Weight Loss #13

Evening all,

(Just a quick update this evening as I'm really cold and not feeling quite myself.)

So this week as been a bit of a meh week. I have been good I think and only strayed off the plan a little without counting the syns.

Weigh in update: -0.5lb

I know its a loss but I was really hoping for at least another half a pound to push me into the next stone bracket. 

I hope I've not made it too hard for myself either as I came home and instead of tea I have eaten a bag of mini eggs, Malteaster bunny & half a packet of Tuc biscuits :(

That's not good is it!!

I think I've said this before but I'm going to try and do some exercise this week. I have a spa day on Wednesday and I'm going to use the gym first. I'm hoping that this will motivate me to get started with the exercise.

Anyway I'm going to go and curl up with a hot drink and try and warm up. I hope you've had a good week and if anyone has any words of encouragement I'd love a bit of a pep talk as I'm feeling quite fed up with dieting.

Talk soon x

Weight Loss #12

 

Good evening all :)

 

Well I've been absent for a couple of weeks on my blog as it has been my birthday and I have been really busy with cake orders and home improvements :)

 

It was my birthday on the 1st Feb and I had a lovely day :) my little boy went to spend the night at the grandparents and me and my hubby went shopping and out for a lovely meal :) I ate birthday cake for breakfast :) (and dinner & dessert after my meal out lol) enjoyed a lovely meal out and some more wine at home :) I was really good in the week leading up to my birthday to try and take some of the hit and luckily it worked and I managed to maintain my weight.

 

So this week just gone I have tried to get back on track and tonight was my weigh in...

 

Weigh in update: -1.5lb

 

I achieved my 1 and a half stone award too :) and I'm only half a pound away from going into the next stone bracket :)

 

 

I came home and enjoyed a simple meal of fish and chips :)

(No syns)

 

 

 

I have treated myself to a cadbury creme egg as well though :)

 

I have lost 6.5lb so far this year which works out at just over a pound a week on average. I was hoping to hit an average of 1.5lb per week but I'm quite happy with my loss. My goal for the beginning of April was 20lb lost but I think I'm going to revise this goal and aim for 14lb loss by 31st March.

 

I do think I need to get on with some exercise though. I attempted to do Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred but my DVD player remote won't work and the buttons on the player don't help. I've got a cross trainer in the garage but its sooooo cold at the moment. I need to get my act together and just do it.

 

I hope you're all doing well :) let me know how you're getting on with your weight loss :)

 

Talk soon x

 



Weight Loss #11

 

 

Morning all :)

 

 

So I went to my meeting late on Monday night as my hubby didn't get back in from work til late. Luckily they were still weighing and hadn't started the meeting.

 

 

Weigh in update: -2.5lb!!!!!!

&

I got my club 10 :)

 

For any of you that don't know what club 10 is, it means I have lost 10% of my body weight, if I manage to keep it off for 10 weeks then I get a week free at my meeting :)

 

With getting to this milestone I have been looking back at my weight loss and it may have been slow and steady but since last January I have now lost 20lb which I think is great. I wish it had been faster but at least I've lost the weight and kept it off.

 

So onwards to a new week and I'm currently on target of hitting my 1.5lb loss a week so I've done my online shopping tonight which should arrive first thing tomorrow morning full of things to keep me on track towards my goal.

 

Oh 2 things that have really helped over the last few weeks which I thought I'd share with you. Firstly I have been making a massive bowl of fruit salad and keeping it in the fridge to snack on and to satisfy my sweet tooth and second of all I keep telling myself to take it a day at a time especially when I really want to give in and eat chocolate and pizza on a Sunday night. I have been telling my self that if I can just get through the day without going over my syn allowance then tomorrow is a new day and before I know it we're back round to weigh day :)

 

So good luck to you this week I hope you're doing well.

 

Talk soon x

 



Weight Loss #10

 

Hello fellow slimmers :)

(if anyone is reading please comment about your weight loss I could do with some company)

 

Well last weigh in was awful in many ways

 

Weigh in update: 0 pounds lost

 

I stayed the same which I suppose is better than a gain but I did put a lot of effort into last week and for the scales to say I'd lost nothing was really disappointing.

