Slimming World

dee_mc

Anyone else having trouble logging on to SW website?

Hollister11

Any sins in diet coke ?
Or can I not have it at all ?

Vahevala

Hollister11 wrote: »

Any sins in diet coke ?
Or can I not have it at all ?

There are no syns in the diet drinks so drink away to your hearts content. I do try to drink water though.

What a night!! OMG!!. I lost 3 lbs which got me my 2 & 1/2 stone award with Slimming World... I also won the raffle and got Slimmer of the week... It really was my week!!!

In total including weight lost before SW, I have now lost 4 & 1/2 stone!!! I am going to give the SP plan another go from tomorrow...:D

TeletextPear

Yup I haven't been able to log in to the website in days, and other people in my group are having the same trouble, so I'd say it's just backlogged with new people joining up!


That's amazing Vahevala, you're doing fantastically!

Hollister11

Vahevala wrote: »

There are no syns in the diet drinks so drink away to your hearts content. I do try to drink water though.

What a night!! OMG!!. I lost 3 lbs which got me my 2 & 1/2 stone award with Slimming World... I also won the raffle and got Slimmer of the week... It really was my week!!!

In total including weight lost before SW, I have now lost 4 & 1/2 stone!!! I am going to give the SP plan another go from tomorrow...:D

thank you and well done

Woodbrook80

It was really slow and couldn't log in for ages last night

whelan2

i never g on the site, get alot of info off here and fb pages , might have a look over the weekend

mejulie805

Slimming world said on their FB it was due to the huge number of people registering and logging on..

https://www.facebook.com/slimmingworld/posts/10153005247984483

Down 4.5lb last night and got slimmer of the week! 1/2lb from my next 1/2st award, and 5lb from my current target. Wondering about moving target further away now!

Vahevala

Thanks everyone. Seems the logon for slimmingworld.ie website is not working... no major drama I can log on the UK one.

For me I go on there every week and log my weight. Wonderful to see a result like this!

Vahevala

Sorry one last post.. another thing the website is great for telling you, there are updates to the Healthy Extras, it lists products no longer covered and updates to new products now covered under the Healthy A or B.

I use the syn calculator on the website all the time

CrazyChick18

Had the diet coke chicken tonight and had it with the sharwoods noodles and god felt like I was eating a sweet & sour from the chinese and it was all free was so nice!

Looked a bit weird when I was doing it but it looked brilliant in the end

Woodbrook80

Crazy chic do u have the recipe sounds different love to try it thx

Hollister11

Any idea of tasty snacks besides fruit ?
Thanks!

dee_mc

Hollister11 wrote: »

Any idea of tasty snacks besides fruit ?
Thanks!

Smoked salmon rolled up with Quark and chives, bit of salad, yum

Woodbrook80

Yoghurts maybe?

Whiplashy

I got Kelkin Buckwheat flakes today. 1 box is plain and the other has apple and coconut added to it. Does anyone know if the plain would count as a HEB? Or the syn value for either? They're not showing up on the app for me and I've lent my food directories to someone.

hbonbr

Hollister11 wrote: »

Any idea of tasty snacks besides fruit ?
Thanks!

Small tin of beans does it for me. I use no sugar added, but you don't have to. Super Valu do an own brand.

Tinned fish is good, I like tinned mackerel fillets in tomato sauce, about 80c in Tesco, half the price of leading brand.

bellz_x

Hey guys - I hope I'm posting in the right thread here (correct me if I'm wrong!) but I just have a question about sw.

So, basically I want to follow the plan at home (I have the books). I'm not very good with the meetings and public weight loss announcements and so forth. I know that everyone is different and we all lose weight at different rates but what do you guys think is the optimal amount of syns to eat in order to lose, say 3lbs per week? (I know, 2lbs is the correct amount to lose per week for sustainable loss) But I'm making a trip in 13 weeks and my bf and I are considering TTC around that time. Therefore, losing 3lbs per week would get me toward a healthier BMI which is obviously better for conceiving.

I plan to walk 1 hour per day - no gym to begin with - combined with EE. I know the syns are between 5 - 15, would you guys think that maybe, 5 per week would be appropriate for losing a little quicker? Along with SS and SF.

whelan2

bellz_x wrote: »

Hey guys - I hope I'm posting in the right thread here (correct me if I'm wrong!) but I just have a question about sw.

So, basically I want to follow the plan at home (I have the books). I'm not very good with the meetings and public weight loss announcements and so forth. I know that everyone is different and we all lose weight at different rates but what do you guys think is the optimal amount of syns to eat in order to lose, say 3lbs per week? (I know, 2lbs is the correct amount to lose per week for sustainable loss) But I'm making a trip in 13 weeks and my bf and I are considering TTC around that time. Therefore, losing 3lbs per week would get me toward a healthier BMI which is obviously better for conceiving.

I plan to walk 1 hour per day - no gym to begin with - combined with EE. I know the syns are between 5 - 15, would you guys think that maybe, 5 per week would be appropriate for losing a little quicker? Along with SS and SF.

you need your syns, any time cut the syns my weight loss slowed down

Whiplashy

bellz_x wrote: »

Hey guys - I hope I'm posting in the right thread here (correct me if I'm wrong!) but I just have a question about sw.

So, basically I want to follow the plan at home (I have the books). I'm not very good with the meetings and public weight loss announcements and so forth. I know that everyone is different and we all lose weight at different rates but what do you guys think is the optimal amount of syns to eat in order to lose, say 3lbs per week? (I know, 2lbs is the correct amount to lose per week for sustainable loss) But I'm making a trip in 13 weeks and my bf and I are considering TTC around that time. Therefore, losing 3lbs per week would get me toward a healthier BMI which is obviously better for conceiving.

