WeightWatchers & "How Many ProPoints?" Thread MkII

Micki · 25-05-2011 12:30pm

Lady Lainy wrote: »

Your all doing so well! Jealous!

Today is the first normal day I've had all week! Where I wont be running around not having time for proper meals at proper times!

Need to clock in some serious treadmill time next few days...

Lainy, you were saying something a few days ago about drinking Malibu and Diet Coke. How much is in a measure of Malibu please?

P.S Love the new puppy!

Lady Lainy · 25-05-2011 12:57pm

Micki wrote: »

Lainy, you were saying something a few days ago about drinking Malibu and Diet Coke. How much is in a measure of Malibu please?

P.S Love the new puppy!

35ml is the Irish Standard Pub measure, spirits are about 3pp per mesure

Caros · 25-05-2011 1:04pm

Made the herby pea soup recipe for lunch today that was in the Sunday World this week. Quite nice but way too much for one sitting along with a slice of brown soda bread. Have kept half for himself this evening.

If anyone needs the recipe I'll put it up.

Baby75 · 25-05-2011 1:05pm

Caros wrote: »

Made the herby pea soup recipe for lunch today that was in the Sunday World this week. Quite nice but way too much for one sitting along with a slice of brown soda bread. Have kept half for himself this evening.

If anyone needs the recipe I'll put it up.

yes please!

Caros · 25-05-2011 1:10pm

Add a vegetable stock cube or stock pot which is what I used (1pp) to 400mls water. Bring to the boil, add 200g frozen peas (4pp).
Simmer for 3 mins.
Add 1 tablespoon each of chopped mint and parsley.
Liquidise and season.

There's loads for 2 medium bowls in this, or 1 brimming to the full bowl!

flamelily · 25-05-2011 1:47pm

Caros wrote: »

Add a vegetable stock cube or stock pot which is what I used (1pp) to 400mls water. Bring to the boil, add 200g frozen peas (4pp).
Simmer for 3 mins.
Add 1 tablespoon each of chopped mint and parsley.
Liquidise and season.

There's loads for 2 medium bowls in this, or 1 brimming to the full bowl!

Thanks for this.....might give it a go tonite.....tired of Carrot and Coriander soup :cool: and I forgot to take something out for my dinner so this might fill the void and prevent me snacking off the kids plates (they are getting sausages tonite as my DH is cooking)....its terrible I have to get my DH to empty their leftovers in the bin cause I know if I do it, I will eat all the tasty bits on the way to the bin

and then point it to discover I have had like an extra 5-10 pts :eek: happened to me on my first week on WW

Just made a yummy fruit salad with strawberries, bananas and pears, had it with a low fat yougurt (1pp) and a meringue nest (2pp) so not bad for a lunch time snack and helped me avoid the treats someone brought in and left in the canteen for the office!!!

LinK3 · 25-05-2011 1:55pm

Caros wrote: »

Add a vegetable stock cube or stock pot which is what I used (1pp) to 400mls water. Bring to the boil, add 200g frozen peas (4pp).
Simmer for 3 mins.
Add 1 tablespoon each of chopped mint and parsley.
Liquidise and season.

There's loads for 2 medium bowls in this, or 1 brimming to the full bowl!

If I make this soup can I freeze it... It sounds gorgeous and I've loads of parsley and mint in my garden to use up:)

Micki · 25-05-2011 2:07pm

Lady Lainy wrote: »

35ml is the Irish Standard Pub measure, spirits are about 3pp per mesure

Thanks. Might switch from Bulmers light to it and save myself a point a drink! Hope it doesnt make me too drunk though!

GT_TDI_150 · 25-05-2011 2:28pm

I won €130 notes in a 'Biggest Looser' in work :cool:

second woohoo!!! of the day

Tmeos · 25-05-2011 2:31pm

Well done everyone - some great losses this week! I'm weighing in tonight at 6 and really hoping for -2.5 to get my 10%... had a really good week food and exercise wise so fingers crossed! Its so hard to know though, last time I had what I thought was a bad week I lost 4 lbs! Dont know what goes on with my body sometimes.

Caros · 25-05-2011 2:55pm

LinK3 wrote: »

If I make this soup can I freeze it... It sounds gorgeous and I've loads of parsley and mint in my garden to use up:)

Ya I'd say you could seeing as the peas have been cooked, but it might lose it's green colour.

