Heading for winter with Slimming World

kate1_2

tigzem wrote: »

Hi:wave:

I joined SW and had my 1st weigh in last Wed, lost 3lb :j I have a long way to go but I'm enjoying the plan.

Tonight we have OH's brother and wife over, but I'm making SW chilli (which is the same as the way I make it anyway), reduced fat soured cream. There will be wine and cheesecake for pud, but I've walked for 3 hours today and will be out walking again tomorrow so I'm hoping for damage limitation.

I do however need to get more organised with shopping and meals, when I can do a big shop I'll do a meal plan.

I'll keep checking here for tips and meal ideas.

I've just joined too and I'm also making sw chilli tonight

blackberry-rum

annaangeluk wrote: »

I'm trying to sort out a meal plan for next week so I can go shopping tomorrow and it's driving me mental!! I know it's not rocket science but it gets me tearing my hair out every time I do it!! At this rate I'll be thin and bald!! :eek:
I look at the meal plans on sw website, I've got about a years worth of magazines etc but seem to be totally lacking insperation! If I don't plan in advance then it all goes t*ts up but how do I know what I want to eat next week?!!? I cant just buy stuff in and decide that day what to make because I end up wasting too much which is an expensive waste and it has to fit round various activities after school/work!! Grrrrr!:mad::mad:

Right, rant over I'm off to plan something fabulous!! :rotfl:

Anna x

I find it impossible to properly meal-plan, but as I am single I just choose what meat to have for the week and put it in the slow cooker or halogen, then make up various meals from it. Obviously with a family that will only work for a couple of days but it's a start.

In fact was just reminiscing with an old mate for 30+ years ago about my "favourite meals" then and now (the same) - (1) pasta with carbonara sauce (2) farmers omelette. They both use more or less the same ingredients, well plus pasta, but taste entirely different. And with another version of those same ingredients you can have a cooked breakfast and a potato-based SW quiche.

Primmer wrote: »

Morning everyone, can I ask what you have for breakfast as this seems to be where I am struggling at the moment. I don't like milk so can't have cereal and don't like porridge. I get up at 6am in the week so don't have time to cook anything. I have been having cereal bar, yoghurt and fruit when i get to work but doesn't feel enough on a cold morning. At weekends I often have a SW fry-up or bacon sandwich which keeps me going but don't have the time for this during the week. Any ideas gratefully received

If you don't like cooked porridge, you could try just oats mixed with your favourite fruit and topped off with a fat free yoghurt. You can make this the night before by just putting everything into a bowl. It's lovely, and very filling. Similar thing can be made by crumbling weetabix rther than the oats. Or you can prepare a "fry up" the night before and heat it in the microwave in the morning, it will only take 2 - 3 minutes. Or (you'll hate me) get up five minutes earlier. I get up at 6 too, so I know how difficult it is in winter!

Pennylane wrote: »

I am scanning through this thread looking for inspiration. ....

Problem is I just cannot get myself totally motivated and I keep remembering how very hard it was to lose my weight before and the thought of Muller yoghourts, crispbreads and a bit of cheese the size of a matchbox is making me feel disheartned before I start.

I've not read the responses yet but I guess someone has pointed out what you CAN have:
casseroles, jacket potatoes, chilli, curry, home made soups, wholemeal bread. You don't have touch Muller yogs if you don't want to, or any yoghurt. Try plain yog with some cumin seeds and a spot of chilli and perhaps some cucumber or mint in it, like a raita from the Indian Restaurant. Good luck, you can do it. Extra Easy is tons better and far easier than Red/Green, truly!

blackberry-rum

oh and welcome to all the newcomers!

I've just had tea. Started it with dessert of grapefruit and (defrosted) raspberries topped off with Mullerlight raspberry & cranberry. Then had a giant dish of some fancy salady greens, spring onions, beetroot, cucumber, smoked salmon, hot potato chopped up, yellow pepper and a big dollop of FF plain yog mixed with the gorgeous SW ketchup.

Lunch was pasta with carbonara* sauce and a synful amount of parmesan so that included garlic and mushrooms, followed by an apple

Breakfast was 2 slices off small wholemeal loaf spread with my SW ketchup, "fried" two defatted slices of bacon in my GF grill whilst cooking some sliced mushrooms in the microwave, then put bacon and mushrooms onto the bread, made a sandwich, stuck it back in the grill to toast the outside, it was GORGEOUS.

Just about to eat a load of grapes to up the superfree as I never feel mushrooms are that much use for fibre really.

*just to say my carbonara has always been made the italian way, ie no white dairy stuff in it, therefore I've never had to find a cream substitute.

ruby_eskimo

Hi everyone, I'm back! I realised that I tried to lose weight through counting calories, but it just made me binge at the end of the day on bad stuff when I was really hungry. So now I'm back on the SW wagon!

