The Healthy Guidelines are very important. Points (or calories, for that matter) are a lot like money, just because you can spend your entire paycheck on shoes, doesn't make it a good idea.
My understanding of the new Momentum system is that WW is paying even more attention to where the points come from, so they're telling clients even more that it matters.
There's a decent amount of research that suggests that poor diet can slow weight loss in a number of ways, so even though the WW plan may allow you to eat an unbalanced diet, doesn't mean that your results will be the same. Small things like decreases in energy (fatigue) - even if the difference is so subtle you don't realize you have less energy, can add up to several hundred fewer calories burned without you even realizing much if any difference in your motivation or habits. You may sleep only a few minutes more, or be a little less motivated to exercise or cut your workout short by a few minutes (none of these sound very significant, but they can add up quickly). Body processes that you don't even feel can change also to be more efficient - if your blood pressure drops, you're burning less fuel but how would you know if your blood pressure dropped only a few points. Or if digestion slowed a bit and took a little longer. Would you know if your temperature dropped a half degree (my normal body temperature is lower than average, sometimes dropping under 97.0 - since I switched to a lower, healthy-carb diet, my body temperature is creeping up toward normal - is it the diet or the weight loss? Probably a bit of both).
Last edited by kaplods; 09-24-2009 at 03:11 AM.
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