Salad Dressing

Last night at my first accountability weigh in, D and I discussed the food choices I had made in the past week. We talked about WW and whether it had specific food guidelines, or if you just have to stay within the bounds of your points allowance. I acknowledged that you could, indeed, eat complete crap as long as you don't go over points, and you will still lose weight. However, as you lose weight, you get fewer points, so you're kind of forced to make healthier decisions as you shrink, because you won't have the luxury of "extra" points to use up.

I find myself having to eat something before bed most days because I am not close to using my points  for the day.  WW wants you to eat all of your points each day because it helps maintain a healthy metabolism and keep you satisfied. They are smart enough to know that a sluggish metabolism paired with a cranky, hungry person is not going to be a successful formula.

SO, I had one day last week in which I ate McDonald's for breakfast, pizza rolls for lunch, and Roma's Pizza for supper...not a proud health day. But I still lost weight this week. That can't go on forever, and it didn't happen again last week...it was my last hurrah to junk food. But D brought up one area of my eating that did merit a little attention: salad dressing. 

I have been eating a salad of spinach and various greens at lunch every day...bell peppers, sugar snap peas, mushrooms, etc. I love my salads. But I love them because I put salad dressing on them! I don't over do it, but it's there, and it consumes a LOT of points for its nutritional value, which is ZILCH!

D talked about the fact that it does nothing to provide nutrition, is loaded with fat and salt, and that I could spare a lot of points by avoiding it. 

He's right. However, I am not prepared to give it up just yet. I have loads of points to use each day, I am losing weight, and I am still a baby at this. I know that as I mature in this walk, I will have to make some grown up decisions. But right now, I want that salad dressing!