Weight watchers

   So a week ago Tuesday I joined weight watchers.  All the diets I have been on this most popular one is one I never joined because with my work schedule I knew I would never make the meetings.  I am doing the new freestyle on line program.

  This point system seemed so strange to me, what, no counting calories?  All these foods with zero count making them free foods, also very strange.  I must admit I didn't trust it at first.  I did what they said to do but also journal my eating in my fitness pal to see exactly how many calories I was eating and how close it was to that calorie range. I was surprised to see it was pretty close so I feel better.

  Well, it has been a week and a half and I am down 3 and a half pounds.   The freestyle is designed to make the weight loss slow and steady.  So, since I haven't died yet I guess I have time.

  One thing that is weird.  With only this small amount of weight loss I have lost some inches in my waist and my face is thinner.  At 64 I expect I am going to look older with this weight loss, but heck, I am old.

   Just to give you an idea of my typical day eating.
 Breakfast,  scrambled eggs, 2, seasoned with pepper.  I could have unlimited veggies with these but am always in a hurry.  Or fruit.

  Lunch, a turkey sandwich on thin multigrain bun with lettuce, mustard and tomato.  Turkey is a free zero point food so  I have a nice thick sandwich.  Steamed vegetables or fruit of some kind. Or both, usually both.

  Supper, turkey burger or chicken, white meat.  Steam veggie of some sort,

  I still have my daily coffee with 2 shots of espresso, can not give that up.

  Desert, right now I have only tried the chocolate graham cracker which I eat slowly and enjoy, the rich chocolate taste is surprisingly satisfying.

  I was miserable and hungry the first week.  I think lack of carbs and you can get sick quickly of chicken and turkey, but all seafood are zero points and if I do decide on a steak I can just adjust my points around it.

   I think I must be the only one in the world at my age that has not done WW.  But, it is still a very successful diet for thousands of people, why not me.  I may be getting older but I still, for my knees and ankles sake, want to get thinner.