Ok, I’ve seen it all now. I saw a commercial for Nutra System with Larry the Cable Guy and Dan Marino together. Who would have thunk that combination together on the same commercial? I have thought about using the Nutrasystem program but after further review what do you get? Pre-packaged meals that if used correctly will result in weight loss, but what about permanent weight loss?

I believe that you need a program that will not only help you take the weight off initially but help you ween yourself off of a prepared plan and learn to eat in the everyday world. Sure, nutrasystem will help you if you are locked in a room and feed these meals everyday, but what about the family reunion or a night out on the town at applebee’s? What do you do then? Stuff a pre-packaged meal down your shirt and sneak it into the restaurant? That’s what I like about weight watchers. It teachers you how to choose the correct food no matter where you are and the best part is it let’s you indulge once in a while. You can really have your cake and weight loss too.

I tried the low carb dieting. Although it had been working, it absolutely sucks to limit myself to meat, eggs and cheese day in and day out. So as of today I am back on the Weight Watchers Flex Points plan.

If you are new to the Weight Watchers points plan then watch the video for a brief overview of how it works. I can tell you for sure that if you follow the plan, it will work. The best part of all is that you can eat anything within moderation.

The one thing that I need to do is learn how to cook more from the Weight Watchers cookbook instead of eating all of those pre-packaged meals. I get burned out after a couple of weeks on just eating lasagna and spaghetti.

I need to get this concept into my head that 1 pound of weight is equal to 3500 calories. So if you eat 3500 calories less per week then you would lose 1 pound or eat less and exercise more.

Calorie Chart is for a 190 lb person doing and activity for 1 hour.

345 Bicycling, <10mph, leisure
431 Bicycling, stationary, general
216 Billiards
259 Bowling
302 Cleaning, house, general
388 Dancing, general
216 Fishing from boat, sitting
431 Gardening, general
474 Golf, carrying clubs
259 Golf, miniature or driving range
474 Mowing lawn, general
388 Painting, papering, plastering, scraping
216 Pushing or pulling stroller with child
345 Raking lawn
216 Walking 2.0 mph, slow pace
302 Walking, 3.0 mph, mod. pace
690 Walking, upstairs

The bottom line is that if you do some physical activity and watch your calorie intake you can lose weight.

This is my weight loss attempt number ### who actually knows? Anyway, I updated my website to the newest software version and am starting from scratch. Pardon me if something you wanted is missing. You can use the contact form and I’ll see if I can find it. In the mean time.. Join me and together let’s lose some weight.