Holiday

I didn’t track yesterday and have full guilt this morning as I know I went over my points. So today every bite I will write! No excuses, I was busy but could have easily tracked. On the plus side we did have a take away as it was 9pm by the time the tiny humans […]

Countdown

A short snappy Saturday post in my slightly hungover haze. Does a countdown help or hinder? Thinking back to all the diets I’ve done, I can only think of one time when a countdown did force me into action. Normally if I know I only have a certain amount of days until an event I […]

To substitute or not

I have been wondering if it is best on a diet to find low point alternatives to your favourite treat foods or go full cold turkey, literally, and eat green and lean? I figured maybe it is best to experiment with both options and see the difference on the scales and my sanity. After all […]

Weekly weigh in

I am chuffed with that. Friday night was fully over my points so I think that is a respectable figure and reflects my effort level. In short (I promise!) 1. Butternut squash has been consumed in vast quantities this week and I honestly haven’t missed the slimming world potato actifry chips. It seems to fill […]

Life doesn’t have to revolve around food!

My blog seems to be doing the trick and keeping me in check which is fabulous. My public declaration of 10,000 steps a day is a prime example of this as I can’t let you all down. (Insert laughy cry face here a few times if you will.) For some 10,000 is a really easy […]

Self love and finding your identity again

Grab a cuppa, it’s a long one! Having tiny humans literally is amazing but it can’t half mess with your mental health. Weight watchers have incorporated mindfulness into their diet with a book specifically about it which is really refreshing. Mindfulness goes hand in hand with a diet and as we all know, if your […]

Planning

I really enjoy sitting down with a cuppa, spreading cook books and weight watchers magazines out and making a weekly food plan. If I plan meals well enough with quick recipes on busy evenings, I can avoid the dreaded take away conversation and replace it with a fake-away. It also gives me an idea of […]

Target on the scales and beyond

At the start of a long journey, the end goal can seem so far away, it’s easy to see it as an impossibility. As my wise mother always says though “the weeks will go by anyway so why not keep plugging away.” This time I have decided to keep focused on smaller goals. I have […]

Treats

Last night was somewhat off the diet plan as I went out for my wedding anniversary. We picked the Mad Turk at Stamford and I fully used my weekly allowance with weight watchers to relax a little. There is a high possibility I went over my points but the food was sensational and somewhat diet […]

Daily weigh and lo-dough

Most weight loss groups advise against weighing yourself at home, after all what are you paying them for? I have always weighed myself everyday though and can’t break the habit. It can be disheartening as I often find I drop, for example, 2lb by about Thursday and this can reduce to .5lb by the time […]