At my last Weight Watchers meeting, we talked about before and after~the way we would eat a particular food before and the way we eat it now after starting WW. I'm continuously looking for new ways to add variety with low point foods, so I'm hoping for some great ideas.
I'll start~Before: I used to eat two regular hot dogs on regular buns for about 16 points. After : I buy the FF hot dogs and light buns for a total of 4 points for two. (I also usually load up one hot dog with sauerkraut for 0 points and try to eat just one hot dog.)
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Breakfast before:

2 pcs toast with butter, PB and jelly (app 12 pts)

After:

2 pcs lt toast with honey or no sugar jam (2 pts total)

or:

2 muffins that I've made 3 pts total

Great idea!

Before: pancakes made from mix, reg. syrup, plus sausage/bacon
Now: whole wheat pancake mix made w/just egg whites, blueberries added, lite syrup, no sides
(Sunday morning treat; usually we have Kashi now!)

Before: mashed potatoes w/butter & sour cream
Now: mashed potatoes cooked in ckn. broth, skim milk added

Before: 1 T-bone steak per person! (Well, we're Texans ...)
Now: Lean steak or pork tenderloin, portions weighed

And of course, many more changes. Reached goal 3 weeks ago, down from size 24 to size 10.

Regards,
Jan

Janet,
congrats on meeting your goal. what an achivement!

befor:lunch
2 bread, 2 bologna,1 cheese,1 bag chips
4 cookies 1 fruit
points 20 +
after
salad w ff dressing
3 oz chicken>or egg<or ham>
yogurt
fruit
points -6

This is great!
Before:4 slices Rocky rococco supreme pizza for 25 points

Now: Individual pizza with tortilla, pizza quick lite,turkey pepperonni, and low fat mozarrella cheese for 4 points.

Janet,
Thanks for the great ideas. Also congratulations on making goal. You were my "before" and I sure hope to get to your "after" in due time. Thanks for the inspiration and congrats again!
Everybody~great ideas I hadn't thought of. Thanks and let's keep this going!

For me - changing my movie going snacking habits is a key

Before - Med container of popcorn with butter - 32+ points
After - I bring either the 94% fat free Healthy Choice or Orville Reddenbacher microwave popcorn 2-3 FOR THE WHOLE BAG

Before: the Big Box of Milk Duds or Raisinettes or Goobers Pts ??
After: 2 WW 2pt Bars - chewy peanut is my fav only 4pts for 2 bars

also I'd become an icecream-after-dinner fiend...

Before: half a pint of Hagen Daz (any would do!) clueless re points
After: choose between Skinny Cow icecream sandwiches 2pts ea
Hagen Daz - frozen chocolate sorbet pop (like a fudgecicle)- 1 pt ea... or the frozen berry yogurt pop (like a creamsicle) - 2 pts ea

For work breakfasting...
Before: Bagel, Lox and Cream Cheese w/ Cof 'n crm- 15 pts
After: just the Bagel (small-med) hot 'n fresh (I actually now like it this way) and a cup a coffe with 2%fat milk - 5 pts

pre - Dinner noshing...
Before: hunks of Brie, and Camenbert cheese w/ crackers - gazillion points
After: I keep a bag of med-large frozen shrimp handy and in seconds thaw a 1/2 doz per person and eat with cocktail sauce. 3 pts / 6 shrimp - I really feel I'm treating myself and my hubby.

Great thread!

Movie snack before: LARGE twizzlers red licorice
after: bag of frozen grapes smuggled in

Fast food lunch before: Whopper with cheese, FF, Coke
After: 6 inch veggie Subway

Pizza before: extra cheese, pepperoni
after: low fat cheese, Boca crumbles, extra veggies

weekend breakfast before: Entenman's crumb cake
after: 3 Aunt Jemima low fat pancakes with B&B cinnamon apple spread

Hey Knitsalot. What are Boca crumbles??? Patch

Before: Ate most of my calories at dinner and afterwards.

After: Eat most of my calories at breakfast and lunch/mid-afternoon.

Huge difference!

--Lauren

Boca crumbles are a meat replacement made by Boca Burgers - they come in a plastic sack in the freezer section and are like crumbled, cooked hamburger -