Weight Watchers Chat - Part II

[CdnBuzzFan]

I was down 2.2lbs at my weigh-in today!

 

[Sandi]

I was down 2.2lbs at my weigh-in today!

Nice work Jessie. Your food looked great and I appreciate your providing the points value per plate. Do you think you're spending more time cooking or is it basically the same amount of time as before, just with different recipes?

Unfortunately, I was "up" at my WI today. Not terrible and not unexpected, just disappointing. I know what I need to do. Maybe I'll try some new recipes to freshen things up a bit -- my "go to" chicken recipes are getting a bit boring.

 

[sjms71]

I had, as expected, a good week . I lost 4.6 lbs even though I was 18 points over. I tracked every.single.point along the way, including pre-tracking my Badger football Saturday bratwurst and beer.

YOU ROCK GIRL!

 

[sjms71]

How do you like me now??!

Ok, I see a cookbook in your future Jessie's 101 ways to cook with butterfingers......yes

Your other dishes look absolutely amazing. Keep posting pictures!

I was down 2.2lbs at my weigh-in today!

Woohoo

Nice work Jessie. Your food looked great and I appreciate your providing the points value per plate. Do you think you're spending more time cooking or is it basically the same amount of time as before, just with different recipes?

Unfortunately, I was "up" at my WI today. Not terrible and not unexpected, just disappointing. I know what I need to do. Maybe I'll try some new recipes to freshen things up a bit -- my "go to" chicken recipes are getting a bit boring.

Hang in there Sandi, you're just in a rut and I know you will find your way again. I think searching out some new recipes maybe just what you need .

 

[rusafee1183]

I was hoping you would ask!

Of the 4 dishes, this one was our favourite...Chili Pasta. I never would have thought to put chili sauce on top of pasta but it was wonderful. There are no beans in it, just ground beef, onions, chili powder, ground cumin, turmeric, beef broth and pasta sauce. There are 12 points on the plate.



This was the Ginger-Lime Chicken. These two flavours were great together and gave the chicken a little bit of a bite. It also called for sweet Thai chili sauce which was new for us. It's really good and now we've started putting it on other things. The zucchini was cooked with Mrs Dash garlic & herb salt-free seasoning. It was supposed to be served with plain basmati rice but I had leftover curry rice in the fridge so I just used that. There are10 points on the plate.




Our second chicken dish was salsa-cinnamon chicken with couscous. It's shown here with rice but we're having couscous with the leftovers tonight. I'm going to add salsa and dried cilantro to the couscous this time. It was made with boneless skinless thighs. This was really good and the cinnamon made it smell great. The raisins added a bit of sweetness which was nice. There are 10 points on the plate.



Lastly, our oven pork roast with applesauce. The roast slow-cooked all day in the oven. I put it in for 20 minutes at 450F in the morning then turned it down to 180F and left it for the rest of the day. About 30 minutes before serving it, I turned it up to 350F. It was cooked to perfection! I could hardly get it out of the pan in one piece. It was supposed to be served with gravy but I decided not to make it because of the points it would have cost me. I served it with mashed potatoes and zucchini noodles. Some cinnamon was added to the apple sauce. There are 11 points on the plate. (My 2 oil points are included in the zucchini)

Well, I hope you all enjoyed my dining review from the Dinner Survival cookbook! Feel free to comment.

Coming up this week, Spiced Cheddar Burgers, Sweet & Sour Chicken and Udon Noodle Soup. Stay tuned.

These all sound delicious! What cookbook are you using?

Did you feel like they were enough food? I'm at work, so the pics are blocked for me and I can't tell how much is there.

A lot of times I want to make new recipes and then find out that it's more points than I want to use, so I stick with the same types of things and then get bored.

 

[shinysparklybubbles]

I'm starving. I need to be better prepared with low and no point snacks. Oh dinner, please come soon!!

 

[AKbabe]

I had, as expected, a good week . I lost 4.6 lbs even though I was 18 points over. I tracked every.single.point along the way, including pre-tracking my Badger football Saturday bratwurst and beer.

Wow Robin, nice job!!

 

[AKbabe]

I was down 2.2lbs at my weigh-in today!

Must have been the strawberry Nice work!!

 

[shinysparklybubbles]

These all sound delicious! What cookbook are you using?

Did you feel like they were enough food? I'm at work, so the pics are blocked for me and I can't tell how much is there.

