newbee89
Silver Member
Slowly but surely getting back on track. I went to weigh-in on Monday and ended up being up 4 pounds! That was after three weeks of no weigh-in and being off plan.It was pretty much expected to be honest. Since then it's been a bit so so. I am being good in terms of superfree and free food but I have also been having quite a few bad moments. Hopefully it will all balance itself out and I will get a nice loss this week.
I am SO sick of yo yo'ing. It's starting to really get to me. I am in Slimming World two years and I have lost 10 pounds!! All of the social events, holidays and general off the rails moment have all added up and lead me to constantly yo yo. It is completely draining. The lowest weight I have ever been on this plan is 13 stone 13 pounds and right now I am 14 stone 9 pounds. That is a whole 10 pounds. That's huge! My goal at the moment is to get under 14 stone. That's all I am focusing on and it will keep me motivated and focused. I want to shift this 10 pounds over the next 5/6 weeks and then I can really start smashing through the losses consistently and move closer and closer to my target.
My biggest problem areas are
1. Eating on my feelings or comfort eating as it's know. Whether I am happy or sad I definitely eat on my emotions so I need to really watch this and nip it in the bud
2. Allowing myself to go off the rails when I know I don't have to face a weigh-in. A weigh-in should not dictate how good I am. It should be just for accountability. I need to stop giving in to the temptation when I know I don't have to face the scales in Slimming World for whatever reason.
3. Snacking when I am not hungry out of boredom. The syns pile up and I sort of pretend it never happened. A food diary is the answer for this. I won't be wasting my syns!
4. Mental blocks that make me feel that I am destined to be over weight. I am setting myself up for a fail constantly. I need to believe in myself!
5. NOW is the right time, not tomorrow.
Feeling a burst of motivation today. I went shopping with my friend and I bought a few nice items such as size 16 jeans. I also bought a pair of jeans when I was in Birmingham in January and they are too tight. I will feel so good wearing these and I know that 10 pounds will definitely get me comfortably in to both pairs of jeans. I actually have another two pairs of jeans that I bought in New York in April 2011 and that 10 pounds will make all the difference with them too. They're both Levi Jeans and they are both gorgeous so thinking about wearing them will definitely be a powerful way for me to stay on track.
Life is busy at the moment. I finished up in my job yesterday. After all of the stress and unhappiness it actually ended on a lovely note and boss said some lovely things to me including that I have a 'very promising career' ahead of me, and I couldn't have given the job any more and that I always did what was asked of me and gave it 200%. It was nice to end on a professional and positive note. I got paid, got my p45 and off I went in to the night. OH met me at work and we went to the Ireland V Poland soccer game which was a nice way to celebrate.
Today I went to town and met a friend for lunch (not healthy) and did a bit of shopping. My mam also came over for a cup of coffee in the morning time so it was a lovely day. When I came home this evening I sat down and figured out my finances because it's been stressing me out a bit. I don't know what day of the month employees get paid on in my new job. It will probably be the end of the month which means I may not get paid till end of March and at that it will only be for under three weeks. 7 weeks without a payday is a long time, especially when you have rent and bills to pay. Anyway, I figured it out so that I was covered for the basics and I would just have to be careful in every other way for the next month or two. Then I remembered we have a weekend away, a night away for a wedding, and a Valentines day meal, all happening over the next 5 weeks. I also have to buy my work uniform which will come to about €100. Anyway, to cut a long story short - A few days ago I put in for a balancing statement from the tax office for last year to see if I was owed any taxback from last year. I decided to log-in today and check and I GET A REFUND. A significant couple of hundred which is going to make all the different for me. I am delighted!! With a bit of luck payday will be at the start of the month and that would make things a lot easier, but if not I am well and truly covered now and it won't be stressful. Happy Happy!
Speaking of weekends away, we booked Leeds! OH supports them and we have been three times. We are going in mid March for OH's birthday and will also be there for St. Patrick's Day. It's a bank holiday too so we get two nights and almost three days to enjoy. I can't wait!
All in all, life is good. I am prepared for proper focus now and I am going to lose this weight once and for all. I need to stop making excused and just commit to it in a whole new way. Nobody ever said it would be easy did they? I need to just believe in myself and give it 100% from this point on. 100% effort is what's needed. I will never be perfect, and there will always be parties and social events but I need to just make good choices over all. It's the times where I go OTT that ruin it all for me. I end up playing catch-up ALL THE TIME. Well, no more. So yes, big changes are happening...
