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So yesterday in my blog I was babbling on about how I think it is important for me to take more pride in my appearance even at this stage and work on that confidence now to kick start my diet again and that is EXACTLY what my weight watchers leader was talking about today! She found an article that listed 11 ways to get back into your diet when the weight loss starts slowing down and the main thing she spoke to us about was the clothes thing that I was going on about. My leader was telling us how she would have endless numbers of shapeless, baggy clothes to try and cover herself up when she was big. The article was saying you should have clothes that fit properly and make you feel good cuz then you will want to feel even better and it motivates you to go for it more so yeah, biggg coincidence that that was what I was going on about yesterday?!

Anyway so I lost 1.5lbs at my weigh-in :). Me and my mum are both 2.5lbs off what we were before going on holiday so we have set the challenge for each other to lose 2.5lbs this week which I think is very do-able! I’m really glad I stayed for the class tonight actually cuz there was a woman in there who has reached her goal weight, and another lady who has already lost 5stone (70lbs) and is nearly at her goal weight, so that is a great inspiration with it being similar to the weight I want to lose!

The weight watchers success story I read today was actually the 1 in the little booklets they give out each week. This weeks theme was weddings and the story is about a laydee who has lost over 5stone (70lbs) to look her best for her wedding. The contrast between a pic of her at her cousins wedding at 15st 3.5lbs (213.5lbs) and the pic of her in her wedding dress at 9st 13lbs (139lbs) is amazing. Her top tips for success are:

“Set yourself a personal goal as well as your Goal Weight target. Mine was to be slim for my wedding day.”

(Mine is to be slim by next summer in time for my next holiday so I can feel happy in a swimsuit.)

“Exercise regularly…use a fitness DVD…bought a cross trainer and use it whilst listening to music.”

(My plan is definitely to boost my activity levels, start doing an exercise dvd once a week, treadmill once a week while listening to tunes, and swimming once a week cuz I really enjoy it.)

“Celebrate success along the way - when you lose 10%, when you drop a clothes size or when you feel a health benefit like being less out of breath when you exercise.”

(Definitely agree that is a key element to keep you motivated. Gotta be super happy with myself whenever I succeed with anything to keep me going!)

So now I can officially restart my diet, new week, new start. Here’s to a happy, healthy future my lovelies! x

I am quite looking forward to it actually because then I can officially restart things and start planning out my points properly instead of just trying to stick to minimal points lol. I feel really happy to be back here and look forward to logging in, blogging about my day then seeing what is going on with you guys. Glad we are doing this together :).

Today’s weight watchers success story was about a woman who has struggled with her weight for years, tried multiple times to do it even on weight watchers but failed, until she tried the Core Plan… which just so happens to be the plan me and my mum have switched to. She talks about how easy it can be to stick to the Core Plan and how easily it fits into your lifestyle. Her main focus was about how she felt when she couldn’t fit into most of her wardrobe anymore, I know that feeling! and how upsetting it is, compared to how she feels now having a gorgeous wardrobe and looking forward to picking out new outfits which of course I cannot wait for!

When I get a part time job (hopefully VERY soon as I have an interview with my local petrol station to take my mate’s job cuz she’s leaving for uni so think I have a good chance ) I am gonna start spending more money on clothes etc so I start feeling better about myself even at this stage. I think it is important for me to stop laying too much emphasis on only feeling happy when I am slimmer and making sure I take more pride in my appearance now to boost my confidence. Take these past 12 months, I pretty much lived in 1 pair of jeans and then when they ripped to shreds bought another pair and did the same thing. So recently I got 2 new pairs of jeans and as I am at an awkward in-between stage in sizes will wait til I fit more comfortably into the lower size then buy some new jeans then, and maybe try wearing OTHER forms of trousers lol for a little fashion experimentalness.

I am learning good lessons I think! As important as it is for me to keep that mental picture of how I will look when I  reach my goal weight, I also need to work on the confidence issue NOW because losing weight isn’t just gonna solve all my problems as I am finally starting to realise. Don’t get me wrong I am a pretty happy person but I do let too many things get me down so I have to work on that throughout this process as that will only help the weight loss and make my eventual success SO much richer than just being slimmer! It is about so much more than that.

Thanks for reading my lovelies, hope you guys had a good day! x

So as some of you may know, I tend to find it quite difficult to stay completely on plan when I visit my boyfriend cuz I don’t have much control over what we eat etc but I think I did pretty well today. The meals we had were fairly healthy, though I did forget my weight watchers sweets. I admit I did have a small cookie but honestly I think I need a bit of a sweet thing each day just to ride me through the early stages while I start overcoming my sweet tooth lol.

I am feeling pretty good about my weigh-in on Thursday cuz even though there has been some days when I haven’t been on plan (Fri and Sat with being in London, and obv today) I have been doing better than I have for quite a while so I am expecting a loss :). I actually can’t wait til Thursday cuz then I can officially restart my diet by planning out my 21 points per week on the weight watchers core plan. At the moment I am just trying to have minimal points after my few days off track.

Right, so as I said yesterday I am going to start reading 1 weight watchers success story each day. Today’s was about a girl who is about the same age as me who recently lost 3 stone 3lbs (45lbs). Her story gave good tips on how she stuck to it around her uni timetable (very applicable to me) basically saying how she made time for breakfast each day and snacked on loads of low point snacks throughout the day rather than snacking on anything and everything all day long. She also says how amazing it is when you walk into a shop and try on the size you have always wanted to be in for the 1st time and it actually fits. I can’t wait for that feeling, I can’t even wait for the feeling of getting back into my size 18s (US size 14).

