The Slimming World "Countdown to Easter"

joanne1969

hi all still doing well 4th day into it and never eaten as much having for tea gammon with caramalised onions done in diet coke and loads of veg
going to have a go at making the curly wurly cake and tried the mush pea curry which was ok not as nice as pataks balti
hope i lose come monday as i feel really bloated as if ive put weight on

joanne1969

saving syns for alcohol at the weekends what syn value of wine andwhich is the lowest to get thanks

maman

joanne1969 wrote: »

saving syns for alcohol at the weekends what syn value of wine andwhich is the lowest to get thanks

Since you ask:o it's 25.5 syns for a bottle of red or dry white, so 8.5 for a large glass. Spirits with diet mixers is about half that per large drink. I'm sure sweet wines are more but I don't drink those.

gunsandbanjos

Afternoon, well done to all our losers:T

Using 1/2 and A for coffee/tea
Breakfast - coffee, nana
Snack tea(1 for milk), yoghurt, alpenlight(1/2B), carrot/pepper sticks,nana
Lunch baked potato, 63g cheese(1.5A), 2tbsp pickle(2), alpen light(1/2B)
Snack yoghurt, clementine,apple
Dinner will be a WM roll(B), quorn burger(2.5), ketchup(1), beans

On the great homemade falafel hunt again - wish me luck:D

milliemonster

OK, I'm thinking of joining my local class tonight, I have put a stone and a bit on since last Sept and it's getting me down an awful lot as all my clothes don't fit and I'm living in leggings!, I lost 3st following SW last year and did it on my own, but my eating is out of control at the moment and I think I need the group to give me a boost and keep me focussed

Nervous about going though as I haven't ever been to this group before!

teecee46

So far today (EE?)
B: Porridge (Heb) SS Milk (Hea) 1 Scan Bran, defrosted mixed berries, Omega seed mix (2 syns)
L: Homemade Potato Base Quiche & side salad & 100g cottage cheese
Sainsbury's Prawn Primavera with Pasta (5½ syns) & side salad
Snacks: Mullerlight FF cranberry & raspberry yoghurt, melon, grapes
Drinks: Black coffees and warm water with lemon juice.

pollysg

Can anyone shed some light on Smash please - I went and bought some today for about the first time in 20 years!!!:o

Typical!

By the way, someone told me that the answer to the problems following on from taking codeine etc as a painkiller is water, water, water, rather than increasing fibre. I have the same problem (TMI)!

Good luck, weighers, commiserations STS's!

consultant31

Welcome to Geeves and Milliemonster - any questions you may have, ask away, there's always someone around to help

Geeves, when you start to exercise, your muscles may hold extra water for a while to protect themselves from injury. This will wear off shortly but of course it will show on the scales in the meantime. Try to look at the way your clothes are fitting and don't worry too much about what the scales say.

consultant31

susiebear wrote: »

Good luck to all Thursday weighers, well done to all u losers, my weight loss is so slow, its getting me down now :-(

I lost a pound last night, which I am grateful, but I hoped after 7 weeks Id have lost a stone at least, but only 10lbs boohoo. I am sticking to plan so well, not once have I mucked up, so I feeel I deserve to lose a bit more. My Mum is also following this with me, and she has syns she doesnt even count, doesnt exercise and has lost the same as me, so unfair!!!

Has anyone got any advice for me to speed things up a bit??? I want to get to my stone award for my birthday on 10 April, which I don't think is unreasonable, what can I do to push it along a bit HELLLLLLPPPPPPPPPP XXX

Do try to drink your quota of water every day (at least 2½ litres) it really does help.

Make sure that what should be weighed or measured accurately actually is (and not guessed).

Do you eat a lot of bread? If you do, try cutting it out completely for a week and see if it makes a difference. It's amazing how many people seem to be slightly intolerant of wheat without realising it.

Have a go at the Speed Food Soup (AKA Dynorod Soup). It's suitable for Green and EE days (not Red unfortunately) and does what it says in the title :rotfl:

Speed food Soup (syn free on Green and EE)

1 can mixed bean salad
1 can green lentils (or handful of dried)
2 cans chopped tomatoes
1 can baked beans
Handful of split lentils
2 large leeks
1 large onion
4 medium carrots
2 parsnips
1 each green, red and yellow peppers
2 vegetable stock cubes
Salt pepper
Mixed herbs
Water (enough to cover all ingredients)
Chop all vegetables. Put them and everything else into a large pan, cover with water, bring to boil and simmer until vegetables are soft (about 30 mins). Once cooked, the soup can be left chunky or blended smooth.
Freezes well and tastes great!

And finally, don't be impatient....this is a new lifestyle, not a quick fix. The longer it takes you to get to target, the more likely you are to keep up your good habits for ever

lynzpower

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Originally Posted by lynzpower
Dinner Beef casserole with carrots mushrooms onions etc, plus "roasties" thickened with smash - syn free.

I don't know if this is true but I read on a website that Smash is no longer free due to changed recipe???

HI MAMAN, Well of course being a natural tightwad ( and not earning at the mo) I am using smart price instant mash at only 16p per bag. :beer: For thickening of sauces, amazingly I thnik its even cheaper than flour lol!