~~> Slimming World Diet Support Thread 2011 <~~ (Part 2!)

[xxxjacxxx]

I lost 3lb my 1st week, couldn't go 2nd as Hallie was in hospital and in my 3rd week I had put a 1lb on (I can understand as we were eating out and stressing over hospital & it was my * week) and then my 4th week I have lost 1lb.

Thats not too bad, but I would have thought you would be losing more than that
Saying that, remember my first few weeks? It took my body a while to get its ass in gear.
Also, aren't you doing a mix of green/red days and XE plan? see my lady tells us to stick to one plan for a week for the best results. Do you have the whole lists of everything and meal plan suggestions? Actually you should be able to have these online yeah?

 

[africaqueen]

Hi girls.

Back from hospital. My mum has the "progressive bulbar palsy" version of MND. The worst kind to get. Prognosis is not good at all. We are seeing a professor who specialises in it in a few wks. No treatment as its terminal but can be given things too relieve it a little such as oxygen and a feeding tube. Devastated at how bad things are going to get.
Dr advised me if my mum wants to do anything then do it soon as possible.
Cannot believe my family have to suffer yet again. It was obviously not enough that i almost died last yr and that my dad is also terminally ill. We get even more sadness.
Tbh i feel like gorging on sweets and drinking wine today and the only thing stopping me is wanting to get the IVF asap so my mum can at the very least see my scan pics.
That is my driving force to keep myself on plan and its working so far.
I just ate so mushy peas and chicken and my dad is making us lamb stew for tea.
May have a mini crunchie with my cuppa later.
Really not expecting a loss this wk. Hoping to of STS an then from tomorrow its strict time. Need to shift as much lbs as i can before 19th april for our IVF appt xxx

 

[Kate&Lucas]

So sorry about your mum
No-one would blame you for going off track hun, but as you say you're doing amazing just keep that babby in mind

 

[africaqueen]

Good morning girls.

Just had my WI and i have lost 1lb! really happy with that considering the wk iv had. I was expecting to of gained a 1lb or STS so a 1lb off is a lot better

Aiming for 4lb off this wk as i have no social stuff planned and no hospital appts with my mum so a little easier this wk for my diet Il be going the gym at least 3 times this wk too and eating lots of SS foods. xxx

 

[Reedy]

So sorry to hear about you mum AQ
well done on the loss x

I didnt think I had any social plans but forgot my sister is having a pampered chef night so a few naughty things tonight lol x
But was good this morning, shopping is coming this afternoon so nothing for lunch so popped to the co-op & was very good, bought a green salad, pineapple, diet coke & a muller light Go me x

 

[lozzy21]

Hi girls, i joined back up again last night. Crap thing is i need to go shopping and CBA to go.

 

[becs0375]

AQ, so so sorry to hear about your Mum xxx

Well done on all your losses ladies xx

I have had the sickness bug, not nice but good for weightloss lol!! Feeling much better but still not back to eating properly so just having what I fancy which isn't alot but its something!!

 

[Mrs Eleflump]

Hello all

AQ, I am so so sorry to hear about your Mum. Hopefully the doctors will be able to minimise her symptoms and help her stay as well as possible for as long as possible.

I have managed to stay off the scales for the past couple of days - I always seem to put on mid-week only to lose again by the weekend, so it's just pointless stress that I can do without! I have been so good this week though, will have about 40 syns left over, lol! Weigh-in tomorrow so hopefully a little bit of poundage will have shifted.

I got my Silver body magic award on Tuesday, and started towards Gold today

Went for a 5k run after work, it's definitely getting easier - I ran it all again, and definitely wasn't as wrecked afterwards as I was on Sunday I might try upping my distance this weekend. Swim tomorrow, then another run on Sunday, and I'm early shift this week so plenty time for exercise between me getting home and hubby getting home

I'm having a go on the fancy body composition machine at the gym on Tuesday, it tells you your muscle mass, bone density, water content, fat % and how much of it is visceral fat or subcutaneous, and I think some other stuff as well.

Busy weekend ahead, most of it will be sitting on my arse though - I'm finishing a journal paper for publication (well, submission in hopes of publication...), and am going to try to rewrite at least one lecture topic for the module I'm co-teaching, plus I need to do some work for my portfolio. This will be a challenge, I tend to snack a lot when working on stuff like this. Good job I have shopping coming tomorrow with grapes and stuff to stop me going for the chocolate

 

[Amy-Lea]

I had a pizza and chips last night I wasn't well and took a funny turn in MILs so about 11pm when I started to feel a bit normal Darren ordered me a pizza! Worst time to eat it before bed too! Oh well. That day I had poached eggs on toast (free) so not too tragic.

