Weight Watchers Chat - Part II

[Sandi]

Sandi ~
can you share the pumpkin mousse recipe? I think I have both of those things in the house now and would love to try it!

Sure! It's really easy. I used the six serving box of Jello, sugar-free, fat-free instant pudding. I use skim milk in the recipe. It calls for 3 cups of milk -- I used 2 cups of milk and 1 cup of canned pumpkin. (It's important that you use canned pumpkin, not canned pumpkin pie mix!) Pour the milk into the pudding mix and whisk it for 90 seconds. Then add the pumpkin and whisk another minute. Put it in the fridge and it's ready in 5 minutes.

If you use a 4 serving size box of instant pudding, I still do a 2/3 skim milk, 1/3 pumpkin ratio. It's tasty with a dollop of lite Cool Whip.

You can freeze the left over pumpkin for another batch later. Just let it thaw out before you add it to the recipe.

Let me know how you like it.

 

[disbabyndaddy]

Sure! It's really easy. I used the six serving box of Jello, sugar-free, fat-free instant pudding. I use skim milk in the recipe. It calls for 3 cups of milk -- I used 2 cups of milk and 1 cup of canned pumpkin. (It's important that you use canned pumpkin, not canned pumpkin pie mix!) Pour the milk into the pudding mix and whisk it for 90 seconds. Then add the pumpkin and whisk another minute. Put it in the fridge and it's ready in 5 minutes.

If you use a 4 serving size box of instant pudding, I still do a 2/3 skim milk, 1/3 pumpkin ratio. It's tasty with a dollop of lite Cool Whip.

You can freeze the left over pumpkin for another batch later. Just let it thaw out before you add it to the recipe.

Let me know how you like it.

That sounds SO good! I'm headed to the grocery tomorrow and will have to get the things to try that. Could be a new fall/Thanksgiving dessert!

 

[disbabyndaddy]

Oops...double-posted.

 

[disbabyndaddy]

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lost 3.2 lbs this week and hit GOAL!!!!!!! I am actually 1.8 under my goal weight. I couldn't wait to come back and tell you guys!!! I am so excited yet nervous for the next phase. I was screaming and jumping up and down at the scale this morning.

(I've been away from the computer for a couple weeks and am catching up on DIS reading tonight...)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! That's FANTASTIC!!!

Please keep us posted on how you're doing on maintenance. I'm now there too and am interested in hearing how others are handling it.


For some reason, I decided this past week would be a good time to take up jogging...or "trotting". I don't know what possessed me...I've always HATED running before...except that after developing quite a quick walking pace this summer, I thought I'd better kick my exercise up a notch and get more aeorbic activity now that I'm on Maintenance. While it's still nice outside, I didn't really want to get back on the elliptical indoors.

I'm never going to run a marathon, but after five days, I "trotted" an entire mile tonight without stopping. That's *huge* for me! I'm going to try and do that every morning before work this week and see how it goes.

 

[Sandi]

That sounds SO good! I'm headed to the grocery tomorrow and will have to get the things to try that. Could be a new fall/Thanksgiving dessert!

Add a little nutmeg, cinnamon, or pumpkin pie spice for the holidays.

For some reason, I decided this past week would be a good time to take up jogging...or "trotting". I don't know what possessed me...I've always HATED running before...except that after developing quite a quick walking pace this summer, I thought I'd better kick my exercise up a notch and get more aeorbic activity now that I'm on Maintenance. While it's still nice outside, I didn't really want to get back on the elliptical indoors.

I'm never going to run a marathon, but after five days, I "trotted" an entire mile tonight without stopping. That's *huge* for me! I'm going to try and do that every morning before work this week and see how it goes.

Good work with that! It will be nice if you end up loving running. I do a modified "Galloway" method that helped me go longer. You might find that you can do a lot more than one mile if you break it up between walking and running. There are lots of ratios that different people use. When I first started running, I tried to just run until I couldn't anymore. That wasn't the best strategy for my body! Now I run 9 minutes and walk 1 minute (with appropriate warm up and cool down) and, at the end, I feel like I could do more.

 

[disbabyndaddy]

Good work with that! It will be nice if you end up loving running. I do a modified "Galloway" method that helped me go longer. You might find that you can do a lot more than one mile if you break it up between walking and running. There are lots of ratios that different people use. When I first started running, I tried to just run until I couldn't anymore. That wasn't the best strategy for my body! Now I run 9 minutes and walk 1 minute (with appropriate warm up and cool down) and, at the end, I feel like I could do more.

