20 somethings

Ahh I used to love doing that. Making the staff feel guilty for ****ing around by saying I got my arse kicked for their behaviour. muahahaha.

One more sleep Emily! Exciting.

Nate and I waved off the parentiles this morning and Nate is playing with his magazine again. Best bloody buy! He keeps pealing off the stickers and sticking them down somewhere else in the magazine. Bless him. It is SOO cold here too. Brr. I ordered him a new coat last night and it is so cute. About time really, He is still wearing a 12-18month one from last year. haha.
 
Good day so far! 3.5 syns on advent calendar chocolates. I just went to my first Spinning class for a couple of weeks and I feel so good for it. The class before us had covered the bikes in tinsel and put up disco lights! We had a lovely glittery mini-rave. :D

I came home to find the flat gloriously clean and tidy and the OH has got all the bedding ready for the guests tonight. About to hop in the shower and then we get a couple of hours alone together before madness descends.

And all the fruit and liquids finally worked! Hooray! I'm a lb down on yesterday!
 
Haha I'm sure you dont look horrific jenna, but i'd also not class getting waxed as good ouch :p

Sounds like a really good day Emily. Hurrah pooping. Hormonal bum's kicked in again so no need to worry this week lol. It does feel better to be more active again after a break. You'll be itching to get back on the bike after Christmas.

Ciara, chocolate is always a good use of sins.

Nate's hit knackeredness so is being an arse now and won't eat his tea. Bath time very soon.
 
hi! I'm back and in a better mood than last night lol. just found out ive got christmas off :) have to use 3 days of next years holiday and take 1 unpaid but after next friday I'm off till 2nd jan :D so happy as feels like such a waste of time being at work when mum and dad boss are both there as boys wont let me do anything for them, cos their parents are there.

Also I lost 1/2 lb this week. Not the best ever but im pleased with it as now im only 1/2lb away from my 1stone award again. I know thats nothing compared with all of you and your fab losses but considering i only had a stone and a half to lose when i joined in jan this year and i first got to my stone award in march, feels like an achievement almost getting back there. feeling happier with myself now so will keep heading for target and see if i want to change it along the way. one of the benefits of not going ot group is that i can just move it by 1 or 2 lbs if i want :)

cant decide what i want for dinner....what are you all having? i need some inspiration! xx
 
We had lowlow pasta, with carrot, cauliflower, onion, leek, mushroom, yellow pepper and courgette all in it.

And don't play yourself down, no one was comparing you to anyone else hun, you have done brilliantly. You now know how to handle gains and go back to losing, something I'm a bit anxious about this xmas myself. Not that it'll stop me munching.
 
thanks hun, coming from someone doing as well as you that really means a lot xx you'll do fine over xmas, if you have a small gain dont worry- non weight losing people usually put on a couple of pounds over christmas dont they? the bigger picture is more important than stressing over a couple of days i think x

thanks for ideas, after 10 mins of staring hungrily into the fridge i used up what i had in there and had very similar to you fran. pasta with courgette, mushrooms, pepper, tinned tomatoes and a little ricotta to make a sauce. was quite nice for a throw together dinner. still a bit hungry though. havent had any meat today so might make it a green day and have a second b for a bowl of bran flakes. piggy!
 
I'm on an accidental green day too! Just had LM sausages, beans and sugar snap peas for tea. Just enjoying my extra HiFi Lights! The OH is eating spotted dick with thick vanilla custard. He's such a meanie!

Scarlett - a loss is a loss and we know how hard you work for it! Fran said it perfectly.
 
Haha, I used to make fridge surprise too. My friend's loved it and thought it was a real dish "can we have fridge surprise?!" Then not understand why it wasn't what they had last time. Lol.

I figure everyone goes about things differently, and some people have more to lose, some people have more issues around food, some people have more of a social life involving food, just like some people are vegans or vegetarians etc, it doesn't change the value of what they have achieved or what they can teach other people. I can tell you now you'll be scraping me off the floor the Friday after Xmas!

Lol Emily I'm having bonus hifi bars tonight but my green day was planned :) 0 syns for the day too. I had 14 yesterday though.
 
Ladies i'm finally back!!!!!!! I've missed you all so much! My laptop died the blue screen of death and we've finally managed to get it sorted out, so with that and being super busy i haven't even been able to catch up on my phone because i cant get the app so going through the web on it takes AGES!!!

