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Tina Fey Trimmed Down With Weight Watchers

FitSugar — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0800

I've been a fan of Tina Fey ever since she was on SNL. With her hit TV show 30 Rock and her recent outstanding imitations of Sarah Palin, I love her even more. She's adorable, smart, and smokin' all rolled into one.

Apparently, she wasn't always as slender as she is now. In a recent Vanity Fair interview, she says that during her early SNL period, she started dieting after seeing herself on camera. She weighed around 150 pounds, and though that's not much for a 5'4" frame, she felt she was starting to look unhealthy. She said, "I looked like a behemoth, a little bit." The star joined Weight Watchers right away. This program involves a pretty strict point system that limits the amount of calories you take in. Good for Tina for losing weight in a healthy way. You can catch her on the cover of January's Vanity Fair looking fabulous.

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Speak Up: Is Weight Watchers a Diet?

FitSugar — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:00:00 -0800

Weight Watchers has launched a new massive ad campaign that says, "Stop Dieting, Start Living." Now call me crazy, but I've always put Weight Watchers in the diet category so I'm confused.

I love the idea behind the whole stop dieting and start living message, but Weight Watchers is all about going to meetings and counting points. Sounds like a diet to me. Is anyone else thinking this is classic wolf in sheep's clothing?

Let me finish by saying that I think Weight Watchers is a fabulous diet, er non diet, that has really done wonders for a lot of people, I am just not loving this new campaign. What about you guys? What do you think about it all? Speak up and share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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Weight Watchers Points Calculator Online

FitSugar — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:30:00 -0800

While I don't personally follow Weight Watchers, I know a lot of you do so I thought you'd be interested to learn about this nifty little points calculator online.

All you have to do is fill in the calories, fat, and fiber and the calculator will tell you how many Weight Watchers Points it equals. Pretty easy if you ask me. Check it out here.

Weight Watchers Products to Hit 7-Eleven

FitSugar — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:30:00 -0800

Here's some good news for anyone who is a big fan of Weight Watchers: Weight Watchers is going to launch a line of snack cakes and muffins in 7-Eleven convenience stores across the United States. Aside from online and at actual Weight Watchers stores, the products were only sold at national grocery chains, until now. The addition of the mega-convenience store means that if you follow Weight Watchers, you'll have more accessibility to their products, which makes following the program easier - especially since here in California, 7-Eleven is on every corner.

Lite'n It Up Feature: Pumpkin Flan

FitSugar — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:30:00 -0800

If you're looking for an alternative to pumpkin pie this holiday season how about switching it up with Pumpkin Flan. User fragiletearez added this yummy recipe for pumpkin flan from Weight Watchers and it looks totally tasty and super easy. For anyone that follows the WW's points system, this little dessert is only 2 points. For anyone that doesn't follow the WW's point system, that is pretty darn good for a dessert!

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Pumpkin Flan from user fragiletearez (via Weight Watchers)

Ingredients

* 1/2 cup unpacked brown sugar
* 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
* 1/4 tsp ground cloves
* 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
* 1/8 tsp table salt
* 16 oz canned pumpkin
* 1 cup fat-free evaporated milk
* 1/4 cup orange juice
* 3/4 cup fat-free egg substitute
* 8 Tbsp lite whipped topping
* 1/2 medium orange(s), cut into 8 thin wedges

Instructions

* Preheat oven to 350°F.

* Stir together sugar, cinnamon, cloves, cayenne and salt in a large bowl. Whisk in pumpkin, milk, orange juice and egg substitute; divide among eight 6-ounce custard cups.

* Set custard cups in a high-rimmed roasting pan and pour boiling water around them to a depth of 1 inch. Bake until firm around edges and slightly puffed, about 45 minutes. Remove cups from water (careful not to burn yourself), cool completely, cover and refrigerate. Before serving, top each cup with a tablespoon of whipped topping and an orange wedge.

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If you have your own healthy recipe ideas, be sure to share them in the Lite'n It Up Group.

