|
Post by jumperhop on May 10, 2016 22:41:31 GMT
Today is my first day on weight watchers and WOW what a shock. I feel completely out of touch with reality and what I should be eating. I just sat down to track my points eaten so far today.
Breakfast 7 points, 1 serving bran flakes. 5 points, one cup of milk. 12 points for a small bowl of cereal!
Lunch 10 points 6 inch turkey sandwich with mayo from subway.
Snack 7 points Luna bar
Which leaves me with 8 points for dinner.
This is hard and not the weight watchers I am use to. Jen
|
|
keithurbanlovinpea
Pearl Clutcher
Flowing with the go...
Posts: 4,259
Jun 29, 2014 3:29:30 GMT
|
Post by keithurbanlovinpea on May 10, 2016 22:53:54 GMT
Personally, I think you should pre-track rather than "back track". You would be surprised what some things are worth. Cereal in particular is pretty pointy. The two lowest ones are Fiber One (original) and All Bran (original). I would not do the Luna bars either. There are several Facebook groups with ideas. Also... YouTube. I post a daily vlog showing what I eat. I do it to keep me accountable, but others find ideas and inspiration: My YouTube ChannelBecause the new plan has an emphasis on more whole foods, and less sugar, carbs and processed foods, it can be harder to eat out (at first) and definitely hard to find packaged foods to eat. ETA: I think my subscriptions on YouTube are public, but if you need ideas of others to follow, or links to FB groups, shoot me a PM. Also, your day is very light on fruits (0 points) and veggies (almost all are 0) so you may want to think about putting more of those in your day. More bang for your point buck.
|
|
|
Post by PolarGreen12 on May 10, 2016 22:54:22 GMT
Cereal isn't the best choice to keep you filled up. Add some fruit and protein to your breakfast. Milk has a lot of sugar so it's higher in points. Almond milk is way less in smart points value. Protein bars aren't usually worth the points they cost. Whole nuts with some fruit/cold veggie and cheese stick will fill you up better. I need protein at breakfast so I make a big batch of scrambled eggs that I can eat from over a few days. I usually have 2 eggs, Greek yogurt, and some fruit for a 6sp breakfast.
|
|
Deleted
Posts: 0
May 4, 2024 8:32:14 GMT
|
Post by Deleted on May 10, 2016 23:02:18 GMT
I track my day in the morning for the most part. I track breakfast, lunch and dinner, then I can figure out if there are any snacks I really want that day and if they can fit in. I have decided to do protein drinks for breakfast with 2 TBSP of Pb2 peanut butter powder to bump up the protein a bit. I also add a banana to that. Since fruit is zero points, it works well for me. For lunch, I've been doing either eggs, a smart ones meal or another protein drink. Dinner I've found quite a few recipes online that stick in with the plan. Just remember if you make a smoothie with fruit that fruit costs points. I was so excited to find a really good smoothie recipe that called for fruit and some greens and they ALL had points and it turned out to be like a 13 point drink. I was shocked. If I would have eating it all separately I was only at like 3 points with the yogurt.
|
|
|
Post by reedina on May 10, 2016 23:07:30 GMT
I just started back to WW, too. The new program has been an adjustment. I miss cereal, badly!! And my Chobani. Sometimes I eat plain Cheerios just to get my cereal fix. They're low in sugar so the points aren't too bad. I do like plain greek yogurt but I haven't bought any yet.
My breakfasts have been two medium eggs (you can do 2 for 3 pts) and 1/4 of an avocado, and any fresh fruit I have around. I have also done oatmeal with some almonds and loaded with fruit. I get bored easily with food and simply cannot eat the same thing every single day.
The meal I struggle with the most is lunch. Dinners are easy for me b/c I don't cook too unhealthily for dinner. I make what I normally make (maybe with a few small adjustments) and go heavy on the veggies.
You will pay dearly for carbs and anything with sugar.
I will say, the new program does work. I lost 7 lbs in the first two weeks. I know the loss will slow down now, though.
