WeightWatchers & "How Many ProPoints?" Thread MkII

lisa_celtic

Lady Lainy wrote: »

i always gave captain morgans 3pp. all the spirits of standard pub measure are 3pp, malibu, vodka, bacardi, dark rum,

go one step better and vodka + 7up free, so you wont be overdosing on caffine, which can dehydrate you aswell. I get really bloated from diet coke diet 7up/7up Free seems to sit alot better.

Ya i like vodka and 7up free... captain morgan and diet club orange 3pp super splits nom nom nom...

LizT

PharmNS wrote: »

Major fail for the Maggi seasoning 
Thought it was soooooo salty and had an artificial taste. So disappointed! Back to just grilling on the George Foreman for us!

Yep, have to agree, don't really get all the fuss!!

Shoe Lover

Back to WW tonight after 6 weeks - have 6.5lbs on But it was to be expected. I've had a lot of change in the last few weeks and haven't been happy so reached for my old crutch! Anyway, onwards and downwards, am now doing ww with a friend so hoping we will motivate each other Best of luck to all

m'lady

Monife wrote: »

Hope I don't sound like an eejit, but what are lentils like? And what are they like in a soup? Whenever I hear "filling" I feel like trying it... but I am quite fussy when it comes to random vegetables etc Would you mind posting the recipe?

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Hey Monife
Ya don't sound silly at all, I only tried them for first time in Summer..and I'm a vegetarian!!

They are actually nice, when blended in the soup they kinda taste like potato.. and I can't believe how filling they are!

This it Just a rough recipe, it will give you quite a big pot,so maybe half the ingredients for first time in case you don't like it.

Chop an onion and fry in pot with spray oil for a minute or two.

In mean time wash about 300g of lentils. Add about 2.5-3 pints of water to onions with 2 vegetable , stock cubes, add lentils season with salt-and-pepper. Allow it to boil for about ten minutes. Then simmer for a half hour or so. Half was through it simmering,I added a half teaspoon of chilli powder to give it some bite.

When you have allowed it to simmer, then blend it with hand blender.

Hope ya enjoy

agrif06

m'lady wrote: »

Monife wrote: »

Hope I don't sound like an eejit, but what are lentils like? And what are they like in a soup? Whenever I hear "filling" I feel like trying it... but I am quite fussy when it comes to random vegetables etc Would you mind posting the recipe?

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Hey Monife
Ya don't sound silly at all, I only tried them for first time in Summer..and I'm a vegetarian!!

They are actually nice, when blended in the soup they kinda taste like potato.. and I can't believe how filling they are!

This it Just a rough recipe, it will give you quite a big pot,so maybe half the ingredients for first time in case you don't like it.

Chop an onion and fry in pot with spray oil for a minute or two.

In mean time wash about 300g of lentils. Add about 2.5-3 pints of water to onions with 2 vegetable , stock cubes, add lentils season with salt-and-pepper. Allow it to boil for about ten minutes. Then simmer for a half hour or so. Half was through it simmering,I added a half teaspoon of chilli powder to give it some bite.

When you have allowed it to simmer, then blend it with hand blender.

Hope ya enjoy

Make sure you point them according to the lentils you use - they tend to vary but are approximately 4pp for 50g (dried)

m'lady

Sorry I didn't put in pp for soup, thanks agri..
It's bit difficult to point exactly, but I point it at 2 pp per small bowl I could be bit off,its an estimation.

kavanajd

The weekend is upon us and I have some questions regarding the dreaded take away!
I have looked in my eat out book, and have tried to point dominos pizza. For a regular crust, medium cheese pizza, one slice is 4pp.
Does anyone know for sure what the points are if this medium pizza was done with an extra thin base and low fat cheese? Im assumming the points would then be about 3pp per slice?
It also says that a garlic pizza bread is 7.... I find it hard to believe that the whole thing is 7, anyhow I'm going to believe the book!!! A personal pizza is the same size as a garlic pizza bread, so I'm guessing if I got a personal cheese pizza it would be approx. 8pp?
Finally I can add any no point veg to this to make it a bit more filling, ie. peppers, onion, fresh tomato, mushrooms....all for no pp. So when I look at the pp for a slice of veg pizza why is it 5 or 6?!!

