Day 43 of a 90 day lose weight get fit challenge...Slimming World Week 1 Weigh In...Did It Work?

Day 43

Nearly half way through this challenge, time flies.

Well just to update you on the developments so far.  I started this challenge 6 weeks ago, I had a great weight loss on week one then 1lb per week for the following few weeks.  Last week I decided if I was only going to be losing 1lb per week I would be here until next Christmas, so last week I joined Slimming World, in for a penny, in for a pound as they say.  Or in this case, hand over your pennies and they promise you that you will lose pounds :)

The leader is very friendly, encouraging and passionate about helping others get to their goal weight.  So last week I was sent off with my little pack to read & follow.  I've been experimenting with salad and I have found a nice tasty alternative to a lunchtime cheese sandwich.

Warm all you salad ingredients through using fry light in the pan, make up some cous cous and flavour it with lemon & coriander or buy the flavoured packets.  Add some cooked cous cous to your salad.  Lightly boil 1 or 2 eggs.  Then add the final ingredient to your salad,  a dash of hoisin sauce. Stir through,  then put your warm salad onto your plate and cut your eggs in half and place on the top.  This is delicious and only takes 5-10mins to prepare and cook.  A quick lunch and alot more tasty than a sandwich :)

It looks a bit of a mucky mixture but it is lovely.

Warm Salad, With Cous Cous, Eggs & Hoisin Sauce

Replace the eggs with salmon, tuna or whatever, experiment.

So back to the weigh in, but before I get there...After the church service on Sunday, because it was a special service for the 4 congregations who had gathered together, they had a buffet lunch.  Oh dear, we all know what buffet lunches are made up of, quiches, home-made pies, vol-au-vents.  Lots of home-made cakes.

I walked along the buffet table and thought if I tuck in here I will undo my probably 1lb weight loss, that had been the pattern for the past four weeks.  I came away from the buffet table with a small bunch of grapes and  some strawberries.  After that lunch :(  I later had a home-made healthy chili con carne.

OK, back to the weigh in, first week at Slimming World I lost the grand total of 3 and a half pounds, that's 13 1/2lbs so far :)   Kevin the leader of this group said to think of my weight loss this week as seven half blocks of lard...YUK YUK YUK!!!!

7 of these in one week.  My question is where has it gone?  So Slimming World has worked for me on week one,  but what will be the result at the end of week 2?  Tune in next week for the next episode of... Drum roll please...

 Slimming World Hit Or Miss?

God bless
Viv

Day 39 of a 90 Day Fitness Challenge: "Sweet dreams are made of cheese / who am I to dis a Brie? / I Cheddar the world and the Feta cheese / Everybody's looking for Stilton."

Day 39

Well week 5 lost another 1lb,  that's 10lb in 5 weeks,  so this week I joined Slimming World.  I went once before but someone brought a tupperware tub to the meeting,  full of cold chips cooked the slimming world way and everyone had one except me,  I nearly lost the will to live ha ha,  and thought "I'm a singer songwriter get me out of here" I never went back until this week.

Kevin the leader gave a lot of good advice, so I am going to continue with this.  Two of the ladies had lost 7lb that week, how did they do that they were asked, they were living on salad :) Oh my goodness.  We had to think of what our downfall food was, well up until the last few weeks mine was definitely cheese.

Cheese, cheese, cheese cheese, smile and say cheese please

"Sweet dreams are made of cheese / who am I to dis a Brie? / I Cheddar the world and the Feta cheese / Everybody's looking for Stilton."

If you're trying to lose weight cheese is a syn, but on slimming world you're allowed 5 to 15 syns per day. I haven't looked at the syn value of cheese yet, I'm staying off it, but I am allowed this cheese.

Owwwww look how tasty this cheese looks, runny cheese in a TUBE!!! Is this really cheese? It comes in all different flavours and you can even buy the light version which has fewer calories.

Gimme the cheese, the real version!!!

Now that's cheese :)

I need a plan, how can cheese become acceptable when you're on a diet? I need some expert cheese appreciation characters to help me work this one out, there must be a way to solve this problem.

Wallace & Gromit The Cheese Snatcher

So to all you overweight cheese people what you need to do is join Slimming World I think!!! It's worth a try isn't it? Here is this month's front page issue available in all local newsagents today. Don't just think about it do it if you need to, and then you could be enjoying tube cheese just like me. :)

You can have a little cheese on slimming world using your syns, or you could have a low calorie jelly or half a bounty bar. Slimming World sounds too good to be true actually, the results will speak for themselves. Next weigh in for me is Monday, hope I've lost more than a 1lb.

Bye For Now
Viv

Day 28 Week 4 Fitness Challenge. He's Lost...lbs, I've lost...lbs. Onward & Upwards or in this case Onwards & Downwards.

Day 28

Onwards and Upwards or in this case Onwards & Downwards...I like that.

I can't believe this is week 4 already, time goes so fast.  So weigh in day today, I am now the proud owner of a body that this week weighs 1lb less.  There is a pattern emerging,  but at least the weight is going down week by week which is great.  So total loss in 4 weeks for me is 9lbs, I'm happy with this result.

One of my friends has had a great result in the first 4 weeks, he has lost 1 stone 3lb.  The changes he has made are, he has increased his fitness activities, walking & bike riding, and he is following some of the recipies in the "Hairy Bikers" book.

It's very satisfying when you see the results that bring you closer to your overall objective and aim.  It really is just a matter of taking one day at a time and making the correct fitness and food choices for that day.  By doing that, the results will happen and the goal will be achieved in the end.  Little steps everyday in the right direction.

Keep at it those on a weight loss challenge.

It's a beautiful day today here in the UK, we have got to take advantage of this lovely weather and get outside as much as possible.   Walk, bike, run or whatever, morning, lunchtime, late afternoon, evening.  even short sharp bursts of activity are beneficial.  Anything, for however long will be a step forward in the right direction.

Have a good week
Viv