Weight Watchers support thread

cheeky841

I love egg to, infact if I am hungry later I might have one with soldiers.....

I just got in from aqua aerobics! I have to say I ACTUALLY love it!! Only two of us turned up but she worked us so hard.

FirstTimer4Me

you_wicked_gay wrote: »

I'm terrible for being unmotivated, but I've found that if i set myself a realistic goal for the week/month/next 6 months..I can manage to stick to it.

I definately find being on the w.w 'points' system very very helpful, it makes me feel in control of what I'm eating as i know if i want to snack on naughty things, I have to make up for it by eating things with less or 0 points in to balance my daily allowance.

I'm not great at motivating myself for exercise, but i bought myself a pedometer and try to reach the 10,000 suggested steps a day. I like to keep track of how many steps I've done along with how many points i've consumed because it helps me link between bad and good days. (I managed to clock up a whopping 32,000 steps in 1 day @ the halloween party in disney florida in september..magic!)

It's all about eating in moderation, changing your usual high calorie/sat fat foods for ones that are similar but contain less points. I find w.w foods can be expensive sometimes, so i purchase Tesco's own 'light choices' range which works out a fair bit cheaper on some products. the 'Light Choices' range Tesco sell comes with the w.w points total per portion worked out for you on the packaging which is great!! :j

You just have to believe in youself, don't make ridiculous unrealistic goals, and don't be too hard on yourself - even just a half lb loss is fantastic! :T

superfran_uk wrote: »

I think the first thing to realise is, that unless you're Madonna and can afford a personal trainer to come and wake you up at 6am, make you do press ups and prise the chocolate out of your hands, then you are the only person who can do anything about your weight. There is no magical pill, no quick fix, I won't lie - to achieve that kind of weight loss is hard work, and usually involves changing your attitudes and your lifestyle completely - a scary prospect.

No amount of being upset, moaning or blaming external factors (I am not saying you do this, I am just saying it is very common) will come to anything, and if you have no motivation then it's a lost cause. Weightwatchers can help you to gain that motivation; either because you are embarrassed to be weighed if you think you've put on weight, you don't want to let your leader down, or maybe you are there with friends and treating it a bit competitively!

I really would suggest you give it a try, at about £18 a month it's not the cheapest way you can lose weight but it's not the most expensive either and the encouragement you get should help you to get motivated. I know I sounds like I'm trying to sell it but believe me I'm not - I'm just passing on my honest opinions combined with a little amateur psychology (knew that degree would come in handy one day!) and although I've not been doing it that long - a week to be precise - I've seen amazing results (someone I know has lost 6 stone in under a year!) in people who previously used fad-dieting and their weight went up and down, they never had much energy and it didn't do any good in the long run.

thanks for the replys and help as i mentioned my biggest problem is finding the motivation i want to lose weight but cannot get dedicated to it i'm also suffering from constant fatigue i'm due to have a blood test this week as my gp thinks i may be suffering with andropause (male menopause) that combined with my ocd really is getting the better of me and goes someway to explain why i just cannot get motivated

anyway again thanks for all the help

cheeky841

Hiya just wanted to say I have great sympathy with the OCD, I also suffer from it but actually find mine gets better when im busy with exercise etc...keeps my mind from thinking, I know there are loads of different types of OCD though. Good Luck

polkadot

Funny you're all talking eggs, I boiled 5 this afternoon and there's only one left - I only had one for lunch:rolleyes: I like them on a sandwich with rocket and spinach salad and a smear of mayonnaise instead of butter. Tesco and Asda do an extra light that works out to 1.5 points for 2 tablespoons-stick to one and its free.A week ago, I wouldnt have even looked at the leafy salad packages :rotfl:I made the chicken stir fry for supper tonight, did it with brown rice and served myself a small portion of rice and one and a half portions of the stir fry and it was only 6 points :T I was amazed at how easy-and it made me reaise how often we really "overcook"-the recipe called for 1 green pepper, one onion, a clove of garlic, a pound of chicken and 125ml sweet n sour sauce (I used uncle Bens and found out that that amount is free too). There was enough for DS to have a small bowl (not that he touched it) DF had a huge bowl and there's enough left over for him to take packed lunch tommorow and I can freeze a portion for lunch later in the week-I had another giggle because DF has been ragging how he doesnt get a choice now but to eat ww-but he had a bite in the kitchen and I had to take the bowl from him so he wouldnt eat alone in the kitchen:)
Focus Well done :T See now you should put that on your calendar as an achievement. And Im so with you on the clicking factor. Im having so much fun researching new recipes (and finding out some old ones) and wondering why I didnt do this years ago.

cheeky841

Mmmm egg and soldiers, was sooo yum

FirstTimer4Me

you_wicked_gay wrote: »

i bought myself a pedometer and try to reach the 10,000 suggested steps a day

where can i get one from and will that help me lose weight maybe walking up and down stairs?

you_wicked_gay wrote: »

changing your usual high calorie/sat fat foods for ones that are similar but contain less points

i get confused with high calories / sat foods etc etc what foods (main meals) contain less calories? i have things like pasta - oven chips - potatoes - pizza - wholemeal bread - my portions are large but i've tried cutting down the portions only to end up have things like crisps -busicuits - cake - toast if i reduce my portion size i just don't feel full

cheeky841

i get confused with high calories / sat foods etc etc what foods (main meals) contain less calories? i have things like pasta - oven chips - potatoes - pizza - wholemeal bread - my portions are large but i've tried cutting down the portions only to end up have things like crisps -busicuits - cake - toast if i reduce my portion size i just don't feel full[/QUOTE]

