Weight Watchers guidelines

February 20, 2003

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Wow has WW ever changed since the 60's and 70's! I may have to check into

that for a good support group when I get closer to goal weight!

Thanks for your post!

Sandy B.

a - Weight Watchers guidelines

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> > You only have to " need " to lose 5 pounds --- and you can choose to be

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> > anywhere within your goal range. The goal ranges for 5'2 " are as

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> > follows: Minimum for al adults or BMI of 20 is 109;

> > recommended maximum

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> > for ages up to 25 years or BMI of 25 is 125, recommended maxmimum for

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> > ages 25 to 45 or BMI of 25 is 131 and maximum for all adults is 136.

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> > Certainly lots of women gain weight hormonally. That weight however

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> > should be pretty constant - in other words if you gained 5 pounds on

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> > hormone replacement you shouldn't really continue to gain

> > assuming your

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> > eating habits stay the same. Even at 131 you are certainly within

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> > recommended limits albeit at the high end. I wouldn't worry

> > unless the

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> > numbers continue to go up --- which is why weighing on a

> > weekly basis is

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> > recommended by WW - so things never get out of hand.

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> > Good luck.

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