Weight Watchers Chat

[N&B'smom]

I've been enjoying looking over all the stuff for Points Plus but I'm not starting until Friday which will be the end of my first week. I'm just continuing with the old program until then.

I found out that the banana blueberry bread I made the other day is 2 pts a slice! (based on the new program's calculator) I didn't even realize it had all the nutritional info on the page with the recipe!

Today I made it with blackberries and some blueberries and used whole wheat flour. YUM!! Can't wait to have a bit for a snack!

Anyway, hope everyone is having a good Monday!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Hi Everyone! Heard about the new WW program on CNN this morning - and I'm very intrigued! I've been looking online, and it seems like the Monthly Pass is an excellent deal. The one thing I can't figure out is if the program materials are included in that? For example, once I join with the Monthly Pass, when I go to my first meeting would I get the books as I've already purchased the pass, or do I have to purchase the materials ontop of the monthly pass fee? Any help would be appreciated - and good luck everyone

I think I can help you on this one although my information is coming from Canada. The purchase of Monthly Pass will get you free e-tools. If our members in Canada purchase MP, they will also not have to pay the registration fee but I dont know if that part applies to the US. There is no bonus material received just because you bought MP. Just to let you know, the staff make a (very small) commission from selling MP in the meetings and nothing if it is purchased online. And you're right -- MP is absolutely the best deal!

After you've registered at the meeting, you will receive some program materials. You may want to purchase a points calculator unless you have the phone app available to you or you could decide to use the one on the e-tools because there's no other way to figure out the points on the food. The Deluxe Member Kit will have lots of useful things in it including the calculator so you may want to consider purchasing that. It will be on sale for about a month. It will be a good deal as well.

Welcome to the thread and good luck on your weight loss journey!

 

[Twingle]

I think I can help you on this one although my information is coming from Canada. The purchase of Monthly Pass will get you free e-tools. If our members in Canada purchase MP, they will also not have to pay the registration fee but I dont know if that part applies to the US. There is no bonus material received just because you bought MP. Just to let you know, the staff make a (very small) commission from selling MP in the meetings and nothing if it is purchased online. And you're right -- MP is absolutely the best deal!

After you've registered at the meeting, you will receive some program materials. You may want to purchase a points calculator unless you have the phone app available to you or you could decide to use the one on the e-tools because there's no other way to figure out the points on the food. The Deluxe Member Kit will have lots of useful things in it including the calculator so you may want to consider purchasing that. It will be on sale for about a month. It will be a good deal as well.

Welcome to the thread and good luck on your weight loss journey!

Thank you so much for the information and the warm welcome From what I can tell from reading the Weight Watchers.com boards, if I purchase the deluxe starter kit, there are coupons in there - one of which is for a free calculator. Looking very forward to attending my first meeting on Wednesday!

 

[Sandi]

We are back from out trip. Saturday was the day from hell -- 10 hour plane trip from Zurich to Atlanta, then got on the plane in Atlanta for an on-time departure to Detroit only to sit on the tarmac for 2 hours. Finally got home at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday -- that made for a 22 hour day.

Weighed myself on Sunday morning and had stayed even with where I was before we went to Switzerland. So, Sunday I went a little crazy with the food. Grrrr. Today I'm back on track -- using the "old" system and will be early to WW class on Wednesday to learn everything about the "new" program. I'm looking forward to it and am hoping I can figure it out.

Glad to see that so many of you are intrigued by the new program. Let's keep our fingers crossed and all be smaller at the New Year!

So, Robin -- going to Pasadena?

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

I am just not getting how I can have fruits and veggies for 0 points (ok, I realize most veggies were 0 points already) and add MORE points to my calculator, and lose, when I wasn't losing with the old way.

The only WW program that really worked for me was the old one where I got only 2 bread exchanges per day. Something about breads and sugars just bring weight loss to a halt for me unless I am doing over 1 hour of cardio per day, which is hard right now.

I see that they are offering a deal for online WW which I will look at closely today and consider. I can't go to meetings right now.....DH's work schedule and childcare are an issue.

I am 4'11" and seem to have a slow metabolism. I remember WW 20 years ago I was on a 1,000 calorie diet with the exchanges and exercising and I still lost only 1 pound per week. Then they told me to eat more and I did and I stalled and even gained.

ARGH!

I wish my insurance would cover WW meetings.....they only thing my insurance covered is Jenny Craig joining fees! Now WHY would they do that when WW is so much cheaper? I am thinking JC offered them free joining for members just to get us in.....but I don't want JC!

Dawn

The new program might work for you, it is based on the latest research showing foods high in protein and fiber use more calories to digest and keep you satisfied longer.

I use Monthly Pass, and I didn't buy any new books. I did buy a 3 month Journal for tracking because I prefer to track on paper. I will use eTools and the iphone app to calculate points and search for foods. There are some PointsPlus values in the materials they gave me.

Hi Everyone! Heard about the new WW program on CNN this morning - and I'm very intrigued! I've been looking online, and it seems like the Monthly Pass is an excellent deal. The one thing I can't figure out is if the program materials are included in that? For example, once I join with the Monthly Pass, when I go to my first meeting would I get the books as I've already purchased the pass, or do I have to purchase the materials ontop of the monthly pass fee? Any help would be appreciated - and good luck everyone

When I went to the meeting yesterday they gave me a Pocket Guide and a book called Getting Started. Waiting impatiently for the iphone app to be updated. I looked up my breakfast on eTools. Restaurant PointsPlus values are updated on eTools. I went to Chik-fil-a for breakfast after I dropped the kids off. They missed the bus too!

If you don't want to buy the materials you can just use eTools and the app for your smart phone.

 

[Carlyzmom]

I am sitting here munching on a FREE apple!

I have been calculating ALL morning! A lot of my things haven't changed, but some have. What I have figured so far, is the new plan forces you to make better food choices. I like that! My leader has lost 10 lbs on the new plan, so I am pumped about it!

I just wish my iPhone app would work. It's still down and that is frustrating!

 

[robinb]

So, Robin -- going to Pasadena?

You bet! I made my ticket request last week on the first day I could. We have a couple of flies in the ointment right now. First of all, I have a reservation at BWV that I now need to sell because we're going to be in California for NYE instead. Secondly, I requested 3 tickets to the Rose Bowl and I only have 2 season tickets. I hope they will sell me the extra one ... not that my DD will appreciate a $145 football game . Still, we can't just leave her in the room and she'll enjoy the parade so we're stuck with her at the game even though she is likely to be bored. Silly girl!

 

[Sandi]

You bet! I made my ticket request last week on the first day I could. We have a couple of flies in the ointment right now. First of all, I have a reservation at BWV that I now need to sell because we're going to be in California for NYE instead. Secondly, I requested 3 tickets to the Rose Bowl and I only have 2 season tickets. I hope they will sell me the extra one ... not that my DD will appreciate a $145 football game . Still, we can't just leave her in the room and she'll enjoy the parade so we're stuck with her at the game even though she is likely to be bored. Silly girl!

I'm jealous. Sounds like more indoctrination of your daughter is in order. Looks like the Spartans will be going to Orlando for the Capital One Bowl; that would actually be easier for us to finagle, but I have to do stuff here on January 1 for our new governor's inauguration. It's always something! Otherwise, I'd take your BWV ressie.

 

[DawnM]

Oh man.....so jealous! We moved from Pasadena and I miss it terribly. My friend lived on the parade route and we would meet at her house at 6am and eat b-fast out on the lawn and watch the parade.

Of course, it was better when USC was playing!

Have a grand time!

Dawn

You bet! I made my ticket request last week on the first day I could. We have a couple of flies in the ointment right now. First of all, I have a reservation at BWV that I now need to sell because we're going to be in California for NYE instead. Secondly, I requested 3 tickets to the Rose Bowl and I only have 2 season tickets. I hope they will sell me the extra one ... not that my DD will appreciate a $145 football game . Still, we can't just leave her in the room and she'll enjoy the parade so we're stuck with her at the game even though she is likely to be bored. Silly girl!

 

[mousemgr2]

I think this is going to be good! I am looking forward to trying out the new program. I did learn a valuable lesson though. Fruit from a can is not necessarily 0 points. I had 1/2 cup of Dole Pineapple Tidbits today and it was 2 points. The pinapple was packed in juice, not syrup. So, just remember that it is fresh or frozen fruit that is free.

Here's to something new!!!

Susan

 

[robinb]

Yikes! I just had a 14 point dinner ... taco night. Even if I have 29 points to eat now I can't eat half of them for dinner every night.

 

[sjms71]

Wow, I've been busy today, I had a lot of reading to catch up on

We are back from out trip. Saturday was the day from hell -- 10 hour plane trip from Zurich to Atlanta, then got on the plane in Atlanta for an on-time departure to Detroit only to sit on the tarmac for 2 hours. Finally got home at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday -- that made for a 22 hour day.

Weighed myself on Sunday morning and had stayed even with where I was before we went to Switzerland. So, Sunday I went a little crazy with the food. Grrrr. Today I'm back on track -- using the "old" system and will be early to WW class on Wednesday to learn everything about the "new" program. I'm looking forward to it and am hoping I can figure it out.

Glad to see that so many of you are intrigued by the new program. Let's keep our fingers crossed and all be smaller at the New Year!

So, Robin -- going to Pasadena?

Welcome home, glad you arrived safely!!! I like the smaller by new year plan. Oooo, and your big 5k is coming up.

I am sitting here munching on a FREE apple!

Hi Everyone! Heard about the new WW program on CNN this morning - and I'm very intrigued! I've been looking online, and it seems like the Monthly Pass is an excellent deal. The one thing I can't figure out is if the program materials are included in that? For example, once I join with the Monthly Pass, when I go to my first meeting would I get the books as I've already purchased the pass, or do I have to purchase the materials ontop of the monthly pass fee? Any help would be appreciated - and good luck everyone

Welcome!

I've been enjoying looking over all the stuff for Points Plus but I'm not starting until Friday which will be the end of my first week. I'm just continuing with the old program until then.

I found out that the banana blueberry bread I made the other day is 2 pts a slice! (based on the new program's calculator) I didn't even realize it had all the nutritional info on the page with the recipe!

Today I made it with blackberries and some blueberries and used whole wheat flour. YUM!! Can't wait to have a bit for a snack!

Anyway, hope everyone is having a good Monday!

Feel free to post the recipe .

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Hi!

I'm new to this thread. I'm a WWonline member -- but not a very good one. I seem to be several pounds above my lowest weight in years back in June. Everything just got away from me -- I'm really excited about the new program and plan to commit and re-learn everything, I'm just a little overwhelmed by trying to figure out the new points. I have the online tool, I'm just so surprised when I put a food I've been eating in and it's so high in points...I know it's only day 1 and I'll get better at it as I go. I have been doing WW (ok, not really doing it correctly) for years now, and I'm hoping this is the kickstart to get me tracking my food and not eating too much extra. I'm also training for my 4th WDW Half marathon in January, and it tends to make me hungry -- I think having zero points for fruit is really going to help, I can snack and allowing myself to do so is going to help with the "deprivation/a dam just burst!" issue I have with eating.

The one thing I'm sure is still true -- I can't exercise my way out of eating way too much...I have to get control of what's going in my mouth.

Maria

 

[corinnak]

I was very excited this morning to get up and use the new etools for the points plus plan. I am really going to stick to this during the holiday season and going forward. I was on 20 points in previous plan and currently am on 29 points.

I still have not read the entire site over yet. How are activity points used are they use em or lose em that day or can they accumulate for the week?

Good news - I just saw in one of the official WW blogs that you can now CHOOSE if your AP accumulate by day or week. You can also now CHOOSE if you use up your AP before or after your Weekly Points. Go to the "settings" button at the top of the PointsPlus Tracker!

Hi Everyone! Heard about the new WW program on CNN this morning - and I'm very intrigued! I've been looking online, and it seems like the Monthly Pass is an excellent deal. The one thing I can't figure out is if the program materials are included in that? For example, once I join with the Monthly Pass, when I go to my first meeting would I get the books as I've already purchased the pass, or do I have to purchase the materials ontop of the monthly pass fee? Any help would be appreciated - and good luck everyone

Hello! The monthly pass does work out well if you like meetings and etools! You do get some paper materials when you go to your first meeting, as has been said already. The bigger Food Guides and calculator are an additional charge. The new calculator is on sale right now for $6 (half off) and will calculate your Daily Points for you - there is no chart in the membership info they give you at the meeting this time, though your leader will tell you your Daily Points allowance when you weigh in. The small book they give you as part of joining does have some food values in it, and if you have the etools, you probably won't miss having the Dining Out or Food guide books, as all the info is online and even easier to access than in those books, IMO.

Hi!

I'm new to this thread. I'm a WWonline member -- but not a very good one. I seem to be several pounds above my lowest weight in years back in June. Everything just got away from me -- I'm really excited about the new program and plan to commit and re-learn everything, I'm just a little overwhelmed by trying to figure out the new points. I have the online tool, I'm just so surprised when I put a food I've been eating in and it's so high in points...I know it's only day 1 and I'll get better at it as I go. I have been doing WW (ok, not really doing it correctly) for years now, and I'm hoping this is the kickstart to get me tracking my food and not eating too much extra. I'm also training for my 4th WDW Half marathon in January, and it tends to make me hungry -- I think having zero points for fruit is really going to help, I can snack and allowing myself to do so is going to help with the "deprivation/a dam just burst!" issue I have with eating.

The one thing I'm sure is still true -- I can't exercise my way out of eating way too much...I have to get control of what's going in my mouth.

Maria

Hi Maria - you and me both - we can always eat WAY more than we can run, eh?

I know what you mean about the sticker-shock on some favorite items. remember that your daily points allowance and weekly allowance are also higher now, so you have more to work with. I think that 5 is the new 3 and 7 is the new 5. 7 used to be the cutoff for what I thought was too much to spend on a single meal. Not sure what it is now. Higher. And 3 was my idea of a hearty snack/small meal on the old plan. We will sort it all out - it is definitely disorienting right now. Enjoy that "free" fruit! I agree it's a nice change.

 

[N&B'smom]

Feel free to post the recipe .

Here you go....

Banana Blueberry Bread

Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
1 cup mashed, ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour loaf pan. In a large bowl, combine sugar and oil; beat well. Add bananas, vanilla and eggs; blend well. Add flour, baking soda and salt; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Gently stir in blueberries. Pour into greased pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 60 to 70 minutes.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 90
Protein 1 g
Carbohydrate 13 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Fat 3 g


I altered mine a bit when I made it today, I used whole wheat flour instead of regular. I also added blackberries.

 

[sjms71]

Here you go....

Banana Blueberry Bread

Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
1 cup mashed, ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour loaf pan. In a large bowl, combine sugar and oil; beat well. Add bananas, vanilla and eggs; blend well. Add flour, baking soda and salt; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Gently stir in blueberries. Pour into greased pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 60 to 70 minutes.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 90
Protein 1 g
Carbohydrate 13 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Fat 3 g


I altered mine a bit when I made it today, I used whole wheat flour instead of regular. I also added blackberries.

thank you, thank you, thank you, you're the best Shelby! I can't wait to make it (have to go to the store first) I'll let you know when I do. I actually have some whole wheat flour already sitting in my kitchen waiting to be used. oh and thank you again

 

[Sandi]

Here you go....

Banana Blueberry Bread

Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
1 cup mashed, ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour loaf pan. In a large bowl, combine sugar and oil; beat well. Add bananas, vanilla and eggs; blend well. Add flour, baking soda and salt; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Gently stir in blueberries. Pour into greased pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 60 to 70 minutes.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 90
Protein 1 g
Carbohydrate 13 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Fat 3 g


I altered mine a bit when I made it today, I used whole wheat flour instead of regular. I also added blackberries.

Hey Shelby, thanks for the recipe. How many servings does this recipe make? Also, have you ever tried subbing Splenda for the sugar?

Thanks again!

 

[sjms71]

Hi!

I'm new to this thread. I'm a WWonline member -- but not a very good one. I seem to be several pounds above my lowest weight in years back in June. Everything just got away from me -- I'm really excited about the new program and plan to commit and re-learn everything, I'm just a little overwhelmed by trying to figure out the new points. I have the online tool, I'm just so surprised when I put a food I've been eating in and it's so high in points...I know it's only day 1 and I'll get better at it as I go. I have been doing WW (ok, not really doing it correctly) for years now, and I'm hoping this is the kickstart to get me tracking my food and not eating too much extra. I'm also training for my 4th WDW Half marathon in January, and it tends to make me hungry -- I think having zero points for fruit is really going to help, I can snack and allowing myself to do so is going to help with the "deprivation/a dam just burst!" issue I have with eating.

The one thing I'm sure is still true -- I can't exercise my way out of eating way too much...I have to get control of what's going in my mouth.

Maria

WELCOME Maria!!! Did you ever think about trying meetings? I need the meetings, for me that has been key. Maybe you can pop into a meeting just to get a better understanding of the new system. A lot of us here don't start weighing in until Wed. so we will all have more info to help each other as the week goes on. Also, Kudos to you on the 4th 1/2 marathon. You runners are my idol . Someday maybe that will be me.

 

[N&B'smom]

thank you, thank you, thank you, you're the best Shelby! I can't wait to make it (have to go to the store first) I'll let you know when I do. I actually have some whole wheat flour already sitting in my kitchen waiting to be used. oh and thank you again

Hey Shelby, thanks for the recipe. How many servings does this recipe make? Also, have you ever tried subbing Splenda for the sugar?

Thanks again!

Yes, I've thought about using Splenda but haven't tried it yet! I will have to dig the book out and check the servings for you!! I'll post it in a bit!

 

[DawnM]

Thanks.

I will look into it.

Dawn

The new program might work for you, it is based on the latest research showing foods high in protein and fiber use more calories to digest and keep you satisfied longer.