Just 4 Today, I’ll drink my fiber supplement 3 times (I’ve drunk it once), drink 2 liters of water (I’ve drunk 1/3) walk 5 miles, NOT eat between meals, NOT take seconds. And FINALLY move-into the food/nutrition logging program, Performance Diet.
I’ve begun — it is not the most intuitive program I’ve ever used by far. But, I decided that if I didn’t make it work this weekend, I’d ask for my money back (My week is threats)
What are you going to do today? We talk about anything here — it doesn’t have to relate to food and eating and exercise…..
Plans for today: I’ll have three Chocolate Milks Shakes, Two Masala Dosa, And a Pouch of Pringle Potato Chips
I badly need to gain weight
I find that writing down everything that passes my lips really helps to keep me firmly in reality. It’s all, there, the good, the bad and the ugly !
Mostly it’s not too horrible– more often than not it’s portions that are too big rather than things that I just shouldn’t be eating.
One exception lately– chocolate bars sold by my granddaughter’s school. Now, as chocolate bars go, these aren’t too horrible. But I shouldn’t be touching them ! If I write it down, at least I’m dealing with the reality of what I’ve done, though. And then I can properly credit whatever exercise I do according to Weight Watcher’s rules.
One suggestion– if your kids or grandkids are selling any kind of food for a school fundraiser this season, just give the money and tell them to skip the food. There are literally tons of sugary things being sold like this, in addition to wrapping paper and such, so just cut it off at the pass. If there’s a non-food, choose that. If not just give ‘em the money.
Positive consequence ? The full amount of your donation may be deductible from income tax if you do it this way, rather than the amount above the fair market value of the goods you might pay for.
Hi Thilak — You’re pushing us into uncharted territory! Good luck with your goals, I hope you are successful.
catdog — So far my journal is working perfectly. I’ve eaten just as I should (of course, there’s still the Saturday Dinner — pizza and baked fries, ummm)
I have 1000 calories left, though — so I should be OK.
The grandkids are back home, maybe they won’t think of me when it comes time for the selling. But, if they do think of us, I will remember your suggestion. It’s great.
Also, since I started considering it, I’m becoming very tempted to rejoin Weight Watchers. Perhaps even if I stay good this week.
What do you think?
For me, Weight Watcher’s revised program (since 20 years ago or so when I first worked their program) makes a lot of sense. The points thing separates it from mere calorie counting, giving a different value to things that previously were just lumped in with everything else.
One thing they insist on now, for instance, is that you MUST have some “healthy oil” in your diet. This in like canola, safflower, or olive, because some vitamins are fat-soluable, so without some oil you risk adverse health consequences.
The community aspect of it is important for a lot of people, and going with a friend is encouraged. They do say that people who go with a friend, and people who go to meetings (as opposed to working the program on line, which you can do) loose more weight. Must say, I still get annoyed with the folks who are there to loose 10 pounds, but that’s me. They have on-line stuff for people who are doing WW to loose 50 lbs. or more, and for older people, etc.
The most important part of it is that weekly date with the scale, and, as I have mentioned before, a mindset that, for me, works– every week should be a lower number than the week before. But, you have to eat a balanced diet and exercise.
Tell you something I’ve noticed– people wear the strangest things to weigh in. One women the other day had clothes that, unless she wears them to weigh-in every week, must have added at least 5 lbs. to the result ! My plan is for them to weigh me, not my clothes, so I make sure that I wear essentially the same light-weight clothes every time.
Of course, at home, many of us weigh just before we step in the shower so that’s not an issue, but you know what I mean….
WW does encourage you to buy their products, but the leaders are often apologetic about even mentioning them (which they have to do, of course). The ones I’ve tried have been good, though. And the magazine has some great recipes (as does the website).
As a weight-loss program, I know nothing but the best about it — from my own experience and those of my sisters and friends. My only reservation is the weight-maintenance issue. I just don’t think they’re interested in it.
I didn’t join last year when I started on this latest weight-loss goal because I didn’t trust myself. And I didn’t want to waste money when I had proven that I couldn’t stick to something.
But, I think I’ve proven my determination. And that I’m worth it.
So I’m giving it a lot of thought.
Your experience means a lot to me. Thanks for sharing it. And don’t be too surprised if we end up being WW buddies!