I'm Emma, but some people call me Immy. I'm 29 and have been on a weightloss journey for nearly 2 y

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Sunday, 20 March 2016

Healthyish snacks :)



So we all get hungry for a quick snack between meals! I used to find when I got home from work from when dinner used to be, that was the time I would usually feel peckish and need a snack to keep me going. Back in my heavier days I used to snack on bags of crips and biscuits......Not good!!

So loosing weight and trying to keep it off, snacking on the right things is a key way to keep the weight off. So I try to keep snacking down to a minimum, and if I have to have to eat sometime to keep me ticking over here's the snacks I will tend to go for.

1. Usually go for a cream cracker or two, just plain ones they seem to keep my cravings at bay for a little while if i'm waiting for dinner.

2. Frozen grapes are a great idea for healthy snack, infact you can do this with most fruits, I just find grapes the most satisfiying to eat. As they take so long to eat it feels like you've eaten loads, which again makes you feel full.

3. I always used to have a pudding after dinner this is something I do miss and do have from time to time. My choice for a pudding these days if I have to have one, is ceareal. Usually go for coco pops as then I get the taste for something chocolatey.

4. If you feel you must have a chocolate bar, and believe me i've had those times! I mean when a girl needs chocolate she needs it!!!! I always go for a small 2 finger Kit Kat or a Curly Wurly. They were always the healthier less pointed chocolate option on the weight watcher plan so that's what I stuck with.

5. Going to the cinema and really really want a snack, well instead of going for a bag of pic n mix or a massive bag of chocolates, go for some popcorn.
You can get all different falavours these days, sweet, salt, sour cream and chive, I even saw pulled pork the other day!


Let me know you're healthy snacks as I would love to know what other people are snacking on when their cravings kick in?!

Monday, 5 May 2014

My Weight loss so far!

So since October last year I joined Weight watchers as it got to the point where I was starting to get worried about my weight and my family were mentioning to me that i have gained loads of weight! That really did hit home! While i was with my ex boyfriend i gained at least two stone, as i was comfortable in that relationship i did eat allot more and wasn't that bothered about what and how much i was eatting!

I wanted to do a blog post about my weight loss as i want it to inspire people to loose weight if there struggling to. 
Weight watchers is such a great system and you feel like such a sense of proudness when stepping on the scales and loosing your first ever pound!

So when i joined in October last year my weight came in at a MASSIVE 19 stone and 4 pounds!! Which i was shocked by and knew it was time to start doing something about it.

Weight watchers works by a points system and depending on your current weight and height will depend on how many daily points you are aloud. I was aloud 44 daily points. When you start to loose weight your point will get reduced.
When you join weight watchers you get given a pack with a folder and steps of how everything works, you also download an app on your phone to help you track everything your eatting and each thing you eat will come up with how many points it is, then will take it off your daily points.

Each week you go to your local weight watchers meeting and get weighed, my first week of being on weight watchers i lost 5 pounds!! Which i was sooo happy with!
Its very been really hard being on weight watchers i didnt really feel like i was on a diet, which is something i didnt want to feel.

So each week goes by and i loose 3 pounds one week 2 pounds another week, sometimes i stayed the same weight which i didnt mind as long as i didnt gain any weight i was happy. I did find it hard at home when we have cakes and chocolate in the house, but i found different treats for me to snack on. Curly Wurlys were on 3 points so would always have them, and Kelloggs rice crispy squares were also 3 points so would have them too! They were some of my sweet treats.

My current weight is now 15 stone and 7 pounds! So thats nearly 4 stone in 8 months!
Ive never been happier! I can see it my clothes now and around my tummy area! Its crazy, and anyone can do this! 
Heres a picture of my before and after for some inspiration!
Good luck for anyone who wants to loose weight as i know how hard it can be!
But if you want something so much i know you can do it!