WW Week 16 -- an aside

Buffy is gone to WV to pick her daughter up from her sister's house and I'm stuck in the office. So I peruse cyberspace. Who doesn't when they're not busy? Anyway, I was looking for low carb recipe ideas for side dishes for our 4th of July cookout and I tripped over this website. It's another sad story of a lady who lost 150 pounds on the Weight Watchers plan back in 2003 and who has gained back all the weight she lost, plus more. She's trying again and has lost 30 pounds so far.

Just another reason to believe, 1) every body is predetermined to be a certain size (you can't help your height, can you?) , and 2) Weight Watchers doesn't work for the majority of users over the long haul. I've seen several Weight Watcher's followers who were successful at one point, then gained everything back. Mom's friend, Valerie, lost over 50 pounds with WW three or four years ago and is now as big as she ever was. This is why I've determined that low-carb is the way to go! It's the carbs, dummy, that are making us fat!

Even thought I don't believe in the points counting of Weight Watchers (I don't believe you can eat sugary snacks, stay within your points, and continue to lose weight), I'm going to stick with it and keep going to the meetings with/for Jenny. I told her I'd do it for a year. I DO get a benefit from weighing in and feeling the sting of self-ridicule if I gain.

By the way, I had to bring my lunch today and had a Smart Ones Teriyaki Chicken meal with 39 grams of carbs. Bummer. I was still hungry and ate a Pure Protein bar with 20 grams of protein. Hope that holds me until supper. I'm worried about that, too, because we're having a cookout tonight (Jenny is leaving for California tomorrow with her mom and Haley). Mom was talking about stopping to pick up deli potato salad and baked beans. Not low carb! I guess I'll have a couple of hotdogs without buns then eat a good salad when I get home.