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February 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments
reated in the 1960s, Weightwatchers has become one of the most popular diet plans in the world. It is often the top-rated diet in research or magazine pieces, and is constantly evolving to meet the challenges of the modern lifestyle.
Currently endorsed by former British Royal Sarah Ferguson, it combines the simple premise of calorie counting with a comprehensive support system.
The best thing about Weightwatchers is the way that it can fit into your lifestyle long term. Unlike some crash diets, Weightwatchers allows you to eat out in restaurants and even have some of your favorite foods!
Weightwatchers: Basics
- Foundation
Weightwatchers attempts to match calories consumed with those calories expended through exercise or your base metabolism. Dieters can expect to lose a steady 1/2 to 2 pounds a week if they stick to the plan! Dieters go to weekly meetings, which include a private weigh-in and advice from your personal Meetings Leader.
By offering much more support to the dieter, and by giving him/her the tools to limit calorific intake, the Weightwatchers diet aims to help us lose weight steadily and consistently. There is a very wide range of books and support materials to help dieters.
- Diet
Weightwatchers has two plans:
Flex Points Plan: This diet is based on portion control, and depends on the inevitable calorie counting. You have to keep track of everything you eat throughout the day (no cheating!), and make sure that your daily total comes in under your target.
Core Foods Plan: This plan does away with some of the calorie counting and instead focuses on restricting your diet to certain healthy foods.
Weightwatchers does not specifically use calories, rather their own Points system which is pretty similar. You have a daily or weekly Points target (depending on which plan you choose), against which you can actually earn credits by doing exercise.
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February 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment
I got adventurous again on Tuesday night and decided to try out 2 new recipes. One was going to be my main dish for dinner (with tons of leftovers) and the other a side dish (with a few leftovers). Both are, of course, from WeightWatchers.com. Neither looked anything like the photos….
Let’s roll:
The main dish was a Layered Mexican Chicken:
According to WW, it’s only 6 points (makes 12 servings)
Preparation Time: 20 min
Cooking Time: 45 min
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
This Mexican lasagna will last up to five days in the refrigerator. It’s a terrific make-ahead meal!
Ingredients
- olive oil cooking spray
- 2 pound uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 30 ounces of canned black beans: rinsed and drained
- 3 cups fat-free sour cream
- 2 cup shredded reduced-fat Mexican-style cheese: divided
- 8 ounces of chopped green chilies (two 4-ounce cans)
- 2 teaspoons of ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
- 12 medium corn tortilla(s): cut into 2-inch strips
- 1 cup salsa: mild, medium or hot
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a lasagna pan with cooking spray.
- Place chicken in medium saucepan and fill with enough cold water just to cover chicken. Set pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 10 to 15 minutes; drain. When chicken is cool enough to handle, cut into 1-inch pieces.
- Transfer chicken to a large bowl and add beans, sour cream, 1 cup of shredded cheese, chilies, cumin, and pepper; mix well and set aside.
- Arrange half of tortillas in bottom of prepared lasagna pan, overlapping pieces to cover surface. Top tortillas with half of chicken mixture, layer with remaining tortillas and then top with remaining chicken mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cup of cheese.
- Bake until filling is bubbly and cheese is melted, about 30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing into 12 pieces. Serve with salsa on the side.
This dish, despite being messy and hard to cut into 12 pieces (I think I got 11, uneven servings) was SO tasty! The salsa wasn’t needed, but it was a nice complement.
Some things I found:
- 30 ounces is a hella lot of black beans, especially for someone who is JUST learning to like these little guys. I bought 2 big cans of 13 ounce beans and used 1 and a bit of the other. I saved the rest to hopefully use in another recipe soon.
- I couldn’t find green chilies and since I’m not a fan of jalapenos (that’s all they had), I left these out. Since I didn’t have cumin, I used some chili powder and sprinkled hot sauce on my serving before eating. It got the job done for me.
- The container of sour cream I bought apparently only had 2 cups. Oops! I could not find a large, fat free size! I used the 2 cups and assume this makes it less points. 
It was still creamy and tasty though.
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February 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment
www.Weightwatchers.com is probably the most well-known weight loss plan on earth. It is an international diet plan, with over 30 countries hosting their own branches. Weightwatchers.com has two basic options: counting and no-counting. It has an online membership available which does most of what you have in mind.
It is based on a points system. Some people say it is even better because it adds a support group but my schedule does not permit me to go that route. By the way, they are very secretive about the formula and won’t allow it to be released, but if you are a member of the online program and spend time on the message board sometimes people will try to reveal it on there. www.WeightWatchers.com is the only weight management plan that can be adapted without sacrificing your heart, soul and well - your stomach!
In many ways WeightWatchers has long been one step ahead. I have been following the Weightwatchers plan on and off for about 4 years. Created in the 1960s, Weightwatchers has become one of the most popular diet plans in the world. The best thing about this website is the way that it can fit into your lifestyle long term. Unlike some crash diets, ww.Weightwatchers.com allows you to eat out in restaurants and even have some of your favorite foods. By offering much more support to the dieter, and by giving him/her the tools to limit calorific intake, the diet aims to help us lose weight steadily and consistently.
Kaufman, 43, is a group leader for the WW website and her advice is echoed at the other 29,000 weekly meetings held for a million members worldwide. Sarah Ferguson, the face and body of US ww.WeightWatchers.com, has introduced the brand to a younger and wider audience. Just as most psychologists will acknowledge that AA is the best way to give up booze; nutritionists have mostly good things to say about WW. Though Atkins can count among its fans the likes of Catherine Zeta Jones, Brad Pitt and Geri Halliwell, the new research suggests that by far the nation’s favourite dietary regime remains the www.WeightWatchers.com point plan.
Out of all the “diets” I have been on www.WeightWatchers.com and it is definitely the BEST. Although it is all about eating healthily and exercising responsibly, there’s no harm in cheating every now and again. Encourage your friend to visit a meeting for FREE to see what it’s all about.
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