A lot of times I want to make new recipes and then find out that it's more points than I want to use, so I stick with the same types of things and then get bored.

I totally agree!

 

[DisWeightWatcher]

I was hoping you would ask!

Of the 4 dishes, this one was our favourite...Chili Pasta..

Wow! That all looks delish!

Great job on the weight loss. I was down 1.8 today.

 

[averill94]

I think it is a great idea to take pics of the dinner you ate! They all look delish.

Last night I made chicken breast which was rolled/stuffed with shredded zucchini skim mozzarella. 4 PP per portion it was very yummy. If you havent checked her site out you can google "ginas skinny recipes" and it comes right up. (not sure if I am allowed to link?)

Every recipe I have made off of her site is an absolute winner and she posts all of the nutritional info including points.

Great weigh ins everybody

 

[NC State]

We returned from Disney on Friday. We had a good time but it was hot and crowded. We will not be going back in September again, we will just find an another month to go in the future. We ate like kings and pigs, I didn't hold back but we did a lot of walking!

I was out of work yesterday and today because Mickey Mouse has given me a bad cold with a score throat. I wasn't going to WW last night but Mike told me to go so I will stay on tract. I'm so glad I did. I couldn't believe it. I lost 1.4 lbs since 9/14. (I didn't stay for meeting, I just slipped in while the meeting was taking place.) This brings be to a total of 33 lbs gone! I'm looking forward to another great week and feeling better soon.

-Stephanie

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Nice work Jessie. Your food looked great and I appreciate your providing the points value per plate. Do you think you're spending more time cooking or is it basically the same amount of time as before, just with different recipes?

Unfortunately, I was "up" at my WI today. Not terrible and not unexpected, just disappointing. I know what I need to do. Maybe I'll try some new recipes to freshen things up a bit -- my "go to" chicken recipes are getting a bit boring.

Thanks Sandi! I dont think I was spending anymore time than I normally would have at all. I think it was basically the same just different recipes. There wasn't a lot of work other then measuring out spices and chopping a few veggies. It cost a little bit more because I had to buy a few new things that I hadn't used before, i.e the sweet Thai chili sauce for $3.49, but we'll use every bit of that so it wasn't a waste. I bought less fruit so maybe it all evened out. I'm going to use that cook book for the next 5 or 6 weeks and most of the 'unusual' things that I needed to buy are used again in later recipes.

Ok, I see a cookbook in your future Jessie's 101 ways to cook with butterfingers......yes

Your other dishes look absolutely amazing. Keep posting pictures!

I like your idea! And thanks! -- I'll try to remember to take pictures although the rest of the family is getting a little annoyed waiting for me while I do that.

These all sound delicious! What cookbook are you using?

Did you feel like they were enough food? I'm at work, so the pics are blocked for me and I can't tell how much is there.

A lot of times I want to make new recipes and then find out that it's more points than I want to use, so I stick with the same types of things and then get bored.

I'm using Dinner Survival by Sandi Richard. There was absolutely enough food... for everyone. I usually only eat 3oz of meat at dinner and the veggies are easily adjusted from the recipe. I dont feel that I spent too many points on any of the meals.

Must have been the strawberry Nice work!!

Ok, that wasn't actually the strawberry that I ate -- mine was much smaller and only 2 points. The one in the picture was probably about 6 pts from all the chocolate.

Wow! That all looks delish!

Great job on the weight loss. I was down 1.8 today.

Thank you and congrats on your loss yesterday. 1.8 is amazing!

I think it is a great idea to take pics of the dinner you ate! They all look delish.

Last night I made chicken breast which was rolled/stuffed with shredded zucchini skim mozzarella. 4 PP per portion it was very yummy. If you havent checked her site out you can google "ginas skinny recipes" and it comes right up. (not sure if I am allowed to link?)

Every recipe I have made off of her site is an absolute winner and she posts all of the nutritional info including points.

I've checked her website out a few times but I've never made anything. Your dinner sounds like it was great!

We returned from Disney on Friday. We had a good time but it was hot and crowded. We will not be going back in September again, we will just find an another month to go in the future. We ate like kings and pigs, I didn't hold back but we did a lot of walking!

I was out of work yesterday and today because Mickey Mouse has given me a bad cold with a score throat. I wasn't going to WW last night but Mike told me to go so I will stay on tract. I'm so glad I did. I couldn't believe it. I lost 1.4 lbs since 9/14. (I didn't stay for meeting, I just slipped in while the meeting was taking place.) This brings be to a total of 33 lbs gone! I'm looking forward to another great week and feeling better soon.

