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So the no unhealthy snacks thing is really paying off.  I lost 4.5lbs this week yay

I am now set for another week of no unhealthy snacking and am hoping to get the next 3.5lbs off this week to reach my first mini goal HOWEVER I am not gonna be too hard on myself if I don’t manage it cuz I know the weight loss will start slowing down as my body adjusts over the next week or 2.

I am feeling really positive about this cuz this is the 1st time I have EVER voluntarily gone without bad snacking on a slimming plan. The only time I lost weight through no snacks before was a few years back when I was so wrapped up in chatting with my online friend (who is now my boyfriend of 3 and a bit years {and we do see each other in person now haha} ) that I lost about 2.5 stone (35lbs), and of course as soon as we got comfortable and I made friends at college and felt happy and started indulging again the weight piled on.

Anyway point being that I feel more positive right now than I have through these many months/years really of trying to lose weight.

And HOW STRONG am I?! I work in a petrol station and the till I work at faces the crisps and chocolate aisle. I have to look at the stuff for 8 bloody hrs each shift! That is 16hrs a week staring at unhealthy, delicious food lol. That has been 1 of my problems lately! The lady I work with on sat mornings never has breakfast before she goes so was having a chocolate bar so I would get 1 too even though I had had a bit of cereal at home, and then when she was in the back and we were quiet I would generally have another 1 aswell! and wed nights I used to have a packet of crisps, 1 of their calorific sandwiches or pasta salads for dinner and a chocolate bar of some sort, sometimes 2.

So that new bad habit has been broken also lol.

I think I am a VERY good example of how no matter how terribly you feel you are doing, you WILL get there as long as you don’t give up!! Despite my good weight loss this week I am still only 10.5lbs down from what I was in FEBRUARY so it just goes to show you no matter where you hit your struggles - at the beginning, in the middle or at the end, you will eventually get in the right frame of mind so keep pushing on buddies! x

So I officially started back on my slimming world diet plan on friday, and began my 2 week trial of no unhealthy snacks and I am very proud to say I am doing REALLY well :)  I haven’t had chocolate etc. since friday, I have stuck with my eating plan and had a nice range of food to keep me interested and I would definitely say that this week has been the best since I started all those months ago!

I feel so much more confident that I will reach my goal now.  I would suggest to anyone else whose snacking is the main problem food-wise to do the same.  All you gotta say to yourself is it is only 2 weeks.   I feel so good nearly a week on that I am considering extending it to christmas! and just having my advent calender chocolate (yes I know I am 19 lol) until then.

Will decide on that though haha, but I am feeling really good right now.  I have decided on my treat for when I FINALLY reach my 1st mini goal of a stone down (14lbs) aswell.  I am gonna get myself a nice range of beauty products like body butter and face masks and hair masks just to give me that extra feel-good factor, and I am gonna buy a new purse so that every time I open it for some cash it will make me think twice about spending it on crap because of how hard it was getting there, and will make me smile to myself when I get myself new clothes etc.

Things are looking very positive!  Hope you guys are having success too! x

…and starting the slimming world plan again! lol. I think I am just MUCH more suited to having unlimited pasta, potatoes and rice dishes etc! lol.  I am part italian after all haha and italians are known for their love of food (that’s what I will blame it on lol)  - except it is just about eating the right kinds of food!

I am also having a trial run without crisps (potato chips to the american readers lol) and chocolate etc. I am gonna go 2 weeks without it just to break the habit of having so much of it every bloody day. I figure 2 weeks isn’t so long that I will put weight back on when I start having the odd snack again (happened a couple of years ago, I went about 2 or 3 months not eating any chocolate etc. and lost about 2.5 stone (35lbs) then put it all back on and more when I started eating snacks again) and won’t be desperate and cave, but it is long enough to show me I don’t NEED to eat so much crap all the time! I will enjoy chocolate so much more if it is an odd treat rather than an everyday binge fest!

So I have planned out my meals and healthy snacks for today and will let ya know how I get on with it!!

Hope you guys are doing good x

What a lie! I know all the advertisements on this site are a bit dodgy so when I saw this 1 I thought nothing of it, but on TV this morning there was a recommendation to use the site www.seeyourselfslimmer.co.uk where they use a computer programme and use a pic of you and adjust it to show you what you will look like at your goal weight, and what pic should I see on the homepage, the 1 in the ad, disgraceful!!

Anyway lol I weighed myself today cuz I couldn’t bear to go to my class and be told I was heavier than when I started at weight watchers, I think I have put on about 1.5lbs so that is obv shown as 2lbs on here so I am about 7.5lbs down from my top weight, not ideal but not horrific SO tomorrow is a new start.

I have planned out all my meals and snacks and am starting my 3 day per week exercise plan so let’s see how things work out this time!

I must say I am feeling quite motivated at the moment. Watched the “Super Size Me” documentary in my sociology class the other day and the guy was saying  getting past these things has to be given a “3 day rule” if you are giving up something (or in his case taking up a major diet change) if you get past the 3 day period then you’re good to go. Obv I am not thinking if I make it past sunday without cheating then I am never gonna hit another prob again BUT I do think it is a good measure as usually I do well 1 day then terrible after that. So let’s see how I do for monday if I manage to stick to it for the next  3 days, I’m sure I can!

The real test will be the 1st 3 weeks lol. Past that point there will be no stopping me.

Thanks for all your support buddies x

Hi guys,

I don’t know what I am doing wrong.  In my head and heart I want to lose weight SO much but something seems to be stopping me and I am so confused about what the hell it is!  I joined this site in Feb and I am only 9lbs down, haven’t reached even 1 mini goal, and I am expecting a gain this week.  Has anyone else been through this? I know we all have bad days and struggle a bit otherwise there wouldn’t be a need for this site but has anyone else had a really long start to it all. In my head I can imgine how I would look slimmer, and can think of all the hundreds of reasons why I want to lose weight and why now is the best time for me, I mean I’m 19, what better start could I give to my life than to get healthy?! but somehow it doesn’t seem to stop my automatic strolls to the crisps and chocolate.

Over the past few days I have been feeling a bit more motivated but still don’t seem to be doing much.  Let me know if you have any suggestions to help me push forward.  My next weigh-in is thursday, I am gonna be careful over the next couple of days then re-start the weight watchers plan on thurs. I think if I work hard I can lose at least 14lbs before christmas, and I have asked my parents for an exercise bike for christmas aswell so I can do regular exercise at home that way, so no more excuses.

I have a few exercise DVDs so I might try and do those a bit too from thurs to re-introduce myself to exercise.  Has anyone got anymore suggestions for exercise I could do at home?  I would go walking etx but I have this bad phobia of dogs lol and seeing as there are 3 dogs right next door which regularly are roaming round the street it puts me off a little!

Though I was speaking with my boyfriend and we were saying we should go on a 30min each week so we are both getting some exercise and he can protect me from loose dogs lol, so that is 1 positive thing!

Any help and advice would be MUCH appreciated.  I just need a bit of a kick up the bum I think.  And I need to stay positive! I have never stuck with losing weight for this long before.  I may be less than 10lbs down but at least I haven’t given up and put it all back on and more like I have done many times in the past!

Thanks for everything lovelies, help me help myself!! lol x