Westiegirl: Restarted Day 1 Under my Belt!
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westiegirl
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Can't believe it's been 6 days since I was on minimins, it seems like a lifetime - I've missed the place. Hi Karen, thanks of thinking of me!
I have had such a busy week that I will keep my diary entry to a potted version or everyone will fall asleep!
Wednesday
Ran around like a blue-@rsed-fly. Registered with the local doctors. Had to see the nurse who weighed me and took my blood pressure. All was fine - that's a first! When asking about my diet I told her briefly about LL and about how I was just about to start SW and she looked at me and said that I need to be careful not to lose too much. Aye right! That's never happened before!
Also had my second one-to-one session at the gym. The instructors basically create a programme mixing in some CV work (bike, trampoline, step) and toning (abs, weights) which lasts half an hour. The first one was quite easy as they are setting the weights and reps for you etc, but Wednesday I was sweating buckets. They push you harder than you would push yourself - which is just what I need. I'm loving it!
Finally Wednesday was my first SW meeting. It was really good. The consultant, Debbie, was lovely. Really friendly and positive. She loves what she does and gives great motivation. It shows in the number of people who were at the group. About 30 people ended up staying for the meeting. I've never seen as many people as that staying when I did WW. Weigh in was 11.12, not disappointed as it was expected, but I had been eating chocolate like it was going out of fashion since Sunday!
Thursday/Friday
Two absolutely exhausting days - M&S induction. So much information to take in. They were long days 9.30-5.30 which was a shock to my system after not working since mid August! Both evenings I just collapsed on the sofa when I came home.
Saturday
First day of proper employment! My shifts are 7am to 3pm. Getting up at 5.45am was an even bigger shock to the system! Started the day with shelf filling then spent most of the day on the tills. I really enjoyed it! Talking to people all day - heaven! Always someone different through the door - instead of sitting behind a desk all day.
TBH I haven't got into SW yet at all! I have been doing OK during the day - just a sandwich, fruit and yogurt at my break. My problem point has been coming home from work. Because I don't know what I'm doing I have been picking at things and eating bread. I'm also struggling because I don't really have any "free" food in the house, except fruit and yogurt. As I haven't been eating since I moved here I don't have any supplies. My new fridge/freezer doesn't arrive until next Sunday so I have to go all the way down to my Mum's and brother's flats to get even the basics like milk and butter. Hopefully when my fridge arrives it will make things a little easier.
I now have 2 days off work so my plan of action is to sit down and plan my meals for the next week. I will then go shopping and buy what I need and I will do a big cooking session tomorrow and freeze things. I also bought the Paul McKenna "I can make you thin" book, but haven't had time to read it. I want to do that today as well.
Phew, better get on with it hadn't I!
I have had such a busy week that I will keep my diary entry to a potted version or everyone will fall asleep!
Wednesday
Ran around like a blue-@rsed-fly. Registered with the local doctors. Had to see the nurse who weighed me and took my blood pressure. All was fine - that's a first! When asking about my diet I told her briefly about LL and about how I was just about to start SW and she looked at me and said that I need to be careful not to lose too much. Aye right! That's never happened before!
Also had my second one-to-one session at the gym. The instructors basically create a programme mixing in some CV work (bike, trampoline, step) and toning (abs, weights) which lasts half an hour. The first one was quite easy as they are setting the weights and reps for you etc, but Wednesday I was sweating buckets. They push you harder than you would push yourself - which is just what I need. I'm loving it!
Finally Wednesday was my first SW meeting. It was really good. The consultant, Debbie, was lovely. Really friendly and positive. She loves what she does and gives great motivation. It shows in the number of people who were at the group. About 30 people ended up staying for the meeting. I've never seen as many people as that staying when I did WW. Weigh in was 11.12, not disappointed as it was expected, but I had been eating chocolate like it was going out of fashion since Sunday!
Thursday/Friday
Two absolutely exhausting days - M&S induction. So much information to take in. They were long days 9.30-5.30 which was a shock to my system after not working since mid August! Both evenings I just collapsed on the sofa when I came home.
