shocked at slimming world meals!!!!
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jeffpettis wrote: »I think weight watchers has some "free" foods that you can eat as many as you want.
They actually don't. In the small print in the book it says somthing about x amount of servings per day before you actually start accruing points for the "free foods" It's mostly veggies and fruits which obviously have calories and aren't "free" It's just no one ever reads.
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Hey Americans - Slimming World is the UK's version of Weight Watchers. Syns are sort of like Weight Watchers flex points. So you get so many bonus points to use throughout your week - that's how you can fit in some indulgences. Syn is just the lingo Slimming World uses.
Slimming World, like Weight Watchers, also uses the concept of "free foods" - so foods that don't cost points, that you can eat as much as you want.
It's not a terrible way to get started. I'm not super familiar with Slimming World, but Weight Watchers free foods are mostly veggies and fruits - so eating as much veggies and fruits as you want will likely help someone who has never eaten healthy before feel full and still lose weight. After a while, you may have to switch it up if it stops working.
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livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Is a syn like a sin?
That's what it sounds like. Way to demonize food.
Can I get a HailMary up in here?0 -
Slimming World is very pooular in the UK but is in America too I think. We have Weight Watchers too. Free foods include fruit and veg, pasta and potatoes. Bread or cereal and cheese is allowed but in small quantity. Syns are anything that is not included in the free foods list so oil butter chocolate etc. It does work for most but obviously the calories can soon add up. I tried it for a short time and it did work but I didn't like foods being restricted like bread and having to count normal food as a syn.0
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Sorry, but you really need to ditch slimming world. All these sin free foods ect.
Your better off eating healthy and counting calories0 -
benzieboxx wrote: »jeffpettis wrote: »I think weight watchers has some "free" foods that you can eat as many as you want.
They actually don't. In the small print in the book it says somthing about x amount of servings per day before you actually start accruing points for the "free foods" It's mostly veggies and fruits which obviously have calories and aren't "free" It's just no one ever reads.
But it's probably in the fine print because they want to highlight the eat as much as you want part...
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Years ago, when SW used the red (predominantly protein) and green (predominantly carbs) books, I lost 5 stone by eating unlimited pasta dishes. I used to save my daily syns for Friday night and use them on a bottle of Bacardi. Happy days, but it taught me diddlysquat about nutrition and portion control.0
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Both of these. If I remember correctly, while in my weight loss phase I ate about 1800 net a day and lost a half pound a week.
OP, it all depends on how you spread your food throughout the day. Some people like just three meals a day, or maybe less, so the higher calorie recipes would work for them. I eat more frequent meals, with breakfast and lunch having the most calories. My diary is open- take a look. I am in maintenance, and I usually eat up to my calorie goals.0 -
ljones22903 wrote: »
But, do you understand that it all depends on how you spread out your food? 1,000 calorie meal might work for some people.0 -
benzieboxx wrote: »jeffpettis wrote: »I think weight watchers has some "free" foods that you can eat as many as you want.
They actually don't. In the small print in the book it says somthing about x amount of servings per day before you actually start accruing points for the "free foods" It's mostly veggies and fruits which obviously have calories and aren't "free" It's just no one ever reads.
But it's probably in the fine print because they want to highlight the eat as much as you want part...
I can only speak for my WW location. I was NEVER told I could eat as much of these as I wanted. YMMV at other locations.
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ljones22903 wrote: »syn free means eat as much of it as you like - your allowed 15 syns a day so having syn free meals is good as it saves your syns for other naughties
but what are syns????????
I think it's supposed to mean sin, which implies some food are a bit evil. Mmmm.........0 -
livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Is a syn like a sin?
Thank you! It's been bugging the h...l out of me.....If they have to have cutesie names for calories, can they at least use the right spelling?
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ljones22903 wrote: »syn free means eat as much of it as you like - your allowed 15 syns a day so having syn free meals is good as it saves your syns for other naughties
but what are syns????????
