Since good TV doesn't came back officially until this weekend (i.e. Walking Dead) we've been browsing our On Demand for some filler shows in the meantime. We've been stuck on a week's worth of Love It or List It at the moment. Since we've been watching plenty of episodes I noticed that they seem to have the Jessica Simpson Weight Watchers commercial on repeat. I'm not sure if they pay a pretty penny to HGTV or if maybe they assume all of us DIY freaks out there are as fat as the houses we watch them renovate.
Personally, I've looked into Weight Watchers plenty of times. I think the first time I looked at the program was after I read Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time
a couple years back. If I recall she did Jenny Craig actually, but I don't suppose that's either here nor there. The idea of these kinds of programs is absolutely wonderful in theory. They assist people like myself in making smarter choices and portion control. I buy their microwave meals all the time to take with my to lunch at work. However they don't have any practical application in the Nowhere household as a whole.
For starters, I don't like cooking. I do it. Under protest. If there is a way to get out of it, I will. At least when our budget allows me to anyway. Second, with three kids there is no such thing as "cooking small." Between the 5 of us we have a huge spectrum of appetites that need to be accommodated at any given meal. James and Paige have a rather hefty ability to consume insane amounts of food in one sitting. Since they're blessed with a metabolism that's all well and fine for them. Myself and the 2 younger girls were not so lucky. I have to constantly stay on top of what we eat and how much of it is allowed. Most meals we have to cut Anne off before she feels finished. "No, I'm sorry, but you cannot have a 4th pancake." This can be extremely difficult when I have to prepare enough food to feed an army at any given time. Finally, I hate throwing away food! Since most leftovers give me a bad case of the squeams (if your grandmother horded food and tried to feed you a turkey from a place that burnt down 5 years before you'd have food issues too) I don't really save a whole lot of what I make for later. We either eat it or it ends up in the trash.
I think programs like Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig could make an absolute killing if they started offering a family program. If it was possible to sign up your entire household as a single group and input information about each individual and then guide me on what and how much to make for each person that would get me to sign up immediately. If you think about it, us moms already have a to-do list that never seems to end. How much easier would it be to lose weight this way? I know I would fork over my money without thinking twice if I could pre-purchase an entire family sized meal that I only have to heat and serve.
What about you?
a couple years back. If I recall she did Jenny Craig actually, but I don't suppose that's either here nor there. The idea of these kinds of programs is absolutely wonderful in theory. They assist people like myself in making smarter choices and portion control. I buy their microwave meals all the time to take with my to lunch at work. However they don't have any practical application in the Nowhere household as a whole.For starters, I don't like cooking. I do it. Under protest. If there is a way to get out of it, I will. At least when our budget allows me to anyway. Second, with three kids there is no such thing as "cooking small." Between the 5 of us we have a huge spectrum of appetites that need to be accommodated at any given meal. James and Paige have a rather hefty ability to consume insane amounts of food in one sitting. Since they're blessed with a metabolism that's all well and fine for them. Myself and the 2 younger girls were not so lucky. I have to constantly stay on top of what we eat and how much of it is allowed. Most meals we have to cut Anne off before she feels finished. "No, I'm sorry, but you cannot have a 4th pancake." This can be extremely difficult when I have to prepare enough food to feed an army at any given time. Finally, I hate throwing away food! Since most leftovers give me a bad case of the squeams (if your grandmother horded food and tried to feed you a turkey from a place that burnt down 5 years before you'd have food issues too) I don't really save a whole lot of what I make for later. We either eat it or it ends up in the trash.
What about you?
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