The epic journey begins!

[amanda j94]

Ahh Sophie - i used to say all sorts to my mum when i was younger "i hate you" "i wish i lived in a different family" and the classic "you're a horrible mum" and i always thought it was just obvious that i was having a tantrum but i remember one day when i was 16 or 17 i was out having a girly day with my mum and she said it really upset her when i used to say stuff like that which just really surprised me. So, as I'm sure you know, all kids say those things to their mums even if, like me, they actually love them to death but I'm sorry you've had a bad day anyway.

When I want to cheat i never really fancy boiled eggs either - you could have a pan fried chicken fillet with spray-light rather than butter (120 cals) or a fish fillet (90 cals) or sometimes when i know I just want flavour and a snack not health food I have a slice of cheddar and eat it really slowly by scraping it with a knife and then sucking the cheese off the knife (sounds gross i know but makes it last for ages and is actually v satisfying...plus I just love cheese and it makes me feel less deprived). Haha as you can see i cheat a lot but you know it doesn't effect the scales that much unless you go much beyond 650 cals a day and/or dip into carbs/sugar. One of my friends on this diet always cheated with apples and bananas thinking it was a healthy way to cheat...de-railed her every time: bacon and crackling fried in butter would be better!

I know how it can get on this diet though: you become a bit afraid of food and think you'll muck stuff up if you give in even a little but you won't - it's fine - loads of people have great weight loss on ss+ so if you need some chicken or something one day to keep you going then it is worth it.

 

[Sophiesophs]

Thanks Amanda! I don't know why I got so upset by it! She's said far worse! I think mixed with sleep deprivation it just got to me! Still, new day today and hopefully Mia's hormones won't be on top form! Looking forward to weigh in tomorrow

 

[Sophiesophs]

Week 5 weigh in this morning and I lost 4lbs :clap: really happy with that but missed out on my two stone by half a pound!!!! Arghhhhhhh! Still at least I'll hit it next week! Feeling very determined and now thinking that that week 'off' I was going to have may not be such a good idea!! I just want to keep on going!

I saw saw my lovely Nan yesterday, she hasn't seen me since I started the diet and she said I looked marvellous and amazing and that I had to keep going because I looked fantastic! Ha ha! On the other hand I saw the Godmother yesterday also (aka the mother in law) who said nothing about my weight loss, miserable cow! She knows I'm doing it and flippin eck I can see the difference myself this morning in my face! Never mind, I shouldn't expect anything else really!

Funny that you can suddenly see changes more or less overnight or in the space of two days , I don't know if anyone else does?! Like one of my rings was too big so I tried to swap it to my other finger but it wouldn't fit and then two days later it did fit! And then like this morning I dried my hair and looked in the mirror and thought, I actually look quite different than I did yesterday! It's all good stuff....my parents are doing it as well! My mums lost 1.5 stone and my 70 year old dad (bless his Cotton socks) is on step 3 and has just lost his first stone :clap: yay!

 

[Sophiesophs]

Day 38 today But am quite grumpy because it's Saturday again! Think hubs is getting used to the moodiness on weekends now lol. I'm not like it all the time just approaching mealtimes! Not much to report here.....still going strong on ss , liking the changes that I see and they spur me on, hubby's sweet, he keeps saying he has to do a double take when I come in the room because I'm starting to look so different (although I think he says these things just to spur me on! They may not be true!!) very tired today, last three nights Freddie has woken up for a feed..... What?! And Jacob woke up twice last night at 1am he thought it was morning! Noooooooo!

Cinema date tomorrow, previously I had planned to have lunch out with hubs but we're just doing the film...cinema food for him....lemon bar and water for me! Haven't had one of those yogurt lemon bars yet...hope they're nice!!

 

[Sophiesophs]

Day 40 of being 100% ....... But felt a bit down when I woke up. Had another awful night with Jacob and Freddie and was up at 5am.....I was like a dragon! I can't actually communicate for about 45 minutes when I'm that tired so I just grunt at Dan if I have to answer anything! I actually wanted to stop the diet this morning but wasn't ready too...if that makes any sense at all.....Its a total contradiction! I don't think going up to step 2 will help me all that much...tbh with three children and sleep deprivation ideally I need to be doing something like slimming world where I just eat healthily and have enough fuel for my body to burn...but I'm not ready to switch yet...I can see the changes and this morning my size 16 jeans are just ever so slightly loose...so I've got to keep going...right?! Another eight weeks and I could be at target!

 

[Nuggett01]

hey ladies... wondered if I could join in, im on my 3rd week (4th weigh in on sunday) and so far lost 11lbs! (went abit off last week with family party, date night and totm hehe losing the baby weight and its my daughters christening in 3 weeks and would love to have lost atleast another 7lb by then... do you think its doable? completely in awe by everyones weightloss!!

 

[Sophiesophs]

Hi Nuggett ! :wavey: you could deffo lose 7lbs in 3 weeks! Cambridge say that average loss a week is 3-4lbs..I've never been under 3 so it's deffo doable! Well done on your 11lbs! Socialising is sooooooo hard! That's why I haven't been doing it lol, I know I haven't the willpower yet to say no! Xx

 

[Sophiesophs]

Ok so feeling pretty damned chuffed at this point. I got Mia to take a pic of me this morning so I could compare it to one that was take a few days before CWP.....pretty sure I've reached the 2 stone mark this week...so this is two stone difference.

