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Old September 30th, 2003, 08:30 PM
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How do you figure out your initial target points. For example if you
want to lose 25lbs and you BMI is 25, where would you start?

I have a chart that shows points for each weight level, but I assume
that is a maintenance level?
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Old September 30th, 2003, 08:46 PM
Carol in NC
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Your target is based on your weight. If you tell us that, we can tell you
how many points.

Carol

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How do you figure out your initial target points. For example if you
want to lose 25lbs and you BMI is 25, where would you start?

I have a chart that shows points for each weight level, but I assume
that is a maintenance level?



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Old September 30th, 2003, 08:52 PM
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Now 5'10" 180lbs, target of 165. According to the chart I found on
www.getting2goal.com, my daily points should be around 23 (it shows a
range of 22-27 points for a weight range of 175-199) . I assume,
however, that is a maintenance level - I want to know how many points
to start out at in order to lose 25 lbs.

Thanks


On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:46:40 GMT, "Carol in NC"
wrote:

Your target is based on your weight. If you tell us that, we can tell you
how many points.

Carol


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Old September 30th, 2003, 09:41 PM
Joyce
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No, that range is not for maintanence ... that range is actually for weightloss.
Those of us in maintenance have to add points to the range to find where we will
hold steady. The US has switched programs, now you have one specific point target
(in the range you specify it would be 24). In addition to the 24 minimum daily
points, you are also allowed 35 additional flex points to use as you wish over the
course of the week. Divvy 'em up and use 'em daily, or use all at once if you
have a special event or dining out. You also can earn activity points daily
(through exercise) - these can be used during that same day.

Beware though. When you reach 175 pounds, your target point amount will change to
22 (flexpoints remain the same).

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:52:26 GMT, wrote:

Now 5'10" 180lbs, target of 165. According to the chart I found on
www.getting2goal.com, my daily points should be around 23 (it shows a
range of 22-27 points for a weight range of 175-199) . I assume,
however, that is a maintenance level - I want to know how many points
to start out at in order to lose 25 lbs.

Thanks


On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:46:40 GMT, "Carol in NC"
wrote:

Your target is based on your weight. If you tell us that, we can tell you
how many points.

Carol


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Old September 30th, 2003, 10:13 PM
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The next weight range below mine in shown in the chart I have as
150-174lbs and 20-25 daily points. If you have to drop to 22 points at
175, what do use for a point count when you are at 170 and then at
165? It doesn't seem to be a linear calculation where you can just
interpolate.

Know where I can find out how much an hour's walk gets you in activity
points? 1, I hope?

I'm very impressed with your weight loss stats. 95lbs is a big number,
especially in 14 months. I hope you feel quite proud of yourself, in
addition to feeling good.

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:41:49 -0500, Joyce wrote:

No, that range is not for maintanence ... that range is actually for weightloss.
Those of us in maintenance have to add points to the range to find where we will
hold steady. The US has switched programs, now you have one specific point target
(in the range you specify it would be 24). In addition to the 24 minimum daily
points, you are also allowed 35 additional flex points to use as you wish over the
course of the week. Divvy 'em up and use 'em daily, or use all at once if you
have a special event or dining out. You also can earn activity points daily
(through exercise) - these can be used during that same day.

Beware though. When you reach 175 pounds, your target point amount will change to
22 (flexpoints remain the same).

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:52:26 GMT, wrote:

Now 5'10" 180lbs, target of 165. According to the chart I found on
www.getting2goal.com, my daily points should be around 23 (it shows a
range of 22-27 points for a weight range of 175-199) . I assume,
however, that is a maintenance level - I want to know how many points
to start out at in order to lose 25 lbs.

Thanks


On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:46:40 GMT, "Carol in NC"
wrote:

Your target is based on your weight. If you tell us that, we can tell you
how many points.

