+27 votes
by (680 points)
Newbie here.  I have a huge ask.Newbie here. I have a huge ask. I need an idea of a plan to follow. Giving a planner (who can’t meal plan for one person to save her life) an allotment of points and basically saying good luck leaves me with out a clue.  where do you get started? I had joined another weight loss company years ago that sent you food in the mail. That’s helped me tremendously because it removed the thinking and just let you focus on the process while teaching you healthy substitutes all along. They kinda teach you how to NOT need them. I just want a PLAN to help me make better choices. I really don’t wanna walk around scanning the grocery store trying to put meals together.  So, joining. Step one. Check. Can anyone help with the next step or point me in the right direction? Meal prep ideas? I’d like to do a Sunday / Wednesday meal prep for what I can. Thank you!  
Newbie here.  I have a huge ask.

16 Answers

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I look up a lot on pinterest! A lot if good ideas look up weight watcher meal plans
+26 votes
by (610 points)
So to start i found best to buy zero or low point foods and build your meal around them. But the website hungry girl is great for recipes and low point foods as she puts ww points on everything. She also has pointers on meal prepping and how not to get bored. She has great pod casts. Also pound dropper and pintrest. Its going to take trial and error to find what you like and build around it. You can also search at the top of the sight. Like "low point snack" " meal prep" or just "muffins". I hope this help remember its a marathon not a sprint and the road isn't always smooth or downhill.  
+10 votes
by (1k points)
Skinnytaste. com she does a weekly menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner!  
+4 votes
by (57.7k points)
My coach gives great ideas. Talk to her or him.  
+26 votes
by (7.8k points)
Hi. So, if you scroll down on the page where you see you points tracker, you will see a link called recipies. Open that and scroll down and select all recipies. Then scroll down and choose starter meals to help get you started. There are a lot of great recipes in the other recipe sections to help you as well.  
+8 votes
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Here’s what I do that has helped me get it together. Some of it will sound boring but hang in there. 1) breakfast- I eat 2-3 different breakfasts. -100 calorie oatmeal packets with coffee mate sugar free Italian sweet flavor. -Or eggs and 1 piece of toast. -Or I make egg muffins - basically eggs whisked and poured into sprayed muffin cups with a bit of cheese, peppers, maybe ham. 2)lunch or dinner- I always have a low point soup to eat and I eat it daily. I rotate them. My most favorite is taco bean soup - ground turkey breast browned, 2 cans rotel tomatoes, can diced tomatoes, 2 cans black beans, can of mexicorn and I can of water, envelope taco seasoning and envelope of ranch dressing- after browning turkey in a soup pot(use lots of Pam or it will stick), add taco seasoning to it before adding the rest of the ingredients. Bring to boil and then simmer like 20 minutes. Here are some other favorite soups: white chicken chili and then Italian meatball soup - both on the chunky chef website. Stuffed pepper soup and lasagna soup from skinny taste website. And I’ll put up my second favorite soup recipe below - chicken enchilada soup. Most of these are very low point and are great for lunch or dinner. Add in cheese, low fat sour cream, etc and have a salad with it. 3) dinner- I use the instant pot a lot. Here’s some good easy recipes I’ve made in the link below. 4) snacks- I buy 7 apples and a bag of oranges. I also have laughing cow light cheese and light string cheese. I cut up 3 red/orange/yellow peppers and cucumbers, Baby carrots and celery and make 7 bags to eat for the week. For a dip, I use a stick blender to blend 2% or fat free cottage cheese with ranch dressing mix. It doesn’t taste cottage cheese like at all and has protein. Also I like to have some boars head deli turkey with the veggies. Very filling.  
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@nidorf You really went over and above to help her. Great hints. Have a wonderful day
by (3.3k points)
@hoang303 any time! Well after they stop jacking with design space. l. l
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@muscovado2583 it took me years to get it figured out. But now that I have it’s so much easier! 2 meals (mostly) planned really helps!  
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by (480 points)
When you join, download the WW app. It and/or your leader will help you choose which version you follow & will give you a sample meal plan & # of points you’re allowed. The app is a treasure trove of helpful information.  
+10 votes
by (38.2k points)
There are ways to make the plan easier. You can combine some processed foods with zero foods. And yes, natural is always better, but sometimes it's just easier to grab a frozen meal with a salad. Instagram has a big WW community. People post their meal ideas, grocery hauls, new products, etc. You can google anything "weight watchers breakfast ideas". So much info out there. The WW site has recipes and starter meals. I find products i love and use them regularly. Some great sites: emilybites. com, theskinnyishdish. com, thepounddropper. com, litecravings. com
+7 votes
by (3.3k points)
Also Amanda Cypert in you tube has some great weekly prep videos. I don’t think she has kids though so I don’t know how the recipes would fly with them. Hugs! You can do this! It is always overwhelming at first but break it down into meals and it gets easier. I missed going to Janene’s launch and seeing you.  
+20 votes
by (370 points)
Amanda Lewis on youtube is a meal prepper. Search youtube for ww meal prep, lots of people come up or try pintrest.  
+12 votes
by (20.5k points)
Skinnytaste. com has a new meal plan each week
by (170 points)
@omophagia I like the Skinnytaste planner too. I don’t use it verbatim, but as a starting point.  
+4 votes
by (4.3k points)
I’m on purple. I plan out my points every morning and fill the holes with zero point meals. I don’t have time to plan several days at a time. I wish I did.  
+11 votes
by (1.8k points)
I make a weekly rough plan of what I want to make for dinner each night and make my shopping list from that. I tend to eat the same things for breakfast and lunch so they don’t need to be planned. After trying out different meals, you will get an idea of what you prefer and it gets easier.  
by (1.8k points)
@hoang303 I like a 1 point wrap with deli peppered turkey breast (usually 0 or 1 point) and fresh spinach leaves, a little bit of lite mayo and maybe some avocado if I feel like adding the points. Sometimes I count out 2 points worth of veggie straws to go with it. I also like the Progresso Lite soups for 1 or 2 points, with some pretzels. Mix and match these with a piece of fruit and it’s very filling.  
+12 votes
by (8.3k points)
If I’m meal prepping for the week I have a few go to recipes from ww app. Bean and beef chili use low fat turkey instead of beef. Spaghetti squash pie. Chicken zucchini boats. All are easy to make and reheat well. I keep eggs in the house for breakfast and fruit veggies and fiber one brownies for snacks. I buy Thanksson frozen grilled chicken breasts and sautée with veggies and top with low fat mozzarella.  
+1 vote
by (2.1k points)
I am not great at meal prepping or planning. However, joining the online groups have really helped me with ideas.  
+5 votes
by (810 points)
Canned soups are great for lunches! Amy’s Organic makes a vegetable soup that’s 0 points. I add frozen peas and corn to it. Progresso has some low point soups too. scan a few of your favorites  
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