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wilma-bride

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Hi all, my name is Jo and I just joined WW online last week - for much the same reasons as the rest of us I imagine.

I am (almost) 42 and what is commonly known as a yo-yo dieter (although more recently I've just been a yo - and not the first part either). I lost nearly 4 stone on Weight Watchers back in 2009, absolutely loved the way I looked and was finally happy with myself. Then, for some inexplicable reason, I put all of the weight back on and more in less than a year. For the last 4 years I've probably lost and gained the same stone and a half or so. Very frustrating but nobody to blame except myself.

In the meantime, I've tried calorie counting, Slimming World, plain old healthy eating and exercise and nothing really worked for me. Whether I just wasn't in 'the zone' I don't know, but I decided last week to give WW another go. I haven't done WW since it changed to ProPoints so I was concerned that I'd find it hard. I briefly considered the F&H option but I really need the restrictions of staying within my points, while still enjoying the freedom that counting gives me.

I have also recognised that I am not doing enough exercise but I don't feel fit enough or confident enough to do too much at the moment, nor do I really have the time or the option to go to the gym in the evenings, so I bought a Fitbit last week and am working on increasing my daily steps. I'm embarrassed to admit that there were days over the past few months where I did less than 500 steps at the weekend. I am aiming to do at least 5000 steps a day at the moment (which is an increase on what I was doing) and hopefully make it to 10, 000 by the end of the month. I will update each daily entry with my Fitbit stats too.

Anyway, I joined last Monday but didn't start until Tuesday as that was my first day back at work. I weighed in this morning with a 7.5 lb loss so very happy with that for the first week.

Since I am an expert 'first week' dieter, I know it only gets harder from here though so I am hoping that keeping this diary and sharing here will help keep me on the straight and narrow and, hopefully, give other members some inspiration - although, truth be told, I'm a pretty boring eater!

I hope you will follow along or just pop in to say 'hi' from time to time :)
 
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So I made a little pact with myself that I wouldn't resort to doing what I've previously done on diets, i.e. weighed in then eaten like a pig for the rest of the day to celebrate my loss (or commiserate over my gain). However, I have decided that on weigh-in days I will eat whatever I fancy for my dinner and just point it - and if that means using some of my weeklies then so be it. With that in mind here is yesterday's food diary:

Day 7 - Monday 12th Jan

Breakfast:

40g Frosted Shreddies (no milk - yes, I'm weird like that) - 4pp

Mid-morning snack:

Special K Biscuit Moments Blueberry (2 biscuits) - 3pp

Lunch:

Warburtons Thin (Seeded) - 3pp
Kraft Cheese Single - 1pp
Walkers Baked Hoops & Crosses - 2pp

Dinner:

Tesco pork belly slices - 14pp
Cheese & Bacon potato skins - 7pp
Sourdough bread - 9pp

Dailies used: 28/28
Weeklies used: 15/49 (ouch!)

Steps: 10, 391
 
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Hi wilma-bride Although i am doing sw i wish you well on your journey, keep focused and plan and you will be where you want to be, take each day as it comes and you will see the results xx
 
Hi Wilma-Bride

I have just started doing the old WW points again yesterday, like yourself I am a yo-yo dieter and have lost and regained the same few stone numerous times and always gain more than I was before!:sigh: I also bought a Fitbit last week but as yet I haven't set it up. x
 
Hi Wilma-Bride

I have just started doing the old WW points again yesterday, like yourself I am a yo-yo dieter and have lost and regained the same few stone numerous times and always gain more than I was before!:sigh: I also bought a Fitbit last week but as yet I haven't set it up. x

Hi and good luck. Have you got much to lose? I am loving my Fitbit, it really is motivating me to move a bit more. Since I work in an office, I hardly ever move much during the day but I'm now making a conscious effort to have a wander around the building every hour or so.
 
So, today is day 9 on Weight Watchers. I am still feeling pretty positive and already feel slimmer (is that ridiculous after just over a week! :rolleyes: )

Here's yesterday's diary:

Day 8 - Tuesday 13th Jan

Breakfast:

Pink and white grapefruit segments - 0pp
Orange - 0pp

Mid-morning snack:

Apple - 0pp

Lunch:

Warburtons Thin (Seeded) - 3pp
Kraft Cheese Single - 1pp
Walkers Baked Hoops & Crosses - 2pp
Special K Biscuit Moments Blueberry (2 biscuits) - 3pp

Dinner:

Chicken breast fillet - 6pp
Old El Paso Smoky BBQ Fajita Spices - 1pp
Waitrose Crispy Potato Slices - 8pp

Snack

Tunnocks Teacake - 3pp


Dailies used: 27/28
Weeklies used: 15/49

Steps: 6, 568
 
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It snowed here yesterday so I was all at sixes and sevens when I got up, not knowing if I was going to brave the roads and head in to work or not. I eventually decided to go for it but, because I faffed about so much, didn't have time to do more than make my usual lunch and grab an apple for breakfast. Not good, I know.