Lady Lainy

kavanajd wrote: »

The weekend is upon us and I have some questions regarding the dreaded take away!
I have looked in my eat out book, and have tried to point dominos pizza. For a regular crust, medium cheese pizza, one slice is 4pp.
Does anyone know for sure what the points are if this medium pizza was done with an extra thin base and low fat cheese? Im assumming the points would then be about 3pp per slice?
It also says that a garlic pizza bread is 7.... I find it hard to believe that the whole thing is 7, anyhow I'm going to believe the book!!! A personal pizza is the same size as a garlic pizza bread, so I'm guessing if I got a personal cheese pizza it would be approx. 8pp?
Finally I can add any no point veg to this to make it a bit more filling, ie. peppers, onion, fresh tomato, mushrooms....all for no pp. So when I look at the pp for a slice of veg pizza why is it 5 or 6?!!

4 star pizza have Ni on there website, use that as a guide. veggie pizza's usually put on extra cheese and sweet corn.

Monife

kavanajd wrote: »

The weekend is upon us and I have some questions regarding the dreaded take away!
I have looked in my eat out book, and have tried to point dominos pizza. For a regular crust, medium cheese pizza, one slice is 4pp.
Does anyone know for sure what the points are if this medium pizza was done with an extra thin base and low fat cheese? Im assumming the points would then be about 3pp per slice?
It also says that a garlic pizza bread is 7.... I find it hard to believe that the whole thing is 7, anyhow I'm going to believe the book!!! A personal pizza is the same size as a garlic pizza bread, so I'm guessing if I got a personal cheese pizza it would be approx. 8pp?
Finally I can add any no point veg to this to make it a bit more filling, ie. peppers, onion, fresh tomato, mushrooms....all for no pp. So when I look at the pp for a slice of veg pizza why is it 5 or 6?!!

Domino's Pizza and Four Star Pizza all have the nutritional information of their food on their website so you can work out exactly how many PP is in what you are having with your calculator. I would imagine a personal pizza to be between 10-14PP. But you should point it yourself.

Edit: Lainy beat me to it

Lady Lainy

Monife wrote: »

Domino's Pizza and Four Star Pizza all have the nutritional information of their food on their website so you can work out exactly how many PP is in what you are having with your calculator. I would imagine a personal pizza to be between 10-14PP. But you should point it yourself.

Edit: Lainy beat me to it

I think every fast food place should be made NI on a website! and have it available on demand on the premises!

kavanajd

Thanks everyone, that's really helpful, I wouldn't even have thought of checking there website for NI. Now I know i can't be delusional about my 8pp personal pizza

Lady Lainy

kavanajd wrote: »

Thanks everyone, that's really helpful, I wouldn't even have thought of checking there website for NI. Now I know i can't be delusional about my 8pp personal pizza

if you get plain cheese personal pizza and then put your own toppings at home on it and wack it under grill for few seconds....

peppers, onions, wafer ham, pineapple, herbs, chives, oooooh feck u got me wanting pizza now!

I'm heading out tonight I know points are going to go waaaaay out the window!

I'm having two Tesco Quarter pounders for 5pp each before going out tonight, high protein dinner cos i dont want to be bloated and full of carbs before going out. Just wondering whats the healthiers option for burger bun...clearly not having burger bun would be the healthiest...I just pointed large seeded buns from Lidl that were in the freezer...thank god i did...7pp EACH....the bun is worse than the burger!

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Irish Pride Bunster Seed Buns 6 Pack 4pp each MUCH BETTER! :D:D


Really trying to live properly and normally on ww this time! I was always trying to make my life suit ww...and failing horribly! Lashing the water into me today! compensate for all the booze tonight. Its a sneackers party runners only! no heals...whcih means oooooooh yeah i'll be up dancing tonight! No dancing in my socks tonight!

