Been going through exactly the same thing. Going to join you going back to basics. X

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Yayyy xxxx hope you have a good week Cx

The way you talk about binge eating is just like me 😂!!!xxx

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Thank goodness it’s not just me 🤣😂🤣🤪

@pedrotheminidashhund6055

2 ай бұрын

Me too😅

@curlytop8160

2 ай бұрын

Me three 😂

Enjoyed this one 👍. Funny re the gold bars 😂. My triggers are licorice toffees and jelly sweets . Your skin is glowing so you must be eating healthy x

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Oh I am a little bit taken by a bag of Haribos 😂 keep those away from me ( in fact just keep all the sweeties out of reach 🤦🏻‍♀️) Thanks so much I have been I’ve also now been using a personalised skincare for a couple of months now and have absolutely noticed a difference , fab when others start to notice too tho x

One thing that you suggested in an older video was a meringue nest with yoghurt and berries.. and I never thought of this before, and this is now my new favourite weekend treat!! Many thanks for that one!!! 😘😘Xxx

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Yes Sarah that’s a great one isn’t it topped with fruit and yogurt it’s quite substantial too 🙌🏼

@Yorkshireborn52

2 ай бұрын

@@clairemariehowardEspecially the Kvarg yogurt - or other protein ones 😊

Some ideas for you... chilli... Shepherds pie... a sausage and mash dinner....a breakfast dinner so plum tomatoes mushy peas or beans with say frylight cubed potatoes and sausages mushrooms (I'm vegan) but giving u some ideas u can do what u want with them. A leek and mushroom pasta dish.. Lasagne A Mexican dish I do alot so sweet and white potato chopped small... fry light then Paprika cumin Mexican spices with sweetcorn black beans onion garlic all in the oven squeeze over some lime..add in tomato puree, and garnish with spring onions. A Mexican rice dish Chickpea and spinach curry I always use light coconut milk. Make my own paste with spices water onion and tomato pure. A Spaghetti bol dish A Spaghetti meatball dish😊 Cauliflower lentil Dahl or any dahl. What about waggamamas sauce...so pop it over ur chicken with rice and veg... google waggamamas katsu homemade sause its online theyre actual recipe.. a little goes along way so wouldnt be high in syns per portion.😊 Stir fry Or noodle dishes so say a chicken noodle dish or salmon noodle I make a Teriyaki one alot garnish with sesmee seeds and spring onion..

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Love a chilli and breakfast for dinner is a great one ta xxxx ☺️🙌🏼

Just found you and just needed to see this !! Been doing Sw on and off messed about with calories and gained , back to basics on sw as it works !!! Just need to get my head back in the game . Good luck xx

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Hi Helen , lovely to have you here x I think just taking it back to basics can help I’ve been way over complicating it in a time I’m busy anyway when it comes down to it there are so many syn free and easy foods we can eat without the need for fancy recipes and just keeping it quick and simple so it does fit in with life x I hope you have a fab week Cx

Thanks for another great video claire👍 you’ve given an excellent, honest and well rounded overview of SW! Some other people have put slightly wrong and too personal accounts of the plan out there. You’re always refreshing and lovely to watch. Thankyou so much, love Sally-ann xxx🥰

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

loved the blog very informative🎉

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!! ☺️

Really good helpful video Claire love listening to your ideas very helpful !

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching ☺️

What a great informative video! Thanks for sharing❤

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching ☺️

😊goo❤d for you!I've got 3 weeks to try and lose something !!so back to basics for me too !!

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Yes fingers crossed 🤞🏼 I think sometimes it helps just to go back and start again

Brilliant vlog Claire very relatebly thats so good half a pound Claire its a loss when i first started SW 100 years ago 😂😂😂 i lost 5 stone with no problems and it was Red and Green days that long ago then i put it all back on and more then i still keep trying hubby would say im very trying 😂😂😂 but ive gone up to 24 stone so i definitely need some off thank-you for this interesting chat Claire hope to cu soon take care xx 🙋‍♀️👋🥰🤗💐🌻🌺🌸

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Oh i remember red and green days , they were in the book alongside extra easy when i started but i never actually done them x my husband would say I’m trying too 😂

I'm a total greedy pig when i eat sugar 🐷🐖 😅. I gave it up 8 years ago as it doesn't make me feel good about myself. It makes me feel like a proper addict and I'd rather go without. I have 3 teens so there's always plenty of treats in the house but it never crosses my mind to eat them. People think I've great willpower but i had to quit because I've no willpower at all. Great video Claire ❤

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Wow well done I’m not sure I could say no full stop 🛑 however sometimes it’s the best thing you can do so well done 👍🏼

Great vlog and OMG I’m just the same, I don’t have that off switch when it comes to chocolate and bread to a lesser degree. If it’s in my house it’s in my mouth.

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Yep it’s a real problem 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

Great video thank you xxx From Geordie Angie Newcastle 🇬🇧

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching ☺️

Hi Clair, put on 1lb last week,but got it of this week. You are doing well as you have been away on holiday. Sounds like you are on it this week.❤

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Well done Linda x I’m trying. 😬

Thanks for sharing , I lost 4 and pound this week I was shocked, I love watching your viedos what you eat . I need look bk through my book. But im on target hope you have good lost when you weigh in

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

4lbs is amazing I’d be buzzing with that x well done 👏

@chanelchilley5844

2 ай бұрын

Yer lucky im still on taget think im exercise too much😊😊😊​@clairemariehoward

Chocolate my trigger food too!

