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Slimming in to Spring - Slimming World support thread 2019

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  • beanielou
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    Well done Pondsinbucks & FrankieM :)
    Hope you are on the mend really soon FrankieM.
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  • joedenise
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    FrankieM wrote: »
    Yesterday's slightly dodgy tummy was more than slightly dodgy.

    Lasted 2 hours at work and then headed back home and to bed. I've had today off too and I'm feeling much better.

    With amazing commitment I headed off to weigh in for a 'weigh and go' _3.5lbs I think it'll be cause I hadn't eaten but I wanted to draw a line under last week.

    I've eaten with no problems today. A very noisy tummy but no cramps etc

    B: 2 x hi fi bars( HEA) & banana
    L:Beefy mince (1 syn), potato & broc from last night
    T: Bolognaise(minced beef, onion, mushroom, pepper, courgette, aubergine, passata, oxo, herbs) , pasta, lettuce, cucumber, tomato

    I'll have some cheese (HEB) on my bolognaise and I've had milk (HEB) for hot drinks

    Snacks: apple, grapes, satsumas, yog (1 syn)

    I'm being out here for Mother's Day. When you eat out do you still stick as close to plan as possible (even if there are other things on the menu you'd prefer) or do you just chose what you'd like as it's just one meal?

    Well done on a great loss.

    Just one comment on your menu you seem to be muddling up HEA and HEBs. HEA is for calcium - milk & cheese; HEB is for fibre - hi-fi bars, porridge, bread etc.

    Eating out on Mother's Day is just one meal! You could try saving syns during the week or just have a Flexisyn day, where you decide how many syns you need and then back on plan after that. Not sure whether you go to group or not but if you do it's worth having a look either online or in your books about flexisynning. Enjoy your meal out whatever you decide.

    Denise
  • sarymclary
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    Hope you feel much better soon FrankieM

    TTD I vote for No.2 gravy

    Having my first proper day off from work, and it's been lovely so far. Got all the washing up to date, watched 2 films, did the weekly shop, and met OH for a quick coffee during his half hour lunch break at work and took him a coffee. Youngest son is doing is first nightshift on his new job rota this week, so I didn't have the heart to faff around in the bedroom that is part way through being decorated. I may get in there early tomorrow with the polyfilla, but the sanding is clearly going to have to wait.

    I meant to mention that the buffet on Sunday night was dreadful, and very much not SW friendly. It was very, very beige, so the usual mozarella sticks, chicken gougons, pasta salad, white bread sandwiches, cocktail sausages, potato salad in thick mayo, etc. I stepped up with trepidation after everyone else had filled their plates hoping to find some salad, but alas there was none. But, I did spot some crudites in he corner that no one else had touched, so I had some carrot batons, celery sticks, cucumber sticks, peppers and a handful of grapes off of the cheese board, together with a small amount of curry flavoured humous.

    So following on from that FrankieM when eating out I don't tend to allow myself a 'blow-out' but try to find something on the menu that is SW friendly, or can be tweaked enough to become so (like asking for a sauce to be kept separate, or avoiding chips, roast spuds etc). At this point in time when I am not even in the middle of my weightloss journey yet, I really don't feel inclined to sacrifice a loss for one meal off-plan. I hope that in time, once at target, that is something I can manage more easily.

    Meal plan today is:
    B - banana
    L - mixed salad with tikka chicken breast (0.5) and dressing (1.5) & 0% greek yog with apples (1.5)
    snack - 1 slice wm bread HEB with spread (1) & lean ham
    D - chinese marinaded chicken (3 for the marinade) with savoury rice and mixed salad, tomatoes, cucumber, pickled onions, etc. Dressing (1.5)

    I picked up some of Lidl's fat free high protein yogurts today, which are 1 syn each for the raspberry or peach & passion fruit flavours, but have 22g of protein in them, which makes them a great snack.

    I saw the jackfruit in sauces in Tesco too today, but at £2 a packet, and not a lot in the packet, plus a LOT of sauce, I didn't think they'd really be a great option. I would like to try jackfruit, as interested to know if it really can be a good meat substitute. (I'm not vegetarian, but do like to keep meat intake down a day or so a week to be healthier). Has anyone tried jackfruit, and if so, what did you think?
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  • joedenise
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    Not tried jackfruit but you can buy in canned in water. Tesco have a 410g can for £2 which is probably enough to feed at least 2 people. Not sure but think it's one of those things that take on the flavour of what it's cooked in so might be good to use for a curry or something similar. I'm sure there will be loads of recipes online.

    Denise
  • bubbs
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    Evening all :D
    Sorry been MIA, was really busy at the weekend and at the theatre again last night :D
    Welcome too all the newbies:D
    Well done to all the losers and SOTW:T:T:T:T
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  • OxO red wine gravy is my new found love of food.


