Week nine on the diet and I have lost a big fat bugger all! I haven’t weighed myself for a few weeks, my portion sizes decreased, I haven’t been as tempted by fattening foods as I usually am yet over the last few weeks I’ve managed to put on 6lb! Considering I’d only lost 5lb in the first place I’ve actually cancelled out the weight I did lose and added an extra pound to get off too! I’m a bit annoyed but then it just goes to show that relaxing and having a “what will be, will be” attitude just doesn’t work for me when it comes to weight loss.
If I’m going to lose weight I need to be hard on myself and actually restrict my portion sizes rather than relying on myself to make the right choices because clearly I can’t do that on my own. I need to exercise, that much is abundantly clear, but how and when is another story. I must say my activity has increased in that I walk more rather than taking the car since I started using my SlimPod and I don’t mind doing it whereas before I’d have got in the car to go to the local shops which are maybe 300m away but that isn’t enough. I need to exercise, proper get your heart pumping exercise and for that I need time, which with an 11 month old intent on destroying everything in sight and only have one short nap a day I don’t get much time for as you can imagine, but it will have to be squeezed in somewhere. I’d love to go to a gym again but I don’t have the money or the time when you factor in the baby, the 10 year old and the man who works different hours every day and at short notice so committing to a gym membership will be pointless, it will have to be me and the Wii Fit and Just Dance for now.
Having weighed myself my BMI is back over 40 again and my Wii Fit Mii is looking as sluggish and flabby as I am. I looked back over my Wii Fit weigh ins from the last few years and despite putting on most of the 4 stone I lost back then. I have kept off 1 stone 10lbs however and I’m choosing to focus on that instead, that’s 24lbs and around the weight of my chunky 11 month old (and he is HEAVY!).
I’ve treated myself to a few slimming magazines this week for a bit of inspiration and having read the success stories it’s almost kick started my motivation again. Seeing photos of women who have lost half their body weight, which is pretty much what I have to do, at a normal weight and without looking like they have excess skin flapping about all over the place (huge fear of mine) makes me not want to give up. One of my diet buddies Shell, from Quest of a Shrinking Lady is also having the same effect on me. She is following Slimming World, the “diet” I had the most success on and is updating her page daily with photos of what she’s eating. Ordinarily I would just skip past posts like this but I’m almost obsessed with finding out what she’s eating every day because she is losing weight every single week and eating a ton of food while doing it! If ever there was an advert for the fact that you can lose weight and not go hungry or eat boring rabbit food, Shell is it.
I think my aim for next week is just going to be to fit some exercise in rather than saying I want to lose a certain amount of weight and see how I go.
Make sure you check out how my weight loss buddies are getting on by clicking on the links below and while you’re at it pop over to my friend Adele’s (fellow “mummy blogger” from www.playfullearners.co.uk) new website that she runs along with her husband. www.chaosprotein.com they have something for everyone, whether you want to lose weight, bulk up or build muscle and they have some gorgeous hoodies and tshirts for wearing at the gym or when you’re chilling out. There’s 10% off everything in November too!
(no doubt I’ve forgotten someone – sorry!)
