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Often, you lose a lot very quickly and then it slows down somewhat as your body evens out. The sudden drop is often water weight, or maybe you caught yourself at a particularly good point during your natural daily weight fluctuation. But 5.5lb in a week is fantastic, regardless of where it came...

MyFitnessPal is the best out of about a dozen I have tried. It has a huge UK food database.

Also, fat promotes a feeling of satiety so there is some logic behind a buttery baked potato hitting the spot better than a plain one.

Why not switch to calorie counting? A calorie deficit is a calorie deficit at the end of the day, regardless of what plan you follow. If you enjoy certain foods that aren't really permissible on SW then you're going to end up feeling deprived.

Your food sounds good, though. Porridge is filling.

1200 is usually the *minimum* they recommend you eat, so you might find that eating more helps you because you'll have calories spare to snack on healthy things, or bulk out your meals so you feel fuller. Have you tried MyFitnessPal? It'll give you a good guide for your calorie allowance, and...

Pretty good :) I haven't weighed myself yet because I want to hold out until my weigh in day on the 1st, but I've stuck to my calories, I've not had the urge to binge and I feel positive about it all again!

Does anything like this exist? Not necessarily the Atkins brand, but something Atkins-friendly? I know the point is to move away from processed foods, but I find it so much easier to stick to calories, or in this case carbs, with pre-prepared stuff.

I kinda decided to stick with calorie counting for now, just because I literally couldn't think of ANYTHING Atkins-y to buy, other than eggs or chicken. Chicken legs & thighs are my fave, but where as I would normally eat them with baked sweet potato or rice or something, I couldn't come up...

Your TDEE is total daily energy expenditure. Basically, it should be similar to what the a MFP app says you should eat.

BMR is your basal metabolic rate. It's what your body burns by functioning to keep you alive. You shouldn't eat under your BMR. 1200 is too low for most people. Yes, you'll lose quickly, but quick weight loss is rarely sustainable. The MFP calorie allowance takes into consideration your...

Thanks! Yesterday could have been better, but I stayed within my caloric allowance which is the main thing! Today has been great, though. Not so much because of what I've eaten, though it's all good in that department, but because I feel positive about losing weight again. And that, for me...

You can add people on MFP.

I think they're free food because they're filling and you're unlikely to gorge yourself on enough of them to impact weight loss. I usually have one every morning with cereal, and they make amazing ice cream too.

Bid done Atkins before and lost about 20-25lbs but I went to calorie counting instead and lost another 19. I'm considering going back to low carb, not necessarily Atkins though, but I'm struggling to come to with meals that sound appetising. I can't stand eggs, so that makes breakfast a little...

Also, low carb doesn't really work well with low calorie. You need fat in there.

The Ultraslim shakes aren't designed to put you in ketosis.

So, after a wobbly couple of weeks, I've decided to come back to MiniMins full time, as it was one of the things that helped keep me on track for the first month. I started on January 1st weighing in at 391lbs. Disgusting, right? A month later, I was down to 372lbs. And that's where I've...

Well, this weekend is a disaster. I'm really struggling to get back on track. I think the only way I'm going to do this is if I start again from scratch on Monday. So, instead of looking at like I'm getting back on track after a blip, I'm going to look at it as though I'm starting from square...

Dry.

I binged this evening. Big style. Almost 1200 calories. One Mars bar, two packets of Fruittella, a Nakd bar, two Eat Natural bars and two bags of crisps. Oh, and two mini Peperami. Yeah. Gross, huh? But, if I'm sensible tomorrow, I should be able to claw it back and not gain. I hope. Ugh...

Yep. It exists. And I'm not talking about frozen yogurt with fake sugars, or Skinny Cow ice-cream bars. I'm talking about frozen bananas, blended in a food processor to make really delicious, really creamy soft-serve style "ice cream". I made it last night. I chopped up three ripe...

I count them. And I usually log tomorrow's food the night before so that I can make changes/cut backs as and where I need to, instead of realising I only have say 45 calories left and my veggies being 100 cal. You can almost always cut back somewhere - a bit less rice, less sauce, not as much...

I usually just Google "bananas/carrots/peppers/strawberries/whatevercalories" and it comes up with a little drop down menu where you can choose per 100g, cup, tbsp etc. I've always found it pretty accurate. That, or I look on the Tesco or ASDA website and check the nutritional info on there...

For the past two weeks, my weight loss has stalled. I went from 391lbs to 372lbs in about a month, but since February hit, I've been eating over my calories and indulging in takeout food when I could just as easily - and far more quickly - cook something healthy. I'm struggling to find the...

