Slimming World

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As I sit here eating a creme egg I thought I'd write about my Slimming World journey (one of the phrases they insist on using!). I have been going to class since November 2011, embarrassingly, at this point, I have only lost 1 stone 3 pound, but some people give up after a couple of weeks and at least I haven't put it all back on.  I started at a size 16-18 and I am now around a 12-14. My aim is to lose at least three stone, but it's more about the dress size; I would like to be a comfortable size 10, possibly an 8.  I want that slim, yet curvy, fit and healthy body of most women's dreams.

I'm fantastic at many aspects of Slimming World; I cook from scratch, stay to class every week, know the plan better than anyone I know and you couldn't name an ingredient, problem or mealtime I wouldn't have a suggestion for.  However whilst slimming world is really flexible and lets you have a little of everything in moderation, I'm not good at moderation. I don't want the tiny glass of wine and fruit salad, I want the bottle and chocolate fudge cake! I could give lots of other examples, but that's basically what it boils down to. 

However I am going on the holiday of my lifetime with my partner and his family in July, the sort of thing my son and I would never have the opportunity to do otherwise and it's a hot hot beach and pool holiday.  His family will HAVE to see me in a SWIMSUIT! I'd love to have the confidence to wear a bikini (I feel like I should whisper that seemingly impossible desire!) So hopefully this incredible holiday will be the motivation I need, I feel like it should be, I keep window shopping bikini, so here's hoping.

The creme egg is my post weigh in treat.  On Wednesdays I get weighed and find out the verdict; today I stayed the same, which wasn't a surprise.  My meals have been ok, it's just been the bits inbetween, the homemade bread and wine... I could go on.  I'm hoping writing about it on here might help my face up to what I'm doing wrong so I can work harder on correcting it.  I may even treat you to some recipes or meal photos!

What I'm proud of this week- Swimming three times. I've always described myself as someone who can't swim, but I swam three times. And I have increased my achievement from 10 lengths to 18, something I never would've believed I could do.