WeightWatchers & "How Many ProPoints?" Thread

Hi

just back from my third week WI and this week i have lost another......4 lb
That is 17 pound in total or 1 stone 3 pound in 3 weeks :eek: really loving the new pro points.I am down to 41 points daily now which might make things a little tougher

Hey guys,
So for my food today,
Breakki:
POrridge 30g - 3 pp
Milk - 2pp
tsp sugar - 1pp
Bannana - 0pp

Lunch
Butternut squash soup 0pp
2sl brown bread 4pp (its homemade spelt bread, not sure how to point it yet but pointing it as regular brwon bread inthe ww book)
Teaspoon of dairygold - 1pp
Pk velvet crunch - 2pp

Snack
Yoghurt - 2pp
Apple and Kiwi -0pp

Dinner
Roast chicken - 120g breast - 4pp
150 g of potatoes (seems like a lot fo potatoes) - 3pp
Gravy - 1 pp (Did i point this right? )
Carrotts (2)- 0pp
Parsnip - 2pp
Oil - 2pp
Honey - 2pp

Dessert
Curly wurly 3 pp

Total propoints used 32
Spare - 3
Activity points earned 45 min brisk walk about 4 propoints i think

Seems like an awful lot of food for a diet?
Am i doing something wrong to still have 3 points spare for me today? I know I have a lot of propoints to use but is that all pointed well? And a normal amount to use?

1halfstone wrote: »

Hey guys,
So for my food today,
Breakki:
POrridge 30g - 3 pp
Milk - 2pp
tsp sugar - 1pp
Bannana - 0pp

Lunch
Butternut squash soup 0pp
2sl brown bread 4pp (its homemade spelt bread, not sure how to point it yet but pointing it as regular brwon bread inthe ww book)
Teaspoon of dairygold - 1pp
Pk velvet crunch - 2pp

Snack
Yoghurt - 2pp
Apple and Kiwi -0pp

Dinner
Roast chicken - 120g breast - 4pp
150 g of potatoes (seems like a lot fo potatoes) - 3pp
Gravy - 1 pp (Did i point this right? )
Carrotts (2)- 0pp
Parsnip - 2pp
Oil - 2pp
Honey - 2pp

Dessert
Curly wurly 3 pp

Total propoints used 32
Spare - 3
Activity points earned 45 min brisk walk about 4 propoints i think

Seems like an awful lot of food for a diet?
Am i doing something wrong to still have 3 points spare for me today? I know I have a lot of propoints to use but is that all pointed well? And a normal amount to use?

if your new to excercise try to use as close to your full allowance as possible, your body will need the extra nutrition after the shock of excercise, maybe add some peas and corn to your dinner, just dont go eating junk for the sake of using points,

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

I usually go for a combo of 25g of each...and call it 1pp

or have some low cal hot chocolate made with water, and just topped up with milk....you'll use up pp in a healthy low fat way....add to your water intake...and add to your calcium intake with the milk

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ugh....wrecked! could only manage 45 of my usual 60 on treadmil, my body must be knackered from yesterday.....christ i pong! (means i worked hard in those 45min, got 3.4km covered)

Lady Lainy wrote: »

if your new to excercise try to use as close to your full allowance as possible, your body will need the extra nutrition after the shock of excercise, maybe add some peas and corn to your dinner, just dont go eating junk for the sake of using points,

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

I usually go for a combo of 25g of each...and call it 1pp

or have some low cal hot chocolate made with water, and just topped up with milk....you'll use up pp in a healthy low fat way....add to your water intake...and add to your calcium intake with the milk

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ugh....wrecked! could only manage 45 of my usual 60 on treadmil, my body must be knackered from yesterday.....christ i pong! (means i worked hard in those 45min, got 3.4km covered)

Thanks lainy,
Not new to excercise, was doing the couch to 5k there for a few months, regularly joggin 4-5km, have slacked off on it recently but trying to do some walking as its not as mch effort.
Also drinking my two litres religiously for about a month.
Im sure I will end up using the 3 points some how later today that I wont have accounted for, if not i will... Maybe with some jellies, or a ww dessert yoghurt. I kno the jellies are not a good choice tho!

