Zero points food

Yeah - I think it's a kids' ice-crush maker toy thing. I don't know for sure
though coz although it went on my Christmas List each year, I never got one.

~Su~


"Geoff" wrote in message
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"Su" wrote in message
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Maybe you should get a Mr. Frosty, and then you could eat ice slush when
you
have the munchies. They can't be many calories eh?

Is that the kids ice lolly maker thing?

"Su" wrote in message
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Sorry, I couldn't resist!

Maybe one day I'll find it in my heart to be able to forgive you.

dunno - not something I eat a lot of - i just work it out when I do buy it.
i tend to top my rice cakes with Sainsbury's soft cheese - it's like
philadelphia - but is 2 points for the tub!!! I use 3 rice cakes, 1/2 pt of
the cheese, and 1/2pt worth of wafer ham. Add a bit of mustard, marmite,
whatever.....and voila - a nice filling snack for 2 points

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krys

UK 157/128.4/126
Started March 1st 2001
GOAL August 16th 2001
....going down?...

"Su" wrote in message
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Yeah rice cakes are ace! I like them with that soft cheese stuff and
cucumber... but I know that's probably a lot of points? How many points is
cottage cheese?

Su

Also sugar free jelly isn't *that* bad, but my stock snack is
mullerlight yoghurts at 1.5 points each and Strawberry Sun Lollies at
0.5 points a pop. (UK points btw to any americans reading!).

Good luck

Shaun


OK -where do I find these Sun Lollies? Cos that sounds good to me!

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krys

UK 157/128.4/126
Started March 1st 2001
GOAL August 16th 2001
....going down?...

I will only eat fresh or frozen peas. The canned ones are gross!

"Su" wrote in message
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I think peas taste nicer than carrots -- maybe now your taste buds have
matured you'll like peas.

Su



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I DOUBLE DARE you! *grin*
Carrots are lurvely. Honest.........


Hehe. I think that when I get around to trying other food, carots maybe
the
first I try because so much I've read about that I could eat mentioned
carrots.

Geoff.

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I think peas taste nicer than carrots -- maybe now your taste buds have
matured you'll like peas.

Hi Su. The thought of peas turns my stomach! YUKK!!!!

I feel the same way but only with the canned ones. Have you tried frozen or
fresh ones? I hate most canned veggies.

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Just a question (and I don't mean to sound snarky or mean, or
anything,
just
curious), but how do you *know* you don't like something until you try
it?

Like you, I don't wish to be sarky or mean but just to help you
understand,
I'll ask this...How do you know you don't like dirt from your garden?
You
don't really know and I don't really know about some vegetables. I do
accept
that I need to try some though, and I will work towards that someday. At
the
moment though I'm struggling enough with other aspects of losing weight
and
also other things going on in my life at the moment.

Not to be snarky, but I know I don't like dirt because I've accidentally
eaten a bit here and there (when I wasn't careful enough cleaning veggies
from the farmers' market). So, yeah, I really do know I don't like dirt.

The thing is I know several people who were absolutely convinced they
didn't
like certain vegetables until they tried them. Case in point, a BIL and
SIL. They came to a potluck dinner we had and ended up seated next to the
woman who brought the spinach salad. They felt that for politeness's sake
they needed to eat a small portion. Then they had larger portions. Then
my
SIL asked for the recipe.

Turned out they'd never actually had raw spinach before, but they were
sure
they wouldn't like it.

Do you like pizza? If so, try just some pizza sauce, maybe spread on a
piece of high-fiber bread. Yes, there are points in the bread, but it's a
place to start. (And puh-leeze don't give me the bit about how the cheese
is the best part of the pizza. You're not eating pizza here, you're
finding
a vegetable to be your jumping off point for others.) Or make some brown
rice (use no fat in cooking it) and try some pizza sauce with that.

Do you like spaghetti with marinara sauce? If so, try a small dish of
just
the sauce. Or lightly cook some zucchini (help needed here -- I can't
remember what Right Pondians call zucchini) and douse it with low-fat
marinara sauce.

