Katie Untranslated

Ahem...starting to feel like a broken record...all good plans, suddenly up in smoke. I had such a good plan this week and I've gone straight back into binge mode!!  Plus cheeky wine and beer made a reappearance.  So much so I had horrendous heartburn on Tuesday, I think that is going to be the turning point to change.  I used to get heartburn regularly before I started Slimming World, and eating healthfully got rid of it.  I cannot go back to living like that again. Yesterday (weigh in day) I decided to start afresh, after going to bed the night before feeling sorry for myself as I had no rennies! I woke up this morning and prepared my breakfast to take to work, it was a beetroot wrap with fried eggs, fried mushrooms (both fried in frylight), and baked beans.   It was a massive breakfast, which I prefer on weigh day as sometimes I skip lunch...bad I know...one of those stupid things I accidentally did once (too busy to eat) and carried on.  Toda...

Just got out of weigh in (update on that on the blog tomorrow 8am), and I've digested the changes to the Slimming World plan that were discussed during image therapy.   (FYI I cannot wait for the updated member pack that will launch in between Christmas and New Year's Eve weigh ins). This appears to be the general gist of it: 1. Two HExAs per day (YAY for milk in porridge AND cheese with dinner)  2. Baked beans, broad beans, mung beans, and all varieties of peas (except split peas) have lost their Protein "P" symbol! 3. Whole Milk allowance for HExA has gone from 150ml to 200ml. 4. Rice & Almond milk allowance for HExA have decreased to 400ml. 5. Paneer is now a HExA (40g). 6. Healthy Extras no more: Special K Milk Choc Delight Bar; Sweetened Dairy-free milk, Philly (I weep), and soft goat's cheese. 7. On an Extra Easy SP day, enjoy at least half a plate of Speed food, and the rest Protein-rich food as usual. However now it is only one HExB (...

First weigh in for November has come and gone, this week I managed to lose a pound! Happy with that to be honest as the week before I had definitely gone over board so I should have gained more than the 1.5 I did.   Proper bonus to the day, I found these green balls of deliciousness again!!!   Cotton Candy grapes were the highlight of my summer this year and last year.  I am s uper happy they're back for winter.  They make syn free snacking a joy! I feel fresh and ready to rock this month to try and get Slimmer of the Month. This week will feature more soups and warm comforting dinners.   I bought more of the Genius Beetroot wraps (3 syns each or your HeX B)  so I will be having my own version of a McDonalds breakfast wrap in the morning.   I love these as they keep me fuller for longer due to the protein.   Plus who doesn't love a warm breakfast when they've just got to  work on a chilly m...

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 m...

My posts have been missing for the past two weeks! The commute with the new job has taken it out of me more than I thought it would (it's an extra 40 minutes each way). Thankfully it has not stopped my motivation to stay on plan, and I have been on plan all of September! Super proud of myself as I do not know the last time I had such a good "on plan" streak. I completely credit it to doing the 777 Challenge.  It gave me a chance to "reset" my focus, it has also made me grateful to be able to have 15 syns again (if I want to).  Where I was restricted to only 7 syns a day I got creative with my treat plates so that I was getting a good amount for the fewest syns.  I definitely recommend giving this challenge a go to anyone out there struggling with staying on plan. Also I haven't had wine in four weeks!!  God I miss it, I'm glad we're now going into colder weather which for me is a better time to have spirits and mixers as I don't need a lon...

Well I don’t quite know where to start! This past year has involve a lot of ups and downs…and not just on the scales! Mine and my partner’s mental health took a strong downturn over the past year and we are just finally getting through the darkness.  He is managing on his meds and I am now also managing on mine.  I had to take 5 months out from work (the main catalyst in my mental health deterioration). Finally went back to work the beginning of July and now I’m in my 6th week of being back.  Thankfully the issue that caused me to go off has been resolved. Now to discuss how I’ve been on the scales, my highest weight loss total was 2st 11lbs on 21/03/2018.  Since then my weigh has been yo-yoing with my current weight loss total at weigh in last night being 1st 9.5lbs. Where I’ve lost weight and have felt more comfortable socialising with friends I have been going out a lot more, which has involved yummy syn-full food and very syn-full alcohol. So I am currently strug...

Gosh those two weeks were hard going!  I am now sick to the back teeth of SP.  I was craving jacket potatoes, mullerlights, and grapes.  Week one I felt went ok, I was having my full 15 syns a day which looking back I shouldn't have been doing, I should have been filling up on speed/protein foods more.  I still cannot believe it but when I went to weigh in I had gained 2 lbs!  Shocked and pi**ed off is an understatement! Not wanting to let it beat me, at Image Therapy I decided that I would continue SP for a second week. Week two was a struggle, I was hungrier than normal and also more tired.   Weigh in for week two was a loss of 2.5 lbs.  This meant that for the whole two weeks I only lost half a pound.  I have seriously fallen out of love with SP.  I will not be doing that again, most I will do is incorporate SP days every now and again as it just hasn't been the promised wonder it has been sold as.  Further discussion with my ...