Salty Pickle and any other Weigh****chers out there help.....

Hi Peeps,
I decided to join Weigh****chers for a couple of different reasons I Have tried low carb I don't do well on low carb I enjoy an occasional bagel or english muffin or fruit.  I wanted to get back on track and eat normal food.  My focus is healthier choices  I spent this whole journey so far counting calories and tracking protein now I'm tracking points and it is taking some getting used to.  My question what does a typical day for you look like food wise?  How do you track your protein? Or do you still count protein?  Do you drink shakes?  I just signed up for the on-line version I'll start meetings when my funds get a little better.  I guess I just need some pointers.  I'm able to have 27 points a day it seems like a lot but I can run through those.  Do you use your weekly points?  Thanks for the info.

I don't count protein,  I don't count carbs,  I only count my points and yes I eat all my points and I just recently started eating a few of my weekly allowance points when my weight loss stalled and it got me losing again.   Make sure you eat all your points everyday or you will stall out fast, and eat some of the weekly allowance points, I don't eat them all but I eat a few.

I do however need to start eating more protein,  I am averaging somewhere around 70 grams a day and I think i'm going to start doing protein drinks just to be sure I get it up.  Problem is I hate protein drinks.
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Here is a my diet:   23 Points

Breakfast:
Cream of Wheats  2 pts
1 tsp butter  .5 pts
1 pc bacon   1 pt
1 cup strawberries  1 pt   ( I eat these half for dinner and throughout the day)

Snack:
Cheese stick   1 pt

Lunch:
Turkey Susage    4 pts
Wheat tortilla       1 pt
1 cup lettuce        0 pt
1 tbs dressing      1pt
1 tbs Sunflower seeds   1 pt

Snack:
1/2 cup Blueberries   .5pt
Cheese Stick            1pt

Dinner:
Turkey Burger    3pt
1 slice Velveeta   1pt
picke                    0pt
1 cup lettuce        0pt
1tbs sunflower seeds   1pt
1tbs salad dressing    1pt
Zuchini fries, baked (1 cup)  1pt

Snack:
WW Ice Cream bar    2pt


23 Total points 
 

Hey Lee can I get a book without going to a meeting i think I am gonna start doing WW alot of people are talking about it can't hurt

Lynn, you can go to a meeting and get a book, you don't have to join, just tell them your thinking about it.  The meetings are a half hour long.

I am really enjoying it Lynn,  the weight loss is very slow but I really am enjoying the way i'm eating and my clothes are a lot looser.

Just make sure you eat all your points, and don't be afraid to eat your weekly allowance also. 

I believe there are 5 of us doing WW on the board now.

Hi Moriah,
I currently don't track protein, but I am going to start adding a scoop of protein powder to my coffee.  I don't track carbs.  I used to do low carbs, but when I started jogging, I didn't have enough energy to get through the run with very little carbs.  That's when I decided to join WW.  I am in wk 8.  I lost 12.6 pounds at week 7's weigh-in.  I am a slow loser.

Here's yesterday's plan: ( 20 points)

breakfast
coffee-0
cream-2
grits-2
egg whites-1

snack
pretzels-1

lunch
lean cuisine-5
2 slices of WW wheat bread-1

snack
fiber one bar-1

dinner
tilapia-4
2 sl WW bread-1
7 baked french fries-2

I use all my daily points and about 20 of my weekly points.  I treat myself on the weekends!
 


 

Hey Carol,  I am on week 10 now, I have lost 11 pounds.   I am a slow dam loser too, but i'm glad to be losing after year after year of gaining.

Hi ladies thanks for the replies.  I like the points cause they allow me to eat regular food , however my ass may have gone a little crazy and i have to pull it back in.  So I'm still going to drink my shakes and focus on whole foods first and then a treat or two.  We'll see how it goes.