Losing to win!

During the past two weeks I’ve eaten so much CRAP - in particular, a considerable amount of burgers and fries and potato based products (fries AND chips).  So when going back to my Weight Watchers meeting today I expected to see this ridiculous weight gain on the scale. But I didn’t.

I only gained .2 lbs in the past two weeks! I was amazed.  I try not to get caught up on the # on the scale but after this morning’s sodium filled McSkillet Burrito (9 points, two Monopoly game pieces and 10% off at Foot Locker. Not too shabby…) and my gastrointestinal transgressions from this past weekend (involving Chinese food, potato chips and a bottle of Pinot Grigio) I figured that I would at least see two pounds on the scale. But .2???

So I told the ladies at my Weight Watchers meeting about this and when asked what I was possibly doing right I drew a blank but realized that I actually did do some good during my WW absence:

• I ate more veggies (brussels sprouts and spinach in particular, but also when ordering the chinese I got roast pork and snow peas - steamed, no sauce. Lots of fresh veggies in that dish.)
• I’ve been walking more - I’ve been aiming for 15 minutes at least, a day.
• I’ve kept up with my water

Now imagine if I did all that AND actually didn’t eat all those burgers?

So I got home from my meeting at 7PM and noted just how hungry I was when I walked in.  Noticing my hunger and looking at the time reminded me of an important “rule’ I’ve been following lately…

The “Rule of Three” dictates that you eat every three hours.  I first read about something like this in Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen’s book You: On A Diet (great book!) though I don’t remember it being called a “rule.” I was reminded of it about two weeks ago in one of the many daily email newsletters I receive that are dedicated to weight loss.  In following the “Rule of Three” you should be alternating meals with healthy snacks.  I considered doing this for about a week and really started it last week.  I think it may have made all the difference.

One thing discussed in You, On A Diet and just about every other piece of writing I’ve ever read about metabolism boosting is that eating more often increases your metabolism.  The more you eat, the more you lose.  So even though I feasted on my burgers and fries this past week I also ate pretty often - not just waiting until I was hungry. And when I walked in at 7PM I remembered that the last time I ate was 4PM. It was total “aha” moment!  Unfortunately, I’ve done the whole two-three weeks off Weight Watchers and pigging out thing a number of times in the past - too many times really - and because I’ve done it before I figured I knew what to expect on the scale.  But I didn’t factor in the Rule of Three.

So this next week I will keep with the Rule of Three and actually count my points and eat healthily and what not. Let’s see what happens.

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