Slimming World - II

Sinister Kid · 28-08-2017 11:28am #1

A brand new shiny thread for all your Slimming World chat!

OldNotWIse · 28-08-2017 11:43am

Yay new thread. Only down one pound this week but at least it is going in the right direction!

Tried the Iceland Syn free veggie burgers at the weekend. They are amazing. Made with chickpeas and turmeric and cumin. Lovely curry taste off them. I had them with some fried onion and syned hallumi grilled. Amazing.

Sinister Kid · 28-08-2017 11:48am

I tried the Iceland SW sausages a few weeks back, I thought they were awful. I tried both flavors & they both went in the bin after!
I heard their burgers are supposed to be nice.

StillThinking · 28-08-2017 2:04pm

Maybe a new thread will give me new motivation!

Bitches Be Trypsin · 29-08-2017 2:25am

Starting slimming world in 2 weeks but following from home (I'm a poor student :pac: ) , really hoping it works!

Sinister Kid · 29-08-2017 12:08pm

Has anyone here tried scan bran? I know it tastes like cardboard but is it good for keeping ya regular?

StillThinking · 29-08-2017 5:22pm

Sinister Kid wrote:

Has anyone here tried scan bran? I know it tastes like cardboard but is it good for keeping ya regular?

Not had it but heard it does a great job of that BUT only if you drink extra water, think somebody was saying an extra litre of water per slice is what they needed

Areas · 30-08-2017 8:51am

I was at a 4 day 30th over the weekend where we went away. Went completely off the rails so I'm hoping 6 days of SP will reel me back in and do some damage control.

KayJay86 · 30-08-2017 8:58am

Sinister Kid wrote: »

Has anyone here tried scan bran? I know it tastes like cardboard but is it good for keeping ya regular?

Not on its own but there are some brilliant recipes for muffins and mock chocolates (eg fererro roche!) using Scan Bran.

I started the Couch to 5K program last night for some body magic. Legs are in bits this morning.

OldNotWIse · 30-08-2017 10:36am

Any ideas to kick start motivation that has waned? I was doing really well for 5 months (24 pounds) but lately I have been slipping. I would love some ideas to get back on track! I was looking at fat photos last night and panicking thinking I don't want to go back there :mad:

lilythepinked · 30-08-2017 10:43am

Sinister Kid wrote: »

I tried the Iceland SW sausages a few weeks back, I thought they were awful. I tried both flavors & they both went in the bin after!
I heard their burgers are supposed to be nice.

Best get fat free ones from butchers.

Sinister Kid · 30-08-2017 10:50am

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Any ideas to kick start motivation that has waned? I was doing really well for 5 months (24 pounds) but lately I have been slipping. I would love some ideas to get back on track! I was looking at fat photos last night and panicking thinking I don't want to go back there :mad:

How much do you have to loose to reach your goal?
You could make yourself a weight loss chart! Go in half lb blocks & give yourself little (non edible) treats when you reach certain personal milestones.

One of my treats will be when I drop into the lower stone bracket, the next will be only 4 lbs after that when I hit the weight I had previously plateaued at for a long time. Each time I hit a personal goal, I create a new one! My next treat will be a new top

OldNotWIse · 30-08-2017 10:55am

Sinister Kid wrote: »

How much do you have to loose to reach your goal?
You could make yourself a weight loss chart! Go in half lb blocks & give yourself little (non edible) treats when you reach certain personal milestones.

One of my treats will be when I drop into the lower stone bracket, the next will be only 4 lbs after that when I hit the weight I had previously plateaued at for a long time. Each time I hit a personal goal, I create a new one! My next treat will be a new top

I had three stone to lose and down 24 pounds so I am over the halfway hump - actually it was just after the hump that I seemed to lose motivation. I've another 18 pounds to go

Non-food treats are a great idea actually

BunChop_30 · 30-08-2017 2:21pm

Worried about my first weigh in today. I go to the gym five days a week and have been warned that losses might not show like they would if I wasn't exercising, at least not on the scales. Has anyone experienced this?

m'lady · 30-08-2017 2:23pm

BunChop_30 wrote: »

Worried about my first weigh in today. I go to the gym five days a week and have been warned that losses might not show like they would if I wasn't exercising, at least not on the scales. Has anyone experienced this?

Have you only started going to the gym, or had you been going prior to joining SW?

BunChop_30 · 30-08-2017 2:26pm

m'lady wrote: »

Have you only started going to the gym, or had you been going prior to joining SW?

Sorry, should have said! Have been going to the gym for one month!

m'lady · 30-08-2017 2:31pm

BunChop_30 wrote: »

Sorry, should have said! Have been going to the gym for one month!

