Heading for winter with Slimming World

Senora_Pie

I can't remember who said about freezing Cadbury chocolate mousses. But thank you, they're AMAZING

ammonite

Good luck tomorrow Saidan - didn't realise you can't eat fish/meat, no wonder it is boring for you At least they are my salvation.

I had fajhitas too Flat Eric - they were lovely!

This week I plan to stick to the plan Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur. I pledge not to snack on the way down to my meeting. I can't stick to the plan on the day of the meeting but I can resist crisps and chocolates. I want to make this week the week where I go swimming for the first time in ages. The walking is going well but I feel the odd swim would be good for me.

January - I eased into the SW plan & walked 50 miles (didn't walk that many in all of 2010 &2011 i'm sure!)

February - Stick more closely to the plan & attempt to control eating when away with work as best as possible. Start swimming. Walk 50 miles again.

jennyjelly

I'm cross!

I was out today and needed some lunch so I bought a WW chicken fajita wrap, which I thought was a fairly safe choice compared to all the other lovely sandwiches on the counter. I kept the packaging and checked it on the syns calc when I got home and can't believe it was 15 syns! So that's my day down the pan.

Ah well, another lesson learned.

blackberry-rum

Hello ladies, sorry not been here for a few days, just read the last three pages as you've all been chatting for England .....

kemo_2002 wrote: »

Hi, ive just maid a pot roast slimmingworld recipie where you line the bottom of your slow cooker with your potatoes and veg, add the meat on top and add water couple fo inch above meat (beef in this instance) cook for around 8 hours, then remove meat to rest, serve veg, and make up gravey (syn free)

My question is, how come the potatoes and veg are still free in this recipie even tho they are cooked in water & meat juice, but if your made the remainingg juice for gravey you have to syn it?

I think I understand your question, and SW syns gravy when it is made with gravy granules etc. Personally I use meat juices (fat removed by putting into freezer for a few minutes) and boil them down with perhaps some stock powder or herbs, or with a splosh of wine that does have to be synned, otherwise gravy is (as far as I know) free - it's those horrible granules that have to be synned, they are after all flour and brown colouring and flour has to be synned.

ammonite wrote: »

Hi all,
Well I warmed the prawns as I melted the cheese and I still seem to be standing

Lost another 1lb today so 6lb in total in January so far. I'm pleased with that as I haven't stuck to it 100%. However having stuck to it perfectly for this week, I now feel very determined. Lets hope I can keep it up!

As you've discovered, you will be fine! Most prawns have been frozen before you buy them from the shop anyway (sometimes there's one or two at the bottom still frozen as you will discover if you do what I do and buy prawns for a car-snack sometimes!)

Hope everyone's ok. Still no sign of Dizzy? She and Mr D must be going through a bad time (and Mr D's mother of course).

Oh, someone asked about salad dressing, one of my favourites is soy sauce, this is particularly nice if you have something fishy in your salad (smoked salmon, prawns?) Soy sauce is free.

blackberry-rum

Ah also meant to ask Kemo 2002 how much liquid was there after your slow cooker meal was finished? SW have a habit of advising waaaaaay too much liquid and I personally would have put enough water to JUST cover the vegetables and no more. Slow cooking creates its own steam that falls back into the food, I usually cook meat with no liquid at all. Let us know!

debsjc

Senora_Pie wrote: »

I can't remember who said about freezing Cadbury chocolate mousses. But thank you, they're AMAZING

That sounds really good. Were they light ones which I think are 3 syns, or the normal ones.

debsjc

This was my food today. It's my first week, so I'm trying to be extra good!

B - Banana & Mullerlight strawberry (..and a couple of spoons of the pasta I was cooking for lunch)
L- Cold chicken breast, pasta salad with Quark & passata dressing, grated carrott & chopped white cabbage. Low cal jelly (1/2 syn)
S- SW choc mousse (1 syn) a plum
D - pork steak and mixed veggies (tinned toms, celery, red & green peppers, onion) a baked potato. Apple with Total 0%
S- Orange. Alpen Light bar (4 syns). Ryvita & Laughing Cow (A&B)

evilsquid1603

i went slightly overboard on syns this week. having a holiday from group has totally sent me off the rails. I'm having to change groups so ill be doing WI on wed i think. back on track tomorrow morning and i WILL go to the gym too.

btw have you guys heard about this? http://www.stylist.co.uk/life/philadelphia-launch-cadburys-flavour i know kraft own cadbury and philadelphia but chocolate cream cheese just seems wrong. although if its a HEA i may have to reconsider :rotfl:

Mediterranean_Mum

OMG :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

I hope none of you see what I saw this morning when I got on the scales - I actually can't quite believe it and I wasn't going to admit it here but I have to take the bad with the good. I've put on a whopping 4lb this week.

Why is it so bloody easy to put on and so incredibly difficult to take off????

I refuse to change my signature line as I'm determined that I'll take it off again this week. I had an excellent day yesterday and today is planned and I hope that the rest of the week will go as well. Hope everyone else is doing better than me.

Monday 30 January 2012
S-banana
B-Frittata with roasted cauliflower, red pepper, tomato, onion, 2 eggs, 45g mozzarella
L-stir-fried mangetout, green beans, spring onions, broccoli, noodles; orange, kiwi
S-2 slices w/m bread, tuna & cheese spread, tomato
D-Leek & Potato Soup; Mexican Bake

kemo_2002

blackberry-rum wrote: »

Ah also meant to ask Kemo 2002 how much liquid was there after your slow cooker meal was finished? SW have a habit of advising waaaaaay too much liquid and I personally would have put enough water to JUST cover the vegetables and no more. Slow cooking creates its own steam that falls back into the food, I usually cook meat with no liquid at all. Let us know!

there was actually quite a lot, it made my potatoes REALLY soft, so i cripst them up in the oven...which made them taste beauuuutiful btw lol, i would use less water next time, just an inch- 2 inch