 

[Kiwichan]

Wow thats amazing!!!! Congrats. Massive change.

 

[tor137]

Ur face is soo much thiner !! Well done xx

 

[Nuggett01]

you look amazing!!! well done!!

 

[Sophiesophs]

Thanks Nuggett!

Weigh in this morning and lost another 4lbs! Hoping to reach the two and a half stone mark next week and be into the 12 stone range...somewhere I haven't been for about four years! Start of week 7 today and still going strong......starting to notice big differences still so that's what's keeping me going!!

 

[Nuggett01]

yay!! well done! 2 st in 6 weeks is amazing!
to be honest im struggling atm... I spend most of the day being good but at night im struggling as my determination is wavering I had 2 sausages last night (with nothing lol) but still..... I need to keep thinking 2.5 weeks till my daughters christening..... any tips? through the day I find it quite manageable! xx

 

[Colony]

Wow, you look much younger too! X

 

[Sophiesophs]

Thanks lovely ladies!!

nuggett do you have the bars? I used to be a chocolate fiend in the evenings so I nibble my choc chewy bar for about 40 minutes whilst watching tv in the evenings....on days when I'm particularly hungry I make sure there's always eggs, tuna, chicken or cucumber in the house...all of which I nibble on I know it won't affect my weight loss.....ummmmmm and I drink loads of water whilst cooking for everyone to make my mind off it! Does any of that help?! Xxxxx

 

[Nuggett01]

I also love chocolate but hate the bars so have the shakes instead, I also nibble on that stuff.. and have it for a meal and hungry 1hr later lol I think drinking more would defo help though... got on my scales this morning and shows ive reached my stone! 2 days till weigh in doing better today but the sunshine is helping I think how ru getting on today? x

 

[Sophiesophs]

Hi Nuggett, if the scales show you've reached your first stone that's great! Roll on weigh in! Wahoo! today was .....ok! Hubby had day off and I always struggle when he's around as I associate him with very yummy food! I ended up having some eggs to keep me on the straight and narrow but I don't mind doing that....water intake not so great today......we went to ikea this morning and as they've only got one set of toilets on the fourth floor I didn't drink whilst walking round as couldn't be arsed to keep going back up to use the loo so had to play catch up afterwards !

Busy weekend ahead, we move house a week on Monday but this weekend will be spent trying to get Jacobs birthday presents ready as it's just after we move! And there's a roast dinner at the inlaws on Sunday :cry:I bloody love roast dinners...one of my favourites, so going to have to watch everyone eat whilst being interrogated by the Godmother (aka mother in law!)

any plans for the weekend? Xxx

 

[AuburnAshes]

Wow, you can see a huge difference in your before and after photos!

Are you finding that you know the way to the loo in every place you go to, and are an expert on which stores have the nicest ones?

I burn a scented candle in the kitchen when I'm cooking, and leave it burning into the evening to disguise food smells. It's not a miracle cure for hunger, but it helps a bit! I'm dreadful if I smell something I would really like to eat. I went totally off the rails yesterday because of that. Trying to tell myself it was just one day, and there are 5 more to go before weigh-in, but can't quite shake the 'I've blown this week now so may as well eat chips' feeling.

MUST. RESIST.

Today will be tricky, not because I want to eat but because a friend has invited a big group of us to her house for lunch and a catch up. She's a brilliant, fun person and a fabulous hostess, but I haven't admitted I'm doing CWP to the people I will be there with (they just know I'm on a strict diet).

I would rather not lose weight this week than offend her, but if I can get away with not eating, or just eating things I can have on SS+, I will do! I'm driving, so at least I will have a good reason for not drinking wine (she would notice that for sure, hahaha!!).

 

[Sophiesophs]

Oh auburn it's tough isn't it! For the first month I didn't tell anyone I was on the plan as I couldn't be doing with having to explain it all to people...most people can't get their heads around the fact that you can't eat anything on sole source! Just do your best, that's all you can do....if I had a bad day on slimming world I used to be able to claw it back before weigh in by being extra good! Soooooo much harder to do on this plan!

And yes. I do know every single loo in town! And the ones to avoid :giggle: and I have to always head straight to the loo from the car before any shopping starts and usually before heading home too! Oh the joys!

 

[Sophiesophs]

Day 45 today.....stressful day yesterday....my air con in my car broke and will take almost £1000 to fix so hence it won't be fixed! And we're moving a week tomorrow but had lots of problems with the agency trying to extort money out of us every which way...BUT for the first time since I started this journey......for the FIRST time in seven weeks I didn't think of food to comfort me...and that is such a HUGE step for me...stress and emotional upset always used to lead to chocolate or crisps or takeaways and the thought since yesterday has bit even entered my head....wow!

i even tried on some old size 14 clothes yesterday and to my amazement they fit me! I'm so pleased,that was my silver lining yesterday! So have a roast dinner today at the in laws with dans extended family joining....groan...I get on fine with them all but I'm just not in the mood to be socialising and making idle chit chat so thinking of bailing...........!!