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A Slimmer Summer with Slimming World

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  • blackberry-rum
    blackberry-rum Posts: 1,302 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    My favourite way with SW schips is to use new potatoes, halved and par boiled. Then drain, put in a wok with fry light. Add rosemary. Use a potato mashed to squash them a little bit, just so the skins burst. Then "fry" until crispy. YUM ;-)
    that sounds lovely, my old mum used to scrub and then deep fry new potatoes :D but as a nod to SW the other day I simply knifed each one through the skin, sprayed with oil and then popped into the microwave a la jacket potato but instead of one big one it was a dozen small new ones ... they were lovely. Took about 3 - 4 mins if I remember.
    i'm having the same problem, how do you do this on a budget????
    I think it also depends what you were eating and drinking before, swapping alcohol for water will cut back on cost, as will giving up (most) chocolate and crisps. Green days are probably cheaper as you can eat an enormous amount of vegetables and pulses. On EE or red, instead of searching for expensive lean mince use frozen quorn mince but do remember to put extra flavouring in.
    I read that post as you did not have to have your brain scan - I read it several times - but I could still not work out why you was having a cereal bar instead. Is this what lack of food does?
    What "lack of food"? If you are eating the SW way there should be no "lack of food!":D

    Now, out of the corner of my eye I just saw a little shrew go toddling across the threshhold (indoors). I thought I'd heard some odd scratching noises today but no-one else (3 cats) took any notice. They've just slept as he trotted by too. Have they adopted him as a pet?

    Hope Dizzy got on ok with her torturer, big hug.
    :jThat's 2 stone 9 lbs gone forever:j

    thank you Slimming World!
  • i never ate properly before, never had breakfast, nor lunch but would the eat dinner and snack. it's a huge adjustment for my body and the lack of sugar is awful. will get there in the end i'm sure
    Make the most of each day, live life with no regrets:j

    -3.5, -1, missed week,
  • rachelww1
    rachelww1 Posts: 680 Forumite
    On the SW chips front, I don't bother parboiling them. I just cut very finely, spray with frylight, then sprinkle with season-all and bake in a hot oven for about half an hour. Delicious :).

    Been a good girl today but I'm saving the majority of my syns for a beer later :D

    B: satsuma
    S: banana, mullerlight
    L: courgette & watercress soup, 3 pagan rolls with 2 extra light laughing cow triangles, sasuma
    S: satsuma, mullerlight
    D: chicken & vegetable (onion, green beans, baby corn, sugarsnap peas, spinach, tomatoes) curry, rice, one thid healthly living naan bread (3), skinny cow lolly (3.5)

    Had to phone the local police earlier, some idiot threw an 8 inch chefs knife into our garden at some point today. My 7 year old son found it and brought it to me _pale_ It was right by his swing. Police said they'll pick it up one day in the week.
    LBM Dec 10. Total unsecured debt £41176 :eek: Nov 12 Debt Free Thanks Mum x RIP x

    2013 Savings £250
    2013 OP £3500
  • Drea
    Drea Posts: 9,892 Forumite
    I just had my SW chips, they were yum :)

    I microwaved them until they were cooked then cut them into thick wedges, sprayed them with frylight and put salt on then popped them in the oven for 20 mins to crisp up.
    Just because you made a mistake doesn't mean you are a mistake.
  • Magnolia
    Magnolia Posts: 1,297 Forumite
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    For the people who are suffering headaches and nausia - have a read about Sugar Addiction!
    Addiction To Sugar

    Many of you might be alien to the term ‘Sugar Addiction’. There is drug addiction, nicotine addiction and even alcohol addiction, but what is sugar addiction? Sugar Addiction is the name given to a situation in which people binge on sweet food and find it impossible to go without sugar for too long. The problem with this addiction is that most of the people do not realize that they are suffering from it. If you suspect you to be having it, try not having sugar for a day. In case you notice symptoms like headaches, fatigue, tremors, anxiety and depression, it means you have been ensnared by it. But, there is no need to worry. After you have recognized this problem, you can easily overcome it. Read how!