Thanks for the tips! I don't know many runners and haven't talked to anyone for suggestions.

How about breathing? I'm doing the "in through the nose, exhale through the mouth" I've read in almost everything and getting along ok, though sometimes I just have to break rhythm and take a *really* deep breath and exhale BIG, then start over again with "count in two, out two". I don't really feel like I'm huffing and puffing, but I certainly couldn't carry on a conversation I've read I should be able to do. I've read to slow down so I could converse while running, and I've tried to start slow with a short stride, but it feels SO unnatural to go that slow...my gate(?) wants to speed up and lengthen my stride the further I go. (I used to be a sprinter, so it's hard to pull back and think "distance".)

Any tips on breathing and/or or slowing down from the joggers out there?

 

[stitch1986]

congrats stephanie!!

I weighted in yesterday with my trainer and lost another 2 lbs!! making it 28 lbs lost since march and got 14 lbs to go for my 1st goal to be under 200, and I am signing up for my first ever 5k run oct 9 I figured it will be a milestone for me to do this on top of my weight loss

 

[sjms71]

(I've been away from the computer for a couple weeks and am catching up on DIS reading tonight...)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! That's FANTASTIC!!!

Please keep us posted on how you're doing on maintenance. I'm now there too and am interested in hearing how others are handling it.


For some reason, I decided this past week would be a good time to take up jogging...or "trotting". I don't know what possessed me...I've always HATED running before...except that after developing quite a quick walking pace this summer, I thought I'd better kick my exercise up a notch and get more aeorbic activity now that I'm on Maintenance. While it's still nice outside, I didn't really want to get back on the elliptical indoors.

I'm never going to run a marathon, but after five days, I "trotted" an entire mile tonight without stopping. That's *huge* for me! I'm going to try and do that every morning before work this week and see how it goes.

Thank you very much, I'll be around, you guys aren't getting rid of me yet . Great job on the "trotting", that made me chuckle cause thats probably really what I do.

 

[sjms71]

congrats stephanie!!

I weighted in yesterday with my trainer and lost another 2 lbs!! making it 28 lbs lost since march and got 14 lbs to go for my 1st goal to be under 200, and I am signing up for my first ever 5k run oct 9 I figured it will be a milestone for me to do this on top of my weight loss

Wow! 28 lbs is huge, I am still yet to run a 5k, so that is a huge accomplishment in my eyes. You will hit that under 200 milestone before you know it

 

[sjms71]

I hope everyone is having a great weekend. I really wish everyone wasn't home today so I could get back to my routine. Maintenance is going......I kind of feel like a deer caught in the headlights my first weekend. It's strange, I feel like I don't know what to do, I do but, who knows. I've been good eating wise and have exercised everyday. Our center is closed this week but really going to try to weigh in maybe Friday at another location before we leave for disney.

Anyway, hope everyone enjoys their day off. I will be getting my tires rotated and balanced this morning. I am such a mean wife, I always am taking my van to get all the maintenance work. So, scheduled my tire appt for this morning at 9 am so DH can go with me on his day off . I don't need him to go, but I don't get a "day off", I know I really should let him sleep in......nah.

 

[Sandi]

Thanks for the tips! I don't know many runners and haven't talked to anyone for suggestions.

How about breathing? I'm doing the "in through the nose, exhale through the mouth" I've read in almost everything and getting along ok, though sometimes I just have to break rhythm and take a *really* deep breath and exhale BIG, then start over again with "count in two, out two". I don't really feel like I'm huffing and puffing, but I certainly couldn't carry on a conversation I've read I should be able to do. I've read to slow down so I could converse while running, and I've tried to start slow with a short stride, but it feels SO unnatural to go that slow...my gate(?) wants to speed up and lengthen my stride the further I go. (I used to be a sprinter, so it's hard to pull back and think "distance".)

Any tips on breathing and/or or slowing down from the joggers out there?

Here is a good link for beginners on breathing:
http://running.about.com/od/howtorun/f/breathing.htm
I ran distance in high school and college. There is a big difference between long distance and sprinting. I don't think you'll get enough oxygen for long runs if you do the "in through the nose" thing. Another thing I did was signed up for a "good form running" program at my local running gear store. It was a free program with some really knowledgable people who really helped. There is a huge

 

[sjms71]

Just wanted to share something. Today we went to our local pizza place for lunch. This is your typical mom and pop place that we have gone too since it opened many years ago. The owners are always there and they have about 7 high school/ college girls that have worked for them a long time. Anyway, while we were there today the one girl who doesn't live in the area but goes to school locally was working. She came up to our table and said to me, I just wanted to tell you, you look amazing, she said I haven't worked in a while and was just blown away when I saw you. Well, I was over the moon and really almost cried. What a sweet thing for her to say. Needless to say I was very happy all day.

