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Actually, I disagree on a few points. Cardio makes your heart rate go up, you need to be at least at 70% of your max heartrate in order to burn fat efficiently. That is why you want to do cardio when you need to lose fat/weight, because you'll need to stay in that zone for a prolonged time...

Wow, someone just shared their opinion, I don't see why you have to get all riled up on that and what you said was very rude. Tbh, activity points ARE very confusing. I've been wearing a heart rate monitor for over a year now just to see what I burn and yes, I also use the 70 cals = 1 activity...

I've lost 1,1 lbs this week, so only 0,5 lbs to go till I hit 12 stone :D

What kind of exercises are you doing? For weight loss, cardio is very good. Treadmills, spinning bikes, cross trainers, kettlebells, aerobics, high intensity interval training, etc are all very good. With all the training, did you lose any inches? Most of the time (and I'm sorry to say this...

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I don't think you can "force" yourself to get willpower. Look at your starting weight, then your current weight, you've done very well! But you've plateau'd, and whenever that happens it's very demotivating. There are many things you can try to get the weightloss started again, changing food...

I can't run on the treadmill unfortunately, I have pretty severe asthma, bronchitus and also vertigo :( Did try it several times but I either became extremely dizzy and nauseated or puked. It's really annoying cause I really wished I could run, and I'm definitely very motivated when it comes to...

Ohh I like the weekly alternating idea. I was thinking about doing it like this : Monday = rest Tuesday = kettlebells Wednesday = treadmill Thursday = kettlebells Friday = rest Saturday = kettlebells Sunday = treadmill

Bahhhh, I really feel like eating a load of chocolate :/ I still have 30 weeklies and 51 active points but I don't want to give in and spend them cause I'm afraid I won't lose any weight if I do.

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I've got Shred it with weights (kettlebell), Ripped in 30 and Killer bins and thighs. I haven't tried the last 2 but shred it with weights is pretty good.

Ohhh Limoncello magnums? That sounds divine, I love limoncello!! :D

I need some advice on my work-out schedule. Normally, I work-out 5 times a week, on the treadmill for 2 hours each session. I really want to begin with Kettlebells, I have all the equipment I need for it and several dvs to try, but of course I can't go doing 2 hours of treadmill + kettlebells on...

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Haha no, you can say that out loud :)

I also have the box set + all the films :)

I'm looking for low pp fudge recipes. Really love fudge, I don't eat it very often, but my birthday is coming up in March and I plan to make some things for the guests to snack on. Figured I might as well make everything low pp so I can enjoy a few things myself. If you have any other snack...

And another 8km :D

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Can't believe I forgot to add X-files and Haven :eek:

Ohh Solero Berry only 3pp? YAY, I love these :D

As long if you don't go over your daily, weekly and activity points, yes you should still be able to lose weight. I just ate a big plate of super yummy oven pasta with a whopping 23 points and I've had meals like these the past month while being on ww and still lost weight.

You could try a good BB cream in compact form as those have better coverage. Sasa.com: Cyber Colors, ECO BB SERIES ECO BB Aqua Balm SPF 30 PA++ (01 Ivory) is pretty good, except the lightest colour was too dark for me (super pale skin *sigh*), so I gave it to my sister.

Perhaps, you should try a low carb/ high protein diet instead if you are in a rush. Weighloss goes quick if you manage to stick to it, and due to the high protein, you'll lose very little to no muscle. However, it is not for the faint hearted. There are many good ones though, Montignac, Atkins ...

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Well done :D

Just did 8,5 km (5,28 miles), I feel invigorated :D

I've been having terrible calfmuscle pains after my last workout :grumble: Any of you ever get that? I always stretch, which is supposed to help..

I wished they sold it here :(

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Ohh that is very difficult. Will there be a lot of chicken in it? Guesstimate the amount of chicken in 1 portion, point that and point the use of any oil or butter used. Do they use curry paste? If yes, point that too. Tomato is free, and depending on how much spice is used, I'd point the spice...

That's what the weeklies are for :) You still got a bunch left, and if you use them up it's totally ok as long as you don't go over your allowance.

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Try not to worry so much sweetie! Good luck with your weigh in tomorrow. And no matter what the result, DON'T GIVE UP, we're here for you if you need help.

