Airlyeth's Weight Loss Diary

Airlyeth

Airlyeth

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It's time to do something about this! I figured that the only way I'm going to do this is by doing it, you know?
So, I'm joining Slimming World on Wednesday! I'm 18 in 12 days and I simply do not want to get to my 19th birthday looking like this.
I've been trying to eat healthy but it just hasn't worked, I need some kind of motivation and some kind of plan. I lost a stone last year on Weight Watchers but it didn't stick because I was only taking it half seriously. Now I am dead serious.
So behold the start of my weight loss journey. I'll post my stats on my first weigh in on Wednesday.
Wish me luck!

P.s.
Has anyone tried or is on the Slimming World programme and is it good?

Edit: I decided to write a little more about myself to keep this diary going. So here goes!

I guess I should start with how much weight I want to lose. Well at a guess before my weigh in, as my scales are totally wrong, I think I weight between 225-235lbs. Which is really kind of horrible, but that's why I'm here right?
I know that I'm not built to be skinny. I have wide shoulders, big thighs from my netball days, and my figure is pretty much textbook hourglass (which I love!) I just know that I'll never be a straight up and down skinny!
So I'm aiming for 135-140lbs as my goal weight. Maybe if that doesn't sit well on me then I'll go a bit lower but for now that is my realistic ending goal.
I would like to have got down to this weight by my 19th birthday on September 9th 2009. I realise it's way too late to expect any significant difference by my 18th! On the mini goal front I would like to have dropped a couple of dress sizes by Christmas. I'm not sure if three months is a realistic time scope to lose the weight to drop two dress sizes but we shall see!
My motivation for this is happiness, vanity and fashion! I want to be able to wear cute designer clothes but at the moment it's just not happening! Everytime I buy something remotely fashionable I lose weight and it just hangs off me or I put on weight and it's so tight that it's unpleasant to wear. I would like to get to a stable weight where I can wear a size 10 and feel comfortable and stylish. I know as a person I would become much more confident and happier if I lost the weight as at the moment I feel it's holding me back.

My plan of action is to do Slimming World. I did try Weight Watchers last year and lost a stone and I know if I joined WW again I would lose weight. I just fancied something different so am going for SW. It's not as scary as I once thought, getting weighed by someone else, as everyone is there for the same reason so no one really judges.
On the exercise front I really have to get myself moving! I was enrolled in a gym about a year ago and started running. But you know how it is when you just give up. I've decided that I can't afford the gym this time but I'm going to go running about 3 times a week and also do some yoga. I'm hoping to be able to run a marathon, or even just some form of race, at the end of this just to prove to myself that I CAN get fit if I put my mind to it.

I'll be starting SW on Wednesday so I will post my actual weight up then and my height and BMI. Maybe even some of my measurements.

I'm feeling really confident about this now!!
 
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So I bit the bullet and went to Slimming World.

I weighed in at 16st 5.5lbs. That's 229.5lbs. I'm actually quite disgusted with myself but at the same time really motivated to move forwards.

Tomorrow will be a green day. On a green day you can eat unlimited rice, pasta and grains, vegetables and pulses. And on any day I can eat unlimited fresh fruit, veggies, eggs, very low fat dairy products and vegetable proteins like Quorn.

I start back at college tomorrow. Year 13th!! *bites fingernails* I'm seeing it as a fresh start and like I said in my first post I would like to have dropped a couple of dress sizes by December/January.

I'm planning to alternate green and red days. On red days you can eat unlimited meat and fish. On both days there are different healthy extras: a and b and you have either 1 or 2 of a and 2 of b. These healthy extras include cheese, cereals, milk, etc. It varies on what day you're on and you can choose whichever day you want to be on.

I like starting a plan like this. I know I can keep it up.

You also get 5-15 Syns a day. The Syns can be in anything from chocolate to dried or canned fruit.

So, that's it in a nutshell. I'll keep updating this as much as I can and document the weight loss ( that's if their is some!).
Wish me luck!
 
I couldn't resist having a sneaky peek on the scales this morning and I did like what I saw, but I couldn't really calculate anything because our scales are so out of whack. Must invest in a new set.

Other than that I think everything is going well. I don't see myself as on a diet I see my food choices changing. And although this is only day 4 I'm starting to feel so much better about myself. Because there are certain foods I don't have to worry about I know that when I'm out I can stick to them and not worry about counting points or Syns or anything. I did have some of my Syns yesterday but I figured that one day wasn't going to hurt and it would probably give my metabolism a bit of a boost anyway.

I think the main thing is how much healthier I feel rather than how much weight I'm losing. Before I felt sluggish and now I feel as if I have more energy and I am starting to look in the mirror and feel a bit better about myself.

I thought I might struggle going to a friends house and going to the pub last night but I didn't feel like I had to restrict myself. I stuck to what I knew and as I was on a Green day I had a jacket potato with beans and it was really good. I also knew that when I came home I could have a mini babybel and an alpen bar as parts of my healthy extras.
In fact my healthy extras are the bits I struggle with so I'm going to try and incorporate them into my meals instead of tacking them on the end!

So far so good! :)
 
Well done so far :)

Are your family supportive and helpful with everything? The worst thing I'm finding is that mine keep chocolate and crisps and lots of unhealthy things to snack on so that I'm tempted more than I'd like to be.

Good luck :)
 
My family are supportive but they themselves aren't following the diet. I'm okay with that because they aren't really buying junk that would tempt me and even if there is something in the house I find myself choosing the healthier options because they fill me up in a nicer way whereas chocolate is great until it makes me feel sick.


My only concern for this week is that it's my 18th on Tuesday and my weigh in on Wednesday. I'm trying to pick a restaurant where I can have something that is relatively low in Syns. Italian seems to be the common thread, for a green day of course so I think I'll go for that. But my sister is taking me clubbing afterwards and I don't want to be counting all night.

I guess that if I'm good for the remainder of this week it shouldn't be a problem and even if I do show a gain or no loss on the Wednesday I'll know it was because of the night before. If that makes any sense!
 
At least you're trying to pick somewhere that would be helpful towards your weight loss but you don't want to spend your birthday worrying too much about your weight like that. If I was you, I'd stay sensible and keep an eye on what you're eating and drinking but overall have fun and try not to worry - you only turn 18 once.

Happy birthday for tomorrow! :)
 
Hey there!
Thanks Jenfur. My birthday was positively brilliant and my weigh in weight today was even better!!
We went to an italian restaurant last night. I had a seafood salad, lasagne and shared an ice cream with my friend. I drank a fair bit too so I'm expecting next weeks weight loss to be not as good as it was today.
But here we go. Drum roll please!!

I have lost 7lbs this week!!
Which brings my weight to 222.5lbs. Or 15st 12.5lbs.
Happy days!!
 
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