WW low point ideas for meals or treats.

xmas babe

Hi everyone,
have recently rejoined weightwatchers online to try and shift about 3 stone, and badly need ideas for some low point treats and main meal ideas before I get some groceries this week. I'll get plenty of veg for 0 point soups for lunch and roasted veg in the evenings alongside some meat etc, but are there any foods you find you wouldnt be able to stick to your points without?? For me, as treats, its mini snack bars, they usually average around 1.5 points and cadbury ones etc are far nicer and cheaper than the WW products of the same point value.

Looking forward to getting some meal ideas also!

Many thanks.

Frogdog

Hi OP,

Have you read the stickies? There's also a thread already set up regarding WW.

Also, as an aside, if you're trying to lose 3 stone - a healthy diet is the most important factor, but have you looked into aerobic exercise and lifting weights?

Jwacqui

Low Point Meals

2egg omlette with 0point veg in spraylight with mushrooms, tomato, 2 rasher medallions and 1 turkey sausage (5.5points)

2ww wraps with 1 chicken fillet, peppers,onions and tomatoes mixed with 75g old el paso fajita mix (6points)

Moy Park creamy chicken kiev with mushrooms in extra light philly with side salad (5.5points)

Fillet steak (105g uncooked), 0point veg, creamy mushrooms as above (3.5points) Add potaotes optional (1point per 100g)

Chicken breast fryed in soy sauce with 60g basmati rice, onions and peppers (5.5points)

80g wholemeal patsa with 1 tin ww tuna in herb sauce + side salad with balsamic vinegar (5points)

2 ww wraps with 30g mozzarella, tomato puree, oregano and 30g chiken tikka (6.5points) - can have toasted in grill like a mini pizza or done like a wrap on sandwhich maker.

2 turkey sausages with 150g beans on 2 ww brown bread (5.5points)

Thats all I can think of for now. Nothing too fancy.
Tesco do lovely light choice foods.

Quater pounder - 3points
125g oven chips -3points
Garlic bread -1point per slice

Once you control your portions anything can be WW friendly, just try eat healthy and stick to your points.

neuro-praxis

Here are my planned dinners for the next week or so.

(Looking forward to tonight's. )Seasoned grilled pork chop (3) with butternut squash (0) roasted in 1 teaspoon olive oil (1), with 200g potato (2), mashed with 2 teaspoons low fat butter (0.5) and 50ml low fat milk (0.5) with chopped fresh herbs, followed by a baked pear (1) with cinnamon, and 2 60g scoops HB vanilla (2).

Home-made lean meatballs (5) made with garlic, onions and herbs, in a home-made tomato and herb sauce (0) prepared with 1 teaspoon olive oil (1), and 80g wholewheat spaghetti (4) with a crispy side salad and baby plum tomatoes (0).

Home made leek and potato soup (this even has cream in it) (3), followed by 3 portobello mushrooms (0) stuffed with 45g garlic and herb cream cheese (1.5) and some seasoned breadcrumbs (0.5) and baked, with a big side salad dressed with lemon and olive oil (2).

Home-made pizza (my own recipe) with loads of fresh vegetables and lean ham (8), crispy side salad (0), 1 tablespoon oily dressing (1.5) and a rocket ice pop (0.5).

Beef stew made with lean steak (4), 200g baby new potatoes (2), onions, mushrooms and carrots (0) in Oxtail soup (2).

Cod fillet seasoned with flour, salt and black pepper (2) pan fried in 1 tsp olive oil (1) with mixed steamed veg (0) and 200g baby new potatoes (2) and some parsley sauce (1). (Or in the summer, with a huge tomato salad with lots of balsamic vinegar and olive oil.)

Chicken and vegetable soup (around 5 points, recipe in the "Soups and Stews" thread) with 2 slices McCambridges brown bread (2).

3 egg omelet (4) with 2 slices lean bacon (3), onions, mushrooms and tomatoes (0) and cooked in one teaspoon olive oil (1).

Seasoned grilled chicken breast (2.5) with finely sliced fried onions on top (0) cooked in 1 teaspoon olive oil (1), with a 225g baked potato (2.5) topped with 30g garlic and herb cream cheese (1), with a large baby spinach salad (0) with 1 tablespoon Caesar dressing (1.5).

xmas babe

Thank you all SO much for the effort you put into your post, there are fantastic ideas there which i am going to make note of. I think the key seems to be planning out meals for about a week, and that way there's no excuses! I'm a decent cook and tend to cook a lot from scratch and freeze portions, its just a new way of thinking that i need to get in to.

Have done WW before my wedding and lost 1.5 stone, which is all i needed to lose then, that was 3 yrs ago, but since having my 2yr old i put on 3 stone, which actually i think was a side effect from some meds i had to take for a while. So i know i can do this!

Again I really appreciate the tips

xmas babe

Frogdog wrote: »

Hi OP,

Have you read the stickies? There's also a thread already set up regarding WW.

