General FAQ on foods

General FAQ on foods:

Q: Is the milk in the cereal counted as the dairy serving for that meal?
A: The 4 ounces of milk you add to your cereal or pancakes does NOT count as part of your dairy serving at breakfast; the addition of the milk is simply considered part of the entrée itself. Therefore, if you're having cereal or pancakes, you would still need to add a separate, full dairy serving(s), just as you would with any other breakfast entrée, per your meal plan.

Q: What do I eat with the Hamburger (or Hot Dogs, Ham Slices, Chicken Fillet)?
A: There are a few entrees that indicate on the package "serve with a whole-grain roll." This added roll, which you provide, is considered part of the entrée and NOT counted as the carbohydrate serving for that meal. You should choose any roll that has up to 120 calories; whole-grain is preferable.

Q: Is coffee allowed on the program?
A: Yes, coffee is an unlimited beverage on the NutriSystem program. You may use artificial sweeteners and preferably a non-dairy creamer that has less than 20 calories per serving.

Q: Can I have alcoholic drinks on the diet?
A: We do not encourage individuals to consume alcohol on the NutriSystem program; however, we do understand that many people drink occasionally for social reasons. If you do choose to consume alcoholic beverages, we recommend that they be consumed just occasionally and in moderate amounts. Alcohol provides no nourishment, can leave you feeling dehydrated, and adds calories which may affect your weight loss. But if you choose to drink, here are some recommendations:
. Avoid drinks like daiquiris (177 calories), margaritas (210 calories), wine coolers (192 calories), sweet wines (102 calories), and mixed drinks
. Use diet and sugar-free mixers such as diet soda, club soda or diet tonic water
. Drink water while you are drinking alcohol to keep you hydrated
. Choose wines that are of a dry variety
. Choose a beer that is light and/or low-carb

Q: Is it ok to use canned vegetables and fruit?
A: Due to their sodium content, we do not recommend that you use canned vegetables. But if you do choose to have canned vegetables, rinse them well to remove as much sodium as possible. For fruit, fresh is the best choice. Be careful when choosing canned fruit, and only choose items that have been canned in their natural juice or water, rather than heavy syrup that has added sugar.

Q: Why are some of the vegetables limited on the regular vegetable list and unlimited on the salad vegetable list?
A: The salad vegetables are eaten raw and because they are so low in calories, we do not feel that it is necessary to limit them to a specific amount. (There is a natural limit to how many raw vegetables anyone can eat at one time.) When the vegetables are cooked, however, they do condense, so you are getting more in a cup of cooked vegetables than in a cup of raw vegetables. It is also easier to eat more (too many) if they are cooked. If, however, you are hungry on the program and want more vegetables, an extra cup or so will not interfere with your weight loss.

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Weight Watcher Success Story

Success Story of Weight Watcher

By Meredith Curry, US

Today, I post a friend's Weight Watcher success story. John M wrote this story back in July, when I was having my own issues about having to go low-carb per doctor recommendations. Now that I am back to a way of life I can live with (on Weight Watchers of course) I post this for motivation for myself and you as well.

Monday, July 24, 2006

Weight Watchers got my mind right

"You've got to get your mind right."That was the advice Captain, Road Prison 36, gave the convicts in "Cool Hand Luke." Once you got used to your sentence, that there was no advantage to escape, you could accept things - get your mind right.

Lucas "Luke" Jackson (Paul Newman) would never have made a good Weight Watchers (WW) member, as he never took the Captain's (Strother Martin) advice. See the movie; he was always fighting, trying to escape.

I started WW in late June 2002 at 295 pounds; at this writing, I'm at 207. To me, getting my mind right is focusing on the money.

I'm a WW "Lifetime Member," which means I met my weight-loss goal of 215, which was set by my doctor. As long as I get no higher than 217, I don't pay to be a member, and I can go to as many meetings as I choose. (That's a savings of $12 per week; rates by WW region may vary.)

Making that goal was HUGE for me. I have had to pay twice since I made it, but that has been only twice in well over a year. That's a lot of money - my money.

My road to WW started years earlier. I was sitting in front of the television (I don't do TV, you know) surfing channels and I noticed my ankles were kind of big. Now this was a time of a 58-inch waistline but no true concept of my actual weight (honest) and not much concern. I was "big boned," as my mama said.

But I went to the doctor, about the ankles. He said that was just water retention, which he could give me pills for, but he suggested I see a dietician ... and the rest begins my personal weight-loss history.

My dietician and I had to go to the wheelchair scale - a miniature version of what trucks weigh on - to get my weight of 378 pounds. She got me counting calories, writing down what I ate, and moving. I started out on the high school track once a day with a goal of eight laps; for awhile, I couldn't make eight, and then, when I could make eight, the time it took started to get less and less, as did my waistline.

I was down about 60 pounds or so when I started getting lazy; I had moved, and given up on dieticians. But after feeling very dizzy a few mornings in a row and being put on hypertension medication, I sought out another dietician. This was a rough period; food options were too varied and the dietician was too nice. I held steady, but no loss.

Ready to get serious again, I asked my current doctor (after I had moved again) about a dietician. Straight-shooter that she is, my doctor told me she didn't think my insurance would cover it, so why didn't I try WW.

I've been there ever since.

I've had up weeks and down weeks, frustrations and elations, but when the compliments started coming in and the clothes started coming in more options and at less cost, and I started feeling better, and I was taken off the blood-pressure medicine, and ... well, I got my mind right.Looking back, the dieticians were a form of WW.

They were good, they were helpful. I don't regret them.But WW was every week, out-of-my-pocket cash, with a compliment or an insult from the scale followed by good advice and positive reenforcement from the WW leader and fellow members. (You can join WW on-line, but I don't recommend it; you have to get your fat out in public and flop it down next to other fat - it's the only way.)

I want to get to 199 by basketball season; I originally set that goal for June 30, but I got a bit lazy ... but only a bit. Because, as Captain, Road Prison 36 also said - and I'm not talking about the famous "What we've got here is ... failure to communicate" - what he also said was this: "Now, I can be a good guy, or I can be one real mean sum-bitch."Got my mind right here, Captain.

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Weight Watchers Work

How Does Weight Watchers Work?

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), funded by Weight Watchers, found people who followed the Weight watchers Points program for two years lost an average of six pounds. Diligent participants - who attended at least 78 percent of the weekly meetings - lost an average of 11 pounds after two years on the program.

The average weight loss amongst Weight Watchers Points participants "is not very much in comparison to what people hope they will lose, or what people need to lose in order to reach the desired, svelte self," reported study author Dr. Stanley Heshka.

Heshka suggests that people who need to lose a significant amount of weight fairly quickly for medical reasons may want to opt out of Weight Watchers Points program and similarly structured programs. However, this does not mean Weight Watchers Points system holds no benefit. While, on average, participants lost only small amounts of weight while enrolled in the structured Weight Watchers Points program, some lost much more, with the maximum amount of weight loss reaching around 50 pounds. The structured program "seems to hold advantages over trying to lose the weight by yourself," Heshka said.

For people who are not yet obese but are experiencing an increase in weight, or have a family history of problems that can be aggravated by excess weight - such as heart disease or diabetes - Weight Watchers Points program may have a significant impact on health.

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