SW Solo - time to look after me

Day 7

Day 7, but no wi yet. I'm planning to weigh on a Wednesday which has always been my lightest day (don't know why that is, maybe because I was born on a Wednesday? )

Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 lean bacon, beans
Snack: 2 plums, a few strawberries
Lunch: Slow cooked pork, new potatoes and cabbage
Supper: Extra lean beef mince chilli and brown rice
1 Glass of white wine

Working tonight (from home) then up early to the office tomorrow. Must remember to take some lunch with me so that I can stay with the program!

Wednesday is your lightest day :8855:That really made me giggle

Coming on here and chatting to people helps me avoid stuffing my face on an evening. Looking at the before and after pics also helps.

Your right to plan your foods to avoid temptation when you take the kids out cos planning is the key to this plan.

Good luck

Ha ha Tilly, you can tell I'm a seasoned dieter can't you.

In the old days when I couldn't help but take a sneak peek, I was always lighter on a Wednesday than any other day of the week. Go figure

Still finding my way around this forum - not used one before and I think a few things are blocked to me until I've posted a certain number of times. Once I have full access I'll get a lot more out of it I think, but in the meantime it's been great to read other stories for inspiration/motivation, and get support from others , Far better than any group I've ever attended tbh.

My SW group that I attended last year never mentioned image therapy but I've heard it mentioned in other's threads. We used to get weighed, get a chance to buy books/bars, listen to everyones results and clap, then that was it. Seemed like a waste of money once you had all the books that you needed. So for me this has been far more worthwhile.

Everyone needs a diet buddy, and with this forum I have many

Breakfast today : bacon, eggs, beans. I was going to have cereal because I really fancied some, but I had a choice of cornflakes for 5 syns (what a waste of syns, I'd rather have a glass of wine tonight!) or 28g of museli which was just a little sprinkle on the bottom of the bowl. I'd have been starving by 10:00am.

Had an apple at 12:00, it'snow nearly 3:00 and I'm trying to decide what to have for lunch as I've just got home from work. Off to the cupboards I go...

After a quick scour of the cupboards, lunch is Couscous, tin of mackerel, asparagus and a pint of squash. It's yummy!

Spent so long looking at the before and after pics on here, I've left half my lunch. So that's good

Good luck with your journey

As you say you're not solo when you're on here

x

Hey smills, thought id have a nosey on your diary hope you don't mind lol.

After seeing your foody bits, it does look like your repeating things alot, so you might get bored soon. Flick though people's food diaries for ideas of meal, especially for breakfast.

I usually have cereal as a HEB. I like weetabix crunchy bran and All Bran because you can have 42g of that, so you get a decent dish full. Or how about an omlette, with mushrooms, onions and tomatoes? There is a recipe for something called magic porridge as well on here, which sounds lush

Also, if your following extra-easy, always remember your 1/3 super free. It really does make a lot of difference.

Good luck with your journey xx xx

Hi Vicki

I didn't know about the 1/3 superfree, I'll re-read the book, thanks. I'll also double check the cereal situation.

Well, I've just had my wi this morning, and I know week 1 is always the best for loss, but I'm really chuffed that I lost 4lbs!

I've been working since I got up this morning, and now I'm pretty hungry so I'm off for some bacon and eggs

Congrats on losing 4lb!

I also recommend Crunchy Bran for breakfast because you can have 42g

Thanks stitchy. I'm going shopping for cereal today

smills said:

Well, I've just had my wi this morning, and I know week 1 is always the best for loss, but I'm really chuffed that I lost 4lbs!

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Wow....that's brill!! :hug99: Massive well done arty0011:

You try the 1/3 superfree from now on and you'll be having fantastic losses every week

Enjoy your journey xx xx

"Anyone know how long it takes to form a habit?"

Hi smills! Supposed to be 28 days, I think! Best of luck with following EE. I began SW 'seriously' again in April (after an absence of many years) and found EE worked very well for a few months, but I seem to have reverted more to original days now - that's what I value about SW, it's so versatile and there's always a plan to suit the mood of the moment

Oh dear, had a bit of a wobble last night. Went to a friends for tea and her husband cooked salmon, pasta, scallops and veg. Trouble is, it was all fried, mostly in butter I left the pasta and skipped dessert, but I did have 3 glasses of wine.

I was good at lunchtime though. Out with the children and stopped for lunch at Waitrose where I had a fruit salad and a glass of water. So thinking back, maybe the day wasn't so bad in all.

Lunch: fruit salad
Tea: salmon, scallops, veg, (fried)
Wine x3
3 crackers 2 laughing cows(HEB/A)

Bought some crunchy bran in Waitrose and had them for breakfast they were LOVELY. thanks for the tips guys.

Back on plan today.

I've been working too hard for the last few days, burning the midnight oil after the little ones have gone to bed.

So after last night's 'not so great', to today's 'much better':

Late Breakfast (wasn't hungry first thing):
bacon, egg, beans, mushrooms and tomatoes (making sure 1/3 of the plate was superfree, thanks vicki)
Late lunch/tea: chilli (made with extra lean steak, peppers, onions, passata, herbs and spices) broccoli, corn on the cob, brown rice.
Muller Light (are the cheescake ones free?)
Snacks: Apple, tomatoes, Finn Crisp (HEB) Laughing Cow Light (HEA)
1x G&T (4 syns)

And for the first time in many months, I was actually craving fruit (not chocolate!!) so I stopped off at Tesco to stock up.

Feeling full and healthy today, a good day

Another late night - that's not supposed to be good for weight loss either...

smills said:

Another late night - that's not supposed to be good for weight loss either...

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Oh no... don't say that, I'm generally up til 2am every night scouring minimins forums right, this last post then off to bed i go.

Firstly, welcome to Minimins. It is the best tool you will ever need when slimming. Fact. Great people, great support, great chat, just great!

Secondly, good on you going solo i think when we start changing ourselves for other people, we are more likely to quit. The fact you are doing this because YOU want to will mean you're more likely to stick to it (if not one of us will give you a kick up the bum lol)

BIG congrats on the weightloss! That's amazing!! You should feel so proud!! Also, don't worry about those ''wobble'' moments, we all get em, you just gotta say ''oops, my bad, let's move on shall we? Pass that plum!" lol! Are you doing any exercise with your diet by the way?

Haha i liked the 'you're lighter on wednesday' comment... i may see what my lightest day is next week lol!

As for your diary, yeah try not to get too bored. Mix things up. To be honest, im happy to have the same 2 types of breakfast every morning... either beans/spaghetti on toast OR bran flakes. lol and if i want an extra syn free breakfast ill just have yogurt and fruit. I like to give myself all the syns/HEx's possible for the evening, because thats also when i snack the most!!

Keep up the fab work xxxx

Hi bugs!

I totally agree with you, joining this forum is the best thing I have done. I used to diet with a friend but she's on the dukan diet and it's just not for me, eating like that just seems faddy, but it works for her.

When I diet I don't like to make a big deal of it to my girls as I don't want them to end up like me - I've been a yoyo dieter my whole life. I can see that my mum has major food issues and I just want my girls to be healthy, so as far as possible I try to make sure that we eat the same. I've told them I'm on a healthy eating campaign.

Just need to start exercising now...