Westiegirl: Restarted Day 1 Under my Belt!
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westiegirl
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Hi Heidi, how did you get on? Let me know!
Well it's been 4 days since I've been out the door. Truth is I have been feeling a bit poorly! I have a sore throat and earache and feel generally under the weather. Not been sleeping too well although I did sleep for about 11hours straight last night! Woke up this morning in a cold sweat, and sweat is not something I've done a lot of recently, grrrrr, I'd forgotten how cold is was to be ketosis! All day yesterday though I went from hot to cold in the space of minutes. Just can't seem to regulate my temperature at all.
My brother was very nice to me yesterday and built the flatpack wardrobe which was delivered on Saturday. It's huge and it's so nice to have a proper wardrobe instead of the dodgy hanging rails I have been using. I didn't need a wardrobe in Edinburgh as I had a walk-in wardrobe in the flat I was renting. All my lovely new "small" clothes now have a home that do them justice!
Even with feeling really bad I have managed to stick to my 4 foodpacks a day - no more, no less. Since reading my advanced management booklet I have kept the promises I made myself during my good talking too on Saturday night. It's not always been easy but I the chatterbox talkbacks are doing the job. I don't want to do this any longer than I have to and if I keep up with doing this properly then I shouldn't have more than 5 weeks SSing, maximum.
Finally, had my weigh in yesterday morning:
Wk 1: 11.13.8
Wk 2: 11.1.4 -12.4lbs
Wk 3: 10.13.4 -2lbs
Wk 4: 10.12 -1.4lbs
Total lost since 18th October 15.8lbs
Total lost since 29th January 77lbs
Well it's been 4 days since I've been out the door. Truth is I have been feeling a bit poorly! I have a sore throat and earache and feel generally under the weather. Not been sleeping too well although I did sleep for about 11hours straight last night! Woke up this morning in a cold sweat, and sweat is not something I've done a lot of recently, grrrrr, I'd forgotten how cold is was to be ketosis! All day yesterday though I went from hot to cold in the space of minutes. Just can't seem to regulate my temperature at all.
My brother was very nice to me yesterday and built the flatpack wardrobe which was delivered on Saturday. It's huge and it's so nice to have a proper wardrobe instead of the dodgy hanging rails I have been using. I didn't need a wardrobe in Edinburgh as I had a walk-in wardrobe in the flat I was renting. All my lovely new "small" clothes now have a home that do them justice!
Even with feeling really bad I have managed to stick to my 4 foodpacks a day - no more, no less. Since reading my advanced management booklet I have kept the promises I made myself during my good talking too on Saturday night. It's not always been easy but I the chatterbox talkbacks are doing the job. I don't want to do this any longer than I have to and if I keep up with doing this properly then I shouldn't have more than 5 weeks SSing, maximum.
Finally, had my weigh in yesterday morning:
Wk 1: 11.13.8
Wk 2: 11.1.4 -12.4lbs
Wk 3: 10.13.4 -2lbs
Wk 4: 10.12 -1.4lbs
Total lost since 18th October 15.8lbs
Total lost since 29th January 77lbs
Hi sarah,
didnt get chance to mention the SSing book to my LLc as we discussed lots of other things, howver i did tell het that on sunday the 12th of november I have decided to SS for a month to get nreare if not to, my goal of 10 7. I was 12 stone on sunday morning and not all pleased!!!
I am not starting until then as I have a day out in london with the boys on saturday and we have said we will take them to china town for dinner and I know I would probably pick that soon in to SS, so sunday it is!!!
I keep telling myself its only for a month and if I can finally get to my target then I can really become a weight "holder" instead of a dieter!! Thats what i have always been, even since i started management as i am sure I have said before I went to early. anyway, no point looking back only forward and i am looking forward to being back in control.
Hope you are feeling better, good on you for keeping going.
didnt get chance to mention the SSing book to my LLc as we discussed lots of other things, howver i did tell het that on sunday the 12th of november I have decided to SS for a month to get nreare if not to, my goal of 10 7. I was 12 stone on sunday morning and not all pleased!!!