Baby75 · 25-05-2011 4:20pm

Found this recipe and its yummy and low in PP so thought I would share

Chicken salad with chilli,ginger and lime dressing.

serves 4 , 23 PP for full recipe and worked out at 5.75 so pointed it at 6PP
Ingredients:
4 skinless chicken breasts, cut thinly in to strips
1 chinease cabbage, thinly sliced
3 medium carrots, pelled and sliced thinly
1 red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
100g sugar snap peas, sliced
1 tablespoon of sunflower oil ( I used low fat spray)
a handful of fresh coriander
For the marinade
2 tablespoons soy sauce
juice of 1/2 a lime
1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
1/2 a red chilli, finely chopped
1/2 thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped
For the dressing
3 tablespoons of sunflower oil
1 tablesoppon of soysauce
1 tablespoon smooth low fat peanut butter
juice of 1/2 a lime
1 tablespoon of honey
1 teaspoon seasame oil
1 garlic clove peeled and crushed
1/2 a red chilli, finely chopped
1/2 thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger.peeled and finely chopped

TIP you can add more vegatables, peppers,cucumber,spring onions etc
Method
*mix all the marinade ingredients together in a bowl, add the chicken strips and mix through, cover and place in the fridge to marinate while you prepare the salad and dressing.In a small bowl,whisk all the ingredients for dressing on till combined. place the chinease cabbage,carrots,redonion and sugar snap peas in a large salad bowl. Add half the dressing and combine untill all the vegetables are well coated.
*Heat the sun flower oil (low fat spray) in a fryingpan.remove the chicken strips from the marinade and fry for 2-3 minutes on each side untill golden brown and cooked through. Serve the salad in individual bowls topped with the chicken,a little chopped coriander an extra drizzle of the dressing.

LORNLAKES22 · 25-05-2011 4:55pm

Hi just reading through the recipe, very nice - but just wanted to double check the points - is it 23 for the lot as that matches with your 5.75 or 33 which would be 8.25 - have to be pedantic - every point counts

Baby75 · 25-05-2011 4:59pm

LORNLAKES22 wrote: »

Hi just reading through the recipe, very nice - but just wanted to double check the points - is it 23 for the lot as that matches with your 5.75 or 33 which would be 8.25 - have to be pedantic - every point counts

I got 23 but I used low fat spray so 5.75 I called it 6 pp per portion! now If I have pointed it wrong correct me please

still 8 PP wouldnt be bad either esp if you bulked it up with more salad veg!

LORNLAKES22 · 25-05-2011 5:03pm

hi Baby75
sorry I didnt point it - you wrote 33, on your message but your maths was 23 so I was just checking, obviously just a typo -:o

LORNLAKES22 · 25-05-2011 5:05pm

PS. yes 8 would be fine too

it does sound very tasty so will definitely be one to try

Baby75 · 25-05-2011 5:11pm

LORNLAKES22 wrote: »

hi Baby75
sorry I didnt point it - you wrote 33, on your message but your maths was 23 so I was just checking, obviously just a typo -:o

Oh wow my bad

well spotted

sorry for the confusion ! it was very very yummy

Caros · 25-05-2011 5:35pm

Fab sounding recipe baby75 , sounds right up my street!

dubliin_ali · 25-05-2011 5:55pm

1.5 down. happy with that since i did have a few drinks too many on Saturday and there were repurcussions of it through sunday!

GT_TDI congrats!! that's my big thing too - want to be in the 14's so much. (another 7 lbs to go). Going to take a while cos i have two weekends away comming up.

GT_TDI_150 · 25-05-2011 6:03pm

dubliin_ali wrote: »

1.5 down. happy with that since i did have a few drinks too many on Saturday and there were repurcussions of it through sunday!

GT_TDI congrats!! that's my big thing too - want to be in the 14's so much. (another 7 lbs to go). Going to take a while cos i have two weekends away comming up.

I jump from target to target, getting below 15st was my most recent one, next is 200LBS ... 8.5 away from this! then I will only be 4LBS away from breaking through into 13st

GT_TDI_150 · 25-05-2011 6:49pm

motivation thingy:

Dont forget to get Week1 number to me by friday night!!

katmcl · 25-05-2011 7:04pm

what a day! Week 3 weigh in...down another 3lbs ... that's 14.5lbs in 3 weeks amazing:D Got my 2nd silver 7 this morning...my 5% goal and my first stone... these propoints really do work.

