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I'm sure this question has been asked.. But: Does it really work?
my scale is my second best helper on WW, Lee
Teri wrote in message ... "Ivan" wrote in message oups.com... Okay.. So I started the WW diet yesterday.. I consumed 18 points and felt so full I could not eat another bite.. Which was great, really. I weighed and measured myself, and kept track of everything I ate during the day. Today is day 2, and going well so far.. The only thing that bothers me is how expensive everything is.. Sure, I don't have to buy the WW meals.. But often when I cook I tend to have trouble with portion sizes.. I bought a ww cookbook in costco and made 2 recipes from it ( I bought it 3 days ago!!). My husband raved about the first recipe and it wasn't too hard to portion (servings made = 4, split recipe in quarters and don't come back for seconds :-) and was fairly simple to make. Yesterday I made a manhattan clam chowder (ww recipe) in the crockpot and 1 1/2 c = 2 points, so I allowed myself 2 full cups. I, too, need to invest in a scale for food. Teri |
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I'm sure this question has been asked.. But: Does it really work?
the bison like the venison I eat still shrinks even though the fat content
is reduced, and WW has before cooked weights as well as cooked on the database, I use those when making stews, Lee Drachen wrote in message ... unless you go for bison, which is heartier in flavour, and almost zero fat... but if you're making a stew, wouldn't the juices and fat remain within the stew? therefore wouln'dt not taking out 1/4 of the weight be detrimental to the overall amount? I've also found that if I roast the beef or bison beforehand in the oven, its a lot tender and tastier in the stews... you could also roast the potatoes and carrots all together, then just cut them up with your onions garlic and other veggies to simmer for a short bit... "Willow Herself" wrote in message . .. When I make things like stews, or casserole (where I won't be picking out the meat cubes to weigh them!!) I weigh the food ahead and take out about 1/4 of the weight. That's about what meat loses as it cooks. Will~ "greenbanks" wrote in message ... "Teri" wrote in message news I just bought a Salter scale ... stainless steel. Do you weigh the meat before or after you cook it (does it even matter that much?). From that cookbook I made chicken breasts w/broccoli rabe, raddicchio, onions garlic and spinach fettucine... which was just out of this world ... even my 8yo scarfed it down. Teri Definitely after. You're cooking off some of the fat, even in lean meats. You'll enjoy the control you get with a scale. -- M'Lou |
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I'm sure this question has been asked.. But: Does it really work?
I think it is lean but am not sure. glad we can help... as to the points I
have to eat every one of mine, others do not, this is a thing you must learn for your own body... and there is another tip for you to keep in mind... you did not fail if you don't lose, what you have done is given yourself a lesson of how to eat better, if you gained you can review your food journal and figure out why... also watch your weight loss pattern as after about eight weeks or so you will see a pattern that is there, again good luck, Lee Ivan wrote in message ups.com... Hi all.. And wow, thanks so much for all your replies!! Okay.. Yes, I'm 6'1" and weigh 250.. On the first day I couldn't eat more than 18 points.. Second day I managed to go up to 21.. I do have a WW book, one that lists all the points for different food items, including competitor's brands.. Which has really helped out, especially when eating things like vegetables and fruits.. But will the diet not work for me because I'm under eating? I work in IT, and thus do not move around too much during the day.. Which is probably why I'm rarely hungry.. I will start walking during the week.. Although I've said that in the past and never have.. I'll be investing on a food scale as some of you suggested, and will definately try to start cooking.. I love cooking, but never really been a big fan of measuring .. I normally cook by 'feel', and hate measuring. Perhaps a habit I should get used to. It seems like there is a great support group in this NG, so I will definately be coming back in to ask for advise when needed.. I will see if I can get a cook book. The other day, funnily enough the day after I started WW, at the train station they were giving out WW stuff.. I got a bag with WW chocolate mousse, a WW protein bar, breakfast cereal, a box of skim milk.. What else.. Ooh, and a WW magazine!! The mag had lots of really good recipes, so I will read through it and perhaps make something up tonight. I'll let you know how it goes. Ooh, and also, does anyone know how lean kangaroo meat is, in comparison to beef? Cheers, Ivan. |
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I'm sure this question has been asked.. But: Does it really work?
