Be Fab not Fat in Fourteen! (welcome to the Slimming World Support thread)

maman

greentiger wrote: »

I'm struggling to get back on track. My downfall is eating out with friends once or twice a week and entertaining family at least once a week. That's no different to what has always been, so I'm clearly not being careful enough. I'm going to get back to writing EVERYthing down as that seems to be quite motivating for me - I can see when I've been 'good' as well as when I have let things go.
I'm drawing a line in the sand but I won't be weighing in until Tuesday, so that'll be my starting point. I have about 5 stones to shed yet.

I find eating out the most difficult part of SW. These days I just have a flexi meal but it wouldn't work if you go every week. Rather than give up on social life then I think perhaps you need to make the wisest choices possible and save up syns for those two special meals. As for the family, I just cooked SW food when people come round. Roasts are perfect. For puddings I used amazing restraint. So I'd do cheese, biscuits and grapes and just eat the grapes or a big bowl of strawberries and raspberries and I'd have 0% Total when others had cream.

2ba3c wrote: »

Thanks Mich,

Am really really struggling with easy lunch ideas, we're eating lots of the same - pasta salad really. Anybody got any ideas? Ideally something I can share with the baby too

I have a lot of leftovers. So mash, peas, cabbage and carrots fried up with some cold meat if I have any. A little of that should be fine for baby too.

MrsChristmas wrote: »

I ended up going out last night. Stuck to gin & soda water, no nibbles until I crawled in... Ended up making a crisp sandwich
Could kick myself at undoing all my weeks good work but am just going to get straight back on it with a yogurt & cereal bar for breakfast, although what I really fancy is a greasy fry up!

You won't have destroyed a week with just one crisp sandwich. :T on getting back on the wagon this morning.

As for my slimming inspiration: VANITY pure and simple!:o I hated being fat and now I love looking at the new, slim me every day. I NEVER get bored with it.

Bigjenny

Can anyone tell me the best way to cook SW Chips please.

I have been looking at some recipes and they all vary, e.g boil chips for 3-4 or 4-5 mins, oven temps vary between 180c and 220c, cook for 15-20 mins.

Have tried different temperatures for 20 mins but they are never cooked, leave them for longer and they are usually brown in places, never golden as in photos.

Am I doing something wrong.

Sugarhunny

Bigjenny wrote: »

Can anyone tell me the best way to cook SW Chips please.

I have been looking at some recipes and they all vary, e.g boil chips for 3-4 or 4-5 mins, oven temps vary between 180c and 220c, cook for 15-20 mins.

Have tried different temperatures for 20 mins but they are never cooked, leave them for longer and they are usually brown in places, never golden as in photos.

Am I doing something wrong.

I'm no expert (!!!!!) but I parboil mine for longer than 5 min, probably at least 10 and then drain, and dry with a clean tea towel, popped in a tray with spray oil and seasoning and then in the oven at about 180 for about 20 min, checking often xx

sweet1

Well it's my daughters 12th birthday today. Thankfully i am not doing anything extravagant for her so not much temptation to go off plan but was up early to take her hairdressers so never had breakfast. Compensated with a nice big omlette (more scrambled eggs once i got it out the frying pan) for lunch. Got a nice big chocolate birthday cake for later.

Skint_Catt

Thanks all - I've done a major shop today so fully stocked & will mealplan tonight. 5 x 100% days in & still the same weight I was last weekend Ah well.

B; pudding rice & yoghurt shared with DD
L; pasta, baked beans & grated cheddar (Hea) + banana + sugar free jelly (0.5syns)
D; SW chicken curry (HEb) with onions, peppers, mushrooms & tomato's with rice.