 

To top it off I had to take my son with me who is 18 months and it was about his bedtime. He was OK until we left the house.... When I got to the meeting he screamed and cried as my leader tried to hold him so I could get weighed. Hot and bothered after taking him to my meeting I had to nip over the road to the shop as I had to get a birthday card for a work colleague, whilst in there my disappointment and stressed state got the better of me - I bought chocolate. I then proceeded to go next door and get chips for tea as my husband was going to be back from work late (already 7.30pm by this point)

 

I then spent the rest of the evening feeling very rubbish as I hadn't lost any weight, I was on my own with a very difficult 18 month old who didn't want to go to sleep and eating chips & chocolate :(

 

So that was Monday...

 

Since Monday fortunately my chips and chocolate haven't effected the scales and I have been good for the rest of the week, I just have to get through Saturday & Sunday.

 

Does anyone have any tasty meals or strategies for coping with the weekend or any single parents who have to deal with my Monday night on a regular basis?? (I bow down to you if you deal with that on your own)

 

Fingers crossed for a good result on Monday

 

Talk soon x



Weight loss #9

 

Good evening :)

 

I completely forgot to update this on Monday I think its because I was late getting back from my Slimming World meeting . Of course everyone went crazy joining my local club as it was the first weigh in of the new year so it was super busy.

 

Anyway I'm please to report

 

Weigh in update: -2lb

 

Wooooo hoooo!!!

 

I did try really hard as it was over new year and I was away celebrating but I'm so glad to have a good start going into the new year.

 

This week I have again been trying my hardest to stick to the plan :) I have been on 2 walks this week and made a massive bowl of fruit salad with 5 different fruits in to keep my sweet tooth at bay.

 

 

 

I have slipped up a little though as my husband brought back from work some chocolate and like a moth to a flame I gravitated towards it. We have also been out for a carvery today, I don't feel that that was the worst thing ever I'm just really hoping that it doesn't affect my weigh in tomorrow.

 

I have however made a batch of soup up so that I don't stray off plan over the next few days and another batch of fruit salad.

 

So I get weighed in tomorrow night and I will try and write about it sooner as I feel I'm playing catch up with myself writing it like this.

 

Talk soon x

Weight loss #8

 

Happy New Year!!!!

 

Right we're already about a week into 2014 and I'm back into weight loss with renewed motivation :)

 

I went and weighed in on 30/12/13

 

Weigh in update: +1.5lb

 

So I'm not where I wanted to be going into 2014 but I don't think that's too bad for over the festive period. So with this gain I start 2014 at 12st 7lb. I did start with a good attitude but haven't been able to fully dedicate myself this week as on the 31st December and 1st January I was away celebrating the new year with family and there is only so much you can do when eating in other peoples homes and travelling. I have however been very good and on track since then and my first weigh in of 2014 is tomorrow.

 

 

I have set my self a challenge to lose 20lb in 3 months (or to be really precise 13 weeks) I don't want to be messing around all year losing weight I want to achieve my goals so for a 1/4 year goal I have a wedding to go to and I would like to wear a nice dress instead of feeling fat, frumpy and getting down about it.

 

I hope you all have had a great Christmas and are about to have a fantastic new year. please share with me your goals and join me in this challenge, we can all do it together :)

 

Talk soon xx

 

 

Weight Loss #7

 

 

Hello fellow slimmers,

 

I'm going to have to admit I'm not doing so well, the festive season is starting to get to me lol

 

Weigh in update: +1b

 

It could be worse but yet again I'm yo-yoing.

I suppose all you can do this time of year is try your best so if I manage to stick around the same weight give or take a pound then I suppose that's some kind of success but really I ought to keep in mind that Christmas is only one day and not a whole month and it also isn't a reason to stuff myself silly.

 

I really would like to end the year in the next stone bracket which is only 5lb away and I have 4 weigh ins left before the end of the year so I could do this if I really tried.

 

Well I'm not going to lie I don't think this is going to happen but I can give it a go.

