As I briefly mentioned in my last post, I started Weight Watchers. Technically I’ve been doing it since before Christmas, but I lost my way over the holidays. It’s so hard to avoid overeating during the holidays, especially if you are blessed with family that knows how to cook.
As part of WW, I’ve taken silly little quizzes and lessons to teach me how to change my lifestyle. I wasn’t too surprised to see the results of the quiz that tells you all about what is affecting your weight.
Haha, basically I’m stubborn, unprepared, and bottle up my emotions. Sounds about right.
I’m doing so-so on this plan. It gets easier as the days progress unless I don’t give myself enough time to eat a good, protein rich breakfast mostly consisting of yogurt, milk, and granola. Sounds like a lot, but it is definitely satisfying and meets a lot of dietary needs in such an important meal.
I don’t think of WW as a diet, but more of a way to retrain myself how to eat to live, not live to eat, nor eat my emotions. I’ve been taking some herbal supplements and truly believe that their additions have also made me feel more energetic and happier, namely D3. I’m convinced that I suffer from from a vitamin D deficiency because I have a lot more energy when I regularly take a D3 supplement. And if you know me at all, you know I’m pasty white, hate the sun, and wear SPF 75 sunscreen.
I’ve only lost about seven pounds so far, buuuuut I haven’t done as well as I would like to have done. I approach it as every day is a new day though, so even if I mess up or eat too much, I can deal with it.
I’m eating roughly 1600 calories a day which seems like so little to most people. However, it really is enough if I fill up on GOOD foods like veggies and fruit. Before WW, I never realized how satisfied I could stay on a big bowl of vegetables, especially beans.
Anyway, I’m definitely a HAES advocate and I don’t feel ashamed to admit that I’m on Weight Watchers. It isn’t solely to lose weight, but to change how I view food and how I eat it. I will always be fat (medically) and I don’t mind that, but since moving to Murfreesboro, my eating habits have gone down a path that would lead me (or has led, actually) into unhealthy land. I don’t eat a “real food” diet or a “raw food” diet or any kind of diet really because it’s too much work and brain draining to struggle through that. I’m just trying to eat more vegetables and fruits, get in some calcium, take my vitamins like I should, and feel better physically.
We’re not ready for babies, but I would like to be eating a healthy diet of variety looong before I (hopefully) end up in that situation.
I’m also signing us up for a CSA program (community supported agriculture) that has the option of a peck-sized basket every week, which is the half-sized portion of the regular weekly haul. It isn’t the cheapest way to veggies out there, but there’s nothing like supporting local farmers, especially 100% organic farmers and getting tasty produce. It’ll broaden my horizons in the veggie and fruit world and challenge me as a cook. I’m actually looking forward to it, so hopefully they still have some spots left. This is something I’ve been researching for a few weeks now, digging through the various options and farms in the area that deliver to M’boro. A big negative though is there is always the risk of crop failure, which leaves you with nothing!
I’m sure you enjoyed this wonderful disjointed post about eating healthily! Could you tell I was totally distracted (by finding French music, actually) while writing?
Next up, I will talk about my big six hours of classes that I just started, haha.
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