Tracking

The most important part of weight watchers is tracking so you can see what your eating. Usually when I do weight watchers I track for a couple days, forget here or there and end up not tracking at all and going way off track, but with the weight watchers mobile app, I find it super easy to constantly track what I am eating. Since I always have my phone with me, I try to make sure that I am always tracking what i am eating or calculating points. When I buy new things at the store I calculate them to ensure that I am not purchasing something that is super unhealthy which is going to take me off track, it may take me twice as long some visits at the store but the extra effort is well worth the results I received.

I have been able to for the most part stay on track with my diet while not having to give up some of my favorite things. I am learning to balance what I want with what I can have.

Last week I accomplished a huge mile stone. We decided to go out to Denny's for a late night snack with a friend after i got off work and I was craving a juicy cheese burger. So I started my meal with a salad, with lite dressing, but most importantly i automatically cut my burger in half and scooted half to the side of my plate. I ALWAYS eat every last drop of food of my plate, but I gave myself the chance to get full off half of the serving instead of inhaling the whole thing. I was able to stay within my points because I didn't eat as much a most importantly i was satisfied. It seems silly, but when you constantly over eat and pick at your food because it is in front of you...having the ability to move it away and control a habit which is one of your worst is so satisfying. Even though after the going over my weekly points a little caused me not to lose any weight this week a mental roadblock which has been a constant contributing factor to my demise has been conquered :))

I used to not track when I would eat bad because I was disappointed in myself that I ate that many points or that I went off track, but now I track to hold myself accountable and use the shame it makes me feel to motivate me to not let it happen again, to prevent history from repeating itself.

I took baby steps and now I am a full time tracker and so excited to have conquered a few of my mental weaknesses to food!!