Week roundup (weigh in 31/10) & motivation for the month ahead
The
past few weeks have been rocky, I have been suffering with a cold
(finally going) and the darker nights have taken their toll on me.
Through the ups and mini downs of weigh in my total weight change for October is plus 1 lb, which has really put me back in terms of where I want to be at weigh in just before Christmas (19/12).
I have 7 weigh ins left, and I wanted to achieve my 4 stone certificate, to get that I need to lose 25 lbs, which when averaged out over the weeks is 3.57 lbs to lose per week.
Currently that feels unattainable, so I have reduced my aim to 3.5 stone certificate which leaves me with needing to lost 2.57 lbs per week (slightly more attainable).
I plan to have a good few solid weeks (I want Slimmer of the Month for November) so with that in mind I will be on my way to getting those awards.
With that aim laid out I now need to sort out how I am going to get there.
As of Tuesday I got my SAD lamp out for the winter, it really helps wake me up in the morning and give me a spring in my step, this also stops me from wanting to binge on carbs and sugar on the way into work. The past few days I've found it easier to get out of bed and get on with my day, and Thursday I even got up early, made a soup, and baked a Pinch of Nom Lemon Drizzle loaf before going to work.
I have even resisted the yummy smells of McDonald's at work, both Thursday and Friday, without then going out to get myself one. Definitely giving myself a pat on the back for that one!
I listened to a podcast
that I definitely recommend you listen to if you are hitting a
motivational bump in the road like myself.
It's called "Making **** Happen" and it's on The Emma Guns Show, she is joined by Life coach Sarah Wilson-Ward. It's a great podcast and it got me thinking about my aims and how to get going with them. It makes you think about why you want to achieve that goal, and that you need to have a compelling reason to keep you on track. It also makes mention of "should & musts". For example "I should lose weight" is negative, it will then make you think negatively about that goal, rather than thinking "I want to lost weight".
Feeling on a high I have dug out my "Get Set for Success" Slimming World book and I have started filling it in. I am looking at my "trigger foods" and I plan to avoid them best I can moving forward. I want to keep my syns as low as possible each day, I am planning on having no more than 5 on a weekday and 10 per day on Saturday and Sunday. I will fill up on speed and protein free foods as much as possible and this will give me a boost. I am also thinking about removing alcohol from the equation this month and see how I get on, it is really wasteful on syns.
We received our Slimming World baubles this week in group, I asked for two so that one can have my 3.5 stone certificate on it and the other can have the 4 stone certificate. If I get the 4 stone loss certificate I will be able to wear a red velvet dress of mine that I haven't worn/fitted into since 2012, so that will be a really big deal for me.
I really want to get it out of the loft so I can hang it up in my bedroom as a reminder to why I'm working so hard.
My meals during the week will include omelettes for breakfast (with mushrooms for speed); soup for lunch (maybe using my HExB for Ryvita to dunk...my favourite ones are the Sweet Onion ones!); and a mixture of different dinners such as spag bol, curry, chilli, and campfire stew.
This weekend I will be making campfire stew in the slow cooker and SW chips, can't wait!
Weight difference +1.5lb
Time spent in the gym 0
Hope you all have an amazing week!
K x
Through the ups and mini downs of weigh in my total weight change for October is plus 1 lb, which has really put me back in terms of where I want to be at weigh in just before Christmas (19/12).
I have 7 weigh ins left, and I wanted to achieve my 4 stone certificate, to get that I need to lose 25 lbs, which when averaged out over the weeks is 3.57 lbs to lose per week.
Currently that feels unattainable, so I have reduced my aim to 3.5 stone certificate which leaves me with needing to lost 2.57 lbs per week (slightly more attainable).
I plan to have a good few solid weeks (I want Slimmer of the Month for November) so with that in mind I will be on my way to getting those awards.
With that aim laid out I now need to sort out how I am going to get there.
As of Tuesday I got my SAD lamp out for the winter, it really helps wake me up in the morning and give me a spring in my step, this also stops me from wanting to binge on carbs and sugar on the way into work. The past few days I've found it easier to get out of bed and get on with my day, and Thursday I even got up early, made a soup, and baked a Pinch of Nom Lemon Drizzle loaf before going to work.
I have even resisted the yummy smells of McDonald's at work, both Thursday and Friday, without then going out to get myself one. Definitely giving myself a pat on the back for that one!
It's called "Making **** Happen" and it's on The Emma Guns Show, she is joined by Life coach Sarah Wilson-Ward. It's a great podcast and it got me thinking about my aims and how to get going with them. It makes you think about why you want to achieve that goal, and that you need to have a compelling reason to keep you on track. It also makes mention of "should & musts". For example "I should lose weight" is negative, it will then make you think negatively about that goal, rather than thinking "I want to lost weight".
Feeling on a high I have dug out my "Get Set for Success" Slimming World book and I have started filling it in. I am looking at my "trigger foods" and I plan to avoid them best I can moving forward. I want to keep my syns as low as possible each day, I am planning on having no more than 5 on a weekday and 10 per day on Saturday and Sunday. I will fill up on speed and protein free foods as much as possible and this will give me a boost. I am also thinking about removing alcohol from the equation this month and see how I get on, it is really wasteful on syns.
We received our Slimming World baubles this week in group, I asked for two so that one can have my 3.5 stone certificate on it and the other can have the 4 stone certificate. If I get the 4 stone loss certificate I will be able to wear a red velvet dress of mine that I haven't worn/fitted into since 2012, so that will be a really big deal for me.
I really want to get it out of the loft so I can hang it up in my bedroom as a reminder to why I'm working so hard.
My meals during the week will include omelettes for breakfast (with mushrooms for speed); soup for lunch (maybe using my HExB for Ryvita to dunk...my favourite ones are the Sweet Onion ones!); and a mixture of different dinners such as spag bol, curry, chilli, and campfire stew.
This weekend I will be making campfire stew in the slow cooker and SW chips, can't wait!
Weight difference +1.5lb
Time spent in the gym 0
Hope you all have an amazing week!
K x
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