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Weight loss chat

A space to talk openly about weight loss journeys and challenges. Mumsnet hasn't checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. You may wish to speak to a medical professional before starting any diet.

SLIMMING WORLD - Summer's almost here.....let's lose those lb's!

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toadette · 30/04/2008 13:10

Hi everyone

Nice new thread for us all x

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toadette · 02/05/2008 09:00

Morning everyone

Hi Tommy, I tend to just stock up on yoghurts (the M&S Count on Us ones are really creamy and don't have that weird aftertaste that you get with a lot of diet yoghurts). Also cherry tomatoes, beetroot and carrot sticks. If you have a HEb, the Ryvita wholemeal crackerbread is good as you can have seven of them! Nice with laughing cow light and maybe some cucumber or tomato on top. If you have some syns to spare, Cauldron's Sun-dried tomato and basil pate (can get it in sainsbury's) is really tasty on the crackerbread - 2 syns per 28g. I'm at home during the day too and I can be a terrible snacker..once I start I can't stop so I've started to head out for a walk or do something else to occupy my time to ward off the snack attacks.

Nappyaddict..thanks for taking the time to post those recipes. Will hopefully try out a quark and spinach cannelloni soon.

Furball, a half-pound is still ok...they all add up I'm sure you're itching to get back out for a run, glad you're feeling a bit better now. I'm heading out tomorrow morning to do 5k and will do a couple of shorter runs too over the bank holiday.

Lechuga, the syn-free recipe I do is a kind of throw-it-all together one of my own so it can change everytime I make it depending what food is in the house. The one I made this week was on a green day. Chicken (heb - so watch portion size!) fry-lighted with onions and garlic, add tin of chopped tomatoes, small tin of pineapple pieces in own juice (heb) and add curry powder and garam masala to taste. Simmer for at least an hour to let the flavours develop, even nicer done the day before. I used two chicken breasts and there was enough to do me for a two smaller portions (dinner then lunch following day) and one large portion for dh. If you have a few syns to spare it is really nice if you add in a few tbsp of branston pickle with the tomatoes etc (1 syn per tbsp)! Can also bulk it out with eg peppers, mushrooms, spinach.

Well done to everyone on their losses this week.

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Furball · 02/05/2008 09:03

toadette - been out, managed 1 1/2K had to come home as coughing every other step. Will leave it a few more days for the anti biotics to kick in abit more.

toadette · 02/05/2008 09:21

Did the right thing in turning back, hope the ab's kick in soon x

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SWlurker · 02/05/2008 10:09

Hello

I'm back, tail between my legs. Had the most piggy week and a half ever, but have even bored myself of bad food, so am ready to get back into eating decently again. Got to do a massive fridge and freezer defrost this weekend, and to pre-empt any cravings for additives etc and junk (ok and hangovers) I'm going to wean myself back into SW gently with pasta and sauces, tins of beans, spaghetti, SW chips etc and as of next week get back to my beloved vegetables (I'm not joking either, I do really enjoy eating very healthily when I'm back into it!)

Have got risotto rice so I might try the beetroot risotto. sounds lovely.

Oh, and whoever it was who said about smash and beans/spaghetti I do that ALL the time. Lovely, stuffing, gorgeous

toadette · 02/05/2008 10:35

yayy, lurker, I've missed you

I might have to buy some smash now, haven't had any since I was a (very small!) child in the 70s. Might set me off on a nostalgic hunt for vespa curries, arctic roll and findus crispy pancakes though..wonder if they're in the syns directory

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Tommy · 02/05/2008 11:28

thanks toadette - will look out for the ryvita crackerbread. Have also realsied that I'm not eating all my HEs nor my syns and since I'm breastfeeding I need to have them all!

Hmm....not eating enough on my diet

Furball · 02/05/2008 11:50

Just had a gorgeous green day lunch - I know it's not even 12 yet!

Jacket potato with ...........smoked salmon [HE2] and a laughing cow extra light [5= he1] twas scrummy and a nice change from beans.

sticktoit · 02/05/2008 13:48

On a red day today and just bought some lean mince from butchers. Anyone made their own bugers before? Is it just a case of adding some salt and pepper, onions, herbs and grilling??

SWlurker · 02/05/2008 13:49

Aw thank you toadette

Lol @ Jacket potato nice change from beans - I've just had... jacket potato and beans!

sticktoit · 02/05/2008 13:58

LOL that should be burgers!!

SWlurker · 02/05/2008 15:56

Tommy

Could you maybe post a typical day?

