Weight Watchers Chat

[LoraJ]

Just wanted to share a yummy WW recipe that I tried this week.

The Blueberry Squares recipe is from the 3 Month Tracker (page 9).

1 box angel food cake mix (about 14 1/2 oz)
22 oz light blueberry pie filling

Preheat oven to 350F

Combine cake mix with blueberry filling (do not add any other ingredients).

Pour batter into an ungreased 9x13 inch baking dish, bake for 30 minutes.

Cool and cut into 24 pieces.

Makes 24 servings - 2 points per serving.

I put a little FF Cool Whip on it.

FYI - My sister made it with light cherry pie filling and said that it was very good as well.

- Laura

This sounds delicious! I would try it with cherry.

 

[karliebug]

I weighed in on Thursday and was down 1 pound. But that was after 2 weeks, because last week's meeting was cancelled because of the snow. I know I should be happy that I had a loss but 1 pound after 2weeks of hard work seems like not much.

 

[brookelizabeth]

Congratulations to all the losers! And for those that gained, hang in there, next week will be better!

Just putting it in perspective for you...

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This is how much you've lost!!

LOVE THIS!!!!

Just wanted to share a yummy WW recipe that I tried this week.

The Blueberry Squares recipe is from the 3 Month Tracker (page 9).

1 box angel food cake mix (about 14 1/2 oz)
22 oz light blueberry pie filling

Preheat oven to 350F

Combine cake mix with blueberry filling (do not add any other ingredients).

Pour batter into an ungreased 9x13 inch baking dish, bake for 30 minutes.

Cool and cut into 24 pieces.

Makes 24 servings - 2 points per serving.

I put a little FF Cool Whip on it.

FYI - My sister made it with light cherry pie filling and said that it was very good as well.

- Laura

Now that is my kind of baking. 2 ingredients and easy. Sounds delicious, I'll be trying it! Thanks for sharing.

 

[MaryAz]

WOW Brook-awesome loss!!!

Stephanie YOU WILL get that 60lb next weigh in!!

I am down .4 and it is TOM so next week will be GOOD

Happy Super Bowl Sunday and


GO PACKERS

 

[Sandi]

I weighed in on Thursday and was down 1 pound. But that was after 2 weeks, because last week's meeting was cancelled because of the snow. I know I should be happy that I had a loss but 1 pound after 2weeks of hard work seems like not much.

I think you should be proud of that. Slow and steady wins the race.

Now that is my kind of baking. 2 ingredients and easy. Sounds delicious, I'll be trying it! Thanks for sharing.

I'm going to give this a try, too. Two ingredients is perfect for me. My problem is that if there are 24 pieces, I'm going to want to eat more than one piece.

 

[robinb]

OK Guys ... I'm trying to concentrate on goals *and* non-scale victories. I have a 3-lb weight loss goal for the end of the month. That will put my FINALLY past all the weight I gained and lost and regained and relost from my last two WDW trips. I also measured myself today and entered the data in eTools. I think I'll try to measure every 2-4 weeks but I might measure weekly for a while so I can get into the swing of things.

 

[Mouse House Mama]

Hey everyone! Can I join too? I just started (again!) WW 2 weeks ago. I couldn't go and get weighed last week because of scheduling conflicts but I am going tomorrow. I weighed myself at home and while I did lose I was hoping for more. Tomorrow I will report what WW says I lost. My goal is to lose 60lb by June1st. I really would like to lose 70-75 but 60 would be great.

I am loving the new WW points plus program. I love that I don't have to chose between eating an apple or a granola bar. Since the apples aren't any points I find myself eating more fruits and veggies as snacks and not really wanting (or eating) any other junk. So overall I am really becoming a healthier eater. I just need to get exercising. With the weather being so bad I simply have no motivation. I cannot get outside because the snow is ridiculous and it really isn't safe. No sidewalks and 4 foot high snow mounds everywhere. So today I am going to try and get on the Wii Fit (or the We Fat as I call it!) and maybe also do some Just Dance with the kids.
Wish me luck!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I'm going to make "Cowboy Caviar" which is a bean salsa so at least it won't be too band for me. I guess I'll try to eat before we go over to our friend's house so I'm not too hungry ... but the Super Bowl is always a dangerous day for me and this year will be even worse. Go Packers!

Congratulations on the Packers winning the Super Bowl. I didn't notice Christina Aguilera's mistake when she sang but I did think that she did a horrible job of signing the American National Anthem.

