A friend of mine has found some positive support from Weight Watchers in the past. She has not been as enthusiastic about their new points system that they have recently revamped. Weight Watchers is trying to monitor more how our bodies react to calories and trying to get their members to eat more whole foods. They consider most fruits and vegetables “free points”. Foods higher in fiber and protein were assigned fewer points and processed foods received a higher value.
This concept of free fruits and veggies is positive in that they are encouraging their members to move away from processed/convenience foods. Having no personal experience with the program, I hope as a client gets closer to their goal weight, they work with them to educate them on keeping the weight off through calorie in / calorie out realities. The calories in should continue to come from those whole grain, low fat dairy, fish, lean meats, and vegetable sources. That is anyone’s best opportunity for long-term health and achieving their person weight goals.
Saturday 04/09/11 - Workout:
Stretch DVD:55 minutes
strength train-shoulders/biceps
seated shoulder raise- 12lb
biceps curl- 12 lb
woodchop- 8lb ball
biceps curl- 1 tube
low cable biceps row- 1 tube
ab roller
Saturday 04/09/11- Food Diary:
Breakfast-
organic steel cut oatmeal (150 cal)
1 large banana, 1/4 cup blackberries (130 cal)
A.M. Snack-
15 almonds (120 cal)
grapefruit (40 cal)
Lunch-
salad - 4 oz orange Roughy , 1 1/2 cup spinach, 1/2 cup steamed broccoli/cauliflower,1 tbls edamame, 1 tbls sunflower seed, 4 cherry tomato (172 cal)
1 sweet potato (150 cal)
P.M. Snack-
protein shake , 1/2 cup pasturized egg whites( 230 cal)
homemade popcorn ( 90 cal)
Dinner-
5 oz pork chops with spicy peach salsa( 250 cal)
1 cup cooked wild rice, craisons, onions ( 140 cal)
cucumber/tomato salad ( 27 cal)
Dessert-
1/2 cup high protein cereal, 1/2 cup non fat cottage cheese, sprinkle of cinnamon(120 cal)
TOTAL CALORIES- 1593
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