thank you bette

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That was very helpful. I hope I get lots of replies, because you're

right, I'll probably need to define that for myself, but the feedback

will really help me define " on program " and " off program " .

Thanks for your input!

in CO

Re: What does " off program " mean?

, I don't think your question is lame at all, but I think you're

going

to get a variety of subjective answers!

My subjective answer is that being on program means calculating,

measuring

and recording (written or otherwise) your food choices each day. Let's

say your

points target is 24. Being on program can include nothing but Twinkies

all

day, if you stay within your 24 points. Being on program can mean

balanced

food choices too. It can mean using 59 points (or even more) in one day

if you

use all 24 points plus your 35 flex points for the week plus even some

Activity

Points. Of course that would mean that for the rest of your week you

would

have to stay right on 24 each day! But that would allow you to go to a

favorite restaurant and indulge in their yummy bread with some

(measured!) butter,

your dinner choice and possibly even dessert.

To me being off program is NOT counting, not measuring, not recording in

some

way. So far I haven't done that in nearly 13 months on program. I've

used

up a lot of points in one day, for sure, but I've always done the

calculating

and held myself accountable. ly, I see myself doing that for the

rest of

my life in order to maintain my weight loss. Sometimes that thought is

scary.....but the alternative thought is scarier yet! I do NOT want to

put this

weight back on.

It will be interesting to see what other answers you get. Ultimately

you'll

have to make up your own mind about what being " on program " means!!

Bette

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