Slimming world advice please :)
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It isn't more difficult and the foods stay pretty much the same. It will take time to get your head around but it won't be any faster, unless you do the new speed up version. But extra easy doesn't change as such.
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was wondering if I could join in too?I follow the extra easy plan on slimming world online as our local group is on a monday, which is the only full day off each week that my hubby has because of work (he's a carer), so the limited time that we get together is very special.
I've spent a lot of time yoyoing and feel like I've wasted so much time when we could have been getting the help we need or actually achieving a bfp.
So, I'm doing the whole, new year new start thing and have made a promise to myself that I will end the year a good chunk lighter and hopefully so much closer to actually conceiving
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Welcome Emmy! Of course you can join us! I will however say that it helps to be accountable to someone other than yourself. I can totally understand that you want to have that time for you and hubby but just as a suggestion, you could just go and get weighed and leave again. A lot of people do that in my group. Depending when you arrive and how many ppl are before you, you could be in and out in 10 minutes. Might be worth it?
Otherwise I am happy to offer an support I can and I am sure the lovely ladies on here too.
Otherwise I am happy to offer an support I can and I am sure the lovely ladies on here too.
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Yeah, our local group is half an hour away, so over an hour including all of the travelling, getting weighed etc.
My Dr has asked me to check in with her once a month so that we can keep a track on things, so I'm hoping that will help me with being accountable to someone if that makes sense? She wants to help us to get where we want to be, but doesn't want to refer us for help just yet because we would just get turned away because of my weight. I should have included that in my original post
My Dr has asked me to check in with her once a month so that we can keep a track on things, so I'm hoping that will help me with being accountable to someone if that makes sense? She wants to help us to get where we want to be, but doesn't want to refer us for help just yet because we would just get turned away because of my weight. I should have included that in my original post
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Oh yes I see! Well losing weight should definitely help with fertility! And if not then hopefully your doc can refer you.
I know how heartbreaking ltttc is! We tried for 3 years and a bit before we finally got some help (my mum financed it as we couldn't afford it ourselves) and then got lucky on our 3rd IUI. But for us it was not being overweight, just OH's antibodies in his sperm. I was too old for the NHS to help though. How many tries do you get on the NHS, any idea?
At any rate I am FX so much that you will finally get lucky!
I know how heartbreaking ltttc is! We tried for 3 years and a bit before we finally got some help (my mum financed it as we couldn't afford it ourselves) and then got lucky on our 3rd IUI. But for us it was not being overweight, just OH's antibodies in his sperm. I was too old for the NHS to help though. How many tries do you get on the NHS, any idea?
At any rate I am FX so much that you will finally get lucky!
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To be honest I'm not too sure how it's decided. So I definitely need to start looking into that.
Does anyone else have trouble getting their oh to eat what they want? I was planning on doing pan fried (in frylight) cod, with actifried chips and salsa for me, veg for hubby and he's just pulled his face. It's a nightmare trying new meals as hubby is so fussy so we always end up eating the same things over and over again and it gets so boring
Does anyone else have trouble getting their oh to eat what they want? I was planning on doing pan fried (in frylight) cod, with actifried chips and salsa for me, veg for hubby and he's just pulled his face. It's a nightmare trying new meals as hubby is so fussy so we always end up eating the same things over and over again and it gets so boring
Hey Ladies I've bumped the old SW thread. I used to do WW and lost about 2 stone when my son was 6 months old and I've put it all back on.
I've thought about joining SW for a while as it sounds relatively easy and I like not having o weigh things. I also like the targets as with WW I would have to be in a healthy bmi and that's way off for me!
Where have you found good family friendly recipes? I really like the hairy dieters cookbooks and have just bought the latest one so hoping I can use some of the recipes x
I've bumped the old SW thread. I used to do WW and lost about 2 stone when my son was 6 months old and I've put it all back on.I've thought about joining SW for a while as it sounds relatively easy and I like not having o weigh things. I also like the targets as with WW I would have to be in a healthy bmi and that's way off for me!
