Totally obsessed with HungryGirl

[jobob]

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. "

[jobob]

Also, the WW message board thread I was reading was started by someone who posted today about how she was earning around 50-60 activity points a week, but was frustrated because she was not losing much.

Come to find out she was trying to keep at or under her daily point target, so she was not consuming either her additional weekly 35 point allotment or the activity points. Many helpful posts followed on that thread, including one with the link I posted above, but here's a post that I think sums it up pretty well:

"Daily target is the minimum amount of points you eat daily, you should not eat lower than this target on any given day. Because its a daily minimum, WW gives it to you as a daily tracking.

Weekly points are the rest of your point allotment. These are given in a weekly amount which just means you can track them on a weekly basis as some days you may eat more, some less. These points are not "extra", not "bonus". These points are given as a weekly amount so that you have flexibility to vary your points throughout the week.

So, if you didn't exercise at all, you still get daily & weekly points. Now if you exercise, you get additional points (activity points, AP) to help fuel your body, since you burned additional energy thru exercise, your body needs additional calories so your body can operate efficiently & be healthy."

I think this might help with your question, uforgot.

[crazycanuck]

Ok,joined online..

Any suggestions or tips for ww online?

[Susan Otcenas]

Susan, do you eat your AP the same day you earn them, or do you spread them out?

I eat them the same day. Your body needs fuel DURING any kind of sustained exercise. You simply can not convert stored fat to usable calories at a fast enough pace to meet your needs for sustained or intense exercise.

Nancy Clark addresses this in her book. It really is an excellent resource which I would highly recommend folks read if they are truly serious about propoerly fueling their bodies. I can't recall all the exact figures off the top of my head, but our bodies store a certain amount of glycogen in our liver and muscles. Once this is depleted, it MUST be replaced, or you will bonk. Most of that replacement has to come from foods we eat during exercise, not from our stored fat.

I'll try to remember to look up all the specifics this weekend, and transcribe some of them here.

Susan

[Susan Otcenas]

And Susan, do you use your weekly 35 points?

Yes, I eat most if not all of these too. In fact, the more I've lost, the more likely I've been to eat them all. These 35 points are mostly "splurge" points for me.

So, my base 21 points are all totally healthy foods - fruits, veggies, whole grains, lean proteins. My APs I eat same day as earned, foods that will appropriately fuel my athletic activities for the day. The remaining 35 I use for days when I'm extra hungry, for eating out with friends, for a glass of wine with dinner, etc.