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w8watcher - 19 Jul 2005 06:53 GMT

I don't have an official leader (doing ww at home) I was hopin
someone here could help me! I'm doing the old ww winning points - m
range is 20-25 pt. allowed per day. So....

I weighed this am and the scales said I was up 3 lbs! I was so upset
because I've been better on WW than I have been in two years and hav
really been trying and I'm still only .5 lower than I was in th
beginning of March!!! I was hoping ya'll could look at a few entrie
in my food journal and see if ya'll could give me any ideas!! I'
just so upset b/c I was really hoping to be down 10 lbs. by the en
of this month when we go on vacation, but I just don't think I'l
make it now - PLEASE HELP

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Thursday, April 21, 200

Breakfast -
oatmeal -
toast -
3 slices bacon -
Butter -
Lunch - 5.5
Turkey Sandwich *ff turkey, cheese, & lettuce on lf bread* - 3.
12 RF Ruffles -
Snacks -
1 slice watermelon -
1 peanut butter cookie -
2 oatmeal cookies -
Supper -
3 oz. chicken (grilled) -
green beans -
grilled squash -
1/2 baked potato -
little sliver of DH's chocolate cake -
Total Points: 24.5
Total Banked Points: 5.5
Water Intake: 32 oz. so far
Exercise:
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Friday, April 22, 200

Breakfast -
4 FF Eggos -
4 pieces canadian bacon -
Lunch - 8
3/4 hamburger -
spoon of fried potatoes -
Snacks -
2 bites choco cake -
1 pb cookie -
orange -
Supper -
Huge Salad (lettuce, radishes, carrots, 10 raisins, 1 boiled eg
white, pineapple juice for dressing) -
1 serving Dole Fruit -
5 crackers -
Total Points: 20
Total Banked Points: 10
Water Intake: 32 oz. so far
Exercise: small bike ride and 1 hour walking around car lot
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MONDAY, May 2, 200

Breakfast - 4
Kashi Crunch -
Skim Milk -
Toast -
Lunch -
Snacks -
100 calorie Chips Ahoy snack pack -
WW recipe brownie -
Supper - 6
Lemon Pepper Grilled Fish -
Rice -
Grilled squash, zucchini, carrots, tomatoes -
After Supper Supper -
Turkey Sandwich -
RF Chips -
2 graham crackrs w/pineapple cream cheese -
Total Points: 22
Total Banked Points: 3
Water Intake: 30 oz.
Exercise: none - long story..
Comments: I struggled to get my points in today - that is why I had a
after supper suppe

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Saturday, April 30, 200

Breakfast - 8
biscuits -
sausage -
Lunch -
non
Snacks - 4
smileys -
Supper - 9
chicken strips -
mashed taters - 1 (only 2 bites
Corn on the Cob -
Total Points: 21
Total Banked Points: 4
Water Intake: don't remembe
Exercise: spring cleaning all day long does that count

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Thursday, April 28, 200

Breakfast - 5
Pancakes -
Sausage -
Lunch -
1 Hershey's Bar -
Snacks - 8
1 handful baked tostitos -
meat & cheese -
1/8 quesadilla -
Supper - 10
Lite Bologna sandwich -
RF Chips -
apple -
dip -
Total Points: 28
Total Banked Points: 0
Water Intake: 20 oz.
Exercise: shopping All Day LONG!

I have noticed that I'm not getting my water in very often, and I'
not choosing the most healthiest things - any other ideas

Thank you SO Much

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Kate Dicey - 19 Jul 2005 09:02 GMT

> I don't have an official leader (doing ww at home) I was hoping
> someone here could help me! I'm doing the old ww winning points - my
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> of this month when we go on vacation, but I just don't think I'll
> make it now - PLEASE HELP!

Having looked at you menus, I see a great imbalance: very little fresh
fruit and vegetables, lots of processed stuff. Do some swaps:

Fresh chicken breast cut into strips, marinaded in lemon juice and fresh
herbs, and baked or grilled rather than processed ones (you can do the
same with salmon, and you have no fish in you menu: salmon has good
essential fatty acids)

Potatoes cut into wedges and baked with a light spray of olive oil and a
dusting of herbs and spices make tasty alternatives to commercial wedges
and you can eat a whole 200g for 2 points!

Lots of salad: choose water cress, baby spinach and rocket as well as
traditional lettuce, and add nice colourful peppers(capsicums),
cucumber, and radishes for bite - generally the darker leaved salad veg
are more nutritious, and they are still zero points!

Make dips from zero point plain yogurts and you own saltless herb and
spice mixes

Swap your processed snacks for chopped veggies: carrots, celery, raw
cauliflower... Make up a little zero point fresh salsa to dip them in
(try blatting a large tomato, a little onion, some chille and herbs and
half a pepper or courgette in a blender)

Try to fit AT LEAST 5 portions of fruit and vegetables (potatoes don't
count) into each day. Doesn't matter if they are raw or cooked - in
fact a mix of both is good.

BTW jam does not count as a fruit portion! ;)

Oh, and do drink enough! ALL drinks count, but try to keep sodas and
strong coffee to a minimum. Try fizzy water rather than coke, for
example. For late night munchies, I try two things: keeping a zero
point vegetable soup handy, and munching carrots! If it's after
midnight and you are hungry, have a drink and go to bed!

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Medium Gnome - 19 Jul 2005 18:22 GMT

Stick with it. Hang in there. Make changes but start small. Some changes
that might make a big difference is to add a lot more fibre to the food
program and remove a lot of refined carbohydrates. Add a serving or half of
nuts or an egg to your breakfast. Better yet, replace the bacon with a less
salty, less fat protein.

Too much refined carbs make fat loss much harder.

Yvette

>I don't have an official leader (doing ww at home) I was hoping
> someone here could help me! I'm doing the old ww winning points - my
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> Thank you SO Much!

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kmd - 25 Jul 2005 19:33 GMT

>I don't have an official leader (doing ww at home) I was hoping
>someone here could help me! I'm doing the old ww winning points - my
>range is 20-25 pt. allowed per day. So.....

I don't think your points are quite right.

According to the WW website:

3 slices of bacon = 4 pts

And a peanut butter cookie = 2 pts.

4 slices canadian bacon = 4 pts

for your salad on Friday
1 egg = 2 pts
10 raisins = 1 pt

you don't give a serving size for Kashi Crunch, but 3/4 c = 3 pts

Anyway, there are lots more places where I have questions about your
list (pancakes are only 3 pts? sausage only 2?), and you mostly aren't
showing portion sizes. Portions are more than half the battle.

I hope this helps.

-
Kristen
[food list left in below for reference]

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