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How many syns a day do you have?
Shoegal30 · 15/01/2014 13:38
I have just started my second week of SW and was surprised that I had only lost 1lb.
Thankfully I had kept a food diary and when I looked at I realised that although my meals are syn free - I was eating on average 12 syns a day mostly consisting of low fat choc and crisp.
I am now going to try and average 7-8 syns a day.
I am on the EE plan.
StickChildrenTwo · 15/01/2014 13:56
I tend to have between 0- 10 a day. The last 2 days I haven't had any. Today by the end of it I will have had 4. It varies. Are you sure you were counting your syns correctly? Not saying you haven't but on your first week I would have expected you to lose more that 1lbs but try not to get disheartened. 1lbs, every week for a year adds up to 4 stone so it's a step in the right direction!
Have you counted every spoon full of sugar/ every dash of milk in your tea or coffee/ every teaspoon of anything syn-ful needs to be a level tea spoon not heaped. Little tiny things can add up to a lot of syns if you're not careful.
Shoegal30 · 15/01/2014 15:39
Thanks Stick. Thankfully I don't drink any hot drinks so no danger of any syns there.
I already cook a lot of my food from scratch and have only substituted cooking oil for fry light and reduced the condiments in some areas so it hasn't been a drastic change from me.
The only thing I have reduced is the amount of bread and am no longer having full fat choc or crisp. I think I need to be more strict in this area.
Also I am due on my period tomorrow so maybe some of it was menustral bloating 
ballstoit · 19/01/2014 12:21
How much veg have you been eating? I tend to eat 10 syns a day in the week and 15 (or possibly 1 or 2 more ) at weekends.
However, I do notice that not eating at least a third veg at each meal will reduce my weight loss to 0.5-1 lb ish.
The week before my period is unlikely to be a big loss though, no matter what I eat...usually maintain or half a lb...the week after is usually a larger loss though 
FlatCapAndAWhippet · 21/01/2014 15:01
I have under ten each day, they normally consist of sauces, pickles, that kind of stuff that I add to my salads, cooking etc. At the weekend I'll drink wine and cider too but I rarely have crisps and choc as I find my weight really doesn't shift much if I do. Good luck on wk two :)
santasballsackisnolonger · 22/01/2014 13:31
i only has a small loss my first week but then the next few weeks were quite impressive! if i have a bad week it tends not to show til the following week. Slow in body and mind obviously
Churmy123 · 23/01/2014 12:23
I try to limit my sysn to 10 a day. Although on the days that I do my exercise i might go up t 15 :-)
RCOR · 24/02/2014 14:00
I know it's not recommended but I tried to keep to zero syns, or as close to as I possibly could. I did allow mysf a treat on a Friday - but even then it was one of those Alpen low syn bars. I did this up until I had reached my initial 1 stone target. After that I wasn't quite as hard on myself. I lost 2st in total which was my aim. I'm now a target member but always aware of what I'm eating.
DreamToSleep · 24/02/2014 15:08
It's my first weigh in today..I have been having between 0-7 syns will let you know how I get on tonight 
MummyPigsFatTummy · 26/02/2014 01:00
I have between 10 and 15 a day, generally including a glass of wine with dinner. I have lost 7.5lbs in 3 weeks on Extra Easy but hope for a decent loss this week as was pre-menstrual last week. I understand it isn't uncommon to have a small loss the first week of a diet and a bigger one the second, particularly if you had a bit of a blow out before starting like some people I tend to.
DreamToSleep · 26/02/2014 18:42
I lost 4.5lbs at first weigh in..second one on Monday. .hoping for 3.
Nikki55 · 12/03/2017 16:20
Hi everyone, I'm new to mumsnet!!! I'm a gran but often read your info on the internet. Nor trying to understand slimming world , it looks really good to me. SYNS is my question? Is it 10 and under for everyone or is it weight related I'm 10st 13ibs or 153lbs ....
OhHolyFuck · 12/03/2017 16:34
Grovee do you know what it is for anyone over 16stone? I've never heard that mentioned, just a blanket 5-15 for everybody and encouragement to eat at least 5 a day
Groovee · 12/03/2017 18:24
I don't know. I just know I was 7lb short for the extra syns . I believe men get 10 extra syns too x
Kazandy111 · 17/02/2018 16:43
How many sins if over 16 stone , I have 4-5 stone to lose
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