Week 3-W-DAY

Helloooo! Its me Jo. So ive had to start my blog again because for some reason it wont let me access the old one! Ive copied all my posts over so any new followers can see my journey from week 1!

Its a pain because i actually liked the design and everything of my old blog. Hate change lol!

Anyway my third weigh in has been done! dead chuffed. I lost 3lb!!! Wooohoooo! That now takes my total loss  to 10lbs! How fab is that!

Now i was really worried id only be able to report 1lb for this week, due to my cousins wedding last weekend. I ended up eating crap and drinking alcohol (which wasnt very good for my head the following day!) . It was only on Sunday that i thought... 'sh*t!' and was dreading weigh in. I went back to routine straight away and carried on with my wii fit routine.

Tuesday came. Dreaded w-day! eeeek! I closed my eyes whilst it was weighing me because i really couldnt bring my self to look at the tv screen! But yes, i got brave and opened my eyes and saw the 3lb weight loss! Oh how i smiled like a cheshire cat! I had lost the same as last week which is absolutely amazeeeee!!!!

Now next week, i wont be able to weigh myself so it will be a MASSIVE test. Im away so i wont be anywhere near my beloved wii fit..NOOOOOO!

So i shall see you all again in 2 weeks!

xxxx

Week 2- Fortnight done!

Week 2- Fortnight done!

So just finished my second week on the Slimavite diet! Yay.
Im still going strong with it so im so proud of myself. This time a year ago, i would have laughed at the suggestion of me sticking to a diet! As ive said in previous posts, ive started them believing my hearts been in it but no, it obviously wasnt.
Slimavite is really easy to stick to and ive now come round to actually liking the taste of the shakes..Well nearly all of them, i still find the Vanilla one disgusting. I really dislike it for some reason. My favourite is definitely the chocolate. It just goes to show that even on a diet, chocolate can still be a girls best friend hehe!
Ive added new exercise to my routine in the way of yoga. Yes, me doing yoga..funny image i know!
But i find it so relaxing and its great for the mind! Muscle work outs too.. Although my poor calf muscles ache like hell afterwards!! It is worth every ache and pain though as im losing the weight.
One thing im not seeing difference in though is dress size. But then for week 2 i cant expect miracles to happen. Ill get there eventually.
Last nights weigh in.. Now i was pushing for another 4lb loss. But nope..i never quite achieved that unfortunately..Lost 3lbs instead. 


I dont actually know why though as the day before i had lost 4lb so thought that would be my official weigh in day loss..but no..i gained a pound..Not quite sure why and it was disappointing but 3lb is still amazing
Im just hoping to push myself for that 4lb loss this week. Heres to hoping anyway :)
Now, you've probably noticed that i havent updated regularly.. Well being a mum, i dont find as much time to get my brain working when it comes to blogging. Im either doing the washing,ironing,hoovering or whatever so by the time i do get time to myself i cant be bothered to switch the computer on to do it.
So ive taken to just one day a week where i can check in with my weigh in results and any other ramblings.
The support im getting is amazing. People are so kind and although they dont realise, they are all spurring me on with their 'well dones' and 'congratulations' comments.


Even my poor mum lol! I was there Saturday and she kept moaning she was hungry. It wasnt until i was getting ready to leave that she said she was going to get a mcdonalds but would have felt mean eating it in front of me.Bless her. I thought it was sweet and told her that she didnt need to worry about me as i wouldnt have been tempted.I believe i come too far to turn back if that makes sense. To be honest, if someone put a mcdonalds in front of me now, i wouldnt be fazed..Probably just smell it and thats it haha!
Well, im off to fit in some day time wii fit now. May as well start pushing for that 4lb a little harder :)
T'raaaa for now!

Day 7 - The Weigh In.

Day 7 - The Weigh In.

I'm going to start this off by saying sorry for my absence!!!

Since Day one, i blogged everyday. Then when the weekend came i didnt have the time to sit down and write about how i was getting on because i was so damn busy!  

I was cooking food for a birthday buffet, taking part in birthday celebrations and just generally enjoying my weekend.

Now I'm going to admit i had a shake free day on Saturday. Yes, i did and it was probably not the best idea but i thought with how well i did the whole week, i deserved a little treat. I wont be making a habit of it,it was only because it was someones birthday and i had spent the whole morning cooking up food :) Also i did stick to healthy options for breakfast and lunch. I had a healthy cereal bar for breakfast and some rice cakes for lunch.

