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Originally Posted by patchymama
That doesn't mean we should change the program because it allows for someone to make those choices. We are all responsible for our own decisions.
If losing weight was that easy then we wouldn't have weight watchers or 3fatchicks at all. C'mon. Just eat less and exercise more - be responsible!
I would wager a guess that a lot of people who join weight watchers have some degree of disordered eating. A lot of people need stricter rules than "just don't go overboard on the fruit" and putting some kind of cap on fruit shouldn't hurt the people who have been doing just fine on the current program but will give others a better idea of how much is too much.
When WW first switched from exchanges to points there was no cap on fiber. Some members got really creative and would add fiber to foods and went a little crazy with it. Then WW tweaked the program and created the fiber cap of 4 grams. A lot of members "fiber cheated" and didn't use the fiber cap because they were successful without it. That is fine. But it did help the people who went crazy with the fiber to lower the points of food. Win for all.
I personally don't go overboard with fruit. But, I can see how a lot of people would. I can see how people would binge on fruit or eat fruit when they are stressed or whatever and aren't learning how to deal with some of those bad habits that got many of us to WW in the first place. Yes, I doubt anyone got fat from eating too much fruit but I think the problem is more eating too much (of anything) or eating emotionally.
I think it is fantastic that so many know how to eat to fullness and no more, or can control how much fruit they eat. Count yourself lucky and be proud of yourself that you are ahead of the game. But not everyone is at your level and it can take time to learn your hunger signals when you've been ignoring them your whole life and it can be hard to let food go to waste or leave a meal unfinished.