This time last year I managed to lose over 20lbs with the motivation of the holiday of a lifetime. Typically I piled it back on and haven’t found the motivation to lose it again since… until now 🙂 I was following the Slimming World plan last year and am still using the concepts but not going to the meetings. I use www.minimins.com for support. In fact they are a fabulous support no matter what diet/exercise you are following so pop over and tell them I sent you 😉
I posted this challenge on the website over there about this time last year. I found I could stick to the mini challenges better than following the same diet plan every day and a few others followed it with me which was fun. Have a go if you fancy it and make sure you let me know how you are getting on. It can be adapted to most diet plans by taking a ‘green’ week as no meat and ‘red’ week as no carbs, etc. If you need any help adapting it give me a shout either through my Facebook page of by email to phatcupcakeonline@gmail.com Good luck!
Week 1 – Exercise at least 20 minutes every day. Try to do something different every day too which, is easier being a member of the gym and having a Wii! Completely your choice what you do though.
Week 2 – No Chocolate Week
Eat your normal syns but no chocolate or chocolate flavoured foods
Week 3 – Speed Soup Week
Ingredients
1 can mixed bean salad
1 can green lentils
2 cans chopped tomatoes
1 can baked beans
handful split lentils
2 large leeks
1 large onion
4 medium carrots
2 parsnips
1 green, 1 red, 1 yellow pepper
2 beef stock cubes
salt and pepper
mixed herbs
enough water to cover
Chop all veg, bring to the boil and simmer until soft
Eat when you want but I plan to eat a bowl a day
Week 4 – Red Week
Stick to red days all week
Week 5 – Fish Week
Avoid meat all week and eat as much fish as possible.
Week 6 – No Alcohol Week
Avoid alcohol all week.
Week 7 – 100% week
Stick to plan 100%. I plan on enjoying approximately 5 syns per day
Week 8 – Green week
Stick to green days all week
Week 9 – Scan Bran Week
Eat 5 scan bran every day for the week. Either as healthy extra or synned. This can be bought at Slimming World group meetings or at Holland and Barrett. I’ll post some recipes to use soon.
Week 10 – Express Week
Have 3 meals per day. Each meal must have 2/3 of the plate full of superfree foods. 1/3 of the plate must be free foods from either green, original or EE plan. Enjoy healthy extras as normal. Any snacks in between meals must be either superfree or syn free yogurts. Enjoy 5-15 syns per day but always count the higher value.
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