WeightWatchers & "How Many ProPoints?" Thread

Had my meditteranean Knorr Season & Shake tonight...wow! Delish! Had a chicken breast, some sliced baby potatoes and some mixed sweet peppers and when it was done, threw it all on top of a load of mixed leaf lettuce. Absolutely gorgeous, will definitely be having it again. Only downside is the high salt content (5g in the whole pack!)

ibarelycare wrote: »

Had my meditteranean Knorr Season & Shake tonight...wow! Delish! Had a chicken breast, some sliced baby potatoes and some mixed sweet peppers and when it was done, threw it all on top of a load of mixed leaf lettuce. Absolutely gorgeous, will definitely be having it again. Only downside is the high salt content (5g in the whole pack!)

I buy roasting bags(10) in the 2euro shop, bung in chicken breast/pork chop, baby pots, peppers, carrots and a tiny drop of oil, bake for 40 mins, tastes amazing and you cut the cost and salt content!!

Great to read about all the losses & good luck for the morning Lainy.

sillysocks wrote: »

For anyone with an iPhone who wAnts to work out points in the supermarket there are a few good apps for around a euro that work it all out for you. I think you just search for pro points on the app store and you should find them. Very like the calculators you can buy in ww meetings, but cheaper and easier than using the little wheel thing.

I'd be slightly wary of apps at the same time. I've been using an android one for pointing for ages and decided today to compare it off my calculater and it had been under pointing by about a point nearly every time. Needless to say it's now deleted.

Its a great feeling when you try on clothes and they are too big isn't it I bought skinny jeans in penneys during the week. I tried on the 14 and they were fine i was delighted. I was wearing them yesterday and after wearing them for a while they are now a little big :eek: I can't believe it. I can actually pull them up and down without opening them he he. Im delighted
oh and I did the 5k on monday and thought right thats it Im not doing any more running cos I really didn't like it much but the past two days I have been on the threadmill and have managed to jog for 5 mins straight :eek: I do 30 mins in total with 2 five mins runs and then either a 2 min or a 3 min run and the rest walking. I never thought I could do that. I'm so proud of myself

Down 2.8lbs! Delighted! Down into the next stone bracket!

Going back to the treadmill today all the assignments and junk are done! can finally get back to ME!

Kay_80 wrote: »

Brilliant well done dubgirl you've worked hard & you deserve it you're a great inspiration to the rest of us to get to goal & get gold!

Can I ask what did they say to you about maintenance just eat a few more pp each day or.....? I'm hearing conflicting things from different sources so would just like it clarified thanks & well done again! Fab news on this dreary day!!

thanks a mill kay_80!!

when i reached goal she told me to eat 3 more points and then i was up next week so she said go abck to 29, then when i was down this week she told me to eat 2/3 more depending how i feel!! i still wanna lose a few more just so if big events happening i dont have to worry about completely falling off track!!

i defo will still go to class every week, its just part of my routine now

your doing really well on your weight loss so just keep at it and bit by bots youll get there....longer it takes, the longer it stays off!!

Lady Lainy wrote: »

Down 2.8lbs! Delighted! Down into the next stone bracket!

Going back to the treadmill today all the assignments and junk are done! can finally get back to ME!

Well done lainy, you totally deserve this loss!

Lady Lainy wrote: »

Down 2.8lbs! Delighted! Down into the next stone bracket!

Going back to the treadmill today all the assignments and junk are done! can finally get back to ME!

Great loss, well done Lainy! Just a question...I thought they rounded your weight loss to the nearest half pound? That's always been the way since I first went to WW many moons ago! Does your leader do it differently?

ibarelycare wrote: »

Great loss, well done Lainy! Just a question...I thought they rounded your weight loss to the nearest half pound? That's always been the way since I first went to WW many moons ago! Does your leader do it differently?

I do it at home on my own scales, and using ww online, they let me put in the exact weight, which i like

Houmous

ProPoints® Value: 3
Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 0 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy

Make our version of houmous in minutes! It's very low in fat - and extremely tasty.

Ingredients
2 medium Spring Onions, trimmed and roughly chopped
1 clove(s) Garlic, crushed
1 medium Lemon, grated rind of 1 small lemon
410 g Chick Peas, Cooked or Canned, cannned, drained and rinsed
200 g Cheese, Soft, Medium Fat, (7 oz), with garlic
1/8 teaspoons Salt
1/8 teaspoons (ground) Pepper, Black (Whole, Cracked or Ground)
3 sprig(s) Mint, Fresh

Instructions
Put the spring onions, garlic, chickpeas, soft cheese and lemon rind into a blender or food processor. Add salt and plenty of black pepper. Blend for 15-20 seconds, until smooth.

Tip into a bowl, then serve, scattered with a few mint leaves

Hey would anyone know roughly how many pp would be in a tray with chips,curry sauce and fried rice? It's the long tray, and I ate less than half, I put it down last night at 10 pp for the half, and I'm now wondering if I should have put it at higher!

Ive been following this thread for ages, its brilliant and a great resource to anyone doing weight watchers as sometimes its important to get more support than just one class meeting a week. I joined WW two years ago after I gained 2 stone in college and believe me, it happened overnight. I tried WW but found it impossible to fit into the student lifestyle (excuses excuses!), anyway last summer I did my own version of weight watchers at home and lost a stone and a half. I rejoined weight watchers last week as half a stone has creeped on since christmas. I actually love the new propoints system. Before, whenever I would cheat e.g, have a night out or a take away I would give up and throw it there. With the extra 49pp I find its not the end of the world when you lapse. Psychologically I find it keeps me on track as I know if I have a sneaky bottle of wine I dont have to sacrafice my daily points allowance so I dont feel deprived! I know the old points system was just as usable but I couldnt be bothered saving points four days in a row just because I go out once a week.

In the mean time I hope my first weigh in will be a success as I am turning 20 at the end of the month and it would be a huge boost to enter my twenties at a normal weight.

didn't go thurs nite as i can't drive with my arm,just weighed my self this morn,think i could be down. please god by next week i'll be more organised and will go to wi! discovered i can type and txt with my left hand! well done lainy and all the losers! xx

Hi all, Isn't the weather fab today? We've been up since about 7.30 this morning and went out to Malahide Park at about 12ish. Went to the playground and then for a walk through the woods - the plan was to do the exercise route but we went the wrong way (duh) so just went for a nice walk anyway! Then we had a WW friendly picnic. Was such a nice day!

Tonight, we're having wraps for dinner...would love a BBQ but we don't have a garden (live in an apartment), but prob for the best as I tend to enjoy the food too much, and of course you have to wash it all down with a few drinks...then the picking of the left over starts! Actually, def a good idea not to touch a BBQ tonight

Lady Lainy wrote: »

making my monthly trek to tesco tomorrow! any new discoveries and tips ppl got?

going to get a few plain cheese pizza. and put some of the aldi ham cubes (2pp) and pineapple on top

is tinned pineapple 0pp if its drained?

Hi Lainy,

The tesco rasher medallions are so yum (we get the smoked) and they're only 1PP for 2! So yum!