Slimming World

ja1986 wrote: »

Can someone take a look at today and tell me if it was ok or any advise:
Breakfast : omelette with tomato and onion with fly light., banana, muller light yougurt

Lunch: 4 ryvita with 4 extra light laughing cow cheeses., plum

Dinner: potatoes bacon and cabbage.

I made a raspeberry roulette cake apparently it's half a syn for the whole cake (3 eggs, vanilla essence, baking powder, sweetner, quok, fresh raspberrys)
Thanks

Looks ok, depending on serving size you might need to pack in some extra fruit and veg to make it to 1/3 superfree, maybe some salad at lunch or carrot sticks or something? Are you full, or feeling deprived?

ja1986 wrote: »

Sorry I actually had tomatoes and onion ontop of the rivitas and lots of cabbage with the dinner so I thought that was my 1/3 superfree

I'm so bloody bloated I'm stuffed. I kinda feel guilty about the spuds I had three. And that cake kinda seems too good to be true.

I haven't felt deprived yet on this diet

Try myfitnesspal.ie, you log all you eat for the day and it shows you how much you've taken in of each nutrient and the calorie count for the day etc. It doesn't sound like you've over-eaten, but I'd say keep things like the cake for once a week or once a month or whatever, which should help you lose the taste for it somewhat.
Don't feel guilty for having your spuds, they're the right kind of thing to fill up on.
Not feeling deprived is the number one plus point of SW!!

OK so I think ive been making a massive mistake all along...
I thought steak mince had to be less than 5% fat to be labeled as such. I have been eating steak mince to beat the band since starting slimming world as "free" meals. But I've just been reading a post on Facebook about Angus Steak mince from Aldi and somebody has just commented saying its approx 10.5syns for the 454g.

So...now I'm a little bit confused...help

dee_mc wrote: »

Eek! Just make sure it's labelled lean and 'typical fat content under 5%' in future (Tesco lean steak mince, for example) or get it from the butchers (they'll grind a piece of steak for you and only include as much fat as you actually want)

Yeah will start getting it in tesco.
Thanks

clappyhappy wrote: »

Had my weigh in this morning, only down a pound. Bit disappointed with it, have been walking every morning and eating all that I thought was good. Going back to read the book again from cover to cover. Overall weight loss is 1 stone 1 pound in 6 six weeks so not that bad, but thought I "felt lighter" this week. Some clothes hanging off me. Really thought it would be about 3-4 lbs down. Ah well.............

It sounds like you've lost inches this week, so don't be disheartened!
Anyway, 15 pounds in 6 weeks is phenomenal, think of it this way: you've lost the weight of two full term babies!

clappyhappy wrote: »

Had my weigh in this morning, only down a pound. Bit disappointed with it, have been walking every morning and eating all that I thought was good. Going back to read the book again from cover to cover. Overall weight loss is 1 stone 1 pound in 6 six weeks so not that bad, but thought I "felt lighter" this week. Some clothes hanging off me. Really thought it would be about 3-4 lbs down. Ah well.............

I watched an episode of the US The Biggest Loser and one of the contestants lost 1lb that week. These are people who weight over 250lbs, eat (probably) about 1000cals a day and exercise for 6 hours a day. Sometimes it just doesn't happen.

I lost 2lbs this week. I was half a pound off being the slimmer of the week... Why did I eat dinner before going?!

gubbie wrote: »

I watched an episode of the US The Biggest Loser and one of the contestants lost 1lb that week. These are people who weight over 250lbs, eat (probably) about 1000cals a day and exercise for 6 hours a day. Sometimes it just doesn't happen.

I lost 2lbs this week. I was half a pound off being the slimmer of the week... Why did I eat dinner before going?!

Wondering how can you say you were half a pound off being the slimmer of the week? I thought it is not always the person who loses the most, it's more the person who has a constant weight lose

LittleMissDiva wrote: »

Wondering how can you say you were half a pound off being the slimmer of the week? I thought it is not always the person who loses the most, it's more the person who has a constant weight lose

Our class only awards slimmer of the week to the person that has lost the most. Some class leaders must have different ways of doing things..

LittleMissDiva wrote: »

Wondering how can you say you were half a pound off being the slimmer of the week? I thought it is not always the person who loses the most, it's more the person who has a constant weight lose

I've no idea... but they said "We have 3 slimmers of the week, who have all lost 2 and a half lbs" *clap clap clap*

sweet girl wrote: »

Hi guys, I've just joined slimming world for the first time. I'm 5 ft and weigh 9 St 11 lbs. how many syns do you think I should allow myself? I forgot to ask my leader at the class.

The recommended daily syn allowance is 5-15 so it's up to you whether you want to use the max (15) or if you just want to use a few but they do say to use your syns and all low yourself treats etc but make sure you syn them.

hbonbr wrote: »

Can someone tell me if I'm doing this correctly?
I have just made a beef casserole on the slow cooker, I used lean steak, onions carrots and potatoes, and a packet of Knorr casserole mix. So my syn value is just a quarter of the packet, say, two syns ?

Seems great for such a wholesome meal!

As long as all visible fat was removed from the steak before cooking, yep, 2 syns!

Does anyone know what category Quinoa Flakes comes in under? I know the grain is free and the flour needs to be synned, but I can't find any reference to the flakes. Just got some off a friend to try out so I'm going to have them for breakfast instead of porridge in the morning. Really hoping it's not very high in syns!

John Mason wrote: »

Do all your leaders phone you during the week to check in on how you are doing?

Mine does and I find it really irritating. She called at 730pm last night when I was putting the baby to bed, other times she called I was in boot camp/at a funeral/having lunch with friends Tec.

Tbh I am finding the whole thing very cult,ish/stalkery

Also does anyone know the syn value of supervalue "Sean's wholemeal bread"

No idea re the bread but I've only had one call, during my first week. I'm sure if you just ask for contact by text or email instead of calls the consultant will be grand with it! Some people would probably appreciate the support but I'm the same as you, I don't even like the 'motivational' texts to be honest but it's all part of the experience!

I meant to drop in and post after my weigh in on Thursday evening!

Week 2 of Slimming world and I lost 1.5 pounds so I have lost 7.5 pounds in two weeks and I am enjoying life on the plan. I guess I can't complain so far

I am 5"4 (female), what weight should I be aiming for as a final target weight, I want to try and approach my consultant about this next week. I originally was thinking of 10 stone but maybe it should be 9 stone or so.