Poor Woman's Weight Watchers

I used to be skinny.

Like, really skinny.

I had size 2's in my closet skinny.

*sigh*

Then, I found out I was diabetic.

(Hence, why I was really skinny)

Then, found out I was hypothyroid.

And promptly gained a bunch of weight.

I knew I should eat better.

But food was comforting.

I had these diseases that controlled a lot of my body.

But, I could choose the food I ate.

Thank goodness for insulin pumps and carbohydrate sliding scales!

(Dorky diabetes talk...)

So, I let myself eat what I wanted.

I used to be able to with no consequence.

Not anymore.

But, food tasted good.

(And still does)

With Levi I gained 25 lbs.

I was pretty happy with that gain.

Didn't go bonkers while pregnant.

After having him, I easily lost that weight plus an extra 10 lbs.

Bonus.

I went on eating what I pleased.

Then decided I needed to change.

I have now lost an additional 10 lbs.

I've lost 5% of my body fat.

Still have another 10 to my goal.

How'd I do it?

It's what I call the "Poor Woman's Weight Watchers".

Many people I know have had great success with the program.

But our budget is tight, so it wasn't really an option.

Then, I perused the ol App Store on my iPhone.

Bingo.

Enter, the Pts Plus Diary app.

Best $1.99 I've ever spent.

It is a fantastic app.

Basically the entire Weight Watchers program at your finger tips.

You enter your info and it calculates how many points you get per day.

You also get 49 weekly bonuses (which I love!)

You can then look up foods to see how many points it has, scan food items or look at restaurant menus.

It is very thorough and incredibly easy to follow.

I will admit, the first couple of weeks I was hungry.

I definitely used those "unlimited fruits and veggies".

But now, my appetite has definitely shrunk.

And Diet Coke is my new best friend.

I've been on the program for about 5.5 weeks and lost 10 lbs.

No working out.

(Which I will add soon).

Another great resource I have found are healthy, weight watcher food blogs.
My current fave is Skinny Taste.www.skinnytaste.com

Then program is very do-able.

I still eat goodies.

Like tonight?

Ate chocolate cake.

And had the points to do so.

So if anyone is looking for an easy, realistic way to lose some poundage,

I totally suggest this app.

And if you can afford it, go for the real thing.

I just can't. : )