What do you eat? Some foods are low in pp but also won't fill you up. I could eat 0% yogurt all day but I'm bound to get hungry on that iyswim. Foods like bread, wraps, potatoes, brown rice, whole-wheat pasta, etc fill you up. Feeling hungry does suck, and even though you're dieting, it's not...

1.6 lbs till I hit 12 stone :) Btw, I'm glad I found a converter cause we don't use stones and lbs in Holland :p

Well done on the weightloss! Enjoy your lovely big mac :)

I do the same as CHL X3. Better to over-estimate I guess ;)

Haha lol, you're welcome ;) Ahh yes, vanity sizing. It's true, many shops do that! I prefer them to be honest about sizing, if I'm a 16, what's wrong with that? I don't need to be fooled into thinking I am smaller and I won't feel ashamed, and I'm sure most people feel the same way. We...

You don't have to run, walking is effective too :) I know someone who posted she ran 5 km in 33 minutes I was like, hmm I'm so slow, it takes me 2 hours to do 8+ ish km :( But then I accepted that what I do maybe a little slower, but is just as good cause at least I'm doing SOMETHING! Since...

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It might. Maybe you can eat it after weigh in?

It took me a few weeks to get to that tbh. So trust me, you'll get there too! At first I could only walk very slow started at 2,5 kilometers now I usually put it between 4 to 4,5 kl. Asthma and brochitus makes it really hard for me to run and sometimes walking is pretty hard too, but I try to...

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You're welcome and enjoy your meal :)

I have lots of sachets with different flavours, but for baking I still prefer things like chocolate, vanilla, natural (not flavoured). Looking for nice recipes myself that are compatible with weight watchers. I'm thinking of experimenting with whey, making a low calorie fudge with stevia...

I walk around 40 miles a week and love it :D Just put on a dvd and walk on the treadmill (can't run on it), it's fun.

While there is no such thing as "target toning" or "target weightloss", certain exercise do help you shape up more than others. As mentioned above, kettlebells are really great for that :D The exercises burn a tremendous amount of fat and you'll definitely lose inches on the waistline. Some good...

You should take a look at pressure socks that runners and atheletes use. I have some and use them when I work out and it really makes a difference! I got Nike ones as those were the only that were a decent price here in Holland (about 16 pounds, others I looked at costed about 45 to 50 gbp!!)...

Hmm, well if you eat your weeklies, it can't be that you eat too little. Perhaps try eating more carbs?

I have never experienced this myself...

Sounds like I need to go looking for those Shirataki noodles ;) I just love noodles.

It's mainly because each shop has different measurements, and often the measurements charts they provide don't really work. Especially Dorothy Perkins confuses me. I have a pair of skinny jeans, bought last year, size 12 and they are saggy and loose (need a belt otherwise I'll moon my knickers)...

Ok, I dug up this info from their (Dutch) website: 3 piece box = 33pp 9 hot wing box = 40pp burger box = 40pp variety box = 39pp They do lower point stuff too, so in case you want to know: grilled wrap Twisters = 13pp grilled chicken salad = 5pp grilled chicken Brazer = 11pp filet bites...

Dietplans that exclude certain foods or even entire foodgroups are *really* hard to stick to, imo. This is why I chose WW, nothing is excluded :D Losing weight takes time, but I've found losses on WW are quite good so far, except week 3, was a bit crap but I did cash in loads of weeklies cause...

You hit a plateau :( Do you eat your weeklies? How many activity points do you get each week and do you use them for food? What kind of exercises do you do and how long have you been doing them? What foods do you eat the most?

If you really crave something "bad" but don't want to go all out I have this list: 1 Reese's peanut butter cup is only 2pp :) 1 classic Oreo is 1pp 1 mini (10gr) stroopwafel is 1pp *nom* 1 Nestle After Eight dinner mint is 1pp 1 Ferrero Rocher or Rafaello is 2pp 1 Ferrero Mon Cherie is 1pp 1...

My sizes are all over the place :( My stats currently are: 5'1" 83 kilo's Some shops, I wear a M top/dress, others an L. Jeans, is a real pain in the ass, sometimes a 14 fits, other times a 16 is too small or barely fits but 18 way way too large, I just don't get it.

