A Slimmer Summer with Slimming World

scotrae

Well I ate stacks of fruit today, homemade couscous with salad, peas, chick peas, Ryvita and houmous for lunch (both HEBs) ... so far, so good.
Then I realised I'd be working late, and there were some biscuits I'd won in a raffle on my desk. Worse still, they didnb't appear to have any nutritional information on the pack ... but they were pretty thin shortbreads, with lemon zest ...so I'm hoping I could count (shhh....all 4 .... shhhh) within my Syns and still have enough for the green pesto and meringue I had when I got home with pasta and strawberries. (Not altogether, obviously!) Am I making any sense?

I hope it's working anyhow because I really, really want to be under that magic stone on my home scales and hit my first shiny sticker this week. My clothes fit so much better than a fortnight ago and I need to get up that attic to find some old ones to fit back into. I know DH wants me to buy a new outfit when we go out for my birthday but to be honest I can't see me wearing jumpsuits, ditsy prints or tangerine coloured capri pants with the gusset around my knees! and so many of you have said you were in new clothes and out of them again so quickly that I wonder if it's worth it. Perhaps I'll treat myself to some coloured shoes instead.

Oh - and Lisa - congrats and welcome back!

Scotrae x

I've got some pasta ready for tomorrow too.

Now if only I could fit some exercising into week days, apart from two brisk 15 minnute walks between the car park and the office.

maman

Glad you're back safe and sound Lisa and many congratulations:)

I've had a good EE day, rounded off with a little late night snack which was delicious: I sauteed a chopped rasher of bacon with some sliced mushrooms and then griddled some asparagus to go with it. Yum! Yum!

h007

heads up guys, they are giving away fibre plus bars at london bridge station.
(which usually means they are being given away in all major london stations)

i managed to grab 3 and was well pleased!

newlywed

h007 wrote: »

made loads of pasta so i have it for lunch tomorrow too - only thing is i used frozen brocolli and it all came out rather watery,
does anyone know how to make frozen veg come out nicer?

I found the best thing for frozen cauli and brocc is to steam it.

nessie216

Ainsley Harriot Couscous

Aromatic Thai Style Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked ½ 6½ ½
Citrus Kick Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked 1 7 1
Lemon, Mint & Parsley Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked 1 7½ 1
Moroccan Medley Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked ½ 7 ½
Roasted Vegetable Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked ½ 7 ½
Spice Sensation Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked ½ 6½ ½
Sun-dried Tomato & Garlic Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked 1½ 7½ 1½
Tomato Tango Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked ½ 6½ ½
Wickedly Wild Mushroom Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked 1 7 1


Just thought you might want to know the above as i believe some people are getting confused - the syn value is for 100g cooked - you get approx 260g cooked from one packet - so you times the syn value by approx 2.5



Well after my weekend of over indulging i can report a 1.5lb gain - so i am heavier than this time last year & i am heavier than i was after Christmas (start of new group!) :eek: BUT i have lost 2st 11lbs - must not forget it! :j

I am in a better frame of mind today - probably because i ate all the things in fridge/cupboards last night that would tempt me & are really high in syns!!! :rotfl: :whistle:

:EasterBun

Today is a Green day

B - Strawberries & Strawb Mullerlight
L - Couscous (plain) with Asda Chickpea dahl (free) :drool:
D - Baked bean & quorn mince lasagne (hea1 for cheese) with Jacket potato or HM wedges :drool:
S - Milk in Coffee (hea2), 5 Scan Bran (heb1) with White Choc Options Quark (2), Fibre plus bar (heb2), strawberries, cherries, (mango, pineapple, melon if defrost ok)

For my syns either mini bag Cadbury Animals (5.5) or Mini bag Fingers (5.5) or 10 squares galaxy cookie crumble (10) :drool: choices choices!!!

minxtress

Morning all have a good slim day. Im going to have the rest of the soup yesterday for lunch and dinner, and had fruit and yoghurt for breakfast.
On a lighter note, the Florida flights have gone down £20 each so im debating book today or hang on a while longer....???

minxtress

nessie216 wrote: »

Ainsley Harriot Couscous

Aromatic Thai Style Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked ½ 6½ ½
Citrus Kick Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked 1 7 1
Lemon, Mint & Parsley Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked 1 7½ 1
Moroccan Medley Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked ½ 7 ½
Roasted Vegetable Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked ½ 7 ½
Spice Sensation Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked ½ 6½ ½
Sun-dried Tomato & Garlic Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked 1½ 7½ 1½
Tomato Tango Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked ½ 6½ ½
Wickedly Wild Mushroom Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked 1 7 1


Just thought you might want to know the above as i believe some people are getting confused - the syn value is for 100g cooked - you get approx 260g cooked from one packet - so you times the syn value by approx 2.5



Well after my weekend of over indulging i can report a 1.5lb gain - so i am heavier than this time last year & i am heavier than i was after Christmas (start of new group!) :eek: BUT i have lost 2st 11lbs - must not forget it! :j

I am in a better frame of mind today - probably because i ate all the things in fridge/cupboards last night that would tempt me & are really high in syns!!! :rotfl: :whistle:

:EasterBun

Today is a Green day

B - Strawberries & Strawb Mullerlight
L - Couscous (plain) with Asda Chickpea dahl (free) :drool:
D - Baked bean & quorn mince lasagne (hea1 for cheese) with Jacket potato or HM wedges :drool:
S - Milk in Coffee (hea2), 5 Scan Bran (heb1) with White Choc Options Quark (2), Fibre plus bar (heb2), strawberries, cherries, (mango, pineapple, melon if defrost ok)

For my syns either mini bag Cadbury Animals (5.5) or Mini bag Fingers (5.5) or 10 squares galaxy cookie crumble (10) :drool: choices choices!!!

