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Understanding the 3 NEW MyWW Weight Watchers Reimagined Freestyle ZeroPoint Foods LISTS

Understanding the 3 NEW MyWW Weight Watchers Reimagined Freestyle ZeroPoint Foods LISTS

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myWW ZeroPoint Foods

ZeroPoint foods are super-flexible and can be used in lots of delicious (and unexpected) ways! These foods form the foundation of a healthy eating pattern, so they don’t need to be measured or tracked. The new myWW is the groundbreaking, most customized program ever offered. On myWW, each plan has different items that are designated as ZeroPoint foods. If you are not familiar with ZeroPoint foods, be sure to check out this post where I explain what they are.

When it comes to losing weight, everyone’s needs are different. What works well for one person may not work as well for you. While Weight Watchers (Reimagined) has always offered a personalized SmartPoints Budget based on age, weight, height, and sex, now you have the option of three unique ways to experience the WW journey. And if you find that your plan is no longer working for your life, you have the ability to switch to one of the other plans! I love that all three plans are equally flexible, simple, and effective when it comes to losing weight. Each one just helps you get there in a different way.

Each food plan has a unique balance of SmartPoints and ZeroPoint™ foods.

With myWW Green you’ve got the largest number of SmartPoints to spend on any food you choose, and 100+ ZeroPoint foods (fruits and non-starchy veggies) that are zero!

GREEN ZEROPOINT LIST

FRUITS

Apples

Applesauce, unsweetened

Apricots, fresh

Bananas

Blackberries

Blueberries

Cantaloupe

Cherries

Clementines

Cranberries, fresh

Dragon fruit

Figs, fresh

Frozen mixed berries, unsweetened

Fruit cocktail, unsweetened

Fruit salad, unsweetened

Grapefruit

Grapes

Guava

Honeydew

Kiwi

Kumquats

Lemons

Limes

Mangoes

Meyer lemons

Nectarines

Oranges

Papayas

Peaches

Pears

Persimmons

Pineapples

Plums

Pomegranates

Pomelo

Raspberries

Star fruit

Strawberries

Tangerines

Watermelon

VEGETABLES (NON-STARCHY)

Acorn squash

Artichoke hearts, no oil

Artichokes

Arugula

Asparagus

Baby corn

Bamboo shoots

Basil

Beet greens

Beets

Bok choy

Broccoli

Broccoli rabe

Broccoli slaw

Brussels sprouts

Butter/Bibb lettuce

Butternut squash

Cabbage

Canned pimientos

Carrots

Cauliflower

Cauliflower rice

Celery

Chives

Cilantro

Coleslaw mix

Collard greens

Cucumber

Eggplant

Endive

Escarole

Fennel

Frozen stir-fry vegetables, no sauce

Garlic

Ginger

Green leaf lettuce

Hearts of palm

Iceberg lettuce

Jicama

Kale

Kohlrabi

Leeks

Mint

Mixed greens

Mushrooms

Mustard greens

Napa cabbage

Nori (seaweed)

Oakleaf lettuce

Okra

Onions

Oregano

Parsley

Pea shoots

Peppers

Pickles, unsweetened

Pico de gallo

Pumpkin

Pumpkin puree

Radishes

Red leaf lettuce

Romaine lettuce

Rosemary

Rutabaga

Salsa, fat-free

Sauerkraut

Scallions

Shallots

Spaghetti squash

Spinach

String beans

Summer squash

Swiss chard

Tarragon

Thyme

Tomatillos

Tomato puree, canned

Tomato sauce, canned

Tomatoes

Turnips

Water chestnuts

Wax beans

Zucchini

With myWW Blue you’ve got a moderate amount of SmartPoints to spend on any food you choose, and 200+ fruits, veggies, lean proteins, and more that are zero points!

BLUE ZEROPOINT LIST
INCLUDES EVERYTHING ON THE GREEN LIST PLUS

VEGETABLES (STARCHY)

