I am struggling with my weight. I'm 47 probably peri-menopausal, though with no nasty symptoms, except this weight gain. I walk 4 days a week, ride 2 days a week. I know I eat the wrong stuff, but I do eat a lot of the right stuff. I just need to balance it out better somehow.

I was in weight watchers 3 years ago and lost weight. My one bug a boo was when I went for weigh ins, if I hadn't lost a lot of weight or seem to be stalled the ladies there would say I had to stop eating energy bars (while riding) that this was causing my weight gain. I wonder did they look at the tortilla and cheese I ate the day I wasn't riding? I tried to explain to them I was riding 100 miles in one day and couldn't survive on apples alone, and the rest stops don't have green salads available! I got dumbfounded looks. Anyway, the bike riding didn't seem to factor in to the WW plan. And I was always hungry on ride days.

But alas I realize WW may work for me in a sense because I will be thinking all week of the next weigh in and will watch myself if I know I'm being monitored. Additonally WW has a location a block away from my office and I can go on my lunch hour.

So how do you eat the right foods when riding and still be on WW. Do I just turn a deaf ear and come up with my own strategy for ride days? Trying to loose weight alone isn't working, I need to be kept accountable. And WW is the right price. Help.