Here I go again...

[honeybun55]

Hi, my name's Nicky and I've recently joined this site. I'm 56 (but really don't feel it!) I have four grown up children; one grandson born in January this year, and my daughter is expecting a baby in September.

I've gone back to Slimming World to try and shift the weight that's been with me for longer than I care to remember. I've been overweight most of my life, with brief spells of slimness I've never been able to maintain! I've been everything from a size 12 to a size 28 over the years (usually corresponding to good and bad times in my life-I am a big time comfort eater.) I think I've done every diet going in that time!

My biggest success was three years ago when I lost nearly five stone on Cambridge getting down to a size 14 and was nearly at target. I was really happy, my life was exactly where I wanted it to be, and losing the weight was the icing on the cake. Sadly, shortly afterwards my husband was killed in a motorbike accident in which I was injured, riding pillion. I subsequently put almost all of the weight back on, which wasn't surprising as I couldn't be bothered to eat properly-dinner would often consist of a bottle of wine and a packet of hobnobs. Since then I have had various attempts to get myself back on track, including a couple of half hearted restarts with Cambridge and a similar go at doing Slimming World at home. I've now decided that going back to group offers my best chance of success, and rejoined on the 18th April. I had my first weigh in last Wednesday and had lost 3.5lb, which is a good start. I'm currently a size 18/20 and would be happy to be a size 14 again. I have arthritis in my knees which is really painful, and I know that's largely down to how much weight I'm carrying, so that's a really good motivation to lose it. I have no self confidence, and would like to feel good about myself again too. When I lost all the weight before, I had got rid of all my big clothes, and bought lots of lovely new summer ones, which are still hanging in the wardrobe. It would be so nice to be able to wear them this year-if we get a summer that is!

I am now in a relationship with a lovely guy, who has been wonderful. I never thought I would love anybody again, but he makes me very happy, and we are hoping to get married next year. So to fit in a size 14 wedding dress would also be very nice! So, I have all these reasons to lose the weight, and hopefully I can do it this time, and more importantly, keep it off. I'm hoping that coming on here will help keep me motivated over the coming months.

 

[honeybun55]

Two weeks tomorrow since I started back on the diet, and so far it's going really well, considering both weekends have had a social event and potential for a big "to hell with it" moment. I've been to a birthday barbecue, and a christening, and have been really proud of myself for making good choices. Because I knew I'd want to enjoy myself, I cut down on my syns for a few days before. I've gone for the flexible syns option on both days, I didn't go mad at the buffet and chose cold meat and salad. I enjoyed a few drinks, swapping my usual wine for vodka with diet lemonade. I had a piece of birthday cake, and christening cake too. The first week I lost 3.5lb, and have my second weigh in tomorrow. I've enjoyed cooking some SW recipes, the cottage pie from the "7 days & 7 ways" little book is lovely. I'm still envious of the big fast losses I got with Cambridge but know long term this is definitely the best diet for me, just have to learn to be more patient, it's never going to be a quick fix.

 

[honeybun55]

Another 3lb off, am actually finding it quite easy so far although I know from experience the first month is always like this, then I get bored and demotivated. The trick is going to be keeping this going over the summer.

 

[Aymz]

Wow well done on your losses so far especially since you've been to social events. You seem to have a good grasp on the diet and seems like a good idea to use flexi syns and reduce syns the day before. Good luck for the rest of your journey.

 

[honeybun55]

Wow well done on your losses so far especially since you've been to social events. You seem to have a good grasp on the diet and seems like a good idea to use flexi syns and reduce syns the day before. Good luck for the rest of your journey.

Thanks Aymz, you're doing well too, 5lb last week, wow!

Well, the diet took a bit of a hammering over the bank holiday weekend, not as bad as it could have been but the term "flexible syns" took on a whole new meaning on Saturday, mostly due to too much vodka :break_diet:

Not sure what tomorrows weigh in will hold but will be happy with any loss. Got to be super good today.

 

[Aymz]

Thanks Aymz, you're doing well too, 5lb last week, wow!

Well, the diet took a bit of a hammering over the bank holiday weekend, not as bad as it could have been but the term "flexible syns" took on a whole new meaning on Saturday, mostly due to too much vodka :break_diet:

Not sure what tomorrows weigh in will hold but will be happy with any loss. Got to be super good today.

Thanks! I think it was a one off because i've been off plan for a while but I'm still ecstatic

Good luck with weigh in!

 

[honeybun55]

Woop woop another 2.5lb off, not sure how but am so happy. 9lb in 3 weeks, my jeans are already more comfortable. Did an hour of aquarobics yesterday too as usual. Am so motivated at the moment, must be careful not to get complacent and let it slip as I've done so many times before.

 

[honeybun55]

I haven't updated this for a couple of weeks. Lost another lb last week and 1.5 lbs this week so I'm averaging 2.5 a week over the last 5 weeks.I do miss the quick huge losses of Cambridge though! I know however that this is more sustainable in the long run, I just have to be patient. After all I've spent most of the last forty years overweight and know it's my eating habits that are the problem. I know exactly what I should be eating, I know all the theory, but I also know I have a very unhealthy relationship with food and am going to have to keep a lid on it for the rest of my life. In the same way a recovering alcoholic will always have the potential to fall off the wagon I know I am always just a breath away from going on a complete food bender. I am and always have been a "secret eater" and would consume huge quantities of food until I felt sick and had become very clever at hiding the evidence. The number of replacement packs of food I've bought and put in the cupboard so nobody would know I'd eaten the whole lot doesn't bear thinking about. I really don't think I've got the "off" button that tells me I'm full. However, I'm loving the feeling of being in control at the mo, and the fact now the weather has suddenly got nice I'm feeling more comfortable in my clothes, I'm so glad I started this a few weeks ago or would be so miserable now.