Guest guest Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 I am at 115 and eating about 20-25 points a day. On the weekends I eat my flex points. It has been pretty easy to maintain, with about 3 workouts a week. Allyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 Yes, that's why the had the caps on previously. They didn't want folks hurting themselves to get more points to eat more. If they were spending all those extra points on good things, then WW wouldn't have as much of an issue with it. But they know folks would use it to have that blizzard or whatever. That's fine every once in a while, but not consistantly. That's why when 1-2-3 was out, they changed the earning of APs. Under the original 1-2-3, all you had to do was workout 20 minutes and get 1 AP. But they found out that folks were using them for junk food. So they changed it to where you couldn't earn them until you hit your first 10%, as they figured if you were eating better that you wouldn't be as likely to use those APs on junk. " G. " wrote: But if you're earning 6 AP's so you can have that extra cup of Mac & Chz, that's a different story. 175/150.4/130 Gymmie in Cali °Ü°!!!!! WW Baby-No Mo' Flab born 10/13/2K3 Wt. 6.5 lbs Ya Ya Name--Marchiioness Whispering Thunder Bond Girl Name--Sasha Sparks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 I scrapbook with a lady that is what I consider to be thin, she is not at goal yet (I think she just has a few pounds to go). She is at the 18pts level and she works out like crazy just so she can eat more. She says she would starve if she did not have those AP's to eat. I still have trouble thinking that eventually I will only have 18 pts a day and will have to live with that forever. Moe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 I wouldn't say you'd have to live with 18 points forever... I think Tory posted that she is eating 30 points a day and staying around her 115 goal. It might SEEM like forever when you are working on the last few pounds, but once you hit goal you will be able to add back a few points until you just maintain (instead of lose). I'm thinking that I'll cross THAT bridge when I come to it. (And I will make sure to not look down because I am afraid of heights.) Re: Overdoing AP's I scrapbook with a lady that is what I consider to be thin, she is not at goal yet (I think she just has a few pounds to go). She is at the 18pts level and she works out like crazy just so she can eat more. She says she would starve if she did not have those AP's to eat. I still have trouble thinking that eventually I will only have 18 pts a day and will have to live with that forever. Moe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 > that too much > > exercising for too many AP's is characteristic of the same > > behavior where we > > (Yep, I confess that I've done this) eat a loaf of bread > > instead of a couple > > slices. A little over-the-top, if you will? > > I believe the above message was referring to people earning > AP's just to convert them into Food Points? Correct me if > I'm wrong, but I see where she was coming from on that > point-of-view. If you want to work out and earn more than 4 > AP's, that's your choice. Otherwise people who are very > active, i.e. marathon runners, professional bodybuilders, > etc. would be considered over-the-top. =) But if you're > earning 6 AP's so you can have that extra cup of Mac & Chz, > that's a different story. Ah, okay. I read it as " if you're earning more than 4 Aps, you are certifiably insane and should be locked away for ever and ever. " Your interpretation makes a little more sense. I rarely eat my Aps. I just adjust my point ranges (since I'm in maintenance) to where I'm maintaining and not losing or gaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 Oh my gosh Moe, no no no...you do NOT live at 18 forever. First of all, 20 is the bottom not 18. That's the old plan. Second of all, once you've lost it all you increase your points each week until you are maintaining and not losing. I exercise every day and I eat the following: Mon: 25 Tues: 25 Wed: 25 Thurs: 25 Fri: 25-34 Sat: 30-44 Sun: 30-44 These are basically the ranges I ate at when I was on the other plan, which is why the high points on the weekend days. At this level I'm able to maintain around 115. If I were to want to maintain my original goal of 130 I could probably add at least 10 points a day with the exercise I do. > Re: Overdoing AP's > > > I scrapbook with a lady that is what I consider to be thin, > she is not at goal yet (I think she just has a few pounds to > go). She is at the 18pts level and she works out like crazy > just so she can eat more. She says she would starve if she > did not have those AP's to eat. > > I still have trouble thinking that eventually I will only > have 18 pts a day and will have to live with that forever. > > Moe > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 > I wouldn't say you'd have to live with 18 points forever... I > think Tory posted that she is eating 30 points a day and > staying around her 115 goal. It might SEEM like forever when > you are working on the last few pounds, but once you hit goal > you will be able to add back a few points until you just > maintain (instead of lose). When I was on strike and walking 3.5-5 hours a day I did 30 points. Now I'm back to 25 a day. > I'm thinking that I'll cross THAT bridge when I come to it. > (And I will make sure to not look down because I am afraid of > heights.) > > > > > > Re: Overdoing AP's > > > I scrapbook with a lady that is what I consider to be thin, > she is not at goal yet (I think she just has a few pounds to > go). She is at the 18pts level and she works out like crazy > just so she can eat more. She says she would starve if she > did not have those AP's to eat. > > I still have trouble thinking that eventually I will only > have 18 pts a day and will have to live with that forever. > > Moe > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2003 Report Share Posted October 27, 2003 Ah, okay. I read it as " if you're earning more than 4 Aps, you are certifiably insane and should be locked away for ever and ever. " Your interpretation makes a little more sense. I rarely eat my Aps. I just adjust my point ranges (since I'm in maintenance) to where I'm maintaining and not losing or gaining.>> I earn anywhere from 5-7 activity points at a time, 3-4 days a week. If I want to save most of my flex points for the weekend, I need the extra activity points as I cannot live on 20 points a day for the most part. On the flip side of the equation, I truly enjoy to exercize and it's my favorite part of the day. I would do it every day if I didn't need to balance my life out a bit and leave time for other after work activities. I can't even imagine not having my time in the gym a few days a week at this point in my life. And although I'm not specifically exercizing with the goal of being able to eat more, I need the earned activity points to survive. I could never not eat the activity points that I do earn, as I consider them to be feul for my machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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