The How You Do It Question

Many people have asked me how I do it and for advice on Weight Watchers. To be honest with you, I have found what is working for me. Each one of us is different and our bodies are looking for that balance it needs to become the best fat burning machine. One thing that I have learned is that our bodies want to be a normal weight and as long as you are giving it what it needs then it will fight with us in the battle of the bulge!!

Here's how I'm doing it:
~I journal the night before creating my menu that is within my daily points. I find it much easier for me if I just eat what is in my journal instead going willy nilly through the day. Trying to divide my points evenly throughout the day. Currently, I have 30 points so I try to break it 10 for breakfast/10 lunch & snack/10 dinner & snack.

~I don't eat my Weekly Points in order to cover the taste tests at work since I'm a Chef and it is just my nature to taste test!! And I'm working on eating at least half of my Activity Points in Almonds. It really goes against our ingrained thoughts about dieting but you have to EAT YOUR POINTS to be successful on our journey

~I drink at least 4 lts of water per day. Check out the hydration calculator website to find out if you are drinking enough.

~I walk every day (rain, shine, or snow) for at least 30 min. Lucy is a great walking partner and makes walking easy for me since she has to do her biz and she prefers not to do it in her yard.

~I follow the Good Health Guidelines and take a wide array of vitamins and supplements to insure that I'm doing this the healthy way

~I avoid eating after 9pm (3 hr before bedtime). However, I do drink one glass of skim before bed to help tide me over until morning.

~I try to satisfy a hankering or craving before it becomes a binge. This is a lifestyle change not a deprivation plan. If I want that cheeseburger, then I journal it and have it. Easy Peasy!!

~I attend my weekly meeting faithfully. I have faced the music that it is my AA meeting. I leave feeling so empowered and ready to continue on this journey. No one has ever told me that it was going to be easy. But my leader, Marisa, and my fellow members make the journey more bearable just knowing that you are not the only one out there.

~ I post on the WeightWatchers.ca message boards. I find that there is also someone out there walking in your shoes on the boards and just keeps my energy focused on the task at hand to lose half of me by St. Patrick's 2008. Challenges on the boards have helped me set lil goals along the way and brings the A factor front and center.

Just work on finding what your body needs and I hope that this has helped you to find that balance.