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WeightWatchers & "How Many ProPoints?" Thread MkII
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Hey everyone! Just joined WW on wednesday. Had a baby 7 and a half months ago and still have a st and a half to get back to my pre baby weight, which is still another 8lbs off my target weight. Found this thread so encouraging just to read! Thanks for all the recipes and kind words in advance
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clovestreats wrote: »Hey everyone! Just joined WW on wednesday. Had a baby 7 and a half months ago and still have a st and a half to get back to my pre baby weight, which is still another 8lbs off my target weight. Found this thread so encouraging just to read! Thanks for all the recipes and kind words in advance
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Welcome, good luck with your goal, I'm new around here myself , keep coming as you will get loads of great tips and just reading the posts will give you motivation!0 -
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Hey all! Hope you're having a good weekend Welcome to any newbies!!
I've had a good few days. I haven't had any binges used some of my weeklies each day. No alcohol either and I've done exercise. I took a sneaky look at the scales and it hasn't made any difference. I really want to get past the 11.11 which I've been stuck at for months
Skipped WI last week because it was my TOTM and I knew I was up and didn't want to waste a tenner and I was up 1lb the week before :mad: 0 -
Thnks for the welcomes today is my fourth day on WW. I think I'm doing well but not seeing a huge difference on the scales. Keeping to my pts every day and have only used 5 of my weeklies.
Going out for anniversary 2nite with my DH. Sooo nervous about eating out! Any advice for a newbie like me???
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clovestreats wrote: »Thnks for the welcomes today is my fourth day on WW. I think I'm doing well but not seeing a huge difference on the scales. Keeping to my pts every day and have only used 5 of my weeklies.
Going out for anniversary 2nite with my DH. Sooo nervous about eating out! Any advice for a newbie like me???
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Don't be afraid to ask how things are cooked - obviously fried food is going to be higher in points than grilled etc, anything creamy will be high in points. If bread is put on the table, try not to eat it. Don't be afraid to ask for things to be cooked differently - eg with less butter etc. One of the books in your blue folder has some points for restaurant dishes.0 -
clovestreats wrote: »Thnks for the welcomes today is my fourth day on WW. I think I'm doing well but not seeing a huge difference on the scales. Keeping to my pts every day and have only used 5 of my weeklies.
Going out for anniversary 2nite with my DH. Sooo nervous about eating out! Any advice for a newbie like me???
C xx
Do you know where you're going? If so look up the menu before you go.
Some tips would be to skip a starter, just have a main and share the dessert. Tomato based dishes are less points than cream dishes. Ask for sauces on the side. Grilled is better than fried. Be careful of salads because why they may seem like the healthier option some of them can be high in points particularly the caeser salad. If there is bread on the table let your husband take what he wants and then ask them to take away the basket. Hope that helps! Enjoy your meal 0 -
Aw thanks for the tips, really helpful! Have saved almost all my weeklies for it but still don't want to gain. Saw the points for eating out, thought some of them were hilarious, "large chips = 24". I'm only on 29 a day! haha Will go for a pasta with tomato sauce too, I'll see can I pluck up the courage to ask for chicken grilled :P We're going to cafe bar deli because they have a half price sale on at the mo tks again -C 0
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clovestreats wrote: »Aw thanks for the tips, really helpful! Have saved almost all my weeklies for it but still don't want to gain. Saw the points for eating out, thought some of them were hilarious, "large chips = 24". I'm only on 29 a day! haha Will go for a pasta with tomato sauce too, I'll see can I pluck up the courage to ask for chicken grilled :P We're going to cafe bar deli because they have a half price sale on at the mo tks again -C
cafe bar deli, in cork? LOVE That place GREAAAT coffee 
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Folks its really quiet here lately..how are we all doing?
Good, bad, indifferent?
I'm still eating well, I've slowed up on the exercise big time lately, and haven't lost anything more. It's good to know I can maintain my weight with how I'm eating, but I've so much more to lose I need to up the exercise again.
Made a conscious effort to do a bit over the weekend and I was happy with myself. 0 -
Folks its really quiet here lately..how are we all doing?