Canned corn

Corn

Green peas

Parsnips

Peas

Split peas

Succotash

BEANS & LEGUMES

Adzuki beans

Alfalfa sprouts

Bean sprouts

Black beans

Black-eyed peas

Cannellini beans

Chickpeas

Edamame

Fava beans

Great Northern beans

Hominy

Kidney beans

Lentils

Lima beans

Lupini beans

Navy beans

Pinto beans

Refried beans, canned, fat-free

Soy beans

CHICKEN & TURKEY BREAST

Ground chicken breast

Ground turkey, 98% fat-free

Ground turkey breast

Skinless chicken breast

Skinless turkey breast

EGGS

Egg substitute

Egg whites

Egg yolks

Eggs

FISH/SHELLFISH

Abalone

Alaskan king crab

Anchovies, in water

Arctic char

Bluefish

Branzino

Butterfish

Canned tuna, in water

Carp

Catfish

Caviar

Clams

Cod

Crabmeat, lump

Crayfish

Cuttlefish

Dungeness crab

Eel

Fish roe

Flounder

Grouper

Haddock

Halibut

Herring

Lobster

Mahi mahi

Monkfish

Mussels

Octopus

Orange roughy

Oysters

Perch

Pike

Pollock

Pompano

Salmon

Sardines, canned in water or sauce

Sashimi

Scallops

Sea bass

Sea cucumber

Sea urchin

Shrimp

Smelt

Smoked haddock

Smoked salmon

Smoked sturgeon

Smoked trout

Smoked whitefish

Snails

Snapper

Sole

Squid

Steelhead trout

Striped bass

Sturgeon

Swordfish

Tilapia

Trout

Tuna

Turbot

Wahoo

Whitefish

TOFU & TEMPEH

Firm tofu

Silken tofu

Smoked tofu

Soft tofu

Tempeh

 

With myWW Purple you’ve got a small number of SmartPoints to spend on any food you choose and 300+ ZeroPoint foods that are zero!

PURPLE ZEROPOINT  LIST
INCLUDES EVERYTHING ON THE GREEN AND BLUE LISTS PLUS

POTATOES & SWEET POTATOES

Baby potatoes

Baked potatoes

Baked sweet potatoes

Canned sweet potato, unsweetened

Cassava

Fingerling potatoes

Frozen potatoes, prepared without fat

Idaho potatoes

Japanese sweet potato

Mashed potatoes, plain

Mashed sweet potatoes, plain

New potatoes

Oven-roasted potato wedges, without oil

Oven-roasted sweet potato fries, without oil

Purple potatoes

Red potatoes

Roasted potatoes, without oil

Roasted sweet potatoes, without oil

Russet potatoes

Sweet potatoes

Taro

White potatoes

Yams

Yellow potatoes

Yucca

Yukon gold potatoes

WHOLE-WHEAT PASTA & GRAINS

Air-popped popcorn, no oil or sugar

Air-popped popcorn, no oil or sugar, with salt and/or spices

Amaranth

Ancient grain mix, no seeds

Barley

Black bean pasta

Brown basmati rice

Brown rice

Brown rice cereal, 100%

Brown rice noodles

Brown rice pasta

Brown rice–quinoa blend

Buckwheat

Buckwheat soba noodles

Bulgur

Chickpea pasta

Corn pasta

Edamame pasta

Farro

Freekeh

Instant brown rice

Instant oatmeal, plain

Kamut

Kasha

Lentil pasta

Millet

Oatmeal, plain

Oats

Pea pasta

Popcorn kernels for at-home popping

Quick-cooking barley

Quick-cooking brown rice

Quick-cooking regular oats

Quick-cooking steel-cut oats

Quinoa

Quinoa pasta

Red quinoa

Rolled oats

Rye berries

Shirataki noodles

Sorghum

Soybean pasta

Spelt

Spelt berries

Steel-cut oats

Teff

Thai brown rice

Tri-color quinoa

Wheat berries

Whole-grain pasta

Whole-grain sorghum

Whole-wheat couscous

Whole-wheat pasta

Wild rice

Wild rice–brown rice blend

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Alphabetical List of 200 Weight Watchers Reimagined Freestyle Zero Point Foods

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ZeroPoint Foods

I want to take a few minutes to explain what ZeroPoint Foods are for those who are not familiar with them. For many years one of the main features of the Weight Watchers program has been their point system. All foods are given a points value and your goal is to stay within your daily points allowance. Now with the Weight Watchers Freestyle program, many foods such as lean proteins, eggs, beans, lentils, tofu, nonfat plain yogurt, veggies, and fruit are called ZeroPoint Foods. The foods on this list form the foundation of a healthy eating pattern, so you don’t need to weigh, measure, or track any of them. They are a great way to stay within your daily points budget. 

ZeroPoint Vegetables – You can enjoy most non-starchy vegetables for zero points on the plan. You will have to count any oil or butter the vegetables are cooked with. This includes fresh, frozen, and canned vegetables as long as they aren’t packed with any additional oil, sugars, or fats. There are a few vegetables that are not zero points including potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, parsnips, cassava, mushy peas, yuca, and olives.

