I have a box of crackers where 17=3 points. Let's say I eat 20 crackers. How many points would you count it? I usually add one point just to cover my butt but I was wondering what everyone else did.
I'm trying really hard to be exact because I have been having the WORST month ever. Two weeks out of this month, I have gained 5 lbs!! How does that happen?!
Anyway, I know it's a silly question but curious what y'all did. Thanks!
Not sure why she says no 1/2 points....she just does so I've always followed it! Does make sense though to count the 1/2's.....hmmmm.....I'll have to think about this!
I've had leaders in the past (including my current one) who have said 1/2 points don't count, and others that say they do. I've always counted 1/2 points, and since the eTools site does 1/2 points and that is what I use to track, I won't start rounding up any time soon
I do not count half pts I just round up or down, but I could count half pts if I wanted to be very exact. Personally for me the extra 3 crackers would not be worth giving up a pt for them so I would stop at 17 .
I once had a WW leader tell us we needed to count every calorie, fat, and fiber gram AND calculate the points for the day based on that. Obviously SHE is anal about it and possibly OCD
Let's face it, the point system is a way to control calories, while encouraging eating high fiber foods (because you get to eat more) yet eat less high fat foods (because you can eat less). A tablespoon of fat has about 35 - 40 calories at 1 point, and a WW yogurt at 100 calories has 1 point.
60 calories difference per point obviously could add up fast, but 20 plus tablespoons of fat OR 20 cartons of yogurt would make an extremely unpleasant diet. If all you were worried about was weight loss, you might even conclude that a high fat diet was better, because (being lower in calorie per point) you might even lose faster. But the point system is also about making good, healthy choices, and human nature is to want more food, so although we may technically even lose a little slower on a high fiber diet of the same number of points, we're making much better food choices that will sustain us for a lifetime.
The main reason I like the point system is that it is an estimate system. When counting calories, I would drive myself nuts trying to figure out if my apple was 75 or 100 calories. I personally don't use half points because I start to get almost as compulsive as when I tried to count calories, but I don't see any reason why a person who wants to shouldn't, whether or not anyone else "endorses" your choice.
I agree this is another version of counting calories. I do so like this program as I am getting more used to it. Only been counting points for a couple of weeks now.
The other thing I really like about this is days like yesterday would have been off plan and I would have had to start at square one again. With points I just used some of my weekly points and woke up feeling good about it rather than
As for the half point, I am thinking it is an individual decision.
Here's a dumb question...
