Weight Watchers Chat - Part II

[averill94]

So here's more of my Dinner Survival cookbook reviews.

This is the Spiced Cheddar Burger. It's probably the best burger that I've ever made! 5 pts for the bun, 7pts for the burger, 2 cheddar points and 1 turkey bacon pts. I refuse to count ketchup! I served it with zucchini noodle fries for 2pts from the oil. So there are 15 points on the cutting board (17 pts once it made it onto my plate with the zucchini). It's a lot of points but it was really good!


This is a picture of the Udon Noodle Soup. Don't be fooled by the picture -- it's actually much more boring than it looks. It was supposed to have ****ake mushrooms and green onions in it and 'yuck' to both. What I should have done was replaced those things with something else but it didn't occur to me until after it was already in the bowls and on the table. I was glad I didn't make enough for leftovers. We had to eat it with a spoon and a fork because the noodles were so long and couldn't be picked up with the spoon! I think if I make it again (and I probably wont) that it would be better as a lunch meal than a supper meal. There are 8 points in the bowl and I served it with a 2pt salad. I just previewed the post and that should say s*h*i*t*a*k*e mushrooms!


Lastly, this is the Sweet & Sour Chicken. It was excellent. Not too many any points here. I made it into 4 servings but there was lots and should have been made into 5 or 6 servings. We both had to force it down and I couldn't finish mine. Only 8 points for the entire sauce mixture (divided into 4 servings @ 2 pts each) and was served with 2 rice points and 2 chicken points so there are 6 points on the plate. I will be making this recipe again.

Thanks CdnBuzzFan! Guess i need to keep tracking! Like many chocolate is such a weakness. I had a great day yesterday by the time dinner was done I used all my points and then figured I would pop a little chocolate in my mouth Bad idea. I probably ate 10 points worth.
My leader calls the next month and a half "the doing months" we need to stay on track in prep for the holidays.

So impressed that you even lost during the holidays!!!! I will be thrilled not to gain.

Have a great day.
That burger does look amazing...

 

[Disneylvr]

Yesterday at work someone set out a bowl of candy corn on the table in the break room. I LOVE LOVE LOVE candy corn. I thought well, I'll eat just one piece. I haven't had candy, cake or anything like it in 3 weeks (when I started ww) with the exception of the WW mini bars. The second I put that candy corn in my mouth the craving to eat a whole bag hit me. I had to walk quickly out of that break room and, for now anyway, I have to stay completely away from sweets.

 

[sjms71]

Yesterday at work someone set out a bowl of candy corn on the table in the break room. I LOVE LOVE LOVE candy corn. I thought well, I'll eat just one piece. I haven't had candy, cake or anything like it in 3 weeks (when I started ww) with the exception of the WW mini bars. The second I put that candy corn in my mouth the craving to eat a whole bag hit me. I had to walk quickly out of that break room and, for now anyway, I have to stay completely away from sweets.

Great job ! Trigger foods are the worse, I still haven't been able to get a handle on those " treats" that set me in an eating frenzy so, you get a BRAVO

 

[mlktwins]

Great job on the WI's ladies! I wish I could get on here more -- I homeschool my twin boys and barely find time to go to the bathroom by myself these days -- LOL. I take a break to come on the computer and they decide follow me down and start reading the posts I'm reading -- with one of the leaning on the arm I'm trying to type or move the mouse with . Anyway, I come on and check everyone's progress when I can!

I was down 1.6# today and would have been more if I hadn't eaten breakfast before I went (I don't usually do that). So I took off what I had gained the 2 weeks prior. Now on to losing new weight.

Have a great week everyone!

 

[averill94]

Yesterday at work someone set out a bowl of candy corn on the table in the break room. I LOVE LOVE LOVE candy corn. I thought well, I'll eat just one piece. I haven't had candy, cake or anything like it in 3 weeks (when I started ww) with the exception of the WW mini bars. The second I put that candy corn in my mouth the craving to eat a whole bag hit me. I had to walk quickly out of that break room and, for now anyway, I have to stay completely away from sweets.

I am right there with you!!!! Trigger foods mine would be chocolate. Nothing like blowing an entire day by stuffing a bunch of chocolate in your face. Once I start I cant stop.....I am also better off by not even starting.

