Last week any member that sighed when she or he looked at the number on the Weight Watchers scale, said the same thing - it's the weekend. It's as if we think the calories we eat Friday night until Sunday night defy the laws of biology and don't fill in our fat cells. We think, "well at least I'm not eating as much as she is." or "Doesn't my body know how hard I worked at living a healthy lifestyle during the week?"
I feel the same way. My self talk is "Well, I ran long today!" Yeah, and earned 12 points, 6 of which I drank or ate during the run. On the other hand, if I do a longer run on a weekday, I don't really think about it in terms of food. Yeah - I earned some extra points, I eat another banana and a bigger piece of chicken, then move on.
It's as if the weekend is on a parallel planet. Yeah, that would be the planet of no weight loss! So this week, when you are feeling motivated, in control and "lighter", start planing your food for the weekend. Actually write it in your Tracker or in eTools (you know what those things are, don't you?) and get the foods that will keep you on plan. Maybe make waffles with sugar free syrup, instead of your usual English muffin. Get a Vitamuffin and have some soft boiled eggs for breakfast. Dust off your old, or new Weight Watchers cookbooks or go on-line to find a recipe you haven't had in a while, or ever! Buy a different fruit. Actually buy something that you heard about in the meeting, instead of just saying "That sounds good".
To tell you the truth, I'm telling you this, so I will do it. I've got a really long run this weekend (still will be only about 19 points- I can eat that while I'm waiting for my coffee to brew). I better start planning it now! I can't wait to hear your plans in our meeting!
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Linda, After our meeting on Friday morning, I had to go out to the market to buy veggies. I went right home and roasted them!!! It's all I could think about all day! And...my apartment smelled wonderful for a couple of days!!
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