Weight Watchers Chat - Part II

[Tracyvp]

I also wanted to share my latest "Happy" find! Trader Joe's own brand of Organic Creamy Tomato and Organic Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper soups (In the carton) are absolutely DELICIOUS, very filling and only 4P+ in a 12oz serving. I eat it almost every day because I'm addicted and it seriously leaves me feeling full for quite awhile! I usually throw in a few croutons for another 2 points and that keeps me going all afternoon until I need a clementine or cherry fix to tide me over until dinner.

 

[sjms71]

I had a shocker of a weigh-in today...4.8 pounds gone!

I shudder to think what will happen after this weekend...a trip to Disney combined with the end of marathon training. Hopefully all the weight won't pile back on! EEK!

that is awesome! I don't think you will have a problem this weekend. Think of all the calories you will be burning. Good luck and have fun.

 

[cathie1327]

Hi Cathie! Congrats on your engagement!
I have found everyone here to be encouraging and helpful.
Welcome to the group! Are you doing WW online or do you go to a meeting?

Lisa

Thanks and thanks! I am going to meetings, but haven't been able to go the last couple weeks because things have been so crazy hectic. I'm going this Saturday come hell or high water. I've played around a little with the online tools, but I seem to do better with paper records....I guess it's the ex-accountant in me haha

Hey, everyone!

I'm Tracy and I think I might have posted in this forum a few years ago when I first joined WW but I'm not sure.

I lost close to 30lbs back then although I never did make it to goal. I eventually stopped going to meetings because I figured I could do it on my own just using eTools but of course I was wrong. Eventually I gained ALMOST all of it back. But I never did stop my Monthly Pass subscription!

So at the beginning of December when they announced the new PointsPlus 2012 I thought that now would be a great time to go back and let me tell you, I am ECSTATIC that I did! The new plan with the free fruit has seriously changed my life!!!

So 3 weeks later I'm down 5 lbs and I even made it through the holidays losing every week, although the last week only a tiny bit.

But the biggest thing this time around is that I really seemed to "get" the whole Activity Points thing. I bought a WW Pedometer and I've committed to earning just 20 APs per week just by walking. Not going crazy and trying to commit to something I can't stick to, but being conscious of getting those APs in every day.

Because it's the beginning and I'm still enthusiastic, in just 5 days I've already earned over 30 APs but I've been pretty committed to getting those 10k or more steps in every day. I know that when life is busy I probably won't do it every day, which is why I opted for a weekly rather than a daily goal.

Anyway, I just wanted to introduce myself and say HI! I'll be going on the DCL Fantasy Maiden Voyage at the end of March and I'm looking forward to being down at least a size or two and hoping for my 10% goal by then. We'll see. In any case I'll be a lot happier this cruise than I was a year ago on the last Panama Canal crossing! I still cringe when I look at those pix!

Hey there, I'm new too so I can't really say "welcome" per se, but HI! lol. Congrats on your loss already, I agree, the free fruits has been awesome for me....I eat those little cutie clementines all day now like it's nobody's business lol The AP points is a really good goal...I really need to do some kind of goal like that so I get them in no matter what.

Welcome Cathie, congrats with your engagement. Let us know if we can help in any way, good luck!



hi Tracy, welcome to our group. It sounds like you are off to a great start. Keep up the good work .



Hey Steph, hope you had an awesome holiday, 4 lbs is not bad, you'll have that off in no time. Happy New Year!

Thank you and thank you! We have a lot going on right now; we're buying a house, so everything is just kind of crazy.

Thought this was cute

This was me the last 2 weeks lol

I had a shocker of a weigh-in today...4.8 pounds gone!

I shudder to think what will happen after this weekend...a trip to Disney combined with the end of marathon training. Hopefully all the weight won't pile back on! EEK!

Congrats on your loss!!!

 

[Ariel484]

that is awesome! I don't think you will have a problem this weekend. Think of all the calories you will be burning. Good luck and have fun.

Thank you!! I hope you are right!

Congrats on your loss!!!

Thank you! And congratulations to your on your engagement! I am right there with you on the 0PP for fruit being a lifesaver and tracking on paper. I am using a 3-month tracker...it's nice to be able to look back for values on foods I eat a lot rather than always using the calculator.

 

[Tracyvp]

Woo hoo! Went to WI at my meeting this morning and I was DOWN 1.6! So that brings me to a total for the 4 weeks of 6.6#. I know it will slow down but it definitely is encouraging.

I think I'll probably make it to my 10% goal pretty easily before my cruise, which is so exciting!

 

[jadeblue13]

Hello all! Happy New Year!

Was sick again after holiday-was laying around all week with a terrible cough especially at night. I don't even remember what I ate most of the week-that codeine cough syrup put me out.

Had a gain of .8 so my total is now 13.6 lost. I can't seem to get back into tracking. I like the new trackers with the food suggestions, but nothing is sounding good to me. I have been into soup and salad or small sandwich lately, but maybe the soup is too high in sodium. I have to get back into the swing of things.

