Biggest Loser

I am a MASSIVE LOSER!!!

9st 6lbs- a loss of 2.5lbs this week and a grand total of 9lbs in 7 weeks!!!

Thank goodness for that!!!

The Global Fat Scale

This is an interesting calculator I found on the BBC. They used official UN data for over 150 countries to work out average BMI's and put it on a scale.

Global Fat Scale Calculator

 

My current position on the global fat scale

I started as most like a Somoan, then moved down to Belarus, then Soloman Islands, then the Bahamas and now I'm back at the Solomon Islands.

For me this is a fun way to measure stuff. I guess the ideal would be to be most like someone from the UK. Or even better, Latvia (they're on the average BMI line).

I feel like I should add that there are many arguments and concerns regarding BMI, which I am not going into. This calculator was also created in 2012 and god knows how old the UN data is.

It's just a bit of fun.

If you are going to base your weight loss goals on this; I suggest you re-think the reasons you're on a diet.

Blown it! Again!

Sighhhhhhh

I have had a wonderful weekend away. Not even a weekend, a mere 21 hours away and I feel I may have ruined another week on Slimming World.

One word.

My first gain

I didn't take a photo and I haven't yet looked at it written down in my book.
I did however sulk during group, until it came to my turn, where I BURST INTO TEARS.

How embarrassing!!!

I put on the grand total of 0.5lbs. As in half of one pound or 227g.

Now I might sound pathetic. But it's all relative, right? If I only lose around 1 pound per week, then for me putting on half a pound is quite a big deal. I can't afford to be going backwards like this, can I.

Where did I go wrong?

Well there were 2 vodka-fuelled incidents this week that were off plan and out of my syn allowance.
On Friday night I ate about 8 biscuits and 2 packets of 15g Haribo Starmix.
Last night I came home and STOLE a slice of domino's from my housemate that I found on the side in the kitchen. Neither of these incidents were planned and they must have lead to my GAIN. Bad karma for stealing food.

But it just doesn't seem fair. Another woman at group claimed to have binged all week, including eating 3/4 of a packet of biscuits and she lost 0.5lb. To be fair I think I would have been as upset if I had stayed the same or only lost 0.5lb but thats besides the point. I go wrong once (ok twice) and that's it- I have to pay the consequences.

It sucks.

Particularly as I've had an average of 12 speed foods per day and eaten about 7 portions of speed soup in the last 2 weeks!!!

Anyway- everyone at group was lovely and gave me loads of advice and support. I'm going to re-read my materials over the next couple of days and get back on it. I aim to lose 1.5lbs next week to make up for it.


How do you deal with a dreaded gain?

Dodgey work photo 'progress' shot- 7lbs lighter



Spot the difference



11th October @ 10 st 1lb         -        14th November @ 9st 8lbs

 

777 challenge- a week of 7 speed foods and 7 glasses of water (supposed to be 7 syns too, but meh!)

This is a challenge that I stumbled across on my beloved minimins.com.

The purpose of it is to speed up, or increase your weight loss in any one week. You cut your syns down to 7, drink 7 glasses of water and make sure to eat 7 speed foods.

Speed foods are highlighted by SW in the book as being low in density. Now I do not know what this means, but they supposedly speed your weightloss.

I am going to try and loosely follow this for a week, my main concern being to ensure I have 7 speed foods each day and highlighting them in my diary below:-

The dreaded, intimate and much anticipated progress shots

It has to be done.
That's the reason we are all here.

These are a pair of my work trousers.

Generic, ugly and 100% polyester work trousers

They haven't fit me for a few months.
Do they fit me now?

What is a pound?

We keep talking pounds and stone.

Great Britain and Ireland are (apparently) the only places to still use stone, and for those who don't know 14lbs makes one stone.

Anyway- what does this pound look like?

I don't know.

But this is what 2lbs looks like:-

5 weeks. 7lbs. Half a stone. DONE!

modelmydiet.com

Model my diet allows you to put in your stats and gives you a rough idea of your weight loss goals.
Just a bit of fun really.

Slimming World works!!!

Week 4 of Slimming World and I'm really impressed.
This is not a diet. Its building the foundations for a new way of life. And I love it!

I have lost 6lbs in 4 weeks and here's my verdict....

Feeling heavy

I may have mentioned before a wonderful forum website I use called minimins.
I thoroughly recommend it for help, support, laughs and advice.

Thought I would share last nights post as I wasn't the only one to have felt like this:-

Week 3- Slow and steady wins the race

Wish it said 9:00.5 but it says 9:10.5

2nd weigh-in. Unimpressed

1lb. 1 measly pound

Wasn't impressed. Didn't stay to group. That was that.