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WeightWatchers & "How Many ProPoints?" Thread MkII
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Egypt Melodic Mutant wrote: »What are the Aldi skinless sausages like? Sounds brill. Was just in Aldi today
Will get them in next weeks shop. I always got the bacon medallions because I actually hate fat on anything (ha you wouldn't think that from the size of me lol). My fave weekend brekkie is 2 bacon medallions, 1 fried egg (in low cal spray), some fried potatoes (in 1 tsp oil) and half tin of beans. Lovely huge brekkie for also 9PP (depending on how much potatoes you use, 150g is enough when they are sliced thinly). Nom nom nom
Apologies for the awful delay in replying to this, Monife! I actually like the Aldi sausages, while the OH wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. I think it's all down to taste, but to me, they don't taste much different to any other skinless brand!Can anyone recommend a good weighing scales that doesn't cost a bomb? Need to weigh up properly and I dropped my one this morning and cracked the bloody thing! :mad:
I got mine in Argos ages back, the brand is Salter and it wasn't too expensive (can't remember actual price, apologies) and it's 100% bang on accurate. Had a little packet weighing session just to make sure!But surely the body can't hang onto the fat indefinitely. I mean instead of looking at this as propoints and look at calories, if I am using about 2000 a day and maybe another 300 if I go for a run and only taking onboard 1500, then surely eventually my body has to reluctantly start to burn into the fat reserves to make up the balance. I know this is not following the weight watchers bible but I really don't think I can go back to eating bacon sandwiches just to add another 14 points to my daily intake. (I think I am getting enough nutrients by the way because I am being very careful about protiens, carbs, fibre, and vitamins - I worked out a weekly diet and am sticking to it) And I apologise also if turning up and having a moan about not being able to use up my points is considered really bad form. Although I imagine it goes at the end of a long list of biological reasons why women got the fuzzy end of the lollipop.
I have to confess, I've no idea about calories any more since I started WW. I just know that you're given a points allowance based on your current weight, height, sex and age, and that will decrease once you begin losing weight. You do have to eat your daily allowance, but there are ways to do that without grazing on stuff you don't want - bulk out your meals with more carbohydrates or proteins, or bulk up wraps/salads with healthy fats like avocados. Just another small thing - you said that you've worked out a weekly diet and are sticking to it - vary it up a bit because there's potential there for you to get really sick of that after a few weeks, it happened to me and I was flying with the weight loss before hand. Anyway - I'm not a leader, so don't take my word as gospel, but if I were you I'd have a chat with your leader at the end of your next class and see if he/she has anything that would help you. Best of luck!
Had WI tonight, was down 2.5 - that's the Christmas weight plus another half pound gone. Phew! Doing out my shopping list tonight - I made a rule last week that I was not going to have bloody lemon sole or chicken fillets for the week (so sick of them), have replaced them with turkey steaks and fresh coley - lovely for a change. Only 2lbs more to go and I'll be into the 13s for the first time in years!!!!!!!
Sorry for the he-uge rant, I always go into super-hyper-motivated mode on Thursday evenings
Best of luck for the week everyone, we can do it :Dxxx
Congrats on your weight loss! Fabulous daa-ling :-)0 -
You're right on the zero calories. Lots of fruit and veg in the diet which is probably why I am struggling to meet the points (I eat fish but generally not meat unless it's a special occasion) Breakfast is a bowl of porridge with blueberries or a boiled egg and a slice of toast. Lunch is a salad - one of ten different types usually in the five-seven point range and dinner is usually rice, couscous or pasta based with veggies. Usually comes in around the 10-12 point mark. add in a couple of cups of tea with semi skimmed milk with no sugar and as I said, it is usually around the 26-30 mark. I usually end up supplementing those meals with a couple of pieces of fruit a day, but overall I have not found myself feeling hungry at all.
Funny enough your diet sounds very similar to my own
I just want to remind you that fruit & veg does have calories but is allocated zero pp. Might I suggest that you swap to full fat milk that will give you a couple more points & I would reccomend adding some pulses, nuts & seeds to your diet I was veggie for 15 yrs then ate fish but still predominately veggie for 20 yrs so I can't emphasise the importance of getting good fats & protien enough. It might me a good idea to work out exactly what you are eating calorie wise first there are some great apps & websites that help you here so get calorific content of all fruit/ veg you are eating too & see what you come up with.
Once you know what you are actually eating it will be easier to identify if you need to up or down your intake - not exactly pp but it is basic nutrition. You might be consuming more calories than you think. Example bananas & grapes are fairly high calorie wise relative to other fruits - I'm not saying cut them out but just be mindful.
