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Layla0509

Hi everyone,

I love boards but it hasn't really got an up to date thread about Slimming world so was hoping to start one up for support for anyone following the Slimming World Extra Easy Plan

I followed WW for yrs with little sucess so thought I needed to shake things up a bit so I decided to join slimming world
I joined 2Wks ago and had my first WI on Tuesday and was down 3.5lbs I'm delighted with that and feel like the plan is working for me
I'm still new to it so would love if anyone following the plan for a while could offer support and tips to newbies like me

Here's hoping for loads of tips and tricks

Thanks in advance everyone

Hoping there's loads of response
Layla0509

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marialouise

Ccheidi wrote: »

My fitness pal doesn't seem to be on the Apple App Store ðŸ˜•

When I look in the app store it's called Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker by M... and then you see it's MyFitnessPal. It's a blue logo.

FizzleSticks

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Ccheidi

My fitness pal doesn't seem to be on the Apple App Store ðŸ˜•

TheLass

I find when I'm stuck If I mix up the B choice for the week it gets me moving in the right direction again. Also being really diligent about the fruit and veg helps

eviltwin

Lost half a pound last night and happy with that as I have had a busy week and haven't been 100% on plan and haven't done any exercise. Someone in the group got their 9st award last night, amazing stuff.

BetsyEllen

4.5 stones! That's incredible, well done you.

Do you do much exercise? Adding some (or more) into your routine could help shift the last few stubborn pounds.

And if you're already exercising maybe you could try changing what you're currently doing? ie try swimming instead of running as an example.

hole in my lovelywall

Wow-what an amazing result.
Would you try an app like my fitness pal?
If you put in your current weight and target weight, it will advise you on your calorie intake to achieve your goal.

Ccheidi

Hi been with sw 11 months now and have lost 4 1/2 stones! Have another 17 lbs to go to get to my target!
The past few weeks I have been sticking to plan religiously and not seeing results! Consultant says that because I not as big as before my body not burning as many calories so weight loss slowed down!
Has this happened to anyone else? If so how did they kick start their weight loss again and keep themselves motivated!
Thanks!

BetsyEllen

SarahMollie wrote: »

Yeah I imagine its tough (in an altogether different way) when you don't have a tonne of weight to lose - obviously its great not to need to shift loads because thats so daunting, but you're not going to see big motivational losses each weak and every lb will be a real achievement.

I don't know about you but I'm not really feeling that deprived - I was a little out of sorts the first week or two, missing all the usual junk foods, but I've found that with some minor modifications a lot of my main meals still work for me and I'm happy and full most of the time. It involves a lot of cooking but I used to do that anyway. I find the hexA, B and hifi bars are enough to curb the cravings

Honestly, this is the first diet plan I've followed where I haven't felt deprived!
It's an excellent way to lose weight. The best thing in my eyes is the SW chips :P they make me feel naughty but they're not at all.
I sprinkle steakhouse seasoning on mine for a kick and have a bit of ketchup out of my syns - it's such a treat.

Other diets I've followed have been very strict on fruit consumption, limiting it to one piece a day because of sugar.
However the nutritionist that came to my work last week said this was bull as fruit is very good for you and no one should eliminate it.
So I've been eating bowls of melon, raspberries and blueberries and it keeps me feeling really full plus it's lovely and sweet.

ETA: Oh my God a tablespoon of full fat mayo is 5 syns! I nearly fell off my chair. I have no light stuff with me

tk123

Grrr I was late getting to group last night and just made weigh in - so didn't do my usual wee ritual and was up over target. Then I had to run home and miss group and yep - weeing non stop again (the other week I asked to be weighed again at the end and was down 2 from going to the loo during group)! I'll have to dehydrate myself next week to get back into target lol!

SarahMollie

BetsyEllen wrote: »

Yeah, that's why I was naughty doing it! But as I know I'm likely to be heavier tomorrow evening, it's given me an extra push to be super good today and tomorrow.
Plus last time I weighed on my own scales in was first thing in the morning so I am taking away the 2.75lb from that.

I did notice a pair of jeans I wore at the weekend felt the tiniest bit more comfortable but I'm not sure if I was imagining it.
This is only my second week anyway and I only lost 0.5lb at my last weigh in so I'm not really expecting to feel anything just yet.

It's such a boost though, even if I lost 1.5lb this week I would feel great. It's nice to know that the hard work (ie. refusing chocolate, eating abnormal amounts of broccoli, driving past McDonalds and not stopping) does pay off

Yeah I imagine its tough (in an altogether different way) when you don't have a tonne of weight to lose - obviously its great not to need to shift loads because thats so daunting, but you're not going to see big motivational losses each weak and every lb will be a real achievement.

I don't know about you but I'm not really feeling that deprived - I was a little out of sorts the first week or two, missing all the usual junk foods, but I've found that with some minor modifications a lot of my main meals still work for me and I'm happy and full most of the time. It involves a lot of cooking but I used to do that anyway. I find the hexA, B and hifi bars are enough to curb the cravings

BetsyEllen

Yeah, that's why I was naughty doing it! But as I know I'm likely to be heavier tomorrow evening, it's given me an extra push to be super good today and tomorrow.
Plus last time I weighed on my own scales in was first thing in the morning so I am taking away the 2.75lb from that.

I did notice a pair of jeans I wore at the weekend felt the tiniest bit more comfortable but I'm not sure if I was imagining it.
This is only my second week anyway and I only lost 0.5lb at my last weigh in so I'm not really expecting to feel anything just yet.

