Slimming World support thread #5 2017

[ALemonyPea]

A thread for asking questions and general SW support. Welcome oldies and newbies.

Forgot to post yesterday. Lost 2.5lbs this week, very happy with that, I was starting to loose focus so hoping a loss this week will refocus me.

How does everyone feel about their group/meetings? I don't really enjoy mine.
We all get weighed then get devided in to two teams, consultant then calls out how much each person has lost/gained that week and total lost and we get points awarded to each team.

Is this the group format for all meetings?

I hate that our consultant forces you to give a recipe that you enjoyed that week. I never have one as I eat the same stuff and it just puts pressure on us. Very annoying.

@MinniesAndMickeysNeedCounting never done that in the 4 groups I've been to!

Minnie's, sounds the same as my group. Meant to be a team focus thing, it's a bit dated really.

That's the basic jist with our group. Our consultant is fab though. Really understanding, realistic, funny! I weigh in at other groups sometimes but none of the other consultants are a patch on ours.

I've only stayed after weigh-in once so far (4 weeks in) but it wasn't like that, everyone just sat round in a circle and the consultant chatted, gave people their awards and asked those people how they felt about it, any tips for others etc, also general chat around the group about challenges in the week to come (parties or whatever), recipes etc. A bit like this thread really. No one was put on the spot at all and they didn't read out peoples gains/losses. I'm not leaving early to avoid any of this BTW, it's that I usually have to in order to get to work on time.

I am definitely an emotional eater, whether happy or sad. For anyone who isn't it's really hard to understand. I'll look for that book, Foof.
Have just tried on my swimming costumes in case I needed to have an emergency trip to get a new one before our holiday. Happy to report that they fit better than when I last needed them 2 years ago so that's money saved.
Had a bit of a shock yesterday. Went for a follow up appointment having had an MRI scan about an ovarian cyst. It's benign but due to the size and position it has to be removed. So I'm on the waiting list to have it and both my ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. I think I'd naïvely convinced myself that they would say it's minding it's own business so leave it alone.
The consultant tactfully mentioned my weight and I said I'd lost a stone recently. Anyway, it will help to keep me focussed on holiday and give me added incentive to keep going once I am back.
Owlina, hope you got your knitting done. Enjoy your weekend and good luck for Monday!

Ah Late, what a shock for you. Hope you're not waiting long.

Just bought a dress for a wedding in September. Hoping that it'll keep me on track to maintain. Should be easy enough.

That's interesting that different groups differ in there formats. I could try to find a group that feels more comfortable but to be honest the location and time of my current group is so convenient I can't be bothered.

Late hope you don't have to wait to long

Knitting finally finished! I was up till 1am!

They're awesome Owl! Very talented.

Thanks!

Those are amazing Owlina.

Last full day off the holiday. It's gone so fast. Had a pretty good week until DH pushed my buttons yesterday triggering my PMT. major outburst to which Dd felt she needed to tell me how awful I was. Never mind the fact she's been bloody selfish all week. I can never share a room with her again. She's been a pain leaving clothes lying and not tidying up. 😡😡

Anyway off for lunch soon x

Lost 2lbs and got my club 10 this morning. Just been out for lunch at the Harvester, i had the 'i'll eat anything' mindset but actually chose chicken breast, spicy rice and veg. Then 6 spoons of mr whippy...shared with my lovely DS. So approx 8 syns in total? possibly?

Oh and my DH bought me some digestive thins (1.5 syns) ...coffee flavour ones, lovely!

Love your knitting, Owlina! DS1 has red hair and beard. I might have to knit a set like that when he & his fiancée finally set a date! I'll be showing him the photo 😊
I like the digestive thins too. A nice chocolate treat.

Just had WI this morning after week one. 6lbs off. Hoping. For 3 next week- just got to stay focused!

Love the Bride and Groom Owlina

Groove sorry to hear your family are putting a downer on your holiday. Happens all the time with us!

Just had a subway salad again. LOVE them but only with the 8 syns worth of extras.

Well done 5lb off is brilliant Daphne

I hope you get things sorted quickly Late.

Love the knitted bride and groom.

Well done on some really good losses here!

Yesterday ended badly, really badly, really REALLY BAD !!!!!!!
I waved DH off for a month, kept busy all day and then DS, who is leaving next week, decided that last night was the only night we could go out to say goodbye with a lovely meal before he leaves. Fine, I could stay as on plan as possible......oh no...... he booked a lovely lovely top class restaurant..... still not too bad, so I thought, but when we arrived they were only serving their special 7 course banquet last night! I hadn't saved syns for the meal anyway!! At least a month's worth of syns in one massive gut busting sitting!! Oh but bloody hell it was yum!!!!
So plan for up until Tuesday evening WI is strictly SP and 5 syns a day with loads of water to drink. If I stick to that there is a slight chance that I won't have gained 4 stone.
But now DS has made the best chocolate cake and it is shouting at me from the kitchen.....I can resist, I can resist.....until after WI. Oh it will be so much easier when he is in working abroad!

@WeldMeDaphne - wow! I get weighed Monday, I hope I've done that

Checking in for today -

250ml semi skimmed milk for cups of tea.

Breakfast: x Warbutons white slice of bread, 2 poached eggs, 1/2 syn narge.

4 syns for 1/2 a sugar in a million brews.

1 x banana
2 x apricot

Mugshot Cajun chickens - 0 syns

Lunch (pic) 2 syns for a tablespoon of light mayo. 1/2 syn marg.

71/2 syns.

Thanks all! @FruitTwist2017 I'm sure you'll do great! Trying to decide what to have with my chicken breast for tea... prob just a pile of veg, as normal! Haha.
Have discovered the joy of PB2- my fave snack, with apple wedges to dip in it! Trying to up my water intake too!

Well done in the loss Daphne.

Coral, just making sure, was it warburtons wholemeal bread you had, as white bread would need to be synned, it's not a B choice.

Ooh thanks for the heads up alemony - I didn't know that. It was the only bread in this morning. I usually have hovis 400g wholemeal. Will add to my syn total.

Wahaha just checked a a slice of white warburtons is 5.5syns... there goes my Freddo treat was going to have tonight... 😩. Glad I read the post when I did, I was just about to indulge...