Weekly weigh-in and rant about Weight Watchers

[lblanchard]

Down another three and a half pounds. Between a morning ride for groceries, the walk to the Y, and the treadmill time I figured I should put in while I was there, I about have my steps for the day. We have lovely leftovers for dinner so all I have left to do is a load of wash once I have changed my clothes.

EDITED TO ADD A RANT: I know my dieting food choices aren't for everyone. I can tolerate a high degree of monotony and choose my foods carefully, for maximum nutrition at minimum calorie content and cost. My typical day includes a breakfast of an omelet with two jumbo eggs cooked in 1 tsp canola oil; a lunch consisting of 2-3 oz cubed chicken in a sauce made of 1/2 c Greek yogurt, 1 tsp oil (usually olive or sesame), vegetables, and a range of flavors; and a dinner of 4 oz meat, a small serving of starch, a huge bowl of vegetables with 1 tsp of butter and perhaps some concentrated chicken broth. Evening snack is either fruit or fruit-and-yogurt, if I want it.

I don't feel deprived. I feel energetic enough to walk those 10,000 steps and I'm beginning to think about doing something to strengthen my upper body and abdominals.

If I were going to Weight Watchers, I'd be enduring innumerable lectures about the perils of cutting out carbohydrates and the pitfalls of losing weight too quickly. Today it has occurred to me that every time I lose only a pound instead of three, it means two more weigh-ins at $14 (or would if I weren't a lapsed lifer). Makes me wonder. And sitting through those meetings! Listening to the poor tortured souls going on about their cravings, and their shame and guilt at backsliding, and then the leader talking about Weight Watcher Double Fudge Sundaes as a healthy treat, bah. No...better that I go to the Y, get exercise and no lecture with my weigh-in.

Well, that's my rant for now. Watch me sing a different tune if/when the cravings start, or I start to pack the pounds back on, or the rate of weight loss slows to a crawl.

Comments

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Excellent! I need to cut back on portions...my downfall. And walk more...though we are getting back into walking now that it's cooler in the evenings.

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

I find there's something remarkably filling about Greek yogurt. I feel well and truly stuffed after a meal that includes a half cup of it.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

That's a good tip. Thank you! It'll go on my shopping list this week.

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

Has to be Greek yogurt, though. I buy nonfat plain and mix it with....stuff. Nonfat has 120 calories and 22 g protein. 1/2 c plain Greek yogurt and some chopped up fruit is a fabulous dessert, once you recalibrate your sweet tooth.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Not hard to do because my sweet tooth isn't very sweet unless it's chocolate.