WW Point Question - Show me your menus

Hi...I started WW yesterday and have a question.

I am currently allowed 19 points for the day and I am having a hard time coming up with a variety of food. I find myself coming very close or going over my daily points.

Is anyone else in the 19 point range?? If so what are you eating at each meal??

Re: WW Point Question - Show me your menus

I am way more than 19 but an idea of what would meet your points:

Breakfast: 4.5 total
frozen hash brown (3)
5 or 6 egg whites (1.5)
spinach (0)

Snack:
Apple (1)

Lunch: 6 or 7 total depending on the bread
Large salad (0)
oil & vinegar (1)
seasonings to taste (0)
toasted WW bagel (2) OR 2 slices WW bread (1)
3oz turkey (2)
cheese (1)
1 tbsp Lt ranch (1)

Dinner: 8 total
grilled chicken (3)
pasta (4)
steamed veggies (0)
salad (0)
oil & vinegar (1)

That's somewhere around 18 points. YOu can always have half the pasta, or 1.2 c of rice and add some snacks

You can get rid of the hash brown and have a 1 pt light english muffin and save 2 points. Then for a snack you can have a 100 calorie pack or 1 pack of oatmeal.

Good luck!!

Re: WW Point Question - Show me your menus

Breafast:
3/4 c bran flakes- 1
1/2 milk 1
kashi trail bar 2

Snack:
Pear- 2
100 calorie- 2
popcorn 1

Lunch:
progresso soup- (0)
salad, tom, cuc, (0)
dressing (2)
chick peas, corn (2)

Dinner:
potstickers 5- (5)
baked potato (3)

21 points

Re: WW Point Question - Show me your menus

I started out with 19 points and now only get 18 points/day plus the 35 flex points.

It's very rare that I eat only 18 points a day - that's hard to live on. I actually find when I eat a little more- maybe 2-3 points over the 18-point target I actually lose more weight than the weeks I strictly limit myself. I also go to the gym 3-4 days a week and earn activity points that way.

A sample menu would be:

Breakfast - 2 slices light whole wheat bread or a light english muffin with a teaspoon of peanut butter, cream cheese, or a laughing cow light cheese wedge.
-Piece of fruit

Mid-Morning - I sometimes have a snack such as 3 Wasa 7-grain light crisps (1 point) or cut-up veggies

Lunch - A Kashi frozen entree (ranging from 5-6 points) - pretty good for frozen meals and have a ton of fiber and protein.

Mid-Afternoon Snack - 110 Cal Pria Bar (2 points) or a piece of fruit or a small container of unsweetened applesauce (1 point), ot 100 Cal Pack of crackers or cut-up veggies

Dinner - Usually a 3-4 oz piece of lean protein (fish, chicken, ground white meat turkey burger, 93% lean ground beef)
-Veggies
-A "good" carb such as a small or medium sweet potato, brown rice

-Somtimes I'll also have a cup of whole wheat pasta with tomato sauce and veggies for another example of dinner.

After dinner snack - a cup of sugar free hot cocoa or 100-Cal Smart Pop popcorn 94% fat free or a WW 1-point fudge pop

Gym is usually 30-40 minutes moderate intensity on the eliptical trainer and 20 minutes of strength training.

Message edited 2/1/2008 12:05:38 PM.

Re: WW Point Question - Show me your menus

I get 31 Points for the day. Men get more....

Breakfast
4 egg whites - 1.5pts
Del Monte Fruit Naturals 2pts
Dannon 60 Cal yogurt 1pt

Coffee - Skim and Splenda - 1pt

Total - 5.5

Lunch
Healthy Choice Steam Bowl 6pts
Pretzels 2pts

Total 8pts

Dinner
Healthy Choice Meal - 7 Pts

or
Chicken on the George Foreman 4pts
Veggies 0 pts
Salad 0pts
Yams 3 to 4pts

or

Big Salad with Grilled Chicken

or Wendy's Chili - 5pts
Potato - 4pts

Snack:
Healthy Choice fudge Pop 2 to 3 pts

or

WW Dessert 2 to 4 pts

Scott

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