Slimming World Support #3 2017

[ALemonyPea]

Rolling into March, welcome oldies and newbies.

Nice work Groovee!

Sham don't be so hard on yourself. I suspect most of us are here/doing SW because we all used food as a comfort, causing us to gain weight. Old habits die hard when we're stressed. Hope your DH's op goes well tomorrow.

sham

Well done losers!

1lb off for me tonight, too, which is as much as I could have hoped for. My weight loss has most definitely slowed down over the last few months, but its still going in the right direction, so I will just keep plodding on.

One thing I am struggling with as I shrink is the way I see myself. When I was huge I was huge all over and just sort of accepted it as me and had the mentality that you either take me or leave me. I did always think that if I lost weight I would be more confident, but in a way I am now struggling more with confidence because of my big belly! I can wear nicer clothes and things now and feel so much better, but now I feel that everyone is looking at my big belly!!! (I have been pregnant 9 times, so I blame it on that!!) Has anyone else found this?

Another lightbulb moment I have had, but I have not wanted to actually admit to myself is this: I had a tumour removed 6 years ago and in my stupid head I was able to convince myself that for as long as I was big and not losing weight it was ok, because the tumour had not re-grown. So, if I did lose weight at all I would get to a point where I was convinced that I had lost it due to the tumour coming back, so then ate anything and everything to convince myself that I was all clear again. I know that sounds absolutely stupidly daft and I have not said this to anyone in real life, but I can say it here and I don't really care if you think I am crazy! Not too sure what has changed this time, but even when I have started to panic about it I have been able to rationalise and think sensibly.
Sorry to off load this all here - its the only place I can say these things.

All I've done all day is eat crappy food

6 Cadbury snowballs
A lion bar
A tube of fruit Pastilles
A chocolate cup cake
A maoam

Oh Positive that logic is actually completely understandable! I really think that when you've had a health scare like that it really plays on you for a long time after.

PA I get where you are coming from.

Binary step back from the food. Go to bed x

Well done losers

Sham, don't beat yourself up, stressful times we reach for what we find in comfort in, you're doing fine, just forget about it and get back on it when you're less stressed.

Binary, hope you're not still eating chocolate.

PA, I am the same. When I was fat, I was fat all over. Not most of my weigh is in the central area, it's as if my weight has been going from the top and bottom and sort of met in the middle. It will go though, we will get there. I think I need to exercise

Frouby, that sounds very sensible. I wish I could stop going to group, I fear I'd pile it all back on though, plus friends go to group and don't want to look like a failure.

Sunny day here today, makes me feel like eating salad.

Thanks for the encouragement and Lemony that did make me chuckle! Yes, its just like that! And I also shudder at the word exercise - plus I think I am going to have to get God to give me a 26 hour day if I am going to fit in exercise as I am racing around all the time already. Yesterday out of the house at work/meetings/wi from 7am and got home to start to cook tea at 8pm and then needed to do washing, cleaning, etc while the dinner was cooking.

On a more positive note I have a wedding to go to at the end of May and instead of the thought of having to find a dress to "hide" in I am looking forward to finding one that I feel good in and from a "normal" shop!!

Oh and Frouby thanks for the horse riding information. I will enquire - quite a way to go yet weightwise, but a good incentive for a treat when I get there.

Dr phoned 20 mins ago. No flaming iron again . Just hoping my weight loss is enough for gynaecology to get treatment.

Oh groovee that's not good. Is it all down to the long periods? Have they got a plan for you? Hope you can get it sorted.

It's a fine day here too. Makes me more determined to stay on plan, but I'm not a lover of salad if I'm honest. Still like a hot meal, even on a hot day.

Today is going to look like this-
B: weetabix and milk (HEXA&B)
L: piri piri chicken chunks, rice (1 syn), leftover butternut squash, peppers and green beans
D: gammon, egg, chips, carrots
Snacks: banana, apple and 2 satsumas.

