Guest guest Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 While I was losing weight If I wanted to eat more than my target points I would earn extra points through activity & I never felt guilty that way. I would save my flex points for Special Occasions or if we went out to an unexpected meal. Blessings, Regina Bassett 205/149/150 Re: Eat all Points? Are there some of you who DO eat all your points every day, and who usually use some or all 35 points? I'm fine with eating my target points, but am afraid to use the 35, except for " special occasions " . I don't feel like I should use them every week, but I sure would LIKE to. I'm only about 6 weeks into this. C in MN On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 13:28:07 -0800 " Bette Holzer " writes: JB, I agree with Regina -- finding yourself under your points target is indeed a great opportunity to have something special that you wouldn't normally allow yourself. But also, it won't destroy your program to have one day significantly under your target. Just make sure you don't do that except on rare occasions, or I guarantee you will see your weight loss come to an abrupt halt!! Bette 278/168/175 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 >Are there some of you who DO eat all your points >every day, and who usually use some or all 35 points? Yes! I always ate all of my points AND my activity points, and rarely had more than 5 Flex points remaining at the end of the week. My average loss was about 1.5 pounds per week. During the year that I was losing, I never hit a serious plateau. Some people find that they lose faster when they give their body a little more fuel. Seems counterintuitive, I know, but if you're having difficulty, and are not using all of the points allowed, try increasing a bit and see what happens. Please don't feel like you're cheating if you use your Flex points - they're there for a reason. They are part of the plan, not an extra. Under Winning Points (the plan before Flex Points), the points target for the day was higher and Flex points didn't exist. What was changed was to pull aside some points from each day that could be used any time during the week. The main thing that Flex points does is make it easier to see that it's okay to " splurge " for special occasions and provide the buffer for doing so. I'm sure that it was never intended that we feel that those points are unavailable to us, or that we're cheating if we use them! Chris (222/155/155) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Hi, I've been quite successful on WW, eating all my points each day AND using some if not all of my flex points each week. I've lost 110 pounds doing it this way! Bette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 I normally eat my target points each day, normally don't go over during the week, but save FPs for the weekend. I usually end up with about 10-15 FPs left over each week. This week, however, was the first time I ran into serious trouble eating all my target points for several days in a row (just because I was so busy), and I was wondering if that was a problem with regard to weight loss if I just didn't eat them. Seems more people have the opposite problem. <g> JB 230/214.5/158 > Hi, > I've been quite successful on WW, eating all my points each day AND using > some if not all of my flex points each week. I've lost 110 pounds doing it > this way! > Bette > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Yes!! I always used all my daily allowed points (unless I was sick and just couldn't eat) and almost always used all my Flex points (or banked points under the old program). I very rarely had a week where I had more than four or five available points that I didn't use. Like someone else mentioned, if I was under points for the day and needed to eat a little more I would eat a spoonful of peanut butter or nuts or something nutritious but higher points. Okay...sometimes a cup of Rocky Road ice cream if we had it ;o). I have been doing WW for almost three years now and I never would have stayed with it if it wasn't for banking points/flex points. I love WW because it doesn't feel like a diet. There isn't anything I can't eat I just have to work out the points and decide if the food is really worth it. Kris 194/128/132 _____ From: maryshann@... Are there some of you who DO eat all your points every day, and who usually use some or all 35 points? I'm fine with eating my target points, but am afraid to use the 35, except for " special occasions " . I don't feel like I should use them every week, but I sure would LIKE to. I'm only about 6 weeks into this. C in MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Hey Kris - Nice to hear from you! Your stats sure do look great! Bette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Yes! IN fact you should NOT eat under your points every day. The lower you eat, the lower your body will set your metabolism. When you get to maintenance you want to be able to eat a healthy amount of food and maintain your weight. If you start now by eating less than your target points every day, your body will respond by saying " Well, looks like food is going to be scarce. Let's turn down the furnace! " and your metabolism may very well reset to a lower level. One day won't kill you. Many days can cause that kind of response in your body. I eat at a 30 point target range and usually use some or most of my flexpoints every week. I maintain between 114 and 118. At 02:04 PM 12/11/2004, maryshann@... wrote: >Are there some of you who DO