Weight Watchers Chat

[sjms71]

steph - oh noes! stick with it, girl!! you've come so far. I haven't investigated, but are there ways to make a blt more points friendly? does turkey bacon help or cuttiong out the mayo... or switching to wheat/multi grain bread? I'm glad we never have any of the ingredients for sammiches like that, or I wouldn't be able to fit through a door. Well, that and the fact that I cannot cook bacon to save my life. Boyfriend forbids me from attempting lol

daboo - thank you so much for the encouragement and kind words. That shop is my baby - its all i think about... except for planning our Disney trip of course

Thanks Ash, I am just going through a rough patch but, I'm sticking with it. Ok, so this is what I do for BLT. I get the smart and delicious tortillas, they are 2pts. Then I get the Hormel real crumbled bacon from Sam's club. I add 3 servings of that which is only 2pts. Add lots of lettuce, tomatoes and I get a light ranch that is 1pt. It is huge but I really stuff it with lettuce and tomatoes but it is so good.

 

[ashenbiez]

Thanks Ash, I am just going through a rough patch but, I'm sticking with it. Ok, so this is what I do for BLT. I get the smart and delicious tortillas, they are 2pts. Then I get the Hormel real crumbled bacon from Sam's club. I add 3 servings of that which is only 2pts. Add lots of lettuce, tomatoes and I get a light ranch that is 1pt. It is huge but I really stuff it with lettuce and tomatoes but it is so good.

that sounds incredible. i'm totally going to buy all of these ingredients! mmm.
crumbled bacon means its already cooked, right? i'm allowed that kind of bacon. hehe

 

[sjms71]

that sounds incredible. i'm totally going to buy all of these ingredients! mmm.
crumbled bacon means its already cooked, right? i'm allowed that kind of bacon. hehe

yes already cooked, you don't need to do anything to it . There are other kinds of crumbled bacon but I really like the hormel. You keep in in the refrig and it lasts a long time.

 

[brookelizabeth]

Sounds like most of you are doing very well with your losses so far. I, on the other hand, ate my body weight in chocolate yesterday.

We all have those days--or weeks! My weakness is french fries.

I also wanted to causion everyone to not assume because things that are our WW staples (like laughing cow cheese, skinny cows and blue bunny) are always going to be light points. I bought a box of blue bunny drum sticks. I foolishly didn't bother to look at the back of the box, because I figured. Blue bunny, how bad could it be?

You are very right, Skinny Cows are now 4 points each! Same with Oats & Chocolate Fiber One bars. Two of my old favorites.

Thanks Ash, I am just going through a rough patch but, I'm sticking with it. Ok, so this is what I do for BLT. I get the smart and delicious tortillas, they are 2pts. Then I get the Hormel real crumbled bacon from Sam's club. I add 3 servings of that which is only 2pts. Add lots of lettuce, tomatoes and I get a light ranch that is 1pt. It is huge but I really stuff it with lettuce and tomatoes but it is so good.

That sounds delicious! And only 5 points! I'll have to look for the Smart & Delicious tortillas, so far the lowest one I have found in my neighborhood is 4 points.


Today went well for me - I stuck to only my Daily Points despite eating out and having pizza for dinner. I didn't meet all my Good Health Guidelines though. The weekends are hard for me to do that being we eat out a lot. Planning for a good week, I'm going to start making my menus tonight.

Congrats to all the losers!

 

[MaryAz]

Congrats to the losers

Step away from the chocolate

That BLT tortilla sounds yummy!

First weigh in, down 1.8 YAY and hubby is down 2.8

Looking forward to a good week!

 

[sherry7]

Can anyone tell me if there's a low point microwave popcorn, now that the program has changed?

I had some mini bags of Jolly Time 94% in the cabinet. On the bag they say 1 point (old plan), but when I plugged in the numbers on the points calculator, it was 3 points plus (new plan).

 

[OhdahLolly]

So, I am kind of still struggling through the weekends. I don't know what is with me I just can't get with the program, literally . Those darn BLT's are my biggest problem on the weekends. Hope everyone else is doing ok.

Aw, I am sorry. But look now. The weekend is over with! It's Monday. Weeeeeeh for monday!

Is it because you have more time do you think? Or you put off eating for longer periods of time ?

Thanks Ash, I am just going through a rough patch but, I'm sticking with it. Ok, so this is what I do for BLT. I get the smart and delicious tortillas, they are 2pts. Then I get the Hormel real crumbled bacon from Sam's club. I add 3 servings of that which is only 2pts. Add lots of lettuce, tomatoes and I get a light ranch that is 1pt. It is huge but I really stuff it with lettuce and tomatoes but it is so good.

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I will not make a BLT at 12:30 in the morning. Nope. Nope nope nope.

