Month: February 2017

I went to a local Weight Watchers meeting this morning since I am teleworking and have to miss my Weight Watchers @ Work meeting on Thursday due to a conference. First the Weight Watchers location was so cute, the set up, the meet space, the food products – loved it all. To my surprise there were like 22 other ladies there for the meeting ranging in age from late 20s – late 60s I’d say.

I actually really liked being in a room with strangers, BUT I also like connecting with work people at those meetings (esp since I’ve only been in my job for 7 months). 

The real news is that I dropped 4.6 lbs since my last meeting which was Thursday aka the day I started tracking. KA-BOOM. Couple that with my .8 drop from the week before and I early earned my 5lb badge! Now I know new eating regimes generally produce great results out the gate, but that has so not usually been the case for me I’ve always been slow and steady. Glad to be back in ONEderland and looking forward to looking at my food choices differently. 

Swaps

I was horrified to discover that 2 tbs of half-n-half is 2 points (esp if I rather put 4 tbs in mine). I’ve never been one to put a sweetener of any kind in my coffee, but my parents were cream only people so therefore I became one.

I do like to lessen the bite of coffee bitterness with cream, more so with hot coffee than iced coffee.

I’m going to (re)try fat free half-n-half. Any other alternatives you all prefer?

Keep in mind I don’t want anything sweet and I generally rather have a flavored coffee over a flavored creamer.

I got an iced coffee at dunks and opted for a medium (over my usual large) and got regular milk which I generally do when DD iced, but sometimes I say cream absentmindedly.

Weight Watchers Official

I got my book. 

I got my online access. 

Shared my “why” in the meeting.

Got my point allocations – 

32 Daily points with 42 Weekly points.

Logging my meals today (already logged 30 before dinner – oops).

We haven’t dug into Fit points yet (she said we will in week 4, she just wants us to focus on nutrition right now), so we shall see. 

Dropped 0.8 from last week’s weight in at the open house to today’s weight in – which is like 3 lbs more than when I weigh myself first thing naked in the morning, but that’s fine – as long as I’m losing then I’m winning!!