Weight Watchers Tips

Trying to lose weight using the Weight Watchers Points system? Great start. Here are some tips that helped me to stay within my daily and weekly points range.

• Eat foods higher in fiber and lower in fat and calories – they are worth less points and keep you fuller longer
• If you are craving a snack or sweet – try having flavored tea first and see if it satisfies your craving. If you still have the craving for a snack or sweet pay attention to portion size - 2 cookies is the average serving, 1/2 cup ice cream, 1 oz M&Ms, etc.
• At night – brush your teeth when you put the kids to bed or around 7:30-8pm or so – you will be less likely to want to snack on anything other than water if you’ve already brushed your teeth for the night
• Save your extra points for the weekend – that’s where you will most likely use them the most. I found it more manageable to stay with my allotted daily points during the work week and then use the extra weekly points mainly on the weekends as my schedule was more up in the air and you never know what you would be eating where as well as what kind of events were happening.
• At meals, fill up on your veggies and fruits first - then move on to protein and carbs.
• Participate in activities and exercise to gain more points – a brisk 20 minute walk will gain you about 1 point to use - just imagine if you walked 20 minutes 5 times a week? That’s another 5 points to use on the weekends!

Hopefully by following these tips they will help you to lose the weight faster and keep it off!! Good luck!