Eight weeks ago, I posted about Joining Weight Watchers. So, how am I doing? I’ve lost 12 pounds. I was waiting to post when I lost ten pounds but when I weighed on Sunday, the total lost was 2.6—it was a pretty big gain. My average has been about 1.3 every week, until this big jump (which I am struggling this week to move forward).
What has made the difference?
1. I made a decision to do it. I have half halfheartedly tried a couple of times before. It sounds like a good idea until the first chocolate cake I passed—then the diet was over. This time, I have made a determined decision to follow the program. This makes my decisions each day a little easier, especially no, because I committed to the program. In fact, I turned down a piece of chocolate cake today—it about broke my heart, but I simply didn’t have the points.
2. I measure everything. This is an important lesson I learned from my wife. If the points requires a cup—a pull out a measuring cup and measure it. For cereal, milk, nothing is too insignificant. It all needs to be measured.
3. I don’t take anything for granted. I don’t trust my instincts. What looks like 4 points—could very well be 9—like that Fried Catfish I had the other day. It was good but I had to adjust my next meal on account of the higher points I ate. For this situation, I was in a cafeteria and had to eat what was available. I emailed the nutrition information to my wife and she sent me back the totals.
4. I have a team mate. Luckily, it is my wife. All of our food is measured by points. We eat the same things the kids do—we just eat the measured amounts.I discovered that each chicken nugget is 1 point, by the way. But, my wife is always encouraging and a true team mate as we help each other become healthier.
Yes, it is exciting to be losing this weight. But, it is also amazing that it is so easier. I can not stress it enough that if you really want to lose weight—not just say you do (everyone does that)—weight watchers is a wonderful option that is working for me.