 

Has anyone else got a goal they would like to achieve by the end of the year? Let me know :)

 

Talk soon x

Weight loss #6

Hello fellow slimmers :)

 

I've been a bit AWOL from my blog recently, things have just been a bit hectic and all I have wanted to do is sit and relax in the evening.

 

So....

 

Weigh in update: -0.5lb

 

I lost 1/2 a pound last week and maintained this week. I was really hoping for a loss this week but I did go to Manchester to the Christmas markets and ate lots of yummy food and came back with lots of yummy treats so I am actually quite happy with maintaining as it could have been worse.

 

Over the last few weeks we have cleared out our garage and made it all usable after we had the roof replaced. I now can use my cross trainer. I bought the cross trainer over a year and a half ago from eBay with the intentions that when my son was born I would be able to use it and get rid of my weight without paying for a gym membership.

 

...I haven't been on it once :S

 

So now the garage is all waterproof and we have cleaned it up there is no reason why I should not be able to fit in 1/2 an hour a day on the cross trainer. I might start off slow by just doing 10 mins a day or 30 mins but just 3 times a week but I hope to do it either during my son's nap after dinner or in the evening.

 

So fingers crossed for a good week everyone

 

Talk soon x

 

 

Weight Loss #4

 



Motivation for myself and anyone who needs it :) - image from google

This week I didn't have my Monday night sugar craft class so I went to my regular meeting which is on a Monday night (I only changed to Wednesdays due to the course) I thought that if I could get weighed and see what the damage was I could put it behind me and start fresh.

 

...MIRACLES DO HAPPEN

 

Weigh in update -1/2lb

 

WOO HOO!!!!!!

 

I know its not much but considering the rubbish I have eaten since last weigh in this is a miracle. I did honestly expect a gain.

 

So this 'week' I have 9 days until weigh in (well 7 from today)

My plan is to try to stick to the basics, I've done my shopping and bought in pink n' white wafers to combat my sweet tooth. I've got my 1st week meal diary out and plan to use that as a guide.

 

once again I will try and keep a diary of what I have had I may take some photo's and share my meals that way. Maybe they can be some food inspiration for you, please feel free to share your meal ideas as I really get stuck in a rut.

 

Anyway onwards to a good week :)

 

Talk soon x

 



Weight loss #3

 

So this week started off well then went down hill, I last posted about half of my weeks efforts which were OK but not great this then quickly turned into bad, really really bad.

 

Weigh in update: +1lb

 

 

This does not seem like a lot but its really not how I wanted things to go and I only have myself to blame.

 

Since the weigh in my eating has become even worse I haven't been keeping track of a single thing I have eaten. Some of the stuff has been SW friendly but then other really bad stuff has crept in. I fell victim to a box of pop tarts (which has been one of the worst culprits) I haven't had them in years and as I was walking around Tesco picking up a few bits I seemed unable to resist :(

 

 Also this week...well last night I went on a night out. One of the girls from work is leaving and moving away so we all went out for a few drinks. Now I really regret this one. I didn't even drink that much and didn't really have a great time and this morning I am suffering. Not too badly but I've got a headache and am very tired. I kind of wish I hadn't drank.

 

So that's my pitiful effort this week which will surely result in another gain. It will take a miracle for the scales to even stay the same I think.

 

Anyway onward to a new day.

 

Talk soon x

Weekly SW review



Thursday:

(B) Weetabix & milk so therefore I have used up my A & B choices

(L) Home made vegetable soup, Muller light & grapes

(D) Diet coke chicken with rice

 

I have strayed a bit from the plan today and not counted the syns I had a small square of cake at toddler group this morning (it was small as well), some milky way stars left by my little boy and a small piece of banana bread I made.

 

I don't think that seems too bad but then again I haven't counted the syns. However I have done some exercise today for the first time in ages. I have started one of the body magic challenges you can find on the slimming world website and have walked just over a mile today towards that. I have also returned to Zumba with a friend. So other than my slip ups I feel that today has been a good start. 



 

Friday:

(B) Weetabix & milk so therefore I have used up my A & B choice
(L) Ham & mushroom omelet with salad
(D) Home made Spaghetti Bolognese

I managed to stay within syns today, I can't remember what they are as i write this as I tracked them on my app and don't have it to hand at the moment.

