anyone on WW??

[ASammy1]

Greycoral!

I second the PB&J pre-workout meal! And I love the Smuckers Sugar Free jam!

[greycoral]

yeah, the smuckers is really good. There's even a lady here in Portland who sells her own stuff, and recently started making it with splenda. The consistency is a little weird, but it's pretty tasty.

[uforgot]

Well, I'd eat at least half of them, and possibly all 9; if you ate all 9 you still burned 250 more than you ate. If your weight loss slows when you eat all your APs, then eat half of them.

I've also heard the rule of thumb for some people is don't eat any APs if you earn 4 or fewer; if you earn more, eat everything above 4.

I try not to dip into WPAs on days that I eat all my APs. The weight loss gets really slow when I eat all I'm "entitled" to.

Everyone is different. Whenever I've eaten my activity points, or even half I gained weight every single time. I limit mine to 4 also, or if I ride more, I substitute my snacks on the ride only. I've also used a hr monitor and believe me, they are not really very accurate when it comes to calories burned. I've plugged in my heart rates into the ww activity calculator and if my hr monitor says I've burned 1400 calories, I usually only get 7 or so activity points from ww based on my heart rates. Also, 1 point is 100 calories, not 50.

Anyone else have a problem with weight watchers pushing their snacks and stuff on you? I'm a professional ww, since the age of 18 and they employed my mother as a lecturer/leader for years. She also had a problem with it. Doesn't seem like those are healthy alternatives. Another thing, when my lecturer stands in front of the class and shakes up her drink and tells us this is a good way to exercise, I just wonder if I shouldn't just go to a nutritionist instead. After all, the day before I rode 50 miles, and now I'm suppose to jiggle my hand?

Ramble ramble...sorry!

[uforgot]

my new favorite pre-workout snack is pb & j. A small slice of wheat bread, sometimes 2 slices (orowheat makes a low cal bread that is 1 point for 2 slices), covered in 1 Tbsp of low fat pb (Jif, 2 pts per Tbsp), and a little bit of sugar free jam. For a 3 point snack, it really helps me get through a long workout!

Me too! I read some books on nutrition and discovered that I wasn't getting enough protein. The pb on tst helps a LOT.

[Aggie_Ama]

Also, 1 point is 100 calories, not 50.

Anyone else have a problem with weight watchers pushing their snacks and stuff on you?
Ramble ramble...sorry!

Hmmm there is no formula I can figure for the points to make it calorie consistent (someone who was no longer leading gave me the formula once) but I find 1=50 about right and 1=100 too high. On the site 100/0/0= 2 pts. While 50/0/0= 1 pt. It falls somewhere in the middle but then if you have a bajillion fiber grams it gets funky or a lot of fat. Anyhow, I use the site not my head but always guestimate on 1=50 if I am just eyeballing a nutrition chart (like when I am buying a frozen lunch not WW). But I also noticed from 2004 when I first started to now the points calculations have changed some. Also when I first started a serving of protein was 4 oz now it is 3 oz. It is real confusing when my husband's grandma tries to tell me how it works since she is using the program from 1980's!

I feel like they push tons of their products, another reason I am glad I don't go to meetings. Of course I do eat their dinners for lunch because it is easy and the points are on the label. I just need a program, not an infomercial. I love WW because I don't have to eat a set menu and I don't have to follow everyone else's book on it.

[uforgot]

Oh, I meant one ACTIVITY point is 100 calories. Maybe where I misunderstood. Here's the formula. I actually programmed it into my graphing calculator, but you can't enter more than 4 grams of fiber.

calories/50 + fat/12 - fiber (max of 4)/5

[kajero]

I've been a Life Time WW for nearly 7 years. It seems I have fallen off the wagon and coming close to my goal weight. I think it is because I work out four days a week and figure that gives me a license to eat. I suppose I should revoke that license. (Two of the days are spin classes so I figure I can post in the cycling forums.)

I haven't been to WW meetings for over a year. My favorite leader, who did not push products, either quit or was let go. At my last meeting all they did was push product. Perhaps in this economy WW isn't doing well and needs to increase revenue by pushing their stuff????

Have you looked at the ingredients in their products. For a company who pushes healthy weights, they sure don't seem to have healthy products.

I wonder how long it will be before WW designs their own exercise equipment and pushes that.