Saturday
First day of proper employment! My shifts are 7am to 3pm. Getting up at 5.45am was an even bigger shock to the system! Started the day with shelf filling then spent most of the day on the tills. I really enjoyed it! Talking to people all day - heaven! Always someone different through the door - instead of sitting behind a desk all day.
TBH I haven't got into SW yet at all! I have been doing OK during the day - just a sandwich, fruit and yogurt at my break. My problem point has been coming home from work. Because I don't know what I'm doing I have been picking at things and eating bread. I'm also struggling because I don't really have any "free" food in the house, except fruit and yogurt. As I haven't been eating since I moved here I don't have any supplies. My new fridge/freezer doesn't arrive until next Sunday so I have to go all the way down to my Mum's and brother's flats to get even the basics like milk and butter. Hopefully when my fridge arrives it will make things a little easier.
I now have 2 days off work so my plan of action is to sit down and plan my meals for the next week. I will then go shopping and buy what I need and I will do a big cooking session tomorrow and freeze things. I also bought the Paul McKenna "I can make you thin" book, but haven't had time to read it. I want to do that today as well.
Phew, better get on with it hadn't I!
Karen1972
Gold Member
Hi Sarah
Glad the job went well, i can understand you wanting to get out of the office!!!!! Did you have to take a huge pay cut though???
SW is a great plan, my sister is joining on Wednesday.... I'd love to be eating a SW menu right now!!!
There are things you can have on the diet that you don't need to refridgerate! like jacket potatoes and beans, pasta n sauce in packets etc....
Come on girl, don't put on any more weight..... Get focussed!! I'd forget the Paul McKenna book and get your head round the SW way - then read the PMCK book when you're up to scratch....
Glad the job went well, i can understand you wanting to get out of the office!!!!! Did you have to take a huge pay cut though???
SW is a great plan, my sister is joining on Wednesday.... I'd love to be eating a SW menu right now!!!
There are things you can have on the diet that you don't need to refridgerate! like jacket potatoes and beans, pasta n sauce in packets etc....
Come on girl, don't put on any more weight..... Get focussed!! I'd forget the Paul McKenna book and get your head round the SW way - then read the PMCK book when you're up to scratch....
westiegirl
Gold Member
Hi guys, just a quickie as it's bedtime and I have to be in work for 7am tomorrow 
.
Had 2 busy days off, where did the time go? It's not all bad though because I work tomorrow then have another day off!
Decided that I needed to start taking SW seriously so I did a major shop yesterday. Bought loads of veggies and quorn. Cost me a fortune but I'm now fully stocked. Part of the problem though was that Asda had a sale on and I ended up buying 3 pairs of jeans at a tenner each, a dress and a top. Doh, maybe that's why it was so expensive!!
I am still quite tired from the shock of having to work again - I didn't wake up until 10am this morning. That's really late for me, but I took it as a sign and had quite an easy day. I was quite productive this afternoon though - had a major cooking session. I made a huge quorn mince chilli and a huge pot of quorn curry - all free food. My brother was wandering around sniffing the pans and when he tried the curry he was so impressed that he asked if he could share it with me. He's never eaten quorn before but said he would eat as healthily as that all the time if it wasn't so difficult to make. The thing is, it's not difficult - I was in the kitchen for a while only because I was cooking huge amounts for freezing! It's not that difficult to do is it really?
So SW started well today. Had 2 oatibix for breakfast; cous cous salad, fruit and yogurt for lunch and curry and rice and a chocolate mousse for dinner. Fantastic, all lovely food! All free or healthy extras. So.......why did I sabotage myself and eat a whole packet of chocolate highlight cookies and 6 packets of treat size chocolate buttons whilst sitting with a cup of tea and watching Celebrity? Not sure what went wrong. Wasn't hungry, just wanted them and must have had about 60,000 syns!
Half the trouble is that I don't know the syn value of foods yet (although I'm not trying to pretend that I thought for 1 minute that a whole packet of biscuits and the chocolate buttons would be within my syn allowance!). I have ordered the food directory from SW so I hope it will be at my meeting on Wednesday. Syns are an alien concept to me.
