Re: New WW

[Guest guest]

I take my flex points and divide them out so I eat them daily. So if I were at

the 24-point-a-day range, I'd actually eat 29 points a day. That's a lot more

do-able for me than 24!

My favorite snacks are baby carrots, air-popped pop corn, frozen pretzels (I

love carbs, can you tell?) sugar-free jello (which is good for your joints, I

just learned) fruit, and dry cereal.

Sometimes when we're hungry, we're not really hungry but thirsty. When I feel

hungry, I drink a glass of water. If that doesn't help my hunger, then I'll eat

a snack. I eat a very high-fiber diet and that does seem to help put hunger at

bay.

For breakfast I almost always have 1 serving of Bran Flakes and 1 Serving of

Fiber One cereal. That's VERY high fiber and it keeps me full. If I need a

snack mid-morning, I usually have an apple or banana. Lunch I have a sandwich

made on Wonder-lite bread or a 1-point hamburger bun, a salad, maybe some

cottage cheese, some baked potato chips, depends on how hungry I am. For dinner

we almost always have some type of meat. Cola chicken, chili, hamburgers,

roast, WW pizzas, tacos, meatloaf, lots of Mexican food, etc. We have Tuna

Helper, fish sticks of which they make a lower-point healthier version. I have

spent probably hundreds of hours scouring the internet over the years looking

for recipes that my family would all eat. I always have a bedtime snack. It's

usually a frozen pretzel or popcorn.

Getting all my veggies in is the hardest part for me.

Here are some of my favorite recipe sites:

http://www.aimeesadventures.com/Recipes.html

http://webpages.charter.net/1stowers/crockpot%20recipes-1.doc

http://www.angelfire.com/journal/wwrecipes/

http://www.dwlz.com/

http://www.3fatchicks.com/

Listmom Lyn

New WW

This is my 5th day on Weight Watchers. I've been " dieting " for about

six months now and have lost about 20 pounds, but I'm new at Weight

Watchers. So far, I love the fact that I don't have anything telling

me " You can't eat that b/c it isn't totally whole grain (though I know

whole grain is better for me) " or " You can't eat that b/c it doesn't

have enough balance of protein and good for you fats. " But, I am

completely RAVENOUS all day long. Is that normal? I am on 24 points

a day and try to space them out and not " waste " them, but about 2

hours after eating, my stomach is growling. I have not experienced

hunger like this since I was pregnant!

My questions:

*Flex Points. We get 35 a week. Is it okay to use all 35 of them, or

is that just pushing the envelope too much? What do you do?

*Would anyone care to share what they eat on a typical day? (I don't

like the weightwatchers.com sample menus... the lunches and dinners

are too complicated for me....)

*And, last one, (I promise!) What do you snack on? I am having

problems finding low point snacks that will fill me up. What do you

eat? I'm not a huge fan of pre-packaged food.

Thanks!

Sorry for all the questions. I'm just experiencing a major hunger

strike, have no points left for today, and I'm trying to divert my

attention elsewhere!!!!

[Guest guest]

Wow! Thanks for all the great ideas! I'm glad I'm not alone!

(And I, too, LOVE carbs!!!!!)

> I take my flex points and divide them out so I eat them daily. So

if I were at the 24-point-a-day range, I'd actually eat 29 points a

day. That's a lot more do-able for me than 24!

>

> My favorite snacks are baby carrots, air-popped pop corn, frozen

pretzels (I love carbs, can you tell?) sugar-free jello (which is good

for your joints, I just learned) fruit, and dry cereal.

>

> Sometimes when we're hungry, we're not really hungry but thirsty.

When I feel hungry, I drink a glass of water. If that doesn't help my

hunger, then I'll eat a snack. I eat a very high-fiber diet and that

does seem to help put hunger at bay.

>

> For breakfast I almost always have 1 serving of Bran Flakes and 1

Serving of Fiber One cereal. That's VERY high fiber and it keeps me

full. If I need a snack mid-morning, I usually have an apple or

banana. Lunch I have a sandwich made on Wonder-lite bread or a

1-point hamburger bun, a salad, maybe some cottage cheese, some baked

potato chips, depends on how hungry I am. For dinner we almost always

have some type of meat. Cola chicken, chili, hamburgers, roast, WW

pizzas, tacos, meatloaf, lots of Mexican food, etc. We have Tuna

Helper, fish sticks of which they make a lower-point healthier

version. I have spent probably hundreds of hours scouring the internet

over the years looking for recipes that my family would all eat. I

always have a bedtime snack. It's usually a frozen pretzel or popcorn.

>

> Getting all my veggies in is the hardest part for me.

