Today as I was standing in line to weigh in at Weight Watchers (down another pound- got my 5 pound sticker!! Woohoo!! Down 5.6 pounds!), a mother and son (he looked about 19) were complaining that it just wasn't working.
He was holding a McDonald's cup. No joke.
While I'm sure that the cup probably had Diet Coke in it, I'm also sure that he didn't have a grilled chicken breast with it.
Once again, I, Mama Bean, have solved another mystery.
I am finding that Weight Watchers works really well if I stay within my point range and track my food. In other words, follow the plan. I am not losing 5 pounds a week. I am losing 1 pound a week. Hey, look at that, it's what the book said I would!
Now I'm sure that in a few weeks, I will start to plateau. It will be around Halloween. I know I will want to throw in the towel, but I won't. Not this time.
I didn't get to go to my normal group on Sunday. The woman in today's group was equally as funny and vibrant. It was nice to hear what everyone is doing-- a little different crowd. Good stuff.
As for working out, I missed Zumba today- doctor's appointment, so I will try to squeeze in something this week. It's a light week- I should be able to figure it out!
I'm still amazed that it's working....
I get so irritated when people say they can't lose weight while they are hoisting a Big Gulp. Even if it's diet that is still really bad for you and causes you to retain water. How about drinking water? Now that's a novel idea. Just a bit frustrated today. This girl showed up at camp and EVERY time she's here we tell her she MUST lose weight. Hey, we're competitive cyclists we are the fat police, we have to be. So she shows up and I can tell she's gained even more. She's 63kgs (138#) so am I...BUT, I am 6 inches taller and 20 years older! On top of it she took the biggest plate of breakfast food I've ever seen. Even with a hard training ride this morning (which we don't have planned) she would only burn off half of the calories she's consumed. Calories in/calories out + activity....it's a simple formula. Never easy, but yes, simple. UGH!
ReplyDeleteWhat used to amaze me is when mothers would show up with their kids in tow and the kids would have Happy Meals and the entire family would be overweight. Then the mom would sit there saying she couldn't figure out why it wasn't working. But heavens to betsy if it was suggested that the kids have a homemade sandwich instead of a Happy Meal! Didn't the leader understand they had no time for that? Whatever.
ReplyDeleteI'm always intrigued when people say it's too expensive to eat healthy or feed your family healthy food. I have found it is much more cost effective to eat healthy. At least if you eat seasonally.
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