Good, bad, indifferent?
I'm still eating well, I've slowed up on the exercise big time lately, and haven't lost anything more. It's good to know I can maintain my weight with how I'm eating, but I've so much more to lose I need to up the exercise again.
Made a conscious effort to do a bit over the weekend and I was happy with myself.
weekends always quite....we all confess our weekend slips on monday :P haha0 -
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marieclairexx wrote: »hey guys, just started this week and have a question.
In the guide it says 125g of extralean mince is 6pp.
I've got some Tesco reduced fat mince that states "typically less than 5% fat".
When i put the nutritional info into the calculator it comes out as 3pp.
Is it ok to trust this or am I cheating?:)
I wanna make sure I'm adding up properly!
The book is an average of 4 or 5 different brands so is an average based on the pp of each. If you are using something which has the NI I'd go by tge points that produces rather than the book. It's not cheating if you've calculated the points & the portion size correctly. The only exception to this rule is alcohol as there isn't enough info on the label to calculate it yourself ( it doesn't list the alcohol sugars)
I buy extra lean mince beef from M&S & it's quite low as well 0 -
Lady Lainy wrote: »cafe bar deli, in cork? LOVE That place GREAAAT coffee n
Yes, Cafe Bar Deli, Cork. I ordered (med/lunch portion) pasta with a tomato sauce and asked for it without the mozzarella. Unfortunately I was sooo disappointed. They must make up their sauces beforehand coz what I got was just thrown together, cud hav made sumthin better myself :P On the plus side, was really good and just had 2 biscuits in the evening (didn't go mad) so proud of myself for the first time in ages. Hope everyone else is doing well xx0 -
I think it's quiet on here for a number of reasons. Ppl taking a break from WW, on holidays/ kids off school less pc time or just lurking & not posting. I know for me I rather post in our group than here anymore I generally only post to answer a Q but I check in to see how everyone's progressing there's definitely alot less of the regs from Jan-June here now but I guess that's part of the WW cycle.
I'm still very much on the wagon had a good loss this week (1.75lbs) but although I'm still in my routine I've found my weightloss to be much tougher over the last couple of months I don't honestly know why but I had a lot more STS & it's depressing but I keep at it because I am seeing physical changes even if the number on the scales hasn't reflected the work & effort!
I'm taking a 4 day break for Electric picnic it'll be the first time I'm not going to track & eat what I want without worrying about how many pp... I've worked damn hard & if I'm up afterwards so be it but I think the break will do me good!
I'm switching up my eating this week as well - alot more veggie than usual it's going well so far
Good luck to everyone with WI this week & to all the newbies welcome & goodluck with your WW journey!0 -
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does anyone have a easy healthy home made burger recipe? nothing too complicated....
What i have in the house
lean steak mince,
breadcrumbs,
herbs/spices
eggs,
milk
Anytime i try to make them my self they end up falling apart...or too glooopy to from a shape
hit me with what you got! Does anyone know the PP for birds eye veggie quarter pounders....from what i'm seeing there like 7/8pp......SERIOUSLY.....VEGGIE BURGER?????? 8pp....I could have a big Al for that! 0 -
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Lady Lainy wrote: »does anyone have a easy healthy home made burger recipe? nothing too complicated....
What i have in the house
lean steak mince,
breadcrumbs,
herbs/spices
eggs,
milk
Anytime i try to make them my self they end up falling apart...or too glooopy to from a shape
hit me with what you got! Does anyone know the PP for birds eye veggie quarter pounders....from what i'm seeing there like 7/8pp......SERIOUSLY.....VEGGIE BURGER?????? 8pp....I could have a big Al for that!
When I make burgers Or meatballs at home I tend to not add breadcrumbs or milk/egg at all unless after I've mixed up the meat/herbs/spices the 'mix is too dry. If it is I Wisk 1 egg add it a little at a time to make sure the mixture doesn't get to wet I shape them let them rest for 20-30 mins & they don't seem to fall apart at all.
