**Happy New Slimming World Year**

dizzyk

TakeItEazy wrote: »

Thank god its friday, only been back for 3 days but am shattered _pale_

Food today:
B - weetabix milk [a] coffee
L - 2x wm rolls [bs], lemon curd [2], quiche [a] covers tea as well as both small bits, toms, melon, activia, sponge finger [1]
T - sw chips, oil spray [2], quiche, toms, spag hoops, egg, t/sauce[1]
Snacks - carrot, pineapple, melon, onken, meringue [3]
Syns - 9

Struggling a bit to get back in the swing, not gone mad just not flowing like it was. Only had couple weeks off and lost the plot now :rotfl:it'll come back though.

I totally know what you mean hun Ive had to think about every little thing today.....things that were second nature just 4 1/2 wk ago :eek: AND ive missed some silly stuff from my shopping that I NEED like fibre plus bars and my dairymilk for my 1.5 syn cubes .......such an emptyhead :mad:

Skint_Catt

Thank you fitorbust - that sounds like my kinda thing Will look it up on the website & add it to my faves - just browsing the recipes on there myself at the mo but hadn't come across that one yet.
C xx

sarymclary

Evening all. Thank crunchie it's Friday huh? It seems to have been a jolly long week for us, I don't know about you lot.

I'm sat here feeling full still from my evening meal, and panicking that I've maybe eaten too big a portions the last couple of days. I know that's not meant to really be the case as such on SW, but you might know what I mean.

Anyhoo, I decided that yesterday's dinner was so nice, that I'd have more of the same today.

Food Plan - Green

B - Porridge (HeB 1), sweetener, water/milk (from HeA 1), banana & cinnamon
L - Mugshot chicken, Melted Fibre+ bar, quark mixed with 2 tsp of low fat instant hot choc (like options) (2 syns) = yummy!
D - Mahoosive jacket potato, 2 x quorn sausage, 42g low fat cheese, 1 tsp clover light (1 syn), baked beans, salad cream (2 syns)
Snack - banana

I couldn't eat all my jacket spud, but it was a proper whopper of a size. I still feel like my dinner is wedged in my chest actually. It also feels weird to not be constantly trying to ensure 1/3 of every meal is fruit/veg too, and what a treat 42g of cheese is 7 soooo gorgeous melted in my spud. Quite liberating really.

Happy birthday for tomorrow Betty. Someone told me last month that birthday's are completely syn free anyway, so don't worry.

fitorbust

Another one....

Liven up your lunchbox with this sensational salad. It’s packed full of Superfree foods that’ll leave you feeling fuller for longer. Lettuce never looked this good…
information

Serves: 4
Prep time: 35mins
Cook time:
Syns per serving:
FREE4.5FREE


ingredients

511g/1lb 2oz baby new potatoes
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Fry Light
255g/9oz green beans
4 cooked beetroot
125g bag mixed salad leaves

For the dressing
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp coriander seeds
juice of ½ lemon
198g/7oz fat-free natural yogurt


method

1. Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas Mark 7. Place the potatoes on a baking tray and season well. Lightly spray with Fry Light and roast for 20-25 minutes or until cooked through. Set aside to cool.
2. Meanwhile, half the beans, place in boiling water for 2-3 minutes until tender, drain and refresh under cold running water. Cut the beetroot into quarters.
3. Make the dressing. Heat a non-stick frying pan, add the cumin and coriander seeds, stir for 2 minutes, remove from the heat, lightly crush, place in a bowl with the other ingredients and mix well.
4. Divide the salad leaves between 4 plates, top with the potatoes, beetroot and beans and serve with the dressing drizzled over.


Just one more....


A salad favourite that's full of colour and flavour. Packed full of Superfree veggies, tuna and eggs - it's a Food Optimiser's favourite!
information

Serves: 4
Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Syns per serving:
FREEFREE5


ingredients

6 eggs
113g/4oz green beans
1 red onion
1 cucumber
4 plum tomatoes
2 baby gem lettuces
400g can tuna in brine or spring water, drained
1 garlic clove
1 tbsp freshly chopped dill
2 tbsp fat-free French-style dressing
juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp lemon zest
salt and freshly ground black pepper


method

1. Prepare the salad ingredients: hard-boil the eggs, cool and cut into quarters; trim and halve the green beans; thinly slice the red onion; thinly slice the cucumber; cut the tomatoes into wedges; separate and roughly tear the lettuces.
2. Blanch the beans for 2-3 minutes in a pan of boiling water, drain, cool and place in a serving bowl with the egg, onion, cucumber, tomatoes and lettuce. Flake the tuna over and gently mix.
3. Make the dressing: crush the garlic and place in a small bowl with the dill, French-style dressing, lemon juice and zest, season and mix well.
4. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and gently toss before serving.

Tip: If you're a seafood fan add some cooked mixed seafoods to this dish for a tasty Syn free variation on an Original day.

This recipe is not suitable for home freezing.

TakeItEazy

fitorbust wrote: »

I've been lurking but the first week back at work has been mad!
Just an add on to the curry discussion - I often chop an apple or 2 into a spicy chicken curry to bump up the superfree part.
Dizzy - you had me searching the online sw site after the peas are not free bombshell...... I should have just read the next post! lol
I have managed to go to the gym twice this week, and my guy at the gym isn't taking any prisoners!
My eating has been a bit to pot which has p'd me off as I was so controlled over Christmas. I know it is only me that I am hurting by not following plan so need to give myself a kick up the jacksie.... anyone else please feel free to send me a kick too!
Catching up on the thread has been good as it has given me some inspiration to up my superfrees.
Tonight I made a SW smoked salmon carbonara - it was yummy! I had an orange and a big bowl of peach slices in their own juice to make up the super free.....
It is nice to see that people are getting back on the wagon, and all the newbies sound really positive so that is contagious! Thanks!
Hey ho!

Probably stirring up the old argument but..... do you cook the apple in the curry as that would add syns and the peaches, were they tinned as those are syn'd too or can be HEb. This subject has caused 'discussions' before, cooked/tinned fruit having to be syn'd doesn't seem right when the raw state is free BUT before anyone says I do know WHY they're syn'd just don't agree with it if only eating a bit at a time.

Skint_Catt

Fitorbust - what was the name of that first one? I can't find it on the website? Thanks C xx

~daisy~_2

I just saw peaches in juice mentioned - were they canned ? As think they need to be a heb or synned if so ??

~daisy~_2

Stupid iPhone takes forever to post from lol

TakeItEazy

Skint_Catt wrote: »

Hiya TakeitEazy - did you have 3 b's or am I misreading it? I wish I could eat carrot sticks to add variation but I just can't stomach raw veg. I always wished I ate celery too although it could just be the dips I'm jealous of, lol.
C xx

YES I did have 3 b's before christmas I was attempting to have 3 of each HEs to try to maintain target as was still losing weight. As am still under target [just] I'm still going for 3 b's at least twice a week when I'm on lunch duty as its easier to eat rolls on the go .

Skint_Catt

~daisy~ wrote: »

I just saw peaches in juice mentioned - were they canned ? As think they need to be a heb or synned if so ??

I thought that too but wasn't sure if things had changed since I last did SW
C xx