Quick Weight Loss Tips

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Watchers@yahoogroups.com, "CLAUDIA" <clewing1953@...> wrote:
> I think I have eaten my weight in raw celery,
> tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower and bell peppers trying to stop the
> hunger. Any other ideas?

My old standby is chewing sugar free gum - keep away from dogs - and
brushing my teeth and drinking a glass of water or tea. Other than
that, I will keep on hand a marinated vegetable recipe made with a ton
of vegetables and all free. Also makes a good topping for fish or
chicken.

> But I fell so
> bloated and huge.
That's just the steroids - nothing you can do about that side effect.

> Also looking for two recipes-for a good marinade, not one that will
> add a lot of spicy flavor, but one that will tenderize well
Boy, not sure what to say about this one. I don't tenderize chicken -
obviously the chickens we buy generally are really young so they're
tender. If you're buying a stewing chicken, you mgiht be talknig about
something older and may need tenderizing.

So that leaves steak - I have to be careful of the saturated fat in
many steak products but manage to make steak part of my eating plans
twice a week. One of the simplest things I try is to take a Lawry's
marinade - since you like lemon, I'd choose the Lemon Pepper or the
Steak and Chop recipe. No oil but they do have vinegar - these also
have lemon juice. And then I add an equal amount of fresh squeezed
lemon jiuce to the marinade. I am currenly using a mango habanero I
add to an equal part of white wine vinegar. Obviiusly, you can also
choose to add more fresh ingredients - like extra cracked pepper to
the lemon pepper marinade.

A homemade marinade I use for chicken is about 2 TBS crushed garlic, 2
TBS lemon juice, 1/2 TBS rosemary. One for steak but with vinegar is 2
TBS hoisin sauce, 1/2 TBS honey, 1/2 tsp rice wine vinegar (not white
wine or plain white), 1/2 tsp ginger, 1/2 tsp chili paste with garlic,
minced green onion to taste.

> Secondly, I'm looking for a barbecue sauce recipe. Our favorite is
> Bullseye, but I felt as if that put too much extra on my chicken.
Extra? Bull's Eye has no fat and is basically carbs and 20 calories
per tablespoon. You can't get any lower in calories than pure carbs
(or protein) for the same amount of weight. There are (and always will
be) 4 calories per gram of carb - the only way you're going to get
fewer calories is thin it with water - so is it the quantity you're
tempted to use? The only thing I can think of is to stick with your
favorite but make a thinner sauce of it - maybe add a little white
vinegar, which Bulls Eye has in it's ingredients.

Alternately, you may be just as well off trying rubs on your meat. A
marinade will tenderize your meat - a rub wil not tenderize and is
best used with a dry heat like grilling or baking but creates a crust
that you might like. So you may want to consider the Texas Barbecue
Dry Rub 2 TBS chili powder, 2 TBS brown sugar, 2 tsp salt, 2 tsp black
pepper, 1 tsp dry mustard, 1 tsp cumin.

Just an aside that I took a class once in how to negotiate and one of
the things we ran into was the interests of someone we were
negotiating with. Negotiating is supposed to be a win-win situation -
each side does have to give up something but each side should get what
they want most in the exchange.

So I think about your husband and my first question mgiht be what does
he want out of the exchange? Obviously, there's the old refrain we
always say about "he's comfortable the way things are" or "he's
jealous because I'm sharing this with my daughter and he's left out or
feels fat." But look deeper than that.

One of the techniques we used to get more information was to make a
statement of observation and wait to see what else is said. So if I
look at the remarks in this matter, let's see how terrible helpful
he's being. He sees your "diet" as a reason you're not eating barbecue
sauce and enjoying 4th of July and birthdays, right?

We really, really want to be helpful and give you support, but let'sd
hear something more from you - we don't havce a lot of barbecue sauce
recipes because we use regular barbecue sauce. Are you looking for
something you'll like better? Or is your husband right and the change
in eating patterns is real obivous when you're "on" and "off" a diet.

WW is a lifestyle. In the enthusiasm of doing everything "right", his
observation is that you might be looking at depriving yourself of food
instead of learning how anything fits into a moderate eating plan. But
also, from your comment about barbecue sauce, I think you may need
help on portion control - too much "extra" with the barbecue sauce.
But that your husband might think it's the actual choices of food that
might be the issue.

