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WEIGHT WATCHER NO COUNT PLAN - FANTASTIC

48 replies

lisa34 · 20/05/2006 22:45

Is anyone else doing ww no count plan? I have been a member of WW for a few years now - have re-joined about 8 times but this time it is working. Have managed to loose 2 stone in 18 weeks - can't believe it....

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dewmeadow · 06/06/2006 10:13

you could do a pile of exercise to earn some points as well as eat less

Dior · 06/06/2006 19:22

Dinny - yes, do a mix of both...lose a couple of points the next day and earn a couple of points through exercise.

Dewmeadow - hints for No Count:

Eat until 'comfortably full', which means that you are satisfied, but might still have some food left on your plate.

If you are not sure whether you are full or not, have a drink and wait 10 minutes (no more). If you feel a little hungry, eat something else (like a Muller light or fruit...)

Give yourself less food on the plate to start with as people often find it hard to leave some. You can always have more

Pad out all meals with vegetables or salad.

Make free-veg. soups for those hungry 'mid-meal' moments. Also, you can have veg. chillies/curries as long as you only use veg and spices, no oil or meat etc.

Remember to pad out your 21 points with earning points from exercise.

HTH

BTW - I was a leader unitl March of this year, so ask anything you want to.

Moomin · 06/06/2006 22:00

back again.
i've decided to join my local ww meeting on thursday. i need to lose about 2-3 stones.
dior - is it right that pulses rice and pasta are relatively 'free' on the no count system? i did ww a few years ago before i got pg and i found the portions of pasta and rice really really stingy!

dewmeadow · 06/06/2006 22:05

Dior - on Nocount - whta exactly can you snack on between meals? anything on nocount list, ie yoghurts, or fruit and veg

nearly finished first day - ive been so used to having wee snacks of this nad that, that Ive really craved something sweet. But nearly time for bed and my first success -yeah!

Dior · 06/06/2006 22:22

Moomin - yes, as long as you eat them as part of a meal, you can eat them until you are 'comfortably full'. So, it depends on your appetite as to how much you eat. I love NC, because I love my lean meats and starches. So, you can make almost uncountable variations, plus 'normal' recipes (like shepherd's pie and spag. bol.) as long as you use no oil etc.

Dewberry - No, only snack between meals on fruit/veg/WW fruities, unless you are taking the points out of your allowance of 21. So, a Muller Light would be free if eaten as part of your meal, but would have to be counted if you ate it between meals.

Also, if you have a recipe where all the components are on the NC list except one or two, you only have to point the ingredients that aren't on the list. e.g., if you made a spaghetti bolognese, but used oil, you would have to point the oil, whereas the other ingredients would be on the list, so would be free. A lot of members who did NC thought that the Full Choice recipes could not be used by them, but that really isn't the case, as long as you take the non-free items from your allowance.

Another anomoly is the large Snack-a-jacks. They are free as part of a meal. However, the chocolate chips ones aren't. Uusally they are 1 point for people on Full Choice, but, because the other ones are 0.5 points and free on NC, you only have to count the other 0.5 points if you want to eat the chocolate chip ones!

Bit confusing, but the plan really works. Some of my old members swear by the plan. I love it because I need to feel full after a meal. With Full Choice, I always had to have a couple of points saved for the evening, otherwise I would stuff my face. With No Count, I eat so much bulk that it usually keeps me going all evening.

Having said that, I weigh in tomorrow morning, having done a week of NC, so I'll post my losses (fingers crossed). I don't actually feel lighter, and am on at the moment, so who knows!

Dior · 06/06/2006 22:23

Sorry - 'Dewmeadow' Blush

dewmeadow · 06/06/2006 22:33

ta Dior - no yoghurt for me then

Dior · 06/06/2006 22:38

They are only 1.5 points though. Eat a smaller plate of first course, and have one as a dessert igf you like them.

dinny · 07/06/2006 08:28

oooh, weigh-in day today. I've been doing ww for three weeks and lost 2b, then 4lb - have over-eaten a bit this week, I fear though.... will let you know (think may switch to NC this week....)

dewmeadow · 07/06/2006 10:59

i think this week will be about breaking the habit of sweet things and snacking at night, and then next week I can concentrate on smaller portions. Do you think thats fair enough?

dewmeadow · 07/06/2006 14:20

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dinny · 07/06/2006 20:07

sounds like a good plan, DM. I'm now on week 4 of WW and am starting to feel more in swing of it. at first I was so used to snackig I had to eat loads of Fruities (which gave me REALLY bad tummy ache) but now am happy to not really snack much.

btw, had my weigh in at lnchtime and have lose 2.5lb! so that's 9lb in 3 weeks - argh!"

Dior · 07/06/2006 20:55

Well done Dinny! I lost 3lbs this week on NC, so am really chuffed. I ate more last week too!

dinny · 09/06/2006 13:57

hey, excellent, Dior. I weighed myself this morning (different scales to WW that weigh .5 lb heavier) and I have lost 3 lb since Wed!

dinny · 09/06/2006 13:57

BUT, think the difference is becaaues get weighed at lunchtime at ww.....

Dior · 09/06/2006 19:51

Well, let us know when you have weighed 'officially'...good luck...

dewmeadow · 17/06/2006 22:38

just back from holidays - found a WW in Wexford and went on Monday to be weighed - 2 and a half ppounds - I was SOO chuffed. However, I did try really hard on holidays - did loads of exercise adn tried to eat well but whenever we went out for food, the restaurants/cafes didnt do baked potatoes/rice/pasta dishes and I had to compromise a bit, so Im dreading thsi Monday - ah well!

Brandonsnanna · 20/02/2007 18:10

Can someone help. On no count I was under the impression that you can only have soup that consists of only no count foods. And yet in my shopping guide all the tins of cream of .... soup are ticked as no count foods !!! Im confused.

Brandonsnanna · 20/02/2007 18:19

By the way I love NC. Its so easy to stick to. I actually feel like I am not dieting at all. Slimming World is not as good as you cant have pasta and meat on the same day, you can on NC

angmarie · 21/02/2007 12:49

i am doing no count I think it is brilliant I have lost 5 1/2 lb in 2 weeks . i really dont feel like I am missing out on anything but just eating alot healthier.
I like no count because you havnt got to mess about weighing things and working out your points unless you are having a treat
Its weigh in tonight but I am not convinced I have lost tonight with it being time of the month and did have a pudding when I went out for a meal on sunday.

Fingerscrossed2007 · 24/02/2007 13:00

No count sounds great. has anyone got an answer to Brandons soup question? I'm curious.

FC2007 · 01/03/2007 16:41

bump

coggy · 01/03/2007 16:55

I'd like to know the answer to the soup question too!
I've been doing NC for about 5 weeks and have lost 6 1/2 pounds of the stone that needs to go....half way there!

I din't realise that you could only snack on fruit and veg....used to go to SW and so I though all 'free foods' were snackable......Oops!

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