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30 grams is 2pp.

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Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands. Bet you never heard of that one lol :p

Yay! that's great, well done :D

Hmm, well honestly, if you struggle, don't force yourself to eat more than you can handle so you reach that amount of pp, just eat like you're doing now and keep counting points but stop when full. 1pp is roughly 40 calories, so that should make 60pp 2400 calories? I don't know if you do the...

Maybe low pp muffins (you can make that hearty) or flapjack/oatbars? Porridge is a great pre-workout food, perhaps you can try different ingredients? I love my oats with 1/2 cup low fat milk, 1/2 cup water, 2/3 rolled oats and loads of cinnamon and either steamed banana (I can't eat raw ones) or...

I found some awesome Walden Farms pancake syrup which has 0 calories, carbs, sugars, fats! So 0pp :D

Are you sure 60PP is right? I don't know your age, height and weight but it just seems so much, no wonder you struggle to eat them all.

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Maybe you can try low-carb bread? It's a bit more expensive than normal bread but it may be worth it.

I think people sell those guides Kimbowee mentioned on ebay and also amazon. Or you can make a notebook and write down the points of all those items so you don't need to search everytime :)

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I found, that when I did a dvd like that and "failed", it was very demotivating. Those dvds you got are very intense and you need amazing stamina for it. Maybe you can try something else, something a little less hardcore, like one of Rosemary Conley's dvds perhaps? Those are not too hard and yet...

Thanks :D Setting realistic goals are good, and sometimes when you don't get a good loss, just carry on like nothing bad happened! I used to beat myself up over things like not losing an x amount of weight or burning x amount of calories during a workout, which would make me so frustrated, now...

Oh yes, it can definitely be the time of the month, hormones can really effect weightloss. That is why I didn't lose much in my third week, at least that's what I think because I was really good and eating well within my point limit. I've just entered my 4 week last friday and so far lost 4,2...

You are definitely eating too much fruit. Pointing the sweetcorn was a good idea though. I really don't know why you've gained 5lbs, could be the fruit, could be water retention, could be hormones, etc. Only weigh youself in the morning, after taking a pee, and before you eat/drink something.

Sort of, but I'd limit yourself on the fruit, especially bananas(very starchy), melons (high gi). No more than 2 or 3. Mostly, veg should be fine I think? Yes, if you want to spend your weeklies on things like chocolate,etc, it is allowed. Personally, I wouldn't eat the whole bag at once but...

I used to be one when I was 14, I'd stand on it 2-3 times a day and developed an eating disorder because I thought I was fat (because kids taunted me, calling me fat) at 5'1" and 9st 4.1lb :( So I'm always a bit afraid at weighing, but now a I do it only once a week since :)

Honk, everyday since I've started WW :D

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I have a folder of motivational pictures, some of before/afters and others of women with body ideals of mine. I also keep motivated by buying little treats, like a nice body scrub or a nice top, etc. When I don't feel motivated, I still stick to my plan, and more importantly, my exercise...

Jinny, you GP is a knob. There, I said it :p I believe you have the right for a second opinion? Go see another doctor, do not listen to that knob of a GP that mistreated you, you need blood test(s) and someone that will listen. Your problems are very real and for a GP to dismiss that like it's...

If you turn to the biscuits and chocolate, stop buying it, you don't need it in the house. Take away the temptation, you can't eat what you don't have. Only buy it once in a while as a treat, same goes for other "bad" foods. Always make a shopping list, and plan your meals ahead. While in...

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That's strange...maybe you should ask them next time?

WW has their own baking books, and the recipes look really nice, i can recommend it. You can also make something with stevia instead of sugar, which should lower the points a lot, especially since good stevia is 0 calories, 0 fat and 0 carbs.

I had homemade peasoup (with rookworst) and a slice turkish bread 12pp :)

Personally, I don't think it's musle gain because gaining muscle is actually very hard unless you have a special diet combined with weight training. Fruit contains a lot of sugar, I'm not sure how much you're having every day but I'd keep it limited to 2 or 3 pieces, and try not to eat too many...

