The topic at Saturday's Weight Watchers meeting was something that has been a subject among health and fitness bloggers often lately. How do you identify yourself? If you use negative words when describing yourself, it's not motivating. This is why positive self-talk is so … [Read more...] about Tales From the Scale: Change Your Self-Identity
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Tales From the Scale: Start Your Own Success Story
At this week's Weight Watchers meeting four members (including me) shared our success stories. I brought a picture of me from my mom's funeral in April 2012. I was at my heaviest weight ever in a dress sized 20W. It was the turning point for me in terms of managing my health … [Read more...] about Tales From the Scale: Start Your Own Success Story
Tales from the Scale: A Simple Restart
I traveled two weekends in a row and was off my routine ever set. It was good to be back at my meeting Saturday morning and the theme of "A Simple (Re)Start" fit perfectly. What that means is getting back some of the excitement and discipline I had as a new time Weight Watchers … [Read more...] about Tales from the Scale: A Simple Restart
Tales from the Scale: Using Points Effectively
I was back at my usual Weight Watchers meeting Saturday and a couple of members said they missed me the previous week. It's nice to have people notice! The meeting topic was about using Weight Watchers points accurately. The PointsPlus methodology results in a value for every … [Read more...] about Tales from the Scale: Using Points Effectively
Nutrisystem D Update: Week 3 #NSNation
This week I attempted to make Kale chips to have for snacks and with lunch. It's supposed to be very easy but mine didn't turn out the way I want. First of all, the precut Kale I bought at Trader Joe's had too many stems. Second, I think I didn't cook it long enough. They … [Read more...] about Nutrisystem D Update: Week 3 #NSNation