I suppose I still have a lot to learn don't I? Sometimes I feel like I've made a huge mistake moving away from LL and "going it alone". I read the article in the Mirror today by Colleen Nolan and her experience of LL. I felt "warm and fuzzy" reading about her and proud that I've been part of the same process. That lead me to wonder whether I should go back to foodpacks and leave SW. I'm feeling a bit lost at the moment. I'm struggling on foodpacks and I'm struggling on food. Not sure where to go or what to do next. The only thing I know is that I'm not giving up. I'm not going to get fat again, no way Jose, I've had a taste of slimdom and I ain't giving it up. What do you think? Should I bite the bullet and call my LLC? I feel a bit of a traitor as I've been to SW! I know that if I knuckled down I could lose the weight no problem, but I just can't seem to get the motivation! Aaaaarghhhhhh! I think I might need to sleep on it!
Oh well, onwards and hopefully downwards.......
.Had 2 busy days off, where did the time go? It's not all bad though because I work tomorrow then have another day off!
Decided that I needed to start taking SW seriously so I did a major shop yesterday. Bought loads of veggies and quorn. Cost me a fortune but I'm now fully stocked. Part of the problem though was that Asda had a sale on and I ended up buying 3 pairs of jeans at a tenner each, a dress and a top. Doh, maybe that's why it was so expensive!!
I am still quite tired from the shock of having to work again - I didn't wake up until 10am this morning. That's really late for me, but I took it as a sign and had quite an easy day. I was quite productive this afternoon though - had a major cooking session. I made a huge quorn mince chilli and a huge pot of quorn curry - all free food. My brother was wandering around sniffing the pans and when he tried the curry he was so impressed that he asked if he could share it with me. He's never eaten quorn before but said he would eat as healthily as that all the time if it wasn't so difficult to make. The thing is, it's not difficult - I was in the kitchen for a while only because I was cooking huge amounts for freezing! It's not that difficult to do is it really?
So SW started well today. Had 2 oatibix for breakfast; cous cous salad, fruit and yogurt for lunch and curry and rice and a chocolate mousse for dinner. Fantastic, all lovely food! All free or healthy extras. So.......why did I sabotage myself and eat a whole packet of chocolate highlight cookies and 6 packets of treat size chocolate buttons whilst sitting with a cup of tea and watching Celebrity? Not sure what went wrong. Wasn't hungry, just wanted them and must have had about 60,000 syns!
Half the trouble is that I don't know the syn value of foods yet (although I'm not trying to pretend that I thought for 1 minute that a whole packet of biscuits and the chocolate buttons would be within my syn allowance!). I have ordered the food directory from SW so I hope it will be at my meeting on Wednesday. Syns are an alien concept to me.
I suppose I still have a lot to learn don't I? Sometimes I feel like I've made a huge mistake moving away from LL and "going it alone". I read the article in the Mirror today by Colleen Nolan and her experience of LL. I felt "warm and fuzzy" reading about her and proud that I've been part of the same process. That lead me to wonder whether I should go back to foodpacks and leave SW. I'm feeling a bit lost at the moment. I'm struggling on foodpacks and I'm struggling on food. Not sure where to go or what to do next. The only thing I know is that I'm not giving up. I'm not going to get fat again, no way Jose, I've had a taste of slimdom and I ain't giving it up. What do you think? Should I bite the bullet and call my LLC? I feel a bit of a traitor as I've been to SW! I know that if I knuckled down I could lose the weight no problem, but I just can't seem to get the motivation! Aaaaarghhhhhh! I think I might need to sleep on it!
Oh well, onwards and hopefully downwards.......
Hi Sarah,
We all know as you get nearer to goal it gets much tougher.
I think if you talked to your counsellor and see has she any advice for you on what to do.
I only know a little about SW. Keelie and Happe on the SW forum would know more about it and might be able to help you out some.
Nice to be able to go out shopping, three pairs of jeans!!!
