Bride Loses Half Her Body Weight In A Year Prior To Wedding

This bride-to-be managed to lose HALF of her weight in just one signle year. 

Jennifer Ginley, 26, at the time over 19 stone, was triggered by a selection of holiday pictures, but considers herself ready for her wedding.

Before, Ginley had warned her boyfriend Luke of proposing to her to avoid having bad wedding photos.

The Liverpool Echo reports that she was lost 9st 9lbs, going from size 24/26 to size 8/10 in just over a year.

"I knew I wouldn't be able to relax and enjoy myself," she said.

"I knew my fiance loved me whatever size I was but I was determined that I wasn't going to feel that way on my wedding day, so on January 3 I went along to my first Slimming World group.

"After losing five stone I felt fantastic on the day in August and even wore a bikini on my honeymoon, but the best thing is that I finally feel normal - not fat or frumpy."

She joined Kirkby Slimming World group back in May 2015 along with her mother and sister Christine and began to follow a healthy eating plan together. 

Jennifer admitted, ‘Before I lost weight I had a massive lack of belief in myself and I feel like I wasted so many years with fake smiles that hid how unhappy I was.’

‘I was a serial failed-dieter and could never understand how I could achieve so much in other areas of my life, yet I couldn’t control what I ate. My boyfriend Luke and I have been together for more than 11 years and I always used to discourage him from proposing because I couldn’t imagine myself as a bride being the size I was.’
Credits: evoke.ie , www.mirror.co.uk , www.theladbible.com . 

SW Hunters Chicken

Cheese, bacon, BBQ sauce on top of a chicken breast, served with a large side of Cajun Fries, are you sure this is a meal you can eat on Slimming World???

Well don’t worry because you can and it’s only a couple of syns too!!!
I used the BBQ sauce recipe that is on this blog and the recipe made 5 portions.
I used 1½ portions of BBQ sauce per person with this meal, which worked out at 2¼ syns per person.

Preheat oven 200c, 400f, gas mark 5

Ingredients

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
3 portions of Spicy BBQ Sauce (4.5 syns)
4 rashes of back bacon all fat removed
80g reduced fat cheddar (syn free if used as you healthy extra A)

Method

Put the chicken breasts in a foil lined baking tray sprayed with frylight. Cut a split down the middle of each breast and put ½ portion of BBQ sauce in each slit, cover with the bacon slices, 2 on each. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, then sprinkle over the cheese and return to the oven until the cheese has melted.

Serve with Cajun Fries, a large salad and 1 portion of Spicy BBQ Sauce.
Credit to : http://slimmingworlddelights.blogspot.com/

Amazing Overnight Oats

Ingredients

porridge oats – 35g

fat free natural yogurt – 200g

Mixed blueberries, strawberries and raspberries

Instructions


Layer the porridge, yogurt and fruit in a jar or bowl.

Cover and put in the refrigerator overnight so the porridge absorbs all the yogurt.

In the morning stir so all the layers are mixed together and top with more fruit.

Slimming World cheese and onion pie

Ingredients
600g potatoes (Desirée or Maris Piper), peeled and roughly chopped
200g carrots, peeled and finely diced
100g frozen peas
one calorie cooking spray
3 large onions, peeled and finely diced
3 eggs
2 tsp dried mixed herbs
200g fat free cottage cheese with onions and chives
salt and freshly ground black pepper
110g reduced fat Cheddar cheese, grated

Method

Cook the potatoes. Meanwhile, cook the carrots and peas in a large saucepan of lightly salted boiling water for 3-4 minutes. Drain and set aside.

Spray a large non-stick frying pan with low calorie cooking spray and place over a medium-high heat. Add the onions and stir-fry until softened.

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Spray a medium-sized pie dish with low calorie cooking spray.
Drain the potatoes and mash until smooth.
In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, dried herbs and cottage cheese. Add to the potatoes, stir to mix well and season to taste. Add the reserved vegetables and onion mixture to the potatoes and stir well again.
Transfer the mixture to the prepared dish and spread evenly. Sprinkle over the cheese and bake for about 35-45 minutes until golden.

English Breakfast

A slim friendly breakfast that will give you vitality for starting the day!

