[pointspluspioneer]

So i've been doing the new plan for a week and a half now. Down 3, wish it was more due to all my hard work but i'll take it. A loss is a loss right? So by the end of last night i had stayed within my 31 points the correct way but felt EXTREMELY guilty like i did something wrong because i was full. It made me automatically think that i must have gained weight to feel this full. When i got on the scale, i was the same as yesterday.

Does anyone else ever feel that way? Why can't i just know that i did the program correctly and i'm full due to the choices i made? Losing weight has always been such a struggle for me. This plan makes me feel like i can do it, just hope my body lets go of the weight. First time i haven't felt stressed while dieting like the program before i would be doing math in my head ALL day long!!!!

[Amy8888]

I don't know if I'd say I feel guilty necessarily, but last night I ate a huge salad with chicken on top. I carefully measured everything I put on the salad except for the veggies and knew how many PointsPlus it was. It REALLY filled me up and I thought about how we're supposed to eat to satisfaction, not to discomfort, and I bet that applies to lettuce as much as anything. I've been trying to incorporate Intuitive Eating type ideas into my WW plan lately, so I did feel like I betrayed that side of things.

But I found that an hour later I was actually hungry, as I suspected I would. I find fruits and veggies are great for filling you up but they also leave you hungry not too much later.

I think there's something to be said for NOT eating all your daily points if you truly feel like you've had enough. I know that's not a popular message but our leader even said that all the time before this new program launched. She did say to eat all our daily PointsPlus when she introduced the new program, but I wonder how long before she goes a little off message with that. Her reasoning was that if you are truly satisfied and you keep eating just to get in all your Points, then isn't that just another form of the diet mentality and food abuse?

And I always figure if I'm just short a Point or two for the day, chances are I actually did eat those Points but missed them by inaccurate measuring or whatever. I don't make a deliberate choice not to eat those Points, but if it happens and it's the end of the day and I'm really not hungry, then I try not to stress over it.

[QuilterInVA]

You are only to eat to the point of satisfaction. If you feel full, you've had too much. Safe weight loss is .5-2 pounds a week so you are right on target.

[triceisfab]

I started weight watchers 9 weeks ago and some days I was starving on the old plan. I had ready to give. I am sooo happy with this plan. I lost 3 pounds this week. This plan makes me wanna stick with it.

[triceisfab]

sorry for the incomplete sentence. it was suppose to read. I was about to give up