How to Spend 28 points a day

Here's a change of venue...

I'm a guy that loves meat, potatoes, adn pasta. I prefer veggies hidden in
my food, and I like snacks. I hate Fat-Free substitues(cheese, sour cream
especially!). Iw ould rather spend a point or two and get at least a lite
version that doesn't sacrifice TASTE.

How would you set up a menu to spend 28 points a day? I'm running out of
ideas and the WW suggested menus are too fancy-smancy for me.

Thanks in Advance!

Glenn B.
267.5/251.5/180

for lunch I had steamed pollock, green beans and has browns
Glenn B. wrote in message
...
Here's a change of venue...

I'm a guy that loves meat, potatoes, adn pasta. I prefer veggies hidden
in
my food, and I like snacks. I hate Fat-Free substitues(cheese, sour cream
especially!). Iw ould rather spend a point or two and get at least a lite
version that doesn't sacrifice TASTE.

How would you set up a menu to spend 28 points a day? I'm running out of
ideas and the WW suggested menus are too fancy-smancy for me.

Thanks in Advance!

Glenn B.
267.5/251.5/180

Well, I'd shun (and do shun) the pasta these days. I stick to
potatoes, white, sweet and yams. Less points for a filling amount. I
also do kasha - 2 points per cup rather than 4 as in rice and pasta.

I guess, the frank advice would be to just learn to change your likes
and dislikes if you want to lose weight. While you can clearly figure
out how to get some of what you want into your meal planning, you
probably will have to learn to limit such items. I've eaten plain
baked potatoes long before WW and so it was easy for me. Similarly,
I've always consumed veggies in their honest incarnation without
disguise.

I just figure to lose weight and maintain its loss, I've had to make
sacrifices - for me, cheeses, desserts, and potato chips.

Quick sauteing of shrimp or fish or chicken can be much less than
fancy smanchy.

I'm sure that some folks will have some ideas.

On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 20:44:54 GMT, "Glenn B."
wrote:

Here's a change of venue...

I'm a guy that loves meat, potatoes, adn pasta. I prefer veggies hidden in
my food, and I like snacks. I hate Fat-Free substitues(cheese, sour cream
especially!). Iw ould rather spend a point or two and get at least a lite
version that doesn't sacrifice TASTE.

How would you set up a menu to spend 28 points a day? I'm running out of
ideas and the WW suggested menus are too fancy-smancy for me.

Thanks in Advance!

Glenn B.
267.5/251.5/180

"Fred" wrote in message
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Well, I'd shun (and do shun) the pasta these days. I stick to
potatoes, white, sweet and yams. Less points for a filling amount. I
also do kasha - 2 points per cup rather than 4 as in rice and pasta.

What the hell is kasha?

"Glenn B." wrote in
:

Here's a change of venue...

I'm a guy that loves meat, potatoes, adn pasta. I prefer veggies
hidden in my food, and I like snacks. I hate Fat-Free
substitues(cheese, sour cream especially!). Iw ould rather spend a
point or two and get at least a lite version that doesn't sacrifice
TASTE.

How would you set up a menu to spend 28 points a day? I'm running out
of ideas and the WW suggested menus are too fancy-smancy for me.

Thanks in Advance!

Glenn B.
267.5/251.5/180




Glen,

If there is one near you, Trader Joe's has lean buffalo and venison (3
points for 4 oz serving.) Seafood is always good. Sweet potato is 3
points for a 7 oz. serving. Try your pasta with less paste (2 oz serving)
with chopped veggies in the sauce. Eggplant and zuccini, sweet peppers and
onions all work well and fill you up. Eat salads with your meals to fill
you up and keep you full longer. Keep you meat lean and add flavor with
spices. Use low-fat breads and rolls to keep sandwhich points down. I use
low fat, not fat free, cheeses, they still melt ok and have better flavor
than the fat free kind. Also, try diffferent brands of low fat. Some are
better than others.

Good luck!

--
Started Weight Watchers together February 2002:
Chris
332.4/184.6/185 Lifetime since 12/13/03
Pat
198.4/174/155
2002 combined loss 139
2003 combined loss 33.2
Total combined 172.2 lbs

Buckwheat groats is its more generic name. A grain like bulghar or
couscous. Cooks very quickly.

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 21:09:48 +1300, "Wellygoggles"
wrote:


"Fred" wrote in message
.. .
Well, I'd shun (and do shun) the pasta these days. I stick to
potatoes, white, sweet and yams. Less points for a filling amount. I
also do kasha - 2 points per cup rather than 4 as in rice and pasta.

What the hell is kasha?

On 12 Jan 2004 13:16:48 GMT, Chris wrote:


Glen,

If there is one near you, Trader Joe's has lean buffalo and venison (3
points for 4 oz serving.) Seafood is always good. Sweet potato is 3
points for a 7 oz. serving. Try your pasta with less paste (2 oz serving)
with chopped veggies in the sauce. Eggplant and zuccini, sweet peppers and
onions all work well and fill you up. Eat salads with your meals to fill
you up and keep you full longer. Keep you meat lean and add flavor with
spices. Use low-fat breads and rolls to keep sandwhich points down. I use
low fat, not fat free, cheeses, they still melt ok and have better flavor
than the fat free kind. Also, try diffferent brands of low fat. Some are
better than others.