You know I am feeling really great at the moment. Everything in my life seems to be fitting back into place now. I am finally getting my head around this whole weight loss thing, the holiday away with my boyfriend and family made me appreciate my relationship with him so much more and I am feeling really good about that, I had a pretty crappy year last year at uni not really knowing anyone and struggling to make friends but I recently heard from an old college friend who is starting at my uni in sept so woohooo it is the perfect time to get straight back into this all.

Right, sorry to be abrupt about finishing this blog but I am cream CRACKERED (knackered/tired lol) so I am gonna have to go to sleep, sorry if my sentences were a bit babbly before, I will blog EARLIER tomorrow.

Love you guys, sweet dreams x

Hey guys so as I said I am posting about my day now and it was great! Stuck to the plan, got in my 5 a day, had yummy, healthy, filling meals so yeah I am feeling pretty positive about it all!

Only issue at the moment is tomorrow. I am going to see my boyfriend cuz he has the day of work and as some of you know I always have a bit of a problem when I go cuz I obviously can’t really control what I am eating. To be honest him and his mum eat fairly healthily anyway, it is mainly the snacking that is the problem SO I promise to stick to my 3 meals tomorrow and not get carried away with the snacking. I will take some weight watchers sweets with me that I am allowed to snack on freely on the core plan so I at least have something to keep me busy, and maybe some sugar free gum if I run out!

I remember reading a girl’s blog on here a while back who was doing weight watchers and she said she was going to start reading a success story every day to keep her motivated so I am stealing that idea! The story I read today was about a guy who has lost 5st 4lbs (74lbs) after joining weight watchers and defeating his dislike of exercise and sports so that now he actually enjoys it! That is exactly my plan! My initial plan is to start doing 3 30min sessions of exercise per week, I am thinking 30mins on the treadmill, 30mins swimming and 30mins exercise DVD so I will keep you posted on how that is going on.

Right so I’ll post again tomorrow my lovelies, keep up the good work, I am now a firm believer that no matter how many downfalls you have you CAN get to your goals when you want to. In the past I would have given up wayyyy before this point, but I KNOW I HAVE to do this now and I have to stick with it. A lot of people hit the bad parts later on in the weight loss journey but I think this is my down part, pushing past that 1st mini goal. When I get there NOONE is gonna stand in the way of my success.

Glad to have you guys x

Right so my holiday to Madeira is over, as is my trip to London, so now I have NO excuses to be overeating. I kinda used yesterday as my “tester” day to see if I could get through just 1 day staying on plan and I did it! Today has been equally fabulous, and I even had half an hour on the treadmill this morning too things are looking up.

When I had my weigh in on Thursday, I was embarrassed to see that I had put 4lbs on while on holiday and the week after getting back, which brought me back to the weight I was when I joined Weight Watchers 10 weeks ago. I was pretty gutted. It was also bad timing that on Friday and Saturday I was going away to London BUT like I said yesterday I got right back into it, or how I am looking at it started all over again.

I officially restart my journey with the comfort that I am 8lbs down from my top weight and without the constant pressure of looming big events. I am actually feeling more healthy already just from eating better and doing my workout session today. It’s a fantastic feeling :D.

I have really missed you guys at buddyslim, will be great to catch up with you again and return to my regular blogs. I will blog again tonight to tell you how amazing the rest of my day went lol and have a browse through your blogs now :).

Speak soon lovelies, I said I’d be back ;) x

Hey guys sorry for being a really crappy buddy lately, I haven’t been on at all! I have had so much going on though, desperately searching for a part time job, sorting everything out for my holiday for Friday, it’s been crazy!

I haven’t been doing very well weight wise really, I haven’t reached the goal I originally wanted - to be over 20lbs lighter than I am now! - or even my revised goal - 11.5lbs lighter than I am now - or even my re-revised goal - to meet my 1st mini goal, which sucks BAAAAAD but tbh I think I have been doing so badly BECAUSE I set those goals because once I had a crappy week or 2 I would realise there is no chance of meeting my goal and just not eat properly, so from now on I think I am just gonna work as hard as poss instead of constantly focusing on dates etc cuz as long as it is coming off that’s fine! I’m really not looking forward to my weigh-in tomorrow cuz I am expecting a gain BUT I am trying to remain positive. I mean even if I put on say 2 and a half pounds from last week (I am hoping for more like a pound but hey whatever) then I am still 10lbs lighter than what I was originally AND I prob would have been even bigger if I hadn’t joined the slimming group.

Now my holiday is coming up, I am going on Friday til next Friday so I am just gonna be as good as possible i.e. I am not gonna overly deprive myself but I am not gonna use it as an excuse to eat as much as I can the whole time. After that I will have nearly a full week until I go for my next weigh-in so my intention is to plan out my meals properly when I get back and stick to it for the rest of the week so hopefully just doing that would reverse any potential damage anyway!

I will try and check in tomorrow but I might be a bit busy after my weigh-in cuz my boyfriend is coming away with me, my parents and younger bro on Fri so I have to go and pick him up from the station etc. so it may be farewell for a little longer! I will try my best to log in some time in the afternoon but if not I will speak with you lovely people when I get back!

Here’s to a fabby trip in Madeira! See you soooon x