> I'm still trying to figure out the discussion board
> on the Weight Watcher's site.

Unlike this list, that has a small number compared to the WW message
board, the WW board is already divided into topics, so you may want to
focus on topics of interest to you. With a warning that some of the
boards - unliek us! - can get pretty ugly and whiney. The ones I read
regularly are On the Momentum Plan, the Simply Filling boar, Recipe
Review, Food Finds (to get ideas about new products), a few of the
fitness boards (two plans that are very helpful are C25K and New Rules
of Lifting for Women), and pick the age group or amount of pounds you
need to lose. There is also a board for specific medical conditions
that you may find helful.

There are way too many posts on the entire board to read them all so
break the boards down and see which ones are the most helpful to you.

barbara

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1.3. Re: New to the group
Posted by: "toddlermomof2@aol.com" toddlermomof2@aol.com mepperly07
Date: Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:33 pm ((PDT))

Claudia,
Hi. I read your message to Barbar and I hope you don't mind my
replying. I think it's AWESOME that you were able to lose 5.4 lbs
even with being on steroids! Luckily for me I've never had to take
them, but my son (4.5) occasionally has to for his asthma and I hate
them! Luckily his is pretty mild so we don't usually need them more
than 1x a year, but they are pretty nasty. He cries when he has to
take it(and it's the liquid kind).

You're really lucky that your husband is willing to help you and
support you. My husband expect me to cook for him even if it means I
have to cook 2 different meals(what a PAIN). My kids are getting
better about eating WW-friendly stuff, but they prefer thing like tv
dinners and frozen chicken nuggets, so some nights it's *3* dinners.
Now that i'm doing Simply Filling, I can see it being even worse, since
DH won't eat Whole Wheat pasta or fat free ANYTHING(not that he
couldn't stand to lose a few pounds!) My daughter will eat some of the
things, she just has to be in the mood(she's 9). I told her tonight
that we're ALL going to start eating healthier and more variety of
vegetables, and of course she turned her nose up, but she's going to
try them if it KILLS me. DS is 4.5 and won't hardly try anything, but
I'm going to enhance his eat too if he'll at least try them. I found
some old recipes that look like they might actually work, just gotta
plug them into the WW site and see if they are FFs or at least low
point enough that they'll work. Some that I've entered already will,
so i'm anxious to try them next time we go shopping for the
ingredients.

Make sure you check your portion size on the Fiber One Pancake mix. I
like it too, but I found that I was making the pancakes way too big and
underestimating the points.Yes, I've started weighing my pancakes or
measuring just enough for me! I love adding apples(cut up into the
atter) and cinnamon to them, gives them a nice taste. The FIber One
Muffins are good, too, and if you use Egg Beaters and applesauce
instead of the oil and eggs it makes them REALLY low point! I do that
all the time, and my kids actually prefer them that way(you really
can't taste the difference, other than they're moister, which is
actually a GOOD thing).

Good job on transitioning from the higher-point items to the lower
point ones. Low fat and fat free items take a little getting used to,
but after 2 years, 2% milk tastest NASTY to me(rest of the family still
drinks it) and I hardly EVER eat anything but LF or Fat free cheese and
yogurt. On Simply Filling you have to eat PLAIN Fat Free Yogurt to not
have to count points, but I add blueberries and strawberries and Sugar
Free/Fat Free Chocolate Pudding powder to it and it's GREAT. I also
add 1 tsp of vanilla extract. A great thing I found, if you like
English Muffins, is Thomas's Better Start English Muffins. Th
Nutritional Info is: Cals=100, Fat=1, Fiber=5, for 2 points, but VERY
tasty. Arnold Sandwhich Thins, if you can find them, are only 1 point
and good instead of toast, English muffins, or bread. I don't know
where you live, but other than on the east Coast I think they're sold
as Orth Wheat or something like that.

