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This Time

Author Nicki CawoodPosted on 3 Comments

I am rejoining Slimming World. Again.

I have been going to SW on and off for 13yrs. I’ve had some successes, I’ve had times when I seemed to do one on and one off and one on and one off for months however that means I’ve controlled my weigh and not got bigger.
I’ve enjoyed a real giggle at class and real frustration when the weight hasn’t always fallen off me when I wanted it to or as fast as I wanted it to.

I gave up back in March as the group clashed with a work commitment I couldn’t get out of. I planned to do it at home but of course without that almost fear-factor that comes with standing on the scales and the support of the group I gained everything I’d lost and found a few extra pounds too. Right now I am heavier than I have ever been.

Will this time be different? I think it might. I’ve got to the stage when I’ve realised that trying to look like I did when I was eighteen when I have two children and a totally different lifestyle to back then is not likely to happen and have set realistic goals instead. This time may be different, it may not but I’m ready, motivated and bloody determined to succeed this time. My first weigh in after a week back on the plan will be on Monday night so fingers crossed!

SW Lunch.

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Jenny Craig Update

Author Nicki CawoodPosted on 2 Comments

As anyone who read my other Jenny Craig posts will know, my first week on JC was fabulous! I lost 3lb, felt wonderful, was motivated, never hungry, and very optimistic about the future and losing weight.

My second week resulted in staying the same which I was pleased with as it was my “bad” week. At the end of my second week I had another chat with my lovely consultant, yet this was a something of a bitter-sweet one. My Jenny Craig journey, short and sweet as it was had come to an end. I was initially given a two week trial and had hoped (and still hope) that the powers that be will allow me to extend this trail. This would give me a chance to see how I get on longer term and to explain the longer implications of being on Jenny Craig with regards to losing weight and keeping it off to you lovely lot.

Despite my consultant giving me some great handy hints for working on my goal alone I have already put the three pound on I lost and found another one. This just goes to show that Jenny Craig isn’t just about having food sent to you; it is the on-going process of gradually identifying the reasons for weight gain and of changing habits. I believe that if I were to do JC for longer that I would be able to do this but clearly two weeks isn’t enough.

Fingers crossed my trial will get extended! I would definitely take this on myself it weren’t for the fact that I have recently moved, bought oodles of furniture and not bought a single Xmas present yet.

One lovely lady who is using Jenny Craig long-term (and doing amazingly!) is Becky;  her blog and her journey so far are well worth following.

To Jenny Craig… thank you for the opportunity to trial and share my first experiences of your fab programme with my readers. You know where I am if you want me to find out and report more! 🙂

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