Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 I'm getting differnt answers on the WW boards, so I thought I would try here as well. I earn about 5-8 points every other day, and today I earned 10!!! I'm not able to eat all of them, but is it okay to eat some of them? The general consensus seems to be you can eat only 4 a day...or you can eat all of them the same day you earn them. What do you all think? Thanks! - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 I don't eat them most days, but on the weekend I eat up to 19 points more than I eat during the week. (It's based on the old formula where I would bank 5 points of food and 4 points of Aps during the week, then on weekends I'd eat my 5 points and my 4 Aps plus use up to 10 out of the bank hence 19 points over my " target " points.) So my target points are set low (25 or 27, I'm on maintenance) and I don't eat my during the week Aps (I generally earn 8-10) so I can eat higher on the weekends when I'm out and about more. > Do you eat all your AP's? > > > I'm getting differnt answers on the WW boards, so I thought I would > try here as well. I earn about 5-8 points every other day, and > today I earned 10!!! I'm not able to eat all of them, but is it > okay to eat some of them? The general consensus seems to be you can > eat only 4 a day...or you can eat all of them the same day you earn > them. What do you all think? > > Thanks! > > - > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Under flex points, you HAVE to eat them the day that they're earned. There's no more banking at all. There no longer is a limit on how many APs you eat in a day. If you earn 8, then you can eat all 8. However, WW does *recommend* that you speak with a doctor if you earn more than 4 APs a day (the old plans only allowed for you to eat up to 4 APs a day--they did to discourage folks from hurting themselves to earn more food points). Some leaders, say to use all but 2 of your APs each day, some still go the old school road of no more than 4 APs a day and others say, if you earn 'em, eat 'em all. It's totally up to you how you use them. Some folks use all their flex points and part of their APs. Some use all their flex points and none of their APs. Others, can eat every last point available to them. It depends on your level of activity and how your metabolism works. Me personally, I can eat every last point available and still lose. I've even gone over--out of flex and no sign of earning enough APs (it was an accident--I forgot about something I ate and miscalculated points on something else) by up to 14 points and still lost and it didn't come back to " haunt me " the next week either. With flex points, WW has really made this an individual program. You work it however it works for you. It makes it easier to find what your " magic " key is. jimhankmom wrote: I'm getting differnt answers on the WW boards, so I thought I would try here as well. I earn about 5-8 points every other day, and today I earned 10!!! I'm not able to eat all of them, but is it okay to eat some of them? The general consensus seems to be you can eat only 4 a day...or you can eat all of them the same day you earn them. What do you all think? Thanks! - Gymmie in Cali °Ü° Go #62 Go #15 Go #8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 , The rule about only eating 4 AP's per day is under the old Winning Points plan. Under Flex, you can eat them all - just can't " bank " them - they must be eaten in the day they're earned. I've routinely eaten all my AP's every day and been very successful in my program. I've lost more slowly if I don't eat them. I generally earn 5-10 AP's per day. HTH, Mitch jimhankmom wrote: >I'm getting differnt answers on the WW boards, so I thought I would >try here as well. I earn about 5-8 points every other day, and >today I earned 10!!! I'm not able to eat all of them, but is it >okay to eat some of them? The general consensus seems to be you can >eat only 4 a day...or you can eat all of them the same day you earn >them. What do you all think? > >Thanks! > >- > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Gymmie is right, no more restrictions on how many APs you can eat in a day, you can eat all you earn if you want. I eat all my APs and FPs. Although I'm on maintenance, I am still trying to lose to get to personal goal, and I find that even eating all points available to me, I'm still able to lose. It is a little slower than when I eat less, but honestly, I'm VERY active and when I don't eat all my points, I get VERY hungry and tend to not perform as well when working out. Plus, if I try to cut out some or all of my APs/FPs, I will lose big for a week or two, then it stops. By eating all my points, I lose slowly, but I lose consistently. April > > > jimhankmom <jimhankmom@y...