For fast food, I haven't found too many good breakfast choices, but
lunch/dinner you're in luck. We just moved to DE where they have a
Sonic(haven't made it there yet), but at McD's, you can have a Big "n"
Tasty with no cheese and NO MAYO(have to ask for that) for like 5 pts I
think it is, or the Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad(no dressing) is 4 pts.
If they have their fat free dressing it's 5 with the dressing, but I
usually take it to go and use my own FF dressing. I used to LOVE their
Sesame Ginger Dressing, but apparently it's been discontinued! :(. The
Vinagrette isn't bad, but I liked the Sesame a whole lot better. At
Wendy's you can also get a plain baked potato and small chili for a
decent number of points, and that's usually pretty filling. Subway is
good, but make sure you get wheat bread and watch the cheese(adds a LOT
of points). I also use my own dressing when I order something from
there, which isn't very often. Do you have the "Dining Out Companion"?
That's a MUST HAVE, in my opinion.

Hope you have a great day tomorrow and you didn't mind me hijacking
your post!
Melissa
222.4/167.9/115

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1.4. Re: New to the group
Posted by: "Tammy" tammy362@verizon.net tami_v1
Date: Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:53 am ((PDT))

----- Original Message -----
From: <toddlermomof2@aol.com>
To: <Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Serious-Weight-Watchers] Re: New to the group

> Claudia,
> Hi. I read your message to Barbar and I hope you don't mind my
> replying. I think it's AWESOME that you were able to lose 5.4 lbs
> even with being on steroids! Luckily for me I've never had to take
> them, but my son (4.5) occasionally has to for his asthma and I hate
> them! Luckily his is pretty mild so we don't usually need them more
> than 1x a year, but they are pretty nasty. He cries when he has to
> take it(and it's the liquid kind).
>
> You're really lucky that your husband is willing to help you and
> support you. My husband expect me to cook for him even if it means I
> have to cook 2 different meals(what a PAIN). My kids are getting
> better about eating WW-friendly stuff, but they prefer thing like tv
> dinners and frozen chicken nuggets, so some nights it's *3* dinners.
> Now that i'm doing Simply Filling, I can see it being even worse, since
> DH won't eat Whole Wheat pasta or fat free ANYTHING(not that he
> couldn't stand to lose a few pounds!) My daughter will eat some of the
> things, she just has to be in the mood(she's 9). I told her tonight
> that we're ALL going to start eating healthier and more variety of
> vegetables, and of course she turned her nose up, but she's going to
> try them if it KILLS me. DS is 4.5 and won't hardly try anything, but
> I'm going to enhance his eat too if he'll at least try them. I found
> some old recipes that look like they might actually work, just gotta
> plug them into the WW site and see if they are FFs or at least low
> point enough that they'll work. Some that I've entered already will,
> so i'm anxious to try them next time we go shopping for the
> ingredients.
>
>
>
> Speaking of which, I tried the Fiber One Pancake Mix yesterday and I
> loved it! Mike wants me to stick with Jiffy biscuit mix for him, which
> is fine, it is much cheaper. But he was thrilled that I was eating
> pancakes with him. I also found a good sugar-free syrup. The day
> before when I had made French toast I had used a sprinkle of powdered
> sugar rather than syrup.
>
> Make sure you check your portion size on the Fiber One Pancake mix. I
> like it too, but I found that I was making the pancakes way too big and
> underestimating the points.Yes, I've started weighing my pancakes or
> measuring just enough for me! I love adding apples(cut up into the
> atter) and cinnamon to them, gives them a nice taste. The FIber One
> Muffins are good, too, and if you use Egg Beaters and applesauce
> instead of the oil and eggs it makes them REALLY low point! I do that
> all the time, and my kids actually prefer them that way(you really
> can't taste the difference, other than they're moister, which is
> actually a GOOD thing).
>
> Good job on transitioning from the higher-point items to the lower
> point ones. Low fat and fat free items take a little getting used to,
> but after 2 years, 2% milk tastest NASTY to me(rest of the family still
> drinks it) and I hardly EVER eat anything but LF or Fat free cheese and
> yogurt. On Simply Filling you have to eat PLAIN Fat Free Yogurt to not
> have to count points, but I add blueberries and strawberries and Sugar
> Free/Fat Free Chocolate Pudding powder to it and it's GREAT. I also
> add 1 tsp of vanilla extract. A great thing I found, if you like
> English Muffins, is Thomas's Better Start English Muffins. Th
> Nutritional Info is: Cals=100, Fat=1, Fiber=5, for 2 points, but VERY
> tasty. Arnold Sandwhich Thins, if you can find them, are only 1 point
> and good instead of toast, English muffins, or bread. I don't know
> where you live, but other than on the east Coast I think they're sold
> as Orth Wheat or something like that.
>
>
> For fast food, I haven't found too many good breakfast choices, but
> lunch/dinner you're in luck. We just moved to DE where they have a
> Sonic(haven't made it there yet), but at McD's, you can have a Big "n"
> Tasty with no cheese and NO MAYO(have to ask for that) for like 5 pts I
> think it is, or the Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad(no dressing) is 4 pts.
> If they have their fat free dressing it's 5 with the dressing, but I
> usually take it to go and use my own FF dressing. I used to LOVE their
> Sesame Ginger Dressing, but apparently it's been discontinued! :(. The
> Vinagrette isn't bad, but I liked the Sesame a whole lot better. At
> Wendy's you can also get a plain baked potato and small chili for a
> decent number of points, and that's usually pretty filling. Subway is
> good, but make sure you get wheat bread and watch the cheese(adds a LOT
> of points). I also use my own dressing when I order something from
> there, which isn't very often. Do you have the "Dining Out Companion"?
> That's a MUST HAVE, in my opinion.
>
> Hope you have a great day tomorrow and you didn't mind me hijacking
> your post!
> Melissa
> 222.4/167.9/115
>
>
>
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>
>