A bit carb heavy - maybe that's my problem but it's sooo comforting & filling

C xx

PS - my main reasons for wanting to lose;
I feel uncomfortable - from my double chin, to my bra digging in, to the tyre around my waist that I could rest my dinner on
I also HATE clothes shopping when I'm like this - I still remember the last time I was at target (11 years & pre-hubby ago) & I was in a changing room & had to ask the assistant to get a SMALLER size for me It's never happened before nor since lol. I also want to avoid the inevitable diabetes (more luck than judgment that it hasn't caught me already)

binkyboo_2

am i a bit late to join up? tomorrow is my weigh in after my first week following the plan. I am hoping i have been 100% all week but i just don't feel confident i have lost anything at all, i'm convinced i have had too many carbs and too big portions to lose

Sun
B- egg, beans, mushrooms, toast (HEB)
L- Tuna, carrot, sweetcorn, pasta, lighter than light mayo (1syn)
D- chicken, broccoli, carrots, green beans, peas, yorkpud (2.5syns), gravy (3syns)
Snack - Options hot choc (2syns) 2 rich tea (4syns)
Mon
B- egg, beans, mushrooms, bacon
L- tuna, cheese (1/2 HEA) mayo (0.5syn) potato, lettuce, cucumber, carrot, sweetcorn, FF dressing
D- slimming world burger, wholemeal roll (HEB) cheese (1/2 HEA) salad, ketchup (1syn) wedges
Snack - Mugshot 1/2 potato waffle (2syns) freddo (5syns)
Tues
B- bacon, egg, bread (HEB) mushrooms
L - beans, cheese (HEA) jacket, salad
D - sticky chicken (2syns) salad, green beans, mushrooms, pitta (7.5syns)
Snacks - terrys choc orange segment (2.5syns) toffee muller light
Weds
B- bacon, egg, bread (HEB) mushrooms, beans
L- pasta, passata, cheese (HEA)
D- chicken, potatoes, broccoli, carrots, green beans, peas, gravy (2syns)
Snack- freddo (5syns)
Thurs
B- egg, mushrooms, beans, bread (HEB)
L- jacket, beans, cheese (1/2 HEA) salad
D- slimming world spag bol, peas, cheese (1/2 HEA)
snacks- 2 freddos (10syns)
Fri
B- mushrooms, 2 eggs, cheese (HEA) beans
L- mugshot, bread (HEB)
D- steak, potatoes, mushrooms, green beans, broccoli, ketchup (2syns)
Snacks- freddo (5syns)
Sat
B- bacon, egg, bread (HEB) mushrooms, beans,
L- lettuce, cucumber, grapes, ham, cheese triangle,
D- sticky chicken (2syns), rice, veg,
Snacks - Freddo (5syns)
thats my weeks food list - the snacks haven't been because i'm hungry more just because i need a chocolate fix or a may die
how does it look to people more expert than me?

mich_city

Sugarhunny wrote: »

Not sure if this is going to work but here is my before pic of my fakeaway kebab.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152121375744437&set=a.458152924436.245983.529574436&type=1

Turned out it doesn't work :-(

my pics were from FB, I just right clicked and copied then pasted on here.. seemed to work ok

mich_city

Bigjenny wrote: »

Can anyone tell me the best way to cook SW Chips please.

I have been looking at some recipes and they all vary, e.g boil chips for 3-4 or 4-5 mins, oven temps vary between 180c and 220c, cook for 15-20 mins.

Have tried different temperatures for 20 mins but they are never cooked, leave them for longer and they are usually brown in places, never golden as in photos.

Am I doing something wrong.

have an actifry now but I never par boiled mine.. zapped them in the microwave for approx 4 mins (shook them mid way)

onto tray sprayed with frylight then spray the chips, add any seasoning then into hot oven.. shake up midway again..

sharnad

Was thinking about joining slimming world but its hard to get to the club. There is a new one not too many miles from where I live. It has an offer on at the moment. Do people find it helps, also what are people's goal weights. I'm 5ft 4 not sure what I should aim for

Annie021063

Well, lost 4.5lbs last week. Very chuffed. Been cooking this weekend, lots of hm soup, and recipes from magazine. Feeling inspired and love reading all your posts.