Points and the Madness!

[Guest guest]

Hey ladies..and gents.

I'm working this WW plan to death right now and I'm so proud to be entering

week 2 in just a day or so.

I wanted to speak out on one little topic that seems to come up on all of

the boards, especially on the actual WW board online and over the last few days

on this one. I spoke on this at my last WW meeting and it was greeted by

overwhelming applause...here it goes.....take it all with love

Trying to still have our old foods and make the points work

I'm guilty of it too. How many points is velveeta dip? How many points is

a sausage biscuit? One thing that I realized last year, when I dropped my

first 30 pounds after the baby (without WW), was that some of the things in my

diet just have to go...at least for now. I didn't gain all of this weight

from eating veggies So I cut out ALL DRIVE THRUS...I have two little kids,

but for the last 13 months I've not eaten ANYTHING that comes out of a drive

thru window...a big accomplishment for me and the way I lost the first 20

pounds for sure. I also gave up regular sodas and any other soda/fizzy drink

with corn syrup.

Those two things were HARD, but it has made such a difference in my weight

and in my will power. The world didn't end because I let go of two of my food

vices..but my improved health, physical and mental, speaks to the power of

what " letting go " of certain food crutches can do for you. I know several of

you WW veterans can lift your hand and say amen to that for sure.

So this week, instead of trying to figure out how to " manipulate " my points

into my old unhealthy eating habits, I just decided to throw in the towel and

try to eat better. For the last three days, with this new attitude, I've

been entering dinner time with 11-14 points and I haven't used any flex points

yet this week. I say all of this to say that we can ALL stand to improve our

eating habits. So I challenge you too this weekend. Vow to just say no to

one unhealthy food choice...even if you HAVE the points to cover it. Junk

food and fast food is simply not going to get us to our WW goals. At the end

of the day WW and any other food/diet plan is about a healthier you...mind,

body and soul. When you experience your willpower in action, your mind will

thank you, your body will thank you and your soul will sing!

My 2 cents,

Tammy G

Doing my best out here in Southern Cali

[Guest guest]

I'm entering week 3, not week 2....

[Guest guest]

Tammy,

You are an inspiration, thank you

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> I'm entering week 3, not week 2....

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[Guest guest]

Thanks you guys for the support. Yes, , I hear you loud and clear. I

just wanted to share how I lost 30 pounds last year WITHOUT Weight Watchers

and kept it off completely by challenging myself to kick the drive thru habit.

I think the problem for most folks is that one burger a month leads to one

burger a week leads to saying to heck with it all...I need a double double

with extra mayo

I think what I'm referring to more than anything is giving yourself

" exercises in willpower " that will affect your entire life, not just your

weight. I

made the goal of one year, now I'm free to eat drive thrus everyday if I

want, but NOW I realize that I do have the stamina to make it home with kids

wailing in the car and fix a healthy meal..that the drive thru is not the end

all

be all. Girl, eat your fast food...nothing wrong with treating yourself.

For me, I know it's got to be a true lifestyle change and a change in my taste

buds in order to kick the weight loss once and for good. Thanks to whoever

gave the tip on the 's Sandwich for 5 points...I'll be using that one!

Kudos to everyone whose dropped weight so far. Oh, and yes " SuperSize Me " ,

the film, was what kicked me into high gear last January. It should be

REQUIRED VIEWING before starting WW...that's all I have to say!

Tammy

[Guest guest]

Tammy G,

I agree with you. You must make lifestyle changes if you want this new way of

eating to work. One can not continue to eat at fastfood restaurants while at

the same time trying to lose weight. The documentary Super Size Me really

helped me to stop wanting fast foods. My weakness is 's. Now instead of

cheeseburger i have veggie protein burger on wholewheat english muffin, sliced

tomatoes, onions, and lettuce with mustard. Really delicious and 100's less

calories and fat so better for the old arteries anyway.

SGPinLA@... wrote:

Hey ladies..and gents.

I'm working this WW plan to death right now and I'm so proud to be entering

week 2 in just a day or so.

I wanted to speak out on one little topic that seems to come up on all of

the boards, especially on the actual WW board online and over the last few days

on this one. I spoke on this at my last WW meeting and it was greeted by

overwhelming applause...here it goes.....take it all with love

Trying to still have our old foods and make the points work

I'm guilty of it too. How many points is velveeta dip? How many points is

a sausage biscuit? One thing that I realized last year, when I dropped my

first 30 pounds after the baby (without WW), was that some of the things in my

diet just have to go...at least for now. I didn't gain all of this weight

from eating veggies So I cut out ALL DRIVE THRUS...I have two little kids,

but for the last 13 months I've not eaten ANYTHING that comes out of a drive

thru window...a big accomplishment for me and the way I lost the first 20

pounds for sure. I also gave up regular sodas and any other soda/fizzy drink

with corn syrup.

