Weekly Weight Loss Week 18

This week I lost 1/2lb. Not as much as I wanted but still better than nothing.

Where I Went Wrong

I'm not sure what I did wrong this week. I tracked everything and knew that I had stayed within my pro-points allowance. I opted for as much healthy and filling food as possible and earned activity pro-points.

I've put it down to just being one of those weeks. At least I lost weight, which is better than staying the same or gaining. I'm still on the right track.

I did speak to my Weight Watchers leader after the meeting to find out what she thinks. She put it down to an off week; maybe I hadn't actually eaten enough. She agreed, though, that at least is was a weight loss. She did comment on how she knows I'll see a loss at the scales every week because I am so determined to lose the weight and get to my final goal - whatever that is (still not been decided).

What Will I Do This Week?

So, usually I state what I'll do differently but the truth is, I'm not sure. I just don't know why I didn't lose as much as I hoped. All I can do is keep tracking and eating healthy and filling foods.

The one thing that I have changed this week is lunchtime. I cut up all the salad vegetables on Monday night and made a large bowl of salad. It makes it easy for me to just grab and pour into a bowl every lunchtime. It's filling - I usually don't need anything until tea time - and I can throw in tuna, smoked salmon, ham or chicken on top of that to add the extra protein. We'll see how it goes at the scales this week.

I don't think I'm going to reach my target of losing 2 stone of my starting weight by my birthday. I have 2.5lbs to go but my birthday is a week today so only one weigh-in next week. Oh well, I'm very close to getting there and maybe I'll do it the week afterwards.

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