Monife

Lady Lainy wrote: »

if you get plain cheese personal pizza and then put your own toppings at home on it and wack it under grill for few seconds....

peppers, onions, wafer ham, pineapple, herbs, chives, oooooh feck u got me wanting pizza now!

I'm heading out tonight I know points are going to go waaaaay out the window!

I'm having two Tesco Quarter pounders for 5pp each before going out tonight, high protein dinner cos i dont want to be bloated and full of carbs before going out. Just wondering whats the healthiers option for burger bun...clearly not having burger bun would be the healthiest...I just pointed large seeded buns from Lidl that were in the freezer...thank god i did...7pp EACH....the bun is worse than the burger!

Could you have the burgers with some salad and mayo? Or use lettuce leaves as burger buns. Other than that, I think the tesco bundys are 4PP (open to correction) but then you would be having carbs.

Lady Lainy

Monife wrote: »

Could you have the burgers with some salad and mayo? Or use lettuce leaves as burger buns. Other than that, I think the tesco bundys are 4PP (open to correction) but then you would be having carbs.

ah yeah i know its some carbs...but its better than big plate of pasta, rice, spuds :P

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Okay, so college on monday, the college canteen is run by spar, they do sandwiches made to order, chips, curry, panini's, wedges, the usual stuff, as well as coffee machine, chocolate bar counter...its essentionally a spar shop set up in the food hall

I have no idea what my time table is like, but i do know its a 3 day week. would it be okay to have a sandwich with thick slice brown bread three times a week? that really is the healthiest thing i can get. I go for brown bread, unfortunately its full fat may or full fat butter...salad, then chicken beef or ham,

kavanajd

Lainy, i would just have 1 slice of bread per burger, so its an extra 2pp for each burger. you will be nice and full after that and a salad.

I just checked the NI for dominos....:mad: talking about a medium chees pizza, per slice:

Normal crust fat is 4.8g
extra this crust fat is 7.1g

HOW?!

Both are 4pp. Also pointed a regular crust with low fat cheese, thats still 4pp too. Very annoyed thinking I have spent the last few years, getting extra thin base low fat cheese, looking at my BF milling his amazing looking looking greasy, chunky pizza, and for what?!!!!!!!

Also a personal cheese pizza is 14pp, and the garlic bread is 7pp for only HALF OF IT!!! They don't tell you that in the book!!! That makes the teeny slice of garlic bread 3.5pp and a slice of pizza 4pp.... I suppose it's basically just all as bad as each other!

Chinese it is tonight!!!

kavanajd

Lady Lainy wrote: »

I have no idea what my time table is like, but i do know its a 3 day week. would it be okay to have a sandwich with thick slice brown bread three times a week? that really is the healthiest thing i can get. I go for brown bread, unfortunately its full fat may or full fat butter...salad, then chicken beef or ham,

If it's like a normal spar they should have wraps too? Or salad boxes?

You can choose a salad box, whatever meat you fancy and salad, then bring your own normal sliced bread in tinfoil everyday, and make up your own sand? It would save on wasting points on thick bread.

What I do everyday is make up my own lil sandwich lunch box, so a slice of premium ham, a laughing cow triangle, some sliced up onion, tomato, cucumber, peppers and some lettuce leaves. I do that the night before and leave it in the fridge then following morning I bring two fresh slices of bread wrapped up in tinfoil and make my sambo up fresh when Im college later that day. That way I can't go over and it's never more than 6-7pp for a sambo.

Lady Lainy

kavanajd wrote: »

If it's like a normal spar they should have wraps too? Or salad boxes?

You can choose a salad box, whatever meat you fancy and salad, then bring your own normal sliced bread in tinfoil everyday, and make up your own sand? It would save on wasting points on thick bread.