A blog written by a guy who bodybuilds isn't quite evidence of anything in my book. His body composition and his exercise regime will mean he needs a different macro ratio anyway.

There's only a couple of ways to accurately measure body fat, and it's not by using a set of scales, no matter how fancy. If you're losing weight, slimming down and eating a healthy diet, your body isn't going to start sacrificing muscle instead of fat.

It's unlikely you're losing muscle if you're eating plenty of protein.

How do you know your body fat is increasing just by weighing yourself?

The last time I started Atkins, I wrote out a food plan for the week so I knew what I was eating for each meal.

Most dark chocolate is low carb. The higher the cocoa percentage, the lower the carb content. Lindt 85% is 2g carbs per square, or 20g for the whole bar.

I try to keep to around 1800 calories, although I know that Atkins isn't a calorie focused diet. But I like to keep an eye on them as well as carbs, just to remind myself that eating cheese is ok! Lol. But as long as my carb/fat/protein ratios aren't entirely out of whack, I'll stick with them...

I'm not doing Atkins as such (well, I am following the basic premise but I've done it before and I know I lose on a slightly higher amount of carbs than the Atkins induction) but I'm keeping my protein & fats high and my carbs as low as possible. This is the average break down. Does it look...

How many grams of carbs do you aim for? I'm going to try to keep it under 50g, which works out at about 10% carbs, 40% fat and 50% protein. Saying that, today was another bad food day as I ended up getting a kebab & chips for dinner. In my defence, it was a kofte kebab rather than a donner so...

Helloooo. I haven't been around for a while. The last week has been pretty bad food wise - lots of takeout, cake, cheese & chocolate! But I still managed to lose 1lb which brings me to 18lbs lost in January. Not quite the 25lbs I was aiming for, but it'll do. :) I'm still calorie counting, but...

I think comparing needing or wanting to lose a few stone to needing or wanting to lose another person in weight is like comparing losing your cell phone to losing your home, or wanting a nose job compared to needing full facial reconstruction. Sure, if you break it down to the bare minimum...

I've set my MFP at 1700 because to lose 2lb a week, it gave me 2070, so it's only another .5lb by cutting it down an extra 300 a day. I'm eating a decent breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, so I don't feel deprived. I see some people on MFP with their target at 1200, eating 900 and exercising...

I'm good thanks, how are you? Today has been ok food wise. Breakfast was cereal, almond milk and a banana, and I skipped lunch because I knew I was going to have a big dinner of roasted pork loin, sweet potato & celeriac mash and steamed veggies, but I snacked on an apple, two Babybel and two...

My MFP thing seems to have died. :/ The app logged me out and wouldn't load, and when I checked the website, all my entries had disappeared. Grrrr. They were all my own entries too, so now I need to find out the calorie content for everything and do it all again! Annoying. And I can't log...

Today wasn't so good. :/ I ate breakfast, but just before lunchtime I had to go out, so I shoved some Babybel and Space Raiders in my mouth and went out. Around 3pm I made a sandwich and ate an apple at my sister's house, ate a mini Kinder thing my nephew gave me, and then went home. But I get...

I have only been calorie counting for a few days, but so far so good. I think it's the best way to go about it. I mean. It really isn't any different from other diets like Slimming World, Weight Watchers, Atkins, etc. in that the aim is to create a calorie deficit, but with calorie counting...

I ordered some groceries for next week from ASDA. Cheerios, almond milk & bananas for breakfasts, more soup, Ryvitas & apples for lunches and wholewheat pasta, sauces and frozen mixed veg for dinners. Oh, and cheese, Space Raiders and chocolate for snacks. Healthy! Lol. I am going to switch up...

Don't feel bad about the cake. Just remind yourself that MFP recommends you eat around 2000 calories, so you haven't blown anything by eating that bit extra. Losing weight the healthy way rather than restrictive fad diets takes some getting used to. It's a whole new way of eating, so you have to...

Drinking plenty of water is helping me avoid stuffing my face. And I've gotten up to pee so many times it must count as exercise lol

Well, I successfully managed to limit myself to a mini Lindt bear (10g/60 calories) and 4 mini Lindt eggs (20g/120 calories) today. It would have taken me over my calorie allowance, but I decided I wouldn't eat cottage cheese with my dinner and that balanced it out. It sounds silly, but it's a...

WTF?! How rude are some people! That's awful. It's no one's business what you buy when you go shopping! Even if it was a trolley full of junk, what kind of nasty person comments on it? Ugh. The best thing to do when small minded people make nasty comments like that is to remember that your...

