Welcome to the Lazy Girl's Guide to Weight Watchers!

Thanks so much for visiting! As the title suggests, I am a Lazy Girl. I want food that is easy to make, with ingredients that I recognize. I also want food that is delicious and Weight Watchers-friendly.


I also HATE working out. Let me say again: I HATE WORKING OUT. I mean, I don't think that's an unusual sentiment, but going into my second WW round, I knew I was going to have to work "working out" into my life. I was dreading it. I'm one of those lucky people who can't eat many (if any) of my "Weekly Points" and still hope to lose anything significant (or anything at all) that week. So, if I want any extra points for splurges (and trust me, I do), I need to work out. Cue the world's smallest violin.


I knew I was going to have to find workouts I didn't hate that I could do in 30 minutes or less for weekdays. Walking in place? Sure, it was an option. But it's boring as hell, and unless you're jogging in place (no.) you're not going to rack up much Pointage anyway. Plus, it only works your legs. And did I mention it's boring as hell?


I remembered I used to do Pilates a few times a week in college, and I distinctly remembered not hate-hating it. Just the regular amount of "I seriously need to drag my ass to the gym?! But it's SNOWING/RAINING/WINDY/TUESDAY!" hate. I decided to look on YouTube to see if there were any Beginner's Pilates videos I could try (pro tip: there are hundreds). After sifting through and trying a few of them, this one is still my favorite, even though it's still kicking my ass every time. One time my husband walked in and commented that I looked like I truly hated the woman leading the workout, and in the moment I'm sure I did.


Even workout-hating me will admit that Pilates is pretty great, and less boring to me than Yoga. It works your whole body and builds muscle, which will then eventually help you burn more calories. Pilates also means lost inches in addition lost weight, for me at least (and I can never say enough that what works for me might not work for you). In any case, my favorite video is here:





For days when I'm feeling particularly feisty, or stressed, or just want to get a lot of Points bang for my buck in a short amount of time, I turn to this 25 minute Cardio [Shadow]Kickboxing video. It gets your heart-rate up in a hurry, and trust me, you'll be sweating 5 minutes in. I usually log it as "Jazzercize" on WW, since I'm pretty sure their definition of "Kickboxing" means actually hitting things, which would burn more calories. Plus, I really like the woman leading the workout; she's not overly cheery and gets out of breath too (JUST LIKE ME!). It's also good stress relief after a long day to be able to pretend-hit something ;)