    How I made it:


    1 tin of mushy pea's (choose your own favorite brand I use aldi homebrand), This is your "base" and thickness of the gravy this was blitzed with blender into a smooth paste, add a pinch of salt, dried rosemary and thyme sprinkle on how much you wish to include I used a level table spoon, dried Marjoram 1/2 table spoon, couple of grinds of the course black pepper shaker, and 1 T spoon of lazy garlic (if you don't have fine shopped lazy jar of garlic, use a T spoon of garlic powder or 2 fresh garlic cloves chopped), mix well into the paste.


    Then chop up 2 red onions, fry using fry light, once softened and browned, include to the gravy paste.


    In a measuring jug pour 400ml boiled water and add 2 or 3 OxO red wine stock pots, and melt and stir, add to your gravy paste taste test if its really sweet cut it with some malt vinegar add little by little tasting all the while to the taste you want add gravy browning to your preferred colour and mix to preferred consistency, don't worry about making too much you can always freeze it for another meal.


    I thought it tasted amazing,
  • maman
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    OxO red wine gravy is my new found love of food.


    How I made it:


    1 tin of mushy pea's (choose your own favorite brand I use aldi homebrand), This is your "base" and thickness of the gravy this was blitzed with blender into a smooth paste, add a pinch of salt, dried rosemary and thyme sprinkle on how much you wish to include I used a level table spoon, dried Marjoram 1/2 table spoon, couple of grinds of the course black pepper shaker, and 1 T spoon of lazy garlic (if you don't have fine shopped lazy jar of garlic, use a T spoon of garlic powder or 2 fresh garlic cloves chopped), mix well into the paste.


    Then chop up 2 red onions, fry using fry light, once softened and browned, include to the gravy paste.


    In a measuring jug pour 400ml boiled water and add 2 or 3 OxO red wine stock pots, and melt and stir, add to your gravy paste taste test if its really sweet cut it with some malt vinegar add little by little tasting all the while to the taste you want add gravy browning to your preferred colour and mix to preferred consistency, don't worry about making too much you can always freeze it for another meal.


    I thought it tasted amazing,

    Thanks for that TTD, I love gravy so anything syn free is a winner for me. When I fry onions, I always soften them first (chopped) in the microwave with a splash of water. They fry up so much quicker that way.

    Hope you enjoyed the theatre bubbs and your meal wasn't too off plan. ;)
  • FrankieM
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    Yep, Healthy A's and B's mixed up but it's just n the writing, I'm managing it to do it the right way in real life!

    I have a long way to go in my weight loss journey and so I think it's probably too soon to throw it all to the wind, even for one meal. I think I'd rather have the loss, but that may all change when I'm sitting at the table. :/


    Thanks everyone for the wisdom. Sometimes you just need to be reminded what you're working for.

    Today's food:

    B: Boiled egg on toast (HEB)
    L: Bolognaise & pasta (leftovers from last night)
    T: Crustless quiche (HEA) & salad

    Snacks: banana, satsumas, apple eaten throughout the day.and milk for hot drinks.

    All this talk of pickles has reminded me how much I love a good bit of beetroot, gerkin and pickled onions with my salad so will pick some of these up when I next go shopping.
  • SIRENS
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    sarymclary wrote: »

    I saw the jackfruit in sauces in Tesco too today, but at £2 a packet, and not a lot in the packet, plus a LOT of sauce, I didn't think they'd really be a great option. I would like to try jackfruit, as interested to know if it really can be a good meat substitute. (I'm not vegetarian, but do like to keep meat intake down a day or so a week to be healthier). Has anyone tried jackfruit, and if so, what did you think?

    I've had jack fruit but as an actual fruit, it's very common in Asia, I guess I can see how it could be a meat substitute as it's not particularly sweet and not juicy, it's pretty dense but you can pull it apart. To me it's a fruit, but I'd give it a go as a savoury.

    Wel. Not too bad for me I'm popping in with a loss of -2lb hoping not to put it back on next week as that seems to be my pattern at the moment. I am working this Saturday and that usually keeps me on track so fingers crossed.

    B porridge(hexb) raspberries splash of milk (1) tsp maple syrup (1/2)
    L mushroom rice, veg sausage casserole with mushrooms, peppers and carrots,apple
    D probably rest of casserole and jacket
    S maybe cereal bar mid morning (3 1/2)
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    OS
  • joedenise
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    Well done SIRENS, 2lb is a great loss.

    Used most of my syns last night so only have 6 left for today but that's fine.

    Today's plan:

    B - scrambled eggs on toast; couple easy peelers
    L - jacket potato, cottage cheese, mixed leaves, cucumber, tomato, pickled onions, cornichons. Need to get some more beetroot as used the last of it a couple of days ago and haven't been shopping again yet.
    D - burger topped with cheese, onions, chips, mushrooms

    Not sure what I was thinking when I did my menu plan as have ended up with chips 2 days running - but to be fair I used sweet potatoes yesterday so not quite the same:D

    HEA1 - milk
    HEA2 - cheese
    HEB - bread
    Syns - possibly a couple of Ryvita & Laughing Cow Lightest - 4 syns

    Denise
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