Weight Watchers Chat

[VernRDH]

I too have been AWOL. Things have not been going well WW wise, so I stayed away. But I am now back on track.

I had to change my weigh in day to Sunday, Saturday just wasn't working out for me.

Weighed in today at 169.2, down 1.6 from my last weigh in 2 weeks ago. I will take it.

 

[joha]

Hang in there Robinb!

I went to my WW meeting yesterday, but I had weighted in last Tuesday 4/6, so
I'm not sure if I have lost any weight, I guess I'll find out next Saturday.
Very emotionally rocky day today, I haven't tally my totals today, but I'm sure I'm over my points...

 

[MrsKreamer]

I had my first gain last week! I am up 1.6lbs.

So this week I started c25k. Wow! I was only able to do the 5min warm up, and 3 run/walk cycles, before I was ready to pass out.... So I will try to finish this afternoon when I pick my son up from the bus stop.

 

[lpizzuro123]

Just joined WW yesterday for the I don't know how many times I joined and rejoined. Hopefully it will work this time.

Love these boards - two great things WDW and WW.

Linda

 

[pjlla]

Just joined WW yesterday for the I don't know how many times I joined and rejoined. Hopefully it will work this time.

Love these boards - two great things WDW and WW.

Linda

I saw your other post, but since you are here, I'll comment here and say WELCOME to our thread and WELCOME to the world of WW! It CAN work and it WILL work, if you want it to. Let us know anytime you need any advise, suggestions, or moral support. ALL of these WISH folks are TERRIFIC. Glad to have you aboard.........P

 

[robinb]

Yesterday was a bad day ... I went to the Cubs home opener and you know what that means! Hot dogs, peanuts and beer . Light beer, but still. I took it easier on my weekend than usual and *gasp* tracked and I had plenty of weekly points left for yesterday. I just added it up and it was only a 38 point day including all the beer and peanuts!

I made it to my pilates class today (3 AP) and then I walked 30 minutes (2 AP) for the WW Walk-It challenge. My second day in the week out of 5.

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

Hi, there.

I just joined WW and I am a little overwhelmed by the Momentum plan. I find it challenging to get in 2 milks, 5 fruits and veggies, etc. and I would love to see some of your meal plans if anyone could post/pm me.

I lost 46 lbs before my wedding and I am starting to backslide in the past few months, so I want to stop it now. I had bought all new clothing and now some of it is too tight. My goals are: to lose 25-30 lbs by August and to lose 10-20 more lbs after that to get to my ultimate goal weight, so about 45 lbs all together.

Any advice your girls have for a newbie is welcome! What helps you to stick with WW? How do you deal with temptations, family parties, nighttime snacking urges?

 

[pjlla]

Hi, there.

I just joined WW and I am a little overwhelmed by the Momentum plan. I find it challenging to get in 2 milks, 5 fruits and veggies, etc. and I would love to see some of your meal plans if anyone could post/pm me.

I lost 46 lbs before my wedding and I am starting to backslide in the past few months, so I want to stop it now. I had bought all new clothing and now some of it is too tight. My goals are: to lose 25-30 lbs by August and to lose 10-20 more lbs after that to get to my ultimate goal weight, so about 45 lbs all together.

Any advice your girls have for a newbie is welcome! What helps you to stick with WW? How do you deal with temptations, family parties, nighttime snacking urges?[/QUOTE]

Planning, planning planning! I have started writing out my plans for when I know I will be confronted with food challenges. I try to plan ahead and think about what will be available and write down what I will and won't eat. For example, over Easter I wrote that I would start the day with a healthy breakfast of 3 egg whites scrambled with veggies.... from there I planned my healthy mid-morning snack (so I wouldn't arrive at Easter dinner starving). I wrote what I would/wouldn't eat for appetizers, salad, main dish, side dishes, and dessert.... portions and type. I also included in my plan how much exercise I would do that day. I wrote it out in long hand, and carried the plan around in my pocket for the day. If I was feeling unsure or overly tempted, I took a sneak peek at my plan and got myself remotivated to stay on plan. I have also done this in the past with Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas dinner and it works well for me.

Nighttime snack urges are tough for me too. I always save at least 2-3 points for an evening snack and I try to be sure that I have (reasonably)healthy yummy things to choose from like Vitamuffins, microwave popcorn, and Skinny Cow treats. I keep temptations OUT of the house.... no M&Ms, no chocolates, no cookies.... they are all just too tempting to nibble on. I do keep regular ice cream around occasionally for the family, but I am usually able to resist that.

I'll try to hop back on later and talk to you more.... gotta run to lunch duty!.....P

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

Hi, there.

I just joined WW and I am a little overwhelmed by the Momentum plan. I find it challenging to get in 2 milks, 5 fruits and veggies, etc. and I would love to see some of your meal plans if anyone could post/pm me.

