WeightWatchers & "How Many ProPoints?" Thread

starlight1 · 15-01-2011 11:05pm

jackmax wrote: »

That would be great thanks
height 5ft 10
weight 220lbs/ 15 stone 10lbs

Thanks a million

sorry jackmax, it looks for age aswell which I forgot to include in original post, just saw it now when I switched it on

jackmax · 15-01-2011 11:07pm

starlight1 wrote: »

sorry jackmax, it looks for age aswell which I forgot to include in original post, just saw it now when I switched it on

no problem. He is 34

starlight1 · 15-01-2011 11:15pm

jackmax wrote: »

no problem. He is 34

okay, it's coming up as 46 daily allowance and pretty sure he gets the 49 weekly allowance aswell . good luck to him, great for you to have the support

jackmax · 15-01-2011 11:18pm

starlight1 wrote: »

okay, it's coming up as 46 daily allowance and pretty sure he gets the 49 weekly allowance aswell . good luck to him, great for you to have the support

Thanks a million for that

Pigwidgeon · 15-01-2011 11:37pm

Lady Lainy wrote: »

I just went in a checked it there, the only soft brown sugar on the ww uk site was silverspoon and fairtrade. both are same value.

so even if you use dunnes own brand fairtrade soft brown sugar recipe will still be the same points

Ah lovely thanks a million!

Btw, did anybody else get given that calender at their meeting? It Has some great recipes in it!

Lady Lainy · 15-01-2011 11:42pm

kateos2 wrote: »

Ah lovely thanks a million!

Btw, did anybody else get given that calender at their meeting? It Has some great recipes in it!

Blue one? that was in the RTE Guide? I got it...its FANTASTIC! I use it to record my weigh ins and have it pinned up on the wall by the scales

Oh....ww pro points recipe book thing with the SUNDAY WORLD tomorrow 16/1/2011

Pigwidgeon · 15-01-2011 11:45pm

Lady Lainy wrote: »

Blue one? that was in the RTE Guide? I got it...its FANTASTIC! I use it to record my weigh ins and have it pinned up on the wall by the scales

Oh....ww pro points recipe book thing with the SUNDAY WORLD tomorrow 16/1/2011

Yeah that's the one. Our leader told us we'd be getting it for free at the meeting so didn't need to buy it!

autmam · 15-01-2011 11:47pm

smurfmurf wrote: »

Hi everyone
just wanted to ask..does anyone else see the need for the change from old points system to pro points??I feel if it ain't broken..etc!!Also all the WW meals in shops still in old system sorry now but Jan is busiest time o year for WW I think its bad form to have old stock in shops when they are trying to convert us all to new system ok thats my rant!!! oh also any idea about pp in bulmers light, bud light and coors light my leader said 2 pp per 330 ml bottle is that right??

Bulmers light and Coors light appear to be 4 ppts per 330ml bottle. (I emailed ww re bulmers, and Coors light value comes from their shop book) A 500ml can of bulmers light is 6ppts. Don't know about bud light but I expect similar to Coors light

pracky2k10 · 15-01-2011 11:53pm

Hi all,
I just got the iwatchr app for my phone-does anyone know how to configure it- I've searched the thread but can't find it. Would be much appreciated!
Pracky :-)

eimear1 · 16-01-2011 12:02am

kateos2 wrote: »

Yeah that's the one. Our leader told us we'd be getting it for free at the meeting so didn't need to buy it!

Yeah its great, i have it up in the kitchen, little reminder for when i reach for the fridge!!
Thanks for the heads up on the Sunday World thing Lainey!
E x

A lemon · 16-01-2011 12:13am

Hey - I'm a young male and I've just realised that I've crossed the line into obese :eek:

Is it worth my while buying the €79 weight watchers pack on the Irish website? I wouldn't be keen on the meetings at all so I'd rather go it alone, but I like the idea of having a clear framework to help me succeed. I can't keep expanding like this! The Irish website is a bit dodgy though - do you get access to the UK members website when you join?

