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WeightWatchers & "How Many ProPoints?" Thread

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  • Registered Users Posts: 365 ✭✭dammitj


    Dubgirlww wrote: »
    I DID IT!!! i reached my goal weight as i lost a pound this week!! so happy!! ill get my gold card next week if im not up i think but i dont have to pay anymore woohoo!!!

    had to go out with friends last night and needless to say drank far too much and ended up in chipper but only had the chips, even though their garlic and cheese ones looked divine!!

    today will be hangover eat feast but out again tommorrow but know i have 3 extra points a day now so that helps a bit!!

    well done everyone on their loses this week, and those who put on dont worry next week will be better just get back on track!!

    Well done!! Fantastic news!! Delighted for you!! :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 364 ✭✭fofany


    Lainy, hope you get good news about your cousin. Next week is a new week, so put the stresses of this week behind you & start again.

    Everyone who had a loss (however small) well done & anyone who didn't do as well as hoped, keep at it. We can do it.

    Eabha, good news on the diet coke - I haven't had any either. Although I am needing a midmorning snack now instead of it, so I'm trying to limit it to 2pps.

    My daughter is 9 tomorrow & tonight we made chocolate rice krispie buns for the party. Ate the equivalent of one while we were making them & then another 2 for my supper. I hope they are 3pp each as I had 9pp left out of my dailies! Don't know how I am going to do tomorrow at the party with all the goodies. I find it so hard not to pick when it's all in front of me.


  • Registered Users Posts: 78 ✭✭SkinnyDoll


    ladyo1 wrote: »
    Interestingly enough my fruit, veg and unprocessed food intake is high but I struggle with trying to drink enough water. Do you think that would make a big difference to weightloss?
    Maybe... it can make a big difference.. flushes out all the toxins etc.. and if you're not tracking it, there may be days when you might not be drinking enough... just a thought..


  • Registered Users Posts: 78 ✭✭SkinnyDoll


    ladyo1 wrote: »
    Thanks alot for all your responses and for the advice about upping my water intake. I'll certainly give it a go.
    If you struggle.. try mixing in some fruit juice to give it a taste.. I use the pineapple juice I strain from the tins and add a little when I get bored of water.. its good to mix it up a little.. sugar free cordial is good too.. whatever you can do to trick yourself into drinking it.. leave some bottle about too.. I always drink a pint of water while the kettle boils in the evening.. and there's one in the car ... and at work... if you've got it close to hand you're more likely to drink up! :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ladyo1


    SkinnyDoll wrote: »
    Maybe... it can make a big difference.. flushes out all the toxins etc.. and if you're not tracking it, there may be days when you might not be drinking enough... just a thought..
    Thanks again SkinnyDoll. I will make sure to track and drink 2 lt a day and let you know how I get on.


  • Registered Users Posts: 264 ✭✭hollyhock


    lil kc wrote: »
    I STS this week. Just back from WI with a very sad face indeed :(. And next week is going to be no better with a trip to Monaghan for a night out on Saturday and Paddys weekend next week. I have grounded to a halt with my weight loss. Ugghhhh
    ........im back with a:)and a:rolleyes:!!!! last 2 weeks i was good,stuck to pps and didn't use all my 49s_this week,i wasn't as good,TOM this comin weekend,ate dailies,weeklies and more and i was down 2.5lbs!!!! yipee!! .5lb more to 2nd silver 7! Leader said it was prob good weeks kickin in.


  • Registered Users Posts: 261 ✭✭Dee01


    Well I've just spent the last 20 mins reading up on everyones posts. Dubgirl, well done - delighted you made goal. Great news. Lainy, hope everything is ok.

    As some of you know, i had a really good week point wise and i also had that tummy bug, so i was expecting a good loss. I lost 4lbs - that brings my total to 16.5lbs in 8 weeks. I was delighted. I am off the wagon tonight, but back on track tomorrow with a vengeance.

    Well done to everyone, no matter how slow its going off, its still going in the right direction. I've only ever lost 1.5 a week max before this, so it was a shock to me, but a nice one of course :P My leader told me i have to be careful this week to make sure i don't put on the weight i lost during the bug. I'm going to exercise a lot and try limit the alcohol. Hopefully another strong week - good luck everyone.


  • Registered Users Posts: 261 ✭✭Danii86


    Eabhabear wrote: »

    I wish I did live the back arse of no where it'd be so much easier to diet. I also am resenting living at home. :o

    I know how u feel its so hard when your not in control of the food thats being bought and cooked around you! Ive had to make a very big conscious effort to buy my own food(and lable it otherwise my dad and bro wil eat it without even thinking) and cookin all my own separate food. Its a balls though if i come home shattered from work,dont feel like cooking myself and see that theyre after having something that normally i would devour!!so hard to resist!!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 863 ✭✭✭Eabhabear


    Danii86 wrote: »
    I know how u feel its so hard when your not in control of the food thats being bought and cooked around you! Ive had to make a very big conscious effort to buy my own food(and lable it otherwise my dad and bro wil eat it without even thinking) and cookin all my own separate food. Its a balls though if i come home shattered from work,dont feel like cooking myself and see that theyre after having something that normally i would devour!!so hard to resist!!!

