Slimming World Support Thread

Flat_Eric

niceday999 wrote: »

Pork sausages . I thought they were free and have counted them as such......Are quorn sausages free ? I know bacon is ......HELP

Hi there niceday999. Welcome to this forum and welcome to Slimming World. I was lucky when I joined SW because my mother in law does it so she was able to answer all my questions and explain stuff to me that wasnt covered in my new member chat. Having followed the plan for over a year, I still get it wrong so in your first week, I think you are doing fantastically well.

other members have given some really good suggestions so i wont repeat them here but what I would suggest is perhaps when you do your next food shop, add a box of white labels to your list. Then when you get home, sit down and write on the labels the syn values of the different items and for both days. that way, in a couple of weeks, when you are thinking, now what was the syn value of that tin of ????, you dont have to search online or look in your food directory but you can see instantly. I know some members have separate freezer drawers and cupboard space for their FREE food so that literally you can grab something and know that its free. I am forever forgetting the syn value of stuff so I still label stuff now and find it very helpful. Im working towards having a syn free shelf in my cupboard / freezer etc

Also if there are certain items you eat all the time - perhaps that glass of wine etc, your favourite saucethen write a list of your "most used items" and stick up in your kitchen / on your fridge door so that you can see at an instant what the syn value is.

It might all seem a bit daunting at first and as I said earlier, I still get it wrong but it will soon become ingrained in you. enjoy the rest of your week and any more questions - just ask

Flat_Eric

someone posted recently about having celeriac as a substitute for chips so this is what i am having tomorrow with my steak. Only trouble is, I cant find the post! do I remember correctly that i par boil the celeriac for a few mins then roast in the oven? Ive peeled it (as was going to make the curry featured in the SW mag) but that went out the window when the bathroom renovations hit a snag! so going to have it tomorrow instead :rolleyes:

niceday999

Angie and Flat E
Thanks for your replies and anyone else.
I am going to have muller light and fruit for breakfast.
then baked potato etc for lunch
banana for snack and then a hugh egg bacon thingy when i get in tomorrow night after work.
will stick with the red plan til thur's class.
i would be devastated if i dont loose any weight the first week. probwouldnt go back

Flat_Eric

someone posted recently about having celeriac as a substitute for chips so this is what i am having tomorrow with my steak. Only trouble is, I cant find the post! do I remember correctly that i par boil the celeriac for a few mins then roast in the oven? Ive peeled it so just need to chop up.

angie_loves_veg

That should be fine FE, just treat like SW chips - parboil, frylight then bake. Let us know what you think..

niceday999

angie_loves_veg wrote: »

That should be fine FE, just treat like SW chips - parboil, frylight then bake. Let us know what you think..

i love the sw chips, If i have them on a red day how do i count them ?

katie97

as a heb - 227g baking potato, keep skin on, or why not use celeriac as sw chips, free on red

Flat_Eric

niceday999 wrote: »

Angie and Flat E
Thanks for your replies and anyone else.
I am going to have muller light and fruit for breakfast.
then baked potato etc for lunch
banana for snack and then a hugh egg bacon thingy when i get in tomorrow night after work.
will stick with the red plan til thur's class.
i would be devastated if i dont loose any weight the first week. probwouldnt go back

morning.
sorry for the double post on celeriac. My computer went a bit mad last night and I thought my message hadnt appeared but obviously it did, twice!! sorry about that.

thank you angie loves veg. Im planning a very low syn day so will update everyone later. Thank you for your post re celeriac. Will indeed let you know how I get on

Nice day. you are at the beginning of your journey. When you learnt to drive or ride a bike it didnt happen overnight. SW takes a bit of getting used to and some planning so in your first week, things arent going to be perfect. if you gain when you weigh in on thursday then please dont give up. Have a look at the dont quit poem I posted the other day which I have re-posted below for ease of finding.

compare this week to a previous week before you joined SW. You have eaten better so give yourself a pat on the back. If the plan still confuses you then when you go to class this week, why not sit in the new member chat again? you have this forum so plenty of support here also. after a year on SW, Im still learning ! Have a look at the SW mag - and perhaps follow one of the weekly menus and see how you get on with that.

Why not sit down today and plan your menu for the next 10 odd days? that will take you up to weigh in a week on Thursday. Show this to your consultant at class and see what they say. they can then identify any errors or mishaps. alternatively you can post your proposed menus on here.

follow whichever plan suits you best be it red or green. There is no plan that is easier to follow in my opinion, it just depends on what you enjoy the most i.e. whether you enjoy a lot of meat or whether you are a big pasta / rice / potato eater.

It does sound as though green might be your preferred option so why not try a few green days? A typical green day for me would be as follows: -

Breakfast - Hi Fi Bar (HEB) Mullerlight Yogurt (Free) Fruit (Free)

Lunch - 2 medium jacket potatoes (Free on Green) Heinz Mean Beanz (Free on Green) 28g cheddar (HEA)

Tea - Jacket Chips (Free on Green) 2 fried eggs cooked in fry light (superfree) mushrooms (superfree) and 85g Ham (HEB). Sometimes instead of the ham I have the quorn cracked black pepper fillets which are superfree (free on both the red or green plan which then frees up a HEB option perhaps for some bread.

pudding if I need it - mullerlight yogurt.

drinks - tea /water / milk from my HEA allowance.

this more than fills me up - i do tons and tons of jacket chips so dont feel deprived and this is my typical monday comfort meal.


why dont you post a list of your favourite foods and then we can give you some suggestions how you can incorporate them into SW.


Don't Quit

When you've eaten too much and you can't write it down,
And you feel like the biggest failure in town.
When you want to give up just because you gave in,
And forget all about being healthy and thin.
So What! You went over your Syns a bit,
It's your next move that counts...So don't you quit!
It's a moment of truth, it's an attitude change.
It's learning the skills to get back in your range.
It's telling yourself, "You've done great up till now.
You can take on this challenge and beat it somehow."
It's part of your journey toward reaching your goal.
You're still gonna make it, just stay in control.
To stumble and fall is not a disgrace,
If you summon the will to get back in the race.
But, often the strugglers, when loosing their grip,
Just throw in the towel and continue to slip.
And learn too late when the damage is done,
That the race wasn't over...they still could have won.
Lifestyle change can be awkward and slow,
But facing each challenge will help you grow.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint in a cloud of doubt.
When you're pushing to the brink, just refuse to submit,
If you bite it, you write it....But don't you quit!

Skint_Catt

Where do you get your cracked black pepper fillets? They sound nice but I've recently switched to my local Asda and they're range isn't the best! I usually like the fillets but the ham and cheese etc have syns.

C xx

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