Weight Loss Diary #4

So I completely forgot to write up a weight loss diary last week. Have two weeks in one this week instead!

These past few weeks have been very busy, very stressful and truthfully I guess my focus on weight loss slipped a little. The weekend before last I was all set to be really good but unfortunately on the Friday afternoon, Steve had to go to hospital urgently. I couldn’t go with him as I had Jack but his Dad went with him and sat in the hospital with him for hours, something I am really grateful for as Steve really wasn’t himself, he was very quiet and withdrawn with worry.

With me unable to be with him and with him then staying in overnight and not getting home until late on Saturday, I was obviously sick with worry. After putting a fractious child to bed (who knew something was up so was playing up because of it as he didn’t understand), I laid on the sofa with my phone next to me in case Steve or his Dad called and caught up with the four episodes of Eastenders I had missed that week. I didn’t make dinner, I didn’t feel like eating so ended up eating a couple of Slimming World Hi Fi Light bars from the raffle basket that I won to keep me going. Not good but I just couldn’t eat.

The next day however I more than made up for it and perhaps gorged a little too much. I actually had to do a stint at the school fair and was worrying as I had no one to look after Jack – luckily my fantastic friend and Slimming World consultant Em came to the rescue and took Jack around the fair whilst I covered a stall. We tried to keep things like normal for Jack despite being sick with worry whilst Steve had scans and tests (side note: they couldn’t find anything so believe it was just an infection. Definitely better to be safe than sorry though!). I managed to resist the mince pies but the chocolates Jack won on the chocolate tombola and the thought of takeaway pizza took over and I am not going to lie, I binged.

I was out at Willows Farm for a blog thing on the Sunday but tried to be good in regards to eating to try to make up for my bad eating habits of the last two days. Something must have worked because I managed 2.5lb in weight loss that week – bringing me to 3.5lb of weight loss overall.

This week was the week of Jack’s birthday so I knew it would be tough to remain completely on plan. With our family trip to Pizza Hut on the Friday (Jack’s actual birthday) with a stop off at the in laws for birthday cake and then his party on the Saturday with more birthday cake, snacks and lunch that we bought there (I tried to be a bit healthier but there were also wedges…lovely wedges), it was never going to be a great weekend for eating healthily! I also had our blogger Christmas meal on the Saturday night but tried to be as good as I possibly could! Sunday I was a bit better but I was not looking forward to weigh in on Monday… I was prepared for a hefty gain not a weight loss. As it turns out, I had neither and managed to stay the same. It means I am still at 3.5lb lost overall (which I am chuffed about and hope to lose more before Christmas)! I think being quite good throughout the week and then running about with the kids at Jack’s party really helped and I am so pleased as I was so sure I was going to put on this week!

So far this week I am doing okay. I haven’t been feeling well so am tempted to reach for my comfort foods if I do manage to eat at all but I have been trying to stick to a bowl of spaghetti hoops (free food), beans on toast (free food on my Healthy Extra B) or a Bachelor’s Savoury Rice (super tasty and only 0.5 syns per sachet). Hopefully I have made some difference come next week!