I lost 46 lbs before my wedding and I am starting to backslide in the past few months, so I want to stop it now. I had bought all new clothing and now some of it is too tight. My goals are: to lose 25-30 lbs by August and to lose 10-20 more lbs after that to get to my ultimate goal weight, so about 45 lbs all together.

Any advice your girls have for a newbie is welcome! What helps you to stick with WW? How do you deal with temptations, family parties, nighttime snacking urges?

Tracking, Tracking, Tracking....
I save all my weekly points for parties when I want to enjoy the food. Measure and track everything you can.
I love sweets, especially chocolate. It fits in Weight Watchers because you don't really have any off limits foods. I love to have the Weight Watcher's Smart Ones Desserts. I always keep the Mocha Sundae (3pts) and Key Lime Pie (4pts) in my freezer.

For the milks and the fruits and vegetables, I usually don't have any trouble with those. I usually get one milk at breakfast, either in cereal, or in my chai tea Latte. I love to have a vitamuffin, MuffinTop for Breakfast, with my chai tea. For lunch I usually have a sandwich with one slice of cheese for my other milk serving. The Weight Watcher's Smoothies are yummy and if you make if with milk it counts as 2 milk servings. I love the chocolate smoothie with frozen raspberries (3 pts)blended in.
For fruits and vegetables I like baby carrots dipped in hummus, carrot and raisin salad from chik-fil-a, broccoli, asparagus, fresh strawberries, red seedless grapes, sliced apples. I try to eat a lot of fresh, whole foods.

I joined Weight Watchers on Sept. 2, 2009 and I have lost 51 pounds so far.

 

[wendy774]

I just joined WW online this week and so far so good. I tried it a couple of years ago w/no success but I'm in a different mindset this week. I tried a local meeting and hated it. I felt like I was the 'bad' one at church. I had to take my kids (they are very well-behaved) and they put me off to the side by myself and did not aknowledge me. So you guys can be my support instead of a meeting! I'm looking for advice for snacks that are low points (below 3) or no points. I hate jello so those won't work.

Thanks
Wendy

 

[Melknor]

I've been back on track since Monday doing very well. I found a new food item that has been helping. Western Alternative Bagel - roasted onion. 110 cal, 0 fat, 7 fiber. Sooo yummy! I have that with laughing cow cheese on it for breakfast and it keeps me pretty full until lunch. I even used it as a hamburger bun for dinner last night.

I found mine at Hy-Vee (if you are in the midwest) in the frozen/organic/health section of the store. Sorry - I haven't found these at Walmart yet.

 

[DisneyDeeva]

I love WA bagels! If you like garlic bread and can find it, try the Joseph Campione Lite Garlic Toast - it's yummy...and 1 point per slice.

 

[VernRDH]

Hi all!! Sounds like everyone is doing good and WELCOME to the new folks!!

I have been back on track since Sunday, and am doing well (down on the scale at least!) and have been getting my exercise in.

The night time munchies, they can be tough. I am kind of tired of the Jolly Time micro popcorn, so I have tried to find some other crunchy type snack. I do like to have raw peppers with tzatziki sauce (greek yogurt cucumber dip). 1/2 cup of tzatziki is only 1 point (and that is a way lot, I have never eaten that much at once). I am now even using it as my salad dressing (dip the fork method)

Love the Skinny Cow, we are all into those here, regular ice cream won't last in this house!

 

[robinb]

I have been tracking every day (including the Cubs game day!) and while I used all my weeklies I still have most of AP left. I walked on Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues & Thursday for about 20-30 minutes each day plus I did 50 minute of pilates on Tues & Thurs. With all that, I think I am UP AGAIN! At least I was according to my scale this morning. ARRRRRGGGGGG!

Dinner is slow cooker lasagna from the WW website, a 5-point per serving meal.

 

[littlemermaidlvr]

Hello Everyone,
I'm new to the group, and saw that someone yesterday asked for some good WW snacks. One of my favorites is 1tbsp of hummus (approx 1pt) with raw veggies, pretzels or crackers. With the pretzels or crackers be sure to count out the proper serving size and your snack is around 3 pts. I also like to have 100cal packs of peanut butter crackers (about 2pts depending on the brand) with an apple for that sweet and salty combo. For dessert, store bought rice crispy treats are 2pts!

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

Thanks for some good suggestions! Do you make adjustments to fit in more of the "filling foods"? Any good wg pastas?

 

[littlemermaidlvr]

Thanks for some good suggestions! Do you make adjustments to fit in more of the "filling foods"? Any good wg pastas?

I'm new to the lingo..."WG pastas"? Fill me in, please!
For filling foods I measure EVERYTHING because I'm a volume eater. I may pick healthy foods, but eating an entire bag of grapes = a lot of sugar. One time my mother won a weight watchers basket at an auction and in it there was a WW scale, measuring spoons (1 cup & 1/2 cup) etc. Everything gets measured according to the guidebook I have which may be very dated...think it's from 2005. Anyway, for pasta I go with whole wheat spaghetti usually. 1 cup is 3pts and 1 cup is a lot more than you think! Also, when I'm out to a grill style restaurant I sometimes order a hamburger without a bun, no mayo, lettuce and tomato...6pts and yummy.

