Slimming world support #1 2017

[ALemonyPea]

Welcome old and new

Good luck!

Morning all!

Well done Spaghetti! Great start!

The key to my success (so far) has been planning. I meal plan for a full week, including having stuff in for treats/syns. I try to do at least one new recipe a week. Variety is key is prevent boredom. Once I've meal planned, I do an online food shop (I do this weekly so I have subscribe and save). This prevents me being tempted by other stuff in the shop I hadn't planned for. It's actually saved us money because we're not going to our local co-op for extras we've forgotten (which leads to extras we don't need). I recommend knowing the syn value of things before you consume them!

I agree about planning - and not just main meals either.

For instance tonight I'm going to a late class at the gym. Last week I felt a bit dizzy during it because I hadn't eaten. So this week I'm planning to have my HexA and B before going in the form of weetabix and milk with berries. So that meant I couldn't have cereal for breakfast (my quick choice). So I planned to have poached eggs with spinach. So I knew that first thing this morning, while the kettle boiled, I bunged the frozen spinach in the microwave to blast and put the pan on for the eggs while I prepped a casserole in the slow cooker tonight.

All of which only took a few minutes to actually do (time that I would've spent just faffing trying to work out what to do). If I hadn't have planned I probably would have had cereal and then be stuck what to have before the gym tonight.

I agree with planning but I also think you need a few 'fall back dinners' for when you really don't have time. Mine is a chicken breast, a microwave rice (1/2 syn for half a packet) and the steamfresh veg you put in the microwave. The chicken goes in oven whilst I put DCs to bed and the rest is a few minutes in the microwave.

Groovester DD is a bit of a gym bunny/fitness guru. She says you probably will be heavier if you go to the gym 3 times a week as you will be building muscle.
For example over Xmas DD and I ate and drank very similar things.
I didn't go to the gym or doing any exercise and I gained 2lb
DD went to the gym 3 times and gain 6lb

Welcome newbies.

Well done losers and on your award Spaghetti.

Grundys, my one bit of advice is to try get the books even if you're joining online. The books are easier to get to grips with the plan. Perhaps go to one group and have the starter talk so you know what you're doing, or getbthe books off EBay.

Plenty of support on this thread and we can talk you through the plan.

I go to the gym 2/3 times a week and it hasn't really had much of an impact on my weight loss. I've done it more to get fit rather than weight loss though. When I started I couldn't do 5 mins on the treadmill, now I can easily manage 30 minutes.

I thought that might be the case Lavender - Thank you. Will keep you posted. WI later on tonight.

groovester it depends on the type/intensity of exercise you are doing. A weight lifter increasing the amount they lift, is going to be packing on muscle, doing 2 Zumba classes a week probably not gonna see any muscle gains. Other types of exercise will fall somewhere in between to varying degrees.

Yes deffo planning! I've got a white board in my kitchen where I write up all lunches and dinners for the week, so I can see what's there and make sure I remove things from freezer/but x ingredient on x day, prep the next day's lunch in advance so I'm not tempted to buy lunch at work. I can change it all around as the week goes on if I need to.

Another good tip is making leftovers for the next day's lunch. It's a low effort, low cost easy way to make sure lunches are on plan.

Today so far:
B - weetabix and milk (HEXA&B), satsuma
L - roasted veg with halloumi and rice (5 syns for halloumi), banana

Dinner is going to be either pasta or noodles at a wetherspoons for either 3 or 4 syns whilst everyone else eats curry

I've got an apple and 2 snack a jacks for mid afternoon (4 syns)

back to my soup obsession ha ha.....i guess the covent garden ones are high in syns.....just scoffed one.
I don't mind the basic SW idea but sometimes my tastebuds demand well er taste!

congrats losers

omg back to being a number again

Userwhatevernumber - Slimming World doesn't have to be bland. Most spices are free so use them as much as you want! If covent garden soups are high in syns it's probably because they've got sugar in them. I'd rather have spice than sugar.

sorry ali but I'm lovin that sugar hit, even if it is disguised in a soup.

