**Happy New Slimming World Year**

consultant31

sarymclary wrote: »

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know why Extra Easy is the plan being mainly promoted and discussed at meetings? The new booklet being promoted to buy (free to new joining members though) gives only the lowest syn rating on recipes for either Green/Original or the Extra Easy syn rating, but not all 3. Are they intending to phase out original/green? Since joining I've not really been encouraged to do the red/green days, and have stuck with Extra Easy because that's been the only plan I've heard being discussed. It's only as time has gone on, and I've become more familiar with plans, and looking at member's food plans on here, that I've felt more confident to try a red or green day, but I'm still not really au fait with the do's/don'ts, apart from knowing to syn/heb meat on a green day.

I think it's because EE is the most like the way 'normal' people eat. That sounds odd but I hope you know what I mean. I'm not suggesting we're not normal here, but I imagine most of us can eat "three potatoes more than a pig " as my MIL used to say :rotfl:and whichever way you cut it, that's not really normal.

consultant31

papoosue wrote: »

Is there a separate file anywhere with SW recipes in?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=1948340&postcount=3 (scroll down for the SW ones).

http://www.freewebs.com/monkeypieface/

http://www.slimmingeats.com/blog/

Hope these give you plenty to go at

consultant31

xXMessedUpXx wrote: »

arrghhhhhh still getting used to sins and had a small cadburys fudge bar06 syns! :eek: tell me i'm not the only one who takes time to get used to it!

No it takes a while, don't worry it'll come.

You could try popping your fudge bar into the freezer for a couple of hours before you get eat it. It takes longer to eat that way (and is worth the syns IMO)

System

consultant31 wrote: »

No it takes a while, don't worry it'll come.

You could try popping your fudge bar into the freezer for a couple of hours before you get eat it. It takes longer to eat that way (and is worth the syns IMO)

Thanks for the tip! Will bear that in mind. Still i'm more determined than ever (and i won't let a fudge bar defeat me!)

blackberry-rum

sweetserendipity wrote: »

Just a quickie...

Co-op wholemeal pittas (1 = HEB) are currently on offer 2 packs for 80p :j

Back later...

tank yoiu!!!!!!!! or even Thank You when I move the cat's head out of the way of the keyboard

Skintslimmer wrote: »

I dunno, wouldn't it? I don't think it'd be that far off? And remember if its a creamy curry and you do it with fromage frais or quark those are superfree foods too :T or maybe make some onion bhajis the SW way, that'd be superfree food plus a couple of syns?

Skintslimmer wrote: »

No I'm not :rotfl: It just makes logical sense to me, since superfree surely equals food which is free on both plans.. and therefore includes marmite and the likes of eggs and quorn, too?

Superspeed is often thought to be only fruit and veg.

I dunno. My brain ran away and joined the circus quite some time ago :rotfl:

Lisa26 is right, quark and fromage frais are not superfree, I leapt up and checked my book. They are free, the actual Superfrees are listed on pages 11-13 of the handbook and are fruits and vegetables. The free Foods are listed on pages 14-20 are are the dairy stuff as above, eggs, pulses, meats etc, then the Storecupboard Staples which includes stocks, flavourings, sweeteners and dressings. Sorry to disappoint! Still, at least I had a bit of body magic leaping to my feet like that and squawking "no they're not superfree!":rotfl:

turbo5019

Could someone please check is out for me I couldn't find it but I am tired.
Asda 2 x cook in the bag tuna steaks with herb butter 290g
136kcal
protein 23.8
carb 0
fat 4.4
weight 145g
Thanks

Skintslimmer

Turbo as a rough guide you could look at the ingredients and syn the syn-able ones? i would hope that butter is your only real enemy in there - 3.5 syns per 10g.

(I looked that one up )

turbo5019

When I tried to use the online syn tool on the web site it came up syn free and I didn't think it was right.
Tuna 86%,Salsa verde butter 13%
I have only had 1 syn today so i'll have another 4 then if it is wrong then I have some spear.

ANY_CHANCE

Its my fourth day on SW i think im doing ok but the test will be WI next Tuesday

Today Breakfast 6am - fruit and fibre, banana, blueberries, milk (tea)
snack - 10.30 -banana, apple, satsuma. 3 water biscuits [6 sins] (water)
Lunch - 2.30 - smoked haddock, watercress lettuce 2 poached eggs (water x 2)
snack - 3.30 - ginger snap [2.5 syns] (tea)
Tea - 6.30pm - baked potato, tomatoes, onions, mushroom, lamb, harrissa paste, water cress lambs and lettuce. (water x2)

Well i am definately eating alot of fruit and veg/salad on this. I have done SW before but not with EE only red and green so it will be interesting to see if i lose any weight because it all seems like alot of food!!

Vixie_Pixie

Evening all

Urgh had a right crappy time lately. I've had a bad reaction to antibiotics and my GP confirmed today that i am allergic to Penicillin.....bah!! Since i've lost weight all i've done is become allergic to stuff i wasn't allergic to before! Booo!

Today's food - EE (again)

B - 28g ready brek (heb) milk (hea) Apple sprinkled with cinnamon and sweetener

S - banana, 2 celery sticks, ryvita (to make up heb), philly light (2)

L - Macaroni cheese pasta n sauce (2), 2x clementines, packet of WW sweet chilli crinkle crisps (4)

S - 4 rich tea fingers (4)

D - HM Lamb kebabs (Lean lamb mince mixed with garlic onion and mint, moulded into sausages) served with roasted vegetable (aubergine, courgette, red pepper, orange pepper, yellow pepper, red onion) cous cous and HM yog dip (mint, vinegar, sweetener, total 0% yog all mixed up )

S - Mint matchstick (1) 4 tortilla chips (2)

Total syns today = 15

I start Zumba classes next wednesday to kick start my exercise regime am looking forward to it as i will be going with the girls from work!