eat all your points every day, and who >usually use some or all 35 points? I'm fine with eating my target >points, but am afraid to use the 35, except for " special occasions " . I >don't feel like I should use them every week, but I sure would LIKE to. >I'm only about 6 weeks into this. > > C in MN > >On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 13:28:07 -0800 " Bette Holzer " > writes: >JB, >I agree with Regina -- finding yourself under your points target is >indeed a >great opportunity to have something special that you wouldn't normally >allow >yourself. But also, it won't destroy your program to have one day >significantly under your target. Just make sure you don't do that except >on >rare occasions, or I guarantee you will see your weight loss come to an >abrupt halt!! >Bette >278/168/175 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Yah JB! That's AWESOME! How thoughtful of your friend to let you know that you might want to bring some healthy foods. Now when I have a party I serve ONLY healhty foods and let people know tht if they want the fattening stuff, they have to bring it themselves! > > > It's funny to read this this morning, because I had a very similar > experience last night. I went to a party with friends, and the > friend who was hosting warned me in advance that she'd be having > pizza and subs " in case I wanted to bring the healthy stuff. " (She > knows I'm losing weight.) I brought veggies, low-fat hummus, low-fat > Boursin cheese, and low-fat sesame crackers. I drank water with > lemon and piled my plate with veggies all evening, with a few > tablespoons of the dips for flavor. Toward the end of the evening, I > had one glass of red wine and chose ONE piece of homemade peanut > butter fudge. I went home and journaled everything I ate. > > It was easy, and I had a wonderful time at the party, without > worrying about what I would eat or beating myself up for being the > fat girl who couldn't stop stuffing herself. It's like a different > world from pre-WW, and I've only been doing this for 10 weeks. It > does take some pre-planning (hence the food I provided myself with), > but the satisfaction afterward is ten times worth it. > > JB > 230/213.5/157 > > > > Aren't there times when you say to yourself, " Why didn't I do this > > YEARS ago? " It just makes so much sense! > > > > 1. Eat within a range of reasonable calories every day. > > 2. Eat food you like in moderation. > > 3. Exercise every day. > > 4. Have treats once in awhile in a reasonable amount > > > > Lose weight! > > > > No eating meat until you feel like you've been eating a salt lick. > No > > cabbage patch soup until not even the dog will spend time with > you. No > > sipping gritty shakes twice a day. Just sensible, healthy eating. > Who > > knew?? > > > > I specifically remember, before I lost weight, sitting in a mall > and > > seeing a very cute, thin girl walk by and thinking " I'd do > ANYTHING to > > look like that. " > > > > To which my inner-child replied in a sarcastic tone, " Yeah, you'd > do > > anything but eat right and exercise! " > > > > It's amazing the lengths that we will go to to lose weight when we > > really don't NEED to go to those lengths. I include myself among > the > > " we " . I one time went on an 800 calorie a day diet, counting out > > saltines and eating broth. Shaking my way through the day. Another > > time I did Atkins and was so depressed, hungry, and cranky that I > > nearly lost my mind. I tried vegetarianism for awhile, which can be > > very healthy...but wasn't because I replaced meat with high fat > meat > > substitutes and missed meat so much that when my husband > would 'cheat' > > and bring home burgers I couldn't help myself. Now if he were to > bring > > home something that is over my points I'd easily resist, if I > needed > > to, because I'd know that it was xx calories (or points) and that I > > only had x left. > > > > But he doesn't do that because he doesn't NEED to. Nothing is off > > limits. Everything is okay. Sure, there are a few things I usually > > won't eat because it's too " pricey " but it's a choice, not a ban. > > Heck, today I had a potluck at school and I filled up on salad, had > > brought fat free dressing with me, ate one of my 1 point pumpkin > spice > > muffins, some raw veggies, passed up the casserole dishes (not a > > casserole fan) and looked over the desserts. I calculated my points > > (had a few other low calorie things) and decided I'd go for a > piece of > > fudge. At the END I chose one piece and savored it on my way to > class. > > I found the nutrition information, since I knew it was fantasy > fudge, > > journaled it for 2 points, and was satisfied. Did I want more > fudge? > > Sure. I realized that in the " old " days I might have made that > fudge > > and literally eaten half the pan myself because I didn't know (nor > did > > I want to know) the calorie content of each serving. Good heavens! > At > > 90 calories for 1/48th of the recipe that was over 2000 calories! > Yet > > now I can eat one piece, recognize it's " role " in my daily > calories, > > and move on. > > > > Anyhow, I'm blathering now...sorry about that. There are just times > > when I have these moments of " Isn't this just so awesome and why > > didn't I do it sooner!? " > > -- > > Tory Klementsen, MCP A+ > > IT and Health Educator > > The successful person will do the things that the unsuccessful > person will not. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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