Meanwhile, in the Land of Spam

Looking in my email's spam folder I see this message:

Sarah Sent You A Message

I loved your fb pic
we live close i was wondering if you would like to hookup sometime?
Check out my profile here and tell me what you think.

My Facebook picture? Me being dragged screaming into a cave by an unseen, possibly tentacled, force.

Old WW vs. New WW

A study of the old Weight Watchers program and the newer Points Plus system suggests that there is no difference between the two. What the points represent doesn't matter as long as people track them and the numbers correspond to healthy portions for the day.

Which goes into my theory that Weight Watchers is more successful than most diet plans because it promotes healthy eating, tracking/portion control and cognitive therapy techniques; not because the math is better.

The post above does point out in an oblique way that the new system may be psychologically better (Fruits and most non-starchy vegetables are now free), but there is no intrinsic advantage to tracking carbs/protein/fat vs tracking calories/fat.

Meanwhile it continues to work for me based mostly on the fact that I can use my phone to track now. I always have my phone on me so I haven't missed tracking a day in over a month now. I haven't been this diligent since the first time I joined (and lost 60 pounds).