WeightWatchers & "How Many ProPoints?" Thread MkII

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MissMuffin wrote: »

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!!)

Hi MissMuffin - Dont worry to much, apart from your daily points you have 49 weeklys to use whenever you want plus if you do any sort of exercise you can earn activity points aswell.
Points wise i would guess your burger would be roughly 8, maybe 2 for the cheese, not sure what the points would be for the bun - im guessing between 5-8 and then you have to count any sauces/mayo ect you put on it.
Dont let it get you down just get back on the wagon and put it behind you. you have 4 days before you Weight In to get back on track

ali85 wrote: »

thanks folks... mammy is fine... shall be getting out on monday....

Everything is getting back to normal...

Had a much better day today...

Had a nice 7 pt breakfast, then a good walk/jog in the park for an hour.(earning 6pts) Gorgeous spiced roasted butternut squash and carrot soup... (no points) then instead of the usual chicken chicken chicken..... I cooked some haddock with cous cous and veg which i pointed at 5pts.... topped off with a glass of WW wine for 2 points.... I'm sitting on 12 points for the day....

That's really great Ali! Both your Mum going home & sitting on 12points. I don't think I could ever manage that. Disaster today. Went to my friends for dinner party & have no idea wat points I had. Think I'll just have to write it off & start fresh tomorrow & assume that my extra points are also well gone x

had a few crackawheats with some low low spreadable cheese there. Got the one with cracked black pepper... really nice...

so I'm down to 6 pts left .... have a WW chocolate brownie dessert defrosting as we speak... that will leave me with 4.... but feck it.... would rather have a few over than fill meself for the sake of it...

Updated my blog there with the recipe for the butternut squash soup.... just tryin to find things to fill the blog with haha!

http://alibx.blogspot.com/

Had a great weekend of pointing

Did the shopping Thursday in aldi for snacks we got the bags of popcorn 3pp and more importantly there was own brand mini magnum style ice cream 12 in the box at 3pp each they are amazeballs to say the least yum!!

Can anyone please let me know how long a fresh fruit salad will keep in the fridge? Have just chopped up a load of fruit, but am not sure how long it'll last for.

And will it start to go brown on me? If so can I prevent that?

Thanks!

tiny_penguin wrote: »

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Then i was bold, at 4:30 in the morning I had a slice of pizza (how i was even hungry at this point i dont know but the OH wanted one and i couldnt resist) This was 7pp in the eating out book - but since I had used all my dailies for friday and my weeklies for the week, and since it was technically saturday when I ate it I've taken this out of saturdays allowance. Not sure if thats ok to do, but ive done it anyway and I just hope I do ok come tuesday!

(Sorry for the long post)

This made me laugh! I'm the same when the OH wants something, I can't resist and then justify it in my mind! Or else I'll convince him that he wants something bold and then I'll eat most of it. I'd say you've pointed fine for the dinner and stuff, get out for a good walk before weigh in and you'll be fine I'd say. At least you're aware of what you're eating which is half the battle!

tiny_penguin wrote: »

Haha thanks, I went to the gym yesterday but started to feel really ill about a third of the way through my workout - very dizzy and had to go sit in the changing room for 30 mins before I could even shower and go. Gonna go for a walk this evening and then do my full 1.5 hours in the gym tomorrow night before my WI too.

I've told my OH not to let me have bad stuff - but he feels guilty sayin no when i ask for something, he's too much of a softie!

1.5 hours in the gym? Fair play to ya! If I can do 50 mins cardio and about 15 mins of resistance I'm very happy! I suffer from low blood pressure and can often get dizzy spells too. Suppose it's just important to recognise when you're a bit woosy and take a break. One machine I can't handle is the rowing machine. It makes me dizzy after a couple of hundred metres no matter how many times I try.
Anywho back to the point - you've well covered yourself I'd say between the exercise and everything! Fingers crossed for your weigh in. Mine's Wednesday morning! eek!

opheila wrote: »

Strange q but how does any1 prepare butternut squash safely??? I nearly lost a finger last time

I love how those chefs on tv peel it like a potato....YEA RIGHT!!!

I almost de-thumbed myself on many an occasion too...I cut it into rings then slice the skin off it like you would with an orange or a kiwi thats definitely the easiest way that i have found....

Hey everyone hope ye are all having a good weekend?

So I had WI yesterday and frustratingly I STS! Agghhh I'm taking my own advice and know that it will eventually show on the scales and I have a fair idea that it's because I didn't eat enough this week. Everyone is different but for me I find if I don't eat all my points I don't lose (I have no idea why this is it's just how my body works!) I was under on my points by 2 or 3 each day and had about 25 of my weeklies.

I'm mixing things up this week different foods etc so hopefully fingers crossed that helps!

I did lots of cooking yesterday I made a gorgeous (even if I do say so myself!:P ) Moussaka it was really tasty and worked out at 10pp per portion (I split it in 4 ) I had that with a big salad and a couple of nice glasses of red wine and it was gorgeous. First time making it and was a recipe I pulled off the channel 4 food website on Friday night.

