WeightWatchers & "How Many ProPoints?" Thread MkII

Das Kitty · 30-11-2011 1:17pm

FewToLose wrote: »

Hi all, can anyone recommend a meal in Wagamama that isn't outlandish in terms of points?

Thanks!

Ramen bowls are usually a good bet, and delicious.

Jellorous · 30-11-2011 1:30pm

I went to my third weight in yesterday and I lost 3.5 pounds! woohoo! That brings my total to 11.5 pounds! So absolutely delighted! If anyone's just starting out don't give up, it feels so great when you step on the scale and know all of your hard work during the week has paid off! And now people are starting to notice and I'm getting a lot of compliments which is also great motivation!

I think I might be getting shin splints though so I'm kinda worried about next week if I can't run and play basketball!

FewToLose · 30-11-2011 1:35pm

Das Kitty wrote: »

Ramen bowls are usually a good bet, and delicious.

Thanks! Do you know the points value, roughly?

lisa_celtic · 30-11-2011 2:21pm

dammitj wrote: »

Hi all,

Does anyone know how many pp are in white pudding?
We have it at work for brekkie and it's quite a big portion and I tend to have it since it's full of protein, just not sure how to point it exactly so been pointing it at 5pp.

Thanks!

I got this from an old thread for you. I love Black Pudding and Clonakilty is yum!

Originally Posted by hockeysticks
I emailed Clonakilty black pudding and asked for the nutritional value of their black pudding ..here is what they sent me:

Black Pudding :- the average energy values per 100g of product is 1321Kj
/ 317 kcal's. In simple terms, there is ~ 22g of Fat per 100g of product
--->>> 7 points per 100g
White Pudding :- the average energy values per 100g of product is 1019Kj
/244 kcal's. In simple terms, there is ~ 14g of Fat per 100g of product.

>>> 5 points per 100g

Hope this helps

lisa_celtic · 30-11-2011 2:23pm

Down one pound this week.. I am going so well and do not want my holidays in a week and a half to ruin it so I'm going down to 26pp a day + weeklies for the next week and a half and then again between been home and Christmas day. Hope it works.. its only a matter of not having my snax or curly wurly for a week n if i do take it out of my weeklies! Fingers crossed!!

dammitj · 30-11-2011 2:33pm

lisa_celtic wrote: »

Down one pound this week.. I am going so well and do not want my holidays in a week and a half to ruin it so I'm going down to 26pp a day + weeklies for the next week and a half and then again between been home and Christmas day. Hope it works.. its only a matter of not having my snax or curly wurly for a week n if i do take it out of my weeklies! Fingers crossed!!

Thanks for the info on the pudding! Don't think it's 100g so I might be safe enough with the 5pp - I'm still losing weight so I can't be too far off I guess!

Is it not a bad idea to reduce your dailies? I was under the impression that WW set 29pp as the minimum so your body doesn't go into starvation mode and hang onto fat?

I had a friend who was eating too little and couldn't lose weight, when she went to WW she got to goal in no time so is delighted with herself now

lisa_celtic · 30-11-2011 2:52pm

dammitj wrote: »

Thanks for the info on the pudding! Don't think it's 100g so I might be safe enough with the 5pp - I'm still losing weight so I can't be too far off I guess!

Is it not a bad idea to reduce your dailies? I was under the impression that WW set 29pp as the minimum so your body doesn't go into starvation mode and hang onto fat?

I had a friend who was eating too little and couldn't lose weight, when she went to WW she got to goal in no time so is delighted with herself now

From the weightwatchers.co.uk site

http://www.weightwatchers.co.uk/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=54911&sc=3010

Most online users pro points were reduced latley so i am just going to try it out see if it helps me cope with Lanzarote with it been so close to christmas.

poconnor16 · 30-11-2011 3:37pm

Tonight is my weigh in.....last week I STS and was very disappointed, given how well behaved I had been for the week. My leader put it down to the fact that I run a lot and was probably retaining fluid.
So I've started taking apple cider vinegar, hope it helps!!

I weighed myself at home this morning and was down 2 pounds. If I see no difference at the meeting tonight, I might start doing this from my own scales in the mornings. I dont want to pay a weekly fee to become demotivated

. I just seem to bloat more in the evenings for some reason.

Is not going to a meeting the first step to falling off the wagon?

Jellorous · 30-11-2011 4:01pm

poconnor16 wrote: »

I weighed myself at home this morning and was down 2 pounds. If I see no difference at the meeting tonight, I might start doing this from my own scales in the mornings. I dont want to pay a weekly fee to become demotivated . I just seem to bloat more in the evenings for some reason.

