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is weight watchers any good for vegetarians?

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Tommy · 18/02/2009 11:22

have been doing SW and lost about 2 and a half stone but having trouble shifting the last stone. Am thinking of WW just for a final burst but we don't eat meat (which is why SW has been so good - green days all the way!)

I can't seem to find any information on the WW website as they obviously want you to sign up but I just want a quick outline!

TIA

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Songbird · 18/02/2009 11:25

Yep, twould be fine! WW has changed a bit recently, so the emphasis is on 'filling foods', so veggies, rice, pasta and pulses all good. I've cut down on meat quite a lot recently to save money and I'm getting on just fine. I make a lot of pasta sauces really bulking up on the veg, adding butter beans or whatever for a bit of variety. Tis great and DD (nearly 4) loves it as well.

gonaenodaethat · 18/02/2009 11:29

It would be good. It's really flexible and you can eat what you like as long as you 'point' it.

Tommy · 18/02/2009 11:30

oh - thanks songbird. I did WW years ago and I gather that it has changed quite a lot but I didn't really know what the "rules" were anymore.

How many points would chickpeas or beans or something be or is it all too complicated to explain?!

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Songbird · 18/02/2009 11:51

A bit confusing ? sorry. It?s not helped by the fact that until recently I was on the Core Plan, which they?ve now got rid of. With that, you basically had a huge list of foods (now the ?filling foods?) that you could eat any quantity of in each of your 3 meals. This included all fresh fat-removed meat, all veg, all pulses, all fruit, potatoes, rice, pasta, noodles, low fat soft cheese, low fat yoghurts ? basically almost anything you want to use in ?from scratch? healthy recipes. You also had 3 points a day for either snacks or adding a bit extra to your meals. It was brilliant for the kind of cooking I do, but I was never very disciplined when it came to the snacking .

So the ?Discover Plan? (the new one) is like the Core but you have to point everything. I soon realised that I was eating too much rice, pasta etc before, and obviously snacking too much. Anyway, the upshot now is that I?m not too good at remembering the points for things.

Right, just tried to look at the website and it?s giving me different answers for ?butter beans?. I?ve texted my Leader so I?ll let you know what she says.

The other thing is, you can save per meeting if you pay for Monthly Pass, which also allows you free access to the eSource stuff on website. I must say, WW are buggers for getting money from you one way or another, but if you can look past all the merchandise and WW branded food, it?s not that dear and it works. Having said that, I do like a WW cookbook!

Tommy · 18/02/2009 17:45

thanks songbird - I might look into it. I really need a kick up the (too ample) backside. Maybe I'll go and register and get all the material anyway.

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