I can't believe how much you ladies have helped me through this journey, it's been so hard these past few weeks to stick to plan without checking in daily with you ladies because i've had weeks booked off class, holidays and meals out to go to and christmas food is now in the fridge and cupboards...!!! :cry:My motivation is out the window (well, not completely, but it's a hell of a lot harder than usual to stay focussed!) and i don't think it helps that Ben has decided he's off plan until after new year, so i don't have him to motivate me and help me keep on track, instead he's tempting me and scoffing his face in front of me, plus now that i'm starting to feel better about the way i look and get compliments and i have my two maids of honour that keep saying i shouldn't lose any more weight or i wont be 'me' anymore and it's making it harder and harder to keep hold of my resolve. I've not done too bad, have lost 2.5lbs since i last spoke to you and still havent had any gains in nearly 6 months since i started, but i was really hoping to be in the 11's by now and im 12st 3.5lbs so still a few pounds to go. I just want to stuff my face ALL THE TIME!!! I feel drained and tired all the time and just crave sugar constantly :( i'm having blood tests done next week to test my thyroid and for diabetes and hoping they come back normal.

I've missed you all. I hope you're all ok and i'm sorry i've been away so long. xxx
 
SAMMY! We've missed you too darling!

Ok, so you are a couple of lbs away from where you wanted to be but have you seen the stonking amount you HAVE lost! Hunny you deserve all the compliments and confidence. 4stone 11.5lbs in nearly 6 months. Hun, that's HUGE! I hope the blood tests come back good. The sugar craving could be the dark and cold. It his me, but to be fair I need no excuse. I'm staying focused by planning my synny yumness so I don't feel deprived now in not eating a pack of mince pies because I know on xmas eve i'm having sticky toffee pudding, xmas day i'm having champagne, italian hot chocolate, stuffing, pigs in blankets, xmas pudding and some chocolate (then I will be craned onto the sofa for the evening haha). But knowing I am having all that, guilt free makes ignoring the scoffers surrounding me so much easier. Most of all you do what is right for you, in regards to losing weight (so long as it is healthy), what your target is going to be and what syns you want to use. Don't deprive yourself and feel unhappy. I had a few long-term members at group come up to me and say i've done really well this year and I am to relax and enjoy x-mas, and I will be doing!

In other news. YUM! Just had my first potato crisps since starting sw. Yum yum. 6.5 syns well spent.
 
Thanks hunny! I only want to get to 10 and a half stone which will bring me half a stone under the top end of the healthy bmi for my weight, so i know i'm not being silly with it. what annoys me is that they say i wont be 'me'... my weight isn't who i am, my personality is! and so for my two best friends (who have always been very slim effortlessly) to be saying that really upsets me :(

I think you're right about the dark nights, they certainly dont help. i just need to get my back side into gear and get my mind back in the game. i'm giving myself xmas day and boxing day off plan so need to be as good as i can possibly be between now and then.

I did have a good moment yesterday, my friends sister has a company selling reduced designer clothes or nice high street brands and she invited me along. I got mysef an Oasis size 14 dress!! Here's a photo, sorry i look a mess other than the dress, hair needs washing etc, but i love it! it poofs out at the back and is all thick ruffled lace, kind of like a short version of an old victorian dress if you know what i mean? here's the pic. I'll post what I looked like the morning I gave birth and the week I started Slimming World too xx

Now

new dress.jpg

4 stone 11.5lbs ago..

labour.jpg

and 3 stone 4.5lbs ago...

fat.jpg
 
Aww hun you look gorgeous! You look smaller than a 14 too. :) The difference in you tummy area is amazing! And not just compared to when you were pregnant. How big was jack when he was born?!

I know what you mean about being more than your size. I don't think they really meant you won't be you, and that you have to be bigger than you want, but I think they were trying to say you look so much different so quickly it is hard for them to get used to. You know like how sometimes you forget until you catch sight of yourself and realise you are smaller, it's the same for your friends, they are used to seeing you as a bit bigger to see you getting smaller and smaller is strange sometimes and a bit different to get used to. :) If that ramble made sense then well done you! Everyone tells me they can't see how I have the amount left to lose that I do, which is nice, but a bit frustrating.

By the way, you in NO way look a mess love. Trust me!

I feel so lazy, not washed up yet, not tidied the lounge or wrapped any presents. I will be trying hard to go to bed before midnight tonight though. Not even done any knitting, I keep playing mahjongg. Someone kick me up the arse please!
 
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