If it's anything like these Blackfriars Bakery | Famous Flapjacks, Muffins, Cookies and Cakes then it'll be quite some points as those are around 500+ calories :/ If I run their provided info into the the calculator, it comes up as 15 whopping points for 110 gram bar!

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Hi, welcome to the forum :) Yes, I think you can definitely shift a stone by that date, probably even sooner! I'm now in my third week of WW as of today and lost 3.9 kilo's (8,5 lbs), so it's going quite fast :D I'll bet you can get that stone off in maybe 5-6 weeks with ww.

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I agree that not all bread is 2pp, cause some have more or different ingredients. Does it come with a label that gives you the info you need? Like protein, fat, carbs, fibre per 100 grams? Cut off the crust, weigh the rest of bread slice and run it through the calculator or post the info here...

I do workout quite a lot, 5x a week and usually 1 1/2 hours or 2 hours each time (and burn between 900 to 1400 cals), and so far haven't even touched my ap's, but it's good to know it's cals/70 instead of 40 if I ever want to use them for food :D I had no idea it was 70 for an ap, cause I must...

Well done! :happy096:

Sweet potato is 2pp per 100 grams.

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1 dried sheet is 2pp and 30 grams of cheddar is 3pp according to the online calculator.

Lots of shops sell them, Amazon is a good place to look. I have this one Beurer PM 25 Heart Rate Monitor - Silver/Dark Blue: Amazon.co.uk: Sports & Leisure and I'm very pleased with it! It comes with the chest-strap btw. I really like it because not all of these kind of watches let you enter...

The best way to track it, is to wear one of those chestbands that send a signal to a watch, which calculates how many calories you burn based on your height, weight, gender by monitoring your heartrate. Then you calculate how much points your workout was by xxcalories/40 = xxpoints (1 point is...

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I filled in the online calculator and it comes up as 2pp each. Not that bad actually.

Well done :D

I love your idea :) Going to do it too!

I LOVE cross trainers! 2 years ago I lost loads of weight with it, a whopping 3.9 stone in about half a year without a diet :D Unfortunately I can't use them anymore because of some mysterious ankle problem and I wished I could use them again. They are great fat burners and meant not to cause...

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I'm very ashamed to say I don't really have a chart like that. Usually, when I lose a certain amount of weight I buy myself something nice, perfume or clothes, shoes, etc.

The hard part of any diet is self-control and will-power, if you do not have it you are bound to fail. Don't give up and try to restrict yourself to the 26 points and 49 weeklies. You probably don't want to hear it, but the booze, that's very bad cause it contains so many calories. If you really...

You really need to take at least 1 day off every week. Your body needs a rest day, because everytime you work out you cause micro-lesions and tears in your muscles. They need to recuperate, which you can speed up by taking certain supplements and by incresing your proteine intake, but that alone...

Make your own pizza? Pizza crust, tomatosauce with no added sodium, lots of veg, lean meat (like chicken) and low fat/ fat free cheddar?

Ohh so many things!! Feel more confident. Be healthy. Happier about size/shape. Wear a size Small. Less cellulite. Toned body. Flat tummy. Looking better. No more double chin. Thinner calves (yay for boots that fit!).

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Don't give up sweetie, you're doing so well! Perhaps you need to exercise less if your body is constantly tired from it?

Try to ignore them sweetie. It almost sounds as if they want you to fail :( I have a sister similar like this, she keeps telling me I'm obsessed and that I have an eating disorder (which I don't), and she's generally unsupportive. It's hard not to let it get to you but my advice is to just keep...

Maybe our bodies have to adjust to eating smaller portions and that's why we're hungry? I've had it on some days myself :(

Kinda glad to find out it's NOT 1 point, cause if dreamings didn't tell me, I'd still think I'd be doing it right while it turns out I'm doing it all wrong!

Looks like I've been calculating it wrong :( Still managed to lose 5lbs this week though lol.

I did a quick google and they do sell Euroshopper brand in the UK too :D About Premier But bad news is, that I can find the cream crackers on their website. They might have more in their shop cause here the Euroshopper range is very large. It's also mega cheap :) Euro Shopper - Wikipedia, the...