I'm also going to a circuit training boot camp thingy tonight. Trying to find something I like to stick at regularly.

Hello everyone, can I ask please, those who don't use their hex a for milk in tea and coffee, what do you drink? Sometimes I would love some cheese, but so many syns! so I always use my Hexa for skim milk for tea and coffee as I can't bear either of them black. I don't like fizzy drinks or squash, and I can only drink so much water before I start craving something with bit of flavour.

Also can I split my Hexb? (eg 30g bread roll and one weetabix) I'm new to sw and my consultant is a bit unapproachable and seems to think I'm crazy because I make my own bread and yogurt

I use either skimmed milk so get enough for cereal and hot drinks, or syn a splash of milk in tea for 1 syn.

Cheese I always syn. Try to stick to feta or Parmesan as you get more bang for your buck with those and use less syns.

Hi Eve. I only have a tiny bit of milk in tea - even when I measure it it's minimal. If I don't have cereal (I usually do) I'll use my hex A for cheese or a hot chocolate. I also drink peppermint tea, red bush tea, drink plenty of water. Occasional sugar free squash or diet soft drinks (but I'm trying to cut down!). I question of splitting your Hex a/b came up in my group. Official line is not really but most people do. Example if you measure your milk into a bottle for the day, you can use it up in whatever you like (cereal, drinks etc). Same with Hex b as long as you keep an idea of what you're having and how much of the Hex it accounts for.

I split my hea

If I don't have cereal I don't use 350ml of milk. I use maximum 200ml

So I use a third of the cheese allowance to make up the rest :)

Well...drum roll.....I did it! I lost 1lb so am now a whole 1/2 lb below target!!

Very pleased.

I'm not going to change anything yet though, still carrying on with it. Although I'm at target I still have a few lumps and bumps!

@alibongo5 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@BasinHaircut idea was to get my weight down first.

Woo hoo well done Ali 🍾

Woo hoo ali!!! Go you!

groovee oh ok. Hope you aren't feeling to crappy from the low iron.

Groovee you poor thing. As you know I've not long had a hysterectomy, that was due to awful periods. I had to lose weight to get it, it's worth it.

Well done Ali 🎉🎉🎉

Thanks ladies. It's been a horrible circle for the last 20 months regarding the ferritin/iron issues along with hideous periods. I'm hoping to get an ablation done.

I'm not having a great time either I've fallen off the band wagon pretty badly, hoping to rein it in before Saturday weigh in, then have a better week next week. Just keep swimming...

Anything we can help you with @OrianaBanana

Morning all

Lemony I am desperately hoping I don't put it all back on by not going to group. If I am heavier in 6 weeks time I will have to rejoin. Am hoping the holiday in August plus how long it took me to shift the Christmas lbs keeps me focused. And still being accountable by wi here and on mfp.

MFP is much better now they have an app. And have downloaded a walk tracker that links to it apparently so if I remember to start it that should help.

Todays plan

B. Coffee
L. Pastrami sarnie on heb
T. Spag bol with wm pasta for a boost. Forgot to get brocolli for extra speed tho.

Syns will be light today. Am hoping for 1 for oil in spag bol, 1 for spread on sandwich and hopefully that's it.

Thanks Groovee - I just need my baby to go back to having even one nap during the day, and my husband to stop working away, and my son to go back to school! And all my mad anxiety to go away... failing that, I need to know I can't make it all go away with chocolate!

The house is a mad tip and with Velcro-baby here I can't do anything about it, let alone cook nutritious meals... I can't make it to my normal group on Friday because of DS's intensive swimming lessons (why did I book these, WHY??) so I've an extra day but I just can't seem to stop binging.

Well done ali

frouby & groovee & PA

eve I only ever drink tea or water most days. I don't usually have cereal so use my HeA for cheese. I have never measured milk for my tea and have 4-5 cups a day. I've lost 4 stone so it hasn't hurt not measuring. I do like really strong tea tho!