Still Losing Weight And Thinking About Switching To Simply Filling

Slowly but surely.  I haven't caught back up to where I was before I had my brief backsliding period yet, but I'm almost there.  I lost 1.4 lbs this week for a total loss so far of 12.8 lbs.  I have to lose 2.2 more lbs before I can get my 15 lb reward!  I'm guessing it will take two more weeks.

I'm thinking about switching to Simply Filling from the Flex Plan.  It would make tracking easier, and I'm still struggling with tracking.  But I'm scared to only have 35 points (plus activity points) for non-core foods.  Maybe I'll do Flex this week and see how many Filling Foods I can incorporate, and see how many points I use on non-Filling Foods.

For those of you not on Weight Watchers, on the Simply Filling plan you don't have to count the points of certain foods you eat; you just eat them to satisfaction without becoming overfull.  These include fruits, vegetables, grains, and lean meats.  There are a few rules but it's really not complicated at all.  Then if you eat something not on the list, you count the points for that and use your Weekly Allowance of 35 points.  Or use activity points, if you earn them.  But the pitfall I keep going back to is if you decide to have a meal of several items not on the list, then you might use up all your Weekly Points at once. 

Blueberry Oatmeal Pancake

I could have sworn I found this recipe on the internet, but I have searched and searched and cannot find where it came from, now. So if this is your recipe, please comment and let me know and I will attribute it to you.

The recipe makes 1 serving and calls for:

½ cup egg beaters (I use 3 egg whites)
1/3 cup oatmeal
1/3 cup blueberries (I use frozen)
Dash cinnamon
Dash salt
Splash vanilla

Mix them all together and cook like any pancake: in a pan sprayed with non-stick spray and watch carefully for flippin-time. I would recommend cooking on a lower heat setting so that the pancake cooks all the way through; with the blueberries and the oatmeal, it is a thicker pancake. I used ½ cup frozen blueberries this time and it was a little too many berries for the batter.
 
I use either fat-free Promise or I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Spray, and instead of syrup, heated agave nectar. The amber variety of Madhava Agave Nectar has a smoky, almost maple flavor and goes very well with pancakes. It also has a lower glycemic index than syrup, or so I hear. Which it means it has less impact on blood sugar. Keep in mind that all my medical information comes from random internet searches so take my statements for what they’re worth. All I know is I lovelovelove Agave Nectar! I will probably dedicate an entire post to it sometime in the near future.
 

 
The pancake looks a little scary because the frozen blueberries squished; trust me, it is yummy! And it’s low in fat, packed with protein and fiber and antioxidants… all those things that I like to seek out for my healthier diet. The protein and fiber help keep me full almost all the way to lunchtime.

I just wanted to share that I have gone to the gym for the first time in months, and I have gone two days in a row! Yesterday I did 20 minutes on the elliptical machine, stretched out and did some situps, and today I did the same thing except added 10 more minutes to the elliptical. I go so slowly on the elliptical because I try to stay in the “fat-burning zone” and I reach that pretty quickly. It’s almost embarrassing and whenever I hear anyone laugh I look around to make sure it’s not because of my slow-mo workout! Ok, two more trips to the gym this week and I get my reward of a new pair of sneakers.

Have a fab week!