Hi everyone!!!!
I figured i would start a thread for those of us trying the wendie plan so we could see how it works for everyone!!!
I am trying the wendie plan starting today, i hope it works, my actual goal with the wendie plan is to actually get me to track!!! I am really lousy at that, but i figured since i have to pay more attention to which day is how many points, that i would have to track. Wish me luck!!!!

Hi Marion We are again in sync. Yesterday, I started the Wendie Plan myself. I managed to stick to it even though I think 22 points is such a small amount of food. Today, I get 27. And also like you, I am using it as a way to get myself to refocus (once again!) on the journalling and weighing and measuring. I had a perfect on program day and it actually feels good to be under total control. And so far, so good today. I'm looking forward to hear how this works for everyone. Are you still keeping up with your exercise?

I'm on my second week (lost 4 lbs on the first)...
I agree with "n 2 a swan" - the low days take a bit of getting used to. But I do tend to follow the program better in general when I have to change the pts everyday. Actually I usually end up planning my meals the night before now. Today is 28 pts for me so that's good...
Kim

Hi everyone. I think I will give this a try too. I printed out the points chart that you put up Kim. Mentally the high day will take some getting used to, since I have so drilled in my head not to go over, but I added up the total weeks points, and it actually came out to I believe 9 less than if I at at my totally OP high each day for that same week. I have never been one to bank points or count exercise points either...but I am giving this a shot! Good luck to us all!

Sherry

Hi guys!!!
Well my first wendie day is just about at a close, i think i am going to head out for a walk. I had a hard time today, cause i was totally off schedule, in the fact i didnt get to eat a bite till 1:30, and then it was just pretzels, and then supper, but i did okay, i hit my 24 points on the money, and i TRACKED!!!!!!! I am glad there are quite a few of us trying this together My wi and my starting day actually arent going to coincide, but i did that on purpose, i wanted to have my high day on saturday, and it was going to be perfect as my wi day was wednesday, but the 4 other people i try and go to wi with decided friday was a better meeting overall, and so i decided i needed the comraderie of going together, so now my wi is on fridays. But i am still going to start my tracking week on wednesdays. Hope i havent totally confused everyone Okay i am gonna do it, i am gonna finish my mail and go for a walk, maybe, i will check back when i get home Have a great totally OP week!!!!!

Hi everyone! I've finished day 2 of Wendie's plan. I really wanted to eat more (a little out of habit, a little out of hunger), but I stuck with my alotted points. Actually, I was hungry earlier in the day I think because I only ate 22 points yesterday and exercised. Under this plan, are we allowed to count exercise points in exchange for food points? So far I have earned 8 exercise points and I have not counted any of them. I've also tried to increase my water intake to at least 9 glasses.

Good luck everyone!

hi i have 2 seconds and i gotta dash out the door, but i believe you are supposed to add the exercise points and eat them..........basically if you earned 2 extra points that day, use them, dont deduct them from your allowed points for that day.
cya

yes, Marion is correct - you should be eating yor exercise pts to keep your meatbolism up... also need to run. chat later.

Wendie has started her own site, for anyone who is interested. It's at: http://pub70.************/blightenup78347 . She has a section just devoted to questions about the Wendie Plan and to people who are trying to do it.

FWIW, she doesn't count exercise points. But like anything else, you're free to tinker until it works for you.

--Lauren

Wow, I should have counted my exercise points???????? That means that the day I ate 22 points and earned 3 exercise points, I really only had 19 points????? No wonder I was hungry. At least I now know that I don't have to have as much food as I've been eating and I won't die from sheer hunger. Thanks for the information.

You guys have so inspired me that I looked up the Wendie Plan, printed it out and charted in my journal my point allotment for the whole week (instead of my usual points range). Today is my first day trying it.

I'm really hoping this will get me back on track. At this week's WI I discovered I had regained 1 pound. That got me think about my program and I realized I've been slipping - a lot - in controlling my portions and tracking my BLTs (bites, licks and tastes). I have refocussed. I'm doing the Wendie Plan this week and have recommitted to exercising - although the heat and humidity are stifling these days! I'm gonna DO IT!!!

Have a nice day everyone and thanks for being so inspiring - in other words, THANKS FOR BEING YOU!

exercise points. okay i went and checked at found that wendie does say to earn your exercise points and adjust your days accordingly..............Here it is in her words:

Re: exercise points
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Yes. If you earn and use your exercise points, just incorporate them into your daily numbers.


CheerS!
Wendie

Wendie herself doesn't count exercise points. She recognizes that others do, which is fine. Here's what she says in her main post about "The Wendie Plan in a Nutshell": http://pub70.************/flightenup7...picID=14.topic

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What about exercise points? What about them? I never use them. I just know that I don’t plan any big exercise on my low points days. If I am going on an 8 mile hike, I will probably do it on my high or super-high day, so that I can take advantage of the extra fuel to get me through the exercise.

I think WW was using the activity points as a carrot to get people to exercise. More activity, more food. I don’t believe in that. Eat what your body needs. Exercise plays a good role in this plan, because exercising increases your metabolic rate. (Which turns up the thermostat even more!) So does increased muscle. Arrange your high point days on the days that you exercise. Or better yet, arrange your exercise around your high point days.
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--Lauren

Hi all,
Okay Lauren, you got me.............your right. Okay so now i am gonna try it the real wendie way!!!! Thanks for straightening me out

Thanks to everyone for helping me with the exercise points issue. I think that most days I will not use exercise points unless I am especially hungry, it's a really low point day, and/or it's TOM (when I am not responsible for my cravings).

Lauren, how are you? Are you trying this plan?

I've finished day 3. And regardless of whether this plan works, it feels good to be under better control.