First Day of Weight Watchers Momentum and Weigh In
Today was day one of the Weight Watchers Momentum Plan and it went pretty well.. One thing that helped was having a low point dinner (Lean Cuisine). Here is my menu for today with my comments below.
Day 1 (Nov 16, 2009): Weigh In 204.5
Daily Weight Watchers points goal: 27
Points Used: today: 29
Remaining flex points: 33
Breakfast:
One packet apples and cinnamon instant oatmeal (2)
Coffee with 3 Tablespoons half and half (2)
Lunch
1 Serving Progresso high fiber tomato basil soup (2)
5 crackers (2)
Sandwich:
2 slices whole wheat bread, thin sliced (1)
1 1/2 teaspoons mayo (1)
Mustard (0)
2 ounces low fat deli ham (1)
1 thin slice low fat swiss cheese (1)
Diet V8 Splash (0)
Dinner
Lean Cuisine angel hair pasta and shrimp (4)
Diet V8 Splash (0)
Orange (1)
Snacks
1 ounce pistachios (4)
Brownie (5)
pumpkin dessert-recipe coming soon ( 3)
Total points 29
I am lacking fruits and vegetables; although the soup counts as a full serving and there is also 1/2 cup canned pumpkin in my pumpkin dessert. I did plan on having a big salad to go with my frozen dinner but didn’t get a chance to make it. I also ran out of skim milk (went grocery shopping yesterday and totally forgot it). With Weight Watchers you are supposed to have 2-3 dairy servings per day depending on your age and I don’t think my thin slice of light swiss and the half and half in my morning coffee count for much. I also shouldn’t have had a brownie but they looked so good before dinner when I was starving. I should have looked at the box that the brownie mix came in first because I didn’t expect one measly brownie to be 5 points (I made them for my husband and son and honestly thought that I would be able to resist).
I have still got a lot to learn with the Momentum program since I didn’t get a chance to read it all before starting. I definitely need to learn to eat more filling foods to keep me satisfied longer. I did really enjoy the Progresso high fiber tomato basil soup and will put it on my grocery list again. I also like the diet V8 Splash but will pass on the thin sliced bread that I bought buy the Weight Watchers bread instead since it is much more filling.
Tomorrow is a new day and I hope to do better. My next trip to the store I am going to get some smoothie ingredients again since it makes lunch time easy and also helps me get in at least one serving of skim milk and fruit.