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Slimming World support #2 2017

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ALemonyPea · 12/02/2017 10:55

Halfway through February already!

Welcome old and new, lots of support here, feel free to join in.

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Groovester · 19/02/2017 00:03

I. Have. Eaten. All. The. Things.

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Emmageddon · 19/02/2017 08:36

I was told that a lot of people have a blip after 6 weeks - we've all lost a bit, but not enough to be turning cartwheels down high street and buying an entire new wardrobe of body conscious clothes. There's a good few months of being stringent with food ahead - for me anyway. I know I can lose 3 stone by the end of June, but I want to be 3 stone lighter NOW and I want a bacon sandwich

I also need to find some more recipes, overnight oats, Quorn bolognese and homemade veg soup are boring me now!!

Groovester · 19/02/2017 08:41

Feel bloated and horrible this morning after indulgences last night. No alcohol but big meal and I didn't avoid poppadoms/dips or naan bread. And I ate some pick n mix at cinema. oink oink

Emmageddon · 19/02/2017 08:58

@Groovester you can undo the bad stuff, you know that. Speed and lots of it today. That's food not amphetamines Wink

ALemonyPea · 19/02/2017 09:30

I'm back, losers. Operation went well, full of trapped wind youth, so bloody uncomfortable.

Have been loosely following the diet since yesterday, not back on it properly until tomorrow as still have some chocolate that needs eating which should help right! Plus don't have much of an appetite, so the thought of a salad bores me to death, I'm eating what I can.

Hope everyone is doing ok.

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ALemonyPea · 19/02/2017 09:34

Wind though, not youth Hmm

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BasinHaircut · 19/02/2017 09:40

Good to hear you are ok lemony. Peppermint water or tea are good for getting that trapped wind out. That's what they gave me after my c-section and it did provide some ahem relief!

Just prepped a couple of SW quiches, have tried using sliced potatoes as a pastry replacement. Don't think it's worked too well but will see. One for lunch today and one for tomorrow.

Just waiting for my shopping to arrive so that I can get started on the bits I want to take to taster night tomorrow. Doing roasted chick peas (meant to be like a bar snack type thing) and little peppermint meringues using the chick pea water instead of egg whites. Apparently it has the same chemical structure as the egg white and so it works?? But again we will see.

ClashCityRocker · 19/02/2017 09:45

Another one with eaters remorse this morning.

A good friend of ours is going through a shit time and came round for the day. I had already planned a couple of glasses of wine and thought I'd leave it at that. Well, the whole bottle went. And some prosecco. And then I thought it would be nice for us all to have a takeaway pizza. Oops.

Drawing a line underneath it and back on it today. Tbf it was a good night. I keep telling myself that skinny people have nights like that too sometimes and the important thing is not to let a slip become a habit.

We've decided next weekend we're just having a quiet one on our own.

emma I think you've got a good point about the six week blip.

lemony welcome back! Glad the op went well.

loveslipstick · 19/02/2017 10:04

Bad night 🙈 I am telling myself that I have been under syns all week and will be good today

Emmageddon · 19/02/2017 10:08

@ALemonyPea glad all went well, another vote for peppermint tea for the wind - works wonders.

@BasinHaircut I am intrigued by the meringues using chickpea water - let me know what the result is. The roasted chickpeas sounds like something I can add to my meagre repertoire of Slimming World snack food too.

We're going out for the day, walking in Snowdonia, so I am super organized, with a ham, light cheese spread and lettuce sandwich made with a Kingsmill thin, 3 pieces of fruit , 2 HiFi bars and a flask of gin black coffee tucked in my handbag. DH has 2 pork and pickle pies, a cheese and onion pastie and an apple. He's counting the onion and the pickle as 2 of his 5 a day Grin

BasinHaircut · 19/02/2017 10:16

emma I will post pics of the results. I imagine the meringues will be disgusting but I'm going to give it a go and risk wasting 6tbsp of sugar.

dancemom · 19/02/2017 10:20

Weigh day today - another 2lbs off making it a stone in 5 weeks! Delighted!

Especially happy since I was at an award ceremony on Friday night where I ate appetisers of a deep fried haggis ball, a lamb kofta, a beetroot and feta pastry, a mini cottage pie, a chicken strip and 2 mini cakes!!!

ALemonyPea · 19/02/2017 10:22

I've just sent DH to the shops for quark, not sure what he will return with as he can't even pronounce it. He's going to attempt to make me quiche. Should be intersting.

I have peppermint capsule which will hopefully do the trick. Have had a bit of movement so should be ok. Not as bad as yesterday.

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Emmageddon · 19/02/2017 10:32

@dancemom Woohoo, well done!!!

Have a good day, losers, keep on plan if you can. Still heaps of time to get in shape before summer (or so I keep telling myseld!)

