New Year, New You with Slimming World

TROUBR

I have been with SW in the past, have all the books and directories etc.

I am now a newly divorced single parent and now type 1 diabetic so weight harder to shift and cant afford to join so was just going to start on it using my old books. However reading up, are they now saying you can have as much carb ( free food on a green day ) and lean meat ( free food on a red day on the SAME day? Wow if that is the case. and I assume Super free food is the one marked S for speedy in the books?

but still 1 a ( calcium) and 2 b ( fibre) portions? If so I am going to find this much easier to cook for myself and my son.

I know it is cheeky but can someone confirm that I have this straight pretty please? :A

jockosjungle

Possibly had the worst day ever, am away with work so was eating out in the evening at a Chinese Buffet, so I just decided to blow the whole day.

Greggs Custard Slice
KFC Lunch
Loads of Biscuits
4 snacksize snickers
Chinese Buffet meal, not SW friendly

At the hotel buffet breakfast I got back on track with a bowl of fruit and some beans with slice and a half of brown toast, strongly doubt it is SW toast, but had to eat something. The Raddison Blu was not very SW friendly for me.

Won't be able to check the scales until tonight, but I am not optimistic.

I'm having a Subway Salad for lunch and having a SW meal properly at home tonight, so it'll only be a day. I think my record of only one gain in 21 weeks will be broken this week.

It was nice food and I think it was worth it. I estimate it was about 400 flexible syns

jockosjungle

troubr wrote: »

I have been with SW in the past, have all the books and directories etc.

I am now a newly divorced single parent and now type 1 diabetic so weight harder to shift and cant afford to join so was just going to start on it using my old books. However reading up, are they now saying you can have as much carb ( free food on a green day ) and lean meat ( free food on a red day on the SAME day? Wow if that is the case. and I assume Super free food is the one marked S for speedy in the books?

but still 1 a ( calcium) and 2 b ( fibre) portions? If so I am going to find this much easier to cook for myself and my son.

I know it is cheeky but can someone confirm that I have this straight pretty please? :A

Pretty much, but you can always just use the old diet if you want, if it worked before.

However on Extra Easy it is only one each of the healthy extras.

TROUBR

Thanks jockosjungle mind you I think I like the sound of your diet much better

lantanna

Jocks, your day of eating was pretty similar to mine yesterday :rotfl:

fay66

Looks really nice

meg72 wrote: »

Some weeks ago I struck lucky in Asda for reduced fish got loads all at 50p, went off fish for a bit but really fancied some today do dug out a pack of cod loin and baked in foil with lemon juice and black pepper. It was delish. Will try this again. I didn't even miss my normal batter :rotfl:

beanielou

b e g ~~hope your skin is a wee bit better today.

Great loss Lois :j

lantanna~~as you say what will be will be but be kind to yourself & enjoy your weekend.

jock~~you enjoyed it & have drawn the line so thats ok.

Happy Friday all

jockosjungle

lantanna wrote: »

Jocks, your day of eating was pretty similar to mine yesterday :rotfl:

I knew I was going to a chinese buffet and would go off plan, so I just thought what difference does it make? I thought I bought four full size snickers but they were snack size in poundland and I drank diet drinks until I went to the buffet, that was my only saving grace.

I'm hoping it gives my metabolism a massive boost, it's all I can hope for

shala_moo

troubr wrote: »

I have been with SW in the past, have all the books and directories etc.

I am now a newly divorced single parent and now type 1 diabetic so weight harder to shift and cant afford to join so was just going to start on it using my old books. However reading up, are they now saying you can have as much carb ( free food on a green day ) and lean meat ( free food on a red day on the SAME day? Wow if that is the case. and I assume Super free food is the one marked S for speedy in the books?

but still 1 a ( calcium) and 2 b ( fibre) portions? If so I am going to find this much easier to cook for myself and my son.

I know it is cheeky but can someone confirm that I have this straight pretty please? :A

If you have a look at the first post it explains the Extra Easy plan for you, it might help a bit more.

Yes you can have what is essentially green foods and red foods together but you MUST have 1/3 of your food as speed foods - this is most veg and some fruit. So one third green, one third red and one third speed foods over the day.

You only have 1 healthy extra a and 1 healthy extra b though.. still the same 5-15 syns

Hope that helps a bit

headachesrus

I've been doing slimming world for almost 2 years now. I have a total loss of 3.5 St looking to lose another 1.5 stone. For the last six months or so we have had a new consultant who runs 9 classes and is also a manager so has other consultants under her and I have been her pay lady for my class which I quite enjoyed doing. She is always short of help tho on all of her classes. My issue is that the helpers get nothing back for this, barely even a thank you some weeks. The first week she gave me £2 back but that's been it. I know don't volunteer to help at her other classes, I'm struggling to see why I should use my fuel to help her earn.

Does anyone else help out and is this usual? I can't help thinking if she didn't take us for granted so much she would have a lot more offers of help.