Joining the Dark Side slimming World

Many who know me know I was a weight watchers advocate through and through! You can read my full story here http://two-plus-1.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/my-weight-watchers-journey.html?m=1

I lived and breathed weight watchers from 2009 until earlier this year. it did me well, originally helping me loss 6.5 stone then helped me maintain my weight for 2 years, in becoming a leader it distracted me from my crazyness of trying to be come a mother and then helped me loss the 2 stone I gained after having my son.

What I loved about weight watchers was the being strict about pointing and measuring. All was well until February this year (2016) when over a meal out with a friend she challenged me to try slimming world (the dark side) We had a long conversation about it as I wasn't convinced as I had tried and failed to do weight watchers filling and healthy mainly due to it being so restricted! But she talked me into it by saying what had I go loss? 

She lent me her pdf copy of the slimming world plan ( you can actually get a copy here https://slimminghealthandfitness.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/freefoods.pdf) and explained the basics and kindly lent me her log in to the online app, I then had to report back to her after the month. 

I stuck to my promise at although at goal at that time I managed to loss a couple of pounds and I can't believe I am going to say this but actually found it a lot easier than weight watchers especially for me trying to maintain my weight. 

Fast forward to the end of June and what with one thing and another and an all inclusive holiday in between I am now at least a stone up from my original weight watchers goal weight. On return from the holiday took the plunge and went down to my local slimming group to sign up officially! In the 1st week I lost 4 lbs , then the last 2 weeks I have stayed the same but that was ok as I'd had a weekend away in London. Unfortunately I'm missing next weeks weigh in as I'd booked a hair but but fingers crossed the week after will be a loss.

It is all about being in the right head space, once again I'm already finding myself making those wiser heather food choices. But I do have a few devil foods that I need to deal with these are:

1) sweet treats esp when I'm out with others like family or friends 

2) wine! 

3) Bread

And I need to find a way of not being lead astray by what other people have. 

So from being a weight watchers through and through and saying I've never join the dark side, I am now a slimming world convert! I am actually slightly swayed by the fact I know more people doing slimming world now, it's funning bumping into old friends from weight watchers at the slimming world class. Oh and a slight thing that one of my closest friends is currently their food editor on the magazine! 

Not that I'm byast but I do prefer their magazine! I am more convinced that slimming world is more maintainable long term. Like any healthy eating plan of you look there is a wealth of information, blogs, posts, I love Pinterest for great recipe ideas. 

I will keep you posted on my progress

Making some right decisions in my life

Being a working mum is hard, I have a busy sometimes stressful full time job as well as being a mum to a 3 year old and a wife to my wonderful husband. But I do tend to forget about me sometimes.

Weekends are a mix of essential things like food shopping and then family things but recently I feel like some things are getting forgotten about and me and the husband have a great big list of jobs to to some little and some big, this is on top of the normal things like washing, ironing,cleaning etc. It makes me wonder how everyone actually manages to do it all?

Prior to our recent holiday I started to think more about me and how I was feeling. If you've read previous posts you know I have suffered from depression in the past, if I'm honest I think I always will I just find different ways of either coping with it or hinding it. Anyway though my journey of self discover ( which I'm only just embarking on) I found this lady called Nic from Stronger her. If I had the money I would defiantly invest what she has to offer. But being such a nice Lady she has a private Facebook group where she encourages you to question certain things

The 1st one being  5 things I don't want in my life:

So here go this is my list

1. stress

2. A unhealthy bmi

3. Clutter

4. A unhealthy lifestyle 

5. To be unhappy

So the question is how can I achieve those.

1. Sometimes this is unavoidable but I do want to start maybe looking for a new job.

2. Well this is achievable. What I've not told may people is that I have actually converted to the dark side slimming world early days still I will write another post about that

3. Clutter - relooking at this I think what do I mean by clutter? Is this clutter is my life? Clutter in the house or clutter in my mind. Maybe it's all 3! Defiantly on my list of jobs should be to decluttet the house! I have a few piles that need sorting out. Clutter in my life well I think I need to stop trying to do too much then that will also help the clutter in my mind.

4) this goes with number 2, the unhealthy bmi, the plan is 1: try and be more active every day, I have a iwatch so I want to ensure I hit the 3 goals daily which should  be achievable and also back dependant I want to go back to the gym. I swapped my membership so that I joined a gym near work meaning I could go straight from work prior to collecting my son but actually I've not been since May! But the plan is that I'm going to get back into it very soon.

5. To be unhappy well I think if I work on the above and start writing this blog again I hope they will all help to stop me being unhappy! 1st step a me day at Nirvana spa including a massage and a class!