My turn to go and weigh this afternoon. My group leader arrives early, so I just pop in, weigh and off I go. I am doing just fine; I want to become a lifelong member now, then I only need to go to class once a month.
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It is very educational! For example, oreos are 4 points each, whereas a Baker's Gingernut biscuit is only 0.5 points. So you suddenly realise that you're not going to eat oreos except on very special occasionsWhereas before, you would have had them without realising how bad they were.
My leader is also useless... actually, not so much useless as mean. So I'm looking to change groups. I'd settle for a useless leader
Any idea why an oreo would be equivalent to 8 Baker's Gingernuts in terms of points? In terms of calories a ginger nut varies between 36~55 while an oreo is 53.3. What would be the point allocation for a slice of brown bread which is around 80 calories?
Gingernut calorie information
http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/calories-in-food/bakery-products/Tesco-Ginger-Nuts.htm
http://www.weightlossresources.co.u...ery-products/McVities-Ginger-Nut-Biscuits.htm
Oreo calorie information (it appears that one serving refers to 3 biscuits)
http://www.calorie-counter.net/calories-in-oreo-cookies.htm
http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-oreo-sandwich-cookies-i82425
Bread calorie information
http://www.weightlossforall.com/calories-bread.htm
As far as I know, it's based on kilojoules as well as the amount of saturated fat in the product. It's not a perfect system - brown bread and white bread count the same number of points (I think it's 1.5) where brown bread is definitely healthier... on the other hand, low GI bread is worth fewer points.
To give you some figures - something that has 475kj and 2g of saturated fat is 2 points, whereas something that is 700kj also with 2g of fat is 3 points. On the other hand, something with 700kj but with only 0.5g of fat is 2 points, the same as the 475/2 item.
Hoof-Hearted
Expert Member
@ Cath & Jewel
Any chance of a progress report and how you are finding the programs. It's been a month-odd hasn't it?
Any chance of a progress report and how you are finding the programs. It's been a month-odd hasn't it?
Well, in 18 weeks, I have lost 12,6kg. I am not losing too fast now, as I have almost reached my goal weight. It is also better to lose weight at a slow pace. But, I must say, it's easy to lose weight, but to keep it down is another question! Weight Watchers is great!
CathJ
If you complete a 12 week course, you will have the complete set of booklets. Yes, I have mine. Did you join WW CathJ? I doubt whether you will find anything on the net......
If you complete a 12 week course, you will have the complete set of booklets. Yes, I have mine. Did you join WW CathJ? I doubt whether you will find anything on the net......
It's not like I'm trying to find pdf's of the books - I just want the titles! I am a member, but at the moment I'm finding it difficult to get to the meetings, and it's going to be worse next month when I'm overseas and then staring a new job. So I just want to know if the books are likely to be useful or not.
RustyPrincess
Expert Member
Next time you go to the meeting, just look at all the books while you there, then you will know if you want them or not.
Ooooo, and a lower fat cake/muffin recipe:
1x box/packet of cake mix
(I used snowflake muffin mix for like R8)
1x can of diet fizzy drink (coke light, sprite zero, coke zero etc)
Mix the two together in an electric mixer til smooth, spoon into cupcake trays (easier with paper cups) and then cook on 180 for 15 min.
They rise and look beautiful, and only are about 2 and 1/2 points per muffin if you make 12.
They do tend to be a bit more sticky, but if you are craving cake, its totally worth it.
Mix coke with the chocolate mixes and sprite with the vanilla ones, unless you not to concerned about a brownish tinged vanilla muffin.
Also, those people not concerned with calories can add any can of fizzy drink, I'm sure it will work just as well. Easiest cakes I have ever made!!!
Ooooo, and a lower fat cake/muffin recipe:
1x box/packet of cake mix
(I used snowflake muffin mix for like R8)
1x can of diet fizzy drink (coke light, sprite zero, coke zero etc)
Mix the two together in an electric mixer til smooth, spoon into cupcake trays (easier with paper cups) and then cook on 180 for 15 min.
They rise and look beautiful, and only are about 2 and 1/2 points per muffin if you make 12.
They do tend to be a bit more sticky, but if you are craving cake, its totally worth it.
Mix coke with the chocolate mixes and sprite with the vanilla ones, unless you not to concerned about a brownish tinged vanilla muffin.
Also, those people not concerned with calories can add any can of fizzy drink, I'm sure it will work just as well. Easiest cakes I have ever made!!!
Mila
Honorary Master
I would never have thought of using coke with muffin mix. Great idea, I'll have to try it!