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hello guys and gals!!! i lost 1lb and i cant believe it i havent been on the plan 100% so imagine how much i could have lost if i had been. :duh i asked about the fast forward mentioned earlier and my mam said she remembers it well from our last class and it is basically sticking to super speed foods as well as your healthy a's and b's and sins!!! so i might try it next week and see how i go!! good luck all, lindsay. :tup
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Not lost anything this week so far. Knew it was going to get harder now to get the last 7 lbs off, will keep trying. 10 weeks to go to my holiday - target weight is 9stone 7 lbs. been a bad week with 3 birthdays at work and some very nice cakes :(
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Well done and keep going peeps :tup

I have just made a big pan of soup with a reduced price casserole veg pack I found on the reduced section at Tesco for....20P !!!!Must be about 8-10 portions there. :D So I am well pleased. When it cools down I will freeze it in portions .
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Morning everyone
Hope everyone is well.
Wednesday was great for me only had 1.5 syns. Yesterday was awful - had a horrible day at work, went shopping last night bought some wine and had 2 glasses while cooking the tea - I had a stir fry with Blue Dragon sauce which I have just checked and found out it was 4 syns for half a packet so my total syns for yesterday was 15!!!! :cry Must do better today.
Still not ordered the kelp tablets - going to do that now.
Irene
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Ooo Irene. I had a chicken stir fry with half a sachet of the oyster and spring onion sauce last night and I only estimated 2 syns for the sauce .I've just checked syns online and you are right :duh
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It was worth the 4 syns though for the taste wasn't it? - mine was Hoi syn flavour. ;)
I also bought an Asda sweet and sour one - so going to check that out for syn value as I am going to do more stir fries.
Irene
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Well it's been another month so I got on the scales this morning and have only lost three pounds this month. :( Totaling 8lb in two month. Must try harder. Got 11 more weeks to lose 16 pound. :cry Will have to start excercising more rigourusly now the lighter nights are upon us. Swimming in the afternoon, walking of an evening.
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Morning Everyone
I have a confession..........2 caramel filled chocolate digestives passed my lips last night - why I don't know they were there!!!!! However they did make me 'go' if you know what I mean. :rofl
Seriously 1st March back on track - I have seen on other sites they set themselves a challenge to lose ? in the month - anyone interested? If I could lose a stone this month I would be at my first target. ;)
Have bought the Kelp tablets - the woman in the health shop said other people had good results when they had reached a plateau on WW so hopefully I will see a good loss soon. ;)
Off to have my brunch - eggy bread, mushrooms and beans.
Speak soon.
Irene
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Quorn... I have never used this, how does it come and I take it its low calorie? How would you use it in stir frys?

Also the Kelp tablets, someone said they made you 'wee' - read on the internet it had something to with metabolism?
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ElleDee - I buy the quorn pieces and the fillets (from frozen section in Asda). I make curries with the pieces and have the fillets in sauces (my favourite is Tandoori - mix natural yoghurt with tandoori spices and garlic pour over fillets to marinade and then grill. :tup
The kelp tablets are also good for your hair, nails and skin, yes I have heard they make you 'wee' so maybe you get rid of any water that needs shifting. :que
Hope this helps.
Irene
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I'm off to Holland And Barrat now....................... :)
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As much as I liked the idea of Quorn being common to both red and green days and I did give it a go I'm afraid it gave me the most terrible digestive problems :yikes .I think it must be the fact that it is mushroom/fungus based. For the same reason I keep away from yeasty stuff. If you can tolerate it it is a good substitute for mince.
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I don't like the quorn mince - Asda do their own 'meat free mince' and that is really good for chilli, lasagne and spag bol, in fact the whole family eat that now have not bought beef mince for many years.
Had a busy day, washing, ironing and housework - want to have a quiet, relaxing day tomorrow, :rofl
Speak soon.
Irene
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Don't think i'm gonna lose much this week, if at all ... but i didn't get my regular exercise this week as i've been doing up the bedroom .. so i'm not too bothered!
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Irene...what is in the meat free mince from Asda. Is it soya, tofu or TVP or something like that ? I tried tofu but ugh !!! didn't like it. I bought some turkey mince on recommendation from one of our losers (Can't remember who) but haven't got round to using it yet.

Cider.....don't fret. I know I've gone over my syns for today. I seem to stop counting at about 8pm :rofl
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Hbrac - I have not yet tried tofu, got some in the freezer but have been advised to have with sauces that have plenty of flavourings. :que
Asda's meat free mince: as listed on packet -
Water, Soya Concentrate (19%), Wheat Gluten, Soya Flour (7%), Vegetable oil, Soya Protein Isolate (15%), Yearsy extract, Barley Malt extract, Salt, Wheat, Starch, Garlic powder, Onion POwder Flavouring. Hope this helps. I am sure all the supermarkets do their own but I would think the ingredients are all similar, I have also had one from Farmfoods the name of which I have forgotten - will ask my sister later as she and and my mum are coming over for Mothers Day Sunday lunch - cooked by hubby.
Irene
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Well I got my Kelp tablets yesterday, I was really pleased as they were on offer in Holland and Barrat :) But then....... I had a curry last night :duh
We were running really late and as we walked past an Indian take away on the way home we decided it would be a good idea! We weren't as bad as we could have been as we shared a dish and a naan, but still very naughty so not holding my breath this week!! :(
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Let us know how you get on with the Kelp tablets. We were really, really bad last night... we had an indian each, shared a rice and naan, bottle of wine each and now feel really, really guilty!!!!
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Nice to know I'm not on my own in the naughty corner ;)
Will let you know how I get on with the kelp tablets.
Sunaholic
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