What I do everyday is make up my own lil sandwich lunch box, so a slice of premium ham, a laughing cow triangle, some sliced up onion, tomato, cucumber, peppers and some lettuce leaves. I do that the night before and leave it in the fridge then following morning I bring two fresh slices of bread wrapped up in tinfoil and make my sambo up fresh when Im college later that day. That way I can't go over and it's never more than 6-7pp for a sambo.

wraps can be waaay higher than bread in pp...surprisingly....the salad boxes they did last year were like 5 euro! and pathetic...and would no way fill me up in wet cold snow day.

what kinda lunch box have you got...got a link, i havent been able to find anything like that....with the lil compartments. I dont want to have to bring the whole kitchen with me just to make a sandwhich :P i always found when i made sandwich and put it in lunch box...by the time i got to it....its fallen apart...and if i want to wrap it in foil, i'd have to make it fresh in the morning....and i really dont have time...my breakfast smoothie and read brek is going to take long enough to make and eat.

MaggieMay2

Lady Lainy wrote: »

ah yeah i know its some carbs...but its better than big plate of pasta, rice, spuds :P

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Okay, so college on monday, the college canteen is run by spar, they do sandwiches made to order, chips, curry, panini's, wedges, the usual stuff, as well as coffee machine, chocolate bar counter...its essentionally a spar shop set up in the food hall

I have no idea what my time table is like, but i do know its a 3 day week. would it be okay to have a sandwich with thick slice brown bread three times a week? that really is the healthiest thing i can get. I go for brown bread, unfortunately its full fat may or full fat butter...salad, then chicken beef or ham,

Can you bring in your own lunch. As in the salads you make at home that you were getting into with some of your quiche and stuff. Or is it not cool to bring lunch with you to college I haven't been that many years out of college and already I sound like my mam!!!

I bring lunch with me to work every day now at this stage, maybe go out on a Friday as I just find it so much easier not to have the stress of thinking about it all. I know the pp of whats in my lunchbox, usually a yoghurt and piece of fruit. But like I said that suits me Lainey.....

I would imagine the bread they use in the Spar shops would be 6pp for the 2 slices (I would imagine the wraps they use are large ones so 5-6pp aswell), then load up on opp salad in it

Lady Lainy

so far the lunch box with compartments and make the sandwich fresh my self at lunch time sounds like the best idea

I've started getting into red peppers! grill them on george forman, then chop them up and throw them into omelette or salad....much nicer than raw!

So i'd have gherkins, grilled red peppers sliced into strips, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, grilled chicken breast (4pp) 2 slices of brown sliced pan(5pp) I have a mini cooler bag for lunch boxes to keep things fresh as possible. and travel cutlery, and can of diet 7up or water.

would prob only need 1/2 a large chicken breast to make a decent sandwich so call it 2 - 3pp to air on the side of caution.

lisa_celtic

I bring my own lunch to work every day.

Apple for the 10am break

Sandwich (2ww whole meal @2pp each) no butter, just a tiny smudge of sweet chilli sauce. slice of premium ham, tomato (bring it whole and chop it up so its nice and fresh) lettuce, Peppers..

Not only is it great pp wise but its saving me the 7euro i used to spend 5 days a week!

Monife

I think the unanimous verdict is to bring your own lunch. Buying lunch every day can really set you back financially and WW wise. For example, thick catering bread, the minimum PP I would give that is 6PP for 2 slices (it could be more for all we know) then your mayo (tbsp = 3PP but you have no control on how much they put on, no matter how many times I say "tiny bit" it still gets lashed on) then whatever filling, the best probably being the cold chicken (guestimate at 3PP). So that is a minimum of 12PP for a sandwich which quite frankly, I dont think sandwiches are that filling at all and are gone in seconds.

If you are set on sandwiches, the best thing is to bring your bread and the sandwich ingredients packed seperately and prepare the sandwich at lunchtime. I always prepare my lunch for work the night before but unless I am making a salad, everything gets packaged seperately. You can also bring wraps, pitta's, WW bagels etc and do the same thing. Also, pasta salad or chicken salad, make the night before and bring the dressing in a seperate container (as putting it on the night before can make the lettuce soggy). Also, on those real wintery days, if you have access to a microwave, you could bring some of your cottage pie or a smaller portion of any of the dinners you make. Also a good one for winter, is soup in a flask, although only feasible if you have access to a microwave as it probably won't stay warm and you can have it with a couple of slices of soda bread.