Where they all the one size? Or did you get them in different sizes as that might be key to what your thinking?
Love Mini xxx
We all know as you get nearer to goal it gets much tougher.
I think if you talked to your counsellor and see has she any advice for you on what to do.
I only know a little about SW. Keelie and Happe on the SW forum would know more about it and might be able to help you out some.
Nice to be able to go out shopping, three pairs of jeans!!!
Where they all the one size? Or did you get them in different sizes as that might be key to what your thinking?
Love Mini xxx
Isis
Ancient Egypt Nut!
Hi guys, just a quickie as it's bedtime and I have to be in work for 7am tomorrow
Had 2 busy days off, where did the time go? It's not all bad though because I work tomorrow then have another day off!
Decided that I needed to start taking SW seriously so I did a major shop yesterday. Bought loads of veggies and quorn. Cost me a fortune but I'm now fully stocked. Part of the problem though was that Asda had a sale on and I ended up buying 3 pairs of jeans at a tenner each, a dress and a top. Doh, maybe that's why it was so expensive!!
I am still quite tired from the shock of having to work again - I didn't wake up until 10am this morning. That's really late for me, but I took it as a sign and had quite an easy day. I was quite productive this afternoon though - had a major cooking session. I made a huge quorn mince chilli and a huge pot of quorn curry - all free food. My brother was wandering around sniffing the pans and when he tried the curry he was so impressed that he asked if he could share it with me. He's never eaten quorn before but said he would eat as healthily as that all the time if it wasn't so difficult to make. The thing is, it's not difficult - I was in the kitchen for a while only because I was cooking huge amounts for freezing! It's not that difficult to do is it really?
So SW started well today. Had 2 oatibix for breakfast; cous cous salad, fruit and yogurt for lunch and curry and rice and a chocolate mousse for dinner. Fantastic, all lovely food! All free or healthy extras. So.......why did I sabotage myself and eat a whole packet of chocolate highlight cookies and 6 packets of treat size chocolate buttons whilst sitting with a cup of tea and watching Celebrity? Not sure what went wrong. Wasn't hungry, just wanted them and must have had about 60,000 syns!
Half the trouble is that I don't know the syn value of foods yet (although I'm not trying to pretend that I thought for 1 minute that a whole packet of biscuits and the chocolate buttons would be within my syn allowance!). I have ordered the food directory from SW so I hope it will be at my meeting on Wednesday. Syns are an alien concept to me.
I suppose I still have a lot to learn don't I? Sometimes I feel like I've made a huge mistake moving away from LL and "going it alone". I read the article in the Mirror today by Colleen Nolan and her experience of LL. I felt "warm and fuzzy" reading about her and proud that I've been part of the same process. That lead me to wonder whether I should go back to foodpacks and leave SW. I'm feeling a bit lost at the moment. I'm struggling on foodpacks and I'm struggling on food. Not sure where to go or what to do next. The only thing I know is that I'm not giving up. I'm not going to get fat again, no way Jose, I've had a taste of slimdom and I ain't giving it up. What do you think? Should I bite the bullet and call my LLC? I feel a bit of a traitor as I've been to SW! I know that if I knuckled down I could lose the weight no problem, but I just can't seem to get the motivation! Aaaaarghhhhhh! I think I might need to sleep on it!
Oh well, onwards and hopefully downwards.......
Sleep on it hun, I agree. I'm sure the "answer" will come in the morning.
lots of love,
Lacey....xxx
happygal
Banned
Its daunting when we try something new but ask yourself one question. If I went back to LL would I have the determination to stay on it at the weight I am now? You sound like your enthusiastic about SW but your scared to try something new because LL is the only thing that worked so far. I say stick to the SW plan for a month and if your not budging the lbs you have left then that might just be the motivation you need, to go back to LL and stay on it.
Thats just my opinion but you will know your own answer if you search yourself. Your already a star anyway!!
Thats just my opinion but you will know your own answer if you search yourself. Your already a star anyway!!
Tough one, can you manage your portion control, I know at the moment I couldn't!!