ZeroPoint Fruits –  Almost all fruits are zero points but they should be eaten in moderation since they can quickly add up and slow your weight loss. This includes fresh fruit as well as frozen, canned, or jarred fruit as long as it doesn’t have added sugar. However, avocados, plantains, and any fruit that is made into a drink or smoothie are not ZeroPoint foods. This is because a smoothie contains much more fruit than you would normally eat in one sitting. For example, you would not normally eat several whole fruits, a cup berries, and some pineapple in one sitting but is common to have all this and more in a large smoothie.

ZeroPoint Condiments, Flavor Enhancers, and Spices – The WWFreestyle program also includes as ZeroPoint Foods spices, low calorie, low sugar condiments, and many of the things that we use to enhance the flavor of foods. Some of them are vinegars, broth, fresh and dried spices and rubs, mustard, hot sauce, capers, and salsa. Note: These are zero points when used in small amounts but if you are using more in a recipe you may have to count the points.

Alphabetical List of ZeroPoint Foods

A
  • Apples
  • Applesauce, unsweetened
  • Apricots
  • Arrowroot
  • Artichoke hearts
  • Artichokes
  • Arugula
  • Asparagus
B
  • Bamboo shoots
  • Banana
  • Beans, including adzuki, black, broad (fava), butter, cannellini, cranberry (Roman), green, garbanzo (chickpeas), great northern, kidney, lima, lupini, mung, navy, pink, small white, snap, soy, string, wax, white
  • Beans, refried, fat-free, canned
  • Beets
  • Berries, mixed
  • Blackberries
  • Blueberries
  • Broccoli
  • Broccoli rabe
  • Broccoli slaw
  • Broccolini
  • Brussels sprouts
C
  • Cabbage, all varieties including Chinese (bok choy), Japanese, green, red, napa, savory, pickled
  • Calamari, grilled
  • Cantaloupe
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflower
  • Caviar
  • Celery
  • Swiss chard
  • Cherries
  • Chicken breast, ground, 98% fat-free
  • Chicken breast or tenderloin, skinless, boneless or with bone
  • Clementines
  • Coleslaw mix (shredded cabbage and carrots), packaged
  • Collards
  • Corn, baby (ears), white, yellow, kernels, on the cob
  • Cranberries
  • Cucumber
D
  • Daikon
  • Dates, fresh
  • Dragon fruit
E
  • Edamame, in pods or shelled
  • Egg substitutes
  • Egg whites
  • Eggplant
  • Eggs, whole, including yolks
  • Endive
  • Escarole
F
  • Fennel (anise, sweet anise, or finocchio)
  • Figs
  • Fish: anchovies, arctic char, bluefish, branzino (sea bass), butterfish, carp, catfish, cod, drum, eel, flounder, grouper, haddock, halibut, herring, mackerel, mahimahi (dolphinfish), monkfish, orange roughy, perch, pike, pollack, pompano, rainbow trout (steelhead), rockfish, roe, sablefish (including smoked), salmon (all varieties), salmon, smoked (lox), sardines, sea bass, smelt, snapper, sole, striped bass, striped mullet, sturgeon (including smoked); white sucker, sunfish (pumpkinseed), swordfish, tilapia, tilefish, tuna (all varieties), turbot, whitefish (including smoked), whitefish and pike (store-bought), whiting
  • Fish fillet, grilled with lemon pepper
  • Fruit cocktail
  • Fruit cup, unsweetened
  • Fruit salad
  • Fruit, unsweetened
  
G
  • Garlic
  • Ginger root
  • Grapefruit
  • Grapes
  • Greens: beet, collard, dandelion, kale, mustard, turnip
  • Greens, mixed baby
  • Guavas
  • Guavas, strawberry

 
H
  • Hearts of palm (palmetto)
  • Honeydew melon
  
J
  • Jackfruit
  • Jerk chicken breast
  • Jerusalem artichokes (sunchokes)
  • Jicama (yam bean)
K
  • Kiwifruit
  • Kohlrabi
  • Kumquats
L
  • Leeks
  • Lemon
  • Lemon zest
  • Lentils
  • Lettuce, all varieties
  • Lime
  • Lime zest
  • Litchis (lychees)
M
  • Mangoes
  • Melon balls
  • Mung bean sprouts
  • Mung dal
  • Mushroom caps
  • Mushrooms, all varieties including brown, button, crimini, Italian, portabello, shiitake
N
  • Nectarine
  • Nori seaweed
  