Is not going to a meeting the first step to falling off the wagon?

I would say to stick to the meetings. I always see different weights on my scale when I weigh myself at home and in the meetings. When I weighed myself at home yesterday it said I was 13 st 6 pounds but in WW they said I was 13 st 10.5 pounds. I don't know why this is because I couldn't possibly put on 4 and a half pounds of food/bloating in that short amount of time! But even though the scales show different things I do get motivation from everyone else in the class! Just my opinion but I'd say to stick with them.

poconnor16 · 30-11-2011 4:26pm

Jellorous wrote: »

I would say to stick to the meetings. I always see different weights on my scale when I weigh myself at home and in the meetings. When I weighed myself at home yesterday it said I was 13 st 6 pounds but in WW they said I was 13 st 10.5 pounds. I don't know why this is because I couldn't possibly put on 4 and a half pounds of food/bloating in that short amount of time! But even though the scales show different things I do get motivation from everyone else in the class! Just my opinion but I'd say to stick with them.

Yeah, to be fair I was so browned off last week that if I hadn't stayed I would have gone home and drowned in a bag of Doritos (large!). But from staying, I did calm down my emotions and was offered some tips.

Another suggestion was to look at this monthly - and this will be a month tonight. 5.5 lbs so far and anything additional would be fab!

Das Kitty · 30-11-2011 4:33pm

FewToLose wrote: »

Thanks! Do you know the points value, roughly?

I don't, but I'll check my eating out book when I get home and let you know.

Eabhabear · 30-11-2011 5:40pm

dammitj wrote: »

Is it not a bad idea to reduce your dailies? I was under the impression that WW set 29pp as the minimum so your body doesn't go into starvation mode and hang onto fat?

WW have made changes to the propoint system over the last few weeks. They were implemented in the UK last week and will be implemented here in Jan if there are no problems in the UK. The main change is that everyone's dailies will be dropped by 3 points so the minimum is now 26. Weeklies are still 49. Its because there have been complaints that people weren't losing on propoints so they're hoping this will rectify it.

Jellorous wrote: »

I couldn't possibly put on 4 and a half pounds of food/bloating in that short amount of time!

A 4lb change during the day is not that impossible. You can drop 2lbs alone after going to the bathroom! In the morning you haven't eaten or drank anything for at least 8 hours and it depends on your clothes as well. You should either take your morning weight or your evening weight but you shouldn't compare the 2 as you're not comparing like with like

Das Kitty · 30-11-2011 7:53pm

Down another pound this week. Great stuff!

ynul31f47k6b59 · 30-11-2011 8:39pm

Das Kitty wrote: »

Down another pound this week. Great stuff!

Well done, you're doing brilliant!

Fungums · 30-11-2011 8:43pm

I bought the one cal spray the chinese spices version thinking it would heat up my stir fry, WORST thing i ever bought. the smell off it was completely disgusting! and its all over my kitchen now :mad:

Jellorous · 30-11-2011 11:38pm

Eabhabear wrote: »

A 4lb change during the day is not that impossible. You can drop 2lbs alone after going to the bathroom! In the morning you haven't eaten or drank anything for at least 8 hours and it depends on your clothes as well. You should either take your morning weight or your evening weight but you shouldn't compare the 2 as you're not comparing like with like

Oh yea I know I only really go by my morning weight.. cuz that's the lower one :P

agrif06 · 01-12-2011 1:58am

Eabhabear wrote: »

WW have made changes to the propoint system over the last few weeks. They were implemented in the UK last week and will be implemented here in Jan if there are no problems in the UK. The main change is that everyone's dailies will be dropped by 3 points so the minimum is now 26. Weeklies are still 49. Its because there have been complaints that people weren't losing on propoints so they're hoping this will rectify it.

It seems like only people on 29 points drop by 3 points. I'm in ww in the UK and it looks like people on more than 29 points don't drop anything!

poconnor16 · 01-12-2011 12:09pm

:):):)
I got my first Silver 7 and I'm so happy. Down another 2 lbs last night which was great.
Thanks for the tips earlier on how to handle the munchies, I think that was my saving grace!

kyetreeohna · 01-12-2011 1:19pm

Hi All,
just wondering how many points is in a regular skinny cappuccino? I was putting it down as 2 but then i saw that a tall one is that so was wondering if it just 1PP?