However, although i was naughty and ate some party food, i didn't actually eat that much of it like i normally would! So yes, i probably went over my 1000 calories a day thing.. But as i said, i will NOT be making a regular habit of having 'days off' and 'treating myself' .It was just this once.

Oh dear, i actually sound like i am grovelling. I shouldn't feel guilty but i guess its like being apologetic towards myself lol!

Anyway!!! To the matter in hand.Day 7. The day of my weigh in...eek!!!!

I woke up feeling really nervous wondering whether or not i had lost much.As i normally do my wii fit in the evening, I had to wait the whole day to find out.

I had a Strawberry shake for breakfast (which by the way, are tasting loads nicer since I'm used to them now!)

Then i spent the whole morning blitzing my front room (which I'm sure burnt off some calories)

For lunch i had a Vanilla shake.

Dinner was sweet potato mash with Philadelphia extra light and sausages with peas and carrots.. I know I've has this already this week but it was delish!

OK so Ive rushed my day part but yeah..its time for the weigh in!!

I jumped on the wii fit (not literally) and did my body test.. I was closing my eyes as i was being weighed as i was so damn nervous!!! As i opened my eyes, i saw the screen and broke out into a huge smile..IVE LOST 4LB!!!!YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!

I was so pleased with myself and it has given me the will to carry on.. I didn't think i could do it but i bloody well did and its all thanks to Slimavite !! They have been very supportive throughout the week which has helped big time.

I announced my loss to my Twitter friends and got 'well done' and 'congratulations' messages.  It really helped and their support just boosts my motivation even more. So big thanks to any of you that read my blog!

After a fab first week, i can look forward to week 2 and hopefully, say goodbye to another 4lbs 

Day 3 - The oops moment.

Day 3 - The oops moment.

Hellooooo,
Little old me again!


So here i am about to write about day 3 of my Slimavite challenge!
It seems like a life time ago that i started this, i dont know why..its not a bad thing though especially as im beginning to see the benefits :)


I woke up yesterday and had my first shake at 7:30am.. Again, i started off the day with a chocolate shake :) I tried taking away just a hint of the powder that i normally use and suprisingly it worked and tasted lush!!! Maybe shouldnt be doing that but if it tastes nicer and makes it bearable then so be it :)


School run had to be done..nice half hour walk in total :)


At 10.30 i had a Ryvita with half a slice of chicken roll and a dash of philadelphia light instead of fruit..Thought itd make a nice change..Well,Ryvita is disgusting..eurghhh!


Here came my oops moment... Lunchtime. I was going to have a shake but i really didnt fancy it. Still felt quite hungry.So instead of my normal lunchtime shake, i made a small salad..and when i say small i mean small...It consisted of a pinch of cheese,a slice of chicken roll which wasnt bad for 46 calories,celery and carrot with a small squirt of light salad cream. It done the trick and i actually felt full on this small salad,which is rather unusual for me.
I did feel ashamed of myself after,but the way i looked at it was,that it wasnt chocolate biscuits or crisps etc. In fact i dont think the calorie content even went over 150kcal!! RESULT


The thing about Slimavite is that it is flexible and as long as you have 14 shakes in a week,its fine. It just means ill have a 3 shakes a day ,day if that makes sense lol.


I did some housework and then the school run again..Dashed home and played with Josh and his playdough...Fun.


For dinner, i had new potatoes with a hint of butter,a chicken breast and peas and carrots.Tasted absolutely divine and had no more than 450 cal!


In the evening when i had Josh settled in bed, i did the nightly wii fit session and concentrated strictly on the hula hoops and step ups. I only did 50 mins in total but managed to burn 216 calories :) I even had a cheeky look at my weight..Looks like ive lost 2lbs in my first three days.Its amazingg!!!!
My official weigh in is tuesday so crossed fingers ill have lost double of that by then! Anyway, i may be unable to blog at the weekend as its going to be a very busy one.. Also a bit of a testing time for me but ill let you know how all goes on Monday :)

Day 2-

Day 2- Getting into it.

Hiya!!!

Yesterday morning was the second day of my Slimavite journey..

I woke up and felt achy all over due to the fact i did an hour on the wii fit the night before. I didn't complain though, just felt pleased with myself as i knew that it would all be worth it when the weight comes off.

