Day 80

Well I had a little bit of a holiday last week and missed my weigh in last Tuesday which should have been my 11th weigh in. However, I'm entitled to 6 weeks holiday so am counting last week as one of them.

Here is my progress so far.

I'm going back on 100% on plan to my 2.5stone award after Easter weekend! I just need another 8lbs to lose which averages at 2lbs per week which is do-able! Right, loads of curries and speed foods this weekend so!

Day 65

So it was Paddy's Day yesterday and with me being Irish, I celebrated it. I overdid it though! I walked in the parade which must have lost me about 5lbs but I probably put it all back afterwards when I had 1 glass of champagne, brownies, muffins, 2 pints of Guinness, 6 Malibus, Orange and some crisps!

Went overboard on my Syns allowance and somehow have managed to be on 126 syns on my second day of the week. Whatsmore, today I'm being bold with racking 20 syns!

Bold Caroline!

Day 63

Well well well.... Haven't posted here in ages... Guess I should start to as it will be a nice memoir for me to look back on. A lot has changed since my last post. I'll start with a diary of my weight loss to date...

So as you can see, I've been doing pretty well! Lost 1stone and 11.5lbs to date. Can't believe it myself to be honest as I've never lost weight before and I'm still having my packet of crisps, my chocolate but yet, still losing weight. 

I hope to lose 2.5lbs next week to get my 2 stone award! Got another 2.5 stone and some after that to go though before I reach my interim target. Hopefully I should hit my interim target before the 11/11/11 as I joined in 01/01/2011 so thought it would be fitting. I mean, if I get there, a 5 stone loss in 10 months is amazing! 

The Slimming World plan is great, you get to eat all your stuff but you gotta cut out the fat, oil etc... Recommend it to everyone!

Day 2

So I've been on this thing for 2 days now and to be honest it's not too bad. I haven't done a major shop yet so I don't have any proper food in. Been living off potatoes, eggs and bacon and beans for the past 2 days. I need to get some fresh fruit and veg into me so will be doing a shop in the local supermarket to buy a couple of bits and bobs and also stock up on the free foods.

Think I should sit down and plan my meals for the weekend cos I know that's probably gonna be the hardest part.

I have been filling up on my Syns though, I'm allowed 5 - 15 syns a day and I've been reaching the 15 syns limit. So I think I may have to only have 5 syns for the next couple of days.

Day Zero

Right, so now I've got the reasons, why and wherefores out of the way, I can get started on my target.

My target is to lose 1 stone by St.Patrick's Day which is the 17th March. 

Tonight after the class I had one last gorge on junk food at Eddie Rockets. It was beauitful! Right, off to bed now, tomorrow is Day 1 and the start of my new life!

Here we go....

I've decided, I'm gonna start a diary/blog of my experience losing weight with Slimming World. I will try and post at least 2 times a week about my weight loss and how I really feel about it. 

I have been wanting to lose weight for ages but I can't ever seem to get motivated so I thought, you know what, start a blog, see how much I eat, then come to the shock of the amount of it and then maybe I'll actually start to realise it's time for me to shift this weight.

Now I've got quite a nice curvaceous figure but I'm big. I take a size 18, sometimes I try and kid myself that I'm a 16 but the reality of it is, if there's an 18 available I go straight for it. I get told I have a pretty face, and I know myself that I do and I would have a stunning face if I had the body too. I don't mean a supermodel's body but a nice size 10-12 figure. I wouldn't have a double chin and my jawline would be more defined.

I suppose I have to ask myself what are the reasons why I'm doing this....

• For myself. I want to be able to go into a shop and not worry about if they have my size or go into a shop and be able to pick the size for me and know I can get a bigger size if it doesn't fit properly. Me as a size 16-18 it's not possible for me to go up the next size cos usually it is the biggest size in the store!
• I have a gorgeous boyfriend who loves my figure but sometimes I want to feel like I can be totally comfortable and not have those doubts in my mind about how I look when I'm with him.  
• To be healthier I suppose. I have a form of arthritis in my hips so weight pressure on it is not doing it any good. The less weight on my top half the better!

So how am I going to do this????

• Well I've just joined Slimming World. Hopefully this will be better than Weight Watchers and they will offer me a more flexible plan and support!
• Start Aqua Aerobics. 
• Join the gym
• Get the bus and walk to work instead of driving at least 2 days a week. 

So yeah, that;s my plan, it will change over the course of time. 

Talk soon :) 

C.