Weight Watchers Chat

[CdnBuzzFan]

I'm officially back on track. After a 3# gain last week, I lost 1# this week as evidenced at my WI today. I think one of my problems is that I have only 19 daily points now -- I was down to 18 daily points before the 3 pound gain. That is really hard to manage. There are only so many zero point foods out there. Any suggestions for dealing with that? And, for you lifetimers, how many points a day do you have for maintenance?

Congratulations on your loss Sandi! I know 18 or 19 points isn't a lot but you've also got your extra 35 WPA points. It's easy to skip some of the Daily Requirements when your points get down that low. I'm eating the minimum at the moment and I try to work in as many filling foods with each meal as I possibly can. Just remember that 0pts foods are OK in moderation. Once you've eaten about 50 calories in 0points foods, you have to start counting points.

I'm at Lifetime and when I'm not in weight loss mode, I eat 28 Daily points and everyone of my Weekly points to maintain.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

So this a.m. was my 1st WW meeting. I liked what I heard and the leader did a mini-meeting immediately after the regular one for the 3 newbies who were there (me + 2). I don't know if this is SOP, but I'm sure I'll learn as I chug along. I'm now off to the website to sign in and start all the e-tool stuff.

Congratulations on making it to your first meeting today, Natashag76! Meetings are such an important part of this weight loss journey. The support has been invaluable to me and to many others as well.

Have fun with e-tools!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

My breakfast this morning was a

Bagel Thin 1
1/4 cup Egg beaters 1
1/2 slice 2% American Singles 1
1 slice Pre-Cooked Bacon 1

So 4 right? But when I put in in the recipe builder it says 3. I guess the 1/2 slice of cheese and the pre-cooked bacon together only come to 1 pt.

The bacon I get is the pre cooked kind, Publix brand. NI is 50/4/0 for 3 slices, but I only eat 1 slice at a time for breakfast, so a 1/4 serving is less than 20 calories.

I would be more inclined to go with whatever the nutrition information on the packages worked out to be....

 

[sjms71]

I'm officially back on track. After a 3# gain last week, I lost 1# this week as evidenced at my WI today. I think one of my problems is that I have only 19 daily points now -- I was down to 18 daily points before the 3 pound gain. That is really hard to manage. There are only so many zero point foods out there. Any suggestions for dealing with that? And, for you lifetimers, how many points a day do you have for maintenance?

Good job I hear ya with the points I'm not down to 19 yet but close to it 21 and finding it a little harder.

Down 1.6, yippee!!!

I knew you could do it

So this a.m. was my 1st WW meeting. I liked what I heard and the leader did a mini-meeting immediately after the regular one for the 3 newbies who were there (me + 2). I don't know if this is SOP, but I'm sure I'll learn as I chug along. I'm now off to the website to sign in and start all the e-tool stuff.

Glad to hear your meeting went well. Let us know if you have any questions.

Meetings are such an important part of this weight loss journey. The support has been invaluable to me and to many others as well.

Ditto on that for me

 

[mrzrich]

You get "3" from the WW website eTools calculator? I would go with that unless you adjust other point values from the website. As long as you use the same method every time to enter your foods, things will even out in the end.

Yup. E-tools recipe builder says 3 pts so I'll go with that

Down 1.6, yippee!!!

Yeah!

I'm officially back on track. After a 3# gain last week, I lost 1# this week as evidenced at my WI today. I think one of my problems is that I have only 19 daily points now -- I was down to 18 daily points before the 3 pound gain. That is really hard to manage. There are only so many zero point foods out there. Any suggestions for dealing with that? And, for you lifetimers, how many points a day do you have for maintenance?

Good job getting back on track. I am terrified of how 18 pts is gonna be for me.

For lunch today I had:

1 small Mcdonald's Hamburger 5pt
Apple Dippers 2pt

Snack was:

Baby carrots with FF Ranch 1 pt.

With Breakfast I ate 11pts so far. Leaving 14 pts for Dinner and snacks and 24 WP in the pot.

WI Tonight! Think it will be a good one.

 

[jessrose18]

Joining in...off and on on ww for years..just stopped doing low carb, hit a plateu, and then ate a bunch of cookies, so starting 5 pounds up from my plateu

 

[sjms71]

WI Tonight! Think it will be a good one.

Good luck

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Joining in...off and on on ww for years..just stopped doing low carb, hit a plateu, and then ate a bunch of cookies, so starting 5 pounds up from my plateu

Welcome! Sorry about the 5 pounds but cookies will do that. Good luck at your next weigh-in and come back here for any support you need.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

WI Tonight! Think it will be a good one.

Keepin' my fingers crossed for ya!

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

I know that sometimes I am annoyed when I eat more than one serving of something and the extra fiber is not counted in the calculation. For instance, 1 slice of Brownberry Double Fiber bread is 1 point, but 2 slices are 3 points .

This is true for the Vitamuffins too. One Muffin top is 1 point but if you eat two it is 3 points.

Congratulations on your loss Sandi! I know 18 or 19 points isn't a lot but you've also got your extra 35 WPA points. It's easy to skip some of the Daily Requirements when your points get down that low. I'm eating the minimum at the moment and I try to work in as many filling foods with each meal as I possibly can. Just remember that 0pts foods are OK in moderation. Once you've eaten about 50 calories in 0points foods, you have to start counting points.

I'm at Lifetime and when I'm not in weight loss mode, I eat 28 Daily points and everyone of my Weekly points to maintain.

You have given me hope. I just moved down to 23 points and I have been so hungry. So when you make it to maintenance, they give you some points back?

