Had my second weigh in last night, and am delighted to have lost 4.5 lbs!!! I only lost 1.5 lbs on my first week, which was pretty disappointing. So last night's WI makes up for it!
Leader was asking me what I'd done differently, and at the time I couldn't think of anything. But when I thought about it afterwards I reckoned it might be down to 2 things:
I made SW scan bran ginger cake, and had a few slices of that.
I made up big melon based mixed fruit salads to have on a few mornings - rather than my usual just eating an apple or some grapes.
Maybe these are the things that made a difference so I'll try to do the same this week. I still struggle to get my head around how much I can actually eat on Slimming World. I feel myself starting to doubt it and putting the breaks on my eating. So I will try to keep the faith that I can eat and still lose weight.
The ginger cake was brilliant (or I was so desperate for something cake-ish, that I convinced myself it was brilliant)
5 scan bran softened with hot water, drained and mashed.
2 eggs beaten
Teaspoon ginger powder
Teaspoon all spice powder
Teaspoon cinnamon powder
28 grams stem ginger chopper
2 large carrots grated finely
Low calorie sweetener - 4-5 teaspoons
Basically mix it all up, stick it in a silicone tin loaf and micro for 15 minutes or so. Tastier once cooled. Only lasted 2-3 days but I didn't refrigerate which I will next time.
Genius recipe if you ask me - credit to:
http://atherstoneslimmingworld.co.uk/resources/17+Scan+Bran+Recipies.pdf
Lots of other options on there I'd like to try, particularly the cheese cake!
I also gave myself a bit of a talking to after the disappointment of the first week. During that week I'd been to a beer festival and drank quite a few (10 or so?) half pints of beer, and had a chicken curry (most slimming world friendly food choice - alternatives were all pie-related! So in reality I was lucky to lose weight.
So I came round to thinking that actually, if I can lose small amounts of weight each week but still do the things I like to do, then maybe that's for the best. Maybe then I'll accept that this has to be a new way of life, and not just a fly by night faddy diet thing, where I drop lots of weight then hammer it all back on again. I don't want to do that! Plus I've much more weight to lose than ever before, so it's going to take a while, and therefore has to be something I can stick to.
There are other things that I know I could, nay should, be doing differently:
Water. I should be drinking more water. And less diet coke.
Exercise. Goeswithoutsayin..
Veggies. Eat more. I already eat a lot, and I love them, but I want to eat more.
Herbal tea. Peppermint and also Fennel. Both good for the digestion I believe.
Supplements. Remember to take them. A good strong multi-vit and also a strong green tea, because I just don't like to drink the stuff.
Go easy on the eggs. I know they're free on SW, I love them, and they're so easy to cook, but I also think I may eat too many. Advice seems to be mixed on eating eggs. There doesn't seem to be the same level of concern as there once was, but there's obviously a link with cholesterol.
These should all be beneficial for weight loss as well as health. I just got the all clear following a wee health scare, and I'm resolved (once more) to losing weight, getting fitter and healthier. Must stop taking health for granted.
So I'm now at 14st 11. Oh how I dream of being 10 St 7. In previous weight loss attempts, I've set my goal at 11 st, or 11st 7lbs, as it seemed more 'realistic' and achievable. I've decided to be honest with myself and admit that's not what I want. I want 10 stone 7lbs. Which is slim for my build but still at the top end of my healthy weight range. There's no point in going for this full throttle but not achieving what I really want. Got a way to go then
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So I need mini-goals. What I'd love is to be 14 st by 1st December, for my friends hen night. I'd also dearly like to be 13st 7 by her wedding in January (18th I think.. or 11th - gah, not sure). But given that's just at the other end of Christmas, I'm not sure it's a realistic goal. So I'd plump for 14 stone. Literally - plump. I have three or four dresses in my wardrobe, that I could wear depending on how much I've lost by then. One I could wear right now, so that's comforting. I don't have a stand out favourite so I'll just see how it goes. I'm trying hard not to give in to the temptation of buying something new, as I don't plan on it fitting for much longer. Bring on the size 14s!
I also want to run a 10k next summer. So will start with C25K again, then move on to C210K. Don't care how long it takes me, I want to run a 10k.
Have decided this is it, even if it means it taking a year or longer, this is the one that will work and stick! I hope..
