Tri Girl:

I can't tell you how much I appreciate your help with this. It has been several years, probably 7+, since I attended a WW meeting. I hit my goal and maintained it earning my lifetime membership back then, even in the midst of a terrible bout of pneumonia. I have until recently been able to stay within 3-5 pounds of my goal weight (127 lbs). It was a very stressful year at work and I think that set the stage for me gaining the extra pounds I now desire to shed. I literally felt like I was starving these past couple of days trying to keep myself at 23 points. In fact my stomach woke me up at 1 a.m. this morning screaming it was hungry. I got up had some watermelon but that did not appease the stomach pangs. I then treated myself to a glass of skim milk and three cookies, that did the trick and I was quickly fast asleep until my three kittens decided to use me as their human jungle-gym, but that is a whole another story.

It appears there is a large gap between high and moderate intensity levels on the activities point calculator I have. I'm guessing that moderate would be closer to 10 mph and high to 20 mph given the description they printed for determining one's intensity level, is that correct? Therefore if I average 16 mph on a 2 hour bike ride I in reality have earned 8 activity points for that ride, is that correct? I know these probably seem like simple questions but I want to make sure I'm doing this right so I can get back down to my goal weight in the next 6 - 8 weeks.

Thanks again!
Marcie