I plan to walk 1 hour per day - no gym to begin with - combined with EE. I know the syns are between 5 - 15, would you guys think that maybe, 5 per week would be appropriate for losing a little quicker? Along with SS and SF.

5 per week is not enough. You need at least 5 per day. On slimming world you are taking in very little fat. Fat is an essential nutrient - in the correct amounts. I have never gone below 5 syns a day, and sometimes I find when I have a "naughty" week and use nearly all my syns, I end up with my biggest losses.

CrazyChick18

Woodbrook80 wrote: »

Crazy chic do u have the recipe sounds different love to try it thx

I followed this one

http://myslimmingworld-jo.blogspot.ie/2011/06/diet-coke-chicken-1-x-can-of-diet-coke.html

RachelDDD

Hi, I joined SW on Tuesday and doing ok (I hope). My class was hectic and the introduction was a bit rushed. I didn't get to ask any questions so have been researching via the website and this forum. I was hoping to pick some of your brains with a few questions that I can't seem to figure out...

What is a good spread to use on bread/toast etc. I normally use Flora Light but wondering if there is something better. I am giving 1.5 Syns for a small spread.

There are no measurements for potatoes, pasta, rice etc. and I know they are listed as 'Free Foods' but I am wondering what you would recommend?

Thanks for any replies

dee_mc

RachelDDD wrote: »

Hi, I joined SW on Tuesday and doing ok (I hope). My class was hectic and the introduction was a bit rushed. I didn't get to ask any questions so have been researching via the website and this forum. I was hoping to pick some of your brains with a few questions that I can't seem to figure out...

What is a good spread to use on bread/toast etc. I normally use Flora Light but wondering if there is something better. I am giving 1.5 Syns for a small spread.

There are no measurements for potatoes, pasta, rice etc. and I know they are listed as 'Free Foods' but I am wondering what you would recommend?

Thanks for any replies

Hi Rachel!
No idea re spread, I've just stopped eating bread because I find yeast bloats me, just doesn't suit me personally. If you don't find a spread that suits you, Philadelphia extra light is pretty good on crispbreads etc and some people use it in mashed potato instead of butter. You can use it as your healthy A (3 tubs is your entire A choice, I tend to use 1 tub and reduce my usual milk allowance by a third) or it's 1.5 syns for the mini tub.
Yep potatoes, pasta, rice etc are free; I tend to have one decent portion every day with my dinner and I find if I cut down on these foods my weight loss suffers! Having said that, I had one week where I had pasta several times and I lost very little or nothing, so you just have to find a balance!
Good luck with it, it's a great plan

RachelDDD

dee_mc wrote: »

Hi Rachel!
No idea re spread, I've just stopped eating bread because I find yeast bloats me, just doesn't suit me personally. If you don't find a spread that suits you, Philadelphia extra light is pretty good on crispbreads etc and some people use it in mashed potato instead of butter. You can use it as your healthy A (3 tubs is your entire A choice, I tend to use 1 tub and reduce my usual milk allowance by a third) or it's 1.5 syns for the mini tub.
Yep potatoes, pasta, rice etc are free; I tend to have one decent portion every day with my dinner and I find if I cut down on these foods my weight loss suffers! Having said that, I had one week where I had pasta several times and I lost very little or nothing, so you just have to find a balance!
Good luck with it, it's a great plan

Hi Dee, thanks for your reply, I love Philadelphia so will be no problem to switch over and adapt it into my Healthy option A, as not a milk fan. I am a bit more relaxed now about the free pasta/rice and will just have a decent portion like you suggest. Thanks again for the great tips.

dee_mc

RachelDDD wrote: »

Hi Dee, thanks for your reply, I love Philadelphia so will be no problem to switch over and adapt it into my Healthy option A, as not a milk fan. I am a bit more relaxed now about the free pasta/rice and will just have a decent portion like you suggest. Thanks again for the great tips.

No problem! Also don't be afraid of using your syns, it seems odd but for many people it seems using more syns contributes to weight loss! Makes no sense but I'm not arguing!
As a Philly fan, you might find the 'light' version more palatable than the 'lightest' (the texture of 'lightest' is completely different to the real thing, but I still use it as I like to use milk on my cereal ) You can use 2 mini tubs of light Philadelphia as your Healthy A

Whiplashy

Down 8lb today after a very strict week of EESP Going to continue with if for another week and add in an extra HEA. It clearly works, and I'm pretty much used to the lack of carbs now.

Wellyd

Whiplashy wrote: »

Down 8lb today after a very strict week of EESP Going to continue with if for another week and add in an extra HEA. It clearly works, and I'm pretty much used to the lack of carbs now.

OMG! Amazing loss! Well done! I'm on day 6 of EESP and I'm really worrying that I don't 'feel' lighter like I have other weeks. I was fairly strict on it but yesterday I went to visit my granddad and he had a stew on so I had some potatoes with that! But other than that I've been strict with it and had very few syns everyday 6 or 7 at most. Fingers crossed the week reflects on the scales tomorrow!

Whiplashy

Wellyd wrote: »

OMG! Amazing loss! Well done! I'm on day 6 of EESP and I'm really worrying that I don't 'feel' lighter like I have other weeks. I was fairly strict on it but yesterday I went to visit my granddad and he had a stew on so I had some potatoes with that! But other than that I've been strict with it and had very few syns everyday 6 or 7 at most. Fingers crossed the week reflects on the scales tomorrow!

I'm sure 1 meal won't make much of a difference. Best of luck for tomorrow

Hollister11

What's EESP ?

dee_mc

Hollister11 wrote: »

What's EESP ?

Extra Easy Speed Plan, new low carb high protein plan introduced at the end of the year