The food part of the Two Week Total Turnaround I have devised just is not working for me. It is the "fats" part that have done me in.
In good ole Weight Watchers tradition, we are supposed to have a couple of teaspoons of a fatty oil a day. So roughly 2 (Points Plus) points. I have been using 8-10 points a day on the "fats," and that has been a real problem for me, especially at the end of the day.
While eating the recommended ways of eating on the Two Week Turnaround, I have eaten peanut butter, avocados and almonds mostly for my "fats" and cooked occasionally with some olive oil interspersed. On average my peanut butter (I get individual packets I bring to work) are 5 points each. A couple I have tried have been 6, depending on the flavor. My 100-calorie chocolate-dusted almonds are 3 points. This actually isn't bad, because there are quite a few almonds in the little packet.
So what happens at the end of the day? Well, pretty much this: I have eaten all my points and for some reason do not feel satisfied. Then I wander into the kitchen and grab something to snack on. And before I know it I have eaten too much. In front of the television. Again. And again. ... Yet again.
Want to know how bad, world? Well, let me just tell you. (Point of reference: I eat 30 points a day, have 49 extra points a week on program, and when I exercise I earn roughly 30 points of this a week as well.)
- Starting from last Thursday: went into 8 of my extra points, consuming more than a cup of Honey Nut Cheerios, low-fat string cheese and a WW ice cream bar.
- Friday: Didn't write down exactly what I consumed, but ate an extra 17 points.
- Saturday: Same as the day before, but from my tally I ate an extra 9 points.
- Sunday: Getting worse. Didn't write it down again, but consumed the rest of my 49 extra points. By this time I had only earned 17 points in activity, and I was about to hit this if not careful.
- Monday: This is bad, bad, BAD. Brace yourself. On top of my daily points I ate Wheat Thins crispy chips, 2 cups Honey Nut Cheerios, the rest of the Rice Crispy treats in the house (3, 2x3 inches), a grilled chicken salad from Subway, Baked Chips ... AND chicken egg rolls. (Now I had no points left at dinner because I had previously consumed a hamburger that was 11 points for lunch on top of my peanut butter and almonds that I ate during breakfast and lunch.) Total points extra I consumed Monday: 31. A WHOLE EXTRA DAY'S WORTH OF POINTS.
- Tuesday: On a roll, I just had something in my brain blow up yesterday. I had gone out to eat for grilled chicken fajitas. But an hour after I got home, I got bored and then just vacuumed up 2 slices of light bread, 2 Hebrew National 97% FF dogs, 2 cups Honey Nut Cheerios, FF cheese on my hot dogs and a random frozen burrito that was gross but I ate in anyway. An extra 17 points here.
- Wednesday: well this day has just started and I haven't done much dent but I never have a problem on Wednesdays going into extras since I am away from the house.
When you look at the allowances and exercise, you might think, "well, Tena, that's not so bad." Really, it is. I have made no gains to getting slimmer this week. In fact, I probably have canceled out that 2.6-pound loss that I had last week.
So, World, time to make some more changes. No more "fats" like Chris Freytag suggests. My brain can't handle it. Starting next week, I am reducing my daily points I consume down to 25 points. That way, in case I "go over," I have a five-point buffer. This should help. I am going to do this until my next weigh-in, which is on July 25. I will take my measurements that day as well.
Exercising at least an hour a day 5 days a week has not been a problem at all for me lately. Doing something in the morning, and then doing something when I get home in the evening seems to help a lot. And I really, really need this activity so I don't become a lard-ass again. I just want to lose 15 pounds to get a little below the weight allowance for my height. That's all I really want to do.
Wow an hour a day?? Props to ya! I wish I lived closer, I'd love to go walking or biking with ya.
ReplyDeleteHow have you been lately in general? Are you just bored because Ken hasn't been around as much? I thought the heat might have something to do with it. It sucks trying to find things to do when it's so hot.
I have been doing rather well otherwise. The heat can really dampen your drive to do anything, actually. So if I need to do activity during the day I usually do it in the morning for say 30 min and then in the evening for another 30 or more. The days I ride my bike I wait until at least 8 p.m. ... it is cooler and less humid then.
ReplyDeleteBoredom has a play in my bad behavior, but I am also like this too when Ken is at home.