Anyone doing Weight Watchers?

[Anonymous]

Success stories with the new plan?

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Anonymous wrote:Me! I'm also a vegetarian and am finding new plan to be so much more better for me. I made "Super-Easy Slow Cooker Three Bean Chili" from the WW app and it's really good, filling, and 0 points!

Sounds good! I will have to check that out. Are there any other recipes you recommend?

minestrone soup--stock, lots of vegetables, white beans, herbs and spices are all 0 points. Points if you want to add pasta or parmesan cheese or pesto to it. Or lentil soup--I've been eating carrot/red lentil/ginger soup this week and it's good--the lentils mush up and thicken the soup a lot.

shakshusha--cook peppers and onions in crushed tomatoes (I like to add red pepper flakes to make it spicy), then crack an egg or two into the sauce and cook them. Points if you want to add feta cheese or a pita.

bibimbap--yes the rice has points but adding tofu (or certain meats) and vegetables and an egg and kimchi is all 0, and you don't need much rice.

You can also do cava-style bowls with chickpeas or lentils and vegetables (I like shredded red cabbage slaw with lemon juice and za'atar) and make a sauce for it with plain yogurt and spices--if you want to add a little tahini or cheese or whatever it's still low points.

or taco bowls with black and pinto beans seasoned with cumin and lime juice, peppers, onions, whatever other vegetables you want, and salsa. A couple corn tortillas or some rice or avocado or cheese add points, but not that many.

egg salad with carrots and celery and use greek yogurt instead of mayo (or instead of most of the may). this works for tuna and chicken salad too (I put a spoonful of chopped pickles in sometimes too). There are many breads, wraps, etc that are pretty low points.

egg and banana pancakes: http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/2-ingredients-eggs-banana-pancakes-501408

oatmeal with skim milk or yogurt (I make the oatmeal with just water and kind of thick, then stir in yogurt) and a lot of fruit or some canned pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice. Adding cinnamon or vanilla makes it feel sweeter so I add less sugar.

air-popped popcorn is low points unless you add lots of butter.

if you have a food processor, you can make veggie patties with beans, eggs, and vegetables--it adds points, but a little flour or oats to hold it together helps.

Thanks for taking the time to post all of these ideas! I can't wait to try them.

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Anonymous wrote:Success stories with the new plan?

The new plan just rolled out a few weeks ago so it's a little early.

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I miss the plan prior to points plus (if I recall you could “earn” extra points from exercising) - it helped me lose the last 10 pounds of baby weight twice. I tried points plus a few times over the last 1.5 years but found I overate foods that had 0 points and wasn’t able to drop much of the extra 15 pounds I’m now carrying. It doesn’t sound like I would do well with this new plan

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I miss the plan prior to points plus (if I recall you could “earn” extra points from exercising) - it helped me lose the last 10 pounds of baby weight twice. I tried points plus a few times over the last 1.5 years but found I overate foods that had 0 points and wasn’t able to drop much of the extra 15 pounds I’m now carrying. It doesn’t sound like I would do well with this new plan

If you download the itrackbites app, you can use any of the older WW plans. I'm currently on the old WW 123 plan where you calculated calories, fat and fiber, though I'm finding Freestyle intriguing and I might switch to that for a while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I miss the plan prior to points plus (if I recall you could “earn” extra points from exercising) - it helped me lose the last 10 pounds of baby weight twice. I tried points plus a few times over the last 1.5 years but found I overate foods that had 0 points and wasn’t able to drop much of the extra 15 pounds I’m now carrying. It doesn’t sound like I would do well with this new plan

This is what I worry about. I ate 4points yesterday...but consumed plenty of food. Yogurt and fruit for breakfast. Large salad with chick peas and apple cider vinegar for lunch. Chili made from 98% ground turkey for dinner with some cheese and a couple corn chips (that is what gave me the points). I don't think I will have much success this way.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I miss the plan prior to points plus (if I recall you could “earn” extra points from exercising) - it helped me lose the last 10 pounds of baby weight twice. I tried points plus a few times over the last 1.5 years but found I overate foods that had 0 points and wasn’t able to drop much of the extra 15 pounds I’m now carrying. It doesn’t sound like I would do well with this new plan

This is what I worry about. I ate 4points yesterday...but consumed plenty of food. Yogurt and fruit for breakfast. Large salad with chick peas and apple cider vinegar for lunch. Chili made from 98% ground turkey for dinner with some cheese and a couple corn chips (that is what gave me the points). I don't think I will have much success this way.

I don't know what quantities you ate, but barring a situation like you had a quart of yogurt and 7 bananas for breakfast, I think that sounds like a pretty healthy diet and most people would lose weight/maintain at a healthy weight if they ate like that. If you are already at a normal BMI and just looking to lose 5lbs or something, yes it might not be enough, but WW isn't really set up for that.

