Slimming World weigh in and food diaries......

[calzone]

There are lots of SW posts which I love reading but was finding it difficult to remember where to post my weigh in and menus for the day.

Hope no one minds me doing this......

I am Calzone and I am 5ft 6'. I joined SW last week and weighed in at 14st 3lbs.
I am doing Dry January and think I have been pretty good this week with my food choices.....

Food today
B......fruit/tea with sk milk
L...2 bread, beans, 2 eggs
D....DH is doing Lebanese and promises it is SW friendly.

So, if you want to do the same.....post and share, otherwise this will be my SW experience.

there a facebook group, SYNS ALLOWED, which gives lots of ideas for freebie food swaps.

There are Syn Free foods coming into Iceland next month - ready meals including chicken tikka masala, along with syn free sausages by the bag.

Fanny....the FB page on syns is fab! Thanks.

B.....weetabix & melon
L....veggie soup.....fruit
D.....Waitrose paella which I will syn in a minute
Sn.....lots of fruit
Sk milk

B......fruit
L.....veg soup with couscous
D.....roast chicken, roast swede, sprouts, broccoli, carrots, chicken oxo cube.
Cappuccino muller lite yum.

Everyone is very quiet today......

Ah you see, Friday was not good. Saturday was good up to dinner, when we went to the pub for a quick bite and it all went horribly wrong!

Sunday I was virtuous and today I shall be too.....

This weekend has been a bit hit and miss. Back on it until weigh in on Friday to make amends!
Today
B - Turkey rashers toast beans and egg
L veg omelette and salad
Not sure about dinner, making pizza for the rest might have a nosey about on the website for some ideas

saturday always goes horribly wrong and Fridays. Good day yesterday and planning a good one till at least Wednesday.

B- 2 Weetabix and 125ml milk (HexA)

L - chicken and mushroom packet pasta (free) made with water and 125ml milk (rest of HexA). Kiwi for dessert.

D- SW beef burger (free), roasties (1.5), bisto (1), yorkshire (2.5), carrot. Will probably have Muller light and banana after dinner.

Total - 5 syns

ive been in a picking mood...

bfast: Milk (hexA) eggs, bacon, tomato, mushroom.

Lunch: RESULT! My favourite soup - Glorious Timeless Tuscany - only 1.5 syns per half pot, according to syn calculator. Had this with ham on toast (hexB)

Dinner: Pick Pick, Pick at some of yesterdays beef, todays chicken, some sweetcorn.....then had a big fruit salad with mullerlight.

I want to eat a curly wurly, but I've sore teeth, so saving my syns!

B: Egg Sandwich (HEb)
L: homemade Lentil and spinach Soup with a bit of pulled gammon, it was really yummy and syn free (1 syn for the whole pan)
Dinner : Gammon Broth
Fruit bowl with custard on (5 syns)

B - banana, strawberries, low fat Greek yogurt, cup of tea

L - 3 ryvita, extra lean ham, 15g cheese (half of HexA), cucumber, salad cream (1 syn). will have caramel snack a Jack afterwards (2 syns)

D - pasta, extra lean ham, 15g cheese, ketchup (1 syn). Will have an orange for dessert.

total - 4 syns

For those of you using very few of your syns, what's your weight loss like? I've read that not using your allowance can stall weight loss. I weighed in today, 1lb down. I would have been happier with 2 but it's going in the right direction!

B - wholemeal toast (Heb) and banana
L - omelette with bacon, cherry tomatoes, spring onions and low fat cheese (3.5 syns)
D - will be SW bolognese pasta bake
HEA is the milk in teas and coffees.

B: bread(Heb) with lemon curd spread( not sure of syn, probably 2, will have to check on syns allowed)
L: prawns fried rice, with lots of carrot and moong beans in it
D: probably will be Rice and chicken curry
And fruit bowl
I am aiming for atleast 10 syns a day, and I am sure, it will add up to 15 by licking on my toddlers leftovers
Milk in coffee
I am finding it difficult to stick to milk allowance and, ended up syn-ing it

Imscarlet, I use someone else's syns and my own and lost 5lb in 3 weeks.. I do think if your not using them up you won't have anything to reduce when your near your pat.
I'd like to be 11 st7 now but if I achieve it by july using all the syns I'm happy. 12lb left to go!!

Hi, can I join in please!
I'm 5ft 6 and on week 2. I was 15st 5.5 starting weight I lost 2.5lb first week which is ok hoped for more as I stuck to it 100% but never mind...

Today was:

B: 1 x alpen light (heb) and a banana

Snack: grapes, 1x alpen light (heb)

L: scrambled eggs, mushrooms and beans

Snack: 3x light babybel (across the day) hea

D: chicken stirfry with Amoy straight to wok udon noodles (1 syn)

Syns: 1x Freddo 5syns and 1x mini twirl 5 syns - I find snacks the most tricky as I'm not a savoury snacker and I love my chocolate !!

Also upping the water intake this week.

Lost 1lb tonight which makes 10lbs in total over 2 weeks. ??

Frittata and sprouts for dinner.

Are the straight to wok noodles only 1 syn? I thought they were more for some reason!!

Pink parsnips I would look at making breakfast a bit more substantial (cereal or yogurt with fruit or if you've got time eggs with grilled/fried mushrooms & tomatoes, bacon, beans etc) and definitely up your fruit & veg intake. I've always found that whilst staying within syns will see you losing, the big losses only happen in the weeks I'm making healthier choices with less naughty snacking.

For chocolate cravings have you tried dark choc - a square dipped in tea or coffee can last for ages & gives you the sweet hit without relying on too many choccie bars. Upping your fruit intake will help a bit too - eg cut up melon in the fridge, grapes in a bowl etc so you have something ready to grab.

Hth (3.5st off 7lbs to go )

Phoebe, how long did it take you to lose 3.5st? That's about what I'd like to lose!! Well done!

B: bacon, egg, beans & fried mushrooms & courgettes
Snack: satsuma & some grapes and coffee out 4 syns

Lunch: huge bowl of super speed soup with spoon of quark on top plus 0% activia yogurt
Snack: Apple, hi-fi bar ( half HEB)
Dinner: grilled chicken breast, carrots, green beans & broccoli, mashed potato (milk, mustard & quark added) plus gravy - 4 syns then fat free yogurt with sliced banana & honey 1 syn
Snack: melon, hi-fi bar (half HEB) &

Adding another 2 syns for stealing some of DS's tea so 11syns total

HEA milk for coffee

Hoping to hit target by end of next month - 7lbs in 5 weeks so very doable but lots of birthdays & entertaining coming up and it's definitely slowed down/getting harder.

Quite a while considering I started end of March BUT I took the whole of August off (2 week holiday & just needed a break but actually only gained 2lbs). I also haven't actually lost much since end of November but totally changed shape from exercise. It's only really now I'm back on plan as I want to shift this last half stone.

I'd say 7 months of properly following plan but it will be best part of a year from start to finish. It doesn't feel like I've been dieting all the time & my eating / exercise habits are unrecognisable from this time last year

Well done, that's amazing!!