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Originally Posted by ktimephoenix  i found that unlike weight watchers, where i usually ran out of points with a meal still to go, because your planning it ahead, your much more likely to stick to it. |
the way that I use WW, I actually do plan my meals ahead (at least to some extent). When I'm actually using it I plan all our dinners for the next week (at least on the nights I know we will eat at home). This helps in so many ways, not just in tracking, but also in just knowing what we are going to eat each day rather than trying to figure it out at 5pm and then wondering "do we have what I need to make.....".
I'm good about breakfast, I typically do an instant breakfast shake or some form of smoothie (with the instant breakfast as a base).
The hard part is the eating out. Over the course of working with the plan I have learned what things and places to avoid and what good choices to make. I still screw up occasionally thinking that something can't be that bad only to find out it's way worse. But, as with anything it's a learning process.
Actually, the last time I was using WW regularly I was as likely to have points left at the end of the week as I was to go over (which I pretty much only did when we went out of town).
The main thing with any diet is to make it a lifestyle change and not just a short term plan to lose weight. And to find what works for you. Every person has different body types and different things that work for them. For Pet, he does best to avoid starches altogether. I need a decent balance and find it best to just try to moderate my choices.
I just talked to one of the personal trainers that I emailed yesterday and I have an appt to meet with him Monday. I don't know how well this is going to work, considering he's hot and I end up staring at him half the time I do see him in the gym. But, on the upside he prefers to work the way I prefer to work (focus on core and overall strengthening rather than machines and weights). I know that if I can get back into the gym and start eating right again I can lose the 15-25lbs I want to lose (and get back in decent shape) within 2-3 months and be feeling much better for it.