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Mediterranean_Mum

Hi everyone - been hovering for a couple of days as I just can't think of anything inspiring to write. To be honest I'm fed up and bored and fat!

I just can't get myself motivated at the moment. I'm supposed to be going shopping this evening and I should be sitting writing a menu plan and shopping list and I just can't be bothered. It's still so damn hot over here and it's now really getting me down.

I can't be bothered chopping vegetables or making anything that is remotely healthy as it's just too much like hard work.

Really sorry to be such a whinge when you are all doing so well.

stef240377

Hello all.

Totally agree with all the comments on how the weather is affecting appetite moods. Yesterday after a washed out morning shivering queuing for rides at Alton towers all i wanted was something warm and comforting. My sister didnt want to go straight back to the camp site she was stopping on to start cooking at 9pm by the time we would have gotten back so suggested finding somewhere to eat on the way back.
Settled for a table table place where it was extremely warm and welcoming. Menu's handed out and the last thing on my mind was the undressed salads when i wanted internally warming up.
The lure of the tex mex buffet won! However, i had 1 ladle of white rice, 1/2 a ladle of quorn chilli and 1/2 ladle of spicy chicken with vegetables, 5 tortilla chips and a tiny sprinkling of cheese. As it was a buffet you could refill as often as you wanted but i resisted the amount on the plate, not even 3/4 covered was more than enough and the warming spices hit the spot. Hoping that as i have been lax this week with the syns i wont have done too much damage
So today has seen me on damage limitation, melon and pineapple for breakfast, yesterdays proposed turkey stir fry for lunch and am thinking the SW 'heinz' tom soup for tea with some more sf fruits for afters.

Joining in the chat with the make up of group, i find it disheartening listening to the same old same old each week of how xyz couldnt stick to plan because a Domino's pizza fell through the door which tempted the g&t demon to pop out and well i couldnt recover scenarios. I just cant get my head round why this set of ladies want to go to a slimming group, paying out week after week to listen to gains 3out of 4 weeks and a loss of 0.5lb the other and whinging that they cant see why. Surely if they are only into it for a social group this set of ladies would just be better taking their fiver each week to the pub and meeting up instead of what i see public humiliation Sounds like im being meiserbale now but not intending to do so as i know im not angel.

Anyway, will get myself to WI tonight and report back later hopefully lighter and in better spirits than i am now. Good luck to all other WI's this evening.

maman

poohbear59 wrote: »

I am delighted to have found out that despite all my syns at the weekend I have lost 2lbs this week. For the next week I am going to try to have fewer syns or to at least spread them about a bit.

I really wouldn't go for fewer syns if I were you poohbear. If you want to speed things up I'd just up your SFSs by having loads of veg with your meals and grazing on fruit. We had a tip the other week where suggestion was that when you help yourself/plate up your meal put the veg on first. If you fill about half the plate then it automatically leaves less room for the free food.

Mediterranean_Mum wrote: »

Hi everyone - been hovering for a couple of days as I just can't think of anything inspiring to write. To be honest I'm fed up and bored and fat!

I just can't get myself motivated at the moment. I'm supposed to be going shopping this evening and I should be sitting writing a menu plan and shopping list and I just can't be bothered. It's still so damn hot over here and it's now really getting me down.

I can't be bothered chopping vegetables or making anything that is remotely healthy as it's just too much like hard work.

Really sorry to be such a whinge when you are all doing so well.

Poor you! You're baking while here it's so miserable that we're yearning for the soup recipes. We're never satisfied.;)

On the Image Therapy: I, too, can't stand the session. It's soooo boring and I particuarly loathe where you're expected to applaud people who've gained. You can see them physically squirming with embarassment. What keeps me going is the lovely people I've met of all ages and walks of life that I would never normally come into contact with. So the best bit is chatting with my new friends before and after Image Therapy about how the week's gone, passing on tips, giving encouragement etc. The problem is that while staying for group is always recommended there's no financial penalty to SW if you don't. I agree you do need to speak up penny. Ask around the group about what they think of IT and if there's general agreement then approach the consultant together with your suggestions.

I managed to show a 1lb gain at WI today. I'm wording it like that as I also left my shoes and cardi on for the first time ever.:o Today I've had a SW breakfast but will have a more flexi dinner tonight.

Mediterranean_Mum

I realise that I must sound like a real moan when the weather is so bad in the UK but believe me I would honestly love to be making hot soups than running around with the sweat pouring off me! A client today commented on the fact that I was so white and I had to explain to him that it's one thing going on a two week holiday to the sun and sunbathing and lounging around the pool - it's a completely different matter when you live and work in this heat and you're not sitting in an air conditioned office all day long.

I know we're never happy whatever we're doled up but wouldn't it be nice if we could all just have a happy medium rather than the too much rain of the UK and the too much heat of the Med!

