So What's Different This Time

What am I doing this time differently, then all the prior unsuccessful times on Weight Watchers?

First, I had to convince myself that I was never going to have that newbie weight loss feeling again.  I'm not a newbie, that feeling isn't around anymore.

Second, I went back to when I was successful and relooked at why.  One of the biggest things was portion control.  WW says I can eat from the zero point list until satisfied, not stuffed.  People who overeat, don't know when to stop.  I went back to the beginning and read labels for correct serving sizes.  As for fresh foods that have no label...when you pull it up in the WW app, it tells you a serving size - that's where to start. Chicken breast, for example, comes up at 3 oz., so that's what I eat.  I don't guesstimate a serving when at all possible.

Third, again back to when I was successful.  WW had guidelines to follow and I've started incorporating them into my plan.  I don't get them all everyday, but I try my best.  In case you've forgotten the Good Health Guidelines were:  2 servings of dairy, 6 - 8 oz servings of water, 3-5 servings of fruit/vegetables, 2 tsp healthy oil, daily vitamin.

Fourth, I stopped looking at food as a point value and look at it as a food.  I think one of the issues I've had with WW is trying to fit eating into the small amount of points I get (since they are offering so many zero foods, the daily points shrink).  Best choice may not always mean the healthier one (though I try to do that) but those fat free/sugar free things just are not always the best choice and something similar higher in points is.  Look at the food rather than the point value.  Use the points as a guideline; but don't let them control you.

Fifth, I stopped worrying over going over in points.  Again, I've taken my focus off of points and onto the food.

Sixth, I knocked popcorn off my zero list.  I can eat a lot of popcorn, healthy version or not and it's not a good thing to be there.  I count my points for popcorn.  I took popcorn off and added plain baked potato or plain sweet potato as my zero in it's place.  Read that, I didn't say all potatoes; just plain baked ones.  If I boil them and mash them, I count the points.  If I fry them, I count the points.  Only a baked potato is zero and if I add toppings, I count the points for toppings.

I want to add something else as well.  Weight Watchers is a low fat diet.  Trying to add another diet to it does nothing more than add a bunch more numbers that become confusing.  For example, I'm seeing a lot of "I'm going to do low carb on WW".  Yeah, you can limited you carbs on WW; but if low carb is what you're looking for; why are you paying WW???