I think it's supposed to mean sin, which implies some food are a bit evil. Mmmm.........
Apparently this is what "syn" means...
"Step 3 – Choose Syns
Syns is shorthand for synergy – Slimming World believes it’s the synergy between the three components of the plan, ie. Free Foods, Healthy Extras and Syns, that makes Food Optimising effective at enabling weight loss. Nevertheless, many of the Syns are effectively what other diet plans would call ‘treats'. But Syns also includes foods found in the Healthy Extras, allowing you to eat bigger portions of these foods if you want them.
Regardless of the plan you choose to follow, you are allowed five to 15 Syns a day. These include foods like biscuits , cakes, crisps, dressings, alcohol, ice cream, preserves, puddings, pizza, chocolate and sweets. The Syns value for some foods may vary depending on the plan you are following but as a guideline one Syn is equivalent to around 20 calories. In contrast, WLR doesn’t encourage you to associate any food with negativity. Instead you learn the benefits of certain types of foods as you go and learn to make healthy choices, with the odd treat thrown in."0 -
The way I read it "Syns" are Slimming World's marketing wonk for treats and favorite foods. A way to say "sin"ful foods are allowed and even encouraged in their plan. In a way, I admire the approach, and it's great Brit humor.
If they work it right in the program, the emphasis seems that you can have some treats within reason and still lose weight. That sounds way more rational than the "sugar/carbs/fat/gluten is da debbil" some other plans foist.
Anyway, it seems that SW's approach isn't adjusting for when people actually lose a significant amount of weight and their meal plans can be a bit high calorie when you actually factor them out, so a stall is inevitable.
I'm glad the OP found MFP and is learning how to move beyond the plan to her own goals. That's a good thing.0 -
Well, I'd be pissed if I was paying for meals that *weren't* calorie laden!snickerscharlie wrote: »
Oh wait, if they did that, everyone would figure out that the meals they're paying so much for are actually calorically-laden.snickerscharlie wrote: »Sorry, but that sounds rather lame. And confusing. Why not just call a calorie a calorie?
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From what I understand Slimming World is to do with combining foods, so on days where you might have more carbs, you don't eat meat. The you get 'healthy extras' or something, for example some cheese or milk, but you're only allowed a certain amount, and you have a certain number of syns per week. Then you have 'free' food, like muller light yogurts.
I've always thought it was a bit weird, but I know people who've done it and it's worked. Personally just counting calories and eating at a deficit works for me as there are no restrictions and worrying about syns and so on.0 -
The way I read it "Syns" are Slimming World's marketing wonk for treats and favorite foods. A way to say "sin"ful foods are allowed and even encouraged in their plan. In a way, I admire the approach, and it's great Brit humor.
If they work it right in the program, the emphasis seems that you can have some treats within reason and still lose weight. That sounds way more rational than the "sugar/carbs/fat/gluten is da debbil" some other plans foist.
Anyway, it seems that SW's approach isn't adjusting for when people actually lose a significant amount of weight and their meal plans can be a bit high calorie when you actually factor them out, so a stall is inevitable.
I'm glad the OP found MFP and is learning how to move beyond the plan to her own goals. That's a good thing.
The problem for me was... I much preferred the Synned food. So I just ate that.
I hated SW. I gained weight. Too much free food for my liking. I like MFP. It stops me binge eating lol 0 -
NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner wrote: »The way I read it "Syns" are Slimming World's marketing wonk for treats and favorite foods. A way to say "sin"ful foods are allowed and even encouraged in their plan. In a way, I admire the approach, and it's great Brit humor.
If they work it right in the program, the emphasis seems that you can have some treats within reason and still lose weight. That sounds way more rational than the "sugar/carbs/fat/gluten is da debbil" some other plans foist.
Anyway, it seems that SW's approach isn't adjusting for when people actually lose a significant amount of weight and their meal plans can be a bit high calorie when you actually factor them out, so a stall is inevitable.
I'm glad the OP found MFP and is learning how to move beyond the plan to her own goals. That's a good thing.
