good luck that is definitely doable i am after 2 stone by xmas

whoop whoop jennebel

i lost 2.5lbs this week so 31lbs in total since june target is 56lbs by xmas

u will hun keep positive and it will happen xxx

I am i gained a lb last week :( but that was due to the booze i consumed last weekend lol

put on this week lol didnt say no to anything last week so paying the price now hee hee

Ive been doing it for 6 weeks and lost 6lb. Its coming off slowly but hopefully that means it will stay off. Im hoping for my half stone this week but i did have a pasty and some cheesecake on sunday, oops!

Ooh you lot are inspiring me to join sw! Now i have a incentive i feel like i can do it!!!

I'm off to join tomorrow. My daughter has been going for two weeks and has lost 5 pounds. I'm bookmarking this one to pinch all your menus, lol xx

i am not doing it at the moment, but as soon as the new year is out of the way and I jumping back onboard, will have a stone to lose in 8 months to fit in my dress perfectly, so fingers crossed i will do it x

whats your secret jennebel?

Chocolate :) Cake :) Biscuits :)

Todays menu

Breakfast
plums blue berries and fat free yoghurt
lunch
Salad ( from salad bar in a supermarket but all synn free)
snack
Tikka chicken breast banana plums actimel fat free yoghurt
Dinner
Spag bol
Turkey mince boiled then browned
mushrooms onions chopped toms cherry toms carrots passata herbs
spaghetti yummy yummy

Is the chicken already in the sauce or could you ask for yours to be put out without? Perhaps you could ask your family to come to you instead so that you could then be in control? You could always use flexible syns as well if you need to, but that would depend on how often you're going out to eat :P When it comes to eating out in a restaurant, it's all about making the right choice - oh, and carveries are bad, we found out in group a couple of weeks ago that a carvery could actually cost you up to 30 syns because of the hidden things they do, for instance they inject the meat with fat to keep it moist and coat all the vegetables in butter :S

Good thinking Jennebel! :o) xx

2.5 off for me this week giving me my 2.5 stone award yey

all this food sounds soooo good!! think i could be getting more info and trying this diet!! xx

It works when u stick to it, good luck!

Onion, tinned tomatoes, mince (very low fat or quorn is the best, kidney beans, chilli powder or flakes.
Brown the mince remove/ drain excess fat, add chopped onions, and cook for further 5 mins, add tin of tomatoes, kidney beans and teaspoon (or more if u like hot) chilli or flakes.
This generally does it for me and is all free on extra easy
Hope this helps

Serves: 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Syns per serving:
FREE on extra easy

Fry Light, for spraying
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 fresh chillies, deseeded and chopped
2 tsps ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp paprika
A pinch of cayenne pepper
1 x 397g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
284ml/½ pint stock
salt and ground black pepper
454g/1lb extra lean beef mince (or Quorn mince)
1 x 198g/7oz can red kidney beans, drained
chopped fresh coriander leaves, to garnish
1 level tablespoon of tomato puree

1. Spray a large saucepan with Fry Light and fry the onion gently over a low heat for 6-8 minutes, until softened and golden.

2. Add the garlic, chillies and all the spices and continue frying, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes. Add minced, stirring until it begins to brown.

3. Add the canned tomatoes, tomato puree and stock. Stir well and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 20 minutes, until the liquid is slightly reduced.

4. Season with salt and pepper and add drained kidney beans. Heat through gently for about 5 minutes.

5. Serve hot, sprinkled with chopped coriander leaves, with some plain boiled rice (Free on Green and Extra Easy, 2 Syns per 28g/1oz on Original) or jacket potato (Free on Green and Extra Easy, 2 Syns per 28g/1oz on Original) and a green salad.

Tip: A dollop of fat free natural yogurt on the top is extremely tasty and, if you’ve gone overboard on the chilli, it’s a great way to “cool” things down!

Replacing beef mince with Quorn mince turns this recipe into a vegetarian delight. The 3 Syns stay the same on Original and the whole recipe becomes Free on Green!

I made a delicious lunch yesterday: chicken breast boiled in with garlic and stock. I then used some of the boiling water to make some couscous. Then put it all in the same pan and added some chopped tinned tomatoes. It was really nice! Just thought I'd offer you one of my own slimming world 'free' inventions!

hi ladies, i went to a sw meeting last night and joined with the offer that they are doing at the mo. really need to lose weight to fit in my dress. day 1 today but am worried its not going to work as not very inventive with food. think i might read soe of the food in this thread and copy them!! havnt got much weight to lose 12lb max, so fingers crossed it will work.
Good luck everyone on your weight loss. xx

if ya breast feeding hun you need to have more healthy extra a things with calcium cheese milk etc xx

welcome mrsbarkertobe we are here to help if you need us xx

ya tea is right what do you think you have spent oyur syns on?

is the food at pub hot or cold?

you can compensate for that

How about using passata instead of pasta sauce add herbs as well i make mine with pasta, chopped toms, passatta herbs mushrooms onions and tuna all syn free xx

fry light is with all the oils and passatta is with all the chopped toms cheap as chips 49p for a carton xx