2 posts tagged “weight watchers”
I like big sandwiches. I've liked big sandwiches since I was at least 10. Thankfully, lettuce has zero points so I can still enjoy a big sandwich. Sadly, the bread and the mayonnaise (other favorite parts) are what drive the point value of this sandwich so high. I just can't bring myself to eat lettuce and pastrami as a meal. Call me crazy.
I decided to get back on Weight Watchers and see if I can lose these last few pounds that are stubbornly cleaving to me.
Side note: "Cleave" is a very funny word. If you use it as I just did, it means "to cling", but if you use it with an object, say "cleave a branch from the tree", it means to separate. Weird, huh? Now back to our regulary-scheduled programming.
Anyway, today is Day One. Since I knew I was going to start today, I binged a bit yesterday on all the junk food I don't want to see my husband eat, namely these delectable vanilla wafer cookies that my sister left me. There are still three (yes, three) boxes of Girl Scout Cookies, but I can stomach watching him devour all of those. Besides, I only really like the Samoas (or Caramel Delights, depending on your region's baker), and there's only nine in that box, anyway.
Later this week, I will also begin my own Month of Good, so I'm still forming my list for that. And Weight Watchers is high on that list.
For me, it's not as much about weight loss as much as it is about watching what I eat and, more importantly, how much I eat. Just to put it into some perspective: so far today, I've had yogurt, a frozen dinner, a salad, a whole bunch of carrots, and I'm just now on my second glass of water. I also walked briskly around Target at lunch, garnering me one point, thus leaving me with nine points for an afternoon snack and dinner. [sigh]
The last time I was on Weight Watchers (right before I got pregnant), I realized there are some foods I refuse to eat in a low-fat form. Mayonnaise is one of those; cheese and milk are another. I happen to like the taste of whole milk, and I like the taste of full-fat cheese, too. I also like my bread, though I'm perfectly happy eating the extra-fiber whole grain stuff. So, if it means I have to forego points in another area, so be it. But these are the kinds of dietary decisions I like to make for myself, rather than listening to someone else tell me that I have to do it a certain way or else.
One of my coworkers just brought me some unsweetened pineapple chunks - zero points! Score!
I've found the first few days really aren't too terrible - it won't get bad for another few weeks. And then I'll have to keep myself from complaining about it.
