Losing Weight With Slimming World Week 3

So I am now into my third full week of Slimming World and, last night, I attended my fourth meeting.  So far, this is the only diet where I have really continued to enjoy the food and feel happy – and full! Plus, as an added bonus, Ross is also losing weight and we are all eating more healthily as a family.

Want to know about my third week and whether I got my half a stone award? Here is the lowdown!

What food I ate

Here are some of the highlights from what I ate last week.

• Breakfast – included eggs, toast, bacon, beans, yoghurt and cereal. As there was a special offer on in Tesco, we bought some Oatso Simple Original flavour – as this counts towards one of your Healthy Extras, I have had them a few days running now. They are really warming in this cold weather and very tasty.
• Lunch – Jacket potatoes were featured yet again! I also had an omelette with added vegetables and ham a couple of times plus leftovers again.
• Dinner – Chicken Caccitore, Beef Rogan Josh (with Slimming World curry sauce), beef fillet, chilli con carne

Favourite Discoveries of the Week

I made the most tasty creamed spinach to go with our roast on Sunday evening – I shall certainly be making it again and will look at sharing the recipe with you at some point. I also made Slimming World chocolate brownies (courtesy of Pinch of Nom) last Friday – mainly because I miss my weekend chocolate! – but it was SO good.  I have also added in apples as one of my snack foods and am continuing with the HiFi bars. I think the Carrot Cake ones remain my favourites – although I picked up a pack of Chocolate Orange at last nights meeting.

How I felt

Apart from a slight craving for LOTS of chocolate, I have once again been generally fine. I am finding that, as I lose the weight, my energy levels are improving. I feel more comfortable in myself and am looking forward to picking up on the exercise soon!

On Sunday I walked into and back from town (if you know where we live then you will know that the walk back is a lot of uphill!). I am pleased to say that I did it all without stopping or having to slow down. I took a nice pace without feeling too fast or slow and wasn’t out of breath!

The fourth Slimming World meeting

It was great to be able to stay for the whole meeting this week after having to cut it short last week – especially as they were having a free food feast!

I was going for my half a stone award – find out whether I made that below – and was really nervous stepping on the scales this week. I had no clue whether or not I had done it.

Instead of image therapy this week, Becs went through the company news and then let us all know our collective weightloss as well as Slimmer of the Week then, onto the free food feast.

We had all chosen some of the food that people had brought along and sat down to chat and eat. I took some strawberries for the feast (as well as a tin of beans for the Slimmer of the Week basket) but other people had really gone to a massive effort. There was mushroom risotto, a variety of soups, scotch eggs, bolognaise, turkey and bacon pasta bake, homity pie, mini lemon curd cakes and a Weetabix cake. Everything was delicious!

As well as picking up some more HiFi bars, I bought the new Slimming World magazine. There are some amazing ideas in there for Christmas Day puddings – which I will definitely be making – as well as plenty of fantastic recipes. There is also a free 2019 calendar this month.

Weigh-in

Weight at the beginning of my diet: 195.5lbs 

Weight last Monday: 191.0lbs 

Target weight: 156lbs 

Weight this Monday: 189.0lbs

Loss for the week: 2.0lbs

Total Loss so far: 6.5lbs

My thoughts on the Slimming World plan so far

I was really hoping for that half a stone award this week – but I missed out on it by just half a pound! So close! Never mind though. I shall be happy with a loss and look to next week now! I am hoping to add in some exercise (finally) and crack that award next Monday!

Read about my week 1 here: https://www.vevivos.com/2018/10/02/slimming-world-week-1/

Read about my week 2 here: https://www.vevivos.com/2018/10/09/slimming-world-week-2/

 

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