anniet
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 10, 2002
I am allowed 18 to 23 points per day on Weight Watchers
Total Food POINTS used 19
Morning
2 large egg(s) 4
1 oz cheddar or colby cheese 3
Subtotal__ 7__
Midday
1 item boneless chicken breast, 3oz 4
1 serving green salad 0
1 serving Ken's lite italian 1
1 serving Land O Lakes snack'n cheese to go 2
Subtotal__ 7__
vening
Lemon Dill Scallops 3
Subtotal__ 3__
Snack
1 serving polly-o twistums cheese 2
Subtotal__ 2__
Total Food POINTS used__ 19__
Total Food POINTS left for today__ 4__
Exercise
70 min walking, brisk 4
Total Activity POINTS earned 4
Total Banked points for the day 8
Day One- 145.5- Up 1.9 pounds since my last WW meeting Weigh in two weeks ago.
I could barely get out of bed this morning to go for a 4 mile walk, I was dragging horribly. But I did it and while I was walking I KNEW I felt sluggish because of all the carbs I had been eating lately. I felt like my eating was getting entirely out of control and knew I had to do something. I have tried Atkins before and I know it's not a lifetime plan for me- I'm Italian- Life without Pasta is not an option.
So I made a decision- I'm going away for 2 weeks on Monday August 11th. From this day until that one I will stay within my Weight Watchers Points, and eat as closely to the Atkins plan as I possibly can. Maybe I can answer the question "Can the two be done together?"
In the early part of the day I was suffering from brain fog. But as the day went on I kept drinking a ton of water and after many trips to the ladies room I felt better around my stomach area (the place where I carry most of my weight ) This evening I feel on a more even keel. I did opt for lite Italian dressing on my salad at lunch, it was 3 carbs and all of the others were 2 and MUCH higher in calories. Some would have cost me 5 weight watcher points and I didn't want to use that many so I opted for the extra carb. My dinner was a recipe from a WW cookbook and the cookbook put it at 9.5 carbs. That's a total of 12.5 carbs that I could count, and I doubt the 2 cups of salad greens had 7.5 or 8 carbs so I figure I'm well within my 20 carbs for the day.
It's been tough. I'm not hungry, but I do still crave something sweet or something crunchy like chips or crackers, but I know it's a phase and if I can stay the course for a few days it will go away.
So what happens after the 3 weeks? Well I hope to keep on with the low carbs, but I will begind adding some higher fiber carbs or some yogurt in the first two weeks (while I'm on vacation) All of the places we are staying have a fridge and a microwave. Hopefully all will go well.
Total Food POINTS used 19
Morning
2 large egg(s) 4
1 oz cheddar or colby cheese 3
Subtotal__ 7__
Midday
1 item boneless chicken breast, 3oz 4
1 serving green salad 0
1 serving Ken's lite italian 1
1 serving Land O Lakes snack'n cheese to go 2
Subtotal__ 7__
vening
Lemon Dill Scallops 3
Subtotal__ 3__
Snack
1 serving polly-o twistums cheese 2
Subtotal__ 2__
Total Food POINTS used__ 19__
Total Food POINTS left for today__ 4__
Exercise
70 min walking, brisk 4
Total Activity POINTS earned 4
Total Banked points for the day 8
Day One- 145.5- Up 1.9 pounds since my last WW meeting Weigh in two weeks ago.
I could barely get out of bed this morning to go for a 4 mile walk, I was dragging horribly. But I did it and while I was walking I KNEW I felt sluggish because of all the carbs I had been eating lately. I felt like my eating was getting entirely out of control and knew I had to do something. I have tried Atkins before and I know it's not a lifetime plan for me- I'm Italian- Life without Pasta is not an option.
So I made a decision- I'm going away for 2 weeks on Monday August 11th. From this day until that one I will stay within my Weight Watchers Points, and eat as closely to the Atkins plan as I possibly can. Maybe I can answer the question "Can the two be done together?"
In the early part of the day I was suffering from brain fog. But as the day went on I kept drinking a ton of water and after many trips to the ladies room I felt better around my stomach area (the place where I carry most of my weight ) This evening I feel on a more even keel. I did opt for lite Italian dressing on my salad at lunch, it was 3 carbs and all of the others were 2 and MUCH higher in calories. Some would have cost me 5 weight watcher points and I didn't want to use that many so I opted for the extra carb. My dinner was a recipe from a WW cookbook and the cookbook put it at 9.5 carbs. That's a total of 12.5 carbs that I could count, and I doubt the 2 cups of salad greens had 7.5 or 8 carbs so I figure I'm well within my 20 carbs for the day.
It's been tough. I'm not hungry, but I do still crave something sweet or something crunchy like chips or crackers, but I know it's a phase and if I can stay the course for a few days it will go away.
So what happens after the 3 weeks? Well I hope to keep on with the low carbs, but I will begind adding some higher fiber carbs or some yogurt in the first two weeks (while I'm on vacation) All of the places we are staying have a fridge and a microwave. Hopefully all will go well.