*Drum roll please*.... 2.5lb lost!
YIPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
I am a slow and steady 1lb a week girl (and sometimes 0.5lb a week), so any loss over 1lb is amazing, I was grinning like a cheshire cat all night long.
Im up to 17lb total weight loss now, and fast approaching the best I have ever done on a weight loss plan (which was about 21lb on WW about 6-7 years ago). I missed a week of WW after going on holiday, then one week turned into 2 and so on and so on. 6 years later I started SW 3 stone heavier. When I see it like that in black and white I cant believe I ever let myself get so much more overweight when I was SO CLOSE to being in the 'normal' weight range. I could kick myself.
Its so important to try and go to class and get officially weighed as often as you can. I am so motivated at the moment, that over Christmas I attended a SW class the day after boxing day up at my mums house in Lancashire. I looked on the internet to see where my nearest one was, and just turned up (the beauty of SW is that you can attend any class in the country if you need to). The class leader was really welcoming and the lady weighing was impressed that I STS (as was I!).
So... what did I do different this week. Well, there are a couple of things that spring to mind. The first being exercise.
In the first couple of weeks on SW I did a fair bit of exercise, (I always have when losing weight, I find exercise is the key with me). I found that my losses were a steady 1lbish per week which I was happy with. Then I was a bit poorly one week and didnt exercise at all, and lost 3lb! The correllation didnt go unnoticed, and from then on I reduced the exercise and didnt exercise at all over the weekend - just before my weigh in. The next week I put on 1lb. Hmmm, strange thing this weight loss lark.
Following that I exercised once or twice a week max, and went back to losing 1lbish per week.
This week I decided to do something different, I have nearly overdosed on exercise! HIIT (high intensity interval training) on the exercise bike twice for 25 minutes each, 1 hour zumba class and a 2 1/2 hour walk on Saturday morning. It seems to have done the trick! I dont want to get hung up on it though because it wont necessarily produce the same results every week. But I think getting back on the exercise train is definitely the way yo go. And also, it helps with tightening and toning up so you're not left with lots of saggy skin.
Secondly, I did up my intake of veg this week, and had a couple of vegge meals such as Spicey Quorn and Bean Bake. It was so yummy! I had it with pasta and a bit of cheese so the whole meal was free (cheese was my HEXA).
One thing I will say is I had a fried breakfast (non SW... dont ask) and a few chocolates from leftover Christmas presents during the week... and I still lost 2.5lb. Im not advising people do this every week, but it just goes to show you dont have to completely deprive yourself. I have never felt deprived on SW, whereas on WW I spent a lot of the time feeling hungry and having a rumbly stomach. It might work great for some, its personal choice I suppose.
YIPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!
I am a slow and steady 1lb a week girl (and sometimes 0.5lb a week), so any loss over 1lb is amazing, I was grinning like a cheshire cat all night long.
Im up to 17lb total weight loss now, and fast approaching the best I have ever done on a weight loss plan (which was about 21lb on WW about 6-7 years ago). I missed a week of WW after going on holiday, then one week turned into 2 and so on and so on. 6 years later I started SW 3 stone heavier. When I see it like that in black and white I cant believe I ever let myself get so much more overweight when I was SO CLOSE to being in the 'normal' weight range. I could kick myself.
Its so important to try and go to class and get officially weighed as often as you can. I am so motivated at the moment, that over Christmas I attended a SW class the day after boxing day up at my mums house in Lancashire. I looked on the internet to see where my nearest one was, and just turned up (the beauty of SW is that you can attend any class in the country if you need to). The class leader was really welcoming and the lady weighing was impressed that I STS (as was I!).
So... what did I do different this week. Well, there are a couple of things that spring to mind. The first being exercise.
In the first couple of weeks on SW I did a fair bit of exercise, (I always have when losing weight, I find exercise is the key with me). I found that my losses were a steady 1lbish per week which I was happy with. Then I was a bit poorly one week and didnt exercise at all, and lost 3lb! The correllation didnt go unnoticed, and from then on I reduced the exercise and didnt exercise at all over the weekend - just before my weigh in. The next week I put on 1lb. Hmmm, strange thing this weight loss lark.
Following that I exercised once or twice a week max, and went back to losing 1lbish per week.
This week I decided to do something different, I have nearly overdosed on exercise! HIIT (high intensity interval training) on the exercise bike twice for 25 minutes each, 1 hour zumba class and a 2 1/2 hour walk on Saturday morning. It seems to have done the trick! I dont want to get hung up on it though because it wont necessarily produce the same results every week. But I think getting back on the exercise train is definitely the way yo go. And also, it helps with tightening and toning up so you're not left with lots of saggy skin.
Secondly, I did up my intake of veg this week, and had a couple of vegge meals such as Spicey Quorn and Bean Bake. It was so yummy! I had it with pasta and a bit of cheese so the whole meal was free (cheese was my HEXA).
One thing I will say is I had a fried breakfast (non SW... dont ask) and a few chocolates from leftover Christmas presents during the week... and I still lost 2.5lb. Im not advising people do this every week, but it just goes to show you dont have to completely deprive yourself. I have never felt deprived on SW, whereas on WW I spent a lot of the time feeling hungry and having a rumbly stomach. It might work great for some, its personal choice I suppose.
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