Weight Watchers
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Anonymous
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I’m trying WW and I’m a week in. This is my first time trying a specific diet program and so far I quite like it. I have not lost a ton of water weight but I feel like I ate lightly and healthily over the past week and was hungry but in a manageable way.
Anyone else doing WW? How is it going? I’m struggling with the weekly points. I didn’t realize at first exercise earns you weekly points and I didn’t eat enough carbs on the first day I ran and felt crappy. Do you usually eat the exercise points same day? Store them towards a splurge meal? It’s all so interesting to me. Would love to hear some favorite low point meals. I made a chicken and black bean soup with tomatoes that was only one point per serving last week. Thinking of making a big batch of veggie soup to have on hand- I feel like I’m grabbing fruit too often as a zero point snack and would like to cut back on that. |
Anonymous
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My favorite salad used to be zero points (although not on the newest WW, so not sure what current point value would be):
Black beans Diced tomato Diced bell pepper Corn (optional if corn has points now) Cilantro Jalapeno Diced red onion Lime juice Salt It’s also good w/avocado and/or diced Queso Fresco, but those might add points. |
Anonymous
Ohhh that would still be zero points I think. Adding a little avacado for 2 points would be delicious . Thanks! |
Anonymous
Enjoy! It’s so yummy and healthy, and you can fill up on it and save your points for other things. |
Anonymous
| Are you on the WW connect boards? Way more info about WW there than on DCUM. |
Anonymous
Oh I’ve really just been using the app will try to find the boards |
Anonymous
| Hey OP. I just started too. So far so good but I know the novelty will wear off. Right now it is like a game to me figuring out the points. My concern is eating too many zero point foods (like a whole zero point meal) and then wow...I have 8 points left for dessert! |
Anonymous
Ha! I was really miserly the first few days and then realized I was going to forfeit like 30 weekly points (I earned a bunch by exercising)! I like having the flexibility to have a meal out but right now I’m really motivated so figured I should go all out while I’m excited. I didn’t use 14 points or something like that. I’m sure I ate plenty because I had a lot of zero point food |
Anonymous
I am skipping activity points for now. I did not change what I was doing (10k steps) so not sure I deserve any extra. I am thinking it might be better long turn to I use the points so you don't burn out on the zero point foods and just drift away from the whole plan? Still week one for me so I need to see what works for my body. Good luck! |
Anonymous
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My favorite zero point breakfast at the moment: defrost half a cup of frozen blueberries, add 2/3 cup of non-fat greek yogurt, then mix it all together with two stevia packets. It's 125 calories and has enough protein and volume to keep me full until lunch.
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Anonymous
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I joined almost 2 weeks ago and am very pleased. I don't feel hungry or deprived. I don't access my activity points and weekly until i start to feel a need to which usually happens by midweek. I already ate very healthy with lots of fruits and vegetables, but I now rarely sweetened yogurt. Instead for 0 points I have 0 fat Fage with fruit. I eat a lot of air popped popcorn when I am sick of veggies or just want to eat a lot of something. I find most of what I make it low points, but now I measure my quinoa or brown rice. I used to eat A LOT of quinoa and as a middle age person my body cannot handle even too many healthy carbs.
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Anonymous
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I love WW! I try not to use my weekly points (and I think I make more progress when I don’t) but it sounds like you have a lot more weeklies than I do, so that might not be true for you.
I make a lot of frittatas since eggs are 0 points. I whisk in nonfat yogurt because I hate dry egg dishes. I also make casseroles from recipes in the WW app. Getting an air fryer has been great for WW, I make a lot of my protein that way now. I love this chicken salad, it’s about 5 points. I eat in lettuce cups or with Silver Hills Little BigBread or TJ High Fiber bread (both 1 pt per slice). https://www.wellplated.com/curry-chicken-salad/ Chickpea salad is another fave. I think it’s a little better with Instantpot chickpeas rather than canned, but the difference is small. I made Eggroll bowls from recipes in the app this weekend and they were so good! I also eat high point foods, but in small portions alongside heaps of 0 pt foods. It’s a compromise that helps me stay on track and not go hungry. Good luck, OP! |
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Anonymous
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This is OP - thanks to everyone who weighed in. I am really enjoying it still too. I definitely need to eat at least some of my weekly points for this to be sustainable. I have young kids and don’t want to eat a totally different diet- I’m doing a lot of small servings of their pasta with tons of vegetables etc. One kid really needs to gain weight and so we always have full fat dairy around. I am reluctant to buy fat free versions of everything myself but it’s so sad to use points on milk and unsweetened yogurt. Still figuring this out.
I love the suggestions for chicken salad and egg roll in a bowl- will be trying soon! |
Anonymous
| I just signed up again after many years off. My weight is creeping up and I need to have a little structure to help me stay on track. |