Slimming world support thread #6 2017

[BasinHaircut]

Hello!

I would stick with extra easy. My consultant recommended getting to grips with extra easy first.

My meals when I am on my own is Yeungs curry sauce at 1.5 syns. Put lots of veggies in and maybe chicken. Then served over SW chips. Have done pasta with bacon and mushrooms using half a tub of go go cheese as my HEA choice and melting the cheese in and serving with a salad.

I ditto Groovee, get your head around the normal extra easy plan before considering anything else.

Hope you're feeling better soon Basin

2lb gain for me. Knew it wasn't going to be good but I had a sneaky weigh in at home this morning and looked like it was maybe going to just be 1lb so a tad annoyed at myself. Was a big weekend though so I know exactly where it came from.

Wasn't the Woman of the Year winner in my group but really wasn't expecting it, the woman who won is amazing so I'm honoured to have just been nominated alongside so many other inspirational women in the group.

Just having salad tonight. Had some cooked chicken to use up so going to cook up some bacon and add some Balsamic to it instead of a creamy dressing. Had some white bread earlier for syns so trying to keep everything else free tonight.

thanks.

(I confess that I hate cooking as it feels like such a chore, tedious but necessary for the family but even more hasslesome for just me)

I hate cooking too notmybag. Luckily my dh is good at it!

I too hate cooking!!

Was meant to have cottage pie tonight but just didn't want it at all so OH has made me syn free chicken fried rice, yum. Almost had no speed but felt guilty so have done my third on the plate.

Going to have a go at making a muller milkshake with my left over HeA allowance.

I've become a better cook through SW. But I do quick and easy meals.

I've just avoided the kitchen and eaten strawberries for dinner.

I've been LOVING having prunes for my hexB, they are so sweet and fudgy and delicious!

Tonight's treat - super thick strawberry milkshake made using my HeA, a frozen muller and some blended strawbs (0.5 syn). Going to get some strawberry mullers in to make it syn free! Wonder if an options would work to make a choc one with plain yoghurt? 2 syns for the cream.

2 1/2lb off this week :)

Milkshake looks nice.

I think having it with blended strawberries in must be better for you than not having strawberries in it, so I don't think I'd worry about the syns. You're not eating hundreds and hundreds of them.

I went past an Iceland yesterday and picked up a few SW ready meals - they were doing "Buy 3 ready meals and get a 6pack of yoghurts free", which seemed like a good deal.

You know what Trills you're right. Hadn't thought of it like that - so easy to lose sight of what's important!

Oooo will have to nip into Iceland tomorrow.

I've only tried the beef crush sw meal but it was nice and huge!!

Many of the SW meals have peppers in and they trigger my reflux.

There have been loads of people joining my group the last couple of weeks.

Maybe they all joined after their summer holidays.

Do you find there is a high attrition rate?

I have actually stuck to the plan today. Woohoo!

@Trills I think a lot of people just go for a few weeks, get the books and decide to 'follow at home' then just give up.

Out of the four people who signed up the week I did, only one other is still going. And in fact out of a class of 45+ who stay, only about three who joined after me (10 weeks ago) are still staying to group.

Our group has been quiet. Only 3 turned up to the early class the other night.

We have about 14 who regularly stay. Sometimes weighing takes little time at all and other times it's hooching.

Group was back to normal this week cause the kid da went back to school

First weigh in and down 4.5 lb! Very happy with that. 10lb to go. Thanks for all the tips and advice on here it really helps

That milkshake looks fab @SkeletonSkins.

If you want to make a chocolate one try Choc Shot liquid chocolate. It's only half a syn for a teaspoon and one teaspoon goes a long way. I mix 1tsp into vanilla Mullerlight for a chocolate pudding.

I don't believe that I would do it if I wasn't actually going. That's why I paid for 12 weeks upfront. I need social pressure to keep me on track otherwise I'd say "this is fine" and just buy bigger jeans.

Got my free "Sweet Dreams" book as well, but I'd much rather have got a savoury book. Although that swirly cheesecake does look beautiful (especially in the real life pic, not just the book cover pic)

Good job whatnextfred!
So your goal was 1 stone and half a pound? I like that :)

I joined SW in the past but dropped out then tried to sick to it at home but never did and this time at group I feel like my heads in the right place, I missed one weigh in because of work and then because I knew I wasn't getting weighed that week the temptation of a take away was more appealing because I would think I have 10 days to lose it

trills is the book any good?

never can you have a couple of back groups?

You can get weighed at any. So if you miss your regular one, you can get weighed. Then you can avoid that.

I do the same. If i have to miss weigh in, i go off plan. So i have a list of other groups then no excuse to miss.