MOTIVATION VS. DETERMINATION

I am beginning to notice the faults in Weight Watchers new programming.  They seem to be clutching at straws.  I don't think the points plus works for a lot more people than they figured so now they are seeking alternatives like "simply filling" or adjusting your tracker like not starting your Tracker day when you wake up... or adjusting your target.  What a bunch of hogwash.  It really just amounts to FOOD IN... FOOD OUT...  PLUS EXERCISE.  So once you know when you have eaten too much or the wrong foods then you have to adjust.  It really isn't rocket science. 

I finally received my keychain yesterday for reaching one of my goals: losing 10% of my body weight.
However, once you know how to eat smart, there isn't much Weight Watchers can do for you other than weigh in and perhaps motivate you or give you a new idea during the meeting. 

So what is the difference between Motivation and Determination?

MOTIVATION: 
When we start something new most of us are motivated.  After a while, your motivation is gone and you just don't feel like doing the right thing. 

DETERMINATION:
When motivation fails you, determination can save you .  Some days, you just don't want to make good choices but you do it anyway...  sort of like doing the dishes or unpacking the groceries.  When you see the results of weight loss or a clean kitchen... you do it anyway...  Every once in a while your motivation may return.

I don't want you to leave this blog half empty so I am including an recipe.

GREEK VINAIGRETTE SALAD DRESSING
(note:  now that I found you can buy fresh herbs in squeezable tubes in the produce section, I don't use and waste the mounds of fresh ones I used to)

1/4 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 med. raw shallot minced
2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
2 tbsp. EVOO
1 tbsp. Fresh chopped dill (in a tube if you have it)
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. Fresh chopped parsley (in a tube if you have it)
1 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Wisk it all together.  Use 4 tsp. per serving..    Serves 8...  1 point

And just so you are not bored to tears but what some new uses for aluminum foil, try this:

1.  Sharpen scissors by cutting through a few folded layers of foil
2.  Scrub glass baking dishes and grill grates clean with a crumpled-up ball of foil

I hope some of today's advice works.