Support Thread #1 for 2019

[Groovee]

Starting the 2019 support thread for those on SW or those thinking of starting.

Let's introduce ourselves. I'm Groovee. In 2016 I was told to lose weight so I could have Gynae surgery. I joined SW in Jan 2017. Have lost 4.5st on SW 5.5st since 2016. Have been at target for 9 months now. Long may it continue being at target and staying there.

Have my new members pack and look forward to the challenges of 2019. I need to look for some new recipes.

Please can I join ?
I git into target last year on SW but have put on about 8 pounds . I can't go back to group due to work , family demands until March but need to get back on it !

Starting today !

Rejoining Monday night! Lost 2.5 stone last year, stopped going in September when my day off changed and I reckon I've put most of it back on

Can anyone post the healthy b porridges sachets please?

I have the Oats so simple original sachets. I slice grapes or strawberries on top. I believe that can be taken as your HEB. I sometimes have 2 small brown toast for dinner that day in which case I count my sachet as 4 1/2 syns. Groovee will be able to tell you if thats right. I hope so for my sake lol

I never use sachets.

Will look it up when I get less sore as just done another burlesque class and can't move. Who knew dancing could hurt so much?

This is all that is coming up

I've been making SW chips in the new actifry, I do wonder if I'm eating too many chips - is that possible if they are free?

A couple of people at my class cut back on their white potato intake and lost. Everyone is different. So you may need to cut back and see if it makes a change or was just the week before catching up on you.

Using your own porridge means you get 40g instead of 27g, and it is just as easy.

The slimming survival from Iceland says lemon and pepper salmon potions are 4 syns. Does anyone know if this is each or per pack ?

It's only the original big bowl oats so simple are a b choice, big bowl golden syrup and the smaller sachets are not. They used to include a few flavoured smaller ones, but that's changed.

Survived not having a piece of lemon tart, hurray. Going to have a cheese and mushroom omelette for tea I think. Wishing I'd not had my B choice as could have had cheese on toast.

Re potatoes, I usually just have one medium one a day. You can get 8 decent sized wedges out of one potato in an actifry and theyre filling enough.

@boats16 it's per fillet.

Thinking of signing up to sw online, I have done it once before and lost just over a stone but gave up when I became pregnant. My baby is now 3 weeks old and honestly I believe I weigh less now than before I was pregnant 😮 I still have around 4-5 stone to lose (haven't weighed yet will do in morning) I get married in November this year, so I have the best reasons in the world to get healthy. My partner has a few stone to lose as well so we will be doing it together. I've been umming about the cost and wondering if I can do it without signing up (maternity pay😥)
But I think it will be worth it to join and go all in

Thanks @ groovee for that.
@ ALemonypea .So my Oats so simple 27g original sachets are ok then ?

@boats16 just checked and it's not a HE.

Thanks @Groovee I always ate those last time but I counted 41/2. Which sachets are a HEB then ? Theres so many. So youre still doing Burlesque. You were doing that when I was on last year. Is it dance ?

Has it changed to 2 x HEA now ie we are allowed 2x350ml skimmed milk daily and 1 HEB

No the small ones are not a B choice as they're 27g. The big bowl ones are 40g, so a B choice.

You still only get one B, but new plan is 2 A.

Stargirl, is going to a group once just for the books worthwhile? That way you'll get the brief on the new plan, and you can always google syn values and ask here.

@boats16 OST's so simple big bowl at 39g is a HE. Or the one I shared further up.

Burlesque is a fitness class. Doing the greatest showman just now. My abs are killing me from the planking in it.

@ALemony pea. Does that mean 700ml of skimmed milk daily ?

You can have 2 different A choices, don't need to be the same, you could have milk and cheese if you wanted.

Yes @boats16 or half milk half cheese.

I had a skinny hazelnut latte from Starbucks which was a nice treat and free as i have double the amount of skimmed milk.

Thanks @ALemonyPea she starts therapy soon so that should help, but has improved over the last couple of weeks too. Suspect not being at school has helped...

I got loads of the Oats So Simple big bowl sachets when they were £1 a box last year. For that price I could justify them for work. Still working through them but not too many to go now. Did overnight oats in the summer but prefer oats hot in the colder weather.