2 Babybel cheeses - 125 calories 4 mini Lindt eggs - 120 calories 1 mini Lindt bear or bunny - 60 calories 1 bag (from multipack) Space Raiders - 65 calories 1 bag (from multipack) sweet Butterkist popcorn - 80 calories

Is it just the puffed wheat it points, or all food? Because maybe it's set as a points tracker and not as Simple Start?

Chezz, what's your MFP name if you don't mind me asking? I want to add you as a friend on there. :)

Thank you! We will ALL do it :) I have a feeling 2014 will be a great year for all of us. One of the bonuses of being a fat lass is that I am a dab hand in the kitchen! Lol. Although, I haven't cooked up as much stuff as I would like to lately. I think I need to get a bit more used to a strict...

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Fruit is free on PP. So are most vegetables, with some exceptions.

Hidden calories! I bought a pack of Wrigley's sugar free Electro gum, and when I Googled calorie content, it's 7 calories for each piece. I know it's a tiny amount, but if you're anything like me and you can chew several pieces a day without counting the calories, it can soon add up...

Well, I weighed in this morning and I'd put back on 4lbs that I lost in the first week. So, that's disappointing. But I am thinking positively and reminding myself that I lost 13lbs in the first week so that 4lbs "gain" will just be my body balancing out, as I think a lot of the 13lbs was...

Curries? Different seasonings, like Cajun, jerk, Chinese 5 spice, Italian etc. on chicken? Pasta with different sauces? Venison steaks? Homemade turkey burgers? Fish?

They (whoever "they" are!) say you should eat like a king in the morning and a pauper in the evening, but it doesn't really matter too much. If anything, just try to avoid eating too late at night.

So, I have to go into town tomorrow. Ugh. Hate! But I'll have a mooch around Boots for a few bits and retail therapy is always nice. :) It's my final weigh in for the next two weeks tomorrow. Eek! I'm nervous and I don't know why. But whatever the scales say, it's going be better than what it...

I have no idea if there's already a thread like this somewhere, but given that we are all in the same boat with needing to lose a lot of weight, I thought it might be a good idea to have a thread where we can swap tips, recipes, etc. that are more aimed towards our situation? Things like, low...

Another option is to eat 1000-1200 calories of carbs/protein/fat, but don't bother counting the calories in your fruits & veggies (except potatoes & sweet corn).

Do you use MyFitnessPal? If you don't, you should. And if you do, you should aim to eat around the target calories it gives you. That said, it gives me around 2000 calories to lose 2lb a week, but I knocked an extra 500 calories off because I'm a stubborn and impatient brat. :) Personally...

I have about 250lbs to lose, though I'm aiming for 125lbs this year. Break your overall goal into smaller ones. I've broken mine down into 10 25lbs goals. It makes it seem more manageable.

I hope so, because that's why I'm here. :) I have always been a "big girl" and I've always maintained that I was ok with that. But I wasn't. I'm not. Like many women, I've dieted before. Atkins, calorie counting, paleo, fasting, VLCD, etc. I've even looked into bariatric surgery, but decided...

I'm pretty sure the nutritional info for it includes the chicken. It's 8PP per 100g of the actual powder/herbs/spices and each sachet is 30g, so 3-4PP for the whole thing, divided by however many it serves.

It'll be a struggle but if I take them out of the bathroom and put them in the spare bedroom's wardrobe, that'll make it easier. I've just eaten several pieces of plain/lean roast chicken and a handful of salad. I've always liked healthy foods but it's surprising just how much I'm enjoying...

I'm not doing SW but I am experiencing something similar. I lost 13lbs in the first week, and despite sticking to a very healthy diet, my weight has fluctuated back up by 2-6lbs and it just isn't shifting. It's incredibly disheartening and I'm hopping on the scales every morning hoping to see...

Breakfast this morning was a glass of iced water with fresh sliced orange & vanilla bean and a bowl of blueberries. I had groceries delivered this morning so I've got all my food planned out for the next week, so no chance of bingeing on things I shouldn't. :)

I was having a whiny moment last night, lol. I got myself worked up to the point where I cried, and I hadn't cried for a couple of weeks (which is a loooong time for me!) but I'm feeling better now. I'm going to weigh myself tomorrow, and then put the scales away for two weeks. If I haven't...

7lbs is awesome :)

I feel guilty for eating it. :/ In fact, I feel guilty for eating most things. Every time I weigh myself, it hovers around 27st 3lbs-8lbs and I don't understand why. It dropped to 27st last Wednesday, but now I've gained some of that back and I feel useless for it. I had a jar of "to lose" and...

