A Day on Simply Filling

I get questions from people about what they should eat now that they have started their own weight loss journey. Below is a record of what I ate for one day using the Weight Watchers Simply Filling technique. These healthy foods kept me satisfied throughout the day.  I hope this post gives you some new ideas which you could easily add to your daily routine.

{Breakfast}

For breakfast I ate...

hot oatmeal (powerfood)

blueberries (powerfood)

1 tbsp agave nectar (2 pointsplus)

1 liter water (0 pointsplus)

delicious blueberries

{Morning Snack}

I was so full from breakfast that I wasn't hungry for a snack. That doesn't always happen, but on this day it did.

{Lunch}

For lunch I ate...

1/2 bbq chicken lean cuisine pizza (4 pointsplus)

green salad (powerfood)

2 tbsp fat free zesty italian dressing (0 pointsplus)

1 liter water (0 pointsplus)

water bottle

{Afternoon Snack}

For snack I ate...

1 large banana (powerfood)

{Dinner}

  For dinner I ate...

1 slice nature's own 100% whole grain bread (powerfood)

2 egg muffins (powerfood)

1/2 cup roasted tomato, potato, zucchini, and summer squash (powerfood)

1 liter water (0 pointsplus)

roasted tomato, potato, zucchini, and summer squash

 {Late Night Snack}

For snack I ate...

4 cups plain, air-popped popcorn (powerfood)

{Daily Total}

3 liters of water

lots of powerfoods

used 6 pointsplus from my 49 weekly pointsplus allowance

Simply Filling Technique

Over the past few months I have been eating more "whole foods". Whole foods are foods that have been processed or refined as little as possible and are free from additives or other artificial substances. I feel very strongly about the importance of making wise food choices.

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For the past 5 years, I have followed the Weight Watchers program. I have consistently followed the PointsPlus technique and it has worked. I lost 90 pounds in 2009 using the PointsPlus program. 

Recently, I have been conflicted, because I wasn't sure that I could continue to be on the Weight Watchers program with my new convictions about the importance of eating whole foods. Instead of quitting Weight Watchers all together, I have decided to start a new journey using the Simply Filling technique.

On the Simply Filling program you eat foods from the Power Foods list until you are satisfied, not worrying about counting PointsPlus. If you want something that isn’t a Power Food, then you use your Weekly PointsPlus allowance or any Activity PointsPlus you earn. If you want more information, here is what Weight Watchers has to say about it.

My plan is to try Simply Filling for two weeks and see how it goes. I am both nervous and excited at the same time! This morning I was so careful about the food choices that I made, because I wanted to be sure that they were within the Simply Filling guidelines.

I have tried Simply Filling before, but I have always gone back to PointsPlus, because it is what is familiar to me. I don't want that to happen this time around.

I can't wait to give you more feedback in the coming days and weeks about this technique!!