I am not starting until then as I have a day out in london with the boys on saturday and we have said we will take them to china town for dinner and I know I would probably pick that soon in to SS, so sunday it is!!!
I keep telling myself its only for a month and if I can finally get to my target then I can really become a weight "holder" instead of a dieter!! Thats what i have always been, even since i started management as i am sure I have said before I went to early. anyway, no point looking back only forward and i am looking forward to being back in control.
Hope you are feeling better, good on you for keeping going.
Karen1972
Gold Member
Hi Sarah
Your weight loss is amazing - well done to you!!
I'm struggling to SS for more than a few days at a time and like Heidi i'm 1.5stone over target grrrrrrrr. Feel like total crap!!
Day one again for me today and i'm feeling good so far so hopefully i'll be able to flipping well do it this time!!!
Well done again girlfriend, you've really pulled it back!!
Hope you feel better real soon....
Your weight loss is amazing - well done to you!!
I'm struggling to SS for more than a few days at a time and like Heidi i'm 1.5stone over target grrrrrrrr. Feel like total crap!!
Day one again for me today and i'm feeling good so far so hopefully i'll be able to flipping well do it this time!!!
Well done again girlfriend, you've really pulled it back!!
Hope you feel better real soon....
westiegirl
Gold Member
Thanks Heidi, Mandy and Karen. We are the eternal strugglers aren't we! BUT we have never given up. How far would we have slipped back if we were on other programs that didn't work so well. I think I will have to just accept that I will always struggle and in order to be slim I will always have to be vigilant. Sometimes this depresses me but I was lying in bed one night thinking about this when I realised that if I have to struggle to maintain this then that's what I will just have to do. As long as I don't give up the fight then I'm in control. I will allow myself some weight gain, but once I get to target I will decide my upper limit and I will monitor myself. I know what I have to do and I will do it. Cutting back on food will be the only way to deal with times like those and if I can go back to SSing then I can damn well cut back on food to lose a few pounds. Besides LL does offer a wide range of advanced management plans to allow for "weight gain" times such as christmas and holidays. As long as I keep in touch with my LLC I will be fine. Good luck girls, we can all do this!!!
So, today is a new day and today I feel 100% better than I did yesterday. Hopped out of bed at 7.30am with a spring in my step. Had a haircut booked for 10am. My hair has been really annoying me of late. I only ever wear it tied back in a ponytail because it has gotten so thin with SSing. I have noticed it a lot but was quite shocked to see the difference from my early LL photos. I was a bit nervous because I have had my hair done at the same salon in Edinburgh for years and my hairdresser is just fab. So not only was this a new salon but I also wanted a radical change of style. BUT I couldn't go on as I was so off I went. The top is still quite healthy looking but the ends are very fine and flyaway. So she cut it into a bob for me. I love it. So does the family. I got my brother to take photos and have added them to my album. The link is in my signature. Tell me what you think!
Filled with lots of energy today which I think is because I rested well when I was poorly. Usually I'm the worst and push myself to work when I'm ill. That's the good thing about not starting my job until next week is that I didn't have to go to work. This is the longest time I've had off work for ages. Finished 25th August. Gosh, such a long time! Wish it would last longer but I best earn some money. Only so long a girl can blag a penthouse without paying her contribution to the mortgage!
It was a good job I had lots of energy because we had to take my Nana to have her eyes tested and get fitted for glasses. She was in the opticians for over an hour and they basically can't really do much for her because of her cataracts. She's had them operated on in the last 6 months but without much success. They suggested she speak to her doctor about cornea transplants. Poor thing. It's quite difficult for her as she loves to read and do the crosswords. We also had to take her shopping to Lidl as her sister is coming to stay on Thursday. That's also a marathon - she likes to look at everything and convert the prices into shillings before she decides whether she will buy it. It does take a long time and we took over 4 hours for a trip to the opticians and the supermarket. Bless her though, I love her to bits!
Good thing about occupied all day is that I didn't have time to think about food at all. 4 packs done and dusted and that's my lot. The negative side is that my water intake is not as great as it should have been. I'm looking forward to my weigh in on Sunday because I think I will have lost a good amount this week (fingers crossed).
