Slimming World - II

I don't have an iron will, far from it, one day I drank 23 bottles of cider, over about 10 hours (my birthday). But that was an exception. Every other day was just breakfast and dinner. and I walked everywhere. I was averaging about 20,000 steps so I think that managed to counteract some of the food and cocktails I was having!

@ areas well done hope you enjoyed Bali

That is brilliant Areas, I did a weeks holiday and gained 4.5 so doing 2 weeks at 3lbs is really good!

Congrats Scribbler on your half stone! Where did u put your award? I'm glad the list helped u out. It's so sneaky how foods u'd expect to be free/healthy are actually synned! Or how similarly-named items can have really different syn values (I'm thinking of Tesco sausages)

Great news! After -0.5 last week I dropped 4lbs and got my 5 stone award! Relieved more than anything as my body's been doing this "let's just lose weight every other week" thing. But super happy! I'd been eyeballing a poppy vienna loaf since last week and promised I'd wolf it if I got my award
here's a pic of me with it!

Hi all, just want to come here and say thanks for the motivation. I'm doing sw online and read this thread for tips and tricks. I've a 9 month old and have lost 19lb in 16 weeks (baby weight is gone, just have 2 other stone to lose) I wanted to get to 20/21lb by mid October and then this week because 20 is 10% loss and 21 is 1.5 st. I didn't. I was disappointed. I've been breastfeeding but have mostly stopped now so need to remember that.

I'll hopefully get to it by mid November and thanks to your post Jay I realised getting there a month late is better than never getting there or worse going back up.

Fantastic achievement there, jaykhunter! A well deserved poppy vienna loaf! It really is inspiring to read how well the folk on here have done/are doing. It helps me stay focused, whatever wobbles may occur along the way.

Like you, Shelli, I found Halloween challenging. We had fewer callers than usual so I had a surfeit of treat sized Crunchies, Mars Bars, etc., all whispering my name. We had two treats each last night (8 syns total, not too much damage) but that was on top of my planned syn allowance of a large glass of wine . Plus now of course the sugar craving is back. The only way I can steer clear is not to have chocolate, biscuits and synful treats in the house, so this morning my husband brought the lot into work to leave in the kitchen.

Back on track from today!

That's awful, Whelan2, you have my sympathy. You'll doubtless be down a pound or two, but that's searching for the silver lining to a very unpleasant experience. Hope you're feeling better.

Shelli2 wrote: »

Everyone in work has brought in the stuff they're trying to get out of the house

Bastards! My SW consultant is looking for leftover Halloween sweets to donate to Drogheda Cares for the Homeless; maybe other SW groups do that as well? Fantastic way to get sweets out of the presses!

Had a cheat meal to celebrate 5 stone, white bread wasn't nearly as lovely as my brain remembers it. Like it's thick and heavy... black and white pudding felt, I dunno, boring? Maybe it's just having it for literally decades now. Jumbo paprika/honey sausages though, hooo my they are amazing! Might need to add them to the rare treat rotation -- Keep your fizzy sweets i want jumbo sausages

Is there anything u haven't had in a while since starting SW that's not nearly as good as you remember?

Golden Bowl!! We treat ourselves to a take away / cheat day each week and the last while we just couldn't be bothered.. As much as it smells delicious. It's just not worth it..

whelan2 wrote: »

Are you in Drogheda? The kitchen in Dunleer do a sw menu , I have it once a week , very worth it

So do Ming Garden..but meh,id rather do my own rice and Mayflower or mushy pea curry! It's something I'd use to miss but not anymore for sure.

http://pinchofnom.com/recipes/syn-free-mushy-pea-curry/

This is what I used but didn't have honey so didn't put it in..
And use whatever veg I have

Don't despair, Shelli! Half a pound up is only a smidgeon, I know it's so disheartening when you see it on the scales, but have another read through jaykhunter's post from October 24th, don't beat yourself up, give yourself a clean slate and start afresh from today.

It isn't easy but so many of us are fighting the same fight and we all have our struggles. I hadn't realised quite how partial I am to a glass or two of wine with my dinner 3-4 times a week and I'm not talking about 125ml glasses either. Have had to cut back big time and now measure carefully, but once I've had a glass it's so easy to say "Ah sure feck it, another small glass won't hurt!" and then my syns are all over the place.

At the weekend, I made a simple 2 column list, column A is just a list of dates, day by day, and column B shows my total syns for each day. I really need to reduce those totals. I found it very helpful to have that overview, I can see where I have sabotaged my own progress and hopefully it will help me to keep the average down per week and per month.

Great advice Penn! Areas - Seeing friends, weddings, parties and holidays should be a happy occasion! Proud of you with the forethought you've given the prosecco brunch That's a winning mentality - your head is in the game - you will succeed.

Agreed with Penn to look after the days in between events, it's the everyday choices that'll determine how we do. Something I've taken on board recently - eat something healthy before eating a treat. If u eat treats for satiety you'll smash through syns so quickly! But eat an apple before than chocolate biscuit, 1 or 2 biccies might be enough!

You can and you will! You've done it before and you'll do it again. Being net 4 stone down is a huge accomplishment. Tomorrow morning is a fresh slate, another chance to come out swinging!

Weigh in isn't until this evening but I'm happy enough going to it. Ended up missing the prosecco brunch! I had to go to Dublin with my sister instead. On Saturday night I had 4 vodkas and diet 7up which isn't bad considering it was a free bar!

For the hotel breakfast the next morning I had fruit, natural yoghurt, scrambled egg, bacon, beans and wholemeal bread. I resisted the sausages, black pudding (my favourite) and the fried egg. And of course all of the yummy pastries.

Last night when I came home I was starving after the drive home, but I made my air fryer chips and had 2 poached eggs so I was delighted with myself that I didn't go for the bread or cheese etc.