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Slimming World Update – Week 9

18/09/2013 by MrsSavageAngel Leave a Comment

Morning!

Well today I have to say I’m feeling pretty chuffed to bits. I had 0.5lb to lose to reach my 1.5 stone award (21lb) this past week and following last weeks stand still I was really keen to get there.

I did.

In spades!

I lost 4.5lb this week, making it 1 stone 11lb (25lb) in total, taking me through the 1.5 stone award and only 3lb away from my 2 stone award!

Yay me!

I did complete the more detailed diary as suggested by my consultant, but to be honest I really don’t think it helped me much. I can see that it would highlight any unhelpful behaviours, such as estimating your Syns etc, but I have always been pretty good at keeping an honest diary. I think we can just chalk last weeks blip up to “one of those things”.

Receiving my 1.5 stone award was wonderful. I was given two bags to hold, containing a stone and a half of grain. Its immense how heavy those things really are! My consultant asked if I was seeing any differences and I was thrilled to be able to tell her that I wore my jeans twice this week, comfortably. I stopped wearing them at 8 weeks pregnant and haven’t really been able to comfortably get back into them since (they fit for about a minute a few weeks after having Oscar, but I didn’t wear them, as I was so nervous about my scar). This was a real milestone for me. Its great to see the numbers going down every time you step on the scales, but it’s just as good, if not better, to have tangible reminders like this to show you just how well you’re doing 🙂

We also discussed how useful this blog has been, in keeping me motivated and focused. The chap in our group asked was it a guilt thing? That if I knew I was going to have to write about it that I just didn’t do it. I can see his point, but really I’ve never thought about it like that. I told him I detail everything here, cream, sausages the lot. It doesn’t stop me doing anything, but writing it down does help me reflect on whether I was happy with my choices and if not, how I can avoid repeating my mistakes in the future. It’s just part of my bag of weight loss tricks 😉

I also forgot to mention to the group that I can also now walk all the way up our hill (we live on a very steep road), pushing Oscar without stopping once. Sometimes its only when you stop doing something, that you realise you ever were in the first place.

Last night was also brilliant for my friend Emma (yes I’ve asked and she doesn’t mind me naming her here), who reached her two stone award! She’s done so well and I know how much she wanted this, particularly following her Woman of the Year win a couple of weeks ago. She’s looking and doing fab – yay her!

So next week will be interesting. I know I can and have lost more than 3lb in a week, but I think to expect that would be setting myself up for a fall. I would however, like to reach my 2 stone award in the next two weeks. I think that’s reasonable and realistic. I’ll let you know how it goes.

PS – Oh yeah I also won Slimmer of the Week, and Emma was given Slimmer of the Week runner up as there was only 0.5lb in it. Go us!

Slimming World Update – Week 8

11/09/2013 by MrsSavageAngel Leave a Comment

As promised here is my first Wednesday update. My plan is to do these every Wednesday, after my weigh in on Tuesday night, from now on.

So last night was not the celebration I had hoped for . I only had 0.5lb to lose to reach my stone and a half (21lb for those of you who don’t work in stones :-)) and I was sure I’d done enough to get there. As it turned out I had a maintain last night, my first week without a loss since I started, and it felt a bit weird to tell the truth.

I am choosing to take the positive out this and am focusing on the fact that I didn’t gain anything, which is good. But I am also in a reflective mood as to why I didn’t lose. As far as I can see, I didn’t do anything to sabotage my weight loss. I kept my diary and was honest with myself. It’s a bit of a mystery. I mentioned this to my consultant and she has given me a more detailed diary to keep for 7 days, which looks at not only what you eat, but how, when and why. Hopefully any negative behaviours should be glaringly obvious and I can work to change them.

But then, do you know what? It could just be one of those weeks. I’ve had them before, I’m sure I’ll have them again. You make good choices, but your body just doesn’t get the memo. You accept and you move on.

Or it could also be the sausages and cream tea catching up with me, but less said about that the better 😉

So as it stands, I remain on 1 stone 6.5lb and I am still aiming to get my 1.5 stone award next week.

I don’t know if she reads this, but I’d also just like to say an amazing well done to my sister in law, who only 2 months after having her baby is back at Weight Watchers. Last night she reached her 5% (ie she’s lost 5% of her body weight). I couldn’t have done that so soon after having Oscar so I for one think she’s doing brilliantly. Well done girl!

Slimming World Update – Week 7

10/09/2013 by MrsSavageAngel Leave a Comment

Good morning!

I meant to do this earlier in the week, but made a pact with myself that I’d definitely get it out before the next weigh in. Which is tonight. Talk about cutting it fine!

Anyway I have decided to write these more regularly. I’m going to start by writing a quick update every Wednesday morning, after my weigh in on Tuesday night. I’ll see how that feels and whether it allows me to say enough. So watch out for Wednesday updates from now on (including tomorrow!)

So update from last week.

After the incident with the sausages (ooer!) I must have been super focused the rest of the week, as it turned out I lost 3.5lb. I got on the scales, looked down and my instant reaction was that what I was seeing was a maintain. I was so relieved that the figure wasn’t higher than the previous week, that it took about a minute to realise it was actually a loss! I was gob smacked and super super smiley I can tell you!

