Marlowmanor~weightloss journal~ *over a new hurdle*

[daisychick]

I've got a question on the WW points. I am trying to figure out how many I can have a day and how to calculate the points. My stepmom has the books but won't lend them out (she has lent them out before to people and not gotten them back). She said I could find all the info online. I have not been able to find the information and we cannot afford to join online. Can someone lead me in the right direction?

I don't have the formula for the new way, but I do have the one for the way they did it last year, which would be just great to use. I will PM it to you because I will also send you the weight chart if I can find it. So watch for a PM.

 

[marlowmanor]

http://www.calculatorcat.com/free_calculators/weight_watchers_calculator.phtml
This is the calculator I found to figure out points. I did find a site that told me I should be aiming for 32 pts daily right now with my current weight so I think that is where I will start. So far today from my calcluations I have only used 12 of the 32 allotted points! That means I have plenty of points to play with for supper if everything is calculated right.

Now I have a new question. How do you figure out the points on homemade meals? Do you have to figure it out by your ingredients or is it just a guess. I know I won't be able to make WW recipes all the time.

I am going to see about making copies from my stepmoms WW books she has. She is not currently using them, but won't loan them out because she has done it before with people and not gotten them back. Or maybe I can offer to buy the books from her? How much do the books cost?

 

[daisychick]

It might be worth it for you to try the free 7 day trial on WW online and order the calculator, it is showing up for me to be $7.50. Then you could do some reading and learn a few things and then cancel before they charge you. Then you will have all the tools you need because that calculator figures your points for you and your daily points target. Then all you need to do it look up food values online for homemade foods at places like: http://www.lowfatlifestyle.com/foodstats.htm

 

[marlowmanor]

My food journal for yesterday and today. My daily goal is 35 pts, I think. I'm still trying to find the right daily point value I am allowed.

1/2/12
Breakfast
2 servings of Multigrain Cheerios with 2% milk 5 pts

Lunch
Can of Mixed Beans - 5pts
Can of chicken noodle soup 2pts
Water

Snack
Banana
Orange
1 slice wheat bread w/ 1 Tbsp peanut butter 3pts
Water

Supper
12 meatballs w/ approx. cp sauce 14pts
1 cp scalloped potatoes 4pts
2 slices garlic bread 4pts
Water
Total: 37pts
Here if I had known the points value on my meatballs I would have only had one serving instead of the 2.


So far today, I am dong well it seems. Other than my soda and ice cream splurge!
1/3/12
Breakfast
1 Smores pop tart 4pts
Glass of 2% milk 3pts

Lunch
Broccoli/Beef frozen dinner 8pts
8 oz Cheerwine 2 pts
1 cup Butter Pecan Ice cream 5pts

Supper
8 oz boneless chicken thighs 8pts
1 cup succotash 4pts
Water
Total: 34

So far so good. If I remember straight fresh fruits and veggies are freebies point wise. Correct me if I am wrong ladies who have been or are on WW. My grandmother has the books from when she was on WW a couple years ago and has offered me the materials! I will be arranging a time to get them from her sometime this week!

ETA: I found an entertaining way to use the kids to exercise. I was using them as human weights last night! It was good exercise for me and they had fun with it. They were getting a kick out of being used as weights for a modified form of situps.

 

[daisychick]

Yes, most fruits and veggies are 0 points. The catch is to not overdo it and eat tons of them even if they are 0 points. I think peas and corn have like 1 or 2 points per cup and potatoes have more points. I eat lots of apples and green beans and lettuce. Tonight my family is having tacos. I am taking the taco meat and putting it over a huge bed of lettuce and using salsa as my dressing for a yummy taco salad and the only points are for the ground beef . Most salsas are 0 points, but check the label for sugars added because then they have a few points.

 

[redtailgal]

You are doing great Marlow!

Try to be careful about using your points for sugary stuff, even when you are within your proper point range. That high volume of sugar will not only mess with your metabolism (slows it dowwwnnnn) but kills your energy in the long run.

Love the workout routine with the kids.......its good for you and the kids. I'b bet there were lots of grins and giggles, lol

 

[marlowmanor]

The kids do enjoy the excersises with them. I can't do alot of them at a time though because I get winded or I am laughing too hard!

 

[daisychick]

Laughing burns calories. I try to "dance" with the daycare kids everyday. We turn on their kid CD everyday after lunch and before naptime and we call it "Getting our Sillies out"

 

[marlowmanor]

I really should start dancing with the boys. They definately need something to get their excess energy out. It's been too cold to have them outside really. I know the boys would get a kick out of dancing and moving around with me too. As long as there are no cameras around!

 

[daisychick]

Exactly no cameras and no other adults to watch, so you can dance like a fool. That is what I do. The kids love it and think I am crazy funny.