A Slimmer Summer with Slimming World

Sarahlou_2

Hi

Another newbie here going it alone - a lady at work very kindly loaned me her books. Trying to get my head around it all...think I'm on a Red day?? Please can someone take a look and correct me if I'm wrong?

B: 2 x weetabixs (HEB) and Milk (HEA)

L: 227g baked potato (HEB), 42g reduced fat cheese (catherdral city) (HEA), salad, 1 tsbp dressing (2 syns), activia yoghurt (6 syns), Banana

Gammon, Mash, Peas and Grilled tomatoes.

So I think that's red and 8 syns?

autumnflower

Sarahlou wrote: »

Hi

Another newbie here going it alone - a lady at work very kindly loaned me her books. Trying to get my head around it all...think I'm on a Red day?? Please can someone take a look and correct me if I'm wrong?

B: 2 x weetabixs (HEB) and Milk (HEA)

L: 227g baked potato (HEB), 42g reduced fat cheese (catherdral city) (HEA), salad, 1 tsbp dressing (2 syns), activia yoghurt (6 syns), Banana

Gammon, Mash, Peas and Grilled tomatoes.

So I think that's red and 8 syns?

This is more Extra Easy, because you've also had (i assume) potato mash as well as your HEB. But then you've had your two HEA's so you will have to syn either the cheese or the mash.

If you don't know, on Extra Easy you can have meat and potatoes/beans together, as long as 1/3rd of your plate is superfree (ie. free on both plans; salad, veg, fruit.) and you can have one HEB and one HEA.

xx

Sarahlou_2

autumnflower wrote: »

This is more Extra Easy, because you've also had (i assume) potato mash as well as your HEB. But then you've had your two HEA's so you will have to syn either the cheese or the mash.

If you don't know, on Extra Easy you can have meat and potatoes/beans together, as long as 1/3rd of your plate is superfree (ie. free on both plans; salad, veg, fruit.) and you can have one HEB and one HEA.

xx

Hi

Bit confused why I need to syn the mash or cheese on red (sorry prob me being thick?)......i was under the impression I could have 2 HEA (milk and cheese) and 2 x HEB (jacket potato and weetabix)? x x

(just looked at my book and realised potatoes aren't free oh !!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Sarahlou_2

Sarahlou wrote: »

Hi

Bit confused why I need to syn the mash or cheese on red (sorry prob me being thick?)......i was under the impression I could have 2 HEA (milk and cheese) and 2 x HEB (jacket potato and weetabix)? x x

(just looked at my book and realised potatoes aren't free oh !!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Stupidly I thought potatoes were free on Red grrrrrrr........any ideas how I can limit the damage now? So annoyed with myself :mad:

dizzyk

Right ......

Today has morphed into a green day (after my neutral brekkie/lunch)

Tea is cheese & brocolli pasta n sauce, 2 mad cow lights mixed in(1/2 HEA) with some extra brocolli
- boring? but its what I fancied
Mr Dizzy is Having his MrsM Burger AGAIN:rotfl:with some wedges (might nick a few of these)

So I have 2 HEBs to use later :think: 2 oatybar toffee ??

Syns options white choc x2 = 4 maybe a cube of dairymilk caramel 2

WelshWoofer

Afternoon all - a proper 5 day week this week:eek: I'm just home from work and am shattered already!

Its WI day tomorrow so will try to be good today....

Breakfast - Hifi bar (B choice)
Mid Morning - banana
Lunch - cheese and pickle sandwich (B choice, A choice and 1 syn), satsuma, grapes, strawberries
Tea - veggie burger (0.5 syn), HM sweet potato wedges, salad

So that's 1 A choice, 2 B choices and 1.5 syns so far.

autumnflower

Sarahlou wrote: »

Hi

Bit confused why I need to syn the mash or cheese on red (sorry prob me being thick?)......i was under the impression I could have 2 HEA (milk and cheese) and 2 x HEB (jacket potato and weetabix)? x x

(just looked at my book and realised potatoes aren't free oh !!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Sorry, I should have explained a little better!

Yeah, potatoes are not free on red. And yes, you can have 2 x HEB and 2 x HEA on red and green. So if you wanted to keep this as a Red day you would need to syn the mash.

However, there is a new plan (probably not in the books you borrowed) called Extra Easy, which you get 1 HEA and HEB with. This plan means you can have both RED free items (meat and fish) and GREEN free items (potatoes, beans & pulses) together on the same plate. (as long as 1/3rd is fruit/veg/salad)

Then you would have had freed up your Jacket Potato HEB (as it is free on green) and then would have to syn the cheese or milk (as you've used up 2 HEA, therefore one would have to be syned.)

So I would see which has the least syns and then decide accordingly. (on Extra Easy, the lowest syn value out of red and green is picked)

The SW website has a free 7 day Extra Easy meal plan you can have a look at if this might make it less confusing :rotfl:

I hope this explains it better?

maman

Sarahlou wrote: »

Hi

Bit confused why I need to syn the mash or cheese on red (sorry prob me being thick?)......i was under the impression I could have 2 HEA (milk and cheese) and 2 x HEB (jacket potato and weetabix)? x x

(just looked at my book and realised potatoes aren't free oh !!!!!!!!!!!!!)

It's really confusing when you start but you've got some spare syns for the cheese or the mash so don't worry about today, it's all experience. If you post your menu for tomorrow up good and early, someone will advise you before you start synning accidentally!:)

Sarahlou_2

autumnflower wrote: »

Sorry, I should have explained a little better!

Yeah, potatoes are not free on red. And yes, you can have 2 x HEB and 2 x HEA on red and green. So if you wanted to keep this as a Red day you would need to syn the mash.

However, there is a new plan (probably not in the books you borrowed) called Extra Easy, which you get 1 HEA and HEB with. This plan means you can have both RED free items (meat and fish) and GREEN free items (potatoes, beans & pulses) together on the same plate. (as long as 1/3rd is fruit/veg/salad)

Then you would have had freed up your Jacket Potato HEB (as it is free on green) and then would have to syn the cheese or milk (as you've used up 2 HEA, therefore one would have to be syned.)

So I would see which has the least syns and then decide accordingly. (on Extra Easy, the lowest syn value out of red and green is picked)

The SW website has a free 7 day Extra Easy meal plan you can have a look at if this might make it less confusing :rotfl:

I hope this explains it better?

It explains it perfectly - yes the EE plan is in the book, need to re-read I think..........could cry :-(

You've been very helpful, thank you x x x x

maman

**dancingbutterfly** wrote: »

Hello lovely ladies!! (and maybe men!)

I need advice! ive been on SW before and it was fab, but i have no willpower, not so good. However I am getting married on the 9th of july this year and tried my dress on today and i need to lose 1-1.5 inches for it to fit!! So im going to do it through this thread rather than fork out £20 a month!

So i am really fretting now, feeling fat and ugly so i REALLY need to lose as much as i can in the next 8 weeks.

Im a size 18, the dress is a 16 and I really dont want to look 'packed into' the dress, how embarrassing. So there's no other quick fix, im going to do it the proper way. I still have my books and bits but may need a bit of help getting into the swing of it again!

So, starting tomorrow thats it. Back on it slimming world style!

*goes to read through thread to refresh memory!*

What you're planning is very doable indeed. If you've done SW before does that mean you've got all the books? Just keep posting your menus and you'll get all the advice and encouragement you need. Some lovely people on this thread.:A