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So the weigh-in was tonight and I am a little disappointed to post that my weight hasn’t changed since last week.  I know I didn’t stick to it 100% but I was expecting a slight drop really.  I think my probs have been not checking the exact “syn” values of foods such as the mini chocs I have had and the 2 “odeon snack feasts” I had in the week.  

Positive outcome: I didn’t put weight on so that is what I am trying to focus on.  My goal for this week is a 3lb loss and I am DETERMINED to do it.  I felt so crappy coming out of the building cuz I knew I hadn’t taken a step closer to my goals and I knew I would have to blog another disappointing result and the weight ticker still wouldn’t be shifting! and I don’t want to experience that again lol

Here’s to a better week I will start all over again tomorrow, speak to you guys soon x

Today has been pretty gooood :).  I went to the cinema with a friend and had the odeon snack feast again lol - as I said in a recent post, you get a small popcorn, small snack (my choice: milky way magic stars) and a small drink (diet coke).  I also had a little bit of my easter egg - prob shouldn’t have but it wasn’t much really.  I did well meal wise, stuck within my “syn limit” and I am pretty sure my snacks have stayed pretty much within the limit too which is good.  Also I had a bit of a groove in my bedroom for about 30 mins lol.  I am currently on the slimming world plan and checked out the site and they have a section for students.  One part was giving tips on exercise and they showed a suggestion that showed what kinda music to warm up to, work out to and cool down to so I followed the guidelines, made a playlist on itunes and used that and I did get a little sweaty and rose my heartrate so I think I have done well lol

Weigh-in is tomorrow and I am expecting more than the half pound loss from last week but only time will tell I will blog after I have been weighed.  My boyfriend is coming over tomorrow to stay for a couple of days (he lives about a 1hr 10min drive away) and we are going bowling woohoo but I will use his laptop when we get home from my weigh in in the evening lol.

love you guys x

So all in all I think I have had a pretty good week, and do think I have improved since last week.  My goal was a 4lb loss but in all honesty I don’t think I have done well enough to lose that much.  I am gonna see how I have done tomorrow and plan a goal for next week based on that.  I’m quite looking forward to it lol cuz I just wanna see how I have done.  The scales at home are a bit dodgy so I can’t really trust them, I should get some proper professional ones or something, although I think it is kind of a positive thing not to be constantly checking my weight cuz it is better to have that uncertainty than think well I have done great so will eat some extra and still lose something…

Anyway, I will post how I do and hopefully can update my ticker! Last week I lost half a pound so can’t show it lol which sucks lots but ohhh wellll at least it will motivate me to go for at least 1lb losses every week! lol

I’m so happy with myself right now lol.  Even though there is a box of  chocolates downstairs contantly staring me in the face, a huge easter egg waiting to be eaten and various gorgeous cakes trying to seduce me I have stuck to my diet! lol.  I have had 5 mini chocolates today and left it at that, and I can’t believe it! haha

Here’s for another great performance tomorrow

So the mini goal on my profile is 14 and a half stone (203lbs) because this is what I want to reach by the time I go on holiday this summer and it is something good to work for, but I think what is gonna help me more is lots of mini goals.  So I have put together a little chart that has 7 goals in it - the final 1 being my target weight which I hope to reach by my 20th birthday (in 1 year, and about 2 and a half months).  To be honest I had reservations about making a solid target weight because I don’t want to solely focus on the weight thing I want to wait and see how I feel when I have lost a few stone and stop when I am happy and healthy.  160lbs however fits me just in the healthy region on a height to weight chart so I figured that was a pretty reasonable goal and if I feel I wanna lose a few more lbs then it will be EASY after all this beginning phase lol!