I'll throw the recipe up if anyone wants it. I made it with lean beef mince rather than lamb mince to keep the points down and I'm definitely going to make it again. I also made some lovely very low cal coleslaw and home made hummus which is not exactly low fat but really tasty and a nice change for lunches I also did some meatballs and chilli for the freezer to have some handy prepointed dinners to pull out if i'm working late or whatever!

Did a 5k run earlier and i'm now putting my feet up and chilling for the evening with some dvd's some of my hummus (40g is 3pp) some carrot sticks and a nice glass of red wine!

Kay_80 wrote: »

Hey everyone hope ye are all having a good weekend?

So I had WI yesterday and frustratingly I STS! Agghhh I'm taking my own advice and know that it will eventually show on the scales and I have a fair idea that it's because I didn't eat enough this week. Everyone is different but for me I find if I don't eat all my points I don't lose (I have no idea why this is it's just how my body works!) I was under on my points by 2 or 3 each day and had about 25 of my weeklies.

I'm mixing things up this week different foods etc so hopefully fingers crossed that helps!

I did lots of cooking yesterday I made a gorgeous (even if I do say so myself!:P ) Moussaka it was really tasty and worked out at 10pp per portion (I split it in 4 ) I had that with a big salad and a couple of nice glasses of red wine and it was gorgeous. First time making it and was a recipe I pulled off the channel 4 food website on Friday night.

I'll throw the recipe up if anyone wants it. I made it with lean beef mince rather than lamb mince to keep the points down and I'm definitely going to make it again. I also made some lovely very low cal coleslaw and home made hummus which is not exactly low fat but really tasty and a nice change for lunches I also did some meatballs and chilli for the freezer to have some handy prepointed dinners to pull out if i'm working late or whatever!

Did a 5k run earlier and i'm now putting my feet up and chilling for the evening with some dvd's some of my hummus (40g is 3pp) some carrot sticks and a nice glass of red wine!

I love moussaka, if you could put up the recipe that would be great!

No problem Tiny Penguin (love your username btw! ) I got this from the 4 food part of the channel 4 website it was their take on a skinny moussaka so there's no potato in this and they use greek yogurt rather than a bechamel type sauce so it is a little bit dryer than a regular moussaka but the cheese gives it a nice bit of a kick and it's really tasty and filling and a nice change for dinner for I'm putting the recipe as they had it and based on the NI they had up it comes in at 13pp if splitting in 4. I made some tweaks which I'll put at the bottom and it comes in at 10pp per portion.


Takes 50 minutes to make and 35 minutes in the oven
Serves 4

INGREDIENTS
1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for brushing
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
500g lamb mince
1 tbsp tomato purée
½ tsp ground cinnamon
400g can chopped tomatoes
2 tsp dried oregano
600g (about 2 medium) aubergines for the topping
150ml Greek yogurt
1 medium egg, beaten
25g freshly grated Parmesan
50g feta

METHOD
How to make moussaka with yogurt and cheese topping

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, until soft. Increase the heat, add the minced lamb and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, until browned. Drain off the fat in a sieve, then return the meat to the pan.

2. Add the purée and cinnamon and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, then half-fill the can with water and pour into the pan. Add the oregano, season, and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, preheat the grill to medium-high. Cut each aubergine diagonally into 5mm-thick slices. Brush with oil, put half on a baking sheet and grill for 5 minutes, turning halfway, until pale golden. Drain on kitchen paper while grilling the remainder.

4. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. For the topping, mix the yogurt, egg and half the cheeses. Season with pepper.

5. Spread half the lamb mixture in a deep, 1.2-litre ovenproof dish. Overlap with half the aubergine and the rest of the lamb. Top with rest of the aubergine, spoon over yogurt mixture and scatter with the remaining cheeses. Bake for 35 minutes or until golden and bubbling.


Nutritional Information
Per serving:
466 kcals
31.2g fat (14.4g saturated)
35.3g protein
12.3g carbs


13pp per portion based on NI (I put zero in for fibre seeing as they didn't list that on the website)


Now I did some tweaks

I added an extra clove of garlic and a little cumin ( about a teaspoon) (i added same time as cinnamon) and I swapped out the minced lamb for 450g of lean minced Beef. I used lean aberdeen angus minced beef which works out at 22pp for the pack which is pointed from the NI you could lower the pp again on this by using the extra lean mince beef but I had the lean in the freezer so used that!)

The total recipe I cooked came in at 40pp (Beef 22pp, Olive oil 3pp, feta cheese 3pp, parmesan cheese 5pp, greek yogurt 5pp & medium egg 2pp.

I made it in my lasange dish and I got 4 big portions but you could probably get 6 smaller ones if you wanted. As I said I had with a green salad and I was really full we had friends over last night for a casual dinner and I did lots of nice tapas type stuff for them as well as the salad and I did give them some baby spuds tossed in olive oil and fresh herbs and some nice crusty bread and even the guys said they were stuffed! (I didn't tell them it was a 'skinny moussaka either! )

Enjoy!

God, am after spending hours in the kitchen in order to prepare for the week ahead! I figure I have to go for 0 point food for my lunches or I just seem to end up over my points. So I made butternut squash and sweet potato soup & a fruit salad. Photos on my blog ;-)

http://tonesqueeze.blogspot.com/2012/01/preparation-for-week-at-office.html

I hope everyone has a good start to the week!! x