Re: Weight Watchers Points In Corona Light
Lora Ceasor
Being on a weight loss journey does mean you have to give up an occasional night of fun. Alcohol can be a fun part of a healthy diet if you drink in moderation. The types of alcohol you drink are more important than the number of glasses you drink. Make good choices, track your points, and you will be fine.
"Employers and other plan sponsors are increasingly looking for innovative tools to help people manage their weight, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic," said Sree Chaguturu, MD, Chief Medical Officer at CVS Caremark, the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) business of CVS Health. "WW's commitment to clinical evaluation and research aligns with our focus on helping our clients include clinically effective digital point solutions as part of their benefits packages."
If I use all of my *extra* points on alcohol, can I still lose weight? I know that you can use those points if you want, but does it make a difference that I will be using them on alcohol and not food? I sound like an alcoholic, but I would rather give up the sweets than give up my drinks! lol
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First of all, What is Noom? Noom Weight Loss App is a weight loss app available for Android and iOs. (I have the iOs version on an iPhone, in case you see a slightly different screen on your device.)
Also, unlike weight watchers you can figure out the classification for any food if you can see (or look up) the calories for it based on simple math. Although the app does it for you while you are doing the program, it just means that you don't need to be a lifelong member in order to figure out how many points something is.
I was consistent and went to my meeting every single week. No slacking! At the meetings we weigh-in and then our leader asks about how our week went and we swap food/recipe ideas, talk about our struggles, and celebrate our successes. Then our leader talks about the weekly topic. Weight Watchers uses a points system. Every food is assigned points based on its calories/protein/carb/fat. There is a really cool Weight Watchers app that lets me scan bar codes on packaged foods right from my iPhone so I can easily keep track of my daily points. The app also has point values for almost every chain restaurant you can think of so I was also able to eat out and keep on track. My first week was a real shock and I quickly realized how much I had been over-eating. I religiously tracked my points for the first 3 weeks until I was able to get comfortable knowing which foods I could eat. I cut out a lot of high fat snacks, juice, and cut down on carbs. After week two I gave up diet soda and started drinking only tea and water (and coffee from time to time). Fortunately most fruits and veggies are 0 points so you always have that option during the day. You will not go hungry on this program! Weight Watchers also has a new Simple Start program that helps you ease into weight loss. Armed with a list of simple start foods, you can eat as much of them as you want during the day without having to track your points. We purchased an elliptical machine off Craigslist after I had my second son. It was mostly being used as a coat rack until recently ? I made an effort to do about 10-15 minutes of cardio on the elliptical (set to level 3) about 5 times a week. I also tried to eat a lot of high fiber foods, never skipped breakfast, and never ate past 7pm (this means getting as far away from the kitchen as possible at night to avoid temptations).
I'm so motivated reading this! My baby is 7 months and I've lost some of the weight, but like you he is my 3rd and breastfeeding did drop the weight off on the first two, but not this one! I'm still nursing and I'm not loosing anymore weight! I'm so ready for the warmer weather because I really want to start running and eating right. I'll have to look into weight watchers because I need something to hold me accountable or I'll give in.. I love food too much! Thanks for sharing : )
Congratulations! I have always wanted to try weight watchers, I really want to lose weight. I have the desire, sometimes, but you have given me the push to try to find a weight watchers here where I live. Thank you.
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You look great! I have been thinking about weight watchers for awhile but you have convince me to try. After 5 kids, I have 10lbs left over from each of them. OUCH! I feel like a blimp and want to get rid of it but I have 0 will power. Pop and dessert are my greatest weaknesses. Plus as a fellow crochet lover/business owner, I spend a lot of time sitting down. You know what I mean. I need to get moving. I am so happy you reached your first goal. Congrats!
You look great! Congratulations!!! WW is the best! I've done WW online after both of my last 2 pregnancies. Worked awesome! Funny story, I had gained weight after last tax season, so I signed up for WW online this past fall. The first few weeks I only lost a pound a week and I wasn't hungry at all! I was puzzled because I've never lost such few pounds the first few weeks. I checked my online settings. I was still set as 'nursing' so they were giving me an extra 10 points a day! I've never gone to meetings. Online works for me!
Congratulations on your weight loss! Your story is amazing! I was wondering, though; did you use nursing points or exercise swapping when you were still working towards losing the weight? I am using Weight Watchers currently and want to be as successful as you. Your help is appreciated!
I just wanted to say congratulations! Also, thank you for sharing your story. I lost weight with weight watchers before I had children, but really struggled to do the program after children. I am 4 months post partum with my third and your story inspired me a lot! I wish we had mommy and me meetings! Anyway, thanks again and way to go!
Hi Sarah, Thank you so much for sharing your weight loss journey. Usually, I hear people talk about their weight loss journey and it usually goes one ear out the other but seeing the pictures and seeing how determined you were really touched me. I need to lose weight, I have major health issues. I was diagnosed with stage 5 kidney failure 2 years ago and ever since got a kidney transplant from my brother donating. I am now healthy however I gained weight since my transplant and my doctor, and fiance has been cracking down on me to lose weight to remain healthy and also keep the transplant healthy as well. I was 162 after transplant, before I was 230 but also because I was pregnant on dialysis too. After transplant, I gained nearly 100 lbs and I am so saddened. I get serious 1 week and then I drop what I am doing and go back to old nasty habits. I ran into a close friend of mine who lost weight on weight watchers and she was telling me about the point system and how great it is. After hearing your story and also seeing the pictures you really have determined me to be just like you and lose the weight as well. I really want to lose weight. You not only inspire me to lose weight but I also LOVE your crochet patterns and look to you as my crochet idol. Thank you so much for sharing, and being an inspiration.
When I went into the recipe to investigate, I discovered that the nine grams of American cheese I normally put on had gone up to two points. But if I changed that to eight grams of cheese (a difference nobody would notice), it would go back down by a point. Things like that will be driving me crazy for a while. I wish there were some way to highlight all of the changes so that I could look them over all at once.
Just like with the old plan where you could choose pretzels for the same points(calories) as a banana, with this plan you can make outragious choices so you can have "free" whatever it is you like to indulge in. It seems to me that counting calories or the old way points were listed is far easier. And part of my journey has been to learn the importance of good and balanced nutrition. WW has never condoned eating mostly bad food choices as long as the points were within the alotted quota (as your comment about the banana and pretzels seemed to imply). Having an easier simpler way to tabulate your points actually promotes learning to eat more "normally." Normal people don't need a smart phone app to figure out what they are allowed to eat every day. I believe this WW plan equires too much time every day thinking about what you will eat. Part of our goal should be to be less obsessed about food and eating and I think this new plan is counterproductive to that goal. Learning new habits permanently has allowed me to eat mostly normally while remaining committed to not going back to the bad habits that lead to being overweight.
Thinking 4 points sounds like a lot? Well, it sort of is. The average person on Weight Watchers is allotted somewhere around 30 points a day (give or take for sex, height, weight loss goals, etc.). But then again, a classic margarita is about 11 Weight Watchers points.
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