Slimming world advice please :)

[AngelUK]

Mine is watermelon, hands down! I also like pear, it feels more like a treat and less like a healthy thing than an apple but I know that makes no sense lol

As for the rice, I buy the Uncle Ben's Classic Wholegrain Rice. It takes roughly 2 minutes in the microwave, depending on how strong it is.

 

[topsy]

I love watermelon and raspberry

The uncle bend 2 min mushroom rice is 2 syns and you get LOADS

xxx

 

[nicki01]

Are all the uncle bens rice syn'd?
A lady at my sw said she does her spaghetti bolognese with shredded cabbage instead of pasta. Haven't tried it but would cut out the pasta side of it.

Will do roast veg on Sunday with onion and garlic, see how it turns out.

I love raspberries and blueberries but can't find raspberries anywhere at the mo, sainsburys and tesco where all out today!

 

[AngelUK]

Oh dear I didn't realise it has syns! I never counted them before! I don't eat them all the time so that is ok but man!

 

[kit10grl]

the wholemeal uncle bens doesnt have syns but the rest do. not loads but it varies for each flavour.

I pretty much lost sight of plan over xmas and new year but over the two weeks put on a total of 6.5 lbs as a result. Back to it today though, got my consultant to have a look over my plan for the week to see if i had got the idea behind the SP plan right and its was looking right so going to give that a go this week and next week and hopefully clear off the xmas gain and get that 4 stone award before the end of the month if i am lucky. (10lbs away) but usually if i have a big gain one week the whole of the gain plus a bit comes off the next week if i am really careful so hoping for a 4/5 lb loss next week. Fingers crossed. Its going well so far, have been feeling full all day and its inspired me to try some new recipes chicken curry for tea tonight, and a new cereal for my HeX today. Plus ive not had any syns today yet just snacking on S fruits instead.


Fingers crossed the motivation lasts

 

[kit10grl]

Actually just double checked and the wholemeal one is 2 syns. Wonder if its been updated recently as it used to be free. sorry ladies

 

[AngelUK]

kit I think that might be it! I must make sure to double check everything now! But I think those pouches are 250gr and so 3.5 syns? Not sure I haven't any left now. Mind you I didn't have the lot myself as my boys also had some but I didn't measure it.

Good luck in losing your xmas weight! So close to your goal now!

 

[baileybubs]

Nicki I do boil some stuff before I roast, like potatoes and parsnips just to make it a bit quicker but you don't have to. You can just throw them in the oven with fry light on for about 45 mins depending how big they are.

I've not eaten the best today, need to have had more speed foods but coz I've been so busy all I've managed is primula on toast (HEA and HEB) then a jacket potato with beans and tea was SW carbonara (3 syns for the Parmesan in it) and just had 3 cheddars (3 syns). So I'm like you Nicki, not going over on my syns and eating free foods but enough (or barely any today!!) fruit and veg. I'm hungry right now though so will go and get some fruit and yoghurt.

Lola my favourite free snack is ham rolled with cottage cheese and a bit of pineapple.

Kit fingers crossed for a big loss for you this week.

All you ladies doing SP how are you finding it? I need more motivation to do that yet, I needed to get my head back into SW after Christmas first before attempting to cut out the carbs too lol!

Anyone heard any news on when these ready meals come out or what they are like?

 

[topsy]

Oh the ready meals are out in Iceland mid feb I think hun Theres a curry one I know that and they will be syn fee-Our consultant told us xxx

 

[baileybubs]

Oh poop my consultant originally said they'd be out mid-January! Could really do with them coming out soon!

 

[ZoMo]

Hi ladies, am hoping for a bit of motivation! I have been doing SW for two years exactly (new years resolution in Jan 2013 to rejoin for 6th time!) and had a 6 stone goal. 4 stone seemed to just drop off in my first year but I spent the entire year last year messing about and struggling to lose a further stone and a half. Have put on 5lbs christmas weight and am now 10lbs from target. It seems to never be getting any closer! I am just so close now that I seem to struggle like mad to get the last few lbs off! It helps to read other people's journeys and chat about it along the way x

 

[AngelUK]

First of all well done you for losing all that weight! Really great
As for your last 10lbs... Maybe you need to rethink your target? If you are happy and comfy at your current weight or thereabouts then maybe 10lbs more off is just not going to happen?
But if you are not happy then maybe think back to how you felt when the pounds dropped off and how elated you felt at the weigh in. And if you do remember that, then think to how it feels to eat that box of biscuit or that cheese or whatever your vice is. Does eating that feel equally good as losing? And how does it feel to step on the scales and have a gain? This is what I tell myself anyway and when I then look at the synfull biscuit or chocolate I always think Not worth that feeling and then I resist.
My weightloss is quite slow but I am determined to get there! I originally started cause last summer I had ordered a lovely summer maxi dress in XL (mind you from an Italian designer so XL translates to M or MAYBE X ) and I couldn't fit in! Enough is enough I said and joined SW. I tried that dress now and it fits!! I still have to suck my tummy in but when I do, it fits! I love this feeling and I will battle on!

