Read this mornings Mail on Line - they give it away on the front page. :sigh: they do that all the time with the soaps. It will say spoiler and then print the spoiler so if you did not want to read it you already have (if you know what I mean)
were you surprised? X
So decided to forget how the scales made me feel and have pulled everything out of the bathroom and cleaned it top to bottom, I have cleaned the kitchen and washed up and put my washing away
Feeling more positive generally, I have had a cup of tea, an apple and a pear for breakfast and tomato soup with cheese and two GF rolls
I am going to get ready to go out and pop to the post office then catch the train to Bath. The bf company have a Christmas party every year and me and the gf of someone my bf works with chat every year for the whole night, this year we swapped numbers so we could meet up before Christmas lol, so I am meeting her in Bath for a costa and a chat and then the boys will join us after work and we will all be going for dinner together, hope we all get on well
Dear Binks I know you have had hard time being on sw plan but I am very sure you get back to it.
Sometimes when I have been on plan 100% I had small gain or did not lose a gram.
Thing is - sw have free food ( pasta , rice, yogurt ) , free branded foods ( mug shots any other fast rice or pasta- cook in min things), speedy food and health extras + syns.
If you go by free foods like I often do, you will lose weight but to give it little boost you need to add speedy foods too. I find that many sw receipts as good but lack of vegetables.
Also you said you using up all you have at home, thats fine hun- dont be dishearten, when you have little more finance you can go on plan 100%.
What I found for myself that stops me having great losses are - mug shots. As soon as I have em my weight loss slows down. Potatoes and rice. Too much bread. Too much yogurt ( even syn free) and most of all - weight loss is slow when I try to eat less. I lose weight first yes but when I go back to normal eating I have a kilo gain next day.
Bananas and grapes are sometimes reason too. They are free but not speedy.
Hun - what I want to say is, dont cry over scales. Its not worth it. You must know that you doing so well. Look how far you come. Look how much effort you put into everything. Dont you even for second think you are not in zone as you are.
Smile and keep going. Its not a race. There is only one way to win- and thats never to give up. You have done so well already and there is no doubt in my mind that you will get to your goal. Girl you better smile and enjoy your beautiful day
xx
Sorry to hear you're struggling love, are you bored? Could you maybe buy the SW magazine and make a recipe out of it each week? I sometimes feel bored of having the same meals week in week out and I find it really helps to switch things up
just do what works for u hun and don't feel pressure to do anything xxx
smiles.
If it's not for you hun, there's no shame in going back to calorie counting, just wanted you to know that, Horses for courses, I know I couldn't do sw. But you do seem to enjoy it, you could try a mixture of calorie counting and using the recipes and stuff you have learnt at sw? Or give it a time limit maybe say to yourself you will try it for another month?
Or if I'm reading this all wrong, just write off today and start again Tomo
Lots of love & hugs my friendy
To be honest they are expensive. I got few and I would say curries are only one that could to dinner for two. Adding rice and salad yourself.
Iceland meals are meant to be just in case you busy and dont have time to cook meals. Not everyday things. At least thats how I see it.
As for finding time to cook on busy week, I cook meals that can last for few days. Like cous cous, pasta. Stew. Pulled chicken or turkey. I have tuna and potato in house for quick meal.
I do love cous cous. I cook cous cous and add med vegetables to it. Makes amazing salad or side dish for meat. Cous couse takes about 5 min to cook and is very tasty on its own too.
Pasta - cook one pack of pasta. Do Bolognese or carbonara or pasta and cheese and turn left overs to tuna - or chicken salad next day.
Have you done sw quiche? Last also for two days. Eat hot or cold.
Speedy tomato soup. Great as an soup and even better on next day as pasta sauce.
Mornings when you wake up early - prep over night oats. Its lovely starter for day and fills you up for long period of time.
Slow cooker is the savor. Put chicken ( skin removed ) add some carrots and onion with salt , pepper and chicken stock. Leave it overnight (or put it in slow cooker before you go out) and when you wake up or come home you will have most amazing pulled chicken.
If you have can get chicken breast with good price boil 3-4 of them. Cool down and leave in fridge. That why you always have chicken to make fast sw or salad or omelet. Same with eggs. They stay easy for two days in fridge.
Make big bow of sw coleslaw and save it. Then you have always salad with your meals.
And so on and so on.
Its hard to find time but its not impossible. And ofc go back to your week one or two food diary and copy that.
You can do it girl. I believe in you
NB ! Glad that you had nice time girl. You deserve it
