Weight watchers

[Guest guest]

I wasn't vegetarian then, but they do have vegetarian options. It's much more

flexible than it used to be -- no required foods (some are strongly encouraged,

though, like milk), and you can put your own food together using their

guidelines.

 

Barbara

 

At 01:32 PM 11/8/2004, you wrote:

>Barbara,

>

>Were you vegetarian when you did Weight Watchers? I was curious about

>it but as a vegetarian (and a picky one), I didn't know if it would

>work for me. (I do eat dairy but eggs only occasionally. No fish.)

>

>Thanks,

>Laura

 

Barbara Zanzig Kirkland, WA

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[Guest guest]

Shoot. I hit D instead of E and deleted my response instead of

sending it. Here goes again:

 

I was a vegan when I did Weight Watchers, lo those many years ago,

and I did great on their Fat and Fiber plan. Basically, that plan

has five rules:

 

1) 15-35 grams of fat per day, no more, no less.

2) 20+ grams of fiber per day.

3) Limit refined sugar.

4) Limit alcohol.

5) Drink 6-8 glasses of water per day.

 

My mom and I went on the plan. I lost 40 lbs. in 8 weeks and never

gained it back. It was the only healthy diet I ever went on, and the

thing I loved most was that the answer to " Boy, am I hungry " was that

you were supposed to *eat* -- just stay away from fat. I ate lots of

beans and brown rice and stuff, and was essentially on the McDougall

plan, except that McDougall allows *no* added fat.

 

One thing mom and I noticed, though, was that one minute we would be

fine and the next minute, we would be so hungry we could bite your

arm off. We learned to keep emergency food on hand. (Fat is what

lets you know you're full, basically.)

 

Serene

[Guest guest]

Hi... I'm an ovo-lacto vegetarian and currently doing weight watchers. I

love it. I'm doing the flex points program and you can eat whatever you

want, within points. I do the program online and they have something called

a meal maker, or whatever. It plans your meals for a whole week and you can

choose a vegetarian option. They also have lots of vegetarian and vegan

receipes on the website.

 

Sara

 

 

 

Shoot. I hit D instead of E and deleted my response instead of

sending it. Here goes again:

 

I was a vegan when I did Weight Watchers, lo those many years ago,

and I did great on their Fat and Fiber plan. Basically, that plan

has five rules:

 

1) 15-35 grams of fat per day, no more, no less.

2) 20+ grams of fiber per day.

3) Limit refined sugar.

4) Limit alcohol.

5) Drink 6-8 glasses of water per day.

 

My mom and I went on the plan. I lost 40 lbs. in 8 weeks and never

gained it back. It was the only healthy diet I ever went on, and the

thing I loved most was that the answer to " Boy, am I hungry " was that

you were supposed to *eat* -- just stay away from fat. I ate lots of

beans and brown rice and stuff, and was essentially on the McDougall

plan, except that McDougall allows *no* added fat.

 

One thing mom and I noticed, though, was that one minute we would be

fine and the next minute, we would be so hungry we could bite your

arm off. We learned to keep emergency food on hand. (Fat is what

lets you know you're full, basically.)

 

Serene