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Post by Kitty on Nov 19, 2017 5:26:54 GMT
Well lots of people don't want to go over their points. I mean I don't mind going over my daily points but I like to stay within daily + weekly although I am OK with using some of my FitPoints as well. Of course, lots of people don't like to go over daily points at all. They think it is all but cheating (or is a failure) to use weekly points. Some people think it is OK to use weekly points when you go out or for a holiday or something but not just on a regular day.
That said -- even though I don't eat beef at all if I want to stay within daily point + weekly points I will need to make some changes to what I'm eating. I am at 30 points so assume I'll go down to 23 based upon what they are saying. I currently eat about 3 to 4 points a day of what will be 0 point foods.
Now, I don't think it will be too difficult for me. Some of the 0 point foods are foods that I would eat more of if they were fewer points -- beans and corn, for example. I can rarely fit them in now and it will be easier in future. But, I like those foods. I like eggs. I like chicken. I like salmon. I imagine it would be harder for me if I was used to eating red meat 2 or 3 times a day. For me, though, I can replace some of the pointed food I eat now with zero point beans or corn or maybe eat salmon which I eat less of than other fish because it was relatively higher in points.
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Post by flexgirl on Nov 19, 2017 16:22:37 GMT
Well lots of people don't want to go over their points. I mean I don't mind going over my daily points but I like to stay within daily + weekly although I am OK with using some of my FitPoints as well. Of course, lots of people don't like to go over daily points at all. They think it is all but cheating (or is a failure) to use weekly points. Some people think it is OK to use weekly points when you go out or for a holiday or something but not just on a regular day. That said -- even though I don't eat beef at all if I want to stay within daily point + weekly points I will need to make some changes to what I'm eating. I am at 30 points so assume I'll go down to 23 based upon what they are saying. I currently eat about 3 to 4 points a day of what will be 0 point foods. Now, I don't think it will be too difficult for me. Some of the 0 point foods are foods that I would eat more of if they were fewer points -- beans and corn, for example. I can rarely fit them in now and it will be easier in future. But, I like those foods. I like eggs. I like chicken. I like salmon. I imagine it would be harder for me if I was used to eating red meat 2 or 3 times a day. For me, though, I can replace some of the pointed food I eat now with zero point beans or corn or maybe eat salmon which I eat less of than other fish because it was relatively higher in points.
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Post by flexgirl on Nov 19, 2017 16:30:08 GMT
I guess I am lucky because I do like all of those foods. In fact, this may push me to add another fish meal each week. And then of course, I will be having beans in some form more often.
I think is will be fun playing around with this plan.
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Post by Kitty on Nov 19, 2017 18:42:00 GMT
flexgirl,Yes, I am going to start trying it out this week.
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Post by newheavensearth2 on Nov 20, 2017 1:29:32 GMT
I think this might make me go vegetarian. Reminds me of a low fat plan I did in the 90s. Very successful for me.
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Post by wildcat on Nov 20, 2017 14:30:47 GMT
I think this might make me go vegetarian. Reminds me of a low fat plan I did in the 90s. Very successful for me. I don't think I will go full vegetarian, but I am definitely going to use this as an excuse to try to reduce the flesh in my diet. Back on original points I mostly ate vegetarian at home, and would eat chicken or seafood a few times a week when I ate out - that worked really well for me. But on SP I have been eating way more poultry and fish at home than I used to just because they are so low in points - if I'm starving and need something quick, I can fill up on deli turkey or canned tuna or frozen shrimp. Hopefully with this I'll have the incentive to move back toward the plant-based protein that I used to eat more often. Based on just casually looking back at my tracker I think I'll definitely have to adjust my eating to make the new plan work, but I think it's going to work out OK. I worry about having enough points for the grains I need to keep me satisfied, but I'm sure I'll figure it out. For those looking at the UK FB groups, is it basically just the same kind of uproar we saw on the message boards when SP came out, before anyone had really even tried to make it work? Or is it worse?