Prep Time : 10 minutes
Cook Time : 35 minutes
Ingredients

potatoes – 700g
extra-lean minced pork – 450g
bacon, all visible fat removed – 4 slices
tomatoes, halved – 8
large field mushrooms – 4
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
low calorie cooking spray
large eggs – 4
baked beans – 400g can
Instructions

Place the unpeeled potatoes in boiling water and cook for 30 minutes, or until tender.
Cool, then cover and chill overnight.
Divide the pork mince into 8 portions and shape each into a patty. Place on a grill rack along with the bacon, tomato halves and mushrooms.
Season and grill under a medium heat for 8-10 minutes. Turn the bacon and pork patties and grill for a further 5-7 minutes, until cooked through.
Meanwhile, remove the skins from the potatoes, coarsely grate and season to taste.
Shape into rounds and fry in a pan sprayed with low calorie cooking spray for 5 minutes each side, or until cooked and golden.
Fry the eggs in low calorie cooking spray for 3-4 minutes and heat the baked beans in a small pan.
Serve the hash browns and pork patties with the bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms, egg and beans.

My Slimming World Chicken, Chorizo and Sweetcorn Pasta Bake Recipe 2.5 Syns Per Person – SERVES 4

For the last few days I have had some spare chorizo staring me in the face every time I opened the fridge and so mentally, I’ve gone from one meal idea to another. And because I had a tub of quark in need of using up, tonight I settled on a Chicken & Chorizo Pasta Bake.
So here is my version. For something low fat, I think it is close enough for version when substituting a calorific single cream version with a fat free soft cheese.
It serves 4 very generous portions.
Recipe

Ingredients:
– 250g penne pasta (I used wholewheat)
– Fry light
– 2 large skinless chicken breast fillets, cut in to bit size pieces (mine were 380g)
– 1 red pepper, diced
– 1 tin of drained sweetcorn
– 1 diced onion
– 1 small 2″ long chorizo sausage, diced (I used Morisson’s Cooking Sausage) = 2.5 syns per person
– 500g passata
– 250g quark (fat free cheese)
– 1/2 tsp dried chilli flakes
– 80g grated low fat cheddar (half of your daily dairy allowance per person)
– 1 chicken stock cube (I used a stockpot)
– 2 tbsp mixed herbs
– seasoning

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 190 C / Gas mark 5.
2. Cook the pasta in boiling water, drain and set side
3. Spray a roasting dish with fry light and add the chicken, chorizo, pepper, onion & chilli flakes and cook until the chicken is done (approx 30 mins).
5. Now stir in the passata, sweetcorn, stockpot, herbs and seasoning in to the chicken mixture and roast for a further 10 minutes.
6. Stir in the quark then the drained pasta and sprinkle with cheese and roast for 30 minutes.

New York Cheesecake (Slimming World)

Ingredients

For the base
5 scan bran
28g cocoa powder
2 eggs
half cup sweetener
6 x 250g tubs of Quark
56g flour
16 tablespoons sweetener
3 eggs
2 vanilla with chocolate sprinkle or plain vanilla muller light yogurts

For the topping
1 muller light yogurt
Seasonal fruitMethod (in video below)

1.5 syns per portion on Slimming World (19.5 syns the whole thing)

Amazing CHOCOLATE CHIP CHICKPEA Brownies

These are a perfect, healthy alternative to the calorific, sugar packed brownies you buy in the supermarket. At only 3 syns per brownie no butter or flour, they are fast becoming a staple in my house for a sweet, guilt-free snack! Read more for Recipe and Instructions.



What you need:

250g chickpeas (1 can, drained)

2 Eggs, whole

60g cocoa powder

1 bar dark chocolate, broken into small pieces /dark chocolate chips (40g) - the darker it is, the better for you!

60g plain porridge oats, unsweetener

1 small banana

100g artificial sweetener

Instructions:

Put all ingredients except for the dark chocolate chips into a blender.
Blend until smooth
Pour into a baking tray lined with baking paper
Spread chocolate chips evenly and bake for 20-25 mins at 180 Degrees/Gas mark 5
Enjoy! This makes about 16 servings.
EDIT: NB! The use of chickpeas in this way is known as a "tweak" - something other then they were intended for - this makes them synful. I've not seen any gains from tweaks personally.

Credits : www.slimmingworldsurvival.com
By : Emma browne

5 Amazing Tips For Success On Slimming World

Have a look at the tips below and be inspired for a New Year, a New You!

