Slimming World weigh-in - Christmas challenge week 9

Overall, this week was quite smooth sailing, no major upsets to the journey! It was a busy week at work, so I was glad I had a series of meals prepared and ready to go for lunches. Except one day, but I'll speak about that in a bit..

I ended up 1lb lighter this week, which is grand. I was hoping for two (and I got back to my exercising) so maybe I'll see a bigger loss next week. I have a schedule in my head, a series of mini-goals to reach and I am now behind. Sometimes these can be helpful, to keep you geared up. Other times, they serve to make you feel a bit crap when you don't reach them. Until I reach my next goal, I don't think I will put dates on getting there, just have that goal in mind and when I reach it, I reach it. Dinners this week were nothing too spectacular, we enjoyed an amazing chicken and chorizo jamalaya recipe from BBC Good Food, which I might upload on here at some point. It was really, really tasty and filling. Wednesday and Thursday we had baked piri-piri chicken fillet burgers, which were simple, quick, free and delicious.

I have all my meals planned and groceries bought for the coming week, and I might upload a recipe or two. Another fairly quiet week ahead (a house-building October savings drive!) so it's a great chance for me to knuckle down to my Christmas weight loss challenge.

Subway salad - with dressing - 1.5 syns

I didn't really try any new SW savers this week, however I went to work without lunch one day. Subway was my life saver! I got a really hearty subway salad (chicken tikka) with honey mustard dressing (1.5syns). It was very filling and really cheap - an excellent backup if you forget your lunch!

I was really happy to get back to my exercise plan this week, and felt good about getting back to routine after a lonnngggg hiatus. I took my dog for a huge walk on Sunday, followed by a spin class on Wednesday and another big walk on Wednesday. Nothing that any Olympian would be proud of, but it's positive baby steps for me :)

This week's loss: 1lb
Total loss in Christmas challenge: 4lbs
Aim for next week: 1.5lbs