Slimming World Support Thread

hostie

Well done Poodlehorse for losing 3Ib and thanks for your post which I really enjoyed reading. I was suprised to read that you don´t agree with the endorsement of sweeteners given by slimming world as I don´t either. I have always tried to avoid aspartamine in particular. It is a shame that SW don´t give more sweet recipes that dont need sweetener. If you have any ideas I would love to hear them (I, unfortunately do have a sweet tooth). I am also interested in xylitol which I have never heard of.

Hello, nana, I also have to start planning what to pick. Nice idea from poodlehorse on the chips. Any other ideas?
Also nana, if you can afford it and your back is not too bad, maybe you should treat yourself to a massage or other treatment for your back.

seraphin_2

I got weighed last night and ive lost 6.5 lbs, soooooooo pleased, i cant beleive how much weight ive lost, its really motivated me to really switch my and ohs eating habits for the long term as well.

Its great to see so many people doing so well and supporting each other, still trying to get my head round max2success etc !

Well done everyone

sarah

miss_phish

WOW!!!!! Get you Seraphin!!! That is fantastic - well done!!!! HAve you found it hard or stupidly easy?

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Reckon we should have our own award system too, So Congratulations Seraphin you get the MSESWGWA (Money Saving Expert Slimming World Weekly Award)

Feel free to add it to your sig!!!

xx

seraphin_2

Lol, now ive said that i will probably put it back on !!! Ive found it easy to follow, but have had super free foods loads, ie:melon etc when i was hungry, i have to admit i did have a kfc meal and a chinese, but did include them in my syns, so dont know how i did it, my group leader laughed when id said about kfc she said "thats defo not in the book".

Thanks for the award, id like to thank you for your kind words and motivation
sarah x

seraphin_2

By the way ow do i add a sig?

miss_phish

You've done fantastically well hun and you wont put it all back on at all - just keep doing whatever you've been doing (dunno about the KFC tho!!)

To add a sig - Click User CP at the top of this page and then click the signature bit (on the left hand side i think)

seraphin_2

thanks for the info, and no i wont be having any more kfc !!! or else i wont be able to keep my award !

sarah

miss_phish

Ha ha ha - thats fab!

xx

poodlehorse

Hostie, I worry greatly about artificial sweetners and they seem to be appearing in even non-diet things now. Pretty hard to avoid them but I try to be as OS as possible anyway. The other thing I worry about is hydrogenated fat in everything. I used to live on Pasta'n'sauce when I did SW at first but now I know they contain HF I won't eat them. HF is even in maltesers! I got a list of mumsnet of known sources of them and that has been an eyeopener but I check packets now and shopping does take a lot longer LOL. As for xylitol I first heard about it properly through Patrick Holford (GMTV Food Doctor person and GI diet advocate) I bought some last week and it came next day. It taste just like sugar but has a slightly cool sensation in your mouth which is quite unique but almost like you have just eaten a polo without the menthol taste, it doesn't taste of anything but sugar. What I hadn't realised is that plaque cannot grow near it. Some people just use it as a mouth wash for this purpose. I don't use sugar in drinks but I will replace it in baking. I succumb for the purposes of SW to the odd bit of aspartame but I do try to limit it and I won't let DS touch the stuff, no fruit shoots or sugar free squash. Maybe I am a bit anal about it but I give him diluted (not from concentrate) fruit juice or if I run out I have my back up bottle of Rock's organic squash. I would rather have the sugar and make him brush more than have unknown effects of sweetener. I can see why SW use it and according to the govt it is safe but I just don't think so. I don't see it as a problem as there must be people on SW with food allergies or diabetes etc that will have to avoid other things so I can adapt it to suit. I feel that losing weight is improtant but I want to be healthy and for me AS don't fall into the healthy category so that seals the deal for me. I am so glad to find another anti-sweetner SW person, I feel understood at last!! I do recommend balsamic in sauces though, it definitely adds a sweetness for me and is still free on SW.

poodlehorse

Well done on 6.5lb off !!!!!! Wow that is nearly your half stone award in one week! Amazing, and it won't go back on, SW is great.