O
  • Okra
  • Onions
  • Oranges, all varieties including blood
P
  • Papayas
  • Parsley
  • Passion fruit
  • Pea shoots
  • Peaches
  • Peapods, black-eye
  • Pears
  • Peas and carrots
  • Peas: black-eyed, chickpeas (garbanzo), cowpeas (blackeyes, crowder, southern), young pods with seeds, green, pigeon, snow (Chinese pea pods); split, sugar snap
  • Peppers, all varieties
  • Pepperoncini
  • Persimmons
  • Pickles, unsweetened
  • Pico de gallo
  • Pimientos, canned
  • Pineapple
  • Plumcots (pluots)
  • Plums
  • Pomegranate seeds
  • Pomegranates
  • Pomelo (pummelo)
  • Pumpkin
  • Pumpkin puree
R
  • Radicchio
  • Radishes
  • Raspberries
  • Rutabagas
S
  • Salad, mixed greens
  • Salad, side, without dressing, fast food
  • Salad, three-bean
  • Salad, tossed, without dressing
  • Salsa verde
  • Salsa, fat free
  • Salsa, fat free; gluten-free
  • Sashimi
  • Satay, chicken, without peanut sauce
  • Satsuma mandarin
  • Sauerkraut
  • Scallions
  • Seaweed
  • Shallots
  • Shellfish: abalone, clams, crab (including Alaska king, blue, dungeness, lump crabmeat, queen) crayfish, cuttlefish, lobster (including spiny lobster), mussels, octopus, oysters, scallops, shrimp, squid
  • Spinach
  • Sprouts, including alfalfa, bean, lentil
  • Squash, summer (all varieties including zucchini)
  • Squash, winter (all varieties including spaghetti)
  • Starfruit (carambola)
  • Strawberries
  • Succotash
T
  • Tangelo
  • Tangerine
  • Taro leaves and shoots
  • Tofu, all varieties
  • Tofu, smoked
  • Tomatillos
  • Tomato puree
  • Tomato sauce
  • Tomatoes, all varieties including plum, grape, cherry
  • Turkey breast, ground, 98% fat-free
  • Turkey breast or tenderloin, skinless, boneless or with bone
  • Turkey breast, skinless, smoked
  • Turnips
V
  • Vegetable sticks
  • Vegetables, mixed
  • Vegetables, stir fry, without sauce
W
  • Water chestnuts
  • Watercress
  • Watermelon
Y
  • Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat, unsweetened
  • Yogurt, plain, nonfat, unsweetened
  • Yogurt, soy, plain
 

ZeroPoint Foods List by Category 

ZeroPoint Dairy

  • Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat, unsweetened
  • Yogurt, plain, nonfat, unsweetened
  • Yogurt, soy, plan

ZeroPoint Beans and Legumes

  • Beans (refried, fat-free-canned)
  • Beans (adzuki, black, broad/fava, butter, cannellini, cranberry, green, garbanzo, great northern, kidney, lima, lupini, mung, navy, pink, small white, snap, soy, string, wax, white)
  • Chickpeas (garbanzo)
  • Edamame
  • Lentils
  • Mung dal
  • Salad, three-bean
  • Succotash

ZeroPoint Fruits

  • Apples
  • Apricots
  • Banana
  • Beets
  • Berries, mixed
  • Blackberries
  • Blueberries
  • Cherries
  • Cantaloupe
  • Clementines
  • Cranberries
  • Figs
  • Guavas
  • Grapes
  • Grapefruit
  • Kumquats
  • Melon
  • Honeydew
  • Jackfruit
  • Kiwifruit
  • Lemon
  • Lime
  • Litchis
  • Mangoes
  • Melon balls
  • Nectarine
  • Oranges
  • Papayas
  • Passion fruit
  • Peaches
  • Pears
  • Persimmons
  • Pineapple
  • Plumcots
  • Plums
  • Pomegranate seeds
  • Pomegranates
  • Pomelo
  • Pumpkin
  • Raspberries
  • Satsuma mandarin
  • Starfruit
  • Strawberries
  • Tangelo
  • Tangerine
  • Watermelon

