Katy's Weight Loss Journey with SW!

Hey guys.

So, I've decided to join here, and keep this diary type post thing, mainly to keep myself motivated, and reading other people's stories will hopefully help as well!

I joined slimming world 3 weeks ago (as of 15/03/2012) and so far I have lost 13lbs.
My start weight was a whopping 23st 5 and a half lbs.

To lose almost a stone in 3 weeks feels absolutely amazing, and I don't even feel like I'm on a diet!
I'm still having treats (like chocolate and crisps) every now and again, mainly to use up my syns, as I really find it hard to use my syns! (I never thought I'd say that!)

I don't really have a time when I want to lose a certain amount of weight by, but I'd like to reach my first target of 21st by the end of April. That would really make me feel good about myself.

So, I'm setting my first goal here, which is to reach 21st!

I'm hoping to keep this diary thingy as a place where I can come to just ramble when I'm finding things harder than normal and where I can update my progress every week, or more often!

I hope to meet some more people in similar situations to me, or anyone really who's trying to lose weight! (So I guess that's all of us haha!)

Thankyou for reading! <3

Hiya. I've been doing the plan for 5 weeks now. And I've lost 1 stone 6lb. Like yourself I've got a lot of weight to lose. Started at 22.8. I can't wait to be under the 20 and have a 1 at the start of my weight.lol

Good luck.xx

Welcome:welcome2:

Wow girls you are doing so great, I wish I could capture the drive and control I had my first few months. It's very up and down.

Just need to keep reading your diaries
Thanks for the inspiration

Ah Ha! Found you You'll easy reach your first goal, you are way more stubborn than me lol! Anyhoo, I expect some very tasty meals in the near future if last night was anything to go by

Thankyou all! And Lucy, I know the feeling! I can't wait for that either! I'm so glad there are other people out there with the same issues as me! haha xx

Morning!

Have a good day

Get up lazy bones WoooHoooo!! 2 weeks off after today, I shall be round for coffee next week. Have a good day hun, and remember, little pickers have bigger knickers

Good Morning Lynda!! (yes it IS still morning.. just!) And I'll be looking forward to coffee! haha

So, I dunno if I should post this in here or in a Food Diary, but I'm going to post it in here for now as I'd just get confused with 2 on the go for now!

So today, I've just had 2 Weetabix (hexb), with choc philly spread on (3.5 syns) and s/s milk (hexa). Let all the milk soak into the Weetabix and then nom them up! Gooorgeous.

I've been struggling to eat my hexb lately so I was determined today!

Thought I'd give everyone a bit of background to myself.

I'm Katy, 21 years old from Sheffield.

I've been "overweight" pretty much all my life. I was always bigger than everyone (taller as well) when I was at school, right from being in Nursery! But it wasn't until I was 14/15 that I really started piling on the lbs.
I became very depressed during that time, but instead of not eating like a lot of people would, I was comfort eating, and I ended up undoing all of my mums hard work to keep me down to a half normal weight.
I went right up to over 24 and a half stone at my biggest, and when I was 16 I decided enough was enough, and I joined Weight Watchers.

I stayed there for as long as I could afford it, and I lost 4 stone in just a couple of months; I was really chuffed with myself and thought that was enough! So I stopped going.
I didn't put the weight on for a couple of years, but gradually started putting the lbs back on and soon I was a stone heavier again.
So I joined WW again but I just couldnt get the hang of it the second time round and quit after a couple of weeks.

The next year, I became ill with Sickness, etc. and I lost a stone within a week. I couldn't believe it. And everyone started commenting on how good I looked, and "keep it up!"
So I decided to keep losing the weight, and I did it on my own! I lost the stone I'd put back on, plus another 2 to go with it! Great news!

Then me and my boyfriend of the time split up.

I became really depressed again and although I didn't put all the weight back on, I went back to my old eating habits and got stuck in a rut again.

Then I met my current boyfriend/fiancé. He was everything I could have wished for, and more. And I was so happy with him! And comfortable! And he liked eating too! Unfortunately, that was my downfall, and I ended up putting all the weight back on (in just a year!) and getting up to 23 and a half stone.

When we'd been together a year (last month) I decided enough was enough, and that I was going to give Slimming World a try instead, and this time I dragged Jono (my fiance) along with me, as well as my sister Anna (Candygirl69uk).

I'm loving it so far and have never lost so much weight in such a short period of time before (except when I was ill!).
So that is a win to me!

I really want to stick to it this time. I really can't wait to lose more weight.

Me and my fiance are getting married later on in the year so while I'm not losing weight just for the wedding, I would like to feel and look as good as I can, and feel proud of myself on our big day.

Thanks for reading (if anybody does ) x

Good luck, you sound very like me, i was big all through school, piled more on when i got really depressed when I was 15/16 ended up at 17stone 8 and never wanted to do anything about it until i saw my graduation photos, after than i lost just over 3 stone with slimming world and stopped, put on about half stone taking me back to 14 stone 11.5 when i rejoined slimming world in january. More determined to do it this time round, nee to get within BMI range.

Anyways, good luck

Thankyou Ally! Also.. you're meeting BFS!? *jealousss* xD

meeting BFS again. Already met them once

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meeting BFS again. Already met them once

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That's cooooool! They're one band I am yet to meet xx Have fun!!

If you get the chance to go on VIP to there concerts and meet them, do it. They are the most amazing guys I have ever met. I have never known a singer of a band to kiss someone cos they were crying at one of the songs anyway (thats what jaret did to me). They are just awesome

Aww! Good Charlotte are my heroes, I got to meet them twice last year. And I've met Benji 3 times. I got him to write out some lyrics for my tattoo haha. Joel came and hugged me during one of their gigs cause I was crying at Emotionless, lol! *sad* But I'd love to meet BFS x

Hi hun just thought I would say hi I'm from Rotherham so not far from you
Well done on your loss so far and good luck on the rest of your journey x x

Thanks hun! And the same goes to you! Looks like you are doing very well so far, so good luck for the future! (I can't believe I'm all excited about dieting again! LOL! This forum has done wonders for me haha) xxx

So, I've just finished work (at 10pm) and I'm back in at 7am tomorrow, so I best make this short and sweet!

I had my Weetabix (hexb and a) this morning with some chocolate philly (3.5 syns).
For lunch I had 2 small jackets with brocolli and fish in parsley sauce (3 syns).
I had a coffee with 1 sugar in with mother after dinner. (1 syn)
I had an apple on my break at work, and some water.
Then for tea I had SW chips and egg, with a slice of wholemeal bread (5 syns.. oops!)

That's a LOT more syns than I usually have in 1 day, but oh well!
13 syns altogether for Friday!

Don't know what I'm making for dinner tomorrow, so if anyone has any suggestions please feel free to comment!

Good luck hunny.x

Thanks hun xxx