Recently, I read an article from AOL which reported that people who kept a food diary lost twice as much weight as people who did not keep track of their food intake. I believe this is one of the reasons why Weight Watchers works! By keeping track of every piece of food that goes into your mouth, you are more likely to make smarter choices. Many people complain about not wanting to keep track of calories, weighing foods, etc… Well, how did we get fat in the first place? We must take responsibility for our actions. We must make choices. Do we want to remain overweight and miserable, or do we want to start taking control of our lives? I will choose to take control of my actions and follow the advice of the nutritionists and keep track of everything that I put into my mouth. I have been on Weight Watchers since the end of January, and I feel much better about myself. At this moment, I have lost 32 pounds, and I feel great. I can look at my progress pictures and see the change in my body. I believe in order to lose weight, we must change our thoughts and actions. We cannot act on every little impulse to eat every piece of food that we see. By writing down what we eat (or using an online food diary like Weight Watchers), we can visually see what we have eaten in a day or week. We are more likely to make smarter choices. We can look back at our journals and figure out what helps us lose weight, what causes our weight loss to stall, or what made us gain a little that week. A food journal should be used as part of the overall picture of success. This little tool can help us succeed. Let’s embrace the opportunity to achieve better results by using the tools that Weight Watchers provides. There must be a reason for them, right?
Big Sis
Posted by bigsis as Misc, Weight Issues, Weight Watchers at 4:18 PM CDT
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So I started out doing really well on WW (lost 18 pounds in the first 8 weeks) but then it all went down hill. I haven’t lost any weight in an entire month! I stay within my points and my flex points, so what am I doing wrong? Well, after consulting with Big Sis, we concluded that I’m consuming too many sugary snacks like Hostess 100 Calorie Chocolate Mini Cakes and not enough sugar free snacks and veggies. I made a few minor changes with how I’ve been eating the aforementioned snacks and veggies as well as not eating after 8pm since I go to bed at 10pm (more time for the body to digest over night before I weigh myself the next morning). We also decided I should change my weigh in days to that of Saturday, the day I consume the most points. So far, so good…..I’ve already lost ½ pound in 3 days! I know it’s not much and it’s not for long, but if you haven’t lost any weight in a given amount of time, you’ll understand. Alas, progress! I don’t officially weigh in for a few more days, but I am very confident that these little changes will produce big results! Stay tuned until the next episode…
Lil Sis
Posted by lilsis as Nutrition, Weight Issues, Weight Watchers at 12:39 PM CDT
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It’s interesting how our body weight is always fluctuating. For anyone out there who has dieted before, you know that you will eventually reach a plateau. Sometimes you might even gain some weight. A few weeks ago, I put on 4.8 pounds in one week. I can’t even explain why this happened. It was around that TOM, but I have not put on that much weight in one week before. The good new is that I lost 4.4 pounds the following week. I was still up around .4 pound, but I was just happy to lose more of the weight that I had gained. It could have been water retention, too. Our bodies will do some weird things when our hormones fluctuate. It makes me wonder if men have that problem, too. Women seem to have a harder time losing weight than men. I’m still LOVING weight watchers, though. I don’t think I have ever felt this good before. It’s truly amazing what happens when you eat. I never felt deprived, and if I have a snack attack, then so be it. I can afford to use some extra points** on the foods that I love.
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Posted by bigsis as Weight Issues, Weight Watchers at 4:21 PM CDT
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