Lady Lainy

well for the burger bun tonight....i opted for 2 wholemeal ww pitta breads

burgers 10pp, pitta breads 6pp thats actually quite points wise for my dinner 16pp plus 1pp for mayo! Thats is about the average for my dinners cos i'm on a higher daily point allowance.

I had a light breakfast, and having a sensible lunch, so even with that dinner, still have some dailies left for tonight...but i know i wont stick to the points....this is my first night out ALLLLLLLLLL SUMMER! I've been a hermit...I actually had to physically dust off my "going out" clothes! I refuse to go out tonight without a proper meal in me! cos i'll end up on the floor after 1 drink! EAT DRINK DANCE

I'll bring cottage pie, and tortilla quiche at times too, but sandwiches for college just the easiest option. it'll all depend on my schedule for college. if its feasible for me to make something the night before i will...but salads and sandwhiches made the night before ick! and even making them at 7am to be eaten at like 2 or 3 in the day they arent as nice freshly made.

Going to luck out for one of those lunch boxes with the compartments.

Micki

Lady Lainy wrote: »

well for the burger bun tonight....i opted for 2 wholemeal ww pitta breads

burgers 10pp, pitta breads 6pp thats actually quite points wise for my dinner 16pp plus 1pp for mayo! Thats is about the average for my dinners cos i'm on a higher daily point allowance.

I had a light breakfast, and having a sensible lunch, so even with that dinner, still have some dailies left for tonight...but i know i wont stick to the points....this is my first night out ALLLLLLLLLL SUMMER! I've been a hermit...I actually had to physically dust off my "going out" clothes! I refuse to go out tonight without a proper meal in me! cos i'll end up on the floor after 1 drink! EAT DRINK DANCE

I'll bring cottage pie, and tortilla quiche at times too, but sandwiches for college just the easiest option. it'll all depend on my schedule for college. if its feasible for me to make something the night before i will...but salads and sandwhiches made the night before ick! and even making them at 7am to be eaten at like 2 or 3 in the day they arent as nice freshly made.

Going to luck out for one of those lunch boxes with the compartments.

Enjoy your night out!!! You deserve it! Especially after not being out all summer!

Shinnie0503

Hi joined WW last week and lost 3.5lbs. Delighted with myself but need help outside of the class and this looks the perfect place to get it. On a number of threads it mentions people posting receipies yet I cant seem to find them anywhere? please help

Lady Lainy

Shinnie0503 wrote: »

Hi joined WW last week and lost 3.5lbs. Delighted with myself but need help outside of the class and this looks the perfect place to get it. On a number of threads it mentions people posting receipies yet I cant seem to find them anywhere? please help

recipes are in this thread....just a matter of goin thru the thread when you have time. they want us to keep all ww stuff to a single thread...so anytime u see a recipe you like or even remotely interested in on here, eastiest thing is just copy and paste it into WORD and save it to your computer

Shinnie0503

Thanks Lady Lainey, will browse it tonight when I have more time.

lisa_celtic

Lady Lainy wrote: »

well for the burger bun tonight....i opted for 2 wholemeal ww pitta breads

burgers 10pp, pitta breads 6pp thats actually quite points wise for my dinner 16pp plus 1pp for mayo! Thats is about the average for my dinners cos i'm on a higher daily point allowance.

I had a light breakfast, and having a sensible lunch, so even with that dinner, still have some dailies left for tonight...but i know i wont stick to the points....this is my first night out ALLLLLLLLLL SUMMER! I've been a hermit...I actually had to physically dust off my "going out" clothes! I refuse to go out tonight without a proper meal in me! cos i'll end up on the floor after 1 drink! EAT DRINK DANCE

I'll bring cottage pie, and tortilla quiche at times too, but sandwiches for college just the easiest option. it'll all depend on my schedule for college. if its feasible for me to make something the night before i will...but salads and sandwhiches made the night before ick! and even making them at 7am to be eaten at like 2 or 3 in the day they arent as nice freshly made.