The problem for me was... I much preferred the Synned food. So I just ate that. I hated SW. I gained weight. Too much free food for my liking. I like MFP. It stops me binge eating lol
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Well, I'd be pissed if I was paying for meals that *weren't* calorie laden!snickerscharlie wrote: »
Oh wait, if they did that, everyone would figure out that the meals they're paying so much for are actually calorically-laden.snickerscharlie wrote: »Sorry, but that sounds rather lame. And confusing. Why not just call a calorie a calorie?
:laugh:DawnieB1977 wrote: »From what I understand Slimming World is to do with combining foods, so on days where you might have more carbs, you don't eat meat. The you get 'healthy extras' or something, for example some cheese or milk, but you're only allowed a certain amount, and you have a certain number of syns per week. Then you have 'free' food, like muller light yogurts.
I've always thought it was a bit weird, but I know people who've done it and it's worked. Personally just counting calories and eating at a deficit works for me as there are no restrictions and worrying about syns and so on.
Yeah I don't like any kind of predetermined structure, really, but a lot of people prefer that. But for many more, FREE MFP just can't be beat!
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ljones22903 wrote: »syn free means eat as much of it as you like - your allowed 15 syns a day so having syn free meals is good as it saves your syns for other naughties
but what are syns????????
The syns said, "long haired freaky people need not apply."0 -
I wish we had a like button.LiftAllThePizzas wrote: »ljones22903 wrote: »syn free means eat as much of it as you like - your allowed 15 syns a day so having syn free meals is good as it saves your syns for other naughties
but what are syns????????
The syns said, "long haired freaky people need not apply."
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ljones22903 wrote: »syn free means eat as much of it as you like - your allowed 15 syns a day so having syn free meals is good as it saves your syns for other naughties
That makes Slimming World sound like some sort of religion.
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That makes Slimming World sound like some sort of religion.
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So agree with this. I'm sure there's no mistake that "syn" sounds like "sin." It's so annoying. Just sayin'.
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vivmom2014 wrote: »
That makes Slimming World sound like some sort of religion.
@missiontofitness
So agree with this. I'm sure there's no mistake that "syn" sounds like "sin." It's so annoying. Just sayin'.
It's just a bit of cheeky marketing.0 -
Wow l know a good few people that do slimming world and have great results , that really is mind boggling, I've set my goal for 1lb loss a week , I eat 1200/1400 calories a day and still lose nothing some weeks .0
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Yea I'm not knocking it, as my profile pic is proof that it works, but it only worked at my biggest now I'm smaller I cannot eat unlimited free food, I tried to pin point wat it was that was making me stick, and portions seemed to be it, I was loading my plate full of meat and potatoes and veg then going for dessert too, I love cooking from scratch and I can thank sw for that but now I have to watch my portions through mfp and boom! Lost 2.5lbs0
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I tried SW and it didn't work for me although my sister had great results. Like yourself I felt it doesn't teach portion control and I found the recipes in their books very basic.MFP allows more flexibility and makes me think about how to get more from my calories. Plus the money I save means I can buy more cookery books.lol.I see Iceland now stock SW meals. I guess that might give some a better awareness of portion size.0
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Weightwatchers is the same! Fruit is zero points but it is not zero calories, so the only way to have a true reflection is to count calories consumed, I have given up on gimmicks!
Yeah, I did WW a couple of years ago when they moved to a "new" system that awarded bananas zero points. The forums went crazy with hey we can eat as many bananas as we like, as though WW had overnight magically created a whole new banana without any calories.0 -
I did slimming world for a few months last year, and it worked.. I lost 11lbs. I think the way it works is it cuts your fat down, but I still don't understand how it fully works but it does haha. The problem i have with slimming world is I end up eating loooaaadsss of meat, which ends up being really expensive, because I get really hungry due to the lack of fat (I think) and I don't eat any veg and not much fruit.. I've gone back to calorie counting as its free ;D0
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