Kudos to those of you running in marathons!

 

[Tracyvp]

I don't know about you, but being sick takes away all my motivation. I don't care what I eat, whether I get any activity in or anything. You'll be up and at it and lose that .8 again in no time once you really feel better.

I haven't used any of the meal suggestions in the PowerStart trackers. I just do better when I can eat what I feel like eating (within my plan, of course!) instead of trying to follow a specific meal plan.

For me, after a gain, especially if it's because I haven't been tracking, it's all a matter of getting myself kick-started again. If that's the way you operate, too, then today's your day! Get that tracker out and start tracking! You can do it!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

As promised (ages ago!) here are the photos of the Butterfinger Blondie that I made...

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They were good, but kind of disgustingly sweet. Too sweet for me, however, I didn't hear any complaints from anyone else.

Here also are come pics of some peanut butter cookies and a sour cream apple pie. The pie was all gone before I remembered to take pictures of what it looked liked on the inside. It was totally good!!

 

[robinb]

Hi everyone! I'm back from 2 weeks in Florida. My DH, of course, lost weight. I have not weighed myself yet, but my pants feel tight . I'm going to wait a bit for all the water weight that I seem to gain when on vacation. I didn't quite "watch" what I ate, but I did try to make an effort to eat something "green" at least once a day. It's hard when you're eating at mostly CS places and even when I ordered salads they were drenched in dressing. I did have a really yummy salad at the Yak & Yeti TS restaurant. It was a GIANT chopped salad with slices of cooked tuna. It was very pricey (I think about $18) but soooo delicious! The waiter said it was new and it's not on the existing Y&Y menu from July over at All Ears.

We had fun in the parks but I had one ONE TS reservation at Teppanyaki for New Year's Eve. We picked up the Y&Y as a lunch walk-in, as well as the Garden Grove character breakfast, the ESPN Club and Big River Grill for dinner. My DH and I also ate at Shula's thereby "paying" for 1/2 of our Tables in Wonderland card (also used at ESPN & Big River Grill). I kinda missed having restaurant reservations because it gave us too much leeway and my family pooped out many nights instead of going back into the parks. If we had a dinner reservation in a park we would have been "forced" to get out of the room and go.

I hope the new year finds everyone with new found motivation!

 

[Sandi]

Hi everyone! I'm back from 2 weeks in Florida. My DH, of course, lost weight. I have not weighed myself yet, but my pants feel tight . I'm going to wait a bit for all the water weight that I seem to gain when on vacation. I didn't quite "watch" what I ate, but I did try to make an effort to eat something "green" at least once a day. It's hard when you're eating at mostly CS places and even when I ordered salads they were drenched in dressing. I did have a really yummy salad at the Yak & Yeti TS restaurant. It was a GIANT chopped salad with slices of cooked tuna. It was very pricey (I think about $18) but soooo delicious! The waiter said it was new and it's not on the existing Y&Y menu from July over at All Ears.

We had fun in the parks but I had one ONE TS reservation at Teppanyaki for New Year's Eve. We picked up the Y&Y as a lunch walk-in, as well as the Garden Grove character breakfast, the ESPN Club and Big River Grill for dinner. My DH and I also ate at Shula's thereby "paying" for 1/2 of our Tables in Wonderland card (also used at ESPN & Big River Grill). I kinda missed having restaurant reservations because it gave us too much leeway and my family pooped out many nights instead of going back into the parks. If we had a dinner reservation in a park we would have been "forced" to get out of the room and go.

I hope the new year finds everyone with new found motivation!

Welcome home Robin! Your pants probably feel tight because you gained so much muscle walking around all the time. Sounds like you did fine on vacation and you'll be back in the WW saddle now. (I hope the "green" stuff didn't include any green M&M's -- did you see the cartoon posted earlier?)

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Hi everyone! I'm back from 2 weeks in Florida. My DH, of course, lost weight. I have not weighed myself yet, but my pants feel tight . I'm going to wait a bit for all the water weight that I seem to gain when on vacation. I didn't quite "watch" what I ate, but I did try to make an effort to eat something "green" at least once a day. It's hard when you're eating at mostly CS places and even when I ordered salads they were drenched in dressing. I did have a really yummy salad at the Yak & Yeti TS restaurant. It was a GIANT chopped salad with slices of cooked tuna. It was very pricey (I think about $18) but soooo delicious! The waiter said it was new and it's not on the existing Y&Y menu from July over at All Ears.

I hope the new year finds everyone with new found motivation!

Hi Robin! Welcome back. I'm a little worried about this myself. We're getting the CS Dining Plan when we go later this year. We found that the regular DDP was just way too much food but I'm not so sure that I'll be able to make the best choices at the counter service places. I'll probably just end up not even trying. Of course, I suppose what I could do is research all the restaurants before I leave and try to make my decisions before I go but that's a lot of work. Of course, it won't be as much work as trying to take the extra 10 - 12 pounds off that I'll gain. I'm rambling.... Welcome back!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I discovered yesterday that peanut butter is now 3 pts per tablespoon. When the heck did that happen!

