Week 2 Progress was good and bad. I'm starting to learn what situations cause me to make smart and stupid eating decisions.
THE STUPID: I eat more when I'm out with family. On Saturday night, my phone's battery was about to die and I couldn't get my WW mobile app to work. I didn't know how many points Sue's Dinner was and I ended up going way over what I thought I was going to eat. Same with tonight, I had Papa John's Pizza in memory of my dog. He always ate pizza crust. But guess what? I spent 20 points on two slices! Holy Cow! I'm only allowed 26 points in a day. To believe that I would once eat a whole pizza to myself! That's 80 points in one sitting!
THE SMART: I rely heavily on the search tool to find my food's PointsPlus values, it works best if I have time to research the points values a head of time. I did that on Friday with my thanksgiving dinner and I didn't feel guilty about using extra points because I was in control of where those points were going. I was also able to make better decisions and say eat half of one item for 4 points instead of 8 points.
I feel like I gained weight this week, but we will see what the scale says. If I did, I will be a little sad. I just have to remind myself to keep at it. Just like my dog's passing. I can be sad for a moment, but if I let my emotions get in the way of my life then I won't progress. I won't see the joy he really brought me and in relation to Weight Watchers, if I remain sad, I won't see the progress and the positive changes it's doing for me.
The great thing about this week, is that I earned more exercise points and I ate less points than last week. However, I don't know if I calculated all my points correctly as I had to guess on some items that had no nutritional information. Regardless, it was a learning experience and I'm gaining more control on the Weight Watchers program.
My goal for next week is to not use my activity points for food.
THE STUPID: I eat more when I'm out with family. On Saturday night, my phone's battery was about to die and I couldn't get my WW mobile app to work. I didn't know how many points Sue's Dinner was and I ended up going way over what I thought I was going to eat. Same with tonight, I had Papa John's Pizza in memory of my dog. He always ate pizza crust. But guess what? I spent 20 points on two slices! Holy Cow! I'm only allowed 26 points in a day. To believe that I would once eat a whole pizza to myself! That's 80 points in one sitting!
THE SMART: I rely heavily on the search tool to find my food's PointsPlus values, it works best if I have time to research the points values a head of time. I did that on Friday with my thanksgiving dinner and I didn't feel guilty about using extra points because I was in control of where those points were going. I was also able to make better decisions and say eat half of one item for 4 points instead of 8 points.
I feel like I gained weight this week, but we will see what the scale says. If I did, I will be a little sad. I just have to remind myself to keep at it. Just like my dog's passing. I can be sad for a moment, but if I let my emotions get in the way of my life then I won't progress. I won't see the joy he really brought me and in relation to Weight Watchers, if I remain sad, I won't see the progress and the positive changes it's doing for me.
The great thing about this week, is that I earned more exercise points and I ate less points than last week. However, I don't know if I calculated all my points correctly as I had to guess on some items that had no nutritional information. Regardless, it was a learning experience and I'm gaining more control on the Weight Watchers program.
My goal for next week is to not use my activity points for food.