Thanks

OBHOB · 01-12-2011 1:24pm

kyetreeohna wrote: »

Hi All,
just wondering how many points is in a regular skinny cappuccino? I was putting it down as 2 but then i saw that a tall one is that so was wondering if it just 1PP?

Thanks

I pointed the insomnia regular sized cappuccino made with low fat milk at 2pp from their website, but am open to correction?

lisa_celtic · 01-12-2011 2:13pm

agrif06 wrote: »

It seems like only people on 29 points drop by 3 points. I'm in ww in the UK and it looks like people on more than 29 points don't drop anything!

I'm not a member of the Uk one but i spend every lunch time lurking on there for tips etc and from what I know its only ppl on 29 who were struggling to lose that are recommended to go down you can choose 26 27 or 28.. I am only doing it pre hols and will be back on 29pp after Christmas!!

By the way for recapies etc def have a look on that site, there are a few girls over there who have came up with "fakeaways" so home-made take away they sound YUM!!

briscotti · 01-12-2011 3:27pm

I joined WW last week, being 15st 8lbs at my first meeting.
I am on an allowance of 36 pro points a day but am having a bit of a

-
I lost 3 lbs in my first week after trying very hard (long walks, v.healthy food, small portions - but had a blow out at the weekend including a bottle of wine, a chocolate brownie on friday night, and chocolate milk and a chocolate pudding on sat).

I'm eating a big bowl of porridge every morning, made with water, with a banana and a small box of raisins. This totals 5 points and completely fills me up til lunch. I don't even think about snacks, so this is doing me a huge favour.

For lunch today, I had a WW microwaveable pasta chicken thing which was 9 points, followed by a Curly Wurly which is 3.

Daily total so far is 17 and it's 2pm. I will be home at 8pm tonight and usually have a dinner with lots of salad.

My problem is I have 19 points left to use for my dinner - which is ridiculously high? am I doing something wrong? I'm a bit confused... have I been given too many points? am I not eating right? Tips / Suggestions?

MaggieMay2 · 01-12-2011 3:48pm

briscotti wrote: »

I joined WW last week, being 15st 8lbs at my first meeting.
I am on an allowance of 36 pro points a day but am having a bit of a -
I lost 3 lbs in my first week after trying very hard (long walks, v.healthy food, small portions - but had a blow out at the weekend including a bottle of wine, a chocolate brownie on friday night, and chocolate milk and a chocolate pudding on sat).

I'm eating a big bowl of porridge every morning, made with water, with a banana and a small box of raisins. This totals 5 points and completely fills me up til lunch. I don't even think about snacks, so this is doing me a huge favour.

For lunch today, I had a WW microwaveable pasta chicken thing which was 9 points, followed by a Curly Wurly which is 3.

Daily total so far is 17 and it's 2pm. I will be home at 8pm tonight and usually have a dinner with lots of salad.

My problem is I have 19 points left to use for my dinner - which is ridiculously high? am I doing something wrong? I'm a bit confused... have I been given too many points? am I not eating right? Tips / Suggestions?

I would imagine you could up your breakfast a bit. Do you like yoghurts? Milk? Add in extra protein. Are you counting in the milk you use every day in your tea/coffee?

For breakfast if you used 50g of porridge, 1 tbsp raisins and then possibly a yoghurt, that would be 8

You could have a skinny cappuccino for 2 mid morning.

If your not eating anything between breakfast and lunch you could squeeze in a couple

Lunch if averaging about 12 like you said

Milk for day 2 - which is what I use 200ml

Then that would leave you with 12 for dinner, which is a good amount. Maybe cut back a little on the salad if you are using it instead of pro points. I would up the protein a little as this seems to work for a good few people and if your only having 40g pasta up it to 60g? My only advice from doing it so long is to not use up points on snacking and junk as such (well like choc biscuits or crisps) but to up your healthy and filling things like protein and carbs.

Hope that helps a little

Audi driver · 01-12-2011 9:21pm

Hi everyone, started weightwatchers a week ago, had my first weigh in last night and lost 5 so Im delighted. Just wondering does anyone know of anywhere to actually buy the ww cook books or could ye recommend a particular book? I want to keep making different meals so I dont get bored! any advice is welcome x

ynul31f47k6b59 · 01-12-2011 10:15pm

Down 3.5, am now exactly 14 stone for the first time in over 7 years - happy out!! long way to go but these little milestones are great x

purdy nolan · 01-12-2011 10:35pm

Egypt Melodic Mutant wrote: »

Down 3.5, am now exactly 14 stone for the first time in over 7 years - happy out!! long way to go but these little milestones are great x

Well done...:D

jacky73 · 02-12-2011 12:04am

Week 2 - down another 1.5lb so 7lbs altogether, silver star for me

*beams*... just have to keep it up now!

