Author Archives: Kay Lynn

Secrets from the Scale: Week 3 Update

I’m really liking the new food plan at Weight Watchers.  Although the weight loss isn’t dramatic, it seems steady and I’m not too hungry.  Most of the time.
Yes, I was down again yesterday for loss of:
- 1.4 lbs.
That makes it [...]

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Deep Fried What?

It’s fair time here and that means food carts with deep-fried treats.  There’s deep-fried Kool-aide, twinkies, brownies, bacon and more.
This brings up two questions.  Why deep fry all these foods?  I rarely eat fried food and can’t imagine frying my [...]

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Secrets from the Scale: Week 2 Update

I had no problem following the plan until my husband came home. It’s not his fault, it’s just that I have a harder time making the right choices when there’s temptation.
He doesn’t need to cut back as much but I [...]

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How Does Your Weight Loss Plan Rank?

US News and World Report recently reviewed weight loss plans with some interesting findings.  The plan I’m following, Weight Watchers, was ranked number one.
I’m not surprised to hear it’s better than others I’ve tried (Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, etc.) But it’s [...]

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Food Pyramid Replaced with Plate

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled a replacement for the food pyramid this past week.  This new symbol is a plate.
It better represents visually the recommended healthy diet for Americans.  Most obvious is the fact that half the [...]

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Secrets from the Scale: Week 1 Update

Today was my first weigh-in after following the Points Plus program by Weight Watchers.  Today’s result is:
LOSS: -3.4 lb
I’m thrilled and to be honest, it wasn’t even hard.  At least for this week.  Of course, my husband is out [...]

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Quick Healthy Dinner

My husband is out of town so I’ve been eating a lot of frozen meals since he left last week. I decided to cook something last night and came up with this healthy, delicious meal. Unfortunately, I didn’t take pictures, [...]

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This Time Will Be Different

Two days ago I rejoined Weight Watchers.  Yes, I said rejoined.
It must be about the 12th time I joined.  Why do I keep going back?  It’s simple.  Because it works.
As long as I stay on the program and track; I [...]

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Weight Loss Story

I am good at losing weight.  Over the last thirty years, I’ve probably lost at least 400 pounds.  No, I never weighed that much.  I just keep losing and GAINING the same weight over and over.
For a person of at [...]

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