Groovester · 19/02/2017 11:00

Thanks Emma
Good to see you back Lemony - do you feel good mentally now the operation is over?
Another one interested in the chickpea meringues because I've never heard of it being done before. Saw recipe for roasted garlic chickpeas on chubby cubs which looks great though.
Well done dance
Planning a strict few days now because I'm at the Chinese buffet place on Tuesday. WI Thursday so it'll be another few strict days leading up to that.

Plan today:
B - yoghurt with raspberries and satsuma
L - chicken salad
D - spicy sweet potato soup

Probably hifis for hex b later on tonight.

OrianaBanana · 19/02/2017 11:11

Emma do have the bacon sandwich! If you have bacon medallions and use the smaller wholemeal loaf it's free plus your HExB. I often have that with a frylighted fried egg for lunch (with maybe some frylighted sauteed mushrooms on the side)..

Lulooo · 19/02/2017 11:20

Basin, thanks for the encouragement. I'm determined to pull myself together today. After I wrote that post I went rummaging through the secret hiding places and found a twirl that I ate unremorsefully, self indulgently (I don't even like Twirl). But in the light of the day, its kicking in. But I'm going to forget about it and draw a line under it.

Groovestar, come on. You and me both are going to have a good 3 days to make up for yesterday. Purge all the over- indulgence out.

Emmageddon, what you describe is exactly how I feel down to a T. It's been about 6 weeks and I'm impatient to lose my 3.5 stone. On top of that, I really need to get over my infatuation with chocolate because I think, over everything, that's what's bringing me down. I can manage on less food and hardly crave crisps, fried foods, creamy, buttery stuff but chocolate is like an addiction. If I conquer that I'll have no problem.

Well done, dancemum. Watch this space, I'm at your heels. :)

Yesterday was a lazy day and I spent a lot of time on the sofa and in bed which is why I concentrated so much on food. I've got a plan to clean the garden out today and start planting seeds for the veggies for my allotment so I'm hoping I'll focus less on food and get my mind off everything.

harderandharder2breathe · 19/02/2017 12:12

I've heard of chick pea water meringues from a vegan friend of a friend apparently they're very good

I had two slices of white toast this morning Blushin my defense, it was brownie sleepover and I'm ill with a cold and hardly slept. Then came home and had wotsits but now have no bad yummy delicious foods in the house and no energy for the walk to the shop

Groovee · 19/02/2017 12:20

Good to hear from you Lemony mind and rest up though.

Got Paprika Heck, don't like them as much as Chicken Italia but Dh likes them. Trying to sort my kitchen out it's annoying me. Took my mum shopping and showed my mum some serving bowls and she bought me them. My dad isn't well again so it's a bit stressful but I only had a Diet Pepsi in Costa and ignored her shortbread.

Groovester · 19/02/2017 14:21

Thanks lulooo
I am just worried as had a lunch off plan on Thursday, meal and sweets last night and because it's my birthday on Tuesday, it's another meal out and presumably, cake. I'm normally super strict and maybe have only one lapse a week.

BasinHaircut · 19/02/2017 14:58

Meringues are in, I don't think they were quite whisked enough as they have spread out a bit but I got bored whisking as I I'm without stand mixer at the moment so thought 'that'll do'.

Chick peas are done but I've left them in the oven whilst it cools to make the last ones crunchy, but they taste really nice.

We're meant to be visiting friends this afternoon but they have cancelled on us so now I'm bored. Trying to make the most of the downtime as DS is in a good mood today so it's quite pleasant here as opposed to yesterday when he was acting like the antichrist!

Shamoffour · 19/02/2017 15:05

Hey allSmile

I love roasted chickpeas especially with sea salt and chilli flakes. Was mighty pissed off when my consultant told me they are classed as tweak as you are likely to overeat them this is actually true. Now when I make them I'm just a bit mindful of how many I'm eating.

Lemony glad you are starting to feel better.

I've had a good day so far just got back from grandsons 1st birthday can't believe he is one already!!

B-strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and ff Greek yogurt with walnuts (half heb)
L-mug of yesterday's soup, ham, cucumber, pickled onions and Melba toast (2 syns)
D-not sure yet had a late lunch so maybe an omelette of something.

LavenderRains · 19/02/2017 15:31

Welcome back lemony you are through the worst now. Let everyone wait on you hand and foot for a whileBrew
I think a few of us have over indulged over the weekendBlush but the way I see it is a blip, & back on it the next day. We all need to live life.
The only time I've actually put weight on is over Xmas and I've had quite a few 'naughty' days!
I remember being fed up at 6/7 weeks but then lost 4lb so it gives you a fresh boost.
let's keep going, we can do it!!Halo
Today's menu:
B; poached eggs on toast (hexB)
D: 3 porky lights, yogurt, satsuma
T; will be chicken stew and mango.
syns; butter, sausages and probably some chocolate!

Groovee · 19/02/2017 16:19

Making chicken and mushroom fake away from pinch of nom for tea tonight.

Gutted my kitchen so found an Ikea silicon mould. So have the haribo sweets in the fridge, hopefully for later x

LavenderRains · 19/02/2017 16:29

Ooh groovee I've made those haribo sweets, they're lovely!