WeightWatchers & "How Many ProPoints?" Thread MkII

yeh i'm the same.. luckily i have a treadmill at home aswell, cos for some reason i hate going out for walks.. too self conscious! i used to go to aerobics classes all the time when i was younger but i need to do something i can keep up. very inconsistent with exercise!
Oh and lady lainy would u know the pp for a heaped teaspoon of nutella?? i have been pointing it as one but i have a funny feeling it might be more ??

Well, was up 1/2lb at WI. Kind of glad really, well not happy about it of course, but I think it has given me the kick up the a**e I need. I have been faffing around for over 6 weeks now and I really need to get my act together. Going to try and be sooo good this week. Have friends over for drinks on Friday, so I know I will probably use all my weeklies on alcohol, but other than that, I am going to try and make good food choices and I am seriously going to get back on the "exercise wagon".

Going to get back to my couch to 5k jogging. Basically gave it up over 5 weeks ago but I am determined to finish the program now. Going to try and go out for a morning jog tomorrow, hope it doesn't rain.

Caros wrote: »

Right, here's the thing - over the last few weeks I have grown to enjoy going for a walk, but I'm a kind of fair weather walker and if it's raining I'm very slow to head out there so I was thinking of investing in either a treadmill or cross trainer thingy. Anyone with recommendations?

The nearby hotel has a gym but I might be lazy heading out to that too :rolleyes:, so I was thinking if I had something at home I might use it.

crosstrainers are great....but to get a decent one they are quite expensive...you can get ones quite cheap....but i'd be iffy about the quality...and what ever you do dont get self asembly....NIGHTMARE...i pissed 400 euro away last year on one...could never get it put together...had an engineer friend try to put it together....he couldnt do it..I had to get expensive one....cos it had to be one that took my weight

Try the crosstrainer a few times at the hotel...see how you like it...and then maybe RENT one for a month...see how much use you REALLY get out of it...rental companies will usually let you buy it then, and deduct the rental fee from the cost of the machine. google CRAZY FIT @ HOME.

the treadmill we have folds up, which is really handy. got it from crazyfit!they deliver all over the country, they're based in tip

Lady Lainy wrote: »

crosstrainers are great....but to get a decent one they are quite expensive...you can get ones quite cheap....but i'd be iffy about the quality...and what ever you do dont get self asembly....NIGHTMARE...i pissed 400 euro away last year on one...could never get it put together...had an engineer friend try to put it together....he couldnt do it..I had to get expensive one....cos it had to be one that took my weight

Try the crosstrainer a few times at the hotel...see how you like it...and then maybe RENT one for a month...see how much use you REALLY get out of it...rental companies will usually let you buy it then, and deduct the rental fee from the cost of the machine. google CRAZY FIT @ HOME.

the treadmill we have folds up, which is really handy. got it from crazyfit!they deliver all over the country, they're based in tip

Really good advice! Made my ten percent today wahoooo

unknowngirl!! wrote: »

Hi Everyone,

I joined WW propoints today. It's my first time trying WW so I'm a bit nervous..I'm hoping to lose just over a stone.. I think it'll be difficult but I'm up for the challenge I really hope I can stick with it and learn the points and have a loss next week. Great seeing all the losses here, such good motivation!

welcome on board. any questions you have over the week jot them down to ask your leader in meeting.. .(get your money worth)

and ask on here too,


(weeklies are optional....its up to you weather you use them....)

i've enclosed a few handy propoint lists. and the recipe for the bran muffins we're always talking about, the bran muffins are 4pp each

I posted a similar post previously, as my tracker is an xls sheet Im able to run all sorts of stats for my self. Last time, my top20 included coke 330mls, focattia(?spelling?) and other not so healthy foods.

my current top20 foods consumed by me since starting my diet are:
Apple 108.06%
Banana 95.16%
Milk Low Fat 79.03%
Salad 64.52%
Potato Salad 1 tbsp 58.87%
Egg (medium) 51.61%
Rice Krispies 30grm 50.81%
Dessert Vanilla Lidl 43.55%
Orange 42.74%
Cooking Oil 39.52%
Fruit Salad 38.71%
Beetroot 37.90%
Speculoos(1) 36.29%
Chicken Fillet 34.68%
Merengue 33.87%
Onion 33.87%
Soup Work 33.87%
Salad Dressing (Work) 1tbsp 33.06%
Butter(lowlow) 30.65%
Mayo Lite 1tbsp 29.84%

unknowngirl!! wrote: »

Wow Lady Lainy, thats amazing! Thank you so much, it's great to have such a detailed reference!

