Weight Watchers Chat

[sjms71]

hey ww peeps, i'm here! checked in this morning and our room was ready. weather is warm but very pleasant, .check in later

 

[Wonders10]

hey ww peeps, i'm here! checked in this morning and our room was ready. weather is warm but very pleasant, .check in later

Have a great vacation!

I did my grocery shopping today...and I found the cold WW salads at Publix! I couldn't believe it! Was going to try them with my late lunch/early dinner, but I forgot. I only saw the Potato salad and cole slaw though. I am stuffed now from my dinner - a burger on the George Foreman put on an Arnold sandwich thin and Ore Ida hash browns cooked in a frying pan - a little over 1 cup is just 1 point!

I'm curious - how many points do you count your hamburger patty, if you make them at home, not out at a restaurant. The meat was lean ground sirloin. In all my years counting points I've always second guessed myself with this one - am I counting too much? Too little?

 

[sjms71]

Hey all, had a fun day. We hung around the pool and stuff. Hollywood Studios is on for tomorrow. Ate at Chef Mickeys. Didn't over do it. Just has a tast of most things. Grabbed only one of those mini cheesecakes for dessert however, I did go back for a second one . Believe it or not I am going to get up tomorrow morning and run around the resort at 6:30 am.

Ok, so I'm jealous I don't have a publix.

 

[daisy2jae]

DH and I joined yesterday. We've followed the programs years ago and worked. However we stopped and put the weight back on. DH has 42lbs to lose and I have 41 lbs to go. We're also training for the WDW Half Marathon. We've been burning calories like crazy with our running but we haven't been eating the way we should. We're hoping to put WW with our running and we'll lose the weight. Looking forward to getting tips from everyone. The hardest part will be meals for us. I'm a terrible cook and not good at receipes.

 

[Wonders10]

DH and I joined yesterday. We've followed the programs years ago and worked. However we stopped and put the weight back on. DH has 42lbs to lose and I have 41 lbs to go. We're also training for the WDW Half Marathon. We've been burning calories like crazy with our running but we haven't been eating the way we should. We're hoping to put WW with our running and we'll lose the weight. Looking forward to getting tips from everyone. The hardest part will be meals for us. I'm a terrible cook and not good at receipes.

That's great about the half marathon! I've always wanted to be a runner, but I have a bad ankle (from a fracture requiring surgery in high school) and running has never been fun for me.

I don't think I'm a terrible cook, I just don't like it so I understand your worry about cooking meals. I've jsut recently gotten a George Foreman grill, enough for 2 people to cook their meat on it and it has been a godsend for me. I just throw it on there and in 10 minutes or so, its done. I will pair whatever meat I'm having with a baked potato or baked sweet potato (the kind in the microwaveable packaging) and a veggie...or on some nights, just a big salad, no potato. It's not so much following a recipe as it is putting some food options together. I usually have one frozen dinner a week, just for my sanity, along with a salad or an additional 0 point vegetable. Good luck and welcome!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Hey all, had a fun day. We hung around the pool and stuff. Hollywood Studios is on for tomorrow. Ate at Chef Mickeys. Didn't over do it. Just has a tast of most things. Grabbed only one of those mini cheesecakes for dessert however, I did go back for a second one . Believe it or not I am going to get up tomorrow morning and run around the resort at 6:30 am.

Ok, so I'm jealous I don't have a publix.

So...how was your run this morning??

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

This week's WI and another .4 down. I wish it was faster but at least going in the right direction.

Funny though that the meeting was about exactly this. .2, .4, .6, .8 - why aren't we happy with those results?

I am, just wanting a good solid 1.6 week. I started walking the kids to the bus last week - 8 minutes 4x per day and I know it's said that those little increments add up to the 30 minutes I need but I sometimes question that. I guess I keep thinking I need to be pushing and sweating for those 30 minutes solid. I do walk at a fast pace - the kids have to keep running to catch up.

Got my slow cooker out this week since it's getting cooler. I LOOOOVE throwing some meat and veggies in it in the morning and cleaning the kitchen and then that night it's all ready and waiting!

