Now that I’m fully engulfed in WW, and it’s my second week, I’m learning that tracking your meals is not only a necessity, it can be quite challenging, especially when your goal is to lose weight, and at the same time, have points left over for something you crave. The irony! I mention this because I’ve joined a WW Facebook group and much of the discussion and questions are about those looking for lower point alternatives to satisfy that craving. Why is it that most of the time that craving is unhealthy?
At my last weigh-in I attended a workshop, and was surprised to learn that many people in the class were not tracking their meals. Maybe they are “technology challenged” and don’t want to learn how to use the app, but what a disconnect!! Tracking my meals is teaching me so much about food. In fact, when I get curious, I search a food I used to love to eat and just about fall off my chair at how many points it is!!!! 1 slice of pan size pizza is 5 pts. I would eat the whole pizza!! 8 slices!! That would be 45 points. That’s 2 days of meals in one sitting!
My brain is being re-wired and I’m beginning to understand how really unnecessary that kind of indulging is. I call it indulging because that’s what it is. Eating is something we do to sustain what our body needs daily to survive, right?
All that being said, the tongue is a powerful thing. It’s a little devil living inside your mouth. Not only for what comes out of it and the words it spews, but for what potentially goes in, and the lengths we go to satisfy it.
The nice thing about WW, is that you have complete control over what you choose to eat within your daily points. So if you’re craving a meal that uses a lot of points, you can satisfy that craving, and sacrifice points somewhere else. I’ve chosen to have dinner be the bulk of my daily points, mostly because my body is used to having a light breakfast and lunch, and a heavier dinner. Having a heavier dinner also keeps me from having a dessert. By the time I’m hungry again, it’s time for bed.
So today I decided to satisfy my craving of an Italian Sausage Grinder, which is a 9 point dinner. I was able to enjoy my dinner, satisfy that craving, and still keep my daily total at 23.
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