Post by irisinnia on Jun 2, 2020 0:10:07 GMT
Welcome! This is a thread for people who want to attend a meeting from the comfort of their own home. We are primarily a PointsPlus board (Go Team Yellow!) but all are welcome to revel in the GHG's, 16 Routines, and topics that never get old.
If you're new here, feel free to introduce yourself!
If you have anything to celebrate, share and give yourself a bravo sticker: +
If you want to make it official, you can weigh yourself and put it in your tracker or share it!
If you need some accountability, feel free to post daily how you’re doing on PP/GHG’s.
This Week's Topic: Learn to Indulge - A Summary from the Weight Watchers Success Handbook
Liz states that the people who use their weeklies tend to have more weight loss success than those who only eat their daily points. These are the reasons why:
1) When you learn to indulge, food loses its control over you - Anyone can quit their favorite foods for a short time, but most can't do it forever. Learning to handle your favorites in your plan means that you are learning strategies and skills you can use whenever temptations occur.
2) Using your weekly PointsPlus Allowance gives you a safety valve - They help you correct course and show you that small variances in how much you eat can be managed during the week and don't constitute "failure" because you weren't "perfect". They also allow you to indulge when you're out with friends or having a treat, while still being on program.
3) People tend to be happier when they're not deprived - Enjoying your favorite foods or having a glass of wine make you stay on program longer which leads to more success which makes you stay on even longer; as opposed to an extreme diet where you're likely to decide it's not sustainable and abandon it altogether, going back to old ways and gaining the weight back
Indulging 101
- Schedule the indulgences (having your favorite foods in your plan give you something to look forward to when temptation strikes)
- Minimize your exposure (don't bring home a gallon of ice cream, go out for a single scoop)
- Decide what happens after the indulgence (have a plan for after the indulgence to get back "on program")
- Learn from your mistakes then let them go (the worst thing you can do is give up on the program entirely)
- Reflect and make adjustments (think about the things that went well and things that didn't after every experiment)
- Laugh about it all (A sense of humor will go a long way in keeping you focused and positive)
What part of this write up speaks to you?
How do you use your weekly points?
What indulgences do you have planned for this week?
This Week’s Routine: (15) Wear an activity monitor all day, every day.
GHG of the Week: 2 Teaspoons Healthy Oils - Olive, canola, sunflower, safflower, flaxseed
Meal of the Week: Snack
What are you having for snack?
Recipe of the Week: Popcorn Snack Bars (4 PP)
www.housewivesoffrederickcounty.com/popcorn-snack-bars-4-weight-watchers-points-plus-value/
If you're new here, feel free to introduce yourself!
If you have anything to celebrate, share and give yourself a bravo sticker: +
If you want to make it official, you can weigh yourself and put it in your tracker or share it!
If you need some accountability, feel free to post daily how you’re doing on PP/GHG’s.
This Week's Topic: Learn to Indulge - A Summary from the Weight Watchers Success Handbook
Liz states that the people who use their weeklies tend to have more weight loss success than those who only eat their daily points. These are the reasons why:
1) When you learn to indulge, food loses its control over you - Anyone can quit their favorite foods for a short time, but most can't do it forever. Learning to handle your favorites in your plan means that you are learning strategies and skills you can use whenever temptations occur.
2) Using your weekly PointsPlus Allowance gives you a safety valve - They help you correct course and show you that small variances in how much you eat can be managed during the week and don't constitute "failure" because you weren't "perfect". They also allow you to indulge when you're out with friends or having a treat, while still being on program.
3) People tend to be happier when they're not deprived - Enjoying your favorite foods or having a glass of wine make you stay on program longer which leads to more success which makes you stay on even longer; as opposed to an extreme diet where you're likely to decide it's not sustainable and abandon it altogether, going back to old ways and gaining the weight back
Indulging 101
- Schedule the indulgences (having your favorite foods in your plan give you something to look forward to when temptation strikes)
- Minimize your exposure (don't bring home a gallon of ice cream, go out for a single scoop)
- Decide what happens after the indulgence (have a plan for after the indulgence to get back "on program")
- Learn from your mistakes then let them go (the worst thing you can do is give up on the program entirely)
- Reflect and make adjustments (think about the things that went well and things that didn't after every experiment)
- Laugh about it all (A sense of humor will go a long way in keeping you focused and positive)
What part of this write up speaks to you?
How do you use your weekly points?
What indulgences do you have planned for this week?
This Week’s Routine: (15) Wear an activity monitor all day, every day.
GHG of the Week: 2 Teaspoons Healthy Oils - Olive, canola, sunflower, safflower, flaxseed
Meal of the Week: Snack
What are you having for snack?
Recipe of the Week: Popcorn Snack Bars (4 PP)
www.housewivesoffrederickcounty.com/popcorn-snack-bars-4-weight-watchers-points-plus-value/
