I don't understand all the fuss ... you can still eat exactly what you were eating before, just track it differently. .
You really think so? I'm a little freaked about all the increases in points for the foods I usually eat and my points only going up by 6. I'm vegetarian and not sure if that makes a difference or not, as I eat alot of grains, beans, and such. Good thing fruit is free cause I'm going to have to eat alot of it
interesting. Is the sign up fee waived right now?? I'm wondering what specials they will have in January. I like the new focus on nutrition. It sounds more similar to the low glycemic program, which stabilized my blood sugar from crashing so much.
I'm wondering what they would say my goal weight would be, if I could get there with signing up for three months of meetings, and then I wouldn't have to pay. WW costs more than my gym membership. Or, I could switch to online for awhile if I hadn't made the goal weight and didn't look like I was going to any time soon.
I did WW before and it didn't work for me. I suspect the calories were way low for what I needed then, and it was hard for me to estimate activity points. Since then, I've lost more than I'm gonna say, and I did it with eating low glycemic, exercise and calorie counting. I can do it again if I get more disciplined about cooking and bringing food, but it might be nice to go for weigh ins etc. sometimes. I'll still adapt the WW recipes that have white flour products in them.
So I jumped right in on the new Pro Plus Points on Monday. I's definitely not eating the same as I was before. I use their e-tools but found that I needed the books because I can't access the site at work anymore. The first day I dipped into my 49 extra points. I realize now that I have been doing it all week that they want you to limit your carbs or anything without nutritional value for that matter. It took me a couple of days but I have limited the 2 point snacks (which are now 3 or 4 points each) and I basically eat three full meals a day and I am satisfied. I hope for a nice loss this week. I only lost .6 after Thanksgiving. We'll see :-)
I'm concern I won't be losing at the rate I have been which has been roughly 3.5 -4 pounds a week. I have so far to go and even a pound or two gone from my average a week could impede on my long term progress.
I cannot wait until Sunday for my first official PointsPlus weigh in. My points did increase on the plan....interestingly, I have yet to eat them all. I am eating much healthier and eating all day not feeling hungry. Clearly I'm in the Honeymoon phase....I hope it continues a while.
It would be fabulous to reach 10% before Christmas. That gift of better health would be the best gift I could give myself.
You really think so? I'm a little freaked about all the increases in points for the foods I usually eat and my points only going up by 6. I'm vegetarian and not sure if that makes a difference or not, as I eat alot of grains, beans, and such. Good thing fruit is free cause I'm going to have to eat alot of it
You're right, I didn't take the vegetarian plan into consideration. If you're depending on the grains and beans for your protein, they may be more points. That would be a good question to ask at a meeting or at open hours with a leader in private.
I was surprised that I made a soup this week with fat-free broth, brown rice, chicken, black beans, tomatoes,onions and green chilis and on the recipe builder it ended up being 3 pts per serving ... and it was yummy! Of course, I added a 6 pt piece of corn bread to it, so the meal was 9 and the sugar-free applesauce I had was 0 -- so pretty good for a 9 pt meal.
Makes me nervous, i calculated a large green apple and according to the numbers it's 3 pts. I have 1-2 a day, i'll be the one to gain with the free fruit lol! I know i can't calculate fruit but makes me scared
Makes me nervous, i calculated a large green apple and according to the numbers it's 3 pts. I have 1-2 a day, i'll be the one to gain with the free fruit lol! I know i can't calculate fruit but makes me scared
You need to take everything you used to know about points and throw it out the window. You can't mix the plans, it wont work.
The took into consideration fruit calories when they were working on point values.
I know, seems like i'm eating so much more. Probably because i'm actually eating filling foods for once. No more ww popcorn or rice cakes!! I'm following it to a T, big fluctuations though. I was down 3 Tues and up 3 by Wed!!
I'm concern I won't be losing at the rate I have been which has been roughly 3.5 -4 pounds a week. I have so far to go and even a pound or two gone from my average a week could impede on my long term progress.
This is unhealthy weight loss and not sustainable for the long haul. Healthy weight loss is .5-2 oiybds a weej.What's the rush, you didn't gain it that fast?
Maybe you need to get smaller apples or only have 1 apple and some other fruit. In moderation, which wouldn't be 6 points of apples on the old plan, fruit is fine. It's the excess that get's us. I gained eating fruit when all the lovely summer fruits became available. Went back to moderation in a hurry.
For some reason my body doesn't like WW!! I use my AP and weekly pts and gain or stay the same. I don't use them I gain or stay the same. Pretty bad when the WW workers can't help me
