Hello! Can I join? My DH and I are making a start on SW without going to a group or joining online, so your thread seems like a good place to get ideas.
I bought the SW magazine, to refresh my memory of how it works - which hasn't worked too well, as it's all changed! My Mum did SW years ago when it was red and green. She lost a good few stone, but battled with obesity and died in October from heart failure (and kidney failure) mainly caused by her life of obesity. She had the works: type II Diabetes, high BP, everything.
Because of this, and because of the hectic few years we've had (our DS was a very poorly NICU baby, we've moved house twice in 18 months, I have caring responsibilities for my DDad and BD), the weight has crept on. Now, I'm NOT hugely overweight - in fact, starting a diet seems odd to me, because for most of my life I've been very underweight and struggled to put it on. But having watched my Mum and her problems, and knowing I'm a lazy so-and-so, I've finally decided to try and lose a stone. My DH now works from home, and as we don't exercise and I LOVE cooking, has two stone to lose.
We started yesterday - well, today in earnest. I think we've done okay, but I'm just looking for a little clarification:
One healthy A - milk or cheese, right?
Two healthy B - bread - anything else?
A third - half of every meal 'free' - which is called speed now, is that right?
Some sins - 1 - 15 still?
What I'm confused about; is there no restriction now on whether you have protein and carbs together? Or is it still one or the other, using one as a healthy extra?
Hope I've got the basics right! At the same time, we're trying to fatten up our very skinny toddler, so I seem to have spent a lot of time in the kitchen today cooking different things!
And we're going to try and throw some exercise into the mix - but still are not sure of how to fit it in! I walked across town today, that counts, right?
Look forward to your support on our little journey. Gosh - that was long!!!