I am plodding on with my packs and would much rather be "doing it " with food but I want some instant results and so for me packs will do that. (if I dont pick that is !!)
I really really hate being back on packs, I love food and could so easily give in but , I am taking each day at a time and just hoping that I have the will power to carry on, I really would love to be 10.7 or as near as damit by christmas.
cant make your decision for you but whatever you choose, I wish you luck as no option is the easy one!!! Its waht suits you best for now!!
I am plodding on with my packs and would much rather be "doing it " with food but I want some instant results and so for me packs will do that. (if I dont pick that is !!)
I really really hate being back on packs, I love food and could so easily give in but , I am taking each day at a time and just hoping that I have the will power to carry on, I really would love to be 10.7 or as near as damit by christmas.
cant make your decision for you but whatever you choose, I wish you luck as no option is the easy one!!! Its waht suits you best for now!!
westiegirl
Gold Member
Thanks Mini, I think I am going to text my LLC tomorrow and see if she is free for a chat. I guess I should use her expertise!
I bought the jeans all in size 14, and they are a little loose. I thought the Asda sizes were small so I thought the 12s wouldn't fit but I was obviously wrong! Maybe I was being defeatist by buying size 14s - I really want to lose the last 2 stone but buying size 14s was way beyond my comprehension this time last year. I guess I need to stop beating myself up about this and concentrate on how far I have already come! I will get there in the end!
westiegirl
Gold Member
Thanks Lacey, haven't got the answer yet! Might have been the Nytol I took last night - still out of synch in my sleeping habits with starting my new job. I have a day off tomorrow and it might be better after a restful day.
westiegirl
Gold Member
Thanks Clare, you make me blush - don't feel much like a star at the moment but that's just crooked thinking!
Your post has made me think! I AM afraid of the unknown, always have been. Even with the greater confidence gained by losing so much weight I guess you can't change who you are underneath! People always assume I am much more confident than I am because I am too much of a perfectionist to let people see my vulnerabilities. I'm glad of Minimins because at least I can be honest - to myself as well as to everyone on here! I have done LL for so long I was desperate to get back to real food but I think I may have jumped the gun (again). I have had so much on in the last week that doing SW has been a challenge that I maybe should not have started yet, but I am still not sure where to go from here! I totally appreciate what you are saying about motivation! Your suggestion about doing SW for the next 4 weeks is not a bad one. That will take me to Xmas and post Xmas I may have the motivation needed to finish the job. My only problem with LL is that I live in Wales and my LLC is in Scotland. But there is a new LLC starting up locally but not until the new year as she needs to get her premises sorted. I will perhaps have a think about it as the timing might be perfect!
westiegirl
Gold Member
Thanks Heidi, portion control as such is not a problem, but a real craving for sweet food is my downfall at the moment. I am ok during meal times, eating healthy food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but inbetween I can't seem to get enough chocolate! But the funny thing is that before I started LL I could take or leave chocolate, bread was my "drug of choice". I had loads of chocolate in the house and it would just sit there for months or only came out of the cupboard when I had visitors. On the other hand a loaf of bread would barely last a day, usually wolfed down with a huge spreading of butter! Not really sure what is going on!
westiegirl
Gold Member
Ok, so what's happening? I'm not sure what's going on in my head at the moment, but it's all over the place!
I have had an OK day again today, but once again this evening has been a nightmare. Breakfast was oatibix, milk and banana; lunch was leftover cous-cous salad, yougurt and fruit salad. So far, so good. Lunch was at 11am and kept me going until the end of my shift at 3pm. My mum met me from work and we had a look around the shops. We stopped for a coffee and shared an egg custard. OK - pattern analysis:
Shopping=coffee=cake/biscuit
It's part of the ritual. It was broken whilst doing packs but I really hated not having the choice. Black coffee and water =.