Those two things were HARD, but it has made such a difference in my weight

and in my will power. The world didn't end because I let go of two of my food

vices..but my improved health, physical and mental, speaks to the power of

what " letting go " of certain food crutches can do for you. I know several of

you WW veterans can lift your hand and say amen to that for sure.

So this week, instead of trying to figure out how to " manipulate " my points

into my old unhealthy eating habits, I just decided to throw in the towel and

try to eat better. For the last three days, with this new attitude, I've

been entering dinner time with 11-14 points and I haven't used any flex points

yet this week. I say all of this to say that we can ALL stand to improve our

eating habits. So I challenge you too this weekend. Vow to just say no to

one unhealthy food choice...even if you HAVE the points to cover it. Junk

food and fast food is simply not going to get us to our WW goals. At the end

of the day WW and any other food/diet plan is about a healthier you...mind,

body and soul. When you experience your willpower in action, your mind will

thank you, your body will thank you and your soul will sing!

My 2 cents,

Tammy G

Doing my best out here in Southern Cali

[Guest guest]

Tammy and ,

i agree with you all but only to a point. the fact is, i've eaten fast

food all my life. fact is, i like it. now, most of the time, during my

first 11 weeks with ww, i make very healthy choices. i dont try to fit

a little amount of junk food in for a ton of points because i'd rather

eat a larger amount of healthy food and not spend as many points. but,

looking back at my food journals, i've eaten several happy meals at

mcdonalds, and i've still managed to lose over 32 pounds in 11 weeks.

the thing i like about ww is that i dont have to feel guilty about

eating what i like, and i dont have to feel like, " today i'm starting

weight watchers and now i can never eat the foods i like again. " that

is the reason i have failed so many times on my own. i lost 70 pounds

once because i never let myself even smell the foods i loved, and guess

what happened? i let myself have one meal, and it was all down hill

from there. and now i have to lose that 70 pounds all over again.

i dont mean to dog you guys, i agree with making healthier choices

whenever you can. but dont get too down if someday you are really

really craving a cheeseburger and you let yourself have one. just savor

every bite and have some fruit and veggies with it

Just my thoughts.

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> Tammy G,

> I agree with you. You must make lifestyle changes if you want this

new way of eating to work. One can not continue to eat at fastfood

restaurants while at the same time trying to lose weight. The

documentary Super Size Me really helped me to stop wanting fast foods.

My weakness is 's. Now instead of cheeseburger i have veggie

protein burger on wholewheat english muffin, sliced tomatoes, onions,

and lettuce with mustard. Really delicious and 100's less calories and

fat so better for the old arteries anyway.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, Tammy,

Way to go, Girl, sticking with it! WW becomes a habit after a while, and hence,

a life change.

One thing, my two cents worth, yes, chuck the old eating ways. But, once you

have been on program for awhile, you learn to take your old favorites and fix

them to where they are more healTHY and still within program.

For example, if you like veleveeta dip, buy the lower fat, eat less of it, bulk

it up with onions, tomatoes, peppers, etc. A sausage biscuit can be done with

an english muffin and lower fat sausage patties (my leader told us of one that

is 3 pts for 3 patties, cant think of the name brand right now). We have some

family favorite recipes that I just tweaked with fat free stuff, and bulked it

up with veggies, and they are very filling foods and very WW friendly. My

family is none the wiser, they just know, " Yeah, sour cream enchiladas! "

I am a very busy homeschooling mom, and taking 15 hours of college myself with

hubby out of town alot, I found that I cannot cut out the drive thrus. What I

did was find much healthier choices from the menu. For example, I love 's

because I can get the ultimate grilled chicken with no sauce and extra lettuce

and tomato for 5 points. Of course, it is a decision that I have to make not to

order the classic double with cheese, but, there we go with the life decisions

again.

You will find others making the comment not to deny yourself, because then you

are on a diet, and WW is not a diet. Indulge a little, and eat as healthy as

much as you possibly can, and when you find you really want something 'bad', you

have the other 99% of healthy eating to pad you.

Blessings, and congrats on sticking with it for 2 weeks, you are already there,

girl!

Beckie

Hey ladies..and gents.

I'm working this WW plan to death right now and I'm so proud to be entering

week 2 in just a day or so.

