As you may or may not have read, I joined Weight Watchers a few nights ago and today I started eating like I’m on a diet.
While eating lunch, I decided to log onto Weight Watchers and see how many points I’d be allowed for the day and enter my current caloric intake. I was allowed a combined total of 23. Here’s what I typed in along with the corresponding point value:
- Torani vanilla flavoring 4
- 10 ounces of 2% milk 7
- Espresso 0
- Granola bar 4
- Carrots 0
- Eating Well chicken strauganoff 6
“2 points left?” I announced to no one particular. “But I barely ate anything.”
I had visions of my dinner this evening consisting of 1 baby carrot, 1 spinach leaf with a squirt of lemon and a shot glass of wine. Even that would probably be 4-5 stupid points.
Hunger
I do not, under any circumstance handle hunger well. In my starved state today I had an epiphany of why so-called appetite suppressants don’t work and what would make them work. The minute they come out with an appetite suppressant that taste like the following, they will be richer than Bill Gates:
- mashed potatoes
- wine
- steak
- french fries
I’d like to think I’m resourceful so I came up with a plan B to achieve more points, I’d exercise. I typed in 20 minutes of intense aerobics. This garnered 5 points. Not enough for the damage I wanted to do to my dinner plate tonight.
Basically, I would have to chalk today up as a learning experience.
Dinner
Normally my husband texts me when I’m half way home, asking what he can start for dinner. I take my sweet time responding. Tonight was different as I was prepared to eat a squirrel if it crossed my path. I wasn’t even out of the parking lot when I sent him the following text:
This was an open/shut case. He had worked from home today and there was no reason on Earth my supper shouldn’t be on the table….bitch….sorry. Anyway, when I pulled into my drive, I didn’t walk to my door, I ran. I imagined the rich garlic smell of the ravioli and the garlic bread hitting my nose as I flung open the door.
Instead, my ears were hit with a deep, roaring snore. He was taking a nap! He hadn’t gotten my text and NOTHING was made. I didn’t even recognize the state I was in.
‘Make the food, don’t talk to anyone, put the food in my mouth,’ was my mantra for the next 20 minutes.
When we sat down to dinner, I didn’t just eat, I fed. I fed like a vulture claiming her prey. I shit you not, we downed 2 large bags of tortellini, ravioli and 4 slices of Texas Toast within 5 minutes. I sat there in a state of bliss. Sure, I had probably just blown the remainder of this week’s points and all of next weeks, but the hunger was gone. Yes, this was definitely a learning experience.
And Now?
I’m drinking wine because I was almost chattered to death by my children this evening. I began writing this post 2 hours ago but eventually slammed the laptop closed as I couldn’t get 1 fucking sentence out without being interrupted. I was so annoyed.
The Lesson
Tomorrow I pledge I will…..
- I will drink tea instead of my latte or cut my latte in half
- I will continue to eat one of my Eating Well meals
- I will do 20 minutes of Insanity
- I will only drink a 4 ounce….ok a 6 ounce glass of wine
Fetus steps people….fetus steps…….
Haha this is some seriously funny reading 😀
Good luck on the journey, you’ll be alright. Try eating more protein, should fill more than what you’re eating right now. Though I’m not sure how that fits in the WW diet.
Thank you Freddy, for the support and the compliment! You are right about the protein and I think chicken is 0 points. I’m going to start smelling like chicken. My family will come downstairs one morning to see me draped in chicken.
We should be a real pair when you visit, as I’m going through the same thing!! I’m not doing weight watchers but maybe I should!! Remember how skinny I used to be?? What happened to that metabolism??? ha
I do remember how skinny! You looked absolutely fabulous and to be honest I thought you looked great at Christmas. Do weight watchers then we can miserably count points together in L.A.! I’m even going to the meetings! I’m over feeling awful in my skin. I’m getting out.
Since Christmas I have managed to gain almost 12 pounds. The combination of Christmas and Karneval has turned me into a gluttonous eating machine. That has changed this week and I can totally relate to your comment about eating a squirrel. I am hungry!!! But I have to loose this weight and loose it fast.
Ohhh….Karneval sounds down right decadent! I take it you eat a lot during Karneval? Yes, the hunger is our greatest enemy! If we can get past the hunger while not killing anyone or anything, we have a fighting chance!
