Slimming World Support Thread (3)

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Come on basin you've done great don't blow it now on the home stretch.
I'm going to chat with my group leader this evening to see what I am doing wrong, think it's the booze tbh I'm syn free mon - Thursday but then fri sat and Sunday I use my syns for (too much) wine

Thanks both. I know I'm being pathetic! I'm tired and got a lot to do in the next few days as our renovations are coming to an end and it's the home stretch there too. Carpets and my new bed (I've been on a mattress on the floor for 9 months!) are coming on Monday and Tuesday but we've got bits of finishing off to sort beforehand and I'm just stressing that it won't get done because that's just my nature, and that anxiety then leaks into other areas (like SW).

This weekend will be hard work (mostly in my head) but by Monday night when I've lovely new carpets I will be able to relax.

Keep on in Basin....although I appreciate its hard. I'm in my second week now, I really enjoyed week one but all I can think about this week is dominos pizza and boxes of chocolates!!!

Meal plan for today:

B - Half grapefruit, half peach, 2 boiled eggs
L - Salad and something tuna or mackerel or something
D - Sw pesto stuffed chicken with rocket salsa and veg.

Hex A - laughing cow light triangles
Hex B - 2x rocky road hifi light

Not looking appealing today

Well done on losses.

Basin keep on, keeping on. It's odd how sometimes it's so hard to stick to and other times it's easy.

sounbeliev have you checked your brand of wine? Our consultant was telling us that alcohol Syns in the book are averaged. Some brands can be much higher.

I'm 5 lbs lighted this morning than last week (I get weighed this evening) pretty happy with that, but it doesn't really mean anything!

Well done Katie!!!! Why doesn't it mean anything?

Because I was 6 lbs lighter the morning before I was weighed last week and by the evening i had lost 4 1/2! And had only eat a banana! Hopefully, I'll get my half a stone award tho

Hi all - waves tentatively

I'm teetering on the brink of signing up online today, but have realised it means weighing myself for the first time in months... terrified is not too strong a word! I've been telling myself for ages that the numbers don't matter, it's about how my clothes fit, etc. - except the clothes aren't fitting very well anymore...

The last straw was the other day when I finally went to see my GP about a problem I've had for several months (feels like a lump in my throat lots of the time) and he told me it was probably acid reflux, then patted his (ample) belly with both hands and smiled in a patronising way as he said, "You know, when you're our size, that happens sometimes..." I could have died right there.

I'm a size 14, pushing 16, and I go to the gym (hard) several times a week, plus an hour of hiking with the dog daily. I really didn't think I looked that bad - I hadn't even taken my coat off, FFS! I've felt ever since like everyone who looks at me is commenting on the fatty waddling down the street... I was so ashamed.

Weighing in is a total nightmare for me, can affect my mood and self-image for days. I'm dreading it, but also thinking I need to kick myself right in the arse and get going - obviously I have to do something! I was considering meetings as the ultimate arse-kick, but in this mood I honestly think I would walk through the door and burst into tears.

Going to go upstairs and bite the bullet soon, just hoping for a bit of encouragement. You all seem so positive and brave!

Wish I was a size 14...

Knitwitty - weighing yourself is scary at the best of times but please don't worry about it too much. I started slimming world 1 and a half weeks ago and I cried the first week because I was so heavy and cried the second week because I lost 9lbs....no one at group batted an eyelid at all so don't be afraid :) everyone is really supportive and lovely :)

Thanks, Welsh. You're very kind.

I know I'm neurotic about it, but my mother was over 450lb when she died and told me from age 6 that I had to be extra careful, because I had her body type... so sometimes it feels like I'm doomed to become her, no matter what I do.

I did weigh in, and it was okay (despite being even heavier than I thought). Now I know what I need to do.

Yeah, a lady came through the doors sobbing on my first week and no one cared, they didn't make a fuss tho (that's to be nice) but really welcomed her into group! Everyone knows how it feels x

Getting those scales for the first time is so hard. Well done for doing it!

I made some Harrisa past today. Love spicy food, so this will help pep up my meals

Knitwitty go for it! No matter what you weigh, it should be the last time you see that number

Lost 1lb this week which I'm happy with.

Today:

B - mullerlight, apple, coffee (milk HExA)
L - mugshot noodles (1), hifi light (3)
D - heck paprika sausages (1), baked potato wedges, speed veg
S - hifi (HExB), apple, gin and slimline (3), flake (7)

I'm rewarding myself at the end of the day with gin and chocolate (sometimes both) if I've only had 5 syns so far that day.

What is a good option at TGI Friday's?
I had the crispy noodle salad as ordered in a rush but a. The noodles were probably a bad choice and b. I really didn't like it as it was too spicy for me! (Hadn't read the description properly at all).

I guess a grilled steak minus sauce & a double side of salad would be the best bet.

Am a bit that they only offer creamy mash or fries as potato options, rather than jackets.

Have just planned speed days between now and Tuesday, with a day off plan Saturday as DD and I are going out for lunch.

We're having TeX mex and I'll probably have a chimichanga as I haventnhad one for years and they are my fave - it is a lunch menu and describes it as a 'snack sized portion' so not good, but hopefully not as damaging as a full size one.

Will have fruit & cereal bar for breakfast and doing a sweet & savoury low syn/free/hex platter for us in the evening:

Babybel lights, prosciutto, SW scotch eggs, baby tomatoes, olives 'Pops' & quark & chive dip

Strawberries & mini snack a jacks with lime & possibly chocolate quark for dipping.

Off to clean out guinea pigs and start batch cooking!

My clothes I get weighed in weigh nearly 2 lbs, ehhhh hopefully I'll get a 3 lbs loss (so I get my half a stone in my 2nd week!)!x

longlive the App is good for stuff like that. I used it when I went to McDonald's to pick the best thing.

This is my Harissa. Mixing in with tomatos to make a sauce for chicken

I did 4 pounds! 8 and a half in total!

Well done Katie brilliant job!! xx

Thank you xx

Well done Katie! That's fantastic!!!!

Well done Katie and other losers!!

My eating's been completely off-kilter the last few days. I blame the night away and off-plan dinner/breakfast. Ended up having breakfast at 11 today, then lunch at about 4. Oops.

On the plus side, though, I bought a size 14 top today...and it fits!! Small victories...

Aaarggh! My husband has just made me drool by talking about the puddings he fancies. I'll have to work out the syns for apple crumble and custard I think.

I don't weigh myself inbetween weigh ins, but I do keep testing how tight or loose my wedding ring is, and getting fed up if it feels tighter (which I know is down to all sorts of things such as how warm/cool I am, time of month etc). I must stop it. I got told my face looks slimmer today, and I think my boobs have shrunk a bit - seems a bit more room in my bra cups. All encouraging.

Food shopping day tomorrow, so am looking for some new recipes to try out.
Today's food has been:
B - porridge with summer fruits (HEA+B), coffee and 2 syns for sugar
L - salad and salmon flakes - 1 syn for mayo
D - cottage pie with mashed swede and carrot topping, with kale and leeks on the side.
I think I'll have creme egg ice cream lolly later, for 11 syns.