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Things That Will Help You in Your Weight Watchers Journey

All Archives, Health    ·    March 25, 2018

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This post is sponsored by Weight Watchers.  I am beyond thrilled to work with a company I absolutely love!

If you’ve followed along on my Weight Watchers journey, you know that I started after doing a lot of (failed) extreme diets.  I’ve spent most of my adult life yo-yo’ing.  It hasn’t been fun.  Now it’s been almost three months since I decided to join Weight Watchers and I am the happiest I’ve been in a long time.

Things that will help you in your Weight Watchers journey - including how to use Weight Watchers Points www.thirtyhandmadedays.com

There are lots of things you can do to help you in your Weight Watchers journey.  I want to be here as your cheerleader and to encourage you! 

Weight Watchers Points

All I’ve heard over and over again is how the new Freestyle Program is so amazing.  Because I haven’t ever done Weight Watchers until now, I don’t have anything to compare it to.  I can tell you that I think it’s fantastic!
You are given a set amount of points each day to work with.  This has majorly helped me with portion control.  I grew up where you ate everything on your plate (most of us probably did!).  Now I’m using smaller plates and not dishing out nearly as much.  It’s easiest for me to cook and eat at home simply because I know exactly what is going into each recipe.  But there are tons of options for eating out as well.  I love that the Weight Watchers app has a restaurant feature.  I can type in any major restaurant and look for an option to fit within my Weight Watchers points for the day.  If I know that I’m going to a restaurant in advance and it’s not in the app, I will look up the menu to find healthy choices.
I use the Weight Watchers app to track everything I eat.  This is one of the things that has majorly helped me so far.  Here’s what a typical day looks like from me:

Weight Watchers Points - what my typical day looks like

My go to breakfast is – a sunny side up egg and 1 piece of toast + a banana and/or a Cutie orange.
For lunch I often eat leftovers from the night before.  Weight Watchers Fried Rice is pretty common around here.  I add chicken to it and love it.
Dinner is where I get most creative usually.  I have tried LOTS of new Weight Watchers recipes.  I have also tweaked some old family favorites to make them a little healthier and keep my portions in check.
For snacks –  I tend to go towards something with crunch and more savory.  On this particular day I must’ve been feeling the need for something sweet as I had a rice pudding and kettle corn.

Have I mentioned that I am in heaven being able to eat what I LOVE, just in smaller portions?  I feel like that has been key to my success.

 

Things that will help you in your Weight Watchers journey - including how to use Weight Watchers Points.. my progress so far www.thirtyhandmadedays.com

The girl on the left wasn’t thrilled about having her picture taken.  I was chubby and feeling it.  I was having health issues.  I started to avoid going places or running into old friends because I was embarrassed.  And I hated that I was embarrassed.  At forty years old, I didn’t want to feel shame about my appearance.  I also didn’t want to deal with the health issues that were getting worse.  I needed to do something before my downward spiral got worse.
The girl on the right is feeling so much better.  I’m feeling more confident.  I’m not afraid to wear bold colors and have people see me like I was just a few short months ago.  It’s incredible how making small changes can dramatically affect someone in just a couple months.  I’m a little over half way to my goal and I can’t imagine how much better I’ll feel when I get there.

Current stats:
Weight lost – 22 lbs.
Sizes – 2 sizes down

**People following the Weight Watchers plan can expect to lose 1-2 lbs/per wk.**

You can do this!! 

I think the hardest part is just taking that first step.  I have a pretty stubborn personality (or “determined” as my mom would say).  Once I set my mind to something, I will find a way to make it happen.  But getting to the starting line is sometimes really intimidating. I often feel nervous about where and how to start.  If you’re wondering where to start, let me help you! Don’t let fear hold you back.  The ONLY thing I regret about Weight Watchers is not doing it sooner.  Ready to get started?

  • Use the Weight Watchers App, Recipe Builder and learn to meal prep
  • Weight Watchers Recipes and people to follow
  • Weight Watchers Snacks
  • Print out a Zero Smart Points sheet 

Curious what other people are eating while doing Weight Watchers?  Here are 100 most tracked Weight Watcher foods!  I found this list interesting.  And have to say that I track a lot of bananas too.  But eggs might be at the top of my tracked list.

 

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Comments

  1. Avatar for MiqueBrandy says

    April 16, 2018 at 9:36 am

    I am so happy for you….I might just be doing this because well, I am about to turn 41 and I can see it in my face and things that I just don’t like seeing when I look in the mirror. Thank you for sharing this….ALWAYS love reading your stuff and following you!~!!!

  2. Avatar for MiqueAubrey Hierholzer says

    April 11, 2018 at 2:33 pm

    Are you on the WW Connect? & under what name? I joined after your convincing words of “why did I wait so long?” If I have inspiration, I’d like to follow that thread for motivation later on down the road.

  3. Avatar for MiqueCarol says

    March 25, 2018 at 7:20 pm

    I love your blog. Very uplifting and informative. Congratulations on your weight loss. I am down 20# with 5 more to go.
    Carol

    • Avatar for MiqueMique says

      March 28, 2018 at 8:53 am

      Thanks so much Carol. Congrats on your 20 lbs. And I’m sure you’ll tackle that 5 lbs soon. Yay!!

  4. Avatar for MiqueStacey says

    March 25, 2018 at 4:22 pm

    I want 48 weekly points!! Do you typically roll them over every day? I’m usually not that good, lol.

    As far as food goes, I’ve been eating a lot of chicken, obviously. I am working to tweak recipes that I used to make to be more weight watcher friendly and to not have chicken every night. My most recent favorite is French toast. I seriously made it twice last week and figured I wouldn’t lose weight because i shouldnt have had something like that. Still lost 2lbs!

    • Avatar for MiqueMique says

      March 28, 2018 at 8:53 am

      Ha ha! Yes, I usually have lots of weeklies and haven’t used many over the past few months. But I think I’m going to venture out into weeklies more. It’s been somewhat easy to stay within my 23 SP/day when I’m at home making all the food. It gets trickier with traveling…
      I’d love to know what kind of french toast you’re making – anything special? And are you eating it plain? Let me know!
      Congrats on losing. Yay!!

  5. Avatar for MiqueKathy E. says

    March 25, 2018 at 7:10 am

    Woohoo, Mique, for losing 22 lbs! I’m thrilled to be following Weight Watchers right now too and enjoying the benefits of Freestyle. I don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything…except that crappy food I used to inhale and 20 lbs! Thanks for the link to the favorite WW recipes. I’ll be heading there to make my menus!

    • Avatar for MiqueMique says

      March 28, 2018 at 8:51 am

      Yay! So happy to hear that you love it as much as I do. I feel the exact same way as you.

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