-Stephanie

It was crowded in September?? Really? That's the time we go because the crowds are so low. Has September changed? I hope you were still able to enjoy yourselves. Sorry to hear that you're not feeling well but congratulations on your loss! 33 pounds is something to celebrate.

 

[NC State]

I think everyone knows about the FD in September and it's no longer "low in crowds". It was a mess! We're now looking at a quick weekend trip in Feburary.

 

[AKbabe]

If you havent checked her site out you can google "ginas skinny recipes" and it comes right up.

http://www.skinnytaste.com/

I think you mean this, right? I've only made a couple, but so far, her recipes are awesome! Right now I have her crock pot chicken taco chili cooking for dinner tonight. I hope it's good because it makes 10 servings and only my husband and I will eat it, which means a LOT of leftovers for my lunches at school!

 

[disneyismyname]

Hello everyone!
I really need a lifestyle change and thought this was the best place to do it. WeightWatchers and I go way back! I've been going back to meetings and missing a few weeks and never going back. I would do this every year! The last WW meeting I went to was when we did the switch to the new PointsPlus program. I don't like change and it seemed to be alot of things happening at once. I was totally confused. But...today..I'm willing to try again! I can't go to meetings due to school and work but I thought this thread would be a great place to discuss the good times and the bad. And maybe all of you can help me figure out this PointsPlus program! One smart thing I did after the last meeting I went to was buy/keep my WW things!
This is what I have (all PointsPlus):
Getting Started
Dining Out Companion
Complete Food Companion
Pocket Guide
Calculator
Ultimate 3 month Tracker

Yep, that's alot of stuff that I haven't even opened yet! I read the "Getting Started" after the meeting but was still totally confused about it. I think I used that as an excuse to get out of the program. yada yada....I'm my own worse enemy.
Well tomorrow I will give you all my start weight and then every Friday morning I will give you my progress. I'm committed on making this work! Thanks!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

http://www.skinnytaste.com/

I think you mean this, right? I've only made a couple, but so far, her recipes are awesome! Right now I have her crock pot chicken taco chili cooking for dinner tonight. I hope it's good because it makes 10 servings and only my husband and I will eat it, which means a LOT of leftovers for my lunches at school!

I just bookmarked that recipe. It looks great. Let us know how it was

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Hello everyone!
I really need a lifestyle change and thought this was the best place to do it. WeightWatchers and I go way back! I've been going back to meetings and missing a few weeks and never going back. I would do this every year! The last WW meeting I went to was when we did the switch to the new PointsPlus program. I don't like change and it seemed to be alot of things happening at once. I was totally confused. But...today..I'm willing to try again! I can't go to meetings due to school and work but I thought this thread would be a great place to discuss the good times and the bad. And maybe all of you can help me figure out this PointsPlus program! One smart thing I did after the last meeting I went to was buy/keep my WW things!
This is what I have (all PointsPlus):
Getting Started
Dining Out Companion
Complete Food Companion
Pocket Guide
Calculator
Ultimate 3 month Tracker

Yep, that's alot of stuff that I haven't even opened yet! I read the "Getting Started" after the meeting but was still totally confused about it. I think I used that as an excuse to get out of the program. yada yada....I'm my own worse enemy.
Well tomorrow I will give you all my start weight and then every Friday morning I will give you my progress. I'm committed on making this work! Thanks!

Hi and Welcome! You should really try to get out to at least one meeting and stay for the Program Knowledge Session afterwards. The leader will sit down with the members who stay and explain the program. Bring your Getting Started guide book with you because lots of the things she will talk about will be in that book and you can easily follow along. Of course, you'll have to join again and pay the weekly fee but right now there is no registration fee (at least in Canada anyway). I think that PKS session would really help you.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Did you find that it was crowded as well, Stephanie?? I hope I dont have to find a new time to go.

 

[NC State]

I was there Sept 17-23 and we have gone many times in Sept before. But this year was the worst. FD is no longer a secret and everyone knows about it now. Plus, the Halloween party wasn't great like in the past. We didn't stop to get any pictures because we didn't want to stand in line all night. We did stop only three times for candy. (I gave my bag to my husband.) I did see today that the 9/30 party is already sold out. I think we are planning a quick trip in Feb (2/10-2/12).
-Stephanie