New Year, New Start?? - Slimming World Support Thread

bubbs

Evening all
I agree Maman, so many people put stones on not lb's

milann

There was a doctor on tv this morning who talked some sense. One of the things he said was if you feel the urge to snack as yourself 3 fs....
feeling- how did you feel eg bored, worried etc
feed - how does the food feed the emotion eg makes you feel happy, guilty etc
find - what can you find to replace that feeling eg 5 minutes exercise, eating a piece of fruit 
it made me think a bit
Well done on getting the job Sary 👏👏👏 I took great satisfaction handing my notice in and writing all my reasons for leaving very truthfully when I left my last job. Didn’t think I had a chance of getting a new job when I was 52. Unfortunately because I’ve had so much time off sick it looks as if I’ll have to take early retirement through I’ll health very soon.

sarymclary

Evening all, and thanks for the good wishes.
Well what an exciting day!  I definitely didn't anticipate all that excitement when I got up this morning, as I thought I'd have a few days to wait to hear back.  I told my boss and the colour drained from his face.  He asked if there was anything that could change my mind, and I resisted saying 'yes, you could leave instead and take your nepotism and unqualified, lazy family members with you while you're at it!' hehehe  Once I pointed out I was going to earn more £ (not much more but he doesn't need to know that), and that there was room for progression, he knew it was a lost cause.  He said some very nice, flattering things, and it was a bit too little too late to tell me how fab I am.  Much satisfaction to leave them wanting though.

I was so nervous and felt very wobbly at lunchtime, but I did manage to have my bowl of soup, and took in something for later when I felt ravenous.  Glad to have stayed on plan.
B - porridge HEB, water, milk form HEA1, skinny syrup
L - HM tomato soup
snack - sf jelly (0.5), sliced peaches (1.5)  elmlea (2)
D - LF sausages (6) mash & beans, gravy (2)
rest of HEA1 milk in teas

Hope you got on at hospital okay Bubbs.

bubbs

Sary i would be grinning from ear to ear under my smug face when i had given my notice if it was me 🤣
Yes i did thanks, got to have steroid injections in my foot 😱 and some insoles made. He said this will not be helping my knee, so i may feel some improvement in my knee, fingers crossed . He was a very nice guy 

maman

Good on you sary. Brilliant! 😁 I'm sure your boss knows why he can't keep you.

Those 3 Fs are interesting to know milann. I'm sure much of the the snacking in lockdown is boredom.

Hope the insoles and injections help bubbs. When will it happen? 🤔

bubbs

maman said:

Good on you sary. Brilliant! 😁 I'm sure your boss knows why he can't keep you.

Those 3 Fs are interesting to know milann. I'm sure much of the the snacking in lockdown is boredom.

Hope the insoles and injections help bubbs. When will it happen? 🤔

He said 2-3 months, who knows?

ruby_eskimo

Morning all!  I'm one of those who have comfort ate over the last year.  I'm just over a stone heavier than my lightest weight and I feel it.  I've yo-yoed up and down over the past 12 months but trying to be kind to myself and take it a meal at a time.  Thanks for posting the advice milann, definitely a lot to think about when I next feel the need to stuff a massive bar of chocolate in my face.

So so cold this morning and will be off making a second cup of tea in a minute to try and help me warm up.  Had a couple of boiled eggs with some toast and melon for breakfast.  Lunch is going to be another falafel bowl which I've been really enjoying this week.  Dinner will be a piece of cod with mushy peas and green beans.

Hope you all have a good day and stay safe and warm.

bubbs

Morning all


It's bloody freezing today!! although we are not as bad as some but i think -6 counts as cold 😂

So took dh work came back and cooked a nice syn free  brekkie to warm the cockles 


Tea is curry, egg fried cauli rice and crispy kale.
Lunch i am not sure , might make some sausage/egg tarts and have crispy kale with them as will need using up

klew356

Morning all,

 I think I am or was a comfort eater – maybes thrown in with a boredom eater but the kickstart to weight gain was when I changed from a very active job to an unactive job and the diet didn’t really change and the weight crept on. I then a few years later had a bad accident where I was off my feet for three months. In the last 6 years I have also given up smoking to add to the mix. My diet isn’t great this week but I am making the best of a bad situation with having been unable to get to a supermarket. Seriously running low on my cereal so I have my fingers andc cold toes crossed I can get out of here at the weekend. Its currently minus 10 – argh

So breakfast was cereal and lunch is a pot noodle on the go but within my syns. Tonight is LO sausages with whatever veg I can come up with!

joedenise

Morning all.  Really cold overnight and was snowing a bit this morning when I opened the blinds but soon stopped.  Looks like it's trying to brighten up but also looks like there could be even more snow up there!  I hope not because we've had about 5 inches already, at least that's how much there is on the garden table and some of it had started to thaw yesterday so it's probably more like 6 inches in total!

Glad the hospital went well bubbs.  Hopefully it won't be too long before the injections can start.

My weight piled on when I was suffering with severe depression and was off work and did very little except eat and sit and watch TV!  Fortunately my the help of a lovely GP I got over that and took early retirement (my depression was work related) at the end of December 2009 - I was able to take my work pension from March 2010 so not long with no money!  I continued to put on a more weight but fortunately not too much and by July 2010 I'd had enough and decided to join SW.  I lost 1.5 stone but my GP told me because of my medical problems I needed to put back on half stone!  You'll not believe how long that took but I did it.  So my 2nd target was reached in July 2012 and I've been there or thereabouts ever since.

Talking of which I weighed this morning and I've finally lost a lb but I didn't use all my syns this week (I still had 17 syns left - no idea how that happened after to high syn days last week!).  So lb below top end of target range.

Today's plan:

B - Welsh rarebit - HEA2; HEB; P; F
L - LO chicken and ham loaf but not sure what to have with it but probably some salad
D - steak; chips; mushrooms; onions - P; S; F

HEA1 - milk
HEA2 - cheese
HEB - bread
Syns - may have a couple of rum & ginger beers tonight

Have a good day and keep safe everyone.