I might do the 26 points the week running up to christmas, so then I might get away with the extras at christmas... (going to have what I want on the day..a fry up Stephens' Day, then back to normal) :pac: nom nom

Fungums · 02-12-2011 1:21am

Audi driver wrote: »

Hi everyone, started weightwatchers a week ago, had my first weigh in last night and lost 5 so Im delighted. Just wondering does anyone know of anywhere to actually buy the ww cook books or could ye recommend a particular book? I want to keep making different meals so I dont get bored! any advice is welcome x

Hi, saw some of the books in dubary bookshop in galway the otherday so id assume you could get them in easons or a big bookshop
then again assumptions are the failure of the human race!

audman · 02-12-2011 9:23am

down four pounds in two weeks yipee. . doin it myself at home and delighted with myself.its not easy when your working a night shift and your sleep pattern is all over the place but im determined.just wondering if any of you find you lose more weight if you don't use your weeklies. .

LinK3 · 02-12-2011 10:49am

Morning all! I was doing great until yesterday morning! I fell about 6-7 steps down the stairs (running in my socks=bad idea) so now I'm in bits, apart from being winded for about 10 mins I've bashed my elbow, my neck hurts like whiplash and I've a huge lump with a few nasty bruises on my back. It hurts to drive and walk and any weight on my right leg hurts:( I still had to go to work though and had no one to relieve me til 4... I was so flustered I forgot my lunch so the crisps and sweets won in the shop I work in.. I was determined to have a sweet free week but I felt so miserable and sorry for myself I caved in.. So that was my Thursday! Today I have lunch and soup and those sweets can get lost today.. I'm still very sore and limping but I'm back on track.. The pride is very sore too... I'd give out to the kids for running in socks

LinK3 · 02-12-2011 10:51am

audman wrote: »

down four pounds in two weeks yipee. . doin it myself at home and delighted with myself.its not easy when your working a night shift and your sleep pattern is all over the place but im determined.just wondering if any of you find you lose more weight if you don't use your weeklies. .

I find the less weeklies I use the more I lose but it seems to be different for everyone.. You might have to try it and see how it works.... If you are flat out exercising you'll need all your dailies and weeklies...

poconnor16 · 02-12-2011 3:55pm

Audi driver wrote: »

Hi everyone, started weightwatchers a week ago, had my first weigh in last night and lost 5 so Im delighted. Just wondering does anyone know of anywhere to actually buy the ww cook books or could ye recommend a particular book? I want to keep making different meals so I dont get bored! any advice is welcome x

Have a peek on Amazon - loads in there. Just make sure they are recent (have the pro points as opposed to the old points system) and that they are genuine WW.

lorimc · 02-12-2011 5:53pm

Hey everyone,

Its been a while decided to come back here. Have been at goal since July (12st 11lb down to 10st 11lb). Was 3.5lb above my goal at my meeting yesterday so im back trying to track and not eat crap, I was getting away with it for a while so its time to kicks its ass before Ive put too much weight back on.

Oh and WW have a new book just out, looks good from the flick through I had, nice hardbound so would make a nice present.

FewToLose · 02-12-2011 7:38pm

Hi all, just wondering if anyone knows how many pro-points are in wraps? Thanks!

dancingirl · 02-12-2011 9:52pm

Had weigh-in last night an down 1lb -that's 6lbs in five wks. I know its slow but my leader says slow an steady is ok too? lady beside me lost 5lbs on her first wk tell ya cant wait for silver seven been a long time coming-so fingers crossed next wk!

Eabhabear · 02-12-2011 9:55pm

FewToLose wrote: »

Hi all, just wondering if anyone knows how many pro-points are in wraps? Thanks!

Just the wrap plain can be 4/5 pp depending on the size and brand. The ol del paso small ones are 4 pp.

