I'm averaging around 1.5 pounds a week in weigh loss, which I know is good and healthy and normal. But there are some weeks when I swear I follow that plan to a T and have something like a 3 ounce loss. After reading through this board yesterday, it hit me like a brick that I was misunderstanding the "zero points" for fruits and veggies issue.
I took it to mean that if you finish you daily Point Plus allowance (including your 5 to 7 servings of fruits and veggies), then you can *still* have all the fruits and veggies you want on top of that. I was eating like 2 cups of fruit at night over and above my daily points and 5 to 7 servings of fruit and veggies. I would have all my servings of fruits and veggies throughout the day, check them all off on the counter and then jsut eating more and more fruit at night just thinking "OK, it's free."
DUH!
Really what you're supposed to do is *just* have the 5 to 7 servings of fruit and veggies, which ensures that you get a lot -- but not too much -- of good, filling food for zero points. It DOESN'T mean you can eat fruits and veggies all day and night without it affecting your losses. I cannot believe it took me so long to "get" that. Doofus!
I know this sounds like a stupid epiphany, but I was just blind to to reality of what "zero" points means. Maybe by admitting this, I might help some other delusional fool! LOL
Meg
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