Poppet12
Gold Member
Hi Heather!
Here to follow and cheer you on and tell you off if needed!
Your meals look good! I know what you mean about struggling when eating out- just try to remember the basics of what is 'free' and what you might need to syn, so if you can get a jacket potato and beans, ask for no butter and a side salad and you're on to a winner. Or, you can deduct 6 syns from a packet sandwich if you haven't already used your hexb.
When you don't know how food is prepared it makes it all the trickier, but lots of places are happy to advise, especially with the increase in food intolerances.
For your tortilla chips, just like any food with no 'free' allowance, a good rule of thumb is 20 calories= 1 syn. I use this for chocolate bars/crisps/ice cream etc when I can see the packaging.
It's brill that you're losing regardless, but my only advice would be to increase your 'speed' or superfree as it used to be called. Instead of going for a muller or a mugshot if you're peckish between meals, try and get fruit or veg first. To make it more interesting, try freezing some fruit (e.g. grapes) or have some chopped veg with a homemade hummus dip. If you're still hungry after that, by all means move on to free food- it's better than syns!
Here to follow and cheer you on and tell you off if needed!
Your meals look good! I know what you mean about struggling when eating out- just try to remember the basics of what is 'free' and what you might need to syn, so if you can get a jacket potato and beans, ask for no butter and a side salad and you're on to a winner. Or, you can deduct 6 syns from a packet sandwich if you haven't already used your hexb.
When you don't know how food is prepared it makes it all the trickier, but lots of places are happy to advise, especially with the increase in food intolerances.
For your tortilla chips, just like any food with no 'free' allowance, a good rule of thumb is 20 calories= 1 syn. I use this for chocolate bars/crisps/ice cream etc when I can see the packaging.
It's brill that you're losing regardless, but my only advice would be to increase your 'speed' or superfree as it used to be called. Instead of going for a muller or a mugshot if you're peckish between meals, try and get fruit or veg first. To make it more interesting, try freezing some fruit (e.g. grapes) or have some chopped veg with a homemade hummus dip. If you're still hungry after that, by all means move on to free food- it's better than syns!