Using syns seems to speed up loss

[Rhinosaurus]

I have lost 2 stone on SW over four months, I am not seeking it as a diet, more a healthier way of eating. Weight loss quite slow, usually about 1 or two pounds a week, sometimes staying the same.

The past two weeks I have started having some or all of my syns every day, pink and whites, snack size choc bars, maybe a couple of biscuits.

Since I have been doing that (2 weeks) I lost 3 the first week and 4 this week. Can anyone explain this -
Does using your syns enhance the weight loss? It all seems very strange (not that I am complaining!)

Yes Syns are part of the plan you always get better losses ask you leader she will explain why

If you don't have any Syns then you will be having very little fat etc. your body needs a certain amount of fat etc to function. Without it your body goes into starvation mode to hang on to what it has! When eating a bit of fat etc your body works more effectively.

I don't think that's true Chessie. Plenty of free food has fat in it (5% mince, eggs for example). You could also have nuts as your HEB, or cheese as your HEA so could easily be getting some fat.

Syns don't necessarily have fat either - you could use all your syns on sugar or haribos - not fat at all.

Chrissie is right excess sugar not burned up is converted to fat

Chessie not Chrissie

Bodies are weird things, and I think just shaking up your routine sometimes can give a good loss! Syns are part of the plan though, and they're there to be eaten - I think they're probably there mainly to stop us falling off the wagon.

PS. a loss of 1-2lb a week is perfect and not slow at all, imo!