Where have you found good family friendly recipes? I really like the hairy dieters cookbooks and have just bought the latest one so hoping I can use some of the recipes x
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Hello Lola and welcome
There are loads of SW recipes online and you don't even have to be a member to find them and use them.
I find SW extremely easy to do and I love that the only thing I have to count are syns or treats. Perfect!
There are loads of SW recipes online and you don't even have to be a member to find them and use them.
I find SW extremely easy to do and I love that the only thing I have to count are syns or treats. Perfect!
Hi Angel
I've just spent the last 30 mins looking at comparison weight loss pics on Instagram for inspiration. I just want to be able to go into a normal high street shop and be able to get a nice outfit. My toddler is better dressed than I am!!
It's a shame I've got so much naughty food in left over from Xmas! There are quite a few groups locally but all during the day which I can't do there is one at 7.30 next Thursday so hoping I can take my toddler with me as my OH works nights.
Do you get more syns if you are heavier? I'm hoping so!!
I've just spent the last 30 mins looking at comparison weight loss pics on Instagram for inspiration. I just want to be able to go into a normal high street shop and be able to get a nice outfit. My toddler is better dressed than I am!!
It's a shame I've got so much naughty food in left over from Xmas! There are quite a few groups locally but all during the day which I can't do there is one at 7.30 next Thursday so hoping I can take my toddler with me as my OH works nights.
Do you get more syns if you are heavier? I'm hoping so!!
Welcome Lola and Emmy!
I'm so pleased I lost half a pound!
really wasn't expecting that.
I like the new sp days although not sure i could do that all the time, i have potato too much but handy when you would need a boost.
I am going to aim to choose more s&p foods over other if I can although gutted bananas and blueberries aren't a speedy, I eat alot of them. At least 2 bananas a day and a punnet of blueberries every day too!
My consultant said when the consultants where given a week to do sp she lost 6lb and the highest loss from one of them was 18lb :-o that is just amazing! Can you imagine 18lb in a week, wow!
My faveroute recipes are lamb hot pot and steak and mushroom pie. My oh loves them too, when he eats sw meals I usually buy him a yummy cream cake for pudding as he really doesn't need to loose weight at all.
I also like the free little recipe book that we got too!
My consultant isn't giving out new stickers so if I want to use my new book I will loose my shinys
Might cut them off the old one and stick them on!
I'm so pleased I lost half a pound!
really wasn't expecting that. I like the new sp days although not sure i could do that all the time, i have potato too much but handy when you would need a boost.
I am going to aim to choose more s&p foods over other if I can although gutted bananas and blueberries aren't a speedy, I eat alot of them. At least 2 bananas a day and a punnet of blueberries every day too!
My consultant said when the consultants where given a week to do sp she lost 6lb and the highest loss from one of them was 18lb :-o that is just amazing! Can you imagine 18lb in a week, wow!
My faveroute recipes are lamb hot pot and steak and mushroom pie. My oh loves them too, when he eats sw meals I usually buy him a yummy cream cake for pudding as he really doesn't need to loose weight at all.
I also like the free little recipe book that we got too!
My consultant isn't giving out new stickers so if I want to use my new book I will loose my shinys
Might cut them off the old one and stick them on!
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Oh nicki01 that's a shame that your consultant isn't replacing the stickers. Alot of the slimmingworld people I follow on instagram have had their replaced
lola_90 my friend did get extra syns for a while as she was around the weight I am now when she started, but they decreased as she lost the weight. I can't remember if it was 20 or 25 syns she was allowed in total, so I'd definitely double check that as I don't want to give you false info just to be on the safe side.
First day 100% back on plan for me, hubby has just cooked a lovely breakfast sausages (2 syns), bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, poached egg and toast (hexb). I'm absolutely stuffed
I can't wait to get back into the swing of things properly 
lola_90 my friend did get extra syns for a while as she was around the weight I am now when she started, but they decreased as she lost the weight. I can't remember if it was 20 or 25 syns she was allowed in total, so I'd definitely double check that as I don't want to give you false info just to be on the safe side.
