Weight Watchers Chat

[sjms71]

Got weighed in this morning and..........down 6.4!
Woo hoo! Hopefully I will be able to exercise this week and keep going!

Congrats to everyone on their losses and nsv this week!

Holy Cow Batman, that is stinkin awesome . Great Job!!

 

[mackeysmom]

Back from my first weigh-in while following the Simply Filling Technique.

I was down 2 pounds. My total is 12.2 (seven weeks) AND I hit my 5%.

As I said in a previous post, I was still weighing and measuring while I was doing the SFT program. Here is what I found:

I normally get 31 points per day plus the 49 WPAs. That totals 266 points for the week. This week on SFT, I ate a total of 229 points for the week. But I ate SOOOO much better and SOOOO much more than I had in previous weeks.

I am going to try it again this week

-- Laura

 

[vavalynn2]

It has been a bit since I have been able to check in with the boards....

I had my WI on Saturday morning.
Down 0.8 lbs, 15.8 total lost, 34.2 still to go
A loss is a loss, so I will take it!

I was supposed to have Zumba tonight, but cancelled due to a rescheduled band concert in the gym. I was looking forward to it and wanted to see all those activity points

I made smart decisions over superbowl weekend, but just knew I should have sent all leftovers home with someone. I just ate quite a few points in chicken wing dip

Those chocolate/pumpkin muffins sound great! I am going to have to give them a try.

I am just starting to get into greek yogurt. Can anyone recommend their fave and how many points?

 

[k_null81]

Just wanted to congratulate everyone on their weigh-ins so far this week! I'm super jealous of the high numbers! The most I have ever lost in one week is 3.4...These days I'm happy to lose a pound!

Keep up the good work everyone!

 

[MiniGirl]

Congratulations to all you who have had weight losses and/or NSVs.

I had my WI today, and I am down another 3 lbs, so 6.8 for 2 weeks. So far, so good.

The recipes that have been posted sound great. Anyone know of any good pie recipes? Our homeschool group meets on Mondays, and since we will be meeting on 3.14, we thought it would be fun to have a Pi party.

 

[Good Ol Gal]

I had my WI this afternoon (last weeks meeting was cancelled due to weather)

I was down 1lb. So a total of 5.2 lbs!

On one hand I felt kinds bad.. 1lb for two weeks... but then I remember I just had papa johns on Sunday and McD's last night!

1lb is pretty good for still eating out!!

 

[brookelizabeth]

Back from my first weigh-in while following the Simply Filling Technique.

I was down 2 pounds. My total is 12.2 (seven weeks) AND I hit my 5%.

As I said in a previous post, I was still weighing and measuring while I was doing the SFT program. Here is what I found:

I normally get 31 points per day plus the 49 WPAs. That totals 266 points for the week. This week on SFT, I ate a total of 229 points for the week. But I ate SOOOO much better and SOOOO much more than I had in previous weeks.

I am going to try it again this week

-- Laura

Very interesting! That is a LOT fewer points and you still ate MORE? I think I might have to look deeper into this SFT. Is it near impossible to eat out on it?

I am just starting to get into greek yogurt. Can anyone recommend their fave and how many points?

I am curious as well! I have been eating Dannon Light & Fit for YEARS, but want to get off it since it's artificial. I'm slowly migrating over to organic plain, but also interested in greek. What are the benefits of it over plain yogurt? And how do you eat it?


Congrats again to all the losers!!!!

 

[sjms71]

I am just starting to get into greek yogurt. Can anyone recommend their fave and how many points?

I get the fage plain 0%. I get it at Costco, it's like $6 for like 32oz. I believe it's 3 p+ for a 1 cup serving. I eat only 1/2 cup and add berries and a 1/2 packet of splenda.

 

[dthogue]

Congrats to all the "losers" out there - keep up the good work.

