My first week of Weight Watchers is complete and I feel good about my progress. Switching my meals to healthier options has not been as hard as I anticipated; there’s some really delicious Lean Cuisines out there. I love their new Panini sandwiches, especially the Chicken Ranch. They also have personal pizzas that are surprisingly big and are only 7 points. I usually pair either the sandwich or the pizza with a salad and a diet soda. If I put Italian dressing on the salad, it makes a delicious nine point meal.
I’ve also discovered that many grocery stores pre-marinade grilled chicken for you, which is great for my busy lifestyle. I can have a piece of lemon pepper chicken, a salad with ranch dressing and a baked potato with I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter for 10 points. If you switch the dressing, it’s even less points.
For breakfast, Kashi cereal with strawberries is great. A cup of that with a cup of 2% milk is 5 points. I never used to eat breakfast, but since I’ve started, I find that I am less hungry throughout the day. I’m sure this is not a revelation for some of you, but I thought that by cutting out a meal, I would lose the weight faster. It actually just made me pig out for the other 2 meals because I was starving.
I’m starting off slow, so I will start incorporating exercise this week. I dusted off my poor Denise Austin Pilates tape that I bought the last time I had a vague notion of losing weight. Let me tell you, I felt the burn. I worked muscles I didn’t even know I had yesterday. There are two different versions of the work-out, and I am using the easy version this week. I was about to die halfway through, so I don’t think I can upgrade just yet.
I will go to my weekly meeting and get weighed on Wednesday this week, because I was out of town for my mother’s birthday during my regular one. I’ll post how many pounds I’ve lost tomorrow.