Anywhoo, back to Weight Watchers. The new Pro Points! As I said in my last post - I totally love it! I weighed in on Thursday at 192 lbs =( That is my highest weight ever. And a little too close to 200lbs for comfort! I am so glad I feel this confident about the new plan, otherwise I'm sure I would be full of despair about my weight.
I won't post a "before"photo yet. I feel that's all I ever do! I really need to get moving on making the "after" photo. I have loads of Florida photos that will make for a good "before" picture anyway! I will only be brave enough to show them when I see a significant difference in how I look.
How the Pro Points system works:
The new PP system works completely differently from the old Points system. PP are now worked out by how much protein, carbs, fat and fibre a food has. Before it was by calories and saturated fat.
Each person will be allocated a personal Pro Points allowance for each day, and everyone gets a Pro Points weekly allowance of 49. (That is my favorite thing about this new plan!)
You cannot save any Pro Points for another day - so if you don't use 'em, you lose 'em! And if you go over your daily allowance, fret not! You just dip into your weekly allowance! You could have more points each day, or save your allowance for a night out, drinks or just a fabulous meal!
You can still earn Activity Pro Points too. You can choose to "eat" them, or just use them to help you get to your goal faster =)
Oh and I almost forgot! Fruit also has a Pro Points value of 0! Yes, ZERO, ZILCH, NADA! This also makes me want to reach for fruit a lot of the time also!
But even though you can eat as much fruit as you like, WW advise that you use your common sense and don't eat past the point of fullness. Just eat until you feel comfortably full, and then STOP.
My allowance for each day is 29. Tonight, I had a Chinese Takeaway. Now normally if I have something like that, I would go for fried rice and eat the whole thing! But I weighed out my BOILED rice (no point in wasting Pro Points now is there?!) and I had half of the Beef and Mushroom dish I had ordered. And I had a lot more mushrooms than beef! It was yummy! And all still within my weekly allowance.
And this was for my lunch yesterday! Dieting has never been so much fun!
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| Carrot and Ginger Soup with a Ham, Tomato and Basil Toasted Sandwich with side salad. |
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| I added a sprinkle of cinnamon - yummy! |
Maple Syrup Pancakes & Pears - 7 Pro Points per serving (3 pancakes per serving) Serves 4.
125g Self Raising Flour
2 Medium Eggs - beaten
175ml Skimmed Milk
6 Tblsp Maple Syrup
1tsp low fat spread (suitable for cooking) - I would just miss this out if you have a non-stick pan!
2 x 400g tins of pear halves in natural juice, drained
Place the flour into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre, add the eggs, milk, and 2 tablespoons of maple syrup. Whisk together until completely smooth.
Warm a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. When hot, add the spread and leave to melt. Add the batter in large spoonfuls to make little pancakes about 8cm across. Cook for about 1 minute until bubbles start bursting on the surface, then flip over and cook for a further 30 seconds until both sides are golden. Continue with the remaining mixture until all 12 pancakes are cooked. Set aside in a warm place.
Increase the heat and warm the empty pan. Add the pears and remaining maple syrup and cook for 2-3 minutes until hot through and starting to caramelise a little. Serve a stack of 3 pancakes with the syrupy pears on the side.
Because the pears are zero points, you can have as much as you like - just don't overeat past the point of fullness.
ENJOY!! You can also freeze the pancakes - but don't freeze the pears!
This was delicious!! The pancakes weren't too sweet, but with the pears they were just right!
I also went to the park with Molly today and walked 2 miles (around the park twice!) It was a lovely brisk cold day and it felt good to get out in the fresh air! I took some photos, but the light wasn't very good - the sun was disappearing quickly!
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| Molly loves just jumping around the leaves! |
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| Molly wanted to get to those swans so bad! |
Lesley, thanks for your support too! We can do this =)
I'm going to go have an Options Hot Chocolate with a Galaxy Bubbles bar and watch Keeping up with the Kardashians!!
If you want to know anything else about the plan, just ask!
Here's to a great week!!!
Great explanation of the plan! And good luck for your weigh in tomorrow :o)
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