SW Support Thread #1 of 2018

[Groovee]

New thread to see in 2018. Everyone welcome.

Having lost 4st in 2017... I'm looking at target by Valentine's Day if possible.

Look forward to welcoming everyone back and welcome to those embarking on their journey x

Well done oly and hope you enjoyed your Nandos
Another good day here apple for breakfast. Turkey salad roll grapes and satsumas for lunch and dinner will be steak , sweet potato with mushrooms and tomatoes maybe some peppers too. No syns used so far so planning in meringue nest with some kind of topping ( probably yoghurt and fruit)

Lost another 2 1/2lbs this week really going to try and keep up the positivity and keep losing.

Well done @petaldrops

Well done @Petaldrops

@Testarossa1 we have loads of new recipes that we eat these days. Making the speedy chicken Jambalaya right now.

At the start of this thread you said you were aiming for target by Valentines Day. I wondered how far you were off Groovee.

You will do 6lb by then! You have kept me going with all you sage advice, photos of your delicious dinners and then/now photos. We will be with you every lb of the way to target. x

Hello everyone, lost three stone going through a horrible divorce, 2 years later I've put it all on again and a bit extra! Started back last Monday, doing ok so far, but have had bad headaches due to the sugar withdrawal, I just hope I get a few pounds off when I get weighed, it's so disheartening when you don't isn't it?

I am really determined this time though, watching your progress has given me some great tips, have read through the thread for inspiration.

@Oldowl my slow start makes me think it will take a while. I think my body likes the weight I am at that it's not letting anymore go x

Made speedy chicken Jambalaya tonight. It was lovely x

Good luck Hobbitwife. You've done it before you know you can do it again

B - banana and satsuma
L - steak, salad, yoghurt and Pineapple
D - Hawaiian pasta bake (mozzarella on top for HEA)
S - fruit and nut Hifi bar (HEB)

I have my first weigh in tomorrow so fingers crossed.
I made a recipe from the weekend newspaper but SW'd it and made a great discovery. Chicken, veg, sweet potato chunks, curry spices and stock all cooked then I stirred in a couple of tablespoons of PB2 powder (low fat peanut butter powder) for 3 syns between 2 of us. It made it really thick and rich, not as nutty as satay but extremely nice and I will use it again. Served it with sliced banana and fat free natural yoghurt.

Good luck with your weigh in IvorHughJarrs!

Dd is 18 today. I can't stop eating choc Crispies x

Joined 2 weeks ago, lost 5lb first week then this week big fat zero Really cheesed off but I know it was too much wine (and the odd bag of crisps) Need motivation please.....

Don't make crustless quiche in a loose bottomed flan tin. Messy...

Keehar 5lbs in first week is fab well done!! And don’t worry to much about not losing this week it could just be your bad week! Keep at it and next week u could be seeing a big loss! I tend to have 1 or 2 weeks were I only lose 1/2lb or nothing and then the next week 4lbs off BOOM!!!

Put a line over the wine and crisps and just start writing everything down, that always helps me :) xx

Hi everyone, I've been back on plan since the 8th, 2 weigh ins in and I'm 4lbs down. Hoping for another 2lb tomorrow to get me back to my lowest weight, still a bit to go to get to target tho. I had a NSV yesterday though when I bought a new coat in a size 12!! I couldn't believe it would actually zip up! Hope everyone's having a good day

@IvorHughJarrs The recipe sounds loving. I love the SW chicken satay on PinchofNom but it's a real faff to make.

This is our dinner tonight with a handful of spinach and steak medallions...

pinchofnom.com/recipes/syn-free-garlic-mushroom-risotto-slimming-world/

Another lb off this week, 13 lbs to target, 10 lbs to target range.

Had my favourite meal tonight, chicken, leek and bacon risotto. Bloody delicious and totally syn free. It's a real warming rib-sticker (and tastes nothing like diet food according to DH)

Trying the Two Chubby Cubs' Hawaiian Pizza Pasta bake tomorrow.

I lost 3lb

Went out for drinks tonight and was surprised that I am still within my syns for the day so all good
I bought a packet of HiFi carrot cake bars tonight and my second surprise was that they are really nice as I've hated any I've tried before

I lost 2.5lbs!!! Absolutely delighted, I'm now only 5lb away from a new stone bracket. I'd love to be there by my birthday next month so fingers crossed for a few more good loses.
I'd love to try risotto, might give it ago this week.
Well done on your loses everyone!

I’ve just been for my weigh in at 3 weeks and I’ve done pretty well so far: 6lbs in week 1, 2lbs in week 2 but this week I only lost 1lb. I’m not sure what I’ve done/haven’t done differently this week but maybe I need to look at how much I’m eating. I’m having 7-8 syns per day but I’m eating similar things every week. It may be just fruit and veg but maybe too much is slowing my progress. Am I just overthinking this and feeling despondent for nothing? Or has anyone else felt like this?

Our consultant was saying this week that it is sometimes worth looking at the fruit and veg if you plateau as, while it is all healthier and lower calorie than what we all ate before, having too much fruit can still be a lot of sugar. He recommends looking at how much of it you eat and the balance of fruit to veg. If it is fruit heavy then try to replace some with things like carrot sticks, etc

Weigh in yesterday, 3.5lb loss so happy with that although all down to stress at work slimming world lasagna last night to celebrate, just had the leftovers for lunch.

Well done Losers.

I'm full of cold at the moment but I'm still on plan. I'm even synning my Strepsils!

Well done those of you who have lost this week. I'm really hoping for a big loss at my first weigh in on Monday. Today's meals were:

B - bacon and mushroom omelette and tomatoes
L - leftover Hawaiian pasta bake
D - Diet Coke chicken and rice
S - haven't had any yet but planning 2 fruit and nut hifi bars for my HEB later.