Weight watchers
 

I just started weight watchers this week, does anyone have any cook books by weight watchers they could recommend or want to sell reasonably priced? Any advice on weight watchers too, this is my first time on it.

I've been on it since Jan. Down 20.6 was at 24.8 but had a really bad week last week...lol I'll make up for it this week. Weight Watcher is great. I dont have the cook books, but I do etools on line and its great.

My advice....WATER WATER WATER. This is the key!!!!! (I promise)

I find if i get my water in and lots of veggies, I lose more. This program is great, it still allows you to eat everyday foods. Its one you can stick to. If you like Chocolate the weight watcher fudge icecream bars are the best. I never use my active point, (which comes in week 3) i think. Because I figure that defeats the purpose. I take one day a week at one meal and have what I want. I dont go overboard, but I eat what I want at that one meal. That way, if I'm really craving something, I tell myself wait til Thurs. lol I weigh in on Thurs. morning, so if you get one meal that way and get right back on track it doesnt seem to matter. Now you cant eat like crazy that one meal. lol

Good Luck...I think You'll love it!!!!!!!!!

I have a cookbook I can email you! And a points calculator I can email you to use off of your PC:) I started after I had my son. Then I stopped. Now I started again. I LOVE IT! I have all kinds of food suggestions too if you want to PM me feel free:) I stick to the old point calculation though. I tried using the new amount of points that they gave me but there were way too many points and I was not losing. Hostess has some GREAT 100 calorie cupcake 3 packs. YUMMY. Carrot cake is the best! Also if you mix cake mix with a diet soda and nothing else it makes the best cupcakes ever!

I absolutely LOVE Weight Watchers! I have been on since Nov 06, I'm down 25.4....4.6 away from my target weight. I LOVE the program...it's the only program out there that truly teaches you how to eat better...with REGULAR food, and it's something that you can do for a lifetime. Journaling was the key for me...as well as water. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post the site that helped me ALOT with point values, but you can do a yahoo search for Dottie's Weight Loss Zone....or PM me, and I'll give you the web address. It's REALLY helpful when you have the point values from restaurants....especially people like me that can't cook! There are over 300 restaurants on her site with point values of many of their menu items.

Good Luck!!!!!!!

Also my 11 year old son is on it with me, his DR. recommened it. I hope we are helpful to each other and can stick with it together. Anyone else have children that have tried it?

I use my old points value and yes I do use my flex points. I eat out once a week with the hubby:) Usually on Saturday. Sometimes when I am PMSING (sorry if too much info LOL) I will give myself 5 extra points per day instead of eating out that weekend. I also eat a banana for breakfast as it is only 1 point. That way I can eat a decent lunch and dinner:) MY FAVORITE is Lean Cuisine's BBQ chicken Pizza. I eat one EVERY day for lunch. I am not kidding HAHA. I have a drop freezer full of them!:p

It was SOOOOOOO helpful to me!

I generally dont use my 35 extra points for the week. I know that I nibble here and there (a bite of this, a taste of that while cooking) without always counting those points. They add up though, so I use my 35 points to offset my nibbles and tastes!

I have been on weight watchers since August 2006. I have lost 49.6 lbs. Woohoo! I have 29 more lbs to go. I agree that it really is the way to go, because they are teaching you what to eat with real food. Nothing is off limits. You just have to decide if the extra points are worth it or not.

My friend and I started together and that has really helped. I think we keep each other motivated. We committed one year out of our life for this. We told ourselves at the begining that one year is nothing. Just a drop in the bucket. We are really working on being lifetime members.

I can tell you that the 1st 2-3 wks was the worst for me. I was hungry all the time. I finally learned somethings to keep the hunger at bay:

1. Always eat a protein with a carborhydrate
(cheese and crackers, yogurt and cereal, cheese and fruit, peanut butter and crackers, ect..)
2. Eat mini meals. I eat meals (except for dinner) that are between 2 - 4 points. I eat about every 2 hours. during a meal, I have to remind myself that the portion may be small, but I get to eat again in 2 hours.
3. I have Saturday as a "free day". I don't go over board, but I do eat what I want (pretty much) I will limit some real fattening foods, but if I want a glass of wine or a dessert, I will allow myself that. (Keeps me feeling from deprived)
4. Try to excerise 4 x week. (I bought a threadmill)
5. If I overindulge, I never beat myself up, I erase that day (figuratively) and start up again where I left off.
6. our motto "Nothing tastes as good as thin feels"!
7. Force yourself to eat all your veggies and fruit.

