Weight Watchers Freestyle Program- PLEASE SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE

[Anonymous]

I just started Weight Watchers (online only) and honestly have never done a real deal diet like this (aside from Whole 30 which actually led to some weight gain!) so this is new to me. I'm finding it challenging to break my frequent snacking habit and modifying the Whole 30 type foods I've been eating (and are higher point) for lower point/zero point options. I would love to hear others' typical day of eating including snacks and success stories. I have about 10-15 lbs to lose. Hit 40 and I'm at my highest weight ever and worried it's only going to creep up unless I do something about it now.
Thanks in advance!

[Anonymous]

I started it about 5 weeks ago. Have lost 10 lbs so far. Need to lose 20 total. You don't need to stop snacking, just change your snacks.

For me (age 46), a typical day on WW Freestyle looks like:

Breakfast: Protein shake + coffee
Mid-morning snack: apple
Lunch: Grilled chicken salad
Afternoon snack: hard-boiled egg or fruit
Dinner: Fish + veggies

[Anonymous]

I gained and ended up quitting WW after 5 years at Lifetime. My issue is portion control, and although I tried mightily, this did not work for me. I made goal on Points Plus and found Smart Points to be a struggle as well. Clearly, the closer the diet to calorie counting, the better it works for me.

A lot of people love Freestyle, so your experience may be different.

I'm a big fan of the WW support model, so after I lose the weight on my own and reach goal again, I'll probably go back to meetings.

[Anonymous]

I'm loving Freestyle! This is my second time with WW, and I think Freestyle is a huge improvement. I'm also in your same boat -- 10/15 lbs overweight at 40, and wanting to stop the creeping up of the scale.

Basically, Freestyle forces you to eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, and low-fat protein if you want to stay full. Because I really love fruits and veggies, it's ended up being much easier than I thought, and has resulted in eating a much healthier diet than the earlier version of WW. For that reason, I feel it's a sustainable way of eating (for me) as opposed to a diet.

Personally I try not to snack at all, other than fruit, because I have a hard time limiting snacks.

Are you doing online with coaching? If this is your first diet diet, then I think the coaching calls could really help.

Here's an average day for me:

Breakfast: coffee with 2 tsp sugar; fruit; hard boiled egg; 1/2 piece toast with 1 tsp butter

Lunch: turkey sandwich with lettuce and pickles on 1 slice of bread; 1 c nonfat fage with fruit and 1 tsp sugar

Snack: 2 pieces of fruit

Dinner: 1 1/2 c pasta with beans and sauce (pasta e ceci), big salad with olive oil and vinegar. (I am usually absolutely stuffed after a meal like this!)

Dessert: 1-2 small gingersnap cookies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm loving Freestyle! This is my second time with WW, and I think Freestyle is a huge improvement. I'm also in your same boat -- 10/15 lbs overweight at 40, and wanting to stop the creeping up of the scale.

Basically, Freestyle forces you to eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, and low-fat protein if you want to stay full. Because I really love fruits and veggies, it's ended up being much easier than I thought, and has resulted in eating a much healthier diet than the earlier version of WW. For that reason, I feel it's a sustainable way of eating (for me) as opposed to a diet.

Personally I try not to snack at all, other than fruit, because I have a hard time limiting snacks.

Are you doing online with coaching? If this is your first diet diet, then I think the coaching calls could really help.

Here's an average day for me:

Breakfast: coffee with 2 tsp sugar; fruit; hard boiled egg; 1/2 piece toast with 1 tsp butter

Lunch: turkey sandwich with lettuce and pickles on 1 slice of bread; 1 c nonfat fage with fruit and 1 tsp sugar

Snack: 2 pieces of fruit

Dinner: 1 1/2 c pasta with beans and sauce (pasta e ceci), big salad with olive oil and vinegar. (I am usually absolutely stuffed after a meal like this!)

Dessert: 1-2 small gingersnap cookies.

Super carb heavy, not much protein

[Anonymous]

Hi -

I lost my weight with Beyond the Scale, which was the program that first introduced SmartPoints and which came immediately before Freestyle. The only difference really is that you get fewer points with Freestyle but there are more free foods (chicken, fish, beans, eggs, etc).

Now I'm maintaining on Freestyle. Typical day:

Breakfast: 6 oz FF Fage w/ berries
Snack: 10-20 almonds
Lunch Big salad with 1/2 cup chicken and 1 egg and lots of veggies, bolthouse yogurt dressing (2 tbs)
Snacks: fruit (banana, apple, orange), a carb snack in the late afternoon (serving of goldfish, or popcorn, or pretzels)
Dinner: 4 oz of fish (whatever looks good at Whole Foods) simply steamed/baked in foil, roasted squash, steamed green beans, steamed spinach
Dessert: yasso or enlighten frozen dessert bar

One important tip is watch the portion control with the 0 point foods.