Are you walking or running on the treadmill? Its tough to get motivation some days isnt it? Really wanted to ahve a treadmill lastnight as it was so miserable outside BUT i went and felt tonnes better after all the fresh air!

1halfstone wrote: »

Thanks lainy,
Not new to excercise, was doing the couch to 5k there for a few months, regularly joggin 4-5km, have slacked off on it recently but trying to do some walking as its not as mch effort.
Also drinking my two litres religiously for about a month.
Im sure I will end up using the 3 points some how later today that I wont have accounted for, if not i will... Maybe with some jellies, or a ww dessert yoghurt. I kno the jellies are not a good choice tho!

Are you walking or running on the treadmill? Its tough to get motivation some days isnt it? Really wanted to ahve a treadmill lastnight as it was so miserable outside BUT i went and felt tonnes better after all the fresh air!

Walking...but at a pretty decent pace...I usually get 5km in 60 mins flat. i'm just barely 5ft 4 so short legs...thats fast for me! I finished my exams last thrusday, and started back at the weights and resistance training yesterday...so i'm very stiff and sore today, which kinda put me off doing anything today...but glad i did it now can enjoy my day off from excercise tomorrow. I was working with a personal trainer last summer, so i have all her work out sheets. and all the equipment in the house, weights, kettle bells, bench ect.

For the summer I'm doing 2 days a week of weights, 3 days of cardio, and 2 days off... she warned me i have to take two days off a week, so breaking it up into day 1 weights, day 2 cardio, day 3 off, so i'm never doing the same thing 2 days in a row,

1halfstone wrote: »

Wow fair play to ye, that sounds like real dedications stations with that weights and cardio. Should keep you well toned up.
Great walkin pace too, im real slow but not that short, can do 5k in about 55-60 mins walkin too, so i dont have any excuses, jsut slow

last summer i was dropping loads of inches but nothing on the scales...cos i wasnt eating my activity points...this time round making sure to eat them i tend to use my activity pp before going near my weeklies I have .....ALOT ot lose....so i'm on 42 daily! which is plenty....as long as i dont go spending them on crap,

you can still have your treats like take outs....pizza isnt that bad on pp if you choose wisely. and you can always do DIY take out, home made chips, 1/2 a pizza and salad, and ww garlic bread.

Indians are the big killer, but the ww cooking sauces are actually quite nice! the tikka masala is my favourite. I got a jar of the ww korma other day....used to love it...but i think i got a bad jar of it one time and it put me right off it, but going to give it another whirl during the week.

Got some handy Attachments there of pp values! always handy to have on file. i have them printed in a folder in the kitchen...

izzy24 wrote: »

Here is recipe for Mars Bar Cake


Makes 14 slices
5pp per slice

5 Mars Bar 35pp
700g Rice Krispies(got mine in Aldi) 7pp
4 tea spoons low fat butter 2pp
2 Cadbury Bar and a Half Bars 24pp
1 Packet Cadbury White Buttons 5pp


Melt the mars bars and butter in a glass bowl over boiling water. When it is completely melted and runny(could take average 10 minutes) mix the rice krispies with it and pour into cake tray. Then melt the cadburys bar and a half and when melted pour over. Then use the buttons to decorate(optional). Thats it stick it in the fridge. I would recommend taking it out a good few hours before u cut in cause it can be very hard.

Yummy and worth every point:D...

700g rice krispies really only 7pp.....Seriously???? :O

im drooling thinking about it....havent had a mars bar in so freaking long....