I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve taken a step back. But it happens to us all, just climb right back up, you can and will do this. I find myfitnesspal great for logging my exercise and the food I’ve ate. I hope this week is better for you xx
I used myfitnesspal at first but can’t seem to get into doing it again. There’s a few habits I need to get back into, including that one! x
Awww how frustrating. I think you should have a chat with Sandra from Thinking Slimmer, she usually manages to work her magic (don’t ask me how !!). One thing I would advise from experience – stop numbering your weeks. I did for ages, then realised that it was always disappointing to see how “little” I’d lost in a year, compared to others who managed it in just a couple of months. It also makes you think of it more as a long-term lifestyle change, rather than a quick-fix, temporary solution. Hugs, don’t give up ! xxx
Ha ha only reason I’ve been numbering the weeks is so I don’t have to come up with a more imaginative blog title as I’m being lazy lol! I’m ok, actually feel quite positive rather than dwelling on it x
Hey, please don’t be so hard on yourself. Instead of weighing, It might be more productive and better for the mind and motivation. I had a personal trainer before I was pregnancy adn she would always take measurements rather than weight , I also noticed that clothes were fitting better. Have you tried the My fitness Pal app? Its very motivating and also the Jillian Michaels DVD’s are fab and can be seen on line so no costs etc? i think as someone mentioned, seeing it as a life style change rather than a diet full of restrictions, is much more mentally motivating. When you see people who do weight watchers etc, you see that a lot (NOT ALL) put the weight back on again, and it proves that diets dont work but a healthy attitude to food etc. I cant wait to get back to exercising again (this pregnancy has prevented me from running through it ), and if you need any exercise or motivation help, I will be blogging too
Thank you, have followed your blog
I do often measure myself and take photos rather than relying on weight loss alone, I find that if I stay the same I’ve usually lost inches which is quite a good motivator. I have used myfitnesspal but dont seem to be able to get into recording everything like I did at first – I just need a good kick up the bum to get going again I think.
That 24lbs is an achievement not to be sniffed at!
I would definitely recommend using a smaller plate to limit your portions – you can get less on there and it tricks your brain so you feel satisfied that you’ve had a whole plateful!
Best of luck for this week. Show that wii no mercy!
I might try the plate thing, my mind just sees a small plate that needs refilling at the moment though – I’m a nightmare! I needed a pick me up, hence finding out how much I have lost rather than dwelling on what I’ve put back on and it has done the trick, I’m focusing on what I have lost not what I need to lose again if that makes any sense and I feel far more positive than I could do
Not giving up is one of the hardest things to do so very well done for keeping at it.
It was one of the reasons I started the blog. I didn’t plan on posting my food everyday but I’ve found it’s been one of the best things I did because it makes me look at my portion sizes and remember everything I’ve eaten.
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I’m glad my journey is helping you
Good luck for next week
I’m thinking of copying your meals to see if eating what you do will help me to lose weight too! I’m intrigued how you make your own sausages and what a curry cake is actually! I tried my own sausages once and they didn’t look anywhere near as nice as yours do! x
I totally forgot to post the recipe for the curry cake. I had it sitting in drafts waiting for the photo so I’ve just posted it for you
For the sausages, I just use Tesco low fat pork mince, a teaspoon each of dijon and wholegrain mustard per pack of mince, an egg and salt and pepper. Put it all in a bowl and mix together with your hands. I then cook them in a griddle pan.
I do the small plate trick as well. I have the smallest plate we have then pile it up so it looks like I’ve got loads but my portion is actually less than half of my usual plate size. It took a few weeks to get used to but now I don’t even think about the difference.
I’m trying to eat as much fruit as I can with each meal (except dinner….I need a break from fruit for one meal lol) to keep me going till the next meal and I’ve found I’m not wanting to snack between meals.
I bet that’s really nice! I used to make bhajees using chickpea daal all the time when I was doing Slimming World and they tasted gorgeous so I’ll be giving this one a go when I get hold of some next. The sausages sound lovely, I’ll have to give them a try too, I wasn’t using egg or anything else to add flavour so that’s where I’ve been going wrong, will have to try your version out.
Ah so that’s why it looks like you have a mountain of food! I only have normal plates or tiny plates rather than anything in between so I’m not sure it would work on me as my baby eats off the tiny plate and I know I need more food than him! Think I need to go hunt out a plate that is suitable and that should work on me too. My problem is I don’t eat fruit and veg, well not much anyway as I don’t like it, so I find it hard to fill up because I don’t eat the things that are low in calories that could fill me up, if that makes any sense. I’m getting better at including it in my meals in a sauce or in a yogurt etc but I definitely need to get a grip and start eating it more especially as snacks
It’s hard work isn’t it!?! I can identify with a lot of what you have said. Finding time to exercise is hard, but i am sure you can do it x
Thanks, I’ll get there in the end just need to carry on and find out what works for me x