    I do generally buy my own foods and cook my own main meals and my parents have been very supportive of that (money wise). It's just when they bring home packet of biscuits or boxes of chocolates or cook something that I really can't resist the smell of that makes it so difficult at times. I know how you feel about cooking after a long day. In those cases I'd get a Dr. Okter Hawaii pizza on the way home and have half of it for dinner with some salad. Or I'd have something quick to prepare like an omelette.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 283 ✭✭Kay_80


    So WI this morning & I'm down 1.5 lbs :D delighted as it's TOTM I've felt ****ty all week & I could feel myself last night thinking ' right if I don't have a good loss tomorrow I'm going to go mad' silly I know but this week I've found it really hard, due to lack of energy & just zero motivation.

    That said I did stay within my points all week & made myself go out for walks & come home & cook proper food no matter how tired! Don't get me wrong I dipped into weeklies for some Choc & icepops nearly every evening!

    Kildareash thanks for the app tip re rate my fitness I love it & I realise my standard walk is actuall 4.5km now & I do that 5-6 times per week so am delighted!

    I have zero food in so have to go do big shops in Aldi, Lidl, dunnes etc stack up on lots of veg to keep me on track.

    On the weightless being slow for some, I'd definitely echo the others water is essential & I think Kashmir posted this but I agree whole heartily you can be too good on this plan. For me the weeks I lost most were when I ate all my dailies & all or most of my weeklies. Exercise is critical too as is a good mix of different foods. I try to vary my foods as much as possible over a 2 wk period so I don't get bored & I give my self one (usually 2) treats per day. This keeps me sane & doesn't make me feel deprived or too much on a diet & so far this has meant since I started I've had no major binge blowout days & I'm glad about that! I'm sure it'll come soon enough but for me I'm glad not just yet!!

    Onwards & downwards ladies 12 lb gone since I started & I'm now 2lb away from my next mini goal which is to get to first stone gone! & 12st 7lbs :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 283 ✭✭Kay_80


    Dubwwgirl well done on getting to goal a tremendous achievement! :)

    Lainey I hope your cousin is okay & well done on the no bread for lent mission! Don't beat yourself up over a bad week When you have exams or a particularly heavy week whatever you need to do (within reason!) to get through is more important than WW, you can start afresh tomorrow & you've done so well so far so keep it up :)

    Ps this thread kept me on the straight & narrow all week I didn't always have time to post but I did pop in to read & thumbs up all the good news so thank you everyone & well done! :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 758 ✭✭✭bubbaloo


    Lainy - I hope your cousin is okay and so sorry to hear about your sister.

    It's funny that you mentioned toffee pocorn. I had Caramel snack-a-jacks for the first time last week and the first thing I thought was they they tasted really like toffee popcorn. Maybe they could get rid of a craving for you!


  • Registered Users Posts: 47 SAexpat


    Was Up in Dublin taking my daughter to Justin Bieber :):)

    The concert and the vibe was fabulous!

    The downside was all we ate for the two days was Junk! All the kids wanted was
    hamburgers and pizza and popcorn etc!

    Oh well, I suppose it was something that you don't do too often and now to try and get back to routine. Only thing is, the weekend is always difficult too.

    Any body have any idea how to point bacon - as in good old boiled bacon that you have with cabbage and spuds??

    Good luck to everyone WI this weekend and those who find weekends challenging!


  • Registered Users Posts: 364 ✭✭fofany


    SAexpat wrote: »
    Any body have any idea how to point bacon - as in good old boiled bacon that you have with cabbage and spuds??

    I point it at 30g = 1pp. I hope I'm doing it right - we had it for dinner last night! According to the guide (purple book) 1 portion of wafer thin ham (30g) is 1pp, so I am basing it on that.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 671 ✭✭✭Shoe Lover


    Shoe Lover wrote: »
    The Irish Yogurts Diet ones are lovely, they are really thick and creamy and still only 2pp per pot!

    According to my leader, these yogurts are actually only 1pp per pot! :D:D She said this is because 100g is 1pp and then 125g pot is 1.2 pp, hence when you round it, it is only 1pp! Delighted, means I have an extra point a day now :D:D:D


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,531 ✭✭✭kildareash


    Kay_80 wrote: »
    So WI this morning & I'm down 1.5 lbs :D delighted as it's TOTM I've felt ****ty all week & I could feel myself last night thinking ' right if I don't have a good loss tomorrow I'm going to go mad' silly I know but this week I've found it really hard, due to lack of energy & just zero motivation.
    Onwards & downwards ladies 12 lb gone since I started & I'm now 2lb away from my next mini goal which is to get to first stone gone! & 12st 7lbs :D

    Good on ya girl! Hopefully you'll reach your mini-goal in the next week or two!
    I love the app...i find it keeps me at a good steady pace and I'm always trying to beat my last time. (The two dogs on the end of my arm help with that too!)

    Some weeks I don't do a proper shop and I find those weeks I snack way more coz I just pop into Dunnes on the way home from work and pick up a few bits.
    Definately felt more in control of my food this week, even though I was up.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 154 ✭✭lil kc


    Its a new week! YAAAAAAYYYYYYY


  • Registered Users Posts: 172 ✭✭jackmax


    SAexpat wrote: »
    Was Up in Dublin taking my daughter to Justin Bieber :):)

    The concert and the vibe was fabulous!

