I lost 15 pounds on WW last year and will probably start again in January because I gained it all back. I have two events this year - a 10 mile run at the end of April and the LiveStrong century in July. I know once I start training for distance (well, for the 10 miler, I only have to run 7-8, so that's not too bad), I won't lose weight, so I want to get the 15-20 pound off before then. And honestly - WW is the best way I've found to get 'er done.

As for AP points - I routinely burn 60 and 70 APs a week and when I do long rides, the APs can get as high as 90. I have to eat the APs or I'm ready to eat my desk. I'm 5'10 and my points are 26. If I have an AP day of 10 (which is not unusual), and I eat all of the points (no flex points, just AP and regular points) and then I track my calories in SparkPeople (oh yeah, I belong there, too and it is a great FREE website for tracking calories - I just need the discipline of meetings - and I HATE when they push their crap), I find I eat around 1800 calories. Which, for my height, weight and activity level, is at the low end of what most fitness charts say I should be eating. I also find I can be quite satisfied with that, IF I make sure I eat plenty of fresh fruits and veggies. And I know I can eat more calories if the food is high quality than I can if it's not.