Euroshopper creamcrackers, and no I am not wrong. I got the packet and calculated with the online points calculator and doesn't matter how many times I fill it in, per cracker or per 100 grams I get the same result. 10 cream crackers are 1 point. Check it out yourself. Calories in Euroshopper...

I'm doing propoints and find it very easy to follow :)

Can you tell me a bit about what you ate? If you have any fruit or veg at hand, eat that or something filling with low points. Some foods are more filling than others, that is why I try to fill up with brown rice, whole-wheat pasta, potatoes combined with lots veggies, meat/fish/vegetarian...

Honk!! 5 days in a row!

My weigh in is on friday, so I don't know yet, but I feel like I lost weight. I've been really good with the diet and been active, so I expect some loss ;) My cat is also not complaing with the fact I eat yogurt everyday now :p I did kettlebells a few days ago...just a 2lb bell but darn, my...

Well done, -2lb is good :)

Your scale might be off, maybe it can be reset?

Hormones can actually really mess up weightloss. This is why people sometimes gain weight when they get the contraceptive pill or implant, because you get more estrogen.

Brisk walking is one heck a good fat burner and so is running up stairs :) I haven't really kept a diary before but now I started WW I keep one to track my points. At some point I started writing down what I walked on the treadmill though and I know I started out walking at 2 kilometres an hour...

Aww, well 1 night isn't going to do any harm. My sister has a bike but she almost never uses it because it makes her bum and back hurt :( If you like, you can do a few reps of squats, lunges, sit-ups, push-ups and peck-decks? Of course, it's ok to take a day off :D I didn't go as long I usually...

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You don't have to use those 49 weekly extra's, so don't beat yourself up for it hun. You can still do it the old way, if you want something "bad", work it off by exercising :)

Shona - it does get easier and Wii fit should have some fun exercises :) Definitely start out small, pick the routines you like and don't push yourself too hard. At first I pushed myself way too hard and when I didn't meet my expectations I'd just feel awful, so that's when I decided I needed a...

Sea food, filet americain, sprouts :yuk:

Thank you Shona! I don't really have any tips tbh. Just go even when you don't feel like it and stick to a routine and soon you'll get used to it, even miss it when you miss a day. My routine is every evening at 7 on sunday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, saturday. It's also more fun when I pop...

Perhaps you can tell your leader and ask if they can help you? Overcoming binging problems is very hard to do on your own and perhaps you need someone that can give you support in you times of need, or you can ask your GP to refer you to a counsellor?

Wow, you go girls! I started going on the treadmill a few months ago. starting out, I was VERY unfit cause I had no stamina and I also have asthma & bronchitus so this was not very easy at first :P Started out with 2 kilometres an hour at first lol, now I'm on 4.5 kilometres an hour, and since...

Well done! I stopped going to fast food chains about 8 years ago and believe me, once you get used to it you won't even miss it! Whole-wheat pasta is also yummy :)

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I'm 13 st 3 lb and would like to get into my 12's soon :) Just started WW so hopefully I'll reach it soon.

I'm not quite sure if the same offer is available on the UK website, but I just joined WW online (the Dutch site) and got a 7 day free trial. Now, your partner has also got a good point, if there are meetings in your area maybe you can join their club? Where I live we don't have one nearby so I...

Your tummy looks amazing now! :D

I've tried the tops from forever21 and they don't offer much support, they are similar to the nike ones, just cheaper. The best ones I've tried so far have been the Shock Absorber sports bras. I have a 36F and sometimes FF (or G if they don't do FF) and I go on the treadmill so good support is a...

Thank you QueenSammi :)

I only started WW today, but normally I workout for 2 hours on the treadmill 5x a week and burn between 1300 and 1500 cals on average each workout. This workout equates to 26 propoints according to their website. Their website stated that you don't *have* to use up your active points, but if I...

Wow, you look fantastic! I've also got some kettlebells, but I haven't used them very often yet, perhaps I should :p

Wow you look amazing! Well done :)

Hey everyone, I'm Leonie, 27 years old and I've started Weight Watchers today. They had a free trial for their website club(for 7 days), so I thought I should try it. :D I use to weigh 242lbs, then started making more healthy choices and worked out quite intensely, lost about 77 lbs (and still...