I'm trying to set up a nutrition and exercize plan for myself that includes the weight-watchers points system... Has anyone used this? Also, what was your experience, and do you have any other suggestions??
Much Thanks!
SB
I'm trying to set up a nutrition and exercize plan for myself that includes the weight-watchers points system... Has anyone used this? Also, what was your experience, and do you have any other suggestions??
Much Thanks!
SB
I did WW when I was overweight. It was good, but having the materials they give you helps a lot. You can get them off ebay if you don't want to join (they might not let you if you aren't overweight enough.)





they let you join even if you arent technically overweight. i have a friend who did it just to get her eating habits straight, not because she was overweight.
Ok... yeah, I'm looking to loose 15-20 lbs or so. I have some of the materials now, like the points chart. Good experiences I take it?
yeah, I highly recommend it
I did well with WW. I'm trying to go back to using it to keep my eating under control. It's a good way to not let yourself eat too much.
To be honest, WW is a bit of a rip-off unless you really need the added support of weekly meetings. You see, the points system is really nothing but glorified calorie-counting (an apple is 1 point or about 100 CAL). They will charge you a ridiculous amount of money to simplify the energy systems we already have in place.
Also, in WW there is little to no emphasis on how healthy the food you're eating is. If you get ten points for one day, and an apple is one point and a candy bar is ten, then according to WW it doesn't matter if you eat ten apples or one candy bar. This is why it's so easy for people who've gone off of WW to bounce back afterwards: there's no emphasis on an overall lifestyle change.
I know it sounds trite, but you would do much better by yourself by reevaluating your entire diet. Stripping is hard work--you're building lean muscle and getting a decent amount of exercise. What I would recommend is this: make a list of everything you eat or drink (excluding water, vitamins, and/or supplements) for three days. Make two of these a weekday and one of them a weekend to make sure it's balanced. Then figure out where your calories are coming from. You'd be surprised how much extra energy is stored as fat just from drinking soda or playing fast and loose with your salad dressing.
Bottom line: WW works, but it's a gyp for sure. A wholesome, balanced diet will improve not only your body, but your skin, hair, nails, attitude, and demeanor. Go for the long-term solution.
That's not really true. They teach portion control and planning your points (calories) for the day. If you know you get 25 points for the day, and you can spend 5 on a candy bar, you'll re-evaluate it for some apples or maybe eat just half. It teaches you to allow yourself what you really want as long as you are reasonable about it. It teaches you to pick foods that are nutritious and filling as those high in calories are often nutirionally void and don't satisfy hunger. You can add points depending on your exercise level. And ultimately, that's what keeping the weight off is really about - calorie control and being physically active.
It's so easy for people on any diet to go back to their old weight, but I truly believe WW principles are what have kept it off for me for over 5 years now. It's not a ridiculous amount of money to have the support there. And yes, some people need it. For me the old method of "just eat right" didn't work or I wouldn't be seeking out WW to begin with.


A friend of mine wanted to do the WW points system but wasn't thrilled at weekly meetings. She went to 3-4, because it was at like the 4th meeting that they give you the little calorie-points slider thingy that you can use to translate any nutrional information into the points. Once she had that she stopped going and just counted her own points.
they give you something new at each of the meetings, but I think you get the slider at the first meeting. It's the only way you can count points, so you would need it from the start.
There is a pretty generic system that I found. 50 calories is one point (round up after 70 cals, or maybe 80), but you can deduct 10 calories for each gram of fiber. So if something has 100 calories and 4 grams of fiber, it's only 1 point.
I didn't know about that... It certainly helps. Thank you.
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