This is the third time in my life that I have seriously used Weight Watchers as my diet of choice. It is always successful if you follow it. My problem is I never incorporate the "for the rest of my life lifestyle changes" required to keep it off.
If you go back to the eightys when I successfully lost all my goal weight and became a "Key Holder", the diet was pretty basic and regimented. My son will tell you horror stories of eating dried up baked chicken and steamed vegetables with no flavor for months. Of course as a good mother he also got to eat bread, chips, hotdogs and other kid things that we didn't.
We are through our first week and, of course, my husband lost twice a much weight as me, but to be fair he exercises every day. I on the other hand really only exercise if the walking includes shopping, buying, or walking through a casino to the poker room. Last walk we took I earned a sweater and a sweatshirt from the Ralph Lauren store in La Jolla, a ring from White House Black Market, and a bracelet and earrings from a boutique. This was in my view, the perfect workout.
Seriously, the new point system from WW is easy and I joined online for 3 months. No horrific public weigh-ins or listening to boring counselers. In the old days for weigh-in I started the first day wearing every heavy piece of clothing, jewelry, boots and accessories I could manage. Each week I would wear basically the same thing but take one piece off. This worked well until I got down to the core elements so at the end it was taking off mascara, lipstick, wedding ring...etc.
I like this at home version much better and their recipes are much updated and easy to prepare and follow.
My hopes are high, the next weigh-in is Wednesday morning (stripped down - before eating or drinking anything and after going to the bathroom). My first week was 3 pounds but we all know that that is water weight and the hard stuff starts week two.
I am hoping for 2 pounds a week - FOR THE REST OF MY FRICKING LIFE!!!!
I will keep you posted in the mean time BEE FULL.
