Hi Guys!

I lost my way yet again but I think I may finally be back on track, I know you've heard it all before but please bear with me. I started Slimming World in May 2011 and I got my 4 stone award in October 2012, but I lost it in December after my 30th birthday weekend away, Christmas and the New Year. Anyway I got my brand new Slimming World book in January and after looking through my old one I was shocked to realise the amount of money I had wasted over the last 10 months "playing" at losing weight at Slimming World. 9 times out of 10 I wouldn't stay to Image Therapy (BIG mistake) I'd just get weighed and go (the worst thing to do) so never really took much notice of the weight going back on 1/2 lb here, 1 lb there it didn't seem a big deal until in January my first weigh in of the year was a 2lb gain and I realised I was at the same weight I was in March 2012. I could've cried all that money I had wasted, what on earth had I been playing at? Needless to say I stayed to Image Therapy that day and told my consultant that would be my only gain in my new book and so far I have kept to my word with 7lbs lost since January.
Things to help me lose the lbs -

•  batch cooking - making sure that there is always something ready to eat when I need it so I don't start to nibble things I shouldn't. Getting too hungry can set me off on a binge cycle so I try to always have something on hand that can be warmed up in a couple of minutes.
• variety - having different meals so I don't get bored. This week I've had Kebab, Curry, Stew and Bolognese on hand.
• exercise - I started back at Aerobics yesterday and went to Aqua Fit last night. I've even talked a couple of friends into joining too so hopefully that should keep me motivated and make me less likely to cancel.