Slimming for Santa - Slimming World support thread 2018

maman

Matron_Midge wrote: »

I love the extra He A as I drink lots of tea and coffee and always struggled if I needed to use syns on cheese.

Same here midge but I'm not sure if I trust myself to have the extra one. It feels like 6 syns.

Matron_Midge wrote: »

I also saw that Heinz cream of tomato soup has dropped massively from 10 syns a can to 4

Thanks for that. I was thinking earlier that if we posted any changes in syn values that we notice in the new books it will be really helpful especially to those who 'go it alone' like Denise posted about the almond milk yesterday. I know that I seem to know most of the syns that I use in my regular menus off by heart so could easily make mistakes if I don't keep checking. I anticipate that we'll soon hear about the bad stuff.:(


We're having an excessively fishy day today. I took salmon out of the freezer for dinner and prawns for my lunch then DH decided to do kippers for breakfast!:eek: We're out all day tomorrow otherwise I might have shuffled things round a bit. I could manage today's menu without going shopping but I'm reluctant to put it off until Monday as that's NYE and could be manic. I'll have to brave the shops this afternoon and hope the shelves are full.:(


Today's EE plan:
B: NAS grapefruit, HEB toast, HEA milk for drinks, kippers
L: prawn salad
baked salmon, SW chips, stir fry veg (cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, courgettes)
Syns: not counting until next Wednesday.;)

Katie_j

Hi, please could I join? I've been doing slimming world succesfully since March this year and have lost 2 1/2 stone although I still have a long way to go to reach my target. I have fallen off the wagon a bit over Christmas but am hoping to sort it out with some motivation from this thread!

TakeItEazy

Hi all hope you all had a good Christmas :A we had a lovely meal on the day but I’ve been hit and miss due to IBS and meds
Still way too much carp bought and in the freezer! Won’t need any sausage rolls next year, still got some from last year :rotfl:
How is it we still have so much left when we hardly bought anything. Sick of seeing chocolates especially as haven’t eaten too many
Every year my nephew gets us a giant box of shortbread which A I can’t eat and B nobody likes this year my sister got us similar :eek: any good for food banks do you think?

Anyway I did WI with 2.5lb gain :eek: am back at work 2nd so back on it properly as can just about see my target if I squint

Chris can I be added to the chart but without a target please? Always find if I set one I never reach it
Thanks as always for keeping us in check, and everyone else who have kept the chart before. You are all :A

P.s. those with access to new books, could you possibly post any new syns or hex please. Thanks for the soup ones :A
I will start to post menu when back at work so would be great to be doing it right

HAPPY NEW YEAR :money:

joedenise

TIE. updated changes from the website:

More Healthy Extra updates...

New Healthy Extra ‘a’ choices: cheese

40g paneer

40g smoked processed cheese (Austrian/Bavarian)

New Healthy Extra ‘b’ choices: bread and cereals

40g Alpen Muesli, No Added Sugar

45g Kellogg’s Wholegrain Wheats and Raisin

1 sachet Quaker Oat So Simple Gluten Free*

2 Weetabix, banana/chocolate/golden syrup

2 Weetabix Additions, all varieties

1 wholemeal pitta bread (approx. 60g)

1 gluten-free roll, brown/high fibre white/multiseed (approx. 60g)

2 slices (approx. 60g) gluten-free bread, brown/high fibre white/multiseed (small loaf)

6 Ryvita Rye Cakes, multigrain

5 Ryvita Rye Cakes, lightly salted

Updated portion sizes of Healthy Extra ‘b’ choices: bread and nuts

60g rye bread, any loaf

20 almonds or 25g flaked

6 brazil nuts

15 cashew nuts

25 hazelnuts nuts

2 level dsp (20g) mixed nuts, chopped

35 unsalted peanuts

2 level dsp (20g) pine nuts

40 pistachios

New/updated Healthy Extra ‘b’ choices: cooked and dried fruits

300g blueberries – new Healthy Extra ‘b’ choice

375g peaches – new Healthy Extra ‘b’ choice

200g strawberries – new Healthy Extra ‘b’ choice

250g canned pears – updated portion size

300g cooking apples – updated portion size

400g apricots / 250g blackberries / 225g blackcurrants / 300g gooseberries – updated portion size

325g plums/damsons – updated portion size

50g dried pears – no longer a Healthy Extra ‘b’ choice

125g canned prunes and 150g cooked prunes – no longer a Healthy Extra ‘b’ choice


Bubbs - looks like where that 400g of apricots came from - it's for cooked as HEB!

There are some other changes to HEA - such as soft cheeses are no longer HEA and have to be synced. I'll see if I can find the other changes on the website and post here.

Denise

TakeItEazy

Thank you Denise :A

maman

Katie_j wrote: »

Hi, please could I join? I've been doing slimming world succesfully since March this year and have lost 2 1/2 stone although I still have a long way to go to reach my target. I have fallen off the wagon a bit over Christmas but am hoping to sort it out with some motivation from this thread!

Welcome Katie.:) Are you still going to group? You've done well to lose 2.5 stone in 9 months. :T


Happy New Year to you too tie. I think the shortbread would be great for the food bank. I took some 'unwanted' crisps along today and there seemed to be lots of chocolates and biscuits in the collection boxes.


Thanks for posting those changes denise. I rarely stray from my usual milk/cereal/bread for HEXs but it's good to be aware of other things. Would they be cooked blueberries? I've never heard of them cooked (other than in muffins;)) so I'd have expected anyone who liked them to just eat them raw and free. Shame about the canned/stewed prunes as I often have those with a hotel breakfast.
ETA: Just noticed that raw blueberries are Speed (not just free). I'm sure that's a change.


I did my meal plan and shop. Aldi was great, really quiet and shelves well stocked. I even bought a half price red cabbage and apples to make more for the freezer. Called into the little Co-op for my BoB milk (still 300ml for a HEA) and they had half price salmon fillets. The fish drawer in my freezer is groaning! :rotfl:

joedenise

Blueberries became Speed quite some time ago - think it was probably early last year when there were a few other changes.

Think the changes to SP might put off a lot of people especially now Syns have been reduced to 10 a day and peas and beans have lost their P symbol! I really don't understand those sorts of changes after they certainly haven't changed their make up!

I'm not keen on blueberries so rarely eat those and certainly don't eat blueberry muffins - far too many syns to be wasted!

My inside freezer is now almost empty but my outside one one is virtually full up so that means I won't waste anything from the freezer when I go on holiday in a few days time! There might be a couple of things in the fridge to give to my friend but not much as haven't bought much over the last couple of weeks! Cupboards are also almost empty so kitchen will be completely cleared come New Year ready for the builder to rip it out and install the new one. He's also replacing the ceiling in my dining room and moving my white goods into the extension to make a utility area away from the kitchen. Hopefully most of the work will have been done by the time we get back from holiday!

Denise

got2dothisnow

Please put me on the next challenge with a 14lb target.


If you're updating the chart tomorrow can you add on my 1lb loss for last week and 1/2 lb for this week? Thanks.

bubbs

2 Vats of soup, one veg and one celery, the beef stew was already i freezer i forgot to take pics
Welcome Katie well done on your loss so far:T:T
Chris i am getting weighed tomorrow, so will let you know the damage then:rotfl: and will tell you for next challenge
Although i then wont get weighed till a week Sat

maman

Thanks Denise . I'd missed that about the blueberries. As I said I only seem to take notice of the things I eat (and drink;)) regularly. I think blueberries are a bit tasteless. Personally I prefer veg to fruit.