Also, as an aside, if you're trying to lose 3 stone - a healthy diet is the most important factor, but have you looked into aerobic exercise and lifting weights?

Hi Frogdog,
yes i plan to get into the habit of aerobics a few times a week, and i walk an hour every second day. I have chronic pain in my foot at the moment which just gets more aggravated when i over use it so apart from the walking i can't do much til it gets sorted.

gerrycollins

Just found a range of bake at home WW mini muffins and cookies in Supervalu. Trying them out tonight.

Mini muffin 0.5 points each. One or two might brighten up my pink&whites tonight ha

xmas babe

Got a great shop in tescos yesterday, using all your ideas. Their healthy living range is really good. The one thing i couldnt find was low fat HB vanilla ice cream, but i ended up getting a normal tesco cookie and cream one, really nice and only 2.5 points a scoop.

Another thing i found were 6 Healthy living chocolate mouse pots for 95cent! they are only 1 point each and i like them with 0pt orange sugar free jelly.

Am delighted now and have so much choice in the fridge now, and for family dinners, where just because i'm on a diet doesnt mean they go without.

Thanks again everyone.

Frogdog

xmas babe wrote: »

Hi Frogdog,
yes i plan to get into the habit of aerobics a few times a week, and i walk an hour every second day. I have chronic pain in my foot at the moment which just gets more aggravated when i over use it so apart from the walking i can't do much til it gets sorted.

Well done with the cardio (walking and future aerobics). An hour of a walk is a lot and a very good way to lose bodyfat, however only as long as you keep up a good pace. A fast walk for a half hour is better than a slow walk for an hour.

As you currently have an injured foot I know too well how it can affect your training, but it shouldn't affect lifting weights too much. And weights are more beneficial than cardio if you want to lose bodyfat. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn, even when doing nothing!

And don't worry about the story of "women who lift weights only get bulky". It doesn't happen, certainly not to the extent that has made this theory an urban myth. From the below link:

"It’s a rare woman that can become a competitive bodybuilder, and to get that big she has to combine genetics, extensive long-term training, strict diet, and supplementation (legal or otherwise)."

http://www.stumptuous.com/lies-in-the-gym

xmas babe

Thats very interesting frogdog, what kind of weightlifting exercises would you suggest that i could do at home?

Btw the walking is actually broken into 2 x 30minute fast walks

WeeBushy

Another suggestion for exercise with an injured foot would be swimming. Very good whole-body workout and non load bearing on your foot as well...

ohanloj3

McVites Chocolate Digestive Lights are only 1 point each and are my life-saver for my cup of coffee in the evening, they are much nicer than ww bars or biscuits and I actually think they are nicer than normal choc digestives!!Really satisfy my choc cravings!!

_Whimsical_

ohanloj3 wrote: »

McVites Chocolate Digestive Lights are only 1 point each and are my life-saver for my cup of coffee in the evening, they are much nicer than ww bars or biscuits and I actually think they are nicer than normal choc digestives!!Really satisfy my choc cravings!!

I think they are 1.5 per biscuit unless something has changed since I last looked. I'd be delighted to find it had!:D

Aero mousse is only 2 points per pot in all flavours.If you sprinkle a crumbled light chocolate digestive over the white choc mousse it tastes just like a really nice creamy cheese cake.Delicious and all for 3.5points.

Frogdog

xmas babe wrote: »

Thats very interesting frogdog, what kind of weightlifting exercises would you suggest that i could do at home?

Btw the walking is actually broken into 2 x 30minute fast walks

Hmmm, very difficult to do at home unless you have the equipment/home gym I'm afraid! Free weights are the best, I wouldn't bother too much with machines as they only target one muscle at a time. Exercises with free weights target more than one muscle at a time. Compound exercises like squats, deadlifts, bench press, shoulder press, pull-ups/chin-ups, etc are the best exercises.

You could try doing some of these with just your bodyweight. But after a while you'll soon grow out of them and need heavier weights. You could do push-ups, bodyweight squats, etc.

olaola

Frogdog wrote: »

You could try doing some of these with just your bodyweight. But after a while you'll soon grow out of them and need heavier weights. You could do push-ups, bodyweight squats, etc.

Squats, lunges, tricep dips, push ups, pull ups, tummy/oblique crunches, calf raises...

ohanloj3

chilly wrote: »

I think they are 1.5 per biscuit unless something has changed since I last looked. I'd be delighted to find it had!:D

Aero mousse is only 2 points per pot in all flavours.If you sprinkle a crumbled light chocolate digestive over the white choc mousse it tastes just like a really nice creamy cheese cake.Delicious and all for 3.5points.

No they are defo 1pt checked again and also asked my leader!

_Whimsical_

Re Light Choc Digestives :

ohanloj3 wrote: »

No they are defo 1pt checked again and also asked my leader!

Thank you ohanloj3! That's the very best news I've heard all day. I love chocolate digestives. Have just bought 2 packs on Tesco online .:D

ohanloj3

Glad I coul be of help! enjoy your biccies with a nice cup of coffee!!