Gridiron Considerations

Confessions first:  I do not know much about Football, sorry, I've honestly tried to learn the rules and to my dismay, they are just beyond me.  I can, however, appreciate how hard the players work and how seriously the fans take their fandom!  (By the way, I do know that this is Tom Brady)!

We are right in the midst of it all and I know that "Game Day" is an eating fest, or can be, and it can mean the difference between a losing week and a horrible one!  So, I thought I could use this weeks blog as a reminder to those of you who are "caught up in it" to stick to it and to maybe offer some strategies for not totally wrecking your WW efforts because of the game!

It is important to realize that even if game day doesn't work out the way you would have liked, there are strategies you can do for the rest of the week of mitigate the situation - here are 10!
On other days you could:

1. Walk, run or Wii for at least 20 minutes extra on 3 days.  Don't forget to wear your ActiveLink!
2. Cut out alcohol for 5 days of the week.
3. Think about sweet foods and cut them out for 3 days in a row or cut them out every other day for 6 days.
4. Eat a piece of fruit as soon as you start to feel hungry during the day to cut back on more PPV heavy snacks.
5. Eat more fish and chicken and less red meat and cheese (or none at all) for the rest of the week.
6. Keep a list of things to do instead, when you’’d otherwise have the urge to eat, until the feeling wears off.
7. Log onto e-tools and read the success stories online paying particular attention to the specific strategies offered by those successful members.
8. Avoid that bag of chips at lunch, even the baked ones!
9. Add a salad or broth soup at the start of every main meal; vegetables are free and so is broth!  This'll help you to stay full all week.
10. Try to only spend the "extra" PPV you've earned through activity, i.e. write off all your 49 extra to make up for what you spent on game day and get out and earn some Activity Points Plus Values.

Here is a great suggestion from a member for game day eats:  Plan a TACO FIESTA!   Options, options, options... Make some of them traditional and some WW friendly.... Have, on offer, at least:

~ 3 options of proteins: Grilled chicken, lean hamburger, even vegetable crumbles as well as your other taco meats,

~ Black beans and vegetarian re fried beans,

~ Plenty of shredded lettuce and chopped Pico de Gallo,

~ Veggie fixin's as well as black olives, shredded red cabbage, sliced hot radishes, and chopped onion.

~ Shredded light cheese and shredded full-fat cheeses,

~ Fat-free sour cream and it's full fat counterpart,

~ 100 calorie Guac and the heavy duty stuff!

~ Regular and whole wheat TACO shells (available in most grocery stores)

~ Light whole wheat tortilla wraps as well as regular ones.

Hope that helps.  

I also just want to remind you that NOVEMBER is SALE month:

Fruities—all duopacks of candies, $1.75

Cookbooks—50% off

Mini Bars, Oatmeal, and Smoothies—$4.95 each

Deluxe and Essential Member Kits—$24.45 and $12.45 each, respectively, that's 50% off

Yoga Mats—$14.95 each

AND THIS WEEK ONLY:

DINING OUT AND COMPLETE FOOD COMPANIONS ARE 25% OFF; $7.45.  Is it time to update yours to 2012? 

This weeks meeting is an important one:  Thanksgiving Strategies!
See you there.

Yes, we are open on Monday, Veteran's Day!