My face, after today
Nearly 2 stone down!
Yeah so I'm still nowhere near...but...it's happening!! I'm on my way!
Lost 3.5lb this week which brings my total, in 11 weeks, up to 27.5lbs. That's 2.5lb a week, exactly. Hoping, somewhat, that it was more. But right now, I'm on track and this weight loss is healthy and slow, yet achievable in the long run.
This week, nearer the end of the week, I decided to cut out all of my syns altogether, by substituting them with other things. Replaced olives (4 pitted = 1 syn) for extra green pepper in my stir-fries, replaced hot chocolate (2 syns per portion) with yet more tea! They are the main offenders, so everything else right now is pretty much cut out subconsciously. Have cut out Mugshots altogether this week, I'm only going to go back onto them once I'm in Spain and needing either something different, or if I've run out of money (inevitable) or in school lunch breaks.
So, this week, I stayed at the group. It's now my penultimate session, so it's now wise to stay for the last couple and our consultant brought up the idea of 'Success Express', which I am currently researching before I start it (probably) tomorrow.
Success Express
- 3 meals a day
- Each meal must consist of: 2/3 plate = superfree foods (fruit/vegetables) 1/3 - free foods (egg, lean meat, seafood)
- choose 1 or 2 healthy extra a, and 2 healthy extra b (which can be used as part of the meal)
- SNACK ONLY on superfree (e.g. fruit, syn free yoghurt)
- can have 5-15 syns a day, must count the higher syn value
I would say this is similar to the plan I was following near the end of the week - I have no syns, a bowl of cereal every day. The only thing I'd say I've not got in huge amounts is the superfree, although a substantial amount of my diet includes superfree. Now I know where to snack, at least, anyway...I think I need to split some of my bigger meals into a smaller meal + snack, I think this would be best. So I'm going to kick that off tomorrow when I have more time...
So what did we learn at group today: Christmas is in 14 weeks. What!? I thought Mince Pies had only been available for a couple of months???!
We were reminded of christmas in group today - shocker - while we were handed little christmas trees so that we could colour in a bauble whenever we lost a pound (...I'll stick to my welsh pound for £ money box please. But thanks for the encouragement.)
Anyway, through this whole weight loss thing that I've been doing for about eleven weeks, my average loss per week has been 2.5lb per week. Everyone in the slimming world community is saying, both online and even overheard at my local group, 'well, lose a pound a week for the next 14 weeks, and you've lost a stone'. You can see where I'm going with this.
I'm already way ahead of you, fella. And probably ahead of myself, but it's a little harmless prediction that may spur me on...
I'm currently losing about 5lb per fortnight.
2 weeks = 5lb
14 weeks = 35lb..?
So if I keep this up, that'll be another 2.5st off by christmas. What do we reck, is this possible? I'm just hoping now that I won't hit a lull where I keep maintaining each week just due to the fact my body is changing.
How much is lipo in Spain anyway? (Joking, JOKING. I did not come this far to cheat my way to be thin(ner))
If all goes to plan with that, I'll have lost 62.5 which is around 2 thirds towards my target. And by then I imagine I'll look like I've lost a lot of timber (well, one can hope..) This is probably unimaginable by this point, end of december, but I'll be so happy if I can get even near enough to that - being even halfway there would be a massive achievement, and probably shocking to the friends of mine which I've not yet told about this escapade..
So then came weigh-in. 3.5lb off. I'm not saying I'm disappointed but...well..it's 0.5lb off my 2 stone award. WHY does this always happen?! All the same, I got slimmer of the week, which meant I took home all sorts of goodies - namely apples, potatoes and some kind individual added 10 calorie/portion jelly (THANK YOU, I send you good tidings and love whoever you are.) And a brand new shiny sticker on the back of my book, my third in three weeks.
This is now my SECOND slimmer of the week award too! So I've been buzzing quite a lot this evening. Let's hope I can keep it up for next week so that I can buy my charm bracelet (see "upcoming goals on the right) and go away to Spain 2+stone lighter than I thought I would be!!
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| Slimming World Achievements thus far...(1/2st, 1st, 1.5st, Slimmer of the week x2, Club 10) |
