Thread: My Weightloss Diary

Hi everyone,

I'm starting a diary to keep me on track and finally get to target. I started slimming world last June, weighing in at 11.13. Two weeks before Christmas I got my stone and a half award and was only 2 lbs from target and then Christmas happened, my sisters wedding, my Granny dying, getting my tonsils out and just other stuff that kept me off track. I never stopped going to class, I've just been yoyoing for months now.

I finally got my head sorted to stick to plan 2 weeks ago, I started going back to Curves (after 3 months of avoiding it) and stuck to the plan 100% and at weigh in last Wednesday I had lost 2.5lb and was really happy. So I stuck with the plan and going to Curves again and then put on 1.5lb this week and was really disappointed.

So now I've started this diary, my current weight is 11 stone 4.5 lb... 1 stone .5lb to target!

Yesterday

Not the best of days yesterday, stuck to the plan really well during the day and then went to the cinema and really went overboard with the syns.
During the day I had a big bowl of fruit, went to Curves and burned 519 cal, had a banana after and then made the spaghetti bolognaise recipe from the green recipe book. Kept snacking on fruit. I knew I was going to the cinema and planned on having a box of mikado as I knew the box had 16.5 syns and figured this was far better than popcorn there. I also brought a rocky road hifi and peanut hifi as my HEB.

This was all going fine until by boyfriend started eating crisps and haribo. Since we were going to an earlier showing I hadnt had time for dinner so I then couldnt resist the temptation of crisps and sweets So instead of my syns working out at 16.5 for the day, the ended up more like 50:
Dime mikado= 16.5
Crisps= 8.5
Haribo= 23 approx

So the plan is to really cut back on the syns until Sunday and still have a weightloss this week!

Your plan for the rest of the week is good - don't deprive yourself entirely though, still have a few syns.
Good luck with your weigh in

Originally Posted by Tesam2931

Your plan for the rest of the week is good - don't deprive yourself entirely though, still have a few syns.
Good luck with your weigh in

Thank you very much! I sometimes think my downfall is that I've had a bad few days and then feel I need to go completely syn free to make up for it and then end up having a complete binge!

Friday
Was working 1-9 so ended up having a lie in and not having breakfast. Made a load of pasta in tomato sauce. I seen the recipe for it on here somewhere but instead of adding bacon as mentioned, I added quorn meatballs. The sauce was made from onions, peppers, a can of chopped tomatos and quorn meatballs. I also added some chopped chilli flakes which gave the sauce a nice bite (I don't usually like things too hot). I had this before work with some grated cheese from HEA over it. I also had a banana and apple.

On my break at work I had some of the bolognaise and pasta I made the day before. Also ate some melon, strawberries and a banana.

After I got home I heated up some of the pasta in tomato sauce from earlier with more grated cheese (I know, pasta overload today lol) and had a peanut hifi.

Total syns = 0 to help undo some of the damage from the cinema!

Was meant to go to curves for a workout before work but didn't get round to it. Really should have as won't be able to get back to it until Thursday

Saturday


Was working 8-6 today. Had breakfast at work. I keep a bag of frozen raspberries and weetabix at work so I don't have to carry them in every day along with some strawberries and a banana. I break the weetabix up and cover in a free syn yoghurt. When I went on my break, I found out someone had defrosted the freezer and thrown my bag out. Was really annoyed cos it was only a new bag and sainsburys dont always have them in stock so can be hard to get! So i just had my weetabix (x1) crumbled over a strawberry mullerlight with strawberries and a banana.

Lunch was leftover pasta in tomato sauce from yesterday. Then had some melon, an apple and a rhubarb mullerlight. Never had that flavour before, it was fab. Think it is my new favourite flavour!

Was hungry when I got home so had an apple and another rhubarb mullerlight cos they're that nice! Normally don't eat as many mullerlights in a day.

Had one of my favourite dinners that I usually only have at weekends. Made chips in the actifry so syn free covered with 45g reduced fat cheese and 1 tbsp of sweet chilli sauce and had beans on the side. Made 2 quorn bbq fillets (also syn free, cant understand how the bbq sauce is but theres not that much on).