Well, I've just stuffed myself with two big bowls of carrot & celeriac soup and some slices of tiger bread so I think I'm closer to 1600-1700 calories for the day now. :)

I didn't aim for 1200 on purpose, but after planning out my meals for the next few days and logging what I've been eating recently, it's all coming in at around the 1200 mark. Sometimes less. I don't feel hungry, though. If I upped my caloric intake I'd have to either eat more than I want to, or...

Personally, I would be wary of using the points you get from exercise, because it's incredibly difficult to gauge how many calories you've really burned. Even on exercise machines, they can be waaaay off and say you burned more than you really did. But yes, the heavier you are, the more...

I've looked up some natural flavoured water recipes, and I'm going to try fresh sliced orange & vanilla bean, fresh sliced lime, cucumber & mint and fresh sliced lemon & basil. Much nicer than sugary sodas. :)

Oh, and this weekend I think I'm going to be heading up to the animal shelter to pick out a new dog. :) It should be finalised by February or March. And when it's here, it'll be my motivation to exercise.

I am definitely feeling better now. :) I had a bit of a wobble earlier. I was updating my ASDA grocery order for tomorrow, and I very nearly decided to say sod it, I'll buy junk instead. But I told myself to get a grip, and I stuck to buying healthy food instead. Like I've said before...

I ended up cancelling my appointment with the doctor. :/ The whole situation stressed me out. The thought of being weighed, the thought of having to go back if it hadn't worked, ugh. But I'm going to make another appointment for next month, so hopefully by then I'll have seen that the healthy...

It was yummy. :) I love sweet potatoes way more than regular potatoes, and I find I don't need any butter or cheese on them. I have my appointment with the doctor tomorrow so fingers crossed, I'll be able to start Orlistat by Tuesday. :)

I made a salad from rocket, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, red onion, beetroot & cottage cheese (3PP) with an apple and a glass of ice water for lunch. Dinner will probably be chicken, sweet potato and steamed kale & leeks. Simple, but tasty.

I'm only going to officially weigh myself once a week, but it's hard to resist the temptation to weigh myself every day. It's even harder not to feel like a huge failure every time my weight fluctuates. I read posts on this forum about people losing 3-4lbs a week while eating more than I do and...

Ugh. I need to break the habit of weighing myself every day. The scales have gone from 27st to 27st 10lbs which is ridiculous. There's no way I have eaten enough to gain 1lb in weight, let alone 10lbs. I can only put it down to natural weight fluctuation coupled with the fact I had pasta for...

I think Morrisons have started an online delivery service, but only in certain areas. I checked earlier and they don't deliver where I am yet. :( Do you find that having those treats every now and then helps keep you on track? I was thinking I might grab myself a latte from Starbucks and maybe...

Hi! Do you have a thread? What kind of plan are you following?

Subscribing. :) It's nice to be amongst people who are of a similar size/weight to me. I've always avoided dieting with other people because they've never had anywhere near the same amount of weight to lose, and I would feel self conscious about the fact that my recommended daily calorie...

Are the jars of sauces nice? Are there any other nice relatively low PP (like 2-4) pasta sauce brands?

Online shopping is my favourite. Although, sometimes I'm tempted by the really good offers. But I think if I plan a menu in advance, I will be less likely to splurge and buy & eat the things I shouldn't. :)

You know the frozen steam bags of veggies you can buy? Are they 0PP like fresh veggies are?

I vaguely remember hearing that all diets have something like a 90% failure rate, so I don't think it's unique to Weight Watchers. In fact, it might have been as high as 99%. I think the problem is less the plan and more the way people implement it. People start diets with the idea that...

I've just had half a pot of fat free Greek yogurt (1PP) mixed with half a scoop of caramel macchiato protein powder (1PP), two fresh apricots and an apple as an evening snack, and I'm going to drink another litre or so of water to bring me up to two litres for the day. I'm going to fast for...

I was supposed to eat the tuna pasta bake, but I can be a bit iffy with fish. I have to eat it exactly when I want it, otherwise I can find the smell, taste & texture repulsive, lol.

A better relationship with food is definitely what I'm aiming for. :) I skipped breakfast this morning, but while I was out I picked up some cooked chicken (4PP) to snack on, and then when I got home a little while ago I threw together some spaghetti (8PP) in a creamy leek, mushroom & feta...