Good luck!

When eating breads and rolls, make sure to choose wheat over white.
Also make sure they contain fiber, more filling and as you know less
points.

There's wheat pasta as well. Trader Joe's carries some.



MorphGrrl

"Wellygoggles" wrote in news:rDsMb.16909
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"Fred" wrote in message
...
Well, I'd shun (and do shun) the pasta these days. I stick to
potatoes, white, sweet and yams. Less points for a filling amount. I
also do kasha - 2 points per cup rather than 4 as in rice and pasta.

What the hell is kasha?



I don't know but it's great with bowties.

How do you cook kasha Fred? I've seen mention of it a few time in the
group, but have never tried it. I'm going to put it only my grocery list
for this week. Can you buy it in the grocery store or is is a health food
store item?

--
Brenda
209/178/150
RafL goal 165


"Fred" wrote in message
...
Well, I'd shun (and do shun) the pasta these days. I stick to
potatoes, white, sweet and yams. Less points for a filling amount. I
also do kasha - 2 points per cup rather than 4 as in rice and pasta.

I guess, the frank advice would be to just learn to change your likes
and dislikes if you want to lose weight. While you can clearly figure
out how to get some of what you want into your meal planning, you
probably will have to learn to limit such items. I've eaten plain
baked potatoes long before WW and so it was easy for me. Similarly,
I've always consumed veggies in their honest incarnation without
disguise.

I just figure to lose weight and maintain its loss, I've had to make
sacrifices - for me, cheeses, desserts, and potato chips.

Quick sauteing of shrimp or fish or chicken can be much less than
fancy smanchy.

I'm sure that some folks will have some ideas.

On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 20:44:54 GMT, "Glenn B."
wrote:

Here's a change of venue...

I'm a guy that loves meat, potatoes, adn pasta. I prefer veggies hidden
in
my food, and I like snacks. I hate Fat-Free substitues(cheese, sour cream
especially!). Iw ould rather spend a point or two and get at least a lite
version that doesn't sacrifice TASTE.

How would you set up a menu to spend 28 points a day? I'm running out of
ideas and the WW suggested menus are too fancy-smancy for me.

Thanks in Advance!

Glenn B.
267.5/251.5/180

I'm a guy that loves meat, potatoes, adn pasta. I prefer veggies hidden in
my food, and I like snacks. I hate Fat-Free substitues(cheese, sour cream
especially!). Iw ould rather spend a point or two and get at least a lite
version that doesn't sacrifice TASTE.

How would you set up a menu to spend 28 points a day? I'm running out of
ideas and the WW suggested menus are too fancy-smancy for me.


I also found "Fat-Free" and other substitutions less than desirable.
I decided to go without the Fat/Sugar/calorie/etc-Reduced/Free
marketed food, and just got used to smaller portions. A smaller
portion of really good food is a lot more satisfying than larger
portions of less tasty food. Also after getting used to eating
differently, really rich food was only good in smaller portions. Key
to succeeding is being able to accurately determine the points.

Some changes I made we
1. Eating less beef, more fish (mostly salmon or trout, grilled
without sauces).

2. Eating less rice and pasta. ALWAYS measured before sitting down
and no second servings.

3. My meals are eaten off smaller plates. I use my kid's cereal
bowls for my cereal. I use small Chinese tea cups for icecream (1/2
cup servings) instead of two-cup bowls.

4. I accepted I could throw away food I already had and didn't need.

5. I ate half sandwiches. Usually the inside (meat and stuff) was
the same amount or just a little less, but half the bread which saves
a couple points.

6. Breakfast 3-5 points: usually Honey Nut Cheerios, OR two
scrambled eggs, OR a couple pancakes. Lunch was 5-10 points:
Sandwiches, small hamburgers, tacos, etc. Dinner was about 10-15
points: varies, usually just smaller portions of what I used to eat.
I also might have a couple point snack between lunch and dinner.

7. If you drink soda-pop, get used to diet coke.

8. I still ate fast food. Mainly Burger King (regular hamburger 5
points), Taco Bell (regular tacos 3 pts each, bean burrito 7 pts), and
In-n-Out hamburger (10 points). Aways without fries and with diet
cola.

Also, regular exercise made me less likely to indulge in the junk
food. It was easier to eat only what I felt my body needed. I
started slacking in my exercise routine during the holidays and found
my snacking and junk food consumption up. I put on 5 pounds during
November and December, and have started bringing this back down now.

When I started maintaining a while back, I had trouble getting my
point level up because I actually enjoyed eating less! This is truly
a change in your overall eating habits, not just something to do to
lose the fat.

Cheers!

Ted
254/191 maintaining ~190