New apartment, new job and new level of commitment to Slimming World and general health and wellness. I am excited and nervous to start my job and I will be starting the way I mean to go on, in every sense.
I am SO sick of yo yo'ing. It's starting to really get to me. I am in Slimming World two years and I have lost 10 pounds!! All of the social events, holidays and general off the rails moment have all added up and lead me to constantly yo yo. It is completely draining. The lowest weight I have ever been on this plan is 13 stone 13 pounds and right now I am 14 stone 9 pounds. That is a whole 10 pounds. That's huge! My goal at the moment is to get under 14 stone. That's all I am focusing on and it will keep me motivated and focused. I want to shift this 10 pounds over the next 5/6 weeks and then I can really start smashing through the losses consistently and move closer and closer to my target.
My biggest problem areas are
1. Eating on my feelings or comfort eating as it's know. Whether I am happy or sad I definitely eat on my emotions so I need to really watch this and nip it in the bud
2. Allowing myself to go off the rails when I know I don't have to face a weigh-in. A weigh-in should not dictate how good I am. It should be just for accountability. I need to stop giving in to the temptation when I know I don't have to face the scales in Slimming World for whatever reason.
3. Snacking when I am not hungry out of boredom. The syns pile up and I sort of pretend it never happened. A food diary is the answer for this. I won't be wasting my syns!
4. Mental blocks that make me feel that I am destined to be over weight. I am setting myself up for a fail constantly. I need to believe in myself!
5. NOW is the right time, not tomorrow.
Feeling a burst of motivation today. I went shopping with my friend and I bought a few nice items such as size 16 jeans. I also bought a pair of jeans when I was in Birmingham in January and they are too tight. I will feel so good wearing these and I know that 10 pounds will definitely get me comfortably in to both pairs of jeans. I actually have another two pairs of jeans that I bought in New York in April 2011 and that 10 pounds will make all the difference with them too. They're both Levi Jeans and they are both gorgeous so thinking about wearing them will definitely be a powerful way for me to stay on track.
Life is busy at the moment. I finished up in my job yesterday. After all of the stress and unhappiness it actually ended on a lovely note and boss said some lovely things to me including that I have a 'very promising career' ahead of me, and I couldn't have given the job any more and that I always did what was asked of me and gave it 200%. It was nice to end on a professional and positive note. I got paid, got my p45 and off I went in to the night. OH met me at work and we went to the Ireland V Poland soccer game which was a nice way to celebrate.
Today I went to town and met a friend for lunch (not healthy) and did a bit of shopping. My mam also came over for a cup of coffee in the morning time so it was a lovely day. When I came home this evening I sat down and figured out my finances because it's been stressing me out a bit. I don't know what day of the month employees get paid on in my new job. It will probably be the end of the month which means I may not get paid till end of March and at that it will only be for under three weeks. 7 weeks without a payday is a long time, especially when you have rent and bills to pay. Anyway, I figured it out so that I was covered for the basics and I would just have to be careful in every other way for the next month or two. Then I remembered we have a weekend away, a night away for a wedding, and a Valentines day meal, all happening over the next 5 weeks. I also have to buy my work uniform which will come to about €100. Anyway, to cut a long story short - A few days ago I put in for a balancing statement from the tax office for last year to see if I was owed any taxback from last year. I decided to log-in today and check and I GET A REFUND. A significant couple of hundred which is going to make all the different for me. I am delighted!! With a bit of luck payday will be at the start of the month and that would make things a lot easier, but if not I am well and truly covered now and it won't be stressful. Happy Happy!
Speaking of weekends away, we booked Leeds! OH supports them and we have been three times. We are going in mid March for OH's birthday and will also be there for St. Patrick's Day. It's a bank holiday too so we get two nights and almost three days to enjoy. I can't wait!
All in all, life is good. I am prepared for proper focus now and I am going to lose this weight once and for all. I need to stop making excused and just commit to it in a whole new way. Nobody ever said it would be easy did they? I need to just believe in myself and give it 100% from this point on. 100% effort is what's needed. I will never be perfect, and there will always be parties and social events but I need to just make good choices over all. It's the times where I go OTT that ruin it all for me. I end up playing catch-up ALL THE TIME. Well, no more. So yes, big changes are happening...
New apartment, new job and new level of commitment to Slimming World and general health and wellness. I am excited and nervous to start my job and I will be starting the way I mean to go on, in every sense.