Lady Lainy · 16-01-2011 12:18am

A lemon wrote: »

Hey - I'm a young male and I've just realised that I've crossed the line into obese :eek:

Is it worth my while buying the €79 weight watchers pack on the Irish website? I wouldn't be keen on the meetings at all so I'd rather go it alone, but I like the idea of having a clear framework to help me succeed. I can't keep expanding like this! The Irish website is a bit dodgy though - do you get access to the UK members website when you join?

dont bother wasting your time with irish site. just join the english one. you get all the tools online and articles and newletters and online calculators for like 12 euro a month

A lemon · 16-01-2011 12:21am

Ah brilliant, that's what I'll do so.

eimear1 · 16-01-2011 12:24am

Lady Lainy wrote: »

dont bother wasting your time with irish site. just join the english one. you get all the tools online and articles and newletters and online calculators for like 12 euro a month

Hey Lainey, is it really only 12 quid a month?? Jeez, thats a big difference! And do you have to pay a few months in advance or can you DD?
Thanx, E x

Lady Lainy · 16-01-2011 12:24am

A lemon wrote: »

Ah brilliant, that's what I'll do so.

If they ask for an english address just google some london hotel and take post code off that. I'm use English site. I pay with my Irish Card. So they do accept irish cards.

Lady Lainy · 16-01-2011 12:28am

eimear1 wrote: »

Hey Lainey, is it really only 12 quid a month?? Jeez, thats a big difference! And do you have to pay a few months in advance or can you DD?
Thanx, E x

yeah its like 12-13 euro month. I don't even notice the money going out. I pay DD on my debit card. they always different offers on signing up. Dont know what the current offer is. I signed up last summer the english site.

The only catch is you CAN NOT BUY things from the Uk site, cos they dont post outside the UK. so things like books and calculators and electronics I have to get from Ebay or go to my local meeting.

Lady Lainy · 16-01-2011 12:33am

https://signup.weightwatchers.co.uk/SignupVersions/Online/StepOne.aspx

if you sign up for 3 months you pay no joining fee. (after the three months its. 10.95 sterling per month)

if you sign up for 1 month you have the pay the joining fee

eimear1 · 16-01-2011 12:36am

Lady Lainy wrote: »

yeah its like 12-13 euro month. I don't even notice the money going out. I pay DD on my debit card. they always different offers on signing up. Dont know what the current offer is. I signed up last summer the english site.

The only catch is you CAN NOT BUY things from the Uk site, cos they dont post outside the UK. so things like books and calculators and electronics I have to get from Ebay or go to my local meeting.

That's mad! Still think i need the motivation of the meetings for the moment, but might switch to online if money gets any tighter!!!
Think this propoints mallarkey might actually be working, had a sneaky peek at the scales there now, as you know we are always a few pounds heavier at night but my scales is still showing me a few pounds down since Wed!!!
Not sure whether i'll be weighing in tues or thurs this week (shift work) but dying to go now to see if the official scales matches mine! Methinks Tues it is so!!

kashmir · 16-01-2011 10:36am

kildareash wrote: »

Forgive me fellow weightwatchers, for I have sinned.

Went out for an impromptu drink last night and ended up having a chicken burger on the way home.:(

It's my own fault, I hadn't had much to eat yesterday at all. Had a bowl of cornflakes for my dinner coz I was rushing out to a show.

I hadn't intended on going out for drinks at all, but then a friend txt.

To be fair, I only had two glasses of wine, but I was sooooo hungry on the way home and it tasted soooooooo nice.

It doesn't sound like you were too bad, I've had too great nights in a row, but very difficult to point, one was dinner in a friends house with wine flowing and tapas like snacks all night and the other was Italian restaurant....I feel it! I've just written off all my weekly points to be sure and will try and be good for the next few days, fingers crossed.

kildareash · 16-01-2011 11:16am

I have well and truly obliterated my weekly points!
Had a lovely night with friends last night but they have never heard of calorie counting!

Easily had the best part of a bottle of White and a bottle of red. Strange thing is I've never been fond of red wine. The taste was always too strong for me, so I thought I wldnt drink that much.
Don't know what the name of the wine was but it was lovely, very easy to drink.
Oh, just remembered the shot of ouzo too!eek!

