Slimming World to Harcombe?

[FourArms]

I've been doing SW since 29/8. Initially on EE and now mainly on red days.

However although I've lost 1lb short of 2
stone I haven't lost any weight this week and I've stuck to the plan with the exception of maybe not enough syns / HEB.

Have seen the Harcombe diet and this seems to be more like what I'm doing at the moment although I'll have to swap coffee and skimmed milk for herbal tea and stop my 10 a day satsuma habit ;)

Just wondered what people's losses had been in phase 1 switching from SW? My BMI is still in the low 30s so I've got plenty to lose!

Hmmm and another 1lb on yesterday. Back to where I was on the 10th December.

Have decided to stop weighing now until the 29 th when my guests go.

Wishing you all a fantastic Christmas !!

Hope you've all had a good Christmas Day.

Had a lovely time here. The food was lovely, for Christmas dinner I ate mainly Harcombe food, but I did have a little Christmas pudding with custard. Also had a couple of crackers with cheese.

Not sure how I'm going to cope with all the edible gifts! Two huge boxes of chocolates and a tin of chocolate biscuits, plus my parents brought a huge trifle they insisted on leaving here. And dh baked a massive stollen last night The house is full of unhealthy stuff!

IN the past I have done the following - given the edible presents away and even put them in the bin. I put the free awful biscuits Tesco gave us with the regular order into the bin although the chlidren made me fish it out the next day (it was all sealed up) and they ate it within a day. Sugar pushed and peddled at every turn wherever you go. Not good.

Good idea Mary - if dh will let me. I'll give ds the bottle of Bucks Fizz my boss gave me and a box of chocolates too. Dd and dh will eat the chocolate biscuits.

Sounds a good plan. I ordered the Harcombe book yesterday as it seems to be how I eat and what I believe works.

How you enjoy the book. Yes I believe it works too, just so difficult shaking the sugar cravings.

Thanks. I ordered the latest book. There seem to be quite a few.

I cut sugar out for 2 years and have manged it again this year so I know I can do it. I have to be an all or nothing person. I had a tiny bit in September and that got me back on it for 2 months, just that one tiny taste. I am like a hardcore addict. I also like radiantrecovery.com which suggests a gradual move away from sugar starting with moving to 2 meals a day with enough protein and a good breakfast.

I'll have a look at that Mary. I'm a total sugar addict too I can't just have a little bit without wanting more and more.

Total disaster here.

Have eaten so many naughty things I have lost count.

Not panicking though. Will ensure that all the naughties go home with the guests Sunday morning and then will just get back on the Wagon.

Am determined that one Christmas will not derail my determination to beat my sugar addiction !!!

Hope you've all had a lovely Christmas? The extra food is tricky isn't it although mine will gradually get hoovered up by the DSs and DH. I've not been tempted at all.

Mine has been largely P2 friendly (cream & cheese) with a couple of exceptions for a small portion of trifle, some cranberry sauce and the port in a port & Stilton sauce. Will weigh in tomorrow to assess the damage!

Chinese meal out tomorrow - any ideas?

Obviously avoid the rice. They probably use something to thicken the sauces, which you can't avoid. Otherwise most dishes are meat and veg based I'd imagine. Have a good time

Hmmm 4lb on since last Saturday.

I did stick to the enjoy it rule, but obviously took that a little too seriously!!

I know what needs doing so now need to get down to it.

Thinking of all of you.

My copy of the book is due on 31st.
I bought smoked salmon (and some cheese) for today's journey back from France which was just as well the 3 hour journey to the air port took 7 hours! Two of the children (teenagers) ate nothing - they have such self control and stoicism. It was the worst traffic I've ever seen and now I'm hiding on my own in a business lounge at Geneva airport (my card doesn't get the children access but they are with older siblings so it's fine) and had to have some cheese here.

WHat I have found is that once I get going eating like this I am not tempted. So that's encouraging for other people. The first thing you see through security is a massive Swiss chocolate shop but I didn't actually want it as I am eating cleanly and it's all reasonably high fat. I am actually sitting here eating the remains of my raw swede.

Hope I can keep it up at home when I won't be out skiing all day. I also hope I've lost some weight. I feel I have but I just might be a bit more toned up.

Good luck to everyone else. We missed our first flight, then the next one the holiday company moved us too but should make at 8.30pm so could be worse.

Hello everyone. I've been completely off track diet wise but have signed up for the Harcombe 30day blitz. It costs £29.90 + postage to wherever you are. I'm going to be starting on 2nd Jan and looking forward to it. I will update with my starting weight and post weekly on how it's going. Good luck

My book arrived today and I am a couple of pounds lighter because of the skiing holiday so things are obviously going okay although now I'm back and at a desk all day it might just all go back on.

Glad things are going in the right direction Mary. Sorry to hear others are having problems. I've gone totally off track with chocs and booze But now most of the naughty stuff has gone I'm going to get back on track. My IBS is playing up so I need to eat better.

I can't really justify paying out £30 for the Harcombe blitz with dh being out of work, but I'll join in

i am with you SG. I can't afford to officially blitz but I will certainly be doing P1 for the next couple of weeks.

I still have masses of chocolate etc in the house from Christmas and no-one else here will touch it. So I have locked it in the cupboard and will try to ignore it's call.

1lb off yesterday, but more guests due today !!

Some advantage to working today I suppose then, that there are no guests or nice meals.

Well, Christmas has been generally OK.

Weighed this morning and I'm 0.2lb heavier than Boxing Day, but 2.2lb lighter than the 19th which is OK as I've more or less maintained over Christmas.

I'm away for NYE and back on NYD and then I'm going to go back to a strict P1 again. I've signed up for the Bootcamp which looks very similar to a strict P1.

Good luck with keeping on plan for these last few days everyone :)

Chocs and cake just about gone here. Just got to ignore the Baileys!

Well done Fourarms. From looking at the blitz plan, I think it is basically an extended phase1! There are daily emails but think that's about it. I'll update if there's anything different.

Well done FA, I am so impressed by your willpower !!!

Very good.
I seem to have manage so far to change how I eat so I am less hungry because of the healthy meals.

Now I've finished my reading pile I will start the book tomorrow (but had to watch the Call the Midwife programme on iplayer tonight which made me cry!)

Good luck with the blitz wombat! I don't think I could justify the money because I seem to be doing OK still. I'm hoping the bootcamp thread will give me another boost :)

Mary - really with you on the not being hungry. It's great isn't it?! I've had a couple of days where I haven't made good choices / planned well and I have ended up hungry and they were horrible. One was a day out and I didn't take enough food - there was nothing (small theme park) which I could eat and the other was yesterday - I was lazy and my meals weren't big enough so I was hungry again a few hours afterwards. Made myself a bowl of cauliflower to get through it :)

Thanks NSHTH - I don't feel like I've used willpower - I just haven't wanted the extra bits. They've really lost their taste appeal. Tried two squares of 85% G&B yesterday night as a treat but gave half to DH as it was too rich.

SG - could you make Baileys ice cream and freeze it?