So, today is a new day and today I feel 100% better than I did yesterday. Hopped out of bed at 7.30am with a spring in my step. Had a haircut booked for 10am. My hair has been really annoying me of late. I only ever wear it tied back in a ponytail because it has gotten so thin with SSing. I have noticed it a lot but was quite shocked to see the difference from my early LL photos. I was a bit nervous because I have had my hair done at the same salon in Edinburgh for years and my hairdresser is just fab. So not only was this a new salon but I also wanted a radical change of style. BUT I couldn't go on as I was so off I went. The top is still quite healthy looking but the ends are very fine and flyaway. So she cut it into a bob for me. I love it. So does the family. I got my brother to take photos and have added them to my album. The link is in my signature. Tell me what you think!
Filled with lots of energy today which I think is because I rested well when I was poorly. Usually I'm the worst and push myself to work when I'm ill. That's the good thing about not starting my job until next week is that I didn't have to go to work. This is the longest time I've had off work for ages. Finished 25th August. Gosh, such a long time! Wish it would last longer but I best earn some money. Only so long a girl can blag a penthouse without paying her contribution to the mortgage!
It was a good job I had lots of energy because we had to take my Nana to have her eyes tested and get fitted for glasses. She was in the opticians for over an hour and they basically can't really do much for her because of her cataracts. She's had them operated on in the last 6 months but without much success. They suggested she speak to her doctor about cornea transplants. Poor thing. It's quite difficult for her as she loves to read and do the crosswords. We also had to take her shopping to Lidl as her sister is coming to stay on Thursday. That's also a marathon - she likes to look at everything and convert the prices into shillings before she decides whether she will buy it. It does take a long time and we took over 4 hours for a trip to the opticians and the supermarket. Bless her though, I love her to bits!
Good thing about occupied all day is that I didn't have time to think about food at all. 4 packs done and dusted and that's my lot. The negative side is that my water intake is not as great as it should have been. I'm looking forward to my weigh in on Sunday because I think I will have lost a good amount this week (fingers crossed).
westiegirl
Gold Member
Busy, busy, busy!
Have had a mega busy day - doing my favourite thing - shopping!!!
My mum and I left the house at 11am this morning and didn't get home until almost 5pm. Bearing in mind that we actually only live a brief 5 minute walk to the shops, that's a lot of shopping time. The man behind the till at Bhs at 4pm was very impressed with our stamina. My poor mother's legs are aching now but I'm still full of energy (possibly the many cups of coffee I had whilst I was out - man, I'm soooo not gonna sleep tonight!). For such a mega trip I really didn't buy too much, but we did do lots of browsing. I did buy 2 pairs of pyjamas from next though - with long sleeves as we have no central heating yet and my bedroom is right in the eaves of the house - blummin' freezing!
Even whilst being out and about I did manage to keep up with my water intake. We only stopped for coffee a couple of times and each time I made sure I bought and drank a 500ml bottle of still water. Lots of loo stops as well though! It's also good exercise this shopping malarky!
Talking of exercise I also visited a local gym which is part of one of the nice hotels. It was lovely. They have a trial on at the moment of 6 weeks for £60. This includes the gym, swimming pool, sauna, steam room and jacuzzi. But, the best thing is that price also includes unlimited one-to-one training in a separate area of the gym. As long as there is space to book you can use a personal trainer. Now that's blummin' good value. It also means if I book, I'll have to go won't I! My brother is also really interested so tomorrow I'm going to phone to get us signed up.
Another benefit of being out all day was that I didn't have time to think about foodpacks, so sticking to 4 was easy.
Well, that's my battery about to die ...... had a good day and will have to sign off now before I lose this post.......
Have had a mega busy day - doing my favourite thing - shopping!!!
My mum and I left the house at 11am this morning and didn't get home until almost 5pm. Bearing in mind that we actually only live a brief 5 minute walk to the shops, that's a lot of shopping time. The man behind the till at Bhs at 4pm was very impressed with our stamina. My poor mother's legs are aching now but I'm still full of energy (possibly the many cups of coffee I had whilst I was out - man, I'm soooo not gonna sleep tonight!). For such a mega trip I really didn't buy too much, but we did do lots of browsing. I did buy 2 pairs of pyjamas from next though - with long sleeves as we have no central heating yet and my bedroom is right in the eaves of the house - blummin' freezing!