During the evening I had 3 rocky road hifis (is it wrong to have this many in one day even though it is within my heb allowance???) and banana.

So total syns was 1.5 for the sweet chilli sauce. It would've been very easy to keep on snacking tonight since I was only staying in and watching tv so I'm pleased with myself that I stayed away from the biscuit tin

Sunday

Working again today but only 12.30-5.

Had a cooked breakfast for a change. Used to do this all the time when I started slimming world and quorn sausages were still free! The syn value changed soon after I started so I stocked up on the free ones (seriously- I bought 3-4 boxes every time I seen them!) Sadly that supply is long gone and I don't think the synned ones are as nice.

Made 2 poached eggs, beans, half a fried onion and tomato. Also had some toast as my heb. Usually completely avoid bread even as heb as times i've used it as a he and not had a loss. Anyway, I weighed the bread (ended up being a slice and a half)

Before I left for work I had a bowl of grapes, strawberries and a kiwi. Also had a rhubarb mullerlight (seriously my new favourite flavour, I really need to get more, they're 6 for £3 at sainsburys at the mo)

Had more fruit when I got home from work and then 2 quorn sausages (2 syns), potatos, onion gravy (? syns- need to find out how much gravy powder was used), peas and roasted carrots and parsnip (0 syns as done in frylight).

So not sure how many syns for the day yet, won't be too many. If I get peckish I'l keep lifting up fruit and I still have a chocolate orange hifi to eat (I love green days )

So so far i'm having a good week. The scales aren't showing a loss yet. My home scales are always pretty close to the ones at slimming world. I know I shouldn't have sneak peeks but I can't help it. There have been times when having a sneak peek has caused me to binge on junk since I haven't had a loss. I know I should get rid of them but can't bring myself round to doing it!

Monday

Working 8-5

Had weetabix (x1), strawberries, grapes and a banana covered in vanilla mullerlight for breakfast.

Lunch was a large serving of pasta in a tomato
sauce I made

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Monday

Working 8-5

Had weetabix (x1), strawberries, grapes and a banana covered in vanilla mullerlight for breakfast.

Lunch was a large serving of pasta in a tomato
sauce I made with quorn meatballs, followed
by some fruit salad.

I had mushy pea curry with quorn pieces in it with actifry chips for dinner.

Overall a good day. Think I will snack on a rocky road and peanut hifi later. I still have syns to use so maybe a crispy roll (6.5 syns) or some mikado (0.5 syns each). Or I seen a recipe for a 2 syn chocolate dessert yesterday, might try that

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Tuesday

13 hour shift at work today, am pretty wrecked so heading to bed soon

breakfast~ weetabix (x1), vanilla mullerlight , strawberries, grapes and a banana.

lunch~ leftover pasta in tomato sauce, fruit salad.

snack at 6~ rhubarb mullerlight, apple and rocky road hifi.

at some point between lunch and that snack i ate a banana

dinner~ this was at half 9 when i got home. sheppards pie made with quorn mince approx 1 syn.

I've been snacking a lot from then to now but I've been on my feet all day so deserved it!!

I've had:
-60g wholemeal bread toasted with 45g of reduced fat cheese. when the cheese had melted I poured 1tbsp of sweet chilli sauce over. It was great and all for 1.5 syns! (cheese and bread were HEA and 2nd HEB).
- 2 crispy rolls= 13 syns
- half a banana

So total syns for day 15.5. slightly over but don't mind since I've hardly had any the past few days.

now I'm going to get my food ready for work
tomorrow as back in at 8 and feed my pregnant dog! she's due any day now! so excited

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forgot to mention its weigh day tomorrow. after last week i am really hoping for a loss, will be so disappointed if I don't have one. scales at home aren't showing one tonight

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Ooh good luck for tomorrow x

thanks oasis6918, just back from group and disappointingly STS

i'm gutted, thats 2 weeks of sticking to plan and have put on 1.5lb. it would be pretty easy to go off track now and eat a load of chocolate but i'm trying to stay positive by thinking it will show on the scales next week.... but thats what I said last week

I've been thinking what can I do differently this week to make sure theres a loss next wednesday. So far I've had the following ideas:
1. Get someone to hide the scales so no sneaky peeks during the week.
2. Make more of an effort to be drinking 2 litres of water each day again
3. Vary my food more. Each day I'm at work I have the same breakfast and theres about 4 different lunches I make. I need to shake it up a bit. Got the new magazine at group so need to have a read and get some new ideas. I know theres salmon burgers and carrot, coriander and butter bean burgers. I don't have another full day at work until next Wednesday so this is the perfect week to do it.
4. Same with healthy extras. And also make the effort to actually have a full HEA.
5. Keep up this diary and the exercise.