[Anonymous]

These replies are so helpful! Thank you.

[Anonymous]

My day usually looks like this:

Breakfast: plain Greek yogurt with blueberries (or some other fruit), cinnamon sprinkled to improve the taste, Bear Naked vanilla almond granola (1/4 cup) or 2 eggs scrambled with tomatoes and Kraft fat free cheddar cheese shredded

Lunch: either a spinach salad with tuna; canned soup or leftovers from the night before; with a piece of fruit or applesauce

Dinner: black beans and rice; chicken breast with salsa or some type of steamed or sautéed fish; mushrooms and either spinach, corn or zucchini

I rarely snack but will do a piece of fruit, 1/4 cup of nuts, Fiber One mini bar or popcorn

Dessert: strawberries with whipped cream or one of those WW smart one dessert pops

I drink a lot of water or unsweetened iced tea.

In 6 weeks, I've lost 15 pounds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm loving Freestyle! This is my second time with WW, and I think Freestyle is a huge improvement. I'm also in your same boat -- 10/15 lbs overweight at 40, and wanting to stop the creeping up of the scale.

Basically, Freestyle forces you to eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, and low-fat protein if you want to stay full. Because I really love fruits and veggies, it's ended up being much easier than I thought, and has resulted in eating a much healthier diet than the earlier version of WW. For that reason, I feel it's a sustainable way of eating (for me) as opposed to a diet.

Personally I try not to snack at all, other than fruit, because I have a hard time limiting snacks.

Are you doing online with coaching? If this is your first diet diet, then I think the coaching calls could really help.

Here's an average day for me:

Breakfast: coffee with 2 tsp sugar; fruit; hard boiled egg; 1/2 piece toast with 1 tsp butter

Lunch: turkey sandwich with lettuce and pickles on 1 slice of bread; 1 c nonfat fage with fruit and 1 tsp sugar

Snack: 2 pieces of fruit

Dinner: 1 1/2 c pasta with beans and sauce (pasta e ceci), big salad with olive oil and vinegar. (I am usually absolutely stuffed after a meal like this!)

Dessert: 1-2 small gingersnap cookies.

Super carb heavy, not much protein

How so? I have a hardboiled egg, 2-3 oz of turkey, 1 c. nonfat yogurt, and about 1/2 beans (in the pasta). I do have a lot of fruit, but fruit is healthy. Bread is whole wheat. The only highly processed carbs are the 3 tsp sugar, & 1/2 c pasta. (Oh, and the cookies!) This is working great for me - losing weight, and I feel very satisfied and balanced. I don't think paleo or super low carb is a sustainable way to live for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm loving Freestyle! This is my second time with WW, and I think Freestyle is a huge improvement. I'm also in your same boat -- 10/15 lbs overweight at 40, and wanting to stop the creeping up of the scale.

Basically, Freestyle forces you to eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, and low-fat protein if you want to stay full. Because I really love fruits and veggies, it's ended up being much easier than I thought, and has resulted in eating a much healthier diet than the earlier version of WW. For that reason, I feel it's a sustainable way of eating (for me) as opposed to a diet.

Personally I try not to snack at all, other than fruit, because I have a hard time limiting snacks.

Are you doing online with coaching? If this is your first diet diet, then I think the coaching calls could really help.

Here's an average day for me:

Breakfast: coffee with 2 tsp sugar; fruit; hard boiled egg; 1/2 piece toast with 1 tsp butter

Lunch: turkey sandwich with lettuce and pickles on 1 slice of bread; 1 c nonfat fage with fruit and 1 tsp sugar

Snack: 2 pieces of fruit

Dinner: 1 1/2 c pasta with beans and sauce (pasta e ceci), big salad with olive oil and vinegar. (I am usually absolutely stuffed after a meal like this!)

Dessert: 1-2 small gingersnap cookies.

Super carb heavy, not much protein

How so? I have a hardboiled egg, 2-3 oz of turkey, 1 c. nonfat yogurt, and about 1/2 beans (in the pasta). I do have a lot of fruit, but fruit is healthy. Bread is whole wheat. The only highly processed carbs are the 3 tsp sugar, & 1/2 c pasta. (Oh, and the cookies!) This is working great for me - losing weight, and I feel very satisfied and balanced. I don't think paleo or super low carb is a sustainable way to live for me.

That looks good to me, PP--especially since it works for you, which ultimately is all that matters!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm loving Freestyle! This is my second time with WW, and I think Freestyle is a huge improvement. I'm also in your same boat -- 10/15 lbs overweight at 40, and wanting to stop the creeping up of the scale.

Basically, Freestyle forces you to eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, and low-fat protein if you want to stay full. Because I really love fruits and veggies, it's ended up being much easier than I thought, and has resulted in eating a much healthier diet than the earlier version of WW. For that reason, I feel it's a sustainable way of eating (for me) as opposed to a diet.

