Angie Windheim

Weight Watchers and me go way back. My first round was just after Sam was born (he’s 6 1/2 years old now). It works for me. What doesn’t work? Not doing Weight Watchers.  Evidently, I need help to be a mindful eater. I need to look at my eating over the course of a week and save up for that night out or weekend splurge.

After Sam was born, it took me about 6 months to lose 35 lbs. I felt great and was totally sold on “nothing tastes as good as thin feels.” Unfortunately, I didn’t choose to stay with the maintenance program. I thought I could be casual about it, keep exercising and all would be well. Silly girl. It takes a day to put on a pound and a week of conscious eating to take it back off.  As of this fall, those 35lbs were all with me again. Sigh.  

So, I got back online and signed up on www.weightwatchers.com.  I find that I don’t need meetings. I just need to log my food, my weight and get inspired daily by new recipes an such.  I’m down 14 lbs since the beginning of November. I’m very happy with that because I had a trip to Florida and Christmas mixed into that time without derailing my progress. I highly recommend Weight Watchers if you are serious about losing weight. I also recommend combining that with a whole foods based diet and the Volumetrics Eating Plan by Barbara Rolls, Ph.D.  If you like to feel full like me, then these, combined with Weight Watchers, can help you cut back but not feel too deprived or hungry.