I don't have a Recipe per se but what I like to do is mix the following:
450/500g of extra lean mince beef
1.5 tsp of smoked paprika
2 cloves of garlic crushed/ grated
1 tblsp of mixed herbs
1 tsp of dried chilli flakes ( if using powder use half that amount)
1 tsp of dried cumin
Freshly ground salt & black pepper.
But I like a bit of spice in my burger. When I make meatballs I always grate in a handful of freshly grated parmesan cheese it really adds flavour & is a nice bit of 'fat' in the extra lean mince & leaves a nice taste in the pan to make my sauce in after I've fried off the meatballs.
When making them into shape I tend to have a bowl of cold water beside me to dip my hands in it gives a bit of 'wetness' to shape the burger rather than milk/ egg0 -
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MaggieMay2 wrote: »Caros, does it show you how to make the Gnocchi yourself or do you use pre-bought??
I'm taking the lazy way out Maggie and using a bag of shop bought ones! Made them myself before and they were easy out, that time had them with a blue cheese and cream sauce but don't think that would be advisable now
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Ha ha, no probably not...that sounds gorgeous tho.... Shop bought is a good plan but I might look into it if you say there easy enough to do. Would love to try it! Defo post receipe tho, I can use either so depending on the cooking humour of the day 0
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Ok, This might sound like one of the daftest questions ever but I was wondering If I could use the WW banana bread recipe to make banana muffins instead? It looks like essentially the same ingredients as those which go into making muffins. Any suggestions welcome 0
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Ok, This might sound like one of the daftest questions ever but I was wondering If I could use the WW banana bread recipe to make banana muffins instead? It looks like essentially the same ingredients as those which go into making muffins. Any suggestions welcome
ww banana bread recipe?????? you mean the one in the august magazine, did you point that recipe? i havent had a chance to yet.
I'm making a big batch of banana bran muffins tomorrow...bananas going a lil soft so they're Juuuuust right!
wooohooo! got my ass on the treadmill today! 30 mins....hey its 30 mins more than i been doing lately
I definately gotta plan better! My days just go better when I know what I'm having for breakie lunch dinner (snacks) the day/night instead of standing there at 2 o clock going ooooohhhh eeeeeeh aaaaaah crap what am i going to have for lunch!0 -
Lady Lainy wrote: »ww banana bread recipe?????? you mean the one in the august magazine, did you point that recipe? i havent had a chance to yet.
I'm making a big batch of banana bran muffins tomorrow...bananas going a lil soft so they're Juuuuust right!
wooohooo! got my ass on the treadmill today! 30 mins....hey its 30 mins more than i been doing lately
I definately gotta plan better! My days just go better when I know what I'm having for breakie lunch dinner (snacks) the day/night instead of standing there at 2 o clock going ooooohhhh eeeeeeh aaaaaah crap what am i going to have for lunch!
It's in one of the WW cookbooks I have. I'll give it a shot sure and let you know how it goes. I tried the bran muffins but the OH was not so keen so I thought I'd give these a try this time instead.
That's good about getting back on the treadmill. Man, trying to motivate myself lately has just gotten really hard. I'm fine getting up and going out for a walk at lunchtimes (I try and have something to do from going to the papershop to buy my weekly copies of Look and Grazia (Wednesdays) to getting my weekly topup of fruit and veg (Mondays)). I could do those things much closer but I have a better chance of doing my hour walks if I have something at the end of them. It's the cross trainer in the evenings that has become a chore for me. I manage it once or twice a week but the 5 times a week plan went down the drain weeks ago.
I do hear what you're saying about the planning as well. I try and plan out meals for the week on a Sunday evening and then go and get any additional ingredients I need on a Monday so I stick to the plan. Day of reckoning tomorrow, have I dropped that all important 0.5lbs to reach my first stone lost. I bloody hope so lol0 -
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It's in one of the WW cookbooks I have. I'll give it a shot sure and let you know how it goes. I tried the bran muffins but the OH was not so keen so I thought I'd give these a try this time instead.