> wrote: > I'm getting differnt answers on the WW boards, so I thought I would try here as well. I earn about 5-8 points every other day, and today I earned 10!!! I'm not able to eat all of them, but is it okay to eat some of them? The general consensus seems to be you can eat only 4 a day...or you can eat all of them the same day you earn them. What do you all think? > > Thanks! > > - > > Gymmie in Cali °Ü° > Go #62 > Go #15 > Go #8 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Seriously? *ALL* of your AP's? That doesn't seem right to me, for a couple of reasons. First, all of the WW leaders I've spoken to (but, granted, it's been a couple of months) have said that you can only eat a maximum of five. Second, I've earned up to 21 AP's in a single day, and eating them *all* seems really excessive. I just figure that on the heaviest workout days, I still only earn a maximum of four AP's. > Gymmie is right, no more restrictions on how many APs you can eat in > a day, you can eat all you earn if you want. > > I eat all my APs and FPs. Although I'm on maintenance, I am still > trying to lose to get to personal goal, and I find that even eating > all points available to me, I'm still able to lose. It is a little > slower than when I eat less, but honestly, I'm VERY active and when I > don't eat all my points, I get VERY hungry and tend to not perform as > well when working out. Plus, if I try to cut out some or all of my > APs/FPs, I will lose big for a week or two, then it stops. By eating > all my points, I lose slowly, but I lose consistently. > > April > > > > > > > jimhankmom <jimhankmom@y...> wrote: > > I'm getting differnt answers on the WW boards, so I thought I would > try here as well. I earn about 5-8 points every other day, and today > I earned 10!!! I'm not able to eat all of them, but is it okay to > eat some of them? The general consensus seems to be you can eat only > 4 a day...or you can eat all of them the same day you earn them. > What do you all think? > > > > Thanks! > > > > - > > > > Gymmie in Cali °Ü° > > Go #62 > > Go #15 > > Go #8 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 I thought that you could eat what you earned that day. If you don't eat them all then you lose them. Do you eat all your AP's? > I'm getting differnt answers on the WW boards, so I thought I would > try here as well. I earn about 5-8 points every other day, and > today I earned 10!!! I'm not able to eat all of them, but is it > okay to eat some of them? The general consensus seems to be you can > eat only 4 a day...or you can eat all of them the same day you earn > them. What do you all think? > > Thanks! > > - ---------------------------------------- My Inbox is protected by SPAMfighter 4368 spam mails have been blocked so far. Download free www.spamfighter.com today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 I very seldom eat any of my AP's. I just know they are there if I need the extra. But I am still following the Winning Points system, not the flex points... Our leader always preached on eating only your 4 AP's, now however, with the flex points, she dearly stresses, that is what the Flex are for, to dip into when you need extra..and not to eat the AP's unless you are really in need of them....AND still says to eat only the 4 ap's per day...a little difference here from what some other leaders say..but it seems to all lead down the same path to me...eat some flex or eat some ap's... ~~Kallie~ --------------------------------------------------------------------- In Serious-Weight-Watchers , " jimhankmom " <jimhankmom@y...> wrote: The general consensus seems to be you can > eat only 4 a day...or you can eat all of them the same day you earn > them. What do you all think > Thanks > - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Yes, that is correct. Some folks are still confused after almost a year of the new program (and some leaders aren't helping in unconfusing folks). Debra wrote:I thought that you could eat what you earned that day. If you don't eat them all then you lose them. Gymmie in Cali °Ü° Go #62 Go #15 Go #8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Yup, under flex points, you can eat all of your APs if you desire. The online journal will take your APs first (even if you dip into your flex and then add APs, it'll give you the flex back and use the APs). There are no restrictions. There was an example when FP first came out of someone earning a lot of APs and using them. You don't *have* to eat them all, just like you don't *have* to eat all your FPs. BUT if you earn them and are still hungry, you can use those instead of your FPs. I'll have to see if I can find it, but there are no restrictions on your APs any