Going to luck out for one of those lunch boxes with the compartments.

Have fun tonight and let me know how you get on.. you can be my inspiration that i can do well at the wedding monday!!

m'lady

Would anybody be able to say roughly how many pp would be in a 3 in 1 tray from a Chinese? I only had half!!!

Monife

m'lady wrote: »

Would anybody be able to say roughly how many pp would be in a 3 in 1 tray from a Chinese? I only had half!!!

Only you would be able to really guestimate it. Have a look at the amount of rice and chips you had and try and guess the PP and then add a few PP for curry sauce. I would probably call the curry sauce about 4 or 5PP and I suppose the chips and rice, maybe 10/12PP (in half a tray). I could be way off though.

Monife

Actually, Skinny Doll's Blog points half bag of chips at 14PP per half a bag :eek: and a tub of curry sauce at 8PP. Then the rice would depend on how much you think you had. 24PP for a bag of chips from the chinese, omg :eek::eek::eek:

m'lady

Oh god thanks Monife... think I'll just scrap all my weekly pp!! Though in fairness I didn't eat much all day, cos was so busy. Bad food choice though. Thankfully went to the gym this morning and will hit tomorrow with a vengeance!

galwayhooker

Another pound down - yay!!Know its a pound but am happy to be down

audi02

Eabhabear wrote: »

Oops forgot the link Here you go

http://www.weightwatchers.ie/WWI_Controller.aspx?Page=1148962

Thanks very much!

So happy was down another 2lbs this week. That means I've 1st 1/2lb gone in just 4 weeks. I really hope I can stick with it an get a bit more off. Well done to everyone on their losses this week. An those who had a bad week, good luck this week, dont let it put ye off track.

audi02

galwayhooker wrote: »

Another pound down - yay!!Know its a pound but am happy to be down

Thats great news...just remember pounds make stones! Every little helps!

Lady Lainy

home sweet home....we shall ignore the burger and chips wrapper in th corner! didnt drink much....lets just say it wasn't really a club for us......so really didnt enjoy the night...which means i came home with lots of money.... i hate spending money on crap nightgs....didnt drink much...but prob ate too much LOL

hillbillies! havent had one in about a year....possibly the best chicken burger I've ever had! hehe! night night all....

lots of water and quorn based foods for the weekend...need to declog my body before college on monday....

Baby75

Im trying to catch up missed so much! well done on all the weight loss every one!

I was up 1.5 oooops thinking about it I know why now! so back to being very careful pointing every thing and tracking!!!! I got a bit relaxed I think!

Bummer is, I can not for the life of me find my books for reference :mad: you know when you tidy them away to keep them safe and poof gone so annoying! I only had them the other day !!!

can any one tell me what PP are in weetabix two pieces with 1% milk! I recycled the box!

I hope to have a stone gone for Christmas! so down to serious hard work!

Some one mention the WW mag I normally get it for recipes but the last two I am not impressed with at it at all may be or two recipes i would try! I do adapt them to suit or try changing an ingredient to ones I like, but still they have had better ones in the past.

any one else craving warm food now casseroles, stews and the like!

GT read your thread sorry I wouldnt know what the answer is, my guess would be to eat below recomended amounts for saturated fat, sugar etc and when you reach goal to stick to recommended daily amounts to Maintain. but i could be completely wrong !

Lainy well done on booking the trip my brother did something like that for one summer he loved it! be careful with the food not for a weight loss more so you do not get sick!

ok so who with me on 1 stone gone by Christmas eve!

any one in the west/north! batten down your hatches see Hurricane Katia heading our way

Lady Lainy

Baby75 wrote: »

Im trying to catch up missed so much! well done on all the weight loss every one!