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1.5. Re: New to the group - for Claudia
Posted by: "agilitydogs2000" agilitydogs2000@yahoo.com agilitydogs2000
Date: Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:24 am ((PDT))

--- In Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com, "CLAUDIA" <clewing1953@...> wrote:
> Thanks for pointing out to me what you did. I
> just thought there might be one floating around that would use maybe
> the Splenda brown sugar substitute, etc.

Oh, then you might like this recipe -
1 to 2 cups chicken stock
3/4 cup sugar free pancake strup
2/3 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup tomato paste
1/4 cup Splenda brown sugar substitute
3 tablespoons molasses
1-1/4 to 2 teaspoons Wright's Hickory Seasoning Liquid Smoke
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 to 1 teaspoon granulated onion
1/4 to 1 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 to 1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/8 to 2 teaspoons paprika
1/8 to 1 teaspoon granulated garlic

Combine all ingredients in saucepan over medium high heat, wisk until smooth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 30-45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thick. It spatters toward the end so watch it.

> about
> marinade, but the one I like is a dry mix you add oil and vinegar

Adding oil gives the marinade a bit of thickness and it sticks to the meat better, but have you tried just leaving out the oil? Oil does make a difference in baked goods but I leave it out of marinades (and drastically reduce it in salad dressing).

> He hasn't said anything negative in
> days, only positive. Of course, that might be because my
> daughter got
> "in his face" about the negative comments.

Good for him and for her - frequnetly a change in routine throws house mates for a loop - they don't know what's going on or what to expect - squash casserole for supper? I added grated carrots to my tomato sauce in spaghetti one time asd my sister picked a sliver up and gave me a LOOK!

> eat grilled chicken instead of a hamburger, salmon rather than
> steak.
Sounds like you're making excellent choices! Remember that WW is a lifestyle and the old days of denying ourselves everything that wasn't a diet food are gone. There are still individual items we may haveproblems with - with my mother, it's potato chips - she can't stop at one. She only takes a handful but thirty minutes later it's another handful, then another thirty minutes later ...

So there's nothing wrong while we're trying to set good eating patterns to avoid some big temptations - but I always set a date or time when I've prepared my mind and my mouth for facing a temptation. Practice the correct behavior - the correct behavior isn't avoidance, it's learning to say no.

> Now he is on a kick
> of the food costing more, but I have assured him that will not be as
> obvious as time goes on.
Oh, you might get some good ideas on the Recipe board at WW - they have a daily post about Adventures in budgeting that offers some great tips.

> The day
> before when I had made French toast I had used a sprinkle of
> powdered
> sugar rather than syrup.

What a great idea! I usually just eat French Toast plain or with apple butter. I also bake my French Toast on a special pan I found that crisps it in the over just like in the skillet with no added oil. And of course I use a high fiber bread so I can lower the points for the French Toast.

> Looking over the change in eating, I think the biggest is just
> portion.

Boy, me too! I have tried not journaling and tried the South Beach - reasonably close to WW in the later stages - but my problem is portion control and I could always eat mroe than a "single serving" - or as a friend says, "why do they try to mislead us that these servings are two and a half per package, everyone knows it only feeds one person!"