ZeroPoint Proteins

  • Chicken breast, ground 98% fat-free
  • Chicken breast or tenderloin (skinless, boneless or with bone)
  • Egg substitutes
  • Eggs
  • Jerk chicken breast
  • Satay, chicken, without peanut sauce
  • Tofu, all varieties
  • Turkey breast, ground, 98% fat-free
  • Turkey breast or tenderloin, skinless, boneless or on the bone
  • Turkey breast, skinless, smoked
  • ZeroPoint Seafood
  • Calamari (grilled)
  • Caviar
  • Fish (anchovies, arctic char, bluefish, branzino ((sea bass)), butterfish, carp, catfish, cod, drum, eel, flounder, grouper, haddock, halibut, herring, mackerel, mahimahi ((dolphinfish)), monkfish, orange roughy, perch, pike, pollack, pompano, rainbow trout ((steelhead)), rockfish, roe, sablefish ((including smoked)), salmon ((all varieties)), salmon, smoked ((lox)), sardines, sea bass, smelt, snapper, sole, striped bass, striped mullet, sturgeon ((including smoked)); white sucker, sunfish ((pumpkinseed)), swordfish, tilapia, tilefish, tuna ((all varieties)), turbot, whitefish ((including smoked)), whitefish and pike ((store-bought)), whiting)
  • Shellfish: abalone, clams, crab (including Alaska king, blue, dungeness, lump crabmeat, queen) crayfish, cuttlefish, lobster (including spiny lobster), mussels, octopus, oysters, scallops, shrimp, squid
  • Sashimi

ZeroPoint Sauces and Condiments

  • Lemon zest
  • Lime zest
  • Pico de gallo
  • Pumpkin puree
  • Salsa, verde
  • Salsa, fat free
  • Sauerkraut
  • Tomato puree
  • Tomato sauce

Note: There are plenty of other spices and seasonings that have a 0 SmartPoints value but aren’t considered ZeroPoint foods. Only foods that form the building blocks of healthy habits are included in the ZeroPoint foods list. 

ZeroPoint Vegetables

  • Arrowroot 
  • Artichoke Hearts
  • Arugula
  • Artichokes
  • Artichoke Hearts
  • Bamboo Shoot
  • Beets
  • Broccoli
  • Broccoli rabe
  • Broccoli slaw
  • Broccolini
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Bok choy
  • Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflower
  • Celery 
  • Corn (baby, white, yellow, kernels, on the cob)
  • Collards
  • Coleslaw mix
  • Eggplant
  • Escarole
  • Endive
  • Fennel
  • Garlic 
  • Ginger root 
  • Greens: beet, collard, dandelion, kale, mustard, turnip
  • Greens, mixed baby
  • Hearts of palm 
  • Jerusalem artichoke (sunchoke)
  • Jicama
  • Kohlrabi
  • Leeks
  • Lettuce
  • Mung bean sprouts
  • Mushroom caps
  • Mushrooms (all varieties)
  • Okra
  • Onions
  • Parsley
  • Pea shoots
  • Peapods
  • Peas and carrots
  • Peas (black-eyed, cowpeas (blackeyes, crowder, southern), young pods with seeds, green, pigeon, snow (Chinese pea pods); split, sugar snap)
  • Peppers
  • Pepperoncini
  • Pickles
  • Pimientos
  • Radishes
  • Radicchio
  • Rutabagas
  • Salad, mixed greens
  • Salad, without dressing
  • Scallions
  • Seaweed/ Nori seaweed
  • Shallots
  • Spinach
  • Sprouts
  • Squash, summer (all varieties)
  • Squad, winter (all varieties)
  • Swiss chard
  • Taro leaves and shoots
  • Tomatoes, all varieties
  • Turnips
  • Vegetable sticks
  • Vegetables, mixed
  • Vegetables, stir fry, without sauce
  • Water chestnuts
  • Watercress

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Some fruits and vegetables contain SmartPoints values. These include: 

  • Avocados
  • Cassava/Yuca/Plantains
  • Olives
  • Parsnips
  • Potatoes
  • Sweet potato
  • Yams

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2 Weight Watchers Smartpoints Healthy Berry Probiotic Kefir Popsicles Recipe

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Healthy Berry Probiotic Kefir Popsicles
 Looking for a great dessert or special treat? These make-ahead popsicles will disappear quickly. Learn how to make these healthy Kefir popsicles today.
 
We all know eating ice cream all the time isn’t the smartest option when it comes to being conscious about our food choices. If you happen to have a weak spot for ice cream or popsicles but don’t want all the yucky stuff that is found in most of them, these popsicles are a great alternative to satisfy that craving. Plus, these healthy Kefir popsicles are a great way to incorporate kefir’s probiotic health benefits into our diet. And sweet or tart, you can adjust the honey to suit your taste.
 

What you need for this recipe

3 C. Plain Unsweetened Kefir Cultured Milk Smoothie
1/2 – 3/4 C. Raw Honey
1 tsp. vanilla (optional) 
1 C. Fruit

How to make this recipe  
  • Place fruit into popsicle molds.
  • Blend kefir, vanilla, and honey in blender or ninja until smooth.
  • Pour into popsicle molds, insert sticks, and place in the freezer until frozen.
  • To unmold the popsicles, hold the mold under lukewarm water for a few seconds until the popsicles release.

