I got a several questions yesterday about me Weight Watchers Rant tease.

Well, here you go.

It’s been really hard for me to keep going to Weight Watchers. I really like the leader. I really like the accountability of weighing in front of someone else and we already know I will work for stickers.

But I’m having a lot of difficulty with the some of the members.

It just seems like so many people are trying to cheat the program. And most focus only on the numbers – number on the scale, point value of each food – and seem to be paying no attention to being healthy.

A few weeks ago, we were talking about low-point sweets. I mentioned my choco-cherry cupcakes (which I haven’t made in forever) that use 3 eggs. 3 eggs in 24 cupcakes. And the reaction I get? Why would I use eggs instead of egg substitute? There are more points in eggs! Yeah, and I can also get them unprocessed from the farmer’s market. The consensus? Just make the cake with a can of soda.

Yesterday I was sitting there listening to people complain about not losing weight and struggling to eat all their points. There’s only so long I can listen to people bellyache about being so full they can’t sleep. My suggestion? On the days you have a lot of leftover points, eat full-fat dairy. Add avocado to your sandwich. Have peanut butter on a banana. Have a handful of nuts. The reaction? “Oh, I don’t eat anything with that many points in it.”

I get so frustrated hearing how you ate a whole bag of carrots for lunch so you could eat all your 28 points in one sitting at a fast food restaurant. But you wouldn’t dream of eating a handful of almonds because of the points. And everyone seems impressed with your willpower to only eat carrots for an entire meal. Seriously?

Then the meeting starts and we start talking about ways to make vegetables more palatable. Suggestions? Fat free cool whip. Fat free ranch dressing. Fat free yogurt. Bacos.

Bacos? Could someone PLEASE mention SOMETHING that is a real food?

I mention how I think grilling makes everything taste better – corn, asparagus, tomatoes, sweet potato slices. Everything tastes better (and sweeter) with grill marks. The reaction? That takes too much time.

Then I mention the famous Green Monster that I see everywhere and my plan to try spinach in my smoothie (which I did this morning! Fabulous!) and you would have thought I suggested putting a dirty sock in the blender.

We were challenged to try to get 3 different colors of fruits and veggies in every day. I had strawberries, blueberries, a banana, and spinach in my breakfast. That’s 4! How many different colors of fruits and vegetables were in your Weight Watchers chocolate chip muffin or your low-fat poptart?

And what color are bacos anyway?