I started the morning with a chocolate Slimavite shake at  7:30 am when my Josh had his Rice Crispies. Bless him,he asked why i was having a milkshake instead of cereal so i just explained to him that it was Mummy's special breakfast..He asked to have some which i had to say no to but promised to buy him some milkshake powder so he could have his own shake after school.That's the trouble with kids though.They always want what you're having :)

I did the school run,stopping off at the shops on the way which took 20 minutes. I bought some celery for an alternative to carrot sticks , sweet potato's and skinless thin sausages to have for dinner that night.

I took the 15 minute walk back from the school and did some housework.

At around 10.30 i felt hungry so i had a banana, which actually tasted really nice considering i went off of them a while back. I also had some water as opposed to Pepsi Max..Getting good at drinking water. Its also good for flushing out the system :)

At lunchtime i had a vanilla shake..First try of it and i almost spat it out,it was minging lol! But as i continued to drink it, it tasted a little better. Still powdery, so i shall be  telling Slimavite about it :) i also had another bread stick with it.

I hoovered round then i decided to turn on the music channel and had a half hour step up session on the wii fit whilst watching the music channel..

Ached afterwards but so worth it.

Then came the school run..30 mins worth of walking done!!!

At dinner time i made sweet potato mash with half a teaspoon of Philadelphia light with two skinny sausages,carrots and peas. Omg it was absolutely divine!!!

Josh had the same except he had normal mash potato as 'he doesn't like orange mash'

Then came the test. I had an overwhelming urge to eat half an Easter egg left over..I started walking to it and then stopped and thought 'OMG WHAT AM I DOING' .. I felt ashamed of myself for just thinking about eating it.

So i walked away from it and had some water instead. Yes,i got over it just like that..It was weird but if i decide against something then i wont think any more about it.

I guess everyone has days where they want to give in and eat something they shouldn't. Its hard but we get through it and just think about what we will achieve by resisting temptation.

Ooh also i had a nice win which is so gonna help me. I won the dress below from Ax Paris.Now it wont fit me right now (which is a bummer as it is gorgeous!!!) but i am determined that i will get into it. Its also in the size i want to slim down to. So there you go, another incentive for me. I WILL GET INTO THIS DRESS.

When Josh went to bed, i did another hour on the wii fit..Hula Hooping and kung fu (first time i did the kung fu, i must have looked a right prat!!!) and i did some jogging.. I was absolutely shattered afterwards!!

So yes,overall Day 2 was a little challenging but hey it can only get better..RIGHT?!?..Roll on Day 3 :)

Introduction to a Secret Slimaviter!!

Introduction to a Secret Slimaviter!!

Well Hello!

I have created this blog for not only myself but maybe to inspire other people with my planned weight loss journey with the Slimavite bite plan.

I am fortunate to have been given the chance to be a trial person for Slimavite , and follow this plan which involves replacing two meals a day with the meal replacement shakes, which as you can see come in 3 different yummy flavours (strawberry,chocolate and vanilla). I can also have up to 3 pieces of fruit a day and unlimited vegetables and salad stuff everyday :) Asides this, i need to keep up with exercise everyday. For more info and the exact detail on the Slimavite diet plan, click on any of the highlighted 'slimavite' words which will take you to their website. 

As a mum with a 5 year old, this shouldn't prove too difficult and i also aim to use the Wii fit everyday for at least an hour and a half (they are bloody brilliant!) Ive already got it planned..Boxing,Step ups,jogging,hula hooping, you name it hehe!

I've not really had the willpower to stick to a diet before but for the first time ever,I've been really excited about doing this and there are a few things spurring me on this time, one being the fact that i have to give feedback to Slimavite so they know how i am doing with my journey, whether i feel there could be improvements with the plan etc . I hate letting people down so I AM DOING THIS!LOL!

Also,as daft as it sounds, i want to be able to wear pretty clothes I've seen in a certain shop.

I guess the most important thing is, that i want to do this for my son because i don't want to carry on the way i was and get to a point where i couldn't run around with him anymore. That would actually break my heart (and sou would eating junk!).

Ive been quite excited to begin this but thought i would get my son's birthday out of the way first as i knew there would be a LOT of temptation in my way and that's never a good way to start a new diet.

I know i can do this. I mean i know its different, but after smoking for 7 years, i gave up and i really do feel the benefits with my general health. I have had days where i have wanted to cave in but no i wont do it and this will be the same. I am on a MISSION.I CAN AND WILL DO THIS.

Now, although its not huge, i don't really want to say my start weight as I'm quite a self conscious person and care what people think about me (although i really shouldn't!) All i will tell you is that i currently have 3st 3lb to lose.So i will just blog about how much i lose as i go along and when i get to my target, all will be revealed!