What Do I Eat?

What do I eat? Anything I want to eat! That is the beauty of following Weight Watchers. I never feel deprived. Now I will add that I have to count what I eat and the portions have to be figured in that count. Weight Watchers Online has a food tracker with a data base of foods with their counts. You simply type in your food and enter the portion size and it will tell you how many points that food is. It even has a recipe builder where you can type in your ingredients and servings and it will tell you how many points per serving your recipe is.  I always check before I eat unless I already know the points. There is a phone app you can purchase for a small amount of money that uses a barcode scanner and you can scan any item with a UPC and it will tell you the points. It also has a points calculator on it and many other cool things. It's called  Points Plus Diary. I love it!!!

I am very careful to distribute my points through three meals and snacks in a way that works for me. I have a very low point breakfast, moderate amount of lunch, afternoon snack and a bigger supper. You can set yours up to fit how you eat. I also eat lean meats and don't eat dessert unless it is a very small amount - which I count - or it's Weight Watcher's desserts - which you can find in the frozen section of the grocery store. You can make Weight Watchers be low carb or whatever you want as long as you eat your points and don't go over.

Here is one day of my eating to help give you an idea of what I eat with the points beside it:

Breakfast:  2 scrambled eggs (cooking spray-free) - 2 pts.
                   Sliced Tomato - 0
                   Fresh Peach - 0
                   Vitamin Water Zero

Lunch:       Pizza (frozen) with extra vegetables added on top - one slice - 5
                  Huge tossed salad - 0
                  Italian Dressing (regular) - 2
                  Watermelon - 0

Snack:      4  Peanut butter/cheese crackers - 4
                 Vitamin Water Zero
                  Peach

Supper:    Spaghetti/Meat Sauce - 8
                Tossed Salad - 0
                Thousand Island Dressing Light - 2
                Roll - 2
               Weight Watchers Fudge Pop Snack Size - 1
Total Points:  26

I just eat the foods I love....the same food I serve my family! I do measure and count my points because if I don't, I will start mindless eating. I concentrate on what I am eating and eat slowly. If something doesn't taste good to me I spit it out, throw it away and find something that satisfies me!
I make my points count so that I feel satisfied!

I also drink at least 8 servings of water each day. This is very important for many reasons. It fills you up, keeps you hydrated and helps flush out any toxins that are released when you burn fat. Water also makes your skin look great and not saggy.

See how easy it is? The best way to start is to just start counting and tracking bite by bite. You will get to where it is second nature in just a short amount of time. I must have this accountibility in order to be successful. Tomorrow I will post about challenging eating situations like restuarants and celebrations.