    The downside was all we ate for the two days was Junk! All the kids wanted was
    hamburgers and pizza and popcorn etc!

    Oh well, I suppose it was something that you don't do too often and now to try and get back to routine. Only thing is, the weekend is always difficult too.

    Any body have any idea how to point bacon - as in good old boiled bacon that you have with cabbage and spuds??

    Good luck to everyone WI this weekend and those who find weekends challenging!

    I found it on here before. its 3pp for 100g :)
    Your so lucky to have gotten tickets for justin bieber. my daughter really wanted to go (and so did I :o) but no tickets to be got anywhere :(


  • Registered Users Posts: 78 ✭✭SkinnyDoll


    Kay_80 wrote: »
    So WI this morning & I'm down 1.5 lbs :D delighted as it's TOTM I've felt ****ty all week & I could feel myself last night thinking ' right if I don't have a good loss tomorrow I'm going to go mad' silly I know but this week I've found it really hard, due to lack of energy & just zero motivation.


    Well done! Great loss! :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 47 SAexpat


    jackmax wrote: »
    I found it on here before. its 3pp for 100g :)
    Your so lucky to have gotten tickets for justin bieber. my daughter really wanted to go (and so did I :o) but no tickets to be got anywhere :(

    Thanks for the pp, that is great! Love the bacon and cabbage!

    Regarding Justin Bieber, we were very lucky, my sister and I were both online trying for tickets, at 9 when it opened, I got told they were gone, but she managed to get them ! It is hard to believe that they are all gone within minutes. I read somewhere that they had such demand that they could have sold out 8 concerts in Dublin. Hopefully he will be back and you might be luckier next time! The show was very good.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 197 ✭✭Layla0509


    Hey
    Im off out for an italian tomoro ngiht with my sis and my mam (we decided to take mam out to take her mind off things we decided on the italian in Inchicore as its close to mams home) anyway ive been looking up their menu and im worried about what to have i've my WI in the morning so at least ill be able to enjoy it but dont want to be silly about it either

    heres the menu can anyone help me out points wise id be very grateful if anyone has any recommendations on what is nice ill eat anything except olives :eek:

    Soups
    Homemade Soup Of The Day

    Main Course
    Board Of Italian Cheeses
    Board Of Italian Salami And Ham
    Mixed Board Of Cheese, Salami And Ham Med
    Mixed Board Of Cheese, Salami And Ham Large
    Selection Of Crostini Med
    Toasted slices of crusty bread with different homemade toppings
    Selection Of Crostini Large
    Toasted slices of crusty bread with different homemade toppings

    Pastas Salsa Pomodoro E Basillco
    Tomato and basil sauce
    Arrabbiata
    Garlic, chilli and tomato sauce
    Sorrentina
    Tomato sauce and buffalo mozzarella
    Bolognese
    Minced beef and pork in tomato sauce
    Con Pollo
    Chicken or smoked chicken served with red peppers, mushrooms in a white wine creamy sauce
    Con Salciccia E Porcini
    French sausages (from Toulouse) and porcini mushrooms in a white wine creamy sauce or tomato sauce
    Con Salciccia E Raddiccio
    French sausages, red lettuce, walnuts cooked in olive oil
    Amatriciana
    Italian smoked pancetta, onions in tomato sauce
    Seafood Raviolis
    Meat Raviolis
    Pumpkin Raviolis
    Ricotta Cheese And Spinach Raviolis
    Gorgonzola Ricotta Cheese And Porcinis Mushrooms Raviolis

    Salads
    Verde
    Rocket salad, carrots, cucumber, black olives, tomatoes, radicchio, mixed leavesRustica
    Mushrooms, rocket salad, parmesan cheese, walnuts, mixed leaves
    Bresaola Medium
    Bresaola (cured beef), rocket salad, parmesan salad, parmesan cheese
    Bresaola Large
    Bresaola (cured beef), rocket salad, parmesan salad, parmesan cheese
    Caprese Medium
    Buffalo mozzarella, tomatoes and basil
    Caprese Large
    Buffalo mozzarella, tomatoes and basil
    Selection Of Assorted Italian Olives

    Sandwiches, Panini and Wraps
    Baguette
    With parma ham and Italian cheese
    Ciabatta
    With spicy salami, sun-dried tomatoes, Italian cheese
    Contadino
    Cooked ham, rocket salad, and buffalo mozzarella on a ciabatta roll
    Tirolese
    Speck, rocket salad, mushrooms and Italian cheese on a ciabatta roll
    Vegetarian 1
    Buffalo mozzarella, tomato, rocket salad on foccaccia bread
    Vegetarian 2
    Italian cheese, rocket salad, courgettes on foccaccia bread
    Vegetarian 3
    Rocket salad, aubergines, Italian cheese on a ciabatta roll
    Primavera
    Buffalo mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes and basil on a baguette
    Semplice Bruschetta
    Tomato, basil, garlic, extra virgin olive oil
    Mediterranea Bruschetta
    Buffalo mozzarella, tomato, basil and garlic
    Boscaiola Bruschetta
    Buffalo mozzarella, rocket salad, olives and mushrooms

    Desserts
    Croissant Pain Au Chocolat
    Pain Au Raisin
    Escargot With Chocolate
    Pear Danish
    Homemade Cannoli
    Sicilian pastry rolls filled with ricotta and pistachios
    Homemade Tiramisu
    Profiteroles
    Cakes
    Carrot cake, chocolate cake, baileys cheesecake, banoffi pie


    Thanks a million


  • Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭eefums


    Hey guys anybody willing to stap a guess at a portion of chips u would gt with a sandwhich for lunch?
    like a bowl of chips?
    I have no idea?


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 154 ✭✭lil kc


    eefums wrote: »
    Hey guys anybody willing to stap a guess at a portion of chips u would gt with a sandwhich for lunch?
    like a bowl of chips?
    I have no idea?

    What type were they? Skinny or Chunky?

    If skinny I think they are higher. Like Mc Donnalds large portion is 13 if you want to compare them to that.

    Oven chunky chips for 100g are 5-6 pp depending on the brand so then add oil. Its so hard to judge


  • Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭eefums


    What type were they? Skinny or Chunky?

    If skinny I think they are higher. Like Mc Donnalds large portion is 13 if you want to compare them to that.

    Oven chunky chips for 100g are 5-6 pp depending on the brand so then add oil. Its so hard to judge

    They were chunky ones? Maybe il go with about 15 will i?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13 RedBride


    I had WI yesterday and had another STS, so my stats are like this
    WK1 -2lbs
    WK2 STS
    WK3 -1.5lbs
    WK4 STS

    And I've pretty much done the same thing each week :confused:

    Maybe my weight loss works in two week cycles. So I must be due a loss next week?!

    New week anyway and am downing water like a good thing! Have it on my tracker now too so I make sure I get in my 2 litres every day.

    Can someone help me with cream cracker pro points please? The packet doesn't give nutritional values so I can't make them up. The book says 1pp per cracker but I'm wondering if I can like have 3 for 2pps or that kind of thing? Please don't tell me I've wasted 4 pps on 4 cream crackers. So not worth it :(

    One other thing, I bought WW Oat Digestive Biscuits today. The old points were on them, 1.5 points per two, so I was thinking there would be 2 pps in them. Just worked it out there and there's 3 pps in the two biscuits. Not happy. Sure I could have 2 normal ginger snaps for that. :(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27 anneo


    WI last night only down 0.5 lb but at least its the right way. :)
    Found out my goal weight, leader very nice and very good. I have 10lb to go to it, but I aim to smaller goals that that to keep myself happy. The goal weight is on the screen and then there is another underneath it if you want to lose more than that. I would like to lose a bit more but really want free classes ha ha.

    Just want to say thanks to everyone on this, it really helped! The first night I went I thought everyone was mad they were so into it, now I am one of the mad ones and happy to be :p


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭Lady Lainy


    has just had the mother of all binges for lunch....and i dont care!

    and i'm still going to have my dinner later....feck the points....even tho my wi is tomorrow, i'd rather get the blow out, over with and out of my system...and start tomorrow on clean slate!

    Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

    hit tesco today to stock up goodies and stuff for the week ahead. back on the wagon tomorrow....but tonight....i'm taking it OFF!

    Some night off.....i'm cleaning the house, doing laundry, changing sheets, cleaning out my desk......getting all the jobs done today/tonight!

    I been drinking diet coke all week....oooh addictive stuff! i've drank feck all water this week!

    stay tuned....posting a georgous ww lemon bars recipe in a sec...yum!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭Lady Lainy


    ProPoints® Value: 4
    Servings: 24
    Preparation Time: 12 min
    Cooking Time: 50 min
    Level of Difficulty: Moderate

    These tasty little bars have been lightened up and they'll go down a treat with afternoon tea, or as a TV snack.

    Ingredients
    145 g Flour, Wheat, White, Plain, plain
    5 tablespoons Sugar, Light Brown
    8 tablespoons Butter, cold, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
    4 medium Egg, Whole
    1/2 teaspoons (level) Vanilla Extract
    335 g Sugar, Icing
    180 ml Lemon Juice
    2 teaspoons Lemon, zest

    Instructions
    Preheat oven to Gas Mark 4/180°C/350°F.

    To make crust, mix flour and light brown sugar using a food processor until fully incorporated.

    Toss butter into flour mixture and pulse to combine using short bursts of power until butter is cut into tiny pea-sized pieces and dough appears lumpy. Sprinkle crust mixture onto an ungreased 13 X 9 X 2-inch baking pan as evenly as possible; press down with a spatula to create a packed surface. Place crust in middle of oven and bake until golden, about 20 minutes.

    Meanwhile, to make lemon topping, beat eggs in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until well blended. Add vanilla extract and 3/4 of icing sugar; mix well. Add lemon juice and remaining icing sugar; mix until icing sugar is completely dissolved and then add zest.

    As soon as crust us finished, remove from oven and reduce oven temperature to Gas Mark 2/150°C/300°F. Immediately pour lemon mixture over hot crust. Bake completely; cool, and cut into 24 bars.

    Notes
    The crust must be HOT when you pour on the lemon mixture.


    You’ll need approximately three lemons to yield the amount of juice and zest in this recipe.

