My struggle with Weight Watchers

Alright. I signed up for WW Online in January. At first I did really well, like with everything. However, I feel like my struggle is legitimate. Basically, I believe in the Weight Watchers way of doing things--not counting calories, but counting the important things like fiber, fat, protein, and carbs (you know, the things that actually matter). I think counting calories can be stupid if you don't do it right. You could eat under 1200 calories a day and have nothing of nutritious value. At least WW is actually teaching healthy habits. And therein lies my issue. I feel like I've learned the healthy habits. I feel like I can generally figure out on my own what's good and what's bad, and how many points something might be. But I find it extremely tedious and annoying to have to figure out exactly how many points are in what I'm eating. Unless you're eating pre-packaged food, common snacks, or eating at a major chain restaurant, you have to break down everything you're eating into the ingredients to estimate your point value. I like to eat at local restaurants when I eat out, not Chili's or Fridays. I also like to cook for myself. Of course I like to follow Skinnytaste recipes that already have the points calculated (thank you, Gina), but seriously, ain't nobody got time fo dat.

Should I cancel my account? I don't want to feel like I'm giving up on a weight loss plan, I just feel like I've learned the important things it teaches you and I'm not a fan of having to take time out of my already busy day to figure out how many points I'm eating, when, uuusuuuaalllllly, I'm staying under my daily point allowance anyway.

What other weight loss trackers/tools are there?

Ugggggh. I hope I'm not the only one struggling with this.

As you can see, I haven't tracked in a while....

Btw, 20 pounds here I come!

And, there is still something *personal* that's nothing crazy, I just can't talk about it online until it gets figured out, going on in my life taking some extra time out of my day. But I'm trying to get up and go to the gym before work. Still haven't gone straight to work from the gym, but I think I'm just going to get up a half hour earlier tomorrow and see if I feel like my work out is better than what I've gotten the last two days, cramming it into 45 minutes.

Sorry for the brain dump, but I guess that's the whole point of a blog anyway. I'm thinking of making this baby public on my personal social media, just to actually get some followers/readers who will comment and help motivate me. This is keeping me somewhat accountable, but I need to just get over worrying what people think and put it ALLLL out there.

Off to work I go.                Effffffffffffff.

Your hump day, my Sunday.

Hello friends! Happy hump day to most of the world, happy Sunday to me :( womp womp. At least I don't have to work in the morning tomorrow. Just night time. Anyhoo, today was probably one of the most productive days I've had in a lonnnnng time. It started with a healthy greek yogurt parfait made by yours truly (like it's hard. all ya do is take greek yogurt, then slap in a scoop of your favorite sugar-free jam or preserves, and mix it all up. If I'm feelin' frisky I'll mix in some granola too), then a meeting with a friend at a coffee shop that will *soon be* next door to her house. I couldn't resist taking a picture of this sign....

Charming, isn't it? Hahaha. I laughed, just like that. Out loud. 

So my mom's been bugging me to check out this pet store in the Hillcrest neighborhood for FOREVER. And since I was in the neighborhood anyway, I went looking for it. Funny side note: Mom couldn't remember the name of it, only where it was, so I followed her directions to find it's called, lo and behold, "PET STORE." Creative... 

But they had adorable clothes, so of course I bought Winnie the Cockapoo a new spring dress. 

Also seen on Instagram

Yes I know, she's adorable. And she LOVES her clothes. 

I also bought her and my mom's dog little doggie whoopie pies. So precious. 

My gym sesh had to be pretty snappy so I could make my nail appointment on time, so I ran a mile then did a few resistance exercises, and felt pretty accomplished considering it was a short workout. 

Then I went to the 2nd or 3rd happiest place on earth, Sugar and Spice Studio, to see my amazing Olga. I got a pedicure (during which Olga discovered the small start of a fungus in one of my toenails. Disgusting. Guess I should throw away Grandma's foot soaking tub), and a shellac manicure. CND just released new colors for spring, and I decided to layer cake pop and grapefruit smoothie. I'm in love. 

I love looking like an alien while my nails soak in acetone
to remove the previous shellac. And on my toes is OPI
"If You Moust You Moust" 

I guess I was feeling a little pink today? Sue me.

To finish the night, I cooked dinner for me and the friend-boy. I made skinny chicken nuggets thanks to Skinnytaste, and also thanks to Skinnytaste, I made some twice-baked potatoes. I used this recipe to get a handle on how to attempt to make twice-baked potatoes not-terrible-for-you, but I hate broccoli. So I kinda did my own thing in terms of what I put in it. Instead of buttermilk, I used greek yogurt, a little bit of butter and a little bit of sour cream, and I also chopped up some chives and mixed those in too. They were amaaaaaaazing.

Yeah, yeah, I'm a wino. I also made skinny greek
yogurt ranch. I'll do a post on that soon. I haven't
met someone who hasn't loved it. 

I also got a wild hare up my ass and decided to take some before pics, maybe to serve as extra motivation to actually have some after pictures at some point in the near future--or, hell, progress pictures at least. So here goes nothin...

Currently weighing in at 191, size 14 (but I can sqqueeeeeze into 12s) and L/XL. Love me some Pink yoga pants to hide my love handles. 

Alright that's it for me fools. Night night!