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Weight Watchers 3 Month Plan

Just to continue setting an (I hope) positive influence, here's me for today.

(I'm not going to keep giving individual point counts for each food because it pisses me off and takes too long. I'll just give for each meal.)

Breakfast - 3.5pts
1 piece Rye toast, spread with
1 tbsp 'Lite' peanut butter
1 small glass skim milk

Mid-morning - 1 pt
1 medium sized banana

Lunch - 3.5pts
4 x "Corn thins" (like rice cakes, but thinner, made from corn/other grains)
topped with 1/4 an avocado (sliced), and
50g smoked salmon.

Salad including lettuce, tomato, celery, red capsicum, snow peas, spring onions and broccoli sprouts; fat-free French dressing.

Afternoon - 4 points
1 peach
1 x Weight Watchers '9-grains' breakfast bar
10 x Parkers pretzels

Dinner - 6 points
Homemade Pitabread pizza, using a medium-sized wholegrain Pita bread base, topped with tomato paste, mushrooms, capsicum, zucchini, 50g ham, 30g grated low-fat cheese, 6 x olives, halved. Sprinkled with basil and oregano.

Desert - 2 points
1 small scoop light vanilla icecream in a (normal) cone, sprinkled with milo.
 
Oh yeah I know technically I should be "Good" and have yogurt and fruit for desert instead of icecream and chocolate, but bugger it - the way I've planned my diet I CAN still have icecream and chocolate (albeit small amounts, and light versions - which I don't mind) and I don't feel like I'm missing out.=D

WW is good like this where if you've got something you really don't want to eliminate from your diet (for me it's crunchy snacks after work - thus I eat pretzels every day!), you can put it in there, you just have to count it.

That SAID, you can go beserk with the freedom the program provides and make very poor choices (not meaning to single you out Hannah but your diet is a good example). Things like 4 tbsp of cream and 3 cups frosted sugar cereal a day is something you SHOULD be cutting down on, even though you don't have to - for the simple reason that the points you're using there could be used on more filling meals/snacks that will keep your blood sugar steady and stop the binge cycle at night.

It can be hard when you're not cooking for yourself/ doing groceries for yourself, and it's also hard to know this stuff if you're young (as I suspect Hannah may be) and have limited education on healthy eating. But you learn! It's taken me years to get to the point of automatically knowing what's good for me and what's not.

PLANNING is another huge help. I can't stress this enough. If you have an idea of what you're going to eat during the week, and shop for it (or get your mum to), you're set. Just spend an hour or so each week writing down your meals for the week, and write a grocery list at the same time. I've done this for years and can't imagine operating any other way now. Sure, you'll have times when something unexpected comes up and you don't get to eat the meal you planned - but 9/10, if you've got a pretty regular schedule, the meal plan is a godsend.

(I plan EVERY meal and snack for my whole week, but not everyone can be this anal - just try dinners to start with :D)
 
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Today is the start of a new week, and I'm trying to incorprate more fruits and veggies...which I'm going to have for dinner tonight...I've got 13 points left...should be ok for the rest of the day...

Morning


2 cup Kellogg's Shredded Wheat Miniatures
6.5

2 cup 1% low-fat milk
4.5


Subtotal 11


Midday


1 slice wheat bread
1

1 Tbsp butter
3


Subtotal 4


Evening



Subtotal 0


Snack



Subtotal 0

Total Food POINTS values used 15

Food POINTS Balance
over (-) under (+) +13


Exercise


30 min running (9 minute/mile)
6

Total Activity POINTS values earned 6
 
Morning


3 cup ready-to-eat frosted cereal
9

2 cup 1% low-fat milk
4.5

3 cup black coffee
.5

2 Tbsp half-and-half cream
1

1 Tbsp sugar
1


Subtotal 16


Midday



Subtotal 0


Evening



Subtotal 0


Snack



Subtotal 0

Total Food POINTS values used 16

Food POINTS Balance
over (-) under (+) +12
 
I don't like to say this and I'd choose nicer terminology, but I agree with bsr06. Your diet is seriously deficient in fibre and protein, and very high in refined sugar.

The tool that was most useful to me was www.fitday.com - the only way I've ever lost weight and maintained it (to date: more than 20% of my initial weight) was by cutting out refined sugar, and really cutting back on fat. At the same time, I increased the amount of exercise I was doing, started taking a multivitamin and eating intuitively; and *bam* weight loss.

Understanding the science of what your body needs and breaking the cravings is a major step to changing your body long-term. I really think these programs are a short-term fix, unless you factor in nutritional elements and an exercise program too.
 
^^^I totally agree with the cutting out the refined sugar part....and starches. Basically I've been following the "no white stuff" rule.......and I've since lost more than 10 pounds ever since I gave up rice, white bread, etc. It really works, and my cravings are all but gone.
 