OK Guys ... I'm trying to concentrate on goals *and* non-scale victories. I have a 3-lb weight loss goal for the end of the month. That will put my FINALLY past all the weight I gained and lost and regained and relost from my last two WDW trips. I also measured myself today and entered the data in eTools. I think I'll try to measure every 2-4 weeks but I might measure weekly for a while so I can get into the swing of things.

Good luck with your 3lb goal, Robin. Measuring is a great idea but I think weekly may be too frequent. It may take longer than 7 days to see results. Four weeks may be the better way to go.

Hey everyone! Can I join too? I just started (again!) WW 2 weeks ago. I couldn't go and get weighed last week because of scheduling conflicts but I am going tomorrow. I weighed myself at home and while I did lose I was hoping for more. Tomorrow I will report what WW says I lost. My goal is to lose 60lb by June1st. I really would like to lose 70-75 but 60 would be great.

I am loving the new WW points plus program. I love that I don't have to chose between eating an apple or a granola bar. Since the apples aren't any points I find myself eating more fruits and veggies as snacks and not really wanting (or eating) any other junk. So overall I am really becoming a healthier eater. I just need to get exercising. With the weather being so bad I simply have no motivation. I cannot get outside because the snow is ridiculous and it really isn't safe. No sidewalks and 4 foot high snow mounds everywhere. So today I am going to try and get on the Wii Fit (or the We Fat as I call it!) and maybe also do some Just Dance with the kids.
Wish me luck!

Welcome! I'm happy to hear that you're enjoying the new program. I'm loving all the fruit that I'm eating on the program as well. Good luck with your weigh in tomorrow. Keep us posted.

 

[Sandi]

Hey everyone! Can I join too? I just started (again!) WW 2 weeks ago. I couldn't go and get weighed last week because of scheduling conflicts but I am going tomorrow. I weighed myself at home and while I did lose I was hoping for more. Tomorrow I will report what WW says I lost. My goal is to lose 60lb by June1st. I really would like to lose 70-75 but 60 would be great.

I am loving the new WW points plus program. I love that I don't have to chose between eating an apple or a granola bar. Since the apples aren't any points I find myself eating more fruits and veggies as snacks and not really wanting (or eating) any other junk. So overall I am really becoming a healthier eater. I just need to get exercising. With the weather being so bad I simply have no motivation. I cannot get outside because the snow is ridiculous and it really isn't safe. No sidewalks and 4 foot high snow mounds everywhere. So today I am going to try and get on the Wii Fit (or the We Fat as I call it!) and maybe also do some Just Dance with the kids.
Wish me luck!

Welcome to this thread. I'm hopeful you'll find support here.

I wanted to comment that your goal of losing 60 pounds in 4 months is probably unrealistic. That's nearly 4 pounds a week and that is just not sustainable. When you go to your meeting, talk to your leader about a reasonable shorter term goal -- like the 5% goal most of us start with. If you have your eye on an attainable goal, you will be more likely to see this through. We want you to succeed. Hope you have fun with the Wii Fit.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Wow! I didn't even notice that the first time I read this but Sandi's absolutely right. We don't want to discourage you at all from losing weight but 60 pounds in that short period of time is sooo not realistic. Weight Watchers says that those who follow the program can lose from 1 to 2 pounds per week and for some, even 2 pounds cannot be done consistently. Some people lose fast, some people lose slow. Give it some time...see how long it takes you to reach your first 5% and then your 10% goals and maybe re-evaluate your 60 lb target date. I think unless you set some realistic goals and achieve them, you may become easily discouraged and quit and we want you to succeed!

 

[shinysparklybubbles]

I order 2 games for the Wii. Walk it out and zumba. Gonna start with walking first since I have not been exercising at all. I also had a huge non scale victory, cutting down my diet soda intake (probably 5 glasses a day) to one glass a day and having water the rest of the time. This is huge for me!

 

[k_null81]

Hey everyone! Can I join too? I just started (again!) WW 2 weeks ago. I couldn't go and get weighed last week because of scheduling conflicts but I am going tomorrow. I weighed myself at home and while I did lose I was hoping for more. Tomorrow I will report what WW says I lost. My goal is to lose 60lb by June1st. I really would like to lose 70-75 but 60 would be great.

I am loving the new WW points plus program. I love that I don't have to chose between eating an apple or a granola bar. Since the apples aren't any points I find myself eating more fruits and veggies as snacks and not really wanting (or eating) any other junk. So overall I am really becoming a healthier eater. I just need to get exercising. With the weather being so bad I simply have no motivation. I cannot get outside because the snow is ridiculous and it really isn't safe. No sidewalks and 4 foot high snow mounds everywhere. So today I am going to try and get on the Wii Fit (or the We Fat as I call it!) and maybe also do some Just Dance with the kids.
Wish me luck!

