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rainbowfairydust

lushlifesaver wrote: »

They're mini toaster waffles - I buy them from Lidl and it's about 55/59p for 12. I find two with a banana or something like that very filling and on the app there are just 1syn each

Thanks Lush..:D

kjmtidea

rainbowfairydust wrote: »

I keep thinking about my 5lb loss last night and wondering why i got more of a loss than the first time i started SW (got 4.5lb ) .

When i first joined SW last year i was cycling to work on a regular basis so you'd think that would spark a greater loss? Whereas this time i have not done a stitch of exercise (bar walking to the tram stop there & back) .

I am trying to think back last year - i know i was drinking diet pop a lot and was still in "counting calories" mode from years of WW/counting calories. This year i have been drinking fizzy water (the stuff that is 4 cals for 250ml or something ) and i am not calorie counting/or using MFP either.

Is the fizzy water pretty much the same as diet pop? or better because its carbonated water and not much else? :think:

The last week i have just followed the plan and not thought about the calories in pasta/rice or potatoes. Just musing really as i was genuinely stunned last night when i got on the scales..:o

I would say that fizzy water is a lot better than diet drinks, diet drinks are full of sweetener and loads of other crap, I am trying really hard to cut down on diet coke because I know how bad it is.
I remember when I lost 5lbs one week, it was the week that I had been out drinking most nights, clearly vodka is the way to go :rotfl:.

I haven't been to weigh in today because I have an ill child but going by my scales it looks like a 1lb gain, I have been 100% this week and exercised my backside off - including level 2 of 30 day shred last night :eek:. Not sure if it is the extra exercise or the medication that is doing it but i'm hoping things will sort themselves out, luckily I have my head well and truely back into slimming world so I am not tempted to sulk and go off plan :rotfl:.

Have a good day everyone

nessie216

lushlifesaver wrote: »

They're mini toaster waffles - I buy them from Lidl and it's about 55/59p for 12. I find two with a banana or something like that very filling and on the app there are just 1syn each

Are you sure you have got the right syn value?

I have read somewhere they are 4syns each

http://www.minimins.com/syn-values/106801-lidls-egg-waffles.html

I had to have a look as 1syn sounds too good to be true!

lushlifesaver

nessie216 wrote: »

Are you sure you have got the right syn value?

I have read somewhere they are 4syns each

http://www.minimins.com/syn-values/106801-lidls-egg-waffles.html

I had to have a look as 1syn sounds too good to be true!

I asked my consultant as I thought it was too good to be true as she said she that it was right. It comes under 'basics, waffles, baked/grilled (1mini) 1syn'.

They are small ones, baked then you just toast them to crisp them up a bit it's the toppings that can add syns

stef240377

rainbowfairydust wrote: »

I keep thinking about my 5lb loss last night and wondering why i got more of a loss than the first time i started SW (got 4.5lb ) .

When i first joined SW last year i was cycling to work on a regular basis so you'd think that would spark a greater loss? Whereas this time i have not done a stitch of exercise (bar walking to the tram stop there & back) .

I am trying to think back last year - i know i was drinking diet pop a lot and was still in "counting calories" mode from years of WW/counting calories. This year i have been drinking fizzy water (the stuff that is 4 cals for 250ml or something ) and i am not calorie counting/or using MFP either.

Is the fizzy water pretty much the same as diet pop? or better because its carbonated water and not much else? :think:

The last week i have just followed the plan and not thought about the calories in pasta/rice or potatoes. Just musing really as i was genuinely stunned last night when i got on the scales..:o

The only thing i have been told about diet alternatives is to watch out for aspartame. Not just because it is known to cause issues with ongoing illnesses but it also triggers the hunger pangs we get which trick the mind into wanting those sugary naughty snacks beyond what would normally suffice using syns, so you are on a continual battle with hunger while intaking some form of aspartame.

watchitm's fantastic results for you all.

Freezing day here today, thermometer in car taking son to his vocational group was -4 at 9am:eek:
So as soon as hubby came home EE day began,
B, 1/4 melon, 2plums and apple
L, HM roasted veg soup.
T, beef stew.
S, mullerlight greekstyle 0.5syns, hartleys sugar free jelly 0.5syns. French fries 4 syns. Low low 2.5syns
hea milk, heb 2 x nimble.

beanielou

watchitm80 wrote: »

The year is up in the Watchitm80 household. My son and I started our campaign on 19th January 2012, whilst Mrs Watchitm80 started a week later on the 26th January. So, after 52 weeks of dieting here are the year's results on 17th January 2013.

I lost a total of 10 stone 13 pounds, going from 27 stone 7 pounds to 16 stone 8 pounds.
Watchitm80 Junior lost a total of 2 stone 6½ pounds, going from 14 stone 5 pounds to 11 stone 12½ pounds. He's struggling big-time at the moment, and at an age where he won't be told!
Mrs Watchitm80 is the real star in the family. She has lost (in 51 weeks) a total of 3 stone 11 pounds, going from 13 stone 12 pounds to 10 stone 1 pound - and she looks good with it!

Great results for you all :j

rainbowfairydust

stef240377 wrote: »

The only thing i have been told about diet alternatives is to watch out for aspartame. Not just because it is known to cause issues with ongoing illnesses but it also triggers the hunger pangs we get which trick the mind into wanting those sugary naughty snacks beyond what would normally suffice using syns, so you are on a continual battle with hunger while intaking some form of aspartame.

Thats interesting.. didnt realise it was a hunger trigger. Is it in carbonated water as well then? Or just mainly diet drinks?

stef240377

rainbowfairydust wrote: »

Thats interesting.. didnt realise it was a hunger trigger. Is it in carbonated water as well then? Or just mainly diet drinks?

You would need to read the ingredients of the item before hand but it is not limited to just drinks its in quite a lot of food stuffs related to dieting. There's a link here explaining more.


http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/12/04/saccharin-aspartame-dangers.aspx

Edited to say have a bottle of the morrisons water here and it states acesulfame k and sucralose.

wizkid1

I just don't believe it. Nothing lost at all. I am sure I'm still eating too much.
Yesterday I had
2 boiled eggs 1 slice toast and spread b. Satsuma. 1/2 A was milk in brews all day.
yoghurt for a snack and an apple
H/m soup lentil and split pea. Jacket spud 15 gms cheese 1/2 A. Coffee banana.
baked bean and cheese 38gm A. Mashed potato processed peas satsuma
x 2 coffee 2 rice cakes with spread 4 syns
I am not getting despondent I will keep trying but don't seem to be making much headway Help.

stef240377

wizkid1 wrote: »

I just don't believe it. Nothing lost at all. I am sure I'm still eating too much.
Yesterday I had
2 boiled eggs 1 slice toast and spread b. Satsuma. 1/2 A was milk in brews all day.
yoghurt for a snack and an apple
H/m soup lentil and split pea. Jacket spud 15 gms cheese 1/2 A. Coffee banana.
baked bean and cheese 38gm A. Mashed potato processed peas satsuma
x 2 coffee 2 rice cakes with spread 4 syns
I am not getting despondent I will keep trying but don't seem to be making much headway Help.

Looking at your menu there wouldnt be enough SF in your soup to make up your 1/3 also your evening meal doesnt have enough SF as processed peas are only a free food. So 2 satsumas, an apple and a banana would not equate to 1/3rd SF even if balanced out over the day. Usually 2 satsumas would make 1 serving. Did you syn the 38gm of cheese used? Are you measuring out the correct quantity of milk? Is the bread the correct one for SW healthy b section?