Even whilst being out and about I did manage to keep up with my water intake. We only stopped for coffee a couple of times and each time I made sure I bought and drank a 500ml bottle of still water. Lots of loo stops as well though! It's also good exercise this shopping malarky!
Talking of exercise I also visited a local gym which is part of one of the nice hotels. It was lovely. They have a trial on at the moment of 6 weeks for £60. This includes the gym, swimming pool, sauna, steam room and jacuzzi. But, the best thing is that price also includes unlimited one-to-one training in a separate area of the gym. As long as there is space to book you can use a personal trainer. Now that's blummin' good value. It also means if I book, I'll have to go won't I! My brother is also really interested so tomorrow I'm going to phone to get us signed up.
Another benefit of being out all day was that I didn't have time to think about foodpacks, so sticking to 4 was easy.
Well, that's my battery about to die ...... had a good day and will have to sign off now before I lose this post.......
Isobel1965
Gold Member
LOVE the new hairdo, babes!!!!!!!!!
Summerskye
Gold Member
Me too!! You look fab and that style really suits you honey 
westiegirl
Gold Member
Thanks girls, don't know why you can't it though Karen. Did you click on the link in my signature? It's on the second page of the album! Let me know if you still can't see it!
Another busy day! I'm so loving having my time off! This time next week I will have done my first days training at M & S, so I'm making the most of it whilst I can.
Today I had a manicure at 10.30am. What a lovely way of spending an hour! The prices here are so much cheaper than Edinburgh and I live literally 2 minutes walk away from the beauty therapists - I'm in heaven!
Also did a bit of shopping for my house. My new favourite shop is Poundstretchers. I bought a lampshade, a clock for my kitchen, some light bulbs, a CD rack and some tealights and holders all for £11.70. Wow! My flat needs decorating from the ground up so I need to be canny with my purchases! It's also very sad but I've bought my Christmas cards today as well. Will get them written soon - not leave them to last minute like I usually do. I need to get them sent so I can send my change of address notes in them too!
Another good day on the foodpacks today. Have just had my 4 packs today but I have a little bit of a craving thing at the moment. Haven't given in but I must admit to something that might make some of you cringe......I've had a few teaspoons of marigold bouillion - just eaten in powder form straight off the spoon. Is that gross? It is the reduced salt version though.
Had all my water easily today. I have a mug that takes 400mls of liquid in it and I have had 10 cups of hot water with water flavourings. I'm finding it really hard to drink cold water at the moment so this is the ideal solution. I am a bit concerned about how I'm going to make my water intake when I start working. If I'm on tills or something I might not be able to go when I need to so I might have to drink it all in the evenings. Oh dear!
Another busy day! I'm so loving having my time off! This time next week I will have done my first days training at M & S, so I'm making the most of it whilst I can.
Today I had a manicure at 10.30am. What a lovely way of spending an hour! The prices here are so much cheaper than Edinburgh and I live literally 2 minutes walk away from the beauty therapists - I'm in heaven!
Also did a bit of shopping for my house. My new favourite shop is Poundstretchers. I bought a lampshade, a clock for my kitchen, some light bulbs, a CD rack and some tealights and holders all for £11.70. Wow! My flat needs decorating from the ground up so I need to be canny with my purchases! It's also very sad but I've bought my Christmas cards today as well. Will get them written soon - not leave them to last minute like I usually do. I need to get them sent so I can send my change of address notes in them too!
Another good day on the foodpacks today. Have just had my 4 packs today but I have a little bit of a craving thing at the moment. Haven't given in but I must admit to something that might make some of you cringe......I've had a few teaspoons of marigold bouillion - just eaten in powder form straight off the spoon. Is that gross? It is the reduced salt version though
.Had all my water easily today. I have a mug that takes 400mls of liquid in it and I have had 10 cups of hot water with water flavourings. I'm finding it really hard to drink cold water at the moment so this is the ideal solution. I am a bit concerned about how I'm going to make my water intake when I start working. If I'm on tills or something I might not be able to go when I need to so I might have to drink it all in the evenings. Oh dear!
westiegirl
Gold Member
Been lounging on the sofa all day today doing nuttin' but watching the sport. Had a bit of a late night last night.
