trollydolly
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Been avidly reading this forum for months now, and it's been a great help as I can't go to meetings (i'm a flight attendant long haul and I have the craziest schedules week in week out!) so, i've been following sw in the magazine and all the info a friend gave me. Been filling in the food diarys as well.
Up to 4 weeks ago, all was good. I was loosing 1lb a week, which i was more than happy with as I wasn't that heavy when I started (11st). I'm now 10st 2 with a target of 9st 7lbs, and for the life of me I can't shift any more weight! so, desperate not to loose heart and stay determined (which trust me, on stop-overs when you eat at nice restaurants, buffet breakfasts etc is very difficult!) i've been sticking to the diet so determinedly- i will get the last 7lbs off! Before, I went running/swimming twice a week. I've now stepped that up to 4/5 times a week in an attempt to get off this 10st2. I eat my healthy extras each day- I am correct in thinking we have 2 from a and 2 from b each day right? (of course correlating to red or green) my a's will be skimmed milk(full allowance) and low fat cheese (although this is more a sprinkling than a whole serving!) and my 2 b's are porridge+1 ryvita and 2 x ryvita. I have mostly green days (1/2 red days per week) as i dont really like meat and the're so inflexible! My portion sizes on free food are quite large though... (well, it fills a normal dinner plate-no second helpings). As for syns, i'm very strict with them and record them every day- they usually total about 7-9 a day and are made up of 14g of chocolate buttons and then a few in sw recipes like stock etc, pureed fruit, raisins.
Is this the dreaded plateau everyone talks about? once I shift past this weight- will every lb be this difficult to come off? Why is it happening? What can I do to get lower weight again? am I doing something wrong?
I know its possible to loose more- as i read sw success stories all the time where people have down to a lot lighter! I'm just feeling disheartened as i've been trying so hard!
any feedback would be great- and thankyou all so much, not just for this, but all your previous posts!
x x x
Up to 4 weeks ago, all was good. I was loosing 1lb a week, which i was more than happy with as I wasn't that heavy when I started (11st). I'm now 10st 2 with a target of 9st 7lbs, and for the life of me I can't shift any more weight! so, desperate not to loose heart and stay determined (which trust me, on stop-overs when you eat at nice restaurants, buffet breakfasts etc is very difficult!) i've been sticking to the diet so determinedly- i will get the last 7lbs off! Before, I went running/swimming twice a week. I've now stepped that up to 4/5 times a week in an attempt to get off this 10st2. I eat my healthy extras each day- I am correct in thinking we have 2 from a and 2 from b each day right? (of course correlating to red or green) my a's will be skimmed milk(full allowance) and low fat cheese (although this is more a sprinkling than a whole serving!) and my 2 b's are porridge+1 ryvita and 2 x ryvita. I have mostly green days (1/2 red days per week) as i dont really like meat and the're so inflexible! My portion sizes on free food are quite large though... (well, it fills a normal dinner plate-no second helpings). As for syns, i'm very strict with them and record them every day- they usually total about 7-9 a day and are made up of 14g of chocolate buttons and then a few in sw recipes like stock etc, pureed fruit, raisins.
Is this the dreaded plateau everyone talks about? once I shift past this weight- will every lb be this difficult to come off? Why is it happening? What can I do to get lower weight again? am I doing something wrong?
I know its possible to loose more- as i read sw success stories all the time where people have down to a lot lighter! I'm just feeling disheartened as i've been trying so hard!
any feedback would be great- and thankyou all so much, not just for this, but all your previous posts!
x x x
I also don't do as well when doing mostly green days and need to switch between red/green/EE to keep the weight coming off. Good luck hon, sounds like you have great willpower to have done this all on your own!!!
