Slimming World Support Thread

jockettuk

MissMassEffect wrote: »

Try Sainsburys for the Chicken Bovril, it was the only Supermarket I could get mine from.

i got chicken bovil in both asda and tescos stores.. if you cant find something ask at customer services and if they do it instore they will tell you the aisle number.. its the way i havnt found vecon lol..

lavidaloca

What is Vecon please?

Trixiebelle_2

Does anyone do Mix2max days regularly?

likabu_2

Hi there, can anyone tell me when the password for the slimming world website changes please? A pm would be good !

Thanks in advance.

Lisa

jockettuk

lavidaloca wrote: »

What is Vecon please?

its a vegetable thingy like bovril a lot of the recipes have them in it ... im told you can get it at holland and barretts but we dont have one here you can get it online if you google it

hostie

Thanks for the tip about the brazil nuts Nessa. I will definately keep that in mind but I might have to wait until I get my syns under control as I have just checked and it looks like a shelled brazil nut is 1 syn on red or green while 28g are nine and a half syns : (
Anyway it is a very good tip and I might have to risk the syns as I was a bit down over Christmas, turning a corner now and feel more optimistic.
I think it was skint cat that said about the sweetener causing depression. I have also heard that aspartamine causes brain tumours as it is synthetic and unlike sugar your body doesn´t process it.
I just wanted to add to what poodlehorse said about SW not necessarily meaning loads of cooking. I often just have a slice of nimble with beans for lunch and then veg with the tiniest bit of fish for dinner (I´m doing green days so the fish that you can have is minute. Somehow it is enough though as you can have potatoes on green days).
Hope you are all having a good day : )
I am having a much easier time since I discovered I could have 2 alpen bars instead of biscuits. As the resident chocoholic I have stocked up on the chocolate ones and hopefully that will really keep my syns down lol.

nanamags

Hostie I don't know if you have a Home Bargain shop near you but they sell the Alpen Lights at a greatly reduced price about 69p I think. I have been buying snack a jack plain popcorn in HB for 10p per pack and only 3 syns.

I am on an original day today and I have just snacked on celery sticks wrapped in lean ham. I am more of a savoury person but if I feel like something sweet then I mix an opitions [2 syns] with plain yoghurt.

:A

jockettuk

not fair i want a home bargains near me :mad:

xxvickyxx79

Ive been going regularly to slimming world since end of october. So far ive lost 1stone 10lb, got a long way to go but it deffo is the best plan for me simply because i love my food

Great idea having a forum so we can all exchange ideas and tips :j

jamtart6

Hello you lot! Found you by typing "syn calculator" into google!! I'm a forum regular as you can see, and a member of "Murphy the Cat's No More Pies thread" in the Moneysaving Arms.

I lost 2 stone on slimming world 7 years ago, kept it off, and lost about another half stone by healthy eating. Since then my weight has fluctuated up and down by half a stone, when I get to 10st7, I quickly stop eating rubbish and lose a bit more, but can never get below 10st and stay there. Anyway, went up to 10st12 about 2 years ago, joined weight watchers and just went up and down, and got to 9st12 ONCE and was so happy, I ate like a horse and put it back on.

Anyway, I'm 10st2 now which isn't bad, but just want to lose about half a stone and get toned up, so I've nabbed the SW books from a friend (ive been put off SW as I dont think its as healthy as WW, but I've now changed my tune, as WW is just calorie counting) and I want to start afresh tomorrow. I also have IBS so trying to deal with that and eat the right foods is essential for me. I also want to do more exercise....

So... wish me luck for tomorrow's start and hopefully I'll be a regular on this thread if you'll have me!!