So I have been going to the gym since the second week in January. I try to go as many days that I can, usually 4 days a week. Today I decided I'm going to have a personal trainer for 5 weeks. It will be on every Monday starting the 21st. I will be updating my blog with photos from the workouts she gives me.
I have been on Weight Watcher's for 10 weeks, which would mean I started in mid-December. Weight Watchers has been a lot of work. I have to keep track of everything single thing I eat and make sure I stay under my daily points plus allowance. I am allowed 36 points plus a day. Usually I eat about 7 for breakfast, 10 for lunch, and 19 for dinner. Tracking what you eat and how much you eat is very important for the healthy eating program. I use a 3 month tracker, which has been my best friend for the past 3 months.
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| The "friend" that never goes away! |
I always write down my food choices and sometimes I have to look up foods points plus values. When I first joined I received a Getting Started booklet and a food list of points values.
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| Pocket Guide and Gettng Started Booklet |
These two books helped me get into the swing of things. If I dont have the blue Pocket Guide to tell me how many points a food is, I can use my Points Plus Calculator! For this, all I have to do is type in the fat, carbs, protein, and fiber of the food and it will give me a points plus value. It makes it pretty easy to figure.
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| Points Plus Calculator makes counting points easier! |
So after all the points are calculated, it's not too hard to plan healthy and delicious meals! I go to meetings once a week, that last about a half hour. The leader of the meeting has a different topic each week. They are usually very motivational! The meeting room has different Weight Watcher's foods along the walls, like granola bars, smooties, and chips. The items have the point plus value right on the package, so they are very safe options if I need a quick snack. When I walk in the meeting they always have a weekly magazine which have new ideas for meals and success stories.
So now everyone knows how the system works... I hope I the explanation wasn't too confusing! Let me know if you have any questions. I'd love to explain it.
3 comments:
You say you usually eat 19 points for dinner, what happened to your 8 point taco?
Well an 8 point dinner is really not a lot of points, but it was still very filling. So on that given day I ate more points for lunch and I had a snack! It is all about meal planning and making sure you give yourself enough points. So the taco would be a good dinner for a day your running short on points.
haha oops...that was me talking there.. :) you know I'm new with this whole thing... haa
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