Outsmart the Fat!

I've had this window open on my laptop all weekend waiting to write up my thoughts on our latest routine. But apparently...I've bee...

Wow. I haven't posted anything here in a month! It turns out that I am not always inspired to share my thoughts on the weekly topic. ...

Things have been quiet lately here at Outsmart the Fat Central. It's not always easy to come up with profound insights on the weeks...

Okay, it's time to launch a new monthly routine! This month: after each meal or snack, decide how many PointsPlus values you'll use...

As we wrap up February, it's time to reflect on the month. Our routine was "know how you'll be active tomorrow." And ear...

As we focus on getting active as our routine this month, it might seem puzzling that this past week focused on weighing, measuring, and payi...

It's a new month, so it's time to start work on a new routine. In February we'll be focusing on getting in some activity every ...

I think any time you set out to make big changes it's common to have moments of self-doubt. Making over your lifestyle is certainly one...

Doing a meal planning activity in this week's meeting turned out to be a fantastic idea, in my opinion. This week's meeting was th...

It's a new year, it's a new month, so it's time for a new routine. This month we turn our focus to including fruits and vegetab...

Happy new year, everyone! We're now in that short period where it seems most of the world is focused on healthy behaviors. Or at leas...

Those of you that were able to get to a meeting this week know that Weight Watchers brilliantly chose to have us discuss getting back on tra...

I'm going to be leading and working meetings as usual for the rest of the year (and will be subbing a little extra too!) but am going to...

This week marked the launch of our latest program innovation: Weight Watchers 360! So what's new? Anything related to the PointsPlus ...

I hope everyone survived the Thanksgiving holiday with minimal damage, and that you're not letting one holiday turn into a spiral of foo...

I hope that after this week's meeting, you will spend some time reflecting on why you originally joined Weight Watchers, and why you con...

When I am eating food that is healthy and filling, life is a lot easier. I have the energy to do what I need to do, and I spend far less ti...

When I was preparing for this last week's topic, I was excited. I am a huge proponent of checking in on how things are going, and layin...

Okay, usually I post with some sort of wrap-up or thoughts from the previous week's topic, but this week I'm going to deviate from t...

I sat in my own Weight Watchers meeting this morning (the one I go to as a member, that is!) and the leader asked "Who is excited about...

Oh my goodness, thinking that Thanksgiving is only eight weeks away is crazy! But this is the time of year when we really need to buckle do...

Fitting that I'm posting about this on a Saturday morning. It's the weekend! And as many of you related this week, the weekends ca...

Since we discussed changing habits this week, I want to share something I've noticed. When one adopts healthy habits and gets on a roll...

This week's topic is really not an easy one for me to sit here and pontificate about. What on earth can I possibly say in a blog entry ...

Despite the silly flipchart this week implying that once fall arrives we’ll all be wearing ski suits, the concept of figuring out how to get...

In the last several years I have considered myself an active person. I go to the gym, I run outside, I have workout classes that I enjoy. ...

Here are some tips to keep you from blowing your budget with those fun beverages: 20 Starbucks Drinks Under 200 Calories Beer Cheat Shee...

Instead of writing up my thoughts on last week's topic, I hope you'll indulge in a little self-disclosure. It's now August 201...

I have eaten a lot of salads in my day. Some of them were the boring bowl of iceberg with a pale, mealy wedge of tomato, and some of them w...

This week marked the official launch in Southern California (and Boston and Chicago) of ActiveLink - our new activity monitor. It paired up...