You know you’re truly a Weight Watcher when the thought of having a glucose test makes you shudder. It’s not because of the cost (although I’ll probably have a heart attack when I get the bill); it’s not because of the fasting (I’ve gone longer without eating); and it’s not the thought of the needles or drawing of the blood. It’s the fact that it’s going to take 6 (SIX) of my precious, precious (“My preciouusssss” - sorry, sci fi/fantasy geek here) points for the day!! ACK! For a girl who only gets 25 points a day and struggles with that, losing six is major! After getting my healthy guidelines in that day (dairy, healthy oils, etc.), and the glucose test, I’ll be down to less than 10 points for actual food!! Granted, I do have my flex points for the week, but I hate using a big bunch on one day – I prefer to stretch them out over the week.
For anyone else going to have this done, apparently the 75-gram glucose test contains about 300 calories, which roughly rounds out to around 6 points or so. I found this information on the Weight Watchers website and I believe it was stated by a lab technician. I did try to find the actual nutritional information online, but was unable to do so.
The other thing I’m worried about is the fact that when I joined Weight Watchers, I went cold turkey on all pop (soda, Coke, whatever you want to call it). So, I haven’t had more than a sip of pop in almost 2 years. When I do take a sip, it is just too incredibly sweet to me. To add to that, I’m much more of a salty snack person than a dessert person. The thought of downing all of that sickeningly sweet liquid makes me want to gag.
So has anyone been through the test? How was it?
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