    You can increase the lemon flavour of these bars by adding more zest or eliminate the zest altogether for a less tart taste. You can also change the flavour completely by subbing fresh lime juice and zest for the lemon.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 671 ✭✭✭Shoe Lover


    Layla0509 wrote: »
    Hey
    Im off out for an italian tomoro ngiht with my sis and my mam (we decided to take mam out to take her mind off things we decided on the italian in Inchicore as its close to mams home) anyway ive been looking up their menu and im worried about what to have i've my WI in the morning so at least ill be able to enjoy it but dont want to be silly about it either

    heres the menu can anyone help me out points wise id be very grateful if anyone has any recommendations on what is nice ill eat anything except olives :eek:

    Hi Layla, nice to hear your mam is getting out and about :)

    Just reading that menu made me hungry! If I were you, I'd go for a pasta dish like the Arrabiata or the bolengese, but ask for a half portion. I always ask for a half portion! I haven't got my eating out guide with me at the mo, but I'll look it up for you when I get home! :D:D


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 154 ✭✭lil kc


    eefums wrote: »
    They were chunky ones? Maybe il go with about 15 will i?

    Yeah maybe just to be safe, or you could just forget it ever happened like I do sometimes! :D


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭Lady Lainy


    bubbaloo wrote: »
    Lainy - I hope your cousin is okay and so sorry to hear about your sister.

    It's funny that you mentioned toffee pocorn. I had Caramel snack-a-jacks for the first time last week and the first thing I thought was they they tasted really like toffee popcorn. Maybe they could get rid of a craving for you!

    thanks bubbaloo....I actually got two packets of the carmel snack a jacks yesterday in tesco :)

    i think the thing with my cousin just brought up alot of old feelings....so old habits and auto mode kicked on. Doctors STILL dont know what could be wrong...and she'll be waiting two months for cat scan....she's due to go to tanerife next week on hols, she's a spanish citizen...so she's checked her self into local medical centre in tanerife to get the cat scan. She'll be getting cat scan within 24hrs of getting to tanerife. We all just want to know whats wrong...

    i think i've turned a corner now....slowly but surely clarity and sanity is coming back to me! my focus is back, desk cleared off and laptop back in its proper corner.....i was getting a little too comfortable on the couch....just made me want to snack...and leaning over coffee table was killing my pack. When i'm at the desk....its "work mode"....or so i tell my self.

    Today is a total write off, and tomorrows wi is going to be laughably horrible...i can feel i'm retaining water....prob retaining a few pancakes and jam and custard too haha!

    back to the treadmill and water tomorrow. Have one can of diet coke left...never again buying the stuff!


  • Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭Dubgirlww


    thanks everyone, i really found this thread amazing and since i started reading and posting i lost half a stone that i had been struggling to lose to get to goal!! also gave up diet coke around that time so water really does work i tell you, cuz as some of you know i seem to have at least one binge a week but if i didnt do it i would have fallen off the wagon altogether!!

    have a good weekend ladies and ill be back monday to catch up on all and rant about what i couldnt stop myself from eating :)

    lainey, hope your cousin is ok and dont let it get you off course


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,103 ✭✭✭misslt


    Well not only did I fall off the wagon but the bloody wagon upped sticks and took off without me :p

    Twas himselfs birthday yesterday so we got an indian, had a skinful of drink...I made a WW cheesecake, but the recipe was for an 8in cake tin and mine was 9...so I had to up the recipe a small bit!!

    I wouldn't mind so much but I'm off to England tonight to see my dad for the weekend and thats not gonna be good either :eek:

    Ahh well...I'm expecting to be up this week, hopefully it won't be by too much and I can hop back on the wagon next week - I want my stone by 11th April at the latest...thats 4 weeks from Monday and I've only 4.5lb to go, so I'm hoping thats do-able.

    Dubgirl I'm delighted for you, absolutely fair play.

    Lainy, I really hope your cousin is okay!!

    Well done to everyone on their losses, and I hope ye all have a better weekend than I'm going to :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,014 ✭✭✭Monife


    Confession time. Had a sausage, fried egg, huge piece of soda bread and beans in work today for morning break (11am), and I had already had my shreddies in the morn (6.45am). Then had a finger of kitkat and 5 mini hershey sweets.

    Was planning on being super super good this week (want a really good loss) and only dip into weeklies by about 10 for few drinkies but now I am thinking it will be about 25 into weeklies, as am already over by 6 today. Oh well.

    I was feeling so unmotivated to exercise today because it was dull, dreary and rainy and the devils and angels in my head have been arguing all day haha Thinking to myself "ah il do an exercise dvd when I get home" then "ah no f**k it i'll just relax"... this was going on in my head all day haha then it had stopped raining by the time I got home and I was feeling guilty, was just about to get the pj's on then the OH spurred me on to go out and do Week 2 Day 1 of couch to 5k, and I did. Feel so much better now.

    Hope everyone has a lovely weekend. Time for a few vodka's now :)

    Sorry for the rant.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,859 ✭✭✭m'lady


    Hey all, quick question, would anyone have an idea how many pp would be in a pancake, unfortunately made with full fat milk and oil in pan, am raging with myself for accepting them!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 364 ✭✭SlimCi


    Evening all, just to say tried the paprika chicken here this evening and the whole family loved it!! Down 2.5 lbs this week, went a bit nuts on crisps (they are my downfall) yesterday, just lost complete control of myself!! Keep up the good work everyone!