I agree it does sound really weird but it can honestly be the case that you need to eat more and more often than you usually would to kick start your metabolism. Give it a go

Tommy · 02/05/2008 17:18

OK yesterday I had:
melon, a peach with natural yougurt and meusli
mid morning I had a banana
Lunch was spanish omelette and whole tin of beans followed by Mueller lite
half a very small uniced choclate cake
some quorn bites
Dinner was roast veggies with chickpeas and couscous and a glass of wine

I think I need to eat some more snacks maybe and definitely use all my HEs as I should have 3 of each while feeding

larry5 · 02/05/2008 17:51

Hi I am doing SW without going to classes as at the moment I can't get to one. I have managed to lose 7lbs in the last two weeks.

I was in Tesco today and they had Snack a Jacks popcorn Salt & Vinegar flavour. They are 29 calories a pack and I wondered if anyone knows how many syns they are a pack as if I have got enough syns left I thought they would give me the impression I was eating crips. Hope someone can help. Thanks

Furball · 02/05/2008 18:38

they're about 6 or 8 syns

Best off with Golden wonder Golden lights - only 4 1/2 syns and very tasty - they even have MSG listed on the ingredients so true proper junk food and very staisfying

Furball · 02/05/2008 18:40

sorry - didn't see the popcorn bit in your thread - I've eaten them and they are foul, like eating flavoured polysterene, they have a really bizarre soggy texture. Not like Butterkist!

BouncingTurtle · 02/05/2008 19:39

Tommy - how old is your dc? And are you exbf? Or are you mixed feeding or weaning? That can change the number of HE you get.
If you are exbf, up to 2months you should have 3 extra, up to 6 months you should have 4 extra. They advise that at least one of you extra HEs should be a milk/cheese one. I (with an 18 week old ds) have 3 HeA choices and 5 HeBs. You can always drop one or two of them if you are not losing or not losing much, though Kellymom recommends losing no more than 1.5lbs a week.
Once you start weaning you supposed to only have one extra, but I do wonder about this, does this assume that you immediately drop a lot of feeds?

Tommy · 02/05/2008 22:31

He's 14 months so plenty old enough and obviously eating loads too. The booklet I had suggested 1 more HE of each at this stage.
Today I've had 2 and a half of both - A and B - so I'm getting there! I overdosed a bit on syns though - had a quorn escalope and asumed it would be really low but it was 7 1/2.

When I did SW before after DS2 was born, I got in a bit of a muddle at first. I'm sure in a week or two I'll be sorted!

Handy having this thread though

nappyaddict · 03/05/2008 01:19

well i've had a really bad day today

bacon and eggs on toast for brekkie
3 biscuits
1 banana split
fish, chips and curry sauce
plus 1 large glass of sweet white wine and 2 pints of strongbow and black

but i've been good all week so it hopefully won't have done too much damage.

BouncingTurtle · 03/05/2008 06:53

Tommy - you probably don't need to worry about the weight thing if your ds isn't feeding all day and night!
I'm sure you'll get the hang! You get stuff in like hifi bars and minibabybel, stuff that you can just snack on quickly to make up your HE!

Furball · 03/05/2008 07:32

Went out for mumsnet meetup meal last night - had a vegetarian rissoto and was the only one who declined pudding [proud] had a pot of tea instead. Didn't feel deprived, went with the intention of having a pudding, but couldn't see one on the menu that was worth the consequences.

nappyaddict · 03/05/2008 10:50

well i weighed myself when i got in and i had put on 2lbs but then i weighed myself when i got up and i've somehow managed to lose another lb lol. i've no idea how!!

toadette · 03/05/2008 10:57

Im veering off-plan already this weekend but then it is bank holiday so might just take it easy and get back into it after Tuesday weigh-in. We're away until Tuesday so have a great weekend everyone, speak to you all next week.

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nappyaddict · 03/05/2008 11:08

i'm trying to work out whether to do my WI friday or monday. i was thinking if i do it friday will that make me think i can go off plan for the weekend cos i've got the rest of the week to be good and then it will ruin everything or will i go off plan at the weekend anyway and then if my WI is monday i won't end up losing much.

nappyaddict · 03/05/2008 18:50

i'm going to havemango mousse or jelly loaf for dessert today. yum!!

does any one have the recipe for the Mediterranean salmon and prawns its not on the website anymore

just done my meal planner so ...

tomorrow i'm having the fish and chips

on mondayfishcakes

on tuesday
meatballs

on wednesday
chicken curry

on thursday
chilli

on friday
turkey burgers

and on saturday
spaghetti bolognese

nappyaddict · 03/05/2008 18:51

oops just found the salmon and prawns one!!