I was up 1.5 oooops thinking about it I know why now! so back to being very careful pointing every thing and tracking!!!! I got a bit relaxed I think!

Bummer is, I can not for the life of me find my books for reference :mad: you know when you tidy them away to keep them safe and poof gone so annoying! I only had them the other day !!!

can any one tell me what PP are in weetabix two pieces with 1% milk! I recycled the box!

I hope to have a stone gone for Christmas! so down to serious hard work!

Some one mention the WW mag I normally get it for recipes but the last two I am not impressed with at it at all may be or two recipes i would try! I do adapt them to suit or try changing an ingredient to ones I like, but still they have had better ones in the past.

any one else craving warm food now casseroles, stews and the like!

GT read your thread sorry I wouldnt know what the answer is, my guess would be to eat below recomended amounts for saturated fat, sugar etc and when you reach goal to stick to recommended daily amounts to Maintain. but i could be completely wrong !

Lainy well done on booking the trip my brother did something like that for one summer he loved it! be careful with the food not for a weight loss more so you do not get sick!

ok so who with me on 1 stone gone by Christmas eve!

any one in the west/north! batten down your hatches see Hurricane Katia heading our way

I'll give it a try! 14lbs for christmas...even if i fail....at least i'm trying....my intentions to be healthy are there!

down 0.5lbs this week....i was REALLY bad last well....i was bad this week...just not as bad....i say its water loss....the club was so hot last night....make running off everyone!

sarahfancy

Baby75 I am with you on the stone by Christmas!

Am in the west as well, not sure whether to be worried. We live near Lough Corrib but I work in Galway, should be a wild night. Luckily not many trees out here in the country.

Lady Lainy

sarahfancy wrote: »

Baby75 I am with you on the stone by Christmas!

Am in the west as well, not sure whether to be worried. We live near Lough Corrib but I work in Galway, should be a wild night. Luckily not many trees out here in the country.

I've starting makeing my quorn cottage pie again! gale force winds tonight here...and snow in october expected!

m'lady

Baby75... I'm with you on a stone for Christmas too. I'm also gonna try and shift the first half stone by Halloween..breaking it up a bit!

Well am very proud of myself, got up and went to gym this morning,when all I wanted was my bed! It's my first weekend off in a month.

Did an hour on treadmill, and got 6 km. Am sore now!!

Caros

Baby 75, I'm trying for a stone for Christmas too, been faffing about the last few weeks - I actually think the fact I had lost the bones of almost two stone, the compliments I was getting from people and being able to buy size 14 trousers for the first time in a thousand years had made me a bit big headed and lax in following the program. Anyway the weight loss to date is tip of the iceberg so I'm being damn good this week and hopefully will see a change in the right direction \/ downwards! next week!

Roll on Christmas!

blueshark22

Baby75 i'm in on the stone by christmas club! New to the ww malarky so a goal like that is needed!

tantipie

IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT YOUR ProPoints® CALCULATOR PURCHASE
Ensuring that we continue to offer you an effective and scientifically proven weight management programme is a continuous process. Our aim is to make the ProPoints® plan as liveable and flexible as possible to support those looking to lose and maintain their weight.
As part of this ongoing development, in November 2011, we will be introducing some fantastic enhancements to the ProPoints plan. This will mean that the tracking feature in the 2011 edition of the ProPoints Calculator may not fully support you if choose to adopt one of the enhancements to the plan. We will be introducing a new ProPoints plan Calculator which is updated to support all the enhancements to the plan and has the added benefit of improved functionality, but this will not be available for purchase until January 2012.
The enhancements to the plan will not change the way you calculate ProPoints values in food.
does anyone know anything about this???from ww site

Lady Lainy

tantipie wrote: »

IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT YOUR ProPoints® CALCULATOR PURCHASE
Ensuring that we continue to offer you an effective and scientifically proven weight management programme is a continuous process. Our aim is to make the ProPoints® plan as liveable and flexible as possible to support those looking to lose and maintain their weight.
As part of this ongoing development, in November 2011, we will be introducing some fantastic enhancements to the ProPoints plan. This will mean that the tracking feature in the 2011 edition of the ProPoints Calculator may not fully support you if choose to adopt one of the enhancements to the plan. We will be introducing a new ProPoints plan Calculator which is updated to support all the enhancements to the plan and has the added benefit of improved functionality, but this will not be available for purchase until January 2012.
The enhancements to the plan will not change the way you calculate ProPoints values in food.
does anyone know anything about this???from ww site

havent heard anything from ww online...but I do think its positive that they are updating it, maybe making changes based peoples feedback.
maybe its to include how to point alcohol cos that his a hot topic for alot of people. its good to see them striving to make it programme up to date!

I'd really like to see calorie content included in the points...cos a calorie is a calorie...

Baby75

Excellent, great so many feel the same as me really want a stone gone by Christmas so will we do a group thing or something or better we just post our loss on Christmas eve if we are not out having fun that it what do you think!

sarahfancy oh gale winds on the way you can keep an eye on Katia here http://www.stormpulse.com/hurricane-katia-2011 stay safe any way might just have a night of wind and rain as long as no one is in danger any way!

Lainy is that a ww recipe I am craving warm foods lately kids and hubby want lasagne but not my ww one kit one :eek: if I have it with salad I can stay with in points I want to be extra careful! oh yea read that about the snow there is a page on facebook irishweatheronline you can find them on my page but they are normally bang on with weather and have great links to potential of another cold winter yikes!

I found my books as well yay! so can point better now as well!

Lady Lainy

Baby75 wrote: »

Excellent, great so many feel the same as me really want a stone gone by Christmas so will we do a group thing or something or better we just post our loss on Christmas eve if we are not out having fun that it what do you think!

sarahfancy oh gale winds on the way you can keep an eye on Katia here http://www.stormpulse.com/hurricane-katia-2011 stay safe any way might just have a night of wind and rain as long as no one is in danger any way!

Lainy is that a ww recipe I am craving warm foods lately kids and hubby want lasagne but not my ww one kit one :eek: if I have it with salad I can stay with in points I want to be extra careful! oh yea read that about the snow there is a page on facebook irishweatheronline you can find them on my page but they are normally bang on with weather and have great links to potential of another cold winter yikes!

I found my books as well yay! so can point better now as well!

yeah its from the ww cookbook for one. Mince is just so high in points! And the really good lean mince is so freaking expensive. Quorn for works out better value in points and money. just gotta season the crap out of it. knorr stock pots, Worcestershire sauce, tea spoon of beef gravy granules. and i bulk it up these days wtih 1/2 a grated courgette...

google weather gaget is pretty good for weather, well for me it. cos it takes its readings from cork airport, which is about 5 mins up the road

Baby75

Lainy I got some Worcestershire sauce this week, Yea I know mince is so high! I am going to point it and I always dry fry it and then I have even been know to wash it with boiling water to wash away the fat then I season it it has to help LOL husband a big meat eater! I might try Quron but would have to behind his back!

fennitty

Oh dear, have struggled the last 3 weeks have totally not been doing ww properly and need to get back on track this week. Also back at college and need to start taking a lunch with me. I'm even afraid to get weighed.
But anyway i'm with all of you in trying to lose a stone by Christmas

Lady Lainy

Baby75 wrote: »

Lainy I got some Worcestershire sauce this week, Yea I know mince is so high! I am going to point it and I always dry fry it and then I have even been know to wash it with boiling water to wash away the fat then I season it it has to help LOL husband a big meat eater! I might try Quron but would have to behind his back!

dunnes have tefel frying pans for 12 euro. best thing i ever got!
next on the list tefel griddle pan and wok
the very most i use these days is 1/2 teaspoon of rapeseed oil...and only if i really need it. but most of the time dont use any oil anymore

holdfast

Read an article on the lancet this morning that weightwatchers was twice as effective for weight loss compared to other programs. I taught it might be of interest to so people