Inspired by the last two posts, here's my current action plan. I am going to combine the genius of weight watchers with the power of raw foods. I will have 20 weight watchers points every day--not going to use the rollover points--but I will not count points for raw food. This means that I can eat all fruits, veggies and nuts with impunity--as long as they're RAW (roasted nuts don't count). This includes and avocados and other "high point" foods.
I'm hoping that this will be a hybrid between dieting and lifestyle change and help me deal with long, sometimes stressful days at work. I get super hungry and point counting seems so hard that I usually give up and go out for Thai food. With this new system, I can keep raisins and raw walnuts at my desk and eat them without feeling guilty.
There's definitely some work involved--most immeidately taking the time to shop for and prepare enough raw food to bring to work. Given that my work life is most intense at the beginning of the week, I should probably shop Saturday and chop Sunday.
If I don't lose weight on this new system, it's back to the drawing board.
This, combined with running, marks a vast improvement in lifestyle for me.
If I do lose weight, I can market this and get rich.
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Wow. A flurry of activity on this blog. The raw food thing is interesting. I will give that some thought.
I am struggling with my weight watchers diet as well. I am definitely eating better, but I am having a problem with volume control, aka overeating. I am exercising a lot and I always have a problem controlling how much I eat. I am more hungry and psychologically, I feel I should be able to eat more. Of course, this is true up to a point. All that being said, I am getting in MUCH better shape and am losing weight.
As far as lifestyle, this weekend while camping I managed to lose weight, I think, by eating massive amounts of salad and _raw_ veggies and climbing hills all day. The owner of the camp demands a good salad bar is what I heard and cares less about the rest of the food. Good for me, bad for those who have a problem with beanie weanies.
I did eat other stuff, but now that I think of this thread I ate dramatically more raw veggies than I normally do (not having to chop makes a big convenience). That's what is making me think so hard about the raw thing. Does avocado really count?
Off to the Y.
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