I'm once again struggling with sticking to Weight Watchers. At this point I would like to talk about all the wonderful things weight watchers has to offer. I lost 12 pounds when I stuck to weight watchers all the time. It helped me change my mentality around food. Now, when I'm looking for something to snack on I try to add veggies or fruit to it, always! It has a fantastic support group. Between the Connect feature on the app and the meetings you need not look far for support. If you are new to healthy eating, or need a big change to get your health and weight loss started, Weight Watchers is a fantastic place to look. It truly has helped me and I appreciate it for what it is.
Now the reasons I am struggling with weight watchers. Sometimes I would eat really high points during the day and have very little left for dinner, but by the time I got home from work, I was STARVING. Which for me means I start to eat everything in sight. I would add up my calories for the day and discover I had only eaten 500 calories!!! No wonder I was starving. In WW defense, I could have during the day eaten as much fruit or veggies as I wanted. Unfortunately, those things aren't readily available at most work places. I have no way of going to a vending machine and pulling out a pack of carrot sticks or an apple. On the days and weeks when I was unable to spend hours planning out meals and going to the grocery store I always went WAY over on my points. Alternatively, if I didn't go over on points I was hungry and miserable by the time I went to bed.
WW big thing is that you can eat whatever you want, if you eat less of it. I did not find this to be the case. For instance, I wanted cookies with my breakfast this morning. A serving size of cookies is 9 points. That is a third of my daily point allotment, but less than 200 calories. What that means for me, is that if I had the cookies on weight watchers I would playing catch up for the rest of the day on my points. I could only eat fruits and veggies for lunch. Ultimately, it results in me being starving and binging by the time I'm off work.
Don't get me wrong. I think WW is a fantastic tool and program. I used it and lost weight and I gained some insight into my own way of thinking and eating. I'm not really bashing WW, but I am changing how I try to lose weight. Sometimes I want to eat a cheeseburger and cookies for lunch and still be able to eat a hearty dinner. For now, I'm going to start using LoseIt again and just track my calories. I will try to filter in many more fruits and veggies than I did before, but I will also enjoy my red meat and cookies.
Overall I had lost 12 pounds on WW, but I have gained some back recently. As of this morning I weighed 154.5. My first mini goal is to get below 150. Hopefully in a few weeks I can accomplish this. My ultimate goal is to be at 135 or less. That puts me back in the healthy range for my height. Wishing myself luck!
Now the reasons I am struggling with weight watchers. Sometimes I would eat really high points during the day and have very little left for dinner, but by the time I got home from work, I was STARVING. Which for me means I start to eat everything in sight. I would add up my calories for the day and discover I had only eaten 500 calories!!! No wonder I was starving. In WW defense, I could have during the day eaten as much fruit or veggies as I wanted. Unfortunately, those things aren't readily available at most work places. I have no way of going to a vending machine and pulling out a pack of carrot sticks or an apple. On the days and weeks when I was unable to spend hours planning out meals and going to the grocery store I always went WAY over on my points. Alternatively, if I didn't go over on points I was hungry and miserable by the time I went to bed.
WW big thing is that you can eat whatever you want, if you eat less of it. I did not find this to be the case. For instance, I wanted cookies with my breakfast this morning. A serving size of cookies is 9 points. That is a third of my daily point allotment, but less than 200 calories. What that means for me, is that if I had the cookies on weight watchers I would playing catch up for the rest of the day on my points. I could only eat fruits and veggies for lunch. Ultimately, it results in me being starving and binging by the time I'm off work.
Don't get me wrong. I think WW is a fantastic tool and program. I used it and lost weight and I gained some insight into my own way of thinking and eating. I'm not really bashing WW, but I am changing how I try to lose weight. Sometimes I want to eat a cheeseburger and cookies for lunch and still be able to eat a hearty dinner. For now, I'm going to start using LoseIt again and just track my calories. I will try to filter in many more fruits and veggies than I did before, but I will also enjoy my red meat and cookies.
Overall I had lost 12 pounds on WW, but I have gained some back recently. As of this morning I weighed 154.5. My first mini goal is to get below 150. Hopefully in a few weeks I can accomplish this. My ultimate goal is to be at 135 or less. That puts me back in the healthy range for my height. Wishing myself luck!
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