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Best Diets for Heart Health

FitSugar — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:30:00 -0700

Unfortunately when we start a diet, most of us read a lot into how much weight it is going to help us lose but forget to think about the potential benefits/detriments it could have on our hearts.

A new study published has revealed the heart health of popular diet plans. The highest possible score is 70 and diets that emphasize a variety of fruits and vegetables scored better than those with a heavy protein focus.

Here are the results:

Ornish, 64.6
Weight Watchers high-carbohydrate, 57.4
New Glucose Revolution, 57.2
South Beach Phase 2, 50.7
Zone, 49.8
MyPyramid, 48.7
Weight Watchers high protein, 47.3
Atkins 100-g carbohydrate, 46
South Beach Phase 3, 45.6
Atkins 45-g carbohydrate, 42.3

Is anyone else shocked that the USDA's My Pyramid plan is not even in the top three? Nonetheless, anyone with a personal or family history of heart disease should definitely consider the results of this study as a guide when choosing a diet plan.

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New: Progresso Light Soups with Zero Points

FitSugar — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:30:00 -0700

Good news for anyone following Weight Watchers...

Progresso Light, the only nationally branded light soup in the category, has teamed up with Weight Watchers to bring a canned soup with a POINTS value of zero to consumers nationwide this August. With only 60 calories and a whooping 4 grams of fiber per serving, Progresso Light is the first consumer packaged product in any grocery category to carry the Weight Watchers endorsement with 0 POINTS value per serving.

I don't even follow Weight Watchers but with flavors like Italian-Style Vegetable; Vegetable and Noodle; Savory Vegetable Barley; Homestyle Vegetable and Rice; and Southwestern-Style Vegetable, you better bet I'll be trying them out for taste.

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Jenny McCarthy Splurges Once in a While...

FitSugar — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:00:00 -0700

Jenny McCarthy has been the spokesperson for Weight Watchers and she has definitely joined the club of hot celeb mommas. While she may appear to have melted the weight away, ultimately, Jenny's just a normal woman struggling with diet and exercise.

People.com reveals however that Jenny has dusty workout equipment and food splurges, just like the rest of us.

"I have my once-a-month nachos, but it's soy cheese and turkey chili on it, so it's somewhat safe. But it's still a big vice for me, because I have a big bowl of it."

"And when I travel," she says, "I like to take advantage of room service. I'm really into eggs Benedict in the morning."

"You're always gonna have your anorexics and you're always gonna have your bulimics," she said. "I'm hoping that young girls will look up to the girls that are the size 4, 6, and 8's, and know that super super skinny is not pretty – just ask any guy!"

So while Jenny's still doing Weight Watchers and she's still counting points, she definitely recognizes the need for a splurge every once in a while (besides it's not the end all be all to weight gain). We all have those foods we just can't give up, even when on a diet so what's yours? Vote on the poll.

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How Would You Spend $1000 on Your Health???

FitSugar — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:30:00 -0700

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Today is your lucky day. Someone just walked up and handed you $1000 - the catch though is that you have to spend it on your health. So I want to know...

Celeb Mom Slim Down Secrets: Jenny McCarthy

FitSugar — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:45:00 -0700

Jenny McCarthy has come a long, long way since her Singled Out days. After giving birth to son, Evan, McCarthy is no stranger to gaining a lot of weight during pregnancy...

Personally, I think it is good to hear that a celeb had to actually work at losing weight, rather than just seeing it melt away. AOL got the scoop on how McCarthy ultimately lost all her pregnancy weight.

French fries and Duncan Hines brownies were the snacks of choice for former MTV personality and best-selling author Jenny McCarthy, who gained 80 pounds while pregnant. After giving birth to her son Evan, Jenny followed her mother's advice and joined Weight Watchers. She attended meetings at a center in her neighborhood where she swapped recipes with other new moms and eventually dropped the weight.

How cute is she with Evan? And yes, she definitely looks fab. I know there are a lot of Weight Watchers fans that read FitSugar, so share your success stories with all of us in the comments section below.

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