WeightWatchers & "How Many ProPoints?" Thread MkII

lisa_celtic wrote: »

Got my sts this week!! Whoop so friction happy!!!

I mAde the lasagne last night it was 10/10 yum havin it for lunch again today!!

well done

I did the same with the Lasagna, I had taken the mince out to defrost and had more than was needed so rather than throw it away I used it all and made a bigger one instead and I got 10 portions prob less than the 11 but pp it 11 any way! yummy with squash chips

lisa_celtic wrote: »

Got my sts this week!! Whoop so friction happy!!!

I mAde the lasagne last night it was 10/10 yum havin it for lunch again today!!

tiny_penguin wrote: »

Thats brilliant, good work!

Gonna make the lasagne myself this weekend and freeze all 4 portions. I usually have some form of ready meal in the freezer for handyness sake, but think im gonna start bulk freezing my own - cos even those the Tesco Lighter Choices ones arent bad tasting, they are still high in sugar and salt and prob better to be eating home made!

Can I please get this lasagne recipe and points?! Have mince at home & would love to make this to use it!

BaileyPants wrote: »

Can I please get this lasagne recipe and points?! Have mince at home & would love to make this to use it!

Jwacqui put up this video the other day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPVzxAWOAdA&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

that gave me the idea to make it but I just did my normal lasagne and pointed it. It makes four portions.

1 Onion
3 gloves of Garlic
2 Carrots
Red and Yellow Peppers
Mushrooms
Tray of Lean Steak Mince 24pp
3/4 of a Jar Dunnes Hot and Spicy Pasta Sauce 3pp
Roma White Lasagne Sauce (I used 4 spoonfuls and weighed them as it was was 20pp for the Jar) 3pp
4x Lasagne Sheets 8pp
80g of Aldi Mozzarella 7pp

Was so good and worth the 11pp as it was a big portion. Just had another portion for lunch as I was typing this!

Hi everyone! Just said I'd introduce myself after lurking for the first few weeks of my (probably) fifth stab at making it to the elusive 10'7" - I got to 10'11" as the closest ever but I'm getting married this year and I really want to use that as my motivation this time around! I restarted WW two weeks ago (my starting weight was 12'0.5" (EEEEEEEEEKKK!)) and have lost a pound a week my first two weeks - I seem to do REALLY well all week and then cave at the weekends... Though I must be doing something right because I'm getting the minus sign

Just wondering has anyone been trying the filling and healthy days? I'm vegetarian and I think that it would be great for me (chickpeas, lentils, beans are very high in propoints but are the cornerstone of a healthy veggie diet so i've been struggling with that). It seems nearly too good to be true and I've an awful feeling I could gorge like noones business

Oh and I am absolutely going to make that lasagne with Quorn mince - sounds gorgeous.

tiny_penguin wrote: »

Depends on the fruit - i always find it with apples so i just dont eat them. I'm fussy about fruit though - much rather munching on veggies as a snack to fruit.

I had kiwi, mango, pineapple, peach & grapes.

I always think of veggies as lunch or dinner, not snacks, as I don't like raw veggies :rolleyes:

cailleach an airgid wrote: »

Hi everyone! Just said I'd introduce myself after lurking for the first few weeks of my (probably) fifth stab at making it to the elusive 10'7" - I got to 10'11" as the closest ever but I'm getting married this year and I really want to use that as my motivation this time around! I restarted WW two weeks ago (my starting weight was 12'0.5" (EEEEEEEEEKKK!)) and have lost a pound a week my first two weeks - I seem to do REALLY well all week and then cave at the weekends... Though I must be doing something right because I'm getting the minus sign

Just wondering has anyone been trying the filling and healthy days? I'm vegetarian and I think that it would be great for me (chickpeas, lentils, beans are very high in propoints but are the cornerstone of a healthy veggie diet so i've been struggling with that). It seems nearly too good to be true and I've an awful feeling I could gorge like noones business

Oh and I am absolutely going to make that lasagne with Quorn mince - sounds gorgeous.

I understand your eeeek moment! As I also started at 12'5 two weeks ago! Here's hoping we keep going down in numbers!

I tend to use my weekly points over Sat & Sun mostly. Not on purpose, but I just tend to want to eat more frequently when I'm at home as opposed to being in work. But I just track it and it works fine for me

BaileyPants wrote: »

I had kiwi, mango, pineapple, peach & grapes.

I always think of veggies as lunch or dinner, not snacks, as I don't like raw veggies :rolleyes:

Do you notice that sometimes you can get mangoes that are lovely and other times they can be quite chalky??? I've noticed this a few times, and sometimes it makes me rethink the whole thing.

They are lovely in that 0pp smoothie.... but just sometimes on their own.... not so much!!! :P

ali85 wrote: »

Do you notice that sometimes you can get mangoes that are lovely and other times they can be quite chalky??? I've noticed this a few times, and sometimes it makes me rethink the whole thing.

They are lovely in that 0pp smoothie.... but just sometimes on their own.... not so much!!! :P

Was actually my first encounter with trying to chop a mango. Oh the fiasco! Had to look it up online & everything! Anyway, I don't think it tastes nice enough for all the hassle it takes! So off my fruit salad list for the future!

sara84 wrote: »

Hi everyone, I'm kinda new to boards but no newbie to ww. I've been going to ww on and off since I was 16 (now 27). My first ever weigh in, I was 16st 5lbs, I'm 5ft 2 and I was like a blimp o_O I got down to 11st 4lbs back then! Thought that was good enough but anyhow I went back to ww in 2010 after I had my son. I was 14st 2lbs!! By June 2011 I got down to 12st 5lbs, not much of a loss considering the time span. I stopped going and haven't been back since! But I've been reading both threads and I feel like I've gained my confidence and motivation back! I've weighed myself at home and I'm 13st 1lb, it's slowly creeping back up!! I've made note of all your recipes and Going to try out everything!

Hoping everyone has a great success in the weight loss!!

Best of luck Sara! I am in the same boat as you. Been on the WW train so many times... this time I'm determined. When I started I was almost 15st got down to 12 off then left, back again at 13st odd then left again and so on so forth. This time I started at 12st 6.5lb and thanks to the ladies (and lads) on this forum I am sticking to it. I'm going for my 3rd WI tomorrow and I am down 5lb so far. This forum is a GODSEND!!!!

Baby75 wrote: »

Here the video, I used this recipe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPVzxAWOAdA

I've just watched it (in work!! :eek:) So will be making that this evening! Thanks all

BaileyPants wrote: »

I've just watched it (in work!! :eek:) So will be making that this evening! Thanks all

You wont be disappointed!

I'm making yummy Beef and onion Braise from the weight watcher mag! 7 pp with some mash and roasted pumpkin yum!

Then I'm off for a walk this evening Ive got my half hour cardio resistance done! enjoyed it to night barely noticed the time going:)

christmas2010 wrote: »

I found the same on some of the count on us range from Marks and Spencers. I think they are still using the old points system for some things, got excited one day when I found Count on us crisps marked as 1 point but when I check it myself they were 2 points.
Moral of the story seems to be to check the points and not trust the non WW brands to get the points right.

Yeah you're right! I am going to check everything from now on. I only realised this week also that have two portions of something usually adds an extra point too! Thanks for the advice

Down 2lbs! Am delighted, had eaten all my weeklies at the weekend and was a bit panicky about stepping on the scales!