So this a.m. was my 1st WW meeting. I liked what I heard and the leader did a mini-meeting immediately after the regular one for the 3 newbies who were there (me + 2). I don't know if this is SOP, but I'm sure I'll learn as I chug along. I'm now off to the website to sign in and start all the e-tool stuff.

Good to hear you enjoyed your first meeting. Our Leader meets with newbies after the meeting as well.

Joining in...off and on on ww for years..just stopped doing low carb, hit a plateu, and then ate a bunch of cookies, so starting 5 pounds up from my plateu

 

[natashag76]

Would you guys share your favorite FF substitutes? I have yet to find anything that doesn't taste weird. I've learned to cook my whole wheat pasta to death to make it palatable, but what about sauces, dips, etc? Thanks!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Would you guys share your favorite FF substitutes? I have yet to find anything that doesn't taste weird. I've learned to cook my whole wheat pasta to death to make it palatable, but what about sauces, dips, etc? Thanks!

Whole Wheat Pasta??!! Not for me. I love regular white pasta and that's one change I was not willing to make.

I dont actually buy much stuff that is fat free. I stick with the light or low fat foods like salad dressings, cottage cheese, sour cream, etc. I make my own tomato sauce and it doesn't have any points in it. Have you tried the weight watchers garden veggie soup for zero points? It's made with filling foods.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

You have given me hope. I just moved down to 23 points and I have been so hungry. So when you make it to maintenance, they give you some points back?

When you reach your goal, you automatically add 4 points to your daily points target. If you gain weight or continue to lose weight, you keep adjusting your extra points until you find your happy place.

 

[sjms71]

Two of my favorite things are tzatziki garlic cucumber dip. It's made with greek yogurt. I use it to dunk my carrots or I use it as a spread on my turkey burgers. Next is hummus, love it. I usually make hard boiled eggs, scoop out yolk and spread 2 Tblsp. of hummus in 4 halves. That's like 2pts. Yeah, I'm 1/2 Italian, So, pretty much was raised 100% Italian and just can't do whole wheat pasta either. Also, Birds Eye brand has all those frozen steamables, well the brown rice is very good comes really moist way better than the box.

 

[Wonders10]

Hi everyone,

I'm finally winding down after a late day at work, dinner, picking up my pooch at doggie daycare (yes, dog daycare) and general getting ready for the next day stuff. Looking forward to sitting in front of the TV and then going to bed!

Thought I would post my food for the day (keep in mind I love to snack and I also have 30 pts a day - because of my fat booty )

Breakfast:
Fiber One Strawberry pop tart - 3
Cantaloupe - 1

Mid-morning Snack-
8 Triscuit thin crisps - 1
sargento reduced fat colby jack cheese stick - 2

Lunch -
Salad with craisins, goat cheese, sunflower seeds and chick peas w/dressing - 6
Sugar free chocolate pudding - 1

Afternoon Snack -
100 cal pack cheez-it snack mix - 2

Dinner-
Lean cuisine chicken alfredo in the steamer bag - 5
2 mini york peppermint patties- 2

Total so far - 23

I will probably have a snack in a little bit. It's strange - I think I hoard a lot of my points during the day because I want to be able to eat in the evening, which is my "eating time". I will have to work on that - evening eating probably isn't the best thing for me.

Have a great day tomorrow! Thank goodness it is Thursday - 2 days til the weekend!

 

[Sandi]

Would you guys share your favorite FF substitutes? I have yet to find anything that doesn't taste weird. I've learned to cook my whole wheat pasta to death to make it palatable, but what about sauces, dips, etc? Thanks!

We've made the adjustment to whole wheat pasta and really like it now. I don't know how "cooking it to death" would improve the flavor though. It would break down the grains so much it would get mushy and I've always liked pasta al dente. We just do a lot more with the sauces and spices we add to the pasta.

Fat Free cottage cheese and FF yogurt is good. I also agree that some of the FF foods just aren't worth it. Better to have lower fat -- or even full fat -- and just have less of it.

 

[natashag76]

Thanks for the feedback. I guess I'm just looking through the point list and getting a little overwhelmed. But I did have a little thrill when I saw my 6 inch veggie delight at Subway is only 4 points

 

[canadadisney]

I haven't posted in awhile. I'm going to have to catch up on how everyone's trips were!
I stayed the same last week.
Lost .8 today for a total of 7. I have 3 pounds to lose for my mini goal of 10 pounds before DL trip (which is in 20 days!)

 

[canadadisney]

I'm officially back on track. After a 3# gain last week, I lost 1# this week as evidenced at my WI today. I think one of my problems is that I have only 19 daily points now -- I was down to 18 daily points before the 3 pound gain. That is really hard to manage. There are only so many zero point foods out there. Any suggestions for dealing with that? And, for you lifetimers, how many points a day do you have for maintenance?

On calculating points, I would go with what the WW site tells you. Even with the fiber issue. Way back when, WW let you count all the fiber and people were going crazy and not losing weight. There are some other examples where 1 plus 1 equals 3. It seems wacky, but I'm going to trust that someone smarter than I figured it out.

I can totally relate. I am at 20pts right now but I have been down to 18 just before I got my lifetime. The hardest part for me was reading WW mag. menus etc. and seeing a 7 point breakfast. I just can't do that and stay within my points if I am going to have a decent supper with my family. Zero pt foods and soup do help as well as fiber full foods.

 

[sjms71]

I haven't posted in awhile. I'm going to have to catch up on how everyone's trips were!
I stayed the same last week.
Lost .8 today for a total of 7. I have 3 pounds to lose for my mini goal of 10 pounds before DL trip (which is in 20 days!)

Good for you on your .8 lost . Have you been to DL before? I've been 2x's but not in 11 years so, haven't seen any of the CA stuff. Keep up the good work!!