Food is your Friend
Do you like the sound of no weighing, no measuring and being in control of your journey? Then look no further - Slimming World gives you the power to choose foods you love to help you achieve a realistic goal.
Take a time out
Groups are full of yummy mummies, glam grandads, full time shift workers, and taking a time out to plan what you want to eat can mean the difference between a fab week and a flat week! Are you worth it? Of course you are!

Find foods everyone can eat
Try out different recipes, find out what the rest of the family like. There's plenty of mouthwatering meals for everyone on the Slimming world plan, from fussy kids to faddy adults. There is something for everyone!
Find a group you can stay to
Life is absolutely bonkers. Dad taxi, tax returns, visiting family, school holidays - there's always SOMETHING! Find a group locally that suits you. A time and a place where you can have me time and enjoy sharing, talking, and learning about how to turn your journey into something special.

Keep hydrated
Did you know that the majority of hunger pains aren't actually hunger but dehydration? Aim to drink at least 2 pints of water, fruity tea or diet fizzy drinks daily. Keep your water levels at optimal force!
Don't be scared to make a change
Even small changes can be a really scary thought but they can make all the difference! Taking a leap of faith like swapping the kind of milk you use, to spicing up the breakfast routine could see the pounds falling off before you know it.
Give yourself a break sometimes
Don't be too hard on yourself if you think you've slipped up. One bad meal doth not one bad week make! There are 21 meals in a week, and guilt could tar the other 20 if one was really bad. In the words of the now infamous song - let it go! Forgive yourself!
Credits : http://www.dailypost.co.uk/

Slimming World's chicken, tarragon and lemon soup

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 600ml boiling chicken stock
• 1 tbsp Knorr Touch of Taste Chicken Concentrated Liquid Stock
• 1 large skinless and boneless chicken breast
• 1 medium floury potato, such as King Edward, peeled and cut into chunks
• Zest and juice of 1 small unwaxed lemon
• 4 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon, plus sprigs to garnish
• 4 tbsp fat-free natural Greek yogurt, plus 4 tsp to serve
• Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for 2 days. Reheat thoroughly before serving.

Method
Put the onion and 4 tbsp stock into a lidded saucepan over a medium-high heat. As soon as it is bubbling, season lightly, cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 10 minutes or until soft but not browned. Add the rest of the stock, concentrated stock, chicken and potato to the pan, cover again and cook gently for 20 minutes.
Lift the chicken on to a plate and, when it is cool enough to handle, gently shred the meat and keep warm. (The chicken pieces will give your soup a lovely texture.) Blitz the soup with a stick blender (or use a food processor or blender). Stir in the lemon zest, lemon juice, most of the tarragon, half of the cooked chicken and seasoning to taste. Bring back to a gentle simmer.
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the yogurt. Ladle the soup into warmed bowls, swirl in the extra yogurt and scatter over the remaining tarragon. Pile the rest of the chicken in the middle of each bowl and garnish with tarragon sprigs to serve.

Slimming World chicken and tarragon fricassee

Fricassee is a creamy stew recipe. This 30-minute chicken recipe with healthy seasonal vegetables is from Slimming World and uses low-fat ingredients

Ingredients
Low-calorie cooking spray
800g/1lb 12oz chicken breast, skinned and cut into bite-sized chunks
2 onions, peeled and roughly chopped
2 large carrots, peeled and cut into thick batons
1 head of garlic, separated but not peeled
400ml/14fl oz chicken stock
4-5 sprigs of tarragon
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
200g/7oz green beans, halved
200g/7oz fat free natural fromage frais, to serve

Method
Spray a large non-stick casserole dish with low-calorie cooking spray. Place over a high heat, add the chicken pieces and cook until lightly browned on all sides.
Add the onion, carrots, garlic, stock, and tarragon, season well and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover tightly with the lid of the casserole dish and allow to cook gently for 15 mins. Add the green beans to the stew and cook for a further 5 mins.
To serve, remove the stew from the heat, stir in the fromage frais and check the seasoning. Serve immediately in warmed shallow bowls.
credits : Goodtoknow.com