First day 100% back on plan for me, hubby has just cooked a lovely breakfast sausages (2 syns), bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, poached egg and toast (hexb). I'm absolutely stuffed
I can't wait to get back into the swing of things properly
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Well done! Bet you were in a minority too with a loss huh?
I am trying the SP week as we speak and this morning I had 2lbs off (I started Tuesday as dinner for Monday was planned already and was pasta). But if that is all I am losing, then it is not worth it giving up potatoes and pasta lol I often lose 2lbs per week. I am definitely not losing 18lbs, that is for sure!
The thing I do like though about the SP week, is the 2 helpings of Healthy Bs! Sadly my OH bought a 800gr loaf of wholemeal bread, so instead of being able to eat 4 (!!!!) slices of toast, I can only have 2! LOL it is all psychological I know but it feels like SOO much more when there are 4 small slices throughout the day!
Also, one of my favourite easy recipes from the website is cauliflower cheese. Now on the SP week we cannot have low fat yoghurt, so I used quark instead and the taste was just as good.
And last night OH made that pepper steak I have told you about before and instead of fat free fromage frais for the sauce he used the quark again. He liked it slightly less but I thought it was just as lovely. So quark really is a good substitute and also tastes yummy on toast with cucumber slices or tomato.
As for blueberries, yes that is a shame. But maybe you will like raspberries and blackberries too? I like that as a dessert or snack and just add some quark (again) or fat free fromage frais and some splenda powder and YUMM!
Will let you know of course if I have an amazing loss by Monday
I am trying the SP week as we speak and this morning I had 2lbs off (I started Tuesday as dinner for Monday was planned already and was pasta). But if that is all I am losing, then it is not worth it giving up potatoes and pasta lol I often lose 2lbs per week. I am definitely not losing 18lbs, that is for sure!
The thing I do like though about the SP week, is the 2 helpings of Healthy Bs! Sadly my OH bought a 800gr loaf of wholemeal bread, so instead of being able to eat 4 (!!!!) slices of toast, I can only have 2! LOL it is all psychological I know but it feels like SOO much more when there are 4 small slices throughout the day!
Also, one of my favourite easy recipes from the website is cauliflower cheese. Now on the SP week we cannot have low fat yoghurt, so I used quark instead and the taste was just as good.
And last night OH made that pepper steak I have told you about before and instead of fat free fromage frais for the sauce he used the quark again. He liked it slightly less but I thought it was just as lovely. So quark really is a good substitute and also tastes yummy on toast with cucumber slices or tomato.
As for blueberries, yes that is a shame. But maybe you will like raspberries and blackberries too? I like that as a dessert or snack and just add some quark (again) or fat free fromage frais and some splenda powder and YUMM!
Will let you know of course if I have an amazing loss by Monday
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Oh I only saw your post now Emmy! Sounds like a wonderful breakkie! Well done hubby! And that is what I like about this diet, you can pretty much stuff yourself full of lovely food and still lose weight!
I hope you will have a great loss this first week
I have no idea if our consultant will or won't replace the stickers. There is one girl in my group who has had SOO many already that they fill the back of her booklet so maybe it would get costly if they had to replace them all for every one. I only have 4 lol
I hope you will have a great loss this first week
I have no idea if our consultant will or won't replace the stickers. There is one girl in my group who has had SOO many already that they fill the back of her booklet so maybe it would get costly if they had to replace them all for every one. I only have 4 lol
I've only got 3 so its not to bad but I'm still going to cut them out lol!
I was the only one with a loss but there was only 4 people there today, one lady put on 8lbs I really felt for her she was devasted, she does really well so I think it will be gone plus more in 2 weeks.
I don't usually buy newspapers but I will do if they are doing that. How long are the mirror doing it? Is it just tomorrow?
I was the only one with a loss but there was only 4 people there today, one lady put on 8lbs I really felt for her she was devasted, she does really well so I think it will be gone plus more in 2 weeks.
I don't usually buy newspapers but I will do if they are doing that. How long are the mirror doing it? Is it just tomorrow?
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