Carol


  #7  
Old October 1st, 2003, 01:09 AM
Joyce
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The weigh****chers weight ranges are set in 25 pound increments. If you weigh
125-149, your target point would be 20 ... 150-174 is 22, 175-199 is 24 and so on.
The 35 flexpoints remain a constant, regardless as to what weight range you fall
into. Until you hit maintenance anyway - then it seems that all the things you've
figured out change (not due to ww, due to us trying to figure out how to stay
where we are).

You're activity points are also based on your weight. I use a computer calculator
program that has been shared with this newsgroup. You can download it at
http://www.xmission.com/~zythra/downloads/points.exe . Another good site is
caloriesperhour.com . I figure roughly 100 calories burned = 1 point.

And thank you! I am proud of myself for shedding the weight - when I started I
honestly didn't think I had it in me to see it through. I probably shouldn't say
this, but in all the time on ww it never really seemed like hard work to me. I
could still eat the food I enjoyed, just had to learn proper portion sizes and
self-control. I'm still learning the self-control. grin

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 21:13:43 GMT, wrote:

The next weight range below mine in shown in the chart I have as
150-174lbs and 20-25 daily points. If you have to drop to 22 points at
175, what do use for a point count when you are at 170 and then at
165? It doesn't seem to be a linear calculation where you can just
interpolate.

Know where I can find out how much an hour's walk gets you in activity
points? 1, I hope?

I'm very impressed with your weight loss stats. 95lbs is a big number,
especially in 14 months. I hope you feel quite proud of yourself, in
addition to feeling good.

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:41:49 -0500, Joyce wrote:

No, that range is not for maintanence ... that range is actually for weightloss.
Those of us in maintenance have to add points to the range to find where we will
hold steady. The US has switched programs, now you have one specific point target
(in the range you specify it would be 24). In addition to the 24 minimum daily
points, you are also allowed 35 additional flex points to use as you wish over the
course of the week. Divvy 'em up and use 'em daily, or use all at once if you
have a special event or dining out. You also can earn activity points daily
(through exercise) - these can be used during that same day.

Beware though. When you reach 175 pounds, your target point amount will change to
22 (flexpoints remain the same).

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:52:26 GMT,
wrote:

Now 5'10" 180lbs, target of 165. According to the chart I found on
www.getting2goal.com, my daily points should be around 23 (it shows a
range of 22-27 points for a weight range of 175-199) . I assume,
however, that is a maintenance level - I want to know how many points
to start out at in order to lose 25 lbs.

Thanks


On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:46:40 GMT, "Carol in NC"
wrote:

Your target is based on your weight. If you tell us that, we can tell you
how many points.

Carol


  #8  
Old October 1st, 2003, 03:00 AM
Fred
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You are approaching it too analytically or mathematically. Clearly,
it would be better technically if the charts used more intermediate
weights but the chart would be a nightmare to administer and there
would be too many ranges and point values making a complex mix.

I have discussed it similarly, when it comes to maintenance. If I
want to Maintain at 164 (the WW top range for my height) versus 160,
versus 155, down to 135 (I think the bottom of range) then the points
needed for all those weights would have to vary and I would have to
come up with the proper mix for weight and then activity.

WW has simplied the LOSSING. They have broken current weight into 25
pound ranges. Apparently, using the points for anywhere in that 25
pound range should lead to a weighloss but it might vary up or down a
pound or ounces depending on where you are since 199 would need more
calories and 175 less to help weightloss while keeping it from being
too fast or too slow.

Best of luck.

Fred
219.2/162.4/164.0 (goal)
Start WW: Oct 29, 2002

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 21:13:43 GMT, wrote:

The next weight range below mine in shown in the chart I have as
150-174lbs and 20-25 daily points. If you have to drop to 22 points at
175, what do use for a point count when you are at 170 and then at
165? It doesn't seem to be a linear calculation where you can just
interpolate.

Know where I can find out how much an hour's walk gets you in activity
points? 1, I hope?

I'm very impressed with your weight loss stats. 95lbs is a big number,
especially in 14 months. I hope you feel quite proud of yourself, in
addition to feeling good.

