Week 2

Hiya!

I'm sorry this update is like FIVE days late I have been beyond busy, but I set aside some time today to talk about last week.

I weighed in on the 14th April and I've lost another 2 pounds! YAAAS. So in total I've lost 6 pounds on my journey so far and I'm only 2 weeks in.

I am finding Slimming World to be such an easy diet to follow! Usually I've given up by now, I've never reached the 2 week mark of a diet! My 'diets' usually last like, 2 days. Haha!

There isn't much for me to report for last week, I followed pretty much the same menu as the first week. However I did try out an amazing SW recipe for mini quiches that I'll share with you now, here is a photo of how mine turned out:

Admittedly the ham did burn a little around the edges but I'd say that's not too shabby for my first attempt! They tasted bloody lovely so, wins all around.

Of course this blog wouldn't be any use to you without me sharing the recipe so here it is:

Ingredients:

• Diced Peppers
• Diced Onions
• Any other vegetables you prefer can also be added, I like tomato and mushroom!
• 3 eggs
• 150g of fat free cottage cheese

These measurements provided me with 12 mini quiches cooked in a muffin tray, adjust the quantity of ingredients if you want more/less.

Method:

• Mix 3 eggs and 150g of fat free cottage cheese together and whisk until combined as best as you can.
• Add in your vegetables, I also added chunks of ham because it needed to be used up.
• Pre-heat the oven to 170/190C Fan or Gas mark 5.
• Spray Fry-Light into the muffin tray and line each tin with wafer thin ham (this will act as the base for your quiche)
• Pour the egg, cheese and vegetable mixture into your tray.
• Put the tray into the oven and bake for 30 minutes until golden brown.

Voila! It's so so simple and they are absolutely gorgeous. What's even better, they're FREE food! So you don't have to feel naughty at all.

Until Friday, take care!

G.x

Week 1

Hiya! I hope you've had a good week.

I certainly have. I decided that Friday mornings would be my time to weigh in. So this morning I stepped onto the scales as I did last Friday, and I've lost 4 POUNDS!

4lb.

Four whole pounds. I am so pleased with myself! I've never ever stuck with a diet for this long and I really think that is a testament to Slimming World and how easy it is to follow their  simple plan.

A lot of ladies I've talked to have openly admitted that they have not been exercising at all throughout their SW journey, and even they were losing around a stone a month. It really goes to show that diet really is the most important part of losing weight. However despite them losing weight without exercising, I've been making an effort to be a bit more active.
Here is a little list of the activities I've tried to incorporate into my everyday life:

• Squat challenge:
  Ah the squat challenge. A bitch on your legs but it feels so worth it. I do 3 sets a day of 15 squats. I was doing the '30 day squat challenge' but I read into it and the 30 day squat challenge really eats into the muscle as you end up doing around 250 squats. The lactic burn eats into muscles rather than toning them. Doing 3 sets of 15 squats will really help to tone and get that perfect butt.
  
• Yoga:
  This has been one of my favourite things to work through. I really recommend this video. That is a complete beginner's video from the Youtube channel "Yoga With Adriene" she is an amazing yoga teacher. Really well explained, she's so friendly and I really enjoy my sessions. She has hundreds of videos and loads of playlists to work through.
  
• Walks:
  Admittedly I haven't done much walking, but I've certainly been doing more than before. I aim as close to 10,000 steps a day when I can, usually levelling out at around 7,000. Which is MILES better than what I was doing before.
  
• Keeping 'active' at home:
  This one is kind of miscellaneous. A mish-mash. I've been doing jumping jacks, lunges, more squats, clenching my stomach muscles and releasing at random points. Anything to move around and keep an active body.
  

Every day for breakfast I've been having oats. I didn't think I'd manage oats because I tried some of my friend's overnight oats and I nearly gagged. The texture is too soggy for me. So I made up my own version which tastes INCREDIBLE.

In the morning I mixed a handful of dry oats in a bowl with Muller light yogurt. Muller light yogurts are fat free and classed as 'free' food on SW. Meaning you can eat as much as you like. Then I added some crushed nuts and some dark chocolate chips (I don't ever eat chocolate at any other time, and I barely use and sins throughout the day, so I go all in for breakie) Then I add heaps of frozen red berries. Frozen berries are incredible because you don't need to eat them quickly, they aren't going to go mouldy as soon as you get them home, they're always there. My pack of 'Frozen Summer berries' from Morrisons contains strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and red currants. Which are all classed as Speed Food. Speed Foods are really low in energy density. They fill you up and satisfy your appetite without adding a lot to your calorie intake! Therefore speeding up weight loss.

Then for dinner all week I was really focusing on 'free' foods and speed foods. I had a lot of fish, Quorn mince, sweet potatoes, low fat cottage cheese, beans, tinned spaghetti in tomato sauce, Bachelor's Pasta n Sauce (which taste incredible! The tomato flavours are free and the cheesy flavours around 1 syn each) and then I'd pile on the vegetables. The more the merrier and they're what I'd really try to fill up on. I'd make sure vegetables were taking up around half of my plate.

So that's that. My first week done and 4 pounds lost!

I'll see you again next Friday. Please leave any tips, advice or conversations in the comments and we'll chat!

G.x

Humble Beginnings...

Hey there!

Well here I am! I hope you're alright.
I've got to say, just a couple of weeks ago I didn't think I'd be starting this blog or even this journey. See, I've got a lot of weight to lose and I need to be getting on it asap. This blog is going to be extremely honest and open about the highs and lows of life and weight loss. As I am in life, so shall I be in this blog.

I am 25 years old and currently weigh 15 stone. I am only 5'2". For me, life has gotten so uncomfortable. I feel so self conscious. I get worried about leaving the house because I think people are staring at me thinking:

"Wow she's so fat, why has she left the house?"

OR

"Why is she buying food, hasn't she eaten enough?"

I got to the point where I was no longer enjoying food. I'd eat and just keep eating until I felt absolutely stuffed. Then I'd feel sick and beyond bloated. Unfortunately it became a habit of mine to comfort eat. Just like others find comfort in alcohol, cigarettes, sex... I get my comfort from food. When my anxiety gets really bad, I feel like the only thing I can control is my food. I'm working on not doing that!

I will be updating this blog every Friday after I've had my weekly weigh in. I will talk all about what I've done and the things I've eaten over the previous week and I'll document my current weight & measurements.

If you're on a weight loss journey yourself, or you're just into eating right and keeping fit, please grab a cuppa and comment down below for a chat. Alternatively, come and follow me on Twitter. I'm always there for a chat.

G.x