Hi,
I do slimming world from home, am not a member, but have been in the past so am using my old books.
You should look on ebay for the books as it is really handy to have something to refer to.
If you did join, you cant keep missing weeks otherwise you have to re-join and pay the new member fee again.
Maybe you could join, get all the info, and then not go back but do it from home?
SYNS: You can have between 5-15 of these a day. (The more weight you have to lose the more syns you can have). These are for foods that aren't FREE or HEALTHY EXTRAS ie. chocolate, butter, oil. You really do need thr book for these (get it off of ebay)... BUT.... a friend of mine was at their slimming world group last night and their consultant said that if you don't have your book to check syn values, then as a general guide 20 calories = 1 syn.
Also, even if you think you dont need your syns, you should eat them so that when your weight loss slows down, you will have something to cut out.
HEALTHY EXTRAS: When people talk about 'from your allowance' they mean your healthy extra allowance.
On red and green days you can have 2 A and 2 Bs.
As are dairy, so milk or cheese. Bs are fibre such as bread, cereals, and also the opposite food to the day you are n. So if you are on a green day you can have some meat as 1 of your B choices, and if you are on a red day you can have some potatoes or pasta as your B choice (not rice!!!).
On EXTRA EASY (it really is easy) you can only have 1 A and 1 B, but can combine red and green food together. You can also snackon red or green food, doesn't just have to be at meal times.
I think when you are pregnant and breastfeeding you are allowed more healthy extras.
I never do a weekly meal planner because ou don't have to cook 'diet' meals , we just eat the same but do things slightly differently ie. use frylight instead of cooking oil, cutting fat off food and grilling it.
Yes you can freeze food still: can make slimming world versions of bolognese, shepherds pie, lasagne, chilli, curry, whatever you eat.
Slimming world chips are good- parboil potatoes, then cut into chips and put in oven and spray with fry light.
Again, if you were cooking meals before (not buying ready meals from iceland- not saying this is bad, have done so when money is tight lol) then slimming world cooking is no different.
Also can snack on all fruit (though watch bananas) and most mullerlights all day long.
I might not have answered everything, or may not be too clear as am rushing this, but hope I've helped.
Am assuming you know wahat red and green days are:
RED- unlimited meat and fish, fruit and most veg but not peas.
GREEN- unlimited rice, pasta, potatoes, fruit and veg.
Can eat unlimited eggs both days- it is really just healthy eating and cooking from scratch.
Oh and re: the egg question- eating raw or undercooked eggs is not reccommended in pregnancy for everyone, not just those doing slimming world.
On slimming world you can eat pretty much anything- normal meals her eI'm not talking about takeaways- just make sure no fat/oil/ sugar etc.
Good luck.