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I have to read the WW ingredients on their in-meeting products on a daily basis.
I'm sorry, but even in "moderation" i wouldn't eat that junk. Nasty.
Fortunately for you, you don't have to have even a tiny taste of their in-meeting products if you don't want to. WW makes them as a profit-making *convenience* for their customers - but they neither push it, or require it in regards to following their plan. It is completely optional and isn't even intended to replace any whole foods or home-cooked meals, or wholesome snacks, at all.
Yet this teaches people that these foods (errr... chemicals) are ok.
Actually, you are probably better off eating a portion of a snicker bar, that is the same exact size as a Mini Bar if you are looking for an afternoon snack.
And it's not just their branded products in meeting. There are retail products AND tons of WW endorsed products. Products with fake sweeteners, frozen and other boxed nastiness... the list is huge.
I like where they are going with educating their customers, but they have a long way to go.
Yet this teaches people that these foods (errr... chemicals) are ok.
Actually, you are probably better off eating a portion of a snicker bar, that is the same exact size as a Mini Bar if you are looking for an afternoon snack.
And it's not just their branded products in meeting. There are retail products AND tons of WW endorsed products. Products with fake sweeteners, frozen and other boxed nastiness... the list is huge.
I like where they are going with educating their customers, but they have a long way to go.
They're saying: You'd be a lot healthier during and after your weight loss journey if you were to do things the right way - whole foods, minimally processed foods, moderate portions, limited junk.
BUT - they say..
IF you are going to insist on eating overprocessed junk, try this junk because at least it has been measured and we are able to assign it points within our program, which is what you use as your primary tool to get your journey moving.
I make use of frozen processed foods when I work a long shift, because I don't always know when I'll be working a long shift and I only get 15 minutes to eat, and the kitchen doesn't have a stove or oven - just a microwave and a really old toaster oven that I'm afraid to even turn on, let alone use.
So I can't cook my own lunch, and I hate throwing away food I bring from home just because I didn't really need it afterall (such as a peanutbutter sandwich).
Remember - when you only HAVE 15 minutes given to you to eat during a 6-hour period of time, it has to be filling, it has to have some nutritional value, and it has to be quick to prepare and quick and easy to eat. A Healthy Choice chicken with noodles and spinach alfredo fits neatly into all categories. Plus, it's low fat, modest carbs, moderate sodium, has calcium and protein, and only costs $2.00.
It's not intended to replace a proper hour-long lunch. It's intended to be exactly what it is: a quickie bite to eat that will keep me from passing out til suppertime, when I'm stuck at work past my assigned shift.
Medifast, on the other hand (that's the topic here, remember?) requires that you eat their foods, take their supplements, drink their shakes, and generally replace real food with their overprocessed stuff. As a result, yes you get all the nutrition you need, but you don't learn how to sustain a healthy weight once you reach your goal.
WeightWatchers not only does teach you this, that is the main reason why it exists: to teach you how to get to a weight goal and sustain it.
I was thinking about trying medifast so It is structured so I do not have to think about what I am going to eat. You see I work 16 hrs a day, I have two full time jobs and I just need to not have to think about making all my food ahead of time. I have been cooking all my meals on Sunday for the entire week and it is becoming a bit tasking. I figured I would do medifast and once I reach my goal weight switch to weight watchers by then I should be down to one full time job then
I was thinking about trying medifast so It is structured so I do not have to think about what I am going to eat. You see I work 16 hrs a day, I have two full time jobs and I just need to not have to think about making all my food ahead of time. I have been cooking all my meals on Sunday for the entire week and it is becoming a bit tasking. I figured I would do medifast and once I reach my goal weight switch to weight watchers by then I should be down to one full time job then
can you function on only 500 calories a day?
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