GT_TDI_150 · 25-05-2011 7:08pm

guys,

are merengue nest ard to make yourself?

ta

Mother Teresa · 25-05-2011 7:16pm

GT_TDI_150 wrote: »

guys,

are merengue nest ard to make yourself?

ta

I've never tired. Think its just egg whites and sugar tho?

Also, new find if you fancy a change from meragnues, someone mentioned these little flan bases at my meeting.
I found a pack of 6 in tesco for 1.29. They are 2 points each, had with low fat creme fraiche (1 pp) and some berries, really delicious and thought I was having a "proper" dessert.

LollieB25 · 25-05-2011 7:43pm

Had my WI tonight and I was down 3lbs! I'm so happy as I really didn't think it would be that much.

Now down 21.5 lbs and got my third silver seven tonight

Hoping to get down into the 11st mark next week I haven't been there in about three years!!

Well done on everyone else's losses

Layla0509 · 25-05-2011 7:46pm

Hey guys does anyone know how many pp's would be in a large mocha from java city? Had one after lunch and dunno how to point it

starlight1 · 25-05-2011 8:24pm

Up 1lb tonight at wi :mad: totm so hopefully will show next week as had a good week :rolleyes:

Tmeos · 25-05-2011 8:26pm

Down 2lbs tonight so only half a pound away from my 10% was a bit disappointed because I had been hoping to get it tonight but actually think I might have been under-eating last week. Ah well still 2lbs is great and will definitely get there next week!

LinK3 · 25-05-2011 8:29pm

So is the pea soup 5pp for the lot, I had 2 bowls out of it, and left the second for my husband.. Should I only count 2.5 points for the portion I had??? Or 3???

Caros · 25-05-2011 9:15pm

LinK3 wrote: »

So is the pea soup 5pp for the lot, I had 2 bowls out of it, and left the second for my husband.. Should I only count 2.5 points for the portion I had??? Or 3???

The whole lot is 5. I counted my half as 3 , in the spirit of rounding up and all that! No doubt I'll redeem the half point somewhere else!

LinK3 · 25-05-2011 9:21pm

Thank you Caros;) that means I've 11 pps left for today... That's a lot but I'm full now.. Am I sabotaging myself by leaving that many dailies??

irishfm · 25-05-2011 9:23pm

down 3lbs tonight cardio kick boxing is paying off

:D

Baby75 · 25-05-2011 9:34pm

well done on all the weight loss! Im soooo jelous!:D mine creeps off but hey I will get there!

Ramette · 25-05-2011 9:44pm

Hang in there Baby75, I have been losing half a pound a week and this week i lost 1.5 pounds...

Baby75 · 25-05-2011 9:47pm

Ramette wrote: »

Hang in there Baby75, I have been losing half a pound a week and this week i lost 1.5 pounds...

I am going to stick it out till the end! at least its coming off

ps better down than up!

Geansai Rua · 25-05-2011 10:19pm

Hey everyone!

Me and my friend started WeightWatchers tonight. Really motivated but one thing Im not sure of is our target weight. Nothing like this was mentioned?
Did someone forget or is it just not done?
Thanks! Will be an interesting week

Baby75 · 25-05-2011 10:29pm

Geansai Rua wrote: »

Hey everyone!

Me and my friend started WeightWatchers tonight. Really motivated but one thing Im not sure of is our target weight. Nothing like this was mentioned?
Did someone forget or is it just not done?
Thanks! Will be an interesting week

good luck they normally wait on till you have a good bit lost before setting a goal you will have your 7 pound goal then 5% and then10%

agrif06 · 25-05-2011 10:40pm

Baby75 wrote: »

How may points in golden syrup does any one know please just made a pudding will post the recipe in the thread for it! but I was meant to use whole eggs and only used the whites so working out the points now!

