Slimming through the Winter - Slimming World support thread 2019

got2dothisnow

Chris


Thanks for updating the chart but mine is incorrect - it should say -1/2 last week and -1 this week so overall total of 8lb for the challenge. It's showing on the chart as a gain for this week instead of a loss.
Thanks

bubbs

Evening all :wave:
Well done to all the losers:T:T:T
Hope everyone is ok?

Pennylane

hoping I haven’t done too much damage tonight. Bit of a disaster actually - had steak, chips, mushrooms, peas and tomatoes. Ordered medium steak and it came absolutely rare and oozing blood. They said they would sort it and brought it back really well done which I don’t like. There was also a really big wedge of fat around it which I had to cut off.

By the time it came the others had almost finished so then I felt I had to hurry. Left easily half the chips and most of the peas. Everyone had desserts and I wasnt going to then I noticed they do small portions for over 60s so I had a small brownie with a scoop of icecream. I didnt have any alcohol just a diet coke.

I complained about the steak and the wait and they deducted it from the bill.

Will have to be good all day tomorrow before WI on Saturday.

Flat_Eric

joedenise wrote: »

Welcome Sleazy to the thread. You're right that there is a lot of information in the first few posts. Do you go to group or are you going it alone?

Flat Eric today's plan definitely looks better! I always think planning is key to sticking to SW. I like to plan all my meals for the whole month and then rejig it if I get YS bargains or something I thought was in the freezer isn't! It seems to work for me but I know a lot of people only plan a few days at a time or just a week at a time. You just need to find your own way.

Had another small loss of 0.5lb today.

Today's plan:

B - weetabix & milk; banana
L - jacket potato, beans, cheese
D - Beef & butternut squash lasagne (from freezer) 2 Syns

HEA1 - milk in teas
HEA2 - milk on cereal/cheese
Syns - lasagne 2 (had marked it before freezing so probably for cheese sauce!); not sure what else

Denise

How do you meal plan then I.e do you simply write out on a sheet of paper? Or calendar etc

Tete_en_l'Air

Flat_Eric wrote: »

How do you meal plan then I.e do you simply write out on a sheet of paper? Or calendar etc

I'm a stationery fiend so I have a large pad with the days of the week down one side and breakfast/lunch/dinner/snacks across the top, and a grid in the middle. Just search meal planner on google, or you could make your own version v easily on an A4 pad with a ruler.

First I write in all the things I'm doing during the week, e.g. I write 'yoga' in the Monday Dinner square so I know I'll be eating later and I'll want something I can microwave from the freezer, and to have something substantial for lunch to see me through. I'll write my runs in the relevant morning squares so I know to have something slightly carby for tea the night before.

It means you can plan your syns and HEs - if you're having a sandwich for lunch one day, you know you can't have cereal for breakfast, etc. (unless you syn it of course).

It helps to do a quick inventory of the fridge/freezer to see what needs using up, and plan meals based on that, making a shopping list at the same time. I live alone so I have to think about what I can use extra for, e.g. if I buy a bag of potatoes - I think of the different ways I can use them in various meals before they sprout.

Again, because I live alone, I do a lot of batch cooking as recipes tend to serve 4. I try to do a mix of cooking and reheating each week so I always have a good mix of ready prepared meals in the freezer, for days when I'm busy.

I guess meal planning for one and meal planning for a family are very different animals though and I'm sure other people will have more tips!

Tete_en_l'Air

Hello all, I'm having a disastrous week. First there was a hen do on Saturday, then I had a weekend away for my birthday. Neither was TOO bad.

But then when I was on my way way from my weekend cottage to a spa on my actual birthday I crashed the car So no spa for me and spent my birthday talking to police and on the phone to the insurance. No one was hurt I hasten to add although the other parties are claiming compensation for 'soreness'. I've never been in an accident or anything like that before so the whole thing was very stressful. The insurance company (the pink Australian one) were fab though, they were so kind to me and reassuring. My car has been written off and although I'm getting more than I really expected for it, I now have to go car shopping which is an ordeal in itself.

The upshot is that I've been eating rather a lot since Saturday and especially since Tuesday It will definitely be a gain this week, I guess we'll just wait and see how much! Hope everyone else is having a better week than I am!

joedenise

Flat_Eric wrote: »

How do you meal plan then I.e do you simply write out on a sheet of paper? Or calendar etc

I use a table on the laptop. I start by having a list of what I've got in the freezers and use as much as I can in that month's plan for dinners.

I generally have a roast on a Sunday so usually leftovers in some guise on Monday. Fridays I like to plan a fish meal, either HM fish & chips or fish pie or fish pasta bake. Saturdays we generally have a curry or a stew.

After that I slot in other dinners that we like.

For breakfasts and lunches I just rotate various things which we have fairly regularly - weekends are usually fry up! Then we have things like veggie omelettes, porridge or baked oats etc.

Lunches tend to be various soups, jacket potatoes with a variety of toppings.

Obviously nothing is set in stone but we do generally stick to the plan most of the time. I just look the night before and get whatever I need from the freezer so it can defrost overnight.

Hope that gives you some ideas.

Denise

joedenise

Back again with my menu plan for today. Not sure whether I'll get on over the weekend as we're going away in our motorhome later today (was going to go yesterday until we remembered we had dentist appointments this morning!).

B - porridge made with water, fruit
L - Cheese and tomato sandwich or may have it toasted depending on what time we get bak from the dentist
D - smoked haddock with colcannon, with a poached egg on top (maybe!)

HEA1 - milk
HEA2 - cheese
HEB - porridge
Syns - 2 slices of Hovis wholemeal 400g loaf 5; spread 1; weekend alcohol:D

Denise

Lioness_Twinkletoes

Morning all

Glad to see I'm not the only one that fell off the SW wagon last night. I'd planned pasta arrabiata and ended up with Chinese takeaway and wine!

Today's plan is:

B - Fruit with 100g full fat plain yog (3 syns). No matter how hard I try I simply don't like the fat free yogs so I am simply going to have to have less and syn it every time.
L - Omelette with ham and mushroom, veg (broccoli, peas, cabbage) and oven roasted peppers, onions and mushrooms
D - Pasta arrabiata
trying to keep the syns low and the speed high to make up for yesterday.

No B choice and A will be milk although it's unlikely I'll have my two A choices.

Lioness_Twinkletoes

Flat_Eric wrote: »

How do you meal plan then I.e do you simply write out on a sheet of paper? Or calendar etc

I use my computer for meal planning. I browse the SW site, in addition to Pinch of Nom and Chubby Cubs. I write down all the recipes that grab my fancy in Onenote (I can link back to the recipe using hyperlinks so I don't have to hunt for them again). Then, as I am doing my online shop I make a weekly meal plan and buy the necessary ingredients. This is only for main meals though, breakfast is generally the same thing every day and lunch is usually a salad or left overs.

It sounds more complicated than it is, as I am getting a really good collection of recipes and have everything to hand. If I see a recipe I love than can be adapted to SW then it gets added to the list.