At my weekly weight in I wasn\u2019t too proud of myself, yet I wasn\u2019t too disappointed, either.<\/p>\n
My weight remained exactly the same.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been losing at such a steady pace that the stop was a bit of a surprise. However I know I didn\u2019t track as closely as I should have over the weekend, so I can\u2019t be too frustrated.<\/p>\n
This week I\u2019m back to being a picky tracker, so hopefully I\u2019ll have a loss to report next week.<\/p>\n
And thanks to my new tool, I bet I\u2019ll find success:<\/p>\n
To help me in planning low-point meals, I assembled a binder of recipes with their Weight Watchers Points values clearly listed. The binder only has recipes that I have determined the Points values. (I have a file of recipes awaiting calculation in hopes of adding soon. But they will not go in there until I know exactly what I might be eating.)<\/p>\n
Sure, I have quite the collection of cookbooks and random recipes filed away in my own cookbook-style binders throughout the kitchen, but trying to meal plan with my new eating style was tough. I\u2019d flip through all the books, binders and files of recipes, looking for ideas. I was tempted to buy a few new healthier cookbooks until I realized that I probably have more than a full cookbook\u2019s worth of ideas already in my house\u2026 I just needed to get the ones I like, or want to try, together.<\/p>\n
By compiling them all in one place I can flip through and make choices rather easily. I know this next confession isn\u2019t too green, but it helped me: I even photocopied recipes out of cookbooks I already own (no copyright infringement) and slipped them in the binder. No more wondering where a favorite or potential favorite recipe is\u2026 they are all together. And after we try each recipe I write a few comments about the dish right on the recipe… or rip it out and trash it if I know it won\u2019t work for us.<\/p>\n
My new cookbook has been a great help for me. And I bet with time it will come to replace my other binders of recipes as our family moves toward this new healthier lifestyle. Sure, I\u2019ll keep a few favorite indulgences, but I\u2019ll also work to improve them and see how we can replace the unhealthy favorites with much healthier, just-as-delicious options.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m excited to begin this new collection and I have to ask\u2026 Do you have any recipes you think I should include? Please share in the comments!<\/p>\n