So after a bit of a difficult week with birthday celebrations and eating out alot I managed to lose 1lb this week. I was really happy with that result as I got my third silver seven! That means I've lost 21lbs in 8 weeks and still feeling very positive.

The last two days I've eaten at home for every meal and its been so easy to stick to my points when I'm completely in control of cooking. Eating out is quite difficult as everything seems to be so high in points by comparison to home cooked food. Its made me realise I need to make more of an effort to cook and stretch my points. There were several days last week where it just didn't feel like I had enough points so I need to use a little more imagination with what I'm using my points on. I don't feel there's any reason for me to go hungry on weight watchers but there were times last week where I was!

I've been trying to deal with my emotions a little more recently and discovered some helpful ideas from a book on Buddhism I'm reading. I'm not religious but if any religion interests me it would be Buddhism. I was reading about being mindful and how most of us struggle to live in the moment. Our minds are always distracted with thoughts of the past or future. Alot of our lives we live on auto pilot and miss things as a result. So the last few days I've been making the effort to focus on what I'm doing, what my kids are saying and doing and generally being more aware of my surroundings. I have trouble with anxiety which can lead to emotional eating so its been really helping to just focus on the moment instead of everything that's been or might be!

As a result of all this I've felt calmer and I've barely snacked today. I have literally only eaten when I was hungry and it was such a novelty! I am seriously liking this new slightly calmer me who doesn't feel the need to eat everything in sight when I feel down.

With my weight loss slowing down I'm also starting to realise that I need to appreciate the journey and not obsess about the end goal. Lets face it there isn't going to be an 'end' because even when I get to goal it will be learning how to maintain and so on. So instead of worrying that a pound a week feels little slow I've been reminding myself that an average of a pound a week would see me at a healthy weight in just over two years which is not anything to be sniffed at. The alternative being a fad diet with quick results but not sustainable or throwing my dolly out the pram and giving up altogether. Hmm lets think slower losses on a sustainable plan which will see me gradually getting to a healthier weight. A fad non sustainable diet which equals giving up and eating rubbish or just giving up because "stomps feet" I'm not losing weight quick enough..huffff!! Conclusion - I'd rather accept 1-2lb a week is NORMAL and its a hell of alot better than not losing at all and finding myself at my heaviest weight wondering why it ever felt like two years was too far away!!

Bit of a long post there but just all the random things I'm mulling over right now. I guess if it helps me get there then who cares how much I ramble on!

Here's to another good week and hope I find it a little easier this week xx