Weight Watchers support thread

Tiggergirl

Sian_the_Green wrote: »

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

The UK formula (ie without the fibre bit) is actually:

calories/66 + saturated fat/4.12 = points

then rounded to the nearest half a point.

When I check food labels I generally count a point for every 70ish calories then half a point for every 2g of sat fat.

Puddings

AFAIK NV's are listed differently in the US to the UK, which is why we don't need to think about fibre in the equation. It's something along those lines anyway, I used to be the manager of Curves and 'teach' the diet they devised low carb) but had to formulate it differently because of this. I don't know I can't remember it was a while ago. So don't panic! We are doing it right Oh thank goodness for my little calculator thingamy.

Shellsuit - I have been told the WW is wine isn't great and there's only something like 1.5 points different to a normal bottle of wine (full sizes) anyway. Personally I'd have my fave bottle and take the extra point or so. Or to have less points mix it with diet soda/lemonade and have a spritzer!

Butterfly - Mmmm starbucks caramel hot choc WITH cream my fave and normally my after-weigh-in-and-gym saturday treat.

I have been off the wagon and on self destruct the last couple of days so WI won't be good tomorrow but I can't drag myself out of total misery (relationship woes) but hopefully the groan from the scales tomorrow will spur me into action. I've written a shopping list in preparation of pay day. And also think I'm due the freebie summer sizzlers cook book tomorrow as I get my sixth flipflop sticker at my meeting :j

Have great weekends. I'm off to bed in a bit I think to hide under the duvet.

Puds x

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Hope things improve for you soon Puds xx

credit_crunch

hey puds - howd the weigh in go? and whats the flip flop sticker?
i have been naughty this weekend - made home made lasagne last night and just had leftovers for 2days lunch! it was just so tasty i couldn't help myself!

**dancingbutterfly**

hiya all!

ive been really good all week but today hasnt been my finest! had to go for a meal today and i went for the roast dinner, but i didnt eat much of it thankfully as it was mingin! but i had 2 biscuits earlier and i havent even tracked today! yes naughty i know!

however i measured myself on monday when i started and ive found that my waist is 4 inches smaller than it was on monday!! i dont believe it!

so hopefully i'll have had a good loss when i go for my first weigh in tomorrow! i'll let you know!

gl all! x

bulchy

Wow dancingbutterfly, what have you been doing to loose all those inches, well done!
Oh and DD went to weigh-in on friday, he lost 8lb, dd lost 5 1/2lb and I weighed myself at home and lost 6 :j so we're off to a good start.
I'm back at work tomorrow so hopefully will be able to keep this up, just need to get into a good routine.
Sue

jockettuk

hi the flip flop sticker thingy has been that if you attend 6 classed during the summer started 6 weeks ago and got a little card and put a flip flop sticker on for every class you attend .. after 6 flip flops you get the free summer sizzler book rrp 4.99 got mine last week and its not bad.. some good recipes

**dancingbutterfly**

bulchy wrote: »

Wow dancingbutterfly, what have you been doing to loose all those inches, well done!
Oh and DD went to weigh-in on friday, he lost 8lb, dd lost 5 1/2lb and I weighed myself at home and lost 6 :j so we're off to a good start.
I'm back at work tomorrow so hopefully will be able to keep this up, just need to get into a good routine.
Sue

talk about me but look at all your losses!! thats amazing!:T well done all of you!!

lauzjp

Hubby and I would like to 'do' WW, but it seems so complicated to work out points! We'd probably just end up eating WW products, or is that the point *boom boom, tish!*

bulchy

lauzjp wrote: »

Hubby and I would like to 'do' WW, but it seems so complicated to work out points! We'd probably just end up eating WW products, or is that the point *boom boom, tish!*

Thats just what I thought, but its quite easy to follow, once you get the books with all the info in its quite straight forward.
Sue