{"id":11890,"date":"2011-01-14T15:07:53","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T23:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=11890"},"modified":"2011-01-14T15:07:53","modified_gmt":"2011-01-14T23:07:53","slug":"first-weight-watchers-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=11890","title":{"rendered":"First Weight Watchers Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

The other day I wrote a lengthy post about wanting to lose a few more pounds<\/a>. I decided in the end that instead of denying myself the calories I burn at the gym, I’d try only eating HALF <\/a>of them back. That way I am still at a deficit of calories just not as drastic.<\/p>\n

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As a result of my debate about whether or not to eat all of my calories I had a chat with a coworker who is doing the Weight Watchers Points Plus program. She brought in her books and showed me the calculator.<\/p>\n

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\nI skimmed through the books and tried the calculator. It does not calculate calories; in fact that’s not even a subject matter in the books. I saw no calorie information listed. Instead you enter: Carbs, Protein, Fat, Fiber<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\nI guess the calculator is $6. After entering the above info it calculates how many points you get for what you’re eating.\u00a0While I was flipping through the books I kept trying to calculate the calories of the food listed. Like I would see 1 Point and think “How many calories is that?” I can see that as being a struggle for me.<\/p>\n

I went to the lunchtime meeting with some coworkers. It was packed–standing room only. People weighed in when they first got there then sat down and the leader talked for 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

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\nFirst she asked what lessons everyone learned tracking. The answers were pretty much what you’d expect. Most people said they struggled with the new system, but did like that fruits and veggies were “free.”<\/p>\n

As they passed out sample candy bars she pointed out success stories for people who weighed in. One girl reached her 50 pound loss mark and everyone clapped at her success.<\/p>\n

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\nAnother woman reached 40 pounds lost. She said that she started out really well the first 5 months of doing the program but that as the months dragged on she’s now struggling to lose the last bit of weight. Both women said that when they reach their 1 year anniversary on WW they’ll be “Lifetime” and at goal weight, so that’s cool.<\/p>\n

The leader talked about Power Foods and what was more filling. She also shared a story about the family pressure she got this week to eat foods she would normally resist–cinnamon buns. \u00a0She talked about how she keeps her environment “safe” — free of temptations–but the struggle is when she goes out to other places where the temptations are!<\/p>\n

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The leader then talked about behaviors and asked the group to share things they learned. For example:<\/p>\n