I don't think it should have an effect then. What I've been told is that when you start exercising fluid goes to your joints to protect them and then calms down when you continue to exercise-hence why you may not see as big a loss on the scales, but you've been doing it a few weeks.

Good luck at your weigh in, is this the first time you've gone to SW?

BunChop_30 · 30-08-2017 2:38pm

m'lady wrote: »

I don't think it should have an effect then. What I've been told is that when you start exercising fluid goes to your joints to protect them and then calms down when you continue to exercise-hence why you may not see as big a loss on the scales, but you've been doing it a few weeks.

Good luck at your weigh in, is this the first time you've gone to SW?

Thank you! No, I did it for most of 2016 and loved it. Couldn't make it to groups for all of spring, unfortunately, I found I really need the structure. Will be interesting to see how I get on now, I'm 1.5 stone away from target and so impatient!

m'lady · 30-08-2017 4:56pm

BunChop_30 wrote: »

Thank you! No, I did it for most of 2016 and loved it. Couldn't make it to groups for all of spring, unfortunately, I found I really need the structure. Will be interesting to see how I get on now, I'm 1.5 stone away from target and so impatient!

Let me know won't you?! I'm at target nearly 2 years, it's a fantastic plan! x

Hollister11 · 30-08-2017 5:04pm

Exercise will not stop you losing weight. I can't believe I'm saying this.

You have more calories Burned, so you will loose more weight. Weight loss will slimming world is still based on the logic of a caloric deficit, except you just don't count calories. It's the only way to loose weight.

waxmelts2000 · 30-08-2017 6:53pm

Week 19, down 2.5 lbs = 41.5lbs lost, I'm thrilled , hope to get my 3 stone award next week assuming I lose .5 ( I hope I don't jinx myself ) Started back walking this week, baby steps ! Onwards and downwarads

BunChop_30 · 30-08-2017 7:41pm

Hollister11 wrote: »

Exercise will not stop you losing weight. I can't believe I'm saying this.

You have more calories Burned, so you will loose more weight. Weight loss will slimming world is still based on the logic of a caloric deficit, except you just don't count calories. It's the only way to loose weight.

I can't believe you're saying it either

I never wondered if exercise would stop me actually losing weight, I wondered if there might be a fluctuation in muscle mass/fluid retention etc that would delay the fat loss from showing on the scales.

Anyway, down 7.5lbs! Half stone award, which leaves me only one stone from target now. Delighted. So motivated for the week ahead.

Daisy78 · 31-08-2017 8:17pm

Do most people here stay for the class or just go to get weighed? I've lost almost a stone and a half but I'm on the verge of giving up on SW . I find the class to be very mammy/ family orientated with a lot of the discussion centred around that. I'm not going to make a meal for 5 nor do I intend to freeze a portion of food and have it 5 nights a week. I went to WW before and found it to be much more diverse a group, the talks /discussion were better as well, i actually used to look foward to the class but not with SW, it just seems to be the same old same old. The problem with WW is that their classes dont suit given the hours i work so im stuck with SW. I guess i was just wondering if it is this particular class or perhaps that tends to be Slimming Worlds target market and i dont fit the dynamic

Sorry for the moan!

Sinister Kid · 31-08-2017 10:33pm

1Lb down this week which drops me into the lower stone bracket

I'm attempting to make the Slimming World Haribo style jellies, they are in the fridge setting as I type. I'm making lemon & lime flavor!

Bitches Be Trypsin · 31-08-2017 10:45pm

Are Muller lights syn free?

Sinister Kid · 31-08-2017 11:06pm

Bitches Be Trypsin wrote: »

Are Muller lights syn free?

Most of them are...

I find pintrest great for checking out syns, there is thousands of pics with syn values like this one

Bitches Be Trypsin · 31-08-2017 11:08pm

Oooh thank you, they look tasty!

StillThinking · 01-09-2017 7:45am

Daisy78 wrote:

Do most people here stay for the class or just go to get weighed? I've lost almost a stone and a half but I'm on the verge of giving up on SW . I find the class to be very mammy/ family orientated with a lot of the discussion centred around that. I'm not going to make a meal for 5 nor do I intend to freeze a portion of food and have it 5 nights a week. I went to WW before and found it to be much more diverse a group, the talks /discussion were better as well, i actually used to look foward to the class but not with SW, it just seems to be the same old same old. The problem with WW is that their classes dont suit given the hours i work so im stuck with SW. I guess i was just wondering if it is this particular class or perhaps that tends to be Slimming Worlds target market and i dont fit the dynamic Sorry for the moan!