Slimming World luxury macaroni cheese

Ingredients

• 2 leeks, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 300g (11oz) cherry tomatoes, halved
• 200g (7oz) frozen peas
• 2 tbsp finely chopped chives
• 100ml (3 1/2 floz) water
• 400g (14oz) cooked macaroni or other short-shape pasta
• For the topping
• 500g (1lb 2oz) very low fat natural yogurt
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 175g (6oz) reduced fat Cheddar cheese, coarsely grated
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 4 tbsp very finely chopped parsley
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method
Place a large, non-stick frying pan over a high heat. Add the leeks, garlic, tomatoes, peas, chives and water, stir together and cook for 6-8 minutes, until the water has been absorbed.
Stir the cooked pasta into the tomato mixture, then transfer to a shallow, ovenproof dish.
Preheat the oven to 220C/Gas 7. Mix all the topping ingredients in a bowl, season well and pour over the pasta mixture. Place in the oven and cook for 15-20 mins, or until lightly golden and bubbling. Allow to stand for 5 mins before serving. Accompany with a crisp green salad.

Slimming World’s vegetable carbonara

Ingredients
312g dried rigatoni pasta
142g Savoy cabbage, finely shredded
170g smoked back bacon, trimmed of all visible fat and chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
100g closed cup mushrooms, thinly sliced
198g frozen peas, defrosted
2 medium tomatoes, deseeded and chopped
3 large egg yolks
100g quark
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
170g sweet and crunchy salad, to serve
Don’t be afraid of using the green chilli in this recipe, it’s very mild and brings out the flavour of all the ingredients with no added heat. Even the kids won’t notice it’s there.

Method
Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil. Add 312g dried rigatoni pasta and boil for 9 minutes. Add 142g Savoy cabbage, finely shredded, for the final 4 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook 170g smoked back bacon, trimmed of all visible fat and chopped, in a non-stick frying pan for 3-4 minutes. Add 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped, 1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped and 100g closed cup mushrooms, thinly sliced and cook for 3 minutes. Add 198g frozen peas, defrosted, and 2 medium tomatoes, deseeded and chopped and cook for a minute to heat through.
In a small bowl, whisk 3 large egg yolks and 100g quark together with some seasoning.
Ladle some of the pasta cooking water into a cup, reserve and drain the remaining pasta. Place the pasta back in the saucepan. Add the bacon and vegetable mixture and stir through. Remove from the heat and stir in the egg and quark mixture, adding 2-3 tbsp of the reserved cooking water to loosen the sauce a little.
Serve immediately with 170g sweet and crunchy salad.

credits : Goodtoknow

Slimming World's chilli with rice

This mouth-watering chilli with rice recipe by Slimming World is so simple to make and tastes delicious too.

Ingredients
Low-calorie cooking spray
1 red pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped
250g closed-cap mushrooms, quartered
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
½ tsp ground allspice
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp hot smoked paprika
1.15kg essential mince sauce (see below)
410g can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
For the mince sauce:
Low-calorie cooking spray
1 large onion, finely chopped
500g extra-lean minced beef
400g can chopped tomatoes
250g passata
1 beef stock cube
1 tsp dried mixed herbs
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
To serve:
350g dried long-grain rice
A small handful of fresh coriander, roughly chopped
150g fat-free natural yoghurt, sprinkled with smoked paprika
You could swap the minced beef in this recipe for Quorn for a veggie version

Method
For the mince sauce:
Place a medium pan sprayed with low-calorie cooking spray over a low heat. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes, or until softened, stirring occassionally.
Add the minced beef and turn the heat up to medium. Cook for 5 minutes, or until browned all over, stirring and breaking up any lumps.
Stir in the tomatoes and passata, then crumble in the stock cube. Add the herbs, season and mix well. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Leave to one side.
For the chilli:
Place a medium pan sprayed with low-calorie cooking spray over a low heat. Add the pepper and mushrooms and stir-fry for 4-5 minutes. Add the garlic and chilli and stir-fry for a further 2 minutes.
Add the allspice, cumin and paprika, stir fry for 1 minute, then mix in the mince sauce and kidney beans. Cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes until piping hot, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, cook the rice according to the packet instructions, drain and stir in the coriander.
Divide the chilli and rice between 4 shallow bowls. Top with a spoonful of the yoghurt and serve.

Slimming World’s cheesy broccoli bake

Ingredients
500g broccoli florets
8 spring onions, finely chopped
200g cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
2 large eggs, beaten
200g fat-free cottage cheese with spring onion and chives
3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 tbsp finely chopped parsley
110g reduced fat Cheddar cheese, grated
This recipe can be made ahead and frozen for extra convenience.

