Excuses Excuses Excuses!

Just thought I would post about the many excuses which I can tell you Ive heard before & thought I was going to hear myself say about Slimming World...

Im always hungry on diets,With Slimming World you can eat as much normally healthy food as you like whether it be meat, fruit, veg, pasta etc there is always something that you can eat so you are never hungry which means you never need to eat the "bad" stuff.

Healthy food is too expensiveIf you shop savvy and go to the cheapest of places shops like Aldi do regular deals on fresh fruit & vegetables and it is always useful to know. Then if it is products that are going to last a reasonable length of time go and buy in bulk from somewhere such as Costco or Makro to make it a lot cheaper.
Generally for a person for a week we can keep costs to about £25 a week on a fully healthy diet. Lets face it you would pay out more than that in takeaways a week.

I get cravings, it would never workHold right there, with the plan you can have a little of the things you crave and still enjoy them and lose weight. If you had an event on at the weekend and stuck to plan 100% all week then just did it as good as you could then you are likely to have a loss the next week. So dont let life get in your way.

Ive not got time to cookBeing a full time student and living at home with parents who both have full time jobs we dont always find time to cook but we plan in advance and make sure something is in the slow cooker for when we come in on an evening to tuck into and save us diving right into the cakes or junk which often lie around the house.

I dont have time to exerciseOften I dont. Life gets in the way a lot of the times and especially coming up to exam seasons I dont often find time to even do something once a week but exercise can be anything from cleaning the house to get your heart rate up to a quick 10 or 15 minutes on the wii on Just Dance or something like that. It doesnt have to mean an hours swim 3 times a week or 6 hours in the gym. You can still lose weight being on plan and not doing any exercise, it just comes off at a slower rate which some are happy with.

One bite wont hurt
If you are anything like me then you know this isnt quite so true. One bite turns into you finishing the whole thing and you cant seem to stop yourself. However I do have fellow members at group who can quite happily stop themselves after one or two. Christmas is especially one you have to be on your toes around all the chocolate tins and biscuits. Be careful but enjoy it at the same time.

I cant enjoy life whilst dietingOh believe me you can. This is ridiculous. The amount of nights out and meals out and girls nights in I have and enjoy you wouldnt believe. If I have had an event Ive just been on plan all week then just allowed myself to choose wisely on the event. Whether it be a chinese over an indian takeaway or diet coke and a spirit over a sugary WKD on a night out.

I hope this helps combat any excuses. If you think of anymore and need some ideas or anything in general feel free to contact me :) xx

First post!

Hey :)
So Im new to all this blog stuff.
A recent journey in life has led me to start posting a blog and after many people have said to start posting here goes.
I first joined Slimming World in March 2011 and since then have lost over 3stone.
Im now a target member & love life.
As Im only 17 it hasnt been easy doing it and it really does have to be at the front of your mind to succeed.
The plan itself is easy & couldnt have been more flexible.
Staying and attending a group near where I live has been the key to my success.
I first started when it just hit me that I needed to change & something had to be done.
I couldnt believe it when the scales said the starting weight of over 14st.
Soon the weight flew off and in my first week lost just under half a stone and I couldnt believe it.
Still enjoying the odd takeaway and at least a good girls night out a month I am so happy.
Results are amazing and I will post some pictures when I get used to the whole blogging thing.
Let me know if there is a specific thing you want me to post about or let you know about.
Thats just a quick intro.
Hope you enjoyed it :)
Love Tori x