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Flexisynning is when you have a special event, a one-off, and to keep yourself in check you allow yourself extra Syns for that day only and STICK to that limit. It allows you to keep in control and feel like this event hasn't led to you "ruining it". It is not the same as a binge, it is a planned and controlled response.
So when I said earlier I went for an Indian meal recently, I had told myself before going out for the night that I was permitting myself to eat and drink less than 50 Syns that night and stick to it. I did just that, had a great night out and was back on plan the next morning. I also lost 2.5lbs that week. I wasn't in the restaurant tapping away on a calculator either. I knew before going what healthy and low Syn Indian options I would choose while also allowing myself a naan bread and a couple of drinks!
So, while it shouldn't be a regular excuse to make a pig of oneself on a whim, it's a great way of continuing to enjoy yourself and social life without feeling you've lost control.
Will probably go out for dinner next week again and will do the same - there's a lot to recommend doing it periodically. It certainly scratched an itch for me and made me feel like I still have a life!
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Hannibal Smith wrote: »well done on your awards the pair of you..that's excellent.
merkin what's sw good in an Indian?
Oooh, I love Indian cuisine and we have a takeaway most weekends as a treat. If you choose boiled rice and avoid the really naughty items done in creams or deep-fried then you can enjoy a really nice guilt-free meal every so often.
Avoid things like pasandas or kormas.
Are you on Extra Easy? If so, the following are good dishes to go with:
Chicken Dhansak (6.5Syns)
Chicken Dopiaza (7 Syns)....my favourite
Chicken Jalfrezi (8.5 Syns)
Chicken Tandoori (9 Syns)
Chicken Vindaloo (8 Syns)
Chickpea Dhal (5 Syns)
Lamb Rogan Josh (6.5Syns)
Vegetable Jalfrezi (7.5 Syns)0 -
Just had my weigh in, lost 1.5lb. I'm a bit disappointed as I've a lot to lose and was really good all week, BUT, I wasn't having my healthy b every day and I think that affected it.
But sure look,it was better then a gain!
So just had my pancakes and it's the start of a new week 0 -
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Open the fridge, weigh out 1.5lb of butter or lard if you have it and smile because you just lost that of your body if you gained that you'd be way worse off!!! It always helps me keep motivated:D
Just had my weigh in, lost 1.5lb. I'm a bit disappointed as I've a lot to lose and was really good all week, BUT, I wasn't having my healthy b every day and I think that affected it.
But sure look,it was better then a gain!
So just had my pancakes and it's the start of a new week0 -
Oooh, I love Indian cuisine and we have a takeaway most weekends as a treat. If you choose boiled rice and avoid the really naughty items done in creams or deep-fried then you can enjoy a really nice guilt-free meal every so often.
Avoid things like pasandas or kormas.
Are you on Extra Easy? If so, the following are good dishes to go with:
Chicken Dhansak (6.5Syns)
Chicken Dopiaza (7 Syns)....my favourite
Chicken Jalfrezi (8.5 Syns)
Chicken Tandoori (9 Syns)
Chicken Vindaloo (8 Syns)
Chickpea Dhal (5 Syns)
Lamb Rogan Josh (6.5Syns)
Vegetable Jalfrezi (7.5 Syns)
thanks for the list. I'm terrible for Indian food...I could dig my snout into one and not come up for air till it was all gone lol.
unfortunately its all the kormas etc that I go for lol...and the tikka nom nom
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Hannibal Smith wrote: »thanks for the list. I'm terrible for Indian food...I could dig my snout into one and not come up for air till it was all gone lol.
unfortunately its all the kormas etc that I go for lol...and the tikka nom nom
what's the least hot of the ones you listed?
Ha lol, so am I, I absolutely love Indian food. Although I like it coma-inducingly hot and tend to go a bit crazy for jalfrezi (see what I did there?
) You're probably best to go with the rogan josh or the dopiaza which is really delicious as it's very onion-y and flavoursome. The best thing you can do is to go for one of the above (NOT a madras or vindaloo or jalfrezi) and then add some natural yogurt through it if you still think it's too hot.
Actually I've just found this which lays it out in pretty succinct terms:
Restaurant curries from mildest (1) to mindblowing (3)
Korma/Kurma: (1 chilli)
One of the mildest on the menu, it's a creamy, coconut-based curry that's very subtly spiced. Butter chicken/Murgh makhani: (1 chilli)
A mild dish of chicken marinated in yoghurt and spices and served in a sauce made from butter, tomatoes, almonds and spices, often including cumin, cloves, cinnamon, coriander, pepper, fenugreek and sometimes cream. Pasanda: (1 chilli)
A mild curry made with cream, coconut milk, and almonds. Tikka masala: (1 chilli)
A British invention, using chicken, meat or fish with a creamy, mild curry sauce and fresh tomatoes. Saag: (1.5 chillis)
Mild to medium-hot. Made with spinach; saag gohst has lamb. Dopiaza/Dupiaza: (2 chillis)
A medium curry made with "double" onions, pureed in the sauce and also in the dish. Roghan josh: (2 chillis)
Originating from the Kashmir region, tomatoes and chilli powder give it its red colour. Dhansak (2.5 chillis)
A medium hot, sweet and sour curry with lentil, sauce. Originally a Parsi dish. Madras (2.5 chillis)
A fairly hot curry, red in colour due to the heavy use of chilli powder. Also contains tomato, almond and lemon juice. Pathia (2.5 chillis)
A Persian dish, with a sweet and sour flavour from fruit and tomatoes that is medium-hot. Jalfrezi (2.5 chillis)
Cooked with fresh green chilli, onion, tomato and capsicum as well as extra chilli powder. Vindaloo (3 chillis)
A spicy curry that is a speciality of Goa.0 -
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jees even readd that list I want to lick me phone
that's great thanks for all the info merkin ...yr very good. I thought Indians were a big no...but I'm going to organise one with the girls and give this dapiaz a try. do I son the yogurt if I stir it in. ooh...I wonder could I sneak a bit of fat free yogurt in in me bag lol
well done dair ...that's an amazing loss0 -
I was thrilled when I started SW and realised we could still go out for an Indian from time-to-time. It's my favourite although you do have to be really careful with all the nibbles like poppadoms and stuff. I FlexiSynned a night out recently and had all the extras like naan bread and chutneys and poppadoms etc (20 Syns in a Naan.....:eek:) etc.
If I were you I'd definitely take a little tub of fat free natural yogurt in your bag. And rather than be covert about it and feel you're being cheeky just tell them you're on a special diet and it's a specific one and ask them if they wouldn't mind you using it. If you're spending money there most reasonable people won't mind! Are you in Dublin? If so, my favourite Indian restaurant is called Diwali, the food is superb http://www.diwali.ie/
Lol at you licking your phone, I've realised it's still morning time and all I want is a curry
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was working late and the 3 shops i tried were out of flour, WI later so going to have them tonight, proper ones... 
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