I like Chobani yogurt w/ peaches - its 3 plus points, just be careful not all the Chobani's are 3 pp, some are higher. I tried the plain for 2 pps, and adding my own fruit, but didn't like it. I believe it is supposed to be more filling than regular yogurt. I eat 1/2 cup cottage cheese more often, and that is only 2 pps (I do add fruit or a little brown sugar splenda).

Today was a good day for me - hope the scale is a little kinder to me in the AM!!!

Tammy

 

[mackeysmom]

Very interesting! That is a LOT fewer points and you still ate MORE? I think I might have to look deeper into this SFT. Is it near impossible to eat out on it?

Good question - I purposely picked a week to start when I knew I was pretty much going to be eating at home.

I DID go out to the diner one day and got an eggwhite and spinach omlette and asked for a baked potato instead of fries/homefries. The eggwhites, spinach, and potato are all power foods, so I didn't have to count points. I gave myself a few points for the oil they used on the grill (even though I asked for it "dry") and I counted the points for the butter I used on the potato.

I like knowing that I can change which program to follow from week to week based on what I have planned.

 

[brookelizabeth]

Good question - I purposely picked a week to start when I knew I was pretty much going to be eating at home.

I DID go out to the diner one day and got an eggwhite and spinach omlette and asked for a baked potato instead of fries/homefries. The eggwhites, spinach, and potato are all power foods, so I didn't have to count points. I gave myself a few points for the oil they used on the grill (even though I asked for it "dry") and I counted the points for the butter I used on the potato.

I like knowing that I can change which program to follow from week to week based on what I have planned.

I am definitely going to look more into the SFT. Thank you for sharing your experiences!

 

[sjms71]

I know we have some weigh ins today. Hope everyone has a good one .

 

[DisneyMOM09]

Weigh in today up .6 lb. I've had a head cold all week so I haven't been exercising and I ate about 30 of my weeklies. Oh well, today is a new day, hopefully I can get up enough energy to get on the treadmill for a little bit. Also almost TOM so I'm thinking that isn't helping my weigh in either.

 

[sjms71]

Weigh in today up .6 lb. I've had a head cold all week so I haven't been exercising and I ate about 30 of my weeklies. Oh well, today is a new day, hopefully I can get up enough energy to get on the treadmill for a little bit. Also almost TOM so I'm thinking that isn't helping my weigh in either.

I'm sorry you are not feeling well. Rest up and don't push yourself. I'm sure you will have a better week next week .

 

[Sandi]

Weigh in today up .6 lb. I've had a head cold all week so I haven't been exercising and I ate about 30 of my weeklies. Oh well, today is a new day, hopefully I can get up enough energy to get on the treadmill for a little bit. Also almost TOM so I'm thinking that isn't helping my weigh in either.

I'm sure next week will be better. Hope you're feeling better soon. If you have just a head cold, you might try jumping on your treadmill for even 10 minutes. You may feel better just doing that little exercise. If it's a chest cold, all bets are off.

I also had my WI today and I was down 0.6. I was happy with that. I'm making the right progress. It's just so darn slow now. I looked at my weight chart and over the last 4 weeks, my average weekly weight loss is 0.1 pounds. Talk about depressing! Then I looked at the average over 12 weeks and felt a little better because that was 0.5 pounds. I still have about 6 pounds to my goal. If I can do 1/2 pound a week, that's 12 weeks. Lordy! I should be able to do that, but now I'm looking at May before getting to goal. That is after our April Spring Break trip to WDW which is kind of a bummer -- I started this exercise in April after last year's spring break trip to WDW and I wanted to be at goal by this year's trip. Oh well, as we've all said before, today is a new day.

I appreciate having this thread to go to for support and advice . . . and as a place to vent and feel sorry for myself.

 

[CdnBuzzFan]

The recipes that have been posted sound great. Anyone know of any good pie recipes? Our homeschool group meets on Mondays, and since we will be meeting on 3.14, we thought it would be fun to have a Pi party.

