Does anyone feel like they are forced to eat too much on WW? Currently, I am at 31 points. I really feel like that is way too much good quality food. Volume wise (NOT calorie wise), this is more than I ate before (truthfully). Has anyone stopped doing WW after you learned what you should and should not eat and how much AND gone on to successful weight loss? I am curious, because I was at a standstill for weight loss consuming those 31 points everyday. The last 5 days or so, I have been off of work and not tracking points, but making good decisions about food, and I have dropped 5 pounds in 5 days. So that makes me wonder if I was eating TOO much. Thoughts?

I started WW May 09 at 34 points. I have lost 112 lbs and I followed the program completely. Are your working out and following the healthy guidelines?

Good luck

I am working out almost every day and eating very healthy. NO CRAP.

If you follow the plan as written, it works. If you tweak, you will not do as well. You don't have to eat a huge volume of food to get 31 points in. Use full fat or reduced fat products instead of fat free. Eat real bread, not light. Use 2% milk. Eat peas and corn and other starchy vegetables that have points. The fat that you lost 5 pounds in 5 days says you weren't eating healthy. A healthy weight loss is .5-2 pounds a week.

I am on WW as well, and can't say I share your dilemma
I have heard the same challenge though from other people and one suggestion was to choose one high points food to treat yourself with.
For instance, chocolate milk is 3-4 points and a large serving of chocolate milk is 2 cups. Pretty easy way to get rid of 6-8 points
Hope this helps.
Cheers.

Your math isn't really adding up. Five pounds in 5 days would mean that you'd have to be eating around 3500 calories less per day than you were on the 31 points (and 31 points is only about 1500 calories of food, so that's not even possible).

You can't tie your weight to your diet in a day to day fashion. What happens on the scale today can be the result of what you've been doing for the last month.

It's a common conclusion to draw, but it's a false one. It can take two or even three weeks or more for results to show on the scale. A person can follow a strict diet and see no loss on the scale, get frustrated have a binge, and then see a big loss on the scale the next day and conclude that the diet didn't work and that the binge caused the weight loss, when in reality it just took a couple weeks for the hard work to pay off.

Some people are gradual loser, and some people are "whooshers," the weight coming off in larger chunks every few weeks.

Regardless, a day-by-day comparison is usually a false one. It can take longer for the food to digest and pass through your body (even the non-caloric parts like water and fiber).

How long were you at a "standstill" if the stall was anything less than 30 days, it can't really be considered a true stall, and may be simple coincidence (the resulting weight loss the result of the WW points, not the last 5 days eating).

Also, a calorie isn't always a calorie (or point isn't always a point) in the sense that you'll lose the same amount of weight no matter what choices you make. Some people find that they lose faster if they're not eating as many carbohydrates. Your body also retains less water if you're eating fewer carbs, and that drop in water weight can be fairly rapid, much more rapid than "true" weight (fat) loss.

You can use your food journal to look for patterns, but you've got to look for big picture patterns over larger segments of time. What you see on the scale today could be the result of the last three weeks of behavior, not just yesterday's. In fact, that's a lot more likely.

I don't feel like I eat too much and I am at 28 points. In fact, I don't feel 28 points a lot of food at all. What were you eating when you stopped tracking and lost all that weight in 5 days?

I think that goal of weight watchers is a lifestyle change and making healthier choices with portion size. If you lose that much in a short time perhaps you aren't eating a lot, but you may be hungrier down the line and then binge to make up for eating less previously. Eating less is also a good way to starve yourself, and then regain the weight back plus more.

I think WW has a guideline based on your weight and other factors that gives you the points for where you are at to allow you to lose healthy weight in the range of .5-2lbs a week on average.

I hope I can eat very healthy.

Its all what you eat I suppose. I had 31 points when I first started and went to low fat everything and couldn't seem to eat my points everyday. Now I have went back to using regular whole wheat bread and stuff for sandwiches, going for the occasional latte and so on and its easier to eat them all. Of course I will just get used to that, and they will start dropping I'm sure. But as I've been told, thats a good problem!

Wow, I feel like you'd have some harsh responses here.

I had this same problem. I felt 32 pts was too much for me. (I started higher) I hit a plateau while at 32 pts. I stuck with it and six months later I was still at the same weight. My leader had me mess with how many of my flex/activity points I ate. Eventually she said "You know what, I think perhaps with your metabolic rate 32 is too high for you let's try lowering it for a few weeks." I went down to 27 pts. I've lost 15lbs in two months! I rarely if ever eat my flex points and never ever eat my activity points. Everyone's body is different. You have to figure out what works for you. WW is the best plan out there for sure, but that doesnt make it perfect for your body. Adjust it. It's not against the law to tweek it, heck that's why we are getting a new plan at the end of next month after all!

That's exactly how I felt at first. I started with 30 points and felt that I just couldn't eat that many points in a day without eating things that made me feel unhealthy. I decided to just eat when I was hungry and stop when I was full regardless of how many points that meant I was eating. After losing some weight I'm now down to 25 and its much better for me. I used to never, ever eat my flex points, but I've learned that its okay. I honestly think that it just takes some getting used to especially if you're really hyped up about losing weight. The plan has worked for me, although like I said, I did tweak it to fit my needs at the beginning.

I started out at 34 points and didn't think it was enough but of course I was a daily binge eater so 34 looked like nothing! I am down to 27 points and I honestly feel some days I am eating more or at least it feels like it but I haven't had any issues with the scale. I think that's the wonderful thing about this program, you don't EVER have to feel hungry! Quilter is right, if you feel you're eating way too much try using products with more fat because they contain more calories increasing the point value.