WW (Weight Watchers) Chat #156: SmartPoints 101

Last week during Chat #155 “Your Guide to Setting a New Year’s Resolution” we took time to think about some Unrealistic Resolutions and RETHINK to make them a realistic, attainable, time defined, success!

Below are some great examples from our Egglettes:

• Instead of saying “I have to get 10,000 steps a day this year,” Sherry strapped her FitBit back on, decided on a 1,000 step per day starting goal AND celebrated her 66th birthday!
• Andrea had set a goal of “more water” and decided during the chat to make it more specific so she could see her progress.  If you didn’t see her water bottle over on the closed group you have to go check it out. She marked her bottle at 4 oz, 6 oz, 8 oz and so on all with motivational messages like “keep going”, “chug!” and “half way there”!
• Sandi decided that not only would she track on her phone but also keep a written journal… sometimes you just have to put a pen on that paper, know what I mean?

Bravo ladies, you nailed it!

This Week’s Topic

We are two weeks into the new decade but the holidays are far from a shadow for a lot of us.  This week WW reminds us to re-familiarize ourselves with some basics of the SmartPoints system…. SmartPoints 101

1. Know Before You Go: pre-tracking has saved my hiney more than once and even just looking it up before you put it in your mouth is an eye opener!
2. The tools are in your hands: remember to use your WW tools that are attached to your wrists when you’re wrestling with whether to eat a “serving” or a “portion”
3. #bulkitup: Smart Swaps or even using a zero point food to bulk up something else can mean more satisfying portions, fuller tummies, and many times prettier presentations!
   

This Week’s Homework

Mave a Smart Swap!  Tag me in your swap this week whether it’s zoodles for pasta or cocoa instead of candy… let’s see some swapping!  

• Instagram tag @ifyouhaveanegg
• Facebook Page tag @ifyouhaveanegg
• Facebook Group tag @Kelly Green Milligan
• WW Connect tag @scrapnstamp2
  

Extra Credit

In the second half of tonight’s chat we unveiled the Phase 1 updated re-launch of www.ifyouhaveanegg.com! You’ll have to invest 30 minutes and watch the video to get the full experience but some exciting new features include:

• Easier recipe navigation: Categories have been simplified (and reduced from 93 to 10 – yikes!), search feature, easier to find the newest recipes on the homepage
• Ability to print recipes: all new recipes will be in a format that you can print, save, and share!
• Looking for Kelly’s nail color of the week or a product recommendation on Amazon or KC Kitchen Center that she mentioned? Just check under the SHOP heading for more info!
• Want to watch (or listen!) to the weekly WW meeting but don’t want to visit multiple websites?  Now you can catch our latest chat over on the sidebar —>>
• And drum roll please….you can now print your own Bravo Stickers and use them in your journal, on your WW material, tack them to your fridge…anywhere you want a reminder that even a simple change towards better health is deserving of a BRAVO!  Easy to download and printable multiple times on either plain paper or stickers for easier application
• And that’s not all!  Casey is busy at work creating even more printable downloads!
  • More Bravo stickers
  • Meal planners and trackers
  • Egg Lady Favorites Grocery lists (Trader Joes, Aldi, etc) complete with WW My Way Smart Points in Blue, Green & Purple
  • A water tracker and more!
    

Quick Links from Chat #156

• Kelly’s nails tonight are ColorStreet Best of Both Swirls
• Bragg Nutritional Yeast, Lily’s Dark Chocolate Baking Chips and Junior Mints Hot Cocoa can be purchased through Kelly’s Recommendations under the SHOP tab