Saturday Swapit #1

It’s Saturday and the year is a week old.
Last week I put out feelers for Saturday Swapit and got some positive response.
If you want to join in, write a post about your efforts this past week and any tips you think may help, pingback to this post and leave a link to yours in the comments.
How did you do getting rid of those excess Christmas pounds?
Did the new regime work? Did you get tired and fed up after a couple of days of good intentions?
Hopefully here on Saturday Swapit readers will share their experiences and offer some tips to keep on the straight and narrower waist.

DISCLAIMER:
I am not, nor do I claim to be, a professional dietician or nutritionist. Anyone who wants or needs to lose serious weight should consult a medical professional or GP. This is not a diet programme.

I collected my new SW pack on Monday and went through it with my hi-lighter. It was a good exercise as it acted as a reminder as to the dos and don’ts, and woke me up to syn values again. Sometimes we get complacent and things slip without us noticing.

My week has been hard. I’ve been craving all the bad things knowing I’ve got a cupboard full of goodies that are out of bounds at the moment. Hubby also had a few pounds to lose and hid the biscuit tin which had been glaring at us from under the coffee table for months. He had been getting through a complete 300g packet of gingernut biscuits (25, 29 or 30 depending on the shop and each attracts a value of 2½ syns) every couple of days. I am pleased to say said biscuit tin has been relegated to the kitchen cupboard out of sight and if he wants some, he trots in, selects three, and puts the tin back .
Tip here: keep goodies out of sight.

I have also got back into the habit of checking syn values before I put things in my mouth. Some have been quite a shock and it has been a balancing act to stay on plan, have my allocated syns, and not feel hungry.
Tip here: plan ahead. If you know what you’re going to have (or fancy) you can work round everything else so that you CAN have it and not feel guilty.

We are also getting back into the routine of walking every day. This is not just to increase our exercise, but get us in training for when we get our new doggy. Nothing in the pipeline on that yet though.
Tip here: a little more exercise definitely helps.

So, for us it has been a positive week. Hubby is not actually on ‘a diet’ as such, but with a little bit of shuffling and reorganising meals, has managed to lose two and a half pounds.
As for me, I’ve lost four since last week’s post so back within my parameters and hopefully come weigh in tomorrow will be smack on target again.

 

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