Weight Watchers

[SolarWhite]

How much does it cost to join weight watchers? Is it where you buy their food?
I think I need to join. I just started running 3x a week around a high school track. But I need to get my eating better.
Like, right now.. I am cooking biscuits & gravy!!!!! UGH!!!! But, to my defense.. I purposely bought them because they keep me full all day until dinner
I like this thread!

 

[hrdruian]

Damn hill$ dolla bill$- you is a hot biatch!

 

[leenybeeny]

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Originally Posted by Hilly Great Leenybeeny!!!! That is wonderful! Was it good?

It was so motivating! I have been tracking since then.. and even though last night was BAD with pub food.. I still took away my flex points, so I just have to be a good girl for the rest of the week. It is also making me get out and move my butt! I have been walking the dog twice a day now instead of once.. and we're both better for it

Oh, also I learned about the Momentum program which is new for me, and though it's not much different to what I am doing before, I am trying to eat a lot less processed foods (that is hard since I don't cook and usually grab the most convenient things to eat).

How has your week been?

 

[leenybeeny]

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Originally Posted by SolarWhite How much does it cost to join weight watchers? Is it where you buy their food? I think I need to join. I just started running 3x a week around a high school track. But I need to get my eating better. Like, right now.. I am cooking biscuits & gravy!!!!! UGH!!!! But, to my defense.. I purposely bought them because they keep me full all day until dinner I like this thread!

Here in Canada it is $17 a week, not sure how much it is elsewhere. You don't have to buy their food. The very simplified version is that you are allowed a certain amount of points per day. Every food has a point value. So you just count your points. However, I have 18 points, doesn't mean I can go and eat an 18 point meal at McDonalds and not eat anything else for the day... because there are certain other guidelines, such as you need to have 5 servings of fruits and veggies, 2 servings of milk.. etc. As long as you have those things fulfilled, and stay within your points, you can eat whatever you want.

Also, that running you are doing it great. It can work two ways. With working out, you can eat the points you earn from running, or you can *not* eat them and lose weight faster.

It really is a wonderful program and I recommend it to anyone. The biggest reason I am such a huge advocate is because it's NOT a diet. It just changes the way you eat. Which means that once you have lost all the weight, you don't go back to a totally different way of eating and gain it all back, which is what happens with diets.

Ohay, I am done rambling. Hubby told me the other day that I should work for WW.. I love talking about it

 

[MACATTAK]

What is the Momentum program?

 

[leenybeeny]

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Originally Posted by MACATTAK What is the Momentum program?

It is a cross between their two old programs. The points program which basically let you eat whatever you want as long as you stayed in your points.. but they found people were saving their points to eat very unhealthy foods. The other was the core program where you could eat as much of certain "core" foods from a list as you wanted.. and with that, they found that people were eating wayyyy too much.

So the Momentum program is a mix of the two. You have a certain amount of points to use, but you have to have a certain amount of core type foods.. then with the rest of your points you can do whatever. I am always able to have dessert at the end of the night, like a pudding or a couple cookies and a glass of milk.. or a handful of chips if I have a salty craving. I don't feel like I am denying myself anything.

Also, another great thing is that you have additional points over your daily points that you can use at your discretion during the week. You can use some every day, or hold off on using them all up on the weekend (which is what I do).

 

[gabi03]

I love weight watchers, its so easy. My mom got me hooked, she lost alot of weight while on it. After time you begin to remember what foods are how many points. I did it my first year in college and lost about 40 pounds in 9 months (of course i was 19 then) and toned up. Now at 24, its harder to lose the weight but with weight watchers it still comes off easily if you can just say no half way through a meal.

 

[leenybeeny]

Hey girlies, any tips on some low point snacky food. And I mean stuff that takes a long time to eat. I Have a bad habit of reaching for chips any time I sit to watch a show, movie or read a book. I switched to popcorn, but am getting sick of it. I am a picker and love to pick at whatever I am eating... so if you have any ideas, please let me know.. preferably on the salty side

 

[Hilly]

cheese stiicks..the ww ones or frigo!!

 

[leenybeeny]

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Originally Posted by Hilly cheese stiicks..the ww ones or frigo!!

I have never seen these! Where do you get them?

 

[Hilly]

They have them in the cheese dept..the WW come in like a cream color and blue package

 

[gigglegirl]

hmmm for a bit salty, how about making some fat free onion dip mix, and dip veggies in it. filling, low points!

 

[Kenna23]

I am thinking about joining WW so i can lose weight for 24th birthday in october, i just want to feel lighter and better. i am looking into this, right now that have a deal of 20 weeks for 199.00 in my town. i think i am going to do this i just have to find the money hopeful i will have it by next month.

 

[leenybeeny]

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Originally Posted by Kenna23 I am thinking about joining WW so i can lose weight for 24th birthday in october, i just want to feel lighter and better. i am looking into this, right now that have a deal of 20 weeks for 199.00 in my town. i think i am going to do this i just have to find the money hopeful i will have it by next month.

Good luck!!

 

[nicemeka]

I know I've been off and on about my weight. I sooo what to lose this 64lbs. So, I planned to go to the WW meeting this Saturday and get motivated. I told my girlfriends I dont want to be fat another summer. So, who is with me??

 

[Shenanigans]

I recently joined WW Online (the weekly meeting didn't fit into my schedule, although I think the thought of someone weighing me in would be a better motivator!) I have lost 5 lbs. in 3 weeks... but I'm not doing a very good job of tracking my points, and I haven't been working out. I did get very sick for almost 2 weeks of that and am feeling much better now, but I shouldn't use that as an excuse either. Back to the gym this week!!

 

[SuSana]

It works! I've lost 57 pounds so far

 

[coachkitten]

I would love to bump this thread and get it going again!

I have been doing Weight Watchers for 12 weeks now and I have lost 23 lbs. I am really enjoying it this time around and love my meeting leader.

Is anyone else doing weight watchers currently? Any great low point food items that you have to share?

 

[SuSana]

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Originally Posted by coachkitten Is anyone else doing weight watchers currently? Any great low point food items that you have to share?

Me, me, me! -63 so far

The foods I ALWAYS have are: sandwich thins, Fiber One cereal, fruits & vegetables of course, Laughing Cow cheese, greek yogurt, mini bags of popcorn, ummm that's all I can think of right now. I'll post as I remember

 

[coachkitten]

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Originally Posted by SuSana Me, me, me! -63 so far The foods I ALWAYS have are: sandwich thins, Fiber One cereal, fruits & vegetables of course, Laughing Cow cheese, greek yogurt, mini bags of popcorn, ummm that's all I can think of right now. I'll post as I remember

63 is so awesome! You are my WW buddy for sure!

What is greek yogurt? I also love the sandwich thins!