I wouldn't find that with my group at all, yes there is mammys there but there is also a lot of older people and quite a few late teens early 20s. Maybe try and get to a different group before you give it up, is there a different consultant you could go to? That sometimes makes the world of difference

cee_jay · 01-09-2017 9:34am

Daisy78 wrote: »

Do most people here stay for the class or just go to get weighed? I've lost almost a stone and a half but I'm on the verge of giving up on SW . I find the class to be very mammy/ family orientated with a lot of the discussion centred around that. I'm not going to make a meal for 5 nor do I intend to freeze a portion of food and have it 5 nights a week. I went to WW before and found it to be much more diverse a group, the talks /discussion were better as well, i actually used to look foward to the class but not with SW, it just seems to be the same old same old. The problem with WW is that their classes dont suit given the hours i work so im stuck with SW. I guess i was just wondering if it is this particular class or perhaps that tends to be Slimming Worlds target market and i dont fit the dynamic Sorry for the moan!

That's not my group at all - in fact I'd say the majority of people who stay for class are under 35, and single.

cee_jay · 01-09-2017 9:35am

Sinister Kid wrote: »

Most of them are...

I find pintrest great for checking out syns, there is thousands of pics with syn values like this one

I don't know if the new Muller Light Cheesecake Inspired Lemon and Vanilla flavour yogurts (which are in Iceland) are the same as the ones at the bottom of the infographic there? If so, those ones are free according to the app.

yummymummyjay · 01-09-2017 9:38am

Rejoining slimming world next week so will be keeping an eye here for inspiration and motivation!
Had a baby 5 months ago and have been trying to motivate myself to lose weight ever since!

Nailz · 01-09-2017 10:24am

Had my 14th (and final) weigh-in with my SW group at home before starting my PhD in Galway and got my 3 stone award! Great way to sign off with them!

I've 43lb off in total since starting in mid-May and I have 23lb to go to my target. I reckon my progress will slow somewhat as I will be going off on my own SW-wise and will be less conscious of being weighed-in at a group every week, but I'm still confident of hitting my target before the end of the year...

... then having to do it all over again after Christmas. :pac:

Sinister Kid · 01-09-2017 10:56am

cee_jay wrote: »

I don't know if the new Muller Light Cheesecake Inspired Lemon and Vanilla flavour yogurts (which are in Iceland) are the same as the ones at the bottom of the infographic there? If so, those ones are free according to the app.

They aren't the same, the Cheesecake Inspired Lemon and Vanilla flavour are free

I got them myself a few days ago, double checked on the SW app!

Daisy78 · 01-09-2017 8:14pm

StillThinking wrote: »

I wouldn't find that with my group at all, yes there is mammys there but there is also a lot of older people and quite a few late teens early 20s. Maybe try and get to a different group before you give it up, is there a different consultant you could go to? That sometimes makes the world of difference

It must just be my group then. I sometimes feel like I'm in a parenting rather than a slimming class! And I can hardly tell them to dial it back on the mammy talk. It's just mealtimes for families are totally different from a single person cooking and preparing food for themselves. I feel like a lot of the conversation goes over my head, I either tune out or just leave at the end totally frustrated. Guess il have to look elsewhere.

lilythepinked · 01-09-2017 9:23pm

Sinister Kid wrote: »

Bitches Be Trypsin wrote: »

Are Muller lights syn free?

Most of them are...

I find pintrest great for checking out syns, there is thousands of pics with syn values like this one

Never thought of that. Super idea.

Sinister Kid · 01-09-2017 9:46pm

lilythepinked wrote: »

Never thought of that. Super idea.

It's brilliant, there is so many nice recipes too... I have tons of SW pins!!

Sinister Kid · 01-09-2017 9:49pm

Sinister Kid wrote: »

I'm attempting to make the Slimming World Haribo style jellies, they are in the fridge setting as I type. I'm making lemon & lime flavor!

These turned out fab! My boyfriend skoffed half of them on me. I'm going to make raspberry flavor next.

StillThinking · 01-09-2017 10:29pm

Daisy78 wrote:

It must just be my group then. I sometimes feel like I'm in a parenting rather than a slimming class! And I can hardly tell them to dial it back on the mammy talk. It's just mealtimes for families are totally different from a single person cooking and preparing food for themselves. I feel like a lot of the conversation goes over my head, I either tune out or just leave at the end totally frustrated. Guess il have to look elsewhere.

