I'm on the wagon-have been for a week. Though I have ramped up (or is it down?) to the 20-24 point range. That sounds good to me. My staples are: whole grain bread and gruyere toasted (2 points), homemade hummus (3 points for 5 oz or 1/2 cup), popcorn (2/3 cup kernels for 2 tsp canola oil), indian turkey and peas recipe, soba noodle salad, salad with shredded chicken, quinoa chili, anything from two books (feeding the whole family and the Mayo clinic cookbook).
Keys to success for me 1)hardcore measurement of food by weight or volume. 2)hardcore measurement of points (1.85 points is actually more like 2 points than 1 point)
I'm thinking about going back to the meetings and will investigate moving my goal weight down. I probably won't because of the cost. I am a lifetime member with weight watchers with a goal weight of 118 pounds (the goal weight has to be within the healthy range according to the weight watchers program). What does that mean? I became a lifetime member by reaching my goal weight and maintaining it for 6 weeks. 118 at the time was 25 lbs less than I was, but at the end of the maintenance period I had actually lost 30 lbs and was down to 112/113. Anyway, I was told early on not to put my goal weight too high, because psychologically that is what you will maintain. But, putting a goal weight of 115 or 110 seemed too ambitious. Right now I am at 118, but I feel I am carrying more weight than I ought to be. I have read quite a bit about how much your heart has to work when you are even carrying an extra 5 lbs.
How do I psychologically move my official goal weight down? Any ideas? Maybe we could have our official looser pants goal weights.
Sharon
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