 

[BabyTigger99]

.2 pounds....that was it....ugh. Seriously, .2 pounds is telling you that you did just enough not to totally suck. Boy did it have me down yesterday. I think my issue this week is that I went to Zumbathon at the Y on Friday (2 hours worth of Zumba), and didn't eat much over the weekend at all, so my body was just holding onto everything. Last night I had a pity party involving chips and cookies (and it was fabulous!!). Back on track today, pushing forward.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I am right there with you!!!! Trigger foods mine would be chocolate. Nothing like blowing an entire day by stuffing a bunch of chocolate in your face. Once I start I cant stop.....I am also better off by not even starting.

Me too! I started out by measuring a piece of chocolate cake on Saturday afternoon which I had purposely saved my wpa points for and yesterday (Tuesday) I was STILL eating chocolate cake. I'm going to be up at least 5 pounds today because eventually I was eating everything chocolate that I could get my hands on! Thank goodness today is the start of a new week for me. I can usually turn things around on Wednesday morning.

 

[mrzrich]

.2 pounds....that was it....ugh. Seriously, .2 pounds is telling you that you did just enough not to totally suck. Boy did it have me down yesterday. I think my issue this week is that I went to Zumbathon at the Y on Friday (2 hours worth of Zumba), and didn't eat much over the weekend at all, so my body was just holding onto everything. Last night I had a pity party involving chips and cookies (and it was fabulous!!). Back on track today, pushing forward.

.2 is a stick of butter. Don't beat yourself up, a loss is a loss!

 

[robinb]

First the good news!

* My mom had her knee replaced yesterday. It was really, really bad. She had not been able to bend it for years and after her last hospitalization she couldn't straighten it enough to "lock" and hold her weight. Surgery went well and she is looking at about 3-4 more weeks in the hospital and rehab and she can finally go home! She has been away from home since May.
* Today starts a new week and that big fat red 3 point deficit on my eTools tracker goes away.
* I have tracked 16 days straight. That's through TWO Badger home football games that were each more WW points than the Badgers scored .
* I lost .6 pounds today.
* I got a 5 lb sticker today.
* I joined the Dr. Oz challenge. I can lose 10% of my current weight by April and I could really use $1,000,000!
* No home Badger game this week *snork*.

I jumped on my scale this morning and I *thought* I had lost at least a lb and a half since last week so I am a little disappointed with less than a pound. I was expecting more and it's tough to brush that off and not dwell on it. I think writing down my disappointment helps me acknowledge it.

 

[sjms71]

.2 pounds....that was it....ugh. Seriously, .2 pounds is telling you that you did just enough not to totally suck. Boy did it have me down yesterday. I think my issue this week is that I went to Zumbathon at the Y on Friday (2 hours worth of Zumba), and didn't eat much over the weekend at all, so my body was just holding onto everything. Last night I had a pity party involving chips and cookies (and it was fabulous!!). Back on track today, pushing forward.

Hang in there, I know you really wanted to hit 50 this week. Every single big weight loss milestone I missed by .2lbs. So, i know how it feels to be so close. You will hit it next week and more.

First the good news!

* My mom had her knee replaced yesterday. It was really, really bad. She had not been able to bend it for years and after her last hospitalization she couldn't straighten it enough to "lock" and hold her weight. Surgery went well and she is looking at about 3-4 more weeks in the hospital and rehab and she can finally go home! She has been away from home since May.
* Today starts a new week and that big fat red 3 point deficit on my eTools tracker goes away.
* I have tracked 16 days straight. That's through TWO Badger home football games that were each more WW points than the Badgers scored .
* I lost .6 pounds today.
* I got a 5 lb sticker today.
* I joined the Dr. Oz challenge. I can lose 10% of my current weight by April and I could really use $1,000,000!
* No home Badger game this week *snork*.

I jumped on my scale this morning and I *thought* I had lost at least a lb and a half since last week so I am a little disappointed with less than a pound. I was expecting more and it's tough to brush that off and not dwell on it. I think writing down my disappointment helps me acknowledge it.

Great news about your mom. Hope her recovery goes well.
Keep up the good work tracking. I know how disappointing it is to have a great week and expect a greater reward then you get at the scale. You are back in the swing of things and that is what is important.

 

[Disneylvr]

Great job ! Trigger foods are the worse, I still haven't been able to get a handle on those " treats" that set me in an eating frenzy so, you get a BRAVO

Thank you. I know it is only going to get worse as the holidays approach. I hope I can make it through it without having significant setbacks.

 

[sjms71]

Jess can you please give me the name of the cookbook you are cooking out of. I am going to the library tomorrow and I hope they have it. I really want to make the sweet and sour chicken you made.

Sandi, hope you are doing ok, we haven't heard from you in a few days so just wanted to let you know I was thinkin about ya

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Jess can you please give me the name of the cookbook you are cooking out of. I am going to the library tomorrow and I hope they have it. I really want to make the sweet and sour chicken you made.

