Melissa73
06-15-2008, 03:32 PM
So one of my buddies from another thread posted asking for help and ideas. She said that she only had 20 daily points and was struggling staying within her daily points and getting in all of her healthy 8's (milk, oil & f/v). Since I posted this on another thread I thought that there were some buddies on this thread that could benefit from my mom's wise words as well. I know that after talking to her and getting all of these tips and ideas from her, it's gave me a new motivation and some great ideas. I hope that it helps some of you too!
My mom started WW on 12/29/07 and has lost 55lbs as of this past saturday. Her smallest loss was .6 and that was the only time she lost less than 1 full lb. She has never had a gain since she has been on WW. She also has the strongest willpower of anybody I know and once she sets a goal she doesn't stray until she meets that goal. So here are her tips and some of her journal entries. I sat down with her and she gave me a list of all of her tips that get her through her day. She gets 18pts a day and never seems to have a problem. I hope this helps!
Menu Sample # 1 / Daily pt = 18
banana 1pt (17) (1 fruit)
yogurt 1pt (16) ( 1 milk)
Apple 1pt ( 15) (1 fruit)
Smart One for lunch w/ veggie 4pts (11) (1 veggie)
4oz cod 3pts (8)
1/2 baked sweet potato 1.5pts ( 6.5)
1c pea pods cooked w/ 2 tsp EVOO 2pts ( 4.5) ( 2 oil, 2 veggie)
squash w/ FF cheese 1pt (3.5) ( 1 milk) (2 veggie)
GYM for 1 hour - earned 3aps ( 6.5)
diet pepsi w/ rum 2pts ( 4.5)
FF chips 1pt ( 3.5)
WW ice cream 1pt ( 2.5)
7 fruit/veggies (always gets more than required for f/v)
2 milk (sometimes she gets all three milk but not always)
2 oil (sometimes she gets both oils, but not always)
all required water (always drinks all or more of required water)
used 3 aps
used 0 waps
Menu sampe # 2
apple 1pt (17) (1 fruit)
Santa Fe Smart One w veggie = 2pts (15) ( 1 veggie)
salad (only dipping fork into FF dressing) 0pts (15) (2 veggies)
yogurt 1pt ( 14) (1 milk)
orange 1pt ( 13( (1 fruit)
steak 5pts ( 8)
baked potato 3pts ( 5)
zuchini, squash & eggplant sprinkled w/ tsp EVOO cooked on grill - 2pt (3)
(2 oil) ( 3 veggie)
GYM FOR 1 HOUR - 3aps (6)
run & diet pepsi 2pts ( 4)
WW ice cream 1pt ( 3)
cheerios w/ skim milk 4pts ( -1) (1 milk)
8 f/v
2 oil
2 milk
all water
used 3 aps
used 1 wap
Menu sample # 3
apple 1pt (17) (1 fruit)
Smart One 3pts (14)
yogurt 1pt (13) ( 1 milk)
1 whole cucumber cut up 0pts (13) (2 veggie)
6oz cod 4pts (9)
4 oz scallops 2pts ( 7)
1c fresh green beans cooked in 2tsp EVOO 2pts (5) (2 veggie) (2 oil)
WW ice cream 2pts ( 3)
1 WW string cheese 1pt ( 2) (1 milk)
5 f/v
2 milk
2 oil
all water
2 pts left over
Menu Sample # 4
lite english muffin w/ WW cream cheese 2pt (16) (1 milk)
Apple 1pt ( 15) (1 fruit)
Grilled Cheese ( 1 slice FF cheese, 2 slices lite bread, 2 tsp EVOO) 4pts (11) (1 milk) (2 oil)
tomato 0pts ( 1 veggie)
salad 0pts ( 2 veggie)
home made lite lasagna 5pts (6) (1 milk) (1 veggie)
1 piece garlic toast 1pt (5)
fruit 1pt (4) (1 fruit)
double bown of Cheerios w/ skim milk 8pts ( -4) (1 milk)
EARNED 10 APS Today with yard work, mowing lawn, etc.
6 f/v
4 milk
2 oil
all water
used 4 aps
used 0 waps
Menu Sample # 5
apple 1pt (17) (1 fruit)
Smart One w/ veggies 4pts (13)( 1 veggie)
Salad 0pts (2 veggies)
yogurt 1pt (12) (1 milk)
4oz cube steak 4pts ( 8)
peppers & onions cooked w/ EVOO 1pt (7) ( 1 veggie) (1 oil)
smashed potatoes 3pts (4)
green beans w/ EVOO 1pt ( 3) (1 oil) (1 veggie)
GYM 1 HOUR earned 3aps (7)
WW ice cream 1pt ( 6)
HNC w/ skim milk 4pts ( 2) (1 milk)
6 f/v
2 milk
2 oil
all water
used 1 ap
used 0 waps
HELPFUL TIPS FROM MY MOM, FOR EVERYBODY!!!