Method
Preheat the oven to 220°C/Gas Mark 7.
Cook the broccoli in a large saucepan of lightly salted boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Drain, transfer to a bowl and set aside.
Add the spring onions and cherry tomatoes to the broccoli, mix well and spoon into an ovenproof dish.
Meanwhile, whisk the eggs in a clean bowl with the cottage cheese and garlic until smooth. Season well and add the parsley.
Pour the egg mixture over the vegetables and stir briefly to distribute the ingredients evenly. Sprinkle the cheese on top and cook in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the mixture has just set. Remove from the oven and serve immediately.
credits : Goodtoknow

Slimming World's banoffee pie

Ingredients

• 60g low fat spread
• 10 reduced fat digestive biscuits
• 2 x 12g sachets powdered gelatine
• 250g quark
• 3 x 175g pots Muller Light Toffee yogurt (or any free toffee yogurt)
• 1 tbsp sweetener
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 egg whites*
• 2 bananas
• 2 level tsp cocoa powder, to decorate
• *Pregnant women, the elderly and babies are advised not to eat raw or partially cooked eggs.

Method

Preheat the oven to 190C, gas 5 and line a 20cm springform tin with non-stick baking parchment.

Melt the spread in a pan over a low heat.

Meanwhile, put the biscuits in a sealable food bag, bash into fine crumbs with a rolling pin and tip into a bowl. Pour in the melted spread, stir well and spoon the mixture into the prepared tin to cover the base, pressing down evenly. Bake for 12-15 minutes then set aside to cool.

While the base is in the oven, dissolve the gelatine in 5 tablespoons boiling water.

Put the quark in a bowl and whisk until smooth, then whisk in the yogurt, sweetener, vanilla and gelatine liquid.

Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until stiff peaks form and fold into the quark mixture.

Spoon the quark mixture over the biscuit base and smooth the surface with a palette knife. Chill for 4 hours or until set.

Release the pie from the tin and put the pie, still on its base if necessary, on a serving plate. Thinly slice the bananas and arrange neatly on top, then sprinkle with cocoa powder and slice to serve.

credits : goodtoknow

Chicken wrapped in Bacon with cheese

Serves 2

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breast (ff)
• 45g of mozzarella cheese, reduced Fat (1xHea)
• 6 slices of smoked lean bacon (ff)
• 3 Tomatoes (s)(sff)
• Peas (ss)(ff)
• 1 Onion (s)(sff)
• 125Ml rice (ff)
• Basil leaves

Method

Preheat the oven to 180c place bacon onto a board and remove any fat then using the back of a knife stretch the bacon then wrap the chicken slightly overlapping each other.

Apply Fry light to the casserole dish, place each chicken piece into dish. Cut the tomatoes and place either with the chicken or a small oven ready dish, sprinkle with balsamic vinegar and add a few basil leaves.

Bake in oven for approx 10-15 mins or until bacon is slightly browned and then remove from the oven and cover with the mozzarella cheese and return to the oven for a further 10 mins or until the chicken has cooked and the cheese has melted.

While the chicken is cooking. cook the finely chopped onion in a small pan with the peas.
When the rice has cooked remove from the pan and tip into a sieve and place back on the pan and steam it for a few minutes, remove and add the onion and peas and then plate up.

Remove chicken and tomatoes, remove the basil leaves and place on the rice.

Enjoy with salad.

Italian chicken pasta bake

This is a fab easy one pot dinner, I love Italian flavours of tomato, garlic and basil but you can vary the herbs if you don’t like basil try oregano or even mixed herbs if you like them or if that’s what you have in the cupboard.

I used chicken thighs as I prefer the flavour but if you like you could use chicken breasts if you prefer them. I measured the pasta in mugs as I have always done this as I usually average one mug of pasta makes enough for two people.

Ingredients :

• 8 boneless chicken thighs ( skin and fat removed) cut into bite sized pieces
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 2 mugs dry pasta (I used penne but any shape will do)
• 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• 1 x 500g pack passata
• 2 tsp dried basil
• 160g low fat grated cheese
• low cal spray oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper

Cook the pasta in plenty of salted boiling water until just cooked then drain and set aside.