    Sugar Addiction Symptoms
    There are no specific sugar-addiction symptoms that will help you ascertain that you suffering from the problem. However, if you notice more than two of the following habits, maybe it’s time to start thinking.
    • If ever you manage to go a day without having sweet nothings, you start obsessing about the same.
    • Whenever you feel sad, you start eating foods with high sugar content.
    • You become defensive when somebody suggests that you are having too much of sugar.
    • You cannot go even a single day without having something sweet to eat.
    • You cannot sit for too long without munching on ‘sweetables’.
    • You eat high-sugar foods like candy, chocolates and cakes every day or even too many times a day.
    • You often feel lethargic, moody or depressed.
    • You start feeling uncomfortable around the same time everyday and your answer to this is grabbing a high-sugar snack.

    Overcoming sugar addiction is not too difficult, only you need to be determined. The tips given below will help you in getting over the obsession.
    Firstly, you have to realize that you are suffering from a sugar addiction. Recognizing the problems meaning having won half the war.
    • Avoid aspartame and artificial sweeteners
    • Avoid excessive salt, as it creates a craving for sugar.
    • Avoid food products with sugar, corn syrup, maltose, dextrose & fructose.
    • Choose complex carbohydrates from whole grains (brown rice, barley, quinoa, millet, whole oats, etc)
    • Don’t be too rigid on yourself. Start by cutting on things that contain only sugar and no health benefits at all.
    • Eat more fruits and sweet vegetables.
    • For breakfast, have food products rich in protein. This will help create blood sugar stability, thus aiding you go till next meal without having sugar.
    Never ever deprive yourself of sugar completely. This will lead to a deep craving and you are likely to return back to the original condition. Don’t hesitate from having sugar once in a while.
    You can skip to fruit sweetened treats. This way you can make sure that even if you are having some amount of sugar, it is healthy.
    Lastly, be determined to get rid of the addiction. There is nothing in this world that cannot be done, if a person makes up his mind.
    http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/addiction-to-sugar-555.html
    Mags - who loves shopping
  • katycocoa
    katycocoa Posts: 161 Forumite
    edited 10 June 2011 at 9:29PM
    Evening everyone

    I've been good all day, after a stupid crisp binge last night (5 packets!)

    WM bread (HEB), spread (2), eggs
    HM butternut squash soup and 3 light babybels (HEA)
    Choc (11)
    Lots of fresh pineapple, fat free yoghurt
    Pasta and sauce, with milk (HEA)
    3 cups of tea with extra milk (1.5)

    Still feeling a bit peckish though, so might just eat some chick pea dhal straight out of the tin!

    I agree that berries are pricey and some seem to go mouldy almost instantly. Me and OH have been eating tons of fresh pineapple - they are £1 each in asda and even less in Lidl I think, and when chopped up you get a huge bowlful so good value for money. I'm also a bit addicted to tinned peaches! You have to syn them but I think they're worth it!
  • dizzyk
    dizzyk Posts: 4,101 Forumite
    maman wrote: »
    :wave:
    I also think the type of potato matters as some go to mush if you parboil for 5 mins.

    Maris Pipers are the best chippers ;) (I got that from some random cooking programme on daytime tv :o)
    OK Ladies and Gents - Brace yourselves!...........

    I have gone all day without a biscuit! A major acheivement after the last 2 or 3 days!:j

    :T:T Woooohoooo What a Result :D well done Mrs ! ;)
    Hope Dizzy got on ok with her torturer, big hug.


    I got a new routine thrown in the mix today.....'ball circles' with no one supporting me.
    holding a ball & trying to raise it above my head .... then with straight arms make a huge circle bending my knees so the ball goes near the floor - she really was taking the 'wee' I think as the 1st attempt I was in a big messy heap on the floor....and the 2nd I was no better and very sick (I'm sure she loves seeing me like that :eek:) Had a very lazy afternoon on the sofa with my head in a bucket after that:rotfl:)
  • Jammygal
    Jammygal Posts: 1,213 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Hi all
    Day 3 today EE
    B- banana, coffee (a)
    L- sandwich made with 2 slices hovis 400g loaf(b) tuna 1 tbs helmans lighter than light mayo (1) TOMATOES
    D- Turkey mince shepherds pie with brocolli and peas
    strawberries, tsp butter (?? 2 syns)
    syns options drink (2)

    can anyone tell me syns in Rachels low fat plain yog please???? ty in advance x
  • backhoe
    backhoe Posts: 173 Forumite
    Ok so have done EE today, but have missed out HEB. Does this matter/make any difference?
  • thanks mag, that explains a few things!!
    Make the most of each day, live life with no regrets:j

    -3.5, -1, missed week,
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