I had weigh-in today and was down .2 lbs. While I was hoping for at least 1 lb I’m still pleased that I lost something. We are told that between 1-2 lbs a week is healthy but I can’t help but be just a little, teensy disappointed when I only lose .2 lbs after a week of hard-core tracking. Oh well. At least it wasn’t a gain! Patience is the key and I can’t let it get me down. I need to focus on eating healthy first and the weight loss will come.

Today’s meeting was pretty interesting. This week’s new challenge: How do we incorporate more fruit and veggie into our meals? I have to come clean and admit that a few years back I was on the Atkins diet with my hubby. I lost about 30 lbs, but felt like crap. I also had a hard time, after spending 5 years as a vegetarian, wrapping my head around the philosophy of fruit and veggie bad, meat and cheese good! Even though I lost the weight I felt lethargic, sluggish, and weighed down. And don’t even get me started on the body emitting odors one is forced to live with once hitting ketosis!

But I digress. It seems over the last 10 years or so fruit ahs really gotten a bad rap. The thought process is basically that fruit contains sugar, which means carbs, which means you will get fat if you eat too much fruit. This has always been confusing to me. I love fruit and have a hard time with any type of program that discourages the daily intake. While fruit is not calorie free, it is still the best alternative to what I call the 4 “c’s”: candy, cookies, chips & cake. When Weight Watchers revamped the points program the point value to 0 for veggies and most fruits. That’s right! You can eat as much fruit and veggie as you want to feel satisfied. Have I mentioned how much I love Weight Watchers?

Liz