I would say maybe be careful of your carb intake if the bulk of diet is made up of zero pointed foods - excess carb can hamper weightloss. I'm not an nutrition expert but I think protein is harder for the body to break down so is more effective for weightloss than carb.
Examples of how to add seeds nuts etc. Some flax seed to your porridge, some pinenuts lightly toasted to your salad a small handful of nuts as a snack instead of a piece of fruit. Tinned pulses are a good way to get started if you haven't eaten them alot before chickpeas, butter beans kidney beans are all great & easy ways to make a hearty decent stew chilli etc.
It's great you don't feel deprived but my concern would be that you continue to not lose or put up weight then get pissed off & revert to old habits of rich food red wine & or take away & the vicious cycle starts. There is room for red wine & rich food the odd time on pp so be sure to incorporate that every now & again! To my mind this isn't an 'all or nothing plan' there is room to live life & eat the things you like.
Failing all the above advice I would suggest that you vary up your exercise regime if you've always run 15 miles a week that's what your body is used to vary it maybe try some cycling or swimming & try weights a couple of days as well they are great for burning & the fitness forum can help you there
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Ellian I'd suggest you read the stickies on the main part of the N&D forum they give great advice for the most part I think you need to look at your diet as a whole including calorie intake & not really just PP. Failing thst show your tracker to your leader at your nxt WI be sure to track everything including the zero pointed foods & the quantities eaten As I said best of luck.
I've been reading the thread all week but not had the time to post & it's great to see so many new names but still see the oldies as well now I don't want to sound preachy or a know it all but .......
WW is great for a starting point but I think all of us need to Be more aware of the nutritional content of foods & the ingredients in the foods we either buy or prepare ourselves. It's to easy to fall into the trap of oh that's only 3 pp but that's 8pp so I'll eat the 3pp item. Example a 25g pkt of baked S&V crisps or an avocado Clearly the avocado is better for you but is higher in pp . And sometimes you want the crisps & that's okay too everything In moderation - including the avocado!
Be wary of all the WW ready meals, snacks treats breads etc they shouldn't make up the core of your diet & oftentimes contain a really high level of salt artificial sweeteners etc. Its easy for ppl to fall into that trap. A friend of mine did it for 8 mths a ready meal for dinner every day so she could lose 3 stine for her wedding - she lost the weight alright & once the wedding was over reverted to her pre ww eating habits & is now 18 mths later 4 stone up! Her excuse was she didnt know how to cook before & she liked the ww ready meals, wraps with salad etc because they were easy, pre pointed & quick. She sees how ive done it & realises losing weight really dors tske alot of effort - if it was easy none of us would be here! Or overweight at all!
Sometimes the 'full fat' item is actually better for you. Homemade is always better than shop bought or preprepared & plastic boxes, ziplock bags a freezer & bulk cook offs are definitely your friend when you can find the time to do it. Preparation is key
It's very easy to fall into the trap of ive found 7 dinners & 7 lunches & that's all I'm going to eat until all the weight comes off with porridge for breakfast trust me you'll get bored quickly. WW is a great opportunity to try new foods, cook a little more & experiment
All the blogs are great btw keep up the great work!0 -
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Ellian I'd suggest you read the stickies on the main part of the N&D forum they give great advice for the most part I think you need to look at your diet as a whole including calorie intake & not really just PP. Failing thst show your tracker to your leader at your nxt WI be sure to track everything including the zero pointed foods & the quantities eaten As I said best of luck.
I've been reading the thread all week but not had the time to post & it's great to see so many new names but still see the oldies as well now I don't want to sound preachy or a know it all but .......
WW is great for a starting point but I think all of us need to Be more aware of the nutritional content of foods & the ingredients in the foods we either buy or prepare ourselves. It's to easy to fall into the trap of oh that's only 3 pp but that's 8pp so I'll eat the 3pp item. Example a 25g pkt of baked S&V crisps or an avocado Clearly the avocado is better for you but is higher in pp . And sometimes you want the crisps & that's okay too everything In moderation - including the avocado!
Be wary of all the WW ready meals, snacks treats breads etc they shouldn't make up the core of your diet & oftentimes contain a really high level of salt artificial sweeteners etc. Its easy for ppl to fall into that trap. A friend of mine did it for 8 mths a ready meal for dinner every day so she could lose 3 stine for her wedding - she lost the weight alright & once the wedding was over reverted to her pre ww eating habits & is now 18 mths later 4 stone up! Her excuse was she didnt know how to cook before & she liked the ww ready meals, wraps with salad etc because they were easy, pre pointed & quick. She sees how ive done it & realises losing weight really dors tske alot of effort - if it was easy none of us would be here! Or overweight at all!