Actually, I had a clever idea the first of the summer - Walmart has colored divided plates in vibrant colors - 4 plates for $1 - just plastic things but I bought some. And obviously with the dividers, I have ready-made portion control if I remember that my vegetables fo in the large portion, meat in one of the smaller ones. So when I make hot dogs with Hebrew National 97% franks (low point and tastes great!) with a low point bun, I put the sauerkraut in the large divider and try to fill it up. A great meal for about two points. If you haven't discovered your higher fiber breads and buns, do so.

> So far, about the only thing I have really given up that I miss is
> bacon, but I know if I really want, I can have that, too.

Oh, then you haven't discovered the Center Cut bacons? Two or three slices for a point? Yeah, I could eat all the package but there are days I make a Egg McMuffin using the Alternative English muffin (Walmart in the refrigerated section), one egg, and two slices of bacon - what a great taste!

> He loves to stop at Sonic or
> Burger King, etc., when we are out running errands or shopping. If I
> don't eat something with him, he gets pouty.

I don't do Burger King as much but live for Sonic! My choice is usually just the Diet cherry limeade - maybe it wouldn't be the same if you don't eat but getting one of those is always a treat on a warm day. Other than that, most places offer a grilled chicken sandwich with mustard. At Burger King, there's always the Whopper Junior with mustard - I ask to have it cut in half so I can eat half of it and make up my mind whether I want the second half. But at Sonic, there's also the grilled chicken wrap.

> I stopped at McDonalds on the way to another
> errand and didn't have my favorite-instead I thought the simple
> sausage biscuit would be the best. I asked for one of the
> nutrition
> information sheets and almost cried (this is after the fact).
> I could
> have had my favorite-an Egg McMuffin, for 130 less calories and 16
> less fat grams!!!

Oh, an even better choice would be to order the Egg McMuffin and - I confes, I eat only half of it. Much of the fat in the egg is in the yolk and the Egg McMuffin can be eaten a bit more than half if you try to avoid the yolk - it's an adventure in breakfast! Take a bite - the one that looks the best. Check to see where you think the yolk is. Really choose that second bite, too. And at the end, you have eaten about half the Egg McMuffin for half the points - needless to say, my dog loves going to McDonalds!

What might be another choice, depending on your points, it to avoid the biscuit, which carries more fat (and so more points) and order what you want on an English Muffin. You can also order anything you want with a "round egg" - the one they put on the Egg McMuffin - instead of the "square egg" the scrambled one in the biscuit breakfasts. If you really want the taste of that sausage patty, I cut the patty into a quarter and then place a bite of sausage into each portion of the sandwich - still the sandwich taste without as much of the burden.

Let us know how things are gonig for you - keep us informed!

barbara

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1.6. Re: New to the group
Posted by: "CLAUDIA" clewing1953@sbcglobal.net clewing1953@sbcglobal.net
Date: Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:24 am ((PDT))

I love it that people are willing to help me out, no problem with
someone else adding more info. Thank you!

I am still cooking two different meals some nights, as I have my
husband and son to think about, but it makes it easier with my
daughter on WW, too. Both my children that live at home are grown, but
for reasons I won't bore you with, have had to move back home. Tonight
I fixed two different meals-hamburgers for the guys, grilled chicken
for Laura and I. For myself, we had been to the Farmers' Market
recently, and I cooked okra and tomatoes and a pot of collard greens.
Laura doesn't like either, so she ate some leftover green beans that I
cooked fresh Sunday night. I had looked at making some fried cornbread
(too hot to turn the oven on, even with A/C. It was 120 in the sun
outside our back door today) to go with the collard greens, but felt
it wasn't worth the points. But many nights, we eat the same. I can
make spaghetti sauce and regular pasta for the guys and Laura and I
have whole wheat. In the meantime, he got a hold of my Breyers Fat
Free Strawberry ice cream and ate more of it than I did. He also
doesn't know that the banana pudding I made the other night was made
with fat-free milk and reduced fat vanilla wafers. He loved the kabobs
I made, even ate the zucchini on them! The good thing is, Laura and I
both love to cook and I collect cookbooks. I think I mentioned we have
had fun looking through our favorite recipes seeing what we could
change to make them healthier. Her big frustration right now is that
she is in a play with one of our local troupes and she has to eat on
stage-a lot!. Her director has been good about letting her pretend to
eat during some rehearsals, but since she is supposed to really pig
out, especially on the chips, there's been a few nights she has had to
eat some. Last night during rehearsal she had to eat two corn dogs,
potato chips (got vegetable chips from the health food store and put
them in a Lays bag), a lollipop, canned beans and a DQ Dilly Bar (got
the reduced fat for that). Her character is kind of a tragic but
comical one. The play starts Friday night, so I just encouraged her to
keep up with eating as well as she could the rest of the time and know
that rehearsals are almost over, and then she will just have four
performances. But she gained a pound this week, so she was quite sad.

