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Yes it is more of a lifestyle plan than a diet!

I said I'd give it 6 weeks but after 3 I'm hooked!

Am amazed how I've taken to it - it does fit in with a vegan way of life easily.

Should do more home cooking than I do but in the week need quick/easy meals after work as only get half hour in kitchen or so from getting in to needing tea.

I use to enjoy lunch out on Sat - veggie restaurant or Mexican - some nice fried dish and chips and a pud plus beer but not anymore. Jacket spud and beans now when out!

Only danger day of temptation for me will be the Midlands vegan festival end of the month - as I'll be surrounded by cake, cake and more cake - and chocs plus savoury food. Have decided to allow one slice of cake, but will keep out of the barrolleyes

Am finding that my taste buds are changing - going right off high fat foods now like my soya cheese, and wine seems to be too sharp in taste now, so maybe I wont be as tempted by cake!
 
Can join this little group too please!? My OH and I joined SW 4 weeks ago. I literally just got back in from weigh in. I am finding the plan quite easy which is shocking for me as I have no will powwer and have never stuck to a diet in my life! In 4 weeks I have lost 17.5 lbs so i am loving the effcets at the moment! although it is slwoing down now so I'm sure it'll get harder. i've found the recipes brilliant, we've really thrown ourselves in to it, taking turns to cook something from the books. We even made home made ice cream which was delicious and only 1/2 syn per portion!
 
Brilliant weight losses here :)
Its fab, sure you can all join in, this is why I made the thread. I know its a guinea pig forum but also nice to chat about other interests too.

Tonight I had a lovely homemade cottage pie with loads of veg and now I'm about to syn a mini mince pie :) mmmmmmmm. x
 
Cheesy Potato Bake (From the sw mag issue 79 Nov/Dec 09) Syn free on Green/EE (if using the cheese as a healthy extra)

Ingredients:
Fry light
2 medium onions
1 bay leaf
A handful of fresh thyme leaves, finely chopped
1lb 5oz/596g potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
2 red peppers, deseeded and sliced
1 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tbspn of marmite (although i didnt use this)
14fl oz/397g vegetable stock
salt and black pepper
6oz/170g reduced fat vegetarian cheddar cheese, grated
a handful of mixed herbs, finely chopped

1. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees/Gas mark 7. Spray a pan with fry light and sauteed the onions, bay leaf and thyme for 5 minutes or until softened and lightly coloured.

2. Spread a layer of potatoes over the base of an ovenproof dish. Layer over some of the onions and red peppers followed by another layer of potatoes.
Continue layering this way, finishing with a later of potatoes and a thin scattering of onions and peppers.

3. Mix together the garlic, marmite and stock and pour over the potato topping. Season, cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for a further 30 minutes or until potatoes are cooked, the top is golden and most of the liquid has been absorbed.

4. Sprinkle the cheese over the bake and return to the oven for 5-10 minutes or until the top is bubbling and golden. Scatter over the fresh herbs and serve.

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doglovinpiggylover said:
i think I'm gonna have to switch diets! Is it easy to follow the plan?
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It sure is easy hun :)
If you wanted to join too in the latest copy of Bella magazine there is a free membership voucher, the mag is dated until 12th Oct so would need to hurry xx
 
SLIMMING WORLD MINCE PIE TARTS

Gorgeous little pies these are!
Makes: 32 tarts
Syns per tart:
3½ on Extra Easy, Green and Original

Ingredients.

For the pastry:
227g/8oz plain flour
Pinch of salt
113g/4oz margarine or butter
Cold water, for mixing

For the filling:
16 level tablespoons mincemeat
1 level tablespoon icing sugar, for dusting


Method.

1. Preheat the oven to 190ºC/375ºF/Gas Mark 5. Lightly spray some bun trays with Fry Light.

2. Make the pastry. Sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the fat, cut up into little pieces. Gently rub it in with your fingertips. Add sufficient cold water to mix to a ball that leaves the sides of the bowl clean. Rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

3. Roll out the pastry thinly on a lightly floured surface. Cut out 32 rounds with a 7½cm / 3in fluted cutter. Use to line the prepared bun tins.

