Weight Watchers Journey #12

After my recent weekend away followed by a weeks long holiday, I was dreading getting on the scales. I ate and drank exactly what I wanted too whilst away so was expecting to gain a few pounds, but surprised myself by putting on 3lbs (not too bad considering!) 

Since last week, I have just gone straight back to my normal diet and at my weigh in on Saturday, was pleased to see that I'd lost the 3lbs within 4 days of dieting and am still where I was at my last weigh in - 15.5lbs to lose and 20lbs lost in total including my pre-surgery loss.

I'm so pleased that I am managing to stay on track and am hoping to loose at least half a stone by Christmas. My aim for this week is to loose 2lbs so that I can officially say I have less than a stone to loose!

Hope everybody is well. I'm sorry for the lack of posts recently, I will get in to some kind of system soon hopefully! 

Weight Watchers Journey #11

This last week has been a little bit more of a challenge. I've had a couple of days where I didn't get home till gone 9pm so ended up one night grabbing a bag of fish and chips and the other night I ate a big bowl of pasta with tomato and bacon sauce. Neither were ideal to eat late at night but because I hadn't eaten much during the day, I felt like I needed to eat something substantial in the evening.

I lost half a pound this week, so taking into consideration those two meals, I am quite pleased with myself.

This weekend is my sisters hen party. We go Friday morning and return Sunday lunchtime. Early Monday morning I fly to Spain for a weeks holiday - so I don't think my next weigh in will be too good, but I'm prepared for that. I want to be able to enjoy myself, but at the same time, I'm not planning on throwing the diet out of the window.

I'll report back in a couple of weeks time, how I'm doing but in the meantime I am happy with my weight loss so far. Comparing my weigh loss last year of 35.5lbs, I currently have 15.5lbs to lose until I'm back to that weight again, but I'm still hopeful that by April (my sisters wedding) I will have achieved it. 

Weight Watchers Journey #10

I have had such a good week. I really feel like I'm back on track again, making sensible choices and being mindful on the size of my portions.

I am happy to report that I lost 3lbs this week, taking my total weight loss to 10lbs. Meaning that I need to loose 1st 1.5lb to get me back to my pre-surgery weight. 

I think I can achieve another good weight loss next week if I keep up with how I've done this week and I'm also planning on increasing the amount of water I'm drinking on a daily basis.

Weight Journey #9

I've noticed this week that I've been eating smaller portions of food and at times I haven't wanted breakfast, still feeling full from the night before. This behaviour is so unlike me, I usually eat large portions and have 3 main meals plus snacks everyday.

One thing we are constantly told in my Weight Watchers Group is to manage our portion size through weighing and measuring amounts of food. I will hold my hands up and say that I have stopped doing this, but something has obviously clicked, as I am managing this myself.

I am really pleased to have lost 1.5lb this week. 

Total Weight Loss = 7lb lost 

Amount left to loose to get me back to where I was in December = 1 stone 4.5lb 

I am hoping to loose this by January, but realistically I've got a hen party and a weeks holiday in Spain in October, where I'm sure I will put on a few pounds. Christmas will be another challenge, but the thought of fitting in my Bridesmaids dress should help me through! 

How do you cope with challenging weeks? 

Weight Watchers Journey 8

Well I faced up to my expected weight gain and actually went to my Weight Watchers group this week!
I knew that I had put on 2lb over the last couple of weeks, but have tried hard this last week to stick to my points allowance to try and reduce that gain.

I put on 1lb, so this means that the grand total weight loss so far is 5.5lbs. Not a brilliant start, but as I'm now back to loosing weight (technically I lost 1lb!!) I will continue onwards and hope for an even better loss next week.

Weight Watchers Journey 7

I apologise for this post going up late but for the last two weeks I have not attended my Weight Watchers group. Last week due to it being Bank Holiday and I had other events planned and then this week because quite frankly, I was too ashamed to go because I know I put on a couple of pounds over the extended weekend. 

I have thought long and hard about whether I should continue with Weight Watchers because I do not seem to be in the right frame of mind and keep making wrong decisions with my eating choices. 

I have decided to stick with it though, I NEED to loose weight ready for my Sisters wedding in April, but more importantly I need to do it for myself. I do not feel good when I'm overweight and as I said when I began, this needs to be a lifestyle choice not just a faze to loose weight then a chance to start eating junk food again.

As of today, I will be pushing myself to make the right choices, increase my exercise levels and stop making excuses for myself. Another big factor, is that after 8 long months at home on sick leave, I am going back to work. I'm really hoping this increases my motivation and gets me off the sofa and back to reality.

Very excited for the new week ahead!

Weight Watchers Journey #6

I seem to have lost my motivation at the moment. Although I'm still keeping an eye on what I'm eating and watching my portion sizes, I have had a serious case of the munchies this week and just want to eat comfort food.