 

[Sandi]

Hi Robin! Welcome back. I'm a little worried about this myself. We're getting the CS Dining Plan when we go later this year. We found that the regular DDP was just way too much food but I'm not so sure that I'll be able to make the best choices at the counter service places. I'll probably just end up not even trying. Of course, I suppose what I could do is research all the restaurants before I leave and try to make my decisions before I go but that's a lot of work. Of course, it won't be as much work as trying to take the extra 10 - 12 pounds off that I'll gain. I'm rambling.... Welcome back!

We're going without the dining plan for Spring Break. I know we'll mostly do CS restaurants, but have a few TS ressies. There are a couple of "safer" CS places -- like Sunshine Seasons at Epcot. But I think we'll have to be really selective at most places. The other thing we do is split CS meals. DD17 and I have similar tastes. Not sure that would work for you though Jessie. Your little guy probably has a different palate from you and, if your DH is like mine, he needs his whole meal!

I discovered yesterday that peanut butter is now 3 pts per tablespoon. When the heck did that happen!

I keep getting surprised by changes in both the points plus and the 2012 revision. So far, none of the surprises have been good.

 

[Tracyvp]

Yes, I have actually always been horrified at how many points Peanut Butter is. I've never been able to limit myself to one tablespoon so I just avoid it altogether! I haven't ever tried the reduced-fat kind but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't like it. I don't like most "fat free" or "reduced fat" foods. I'd rather just come up with an alternative that I like.

 

[robinb]

Hi Robin! Welcome back. I'm a little worried about this myself. We're getting the CS Dining Plan when we go later this year. We found that the regular DDP was just way too much food but I'm not so sure that I'll be able to make the best choices at the counter service places. I'll probably just end up not even trying. Of course, I suppose what I could do is research all the restaurants before I leave and try to make my decisions before I go but that's a lot of work. Of course, it won't be as much work as trying to take the extra 10 - 12 pounds off that I'll gain. I'm rambling.... Welcome back!

I wonder if you can ask for the dressing on the side on the CS salads. They tasted fine but just had a TON of dressing on them. One other trick I did was to look at the sides that came with other items and substituted them for the side that came with my item. For instance, I had the lobster roll at Colombia Harbor House and it came with chips. I noticed another item came with steamed broccoli and was able to substitute the broccoli for my chips. I also think that most of the CS burger places have veggie burgers too. My DD is a vegetarian and she really liked the veggie burgers at WDW. I think it was the vegan Veggie Medley Gardenburger.

 

[mlktwins]

I keep getting surprised by changes in both the points plus and the 2012 revision. So far, none of the surprises have been good.

OK, so I am getting back on track and know my points allowance went down from 29 to 26. I was on vacation when WW implemented the new PP 2012, missed the first 2 meetings for the new plan, have gone on and off since we got back. I plan to start back for weekly WI's starting tomorrow.


Anyway, my dad told me the points values HAVE NOT changed for foods -- just points allowances have changed. Is that not true? I did not buy a new calculator -- have been using the one I bought in June 2011. What do I need to know ?!?!?!?

Thanks so much!

 

[Sandi]

OK, so I am getting back on track and know my points allowance went down from 29 to 26. I was on vacation when WW implemented the new PP 2012, missed the first 2 meetings for the new plan, have gone on and off since we got back. I plan to start back for weekly WI's starting tomorrow.


Anyway, my dad told me the points values HAVE NOT changed for foods -- just points allowances have changed. Is that not true? I did not buy a new calculator -- have been using the one I bought in June 2011. What do I need to know ?!?!?!?

Thanks so much!

Generally speaking, the points values of food did not change. If you calculate the PP value using the calculator, you should always be okay. If however, you occasionally use the food list available on e-tools, there are times when a value changes. For me, the value always goes up. It doesn't happen a lot and it happened before the 2012 change, too. I figure, I'll just use the calculator and be fine.

 

[lisajl]

Ok-going to weigh in in a few minutes. have my fingers crossed that I lost some weight. Will check back in later.

Is everyone changing to the new points because our place is not.
They said if what you are using now is working, stay with that.

Lisa

 

[Sandi]

Ok-going to weigh in in a few minutes. have my fingers crossed that I lost some weight. Will check back in later.

Is everyone changing to the new points because our place is not.
They said if what you are using now is working, stay with that.

Lisa

My leader said that the WW position is that, if the number of PP under the pre-2012 plan was working, you can stick with that. She did say, however, that they are really encouraging people to adopt the activity point requirement.

 

[lisajl]

My leader said that the WW position is that, if the number of PP under the pre-2012 plan was working, you can stick with that. She did say, however, that they are really encouraging people to adopt the activity point requirement.

Thanks Sandi!

Yes, they are encouraging the activity points as well.

I am down .4!!! Not much but hey, it's all good.
My sister met her 10% goal..so happy for her!