Christmas and New Year

So I had my weigh in last night to tell me how I had been over the Christmas period. I knew I had been bad, but not as bad as it ended up being!

My last weigh in was on the 18th of December, as there wasn't a class in my normal Slimming World home before Christmas and I couldn't make any of the others. Unfortunately this made me act a little worse than if I had been able to make it to weigh in. I think I took my foot off the gas a few days earlier than if I had been to the class.

The result of this was a 7.5lb gain. For the first time I really do feel quite ashamed. Especially as the ladies around me were losing or staying the same. The way I looked at it last night was that I could give up for a few more days and start the diet again with the rest of the world on Monday after the New Years celebrations and the last weekend of freedom was out of the way or I could start afresh from today.

So I started fresh today.

I am determined to lose at least half of what I gained over the Christmas crisis.

I have been very good today and I have a plan to get me through NYE tomorrow. There will be alcohol involved, but it will be done on flexi syns, and my Body Magic is going to be increased to doing at least 30 minutes every day.

We walked 5 miles today, and I will be back to the gym tomorrow (I was having a day off the gym today as my arms hurt so much from using the Xbox Kinect!!) for a big cardio session. They are starting spinning classes at the gym soon and I am looking forward to trying one! My other half says that they are knackering if you apply yourself but that you see results quickly!

I have also discovered that one of my favourite pastimes is beyond evil.

A Costa coffee each with a cake (shared) is a huge amount of syns. My favourite (the chocolate tiffin) is 21 and a half syns. I am shocked!!

Back on the wagon (and out of Costa) with dedication to the weight loss cause from 9.15am today.

How has your Christmas been?

Wednesday Weigh In

For anyone that hasn't been to a Slimming World class before, but tries to follow the plan at home - I urge you to go.

I have been to the same class since the very start of my Slimming World journey and remember feeling terrified when I first walked in. Now I am a confident person, and I am always happy to socialise, but I still remember feeling like everyone would judge me and that my weight would be revealed to the whole group when I walked through that door.

I couldn't have been more wrong. Although there were only 3 people in the class that first night I still felt welcomed with open arms. 

I have seen 5 consultants take over one from another in the time I have been in that group - some better than others, but they all come with the same consistent message - 'You can do it!'

If you can stay to Image Therapy (the group talk after the initial weigh in) as well it gives you a chance to get to know a few faces and share your experiences. I think only a handful of times I have missed an Image Therapy session - I have trawled through the snow and I have even gone to the weigh in between Christmas and New Year!

It's worth it - I promise. The consultants are there to motivate you, and to help you when you need it. If you have one bad experience with a consultant you perhaps don't like I can tell you that it won't apply across the board. They are lovely, helpful ladies (and men) that want you to achieve exactly what they have, so they can feel proud of you as you are of yourself.

How do you feel about 'weighing-in' at class?