Apologies now if this turns into a rather long post, I have a tendency to waffle.
I started slimming world a few months ago and so far have lost 1 stone. If I had stuck to the plan all the time, this probably would have been a lot more because I know the plan does work for me.
But the majority of weeks I have not really followed it correctly and so have had a cycle of losing lots one week, not so much the next, gaining a few lbs and then following it religiously and losing lots the following week.
I'm not 100% commited to the plan and I'm really struggling to get into that frame of mind.
Before I fell pregnant I lost 4 stone in a year through C25K and MFP. It was a slow and steady wins the race type thing, but I weighed and calorie counted everything. It was a bit tedious but after a year I was used to it and could more or less guess weights and calorie content. Falling pregnant was my horrible excuse to go crazy after a year of discipline and as a result I gained 3 and a half stone :-/
The one thing I hate about SW is the feeling that if I have had a bad week and am going to get weighed and know I'll have gained, I feel ashamed, embarrassed and judged (however all the people at group are lovely). On a few occasions when I've had these bad weeks I have not eaten a thing on weigh in day (class is at 5:30pm) just so I'll lose something or stay the same at least. Which in the end doesn't get me anywhere because I'll binge after the class because I'm starving. I've never been one to believe that starving yourself works, but I do it to avoid the embarassment.
Should I just cut my losses and give up with SW? I don't really enjoy going to the classes but I'm worried that if I don't have the thought of being weighed by someone else I'll fall into the trap of "oh well I'll start the diet on Monday" and will gain all the weight I did manage to lose plus more!
I also don't have the time (or motivation) to start jogging again, even though I miss it a lot. I'm too embarrassed to run in public (I used to run down a lovely backtrack when I lived at home) and we can't afford a gym membership. Plus DP works until quite late and the only chance I'd get to go would be when he got back.
If I quit slimming world will I be doomed to go back to my old ways? I feel like if I just stop showing up to class it's disrespectful to my leader but what do I say to her? "I'm quitting because I'm a pig and can't resist dominoes pizza?"
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Slimming World
Feeling really unmotivated, not sure if I should quit
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Jumblebee · 19/06/2014 10:50
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