It’s been a few weeks since I’ve decided to take a break from Weight Watchers. Things are going pretty well but I’m still trying to navigate my way through the kitchen without my points calculator. I haven’t completely given up my Weight Watcher ways, and I think I never will nor do I want to. The points value and serving size of almost every food I normally eat will forever be stuck in my head, which is a good thing, so I’m still measuring my cereal in the morning and weighing my chicken at night.
The main difference is in my attitude. I’m not going to say that I’ve given up caring because I haven’t at all but I have stopped thinking about food 24 hours a day 7 days a week. What I’ve noticed most is that I’ve decreased the amount of time I spend online looking up recipes or reading food blogs. Clearly I’m still passionate about writing entries here, but I’m thankful that I don’t feel the need to spend hours every day looking at food that I want to eat but can’t. When foods are off limits I find myself thinking about them all the time hoping that I could eat them, instead of taking one bite like I should do and just enjoying life. The true evidence is a big bag of multigrain baked chips that is still sitting in my cabinet… and I bought it three days ago!!! The fact that the bag is still almost full is clearly a testament to my new found happiness. The fact that it’s a bag of multigrain baked chips instead of fried lays is also a testament to my healthy mindset.
I have bumped up the intensity of my workouts as to make up for the extra points I might be consuming. I’ve picked up running again instead of the elliptical and have kept up with my three times a week plan (at least) since school started. This is also part of my commitment to Recipe Girl’s Ten in 10 Challenge!
So that’s the update on my life.. it’s time for you to give me an update on yours!! What have you been up to lately? Eat or drink anything delicious? Please share – leave comments!
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Hey, found your site by accident doing a search on Google but I’ll definitely be returning. As for your post… I agree with a lot of what you’re saying here but wouldn’t it be just as easy to figure out another way to go about it? I mean why mess with your quality of life if you don’t have to?