4. Divide the mincemeat between the pastry cases. Roll out the remaining pastry trimmings and make some little stars with a small star cutter. Use to decorate the tops of the tarts.

5. Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes, until the pastry is crisp and lightly coloured. Cool on a wire rack and dust lightly with sifted icing sugar.

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Cottage Pie recipe.....Syn free on Extra Easy!
Featured in the Slimming World Oct 2009 Magazine.
Ready in under 1 hour 30 minutes.

Ingredients:
11oz/312g potatoes, peeled and cubed
a handful of fresh parsley, chopped
salt and freshly ground pepper
1 onion, finely chopped
1 garlic cloves, crushed
1 celery stalk, finely
1 carrot, chopped
7oz/198g extra lean minced beef
200g can of chopped tomatoes
1/4pint/142ml beef stock
1tbspn beef bovril
1tsp dried oregano
1 egg, beaten

1.Boil the potatoes in a pan until tender, drain, return to the pan and mash until smooth, season and set aside.

2. Meanwhile, heat a non stick frying pan over a high heat. Add the onion, garlic, celery and carrot and beef and fry for 6-8 minutes.
Stir in the tomatoes, beef stock, bovril and the oregano. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat to low and cook for 25-30 minutes, stirring often.
While the pie filling is cooking, preheat the oven to 200 degrees/gas mark 6.

3. Transfer the pie filling to a small oven proof dish and top with the mash, comb the mash with a fork and brush with the beaten egg. Bake for 25-30 minutes until lightly brown.

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Mango and Banoffee Cheesecake
Only uses 1 Healthy Extra B Choice for the whole lot!
This photo only shows one small portion of it.

42g Crunchy Bran
1 tub of Quark/Very low fat fromage frais
2 Mango Shape yogurts
1 toffee muller light yogurt
2 bananas
Sweetener

Crush crunchy bran and put in bottom of a dish
Pour over mango yogurt and sprinkle with sweetener
Slice banana and layer on top of yogurt and bran and sprinkle with sweetener
Mix quark/very low fat fromage frais and toffee muller light until smooth and place on top of bananas and leave to set.

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MrsWilsoncroft said:
It sure is easy hun :)
If you wanted to join too in the latest copy of Bella magazine there is a free membership voucher, the mag is dated until 12th Oct so would need to hurry xx
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well thanks for that love, trouble is i havent the cash for continuing it....but....i have got books from years ago...i wonder if they will still count??
 
Gorgeous Quick Lunch/Snack Meal :)
Syn Free on Extra Easy!

I used 1 pack of Batchelor's Beef flavour savoury rice.
Added some cooked mushrooms, onions, chicken & ham.
Then chopped up some red onion, cucumber, tomatoes & added sweetcorn. Abit of black pepper & mixed it all together.
It made two big portions!

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Ham, Bacon & Mushroom Pasta Bake
Syn free on Extra Easy Plan :)

Ingredients:
4 slices of smoked bacon, chopped into small pieces & fat removed.
4 slices of ham
a handful of mushrooms
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
1 carton of passata
pasta shapes
cheddar cheese (healthy extra a choice)
mixed herbs
black pepper

Chop up onions, mushrooms, garlic, bacon and cook until golden brown. Add the chopped ham.
Meanwhile cook the pasta for 10-15 minutes.

Once pasta is cooked, drain, transfer to casserole dish, add in mixture and add tinned tomatoes and passata, mix in the mixed herbs and black pepper.

Top with cheddar cheese and cook for 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbling :)
Serve with lots of salad

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doglovinpiggylover said:
well thanks for that love, trouble is i havent the cash for continuing it....but....i have got books from years ago...i wonder if they will still count??
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How old is the book you have got hun?
The latest book is great as it features the new plan called Extra Easy, aswell as the red and the green days but also some of the healthy extras have changed too.