Not ate anything today as I still feel a bit funny but Darren's just gone to get me a subway.. I'm getting it on brown bread though and asked him to get them to scoop the inside of my bread out so most of it has gone then I'm just gunna wing it and use that as my 2 HEb's and be on a green day today!

 

[Mrs Eleflump]

I hope you're ok Amy-Lea, and that you feel better soon. I fainted a couple of weeks ago after a swim, and the lifeguard made me eat cake to help me recover...I didn't count that in my syns for the day...needs must!

1.5lb gone this week! 5lb total, not bad going. Hoping for same again or a little bit more this week, but it's the build-up to AF this week so will try not to be too gutted if it doesn't happen.

Did anyone find they had a slow start to SW rather than losing loads and then tapering off? I'm hoping once my body gets used to this I'll lose a bit more each week...or am I just dreaming?

I know slow and steady is the best way to do it but I'm so impatient, and I had hoped with running 10km a week and swimming 3km a week, plus SW, I'd be losing a little bit more!

 

[pandaspot]

Hi I started extra easy on Tuesday and really enjoying it so far. Just after some advice.

I am not in a class but have all the books etc.

My question is: I have to have 2/3 free and 1/3 super free. Does it matter if some days I have more super free than free? Also do portion sizes matter of syn free meals? Can I really have as much as I want? Or should I limit it?

Any help would be great

Thanks

 

[Lliena]

Doesn't matter at all if you hve more superfree than free, infact you may lose weight quicker having more superfree, and yep you can have as much as you like I have been doing it for 9 weeks now and have lost 1 stone 8lb upto now

 

[pandaspot]

Thanks for that, was getting worried i was doing it wrong

I am only having 2 syns a day as well so hope I lose weight, want to lose about 3 stone

Congrats on your weight loss so far

I am really enjoying sw think it's an excellent diet, know it's on early days

 

[pandaspot]

Another quick question for oh, he is doing the diet with me.

He had chicken from a burger van Thursday. It was fried on the same bit they cook the sausages, eggs and bacon. How many syns do you think that was? It a White bread roll too. I told him 22 as a rough guess, any one have any ideas?

Thanks

 

[lozzy21]

I had a pizza and chips last night I wasn't well and took a funny turn in MILs so about 11pm when I started to feel a bit normal Darren ordered me a pizza! Worst time to eat it before bed too! Oh well. That day I had poached eggs on toast (free) so not too tragic.

Not ate anything today as I still feel a bit funny but Darren's just gone to get me a subway.. I'm getting it on brown bread though and asked him to get them to scoop the inside of my bread out so most of it has gone then I'm just gunna wing it and use that as my 2 HEb's and be on a green day today!

Make sure you keep eating even if you feed a bit iffy, you will feel worse if you dont.

I hope you're ok Amy-Lea, and that you feel better soon. I fainted a couple of weeks ago after a swim, and the lifeguard made me eat cake to help me recover...I didn't count that in my syns for the day...needs must!

1.5lb gone this week! 5lb total, not bad going. Hoping for same again or a little bit more this week, but it's the build-up to AF this week so will try not to be too gutted if it doesn't happen.

Did anyone find they had a slow start to SW rather than losing loads and then tapering off? I'm hoping once my body gets used to this I'll lose a bit more each week...or am I just dreaming?

I know slow and steady is the best way to do it but I'm so impatient, and I had hoped with running 10km a week and swimming 3km a week, plus SW, I'd be losing a little bit more!

I think it depends on how much you have to loose as to how much you loose in your first few weeks, the worse you ate before hand the more your going to loose.

Thanks for that, was getting worried i was doing it wrong

I am only having 2 syns a day as well so hope I lose weight, want to lose about 3 stone

Congrats on your weight loss so far

I am really enjoying sw think it's an excellent diet, know it's on early days

My group leader would tell me of for only having 2 syns. You need to eat atleast 5 a day to loose weight as your body still needs some fat and sugar in your diet to stay healthy.

 

[lozzy21]

I forgot how crap quorn sausages tasted

 

[Kate&Lucas]

Pandaspot - you're supposed to have between 5-15 syns per day. Especially with you eating more superfree than free foods, you still need the calories for energy. Also, when your weight loss slows down, if you're only having 2 syns per day there's not a lot you can do if you want to speed it up again.

On average, according to the green book, a chicken burger would be around 20.5 syns on EE

Lozzy - my issue with Quorn sausages is that they taste good.. covered in cheese

 

[lozzy21]

When their sat next to OH's lovely meaty pork ones their naff.

Can i be added to the first page please but i dont want to say what my starting weight it as its embarising

 

[Kate&Lucas]

Yeah course you can! I'm not bothered mine's higher than anyones' I just think sod it

What date did you start? And your goal weight if you want to put it

 

[lozzy21]

Mines higher than yours

I started in the 10/03/11 and my short-ish term goal is 18st.