Gained 4 Lbs Then Lost 2-1/2 In A Week
I was disturbed when I gained the 4 pounds over about a 4 to 6 week period but I knew the reasons:
~I'd become too comfortable with what I "could eat" to fill those 35 weekly points.
~I didn't have my computer for a week, then the week following went on vacation, so no tracking for two weeks. Easier to cheat.
~I had been feeling unwell (heart condition) for a couple of weeks so that exercise was not possible.
I truly believe that 2 points of vegetables or fruit will be vastly different from 2 points of starch or snack foods.
So I decided that I had to change my eating patterns to include more vegetables. One was celery which I found out quickly is a dieuretic! I know most of those 2-1/2 lbs was water weight. But I also discovered I love celery with spicy hummus which fulfills one of my several daily snacks with no points.
I also realized I'm going to have to prepare more meals from scratch and here's the key: Have them ready. Blessedly I'm feeling better now, have gone back to the gym and am going to try to walk at least 4 times a week plus do other exercising whenever I can. As long as I've been on WW, I should have been at or near goal now!
~I'd become too comfortable with what I "could eat" to fill those 35 weekly points.
~I didn't have my computer for a week, then the week following went on vacation, so no tracking for two weeks. Easier to cheat.
~I had been feeling unwell (heart condition) for a couple of weeks so that exercise was not possible.
I truly believe that 2 points of vegetables or fruit will be vastly different from 2 points of starch or snack foods.
So I decided that I had to change my eating patterns to include more vegetables. One was celery which I found out quickly is a dieuretic! I know most of those 2-1/2 lbs was water weight. But I also discovered I love celery with spicy hummus which fulfills one of my several daily snacks with no points.
I also realized I'm going to have to prepare more meals from scratch and here's the key: Have them ready. Blessedly I'm feeling better now, have gone back to the gym and am going to try to walk at least 4 times a week plus do other exercising whenever I can. As long as I've been on WW, I should have been at or near goal now!