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:41:49 -0500, Joyce wrote:

No, that range is not for maintanence ... that range is actually for weightloss.
Those of us in maintenance have to add points to the range to find where we will
hold steady. The US has switched programs, now you have one specific point target
(in the range you specify it would be 24). In addition to the 24 minimum daily
points, you are also allowed 35 additional flex points to use as you wish over the
course of the week. Divvy 'em up and use 'em daily, or use all at once if you
have a special event or dining out. You also can earn activity points daily
(through exercise) - these can be used during that same day.

Beware though. When you reach 175 pounds, your target point amount will change to
22 (flexpoints remain the same).

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:52:26 GMT,
wrote:

Now 5'10" 180lbs, target of 165. According to the chart I found on
www.getting2goal.com, my daily points should be around 23 (it shows a
range of 22-27 points for a weight range of 175-199) . I assume,
however, that is a maintenance level - I want to know how many points
to start out at in order to lose 25 lbs.

Thanks


On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:46:40 GMT, "Carol in NC"
wrote:

Your target is based on your weight. If you tell us that, we can tell you
how many points.

Carol


  #9  
Old October 1st, 2003, 01:12 PM
Lesanne
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Ah, hang around here and you will learn it all . As I approached each new
weight range I usually would drop a point before I got there? Then the
other one after. It is very easy to see when you need to drop a point
however, because your weight loss will kind of dwindle a bit. Over this
last time I have done WW, I averaged a little over a pound a week. MANY
weeks I lost 2, or 3 or even more once or twice. Many other weeks I lost a
fraction, or gained one. One week I gained SIX! I could tell over time,
since I kept my journal the entire time, about what point range was working
for me with my level of activity (consistently high). I ate the high end of
my points allowed all the time, and most of my activity points (usually 3 to
4 a day). I might have been able to take it off faster eating less, but I
feel as if I have preserved most of the muscle mass that I started out with.
So my metabolism is still pretty good, and I can maintain eating a decent
satisfying diet. I would suggest you plan to lose it, keeping in mind that
you will want it to Stay Gone

Lesanne
(365)top weight, '80's (247) feb 2002, 163.6 now 164 ww goal
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The next weight range below mine in shown in the chart I have as
150-174lbs and 20-25 daily points. If you have to drop to 22 points at
175, what do use for a point count when you are at 170 and then at
165? It doesn't seem to be a linear calculation where you can just
interpolate.

Know where I can find out how much an hour's walk gets you in activity
points? 1, I hope?

I'm very impressed with your weight loss stats. 95lbs is a big number,
especially in 14 months. I hope you feel quite proud of yourself, in
addition to feeling good.

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:41:49 -0500, Joyce wrote:

No, that range is not for maintanence ... that range is actually for

weightloss.
Those of us in maintenance have to add points to the range to find where

we will
hold steady. The US has switched programs, now you have one specific

point target
(in the range you specify it would be 24). In addition to the 24 minimum

daily
points, you are also allowed 35 additional flex points to use as you wish

over the
course of the week. Divvy 'em up and use 'em daily, or use all at once

if you
have a special event or dining out. You also can earn activity points

daily
(through exercise) - these can be used during that same day.

Beware though. When you reach 175 pounds, your target point amount will

change to
22 (flexpoints remain the same).

Joyce
WW starting weight: 228.8 - 2/5/02
current weight: 133.3
Lifetime: 4/4/03

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:52:26 GMT, wrote:

Now 5'10" 180lbs, target of 165. According to the chart I found on
www.getting2goal.com, my daily points should be around 23 (it shows a
range of 22-27 points for a weight range of 175-199) . I assume,
however, that is a maintenance level - I want to know how many points
to start out at in order to lose 25 lbs.

Thanks


On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:46:40 GMT, "Carol in NC"
wrote:

Your target is based on your weight. If you tell us that, we can tell

you
how many points.

Carol




 




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