Losing Weight with Slimming World Week 26

So, guess what? I finally actually started some proper exercise last week. I felt that I wasn’t going to lose anymore weight with Slimming World unless I did so I just got on with it.

You can find more information about this and the rest of my week below.

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The food I ate

Another successful week of meal planning and this time it was all about our slow cooker. Ross’ parents had given me a new one for Christmas (I had used our old one to the point where the lid was broken!). They also gave me some slow cooker liners – and I can safely say that these have changed my life!

These are some of the meals we ate:

Chinese Beef Noodles

Lasagne

Lamb Kleftiko

Asian Barbecue Chicken

Breakfasts were mainly pancakes with my healthy extra or fat free yoghurt. Lunches were jacket potato or salad. Ross and I also went out on Saturday for lunch to Wetherspoons and I had mushroom risotto.

Ross was away on Sunday evening so Grace had a freezer meal and I had a Slimming World Sweetcorn Chowder soup with a couple of pieces of mackerel.

Favourite Discoveries of the Week

Most definitely the slow cooker liners! Also, the Asian Barbecue Chicken is our new favourite!

How I felt

There were the usual days where I felt overwhelmed – but that really is down to work and trying to make a success of my (newish) business. Overall though, I am feeling good. I tried on some of my old dresses and 3 new ones which Ross had bought me on Amazon Prime day about 3 years ago. I am very pleased to say that they all fit me!

On Monday morning, I just felt bloated and I had a feeling that I would either maintain or gain. There was no major reason for this as I had stuck to plan AND exercised. I just had to roll with the punches and see what happened.

Exercise

I started the Couch to 5k programme last week and I am so pleased that I did. I downloaded the App, set myself up with a playlist on Spotify and just went for it. I started on the Wednesday. When I put my exercise gear on, Grace just couldn’t stop complimenting me, bless her. I have exercise leggings and a sports bra and she just kept saying ‘wow mum, you look amazing!’. It made me feel very good and gave me the added boost I needed to get out on the treadmill.

The Slimming World meeting

I find meetings tricky now when I have to take Rex. It is definitely helpful to have Grace with me on those occasions as she takes him off for a walk – otherwise I would not be able to focus on joining in with the chat.

I felt really fed up with the slight gain if I am honest. I worked so hard with my exercise and I hoped it would pay off. It helped to hear from Naomi that this happened to a friend of hers when they started Couch to 5k – and then they had a 5lb loss on the third week. That would be lovely!

The group were as supportive as ever.

Weigh-in

Weight at the beginning of my diet: 195.5lbs

Weight last week: 164.5lbs

Old Target weight: 156lbs

New Target weight: 152lbs

Weight this week: 163.5lbs

Loss for the week: 0 – a gain of 0.5lbs

Total Loss so far: 32lbs

Current BMI: 24.1

My thoughts

A bit miffed if I am honest. But, I am going to keep going with the exercise and meal planning and hope it pays off next week instead!

My goals for the next week

The gain means that I would like to start looking at a few extra easy SP days. I have decided to leave that for this week but will definitely look at it within next weeks plan. Hoping for 2lb next Monday to make up for this week.

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