Anyone else doing Weight Watchers Filling Foods/Core Plan?

[HeatherC]

I am loving this plan!!! Only started it seriously about a week ago and I have lost 3 1/2 lbs. That is huge for me because my metabolism is dead!

I did lose on Weight Watchers many years ago (8) when my 3rd dd was born. But even though I'm pretty careful about what I eat, the lbs. started creeping up over they years and I now need to lose about 15 lbs.. And I'm now 44 so it's much harder to do so along with the fact that I have thyroid issues and am on daily medication for it.

I tried repeatedly to do the counting plan, but just couldn't stick to it. But I am loving the fact that I can eat as much as I need to feel satisfied.

Wondering if any other dis'ers are doing the plan as well?

 

[MickeysMommy]

Can you explain what the plan is? My mother and I joined a few years back - she lost 20 lbs and I found them! (I used to count points)

 

[HeatherC]

Sure! It's actually pretty straightforward. You don't count calories or points or anything. There is a list of foods that you can have as much of as you want to feel satisfied. There are also 8 guidelines you have to follow each day and then they give you 35 points a week for any extra food you may want that is not on the list.

So basically you can eat:
Fruits, veggies
Meat (steak, chicken, turkey, pork, etc..)
Fish/Seafood
Plain non fat yogurt
Fat free dairy products

You can also eat: potatoes, brown rice, whole wheat pasta. But you can only have one of them once a day.

Then you have to have like 6 glasses of water a day, a mutivitamin, two tsp of healthy oil like olive oil, two servings of milk/dairy, etc..

Then your 35 points you can use for anything...cookies, chips, etc..

You learn real quick how to get the most bang for your buck. Like I need a dessert every night, so I can have fat free cool whip with some fresh fruit. Or a nonfat pudding or jello, etc..

It also makes it very easy to eat at restaurants. You can order a steak, baked potato and salad and not feel deprived.

You can do a google search for it and will find tons of websites on it.

I'm just hoping I don't lose my motivation!

 

[KadysMom]

I love Core! I lost 52 pounds in 5 months. I need to get back on track!!!

 

[crz4mm2]

Sure! It's actually pretty straightforward. You don't count calories or points or anything. There is a list of foods that you can have as much of as you want to feel satisfied. There are also 8 guidelines you have to follow each day and then they give you 35 points a week for any extra food you may want that is not on the list.

So basically you can eat:
Fruits, veggies
Meat (steak, chicken, turkey, pork, etc..)
Fish/Seafood
Plain non fat yogurt
Fat free dairy products

You can also eat: potatoes, brown rice, whole wheat pasta. But you can only have one of them once a day.

Then you have to have like 6 glasses of water a day, a mutivitamin, two tsp of healthy oil like olive oil, two servings of milk/dairy, etc..

Then your 35 points you can use for anything...cookies, chips, etc..

You learn real quick how to get the most bang for your buck. Like I need a dessert every night, so I can have fat free cool whip with some fresh fruit. Or a nonfat pudding or jello, etc..

It also makes it very easy to eat at restaurants. You can order a steak, baked potato and salad and not feel deprived.

You can do a google search for it and will find tons of websites on it.

I'm just hoping I don't lose my motivation!

So you can have ALL of the first group you want????
Man, this is for me!

 

[SpecialK]

What do you eat for breakfast? No eggs?

 

[HeatherC]

Sorry it took me so long to respond guys.

Actually, you can have eggs. The list I typed is "most" of the foods you can have..probably not all since I forgot about eggs. I also have oatmeal a lot...even when I'm not on a diet.

You can have as much as you "need" to feel satisfied. Obviously you can't gorge yourself all day on these foods, but it certainly is more food than some other diets and I don't feel nearly as restricted.

Here's what I have been pretty much eating the first week or so. In addition, you HAVE to drink the water...doesn't work half as well if you don't.

Breakfast: Maybe two scrambled eggs cooked in 1 tsp olive oil and some Pam with some chopped veggies like peppers, onions, etc. thrown in along with some fat free cheese. If still hungry, I'll have a 1 point light high fiber english muffin and count the points.
Coffee with fat free half and half.

Snack: Some fruit or a plate of veggies with some homemade guacamole.

Lunch: A turkey sandwich on lite whole grain bread or a high fiber tortilla with tomato, lettuce and advocado.

Snack: Some strawberries with non fat cool whip. Love a huge bowl of this!
Snack: Iced coffee made with fat free half and half.

Dinner: Steak or Chicken or Fish Grilled with some Roasted veggies (1 tsp of olive oil too) or salad and a baked potato or sweet potato.

Dessert: Fat free pudding with no fat cool whip.

