Hello - Im new here! 1st Meeting last night!

Hi there!

Im looking for a buddy in Melbourne, well anywhere is ok too! :-)

I got the newbie pack paid my $33 and im set to go, but i need a points
book. They failed to tell me that.

Well i hope to meet many of you and get to know you all!

Rach!

hi there Rachael, i am new here also , although i have been lurking for a
bit, i started ww end of Jan and have lost 11.3kg, starting to feel really
great, am half way there, i jsut love the healthier way of eating and love
jumping on the net to find new recipes etc, although i do have a few ww
books


"Rachael" wrote in message
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Hi there!

Im looking for a buddy in Melbourne, well anywhere is ok too! :-)

I got the newbie pack paid my $33 and im set to go, but i need a points
book. They failed to tell me that.

Well i hope to meet many of you and get to know you all!

Rach!

sorry, forgot to say where i was, im on the gold coast........ you should
have got a starter pack when you joined, didnt they take you aside and
explain everything to you, what you might need etc ???? not sure if that
came in the starter pack or not, i thought it did, could be wrong
though..........
Shirley

"Rachael" wrote in message
...
Hi there!

Im looking for a buddy in Melbourne, well anywhere is ok too! :-)

I got the newbie pack paid my $33 and im set to go, but i need a points
book. They failed to tell me that.

Well i hope to meet many of you and get to know you all!

Rach!

"Rachael" wrote in message
...
Hi there!

Im looking for a buddy in Melbourne, well anywhere is ok too! :-)

I got the newbie pack paid my $33 and im set to go, but i need a points
book. They failed to tell me that.

Well i hope to meet many of you and get to know you all!

Rach!


Gday Rachael

I'm in Perth. They give you literature as you go along, and in week 4 they
give you a points slider which you can use to work out the points by using
the nutritional information panel on packaging.

I used to do points but got fed up with points after a year and now do No
Count which personally I love.

The weigh****chers website is very useful, especially the forums
(www.weigh****chers.com.au) and also there are online point calculators
which can be found by googling for them.

Someone on the weigh****chers forum on the Australian website set up a chat
room as well at http://groups.msn.com/AVeryFatoleChat if chatting is your
thing

Weigh****chers like to get people to buy all their stuff, but I never
bothered with the points guides and eating out books etc. But thats down to
you

Good luck with your weightloss journey!

welcome we are all buddies here, good luck, Lee
Rachael wrote in message
...
Hi there!

Im looking for a buddy in Melbourne, well anywhere is ok too! :-)

I got the newbie pack paid my $33 and im set to go, but i need a points
book. They failed to tell me that.

Well i hope to meet many of you and get to know you all!

Rach!

welcome to you also, Lee
chika wrote in message
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hi there Rachael, i am new here also , although i have been lurking for a
bit, i started ww end of Jan and have lost 11.3kg, starting to feel really
great, am half way there, i jsut love the healthier way of eating and love
jumping on the net to find new recipes etc, although i do have a few ww
books


"Rachael" wrote in message
...
Hi there!

Im looking for a buddy in Melbourne, well anywhere is ok too! :-)

I got the newbie pack paid my $33 and im set to go, but i need a points
book. They failed to tell me that.

Well i hope to meet many of you and get to know you all!

Rach!

thanks for the welcome Lee

"Stormmee" wrote in message
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welcome to you also, Lee
chika wrote in message
...
hi there Rachael, i am new here also , although i have been lurking for a
bit, i started ww end of Jan and have lost 11.3kg, starting to feel really
great, am half way there, i jsut love the healthier way of eating and love
jumping on the net to find new recipes etc, although i do have a few ww
books


"Rachael" wrote in message
...
Hi there!

Im looking for a buddy in Melbourne, well anywhere is ok too! :-)

I got the newbie pack paid my $33 and im set to go, but i need a points
book. They failed to tell me that.

Well i hope to meet many of you and get to know you all!

Rach!

Rachael wrote:
Hi there!

Im looking for a buddy in Melbourne, well anywhere is ok too! :-)

I got the newbie pack paid my $33 and im set to go, but i need a points
book. They failed to tell me that.

