1. Explore Weekly Menu Suggestions
Thumb through the literature you receive every week when you weigh in. You'll find easy recipes and menu ideas in just about every booklet. The Week One book gives you pages of ideas for breakfast, lunch and dinner for both the Core and Flex plans. The Week Four booklet breaks down the point values for popular restaurant menu items so you can dine out with confidence.
2. Take the Guesswork out of Cooking Healthy Meals
Weight Watchers cookbooks are available in bookstores, at meetings and online. Rather than having to calculate the point value for every ingredient in a traditional recipe, Weight Watchers breaks down the points value for every meal. Weight Watchers offers cookbooks for everything from crock-pot meals and meals for one to low-calorie family favorites and decadent desserts.
3. Spice Things Up With Interactive Meal Ideas
Weight Watchers eTools is an interactive program that offers members a forum to share recipe ideas. When you click on the "Quick Meal Ideas" icon, you receive a sample menu for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack. On the main recipe page you'll find a "Recipe of the Day" as well as an icon you can click to search through hundreds of online meal ideas.
4. Get Smart
Weight Watchers "Smart Ones" are frozen meals that are easy to make and low in calories. On the back of your weekly food tracker you'll find coupons for frozen entrees. Many people go too long without eating, and then grab something sweet to get rid of that slump that results from low blood sugar. You can heat up one of these meals in less than 5 minutes and feel good about your food choice for the day.
5. Avoiding the Party Binge
Planning ahead is the best way to prevent a small slip from becoming a major feeding session. If you know you're going to be at a dinner party or a special family event like Easter dinner, save up your daily points and your 35 weekly allowance points. Call ahead and find out what the hostess is serving. When dinner is served, stick with small portions and try not to finish everything on your plate. If you know the hostess makes a mean chocolate cheesecake, you may want to splurge, so plan ahead. Feelings of deprivation may lead to an overeating session. At the end of the night, be sure to assess the damage. You can still lose weight if you stick to your daily points totals for the rest of the week.
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