This was our meeting topic too. Our leader brought in potatoes to show us just what each of those weights looked like. It was an excellent visual.

.4 is almost half a pound. I know we'd all like it to come off a lot faster but remember: we can expect to lose half a pound to 2 pounds per week and we sometimes forget that half a pound is what we can expect. Dont be too disapointed that it wasn't 1.6. You're doing the right thing because it's .4 in the right direction.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

It's official... I joined Weight Watchers tonight. I did the buy one month, get one free deal. DH is going to do it too...along with me, but not actually joining. The bad thing is that there are really no meetings that work for me. I will weigh in on Wed at 5:30s, but can't stay for the meeting because I have to teach water aerobics at 6:00. But...here goes! Let's hope it works!!!

Stacie

Welcome! Hope you can find a meeting.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

DH and I joined yesterday. We've followed the programs years ago and worked. However we stopped and put the weight back on. DH has 42lbs to lose and I have 41 lbs to go. We're also training for the WDW Half Marathon. We've been burning calories like crazy with our running but we haven't been eating the way we should. We're hoping to put WW with our running and we'll lose the weight. Looking forward to getting tips from everyone. The hardest part will be meals for us. I'm a terrible cook and not good at receipes.

Welcome, Daisy2jae! Good luck on your weight loss goals. Training for the 1/2 marathon should help with the calories and getting in your exercise. WW should be able to help with your meals. Let us know what we can do to help.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

That's great about the half marathon! I've always wanted to be a runner, but I have a bad ankle (from a fracture requiring surgery in high school) and running has never been fun for me.

I don't think I'm a terrible cook, I just don't like it so I understand your worry about cooking meals. I've jsut recently gotten a George Foreman grill, enough for 2 people to cook their meat on it and it has been a godsend for me. I just throw it on there and in 10 minutes or so, its done. I will pair whatever meat I'm having with a baked potato or baked sweet potato (the kind in the microwaveable packaging) and a veggie...or on some nights, just a big salad, no potato. It's not so much following a recipe as it is putting some food options together. I usually have one frozen dinner a week, just for my sanity, along with a salad or an additional 0 point vegetable. Good luck and welcome!

I've got a GF grill, too, but since it has no heat setting, I kept burning my meat on it so now I only us it one a week or so for grilling zucchini.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

I'm curious - how many points do you count your hamburger patty, if you make them at home, not out at a restaurant. The meat was lean ground sirloin. In all my years counting points I've always second guessed myself with this one - am I counting too much? Too little?

I always have trouble with this one, too. The food list in the 2010 Pocket Guide says that Ground beef (cooked) is 3 points for 125ml / ½ cup / 60g / 2oz for the beef that is 85% lean. I don’t know how to tell if ground beef is 95%, 90% or 85% lean so I use the lowest lean % just to be on the safe side. Then I just weigh the patty after I've cooked it and decide what the total points value is.

For Sirloin, it says that 60g / 2oz of trimmed sirloin is 3 points cooked, however, strip sirloin is 125g / 4oz for 5 points. I find the meat part of this journey to be very confusing.

 

[sjms71]

So...how was your run this morning??

run was good did't want to get up but did. proud of myself had salad with chicken for lunch at pizza planet then ate the dreaed butterfinger cupcake. Now on a sugar high.

 

[Wonders10]

I've got a GF grill, too, but since it has no heat setting, I kept burning my meat on it so now I only us it one a week or so for grilling zucchini.

I burnt my meat more when I cooked them in a frying pan!

I just set a timer for the lowest time the booklet says and check on it when it goes off. So far so good, although I came closer to have some very well done chicken breasts last week.

I always have trouble with this one, too. The food list in the 2010 Pocket Guide says that Ground beef (cooked) is 3 points for 125ml / ½ cup / 60g / 2oz for the beef that is 85% lean. I don’t know how to tell if ground beef is 95%, 90% or 85% lean so I use the lowest lean % just to be on the safe side. Then I just weigh the patty after I've cooked it and decide what the total points value is.

For Sirloin, it says that 60g / 2oz of trimmed sirloin is 3 points cooked, however, strip sirloin is 125g / 4oz for 5 points. I find the meat part of this journey to be very confusing.

