Thread: Slim by Graduation.... Or Else :)

Hi Amy :-) your diary sounds exactly like my final year at Uni!! I joined weight watchers and the gym in a bit to get my (4stone!!!) weight gain bak down to my pre Uni weight!

I will be totally honest and tell you I didn't succeed...I lost a little then totally gave in, I felt MASSIVE at my graduation and went on to gain a further half stone...taking me to almost 14 stone...quite a number when you are 5"1!!

I wish like you I had found SW then, as I believe I would have been able to stick to it and really make and keep up with the difference!! I am SERIOUSLY rooting for you and you are doing amazing!! If anything from your diary I would say you're not eating enough...don't be scared of the free foods as well as super free!!

I joined SW 12 weeks ago, and have now lost 1 stone 9.5, I am beginning to feel so much better about myself; stick with it, you won't believe how quickly the weight keeps coming off!

Good luck, and keep up the good work!! Your losses so far are brilliant!! Xxx

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Originally Posted by glitterbubble88

Hi Amy, I know exactly what you mean about moving on, I used to get so impatient for weigh in day when I'd been a bit naughty just so I could have a new syns total to work back from! Good on you for counting your syns on your bad day, I wouldn't have been brave enough to do that, I would have just wrote it off and probably kidded myself that it hadn't been as much! I am subscribing to your diary, your posts are entertaining I have my own diary - confessions of a food-a-holic, feel free to share any tips you have with me as well, I'd really appreciate it! Good luck chick xx

I had to count them, I was imagining I'd gone into the 100's
I'm glad my posts are entertaining, I didn't just want to list what I had eaten, I wanted to tell you about me, my day to day and my ups and downs

I will have a look at your diary

Originally Posted by camz

Hi Amy :-) your diary sounds exactly like my final year at Uni!! I joined weight watchers and the gym in a bit to get my (4stone!!!) weight gain bak down to my pre Uni weight!

I will be totally honest and tell you I didn't succeed...I lost a little then totally gave in, I felt MASSIVE at my graduation and went on to gain a further half stone...taking me to almost 14 stone...quite a number when you are 5"1!!

I wish like you I had found SW then, as I believe I would have been able to stick to it and really make and keep up with the difference!! I am SERIOUSLY rooting for you and you are doing amazing!! If anything from your diary I would say you're not eating enough...don't be scared of the free foods as well as super free!!

I joined SW 12 weeks ago, and have now lost 1 stone 9.5, I am beginning to feel so much better about myself; stick with it, you won't believe how quickly the weight keeps coming off!

Good luck, and keep up the good work!! Your losses so far are brilliant!! Xxx

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Hi *Waves*

When I decided to take my weight loss seriously I looked into weight watchers and realised it just wouldn't fit into my life style, me and my OH wouldn't be able to eat together and I found there points system complex
SW was suggested by my boss who had lost 4 stone, a few friends and my mum so I thought with all this recommendation I should give it a go I am loving it and I know last week was just a blip, normally if i mess up like that on a diet I would give in, that's not even a consideration now

I know my diary looks like I don't eat much but my portions are huge, I am not very inventive with food and I have enjoyed eating fruit and veg again
Good Luck with your weight loss, what you have achieved so far is amazing

Thanks Hun :-) glad to hear about huge portion sizes ;-) I'm quite in inventive food wise too, I tend to eat the same things over and over again! Once I get rid of my poorlyness I fully intend to be straight back on plan and eating/making plenty of yummy food!! Xxx

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I have tried a few things with varying levels of success My Tikka Masala tasted like mouth fulls of pure curry powder :/ but my burgers and my kebab was ok I'm not a huge fan of mince meat so chilli's and things like that aren't my cup of tea, but I do want to try to make a nice stew some time

Lunch Chicken Cheese & Chorizo Wraps with Salad

Hi everyone

Well its weigh-in tonight and I'm a little nervous about it, I also can't wait for it to arrive
I had a lay in today which meant I missed 2 lectures and breakfast :/

But I feel so much better for the extra sleep. I've just had lunch, (the picture is above) and now I'm waiting for my mum to ring me then I'm off to the gym

I will be back on after my weigh-in to let you all know how much damage has been done.

Just as a aside, I have had to wait until I had done 50 posts before I could post Pics of my meals, but I have been still taking some, but here are the ones I have from the 1st few weeks of my SW journey
Cheese and Bacon Burger with Salad (O Syns with use of HXA & HXB)
TGI's meal out, Steak Veg and Wedge Salad (3 Syns for JB Sauce on steak)



2 of my Brekkies, Just needed to Syn the Sausage and the Toast was the HXB



Fruit and Yogurt

And here is my before photo for whoever wants to see it
This was taken with in the summer with my OH when we were on holiday, this is a few months before I joined SW and I did gain another 1/2 stone in that few months but I don't have any photos from that time

So excited to hear how your WI goes! Xxx

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Hiya
So I went to the gym earlier and did a hour in the gym My bum is so sore from the bike seat

Then I went to weigh in and I was sooo worried, if you have been reading all week you will know I had a bad week but I braved the scales
And................ I lost 1.5lbs I'm so happy and I have set a target for next week of 3lb to get my 1st award


Today I ate
Thursday
Brekkie - Nothing
Lunch - 2 Wholemeal wraps (HXB), with Chicken, 30g Chorizo (2 Syns) and 30g Reduced Fat Cheese (2/3 HXA) and Salad
Tea - I've not had it yet

Wow well done, FAB WI!! I bet you are over the moon! And your family will definitely see a major difference in you when you go home for Xmas!! I've got 2 WIs before my OHs cousins wedding, and I really want 4.5lbs off over those two weeks to have gotten my 2 stone...lets go for it together Hun!!

You are doing so well, I have so much respect for you losing weight whilst at Uni, I was able to do nothing but gain the whole time I was there, and for a year afterwards as well haha! It's so hard, keep up the good work!! Xxx

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Originally Posted by camz

Wow well done, FAB WI!! I bet you are over the moon! And your family will definitely see a major difference in you when you go home for Xmas!! I've got 2 WIs before my OHs cousins wedding, and I really want 4.5lbs off over those two weeks to have gotten my 2 stone...lets go for it together Hun!!

You are doing so well, I have so much respect for you losing weight whilst at Uni, I was able to do nothing but gain the whole time I was there, and for a year afterwards as well haha! It's so hard, keep up the good work!! Xxx

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Thanks
I am so happy especially after last week, I really thought I would have a STS at best, just goes to show if you stay on plan after a blip it doesn't have to be the end of the world
I'm hoping to get at least 10 pounds maybe even a 1St off in the next 6 weigh-ins That will put me at 12St for Xmas
I'm sure you can get 4.5lb off in the next two weeks, then you can enjoy the wedding and have everyone admiring how much you have lost

I find it easier now its my last year, there is so much work the nights out are cut down loads anyway, I don't think I could have done this in 1st or 2nd year!!!
And dont worry about not being able to do it whilst at uni, your doing it now and your doing amazing

Ahh you're doing great! I want 11.5off in the next 6 WIs, as my Xmas WI is meant to be Xmas day I'm really not sure how that would work, there is one on a Wednesday but do you think consultants will work Boxing Day!? I'm going to find out though as I buy a 12 pass at a time, so don't want to miss it!! Xxx

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My consultant runs 4 groups in the week but over Xmas she just does one a week which everyone can go to Luckily its my normal group just 2 hours earlier, but I think every consultant does it differently