With that voucher from Bella mag it would only cost you £4.95 so its pretty worth going along to a class just to get the new books then you can continue it at home. Thats what I did lol...

Would you like to see some before and after photos of me? I was thinking of putting some up. x
 
defo!! by the way, i hope you dont mind i followed one of the links to your recipes and i sneaked a look at them all......do you do anything but cook?? Thank god ive had my tea otherwise id be stealing from the cupboards right now!

You should be a slimming world agent or whatever they call them, you sound so dedicated.
 
Course I dont mind you looking. I made the photo album of all the meals for people to enjoy too. I love cooking and like to make new recipes and meals, I guess thats whats made me stick to the plan because I've never got bored of the food x
 
Here are some photos of me before I started Slimming World and also once I reached my target. I have lost a total of 1 stone 3lbs. Doesnt seem a lot but its made a massive difference to my new figure now that I am exercising too. x

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This is when I went to try on my wedding dress after losing the weight, as you can see from the photo I needed it altering lol!

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And here is me on my wedding day. April 2010 :)

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Great to see the before/after photos - you look great:)

I've only got before ones so far - will take some each stone I lose I think!

Thanks for the recipes - I'm liking the look of the mince pies.

I know my friend got a referal to SW from her nurse/GP and they gave her 12 weeks free, sometimes 24 weeks! Having said that not all areas do it and the BMI has to be high (like over 32 I think) so would not suit everyone but sometimes worth asking. My aunt got 12 weeks free on Weight Watchers could of had SW too.
 
Awww thanks hun. It was bloody hard work to lose the weight. My consultant kept saying because I only had a small amount to lose it would come off slowly anyway.

We got married in Miami. x
 
Jesus I have had a bad few days off plan. I keep eating treats and its not good lol.. Plus the cold weather is making me more hungry and wanting big hearty dinners lol.
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MrsWilsoncroft said:
Jesus I have had a bad few days off plan. I keep eating treats and its not good lol.. Plus the cold weather is making me more hungry and wanting big hearty dinners lol.
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well nip it in the bud now love, you dont want to lose that fabulous waist!

i am doing my first 'job' on monday for Retail Eyes by the way, only a small job but first of many i hope, having said that, i bet there arent that many round this area!

i had a curry last night!! naughty girl lol
 
doglovinpiggylover said:
well nip it in the bud now love, you dont want to lose that fabulous waist!

i am doing my first 'job' on monday for Retail Eyes by the way, only a small job but first of many i hope, having said that, i bet there arent that many round this area!

i had a curry last night!! naughty girl lol
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Hehe well tonight I am having a healthy pasta meal made using tomatoes and chilli sauce yum!
Ooooo nice one on getting a job on retail eyes, what is it doing?
Let me know if you need any help or anything.

Ive noticed on the site there is a survey section and once you have filled it all in i find more jobs come up etc.
Let me know how you get on x
 
Baked Bean Cannelloni
Syn Free on Green (If using the cheese as Healthy Extra)
Ingredients:
10 Cannelloni tubes
1 tin of baked beans
half a tin of chopped tomatoes
42g low fat cheddar cheese (I use Kerry's Low Low)
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
half a red pepper
a handful of mushrooms
paprika
black pepper

cook the onions, peppers, garlic, mushrooms in a pan until golden brown, add tomatoes and baked beans and season with some paprika and abit of black pepper.
Fill the cannelloni tubes with the filling and then spread some of the filling over the tubes.

Cook in the oven on gas mark 6 for approx 30 minutes, or until the cannelloni tubes are soft.
Add the grated cheese and cook for a further 5 minutes or until bubbling :)

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Awesome Breakfast!
Baked Beans, Bacon, Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Potato Waffles & Sausages!

Birds Eye Potato Waffles, 4/12 pack, frozen 57g each
* 2½ Syns on Extra Easy * Original 5 Syns* Green 2½ Syns.

Asda Reduced Fat Pork Sausages, 50% Less Fat, 8 pack, chilled 57g each
* 1 Syns on Extra Easy * Original 1 Syns * Green 4 Syns

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