Nettee's six week summer slim

[Nettee]

Hello - I am a recovering Slimming World member who had lost the plot a bit after reaching target. I have gained 8.5 lb since then and it is creeping on up. I have decided to post in the main section and try to move away from thinking about setting targets and what weight I think I should be and focus instead on healthy eating and exercise.

I do intend to continue to monitor my weight though and I hope it will start going down again.

So the plan for the next 6 weeks is:

• 5 x per week 30 day shred
• No refined carbohydrates
• Measured portions of potato, brown rice, brown bread and wholemeal cereal at meal times and one snack (equivalent of 4 hexbs daily)
• Measured portions of cheese (1 hexa) (see the SW in me hasn't left completely!)
• grazing on celery and tomatoes
• Fruit for puddings
• Vegetarian lunches and breakfasts
• No Aspartame
• Alcohol only on evenings out (and not loads even then)
• Keep posting on here with a Saturday morning weigh in

Goodness that does sound harsh - on the bright side I will be eating small amounts of full fat meat, fruit, nuts with meals and I am sure I will feel better for it!

I do wonder if this is sustainable even for 6 weeks. I imagine I will not do it perfectly but the thing is to get back onto the wagon and also not to go completely crazy on 6th July when my 6 week push is over.

Starting statistics: weight 9st 13.5lb
waist circumference: 36"

 

[Nettee]

day one level one of the 30 day shred done! Also have put on some new potatoes for lunch - think I will go for an omelette

 

[Nettee]

A pretty good start - enjoyed my lunch time omelette and then I had blueberries and cream for pudding.

thai green curry for supper with brown rice and no naan bread or mango chutney.

I had crisps for my afternoon snack - not sure if that is ok on my plan or not but resisted the ice cream that was also on offer.

no wine tonight - that was becoming a bit of a habit so it is a good one to break.

 

[Nettee]

Still going strong here and have seen the scales go down a little as well

Probably should not be have had gravy with my roast last night but I did. I have discovered wholemeal bagels which are a bit too big but very nice - I tend to have smaller portions of potatoes and am trying not be be too rigid. I am struggling to keep the apples that I bought to puddings only - probably will have to stop buying them again. berries don't seem to be the same problem.

Another thing is the crisps issue - probably better than cake and biscuits but obviously not brilliant. I seem to have eaten a fair number so far so will have to watch that.

Biggest struggle is the motivation to do my DVD - what with one thing and another over the bank holiday weekend I have still only done it once. Work to day which doesn't help. I need to get back into it.

Hoping for a half decent loss for Saturday.....

 

[Scanbran]

Seems like you're pretty motivated so far - good luck with this!

 

[Nettee]

Thank you scan bran. Got my 30 day shred done today and I have stuck to the eating plan - all on a working day too

Jacket potato, salad and left over roast chicken for supper tonight.

 

[Nettee]

Another good food day on the whole (except for my afternoon snack of crisps but then I did resist ice cream). I had carbonara for lunch with wholemeal pasta and a chicken stew with potatoes for supper. All very tasty. No 30ds today although I did walk quite a long way.

Last night I was peer pressured into two glasses of wine by my husband which I was bit annoyed about. I should have just said no. Never mind - the scales were looking good this morning.

 

[Nettee]

A reasonable day today. I have done my 3rd 30ds and feeling good on it. Lunch wasn't vegetarian but it was fish pie so not way off plan. Supper is going to be chilli and I am having kidney beans as my carbs. I was a bit grazy this afternoon and ate a few too many cashew nuts i think but haven't yielded to white flour or sugar yet.

I have been reading about the sugar busters diet which is quite similar to what i am doing. Main differences i have spotted so far are that Red wine is allowed arty0036:and Potatoes and crisps are banned. No surprises on the crisps front but I am surprised by the high glycemic index of potatoes.

 

[Nettee]

Long day at work yesterday and I didn't eat much but had a special occasion cream cake and a white rice low cal ready meal for supper plus a few glasses of wine. Was a bit nervous about weigh in this morning but actually had a big weight drop since yesterday. The official weigh in the morning showed a 5lb loss! Can't ask for more than that .

Week 1: 3 x 30ds........6 days mostly on plan...........5lb off

 

[Nettee]

Have been ticking along nicely - (although not doing my DVD but the plan is to do that this afternoon) - until yesterday evening when I had an Alpen bar binge (not unknown that for me) Frustrating in the extreme but I am back on it today and have got some bbq ingrediants for tonight to fit in with the plan. I think I was tired and hungry - I need to make sure I eat enough in the day time. Also probably pre menstrual which is always a tricky time both for sticking to an eating plan and for losing any weight!

 

[Nettee]

another 30ds done

I have been reading up on carb cravings and pms and am wondering whether to change my diet for one week a month. I read somewhere (on the internet so it must be true!) that going low fat and higher carb can be a good thing to do. So I am thinking of cutting out butter, cream and fat on meat and having another 2 carb portions a day which could even be white carbs or sugar. see if that prevents the binges.

 

[Nettee]

hmm well still working on getting the balance right. Any excuse and I am off! I won't tell you all I have been allowing myself over the last few days but let my official weigh in this morning speak for itself. I am not too upset but what looks like a big gain as last Saturday's weight was a freak low result after a day of not eating that much and today's weight is really only 1 pound over what it has been and it is the totm after all. Will have to reign in my carb consumption somehow though!

Only 2 shreds this week which is a bit few to say the least. Another one due this morning.

 

[tweekedgirl]

Heya Nettee, sounds like you're really in the right frame of mind to do this! Keep it up and you're gonna see great results.

Also, I feel your pain with carbs! I am a massive carb fan so I find it difficult to reduce them. I usually allow myself one portion of carbs per day, whether that pasta, rice potatoes ect, so not going overboard and I don't seem to have too many cravings. x

 

[Nettee]

Thanks tweeked girl - it is so hard when I let myself off just a little not to go overboard.

Shred 6 done this morning so that is good.

 

[Nettee]

still shredding at least. Need to do something about the eating plan!

 

[Nettee]

Back on the wagon of no sugar and no refined carbs with limited whole wheat, brown rice and potatoes. Just had a nice toast and banana tea time snack. Need to think about supper..... ? chilli

another shred done today too so only 2 more left on level 1. It is getting easier. I think I have settled down to 3 a week which is fine.

 

[Nettee]

two good days in a row - another long day at work combined with some good willpower yesterday and I am 2.5lb down on last week! This could be another freak low result like two weeks ago but even so it is good to see.

week 3 - 2 days on plan, 3 thirty day shreds, 2.5 lb lost

 

[Nettee]

30ds level 1 day 9 done! definately getting easier. one more to go before the dreaded level 2!