I had carrots, onions and potatoes in the fridge so decided to use them all up with the addition of some herbs and spices of course.
Viola! Spicy carrot soup!
Free on Filling and Healthy or 2 Pro Points per serving!
Welcome
Hi Everyone,Welcome to my Blog. I'm new to this so please bear with me. I have always been overweight and unhappy about myself for as long as I remember.I have tried to lose weight so many times I've lost count. Then one day everything clicked and I realised that I didn't need to put a time limit and being a perfect weight and being perfect. If I worked at it a little bit everyday it would all come together. So I joined Weight Watchers for the third time and without putting pressure on myself and feeling like a failure decided I would just try baby steps everyday.This decision led to a new way of thinking and a new me........
Friday, September 19, 2014
Filling and Healthy: Soup!
I decided that I was going to have some delicious filling and healthy lunch the weekend and what better option than soup!!
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Update: Back on the Weight Loss Wagon!
Hi Everyone,
It has been a very long time since I have updated this blog or made a YouTube video update. The story of my weight loss journey has been a very long one as is the case with most. It has definitely not been a very straight forward one but it has been very worthwhile and I have learnt so much about myself along the journey.
The very first time I joined Weight Watchers was over ten years ago. I lost some weight and felt great but then unfortunately fell off the so called weight loss wagon. I rejoined some years later and I have regained all the weight I had lost plus some and I was now at my all time heaviest weight of 17st 1lb (239lb) I will never ever forget that moment or that number!
I was more determined than ever and managed to lost 69lb, which was 1lb off 5 stone. The Weight Watchers program changed from Points to Pro Points at this point. I was already struggling to get to the 5 stone loss and I have been up and down in the previous months. I did not see a reason for change and I essentially used this change in the program to give up. I gave it a half hearted attempt and I never really worked the program and therefore it didn't work for me.
I gave up and rejoined a few times but never managed to have the success I had when I lost 69lb. This year back in April I decided that enough was enough and I needed a fresh start. I was away for a week with my Boyfriend for a family event and when we came back I rejoined Weight Watchers on April 1st. I whole heartedly embraced the program this time and returned to the same meeting and leader where I had my original success.
I was introduced to Simple Start and Filling & Healthy and I haven't looked back, I am not obsessing ober Pro Points and constantly counted. I eat healthily and there is still room for treats! Below is the Simple Start food list:
To date I have lost 27.5lb and overall I am down 53lb. I still have 16lb to get back to my lowest weight but I will get there. I will post my weigh in's below so you can see what my weeks are truly like.
Week 1: -4.5lb
Week 2: -2lb
Week 3: -2lb
Week 4: -2lb
Week 5: -1lb
Week 6: -1lb
Week 7: -1lb
Week 8: -1.5lb
Week 9: -2lb
Week 10: -0.5lb
Week 11: -1lb
Week 12: -3.5lb
Week 13: -0.5lb
Week 14: +0.5lb (First gain since rejoining)
Week 15: +3lb (After a week in America)
Week 16: -2.5lb
Week 17: -2lb
Week 18: +1lb (Boyfriends family staying weekend, Drinks and Dinner out)
Weeek 19: -2lb
Week 20:-1lb
Week 21: STS
Week 22: -2lb
The picture below shows me at my heaviest and the one on the right was taken yesterday morning after my weigh in.My leader commented this week on how relaxed I seem this time around and I think this is purely down to knowing it is a lifetime of healthy eating and exercise not just a means to an end.
- J xx
It has been a very long time since I have updated this blog or made a YouTube video update. The story of my weight loss journey has been a very long one as is the case with most. It has definitely not been a very straight forward one but it has been very worthwhile and I have learnt so much about myself along the journey.
The very first time I joined Weight Watchers was over ten years ago. I lost some weight and felt great but then unfortunately fell off the so called weight loss wagon. I rejoined some years later and I have regained all the weight I had lost plus some and I was now at my all time heaviest weight of 17st 1lb (239lb) I will never ever forget that moment or that number!
I was more determined than ever and managed to lost 69lb, which was 1lb off 5 stone. The Weight Watchers program changed from Points to Pro Points at this point. I was already struggling to get to the 5 stone loss and I have been up and down in the previous months. I did not see a reason for change and I essentially used this change in the program to give up. I gave it a half hearted attempt and I never really worked the program and therefore it didn't work for me.
I gave up and rejoined a few times but never managed to have the success I had when I lost 69lb. This year back in April I decided that enough was enough and I needed a fresh start. I was away for a week with my Boyfriend for a family event and when we came back I rejoined Weight Watchers on April 1st. I whole heartedly embraced the program this time and returned to the same meeting and leader where I had my original success.
I was introduced to Simple Start and Filling & Healthy and I haven't looked back, I am not obsessing ober Pro Points and constantly counted. I eat healthily and there is still room for treats! Below is the Simple Start food list:
To date I have lost 27.5lb and overall I am down 53lb. I still have 16lb to get back to my lowest weight but I will get there. I will post my weigh in's below so you can see what my weeks are truly like.
Week 1: -4.5lb
Week 2: -2lb
Week 3: -2lb
Week 4: -2lb
Week 5: -1lb
Week 6: -1lb
Week 7: -1lb
Week 8: -1.5lb
Week 9: -2lb
Week 10: -0.5lb
Week 11: -1lb
Week 12: -3.5lb
Week 13: -0.5lb
Week 14: +0.5lb (First gain since rejoining)
Week 15: +3lb (After a week in America)
Week 16: -2.5lb
Week 17: -2lb
Week 18: +1lb (Boyfriends family staying weekend, Drinks and Dinner out)
Weeek 19: -2lb
Week 20:-1lb
Week 21: STS
Week 22: -2lb
The picture below shows me at my heaviest and the one on the right was taken yesterday morning after my weigh in.My leader commented this week on how relaxed I seem this time around and I think this is purely down to knowing it is a lifetime of healthy eating and exercise not just a means to an end.
- J xx
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