Weight Watchers support thread

shellsuit

I joined up earlier, online for the monthly pass - saves me rooting around for cash on a tuesday morning before WI and also saves me buying all the WW goodies at the meeting if i have no cash on me!

Has anyone tasted the lemon merangue choc bars - sooo sickly and sweet but bloody scrummy lol

Sorted out the Wii earlier, the kids had been using it since I got it, so it was all ready to go, I just didn't know how to connect it, but now I do!

Worked a bit of a sweat up while the baby was gazing up at me, probably thinking I'd lost my marbles lol! x

shellsuit

Again, forgot to say...

Been looking at the esource thing and put in the points to save as favs, for 4 slices of WW malted bread.

1 slice is 0.5 points, but 4 slices work out as 3 points on esource?! Any ideas why as surely it should be 2??

bright_side

I find lots of things work out like that - 0.5 for 1 but 1.5 for 2 :eek:

shellsuit

karen23 wrote: »

I find lots of things work out like that - 0.5 for 1 but 1.5 for 2 :eek:

I did find something else, 1 point each, but 1.5 for 2...

Go figure :rotfl:

bright_side

Oh that sounds much better :rotfl:

credit_crunch

hi all - im doin ww just from home and had my first weigh in this morning! lost 1.5lbs! i only need to lose half a stone or thereabouts so off to an ok start!

the online thing - des anyone know if you have to be a member to do it or can anyone join? i use to go to meetings but haven't been in over a year!

**dancingbutterfly**

evening all!:D

busy thread today!!

welcome shellsuit,bulchy and penky!

well i am on day three since starting ww (on monday) and i am loving it! i know what your thinking it wont last but its great! i feel healthier already! i mean for breakfast this morning (on the way to work!) i had strawberries.kiwi fruit, apple and fat free yoghurt!

now from a girl that used to start the day with a large starbucks caramel hot chocolate and a croissante with lashings of butter and jam im quite pleased with myself!

so today ive ate

breakfast: as above! =1.5 pts

lunch: wafer thin ham and mustard sandwich on ww bread=3 pts
bag of skips= 1.5 pts
ww citrus yoghurt=0.5 pts (!! and theyre quite nice actually!)
alpen bar=1 pts
2 black coffees with 2 sugars in each=2 pts

dinner:sausage and mash and gravy =10 pts
sugar free jelly=0 pts

now to find something to use the other 5.5 pts with!!

Sian_the_Green

shellsuit wrote: »

Again, forgot to say...

Been looking at the esource thing and put in the points to save as favs, for 4 slices of WW malted bread.

1 slice is 0.5 points, but 4 slices work out as 3 points on esource?! Any ideas why as surely it should be 2??

It is because things are rounded up or down o get the nearest point value. For something that is 35 calories you would round down to 1/2 a point (50 calories, forgetting the fat content). If you have 2 of this thing it is 70 calories, you would round up to 1 1/2, 4 lots of it would be 140 calories which would round up to 3 points. The problem with the system is if you are always round the same way!

shellsuit

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

It is because things are rounded up or down o get the nearest point value. For something that is 35 calories you would round down to 1/2 a point (50 calories, forgetting the fat content). If you have 2 of this thing it is 70 calories, you would round up to 1 1/2, 4 lots of it would be 140 calories which would round up to 3 points. The problem with the system is if you are always round the same way!

That makes sense (ish) lol


Has anyone tried the WW wine, either the fruity white or rose?

I'm going to a party later (cousins graduation) so will be there from 5-9ish and was thinking of picking up a couple of the small bottles to take with me.

Sian_the_Green

shellsuit wrote: »

That makes sense (ish) lol

lol, the way I think about it when looking at something is

calories/50 + saturated fat/12 - fibre/5 = points value

Now in the US they use the fibre thing but they don't really suggest that here, I think that is why the ww products appear lower in points than others e.g. ww bagel 2 points (written on the packet), other bagel 3 (worked out using ww calculator), they take into account the fibre. In the same way the little tubs of fruities I believe take into account the fibre which is why the points are so low, a bit cheeky I feel. They also get you like this with their 1 1/2 point bars, they are just up to the borderline of rounding up points so you seem to be getting more for your points

I would say that if you are always rounding down, e.g. hot choc sachet 35 calories, 1/2 point you would end up eating way more than you think, when an item is more than double for 2 it shows you that it has been rounded down previously, might be annoying to have it be rounded up for 2 items but better for your waistline