We then came home and I sat down in my lounge with a cuppa and a bar of chocolate. This lead to about 10 mini packets of buttons. I wasn't even hungry! So another ritual:
Cup of tea=sit down=relaxing=sweet treat
Finally I spent the evening with my mum, dad and brother. Mum cooked tea, and even though I had cooked healthy food yesterday I had quorn sausages and chips and a couple of glasses of wine with them. Ritual:
Family=socialising=mum's cooking=drinking=relaxing
Today I don't think I have eaten once because I am hungry. I really feel like I can't be @rsed to prepare good food at all (even though I have already done the hard work and already cooked it). I have also realised how many treats I have and they are all linked to relaxing or socialising. When I come home I want to sit down with something sweet and fruit just doesn't cut it! I really feel like a lazy trout! I think I am also quite tired as my body adapts to the new work shifts.
Not sure where to go from here.
So what are my options:
SW is a fantastic healthy way to eat, but I'm just not getting it!
LL is fast, effective but can be very difficult. I have no problems with packs during the day but wouldn't be able to drink the water as I don't have the constant access to the toilet, especially whilst sitting at a till. Also I would miss the social aspect of life that food brings to my family. I don't want to be "isolated" in my new life by drinking water when I go out and having to explain what LL is all about to my new friends - it was hard enough explaining it to my old ones! As I mentioned I am also a lazy cook. Ready meals and prepacked sauces were always my mainstay. LL really hasn't helped that at all - it really is the lazygirls solution to dieting!!! 3 shakes and a bar don't take much preparation and I think that in many ways I haven't really learnt anything!
Perhaps I should go back to WW. I have lost lots of weight on it in the past, but lost motivation because of the sheer amount of weight I had to lose. I know that counting points can be a pain, but I can do it in my sleep! Also I could spend my points on ready meals and chocolate if I wanted to, which I know isn't the most healthy way, but if it gets me through a difficult patch then perhaps it is my short term option? Especially as at the moment I think that I'm just as likely to eat the chocolate anyway on top of the healthy food!
Ummmm, now I've got even more to think about! This post has made me sit back and analyse some stuff that is going on and my eating patterns, so that is useful and I need to think hard about it!
Goodnight folks, must get my head around all this stuff!
I have had an OK day again today, but once again this evening has been a nightmare. Breakfast was oatibix, milk and banana; lunch was leftover cous-cous salad, yougurt and fruit salad. So far, so good. Lunch was at 11am and kept me going until the end of my shift at 3pm. My mum met me from work and we had a look around the shops. We stopped for a coffee and shared an egg custard. OK - pattern analysis:
Shopping=coffee=cake/biscuit
It's part of the ritual. It was broken whilst doing packs but I really hated not having the choice. Black coffee and water =
.We then came home and I sat down in my lounge with a cuppa and a bar of chocolate. This lead to about 10 mini packets of buttons
. I wasn't even hungry! So another ritual:Cup of tea=sit down=relaxing=sweet treat
Finally I spent the evening with my mum, dad and brother. Mum cooked tea, and even though I had cooked healthy food yesterday I had quorn sausages and chips and a couple of glasses of wine with them. Ritual:
Family=socialising=mum's cooking=drinking=relaxing
Today I don't think I have eaten once because I am hungry. I really feel like I can't be @rsed to prepare good food at all (even though I have already done the hard work and already cooked it
). I have also realised how many treats I have and they are all linked to relaxing or socialising. When I come home I want to sit down with something sweet and fruit just doesn't cut it! I really feel like a lazy trout! I think I am also quite tired as my body adapts to the new work shifts.Not sure where to go from here.
So what are my options:
SW is a fantastic healthy way to eat, but I'm just not getting it!
LL is fast, effective but can be very difficult. I have no problems with packs during the day but wouldn't be able to drink the water as I don't have the constant access to the toilet, especially whilst sitting at a till. Also I would miss the social aspect of life that food brings to my family. I don't want to be "isolated" in my new life by drinking water when I go out and having to explain what LL is all about to my new friends - it was hard enough explaining it to my old ones! As I mentioned I am also a lazy cook. Ready meals and prepacked sauces were always my mainstay. LL really hasn't helped that at all - it really is the lazygirls solution to dieting!!! 3 shakes and a bar don't take much preparation and I think that in many ways I haven't really learnt anything!