Thank you! I'm glad I joined. It's nice to have a group of people who are all working towards the same goal, and it's even better to see those who have got to their target weight. :) I feel a bit blah now that I've eaten that bacon. I think I will make tomorrow an extra healthy day to make up...

Dinner tonight was grilled chicken (4PP) with homemade tzatziki (4PP) in lettuce cups, baked sweet potato (6PP) with cottage cheese (3PP) and massive salad. I also ate a couple pieces of bacon (6PP) that needed to be used up. It took me over my daily points allowance, but I suppose that's...

Thank you! I definitely feel a lot more positive now, so I'm taking advantage of the boost in my mood and I'm focused on losing the weight no matter what. :) Lunch today was a goat cheese (2PP), beetroot, rocket & cherry tomato salad with balsamic glaze (1PP), mixed olives & feta (4PP), a...

Breakfast was the Bircher-style muesli and a litre of water. I'm aiming to drink at least two litres of water a day, even if it leaves me needing to pee every 10 minutes. It doesn't look very appetising but it was nice. :)

Thank you. :) I feel 100% committed to doing this, but I know my enthusiasm can wane sometimes. Hopefully the flexibility of Weight Watchers will keep me from feeling like I've ruined all the hard work I've put in if (or more likely when!) I slip up. I'm going to be adopting a rescue dog in a...

I'm aiming for another 12lbs this month to bring it to a total of 25lbs in January.

I've also prepared some Bircher-style muesli for breakfast tomorrow. I covered 40g muesli (5PP) with 200ml semi skimmed milk (3PP) and a mashed banana and I'll leave it to soak overnight. I'm a total food prepper.

I rarely drink milk except for a splash in tea or coffee once every few days, so I've never bothered to work out the points. But I've just put 200ml of semi skimmed over some muesli for breakfast tomorrow, and I think I've worked it out as 3PP. Is that right?

Dinner was BBQ flavoured chicken (4PP), baked sweet potato (6PP) with cottage cheese (3PP) and a rocket, cherry tomato & beetroot salad with balsamic glaze (1PP).

Thank you! I hope being virtually surrounded by people in a similar position will help me beat the bulge for good this time. :)

There's 5PP in a can of Heinz lentil soup and I wouldn't expect it to be much more than that. Maybe 6PP just to be on the safe side?

Lunch was a couple of large eggs (6PP) scrambled with mushrooms & spring onions, low fat chive & onion cottage cheese (3PP), carrot sticks and a smoothie (3PP). It tasted better than it looked. :)

Dried fruit & canned fruit in syrup isn't zero point though.

Looking at what you ate, that seems fine to me. It's only two pieces of fruit and three servings of vegetables. That's pretty much spot on in terms of following nutritional guidelines. I wouldn't eat huge amounts of fruit because they're high in sugar, but eating 2-3 pieces a day should be...

I think eating at least 5-6 servings of zero point fruit & veggies a day would be fine, but if you're eating three regular meals and still eating 2-3 servings of the more carby fruits & vegetables, I'd point them. But that's just me. I don't know what the rules are.

It's 3 PP for a large egg, right? So why does the calculator say it's 5 PP for two large eggs?

Breakfast today was 150g Yeo Valley natural yogurt (3PP) mixed with a scoop of protein powder (2PP) and topped with a mashed banana and some ground cinnamon. I also had some sliced pineapple & melon, an apricot and a litre of water. :)

You should write down your motivation for losing weight and stick it on your fridge door, desk at work, write it down on your phone, etc. so that way, wherever you are and whatever you're doing, you have a little reminder that the moments where it's difficult are all for a really awesome reason.

Weight Watchers scales on Amazon are £15.99 I think, and they weigh up to 400lbs which is about 28st. I really like mine.

Hi :) I have a food & weight loss tracker diary under the Weight Watchers section, but, as the title says, I have 250lbs* to lose, and I definitely "MITT", so here I am! I've had moderate success (20lbs in just a few weeks) going low carb, but as much as I enjoyed the food, it was somewhat...

Oh, I think I have that app. I'll use it to check when I need to drop my points. Thanks :)

Can you plan meals in advance? Or download a tracker app and input what you expect to eat over the next few days so you have it all there written down to follow? I usually write down what I think I'm going to have the next day in the evening and that way I can check my app and be like "ok no I...

In order to keep weight loss steady, how often do you reduce your points and by how much? For example, is it reduced by 1-2 pts for every stone you lose? Or do you reduce the number of points depending on how close to your goal wait you are? Like, if you have 39 pts and you're 80lb from goal...

