tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post2351733641973548633..comments2024-03-18T07:12:33.778-04:00Comments on Runs for Cookies: The Basics of Weight WatchersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-32724407050430529472013-10-28T14:35:40.904-04:002013-10-28T14:35:40.904-04:00This was so good to read, I think that I need to s...This was so good to read, I think that I need to start eating my activity points. Lately I've been feeling SUPER deprived and then my good intentions go out the window and I eat everything that isn't nailed down!! I'm trying to get back on track after an awful gain *15lbs* and I think I need to stop worrying about how fast I lose, or getting back to where I was (which wasn't even Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834513380858370613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-88140089926387804432013-10-24T17:45:51.484-04:002013-10-24T17:45:51.484-04:00Hmm, I've only changed my mind once, really; I...Hmm, I've only changed my mind once, really; I liked the old Points program, and when they switched to the PointsPlus ( a MAJOR change), I didn't like it (which I explained in the post that you read). Then I decided to give it another try, after being off of Weight Watchers for a long time, and I found I really liked it (or "changed my mind" about it).Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-5463102922413579832013-10-23T10:32:17.645-04:002013-10-23T10:32:17.645-04:00I see posts from you about your "thoughts on ...I see posts from you about your "thoughts on WW" from 2011, 2012 and now 2013. It seems like you change your mind alot about how you feel about the program. I am wondering why? I know the program has changed a lot in the past few years but the basic structure of how the program works is the same.Melissa Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-83955698676273997652013-09-18T15:56:55.026-04:002013-09-18T15:56:55.026-04:00I have been a few times from exchanges to points. ...I have been a few times from exchanges to points. I loved the points but I found out it was not super friendly for people like me who made EVERYTHING Homemade. I hate box and package food, it is wrong and tastes horrible. So because I had so few packages to rely on the main part of my numbers, it started feeling like a second job. I do like that weighing part of my food because it blows my mind Ms Foodie Companyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13011247001810766638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-55462040889603781872013-07-29T16:52:27.569-04:002013-07-29T16:52:27.569-04:00I ONLY enter my intentional exercise (running) int...I ONLY enter my intentional exercise (running) into the tracker. I don't calculate the housework, a walk around the block, etc. for my AP's. When done this way, the activity tracker gives me slightly more AP's than when I use the calories/80 formula. It's pretty close, though!Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-76122186420170726902013-07-29T10:41:56.750-04:002013-07-29T10:41:56.750-04:00This is SO helpful. Thanks a lot. Yeah, I can fe...This is SO helpful. Thanks a lot. Yeah, I can feel that I'm doing better about thinking about what I eat with WW, but I am hungry because I'm active. I don't have the activelink...I've just been entering the activity into the activity tracker and playing around with combining different activities and estimating the amount of time I've spent doing it. Do you think the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-35220181429463922312013-07-29T08:41:49.507-04:002013-07-29T08:41:49.507-04:00In my experience, I've always eaten all of my ...In my experience, I've always eaten all of my activity PointsPlus (both losing weight and maintaining). However, I've learned that WW does overestimate how much I've burned. When I got an ActiveLink, it was giving me more than double the amount of PP I was manually counting, and I gained a few pounds. So I went back to the old-fashioned way that has worked for me. I take the calories Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-13721937244464375502013-07-29T08:33:22.833-04:002013-07-29T08:33:22.833-04:00I'm just starting WW, and I'm wondering ab...I'm just starting WW, and I'm wondering about swapping activity points for food. I'm a pretty active person who cycles, swims laps, plays roller derby, and does aerobics/circuit training classes at the Y. Actually, in the past, I've used exercise as an excuse for eating giant portions of healthy things, and that's why I'm appreciating the way WW is making me think about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-40498382934655951292013-02-13T16:37:44.491-05:002013-02-13T16:37:44.491-05:00Thank you for this explanation. I've been cons...Thank you for this explanation. I've been considering WW since I can't do any activity for a while. I fear gaining back all the weight I've lost! But if it's not much different than counting calories and it'll take a bit of time to learn the new system, I'm not sure it matters. Unless it ends up being more about being accountable!Carrie @ Season It Already!http://www.seasonitalready.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-44956188193770126062013-02-12T21:43:46.270-05:002013-02-12T21:43:46.270-05:00I have been a member of WW since 2008 and have los...I have been a member of WW since 2008 and have lost 80 pounds. Once you reach goal and achieve lifetime status you don't have to pay for meetings unless you go over goal or miss weighing in during a calendar month. I found that WW gave me a level of accountability keeping me on track knowing that I needed to weigh in. I have maintained for over 3 years now and still count PP when I find Rhonda Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022444566610808053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-57269063064840285812013-02-12T10:30:36.726-05:002013-02-12T10:30:36.726-05:00I am a Lifetime WW member and have maintained my g...I am a Lifetime WW member and have maintained my goal weight for 10 months. I really like the program and it has given me the tools to get the weight off and keep it off. But like you say, it's what you put into the program.<br /> The only thing that I do not like about WW is that they do not have a good plan in place for Lifetimers. The meetings are usually about losing and I dont need to doApril B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-29990604821951243382013-02-12T09:55:36.279-05:002013-02-12T09:55:36.279-05:00My quick story... I've done WW (meetings) in t...My quick story... I've done WW (meetings) in the past and that's how I lost my first 55 lbs. And kept it off.