Macros vs. Weight Watchers New Points

 Another week, another 1.5 lbs. down (I think). I am on vacation, so it is hard to tell. The scale I have here is spring-based (gravity). I suppose I could go to (gag) WalMart to buy a digital one; but it would still not be the exact same scale at home, which means there will always be a difference.  

That said, certain clothes seem looser--most notably, the swim suit I keep at our vacation place. I am still built like a marine mammal, and likely always will be. I mean, FFS, I swim ALL the time, and XC ski, and lift the occasional weights, so me and She-Hulk could swap clothes from the waist up. 

The main point of today is to clarify that I am doing the legwork not a lot of people might think to do: Tracking the WW points in conjunction with my free Macros program. Macros as in: Macrobiotics--the fat, protein, and carbs eaten (+ all vitamins etc. because my Macros program is fucking awesome. And free). 

Though I applaud WW for seeming to have come up with a viable program for athletic people (this time around), it still doesn't negate the fact that the program keeps the uneducated & ignorant dependent upon it, once the weight is lost. And what the fuck are people to do when the program changes? Which it invariably will. Which is why I bitch about it and have avoided it. 

I remember DECADES ago wishing there was a way to track calories + macros altogether aside from a spreadsheet, to help with my athletics. I basically had the idea of an App before "app" was even a word and cell phone = Nokia bricks. Now people be gettin' rich off this shit. C'est la vie. But I digress...

"Back in the day..." WW was also about teaching people to be aware of what they eat via calorie tracking--basically, you eat this food, it has this many calories. Fattier foods = more calories = less you can eat. 

Yea, people "should" still get it. The population of the planet has doubled [+] in my lifetime. The overall IQ, though, has been halved. The Points program, and all its iterations, is the "repackaging" of an idea--and this time, it is focused on convenience. 

Though that is great, in some ways, because it is real food (vs. Medifast et al.), it seems it has lost what programs like Noom are focused on: teaching a person to eat and be conscious about their food relative to their emotions and behaviors (probably why it is heavily online now--god forbid people acknowledge those things). 

That has been less my problem than forcing myself to 1) focus on portions and, more to the point 2) get the *right* ratio of macros to lose weight, based on my gender (AFB), age (perimenopausal mid-40s) and lifestyle (no kids + athletic as fuck). 

So in 4-6 weeks, aside from checking in on weight, I will be updating on what the actual macros are--so that you, too, gentle readers, can go forth into the world of free Macros Apps and continue your healthy lifestyle without having to pay WW over $20/month once their limited time offer(s) run out.