>

> Here are some of my favorite recipe sites:

> http://www.aimeesadventures.com/Recipes.html

> http://webpages.charter.net/1stowers/crockpot%20recipes-1.doc

> http://www.angelfire.com/journal/wwrecipes/

> http://www.dwlz.com/

> http://www.3fatchicks.com/

>

> Listmom Lyn

> New WW

>

>

> This is my 5th day on Weight Watchers. I've been " dieting " for about

> six months now and have lost about 20 pounds, but I'm new at Weight

> Watchers. So far, I love the fact that I don't have anything telling

> me " You can't eat that b/c it isn't totally whole grain (though I know

> whole grain is better for me) " or " You can't eat that b/c it doesn't

> have enough balance of protein and good for you fats. " But, I am

> completely RAVENOUS all day long. Is that normal? I am on 24 points

> a day and try to space them out and not " waste " them, but about 2

> hours after eating, my stomach is growling. I have not experienced

> hunger like this since I was pregnant!

>

> My questions:

> *Flex Points. We get 35 a week. Is it okay to use all 35 of them, or

> is that just pushing the envelope too much? What do you do?

> *Would anyone care to share what they eat on a typical day? (I don't

> like the weightwatchers.com sample menus... the lunches and dinners

> are too complicated for me....)

> *And, last one, (I promise!) What do you snack on? I am having

> problems finding low point snacks that will fill me up. What do you

> eat? I'm not a huge fan of pre-packaged food.

>

> Thanks!

>

> Sorry for all the questions. I'm just experiencing a major hunger

> strike, have no points left for today, and I'm trying to divert my

> attention elsewhere!!!!

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

~

Zero point snacks: cherry tomatoes, baby carrots, a can of asparagus,

a small V8, water, water, water, canned beets, green beans, raw

mushrooms, raw cauliflower, steamed cauliflower or broccoli with

ICBINB spray (I'll steam a head and keep in fridge),

every-once-in-a-while a caffeine free diet soda, salad with salsa

instead of dressing, did I say water? 7 cinnamon altoids, sugarfree gum

only every-once-in-a-while cuz it's bad for my 60 yr old teeth to

chew so hard, and I chew HARD , steamed sugar snap peas with

Louisiana hotsauce....some of these sound weird, but they're good and

they'll fill you up.

And if you haven't had supper yet, use enough of your flex points to

have a decent supper so you won't start tomorrow being extra hungry.

Hang in there, you can do this!

,

> This is my 5th day on Weight Watchers. I've been " dieting " for

about

> six months now and have lost about 20 pounds, but I'm new at Weight

> Watchers. So far, I love the fact that I don't have anything

telling

> me " You can't eat that b/c it isn't totally whole grain (though I

know

> whole grain is better for me) " or " You can't eat that b/c it doesn't

> have enough balance of protein and good for you fats. " But, I am

> completely RAVENOUS all day long. Is that normal? I am on 24

points

> a day and try to space them out and not " waste " them, but about 2

> hours after eating, my stomach is growling. I have not experienced

> hunger like this since I was pregnant!

>

> My questions:

> *Flex Points. We get 35 a week. Is it okay to use all 35 of them,

or

> is that just pushing the envelope too much? What do you do?

> *Would anyone care to share what they eat on a typical day? (I

don't

> like the weightwatchers.com sample menus... the lunches and dinners

> are too complicated for me....)

> *And, last one, (I promise!) What do you snack on? I am having

> problems finding low point snacks that will fill me up. What do you

> eat? I'm not a huge fan of pre-packaged food.

>

> Thanks!

>

> Sorry for all the questions. I'm just experiencing a major hunger

> strike, have no points left for today, and I'm trying to divert my

> attention elsewhere!!!!

[Guest guest]

You're probably used to eating larger amounts, plus you're really

hyper-focusing on food right now. Try not to think of a cat juggling pizzas.

Can't do it, can you? Same with food when you first start Wwers. It's on

your mind ALL THE TIME and because it's on your mind you are going to notice

hunger more, or think you're hungry more.

Spacing out your points is a really good idea, but the problem is if you

don't have some substantial meals in there, you're only kind of " teasing "

your tummy. How about adding a good sized salad with FF Italian dressing to

your lunch (0 points on both counts), eating a high volume, low calorie

entrée of some type, and then about an hour later a piece of fruit? That way

you're having a relatively " large " meal for lunch without actually just

picking at something nor spending a lot of points.

On my website, www.msteechur.com I have a list of things that I eat on a

regular basis (meals) with recipes. Now my recipes are " Can I make it in

less than 10 minutes without too much effort? " so don't think that recipes

means hours in the kitchen. If I do say so myself, I have learned how to

really maximize my points on Wwers and how to adapt recipes to be point

friendly. For example breakfast, eaten over two sessions today, was Quaker

Valley Granola Bar (2), coffee (0), colon blow muffin (muffins I make with

Fiber one and pumpkin that come to 2-3 points) (2), fat free sugar free

yogurt with blueberries and a little Fiber One (2.5). So for 6.5 points I

had a really filling meal that held me very well until lunch. (I had it over

two sessions because I eat the granola bar right before I head out the door

to the gym, then the rest when I returned.)

Lunch today was 5 pcs sushi (2.5 points) and 2 vietnamese spring rolls (3

points), and one fortune cookie (.5 point). The spring rolls are fresh, not

fried, made with mango and chicken breast and the sushi was plain tuna

nigiri (just tuna and rice). In a few minutes I'll probably have an apple

for a snack, another snack later in the afternoon (maybe 100 Calorie pack or

even a 3 point ice cream cone). Dinner will probably be big salad, chicken

breast (2), popovers (1...I modified the recipe and made them with skim milk

and egg beaters), a little shrimp with the salad (.5 but I'll count 1) and

possibly corn on the cob (1). Another big meal (breast is small, really

about half a breast) for low points. That will leave me points for a snack

later in the evening.

Trust me, you will get used to it and your tummy will too. For now keep on

hand a supply of 0 point munchies (carrots, celery, zuchinni...which is

really good raw, cucumbers, etc.) and low point snacks. Oh, here's a tip. I

keep one drawer full (well not FULL, but with quite a few because I do

Costco) of 2 point or less snacks. There are Quaker Chewy granola bars (only

the 2 point ones), biscotti (separated into 2 point packages), 100 calorie

packs, boxes of dried fruits (raisins, apricots, etc.), fruit leather, and

All Bran Bars (when I can find them on sale). That way I know that if I want

a snack, I can do 2 points of " damage " by reaching into that drawer any

time. Everything is pre-portioned, so no fudging on the Cheese Nip counting

or anything, and it's quick and easy. I also splurge on pre-cut baby carrots

because if I have to peel and cut carrots...I won't eat them!

> New WW

>

> This is my 5th day on Weight Watchers. I've been " dieting "

> for about six months now and have lost about 20 pounds, but

> I'm new at Weight Watchers. So far, I love the fact that I

> don't have anything telling me " You can't eat that b/c it

> isn't totally whole grain (though I know whole grain is

> better for me) " or " You can't eat that b/c it doesn't have

> enough balance of protein and good for you fats. " But, I am

> completely RAVENOUS all day long. Is that normal? I am on

> 24 points a day and try to space them out and not " waste "

> them, but about 2 hours after eating, my stomach is growling.

> I have not experienced hunger like this since I was pregnant!

>

> My questions:

> *Flex Points. We get 35 a week. Is it okay to use all 35 of

> them, or is that just pushing the envelope too much? What do

> you do?

> *Would anyone care to share what they eat on a typical day?

> (I don't like the weightwatchers.com sample menus... the

> lunches and dinners are too complicated for me....) *And,

> last one, (I promise!) What do you snack on? I am having

> problems finding low point snacks that will fill me up. What

> do you eat? I'm not a huge fan of pre-packaged food.

>

> Thanks!

>

> Sorry for all the questions. I'm just experiencing a major

> hunger strike, have no points left for today, and I'm trying

> to divert my attention elsewhere!!!!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'm following CORE so that really helps when I'm hungry -- I eat something

from the list. lol. Have you considered looking at CORE? I'm a mother of 5

and it hasn't been too challenging to follow it.

Bridget Bragg ~ blessed@... ~ mother of 5

Create a home biz doing something you already know how to do!

http://sahmu.com/startnow - Why not you? Why not now?

[Guest guest]

I am kind of hesitant to do Core right now, just b/c I had been

following South Beach prior to starting WW and got a bit sick of

always reading the list of what I could and couldn't have. I really

like the freedom to choose. I did really well on South Beach (which,

from what I understand is similar in the foods that are allowed to the

" core " plan), but reached a point where I guess I just wanted to

" rebel " from being so strict on myself. Don't know if that makes

sense...

> I'm following CORE so that really helps when I'm hungry -- I eat

something

> from the list. lol. Have you considered looking at CORE? I'm a

mother of 5

> and it hasn't been too challenging to follow it.

>

> Bridget Bragg ~ blessed@s... ~ mother of 5

> Create a home biz doing something you already know how to do!

> http://sahmu.com/startnow - Why not you? Why not now?