Starting Weight Watchers again is a whole new interesting experience. A lot of the meals I've made are delicious, and low in points, and it hasn't felt like much of a sacrifice over the last week. The last time I did the program, I ate the same foods I normally did, but ate less of them. Typically this would get me really, really, really hungry, then I would try to be happy with a bratwurst and half cup of potato salad. Not surprisingly, this didn't work. But this time, I took Weight Watchers' advice and got a lot of fruit and veggies (somewhere around 10 pounds for the week, if you can believe it) to eat with meals and as snacks.
Obviously, snacking on fruits and veggies helps me meet my daily serving recommendation, but it also allows me to eat whenever I feel a tinge of hunger. Eating all the time, but good things, is helping me take smaller servings of high point-value foods at lunch and dinner. One of my favorite mid-meal snacks is 2 oz. of cheddar cheese, an apple, and a stalk of celery. (I can't believe I just said that...the pre-WW me would say something very different.) When it really comes down to it, I think I've done pretty well this week.
I also found out a dessert that I love (and ate pre-WW) is only 3 points: all natural coconut fruit bars made with coconut milk. They are delicious, sweet, and creamy, and totally satisfy the sweet tooth and ice cream craving. Next week I also plan to get a cup of yogurt to try making my own yogurt in the crock pot. This way I can make low-point smoothies for breakfast/snacks and get in my dairy, fruits, veggies, and tastiness (for cheap).
I did a few workouts over the week, but not as many as I would have liked. I'm enjoying finding YouTube workouts and am surprised at the variety available. In addition to the workout I posted last week, I found the Be Fit in 90 workouts, which is a workout program that covers a 90 day span with a series of videos for each day (with rest days too). Most of them are about 35 minutes long, and typically include strength, cardio, yoga, flexibility, and high intensity drills.
Over the week I carefully budgeted covered my points saving my extra points judiciously, hoping to save a number of for the weekend. I had about 47 points, which were all used over the weekend for meals at Mom and Dad's house for a treat of fast food, a high point dinner on Saturday, and a high point dinner on Sunday. I gained about a pound on the weekend, and lost a lot of the momentum I had build up over the weekend.
My activity goal for the week was: 18 activity points
My actual activity for the week was: 12
My activity goal for next week is: 18 points
My water goal for the week was: 8 cups of water a day
My actual water for the week was: 4 cups of water a day
My water goal for next week is: 8 cups of water a day
This week's weight: 224.8
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