How to be successful with the Weight Watchers Point Plus system

For our next blog feature, we will be showcasing icons of healthy food culture. Such as vegans, weight watchers, and just people that just love food. In this first article, we have Ashely from Oklahoma City. She goes by@thebalancedlife_ww on Instagram, and she has some of the greatest advice as she shares her way to reach her Weight Watcher goals while using the Points Plus system. Enjoy her article!

Who would have thought you can still enjoy your favorite bread products while losing weight? Western Bagel has made that possible. I have been following Weight Watchers for the last two years and honestly, it has been a constant challenge. I will always love food, but I knew I needed to change something about my diet. The beginning was a lot of trial and error. I started by focusing on my portion sizes and asking myself if I really needed a second serving. It required a lot of experimenting and finding alternatives to what I would usually eat. Then I discovered Western Bagel. There are a lot of temptations in my work life. Breakfast meetings, lunch meetings, receptions, birthday parties, etc. and it was usually the breakfast meetings that would get me. Pastries, bagels, fancy cream cheeses, muffins, everything anyone with a sweet tooth would love was available for seconds, thirds, and even a quick treat before heading home for the day. Let’s be honest, on days like this, my diet was already shot by 9 am. Western Bagel offers great alternatives for someone who is watching what they eat. I began substituting these bagels for the bagels offered at work and I felt like there wasn’t even a difference, but there was in Weight Watcher Points. The texture and taste of these bagels are perfect. I usually plan all of my meals ahead of time so that I’m not stressed during the week. It is exciting and relieving, that I can now easily eat a bagel for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Not all on the same day, of course, but never once did I feel like I was eating “diet” foods. All of the Western Bagels’ healthier products are point friendly, ranging anywhere from 1 to 4 points. Never in my life did I think I would be enjoying a bagel that was that low in points!

Losing weight is all about balance. You don’t have to choose one lifestyle over another. You can still lose weight while enjoying your favorite foods. Sometimes, you just have to get creative. Instead of stopping by your favorite fast-food restaurant for a quick breakfast on the way to work, you can easily use the Western Bagel Alternative Bagelette (1pp) and build your very own sandwich at home. You can even prep it the night before if you’re really short on time in the mornings!

It isn’t easy. You’ll have good and bad days, good and bad weeks, and even good and bad months. Just don’t stop. The time will pass anyway so you might as well just do it. Just eat healthily, drink your water, get a walk-in, and do you. But while working on yourself, it is important to not lose yourself. Do you love carbs, treats, and pizza? The Western Bagel has a solution for that! Low points and healthy bagels, sweet bagels, and even pita bread you can make your own pizza with! It is called balance!

If you’re thinking about quitting your diet, don’t. If you’re thinking about starting a diet, do! It’ll be the best decision of your life and Western Bagel can help make that decision easier.

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