 

[Sandi]

Just wanted to share something. Today we went to our local pizza place for lunch. This is your typical mom and pop place that we have gone too since it opened many years ago. The owners are always there and they have about 7 high school/ college girls that have worked for them a long time. Anyway, while we were there today the one girl who doesn't live in the area but goes to school locally was working. She came up to our table and said to me, I just wanted to tell you, you look amazing, she said I haven't worked in a while and was just blown away when I saw you. Well, I was over the moon and really almost cried. What a sweet thing for her to say. Needless to say I was very happy all day.

That is so cool! Very nice of her to mention it and acknowledge your success. Thanks for sharing that.

 

[BabyTigger99]

Okay, time to get back on the wagon. The last few weeks have not been that great at all. Time to recharge. Just back from my weigh in and I lost .4 pounds, which, yes, is a loss, and I am happy, because I was BAD this weekend. My goal is to (hopefully) make it into the 150s next week!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Just wanted to share something. Today we went to our local pizza place for lunch. This is your typical mom and pop place that we have gone too since it opened many years ago. The owners are always there and they have about 7 high school/ college girls that have worked for them a long time. Anyway, while we were there today the one girl who doesn't live in the area but goes to school locally was working. She came up to our table and said to me, I just wanted to tell you, you look amazing, she said I haven't worked in a while and was just blown away when I saw you. Well, I was over the moon and really almost cried. What a sweet thing for her to say. Needless to say I was very happy all day.

Oh, Stephanie! You must have felt so good. That really was a sweet thing for her to say.

 

[uicbear]

OK, just want to ask...

why is it that it can take a week of good diet and exercise to lose a pound...but you can put that pound back on in less than 24 hours...

Can you tell I'm just a little bit frustrated this week?

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

OK, just want to ask...

why is it that it can take a week of good diet and exercise to lose a pound...but you can put that pound back on in less than 24 hours...

Can you tell I'm just a little bit frustrated this week?

Yup! Makes absolutely no sense does it? It takes a lot of sacrifice and determination to lose the weight and no effort at all to gain it back!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I'm down 1.5 lb today...Yaaaahhhhh!! I bought less fruit this morning while I was shopping, however, I did find the bargain of the century -- a package of 8 individually wrapped Reeses Peanut Butter Cups for 44 cents. You DON'T need to know how many packages I bought!

I can't wait to hear how your 1st week of maintenance went, Stephanie!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I thought I'd share a recipe with you that I made for supper tonight. Here's the link: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Zucchini-Noodles-2/Detail.aspx?ms=1&prop25=33990108&prop26=WhatsCooking&prop27=2010-03-18&prop28=PhotoArea2&prop29=Photo_3&me=1

Zucchini Noodles. They were pretty good. I used 2t of oil instead of the butter and I didn't add the salt & pepper to taste or the Parmesan cheese (but that was just to save on points). We love garlic so I used 5 - 6 cloves. I think I've found a new way to serve zucchini!

 

[sjms71]

OK, just want to ask...

why is it that it can take a week of good diet and exercise to lose a pound...but you can put that pound back on in less than 24 hours...

Can you tell I'm just a little bit frustrated this week?

Isn't that the truth .

I'm down 1.5 lb today...Yaaaahhhhh!! I bought less fruit this morning while I was shopping, however, I did find the bargain of the century -- a package of 8 individually wrapped Reeses Peanut Butter Cups for 44 cents. You DON'T need to know how many packages I bought!

I can't wait to hear how your 1st week of maintenance went, Stephanie!

Good for you! Was it less fruit?

Maintenance is going, it's very hard not to be in the weight loss frame of mind. I am trying to eat more points but having a hard time doing it, I know strange. The fact that this week has been very busy with getting ready to leave this weekend and several Dr.'s appts this week hasn't helped. Having some "girl" issues so had to have a ultrasound today and extensive hormonal blood work and everything came back ok. The only thing is I have a pituitary tumor and my levels are higher than normal so maybe that's it. I feel fine and glad to hear my ultrasound didn't show any problems with girly parts so no worries. Anyway, that all has preoccupied my mind all week. Can't bring myself to cut back on exercise either. My plan is to weigh in on Friday so I'll let you know how I did. Hope everyone else is having a good week.