anyone on WW??

[solobiker]

I do have snacks in between my meals, usually fruit, pretzles and I love nuts. I will try the cooked viggies again. They just seem too msuhy to me. Maybe it is because I cook them too much. THe only veggies I usually eat are the starchy ones. I eat carrots daily and celery, and I like peppers. I will try to focus on cutting out some more bread.

[solobiker]

Cool about the dark chocolate. I love it. Yummmm

[greycoral]

I do have snacks in between my meals, usually fruit, pretzles and I love nuts. I will try the cooked viggies again. They just seem too msuhy to me. Maybe it is because I cook them too much. THe only veggies I usually eat are the starchy ones. I eat carrots daily and celery, and I like peppers. I will try to focus on cutting out some more bread.

Yeah, I can't stand mooshy vegetables. I barely cook them so they have a lot of crunch still.

Cool about the dark chocolate. I love it. Yummmm

I never really liked it until I started eating GOOD dark chocolate. I will still buy store stuff ghiradelli or moonstruck (a local company that's everywhere), but I usually wait and buy something fancy.

[solobiker]

So for dinners you usually eat only about 3oz of protien then the rest veggies? So no rice... I usually cook that for my husband. I guess rice does have quite a few points.

[greycoral]

We will eat rice, but it's usually the main part of the meal then, and I never eat more than 1 cup. Hmm, and as I type this out, we were a little starch heavy after all lol. I usually do 3-4 oz of protein, depending on what it is, or what we are serving it with. We usually cook two different types of veggies as a side to the meat dish. Here's last weeks dinner menu here for us:

Fri: Brown Rice, with sliced flank steak, peppers, shelled edamame, broccoli, and green beans (little bit of chili sauce and soy sauce). Only used about 2 oz. beef each.

Sat: Spicy Turkey Meatballs with tomato sauce and spaghetti squash (cooked with roasted garlic and sage) (6 points for 4 meatballs).

Sun: Turkey Meatloaf patties (4 oz ground turkey with worchestire sauce, little bit of banana sauce, and other seasonings), instant mashed potatoes (I found a brand that only has 1 point per 2/3 cup servings), and brussel sprouts left over from thanksgiving. (6 points)

Mon: Italian Breadcrumbs/Chicken breast oven baked (4 oz each), spaghetti squash (leftover), with artichokes, stewed tomatoes, peppers, and green beans. (5.5 points)

Tues: Burritos, with flat out bread, white northern beans, grilled chicken breast (with ancho chile and lime), light sour cream, and fresh avocado (6 points)

Wed: lean pork chops (boneless and trimmed) with spanish rice and avocado salad (avocado, red onion, little bit of olive oil, adobo seasoning). (This one is high, because of the avocado, at about 10 points. Without the avo, it's only about 7)

Thurs: Pork Tacos (white corn tortillas, lean pork chop, salsa), not sure what kind of veggie we're doing with that. (6 points)

Fri: Sole, baked, with roasted red potatoes (sage, thyme, rosemary), and green beans (5 points)

Sun: Frozen gnocchi (Trader Joe's!, I just pick out the cheese/sauce), with chicken sausage, red peppers, green beans, and spaghetti squash. Lots of garlic. (6 points)

Mon: Pizzas. Made with naan bread (Trader Joes again), skim mozzarella, turkey pepperoni, red peppers. (6 points)

[solobiker]

Wow, I need to eat at your house.

Tonight: Smoked pork loin with corn and a salad
Friday: Pizza with a salad
Thursday: Pot Roast with potato and salad
Wednesday: Chicken tacos

From looking at yours compared to mine I REALLY need to be less wimpy with my veggie intake. I will try this week. It will be my goal to try to have 2 a night.

[greycoral]

now see? I HATE salad. lol Every once in a while I'll eat a mexican style salad, but it's a big one, like a meal. Chicken, avo, tortilla strips, little bit of cheese, honey lime dressing, nothing really that healthy, but we make it at home, so at least I know what goes into it. We just model our meals after stuff we liked eating out My hubby used to be a chef, so I'm definitely spoiled. I don't cook a thing.

[solobiker]

I do most of the cooking and somtimes I really don't feel like going all out after a day of work. As for salads, I don't like dressings so that saves points!

[greycoral]

yeah, we're full time students and work part time. We've got lots of time to cook dinner, although it rarely takes more than 30 minutes. Pretty much only when we have to pre roast potatoes or squash or something.

[Susan Otcenas]

The website is really driving me nuts.

I re-took the quiz, and it recommended that I drop my daily points from 21 to 20. SO, I went and did that, and it RECALCULATED all my previous history as if I only had 20 points available all that time. Which means that all my charts are inaccurate now.

Grrrr..

Anyone know how to make it NOT do that or is this an unfiable bug in the system??

Susan

[Aggie_Ama]

I am a little frustrated with the changes and had been contemplating cancelling anyway. I may just try journaling on my own and saving my little bit I am spending right now. I just have my way of doing things burned into my little brain, no changes please. I still thing the program works for me.

[tpb]

I've recently started WW again. One thing I notice from the dinner ideas above is the meat since we don't eat meat in our house. Anyone have some good vegetarian ideas? I feel like I'm in a rut and am having problems fitting in more veggies. I think I'm missing all the fresh produce from our farmers market :-(

Thanks.
TPB

[Susan Otcenas]

Hi TBP,

I was mostly vegetarian until very recently. I'm a big fan of using canned beans (black, pinto, garbanzo) in recipes. Lots of protein and fiber. Low in points. Great for mexican, chilis, etc. Indian food is a great way to go vegetarian too. Soooo many indian recipes are naturally vegetarian, so it's not like you're substituting or modifying anything.

I happen to love tofu for what it is, not as a meat substitute. I love it in Asian cooking. Simple vegetable stirfrys with plenty of tofu and asian veggies. I love the crunch of watercress in asian meals. I like to sink my teeth into something substantial, and watercress does that for me.

Lentils are a great way to add substance to soups.

I found this AWESOME Curried Lentil recipe on the NYTimes website recently. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/dining/142arex.html It turned out fabulously. Plus, I plugged it all into the Recipe Builder on WW's site, and at 8 servings it's only 4 points per serving. It's so hearty and filling that it feels like it should be more points than it is. I plan to make this recipe at least once a month in the winter.

I sometimes find myself uninspired as well, and usually spend some time on allrecipes.com looking for ideas. I almost always find something interesting to try.

Hope this helps,

Susan

[tpb]

The curried lentils sound really good - thanks!

-TPB

[divingbiker]

I've recently started WW again. One thing I notice from the dinner ideas above is the meat since we don't eat meat in our house. Anyone have some good vegetarian ideas? I feel like I'm in a rut and am having problems fitting in more veggies. I think I'm missing all the fresh produce from our farmers market :-(

Thanks.
TPB

I've just discovered roasted vegetables. They're amazing! Last night I roasted a cookie sheet of carrots, beets, and zucchini, another of white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and onions, and another of brussels sprouts and cabbage. I have enough vegetables for about 5 meals.

Just cut the vegetables up, toss with a bit of olive oil, salt, and pepper, and other spices if you like (red pepper flakes in moderation are good) and bake at 400 for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

I'll have the veggies with a veggie burger, or a spicy black bean concoction, or just on their own if I'm really lazy.

Otherwise for vegetarian meals, I'll have black beans mixed with rotel tomatoes, corn, and onions over brown rice, or a veggie stir fry with chicken flavored seitan or tofu, or a veggie burger with homemade pumpkin or broccoli soup. Sometimes on the weekends I'll make a tamale pie and eat it all week.

I'm all about easy and quick.