First of all, I want to thank you for all the comments, e-mails, text messages etc. wishing me well and encouraging me to stick to it. . I just wanted to take a moment and publicly thank you all. Your thoughts and kind words mean more to me than you will ever know
So this week I only lost 1.4 pounds. Which I'm totally not complaining about because it’s a LOSS – not a gain – and as long as I'm moving in the right direction I'm okay.
I'm especially happy with the loss considering I attended no less than FOUR birthday parties this week. That's a lot of cake to absorb into your Weight Watchers points, and yet I'm proud to say I did so without totally screwing the pooch.
Sadly, however, the difference between my losing five pounds those previous weeks and my one pound this week is very simple – for the first time I used my "bonus points." And for me, using those extra points totally weighs me down (pun intended.) If you're not familiar with the Weight Watchers system, points are basically calories and foods are worth a certain amount of points (an apple is 1 point, for example). I get a set number of points each day based on my height, weight and age. In addition to the points I have per day, I also get and extra batch of 35 Points each week to use as necessary. And using those bonus points totally kills my weight loss. BAH!
Alas, I have vowed to not use them again. Now that the birthday party season is over, I shall return to my Nazi weight loss ways. No cake. No bonus points. Instead, I shall return to scratching my sugar/chocolate itches by either eating fruit or having a Weight Watchers sanctioned chocolate bar. I've found that the Double Chocolate Delight bars for 2 Points are tolerable. If you put them in the freezer then eat them really cold they taste better. Also, you can spruce them up with a dab of peanut butter.
I just ate one for breakfast. Which – I know – sounds kind of bad. But I'm trying to keep myself from wallowing around in the box of kolaches that my devil, I mean coworker, brought in. So I figured eating that chocolate bar was better than stripping naked and rolling around in that pile of yeast-dough-covered-cheesy-sausage goodness.
Because right now? I want to eat at least a dozen kolaches and tell the diet fudge bar that it's adopted, ugly, stupid and will never have a boyfriend.
AND then start a rumor that it that it kind of tastes like chocolate covered fart.
6 comments:
Try the chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. It comes in individualized cups and is WONDERFUL! I can't remember how many points but it's like 2 or 3.
Jennie
Keep the Faith Sister! This makes me believe that tallulah better not try to end the meeting next week without passing out the stars 'cause MP will surely have one.
you are kickin butt! LOTS better than mine!! I haven't ate right, but have worked out..Hell, I even jogged..just a short bit...couldn't take much more...gotta loose that second person I'm carrying around before I try that again!!Keep up the good work..we'll have a WW girls night out when u come home!!
Girl, you are doing a great job. Keep it going. I know its hard but if anyone has the will power to do it, it is you. Love you!! Tabatha
Honestly I don't care for the WW bars..they all taste kinda "off" to me (I'm like you I have to freeze them). The Fiber One bars however are pretty good and they have an Oats and Chocolate and a Butterscotch (Caramel for some people) bar that are pretty good. Check out the Pringle's Baked Wheat Stix in a Pizza Flavor they are AWESOME. (on a side note I love Kolaches..which I didn't know existed until I moved down here..what's wrong with MS??) - P
When I do well on my many attempted weight loss ventures, I've found my weakness is speed. I eat too fast so I eat too much, the stomach doesn't get to tell the brain to shut my damn mouth until I'm ready to burst. When I manage to behave (rarely) I try to become a little OCD and count every time I chew. I have found if I start counting, I chew around 40 times per bite. I figure if I don't count, I'm averaging around 10. The increased chews serve two purposes: slow down and let the body calculate how much has been inserted in the food hole, and increasing the effectiveness of digestion, so the food is used better and more efficiently.
Now if I could routinely count and get over my overinflated ideas of what a portion is, I'd be home free.
Also, read my comment on Mark's blog regarding the meetings. You'll like it.
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