Anyway.. back to the point!  I would strongly suggest this for everyone because I am feeling pretty damn good about this and really motivated!

sooo

goal 1:  to have lost my 1st stone (14lbs) by the  time I go back to uni after the easter break in about 4 weeks time so be 220lbs,

goal 2: to reach 15st 10lbs (210lbs) by the time I finish uni for summer

goal 3: my mini goal on my profile - 14st 7lbs (203lbs) by the time I go on holiday this summer

goal 4: be 14st (196lbs) by the time I go back to uni after summer

goal 5: be 13st (182lbs) by Christmas 2008

goal 6: reach 12st 7lbs (175lbs) by Valentine’s Day 2009

goal 7: my goal on my profile - 160lbs by my 20th birthday

I will let you know how I go on!! Give this a try and let me know how you go on too x

Ok, so I have realised that although I have been feeling really great and positive I haven’t been sticking to this as much as I should be.  Yesterday wasn’t as bad as Friday but I still ate too much of the wrong stuff really.  So today I am back to planning it out and I am gonna try and go without chocolate and cake today to show myself I can cope without it lol.  I have an easter egg too which will be tricky but I am going to use this as an opportunity to show myself I can eat chocolate in moderation and enjoy it over a few days or over the week lol and prove I don’t need to shove it in my mouth just cuz it is there!

I am feeling pretty confident that today is gonna be a good healthy day so I will post tonight about how that worked out!

Yesterday was my dad’s birthday and stupidly as part of my gift to him I got a box of chocolates lol.  Someone else also gave him some chocolates so they were staring me in the face all day and I admit I gave in and had a few.  I didn’t stick to my diet properly yesterday but I did well meal wise so that is what I am focusing on lol.  I accept I made a mistake and I will just hope it doesn’t happen again, but I am gonna let it go and move forward.  Yesterday morning I was feeling so positive and much healthier compared to how I felt after I had given in, and I know that it’s a feeling I want to have everyday but it’s gonna take effort on my side to get it.

I can do this, and today is going pretty well :).  We have had a treadmill for a few years now aswell but haven’t used it much so my dad is gonna set it up for me again and I hope to be a regular user starting monday lol, I will let you know how that goes!

I have posted a new thread for slimming world in the forum, it is under “best diet plans”.  Thought it would be great to get to know some others following the same plan so we can swop tips and recipe ideas.

Get posting! x

So I have been a little busy today, but I promised myself I would blog everyday so I have in the back of my mind that I have to report back.  Today has been good, planned my meals out pretty well and went to the cinema with friends.  I had the odeon “snack feast” there which basically gives a small drink, small popcorn and small snack.  So I went for pepsi max, and milky way magic stars with the popcorn.  I am pretty sure I stayed within my syn limits but I do feel that I haven’t been as good as I wanted to so tomorrow I am gonna go for about 10 syns rather than my usual 15 (you have 5-15 daily) just to compensate :).  I am going to the cinema with a friend tomorrow, but I think I might go and get a low syn snack from the nearby supermarket before so I don’t start getting into the habit of estimating syn values cuz that will mean my weight loss won’t be happening! lol

The fact is when I have lost the weight I want, I can have treats like that and not have to worry about counting values and at the moment I am just chuffed that I still get to have a sweet snack everyday to ween me off the stuff lol.

Anyway hope all your day’s went well let me know how you’re doing x

I’m so proud lol.  I am taking people’s advice of taking 1 day at a time.  My method at the moment is sitting down every evening and planning out my food for the next day.  I sometimes swop and change a few things but having my food plan right in front of me lets me physically see what “syn” allowance I have left and makes it that extra bit harder to cheat knowing I am outright lying if I round down the syn value lol.

I have stuck to it all day and fully intend to for the rest of the evening.  This is like a HUGE deal for me cuz I am actually focused on my goal and know what good will come from me sticking through this difficult part.

I am also using a tip I saw on a website a week ago - every night before you go to sleep and every morning you wake up picture yourself at your goal weight in your head (I also do this throughout the day when I am feeling a little too tempted lol), and when I do I just see a really happy me.  I feel like I haven’t been fully happy in far too long and I need to do this for myself.  I am determined to give myself a brighter future and a more positive outlook on life.  I mean it has been getting so bad I have avoided going out because I can’t bear the criticising glances.  I swear it is a crime to be overweight these days! lol, but as I said to someone else on here I am almost glad I am going through this because when I have reached my target weight (note: I said when, no more ifs! lol) I can completely empathise with anyone else overweight and not have 1 of these narrow minded views that so many people have that we are just lazy and greedy.

I just want to use this blog as well to say thank you so much to all of you.  I genuinely believe the main reason behind this boost is that I know I have this to log into everyday and see what is going on with you guys and what sweet messages you have left for me

come on people! we can do this x