I joined WW online earlier this week.

While scanning the message boards I came across this link, which explains how helpful it is for active women to try to eat all of their accumulated WW points (daily, weekly and activity):

Eat More/Lose More

An excerpt:
"On WW eating APs is optional, but for folks who exercise a lot, it seems that failing to eat those APs can bring weight loss to a screeching halt. "