SwipernoSwiping

poohbear59 wrote: »

Well done all the losers. Thank you for the continued support. shellieholly I am taking your advice and working on making my choices the right ones
I now have DH trained not to make me cups of tea or coffee with milk unless it comes from my allowance. Just need to train DSs and DD. I am lucky that they are so helpful but I now realise that was one way where I was having too many syns.

I am delighted to have found out that despite all my syns at the weekend I have lost 2lbs this week. For the next week I am going to try to have fewer syns or to at least spread them about a bit.

:beer::T:beer: It doesn't all happen over night, keep chipping away...you'll get it all in order eventually. Don't cut down on your syns just yet... it happens naturally.

Mediterranean_Mum wrote: »

Hi everyone - been hovering for a couple of days as I just can't think of anything inspiring to write. To be honest I'm fed up and bored and fat!

I just can't get myself motivated at the moment. I'm supposed to be going shopping this evening and I should be sitting writing a menu plan and shopping list and I just can't be bothered. It's still so damn hot over here and it's now really getting me down.

I can't be bothered chopping vegetables or making anything that is remotely healthy as it's just too much like hard work.

Really sorry to be such a whinge when you are all doing so well.

:DWhinge all you like MM, makes me feel better when its my turn!:D Though I know how you feel I was like that about a month ago.

So...the coconut cream pie at 3 syns per slice is a success!!! and deliciously luxurious. can't wait to tuck in.
Banana and Cinnamon topped with whipped frosting come in at 1.5 syns, sadly they shrunk when taken out i used too many eggs so not quite done but the kids enjoyed decorating...and i have more bananas to use up..
when hubby gets home i will share the recipes for both and for a lush stew/soup that warms every bone...packed with superfree..:D can't right now as it's darn hard to type as quick as I like to with a toddler snoring on my knee

gettingthere54

Hi all,
I went to class last night and managed to get a seat with some " strangers ", these women I had not seen before. I and only a couple of others seem to be the regulars.
I really did not have the heart to stay to class for the " image therapy ".
As mentioned in another post, you get the same old fools bragging that they have eaten X amount of chocolates, chips, kebabs, wine etc etc.
I sat there and listened to 4 women laugh and joke with one another with the same old drivel with one woman in particular stating exactly what she had eaten and drank.
So I could not help myself and chipped in. Stating that I thought they were all crazy, why would any sane person pay a fiver every week to stand on scales knowing that they have not made the effort to stay to plan. That you only get out of the plan what you put into it. They actually stopped their chatter and looked at me in disbelief as if to say how dare you say something like that!!
Then some smart a$$ asked me how much I had "managed" to lose, I promptly told them to open mouthed disbelief only to stand up and join the queue, got weighed and was told I HAD GAINED 1.5 POUND!! :mad::mad: Too much fruit probably ( it's happened before for me ).
It certainly gave them food for thought ( I hope so ) so maybe next week they can put more effort into the plan and get some value for money!! :rotfl::)

SwipernoSwiping

gettingthere54 wrote: »

Hi all,
I went to class last night and managed to get a seat with some " strangers ", these women I had not seen before. I and only a couple of others seem to be the regulars.
I really did not have the heart to stay to class for the " image therapy ".
As mentioned in another post, you get the same old fools bragging that they have eaten X amount of chocolates, chips, kebabs, wine etc etc.
I sat there and listened to 4 women laugh and joke with one another with the same old drivel with one woman in particular stating exactly what she had eaten and drank.
So I could not help myself and chipped in. Stating that I thought they were all crazy, why would any sane person pay a fiver every week to stand on scales knowing that they have not made the effort to stay to plan. That you only get out of the plan what you put into it. They actually stopped their chatter and looked at me in disbelief as if to say how dare you say something like that!!
Then some smart a$$ asked me how much I had "managed" to lose, I promptly told them to open mouthed disbelief only to stand up and join the queue, got weighed and was told I HAD GAINED 1.5 POUND!! :mad::mad: Too much fruit probably ( it's happened before for me ).
It certainly gave them food for thought ( I hope so ) so maybe next week they can put more effort into the plan and get some value for money!! :rotfl::)

Go you... see..down to earth gal... gets the gossip going :beer::rotfl:

Pennylane

stef240377 wrote: »

Hello all.

