it's been almost 8 full months since i jumped on the weight watchers bandwagon and things sure have changed... mainly me. i feel like i have grown so much during this process and discovered things about myself that i knew were there but that i had hidden under layers of shame and fear. with each goal and milestone reached i feel myself becoming more of the person i'm supposed to be... the person i've always wanted to be. if weight's been a struggle most of your adult life (or even your whole life) then you can probably understand. it's hard to explain but i guess i just feel more free... less of that trapped-in-your-body-feeling that i felt for so long.
i could probably go on and on about that whole subject but we'll save that for another post! my sister kate and i were hanging out yesterday and decided we should really do another vlog since it had been... oh months since our last one. we had to record it twice due to user error so this one starts off with me cracking up... haha... this is real life people. enjoy!
as always- thanks for the support and encouragement. i'm convinced social media has been a major motivator for me in all of this. knowing i have others alongside me going through this and getting the cheers and love from all of you keeps me going! last week i posted this photo on facebook and the response was overwhelming. i'm so humbled to be surrounded by such awesome people. seriously. you all rock.
it's that time again! kate and i recorded another vlog to talk about weight watchers... this time we're covering dining out and snacks.
in the video we reference a site we use to find the point values of foods at some of our favorite restaurants. it's called exercise4weightloss.com and i find it SO useful! in fact as i was browsing today i noticed that they have the points for rita's water ice... a must have for the summertime!
we talked a bit about snacks but i feel like i should share some more of my "go-to's." i love love love applesauce and since i buy the all-natural, no sugar added version, i consider it free. sprinkle some cinnamon on top and yum! i buy the small pre-packaged cups and use it as a side to my lunches regularly! i also love having a wedge of laughing cow cheese (garlic herb is my favorite) with some reduced-fat triscuits (1pt for the cheese, 3 for 7 triscuits). i especially love having that alongside some progresso light soup. they have points plus values on the can which is super convenient! my snacks aren't always super healthy either... i like chocolate just as much as the next gal so i always keep a stash of some type of hershey's chocolate. currently it's mini kit-kats and reese's cups and they're in my freezer. at 2pts each it's a great way to get my fix!
i think i go in cycles with my snacking. i like something for a couple weeks and then i switch out to something else. quaker has these great mini rice cakes called "quakes" and they're pretty good if you're into rice cakes. i also like the little debbie 100-calorie nutty bars. gives me that chocolate-peanut butter goodness. animal crackers are actually reasonably low and satisfy my "crunch" craving... i think you can have about 16 or so for only 3 points which isn't too bad.
so those are some more tips from me that aren't included on the video but i just wanted to share for anyone out there who is looking for some new ideas! and if you have any other dining out or snacking tips then feel free to pass them along.
so it's no secret that my sister kate and i have been on the weight watchers train since january. and i think it's no secret that we love the program a whole lot and are amazed at the results we've achieved so far! i'm down 25.5lbs. can i get an amen? :)
after throwing the idea out into twitter-land and receiving some positive feedback on our idea, we decided to do a vlog together to share our experiences. obviously it can't all be summed up in one video (or it would be foreverrrrrrrrr long) so hopefully this is the first of more to come.
if you have any questions feel free to leave them in the comments section and i'll do my best to respond or cover it in a future vlog. thanks for the support and encouragement. it's nice to know we aren't alone on this journey and that we've got people cheering us on!
and no, we were not asked or compensated by WW to do this... it's only out of our love and devotion for the program that we're sharing all this. haha... but who knows? maybe one day we'll end up on a commercial? sike.but it would be cool.