  • Registered Users Posts: 364 ✭✭fofany


    Just logged on here to try & stay on track. Today was my daughter's 9th birthday, so we had a birthday party with 13 kids. I did start off well. I had made cocktail sausages & got chips delivered from the chipper & while I was serving them out I was chewing gum to make sure that I couldn't pick at them. And it worked. But then I took the gum out & was picking at crisps & cake. And now I have the taste for it & am wondering what I could have (there's loads in the house). My bowl of fresh fruit just didn't do it for me. And I have to do it all again tomorrow because some of my friends are coming round with their kids because they couldn't make it today. And then on Sunday there's someone else's birthday party & I'll have to stay at it because my youngest is going too & I couldn't leave her on her own yet (she's just turned 4). My motivation is really wavering today. Earlier my hubby was telling me not to do it & reminding me how well I had done, but he's on night shift now & I'm alone with all the food. On a good note, a whole lot of the mothers of my daughter's friends commented on how much weight I had lost. I am always wearing a big coat outside the school, so I suppose noone had really seen too much of me.

    Sorry about the long post.


  • Registered Users Posts: 261 ✭✭Danii86


    Just home frOm work.....had a reAlly really good day 2day....went spinning before work,ate proper food and drank bucket loads of water after reading about the benefits from so many of ye guys, and stayed within my dailies......UNTIL...they started to hand out finger food in work(work in a busy pub/restaurant so its hard enough to be good in there most of the time) anyway it was quite enough there this evening so they had to much food and i of course had to start picking at the extras!!! Think i had 3 mini pizzas(gave them 3 each??) and 4chicken nuggets (gave them 2each,they would be smAller then mcD's 1s) that was 15 points for no reason because i wasnt even hungry!!! Going to bed very annoyed with myself now!! Cant go spinning in the morn because iv work early but im on a split shift so hopefuly il get a walk in then. Sp p***ed off now because i had been having such a good day. Hopefully il be able to rectify it tomorrow. Cant afford to be bad after my 'imaginary day' on tuesday!!!


  • Registered Users Posts: 197 ✭✭Layla0509


    Had my WI STS I'm not too upset about coz I think I'm levelling off after having lost so much with the tummy bug last wk but this wk I've done loads of exercise so hopefully I'll see that on the scales next sat

    Here's to a new week 


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  • Registered Users Posts: 365 ✭✭dammitj


    anneo wrote: »
    WI last night only down 0.5 lb but at least its the right way. :)
    Found out my goal weight, leader very nice and very good. I have 10lb to go to it, but I aim to smaller goals that that to keep myself happy. The goal weight is on the screen and then there is another underneath it if you want to lose more than that. I would like to lose a bit more but really want free classes ha ha.

    Just want to say thanks to everyone on this, it really helped! The first night I went I thought everyone was mad they were so into it, now I am one of the mad ones and happy to be :p

    Hey Anneo. I found out from my leader on wednesday that I'm ten pounds from goal too (would like to lose an extra 2) but she gave me no encouragement or motivation at all!
    I have already lost 36lbs so I thought she might have said "Only ten to go - you can do it!" but no, nothing.

    I think I might try a new class next week to see if there is a better leader out there. :confused:


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭Lady Lainy


    woooo hoooo! new week....fresh week. time to put the disaster of last week behind me!


  • Registered Users Posts: 78 ✭✭SkinnyDoll


    SlimCi wrote: »
    Evening all, just to say tried the paprika chicken here this evening and the whole family loved it!! Down 2.5 lbs this week, went a bit nuts on crisps (they are my downfall) yesterday, just lost complete control of myself!! Keep up the good work everyone!
    Excellent loss! I'm a crisp junkie too! well done!:)


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭Lady Lainy


    ooooh i'm sure i found a recipe on ww site for home made vegetable crisps....let me go snooping....hehe see last wee so hasn't happened....I'M BACK....with avengence :P


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭Lady Lainy


    ProPoints® Value: 3
    Servings: 4
    Preparation Time: 15 min
    Cooking Time: 120 min
    Level of Difficulty: Easy

    These crunchy homemade crisps are worth waiting for when you fancy something savoury. They're great served along with soup for a light meal.

    Ingredients
    10 spray(s) Cooking Spray, Calorie Controlled
    2 medium Courgette, sliced crosswise into ½ cm slices
    2 medium Parsnip, peeled and sliced crosswise into ½ cm slices
    2 medium Sweet Potato, peeled and sliced crosswise into ½ cm slices
    4 medium Carrots, Old, Raw, peeled and sliced diagonally into ½ cm slices
    1 teaspoons Salt, or to taste
    1 teaspoons (as purchased) Oregano, dried

    Instructions
    Preheat oven to Gas Mark ½/130°C/250°F. Coat 2 large baking trays with cooking spray.

    Arrange vegetables on prepared baking trays. Coat vegetables with cooking spray and season with salt and oregano.

    Roast for 1 hour and then rotate trays. Roast for 1½ to 2 hours total, or until crisps are crunchy and dry.