Recipe Tips

You’ll need to scale the ingredient amounts to the size of your popsicle molds. The basic formula you’ll want to follow is 2/3 base + 1/3 fruit to fill each mold.

Always taste your mixture before freezing to make sure it’s a little sweeter than what you like. Remember that things are not as sweet to your taste buds when frozen.

I had fresh blackberries, raspberries, and pomergranate so that is what I put in these pops. You can use any fresh or frozen fruit that you enjoy. 

I used the smoothie cup that came with my Ninja to blend the kefir mixture. It makes just the right amount to fill my 6 molds.

If the pops aren’t completely frozen, they may break or may not come out of the molds completely.

Make Red, White, and Blue Popsicles: Place 1 pound strawberries, hulled and chopped, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and 2 tablespoons honey in blender and puree until smooth. Fill the into popsicle molds 1/3 full with the strawberry purée and freeze until it’s firm, about 2 hours. Next, whisk two tablespoons honey into 1 cup Plain Unsweetened Kefir Cultured Milk Smoothie until well-combined. Remove the popsicles from the freezer and create the middle layer by evenly spooning the sweetened kefir into each of the popsicles. Gently push blueberries into the middle layer leaving enough room in the mold for the final puree layer. Place back into the freezer and freeze until firm but still soft enough to be able to put the sticks in. For the final layer finish filling each mold with the remaining strawberry puree. Insert sticks and return to the freezer until all layers are set, preferably overnight.

Fun mix-ins: crushed peanut butter cup pieces, peanut butter poweder and chocolate chips, 2-3 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder per cup of kefir, add a pureed banana to the kefir mixture, crushed oreos, replace 1/3 the kefir with chopped mango, strawberries, peaches, or your favorite fruit for a fruity popsicle base, 

Make them fancy:  Pour melted chocolate into a tall, narrow glass, or something that fits the popsicle with just a little room around and dip your pop into it. Place in freezer on a baking sheet lined with parchment and then dip the next one. Repeat until you have dipped all the pops 3 – 4 times and there is a solid coating of chocolate on your popsicles. On the final dipping, gently roll your popsicle in your topping of choice. Chopped nuts, coconut, tiny candies, sprinkles, or dried fruit bits all make great toppings.

We have been using YS Eco Bee Farms Raw Honey for the last several years because we have found that it offers the maximum level of antioxidants and healing agents. This company is a pioneer in organic bee farming so their honey does not contain any pesticides, herbicides or pollutants. Two places that I know you can find it are on Amazon and Kroger Ship.

What is Kefir? Pronounced like Kee-fer Sutherland or Keh-fer that rhymes with Heifer, it is an amazing yogurt-like drink that has tons of health benefits. One of them being that it is loaded with probiotics that can boost our immune system.

In addition to these great popsicles, I’ve also been doing protein shakes. Have you started using protein powder? Do you know how many scoops you should be using a day? If you’ve got questions about adding protein powder into your diet, you gotta check out this informative post: https://totalshape.com/supplements/how-many-scoops-of-protein-powder/

Tips To Enjoy Your Vacation Without Blowing Your Diet

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Weight Watchers Get Healthy Freestyle Journey

Enjoy Your Vacation Without Blowing Your Diet
When you take a trip your diet doesn’t have to go on vacation, too!

After my long absence, I knew that I had to stay on task this week to get my self-confidence back. Then, just before our trip Hurricane Florence shows up! What a week this has been. However, it did give me a chance to buy lots of water and we now have a large supply of paper and plastic products filling our closet. Thankfully, the days of preparation for the storm were a practice run for the next weather event. Which here on the coast will be sooner rather than later. But for now, we will focus on our upcoming vacation. Since this is the first one we’ve had in ten years this will be a new experience for me. Vacation and dieting? How will I manage that! Keep reading to learn more about how I plan to enjoy my vacation without blowing my diet.

Also, if you’ve missed any of the posts in the recent weeks be sure to check them out. In the last few weeks, we’ve talked about a new product called “KISS Your Cravings Goodbye,” how much food it takes to gain weight, how to overcome sugar cravings and gotten tips to fight obesity in children and teens. We’ve also learned how long it really takes to form a habit and how gut bacteria influences your weight and weight loss. As well as, the importance of hydration, where sugar is hiding in your food (aka sugar bombs), and looked at the benefits of shopping at farmer’s markets. 