Honestly I'd forget this diet completely. Its a waste of time. Any weight that is lost will be put back on when it stops because you arent changing your bad eating habits at all.

Theres plenty of good advice in the thread, but I really suggest reading up on nutrition and how to lose weight properly. And then incorporating healthy eating and excersise habits on a permanent basis. Thats the only way you will ever be able to keep the weight off in the long term.
 
Here's What I've Had So Far Today...

Morning


1 item bagel, medium
3

1 cup light artificially sweetened yogurt
2

3 cup black coffee
.5

2 Tbsp half-and-half cream
1

1 Tbsp sugar
1


Subtotal 7.5


Midday



Subtotal 0


Evening



Subtotal 0


Snack



Subtotal 0

Total Food POINTS values used 7.5

Food POINTS Balance
over (-) under (+) +20.5


Exercise


30 min running (9 minute/mile)
6

Total Activity POINTS values earned 6
 
crystalcallas said:
^^^I totally agree with the cutting out the refined sugar part....and starches. Basically I've been following the "no white stuff" rule.......and I've since lost more than 10 pounds ever since I gave up rice, white bread, etc. It really works, and my cravings are all but gone.
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I'll try to start cutting out the sugar in my coffee...=D
 
How about some excercise to go along with that diet. You'd be surprised how the weight goes off after getting off your butt and moving a little :)
 
Hannah, you drink a lot of coffee. You might want to try decaf at night or herbal tea. Switch to skim milk. Choose a brand that tasteslike 1%.

Caffeine occasionally gives me very brief bursts of energy always followed by ravenous hunger.
 
Morning


1 item bagel, medium
3

1 cup light artificially sweetened yogurt
2

3 cup black coffee
.5

2 Tbsp half-and-half cream
1

1 Tbsp sugar
1


Subtotal 7.5


Midday


1 cup ready-to-eat frosted cereal
3

1 cup 1% low-fat milk
2

2 cup black coffee
0

2 Tbsp half-and-half cream
1

1 Tbsp sugar
1


Subtotal 7


Evening


1/2 cup ready-to-eat granola cereal
4

1 cup 1% low-fat milk
2

3 cup black coffee
.5

2 Tbsp half-and-half cream
1

1 Tbsp sugar
1


Subtotal 8.5


Snack



Subtotal 0

Total Food POINTS values used 23

Food POINTS Balance
over (-) under (+) +5


Exercise


30 min running (9 minute/mile)
6

Total Activity POINTS values earned 6
 
dtown said:
How about some excercise to go along with that diet. You'd be surprised how the weight goes off after getting off your butt and moving a little :)
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I do work out, 3 times a week, for 30 min.'s running a 9 min. mile....=D
 
Morning


3 slice high-fiber bread
4

3 cup black coffee
.5

1 cup orange juice
2

2 Tbsp half-and-half cream
1

1 Tbsp sugar
1


Subtotal 8.5


Midday


1 small slice deep dish pizza, one-meat topping
7

1 cup grape juice
3


Subtotal 10


Evening



Subtotal 0


Snack



Subtotal 0

Total Food POINTS values used 18.5

Food POINTS Balance
over (-) under (+) +9.5
 
Morning


1 cup ready-to-eat frosted cereal
3

1 cup fat-free skim milk
2

5 cup black coffee
.5

4 Tbsp half-and-half cream
2

4 Tbsp sugar
4


Subtotal 11.5


Midday



Subtotal 0


Evening



Subtotal 0


Snack



Subtotal 0

Total Food POINTS values used 11.5

Food POINTS Balance
over (-) under (+) +16.5


Exercise


30 min running (9 minute/mile)
6

Total Activity POINTS values earned 6
 
[S]alvatore said:
How much weight have you lost so far Hannah, if you don't mind me asking?
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shure not at all, I was 234, now I'm 229 you do the math...:\
 
what I've had so far today...

Morning


2 slice bread
3

3 cup black coffee
.5

1 cup grape juice
3

2 Tbsp butter
6

2 Tbsp half-and-half cream
1

2 Tbsp sugar
2


Subtotal 15.5


Midday


8 fl oz Coca-Cola Diet Coke
0

2 cups Tossed Salad, Without Dressing
0

2 Tbsp reduced-calorie salad dressing
2


Subtotal 2


Evening



Subtotal 0


Snack



Subtotal 0

Total Food POINTS values used 17.5

Food POINTS Balance
over (-) under (+) +10.5
 
Your food choices could still be better. I feel hungry just reading what you consume. Do you feel satisfied on a daily basis? I wouldn't.

Cut out the butter, the 1/2 and 1/2, the sugar, the soda...they seem like a waste of points to me.

A girl at work had been doing WW for 2+ years. It is a way of life now.
She has maintained a 40 lb loss for 12 months.

You will learn...I hope or else this program could become difficult.
You are losing weight (which is awesome) but is this how you want to eat the rest of your life?
 
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