Losing Weight with Slimming World Week 12

As Christmas draws nearer, I am finding myself put to the test on the Slimming World plan. I am looking longingly at mince pies and all the other lovely festive food. But, the thing that puts me off about having it, is undoing all my hard work!

I have to admit that going in this week, I had a feeling that I would either stay the same or gain. I have been so lucky with my losses that I felt I was due a blip somewhere along the line. I was hoping for my one and a half stone award but I felt that it may just slip through my fingers this week.

The Slimming World food I ate

The meal planning continued and this week I made it a slow cooker week using the One for All recipe book from Slimming World. Breakfast stayed as fruit and lunch was generally leftovers from the night before.

We tried the Mexican Pork Pozole recipe and it was utterly delicious but, hands down, our favourite was the Risi E Bisi – or rice and peas to give it it’s Italian translation. Grace told me that it was the best food she had ever had. I could easily see why and I can see that it is going to join our favourites list.

 

On Saturday, Grace and I went out Christmas shopping. Ross kindly gave us a voucher so we could treat ourselves to a Costa. I had my usual sugar-free skinny Gingerbread latte and Grace had the pimped up version – complete with mini gingerbread man!

I picked up some Slimming World sausages in Iceland along with a few Slimming World meals. That evening I had my favourite – Char Siu Pork Noodles.

The following day I made my first batch of Slimming World Sage and Apple sausage rolls, half a syn each – and they were delicious! Ross told me that they were the best sausage rolls he had ever had. We went off to our postnatal group Christmas party and I took some with me. It wasn’t easy staying away from the mince pies and the pizza! But I did it.

I tend to be a bit behind with my Options advent calendar so, as we get closer to Christmas, I shall have 2 a day!

Favourite Discoveries of the Week

It totally has to be the Risi E Bisi and the sausage rolls this week. Both foods I could happily eat loads of – and not feel guilty!!

How I felt

I feel absolutely fantastic this week. My cheek bones are starting to return and I am definitely gaining more energy. Although I still crave more sleep!

At the end of last week, I walked into town with Rex and, whilst he was asleep I decided to venture into M & Co. In recent years I have looked at things and then tried them on when I thought they fit me (and didn’t!) however now I am trying things on and surprising myself with the fact that they actually do!

I decided to buy a new top and, for the first time ever, I bought some slim fit jeans. I cannot tell you how amazing that felt.

Exercise

It has been more about running around doing things this last week – so I am taking that as my exercise for now! I have decided that I will put a proper regime into place in the New Year now – and re-start my Body Magic properly then.

The Slimming World meeting

It was the first time that I was so nervous about my weigh in that I didn’t actually eat for the whole day! That and the fact that we were having a food tasting evening and I wanted to save all my room up for that! I cooked another batch of the sausage rolls with me just before I left and they went down a treat!

I knew when stepping on the scales it was going to be close, so when I saw that it was half a pound off, I was happy to take that. A loss is a loss – especially at this time of the year. It just means I (hopefully) will get the stone and a half award as my Christmas present at the meeting on Sunday next week!

There was a really lovely vibe in the group on Monday evening. There was lots of sharing going on about our own personal journeys and what the meeting meant to us. The food tasting was also wonderful. We had turkey jalfrezi, Christmas salad, mini Christmas chocolate puddings, salmon dip, Christmas cake, pigs in blankets and special fried rice. All of it was delicious.

Weigh-in

Weight at the beginning of my diet: 195.5lbs 

Weight last week: 175.5lbs 

Target weight: 156lbs 

Weight this Monday: 175lbs

Loss for the week: 0.5lbs

Total Loss so far: 20.5lbs

My thoughts

I was a tiny bit gutted that I didn’t lose more – but I am realistic enough to know that I cannot have a huge loss every week. I need to be happy about the fact that I have lost weight every single week since I started Slimming World. That is a great thing.

My goals for this week

It is going to be a tricky week as we get ever closer to Christmas Day. The usual meeting is still on at 5pm on Christmas Eve but I have opted to go to the extra session on Sunday morning at 9.30am instead. We do have our Slimming World Christmas meal this week. I have chosen 3 courses and the restaurant is making it Slimming World friendly for us. I have a wedding to photograph on Saturday and know that I will be running around like a mad thing so will have to make sure I plan for eating in advance rather than grab any old thing! Tune in for my last Slimming World post of the year next week!

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

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

Read about my Slimming World week 3 here: https://www.vevivos.com/2018/10/16/losing-weight-with-slimming-world-week-3/

Read about my Slimming World week 4 here: https://www.vevivos.com/2018/10/23/slimming-world-week-4/

Read about my Slimming World week 5 here: https://www.vevivos.com/2018/10/30/slimming-world-week-5/

Read about my Slimming World week 6 here: https://www.vevivos.com/2018/11/06/slimming-world-week-6/

Read about my Slimming World week 7 & 8 here: https://www.vevivos.com/2018/11/20/slimming-world-week-7-and-8/

Read about my Slimming World week 9 here: https://www.vevivos.com/2018/11/27/slimming-world-week-9/

Read about my Slimming World week 10 here: https://www.vevivos.com/2018/12/04/slimming-world-week-10/

Read about my Slimming World week 11 here: https://www.vevivos.com/2018/12/11/losing-weight-with-slimming-world-week-11/