I really hesitated about writing this one because it isn't the usual positive blog but I just feel I have to get this off my chest before I move on. It all started a week ago when I went to Weight Watchers. I was doing just fine but we all went through an evaluation and we were all put down to 26 points instead of 29 although they will tell you differently and say that not everyone was put down to 26 points. I have trouble keeping it to the 29 so 26 was daunting. Although I recorded every day by the time I was at late afternoon or early dinner I had blown the bundle and all hell broke loose. There were 4 days of indiscretion last week alone resulting in a weight gain of over 2 pounds.
It also bothers me the way it was framed. People can tell you poop tastes good if they use a positive tone and a smile on their faces. Such was the introduction of this exciting new 26 point program. It was a new flexible one. How did they ever figure that? It is not flexible. It is more rigid for those that can't lose enough weight on 29 points. Well I didn't check in at Weight Watchers this week. I am still getting my head around the new added restrictions. They also re-evaluated the points in the books rendering the current ones obsolete. You are supposed to go through 3 weeks of post meeting instruction on how to deal with the new programme. They give you a week at a time of horrific meals especially dinners. That was not why I joined. I need something less rigid.
My husband doesn't usually comment on things unless he has something worthwhile to say. This morning he just said "Why don't you just stick with the 29 points? You were doing well on it." It seemed like such a simple solution but I think he is absolutely right and that is precisely what I am going to do. As he says, Weight Watchers has to keep reinventing themselves. That is how they stay in business.
Now I can't totally blame WW for my indiscretions. After all, it has been party week at people's homes and that is much more dangerous than gala dinners. My friends have every area of their homes decorated and present sumptuous pickable morsels on every surface that is flat. As I walk around the room chatting, I am also using my danger fingers... or my thumb and forefinger on my left hand, picking a little of this and that as I go just like little lobster claws.
The other bump in the road is the dark, short hours especially this week when we experienced the darkest day of the year. It makes you want to curl up and nap like a cat. I got into hibernation mode for short periods for the last few days. When you are tired, hungry partners with it. I have been hungry and tired.
Tomorrow I have one more Chanukah party for brunch and then I am hosting a Christmas dinner at my house complete with hot multi-grain croissants, turkey, sweet potatoes and an ice cream Christmas yule log. It has no religious meaning whatsoever, it just seems so warm and cozy on a day when everything is closed. If I can manage to keep within the 29 points, I will. I will definitely chart it all down and if I go over, I will use some of the 49 Points Plus allowed over the coming week. Regardless, I am pleased to get this all off of my chest and go forward with a new and renewed energy.
I couldn't decide on breakfast this morning. I am not much of a breakfast eater in the first place. I suddenly remembered I was out of all the banana mini-muffins I kept in the freezer and so that will be my next baking job to do. Perhaps I should also consider putting away the chocolates, shortbread cookies and creamy wafers that are sitting in plain sight. I have always said I am on the seafood diet but spell it differently... See food. I see food and eat it.
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