Musings on Weight Watchers

Posted by primaballerina on February 23rd, 2009 |Filed Under 30-Day Shred, General, Recipes, Weight Watchers |

Hi Again!

I’m happy to report that I’ve survived another day of the 30-Day Shred. Somehow in the past 24 hours I’ve managed to injure my tailbone. I have an old ballet injury from about 10 years ago that seems to be rearing its ugly head once more. It’s more irritating than anything else- basically I can’t comfortably sit. I’m hoping it’ll disappear by the time I wake up tomorrow! Unfortunately it has prevented me from doing my pilates, as there is a lot of sitting involved.

I made a delicious stir-fry tonight: Marinated teryaki tofu, frozen veggies, ginger, garlic, and some extra teryaki sauce, and a tsp of olive oil to get in my oil serving for WW. I served it over quinoa (my preferred alternative to brown rice- I try try try to like brown rice, but I just don’t! Quinoa is apparently the world’s most healthy grain, so that’s good news.)

I’m currently forcing myself to eat a larabar at 11:55pm, since I still have 6 points left for the day. It’s amazing how some days I feel like I could eat 50 points, and others I struggle to get through 25. It just goes to show that when you make healthy choices, you can be MUCH fuller on fewer calories. I almost always finish all my points- however, I have a big problem with forcing myself to eat until I’m sick. I’ve done it once before to finish all my points and literally ended up sick on the bathroom floor…not fun!

A few weeks ago, I was discouraged by a small loss (0.6 lbs). I spoke with my leader and she asked if I had been eating my activity points. I had not been, and she suggested that I could not be getting enough calories. This was a difficult idea for me to get my head around- How could eating more equal greater weight loss? I decided to give it a try. The next week I lost 2.4 lbs! I couldn’t believe it- my biggest loss to date. I also shared this tip with someone on 3FC who also had great results. So, if anyone out there is reading this, it may be worth a try!

I have several friends who have done WW with great success. They always have lots of great advice to give, too. However, it’s often conflicting- some say that they always lose the most when they eat their Flex Points and Activity Points, and others tell me that they don’t lose when they do. What is a WW newbie to think!? What I’ve figured out is that it’s different for everyone. I have a very sluggish metabolism, so it’s a fine balance. I’ve lost the most when I’ve eaten my Activity Points but NOT my Flex Points.

I did well at the movie last night- I only at half the popcorn (about 3 cups). I just can’t go to the movies without popcorn! I’m so glad that WW gets me :)


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