A change in the scale

This past week I hopped on the lifestyle change ban-wagon and didn't do to shabby. I am following the Weight Watchers system and it seems to be working. This past Saturday I weight in 5lb. lighter. FIVE seems like a good weekly number to strive for.

How Weight Watchers works. It seems as if Weight Watchers teaches you how to eat, that just because you had one bad meal doesn't mean your day or week is ruined by a bad decision. I am on the old system and do it at home. Although Weight Watchers has weekly meetings you can attend or do the system online, I choose to do it on my own. My mom has previously been on Weight Watchers so I just borrowed her books. Here is a website you can go to find your daily point limit. You don't have to have all the proper equipment to follow this system. This website will tell you how many points you should have, how many points generic food has and also a calculator to find the points of your favorite food by just entering info off the nutrition label.

Here are just some pointers I go by; the higher dietary fiber the better, the lower the fat the better and every 50 calories I calculate as 1 point, just to be safe.

This is what my daily food intake looks like.

Breakfast (6am):
1 tablespoon Peanut Butter- 2 Points
1 English Muffin- 2 Points
or
1 cup Kellogg's Corn Flakes- 2 Points
1/2 cup skim milk- 1 Point

Mid-Morning Snack (9:30ish):
Fruit of choice- Normally 1-2 Points
or
Skinny Cow Cheese Wedge- 1 Point
7 Triscuit Thins- 1 Point

Lunch (12:30ish):
Smart One's Meals or Lean Cuisine- Points Vary, Generally 6-8 Points
(This is a great option for Mornings you are running late or you didn't have leftovers)
or
Leftovers from this weeks Suppers

Mid-Afternoon Snack (4ish):
Fiber One 90 Calorie Bar- 1 Point
100 Calorie Bag Popcorn - 2 Points
or
Sugar Free Pudding Cup- 1 Point

Dinner (7ish):
Healthy variations of favorite meals. Try and use remained of Points.

Weight Watchers recommends you try and use all your daily points. Many days this is a challenge for me. This is my thing, if you are full don't eat them. Do you fell deprived? Do you have extra points? Do you want ice cream? Eat you some ice cream then!

Exercise is a big part of loosing weight and weight watchers encourages you to exercise. I try and do some type of physical activity everyday. Walking is my favorite!

Saturday is our next weight in I will keep you posted on the progress!