Hmmph. WW as usual manages to rub me the wrong way. Although, today I admit, it's only because they are telling me what I don't want to hear, which is not a flaw on their part. But being clueless IS a flaw. I called to ask about the bread on the filling foods plan (you eat anything from a list and don't need to track points). As I mentioned yesterday, the bread they call ok is generally gross--I called to ask if substitutions were ok so long as the substitute was healthier than what they recommend? First lady had NO IDEA the filling food plan even existed--but to her credit she passed me on to a leader and the leader did know all about it. She said she had even looked this up last week and NO--there are no substitutions, she didn't know why but NO. WHY don't the leaders know? Bread is a huge issue for lots of dieters. I'd love to know the reasoning/science behind the program. Why is a 120 calorie white bread hamburger bun ok, but a slice of whole wheat bread is not?
I suppose I can always tamper with the program on my own and see if I lose weight or not. If I lose--good. I think though that if I AM messing with the program that I'd better be very careful about anything not on the list. Let's see--what am I likely to want? Whole wheat tortillas---I usually only eat one when I count points--how about a compromise? One is ok on filling foods, but more than one I will count? I also like to make italian hard rolls--these are fat free, but made from white flour. I like to eat two or three of these. Same deal? One ok--more than that count at the 3 points a piece that they are? The other thing would be homemade whole wheat bread--I actually don't make this a lot, I just want it now because I'm annoyed at ww. I'll have to choose the right reciepe obviously bread made with honey and shortening is a problem, but I have some very good fat-free reciepes too. I wonder if the ww problem is just that they can't very well say it's ok to substitute because people will go bananas and rationalize all sorts of things and ww can't control homemade recipies? I hope that's the case. I did talk to Mike, the health nut in the office, and he thinks as long as the substitution is equivalent there is no reason why I shouldn't.
I'm thinking the real danger is that whereas I would never eat 5 hamburger buns. I could very easily eat half a loaf of fresh homemade bread and I'm sure doing either one would derail weight loss darn it. I think I've made up my mind. For me, ONE serving of a sub is ok, more than one I will count for points. Hopefully that will keep me happy (or at least happier) and still allow me to drop.
Losing weight in spite of myself.
I began this blog in February 2011 as a way to help me not quit trying to lose weight, and to learn a few things. It's been an interesting and powerful experience. It certainly confirms what I've long suspected--that although I am a genuinely happy cheery person in the main, I am NOT a happy cheery dieter. I DETEST losing weight. I resent being overweight in the first place and I am a virtuoso in the art of self-sabotage. And YET--I'm doing it! I'm fighting and kicking and EATING all the way down, but the weight is finally going down. The plan I was following in February was a half-baked one largely based on wishful thinking. I gained a little weight and decided to get real. I knew I couldn't just join weightwatchers or count calories or do any one plan and expect to be successful. I decided if I was going to bother to make the effort to lose weight I was going to throw everything I could think of at the problem. And so I do. My real "Day One" for this blog is April 1, 2011. I joined weight watchers, I joined caloriecount.com (awesome website), I read the blog losingweighteveryday.blogspot.com religiously, I keep this blog faithfully, I joined the health programs sponsored by my insurance, I use the principles from overeater's anonymous, I use my church's 12 step program as well, I subscribe--and use--Healthy Cooking Magazine.
The result of all this? Painfully slow progress (About 20 lbs in 10 months). But it IS progress and like the little engine that could I keep on trying in my rebellious way. I have no intention of quitting. This is by far the longest sustained weight loss effort I've ever made in my life. Successful I think, because for the first in my life I've done this MY way--which I've discovered, involves a lot of pizza and restaraunt food. I'm convinced this is the only way to lose weight. For me it must be MY way. For you it MUST be YOUR way. Not weight watcher's way, not your doctor's way, but YOUR way. Any plan or idea I use is only a tool.
The latest plan to lose weight my way began on Oct 29, 2013. It really is my own crazy plan. As you'll see if you read that post. I've implemented the best ideas of all sorts of eating plans and thrown out the scale. A couple of months in and I'm definitely healthier. I'm actually enjoying myself. I won't weigh until April 1, 2014, so I'll see then if this works the way I hope it will.
There is no magic weight loss bullet. But there IS a great deal of magic in the discovery of what I can happily live with (very different from what weight watchers tells me I can happily live with) and still have the body and health I want.
Good luck to all of us on this journey. It's quite a trip!
The result of all this? Painfully slow progress (About 20 lbs in 10 months). But it IS progress and like the little engine that could I keep on trying in my rebellious way. I have no intention of quitting. This is by far the longest sustained weight loss effort I've ever made in my life. Successful I think, because for the first in my life I've done this MY way--which I've discovered, involves a lot of pizza and restaraunt food. I'm convinced this is the only way to lose weight. For me it must be MY way. For you it MUST be YOUR way. Not weight watcher's way, not your doctor's way, but YOUR way. Any plan or idea I use is only a tool.
The latest plan to lose weight my way began on Oct 29, 2013. It really is my own crazy plan. As you'll see if you read that post. I've implemented the best ideas of all sorts of eating plans and thrown out the scale. A couple of months in and I'm definitely healthier. I'm actually enjoying myself. I won't weigh until April 1, 2014, so I'll see then if this works the way I hope it will.
There is no magic weight loss bullet. But there IS a great deal of magic in the discovery of what I can happily live with (very different from what weight watchers tells me I can happily live with) and still have the body and health I want.
Good luck to all of us on this journey. It's quite a trip!
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