Losing Weight with Slimming World Week 27

After last week’s gain, I could have easily given up on the exercise side of things (it is the bit I am not always that keen on!), however, I stuck at it and at this week’s Slimming World meeting I had a result that was completely worth it!

Here is my week!

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The food I ate

It was a funny old week for a number of reasons. Work was busy, we had hardly any sleep for one reason or another and I also got a last minute booking to photograph a wedding. I still meal planned though and once again enjoyed it.

My favourite breakfast at the moment is definitely oat pancakes. I really must mix it up a bit more next week though!

Included in my meal planning were tandoori chicken, bacon and mushroom risotto and bacon and broccoli macaroni cheese. All pictured below and all of it was delicious!

Lunches were mainly salad with smoked mackerel. On Saturday, at the wedding, we were offered an afternoon tea which included sandwiches and scones with cream. I decided to have a small piece of everything!

Sunday was Mother’s Day and we went out for lunch. This was at the Gherka in Weymouth which is an all-you-can-eat buffet. This included roast, Chinese and Indian. Once again I had a small amount of everything.

Favourite Discoveries of the Week

This last week I discovered Quick Milk drinking straws. Grace had had them round a friend’s house and then spotted them in a local shop in town. I decided to check how many syns they were – and at just one per straw they are perfect for keeping any chocolate cravings at bay!

How I felt

Generally speaking I was pretty knackered due to the lack of sleep and it would have really easy to have caved in. But I didn’t. I just kept drinking coffee! I even completed more exercise. See below!

Exercise

The second week of Couch to 5K was not too bad at all. I completed it as they suggested. I am not so sure about next week with 3 solid minutes of running though! I also noticed that my stamina was so much better. On one of the days I walked down to the shop at the bottom of the hill and then came back up again. I didn’t find this difficult at all!

The Slimming World meeting

This week I felt fantastic! I did not expect as big a loss as I had. I was thinking it would be around 1.5lbs but to get double that was the best feeling. Especially as it meant that I earned my 2 and a half stone award.

It was lovely to chat about my week and explain about the decisions I made on the weekend. I can also continue with my body magic awards now too. I can safely say that I really don’t feel like a new member anymore. The feeling I get from staying at the meetings is a really good one. Everybody is so lovely and I feel so at home there.

Weigh-in

Weight at the beginning of my diet: 195.5lbs

Weight last week: 163.5lbs

Old Target weight: 156lbs

New Target weight: 152lbs

Weight this week: 160.5lbs

Loss for the week: 3lbs

Total Loss so far: 35lbs

Current BMI: 23.7

My thoughts

I really cannot believe that I just have 8.5lbs until I get to target. After this week, I really feel that my goal is in sight now and whatever happens, I know that what I have achieved is now sustainable for the rest of my life. I feel really good and never want to go back to where I was a year ago.

My goals for the next week

I am just going to carry on with what I am doing and stick with the running. I am hopeful of a similar loss next week but am realistic enough to know that I never lose that much two weeks running! 1.5lbs to stay on target for my birthday would be lovely though.

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