Had a good day yesterday. Had to wait in all day for my new table to be delivered but that was OK as the weather was rubbish anyway. I also took the time to catch up on all my outstanding paperwork, including some bits and pieces I had been putting off!
Even though I didn't go out I did manage to get a soaking - I bathed 4 dogs! They were filthy from all the building work going on around here. Needless to say they didn't appreciate the wash and kept trying to jump out of the bath. They are all lovely and clean now - they look like little fluffy snowballs!
Was just settling down with the thought of starting to write my xmas cards (yes, I do realise how sad that sounds) when my bro phoned and asked if I fancied a night on the tiles. I, of course, agreed. Although I've been out with him we haven't had a big night out yet. So I got myself ready but whilst doing so I succumbed and ate food! I had a fruit pie and a sandwich. WTF? I'm not even sure where it came from! I think having analysed it now that I was really nervous about going out and justifying why I would be drinking water to everyone new and who I don't know. In some ways I think that it was a "bugger it, you've eaten, you might as well drink now too!" I didn't want to feel ostracised from the other people and as I would be meeting new people I think I needed the dutch courage. I'm not sure it's necessarily a good reason but it's done now - moving on!
The night out was good. We started in a couple of pubs, the last 2 had dance floors and we had a good boogie! I was well into it (as well as being a little tipsy!) so when the pub closed I persuaded my brother and his mates to go to the local night club. There are only 2 in town and believe it or not I have never been to either of them in my life. Actually it was quite nice inside. It was fairly quiet though so there was loads of dancing room. My brother was teasing me loads though because I got hit on a few times by blokes. He would tell me who they were and if they were alright! It was quite good though because I was dancing with my brother and if I liked the look of the guy I would tell him it was my brother and if I didn't they thought it was by boyfriend. Umm, think I've found the perfect solution to this going lark! Little brothers do have their uses! I did end up in the chip shop on the way home though - it would have been shutting the stable door to refuse on SSing grounds.......
Didn't get to bed until 4am and I had a really good laugh with my bro - going to do it again soon!
Today, back on the wagon. Have had 3 packs so far today. I'm quite philosophical about it all. If one good night out means a few more days of SSing, then I cope with that on the basis that I feel like I needed to do it. I know I really didn't "need" to do it but I wanted to have a "normal" evening and it was bluddy good! I have the lovely Sharon to thank for showing me how successful you can be by combining SSing with "real life". I've not been very good at that in the past and need to learn. One planned lapse isn't leading to a full collapse and I can make sensible choices!
Oh well, we'll see what the scales have to say in the morning. They will probably be unforgiving but it was my choice and I won't moan about it!
Had a good day yesterday. Had to wait in all day for my new table to be delivered but that was OK as the weather was rubbish anyway. I also took the time to catch up on all my outstanding paperwork, including some bits and pieces I had been putting off!
Even though I didn't go out I did manage to get a soaking - I bathed 4 dogs! They were filthy from all the building work going on around here. Needless to say they didn't appreciate the wash and kept trying to jump out of the bath. They are all lovely and clean now - they look like little fluffy snowballs!
Was just settling down with the thought of starting to write my xmas cards (yes, I do realise how sad that sounds) when my bro phoned and asked if I fancied a night on the tiles. I, of course, agreed. Although I've been out with him we haven't had a big night out yet. So I got myself ready but whilst doing so I succumbed and ate food! I had a fruit pie and a sandwich. WTF? I'm not even sure where it came from! I think having analysed it now that I was really nervous about going out and justifying why I would be drinking water to everyone new and who I don't know. In some ways I think that it was a "bugger it, you've eaten, you might as well drink now too!" I didn't want to feel ostracised from the other people and as I would be meeting new people I think I needed the dutch courage. I'm not sure it's necessarily a good reason but it's done now - moving on!