I've always counted a hamburger as 5, but the WW books make it sound like it should be closer to 4. Yesterday I counted it as 4. I guess in the long run, 1 pt here or there miscalculated won't hurt me...it's for this reason I don't eat hamburgers very often. I hate eating food that I don't know the exact points for.

 

[Wonders10]

run was good did't want to get up but did. proud of myself had salad with chicken for lunch at pizza planet then ate the dreaed butterfinger cupcake. Now on a sugar high.

Good for you for working out on vacation! I always tell myself the walking in the parks and pool time is enough.

And great choice for lunch - think about how many points you saved eating that salad instead of a pizza or something else like that. Makes the cupcake seem not so bad. It all balances out.

 

[robinb]

I've always counted a hamburger as 5, but the WW books make it sound like it should be closer to 4. Yesterday I counted it as 4. I guess in the long run, 1 pt here or there miscalculated won't hurt me...it's for this reason I don't eat hamburgers very often. I hate eating food that I don't know the exact points for.

I also count it as 5 because it's 5 as a "filling food".

 

[sjms71]

Good for you for working out on vacation! I always tell myself the walking in the parks and pool time is enough.

And great choice for lunch - think about how many points you saved eating that salad instead of a pizza or something else like that. Makes the cupcake seem not so bad. It all balances out.

Thanks! I was surprised only walked 6.80 miles at Hollywood Studios today. That's an average day at home. I really hate exercise for the most part but it's such a part of my daily routine I can't stop. Just came back from fantasmic. Tomorrow is Magic Kingdom. We will go to Crystal Palace for dinner. Not sure what for lunch though.


Can't help on the burger topic. I usually don't eat hamburgers. Love the Butterball fresh turkey burger patties. They are 3 points each. Cook them on my George Forman grill. Then either add a little tzatziki or a few slices of avocado. Ok, Night all I'll try and post tomorrow.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

It's a very quiet Monday on the thread today. How did everyone's weekend go? Mine wasn't too bad this time. I was scrapbooking at a store on Saturday from 10am to 10pm. They provided lunch but I brought my own chicken sandwich because I knew they would be having lasagna for supper. They also had chips, chocolate covered almonds and Timbits (donut holes) all of which I avoided and I had one small spoonful of the really good chocolate cake from M&M's that was for dessert.

Sunday was the day that I had the munchies so I tried to snack on fruit to keep me full. I've been doing that all week actually. Just snacking on fruit instead of other things. It seems to be working because I've been feeling full most of the time. I'm expecting good things at the scale this week!

 

[Wonders10]

Hi everyone,

My weekend was pretty good and my pre-pre weigh in showed a loss, but then I sort of blew it. Well not totally blew it I hope. I ate McDonalds. It's that time of the month and I'm just craving junk and comfort food, plus I'm insanely stressed and busy at work. Insanely busy. So I guess I'm just looking for some comfort. I knew I shouldn't have been ordering it when I was ordering it. And when I was eating it. But I did anyway. The plus is that I have not eaten many points up to that point yet so maybe I'm still sort of ok with my points, especially since I still have lots of my weekly allowance left although I don't want to use anymore of them this week. I think I will still be ok, but as I start losing more and more I don't think I'm going to be able to get away with these little slip ups during the week.

 

[mrzrich]

Weekend was busy. Had to work yesterday. Stayed on track pretty much all weekend.

So far today I had

Breakfast
Bagel Thin 1
1/4 cup egg beaters 1
Ham 1
1/2 Slice 2% American 1


Snack
Raw baby carrots 0
FF Ranch 1

Lunch
1 oz thin sliced Hillshire Farms Pastrami 1
2 slices Thin Rye Bread 2
Grape Tomatoes 0

Total so far today 8

Which leaves 16 for tonight.

Dinner will be Turkey Kielbasa with Mrs. T's Pierogies! YUMMY

 

[Wonders10]

Dinner will be Turkey Kielbasa with Mrs. T's Pierogies! YUMMY

I've had that same dinner before! Although I usually will make some sauerkraut too...although not the day before weigh in!