<br /><br />I've tried online a couple times since then but couldn't stick with it. Until now... I started again not quite a month ago and it's going well. I had done it last summer but didn't stick with it, but I think that was because I wasn't seeing the Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08400891265971924173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-20961584190841562982013-02-11T18:09:38.432-05:002013-02-11T18:09:38.432-05:00I have just started the WW 360 program on Feb. 2nd...I have just started the WW 360 program on Feb. 2nd and I really like it so far. I started last year but only stuck with it for like 2 weeks before I just stopped tracking, I guess I wasn't ready to take full control of my eating habits. Now I am truly ready to do this and I also have an exercise routine in place. So far I have lost 3 pounds and that is just one week in. I like how I never Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321404045300564509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-42157933367901557442013-02-11T11:59:03.121-05:002013-02-11T11:59:03.121-05:00Nice post. I've done WW a couple times, but it...Nice post. I've done WW a couple times, but it just wasn't for me. It is a good tool for many people, though. I got hung up with weighing in in the evening (the only time I could make it). I prefer to weigh in in the morning before I eat. I would be so frustrated to go in there, knowing I had lost weight, but it not reflecting on the scale in the evening. Small things, but it was a Bonita Gorditahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211749482909459856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-46503301097740709492013-02-11T08:44:43.852-05:002013-02-11T08:44:43.852-05:00Yes, that surprised me, too! On WW Online (and the...Yes, that surprised me, too! On WW Online (and the phone app), the activity PP are "stored" to use AFTER all of your 49 weekly PP are used up. So when you work out, you're essentially just adding to your 49 weekly PP.Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-19182218745889687612013-02-11T08:34:50.447-05:002013-02-11T08:34:50.447-05:00I thought that the activity points didn't cros...I thought that the activity points didn't cross over the days, if you didn't use them the day you earned them then they were gone. But you mentioned that you can save them up like your weekly points???Melissa (@mrsridley)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-86360373126402568992013-02-11T00:17:15.933-05:002013-02-11T00:17:15.933-05:00Any guess as to how many calories 26PP was for you...Any guess as to how many calories 26PP was for you? I eat from 1200 to 1500 calories per day and am semi curious how many PP that is. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-83144999865891645922013-02-10T09:45:29.406-05:002013-02-10T09:45:29.406-05:00I'm in maintenance, so I'm not trying to l...I'm in maintenance, so I'm not trying to lose weight anymore. When I reached goal weight, WW gave me a pamphlet that tells you how to do maintenance--which starts with adding 6 PP per day. I was at 26 PP per day, so 26+6=32 PP per day for maintenance.Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-18601153625076046012013-02-10T09:33:13.440-05:002013-02-10T09:33:13.440-05:00I'm also trying to figure out how you get 32 P...I'm also trying to figure out how you get 32 PP per day. I weigh more than you and even if I selected the "Doing physically hard work most of the time? score 6" I can't get to 32 points allowed per day for me. Just curiousity.<br />clmcormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055715759579139609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-78504485077025257862013-02-09T19:41:48.561-05:002013-02-09T19:41:48.561-05:00Okay
I lost 50lb. with WW online many years ago. ...Okay<br /><br />I lost 50lb. with WW online many years ago. I think it's an awesome program and if you can afford it, or get it free then great. <br /><br />Nowadays there are so many online options that rock. Sparkpeople is a fantastic site and is, in fact, how I stumbled across your blog. Lots of supportive people and tools to track daily food. Oh- and FREE!!<br /><br />My Fitness Pal is myAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-18713683503026473672013-02-09T19:30:26.251-05:002013-02-09T19:30:26.251-05:00I don't use weight watchers but I use FREE fru...I don't use weight watchers but I use FREE fruits and veggies! I know if I eat lots of veggies, proportion my food well and exercise I am doing it correctly. I do get excited over recipes with 3ish PP points that satisfy my taste buds! Thank you for all of the information!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-91931372206384619152013-02-09T18:12:50.655-05:002013-02-09T18:12:50.655-05:00I lost 80 lbs on Weight Watchers in 2011! It has b...I lost 80 lbs on Weight Watchers in 2011! It has been the only program I can actually stick to because no food is off limits. Tracking, measuring portions and exercise is key, in my opinion...also realizing a bad meal doesn't have to mean a bad day or bad week. :)Kelly S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15462308216042435522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-32201380132715558832013-02-09T16:26:15.013-05:002013-02-09T16:26:15.013-05:00That is the great thing about activity points. I o...That is the great thing about activity points. I only gained 0.2 lbs on a week of vacation because I also had to walk everywhere. The only downfall was that my feet were killing me by the end of every day. Haha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-42639941286494834142013-02-09T13:00:39.014-05:002013-02-09T13:00:39.014-05:00I have been a successful lifetime WW member since ...I have been a successful lifetime WW member since 2006. I think one of the most important things for me was having a leader that I really liked. I continued going to her meetings for about 4 years while maintaining because it really kept me on track. Her meeting was canceled, so I tried others, but none of them "clicked" - probably because those leaders weren't with me on my Kathy McElhaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999643341879464989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-2107911161391253122013-02-09T11:20:35.550-05:002013-02-09T11:20:35.550-05:00I do think the program changes from when I did it ...I do think the program changes from when I did it 13+ years ago help you to learn how to eat healthy. I like that fruit is free. I am not crazy about the tracker and how it scrolls but that is a whole different thing. And the new plan does put a bigger emphasize on activity which is positive. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.thekidlesskronicles.com/" rel="nofollow">The Kidless Kronicles</a>Nicole@TheKidlessKronicleshttp://www.thekidlesskronicles.comnoreply@blogger.com