It sounds delicious!

My big thing has been bacon and eggs. That ready to cook bacon has come way in handy.

We all have those days--or weeks! My weakness is french fries.



You are very right, Skinny Cows are now 4 points each! Same with Oats & Chocolate Fiber One bars. Two of my old favorites.



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Really?? I wouldn't have thought Skinny Cows would be 4 points!

 

[sjms71]

Congrats to the losers

Step away from the chocolate

That BLT tortilla sounds yummy!

First weigh in, down 1.8 YAY and hubby is down 2.8

Looking forward to a good week!

Great Job .

 

[mrzrich]

So, I am kind of still struggling through the weekends. I don't know what is with me I just can't get with the program, literally . Those darn BLT's are my biggest problem on the weekends. Hope everyone else is doing ok.

steph - oh noes! stick with it, girl!! you've come so far. I haven't investigated, but are there ways to make a blt more points friendly? does turkey bacon help or cuttiong out the mayo... or switching to wheat/multi grain bread? I'm glad we never have any of the ingredients for sammiches like that, or I wouldn't be able to fit through a door. Well, that and the fact that I cannot cook bacon to save my life. Boyfriend forbids me from attempting lol

Thanks Ash, I am just going through a rough patch but, I'm sticking with it. Ok, so this is what I do for BLT. I get the smart and delicious tortillas, they are 2pts. Then I get the Hormel real crumbled bacon from Sam's club. I add 3 servings of that which is only 2pts. Add lots of lettuce, tomatoes and I get a light ranch that is 1pt. It is huge but I really stuff it with lettuce and tomatoes but it is so good.

Ok Ash, I gotta let you know that I think you mis understood what Stephanie was talking about. BLT's are a WW term. It stands for:

Bites
Licks
Tastes


As for the subject of bacon...turkey bacon is no better for you than real bacon. Turkey bacon is made from a slurry and formed into that bacon like pattern

If you search it out by looking at the packaging of all the bacons in the store, there are brands of REAL BACON that give you a few slices for 1pt. Oscar Meyer Center Cut bacon comes to mind. Or if cooking isn't your think...look at the pre- cooked versions. Some of them are even more points friendly.

 

[sjms71]

Ok Ash, I gotta let you know that I think you mis understood what Stephanie was talking about. BLT's are a WW term. It stands for:

Bites
Licks
Tastes


As for the subject of bacon...turkey bacon is no better for you than real bacon. Turkey bacon is made from a slurry and formed into that bacon like pattern

If you search it out by looking at the packaging of all the bacons in the store, there are brands of REAL BACON that give you a few slices for 1pt. Oscar Meyer Center Cut bacon comes to mind. Or if cooking isn't your think...look at the pre- cooked versions. Some of them are even more points friendly.

Where is my head I didn't even make the connection. Just figured it made her think of BLT's (the sandwich). I'm going to laugh about this all day, thanks for clearing it up.

 

[sjms71]

Where is my head I didn't even make the connection. Just figured it made her think of BLT's (the sandwich). I'm going to laugh about this all day, thanks for clearing it up.

Oh, btw Ash, just want to clear up I'm laughing at myself not you . I should never assume people know what I'm talking about.

 

[robinb]

Welcome to all the newbies, congratulations to all the losers and {hugs} to the folks struggling.

I also had challenging weekend. My DD's long time swim coach, Lynn, died in a car accident on Friday on the way to a swim meet in Lacrosse, WI. She was only 59. She was such a part of my life and my DD's life ... what a senseless loss . She was great with the kids and knew how to explain things so the kids "got" it. I loved it earlier this season when my DD's regular coach was coaching one of the local girls HS teams and Head Coach Lynn stepped in to coach them for almost 3 months. She honed my DD's skills and C took lots of time off her events even after a pretty successful summer.

Today will be the first day back at practice without her there ... it will be very, very hard for all of us. I don't think it will really hit the kids until they are at the pool and Lynn is not there. Heck, I don't think it will really hit the adults either. In addition, we have a home swim meet this coming weekend that still needs to go on and I will have to sit at her desk and use her computer to make last minutes changes.

 

[robinb]

double post

 

[OhdahLolly]

Welcome to all the newbies, congratulations to all the losers and {hugs} to the folks struggling.

I also had challenging weekend. My DD's long time swim coach, Lynn, died in a car accident on Friday on the way to a swim meet in Lacrosse, WI. She was only 59. She was such a part of my life and my DD's life ... what a senseless loss . She was great with the kids and knew how to explain things so the kids "got" it. I loved it earlier this season when my DD's regular coach was coaching one of the local girls HS teams and Head Coach Lynn stepped in to coach them for almost 3 months. She honed my DD's skills and C took lots of time off her events even after a pretty successful summer.