get a WW pedometer. Helpful on weekends when you are doing shopping, yard work, house work, etc.
eat fruit for breakfast (1 pt)
eat smart ones for lunch (she always gets smart ones that are 4pts or less for lunch) This makes planning lunch easy. YOu never have to wonder what your going to eat for lunch. It never changes and it's always 2-4pts...just choose which smart one you want to eat and add veggies. (2-4pts)
eat tons of veggies w/ your smart one for lunch (salad, steamed broccoli and cauliflower, zucchini and squash, etc.) (0pts)
eat another fruit after lunch (apple, banana, orange, or cut up fruit) low points and filling (1pt)
eat 1pt yogurt every day before or after lunch snack (1pt)
When dinner time comes along you have only used 5-7pts and you have gotten in 2 fruit, 2-3 veggies and 1 milk.
MORE HELPFUL TIPS.
use ICBINB spray
Use Brummel and Brown Yogurt butter
don't put dressing on your salad, dip your fork
eat salad with dinner and lunch
DWLZ.com before you go out to dinner
going to picnics, bring salad, fruit, or other low point snacks, don't count on something healthy being there, because that isn't always the case
fish, scallops, shrimp are very easy and very low points for dinner
celery and carrots w/ FF blue cheese dressing is a must
OIL TIP - 2 tsp w/ popcorn, spread on sliced squash, zucchini and grill them w/ salt and pepper
OIL TIP - cook fresh green beans or pea pods in EVOO w/ herbs
OIL TIP - grilled cheese (2 slices lite bread, spread 2 tsp of EVOO on the 2 slices of bread and 1 slice FF or 2 % chese) 4pts ( 2 oils, 1 milk)
mix 99% FF ground Turkey breast & 90 (or higher) lean ground beef into 2oz patty's to make 2pt burgers. (put on a lite bun) 3pts
WW Vanilla smoothies - Great for 1 milk serving, add 1 c milk and it's 2 milk servings. Add frozen fresh fruit or ice and it makes it so thick that it's like soft serve ice cream. (soo delish and it's like eating a blizzard or a frosty from Wendy's) 1pt for smoothie mix, 2pts if you add 1c skim milk, 1 pt if you add fresh fruit) TOTAL PTS = 2pts if you add ice and no milk, 4 pts if you add 1c milk (if not thick enough, just add ice)
WW Chocolate Smoothies - 1pt for smoothie mix, 2 pts if you add 1c FF milk, 1pt to add 1 WW peanut butter smoothie, add ice to make it thick. DELISH 4pt peanut butter, chocolate (2 pts if you don't add the milk and use ice instead)
My mom started WW on 12/29/07 and has lost 55lbs as of this past saturday. Her smallest loss was .6 and that was the only time she lost less than 1 full lb. She has never had a gain since she has been on WW. She also has the strongest willpower of anybody I know and once she sets a goal she doesn't stray until she meets that goal. So here are her tips and some of her journal entries. I sat down with her and she gave me a list of all of her tips that get her through her day. She gets 18pts a day and never seems to have a problem. I hope this helps!
Menu Sample # 1 / Daily pt = 18
banana 1pt (17) (1 fruit)
yogurt 1pt (16) ( 1 milk)
Apple 1pt ( 15) (1 fruit)
Smart One for lunch w/ veggie 4pts (11) (1 veggie)
4oz cod 3pts (8)
1/2 baked sweet potato 1.5pts ( 6.5)
1c pea pods cooked w/ 2 tsp EVOO 2pts ( 4.5) ( 2 oil, 2 veggie)
squash w/ FF cheese 1pt (3.5) ( 1 milk) (2 veggie)
GYM for 1 hour - earned 3aps ( 6.5)
diet pepsi w/ rum 2pts ( 4.5)
FF chips 1pt ( 3.5)
WW ice cream 1pt ( 2.5)
7 fruit/veggies (always gets more than required for f/v)
2 milk (sometimes she gets all three milk but not always)
2 oil (sometimes she gets both oils, but not always)
all required water (always drinks all or more of required water)
used 3 aps
used 0 waps
Menu sampe # 2
apple 1pt (17) (1 fruit)
Santa Fe Smart One w veggie = 2pts (15) ( 1 veggie)
salad (only dipping fork into FF dressing) 0pts (15) (2 veggies)
yogurt 1pt ( 14) (1 milk)
orange 1pt ( 13( (1 fruit)
steak 5pts ( 8)
baked potato 3pts ( 5)
zuchini, squash & eggplant sprinkled w/ tsp EVOO cooked on grill - 2pt (3)
(2 oil) ( 3 veggie)
GYM FOR 1 HOUR - 3aps (6)
run & diet pepsi 2pts ( 4)
WW ice cream 1pt ( 3)
cheerios w/ skim milk 4pts ( -1) (1 milk)
8 f/v
2 oil
2 milk
all water
used 3 aps
used 1 wap
Menu sample # 3
apple 1pt (17) (1 fruit)
Smart One 3pts (14)
yogurt 1pt (13) ( 1 milk)
1 whole cucumber cut up 0pts (13) (2 veggie)
6oz cod 4pts (9)
4 oz scallops 2pts ( 7)
1c fresh green beans cooked in 2tsp EVOO 2pts (5) (2 veggie) (2 oil)
WW ice cream 2pts ( 3)
1 WW string cheese 1pt ( 2) (1 milk)
5 f/v
2 milk
2 oil
all water
2 pts left over
Menu Sample # 4
lite english muffin w/ WW cream cheese 2pt (16) (1 milk)
Apple 1pt ( 15) (1 fruit)
Grilled Cheese ( 1 slice FF cheese, 2 slices lite bread, 2 tsp EVOO) 4pts (11) (1 milk) (2 oil)
tomato 0pts ( 1 veggie)
salad 0pts ( 2 veggie)
home made lite lasagna 5pts (6) (1 milk) (1 veggie)
1 piece garlic toast 1pt (5)
fruit 1pt (4) (1 fruit)
double bown of Cheerios w/ skim milk 8pts ( -4) (1 milk)
EARNED 10 APS Today with yard work, mowing lawn, etc.
