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So, the sun is shining, the birds are singing and you are relaxing in your garden after a long day... what goes nicely in your hand? Chances are you are already imagining a nice glass of chilled wine.
When you are trying to stay focused on a weight loss plan... sometimes we can be so good when it comes to the food... only to be let down by those liquid calories.
So "what can we do?" i hear you cry... well fear not, because the beauty of Weight Watchers is that you can have whatever you want, as long as you stay within your points - yes really!
Bread? YES!
Chocolate?? ABSOLUTELY!
Wine??? HELL YEAH!
So... how do we do it??
Well as always - KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - so find out the ProPoints value of your favourite drink!
Its no good knowing the ProPoints values, and then going crazy with the portion sizes. Seriously 2pps of Vodka DOESN'T fill half a glass... nor should a wine glass that holds half a bottle of wine count as 4pp (if only!) The Eat Out guide or eSource will tell you the values :)
Pub measures for spirits and a jug telling you mils will be your best friend.
"But i want to drink more than a pub measure!" - then go right ahead - you just need to allocate the ProPoints accordingly.
So, we've established you can enjoy alcohol and still lose weight - but are there any tricks to get more punch for our points? - OF COURSE!
So, some of you would rather stick pins in your eyes rather than dilute your favourite tipple - I understand that... but Weight Watchers is a bit of a game - you need to find what you can have LOTS of for very little points... so you can still include and indulge in all your favourite foods and drinks - the cheese, chocolate, bread and ultimately the alcohol...
So that 2pps of Gin will go sooo much further with lots of ice, slimline Tonic and lemon - all adding 0pp values.
175ml of Wine would last you much longer in a big glass topped up with diet Lemonade or Soda - again, adding 0pp values.
If having that bottle of beer in your hand is ultimately what your after (3pps)- how about switching to a low alcohol version (1pp) and save 2pps per bottle!!
No one is judging you when you want to relax with a glass of Wine every evening - however planning that in then becomes imperative. You could choose to spend your Weekly Allowance on it... maybe make that glass of Wine the first thing that goes on your tracker in the morning in advance. There are many ways to plan it in.
Keeping a track of the alcohol consumed at social occasions can prove difficult - (counting the empties the next morning isn't really the best way of doing it) - lots of suggestions such as estimating in advance what you think you will drink, using your Clicker to keep track of the glasses, maybe getting a receipt from the bar for each drink. Have a bottle to yourself - then you know that it will cost you 18pps. Again there are many options for keeping track.
When all's said and done - after a few drinks, that "sod it factor" kicks in, and we become far less careful about our food choices (that's why Kebab shops do so well after the night clubs kick out - no one eats them sober, right?). We start picking at food that we'd normally resist (8pps for a handful of peanuts!) - maybe you order a take-away etc.
So... imagine that innocent glass of wine turns into 2, and before you know it, one thing leads to another and you've drunk a whole bottle of wine - 2 sambuka shots - and stopped for Chips on the way home - fear not ALL IS NOT LOST!
Can you change it? NOPE!
Can you reflect on what happened and think on ways to handle it differently next time? ABSOLUTELY!
So... you try and remember what you had, you ProPoint it as best you can, you take what you need away from your Weekly Allowance - and then YOU MOVE ON! Its done, it's happened, no point feeling guilty about it - just stay on track from now and work on some damage limitation like earning Activity ProPoints, having some Filling and Healthy days and generally just go easy on what you eat and drink.
Do you skip Weigh-In knowing the results MAY not be great? Definitely not! This is when you need your meeting most to draw that line and start a fresh week.
So, whether its a relaxing glass of wine in the evening, or a social get together at the weekend. You really CAN still enjoy yourself and still lose weight.
Your local Weight Watchers meeting is packed full of useful info like this - dealing with a different topic each week - we will provide you with the tools and tactics you need to deal with the overloaded food environment that we live in - be able to lose weight - AND keep it off :)
That's it for today - I'll be back soon!
Becky xx
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