Thanks for that as I love the Ainsley Harriet cous cous. Yes you have lost all that weight, you've done brilliantly!

rockie4

nessie216 wrote: »

Ainsley Harriot Couscous

Aromatic Thai Style Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked ½ 6½ ½
Citrus Kick Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked 1 7 1
Lemon, Mint & Parsley Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked 1 7½ 1
Moroccan Medley Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked ½ 7 ½
Roasted Vegetable Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked ½ 7 ½
Spice Sensation Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked ½ 6½ ½
Sun-dried Tomato & Garlic Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked 1½ 7½ 1½
Tomato Tango Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked ½ 6½ ½
Wickedly Wild Mushroom Couscous, dried, excluding oil & butter, 100g cooked 1 7 1


Just thought you might want to know the above as i believe some people are getting confused - the syn value is for 100g cooked - you get approx 260g cooked from one packet - so you times the syn value by approx 2.5



Well after my weekend of over indulging i can report a 1.5lb gain - so i am heavier than this time last year & i am heavier than i was after Christmas (start of new group!) :eek: BUT i have lost 2st 11lbs - must not forget it! :j

Thanks for the couscous syns, I lurve Ainsleys couscous :drool:

:rotfl:I lost the bet, I thought you'd gain 2lbs :rotfl:

I struggled a bit last night, I really wanted to eat junk :EasterBunbut I survived on cheese on toast (HEBs) and an Options and finished the day on a saintly 10syns :A

Today:
B: Bubble n squeak and 'fried' eggs
S: Yoghurt and a banana
L: Salad, couscous with grilled veg and cottage cheese (or I might go and get a JP and beans coz I'm FREEZING )

S: more fruit if I need it
????? possibly pasta - need a quicky tea as it's dancing tonight :dance: so cheese on toast (HEBs) for supper when I get in!

I know my menus are a bit samey but it's the week before payday and with what I spent to get the car through it's MOT last week..... :money:

Well done to the losers :T

maman

minxtress wrote: »

On a lighter note, the Florida flights have gone down £20 each so im debating book today or hang on a while longer....???

Personally I'd go for it minxtress because then you'd have the satisfaction of knowing (and telling the children) that it's all sorted and you're definitely going. Downside, you have to live with any further reductions...

Thanks for the couscous info nessie. I've got a packet of the roasted veg in the cupboard so it'll be a good low syn lunch standby on days when I eat all my HEB for breakfast:).

EE menu for me today:

B: NAS squash, baked beans, HEB toast, HEA milk in teas
L: sandwich (marmite or ham with salad) and bowl of berries with fromage frais
(I'm out for a meeting but we'll eat in the pub first) steak, jacket, tomatoes, peas.
Snacks & Syns: more fruit (definitely not enough superfree as it stands) and glass of Merlot with dinner (8.5syns)

brians_daughter

WARNING!! RANT AND A VERY 'I FEEL SOOO SORRY FOR MYSELF' POST COMING UP!!

well dissapointing wi for me last night 1/2 lb off. yep, i KNOW its a loss but i was completely on plan for 6 days and on saturday i didnt eat as much as i should due to studying all day so i did expect more. 2 of the days were 2/3 super free too In 3 weeks i have lost 2lb so i know its the right dIrection, but goodness its so slow when i consider i have at least 2.5st to loose.

I did hit the 1 stone mark tho i didnt stay for class as its exam week so didnt even get my shiny see told you it was a woe is me post lol

I know a lot of it could be down to the fact that even tho i have lost 1st through SW i have lost 2st since giving birth 10 weeks ago..when you put it like that it is a real achievement!

I feel quite disillussioned today tho tbh

I cant see where i am going wrong. I have gone over my food diary and i am deffo doing at least 1/3 superfree. I dont go over my sins - i over estimate if anything rather than under. I stick to about 60 syns a week, 65 max.

Portion sizes, i know i love to eat so have been doing sw recipies for 2 weeks and portioning it all up so i know i am having realistic portions and i stop eating when i am full. If i have for example a sw curry i always make sure i leave plenty room for a bowl of fruit salad to even up the superfrees

i cant get moving as much as i would like to burn off some fat as i am still having some probs from my epidural site so at times i can hardly move and the GP has told me not to do much until i see physio in 3 weeks. so this could be the problem?

Sorry for the really negative post, but i needed to vent

Can anyone suggest ways to speed my loss ?

I have set myself goals which i dont think are now achieveable and it really makes me feel like saying 'sod it i am meant to be fat!!'

I am about 4lb off being what has been for several years my usual weight so maybe my body is just stabalising, in the past i have found i can not get past that weight and when i have tried in the past i have given up after a few weeks of trying to get past it but i AM DETERMINED to get past it and to my goal this time

well done all our loosers,and i hope you are all staying positive