It's DINNER SURVIVAL by Sandi Richard.

If you're looking for it, it's not very thick -- only about 200 pgs -- and it's tall. On the binding, her name is orange and the title is yellow.

If you can't get it, let me know and I'll give you the recipe.

Here's a picture of it... http://cookingfortherushed.com/books/dinnersurvival.htm

 

[sjms71]

It's DINNER SURVIVAL by Sandi Richard.

If you're looking for it, it's not very thick -- only about 200 pgs -- and it's tall. On the binding, her name is orange and the title is yellow.

If you can't get it, let me know and I'll give you the recipe.

Here's a picture of it... http://cookingfortherushed.com/books/dinnersurvival.htm

Ok, looked on my libraries online reserve and they don't have it . If you could send me that recipe Jess, that would be great

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Ok, looked on my libraries online reserve and they don't have it . If you could send me that recipe Jess, that would be great

Here you go...


Sweet & Sour Chicken

Sauce
1/3 C brown sugar
pineapple juice, unsweetened (drained juice from a 14 oz or 398 ml can)
(reserve pineapple chunks in fridge overnight)
½ tsp ginger powder
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp dry mustard
1T soy sauce, sodium reduced
¼ Cup cider vinegar (I used white vinegar)
1 can stewed tomatoes (14 oz or 398 ml)

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Cover and place in fridge overnight.



1 tsp canola oil
1 medium onion cut into chunks

4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless (1½ lbs or 675g)

1 rib celery
½ green pepper (I used the whole pepper)
½ red bell pepper (I used the whole pepper)

1T flour
Sweet & sour sauce
Pineapple chunks

Heat oil in large non-stick fry pan at med-high. Saute union until transluscent and caramelized. Cut chicken into bite-size pieces, add to pan. Stir occasionally until no longer pink. Slice celery and peppers into chunks, add to pan. Cook until tender.

Sprinkle with flour and stir. Stir in sweet and sour sauce gradually, then add pineapple chunks. Stir and heat through.

Serve with Basmati rice.
Serves 4 – 6.

 

[NC State]

I think I need to go back and eat like pig at Disney. This week I didn't go over any points, but I didn't do any walking except for 30 mins at the gym. I lost .2 lbs this week when before a week after Disney I had lost 1.4 lbs. I'm at a total of 33.2 lbs. I guess it goes to show you got to get up and move to lose!

 

[Disneylvr]

Does anyone know how many points a Kaki Gori at Epcot might be? Trying to find loew point snacks and meals since we are on the dining plan (free) for our next trip.

 

[Disneylvr]

I think I need to go back and eat like pig at Disney. This week I didn't go over any points, but I didn't do any walking except for 30 mins at the gym. I lost .2 lbs this week when before a week after Disney I had lost 1.4 lbs. I'm at a total of 33.2 lbs. I guess it goes to show you got to get up and move to lose!

Way to go!

 

[DisWeightWatcher]

Hi everybody. I weighed in tonight. I'm down another pound. That makes it 10 pounds in 3 weeks. So far, still loving this program. I am making a commitment to move more this week. I have not been exercising at all.

 

[averill94]

First the good news!

* My mom had her knee replaced yesterday. It was really, really bad. She had not been able to bend it for years and after her last hospitalization she couldn't straighten it enough to "lock" and hold her weight. Surgery went well and she is looking at about 3-4 more weeks in the hospital and rehab and she can finally go home! She has been away from home since May.
* Today starts a new week and that big fat red 3 point deficit on my eTools tracker goes away.
* I have tracked 16 days straight. That's through TWO Badger home football games that were each more WW points than the Badgers scored .
* I lost .6 pounds today.
* I got a 5 lb sticker today.
* I joined the Dr. Oz challenge. I can lose 10% of my current weight by April and I could really use $1,000,000!
* No home Badger game this week *snork*.

I jumped on my scale this morning and I *thought* I had lost at least a lb and a half since last week so I am a little disappointed with less than a pound. I was expecting more and it's tough to brush that off and not dwell on it. I think writing down my disappointment helps me acknowledge it.

Oh try not to be disappointed! Look at all the great news you posted
I also weigh myself and it never matches their scale...(I always wonder if the account for clothing). I also try go the the same scale at WW, never happens. Lastly I try to wear the same clothing every week!!!
As it gets colder I will be the crazy lady getting weighed in in shorts and a tee shirt!!!!! (How crazy is that?)

Have a great day all