacon omelette followed by some beetroot salad (0.5) an apple and orange (gotta love the vitamin C!)

D - Thai Green chicken Curry - recipe in World of Flavours but i'm using shop bought paste (which will make it 4.5 syns per portion) with boiled rice. Gonna add baby corn, mangetout, mushrooms and peppers to make up 1/3 superfree

Thats 7 syns so far. For snacks i was gonna have some velvet crunch crisps for 4 syns which would take me up to 11 for the day

As i'm resting at home today i think i am gonna go on a recipe hunt for next weeks meal plan

Did anyone watch Nigel Slater's Simple Suppers last night? The squash and turkey cottage pie he made could be free on SW if we omit the flour and wine and add stock instead

Sorry to hear that you are feeling rough Vickie. I've got the dreaded flu and cold back - only had it a month ago!:(

aliscrapper

fitorbust wrote: »

Dizzy - over here in East Yorkshire we are getting reports of an earth tremor in West Yorkshire..... I have rung the BBC and told them that it is only Dizzy having great results with the dynorod soup lol! They now want the recipe for said soup.....

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I want an earth tremor before WI tonight!:rotfl:

aliscrapper

sarymclary wrote: »

Hello all,
I did SW years ago, and want to start using it again, but I've forgotten most of the 'rules', and have lost my books. I definitely cannot afford to join a group, and the online one is out of my price range at the moment too. I have found starter packs on ebay that I can get for under £15 (maybe less if I win an auction), and they include the following books: 7 days to success, food optimising, body magic, & choose success. Would those books be enough for me to be able to get started, and learn the principles of what's allowed/free/syns, etc?

I've been struggling all year with calorie-counting, and am finding my appetite is what is undermining my efforts, so SW seems to be the obvious answer to me. I've been trying to find somewhere online that would give me a starting point. I have found a basic 7 day plan on the SW site, so can use that. Is there an old SW thread on here where the basics may be? I regularly contribute on another MSE weightloss thread, so know already how supportive, wise and marvellous this community here can be, so I'll say thank you in advance for any help.

I'm actually feeling quite excited at the prospect of getting started, and plan to impose it on the whole family, so I cannot be undermined in any way. I've already got good tips to make a soup from this thread, so am going off to make one of those now!

If you joined a SW group and only went to the first meeting - it would cost you £10 and you would get all the stuff you are bidding on on EBay.

Vixie_Pixie

aliscrapper wrote: »

Sorry to hear that you are feeling rough Vickie. I've got the dreaded flu and cold back - only had it a month ago!:(

Its going round again I think!! I was told about a week ago that i had "flu" but i didn't actually feel that bad - i just kept having hot flushes... ATM i feel proper dizzy, my head's foggy and i can't shift this constant shaky feeling i keep getting. Plus i ache all over BAH!

To top things off my hair is thinning which is definately not good!! My crap doctor refuses to send me for a blood test! :mad: grrr.

I hope you feel better soon hun this feeling ill lark is a pile of jank!

aliscrapper

Vixie_Pixie wrote: »

Its going round again I think!! I was told about a week ago that i had "flu" but i didn't actually feel that bad - i just kept having hot flushes... ATM i feel proper dizzy, my head's foggy and i can't shift this constant shaky feeling i keep getting. Plus i ache all over BAH!

To top things off my hair is thinning which is definately not good!! My crap doctor refuses to send me for a blood test! :mad: grrr.

I hope you feel better soon hun this feeling ill lark is a pile of jank!

Thanks Hun - you too! I think you may be right there! I spoke to my GP as I feel so dizzy and got headaches all the time from the pressure and she said she can't give me anti-biotics until the 10th day but has prescribed me some anti dizzy tablets which I'll pick up on the way to WI.

I think the doctors are proper reining in on anything costs - not good when your suffering!:(

Vixie_Pixie

aliscrapper wrote: »

Thanks Hun - you too! I think you may be right there! I spoke to my GP as I feel so dizzy and got headaches all the time from the pressure and she said she can't give me anti-biotics until the 10th day but has prescribed me some anti dizzy tablets which I'll pick up on the way to WI.

I think the doctors are proper reining in on anything costs - not good when your suffering!:(

Nope. I might go Holland and Barratt or Boots for Multivitamins and try and beat it myself!

In the meantime i shall try not to eat crap.... Junk food would soooo hit the spot right now!! :rotfl:

aliscrapper

Vixie_Pixie wrote: »

Nope. I might go Holland and Barratt or Boots for Multivitamins and try and beat it myself!

In the meantime i shall try not to eat crap.... Junk food would soooo hit the spot right now!! :rotfl:

I know what you mean - the temptation this week to go and get a Mars has been incredibly strong - how I've resisted so far I'm not quite sure!:rotfl:

trixietoes

cheeseaddict wrote: »

Morning!

Does anybody else take their body measurements? I've just done mine for the first time but don't know when I should do them again. Should I do them next week or do you think I should just do it monthly? Sometimes I feel thinner but haven't lost :cool:

Yes I do and as a matter of fact re took them this morning as I was a bit bored... and it onlyshowed .25 inch loss .... the last measurement I took was the end of Sept, but I've not lost much weight since then as I was ill for 2 weeks.

I'd recommend not taking them too often... so maybe every 6 weeks ish... but if you feel thinner and need a boost re-measure you maybe nicely suprised. I take 7 measurements... Bust, bottom, bit between waist and bum, waist, thigh, calf and upper arm

I've heard but I'm not sure if it is true but on average a half a stone loss will mean a drop in dress size. I've lost just over 1 stone and have dropped say 1.5 dress sizes as I was hovering between 16 & 18 (depending on shops) and now I am a 14.

I tried my diesel jeans which are a 32 on yesterday and I can now get them on my body... however they are a far cry from being done up yet :rotfl::rotfl: