Starting SW again in the new year (and sticking to it!)....anyone else?

[lorneylou]

I first started SW in 2013, I loved it from the start. Consultant was fab, loved learning to cook new things, food was great and I wasn't hungry!

By October 2013, I'd lost almost 3 stone, felt brilliant, looked great, was very proud of myself.

By this time, I was finding it difficult to get to meetings, they were at an odd time and quite a drive away so I slipped a bit. Then it all went wrong when we went on holiday at the end of October, once in a lifetime kind of thing and I told myself I wouldn't worry about SW while we were away, I would enjoy myself. Well......I did, and I haven't been able to get back on track since.

So a year later I have gained most of the weight back (haven't weighed myself, too scared but fitting back into my stretchy size 16 jeans) and I feel like crap! Tired, spotty and I just can't be arsed!

I felt great from having a much better diet and although it took me a while to realise it!

So....I have found a much closer group that starts at 9.30 on a Tuesday morning, I will be able to get there after I drop DD off to pre-school and stay till the end of the meeting.

I have eaten so much crap at Christmas I am actually craving something healthy and looking forward to something green!

The hurdles for me....

Cost - We are a very low income and I will struggle to afford the meetings every week, but I am willing to give up whatever to ensure I stay motivated. We have had an especially crappy diet in recent months due to money shortages (eating the cheapest of the cheap) so shopping will cost more. I will work this out somehow

New group - I'm shy and not looking forward to a new group but will just have to bite the bullet...I did it before and I'll do it again! I also loved my old consultant and the group was a laugh, hope this one is as nice.

Portion control - I'm greedy, and that's it really. I need to get a grip.

Unsupportive DH - Was talking this through with him and he said he was so glad when I stopped SW, the food was bland, tasteless etc etc. I generally cook the same thing for all of us. Left to his own devices, he would live on burgers and anything that comes from Iceland. If it's not frozen and doesn't have sauce then its not food

Time - I did soooo much cooking when I was doing SW and it was hard to fit it in. I need to be less lazy, batch cook and freeze etc etc

On the upside...DD will eat pretty much everything and my mum and nan are very supportive.

It's my birthday in June and I want to go somewhere nice, looking nice and feeling great...not like this year!

Tuesday 6th January will be the start of me feeling better!!!!!

I think I'm going to go back to SW. Like you I did well when I went, back end of 2012. Lost about 2 stone, still a bit overweight but size 14s were becoming a bit big. As soon as I stopped going (new stressful job) I pretty much reverted to my old ways. Fast forward 2 years and I'm fatter than ever! Squeezing in to size 16s but it's not a good look for me at the moment- however I'm damned if I'm buying 18s. My shape is weird at the moment too- I'm tall and quite broad shouldered and so look ok at a small 14, however I currently look like an egg on legs. My belly is massive and sticks out so much, v depressing. Can't disguise it with clothes anymore, it's just there, a huge wobbly lump.

Like you I haven't dared on the scales yet- but I reckon I'm more than 14 stone. I finished slimming world at just under 12 stone after losing nearly 2, and I've definitely put all that back on. What a waste.

Good things for me about SW are I find the plan easy ish to stick too and found quite a few recipes that I liked. I also respond well to the weekly weigh ins in public, left to my own devices I can deceive myself. My dh is great, really supportive. He's slim and fit as a fiddle, but is never mean or patronising about my weight which is good. I'm sure though, if really pushed, he'd admit he'd prefer me slimmer.

My goal is 11 stone 11- it's the weight I need to be to not be classed as obese on those damn charts. My sister is getting married in sept and I'd love to be at goal by then. Hopefully doable.

What's your goal weight OP? Maybe we should both weigh in and supper each other through the trauma???

Macca, that sounds like a great idea, I think this time round it might be alot tougher to get the ball rolling again! I need all the help I can get

I have just looked out my old book (makes for depressing reading) and I had set my goal weight at 10st 7. Thinking about it now, that may be a little optimistic. All throughout my 20s I was exactly 10st which kept me at a nice comfy size 10. I watched what I ate like a hawk though and avoided food on many occasions to keep my weight down.

When I stopped SW I was 12st 13 and like you, comfy in a 14. I reckon another stone off would have made a huge difference. I think when I go back I'm going to set my goal at 11 st 7, I would be more than happy with that.

I'm 5 ft 9 so can get away with a little weight. Just had a look at a BMI chart and my goal weight would give me a BMI of 23.7, which is the upper end of healthy weight, I could live with that.

