So nice NOT thinking "I've blown it again" this morning

21^st May 2012

The easier it is to do, the harder it is to change. 

Made it through to the other side lol ;-) Yep it’s Monday and I did a weekend on track and in the zone, my first of the year might I add!  What’s made me even happier about that fact is that I’ve still done more or less what I would’ve done any other weekend, i.e. been out with my mate, had a meal out, had a drink and genuinely enjoyed everything I’ve eaten, none of which had the words ‘low fat’ or ‘diet’ written on them.  Oops I fib; I had a Weight Watcher desert yogurt for 1pp, which was quite nice.

I ran 5k yesterday, that was hard work as I hadn’t been for 11 days because of my head cold, I did it though which always makes me feel good that I actually can do it. 

So things that I’ve done over the last week that have helped to motivate me include, taking photos of my front, back and side in my underwear, they’re on my phone so I have a constant reminder of why I’m in the zone!  Taking measurements of myself too, so I’ll know if I’m losing inches because I can’t always tell when I look in a mirror, and the scales don’t always give a true representation of your success.  Tracked, that’s the number one thing that’s made a difference, when you write it down at the time of eating, it really keeps you aware of how many ProPoints you’ve spent, how many you have left and whether you should be fancying something else or if you’re just craving something.  Having support – that’s the number two thing that’s helped, luckily me and my mate tend to veer off track at the same time, so we both knew each others weak moments this week and we’ve timed a text perfectly.

I’d almost forget, last Tuesday in my meeting we mentioned a recipe for Yuk Sung, here it is;

Yuk Sung

Total made with chicken =, 13pp, made with pork = 18pp

450g minced pork (17pp) or chicken (12pp)                                 

1/4lb mushrooms, finely chopped
1 large onion, finely chopped                                                            
2 small tins water chestnuts, finely chopped                              
WW Oil spray if necessary to fry (added PP though) use a little water instead
2 garlic cloves crushed                                                                          
2 tsp Oyster sauce
1 tsp Sesame oil (1pp) Optional                                                        
Iceberg lettuce

Put spray light in wok on medium heat. Fry onion and garlic until slightly brown, add mince and fry until brown. Add mushrooms and water chestnuts. Add seasoning, oyster sauce and finally add 1tsp sesame oil (optional). Drain excess oil and serve in iceberg lettuce leaves

I haven’t had that for a long time, but I think I may be buying some turkey mince and having a go this week maybe mmm.

Another question that appeared both on my group page and another place yesterday was concerning activity ProPoints, I generally use all mine because I calculate them accurately either using the pocket guide (pages 62-63, esource or my pedometer. 

With Activity the thing to remember is to start by doing more than you did before, any activity you can do will benefit you.  There is new guidance around earning activity ProPoints values to protect a member’s health – in that Weight Watchers recommended members aim to earn a minimum of 14 activity ProPoints values a week, and no more than an average (over a usual week) of 6 activity ProPoints values per day, unless you are under the supervision of a qualified exercise specialist.  The reasons for the 6pp rule is that the American College of Sports Medicine recommends earning no more than an average of 6 activity ProPoints values per day, unless you’re under the supervision of a qualified exercise specialist. This is because this is the level at which injury risk is increased.

There are no rules around spending activity ProPoints values – members can earn them and spend them as they wish. There are no limits on how many activity ProPoints values members can swap for food or drinks.

So now that’s been clarified, don’t be afraid of using them, Weight Watchers wouldn’t let you use them if it stopped you losing weight, I shall continue using my wineometer (sorry Pedometer, I get the name confused!) to earn me my daily class of wine, I earned 7pp yesterday with my run, I’ll take the risk of injury, my bodies already old and battered ;-)

Enjoy your day, YAY it’s Monday, and for once I’m not ‘restarting my diet’ hurrah!