The night out was good. We started in a couple of pubs, the last 2 had dance floors and we had a good boogie! I was well into it (as well as being a little tipsy!) so when the pub closed I persuaded my brother and his mates to go to the local night club. There are only 2 in town and believe it or not I have never been to either of them in my life. Actually it was quite nice inside. It was fairly quiet though so there was loads of dancing room. My brother was teasing me loads though because I got hit on a few times by blokes. He would tell me who they were and if they were alright! It was quite good though because I was dancing with my brother and if I liked the look of the guy I would tell him it was my brother and if I didn't they thought it was by boyfriend. Umm, think I've found the perfect solution to this going lark! Little brothers do have their uses! I did end up in the chip shop on the way home though - it would have been shutting the stable door to refuse on SSing grounds.......
Didn't get to bed until 4am and I had a really good laugh with my bro - going to do it again soon!
Today, back on the wagon. Have had 3 packs so far today. I'm quite philosophical about it all. If one good night out means a few more days of SSing, then I cope with that on the basis that I feel like I needed to do it. I know I really didn't "need" to do it but I wanted to have a "normal" evening and it was bluddy good! I have the lovely Sharon to thank for showing me how successful you can be by combining SSing with "real life". I've not been very good at that in the past and need to learn. One planned lapse isn't leading to a full collapse and I can make sensible choices!
Oh well, we'll see what the scales have to say in the morning. They will probably be unforgiving but it was my choice and I won't moan about it!
Love the new hair sarah, i am considering doing the same as I also have fine hair now and it needs a bit of time to catch itself up really.
You sound like your really sttling into your new life , thats great, also with your packs!!
i am starting a month of SSing today to get well down before christmas, i keep saying its only a month and Ive done it before so here goes.
You sound like your really sttling into your new life , thats great, also with your packs!!
i am starting a month of SSing today to get well down before christmas, i keep saying its only a month and Ive done it before so here goes.
westiegirl
Gold Member
Hi Irene, thanks for popping by! Hope you are OK and that your mum is ok too. Sending you lots of love.
I have had a bit of a change of plan with regards to SSing. I posted on the VLCD thread about being fed up with SSing and have had some great replies, as usual providing me with the great support I know I can get here. In fact this morning as I was sitting drying my hair contemplating whether to change to slimming world when I realised how much I value everyone on here. I had an overwhelming feeling that if I had moved to Wales and had not been part of minimins then I would have felt truly alone with regards to support for my dieting. As it is, last night I posted how I was feeling and as usual the replies were all thoughtful and I know everyone is rooting for me 100% Thanks guys, you are just brill!
I have had a good day so far and have written about it in my reply on last nights post, so I admit I am going to be lazy and just copy and paste it here. Besides my nana will be here shortly and I have been told I have to socialise and not hide away. That's not a hardship where my nana is concerned, I love her to bits!
Thanks girls for your replies. After a good nights sleep I have decided that I still feel the same and I am definately moving away from SSing. Today I have eaten, but not binged. I had an apple and some toast for breakfast, an M&S wrap and a cookie for lunch and I will be having a chicken dinner with my nana and great aunt later. The best bit is that I am sipping on a cup of tea with skimmed milk, yey!
I have been down the town this afternoon and bought the SW magazine so I can have a read and I am definately going to join this week. As Ivy says I won't know unless I give it a try. My family are behind me 100% as always. They are tremendously proud of me and how much I have lost and how far I have come. My mum even told me she'd box my ears if she heard me say I was a failure for changing. You are right Sharon, changing diet is not giving up. LL was right for me at the time and with the amount of weight I had to lose it kept me motivated. So know I have my new life and I now need a change and also to bring food back into my life. SW appeals because there is no counting and I want to learn to eat healthily again, but also learn to trust my body. My LL counsellor has always instilled in us that once we start to eat again that it is important to listen to our bodies and that is what I need to do.