This pie is exceptional and will bring lots of compliments if you make it. It's not very points friendly though but it is wonderful!


Sour Cream Apple Pie

1 cup sour cream
1 egg fork beaten
¾ cup sugar
¼ cup all purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla
¼ t salt

4 cups apples, peeled, cored and sliced

9 inch unbaked pie shell

Streusel Topping
2/3 cup all purpose flour
½ cup brown sugar
1/3 cup butter or margarine
½ tsp cinnamon
½ cup walnuts (optional)

Mix first 6 ingredients in a bowl.

Add apples and stir.

Turn into pie shell.

Streusel Topping: Mix flour, sugar, butter and cinnamon until crumbly. Add walnuts (if using). Stir and scatter over pie. Bake on bottom shelf in 375F oven about 50 minutes until browned and apples are tender. Rich enough to cut into 8 pieces.

Make sure you use a regular 9 inch pie plate (glass or ceramic). The tin foil ones are too small.

 

[natashag76]

I had my WI today and I'm down 2.8!
That brings me to my first 10lbs lost. I'm so thrilled I attribute a good portion of it to all the shoveling I've done in the past week
DH and I have an agreement that I can't start planning our next trip to WDW until we both lose 15lbs. So now, I'm 2/3 of the way there!!!!!

 

[sjms71]

I'm sure next week will be better. Hope you're feeling better soon. If you have just a head cold, you might try jumping on your treadmill for even 10 minutes. You may feel better just doing that little exercise. If it's a chest cold, all bets are off.

I also had my WI today and I was down 0.6. I was happy with that. I'm making the right progress. It's just so darn slow now. I looked at my weight chart and over the last 4 weeks, my average weekly weight loss is 0.1 pounds. Talk about depressing! Then I looked at the average over 12 weeks and felt a little better because that was 0.5 pounds. I still have about 6 pounds to my goal. If I can do 1/2 pound a week, that's 12 weeks. Lordy! I should be able to do that, but now I'm looking at May before getting to goal. That is after our April Spring Break trip to WDW which is kind of a bummer -- I started this exercise in April after last year's spring break trip to WDW and I wanted to be at goal by this year's trip. Oh well, as we've all said before, today is a new day.

I appreciate having this thread to go to for support and advice . . . and as a place to vent and feel sorry for myself.

We love you girl!! Hang in there, I know first hand how you feel. We have come this far and we will stick it out till the end!! I too was hoping to be to goal by the end of March but if I make it by summer at this point. But like you said looking at the big picture it doesn't seem so bad. You have done and are doing awesome!! You ran a 5K, that rocks in my book

I had my WI today and I'm down 2.8!
That brings me to my first 10lbs lost. I'm so thrilled I attribute a good portion of it to all the shoveling I've done in the past week
DH and I have an agreement that I can't start planning our next trip to WDW until we both lose 15lbs. So now, I'm 2/3 of the way there!!!!!

Good for you!! You'll be planning a trip in no time.

 

[Sandi]

I had my WI today and I'm down 2.8!
That brings me to my first 10lbs lost. I'm so thrilled I attribute a good portion of it to all the shoveling I've done in the past week
DH and I have an agreement that I can't start planning our next trip to WDW until we both lose 15lbs. So now, I'm 2/3 of the way there!!!!!

Congratulations on the 10 pound mark -- though I note that your ticker says 11. Give yourself full credit. How's your DH doing with his part?

 

[Sandi]

We love you girl!! Hang in there, I know first hand how you feel. We have come this far and we will stick it out till the end!! I too was hoping to be to goal by the end of March but if I make it by summer at this point. But like you said looking at the big picture it doesn't seem so bad.

Thanks Stephanie. It's so helpful to go to people who TOTALLY understand what I'm going through. I'm just so impressed with your weight loss, determination, and attitude. I had to miss my WW meeting today because I had a business meeting instead. I feel like I get a meeting "fix" by participating on this thread.