Anonymous
09/12/2023 21:59
Subject: Weight Watchers
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.
Anonymous
09/12/2023 15:46
Subject: Weight Watchers
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!
I love the suggestions for chicken salad and egg roll in a bowl- will be trying soon!
Anonymous
09/12/2023 13:02
Subject: Weight Watchers
Anonymous wrote: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!
Egg Roll Bowls are on our menu for tomorrow. Hope they are a Keeper.
Anonymous
09/12/2023 12:43
Subject: Weight Watchers
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!
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!
Anonymous
09/12/2023 11:57
Subject: Weight Watchers
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.
Anonymous
09/12/2023 09:49
Subject: Weight Watchers
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.
Anonymous
09/11/2023 19:01
Subject: Weight Watchers
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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!
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
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
09/11/2023 16:29
Subject: Weight Watchers
Anonymous wrote: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!
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
09/11/2023 16:13
Subject: Weight Watchers
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
09/11/2023 15:47
Subject: Weight Watchers
Anonymous wrote:Are you on the WW connect boards? Way more info about
WW there then on DCUM.
Oh I’ve really just been using the app will try to find the boards
Anonymous
09/11/2023 15:39
Subject: Weight Watchers
Are you on the WW connect boards? Way more info about WW there than on DCUM.
Anonymous
09/11/2023 15:26
Subject: Re:Weight Watchers
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
Ohhh that would still be zero points I think. Adding a little avacado for 2 points would be delicious . Thanks!
Enjoy! It’s so yummy and healthy, and you can fill up on it and save your points for other things.
Anonymous
09/11/2023 15:01
Subject: Re:Weight Watchers
Anonymous wrote: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.
Ohhh that would still be zero points I think. Adding a little avacado for 2 points would be delicious . Thanks!
Anonymous
09/11/2023 13:55
Subject: Re:Weight Watchers
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.
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
09/11/2023 13:37
Subject: Weight Watchers
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.
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.