This is a little complex, because WW allows flex points and activity points,
and based upon the makeup of your diet (if you eat high fiber low fat you
get more calories) you may get more or less.

An average for where you are now, taking into account the average calorie
count per point plus an addition of the flex points for the week comes out
to about 1800 daily. At goal, on maintenance since you are my height yours
would be the same as mine, which is still around 1800. As you lose, the
program cuts you back to reflect your new size. When you consider that I eat
my flex points and my exercise points that I earn I maintain on around 2,000
to 2,200 with no problems. I have been looking at this in detail because of
all these posts. When I look at a period of an entire month that I kept
records early on, when I maintained my weight within a pound or two of my
goal, the average day came out to 2,194. Around 250 calories of that were
exercise related. I work out HARD for an hour to burn 250 calories.

Which brings up the other thing. Invest in a polar heart rate monitor, have
it calculate your fitness level, and it will tell you much more accurate
estimates of calories burned in your workout.

I have been taking my own advice this week since I am taking off about 4
pounds I gained over Thanksgiving. I mixed up my workout, got off the bike
and suffered power walking/jogging one day, cut back my calories to offset
the really high days I had Thursday through Sunday, and 3 of the 4 are
already gone. When I say cut back, I am eating around 1,800. Not net of
exercise. Total, 1,800.

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Lesanne
"Doug Lerner" wrote in message
...
With all this talk about avoiding metabolism slowdowns by eating too
little,
etc., I wonder...

I am 174 cm (5'8") and weigh 103.8 kg this morning (227.5 lb). I'm 49
years
old. I've lost about 47 lb over the last 25 weeks on a low-calorie diet.

Some people here are saying I should be sure not to eat too few calories
or
my metabolism will slow down making it even harder to lose weight. A few
people are saying I should eat fewer calories.

What I wonder is... what does Weight Watchers recommend? I was under the
impression that WW recommended points for an adult male of my height,
weight
and age only came to about 1500 calories per day. Is that not the case?

Thanks,

doug