Fungums · 02-12-2011 10:01pm

hey just wondering if anyone has an idea as to how many points are in chicken with black pepper sauce from the chinese? dying to get one but wondering if its worth it.
Thanks

agrif06 · 02-12-2011 11:43pm

Fungums wrote: »

hey just wondering if anyone has an idea as to how many points are in chicken with black pepper sauce from the chinese? dying to get one but wondering if its worth it.
Thanks

Chicken with black pepper sauce isn't on this list, but the skinny doll blog has the propoints value for a lot of chinese dishes, so it may help http://theskinnydollsjourney.blogspot.com/p/sweet.html

Jo33 · 03-12-2011 2:55pm

Hi all new here back at WW for umpteenth time! First weigh in on weds down 2lbs. Query can you use activity points on additional food? Thanks

Forgot to say going to my husbands christmas party tonight and worried that I will not be able to figure out the points

dietdiva · 03-12-2011 4:11pm

Anyone know where I can find the ww sausages in Carlow or kilkenny.?I'm always on the lookout for them but havnt seen them in months.
Thanks in advance.

audman · 03-12-2011 8:30pm

oh im depressed to find out there is 6 pp in a measure of Bailey s.Its my favourite Christmas drink and I've just realised that my home measures over the years must have been between 12 and 18 pp minimum. . lol. .

Monife · 03-12-2011 10:20pm

dietdiva wrote: »

Anyone know where I can find the ww sausages in Carlow or kilkenny.?I'm always on the lookout for them but havnt seen them in months.
Thanks in advance.

I always find them in Superquinn. Sometimes (very rarely but you might be lucky) they are in Supervalu. I have also seen them in Dunnes, also less often though.

lila44 · 03-12-2011 11:40pm

hey guys,

havent posted in a while, so here goes.

i have COMPLETELY lost my mojo, and not only today, for the past month! thank god it's not shown too bad at the scales, was down for 2 weeks (no idea how), up a pound and then stayed the same last week.

i just cant seem to get back into it, i've still been going to my meetings but i feel like a fraud!

i feel so guilty, and just want to get back on track! would love a loss before xmas, even a half a pound would be lovely!

anyone ever go through this? how did u get out of it?

Monife · 04-12-2011 12:44am

lila44 wrote: »

hey guys,

havent posted in a while, so here goes.

i have COMPLETELY lost my mojo, and not only today, for the past month! thank god it's not shown too bad at the scales, was down for 2 weeks (no idea how), up a pound and then stayed the same last week.

i just cant seem to get back into it, i've still been going to my meetings but i feel like a fraud!

i feel so guilty, and just want to get back on track! would love a loss before xmas, even a half a pound would be lovely!

anyone ever go through this? how did u get out of it?

Yes, and I am sorry I don't have good news for you because I am not out of the woods yet. I said to myself I would be happy with STS until January and then I am really going to give it a go. Only time will tell, hope I can get back into it.

lila44 · 04-12-2011 1:17am

Monife wrote: »

Yes, and I am sorry I don't have good news for you because I am not out of the woods yet. I said to myself I would be happy with STS until January and then I am really going to give it a go. Only time will tell, hope I can get back into it.

glad to hear im not the only one!

it's so hard to get the motivation back after you reach your goal! i've lost 25.5lb's so far (since july 5th), and would love to get 2 stone before xmas, but it's so hard!!

i've just spent the past hour writing out a food plan for the next week, maybe that will help. even if i dont stick to it religiously, it should limit my craziness!

dietdiva · 04-12-2011 11:50am

Monife wrote: »

I always find them in Superquinn. Sometimes (very rarely but you might be lucky) they are in Supervalu. I have also seen them in Dunnes, also less often though.

great thanks will try Superquinn so.

LizT · 04-12-2011 5:03pm

Don't know who mentioned it on this thread but the aero mousse yoghurts are lovely when they're frozen! Like chocolate ice cream but only 3 pro points. Nice for the odd treat after dinnner.

Thanks for the tip!

audman · 04-12-2011 5:09pm

lizt wrote: »

Don't know who mentioned it on this thread but the aero mousse yoghurts are lovely when they're frozen! Like chocolate ice cream but only 3 pro points. Nice for the odd treat after dinnner.

Thanks for the tip!

It was me who posted that tip .There just yummy and last ages . . tried the mint aero mousse and the white aero mousse but i didn't really like them.Best to stick with the chocolate ones.Glad you enjoyed it

Jo33 · 04-12-2011 6:02pm

@lila44 I would love an answer to that myself! Only week 2. Had christmas party last night. Pointed everything today and found the damage wasnt too bad although too tired for exercise. I think the suggestion to track and then plan for next week are good so going to try that to get back into it.

lisa_celtic · 04-12-2011 11:03pm

Checking in post my toy show binge... Chocolate.. Jellies... nom nom nom... Holidays next Friday for nine days so pray for a loss for me on Wednesday morning!! How is everyone? How are we doing on our stone by xmas?

WeightWatchers & "How Many ProPoints?" Thread MkII

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