Today's menu is:
Breakfast: Banana and Oatmeal, coffee, Cheese stick for protein.
Snack: Watermelon
Lunch: Grilled portabella mushroom "burger" with spinach salad and some fat free cheese
Snack: Probably iced coffee and maybe some peaches
Dinner: Whole wheat pasta sauteed with olive oil, shrimp. garlic and lemon. May have a roll and count it's points.
Small glass of wine and count the points.
Dessert: Fat free popsicles.

So as you can see....I'm not starving by any means. I also try to have protein all day to keep my energy stable. So far, so good.

 

[Nancyg56]

What do you eat for breakfast? No eggs?

Another Corebie here! Today I am having shredded wheat with a sliced banana and splenda. 1 cup FF milk. I will also have eggs at times or more often oatmeal with banana. There are awesome casseroles that you can have but I save hem for weekends when my family can share them with me.

I will have an apple midmorning.

Lunch will be salad with chicken and FF dressing. I generally will have a FF yogurt and give it one point.

Fruit in the afternoon if I am hungry and dinner is a lean protien with a veggie and starch or whole grain.

Snack at night is SF FF cooked pudding qith Cool Whip free or popcorn.

 

[HeatherC]

Nancy: Would love to learn some of your casserole recipes? I'm trying to keep it "fresh" so I don't fall off the band wagon.

I'm finding that if I have a plan, it's much easier than looking for something to eat when I'm hungry.

One of my new favorites is the Plain NonFat Chobani Yogurt. I mix in some vanilla and splenda and have that with some fruit for breakfast or even a dessert.

 

[MickeysMommy]

I'm going to have to check into this. Please keep the ideas/recipes coming.

 

[onelilspark]

I've been doing the "regular" plan, just counting points. I've been on it a month now, and as you can see from my ticker I've lost 11 pounds! I can't believe how well it works! I gained the weight due to a medication I was taken, so it was frustrating when it didn't come off right away. I've never been good at dieting because I always cave and have dessert. Now as long as I chose the *right* dessert (I love the Weight Watchers Ice Cream Cones!) I'm still on plan!

Good luck to you!!!


EDIT: and the fact that I can do it all online is awesome! I could never go into a "meeting" and share my weight issues. I like that I can do it on my own!

 

[npmommie]

Sure! It's actually pretty straightforward. You don't count calories or points or anything. There is a list of foods that you can have as much of as you want to feel satisfied. There are also 8 guidelines you have to follow each day and then they give you 35 points a week for any extra food you may want that is not on the list.

So basically you can eat:
Fruits, veggies
Meat (steak, chicken, turkey, pork, etc..)
Fish/Seafood
Plain non fat yogurt
Fat free dairy products

You can also eat: potatoes, brown rice, whole wheat pasta. But you can only have one of them once a day.

Then you have to have like 6 glasses of water a day, a mutivitamin, two tsp of healthy oil like olive oil, two servings of milk/dairy, etc..

Then your 35 points you can use for anything...cookies, chips, etc..

You learn real quick how to get the most bang for your buck. Like I need a dessert every night, so I can have fat free cool whip with some fresh fruit. Or a nonfat pudding or jello, etc..

It also makes it very easy to eat at restaurants. You can order a steak, baked potato and salad and not feel deprived.

You can do a google search for it and will find tons of websites on it.

I'm just hoping I don't lose my motivation!

This sounds good. It sounds like how we all should pretty much eat anyway, like more of a lifestyle change than a "diet"
great job!!

 

[fiveforall]

Congratulations OP! I'm doing the Momentum (points) plan and have lost 22 pounds in 11 weeks. I love WW. I get so much from the meetings and I love eTools. I've tried so many diets, but WW works!

 

[HeatherC]

Thanks everyone! I think something must have just "clicked" in my head this time. I AM sticking with it.

Just switched up lunch. I made taboule (Near East) (Bulgur is on the plan) but only put in my 2tsp of olive oil, lots of fresh lemon and pepper and cut up tomatoes, black olives, cukes and threw in some left over chicken breast I had cooked in Pam. Yummy!!!!

Now I'm drinking a BIG glass of water.

Anybody else with recipes?

Couple other ideas:
Homemade chicken soup (fat free broth, tons of veggies, whole wheat pasta)

Roasted veggie soup: Roast a ton of veggies on a cookie sheet with a little olive oil and seasonings. When done, whip them in the blender with some veggie or chicken broth. So good if you use butternut squash and asparagus.

Dessert: Put fat free cool whip between two no or lowfat graham crackers and freeze. Voila!!! Ice cream sandwich!

Low point Burrito Thingy: High fiber tortilla filled with fat free refried beans and fat free cheddar cheese. Microwave till melted and put on some fat free sour cream. Yummy!

 

[KadysMom]

Good Job!!! A few tips:

Use Soy Cheese instead of Fat Free. It melts better and is still Core. Google "Heather's website" and all her recipes are Core. Please let me know if you need any more info!!!