Enlightenment
So, even after pizza and wine last night, I decided to just be honest with myself, get on the scale this morning and report my weight. Having lost a pound (500g - ok bit more than an actual pound) in a month brings one to think about what they’ve been doing and why the results are not at least a smidge better. So I started looking into my WW “boodschappengids” that I bought the last time I checked into a WW meeting and remembered that I had the points plan installed on my computer. Alas, I needed the CD to access the program and since we’ve been packing things and putting them in storage no one knows where anything is anymore (but hey, R found several Rammstein CD’s that I had been looking for!).
R is lovely and always wants to help. He loves me the way I am and thinks I’m the sexiest creature on the planet, but at the same time knows how much my weight bothers me. So he did his “thing” on the computer (whatever - I know it’s illegal but, come on!) and found me the new Flexipoints program (in Dutch, so I am on the right program) to install on my computer.
Imagine my surprise as I entered all my “superfoods” with point values into the food diary and found that my standard breakfast is 8.5 points! Yikes! So as to not panic, throw in the towel and say “screw it!” I decided NOW was the time to plan for dinner, then I would know how many points I had for lunch. Clever girl, eh?
How I “only” get 22 points a day is really beyond me though… it seems so… little. I realise this sounds a little greedy and I must really turn that attitude around. I can count myself lucky that we don’t count a lot of things like fruit and veg (only some have point values) and we now have a “free” portion of pasta, for example for 4 points, whereas in the States they have to count EVERYTHING. While I don’t want to load up on pasta, I could have wholegrain pasta instead of bread somedays and that would give me more variety.
It’s funny, you want to eat HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS foods that will do something good for your body, yet things like olive oil, nuts and seeds, etc., have SO many point values. How does one lose weight AND get all the nutrients they desire?
I’m going to have a good think now, what we are going to eat tomorrow and THEN go to the supermarket to get the groceries we need. R is desperate for some chile con carne - need to figure out how to work that into the plan.
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is it bad, thinking that I *only* have 6.5points left for today I want to skip lunch so I can have wine tonight???? bad, bad kitty!
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woot! I just earned myself 2 points for my elliptical - 30 min/ 215cals! Go me!
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