Weight Watchers is the vehicle, YOU are the driver. STAY in the driver's seat and don't take detours.
When it's late at night and you've got the munchies, drink 2 glasses of water and wait 15 minutes. Quite often it is thirst, not hunger and will go away without eating.
As you lose, you think you begin to experience new feelings. The feelings are not new, they've always been there, you are just not burying them with food anymore.
Exercise can be energizing.
A bad day on plan is still better than a good day before WW.
Green beans for everybody :-)
The weeks I've gained, I did not eat all my flex points. The weeks I lost the most, I did eat all my flex points.
Find one or two favorites at the restaurants you visit most frequently, calculate points and carry in a little notebook.
Eggbeaters taste great ! You can make your own, 1 whole egg mixed with 11 egg whites. Freeze in ice cube tray , then put cubes in zip lock bag. 1 cube = 1 egg or 3 cubes = 1/4 cup eggbeater substitute. Can thaw in fridge before scrambling or using in recipes.
Measure success one day on plan at a time. The scale can be fickle even when you've been perfect.
Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever ;-(
You CAN take green beans and a can opener on vacation with you. Eating something zero points before going out for the evening is a big help in avoiding overeating.
Frozen grapes are a fantastic snack at 1 pt per cup.
There is no forbidden food, only portion controlled food. I can have anything I want, just not all in one day.
On the days I really thought I had a great loss coming, I'd stay the same. On days I expected a gain, I sometimes lost. Go the the meeting NO MATTER WHAT....consider it cheap therapy.
Two people in the house on WW at the same time = never enough zero point / one point snacks !
Life is not a dress rehearsal, stop waiting in the wings.
Enjoy this journey and remember, the destination is just the beginning. We will eat this way for the rest of our lives.
From Crispyrice at the WW 100+ board "It does not matter if it takes 2 years, or 2 years and 1 week to get to goal. Eat lunch on weigh in day regardless.
When someone makes a comment like "You've lost a ton" they don't REALLY think you used to weight 2000 pounds, they just meant to say "You've lost a lot" consider it a compliment and act accordingly.
Sometimes, your body reaches a "set point" or just "needs a rest" and will just plain not produce a loss no matter how hard you try. These are times to strengthen your resolve, STAY ON PLAN, and focus on other measures of success like: how many activity points can you earn in a week or month, or how many inches have you lost.
We all have "toxic" people in our lives who have the ability to hurt our feelings without even trying very hard. We have to decide whether we are going to say goodbye to them, or to accept them as they are and IGNORE their comments. People can't hurt your feelings unless you give them the POWER to hurt your feelings.
75 - 80 % of the time, adults do not eat out of hunger. How do you know if you are truly hungry:
True hunger results in growling stomach, shakiness, headache, nauseau, light headedness. These symptoms creep up gradually over time.
False hunger is instant and can be described by the acronym FATS. Fear, anger, tension, or shame. We eat when these emotions are triggered, and we feel guilty about it afterwards. We need to learn to deal with those emotions in ways other than food, IE: Confront the fear or anger, find a way to ease the tension, LOVE ourselves and accept that we do the best we can do and are not perfect to combat the shame.
People who see you every day are less likely to notice the changes in you. People who seldom see you will notice first.
You CAN stay on plan, it's one of the few things you truly CAN control, first for one meal, then one day, then one week, one month, one year......LIFETIME ! Choose to control the one thing you tuly can, and success will be yours !
If FOOD did not CREATE the stress, it WILL NOT solve the problem.
Do nice things for yourself, buy flowers, get a manicure, go to a movie, buy a CD. Love yourself now, not just at the end of the journey.
Every meal is a new opportunity to be on plan.
I am the CEO of Project Me and I have the determination to succeed.