I was lucky, when the children were younger they ate almost
everything. There are still a few things they won't eat-Laura won't
eat broccoli, Michael doesn't like steak (?!?!?). The youngest will
eat just about anything, even more so since his wife is a wonderful
cook and has him eating things he didn't like at home, like meatloaf.
My grandchildren will eat anything, too, it amazes me. If you have
something new, if you don't let them try it they get upset. They love
vegetables, and will often come back for seconds on vegetables and
forego things that aren't as good for them.

When I made the Fiber One pancakes, I measured out the batter so I
would have the right size pancake. I have found not to take any
portion for granted. I will look for the Fiber One muffin mix.

We live in Sonic central, probably have six or eight in our town and
more all over Oklahoma. It is not my favorite place to eat, although
it is my husband's. I will go over their menu, but off the top of my
head, I can't think of much that would be WW friendly. I have another
problem with peanuts (oil, peanut butter, etc., too) and MSG, so
between the three now, I think I may be quite limited to where I can
eat.

I will check for the Dining Out Companion on the Weight Watcher's
site, see if I can order it.

Good night, all.

Claudia

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things, she just has to be in the mood(she's 9). I told her tonight
that we're ALL going to start eating healthier and more variety of
vegetables, and of course she turned her nose up, but she's going to
try them if it KILLS me. DS is 4.5 and won't hardly try anything, but
I'm going to enhance his eat too if he'll at least try them. I found
some old recipes that look like they might actually work, just gotta
plug them into the WW site and see if they are FFs or at least low
point enough that they'll work. Some that I've entered already will,
so i'm anxious to try them next time we go shopping for the
ingredients.

Make sure you check your portion size on the Fiber One Pancake mix. I
like it too, but I found that I was making the pancakes way too big
and
underestimating the points.Yes, I've started weighing my pancakes or
measuring just enough for me! I love adding apples(cut up into the
atter) and cinnamon to them, gives them a nice taste. The FIber One
Muffins are good, too, and if you use Egg Beaters and applesauce
instead of the oil and eggs it makes them REALLY low point! I do that
all the time, and my kids actually prefer them that way(you really
can't taste the difference, other than they're moister, which is
actually a GOOD thing).

have to count points, but I add blueberries and strawberries and Sugar

Free/Fat Free Chocolate Pudding powder to it and it's GREAT. I also
add 1 tsp of vanilla extract. A great thing I found, if you like
English Muffins, is Thomas's Better Start English Muffins. Th
Nutritional Info is: Cals=100, Fat=1, Fiber=5, for 2 points, but VERY
tasty. Arnold Sandwhich Thins, if you can find them, are only 1 point
and good instead of toast, English muffins, or bread. I don't know
where you live, but other than on the east Coast I think they're sold
as Orth Wheat or something like that.

Tasty with no cheese and NO MAYO(have to ask for that) for like 5 pts
I
think it is, or the Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad(no dressing) is 4
pts.
If they have their fat free dressing it's 5 with the dressing, but I
usually take it to go and use my own FF dressing. I used to LOVE their

Sesame Ginger Dressing, but apparently it's been discontinued! :(. The

Vinagrette isn't bad, but I liked the Sesame a whole lot better. At
Wendy's you can also get a plain baked potato and small chili for a
decent number of points, and that's usually pretty filling. Subway is
good, but make sure you get wheat bread and watch the cheese(adds a
LOT
of points). I also use my own dressing when I order something from
there, which isn't very often. Do you have the "Dining Out Companion"?

That's a MUST HAVE, in my opinion.

