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Hi everyone
I'm not sure if our plans will be exactly the same (I'm in NZ), but our propoints got launched today so I thought I'd share the blurb that was on my tracker - I'm an online member. I'm having a look through now and it looks great!
Sorry if any of this information is old-hat, but I wanted to share in case there is something here that wasnt known as yet.
Thanks for your effort, but that link didn't work.
Oh well.
We are impatient here in the USA. It's hard to understand why this plan is being offered elsewhere and we, who seem to have the largest market, are not getting it yet.
I'm nervous, though. I depend on certain foods to feel full. I have dietary restrictions due to a health issue and I fear that I might not be able to follow this as easily as some. We shall see in a few weeks.
Remove all spaces & returns, and convert all DOT to . There are no spaces in the first or 3rd part, just around the DOT. It does not need the three w's, just the usual ht you know tp with the : and the //
Sorry, I don't have 25 posts yet apparently so I can't post it completely.
derrydaughter, I wouldn't worry too much. Though many foods are going to be higher in points, the overall daily allowance is rising, too, so it will sort of "even out". The biggest changes will be in heavily processed or nutritionally deficient foods - things like 100 calorie packs won't be the bargain they used to be. I don't know what your health issues are, but I'm assuming that the foods that are OK for you are probably quite healthy - in some cases, they may be fewer points on the new plan.
Fruits and vegetables are not free. They are 0 points for one serving but multiple servings eaten at the same time can have points. There is a difference between free and 0 point.
Not true - on the new plan you will be able to eat most fruits and vegetables until satisfaction for 0 points, regardless if you have more than what constitutes a serving or not at any given time.
Not true - on the new plan you will be able to eat most fruits and vegetables until satisfaction for 0 points, regardless if you have more than what constitutes a serving or not at any given time.
Yup. The link I posted, the replies said she put 10 bananas in for a serving to test it, and they were still 0 points.
We are impatient here in the USA. It's hard to understand why this plan is being offered elsewhere and we, who seem to have the largest market, are not getting it yet.
I'm nervous, though. I depend on certain foods to feel full. I have dietary restrictions due to a health issue and I fear that I might not be able to follow this as easily as some. We shall see in a few weeks.
The reason they are waiting to bring it to the US is because we are the largest market. They have to test it out in smaller markets in order to gauge how well it works, and to address members' feeling and concerns about it. At least that is how it works in my industry when we pilot new programs. That being said I hope that this plan is only better than the last which I'm sure it is
I can see there's going to be a big change.... My Arnold's Thin Breads are a little over 3 pts with the ProPoints calc, where now they are 1 pt.
I still keep thinking that if we're allotted more daily & weekly points & it all evens out, why change....... I'm also thinking that psychologically it's more appealing to say I get 29 points as opposed to 19 points a day (Not saying that's how it is but there's something about starting with a larger number that makes me feel better (unless it's the number on the scale!).
Hi...its already been released in the UK. if you do a search in Google...search GOOGLE UK...thengo to Google UK you are in UK's google area...just like the US but UK....then search for Pro Point plan....
It looks interesting. All the old pt. system is tossed out the window. A new way of calculating daily points, new extra points for everyone...and a whole lot of different eating options...some good, some not so good. Fruit is now free though.
I am looking forward to the free fruit part. My health issue is Diverticulosis. Sometimes I cannot have high fiber and I certainly cannot have popcorn, nuts, seeds and things of that nature. I even "seed" my tomatoes and cucumbers are off limits nowadays. It will be interesting to see what happens. I will be trying, though.