Lots of eating, and a lot more drinking. All adds up to a ton more calories than my usual intake.
I have been trying to drown my hunger with water or green tea…but it just seems to make me pee a ton…which makes me more grumpy. I am angry and have to pee all the damn time.
I get the whole pee thing. Then each time you have to wash your hands then your hands become super dry then you have to put lotion on then you have to pee again, wash your hands and all that lotion you just applied is null and void. It’s a vicious cycle. And btw, I’m trying to like green tea but damn it, it smells/tastes like a middle school locker room.
Yes, the vicious of hand washing and lotion application! The green tea does have a weird smell!
Yes and yes!!
You had me hooked once you said you were at 150 lbs.
Can you eat more of tbose zero points foods to help fill you up?
Please keep these poats coming. I need the commraderie. Today I took my new badge photos for work and I look like a fat stroke victim. I hit the gym today and by some miracle didn’t drink any wine.
I laughed out loud at the fat stroke victim! OMG, no you didn’t! Hilarious!!! I’m proud of you for hitting the gym AND not drinking wine! You’re making God damn miracles happen friend! I’ll keep the posts coming. Perhaps writing about my approach to hunger may be comical in itself. I will have to eat more 0 point foods cause I agree, that will help fill me up. Just wish 0 point foods included mashed potatoes and wine.
Fanger is a recognised condition especially suffered by busy women – irrational irritation or anger brought on by hunger and low blood sugar level, likely to hit you at the end of the working day.
It does! It does! I drive like a bat out of hell home to eat. It’s that primal instinct that you are hungry and need to fill your belly. Take today for instance. I will go to work in 30 minutes and work till 5. I’ll arrive back at home at 5:50. At 6:05 I will take my son to soccer practice till 8 PM. At last, we will arrive home at 8:15. So yeah, a little busy! I just want to wrap myself in mashed potatoes and tell myself everything will be ok.
I struggle with this, as well.
I can turn into a hangry bitch!
Me too! I am a horrible person when I’m HUNGRY!
Stay strong miss thang!
Thank you!!!
On top of my diet and exercising, I’ve recently started intermittent fasting which is a fancy way of saying not eating breakfast. I only eat during an 8 hour window every day and fast for the other 16. Maybe look into it and see if it’s something you could combine with your WW plan. It was rough for the first 3-4 days, but your body gets used to it pretty fast.
Hmmm….I’m intrigued! Is this healthy?
Apparently yes, intermittent fasting can even (done right) help to reverse damage done by Type 2 diabetes. Google 5:2 fast diet, and don’t make the mistake I did of thinking it was fast as in speed, it was (obvious duh!) fast as in two days of ultra reduced calories.
I have almost given up on the idea of ever being slim, I’m resigned to being a fat bastard for the rest of my life.
Ok, that fat bastard comment made me laugh out loud! OMG!! I’m googling it now! Thank you!!!
If done correctly, yes. “Experts” are even saying it’s THE BEST way to diet.
Yep, I’m looking into that 5:2 fast now. I’m intrigued. You know what I wish we could do for dieting? Just be placed in a medically induced coma for a month then we would never eat.
“Fetus steps” ???
I get 28 points and I feel like I can eat nothing as well. It’s ALL about the zero points foods! Fill up veggies and chicken!!
How the hell do you get 28 points? Oh yeah, your younger than me. I think that is why. But veggies and chicken aren’t fries and I soooo love fries!!
Good luck with it. I did find this a very entertaining read though. Being hungry is just the worst. I’m a totally different person when I’m hungry!
Thank you! I know what you mean. I feel like I need to ask for forgiveness from my husband, children and friends after the fact.
You can do it… I BELIEVE IN YOU!
Plus, I’ll bet you could ditch a couple of points just by switching to nonfat or soy milk in your latte, and they make sugar-free flavors, so… maybe don’t give up the caffeine entirely without a replacement plan—for the sake of others.
Ok, so I bought skim milk today and I don’t think I’ll notice a change in taste. Sugar-free vanilla however is a deal breaker for me. I’ve never been able to stomach it. Thank you for your faith! My bottom line is I want to feel comfortable in my skin again.