Also, I like the sparkpeople.com site better than WW. It has some really neat stuff on it. You can earn points by losing weight, exercising, logging in, etc, to get "virtual" prizes and then give them to your friends.

[Aggie_Ama]

My husband and I are trying local honey to help keep our allergies bearable. I found an excellent breakfast that at 4 pts doesn't seem like too big of a chunk of my points. I am hoping it keeps me pretty full and helps the allergies. I make 2 pieces of toast each with 1/2 tbs reduced fat peanut butter and 1/2 tbs honey. The bread is Nature's Own Light Wheat (1 pt per 2 slices). It was pretty tasty this morning.

Other than that I finally hit 10 lbs lost. I hate how WW online gives you a lecture for losing too fast but it really doesn't make sense. In the past 4 weeks I gained (.5), lost (2), steady, gained (.5) and lost 3.5 this week, how does that average to over 2 lbs per week in a month?

I really did everything wrong last week, ate almost all flex and activity, didn't log Friday or the weekend (probably used all the flex then). I plan to be a little more involved this week!

[cagentry]

Hi there.

Yep, I'm on WW...and I'm on the boards. Newbies board.

I lost about 40 pounds on WW and maintained for over a year, and have now gained about 10 back. Restarted on monthly plan and tomorrow is WI #3, I lost the last 2 weeks....but I spent the weekend in Dallas not counting a single point and drinking a lot!!

I've signed up for the MS150, and am really dedicated to getting a good cycling routine in order.

Anyone doing the MS150? Houston to Austin?

[Karma007]

I started last january (online) and lost 20lbs. Went off over concerns of needing to use 'artifical' foods like sweeteners to meet my goals. I went off in August when life got so crazy lbs didn't matter. I recently signed back up, but have been lazy about it. With a new bike (YAY!) I'm hoping I can use it as a self-check, instead of a bible..

[Susan Otcenas]

I'm 3 weeks in and down about 5 pounds. This makes me happy. :-) Another 25-30 would put me at a really healthy weight. Like some of you have mentioned, that would probably be a weight on the high end of what the charts say is normal for someone my height. But I've been that weight before, and I know I looked and felt really good at that level.

I try not to eat more than 1/2 my APs, but will if I'm really hungry.

So far, I've never used more than half my weekly points. Most of those have been spent on Friday evenings, when I have dinner with friends. I always try to pick one of the healthiest things on the menu, but eating out is so hard. It's the fat and salt that makes so much restaurant food taste so good! Estimating points for restaurant meals is really difficult. I try to err on the high side. I had a "salad" last week that I estimated at 25 points!

I expect this will be a long journey, and hope I have the will power to get me past the inevitable plateaus. I really want to make this work!

Nice to know there are other fit active women out there with the same struggles.

Susan

[solobiker]

I must be doing something wrong because I have tried WW 2x and did not lose a single pound. I tried it for about 6 weeks each time. I was at about 22 points. I am pretty active both at work and at home. I know I should be about 10-15# lighter. Any of you WW members have any suggestions. I should probably increase my veggie intake.

[elk]

I must be doing something wrong because I have tried WW 2x and did not lose a single pound. I tried it for about 6 weeks each time. I was at about 22 points. I am pretty active both at work and at home. I know I should be about 10-15# lighter. Any of you WW members have any suggestions. I should probably increase my veggie intake.

Did you stick to your points? It helps to use them eating healthy food...for awhile around Halloween I was trying to use them on candy

[solobiker]

I pretty much only had the 21 points. I would use my AP if I went on a long ride or run. I know I should increase my veggie intake. I am just not a fan of cooked veggies. I will eat raw ones though. What kind of things do you all eat for lunch? That may be my downfall as I usually eat PBJ for the convience and cost.

[elk]

I keep high fiber bread in the fridge and make sure there is tuna or sliced turkey .... apples. yogurt.
washed lettuce, a head of red cabbage, and carrots!

BUT I am notroriously bad about skipping lunch when I'm in the studio, so I make sure there is yogurt and fruit.

And honestly, I've lost about 10lbs and still eat those skinny cow ice creams every night! My sense is that if you stick to the points you'll lose. BUt I may be wrong...

This month's Bicycling is the "Lean" issue and I read that if you skip meals and eat the bulk of your food after 4pm (elk raises her hand) you're probably over weight.

Never skip a meal they advise.... I'll try.