Build a Smarter salad.

There's a few reasons why i loved about this week's meeting at weight watchers. Last week topic was about activities and this week was about How To Build A Smarter Salad. As for me, (if you know me really well..) was about salads.. I love salads a lot especially fruit salads... My boyfriend would call me fruity. LOL..

Salads shouldn't just have lettuce and tomatoes.. You need protein like grilled chicken,etc..

Mix and match your ingredients in your weight watchers weekly.

Here are points plus values for salads:
Lettuce (romaine, iceberg, baby spianch,etc..) - 0 PPV
Fat free ranch, 2tbsp - 1 PPV
Sliced strawberries, 1/4 c - 0 PPV
artichokes hearts, 1/2 c - 0 PPV
Sliced egg, 1 - 2 PPV
Sliced  almonds, 1 oz - 5 PPV
Blue cheese , 1/4 c - 2 PPV
Grilled chicken breast, 3oz - 3 PPV
Tuna, canned in water, 1/2 c -3 PPV
Sliced mushrooms, 1/2 c - 0 PPV
Sliced avocado, 1/4 medium- 2 PPV
Croutons, homemade  1/4 c -2 PPV
Chickpeas, 1/2 c - 3 PPV
Mandarian oranges, 1/2 c - 0 PPV

SALAD BAR S T R A G E T I E S:

• Pile on the 0 points plus value items.
• add weight watchers power foods.
• ask for dressing on the side.
• break toppings into small bits.

With the weigh in this week, I've lost 0.8 lbs. (Almost 1 lb..) Like I said in my previous post, any weigh loss programs weigh loss are an average of 0.5-2lbs per week. I did really good cutting my sweets so far,  I didnt eat much today except for lunch and dinner.. With extra points for the day, I had an apple with reduced fat peanut butter (Peter Pan brand.) APPLE with PEANUT BUTTER REDUCED FAT ar just 5 PPV. Honestly, i love that better than JIFF. My top two choices of peanut butter are smart balance and Peter Pan. My next sweet day is August 10 (Friday), since July 27.... And I looked on the calender on when is my next sweet day after 08/10, which is August 24 which is PERFECT because its my and Garrett FOUR YEARS anniversary. That's almost half-a-decade. I'm going to have both CHEAT & SWEET DAY. My cheat day is going to have burger and fries with salad.. then go to YOGLI MOGLI for frozen yogurt.. frozen yogurt places are addicting. I cut off icecream places like Brusters and Dairy Queen but can have low-fat ice cream... I'd rather have yogurt than icecream.. Speaking of icecream, icecream with milk is high in points ( like whole milk, 1 or 2%..) It's better to have icecream made with skim milk.. Skim milk(fat-free) is ONLY 2 points plus values..

And for my cheat days, I only have have cheat day every other couple months.. My last cheat day was back in MAY OF 2012, where I went to Steak & Shake for Garrett's birthday.. So my cheat day this coming month, if I'm planning to have a burger and fries--- It's probably the best way to order it from Kid's menu... I know what your thinking, i'm not a kid.. But hey, it cut down point plus values.. Usually burgers at restaurants (not on kids menu) are like 14+ PPV.

The wonderful world of salad:
Satisfying
Attractive
Low points plus values
Adaptable
Delicious


Well, I hope you enjoy something today.. And It's not JUST weight loss.. It's also a life changing experience.. Comment if you have any questions or tips...

How to get unstuck.

Having problems with losing weight? Or your having "plateau" now or for several weeks? Now is the time to get unstuck with losing weight.. Now, let me tell you this: Plateau is a normal thing for anyone going through/struggled with.. With weight watchers or any other weight loss program, the average weight loss is 0.5 a pound up to 2lbs. Now for me, when I started weight watchers, I've been losing 2-5lbs a week, but started having plateus around Nov2011/Jan.2012-

Here are some tips for Platues Stage:
*GHG (GOOD.HEALTH.GUIDELINES.)
* Exercise
* Track (your points, and activity points)

=Where.to.get.unstuck=
:start tracking again/ try "simply filling"
:watch/recheck portions
:start being active/switch up current activity
:reread getting started book /use kickstart guide
:vary menus/ new cook book/ work on GHG (GOOD.HEALTHGUIDE.LINES.)
:use "MOTVIATING STRATGEY" to work toward goal or set new goal and use story boarding to acheive
:find an accountiblity partner.... e-tools... weightwatchers.com
:notice/acknowloedge your non-scale victories
  - antyhing that is not related to your weight.
:stay for your weekly meetings

One of the TIPS-- that my grandmother told me a while back is that cut down your sweets (such as cookies, icecream, candy, etc..) have it once every 2weeks: I'm gonna start doing that again;haven't done it since May2O12. What I do is check on my calendar and write down: No sweets (July 27.) you can draw an arrow until due date (August 10) or Write "Sweet Day", repeat... If your having sweet filling during the 2weeks period, have fruit, or Jell-O Sugar free gelatin snacks, with flavors orange,lime, strawberry, and black cherry with WEIGHT WATCHERS: 0 Points Plus Values.

Hope you're learning something today. And don't worry, it's not the end of the world. :)

At any given moment,
YOU have the power to say

this is NOT how your weight-loss

journey is going to end.

Untitled.

Okay, so this is my first blog page that I created about weight loss for people out in the world who are struggling with weight loss. Just hope that I'm commited to this blog, even though I have another blog site but havent use it in so long.

Obseity is the biggest factor in the U.S. A person who is considered an "obsese" or "extremely obese" is 20% or more above his/her normal weight. Few things that causes obsese including lack of exercise, illness, medications, or genetics. If your biological mother is heavy, then it's 75% most likely you'll be heavy as well. Or if your biological mother is thin, then it's 75% most likely you'll be thin. It's better to be thin so you won't be having any problems such as high blood pressure or diabetes.

I think Weight Watchers is the best, beats Jenny Craig or others. Because weight watchers quote " it's not a diet, it's a life-changing experience.." For weight watchers, you can eat any food based on points plus (using carbs, fat, protein, and fiber..) With fruits and veggies, you can eat many as you want based its 0 POINTS PLUS VALUES.. Except for starchy vegetables like baked potatoe, can boost up to about 3 points plus..

WEIGHT WATCHERS have weekly meetings and i LOVE it. absolutely. this week topic: activities. I bring my binder to each meeting to write down what we talk about:

- plan out your exercise and food plan for the week
- for example: if you planned to go out to dinner with a friend/ family member or spouse, plan on how many points you'll be planning to use when eating out.


How to acticvate your activity:
=> Prepare your envirnoment (home, office, car, and vacation) to support activity.
=> Set out visual cues as reminders.
=> Read " the active life" in weight watchers weekly.

POINTS DAILY are based on your weight,height, and age.

I've made my 5% and my 10% of my weight loss from WEIGHT WATCHERS.. and recently recieved a 25lb sticker from MAY. I've lost almost 60 lbs, and got about another 60 lbs left to lose..

Well thats it for now, hope you enjoy my blog and catch up more coming up with weight loss tools and such..
Comment if you have any questions/ideas/ or tips of what i should put in my blog.

Believe it because it works.- Jennifer Hudson.