Well i hope to meet many of you and get to know you all!

Hi Rach and welcome to the group. Looks like I'm the closest to you so
far - I'm in Sydney! As Stormstruck said, wait until week 4 when you
get your points slider. That will help you a lot. I had an old points
book but really didn't end up using it that much. Anyway, here's our
welcome notice to get you started. Let us know how you go!

Welcome to this great newsgroup where you'll receive lots of support,
advice, and encouragement. Once a week on Sundays, I post a list of
links that newcomers to asdww might find useful. You may want to look
for that later in the week, or do a backwards search for last Sunday's post.

In the meantime, here's our FAQ:
http://www.didian.com/asdww/
our welcome notice:
http://www.geocities.com/welcomenotice/index.html

Frequently seen acronyms on this NG:
NSV = Non-Scale Victory
WOE = Way of Eating
WOL = Way of Life (Living)
OP = on Points or On Program
DH = Dear or Darling Husband
DS/DD/DGD/etc = Dear or Darling Son, Daughter, Granddaughter, etc
WI = Weigh-in

Other acronyms:
http://www.wwlissa.com/dwlz100+/100+acronyms.htm

Here's a short synopsis of the USA Flexpoints program by Joyce -

How many points you can eat is only based on your current weight, as you
lose weight those points allowed will decrease (logic is that your body
will need less to operate). At 183 pounds and based on the new US
flexpoints system, you will have a set point target of 24. In addition
to this you are allowed 35 flexpoints to be used throughout the week ...
as well as any activity points you earn on a particular day. When your
weight drops to 175, your target drops to 22 points ... weight reaches
150, target once again drop to 20 points. 3 servings of dairy of
recommended per day, 5 servings of fruit and veggies, minimum of 6
glasses of water.

The basic plan is easy. Eat at least your minimum daily number of
points. Points do not carry over from day to day. You are allotted 35
weekly flexpoints to be used at your discretion ... can divide them up
and use daily (would be an additional 5 points per day) or save them and
use them for a special occassion during the week. Activity points are
earned based when exercising, but can ONLY be used on the day they are
earned.


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

And here's an explanation of Core/No-count by Laura -

It is a great plan. You DO however need to make sure that you are eating
at your normal Flex plan target number of points. This can be difficult
for some and you WILL stop losing.

Basic rules:
1. Eat as much of the core foods as you need to feel "satisfied" (not full).
2. If you want to eat foods that are not on the core foods list use you 35
weekly points allowance (WPA).
Note: use these points on healthy foods and not junk.
3. Activity points are used to supplement the 35 WPA for Non-core food items
only. They must be used on the day they are earned.
Note: most people find that they will increase the amount of core foods
because they are hungrier due to exercising.
4. 2 teaspoons of heathy oil daily is required.

~Laura

Please note that if you live in onther countries (UK, Australia, NZ,
Europe), the Points plans are different. The UK and Australia/NZ
calculate points based on saturated fat and total kilojoules. Most of
Europe calculates based on total fat and total kilojoules. The desktop
calculator above can handle all of these programs.

Disclaimer: As an unmoderated Usenet newsgroup, asdww is unusual in that
most of the people who participate are respectful, considerate folks who
freely share their experience with and knowledge of WW, weight loss, and
maintenance. Yet occasionally, spammers, trolls, and flamers show up to
post advertising, false information, insults, and the like. Nearly all
of the time, people like this are just trying to yank someone's chain.
Most of the regulars on this newsgroup offer their experience as a
suggestion to try if you're stuck, but are quick to advise that each
person has to find what works for him/herself. If someone posts
something that doesn't sound right to you, ask the newsgroup, ask your
WW leader, or ask your health professional.

Much success on your weight loss journey! WW works!

--
Julie.
93.5/73.6/74 (WW)/72 (Personal) kg
205.7/161.9/162.8 (WW)/158 (Personal) lb

Here's our FAQ: http://www.didian.com/asdww/ and welcome notice:
http://www.geocities.com/welcomenotice/index.html