12/11/24

2nd Nov - 273.4lbs 

7th Nov - 271.0lbs

8th Nov - 270.6lbs 

9th Nov - 270.6lbs (Sat)

10th Nov - 270.4lbs (Sun) 

11th Nov - 269.8lbs

12th Nov - 268.8lbs

I'm so pleased with the last 10 days progress! 4.6lbs in 10 days - I will take that! I know some of it will have been period weight but I finished my period on Friday and to have continued to lose weight over the weekend and into this week.... I'm so happy with that. 

Weekends are always harder to manage food for me. There is less structure to the day so much easier to find myself eating for no reason - and much more temptation too.... do the food shop, buy a few snacks that take my fancy..... take the boys to their swimming lessons, buy a Costa coffee..... pop into town for a few bits and bobs, end up in a cafe because the boys want a snack.  I also find it trickier to stick to my eating window. We often all have breakfast together as a family so I usually open my window much earlier than I would during a weekday. 

That being said - this weekend, even though I opened my eating window much earlier both Saturday and Sunday, I was much more aware of the choices I was making food wise and when I was eating. I didn't feel the need to snack between meals and I felt really strong in the choices I made - even when that choice was to have Angel Delight with the boys as pudding on Saturday in front on Strictly.  🤣

I had a major Monday morning win! There was a gift of hero's chocolate tubs in staffroom - a free for all as a little Monday morning pick me up. It was immediately tempting when I went to get my morning coffee. Whilst I was making my coffee, I thought about all the progress I've already made in just a week of getting back on plan and how much more I want to achieve before the Christmas holidays. Also, opening my window at 8am with chocolate just seemed like a way to make my day even harder in the long run - I would just crave more chocolate all morning!  I remember how much i've enjoyed 'exercising my no muscle' and how its given me and Susan a giggle in the past when i've been super stubborn about it! 

I felt really empowered to be able to walk into the staffroom, see the chocolate boxes, be tempted but be able to say no and walk out with my coffee without too much stress. (Some people might think that sounds ridiculous- but, for me, to be able to walk past a chocolate box without taking any is HUGE.... it was really reassuraing to know that i still have all the will power/self control practise that I need to be able to work through an urge and walk away from temptation still 'on plan') 

In general - this week has been a major success and I feel in such a good place to continue this journey. 

We are getting into a solid routine as a family around the new job and new bedtimes, homework. I'm getting all my crafts out in the evenings which I am loving but it also keeps my brain and my hands busy so I don't end up thinking about/eating food i don't need. 

I also love having my dark chocolate options in the fridge so if I'm feeling like a want a treat at the end of my window - I have a low sugar option that feels fancy but I know is a better way of keeping my sugar down and won't give me as intense 'more chocolate' cravings once i've had a square or two. 

Let's see what the next 10 days or so bring! 

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