Thread: Joined slimming world today :)

Hi everyone, After years of no exercise and eating junk food i decided that enough is enough and that i want to loose weight and lead a happier and skinnier life.
I have a journey to go or a lifetime which ever way you see it and i would like to have the support and encouragment around me so that i succeed in my weight loss.
I'm not a experienced cook but i do know a few reciepes however would appreciate a few helpful tips along the way.
I want to loose 4 stone ultimately. How has everybody found slimming world and have you managed to maintain your weight. please tell me your storys
Also with me working odd hours i would be grateful if anybody could help me with some good quick meal ideas for while i'm at work.
I will hopefully be posting my meals and my weight loss from week to week.
Hope to hear from you all.
Jess xx

Hi Jess
Very new myself, so just saying - there is so much info here, and lots of sharing of diaries too!

Originally Posted by Kayte

Hi Jess
Very new myself, so just saying - there is so much info here, and lots of sharing of diaries too!

Hello
thanks, yeah i go to group but this will help me all week i hope, have you found it easy, have you been posting your food diaries?

Yes, Kayte's Weight Loss Diary

loads of ideas on here and someone always knows the answers to any questions, so I would suggest spending time looking through the posts and GOOD LUCK with your weight loss and healthy lifestyle xx

Welcome Jess!
I'm a re-joiner after 3 years and it feels like I completely started again!
SW for me, personally is the only one worth doing. No counting or points.. just eating healthily and you can even have the things you want and not feel guilty for having them!
I love SW meals.. there are lots of ideas for meals on here
Good luck on your journey!
N x

hey, thanks for all of your answers
I started my slimming world plan today, and it is much needed after getting weighed yesterday :/ gasp!
I had a crappy start this morning as i hadn't been shopping so didn't eat anything until 2.30 starving isn't the word!
but i think over all I've had a good rest of the day.
Will be posting my food diary in a minute and constructive criticism welcome.
Thanks Jess xx

Hi Jess and welcome - I'm new too - and looking forward to your food diary :-)

breakfast/lunch- bannana (superfree)
lunch-home made vedgetable soup with 170ml gravy 3 syns
dinner-2 smoked haddock fillets boiled, 2 jacket potatoes oven cooked with fry light. beans and 35g of cheese (HEB)
Desert- tesco light choices strawberry yoghurt and pear.
Drinks-coke zero, 4 glasses of water, options belgian chocolate (2 syns)
Alpen light bar (hea)

syns-5

Welcome, it's very friendly and helpful here.
I've dieted on and of for pretty much all my adult life (I'm 45 :-() I'm new too and weighed in today after one week and lost 5lbs! I'm delighted, I've been full all week, I've had sooooo many pieces of fruit and veg, ive slept well and had more energy. I've tried 3 SW recipes this week and they are so easy to do and follow so I can recommend the chicken chausseur, beef chilli and baked potato with prawn and seafood dressing. Might be helpful to look at the website for meal ideas then plan your shopping and cooking round that. I've also made soup this week as I can have a big bowl of syn free veg or minestrone for lunch at work with fruit and a muller fat free yogurt.
Hope you enjoy SW, I certainly am and hoping its a change for life......
M x

It is all about changing your attitude to food I think, I never want to be this big again, 5 pounds is awesome if I get that next week I will be chuffed, I've got a few to do this week so hopefully they will turn out well diet coke chicken for one, good luck and hope to hear from you again xx

Food diary day 2

Home made vegetable soup with 1 tbs of gravy ( 1 syn) yoghurt, cup of tea.
Chicken stir-fry with schezuan chilli sauce ( 3 syns half a packet) lot's of vegetables.
Onken strawberry yoghurt with bannana.
pasta and sauce ham and leek made with milk (Hea) Bannana.

I'm going to try and have a better day today, I was out nearly all day yesterday so couldn't make anything when i wanted so i started to feel hungry and faint ( no good)
So i'm gonna have a full english then i'm going out but i'm going to take something with me and dinner is already planned. With my social life and job slimming world is pretty hard, but i'm going to stick to it for a couple of weeks and see if i can find a happy medium
Jess xx

You can do it Jess! Juggling might be hard to start with but over time, it will become 2nd nature and won't feel like a burden.
Don't give up!

N x

Originally Posted by NLPoynton

You can do it Jess! Juggling might be hard to start with but over time, it will become 2nd nature and won't feel like a burden.
Don't give up!

N x

Thanks yeah i will give it a few weeks try to become a bit more creative with food as well