Spray a large frying pan or wok with the spray oil and place over a medium/high heat and add the chicken and onion cook for about ten minutes until the chicken is browned and cooked through and the onion is soft.

Add the garlic, basil, tomato puree, passata and salt and pepper.  Mix well and cook for another five minutes then add in the cooked pasta and mix again.

Place in a large ovenproof dish and sprinkle the cheese on top.

Bake at gas 6 /200/ 400 for about 20-30 minutes until the cheese is melted and browned.

Serves 4

Syn free on extra easy if using the cheese as a healthy extra

Credit : http://vicki-kitchen.blogspot.com/

Crispy Chilli Beef

Ingredients

• 400g thinly sliced beef steaks
• 1 chilli chopped finely
• 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons cornflour
• 1 head of broccoli chopped up
• 5 spring onions sliced lengthways
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 5 tablespoons soy sauce mixed

Method:- 

Toss the meat in the cornflour until it’s evenly coated and then fry off and seal in a very hot wok sprayed with frylite
Set the meat aside and then put the garlic and chilli in the wok making sure to scrape all the meat bits and mix well
Add the spring onions and broccoli and then the soya sauce until it starts to bubble
Stir in the beef and cook for a further ten minutes

7 syns for the whole lot – serves 3

Slimming World's cranberry cranachan

Ingredients

1 level tbsp porridge oats

300g cranberries, fresh or frozen, plus fresh cranberries to decorate (optional)

1 tbsp whisky

2 tbsp orange juice

2 tbsp sweetener granules

300g fat-free natural Greek yogurt

This dessert is best made and eaten on the same day.

Method

Preheat the grill to medium. Spread out the oats on a baking tray and toast under the grill, turning occasionally, until golden brown. Remove and leave to cool. Meanwhile, put the cranberries into a small pan with the whisky, orange juice and sweetener. Bring to a simmer over a low heat and cook for 5 minutes or until the berries have popped and the juices have thickened. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.

Spoon half of the cranberry mixture into 4 tall dessert glasses. Divide half of the yogurt between the glasses and sprinkle with some of the toasted oats. Repeat the layers, ending with a sprinkling of oats. Decorate each glass with a few fresh cranberries, if using, and serve straight away.

credits : www.goodtoknow.com

20 foods you'll only know if you're on the Slimming World plan

At first it's all salads and sunshine, but after a while you start to notice a pattern emerging from your kitchen.

There's frozen berries stuffed in the back of the freezer, mountains of yogurt taking a seat on your fridge shelf and Diet Coke has become your new best friend.

Scroll down to see the 22 foods you'll only relate to if you're on the Slimming World plan...

1. Frozen fruit

Random bits of frozen banana stashed in the freezer drawer. That, and failed yogurt-coated berries.

2. High Fi bars

You can only buy these from 'group' (Healthy Extra B choice). But they're just so small.

3. Frylight

If it's on offer, you'll buy in bulk! You need this in your Slimming World life.

4. Quark

Strangely tasteless, but really creamy - the perfect ingredient to stir into... well let's face it, you'll give it a whirl in almost anything!

5. Primula light cheese spread tubes

You can half a tube for a Healthy Extra A! It's kinda wrong, but kinda good in mac'n'cheese... You know what we're talking about.
6. Diet coke

The holy grail of 0 Syn drinks - you'll even be cooking with it, believe me.

7. Bacon medallions

It's a crime to cut on the tasty fat, so these beauties are Syn free and hassle free. Who else but a Slimming World shopper would choose no fat bacon?!

8. Yogurt, yogurt, yogurt

Meet your new best friend. You never can have enough fat-free yogurt in the fridge.

9. CARBS!

The world's supply of potatoes, pasta and rice just shrunk with the next slimmer joining Slimming World!

10. Fat free cottage cheese

This beauty will rescue anything from salad, to crudités, to jacket potatoes... one tub is not enough to last a week now you're on plan.

11. Mug Shot soup packs

They're 0 Syns, so get them in the trolley! So many varieties, so little time...

12. Hello Curly Wurly

I know it's not grown up, but seriously, for 6 Syns they really take ages to eat! Long lasting, 'Synful' pleasure...

13. Silly small loaves of bread

Normal loaves are for other diet groups - at Slimming World, we love two slices of really mini bread.

14. Balsamic vinegar

This can literally be splashed all over everything! You'll understand.