that sounds a good balance if a bit short on vegetables... you can cut that
food budget by getting a different brand of peaches and pointing them from your calculator... go and shop for the best nutrition/point value per serving... then get that to about 2 or 3 choices, then shop for money value from the better nutrition choices, Lee Ivan wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 23, 1:24 pm, "Laura" wrote: Where do you live that you have kangaroo meat? I'm guessing you are not in the USA. The points in the WW materials are for US nutritional info. Maybe that's why you only counted 18 points. Can you post your menu for the 2 days so we can see what you are eating? I am, in fact, in Australia -- hence the availability of Kanga-meat. Not that I'm a big fan, but I heard that it is extremly lean. I left my book at home today, but from memory, this is what I ate: Breakfast Bowl of WW cereal (one serving) and soy milk (1/2 cup) (4 1/2 points) Black Coffee Mid-morning snack WW Peaches (1/2 point) Black Coffee Lunch WW frozen meal -- Beef hot pot (I can't remember, but think it was 3 1/2) Two WW choc-chip cookies (1 point) Black Coffee Afternoon snack WW Peaches (1/2 point) Black Coffee Dinner WW Beef lasagne (again, can't remember, but believe it was 5 points) 2 glasses of red wine (I think 3 points) Dessert 1 cup canterlope (1/2 point) WW Jello (0) Black Coffee |
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I'm sure this question has been asked.. But: Does it really work?
good for you, Lee
Ivan wrote in message oups.com... Oh, and today.. This is today's menu, as I can remember it better than the day of 18. Breakfast: Two weetbix hi-bran + 1 cup soy milk ( 5 points ) In between: Box of V8 vegetable juice. (1 1/2 points) Morning snack: Two choc-chip WW cookies ( 1 point) Black Coffee Lunch: Tuna Sandwitch (white bread, can of WW tuna, alfalfa sprouts and tomato) (not sure how many points that is. I'm thinking around 5.) Black Coffee Nothing else yet. Not sure about dinner. I will attempt at cooking something, as I'm having my folks over. |
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I'm sure this question has been asked.. But: Does it really work?
Hi all, and thanks again for all your replies and helpful advise..
I went to a birthday party on Saturday evening and thought I had blown it by eating what I did.. I did keep to one plate, and tried getting things that I knew I wouldn't regret getting, such as chicken instead of pork, no gravy, greens and cous cous instead of pasta salads, fruit for dessert instead of cake.. I didn't really count the points of the food I ate, but I did note them down and guestimated about 17 points. I think I ate a total of about 28 points that day. Much more than any other day I've had since started the diet. The next day (yesterday), I grilled out chicken and again, had lots of fats and oils with roasted veggies (potatoes and the like).. And today, I thought to myself, surely I must have put on some weight over the weekend.. So I measured myself, and compared it to when I originated the diet.. Albeit the change not being big, I did shrink by half a centimeter!! Which, was surprising, really, as the third day into the diet I had gained a centimeter from when I measured myself originally.. Overall, a 1.5 cm loss (or half an inch) in less than a week.. Could have been water, of course, but still.. The change is welcomed and makes me feel good. so I'll take it. |
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I'm sure this question has been asked.. But: Does it really work?
and the small changes to others that may have seen your plate are huge
changes for you, and if you keep to that philosophy you will do fine, good for you!!! Lee Ivan wrote in message ups.com... Hi all, and thanks again for all your replies and helpful advise.. I went to a birthday party on Saturday evening and thought I had blown it by eating what I did.. I did keep to one plate, and tried getting things that I knew I wouldn't regret getting, such as chicken instead of pork, no gravy, greens and cous cous instead of pasta salads, fruit for dessert instead of cake.. I didn't really count the points of the food I ate, but I did note them down and guestimated about 17 points. I think I ate a total of about 28 points that day. Much more than any other day I've had since started the diet. The next day (yesterday), I grilled out chicken and again, had lots of fats and oils with roasted veggies (potatoes and the like).. And today, I thought to myself, surely I must have put on some weight over the weekend.. So I measured myself, and compared it to when I originated the diet.. Albeit the change not being big, I did shrink by half a centimeter!! Which, was surprising, really, as the third day into the diet I had gained a centimeter from when I measured myself originally.. Overall, a 1.5 cm loss (or half an inch) in less than a week.. Could have been water, of course, but still.. The change is welcomed and makes me feel good. so I'll take it. |
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I'm sure this question has been asked.. But: Does it really work?