 

[kit10grl]

Im actually quite surprised that SP seems to be going really well. Ive been surprised by how full i have felt from the meals, which is weird cos i never felt hungry before but now after eating the meal ive not been tempted to snack at all. And with the allowance of the 2 hex b i can have my choc fix from hifi bars so ive only used three syns over the last two days where usually i use all my syns up at the start of the week and then struggle the last two days as i have none left to use.

 

[lola_90]

Wow great loss ZoMo!

I completely agree with Angel whenever I feel like I want to eat everything in sight I browse nice clothes on Topshop or ASOS! Instagram is also a good place for inspiration pics too. I'm trying to visualise how I will feel when I am three stone lighter (1st goal)

Breakfast - two slices from a 400g loaf with baked beans and two boiled eggs, mushrooms and tomatoes
Lunch - epic disaster! Had two toddlers today and took them to the farm and by lunch I was knackered!! So bacon and Brie ciabatta melt, nachos, slice of rice kris pie cake AND two biscuits!

Normally when I go off track I find it really hard to get back on but have drawn a line under it.

Dinner is cooking and we are having chicken breasts marinated in a Nando's sauce need to google syns, SW chips, big salad

Me and LO have just shared a big bowl if mixed fruit and will have a yoghurt and a banana later when he is in bed.

Lunch when you are out and about what to take? I go to Uni and I could go to the cafe and get a plain jacket potato with no butter and then I could bring in some prawn mayo and salad. But not sure what else I can do. No microwave access so might need to find some recipes for inspiration!

 

[Katerz]

Zomo when I was approaching target I came to a bit of a halt so switched things up a bit. Give SP a go, have another good read through your books and search for new recipes. Apologies if im teaching you to suck eggs

I gained 2 lb which I'm not fussed about as it puts me back bang on target and it's star week.

Group tonight has 25 new members!

 

[nicki01]

You have done great zomo, well done with all that weight loss!

Can you all tell me how you have your syns?

I have 1 syn at lunch time as a tbsp of mayo and then not usually any more as most of my dinners are free, so I end up having 4/5 biscuits and a sw bar 3 syns, then occasionally a hot choc before bed so I'm using all my syns in one go in the evening, is this going to be bad? Will it pay off to spread them over the day? I don't want to as I love my junk fix in the evening but well if it will help??!

 

[lindseymw]

Hi Everyone,

Hope I can join here? I have just started SW today, doing Green and Original days (nicked the books from my Mam!). I won't be going to the groups as I can't justify spending £5 to get weighed!

Today I am doing a Green Day, tomorrow a Red Day. I have actually eaten more then I usually do. Normally don't bother with breakfast (not for weightloss reasons, just never really had breakfast).

I am hoping to lose around 1.5stone.

 

[AngelUK]

Welcome Lindsey
They changed the diet somewhat and got rid of red and green but I think it will still work just as well. I just don't think any of the girls on here are doing those. I am doing Extra Easy and I too find that I am eating so much more! Lovely huh!?
Good luck

 

[baileybubs]

Zomo congrats on the weight loss that's fab!! As for losing the last bit I've heard of some people reducing their syns when they are at that final hurdle, have you tried that? Or switching up the food you eat? I'm guilty of eating the same meals all the time and apparently that can cause your weight loss to really slow down (which for me is tough coz I only lose 0.5-2lbs a week as it is!).

Lindsay welcome! I'm also doing extra easy like Angel and a few of the other girls as I've never had red and green explained and they don't do it any more but I can always help with syn values, it just means the syn values might be a bit different. 1.5 stone will be totally doable, I've lost 1 stone in a month and I have another 1.5-2 stone to go depending on if I change my target.

Nicki for me it depends on what I have for my meals. Some days I have all my syns in the evening and I have popcorn or cheddars and a hot choc and maybe a hi fi bar, whereas other days if I have cheese in a meal usually, then I have half my syns there lol! Coz I use all my milk for HEA and always have to syn cheese.

Weigh in for me tonight. I've been doing dry January and usually I drink one night a week so hoping to see if that's made a difference to my loss. I've also got a training session at the gym this afternoon which should be fun!

 

[lindseymw]

My mam has been doing the Extra Easy and has so far lost over 3 stone!

I just nicked the books and it was the Red & Green days which explains it all and loads of recipes. Hence why I am doing that way.

So far I have had:-

Bran Flakes
Milk (Part of my Healthy Option)
Blueberries

Then a bit later:
Sautéd Potatoes
Baked Beans
Poached Eggs
Mushroom
(All Syn Free!)

Dinner:
Herbed Couscous Salad (Syn Free, absolutely delish!)