Going to try some sort of fritter things this week as a change.

Thanks basin - I'm doing mainly cardio - treadmill/rowing machine/ cross trainer.
I'm going by the assumption that I'm still so overweight that it can only helps at this stage!

Yeah I haven't got a sweet tooth at all so can really live without sugar.

Now alcohol, that's another matter......

Feeling positive after a couple of good days but got a question about speed food if anyone can help!

I made the SW Dopazia curry last night - it was lovely (although apparently needed more chilli according to DP) but can anyone tell me if the tomatoes and onion in the sauce count as speed? I also added peppers and spinach and served with mangetout so think I hit the one third - but it's sometimes difficult to tell when the veg is mixed into a sauce. All advice welcome!

Extra incentive to stay on plan this week! I have a first date from OLD next Thursday now I wonder if losing half my body weight in a week is realistic

alibongo user whatever number is randomer she has fallen out with her computer/iPad methinks! Welcome all 😁

Afternoon all.

Been very energetic this morning at the stables and scrubbed and shampood 3 ponies. They were wounded but are less filthy for now.

Annoyingly I appear to have lost about 3lbs since wi yesterday morning. Hmmpph.

Todays food.

B. Coffee
L. 3 egg omelette with ham and mushrooms and a cheese slice on top with a good half a plate of salad. Am stuffed now though!
D. Chicken fajitas with rice. I won't have a wrap though. Not sure on B choice just yet. Possibly hifis.

Must have been a big poo frooby!

t, I don't find the food too bland - although I haven't got a sweet tooth at all and it's a good job too, looking at some of the 'recipes' for sweet treats!

margot my consultant would say no, you still have to have the separate third plate on top of it. Think it's to do with restricting the portion size. I must admit, I tend to take a view with it eg if I'm doing a chicken and Mediterranean veg tray bake, it doesn't magically cease to be speed because it's all mixed up, but if it's just a sauce, I'll have the extra speed.

WI at 7 tonight, and then tasters. I'm quite nervous about both the wi and the tasters. Was disappointed with a 1/2 lb loss last week, but definitely been on plan this week. I've made beef koftes with garlic and herb dip for tasters which taste nice I think.

improbable I fell out with MN about syndromes and got chucked out.then they let me back in and i was back to my name. Now I have been very good , never once mentioned syndromes and i have been demoted to a number.

First day off meds for next week. Having to eat little and often to stop the reflux x

Hey all,

Ive lost my mojo a bit with slimming world this week, I've been rubbish planning meals and stopped having breakfast. Tired and very busy at work. Monday I maintained, which I was fine about but ate a tea cake and packet a crisps that evening. 😏. I have stuck to plan since then, but to be honest I could just eat everything in sight and not care. I had breakfast this morning, so slowly getting back in routine.

The think is I really don't want to give up, my clothes feel lose, people have commented that I've lost weight. I just feel if I stop, the 9lbs Ive lost will all creep back on again. I want to lose another stone.

Wahaha really need to dig deep this week.

I hope everyone is well, I've not read down thread yet, but I'll say congrats to all the losers and everyone who has stuck to plan.

X

m.facebook.com/slimmingjourneyforgroovee/

Have set up a Fb page to keep me on the straight and narrow should anyone care to follow x

Summer do some planning and that may help you get your mojo back x

Evening

I have had another good day on plan.

B - bacon and egg sandwich with ketchup (hxb and 1)
L - pasta, tuna, Mayo (1), spinach, cucumber, tomatoes and spring onions and 2 dairylea light triangles (3)
D - cottage pie (4.5 for the butter and ketchup in recipe) with green beans, carrots, cauliflower and brocolli.

We haven't had cottage pie in over a year and it was lovely. 3 days down, 4 to go!