I highly recommend the Weight Watcher cookbooks. It really helped me learn how to cook again. I also worked on building a whole new repetoire of menus (since all the old ones were fattening). Now that I have new favorites I will cook those again and again.

If you are:

The New Complete Cookbook - 3 Ring Binder. This has replaced my Betty Crocker Cookbook

Weight Watchers Simply the Best - this one is full of comfort food type recipes

Weight Watcher Meals in Minutes - And this really is very quick delicous meals.

I can also tell you that I have not made a recipe yet that was not really quite good. My husband did not like all of them, but it's more a preference of food rather than the dish not being good.

I have plenty more tips if you need them.

I emailed you a point calculator:)

Yes, I would get a scale to weigh your food. It really helps to learn portion sizes to be able to count points accurately! I got a cheap postal scale from Office Depot - about $15 and it really helped me to learn portion sizes. Sometimes portions on packages are measured in grams. A postal scale can be set to ounces or grams and this will really be helpful.

I lost 35 pounds on WW and I basically stay on it most of the time - meaning I usually always "count points" and when I don't is when my weight begins to creep up!

Good luck!

I don't know if this site has been suggested, but it's a good one and she gives you recipes with calculated Weight Watchers points: www.hungry-girl.com

Tammy

I also just started WW this week! I'm already down 4 lbs in 5 days, so I'm really excited! Good luck to you and pm me anytime to chat about WW =)

I also joined this forum http://www.healthdiscovery.net/forums/index.php? it's called Bootcamp Buddies and it's for people doing WW and it's FREE! It's an awesome site w/lots of recipes, tons of support and everything else :) I'm loving it there!

Definitely get the scale if it fits your budget. I really does help with portion control. I use the digital scale also, because it will as small as grams. I find the scale and measuring cups very useful.

Yes, also get the portable points calculator. It is very helpful when grocery shopping or in determining points when you are out and about. The new cardboard kind they give you now is very flimsy and cheap and will not hold up for long.

I don't know how much they are on ebay, but weight watchers sales them for no more than $10.00, so I would not go over that about.

Do all of you attend the weekly meetings? I plan on it, with my son. I love all of these sites eveyone has posted, lots of good stuff. It is great to have a place to get help, thanks everyone.

2 other good sites are receipezaar and calorieking. You don't have to join calorieking, they still let you look stuff up. My sister and sister in law and I joined together-they have made goal and are doing well-me I've got more pounds to go (about 20). The meetings are very good especially if it's a group that shares. It's important to really keep track of those points because they sneak up on you. I also keep 100 calories snack packs in my car because sometimes McD's and other places like that just look sooooo good and I find if I have something with me I can usually fight them off.
Another thing our leader shared with us was the Altoids Chocolate covered peppermints 2=0 points. That little taste of chocolate makes my day. The WW pitas are also good 1=1. Good luck-we know you can do it!

go to www.dwlz.com its wonderful... has all the points to eating out. you'll love it

Thank you! I'm sure it's just water weight, but I figure anything going down is a step in the right direction! :) I'm the biggest I've ever been right now, so I'm looking to lose about 60 as well. This past year has been a tough one, but I'm really ready to get healthy! :)

I LOVE the url address. Too cute.

My niece lost a lot of weight on Weight Watchers and she now does WW meetings. She has a site that has lots of recipes. Here it is... http://www.skinnyweek.com/
Good luck to you!

I have both - WW are Spoons to dip in casseroles or soups, etc. They come in 1 C, 1/2 C or 1/4 C sizes. I like these because you are not messing up more than that spoon when measuring these types of foods.

I use regular measuring cups when measuring out cereal, or other dry goods.

I use some other kind of scale. I can't remember the brand, but I used to make soap, so I already had the digital scale, and I use it.

I would however, invest in a digital scale that weighs your weight. I used to have the kind that rolled to numbers and/or lines designating the "in-between" numbers and it was so hard to keep track of my weight that way. I always wanted to know what my weight loss was before weighing in, and I found the digital scale to be so much more accurate and reliable. I bought the WW supported brand of Conair.

I also like the spoons because my family doesn't even realize I am controlling their portions when I use them :p . I feel like I've been doing WW my whole life. I just started back too. The most important thing to remember is that "accidents" happen and tomorrow is a new day. It is usually not one "bad" day that ruins the week.