more, if you eat them, you have to do it the day their earned. Crawford wrote:Seriously? *ALL* of your AP's? That doesn't seem right to me, for a couple of reasons. First, all of the WW leaders I've spoken to (but, granted, it's been a couple of months) have said that you can only eat a maximum of five. Second, I've earned up to 21 AP's in a single day, and eating them *all* seems really excessive. I just figure that on the heaviest workout days, I still only earn a maximum of four AP's. Gymmie in Cali °Ü° Go #62 Go #15 Go #8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 I *do* know how to spell...hehehehe..didn't realize I did the wrong thing. The last sentence should be...you have to eat them the day that they're earned. But all I know, is that there are a lot of us who are able to eat every last point (target, flex and ap (whether it's 1 or 20--although on a daily basis most of us don't earn that many, just every so often) and steadily lose. Like I said in another post, I've even gone over by 14 points and lost and it didn't come back to " bite me " --and again that was in error, I miscalculated points and forgot about something I had eaten. I'll see if I can find that example that WW gave when flex came out, I might have lost it when I switched ISPs. *~*Gymmie*~* wrote: Yup, under flex points, you can eat all of your APs if you desire. The online journal will take your APs first (even if you dip into your flex and then add APs, it'll give you the flex back and use the APs). There are no restrictions. There was an example when FP first came out of someone earning a lot of APs and using them. You don't *have* to eat them all, just like you don't *have* to eat all your FPs. BUT if you earn them and are still hungry, you can use those instead of your FPs. I'll have to see if I can find it, but there are no restrictions on your APs any more, if you eat them, you have to do it the day their earned. Crawford wrote:Seriously? *ALL* of your AP's? That doesn't seem right to me, for a couple of reasons. First, all of the WW leaders I've spoken to (but, granted, it's been a couple of months) have said that you can only eat a maximum of five. Second, I've earned up to 21 AP's in a single day, and eating them *all* seems really excessive. I just figure that on the heaviest workout days, I still only earn a maximum of four AP's. Gymmie in Cali °Ü° Go #62 Go #15 Go #8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Well I'm an online person and I've read Wwers website and they say you may eat all of your Aps. But only YOU can know what is right for you. If it isn't right for you to eat them all, then maybe you shouldn't. I don't think that Wwers assumes more people earn 21 Aps in a day, and if you really did earn 21 Aps (i.e. burn 2100 calories just in exercise alone) on a regular basis, then you darn tootin' BETTER be eating many or all of your Aps or you will be a hurting unit in no time! > Re: Re: Do you eat all your AP's? > > > Seriously? *ALL* of your AP's? > > That doesn't seem right to me, for a couple of reasons. > First, all of the WW leaders I've spoken to (but, granted, > it's been a couple of > months) have said that you can only eat a maximum of five. > Second, I've earned up to 21 AP's in a single day, and eating > them *all* seems really excessive. I just figure that on the > heaviest workout days, I still only earn a maximum of four AP's. > > > > > Gymmie is right, no more restrictions on how many APs you can eat in > > a day, you can eat all you earn if you want. > > > > I eat all my APs and FPs. Although I'm on maintenance, I am still > > trying to lose to get to personal goal, and I find that even eating > > all points available to me, I'm still able to lose. It is a little > > slower than when I eat less, but honestly, I'm VERY active > and when I > > don't eat all my points, I get VERY hungry and tend to not > perform as > > well when working out. Plus, if I try to cut out some or all of my > > APs/FPs, I will lose big for a week or two, then it stops. > By eating > > all my points, I lose slowly, but I lose consistently. > > > > April > > > > > > > > > > > jimhankmom <jimhankmom@y...> wrote: > > > I'm getting differnt answers on the WW boards, so I > thought I would > > try here as well. I earn about 5-8 points every other day, > and today > > I earned 10!!! I'm not able to eat all of them, but is it okay to > > eat some of them? The general consensus seems to be you > can eat only > > 4 a day...or you can eat all of them the same day you earn them. > > What do you all think? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > - > > > > > > Gymmie in Cali °Ü° > > > Go #62 > > > Go #15 > > > Go #8 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 I just have one question... How in the world are you earning 21 in a day? Are you walking to work with ankle weights 10 miles uphill in the snow, barefoot, and dragging your co-workers in a wagon behind you? :>) Really...I'm curious!!! - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 I'm wondering how you do earn that many--I ran a marathon and got 26--took me over 5 hours of continuous running...I definitely needed every single AP, too! Re: Re: Do you eat all your AP's? > > > Seriously? *ALL* of your AP's? > > That doesn't seem right to me, for a couple of reasons. > First, all of the WW leaders I've spoken to (but, granted, > it's been a couple of > months) have said that you can only eat a maximum of five. > Second, I've earned up to 21 AP's in a single day, and eating > them *all* seems really excessive. I just figure that on the > heaviest workout days, I still only earn a maximum of four AP's. > > > > > Gymmie is right, no more restrictions on how many APs you can eat in > > a day, you can eat all you earn if you want. > > > > I eat all my APs and FPs. Although I'm on maintenance, I am still > > trying to lose to get to personal goal, and I find that even eating > > all points available to me, I'm still able to lose. It is a little > > slower than when I eat less, but honestly, I'm VERY active > and when I > > don't eat all my points, I get VERY hungry and tend to not > perform as > > well when working out. Plus, if I try to cut out some or all of my > > APs/FPs, I will lose big for a week or two, then it stops. > By eating > > all my points, I lose slowly, but I lose consistently. > > > > April > > > > > > > > > > > jimhankmom <jimhankmom@y...> wrote: > > > I'm getting differnt answers on the WW boards, so I > thought I would > > try here as well. I earn about 5-8 points every other day, > and today > > I earned 10!!! I'm not able to eat all of them, but is it okay to > > eat some of them? The general consensus seems to be you > can eat only > > 4 a day...or you can eat all of them the same day you earn them. > > What do you all think? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > - > > > > > > Gymmie in Cali °Ü° > > > Go #62 > > > Go #15 > > > Go #8 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 > I just have one question... > > > How in the world are you earning 21 in a day? Are you walking to > work with ankle weights 10 miles uphill in the snow, barefoot, and > dragging your co-workers in a wagon behind you? :>) > > Really...I'm curious!!! Well, it only happened once. First, I weighed about 240 pounds at the time. That helped. Second, I went for a three-hour workout that morning, which included heavy weight-lifting and a LOT of cardio stuff. That afternoon, I went out for a 30 mile bike ride, riding *hard* all the way. It was mostly an experiment to see how many AP's I *could* get in one day. Heh. I would say that on regular workout days for me, with a two-hour workout of varying intensity, I usually get between 7 and 9 AP's. But I'm still not sure about eating *that* many AP's in one day. But perhaps that's just a holdover from the WWPoints days. Heh. -- S. Crawford / http://www.mossroot.com AIM: Buffalo2K / ICQ: 11646404 / Y!: rscrawford " You can't depend on your judgement when your imagination is out of focus. " --Mark Twain, Notebook, 1898 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 SERIOUSLY, I eat EVERY LAST ONE OF MY APs. I did so during my weight loss stage and steadily lost. When I scaled back and tried to eat only some of my APs and some of my FPs, I would lose big for a week or two, then go on a several-week plateau of stay the same, lose just a bit, then gain. I usually earn 5-8 APs a day with one day a week (my long run) where I can easily earn 10-15, but I'm in training for a marathon, so that has a lot to do with it. You better believe during my longest training run when I was back training for the half marathon (2.5 hours worth of running), I ate every last point available. Otherwise, my muscles would have STARVED. My leader says you can eat all you earn, the only restriction is you can no longer bank them...you must use them the day you earn them. April > > > I'm getting differnt answers on the WW boards, so I thought I would > > try here as well. I earn about 5-8 points every other day, and today > > I earned 10!!! I'm not able to eat all of them, but is it okay to > > eat some of them? The general consensus seems to be you can eat only > > 4 a day...or you can eat all of them the same day you earn them. > > What do you all think? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > - > > > > > > Gymmie in Cali °Ü° > > > Go #62 > > > Go #15 > > > Go #8 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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