Good luck. We can do this!
|
|
|
Post by jumperhop on May 10, 2016 23:12:55 GMT
Personally, I think you should pre-track rather than "back track". You would be surprised what some things are worth. Cereal in particular is pretty pointy. The two lowest ones are Fiber One (original) and All Bran (original). I would not do the Luna bars either. There are several Facebook groups with ideas. Also... YouTube. I post a daily vlog showing what I eat. I do it to keep me accountable, but others find ideas and inspiration: My YouTube ChannelBecause the new plan has an emphasis on more whole foods, and less sugar, carbs and processed foods, it can be harder to eat out (at first) and definitely hard to find packaged foods to eat. ETA: I think my subscriptions on YouTube are public, but if you need ideas of others to follow, or links to FB groups, shoot me a PM. Also, your day is very light on fruits (0 points) and veggies (almost all are 0) so you may want to think about putting more of those in your day. More bang for your point buck. Thanks, I followed you on You Tube. I really just feel thrown off guard. Last time I was on weight watchers points were based on calories and fat grams. This isn't going to be easy getting use to and it sure is going to take a LOT of work and preparation! thanks, Jen
|
|
|
Post by reedina on May 10, 2016 23:15:41 GMT
Also, I love, love the WW app/tools for the phone. I went around Costco and scanned every single bar (like Luna, granola bars, etc) they have. I couldn't believe that even Kind bars are six bloomin' points. So no more bars for me.
|
|
keithurbanlovinpea
Pearl Clutcher
Flowing with the go...
Posts: 4,259
Jun 29, 2014 3:29:30 GMT
|
Post by keithurbanlovinpea on May 10, 2016 23:17:00 GMT
Personally, I think you should pre-track rather than "back track". You would be surprised what some things are worth. Cereal in particular is pretty pointy. The two lowest ones are Fiber One (original) and All Bran (original). I would not do the Luna bars either. There are several Facebook groups with ideas. Also... YouTube. I post a daily vlog showing what I eat. I do it to keep me accountable, but others find ideas and inspiration: My YouTube ChannelBecause the new plan has an emphasis on more whole foods, and less sugar, carbs and processed foods, it can be harder to eat out (at first) and definitely hard to find packaged foods to eat. ETA: I think my subscriptions on YouTube are public, but if you need ideas of others to follow, or links to FB groups, shoot me a PM. Also, your day is very light on fruits (0 points) and veggies (almost all are 0) so you may want to think about putting more of those in your day. More bang for your point buck. Thanks, I followed you on You Tube. I really just feel thrown off guard. Last time I was on weight watchers points were based on calories and fat grams. This isn't going to be easy getting use to and it sure is going to take a LOT of work and preparation! thanks, Jen Yes, it does take time to get used to. Personally, I think it is one of their best plans. Lots of folks hate it because they think it feels restrictive, but I think it most closely mirrors what we should be eating. Some recipe sites to check out are: Skinnytaste, Hungry Girl, Skinny Kitchen, Drizzle Me Skinny and Emily Bites. They all post recipes with the points already calculated. Hungry Girl has a shopping list as well, and it includes snacks and quick meals.
|
|
|
Post by reedina on May 10, 2016 23:17:31 GMT
Sorry, I guess I'm chatty today. You're right in that PREP is the key. At least for me. And having the fridge stuffed full of veggies (already cut up) and fruit helps. Carrots and 2 TB of hummus = great snack for 2 sp (depending on the hummus).
I travel for my work and eat out a ton, so that is a challenge. But I am finding that there are lots of restaurants listed in the app.
|
|
|
Post by vjlau on May 10, 2016 23:47:33 GMT
I quit WW a month or so ago. I loved and really responded to the old points plus. I felt like it led me to eat pretty healthy and to be aware of what I was eating. However, I loved that if I was at a party, I could still splurge and have cake. Or maybe on Friday nights I could eat 2 pieces of pizza. I still lost weight. It encouraged me to do well. If I went off track (for vacation, holidays, whatever) I just picked up and went back to my points.
The new system just feels like a diet to me. If I have that piece of cake, or even one piece of pizza I feel bad about myself. The amount of food I can eat drastically went down too, and overall I just don't feel like it was working for me. It depressed me, and all I thought of was what I could have and what I couldn't.
So, I quit. I still need to lose weight. I'm doing the old points plus on my own, and back to losing. YAY!
So, I guess I'm not much help compared to the other posters. But I do feel your pain with trying to pick foods.
|
|
RosieKat
Drama Llama
PeaJect #12
Posts: 5,380
Jun 25, 2014 19:28:04 GMT
|
Post by RosieKat on May 11, 2016 0:06:09 GMT
I quit WW a month or so ago. I loved and really responded to the old points plus. I felt like it led me to eat pretty healthy and to be aware of what I was eating. However, I loved that if I was at a party, I could still splurge and have cake. Or maybe on Friday nights I could eat 2 pieces of pizza. I still lost weight. It encouraged me to do well. If I went off track (for vacation, holidays, whatever) I just picked up and went back to my points. The new system just feels like a diet to me. If I have that piece of cake, or even one piece of pizza I feel bad about myself. The amount of food I can eat drastically went down too, and overall I just don't feel like it was working for me. It depressed me, and all I thought of was what I could have and what I couldn't. So, I quit. I still need to lose weight. I'm doing the old points plus on my own, and back to losing. YAY! So, I guess I'm not much help compared to the other posters. But I do feel your pain with trying to pick foods. That was exactly what I found. I understand the point to encouraging you to eat whole foods and better foods, but it does feel like less food when I've tried it. If it works for the rest of you, that's awesome! But it didn't do it for me.
|
|
MsKnit
Pearl Clutcher
RefuPea #1406
Posts: 2,648
Jun 26, 2014 19:06:42 GMT
|
Post by MsKnit on May 11, 2016 0:57:26 GMT
I signed up on-line yesterday. Took advantage of their special of $84.95 for 3 months.
Poking around the site, which I don't think is too friendly, I was kind of shocked at the points. My breakfast is usually 1 T of almond butter and a cup of chocolate almond mild. 9 points. I have to have so many carbs to take my meds. It's the only reason I add the milk. During the school year, my lunch is usually a Kind bar and some water. 6 points. So half of my daily points for that?
I think it was 450 calories for that particular lunch and breakfast combo.
My evening snack is always a Chobani yogurt--there goes another 6 points. Again...it is what works with my meds.
Nine points for dinner?
At least I have a few months to play around until school begins in August.
|
|
|
Post by monklady123 on May 11, 2016 1:15:00 GMT
I track my day in the morning for the most part. I track breakfast, lunch and dinner, then I can figure out if there are any snacks I really want that day and if they can fit in. I have decided to do protein drinks for breakfast with 2 TBSP of Pb2 peanut butter powder to bump up the protein a bit. I also add a banana to that. Since fruit is zero points, it works well for me. For lunch, I've been doing either eggs, a smart ones meal or another protein drink. Dinner I've found quite a few recipes online that stick in with the plan. Just remember if you make a smoothie with fruit that fruit costs points. I was so excited to find a really good smoothie recipe that called for fruit and some greens and they ALL had points and it turned out to be like a 13 point drink. I was shocked. If I would have eating it all separately I was only at like 3 points with the yogurt. Ah, the Smoothie Wars. Always good for a multi-pager thread over on the WW boards. You realize that this is contradictory? (the part I bolded above) Fruit is fruit is fruit....One peach whole is the same points as one peach cut up and put in a smoothie. One banana whole is the same as one banana cut up and dropped in a smoothie. The thing about smoothies though is that you can eat a lot MORE fruit in one than you would eat just plain, and since fruit has calories -- it may not have WW's somewhat-arbitrary points, but it does have calories -- you'll be getting a lot of calories in that fruit-packed smoothie. So a smoothie can still be a perfectly healthy and yummy breakfast but just be honest with yourself about how much fruit you're putting in there. And ask yourself if you've got more in there than you'd eat whole. The reason WW started saying that fruit was zero points (that change was several program iterations ago) was to encourage people to eat more healthily. If someone knew they had 3 points left in the evening and an apple was 2 points, and a piece of chocolate was 3 -- well a lot of people were just choosing that chocolate. But once fruit because "free" then more people chose it. But nothing is "free" of calories except maybe celery and cucumbers, so it is possible to go overboard on "free" fruit. I lost weight on WW but in the end I decided to stop paying and now just count calories and use My Fitness Pal. I personally find it easier to count calories than mess around with points. Especially when WW keeps changing the program.
|
|
|
Post by littlemama on May 11, 2016 1:49:03 GMT
1 serving of All Bran Bran Flakes is 3 points. A serving is 3/4 cup. Add berries or bananas and it becomes more filling. If your bran flakes were 7 points, you are having more than a serving. I also put just enough milk on cereal to moisten it. I don't during the milk from the bowl, so it ends up being very little.
Pre-plan your meals and measure or weigh everything. You will get the hang of what th low point foods are. For breakfast, I usually have one wedge of laughing cow cheese (1 pt.) With Wasa Crisp and Light crackers (2 pts for 3 crackers). Occasionally I throw in 2 or 3 hard cooked egg whites (0pts for 2, 1 or for 3). Top of off with a banana or some pineapple and I have a filling 3-4 or breakfast.
|
|
|
Post by littlemama on May 11, 2016 1:54:57 GMT
You will pay dearly for carbs and anything with sugar. Carbs are irrelevant with Smart Points. Saturated fat and sugar are the things you are penalized heavily for.
|
|
|
Post by reedina on May 11, 2016 3:26:27 GMT
You will pay dearly for carbs and anything with sugar. Carbs are irrelevant with Smart Points. Saturated fat and sugar are the things you are penalized heavily for. Yeah, I meant simple carbs like sugar. Thanks for clarifying. I also find refined carbs like white bread, etc. to be higher points than it used to be. But maybe I'm remembering wrong.
|
|
|
Post by Eddie-n-Harley on May 11, 2016 3:37:41 GMT
I dropped with this last program revamp, when everything I typically ate basically doubled in points. Indeed, it is easy to lose weight if you have start eating half of what you did yesterday! I just couldn't make the switch and am working with my old program materials instead.
|
|
Jili
Pearl Clutcher
SLPea
Posts: 4,363
Jun 26, 2014 1:26:48 GMT
|
Post by Jili on May 11, 2016 3:58:40 GMT
I dropped with this last program revamp, when everything I typically ate basically doubled in points. Indeed, it is easy to lose weight if you have start eating half of what you did yesterday! I just couldn't make the switch and am working with my old program materials instead. I'm a lapsed Lifetime member who was quite successful with WW. It's been a challenging year for me, and I've gained a decent amount of weight back and stopped going to meetings. I avoided coming back to WW because I didn't want to deal with the new program. I'm a few weeks in and I'm trying to get the hang of it. I wish I had materials to work with from the previous program. I have the little green book, but that's it. I have always used the app for tracking, so when they switched programs, I was left with nothing. I truly wish that I'd bought one of the points calculators so that I would be able to have it forever and could then work the previous program. I'm giving this new program a try and have lost a few pounds. I am finding that I can work with it at home pretty well and can pack decent lunches, but eating out feels virtually impossible. It feels discouraging and punishing. Still, I'm trying to give the program a fair shake. I just purchased the grocery and restaurant books, along with a calculator. If they ever change it again, I'll be prepared this time.
|
|
|
Post by Eddie-n-Harley on May 11, 2016 4:08:59 GMT
I dropped with this last program revamp, when everything I typically ate basically doubled in points. Indeed, it is easy to lose weight if you have start eating half of what you did yesterday! I just couldn't make the switch and am working with my old program materials instead. I'm a lapsed Lifetime member who was quite successful with WW. It's been a challenging year for me, and I've gained a decent amount of weight back and stopped going to meetings. I avoided coming back to WW because I didn't want to deal with the new program. I'm a few weeks in and I'm trying to get the hang of it. I wish I had materials to work with from the previous program. I have the little green book, but that's it. I have always used the app for tracking, so when they switched programs, I was left with nothing. I truly wish that I'd bought one of the points calculators so that I would be able to have it forever and could then work the previous program. I'm giving this new program a try and have lost a few pounds. I am finding that I can work with it at home pretty well and can pack decent lunches, but eating out feels virtually impossible. It feels discouraging and punishing. Still, I'm trying to give the program a fair shake. I just purchased the grocery and restaurant books, along with a calculator. If they ever change it again, I'll be prepared this time. Aside from the really difficulty in adjusting to the points values, I just was finished after the leaders spent weeks hyping it, talking about how great it was going to be and how easy, and pretty much NO ONE in any of the meetings was happy about it, and the leaders had to keep trying to reassure everyone about how everyone was going to adjust just fine. I just couldn't get in the right mental head space for it. But good luck! I admire you for sticking it out. If you like seafood, try checking out some seafood entrees at your favorite restaurants. There's one place I go where I get grilled scallops and shrimp-- they went from 5 points to 2 points. (All the sides went up in points, but I felt a small victory when the protein went down. LOL.)
|
|
Jili
Pearl Clutcher
SLPea
Posts: 4,363
Jun 26, 2014 1:26:48 GMT
|
Post by Jili on May 11, 2016 4:17:16 GMT
I'm a lapsed Lifetime member who was quite successful with WW. It's been a challenging year for me, and I've gained a decent amount of weight back and stopped going to meetings. I avoided coming back to WW because I didn't want to deal with the new program. I'm a few weeks in and I'm trying to get the hang of it. I wish I had materials to work with from the previous program. I have the little green book, but that's it. I have always used the app for tracking, so when they switched programs, I was left with nothing. I truly wish that I'd bought one of the points calculators so that I would be able to have it forever and could then work the previous program. I'm giving this new program a try and have lost a few pounds. I am finding that I can work with it at home pretty well and can pack decent lunches, but eating out feels virtually impossible. It feels discouraging and punishing. Still, I'm trying to give the program a fair shake. I just purchased the grocery and restaurant books, along with a calculator. If they ever change it again, I'll be prepared this time. Aside from the really difficulty in adjusting to the points values, I just was finished after the leaders spent weeks hyping it, talking about how great it was going to be and how easy, and pretty much NO ONE in any of the meetings was happy about it, and the leaders had to keep trying to reassure everyone about how everyone was going to adjust just fine. I just couldn't get in the right mental head space for it. But good luck! I admire you for sticking it out. If you like seafood, try checking out some seafood entrees at your favorite restaurants. There's one place I go where I get grilled scallops and shrimp-- they went from 5 points to 2 points. (All the sides went up in points, but I felt a small victory when the protein went down. LOL.) My mom is a WW member in another State. I'm the one who got her into it, and she attends religiously every week, and has made a number of new friends as a result. And then there's me, the WW slacker. Anyway-- she tells me that she and all of her friends hate the new program and are continuing to follow the previous one. I believe that most of them are Lifetime members working to maintain rather than lose. I think that makes sense for them. I find it interesting that even months after rollout, it seems that there is still a great deal of negativity out there about this program. I do love seafood and that is a great idea. Thanks for the reminder. I hear what you're saying about the mental head space. That actually is pretty much where I've been. I'm trying to turn it around. Change is just hard.
|
|
|
Post by Patter on May 11, 2016 10:32:17 GMT
I am sorry you don't like the new plan. While I liked the old plan, I found after going to a nutrionist with my girls for over a year, that the old plan was bad and easy to cheat. We began eating as our nutrionist suggested, and that is really what the new WW plan is. The new plan is easy for me because it's how I was eating already. The old plan encouraged things that I don't believe were as healthy as the new plan. I have lost 26.2 lbs. since Feb. 1st. I just have one size to go to be at goal, and I love, love, love the new plan and the app. I pre track my day in the morning on the app. For bars, I love the Quest bars. Most are 4-5 points. Afternoon snacks can range from veggies in salsa (free), banana with natural peanut butter (6 points), just fruit, etc. I am never, ever hungry. I also have a 75 gram of ice cream each night (4 pts.). Breyer's Carb Smart ice cream is great. I also allow myself one piece of wonderful cheesecake once a week. Those are my treats I get each week. I had the option to have my treat last night, and I turned it down. My body feels SO much healthier, and when I don't have milk, eat lots of sugar, etc., I feel ill. It's not worth that feeling to me anymore. I like feeling great. It will be an adjustment for some of you but once you figure it out, you will love it. Hang in there, ask for food ideas, etc. We have a health and fitness thread that brandy327 posts each day. Join us. While not everyone does WW, the group is very helpful and supportive!
|
|
Deleted
Posts: 0
May 4, 2024 8:32:14 GMT
|
Post by Deleted on May 11, 2016 11:38:53 GMT
I track my day in the morning for the most part. I track breakfast, lunch and dinner, then I can figure out if there are any snacks I really want that day and if they can fit in. I have decided to do protein drinks for breakfast with 2 TBSP of Pb2 peanut butter powder to bump up the protein a bit. I also add a banana to that. Since fruit is zero points, it works well for me. For lunch, I've been doing either eggs, a smart ones meal or another protein drink. Dinner I've found quite a few recipes online that stick in with the plan. Just remember if you make a smoothie with fruit that fruit costs points. I was so excited to find a really good smoothie recipe that called for fruit and some greens and they ALL had points and it turned out to be like a 13 point drink. I was shocked. If I would have eating it all separately I was only at like 3 points with the yogurt. Ah, the Smoothie Wars. Always good for a multi-pager thread over on the WW boards. You realize that this is contradictory? (the part I bolded above) Fruit is fruit is fruit....One peach whole is the same points as one peach cut up and put in a smoothie. One banana whole is the same as one banana cut up and dropped in a smoothie. The thing about smoothies though is that you can eat a lot MORE fruit in one than you would eat just plain, and since fruit has calories -- it may not have WW's somewhat-arbitrary points, but it does have calories -- you'll be getting a lot of calories in that fruit-packed smoothie. So a smoothie can still be a perfectly healthy and yummy breakfast but just be honest with yourself about how much fruit you're putting in there. And ask yourself if you've got more in there than you'd eat whole. The reason WW started saying that fruit was zero points (that change was several program iterations ago) was to encourage people to eat more healthily. If someone knew they had 3 points left in the evening and an apple was 2 points, and a piece of chocolate was 3 -- well a lot of people were just choosing that chocolate. But once fruit because "free" then more people chose it. But nothing is "free" of calories except maybe celery and cucumbers, so it is possible to go overboard on "free" fruit. I lost weight on WW but in the end I decided to stop paying and now just count calories and use My Fitness Pal. I personally find it easier to count calories than mess around with points. Especially when WW keeps changing the program. I can't argue a lot of the points you have here. I was only adding 1/4 cup of blueberries and 1/2 cup of strawberries...but it all added up with the greek yogurt. I gave up on the smoothies though and do the protein drinks that I know exactly how many points I am drinking. If I want fruit, I will have a some as a snack. When you look on their plan about the whole fruit vs. smoothie fruit it makes me laugh. They list all the fruit you would put in a smoothie and say you should eat all separately along with a little graphic to prove their point. It just seems like too much to eat in one sitting. I like the new program and it would be nice if this one sticks around for at least a little while. I tried My Fitness Pal, but I didn't stick with it. For some reason I feel more accountable with Weight Watchers, even though I'm not going into the meetings. So far, even though I've only been on it a few weeks, I've been successful and have lost weight each week.
|
|
keithurbanlovinpea
Pearl Clutcher
Flowing with the go...
Posts: 4,259
Jun 29, 2014 3:29:30 GMT
|
Post by keithurbanlovinpea on May 11, 2016 12:01:27 GMT
Also, I love, love the WW app/tools for the phone. I went around Costco and scanned every single bar (like Luna, granola bars, etc) they have. I couldn't believe that even Kind bars are six bloomin' points. So no more bars for me. Just a note to be careful with the scanner as the database is not always correct. After you scan, make sure the nutrition info at the bottom of the item point info matches what is on the package. If it doesn't match, then the points are wrong.
|
|
keithurbanlovinpea
Pearl Clutcher
Flowing with the go...
Posts: 4,259
Jun 29, 2014 3:29:30 GMT
|
Post by keithurbanlovinpea on May 11, 2016 12:03:06 GMT
I dropped with this last program revamp, when everything I typically ate basically doubled in points. Indeed, it is easy to lose weight if you have start eating half of what you did yesterday! I just couldn't make the switch and am working with my old program materials instead. I guess for me, it feels like I am eating more. I could not survive on a lunch of a Kind bar and water as another poster mentioned. I pile on the vegetables as much as I can and I love that fruits are now zero.
|
|
|
Post by Fidget on May 11, 2016 16:59:12 GMT
I love the new plan and do not go hungry, some days I find I have 8-10 points left, when that happens, I indulge in a glass of wine!
My normal breakfast is an egg, 2 slices of Aunt Millies Whole grain bread toasted (dry) and 2 Johnsonville turkey sausage links, total of 6 points!
Usual lunch is an extra large salad of lettuce, peppers, cucumbers topped with a can of tuna (4 Oz) 1 point and 1/2 of a haas avocado 4 Points, for a total of 5 points. I don't use salad dressing.
I usually have a banana mid morning and an apple and low fat string cheese mid afternoon (1 more point for the cheese).
I don't mind eating the same breakfast and lunch everyday so this works for me.
|
|
|
Post by Susie_Homemaker on May 11, 2016 17:13:37 GMT
so when they switched programs, I was left with nothing. I truly wish that I'd bought one of the points calculators so that I would be able to have it forever and could then work the previous program. Have you looked on ebay for it? I bet you could find it there.
|
|
Jili
Pearl Clutcher
SLPea
Posts: 4,363
Jun 26, 2014 1:26:48 GMT
|
Post by Jili on May 11, 2016 17:54:51 GMT
so when they switched programs, I was left with nothing. I truly wish that I'd bought one of the points calculators so that I would be able to have it forever and could then work the previous program. Have you looked on ebay for it? I bet you could find it there. I did think of it, but I haven't pursued it. I am probably the only person in the world who has not personally used ebay, and I don't really want to deal with it. Besides, I'm trying to legitimately work the new program.
|
|
keithurbanlovinpea
Pearl Clutcher
Flowing with the go...
Posts: 4,259
Jun 29, 2014 3:29:30 GMT
|
Post by keithurbanlovinpea on May 11, 2016 18:04:16 GMT
so when they switched programs, I was left with nothing. I truly wish that I'd bought one of the points calculators so that I would be able to have it forever and could then work the previous program. Have you looked on ebay for it? I bet you could find it there. Try iTrackBites. It is a phone app that supports the old and the new programs. Lots of folks who no longer pay for WW use it and it has a calculator for whichever plan you choose.
|
|
huskergal
Pearl Clutcher
Posts: 2,990
Jun 25, 2014 20:22:13 GMT
|
Post by huskergal on May 11, 2016 18:12:22 GMT
I like this program better because it encourages you to eat "real" food and eat healthier food. I had all the processed foods even those WW peddles.
One of the main reasons smoothies are high in calories is because part of the reason fruit is "free" is because your body has to work to digest it. When you put it in a smoothie, your body doesn't have to process it very much, but you are getting all the calories. You can easily have a "healthy" 400-500 calorie smoothie.
The first week I was shocked by foods I previously ate, but I also get more points. I have not felt deprived. If I know I want to eat more than usual or sneak in a high point treat, I don't use my weeklies until then.
I am always amazed how people want to "cheat" the system. You are only cheating yourself.
|
|
Deleted
Posts: 0
May 4, 2024 8:32:14 GMT
|
Post by Deleted on May 11, 2016 19:59:26 GMT
Also, I love, love the WW app/tools for the phone. I went around Costco and scanned every single bar (like Luna, granola bars, etc) they have. I couldn't believe that even Kind bars are six bloomin' points. So no more bars for me. The scanner is a lifesaver! I use it every time I go to a grocery store.
I have been doing WW since January and have lost 35 lbs. The first few weeks were tough! I really struggled with my choices and what I "thought" was healthy. Pre tracking helps with that and also planning my lunch meals (I take my lunch to work most days).
I have found eggs in the morning fill me up much better than cereal. Make sure you get your protein through out the day. That will help with the hunger.
|
|