Ah well, extra long walk for me tomorrow.

Hope everyone else is having a good weekend. Well done to all the people who have seen minuses on the scales over the last few days.

Deffo going to get the Sunday world today, thanks for the tip lainy

Starrgrrl · 16-01-2011 12:07pm

Hi! I'm on my first week of pro points and finding it tough enough! It's all the new things that now have points, like stock cubes and spray oil! Ah well I'm sure I'll get use to it!
I have been looking at the UK and US based website and they kick the Irish ones butt! The US has amazing recipes that are worth a look, the measures are all in cups etc but it's easy enough to convert.
And this thread is great too!! Well done for all those great losses!

Lady Lainy · 16-01-2011 12:56pm

decided to have a 2nd weight in today cos i just felt being up 4lbs yesterday was ALOT to be up after ONE NIGHT.....the 4 i was up yesterday :P is now only 2.6lbs up today...up 2.6lbs is far more acceptable for a birthday pig out night

:P I worked my ass off in the gym yesterday! Must have been water weight or something...

Jan 1 - Start
Jan 8 - down 4.6lbs
Jan 16 - up 2.6lbs
Jan 22 -

shanasue · 16-01-2011 1:52pm

Hi all, great thread...THANKS!
I'm just wondering what you do if the fiber content isnt listed?? I have the PP calculator and I'v just been putting in 0?
thanks in advance

dizzymiss · 16-01-2011 1:56pm

shanasue wrote: »

Hi all, great thread...THANKS!
I'm just wondering what you do if the fiber content isnt listed?? I have the PP calculator and I'v just been putting in 0?
thanks in advance

That's what I've been doing as well. Going to ask my leader on Wednesday to be sure.

hillyrob · 16-01-2011 2:28pm

shanasue wrote: »

Hi all, great thread...THANKS!
I'm just wondering what you do if the fiber content isnt listed?? I have the PP calculator and I'v just been putting in 0?
thanks in advance

I use the online tracker and the caculator has an info button next to the fibre input section. I wasn't sure either so I check. It says not all labels have fibre listed if it's not on the label input zero into the calculator.:)

lollb · 16-01-2011 2:52pm

i posted the configuration earlier in this thred for the iwatchr app, however when entering the sample wheetabix in the book i get 4 points where the book gives 3 points, anyone else had this problem?

smileyface1 · 16-01-2011 3:00pm

Just got the free WW mag in the Sunday World. It doesn't give much away about the new plan for but has some good recipes!!!

Looking forward to trying the Banana bread,and grilled veg toastadas!!!

girl_friday · 16-01-2011 3:16pm

Found this online

http://www.mydish.co.uk/recipes/search/weight-watchers-pro-point-recipes

Lady Lainy · 16-01-2011 3:40pm

smileyface1 wrote: »

Just got the free WW mag in the Sunday World. It doesn't give much away about the new plan for but has some good recipes!!!

Looking forward to trying the Banana bread,and grilled veg toastadas!!!

yeah that banana bread sounds really nice...but i know i'd end up eating the whole thing in one sitting LOL

Eabhabear · 16-01-2011 3:58pm

Thanks for the muffin recipe Lainy I'm gonna give it a try when I have some spare time.

Does anyone know if egg whites are still zero points in the pro point system?

Thanks Eabha x

Triceratops Ballet · 16-01-2011 4:11pm

Eabhabear wrote: »

Thanks for the muffin recipe Lainy I'm gonna give it a try when I have some spare time.

Does anyone know if egg whites are still zero points in the pro point system?

Thanks Eabha x

they are, but the yolk is 2

Pigwidgeon · 16-01-2011 4:34pm

Eabhabear wrote: »

Thanks for the muffin recipe Lainy I'm gonna give it a try when I have some spare time.

Does anyone know if egg whites are still zero points in the pro point system?

Thanks Eabha x

One egg white is 0 points, but 2 are 1propoint.