Sometimes the 'full fat' item is actually better for you. Homemade is always better than shop bought or preprepared & plastic boxes, ziplock bags a freezer & bulk cook offs are definitely your friend when you can find the time to do it. Preparation is key
It's very easy to fall into the trap of ive found 7 dinners & 7 lunches & that's all I'm going to eat until all the weight comes off with porridge for breakfast trust me you'll get bored quickly. WW is a great opportunity to try new foods, cook a little more & experiment
All the blogs are great btw keep up the great work!
You've a great knowledge on all this stuff Kay! I'm sure I'll be picking your brain over the weeks
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Well after what I thought was a brill week! exercised at least 5 days out of the week if not 6 and but I felt it! kept to my PP points and ended the week with some weeklies left, I was up 1.5 was a little surprised to say the least! using the wii fit a lot and it showed a great loss Wednesday morning so I was expecting to be down something, not up!
My hubby was sure it was because we had a late dinner, so with his thinking I should have been down this morning nope up again :cool: and I had a good day yesterday tracked and more exercise!
so very confused but will keep going regardless, hope it sorts it self out quickly though!
Awh Baby75, I'm sorry that you were up after all your exercising etc. I'm only in my second week, so am not in a great position for advice, but I hope that it's reflected in your next weeks weigh in. Best of luck for the week ahead
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Well after what I thought was a brill week! exercised at least 5 days out of the week if not 6 and but I felt it! kept to my PP points and ended the week with some weeklies left, I was up 1.5 was a little surprised to say the least! using the wii fit a lot and it showed a great loss Wednesday morning so I was expecting to be down something, not up!
My hubby was sure it was because we had a late dinner, so with his thinking I should have been down this morning nope up again :cool: and I had a good day yesterday tracked and more exercise!
so very confused but will keep going regardless, hope it sorts it self out quickly though!
At least you have the right mindset to keep going. Our bodies work in mysterious ways and will only lose the weight when they want to, well that is what I have discovered. Sometimes you can be really good and not the see the results or really bold and STS. It could be bloating or retained water especially if you are close to getting your period. Also, good effort in exercise sometimes doesn't show til the following week. Well done for having such a good attitude and I am sure you will see a loss next week if you keep up the good work. Make sure you are drinking enough water when you are exercising.
I would recommend to anyone who has odd numbers on the scales every now and again (like a gain or STS when they have been really good) to buy the Salter Body Fat Analyser Scales. It measures your water, body fat and weight so if one week you are up and there is no explanation, you can check on that scales and you might see that your water is up but your body fat % is down 0 -
Thanks, I know this sometimes happens so will stick with it and see what happens, the good eating and exercise has to be good regardless I feel better and healthierBaileyPants wrote: »Awh Baby75, I'm sorry that you were up after all your exercising etc. I'm only in my second week, so am not in a great position for advice, but I hope that it's reflected in your next weeks weigh in. Best of luck for the week ahead
Thanks Monife:)At least you have the right mindset to keep going. Our bodies work in mysterious ways and will only lose the weight when they want to, well that is what I have discovered. Sometimes you can be really good and not the see the results or really bold and STS. It could be bloating or retained water especially if you are close to getting your period. Also, good effort in exercise sometimes doesn't show til the following week. Well done for having such a good attitude and I am sure you will see a loss next week if you keep up the good work. Make sure you are drinking enough water when you are exercising.
I would recommend to anyone who has odd numbers on the scales every now and again (like a gain or STS when they have been really good) to buy the Salter Body Fat Analyser Scales. It measures your water, body fat and weight so if one week you are up and there is no explanation, you can check on that scales and you might see that your water is up but your body fat % is down
Going to be extra good with water and keep it up, it could be to do with my cycles, I am feeding my baby and they are not regular yet so by my old cycle I'm very late so may be one trying to start! could be it may be!
Going to have a look for one of those scales, are they in Argos etc 0 -
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BaileyPants wrote: »I was the same as you. I knew I did well ok with the food and kinda panicked when it came to the exercise. I moved a little bit more but it wasn't until maybe Monday when I actually went for a decent walk.
You should try tracking. I did that this week. I never used to. Well I would start it and maybe last 2 days then just wing it, but going on what all the people on here said I stuck to it this week. It works. If for nothing else it kinda embarrassed me when I actually saw how much I was eating.
I bet you will do great.... just remember that the fact that you are making changes shows you are moving in the right direction.... (Something my leader said last night.... really stuck in me head!)
Speaking of tracking, I've started using that iWatcher iPhone app. It's good so far. Anyone else using it? How you finding it?