Hope you have a great day tomorrow and you didn't mind me hijacking
your post!
Melissa
222.4/167.9/115

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2. Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did! , 7/14/2009, 12:15 p
Posted by: "Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com" Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:55 am ((PDT))

Reminder from: Serious-Weight-Watchers Yahoo! Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Serious-Weight-Watchers/cal

Our Daily Exercise Thread: Share What You Did!
Tuesday July 14, 2009
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
(This event repeats every day.)

Notes:
Did you know that daily exercise:

Can help to reverse pre-diabetes?
Can reduce your cholesterol and triglycerides?
Can increase your HDL, the good cholesterol, and lower your LDL, the bad cholesterol?
Can strengthen your heart and lungs?
May prevent osteoporosis?
Can reduce your risk of stroke?
Can help you sleep better?
Can help with depression?
Can lengthen your life?
Can help promote and maintain weight loss?

What exercise did you do today?

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3a. Weight loss
Posted by: "CLAUDIA" clewing1953@sbcglobal.net clewing1953@sbcglobal.net
Date: Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:43 pm ((PDT))

I was so worried this week that I would not lose, as I felt as if I
was hungry all the time, but I kept on the plan eating a lot of raw
veggies when I was hungry, and only dipped into my weekly points one
time. I stepped on the scales this morning and had lost another 5.4
pounds!!!!!

I am so excited. I know this rapid weight loss I am experiencing at
the beginning won't keep up, but it is making me feel great!

Pulling out one of the belly dance DVD's after breakfast!

Claudia

To: Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com

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3b. Re: Weight loss
Posted by: "Tammy" tammy362@verizon.net tami_v1
Date: Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:45 pm ((PDT))

Way to go Claudia!! I bet you feel great!

Tammy

>I was so worried this week that I would not lose, as I felt as if I
> was hungry all the time, but I kept on the plan eating a lot of raw
> veggies when I was hungry, and only dipped into my weekly points one
> time. I stepped on the scales this morning and had lost another 5.4
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3c. Re: Weight loss
Posted by: "CMCDonna@epix.net" CMCDonna@epix.net memoriesmom2002
Date: Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:42 pm ((PDT))

Great job Claudia! Your healthy choices paid off!!
Donna

----- Original Message -----

From: CLAUDIA

Sent: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:35:47 +0000 (UTC)

Subject: [Serious-Weight-Watchers] Weight loss

I was so worried this week that I would not lose, as I felt as if I

was hungry all the time, but I kept on the plan eating a lot of raw

veggies when I was hungry, and only dipped into my weekly points one

time. I stepped on the scales this morning and had lost another 5.4

pounds!!!!!

I am so excited. I know this rapid weight loss I am experiencing at

the beginning won't keep up, but it is making me feel great!

Pulling out one of the belly dance DVD's after breakfast!

Claudia

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3d. Re: Weight loss
Posted by: "ER" elainer422000@yahoo.com elainer422000
Date: Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:25 am ((PDT))

Yaaaaay Claudia! I am just beginning also and know that my rapid weight loss also won't continue, but it really helps with the motivation so I say work it while you can!!!!

Take care,
Elaine

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From: CLAUDIA <clewing1953@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [Serious-Weight-Watchers] Weight loss
To: Serious-Weight-Watchers@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 9:35 AM

I am so excited. I know this rapid weight loss I am experiencing at
the beginning won't keep up, but it is making me feel great!

Pulling out one of the belly dance DVD's after breakfast!

Claudia

http://www.myspace. com/clewing

http://classiccreat ionsbyclaudia. blogspot. com/

http://facebook. com/claudia. ewing

http://groups. myspace.com/ claudiasrecipes

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4a. Volunteering-OT for Some
Posted by: "Faye Ridpath" ispgypsy@gmail.com fayefromtampa
Date: Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:40 pm ((PDT))

Hi everyone!

I have a very strange quirk! When I read- I like to pick a character and
read all that character's dialogue out loud. I even do it in front of Bob
and Marcella and they sometimes make up replies back which makes for some
fun.

But here's the thing. I was telling Bob that since I like to do that so much
(and sometimes I guess I am convicincing- like an actress cuz sometimes if
my chosen character is upset Bob thinks I'm really upset till he sees me
holding the book and then he says "Oh you're just reading again." lol) that
I would like to volunteer to read to people maybe one or two days a week.
Bob thought it was a good idea he agreed that since I love to read out loud
like that and do it so well it would be good to do.