Lady Lainy · 16-01-2011 6:37pm

hey, would someone be able to check there lil booklet for the points for frozen peas and corn. Its a little confusing on the uk site LOL and i've been going thru the tesco website but again the info they give is per 100g...but i dont know if thats frozen or cooked weight they're talking a bout

Brunette Barbie · 16-01-2011 6:43pm

Lady Lainy wrote: »

hey, would someone be able to check there lil booklet for the points for frozen peas and corn. Its a little confusing on the uk site LOL and i've been going thru the tesco website but again the info they give is per 100g...but i dont know if thats frozen or cooked weight they're talking a bout

Hi Lady Lainy,

According to the booklet:

1 heaped tbsp of frozen peas (35g) is 1 pp. Think this is the uncooked weight.

Baby sweetcorn is 0. Canned corn is 2 pp for 2 tbsps (60g).

Got the Sunday World supplement. Thanks for the heads up!

Lady Lainy · 16-01-2011 7:11pm

Brunette Barbie wrote: »

Hi Lady Lainy,

According to the booklet:

1 heaped tbsp of frozen peas (35g) is 1 pp. Think this is the uncooked weight.

Baby sweetcorn is 0. Canned corn is 2 pp for 2 tbsps (60g).

Got the Sunday World supplement. Thanks for the heads up!

okay....thats confusing me even more. the uk website has it the other way around. canned is 0 and frozen sweet corn is 1pp per 30g

I'm thinking the ones writing the booklet and the ones writing the site must have crossed wires somewhere :S

Rooted around in the freezer found some of each.
(prob would have made more sense to have done that first)

Nutritional information was given as frozen!

50g of frozen corn - 1pp
50g of frozen peas - 1pp

Dotcomdolly · 16-01-2011 7:28pm

The knorr season & shake rustic chicken that cam in today Sunday World with the ww supplement is 3ppts per pack.

Dotcomdolly · 16-01-2011 7:36pm

Sunday Spaghetti & Meatballs

Take one pack Lidl beef meatballs (24ppts for 340g pack). Divide each in two . Fry with a spray or two of frylight until browned. Remove from pan with slotted spoon.
Fry off a mix of very finely diced (I do it in food processor & freeze batches of it) onions, carrot, celery & garlic.
Add a tin of Lidl chopped tomatoes with basil, and slosh out with half a tin of water. Add meatballs back in & cook for approx 15 mins with lid on. I check meatball are cooked after 10 mins and then leave lid off for remaining time to reduce sauce a bit.
Meanwhile cook 200g M&S linguini (19 ppts) or Bunalin wholewheat spaghetti (18ppts)
serve with 1 tsp of grated parmesan (1ppt)

TOTAL = 43 ppts, enough to feed 3 adults or in our case 2 adults + 2 kids, so 14 ppts per portion.

Lady Lainy · 16-01-2011 7:55pm

Dinner is served!

80g of brown rice 8pp
1 large chicken breast 4pp
1/2 jar ww tikka sauce 3pp
50g fozen corn 1pp
50g frozen peas 1 pp

Total pp = 17 pp

Boil rice!
Fry chicken in water...then add sauce.
Boil Peas+corn!
Drain rice, Drain Peas+Corn and mix.
Serve!

Dotcomdolly · 16-01-2011 8:00pm

Lainy, a lovely way to cook rice using the blitzed veg I mention in my post above is to sautée the veg in a tsp of l-f butter until soft, then add rice & stir to coat, then cover with hot veg or chicken stock and cook gently till all the stock is absorbed. Very tasty & really stretches the rice.

Lady Lainy · 16-01-2011 8:05pm

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

Lainy, a lovely way to cook rice using the blitzed veg I mention in my post above is to sautée the veg in a tsp of l-f butter until soft, then add rice & stir to coat, then cover with hot veg or chicken stock and cook gently till all the stock is absorbed. Very tasty & really stretches the rice.

So true...I took out 20g of rice which is 2pp...and put those 2pp back in as 100g of veg. I think i'll have to take out even more rice tomorrow...cos i'm about to burst. I usually just go nuts with the rice and do 100g..only because i have the points to do so. i like BIG satisfying dinners. tonight was a complete experiment adding the veg...cos i know i was severely lacking veg of any sort.

foundry · 16-01-2011 8:53pm

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

The knorr season & shake rustic chicken that cam in today Sunday World with the ww supplement is 3ppts per pack.

