I posted a question on the Weight Watchers message board about me not reaching my daily points target (the minimum number of points I'm supposed to eat each day), and this was the only helpful response:

If you want more points but not more junk, the best things to increase are dairy and protein. Buy full-fat dairy products. For protein, increase eggs, lean meat and peanut butter. Also full-fat salad dressing and nuts - those are better kinds of fat.

So, that's there, for future reference. I'm already eating full-fat cheese (in small amounts) and salad dressing, but I could eat peanut butter with apples and bananas--that sounds goood.

So today's my third day on Weight Watchers, and I don't think I'mdoing it right. Today, I've eaten pretty much the same kind of things I used to eat on a typical workday--oatmeal and a banana forbreakfast, and a salad for lunch. I mean, these are the exact foods that I brought to work a few months ago. The only difference is thatI measured the amount of milk I put in the oatmeal and the amount of dressing that I put on the salad, so my points would come out even. And, I didn't eat four or five mini Snickers out of the candy bowl in the breakroom. But I still have 21 points for the rest of the day, so if I can figure out how many points a mini-Snickers is, I could probably have one. Plus a Smart Ones fudgesicle when I get home from work.

From what I've been doing so far, the main differences in my diet are fewer sweets (no pint of ice cream for dinner) and less pizza, becauseI don't know how to count it. I could have a slice or two, if I could figure out the points and keep myself from eating half the pie, as I used to do.

This just seems weird and not diet-y. I mean, I guess I'm eating fewer sweets and fewer fatty foods, but I haven't felt hungry or deprived or anything. I'm not filling up on vegetables and fruits--I haven't made it to five servings a day yet, which is the reccomended amount. It doesn't really feel like I'm on a diet, just like I've taken up the hobby of writing down what I eat. Which isn't thrilling. I don't feel like I'm losing weight either. Not that I expect to feel lighter, but in the past when I've made a conscious effort to exercise more or whatever, I felt really good about myself. And my clothes fit better. I guess I should see how I feel after longer than three days, or after I weigh in, or something. But at this point, I'm not that impressed.