Re: Weight Watchers core foods

[Guest guest]

I agree about cooking, but ever since Ive been eating out a lot I've gained more and more....are those of you who don't cook struggling with weight issues? I lost about 9 lbs in a year on weight watchers. The instructor told me that she thought something was wrong with my thyroid. That was a year ago and that's when I really started pursuing wellness in this area.

steph

[Guest guest]

Soy, soy, and soy???????? Aaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!! My middle daughter, who

also has Hashi's, is on the Weight Watchers' Program, but she says that she

has a very individualized plan. OMG!! There will be no fat free anything

for me, as I don't do well on these products, energywise. If you read some

of these labels, you will see some horrid stuff. However, I like restaurant

foo and was much healthier when I was eating out a lot, so who knows. I

HATE cooking!!

Weight Watchers core foods

> I thought you guys might find this interesting. Weight Watchers has

> changed over from making us count points to a new diet plan

> called 'Turnaround.'

>

> This plan involves a list of foods that you can pick from, and you

> can eat as much as you want of these foods... there is no catch only

> that you can only have 35 points a week (approx. 2500 calories) to

> spend on junk food (or refined foods and such).

>

> Here is the list, eat as much as you want of these foods:

>

> Beef: Bottom and top round roast, bottom and top sirloin steak, eye

> round roast, flank steak, filet mignon, organ meats, round steak,

> round tip steak and roast, sirloin steak, t-bone steak, tenderloin

> roast and steak, top loin steak, top sirloin roast

>

> ground beef with no more than 7% fat is limited to one meal a day.

>

> Lamb: leg roast, loin chop or roast, organ meats, sirloin chop

>

> Pork: Canadian style bacon, ham, loin chop or roast, organ meats,

> sirloin chop, sirloin cutlet, tenderloin roast

>

> Veal: cutlet, loin chop or roast, organ meats, round steak, sirloin

> steak

>

> Processed meats such as hot dogs and deli products are not core

> foods.

>

> Poultry-chicken and turkey (fresh,frozen, or canned) trim fat before

> preparing and remove skin before eating

>

> Fish and Shellfish (fresh, frozen, canned) must be packed in water,

> not oil

>

> Meat Substitutes- Dried beans and lentils, tofu, vegetarian burgers

>

> Egg Products- Whole Eggs, Egg whites, Egg substitutes

>

> Milk Products- Fat free cheese, fat free cottage cheese, fat free

> milk, fat free sugar free pudding, fat free sour cream, fat free

> plain yogurt

>

> Dairy substitutes- plain soy milk, soy cheese, soy yogurt

>

> Oils,Condiments, and extras

>

> Oils: Fat free salad dressings, ff mayo, ff margerine, nonstick

> cooking spray (include 2 tsp of olive, canola, sunflower, or

> flaxseed each day)

>

> Condiments: fat free, such as mustard, salsa, ketchup, soy sauce,

> etc (big list don't want to type it)

>

> Extras: Gelatin (unflavored or sugar free)

>

> Beverages: Coffee (no sugar added), tea (nsa), diet drinks, club

> soda, selzer, water (NO ALCHOHOL!)

>

> Vegetables and fruits

>

> Vegetables: fresh, frozen or canned (without added sauce, fat, or

> sugar) Tomato paste, puree, and sauce.

>

> Vegetables cannot contain ingredients that are not core foods(i.e.

> refried beans, pork and beans, corn in butter sauce, etc)

>

> Fruits: fresh, frozen, or canned fruites (without added sugar).

>

> Canned fruit must be packed in water or juice (not syrup) and

> drained before eating. Unsweetened applesauce is a core food but

> sweetened applesauce is not. Dried fruits are not core foods, and

> fruit juices are not core foods.

>

> Soups: fresh, canned, frozen, or homemade soups made only with core

> foods--Bean soup, broth based soup, tomato soup. Cream soups are not

> core foods.

>

> Starches, Grains, and Cereals: (Whole-wheat pasta or brown rice or

> potatoes is limited to one meal/serving a day).

>

> Barley, buckwheat, bulgur, cornmeal (polenta), couscous, kasha,

> popcorn (air popped or 94% fat free), quinoa, rolled oats, starchy

> vegetables (peas, corn), cooked hot cereal (any plain variety that

> doesn't contain added sugar).