I'm disappointed to say that I've stayed the same weight as last week, so my weight loss still stands at 6.5lbs.

I have been told by 3 separate people that I look like I've lost weight, so maybe I'm loosing inches rather than pounds. 

I'm going to keep trying for this next week but if I have another week of maintaining the same weight, I will have to mix things up a bit in the hope that will give me a push.

Weight Watchers Journey #5

I've really struggled in the last week, to get rid of those couple of pounds that I put on last week, so all week my weight had been up and down. I think that the reason behind this is that I have had terrible back ache, I can't sit, lay or move around comfortably at all. I went to my physio session yesterday and was told that I have Sciatica. This has been caused by me sitting around too much and spending long periods of time elevating my leg, following my knee surgery.

That's enough of me moaning, onto my progress - I was amazed to see that I did manage to lose the two pounds that I'd put on, meaning that my weigh loss now stands at 6.5lbs. I was secretly hoping to loose three pounds, then I would be back to where I started on my first weigh in but I am so happy with how my weight loss is progressing, that I can't really complain.


My aim for next week is to loose another two pounds, I think that will put me right back on track again.










I am going to be a Bridesmaid for my sister in April 2014, so if I could loose at least another stone by then I will be really happy and will feel so much more confident in my dress.

I would love to hear from anyone else currently following a weight loss or healthy eating plan, let me know how you're getting on. 

Weight Watchers Journey #4

I have not been to my Weight Watchers class for the last 2 weeks due to an impromptu holiday to the Lake District, so this last week has been all about trying to rein myself in from all those cream teas I've been enjoying!

I was pleased to see that I had only put on 2lbs, now it's back to following the plan and making sure I get rid of these gained pounds. 

I personally find the best way for me to loose weight is by recording everything I eat on the Weight Watchers IPhone App, this ensures I'm honest with myself and don't eat more points than I should do.

Have you tried the Weight Watchers plan? 

Weight Watchers Journey #3

I'm going to be honest and say last week was a challenge for me in terms of sticking to my allocated points. 

I spent the weekend at a friends house, which meant relying on their food choices and a lovely barbecue, as the weather was so nice.

I also had a couple of meals out, as again, blaming the weather, neither myself or my boyfriend could be bothered to cook!

I tried hard for the remaining 4 days to rein myself back in but was expecting a couple of pounds gain, because I know I went way over with my points.

Weigh in day was back to a Saturday morning again (so another 10 day gap) and jumping on the scales I was pleased to see I only gained a pound.

Total weight loss in 3 weeks = 6.5lbs.

This week it's my Birthday and I have several things planned. I fully expect another weight gain but will try to keep within points on the days I'm not doing anything. 

This time around, I've decided not to worry about the odd weight gain here and there, because sometimes life gets in the way. I don't want to be that person who constantly turns down invites  because "I'm dieting" life is to be enjoyed! 

Weight Watchers Journey #2

I found it really easy to get back into following the Weight Watchers plan and by the end of my first day, I was regularly tracking everything I ate and drank on the Weight Watchers iPhone app. I spent time making sure everything was weighed and measured and spent the first evening ordering a healthy food shop  so I was prepared for the week.

I tried really hard to stick within my allocated daily points, I was told to make sure I used a minimum of 26 points a day and there is also the flexibility of the 49 weekly points for treats, nights out etc. I faced some challenges during the week, including a Wedding reception buffet and a meal at Frankie and Benny's but was confident that I had managed to stay within my points.

My weigh-in day was supposed to be Saturday morning but I woke up feeling poorly and decided to get weighed in at my next available group, which was on Wednesday morning (so a total of 11 days on plan) and was amazed to be told that I had lost 7.5lbs, I cannot believe I lost over half a stone in that time period. I'm already feeling much more confident in myself and cannot wait to loose even more pounds.

Due to getting weighed late, I will now have another 11 days before I get weighed again, then I will go back to weekly weigh-in's on a Saturday.

Weight Watchers Journey #1

Today I decided to re-join Weight Watchers. I had previously been a member from April-December 2012 and lost 2 stone 1.5 lbs during that period. I decided to quit back in December due to my knee surgery and was hoping to be back within 6 weeks. My recovery from surgery didn't go to well, so it's only now that 6 months later I am able to commit to going back. 

I got on the scales today and found out I had put on just shy of the 2 stone I had lost. I knew it was coming but still magically hoped it wouldn't be as bad as that, but unfortunately the damage has been done. 

Due to my last success with Weight Watchers, I know I can do it again (hopefully just as quick as before) but figured writing about it on here every week, may just help the process. Every week from now onwards I will do a quick post, good or bad, to track my progress.

I'm so glad to be back on track again and am feeling very positive and motivated for the coming week!