In addition, we’ve explored the importance of milestones, how to stay motivated, the smart use of free foods, some tactics for dining out, surviving the holidays while dieting, the benefits of a 5% weight loss, diabetes, the importance of exercise. We’ve started an exercise routine, learned some beginner exercises, and gotten safety tips for exercising in the summer heat. Since beginning my weight loss journey in January, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Memorial Day, the fourth of July, and Labor Day have come and gone. 

Plan Ahead – Planning ahead is always the best idea if you want to stay on track. Research restaurants in the area and find out diet-friendly foods you can get at each one.

Be Realistic – Realize that vacations can be unpredictable and something unplanned will come up. Be ok with that. One meal, one day, even one week will not undo all of your progress. Try to eat good 80% of the time, but realize there is going to be 20% of the time where you may indulge a bit. Just don’t let it get out of hand and you’ll be just fine.

Once you arrive, find a local market and stock up on,

  1. Fresh fruit. Having it in your hotel room and in your daypack for breakfast and snacks will stave off hunger and prevent trips to the vending machine.
  2. Protein bars. You can put them in my pocket or daypack and take them with you. Plus, you don’t have to worry about having to mix with water like a powder.
  3. Convenience Foods. Tuna, jerky, instant oatmeal, and healthy snacks, like nuts and dried fruit, not junk food. 
  4. Foods that can microwave and eat in the room. Get things like rotisserie chicken, heat and serve products like rice or veggies.
  5. Milk. cheese, and eggs. Milk for cereal and drinking. I can only have noncow’s milk so having a carton of my milk in the refrigerator will allow me to have my morning cereal. If your hotel doesn’t offer healthy cereal choices pick up a box while you’re at the market. I’ve tried the preboiled eggs in the dairy case. They pack a lot of protein and they’re not bad tasting. Some low-fat cheese and a piece of fruit make a great snack.
  6. Bottled water. Be sure to take a few bottles with you when you’re on the go so you’re not tempted by all those high-calorie drinks. It will also prevent dehydration which can be mistaken for hunger. For more on hydration while dieting read this post about the importance of hydration.

Eat Smart – You won’t want to eat all your meals in your room so try find local restaurants with low-calorie options. McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Applebee’s, Subway, Logan’s, Cracker Barrell, Outback, and Chick-fil-a are national chains that offer diet-friendly menu items. If you’re at a restaurant and don’t know what to get to help you stay on track, lean meat and veggies or a side salad is always a good choice and is something you can get pretty much anywhere you go. Order smart and stay away from the fat, sugar, and carb-laden items. Before ordering ask how it’s prepared. Request that extra butter and oils not be added. Get your sauces and dressing on the side. For more tips check out these smart tactics for dining out.

To stay on my diet and still enjoy my trip I plan to choose the foods I eat wisely, make moderation my vacation mantra, and with all the events I plan to stay as active as possible during our trip.

Stop focusing on the scale! Our weight is just a number and it doesn’t define who we are. Rather than just focusing on our weight, we should be focusing on the bigger picture — on our general health and wellbeing.


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How my freestyle weight loss week went:

With Hurricane Florence behind us and our big trip just two days away, I stepped on the scale to confirm that I was back on track. I was excited to see that I am on my way down again with a small but important one pound loss this week. My next weigh-in will be the day we return from our trip. Wish me luck! Until next week… Remember to stay positive and keep looking forward.

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Weight Watchers Get Healthy Freestyle Journey Week 27
How Much Food Does It Take To Gain Weight?

It’s MONDAY and time once again to continue our journey into health and wellness. Thank you, for joining me as I reflect on the past week and explore the new! This week I as was looking for motivation for this post I started thinking about how I got to where I’m at. This is not the first time that I’ve had 100+ pounds to lose. How did I, after 10 years of keeping all 147 pounds that I previously lost off, did I find myself right back in the same boat? What changed so that I began gaining what I had worked so hard to lose back? Keep reading to learn what I discovered.

Also, if you’ve missed any of the posts in the recent weeks be sure to check them out. In the last few weeks, we’ve talked about how to overcome sugar cravings and got tips to fight obesity in children and teens. We’ve also learned how long it really takes to form a habit and how gut bacteria influences your weight and weight loss. As well as, the importance of hydration, where sugar is hiding in your food (aka sugar bombs), and looked at the benefits of shopping at farmer’s markets. In addition we’ve explored the importance of milestones, how to stay motivated, the smart use of free foods, some tactics for dining out, surviving the holidays while dieting, the benefits of a 5% weight loss, diabetes, the importance of exercise. We’ve started an exercise routine, learned some beginner exercises, and gotten safety tips for exercising in the summer heat. Since beginning my weight loss journey in January, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Memorial Day, and the fourth of July have come and gone. 

