Slimming through the Winter - Slimming World support thread 2019

SW from Home – going it alone!

I made a new year’s resolution to make this post, primarily for those who are following SW without attending a group or having online membership. I know that many people find the support offered through the groups invaluable, and this isn’t intended to be critical of SW groups, just a few tips that have helped me in following SW from home.

1. Get hold of the new members pack if you can. This will explain how SW works and give all the information you need to get started. A new plan has just been issued so there should be some older ones around. They often appear on ebay, (304 starter packs on there today!) or you may know someone who attends group and isn’t using their older one. People have lost weight happily on the older plans. I’ve also seen it suggested to join a group (there are often discount vouchers in women’s magazines) , get the pack and carry on at home.

2. Get some good scales. Bathroom scales are inexpensive – I have these https://www.argos.co.uk/product/5546851. Don’t weigh too often – our weight varies naturally throughout the day and from day to day. Once a week is fine. Or you can check your weight in some Boots branches (too public for me!)

3. Use kitchen scales and measuring spoons – don’t try to guess what 40g of oats or a teaspoon of honey looks like.

4. Keep a notebook – for meal planning, recording your weight, noting syn values of the things you eat regularly and any recipes you want to keep. You don’t need anything fancy but there are fancy ones about if that’s your preference. There are also lots of reward charts, £1 for each 1lb lost etc on ebay . Award your own ‘shineys’ by planning non food treats for each ½ stone lost. Take a ‘before’ photo if you haven’t got one already – you don’t have to show it to anyone!

5. Adapt meals that you or your family enjoy already, for example, use frylight instead of other oils/fats, use lower fat meats, add veg to meals wherever you can (grated carrot/courgettes disappear in a Bolognese).

6. Recipes – there are hundreds of recipes easily found on the web. Slimmimg World has some of its own recipes online but others I use regularly are Pinch of Nom, Two Chubby Cubs and Slimmimgeats. And of course there are lots in the first post on these threads.

7. Syn values – again there are lots of resources on the web. Some do not keep up with SWs ‘official’ syn values, which do change quite regularly, and sometimes inexplicably! I’ve found that googling the food followed by syn value, rather than putting syn value first, gets better results. Some sites have lists of foods from particular supermarkets with syn values.

8. Facebook – loads of groups related to SW, for additional support and ideas. I follow one for Aldi shoppers but there are recipe groups, syns help, SW on a budget etc etc.

9. Last but very definitely not least, the support on this fantastic thread. Without it, I would not have got to target. Always helpful, always friendly and tons of knowledge – Thank you all.

Thanks for hoops update, bubbs. That just added 1 syn, making 15, so not so bad. It does seem appropriate that ‘lust’ is synful! Have Mug Shots changed too? I have them occasionally. ☹

Great news on PPI refund, gtq! I don’t know anyone who’s had a successful claim.

Congrats on losses, chocomonsta and pollyanna (it all counts).

esmy, thanks for your SW at home post; it’s really informative and helpful.

A propos of nothing, I’ve just noticed there’s a stunning sunset with a sliver of new moon – beautiful!

Today’s damage –
Breakfast: fruit and ff natural yogurt
Lunch: hm Thai carrot & coriander soup (3), hexb bread. pear
Snack at hospital: half a slice of carrot cake (delicious, but I brought the other bit home for DH, who’ll think I’m mad because it’s toty!) (5syns – smaller than Mr Kipling’s)
Dinner: Mexican Beef Enchiladas with wedges and roasted pepper (courtesy of Hello Fresh again) – 10syns ish for the wraps + hexa cheese
Snack: grapes

Total syns – 18, so not too far over (unless I’m ravenous at supper time! Hmm, maybe a can of sugar free irn bru, would fill me up.

Tete_en_l'Air wrote: »

I've been thinking a lot about the new HEA and syn values, and I think that as long as we aren't mixing and matching the plans then it should hopefully work out. E.g. I've cut Muller Lights out of my diet completely now (they're so expensive anyway!) so having a bit extra milk each day should balance out. But if we have the extra milk and cheese while saying "I'm not synning yoghurts or mug shots" then we'll be in trouble.

Yes i agree not mixing them, 1 day i had 1 hexa, thats the only time, i eat muller but dont syn them as they were free when i lost my weight but i have 1 a day not 6/7:rotfl:

Well done Get:T:T:T nice brucie bonus:D

Oh i always say muller lust:rotfl::rotfl:

Good evening....

I have been deliberating most of the day as to what I should have for my Dinner...What I should have is a maid at home so that I don't have to think of these things. It would be on the table when I get home.:D..I have tried to get my boy to make something but he just wags his tale when I get home....

For ease this evening I had :

Breaded Fish, Jacket Potato and 5 beans....Well not exactly five beans but a tin of Heinz 5 beans....

If I get hungry later I still have my orange which I was too busy to eat at Lunchtime...

Hoping that everyone is managing well.....I'm going to put the kettle on should anyone wish a brew....I still have my Xmas cake I made (uncut) for Xmas...If I can tempt anyone...:D

Happy Days everyone..:kisses3: