newlou
Full Member
I had a rough upbringing and early adulthood. I left school aged 13, had no qualifications. By 17 I lived in a scruffy bedsit and was on jobs seekers, at 19 I was a single parent in a 2-bed council house that I couldn't afford to decorate or carpet. I racked up debt like you wouldn't believe. I was overweight, covered in psoriasis, had goofy teeth and smoked heavily.
I am now 27! I am the assistant manager in a care home, I am married with three children, I rent a beautiful house and can drive. I'm studying an access to HE course so that I can study nursing at university.
Physically: I am still very overweight, my psoriasis is almost gone, I haven't smoked in 17 days and I re-joined slimming world 4 days ago. I am also visiting the dentist in a few weeks for a consultation for braces. This time next year I am to have nice teeth, clear skin, a place at university - *but most importantly*: be at a healthy weight.
I am currently 19st 10lbs as of Tuesday 4th July at 7:30pm. My cousin and I weren't going to join until Tuesday 11th as we had a birthday coming up and was due to go to the toby carvery all you can eat in the AM and eat cake in the PM! However, there was a coupon in Bella magazine for free membership at SW, so we figured we may as well join early. Still enjoy Wednesday as planned and be on it.
So.. On Wednesday I had around 80 syns. I do kind of wish I hadn't, as I wouldn't have had a better loss this coming Tuesday if I didn't, however I enjoyed it and I mostly don't care!
Thursday was an SP day.
For breakfast I had a bacon sandwich on brown (HeB), no butter and no sauce (was smoked bacon so I didn't mind), followed by 2 satsumas.
For lunch I had a vegetable stirfry
For dinner I had a tuna steak with a few baked beans, brocolli, carrot and green beans.
Snacks: 3x babybel light (HeA) and an apple.
I went to bingo and stuck to 2x single whiskeys and half a bag of quavers. Other syns were from coffee. Total syns for the day: 12.5.
Friday was an SP day.
I had a SW breakfast of an egg, toast (HeB), 2x rashers of bacon, loads of tomatoes and mushrooms.
For lunch I had a chicken salad. 1.5 syns for the dressing.
For dinner I had SW chilli with cauliflower rice.
Snacks were: a regular latte, coffee and butter. Total syns for the day: 11.
Today. I intended today to be an SP day, but when I went to Iceland to grab something for lunch I got the SW potato salad, which isn't SP, so decided to have a normal day.
For breakfast I made my own version of eggs benedict. 2x small brown slices, a sauce made of quark, garlic powder, mustard and pepper. On top of the sauce was a half slice of ham on each and a poached egg. I had plenty of tomatoes with it.
For lunch I had the SW potato salad from iceland
For dinner I had SW carbonara. Pasta, chicken, mushroom, egg yolk, garlic and quark. Topped with cheese (HeA). I had a salad on the side.
Snacks (I've had quite a few today actually): watermelon, 1 banana, mullerlight, 3x pink and white marshmallow wafers. Syn total for today: 15.
I am now 27! I am the assistant manager in a care home, I am married with three children, I rent a beautiful house and can drive. I'm studying an access to HE course so that I can study nursing at university.
Physically: I am still very overweight, my psoriasis is almost gone, I haven't smoked in 17 days and I re-joined slimming world 4 days ago. I am also visiting the dentist in a few weeks for a consultation for braces. This time next year I am to have nice teeth, clear skin, a place at university - *but most importantly*: be at a healthy weight.
I am currently 19st 10lbs as of Tuesday 4th July at 7:30pm. My cousin and I weren't going to join until Tuesday 11th as we had a birthday coming up and was due to go to the toby carvery all you can eat in the AM and eat cake in the PM! However, there was a coupon in Bella magazine for free membership at SW, so we figured we may as well join early. Still enjoy Wednesday as planned and be on it.
So.. On Wednesday I had around 80 syns. I do kind of wish I hadn't, as I wouldn't have had a better loss this coming Tuesday if I didn't, however I enjoyed it and I mostly don't care!
Thursday was an SP day.
For breakfast I had a bacon sandwich on brown (HeB), no butter and no sauce (was smoked bacon so I didn't mind), followed by 2 satsumas.
For lunch I had a vegetable stirfry
For dinner I had a tuna steak with a few baked beans, brocolli, carrot and green beans.
Snacks: 3x babybel light (HeA) and an apple.
I went to bingo and stuck to 2x single whiskeys and half a bag of quavers. Other syns were from coffee. Total syns for the day: 12.5.
Friday was an SP day.
I had a SW breakfast of an egg, toast (HeB), 2x rashers of bacon, loads of tomatoes and mushrooms.
For lunch I had a chicken salad. 1.5 syns for the dressing.
For dinner I had SW chilli with cauliflower rice.
Snacks were: a regular latte, coffee and butter. Total syns for the day: 11.
Today. I intended today to be an SP day, but when I went to Iceland to grab something for lunch I got the SW potato salad, which isn't SP, so decided to have a normal day.
For breakfast I made my own version of eggs benedict. 2x small brown slices, a sauce made of quark, garlic powder, mustard and pepper. On top of the sauce was a half slice of ham on each and a poached egg. I had plenty of tomatoes with it.
For lunch I had the SW potato salad from iceland
For dinner I had SW carbonara. Pasta, chicken, mushroom, egg yolk, garlic and quark. Topped with cheese (HeA). I had a salad on the side.
Snacks (I've had quite a few today actually): watermelon, 1 banana, mullerlight, 3x pink and white marshmallow wafers. Syn total for today: 15.