Don't be lulled into believing that you can continue to go overboard for
long...Loss and gain is not always reflected by the scale...As many here will tell you...I spent the last 2 weeks ratcheting up my walking to almost 8 miles a day and showed a weight loss of .02 Lb Granted I'm close to goal and possibly I'm building up muscle...For me over the last year or so I've had many events or situations which caused me to overdue it...Sometimes planned sometimes not but I always wake the next day and continue on my journey towards my goal...I certainly don't want to preach but beware of constant falls from the wagon it a recipe for disaster in my humble opinion...Good luck in your journey...GG "Ivan" wrote in message ups.com... Hi all, and thanks again for all your replies and helpful advise.. I went to a birthday party on Saturday evening and thought I had blown it by eating what I did.. I did keep to one plate, and tried getting things that I knew I wouldn't regret getting, such as chicken instead of pork, no gravy, greens and cous cous instead of pasta salads, fruit for dessert instead of cake.. I didn't really count the points of the food I ate, but I did note them down and guestimated about 17 points. I think I ate a total of about 28 points that day. Much more than any other day I've had since started the diet. The next day (yesterday), I grilled out chicken and again, had lots of fats and oils with roasted veggies (potatoes and the like).. And today, I thought to myself, surely I must have put on some weight over the weekend.. So I measured myself, and compared it to when I originated the diet.. Albeit the change not being big, I did shrink by half a centimeter!! Which, was surprising, really, as the third day into the diet I had gained a centimeter from when I measured myself originally.. Overall, a 1.5 cm loss (or half an inch) in less than a week.. Could have been water, of course, but still.. The change is welcomed and makes me feel good. so I'll take it. |
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I'm sure this question has been asked.. But: Does it really
Walking or similar will make every diet work even better.
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I'm sure this question has been asked.. But: Does it really work?
Ivan wrote:
Okay.. So I started the WW diet yesterday.. I consumed 18 points and felt so full I could not eat another bite.. Which was great, really. No, not really... You need to eat almost all those points to lose in a healthy way. Don't go too lean and mean! cut out a little volume stuff, and save a little treat for the end of the day... I weighed and measured myself, and kept track of everything I ate during the day. Today is day 2, and going well so far.. Don't weigh and measure every day! Pick a time and weigh once a week, at that time and never in between! That way madness lies... Weight naturally fluctuates from day to day, so keep a once a week score only. The only thing that bothers me is how expensive everything is.. Cooking for yourself is a LOT cheaper than buying ready meals! Sure, I don't have to buy the WW meals.. But often when I cook I tend to have trouble with portion sizes.. Weigh everything. Look at the guides in the books if you can... For example, a portion of fillet steak is a steak the size of a pack of cards, a baked jacket potato should be about the size of a standard light bulb, a portion of full fat cheese is the size of a standard box of matches... 2 oz of uncooked rice is a single portion. Does anyone have any tips in regards to this? If you don't have any kitchen scales, get some. The WW scales can help you point everything you eat as you weigh it. And follow some WW recipes, paying attention to the number of portions the recipe serves. If it serves 4, portion it out and freeze the un-eaten portions in single portion packs for other days... I'm really looking forward (granted, with skeptisism) to discovering my weight next week.. You'll lose if you steer it right! not every week, but you'll get there! The reason why I'm skeptical is because yesterday, after eating 18 points, I felt like I've eaten more than I normally do.. And that was only 18 points.. Considering my height and weight and level of activity, I should be eating 26-29 points!! See my comment above. I bet you packed yourself full of zero point veggies or something, leaving less room for the proteins you also need to do this right. I won't be going to the meetings for now.. Mainly because of lack of time, though mostly because of money issues.. I'll stick to counting my own points and using the support of my girlfriend.. I'm 6'1" and my weight at the moment is 250lbs. Waist is 44 inches. I will report next week with my new measurements, as well as an updated report of how I feel about WW. In the mean time, if someone could please tell me how to avoid having to purchase WW food (or any other frozen meals).. It'd be fantastic. Buy some WW cook books and learn to cook your own WW meals! Many can be frozen for later, so on days you have time, cook for the days you don't! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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