    Notes
    To keep crispy, store in an airtight container or storage bag for 3 days. To re-crisp already cooked crisps that have gone soft, cook on a baking tray for 10 minutes at Gas Mark ½/130°C/250°F.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭Lady Lainy


    ProPoints® Value: 3
    Servings: 4
    Preparation Time: 20 min
    Cooking Time: 40 min
    Level of Difficulty: Easy

    Ditch the crisps! Instead enjoy these delicious vegetable nibbles. You won't feel guilty going back for more.

    Ingredients
    1 1/2 medium Parsnip, peeled
    1 1/2 medium Carrots, Old, Raw, peeled
    1 1/2 medium Sweet Potato, peeled
    1/2 small Swede, peeled
    1 whole (small) Beetroot, uncooked, peeled
    10 spray(s) Cooking Spray, Calorie Controlled
    1 pinch Salt
    200 g Fromage Frais, Low Fat, Plain
    1/2 medium Lemon, use only the zest, finely grated
    1 teaspoons Chives, Dried
    1 teaspoons (ground) Pepper, Black (Whole, Cracked or Ground)

    Instructions
    Preheat oven to Gas Mark 6/200°C/400°F. Place cooking racks over two roasting tins.

    Thinly slice all vegetables. Do this by hand in preference to using a food processor, where the slices would be too thin.

    Place vegetable slices, except beetroot, in a large bowl. Coat with cooking spray. Arrange on racks. Spray beetroot and arrange on the rack.

    Bake for about 30-40 minutes, until tender and beginning to go crisp. Turn off the oven. Leave vegetables in oven with the door slightly ajar, to allow them to cool and dry out. Season lightly.

    Mix fromage frais, chives and lemon zest together. Season with black pepper. Serve with the vegetables.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭Jwacqui




  • Registered Users Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭Lady Lainy


    Jwacqui wrote: »

    Love the vids! It'll be great having an actual weight watchers reviewing the books...i'm sure you'll be bombarded with questions :P cos sometimes i buy those ww books and then only find a couple of the recipes are good..and the rest are wasted....

    sometimes it takes that BIG wake up call on the scales to get ya back on track. Had my weight in this morning...oh god it was laughable...but i ate all round me last night and yesterday is it was expected...but got the binge out of my system and back on track today...totally focused and "in the zone" so to speak LOL

    six weeks left in college...want to get that half stone off! and hit the ground running this summer!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭Lady Lainy


    ProPoints® Value: 4
    Servings: 15
    Preparation Time: 15 min
    Cooking Time: 25 min
    Level of Difficulty: Easy

    These moist brownies have the added indulgence of a crunchy, sugary topping.

    Ingredients
    200 g Sugar, Caster
    110 g Cheese, Soft, Medium Fat
    2 medium Egg, Whole
    1 teaspoons (level) Vanilla Extract
    110 g Flour, Wheat, White, Plain
    1/2 teaspoons Bicarbonate of Soda
    80 g Cocoa Powder, (4 tbsp)
    2 tablespoons Milk, Skimmed
    15 g Rice Krispies
    40 g Sugar, Icing, (2 tbsp) sifted
    15 g Margarine, Soft, Polyunsaturated, melted

    Instructions
    Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4/180ºC/fan oven 160ºC. Line a 20cm (8 inch) square baking with non-stick baking parchment.

    Place the sugar and low fat soft cheese in a large bowl and whisk together until pale and soft. Add the egg yolks and whisk until well combined. Whisk in the vanilla extract.

    In a clean, grease-free bowl whisk the egg whites until they hold stiff peaks.

    Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and cocoa into the soft cheese mixture with the milk. Stir well until combined. Carefully add the egg whites folding in slowly to retain the air. Spoon into the tin.

    Mix together the rice crispies, icing sugar and melted margarine and scatter over the surface. Bake for 25 mins until risen and spongy to feel. Cool in the tin, before turning out and cutting into pieces.

    Once cold store in airtight container. Best eaten the same day otherwise the topping goes soft.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭Lady Lainy


    Toblerone Cookies

    ProPoints® Value: 3
    Servings: 16
    Preparation Time: 10 min
    Cooking Time: 12 min
    Level of Difficulty: Easy

    These cookies have a crisp outer and soft inner - not to mention the Toblerone chocolate!

    Ingredients
    175 g Flour, Wheat, White, Self Raising
    1/2 teaspoons (as purchased) Baking Powder
    75 g Sugar, Light Brown, soft
    50 g Margarine, Soft, Polyunsaturated
    3 tablespoons (level) Syrup, Any Type, golden syrup
    1 medium Egg, Whole, beaten
    90 g Tobelerone Toblerone, roughly chopped

    Instructions
    Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4/180°C/fan oven 160°C/350°F. Line 2 trays with non-stick baking parchment.

    Sift together the flour and baking powder into a large bowl and stir in the sugar.

    In a small pan gently melt the margarine and syrup. Cool slightly then add to the flour with the egg. Beat to a stiff dough and mix in the Toblerone pieces.

    Place 16 well spaced out dessert spoonfuls on the trays and bake for 10-12 mins until golden. Leave on the trays to cool for 5 mins before transferring to a wire rack. Once cool store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

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    Caramel Cookies

    ProPoints® Value: 1
    Servings: 60
    Preparation Time: 5 min
    Cooking Time: 10 min
    Level of Difficulty: Easy

    These crunchy cookies are delicious and easy to bake in small batches. Just keep the dough in the fridge and slice off to make as many cookies as you wish!