That leaves me 0.5lb away from my 1.5 stone award which I really want to get tonight. I have been pretty focused this week; like someone in group said last week – I have been “on it, like a car bonnet”! I haven’t been too challenged this week, which has made things easier and we’ve eaten tonnes of yummy things. I think my favourite this week was Fajitas. Made in the usual way with lots of chicken and peppers etc, but instead of the high syn wraps or sauces (which Ben had), I had mine with free rice flavoured with corridander. Very filling and very yum!

However, one thing I did do this week was to buy a 5 pack of Curly Wurly’s. They are only 6 Syns a pop and I have found it easy to fit them in. But the thing is, I don’t feel good about having one every day, just because I have the Syns to spare. Technically there is no harm in having one every day if that’s what you want to do, but I just haven’t enjoyed them as much as I thought I might. Plus after not eating chocolate for a couple of months, this week has seen my skin erupt again, so maybe I’m feeling uncomfortable about chocolate every day for a reason. it might work for some, I just don’t think it works for me. I’m going to knock this on the head now and not buy multi packs again.

Anyway weigh in tonight. Also looking forward to seeing my friend who has been busy on her days off writing essays. Yes she is Wonder Woman!

I’ll let you know how I do in the morning. Wish me luck!

PS: If anyone has any questions about this please feel free to ask. I’ve had a couple of people ask me things and I’m trying to be as open and helpful as possible. Ask away….

Slimming World Update – Week 6

03/09/2013 by MrsSavageAngel Leave a Comment

Hello again – two posts in 24 hours! I know! Get me!

Anyways, I just wanted to briefly update the old Slimming World story.

If you remember I was hoping to lose 1.5lb last week, to take me to my first stone award. By some unexplained miracle, I actually lost 4.5lb, which took me to my 1 Stone award and beyond, 1st 3lb to be precise. I also won Slimmer of the Week again and Slimmer of the Month (my group must think I’m so greedy hahaha), for losing 12.5lb in Aug. I couldn’t have been happier I tells ya!

However, I knew this past weekend was going to produce some really tough challenges. Ben’s grandma turned the grand old age of 80 this Monday and to celebrate we had an afternoon tea on Sunday, with all the gorgeousness that comes with that (bread, cake, cream!) I’d discussed it with my consultant and spent time thinking about it and decided to join the festivities in a limited fashion, without feeling guilty. I was going to have a small amount and enjoy it. I did and we had a wonderful time (apart from Oscar running round like a loon, but that’s another post!)

What I wasn’t prepared for however, was having someone cook sausage sandwiches for me the day before. I took them, I ate them, I didn’t enjoy them. I spent the rest of the day (actually weekend) veering between being annoyed at myself and being baffled as to why I just didn’t say “no thanks, not for me”. I don’t think it was a lack of will power, I really didn’t want them. It was like I went along in a daze. It really was peculiar.

So what was going to be a weigh in that reflected choices I’d made around a special event, is now going to be effected by a meal I ate almost without realising.

I think I did it to be polite and that is a serious behavioral issue I am going to have to work on. We’ve already put something in place for Ben to help me. When I appear to be making unwise choices, particularly seemingly unthinking ones, Ben’s going to say the word “Rubarb?” to me. Almost like a culinary safety word, just to give me those two seconds to step back and think. But he’s not always going to be with me and it’s something I need to practice myself.

I’ll update you as to how the weigh in goes tonight, but I have a feeling I may not be taking the bag of fruit home tonight 😉

Slimming World Update – Week 5

22/08/2013 by MrsSavageAngel Leave a Comment

Just thought I’d write a very quick update on how Slimming World is going. I’ve been finding it pretty easy to get my head around as it goes. Apart from the one slip up I wrote about a few weeks ago (you know, the situation with the cream!) I’ve been finding it pretty easy to figure it all out and make it fit round our lives.

As it turned out “Cream Week” turned out to be my best week so far. I lost 3.5lb and got Slimmer of the Week. I wouldn’t advocate cream as a health food, but it didn’t derail me this time (phew!) and it taught me some valuable lessons about forward planning etc.

So as it stands, after 5 weigh ins I have lost 12.5lb. I have another 1.5lb to get my first stone award and I am ALLLLLL over that shiz (as the young people say – apparently).

The friend I go to Slimming World with, also has 1.5lb to lose, but this will get her to her 2 stone award. She’s doing so well and last week won the nominations for our group’s ” Woman of the Year” Award (and yes, before you ask, there is a “Man of the Year” too – although as we only have one guy in our group, that I know of, I think he’s pretty much a shoo-in!). I really hope this has spurred her on and can’t wait for us both to get our respective stone awards together next week!

I am definitely starting to feel better in my clothes. Not enough to rush out and buy smaller sizes yet, but baby steps!

Oscar is also in love with vegetables and his new favourite food in the world are baby corgettes.

So it’s having a pretty positive impact either way.

I do have some challenges up ahead. My Grandmother in law’s 80th birthday Tea is next week, But if I stay focussed and stay away from the cream, I reckon I can handle it. I’ll let you know!