I had to laugh at your 'egg on legs'!!! I feel exactly the same, broad like you, long legs and a huge round belly. I always had a belly, no matter what weight I was but after having DD, it now starts from under my boobs and when I sit down there are rolls everywhere.

I am glad your DH is supportive, mine has never made any complaint about my weight either but I know he is not hugely attracted to the curvy lady. I have visions of cooking several different meals every day to please everyone but I don't care, it will give me less time to eat!

I suppose all thats left now is to jump on the scales and see what I have to do, my scales are rubbish but will give me some sort of an idea. I started at 16st last time!

Have you sorted out what group you are going to yet?
Why did you stop going when you started your new job?

I'm not returning as such as I've been attending weekly since March but for the last 2 months I've been struggling with my motivation so I'm back tonight and dreading the 5lbs gain (according to my scales) going in my book so I'd like to join you for a kick up the arse if you don't mind?!

There was a new plan launched on boxing day so I'll be getting my new pack tonight and hoping it works for ms, if not I'll be back on Extra Easy!

I'm hoping to get my 2.5 stone award by the end of January which is about 6lbs away now (gutted!)

I'm re joining tomorrow. There will be a voucher in woman magazine, which comes out tomorrow, that will save you £10 on your joining fee

whimsy - thank you for that, I could really do with saving the £10, I will grab the magazine tomorrow. How did you do last time on SW?
Squtter - Whats this new plan? I have only done EE, never had the Red and Green explained to me although they did seem like a bit more of a faff so I wasn't really interested. Don't worry too much about your gain, it's better to take it off now when it's only 5lbs . Congrats on your weight loss so far, thats a brilliant amount!

Room for a little one? macca I could be your twin but a shorter version. I frankly can't bear slimming clubs but I know if I don't go I will keep getting bigger and bigger. I have never struggled losing weight, the plan works and I'm happy enough hitting the gym, I just find it all so boring! I'm determined to get my biggest grip out and get started. Feel free to send me motivating kicks in the bum.

Just to be clear, I am also very good at replacing all the weight I have previously lost in a ridiculously rapid time! Lost 3 stone gained 3.5 I don't do things by half.

Hi, can I join too? Finished WW last August as I totally lost motivation. Heard good things about SW so I'm eager to get started (well after NY celebrations)... I am a similar shape to the egg on legs description.. 6ft tall but all belly. Loads of things happening in 2015 so I have plenty motivation.

I'm rejoining next Thursday. I was going regularly up until May this year and had lost 6 stone in about 15 months. I have since put 2 stone of that back on . I can't bear the idea of going back to how I was before so I need to get back on track and get that 2 stone off ASAP! Thanks for the tip about woman magazine, will definitely be buying that tomorrow.

Hmm my egg on legs analogy has struck a chord but I bet none of you are as egg like as me!

Lorny- Yeah I've found a group in the next village on from me that I'll go to. It's not the one I used to go to as used to go on my lunch break from work every thurs, but I got a promotion which meant travelling a lot more and was never around to go.

Right I've weighed in- 14 stone 12, which is, quite frankly, disgusting. I was dreading weighing myself but actually feel quite motivated after the initial self loathing. I'm determined never to be this fat again- this belly had got to go!! Will start tues 6th for my first class.

Ps the button on my jeans just popped open as I was typing- Coincidence??

The more the merrier! Wishing you all very good luck and lots of willpower to get started again! As much as I am dreading it, I'm looking forward to the end of my first week on plan again when I know that some weight has hopefully gone!

Can I join too? This site motivated me this morning so I rejoined this afternoon. I can't make the meetings but have joined the online version and so hopefully can get my weekly kick up the bum here instead. I've slowly been getting bigger and bigger and now am horrified to find I have almost four stones to lose to just get into the healthy weight range...at the very very top. Hideous.

More the merrier! I'm aiming for the top of the healthy weight range too- over three stone away from it currently. Most of that belly. And chins.

Thanks Lorney :) I've lost 4st 2lbs in total but only 2st 2lbs with Slimming World and have another 2.5st (ish) to lose until I'm at my target.

I'm 5'3 and weighed 17st 11.5 at my heaviest but tonight was 13st 9 so I gained 3.5lbs but heyho onwards and upwards! I want to get to 10st 11.5 just to round off a 7st loss, its not within my healthy BMI but I can't imagine being that small lol

Right new plan.
Its basically just simplified EE so you have your free foods, proteins and speed foods rather than superfree, free, speed, superspeed etc but its pretty much the same.

They have done away with red/green plan too.