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Post by christina73 on Nov 20, 2017 17:55:36 GMT
I think this might make me go vegetarian. Reminds me of a low fat plan I did in the 90s. Very successful for me. I don't think I will go full vegetarian, but I am definitely going to use this as an excuse to try to reduce the flesh in my diet. Back on original points I mostly ate vegetarian at home, and would eat chicken or seafood a few times a week when I ate out - that worked really well for me. But on SP I have been eating way more poultry and fish at home than I used to just because they are so low in points - if I'm starving and need something quick, I can fill up on deli turkey or canned tuna or frozen shrimp. Hopefully with this I'll have the incentive to move back toward the plant-based protein that I used to eat more often. Based on just casually looking back at my tracker I think I'll definitely have to adjust my eating to make the new plan work, but I think it's going to work out OK. I worry about having enough points for the grains I need to keep me satisfied, but I'm sure I'll figure it out. For those looking at the UK FB groups, is it basically just the same kind of uproar we saw on the message boards when SP came out, before anyone had really even tried to make it work? Or is it worse? having enough points for grains concerns me too. I was hoping WW would have allowed 1 "free" serving a day. Like oats, light bread, brown rice. I did see on the WW UK site on Facebook that Wheatabix are free. Anyone know what Wheatabix are? not even sure if that was accurate information.
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Post by zazzles on Nov 20, 2017 18:25:10 GMT
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Post by jamescat1 on Nov 20, 2017 18:25:57 GMT
Weetabix is a dry cereal, IMO cardboard, so they can be free but do you really want to eat them? It's like when I thought rice cakes were so yummy and I know others still do.
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Post by christina73 on Nov 20, 2017 18:41:03 GMT
zazzles, ahh ok. looks like cardboard. LOL
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Post by christina73 on Nov 20, 2017 18:42:15 GMT
I guess this explains why they are free! cardboard cereal-
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Post by jeanie on Nov 20, 2017 21:08:04 GMT
Haha. I joined a WW UK board on FB, so I could see what was going on. When it asked me the question why was I interested in joining the board, I just said "umm, cause I live in the US, the new plan hasn't rolled out yet, and I want to see what everyone in the UK thinks about it "
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Post by flopsy on Nov 20, 2017 22:08:34 GMT
Hmmm. If Weetabix are changing to zero points, it made me wonder whether oatmeal or plain shredded wheat would be also. I looked them up on Fooducate and they're all getting an A or A- grade. An ounce of any of them currently have 3 points in the USA. Oatmeal and shredded wheat are pretty natural and unprocessed. Weetabix contain added salt and sugar. If Weetabix ends up being zero points and the other cereals don't, I'm going to have trouble accepting their reasoning on that! Especially when I found this online, where apparently WW and Weetabix had a joint project back in 2014. Or am I being too suspicious? www.bakeryandsnacks.com/Article/2014/02/05/Weetabix-and-Weight-Watchers-launch-Love-Fibre-cereal
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Post by christina73 on Nov 20, 2017 22:23:01 GMT
Hmmm. If Weetabix are changing to zero points, it made me wonder whether oatmeal or plain shredded wheat would be also. I looked them up on Fooducate and they're all getting an A or A- grade. An ounce of any of them currently have 3 points in the USA. Oatmeal and shredded wheat are pretty natural and unprocessed. Weetabix contain added salt and sugar. If Weetabix ends up being zero points and the other cereals don't, I'm going to have trouble accepting their reasoning on that! Especially when I found this online, where apparently WW and Weetabix had a joint project back in 2014. Or am I being too suspicious? www.bakeryandsnacks.com/Article/2014/02/05/Weetabix-and-Weight-Watchers-launch-Love-Fibre-cerealmj Hmmmm definitely suspicious to me and it was very specifically wheatabix.
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Post by Kitty on Nov 20, 2017 23:46:22 GMT
I joined a couple of the UK groups. Yes, some people aren't really trying the program. Others are and are doing well. Some people have genuine issues because they have various health reasons why they can't eat eggs or fish or whatever. One thing that strikes me is that many are focused on not wanting to eat chicken/fish every day and seem to think that is their only alternative. They din't seem to what to consider eating beans or corn or peas or plain fat free yogurt. Now, I don't like yogurt so that isn't much help to me. But, I do live beans and corn. Currently, I only eat about 4 points a day on average that is zero point. But, yesterday I ate out and had salmon and corn I would have saved a lot of points just in that one meal.
It seems strange to me that some of the people not liking the program are fixating on not liking chicken/fish but aren't considering they can now use beans, etc. for zero points.
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