Totally agree with all the comments on how the weather is affecting appetite moods. Yesterday after a washed out morning shivering queuing for rides at Alton towers all i wanted was something warm and comforting. My sister didnt want to go straight back to the camp site she was stopping on to start cooking at 9pm by the time we would have gotten back so suggested finding somewhere to eat on the way back.
Settled for a table table place where it was extremely warm and welcoming. Menu's handed out and the last thing on my mind was the undressed salads when i wanted internally warming up.
The lure of the tex mex buffet won! However, i had 1 ladle of white rice, 1/2 a ladle of quorn chilli and 1/2 ladle of spicy chicken with vegetables, 5 tortilla chips and a tiny sprinkling of cheese. As it was a buffet you could refill as often as you wanted but i resisted the amount on the plate, not even 3/4 covered was more than enough and the warming spices hit the spot. Hoping that as i have been lax this week with the syns i wont have done too much damage
So today has seen me on damage limitation, melon and pineapple for breakfast, yesterdays proposed turkey stir fry for lunch and am thinking the SW 'heinz' tom soup for tea with some more sf fruits for afters.

Joining in the chat with the make up of group, i find it disheartening listening to the same old same old each week of how xyz couldnt stick to plan because a Domino's pizza fell through the door which tempted the g&t demon to pop out and well i couldnt recover scenarios. I just cant get my head round why this set of ladies want to go to a slimming group, paying out week after week to listen to gains 3out of 4 weeks and a loss of 0.5lb the other and whinging that they cant see why. Surely if they are only into it for a social group this set of ladies would just be better taking their fiver each week to the pub and meeting up instead of what i see public humiliation Sounds like im being meiserbale now but not intending to do so as i know im not angel.

Anyway, will get myself to WI tonight and report back later hopefully lighter and in better spirits than i am now. Good luck to all other WI's this evening.

That is precisely how I think but you say it much better! I stick to plan and lose, albeit fairly slowly. I pay £5 to go, drive a 20 mile round trip so I can't see any point whatsoever in going crazy eating bad stuff like many of our group say they do.

There was a lovely lady at our group last night who has lost a huge amount of weight in the last year. She has gained slightly the last few weeks and I felt really sorry for her because she genuinely can't see why she is gaining because she is like me, and sticks to plan. She definitely didn't get much in the way of support in the Image Therapy session and looked really dejected.

Our consultant actually spent more time listening to another woman saying she'd had a naughty day at the seaside eating candyfloss, icecream and fish & chips and had therefore gained a couple of pounds. The advice to her was to get back on track but hey, if she ENJOYED her day at the seaside then it was all OK.

I have no plans at the moment to stop going because I love the SW eating plan, the recipes, the magazines etc. I also feel very, very healthy and I don't even feel like I'm trying to lose weight. However, if it carries on like this I think there will come a time when I choose not to stay to Image Therapy and I think that's a real shame.

Since I've been going I have noticed that a few other people have stopped staying to this session and they were really bubbly people with some great ideas. I will see if I can catch a couple of them next week before they disappear and see what can be done. Although you'd think that if the numbers who stay keep dropping then she must surely think something is not right.

joedenise

Pennylane wrote: »

There was a lovely lady at our group last night who has lost a huge amount of weight in the last year. She has gained slightly the last few weeks and I felt really sorry for her because she genuinely can't see why she is gaining because she is like me, and sticks to plan. She definitely didn't get much in the way of support in the Image Therapy session and looked really dejected.

I'm in a similar position in that I've been sticking completely to plan for the last few weeks and have gained every week. Have been to see my GP (about something else) and she thought it may be connected to my thyroid so have had a blood test and now waiting for the result. Hopefully it will just be a case of increasing my dose of thyroxine a bit.

Denise

stef240377

I have just had a chat to my son as despite my best efforts the last few weeks he keeps sabotaging it. He is a prolific binge eater when stressed, currently being the only child at home seems to be playing on his mind - his slightly older brother is refusing to come home and thats a different thread entirely. But, i have said to him whilst i can manage our meal times and the limitation of syns, when he is left at home this isnt free reign to go and raid my husbands stash and pig out, hiding wrappers in all areas of the house (now to be kept in a safe to contain temptations). The past 2 weeks he has had slight gains. We started this journey together on 10th June at home and in total he had lost 19lb up to the 2 gains. He is adamant that this is something he wants to do because i had an indepth conversation with him, even the grin on his face knowing he had lost 2 waist sizes was an incentive for him when uniform shopping. So have given him an ultimatum that we will go for the next 2 weeks however should both of those be gains i will no longer be taking him as its not what i signed up for and balancing that out i will not be returning to the eating/shopping habits of before we will still stick to plan as much as i can control it.

It is more a disappointment when we have to eat out because he knows exactly what he can have from the menu with out having to flexi syn or have a totally unenjoyable meal. Like last night, opting for the steak with a jacket spud and mixed veg instead of peas while my sister was saying its ok have what you really want he was reinforcing the 'no' im on SW. But as soon as my backs turned its like a green eyed monster has been let loose. I have said that while i would be disappointed for him to continue to gain that the only person he is really letting down is himself. Lets look towards a maintain or even better a loss tonight as he has upped his body magic this week too.