I couldn't be dealing with that either, a new group can make a world of difference, let us know how you get on

fineso.mom · 02-09-2017 1:11pm

I started SW just over 4 weeks ago and am down 8.5 lbs. I've found it so easy and don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. If anything, I'm eating more than before and my kids are eating the same dinners and haven't noticed much of a difference just more veg.
I'm in a really nice group though and I think that makes it so much nicer. I think I'll probably still go when I teach target for the craic.
Also the app is so handy for recipes and checking syns.

Pacing Mule · 02-09-2017 7:44pm

Just for any members in the Dublin 15 area.

Just to make you aware that the Thursday evening group in Coolmine Community School is moving venue this week. New location is Diswellstown Community Centre which is part of the Saint Patricks National School Campus close to the Carpenterstown shopping centre. Would hate to see anyone turn up to the old venue and find it closed.

Areas · 04-09-2017 9:24am

Non-scale victory for me this week! So I've an interview tomorrow and had to get new clothes over the weekend as all my trousers were falling off me. When I started slimming world I was a size 20/22 in jeans (more 22 than 20!) and yesterday I bought 3 pairs of trousers in Next in a size 16! I was a bit emotional because for the 1st time in years I was able to walk in to a shop and just pick up a pair of jeans and work pants and not worry about them not fitting! I treated myself to a lovely yellow rain jacket as well in a size 16!

lilythepinked · 04-09-2017 10:03am

It's a fantastic feeling. Well done.

Sinister Kid · 04-09-2017 10:29am

Another NSV here! I had a lazy day yesterday & didn't bother ironing any work clothes. The only pair of trousers in the wardrobe that didn't need ironing this morning was a pair that I bought online & didn't fit me, then I put on weight so they really didn't fit me! Thought I'd chance them this morning & they fit perfectly

Nailz · 04-09-2017 10:31am

Sinister Kid wrote: »

Another NSV here! I had a lazy day yesterday & didn't bother ironing any work clothes. The only pair of trousers in the wardrobe that didn't need ironing this morning was a pair that I bought online & didn't fit me, then I put on weight so they really didn't fit me! Thought I'd chance them this morning & they fit perfectly

I love that!

Areas · 05-09-2017 8:23am

I was down 3.5lbs last night. Bringing me to 2 stone 9.5 pounds. I got my 2.5 stone award. Delighted. I was glamping last weekend and ate and drank all around me but to protect myself I did SP the week before and the week after. Looks like it worked!

eviltwin · 05-09-2017 8:27am

I joined SW in Jan and found it a real struggle. It didn't help that I'm on a vegan diet and the leader had someone in her family running the local butcher. I didn't feel she was interested in me and I did ok ( 1.5 stones in 6 months ) but I eventually left the group.

I gained back 10lbs over the summer and so went back two weeks ago to a new group with a much better leader who is helpful on meat free alternatives and full of information. In my first week back I lost 6lbs and hopefully getting my first half stone this week. Its amazing how much of a difference the right support can make.

banoffe2 · 05-09-2017 2:25pm

Every best with to the new Slimming World thread members!!
We can all support each other in good times and challenges!

Got to my goal in early July, (18 pounds) had a good BMI starting off so it took a while, and listening to people saying to me what are you doing here, but we all know ourselves.

Delighted to fit in to size 12 again and to be able to wear my shorts during the summer and outfits I wouldn't have dared to wear before including a jumpsuit I bought in a sale, getting lots of compliments and feeling more energetic and confident
Problem is I haven't been back to SW and have been a bit naughty every week I was saying next week!

How does it work if you are gone over your target, I am 5 over my target goal, don't mind paying as I know I need SW for life as I have done this many times in the past with all the slimming groups and the pounds slowly crept on as did the bad habits.

Are you allowed the 3 pounds over target and then pay from that on or do you have to get back to actual target before you are free again? hope I am making sense!!
I am going to face the music I am being good again and it feels good when I stand on the scales, SW works!

BunChop_30 · 05-09-2017 5:12pm

I am absolutely dying for the Carrot Cake bars to arrive. No mention of them in group this week. Hope they're not ages away!

dealornodeal23 · 05-09-2017 5:59pm

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Hi, I am going to go back on weight watchers the old system of points, would any of you have a small pink or purple weight watchers book with points value of food, I mislaid it and would b grateful if someone could give it to me thanks I am guessing there will be a few ex weight watchers here which is why I posted here. I also posted same on WW thread.

cee_jay · 05-09-2017 8:38pm

BunChop_30 wrote: »

I am absolutely dying for the Carrot Cake bars to arrive. No mention of them in group this week. Hope they're not ages away!

Small print of the advert says week commencing 23rd October.

FizzleSticks · 05-09-2017 9:48pm

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