Can I join? Will be the 6th before I can afford to rejoin, trying to convince myself to go to class ( DSIL is the leader, mil weighs!!!) have helped DH lose over 5 stone by cooking for him but hadn't the mindset myself but have a few occasions coming up so could do with losing 4 stone!

Squtter - that wasn't too much of a gain, at least it wasn't the 5lbs you feared!

So glad there's not too much changing in the new plan, took me long enough to get my head around it the first time and I like EE, it suits me .
I'm not surprised they have done away with red/green. I remember there being a few in my old group that followed those plans and they always seemed to be so confused about what they were supposed to be doing. I think they had to alternate days or something.
My mum also tried SW for a brief time, she is a veggie so I think she was on the green...she found it difficult to follow. I did say to her to try EE but her consultant insisted that she must follow green . It's put her right off!

Welcome cikecaka. I'll be rejoining around the same time as you too, I really want to get started this week but I have noone to look after DD while I go...I can't take her, there would be chaos!!!!

Your DH has done really well and you've been fab doing all the cooking, at least it won't be too much of a change for you when you start again. I't must be so strange for you being weighed by your MIL

Can I join you too please? Am going back to my group tonight. I think that I have about 3 stone to lose. I'm a red/green day person so a bit concerned about the new plan but what have I got to lose?? Anything is better than my current diet and at least I will be eating healthy food.

Hello I'm going to join as well, had dc 3 in July last year and I have never been so heavy as I am now. None of this egg description here just fat everywhere, I can't do it on my own with this much to lose so going to join a group next tues or wed morning.

I did it about 7 years ago but didn't have much to lose, this time I think I'm upward of 16 stone. 3 years ago for my wedding I got down to 11 stone 7 through exercise and eating better and while I felt so much better I could still have lost more, ideally Id like to be 10 stone. When I lose some id love to start exercising again but at the moment I literally feel too heavy to move around roll on 2015 and new starts!

The more the merrier for me. I'm in work today, first day back since 19th Dec and it was a struggle to do up my suit trousers- talk about muffin top! Dh suggested as well as weigh in at SW that I take measurements and also photos to spur me on- I assume he means really horrific ones on bra and pants like you see in magazines. I'm in two minds- I suppose would be good motivation but I don't know if I can take being faced with a photo like that! Do you lot plan to do measurements/photos?

I'm looking forward to starting now, although nervous about first weigh in. It's weird cos I know what I weigh but it makes it real when someone else says it and it's written down

Hi, can I join too please?
Just checked & the group I used to go to is meeting tonight at 6pm, so I will be re-joining then.
But, we are away for new Year so I won't actually start until I get back home at the weekend
I lost over a stone this time last year on EE so I know it works for me, but I need to get motivated and put time aside for cooking SW style!

I thought about photos, because last time, I didn't realise how much I'd shrunk until I started putting it back on!

The thing is.....I don't have a full length mirror, so photos would involve me standing there like a pudding, rolls falling out while DH snaps a photo! I'm not sure I can do that

Measurements might be good though, it would definately be motivation when I see the numbers going down. Some people used to get their measurements done in my old group though not sure if everywhere does that.

Off out to town now to pick up Woman nagazine for the joining voucher and will look out my old SW recipe books for some inspiration later

I've done the measurements and the photo...which is so horrific it almost sent me running to the crisp cupboard! It didn't though and so I made it through day 1 yesterday without too much issue. Just need to get a bit more organised now and start cooking so I don't live on jacket spud and salad.

Hi, I would like to join as well. I went back last night after joining earlier this year and stopping in June. I will be 40 in 2015 and starting a new job so want to lose 1.5 stones over next few months. Have to read all the new books but started off today with 2 weetabix and an apple. Need to get to the gym as well and also make use of the fitbit and get in 10,000 steps daily. Good luck everyone.

I regret not doing measurements and photos when I started but think I'll do them this week as I'm hoping to get to target by the end of 2015 so would be nice to keep track of them for motivation!

First day seriously back on plan since the beginning of December and forgot how much you actually need to eat, also struggling to fit in this extra HEXB so cereal it is :o

Breakfast: Green Tea, 35g porridge, 2 satsumas
Lunch: Water, tuna & veg spaghetti in tomato sauce
Dinner: Milk, Homemade lentil soup
Dessert: 100g natural yogurt and melon
Snack: 40g All Bran, Milk

HEXA: 250ml Semi skimmed milk
HEXB: 35g porridge oats & 40g All Bran
SYNS: 3.5

Oh and managed to fit in a 20 minute fitness dvd for the first time in months!