15. Gadget queen

You'll dig out the slow cooker, even in summer, and will wax on to all your friends how ah-mazing it is. It's changed your life! No, really it has.

16. Eggs

You'll give an egg a go in most meal scenarios... then talk at group how perhaps the weight loss has suffered because you haven't been to the loo for days!!!

17. Mushy peas

You never felt the need to put them in your trolley before Slimming World, but now you know they're 0 Syn, you fancy them with most meals, or the ones that you don't include baked beans in that is...

18. Jelly babies

To make Slimming World jellies, of course... it's one of the best Slimming World secrets you'll discover.

19. Pasta 'n' sauce

Hello again student days! This quick snack is just the ticket if you haven't got time or energy to cook. Lazy and 0 Syn - hurrah!

20. Butternut squash

Get rid of all those other veggies, butternut squash is the one for you! Cutting it up is a workout in itself.

Credits : www.goodtoknow.com

Slimming World Weetabix Cake

#1 Ingredients:

2 Weetabix
110g sultanas
150ml skimmed milk
150ml water
110g self-raising flour
1 teaspoon mixed spice
15g artificial sweetener
1 egg, beaten

#2 Method:

 Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/Gas Mark 4.
Put the Weetabix and sultanas in a bowl. Pour the milk and water over the top and leave to soak up all the liquid.
Stir in the flour, mixed spice, sweetener and beaten egg.
Spoon the mixture into a 450g lined loaf tin and bake in the preheated oven for 1¼ hours, until cooked.
Cool on a wire rack before serving, then cut into 12 slices.by: witwitwoo

Amazing Slimming world Hunters chicken

credit : http://vicki-kitchen.blogspot.com/

I used this sauce that I made previously to make this Hunters Chicken, I'd like to thank Nicola in my Cwmbach slimming world class for giving me the idea (she made it first!) after she made my BBQ sauce. Such an easy and simple idea and if you use the cheese as your healthy extra its syn free too.

If not using the cheese as a healthy extra 25g reduced fat cheddar is 4 syns but if you  use it as a healthy extra you can have 40g reduced fat cheddar as a 'B' choice.

Ingredients: 

1 chicken breast per person

2 tbsp slimming world friendly BBQ sauce per portion

25g or 40g reduced fat grated cheese (see above)

Smother each chicken breast with a the BBQ sauce then sprinkle the grated cheese on top. Bake in the oven at Gas 5 /375/190for 25-30 minutes until cheese is melted and browned on top.

Slimming world Kheema curry

This is a fab really quick and easy curry, It's economical too using extra lean minced beef, It's a great one to make after work as it's all made within 30 minutes. (A real 30 minutes not a Jamie Oliver 30 minutes!!)

If you want to you can leave out the cumin and coriander and just use curry powder but I love these  extra spices they don't make it hotter but more fragrant.

Kheema Curry 

1lb extra lean minced beef

1 large onion (sliced)

1 can chopped tomatoes

2 tbsp tomato puree 

2 tbsp curry powder (less if you don't like it too spicy)

2 tsp ground cumin

2 tsp ground coriander

1/2 tsp chili flakes

1/2 pint beef stock

2 cloves garlic (crushed)  

2 tsp grated fresh ginger (I use frozen)

6oz frozen peas 

1/2 tsp salt

spray oil

In a large pan or wok spray with the oil and add the minced beef, onion, garlic, ginger and chili. Fry over a medium/high heat until beef cooked through and the onion is soft.

  

Add the curry powder, cumin, salt  and coriander  and fry for another few minutes then add the tomato puree, tomatoes and beef stock. Stir well and then add the frozen peas and bring to a simmer and cook for about 20 minutes until the sauce is thicker and reduced.

credit :  http://vicki-kitchen.blogspot.com/

Syn free on extra easy :)

Half syn strawberry mousse

serves 3 (1.5 syns in total or 0.5 syn per serving)

1 x mullerlight strawberry yoghurt

250gm of natural yoghurt/fromais frais or quark

1 x sachet of sugar free hartleys strawberry jelly

make up the jelly sachet with only 60 ml of boiling water add the mullerlight yoghurt and 250gm of natural yoghurt/fromais frais or quark and whisk together. leave to set in fridge and after is is set top with fresh strawberries and sprinkle of sweetener.