It's amazing that you can have everything in moderation.. Can't wait to see the results

in serious moderation...but when eating out...do try to make the healthiest choice...dont just go for the same old foods even tho they might be within your points...eating those foods is why we're in ww...

you can eat out....but do make the best possible choices....

Lady Lainy wrote: »

wow big changes, so did you cut out the coke altogether?

no, still have it(had a can today;)) but nowhere near as often as I used to.

hiya peeps......the boards been really busy tonite.....you guys been chatting up a storm!!!!

did another C25K workout this evening, so far I am going along grand and have managed to increase my speed when I run so am pleased with myself!!! had a yummy dinner of poached eggs, rasher medallions, beans and mushrooms am still stuffed......had a sneaky peek on the scales and looks like I will be up at WI tomorrow.....oh well.....I know why so not gonna dwell on it, just work harder this week.

must admit I am a treadmill girl......don't like crosstrainers......feels un-natural to me (I sheepishly admit I have no co-ordination on the thing ) but try them both out and see what you prefer......defo agree with Lainy, don't go the self assembly route its a nightmare!!! I got my treadmill a few years ago and after a short spell as a clothes horse it is now being used properly and worth every penny as the roads round me are lethal.....would spend the walk leaping into ditches.....so ipod and indoor running for me:D

wow GT thats an interesting way to look at what you eat.....and congrats on ditching the coke. I have given up fizzies all together, even the diet ones, if I crave bubbles I add a bit of soda water to sugar free cordial.....much nicer!

off to catch up on the posts and see what I missed!!!

Does anyone know if there is any benefit to drinking Bulmers Light instead of Bulmers Pear? Would a bottle of Coors light be better than a bottle of Miller? They have the same pro point value but it would probably make me feel better drinking the light option even though I prefer Bulmers pear. I use some of my 49weeklie points on a few drinks at the weekend and I want to make the best choices.

Lady Lainy wrote: »

isnt any point difference in bulmers light and pear in the 500ml cans both are 6pp

Kopperberg pear is 8pp (cos its a sweet cider) bulmers is a dry cider

Is there any advantage in drinking the light option? Kopperberg is nice too!!

Lady Lainy wrote: »

it might have less calories...i dont drink bulmurrs...kopperberg is my drink..but at 8pp....not a chance!

If I go out for a drink, I feel guilty ordering the bulmers pear instead of bulmers light. Theres a part of me that wants to believe that I could have a little bit extra or I'm using less points if I go for the light one! I know they have the same pro point value but I think I was just hoping that someone would tell me that they don't!! If i'm going to use my weeklies on a few drinks, I'm going 2allow for them in my points and enjoy them guilt free....and try to avoid the munchies afterwards!!

Shoe Lover wrote: »

Sweet Pototo is lovely, Lainy! Just peel them, dice them up, crank up the oven as high as it will go, spray a baking tray with oil, put the SP on them and spray them with oil. Bung them in the oven for about 40mins, turning once. Just be careful not to cut them into too big of chunks or they go a bit soggy instead of crispy. And they tend to go a bit black around the edges but they taste delish! A bit like BNS but sweeter. And they are so filling too



Just on the Nutella front, cos I used to be addicted to it - when I'm measuring it out, I get my measuring spoons, dip them into a drop of hot water, then use them to scoop out the Nutella. That way you know exactly how much you are getting and because the spoon is warm, it will just slide off on to whatever you having it on!

WI tonight, feeling nervous cos I really want to be down especially after last week. I've worked really hard this week to track accurately and do more exercise. I've my tracker in my bag to give to my leader - very nervous about this!

sweeter than BNS? i dont like BSN cos i find it too sweet lol

well after all my talk yesterday...i forgot to take the minute steak out of freezer. So going to have some yellow fin sole and probably end up having a few running poached eggs....more eggs....but poached eggs are YUM!

sneak peak on the scales......looking good! As long as i dont get an attack of the munchies tomorrow night i'll be happy saturday morning!