Food planned for tomorrow. If I plan ahead I find it easier to avoid snacking or eating something I shouldn't like I did today. Breakfast Natural yogurt - 3 PP Protein powder - 2 PP Fruit - 0 PP Lunch Mushroom omelette - 6 PP Smoothie - 3 PP Carrot sticks - 0 PP Dinner BBQ chicken - 4 PP...

I didn't make the best choice for lunch today. Oops. I had lamb kofta in pitta bread with salad & garlic sauce and far too many chips! I've tried to work out the PP value by calculating the points of each ingredient (lamb, pitta bread, mayo, potatoes, oil), estimating the weight and adding a few...

I'm following Weight Watchers although I'm trying to keep it low carb/clean eating-ish :)

I hope the weight continues to fall off like it has. But I'm not going to expect it to continue at this rate (unfortunately!) but seeing the scales go down by so much is definitely a boost to continue what I'm doing :) Jessie Pevelka was on that Obese: A Year To Save My Life show as the...

Down 13lbs this week :) half way to my first goal.

Did anyone else see Jessie Pavelka on Daybreak this morning? Oh my. Oh my oh my oh my. He's gorgeous. If only all personal trainers looked like this. I would sign up to the gym and never leave.

I roasted it in 1/2 tbsp of olive oil so I ended up counting the points for the oil but left the butternut squash as 0 PP. Today is my official weighing in day and I'm down by 13lbs since last Wednesday. :) I'm sure a lot of it is water weight, but I'm still very pleased. I'm now half way to...

I love cooking and experimenting with different things, so I just look at the PP method as something to play around with in the kitchen rather than a diet.

Cheese is one of my many weaknesses. We have a decent deli in our nearest supermarket and they do some yummy ones. I have to avert my eyes whenever I walk past otherwise I would be even fatter! I had an early dinner tonight. And now I'm sipping on a cup of tea with a teaspoon of real sugar and...

I loooooove Brie. Especially in a ciabatta roll with some ham and chutney and then grilled in the Foreman. Hot melty cheese and crunchy bread ugh so good. I need to work out the PP for a toasted Brie & ham sandwich so I can have one at the weekend. Yum!!!

Lunch! Shared between me & my mother dearest. So many points but so worth it.

If you have a speed peeler, you can make carrot & courgette ribbons which work quite well as a noodle substitute and they'd be 0 PP.

Balsamic vinegar is great over a simple tomato, cucumber & red onion salad. Yum.

It's like a balsamic reduction. I think it's 1 PP for 1 tablespoon which is plenty if you drizzle it over salad or grilled chicken. Tesco, Asda and Waitrose all sell it.

Great, thank you! I love this stuff so I'm glad I can have some without blowing my points :)

Protein - 9.5 Carbs - 3 Fat - 12 Fibre - 0 Thanks :)

I worked it out as 2 PP for the pot which is 170g and I used half. It's not bitter, but it's a little bit tart. Like a thicker, creamier creme fraiche. It's yummy :)

Food for today looks like this Breakfast 1/2 pot 0% fat Greek yogurt - 1 PP Fruit - 0 PP Lunch Baked pancetta Camembert - 12 PP Beetroot & apple bread - 10 PP Dinner I was going to go for ham & salad but I have a butternut squash in the fridge so I'm going to make a roasted butternut squash &...

Fruit salad :) Fresh apricots, pineapple, watermelon, melon, mango, pomegranate seeds & half a small tub of 0% fat Greek yogurt.

185g canned tuna - drained 250g sweet potato - although if I make them again, I would use normal floury potatoes because sweet potatoes are a bit too soft Spring onions Fresh ginger Fresh or dried chilli The zest of 1 lime and half the juice I finely sliced the spring onions, added some fresh...

I'm willing to stick to low fat if it'll help :) I don't eat loads of it anyway, so I don't think it'll be a big deal. I'm seeing my doctor on the 13th to ask for it. I've been sticking to Weight Watchers and tracking my food/weight loss so I can show that to my doctor if need be.

Stuff like ginger, garlic, lime juice/zest, fresh & dried chillies, spices, balsamic glaze, flavourful salad dressings, etc. If I can't have lots of fat & sugar & carbs, I'm going to make sure the things I can eat are as flavoursome as possible.

Could someone work out the points for 50g of this goat cheese please? http://m.tesco.com/mt/www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=262367602 I used my app calculator, put in the nutritional info for 100g and did a half serving to get the PP for 50g and it came out as 2 PP. That seems low...

I can find all the info I need online and I have a tracker app that's great, so I can't see any reason to pay £6 or whatever it is a week just to have someone else weigh me. I did go to meetings about 6-7 years ago and to be honest, they bored me. And I spent too much money on the products...