I was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction where I would
find a volunteer opportunity like that?

Unless after sharing that you all think I'm insane and want to run me out of
your groups now. lol (not insane for wanting to give to others but insane
cuz I read parts out loud like an actress lol)

~~~Faye~~~

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4b. Re: Volunteering-OT for Some
Posted by: "kami schadle" kamischadle@yahoo.com kamischadle
Date: Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:23 am ((PDT))

you should see if your local library has any kind of adult reading session as they do for children.. maybe you could start one? try meetup.com and see if there is anything like that. nursing homes and hospitals are always needing volunteers to read and entertain patients, they would probaly really enjoy the acting in it. they love company in general.
hope that helps some
kami

btw im new to the group :)

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From: Faye Ridpath <ispgypsy@gmail.com>
Subject: [Serious-Weight-Watchers] Volunteering-OT for Some
To: "Faye Ridpath" <ispgypsy@verizon.net>
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 11:39 PM

Hi everyone!

I was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction where I would
find a volunteer opportunity like that?

Unless after sharing that you all think I'm insane and want to run me out of
your groups now. lol (not insane for wanting to give to others but insane
cuz I read parts out loud like an actress lol)

~~~Faye~~~

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4c. Re: Volunteering-OT for Some
Posted by: "Judy" SharingJesus@comporium.net judinsc
Date: Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:25 am ((PDT))

You might try a nursing home, children's hospital, day care center, or a
library. All of them will be glad to have a volunteer reader.
I have never met anyone like you but it must be kind of fun to be so unique.

Judy L<><

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From: Faye Ridpath
Date: 7/14/2009 11:40:34 PM
To: Faye Ridpath
Subject: [Serious-Weight-Watchers] Volunteering-OT for Some

Hi everyone!

I have a very strange quirk! When I read- I like to pick a character and
read all that character's dialogue out loud. I even do it in front of Bob
and Marcella and they sometimes make up replies back which makes for some
fun.

But here's the thing. I was telling Bob that since I like to do that so much
(and sometimes I guess I am convicincing- like an actress cuz sometimes if
my chosen character is upset Bob thinks I'm really upset till he sees me
holding the book and then he says "Oh you're just reading again." lol) that
I would like to volunteer to read to people maybe one or two days a week.
Bob thought it was a good idea he agreed that since I love to read out loud
like that and do it so well it would be good to do.

I was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction where I would
find a volunteer opportunity like that?

Unless after sharing that you all think I'm insane and want to run me out of
your groups now. lol (not insane for wanting to give to others but insane
cuz I read parts out loud like an actress lol)

~~~Faye~~~

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5. Re: [WWMSG] Volunteering-OT for Some
Posted by: "Faye Ridpath" ispgypsy@gmail.com fayefromtampa
Date: Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:08 pm ((PDT))

Thank you everyone for the great suggestions! I will check into these.

~~~Faye~~~

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> or programs that go on throughout the year where someone reads to the kids
> for story time. I bet they'd be thrilled for you to sign up to read to the
> kids. Also volunteer at your local elementary school. I'm sure the teachers
> there would love for you to come in to their classes to read to their
> students. Good luck!
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6a. My Feel Good Moment
Posted by: "Faye Ridpath" ispgypsy@gmail.com fayefromtampa
Date: Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:43 pm ((PDT))

Today I saw one of the moms in the neighborhood with her son. I have never
seen her but Marcella said she knows her and her son. Anyway I thought she
was really beautiful. Strikingly beautiful. Like America's Next Top Model
beautiful. And I was commenting to Bob and Marcella how pretty I thought she
was and Marcella said "But you're the prettiest mommy" and Bob said "You're
beautiful too and just as beautiful as her, you just don't seem to know it."
That made me feel so good!

~~~Faye~~~

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6b. Re: My Feel Good Moment
Posted by: "CLAUDIA" clewing1953@sbcglobal.net clewing1953@sbcglobal.net
Date: Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:24 am ((PDT))

Marcella said "But you're the prettiest mommy" and Bob said "You're
beautiful too and just as beautiful as her, you just don't seem to
know it."

That is so sweet!

Claudia