It's such a boost though, even if I lost 1.5lb this week I would feel great. It's nice to know that the hard work (ie. refusing chocolate, eating abnormal amounts of broccoli, driving past McDonalds and not stopping) does pay off

SarahMollie

BetsyEllen wrote: »

I was naughty and weighed myself this morning, not supposed to until tomorrow evening.
But - I am almost 3lb down!! So happy.
It's given me such a boost of motivation for today, I really want to see the same result on the SW scales tomorrow so I am being extra good today and tomorrow

Glad you're doing so well

One slight note of caution is that we're all at our lightest first thing in the morning, so an evening weighin will likely make some difference - if that happens, don't be put off!

Are you starting to feel better in your clothes etc?

BetsyEllen

I was naughty and weighed myself this morning, not supposed to until tomorrow evening.
But - I am almost 3lb down!! So happy.
It's given me such a boost of motivation for today, I really want to see the same result on the SW scales tomorrow so I am being extra good today and tomorrow

mirrorwall14

My whatsapp group have set a weekly challenge of no sweets. I'm finding it incredibly tough. I'm drinking 7up to curb the cravings. I've literally done less than 48hrs and want ALL the chocolate which is frankly a little terrifying. Bang on plan today though so I'm delighted.

FizzleSticks

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SarahMollie

eviltwin wrote: »

Does anyone know how to syn popcorn kernels? I will be making it with Frylight.

25g of unpopped kernals is 4.5 syns - info taken from the app

hole in my lovelywall

eviltwin wrote: »

Does anyone know how to syn popcorn kernels? I will be making it with Frylight.

https://www.minimins.com/threads/real-popcorn.187036/
http://community.babycentre.co.uk/post/a23960093/popcorn_kernels

hole in my lovelywall

I've had a disastrous diet since Valentine's. Had 2 functions over the weekend and didn't even try to make good decisions.
Had to throw out soup and fruit-such a waste.
Back on the wagon today.

eviltwin

Does anyone know how to syn popcorn kernels? I will be making it with Frylight.

[Deleted User]

Down another 2lb this morning even though I ate so much off plan during the week!

so confused lol!

beer enigma

Addle wrote: »

Can anyone recommend slimming world friendly slow cooker recipes?
I see this bbq pulled pork recipe on the sw website.

there's some good stuff in this, some need slight adaptations:

http://cpliz.com/books/CookBooks/CrockSlowPressure/Skinny%20Slow%20Cooker%20Recipe%20Book.pdf

Addle

Thanks.
I was using app but search function is much better on website.

BetsyEllen

Addle wrote: »

Can anyone recommend slimming world friendly slow cooker recipes?
I see this bbq pulled pork recipe on the sw website.

Just type in slow cooker in the search part on the SW recipe page and a couple of pages will come up - I printed a few off the other day. Can't remember them now but there was definitely a spicy pork dish and some currys

Addle

Can anyone recommend slimming world friendly slow cooker recipes?
I see this bbq pulled pork recipe on the sw website.

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cazzer22 wrote: »

Bit pissed off as I was up 1 1/2 last Wednesday. I had a Valentine's meal with a lot of red wine and shared a dessert with my boyfriend and then I really pulled it back for the weigh in and thought i'd be fine. I have been sick for about ten days so have done ZERO exercise so that might be it. It's also my first gain since I started so maybe I should count myself lucky. I'm being really strict this week now and counting EVERYTHING just in case. Have a lovely veggie breakfast with tons of greens and left the bread (just in case) it wasn't within the allowance. Am going to be having alcohol over the next two nights so I'll need to be careful especially with the after night out munchies :-/
Overall, I should be fine I think. Any tips on how to cut down a little bit? Have started synning my lattes even though I probably don't need to which means I'm eating a few syns less each time,

If you've been sick your body was probably repairing itself and holding onto calories, I'm sure you'll see a loss again next week

be careful to still have your healthy extras every day as you could actually slow your weight loss by skipping them. Have free food to snack on when you get home from being out to prevent you being tempted by bad food after drinking!

I way over did my syns this week between Valentines day and an evening at a friend's where I ate a lot of chocolate and crisps!! Hoping to undo some damage by going SP for the weekend but still don't think I'll see a loss on Monday! :eek:

cazzer22

Bit pissed off as I was up 1 1/2 last Wednesday. I had a Valentine's meal with a lot of red wine and shared a dessert with my boyfriend and then I really pulled it back for the weigh in and thought i'd be fine. I have been sick for about ten days so have done ZERO exercise so that might be it. It's also my first gain since I started so maybe I should count myself lucky. I'm being really strict this week now and counting EVERYTHING just in case. Have a lovely veggie breakfast with tons of greens and left the bread (just in case) it wasn't within the allowance. Am going to be having alcohol over the next two nights so I'll need to be careful especially with the after night out munchies :-/
Overall, I should be fine I think. Any tips on how to cut down a little bit? Have started synning my lattes even though I probably don't need to which means I'm eating a few syns less each time,

mirrorwall14

Two very bad days here after -6.5lb loss so I'm annoyed with myself. Got bad news in the family, unexpected trip home and haven't been organised. Back on track this morning and made time for park run at 930 so hopefully won't have done too much damage. I'm not weighing in until Saturday next week so there's a bit of time

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SarahMollie

So -2lbs last night which was quite a relief after my boldness at the weekend

Thats a total of 9.5lbs over 4 weigh-ins so I'm happy enough with that, because genuinely once I got my head around the plan its really been fairly plain sailing

I genuinely feel like this is something I can keep up unlike some other diets I've tried in the past that have yielded great weightloss but were completely unrealistic. I'm mostly just eating normal food, with the odd tweek here and there and just avoiding things like having breakfast in the work canteen and taking a desert with my lunch, and thats it really!

Really focused now on getting that number up to one stone over the coming weeks, and then taking it half a stone at a time from there