2 teaspoons is 1pp (1 teaspoon is 0pp)

Baby75 · 25-05-2011 10:42pm

agrif06 wrote: »

2 teaspoons is 1pp (1 teaspoon is 0pp)

really thanks!

agrif06 · 25-05-2011 10:44pm

flamelily wrote: »

can someone tell me how to point a portion of avocado??? I know the book says its 8pp for a 'medium' one but I always find that my idea of medium often is vastly different from theirs??? I ate an 80g portion last night but am not sure what points to give it

According to ww.co.uk 80g is 4pp - medium is 155g and 9pp

agrif06 · 25-05-2011 10:46pm

Baby75 wrote: »

really thanks!

Well, I hope they're all the same, but that's Lyle's Lyle's Golden Syrup on ww.co.uk

kc83 · 25-05-2011 11:10pm

I just realised 9 weeks til my hol to S Africa!! I really need to shed this weight, 2 stone in the last yr!! Im sickened

Feb last yr I was competing in duathlons and races.....ugh I feel soooo fed up tonight.
I was doing well all day... 10pts between breakfast and lunch as knew was going out for dinner tonight. I had no starter, I had pasta carbonara(not great menu) 18pp and no dessert as I had a ww lemon cake when I came home!!! I just feel soooo down as I started this diet thing before xmas but only rejoined ww about 3 weeks ago cuz I knew I couldnt do it on my own as Ive no friends or family up here with me to support me.
I lost 5.5lbs first 2 weeks,up 1 this week.
SO MUCH TO LOSE SO LITTLE TIME!!!
Feel like having a cry!!Sorry for my rant.....just feel like I have nobody else to rant too at the moment

Layla0509 · 25-05-2011 11:18pm

Anyone help me out on pointing a large mocha - think it was made with full fat milk

Lady Lainy · 25-05-2011 11:20pm

Layla0509 wrote: »

Anyone help me out on pointing a large mocha - think it was made with full fat milk

how large? starbucks large....or cafe large? LOL

agrif06 · 25-05-2011 11:24pm

Layla0509 wrote: »

Anyone help me out on pointing a large mocha - think it was made with full fat milk

M&S Large Mocha with full fat milk is 10pp

Lady Lainy · 25-05-2011 11:30pm

Costa Coffee Full Fat Mocha Massimo (i think thats large) is 5pp

Lady Lainy · 25-05-2011 11:31pm

agrif06 wrote: »

M&S Large Mocha with full fat milk is 10pp

yeah the M&S ones are higher cos they make the mocha by melting down squares of chocolate instead of using coco powder...they are insanely devine!

Baby75 · 25-05-2011 11:35pm

kc83 wrote: »

I just realised 9 weeks til my hol to S Africa!! I really need to shed this weight, 2 stone in the last yr!! Im sickened Feb last yr I was competing in duathlons and races.....ugh I feel soooo fed up tonight.
I was doing well all day... 10pts between breakfast and lunch as knew was going out for dinner tonight. I had no starter, I had pasta carbonara(not great menu) 18pp and no dessert as I had a ww lemon cake when I came home!!! I just feel soooo down as I started this diet thing before xmas but only rejoined ww about 3 weeks ago cuz I knew I couldnt do it on my own as Ive no friends or family up here with me to support me.
I lost 5.5lbs first 2 weeks,up 1 this week.
SO MUCH TO LOSE SO LITTLE TIME!!!
Feel like having a cry!!Sorry for my rant.....just feel like I have nobody else to rant too at the moment

you done great the first two weeks and you will have the pound gone before you know it and more just keep at it, your still 4 and a half pounds lighter than you were two weeks ago! that means something! if you lose a pound to 2 pound that's 9 pounds or double that 18 gone in 9 weeks

I know how hard it is being in a new place knowing no one! I moved from Dublin to Australia and then back home then moved to Carlow, I still have friends at home but have more acquaintances here LOL I have my DH parents and they are lovely but not the same as my sisters and mum.

going to the meeting might be just what you need get you out chatting to like minded people

agrif06 · 25-05-2011 11:36pm

Lady Lainy wrote: »

yeah the M&S ones are higher cos they make the mocha by melting down squares of chocolate instead of using coco powder...they are insanely devine!

I was wondering why it was so much more - it sounds gorgeous though!!!

Shoe Lover · 26-05-2011 7:47am

WI tonight. Hope I'm down. Have been fairly good this week, but TOTM so not sure - fingers crossed anyway

WeightWatchers & "How Many ProPoints?" Thread MkII

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