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Mediterranean_Mum

I understood JJ that the problem was if we cooked the fruit then it's syned. I don't think there is a problem if you liquidize it.

cyclingyorkie

I was told that years ago - but haven't been told it recently, but the theory is if you muck about with it it's going to have syns in it!

TakeItEazy

jennyjelly wrote: »

I had some blueberries that had been in the fridge too long and had gone a bit soft and not nice to eat, but not gone over enough to bin IYSWIM. So I put them in the blender with some FF yog and a banana and had a lovely smoothie for my lunch.

But something keeps niggling at the back of my mind about having to eat fruit whole, not liquidised, and I can't find anything about it in the book. Has anyone else heard this or am I making it up? Too late now cos it's all gone, just wondering if I should be synning it. Any ideas?

I think technically you should syn the smoothie as pureed fruit should be syned. Something to do with being able to consume much more fruit when blitzed than you would if you ate the whole fruit. The same with juicing i.e. you could drink the juice of 5 or 6 oranges but would you normally eat 5 or 6 oranges? Not sure how many blueberries you had to make a smoothie but would you have normally eaten that many in one sitting? If you would then I wouldn't syn the smoothie. If its a one off I wouldn't syn it either. Its that grey area which often ends up in [STRIKE]argument[/STRIKE] discussion, to syn or not to syn that is the question. Personally I wouldn't.
Hope that helps

kandfs_mam

Mediterranean_Mum wrote: »

well done K&F, you're doing so well

cyclingyorkie wrote: »

well done you!

Thank you ladies. x

jennyjelly

Thanks all, it was only half a box which I would normally have eaten with yog in one go so I won't syn them.

jennyjelly

Brain picking time! We're taking DS and his GF out for a meal on Sunday, and they usually choose to go to either Bella Italia or Nandos. Any suggestions for the best choices in either of these please?

piglet74

:j at weigh in number 33 last nite I...:j

1. Lost 2.5lbs
2. Got my 5 stone award (grand total of 5 stone 1lb)
3. Got SOTW
4. Got SOTM
5. Am now 16lbs from target

salome

Well done piglet74 :-)

sarahs999

Hello all. Sorry for radio silence. I need some motivation. I'm just muppeting around, doing the diet but then sabotaging it every day in the evening. Been feeling quite down about stuff and finding it hard to get a grip; even while my DH is doing brilliantly - he has lost 2 stone since the beginning of Jan and is starting to look really good. He has a stone to go.

All I need to lose really is a stone, so I should be finding it easy going. But I'm faffing and demotivated and sad. Just bought the latest mag to try and perk me up, but am hoping there might be some words of wisdom on here.... what do you do/make to eat to bring you out of a funk?

jennyjelly

Piglet that's fantastic, I'm very impressed! Just think, after next week you'll probably be able to say you have less than a stone to go.

I need to lose about 6 stones like you, and at the moment it seems so far away so seeing your loss is very inspiring, thank you!