>

> Puffed wheat, puffed rice, shredded wheat and 100% bran cereals are

> limited to one meal a day and must be eaten with fat free milk or

> fat free plain yogurt.

[Guest guest]

C-O-O-K is a four-letter word. . . . .

I used to gain weight on WW. . . .

wrote:

Soy, soy, and soy???????? Aaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!! My middle daughter, whoalso has Hashi's, is on the Weight Watchers' Program, but she says that shehas a very individualized plan. OMG!! There will be no fat free anythingfor me, as I don't do well on these products, energywise. If you read someof these labels, you will see some horrid stuff. However, I like restaurantfoo and was much healthier when I was eating out a lot, so who knows. IHATE cooking!! Weight Watchers core foods> I thought you guys might find this interesting. Weight Watchers has> changed over

from making us count points to a new diet plan> called 'Turnaround.'>> This plan involves a list of foods that you can pick from, and you> can eat as much as you want of these foods... there is no catch only> that you can only have 35 points a week (approx. 2500 calories) to> spend on junk food (or refined foods and such).>> Here is the list, eat as much as you want of these foods:>> Beef: Bottom and top round roast, bottom and top sirloin steak, eye> round roast, flank steak, filet mignon, organ meats, round steak,> round tip steak and roast, sirloin steak, t-bone steak, tenderloin> roast and steak, top loin steak, top sirloin roast>> ground beef with no more than 7% fat is limited to one meal a day.>> Lamb: leg roast, loin chop or roast, organ meats, sirloin chop>> Pork: Canadian style bacon, ham, loin chop or roast, organ meats,> sirloin

chop, sirloin cutlet, tenderloin roast>> Veal: cutlet, loin chop or roast, organ meats, round steak, sirloin> steak>> Processed meats such as hot dogs and deli products are not core> foods.>> Poultry-chicken and turkey (fresh,frozen, or canned) trim fat before> preparing and remove skin before eating>> Fish and Shellfish (fresh, frozen, canned) must be packed in water,> not oil>> Meat Substitutes- Dried beans and lentils, tofu, vegetarian burgers>> Egg Products- Whole Eggs, Egg whites, Egg substitutes>> Milk Products- Fat free cheese, fat free cottage cheese, fat free> milk, fat free sugar free pudding, fat free sour cream, fat free> plain yogurt>> Dairy substitutes- plain soy milk, soy cheese, soy yogurt>> Oils,Condiments, and extras>> Oils: Fat free salad dressings, ff mayo, ff margerine,

nonstick> cooking spray (include 2 tsp of olive, canola, sunflower, or> flaxseed each day)>> Condiments: fat free, such as mustard, salsa, ketchup, soy sauce,> etc (big list don't want to type it)>> Extras: Gelatin (unflavored or sugar free)>> Beverages: Coffee (no sugar added), tea (nsa), diet drinks, club> soda, selzer, water (NO ALCHOHOL!)>> Vegetables and fruits>> Vegetables: fresh, frozen or canned (without added sauce, fat, or> sugar) Tomato paste, puree, and sauce.>> Vegetables cannot contain ingredients that are not core foods(i.e.> refried beans, pork and beans, corn in butter sauce, etc)>> Fruits: fresh, frozen, or canned fruites (without added sugar).>> Canned fruit must be packed in water or juice (not syrup) and> drained before eating. Unsweetened applesauce is a core food but> sweetened applesauce is

not. Dried fruits are not core foods, and> fruit juices are not core foods.>> Soups: fresh, canned, frozen, or homemade soups made only with core> foods--Bean soup, broth based soup, tomato soup. Cream soups are not> core foods.>> Starches, Grains, and Cereals: (Whole-wheat pasta or brown rice or> potatoes is limited to one meal/serving a day).>> Barley, buckwheat, bulgur, cornmeal (polenta), couscous, kasha,> popcorn (air popped or 94% fat free), quinoa, rolled oats, starchy> vegetables (peas, corn), cooked hot cereal (any plain variety that> doesn't contain added sugar).>> Puffed wheat, puffed rice, shredded wheat and 100% bran cereals are> limited to one meal a day and must be eaten with fat free milk or> fat free plain yogurt.__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

YOu don't HAVE to eat the soy, this is just a list of the core

foods. What I do is cross off the foods I can't have, and stick to

eating the whole foods that are on the list.

