I've heard this as well, and there seems to be mixed responses from consultants, but the general feel is that you can have half and half as long as it adds up, if you see what I mean!
So 1 piece of wholemeal bread from a 400g loaf and 1 Alpen light bar would equal 1 B choice. This is what I do anyway! Best to check with your consultant, but if doing this doesn't affect your loss then carry on, if it does then change it.
However, if you are only have 1 Alpen light for example, and nothing else to make up the B choice then you would have to syn it as you aren't getting enough fibre to justify the calories.
Do you have a food diary we can have a nose at to see where you might be having trouble? Don't fall into the trap of thinking eating less will help - it wont!
Don't worry, you do not need to syn it if you do not have the full amount given for the HE. Some consultants have told people this but there is nothing the SW literature to say this, in fact SW don't even say thay you have to have your HEs. All it means is that you may not get the recommend amount of calcium in your diet. If you are having other foods with calcium such as yoghurt, cheese etc then it should not be an issue.
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Hello everyone!
This is my third day on Slimming World and I was just wondering about Healthy Extras and Syns. Before I started Slimming World I never only ate cheese at the weekend and I only really had the odd splash of soya milk in tea. I also only had bread at the weekend. Yesterday I found I really struggled to get the Healthy Extras in short of actually just eating them for the sake of it.
Is it OK to miss a few Healthy Extras here and there or is it advised that you do eat them to help your weight loss?
Also on to syns, I was never really a big chocolate / crisps / treats kind of girl and most of my bad eating was again at the weekend when I would eat a lot of pizzas, pastry, cakes, booze etc. Squiddie I saw what you said about making sure you eat your syns but does that apply if it's having syns for the sake of it that you wouldn't have had before you were on Slimming World? Is it bad if I go a few days without having my syns or is it advised that you have at least 5 a day? I'm pretty sure that when I go out on Saturday I'll get my 15 syns in on what I drink on my night out, but my friend told me that her weight loss is always better when she has had a consistent amount of syns all week rather than having a lot of syns all in one go and none throughout the week.
Sorry for all the questions (I bet you are fed up of these newbie queries!)
Thanks
Jules