Slimming World Support Thread

Liz3yy

Since I started Slimming World properly I havent had the same cravings I used to for sweet things and crisps, I amaze myself by being perfectly happy to turn down offers of biscuits and snacks at work if I havent planned for any that day. I also feel so much healthier for it. I lost another lb this week as I hoped I would and I've eaten so much food! I love it!

Liz3yy

judderman62 wrote: »

how about mix 2 max ? Have a green brekkie n Lunch and a red dinner ? Just a thought

Yes maybe, I've already had quorn sausages with mushrooms and baked beans for breakfast and plan to have a baked spud with left over veggie curry on top for lunch. I dont really know how mix 2 max works, can someone enlighten me?

robpw2

you could have a green meal and an original meal then another een meal
step one instead of choosing a green day or original day and sticking to that choice all day, choose a green or original meal and then stick to your choice whilst enjoying that meal. have three meals a day

step 2 focus on free food power at each meal enjoy as much free food as you like either green or original depending on what meal choice you have made for that meal.

step 3 choose three or four healthy extras each day from either green or original choice to have with meals or as snacks

step 4 for other snack through the day or for starters or deserts choose superfoods or count them as syns

step five enjoy 5 to 15 syns a day

you count your syns at the value for the meal you have chosen
if you dont have it with a meal you should count it at the highest rate

judderman62

Liz3yy wrote: »

Yes maybe, I've already had quorn sausages with mushrooms and baked beans for breakfast and plan to have a baked spud with left over veggie curry on top for lunch. I dont really know how mix 2 max works, can someone enlighten me?

Ok at it's most basic, and as I understand it (if I get anything wrong can someone please correct me) it works like this:

For each meal - stick to either green or original , but you can mix n match through the day - so you could have green brekkie, red lunch, green dinner or any combo thereof as long as each meal is either green or original "copmpliant" - any syns used on such days have to be calculated at the highest level 0 i.e. whichever is higher value for the item - green or original.

i do this a fair bit - it is so much more flexible and can help for those, like myself, who are not the best planners or can't be bothered planning as when you get home after work you can pick original or green irrespective of what you have done earlier in the day .

It's such a great way of doing things

hope this helps

Liz3yy

Hmmmm sounds a little complicated but worth a go, I'll try it today and see how I get on, thanks everyone!

judderman62

Oops I got the settings wrong on those files for the spreadsheet - so if you weren't able to download them try again - have now changed settings and you can now download.

Liz - if it makes it easier - just think of each separate meal as a day on it's own - so go either green or original - but just remember to use the higher syn level for any syns.

Liz3yy

So this mix 2 max thing could work like this then...

Breakfast - Quorn sausages, baked beans and eggs
lunch - baked spud with cottage cheese and salad
Dinner - chicken breast wrapped in bacon and mixed veg

Is that right?

robpw2

the pasta quiche was lovely im glad my partner had some too or i wouldnt have eaten the whole lot

robpw2

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Liz3yy wrote: »

So this mix 2 max thing could work like this then...

Breakfast - Quorn sausages, baked beans and eggs
lunch - baked spud with cottage cheese and salad
Dinner - chicken breast wrapped in bacon and mixed veg

Is that right?

yes basically

consultant31

whichwhydoIturn wrote: »

Hi I am with SW lost 5lbs week 1 1.5 week 2.would love the free egg mayo gen.

my shopping bill has gone down now because I now plan.Ladies come on we are going to do cos we cant afford to waste our money every week.Green days are cheaper for me.I have discoevred planning what I eat,that has helped.Try asda flaovoured spring water the strawberry & vanilla & at the moment, 3 1 litres for £1.00 free on both days !!! have you tried the sin free doritios? yummy !!!

Your weight losses to date are excellent and planning makes all the difference to successful slimming (as well as your purse) so well done to have discovered this so early in your SW journey :T

However, I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but if you mean the lasagne sheets cooked and made into mock Doritos - I'm afraid they're not free!! Using lasagne in this way constitutes misuse of free foods and is very much frowned upon by the nutritionist at SW.

Fatgirlslim, thanks for mentioning the Schwartz site...some brilliant recipes!