Just wanted to say ! And also I agree with the previous posters on your goal. I'm really starting to believe slow and steady wins the race! Good luck on your journey! Weight Watchers is a great program.

 

[k_null81]

I order 2 games for the Wii. Walk it out and zumba. Gonna start with walking first since I have not been exercising at all. I also had a huge non scale victory, cutting down my diet soda intake (probably 5 glasses a day) to one glass a day and having water the rest of the time. This is huge for me!

That's awesome about the soda! I had a huge addiction to soda. And I have never liked diet soda so for me it was real or none! I went without soda for like 8 years and then about 7 months ago I started drinking it again and again I had a hard time with moderation...so when I statred weight watchers again this past August I went from 2-3 soda's a day down to one. It's my treat! I drink roughly 68oz+ water a day and sometimes decaf tea as well.

Good luck!

 

[k_null81]

OK Guys ... I'm trying to concentrate on goals *and* non-scale victories. I have a 3-lb weight loss goal for the end of the month. That will put my FINALLY past all the weight I gained and lost and regained and relost from my last two WDW trips. I also measured myself today and entered the data in eTools. I think I'll try to measure every 2-4 weeks but I might measure weekly for a while so I can get into the swing of things.

I thought about measuring as well...now I wish I would have done that from the beginning along with taking the dreaded pictures for a reminder of how far I have come...I think you have a good plan!

Oh, and Congrats to the Packers!

 

[Sandi]

That's awesome about the soda! I had a huge addiction to soda. And I have never liked diet soda so for me it was real or none! I went without soda for like 8 years and then about 7 months ago I started drinking it again and again I had a hard time with moderation...so when I statred weight watchers again this past August I went from 2-3 soda's a day down to one. It's my treat! I drink roughly 68oz+ water a day and sometimes decaf tea as well.

Good luck!

What is the problem with diet soda? At WW, they said that diet soda can count as water if you wish. I haven't done any research on this, but I'm curious what you guys are finding. I do not drink coffee. I have one Coke Zero in the morning and then one at lunch. Sometimes I will drink a can of Fresca at night. I can see that the sodium might be a problem for some people, but I'm looking at my can and it says 40mg of sodium -- that's okay for me because I really don't add a lot of salt to other foods and I keep track of that in the prepared foods, etc. so I know what I'm ingesting in a day. I also drink a lot of water -- frequently with Great Value pink lemonade flavoring (0 mg sodium) -- throughout the day.

What does cutting out diet soda gain a person? Thanks for your help.

 

[shinysparklybubbles]

I wasn't drinking any water at all because I wasn't thirsty due to my soda in take. For me it's just a personal change I'm trying to make because my 2 year old sees me drink it and then asks for it and that is not a habit I want for him.

 

[Sandi]

I wasn't drinking any water at all because I wasn't thirsty due to my soda in take. For me it's just a personal change I'm trying to make because my 2 year old sees me drink it and then asks for it and that is not a habit I want for him.

Ah, that makes sense. Thank you for explaining.

 

[k_null81]

What is the problem with diet soda? At WW, they said that diet soda can count as water if you wish. I haven't done any research on this, but I'm curious what you guys are finding. I do not drink coffee. I have one Coke Zero in the morning and then one at lunch. Sometimes I will drink a can of Fresca at night. I can see that the sodium might be a problem for some people, but I'm looking at my can and it says 40mg of sodium -- that's okay for me because I really don't add a lot of salt to other foods and I keep track of that in the prepared foods, etc. so I know what I'm ingesting in a day. I also drink a lot of water -- frequently with Great Value pink lemonade flavoring (0 mg sodium) -- throughout the day.

What does cutting out diet soda gain a person? Thanks for your help.

I have never liked diet soda so I can't answer your specific question. I also didn't know diet soda is counted as 0 or like water...That doesn't change my mind though on drinking diet over regular. I can't stand the taste of diet soda!

 

[k_null81]

I wasn't drinking any water at all because I wasn't thirsty due to my soda in take. For me it's just a personal change I'm trying to make because my 2 year old sees me drink it and then asks for it and that is not a habit I want for him.

Agreed! I hope to raise my children to have a healthier out look on the food and drink they consume...I drank WAY to much soda as a teen and ate to much carb laden crap! Most if not all of my bad food habits started as a young teenager.

 

[mrzrich]

Hey guys! Sorry I've been so quiet lately. Works been crazy. I was down 1 lb at WI last Wednesday. Had a pretty good week other than some mindless snacking last night. Packed a good lunch today. With plans for Tilapia for dinner tonight.