Perhaps I should go back to WW. I have lost lots of weight on it in the past, but lost motivation because of the sheer amount of weight I had to lose. I know that counting points can be a pain, but I can do it in my sleep! Also I could spend my points on ready meals and chocolate if I wanted to, which I know isn't the most healthy way, but if it gets me through a difficult patch then perhaps it is my short term option? Especially as at the moment I think that I'm just as likely to eat the chocolate anyway on top of the healthy food!
Ummmm, now I've got even more to think about! This post has made me sit back and analyse some stuff that is going on and my eating patterns, so that is useful and I need to think hard about it!
Goodnight folks, must get my head around all this stuff!
Isis
Ancient Egypt Nut!
MandyB2
Moderator/CD Counsellor
Thinking of you Sarah.. I hope you manage to work out which is the best way forward for you soon. It's so hard at this stage of the game isn't it?...remember you're not alone honey.. I for one know very well where you're coming from at the moment and the answers aren't always that obvious!! It's all trial and error at this stage but by hook or by crook we will get to where we want to be.. I have every faith in us hun.. we've come way to far to fall at the last few hurdles!!
much love as always xxx
.. I hope you manage to work out which is the best way forward for you soon. It's so hard at this stage of the game isn't it?...remember you're not alone honey.. I for one know very well where you're coming from at the moment and the answers aren't always that obvious!! It's all trial and error at this stage but by hook or by crook we will get to where we want to be.. I have every faith in us hun.. we've come way to far to fall at the last few hurdles!!much love as always xxx
westiegirl
Gold Member
Thanks Lacey, taking it easy today and I'll see how I go!
Mandy, you are so right - we have come a long way and there is no going back! I think when you have too much on your plate the diet is the first thing that goes to pot! I know we will get there though!
Feeling a little bit better this morning. Maybe it's not getting up at the crack of dawn that's done it! I am so not a morning person, but once I get into the stride of early mornings I will be OK! I think it's just this working malarky in general! I got used to not having to do it! It's a bummer that we have to go out to work and pay our way! I've got my lottery ticket for tonight (well I can always dream).
Today has been quite busy so far and it's only 11.30am! Had a doctors appointment this morning. I had my first appointment as I needed to top up my happy pills. Ummm, perhaps that has been part of my problem this week as well. I have been a little erratic on my pills because I didn't have enough to last the week until my doctors appointment. Now I'm registered and I should be able to get some continuity.
Going to catch up with some stuff recorded on Sky+ now and generally chill out and then think about what I am going to do diet wise. Leaning towards WW at the moment as I know all the bits, and I dug out my old books last night. I had forgotten about the No Count part of the programme which might fit in just as well with my life. Going to give myself a break and not worry about it too much until later!
Mandy, you are so right - we have come a long way and there is no going back! I think when you have too much on your plate the diet is the first thing that goes to pot! I know we will get there though!
Feeling a little bit better this morning. Maybe it's not getting up at the crack of dawn that's done it! I am so not a morning person, but once I get into the stride of early mornings I will be OK! I think it's just this working malarky in general! I got used to not having to do it! It's a bummer that we have to go out to work and pay our way! I've got my lottery ticket for tonight (well I can always dream
).Today has been quite busy so far and it's only 11.30am! Had a doctors appointment this morning. I had my first appointment as I needed to top up my happy pills. Ummm, perhaps that has been part of my problem this week as well. I have been a little erratic on my pills because I didn't have enough to last the week until my doctors appointment. Now I'm registered and I should be able to get some continuity.
Going to catch up with some stuff recorded on Sky+ now and generally chill out and then think about what I am going to do diet wise. Leaning towards WW at the moment as I know all the bits, and I dug out my old books last night. I had forgotten about the No Count part of the programme which might fit in just as well with my life. Going to give myself a break and not worry about it too much until later!
Summerskye
Gold Member
Thinking of you, Sarah! You've done so well to get to where you are that I know you won't allow yourself to give up now. It's just a case of finding out a way of managing your weight which suits you and your new lifestyle .. but once you have you'll be flying again
Analysing your eating habits/rituals is a great way to start - then at least you can begin to identify the danger signals and devise ways to overcome them.