I hate low fat products, mainly because they use thickeners which give it a gross texture and they sub the fat for sugar to make it palatable, which is no better for you than fat. In fact, I would argue that it's worse.

Not the most attractive looking dish, but it was delish. :)

Breakfast Smoothie - 6 PP Lunch Salad - 0 PP Ham - 4 PP Snacks Fruit - 0 PP Olives & feta - 8 PP I'll make dinner when I get back from the doctor later. I'm going to make Thai style sweet potato & tuna fishcakes with salad and a spicy lemon sauce. It's 10 PP for the fishcakes, 4 PP for the...

I'm aiming for 35 PP because I really want to get a grip on sensible eating habits. My main issue is that I'm an over eater so by reducing my points I'm forced to make better choices with veggies & fruit AND I'm forced to eat smaller portions. So far it's working out because I haven't been...

Breakfast: Smoothie - 3 PP Lunch: Smoothie - 3 PP Half a bag of salad leaves - 0 PP Cucumber - 0 PP Dressing - 3 PP Parmesan - 2 PP Dinner: Baked chicken - 8 PP Sweet potato fries - 13 PP Olive oil - 4 PP Veggies - 0 PP Snacks: Tea with milk & sugar - 2 PP Filo prawn - 1 PP Total: 39 PP, 4...

Hey :) As part of my new year resolution to lose weight and get healthy, I've started following a low carb/clean eating version of Weight Watchers. So far it's going great, but I have 250lbs to lose and I'd like to start Orlistat to give me an extra boost. The thing is, I'm slightly...

I did this today :) Well, I didn't use buttons because I don't have enough of them but I have two Kilner jars. One filled with pieces of paper for pounds I need to lose, and one filled with pieces of paper for pounds I have lost. I think I'm going to hunt around my house to see if I can find...

Even if you can't get an appointment with your doctor for a while, jump straight back into eating healthy so you get a head start on the weight loss before you start the Cambridge diet. I'm going to ask my doctor about Orlistat on the 13th. I know the basics of it, I'm just worried I'm eating...

I'm trying to do a bit of food prep/planning so that I can stick to the diet and I've worked out that 30g of bran flakes are 3 PP, but the food scales I have make it difficult to weigh things under 100g. Does anyone know what 30g of bran flakes is in cup measurements? I've tried to Google it...

http://www.weightwatchers.co.uk/images/2057/dynamic/GCMSImages/FillingFoodList_UK.pdf This lists air popped popcorn and the Quorn stuff. Is it the right list?

I'm going to start planning things better tomorrow. :) But even with eating out, I've stayed well under my points so that's a good thing. I have a tracker app I'm using to keep a note of the points I eat and how many weekly points I use & have left because it's easier than trying to remember...

Yeah, I'm trying to break the habit of thinking, "well, if lunch or dinner is going to be unhealthy, the rest of the day might as well be too!" because that just makes me feel guilty, and then I start to think that maybe I should restart the diet "on Monday" and then I blow the rest of the week...

I'm not sure if today was a good day or not. For breakfast I had a smoothie for 3 PP, which was fine. But then I went out for lunch and ended up having grilled paprika chicken, a plain baked sweet potato, garlic roasted mushrooms and kale. I checked the nutritional info and the chicken was 8...

Do you give yourself on main weight loss goal to work towards, or do you give yourself smaller ones that build up over time? I have 250lbs to lose (ugh - I hate typing that. It's embarrassing!) so I'm setting myself 10 smaller 25lbs goals, which will hopefully mean I won't get so disheartened...

I checked the nutritional info using the Asda website and the calculator on my app and it comes up as 1 PP for the actual herb paper thingy. If you look at the ingredients, it does contain some oil though it's probably a negligible amount. But yeah, I think 1 PP sounds about right.

I've just had a quick look at the So Juicy website and the nutritional information they give includes the chicken, which is about 6 PP for 150g so that might be why you're finding the points ranging between 6 & 8?

I know, it's naughty of me! But I couldn't help myself.

Thanks :)

Yep!

How many PP in one of those Knorr herb infusion pots? Google ranges from 0-3 PP and the nutritional information comes up as per 100ml which is no help as I don't know how many ml one pot makes! Thanks. :)

I'll be weighing in every Wednesday, although I had a quick step on the scales this morning and I'm down by 1lb since the 1st.

I like using bananas as a base regardless of what flavour combo I choose. It makes it creamy without having to use milk or yogurt. Strawberries, raspberries & blackberries are good together. Mango, pineapple & passion fruit is another. Banana & date. Pear & apple. Melon is nice in the summer...