The main reason that I walked into town was to join the gym. I mentioned in my diary thread that a local gym (part of a nice hotel) is offering a trial deal at the moment of 6 weeks for £60. This includes the use of the gym, the pool, the sauna etc, but the best bit is that this also includes unlimited personal training sessions. Fantastic value! Have booked my induction for tomorrow at 2.30pm. I will book my next session then as well so it will give me the impetus to go. I love going to the gym once I'm in the groove. The other good thing is that my brother has joined as well so I'll have a gym buddy and we'll be able to motivate each other. The trial will take me up to christmas and by that time I hope to lose my last stone.
Finally I had my usual weigh in this morning. As expected I have put on weight, but it is just glycogen, my body fat and measurements have gone down. This is my comparisons from week1, last week and today:
Week 1:
Weight 11.13.8
BF: 36.1%
Bust: 41.5 inches
Waist: 37 inches
Hips: 41 inches
Week 3:
Weight 10.12
BF: 35.2%
Bust: 40
Waist: 34
Hips: 40
Week 4:
Weight 11.1
BF: 34.1%
Bust: 40
Waist: 34
Hips: 40
So I have put on 3lbs but lost 1% body fat, that's really what I want to decrease isn't it!
I think the SW meetings are Wednesday evenings so I will let you know how I get on!
I have had a bit of a change of plan with regards to SSing. I posted on the VLCD thread about being fed up with SSing and have had some great replies, as usual providing me with the great support I know I can get here. In fact this morning as I was sitting drying my hair contemplating whether to change to slimming world when I realised how much I value everyone on here. I had an overwhelming feeling that if I had moved to Wales and had not been part of minimins then I would have felt truly alone with regards to support for my dieting. As it is, last night I posted how I was feeling and as usual the replies were all thoughtful and I know everyone is rooting for me 100% Thanks guys, you are just brill!
I have had a good day so far and have written about it in my reply on last nights post, so I admit I am going to be lazy and just copy and paste it here. Besides my nana will be here shortly and I have been told I have to socialise and not hide away. That's not a hardship where my nana is concerned, I love her to bits!
Thanks girls for your replies. After a good nights sleep I have decided that I still feel the same and I am definately moving away from SSing. Today I have eaten, but not binged. I had an apple and some toast for breakfast, an M&S wrap and a cookie for lunch and I will be having a chicken dinner with my nana and great aunt later. The best bit is that I am sipping on a cup of tea with skimmed milk, yey!
I have been down the town this afternoon and bought the SW magazine so I can have a read and I am definately going to join this week. As Ivy says I won't know unless I give it a try. My family are behind me 100% as always. They are tremendously proud of me and how much I have lost and how far I have come. My mum even told me she'd box my ears if she heard me say I was a failure for changing. You are right Sharon, changing diet is not giving up. LL was right for me at the time and with the amount of weight I had to lose it kept me motivated. So know I have my new life and I now need a change and also to bring food back into my life. SW appeals because there is no counting and I want to learn to eat healthily again, but also learn to trust my body. My LL counsellor has always instilled in us that once we start to eat again that it is important to listen to our bodies and that is what I need to do.
The main reason that I walked into town was to join the gym. I mentioned in my diary thread that a local gym (part of a nice hotel) is offering a trial deal at the moment of 6 weeks for £60. This includes the use of the gym, the pool, the sauna etc, but the best bit is that this also includes unlimited personal training sessions. Fantastic value! Have booked my induction for tomorrow at 2.30pm. I will book my next session then as well so it will give me the impetus to go. I love going to the gym once I'm in the groove. The other good thing is that my brother has joined as well so I'll have a gym buddy and we'll be able to motivate each other. The trial will take me up to christmas and by that time I hope to lose my last stone.
Finally I had my usual weigh in this morning. As expected I have put on weight, but it is just glycogen, my body fat and measurements have gone down. This is my comparisons from week1, last week and today:
Week 1:
Weight 11.13.8
BF: 36.1%
Bust: 41.5 inches
Waist: 37 inches
Hips: 41 inches
Week 3:
Weight 10.12
BF: 35.2%
Bust: 40
Waist: 34
Hips: 40
Week 4:
Weight 11.1
BF: 34.1%
Bust: 40
Waist: 34
Hips: 40
So I have put on 3lbs but lost 1% body fat, that's really what I want to decrease isn't it!