Personally I try not to snack at all, other than fruit, because I have a hard time limiting snacks.

Are you doing online with coaching? If this is your first diet diet, then I think the coaching calls could really help.

Here's an average day for me:

Breakfast: coffee with 2 tsp sugar; fruit; hard boiled egg; 1/2 piece toast with 1 tsp butter

Beans yogurt turkey and egg are about 38g of carbs. 2: g fat and 50 g of protein.

Lunch: turkey sandwich with lettuce and pickles on 1 slice of bread; 1 c nonfat fage with fruit and 1 tsp sugar

Snack: 2 pieces of fruit

Dinner: 1 1/2 c pasta with beans and sauce (pasta e ceci), big salad with olive oil and vinegar. (I am usually absolutely stuffed after a meal like this!)

Dessert: 1-2 small gingersnap cookies.

Super carb heavy, not much protein

How so? I have a hardboiled egg, 2-3 oz of turkey, 1 c. nonfat yogurt, and about 1/2 beans (in the pasta). I do have a lot of fruit, but fruit is healthy. Bread is whole wheat. The only highly processed carbs are the 3 tsp sugar, & 1/2 c pasta. (Oh, and the cookies!) This is working great for me - losing weight, and I feel very satisfied and balanced. I don't think paleo or super low carb is a sustainable way to live for me.

[Anonymous]

I’m trying Freestyle. I’ve been on for almost two months and lost 20 pounds. I have a lot more to lose though.

I tried Atkins once in the past but couldn’t maintain that as a vegetarian. I find Weight Watchers more realistic because you can eat anything in reasonable portions. This seems like it would be easier to maintain.

[Anonymous]

I've lost 20 pounds on Freestyle. Here is a typical day for me:

Breakfast - oatmeal and a scrambled egg.
Mid-morning snack - grapes and a boiled egg.
Lunch - Turkey sandwich + a big salad with lots of tofu
Early afternoon - Mini baby-bell cheese, carrots, and an apple
Late afternoon - Banana, a handful of turkey pepperoni, some fat-free plain yogurt.
Dinner - Pretty flexible, because I have lots of points left. Generally, something chicken/fish/pork/or ground turkey-based (sometimes red meat) and a vegetable, and a small amount of carbs (one piece of bread, or a half cup of rice).
Late-night - if I'm still hungry, some deli turkey. And if I have points left, some fat-free/sugar free chocolate pudding (only two points!) or Halo Top ice cream.

Basically, lots of fruits, veggies, and lean protein. Avoid sugar.

OP, for me the keys are 1. Eat frequently and avoid getting full-on starving. 2. Find a breakfast that sticks with me so I don't really get hungry until 12:30 or so (protein helps here - turkey sausage or canadian bacon) 3. Recognize and avoid my hunger/craving triggers. Any sugar is a trigger for me, even the substitute ones, so I avoid things like diet coke. Chocolate is a trigger, so I hold off on any chocolate (like the pudding or Halo Top) until almost bedtime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've lost 20 pounds on Freestyle. Here is a typical day for me:

Breakfast - oatmeal and a scrambled egg.
Mid-morning snack - grapes and a boiled egg.
Lunch - Turkey sandwich + a big salad with lots of tofu
Early afternoon - Mini baby-bell cheese, carrots, and an apple
Late afternoon - Banana, a handful of turkey pepperoni, some fat-free plain yogurt.
Dinner - Pretty flexible, because I have lots of points left. Generally, something chicken/fish/pork/or ground turkey-based (sometimes red meat) and a vegetable, and a small amount of carbs (one piece of bread, or a half cup of rice).
Late-night - if I'm still hungry, some deli turkey. And if I have points left, some fat-free/sugar free chocolate pudding (only two points!) or Halo Top ice cream.

Basically, lots of fruits, veggies, and lean protein. Avoid sugar.

OP, for me the keys are 1. Eat frequently and avoid getting full-on starving. 2. Find a breakfast that sticks with me so I don't really get hungry until 12:30 or so (protein helps here - turkey sausage or canadian bacon) 3. Recognize and avoid my hunger/craving triggers. Any sugar is a trigger for me, even the substitute ones, so I avoid things like diet coke. Chocolate is a trigger, so I hold off on any chocolate (like the pudding or Halo Top) until almost bedtime.

This is a lot what my Freestyle day looks like! It really seems like I have a ton of points leftover for dinner on most nights, compared to the previous version. I don't roll over my points, though.

[Anonymous]

I hate the new freestyle. I quit tracking for a few months. I went from 30 points to 23 daily. I cannot make that work no matter what I do. I know this is probably all mental but I could keep on track at 30. I know there are lots of zero points but I think most of them were zero points already. So now I am just hungry all the time, I give up on tracking. I wish there was a way to just reset it to 30 points.