I also have a serious amount to lose, but im not concentrating on it, im concentratin on a half stone first, then il work on the enxt one. Been trying this for ages, but think i was seeing the bigger picture so i want to lose a half stone first. Have a wedding coming up soon in 5 weeks and would like to lose 10lbs for that. I kno thats a big goal, but I will be happy for my first half stone. If i can last it.
Those attachments are really handy to have thanks a mill!
Would love to see the inches come off would be happy with that too.
I know where we are going for dinner on thursday now and they have a sweet and shour chicken hong kong style (no batter) with boiled rice on the menu. I think this should be a safe enough bet? What do you reckon?
Other choices include guiness stew with buttery mash, burgers and chips, sausage and creamy mash, chicken enchilada and chips etc.? there is a chicken caesar sald but i woudlnt be happy with that

1halfstone wrote: »

I also have a serious amount to lose, but im not concentrating on it, im concentratin on a half stone first, then il work on the enxt one. Been trying this for ages, but think i was seeing the bigger picture so i want to lose a half stone first. Have a wedding coming up soon in 5 weeks and would like to lose 10lbs for that. I kno thats a big goal, but I will be happy for my first half stone. If i can last it.
Those attachments are really handy to have thanks a mill!
Would love to see the inches come off would be happy with that too.
I know where we are going for dinner on thursday now and they have a sweet and shour chicken hong kong style (no batter) with boiled rice on the menu. I think this should be a safe enough bet? What do you reckon?
Other choices include guiness stew with buttery mash, burgers and chips, sausage and creamy mash, chicken enchilada and chips etc.? there is a chicken caesar sald but i woudlnt be happy with that

well if it was me i would have the Chicken Caesar, like realistically these are the cut backs that have to be made to obtain our goals, you could always have a mini dinner/snack before going to dinner so you wont be hungry.

Caros wrote: »

Thanks Lainy, the one I have is way off, ya I know I shouldn't weigh myself in between and all that but I find it does focus me to get off my ass and walk so I can see some bit of a shift on the scales.

i know what you mean...i shouldn't do it either...but i do...hands up i'm guilty...but i do find it motivates me...like after yesterday and today worked my ass off exercise wise and food wise and tracking...so might have a peek tomorrow..and if it says i'm down...thats going to motivate me to do more to keep moving and eating right, equally after a bad weekend...if i take a look...and its up....its the kick up the arse i need to cop on for the rest of the week...

well if it was me i would have the Chicken Caesar, like realistically these are the cut backs that have to be made to obtain our goals, you could always have a mini dinner/snack before going to dinner so you wont be hungry.

Thanks your prob right lainy, how many points would you reckon there could be in a sweet and sour with boiled rice? If I only eat a regular portion, im not sure what the portion sizes are like. I will prob ahve about twenty points to spare come dinner time tomo. What would you reckon is in a caesar salad wehn u count the chicken, bacon croutons and dressing?
I also dont want to draw too much attention to myself by choosing a salad, my friends would think there is something strange

1halfstone wrote: »

I also have a serious amount to lose, but im not concentrating on it, im concentratin on a half stone first, then il work on the enxt one. Been trying this for ages, but think i was seeing the bigger picture so i want to lose a half stone first. Have a wedding coming up soon in 5 weeks and would like to lose 10lbs for that. I kno thats a big goal, but I will be happy for my first half stone. If i can last it.
Those attachments are really handy to have thanks a mill!
Would love to see the inches come off would be happy with that too.
I know where we are going for dinner on thursday now and they have a sweet and shour chicken hong kong style (no batter) with boiled rice on the menu. I think this should be a safe enough bet? What do you reckon?
Other choices include guiness stew with buttery mash, burgers and chips, sausage and creamy mash, chicken enchilada and chips etc.? there is a chicken caesar sald but i woudlnt be happy with that

Lady Lainy wrote: »

well if it was me i would have the Chicken Caesar, like realistically these are the cut backs that have to be made to obtain our goals, you could always have a mini dinner/snack before going to dinner so you wont be hungry.

I would be very wary of Chicken Caesar Salad. You think straight off that it is good pp value but it is not in fact sometimes it can be worse. By the time you point chicken, croutons, dressing, cheese, bacon and whatever else may be thrown into a restaurant made Chicken Caesar Salad, it may well amount to as much as any of the other choices. I had a chicken caesar salad mix in the fridge(which i ended up throwing out because it was too high) and i pointed that at 14 pp and all that was in it was a tiny pack of croutons, a tiny pouch of dressing, a tiny pack of cheese and a few leaves of lettuce so not necessarily always the best choice because it is salad! :eek: