Weight Watchers - 3rd week of January
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Ok, thanks for the comments on AP vs WP. I think I'm going to use my WP first b/c like it was mentioned those are definite points. I actually dont gain that many AP, ie. 2 only from doing High Reps.
Tamster, welcome!! Don't feel like your first day is a failure!! My first day I used 61 points of my 29, so I went over by 32 and that 32 was deducted from the 49 Weekly Points I had been given. BUT....I have managed to pull it together and if I stay within my 29 points tomorrow, I'll break even on points for the week, in other words I wouldve used all my Daily Points, Weekly Points and Activity Points WITHOUT going over! SO it's doable with some creativity and planning!!
Dinner tonight was to be the Progresso Soup, but I wasnt overly hungry and after work all I craved was chocolate chip cookies. So I had 3 cookies and a cup of coffee and ended the day with 28 points!
Tamster, welcome!! Don't feel like your first day is a failure!! My first day I used 61 points of my 29, so I went over by 32 and that 32 was deducted from the 49 Weekly Points I had been given. BUT....I have managed to pull it together and if I stay within my 29 points tomorrow, I'll break even on points for the week, in other words I wouldve used all my Daily Points, Weekly Points and Activity Points WITHOUT going over! SO it's doable with some creativity and planning!!
Dinner tonight was to be the Progresso Soup, but I wasnt overly hungry and after work all I craved was chocolate chip cookies. So I had 3 cookies and a cup of coffee and ended the day with 28 points!
rmrmr
Cathlete
Hi ladies,
Monday's are hectic for me but I did HIIT 30/30 this morning!
There is a lot of confusion here about the Activity Points. It is my understanding that AP can only be used on the day you earn them, they do not carry over day to day. The WP can be used all in one day, or spread throughout the week, but they do not carry over week to week. Also, for cardio anyway...the more you weigh... the more activity points you earn. As your weight goes down, you will earn less activity points for the same activity. A leader once explained it to me that when you are heavier, there is more of you to move therefore the higher AP.
I love all the tips and suggestions we are getting in this thread! Thanks everyone for the all the input!
B-fiber one/prot powder/1C berries/ 1/2 C almond milk/1tsp flax-7pts
L-medium green salad w/ veggies and 4 oz Salmon-5pts
S-Apple, EAS Carb Control RTD-3pts
D-Dinner Sausage, green beans, baby potatoes-7pts
S-ACK....chocolate chips right out of the bag-this is a terrible habit that I need to break sooner rather than later. 1/4 C choc chips is 6pts!
Tamster-first off, welcome. Your first day/even the first few weeks are learning. You dipped into you WP, that is certainly not a fail! You are on your way...right along with the rest of us.
Monday's are hectic for me but I did HIIT 30/30 this morning!
There is a lot of confusion here about the Activity Points. It is my understanding that AP can only be used on the day you earn them, they do not carry over day to day. The WP can be used all in one day, or spread throughout the week, but they do not carry over week to week. Also, for cardio anyway...the more you weigh... the more activity points you earn. As your weight goes down, you will earn less activity points for the same activity. A leader once explained it to me that when you are heavier, there is more of you to move therefore the higher AP.
I love all the tips and suggestions we are getting in this thread! Thanks everyone for the all the input!
B-fiber one/prot powder/1C berries/ 1/2 C almond milk/1tsp flax-7pts
L-medium green salad w/ veggies and 4 oz Salmon-5pts
S-Apple, EAS Carb Control RTD-3pts
D-Dinner Sausage, green beans, baby potatoes-7pts
S-ACK....chocolate chips right out of the bag-this is a terrible habit that I need to break sooner rather than later. 1/4 C choc chips is 6pts!
Tamster-first off, welcome. Your first day/even the first few weeks are learning. You dipped into you WP, that is certainly not a fail! You are on your way...right along with the rest of us.
jennifermaria
Cathlete
On the new system, activity points can now be carried out through the week and are interchangeable with weekly flex points--that's one of my most favorite of the new changes, woohoo! When I'm marathon training, I can sometimes earn 20-25 points with a workout, and I didn't want to have to eat them all on that day, especially when I knew I would need to rest the next day for recovery and wouldn't have those activity points to add to my (very low) total of 19 points at the time.
pace1987
Cathlete
Hi all! I've been following this program since August an lost so far only 12lbs. It something. When I first started new program I started to gain in the beginning but just now seeing progress. I did cut back on the carbohydrates. I think this new plan is awesome. My weigh in day is Monday and this week I lost 2.2lbs which is pretty high for me. I usually only lose an average 1/2lb a week. Today I did step jam and earn 10 AP points yay. I will try and check in a few days a week for motivation.
gonnabea5
Cathlete
Oh, I just realized I didn't post my workout. I did Core Cardio Circuit this morning. I didn't do all of it but did earn 8 APs.
Food intake:
B: 2 egg sandwich, 1.5 cups of cooked greens = 7
S. yogurt, banana = 2
L. Salad, chicken breast = 6
S. apple, piece chocolate = 2
D: cube steak, 1/2 c mashed potatoes, 3 tbs gravy, carrots, milk = 18
total 35
My PP are 29 a day. I've been reading the WWers site and it seems alot of people have this number. What gives?
Food intake:
B: 2 egg sandwich, 1.5 cups of cooked greens = 7
S. yogurt, banana = 2
L. Salad, chicken breast = 6
S. apple, piece chocolate = 2
D: cube steak, 1/2 c mashed potatoes, 3 tbs gravy, carrots, milk = 18
total 35
My PP are 29 a day. I've been reading the WWers site and it seems alot of people have this number. What gives?
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Yeah...I was noticing alot of ppl have a DP of 29, dunno what the significance is of that though (??)
I did 30 minutes of moderate intensity cardio from KPC today...2 AP's.
B--1 cup Kashi Go Lean cereal with skim milk.
L--bagel with cream cheese
D--6 oz steak, with broccoli, grilled onions & mushrooms
Today is the last day of week 1 for me and I'm happy to say that despite my near total flop of a first day. I planned my week and have finished my week using exactly all of my DPs, WP's and earned AP's. I'm anxious to see the scale number tomorrow for my first weigh-in but I'm already having "the talk" with myself to not get too psyched out if I dont lose much. Baby steps!!
I did 30 minutes of moderate intensity cardio from KPC today...2 AP's.
B--1 cup Kashi Go Lean cereal with skim milk.
L--bagel with cream cheese
D--6 oz steak, with broccoli, grilled onions & mushrooms
Today is the last day of week 1 for me and I'm happy to say that despite my near total flop of a first day. I planned my week and have finished my week using exactly all of my DPs, WP's and earned AP's. I'm anxious to see the scale number tomorrow for my first weigh-in but I'm already having "the talk" with myself to not get too psyched out if I dont lose much. Baby steps!!
pjlippert
Cathlete
I think I'm am finally getting into the groove. Somehow I screwed up with my Points yesterday and ended up going wayyy over at the end of the day because I was starving! I took a much more balanced approach today.
So, just curious... I just started STS strength this week as well... will this make my hunger level crazy bad??
Pam
So, just curious... I just started STS strength this week as well... will this make my hunger level crazy bad??
Pam
Stebby
Cathlete
Your daily PointsPlus allotment is based on your age, your height & weight, your gender, whether you're a nursing mom, and whether you're in weight loss mode or maintenance mode. The old Points system also used to include your self-reported level of activity, but now they assume everyone is basically sedentary and you get an increased number of Activity Points now for the activity you actually do (I like this better!).
I think so many of us have DP of 29 because we must have a number of the above things in common. For your age to give you more DP, you have to be very young, and for your height/weight to give you more DP, you have to be quite a bit above the upper end of the weight range for your height.
Stebby
Dela
Cathlete
Oops I posted in week 2, oh well, just stopping in to say hi, and thank you for starting up this check in, it will be nice to have the people over here to chat about this with. I gotta say, I really did enjoy the ww boards more than I thought I would, but they seem to protect certain information as if it was top secret government activities. It's just nicer to let my guard down here and ask and say what I want to.
So super quick summary, I joined meetings on Saturday and got the pass so I can have online tools too. The ww boards have me a little nervous about the first WI, lots of people there saying they have problems losing on the new plan. But I kind of feel lighter already, I can always tell when the scale will be up or down before even seeing it. Ate a lot of my weeklies on Sunday during the football game, but no plans during the week make it easy to balance that out, otherwise, so far so good.
Well good night all!
So super quick summary, I joined meetings on Saturday and got the pass so I can have online tools too. The ww boards have me a little nervous about the first WI, lots of people there saying they have problems losing on the new plan. But I kind of feel lighter already, I can always tell when the scale will be up or down before even seeing it. Ate a lot of my weeklies on Sunday during the football game, but no plans during the week make it easy to balance that out, otherwise, so far so good.
Well good night all!
Dela
Cathlete
The points will never drop lower than 29, seems like this 29 spans a pretty wide range of ages and weight.
Hmm...I posted this question earlier, but dont see it, so if this ends up being a double post I apologize. I was just curious for those of you with 29 points, how many weekly points do you have? This is asked purely out of curiosity! I have 49 WP's.
Drum roll.....my first weigh-in and I'm down almost 3 lbs!!!! I know that's more than their suggested 1-2 lbs, but I used every last DP, WP and AP without going over. I also tend to lose about 3 lbs or so the first week of any new diet and thereafter I stabilize. This is the lowest number I've seen on the scale in months so I'm pretty excited!
Drum roll.....my first weigh-in and I'm down almost 3 lbs!!!! I know that's more than their suggested 1-2 lbs, but I used every last DP, WP and AP without going over. I also tend to lose about 3 lbs or so the first week of any new diet and thereafter I stabilize. This is the lowest number I've seen on the scale in months so I'm pretty excited!
gonnabea5
Cathlete
woohoo, Stacy, that's great. KIU. everyone on WWers gets the 49 WP
Today's workout for me was LIC. I ran out of time and skipped chest and back. I'll do them tomorrow. I earned 11 APs today. I'm not surprised you did so well on WI. Online, they suggest you use all your points. But, I'm afraid to do this. But one week I think I will try it.
I'm definitely liking this program. Before I joined wwers, I was trying to get a meal plan together that looks almost like this one. I'm so happy. I can already see a difference in my core area and strength ( from workouts) in my legs.
Today's workout for me was LIC. I ran out of time and skipped chest and back. I'll do them tomorrow. I earned 11 APs today. I'm not surprised you did so well on WI. Online, they suggest you use all your points. But, I'm afraid to do this. But one week I think I will try it.
I'm definitely liking this program. Before I joined wwers, I was trying to get a meal plan together that looks almost like this one. I'm so happy. I can already see a difference in my core area and strength ( from workouts) in my legs.
exer_cited
Cathlete
Stacy - ^5's on your WI. You must feel FANTASTIC!!!
Shereta - Nice that you can already see a difference in your core and strength!! I can't bring myself to use all of my points either. Maybe we should pick a week and have a USE ALL YOUR POINTS challenge!!! I'm curious to see what happens, but I'm afraid at the same time..
Last night I did Imax 2. All of the step segments and every other blast only because I was procrastinating... Tonight I'm taking a heated yoga class. I'm really looking forward to it. My thighs and shoulders are pretty sore from Circuit Blast on Monday. It'll feel good to get them stretched out.
Here is my menu for today:
B: 1/2 c oatmeal, 1 c 1% milk (1/2 for my oatmeal and 1/2 to use in my coffee), 1 T raisans, 1 T sunflower kernels
L: 2 slices of light italian bread, 1 slice american cheese, 1 can of Campbell's chicken noodle soup (low sodium variety)
S: banana
D: serving of chili...YUMMY!!
S: 1 T pb, 1 Fiber One english muffin
Have a great day everyone!!
Shereta - Nice that you can already see a difference in your core and strength!! I can't bring myself to use all of my points either. Maybe we should pick a week and have a USE ALL YOUR POINTS challenge!!! I'm curious to see what happens, but I'm afraid at the same time..
Last night I did Imax 2. All of the step segments and every other blast only because I was procrastinating...
Tonight I'm taking a heated yoga class. I'm really looking forward to it. My thighs and shoulders are pretty sore from Circuit Blast on Monday. It'll feel good to get them stretched out.Here is my menu for today:
B: 1/2 c oatmeal, 1 c 1% milk (1/2 for my oatmeal and 1/2 to use in my coffee), 1 T raisans, 1 T sunflower kernels
L: 2 slices of light italian bread, 1 slice american cheese, 1 can of Campbell's chicken noodle soup (low sodium variety)
S: banana
D: serving of chili...YUMMY!!
S: 1 T pb, 1 Fiber One english muffin
Have a great day everyone!!
MelanieC
Cathlete
Hey all,
Melissa & Shereta - I like the idea of trying a week of using all our WP but I admit that I'm afraid to do that. Maybe once I get more confident, or at a more comfortable spot with my weight I'll be willing to do that. I just went under 150, so I really don't want to see the scale go past 150 again.
This morning I did Rhythmic Step (so much fun). Here's my menu:
B: 1 cup oatmeal sprinkled with 2 tsp. ground flax seed, 1 protein shake with 1 cup of milk & a banana (10 points total)
S: apple, 2 pieces of FINN Crisp bread with 1 tbsp. light strawberry cream cheese (3 points)
L: Spinach salad with tomatoes, bean sprouts, 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese & 3 slices of lean CDN back bacon. (4 points)
S: carrots, yogurt, light hot chocolate (2 points)
D: 3 ounces of chicken breast with baked sweet potato
I was really proud of myself yesterday. I was thinking of eating something while watching t.v. since this is my usual habit, but I realized I wasn't hungry, so I didn't eat. This is a huge progress for me since I will eat even when not hungry, just out of habit or for comfort. So yay for me!
Melissa & Shereta - I like the idea of trying a week of using all our WP but I admit that I'm afraid to do that. Maybe once I get more confident, or at a more comfortable spot with my weight I'll be willing to do that. I just went under 150, so I really don't want to see the scale go past 150 again.
This morning I did Rhythmic Step (so much fun). Here's my menu:
B: 1 cup oatmeal sprinkled with 2 tsp. ground flax seed, 1 protein shake with 1 cup of milk & a banana (10 points total)
S: apple, 2 pieces of FINN Crisp bread with 1 tbsp. light strawberry cream cheese (3 points)
L: Spinach salad with tomatoes, bean sprouts, 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese & 3 slices of lean CDN back bacon. (4 points)
S: carrots, yogurt, light hot chocolate (2 points)
D: 3 ounces of chicken breast with baked sweet potato
I was really proud of myself yesterday. I was thinking of eating something while watching t.v. since this is my usual habit, but I realized I wasn't hungry, so I didn't eat. This is a huge progress for me since I will eat even when not hungry, just out of habit or for comfort. So yay for me!
exer_cited
Cathlete
Yes ma'am. And I appreciate your checking up on me, Melanie!! I usually have an obscene amount of roasted veggies every night as a "side" even though it's bigger than the rest of my meal. Which is really the way it should be, right?!?! I think I could live on roasted brocolli...
Tonight my chili is loaded with veggies but I'll also snack on some raw carrots while I'm making dinner. YAY for realizing you weren't hungry last night. And let me know when you are ready for the USE ALL YOUR POINTS challenge. I don't think I'm quite ready yet either. I'd like to have a few steady loss weeks under my belt first. That way if it has a negative effect, I won't feel so bad!
Shereta - my menu does look a little crazy, doesn't it?!?! It's right at 29 points though. I even had to split up my lunch a little because I got hungry around 11:30. I ended up toasting my bread for a "grilled" cheese sandwich and then ate my soup a couple of hours later. Worked our great!! It's like five meals and a snack...