I used the old WW Core program for a couple of years and was quite successful with it. I am back to it again after spending 14 months on Medifast. But, as usual, I don't do anything by the book. I wonder why that is?
Anyway, here is how I follow the Core/SFT program. I make a few tweaks here and there. But if, or when, they stop working for me, I will change them.
1. I use both the Core and the SFT list combined. They added a few things and took a few away. They added such things as light bread and removed such things as chicken thighs, Canadian bacon, olives and avocados. I use consider them all to be Core foods. The first thing that will be removed if this doesn't work will be the bread. I can eat me some bread!
2. I use low fat cheese rather than fat free. I don't use much cheese anyway, so I don't think it will be an issue. If it becomes on, I will cut out cheese altogether rather than using fat free cheese.
3. I will use products not on the list if they are nutritionally equal. For instance, Ezekiel 4:9 plain cereal is considered a Core food, but Grape Nuts is not even though the ingredients are similar. The main difference is that Ezekiel uses whole grains whereas Grape Nuts uses the same things but in flour form.. I will use Grape Nuts ($3/box as opposed to $6) or the store brand equivalent. I also have some Ezekiel 4:9 that are not plain with the same nutritional info as the plain that I bought on sale. I will eat those, too. The same goes for Spelt Flakes and another flaked cereal I used to eat (I forget the name).
4. I do not drink milk. I do not drink soy milk. I use unsweetened vanilla almond milk as my dairy requirement. True, it does not have much protein. That is not an issue - I get plenty of protein in my diet.
These are things I need to do in order to make this a liveable program for my life. I spent 14 months eating tiny portions, so I think my portion control has gotten a good resetting. If I find I am eating too much food, I will switch over to counting points to recalibrate it.
That said, I had an issue yesterday with the protein bars. I still am within my weekly points (35 - I don't have my PP calculator anymore, so I am using the Points one), but it would qualify as a binge for me as I was in so much pain. I definitely ate way past satisfaction. So, I am back on day one binge free. I really did expect this, though. I had a box of bars delivered that I ordered before deciding to return to WW. But I figured I would spend my 35 weeklies on this, and I did. I just didn't think I would in such pain. Lesson learned.
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