I know what you mean about VLCDs being the 'lazy' way to diet - there's just no thought/preparation involved at all! I'm doing the 790 plan on CD at the moment which is still 3 packs a day plus grilled chicken/fish and veg/salad .. again very little cooking involved. I'm already dreading the extra effort involved in stepping up to the 1000 cals plan. I'd rather not eat than have to shop/cook again *lol*
Lots of love
Analysing your eating habits/rituals is a great way to start - then at least you can begin to identify the danger signals and devise ways to overcome them.
I know what you mean about VLCDs being the 'lazy' way to diet - there's just no thought/preparation involved at all! I'm doing the 790 plan on CD at the moment which is still 3 packs a day plus grilled chicken/fish and veg/salad .. again very little cooking involved. I'm already dreading the extra effort involved in stepping up to the 1000 cals plan. I'd rather not eat than have to shop/cook again *lol*
Lots of love
westiegirl
Gold Member
Work day today - boo hoo! Have a headache now though, 7am start is not good!!!!
The best thing about working at M&S is that when you are on the shop floor you can't eat or drink so there are no temptations! I have a half hour break at 11am which I usually bring a salad and fruit and that sorts me for the day.
I was working on a till today and a man who was buying a couple of bottles of red wine was telling me the benefits of a glass a day in order to help ward off heart disease (he had a scare a few years ago). What made me laugh is that he said "The only problem is that you put on weight, but you don't have to worry about that!" LOL!!!!! If he only knew!
When I finished work I had to go and buy a new mobile phone. The screen on mine died last week. Mandy, babe, you sent me a text last week but I couldn't read it. Sorry for not replying and thanks for thinking of me. My new phone is funky, but crikey, it's gonna take me a while to learn how to use it!
As I said, foodwise all day has been good, then as usual I blow it when I come home. I got home tonight and had 4 slices of bread and butter with hummus, a chocolate bar and a chocolate biscuit. Damn it!!! Darn, darn, darn!! The thing is, again, I wasn't hungry. I was tired and I had a headache. Do you think I will ever learn and be able to overcome this "glitch"?
Decided that I am going to do WW programme instead of SW. WW No Count is more flexible than SW and I know the points of lots of foods. I also have hundreds of gadgets and WW books with points values in them. I signed up on the WW website yesterday and have accessed the Winning Habits part. I think I need to start working on managing this bad habit of eating when I get home just for the sake of it. That is the time of the day I have always sabotaged myself.
We'll see!
The best thing about working at M&S is that when you are on the shop floor you can't eat or drink so there are no temptations! I have a half hour break at 11am which I usually bring a salad and fruit and that sorts me for the day.
I was working on a till today and a man who was buying a couple of bottles of red wine was telling me the benefits of a glass a day in order to help ward off heart disease (he had a scare a few years ago). What made me laugh is that he said "The only problem is that you put on weight, but you don't have to worry about that!" LOL!!!!! If he only knew!
When I finished work I had to go and buy a new mobile phone. The screen on mine died last week. Mandy, babe, you sent me a text last week but I couldn't read it. Sorry for not replying and thanks for thinking of me. My new phone is funky, but crikey, it's gonna take me a while to learn how to use it!
As I said, foodwise all day has been good, then as usual I blow it when I come home. I got home tonight and had 4 slices of bread and butter with hummus, a chocolate bar and a chocolate biscuit. Damn it!!! Darn, darn, darn!! The thing is, again, I wasn't hungry. I was tired and I had a headache. Do you think I will ever learn and be able to overcome this "glitch"?
Decided that I am going to do WW programme instead of SW. WW No Count is more flexible than SW and I know the points of lots of foods. I also have hundreds of gadgets and WW books with points values in them. I signed up on the WW website yesterday and have accessed the Winning Habits part. I think I need to start working on managing this bad habit of eating when I get home just for the sake of it. That is the time of the day I have always sabotaged myself.
We'll see!