6 f/v
4 milk
2 oil
all water
used 4 aps
used 0 waps
Menu Sample # 5
apple 1pt (17) (1 fruit)
Smart One w/ veggies 4pts (13)( 1 veggie)
Salad 0pts (2 veggies)
yogurt 1pt (12) (1 milk)
4oz cube steak 4pts ( 8)
peppers & onions cooked w/ EVOO 1pt (7) ( 1 veggie) (1 oil)
smashed potatoes 3pts (4)
green beans w/ EVOO 1pt ( 3) (1 oil) (1 veggie)
GYM 1 HOUR earned 3aps (7)
WW ice cream 1pt ( 6)
HNC w/ skim milk 4pts ( 2) (1 milk)
6 f/v
2 milk
2 oil
all water
used 1 ap
used 0 waps
HELPFUL TIPS FROM MY MOM, FOR EVERYBODY!!!
get a WW pedometer. Helpful on weekends when you are doing shopping, yard work, house work, etc.
eat fruit for breakfast (1 pt)
eat smart ones for lunch (she always gets smart ones that are 4pts or less for lunch) This makes planning lunch easy. YOu never have to wonder what your going to eat for lunch. It never changes and it's always 2-4pts...just choose which smart one you want to eat and add veggies. (2-4pts)
eat tons of veggies w/ your smart one for lunch (salad, steamed broccoli and cauliflower, zucchini and squash, etc.) (0pts)
eat another fruit after lunch (apple, banana, orange, or cut up fruit) low points and filling (1pt)
eat 1pt yogurt every day before or after lunch snack (1pt)
When dinner time comes along you have only used 5-7pts and you have gotten in 2 fruit, 2-3 veggies and 1 milk.
MORE HELPFUL TIPS.
use ICBINB spray
Use Brummel and Brown Yogurt butter
don't put dressing on your salad, dip your fork
eat salad with dinner and lunch
DWLZ.com before you go out to dinner
going to picnics, bring salad, fruit, or other low point snacks, don't count on something healthy being there, because that isn't always the case
fish, scallops, shrimp are very easy and very low points for dinner
celery and carrots w/ FF blue cheese dressing is a must
OIL TIP - 2 tsp w/ popcorn, spread on sliced squash, zucchini and grill them w/ salt and pepper
OIL TIP - cook fresh green beans or pea pods in EVOO w/ herbs
OIL TIP - grilled cheese (2 slices lite bread, spread 2 tsp of EVOO on the 2 slices of bread and 1 slice FF or 2 % chese) 4pts ( 2 oils, 1 milk)
mix 99% FF ground Turkey breast & 90 (or higher) lean ground beef into 2oz patty's to make 2pt burgers. (put on a lite bun) 3pts
WW Vanilla smoothies - Great for 1 milk serving, add 1 c milk and it's 2 milk servings. Add frozen fresh fruit or ice and it makes it so thick that it's like soft serve ice cream. (soo delish and it's like eating a blizzard or a frosty from Wendy's) 1pt for smoothie mix, 2pts if you add 1c skim milk, 1 pt if you add fresh fruit) TOTAL PTS = 2pts if you add ice and no milk, 4 pts if you add 1c milk (if not thick enough, just add ice)
WW Chocolate Smoothies - 1pt for smoothie mix, 2 pts if you add 1c FF milk, 1pt to add 1 WW peanut butter smoothie, add ice to make it thick. DELISH 4pt peanut butter, chocolate (2 pts if you don't add the milk and use ice instead)