Jenni's diary: Given up chocolate!

[Emma_2008]

Heh, I wish I felt like I was doing well!
I keep binging on chocolate and losing weight, which you may all think is a good thing, but in the long run it's really not!
Hmm.

x

I'm jealous too Jennikay!!! My goal weight is almost 13 stone as i am 5 foot 11 and have a nig build anyway so if i was your weight i would be trying to gain weight!!! And i have no problem doing that! lol xx

 

[jennikay]

Lol. I'm a small person (5' 3", fairly small frame) which is why I'm going down to 9 stone.
I think a size 8 is acceptable, any smaller and, well, it's TOO thin.

My sister, who's 5' 8" ish, wants to get down to 9 stone and I told her she'd be like a stick!

x

 

[Emma_2008]

Lol. I'm a small person (5' 3", fairly small frame) which is why I'm going down to 9 stone.
I think a size 8 is acceptable, any smaller and, well, it's TOO thin.

My sister, who's 5' 8" ish, wants to get down to 9 stone and I told her she'd be like a stick!

x

Oooh eesh, that does seem a bit low for your sister! My sister is about 5'6 i think and she seemed a bit too skinny when she was 9 stone

I dont think i could go under 12 and a half, i'll just see how i go when i get nearer to that, way off from it at the minute! xx

 

[jennikay]

I'm not sure how much weight I should lose, I mean, apparently my ideal weight is 8st 9 or something like that.

And weight loss can get addictive

I might get myself under 9 stone, and then whenever I see the scales say 9 stone I cut back a bit

x

 

[Karenlou]

That sounds like a sensible plan jenni x

 

[jennikay]

Yum, stir-fry

We've run out of quorn, so I used real chicken
And we've run out of beansprouts, so I thought I'd try sweetcorn.

I have to say, it's gorgeous and totally worth the extra 2 points

And sugar free jelly for dessert


Yummmm.

x

 

[jennikay]

I have the urge to go and fry myself a few mushrooms, lol.

My sister was just saying she didn't have enough points for a crunchie AND a hot chocolate, and I was saying I don't either, and then we were both like 'let's share one'

I have 1.5 points left for a hot chocolate, which either means 9 teaspoons of chocolate powder or I might make it with (skimmed) milk.

Yum
I'm having a good day
And I'm sticking to 16 points quite well since I rediscovered diet coke

The nurse rang today, and yes I still have glandular fever, lol.
I have to back for yet another blood test in a month, lets hope my bruises have healed by then.

x

 

[omnomnom]

I've now got diet coke and options hot chocolate. Phew!

 

[jennikay]

I'm getting diet coke tomorrow morning
And I have highlights hot chocolate, which isn't quite as good, but it'll do

x

 

[Starlight]

Oh I havent had hot chocolate in ages!! Youve put me in the notion for some now lol

 

[jennikay]

Oh I havent had hot chocolate in ages!! Youve put me in the notion for some now lol

As long as it's low point haha.

My sister insists on having galaxy hot chocolate, which is about 3 points because she makes a huge mug of it

I'd prefer 6 mugs of highlights

 

[jennikay]

Ohmigod - this morning I was 9st 4
Of course, after the candy floss tonight I'll be 9st 5 tomorrow, but still.

I just had a bit of a thought, I realised how well WW is working for me (much better than the higher plans on CD) and my goal of 9st by Christmas is looking very achievable

When I joined WW I thought, well, this may well not work since I found it VERY difficult to get below 10 stone and stay there! But it (and tonsillitis) has worked fantastically and I'm really happy with it, I really look forward to maintaining with WW too I love the points system.

Then when I get to 9st, I have to decide if I want to lose more weight or not. I'll probably lose a few more lbs in preparation for Christmas, and see if I prefer being that weight, and if not then I won't go back to it after Christmas

And, I just realised, 9st 4 is my 10%
Though my WI is on an evening, so I prob won't be 9st 4 at my WI.

I'm hoping for 9st 5-6 though

I'm going to cut down to 16 points this weekend, I sooo want those scales to say 9st 5-6 on Monday!
Then I can have a treat (maybe a WHOLE choc bar ) and spend the rest of the week working it off

x

 

[Karenlou]

Fantastic! Fingers crossed for Monday x

 

[jennikay]

Aha, as I predicted, I'm 9st 5 this morning.

16 points/day this weekend and I should be on track for a 1-2lb loss on Monday, fingers crossed.
(As long as I don't drink 2 cans of diet coke before the meeting again! )

x

 

[Karenlou]

No, you definitely don't want that lot swilling round in your tummy just as you get on the scales!

Drink them afterwards

 

[jennikay]

Hehe, a celebration diet coke

I'm hoping I won't get persuaded to go to cadets on Monday, so I can have my dinner AFTER my meeting

x

 

[Karenlou]

Dinner after weigh-in is always a sensible idea

 

[jennikay]

I'm in a chocolate mood today

I'm trying to satiate it with hot chocolate and it's not working, lol.

I was 9st 5 this morning
I'm going to try to keep between 14 and 16 points today, so I should be 9st 4 tomorrow and I should have lost 2 lbs at my meeting.

Then I'm going to write off the points I've gone over this week and start again tomorrow.

At the moment, including my tea which I'm going to eat in about an hour, I'll have eaten 13.5 points.

This is what confuses me though - they say you need 16 points because otherwise you're not getting nutrients etc. - but if I cut out the 'empty calories' (i.e. chocolate) I'd be on about 10 points a day, so surely there's no difference for me in nutrition between eating 10 points and eating 16 points, as long as it was the junk that I cut out?

Or maybe they're just covering their backs, because once you go below 16 points, it's less than 1000 calories, so is classed as a 'low calorie diet' (assuming you're eating no sat. fat.)

Confusing, huh.

I can't wait for my WI

x

 

[jennikay]

:cry:

I'm never going to be able to find bras that fit anymore!

I'm moving into a 30DD, which is just great because the only places which do that size are La Senza and... well, that's about it, unless I get them online. Hmph.

Not happy.

x

 

[jennikay]

Oh, and M&S do my size. Occasionally.

No more £8 Sainsbury's bras though