Dear Journal,
I've looked up advice for people on Weight Watchers who are going to Disney World and what I want isn't out there, so I'm writing my thoughts down on "paper" here. I'm 100% sure there are people who are more precise and who will go through the work to enter the things in their Disney meals on Weight Watchers. This is not for those people. In fact, I am usually one of those people. I need to be one of those people, at least for now, while I am in my early days of maintenance. I worked too hard to get to my goal weight to not be one of those people.
But for Disney, when there's a million and one things going on, I think I want something simpler. So, here's my thoughts. 23 personal points + 6 maintenance points (and I really do encourage everyone to switch to maintenance for a trip like this) + 2 weekly points + 3 activity points = 34 points per day.
Next, for easy math, I'm going to assume: 15 points for a typical kid meal, 15 points for half an adult meal, 30 points for a typical adult meal, 15 points for a sweet snack, 7.5 points for a small savory snack like from a cart at Epcot (so 15 points for 2 of them), 30 points for a turkey leg. Yes, I know these are gross approximations. They're fine for what I'm trying to accomplish.
I'll have a LARGE zero point breakfast in the hotel room to fuel me up for the day. And, I'll pack LOTS of zero point snacks to take into the park. I think this needs to be a mix of hard boiled eggs, roasted chickpeas, fruit, and chicken. I need protein to keep me fueled.
So, here's what a typical day could look like - breakfast: 0 points at the hotel room, midmorning snack: 0 points while waiting on a line, lunch: 15 point kid meal from a quick serve restuarant or from two small savory snacks at Epcot, afternoon snack: 0 point snack while waiting on line, dinner: either a 15 point kid meal or share a 30 point adult meal with Mr. mouse, midevening snack: 0 points while waiting on line, midnight snack: 4 points back at hotel room (this is enough for a good sized sandwich or a bowl of soup with some free protein thrown in).
For a day when I want a sweet snack, like my Dole Whip day, I'll pack a 4 point sandwich for lunch, have the sweet snack at some point during the day, and load up on fruit when I get back to the hotel room for my midnight snack.
I think I can get through the day full so I'm not tempted to make choices I'll regret later. And, I think I'll come back and be happy with how the trip went. I think.
Cheers!
mouse
I've looked up advice for people on Weight Watchers who are going to Disney World and what I want isn't out there, so I'm writing my thoughts down on "paper" here. I'm 100% sure there are people who are more precise and who will go through the work to enter the things in their Disney meals on Weight Watchers. This is not for those people. In fact, I am usually one of those people. I need to be one of those people, at least for now, while I am in my early days of maintenance. I worked too hard to get to my goal weight to not be one of those people.
But for Disney, when there's a million and one things going on, I think I want something simpler. So, here's my thoughts. 23 personal points + 6 maintenance points (and I really do encourage everyone to switch to maintenance for a trip like this) + 2 weekly points + 3 activity points = 34 points per day.
Next, for easy math, I'm going to assume: 15 points for a typical kid meal, 15 points for half an adult meal, 30 points for a typical adult meal, 15 points for a sweet snack, 7.5 points for a small savory snack like from a cart at Epcot (so 15 points for 2 of them), 30 points for a turkey leg. Yes, I know these are gross approximations. They're fine for what I'm trying to accomplish.
I'll have a LARGE zero point breakfast in the hotel room to fuel me up for the day. And, I'll pack LOTS of zero point snacks to take into the park. I think this needs to be a mix of hard boiled eggs, roasted chickpeas, fruit, and chicken. I need protein to keep me fueled.
So, here's what a typical day could look like - breakfast: 0 points at the hotel room, midmorning snack: 0 points while waiting on a line, lunch: 15 point kid meal from a quick serve restuarant or from two small savory snacks at Epcot, afternoon snack: 0 point snack while waiting on line, dinner: either a 15 point kid meal or share a 30 point adult meal with Mr. mouse, midevening snack: 0 points while waiting on line, midnight snack: 4 points back at hotel room (this is enough for a good sized sandwich or a bowl of soup with some free protein thrown in).
For a day when I want a sweet snack, like my Dole Whip day, I'll pack a 4 point sandwich for lunch, have the sweet snack at some point during the day, and load up on fruit when I get back to the hotel room for my midnight snack.
I think I can get through the day full so I'm not tempted to make choices I'll regret later. And, I think I'll come back and be happy with how the trip went. I think.
Cheers!
mouse
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