REally, the list is very versatile, because you can omit all of the

sugar free and packaged crap and you still have a wide range of

foods to choose from. The variety of foods on this list is much

wider than the variety of foods on the low carb list. It depends on

what your needs are...

This diet has really helped me, but I am not saying that it will

work for everyone. I did not like the low carb diet, it made me very

angry...

> Soy, soy, and soy???????? Aaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!! My middle

daughter, who

> also has Hashi's, is on the Weight Watchers' Program, but she says

that she

> has a very individualized plan. OMG!! There will be no fat free

anything

> for me, as I don't do well on these products, energywise. If you

read some

> of these labels, you will see some horrid stuff. However, I like

restaurant

> foo and was much healthier when I was eating out a lot, so who

knows. I

> HATE cooking!!

>

>

>

> Weight Watchers core foods

>

>

> > I thought you guys might find this interesting. Weight Watchers

has

> > changed over from making us count points to a new diet plan

> > called 'Turnaround.'

> >

> > This plan involves a list of foods that you can pick from, and

you

> > can eat as much as you want of these foods... there is no catch

only

> > that you can only have 35 points a week (approx. 2500 calories)

to

> > spend on junk food (or refined foods and such).

> >

> > Here is the list, eat as much as you want of these foods:

> >

> > Beef: Bottom and top round roast, bottom and top sirloin steak,

eye

> > round roast, flank steak, filet mignon, organ meats, round steak,

> > round tip steak and roast, sirloin steak, t-bone steak,

tenderloin

> > roast and steak, top loin steak, top sirloin roast

> >

> > ground beef with no more than 7% fat is limited to one meal a

day.

> >

> > Lamb: leg roast, loin chop or roast, organ meats, sirloin chop

> >

> > Pork: Canadian style bacon, ham, loin chop or roast, organ meats,

> > sirloin chop, sirloin cutlet, tenderloin roast

> >

> > Veal: cutlet, loin chop or roast, organ meats, round steak,

sirloin

> > steak

> >

> > Processed meats such as hot dogs and deli products are not core

> > foods.

> >

> > Poultry-chicken and turkey (fresh,frozen, or canned) trim fat

before

> > preparing and remove skin before eating

> >

> > Fish and Shellfish (fresh, frozen, canned) must be packed in

water,

> > not oil

> >

> > Meat Substitutes- Dried beans and lentils, tofu, vegetarian

burgers

> >

> > Egg Products- Whole Eggs, Egg whites, Egg substitutes

> >

> > Milk Products- Fat free cheese, fat free cottage cheese, fat free

> > milk, fat free sugar free pudding, fat free sour cream, fat free

> > plain yogurt

> >

> > Dairy substitutes- plain soy milk, soy cheese, soy yogurt

> >

> > Oils,Condiments, and extras

> >

> > Oils: Fat free salad dressings, ff mayo, ff margerine, nonstick

> > cooking spray (include 2 tsp of olive, canola, sunflower, or

> > flaxseed each day)

> >

> > Condiments: fat free, such as mustard, salsa, ketchup, soy sauce,

> > etc (big list don't want to type it)

> >

> > Extras: Gelatin (unflavored or sugar free)

> >

> > Beverages: Coffee (no sugar added), tea (nsa), diet drinks, club

> > soda, selzer, water (NO ALCHOHOL!)

> >

> > Vegetables and fruits

> >

> > Vegetables: fresh, frozen or canned (without added sauce, fat, or

> > sugar) Tomato paste, puree, and sauce.

> >

> > Vegetables cannot contain ingredients that are not core foods

(i.e.

> > refried beans, pork and beans, corn in butter sauce, etc)

> >

> > Fruits: fresh, frozen, or canned fruites (without added sugar).

> >

> > Canned fruit must be packed in water or juice (not syrup) and

> > drained before eating. Unsweetened applesauce is a core food but

> > sweetened applesauce is not. Dried fruits are not core foods, and

> > fruit juices are not core foods.

> >

> > Soups: fresh, canned, frozen, or homemade soups made only with

core

> > foods--Bean soup, broth based soup, tomato soup. Cream soups are

not

> > core foods.

> >

> > Starches, Grains, and Cereals: (Whole-wheat pasta or brown rice

or

> > potatoes is limited to one meal/serving a day).

> >

> > Barley, buckwheat, bulgur, cornmeal (polenta), couscous, kasha,

> > popcorn (air popped or 94% fat free), quinoa, rolled oats,

starchy

> > vegetables (peas, corn), cooked hot cereal (any plain variety

that

> > doesn't contain added sugar).

> >

> > Puffed wheat, puffed rice, shredded wheat and 100% bran cereals

are

> > limited to one meal a day and must be eaten with fat free milk or

> > fat free plain yogurt.

[Guest guest]

Kay, do you mind telling me what you cook? I'd like some ideas. that sounds ideal!

steph

[Guest guest]

I do not hate to cook - but I do not have a lot of time with a 50 hour a week job, my kids, hubby, house, horses - oh, and my Kay business. So, I cook/partially cook/prepare dinners on Sunday afternoon. It takes about 2 - 2.5 hours and the I freeze or refrigerate everything and cook or crock pot something every day. That way, we do not eat out and get unknown ingredients in food, and it is done when we walk through the door. I can eat "whole foods" and have it quick. The whole family has lost weight since I started this.sle816@... wrote:

I agree about cooking, but ever since Ive been eating out a lot I've gained more and more....are those of you who don't cook struggling with weight issues? I lost about 9 lbs in a year on weight watchers. The instructor told me that she thought something was wrong with my thyroid. That was a year ago and that's when I really started pursuing wellness in this area.

stephThanks!**************K.A.sFuture Independent Sales Director Kay Cosmeticswww.marykay.com/kastevens "The most valuable gift that you can give your children is not money; it is the ability to think positively." - Kay Ash__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Sounds great!!! A cookbook is a great idea!

steph

[Guest guest]

Well, like tonight - we are having White Chicken Chili. I often cook and strip a whole chicken to use for quick meals - and keep in freezer in ziplok bags - so this was easy. A 1 pound (quart) zip lock bag of chicken, 1/2 a bag of frozen chopped onion, a can of chopped green chilis, 2 can's of white navy beans w/ jalapenos, one can of great white beans and 2 tbsp chili powder. It is in the crock pot, and will be hot and done when we get home.

I will put up or freeze stuff like:

Spinach & cheese - or any kind of quiche, Beef Enchiladas, Chicken and broccoli casserole, King Ranch chicken, Salmon "burgers", Zucchini casserole (With egg and jalapeno), Chili, Homemade spaghetti sauce, Dijon cornish game hens with roasted carrots and red potatoes, brisket (Works great in a crock pot), any kind of soup, pulled pork burritos with black beans

Stuff like this. Plus, pasta cooked and frozen in a ziplok bag will micro in minutes. I will also put the meal together in a tinfoil pan, and freeze it. The next morning, I put in frozen in the oven and set the time bake to kick on 1 - 1 1/2 hours before we get home.

That is the ONLY way we can eat good meals. All these recipes have been "modified" so there is low-fat, and no processed stuff in them. Most have been "low-carbed" from a "white flour" perspective too. My husband has been at me to put together a cookbook for working women. (in all my spare time - ha, ha)

Hope this gives you some ideas!

sle816@... wrote:

Kay, do you mind telling me what you cook? I'd like some ideas. that sounds ideal!Thanks!**************K.A.sFuture Independent Sales Director Kay Cosmeticswww.marykay.com/kastevens "The most valuable gift that you can give your children is not money; it is the ability to think positively." - Kay Ash__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I gain more when I cook all the time because handling all the good food makes me eat a whole lot more, lol! I can smell it, and it's very hard NOT to. Eating out, I usually have a set amt of food and there isn't any more.

Re: Weight Watchers core foods

I agree about cooking, but ever since Ive been eating out a lot I've gained more and more....are those of you who don't cook struggling with weight issues? I lost about 9 lbs in a year on weight watchers. The instructor told me that she thought something was wrong with my thyroid. That was a year ago and that's when I really started pursuing wellness in this area.

steph