 

[robinb]

WG = "whole grain". I like Ronzoni Smart Taste pasta in the purple box. Their Healthy Harvest pasta in the brown box is ok too, but I like the Smart Taste better. One way to start eating whole wheat/grain pasta and get over the cardboard taste is to mix regular pasta with whole wheat pasta. You can then adjust the amount of each kind of pasta until you find a mixture you like (all the way to 100% whole grain, but you don't have to if you can't choke it down).

ETA: My leader said something about volume a couple of weeks ago. She said that our bodies get used to eating the same amount of food (in volume) and when we cut back we get hungry even though we are eating the same number of calories. She said the spring is a dangerous time because many of us have been eating hearty low-point soups and used to all the liquid/volume. As we move from soups to other foods with the same number of calories/points our bodies want to replace the soup with something with more volume.

 

[lpizzuro123]

Well I started this past Monday and so far have been on track and have been tracking everything. Now comes the hard part - the weekend. Not sure if it is a good thing or not to do weigh in on a Monday after the weekend. Hopefully knowing I will be getting weighed will help keep me on track over the weekend. I have only used a few of my extra 35 points so at least I have them for the weekend. We have no special plans so it should not be too bad but next weekend I have a bridal shower to go to so that will mean staying extra good.

I have really not done any exercising so I need to add that next week. I also have trouble with drinking water at work - I find I am always running to the ladies room. I am trying to add some more of that also.

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Linda

 

[pjlla]

I have been tracking every day (including the Cubs game day!) and while I used all my weeklies I still have most of AP left. I walked on Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues & Thursday for about 20-30 minutes each day plus I did 50 minute of pilates on Tues & Thurs. With all that, I think I am UP AGAIN! At least I was according to my scale this morning. ARRRRRGGGGGG!

Dinner is slow cooker lasagna from the WW website, a 5-point per serving meal.

I'd love the recipe!!

I just joined WW online this week and so far so good. I tried it a couple of years ago w/no success but I'm in a different mindset this week. I tried a local meeting and hated it. I felt like I was the 'bad' one at church. I had to take my kids (they are very well-behaved) and they put me off to the side by myself and did not aknowledge me. So you guys can be my support instead of a meeting! I'm looking for advice for snacks that are low points (below 3) or no points. I hate jello so those won't work.

Thanks
Wendy

Try finding another meeting. I know when my kids were little there were a few Mother/child meetings around. I had to travel a bit more to get to where it was, but it was worth it. They had a small play area for the kids and no one minded the noise. That said, I had to bring my kids to a few NON-kid meetings at this same place once or twice... and I got very dirty looks from the other meeting goers. They were mostly there on their lunch time and somehow felt that my kids were disruptive.... and believe me, they weren't!! I think they just didn't want kids there.... which they should have told me when I arrived.

I found another local meeting that wasn't a Mother/child meeting, but the leader was super easy going and a great guy. He didn't mind the kids at all and would bribe them (well... most of the time it was just my DS) with stickers if they were good and quiet during the meeting. DS used to stick them on his window in the minivan .... he earned more sneaker stickers than I did!!

If you are really interested in attending WW meetings, then I encourage you to keep searching for one that fits your life.

Zero point snacks are a hard one.... I agree with the hating jello comment.... ICK! Hot or iced tea/coffee are the only things that come to mind, other than veggies. I know that WW has an excellent 0 point veggie soup recipe.

I eat LOTS of veggies, both raw and cooked, to keep me full. I will keep a bag of baby carrots in my bag at school when I am working and munch them as needed throughout the day. Same with pepper strips and celery sticks. Salad with vinegar (no oil) and lemon.

I keep a list on my fridge of my top 15 WW snacks so I can take a quick look if I am struggling to find something to eat.

The list of 1 point snacks includes things like Vitamuffins (although I limit myself to maybe 3 per week), 1 serving of fruit, half a 100 calorie english muffin with 1/2 pts worth of jam or cream cheese, 1 pt pc. of cheese (WW cheese snacks, light string cheese), or a small Dunkin Donuts light latte (made with skim milk and Splenda).

For 2 point snacks I have things like Fiberone bars (great with a cup of tea), wedge of LC cheese on two pieces of WASA crisp bread (sometimes topped with a dab of salsa), 1 svg of Fiberone Cereal with 1/2 skim milk or 1 c of light almond milk.

Three point snacks include 1/2 C fat free Stoneyfield Farms vanilla yogurt topped with 1/2 C strawberries, 1/2 C lowfat cottage cheese topped with 1/2 C crushed pineapple, or a Skinny Cow ice cream cone.

And so on.... but the list keeps growing (which is why it is a "top 15" instead of a "top 10" and I try to keep most of these items in the house at all times.

I hope some of this is helpful....................P