So excited bout dinner tomorrow!!!!

dizzymiss · 16-01-2011 10:23pm

Cerocco wrote: »

Anyone know how much a Chicken Kiev would work out as, the buttery garlic one??

They are 13pp each. They'll only be a treat every now and then from now on

Monife · 17-01-2011 9:45am

After 1st week of propoints, was down 1lb at my wednesday meeting.

Bit disappointed really as I didnt have any mad indulgences and I have been losing between 2.5 and 4lbs every week (have a lot to lose).

I started having tea every morning in work (was craving it) and because was so busy in work and was too tired to make interesting lunches, I just made white bread sandwiches every day.

Do you think any of the above contributed to low loss?

bubbaloo · 17-01-2011 10:29am

Hi - here's just a few more of the things I pointed over the weekend:

M&S 300g Pot of Houmous - 12 pp - (I split it into 5 servings and froze it).
Kit Kat Chunky - 7pp (shared it my hubby

)
Amoy Stir Fry Hoi Sin Sauce (Sachet 120g) - 4pp (2pp per person)
Glenisk Organic Yoghurt Tropical Fruit 125g - 3pp :eek:
Frozen Fruit Pastilles Ice Lolly - 2pp

Have a good week everyone!

kildareash · 17-01-2011 10:34am

Hi monife,
Try not to be too disappointed, a loss is a loss at the end of the day.
Your not always going to loose 2.5-4lbs every week.
1lb-2lb is kinda the recommended weight loss each week. (it's too early in the morning to recall the proper lingo)

I don't think the White bread wld be the sole reason, unless u were pointing it correctly.

tomcollins97 · 17-01-2011 11:23am

For anyone thinking of doing the new WW Pro Points plan I thought I would provide some info on what my first week was like. My daily allowance is 29 pro points (pps) and weekly is 49pps. I am at the upper end of the healthy weight range for my height so was not expecting to loose 2lb in week one!

My only exercise is as part of the commute to work which is walking 2 miles a day – nothing of note at the weekend. I am not the best at eating breakfast and try not to have to change what I eat too much when I diet so the food below isn’t exactly WW type stuff!

I am sure many people will think that as this is not the standard 3 meals a day plus snacks it is not healthly. Maybe that is true, but it is how I eat when not on a diet. When dieting I try to make my normal food healthier or use smaller portions so that I still eat much of what I like but change parts. Such as: have a Solero rather than a Magnum, diet Red Bull instead of normal, use sugar free beans, spray oil instrad of regular, no mid-week booze etc

Monday 10th:
Breakfast:
Red Bull 250ml can 3 pro points

Lunch:
Green Salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, pineapple, grilled peppers, sweetcorn) 1 pro points
Half bottle of M&S Reduced fat french dressing 3 pro points

Dinner:
Brocolli 0 pro points
200g (raw weight) potatoes roasted with spray oil 4 pro points
130g filet of salmon baked 6 pro points
1 tsp olive oil 1 pro points
135g pot ambrosia light custard 3 pro points
1 pot Hartleys low calorie jelly 0 pro points

Total used 21 pro points
Activity Earned 3 pro points

Tuesday 11th:
Breakfast:
Red Bull 250ml can 3 pro points

Lunch:
Green Salad (mixed lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, peppers) 0 pro points
Half bottle of M&S Reduced fat french dressing 3 pro points
Muller Fruit corner Peach & Apricot 5 pro points

Dinner:
1 medium chicken breast (165g) 4 pro points
Half red pepper 0 pro points
small onion 0 pro points
30g Sweetcorn 1 pro points
1 pouch, 120g, Blue Dragon Sechuan stir fry sauce 4 pro points
Blue dragon fine Egg Noodle 50g nest 5 pro points
Spray Oil 0 pro points
Sherbet Dip Dab 2 pro points

