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Originally Posted by wenonah2006
Ok I am a bit confused. Iattend WW every week and I am told that the target number of 24 points that I have is not the minimum but actually that is what I am told to eat and that I can eat less but never to go under 20 points.
On occassion it is ok to go as low as 20 but if you are in the 22 TPs that is the minimum you should eat a day, 24 TPs is the lowest for that weight, and so on..... This is a bare minimum for your body's weight to keep it from thinking it is starving however an occasional day under those points will not make or break your metabolism.
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I am told that I can use my exercise points and the extra 35 weekly points as I see fit but that my target to hit is actually 24 and not to go too much past that.
I am unsure what you are saying here because it conflicts with the previous statement that I just gave further info on. Your daily points are the bare minimum but W/W program also allows you to eat ActivityPoints on the days earned and the are OPTIONAL not mandatory. Additionally you are alloted 35 additional points to make the program flexible. These to are OPTIONAL and not mandatory but the majority of people find that when they use them they lose 'better or at least more consistently."
[/quote]I am confused when you say that is my minimum points when WW meetings and books tells me that is actually my maximum with the exception of activity and the extra weekly points which they say to use in moderation.[/quote] You are to eat these points daily at a MINIMUM. Yes they are the Daily aka Target but these are what you should be eating at a minimum.
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They even say not to strive to use more than 4 activity points daily as you may end up eating too much.
If you are truly honest in how you count your activity you really don't have to worry about overeating the APs. I know for a fact (based on heart rate) that the majority of my cardio activity is in the HIGH INTENSITY range but I NEVER take a full high intensity activity points. I see what it is for high and what it is for moderate and take something pretty in between. Additionally there is no limit (and never has been) W/W says to start slow and build up to an AVERAGE of 4 a day if you have been inactive or are not under the care of a fitness professional or medical doctor so you 1) don't over exercise and hurt yourself and/or 2) don't overexercise just to or compensate for over eating. I have an e-mail from W/W customer service about the Activity Points let me see if I can find it for you.
So you see your Daily/Target are you MINIMUM a day and the maximum would be any ActivityPoints you earn plus any or up to all of your Flex/WeeklyPoints (keeping track so you do not exceed the 35 of them).