Slimming World Support Thread

Skint_Catt

insincere wrote: »

is rice pudding rice free? as in the rice you can make rice pudding from scratch with?

You can make a free one with toffee muller light and vanilla muller light, but don't you have to add loads of milk and some sugar to 'real' rice puddiing? The pudding rice itself is free on green, yes.

Flat_Eric

pollysg wrote: »

Hi there! Please can someone help me? I have tried logging in to the SW site with the pw I was given in class on Weds, a pw beginning with j. But I can't get in......!
Help!!!!
polly

check you havent got your capslock as I think both passwords i.e. yours and the weekly password are case sensitive. Ive logged in this morning with the password you mention so it is still working. also although it sounds daft, if you havent used the site for absolutely ages then your account might have been closed (you should have received an e-mail if they were going to do this) so you might have to re-register. just a thought.......

pollysg

Thanks Skint Catt and Flat Eric for your suggestions. Sorted! I had changed my email address, and the old one was still coming up as my username. I'm in, and I can now find out how many syns there are in the cereal bars I have been eating all week in the vain hope that they might be low syn.
Polly

iluvslimmingworld

bringmeshoes wrote: »

i did this and it was really really nice...will be doing that again

glad you liked it! and i love you user name! lol

:T

iluvslimmingworld

sea_shel wrote: »

PS i suggest everyone tries the sw syn free sausage rolls there SOOO fab!!

oo! oo!

have you got the recipe?

:T

iluvslimmingworld

consultant31 wrote: »

This is a message I wrote yesterday for someone on another board with much the same plea as yours. I hope it may help:-

We are here to help and support, but YOU are the only one who can get yourself slimmer, fitter and, more importantly, healthier.

I have come across very few people who start SW (or any other plan) and lose weight without falling off the wagon several times during the course of their journey. It boils down to commitment and the willingness to change old habits.

Planning is the key to successful weight loss.

Spend time planning how you're going to achieve your aims.
Spend time planning your shopping so you're never caught out without low syn foods around.
Spend time planning your menus for the week.
Spend time planning what you'll do or say when life gets in the way (as it often does).

Occasionally in my groups I ask members
“ Hands up who wants to lose weight…”
“ Hands up who’s willing to take a challenge…”
“ The challenge is to fill in a food diary just for this week. Fill it in as if you were a new member. Double check your food lists (specially for HEs and syns). Write down everything as and when you eat it. Try to eat basic Free Foods rather than convenience foods and include 5 Speed or Super Speed foods every day and don't forget to weigh everything which isn't free food.

Invariably it produces really good weight losses from members who've been doing the plan for ages and playing with the same couple of pounds (up one week, down the next) for ages, and I think this proves how planning and commitment can really show results.

Now up to you to make the commitment, make a shopping list, get the necessary food in, plan your recipes and start losing the weight to become the you that you really want to be.

Good luck

consultant31, theres some wonderful advise there! thank you!!!

Flat_Eric

i bought a pomelo today in my local tesco. its a fruit ive never seen before - any idea what I can do with it ??

iluvslimmingworld

Flat_Eric wrote: »

i bought a pomelo today in my local tesco. its a fruit ive never seen before - any idea what I can do with it ??

a what?! lol

*nic runs off to google for help on pomelos*

iluvslimmingworld

what is a POMELO...

The pomelopomelopomelo is the largest member of the citrus fruits and grows throughout Asia, Malaysia, Tahiti, New Guinea, and Fiji. The fruit may be called pummelo, pommelo, shaddock, or jabong. Shaddock is clearly not an Asian word, but derives from the English explorer Captain Shaddock, who brought the fruit to the Caribbean in the mid-18th century.
Larger than a grapefruit, the pomelopomelopomelo is also sweet, with a very thick skin. In fact, the grapefruit is the result of a pomelopomelopomelo-orange cross, as the tangelo is the result of a tangerine-pomelopomelopomelo cross. The fruit has a pear like shape, but is far larger. It can be close to 12 inches (30 cm) across at its widest point and weigh up to 22 pounds (about 10 kg).
The pomelopomelopomelo has a light green rind that becomes mostly yellow when fully ripe. The interior of the fruit is a coral pink when ripe. PomeloPomeloPomelo trees prosper best in tropical or near tropical climates, so there are few pomelos far north of the equator. Some pomelos have been grown successfully in the relatively mild climates of San Diego, California and parts of Florida.

iluvslimmingworld

Ingredients
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp olive oil
½ lime, juice only
1 tbsp chopped coriander
1 tbsp chopped mint
50g/1¾oz beansprouts
1 pomelo, peeled and segmented (substitute grapefruit if you can't find pomelo)
salt and freshly ground black pepper
50g/1¾oz toasted cashew nuts


Method
1. In a large bowl whisk together the oils, lime juice and herbs.
2. Add the beansprouts and pomelo segments, toss together and season.
3. To serve, spoon the salad onto a plate and sprinkle over the cashew nuts.