That's good about getting back on the treadmill. Man, trying to motivate myself lately has just gotten really hard. I'm fine getting up and going out for a walk at lunchtimes (I try and have something to do from going to the papershop to buy my weekly copies of Look and Grazia (Wednesdays) to getting my weekly topup of fruit and veg (Mondays)). I could do those things much closer but I have a better chance of doing my hour walks if I have something at the end of them. It's the cross trainer in the evenings that has become a chore for me. I manage it once or twice a week but the 5 times a week plan went down the drain weeks ago.
I do hear what you're saying about the planning as well. I try and plan out meals for the week on a Sunday evening and then go and get any additional ingredients I need on a Monday so I stick to the plan. Day of reckoning tomorrow, have I dropped that all important 0.5lbs to reach my first stone lost. I bloody hope so lol
ooooh I LOOOOOOOVE banana bread, would you mind posting it sometime
Also managed to take the dogs up the fields for a run....they run....I walked :P but clocked in another half hour walking thru high barly ...thats tough on the legs...its like walking in water....so between the two I got an hour in 0 -
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Lady Lainy wrote: »does anyone have a easy healthy home made burger recipe? nothing too complicated....
What i have in the house
lean steak mince,
breadcrumbs,
herbs/spices
eggs,
milk
Anytime i try to make them my self they end up falling apart...or too glooopy to from a shape
hit me with what you got! Does anyone know the PP for birds eye veggie quarter pounders....from what i'm seeing there like 7/8pp......SERIOUSLY.....VEGGIE BURGER?????? 8pp....I could have a big Al for that!
I've made these http://www.weightwatchers.co.uk/food/rcp/index.aspx?recipeid=7018382 before and they are delish! If you want a burger just make them bigger. Know you probably won't have everything in the house but it's a good receipe to have 0 -
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Caros that's gas we make the same meatballs/burgers recipe it's a Jamie Oliver one I tweaked a bit years ago to suit my needs when I'm making meatballs I also chop up the stalks of my basil it gives a nice fresh zingy feel to it. I've come to the conclusion I'd starve if I didn't have garlic fresh basil good Olive oil chillis & tomatos cos I use all of them or a variation nearly every day! :P
Like you I love to cook so I tweaked my usual recipes to make more WW & PP friendly its the only way I can & am doing this long term. Risotto is my weakness I make it exactly the same as always ( another Jamie Recipe & from same book as the meatballs Jamies Italy I think?!) I just have a smaller portion & serve with a huge green salad & a glass of wine & have it as an occasional treat.
I definitely think you have to make WW fit into your own life not the other way around.0 -
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Caros that's gas we make the same meatballs/burgers recipe it's a Jamie Oliver one I tweaked a bit years ago to suit my needs when I'm making meatballs I also chop up the stalks of my basil it gives a nice fresh zingy feel to it. I've come to the conclusion I'd starve if I didn't have garlic fresh basil good Olive oil chillis & tomatos cos I use all of them or a variation nearly every day! :P
Like you I love to cook so I tweaked my usual recipes to make more WW & PP friendly its the only way I can & am doing this long term. Risotto is my weakness I make it exactly the same as always ( another Jamie Recipe & from same book as the meatballs Jamies Italy I think?!) I just have a smaller portion & serve with a huge green salad & a glass of wine & have it as an occasional treat.
I definitely think you have to make WW fit into your own life not the other way around.
Ha ha, my recipe for the burgers/meatballs is a tweak on a Gordon Ramsay one! Must try the basil stalks! I'm lucky in that my OH's sister lives in Crete and is married to a Cretan who presses his own olives for oil so each year we get a humongous 35 litre drum of their finest olive oil, lasts all year long with bottles going to the chosen few who deserve a taste!
Love the smell of basil when I come into the kitchen in the evening after a long day at work!
Definitely agree with you re making WW fit our lifestyle, and not fitting our lifestyle to WW, think it will make for being able to stick with a healthier approach to food in the long term. I adore cooking and during the week myself and OH pore thru the cook books to plan what we'll make on Saturday night if we're not going out as it's the one time we both have time to spend together in the kitchen. Haven't stopped the ritual since starting WW end April, but maybe instead of using half a litre of cream and half a pound of butter in recipes I've tweaked them to use a little and it hasn't done the taste of the finished product any harm.0 -
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