Make it your goal to try one new vegetable each week. If you have
farmers'
market near you, try finding some new ones there -- and the people will
give
you tips on cooking the vegetable. Cruise the frozen veggie section in
your
market. Buy a bottle of fat-free salad dressing and try some veggies
doused
with it. Or just splash the veggies with balsamic vinegar and add some
salt
and pepper.


One of our favorite meals is summer squash (yellow) and zuccinni (green) in
spagetti sauce plus a few meatballs or low fat hot dogs. Could also do
chicken pieces instead of meatballs for less points.

We had calzones last night for dinner. It came with spag sauce on the side.
Really chunky with bits of chopped onion in it. Truely homemade. I ate my
whole 1/2 cup cuz I like it so much. Shouldn't have had the calzones but
that's what flex points and a new week are for.

DH hates chicken but if it is buried in sauce then he is perfectly fine
eating it.

How about salsa? That's veggies too.

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"Geoff" wrote in message
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"Su" wrote in message
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I think peas taste nicer than carrots -- maybe now your taste buds
have
matured you'll like peas.

Hi Su. The thought of peas turns my stomach! YUKK!!!!

I feel the same way but only with the canned ones. Have you tried frozen
or
fresh ones? I hate most canned veggies.

I don't know which they were because they were served to me years ago. I
can't imagine liking any to be honest.

I've given some thought to this, Geoff, and I now believe that perhaps
Weight Watchers isn't the right diet for you. It's the right plan for those
of us here, but I firmly beleive there is no plan that's right for everyone.
And there are three strikes against it for you:

1. You don't want to go to meetings.

2. You're not satisfied with the amount of food you can eat for your point
target.

3. You're unwilling or unable to eat nearly all vegetables and fruits.
This one is a double-whammy since it means that you can't make your food
intake more satisfying by eating zero-point veggies, and you can't regularly
meet the goal of 5 servings of fruit and vegetables per day.

I think anyone can get by fine with one of the three strikes (I for one do
WW At Home since meetings just aren't right for me -- and I did go to one
during the WW Open House in April here in the US to see if I'd like it), and
I think most can get by with some support with two strikes against them, but
over the long run I don't think anyone can stay the program with three
strikes.

As an aside I'll ask: Have you considered doing Atkins or another low-carb
approach? You might want to get the Atkins book and see if that's the right
plan for you. I know a number of people who have done well on a low-carb
plan, and having tried it for a while some time ago I can attest that the
folks over at alt.support.diet.low-carb are very nice and helpful. You'd
have to give up your biscuits and ice cream and bread and potatoes and
bananas of course, but you can get satisfied on lean meats and eggs and some
cheese. You are supposed to eat two green salads per day while in the
induction phase, but maybe if you use a lot of zero-carb dressing on them
you can manage. Or the folks at asdl-c can give you some advice.

My main advice to you though is this: You've said that you're willing to
spend some money if necessary. In that case, I think you should consult
with a professional dietician to get a diet plan that's right for you.
You'll get the structure and goals that Weight Watchers is providing that
you've said is why you're attracted to the program, but you'll also get a
diet that is customized for your tastes and that assures that your
nutritional intake is adequate.

Periodic revisits with the dietician will help you keep on track and allow
for adjustment to your diet as needed.

I don't know how your national health coverage works there, but it's
probably worth asking your general physician for a referral to a dietician
which may mean part of the cost is covered.

However you do it, good luck to you.

Anny

Yeah, -- canned ones taste massively different to fresh ones.



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"Geoff" wrote in message
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"Su" wrote in message
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I think peas taste nicer than carrots -- maybe now your taste buds
have
matured you'll like peas.

Hi Su. The thought of peas turns my stomach! YUKK!!!!

I feel the same way but only with the canned ones. Have you tried frozen
or
fresh ones? I hate most canned veggies.

I don't know which they were because they were served to me years ago. I
can't imagine liking any to be honest.