I am using iwatcer since October the log is unreal and I use the calculator in the supermarkets
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BaileyPants wrote: »You've a great knowledge on all this stuff Kay! I'm sure I'll be picking your brain over the weeks
LOL well at it almost a year now so you pick up some tips along the way! Monife & Eabhabear are a fountain of knowledge as well as are some of the other girls who don't post much anymore Lady Lainey, M'lady, Caros, shoelover, Fofany etc
We're all here to help and support each other so ask away! 0 -
Well after what I thought was a brill week! exercised at least 5 days out of the week if not 6 and but I felt it! kept to my PP points and ended the week with some weeklies left, I was up 1.5 was a little surprised to say the least! using the wii fit a lot and it showed a great loss Wednesday morning so I was expecting to be down something, not up!
My hubby was sure it was because we had a late dinner, so with his thinking I should have been down this morning nope up again :cool: and I had a good day yesterday tracked and more exercise!
so very confused but will keep going regardless, hope it sorts it self out quickly though!
Aww Baby75 that's so annoying when that happens but as Monife & Baileypants have said at least you have the right attitude and it will likely show next week!
A similar thing happened me I had my WI last Sat and was up 3/4's of a Lb to say I was pissed off is an understatement but I realised it was probably the xmas drinking and excess food catching up with me as well as NYE & NY day so I reckon my body was a week behind. I'm hoping that all the exercise I did last week will catch up tomorrow and I've had what I feel is a pretty good week this week - so it has to show at some point!
Keep up the good work missus you seem to be exercising loads with your wii so it will definitely show soon don't lose faith! 0 -
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Well after what I thought was a brill week! exercised at least 5 days out of the week if not 6 and but I felt it! kept to my PP points and ended the week with some weeklies left, I was up 1.5 was a little surprised to say the least! using the wii fit a lot and it showed a great loss Wednesday morning so I was expecting to be down something, not up!
My hubby was sure it was because we had a late dinner, so with his thinking I should have been down this morning nope up again :cool: and I had a good day yesterday tracked and more exercise!
so very confused but will keep going regardless, hope it sorts it self out quickly though!
Hard luck Baby75 but my leader always says this - you could weigh in the next morning and those 1.5 pounds would be gone. If you have put in the work, and it seems like you have, it will show eventually. 0 -
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Hey guys
Thank you do much for all the messages of support and advice. (not sure how to quote more than one message) I have already started to cut down on treats but the first few weeks will be hard as I'm used to consuming a lot of sugar eek!! I will also start cooking more.. I might even try a low fat curry tomorrow.
Good news....
I have lost 6.5 lbs in my first week.. So I am really delighted and the exercise and discipline with points has definitely paid off.
I have just downloaded iWatcher and it seems really easy to use 0 -
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I've a really crappy 2 days. Done nothing but eat all d wrong foods! Feeling a bit demoralised going to do the Operation Transformation walk tomorrow so gonna try get back on track!
The one thing I've learned is that you can have a couple of bad days, and then get back to it. The trick is not to give up....
1.5 lbs down in the past week. I'm a bit disappointed being honest. I've been good, but I suppose in fairness I had two big nights (food and drink) last Friday and Saturday.....
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username2010 wrote: »The one thing I've learned is that you can have a couple of bad days, and then get back to it. The trick is not to give up....
1.5 lbs down in the past week. I'm a bit disappointed being honest. I've been good, but I suppose in fairness I had two big nights (food and drink) last Friday and Saturday.....
Still though - onwards and downwards!!
I've learned not to be dissappointed with losses!! Ask yourself how you would feel if you were 1.5 up or even just .5 up. All the little losses will add up xx0 -
I've a really crappy 2 days. Done nothing but eat all d wrong foods! Feeling a bit demoralised going to do the Operation Transformation walk tomorrow so gonna try get back on track!
I hear ya shindyb! I had my weigh in on Wednesday evening, was really good yesterday.... today.... disaster!
Had a manic day.... didn't get to eat anything at all because my mam is in hospital between visiting her, sorting out school, doing the shopping etc...I felt hungry at about 3 but then the hunger went off me.
I managed to have something at about 7.30.
Tesco Light Choices lasagne (11pts) Red Cabbage Coleslaw (2pts) but I had some of my sisters DEEP FRIED curley fries... it said 100g were 7pts but god only knows....
I didn't even get any kind of walk in... hoping tomorrow will be better....
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Hi all, firstly congrats to all who have lost and are still losing weight! Definitely encourages me to stick with it. I joined ww on Wednesday and feeling like a bit of a disaster already... out last night and had a cheeseburger Anyone any idea what points that might be? Feeling really disappointed with myself. I think my biggest struggle will be nights out, I'm student so they are a prominent feature. (Not easy in a group of girls who just do not put on weight!!) 0
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