Today will be the first day back at practice without her there ... it will be very, very hard for all of us. I don't think it will really hit the kids until they are at the pool and Lynn is not there. Heck, I don't think it will really hit the adults either. In addition, we have a home swim meet this coming weekend that still needs to go on and I will have to sit at her desk and use her computer to make last minutes changes.

I am really sorry for your loss.

I hope your DD is ok.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Ok Ash, I gotta let you know that I think you mis understood what Stephanie was talking about. BLT's are a WW term. It stands for:

Bites
Licks
Tastes

That's EXACTLY what I was thinking! It's always great when you can start your day with a good laugh!

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Welcome to all the newbies, congratulations to all the losers and {hugs} to the folks struggling.

I also had challenging weekend. My DD's long time swim coach, Lynn, died in a car accident on Friday on the way to a swim meet in Lacrosse, WI. She was only 59. She was such a part of my life and my DD's life ... what a senseless loss . She was great with the kids and knew how to explain things so the kids "got" it. I loved it earlier this season when my DD's regular coach was coaching one of the local girls HS teams and Head Coach Lynn stepped in to coach them for almost 3 months. She honed my DD's skills and C took lots of time off her events even after a pretty successful summer.

Today will be the first day back at practice without her there ... it will be very, very hard for all of us. I don't think it will really hit the kids until they are at the pool and Lynn is not there. Heck, I don't think it will really hit the adults either. In addition, we have a home swim meet this coming weekend that still needs to go on and I will have to sit at her desk and use her computer to make last minutes changes.

I'm very sorry for your loss Robin. I hope practice isn't too difficult for the team members today.

 

[brookelizabeth]

Welcome to all the newbies, congratulations to all the losers and {hugs} to the folks struggling.

I also had challenging weekend. My DD's long time swim coach, Lynn, died in a car accident on Friday on the way to a swim meet in Lacrosse, WI. She was only 59. She was such a part of my life and my DD's life ... what a senseless loss . She was great with the kids and knew how to explain things so the kids "got" it. I loved it earlier this season when my DD's regular coach was coaching one of the local girls HS teams and Head Coach Lynn stepped in to coach them for almost 3 months. She honed my DD's skills and C took lots of time off her events even after a pretty successful summer.

Today will be the first day back at practice without her there ... it will be very, very hard for all of us. I don't think it will really hit the kids until they are at the pool and Lynn is not there. Heck, I don't think it will really hit the adults either. In addition, we have a home swim meet this coming weekend that still needs to go on and I will have to sit at her desk and use her computer to make last minutes changes.

I am so sorry to hear this. Prayers for the swim team and families affected.

 

[brookelizabeth]

Can anyone tell me if there's a low point microwave popcorn, now that the program has changed?

I had some mini bags of Jolly Time 94% in the cabinet. On the bag they say 1 point (old plan), but when I plugged in the numbers on the points calculator, it was 3 points plus (new plan).

From what I have read "3 points is the new 1 point" being that we get more points overall. However, I understand your desire to find something lower!

I found a bag popcorn, not microwave-but already popped-that is 5 cups for 2 points. It's Bachman's Light Popcorn. It's tasty!


Have you guys started to see the new WW food in stores with the new points values? One of our grocery stores has put all the old stuff on sale (yay!) as they bring in the new. So far I haven't seen any new products, just different packing with the new PP values.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Sounds like most of you are doing very well with your losses so far. I, on the other hand, ate my body weight in chocolate yesterday.

So, I am kind of still struggling through the weekends. I don't know what is with me I just can't get with the program, literally . Those darn BLT's are my biggest problem on the weekends. Hope everyone else is doing ok.

Well, Stephanie, as you can see from my previous post, I'm not the right person to be giving advice on how to deal with weekend struggles. I struggle on the weekends far more than I struggle through the week. There are weekends where I can just sail on through without eating any extra points but those weekends are rare.

It's difficult for me, I think, because DH and DS are home all day, eating whatever and whenever and I have to watch. But also, I think because I'm out of my normal routine. Still, that's no excuse for poor self control but that's just what happens. I think that's always going to be a weak link in my chain.

I used to do a ton of scrapbooking at home and when I did, it was always a 'food free' zone. Maybe I should get back to scrapbooking at home on the weekends and not just on Tuesdays with my group.

So...how does everyone else get through the weekend successfully??

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

Have you guys started to see the new WW food in stores with the new points values? One of our grocery stores has put all the old stuff on sale (yay!) as they bring in the new. So far I haven't seen any new products, just different packing with the new PP values.

We still have the food products with the old points in the grocery stores up here. I keep wondering when they'll be getting the new products in as well. I'm waiting for them to go on sale, too, because I want to stock up on the frozen chocolate cake!