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Yess 🫤 always want more and more and ……… 🤣

I think the term syn is very unfortunate. I remember there were sins at SW 40 odd years ago and they were criticised for it, and suddenly they invented the term sun. I think of them as extras that you need to control. I love SW and have been at target for a year now. It’s got to be the most straightforward diet around! I look forward to your ideas and recipes! I love that you don’t give up and just get back on plan when it is possible. You get loads to eat on SW and surprise surprise it works! Good luck Claire!

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Yes I don’t mind being a little sinful but I think the word can be a little off putting for others x

Crisps and salty snacks are my trigger foods. I like that I can quickly cook some sw chips in microwave then finished off in airfryer for a savoury snack.

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Yes 🙌🏼 yes crisps are lethal and salted nuts 🥜 😬

Thank u for the boost and like u I am a yo yo dieter and a binge eater and the most difficult to overcome is my impulse buying habit after weigh in and I am a chocolate lover

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Yep it’s tough isn’t it the hardest part is saying no 😬

@ruthselby1364

2 ай бұрын

@@clairemariehoward thank u, plus my ultimate goal is losing weight and keeping the weight off and to fit in a wedding gown

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Oh wedding dress now that’s motivation ❤️

@ruthselby1364

2 ай бұрын

But I have time the wedding is in June 2026

Hi, I'm currently doing grow with keiron, it's very similar to slimming world but instead of hex a and b you get a calorie allowance depending on your weight. I've done sw a few times. Currently 7lb down in 6 weeks x good luck x

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Haven’t heard of that one x hope it’s going well 👍🏼

Also two amazing snacks dont kmock until you try. So i am OBSESSED with krispy kale... wack a load of kale in the air fryer with frylight salt pepper little garlic salt or basically whateve u want i.e chilli flakes etc.... anyway pop in air fryer for 2 to 3 mins no longer else itll burn. Its genuinelly like eating crisps... the crunch is like a prawn cracker 😂 its so so so so morish. And then roasted chickpeas...very versatile as you can do a sweet taste i.e cinnamon or u can do salt and vinegar. Or galirc mixed herbs etc. Drain them, blot them with a tea towel or kitcheb roll to take excess water off... then season how u want fry light wack in air fryer for a good 15 20 mins... sometimez 25 and its very crispy... some people melt choccolate on it so u realoy can do what u like

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

They both sound amazing actually think I’ll need to try them 🙌🏼

I know what you mean - I can overthink everything. I love a sandwich too with those beef hula hoops lol 😂- can only find them in Asda. Yes, I struggle with not having 2 b choices as like cereal for breakfast and bread for lunch lol 😂 so may have to syn it as can have what you want really and I guess healthier than chocolate lol. 😂 I do like pasta too so may make some up for work tomorrow lol 😂. I need to go back to basics. I think I’m going to get some wheats for breakfast - they do a raisin one at lidl which is nice. I love the fruit and nut and the triple chocolate. Not that keen on Alpen bars - find them a bit bland lol 😂 I love the hi bran too it’s really high in fibre. Nuts could be nice to throw into a salad maybe. I know wine is my downfall. Gold bars are delicious 😋 I binge eat when I drink wine - not a great combination at all. I could drink wine all the time - terrible I know. I do like a sauce with my food too. I sound so greedy lol 😂 xxx

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Claire by name Claire by nature 😂 you sound just like me maybe it’s a Claird thing , bread wine and chocolate im a happy girl 🤣🤣🤣

Oh my trigger is definitely cheese I am a true Mouse.... I could have a cupboard of chocolate, crisps, biscuets and not touch it... I cleaned Pantry the other day and found a out of date multi pack of crisps 🤦‍♀️, chocolate out of date. However Cheese it calls to me all kinds of Cheese. I have not visited Cheese shop since well before Christmas it is best avoided. It always surprises me tho by simply grating that 30g portion how much more it looks than in a block. I love nibbling on a chunk of cheese tho... zero control. I like SW as know I can have it and a bigger portion if I want it so it has helped me go cold turkey and avoid until I know in my head I can control urge to go into Cheese Shop and buy sml amount rather than half the shop. The big challange looms in June going away with my daughter for 3 days and eating without her realising I am doing SW have managed when she visited for a, week as I was doing all cooking but eating out will be a challenge especially as the Cheese Shop will call me. I have not lost enough weight for her to notice weight loss and amazing what adding layers of clothing will do to disguise it as I lose. Will look forward to your cooking it is always fun and gives me ideas. JD Seasoning is devine. I had a load of potato peeling so soaked and dried, smo amount of oil, Chips and Wedges Seasoning into Airfryer about 15 mins depends how much I am doing really lovely added with a, Salad to give crunch and heck my dog goes mad for them. I tend to use my Syns to enhance main meals with a dressing, sauce, mayo and am finding so full after meals there is no desire to want eat in between or in evening which is a huge bonus as my Cheese habit in evening was out of hand... Selection of Cheese, Apple and Grapes oh yum in my tum but not at present 😂 Have a good week and hopefully managing to get to cook 1 evening meal will give you a bit of you time back as hard going doing 1 meal for children and another for adults so time you save take it for you to even sit for 10 minutes, and listen to Birdies 💜🥰

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Oh cheeese is one of my favourites , that’s why I love the three baby bells I generally use my cheese most days but if I was to have a cheese board there is no stopping me 😬 blue cheese is my fav 👍🏼

You could definitely be a great SW consultant. You explained it well in a nutshell (only syn the nuts 🤭) I’ve just started back at SW & feel really energised to get back on track & be more accountable. Thx Clare keep the vlogs/recipes coming xxx

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

Thank you x have a fab week hope you are back on that track and heading in the right direction 🙌🏼

Sorry should have said syn not sun! Not a real word!

@janecox4173

2 ай бұрын

No sun at the min......hopefully get the sun soon

@clairemariehoward

2 ай бұрын

So much Sun today x we will thank you for that ☀️