They're lovely. Especially with the fresh ginger. For lunch I had another smoothie (3 PP) but instead of juicing my veggies, I made a quick kale & mushroom stir fry with ginger, garlic, olive oil (4 PP) and soy sauce (1 PP). Oh, and some baked kale crisps! Ok, so it's not exactly what I was...

Thanks! I made a mango, pineapple, passion fruit & ginger smoothie for breakfast. I also ate a bowl of pomegranate seeds which I was going to put into the smoothie, but I thought the crunchy part might make it gritty. I've also got some cucumber, tomatoes, carrots, peppers, mushrooms & kale...

The Protein Works are good. I like their caramel macchiato flavour. Also, when you place your first order, you're given a code to give to friends. If they use that code when they place their first order, they get a 250g pack of protein powder for free and you get £5 to spend on their website...

I'm new to it too. I have asked a couple of friends about it though, and the best advice they gave me was to use the points on real food rather than pre-packaged stuff because it's better for you, even if it it's higher in points.

I want to lose at least 125lbs this year. Preferably more, but 125lbs is my aim for now.

A tall soya milk caramel macchiato made with regular syrup instead of sugar free is 3 PP. A venti sugar free/skinny latte is 4 PP.

I bought mine off Amazon for £9.99. I've just checked and they're £14.99 but if I remember correctly, Tesco sells them for £19.99 so they're still a good price from Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0065WCU4G/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1388691285&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165

I've never been one for New Year resolutions, but 2013 was really hard for me, so I've decided I want to make 2014 as awesome as I possibly can by making several resolutions I'm hoping I can stick to. 1. Complete a juice cleanse. This is kind of a silly resolution/goal, but I have never done...

I love that chopping board! And I love lettuce leaves as wraps. I also like using them to wrap burgers in, instead of bread rolls.

Oops. Is this a Slimming World challenge? I'm doing Weight Watchers and wasn't paying attention to anything but the title of the thread. Sorry!

I'm a couple of days late, but can I join? I'm aiming for a 10lb loss this month.

Today was a disaster! I was dragged out for lunch and ended up settling for a cheeseburger & chips. I should have opted for a salad, but... well, I didn't want to, lol. That said, I am not going to throw my hands up in the air and declare the whole Weight Watchers experience a short lived...

Thank you! I had a cup of tea this morning with sugar and semi skimmed milk for 3 PP. Not exactly juice cleanse friendly, but there's nothing better than hot tea on a cold morning, so I won't beat myself up about it too much. Breakfast was a smoothie made from apple juice, a banana...

Hi! I was pointed in this direction so I'm here to keep track of what I eat and how much I lose. :) I have a lot to lose - 18 st to be exact - so I'm a little tentative about whether or not Weight Watchers can help me as much as I need. But I'm willing to give it a go! I've had some success...

Thanks! I'm sure if I follow the plan the way I'm supposed to, it will work for me. I just get nervous about failing. I tried Weight Watchers once before but gave up. I've enquired about weight loss surgery but cancelled my appointments out of fear of the operation. I've tried Atkins, counting...

Thank you! I'm nervous about starting Weight Watchers. Last year, I lost about 20lbs in 6-7 weeks by going low carb, but I fell off the wagon completely around the middle of November due to depression. I'm hoping that now I've started taking medication and I'm not feeling as low, I'll finally...

I'm not going to the meetings (damn you, restrictive bank balance!) but I have a set of Weight Watchers scales that I bought from Amazon for cheap. I think I'm going to use them to monitor my weight loss but weigh myself once a month using the scales they have in Boots. That way, I can keep...

Yes, it's my first ever cleanse. I've wanted to do one for a long time but I always made excuses as to why I couldn't. But it's the start of a brand new year, so I'm going to stick to it. 3x 250ml fresh fruit smoothies and 8x 250ml glasses of water a day for 8 days. I'm looking forward to...

I'm doing a juice cleanse at the moment because I want to try and give my body a rest after the excesses of Christmas, so I'm not eating breakfast yet, but I have a food plan set out for when I finish my cleanse. 150g Yeo Valley natural yogurt - 3 PP 25g whey protein powder - 2 PP Apple slices...

Hi! I am terrible at introductions, so I'm just going to jump right in and explain why I'm here. I'm 26 years old and I have 18 stone to lose. Awful, right? 18 stone! That's a whole other fat person! But, it's the start of a brand new year and after the ups & downs of 2013, I feel like this...