This Is How Long It Takes To Gain Weight

If you’ve ever eaten a ridiculously huge meal and ended up feeling that you were ready to explode, you’ve probably thought that you instantly gained weight. Well, there’s good news and bad news.

Good News
What you eat or overeat does not instantly turn into weight gain.

Bad News
How much you eat over the course of a few days or a week, however, can result in weight gain.

“Weight gain simply happens when we have an imbalance between the kilojoules* we’re eating and the kilojoules we’re burning off,” Jemma O’Hanlon told HuffPost Australia. “It doesn’t occur just from one meal — it’s when this imbalance occurs over a period of time that weight gain can creep up on us.” – Huffington Post Australia

If you’re moderately active, you need about 15 to 16 calories per pound of body weight to maintain a healthy weight, according to the University of Washington and Harvard Medical School. However, as with anything related to the body, the amount of food we need to eat before it ends up as body weight depends on the individual. Each person has their own energy requirement which varies depending on numerous factors such as age, height, illness, and activity. Also, the rate at which we burn calories, otherwise known as your metabolism, varies from person to person.

Not surprisingly, since weight gain occurs when we don’t burn off the calories we consume the amount of food it takes to gain weight varies from person to person. One pound of stored fat comes from 3,436 to 3,752 extra calories. You can gain 1 pound per week by consuming roughly an extra 475 calories each day. That’s the equivalent to two slices of pizza or two iced doughnuts!

*1 Calorie = 4.2 Kilojoules      

Reality Check ~ Lifestyle Changes

 

  • Eat Until Your Full. It’s often when we eat past the point of being full that we’re likely to gain weight. Eat slowly and listen to your body. Stop when you feel comfortably satisfied. If you’re eating until you’re stuffed full, chances are you’re eating more than your body needs.
  • Eat In Balance. When it comes to eating in balance, one meal can’t ruin your weight loss efforts. The key is to enjoy all foods in the right balance. Keep portions lean and focus on eating smart.
  • It’s much easier to gain weight than it is to lose weight. It takes almost 20 minutes of jogging to burn 80 calories. That glass of wine you drank with dinner takes approximately 40 minutes of brisk walking for your body to burn off. 
  • Weight is influenced by what and how much you eat. You gain weight immediately when eating food or drinking liquids. You initially gain precisely as much as the food or the drink weighs. What happens after that depends on what you ate and on your energy-balance. Whether you’re taking in more energy than you’re spending or using more energy than you’re taking in will determine if you gain or lose weight.
  • Timeline for weight gain. The process of ingestion, digestion, and egestion occurs over a span of roughly 12 hours on average. That’s the time it takes for the residual waste of food to pass out of us. The useable parts have all been put to use for energy expenditure, as heat generation, or placed into storage, as either glycogen or fat. 

Although the question seems extraordinarily simple one, there is not a simple answer to it. While it is easy to say how long it takes for your body to digest food, it is very difficult to answer the question, how quickly does it add weight to my body? That’s a very individual phenomenon, based not only on the make-up of someone’s diet but on their unique hormonal and physiologic response to it.

I gained the weight back because not only did I quit being active and kept eating the same way I did when I was burning lots of extra calories. But, I also started to eat lots of the wrong types of the foods. The weight gain didn’t happen overnight. It was years of eating poorly and sitting in front of the computer for hours. Now, I am working on finding a proper balance in my life.

Stop focusing on the scale! Our weight is just a number and it doesn’t define who we are. Rather than just focusing on our weight, we should be focusing on the bigger picture — on our general health and wellbeing.

 


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Our weight is just a number and it doesn’t define who we are. Rather than just focusing on our weight, we should be focusing on the bigger picture — on our general health and wellbeing.

How my freestyle weight loss week went:

I am still struggling to get and stay hydrated so the battle continues to drink and eat more water. With the two teens gone, this week was very quiet! Just two trips to Charleston for physical therapy and the pain specialist. We stopped by the store and restocked I was shocked at how much yogurt and cereal they ate. I sure do miss them though. 

With preparations for back to school in full swing, before we knew it Sunday was here and it was time to step on the scale. I was excited to see that I had lost two pounds this week. I am two pounds closer to my goal of reaching 50 pounds lost before our trip to Richmond in September. Until next week… Remember to stay positive and keep looking forward.

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We love hearing from our readers. Please share your thoughts, tips, and insights with us by leaving a comment below or on my Facebook fan page. Facebook fan page.

I am not a medical professional. The contents of this website are for educational purposes and are not intended to offer personal medical advice. You should seek the advice of your physician or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.

 

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