Total used 27 pro points
Activity Earned 3 pro points

Wednesday 12th:
Breakfast:
Red Bull Sugar Free 250ml can 0 pro points

Lunch:
Green Salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, pineapple, grilled peppers, sweetcorn) 1 pro points
Half bottle of M&S Reduced fat french dressing 3 pro points
Tayto Treble Crunch crisps 3 pro points

Dinner
Half pouch Uncle Bens Basmati Rice 5 pro points
1 serving Jamie Olivers Thai Green Curry 9 pro points
(made with chicken, low fat coconut milk and various spices)

Total used 21 pro points
Activity Earned 3 pro points

Thursday 13th:
Breakfast:
Red Bull Sugar Free 250ml can 0 pro points
1 cadburys chocolate finger 1 pro points
250ml orange juice 2 pro points

Lunch:
Green Salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, pineapple, grilled peppers, sweetcorn) 1 pro points
Half bottle of M&S Reduced fat french dressing 3 pro points
125g pot Glenisk Low fat Strawberry Yoghurt 3 pro points

Dinner
1 125g filet Donegal Catch Chunky breaded Haddock 7 pro points
300g (raw weight) potatoes cut into wedges and roasted with spray oil 6 pro points
225g Batchelors Sugar free baked beans 4 pro points
Exotic Solero 3 pro points

Total used 30 pro points
Activity Earned 3 pro points

Friday 15th
Breakfast:
Red Bull Sugar Free 250ml can 0 pro points

Lunch:
Half low fat Chicken Salad sandwich 3 pro points
Triangle low fat laughing cow cheese 1 pro points
Yoplait low fat strawberry yoghurt 3 pro points

Dinner
1 medium chicken breast (165g) 4 pro points
30g easy cook rice 3 pro points
Half jar Geetas Bhuna sauce 5 pro points

Alcohol
5 pints cider 36 pro points
Tayto Snax 2 pro points

Total used 57 pro points
Activity Earned 3 pro points

Saturday 16th
Breakfast:
Red Bull 250ml can 3 pro points
1 cadburys chocolate finger 1 pro points

Lunch:
1 mini bag WW Chocolate Chip and orange cookies 3 pro points

Dinner
1 medium chicken breast (165g) roasted 4 pro points
Serving carrots 0 pro points
Serving of Brocolli 0 pro points
Half pack Schwartz chicken gravy 1 pro points
200g (raw weight) potatoes roasted with spray oil 4 pro points
Honey & oil used in cooking carotts & chicken 2 pro points

Alcohol
500ml can cider 6 pro points
2.5 glasses white wine 8 pro points

Total used 32 pro points
Activity Earned 0 pro points

Sunday 17th
Breakfast:
Nothing - lie in

Brunch:
Tuna - John west 80g tin (65g drained) 1 pro points
1 tablespoon light mayo 1 pro points
1 slice Brennans white bread toasted 2 pro points
Tayto Velvet Crunch 2 pro points

Dinner
40g dried pasta shells 4 pro points
400g portion home-made Bolognese 7 pro points

Alcohol
2 pints cider 14 pro points

Total used 31 pro points
Activity Earned 0 pro points

Birdie086 · 17-01-2011 12:28pm

Monife,
dont forget as well that soemtimes you mightnt lose anything at all, only to have a big loss the following week, Keep up the good work

Triceratops Ballet · 17-01-2011 12:31pm

Hi All,

WI after work today.... terrified! :eek:

hockeysticks · 17-01-2011 12:59pm

There was a fantastic supplement with the Sunday World yesterday , lots of recipes, stories and tips.

I will bring it into work tomorrow and attempt to scan it in but I'd imagine it will be huge. If anyone can get their hands on it its worth a look.

Quality · 17-01-2011 1:40pm

lollb wrote: »

i posted the configuration earlier in this thred for the iwatchr app, however when entering the sample wheetabix in the book i get 4 points where the book gives 3 points, anyone else had this problem?

Yeah I had this with my porridge in the book it says it is lower than when I use the nutritional info on the box so i am going with the box!

WeightWatchers & "How Many ProPoints?" Thread

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