Great Week......

This week has been great! On Wednesday evening, Simon and I managed to get out (for the first time in almost a year) and it was a lovely evening. We played snooker and got a pizza each on the way home. I checked the points online before we went out an I had a Dominos personal (the smallest) farmhouse pizza all to myself - and loved every bite!! I filled up on zero point veggies with my meals that day and had 6.5 points left to go towards my pizza. It was 10.5 points so I had to "pay back" 4 , which I did by cutting my points a little throughout the week.

I set myself a goal this week of clamping down on the nibbling. Well, it took me until Sunday to nail it completely but I haven't nibbled since and I am still very aware of of myself in the kitchen. Earlier in the week we had some humourous moments where "extra bits" made it as far as inside my mouth before I even realised what I was doing. Previously I would have said "what the hell..." but not this week... and out they came. So I am really pleased with my awareness this week.

On the exercise front this week things did not go as I planned. My shoulder niggle (from a car accident a few years back) returned and I was worried that if I pushed it with the ballet and the treadmill, I could be out of action longer. Rather than not bother at all, I switched my normal routine for extra walking with Simon and the children, and with that and the Splash Club on Sunday I still managed to rack up 14.5 Activity Points (which I did not use). I even had a Creme Egg last night (pointed) without using my earned points.

All in all this week I feel that I have made much better use of my points allowance. I have had plenty of fruits and veggies, wholegrains, dairy and proteins, even had a treat and I have felt much better for it. I feel that my attitude towards food and my diet (in the "healthy diet" sense) is changing everyday. I feel fuller more, I am drinking plenty of fluids, I am really enjoying what I am eating and it is much more varied than before. I feel I am less bothered about sweet things on a regular basis, it feels like I am developing a more normal relationship with food. It's not that I am no longer interested in sweet treets or that I am denying myself, I am just not really thinking about food as much (unless I am planning meals ahead) whereas I used to think about food lots. Also, I am finding I am much more particular about what treat things I have, I want good value for my points, that way I really enjoy what I eat and it does not leave me wanting for more!

Weigh in was a success this morning. I didn't feel as though I would have lost anything this week. TOTM kicked in this morning and I wasn't expecting it (I have been a little irregular since starting WW, probably due to the losses and sudden exercise) but I was happy to see I had lost 1.5lb, even after having the pizza at the start of my week. I was well chuffed!

So to this week, exercise regime will be back to normal as of this evening. I have also decided to give Fast Start a try this week to help give me a boost on the Stone for Easter challenge on the WW message boards. That means this week I will be living on 20 points plus a pint of skimmed milk a day, rather than my current 24 points. I think I should be fine, I made some zero pointed soup today so that should help me along. Hopefully next week will bring a nice 3 or maybe even 4 pound loss. Fingers crossed........


Sarah x