Here is yesterday's diary.

Day 9 - Wednesday 14th Jan

Breakfast:

Apple - 0pp

Lunch:
Warburton's Thin - 3pp
Kraft Cheese Single - 1pp
Walker's Baked Hoops & Crosses - 2pp
Special K Biscuit Moments Raspberry (2 biscuits) - 3pp

Dinner:

Chicken Cordon Bleu - 10pp
Home made baked potato wedges - 4pp

Snacks:

2 strawberry Quality Street - 2pp
Tunnocks Teacake - 3pp

Dailies used: 28/28
Weeklies used: 15/49

Steps:
5, 385

Lots of meetings yesterday means I dropped off on my steps a bit, plus I finished early and didn't go anywhere in theevening cos it was just too cold and windy.
 
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Day 10 - Thursday 15th Jan

Breakfast:

Apple - 0pp

Lunch:

Warburton's Thin - 3pp
Kraft Cheese Single - 1pp
Walker's Baked Hoops & Crosses - 2pp
Special K Biscuit Moments Blueberry (2 biscuits) - 3pp

Dinner:

Chicken breast fillet - 6pp
Maggi Lemon & Herb - 1pp
Potatoes - 5pp

Snacks:

Walkers Baked Hoops & Crosses - 2pp
Crunchie - 4pp

Dailies used: 27/28
Weeklies used: 15/49

Steps: 6, 084
 
Day 11 - Friday 16th Jan

Breakfast:

2 slices wholemeal toast - 4pp
Marmalade - 3pp

Lunch:

Warburton's Thin - 3pp
Kraft Cheese Single - 1pp
Walker's Baked Ready Salted - 3pp
Special K Biscuit Moments Blueberry (2 biscuits) - 3pp

Dinner:

Steak - 6pp
Baked potato (small) - 4pp
Cheese - 3pp

Dailies used: 28/28
Weeklies used: 17/49

Steps: 6, 785
 
Bit of a naughty day today - but that's what weeklies are for, right???

Day 12 - Saturday 17th Jan


Lunch:

McChicken Sandwich (no mayo) - 9pp (estimated 9 as it is 10 with mayo)
Small fries - 6pp

Dinner:

Breaded chicken fillet - 7pp
Seeded roll - 5pp
Cheese single - 1pp
Crispy potato slices - 7pp

Snacks:

Popcorn - 4pp
Crunchie - 4pp

Dailies used: 28/28
Weeklies used: 32/49

Steps: 8, 403
 
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Hi wilma-bride another half off bit disappointed but i am trying to tell myself a loss is a loss it just seems like a lot of effort for a mangy half but onwards and upwards we will get there xx
 
Day 13 - Sunday 18th Jan

Lunch:


Sesame Seed Bagel - 7pp
Baked Hoops & crosses - 2pp

Dinner:

Gammon joint - 8pp
Coca cola - 1pp
Roast potatoes - 5

Snacks:

Crunchie - 4pp

Dailies used: 27/28
Weeklies used: 32/49

Steps: 2, 826 (lazy day today)
 
So, today is WI day and I lost 1lb :) Quite happy with that as I had such a good week last week, I couldn't have hoped for another big loss like that again. Although it's Monday (treat day), I plan to stay within my points as I am in London tomorrow with friends so might be having a drink or two and lunch out.

Day 14 - Monday 19th Jan

Breakfast:

Apple - 0pp
Grapefruit & orange - 0pp

Lunch:

Warburton's Thins (seeded) - 3pp
Cheese slice - 1pp
French Fries Ready salted - 2pp

Dinner:

Breaded chicken fillet - 7pp
Sweet potato - 4pp
Pitta bread - 4pp

Snacks:

Special K Biscuit Moments Blueberry (2 biscuits) - 3pp
Tunnocks Teacake - 3 pp

Dailies used: 27/28
Weeklies used: 0/49

Steps: 8, 589
 
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