I wanted to speak out on one little topic that seems to come up on all of

the boards, especially on the actual WW board online and over the last few

days

on this one. I spoke on this at my last WW meeting and it was greeted by

overwhelming applause...here it goes.....take it all with love

Trying to still have our old foods and make the points work

I'm guilty of it too. How many points is velveeta dip? How many points is

a sausage biscuit? One thing that I realized last year, when I dropped my

first 30 pounds after the baby (without WW), was that some of the things in

my

diet just have to go...at least for now. I didn't gain all of this weight

from eating veggies So I cut out ALL DRIVE THRUS...I have two little

kids,

but for the last 13 months I've not eaten ANYTHING that comes out of a drive

thru window...a big accomplishment for me and the way I lost the first 20

pounds for sure. I also gave up regular sodas and any other soda/fizzy drink

with corn syrup.

Those two things were HARD, but it has made such a difference in my weight

and in my will power. The world didn't end because I let go of two of my

food

vices..but my improved health, physical and mental, speaks to the power of

what " letting go " of certain food crutches can do for you. I know several of

you WW veterans can lift your hand and say amen to that for sure.

So this week, instead of trying to figure out how to " manipulate " my points

into my old unhealthy eating habits, I just decided to throw in the towel and

try to eat better. For the last three days, with this new attitude, I've

been entering dinner time with 11-14 points and I haven't used any flex points

yet this week. I say all of this to say that we can ALL stand to improve our

eating habits. So I challenge you too this weekend. Vow to just say no to

one unhealthy food choice...even if you HAVE the points to cover it. Junk

food and fast food is simply not going to get us to our WW goals. At the end

of the day WW and any other food/diet plan is about a healthier you...mind,

body and soul. When you experience your willpower in action, your mind will

thank you, your body will thank you and your soul will sing!

My 2 cents,

Tammy G

Doing my best out here in Southern Cali

[Guest guest]

Love everything you said. Chancelee

SGPinLA@... wrote:

Thanks you guys for the support. Yes, , I hear you loud and clear. I

just wanted to share how I lost 30 pounds last year WITHOUT Weight Watchers

and kept it off completely by challenging myself to kick the drive thru habit.

I think the problem for most folks is that one burger a month leads to one

burger a week leads to saying to heck with it all...I need a double double

with extra mayo

I think what I'm referring to more than anything is giving yourself

" exercises in willpower " that will affect your entire life, not just your

weight. I

made the goal of one year, now I'm free to eat drive thrus everyday if I

want, but NOW I realize that I do have the stamina to make it home with kids

wailing in the car and fix a healthy meal..that the drive thru is not the end

all

be all. Girl, eat your fast food...nothing wrong with treating yourself.

For me, I know it's got to be a true lifestyle change and a change in my taste

buds in order to kick the weight loss once and for good. Thanks to whoever

gave the tip on the 's Sandwich for 5 points...I'll be using that one!

Kudos to everyone whose dropped weight so far. Oh, and yes " SuperSize Me " ,

the film, was what kicked me into high gear last January. It should be

REQUIRED VIEWING before starting WW...that's all I have to say!

Tammy

[Guest guest]

Well,I started getting off my butt and getting busy.We just bought a new house,

a larger one with stairs...We have two acres that has a LOT OF LEAVES THAT

NEED to be raked daily.So i try to do as much yard work as I can and doing

house work and walking the stairs to put thing up.I use to sit on my butt all

day..I needed to change that and I have started.With out even changing my diet i

lost the 5 pound in 3 week.Now i back to weight watchers and hopefully see an

improvement again...

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(Chihuahua Breeder)

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Re: Points and the Madness!

Love everything you said. Chancelee

SGPinLA@... wrote:

Thanks you guys for the support. Yes, , I hear you loud and clear. I

just wanted to share how I lost 30 pounds last year WITHOUT Weight Watchers

and kept it off completely by challenging myself to kick the drive thru

habit.

I think the problem for most folks is that one burger a month leads to one

burger a week leads to saying to heck with it all...I need a double double

with extra mayo

I think what I'm referring to more than anything is giving yourself

" exercises in willpower " that will affect your entire life, not just your

weight. I

made the goal of one year, now I'm free to eat drive thrus everyday if I

want, but NOW I realize that I do have the stamina to make it home with kids

wailing in the car and fix a healthy meal..that the drive thru is not the end

all

be all. Girl, eat your fast food...nothing wrong with treating yourself.

For me, I know it's got to be a true lifestyle change and a change in my

taste

buds in order to kick the weight loss once and for good. Thanks to whoever

gave the tip on the 's Sandwich for 5 points...I'll be using that one!

Kudos to everyone whose dropped weight so far. Oh, and yes " SuperSize Me " ,

the film, was what kicked me into high gear last January. It should be

REQUIRED VIEWING before starting WW...that's all I have to say!

Tammy