    Ingredients
    120 g Butter
    140 g Sugar, Light Brown, preferably dark brown sugar
    1 medium Egg, Whole
    1 teaspoons (level) Vanilla Extract
    120 g Flour, Wheat, White, Plain, white
    120 g Flour, Wheat, White, Plain, wholemeal
    1/2 teaspoons (as purchased) Baking Powder

    Instructions
    Preheat oven to Gas Mark 6/200°C/400°F. Set aside 2 non-stick baking trays.

    In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar, egg and vanilla essence using an electric mixer. Add remaining ingredients and beat thoroughly. You may need to add 1-2 tbs iced water if mixture is too dry.

    Scrape dough out of bowl and onto a large piece of plastic. Roll dough into a log, approximately 4cm wide. Completely wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate until firm, for at least 60 minutes, or overnight.

    Cut dough into 3mm thin slices and arrange on baking trays well apart. Bake for approximately 10 minutes, or until lightly browned around edges.

    Allow cookies to cool on trays then remove using a spatula to a cake rack to cool completely.

    Notes
    These cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Try adding a little ground cinnamon to the biscuit dough if you like a bit of spice.

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    Chocolate Chip Cookies

    ProPoints® Value: 2
    Servings: 24
    Preparation Time: 15 min
    Cooking Time: 5 min
    Level of Difficulty: Easy

    Fancy doing a bit of baking? Then try these yummy chocolate chip cookies – they’re the perfect treat to go with a cuppa!

    Ingredients
    25 g Butter, softened
    2 tablespoons Oil, Corn
    100 g Sugar, Light Brown, or light muscovado
    1 teaspoons (level) Vanilla Extract, or extract
    1 pinch Salt
    1 medium Egg, Whole, (small)
    100 g Flour, Wheat, White, Plain, plain
    1/4 teaspoons (as purchased) Baking Powder
    75 g Chocolate, Plain, dark or milk chocolate

    Instructions
    Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 5, 190°C, fan oven 170°C. Lightly spray two non-stick baking sheets with low fat cooking spray.

    Cream together the butter, oil and sugar until light in texture and paler in colour. Add the vanilla, salt and egg and beat well until creamy. Sift in the flour and baking powder and fold in with the chocolate chips, making sure they are evenly distributed.

    Drop 12 spoonfuls of the cookie mixture evenly over each baking sheet (24 cookies in total). Bake for 5-8 minutes until golden and spread out. Cool for 2 minutes, then carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

    Notes
    Serving size is 1 cookie per portion.
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    Macademia and White Chocolate Cookies (home made subway cookies)

    ProPoints® Value: 3
    Servings: 20
    Preparation Time: 15 min
    Cooking Time: 10 min
    Level of Difficulty: Easy

    Make a batch of these cookies to share with family and friends. You could even experiment with different nuts and chocolate chips.

    Ingredients
    65 g Macadamia Nuts
    95 g Nestlé Milkybar White Chocolate Buttons Minis
    80 g Spread, Low Fat
    100 g Sugar, Light Brown
    1 medium Egg, Whole, lightly beaten
    1 teaspoons (level) Vanilla Extract
    150 g Flour, Wheat, White, Plain, plain white
    1/2 teaspoons (as purchased) Baking Powder

    Instructions
    Preheat oven to Gas Mark 5/190ºC/375ºF. Line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper.

    Use an electric beater to beat together the spread and sugar in a large bowl until pale. Gradually add the egg and vanilla essence until combined.

    Stir in the sifted flour and baking powder until just combined. Add chocolate buttons and macadamia nuts and stir to combine.

    Drop a heaped teaspoon of the mixture onto the prepared tray, allowing room for spreading.

    Bake for 10 minutes or until light golden. Cool on the tray.

    Notes
    Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
    Not suitable to freeze.
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    Iced Easter Biscuits

    ProPoints® Value: 3
    Servings: 36
    Preparation Time: 30 min
    Cooking Time: 10 min
    Level of Difficulty: Easy

    These little iced biscuits are a treat for Easter - the kids will love to give you a hand making them!

    Ingredients
    225 g Butter
    125 g Sugar, Caster
    275 g Flour, Wheat, White, Plain, plain
    50 g Semolina, Dried, or ground rice
    50 g Sugar, Icing

    Instructions
    Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4/180°C/fan oven 160°C/350°F. Beat the butter until softened and gradually beat in the caster sugar. Add the flour and semolina, working it in with a wooden spoon. Gather the dough together with your hands, then knead for a few moments until smooth.

    Roll out the dough thinly on a lightly floured surface. Stamp out shapes using biscuit cutters. Arrange on baking sheets.

    Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until light golden brown. Cool on wire racks.

    Mix the icing sugar with a little water to make a smooth glace icing, then use this to decorate the biscuits.


    ANYONE WANNA MAKE ME SOME COOKIES? PRETTY PLEASE


  • Registered Users Posts: 261 ✭✭Danii86


    oh Lainy those all sound really scrumshish!!!! def gona have to try out most of them!!!


    does any1 know how to get the iphone app?? i keep gettin told that its on avalible on the irish itunes:(


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