[Anonymous]

I was looking at joining this yesterday but I’m worried like PP I’ll overdo it on fruit and other zero point foods that are actually high in carbs/sugar (even if it’s natural).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I miss the plan prior to points plus (if I recall you could “earn” extra points from exercising) - it helped me lose the last 10 pounds of baby weight twice. I tried points plus a few times over the last 1.5 years but found I overate foods that had 0 points and wasn’t able to drop much of the extra 15 pounds I’m now carrying. It doesn’t sound like I would do well with this new plan

This is what I worry about. I ate 4points yesterday...but consumed plenty of food. Yogurt and fruit for breakfast. Large salad with chick peas and apple cider vinegar for lunch. Chili made from 98% ground turkey for dinner with some cheese and a couple corn chips (that is what gave me the points). I don't think I will have much success this way.

I don't know what quantities you ate, but barring a situation like you had a quart of yogurt and 7 bananas for breakfast, I think that sounds like a pretty healthy diet and most people would lose weight/maintain at a healthy weight if they ate like that. If you are already at a normal BMI and just looking to lose 5lbs or something, yes it might not be enough, but WW isn't really set up for that.

No...the number is higher than 5 pounds unfortunately

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I miss the plan prior to points plus (if I recall you could “earn” extra points from exercising) - it helped me lose the last 10 pounds of baby weight twice. I tried points plus a few times over the last 1.5 years but found I overate foods that had 0 points and wasn’t able to drop much of the extra 15 pounds I’m now carrying. It doesn’t sound like I would do well with this new plan

This is what I worry about. I ate 4points yesterday...but consumed plenty of food. Yogurt and fruit for breakfast. Large salad with chick peas and apple cider vinegar for lunch. Chili made from 98% ground turkey for dinner with some cheese and a couple corn chips (that is what gave me the points). I don't think I will have much success this way.

I could see this being my case as well. I already eat pretty well. Lots and lots of legumes, which I think is my problem.

For instance, if beans are "free" I eat an awful lot of chickpeas cooked in the pressure cooker with onions, chicken, tomatoes, and heavy indian spice. And since it is the pressure cooker, I hardly use any oil at all. You can, and do get fat from that. I know that first hand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I miss the plan prior to points plus (if I recall you could “earn” extra points from exercising) - it helped me lose the last 10 pounds of baby weight twice. I tried points plus a few times over the last 1.5 years but found I overate foods that had 0 points and wasn’t able to drop much of the extra 15 pounds I’m now carrying. It doesn’t sound like I would do well with this new plan

If you download the itrackbites app, you can use any of the older WW plans. I'm currently on the old WW 123 plan where you calculated calories, fat and fiber, though I'm finding Freestyle intriguing and I might switch to that for a while.

Hey thanks for that tip I will check it out!

And for the poster who gave the overeating example - though not quite 7 a day I do recall too much snacking on bananas when I did points plus - 0 points but didn't fill me up for long periods and the calories add up!

[Anonymous]

I'm just finishing up my first week on the new plan, and I'll be interested to see tomorrow if I've lost anything ... I agree with others that the expansion of zero-point food seems to end up with me getting fuller on beans, chicken, and eggs.

On the other hand, my diet is SO much healthier on the plan, regardless of the total points. I think it's even healthier on this plan than on previous versions. I am definitely gravitating more towards beans and lean protein.

One thing I did was opt out of the "rollovers." It seemed to easy to fill up on zero-point foods and then just splurge too much the next day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was looking at joining this yesterday but I’m worried like PP I’ll overdo it on fruit and other zero point foods that are actually high in carbs/sugar (even if it’s natural).

Just give it a try. It's actually pretty hard to binge on bananas and garbanzo beans (not impossible, but hard). The points are set in a way that takes into account the average consumption of the zero point foods.

[Anonymous]

Does the new system allow for extra points in exchange for exercise? Are there flex points for eating more some days within the plan?

I did really well on the plan with flex points, calories/fat/fiber calculation, exercise points, etc., but post kids I have not done as well on subsequent plans (admittedly I haven't put in the work). Just wondering if I should try it again...

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Anonymous wrote:Does the new system allow for extra points in exchange for exercise? Are there flex points for eating more some days within the plan?

I did really well on the plan with flex points, calories/fat/fiber calculation, exercise points, etc., but post kids I have not done as well on subsequent plans (admittedly I haven't put in the work). Just wondering if I should try it again...

You can rollover up to 4 points (one glass of wine!) if you don't eat your allocation that day, but they don't roll over into the next week.

You also have an allocation of "weeklies" in addition to dailies.

You can "eat" any Fit Points you earn over the daily allocation.