Food Plan (& what I ate yesterday!)

One of the biggest hindrances to losing weight is how much great food is out there in the world. I mean come on- my favorite dessert is tiramisu, and my favorite food is pancakes. Really? I hate those people who are like "oh, my favorite food is salad." What? I mean, I love salad. I really do. But to label it my "favorite food" is waayyy too much of a stretch. I'll admit that I love food! I'm not a binge eater, or an overeater, or anything crazy like that. I just really think that food is a great thing- I watch the Food Network like its my job. Anyway, this is how I knew that eating well was going to be a challenge for me. 

Atkins diet. South Beach diet. Grapefruit Diet. Acai Cleanse. Jenny Craig. Nutrisystem. Low/no-carb diet. Diet pills. With all these diet plans and so many more in the world, how's a girl to choose? It's crazy trying to decide what's best for your body. For me, it was kinda easy. 

I picked Weight Watchers because of its simplicity, ease, and variability. I work a LOT in the summer, at a job where I'm constantly on the move (hello summer camp. I will see you in 2 weeks.) This being said, I don't really have the ability to lose all my energy by ONLY eating grapefruit or ONLY drinking a mixture of water, lemon, maple syrup, and herbs (um, gross, by the way. No thank you, Beyonce.) Also, I think that Nutrisystem or Jenny Craig could potentially work, but a) I don't have the money for all that hoopla, and b) it just kinda seems boring to me. On weight watchers, I can eat whatever I want, as long as I stay within my points value. 

How do I calculate how many points I get a day, you ask? Well, thats a good question. You can see the entire process here- http://www.ehow.com/how_4871046_calculate-many-weight-watchers-points.html . For me, after figuring it all out, I'm allowed 27 points per day. On top of this, you receive 35 "flex" points for the week... you can save this up for the weekend (like I might do, since thats when the gang likes to go out to eat and stuff) or you can space them out like my friend is doing... she gives herself 5 extra points a day,7 days a week- see? 35 points extra :)

So. I started Weight Watchers yesterday. Here's a run-down of what I ate.

6-7-10

Breakfast:

1 cup Special K Red Berries with 1/2 cup skim milk -- 2 pts. 

1 peach-- 1 pt.

TOTAL: 3 pts.

Lunch:

1 Tortilla-- 2 pts

3 oz cooked boneless skinless chicken breast- 3 pts

1/2 teaspoon sour cream- 1/2 pt

1/4 teaspoon mustard- 0 pts.

6 grape tomatoes- 0 pts.

1 string cheese-- 2 pts

TOTAL: 7.5 pts

Snack @ 12:30pm: 1/4 cup almonds-- 3 pts

Snack @ 5:30pm: 1 cup sliced strawberries-- 1 pt

Dinner:

12 pieces sashimi/sushi & 1/2 cup white rice-- 9 pts

My total points value for 6/7/10: 23.5 pts

Today, I've only eaten breakfast so far. I'll update again tonight after I've finished eating for the day, but so far...

Breakfast:

5 egg whites, scrambled-- 1.5 pts (for ALL five! not 1.5 points each. amazing!)

Tomatoes, peppers, & onions (about 1 cup) -- 0 pts

Half a slice of american cheese-- 1 pt.

1 cup skim milk- 1 pt.

TOTAL: 3.5 pts

I just took the dog for a 45-minute brisk walk through town. Felt good :) Maybe I'll do some Wii Fit strength training tonight... we'll see!