Point Envy

My friend started WW about a week after me. We’ve been comparing notes and recipes and just giving each other lots of encouragement. The problem is that my friend gets almost twice as many points as I do! I have trouble just keeping mine at 29, but my friend gets a whole 52 a week! Plain and simple, I have point envy. We laugh about it, but it’s been hard trying to figure out how my friend can eat all their points. It’s interesting how difficult it is to eat 52 points and be healthy. I mean, eat a few candy bars and cheese burger and you’ve got it covered, but to eat 52 healthy points is a challenge. Now here a few things I didn’t tell you. My friend is a man. Men have it a little easier than woman do. They cut out desserts for a week and lose 5lbs. I can imagine how hard it is when your trying to lose weight and your partner isn’t. It’s difficult enough with my own temptations, but ad another person’s to the equation and yikes!

Helping out my friend is really great for me. It’s as if I’m also speaking to my “inner” self and confirming that the plan works, as long as you’re doing it. It’s also nice to have someone to talk to about new food finds and recipes. I made some delicious Cherry Brownies from a recipe I got from Hungry Girl and he’s making some great meals from these Shirataki noodles that are zero points! I found out about the Green Giant steamers from him and then I found the single serving size. They are a great way to get your vegetables and they are a tasty 1 point serving. This weekend we’re both going out to eat so we helped each other figure out what the best options are.

One of my goals is to be off my high blood pressure medications. It’s not about losing weight as much as it is about being healthy. We’re really motivating each other. What a great gift you can give a friend. It’s no calories and fits every size. It’s the gift that keeps on giving!