Slimming World Support Thread

nano84

After reading all the posts i am really tempted to make a rosti, used to makes them ages ago mixed with a bit of curry powder for spice, would go lovely with the purple sprouting broccoli i got yesterday.

So anyone tried anything other than tomato based pasta sauce lately? I had some of that new Philly and basil (2 syns 28g I think) with some pasta that made a nice change, it was especially nice as i miss Pesto so much. I used to have homemade pesto with everything.

I am trying to plan my weeks meals as I know it is going to be a manic week ahead. What do people use their slow cookers for?

xx

consultant31

judderman62 wrote: »

well I had:
Chicken Jalfrezi
Egg fried Rice (both ready meals from tesco)

accompanied by :

Whole loaf of bread - some with the meal , then 5 slices with butter and Nutella, 5 crackerbreads also with butter and Nutella :o:o

Oops :eek:

I think you need to eat more free food - if you eat loads of them you won't need the bread perhaps.

If you're a meat lover, get a whole chicken, remove the skin/fat and use it to pick at between meals (on a red day). Alternatively if you're a green day fan, have lots of potato or pasta with your meals. Make a pasta salad to keep in the fridge for eating between meals.

I don't think ready meals are big enough for people with a large appetite (I know they're never enough for me) unless you add a huge salad or lots more beggies to fill you up.

SW really does work especially well for people who eat a lot but you have to make some sacrifices of course. You need to really fill up with free foods at every meal - if you come away from the table hungry you're going to pick at something unsuitable.

I see you say that you don't/can't cook, but it's the only way for this to work properly. There are lots of simple, easy to follow recipes in the magazines and there are lots here too:-
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=1948340&postcount=3

Give some of them a go, I think you'll probably find you actually enjoy it

consultant31

northernlass wrote: »

Thanks for that C1, ill give it another go tho to be honest the one i made lastnight with the rosti base was lovely.

:rotfl: :rotfl: I'm sure you're very refined.

You're welcome. I've not tried the rosti - all that grating is too much trouble (what can I say, I'm a lazy git, lol).

northernlass_2

consultant31 wrote: »

:rotfl: :rotfl: I'm sure you're very refined.

You're welcome. I've not tried the rosti - all that grating is too much trouble (what can I say, I'm a lazy git, lol).

i cheated and used the frater setting on my food processor it took a maximum of 30 seconds to grate about 12 potatoes lol... now i really am a lzy git:rotfl:

judderman62

consultant31 wrote: »

Oops :eek:

I think you need to eat more free food - if you eat loads of them you won't need the bread perhaps.

If you're a meat lover, get a whole chicken, remove the skin/fat and use it to pick at between meals (on a red day). Alternatively if you're a green day fan, have lots of potato or pasta with your meals. Make a pasta salad to keep in the fridge for eating between meals.

I don't think ready meals are big enough for people with a large appetite (I know they're never enough for me) unless you add a huge salad or lots more beggies to fill you up.

SW really does work especially well for people who eat a lot but you have to make some sacrifices of course. You need to really fill up with free foods at every meal - if you come away from the table hungry you're going to pick at something unsuitable.

I see you say that you don't/can't cook, but it's the only way for this to work properly. There are lots of simple, easy to follow recipes in the magazines and there are lots here too:-
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=1948340&postcount=3

Give some of them a go, I think you'll probably find you actually enjoy it

Haha

I think Oops doesn't quite cover it :o

I find fruit, salads etc just don't fill me up - Defo need to get a list up of free foods I like and stock up on them.

Thanks for the advice - much appreciated :grouphug:

Liz3yy

judderman62 wrote: »

Haha

I think Oops doesn't quite cover it :o

I find fruit, salads etc just don't fill me up - Defo need to get a list up of free foods I like and stock up on them.

Thanks for the advice - much appreciated :grouphug:

How about quorn? I eat a lot of it and it fills me up nicely, so do the shape lasting satisfaction yogurts, pasta is brilliant too on a green day

judderman62

Liz3yy wrote: »

How about quorn? I eat a lot of it and it fills me up nicely, so do the shape lasting satisfaction yogurts, pasta is brilliant too on a green day

thanks for that Liz

Chaos_Theory_3

Thanks for the words of support everyone. xxx

Judderman62, I think the pizza would be the worst of the lot. I've been caught out before! I go for chinese mixed veg and tofu at my local takeaway and I think that's about 6.5 syns, with rice on a green day it's a good choice.

Can anyone pm me the password please?

judderman62

Chaos_Theory wrote: »

Thanks for the words of support everyone. xxx

Judderman62, I think the pizza would be the worst of the lot. I've been caught out before! I go for chinese mixed veg and tofu at my local takeaway and I think that's about 6.5 syns, with rice on a green day it's a good choice.

Can anyone pm me the password please?

Thanks CT :T:T

Pennylane

Had 2 very nice Green days and having an Original today.

Been swimming this morning but had a lazy afternoon.

Am going to make a SW Shepherds Pie for tonight - I make one big one for all family members except me with mashed potato topping. I make another for myself with mashed swede and carrot/spring onion topping which I now prefer!! Got to go I'm dribbling on my keyboard!!:rotfl: :rotfl: