Weight Watchers Live Journal

need help translating to points

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:54:17 GMT

hi y'all, newbie here. apologies in advance to those in other WW communities where I'm x-posting.

I'm starting WW again. I have done it a number of times. I am trying to get in a WW at Work group but people keep dropping out before we can get a meeting started, so I decided I'd just get started using the materials I have from before. Unless the work meeting starts up, I won't be going to meetings.

I went to see my doctor this summer and she's really alarmed about my weight and told me how much I should be eating and stuff. Also, I go to see a specialist every month or two for something that has *nothing* to do with my weight, and my last 2 visits with him have been him lecturing me on how I really need to lose weight and how to do it. Part of me figures the only way to shut him up is to get back on WW and get started again.

Here's where I need help. My doctor told me given my height (5'2") and weight (211) I should be eating 1500-1700 calories a day and 56g of fat (the "right kind of fat," of course). She's about my height and probably slimmer than I am but she seems to be doing some kind of plan or at least know something about it because she was talking specifically about what she does in order to get her correct amount of fat in her daily diet.

I want to do what my doctor said, but I can't reconcile that with the points system. I recall from before that points are about 50 calories per point. But I could eat 30-34 points a day but still not get anywhere near that fat intake amount. Does anyone know how to figure out how to combine "you need to eat 56g of fat a day" with the Points system?

Starting over with WW

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:50:14 GMT

Hello all,
I'm a WW restarter. A couple of things have derailed me off of WW but I'm returning to what works.
I lost 30 pounds the last time I was on WW during 2005-2006. I gained it back and I gained another 25 pounds on top of that.
WW has changed in the past 2 years and I not sure how it works 100%, but I can't wait to give it another shot.
I'm excited about beginning again and look forward to enforcing some healthy changes in my life. I'm only 4'11" and I'm 205.2 as of this morning. I have been feeling ill and tired. I sleep too much and rarely feel "myself"....

I have a question for any of you that restarted doing WW:

What keeps you from becoming discouraged and quitting again ?
What helped you readjust yourself into following the WW plan ? I think that will be my biggest challenge, after quitting WW I often thought "whoa I couldn't eat this when I was on ww" and often felt deprived and once I quit I was relieved to not count points. So how do I overcome this hurdle without making the same mistake again ?

Hi all!!!!

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:17:42 GMT

woot down another 1.8!!!

Todays plan

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:55:02 GMT

27 points:

Brkfst: 1.5 oz total cereal & 1 C skim milk = 4 points
Snack: caramel rice cake = 1 pt
Lunch: Healthy choice philly cheese steak panini (6) Pringles 100 cal pack (2) = 8 pts
3 pm snack: Yoplait Light Yogurt 2 pts
Dinner: Chicken Breast grilled(3) White Rice(4) Salad(0) dressing(1) zucchini(1)= 9 pts
Leaving 5 points for more rice or an after work snack.

Worked out on the eliptical for 20 min this morning and lifted 5 lb weights for 10.

Hows YOUR day going?

Kimberly

SW-240
CW-218.4
STG-215
GW: 165

Hi all!!!

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:35:01 GMT

an update:
I am down 21 lbs.
it is taking way too long...but slow and steady wins the race. right?
More than the weight, I can actually stay on the eliptical machine for 30 min. On a pritty tough cross country program without dying. The first time I got on it, 5 min and I thought my lungs were going to burst out of my chest.

So this is a plus.

Starting weight 240
I am currently at 218.4
My goal is 270/265.
I am 5'10" and 43.
I am a Sr. Administrative Assistant.

I will get a current photo soon. The icon I use is 3 yrs old.

So how are all of you today??

Well I joined again.

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:08:06 GMT

After a long break, I rejoined Weight Watchers. I got a gym membership in January and have lost weight that way but now I am going to focus on my eating as well.

I"m Melissa.
I'm 35 and I am a lawyer. What else do you want to know?

no doing too bad

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:38:17 GMT

so I am down 16.5 lbs.
Started at 240. down to 223.5 goal is 175
I am 5'10"

so I am on my way. gained .8 this week, due to not tracking.
I really need to track, I find if I don't I eat way more than I should.
I am also trying desperatly to fit in excersize...so far no dice.

I think I am going to order a bowflex so I can get my sorry ass up and get something done.
Good luck everyone.

Starting over,

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:37:52 GMT

Not sure if anyone is using this post list anymore, but here I am, beginning again.

Back on plan!

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:01:41 GMT

I started Weight Watchers on July 7th of this year.

Due to many things (taking a trip for my ten-year wedding anniversary, having a death in my family, depression), I've been off plan since the first part of September.

The last time I weighed in was September 8th.

The depression finally lifted this weekend and I decided I was going to go back on plan, damn it.

My visit to WW wasn't horrible this morning. I had geared myself up for having to start completely over, fresh, from ground zero. But that wasn't the case.

Of course, I've gained some weight back. Naturally. But not all of it.

I'm starting back with a total loss of six pounds from where I started in July. That means I only gained back nine pounds.

So I'm starting anew once again.

I bought the cookbook, a new three-month journal, and a WW water bottle. I also updated my ticker, and my chart on the WW website.

Something else I'm doing is tracking my points on the website using the E-tools. Since I have the monthly pass, I wanted to take advantage of this. It's truly the coolest thing ever! It does all the calculating for you. So basically, all I have to do is enter the food I ate, in what portion, and it calculates and tracks the points for me! I knew this before, but until I actually did it, I couldn't see the obvious benefit.

So very wonderful!

Anyway, I wanted to share this because I haven't posted in any of these communities yet.

One day at a time... Works well for ALL the struggles I'm going through at the moment.

*happysmile*

cross-posted to all WW communities of which I'm a member

Food Scale

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:12:51 GMT

I'm thinking about buying a WW food scale tomorrow at my morning meeting. Before I drop $40 for one, I'd like to see if there are any better ones out there. Do you guys have one that you really like? I can't really afford more than $40 because I'm a broke college student. TIA!!

x-posted

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:51:44 GMT

Pumpkin pie cupcakes

http://isabelle-guns.livejournal.com/1126559.html

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 18:28:36 GMT

October 6, 2007

I had a productive WW meeting, the first in a really long time. Although I gained 1" + 1% in water weight due to that time of year, I didn't do as horrible as I thought I would.

Today in weight watchers we had to write down on a paper plate everything we wanted to eat during thanksgiving dinner and then calculate the points on the plate.

This was what was on my paper plate:

3oz (deck of cards size) Turkey = 3 pts
Veggies w/o butter 1 - 2 cups (non starch) = 0 pts
Pumpkin pie 2 oz slice commercially made = 9 pts
1/2 mash potatoes = 2 pts
1/4 C cranberry sauce = 2 pts
1/2 C stuffing = 4 pts
Dinner roll = 3 pts
1/4 C gravy = 2 pts
Tea w/o sugar = 0 pts
2 tbsp whip cream = 1 pt

Total = 21 pts

21 points isn't all that bad, however, I have to take into consideration that I have four meals before then that I have to ration.

The second part of the activity in the meeting was to discuss ways to reduce the points and have everything.

1. The pumpkin pie is the killer, especially commercially made pumpkin pie. We were all given 2 - 4 point reduced version that I will make later this evening and post with pics.

2. I'm going to skip the dinner roll all together. No point in wasting 3 points on a dinner roll that I can have anytime.

3. I'm not too attached to the cranberry sauce. If I really want cranberry sauce, I have a reduced calorie WW recipe using Splenda. Cranberry sauce is really empty calories.

With the above I saved 8 pts totaling = 13 pts which is a decent plate.

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:27:45 GMT

Pink lemonade cupcakes

http://isabelle-guns.livejournal.com/1094701.html?mode=reply

mmmmm cream cheese

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:59:04 GMT

June 25, 2007

Philadelphia light cream in comparison to the regular is a rip off. The light version is 30 calories per 1 tbsp, however, the regular is 60 calories per 2 tbsp. They’re exactly the same portion wise. The only difference between the two is about .27 g of fat. For my friends and I who are on Weight Watchers the point value doesn’t change regardless of which version you buy.

However, I found a better version of Philadelphia cream cheese that has 95% less fat at 20 calories/5g Fat per tablespoon.

I hate plain cream cheese therefore invented some of my own flavored cream cheeses that add no additional calories.

P.S. Splenda is the only sweetener that doesn’t taste too chemically and the only one really recommended for baking as other artificial sweeteners are meant for tea and coffee.

Mix the following combinations together:

SUGAR CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE
2 tsbp 95% fat free cream cheese
¼ cinnamon powder
1 tsp Slenda

CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE
2 tsp 95% fat free cream cheese
½ tsp cocoa
1 tsp Slenda

The chocolate cream cheese is an awesome alternative during the time of month without expanding the hips.

Hello!

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:42:42 GMT

Hello! I'm new to this community. I live in Puget Sound, WA and have recommitted myself to Weight Watchers just recently. I'm here for the long haul - to lose 152lbs. So glad that there is support on the web like this. :-)

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:30:25 GMT

Am I vain if I just like to look at this in my free time? Just look?

Wow!!! I didn't realize I'm halfway!

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:39:12 GMT

I started WW over a year ago, slid back, and joined again six weeks ago. I realized today that when I use my original high weight I'm halfway!

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:52:53 GMT

Since I just joined I thought I would introduce myself. My name is Jenn, I'm 23 years old from Long Island, NY.
I first started Weight Watchers 10 weeks ago and I have lost 12.4 lbs. When I started I was 192.8, now I'm at 180.4 and I am 5'9".
I'm 10lbs from making my goal, but I'm considering going a bit more depending on how I look at that point.

I've slid off program a bit this week, which is probably why I did a search for WW groups on here for when I have weeks like these... as well as maybe helping others out who have trouble stickin to their diet.

Well, that's all for now.. I gotta get back to work :-x

Peanut Butter fix?

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:14:28 GMT

Good Evening all :)

As some of you know I am a lifetime member of WW (joined on 1/10/06 and made lifetime in December). I am a huge peanut butter fanatic.

Now, as we all know, PB is so high in fat and in points.

I was wondering how you fellow PB-addicts get in your fix. I have tried the Better N' Peanut Butter (2 pts for 2 TBSP) and love it ... and I am currently waiting on a shipment from Bell Plantation with my PB2 order. I was wondering if there were other ways to kill the craving.

Any tips/recommendations/advice would be highly appreciated.

Much ♥

x-posted to <lj comm="ww_users">, <lj comm="ww_nj_nyc">, <lj comm="ww4ever"> <lj comm="wwonline">

Inspiration, Motivation, Conversation

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:12:02 GMT

It's been ever-so-quiet on the community for a while, so I thought I'd post a little chatter for you all.

I'm surprised actually, so many people start their 'plans' after the holidays that I thought the community would be full of chatter and requests for motivating stories and inspiration.

I've been having a strict few weeks since the holiday period officially came to a close. I'm a gold member who is currently maintaining, after the holidays I really find myself all low and wallowing. I know the trick with the maintainence plan is to stop looking at the plan as "I must lose weight" and switch to "I can maintain" but sometimes, it's bloody hard. It's hard after having a week or so with the folks and messing up your routine - psychologically that has a BIG effect on me, I like routine, to lose it confuddles me.

Anyway, I seized control! I made a photo slide with 4 photos on so that I could see my progress. I had to take the photos into work to scan them (as some of them are from 1999/2000), so the girls in the office demanded to have a look at them. I'm very ashamed of how I used to look, so showing them to people and fighting back the tears at the same time is a tricky thing to do. But boy, am I glad I did it! Five people saying things like "Wow! I can't believe that's you!" "You look so different, it's incredible" and "You must be so proud of your achievement, you've actually motivated me!" did more than I could ever do for myself in months. I was so motivated and incredibly proud of myself.

It's hard to maintain, everyone is used to seeing you at the weight you are now, the compliments stop and sometimes, they're the things that really drive you forward.

So, who needs a compliment today? Who feels like offering one out to someone? Let's just hand some out to people at our meetings/ friends/ family / community members - we could start a weight loss and confidence revolution!

Good luck to everyone who's on the plan, losing or maintaining at the moment.

And well done to everything you've achieved so far.

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:18:37 GMT

January 20, 2007

I went to my first Weight Watchers since November. Even though I wasn't attending the WW meetings (due to a heavy holiday schedule and must needed rest in the mornings), I still got a regular body comp from Fitness World at the end of the week on either Fridays or Saturday's. This week I managed not to eat any of my 35 weekly bonus points and just burn any extra points making sure that I ate least banked 5 pts by the end of the day.

I still fear the scale at Weight Watchers, however, I've come to terms with it. The scale read 124 something...1 lb gain according to the scale. However, there are factors that the scale nor the assistant who was doing the weigh in takes in consideration.

1. I've gained some muscle but lost inches since I've been doing body toning. Muscle weighs more than fat. My fat % has gone down at least.
2. Clothes weight anywhere from .5 - 1 lb regardless of how light we think the material we are wearing is. Unfortunately we can't stand on the scale naked in front of everyone to get our true mass weight.
3. Since my Weight Watchers meeting is in the morning, there's a lot of water retention from the moment you sleep to the morning you wake up.

With that being said, I didn't care that my book says that I've gained a pound. I go to the WW meetings to get ideas, get support, meet people, laugh about our diet struggles and to share calorie reduced diets with others. I guess you can say it's like a club.

Even though for the first time in literally years I'm truly happy with my body and my clothes hang the way that they should, I still need support to stay on track. I don't want to be too skinny, I need some toned meat. I'm not into the whole Paris Hilton look. I would freeze in winter if I didn't have some bounce.

After my Weight Watchers meeting I went to the gym to get my body composition done which read 123.0..the same as last week with a huge gain in muscle showing.

I judge my weight loss now not by what the scale reads but by how my clothes fit and my muscle from fat ratio.

Today’s Weight Watchers meeting topic was "When do you know you feel satisfied?"

That's always a tough assessment for me. I have the habit on the weekends, when I dine out with Josh to order more than I can handle. I can't stand to see food on the plate.

I was raised where in my house, leaving food on your plate was a crime. We had to clean our plates, literally, not even sauce on the plate. Even though I'm full, psychologically that childhood culinary habit kicks in and I feel obliged to eat everything 'cause I feel guilty over wasted food. Instead of patting my stomach and feeling awesome that I've had a good meal, I get too full and sick and feel unmotivated for other activities like sex (until I digest 60-90 minutes later, depending on the calorie per fat intake).

I need to convince myself that it's okay to leave some food on my plate if I'm genuinely full especially since restaurants are notorious for serving large portions. I also need to get in the habit when dining out with Josh to ask the waiter at the time of ordering to only serve me 1/2 the food and pack the rest. That way I'm forced to eat the smaller portion.

I also need to skip ordering desserts, not 'cause I can't afford to have it (either by burned or bonus 35 points) but 'cause I think we have room for dessert when often that is what makes me sick. If I'm in a need of a dessert, I can always go to the 7-11 later or bake a pie to have at home later.

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:46:08 GMT

Okay so week two on the working out...

This week, I watched what I ate and did the following exercise videos:
Monday- The Firm Complete Aerobics and Weight Training
Tuesday- Turbo Sculpt (Turbo Jam)
Thursday- Cardio Party (Turbo jam)
Saturday- The Firm Total Sculpt Plus Abs
Sunday- Cardio Party

This is my second week of working out five times.
The scale has moved very little.
But Aunt Flo is in town, so who knows what weight I am.

I feel better, I feel in charge of my body, and I am slightly sore all over, which means that it is working. I am also very proud of myself. I enjoy the time I work out. I look forward to it everyday. I can't wait until tomorrow, when I get to pant through Cardio Party again.

I would like to keep this exercise program up. Does anyone see a problem with the routine I am using? 3/5 of the videos use light to moderate weights.

I am also trying to cut back on my soda drinking enough so that I can cut it out completely over Christmas Break.

My goal is to lose 30-40 lbs by June.
Is that even possible?

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:19:19 GMT

November 10, 2006

I just came back from my weight watchers meeting and I only lost .2 lbs. All that hard work for nothing. I am back to 123.8 lbs. I have factored some things that may have contributed to the insignificant weight loss.

1. I weight in 1 day and a few hours later than my normal weekly weight in due to the long weekend. In other words my week wasn't completed.

2. I usually weigh in on an empty stomach.

Whatever the reason even though .2 is nothing I still somewhat feel as though I have failed. It's not even .5 of a pound.

I know that the scale can be cruel sometimes.

I'm going to head to the gym after work and get my body composition. I am interested to find out what the body comp reads.

WEIGHT TO DATE: 123.8

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:32:12 GMT

November 10, 2006

Today I’m going to a different WW meeting for a weight in. It’s 1 day before my typical week end. I’m nervous ‘cause I’ve worked my ass of this week literally. I started off the week eating only core for the first 4 days, however, $20 only gets you so much core food before nearly the end of the week. By Thursday and Friday I had no choice but to switch to flex ‘cause I had no money until payday and had to use whatever groceries was in the house from my superstore trip.

I’ve been good about not eating sweets so far with the exception of 4 jelly beans and the salt water taffy this morning. This is a huge accomplishment considering that I love my sweets.

Due to the weather and my asama I haven’t done a lot of my lunch time work outs instead just walks along downtown.

I have my WW meeting at 12:30 pm today….wish me luck. I hate scales, they terrify me.

If I don’t see some improvement I am seriously going to cry. As silly as that sounds but I am tired of being on this scale constantly each week of 123 – 124…back and forth..back and forth.

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:41:11 GMT

November 5, 2006

Notes : I actually survived day 3 of 7. I ate all core foods which is amazing considering that I had chocolate temptations. There’s no WW meeting this weekend as it is a long weekend, however, I did find a meeting that will take place Downtown about 5 blocks away on Burrard @ Gerogia at lunch. I’m used to going to my WW meetings on Saturday morning before breakfast so that I can get my true weight before consuming food which ads the pounds. I don’t want to fuck myself over by going to this meeting, wasting a stub and a weigh in and possibly having my score card compromised, however, I also don’t want to be left without motivation for the week as I’m really really trying hard this week.

Goal :

WHAT I ATE (core)
11:00 pm --> 1 C skim milk, ¾ C fat free plain yogurt, 1 banana = 7 pts
09:00 am --> 1 C plain oatmeal, 1 apple = 3 pts
11:00 am --> 1 C latte made with skim milk + 0 calorie sweetener, Chinese orange = 3 pts
12:30 pm --> 5 C Salad containing: lettuce, ½ C pomegranate, ¼ C non fat yogurt dressing = 2 pts
02:30 pm --> 1 C un-cooked raw carrots = 0 pts
04:00 pm --> 1 orange = 1 pt
04:30 pm --> 1 C condensed tomato soup + ½ C fat free yogurt = 7 pts
06:15 pm --> 2 banana = 6 pts

WHAT I ATE (non core)

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:
Work walk = 2 pts
Gym @ lunch 60 minute cardio = 3 pts
Gym after work lower body toning + cardio = 3 pts
Walk the dog 75 minutes + misc @ home = 4 pts

Total eaten (core): 29 pts
Total eaten (non core):
Final total: 29 pts
Burned: 12 pts
Banked: 3
Total banked: 10 pts
Arrears: 0
from bonus points: 0
Remaining bonus = 0
Final total: -3