I dont mean to sound rude but this may be where your going wrong....you should never eat to feel full! You have eaten to much then. When you cut down your portions you shouldnt be hungry on ww size portions, I find that I was eating out of boredom or habit! Its changing this that will do it!

superfran_uk

FirstTimer4Me wrote: »

where can i get one from and will that help me lose weight maybe walking up and down stairs?

i get confused with high calories / sat foods etc etc what foods (main meals) contain less calories? i have things like pasta - oven chips - potatoes - pizza - wholemeal bread - my portions are large but i've tried cutting down the portions only to end up have things like crisps -busicuits - cake - toast if i reduce my portion size i just don't feel full

WeightWatchers will help you to identify the good and bad foods with their points system, although I can tell you right off that pizza is a baddy (cheese is very high fat and the base is pure carbs not to mention the oil!) and a no-no for watching your weight (unless you're building in to your daily allowance) and potatoes, chips, pasta and bread are all packed with carbs so should be eaten in moderation, perhaps a small portion with each meal. Maybe try eating more grilled lean meat (e.g. turkey, chicken) and fish, and making your meals bigger by heaping on the veg and salad. I don't even keep biscuits/cakes/crisps in the house - therefore if i fancy them i know i have to walk 15mins to the shops to get them.

As for pedometers: Try here: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=buy+pedometer+uk

I don't mean to come across rude, so please don't take what I say as negative because the people on this thread are all very nice and willing to help wherever they can, but this thread is specifically about the WeightWatchers points system and providing support for those already following this eating program. My knowledge of other diets (e.g. atkins, slimfast, lighterlife, slimming world) is very limited and I imagine this will be the case for most others on this thread. For more general weight loss advice there may be a more suitable thread which will help you out more.

FirstTimer4Me

superfran_uk wrote: »

this thread is specifically about the WeightWatchers points system

opps very sorry

flea72

FirstTimer4Me wrote: »

i get confused with high calories / sat foods etc etc what foods (main meals) contain less calories? i have things like pasta - oven chips - potatoes - pizza - wholemeal bread - my portions are large but i've tried cutting down the portions only to end up have things like crisps -busicuits - cake - toast if i reduce my portion size i just don't feel full

go to your local supermarket and look at the WW range of food, and what you get for your points - as they are designed to be lowish cal/fat, then it gives you a rough idea on how 'bad' a foodstuff is, if your normal portion size is way larger

for eg. WW do a pizza, it must be the thinnest, most cheeseless (is that a word lol) pizza you will ever have seen, and its still 7pts for what it basically a piece of cardboard, with some fine slivers of cheese and veg - so based on that, you know that most pizzas are off the list, or you can only eat a small portion of it

again, where portion control is concerned what most people should be eating for a main meal is something along the size of a frozen ready meal - to start with, yes you will feel hungry, but you learn to do or eat something else to get you through (most people do eat due to boredom, not hunger)

in the past if i was still hungry after a meal (or between meals) i would grab a bag of crisps, maybe a few biscuits or some choc/cake. i now know that those types of foods shouldnt be used as stopgaps/fillers, as they contain similar cals/fat to a full on meal

as for your usual foods

pasta - this is ok to eat, just not in your usual quantities. or if you feel you need a large portion of pasta, make sure the sauce you use is as low cal/fat as it can be - a 450g portion of pasta in a tomato and garlic sauce would be around 6pts, and even on my hungriest (pre WW) days, i have never eaten 450g of pasta as a meal

oven chips - most low fat oven chips are around 2pts per 100g - for a good sized portion 200g fills quite a bit of your plate - or if really needing to cut back, then make some BNS chips as they are point free - ok they dont taste like chip, chips, but they fill a hole better than no chips does

potatoes - are quite good point to size wise - baked is the least naughty way to cook them. or if making mash, leave it dry and use lots of gravy, as its lower in points than adding butter/milk to make the mash creamy

wholemeal bread would cause the most problems on the WW diet. bread weighs alot, so you dont get much for your points. however, change to WW own brand (ok we dont want to buy into the WW culture but the odd item does make things easier). You can get 2 slices of WW malted danish bread for the same point value as 1 slice of wholemeal bread, and where breads concerned as long as you have at 2 slices you can fool your brain into thinking you have at least made a sandwich.

With some foods its all about fooling the brain about how much you are actually eating, so if i only had one slice of bread i would feel a bit hard done by, and my brain would automatically think,' hang on, that wasnt big, so i cant possible be full, i need more food'

i find melba toast great for making me think ive eaten more than i actually have - 6 melba toast, just sounds more filling than 1 cream cracker

as for crisps, there are lots of 1-2pt packets on the market - ok they are the maize based crisps like french fries, wotsits, etc. but they fulfil a need, and are the best option, should you need something quick and easy, rather than reaching for the tube of pringles

biscuits - its all about making the right choices, and fooling your brain - i dont know about you, but 3 rich tea fingers, or 1 hobnob - i think given the choice, the 3 rich tea, would just about be enough dunks in my coffee

cake - now this is the hard one, as most cakes are horrendous points wise. WW do a range, but for the piddly slice you get for your point value, id rather waste the urge to eat something naughty elsewhere, like on another packet of french fries/wotists, or 3 pink and whites

for toast as a snack, its not that bad a choice. as long as you stick to the WW bread, and instead of butter go for a real topping, like tomatoes and mushrooms (both point free) or low fat cottage cheese, or philadelphia - even jam weight for weight is better than using butter - as said before its all about taking the slightly better option eaCH time you eat something

hth f