[alteaon]

I am currently doing the Winning Points at Home thing now, but I'm going to a meeting after work to find out some more info on this flex points. I like the idea of being able to have extra points for weekends and stuff, so if you go out to eat or something, you don't have such a tendency to blow the diet. I"m quite excited. Now I just have to make it through work

[Jenny523]

As I said before, I feel the new version of the program is a winner. I am using and really like the 12 week QuikTracker I purchased at my WW center.

In the "old" method of journalling, I'd be looking at my total points used and think, "look how many points I've used"; with the new deduction method, it's become, "look at how many points I've got left!" It's like money in the bank, I'm much stingier when it comes to spending it. Just a mind game? probably, but it's working so far. I lost 5.2 pounds in my first week on FlexPoints

[Irishgirl]

Originally posted by bandit2
Has anyone gotten in a full week and weighed-in on this????

Thanks to above for your postive input :-)

Yes and I stayed the same So frusterating!!

[bandit2]

Irish - better than a gain like me last week. With Mon being a holiday I might go to WW tomorrow, because if I am still going up I have to do something different.

Have a great night, bye for now.

[Kelly_S]

My first week officially doing Flex and I lost 3 pounds.

I used all but 14 FP before weighin (the remaining 14 after for a slice of pie) and all of my AP over the course of the week.

It reminds me of a better balanced 1-2-3 Success when I had more success. When I tried Winning Points is when I couldn't stay OP.

[bandit2]

Kelly, nice loss. Keep up the good work.

[choosewell]

Which version of WW was it that I got an extra 350 calories a week...I think that's how much it was. It was based on weight and success during the week. I think it was that much because a friend and I figured out the "best buy" calorie wise was Milky Way Darks (which were fairly new then).

I'm dating myself. I know, I know....no one else will!

choosewell

[Kelly_S]

I remember the 350 optional calories too. I divided them also by 7 days and it didn't come out to much! LOL! Especially when we had to use optional calories for things like ketchup!

[bandit2]

Did another week on flexpoints - did target plus 20 of my flexpoints, basically no activity and was down 2.4#. So I was pleased with that.

[alteaon]

I have yet to lose pts on Flex, but I haven't gained either. I gained a bit yesterday because I ate out of nervousness. Sweet thing was, even though it seemed like I was binging, the flex points saved me. I didn't want to use them, but it's wier that I didn't fall off of plan. I didn' work out today because I"m just too tired. Fiance had to work late and didn't get home until around midnight- later than I expected. As soon as he called to say he was leaving work, I stopped eating. Funny thing is, the food wasn't satisfying at all....easier to stop. So, yeah, I weigh 152 on this fine day, but I also learned about my eating habits, too...

[a_marie]

My point range for Winning Points was 18-23, so my target would be 20 points, if I'm not mistaken. So this week, over 7 days, I ate a total of 168.5 points. 20 x 7 is 140, and 168.5-140 is 28.5. So, am i correct in saying that this week I used a total of 28.5 out of my 35 Flex Points? I just want to make sure I'm following this new plan correctly becuase I never formally got all of the info.

Thanks in advance.

[Loosinit]

You figured right. You can also earn Activity Points and use them. The rule is, that you may eat them on the day that you earn them ...so if you earn 3 AP's today, you may eat them today ...you don't have to subtract from your flex points ...you may not carry your AP's over to the next day.

[a_marie]

Ok, I understand it now. Thank you! I just wanted to make sure becuase it almost seemed like i was eating too much, like it was too good to be true.