I think the SW meetings are Wednesday evenings so I will let you know how I get on!
Karen1972
Gold Member
Oh Sarah i am also thinking of joining slimming world after xmas so i'll be watching your progress with MUCH interest!!! It's a fab diet, at the moment i can't get my head around being able to eat like that and not pile the weight on!!!
I lost well on the diet before mind you, but post vlcd could be a different story - hope it works for us babes!!
I lost well on the diet before mind you, but post vlcd could be a different story - hope it works for us babes!!
westiegirl
Gold Member
Hi Karen, I hope it works too! I think I've come as far as I can on my VLCD and now it's time for a change.
I'm feeling so much more invigorated today and enthusiastic about losing weight. I have been unhappy for a while. I have just felt out of the loop doing this. I have been struggling on foodpacks so have kept out of the way of the family during meal times. The trouble is that the family always eats quite late - 8pm is usually the earliest so I have felt so lonely for the whole evening, because the whole evening consists of meal time! Today we have eaten quite early because of my nana visiting but I have felt "part of the family" again - not ostracised! I admit that the mindset has been my own, but it has been the only way to cope with 3 weeks of SSing. I actually feel like I can join the real world again! I am looking forward to it immensely! TBH I have eaten sensibly (mostly) today. Sunday dinner was followed by choc gateau and ice cream, but I did only eat until I was satisfied and didn't "stuff myself silly". That makes a change!
I must admit I am drinking a glass of wine as I speak, but it's not a big deal and I feel like I can do without. Probably a good thing as I'm not sure how many syns are in it, but I'm sure it's a lot!
Phew, I'm gonna have to learn some new things aren't I? Oh good, I like a challenge!
I'm feeling so much more invigorated today and enthusiastic about losing weight. I have been unhappy for a while. I have just felt out of the loop doing this. I have been struggling on foodpacks so have kept out of the way of the family during meal times. The trouble is that the family always eats quite late - 8pm is usually the earliest so I have felt so lonely for the whole evening, because the whole evening consists of meal time! Today we have eaten quite early because of my nana visiting but I have felt "part of the family" again - not ostracised! I admit that the mindset has been my own, but it has been the only way to cope with 3 weeks of SSing. I actually feel like I can join the real world again! I am looking forward to it immensely! TBH I have eaten sensibly (mostly) today. Sunday dinner was followed by choc gateau and ice cream, but I did only eat until I was satisfied and didn't "stuff myself silly". That makes a change!
I must admit I am drinking a glass of wine as I speak, but it's not a big deal and I feel like I can do without. Probably a good thing as I'm not sure how many syns are in it, but I'm sure it's a lot!
Phew, I'm gonna have to learn some new things aren't I? Oh good, I like a challenge!
Sarah, good luck with slimming world, I think if its combined with the paul Mackenna "stop when your full and only eat when your hungry" thing it will be a great way to maintain or lose.
When I tried it a good few years ago, I went at it with the attitude that you ate as much as you could because they said you could!! I remember a recipe for a cake which used semolina instead of flour, and fromage frais and eggs and sweetener, if was "free" on a green day so I used to make 1 a day (had 6 eggs in it too!!) and eat it all !!! plus my heaps of free pasta etc, so for me it wasnt really very good, but i think i was still in the "game playing " zone then and would push all diets to limit to see what I could get away with.
with all we have learnt from LL I am sure you will be fab at it.
I am back on the SS for 5 weeks to get to my original target that I have yet to reach !10.7 ....... here i come.
When I tried it a good few years ago, I went at it with the attitude that you ate as much as you could because they said you could!! I remember a recipe for a cake which used semolina instead of flour, and fromage frais and eggs and sweetener, if was "free" on a green day so I used to make 1 a day (had 6 eggs in it too!!) and eat it all !!! plus my heaps of free pasta etc, so for me it wasnt really very good, but i think i was still in the "game playing " zone then and would push all diets to limit to see what I could get away with.
with all we have learnt from LL I am sure you will be fab at it.
I am back on the SS for 5 weeks to get to my original target that I have yet to reach !10.7 ....... here i come.
