Meikmeika:

If you think that meetings might help you see if there is another time you could go or even a different center. I've been a lifetime member for 20 years (currently relapsed, alas) and leaders and staff vary a lot. In my years with WW, I've had a few really great leaders and have seen a lot who are OK and a few I didn't like at all. Same thing with staff. When I haven't really liked the leader I always try another meeting to see if I found someone really good. I'm one of those people that just doesn't do well without actually going to the meetings.

Doingthis4Chris:

In a pinch I could see doing that but I agree about mostly using the calculator. There are differences in point counts for 2 foods of similar calorie count depending upon amount of protein, carbs, fat and fiber. I've found so far that the foods that are different points from before are usually the ones with empty carbs and they tend to be 1 or 2 points higher than you would expect from just looking at calories (same with high fat but I'm used to that from the old program).

did anyone weigh in at their meeting though for the launch of the new program? even if it wasnt your usual weigh in day just to have that initial weight?
I'm very undecided on if I want to weigh in today at mine at 6:30pm or just wait till Wednesday at 9:45am which is my normal weigh in so I can go on an empty stomache in the morning rather than not eating all day until 6

Peanut.....I did weigh in on a non weigh in day :). Also they won't give you the new materials unless you do weigh in. I won't be able to weigh in again until NEXT Wednesday but I'm ok with that.

After only one day I'm feeling really good about the program.

Everybody note: when you weigh in you are given your new DPT (daily points target). If you buy a calculator you have to set it for you and it then displays the DPT. my calculator shows a point less than what I was told on weigh in sticker. And us WW peeps know that a pt is a pt!! I can't ask about it until next meeting but it's something to keep in mind.

Thanks buxom, I will probably be weighing in as well I'll just eat light for the day, fruits and such up until then. I will also be buying a calculator to make it easier.

My meeting is tomorrow and I'm super excited to start the new program. My leader wasn't sure if they'd have the dining out companion or food guide, she said they were ordered but hadn't come in yet as of last tues so I'm keeping my fingers crossed they are in! I eat out alot on the weekends and that dining out companion is a lifesaver for me :)

I do not go to the meetings, I have eTools. I, too, would be upset to learn that they were not giving out new sliders if I were a meetings-only member.

My first thoughts with the Points Tracker online....ughhhh I have to re-enter 75% of my saved foods AND I have to re-do most of my saved recipes. Talk about a pain in the butt!!!

I'm going to give this new plan a fair shake and continue to track both WW as well as my calorie-counting site to see if the new plan is more consistently accurate. Before, I could have 3 days of the same calorie count but have as much as an 8 point variance in daily point counts!! One day I was under by 5, one day I was over by 3, another I was under by a half.

I think that there's a big dividing line between meetings members and online members ---- half-points. Online calcs do the half points (or did, anyways) but it seemed to me that meetings members staunchly eschewed the half-point. To me, the more decimal of a point the more accurate it'll be in the end, but now online the half-points seem to be gone.

Well i started the new program yesterday! Not my normal meeting but also packed! I think this is going to be really good, I'm a big carb eater so for it to now focus on protein I'm hoping it will really help. The unlimited fruit is also huge with me! The only downside i noticed so far is that the light 10 calorie English muffin went from 1 pt to 3 pts so now my choices are really thought through!

There is also no more tracker so your forced to get the calculator they sell.
Luckily it was half price for $6!

I was so excited to get back because it's been so long and i was awake the night before like it was the night before Christmas as a little kid lol!!

Unfortunately i am several pounds heavier and the heaviest I've been in over 3 years but i figured if i start before the holidays it's better for me in the long run.

so excited about the new program.
does anyone know if they ever have a slider?
need to watch my pennies right now.

I was up all night too lol so anxious/nervous for my meeting/weigh in tonight.

We asked yesterday, there will be no slider anymore :(

I normally go on Saturday with my DH who is also doing the program. He was gone this Saturday so we didn't go. So we went to a Sunday morning meeting and weighed in. The new calculator was $5.95 on sale but we also bought the deluxe member kit and got one as part of that.

They don't do half points online any more. Each point is now "smaller" than it was before.

This morning they converted the online site and things I entered from their database were converted. Quick Adds I had to add back in. I had already calculated the new points for them so that was quick.

I am also counting calories at my plate. On Saturday I used 30 points on the new program and ate 1189 calories. Sunday I used 30 points on the new program and ate 1227 calories. The difference was primarily that I ate more fruit on Sunday.

i am doing ww online.........i do not want to pay shipping and handling for the materials, there is a local meeting tonight nearby and i just want to go in and buy what i need. will that be a problem? hope not.

also anyone else feel like they are getting a whole lot more points. i sure do.

Mine did that too until i figured that i need to add the . ounces so i had to put in 207.6 instead of 207

That's interesting because when i signed in online today it gave me the same points as my calculator did. So that really leaves me confused as to why the meeting gave me a different number.

The leader did say that there were still a lot of glitches. I find it all very interesting given how long they had to get this ready.....we aren't the test cases.

All in all....I'm happy and excited!!

What about Activity Points? do they still exist?


How do I figure them out without a slider?