Anyone with any other ideas please let me know!! All advice is welcome!

Anyway, onwards and downwards. 1 stone 1/2lb to target!

Todays food:

Breakfast= 1x weetabix with strawberries, a banana and vanilla mullerlight

Lunch= mushy pea curry with quorn pieces, served with rice. Had some pineapple, melon and a coconut mullerlight

Dinner= Shepards pie (1 syn for the gravy) and beans. Also ate 2 crispy rolls (13 syns) and a rocky road hifi (heb)

Before bed I'm going to have 60g of wholemeal bread toasted with 45g of reduced fat cheese melted on it and then 1 tbsp of sweet chilli sauce (1.5 syns). Had this last night and its delish!

Total syns will be 15.5 for the day. That makes my total for this week 87.5.

Originally Posted by ally_88

thanks oasis6918, just back from group and disappointingly STS

i'm gutted, thats 2 weeks of sticking to plan and have put on 1.5lb. it would be pretty easy to go off track now and eat a load of chocolate but i'm trying to stay positive by thinking it will show on the scales next week.... but thats what I said last week

I've been thinking what can I do differently this week to make sure theres a loss next wednesday. So far I've had the following ideas:
1. Get someone to hide the scales so no sneaky peeks during the week.
2. Make more of an effort to be drinking 2 litres of water each day again
3. Vary my food more. Each day I'm at work I have the same breakfast and theres about 4 different lunches I make. I need to shake it up a bit. Got the new magazine at group so need to have a read and get some new ideas. I know theres salmon burgers and carrot, coriander and butter bean burgers. I don't have another full day at work until next Wednesday so this is the perfect week to do it.
4. Same with healthy extras. And also make the effort to actually have a full HEA.
5. Keep up this diary and the exercise.

Anyone with any other ideas please let me know!! All advice is welcome!

Anyway, onwards and downwards. 1 stone 1/2lb to target!

Todays food:

Breakfast= 1x weetabix with strawberries, a banana and vanilla mullerlight

Lunch= mushy pea curry with quorn pieces, served with rice. Had some pineapple, melon and a coconut mullerlight

Dinner= Shepards pie (1 syn for the gravy) and beans. Also ate 2 crispy rolls (13 syns) and a rocky road hifi (heb)

Before bed I'm going to have 60g of wholemeal bread toasted with 45g of reduced fat cheese melted on it and then 1 tbsp of sweet chilli sauce (1.5 syns). Had this last night and its delish!

Total syns will be 15.5 for the day. That makes my total for this week 87.5.

Oh shame about the sts but it could have been worse it might just take a couple weeks to get the weight loss going again, I'd suggest try mixing up your meals like you said. Drink more water again, eat more superspeed foods, don't eat too late, and maybe have 10 syns instead of the full 15? Good luck this following week x

Good idea about the 10 syns, i'l do that from tomorrow as I've just had my toast don't think I should be eating 2 milky bar crispy rolls a day anyway, but there just so yummy!

Thursday:

breakfast~ strawberries, pineapple, grapes and banana. strawberry ww yoghurt

snack~ banana

dinner~ carrot, corriander and butterbean burgers (from new magazine) actifry chips, 45g reduced fat cheese, beans and tablespoon sweet chilli sauce (1.5 syns)

snacks~ fruit salad, 2 rocky roads, orange hifi, handful of crisps (5 syns)

total syns 6.5

no water drank though! made the burgers from the new magazine. didn't turn out that great, nowhere near the picture anyway! don't think i'l be trying them again! didn't get lunch today, was only doing a half day and then helped my dad with a few bits and pieces so by the time I got home it was time to make dinner so just ate a banana to keep me going.