Well done Gumtree and Loler! Nice one!
Sorry I haven't been around for a while. I'm hardly ever on MN now since I've been unable to access from work. I don't seem to have time when I'm at home, what with trying to catch up with housework and all the soaps I watch, (something had to give).
I'm still doing Slimming World but have hit a plateau. It started when I had my premenstrual week, where I maintained instead of losing, (having stuck rigidly) then the following week I was at a conference so couldn't go to group. Said conference organisers were throwing food at us all day so I eventually succumbed to warm pastries and a sit down lunch, (with pudding). This was swiftly followed by the arrival of my parents with their typical West of Scotland diet, (sorry Gumtree - I'm sure you'll be the first to admit that old school WoS peeps don't have the healthiest diet). So my kitchen is groaning at the seams with goodies. I've been really good for the past two days and have avoided eating out, but I feel like I've put weight on. So fed up. Slimming World is good from the point of view of not feeling hungry but the minute you deviate from the plan, it takes a good few days for your body to feel like it's losing again, (IMHO). I'm expecting to have maintained again this week or, (horror) put weight on, despite being good (by then) for 3 days, (and semi-good, i.e. not going over 15 syns a day for three days) prior to that).
I guess I'm actually just anti-diet right now with all the goodies around me, winking at me, and having to resist! Seriously considering just stopping going to group, (which I'm not getting much out of apart from the fear of the scales) and doing it on my own. At least that way I'll be £4.50 a week better off and I'll have a bit more time for housework on a Thursday morning. I know I won't stick to it as rigidly but I'm happy with that, as it will then just be down to me if I gain, and not to the dubious nature of the eating plan.
Sigh.... rant over.
Hope you're all doing ok - where are all the others?