Points Question

I was on WW a long time ago and I want to go back on. I do not like meetings
nor being weighed in front of everyone. Plus the cost of weekly meetings
adds up.

I remember how to figure out points for the foods I eat but need help in the
following:

1) How many daily points do I need--in other words, what are the points
allowed for each weight range?

2) What were the activity points and how do I use them?

3) What do I do, pointwise, when I hit my goal weight and go on maintenance?
Because I am fairly muscular, I can never hit the goal weight WW wants me to
make (based on the BMI table) and they refused to give me this information
until I eat "their" weight.

If you feel more comfortable emailing this information to me rather than
putting online, it would really help.

If I've gotten some of you mad for asking this, please don't start flaming
me...just ignore the post. I tried searching for this information but
couldnt' find it.

Thank you in advance.

Hi FB and welcome to the group. The semi-official welcome notice (I'm just
about to post it!) has some good links, and the welcome below will also
help. To answer your questions:

1) There are some sites around that have the points ranges. It does depend
on what plan you want to do - more details below.

2) Activity points are earned through exercise and can be used to add to
your available points for the day. There are varying rules on how to use
them depending on your plan.

3) On maintenance you essentially add points until you stop losing. There
was a little quiz thing in the week 1 maintenance book that gave you an idea
of how many points to add, and it can range from 0 to about 10 depending on
your level of activity and a bunch of other things. Maintenance is trial
and error - there's no magic formula!

Hope this helps. Stick around and 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

Amberle3's Challenges:

Totally Groovy exercise challenge:
http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/tg.htm

Choose to Lose weight loss challenge:
http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/ctl.htm

Weight Loss Challenge Summary:
http://www.angelfire.com/me4/travelgirl/summary.htm


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.

Here is the summary of the plan: http://ahwww.home.comcast.net/summary.htm
Here is the detail list of foods:
http://ahwww.home.comcast.net/wwcoreplan.htm

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



"FB" wrote in message
...
I was on WW a long time ago and I want to go back on. I do not like
meetings nor being weighed in front of everyone. Plus the cost of weekly
meetings adds up.

I remember how to figure out points for the foods I eat but need help in
the following:

1) How many daily points do I need--in other words, what are the points
allowed for each weight range?

2) What were the activity points and how do I use them?

3) What do I do, pointwise, when I hit my goal weight and go on
maintenance? Because I am fairly muscular, I can never hit the goal weight
WW wants me to make (based on the BMI table) and they refused to give me
this information until I eat "their" weight.

If you feel more comfortable emailing this information to me rather than
putting online, it would really help.

If I've gotten some of you mad for asking this, please don't start flaming
me...just ignore the post. I tried searching for this information but
couldnt' find it.

Thank you in advance.

"FB" wrote in message
...
I was on WW a long time ago and I want to go back on. I do not like
meetings nor being weighed in front of everyone. Plus the cost of weekly
meetings adds up.


In the UK, the weigh-in is between you, the scales and the group leader -
it's certainly not shouted out or advertised to *anyone*. It's very
discreet - if it wasn't I'd not be going to WW :-) The benefit of going to
meetings isn't just the weekly weigh-in, it's the being with others who are
going through the same, so you can get support from others and the group
leaser - learn useful tips, good recipes, keep the motivation up - I
recommend going to meetings.


I remember how to figure out points for the foods I eat but need help in
the following:

1) How many daily points do I need--in other words, what are the points
allowed for each weight range?


Certainly in the UK, you now fill in a sort of questionnaire which works out
the points you need dependent upon lifestyle.


2) What were the activity points and how do I use them?


Depends on the activity. The more strenuous the activity, the more calories
burned, so the more points you use on the activity.

3) What do I do, pointwise, when I hit my goal weight and go on
maintenance? Because I am fairly muscular, I can never hit the goal weight
WW wants me to make (based on the BMI table) and they refused to give me
this information until I eat "their" weight.


Get your doc to agree a healthy weight for you and have this in writing - WW
should accept this. Maintenance varies from person to person. Once yo hit
goal, you basically eat a little more each week until you can hold your
weight steady. Remember that the amount you need to maintain will vary
dependent upon your activity level, time of the month, so you will vary a
little anyhow.


If you feel more comfortable emailing this information to me rather than
putting online, it would really help.

If I've gotten some of you mad for asking this, please don't start flaming
me...just ignore the post. I tried searching for this information but
couldnt' find it.

Thank you in advance.


Cheers, helen s

There's a guy that's posted pretty much everything there is to know
about the Core plan. If you want to keep the info, save these pages to
your computer cause WW likes to shut down sites that post their info
without permission, which I doubt this guy has.

http://www.geocities.com/core_food/index.htm

Good luck!
Melanie