Slimming world advice please :)

[baileybubs]

I don't know how good your consultant is Kirsty but we have a Facebook group that my consultant chats to us on and I find that really helps during the week when I struggle. Sounds like you've had a stressful time though so don't beat yourself up, we're all only human. I hope things get a little less stressful for you.

Topsy, ive been away a while so not sure how things are for you but glad to hear you are happy to be going home and gaining control of what foods you can eat.

Nicki I'm very well thanks Hun, my kids are doing great, I've managed to get my dream job and I've been with my new BF for 6 months now so after having an awful 2014 being left a single mum of two little ones it all seems to have turned around!!

Angel hi, thanks for thinking of me! My weight loss is usually pretty slow too. Usually about 1 pound a week, depending on how good I've been!! I did well last week but I put that down to having a gain the week before and not drinking any wine hehe!!

I'm having a really hungry day today and nothing seems to be filling me!! Anyone else get days like this? What do you eat? I'm running out of free snacks now, plus my dd is pushing my stress levels by refusing to go to sleep and keeps coming out of her room (fingers crossed she doesn't wake my son!!)

 

[baileybubs]

Woohoo congrats on being nominated Katerz that's awesome!

 

[nicki01]

Well done katerz and good luck! That's brilliant! Glad things are all good for you bailey, can't believe your youngest is 1, I remember him being only little when you were on here last! Can't believe it's gone that fast.
I'm also having trouble with my little one keep coming out of her room! She is 4 and for the last 3 nights she hasn't been going to sleep till gone 11, she just keeps coming back down every 10/20 minutes! It's driving me mad! She went up at 7:30 and is back down again now. She is grumpy all day too because she is tired. Don't know how to crack this stage??

I haven't been on plan all week 😕 not going to sw Thursday because I'm out for a meal with friends so I've let myself go! I didn't plan to and every morning I get up with good intentions but by lunch they gone out the window! 😬 oops! I say I will be back on plan tomorrow but I know I'm just lying to myself lol!

Glad things are looking up topsy 👍 I have been following your journal, it must be tough but your doing really well just to be aware of what your weight is doing with everything you have going on. You will loose it all again once things better

 

[kirstybumx3]

I lost 3.5lbs this week and won slimmer of the week! I'm so happy it's really motivated me to have another good week x

 

[topsy]

^^ Well done hun.

RIGHT I am back on it from today going to group on fri I have gained so much weight

xxxx

 

[baileybubs]

Well done Kirsty that's awesome!

How's everyone else doing?

Topsy how are you getting on now your back on it?

I'm really struggling. I lost half a pound last week, I've gained half a pound this week. I've totally lost my motivation. I just can't feel it coz I'm annoyed that when I try hard I don't get anywhere so then I think "why am I bothered about these last few pounds" and that I'll never stick to target even if I get there. Sigh!

 

[topsy]

I have lost my motivation too I am going back to group in a bit. I failed yesterday and ate a load of chocolate xxx

YOU have done so well hun xxxx

 

[Katerz]

Arghhh I can't get my head back on it....everything I see I just inhale!!

Weigh in tomorrow then need to sort myself out. Had a massive meat delivery from muscle foods so no excuse for poor prep.

Need to be in target bubble by October to get diamond award.

Cmon!

 

[kirstybumx3]

You can do it!
How does target member work then? Someone at my group got their diamond award last week too and I thought wow how on earth have they stayed the same weight for a whole year. Can you dip in and out of your target range as long as you're back in it for the year anniversary? X

 

[baileybubs]

You have done so well katerz! How do you manage to stay at target? Do you allow yourself extra healthy extras or extra syns? Or do you just naturally stay around target? I can imagine I'd fluctuate a lot once I get to target.

I've allowed myself a few days blow out coz I think I was feeling like I was depriving myself. I need to work out what it's worth using my syns on I think. I'm back on it as of today. I'm having a nice full English (2 syns per low fat sausage) then homemade butternut squash soup and a yummy roast beef dinner.

I used to countdown my syns from 105 but recently I've had 15 a day coz I've not been having wine (usually that's why I have to countdown coz one bottle is 24 syns!). What does everyone find works for them?

Topsy we can do it Hun, I always find that once I do a meal plan I get my head back in it. It's just avoiding the snacks that I need to work on coz all my meals are planned and mostly syn free.

 

[Katerz]

Kirsty as long as you're in target on your anniversary then you get diamond.

As for staying in target I actually find it harder then losing...its strange because you're at a point where you have nothing to work towards for the past couple of months I've been at the very top end or over so I've been trying to stick to plan as usual to lose it.

When I was bang on target I tended to be a bit less careful with syns and allow myself a treat if I wanted it. I didn't increase the healthy extras.

Yesterday I only gained 1lb which if memory serves brings me 2 or 3 lb above top target weight so starting today I'm back on it...just got to remember what I planned for dinner as I lost my list lol

 

[AngelUK]

I am hoping to get my 3 1/2 stone award tomorrow but not sure I will as I started AF yesterday and I always bloat out then. Ive started using a fitbit and tracking my calories over fitnesspal in combo with SW. My not losing any more weight was driving me crazy and I just wanted to know where I was going wrong. So last week I lost 2lbs and I am/was hoping for 2 1/2 this week. But we shall see.
I can imagine that staying in target would be difficult for me too if I gave in to too many treats but the thought of piling on the weight again terrifies me! I am so happy to fit into my size 12 and am now aiming for size 10. I want to lose another stone but realise that this may be too much. If I feel too scrawny I can always up my target again when I reach it. But once in my adult life I want to be a size 10 lol

 

[kirstybumx3]

Oh that's good, I was thinking it must be near impossible otherwise.
Regarding syns I just have the 15 a day unless I know I've got an event coming up then I try to split them over the week and use as little as I can before u know I'll be having a lot.

When I did slimming world a few years ago I used to save all of my syns for a weekend to go out drinking and I used to lose every week somehow! X

 

[topsy]

I use my syns daily.

It good to know about target members... although I have a LONG LONG LONG way to go LOL!

Angel hope you did ok.

Katerz Good luck hun

My 5th day of being on plan

xxxx

 

[AngelUK]

I lost 2lbs so 1/2 short for my award. But that is ok, Ill do it by next week. Thank you for asking Topsy Well done for being on plan

 

[kirstybumx3]

Well done Angel! You'll do it next week 2lbs is great. X

 

[kirstybumx3]

1.5lb loss for me this week. 2lbs to go til my 1st stone award. X

 

[AngelUK]

Well done Are you happy with that loss or were you hoping for more?

 

[kirstybumx3]

Thank you. I lost 3.5lbs last week after a couple of weeks maintaining so I was secretly hoping for a bigger loss. I have been quite good this week too and even declined a Krispy Kreme donut whilst the whole family were eating them in front of me!

But I've always had smaller losses when dieting before, I tend to average between 1 to 1.5lbs a week. I don't mind as long as it's coming off and not going on but would ideally like more. I'm hoping to get that 2lb off next week. X

 

[AngelUK]

Is there any way you could walk more? I swear, since I have my fitbit and am trying to increase my overall steps and distances covered my losses have shot up. But of course I am also being very strict with portion control now.