Flat_Eric

Primmer wrote: »

Morning everyone, can I ask what you have for breakfast as this seems to be where I am struggling at the moment. I don't like milk so can't have cereal and don't like porridge. I get up at 6am in the week so don't have time to cook anything. I have been having cereal bar, yoghurt and fruit when i get to work but doesn't feel enough on a cold morning. At weekends I often have a SW fry-up or bacon sandwich which keeps me going but don't have the time for this during the week. Any ideas gratefully received

I get up between 5.50am and 6.10am. (more like 6.11am at the moment:rotfl:). 20 mins for shower then about 30 mins to faff/have a cup of tea./munch a hi fi before the commute to work (bout an hour). Don't really do breakfast - never used to eat it when I was younger and its kind of stuck. Not a lover of cereal. proper toast a no no on the sw plan and don't have time to cook up something decent - not that I would fancy it anyway. So breakfast for me is usually a hi fi (although have bought some of those kellogs hi fibre bars - so suspect will have them instead). Then when I get into work, if its a good day and I have been organised, I will eat fruit either grapes, or a melon and grape ready prepared pot from the supermarket. or perhaps blueberries (expensive though)

Sometimes I will have fat free natural yogurt and muesli - with blueberries or other fruit on top. I quite like that or occasionally at home will have boiled eggs and soldiers (heb bread - no spread - marmite instead).

Weekends I'm no better. usually a cereal bar then a very early lunch ! Sometimes if I don't have my fruit then I pick on syns - chocolate usually and the day goes awry.

I've bought some weetabix chocolate to try (HEB + 2 syns). and will be going back to having muesli and fat free yogurt. Trying to vary things.

annaangeluk wrote: »

I'm trying to sort out a meal plan for next week so I can go shopping tomorrow and it's driving me mental!! I know it's not rocket science but it gets me tearing my hair out every time I do it!! At this rate I'll be thin and bald!! :eek:
I look at the meal plans on sw website, I've got about a years worth of magazines etc but seem to be totally lacking insperation! If I don't plan in advance then it all goes t*ts up but how do I know what I want to eat next week?!!? I cant just buy stuff in and decide that day what to make because I end up wasting too much which is an expensive waste and it has to fit round various activities after school/work!! Grrrrr!:mad::mad:

Right, rant over I'm off to plan something fabulous!! :rotfl:

Anna x

I'm rubbish at meal planning and this is my downfall and the reason why the pounds are creeping back on. If I don't have my week planned to the letter and in particular my syns then it all goes awry. I still can't work out the best way to meal plan but have in the past gone through mags/books and listed menu choices that appeal. Then you can refer to this one source rather than have to constantly refer to the many mags etc.

Flat_Eric

kate1 wrote: »

hi everyone,

I have just started slimming world... first class is on wednesday.
I am usually over on the competitions board but will be hanging around here quite a bit if thats ok as I need to lose some post baby and post christmas weight.

I've been following the extra easy plan this week... today oh let me have a lie in so I had to have a breakfast lunch combo so went for this;

1 slice of wholemeal bread from large loaf (healthy extra?)
1tsp- (prob a bit less actually) flora buttery 1.5 syns
3/4 tin of baked beans
1 slice of lean ham - all visable fat removed
2 scrambled eggs & chestnut mushrooms drop of milk from healthy extra allowance of milk.

does this sound ok?? is everything apart from the butter, bread & milk definitely free?

am i ok having the bread and milk as my healthy extra options from list a & b?

I'm making chilli con carne for dinner later using extra lean mince and following the slimming world recipe. I'm going ton have a jacket potato and salad with it.

any tips for snacks would be gladly appreciated

looking forward to getting to know you all

Kate x

I love chilli ! I made one last week with lots of superfree :j
Its fine to use your healthy extra options for whatever you choose but what I will say is to vary them particularly your b options.

When I joined SW, i used to spend up to 5 syns on spread but now I rarely ever use it and i don't miss it!

fairy_cakes_2

kate1 wrote: »

I've just joined too and I'm also making sw chilli tonight

Hope you enjoyed! FC x

fairy_cakes_2

Flat_Eric wrote: »

or perhaps blueberries (expensive though)

I've bought some weetabix chocolate to try (HEB + 2 syns). and will be going back to having muesli and fat free yogurt. Trying to vary things.

I'm rubbish at meal planning and this is my downfall and the reason why the pounds are creeping back on. If I don't have my week planned to the letter and in particular my syns then it all goes awry. I still can't work out the best way to meal plan but have in the past gone through mags/books and listed menu choices that appeal. Then you can refer to this one source rather than have to constantly refer to the many mags etc.

I'm sure Blueberries were only £1 in Morrisons last weekend?......Have you tried the Chocolate weetabix yet? I'm eating a box at the moment but not enjoying as much as the Choc chip ones that I can have without the extra syns!

I can really relate to planning, If I don't plan all goes to pieces....infact it sometimes does with but more often than not it works!

FC x

fairy_cakes_2

ruby_eskimo wrote: »

Hi everyone, I'm back! I realised that I tried to lose weight through counting calories, but it just made me binge at the end of the day on bad stuff when I was really hungry. So now I'm back on the SW wagon!

Hello and welcome, I've only been around for a few weeks but have already found this thread invaluable, the people here are lovely - always on hand to help and give support.

FC xx

fairy_cakes_2

Just had home made Sweet and Sour Chicken SW style and it was delicious....my other half (not knowing it was slimming world) said it was the nicest one he'd had!

Mmm and there's some left for my lunch on Mon and Tues!

FC xx