Saturday:

(B) Weetabix & milk so therefore I have used up my A & B choices
(L) Burrito (filled with pork, peppers, rice & salsa)
(D) Chicken in nandos sauce (2 syns), salad, & sweet potato wedges

Today was a bust when it comes to food & syns as my hubby decided it would be nice to go out to Meadowhall as he wanted to buy some stuff. This also meant food out, so my innocent looking burrito is from the food court and as you can imagine it will be loaded with syns. I tried to control it once we got home with a decent tea but then we ended the day with some wine & chocolate. Hmph
 

Sunday:

(B) Weetabix & milk so therefore I have used up my A & B choices
(L) Home made vegetable soup
(D) Gammon, veg, gravy & 1 roast potato (2 syns)

Again today I have been doing so well then I have ruined it with a Belgium bun from Gregg's which I have just checked is 21 syns!!!  I think looking at what I've had so far i really struggle when it comes to sweet treats. I really feel I need something within the day. I certainly don't feel I have been excessive but its not part of the plan.

 

I feel like this little piece of motivation suits the way I feel about this week so far. I am trying to stick to the plan and each day I try again. I am really trying to not let what happened the day before effect my choices for the day that I am in. Therefore I will finish today without any further syns and try again tomorrow :)

 

Good Luck everyone

 

Talk soon x

 

 



Weight Loss #2

So this week has been 50/50 with following the plan. I thought I was doing really well then I went off the rails. As you can see from some of my other posts I enjoy cake making and decorating, these things do not go hand in hand with dieting.

 

On Monday night I had my sugarcraft class then came home and ate some of the things that I had made and of course they had umpteen syns in them. I just hope they don't show up too badly on the scales. :(

 

Also I need to admit it to myself on here...... I am not following the plan properly, that is why I am not getting the results I want!!!!!!!!!

 

For the first time in ages I counted up the syns I had in a day but the time I had got through dinner I had had 9.5 syns!!! So on all those days/weeks I haven't been counting I must have been going over by loads I am amazed I have even been able to keep the weight off.

 

So my plan is that during the course of this next week I am going to write a blog post containing my meals and syns. I may make this into one long post for next week or I may upload a few posts during the week, I'll see how long it turns out.

 

Weigh in was tonight...

 

Weigh in update:  -1/2lb

Onwards and downwards...

Weight loss #1

 

 

There are certain areas of my own life that I want to focus on just for myself and this is one of them.

 

I want to lose weight!

 

I want to lose weight for many reasons, most of them are the same for anyone who wishes to lose weight but here they are in black and white for all to see.

 

1. To be slimmer
2. Feel sexier
3. To buy a capsule wardrobe or key pieces and not have to keep buying different sizes
4. To be healthier
5. To be fitter
6. To be able to do much more with my little boy without being out of puff as he gets older
 
 

I know some of those reasons fall within each other but never mind.

 

I was a UK size 12 before I had my little boy (June '12) and that was fine with me, I've never been any smaller and I would have to do some serious dieting/exercise all of the time to get any lower.

(I say this because when I was 16 I exercised every night and ate really well but still wasn't any smaller than a UK12)

Now I'm a UK size 16 and struggling to reduce that but to be honest I've been playing at it. I started at Slimming World in February this year and have lost 1st 3lb. Now I could have lost more than this during this time but at least I have kept it off and still enjoyed myself that's the way that I look at it anyway but now I feel I need to push on further as I'm not happy staying at this size. Personally I have my own cut off weight and once I reach this weight I know its seriously time to do something about it but due to pregnancy and taking the 'eating for two' thing way too far I went over my cut off weight by 3 stone.

 

I'm only 10.5lb away from my pre-preg weight now but due to body changes I think its going to take more than that to get back into my pre-preg clothes.

 

So here starts my new journey, I get weighed in on a Wednesday at the moment so I shall give you an update next week.

I'm going to try and make this a regular feature on my blog to keep me on track so if anyone wants to to join me and kick my ass that would be great.

 

I want that 10.5lb gone by the end of the year at the very least :)

 

Talk soon x